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E n CD Receiver CR-555 CR-555DAB Instruction Manu al Thank y ou f or purchasing a n Onky o CD receiv er. Please read this manu al thoroughly bef ore making any co nnections and plugging it in. F ollowing the instru ctions in this manual will enab le you to o btain optim um perf or mance and listening enjo yment from your ne w CD receiver. Please re[...]
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2 Impor tant Safety Instructions 1. Read these ins tructions. 2. Ke ep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follo w all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near w ater . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block an y ventil ation openings. Install in accordance with the manuf acturer’ s instructions. 8. Do not install near any [...]
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3 Precautions 1. Recording Copyright —Unless it’ s for personal use only , recording cop yrighted materia l is illegal without the permission of the copyright holder . 2. A C Fuse —The AC 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 unit[...]
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4 Precautions —Continued • Do not use this unit when there’ s the possibility of moisture condensatio n occurring. Doing so may damage your discs a nd certain parts inside this unit. If condensation does occur , unplug the power co rd and leav e the unit for two to three hours in the room temperature. This unit contains a semic onductor laser[...]
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5 Features Amplifier • WRA T (W ide Range Amplifier T echnology) • Symmetrical Designed Po wer Amplifier Circuitry • 2 Digital Inputs (1 Optical/1 Coaxial) • 3 Audio Inputs and 1 Output • Optimum Gain V olum e Circuitry • 3 Stage In verted Darl ington Amplif ier Design • Subwoofer Pre Out CD Pla yer • Plays CDs, MP3/WMA CDs, CD-Rs a[...]
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6 Supplied Accessories Make sure you hav e the follo wing accessories: * In catalogs and on packagi ng, the let ter at the end of the product name indica tes the color . Specifications and operat ions are th e same regardless of color. Bef ore Using the CD receiver Note: • If the rem ote controller doesn’t work rel i ably , try replacing the ba[...]
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7 Contents Getting Star ted Important Safety Instructions .................................... 2 Precautions ................. .............................................. 3 Features .................................................................... 5 Supplied Accessories .. .............................................. 6 Before Using the CD r[...]
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8 Getting to Kno w the CD receiver The page numbers in parentheses show where you can f ind the main explanation for each item. a Display (8) b VO L U M E c o n t r o l This control is used to adjust the volume of the CD receiv er to “Min”, “1” through “41”, “Max”. c 8 ON/ST ANDBY button (16) d USB port Connect an iPod/iPhone or USB[...]
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9 Getting to Know the CD receiver —Contin ued e SLEEP indicator (17) f Message area g USB indicator (23) h FOLDER indicator (18) i FILE indicator (18) j TRACK indicator (18) k DIRECT indicator (16) l S.B ASS indi cator (16) m MUTING indicator (17) n DISC, T O T AL indicators (18) o REMAIN indicator (18) p Au to Standby (ASb ) indica tor (30) a SP[...]
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10 Getting to Know the CD receiver —Contin ued The page numbers in pare ntheses show where you can find the main e xplanation for each item. a On/Standby [ 8 ] button (16) b DISPLA Y button Used to change the inf ormation sho wn on the display . c DIMMER butt on (17) d INPUT SELECT OR buttons (16) e P ause [ 3 ] button (18) f Previous/Ne xt [ 7 ][...]
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11 Disc Notes Precauti ons for Playback Compact discs (CDs) wi th the follo wing logo on the label surface ca n be used. Do not use discs designed for purposes other than audio, such as CD-R OMs for PC use. Abnormal noise could damage the speakers or amplif ier . * This CD receiver s upports CD -R and CD-RW discs. Note that some discs may not playb[...]
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12 Disc Notes —Continued Handling Discs Hold discs by the edge, or by the center hole and edge. A void touching the playback surface (surface with nothing printed on it). Do not attach paper or stick e rs, or write on the playback or label surface of the disc. T ake care not to scratch or damage the disc. Precautions f or Rental Discs Do not use [...]
