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CDR 30 CDRecorder
OWNER’S MANUAL
CDR 30
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CDR 30 Compact Disc Recorder 3 Introduction 3 Important Information on CD Recording 4 Safety Information 5 Front Panel Controls 7 Front Panel Information Display 9 Rear Panel Connections 10 Remote Control Functions 12 Installation and Connections 14 CD Recording Basics 14 Disc Types 14 CDR Terminology and Display Messages 15 Playback Basics 15 Loading and Unloading Discs 15 Using the Remote 16 Normal Play 16 MP3 Playback ® 17 HDCD Playback 17 Search 17 Track Skip 18 Dual-Play Mode 18 Dual-Deck O
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Introduction Thank you for choosing Harman Kardon. Special Features Important Information About CD The CDR 30 CD Player/Recorder is a unique Recording product, designed not only to play back your n Dual-Deck CD Player and CD-R/CD-RW In order to get the most enjoyment from your existing library of compact discs, but also to Recorder new CD-R recorder, please pay special attention record compact discs from either analog or digi- to the following sections of the manual that n X4 Dub Speed for Both
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Safety Information Installation Location uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, Important Safety Information n To ensure proper operation and to avoid the if not installed and used in accordance with the potential for safety hazards, place the unit instructions, may cause harmful interference to Verify Line Voltage Before Use on a firm and level surface. When placing radio communication. However, there is no guar- Your CDR 30 has been designed for use with the unit on a shelf, be certa
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Front Panel Controls # Finalize Button: Press this button when a ð Digital Level Controls: These buttons ù CDP Deck Display Select: Press this but- recording is complete to initiate the finalization raise or lower the record level when a digital ton to cycle through the time display options process. The Play/Select Button ( must recording is being made. Pressing both buttons for the Play Deck. See page 18 for more infor- be pressed within three seconds to activate briefly and then release them t
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Front Panel Information Display P YP S U O ZN QLWXVW T V T S R Q HDCD CD TRACK TOTAL REMAIN TIME A DRLC TRACK TOTAL REC REMAIN TIME CD–RW HDCD N OPTICAL F MP3 SRC MP3 RECORD M COAXIAL SYNC L ANALOG MANUAL K SINGLE CDP L OVER RANDOM PROG X2 X4 I T R DISC DUB RANDOM PROG REPEAT 1 A–B ALL CD’S DUAL CDR R OVER REPEAT1 A–B ALL CD’S COPY PROHIBIT C EF G H I J A B D A B C A Random Indicator J Dub Mode Indicators S Time Indicators B Repeat Mode Indicators K Manual Track Increment Indicator T Remainin
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Front Panel Information Display I Copy Prohibit Indicator: This indicator O Record Indicator: This indicator lights U Record Time Indicator: This indicator lights lights when a recording is not possible when the unit is making a recording and flashes in conjunction with the REMAIN T or TOTAL V due to the intervention of the Serial Copy during the preparations for recording. indicators during a recording to show that Management System (SCMS). See page 20 for the time figure shown in the Time/Mes
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Rear Panel Connections ¦
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Á Play (CDP)-Deck Analog Output ° Record (CDR)-Deck Coaxial-Digital Output » Play (CDP)-Deck Optical-Digital Output ª Record (CDR)-Deck Analog Output ¤ Record (CDR)-Deck Coaxial-Digital Input â Remote IR Input £ Record (CDR)-Deck Analog Input ¦ Record (CDR)-Deck Optical-Digital Input Ú Remote IR Output ¢ Play (CDP)-Deck Coaxial-Digital Output ¥ Record (CDR)-Deck Optical-Digital Output Û AC Power Cord IMPORTANT NOTE: The coaxial digital
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R Y A D L C P S AUTO/MAN CDP TEXT Y I TR INC. CDR Remote Control Functions a Power-On Button b Play Deck (CDP) Display c CDP Deck Open/Close POWER 30 d CDP Deck Select ON OFF e Program a 29 f Reverse Search CLEAR 28 g Single Play Select b ` h Program Check c i Previous Track PROG. j Play/Select z d e k Random Play SEARCH SEARCH l Text Readout Select y f m Auto/Manual Track Increment Selector SINGLE DUAL n Track Increment PROG o Numeric Keys CHECK x g p A-B Repeat Select h PREV PLAY/SELECT NEXT
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Remote Control Functions a Power-On Button: Press this button to l Text Readout Select: Press one of these w Next Track/Skip: Press this button to skip turn the CDR 30 on. Note that in order for this buttons to view the CD Text or MP3 Text data forward to the next track on a disc. control to function, the Front Panel Power from the disc playing in either the CDP or CDR x Dual Play Playback: Press this button to Switch 1 must first be pressed so that the decks. If one of the buttons is pressed a
