Harman Kardon DVD 27 Owner's Manual

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22 CD PLAYBACKCD PlaybackMany functions of the DVD 27 operate the sameway for CD playback as for DVD play; however,there are some important differences. When a CDis loaded, the DVD 27 will automatically displaythe Player Information menu. Status banners arenot available during CD play. A greater variety ofplayback options are available during CD play,including Random play and programmedplaylists. These and other features unique to CDplay are described in this section.Using the Player Information MenuThe DVD 27’s Player Information menu displaysdisc information and enables you to programplayback modes. Press the Info Button A todisplay the Player Information menu.The Player Information Menu has two submenuswhich may be accessed by using the KLNavigation Buttons 9 to highlight the sub-menu’s icon, and pressing the Enter Button6 to select it. These submenus are differentfrom the Setup menus in that many items are fordisplay only and cannot be changed using themenu system.PLAYBACK INFO Submenu: This submenudisplays basic disc and playback mode informa-tion.■ Disc: This line displays the disc type, such asCDDA (Compact Disc Digital Audio).■ Audio: This line displays the type of audiorecorded on the disc, usually Stereo.■ Playlist: For CDs only, you may choose toplay the tracks in order as they appear on thedisc, or you may program a playlist containingsome or all of the tracks in the order in whichyou wish to hear them. This line indicateswhich of these two modes has been selected.In order to change this setting, you will needto access the PROGRAM submenu asdescribed below.■ Repeat: With this line highlighted, press theEnter Button 6 to activate Repeat mode.Each press will change the repeat mode fromRepeat 1 (to repeat one track) to Repeat All(to repeat all tracks on the disc) to Repeat Off.■ Random: With this line highlighted, press theEnter Button 6 to activate Random mode.Each press will toggle between turning theRandom play on or off.■ Track: This line displays the current track onthe left, and the total number of tracks on thedisc to the right.■ Play Mode Icon: This icon will appear to theright of the Track display and will indicate thecurrent playback mode.■ Time: This section consists of three lines:• Track Elapsed: Displays the elapsed orremaining time of the current track.• Disc Elapsed: Displays the elapsed orremaining time of the disc.• Elapsed Time Bar: Displays in graphicalform a temperature bar reflecting the per-centage of the disc that has been played.Use the KL Navigation Buttons 9 tohighlight either Track Elapsed or Disc Elapsed,and each press of the Enter Button 6 willtoggle between the elapsed and remaining set-tings. The time displayed to the right and in thefront-panel Information Display willchange accordingly.The Time Search function enables you to startplayback at any point in the program. Use theKL Navigation Buttons 9 to highlightthe time display. Press the Numeric Keys followed by the Enter Button 6 to select anew point in the track from which to commenceplay.PROGRAM Submenu: This submenu lets youprogram a playlist. The PROGRAM submenu isonly accessible for CDs.■ Disc: This line displays the disc type.■ Audio: This line displays the type of audiorecorded on the disc, usually Stereo.■ Playlist: With this line highlighted, press theEnter Button 6 to change the order inwhich the tracks are played from the order inwhich they appear on the disc (Disc’sorder) to a playlist order which you mayprogram (Programmed order). A listof program steps and the track programmedfor each step will appear at the bottom of thescreen. You may enter a track number usingthe Numeric Keys and then press theL Navigation Button 9 to programanother track. Use the KLM NNavigation Button 9 to select thedesired program steps. Note that you may notenter a track more than once in the playlist, ifit appears in an earlier step. However, you mayuse the Repeat function while the playlist isplaying. After you have finished programmingthe playlist, press the Play Button 3G tobegin play.When you have finished viewing the Playermenus, press the Info Button A to removethe displays from the screen and return to normalplay.Selecting a TrackTo select a track, make sure the PlayerInformation menu is on screen. Press the InfoButton A to activate it if necessary. Next,press the KLM N Navigation Button 9so that the Track Number is highlighted. Use theNumeric Keys to enter the desired track,and press the Enter Button 6 to beginplaying the new track.To select a specific track on a CD at any timeduring playback, simply press the number corre-sponding to the track you wish to listen to usingthe Numeric Keys . You may also move oneby one through the chapters at any time bypressing the Skip Reverse (Previous)/SkipForward (Next) Buttons 67EF. Whenyou press the Previous E or Skip Reverse6 button once, the player will return to the startof the current track. Additional presses of eitherbutton will step back through the availabletracks, one at a time.Note: When a JPEG, MP3 or Windows Mediadisc is playing, a special screen will appear.Repeat PlayThe DVD 27 offers several repeat functions forCDs that allow you to take advantage of thecapacity of the unit for unattended playback:• Repeat Program: Repeats the current playlistif Programmed Order has been selected at thePlaylist setting.• Repeat 1 Track: For CDs, VCDs, MP3s andWMAs, repeats the track or file currently beingplayed until the disc is manually stopped. TheRepeat and 1 indicators will light in the front-panel display, and the REPEAT 1 icon willappear on screen.