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Contents
Before Using
CD/MD TUNER AMPLIFIER
Connecting
FR-N3X
Preparations
Instruction Manual
Basic Operation
Thank you for purchasing the Onkyo CD/MD TUNER
AMPLIFIER.
Please read this manual thoroughly before making
Advanced Operation
connections and turning on the power.
Following the instructions in this manual will enable
you to obtain optimum performance and listening
pleasure from your new CD/MD TUNER
AMPLIFIER.
Please retain this manual for future reference.
Additional Operation
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The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, WARNING: within an equilateral triangle, is intended to TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC alert the user to the presence of uninsulated SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO “dangerous voltage” within the product’s RAIN OR MOISTURE. enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. CAUTION: The exclamation point within an equilateral TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO triangle is intend
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20. Damage Requiring Service – Unplug the appliance form 23.Wall or Ceiling Mounting – The appliance should be the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service per- mounted to a wall or ceiling only as recommended by the sonnel under the following conditions: manufacturer. A. When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged 24. Heat – The appliance should be situated away from heat B. If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the sources such as radiators, heat registers, stove
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Main features Supplied accessories • DLA Link (Digital Rec Level Adjustment) function Check that the following accessories are supplied with automatically adjusts the recording level of CD-to- this unit. MD dubbing. The number of accessories is indicated in brackets. • Adjustable digital recording volume level. • Supports MDLP long hour recording mode (2X/4X). • Remote controller • Batteries (size AA/ • Double-speed CD-to-MD dubbing function – RC-497S [1] R6/UM3) [2] • Sampling rate converter e
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Table of contents Before Using Important Safeguards/Precautions/Main features/Supplied accessories ................................2–4 Connecting Antenna (aerial) and speakers ....................................................................................................6 Audio/video equipment ................................................................................................................9 Connecting the power cord.............................................................
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Connecting Antenna (aerial) and speakers Do not connect the AC power cord (main lead) when you connect the antenna or speakers. You will con- nect the AC power cord on page 11. Speaker connectors Antenna (aerial) connector Subwoofer connector Connecting the FM antenna cable Connecting the supplied indoor FM to the 75/300 ohm antenna adapter antenna (aerial) While listening to the radio on page 24, move the Connecting the 300 ohm ribbon wire antenna (aerial) in various directions until you
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Directional Iinkage Connecting the AM antenna Do not use the same antenna for both FM and TV (or Assembling the AM loop antenna VCR) reception since these signals may interfere with Assemble the loop antenna as shown in the following each other. If you must use a common FM/TV (or illustration. VCR) antenna, use a directional linkage type splitter. Directional Iinkage type splitter Insert into the hole. To FR-N3X To TV (or VCR) Connecting the AM antenna cable 1. Press down 2. Insert the
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Antenna (aerial) and speakers (continued) 1 2 3 1 10mm Peel the insulation to expose about 10mm of the core wire. Push down Insert the tip Release the 2 the lever. of the lever to replace speaker it. cable. Twist the core wire. + + – – Left Right speaker speaker Notes • Connecting the left and right speakers reversely or with incorrect polarities can cause unnatural or distorted sound. • The load impedance of each speaker must be between 4 and 16 ohms. Connecting speakers with less than 4
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Tip Audio/video equipment The source names appearing in Connect the white plugs of the audio cables to the L jacks the display can be customized for the connected component and connect the red plugs of the audio cables to the R jacks. (see page 65). Optical digital audio output connector Protective cap for the optical digital audio connector Jacks for analog Remove the protective cap connections before you use the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUTconnector. Please retain it for futureuse. If y
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Audio/video equipment (continued) Connecting a Onkyo DVD player Connecting an Onkyo compact disc recorder The following diagram illustrates how to connect an optional Onkyo DVD player. Connect the FR-N3X LINE IN jacks to The following diagram illustrates how to connect an optional the DVD player’s analog audio output jacks. Onkyo compact disc recorder. Connect the FR-N3X CDR/ TAPE OUT (REC) jacks to the disc recorder’s INPUT (REC) FR-N3X’s jacks. Connect the FR-N3X CDR/TAPE IN (PLAY) ja
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Connecting the power cord To wall outlet STANDBY indicator When the power cord is connected to the AC outlet, the FR-N3X enters stand-by mode. The STANDBY indicator lights up. 11
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Preparations Precautions for handling Precautions for handling Compact Discs (CDs) MiniDiscs (MDs) Important notes on handling CDs The MD is housed in a cartridge, so you can handle it without worrying about dust and fingerprints. Even so, 1Carefully lift the disc from the disc case, mak- a dirty or warped cartridge may malfunction. Always ing sure to hold the disc by its edges or the remember the following precautions so you can enjoy hole in the middle. high-quality sound for a long time.
