Harman Kardon CDR 30 User manual

CDR30 CDRecorder
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CDR30 CompactDiscRecorder
3 introduction
3 importantinformationon CDRecording
4 Safetyinformation
5 FrontPanelControls
7 FrontPanelinformationDisplay
9 RearPanelConnections
10 RemoteControlFunctions
12 Insta]lationandConnections
14 CDRecordingBasics
14 DiscTypes
14 CDRTerminologyandDisplayMessages
15 PlaybackBasics
15 LoadingandUnloadingDiscs
15 Usingthe Remote
16 NormalPlay
16 MP3Playback
17 HDCD Playback
17 Search
17 TrackSkip
18 Dual-PlayMode
18 Dual-DeckOperation
18 TimeDisplay
18 HeadphoneListening
lg ProgramPlay
19 ProgrammingPlayLists
19 Checking,Editingand Clearing
ProgrammedPlayLists
19 RepeatProgrammedPlay
20 RandomPlay
20 IntroScan
21 CDRecording
21 DiscDubbing
22 RecordingFroman ExternalSource
23 CDSyncRecording
23 FinalizingCD-Rand CD-RWDiscs
23 Unfinalizingand ErasingCD-RWDiscs
23 UnfinalizingaCD-RWDisc
24 ErasinganEntireCD-RWDisc
24 ErasingaSingleBack
25 TroubleshootingGuideandErrorMessages
26 lechnicalSpecifications
2 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Typographical Conventions
Inorderto helpyou usethis manualwith the remotecontrol,front panelcontrolsand rearpanel
connections,certainconventionshavebeenused,
EXAMPLE (boldtype)indicatesaspecificremotecontrolor front panelbutton,or rearpanel
connectionjack
EX AFIPLE (OCRtype)indicatesamessagethat isvisibleon the front panel informationdisplay
X,,M (outlinedtype)indicatesa lit indicatorin the front panelinformationdisplay
[] (numberin a square)indicatesa specificfront panelcontrol
O (numberin anoval) indicatesa button or indicatoronthe remote
O - (numberin a circle)indicatesa rearpanelconnection
[] (letter in asquare)indicatesan indicatorin the front paneldisplay
l-_-----_, FIDCD,HighDefinitionCompatibleDigital andPacificMicrosonics"areeitherregistered
trademarksor trademarksof PacificMicrosonics,Inc,,in the UnitedStatesand/orothercountries
HDCDsystemmanufacturedunderlicensefrom PacificMicrosonics,Inc,

Introduction
Thankyou for choosingHarman Kardon.
TheCDR30 CDP1ayel/Recorderis aunique
product,designednot onlyto playbackyour
existinglibraryof compactdiscs,but alsoto
recordcompactdiscsfrom eitheranalogor digi-
tal programs,Youmayfeedsignals(for record-
ing)to the CDR30 from externalsourcessuch
asanA/Vreceiveca tune[,a tapedeckor a CD
playel,or you maysimplyplacea CDin one
deck,and makea copyusingarecordableCD
inthe otherdeck
DesignedandengineeredbyHarmanKardon,
the CDR30 isamongthe first audioCD
recorderswith x4speedcapabilityThismeans
60-minutedisc TheCDR30 isalsothe first
CD-R/RWaudiorecorderto offerMP3playback,
dubbingof MP3discsto conventionalCDdiscs,
andHDCD playback,
TheCDR30 not onlyrecordswith the highest
speedandquality availablebut it isalsoan
audiophileCDplayenThroughthe useof
audiophile-gradedigital-to-analogconverters
(DACs),the CDR30'sperformancerivalsthe
mostsophisticatedhigh-endplayeis Should
youwishto bypassthe internal DACsand use
an externaldigital processoLcoaxandoptical
digital outputsareavailable.Thanksto the
CDR30's dual-traydesign,youmayevenplay
backtwo separatediscsat the sametime,for
partiesor multi-roomapplicationsfo makeCD
playbackmoreenjoyable,the CDR30 also
featuresawide rangeof programand repeat
functions,
SinceCDrecordersand MP3arerelativelynew
technologies,thismaybeyourfirstCD-Rproduct
AlthoughCDrecordersresembleplay-onlyCD
machinesin manyways,there aresomeimpor-
tant differencesbetweenastandardCDanda
CD-R,in addition,makinga CD-Rrecordingis
alsoadifferentprocessthanwhat youmaybe
familiarwith for makingaudiotapeor cassette
recordings,Forthat reason,we encourageyou
to readthroughthis manualso that youare
fully acquaintedwith the way CDrecording
works,Thissmallinvestmentin yourtime will
paymajordividendsin the enjoymentthat will
resultfromproperuseof the CDR30
ifyouhaveaddit4onalquestionsaboutthisproduct
itsinstallationoroperation thatarenotanswered
inthismanual,pleasecontactyourdealei,who
isyourbestsouiceof localinformation.Youmay
alsocontactHarmanKardonvia e-mailthrough
ourWebsiteat www,harmankardon,com
SpecialFeatures
•Dual-DeckCD Playerand CD-R/CD-RW
Recorder
• X4 DubSpeed for Both CD-Rand
ErasableCD-RWDiscs
•PlaysMP3 and HDCD-EncodedDiscs
•Audiophile-Grade Digital-to-Analog
Convertersfor Highest Audio Quality
•Dual-PlayCapability
•ExtensivePlaybackProgramming
Capabilities
•Coaxialand Optical Digital Inputs and
Outputs
•Front PanelCoaxialand Optical Digital
Inputs for UseWith Portable Devices
•Sample-Rate ConverterAllows Useof
DATPlayers as Digital Source
•ErgonomicRemote Control
CAUTION
CAUTION: To prevent electric shock,
do not use this (polarized)
plug with an extension cord,
receptacle or other outlet
unless the blades can
be fully inserted to
prevent blade exposure.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol,
within an equilateral triangle, is inteflded to
alert the user to the presence of uninsulaled
¸'dangerous voltage" within the product's
e_c]osure that may be Of sufficient reag_itude to constitule a
l_sk of eleclric shock to persons
Eiteratuleaccompa_ylng theappliance
Important Information About CD
Recording
Inorderto getthe mostenjoymentfrom your
newCD-Rrecordmrpleasepayspecialattention
to the following sectionsofthe manualthat
provideinformationaboutthe specialfeatures
andcapabilitiesof CDRecorders,
• TileCDR30 playsall standardCDaudio
discs,but for recording,the CDR30 uses
specialCD-Rand CD-RWdiscsdesigned
onlyfor audiouse.CD-Rdiscsdesignedfor
computerusewill not work in the CDR30
Seepage14 formoreinformationon which
typesof discsareusedwith the CDR30,
•Thelast stepin makinga CD-Rrecordingis
the finalizationprocessUnlessthis stepis
properlydone,the discwill not work in other
players.Seepage23for informationon
finalizingdiscs
•Oncefinalized,CD-Rdiscswill playin any
CDplayer,but CD-RWdiscswill onlyplayin
the CDR30 and certainother machines,
Checkthe specificationsofyourCDplayerif
you havequestionsaboutcompatibilitywith
CD-RWdiscs
•Aswith all CDplayers,exceptthose
designedspecificallyfor portableuse,you
shouldnevermovea CDplayerwhile there
isa discinsideone of the decks.NEVER
movethe CDR30 until discshavebeen
removedfromboth decks
I3INTRODUCTION

Safety Information
Important Safety Information
Verify Line Voltage Before Use
YourCDR30hasbeendesignedfor usewith
I00- to 240-voltAC current.Connectionto a
linevoltageother than thatfor whichit is
intendedcancreatea safetyandfire hazard
and maydamagethe unit,
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthe voltage
requirementsfor yourspecificmodel,or about
the line voltagein yourarea,contactyour sell-
ingdealerbeforepluggingthe unit into a wall
outlet,
Do Not UseExtension Cords
Wedo not recommendthat extensioncordsbe
usedwith this product Aswith all electrical
devices,do not runpowercordsunderrugsor
carpetsor placeheavyobjectson them,
Damagedpowercordsshouldbereplaced
immediatelybyanauthorizedservicedepot
with cordsmeetingfactoryspecifications,
Handle the AC PowerCord Gently
Whendisconnectingthe powercordfrom an
ACoutlet,alwayspullthe plug, neverpullthe
cord Ifyoudo not intendto usethe unit for
anyconsiderablelengthof time,disconnectthe
plug fromthe ACoutlet,
Do Not Open the Cabinet
There are no usef-sel]/iceable components
insidethis product,OpeningBlecabinetmay
presentashockhazard,andanymodification
to the productwill voidyourguaranteeif water
or anymetalobjectsuchas apaperclip,wire
or a stapleaccidentallyfalls insidethe unit, dis-
connectit florathe ACpowersourceimmedi-
ately,andconsultanauthorizedservicestation,
CAUTION:TheCDR30 usesa lasersystemfo
preventdirectexposureto the laserbeam,do
not openthe cabinetenclosureor defeatanyof
the safetymechanismsprovidedfor yourpro-
tection DONOrSTAREiNTOTHELASERBEAM,
Toensureproperuseof thisproduct,please
readthisowner'smanualcarefullyand retainit
for future useShouldthe unit requiremainte-
nanceor repairrpleasecontactyourlocal
HarmanKardonservicestation Referservicing
to qualifiedpersonnelonly
Installation Location
• Toensureproperoperationandto avoidthe
potentialfor safetyhazards,placethe unit
onafirm andlevelsurfaceWhenplacing
the unit ona shelt]becertainthat the shelf
andanymountinghardwarecansupportthe
weight of the product,
• Makecertainthat properspaceisprovided
bothaboveand belowthe unit for ventila-
tion, if this productwill be installedin a cab-
inetor other enclosedarea,makecertain
that thereis sufhcientair movementwithin
the cabinet,
• Do not place the unit directly on a carpeted
surface
• Avoidinstallationin extremelyhot or cold
locations,or anareathat isexposedto direct
sunlightor heatingequipment
• Avoidmoistor humidlocations,
• Donot obstructthe ventilationslotson the
top of the unit,or placeobjectsdirectlyover
them
Cleaning
Whenthe unit getsdirty,wipeit with a clean,
soft d_ycloth Ifnecessary,wipeit with asoft
cloth dampenedwith mildsoapywater,thena
flesh clothwith cleanwate_Wipedry immedi-
atelywith a drycloth, NEVERusebenzene,
aerosolcleaners,thinne_,alcoholor anyother
volatilecleaningagent Do not useabrasive
cleaners,asthey maydamagethe finishof
metalparts,Avoidsprayinginsecticidenear
the unit,
Moving the Unit
Beforemovingthe unit, becertainto discon-
nectanyinterconnectioncordswith othercom-
ponents,andmakecertainthat youdisconnect
the unit from theACoutlet,
IMPORTANTNOTE:To avoiddamageto the
CDR30 which maynot becoveredbythe war-
ranty,be certainthat all discsareremovedfrom
the unit beforeit ismoved,Oncethe CDR30 is
installedrdiscsmaybeleft in the unit when it is
turnedoff, butthe unit shouldNEVERbe
movedwith discsleft ineitherdeck
Important Information for the User
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundto
complywith the limitsfor aClassBdigital
device,pursuantto Part15 ofthe FCCRules.
Thelimitsaredesignedto providereasonable
protectionagainstharmfulinterferenceina
residentialinstallationThisequipmentgenerates,
usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,
if notinstalledandusedinaccordancewith the
instructions,maycauseharmfulinterferenceto
radiocommunicationHowever,thereis noguar-
anteethat harmfulinterferencewill not occurin
a particularinstallation,Ifthis equipmentdoes
causeharmfulinterferenceto radioor television
reception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturning
the equipmentoff andon,the userisencour-
agedto try to correctthe interferenceby oneor
• Reorientor relocatethe receivingantenna
• Increasethe separationbetweenthe equip-
mentand receiver
• Connectthe equipmentinto anoutlet ona
circuitdifferentflorathat to whichthe
receiverisconnected
• Consultthe dealeror an experienced
radio/TVtechnicianforhelp
Thisdevicecomplieswith Part15ofthe FCC
Rules.Operationissubjectto the followingtwo
conditions:(1)thisdevicemaynot causeharm-
ful interference,and(2)thisdevicemustaccept
interferencereceived,includinginterferencethat
maycauseundesiredoperation
NOTE:Changesor modificationsmaycause
thisunit to fail to complywith Part15of the
FCCRulesand mayvoidthe user'sauthorityto
operatethe equipment
Unpacking
Thecartonandshippingmaterialsusedto pro-
tectyournewreceiverduringshipmentwere
speciallydesignedto cushionit flom shockand
vibration Wesuggestthat yousavethe carton
and packingmaterialsfor usein shippingif you
move,or shouldthe unit everneedrepair
Tominimizethe sizeof the cartonin storage,
youmaywishto flatten it, Thisisdoneby care-
fully slittingthe tape seamson the bottomand
collapsingthe cartondown to a moretwo-
dimensionalappearanceOthercardboard
insertsmaybestoredin the samemannen
Packingmaterialsthat cannotbe collapsed
shouldbe savedalongwith the cartonin a
plasticbag,
Ifyoudo not wishto savethe packagingmate-
rials,pleasenotethat the cartonand other sec-
tions ofthe shippingprotectionare recydable,
Pleaserespectthe environmentand discard
thosematerialsata localrecyclingcente_
4SAFETYINFORMATION I

