HD720 �120V Owner's Manual 9/17/98 9:54 AM Page 11
Operation
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While the disc is playing, the track beingNote that the unit is not removed fromDisplay Dim
played will show both as a large numberAC main power when it is in the Standby
in the middle of the display and as amode. During long periods of inactivity,In some instances, it may be desirable to
smaller, flashing number at the bottomit is recommended that the Main Powerreduce the brightness of the display or to
of the display. The elapsed time of theSwitch1be used to turn the unit off.turn it off completely. To do this, press
track being played will also appear in theThe Status Mode indicator will not be litthe Displaybutton 9q once to dim
display. As a disc plays, the track num-when the unit is totally turned off.the display to half brightness. Press it
bers will change, and the time will resetRemember to turn the unit back on withagain to turn the display off. A third press
toat the start of each new track.the Main Power Switc1h in order towill return the display to normal level.
use the remote control.
To momentarily pause the play of a disc,Time Display
press the Pausebutton 6l. NoteDisc-Handling Notes
that a Pause indication ? will appear inThe HD720Os time display is capable of
the display to remind you that the disc isWhen loading or unloading discs, it isshowing a wide range of information
paused. Press either the Playbutton 4best to hold them by the edges.about a CD.
jor the Pausebutton 6lto
resume normal play.While Compact Discs are very reliable,In normal operation the display will
rough handling may damage them. Avoidshow the total running time of a CD after
To stop the disc, press the Stop/Clearscratching the bottom (non-printed) sidethe disc is first put in the unit. When the
button 5k. When the Stop button isof discs, or any handling which will leavedisc is played, the display will show the
pressed the display again will show thefingerprints.running time of a track in play. Each
total number of tracks and total runningtime the track changes, the time display
time of the disc.To avoid damage to the disc and player,will reset toand begin to
always seat discs so that they are centeredincrease again as the disc plays.
To remove a disc from the player, pressin the tray.
the Open/Closebutton &. To preventTo view the time remaining on an indi-
dirt and dust from entering the unit, doDo not lift the player while the disc tray vidual track, press the Timebutton )
not leave the disc tray open.is opening or closing, as this may causenonce. The display will now show the
the disc to unseat from the tray and time left in the track in play, and the
To place the unit in a Standby mode,possibly jam.REMAINindicator will light next to the
press the Power Offbutton a on time display as a reminder of the dis-
the remote. The Status ModeHeadphone ListeningplayOs status.
Indicator2will glow amber, indicat-
ing that the unit is off, but ready toYou may listen to the output of theTo view the total time remaining to play
accept a Power On command from theHD720 through headphones by pluggingon the disc, press the time button twice.
remote. If the disc drawer is open, it willa set of standard headphones with a 1�4"The REMAIN and TOTAL indicators will
automatically close when the unit isheadphone plug into the front panellight to remind you of the function in
placed in the Standby mode. This ensuresHeadphones Jack^. The volume ofuse.
that the unit will not be harmed fromthe headphone output may be adjusted
dust, dirt or inadvertent damage to thewith the Headphones Levelknob NOTE: When a disc contains more than
drawer mechanism.%. Note that changing the headphonethirty (30) tracks, the time display may
level will not change the volume for theread O� � : � ��. This is normal and
main audio output. This is a fixed out-it does not indicate any problem with the
put, and it is changed using the volumedisc or the HD720.
control on your receiver, preamplifier or
surround processor. |