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Harman-Kardon CDR 26 manual

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  • Page 1

    STOP CDR 26 PLAY PAUSE PROGRAM Í ‹‹ ›› Í Í ‹‹ ›› Í TIME Record Power Phones Phones Level Optical In Coaxial In Analog Rec. Level Sync Rec. Dubbing T rack Inc. Speed Erase Finalize TIME INPUT PROGRAM P AUSE PLA Y/SELECT STOP CDR 2 6 DUAL-TRAY CD-R/CD-RW RECORDER/PLAYER OWN ER ’ S M ANUAL Power for the Digital Revolution . ® ®[...]

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    CDR 26 DUAL-TRAY CD-R/CD-RW RECORDER/PLAYER 3 Introduction 3 Important Information About CD Recording 4 Safety Information 5 F ront-Panel Controls 7 F ront-Panel Information Display 9 Rear -Panel Connections 10 Remote Control Functions 12 Installation and Connections 14 CD Recording Basics 14 Disc T ypes 14 CD-R T erminology and Display Messages 15[...]

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    INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing Harman Kardon. The CDR 26 CD Player/Recorder is a unique product, designed not only to play back your existing library of compact discs , but also to record compact discs from either analog or digital programs . Y ou may feed signals (for recording) to the CDR 26 from external sources such as an A/V receiver , a [...]

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    SAFETY INFORMATION Important Safety Information V erify Line Voltage Before Use Y our CDR 26 has been designed for use with 100- to 240-volt AC current. Connection to a line voltage other than that for which it is intended can create a safety and fire hazard and may damage the unit. If you have any questions about the voltage require- ments for you[...]

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    FRONT-PANEL CONTROLS 1 Po wer Switch: Press this switch to apply power to the CDR 26. When the unit is first turned on, the Status Mode Indicator 2 surrounding the switch will turn green. Once the unit has been turned on with this switch, it may be operated from either the front panel or remote control. Press the switch again to turn the unit compl[...]

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    $ Record-Deck Open: Press this button to open the Record Deck % . % Record Deck: This disc deck is used to record or play back CD , CD-R and CD-RW discs . ^ Optical Digital Input: This optical digital input may be used to connect a portable digital audio player to the CDR 26 for digital recording . Remove the dust cap before connecting a cable to t[...]

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    FRONT-PANEL INFORMATION DISPLAY FRONT-PANEL INFORMATION DISPLAY 7 A LL -B A LL -B REM TRK REM TRK 1 TR C U W L N O P V YY I A B D E F G H I J F K H G M Q R S T V X T W R O A Coaxial Digital Indicator B Optical Digital Indicator C Analog Indicator D F ront-Panel Input Indicator E Sync Indicator F Repeat Indicators G Random Indicators H Repeat Status[...]

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    8F RONT-PANEL INFORMATION DISPLAY FRONT-PANEL INFORMATION DISPLAY FRONT-PANEL INFORMATION DISPLAY N Sample-Rate Conversion Indicator: This indica- tor lights when the Sample-Rate Converter is in use to change the digital sample rate when the incoming signal is not the standard 44.1kHz used by standard CDs . This is an automatic function and does no[...]

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    REAR-PANEL CONNECTIONS 9 REAR-PANEL CONNECTIONS ¡ ™ £ ¢ ª AC 110~240V, 50~60Hz 20W MODEL NO. CDR 26 HARMAN KARDON NORTHRIDGE CALIFORNIA. USA IN ¶ • OPTICAL OUT ∞ § ¡ Analog Output ™ Analog Input £ Coaxial-Digital Output ¢ Coaxial-Digital Input ∞ Optical-Digital Input § Optical-Digital Output ¶ Remote IR Input • Remote IR Outp[...]

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    10 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS ● ● ● ● a P ower On b Play Deck (CDP) Time Display Control c Play Deck (CDP) Open d Play Deck (CDP) Select e Program f Previous-T rack Skip g Repeat h Clear i Reverse Search j Play k Random Play l Dub m Automatic/Manual T rack Increment Selector n T rack Increment o Finalize p Numeric Key[...]