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13 Connecting Antennas This section explains ho w to connect the supplied FM antenna, AM loop antenna (C R-555), and D AB antenna (CR- 555D AB). The CD receiver wo n’t pick up any radio signals without an antenna connected , so you must connect the antenna to use the tuner . • If you cannot achiev e good re ception with the supplied indoor FM a[...]
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14 Connecting Speaker s Connecting Y our Speaker s • Connect the right speaker to the CD receiv er’ s right (R) SPEAKERS terminals. C onnect th e left speaker to the left (L) SPEAKERS terminals. • Connect the positive (+) terminal on each speake r to the corresponding positi ve (+) terminal on the CD receiv er. Connect the negati ve (–) ter[...]
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15 Connecting Other Components —Continued The following diagram sho ws how to connect an op tional Onkyo RI Dock (Remote Interacti ve Dock). What can you do with u ? • Connecting an Onkyo RI Dock to the CD receiver with an u cable allows you to control the RI Dock with the CD recei ver’ s remote controller . In addition, when playback is star[...]
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16 Basic Operations T o turn on the CD recei ver, press the On/Standby [ 8 ] button on the remote controller . Press the On/Standby [ 8 ] b utton again to set the CD receiv er to St andby . Y ou can also use the [ 8 ON/ST ANDBY] button on the CD receiv er. Tip : • For details on po wer mana gement settings, see “ ASb (Auto Standby)” (see page[...]
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17 Basic Operations —Continued Y ou can adjust the brightness of the CD recei ver’ s display . T urn down the v olume, then connect your stereo headphones to the Phones minijack. The speakers output no sound while the headphones are connected. W ith the sleep timer, you can set the CD recei ver so that it automatically turn s off after a specif[...]
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18 Pla ying CDs Selecting T racks T o retur n to the beginning of the track currently playing, press the Pr evious [ 7 ] b utton. Press the Pr evious [ 7 ] b utton repeat edly to select earlier tracks. • While playback is stopped, pressing the Previous [ 7 ] b utton will select the pre vious track. Press the Next [ 6 ] button to select subsequent[...]
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19 Playing CDs —Contin ued Selecting Fi les in All Folder Mode This mode can only be used while playback is stopped. Tip: • Y ou can also use the Stop [ 2 ] b utton (press and hold) and [MENU/ENTER] jog dial on the CD receiver. Note: • The behavior of Stop [ 2 ] on the CD receiver can be set from “STOP KEY” (see page 21). ■ Cancelling N[...]
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20 Playing CDs —Contin ued W ith memory playback, you can create a playlist of up to 25 tracks. This mode can only be used while playback is stopped. Selecting Other T racks During Memory Playbac k T o select other playlist tr acks during memory playback, use the remote controller ’ s Previous and Ne xt [ 7 ]/[ 6 ] buttons. Checking What’ s o[...]
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21 Playing CDs —Contin ued W ith the MP3/WMA preferences, you can change the way MP3/WMA file infor mation is displayed and the way MP3/WMA CDs are played. This mode can only be used while playback is stopped. Tip: • T o cancel the procedure at any point, press the [MENU] button. • Press the [RETURN] button to return to the pre vious menu. ?[...]
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22 iP od / iPhone Pla ybac k Compatible iPod/iPhone models Made for: iPod touch (1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th generation), iPod classic, iPod nano (2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th generation), iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, iPhone Note: • With the follo wing iPod/iP hone, the char ging mode does not work when it is connected in stan dby mode. iP[...]
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23 Using USB interface The CD receiver can play back MP3 and WMA files that hav e been stored on USB flash driv es and MP3 players. Supported A udio File Formats For USB flash dri ve playback , the CD recei ver supports the follo wing music file fo rmats. ■ About F A T • Supports F A T16 and 32. • Supports up to 499 files per folder . • Sup[...]
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24 Using USB interface —Continued Note: • Do not connect the CD rece iv er’ s USB port to a USB port on your computer . Music on your computer cannot be played through the CD recei ver in this w a y . • Operation with all USB flash dri ves including the ability to po wer them is not guaranteed. • Do not connect your USB flash driv e via a[...]
