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CD Receiver CR-445 Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing an Onky o CD receiver . Please read this manual thoroughly before making any connections and plugging it in. Following the instructions in th is manual will enable you to obtain opt imum performance and listening enjoyment from your new CD r eceiver . Please retain this manual for fu tu ...
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2 W ARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APP ARA TUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SER VICEABLE P AR TS INSIDE. REFER SER VICING T O QUALIFIED SER VICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead s ymbol, within an equilateral triang l ...
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Precautions 3 1. Recording Copyright —Unless it’ s for personal use only , recording copyrighted material is illegal without the permission of the copyright holder . 2. AC Fuse —The AC fuse inside the unit is not userserviceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact your Onkyo dealer . 3. Care —Occasionally you should dust the unit all o ...
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Precautions— Continued 4 This unit contains a semiconductor laser system and is classified as a “CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT”. So, to use this model properly , read this Instruction Manual carefully . In case of any trouble, please contact the store where you purch ased the unit. T o prevent being exposed to the laser beam, do not try to open the e ...
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Features Supplied Accessories 5 Amplifier • Digital Amplifier • 1 Audio Input • Subwoofer Pre Out CD Player • Plays CDs, MP3 / WMA * 1 , CD-Rs and CD-RWs * 2 • 25 Track Programming • 3 Repeat Modes (TRACK / FULL / 1 FOLDER) • 4 Play Modes (NORMAL / RANDOM / MEMORY / 1 FOLDER) iPod / iPhone * 3 • Made for iPod touch (1st and 2nd gene ...
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Before Using the CD Receiver 6 Installing the Batteries 1 Open the battery compartment, as shown. 2 Insert two batteries (R6 / AA) into the battery compartment. Carefully follow the polarity diagram (positive (+) and negative (–) s ymbols) inside the battery compartment . 3 After the batteries are installed and seated correctly , attach the compa ...
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Getting to Know the CD Receiver 8 Front Panel 1 INPUT button 2 ON/ST ANDBY button 3 ST ANDBY indicator 4 Remote control sensor 5 Displ ay 6 VOLUME control knob 7 TONE/BALANCE button / knob 8 PHONES jack Rear Panel 1 LINE IN 2 VIDEO OUT 3 AM ANTENNA 4 SPEAKERS 5 SUBWOOFER PRE OUT 6 Po wer cor d 7 FM ANTENNA 9 Disc tray 10 Previous / Next [ ] / [ ] b ...
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Getting to Know the CD Receiver— Continued 9 Display 1 Input source indicator 2 File format indicators MP3 WMA 3 S.BASS indicat or 4 FOLD indic ator 5 Playback mode indicators 1FOLD MEM RDM (REPEA T) (REPEA T 1) 6 Tuning in dicators AUTO FM ST 7 iPod menu mode indicat or 8 MUT ING indicator 9 TIT LE, ARTIST , and ALBUM indicators 10 Message area ...
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Getting to Know the CD Receiver— Continued 10 Remote Controller 1 SLEEP button 2 ON/ST ANDBY button 3 Number buttons 4 Previous / Next [ ] / [ ] buttons 5 INPUT [ ] / [ ] buttons 6 STOP button 7 CD Play/Pause [ ] button 8 Fast Reverse / Fast Forward [ ] / [ ] buttons 9 iPod Play/Pause [ ] button 10 PLA YLIST / FOLDER [ ] / [ ] buttons 1 1 ...
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Disc Notes 11 Precautions for Playback Compact discs (CDs) with the following lo go on the label surface can be used. Do not use discs designed for purposes other than audio, such as CD-ROMs for PC use. Abnormal noise could damage the speakers or amplifier . * This CD receiver supports CD -R and CD-R W discs. Note that some discs may not playback b ...
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Disc Notes— Continued 12 Precautions for Rental Discs Do not use discs with residue from celloph ane tape, rental discs with labels which are peeling off, or discs with decorative labels. This type of disc could get stuck in the CD receiver , or could damage the CD receiver . Precautions for Inkjet Printable Discs Do not leave a CD-R/CR-R W havin ...
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Connecting Antennas 13 This section explains how to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna, and how to connect commercially available outdoor FM antenna. The CD receiver won’ t pick up any radio signals without an antenna conn ected, so you must connect the antenna to use the tuner . Connecting the Indoor FM Antenna The suppli ...
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Connecting Antennas— Continued 14 Connecting an Outdoor FM Antenna If you cannot achieve good reception with the su pplied indoor FM antenna, try a commercially available outdoor FM antenna instead. Notes: • Outdoor FM antennas work best outside, but usable results can so metimes be obtained when installed in an attic or loft. • For best resu ...
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Connecting Speakers 15 • 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 th e corresponding positive (+) terminal on the CD receiver . Connect the negative (–) termin al on each speaker to the co ...
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Connecting Other Components 16 About Connections • Before making any connections, read the manuals supplied with your other components. • Don’t connect th e power cord until you’ve completed and double-ch ecked all connections. Connection Color Coding RCA-type audio connections are usually color-coded: red and white. Use red plugs to connec ...
