Onkyo CR-325UKD manual

E n CD Receiv er CR-525UKD CR-425UKD CR-325UKD Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo CD receiv er. Please read this manual thoroughl y before making any connections and plugging it in. Follo wing the inst ructions in this ma nual will enable you to obtain opti mum performance and listening enjoyment from your new CD recei ver. Please[...]

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 instruct ions. 8. Do not install near an [...]

3 Precautions 1. Recording Copyright —Unless it’ s for personal use only , recording copyrighted material is ille gal 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 uni[...]

4 Precautions —Continued This unit contains a semic onductor 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 tr ouble, please contact the store where you purchased the unit. T o prevent being e xposed to the laser beam, do not try to open th[...]

5 Features Amplifier • WRA T (Wide Range Amplif ier T echnology) • High Current, Lo w Impedance Driv e • Discrete Output Stage Circuit ry • 2 Audio Inputs and 1 Output • Optimum Gain V olume Circuitry • Subwoofer Pre Out CD Pla yer • Plays CDs, MP3 CDs, CD-Rs and CD-R Ws *1 • 25 T rack Programming • 2 Repeat Mode (T rack/Full) •[...]

6 Bef ore Using the CD receiver In general, the illustrati ons in this Instruction Manual show the CR-425UKD/CR-325UKD. Notes: • If the remote controller doesn’t work reliably , try replac- ing the batterie s. • Don’t mix new and old batterie s or dif ferent types of bat- teries. • If you intend not to use the re mote controller for a lon[...]

7 Contents Getting Star ted Important Safety Instructions .................................... 2 Precautions ............................................................... 3 Features .................................................................... 5 Supplied Accessories .. .............................................. 5 Before Using the CD re[...]

8 Getting to Kno w the CD receiver Fr ont P anel 12 3 5 4 6 7 bn bo bp 9 8 bk bl bm CR-525UKD 12 3 5 4 6 bn bo bp 9 8 bk bl bm CR-425UKD/CR-325UKD[...]

9 Getting to Know the CD receiver —Contin ued The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item. a ST ANDBY indicator (23, 25) Lights up in Standby mode. b ST ANDBY/ON button (25, 53, 56, 59) Sets the CD re ceiv er to On or Standb y . c Remote control sensor (6) Receiv es control signals from the remote co[...]

10 Getting to Know the CD receiver —Contin ued a SLEEP indicator Lights up when the Sleep function has been set. b USB indicator (CR-525UKD only) The CD receiver lights up on detecting a USB mass storage device. c File format indicator s MP3: Lights up when an MP3 f ile is loaded. WMA (CR-525UKD only): Lights up when a WMA file is loaded. d FOLDE[...]

11 Getting to Know the CD receiver —Contin ued The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item. a MD/T APE IN/O UT (21, 22) These analog audio inputs and outputs ar e for con- necting a recorder with an analog in put and output, such as a MiniDisc recorder or cassette deck. b DOCK IN (23) This analog aud[...]

12 Getting to Know the CD receiver —Contin ued Remote Contr oller bm bq bo bs bt cl ck br cm cn 2 1 3 5 bl 4 bn 6 7 bp bq bo bs bt cl ck br cm cn bp 8 9 bk bm 2 1 3 5 bl 4 bn 6 7 8 bk RC-721S (CR-525UKD) RC-660S (CR-425UKD/CR-325UKD)[...]

13 Getting to Know the CD receiver —Contin ued The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item. a ST ANDBY/ON button (25, 53, 56) This bu tton is used to set the CD recei ver to On or Standby . b SLEEP button (58) Used to set the Sleep timer, which turns of f the CD recei ver after a sp ecified tim e. c [...]

14 Getting to Know the CD receiver —Contin ued Contro lling an Onky o MD recor der , cassette dec k, or RI Doc k Explanation of b uttons for usin g the Onky o MD record er , cassette deck, or RI Dock, when connected to the MD/T APE jack or DOCK IN jack of the CD receiver. • See pages 21-23 for instructi ons o n connecting the components. • T [...]

15 Disc Notes Supported Discs The CD receiv er supports the following discs. • Some audio CDs use cop y pr otection that doesn’t con- form to the of ficial CD standard. Since these are non- standard discs, they may not play properly in the CD recei ver. • The CD recei ver supports 8 cm and 12 cm discs. • The CD recei ver does not s upport d[...]

16 Disc Notes —Continued • The follo wing 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 ha ve prior- ity and will be displayed. • F or ID3 version 2 tags, the tag information recognized will be those embedded in the beginning of the file. W e recomm[...]

