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PROGRAMMED PLAY OPERATION  

The HD 970’s advanced programming capability
enables you to select certain tracks, to preset the
order in which these tracks play, and to clear
specific programmed tracks after the program
was made.

Programmed play allows you to program up to
32 tracks into the HD 970’s memory. To begin
programming the CD player, make sure that the
unit is in Stop mode, then press the Program
button 

3. The PROGRAM indicator will light in

the Information Display 1, the number
001

will blink below the Program indicator,

showing the track number selected, and 
PROG-01: 001

will appear in the

Information Display, replacing the track time.
This indicates that you are about to program the
first track.

You may now begin to enter the tracks in the
order in which you wish to have them play. To
select a track on the disc, press the Numeric
buttons 

2 corresponding to the desired track,

be certain to enter the second and/or third num-
ber of two- or three-digit numbers within two
seconds after the first number was entered. You
may also use the Skip buttons 7 8

7 to

select a track. When the track is selected, press
the Program button 

3. Note that the

program-step indication on the right side of 
the Information Display will change to 
PROG-02: 001

.

You may now select another track for the next
program step, following the instruction shown
above. When the track is selected, press the
Program button

3 again. Repeat this proce-

dure for each program step until you have com-
pleted the desired programming. Press the Stop
button 6

A once to complete a program

sequence, or press Play 4

9 to begin

immediate play of a program sequence. If the
maximum of 99 program steps is reached, the
program-step indication at the right side of the
Information Display will go out, and the disc and
track that have been programmed as the first
program step will be shown.

Once a program list has been entered, press the
Play button 4

9 to begin listening to the

sequence. After the entire program has been
played, the CD player will stop. As long as the
Stop button 6

A has not been pressed twice

and the PROGRAM indicator remains lit, you may
repeat the programmed-play sequence again by
pressing the Play button 4

9.

A program can be edited even after it was com-
pleted by pressing the Stop button 6

A

once: Each time you press the Program button
3 the track number and program step number
will be displayed in the programmed order, but
with steady tracks numbers (not blinking) in con-
trast to the programming mode. As soon as the
track number starts blinking (this will take 
1 second), the appropriate program step number
shown at the left side is not programmed yet;
now you can change the track number with the
Skip buttons 7 8

7 or the Numeric but-

tons 

2 as described above and add it to the

program list by pressing the Program button
3.

Pressing the Stop button 6

A twice will

return to normal mode and the PROGRAM indi-
cator will go out, but the program will stay in
memory and can be recalled easily by pressing
the Program button. But pressing the Clear
button 

4 (see below) or opening the disc

drawer by pressing Open/Close 3

F, will

erase the program information from the unit’s
memory.

To check the contents of a program while the
unit is stopped at first note that the PROGRAM
indicator is lit (otherwise press Program) and
the program step indication PROG-01: is
not lit (otherwise press Stop once). Each time
the Check button 

E is pressed now, the

Information Display will step through each of the
programmed tracks. To cancel the check mode
press the Stop button twice.

To clear a single track from the program list, press
the Program button

3 until the track to be delet-

ed from the program sequence appears in the
Information Display 1.When the track number
appears, press the Clear

4 once, the track

selected will be deleted and the track number
will be replaced by the next programmed one.
Now you can delete that track too with the
Clear button or press the Stop button 6

A

and again the Program

3 button to select

lower track numbers to be deleted.

When the unit is stopped and the program step
indication PROG-01: 001 is not lit
(otherwise press Stop once), but the PROGRAM
indicator is still lit (otherwise press Program

3)

you may clear the entire contents of a program by
pressing the Clear button 

4.

Important Note: When you’ve pressed the
Program button

3 (once or several times) and

the track number on the right starts blinking, the
appropriate program step number (e.g.
PROG-02: 008

) shown at the left display

side is not programmed yet. Do not continue to
press the Program button now, otherwise the
track selected will be memorized too. If you´re in
doubt, press Stop button 6

A and start the

procedure again with Program

3.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Tracks programmed as
described above in chapter ”Programmed Play”
can be played repeatedly too: When you press
Repeat

5 once after a program is created

(the PROGRAM indicator must be lit, (otherwise
press Program) and the program is played, the
REPEAT 1

indicator will light and the track

currently playing will be repeated continuously.
If Repeat is pressed twice REPEAT ALL will be
displayed, all programmed tracks will be played
subsequently and the sequence will be repeated
continuously until the Stop button is pressed.

