Onkyo DX-R700 manual

Thank you for purchasing the Onkyo Audio CD Recorder. Please read this manual thoroughly before making connections and plugging in the unit. Following the instructions in this manual will enable you to obtain optimum performance and listening enjoyment from your new Audio CD Recorder. Please retain this manual for future reference. DX-R700 Audio CD[...]

2 1. Read Instructions – All the safety and operating instructions should be read befor e the appliance is operated. 2. Retain Instructions – The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future r eference. 3. Heed W arnings – All war nings on the appliance and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4. Follow Instr[...]

Other Information 3 objects of any kind into the appliance through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that could result in a fir e or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the appliance. 17. Servicing – Do not attempt to service the appliance yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to [...]

4 Precautions 1. W arranty Claim Y ou can find the serial number on the rear panel of this unit. In case of warranty claim, please re- port this number . 2. Recording Copyright Recording of copyrighted material for other than personal use is illegal without permission of the copyright holder . 3. Power W ARNING BEFORE PLUGGING IN THE UNIT FOR THE F[...]

Other Information 5 Precautions DANGER: INVISIBLE LASER RADIA TION WHEN OPEN AND INTERLOCK F AILED OR DEFEA TED. A VOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM. CAUTION: THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER. USE OF CON- TROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MA Y RESUL T IN HAZARDOUS RADIA TION EXPOSURE. For U.S. model The las[...]

6 Precautions For British model Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cor d of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel. IMPOR T ANT The wir es in the mains lead are coloured in accor - dance with the following code: Blue : Neutral Brown : Live As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appar[...]

7 Table of contents Before Using Thank you for pur chasing ... ............................................................... 2 Important Safeguards ......................................................................... 2 Precautions ........................................................................................ 4 T able of contents ..[...]

8 AC D E F G JI H K L M B Part names and functions DUAL DIGIT AL INPUT ANDBY ST OFF ON STANDBY/ON POWER AUDIO CD RECORDER DX - R 700 MEMORY CLEAR REPEAT FINALIZE STOP PLAY PAUSE REC PHONES LEVEL MIN MAX PHONES YES INPUT DISPLAY EDIT/ NO PUSH TO ENTER MULTI JOG 1 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 15 17 16 14 18 21 22 12 19 20 5 2 120 V VOLT AGE SELECTOR 220-230 [...]

9 Part names and functions The numbers within the brackets are the pages where the part is introduced. Front panel 1 POWER switch (POWER ON/ OFF) [16] Press in to turn on the main power. 2 STANDBY/ON button and STANDBY indicator [16] Press to turn the DX-R700 on or to put it in standby state while the main power is on ( ON). When the DX-R700 enters[...]

10 Part names and functions The numbers within the brackets are the pages where the part is introduced. RC-448C remote contr oller 1 STANDBY/ON button [16] While the POWER switch at the DX-R700 is pressed in, press to switch the DX-R700 between the on state and the standby state. 2 RANDOM (random playback) button [39] Press to playback the tracks o[...]

11 Notes: • If the remote control sensor is subjected to direct sunlight or inverted fluorescent light, operation of the remote controller may be adversely affected. • Use of another remote controller nearby or using the remote controller near equipment that uses infrared light may cause operational interference. • Do not put objects on the r[...]

12 Notes on usable CDs Notes on usable discs • CD-Recordable (CD-R) and CD-ReWritable (CD-RW) discs When recording with the DX-R700, you must use compact discs with the following marks printing on them: FOR CONSUMER FOR CONSUMER USE FOR MUSIC USE ONLY (A disc with any of the above markings.) Recording cannot be performed on discs that do not have[...]

13 Notes on discs Never use heart-shaped, octagonal, or other special shaped discs as they may damage the internal mechanisms of the DX-R700. Label side Data side Notes on usable CDs ■ Cautions when using rented compact discs Do not use discs that have cellophane tape attached to them or rental compact discs that have rental labels attached. If t[...]

14 REMOTE CONTROL R L OPTICAL DIGITAL INPUT OPTICAL ANALOG AUDIO CD RECORDER MODEL NO. DX-R700 R L INPUT OUTPUT ( REC )( PLAY ) DIGIT AL OUTPUT COAXIAL COAXIAL 1 2 : 1 2 34 5 LR L R LR LR z cable Optical digital cable Coaxial cable (not included) Connections Connecting the DX-R700 ■ Connecting to other components The DX-R700 contains components t[...]

