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Taga Harmony HTR-1500CD Instruction Manual

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HTR-1500CD
HYBRID STEREO CD-RECEIVER
Instruction Manual
Edition 07-2023

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  • Page 1 HTR-1500CD HYBRID STEREO CD-RECEIVER Instruction Manual Edition 07-2023...
  • Page 3 Introduction Thank you for purchasing this TAGA Harmony hybrid CD-Receiver. The HTR-1500CD is a premium, stereo hybrid FM/DAB+ receiver with a built-in CD player and a network player, which allows to stream digital music content from smartphones, tablets, music libraries on computers or network storage, as well as from the best online streaming services and internet radio.
  • Page 4 Introduction IEC C14 power inlet and a removable Schuko-IEC C13 power cord give you an option to upgrade your system with a premium audiophile power cable in any time. Cleaning Do not use strong or abrasive cleaners. Use a damp, soft cloth for cleaning. Specifications and the latest instruction manual edition Full technical specifications and the latest edition of the instruction manual are available on www.TagaHarmony.com...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents Safety Instructions Remote controller Front and Rear Panel Hooking Up Speaker Cables Hooking Up the CD-Receiver Operation ECO-Power/Standby and Automatic Standby features Setting the Clock INPUT selection Sound Control Headphone Connection Dimmer DAB Radio Operation FM Radio Operation CD Player Operation Play from a USB Flash Drive Play via Bluetooth ®...

  • Page 6: Safety Instructions

    Safety Instructions IMPORTANT READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING! WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The triangle containing a lightning symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltages within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
  • Page 7 Safety Instructions 1. Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions 13. Overloading - Do not overload wall outlets, extension cords or should be read before the product is operated. integral convenience receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire 2.
  • Page 8 Batteries- Safety Instructions IMPORTANT READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING! Make sure to insert the battery aligning the correct polarity - the positive and negative ends should be facing in the correct direction as marked on equipment. Incorrect fitting may cause leakage or, in extreme cases, fire or even an explosion.
  • Page 9 Batteries- Safety Instructions Remember that small button cell batteries such as used in some hearing aids, toys, games and other appliances, may be easily swallowed by young children and this is dangerous. Keep loose button cells away from young children. Make sure appliance battery compartments are securely closed.

  • Page 10: Remote Controller

    Remote Controller • Always use 2025 battery and do not use the rechargeable batteries. • If the battery runs out, remove the old battery and replace it with a new one within several minutes. • If the battery is placed incorrectly, it can cause explosion. •...
  • Page 11 Remote Controller 1. Standby Button ( ) 2. CD / USB function Button ( 3. Tuner / DAB function Button ( 4. AUDIO IN function Button (AUDIO IN) COAXIAL function Button (COAXIAL) 5. AUX 1,2 function Button ( PHONO function Button (PHONO) 6.

  • Page 12: Front And Rear Panel

    Front and Rear Panel Front Panel: Standby Button ( ) ECO Power Standby Mode Indicator Disc Tray Open/Close Button ( ) Vacuum Tube Window Remote Controller Sensor Display Headphone 6.5 mm (1/4’) Output AUDIO IN 3.5 mm (1/8’) Stereo Input 10.
  • Page 13 Front and Rear Panel Rear Panel: 19. Phono Ground Screw - GND 20. Digital Input COAXIAL 21. Wireless (wi-fi and Bluetooth ) Antenna Socket - WIRELESS ANT ® 22. Power Cable Input 23. Speaker Connectors: Right and Left Channel Output - SPEAKERS OUT 24.

  • Page 14: Hooking Up Speaker Cables

    Hooking Up Speaker Cables The Speaker Connectors can accommodate up to 10AWG speaker cables as well as most of popular plugs (banana etc.). It is recommended to leave about 150 cm (5 feet) of extra cable at the amplifier end to facilitate positioning and installation of the amplifier.

  • Page 15: Hooking Up The Cd-Receiver

    Hooking up the CD-Receiver Right speaker Left speaker Turntable (MM) Internet Smartphone, Wireless tablet, Network computer, etc. Speaker Phono (wi-fi) RCA-RCA cables interconnect Router Ground cable DAB/FM Antenna RJ45 RCA-RCA Wired RCA-RCA RCA-RCA Digital Ethernet subwoofer Network interconnect interconnect coaxial cable interconnect (LAN)
  • Page 16 Hooking up the CD-Receiver Note! Make sure that the Power Cable is disconnected from the CD-Receiver and the wall outlet. Note! Make sure that external equipment which will be connected to the CD-Receiver is turned off. Connecting DAB/FM Antenna Note! The central pin of the connector in the supplied indoor DAB/FM antenna may be secured with a plastic cap - remove it before...
  • Page 17 Hooking up the CD-Receiver Connecting Headphones If you want to listen to music via headphones: using a cable terminated with a 6.35 mm (1/4’) jack plug, connect the headphones to the PHONES output. Connecting Speakers Using speaker cables connect your speakers to the SPEAKERS OUT connectors. Check “Hooking Up Speaker Cables”...
  • Page 18 External audio equipment connection options: Signal Input / Output Input / Output Connection cable HTR-1500CD external equipment Analog AUX1, AUX2 input Output – RCA sockets RCA-RCA interconnect (1 pair supplied) Outputs: 3.5 mm mini jack - mini jack 3.5 mm (1/8’) socket...