17 Connecting Antennas This section explains ho w to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna, AM loop antenna, and D AB antenna, and how to connect co mmercially a vailable outdoor FM and AM antennas. The CD recei ver won’ t pick up any radio signals without an antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use the tuner . Connecting the In[...]

18 Connecting Antennas —Continued Connecting the D AB Antenna Connecting an Outdoor FM Antenna If you cannot achie ve good reception with the supplied indoor FM antenna, try a commercially a v ailable out- door FM antenna instead. Notes: • Outdoor FM antennas work best o utside, but usable results can sometimes be obtai ned when installed in an[...]

19 Connecting Speaker s Connecting Y our Speakers • Connect the right speaker to the CD recei ver’ s right (R) SPEAKERS terminals. Connect th e left speaker to the left (L) SPEAKERS terminals. • Connect the positi ve (+) termin al on each speak er to the corresponding positi ve (+) terminal on the CD receiver. Connect the negati ve (–) term[...]

20 Connecting Other Components • Before making any connec tions, read the manuals supplied with your other components. • Don’ t connect the power cord until you’ ve 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[...]

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

22 Connecting Other Components —Continued The following d iagram shows ho w to c onnect an optional Onkyo MD recorder . Connect the CD recei ver’ s MD/T APE OUT jacks to the MD recorder’ s INPUT (REC) jacks, and connect the CD recei ver’ s MD/T APE IN jacks to the MD recorder’ s OUTPUT (PLA Y) jacks. What can you do with u ? • Connec ti[...]

23 Connecting Other Components —Continued The following diagram sho ws ho w to connect an op tional Onkyo RI Dock (Remote Interacti ve Dock). Connect the CD recei ver’ s DOCK IN jack s to the RI Dock’ s A UDIO OUT jacks. What can you do with u ? • Connecting an Onk yo RI Dock to the CD receiv er with an u cable allows you to control the RI [...]

24 Firs t Time Setup T o use the AccuClock function, the CD re cei ver must be able to receiv e RDS radio stations, which means an FM ant enna must be connected. Be sure to connect an FM an tenna before attempting to us e this function (see page 17). The very first time y ou turn on the CD recei ver, the AccuCloc k function automa tically sets th e[...]

25 Basic Operations T o turn on the CD receiver, press th e [ST ANDBY/ON] butto n on the CD recei ver or remote controlle r . The ST ANDBY indicator goes off. Press the [ST ANDBY/ON] button again to set the CD receiv er to S tandby . The ST ANDBY indicator li ghts up. Tip: When you start playback on (or turn on) an Onk yo RI Dock, MD recorder , or [...]

26 Basic Oper ations —Continued T o turn on the Super Bass function, press th e [S.BASS] b utton. The S.B ASS indicator lights up. T o turn off the Super Bass function, press the [S.B ASS] button again. Note: If you press the [S.BASS] button while the Direct function is on, the Direct function will be turned of f. T o turn the Direct f unction on[...]

27 Basic Operations —Continued Y ou can choose what name is di splayed when an input source is selected so that it matches the t ype of component that you’ ve connected to the MD/T APE IN. When you connect an Onkyo u -capable component, it’ s important that you select the input source name that matches the type of component for u to work prop[...]

28 Pla ying CDs Selecting T rac ks T o retu rn t o th e b egi nn in g of th e track currently playing, pr ess the Pre vious [ 7 ] button. Press the Pr evious [ 7 ] b utton repeatedly to select earlier tracks. • While playback is stopped, pressing the Pre vious [ 7 ] b utton will select the pre vious track. Press the Next [ 6 ] button repeatedly t[...]

29 Playing CDs —Contin ued During playback or while playback is pa used, press the remote controller’ s [DIS PLA Y] b utton repeatedly to display the followi ng CD information. Note: Y ou can also use the CD receiver’ s [DIS PLA Y] b utton to displa y this information. Using the Remote Contr oller T o select: Use the number buttons as sho wn [...]

30 Playing CDs —Contin ued On an MP3 CD, MP3 files may be organ ized in a hierar- chically , with folders contai ning f iles 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 Navigation mode, you ca n select MP3 f iles by navig ating through the folder hie[...]

31 Playing CDs —Contin ued Selecting MP3 Fi les in All Folder Mode W ith All F older mode, you don’t h ave to n avigate the folder hierarchy because al l folders that contain MP3 files a ppear at the same le vel. If random playback is curr ently selected, press the [YES/MODE] button to cancel it before proceeding. T o se lect an MP3 file in a n[...]

32 Playing CDs —Contin ued Playin g the MP3 Files in Only One Folde r Normally , all of the MP3 files in all of the folders on the disc are played. W ith 1-fo lder playback, only the MP3 files in the specified folder are played . Y ou can display v arious info rmation about the MP3 file currently playing, including ID3 tags such as titl e, artist[...]

