Front panel controls – Harman-Kardon HD720 User Manual

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Front Panel Controls

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1

Power Switch:

Press this switch

to apply power to the HD720. When
the switch is first turned on, the

Status Mode Indicator

light

2 sur-

rounding the switch will turn green.
Once the unit has been turned on
with this switch it may be operated
from either the front panel or remote
control. Press the switch again to
turn the unit completely off.

2

Status Mode Indicator:

When

the HD720 is in the ON mode, this
indicator will glow green. When the
unit has been placed in the Standby
mode by pressing the

Off

button

a

on the remote, the indicator will glow
amber, indicating that the unit is still
connected to the AC main supply
and is ready to be turned on from
the remote control.

3

Remote Sensor Window:

The

sensor behind this window receives
commands from the remote control.
Keep this area clear if you wish to
use the HD720 with a remote control.

4

Play Button:

Press this button to

start the playback of a CD. If the CD
drawer is open, pressing this button
will automatically close the drawer.

5

Stop/Clear:

Press this button to

stop the disc currently being played.
During programming functions, this
button is also used to clear the
system memory (see page 13).

6

Pause Button:

Press this button

once to momentarily stop a disc.
When the button is pressed again,
the disc will resume play at the point
it was stopped.

7

Search Buttons:

Press one of

these buttons to search forward
— or backwards ‚ through a
disc to locate a particular portion of
the selection.

8

Skip Buttons:

Press one of

these buttons to move to the next
track

fl·, or to move back to the

previous track

‡fi.

9

Display Button:

Press this button

once to dim the brightness of the
display. Press it again to turn the dis-
play off completely. An additional
press of the button will return the
display to normal brightness.

)

Time Button:

Press this button to

select the time display. In normal
operation, the display will show the
running time of a track being played.
Press the button once to check the
time remaining for the track in play.
Press the button a third time to view
the total time remaining for the disc
in play.

!

Program Button:

This button

is used to program the playback
of a disc in a particular order. (See
page 13 for complete instructions
on programming the HD720.)

@

Program Check Button:

Press

this button to check the order of
tracks programmed into the HD720’s
memory. (See page 13 for complete
information on programming the
HD720.)

#

Random Button:

Press this

button to put a disc into play, and
to have all of the tracks played in
a random order. (See page 10 for
more information.)

$

Repeat Button:

Press this button

once to continually repeat all tracks
on a disc. Press it again to repeat
only the track currently being played.
(See page 14 for more information.)

%

Headphones Level:

Turn this

knob to increase or decrease the
volume level for headphones con-
nected to the HD720’s

Headphones

Jack

^. Note that changing this

level will not change the sound level
for the unit’s main output, as that
remains constant.

^

Headphones Jack:

Connect a

set of standard headphones to this
jack for private listening.

&

Open/Close:

Press this button

to open or close the disc drawer.
The drawer may also be closed
by pressing the

Play

button

4 j,

or by gently pressing the edge of
the drawer. However, we do not rec-
ommend pushing the drawer, as
damage to the transport mechanism
may result.

*

Information Display:

This

display provides details about the
operation of the HD720.

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Disc Drawer:

To play a disc,

open the drawer by pressing the

Open/Close

button

& and place

a full-size (5") or CD single (3") disc
in the drawer with the printed side
facing upwards. Press the

Play

button

4 j to close the drawer

and begin playback.

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