Harman-Kardon CDR 30 18PLAYBACK BASICS, Dual-PlayMode, Dual-DeckOperation, Time Display

Playback Basics

Dual-Play Mode

Since the CDR 30 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 Play Select x button on the remote or the Dual/Single Play Select ü button on the front panel. When the Dual-Play Indicator D 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 D 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 Record Deck (îïòóôö or Play Deck

ùý . To control the trans- ports using the remote, remember to first press the Selector button for either the Play/CDP Deck d or the Record/CDR Deck z, and then press the desired command function.

NOTE: When in the Dual mode, you may return to Single play mode by pressing the Single Play Select Button g on the remote or the Dual/Single Play Select Button ü on the front panel. However, pressing the Single Button gü 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 output jacks.

NOTE: When using the dual-play function with MP3 or HDCD-encoded discs, start the play for either of those discs first before playing a con- ventional CD Audio disc.

Dual-Deck Operation

Since the CDR 30 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 30 is in the Single-Play mode, as shown by the Single Play Indicator D 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 finished the other will start. To stop playback, press the Stop Button uî for the deck that is currently playing.

To have the CDR 30 function as two separate CD players, where the deck in use stops at the end of a disc, press the Dual Button üx until the Dual-Play Indicator D 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.

NOTE: Remember that only one MP3 disc may play at a time, even when the Dual Play mode is in use. If two discs containing MP3 selections are loaded in the CDR 30, one must be removed and replaced with a standard CD Audio disc for the dual play mode to operate.

Time Display

The CDR 30’s time display is capable of show- ing a wide range of information about the con- tents of a CD.

For Standard CD Audio discs, once the disc’s Table of Contents or TOC data has been read, the Time/Message Display F 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 in the remainder of the display. When the disc is playing, the tracks will count up as each new track is reached, and time dis- play 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 28 öù for the deck in use so that the REMAINING TIME Indicators ST illuminate. The Time/Message Display F 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 28 öù for the deck in use so that the Total Time Indicators TV light. The Time/Message Display F 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.

For MP3 discs, once the disc’s Table of Contents data has been read, the Time/Message Display

Fwill show the total number of tracks on the disc. During disc playback, press the appropriate Display Button b 28 öù for the deck in use once, and the display will cycle through the following available information:

Elapsed time of current track ➜ Remaining Time of current track ➜ Current Track Number ➜ File name of Current Track (Up to the first six digits)

To read the total time of all tracks recorded on an MP3 disc, the disc must be stopped. Then, press and hold the CDP or CDR Display Button b 28 öù (as appropriate) for three seconds, until a TTL TIME ON mes- sage appears in the Time/Message Display F. Then press the CDP or CDR Display Button b 28 again to alternate between a display of the total number of tracks and the total time of the disc. Press and hold the CDP or CDR Display Button b 28 öù again for three seconds until a TTL TIME OFF message appears in the Time/Message Display F to return to standard display.

Headphone Listening

You may listen to the output of the CDR 30 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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