Harman Kardon HD 755, Technical Manual

HD755

 Power: 

Press this switch to apply power to

the HD750. Then the 

Status-Mode Indicator

1

 will turn green, the 

Information Display

C

will illuminate and all trays will be checked

automatically for discs. Press the switch again to
turn the unit off; the 

Status-Mode Indicator

1

will turn amber, indicating that the unit is in

Standby. When the HD750 is connected to a
switched AC outlet, such as those found on the
back of many audio products, and the AC outlet
will be turned on, the unit will turn to Standby
mode only.

1

 Status-Mode Indicator: 

When the 

HD750 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 AC power.

2

 Headphones Jack: 

Connect a set of stan-

dard headphones to this jack for private listening.

3

 Headphones Level Control: 

Turn this knob

to increase or decrease the volume level for
headphones connected to the HD750’s

Headphones Jack

2

. Note that changing this

level will not change the sound level for the
unit’s main output, as that remains constant.

4

 CD Drawer: 

This drawer holds the discs

that will be played. Press the 

Open/Close

but-

ton 

5

to open the drawer so that discs may be

inserted.

5

 Open/Close: 

Press this button to open or

close the disc drawer. DO NOT push the drawer
to close it or damage to the transport mecha-
nism may result.

6

Search:

Press one side of this button to

search forward 

—

or the other side of the

button to search backwards 

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through a

disc to locate a particular portion of the disc
being played.

7

Skip:

Press the right side of this button to

move to the next track 

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or the left side of

the button to move back to the previous track

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on the disc being played.

8

Stop:

Press this button to stop the disc cur-

rently being played. During programming
functions, this button is also used to exit the pro-

9

Play/Pause Button:

Press this button to

start the playback of a CD. If the CD drawer is
open, pressing this button will automatically
close the drawer. When a disc is playing press
this button once to momentarily stop a disc.
When the button is pressed again, the disc will
resume play at the point it was stopped.

A

 Intro Button: 

Press this button to put the HD750

in teh Intro Scan mode.  When you press the button, the
unit will play the first 10 sec 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.

B

 HDCD Indictaor: 

The LED will light automatically

when a CD with HDCD encoding is playing.  No 
further action is needed to enjoy the benefits of HDCD.

C

 Information Display: 

This display 

provides details about the operation of the 
HD750.

D

 Remote Sensor: 

The sensor behind this

window receives commands from the remote
control. Keep this area clear if you wish to use
the HD750 with a remote control.

Front Panel Controls

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

A

B

C

D

Power Switch
Status Mode Indicator
Headphones Jack
Headphones Level Control
CD Drawer

Open/Close Button
Search Button
Skip Button
Stop Button
Play/Pause Button

Repeat Button
HDCD Indicator
Information Display
Remote Sensor

Important Note: 

When the unit is turned off

(to Standby), pressing any button on the front

panel will turn the unit on.  When Play 5 10
on the front or on the remote is pressed, the unit
will automatically turn on and start playing the disc

actually loaded.

gram mode.

   Program Button: 

This button is used to

program the playback of a disc in a particular

order.

   Repeat Button: 

Press  this button once to

repeat only the tracfk currently being played.  Press

it again to continually repeat all tracks on a disc.

   Random Button: 

Press this button to

have all of the tracks played in a random order.

   Program Button: 

This button is used to

program the playback of a disc in a particular

order.

4

Standby

1 2

6

3 4

8

7

15

16

17

9

10

13

14

12

11

5

15

16

17

15

16

17

Program Button

Random Button

Repeat Button