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Contents
Getting Started .......................... 2
CD Receiver
CR-525
Connections ............................ 17
CR-325
Basic Operations .................... 25
Instruction Manual
Playing a Disc.......................... 28
USB Playback (CR-525 only)...37
Listening to the Radio ........... 41
Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo CD receiver.
Please read this manual thoroughly before making
any connections and plugging it in.
Following the instructions in this manual will enable
you to obtain
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WARNING: WARNING AVIS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE 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 electri
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Precautions 1. Recording Copyright—Unless it’s for personal use Do not expose this unit to direct sunlight or heat only, recording copyrighted material is illegal with- sources, because its internal temperature may out the permission of the copyright holder. rise, shortening the life of the optical pickup. Avoid damp and dusty places, and places subject 2. AC Fuse—The AC fuse inside the unit is not user- to vibrations from loudspeakers. Never put the serviceable. If you cannot turn on th
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Precautions—Continued This unit contains a semiconductor laser system and is For Canadian Models classified as a “CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT”. So, to NOTE: THIS CLASS B DIGITAL APPARATUS use this model properly, read this Instruction Manual COMPLIES WITH CANADIAN ICES-003. carefully. In case of any trouble, please contact the store For models having a power cord with a polarized plug: where you purchased the unit. CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, To prev
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Features Supplied Accessories Make sure you have the following accessories: Amplifier WRAT (Wide Range Amplifier Technology) CR-525 CR-325 High Current, Low Impedance Drive Discrete Output Stage Circuitry 2 Audio Inputs and 1 Output Optimum Gain Volume Circuitry Subwoofer Pre Out Remote controller and two batteries (R6/AA) CD Player *1 Plays CDs, MP3 CDs, CD-Rs and CD-RWs 25 Track Programming Indoor FM antenna 2 Repeat Mode (Track/Full) (Connector type varies from country to c
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Before Using the CD receiver In general, the illustrations in this Instruction Manual show the CR-325. Installing the Batteries Using the Remote Controller When you operate the remote controller, point it at the Detach the battery cover by pressing the CD receiver’s remote control sensor, as shown below. 1 tab and pulling up the cover. Remote control sensor CD receiver Insert two batteries (R6/AA) into the bat- 2 tery compartment. Carefully follow the polarity diagram (positive Notes: (+) and
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Contents Getting Started Listening to the Radio Important Safety Instructions .................................... 2 Listening to the Radio.............................................. 41 Precautions ............................................................... 3 Tuning into Radio Stations .................................. 41 Features.................................................................... 5 Presetting FM Stations Automatically Supplied Accessories...............................
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Getting to Know the CD receiver Front Panel CR-525 12 3 4 5 7 6 8 9 bk bl bm bn bo bp CR-325 12 3 4 5 6 8 9 bk bl bm bn bo bp 8
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Getting to Know the CD receiver—Continued The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item. STANDBY indicator (23, 25) Lights up in Standby mode. STANDBY/ON button (25, 50, 53, 56) Sets the CD receiver to On or Standby. Remote control sensor (6) Receives control signals from the remote controller. Display See “Display” on page 10. VOLUME control (25) and indicator This control is used to adjust the volume of the CD receiver to “Min”, “1” through “41
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Getting to Know the CD receiver—Continued Display 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 bk bl bm bn bo bp bq 1, 2, 3, 4: SLEEP indicator Light up when a timer has been programmed. Lights up when the Sleep function has been set. : USB indicator (CR-525 only) Lights up when a timer has been programmed for The CD receiver lights up on detecting a USB mass recording. storage device. Tuning indicators File format indicators AUTO: MP3: Lights up when Auto Tuning is selected, and disap- Lights up when an MP3 file is
