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Program Search

The HD720 is equipped with a variety of
functions that make it easy to search for
specific parts of any CD.

If you wish to quickly scan through a
disc to locate a particular passage or
program, press the 

buttons 

7 i

. The 

button

—

plays the disc forward in high

speed, while the 

button 

‚

plays the disc backwards in

high speed. When the desired part of the
disc is heard, release the 

button

to resume normal play speed.

To move from one track on the disc to
another, press one of the 

buttons

8 h

. Pressing the 

button 

fl·

will move you forwards

through the disc, one track at a time,
while pressing the 

button 

‡fi

will move you back one

track at a time.

The Skip buttons may be used when 
the HD720 is either playing or stopped. 
If the unit is stopped, the Skip buttons
may be used to locate the first track to 
be played. The 

button 

4 j

must

be pressed to begin play. If the Skip
buttons are used while the unit is already
playing, the audio output will stop while
the new track is located, and play will
automatically resume after the Skip
button is released.

This feature lets you locate a track by
playing the first 15 seconds of each track.
When the 

button 

p

is pressed,

the unit will play only 15 seconds of each
track, and then automatically move to
the next track. When you have reached a
track that you wish to listen to in its
entirety, press the Intro button again to
resume normal operation. When the
Intro feature is activated, the

INTRO

indicator will illuminate in the

*

to remind

you that Intro Search is in use.

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Programmed Play Operation

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The HD720’s advanced programming
capability enables you to preset the order
in which tracks play, to repeat one track
or all tracks, and to repeat any portion of
a disc without regard to track numbers.

To program the order in which the 
tracks on a disc play, begin by pressing
the 

button 

! d

. Note that

the 

PROGRAM

indicator will light in 

the 

*

. The total

number of tracks and total disc playing
time will also appear.

You may now begin to enter the tracks in
the order in which you wish to have
them play. When entering track numbers
from the remote control, simply enter the
numbers using the 

c

. Be certain to enter the second digit

of track numbers 10 and above within
two seconds of the first number. Tracks
may also be entered from the front panel
or remote by pressing the 

buttons

8 h

until the desired track number

appears. Press the 

button 

!

d

to enter the track to memory, and

then proceed to select the next track you
wish to program.

As tracks are entered, two displays will
alternate. The first will indicate the 
total number of tracks that have been
programmed along with the last track
number entered.

The second display will show the total
cumulative running time of all tracks
entered along with the last track number
programmed. After 6 seconds, only this
display will appear if no other track
number is entered.

As each track is added to the program
list, its number will illuminate at the
bottom of the display.

When you have entered all the tracks 
that you wish to program, press the 

button 

4 j

to begin playback of the

programmed sequence. The tracks will
now play back in the order in which they
were programmed.

When the complete set of programmed
tracks has played, the unit will stop. 
The program will remain and may be
started again by pressing the 

button

4 j

. The program will remain in the

player’s memory as long as the disc is 
not removed.

Note that once the disc drawer is opened,
the program information is lost, and
must be re-entered even if the same disc
is placed back in the machine.

PROGRAM

TOTAL

MIN

SEC

TRACK

  3  4     6  7     9  

 

PROGRAM

TRACK

  3  4     6  7     9  

 

To check the contents of a program, press
the 

button 

@ o

. Each press of

the button will show the actual track
number, the position the track occupies
in memory (e.g., second track to play,
etc.) and the cumulative time for all
tracks that have been programmed up to
the one that is indicated.

To clear one or all tracks from a program,
first press the 

button 

5 e

.

Pressing the 

button 

e

on the

remote, or the 

button 

5

on

the front panel will remove tracks from
the program sequence one at a time,
starting with the last track programmed.
For example, if track #6 was the last
selection in the program order, it will be
the first to be deleted from the program,
regardless of how many tracks are on the
disc, and how many individual tracks
have been programmed.

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Programmed Play Operation

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Each press of the 

button 

e

or

button 

5

will clear another

track in reverse order from which they
were entered. (Last track first, etc.) As
each track is removed, its running time
will be deducted from the time display
and the track’s number at the bottom of
the display will go dark.