15 1 Connecting to an amplifier Connect the DX-R700 to the CDR, TAPE or MD terminal on the amplifier. • Connect the red connectors of the supplied audio connection cables to the R-channel terminals and the white connectors to the L-channel terminals. • Make sure the connectors are properly inserted all the way. If the connectors are not properl[...]

16 Turning on the power 1 Press the POWER switch. The recorder returns to the same state as you pressed the POWER switch last time. When you turn the main power on first time, the standby indicator lights and the DX-R700 enters the standby state. If you turn off the main power last time with the DX-R700 turned on, without pressing the STANDBY/ON bu[...]

17 Inserting a disc 1 T urn on the DX-R700. (See page 16.) 2 Press the r button. The disc tray opens. Place the disc with the label-side up in the center of the tray. DX-R700 RC-448C CD Commercially sold CD Finalized CD-R CD-R Unrecorded CD-R Partly recorded (not finalized) CD-R CD-RW Unrecorded CD-RW Partly recorded (not finalized) CD-RW CD-RW Fin[...]

18 Recording modes Cautions during recor ding In the following situations, recording is not possible even if the o REC button is pressed. • The CD indicator is lit (a CD or finalized CD-R has been inserted). • The CD-RW and FINALIZE indicators are lit (a finalized CD-RW has been inserted). • The inserted disc is full and “ Disc Full ” is [...]

19 Name function ■ Entering a disc name or artist name (see page 28) You can enter one disc name and one artist name per disc. ■ Entering track names (see page 31) You can enter up to 99 track names per disc. ■ Erasing the disc name, artist name, and track names (see page 32) You can erase all the name information retained in the DX-R700. Fin[...]

20 Digital recording/Analog recording DUAL DIGITAL INPUT ANDBY ST OFF ON STANDBY/ON POWER AUDIO CD RECORDER DX - R 700 MEMORY CLEAR REPEAT FINALIZE STOP PLAY PAUSE REC PHONES LEVEL MIN MAX PHONES YES INPUT DISPLAY EDIT/ NO PUSH TO ENTER MULTI JOG STANDBY/ ON OPEN / CLOSE RANDOM MEMORY REPEAT NAME ABC DEF 23 1 SCROLL GHI MNO J K L 456 CLEAR DISPLAY [...]

21 Digital recording/Analog recording 5 Stop the playback of the recor ding source. 6 Press the s button and star t the recor ding source. Recording starts. The track numbers are automatically recorded. After the recording reaches the end of the disc, the DX-R700 will stop. To set the track numbers manually Press the o REC button. To pause the reco[...]

22 Synchronous recording by input signal detection (Signal synchronous recording) DUAL DIGITAL INPUT ANDBY ST OFF ON STANDBY/ON POWER AUDIO CD RECORDER DX - R 700 MEMORY CLEAR REPEAT FINALIZE STOP PLAY PAUSE REC PHONES LEVEL MIN MAX PHONES YES INPUT DISPLAY EDIT/ NO PUSH TO ENTER MULTI JOG STANDBY/ ON OPEN / CLOSE RANDOM MEMORY REPEAT NAME ABC DEF [...]

23 Note: If “ Check Level ” flashes and recording does not start, then the recording source was likely already playing and not allowing recording to start. First stop the recording source and then resume operations. 7 V erify that “Signal W ait” is flashing together with the time display and then start the playback of the recor ding source.[...]

24 Synchronous recording DUAL DIGITAL INPUT ANDBY ST OFF ON STANDBY/ON POWER AUDIO CD RECORDER DX - R 700 MEMORY CLEAR REPEAT FINALIZE STOP PLAY PAUSE REC PHONES LEVEL MIN MAX PHONES YES INPUT DISPLAY EDIT/ NO PUSH TO ENTER MULTI JOG STANDBY/ ON OPEN / CLOSE RANDOM MEMORY REPEAT NAME ABC DEF 23 1 SCROLL GHI MNO J K L 456 CLEAR DISPLAY ENTER PQRS TU[...]

