Onkyo CR-505DA manual

CD Receiv er CR-505D AB Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo CD Recei ver . Please read this manual thoroughly before making connections and turning on the po wer . Follo wing the instructions in this manual will enable you to obtain optimum performance and listening enjoyment from your ne w CD Receiv er . Please retain this manual [...]

2 Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follo w all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any v entilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’ s instructions. 8. Do not install near an y heat [...]

3 Precautions 1. Recording Copyright Unless it’ s for personal use only , recording copyrighted material is illegal without the permission of the cop y- right holder . 2. A C Fuse The AC fuse inside the CR-505D AB is not user -service- able. If you cannot turn on the CR-505D AB, contact your Onkyo dealer . 3. Care Occasionally you should dust the[...]

4 Precautions— Continued Memory backup The CR-505D AB uses a battery-less memory backup sys- tem in order to retain radio presets and other settings when it’ s unplugged or in case of a power failure. Although no batteries are required, the CR-505D AB must be plugged into an AC outlet in order to char ge the backup system. Once it has been char[...]

5 T able of Contents Connecting Your Speakers .................. 11 Connecting the Speaker Cords to the Speaker Connectors .................................. 11 Connecting an Antenna ........................ 12 Connecting the Indoor FM Antenna ............. 12 Connecting the AM Loop Antenna ............... 12 Connecting an Outdoor FM Antenna.......[...]

6 Features Amp ■ 25W/Ch into 6 ohms (1 kHz, 10%) ■ High Current, Lo w Impedance Drive ■ Discrete Output Stage Cir cuitry ■ T one Control f or T reble and Bass ■ T one Direct ■ 3 Audio Inputs and 2 Outputs f or T APE, MD, LINE ■ Optical Digital Output CD Play er ■ Plays Music CDs and MP3 CDs ■ W olfson Single-Bit D/A Con verter ■[...]

7 Bef ore Using the CR-505D AB 1 Open the battery compar tment, as shown. 2 Insert the two supplied batteries (AAA/ R03) in accordance with the polarity dia- gram inside the battery compar tment. 3 Close the battery compar tment. Notes: • The supplied batteries should last for about six months, although this will vary with usage. • If the remot[...]

8 Contr ols & Connectors For detailed information, refer to the pages in parentheses. 1 Remote control sensor (7) Receiv es control signals from the remote controller . 2 Standby indicator (16) Lights up when the CR-505D AB is in Standby mode. 3 V OLUME contr ol (19) Adjusts the volume. 4 [ ] button (20) Opens and closes the disc tray . 5 ST AN[...]

9 Controls & Connector s — Continued For detailed information, refer to the pages in parentheses. 1 REMO TE CONTROL (15) This (Remote Interactiv e) connector can be con- nected to the connector on another Onkyo compo- nent. T o use , you must make an analog RCA/phono connection between the CR-505D AB and your other component, ev en if they ar[...]

10 Controls & Connector s — Continued 1 ST ANDBY/ON button — Sets the CR-505D AB to On or Standby . 2 Number buttons — Used to select CD tracks. 3 DISPLA Y button — Used to display information. 4 SLEEP button — Used with the Sleep function. 5 V OLUME UP [ ] & DO WN [ ] buttons — Used to set the volume. 6 Fast Re verse [ ] & [...]

11 Connecting Y our Speakers Before you connect your speakers, read the follo wing: • Disconnect the power cord from the w all outlet. • Read the instructions supplied with your speakers. • Pay close attention to speaker wiring polarity . In other words, connect positi ve (+) terminals only to positi ve (+) terminals, and negati ve (–) term[...]

12 Connecting an Antenna This chapter explains ho w to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna, AM loop antenna, and DAB antenna and ho w to connect commercially av ailable outdoor FM and AM antennas. The CD Receiv er won’ t pick up any radio signals without any antenna connected, so you must connect an antenna to use the tuner . The supplied indo[...]

13 Connecting an Antenna — Continued If you cannot achiev e good reception with the supplied indoor FM antenna, try using a commercially av ailable out- door FM antenna instead. Notes: • Outdoor FM antennas work best outside, b ut usable results can sometimes be obtained when installed in an attic or loft. • For best results, install the outd[...]

14 Connecting Y our Other Components to the CR-505D AB • Read the manuals supplied with your components. • Don’t connect the po wer cord until you’ v e completed and double-checked all connections. Optical Digital Output The CD Receiv er’ s optical digital output has a shutter-type cov er that opens when an optical plug is inserted and cl[...]

