Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product CR-N1 Onkyo
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CD RECEIVER CR-N1 Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing the ONKYO CR-N1 CD Receiver . Please read this manual thoroughly before mak- ing any connection or turning on the power . Follow these instructions to obtain optimum per- formance and maximum listening enjoyment from your new CR-N1.
2 WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
3 14. Outdoor Antenna Grounding – If an out- side antenna or cable system is connected to the appliance, be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges.
4 Pr ecautions 1. Recording Copyright Recording of copyrighted material for other than personal use is illegal without permis- sion of the copyright holder . 2. AC Fuse The fuse is located inside the chassis and is not user-serviceable. If power does not come on, contact your Onkyo authorized service station.
5 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 CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFOR- MANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MA Y RESUL T IN HAZARDOUS RADIA TION EXPOSURE.
6 Declaration of Conformity We, ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH INDUSTRIESTRASSE 20 82110 GERMERING, GERMANY GERMERING, GERMANY ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH I.
7 Features • 2 x 10 watts per channel into 4 ohms (DIN) • USB input • USB input/source mixing • Acoustic Presence • Energy Save • RDS (Radio Data System) (European model only) • Timer pl.
8 Remote controller basics Installing the batteries 1. Open the battery compartment, as shown. 2. Insert the batteries (AA, R6, UM-3) as shown, observing the correct polarity (positive + and negative - ). 3. Close the battery compartment, as shown. Always replace both batteries at the same time.
9 Precautions for handling compact discs Playable discs This unit can play back the following discs. Y ou cannot play back discs other than those listed above.
10 Contents Before Using ................................................................................................... 2 Important Safeguards .......................................................................................................
11 Contents Playing CDs ................................................................................................... 35 Loading discs...............................................................................................................
12 Contr ols & connectors Front panel A P Q R S T U V W X O N M L K J B C D E F G H I.
13 Controls & connectors A CD compartment [35] CDs are loaded here. B USB indicator [53, 56] This indicator lights up when the CR-N1 is successfully recognized by the PC or Mac connected to the USB port. C ACOUSTIC PRESENCE indicator [34] This indicator lights up when the Acous- tic Presence function is set to either A.
14 Controls & connectors A TIMER indicator B CD indicator C MEMOR Y indicator D Play/Pause indicators E TRACK indicator F AUTO indicator G MONO indicator H AM/PM indicators I RDS indicator (European model) J Single track remaining time indicator K T otal disc remaining time indicator L T uning indicator M STEREO indicator N W .
15 Controls & connectors A UP USB port [28] B LINE IN/OUT connectors [26] C SUBWOOFER PRE OUT connector [27] D PHONES jack [28] E OPTICAL DIGIT AL OUTPUT connector [27] F Power cord [29] G FM 75 .
16 Controls & connectors A ST ANDYBY/ON button [30] This button is used to turn on the CR-N1 and select Standby mode. B SETTING buttons [31, 47–49] These buttons are used in conjunction with the timer functions C TIMER button [31, 47–49] This button is used to select the various T imer functions.
17 Controls & connectors N MUTING button [34] This button is used to temporarily mute the sound output. O Stop button [36] This button is used to stop CD playback. P PLA Y button [35] This button is used to start CD playback. Q Pause button [36] This button is used to pause CD playback.
18 Getting connected • Connect speakers only as shown here. Incorrect connections may damage the CR-N1 and the speakers. • The minimum impedance for each speaker is 4 ohms. • Unnecessarily long, or very thin speaker cables may affect the sound quality and should be avoided.
19 Getting connected Incorrect speaker wiring Never connect speakers as shown below , as this will damage the CR-N1 or the speakers. Attaching the wir es 1. Push up the lever to open the terminal. 2. Insert the bare wires into the terminal. 3. Push down the lever to close the terminal.
20 Getting connected Note that the D-N1 speakers are not supplied with all models. Location precautions • The speaker cabinets are made from wood, making them sensitive to extreme temperatures and humidity .
21 Getting connected Connecting • Connect the speakers only as shown here. Incorrect connections may damage the CR-N1 or the speakers. • Use the supplied speaker cables. Unneces- sarily long, or very thin speaker cables may affect the sound quality and should be avoided.
22 Getting connected Removing the speaker grilles The D-N1 speakers can be used either with or without the grilles, which can be removed and replaced as follows. 1. Hold the grille at the top using both hands and pull it gently away from the speaker to release the top two fasteners.
23 Getting connected The bundled AM loop antenna is designed for indoor use only . Using the bundled AM loop antenna 1. Assemble the AM antenna, as shown. The AM antenna needs to be connected to the AM terminals located on the rear of the CR-N1, as shown.
24 Getting connected The bundled indoor FM antenna is designed for indoor use only . Using the bundled FM antenna 1. Attach the FM antenna, as shown. Once the CR-N1 is ready for use, you ’ ll need to tune into an FM radio station and adjust the position of the FM antenna in order to achieve the best possible recep- tion.
