HD 720 (serv.man3) - Harman Kardon Audio User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 12

Operation

While the disc is playing, the track being
played will show both as a large number
in the middle of the display and as a
smaller, flashing number at the bottom
of the display. The elapsed time of the
track being played will also appear in the
display. As a disc plays, the track
numbers will change, and the time will
reset to

at the start of each new

track.

To momentarily pause the play of a disc,
press the 

button 

6 l

. Note

that a Pause indication 

±

will appear in

the display to remind you that the disc is
paused. Press either the 

button 

4

j

or the 

button 

6 l

to

resume normal play.

To stop the disc, press the 

button 

5 k

. When the Stop button is

pressed the display again will show the
total number of tracks and total running
time of the disc.

To remove a disc from the player, press
the 

button 

&

. To prevent

dirt and dust from entering the unit, do
not leave the disc tray open.

To place the unit in a Standby mode,
press the 

button 

a

on 

the remote. The 

2

will glow amber,

indicating that the unit is off, but ready
to accept a Power On command from the
remote. If the disc drawer is open, it will
automatically close when the unit is
placed in the Standby mode. This ensures
that the unit will not be harmed from
dust, dirt or inadvertent damage to the
drawer mechanism.

Note that the unit is not removed from
AC main power when it is in the Standby
mode. During long periods of inactivity,
it is recommended that the 

1

be used to turn the unit off.

The Status Mode indicator will not be lit
when the unit is totally turned off.
Remember to turn the unit back on with
the 

1

in order to

use the remote control.

You may listen to the output of the
HD720 through headphones by plugging
a set of standard headphones with a 

1

⁄

4

"

headphone plug into the front panel

^

. The volume of

the headphone output may be adjusted
with the 

knob 

%

. 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.

In some instances, it may be desirable to
reduce the brightness of the display or to
turn it off completely. To do this, press
the 

button 

9 q

once to dim

the display to half brightness. Press it
again to turn the display off. A third press
will return the display to normal level.

The HD720’s time display is capable of
showing a wide range of information
about a CD.

In normal operation the display will
show the total running time of a CD after
the disc is first put in the unit. When the
disc is played, the display will show the
running time of a track in play and the

ELAPSED

indicator will light to remind

you of the display function in use. 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

) n

once. The display will now show

the time left in the track in play, and the

REMAIN

and 

EACH 

indicators will light

next to the time display as a reminder of
the display’s status.

To view the total time remaining to play
on the disc, press the time button twice.
The 

REMAIN

and 

TOTAL

indicators will

light to remind you of the function in
use.

NOTE: When a disc contains more than
thirty (30) tracks, the time display may
read “–  –  :  –  –”. This is normal and
it does not indicate any problem with the
disc or the HD720.

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