To clear all tracks at once, press-and-
hold either the 

button 

5

on the front panel, or the 

button

e

on the remote until the 

PROGRAM

indicator goes out and the display of the
disc’s total running time and number of
tracks appear. Program sequences will
also be cleared when pressing the

button 

&

to open the disc

drawer, or when the unit is turned off.

The HD720’s programming system
enables you to repeat either a single
track, the entire disc (respectively all
programmed tracks) or a specially
programmed passage that you select.

Repeat All
To repeat all of the tracks on a disc, press
the 

button 

f

or the

button 

$

once until the

REPEAT

and 

ALL

indicators light up.

When you see these indicators, the entire
disc or all programmed tracks will play
through to the end, and then start again
from the beginning. The disc will play
continually until the 

button 

5

k

is pressed.

Repeat One
To repeat the track in play, press the

button 

f

or the 

button 

$

twice. The 

REPEAT

and 

ONE

indicators will light and the track will
continue to play over and over again
continuously. If the track is changed by
pressing the 

buttons 

8 h

while

the Repeat function is in use, the newly
selected track will be repeated. To stop
the repeat play, press the 

button 

5

k

or press the 

button 

$ f

until the 

REPEAT

indicator goes out.

Repeat A–B
The HD720 may be programmed to
repeat any section within a track, or a
complete passage or program that
includes material in a series of tracks.

To program the unit for A–B play, first
locate the point on the disc where you
wish to begin the repeated section. At that
point, press the 

button 

g

.

The 

REPEAT

indicators will light in the

and the 

A–

indicator will blink to show that the
program process has started. Let the disc
continue to play or press the 

—

button 

7 i

or 

fl·

button 

8 h

on the front or remote

until you have reached the end of the
section to be repeated. When the end
point is reached, press the 

button 

g

again. Note that the 

REPEAT

and 

A–B

indicators will now be

illuminated.

Once the 

button 

g

is

pressed for the second time to complete
the programming, the HD720 will
automatically go to the start of the
selected passage and continue to play the
section over and over.

To resume normal play press the 

button 

g

again. The 

REPEAT

and

A–B

indicators will go out, and the rest of

the disc will play normally.

The HD720 may be programmed to
automatically go into the play mode
when the unit is turned on.

To use this feature, insert a disc in the
drawer and close the drawer as explained
on page 10. Next, locate the 

switch 

£

on the rear panel. Place the

switch in the ON position and then either
turn the unit off by pressing the front
panel 

1

until the

2

goes dark,

or place the unit in the Standby mode by
pressing the 

button 

a

on

the remote.

When the HD720 is turned on using
either the 

1

or the

button 

b

the unit will

automatically go into the Play mode and
the disc will play through from the first
track to the last.

To return the unit to normal operation,
put the 

switch 

£

in the OFF

position.

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Troubleshooting

15

No lights on Front Panel

Remote does not appear 
to operate 

Front panel lights, but CD 
does not play

Play indicator lights, but 
no sound is heard

Sound skips or stutters 
during play

Sound is continually distorted

• No AC power

• Main Power Switch turned off
• Weak batteries
• Blocked sensor

• Disc upside down

•Poor connections

• Wrong source connected

• Disc may be damaged
• Surface vibrations 

• Incorrect input

• Make certain AC power cord is plugged into 

a live outlet.

• Turn on Main Power Switch. 
• Install fresh batteries, observing polarity indications.
• Remove obstructions from the front panel sensor or

connect a remote sensor to the 

jack

on the rear panel. 

• Reload disc with label side facing up.

• Make certain connections are secure and made

to the correct (e.g., 

) input.

• Select CD source on receiver or preamp.

• Try another disc.
• Isolate the unit from vibration by placing it on a

firm surface or move it further away from speakers.

• Make certain that the HD720 is connected to a line-

level audio input, NOT a digital audio or phono input.

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