Front Panel Controls
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[] PowerSwitch
[] StandbyMode Indicator
[] Play(CDP)Deck
[] HeadphoneJack
[] HeadphoneLevelControl
[] Play(CDP)Open/Close
[] RecordButton
[] SyncRecordButton
[] 1TrackDubButton
[] DubbingButton
[] SpeedSelectButton
[] EraseButton
[] FinalizeButton
[] Record(CDR)DeckOpen/Close
[] Record(CDR)Deck
[] OpticalDigital Input
[] CoaxialDigital Input
[] AnalogRecordLevelControl
[] CDRPlay/SelectButton
[] CDRDeckStop
[] CDRDeckPause
[] DigitalLevelControls
[] MP3SelectButton
[] CDRDeckProgramButton
[] CDRDeckNextTrackButton
[] CDRDeckPreviousTrackButton
[] InputSelect
[] CDRDeckDisplaySelect
[] InformationDisplay
[] RemoteSensor
[] CDPDeckDisplaySelect
[] Dual/SinglePlaySelect
[] CDPNextTiack
[] CDPDeckPreviousTiack
[] CDPDeckProgram
[] CDPDeckPauseButton
[] CDPDeckPlayButton
[] CDPDeckStopButton
[] Power Switch: Pressthis switchto apply
powerto the CDR30, Whenthe unit isfirst
turned on,the Standby Mode Indicator []
surroundingthe switchwill turn green,Once
the unit hasbeenturnedon with thisswitch,it
maybeoperatedfrom eitherthe front panelor
remotecontrol Pressthe switchagainto turn
the unit completelyoff
[] Standby Mode Indicator: Whenthe
CDR30 isin the ONmode,this indicatorwill
glowgreen Whenthe unit hasbeenplacedin
the Standbymodebypressingthe Power-Off
Button _}) onthe remote,the indicatorwill
glowamber,indicatingthat the unit isstill
connectedto the ACmain supplyandmaybe
turned onfrom the remotecontrol,
[] Play (CDP)Deck:Thisdiscdrawerisused
to playbackconventionalCDdiSCSrMP3discs
and CD-Ror CD-RWdiscsthat havebeen
finalized,
[] HeadphoneJack:Connectstandardhead-
phonesto thisjack for privatelistening
[] HeadphoneLevel Control:Turnthis
controlto adjustthe volumelevelto the head-
phones,Notethat the useof this controlwill
not changethe analogoutput levelsat the rear
panelaudiooutputsO0
[] PlayDeck (CDP)Open/Close:Pressthis
button to openthe Play Deck _l.
[] RecordButton: Pressthis button to begin
the recordingprocessSeepages21-25 for
moreinformationon CDrecording
[] SyncRecordButton: Pressthisbutton
onceto beginan automatedrecordingof asin-
gletrackfrom an externalCDplayerwhen a
digital connectionisused,Pressit twice to
beginautomatedrecordingof an entiredisc
Seepage22 for moreinformationon CDSync
recording,
[] 1 TrackDub Button: Pressthis button to
beginthe processof copyinga singletrackfrom
the CDPdeckto aCD-Ror CD-RWdiscin the
CDRdeck
[] DubbingButton: Pressthis button to
beginthe processof makinga completecopy
of thedisc in the Play Deck [] to a CD-Ror
CD-RWdiscin the RecordDeck [] See
page21for moreinformationon dubbing,
[] Speed SelectButton:Pressthis button
to selectthe recordingspeedfor internaldubs
Seepage21 for moreinformationon selecting
the properspeed,
[] EraseButton: Pressthis button to erase
oneor moretracksor the entirecontentso[ an
unfinalizedCD-RWdisc WhenaCD-RWdisc
hasalreadybeenfinalizedyou mayerasethe
entirediscor youmay"unfinalize" thedisc by
erasingthe TO(] data,Seepage24 formore
informationon erasingCD-RWdiscs
I5 FRONTPANELCONTROLS

Front Panel Controls
[] Finalize Button: Pressthis button whena
recordingiscompleteto initiatethefinalization
process,ThePlay/Select Button [] must
be pressedwithin three secondsto activate
finalization,Untilthis button ispressedand the
finalizationprocessis complete,CD-Rdiscsmay
not be playedon conventionalCDmachines,
Seepage23for moreinformationon finaliza-
tion
[] Record(CDR)Deck Open/Close:Press
this button to openthe RecordDeck [],
[] Record(CDR)Deck:ThisDiscDeckis
usedto recordor playbackCD,MP3rCD-Rand
CD-RWdiscs,
[] Optical Digital Input: Thisjack accepts
the digital audio inputsignalfrom a compatible
digital audioproductandshouldbeconnected
directlyto the opticaldigital audiooutput on a
CDor DVDplayeror anA/V receiveror proces-
sor Toselectthis input,pressthe Input Select
Button [] until OPTICAL DIGITAL
appearshltheTimelMessageDisplay[],
Notethat the coverwith the "eye"iconmust
be removedbeforethe input isusedSavethe
coverand replaceit whenthejack isnot in use
to preventdustflom enteringthejack and
degradingthe input'sperformance
[] Coaxial Digital Input: Thisinput maybe
usedto connecta portabledigital audioplayer
to theCDR30for digitalrecordinglo selectthis
input,pressthe Input SelectButton [] until
COAXIAL DIGITAL appearsin the
Time/Message DisplayI-_,
[] Analog RecordLevel Control:Thecontrol
isusedto adjustthe input levelwhen making
recordingsflom analogsourcessuchascassetteSr
orwhen CDsare recordedin ananalogmode
Seepage23formoreinformationon recordlevels,
[] CDRPlay/Select Button: Thisbutton has
two functions It maybepressedwhena stan-
dardCDisinthe RecordDeckto put the
machinein play,or it maybe usedto entera
selectionor startcertainrecordfunctions
[] CDR Deck Stop: Pressthis button to stop
the CDinthe RecordDeck
[] CDR Deck PauseButton:Whenthe
RecordDeckisin the Playmode,pressingthis
button will pausethe disc.]f the dischasprevi-
ouslybeenpaused,pressingthis button will
restartthe playback
[] Digital Level Controls: Thesebuttons
raiseor lowerthe recordlevelwhen a digital
recordingis beingmade,Pressingbothbuttons
brieflyandthenreleasethemto changefrom
manualto automaticdigital recordinglevel
control,Seepage23for moreinformationon
digital recordinglevels,
[] MP3SelectButton:Whena"Multisession"
disccontainingbothstandardCDaudioand
MP3tracksis playing,the unit will defaultto
playof the standardCDaudiotracks Pressthis
button to playthe MP3tracks
[] CDR Deck Program Button: Pressthis
button to beginthe programmingsequencefor
a discin the CDRdeck,Seepage19 for more
informationonprogrammedplayback,
[] CDRDeck Next Track:Whenadiscis
playinginthe Record Deck _r pressandhold
this button to playthe discin afasbforward
modeto quicklylocateadesiredpassageAt any
time,tappingthe buttonand quicklyreleasingit
will moveto the nexttrackona discin play,
[] CDR Deck PreviousTrack:Thisbutton
hastwo functionsWhena discisplayingin the
RecordDeck[], pressand holdthisbutton
to playthe discin afast reversemodeto quickly
locatea desiredpassageAt anytime,tapping
the button and quicklyreleasingit will moveto
the beginningof the currenttrack,and the next
presswill moveto the previoustrackWhena
discis stopped,eachpresswill movebackone
for programmingor playwhenthediscisstopped,
Onceatrackisentered,it maybe playedby
simplypressingthe Play Button i'_1_,
[] Input Select: Pressthis buttonto select
the input source(coaxialrear,opticalrea, coaxial
front, opticalfront and analog)for recording,
Seepage23for moreinformationon input
selection,
[] CDR Deck Display Select: Pressthis
button to cyclethroughthe time displayoptions
forthe RecordDeck,Seepage18 for more
informationonthe time display
[] Information Display:Theindicatorsin
the informationDisplayprovidestatusreports
onthe operationofthe CDR30 Seepage7for
completeexplanationsof eachindicato_
[] Remote Sensor:TheIRsensorthat
receivesthe commandsfromthe remotecontrol
isbehindthis area,Do notcoveror obscurethis
part ofthe front panelto avoidanymalfunction
with the remote
[] CDPDeck Display Select: Pressthis but-
ton to cyclethrough the time displayoptions
for the PlayDeckSeepage18 for more infor-
mationon the time display
[] Dual/Single PlaySelect: Pressthisbut-
ton to enablebothCDdecksto playat the
sametime andfunctionas separate,independ-
ent CDunitsor to havethe unit playthrough
all the tracksonthe discin onedeckandthen
switchto the othe_in the Dualmodeit is also
possibleto recordfroman externalsourcein
the CDRwhile the CDPDeckisfunctioningas a
standardCDplaye_Seepage18 for moreinfor-
mationon dual-playcapability
[] CDP Deck Next Track:Whena discis
playingin the Play Deck I_1,pressand hold
this button to playthe discin afast-forward
modeto quicklylocatea desiredpassage
At anytimertappingthe buttonand quickly
releasingit will moveto the nexttrackon a
discin play
[] CDPDeck PreviousTrack:Thisbutton
hastwo functionsWhena discis playinginthe
Play DeckI_l, pressand holdthis button to
playthe discin a fast-reversemodeto quickly
locatea desiredpassageAt anytime,tapping
the button and quicklyreleasingit will moveto
the beginningof the currenttrack,and the next
presswill moveto the previoustrackWhena
discis stopped,eachpresswill movebackone
track forprogrammingor playwhenthe discis
stopped,Onceatrackisentered,it maybe
playedby simplypressingthe Play Button
@qil
[] CDPDeck Program Button: Pressthis
button to beginthe programmingsequencefor
a discin the CDRdeck,Seepage19 for more
informationonprogrammedplayback,
[] CDPDeck Pause:Whenthe CDPDeckis
running,pressingthis button will pausethe
disc,]f the dischaspreviouslybeenpaused,
pressingthis button will restartthe playback,
[] CDPDeck Play Button: Pressthis button
to beginplaybackof aCDinthe CDPDeck,
[] CDPDeck Stop Button: Pressthis button
to stopthe CD inthe CDPDeck
6FRONT PANEL CONTROLS I