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Connecting Other Components — Continued 17 Connecting a TV The CD receiver has a VIDEO OUT jack, which outputs video signal. When you see the contents of “videos” and “photos” in your iPod on TV , connect the cable as follows. Notes: • Before connecting the power cord, connect all of your speakers and A V components. • Turning on the ...
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Basic Operations 18 Turning On the CD Receiver T o turn on the CD receiver , press the [ON/ST ANDBY] button on the CD receiver or remote controller . The ST ANDBY indicator goes off. Press the [ON/ST ANDBY] button again to set the CD receiver to Standby . The ST ANDBY indicator lights up. Adjusting the Volume T urn the [VOLUME] control clockwise to ...
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Basic Operations — Continued 19 Adjusting the Bass, Treble and Balance 1 Press the [TONE] button to select “ Bass”. 2 Use the [ ] / [ ] buttons to adjust the bass. Press [ENTER], and then use the [ ] / [ ] buttons t o adjust the treble. The default setting is “0”. Y ou can adjust the bass and treble from – 4 to + 4. Press [ENTER], and t ...
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Disc Playback 20 Using the CD Receiver 1 Press the [ ] button to open the disc tray . Tip : Pressing the [ ] button while the CD receiver is on Standby will turn on the CD receiver and open the disc tray . 2 Place the CD on the tray with the label-side facing up. Place 8 cm CDs in the center of the tra y . 3 T o start playback, press the [ ] button ...
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Disc Playback— Continued 21 Using the Remote Controller Displaying CD Information During playback or while playback is paused, press th e remote controller ’ s [DISPLA Y] button repeatedly to display the following CD information. Use the number buttons as shown in the examples below to select tracks T o select: Press: T rack # 8 T rack # 10 T r ...
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Disc Playback— Continued 22 Selecting / Playing MP3 / WMA Files On an MP3 / W MA Disc, MP3 / WMA files may be organized hierarchically , with folders containing f iles and subfolders, as shown below . On the CD receiver , all folders appea r at the same lev el, making it eas y to select folders regardless of the h ierarchy . If you don’t select ...
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Disc Playback— Continued 23 3 Use the number buttons to enter the file number . Playback starts. If a folder contains mo re than 99 MP3 / WMA files, double-digit file numbers must be preceded by zeros. T o specify file #5, press [>10], [0], [0] , and [5]. Displaying MP3 / WMA Information Y ou can display various information about the M P3 / WM ...
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Disc Playback— Continued 24 3 T o start playback, press the [ENTER] or [ ] button. Playback will start with th e first MP3 / WMA file in the specified folder and continue until all of the MP3 / WMA files in that folder ha ve been played. Random Playback W ith random playback, all of the tracks on the disc are played in random order . Random playb ...
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Disc Playback— Continued 25 2 Use the [ ] / [ ] buttons to select the first track you want to add to the playlist, then press [ENTER]. Repeat this step to add additional tracks to the playlist. Y ou can also use the number buttons on the remote controller to select tracks. T o select MP3 / WMA files for memory playback: See page 22 for details on ...
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Disc Playback— Continued 26 Preferences ( *: default) MP3 / WMA In fo? Select the MP3 / WMA file information to be displayed at th e start of playback. The related information can be also switched with the [DISPLA Y] button. File Name * : File name, Folder name, Sam pling rate, and Bitrate Tit l e : T itle of the current file, Artist name, Album ...
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iPod / iPhone Playback 27 Make sure the slot is at the rear . When you select iPod as the input source, the headphones output no sound. If use headphones, connect it directly to iPod. Before using your iPod with th e CD receiver , be sure to update your iPod with the latest software, availab le from the Apple W eb site. If you leave your iPod pause ...
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iPod / iPhone Play back— Continued 28 Using the iPod / iPhone menu (only remote control) 1 Press the [MENU / CLEAR] button to display iPod menu on iPod. A dot indicator (iPod menu mode indicator) appears on the CD receiver’ s display . T o go to the upper iPod menu, press the [MENU / CLEAR] button. 2 Press the [ ] / [ ] button, and move the iPo ...
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iPod / iPhone Play back— Continued 29 Setting for iPod / iPhone 1 Remove the iPod . 2 Press [MENU]. 3 Select the desired setting item with the [] / [ ] buttons. 4 Press [ENTER]. 5 Select the desired selection with the [ ] / [ ] buttons. 6 Press [ENTER]. Preferences ( *: default) Charging? Select the method for charging iPod, which inser ted to th ...
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Listening to the Radio 30 Tuning into FM /AM Radio Stations When tuned into a station , the T uned indicator appears. When tuned into a stereo FM station, the FM Stereo indicator appears as well. T uning into Weak Stereo FM Stations If the signal from a stereo FM station is weak, it may be impossible to get good re ception. In this case, switch to ...
