Page 2 - Important Safety Instructions
2 WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS 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. The lightning flash with arrowhea...
Page 3 - Precautions
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 —Occas...
Page 4 - Precautions—; Continued; For British models
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 purchased the unit. To prevent being exposed to ...
Page 5 - Amplifier; compatible
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 ...
Page 6 - Before Using the CD Receiver; Installing the Batteries; Remote control sensor
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 (–) symbols) inside the battery compartment. 3 After the batteries are ins...
Page 7 - Contents; Basic Operations
Contents 7 Getting Started Important Safety Instructions ................ 2 Precautions .......................................... 3 Features ............................................... 5 Supplied Accessories ........................... 5 Before Using the CD Receiver ............. 6 Installing t...
Page 8 - Getting to Know the CD Receiver; Front Panel
Getting to Know the CD Receiver 8 Front Panel 1 INPUT button 2 ON/STANDBY button 3 STANDBY indicator 4 Remote control sensor 5 Display 6 VOLUME control knob 7 TONE/BALANCE button / knob 8 PHONES jack Rear Panel 1 LINE IN 2 VIDEO OUT 3 AM ANTENNA (CR-545) 4 SPEAKERS 5 SUBWOOFER PRE OUT 6 Power cord 7...
Page 9 - Getting to Know the CD Receiver—
Getting to Know the CD Receiver— Continued 9 Display 1 Input source indicator (“DAB” is only for CR-545UKD) 2 File format indicators MP3 WMA 3 S.BASS indicator 4 FOLD indicator 5 Playback mode indicators 1FOLD MEM RDM (REPEAT) (REPEAT 1) 6 Tuning indicators AUTO FM ST RDS 7 iPod menu mode indicator ...
Page 11 - Disc Notes; Label surface
Disc Notes 11 Precautions for Playback Compact discs (CDs) with the following logo 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-RW ...
Page 12 - Disc Notes—; Precautions for Rental Discs
Disc Notes— Continued 12 Precautions for Rental Discs Do not use discs with residue from cellophane 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 Pri...
Page 13 - Connecting Antennas
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 connected, so you must connect the antenna to use the tuner...
Page 14 - Connecting Antennas—; sight to your local FM transmitter.
Connecting Antennas— Continued 14 Connecting the DAB / FM Antenna (CR-545UKD) The supplied indoor DAB / FM antenna is for indoor use only. 1 Attach the DAB / FM antenna, as shown. 2 Use thumbtacks or something similar to fix the DAB / FM antenna into position. Caution: Be careful that you don’t inju...
Page 15 - Connecting Speakers
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 the corresponding positive (+) terminal on the CD receiver. Connect the negative (...
Page 16 - Connecting Other Components; About Connections; • Before making any connections, read the; Connection Color Coding; Connecting a Subwoofer
Connecting Other Components 16 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. Connection Color Coding RCA-type audio connections are usually color-coded...
Page 17 - Connecting Other Components —; First Time Setup; AccuClock - Automatic Clock Setting
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 an...
Page 18 - Turning On the CD Receiver; Press the remote controller’s INPUT [; Using Headphones; • If you turn the CD receiver off and on, the CD
Basic Operations 18 Turning On the CD Receiver To turn on the CD receiver, press the [ON/STANDBY] button on the CD receiver or remote controller. The STANDBY indicator goes off. Press the [ON/STANDBY] button again to set the CD receiver to Standby. The STANDBY indicator lights up. Adjusting the Volu...
Page 19 - Basic Operations —; ] buttons to adjust the; Using the Super Bass Function
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 to adjust the treble. The default setting is “0”. You can adjust the bass and treble f...
Page 20 - Disc Playback; Using the CD Receiver; ] button to open the disc; Selecting Tracks; Total number
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...
Page 21 - Disc Playback—; Press to select tracks; The elapsed track time is displayed.
Disc Playback— Continued 21 Using the Remote Controller Displaying CD Information During playback or while playback is paused, press the remote controller’s [DISPLAY] button repeatedly to display the following CD information. Use the number buttons as shown in the examples below to select tracks To ...
Page 22 - select the other folders.; The current folder name is displayed.; Use the number buttons to enter folder; used to enter numbers over 10.
Disc Playback— Continued 22 Selecting / Playing MP3 / WMA Files On an MP3 / WMA DISC, MP3 / WMA files may be organized hierarchically, with folders containing files and subfolders, as shown below. On the CD receiver, all folders appear at the same level, making it easy to select folders regardless o...