15 Connecting -compatible Components W ith (Remote Interactiv e) you can control your - compatible Onkyo cassette tape deck or MD recorder with the CR-505D AB’ s remote controller, and use the follo wing special functions: ■ A uto P ower On When you turn on a component connected via while the CR-505D AB is in Standby , the CR-505DAB automatical[...]

16 P owering Up and Setting the Cloc k Before connecting the power cord, complete all connections (see pages 11 to 15). 1 Connect the power cor d to a suitable wall outlet. The CR-505D AB enters Standby mode, and the Standby indicator comes on. 2 T o turn on the CR-505D AB, press the [ST ANDBY/ON] b utton. The CR-505D AB comes on, the display light[...]

17 P owering Up and Setting the Cloc k— Continued ■ Setting A CCUCLOCK to Use a Specific Station If the wrong time is displayed, you can specify which FM station the ACCUCLOCK function should use. This must be an FM station that supports RDS CT (Clock T ime) infor - mation. 1 Press the [FM] button to select FM. 2 Press the [TIMER] button repea[...]

18 P owering Up and Setting the Cloc k— Continued If you cannot set the clock by using the ACCUCLOCK function, you can set it manually . In this case, the A CCUCLOCK function will not automatically cali- brate the clock each day . 1 Press the [TIMER] button repeatedl y until “Clock” appears. 2 Press the [ENTER] button and use the Up/ Down [ ][...]

19 Using the CR-505D AB 1 Use the [INPUT] button, or the remote con- troller’ s INPUT [ ]/[ ] b uttons to select one of the follo wing sound sources: CD, D AB, FM or AM, T APE, MD , LINE. The currently selected source is shown on the display . 2 If y ou selected CD, see “Playing CDs” on page 20. If you select D AB, see “Using D AB” on pag[...]

20 Pla ying CDs 1 Press the [ ] button to open the disc tray , put the CD on the tray with the label-side facing up, and press the [ ] button a gain to close the tray . Be sure to put 8 cm discs in the center of the tray . 2 Press the Play [ ] b utton to start play- back. Playback starts and the Play indicator appears on the display . ■ T o Stop [...]

21 Playing CDs— Continued This section explains ho w to display various information, including the remaining track time, remaining disc time, and ID3 tag for MP3 tracks. 1 During playbac k, press the [DISPLA Y] but- ton repeatedly to c ycle thr ough the follo w- ing options. ■ A udio CD Elapsed track time: The length of time that the current tr[...]

22 V arious Pla ybac k W ith the Repeat function you can play a track, a folder or a disc repeatedly . 1 During playbac k, press the remote con- troller’ s [REPEA T] b utton repeatedly to select repeat mode. D-Rpt: Repeat the disc T -Rpt: Repeat current track F-Rpt: Repeat current folder (MP3 only) 2 T o cancel Repeat pla yback, press the [REPEA [...]

23 V arious Playback — Continued W ith the Memory function you can make a custom program of your fa vourite tracks. 1 While stopped, press the remote control- ler ’ s [MODE] button repeatedly until the “ Mem ” indicator appears on the displa y . 2 T o add a trac k to your pr ogram, use the [ ]/[ ] buttons to select it, and then press the [E[...]

24 Using D AB 1 Press the [D AB] button on the remote con- troller , or press the [INPUT] b utton on the CR-505D AB repeatedly to select D AB input. Using the D AB for the first time: When you first switch on the unit and select D AB, the Auto T uning function scans the Band III frequencies. After the scanning, the first scanned component will b[...]

25 Using D AB — Continued Y ou can select a component for listening from the list of scanned components produced by using the Auto T uning function. 1 Press the [MENU] button. 2 T urn the [ ] contr ol to select “ Sear ch Mode ” and push the [ ] contr ol. 3 T urn the [ ] contr ol to select “ Com- ponent ” and push the [ ] contr ol. 4 T urn[...]

26 Using D AB — Continued Y ou can preset up to 59 of your favourite D AB components. 1 Searc h for y our fav ourite D AB component. 2 Press the [MENU] button. 3 T urn the [ ] contr ol to select “ Preset Edit ” and push the [ ] contr ol. 4 T urn the [ ] contr ol to select “ Preset Write? ” and push the [ ] contr ol. The preset number fla[...]