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    a Po wer-On Button: Press this button to turn the CDR 26 on. Note that in order for this control to func- tion, the front-panel Po wer Switch 1 must first be pressed so that the unit is in the Standby mode . b Play Deck (CDP) Time Display Control: Press this button to cycle through the various time display options for the disc in the Play Deck 3 . [...]

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    12 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS Important Note: To prevent possible damage to your speakers or other components in your audio system, we strongly recommend that ALL system components , including the CDR 26, be turned off and unplugged from their AC power source when any connections are made or a new component is install[...]

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    INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS 13 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS Batteries Insert the two AA batteries supplied with the CDR 26’s remote by turning the remote over so that the bottom of the remote is facing towards you. Gently lift the plastic tab on the battery cover up and away from you, and lift the lid off . Insert the batteries in the remote , b[...]

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    14 CD RECORDING BASICS CD RECORDING BASICS CD recorders (CDRs) are similar to standard CD play- ers , with the addition of the features and controls needed for recording . Functions such as play , search and programming for playback will be familiar , but the recorder will function slightly differently from what you may be used to for magnetic tape[...]

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    PLAYBACK BASICS 15 PLAYBACK BASICS Playback of CDs on the CDR 26 resembles that on traditional CD players with a few exceptions to accom- modate the availability of two separate playback decks . Before using the CDR 26, power -up the unit by pressing in the Main Power Switch 1 . The Status Mode Indicator 2 will turn green, indicating that the unit [...]

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    PLAYBACK BASICS 16 PLAYBACK BASICS Normal Play To play a disc , first make certain that the unit is prop- erly installed. T urn the CDR 26 on by pressing the Po wer Switch 1 on the front panel or the Po wer On Button a on the remote and note that the front-panel display will light. Insert a disc following the instructions shown on the previous page[...]

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    PLAYBACK BASICS PLAYBACK BASICS 17 Continuous Play Since the CDR 26 has more than one CD deck, you may play a disc in either drawer . In normal operation, the selected disc will be played once , then play will stop automatically . However , you may also use the Continuous Play mode to use the CDR 26 for extended play by playing through all the trac[...]

  • Page 18

    PROGRAM PLAY 18 PROGRAM PLAY The CDR 26’s advanced programming system enables you to program the order in which tracks are played, to repeat one track or all tracks , or to repeat any segment of a disc without regard to track numbers . Programming Playlists To program the order of playback for the tracks on a disc , insert the disc , let the unit[...]

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    CD RECORDING CD RECORDING 19 Making recordings on the CDR 26 is simple and easy once you become accustomed to the basics of CD recording . Before making your first recording , please take a moment to review the CD Recording Basics on page 14. In particular , you will need to become famil- iar with the types of discs that may or may not be used in t[...]

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    CD RECORDING 20 CD RECORDING tion, press the Stop Button (v for either deck. DO NOT turn off power without first stopping the recording . An intentional or inadvertent loss of power may render the recording disc permanently unusable because the CDR 26 will not have had an opportunity to update the disc with the track information. Step Seven: As wit[...]

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    CD RECORDING CD RECORDING 21 Step Four: To prepare for a recording , press the Record Button 7r . The Record Indica tor P will flash, and the word BUSY will briefly appear in the Informa tion Display Y . When the display returns to the track and running-time information, the unit is ready to record. Step Five: Once the source material is playing, s[...]

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    22 CD RECORDING CD RECORDING erasure process . When the display counts down to 0: 00 and the Record Indicator P goes out, the Information Display Y will return to its normal indi- cations and the track has been erased. Y ou may now repeat the procedure to erase additional tracks , work- ing backward from the last track on the disc to the first, or [...]

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    TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE AND ERROR MESSAGES 23 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE AND ERROR MESSAGES TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION Unit does not operate when Standby switch • No AC power • Make certain AC power cord is plugged into a live outlet or remote Power -On is pressed • Check to see whether AC outlet is switch-controlled • M[...]

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    ® 250 Crossways Park Drive , W oodbury , New Y ork 11797 www .harmankardon.com © 2002 Harman Kardon, Incorporated P art #3828R-A013S Signal Format Playback Sampling Frequency 44.1kHz D/A Conversion 96kHz, Multi-Bit Delta-Sigma Conversion Oversampling 128 Times Playback Specifications F requency Response 2Hz – 20,050Hz Playback S/N 100dB Playbac[...]