Harman Kardon FL 8550, Service Manual

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Power Switch
Status
Mode Indicator
Information Display
Status Mode Indicator
Headphones Jack
Headphones Level
Headphones Jack
CD Drawer
Open/ Close
Time Button
Repeat Button
Intro Button
Clear Button
Program Button
Open/ Close
Random Button
Pause Button
Play Button
Stop Button
Skip Button
Search Button
Disc Skip Button
Disc Select Buttons
Information Display
Remote Sensor
: Press this switch
to change the FL8550 from STANDBY
to ON. When the unit is first
connected to AC power, the
will turn Amber
(STANDBY mode). Press this switch
to turn the unit ON; indicator will
Green and the
will illuminate. Press the switch again
to turn the unit off, in STANDBY mode.
When the FL8550 is connected to a
switched AC outlet, such as those
found on the back of many audio
products, when power is applied it will
return to whatever state it was left in
previously, whether ON or STANDBY.
In this case, when always left ON,
further use of the power switch is not
needed.
: When the
FL8550 is in the ON mode, this
indicator will glow green. When the
unit is off, the indicator will glow
amber, indicating that the unit is still
connected to the AC mains supply.
: Connect a set
of standard headphones to this jack
for private listening.
: Turn this
knob to increase or decrease the
volume level for headphones
connected to the FL8550's
. Note that
changing this level will not change the
sound level for the unit's main output,
as that remains constant.
: This drawer holds the
discs that will be played. Press the
button to open
the drawer so that discs may be
inserted.
: In normal operation,
this display will show the running time
of the track being played. Press the
button once to check the time
remaining for the track in play. Press
this button again to view the total play
time remaining for the disc in play.
: Press this button
once to constantly repeat the track
currently being played. Press it a
second time to repeat the entire disc.
: Press this button to
put the FL8550 in the Intro Scan
mode. When you press the button,
the unit will play the first 10 seconds
of each track on the disc, and then
move to the next track. Press the
button again to defeat the function
and continue full play of the current
track.
: Press this button to
remove tracks from a programmed
sequence. Each press of the button
will remove one track, starting with
the last track programmed to play.
: This button is
used to program the playback of a
disc in a particular order.
: Press this button to
open or close the disc drawer. DO
NOT push the drawer to close it, or
damage to the transport mechanism
may result.
: Press this
button to put a disc into play, and to
have all of the tracks played in a
random order.
: Press this button
once to momentarily pause a disc.
When the button is pressed again, the
disc will resume play at the point it
was paused.
: Press this button to
start the playback of a CD. If the CD
drawer is open, pressing this button
will automatically close the drawer.
: Press this button to
stop the disc currently being played.
: Press either side of
this button to move to the next track ,
or to move back to the previous track
on the disc being played.
: Press either side
of this button to search forward or
backwards through a disc to
locate a particular portion of the
selection of the disc being played.
: Press this
button to change to the next disc. If a
disc position is empty, the FL8550 will
automatically search for the next
position that contains a disc.
: Press one
of these buttons to select the disc in a
specific position in the CD drawer.
: This display
provides details about the operation
of the FL8550.
: The sensor
behind this window receives
commands from the remote control.
Keep this area clear if you wish to use
the FL8550 with a remote control.
Power Phones Phones Level
FL 8550
Time Repeat Intro Clear Program
Open/Close
Pause Play Skip
Stop Random Search
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Disc Skip 5 4
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INTRO
DISC TRACK
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REPEAT 1A-B
RANDOM
ALL 1 DISCS
PROGRAM
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Front Panel Controls
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FL8550
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HDCD Indicator : This LED will light
automatically when a CD with HDCD
encoding is playing.
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