Onkyo CS-255DAB- Manuals

5 Precautions —Continued Before Using Your New Speakers • Place the speakers on sturdy, flat surfaces. Putting them on uneven or unstable surfaces where they may fall and cause damage will affect the sound quality. • Do not keep water or other liquids close to the speakers. If a liquid is spilled ov...

6 Package Contents Make sure you have the following items: * In catalogs and on packaging, the letter at the end of the product name indicates the color. Specifications and operation are the same regardless of color. You can improve the sound quality by attaching the included floor pads to raise the...

7 Features General • CD tuner audio system with built-in iPod ® / iPhone ® * 1 * 2 dock • Super Bass (S.Bass) function for deeper bass sounds• Bass and treble tone controls• Line input for external audio source• Headphones jack• Dimmable display Speakers (CS-255DAB only) • Stylish cabinet• 2 Way Bas...

8 Contents Getting Started Important Safety Instructions ..................................... 2Precautions................................................................ 3Package Contents ..................................................... 6 Using the Included Floor Pads for speakers (CS-255DAB ...

9 Getting to Know the CD receiver For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. a 8 ON/STANDBY button (16, 26, 27, 28) b INPUT button (16, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25) c Previous [ 7 ]/[ e PRESET] button (17, 21, 24) d Next [ 6 ]/[PRESET r ] button (17, 21, 24) e Stop [ 2 ] button (17, 21, 28) f Pl...

10 Getting to Know the CD receiver —Continued a SLEEP indicator b Play 1 and Pause 3 indicators c USB indicator d FOLDER indicator e DAB indicator f S.BASS indicator g MUTING indicator h Playback mode indicators i TIMER indicators j Tuning indicators k RDS indicator l FILE indicator m TRACK indicato...

11 Getting to Know the CD receiver —Continued For detailed information, see the pages in parentheses. a CLOCK CALL button (25) b MUTING button (16) c TIMER button (25, 26, 27) d Input Selector buttons (16, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25) e Stop [ 2 ] (17, 21), Play/Pause [ 1 / 3 ] (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25), [ 7 ...

13 Disc (Audio CD and MP3) and USB Flash Drive (MP3) Notes —Continued Precautions for Inkjet Printable Discs Do not leave a CD-R/CD-RW having a label printed with an inkjet printer in the CD receiver for a long time. The disc could get stuck in the CD receiver, or could damage the CD receiver. Remov...

14 Connecting Antenna Connecting FM Antenna This section explains how to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna.The CD receiver won’t pick up any radio signals if no antenna is connected, so you must connect the antenna to use the tuner. Note: • Once your CD receiver is ready for use, you’ll need to...

15 Connecting Other Components About Connections • Before making any connections, read the manuals supplied with your other components. • Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed and double-checked all connections. Push plugs in all the way to make good connections (loose connections can ...

16 Basic Operations Press the On/Standby [ 8 ] button. The CD receiver comes on, and the display lights up. Press the On/Standby [ 8 ] button again to set the CD receiver to Standby.You can also use the [ 8 ON/STANDBY] button on the CD receiver.During the use of your iPod/iPhone connected to the iPo...

17 Playing CDs 1 Press the CD receiver’s [ 0 ] button to open the disc tray. Tip: • Pressing the [ 0 ] button while the CD receiver is on Standby will turn on the CD receiver and open the disc tray. 2 Place CD on the tray with the label-side facing up. Place 8 cm CDs in the center of the tray. 3 To ...

18 Playing CDs —Continued The files on an MP3 CD can be located at the disc’s root level or within a folder. A folder can contain additional folders, with other folders inside them in a hierarchical structure as shown in the following illustration. A maximum of 648 files and folders (total) can be s...

19 Playing CDs —Continued You can switch the display by pressing the remote controller’s [DISPLAY] button repeatedly. 1 During playback, press the [DISPLAY] button repeatedly to display the following MP3 information. The information is shown in the following order. Elapsed time: The length of time t...

20 Playing Your iPod/iPhone • Before using your iPod/iPhone with the CD receiver, be sure to update your iPod/iPhone with the latest software, available from the Apple Web site. • If you leave your iPod/iPhone paused when using it on its own, eventually it will go into hibernation. If you connect it...

21 Playing Your iPod/iPhone —Continued While reading the contents of your iPod/iPhone, the message “Connecting” appears on the CD receiver’s display.“iPod” appears on the display of the CD receiver. If your iPod/iPhone is not connected properly, “No Device” appears. Tip: • When connecting your iPod/...

22 Listening to the Radio When tuned to a station, the Tuned ( ) indicator appears. When receiving a stereo FM signal, the FM ST indicator appears as well. The [MODE] button is used to select Auto mode or Mono mode. In Auto mode, the output will be stereo or mono depending on the station being recei...

24 Listening to the Radio —Continued With the Preset Write function, you can manually preset individual DAB and FM radio stations. Presets make it easy to select your favorite stations and eliminate the need to tune the radio manually each time you want to change stations. FM stations can also be pr...

25 Playing a USB Flash Drive If an iPod/iPhone is connected to the iPod dock, disconnect the iPod/iPhone from the iPod dock. A USB flash drive cannot be used if an iPod/iPhone is connected. 1 Press the [iPod] button to select “iPod/USB”. Alternatively, you can use the CD receiver’s [INPUT] button. 2...

26 Using the Timer The CD receiver has a programmable timer for automated playback, and a sleep timer for turning the CD receiver off after a specified period. You can also use the alarm playback function of your iPod to initiate timer playback on the CD receiver. The timer can be used to start DAB/...

27 Using the Timer —Continued Once a timer has been programmed, you can turn it on or off as necessary. For example, 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 until “Timer On” or “Timer Off” appears. 2 Use the...

28 Troubleshooting If you have any trouble using the CD receiver, look for a solution in this section. Can’t turn on the CD receiver. • Make sure that the power cord is properly plugged into the wall outlet (see page 15).• Make sure that the power cord is properly plugged into the CD receiver’s AC I...

29 Troubleshooting —Continued Audio performance. • Audio performance will be at its best about 10 to 30 minutes after the CD receiver has been turned on and had time to warm up. • Using cable ties to bundle audio cables with speaker or power cables may degrade the sound quality, so don’t do it. The ...

30 Troubleshooting —Continued Can’t recharge the iPod/iPhone. • Check the iPod/iPhone connection.• Depending on the state of your iPod/iPhone, the CD receiver might not be able to charge it. Try using the dedicated charging method provided for the iPod/iPhone. Can’t access the music files on a USB f...

31 Troubleshooting —Continued No sound is heard from your turntable. • Make sure the turntable has a built-in phono equalizer. If the turntable doesn’t have a phono equalizer built-in, you must provide one. The timer doesn’t work. • Make sure the clock has been set correctly (see page 25).• Timed op...

32 Specifications Amplifier Tuner CD USB General ■ Audio input ■ Audio output ■ Other Speakers D-T15 (CS-255DAB only) Specifications and features are subject to change without notice. Rated output power (IEC) 2 ch × 15 W at 6 ohms, 1 kHz, 2 ch driven of 10% THD + N (total harmonic distortion + N ) 0...