Dual-Play Mode, Dual-Deck Operation | Harman-Kardon CD Player, 76

Playback Basics

Dual-Play Mode

Since the CDR 20 has more than one CD deck, you may play a disc in either drawer. When only one deck is playing, the unit is in the Single mode. In the Single mode, the audio output will be fed to all digital and analog jacks for both decks. This means you may select the input on your receiver, preamp or processor for either deck. For example, if you have the Play Deck connected to “CD” and the Record Deck con- nected to “Tape,” when only one deck is play- ing, either input may be selected.

It is also possible to play two discs at once, using the Dual mode. To initiate dual-mode playback, press the Dual button on the front panel or remote õ`. When the Dual-Play Indicator J is lit, you may play a different disc in both decks at the same time. The output of each deck will be sent to the appropriate output jacks, and you will need to select the deck you wish to listen to using the input selec- tors on your receiver, preamp or processor. You may also use the output of one deck to feed your main-room system, while the second deck is used to feed a remote room.

As long as the Dual-Play Indicator J is lit, each deck functions as a separate CD player, and will respond to its own set of controls on the front panel for either the Play Deck ôö÷øùü or Record Deck &*(îïñ. To control the transports using the remote, remember to first press the Selector button for either the Play/CDP Deck

dor the Record/CDR Deck 29 , and then press the desired command function.

NOTE: When in the Dual mode, you may return to Single play mode by pressing the Single button on the remote g or the Dual button

õon the front panel. However, pressing the Single button while both decks are playing, will automatically stop playback of the disc in the Record Deck % while the disc in the Play Deck 3 continues to play. The output of the play deck will be sent to both sets of out- put jacks.

Dual-Deck Operation

Since the CDR 20 has two separate CD decks, it may be used as a two-disc changer, so that you can continually play two discs.

When the CDR 20 is in the Single-Play mode, as shown by the Dual-Play Indicator J NOT being lit, when the disc in one deck has played through to the end, the disc in the other deck will automatically begin to play. Each disc will play through, and when one deck is fin- ished the other will start. To stop playback, press the Stop button x&ü for the deck that is currently playing.

To have the CDR 20 function as two separate CD players, where the deck in use stops at the end of a disc, press the Dual button `õ until the Dual-Play Indicator J lights. In the Dual mode, each deck acts independently of the other and when the disc in one deck finishes, it stops unless one of the Repeat functions has been activated.

Time Display

The CDR 20’s time display is capable of show- ing a wide range of information about the con- tents of a CD.

Once the disc’s Table of Contents or TOC data has been read, the Information Display K for any deck that has a CD inside will show the number of tracks on the disc in the two left digits of the display, and the total running time of the disc. When the disc is playing, the tracks will count up as each new track is reached, and time display will show the elapsed time for the track being played.

To view the time remaining in the track being played, press the Display button b 31 ñô for the deck in use so that the REMAINING TIME Indicators ML illuminate. The Information Display K will count down the time remaining in the track, and at the start of the next track the counter will start to count down the running time of that track.

To view the total time remaining on the disc, press the Display Button b 31 ñô for the deck in use so that the Total Time Indicators NL illuminate. The Information Display K will show the total time remaining for all tracks on the disc and count down until the disc has finished playing. When the disc has played all the way through, the total number of tracks and the total running time of the disc will be displayed.

Headphone Listening

You may listen to the output of the CDR 20 through headphones at any time by simply plugging the headphones into the Front-Panel Jack 4. The volume of the headphone output may be adjusted with the Headphones Level Control 5. Note that changes to the head- phone level will not alter the output settings to the analog outputs. Those levels are fixed, and the volume should be adjusted using your receiver, preamp or processor.

Note that when only one deck is playing back a disc in the Single-Play mode, the output of that deck will be fed to the headphone jack. When the unit is in the Dual-Playback mode, only the output of the Play Deck 3 will be fed to the headphone jack.

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