FL 8550 (serv.man7) - Harman Kardon Audio User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 16

Programmed Play Operation

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The FL8550’s advanced programming
capability enables you to preset specific
tracks of any CD and the order in which
tracks play, repeat specific discs or tracks,
repeat all discs and tracks.

Programmed play allows you to program
up to 32 tracks or complete-disc play-
through into the FL8550’s memory. To
begin programming the FL8550, press the

button 

) n

. The 

PROGRAM

indicator will light in the

Ô

.

You may now begin to enter the discs and
tracks in the order in which you wish to
have them play. Once the 

PROGRAM

indicator is lit, 

P-01

will appear in the

Information Display, replacing the track
time. This indicates that you are about to
program the first track.

Press the appropriate 

button

( b

to choose the first disc to be

programmed, and note that 

ALL

will

flash in the Information Display. To have
all tracks on the disc play in order as the
first program step, press the 

button 

) n

. To select a single track on

the disc, press the 

buttons 

c

corresponding to the desired track. You
may also use the 

buttons 

^ f

to

select a track.

When the disc and track are selected, press
the 

button 

) n

. Note that

the program step indication on the right
side of the Information Display will
change to 

P-02

. You may now select

another disc and/or track for the next
program step following the instruction
shown above. When the program step is
selected, press the 

button 

)

n

. Repeat this procedure for each

program step until you have completed the
desired programming. Press the 

button 

% g

once to complete a

program sequence, or press 

$ h

to begin immediate play of a program
sequence. If the maximum of 32 program
steps is reached, the program step
indication at the right side of the
Information Display will go out, and the
disc and track that have been programmed
as the first program step will be shown.

Once a program list has been made, press
the 

button 

$ h

to begin listening

to the sequence. After the entire program
has been played, the FL8550 will stop. As
long as the 

button 

% g

has not

been pressed, until the 

PROGRAM

indicator goes out, you may repeat the
programmed play sequence again by
pressing the 

button 

$ h

.

Pressing the 

button 

% g

,

opening the disc drawer by pressing the

button 

! a

or turning

the FL8550 off will erase the program
information from the unit’s memory.

To check the contents of a program 
while the unit is stopped, press the 

buttons 

^ f

and the Information

Display will step through each of the
programmed discs and tracks.

When the unit is stopped, but the

PROGRAM

indicator is still lit, you may

clear the entire contents of a program by
pressing the 

button 

9 m

.