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
    • Assembling the AM loop antenna
    • Connecting the AM antenna cable
    • Connecting the AM loop antenna
    • Connecting an AM outdoor 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
    • Detach the battery cover.
    • Insert the two R6 (size AA) batteries.
    • Attach the battery cover.
  • 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
    • Group Set (while the source is MD and the unit is stopped)
    • Group In (while the source is MD and the unit is stopped)
    • Group Out (while the source is MD and the unit is stopped)
  • 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
    • Operating with the remote controller
    • Checking the remaining time
    • Canceling Sleep timer
    • Turning off the unit automatically after completing CD Dubbing
      • Operating with the unit
  • 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