Harman Kardon CDR 30 - Manual

5 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS 1 Power Switch: Press this switch to apply power to the CDR 30. When the unit is firstturned on, the Standby Mode Indicator 2 surrounding the switch will turn green. Oncethe unit has been turned on with this switch, itmay be operated from either the front panel orremote contro...

6 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS Front Panel Controls # Finalize Button: Press this button when a recording is complete to initiate the finalizationprocess. The Play/Select Button ( must be pressed within three seconds to activatefinalization. Until this button is pressed and thefinalization process is comple...

7 FRONT PANEL INFORMATION DISPLAY Front Panel Information Display MP3 C D H D C D R A N D O M P R O GR E P E AT 1 A – B R A N D O M P R O G R E P E AT 1 A – B OVER X 2 X 4 OVER A L L C D ’ S A L L C D ’ S H D C D T R A C K T R A C K T O TA L T O TA L T I M E C D – R W R E M A I N R E C R E M A I N T...

8 FRONT PANEL INFORMATION DISPLAY I Copy Prohibit Indicator: This indicator lights when a recording is not possible due to the intervention of the Serial CopyManagement System (SCMS). See page 20 formore information on SCMS. J Dub Mode Indicators: These indicators light when a dub is in progress bet...

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● ● ● 10 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS Remote Control Functions a Power-On Button b Play Deck (CDP) Display c CDP Deck Open/Close d CDP Deck Select e Program f Reverse Search g Single Play Select h Program Check i Previous Track j Play/Select k Random Play l Text Readout Select m Auto/Manual Track Increm...

11 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS Remote Control Functions a Power-On Button: Press this button to turn the CDR 30 on. Note that in order for thiscontrol to function, the Front Panel Power Switch 1 must first be pressed so that the unit is in the Standby mode. b Play Deck (CDP) Display Control: Press this...

12 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS Important Note: To prevent possible damage to your speakers or other components in youraudio system, we strongly recommend that ALLsystem components, including the CDR 30, beturned off and unplugged from their AC powersource when any connections are made or anew compo...

13 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS Installation and Connections Batteries Insert the two AA batteries supplied with theCDR 30’s remote by turning the remote over sothat the bottom of the remote is facing towardsyou. Gently lift the plastic tab on the batterycover up and away from you, and lift the lid ...

14 CD RECORDING BASICS CD Recorders (CDRs) are similar to standard CDplayers, with the addition of the features andcontrols needed for recording. Functions suchas play, search and programming for playbackwill be familiar, but the recorder will functionslightly differently than what you may be usedto...

15 PLAYBACK BASICS Playback of CDs on the CDR 30 resembles thatfor traditional CD players with a few exceptionsto accommodate the availability of two sepa-rate playback decks. Before using the CDR 30,power-up the unit by pressing in the Main Power Switch 1 . Note that the Standby Mode Indicator 2 wi...

16 PLAYBACK BASICS Playback Basics Normal Play To play a disc, first make certain that the unit isproperly installed and that the Main Power Switch 1 is turned on. Turn the CDR 30 on by pressing the Power-On Button a on the remote and note that the front panel displaywill light. Insert a disc follow...

17 PLAYBACK BASICS Playback Basics During normal playback of MP3 discs,pressing the CDP or CDR Display Button b will show the following informa- tion, in order: Elapsed time of current track ➜ Remaining Time of current track ➜ Current Track Number ➜ File name of Current Track (Up to the first six di...

18 PLAYBACK BASICS Playback Basics Dual-Play Mode Since the CDR 30 has more than one CD deck,you may play a disc in either drawer. When onlyone deck is playing, the unit is in the Singlemode. In the Single mode, the audio output willbe fed to all digital and analog jacks for bothdecks. This means yo...

19 PROGRAM PLAY Program Play The CDR 30’s advanced programming systemenables you to program the order in whichtracks are played, to repeat one track or alltracks, or to repeat any segment of a disc without regard to track numbers. Programming Play Lists To program the order of playback for the track...

21 CD RECORDING CD Recording Making recordings on the CDR 30 is simple andeasy once you become accustomed to thebasics of CD Recording. Before making yourfirst recording, please take a moment to reviewthe CDR Basics on page 14. In particular, youwill need to become familiar with the types ofdiscs th...

23 CD RECORDING CD Recording CD Sync Recording CD Sync recording allows you to make an auto-matic digital recording from an external CD orMD player. During CD Sync Recording, therecord unit starts in sync with the source, andtracks are added automatically. To make a CD Sync recording: First, make ce...

24 CD RECORDING CD Recording Press the Erase Button @ twice and check to make certain that the word ERASE flashes in the Time/Message Display F . Within three seconds, press the CDR Play/Select Button (j to start the process. The ERASE message will be replaced by OPC and then TOC as the disc is read...

25 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Troubleshooting Guide and Error Messages TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION Unit does not operate when Standby switch • No AC power • Make certain AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet or remote Power-On is pressed • Check to see whether AC outlet is...

Signal Format Playback Sampling Frequency 44.1kHz D/A Conversion 96kHz, Multi-Bit Delta-Sigma Conversion Oversampling 128 Times Playback Specifications Frequency Response 2Hz – 20,050Hz Playback S/N 100dB Playback Dynamic Range 100dB Playback THD 0.005%/–88dB Analog Audio Output 1V RMS, ± 2dB Digita...