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E n Network CD Receiver CR-N755 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 ret[...]
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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 Precautions —Continued For Brit ish models Replacement and m ounting of an A C plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service person nel. IMPOR T ANT The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordanc e with the following co de: As the colours of the wires in th e mains lead of this apparatus may not[...]
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6 Features Amplifier • WRA T (W ide Range Amplifier T echnology) • Symme trical Designed Po wer Amplifie r Circuitry • 2 Digital Inputs ( 1 Optical/1 Coaxial) • 3 Audio Inputs and 1 Output • Optimu m Gain V olume Circuitry • 3 Stage In verted Darl ington Amplifier Design • Subw oofer Pre Out CD Play er • Plays CDs, MP3/WMA CDs, CD-R[...]
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7 Supplied Accessories Make sure you ha ve the follo w ing accessories: * In catal ogs and on packagin g, the l etter at the end of the pr oduct name indica tes the color . Specifica tions and operations are th e same re gardless of color . Bef ore Using the CD receiver Note: • If the remote controller doesn’t w ork reliably , try replacing the[...]
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8 Contents Getting Started Important Safety Instructions ..................................... 2 Precautions ................................................................ 3 Features .................................................................... 6 Supplied Accessories ................................................ 7 Before Using the CD re[...]
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9 Getting to Kno w the CD receiver The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item. a Displa y (9) b VO L U M E c o n t r o l This control is used to adjust the v olume of the CD recei ver to “Min”, “1” through “41”, “Max”. c 8 ON/ST ANDBY button (17) d USB port Connect an iPod/iPhone or US[...]
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10 Getting to Know the CD receiver —Contin ued k T uning indica tors (31) AU T O i n d i c a t o r indicator FM ST indicator RDS indicator (Eur opean models) l T OT AL indicator (19) m REMAIN indi cator (19) n SLEEP indicator (18) o FOLDER indicator (19) p Message area Digit number: 15-digit code (North American and European models), 10-digit cod[...]
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11 Getting to Know the CD receiver —Contin ued The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the ma in explanation for each item. a On/Standb y [ 8 ] button (17) b DISPLA Y button Used to change the information shown on the display . c DIMMER b utton (18) d INPUT SELECT OR buttons (17) e Pau s e [ 3 ] button (19) f Previous/Next [ 7 ]/[[...]
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12 Disc Notes Precautions f or Playbac k Compact discs (CDs) with the following logo on the label surface can 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 amplifier . * This CD receiver supports CD -R and CD-RW discs. Note that some discs may not playback [...]
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13 Disc Notes —Contin ued Handling Discs Hold discs by the edge, or b y the center hole and edge. A void touching the playback surface (surf ace with nothing printed on it). Do not attach pap e r or sticke rs, or write on the playback or label surface of the disc. T ake care not to scratch or damage the disc. Precaution s fo r Rental Discs Do not[...]
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14 Connecting Antennas This section explains how to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna a nd AM loop antenna. The CD receiv er won’t pick up any radio signals without an antenna connected, so you must conne ct the antenna to use the tuner . • If you cannot achiev e good reception with the supplied in door FM antenna, try a commercially av ai[...]
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15 Connecting Speaker s Connecting Y our Speaker s • Connect the right speaker to the CD receiver’ s right (R) SPEAKERS terminals. Conne ct the left speaker to the left (L) SPEAKERS terminals. • Connect the positiv e (+) term inal on each speaker to the corresponding positiv e (+) terminal on the CD recei ver. Connect the negati v e (–) ter[...]
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16 Connecting Other Components —Continued The follow ing diagram sho ws how to connect an opt ional Onkyo RI Dock (Remote Interacti ve Dock). What can you do with u ? • Connect ing an Onkyo RI Dock to the CD recei ver with an u cable allows you to control the RI Dock with the CD recei ver’ s remote controller . In addition, when playback is s[...]
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17 Basic Operations T o turn on the CD receiv er, press the On/Standby [ 8 ] button on the remote controller . Press the On/Standby [ 8 ] button again to set the CD recei ver to Standby . Y ou can also use the [ 8 ON/ST ANDBY] button on the CD receiv er. Tip: • For details on power manage ment settings, see “ ASb (Auto Standby)” (see page 35)[...]