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Preparing the remote controller Inserting the batteries Using the remote controller Point the remote controller toward the remote control Detach the battery 1 sensor. cover. Remote control sensor 2 Insert the two R6 (size AA) batter- ies. Be sure to match the + and – ends of the batteries with the dia- gram inside the bat- tery compartment. 3 Attach the battery Notes cover. • Place the unit away from strong light such as direct sun- light or inverted fluorescent light, which can preve
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Part names and functions Front panel CD/MD button MULTI JOG dial Enables you to skip tracks forward or Each time you press this button, the backward. When the system is input source switches between CD stopped, it enables you to select a and MD. track to play. It is also used to select a MD button type of editing and characters to input. Stops playback or recording. Press this dial to confirm the settings. MD button MD disc slot Ejects a loaded MD. Insert an MD in this slot. MD button /
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Display MD/CD setting indicators CD indicator MD indicator CH (channel) indicator Multi-purpose display S.BASS indicator CD/MD indicator Recording level Playback mode indicators indicator FM reception information TOC indicator TIMER indicator MD operation indicators MUTING indicator DUB indicator L.SYNC indicator CD operation indicators DIGITAL indicator MDLP indicator Remote controller CD/MD button FM/AM button Each time you press this button, the input source Each time you press this but
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Understanding preparatory and common operations This section explains the following preparatory and common operations: turning the unit on and off, selecting a source, adjusting the volume, etc. INPUT buttons STANDBY/ ON Source selector buttons VOLUME STANDBY/ON STANDBY indicator VOLUME / Turning the unit on and off Adjusting the volume Press STANDBY/ON on the unit or on the remote con- Operating with the unit troller. Turn VOLUME clockwise to increase the volume and If you pres
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Setting the day of the week and the time You can select either the 12-hour or 24-hour display. (This section explains how to set the time based on the 12-hour display.) DISPLAY 2-6 1 EDIT/ CLEAR/NO Press TIMER repeatedly until Press MULTI JOG in sync with 1 6 “Clock” appears in the display. the time signal. The clock starts operating and a dot Press MULTI JOG. 2 indicating seconds starts to flash. To cancel the clock setting Press EDIT/CLEAR/NO. You can now set the day of the week. If you pref
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Programming FM stations automatically — Auto Preset Auto presets store the frequencies of radio stations into memory so you can select your favorite channels without tuning manually. Radio station signals can be automatically located and stored. This function does not apply to AM stations (see the next page). 2 Before auto presetting If any radio stations are preset before you start the auto preset procedure, they will be replaced 1 3-5 with new presets. 3 Press STANDBY/ON to turn on Press M
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Programming AM/FM stations one by one — Preset Write You can store the frequencies of AM stations one by one manually into the preset memory channels. (You can store FM stations manually or by using the auto preset function.) • You can preset up to 30 channels including both FM Press MULTI JOG. 4 and AM stations. For example, if you have already stored FM stations to eight channels, you can use 22 channels to store preset AM stations. • Programmed FM and AM stations are indicated separately
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Basic Operation Playing a CD DISPLAY MULTI JOG 1 3 1- 2 1- 2 / Tip Insert a CD (Compact Disc). 1 If the unit is in standby mode, it 1Press CD to extend the disc tray. CD turns on automatically when you 2 Place the CD in the tray with the label side facing up. press CD . If you play a CD single, place it in the center circle of the tray. 3Press CD to retract the tray. To stop playback Press CD / to start playback. 2 Playback automatically stops The playback ( ) indicator lights up
