Harman-Kardon CDR 30 CD Player User Manual


 
16 PLAYBACK BASICS
Playback Basics
Normal Play
To play a disc, first make certain that the unit is
properly installed and that the Main Power
Switch 1 is turned on. Turn the CDR 30 on
by pressing the Power-On Button a on the
remote and note that the front panel display
will light.
Insert a disc following the instructions shown
on the previous page.To start the playback,
press the Play button on the front panel for the
appropriate deck ( or press the Select
Button on the remote for the desired deck
dz and then press the Play Button on
the remote j.The Play/Pause Indicator L
will show a right-pointing triangle and the
Time/Message Display F will show the
track number being played and the running
time of the track.As each new track begins to
play, the track time will reset to 00:00 and
begin to count up for the new track.
NOTE: Remember that unfinalized CD-R or
CD-RW discs will only play in the Record
Deck %. If you attempt to play an unfinalized
disc in the Play Deck 3,a DISC ERROR
message will appear to remind you to play the
disc in the other deck.
To go directly to a specific track on a disc, enter
the track number using the Numeric Keys
o. Note that when selecting a two digit track
number, the second digit must be entered with-
in three seconds after the first Numeric Key is
pressed.
When a disc is stopped after it has been
loaded and the Table Of Contents (TOC)
data read, the following information will
be shown in the Time/Message Display F:
For CD Audio Discs, or mixed/multisession
discs when the MP3 Indicator P is NOT
lit: The number tracks on the disc and the total
time of the disc.
For MP3-only discs, or mixed/multisession
discs when the MP3 Indicator P is lit:
The total number of tracks.
Note that when there is an MP3 disc in BOTH
decks, both MP3 Indicators P will flash.
Also, if an MP3 disc is placed in one of the
decks when the other is already playing an MP3
disc, an MP3 BUSY message will appear in
the disc of the Time/Message Display F
where the second disc has been inserted.
To play all of the tracks on a disc in random
order, press the Select Button dz for
the desired deck, and then press the Random
Button k.The unit will briefly examine all
of the tracks on the disc and the Random
Indicator A will light. Each track will be
played in a random order until all tracks on the
disc have been played. Note that there will be a
brief pause in between each track as the unit
searches for the next track to play.
To momentarily stop the disc at any time, press
the Pause Button .When a disc is
paused, the Play/Pause Indicator L will add
two vertical lines to indicate a paused disc.
Press either the Play Button j( or the
Pause Button to resume playback
at the point where the disc was paused.
When there is only one disc in the unit, it will
automatically stop when all tracks on a disc
have played through.To stop playback at any
time, press the Stop Button for
the deck in use.
When there is a disc in each deck, the player
will respond in one of two ways, depending on
which way the dual-play setting is activated. In
normal operation, when the disc in one drawer
finishes, the disc in the other drawer will begin
to play. When the Dual Button is
pressed so that the Dual-Play Indicator D is
lit, each deck will operate as a separate, single-
play CD unit without regard to the status of the
other deck. For complete information on Dual-
Deck and Dual-Play operation, see page 18.
At the end of a listening session, remove the
discs from the decks by following the instruc-
tions shown on the previous page. Do not leave
the disc drawers open when the unit is not
in use to prevent dust and dirt from entering
the unit and to prevent damage to the disc-
drawer tray.
To place the unit in the Standby mode at
the end of a listening session, press the Power-
Off Button .The POWER OFF mes-
sage will appear briefly in the Time/Message
Display F, any open disc trays will automati-
cally close, and the Standby Mode Indicator
2 will turn amber.
MP3 Playback
The CDR 30 is unique among consumer audio
CDR/RW recorders in that it plays discs recorded
with MP3 data. It may also make conventional
CD Audio copies of these discs when they are
dubbed using the CDR 30’s dual-deck capabilities.
Since MP3 discs may appear in two different
forms, their playback may require different
operation.
When a disc has been recorded ONLY with MP3
data, simply insert the disc in the CDR 30 as
you would for any CD.After the disc’s Table of
Contents (TOC) data has been read, the MP3
Indicator P will light to indicate that an MP3
disc is in use.
When discs are recorded on a computer, it is
possible to place both standard CD Audio and
MP3 tracks on the same disc.These are known
as “Mixed Session” or “Multisession” discs.
When they are used in the CDR 30, the default
mode is to play ONLY the standard CD audio
tracks. To play the MP3 data tracks, wait until
the disc’s Table of Contents is read and the
Time/Message Display F shows the data
for the standard audio tracks. Then, press the
MP3 Button and note that the MP3
Indicator P lights above the appropriate deck.
• If the MP3 Button is pressed while
the CD Audio tracks of a Multisession disc is
playing, an MP3 ON message will flash three
times in the Time/Message Display F and
then playback will stop. Press the Play
Button j( to play back the MP3
tracks.
• If the MP3 Button is pressed while
the MP3 tracks of a Multisession disc is play-
ing, an MP3 OFF message will flash three
times in the Time/Message Display F and
then playback will stop. Press the Play
Button j( to play back the standard
CD Audio tracks.
When an MP3 disc is inserted into the CDR 30,
the displays are somewhat different than what
you may be used to for standard CD Audio
discs or from traditional CD players. After the
Table of Contents (TOC) is read, the
Time/Message Display F will display the
total number of tracks on the disc. During play-
back of an MP3 disc, the default display will
show the running time for the track being
played, but not the track number, as is the case
for normal CD playback.
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