Front-Panel Information Display

LTime Indicators: These indicators light in conjunction with one of the time indicators MNO to show which of the time status modes is active.

MRemaining-Time Indicators: These indica- tors light when the Information Display K shows the time remaining on a disc.

NTotal Time: These indicators light when the Information Display K shows the total time of all tracks on a disc.

OTrack Time: These indicators light when the Information Display K shows the running time of the individual track being played.

PR/RW Indicator: This indicator shows which type of recordable disc is present in the Record Deck %. When a CD-R disc is present, only the R is lit. The RW lights when an erasable CD-RW disc is in use.

QPlay/Pause Indicators: These indicators show the status of the individual CD decks. The Ý lights when the CD is playing, and the ݱ lights when the unit is in a Pause mode.

RSample-Rate Converter: This indicator lights when the Sample-Rate Converter is in use to change the digital sample rate when the incoming signal is not the standard 44.1kHz used by standard CDs. This is an automatic func- tion and does not require any user intervention.

SCD Indicators: These indicators light when a standard CD is playing in either deck 3 or

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TRecord Indicator: This indicator lights when the unit is making a recording and flashes during the preparations for recording.

UFinalize Indicator: This indicator lights when the unit is in the Finalization process, which is required before a CD-R disc may be played on a standard CD machine. See page 22 for more information on Finalization.

VErase Indicator: This indicator lights when a CD-RW disc is being erased. Note that only CD-RW discs may be erased; it is not possible to erase a CD-R disc. See page 22 for more infor- mation on erasing discs.

WAuto Indicator: This indicator lights when the automatic method of incrementing tracks is selected for a recording session. See page 21 for more information on track increments.

XAnalog Indicator: This indicator lights when an analog source is being recorded. See page 21 for more information on source selection.

YDigital Indicator: This indicator lights when a digital source is being recorded. See page 21 for more information on source selection.

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Harman-Kardon CD Player, CDR 20, 76 owner manual Front-Panel Information Display

CD Player, 76, CDR 20 specifications

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