Harman Kardon MAS 102 CD Player and Amplifier Owners Manual - Page 15

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ENGLISH mas system Operation USB Your mas system is equipped with two USB Ports, one on the rear panel of the controller, and one on the right side panel, near the front of the controller. The front port is selected as USB A, and the rear port is USB B. Each press of the USB Source Selector toggles between the two ports. The system is compatible with flash and hard-disk USB drives formatted in the FAT32 file format. The system will recognize up to 9999 files in the MP3 or WMA formats, which may be organized into folders. NOTE: Although you can connect many different MP3 music players to the USB port, you should not connect an iPod here. To enjoy audio content stored on an iPod, use the included The Bridge III docking station. Connect The Bridge III to its proprietary connector on the controller's rear panel and dock the iPod in The Bridge III as shown on page 10. Do not connect a perconal computer or any other peripherals to either of your mas system's USB ports. When installing the system, make sure to leave sufficient room on the right side to safely accommodate a USB device. When the USB device is inserted, the total number of files will be displayed after a delay to allow the device to be read. Playback and navigation are the same as for an audio or data CD, as described above. It is recommended that you stop playback before removing a USB device, although it is not necessary to turn off the system. Programmed Play Playlists of selected tracks may be programmed for the current audio or data CD or USB device. Playlists are not available for other sources. To program a playlist, play must be stopped. • Press the Program Button to begin Program mode. To exit without programming a playlist, press the Stop Button. • Add tracks to the playlist by using the Skip/Scan Transport Controls or the Numeric Keys to select the track, then pressing the Program Button to enter the selection. Add up to 30 tracks. • If you make a mistake, you may clear the track just programmed by pressing the Clear Button. • Press Play to play the playlist, or Stop to save the playlist without playing it. The system will remain in Program mode. To delete the playlist and exit Program mode: • If the playlist is playing, simply press the Program Button to delete the entire playlist. The current track will continue playing. • If the playlist is stopped, press the Clear Button. Playlists may be edited: • To add a track to the playlist, press the Stop Button, then the Program Button. Proceed as described above. • To view the tracks in a playlist without making changes, stop play and press the Check Button. Each press advances to the next track in the playlist. To exit Check mode, press the Play Button. • To delete a single track from the playlist, stop play and press the Check Button repeatedly until the desired track appears. Press the Clear Button. Playlists are lost when the system is turned off or the disc or USB device is removed. The playlist will also be lost when the source is changed. dock for iPod Press the Bridge Source Selector to select The Bridge III as the source. When a compatible iPod is docked (see page 4), a message will appear in the front-panel display that The Bridge III is connected. The display will switch to the navigation menus, and the menu screen on the iPod itself will be replaced by a "check mark" graphic and a message reading "OK to Disconnect." When you see the "OK to Disconnect" message displayed, the iPod may be operated using the front-panel or remote controls. • To navigate the menus, press the M/N Buttons to scroll through a list. Press the Enter Button to select a menu item. Pressing the Enter Button while an audio track is displayed will begin play. Press the Back Button to return to the previous menu level. The transport controls work as they do for CDs: • To pause or restart play, press the Play/Pause Button. • To search forward or reverse through a track, press and hold the Skip/Scan Forward or Reverse Button. • To skip forward or reverse through the tracks, tap the Skip/Scan Forward or Reverse Button. To play the tracks in the current playlist or category in random order ("Shuffle" mode), press the Random Button. You will toggle through Mode 1 (Shuffle Songs), mode 2 (Shuffle Album) and OFF mode. Any Repeat Play settings on the iPod will be indicated in the message display. To change the settings, remove the iPod from The Bridge III and use the controls on the iPod. During normal play, select the Now Playing menu option to view the status. The upper line of the Message Display will show the elapsed track time and remaining track time. The song, artist and album information will scroll on the lower line, if available. It is recommended that you stop playback before undocking the iPod, although it is not necessary to turn off the system. However, the system should be turned off before connecting or disconnecting The Bridge III. Auxiliary Inputs Your mas system is equipped with three analog audio inputs, a phono input (MM type) and four digital audio inputs. If you have connected a compatible device, such as a portable audio player or a cassette deck, select the corresponding auxiliary input as the source and use the device's own controls. To select one of the analog audio inputs or the phono input, press the Line In Button repeatedly to toggle through the inputs. To select one of the coaxial or optical digital audio inputs, press the Digital In Button repeatedly. TV Input (Analog): Dual rear-panel RCA-type jacks AUX Input (Analog): Dual rear-panel RCA-type jacks Phono Input (Analog): Dual rear-panel RCA-type jacks Line Input (Analog): Front 3.5mm jack Coaxial 1 Input (Digital): Rear-panel RCA-type jack Coaxial 2 Input (Digital): Rear-panel RCA-type jack Optical 1 Input (Digital): Rear-panel TOSlink® connector Optical 2 Input (Digital): Rear-panel TOSlink connector NOTES: • Only connect a turntable with an MM-type cartridge to the Phono Input. Do not connect a turntable to any other input without using a phono preamp. • When one of the digital audio inputs is selected, if no signal is present - e.g., if the device is turned off or paused - the "UNLOCK" message will appear. This does not reflect a problem; it is simply an indication that no signal is present. 15

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ENGLISH
MAS SYSTEM
Operation
USB
Your mas system is equipped with two USB Ports, one on the rear panel of the controller,
and one on the right side panel, near the front of the controller. The front port is selected
as USB A, and the rear port is USB B. Each press of the USB Source Selector toggles
between the two ports.
