Harman Kardon HD 990 Owners Manual - Page 11

HD 990 Programmed Play Operation Programmed Play The HD 990's advanced programming capability enables you to select certain tracks, to preset the order in which these tracks play, and to clear specific programmed tracks after the program was made. Programmed play allows you to program up to 32 tracks into the HD 990's memory. To begin programming the CD player, make sure that the unit is in Stop mode, then press the Program button d. The Program indicator will light in the Information Display 1, the number 001 will blink below the Program indicator, showing the track number selected, and PROG-01: 001 will appear in the Information Display, replacing the track time. This indicates that you are about to program the first track. You may now begin to enter the tracks in the order in which you wish to have them play. To select a track on the disc, press the Numeric buttons c corresponding to the desired track. Be certain to enter the second and/or third number of two- or three-digit numbers within two seconds after the first number was entered. You may also use the Skip buttons 7 8 h to select a track. When the track is selected, press the Program button d. Note that the program-step indication on the right side of the Information Display will change to PROG-02: 001. You may now select another track for the next program step, following the instructions shown above. When the track is selected, press the Program button d again. Repeat this procedure for each program step until you have completed the desired programming. Press the Stop button 6 k once to complete a program sequence, or press Play 4 j to begin immediate play of a program sequence. If the maximum of 99 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 entered, press the Play button 4 j to begin listening to the sequence. After the entire program has been played, the CD player will stop. As long as the Stop button 6 k has not been pressed twice and the Program indicator remains lit, you may repeat the programmed-play sequence again by pressing the Play button 4 j. Editing a Program A program can be edited even after it was completed by pressing the Stop button 6 k once: Each time you press the Program button d the track number and program step number will be displayed in the programmed order, but with steady track numbers (not blinking) in contrast to the programming mode. As soon as the track number starts blinking (this will take 1 second), the appropriate program step number shown at the left side is not programmed yet; now you can change the track number with the Skip buttons 7 8 h or the Numeric buttons c as described above and add it to the program list by pressing the Program button d. Pressing the Stop button 6 k twice will return to normal mode and the Program indicator will go out, but the program will stay in memory and can be recalled easily by pressing the Program button. But pressing the Clear button e (see below) or opening the disc drawer by pressing Open/Close 3 p, 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 at first note that the Program indicator is lit (otherwise press Program) and the program step indication PROG-01: is not lit (otherwise press Stop once). Each time the Check button o is pressed now, the Information Display will step through each of the programmed tracks. To cancel the check mode press the Stop button twice. Clearing Programs To clear a single track from the program list, press the Program button d until the track to be deleted from the program sequence appears in the Information Display 1. When the track number appears, press the Clear button e once, the track selected will be deleted and the track number will be replaced by the next programmed one. Now you can delete that track too with the Clear button or press the Stop button 6 k and again the Program d button to select lower track numbers to be deleted. When the unit is stopped and the program step indication PROG-01: 001 is not lit (otherwise press Stop once), but the Program indicator is still lit (otherwise press Program d) you may clear the entire contents of a program by pressing the Clear button e. Important Note: When you've pressed the Program button d (once or several times) and the track number on the right starts blinking, the appropriate program step number (e.g. PROG-02:008) shown at the left display side is not programmed yet. Do not continue to press the Program button now, otherwise the track selected will be memorized too. If you´re in doubt, press Stop button 6 k and start the procedure again with Program d. Important Note: Tracks programmed as described above can be played repeatedly too. When you press Repeat f once after a program is created (the Program indicator must be lit, otherwise press Program) and the program is played, the Repeat 1 indicator will light and the track currently playing will be repeated continuously. If Repeat is pressed twice, "Repeat All" will be displayed, all programmed tracks will be played subsequently and the sequence will be repeated continuously until the Stop button is pressed. 11