25 Getting connected (The 75/300 ohm antenna adapter is not included with the U.S., Canadian, and Euro- pean models.) The 75/300 ohm antenna adapter can be used to connect an FM antenna with 300 ohm fl at twin-core cable, or to connect an FM antenna with a 75 ohm coaxial cable with no connector attached.
26 Getting connected • Do not connect the AC power cord to a wall outlet until you ’ ve completed all other con- nections, including speakers (see page 18) and antenna (see page 23).
27 Getting connected A digital recorder such as an MD, DA T , or CDR can be connected to the CR-N1 ’ s OPTICAL DIGI- T AL OUTPUT for digital recording. Only CD playback signals are output via the OPTICAL DIGI- T AL OUTPUT . A powered subwoofer can be connected to the CR-N1 ’ s SUBWOOFER PRE OUT phono jack for enhanced bass performance.
28 Getting connected By connecting a computer to the CR-N1 ’ s UP USB port, audio from the computer can be lis- tened to with high quality . Before connecting your computer , see “ Windows USB setup ” on page 52 or “ Macintosh USB setup ” on page 56.
29 Getting connected Once you ’ ve completed all the other connections, it ’ s time to connect the power cord. 1. Connect the AC power cord to a suitable wall outlet. The CR-N1 switches to Standby mode and “ --:-- ” appears on the display . Once the clock has been set (see page 31), the day and time are displayed in Standby mode.
30 Basic operation 1 Press the ST ANDBY/ON ( ) button on the CR-N1 or remote contr oller . The display lights up and the CR-N1 is ready for use. Press the ST ANDBY/ON ( ) button again to enter Standby mode. Note: If you turn the CR-N1 on or off, or connect or disconnect the USB cable while your computer is outputting sound (e.
31 Basic operation The remote controller is used to set the clock. Setting the day & time 1 Press the TIMER button r epeatedly until “ ADJUST ” appears on the display , and then press the ENTER button. The day of the week fl ashes on the dis- play .
32 Basic operation Selecting 12 or 24 hour display The CR-N1 can display time in the 12- or 24-hour format. 1 Press the TIMER button r epeatedly until “ 24H/12H ” appears on the display , and then press the ENTER button. The current setting ( “ 24H ” or “ 12H ” ) fl ashes on the display .
33 Basic operation The following input sources can be selected: 1 Press the INPUT button on the CR-N1 repeatedly , or use the CD, LINE, FM, AM, or USB INPUT SELECTOR buttons on the remote contr oller to select the requir ed input source. The name of the selected source appears on the display .
34 Basic operation Sound output can be muted temporarily by using the Muting function. 1 Press the MUTING button on the r emote controller (the output is muted and the MUTING indicator fl ashes). 2 T o unmute the output, press the MUT - ING button again (sound output is restor ed and the MUTING indicator stops fl ashing).
35 Playing CDs The CR-N1 features a vertical disc loading compartment. 1 T o open the disc compartment, press the OPEN/CLOSE ( ) button on the CR-N1 (the door slides open). 2 Mount the CD onto the spindle with the labelled side facing forwards as shown.
36 Playing CDs 1 T o pause CD playback, press the PLA Y/P AUSE ( ) button on the CR-N1, or the P AUSE ( ) button on the remote contr oller (the pause indicator appears). 2 T o resume CD playback, press the PLA Y/P AUSE ( ) button on the CR-N1, or the P AUSE ( ) or PLA Y ( ) button on the remote contr oller (the pause indicator disappears).
37 Playing CDs 3 T racks can also be selected by using the numeric keypad. Use buttons 1 to 9 to select tracks 1 to 9. Use button 10/0 to select track 10. T o select track 11 and upwards, press the --/--- button followed by the correspond- ing two number buttons.
38 Playing CDs CD tracks are normally played in sequential order . With Random Playback, tracks are played in a random order . 1 T o start Random Playback, press the RANDOM button on the remote contr ol- ler (the RANDOM indicator appears and playback starts after a few seconds).
39 Playing CDs CD tracks are normally played in sequential order . With Memory Playback, you can choose the playback order of up to 20 tracks. 1 With playback stopped, press the MEM- OR Y button on the CR-N1 or remote con- troller (the MEMOR Y indicator appears).
40 Playing CDs 5 Once you ’ ve memorized all your tracks and are r eady to start playback, press the PLA Y/P AUSE ( ) button on the CR-N1, or the PLA Y ( ) button on the remote contr oller . T racks are played in the order memorized, and playback stops when the last memo- rized track has been played.
41 Listening to the radio Y ou must connect the antenna in order to use the radio. See “ Connecting an AM antenna ” on page 23 and “ Connecting an FM antenna ” on page 24 for information.
42 Listening to the radio The FM Auto function searches for all receiv- able FM stations and assigns them to presets automatically . Note that previously stored presets will be overwritten by this function.
43 Listening to the radio 3 While “– –” is fl ashing, use the T uning ( / ) buttons to select a preset fr om 1 through 30. When you select a preset that already contains a station, the preset number fl ashes quickly . Y ou can overwrite such presets by continuing with this procedure.
