FL 8550 (serv.man7) - Harman Kardon Audio User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 14

Operation

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The FL8550’s Play Exchange feature
allows you to change discs while the
machine is playing. Using this feature, you
can have uninterrupted play of an
unlimited number of discs, since the
drawer may be opened and discs changed
while the machine is still in play.

To use the Play Exchange function, simply
press the 

button 

! a

at

any time while the unit is in the Play
mode. The disc drawer will open and two
discs will be available for change. Replace
either disc, or both, as desired. To reach
the other two discs, press the 

button 

* p

. You may now remove and

change either of these two discs.

When you have finished making any disc
changes, press the 

button 

!

a

. The drawer will close and play will

continue with normal functions.

The FL8550’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 

button 

6

l

once. The display will now show the

time left in the track currently playing.

To view the total time remaining to play
on the disc, press the 

button 

6 l

twice. In this time display mode the

TRACK

indication will show the tracks

remaining, not the usual display of the
track being played.

You may listen to the output of the FL8550
through headphones by plugging a set of
standard headphones with a 1⁄4" head-
phone plug into the front panel

3

. The volume of

the headphone output may be adjusted
with the 

4

. 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.