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18 Basic Oper ations —Continued Y ou can adjust the brightness of the CD receiv er’ 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 turns off after a speci[...]
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19 Pla ying CDs Selecti ng T racks T o retur n to the beginning of the track currently playing, press the Pr evious [ 7 ] b u tton. Press the Pr evious [ 7 ] button r epeatedly to select earlier tracks. • While playback is stopped, pressing the Pre vious [ 7 ] b utton will select the previous track. Press the Next [ 6 ] button to select subsequen[...]
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20 Playing CDs —Contin ued Selecting Files in All Folder Mode This mode can only be used while playback is stopped. Tip : • Y ou can also use the Stop [ 2 ] button (press and hold) and [MENU/ENTER] jog di al on the CD rece iv er. Note: • The behavior of Stop [ 2 ] on the CD recei ver can be set from “ST OP KEY” (see page 22). ■ Cancelli[...]
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21 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 pl aylist tracks during memory playback, use the remote controlle r’ s Previous and Ne xt [ 7 ]/[ 6 ] buttons. Checking What’ s o[...]
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22 Playing CDs —Contin ued W ith the MP3/WMA preferences, you can change the way MP3/WMA f ile informat ion 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 previous menu. ?[...]
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23 Using USB interface/Netw ork Ser vice T o start playback: Press the Play [ 1 ] button. T o stop playbac k: Press the Stop [ 2 ] button. T o paus e playback: Press the P ause [ 3 ] button. The P ause 3 icon appear s. T o resume playback , pres s the Pause [ 3 ] button again. Selectin g Music files T o retur n to the beginning of the music f ile c[...]
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24 Using USB interface/Network Service —Continued This section describes icons that appear on the CD receiv er’ s display dur ing media playback. This section explains ho w to play music files on a USB flash driv e. Connect a USB flash dri ve as sho wn belo w . Display during Stop Note: • In general, playback of USB flash dri ve music files i[...]
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25 Using USB interface/ Network Service —Continued • Do not connect the CD receiv 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 way . • Operation with all USB fl ash driv es including the ability to power them is not guaran teed. • Do not connect your USB fl ash dri[...]
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26 Using USB interface/Network Service —Continued Internet radio URLs in the follo wing formats are supported: PLS, M3U, and podcast (RSS). Ho wever , depending on the type of data or audio format used by the Internet radio station, you ma y not be able to listen to some stations. T o listen to other Intern et radio stat ions, you must register y[...]
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27 Using USB interface/ Network Service —Continued Windows Media Pla yer 11 Setup This section explai ns ho w to configure W indows Media Player 11 so that the CD receiver can play the music files stored on your computer . Remote Playback means you can play the music f iles stored on a media server or personal computer with the CD recei ver by op[...]
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28 Using USB interface/Network Service —Continued This section explains ho w to play music f iles on a computer or N AS (Network Attached Storage) through the CD recei ver. Windows 7 Setup ■ Setting the sharing options ■ Creating a shared fo lder Playi ng music files on a share d f older In order to enjoy Home Media, you must first create a s[...]
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29 iP od / iPhone Pla yback 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/iPhone, the charging mode does not work when it is connected in standb y mode. iPod [...]
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30 iP od / iPhone Playbac k —Continued Selecting T racks Press the Pre vious/Next [ 7 ]/[ 6 ] b uttons to select the pre vious or next track. Tip : • For the basic play mode, re fer to “Playing Music Files on a USB Flash Dri ve” (see page 24). W ith some iPod/iPhone models and gene rations, certain b uttons may not work as expected. • The[...]
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31 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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32 Listening to the Radio —Continued 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 supports RDS and PS (Program Service Name), the stat ion’ s name will be disp[...]
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33 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 fav orite 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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34 Listening to the Radio —Continued Y ou can name presets for easy identificatio n. The preset name may contain of up to 15 or 10 characters. Note: • The number of cha racters on massage area depends on country . • The following table sho ws av ailable characters. Tip: • Y ou can also use the [ME NU/ENTER] jog dial on the CD receiv er. Nam[...]
