Onkyo CR-515 CR-315 manual

E n CD Receiv er CR-515 CR-315 Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo CD Recei ver . Please read this manual thoroughly before making any connections and plugging it in. F ollo 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 man[...]

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

3 Precautions 1. Recording Copyright —Unless it’ s for personal use only , recording copyrighted material is illegal with- out the permission of the copyright holder . 2. A C Fuse —The A C fuse inside the unit is not user - serviceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact your Onkyo dealer . 3. Care — Occasionally you should dust the un[...]

4 Precautions —Continued This unit contains a semiconductor laser system and is classified as a “CLASS 1 LASER PR ODUCT”. So, to use this model properly , read this Instruction Manual carefully . In case of any trouble, please contact the store where you purchased the unit. To pre vent being exposed to the laser beam, do not try to open the [...]

5 Bef ore Using the CD Receiver Notes: • If the remote controller doesn’t w ork reliably , try replacing the batteries. • Don’t mix ne w and old batteries or dif ferent types of batteries. • If you intend not to use the remote controller for a long time, remov e the batteries to prev ent damage from leakage or corrosion. • Expired batte[...]

6 Features Amplifier • WRA T (Wide Range Amplifier T echnology) • High Current, Low Impedance Dri ve • Discrete Output Stage Circuitry • Optimum Gain V olume Circuitry • Subwoofer Pre Out — CR-515 — • VLSC (V ector Linear Shaping Circuitry)* •4 Audio Inputs and 2 Outputs (1 on front panel) — CR-315 — •3 Audio Inputs (1 on [...]

7 Contents Basic Operations Getting Started Important Safety Instructions .............................. 2 Precautions ........................................................ 3 Supplied Accessories ......................................... 4 Before Using the CD Receiver ........................... 5 Installing the Batteries .......................[...]

8 Getting to Kno w the CD Receiver Front P anel 12 3 5 4 6 7 M N O 9 8 J K L 12 3 5 4 6 P N O Q 9 8 J M R CR-515 CR-315[...]

9 Getting to Know the CD Receiver —Continued The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main e xplanation for each item. A ST ANDBY indicator (25, 27) Lights up in Standby mode. B ST ANDBY/ON button (27, 48, 51, 54) Sets the CD receiv er to On or Standby . C Remote control sensor (5) Receiv es control signals from the remote con[...]

10 Getting to Know the CD Receiver —Continued A SLEEP indicator Lights up when the Sleep function has been set. B MP3 indicator Lights up when an MP3 CD is loaded. C PCM indicator Lights up when the digital input signal receiv ed by the DIGIT AL IN jack is PCM. It flashes if the signal is not PCM or the CD receiv er is not locked to the incoming[...]

11 Getting to Know the CD Receiver —Contin ued The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main e xplanation for each item. A LINE 1 IN (CR-515) (25) This analog audio input is for connecting a compo- nent with an analog output, such as a TV , or a turn- table with a built-in phono equalizer . B MD/T APE IN/OUT (20, 21) These ana[...]

12 Getting to Know the CD Receiver —Contin ued Remote Controller K O M Q R T S P U V B A 3 5 J 4 L 6 7 N 8 9 K O M Q R T S P U V B A 3 5 J 4 L 6 7 N 8 9 RC-662S (CR-515) RC-660S (CR-315)[...]

13 Getting to Know the CD Receiver —Contin ued The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main e xplanation for each item. A ST ANDBY/ON button (27, 51) This button is used to set the CD recei ver to On or Standby . B SLEEP button (53) Used to set the Sleep timer , which turns off the CD receiv er after a specified time. C Numb[...]

14 Disc Notes Supported Discs The CD receiv er 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 CD receiv er. • The CD receiv er supports CD-R and CD-R W discs. Howe ver , some CD-R and CD-R W discs ma[...]

15 Disc Notes —Continued • The following ID3 tags are supported: v ersions 1.0/1.1 and 2.2/2.3/2.4. V ersions 2.5 and later are not sup- ported. Normally , version 2.2/2.3/2.4 tags hav e prior- ity and will be displayed regardless of the ID3 VER 1 preference on page 37. •F or ID3 version 2 tags, the tag information recognized will be those em[...]

16 Connecting Antennas This section explains ho w to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop 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 an antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use the tuner . Connecting the Indoor FM Antenna[...]

17 Connecting Antennas —Continued Connecting an Outdoor FM Antenna If you cannot achiev e good reception with the supplied indoor FM antenna, try 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. •F or best r[...]