Front Panel Information Display
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[] RandomIndicator
[] RepeatModeIndicators
[] ProgramIndicator
[] Single/DualRayIndicators
[] CDP/CDRDeckIndicator
[] Time/MessageDisplay
[] [eve[Indicators
[] DubSpeedIndicators
[] CopyProhibitIndicator
[] DubMode Indicators
[] ManualTrackIncrementIndicator
[] Play/PauseIndicators
[] CDSyncIndicator
[] HDCDIndicators
[] RecordIndicator
[] MP3PlaybackIndicator
[] CDR/RWIndicator
[] Sampb-RateConverterIndicator
[] TimeIndicators
[] RemainingTimeIndicators
[] RecordTimeIndicator
[] TotalTimeIndicators
[] T_ackTimeIndicators
[] Digital Reco[dLevelStatusIndicator
[] FrontInputIndicator
[] Input Indicators
Important Note: Sincethe CDR30 isa duabdeckplayer/recorde_,therearetwo separatesetsof indicatorsforthe Random,Program,Repeat,Repeat
Status,Time,TotalTime,TrackT_me,Play/PauseIndicatorand CDIndicatorsfor eachdeck Asthe functionof these indicatorsis identicalfor bothdecks,
they aredescribedin this manualwith a commonletterWhenthe CDR30 isplayingor recordingadisc,anyindicatorsthat light on the leftsideof the
displaydescribethe statusof the Ray Deck,whilethosethat lighton the right sideofthe displaydescribethe statusof the RecordDeck,Dependingon
the activityof the unit and the settingsyouselect,differentindicatorsmaylight onthe two sidesatthe sametime,
[] Random Indicators: Theseindicatorslight
when randomplaybackhasbeenprogrammed
for oneof the decksSeepage19for more
informationon randomplay
[] Repeat Mode Indicators: Theseindica-
tors displaythe typeof repeatfunctionbeing
used Seepage19for moreinformationon
repeatstatus
[] Program Indicators: Theseindicatols
lightwhenoneofthe decksisbeingprogrammed
for playbackoptions,Seepage19 for more
informationon programmedplay
[] Single/Dual Play Indicators: Oneof
theseindicatorswill light to indicatethe unit's
playbackmoderasselectedwith the Dual/Single
PlaySelect Buttons I_), Whenthe
Dualindicatorlights,both deckswill play
simultaneouslyto throughtheir respective
analogor digital outputs,Whenthe SINGLE
indicatoris lit, onlyonedeckmayplayata
from one sideto the otherwhen adeckis
finishedplaying
[] CDP/CDRDeck Indicator: Theseindica-
tors showif the Level Indicators [] are
showingthe output of the record(CDR)or
play(CDP)deck,
[] TimeRvlessageDisplay:Thisdisplay
showsthe playor recordtime foreitherdeck,
asnotedby the varioustime and modeindica-
tors [][]BlintZ[], It alsodisplaysthe CDText
or MP3informationfrom a discand displays
variousinformation,statusand errormessages
[] Level Indicators: TheseLEDsdisplaythe
inputlevelduringa recording,and the output
levelduring pbyback,Seepage23 for more
informationon recordlevels,
[] DubSpeed Indicators: Theseindicators
showwhichrecordspeedhasbeenselectedfor
dubrecordings.Seepage21 for moreinforma-
tion on record-speedselection
7FRONTPANELINFORMATIONDISPLAY

Front Panel Information Display
[] Copy Prohibit Indicator: Thisindicator
lightswhena recordingisnot possible
dueto the interventionofthe SerialCopy
ManagementSystem(SCMS)Seepage20 for
moreinformationon SCMS
[] Dub Mode Indicators:Theseindicators
lightwhen a dub isin progressbetweentheCDP
andCDRdecksto confirmthateitheronetrack
(1 TR) orthe entiredisc (DISC)isbeingdubbed,
[] Manual TrackIncrement Indicator: This
indicatorlightswhenthe automatictrack incre-
mentsystemhasbeenturnedoff Whenthe indi-
catorislit, tracksmaybeincrementedduringa
recordingby pressingthe Track Increment
Button _,
[] Play/Pause Indicators: Theseindicators
showthe statusof the individualdecksThe•
lightswhenthe CDisplaying,and the •ll
lightswheneitherdeckisin a Pausemode,
[] CDSyncIndicator: ThisindicatorHghts
whenthe unit hasbeenprogrammedfor a CD
Syncrecording,Seepage22 for moreinforma-
tion onCDSyncrecordings,
[] HDCD Indicators: Theseindicatorswill light
wheneitherof the decksisplayinga discthat
containsHDCDencoding,
[] RecordIndicator:Thisindicatorlights
whenthe unit is makinga recordingand flashes
duringthe preparationsfor recording,
[] MP3 PlaybackIndicator: Theseindicators
will lightwhen eitherofthe decksisplayinga
discthat containsMP3data
[] CDPJRWIndicator:Thisindicatorshows
whichtype of recordablediscispresentin the
RecordDeck[] Whena CD-Rdiscis present,
onlythe Rislit,TheRWlightswhen an erasable
CD-RWdiscis inuse,
[] Sample-RateConverter Indicator: This
indicatorlightswhenthe Sample-RateConverter
isin useto changethe digital sampleratewhen
the incomingsignalisnot the standard441kHz
usedbystandardCDsThisisan automaticfunc-
tion anddoesnot requireanyuserintervention
[] Time Indicators:Theseindicatorslight in
conjunctionwith oneof the Time Indicators
[]_rJ_r_ to showwhichof the time status
modesisactive,
[] RemainingTime Indicators: Theseindica-
tors lightwhen the Time/MessageDisplay[]
showsthe time remainingon a disc
[] RecordTime Indicator: Thisindicatorlights
in conjunctionwith theREMAIN[] orTOTAL[]
indicators during a recording to show that
the time figure shown in the Time/Message
Display [] iseitherthe time remainingonthe
discor the time elapsedfor the currenttrack,
[] TotalTime Indicators: Theseindicators
light whenthe Time/Message Display[]
showsthetotal time ofall trackson a disc
[] TrackTime Indicators: Theseindicators
light whenthe Time/MessageDisplay []
showsthe runningtime of the individualtrack
beingplayed,
[] Digital RecordLevel StatusIndicator:
Duringadigital recording,thisindicatorshows
ADRLCwhen therecordleveliscontrolledauto-
matically,and DRLCwhenyou maycontrolit
manuallySeepage23 formoreinformationon
recordlevels
[] Front Input Indicator: Thisindicatorlights
whenthe front panel Optical Digital [] or
Coaxial Digital [] inputsarethe sourcefor
arecording
[] Input Indicators:Theseindicatorslight to
displaywhichinput sourceisinuse,
8 FRONTPANELINFORMATION DISPLAYI

Rear Panel Connections
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0 Play(CDP)-DeckAnalogOutput
Record(CDR)-DeckAnalogOutput
Record(CDR)-DeckAnalogInput
Play(CDP)-DeckCoaxial-DigitalOutput
Record(CDR)-DeckCoaxial-DigitalOutput
(_ Record(CDR)-DeckCoaxial-DigitalInput
Record(CDR)-DeckOptical-DigitalInput
Record(CDR)-DeckOptical-DigitalOutput
_) Play(CDP)-DeckOptical-DigitalOutput
_) RemoteIRInput
_} RemoteIROutput
ACPowerCord
0 Play (CDP)-DeckAnalog Output: These
jacks carrythe analogaudiooutput signalfrom
the Play Deck L_l.Connectthem to the CD
inputjackson a receiVe=rpreampor processor
Record(CDR)-DeckAnalog Output:
Thesejacks carrythe output signalfrom the
RecordDeck _-'_,Connectthemto the rape
Play/Ininputjacks on a receiVerrpreampor
processon
Record (CDR)-DeckAnalog Input: These
jacks acceptthe analogsignalsthat areused
for CDrecordingsConnectthemto the rape
Rec/Playoutputson a receiver,preampor
processon
0 Play (CDP)-DeckCoaxial-Digital
Output: Thisjack carriesthe digital-audioout-
put signalf_omthe Play Deck I_l, Connectit
to a coaxial-digitalinput on areceiver,proces-
soror digitaldecoder
Record (CDR)-DeckCoaxial-Digital
Output: Thisjack carriesthe digitalaudioout-
put signalfromthe Record Deck [] Connect
it to acoaxialdigitalinputon a receivei,
processoror digital decoder
Record (CDR)-DeckCoaxial-Digital
Input: Thisjack acceptsthe digital-audioinput
signalfroma compatibledigital audioproduct
andshouldbeconnecteddirectlyto a digital
playeror to a coaxial-digitaloutput on a CDor
DVDplayeror anAN receiveror processor
IMPORTANTNOTE:Thecoaxialdigital inputs
shouldonlybe connectedto digital input or
outputjacks Eventhough they usethe same
RCArtypeconnectoras standardanalogaudio
connections,DONOTconnectthemto conven-
tional analoginput or outputjacks,
Record (CDR)-DeckOptical-Digital
Input: Thisjack acceptsthe digital-audioinput
signalfroma compatibledigital audioproduct,
and shouldbeconnecteddirectlyto the optical-
digital output on aCDor DVDplayeror anA/V
receiveror processor
Record (CDR)-DeckOptical-Digital
Output: Thisjack carriesthe digitalaudioout-
put signalfromthe Record Deck [] Connect
it to an opticaldigital inputona receive_,
processoror digital decode_
Play (CDP)-DeckOptical-Digital
Output: Thisjack carriesthe digitalaudioout-
put signalfromthe Play Deck I_l, Connectit
to an optical-digitalinput onareceivecproces-
soror digitaldecode_
@ Remote IR Input: Connectthe output of a
remoteinfraredsensororthe remotecontrol
output of anothercompatibleHarmanKardon
productto thisjack, Thiswill enablethe remote
controlto operateevenwhenthe front panel
Remote Sensor [] isblocked,Thisjack may
alsobeusedwith compatibleIRremotecontrol
basedautomationsystems,
_) Remote IR Output: Connectthisjack
to the IRinputjack of anothercompatible
HarmanKa_donremotecontrolledproductto
havethe built-in Remote Sensor [] on the
CDR30 provideIRsignalsto other compatible
products,
AC Power Cord:Connectthis plugto an
ACoutlet, If the outlet isswitchcontrolled,
makecertainthat itis inthe ON position,
I9REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS

Remote Control Functions
0 Power-OnButton
t_ PlayDeck(CDP)Display
t_ CDPDeckOpen/Close
t_ CDPDeckSelect
Program
t1_ ReverseSearch
t_ SinglePlaySelect
t_ ProgramCheck
PreviousFfack
Play/Select
t_ RandomPlay
(_ FextReadoutSelect
I_ Auto/ManualT_ackIncrementSelector
I_ FrackIncrement
NumericKeys
I_ A-BRepeatSelect
I_ Repeat
!_ MP3Select
1_ Intro Scan
_) LevelIndicatorSelect
Stop
Pause
NextFfack
_) DualPlayPlayback
t_ ForwardSearch
I_ CDRDeckSelect
"_b CDRDeckOpen/Close
CDRDisplaySpeed
_) PowerOff
I_) Clear
IMPORTANTNOTE:Some of the remote's
functions, including Play,Pause,Stop,
Search,Next and PreviousTrack, are
shared between the two decks.Always
remember to pressthe CDPSelectbutton
_) to use the remote to control the Play
Deck, or pressthe CDRSelect button _)
to control the RecordDeck. When you
press one of these buttons, an indication
of CDP or CDR will appear in the
Time/MessageDisplayrill.
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10 REMOTECONTROLFUNCTIONS I

Remote Control Functions
O Power-OnButton: Pressthis buttonto
turn the CDR30 on Notethat in order forthis
controlto function,the Front Panel Power
Switch [] mustfirst bepressedso that the
unit isin the Standbymode
O Play Deck (CDP)Display Control: Press
this button to cyclethrough thevarioustime
displayoptionsforthe discinthe Play Deck
[_'1,Seepage18 for moreinformationontime-
displayoptions.
Play Deck (CDP)Open/Close: Pressthis
button to openor closethe Play Deck 1_'1,
OPlay Deck (CDP)Select: Pressthis but-
ton to control or programthe functionsof the
disc inthe Play Deck [_'1
Program:Pressthis button to beginthe
programmingsequencefor oneof the CD
decks,Seepage19 for more informationon
programmingthe CDR30
ReverseSearch: Pressthis button to play
the selecteddiscinreverseto locateadesired
passage
OSingle Play Select: Whenthis button is
pressed,the CDR30 will functionasa two-dise
CDplayer/change=in the Singlemode,the
audiooutput will beroutedto all outputjacks
OOO_O, regardlessof which CDdeckis
actuallyplaying,Seepage18 for more informa-
tion on the Single-Playmode,
Program Check: Pressthis button to
checkor edit a programmedplaybacksequence,
Seepage19formoreinformationon programmed
playback
Previous-TrackSkip: Pressthis buttonto
skip backwardsto the beginningof thetrack
currentlybeingplayed,Pressit asecondtime to
movebackto the beginningof eachprevious
t_ack,
_) Play/Select: Thisbuttonhastwo functions.
Itwillmosto£enbeusedasastandaidplaybutton,
but when settingupcertainrecordfunctions,
it isalsousedasan Enteror Selectbutton,
RandomPlay:WhentheCDdeckisstopped,
pressthis buttonto beginrandomplayof all
t_acksona disc,
Text Readout Select: Pressoneof these
buttonsto viewthe CDTextor MP3Textdata
fromthe disc playingin eitherthe CDPor CDR
decks If oneof the buttons ispressedand the
discplayingdoesnotcontaintext a NO TEXT
messagewill bedisplayedin theTime/Message
Display r_.
Auto/Manual TrackIncrement Selector:
Pressthis button to selectbetweenautomatic
andmanualtrackincrementsduringa recording
session,Seepage23 for moreinformationon
trackincrements
TrackIncrement: Whenthe Manual
modefor trackincrementsis selectedduring
recording,pressthis button to increasethe
tracknumbel.NOTE:Thisfunctiondoesnot
operateduring CDSyncor dub recording,
Numeric Keys:Pressthesebuttonsto
accessaspecifictrackfor playbackor during
the programmingprocessSeepage19 for more
informationon programmedplayback,
A-B Repeat: Pressthis button to specifya
segmentof a discfor repeatplay,Seepage19
formoreinformationon repeatplay,
Repeat: Pressthis button onceto repeat
the currentt_ack,Torepeatan entiredisc,press
the button twice
MP3 Select:Whena Multi-sessiondisc
with bothCDAudioandMP3dataisplaying,
pressthis button to selectplaybackof either
typeof information
Intro Scan:Pressoneof thesebuttonsto
startthe Intro Scanfeatureforeitherdeck,
WhenIntroScanis inuse,the unitwill playthe
first ten secondsof eachtrackonthe disc,To
playanytrack in its entiretyduringthe Intro
Scanprocess,pressthe Play Button _,
_) Level Indicator Select: Pressthese
buttonsto selectthe playbackleveldisplayfor
eitherthe play(CDP)or record(CDR)decks,
Stop: Pressthis button to stop playbackor
recording,
Pause:Pressthis button to momentarily
pauseplaybackPressit againto resume
playback,
Next Track/Skip: Pressthis buttonto skip
forwardto the nexttrack on a disc,
Dual Play Playback:Pressthis button to
enablebothCDdecksto playbackatthe same
timeand functionas separate,independentCD
units in this modeit isalsopossibleto record
froman externalsourcewhile the PlayDeckis
functioningasastandardCDplayerSeepage18
for more informationon dual-playcapability
Forward Search: Pressthis button to
playa discin a fast-forwardmode
RecordDeck (CDR)Select: Pressthis
buttonto controlor programthe functionsof
the discin the RecordDeck []
"_b Record Deck (CDR)Open/Close:Pressthis
buttonto openor closethe Record Deck []
RecordDeck (CDR)Display Control:
Pressthis button to cyclethroughthe various
time-displayoptionsforthe discin theRecord
Deck[], Seepage18 formoreinformationon
time-displayoptions,
I_ Power Off: Pressthis button to placethe
unit in a Standbymode
Clear: Pressthis button to clearan item
in a programsequence,Seepage19 for more
information
I 11 REMOTECONTROLFUNCTIONS

Installation and Connections
Important Note: Topreventpossibledamage
to yourspeakersor othercomponentsinyour
audiosystem,we stronglyrecommendthat ALL
systemcomponents,includingtheCDR30, be
turnedoff and unpluggedfromtheirAC power
sourcewhen anyconnectionsaremadeor a
new componentisinstalled,
Locating the CDR30
SincetheCDtransportsinthe CDR30 are pre-
cisioninstruments,theyaresubjectto interfer-
encefromvibration,fo minimizethe possibility
of skippingduringplaybackor recording,it is
recommendedthat theunit beplacedon a
level,solid,vibration-freesurface
Wheninstallingthe CDR30in acabinetor
tight space,aNvaysmakecertainthat there is
enoughroom in front of the unit for the disc
drawersto openfully,andthat thereisenough
spaceabovethe unit so that discsmayeasily
be insertedinthe discdrawers
Inadditionto the safetyconsiderationsoutlined
on page4,it isalsorecommendedthat the
CDR30 not be placedin alocationthat issub-
ject to direct sunlightor extremeheator cold,
astheseconditionsmaydamagethe discsused
inthe playe_,orthe playeritselflNotethat
audioamplifiersor high-powerreceivers,as
well as certainother electronicproducts,may
generatesignificantheat Forthatreason,do
not placethe CDR30 directlyon top of an
amplifie_,receive_,or otherheatsource,Always
allow at leastone inchof freespaceon all
sidesofthe CDR30, aswellasother electronic
products,to allow for properventilation
Theunit shouldalsobekeptawayfrom sources
of wateror dampconditions,
Connectionsto YourAudio System
Whenconnectingthe CDR30,think of the
processas if yourwere connectinga standard
CDplayeranda tapeor cassetterecordei,with
the additionof the digital connections
Play-Deck Connections
Therear panelconnectionslabeled"CDP" refer
to the outputsof the Play DeckI_l, which
functionsasa standardCDplayerConnectthe
analogleft/right CDPOutputs O to the CD
inputsonyourreceive_,preampor surround
processo_Forbestplaybackresults,a digital
connectionisrecommended,usingthe Coaxial
0 or Optical _ Outputs. Connectthemto
the matchingdigital inputsof yourreceiVmrpre-
amp,processoror externaldigital decodenNote
that youmayhaveto changea settingonthe
receiveror processorto linkthe digital inputto
the "CD" buttonor inputselectonConsultthe
owner'smanualonthat devicefor details,as
this configurationmayvaryfrom unit to unit
Record-DeckConnections
Therear panelconnectionslabeled"CDR" refer
to the inputs andoutputs for the RecordDeck
[] Dependingonthe capabilitiesof your
receive=,preampor procesSO=ryou mayfind it
convenientto connectthe analoginputsand
outputsto thejacks markedfor a taperecorder
As the CDR30'sfunctionsresemblethoseof
a standardtaperecorde_,thismightmakeit
easierto selectit asan input onyourreceiver
or preamp.Connectthe analogCDR-Out
Jacks_ to the Play/Injacks of aTapeorAux
inputonyourreceiveror preampConnectthe
CDR-In Jacks_ to theTapeRec/Outjackson
yourreceiveror preamp
1o playthe output of the RecordDeckthrough
the digital decoderinyourreceiveror anexter-
nal processor,connectthe CDRCoaxial_ or
Optical _ digitaloutputsjacksto thematching
digitabinputjacks on yourreceiveror processo_
Notethat youmayhaveto changeasettingon
the receiveror processorto link the digital
inputto the "Tape"button or the specificinput
selectorassociatedwith the digital inputs.
Consultthe owner'smanualonyourreceiveror
processorfor details,asthisconfigurationmay
varyfrom unitto unit,
lo makerecordingsfrom externaldigital
sources,suchasa CO,DVDor MDplayer,con-
nectthe CDR Coax-In Jacks(_"_ or CDR
Optical-In JacksO[] onthe CDRto tile
digitaloutputjacks Oilyour receiveror proces-
so_Ifyourreceiverdoesnot havedigital-output
jacks,you mayconnectthe CDRCoax-In
Jacks_)_"_ or CDROptical-In Jacks_[]
onthe CDR30 directlyto tile digital outputson
yourCDplayeror other digitaldevice
Connectionsto a portabledigital CDor MD
playermayalsobemadebyconnectingthe
CoaxDigitalOutputof the playerto the front
panelDigital Input Jacks[]I_ onthe
CDR30, Notethat whenboththe front and
rearpaneldigital inputsareconnectedto
externalsources,the CDR30 will givepriority
to the front panelinput,bfit is impracticalto
disconnectthe front pand input whenyouneed
to usethe rearpaneljack, simplyturn off the
deviceconnectedto the front panel input This
will stopthe digital signal,and permitthe rear
paneljack to be used
IMPORTANTNOTESON DIGITAL
CONNECTIONS:
AlthoughdigKal-coaxconnectionsusethe same
type of "RCA"phonojack asstandardanalog
signals,pleasetake specialcareto connectdigi-
tal signalsonlyto digitaljacks.Inmanycases,
the digitaljacks maybeidentifiedby an
orange-coloredinsertring aroundthe centerof
thejack Whenmakingdigital connections,be
sureto usecoax-interconnectcables,suchas
the one suppliedwith the CDR30 or cables
intendedfor videoapplications,Eventhough
they havethe correcttypeof RCAconnector,do
not useaudiodnte_connectcablesthat have
twisted-pairconstruction,asthey are not
appropriatefor digital signaluse,Ifyouhave
anyquestionsaboutthe typeof cablesto use
with the CDR30,consultyourdealen
12 INSTALLATIONAND CONNECTIONS I

