User manual HARMAN KARDON HD7500

[. . . ] 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, who is your best local source of information. s Description and Features 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 HDCD® Decoding Provides Superior Reproduction of All CDs, Whether HDCDEncoded or Not. When HDCD-Encoded Discs Are Played, Special Circuitry Reveals Detail and Fidelity Not Possible in Ordinary CDs Coax Output for Direct Connection to Outboard Digital-to-Analog Converters or Digital Receivers 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 s CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: To prevent electric shock, do not remove the grounding plug on the power cord, or use any plug or extension cord that does not have a grounding plug provided. Do not use an adapter plug with this product. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. [. . . ] (See page 12 for more information. ) m Repeat Button: Press this button once to continuously repeat the track currently being played. (See page 13 for more information. ) n Disc-Skip Buttons: Press these buttons to change to the next disc. If a disc position is empty, the HD7500 will automatically search for the next position that contains a disc. a Disc-Select Buttons b Numeric Buttons c Clear Button d Search Buttons e Skip Buttons f Stop Button g Play Button h Random Button i Pause Button j Program Button k Time Button l Intro Button m Repeat Button n Disc-Skip Buttons a Disc-Select Buttons: Press one of these buttons to select the disc in a specific position in the CD drawer. b Numeric Buttons: Press these buttons to select a specific track on a disc. These buttons are also used to enter track numbers into the memory for preprogrammed-play lists. (See page 13 for complete information on programming the HD7500. ) c 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 HD7500. ) 8 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS Installation and Connections To prevent possible damage to your speakers and other components in your audio system, it is important that ALL components, including the HD7500 and your receiver or preamp and amplifiers, are turned off and unplugged from their AC power source when installing any new component. Using standard RCA-to-RCA interconnect cords, connect the left and right 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 Coaxial-Digital input on the decoder. Make certain to use a coaxial-style interconnect cable, as standard audio cables will not perform as well. The tray will revolve to the next slot and the Information Display will indicate the position number for the slot in the middle of the tray. 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 red icon will flash to the right of the disc number. The icons for all other tray positions that have a disc will be 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 loaded disc, and place it in the ready mode. The drawer may also be closed and the HD7500 put into play by pressing the Play button $ g. To close the drawer and play a specific disc, press the Disc Select button ( a 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 icon to the right of the disc number and the wording in the display, such as disc 5. The total number of tracks on the disc will illuminate at the far right side of the display. To remove a disc from the player, press the Open/Close button !. Press the Disc-Skip button * n to rotate the disc carousel tray to reach discs that may be covered. [. . . ] As long as the Stop button % f has not been pressed and the P R O G R A M indicator remains lit, you may repeat the programmed-play sequence again by pressing the Play button $ g. Pressing the Stop button % f twice, opening the disc drawer by pressing the Open/ Close button !, or turning the HD7500 off will erase the program information from the unit's memory. Repeat Track Play To repeat a single track, press the Repeat button 7 m while the desired track is playing so that the R E P E AT and 1 indicators are lit. The desired track may also be selected using the Disc-Select buttons ( a and then the Skip buttons ^ e. [. . . ]