33 Playing CDs —Contin ued 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 ra cks During Memory Playbac k T o select other playlist tr acks during memory playback , use the remote controller ’ s Previous and Ne xt [[...]

34 Playing CDs —Contin ued 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 Pla yback • T o cancel random playback, press the [SHUFFLE] button repeatedly until th e RANDOM indicator disap- pears. • Ran[...]

35 Playing CDs —Contin ued W ith the MP3 preferences, you can change the w ay MP3 file i nformation is displa yed and the way MP3 CDs are played. The MP3 preferences can be set only when the input source is set to CD and playback is stopped. T o cancel the procedure at any point, press the [MENU/NO] button. Preferences Bad Name? This preference d[...]

36 Playing CDs —Contin ued The follow ing table shows a fe w examples of numbered file and folder names and ho w they will appear with the “Disable” a nd “E nable” options. Note: On the CR-525UKD, this settin g will be reflected ev en when playing MP3 and WMA files from a USB mass sto r- age device that is connected to the USB port of the[...]

37 Using USB interface (CR-525UKD onl y) The CR-525UKD can play back MP3 and WMA files that hav e been stored on US B mass storage de vices, e.g., USB flash driv es and MP3 players. Supported A udio File Formats For USB mass storage de vice playback, the CD receiv er supports the follo wing music fi le formats. ■ MP3 • MP3 files must be MPEG -1[...]

38 Using USB interf ace (CR-525UKD only) —Continued This section explains ho w to play music files on a USB mass storage device. Connect a USB mass storage device as sho wn below . Displa y during Stop Note: In general, playback of USB mass storag e device music files is a repeating playback. When all music f iles hav e been played, playback will[...]

39 Using USB interface (CR-525UKD only) —Continued Resume Pla yback After playback has been stopped, when the Play [ 1 ] button is pr essed to begin playback again, it will resume playback from the be ginning of the file in which it stopped. Cancelling Resume Playbac k While playback is stopped, pr ess the Stop [ 2 ] b utton. “Resume Clear” w[...]

40 Using USB interf ace (CR-525UKD only) —Continued Displaying Music File Information Y ou can display v arious info rmation about the MP3 and WMA file s currently playing, including ID3 tags such as title, artist name, and al bum name. Elapsed time: The length of time that th e current MP3 or WMA file has been playing (default display). If the e[...]

41 Listening to the Radio When tuned in to a stati on, the T uned indicator appears. When tuned into a stereo FM stat ion, the FM ST indicator appears as well. T uning into weak stereo FM station s 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 t[...]

42 Listening to the Radio —Continued Press the r emote controller’ s [DISPLA Y] b utton repeatedly to display mor e radio information. Y ou can also use t he CD receiver’ s [DI SPLA Y] button to display this information. RDS is only in areas where RDS broadcasts are a v ail- able. What is RDS? RDS stands for Radio Data System and is a method [...]

43 Listening to the Radio —Continued Selecting DAB f or the V ery First Time The very f irst time you sele ct D AB, the Auto T uning function automatically scans the D AB Band III for the multiplex es (i.e., stations) av ailable in your area. Once the scanning process is complete, the f irst station that was detecte d is selected. Using the A uto[...]

44 Listening to the Radio —Continued Selecting D AB Stations • Y ou can also use the CD receiver’ s PRESET [ t ]/[ 1 ] b utton to select the D AB stations. The operation of the PRESET [ t ]/[ 1 ] b uttons can be changed. Press and hold the Stop [ 2 ] button for 3 seconds until “Preset Mode” or “Stati on Mode” appears on the display . [...]

45 Listening to the Radio —Continued DA B S e t u p Use the follow ing functions and settings to set up D AB digital radio. ■ Preset Write? Select this to preset the current D AB station. See “Pre - setting AM/FM/D AB Stations Manually” on page 47 for more information. ■ T uning Mode? W ith this setting, you can so rt the av ailable stati[...]

46 Listening to the Radio —Continued W ith the Auto Preset function, you can au tomatically preset all of the FM radio stations a va ilable in you r 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 want to change stations. The Auto Preset function does not prese[...]

47 Listening to the Radio —Continued W ith the Preset Write function, you can manually preset individual AM, FM and D AB radio sta tions. Presets make it easy to select your fav orite stations and eliminate the ne ed to tune the radio manually each time you want to change stations. FM stations can also be preset automatically (see page 46). Note:[...]