Installation and Connections
Batteries
Insertthe twoAA batteriessuppliedwith the
CDR30's remotebyturningthe remoteoverso
that the bottomofthe remoteisfacingtowards
you,Gendylift the plastictab on the battery
coverup andawayflom you,and lift the lid off.
Insertthe batteriesinthe remOterbeingcareful
to follow the + and polarityindicationsin the
bottomof the compartmentReplacethe cover
byfirst seatingthetwo smalltabs intothe mat-
ingholesat the top of the remote,andthen
gently pushthe coverdown until the latch
snapsinto placewith an audibleclick
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NOTE:Whenreplacingbatteries,it alwaysa
good ideato replacebothat the sametime
Whenthe remotewill not be usedforan
extendedperiodof time,it isalsoa goodidea
to removethe batteriesto avoidthe possibility
of damagedueto corrosion,Batteriescontain
chemicalsubstancesand we recommendthat
youdisposeof themproperlyand in compliance
IR Remote Connections
if the CDR30 isinstalledbehindacabinetor
other obstructionthat mayblockthe path
betweenthe front panelRemote Sensor []
and the locationwhereyouwill usethe remote,
an optionalexternal]Rsensormaybeused,
Connectthe sensorto the Remote IR In Jack
t_) on the rearpanel,Thisjack mayalsobe
connectedto the ]ROutputjack of another
compatibleHarmanKardoncomponentor a
compatibleIRsystemremoteproduct
Youmayalsousethe IRSensorin theCDR30
to sendcommandsto othercompatibleremote
productsConnectthe Remote IR Out Jack
_) to the inputof the other productor system,
Power Connections
Connectthe AC Power Cord (_ to anAC
powersourceTheCDR30 usessensitive,high-
performancecomputer-gradeCDdrives,andto
protectthemwe recommendthat you consider
the useof a surgeprotectOrrjust asyou would
fora compute_
If the rearpane[AC outleton areceiveror
other productisused,makecertainthat [t
providesat least28watts,andthat the total
powerof all productsconnecteddoesnot
exceedthe maximumratedoutput of the prod-
uctcontainingthe outlets.Ifthe CDR30is con-
nectedto a switchedoudet,rememberto turn
on the outlet or productcontrolling it in order
for the CDR30 to operate
I13 INSTALLATIONAND CONNECTIONS

CD Recording Basics
CDRecorders(CDRs)aresimilarto standardCD
players,with the additionof the featuresand
controlsneededforrecordingFunctionssuch
asplay,searchand programmingfor playback
will befamilial,but the recorderwill function
slightlydifferentlythan whatyou maybeused
to for magnetictaperecorders,
DiscTypes
UnlikeaconventionalCDplaye_,theCDR30
usesthreetypesofdiscs,andit is importantto
understandhow eachoneplays
mrD]_ Both decksin the CDR30will p,ay
backanyconventionalCDthat bearsthis logo,
Discsthat bearthis logomaybe
recordedon onetime, andwhenthey arefinal-
izedtheywill playin eitherdeckinthe CDR30
or inanyconventionalCDplayecincluding
home,car andportablemodelsTheRecord
Deck [] on the CDR30mayalsobe used
to recoidon thesediscs,and it will play
CD-R/Audiodiscsevenif they havenot been
finalized,
Discsthat bearthis logomaybe used
for recordingon the CDR30, andthey mayalso
be erasedand reused.Theymaybe recordedon
or playedonthe RecordDeck [] of the
CDR30 and in otherCD-RWrecordersor
CD-RWcompatibleplayersTheywill NOTplay
backin mostcurrentCDplayersunlessthe
playeris CD-RWcompatibleCD-RWAudio
discswill playonmost DVDplayersoncethey
havebeenfinalized,
_ Discsdesignedfor usein
computerCD-Rdrivesmay notbe usedfor
recordingin the CDR30 Onlydiscsspecifically
designedfor usein consumerCDaudio
recordersmaybeused If youattemptto
useablank-computerrtyperecordablediscfor
recordingon the CDR30youwill seea
N0 AUD1"0 messagein the Time/Message
Display [] and recordingwill not be possible,
However,discsthat havebeenrecordedin the
CD-Rdriveof a computermaybe playedin the
CDR30, providedthat theyhavebeenproperly
finalizedin accordancewith audiostandard
IEC958
Notethat the CDR30 isspecificallydesigned
for the recordingand playbackof consumer
audiodiscs,andcannotbe usedto copydata
discs,DVDdiscs,or other opticaldiscsusedby
video-or computeFgamesystems
RecordingOptions
Digital Source to CDAudio: Dependingon
the particularinput sourceused,the CDR30
will makeaCDAudiodiscwhenfed a signal
froma digitalsourcesuchasanexternalCDor
DVDplayel,MiniDiscor DAfplayenWhenthe
inputsignalisnot atthe 44 lkHz standardused
bydigital audiodiscsit will beconvertedto the
properstandardbythe CDR3O'sbuilt-insample
rateconverterInputsignalswill betransferred
directlyto thecopydiscasadigitalsignal,provided
that it isan originalrecording,Digital souices
that arecopieswill first beconvertedto an
analogsignaland thenbackto a digital signal
for recording,Thisisa requirementof the SCMS
system,whichispartof theCDrecordingsystem
Whenthe dubbingisone usingthe dual-deck
capabilityof theCDR30the copiesmaybe made
in realtime,or at twice or four timesnormal,
Analog sourcesto CDAudio: Whenthe
inputsignalisa conventionalline-levelanalog
audiosignal,suchas the recordoutput of a
receiveror procesSOrritwill beconvertedtodigital
dataandrecordedasa standardCDaudiodisc,
Thesedubsmaybemadein realtimeonly,
MP3 discs to CDAudio: A uniquefeatureof
the CDR30 isitsabilityto playdiscsrecorded
with MP3datafiles,Thesediscsmaybecopied
to conventionalCDaudio discsusingthe duafi
deckdub capabilities.Notethat it isnot possible
to copyMP3discsto additionalMP3disccopies,
TheCDR30 is notequippedto acceptexternal
MP3filesfor directrecordingor playback,
CDRTerminologyand Display Messages
Compactdiscrecordinghasits own special
terminology,andsomeof the messages
displayedby the CDR30 maybenewto you
Beforeusingthe CDR30, youmaywishto
familiarizeyourselfwith someof the termsused
bythe CDR30,Additionalerrormessagedis-
playsmaya]soappeanPleaseseepage25for a
completeexplanationof errormessages
F i na i i z e: Thistermrefersto the process
that completesthe recordingof a discby
recordinga finalTableof Contentsandpreparing
the discso that it maybeplayedonother
machinesA CD-Rdiscmaynot beplayedon
the CDPdeckof otherCDplayeisuntil it is
finalized,However,oncethe finalizationprocess
iscomplete,a CD-Rdiscmaynot be recorded
onagain OnlyCD-RWdiscsmaybe"Unfinalized:'
sothat additionaltracksmaybe recordedon
a disc
T0 C: Standsfor Tableof Contentsand it
refersto the data recordedoneachCDthat
tells the playerhow manytracksare onthe
disc,the total time of the discandthe running
time of eachindividualtrack,Eachtime a disc
of anysort isplacedin the CDR30,youwill see
a T 0 Cto indicatethat the unit is readingthis
datafrom the disc.Thisisrequiredto copythe
trackinformationto anyrecording,
0P C: Standsfor OpticalProcessing
CalibrationWhenyouseethis messagein the
Time/Message Display_r it meansthat the
lasertransportinsidethe unit ismakingthe
calibrationsandadjustmentsneededsothat
the recordingprocessisoptimizedfor the
specificdiscinuse
BUSY: Whenyouseethis message,it means
that the RecordDeckiscompletingpartof the
recordoperationWhenyouseethismessage,
do not pressanybuttons;simplywait untilthe
messageclearsfromthe display,
I)T SC FULL: Whenthere areonlyfour
secondsof recordtime remainingon ablank
disc,a DISC FULL messagewill appear
in theTime/Message Display [], Whenyou
seethis message,youwill needto stopthe
recordingprocessand,when a CD-Risbeing
recorded,inserta newblankdiscor,when a
CD-RWisin use,either usea newdiscor erase
existingtracks,followingthe instructionson
page24
14 CD RECORDINGBASICS I

