Harman-Kardon DVD47 - Manual (Page 32)

SACD AND CD PLAYBACK
the right and in the front-panel Information Display
@ will change accordingly.
The Time Search function enables you to start play-
back at any point in the program. Use the
⁄¤
Navigation Buttons n to highlight the time display.
Press the Numeric Keys S followed by the Enter
Button t to select a new point in the track from
which to commence play.
When you have finished viewing the Player menus,
press the Info Button
i to remove the displays
from the screen (CDs only) and return to normal play.
Selecting a Track
To select a track, make sure the Player Information
menu is on screen. Press the Info Button
i to
activate it if necessary. Next, press the ⁄¤ ‹ ›
Navigation Buttons D so that the Track Number
is highlighted. Use the Numeric Keys S to enter
the desired track, and press the Enter Button J
to begin playing the new track.
To select a specific track on a CD or SACD at any
time during playback, simply press the number corre-
sponding to the track you wish to listen to using the
Numeric Keys
S. You may also move one by one
through the chapters at any time by pressing the
Skip Reverse (Previous)/Skip Forward (Next)
Buttons
56AP. When you press the
Previous A or Skip Reverse 6 button once,
the player will return to the start of the current track.
Additional presses of either button will step back
through the available tracks, one at a time.
NOTE: When a JPEG, MP3 or Windows Media disc is
playing, a special screen will appear. (See page 33 for
more information.)
Repeat Play
The DVD 47 offers several repeat functions for CDs
that allow you to take advantage of the capacity of the
unit for unattended playback:
• Repeat Program: Repeats the current playlist if
Programmed Order has been selected at the
Playlist setting.
• Repeat 1 Track: For CDs, SACDs, VCDs, MP3s
and WMAs, repeats the track or file currently being
played until the disc is manually stopped. The
Repeat
I and 1 I indicators will light in the
front-panel display.
• Repeat Disc: For CDs, SACDs, VCDs, MP3s, WMAs
and JPEGs, repeats the entire disc until play is man-
ually stopped. The Repeat
I and All I indica-
tors will light in the front-panel display.
• Repeat Folder: For MP3s, WMAs and JPEGs,
repeats all tracks within the current folder until play
is manually stopped. The Repeat
I indicator will
light in the front-panel display.
• Repeat A-B: Repeats any selected portion of the
disc until the disc is manually stopped (see below
for more information).
To select any Repeat mode (other than Repeat A-B):
While a disc is playing, press the Repeat Button 5
on the remote. Each press of the Repeat Button 5
will cycle through the available repeat modes. To end
Repeat play, continue pressing the Repeat Button
5 until the Off mode is selected.
A-B Repeat Play
The Repeat A-B function allows you to select any por-
tion of a CD or SACD and have it repeat continually
until the unit is manually stopped.
To initiate a Repeat A-B playback sequence, follow
these steps while a disc is playing:
1. Press the A-B Repeat Button
6 on the remote
when you want to choose the beginning point; the
Repeat icon appears in the upper right corner of
the screen, followed by
A- to indicate the begin-
ning of the passage to be repeated.
2. Press the A-B Repeat Button 6 again to
choose the end point. Repeat A-B has been set,
and the A-B section will be played continuously.
3. Press the A-B Repeat Button 6 on the remote
again to cancel Repeat A-B mode.
Random Play
The Random Play function will play all of the tracks on
a CD in a random order, as selected by the DVD 47.
Once the DVD 47 has played all of the tracks on the
disc once, it will stop.
You may select the random mode by pressing the
Random Button
7 on the remote. Each press of
the Random Button
7 will toggle the setting
between “Off” and “On”,meaning that the remaining
tracks on the disc will be played in random order.
The Random Indicator F in the Front-Panel
Information Display @ will light any time the
Random setting is on. Random play is not available
for SACDs.
Video Off Feature
During CD playback, some listeners may prefer to turn
off the DVD 47’s video circuitry. Although the video
section is electrically isolated from the audio section,
some users may prefer to turn the video displays off
during audio playback to prevent any possibility of
interference between audio and video. You may also
wish to turn the video display off if you find the menu
system distracting or unnecessary during CD playback.
IMPORTANT NOTE: It is strongly recommended that
plasma video display owners use the Video Off feature
to avoid burn-in.
To turn the video displays off while a CD is playing,
simply press the Video Off Button
F. Press the
button again to restore the video output. The V-Off
Indicator
H will light to remind you that the video
displays have been turned off. Note that the video
output will automatically be restored each time the
DVD 47 is turned on.
SACD Discs
SACD discs are a vast improvement in sound quality
over the original compact disc. Due to improvements
in laser technology, SACDs allow information to be
packed more densely on the disc, which in turn means
that more information than ever may be stored on a
single disc. The benefit to the audiophile listener is
improved resolution and quality of 2-channel record-
ings, and a whole new world of multichannel audio
recordings.
Some earlier SACD discs contain only a two-channel
program. Newer discs may contain both a 2-channel
and a multichannel version of the same materials. As
described on page 22, a setting in the
Audio
Setup submenu is used to select between
2-channel and multichannel SACD playback, or to
select the CD layer of the disc. Check the jacket of
your disc to ascertain which formats are available.
SACD playback requires the use of the 6-Channel
Audio Outputs
9 or the Analog Audio Outputs
8 (for 2-channel playback only). If only the HDMI
2, Optical 3 or Coaxial Digital Audio Outputs
4 are used, no sound will be heard.
Random play and programmed playlists are not
supported for SACD discs. Also, it is not possible to
clear the Player Information screens from the display,
although you may press the Video Off Button
F
to turn off the video display altogether.
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