18 Connecting Speaker s Connecting Y our Speaker s • Connect the right speaker to the CD recei ver’ s right (R) SPEAKERS terminals. Connect the left speaker to the left (L) SPEAKERS terminals. • Connect the positiv e (+) terminal on each speaker to the corresponding positi ve (+) terminal on the CD recei ver. Connect the negati ve (–) termi[...]

19 Connecting Other Components • Before making any connections, read the manuals supplied with your other components. • Don’t connect the po wer cord until you’ v e completed and double-checked all connections. Connection Color Coding RCA-type audio connections are usually color-coded: red and white. Use red plugs to connect right-channel a[...]

20 Connecting Other Components —Continued The following diagram sho ws ho w to connect an optional Onkyo cassette deck. Connect the CD receiv er’ s MD/T APE OUT jacks to the cassette deck’ s INPUT (REC) jacks, and connect the CD receiv er’ s MD/T APE IN jacks to the cassette deck’ s OUTPUT (PLA Y) jacks. What can you do with ? • Connect[...]

21 Connecting Other Components —Continued The following diagram sho ws ho w to connect an optional Onkyo MD recorder . Connect the CD receiv er’ s MD/T APE OUT jacks to the MD recorder’ s INPUT (REC) jacks, and connect the CD receiv er’ s MD/T APE IN jacks to the MD recorder’ s OUTPUT (PLA Y) jacks. What can you do with ? • Connecting a[...]

22 Connecting Other Components —Continued The following diagram sho ws ho w to connect an optional Onkyo RI Dock (Remote Interacti ve Dock). Connect the CD receiv er’ s DOCK/CDR IN jacks (DOCK IN jacks on the CR-315) to the RI Dock’ s A UDIO OUT jacks. What can you do with ? • Connecting an Onkyo RI Dock to the CD recei ver with an cable al[...]

23 Connecting Other Components —Continued The following diagram sho ws ho w to connect an optional Onkyo CD recorder . Connect the CD receiv er’ s DOCK/CDR OUT jacks to the CD recorder’ s INPUT (REC) jacks, and connect the CD receiv er’ s DOCK/CDR IN jacks to the CD recorder’ s OUTPUT (PLA Y) jacks. What can you do with ? • Connecting a[...]

24 Connecting Other Components —Continued The following diagram sho ws ho w to connect a component with an optical digital audio output, such as a CD recorder , MD recorder , games console, satellite tuner , or personal computer . Connect the CD receiv er’ s OPTICAL DIGIT AL IN jack to an optical digital audio output on the other component. Y o[...]

25 Connecting Other Components —Continued Connect the CD receiv er’ s LINE 1 IN jacks (use the DOCK IN jacks on the CR-315) to the TV’ s audio output jacks. Hint: To listen to the TV , select the LINE 1 input source (select DOCK on the CR-315). Connecting the P ower Cor d Notes: • Before connecting the power cord, connect all of your speak [...]

26 Fir st Time Setup (Eur opean Model Onl y) To use the AccuClock function, the CD receiv er must be able to receiv e RDS radio stations, which means an FM antenna must be connected. Be sure to connect an FM antenna before attempting to use this function (see page 16). The very first time you turn on the CD recei ver, the AccuClock function automa[...]

27 Basic Operation To turn on the CD receiv er, press the [ST ANDBY/ON] button on the CD recei ver or remote controller . The ST ANDBY indicator goes of f. Press the [ST ANDBY/ON] b utton again to set the CD receiv er to Standby . The ST ANDBY indicator lights up. Tip: When you start playback on (or turn on) an Onkyo RI Dock, CD recorder , MD recor[...]

28 Basic Operation —Continued On the CR-515, you can also use the [TONE] b utton and multi control on the front panel to adjust the bass and treble. To turn on the Super Bass function, press the [S.B ASS] button. The S.B ASS indicator lights up. To turn off the Super Bass function, press the [S.B ASS] button again. On the CR-515, you can also use[...]

29 Basic Operation —Continued Y ou can choose what name is displayed when an input source is selected so that it matches the type of component that you’ ve connected to the MD/T APE IN, DOCK/CDR IN, or DIGIT AL IN. When you connect an Onk yo -capable component, it’ s important that you select the input source name that matches the type of com[...]

