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Compact Disc Changer
Getting Started 2
DX-C390
Instruction Manual
Connection 12
Basic Operation 14
Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo Compact
Disc Changer.
Advanced Operation 20
Please read this manual thoroughly before mak-
ing connections and turning on the power.
Following the instructions in this manual will
enable you to obtain optimum performance and
listening enjoyment from your new Compact
Disc Changer.
Others 25
Please retain this manual for future reference.
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WARNING: WARNING AVIS RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC DO NOT OPEN NE PAS OUVRIR SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within CAUTION: the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, magnitude to constitute a risk of electr
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Precautions 1. Recording Copyright 7. Moisture Condensation Unless it’s for personal use only, recording copy- Moisture condensation may damage this unit. righted material is illegal without the permission of Read the following carefully: the copyright holder. When you take a glass containing a cold drink out- 2. AC Fuse side on a summer’s day, drops of water, called con- The AC fuse inside the DX-C390 is not user-service- densation, form on the outside of the glass. able. If you cannot turn o
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Precautions—Continued • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dif- Declaration of Conformity ferent from • that to which the receiver is connected. We, ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV techni- LIEGNITZERSTRASSE 6, 82194 GROEBENZELL, cian for help. GERMANY For Canadian model declare in own responsibility, that the ONKYO product described in this instruction manual is in compliance with the NOTE: This Class B digital apparatus complies
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Introduction Table of Contents Important Safety Instructions....................2 DX-C390 Features Precautions.................................................3 • 6-disc CD changer Introduction.................................................5 • MP3 playback DX-C390 Features.....................................................5 • Multi-bit D/A converter Supplied Accessories.................................................5 • 128-times oversampling Disc Notes......................................
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Disc Notes Supported Discs Discs Made on Personal Computers The DX-C390 supports the following discs. Discs made on personal computers, including those of a compatible format, may not work properly in the Disc Logo Format or file type DX-C390 because of incorrect settings in the disc burn- PCM ing software. Check the manuals supplied with your disc Audio CD burning software for additional compatibility informa- tion. Audio CD, MP3 MP3 Compatibility CD-R MP3 • MP3 discs must be ISO 9660 Level 1
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Disc Notes—Continued • The following ID3 tags are supported: versions 1.0/1.1 Handling Discs and 2.3/2.4. Versions 2.2/2.5 and later are not sup- • Never touch the underside of a disc. Always hold discs ported. Normally, version 2.3/2.4 tags have priority by the edge, as shown. and will be displayed regardless of the ID3 VER 1 preference on page 24. • For ID3 version 2 tags, information in the first 2,048 bytes at the beginning of the file are recognized. We recommend that you include only ti
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Controls & Connectors Front Panel North American Model Display 124567 8 9 J O N M LK Disc tray light Disc tray Other Models 12 E RANDOM button (21) This button is used with the Random function. F DIMMER button (15) This button is used to adjust the display brightness. G DISPLAY button (19) This button is used to display elapsed, remaining, and total time information about the current disc or track and various information about MP3 tracks. H Remote control sensor (11) This sensor receives contr
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Controls & Connectors—Continued Display 12349 5 670 8 A B C DISC FLDR NEXT TRACK NAME TOTAL REMAIN 1 2 3 REPEAT MEMORY 4 5 6 RANDOM MP3 For detailed information, refer to the pages in parenthe- 7 TRACK indicator sis. While stopped, the total number of tracks on the current disc are displayed. During playback, the 1 RANDOM indicator (21) number of the current track is displayed. 2 MEMORY indicator (22) 8 NAME indicator 3 REPEAT indicator (21) This indicator appears when the current disc is an
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Controls & Connectors—Continued Remote Controller For detailed information, refer to the pages in parenthe- sis. A ON button (14) This button is used to turn on the DX-C390. B STANDBY button (14) This button is used to set the DX-C390 to Standby. 1 ON STANDBY OPEN/CLOSE C Number buttons (18) J These buttons are used to enter track and MP3 2 123 folder numbers. REPEAT D SEARCH (>10) button (18) 456 K This button is used to enter track numbers above 10 3 RANDOM and to select MP3 folders. 789 L E