27 Using D AB — Continued Y ou can copy a preset channel to another channel. 1 Select the preset that y ou want to copy . 2 Press the [MENU] button. 3 T urn the [ ] contr ol to select “ Preset Edit ” and push the [ ] contr ol. 4 T urn the [ ] contr ol until “ Preset Copy? ” appear s on the display . 5 Push the [ ] control. The preset numb[...]

28 Using the Radio 1 Press the [AM] or [FM] button to select AM or FM. Or use the [INPUT] button, or the remote controller ’ s INPUT [ ]/[ ] b uttons to select AM or FM. 1 Press and hold the TUNING [ ] or [ ] button on the remote contr oller for more than one second and then release it. The CR-505D AB searches for the next station. Search- ing st[...]

29 Using the Radio— Continued W ith the Auto Preset function you can automatically preset all the FM stations av ailable in your area. 1 Press the [FM] button. 2 Press the [MODE] button. 3 Use the [ ]/[ ] buttons to displa y “Pre- set Edit, ” and then press the [ENTER] but- ton. 4 Use the [ ]/[ ] buttons to displa y “A uto Preset?, ” and [...]

30 Using the Radio — Continued Y ou can delete unwanted presets as follows. 1 Select the preset that y ou want to delete . 2 Press the [MODE] button and use the [ ]/ [ ] buttons to display “ Preset Edit. ” 3 Press the [ENTER] button. 4 Use the [ ]/[ ] buttons to displa y “ Pre- set Erase?. ” 5 Press the [ENTER] button. The selected preset[...]

31 Other Functions W ith this function you can temporarily mute the output of the CR-505D AB. 1 Press the remote controller ’ s [MUTING] button. The output is muted and “Muting” flashes on the dis- play . 2 T o unm ute the CR-505D AB, press the [MUTING] button a gain, or adjust the remote controller ’ s v olume [ ]/[ ] but- tons. The outpu[...]

32 Timers The CR-505D AB has four timers so that you can turn it on and off automatically at certain times and on certain days of the week, in order to listen to, or record your fa vourite pro- grams. T imers can be used to start and stop playback (Play), or to start and stop radio or LINE input recording (Rec) with an Onkyo cassette tape deck or M[...]

33 Timers — Continued 4 Use the Up/Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select “ Once ” or “ Every , ” and then press [ENTER]. Once: For single use. Every: For weekly use. 5 Use the Up/Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to select one of the follo wing options, and then press [ENTER]. SUN (Sunday) FRI (Friday) MON (Monday) SA T (Saturday) TUE (T uesday) Every Day WE[...]

34 Timers — Continued Y ou can turn timers on or off as necessary . This can be use- ful when, for example, you’ re on holiday and you don’t want to be wok en up by the timer that you normally use as an early-morning radio alarm. 1 Press the [TIMER] button repeatedl y to select the timer that y ou want to turn off. 2 Use the Up/Down [ ]/[ ] b[...]

35 Disc Notes Supported Discs The CR-505D AB supports the following discs. • Some audio CDs use copy protection that doesn’ t con- form to the official CD standard. Since these are non- standard discs, they may not play properly in the CR- 505D AB. • The CR-505D AB supports CD-R and CD-R W discs. Howe ver , some CD-R and CD-R W discs may not[...]

36 Disc Notes — Continued Handling Discs • Nev er touch the underside of a disc. Always hold discs by the edge, as shown. • Nev er attach adhesiv e tape or sticky labels to discs. Cleaning Discs • For best results, keep your discs clean. Fingerprints and dust can affect the sound quality and should be remo ved as follows. Using a clean soft[...]

37 T roub leshooting If you hav e any trouble using your CR-505D AB, check the follo wing table for possible causes and remedies. If you still can’t resolve the issue yourself, please contact your Onk yo dealer . T rouble P ossible Cause Remedy Can’t turn on the CR- 505D AB? The power cord is not connected properly . Connect the po wer cord pro[...]

38 T roub leshooting— Continued T rouble P ossible Cause Remedy Reception is noisy , inter- mittent, and the “ST” (FM stereo) indicator flick ers? Y ou’re too f ar away from the transmitter . Or , your FM antenna is in the wrong posi- tion or pointing in the wrong direction. Or , the station’ s signal strength is poor. Switch the FM Mode[...]

39 T roub leshooting— Continued T rouble P ossible Cause Remedy The timer didn’t work? The CR-505D AB was already on at the specified ON time. Set the CR-505D AB to Standby (page 33). The CR-505D AB must be in Standby mode, otherwise the timed task will not work. The -connected cassette tape deck or MD recorder had not been in standby mode. Y [...]

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