30 Pla ying CDs Selecting T rac ks (CR-515) To return to the beginning of the track currently playing, tur n the multi control a little to the left. Tu rn the multi control further to select earlier tracks. • While playback is stopped, turn the multi control to the left to select the previous track. Tu rn the multi control to the right to select [...]

31 Playing CDs —Continued During playback or while playback is paused, press the remote controller’ s [DISPLA Y] button repeatedly to display the following CD information. On the CR-315, you can also use the CD receiv er’ s [DISPLA Y] button to display this information. Using the Remote Controller To select: Use the number buttons as shown in[...]

32 Playing CDs —Continued On an MP3 CD, MP3 files may be organized in a hierar - chically , with folders containing files and subfolders, as shown belo w . On the CD receiv er, there are two modes for selecting MP3 files: Navigation mode and All F older mode . In Na vigation mode, you can select MP3 files by navigating through the folder hier[...]

33 Playing CDs —Continued Selecting MP3 Files in All Folder Mode W ith All F older mode, you don’t ha ve to navig ate the folder hierarchy because all folders that contain MP3 files appear at the same lev el. If random playback is currently selected, press the [YES/MODE] button to cancel it before proceeding. On the CR-515, you can also use th[...]

34 Playing CDs —Continued Playing the MP3 Files in Onl y One Folder Normally , all of the MP3 files in all of the folders on the disc are played. W ith 1-folder playback, only the MP3 files in the specified folder are played. Y ou can display various information about the MP3 file currently playing, including ID3 tags such as title, artist na[...]

35 Playing CDs —Continued W ith memory playback, you can create a playlist of up to 25 tracks. Memory playback can be set only when the input source is set to CD and playback is stopped. Selecting Other T racks During Memory Playbac k To select other playlist tracks during memory playback, use the remote controller’ s Pre vious and Next [ ]/[ ][...]

36 Playing CDs —Continued W ith random playback, all of the tracks on the disc are played in random order . Random playback can be set only when the input source is set to CD and playback is stopped. Cancelling Random Playbac k •T o cancel random playback, press the [SHUFFLE] b utton repeatedly until the RANDOM indicator disap- pears. • Rando[...]

37 Playing CDs —Continued W ith the MP3 preferences, you can change the way MP3 file information is displayed and the way MP3 CDs are played. The MP3 preferences can be set only when playback is stopped. To cancel the procedure at any point, press the [MENU/NO] button. Preferences Below , the name of each preference is follo wed by its options i[...]

38 Playing CDs —Continued Hide Number? (Disable /Enable ) This preference determines whether or not the numbers at the beginning of file and folder names are hidden. When you create an MP3 CD on a personal computer , you cannot normally determine the playback order of the files. Howe ver , if you number the MP3 files in order, starting with 01[...]

39 Listening to the Radio When tuned into a station, the T uned indicator appears. When tuned into a stereo FM station, the FM ST indicator appears as well. T uning into weak stereo FM stations If the signal from a stereo FM station is weak, it may be impossible to get good reception. In this case, switch to Manual T uning mode and listen to the st[...]

40 Listening to the Radio —Continued W ith the Auto Preset function, you can automatically preset all of the FM radio stations a vailable in your area in one go. Presets make it easy to select your fa vorite stations and eliminate the need to tune the radio manually each time you w ant to change stations. The Auto Preset function does not preset [...]

41 Listening to the Radio —Continued W ith the Preset Write function, you can manually preset individual AM and FM radio stations. Presets make it easy to select your fa vorite stations and eliminate the need to tune the radio manually each time you want to change stations. FM stations can also be preset automatically (see page 40). On the CR-515[...]

42 Listening to the Radio —Continued Y ou must store some presets before you can select them (see pages 40 and 41). On the CR-515, you can also use the fr ont panel con- trols. 1 Use the [INPUT] b utton to select AM or FM. 2T urn the multi control to select a preset. On the CR-315, you can also use the fr ont panel con- trols. 1 Use the [INPUT] b[...]

43 Listening to the Radio —Continued Press the remote controller’ s [DISPLA Y] button repeatedly to display more radio information. On the CR-315, you can also use the CD receiv er’ s [DISPLA Y] button to display this information. RDS is only av ailable on European models and only in areas where RDS broadcasts are av ailable. What is RDS? RDS[...]

44 Listening to the Radio —Continued Y ou can name presets for easy identification. The preset name may contain of up to eight characters. On the CR-515, you can also use the fr ont panel con- trols. 1 Select the preset you w ant to name (see page 42). 2 Push the multi control, and then turn it to select “Name In?” 3 Push the multi control. [...]