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25 Listening to the Radio T uning into weak ster eo FM stations If the signal from a stereo FM stat ion is weak, it may be impossible to get good reception. In this case, switch to Manual T uning mode and listen to the station in mono. T uning into stations by frequency Y ou can tune into AM and FM stations directly by entering the appropriate freq[...]
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26 Listening to the Radio —Continued Tip : • Y ou can also use the [MENU/ENTER] jog dial on the CD recei ver. W ith the Preset Write function, you can manually preset indi vidual AM and FM radio stations. You can store a combination of up to 40 of your favorite AM/FM radio stations as presets. For Eur opean models If the current FM station supp[...]
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27 Listening to the Radio —Continued W ith the Preset Copy function, you can organize your presets in the order you want. When you copy a preset, its name is also copied. Tip: • If you fa vorite station is stored in preset #5 and you want to make it preset #1, copy preset #5 to preset #1. T o keep the stat ion that’ s al ready stored in prese[...]
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28 Listening to the Radio —Continued Y ou can name presets for easy identificatio n. The preset name may contain of up to eight characters. • The following table sho ws available character s. Tip: • Y ou can also use the [ME NU/ENTER] jog dial on the CD receiv er. Naming Presets 1 Select the preset y ou want to name (see page 26). 2 Press the[...]
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29 Listening to the Radio —Continued Press the [TUNER] button repeatedly to select “D AB”. Selecting D AB for the V ery First Time The very f irst time you select DA B, the Auto Scan function automatically scans the D AB Band III for the multiplex es (i.e., stations) av ailable in your area. Once the scanning process i s complete, the f irst [...]
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30 Custom Setup The common setting for each i nput selector is explained below . Go through the follo wing steps for setup. Tip : • Y ou can also use the [MENU/ENTER] jog dial on the CD recei ver. Preferences ASb (A uto Standby) When “Auto Standby” is set to “On”, the CD recei ver will automatically ente r standby mode if there is no oper[...]
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31 T r oubleshooting If you ha ve an y trouble using the CD receiv er, look for a solution in this section. Can’t turn on the CD r eceiver. • Make sure that the po wer cord is properly plugged into the wa ll outlet (see page 15). • Unplug the power cord from the w a ll outlet, wait 5 seconds or more, then plug it in again. The CD receiver tur[...]
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32 T roubleshooting —Continued Playbac k jumps. • The CD receiver is being subjec ted to vibration or the disc is scratched or dirt y (see page 11). Can’t add tr acks to the play list for memory playbac k. • Make sure there’ s a disc in the CD receiv er. Also, you can only add valid trac k numbers. For example, if the CD contains 11 track[...]
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33 T roubl eshooting —Continued Can’t access the music files on a USB flash drive. • Make sure that the USB indicator light is on. If the light is not on, make sure that it is connected correctly and that the USB flash driv e is one that is supported (see page 23). • The CD receiver supports USB flash dri ves that support th e USB Mass Stor[...]
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34 Specifications Amplifier Section Tuner Section CD General ■ Audio Inputs ■ Audio Outputs ■ Others Specifications and features are subject to change without notice. Rated Output Power All channels: ( European ) 2 ch × 22 W at 4 ohms, 1 kHz, 2 ch driven of 0.4% (IEC) Damping Factor 22 (Front, 1 kHz, 8 Ω ) THD+N (Total Harmonic Distortion+[...]
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SN 29401160A (C) Copyright 2012 Onkyo Corporation Japan. All rights reser ved. Y1207-2 *29401160A* 2-1, Nisshin-cho , Neyaga wa-shi, OSAKA 572-8540, J AP AN T el: 072-831-8023 F ax: 072-831-8163 http://www .onkyo .com/ 18 P ar k W ay , Upper Saddle River , N.J. 07458, U.S .A. T el: 800-229-1687, 201-785-2600 F ax: 201-785-2650 http://www .us.onkyo [...]