Harman-Kardon FL8550 Programmed Play Operation, Checking Program Contents, Clearing Programs

Programmed Play Operation

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The FL8550’s advanced programming capability enables you to preset the order in which tracks play, repeat specific discs or tracks, repeat all discs and tracks, and/or repeat any portion of a specific disc.

Programmed Play

Programmed play allows you to program up to 32 tracks or complete-disc play- through into the FL8550’s memory.

To begin programming the FL8550, press the Program button )n, followed by the Play button $h. The PROGRAM indicator will light in the Information Display ï.

You may now begin to enter the discs and tracks in the order in which you wish to have them play. Once the PROGRAM indicator is lit, P-01will appear in the Information Display, replacing the track time. This indicates that you are about to program the first track.

Press the Disc Select button (bto choose the first disc to be programmed, and note that ALL will flash in the Information Display. To have all tracks on the disc play in order as the first pro- gram step, press the Program button ) n. To select a single track on the disc, press the Numeric buttons c corresponding to the desired track. You may also use the Skip buttons ^f to select a track.

When the disc and track are selected, press the Program button )n. Note that the program step indication on the right side of the Information Display will change to P-02. You may now select another disc and/or track for the next program step following the instruction shown above. When the program step is selected, press the Program button ) n. Repeat this procedure for each pro- gram step until you have completed the desired programming. Press the Stop button %gto complete a program sequence, or press Play $hto begin immediate play of a program sequence. If the maximum of 32 program steps is reached, the program step indication at the right side of the Information Display will go out, and the disc and track that have been programmed as the first program step will be shown.

Once a program list has been played, press the Play button $hto begin listening to the sequence. After the entire program has been played, the FL8550 will stop. As long as the Stop button %g has not been pressed, and the PROGRAM indicator remains lit, you may repeat the programmed play sequence again by pressing the Play button $h.

Pressing the Stop button %g, opening the disc drawer by pressing the Open/Close button !aor turning the FL8550 off will erase the program information from the unit’s memory.

Checking Program Contents

To check the contents of a program while the unit is stopped, press the Skip buttons ^fand the Information Display will step through each of the programmed discs and tracks.

Clearing Programs

When the unit is stopped, but the PROGRAM indicator is still lit, you may clear the entire contents of a program by pressing the Clear button 9m.