45 Listening to the Radio —Continued W ith the Preset Copy function, you can or ganize your presets in the order you want. When you copy a preset, its name is also copied. On the CR-515, you can also use the fr ont panel con- trols. 1 Select the preset you w ant to copy (see page 42). 2 Push the multi control, and then turn it to select “Pre- s[...]

46 Listening to the Radio —Continued On the CR-515, you can also use the fr ont panel con- trols. 1 Select the preset whose name you want to erase (see page 42). 2 Push the multi control, and then turn it to select “NameErase?” 3T o erase the preset’ s name, push the multi control. On the CR-515, you can also use the fr ont panel con- trols[...]

47 Setting the Cloc k The AccuClock function normally uses the FM station with the strongest signal to set the clock. Ho wev er , if the clock cannot be set properly using that station, you can specify which FM station the AccuClock function should use. This must be an FM station that supports RDS CT (Clock T ime) information. Setting AccuClock to [...]

48 Setting the Clock —Continued The time can be displayed in either 12- or 24-hour for- mat. Displaying the Da y and Time To display the day and time, press the remote controller’ s [CLOCK CALL] button. If the CD receiv er is on Standby , the time is displayed for 8 seconds. Using the 12- or 24-hour Format To change the time format between 12-h[...]

49 Using the Timer s The CD recei ver has fiv e timers: four programmable tim- ers for automated playback or recording, and a sleep timer for turning the CD recei ver of f after a specified period. The timers can be used with other Onkyo components that are connected to the CD receiv er via (see pages 20 to 24 for hookup details). The various set[...]

50 Using the Timers —Contin ued Notes: •Y ou must set the clock before you can program the timers. • Before programming a timer to turn on the radio, you must preset the station you want to use. (See pages 40 and 41.) • If you don’t operate an y buttons for 60 seconds while programming a timer , the procedure will be cancelled and the pre[...]

51 Using the Timers —Contin ued To return to step 1 and start timer programming all over again, press the [MENU/NO] button at an y point in this procedure. 7 If you selected Once, use the Pre- vious and Next [ ]/[ ] b ut- tons to select the day , and then press [ENTER]. Y ou can select: SUN, MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, or SA T . 8 If you selected Ev[...]

52 Using the Timers —Contin ued Once a timer has been programmed, you can turn it on or off as necessary . For e xample, while you’ re on holiday , you may want to turn of f the timer you use as an early- morning alarm. T urning Timer s On and Off 1 Press the [TIMER] button repeat- edly to select timer 1, 2, 3, or 4. When a timer has been progr[...]

53 Using the Timers —Contin ued W ith the sleep timer , you can set the CD receiv er so that it automatically turns off after a specified period. Checking the Remaining Sleep Time To check the remaining sleep time, press the [SLEEP] button. Note that if you press the [SLEEP] button while the sleep time is being displayed, you’ll shorten the sl[...]

54 Tr oubleshooting If you hav e any trouble using the CD recei ver, look for a solution in this section. Can’t turn on the CD receiver. • Make sure that the po wer cord is properly plugged into the wall outlet (see page 25). • Unplug the power cord from the w all outlet, wait 5 seconds or more, then plug it in again. The CD receiver turns of[...]

55 Tr oubleshooting —Contin ued Can’t add tracks to the pla ylist for memory pla yback. • Make sure there’ s a disc in the CD receiver. Also, you can only add valid track numbers. F or example, if the CD contains 11 tracks, you cannot add track #12. The disc will not play . • Make sure the disc has been loaded correctly , with the label-s[...]

56 Tr oubleshooting —Contin ued No sound is heard fr om a connected component. • Make sure the optical digital audio cable is not bent or damaged. • On the external component, set the digital output format to PCM, as the CD recei ver supports only PCM signals. No sound is heard fr om your turntable. • Make sure the turntable has a b uilt-in[...]

57 Specifications Specifications and features are subject to change without notice. General CR-515 CR-315 Power Supply: A C 230 V , 50 Hz AC 220–230 V , 50/60 Hz A C 120 V , 60 Hz Power Consumption: 56 W North American: 60 W Others: 56 W Stand-by Power Consumption: 0.25 W North American: 0.15 W Others: 0.25 W Dimensions (W × H × D): 205 × 11[...]

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