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Installation and Connections Important Note: To prevent possible damage Play-Deck Connections To make recordings from external digital to your speakers or other components in your The rear panel connections labeled “CDP” refer sources, such as a CD, DVD or MD player, con- audio system, we strongly recommend that ALL to the outputs of the Play Deck 3, which nect the CDR Coax-In Jacks ¤& or CDR system components, including the CDR 30, be functions as a standard CD player. Connect the Optical-In Ja
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Installation and Connections Batteries IR Remote Connections Insert the two AA batteries supplied with the If the CDR 30 is installed behind a cabinet or CDR 30’s remote by turning the remote over so other obstruction that may block the path that the bottom of the remote is facing towards between the front panel Remote Sensor ø you. Gently lift the plastic tab on the battery and the location where you will use the remote, cover up and away from you, and lift the lid off. an optional external IR
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CD Recording Basics CD Recorders (CDRs) are similar to standard CD CD-R drive of a computer may be played in the familiarize yourself with some of the terms used players, with the addition of the features and CDR 30, provided that they have been properly by the CDR 30. Additional error message dis- controls needed for recording. Functions such finalized in accordance with audio standard plays may also appear. Please see page 25 for a as play, search and programming for playback IEC958. complete
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Playback Basics Playback of CDs on the CDR 30 resembles that Load a disc in the tray with the printed (label) Using the Remote for traditional CD players with a few exceptions side facing up. Once the disc is seated, make The CDR 30’s infrared remote control is to accommodate the availability of two sepa- certain that it is properly centered within the designed to operate both CD decks, as well as rate playback decks. Before using the CDR 30, tray. When using 3" discs, take extra care to control
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Playback Basics Normal Play To play all of the tracks on a disc in random MP3 Playback To play a disc, first make certain that the unit is order, press the Select Buttondz for The CDR 30 is unique among consumer audio properly installed and that the Main Power the desired deck, and then press the Random CDR/RW recorders in that it plays discs recorded Switch 1 is turned on. Turn the CDR 30 on Button k. The unit will briefly examine all with MP3 data. It may also make conventional by pressing the
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Playback Basics During normal playback of MP3 discs, played back, and any non-MP3 tracks will be Notes on CD Text Display: pressing the CDP or CDR Display Button skipped. • If the CD Text buttons are pressed when the b 28 will show the following informa- • When an MP3 disc is dubbed in the CDR 30, disc playing does not contain CD Text informa- tion, in order: the copy disc will be recorded in the standard tion, a NOTEXTmessage will flash three Elapsed time of current track Remaining Time “Red
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Playback Basics Dual-Play Mode Dual-Deck Operation To view the total time remaining on the disc, Since the CDR 30 has more than one CD deck, Since the CDR 30 has two separate CD decks, it press the Display Buttonbö 28 ù for you may play a disc in either drawer. When only may be used as a two-disc changer, so that you the deck in use so that the Total Time one deck is playing, the unit is in the Single can continually play two discs. Indicators TV light. The Time/Message mode. In the Single mode,
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Program Play The CDR 30’s advanced programming system Continue to add tracks in the order you wish to track you wish to delete. Next, press the Clear 30 enables you to program the order in which have them played until the programming ses- Button . The information in the display tracks are played, to repeat one track or all sion is complete. You may add up to 20 tracks, will blink and the step will be removed from tracks, or to repeat any segment of a disc repeating a track if desired, as long as
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Program Play Repeat A-B Random Play Intro Scan Play The CDR 30 may be programmed to repeat any The CDR 30 may be programmed to play all the Intro Scan Play is a feature of the CDR 30 section within a track, or a complete passage tracks on any disc in random order, playing each that allows you to quickly sample the contents that includes material from a series of consecu- track until the entire disc has been played. of a disc by automatically playing the first tive tracks. 10 seconds of each tr