Page 23 - Use the number buttons to enter the; Displaying MP3 / WMA Information; button while playback is stopped.; Various Playbacks; One Folder Playback
Disc Playback— Continued 23 3 Use the number buttons to enter the file number. Playback starts. If a folder contains more than 99 MP3 / WMA files, doubledigit file numbers must be preceded by zeros. To specify file #5, press [>10], [0], [0], and [5]. Displaying MP3 / WMA Information You can displ...
Page 24 - Cancelling Random Playback; • To cancel random playback, press the; Repeat Playback; Cancelling Repeat Playback; • Repeat playback is cancelled when you press the; Memory Playback
Disc Playback— Continued 24 3 To start playback, press the [ENTER] or [ ] button. Playback will start with the first MP3 / WMA file in the specified folder and continue until all of the MP3 / WMA files in that folder have been played. Random Playback With random playback, all of the tracks on the di...
Page 25 - To remove tracks from the playlist:; Setting DISC Preferences; select the preference’s options.; Track currently playing
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. You can also use the number buttons on the remote controller to select tracks. To select MP3 / WMA files f...
Page 26 - Preferences
Disc Playback— Continued 26 Preferences MP3 / WMA Info? Select the MP3 / WMA file information to be displayed at the start of playback. The related information can be also switched with the [DISPLAY] button. File Name: File name, Folder name, Sampling rate, (default) and Bitrate Title: Title of the ...
Page 27 - iPod / iPhone Playback; Installing the iPod / iPhone Universal Dock Adapter
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 the CD receiver, be sure to update your iPod with the latest software, available from the...
Page 28 - iPod / iPhone Playback—
iPod / iPhone Playback— 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. To go to the upper iPod menu, press the [MENU / CLEAR] button. 2 Pr...
Page 29 - Remove the iPod
iPod / iPhone Playback— 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 Charging? Select the method for ch...
Page 30 - USB Playback; Supported USB Flash Drive and files; • FAT16 and FAT32 formats (32K bytes or less; USB Flash Drive Folders and Files
USB Playback 30 The CD receiver can playback MP3 / WMA files that have been stored on USB Flash Drives. Supported USB Flash Drive and files • FAT16 and FAT32 formats (32K bytes or less cluster size) • MPEG-1 Audio LAYER-3 files and files with sampling rate 32, 44.1, and 48kHz • Variable bitrates (VB...
Page 31 - USB Playback—; Insert USB Flash Drive; USB Port
USB Playback— Continued 31 Playing Music Files on a USB Flash Drive This section explains how to play music files on a USB Flash Drive. Connect a USB Flash Drive as shown below. 1 Insert USB Flash Drive 2 Use the INPUT [ ] / [ ] buttons to select “USB”. • When no USB Flash Drive is connected, “USB N...
Page 32 - Random Playback
USB Playback — Continued 32 • If non-compliant file chosen, “Not Support” appears on the display and playback the next compliant file. • USB Flash Drive supports 65,280 files and 255 folders (root involved). • The elapsed time may not appear accurately, when using variable bitrates (VBR) format file...
Page 33 - Setting USB Preferences
USB Playback— Continued 33 Displaying Music File Information You can display various information about the MP3 / WMA files currently playing, including tags such as title, artist name, and album name. During playback, press the [DISPLAY] button repeatedly to display the following music file informat...
Page 34 - Listening to the Radio; Tuning into FM /AM Radio Stations; Tuning into Weak Stereo FM Stations; Adjusting the Antennas; Adjusting the AM antenna
Listening to the Radio 34 Tuning into FM /AM Radio Stations When tuned into a station, the Tuned indicator appears. When tuned into a stereo FM station, the FM Stereo indicator appears as well. Tuning into Weak Stereo FM Stations If the signal from a stereo FM station is weak, it may be impossible t...
Page 35 - Listening to the Radio—; Frequency; Receiving RDS; Selecting DAB for the Very First Time
Listening to the Radio— Continued 35 Displaying FM/ AM Radio Information Press the remote controller’s [DISPLAY] button repeatedly to display more radio information. FM / AM Frequency * 1 If the selected preset has no name, “No Name” appears briefly and then the frequency is displayed. See “Naming P...
Page 36 - Favorite; Displaying DAB Radio Information
Listening to the Radio— Continued 36 Selecting DAB Stations (CR-545UKD) 1 Use the [ ] / [ ] buttons to select the DAB stations. If a secondary service is available, a right angle bracket (>) is displayed. Press the [ ] button to listen to the secondary service. While the secondary service is sele...
Page 37 - Alphabet
Listening to the Radio— Continued 37 • Tuning Aid? With the Tuning Aid, you can adjust the position and direction of the DAB antenna (see page 34 for adjusting the antenna) while monitoring the signal strength on the display. If the letter “B” appears on the display, it means the signal strength is ...