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Getting to Know the CD receiver—Continued Rear Panel 12 3 4 Heat sink 5 6 7 8 The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item. MD/TAPE IN/OUT (21, 22) Power cord (23) These analog audio inputs and outputs are for con- The power cord should be connected to a suitable necting a recorder with an analog input and output, power source (Plug type varies from country to such as a MiniDisc recorder or cassette deck. country). DOCK IN (23) See pages 17–23 fo
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Getting to Know the CD receiver—Continued Remote Controller RC-721S RC-660S (CR-525) (CR-325) 1 1 bo bo 2 2 bp bp 3 3 bq bq br br bs bs bt 4 bt 4 ck ck 5 5 6 6 cl cl 7 7 8 8 9 bk bk bl bl cm cm bm bm cn cn bn bn 12
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Getting to Know the CD receiver—Continued The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item. STANDBY/ON button (25, 50, 53) Onkyo MD recorder and cassette deck This button is used to set the CD receiver to On or control buttons Standby. For twin cassette decks, only Deck B can be con- trolled. SLEEP button (55) : Plays side B (cassette deck). Used to set the Sleep timer, which turns off the CD : Pauses playback or recording (MD). receiver after a s
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Getting to Know the CD receiver—Continued Controlling an Onkyo MD recorder, cassette deck, or RI Dock Explanation of buttons for using the Onkyo MD recorder, cassette deck, or RI Dock, when connected to the MD/TAPE jack or DOCK IN jack of the CD receiver. See pages 21-23 for instructions on connecting the components. To control the MD recorder, the Input Display for the MD/TAPE jacks must be set to “MD” (see page 27). Example: Shows the case of : the [YES/MODE/SHUFFLE] button. When the
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Disc Notes Supported Discs Discs Made on Personal Computers The CD receiver supports the following discs. Discs made on personal computers, including those of a compatible format, may not work properly in the CD receiver because of incorrect settings in the disc burning Disc Logo Format or file type software. Check the manuals supplied with your disc burning software for additional compatibility informa- Audio CD PCM tion. Audio CD, MP3 MP3 Compatibility CD-R MP3 discs must be ISO 9660 Lev
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Disc Notes—Continued The following ID3 tags are supported: versions 1.0/1.1 Handling Discs and 2.2/2.3/2.4. Versions 2.5 and later are not sup- Never touch the underside of a disc. Always hold discs ported. Normally, version 2.2/2.3/2.4 tags have prior- by the edge, as shown. ity and will be displayed. For ID3 version 2 tags, the tag information recognized will be those embedded in the beginning of the file. We recommend that you include only title, artist name, and album name informa
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Connecting Antennas This section explains how to connect the supplied indoor If you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied FM antenna and AM loop antenna, and how to connect indoor FM antenna, try a commercially available out- commercially available outdoor FM and AM antennas. door FM antenna instead (see page 18). The CD receiver won’t pick up any radio signals without Connecting the AM Loop Antenna an antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use the tuner. The supplied
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Connecting Antennas—Continued Connecting an Outdoor FM Antenna Connecting an Outdoor AM Antenna If you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied If good reception cannot be achieved using the supplied indoor FM antenna, try a commercially available out- AM loop antenna, an outdoor AM antenna can be used door FM antenna instead. in addition to the loop antenna, as shown. Outdoor antenna AM loop antenna Insulated antenna cable Notes: Outdoor FM antennas work best outside, but usable Out
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Connecting Speakers Connecting Your Speakers Connect the right speaker to the CD receiver’s right (R) SPEAKERS terminals. Connect the left speaker to the left (L) SPEAKERS terminals. Connect the positive (+) terminal on each speaker to the corresponding positive (+) terminal on the CD receiver. Connect the negative (–) terminal on each speaker to the corresponding negative (–) terminal on the CD receiver. Use the red wires to connect the positive (+) terminals. Left speaker Right speaker
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Connecting Other Components About Connections Before making any connections, read the manuals Push plugs in all the way to make Right! supplied with your other components. good connections (loose connec- Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed tions can cause noise or malfunc- and double-checked all connections. tions). To prevent interference, keep Wrong! Connection Color Coding audio cables away from power cords and speaker cables. RCA-type audio connections are usually