Playback Basics
Playbackof CDsonthe CDR30 resemblesthat
for traditionalCDplayerswith afew exceptions
to accommodatethe availabilityof two sepa-
rate playbackdecks,Beforeusingthe CDR30,
power-upthe unit by pressingin the Main
Power Switch il, Notethat the Standby
Mode Indicator [] will turn green,indicating
that the unit ison andfunctioning,At the same
time,the Information Display[] will lightr
the Time/Message DisplayEd will brieflydis-
play HARMAN KARDON CDR 30 andthe
legendsbehindthe flont panelcontrolswill
alsolight up,
Oncethe Main Power Switch[] hasbeen
turnedOnrthe CDR30 maybepowered-on
or -off usingthe remotecontrol,Pressingthe
Power-Off Button _ on the remotewill
placethe unit in a Standbymode,asindicated
bythe ambercolor ofthe Standby Mode
Indicator [], Toturn the unit on usingthe
remote,simplypressthePower-OnButton O,
Notethat whenthe unit isin the Standbymode,
it isstill drawingpowerfromthe ACmain
outlets fo turn the unit completelyoff, press
the Main Power Switch Ell, Whenthe
Standby Mode Indicator [] goesOUtrthe
CDR30 isoff and not drawinganypowen
Whenyouwill not be usingthe unit for an
extendedperiodof time,suchasduringa
vacation,we recommendusingthe Main
Power Switch [] to turn the unit
completelyoff
Althoughcompactdiscsareveryreliable,rough
handlingmaydamagethem Avoidscratching
the bottom (nonpdnted)sideof the discs,as
thiswill affectplaybackof standardCDsand
interferewith therecordingof CD-Rand
CD-RWdiscs It is alsoa goodideato always
handlediscsbytheiredgesto avoidfingerprints
whichmayalsointerferewith playbackquality
and possiblycausedamageto the laserand
lensassembly,
Loading and Unloading Discs
]o loadadisc,first openthe desiredCDdeck
bypressingthe appropriateOpen/Close
Button []_]O ,_j, Theword OPENwill
appearin the Time/Message Display r-i,
Alwaysmakecertainthat there issufficient
room in front of the unit for the discdrawers
to open Notethat if eitherdiscdraweris
blocked,the drawerwill stop atthe blocked
positionandan ERR0R messagewill appea_
Pressthe appropriateOpen/Close Button
Loada discin the traywith the printed (label)
sidefacingup Oncethe discisseated,make
certainthatit is properlycenteredwithin the
t_ayWhenusing3" discs,takeextracareto
makecertainthat the discis carefullycentered
within the smallerridgesin the disctray
/Labeled
Surface
1oclosethe drawer,pressthe appropriate
Open/Close Button r_i'_lJ_]_il or gently
pressonthe outsideof the front coverof the
disctray,Whenthe drawerisclosedthe word
CL 0 SE will appearmomentarilyin the
Time/Message Display rill, andthe letters
T 0 C will beginto flash in the displayoncethe
draweriscompletelyclosed
Ifthe discisa standardCDor a finalizedCD-R
or CD-RWdisc,TOC will flashwhilethe unit
readsthe disc'sTableof Contentsinformation
Oncethat data isread,the Time/Message
Display [] will showthe total numberof
tracksandthe total time ofall tracksonthe
disc TheCD Indicator [] will alsolight to
indicatethat a standardCDisin use
Whenan unfinalizedCD-Ror CD-RWdiscis
placedin the Record Deck Liar the letters
0P C will flashoncethe fableof Contentshas
beenread,Thisindicatesthatthe unit isopti-
mizingits circuitsfor maximumcompatibility
with the specificrecordablediscin useThe
numberandtotal runningtime of anytracks
that havealreadybeenrecordedwill appearin
the Time/Message Display []r andthe
appropriateindicator[] will lightto tell
you if a CD-Ror CD-RWdiscis in use,
If acomputerdatadisc is placedin the CDR30,
a DATA DISC or DISC ERROR mes-
sagewill appear,dependingOilwhetheror not
the datadiscisfinalized Datadiscswill not
playandcannotberecordedor dubbedonthe
CDR30,
Usingthe Remote
TheCDR30'sinflared remotecontrolis
designedto operatebothCDdeCkSraswell as
controlthe playbackprogrammingandrecord
functions.To allow for efficientuseof the
remote,itsoperationisdifferentfromstandard
CDplayers.Somebuttonsarededicatedto one
specificCD deck,while othersare shared
betweenthe two decks,
Nomatterwhichdeckis playing,the Play
Deck (CDP)and Record Deck (CDR)
Display _ andOpenlClose Buttons
_ will alwayssenda commandto their
respectivedeck,Theothertransportand pro-
grammingfunctions,howevei,aresharedfo
useanyof thetransportcontrols,suchas Play
_r Stop _r Pause_ or the Search
and Skip Buttons_r _e
NumericKeys@ or tbe Programming
CDPButton _t to commandtile PlayDeck
[] ortile CDRButton _) to commandtile
Record Deck _-'_,Whenthe button ispressed,
amessagereadingCDPor CDRwill appearin
the appropriateTime/Message Display []
to confirmthe selection,
lo switchthe remotefromcontrollingone
deckto controllingthe other,simplypressthe
Select Button O_ for the deckyouwish
to controlat anytime
I15 PLAYBACKBASICS

Playback Basics
Normal Play
ToplayadiSCrfirst makecertainthat the unit is
properlyinstalledandthat the Main Power
Switch [] isturnedon Turnthe CDR30 on
bypressingthe Power-On Button _]) onthe
remoteand notethat the front paneldisplay
will light
Insertadiscfollowingthe instructionsshown
on the previouspageTostart the playback,
pressthe Playbutton on the flont panelfor the
appropriatedeckN'I__J_or pressthe Select
Button onthe remotefor the desireddeck
_1_) and thenpressthe Play Buttonon
the remote_), ThePlay/pauseIndicator []
will showadghbpointingtriangle• and the
Time/lvlessageDisplay [] will showthe
track numberbeingplayedand the running
time of thetrack As eachnewtrackbeginsto
playrthe tracktime will resetto DO:DO and
beginto countupfor thenewtrack
NOTE:Rememberthat unfinalizedCD-Ror
CD-RWdiscswill onlyplayin the Record
Deck _'_, If youattemptto playanunfinalized
discinthe Play Deck_r a DISC ERROR
messagewill appearto remindyou to playthe
discinthe other deck,
Togo directlyto a specifictrack on adisc,enter
the tracknumberusingthe NumericKeys
Notethat when selectingatwo digit track
numbe_,the seconddigit mustbeenteredwith-
inthree secondsafter thefirst NumericKeyis
pressed,
When adiscis stopped after it hasbeen
loaded and the TableOf Contents(TOC)
data read, the following information will
be shownin the Time/MessageDisplay[]:
For CDAudio Discs,or mixed/multisession
discswhen the MP3 Indicator [] is NOT
lit:TilenuiT]bertracksontile discandtile total
time of the disc,
ForMP3-only discs,or mixed/multisession
discswhen the MP3 Indicator [] is lit:
Thetotal numberoftlacks,
Notethat whenthere isan MP3discin BOTH
decks,both MP3 Indicators [] will flash,
Also,if anMP3discisplacedin one ofthe
deckswhenthe other isalreadyplayingan MP3
disc,an MP3 BUSY messagewill appearin
the discof theTime/Message Display []
wherethe seconddischasbeeninserted
Toplayall of thetrackson a discin random
order,pressthe Select Button _]P_) for
the desireddeck,and thenpressthe Random
Button _]1 Theunitwill brieflyexamineall
of the trackson the discandthe Random
Indicator [] will light Eachtrackwill be
playedin a randomorderuntilall trackson the
dischavebeenplayed Notethat there will bea
briefpausein betweeneachtrack asthe unit
searchesfor the nexttrackto play
Tomomentarilystopthe discat anytime,press
the PauseButton _'lm, Whena discis
paused,the Play/PauseIndicator [] will add
two verticallinesto indicatea pauseddisc,
Presseitherthe Play Button _)_][_'J or the
PauseButton _'l_rd to resumeplayback
at the point wherethe discwaspaused
Whenthere isonlyone discin the unit, it will
automaticallystopwhen all tracksona disc
haveplayedthrough fo stop playbackat any
time,pressthe Stop Button _)k"_l_t_ for
the deckin use,
Whenthere isa discin eachdeck,the player
will respondin oneof two ways,dependingon
whichwaythe dual-playsettingis activated,In
normaloperation,whenthe discin one drawer
finishes,the discin the otherdrawerwill begin
to play.Whenthe Dual Button _)[_'_ is
pressedsothat the Dual-Play Indicator [] is
lit, eachdeckwill operateasa separate,single-
playCDunit without regardto the statusof the
other deck Forcompleteinformationon Dual-
DeckandDual-Playoperation,seepage18
At the end ofa listeningsession,removethe
discsflorathe decksbyfollowing the instruc-
tions shownon the previouspage Donot leave
the discdrawersopenwhenthe unit isnot
in useto preventdustand dirt from entering
the unit and to preventdamageto the disc-
drawert_ay
Toplacethe unit in the Standby modeat
the end of a listeningsession,pressthe Power-
OffButton _),]_le POWER OFF mes-
sagewill appearbrieflyinthe Time/Message
Display[], anyopendisctrayswill automati-
callyClOSerand the StandbyMode Indicator
[] will turn ambel
MP3 Playback
TheCDR30 is uniqueamongconsumeraudio
CDR/RWrecorde=sinthat it playsdiscsrecorded
with MP3data. Itmayalsomakeconventional
CDAudio copiesof thesediscswhen theyare
dubbedusingtheCDR30'sdual-deckcapabilities,
SinceMP3discsmayappearin two different
forms,their playbackmayrequiredifferent
operation,
WhenadischasbeenrecordedONLYwith MP3
data,simplyinsertthe discin the CDR30 as
youwould for anyCDAfterthe disc'sTableof
Contents(TOC)data hasbeenread,the MP3
Indicator [] will lightto indicatethatan MP3
discis in use
Whendiscsarerecordedon a computer,it is
possibleto placebothstandardCDAudioand
MP3trackson the samedisc Theseareknown
as"Mixed Session"or "Multisession"discs,
Whenthey areusedin the CDR30, the default
modeisto playONLYthe standardCDaudio
tracks,fo playthe MP3datatracks,wait until
the disc'sTableof Contentsis readandthe
Time/lvlessageDisplay[] showsthe data
for the standardaudiotracks Then,pressthe
MP3 Button _)FJ_"{and notethatthe MP3
Indicator [] lightsabovethe appropriatedeck
•If the MP3 Button _})[] ispressedwhile
the CDAudiotracksof aMultisessiondiscis
playing,an MP3 ON messagewill flashthree
timesin the Time/Message Display [] and
thenplaybackwill stop,Pressthe Play
Button _)i'l_lm to playbackthe MP3
tracks
• If the MP3 Button _})FJk']ispressedwhile
the MP3tracksof a Multisessiondiscis play-
ing,an MP3 0fiE messagewill flashthree
timesinthe Time/MessageDisplay[] and
thenplaybackwill stop,Pressthe Play
Button _)i'l_l_B to playbackthe standard
CDAudiotracks
Whenan MP3discisinsertedintothe CDR30,
the displaysaresomewhatdifferentthan what
youmaybe usedto for standardCDAudio
discsor flora traditionalCDplayers,Afterthe
]able ofContents(TOC)isread,the
Time/MessageDisplay[] will displaythe
total numberof trackson the disc Duringplay-
backof an MP3disc,thedefault displaywill
showthe runningtime for the track being
played,but not the track numbe=,asisthe case
for normalCDplayback
16 PLAYBACKBASICS I

