Harman FL 8380 Stereo System User Manual


 
12 OPERATION
Time Display
The FL 8380’s time display is capable of showing
a wide range of information about a CD.
In normal operation the display will show the
running time of the track that is currently being
played. Each time the track changes, the time
display will reset to and begin to
increase again as the disc plays.
To view the time remaining on an individual
track, press the Time button
A
on the remote
control ONCE.The display will now show the
time left in the track currently playing.
To view the total playing time remaining on a
disc, press the Time button
A
on the remote
control TWICE. In this Time Display mode the
TRACK indicator will show the tracks remaining,
differing from the usual display of the track
being played.
Headphone Listening
You may listen to the output of the FL 8380
through headphones by plugging any head-
phones with a 6,3 mm
standard
plug or adapter
into the front-panel Headphones Jack
2
.The
volume of the headphone output can be adjust-
ed with the Headphones Level Control
3
.
Note that changing the headphone level will not
change the volume for the main audio output.
This is a fixed output and it is changed using the
volume control on your receiver, preamplifier or
surround processor.
Search
If you wish to quickly scan through a disc to
locate a particular passage or program, press the
Search buttons
6
3
.The Forward-Search
button
plays the disc forward at high
speed, while the Reverse-Search button
plays the disc backwards at high speed.The
front panel features a single Search button
6
;
press the right side for forward search
,or
the left side for reverse search
.The forward
and reverse search functions may also be per-
formed using the separate Search buttons
3
on the remote.When the desired part of the disc
is heard, release the Search button to resume
normal play speed.
Skip
To move from one track on a disc to another,
press one of the Skip buttons
7
4
. Pressing
the Forward-Skip button
fl·
will move you
forwards through the disc one track at a time,
while pressing the Reverse-Skip button
‡fi
will move you back to the start of the current
track and, if pressed again within two seconds,
back one track at a time. Holding any of the
buttons pressed, will fastly skip through all
tracks.The front panel features a single
Skip button
7
; press the right side for
Forward Skip
Í
, or the left side for
Reverse Skip
Í
.The forward and reverse
skip functions can be performed using separate
Skip buttons
4
on the remote.
The Skip buttons may be used when the FL 8380
is either playing or stopped. If the unit is
stopped, the Skip buttons may be used to locate
the first track to be played.The Play button
6
(Play/Pause on the front panel
9
) must be
pressed to begin play. If the Skip buttons are
used while the unit is already playing, the audio
output will stop while the new track is located,
and play will automatically resume after the Skip
button is released.
Intro Search
This feature lets you locate a track by playing the
first 10 seconds of each track.When the Intro
button
B
on the remote control is pressed, the
unit will play only 10 seconds of each track and
then automatically move to the next track.When
you have reached a track that you wish to listen
to in its entirety, press the Intro button
B
again to resume normal operation.When the
Intro feature is activated, the INTRO indicator
will illuminate in the Information Display
C
to remind you that Intro Search is in use.
When the Intro button is pressed, the FL 8380
will first play through the disc that is currently in
the play position and then move on to each disc
position that is loaded.
Operation