Harman Kardon HD7450 Owners Manual - Page 10

Player Operation • O Compact Disc Loading Standard Compact Discs Co Drawer C1 Disc fable facing up Loading a 3" Compact Disc 3" Compact Disc NOTE: Discs of the 8 cm (3")size and 12 cm (5") size cannot be used together on the same disc tray. Care and handling of compact discs 3. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to close the drawer. With care, a CD will last forever. However, dust, scratches, or warps can lead to noise or playback problems. Hold the compact disc only by the outer edge, support- The number of tracks on the disc and the total playing time will be displayed. The small numbers along the bottom of the display indicate how many tracks there are on the disc. ing it at the center hole with your index finger if necessary. Be careful not to touch the unprinted side of the disc-this The small number for the track will go out as each track finishes playing. is the side the laser reads. Never glue any labels or 4. Press the PLAY button either on the front panel or stickers to either side of the disc. on the remote control. If a CD does become dirty, clean it with a commercially • To stop playback, press the STOP button. available compact disc cleaning kit or with a silicone cloth • To pause during playback, press the PAUSE button. such as those used for cleaning camera lenses. Never use chemical substances such as alcohol, record cleaners The PAUSE light in the display will light up. To resume playback, press either the PAUSE or PLAY button. intended for analog phonograph records, or anti-static Note: When you load a disc, the HD7450 reads the fluids. disc and stores information on up to 20 tracks in its After you play a compact disc, return it to its plastic internal memory. It uses this information for calculat- case. Avoid storing the disc in a location that is subject to ing total and remaining playback time. If the disk you direct sunlight, high humidity, or high temperatures. load has more than 20 tracks on it, the unit will store Playing a compact disc Because of the extremely wide dynamic range made possible by digital recording, a sudden high volume may result if you attempt to adjust your volume control by "background noise level" the way you might with records information about only the first 20 tracks. It you attempt to use the CHECK button to see the total playback time, for example, the indicator will display only dashes, since it does not have information about all the tracks on the disc. or cassette tapes. To avoid damage to speakers or headphones, keep the volume moderate until you are familiar with the sonic performance of compact discs. 1. Press the POWER button to turn on your compact disc player. 2. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button and place the compact disc into the drawer with the label facing up. Playing a particular track Tracks can be selected directly via the 1-10 and +10 keys on the remote control (See Page 3). Tracks can also be selected by using the front panel skip back and skip forward buttons. After loading a disc, press the skip buttons repeatedly until the desired track number is shown in the display. Then press play. 6 Particular tracks can also be selected in the same way while a disc is playing. However, in this case, the selected track will automatically begin playing. Skipping quickly to the beginning of other tracks 1. While a CD is playing, press one of the SKIP buttons (either SKIP BACK or SKIP FORWARD) until the number of the track you want to play is displayed. The unit skips to the beginning of the displayed track and begins playing. If you press the SKIP BACKWARD button only once during playback, the unit skips back to the beginning of the same track and begins playing. Manually searching 1. While a CD is playing, press one of the SEARCH buttons (either SEARCH BACK or SEARCH FORWARD) until you locate the part of the disc you want to hear. If you SEARCH BACK all the way to the beginning of track 1, playback will automatically begin there, even if you continue to hold down the SEARCH BACK button. If you SEARCH FORWARD all the way to the end of the disc, searching will stop there. Searching during PROGRAM or REPEAT mode, the unit will scan rapidly either to the end or the beginning of the current track, then playback at normal speed will begin. The HD7450 automatically lowers the volume during a search, although you can still hear the speeded-up sound. To switch to rapid but inaudible search, press the PAUSE button before using the SEARCH button. Then to resume playback, press either PAUSE or PLAY.