  • Page 19: Operation

    • Press the Standby or select any input on the remote controller to switch the CD-Receiver on. [TAGA HARMONY] will be displayed. • [PREHEAT] will be displayed and a countdown of 10 seconds will start for preheating of the CD-Receiver.

  • Page 20: Setting The Clock

    Operation Automatic Standby Mode To save energy, the CD-Receiver will automatically switch to the Normal Standby mode and then after some time to the ECO Power Standby mode, in case: - no buttons are pressed within approximately 15 minutes after the playback is stopped. - the output sound is muted (MUTE) or the volume level is set to minimum (VOL MIN) for approximately 15 minutes.

  • Page 21: Sound Control

    Operation Multi-function buttons on the remote controller ( / PHONO, AUDIO IN / COAXIAL) - repeatedly press the button until the required input is selected. Note! For some inputs, if the network connection is configured and active, playing the audio content from the connected audio source device will automatically switch the CD-Receiver from the active input to the NETWORK MODE input.
  • Page 22 Operation TREBLE regulation: You can adjust treble output of the CD-Receiver in the range from -05 to +05. The default is 0. Front panel Turn the knob counterclockwise (-) to decrease the amount of high frequencies. Turn the knob clockwise (+) to increase the amount of high frequencies. Remote controller Press the BASS/TREBLE button to select this regulation.

  • Page 23: Headphone Connection

    Operation LOUDNESS: The LOUDNESS function boosts low and high frequencies - it is intended only to be used at low listening levels. The function is controlled by the LOUDNESS button. LOUDNESS ON - [LOUDNESS ON] will be displayed. To disengage the function, press the button until [OFF] is displayed. Note! The LOUDNESS function disengages the settings of the BASS / TREBLE regulation or the currently selected sound control function (P-EQ or S-BASS).

  • Page 24: Dimmer

    Operation Dimmer DIMMER (DIM): The DIMMER function is used to change the brightness of the Display. The function is controlled by the DIM button. Press the DIM button repeatedly to choose the brightness. DAB Radio Operation Note! • Make sure that you have correctly connected and fully extended the antenna. •...

  • Page 25: Fm Radio Operation

    Operation 4.Press the PROG button again to store the station – [SAVED] will be displayed. 5.Repeat above steps 1 to 4 for each station you want to store in memory with a preset number. Note! If a power failure occurs or the CD-Receiver is disconnected from the electrical outlet, the preset stations will not be erased.
  • Page 26 Operation Tuning in to a Station 1. Rotate the INPUT knob on the front panel or press the button on the remote controller to select the TUNER input. [TUNER] will be displayed. 2. Select a station using one of the following methods: •...

  • Page 27: Cd Player Operation

    Operation Repeatedly press the INFO button to display the following information. • Station Name When an RDS station is received, the name of that station will be displayed. • PTY (Program Type) Describes the style or genre of the program that is being broadcast. •...
  • Page 28 Operation To Skip or Search and Play • Press the l◄◄ / ►►l buttons on the front panel or ►l / l◄ buttons on the remote controller once or more to skip previous/forward one or more tracks on the disc or use the number buttons.
  • Page 29 Operation 5. Press the button to stop the disc playing. CD MP3/WMA CD Information The following information is displayed: • During playing - the current file number and its elapsed playing time. Repeatedly press the INFO button to display the title, artist and album name (if they are available). •...

  • Page 30: Play From A Usb Flash Drive

    Play from a USB Flash Drive Maximum supported USB flash drive capacity is 64GB. Not all USB flash drives may be compatible and supported. Playback Memory The CD-Receiver stores the last position played on the USB Flash Drive and the play- back will be continued from that point.
  • Page 31 Play from a USB Flash Drive Access a folder • During playing, press the ALB+/- buttons to select a folder. • In the Stop mode, press the ALB+/- buttons to select a folder and press the l◄◄ / ►►l buttons on the front panel or ►l / l◄ buttons on the remote controller to select a file, and then press the ►ll button to start playing.
  • Page 32 Play from a USB Flash Drive Supported File Formats The CD-Receiver can only play files in AAC-LC, APE, FLAC, MP3, WAV, WMA formats. Note! Depending on the sampling rate (kHz), bitrate (kbps) and other parameters, some files in listed formats may not be played - for more information check product page on www.TagaHarmony.com.

  • Page 33: Play Via Bluetooth

    Bluetooth devices. ® 4. After a short time “HTR-1500CD ####” will appear on the screen of your audio source. 5. Select “Pair” on your audio source device to connect with the CD-Receiver. After connection is successful [BT] stops blinking.
  • Page 34 CD-Receiver or it may even require to repeat the pairing procedure each time the Bluetooth connection is lost. ® Note! If your Bluetooth audio source is not able to find the “HTR-1500CD ####” ® device or connect to it then switch off, clear the pairing history and repeat the pairing procedure.