Page 38 - • You can store up to 40 stations as presets and; About Presets
Listening to the Radio— Continued 38 Presetting FM / AM Stations Manually With the Preset Write function, you can manually preset individual FM and AM 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 ...
Page 39 - ] button to select the; You can also use the front panel controls.; Use the INPUT button to select “FM” or “AM”.; buttons to select “Name In?”; ] buttons to select from the full range
Listening to the Radio— Continued 39 Selecting Preset Stations You must store some presets before you can select them (see pages 37 and 38). 1 Use the [TUNER] or INPUT [ ] / [ ] buttons to select “FM” or “AM”. (CR-545) The preset you selected the last time will still be selected. 2 Use the [ ] / [ ]...
Page 40 - cursor and input the next character.
Listening to the Radio— Continued 40 • Deleting characters: To delete characters, press the [CLEAR] button. The character at the cursor position will be deleted. If there is no character at the cursor position or to the right of it, the character to the left of the cursor will be deleted. • To conti...
Page 41 - Set the brightness with [
Listening to the Radio— Continued 41 Erasing a Preset’s Name (FM / AM only) With the following operation, all the preset’s names are erased. 1 Select the preset name you want to erase (see page 39). 2 Press the [MENU / CLEAR] button, and then use the [ ] / [ ] buttons to select “NameErase?”. 3 To er...
Page 42 - Setting the Clock; Use the; You can also use the [; Displaying the Day and Time; AccuClock with a Specific Station
Setting the Clock 42 The AccuClock function sets the clock automatically the very first time the CD receiver is plugged into a wall outlet (see page 17). If for some reason the clock cannot be set automatically, use the following procedure to set it manually. Note that when the clock is set manually...
Page 43 - Setting the Clock—
Setting the Clock— Continued 43 5 Use the [ ] / [ ]buttons to specify the frequency of a station that’s broadcasting RDS CT information. 6 Press [ENTER] The specified frequency will be used the next time the AccuClock function runs. If the specified station is not broadcasting RDS, “Not RDS” will be...
Page 44 - Using the Timers; About the Timers; Repeat Timers; Programming the Timers
Using the Timers 44 The CD receiver has four programmable timers for automated playback, and a sleep timer for turning the CD receiver off after a specified period. The timers can be used to start all the playback at a specified time. You could, for example, use a timer to turn on the CD receiver ev...
Page 45 - You can select the followings:
Setting the Clock— Continued 45 3 (CR-545) If you selected FM or AM, use the [ ] / [ ] buttons to select the radio preset, and then press [ENTER]. (CR-545UKD) If you selected DAB or FM, use the [ ] / [ ] buttons to select the radio preset, and then press [ENTER]. 4 Use the [ ] / [ ] buttons to selec...
Page 46 - Using the Timers—; select “Timer On” or “Timer Off”.; Checking Timer Settings; • You can change the settings by using; Using the Sleep Timer; ] buttons to set the; Checking the Remaining Sleep Time
Using the Timers— Continued 46 Turning Timers On and Off 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 to select timer 1, 2, 3...
Page 47 - Troubleshooting; Power; Can’t turn on the CD receiver.; automatically after a specified period.; Audio; The sound quality is not good.; devices away from the CD receiver.; Headphone output is intermittent or there’s no sound.; had time to warm up.
Troubleshooting 47 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 plugged into the wall outlet (see page 17). • Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet, wait 5 seconds or more, th...
Page 48 - Troubleshooting—; temperature before playing any discs.; USB Flash Drive Playback; few seconds and then insert it again.; Tuner
Troubleshooting— Continued 48 CD Playback Playback jumps. • The CD receiver is being subjected to vibration or the disc is scratched or dirty (see page 11 to 12). Can’t add tracks to the playlist for memory playback. • Make sure there’s a disc in the CD receiver. Also, you can only add valid track n...
Page 50 - The time is not displayed in Standby mode.; Others; “RESET” appears after the power cord is connected.
Troubleshooting— Continued 50 Clock The time is not displayed in Standby mode. • The clock is not displayed in Standby mode. Press CLOCK CALL, the clock display appears for eight seconds. • If there is a power failure, the clock will stop and “Adjust” will appear when the clock is displayed with the...
Page 51 - Specifications; General
Specifications 51 General Power Supply: AC 220 - 230 V, 50/60 Hz Power Consumption: 36 W Stand-by Power Consumption: 0.5 W (iPod not charging) Dimensions (W × H × D): 215 × 98 × 334 mm (8-7/16" × 3-7/8" × 13-1/8") Weight: 4.2 kg (9.3 lbs.) Audio Inputs Analog Inputs: 1 (LINE IN) Audio Ou...