Playback Basics
During normal playback of MP3 discs,
pressing the CDPor CDRDisplay Button
O_ will showthe following informa-
tion, in order:
Elapsedfloe of currenttrack-_ RemainhlgTime
of currenttrack _ CurrentBackNumber-_ File
nameof Current]rack (Upto the first sixdigits)
lo readthe total time of all tracksrecorded
on an MP3disc,thedisc mustbestopped
Then,pressthe CDPor CDRDisplay Button
O_ (asappropriate)forthreeseconds,until
aTTL TIME ON messageappearsin the
Time/MessageDisplayr-i, Thenpressthe
CDPor CDR Display Button _ againto
alternatebetweena disp(ayofthe total number
of tracksandthe total time of the disc,Press
andholdtheCDPorCDRDisplayButton_
againforthreesecondsunflla TTL TIME OFF
messageappearsintheTime/MessageDisplay[]
to returnto standarddisplay,
While MP3playbackispossiblefrom boththe
CDPandCDRdecks,onlyone MP3discmaybe
playedat atime, ]fyou loadtwo MP3discsat
the sametime, bothMP3 Indicators [] will
flash,Pressthe Play Button I(_i'1_ k'¥1for
the deckyouwishto playfirst,and the MP3
Indicator [] abovethat deckwill continueto
flashto indicateactiveMP3p(ayback,
Ifadiscwith MP3data isinboth decks,eitherin
the form of anMP3-onlydisc,Mu(tisess(ondiscs,
or one of each,an MP3 ON messagewill flash
threetimes in the centerof the Message
Display [], Pressthe MP3 Button _!_ to
selectMP3 ONor MP3 OFFasdesiredfor the
deckwith the MulBsessiondisc,andthen press
the PlayButton Ii_1"1_1_ to proceed
Notes About MP3 Playback:
• Whenan MP3discis played,onlythe Analog
Audio Outputs O0 areavailable,Thereis
no signalat the Digital Audio Outputs
0_I_ during MP3playbackfo ensure
that the MP3output isheard,makecertain
thatthe correctanaloginputisselectedon
yourreceive=,processoror preamp.
• Tileforwardandreverse"fast play"or Search
Controls _@ donot operateduring
MP3p(ayback,However,the standa=dPlay
Ii_1"1_1_, Pause_rl[_'__ andStop
[]m@ Controls operateastheydo for
normalplay.TheNext Track _[]_]
andPreviousTrack _F_r_l_LqControls
alsowork normallyduringMP3 playback
• TileCDR30will playonlystandardMP3discs
recordedinthe MPEGl/Layer 3 format,Other
compresseddigital audioformatswill not be
playedback,andanynon-MP3trackswill be
skipped,
• Whenan MP3discisdubbedinthe CDR30,
the copydiscwill berecordedin the standard
"RedBook" CDAudioformat It isnot possible
to makeanMP3 copyof an MP3disc,
HDCD Playback
HDCD,which standsfor E(ighDefinition
CompatibleDigital,isaspecialrecordingprocess
that enablesthe CDR30to deliverthe ultimate
in CDaudioplaybackTheCDR3O'scircuitry
takesadvantageofthe specialHDCDrecording
processwhen HDCD-encodeddiscsareused,and
it isalsocomp(etelycompatiblewith non-HDCD
discs,which benefitfrom the unit's advanced
digital-to-analogconverters
No specialadjustmentis neededto play HDCD
encodeddiscs,Simp(yusethe disc asyouwould
anyother CD,Although thesediscsalsop(ayon
conventionalCDp(ayers,whenplayedon the
CDR30the specialHDCDdecodingcircuitryis
automaticallyactivated,deliveringextraordinary
fidelityandthe highestpossibleoverallquality,
TheCDR30will playbackandinternallydecode
HDCDdiscsfrom eitherthe CDPor CDRdecks,
However,whenthe HDCDdecodingisdonein
anexternalreceiveror processorusingadigital
output connectionfrom the CDR30, playbackof
HDCDor DTS'-encodeddiscsmustbemadefrom
the Play/CDPDeck [] only
WhenanHDCDdisc isp(aying,the appropriate
HDCD Indicator [] will lightabovethe deck
in use
CDTextPlayback
An increasingnumberof CDdiscsarerecorded
with CDfext informationthat maydisp(aythe
disc'stitle, the nameofthe artists,thetitle of
specificindividualtracks,andthe artistfor specific
individualtracks,dependingon howthe disc's
producersprogramthe information
Whenadisc'sfable of Contents(TOC)hasbeen
read,but the discisstopped,pressthe CDText
Button _ for the deckin use(eitherthe left
side,Play/CDPdeckor the right side,Record/CDR
deck)to viewthe title of the discfollowed bythe
disc'sartist
Whena discwith CDfext informationis p(aying,
pressthe CD Text Button !_ for the deckin
use(eitherthe leftside,P(ay/CDPdeckor the right
side,Record/CDRdeck)to viewthe nameof the
trackthat isplayingandthe artistfor thattrack,
Notes on CDTextDisplay:
• Ifthe CDfext buttonsarepressedwhen the
disc p(ayingdoesnot containCDTextinforma-
tion, a NO TEXT messagewill flashthree
times in the Time/Message Display [],
• CDfext displayswill appearonly in English.
• Onlycapital letterswill bedisp(ayed,and lower
caseletterswill becapitalized.
• Blankspacesmayoccasionallyappearin place
of invalidtext characters
Search
Youmayquicklyscanthroughthe contentsof a
discwhile listeningto the p(aybackat high speed
in forwardor reverse,To moveforwardthrougha
disc,pressthe Forward Search Button _ on
the remoteor pressand hold the Next Button
_'_] on the front panelthat isappropriatefor
the deckin use,Tomovebackwardsthrougha
disc,pressthe ReverseSearchButton O on
the remote,orpressandholdthePrevious Button
_r_R! on the front panelthat isappropriatefor
the deckin use,Whenusingthe remote,always
rememberto makecertainthat youhaveselected
the deckyouwishto controlbypressingthe
appropriateSelector Button _ before
enteringthe desiredremotecommand
Track Skip
Tomovefromone trackon adiscdirectlyto
another,enter thenumberfor the desiredtrack
with the NumericKeys_, Thediscwill pause
brieflyto locatethe track,andthen immediately
playit,Whenenteringa twodigit track number,
the seconddigit mustbe enteredwithinthree
secondsof the firstdigit
Tomoveto the nexttrackon a discbycycling
through the (ndividua]tracks,pressthe Next
Button _) onthe remote,or the appropriate
front panelNext Button _'_] forthe deckin
use,Additionalpressesof the button will move
forwardthroughthe tracksonthe disc
Whenadiscisp(aying,pressthe Previous
Button _r_l_ to returnto the beginning
ofthe trackbeingplayed,Additional presses
ofthe Previousbutton will movebackwards
through the trackson the disc
Whenadiscis stopped,youmaypressthe Next
or Previousbuttonsto locatea specifictrack that
youwish to p(ay Whenthe desiredtrack number
appearsatthe leftsideofthe appropriate
Time/Message Display [], pressthe Play
Button Ii_1"1_1_ to hearthat track
I17 PLAYBACKBASICS

Playback Basics
Dual-PlayMode
Sincethe CDR30 hasmorethanoneCDdeck.
youmayplayadiscin eitherdrawer Whenonly
one deckisplaying,the unit isin the Single
mode.Inthe Singlemode.the audiooutput will
befed to all digital and analogjacks for both
decksThismeansyou mayselectthe input on
yourreceiver,preampor processorfor either
deck.Forexamplerif you havethe PlayDeck
connectedto "CD" and the RecordDeckcon-
nectedto "Tape."whenonlyonedeckisplay-
ing.eitherinput maybeselected.
it isalsopossibleto playtwo discsatonce.using
the Dualmode.Toinitiate dual-modeplayback.
pressthe Dual Play Select _) button on
the remoteor the Dual/Single Play Select []
button on thefront panelWhenthe Dual-Play
Indicator [] isHi.youmayplayadifferent
discin bothdecksat the sametime.Theoutput
of eachdeckwill besentto the appropriate
outputjacks,andyou will needto selectthe
deckyouwish to Hstento usingthe inputselec-
tors onyour receiver,preampor processorYou
mayalsousethe output of onedeckto feed
yourmain-roomsystem,while the seconddeck
isusedto feedaremoteroom.
As longasthe Dual-Play Indicator [] islit.
eachdeckfunctionsasa separateCDplaye_.
andwill respond to itsown setof controlson
the front panelfor eitherthe RecordDeck
_]F.til_'l_]_-_r_r_ or Play Deck
I_'__'] [] [] [] [] []. Tocontrolthe trans-
portsusingthe remote,rememberto first press
the Selectorbutton for eitherthe Play/CDP
Deck O or the Record/CDRDeck _). and
thenpressthe desiredcommandfunction.
NOTE:Whenin the Dual mode.you mayreturn
to Singleplaymodeby pressingthe Single
Play Select Button 0 onthe remoteorthe
Dual/Single Play SelectButton [] on the
front panel Howeverrpressingtile Single
Button _[] while both decksareplaying
will automaticallystopplaybackof the discin
the RecordDeck [] while the discin the
Play Deck [] continuesto play.Theoutput
of the playdeckwill besentto bothsetsof
outputjacks
NOTE:Whenusingthe dual-playfunctionwith
MP3or HDCD-encodeddiscs,startthe playfor
eitherof thosediscsfirst beforeplayingacon-
ventionalCDAudiodisc
Dual-Deck Operation
Sincethe CDR30 hastwo separateCDdecks,it
maybeusedasa two-discchanger,sothat you
cancontinuallyplaytwo discs
Whenthe CDR30 is in the Single-Playmode.
asshownbythe Single Play Indicator []
beinglit. whenthe discin one deckhasplayed
throughto the end.the disc inthe otherdeck
will automaticallybeginto play.Eachdiscwill
playthrough,andwhen one deckisfinished
the otherwill start.To stopplayback,pressthe
Stop Button _)F.til[] for the deckthat is
currentlyplaying.
1ohavethe CDR30 functionastwo separate
CDplayers,wherethe deckin usestopsat the
end of a disc.pressthe Dual Button []_)
until the Dual-Play Indicator [] lights,in the
Dualmode.eachdeckactsindependentlyofthe
other andwhen the discin onedeckfinishes,it
stopsunlessone of the Repeatfunctionshas
beenactivated.
NOTE:Rememberthat onlyoneMP3discmay
playat atime.evenwhenthe DualPlaymode
isin use If two discscontainingMP3 selections
areloadedin the CDR30. onemust beremoved
andreplacedwith a standardCDAudiodiscfor
the dual playmodeto operate.
Time Display
TheCDR30'stime displayis capableof show-
inga wide rangeof informationaboutthe con-
tentsof a CD.
ForStandardCDAudio discs,oncethe disc's
]ableof ContentsorTOCdata hasbeenread.
the Time/Message Display [] will showthe
numberof tracksonthe discin the two left
digitsof the display,and the total runningtime
of the discin the remainderof the display
Whenthe disc isplaying,the trackswill count
up aseachnewtrack isreached,andtime dis-
playwill showthe elapsedtime for the track
beingplayed.
]o viewthe time remainingin the track being
played,pressthe Display Button _ _)
[]1_'_ for the deckin usesothat the
REMAINING TIME Indicatorsl_i-d
illuminateTheTime/Message Display []
track,and at the start ofthe nexttrackthe
counterwill startto count downthe running
time ofthat track
1oviewthe total time remainingonthe disc.
pressthe Display Button _ _[]1_1 for
the deckin useso that theTotal Time
Indicators [][] light TheTime/Message
Display[] will showthe total time remaining
for all trackson the discandcountdown until
the dischasfinishedplaying.Whenthe dischas
playedall the waythrough,the total numberof
tracksand the total runningtime of the disc
will bedisplayed
ForMP3discs,oncethe disc'sfable of Contents
datahasbeenread.the Time/MessageDisplay
[] will sfiow tile total numberoftracksOiltile
disc.Duringdiscplayback,pressthe appropriate
DisplayButton _ _) []1_'1 forthe deck
in useonCerand the displaywill cyclethrough
Elapsedtime ofcurrenttrack -_ RemainingTime
of currenttrack_ CurrentTrackNumber-_ File
nameof CurrentTrack(Upto thefirst sixdigits)
]o readthe total time of all tracksrecordedon
an MP3disc.the discmustbestopped.Then.
pressand hold the CDPor CDR Display
Button _ _ _1_1_'_(asappropriate)for
threeseconds,until a TTL TIME 0N mes-
sageappearsin the Time/Message Display
[]. Thenpressthe CDPor CDRDisplay
Button _ _) againto alternatebetweena
displayof the total numberoftracksandthe
total time of the disc.Pressand holdthe CDP
or CDR Display Button _ _) []_] again
for three secondsuntil a TTL TIME OFF
messageappearsin the Time/Message
Display[] to returnto standarddisplay
Headphone Listening
Youmaylistento the output of the CDR30
through headphonesat anytime bysimply
pluggingthe headphonesinto the Front Panel
JackL_'lJ.Thevolumeof the headphoneoutput
maybe adjustedwith the HeadphonesLevel
Control I,=!.Notethat changesto the head-
phonelevelwill not alterthe output settingsto
the analogoutputs Thoselevelsarefixed,and
the volumeshouldbeadjustedusingyour
receive=,preampor processo_
Notethat whenonlyonedeckis playingbacka
discin the Single-Playmode.the outputof that
deckwill befedto the headphonejack When
the unit is inthe Dual-Playbackmode.onlythe
output of the Play Deck [] will be fedto the
headphonejack
18 PLAYBACKBASICS I

