CDR 25 (serv.man5) - Harman Kardon Audio User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 15

PLAYBACK BASICS  15

Playback of CDs on the CDR 25 resembles that
for traditional CD players with a few exceptions
to accommodate the availability of two separate
playback decks. Before using the CDR 25,
power-up the unit by pressing in the Main
Power Switch 1 until it latches. Note that the
Status-Mode Indicator 2 will turn green,
indicating that the unit is on and functioning. At
the same time, the Information Display Ú
will illuminate and the legends behind the front-
panel controls will also light up.

Once the Main Power Switch 1 has been
turned on, the CDR 25 may be powered-on or -
off using the remote control. Pressing the
Power-Off button 

H on the remote will place

the unit in a Standby mode, as indicated by the
amber color of the Status-Mode Indicator
2. To turn the unit on using the remote, simply
press the Power-On button 

0.

Note that when the unit is in the Standby mode,
it is still drawing power from the AC main out-
lets. To turn the unit completely off, press in the
Main Power Switch 1 slightly, and then
release it so that it pops forward. When the
Status-Mode Indicator 2 goes out, the CDR
25 is off and not drawing any power. When you
will not be using the unit for an extended period
of time, such as during a vacation, we recom-
mend using the Main Power Switch 1 to
turn the unit completely off.

Although compact discs are very reliable, rough
handling may damage them. Avoid scratching
the bottom (nonprinted) side of the discs, as this
will affect playback of standard CDs and inter-
fere with the recording of CD-R and CD-RW
discs. It is also a good idea to always handle
discs by their edges to avoid fingerprints which
may also interfere with playback quality and
possibly cause damage to the laser and lens
assembly.

Loading and Unloading Discs
To load a disc, first open the desired CD deck by
pressing the appropriate Open/Close button
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2. The word OPEN will appear in

the Information Display K. Always make cer-
tain that there is sufficient room in front of the
unit for the disc drawers to open. Note that if
either disc drawer is blocked, the drawer will
stop at the blocked position and an ERROR
message will appear. Press the appropriate
Open/Close button 7 $

2 to reopen

the drawer.

Load a disc in the tray with the printed (label)
side facing up. Once the disc is seated, make
certain that it is properly centered within the
tray. When using 8 cm (3") single discs, take
extra care to make certain that the disc is care-
fully centered within the smaller ridges in the
disc tray.

To close the drawer, press the appropriate
Open/Close button 7 $

2 or gently

press on the outside of the front cover of the
disc tray. When the drawer is closed the word
CLOSE

will appear momentarily in the

Information Display K, and the letters TOC
will begin to flash in the display once the drawer
s completely closed.

If the disc is a standard CD or a finalized CD-R
or CD-RW disc, TOC will flash while the unit
reads the disc’s Table of Contents information.
Once that data is read, the Information
Display K will show the total number of tracks
and the total time of all tracks on the disc. The
CD Indicator S will also light to indicate that
a standard CD is in use.

When an unfinalized CD-R or CD-RW disc is
placed in the Record Deck %, the letters
OPC

will flash once the Table of Contents has

been read. This indicates that the unit is optimiz-
ing its circuits for maximum compatibility with
the specific recordable disc in use. the number
and total running time of any tracks that have
already been recorded will appear in the
Information Display K, and the appropriate
indicator SP will light to tell you if a CD-R or
CD-RW disc is in use.

If a computer data disc is placed in the CDR 25,
a DATA DISC or DISC ERROR mes-
sage will appear, depending on if the data disc is
finalized or not. Data discs will not play, and
may not be recorded or dubbed on the CDR 25.

Using The Remote
The CDR 25’s infrared remote control is designed
to operate both CD decks, as well as control the
playback programming and record functions. To
allow for efficient use of the remote, it’s opera-
tion is different from standard CD players. Some
buttons are dedicated to one specific CD deck,
while others are shared between the two decks.

No matter which deck is playing, the Play Deck
(CDP) and Record Deck (CDR) Display
1  and Open/Close buttons 2 will
always send a command to their respective
deck. The other transport and programming
functions, however, are shared. To use any of the
transport controls, such as Play

9, Stop N,

O or the Search and Skip buttons

58P, the Numeric Keys F or the
Programming Keys

46AQ, first

press either the CDP button

3 to command

the Play Deck 3 or the CDR button 

 to

command the Record Deck %. When the
button is pressed, a message reading CDP or
CDR will appear in the appropriate
Information Display K to confirm the
selection.

To switch the remote from controlling one deck
to controlling the other, simply press the Select
button 

3 for the deck you wish to control

at any time.

Note that features relating to the recording
process, such as Speed

I and the double row

of record-function buttons in the center of the
remote 

BCDEJKLM are

dedicated feature buttons that do not require
any special selection.

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