25 REC REC DX-R700 RC-448C Synchronous recording 4 Adjust the recor ding level. Refer to page 21, step 4 “ Adjust the recording level. ” 5 Stop the playback of the source device. 6 Press the play button on the sour ce device to start the playback. Playing starts and recording starts at the DX- R700. When the playback finishes Only when you perf[...]

26 Using the level sync function 3 Press the MUL TI JOG dial. Pressing the YES button provides the same operation. The level sync function turns off. Press the EDIT/ NO button to return to the previous setting. 2 Press the MUL TI JOG dial. Pressing the YES button provides the same operation. The current setting appears. The current setting is given[...]

27 Changing the display Display during recor ding Repeatedly pressing the DISPLAY button during recording changes the display as shown below. DX-R700 RC-448C ■ Display during recording Track number and elapsed time of track being recorded Remaining available recording time Track name (Track number and “No Name" if unavailable) (Return to f[...]

28 Entering a disc name or artist name When entering a disc name or artist name, set the DX-R700 to the stop state in advance. 2 Press the EDIT/NO button and turn the MUL TI JOG dial until “ Name In?” appears. To cancel name input, press the EDIT/NO button again or the e STOP button. Name function • The name function can be used for non-final[...]

29 Entering names DUAL DIGITAL INPUT ANDBY ST OFF ON STANDBY/ON POWER AUDIO CD RECORDER DX - R 700 MEMORY CLEAR REPEAT FINALIZE STOP PLAY PAUSE REC PHONES LEVEL MIN MAX PHONES YES INPUT DISPLAY EDIT/ NO PUSH TO ENTER MULTI JOG STANDBY/ ON OPEN / CLOSE RANDOM MEMORY REPEAT NAME ABC DEF 23 1 SCROLL GHI MNO J K L 456 CLEAR DISPLAY ENTER PQRS TUV W XYZ[...]

30 DUAL DIGITAL INPUT ANDBY ST OFF ON STANDBY/ON POWER AUDIO CD RECORDER DX - R 700 MEMORY CLEAR REPEAT FINALIZE STOP PLAY PAUSE REC PHONES LEVEL MIN MAX PHONES YES INPUT DISPLAY EDIT/ NO PUSH TO ENTER MULTI JOG STANDBY/ ON OPEN / CLOSE RANDOM MEMORY REPEAT NAME ABC DEF 23 1 SCROLL GHI MNO J K L 456 CLEAR DISPLAY ENTER PQRS TUV W XYZ 10 / 0 > 10[...]

31 Entering names Entering track names 1 T ur n the MUL TI JOG dial to select the desired track. During playback, pause, or recording, the track selected currently will be named. PUSH TO ENTER MUL T I JOG 5 Press the YES button to end name input. Or, press the NAME button on the remote controller (RC-448C). YES DX-R700 RC-448C NAME DUAL DIGITAL INP[...]

32 Entering names DUAL DIGITAL INPUT ANDBY ST OFF ON STANDBY/ON POWER AUDIO CD RECORDER DX - R 700 MEMORY CLEAR REPEAT FINALIZE STOP PLAY PAUSE REC PHONES LEVEL MIN MAX PHONES YES INPUT DISPLAY EDIT/ NO PUSH TO ENTER MULTI JOG STANDBY/ ON OPEN / CLOSE RANDOM MEMORY REPEAT NAME ABC DEF 23 1 SCROLL GHI MNO J K L 456 CLEAR DISPLAY ENTER PQRS TUV W XYZ[...]

33 Finalization DUAL DIGITAL INPUT ANDBY ST OFF ON STANDBY/ON POWER AUDIO CD RECORDER DX - R 700 MEMORY CLEAR REPEAT FINALIZE STOP PLAY PAUSE REC PHONES LEVEL MIN MAX PHONES YES INPUT DISPLAY EDIT/ NO PUSH TO ENTER MULTI JOG YES FINALIZE After showing “ Finalize, ” the display shows, for example, “ Ok? -1m58s ” together with the time inform[...]

34 Erasing recordings (CD-RW discs only) The data recorded on CD-RW discs can be erased and the disc can be used again as many times as desired. The erasing methods are given below. ■ Erasing data on unfinalized CD-RWs Last track erase: Erases only the last track. Multi-track erase: Erases all tracks from the selected track to the final track. Al[...]