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Before Using the DX-C390 Installing the Remote Controller’s Using the Remote Controller Batteries To use the remote controller, point it at the DX-C390’s remote control sensor, as shown. Remove the battery compartment cover, 1 DX-C390 as shown. Remote control sensor 30° 30° Insert the two supplied batteries (AA/R6) 2 in accordance with the polarity diagram inside the battery compartment. Notes: • The remote controller may not work reliably if the DX-C390 is subjected to bright light, such
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Connecting the DX-C390 Audio Connections • Read the manuals supplied with your other audio DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT equipment. If your CD-R, MiniDisc, or DAT recorder has a digital • Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed input, use a commercially available coaxial or optical all audio connections. fiber digital audio cable to connect the DX-C390’s The DX-C390 has analog and digital (coaxial and opti- COAXIAL or OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT cal) audio outputs. The digital outputs of
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Connecting the DX-C390—Continued Connections With (Remote Interactive) you can control the To use the functions, you need to connect one of the DX-C390 together with your other -compatible DX-C390’s connectors to an connector on Onkyo AV components. With some Onkyo AV receivers another AV component in your system by using the sup- you can use one remote controller to control all your plied cable. Onkyo components and use the following special See the manuals supplied with your other -c
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Turning On the DX-C390 Basic Playback North American Other Models PLAY/PAUSE Model DIMMER STANDBY/ON STANDBY/ON DISC SKIP POWER Turning On the DX-C390 Loading Discs Before connecting the power cord and turning on the To open the disc tray, press the DX-C390, connect all your AV components first (see 1 [ ] button. page 12). Put a disc, label-side up, into Don’t forget to turn on your amp, and select the audio each disc bay. input to which the DX-C390 is connected. Connect the power cord to a s
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Basic Playback—Continued Starting Playback Loading Discs During Playback This section explains how to load discs without stopping To start playback, press the PLAY playback. [ ] button. To open the disc tray, press the DISC TRACK REMAIN 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 [ ] button. The disc that’s currently playing Playback starts from the first track on remains inside the DX-C390 and its the current disc, continues with the sub- disc bay is empty and won’t come to the sequent discs, and stops when disc #6 f
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Basic Playback—Continued ■ Selecting the Next or Previous Track To select the next track, press ON STANDBY OPEN/CLOSE Remote [ ] button. controller 123 To select the previous track, REPEAT 456 press [ ] button. RANDOM 789 SEARCH MEMORY If you press the [ ] button during >10 10/0 CLEAR playback or while playback is paused, FOLDER FOLDER the beginning of the current track is // FOLDER / selected. Press it twice to select the NEXT SELECTION FOLDER / DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DISC beginning
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Basic Playback—Continued ■ Selecting MP3 Tracks in All Folder Mode Selecting MP3s With All Folder mode you don’t have to navigate the There are two modes for selecting MP3 tracks: Naviga- folder hierarchy to find an MP3 track because all folders tion mode and All Folder mode. that contain MP3 tracks appear at the same level. This mode can only be used while playback is stopped. ■ Selecting MP3 Tracks in Navigation Mode With Navigation mode you can select MP3 tracks by While playback is stoppe
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Basic Playback—Continued Selecting MP3 Folders & Tracks by Number ON STANDBY OPEN/CLOSE This section explains how to select MP3 folders and 123 tracks by number. REPEAT 456 Number buttons RANDOM 789 Press the [SEARCH] (>10) button SEARCH MEMORY 1 >10 10/0 CLEAR SEARCH (>10) repeatedly until “–” appears Remote controller below the FLDR indicator on the FOLDER FOLDER display. SEARCH NEXT SELECTION > 10 DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DISC DISC FLDR DISC 4 DISC 5 DISC 6 Selecting Tracks by Number If the
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Basic Playback—Continued ■ MP3 Disc DISPLAY Elapsed track time: The length of time that the current track has been playing (default display). DISC FLDR TRACK M Track name: Name of the current track. TRACK NAME M Displaying Information This section explains how to display various informa- Folder name: Name of the current folder. tion, including the remaining track time, remaining disc FLDR NAME time, disc name, track name, and various ID3 tags for M MP3 tracks, including title name, artist nam
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Advanced Playback Press the [NEXT SELECTION] 4 button again to set the Next Remote ON STANDBY OPEN/CLOSE controller Selection function. NEXT SELECTION 123 The specified disc, folder, or track will REPEAT 456 be played when, if you specified a disc, REPEAT RANDOM 789 RANDOM the current disc finishes, if you speci- SEARCH MEMORY >10 10/0 CLEAR MEMORY fied a folder, when the current folder PLAY finishes, and if you specified a track, FOLDER FOLDER / when the current track finishes. NEXT SELECTION NE
