Harman-Kardon FL8550 owner manual Normal Play, Or the Pause button #jto resume to normal play

Operation

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Normal Play

Once the discs have been loaded, they may be played in a number of different ways.

To play all of the tracks on each disc in order, starting with the first track on the disc currently in the play position, and proceeding through each disc that has been loaded, press the Play button $h.

To start play on a specific disc, press the Disc Select button (bthat corre- sponds to the desired disc’s position in the disc tray. If no disc is found in the selected position, the unit will search for the next disc.

To play the discs in the FL8550 in random order while in the Play mode, press the Random button @i. When the discs are at a stop, press the Random button @iand then the Play button $h. The indicator will light and the FL8550 will select a disc from those loaded, and then select a track to play. At the conclusion of the first track selection, another track will be selected. Playback will continue with each disc and track being randomly cho- sen by the FL8550’s microprocessor until all tracks on all discs have been played.

When a disc is in play, the Information Display will show a play indication ß, and the icon for the disc position in use will flash. The track being played will show both as a large number in the middle of the display and as a smaller, flashing number at the right side of the display. The elapsed time of the track being played will appear in the display. As the disc plays, the track numbers will change, and the time will reset to

at the start of each new track. To momentarily pause the play of a disc, press the Pause button #j. Note that a Pause indication ± will appear in the display to remind you that the disc is paused. Press either the Play button $

hor the Pause button #jto resume to normal play.

You may also directly select a specific track on the disc being played directly by entering the track number via the Numeric Controls cd. To play tracks one through ten, simply press the button ccorresponding to the desired track. To select a track number above 10, first press the +10 button duntil the digit of the track number is shown in the display. For example, press the button once for tracks 11 through 19, twice for 20 through 29, and so forth. Once the first digit of the track number is selected, press the Numeric button ccorresponding to the second digit within five seconds. The unit will pause briefly to find the track and then go into the play mode.

To stop the disc, press the Stop button

%g. When the stop button is pressed the display will again show the total number of tracks and total running time of the last disc to be played.

HDCD

HDCD, which stands for High Definition Compatible Digital®, is a sophisticated process that enables the FL8550 to deliver outstanding digital-to-analog decoding no matter what type of CD is played.

When a disc with the HDCD logo is played, the FL8550 is able to take advan- tage of the special recording process that is used in the creation of HDCD discs. Although HDCD discs are playable on any CD player, when they are played on a unit such as the FL8550, the special cir- cuitry enables audio with extraordinary fidelity, stunning resolution and the highest possible overall quality. The HDCD process effectively cancels the additive and subtractive distortions that are present in other recordings.

No special adjustment is required to play an HDCD disc. Simply play the disc as you would with any other CD, and the FL8550 will automatically sense that it is an HDCD recording. An indicator will illuminate on the front panel to remind you that an HDCD disc is playing.

It is important to note that the HDCD process is completely compatible with standard recordings. Indeed, the high- quality digital-to-analog circuitry that is part of HDCD enables you to enjoy many of the benefits of HDCD-encoded discs.