Onkyo FR-N3X User Manual

Fr-n3x

Table of contents

Document Outline

Precautions
- Main features
- Supplied accessories
- Table of contents
Antenna (aerial) and speakers
- Connecting the supplied indoor FM antenna (aerial)
  - To connect the outdoor FM antenna (aerial)
- Connecting the FM antenna cable to the 75/300 ohm antenna adapter
  - Connecting the 300 ohm ribbon wire
  - Connecting the coaxial cable
- Directional Iinkage
- Connecting the AM antenna
Audio/video equipment
- Connect the white plugs of the audio cables to the L jacks and connect the red plugs of the audio...
- Connecting an Onkyo stereo cassette tape deck
- Connecting a Onkyo DVD player
  - About the LINE jacks
- Connecting an Onkyo compact disc recorder
  - About the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT connector
Connecting the power cord
Precautions for handling Compact Discs (CDs)
- Important notes on handling CDs
- Playable discs
Precautions for handling MiniDiscs (MDs)
- Protecting recordings from accidental erasure
Preparing the remote controller
- Inserting the batteries
- Using the remote controller
Part names and functions
Understanding preparatory and common operations
- This section explains the following preparatory and common operations: turning the unit on and of...
- Turning the unit on and off
- Adjusting the volume
  - Operating with the unit
  - Using the remote controller
- Selecting a source
  - Operating with the unit and remote controller
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 ...
- Checking the time and the day of the week
Programming FM stations automatically — Auto Preset
- Auto presets store the frequencies of radio stations into memory so you can select your favorite ...
- Customizing the preset channels
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....
Playing a CD
- Selecting the track to play
- Locating a particular point in a track
Playing an MD
- Selecting the track to play
- Locating a particular point in a track
Listening to an FM/AM station
- First, program the stations into preset channels (see pages 18 and 19).
- If FM reception is not good
Adjusting the tone
- Adjusting the tonal quality
- Muting the sound
- Listening through the headphones
Dubbing CD to MD (CD dubbing)
Dubbing CD to MD at double speed
Recording CD to MD (Various CD Dubbing)
- Recording from the top of a song you are listening to (specified track dubbing)
- Switching to Fade Out mode (while the input source is MD and the system is stopped)
- MD Group CD dubbing (while the source is MD and the recorder is stopped.)
Recording CD to MD (Synchro recording)
- After you select songs, this function enables you to edit and record the songs.
Recording an FM/AM broadcast program to an MD
- To record a very long program, switch the recording mode. (Refer to page36.)
Recording from another Onkyo System (Synchro Recording)
- This function is useful when you record CDs while selecting tracks.
- It is also convenient for analog recording from another Onkyo system.
- The following operations are available if you connect an optional Onkyo casette tape deck to the ...
- For more information on Synchro recording from a CD or MD to a cassette tape, refer to the instru...
Recording data from a connected external device to an MD
- You can record data from an external device (that you have connected following the explanation on...
- Signal Synchro Recording
Settings for Recording
Various ways to play CDs and MDs
- Five different playback modes are available in addition to normal playback. Insert a CD or MD bef...
- MEMORY playback
  - While the source is CD or MD, and the unit is in stop mode
- 1 TR (one track) playback
  - While the source is CD or MD, and the unit is in stop mode
    - Operating with the remote controller
- RANDOM playback
  - While the source is CD or MD, and the unit is in stop mode
    - Operating with the remote controller
- REPEAT/CHAIN REPEAT playback
  - Operating with the remote controller
- Cancelling the playback mode
  - Cancelling 1TR, MEMORY, and RANDOM mode
  - Cancels REPEAT and CHAIN REPEAT mode
    - Operating with the remote controller
Using the MD Group Function
- If 1TR, 1GR, MEM, or RDM is lit, you cannot use the edit functions. Place the unit in normal play...
- Group
- Cancelling all groups (while the source is MD and the unit is stopped)
- Cancelling the selected group (while the source is MD and the unit is stopped)
Editing Groups (Move, Combine and Erase)
- Outline of edit function
- Combining two edit functions
- Erasing tracks in the specified group — G.Erase
- Moving a group — G.Move
- Combining groups — G.Combine
MD Group Functions (Playing MD Groups)
- MD Group playback
- MD 1Group playback
- MD Group skip
Changing the FM/AM preset channels
- Using the delete and copy functions, you can delete preset stations, copy a preset station to ano...
- Tips for changing the preset channels
- Erasing a preset channel – Preset Erase
- Copying a preset channel – Preset Copy
Naming an MD and its tracks, and preset channels
- Naming an MD disc or track
- Naming a group on an MD
- Naming a preset channel
- Entering a name
  - What characters can be entered?
  - What’s Easy Name?
- Correcting and erasing a character
- Inserting a character
- Erasing the name assigned to a preset channel
Moving, dividing, combining, and erasing MD tracks
- Five basic functions
- Combining basic functions
  - Erasing part of a track – Divide and Erase
  - Combining separately positioned tracks – Move and Combine
- Erasing all tracks on an MD – All Erase
- Erasing a selected track – Erase
- Moving the selected track – Move
- Moving a track to a different group
- Dividing a selected track – Divide
- Combining selected tracks – Combine
- If the selected track belongs to a group
Using the timer functions
- The FR-N3X provides five timer functions: Sleep, Once, Weekday, Weekend, and Rec timer.
- Five basic functions
- Using the Sleep timer
- Setting the Once, Weekday, Weekend, or Rec timer
- Setting the timer for weekdays and weekends
- Selecting the day(s) of the week and the recorder for Rec timer
- Switching the set timer On/Off
- If the start or end time of one timer overlaps another
Customizing the source names
- You can change the source name that appears in the display to suit any component you connected pe...
- About the shorten source names
Messages
Rules for digital recording
- Guide to the serial copy management system
- Rule 1
- Rule 2
- Rule 3
System limitations
Troubleshooting
- Use this troubleshooting guide as an aid to remedy problems.
Specifications
- General
- Amplifier
- CD player
- MD recorder
- Tuner