Program Play
TheCDR30'sadvancedprogrammingsystem
enablesyouto programthe orderin which
tracksareplayed,to repeatone trackor all
tracks,or to repeatanysegmentofa disc
Programming PlayLists
1o programthe orderof playbackfor the tracks
on a disc,inserLthe disc,letthe unitreadthe
1ableof Contentsinformation,andwait until
the dischasstoppedandthe numberof tracks
and total runningtime isdisplayed,Next,
selectthe deckthat will be programmedby
pressingthe CDPSelect Button _) on
the remotefor the Play Deck [] or the
CDRSelect Button _) onthe remotefor
the RecordDeck _J,
1o beginthe programmingsequence,pressthe
Program Button _]IL'_ andnotethat
the PROG Indicator [] will light andthe
Time/MessageDisplay [] will show
B3 P - B'h for standardCDAudiodiscsand
- - - Is01, for MP3discs
Next,enterthe tracknumbersto beplayedby
pressingthe Numeric Keys(]_. Fortwo-digit
track numbers,becertainto enterthe second
digit within threesecondsafterthe first number
isenteredAs eachtrack isentered,the display
will blinkthreetimes,alternatingbetweentwo
displays.Thefirst displaywill showthe track
numberjust enteredonthe leftsideofthe
Time/Message Display[] underthe Track
Indicator _r_rwhile the rightsidewill flash
the numberof stepsthat havebeenpro-
grammedForexample,after programmingthe
first stepto betracknumber3,the displaywill
flash 03 P - 0 1 for CDsor 0 3 - P0 1 for
MP3discs,
Alternatingwith thetracknumberandprogram
stepwill bea displayofthe track andthe tota]
runningtimeof all tracksthat havebeen
programmedso fanForexample,adisplayof
06 11 : 25 will indicatethat track number
sixwasthe lasttrack programmed,andthat the
total time of all trackssofar is11 minutesand
25 secondsTheTotal Time Indicators [L-al_r]
will flashwith this displayto remindyou ofthe
display'scontents
Thesedisplayswill alternatethreetimes,and
thenshowasteadydisplayof thetotal time
andlast trackprogrammed,
Continueto addtracksinthe orderyouwish to
havethem playeduntil the programmingses-
sionis complete,Youmayaddupto 20tracks,
repeatingatrack if desired,as1o%asthe total
numberdoesnot exceed32, Ifyouexceedthe
32rtracklimit, the Time/MessageDisplay[]
will readFULL Tracksmayalsobe added
usingthe Next t_)k"J_'t and Previous
Buttons _r_!_lJ to locatethe track,and
the Program Button _]k"_ to enterthat
track in the programmedsequence,
Whenthe completelist oftrackshasbeen
entered,pressthe Play Button _)1"1_1_lJ
Thetrackswill then playinthe orderin which
theywere entered,Notethat aprogrammedlist
of tracksmayalsoberecordedif the discbeing
programmedisinthe Play Deck [], Follow
the instructionson page21for complete
informationon recordinganddubbing
Checking, Editing and Clearing
Programmed Play Lists
Onceyou bareenteredaprogramlist itwill
remainin the unit'smemoryuntil the discis
removedor the unit isturnedoff Thus,ifyou
playthrougha programlist,simplypressthe
Play Button I_)_]l_l_ againto replaythe
list If you findthat youwishto checkthe list or
makechanges,that isalsopossiblebyfollowing
a fewsimplesteps,
1oscrollthrough a programlist, pressthe
Program CheckButton t_), Eachpressof
the button will movethroughthe tracksthat
havebeenprogrammedThedisplaywill alter-
natebetweenthe tracknumberof the program
step number(eg., 1,2 P- 0 3 for CDAudio
discs,or 01, 2 P O3 for MP3 discs,tells you
that Track12on the discisthe 3rd program
step)andthe track numberandthetotal
runningtime sofar in the program(e,g.,
1,2 16 :0 4 or O 5 012 for MP3discstells
youthat at thispoint youhaveprogrammeda
total of 16 minutesand4 secondsof material}
At anypoint in the listyoumayinserta new
trackbysimplyenteringthetrack numberusing
the Numeric Keys_), Simplypressthe but-
tons that correspondto the numberof the track
youwishto add Anytracksthat arein the pro-
1oremovea step inthe program,first usethe
Program CheckButton _) to locatethe
track youwishto delete,Next,pressthe Clear
Button _ Theinformationin the display
will blinkand the stepwill beremovedfrom
the programlist Programstepsneednot be
deletedin anyorder;as longasyouhavelocat-
eda stepin the programlist, it maybeerased
1ocancelan entireprogramlistwhile the pro-
gramisplaying,pressthe Program Button
and notethat the Program Indicator []
will go out,Toremovea total programlist
when the discisstopped,simplyopenand
closethe discdrawenWheneveradiscis
removedor the unit isturnedoff,the program
listis erased,
Repeat Programmed Play
TheCDR30'sprogrammingsystemenablesyou
to repeateithera singletrack on adisc,the
entirediSCror aspeciallyprogrammedpassage
that youselect
RepeatOne Track
1orepeatthe trackyouare currentlylisteningto,
pressthe Repeat Button (_ and notethat
the Repeat Mode Indicator [] will light
Repeat 1. If thetrack ischangedbyusing
the Next/Previous Skip Button
_)_'_r_t[_Lrl while the Repeat 1
modeis active,the newtrack will nowbe
repeated,
OnceRepeat1 playbackhasbeenstarted,it
will continueuntilthe unit isstoppedby press-
ingthe Stop Button _)k"_l_r_l, or the disc
deckisopenedby pressingthe appropriate
Open/Close Button r_lJ_)_ When
playbackis stopped,the Repeatsequenceis
erasedand mustbereenteredif youwish to
repeatatrackon anotherdisc
Repeat All Tracks
1orepeatallthe trackson a discin order,press
the Repeat Button (_ twice while the disc
isplayingandnote that the A LL Repeat
Mode Indicator [] will light Oncethe Play
Button _)EI_ k'tmispressed,the discwill play
throughfrom beginningto end continuously,
untilthe Stop Button _)k"_ k'lJ_is pressed,
TheRepeatAll functionmaybecancelledat any
time bypressingthe Repeat Button _ once
untilALLRepeat Mode Indicators [] go
out,TheRepeatAll Functionisalsocanceled
when the discdrawerisopened,
I19 PROGRAMPLAY

Program Play
RepeatA-B
TheCDR30 maybeprogrammedto repeatany
sectionwithin atrack or acompletepassage
that includesmaterialfrom aseriesof consecu
tivet_acks
Toprogramthe unit for A BRepeatplay first
playthe discand locatethe pointwhereyou
wishto beginthe repeatedsection At the start
point pressthe A-B Repeat Button _ and
notethat the Repeat Mode Indicator []
will showan Aandflash Letthe disc playuntil
the point at whichthe sectionto berepeated
will end Atthat endpoint pressthe A-B
Repeat Button I_ againand notethat the
Repeat-Status Indicator [] will stopflash
ingandwill light showingRepeatA- B
Theunit will immediatelybeginto playthe
sectionyou haveprogrammedand continually
repeatit
Notes on Program Play:
•Tileprogrammaterialselectedfor A B repeat
mustbeat least4 secondslong
• TilerepeatA Bfeaturedoesnot functionwhen
anMP3discisplaying
Toresumenormalplay pressthe A-B Repeat
Button I_ TheRepeat A-B Indicators []
will goout and the discwill continueplaying
throughto the end Stoppingthe discor open
ingthe discdrawerwill automaticallycancel
the RepeatA Bprogramming
RandomPlay
TheCDR30 maybeprogrammedto playall the
trackson anydiscin randomorderplayingeach
track untilthe entiredischasbeenplayed
Toplaybackthe tracksin a randomsequence
pressthe RandomPlay Button _r making
certainthat youhavefirst pressedthe CDPO
or CDRSelect Button _ as appropriate
sothat the randomcommandwill beaccepted
bythe properdeck Oncethe Random Play
Button _t ispressedthe CDR30s internal
processorwill selectthe tracksto beplayedin
randomorderand playthroughthe disc
If oneof theNext Track Buttons _)[]_]
ispressedduring RandomPlayrthe unitwill
moveto the next randomlyselectedtrack not
the nexttrack in numericalsequence
Tostopa RandomPlaysequencesimplypress
theStop Buttonfor thedeckin play_[]m
ARandomPlaysequenceisalsostoppedwhen
adiscdrawerisopenedby pressingoneof the
OpenlClose Buttons _]I ,_jr_i'_l,
Intro Scan Play
Intro ScanPlayis afeatureofthe CDR30
that allowsyouto quicklysamplethe contents
of adiscbyautomaticallyplayingthe first
10 secondsof eachtrack
TobeginIntroScanPlaypressthe Intro Scan
Button I_) for the deckcontainingthe disc
youwishto heatThedeckwill automaticallygo
into the Playmode andwill playthe first 10
secondsof eachtrackon the discin sequence
Tohearthe entirecontentsof a trackwhile it
isplayingin the IntroScanmode pressthe Play
Button _})i'_li_ for the appropriatedeck
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