  • Page 35: Play From Network

    Play from Network DEVICE NAME The CD-Receiver network device name is “HTR-1500CD ####”, where #### is 4 last hex digits of its unique MAC address. The CD-Receiver MAC address can be found in the Control Application : Settings → Speaker Info.
  • Page 36 Play from Network NETWORK CONFIGURATION I. WIRELESS (wi-fi) CONNECTION CONFIGURATION (setup on mobile devices) 1. If the CD-Receiver is not in the Network Mode– select it (check point 6 in ”BEFORE BEGINNING”). The built-in wireless receiver is waiting to be configured. 2.
  • Page 37 Play from Network 3. The Control Application will list out all devices available for setup - select the CD-Receiver you want to configure and tap on Setup this device. 4. Continue with the steps provided in “WIRELESS (wi-fi) CONNECTION CONFIGURATION (setup on mobile devices)” starting from point 4. Note! - Operation and user interface may vary depending on the mobile device model, its operating system and application version.
  • Page 38 Play from Network Note! - Operation and user interface may vary depending on the mobile device model, its operating system and application version. - Your mobile device may ask for granting permission for the Control Application to access to different mobile device resources. Make sure to select the correct choices to avoid problems with the configuration.

  • Page 39: Control Application

    Control Application This CD-Receiver may be controlled from a mobile device by third-party applications, such as for instance 4STREAM or WiiM Home, which are available on the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. ® ® 4STREAM WiiM Home APPLICATION OPTIONS Note! Settings and operation in this manual are shown based on the 4STREAM application.
  • Page 40 Control Application View after starting the Control Application After the launch, the Control Application will start in the Device option. Play / Add Device Pause All HTR-1500CD Living room Selected Device List of added HTR-1500CD Kitchen Devices Selected Device HTR-1500CD Living room...
  • Page 41 Control Application List of added Devices List of all added streaming Devices. HTR-1500CD Living room Add / Remove Device to Multiroom You can group different devices into multiple rooms or zones. For instance, your system consists of 4 streaming devices.
  • Page 42 Control Application HTR-1500CD Living room Device Volume Settings Level Left and Right Channel You can configure playback according to below options: LR - Stereo L - Only the Left channel of the audio source device is output to both speakers...
  • Page 43 Control Application Track Preset progress Information Add / Remove from favorites Add to playlist Volume Level Alarm Sleep Timer countdown to turn off the playback Equalizer function (EQ) Availability and functionality varies on the Control Application. Play / Pause Repeat All playback Repeat the song Stop playback...
  • Page 44 Preset Preset Content 10 Preset content buttons. My library Favorites HTR-1500CD Quick access to your favorite playlists on your mobile device. You can preset up to 10 favorite playlists on the application for easy access. Note! Playlists are accessible only from the application.

  • Page 45: Play From A Computer

    It’s recommended to update the firmware each time it is available. Note! The update is only for the network functionality of the CD-Receiver. HTR-1500CD Living room Play from a computer There are several methods and computer programs compatible with this product which allow to play music from local storage, media library and online services.

  • Page 46: Setting The Sleep Timer

    Setting the Sleep Timer When the CD-Receiver is turned on, repeatedly press the SLEEP/TIMER button to select a set period of time (in minutes): 120, 90, 60, 45, 30, 15. When the Sleep Timer is activated, the sleep time will be displayed for 3 seconds. Note! When the Sleep Timer is activated, press the SLEEP/TIMER button to display the time.

  • Page 47: Additional Information

    Additional Information Break-In Your TAGA Harmony CD-Receiver sounds great immediately after it is taken out of the carton but as all hybrid devices, this CD-Receiver requires a “break-in” period to reach its full sonic capabi- lities. During the “break-in” period it is recommended to operate the CD-Receiver at moderate volume levels.
  • Page 48 Additional Information Power transformer – Power filters and conditioners It is a normal phenomenon that the device’s power transformer may generate a certain amount of audible noise. Very loud operation of the power transformer may be caused by low quality of power supply (voltage surges etc.).

  • Page 49: Kit Content

    Third-party applications and software recommended in this manual are provided for your convenience only and should be used at your own risk. TAGA Harmony does not provide technical support for third party software and does not guarantee their proper operation.
  • Page 50 Specifications Vacuum tubes 2 x ECC83 PSVANE Classic Series 2 x 60W RMS 8ohm Power output / impedance 2 x 120W RMS 4ohm MS4344 [audio decode: up to 192kHz/24bit] – for network DA converter AP1064 [audio decode: up to 192kHz/16bit and up to 96kHz/24bit] –...
  • Page 51 Specifications AUX 1, AUX 2 Stereo Jack 3.5mm (front panel) Phono (MM): Analog inputs • Input impedance: 47kohm / 47pF • Gain: 60dB • Input voltage: 100mV • THD: <0.1% (output 1K 1W) • SNR: 70dB (output) Analog outputs Subwoofer (frequency: 20 - 300Hz) Impedance: 32ohm Headphone output Output power: <10mW, 32ohm...
  • Page 52 RF Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20cm between the radiator and any part of your body. EU declaration of conformity Your product is marked with the symbol shown on the left.

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