The system is compatible with flash and hard-disk USB drives formatted in the FAT32 file
format. The system will recognize up to 9999 files in the MP3 or WMA formats, which
may be organized into folders.
NOTE
: Although you can connect many different MP3 music players to the USB port,
you should not connect an iPod here. To enjoy audio content stored on an iPod, use the
included The Bridge III docking station. Connect The Bridge III to its proprietary connector
on the controller’s rear panel and dock the iPod in The Bridge III as shown on page 10. Do
not connect a perconal computer or any other peripherals to either of your mas system’s
USB ports.
When installing the system, make sure to leave sufficient room on the right side to safely
accommodate a USB device.
When the USB device is inserted, the total number of files will be displayed after a delay
to allow the device to be read.
Playback and navigation are the same as for an audio or data CD, as described above.
It is recommended that you stop playback before removing a USB device, although it is
not necessary to turn off the system.
Programmed Play
Playlists of selected tracks may be programmed for the current audio or data CD or USB
device. Playlists are not available for other sources. To program a playlist, play must be
stopped.
Press the Program Button to begin Program mode. To exit without programming a
•
playlist, press the Stop Button.
Add tracks to the playlist by using the Skip/Scan Transport Controls or the Numeric
•
Keys to select the track, then pressing the Program Button to enter the selection. Add
up to 30 tracks.
If you make a mistake, you may clear the track just programmed by pressing the Clear
•
Button.
Press Play to play the playlist, or Stop to save the playlist without playing it. The
•
system will remain in Program mode.
To delete the playlist and exit Program mode:
If the playlist is playing, simply press the Program Button to delete the entire playlist.
•
The current track will continue playing.
If the playlist is stopped, press the Clear Button.
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Playlists may be edited:
To add a track to the playlist, press the Stop Button, then the Program Button.
•
Proceed as described above.
To view the tracks in a playlist without making changes, stop play and press the
•
Check Button. Each press advances to the next track in the playlist. To exit Check
mode, press the Play Button.
To delete a single track from the playlist, stop play and press the Check Button
•
repeatedly until the desired track appears. Press the Clear Button.
Playlists are lost when the system is turned off or the disc or USB device is removed. The
playlist will also be lost when the source is changed.
dock for iPod
Press the Bridge Source Selector to select The Bridge III as the source. When a compatible
iPod is docked (see page 4), a message will appear in the front-panel display that
The Bridge III is connected.
The display will switch to the navigation menus, and the menu screen on the iPod itself
will be replaced by a “check mark” graphic and a message reading “OK to Disconnect.”
When you see the “OK to Disconnect” message displayed, the iPod may be operated using
the front-panel or remote controls.
To navigate the menus, press the
•
M
/
N
Buttons to scroll through a list. Press the
Enter Button to select a menu item. Pressing the Enter Button while an audio track is
displayed will begin play. Press the Back Button to return to the previous menu level.
The transport controls work as they do for CDs:
To pause or restart play, press the Play/Pause Button.
•
To search forward or reverse through a track, press and hold the Skip/Scan Forward or
•
Reverse Button.
To skip forward or reverse through the tracks, tap the Skip/Scan Forward or Reverse
•
Button.
To play the tracks in the current playlist or category in random order (“Shuffle” mode),
press the Random Button. You will toggle through Mode 1 (Shuffle Songs), mode 2
(Shuffle Album) and OFF mode.
Any Repeat Play settings on the iPod will be indicated in the message display. To change
the settings, remove the iPod from The Bridge III and use the controls on the iPod.
During normal play, select the Now Playing menu option to view the status. The upper
line of the Message Display will show the elapsed track time and remaining track time.
The song, artist and album information will scroll on the lower line, if available.
It is recommended that you stop playback before undocking the iPod, although it is
not necessary to turn off the system. However, the system should be turned off before
connecting or disconnecting The Bridge III.
Auxiliary Inputs
Your mas system is equipped with three analog audio inputs, a phono input (MM type)
and four digital audio inputs. If you have connected a compatible device, such as a
portable audio player or a cassette deck, select the corresponding auxiliary input as the
source and use the device’s own controls.
To select one of the analog audio inputs or the phono input, press the Line In Button
repeatedly to toggle through the inputs. To select one of the coaxial or optical digital
audio inputs, press the Digital In Button repeatedly.
TV Input (Analog)
:
Dual rear-panel RCA-type jacks
AUX Input (Analog)
: Dual rear-panel RCA-type jacks
Phono Input (Analog)
: Dual rear-panel RCA-type jacks
Line Input (Analog)
:
Front 3.5mm jack
Coaxial 1 Input (Digital)
: Rear-panel RCA-type jack
Coaxial 2 Input (Digital)
: Rear-panel RCA-type jack
Optical 1 Input (Digital)
:
Rear-panel TOSlink
®
connector
Optical 2 Input (Digital)
: Rear-panel TOSlink connector
NOTES:
Only connect a turntable with an MM-type cartridge to the Phono Input. Do not
•
connect a turntable to any other input without using a phono preamp.
When one of the digital audio inputs is selected, if no signal is present – e.g., if the
•
device is turned off or paused – the “UNLOCK” message will appear. This does not
reflect a problem; it is simply an indication that no signal is present.