44 Listening to the radio Presets can be named using up to eight char- acters as follows. 1 Select the preset that you want to name. See “ Selecting preset stations ” on page 43 for more information. 2 Press and hold the DISPLA Y button until the fl ashing cursor appears “–” .
45 Listening to the radio Y ou can edit preset names as follows. 1 Select the preset whose name you want to edit. See “ Selecting preset stations ” on page 43 for more information. 2 Press and hold the DISPLA Y button until the fi rst character of the name starts fl ashing.
46 Listening to the radio There are two FM radio modes: Auto and Mono. In Auto mode, the CR-N1 automati- cally switches to Stereo mode if the signal strength of tuned FM station is strong enough. In this case, the STEREO indicator appears. If the signal is not strong enough, stereo reception may be noisy and the STE- REO indicator may fl ash.
47 Using the timer (r emote contr oller only) The timer can be used to automatically turn on and off the CD player or radio at a speci- fi ed time. Y ou can set independent on and off times for weekdays and weekends, con- fi gure which days are weekdays and which are weekend days, and turn each timer on or off independently .
48 Using the timer (remote controller only) 5 If you selected the FM or AM source, use the SETTING ( / ) buttons to select a preset station. 6 Press the ST ANDBY/ON button to enter Standby mode. At the speci fi ed ON time, the CR-N1 will automatically turn on and play the speci- fi ed source.
49 Using the timer (remote controller only) Y ou can con fi gure days as weekdays, week- end days, or both. Con fi guring days as both allows you to turn the CR-N1 on and off twice on such days. Initially , Monday through Friday are con fi g- ured as weekdays, and Saturday and Sunday , as weekend days, as shown.
50 Using the timer (remote controller only) The sleep timer automatically turns off the CR-N1 after a speci fi ed amount of time. 1 T urn on the CR-N1 and play a CD, radio station, or other source. 2 Press the SLEEP button r epeatedly to set the requir ed sleep time (the SLEEP indi- cator appears).
51 Using USB By connecting the USB port on your com- puter to the USB port on the CR-N1, you can listen to music and other sounds from your computer with high quality . Before connect- ing your computer to the USB port, see “ Windows USB setup ” on page 52 or “ Mac- intosh USB setup ” on page 56.
52 Using USB 4 T o tur n off the USB Mix function, pr ess the USB MIX button again (the USB MIX ON indicator goes out and the SOURCE DIRECT indicator lights up). The USB Mix can be heard through the speakers and headphones, but only the selected source signal is output from the LINE OUT .
53 Using USB Connecting the CR-N1 (driver installation) 1 T urn on your PC and wait until the Win- dows startup is complete. 2 Connect the USB cable from the CR-N1 to a USB port on your PC. The CR-N1 ’ s USB indicator lights up. If the USB indicator does not light, make sure that the USB cable is connected correctly between the CR-N1 and PC.
54 Using USB Checking audio output & volume control operation For correct operation, check the Windows audio output and volume control settings as follows.
55 Using USB Enabling digital CD audio In order to listen to CDs in your computer ’ s CD-ROM drive via USB, you must enable digi- tal CD audio for your CD-ROM drive as fol- lows. Windows 98/98SE 1 Open the Multimedia control panel and click the CD Music tab.
56 Using USB The CR-N1 USB interface supports “ hot plug- ging, ” so USB cables can be connected or dis- connected even while your Macintosh is on. However , it ’ s recommended that you turn down the CR-N1 volume beforehand. Use only standard USB cables that support high-speed transmission.
57 Using USB Sound control panel con fi rmation In order to output audio from your Macin- tosh via USB, you must set the audio output as follows. 1 Open the Sound control panel. 2 Select Output, and make sure that “ Choose a device for sound output: ” is set to Built-in, as shown.
58 T r oubleshooting If you are having trouble operating your CR-N1, look up the symptoms in the following table and then try the suggested remedy . If you cannot resolve the issue yourself, contact your near- est Onkyo dealer . Symptom Possible cause Remedy Cannot turn on the CR-N1.
59 T roubleshooting Severe electrical interference may render the CR-N1 ’ s microcomputer temporarily inoperable. In this case you should unplug the CR-N1 for at least fi ve seconds, and then reconnect it. FM reception is hindered by hiss and the tuning and stereo indicators are fl ashing.
60 Speci fi cations Ampli fi er CD Player USB Power output (U.S. & Canadian models) 2 x 6.5 watts min., RMS at 8 ohms, 50 Hz – 20 kHz, with no more than 0.6% total harmonic distortion (FTC) 2 x 9.5 watts min., RMS at 4 ohms, 50 Hz – 20 kHz, with no more than 0.
61 Specifications T uner General Speci fi cations and features are subject to change without notice. Power supply and voltage speci fi cations depend on where the unit is purchased. T uning range FM 87.9 – 107.9 MHz (200 kHz steps) (U.S. & Canadian model) 87.
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