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35 Custom Setup The common setti ng for each input selector is e xplained below . Go through the following steps for setup. Tip: • Y ou can also use the [ME NU/ENTER] jog dial on the CD receiv er. Prefe rences ASb (Auto Standb y ) When “Auto Standby” is set to “On”, the CD recei ver will automatica lly enter standb y mode if there is no o[...]
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36 Custom Setup —Continued Net Setting If your router’ s DHCP server is enabled, you don’t need to change any of these setti ngs, as the CD receiv er is set to use DHCP to conf igure itself automatic ally by def ault (i.e., DHCP is set to “Enable” ). If, howe ver , your router’ s DHCP server is disabled (you’ re for example using stat[...]
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37 Firmware Update T o update the firmware of the CD recei ver, you can choose from the follo wing two methods: CR via network, or CR via USB storage. Choose the one that best suits your en vironment. Before proceeding with the update, please read the corresponding e xplanations carefully . ■ Update via netw ork Y ou need a wired Internet connect[...]
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38 Firmware Update —Continued Update Pr ocedure T roub leshooting Case 1: If an error occurs, “Error!! *-**” is displayed on the CD recei ver’ s display . (Alpha-numeric characte rs on the front display are denoted by asterisks.) Refer to the following table and ta k e appropriate action. ■ Err ors during an up date via network Case 2: If[...]
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39 Firmware Update —Continued The CD receiv er allows you to update the f irmware using a USB flash dri ve. Note: • Never unplug or turn of f the CD receiver during the update process. • Never plug or unplug a USB flash dri ve during the update process. • Never unplug the USB flash dri ve containing the firmwa re file or the A C power cord [...]
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40 Firmware Update —Continued T rou bleshooting Case 1: If an error occurs, “Error!! *-**” is displayed on the CD receiv er’ s display . (Alpha -numeric characte rs on the front display are denoted by asterisks.) Refer to the following table and take appropriate action. ■ Err ors during an update via USB Case 2: If an error occurs during [...]
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41 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 w all outlet (see page 16). • Unplug the power cord from the wa ll outlet, wait 5 seconds or more, then plug it in again. The CD receiver turn[...]
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42 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 12). 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 va lid trac k numbers. For e xample, if the CD contains 11 tra[...]
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43 T roubl eshooting —Continued Can’t access the music files on a USB flash drive. • If the messa ge “No Storage” or “No It em” appears , make sure that the USB flash dri ve is connected correctl y and that the USB flash dri ve is one that is supported (see page 24). • The CD receiver supports USB flash dri ves that support th e USB[...]
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44 Netw ork/USB Features The follow ing diagram sho ws how you can conn ect the CD receiv er to your home netw ork. In this example, it’ s connected to a LAN port on a router , which has a 4-port 100Base-TX switch built-in. ■ Ethernet Netw ork For the best resu lts, a 100B ase-TX switched Ethernet network is recommended. Al though it’ s possi[...]
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45 Network/USB Features —Contin ued ■ Server playback The CD recei ver can play di gital music files stored on a computer or media server and supports the following technologies: • Windo ws Media Player 11 • Windo ws Media Player 12 • Windo ws Media Connect 2.0 • DLNA-c ertifie d media server If the operating system of your computer is [...]
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46 Netw ork/USB Features —Continued For serv er playback and pl ayback from a USB flash driv e, the CD receiv er suppor ts the follo wing music fi le formats. V ariable bit-rate (VBR ) file s are supported. Howe ver , playback time s may not display correctly . Note: • With remote playback, th e CD recei ver does not support the follo wing musi[...]
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47 Specifications Amplifier Sect ion Tuner Section CD General ■ A udio Inputs ■ A udio Outputs ■ Others Specificatio ns and features are subject to change without notice. Rated Output Power All channels: (North American ) 22 watts minimum co ntinuous power per channel , 4 ohm loads, 2 channels driven at 1 kHz, with a maximum to tal harmonic d[...]
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SN 29401166 (C) Copyright 2012 Onkyo Corporation Japan. All rights reser ved. *29401166* Y1207-1 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 .c[...]