User manual HARMAN KARDON HD7525

[. . . ] This brief investment of time will yield dividends in the form of years of listening pleasure. If you have any questions about this product, its installation or operation, please contact your dealer, as they are your best source of local information. Description and Features s Five-Disc CD Changer With Advanced Programming Features That Create Play Lists of Selected Tracks or Play Discs and Tracks in Random Order for Hours of Uninterrupted Play s HDCD® Decoding Provides Superior Reproduction of All CDs, Whether HDCD Encoded or Not. When HDCD Encoded Discs Are Played, Special Circuitry is Used to Reveal Detail and Fidelity Not Possible in Ordinary CDs Digital Output for Direct Connection to Outboard Digital-to-Analog Converters Intro Search to Automatically Scan a Brief Portion of Each Track to Quickly Locate Your Favorite Selections Play Exchange Feature Allows Discs To Be Changed While Another Disc Is Playing s s s Safety Information 2 Important Safety Information Verify Line Voltage Before Use Your FL8550 has been designed for use with 120-volt AC current. Connection to a line voltage other than that for which it is intended can create a safety and fire hazard, and may damage the unit. [. . . ] m Clear Button: Press this button to remove tracks from a programmed sequence. Each press of the button will remove one track, starting with the last track programmed to play. (See page 13 for complete information on programming the FL8550. ) n Program Button: This button is used to program the playback of a disc in a particular order. (See page 14 for complete instructions on programming the FL8550. ) o Repeat Button: Press this button once to constantly repeat the track currently being played. Press it a second time to repeat the entire disc. (See page 15 for more information. ) p Disc Skip Button: Press this button to change to the next disc. If a disc position is empty, the FL8550 will automatically search for the next position that contains a disc. Installation 9 To prevent possible damage to your speakers and other components in your audio system, it is important that ALL components, including the FL8550 and receivers are turned off and unplugged from their AC power source when installing any new component. Connecting the FL8550 to your audio system is simple. Using standard RCAto-RCA interconnect cords, connect the left and right Fixed Audio Output jacks on the rear panel to the CD input jacks on your receiver, surround processor or preamplifier. If your system includes an optional, external digital-to-analog converter, or if you are using a receiver or other processor that has the capability to decode PCM digital input signals, connect the Coaxial Digital Output jack TM to the Datastream Digital input on the decoder. Make certain to use a coaxialstyle interconnect cable, as standard audio cables will not perform as well. The tray will revolve clockwise to the next slot, and the Information Display will indicate the position number for the slot in the middle of the tray. To close the disc drawer, press the Open/ Close button !When the drawer closes, the disc that was last in the center position on the tray will be readied for play. Its number will appear in the Information Display, and a flashing red line will surround the icon for that disc. The icons for all other tray positions that have a disc will be surrounded with a blue line. If the center disc position is empty when the drawer is closed, the unit will search for the next position with a disc loaded, and place that spot in the ready mode. The drawer may also be closed and the FL8550 put into play by pressing the Play button $ h. This will put the disc in the center position into the Play mode. To close the drawer and play a specific disc, press the Disc Select button ( b corresponding to the tray position number for the disc you wish to play. When the disc drawer closes, the Information Display will briefly display the disc number, the total number of tracks on the disc and the disc's total running time. After five seconds, the display will indicate the disc number that is in the play position, both by a flashing red line surrounding the disc's icon and the wording in the display, such as disc 5. [. . . ] When the program step is selected, press the Program button ) n. Repeat this procedure for each program step until you have completed the desired programming. Press the Stop button % g to complete a program sequence, or press Play $ h to begin immediate play of a program sequence. If the maximum of 32 program steps is reached, the program step indication at the right side of the Information Display will go out, and the disc and track that have been programmed as the first program step will be shown. Once a program list has been played, press the Play button $ h to begin listening to the sequence. [. . . ]