35 ■ Erasing the last track or tracks from the selected track to the last track 1 T urn the MUL TI JOG dial and select the track to be erased. If the selected track is the last track The last track and, if available, its track name will be erased. If the selected track is not the last track All tracks from the selected track to the last track and[...]

36 Erasing recordings (CD-RW discs only) Erasing data on finalized CD-RWs ■ Erasing all tracks 1 Press the EDIT/NO button and turn the MUL TI JOG dial until “Erase?” appears. 3 T ur n the MUL TI JOG dial until “All Erase?” appears. 2 Press the MUL TI JOG dial. Pressing the YES button provides the same operation. ■ Unfinalizing the disc [...]

37 Erasing entire disc 1 Insert the CD-RW to be erased. 2 Press the EDIT/NO button and turn the MUL TI JOG dial until “Initialize?” appears. Erasing recordings (CD-RW discs only) 4 Press the MUL TI JOG dial. Pressing the YES button provides the same operation. A display conforming the erase appears and erasing begins. The time remaining for the[...]

38 Playing CDs The DX-R700 is capable of four different styles of playback. • Normal playback • Random playback • Repeat playback • Programmed playback Preparation • Turn on the DX-R700 (see page 16). • Place the CD or recorded CD-R or CD-RW in the DX-R700 (see page 17). Normal playback Press the s button. Playback starts at track 1. To[...]

39 Random playback With playback stopped, press the RANDOM button When you press the s button, the random playback mode plays all the tracks on the disc in random order. The RANDOM indicator lights. Playing CDs Repeat playback Press the REPEA T button as many times as desired Selecting “ REPEAT 1 ” only repeats only the track currently being pl[...]

40 2 Press the numeric buttons for the tracks that you want to hear in the order that you want to hear them. To select track numbers of 11 or greater (up to 99) RC-448C : Press the [>10] button, then the numeric button corresponding to the 10 ’ s digit for the track number, and then the numeric button corresponding to the 1 ’ s digit. Exampl[...]

41 Playing CDs Listening with the headphones 1 Connect the stereo headphones mini plug to the PHONES jack. PHONES Lower volume and then disconnect headphones. 2 Use the PHONES LEVEL dial to adjust the volume. PHONES LEVEL MIN MAX DUAL DIGITAL INPUT ANDBY ST OFF ON STANDBY/ON POWER AUDIO CD RECORDER DX - R 700 MEMORY CLEAR REPEAT FINALIZE STOP PLAY [...]

42 Display messages Message Explanation Pages Open Disc tray is opening. 17 Welcome Disc tray is closing. 17 Rec Setup Setting initial settings for recording. Please wait. 25 TOC Reading Reading the table of contents recorded on the disc. Please wait. 17 PMA Writing Recording TOC data to the disc PMA (Program Memory Area). 18 Never turn off the pow[...]

43 If the DX-R700 begins to operate improperly, use the troubleshooting guide below to help you ascertain the problem. Because the unit contains a microcomputer to provide advanced functions, it may malfunction due to external noise or static electricity. If this happens, disconnect the power cord and then plug it in again after about 5 seconds. Ab[...]

44 Troubleshooting guide Messages during recording (continued) Display Cause Remedy Pro Disc A CD-R or a CD-RW not for music recording use Eject the disc and check whether it meets (without the “ FOR CONSUMER ” marking) the specifications for use with the or a CD-RW has been inserted. DX-R700. Always insert a disc that has the markings “ FOR [...]

45 Troubleshooting guide Messages during playback, name input, and other situations (continued) Trouble Cause Remedy The power does The power cord is not properly Plug the power cord properly into a mains not turn on plugged in. power supply. The component where the power cord is Turn on the component into which the plugged into is not turned on. p[...]

46 Specifications System Compact disc recorder Recording/playing time Max. 80 min (Approx., when using an 80-min disc) D/A converter Advanced Multi bit Digital filter 8 times oversampling Connections 1 analog output, 1 analog input 2 digital input (optical/coaxial), 2 digital output (optical/coaxial) Frequency response 5 Hz to 20 kHz Playback total[...]

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