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HD 970 CD Player
OWNER’S MANUAL
HD 970
Play Pause Stop SKip/Search Display
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Power for the Digital Revolution
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Table of Contents 2 Typographic Conventions 3 Introduction 4 Information 4 Unpacking 5 Front Panel Controls 6 Rear Panel Connections Declaration of Conformity 7 Remote Control Functions 9 Installation 10 Operation 10 Loading and Unloading Discs 10 Normal Play 11 Display Dim We, Harman Consumer Group International 11 Time Display 2, route de Tours 11 Disc Info 72500 Château-du-Loir, 12 Search FRANCE 12 Skip 12 Folder declare in own responsibility, that the product described 12 +10/-10 in this ow
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Introduction Thank you for choosing Harman Kardon RLS-II was a natural, yet radical evolution of the Asynchronous Digital Processing for HD 970 CD player. original RLS concept. Highest Possible Jitter Rejection based The HD 970 is an exceptionally well-engineered on a 32bit DSP Since then, dramatic progress has been made in product that offers high performance and ease Real-time Linear Smoothing III Digital Signal Processing, allowing the integra- of use. tion of DSP's in a standalone CD Pla
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Information Installation Location Important Safety Information Unpacking To assure proper operation, and to avoid the Verify Line Voltage Before Use The carton and shipping materials used to pro- potential for safety hazards, place the unit on Your HD 970 has been designed for use with tect your new HD 970 during shipment were a firm and level surface. When placing the unit 230-volt AC current. Connection to a line voltage specially designed to cushion it from shock and on a shelf, be certain
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Front-Panel Controls HD 970 Play Pause Stop SKip/Search Display Open/Close 1 Main Information Display 4 Play 7 Skip/Search (Previous) 2 Power On/Off (Standby) 5 Pause 8 Skip/Search (Next) 3 Open/Close 6 Stop 9 Dimmer 1 Main Information Display: This display 6 Stop: Press this button to stop the disc 8 Skip/Search (Next): Press to move forward delivers messages and status indications to help currently being played or to exit program mode through the music tracks on a CD. Keep the you operate
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Rear-Panel Connections ¡ Digital Output £ Remote Control Input ∞ AC Power Cord ™ Audio Outputs ¢ Remote Control Output § Coaxial and Optical Digital Inputs ¡ Digital Output: Connect this jack to the £ Remote Control Input: ∞ AC Power Cord: Connect this plug to an coaxial digital input of an external digital-to-ana- Connect the output of a remote infrared sensor AC outlet. If the outlet is switch controlled, make log converter for direct access to the digital signals or the remote control output
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Remote Control Functions 0 Power Off 1 Power On 2 Numeric Controls 3 Program Button 4 Clear Button 5 Repeat Button › 6 Repeat A B Button 7 Skip Buttons 8 Search Buttons 9 Play/Pause Button A Stop Button B +10/-10 Buttons C Random Button D Time Button E Check Button F Open/Close Button G Display Button H Folder Buttons I Source Button J Info Button REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS 7
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Remote Control Functions 0 Power Off: Press this button to put the 4 Clear Button: Press this button to remove B +10/-10 Buttons: Press the +10 button to unit in the Standby mode. selected or all tracks from the programmed move to the 10th track after the current track sequence. (See page 13 for complete information playing. Press the -10 button to move to the 1 Power On: Press this button to turn on the on programming the CD player.) 10th track before the track currently playing. CD player. Not
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Installation To prevent possible damage to your speakers NOTE: When replacing batteries, always replace and other components in your audio system, it is both at the same time. When the unit will not be important that ALL components, including the used for an extended period of time, it is also a HD 970 and your receiver or preamp and ampli- good idea to remove the batteries so that the fiers, are turned off and unplugged from their AC potential for corrosion or damage is avoided. power source wh
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Operation To remove a disc from the player, press the Pressing the Open/Close button once a disc has Loading and Unloading Discs Open/Close button 3F. The drawer will been carefully seated will close the disc drawer To load a disc, first turn the unit on (if not so open, allowing the disc to be removed. while the message CLOSING will appear in the already) by pressing the Power Switch2 on information display. As soon as the tray is closed the front panel or the Power On button 1 on Disc Handling
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Operation While the disc is playing, the track being played Display Dim Disc Info will show as a number in the middle of the dis- In some situations, it may be desirable to reduce The HD 970 is able to show CD-Text information play just below the word TRACK. The elapsed the brightness of the display or to turn it off from CD discs, as well as ID3 tag and other time of the track being played will also appear in completely. To do this, press the Display button information from discs containing MP3
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Operation Search Skip +10/-10 If you wish to quickly scan through a disc to To move from one track on the disc to another Due to the compressed format of MP3 data, locate a particular passage or track, press and during play mode, press one of the Skip discs can contain several hundred audio tracks. hold the Search buttons. The Forward Search buttons. Pressing the Forward Skip button In order to find the right track within these hun- button —88 plays the disc forward in fl· 87 will move you forwar
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Programmed Play Operation The HD 970’s advanced programming capability Once a program list has been entered, press the Clearing Programs enables you to select certain tracks, to preset the Play button 49 to begin listening to the To clear a single track from the program list, press order in which these tracks play, and to clear sequence. After the entire program has been the Program button3 until the track to be delet- specific programmed tracks after the program played, the CD player will stop.
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Repeat Play Operation Repeat All Tracks Once the Repeat A–B button 6 is pressed Repeat Play To repeat all of the tracks on a disc during play for the second time to complete the program- The HD 970’s programming system enables you mode, press the Repeat button 5 until the ming, the CD player will automatically go to the to repeat either a single track, the entire disc REPEAT and ALL indicators light up. When you beginning of the selected passage and continue (respectively all programmed tracks)
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Troubleshooting Guide TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE SYMPTOM CAUSE SOLUTION No lights on Front Panel • No AC power • Make certain AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet. Remote does not appear • Power Switch turned off • Turn on Power Switch. to operate • Weak batteries • Install fresh batteries, observing polarity indications. • Blocked sensor • Remove obstructions from the front panel sensor or connect a remote sensor to the Remote In jack on the rear panel. Front panel lights, but CD • Disc ups
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Technical Specifications Signal Format Sampling Frequency 32 kHz to 96 kHz D/A Conversion Multi-Level Delta-Sigma Oversampling 24 Bits/384 kHz Asynchronous Sample Rate Convertor Discrete Analog Output Section Error Correction CIRC System Frequency Response 20 Hz – 20 kHz +0/-0.5dB Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) <0.0009% @1kHz Dynamic Range > 116 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio 116 dB Channel Separation > 115 dB Line-Output Level 2.0 V General Power Requirement 230V/50 Hz Power Consumption <10 Watts (
