HD 755 (serv.man2) - Harman Kardon Audio User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 5

FRONT-PANEL CONTROLS  5

1 Power Switch: Press this switch to apply
power to the HD 755. Then the Status Mode
Indicator light 2 surrounding the switch will
turn blue. Note that the unit may also be turned
on by pressing any other button on the front
panel or remote control. Press the Power
Switch 1.

2 Status Mode Indicator: When the HD 755
is in the ON mode, this indicator will glow blue.
When the unit has been placed in the Standby
mode by pressing the Power Switch 1 on the
front or the Off button 

0 on the remote, the

display will read STANDBY for a moment, then
the indicator will glow orange, indicating that
the unit is still connected to the AC main supply
and is ready to be turned on.

3 Remote Sensor Window: The sensor
behind this window receives commands from the
remote control. Keep this area clear if you wish
to use the HD 755 with a remote control.

4 Play/Pause Button: Press this button to
start the playback of a CD. If the CD drawer is
open, pressing this button will automatically
close the drawer. When a disc is playing press
this button once to momentarily stop a disc.
When the button is pressed again, the disc will
resume play at the point it was stopped.

5 Stop Button: Press this button to stop the
disc currently being played. During programming
functions, this button is also used to exit the
program mode (see page 13).

6 Search Buttons: Press one of these buttons
to search forward — or backwards ‚
through a disc to locate a particular portion of
the selection. Holding the buttons pressed will
increase the search speed after 3 seconds (see
page 12).

7 Skip Buttons: Press one of these buttons to
move to the next track fl·, or to move back
to the same or previous track ‡fi (see page
12).

8 Program Button: This button is used to
program the playback of a disc in a particular
order. (See page 13 for complete instructions on
programming the HD 755.)

9 Intro Button: Press this button to put the
HD 755 in the Intro Scan mode. When you press
the button, the unit will play the first 10 seconds
of each track on the disc, and then move to the
next track. Press the button again to defeat the
function and continue full play of the current
track. (See page 12 for more information.)

) Random Button: Press this button to have
all of the tracks played in a random order. (See
page 10 for more information.)

! Repeat Button: Press this button once to
repeat only the track currently being played.
Press it again to continually repeat all tracks on a
disc. (See page 14 for more information.)

@ Headphones Level: Turn this knob to
increase or decrease the volume level for head-
phones connected to the HD 755’s
Headphones Jack #. Note that changing this
level will not change the sound level for the
unit’s main output, as that remains constant.

# Headphones Jack: Connect a set of stan-
dard headphones to this jack for private listen-
ing.

$ Open/Close: Press this button to open or
close the disc drawer. The drawer may also be
closed by pressing the Play button 4 j, or
by gently pressing the edge of the drawer.
However, we do not recommend pushing the
drawer, as damage to the transport mechanism
may result.

% Information Display: This display provides
details about the operation of the HD 755.

^ HDCD Indicator: This LED will light auto-
matically when a CD with HDCD encoding is
playing. No further action is needed to enjoy the
benefits of HDCD (see page 10).

Important Note: When the unit is turned off
(to Standby), pressing any button on the front
panel will turn the unit on. When Play 4

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on the front or on the remote is pressed, the unit
will automatically turn on and start playing the
disc actually loaded.

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Power Switch
Status Mode Indicator
Remote Sensor Window
Play/Pause Button
Stop
Search Buttons

Skip Buttons
Program Button
Intro Button
Random Button
Repeat Button
Headphones Level

Headphones Jack
Open/Close
Information Display
HDCD Indicator

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