48 Listening to the Radio —Continued Y ou must store some presets before you can select them (see pages 46 and 47). Y ou can also use the front panel contr ols. 1. Use the [INPUT] button to select “ AM”, “FM” or “D AB”. 2. Use the PRESET [ t ]/[ 1 ] b uttons * to select a preset. * When select ing DAB preset, the PRESET [ t ]/[ 1 ] bu[...]

49 Listening to the Radio —Continued Y ou can name presets for easy identification. The preset name may contain of up to eight char acters. A vailable Char acters Naming Presets 1 Select the preset you want to name (see page 48). 2 Press the [MENU/NO] button, and then use the Previous and Ne xt [ 7 ]/[ 6 ] b uttons to select “Name In?”. 3 Pre[...]

50 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 station that’ s already stored in preset #1, [...]

51 Listening to the Radio —Continued Erasing a Preset’ s Name 1 Select the preset whose name you want to erase (see page 48). 2 Press the [MENU/NO] button, and then use the Previous and Ne xt [ 7 ]/[ 6 ] b uttons to select “NameErase?”. 3 T o eras e the preset’ s name, press the [YES/MODE] button. The preset’ s name is erased and “Com[...]

52 Setting the Cloc k The AccuClock function normally uses the FM st ation with the strongest signal to set the clock. Ho wev er , if the clock cannot be set properly using th at station, you can specify wh ich FM station the AccuCloc k function should use. This must be an FM station that suppor ts RDS CT (Clock Time) information. Setting AccuCloc [...]

53 Setting the Clock —Contin ued The time can be displayed in either 12- or 24-hour for- mat. Displa ying the Da y and Time T o display the day and time, pr ess the remote con troller’ s [CLOCK CALL] button. If the CD receiver is on Standby , the ti me is displaye d for 8 seconds. Using the 12- or 24-hour Format T o change the time format betwe[...]

54 Using the Timer s The CD receiv er has fi ve timers: four programmable tim- ers for automated playback or recording, and a sleep timer for turning the CD receiver of f after a specified period. The timers can be used wi th other Onkyo components that are connected to the CD recei ver via u (see pages 21 to 23 for hookup details). The various set[...]

55 Using the Timers —Contin ued Notes: • Y ou must set the clock before you can p rogram the tim- ers. • Before programming a timer to turn on the radio, you must preset the station you want to use. (See pages 46 and 47.) • If you don’t operate any buttons for 60 seco nds while pro- gramming a timer , the procedure will be cancelled and t[...]

56 Using the Timers —Contin ued T o return to step 1 and st art timer program ming all ov er again, press the [ MENU/NO] button at an y point in this procedure. 7 If you selected “Once”, use the Previo us and Next [ 7 ]/[ 6 ] buttons to select the da y , and then press [ENTER]. Y ou can select: SUN, MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, or SA T. Go to ste[...]

57 Using the Timers —Contin ued Once a timer has been programmed, you can turn it on or off as necessary . For exam ple, while you’ re on holiday , you may want to turn off 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 progra[...]

58 Using the Timers —Contin ued W ith the sleep timer , you can set the CD recei ver so that it automatically turns off after a specified period. Checki ng the Remaining Sl eep Time T o check the remaining slee p time, press the [SLEEP] button. Note that if you press the [SLEE P] button wh ile the sleep time is being displayed, you’ ll shorten [...]

59 T r oubleshooting If you ha ve any trouble using the CD recei v er, look for a solution in this section. Can’t turn on the CD r eceiver. • Mak e sure that the po wer cord is properly plugged into the wall outlet (see page 23). • Unplug the po wer cord from the wa ll outlet, wait 5 seconds or more, then plug it in again. The CD receiver tur[...]

60 T r oubleshooting —Continued A udio perf ormance • Audio performance will be at its best about 10 to 30 minutes after the CD receiver ha s been turned on and had time to warm up. • Using cable ties to b undle a udio cables with speaker or po wer cables may degrade the sound quality , so don’t do it. Playbac k jumps. • The CD recei ver [...]

61 T r oubleshooting —Continued Can’t access the music files on a USB mass storage device. • 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 mass storage de vice is one th at is supported (see pages 37, 38). • The CD recei ver supports USB mass storage de vices [...]

62 Specifications Specif ications and feat ures are subject to chan ge without notice. General CR-525U KD CR-425UKD/CR-325UKD Power Supply: A C 220 - 230 V , 50/60 Hz A C 220 - 230 V , 50/60 H z Po wer Consumpt ion: 67 W 58 W Stand-by Power Consumptio n: 0.25 W 0.25 W Dimensio ns (W × H × D): 205 × 116 × 367 m m 205 × 116 × 367 mm W eight: 4.[...]

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