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Listening to the Radio— Continued 31 Displaying FM/ AM Radio Information Press the remote controller’s [DI SPLA Y] button repeatedly to display more radio information. FM / AM Frequency * If the selected preset has no name, “No Name” appears briefly and then the fr equency is displayed. See “Naming Presets” on page 33 . Presetting FM St ...
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Listening to the Radio— Continued 32 1 T une into the station that you want to store as a preset. 2 Press the [MENU / CLE AR] button, and then use the [ ] / [ ] buttons to select “Preset Write?”. 3 Press [ENTER]. The preset number flashes. T o cancel the Preset wri te function at this point, press the [MENU / CLEAR] button. 4 Use the [ ] / [ ...
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Listening to the Radio— Continued 33 Naming Presets Y ou can name presets for easy identification. The preset name may cont ain of up to twelve ch aracters. 1 Select the preset you want to name (see page 32). 2 Press the [MENU / CLEAR] button, and then use the [ ] / [ ] buttons to select “Name In?” 3 Press [ENTER]. 4 Press the [DISPLA Y] butt ...
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Listening to the Radio— Continued 34 Copying Presets W ith the Preset Copy function, you can organize your presets in the order you want. When you copy a preset, its name is also cop ied. 1 Select the preset you want to copy (see page 32). 2 Press the [MENU / CLE AR] button, and then use the [ ] / [ ] buttons to select “Preset Copy?”. 3 Press ...
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Listening to the Radio— Continued 35 Adjusting the Display's Brightness 1 Press the [MENU / CLEAR] button, and then use the [ ] / [ ] buttons to select “Dimmer?”. 2 Press [ENTER]. 3 Set the brightness with [ ] / [ ] buttons. Off: Normal 1: Dim 2: Dimmer 4 Press [ENTER]. ...
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Setting the Clock 36 Use the following procedure to set the clock. 1 Press the [TIMER] button repeatedly until “Clock” appears. 2 Press [ENTER]. 3 Use the [ ] / [ ] buttons to select the day of the week. Y ou can select: SUN, MON, TUE, WED THU, FRI, or SA T . 4 Press [ENTER]. Tip : T o change the time format between 12-hour and 24-hour , press ...
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Using the Timers 37 The CD receiver has four programmable timers f or automated playback, and a sleep timer for turning the CD receiver off after a specified period. The timers can be used to st art all the playback at a specified time. Y ou could, for example, use a timer to turn on the CD receiver ever y morning, just like a radio alarm clock. Ab ...
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Using the Timers— Continued 38 3 If you selected FM or A M, use the [ ] / [ ] buttons to select the radio preset, and then press [ENTER]. 4 Use the [ ] / [ ] buttons to select Once or Every , and then press [ENTER]. Select “Once” for one-of f operation. Select “Every” to perform the same operation every week. 5 If you selected “Once”, ...
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Using the Timers— Continued 39 Turning Timers On and Off Once a timer has been programmed, you can turn it on or off as necessary . For examp le, while you’re on holiday , you may want to turn off the timer you use as an early-morning alarm. 1 Press the [TIMER] button repeatedly to select timer 1, 2, 3, or 4. 2 Use the [ ] / [ ] buttons to sele ...
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T roubleshooting 40 If you have any trouble using the CD receiver , look for a solution in this section. Power Can’t turn on the CD receiver . • Make sure that the power cord is properly plugg ed into the wall outlet (see page 17). • Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet, wait 5 seconds or more, then plug it in again. The CD receiver tur ...
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T roubleshooting— Continued 41 CD Playback Playback jumps. • The CD receiver is being subjected to vibration o r the disc is scratched or dirty (see pages 1 1 to 12). Can’t add tracks to the playlist for memory playb ack. • Make sure there’ s a disc in the CD receiver . Also, you can on ly add valid track numbers. For exam ple, if the CD ...
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T roubleshooting— Continued 42 • Some functions may not be ava ilable depending on the iPod model, software version or contents being played. Update the iPod software to the latest vers ion. • The iPod item (h ighlighted) can be moved by [ ] / [ ] buttons during the (iPod menu mode indicator) is lit. If the tr acks are skipped by pressing [ ] ...
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Specifications 43 General Power Supply: AC 120 V , 60 Hz Power Consumption: 38 W Stand-by Power Consumption: 0.5 W (iPod not char ging) Dimensions (W × H × D): 215 × 98 × 334 mm (8-7/16" × 3-7/8" × 13-1/8") W eight: 4.1 kg (9.0 lbs.) Audio Inputs Analog Inputs: 1 (LINE IN) Audio Outputs Subwoofer Pre Output: 1 Speaker Outputs: ...
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SN 29400459 (C) Copyright 2010 ONKYO CORPORA TION Japan. All rights reserved. Sales & Product Planning Div . : 2-1, Nisshin-cho, Neyaga wa-shi, OSAKA 572- 8540, JAP AN T el: 072-831-8023 Fa x: 072-831-8163 ONKYO U.S.A. CORPORA TION 18 Park W ay , Upper Saddle River , N.J. 07458, U.S.A. T el: 800-229-1687, 201-7 85-2600 Fax: 201-785-2 650 http:/ ...
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