14 REPEAT PLAY OPERATION

The HD 970’s programming system enables you
to repeat either a single track, the entire disc
(respectively all programmed tracks) or a special-
ly programmed passage that you select.

Repeat One Track
To repeat the track in play, press the Repeat
button 

5 once.The REPEAT and 1 indicators

will light and the track will continue to play over
and over again continuously. If the track is
changed by pressing the Skip buttons 7 8
7 while the Repeat function is in use, the
newly selected track will be played normally. To
stop the repeat play, press the Stop button 6
A or press the Repeat button 5 until the
REPEAT

indicator goes out.

Repeat All Tracks
To repeat all of the tracks on a disc during play
mode, press the Repeat button 

5 until the

REPEAT

and ALL indicators light up. When you

see these indicators, the entire disc or all pro-
grammed tracks will play through to the end,
and then start again from the beginning. The
disc will play continually until the Stop button
6

A is pressed.

Repeat A–B
The CD player may be programmed to repeat
any section within a track, or a complete pas-
sage 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 Repeat
A–B button 

6. The REPEAT indicators will

light in the Information Display and an 
A–

indicator to show that the program process

has started. Let the disc continue to play or
press the Search — button 7 8

8 or

Skip fl· button 7 8

7 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 Repeat A–B button 

6

again. Note that the REPEAT and A–B indicators
will now be illuminated.

Once the Repeat A–B button 

6 is pressed

for the second time to complete the program-
ming, the CD player will automatically go to the
beginning of the selected passage and continue
to play the section over and over.

To resume normal play press the Repeat A–B
button 

6 again. The REPEAT and A–B indica-

tors will go out, and the rest of the disc will play
normally.

IMPORTANT Note: Tracks programmed as
described before in chapter ”Programmed Play”
can be repeated too: When you press Repeat
5 once after a program is created (the
PROGRAM

indicator must be lit, otherwise press

Program) and the program is played, the
REPEAT 1

indicator will light and the track cur-

rently playing will be repeated continuously. If
Repeat is pressed twice REPEAT ALL will be dis-
played, all programmed tracks will be played
subsequently and the sequence will be repeated
continuously until Stop is pressed.

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE  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

lights up continuously 

in the display

• No AC power

• Power Switch turned off
• Weak batteries
• Blocked sensor

• Disc upside down

• Poor connections

• Wrong source connected

• Disc may be damaged
• Surface vibrations 

• Incorrect input

• Various

• Make certain AC power cord is plugged into 

a live outlet.

• Turn on 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 analog 

™

of the 

CD player are connected to a line level audio input, NOT to a
digital audio or phono input.

• Turn the unit off and on again. If the problem persists, turn the AC

power to the CD player off and on.

Sampling Frequency

32 kHz to 96 kHz

D/A Conversion

Multi-Level Delta-Sigma

Oversampling

24 Bits/384 kHz Asynchronous Sample Rate Convertor 

Error Correction

CIRC System

Frequency Response

20 Hz – 20 kHz +0/-0.5dB

Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)

<0.0009% @1kHz

Dynamic Range

> 116 dB

Signal-to-Noise Ratio

116 dB

Channel Separation

> 115 dB

Line-Output Level

2.0 V

Power Requirement

230V/50 Hz

Power Consumption

<10 Watts (On)

Dimensions

Height

63mm 

Width

440mm 

Depth

332mm 

Weight

4.6 kg

Depth measurement includes knobs, buttons and connection jacks.
Height measurement includes feet and chassis.
All features and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Harman Kardon is a registered trademark, and
Power for the digital revolution is a trademark, of Harman Kardon, Inc.

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