Compact Disc Changer Getting Started 2 DX-C390 Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo Compact Disc Changer. Please read this manual thoroughly before making connections and turning on the power. Following the instructions in this manual will enable you to obtain optimum performance and listening enjoyment from your new Compact Disc Changer. Please retain this manual for future reference.
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.
Precautions 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 DX-C390 is not user-serviceable. If you cannot turn on the DX-C390, contact your Onkyo dealer. 3. Care Occasionally you should dust the DX-C390 all over with a soft cloth. For stubborn stains, use a soft cloth dampened with a weak solution of mild detergent and water.
Precautions—Continued • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from Declaration of Conformity We, ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH LIEGNITZERSTRASSE 6, 82194 GROEBENZELL, GERMANY declare in own responsibility, that the ONKYO product described in this instruction manual is in compliance with the corresponding technical standards such as EN60065, EN55013, EN55020 and EN61000-3-2, -3-3. GROEBENZELL, GERMANY I. MORI ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH For U.S.
Introduction DX-C390 Features • • • • • • • • • • • • • 6-disc CD changer MP3 playback Multi-bit D/A converter 128-times oversampling VLSC (Vector Linear Shaping Circuitry) Direct Digital Path Change up to 5 discs without stopping playback Cue up the next track or disc with the Next Selection function Repeat playback: All Discs, Entire Disc, Random Tracks, Memory Tracks, Random Memory, Single Folder, Single Track 40-track memory playback Optical and coaxial digital audio outputs Analog outputs compatible
Disc Notes Supported Discs Discs Made on Personal Computers The DX-C390 supports the following discs. Discs made on personal computers, including those of a compatible format, may not work properly in the DX-C390 because of incorrect settings in the disc burning software. Check the manuals supplied with your disc burning software for additional compatibility information.
Disc Notes—Continued • The following ID3 tags are supported: versions 1.0/1.1 and 2.3/2.4. Versions 2.2/2.5 and later are not supported. Normally, version 2.3/2.4 tags have priority and will be displayed regardless of the ID3 VER 1 preference on page 24. • For ID3 version 2 tags, information in the first 2,048 bytes at the beginning of the file are recognized. We recommend that you include only title, artist name, and album name information in ID3 tags.
Controls & Connectors Front Panel North American Model 1 2 456 7 8 Display Disc tray light Disc tray 9 O N J M L K Other Models 1 2 E RANDOM button (21) This button is used with the Random function. F DIMMER button (15) This button is used to adjust the display brightness. G DISPLAY button (19) This button is used to display elapsed, remaining, and total time information about the current disc or track and various information about MP3 tracks.
Controls & Connectors—Continued Display 123 4 5 DISC FLDR 6 7 NEXT TRACK 8 9 0 NAME TOTAL A B REMAIN REPEAT MEMORY RANDOM For detailed information, refer to the pages in parenthesis. 1 2 3 4 MP 3 REPEAT indicator (21) While stopped, the total number of folders on the current MP3 disc are displayed. During playback, the number of the current folder is displayed. 6 NEXT indicator (20) This indicator appears when using the Next Selection function.
Controls & Connectors—Continued Remote Controller For detailed information, refer to the pages in parenthesis. A ON button (14) This button is used to turn on the DX-C390. 1 B STANDBY button (14) This button is used to set the DX-C390 to Standby.
Before Using the DX-C390 Installing the Remote Controller’s Batteries 1 Remove the battery compartment cover, as shown. Using the Remote Controller To use the remote controller, point it at the DX-C390’s remote control sensor, as shown. DX-C390 Remote control sensor ) 5 .( 30° 30° 6 m ft 1 x. ro p 2 3 Insert the two supplied batteries (AA/R6) in accordance with the polarity diagram inside the battery compartment. Replace the battery compartment cover.
Connecting the DX-C390 Audio Connections • Read the manuals supplied with your other audio equipment. • Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed all audio connections. The DX-C390 has analog and digital (coaxial and optical) audio outputs. The digital outputs offer the best audio quality, so if your digital recorder or amp has a digital input you should use it.
Connecting the DX-C390—Continued Connections With (Remote Interactive) you can control the DX-C390 together with your other -compatible Onkyo AV components. With some Onkyo AV receivers you can use one remote controller to control all your Onkyo components and use the following special functions: ■ Auto Power On If your DX-C390 is connected to an -compatible Onkyo AV receiver, when you turn on the DX-C390, the AV receiver will turn on and select the DX-C390 as the input source.
Turning On the DX-C390 North American Model Basic Playback Other Models STANDBY/ON PLAY/PAUSE DIMMER STANDBY/ON DISC SKIP POWER Turning On the DX-C390 Before connecting the power cord and turning on the DX-C390, connect all your AV components first (see page 12). Don’t forget to turn on your amp, and select the audio input to which the DX-C390 is connected. 1 Connect the power cord to a suitable wall outlet. 2 Set the [POWER] switch to the ON position (does not apply to the North American model).
Basic Playback—Continued Starting Playback Loading Discs During Playback To start playback, press the PLAY [ ] button. DISC TRACK REMAIN 1 2 3 4 5 6 Playback starts from the first track on the current disc, continues with the subsequent discs, and stops when disc #6 has been played. Empty disc bays are skipped. Tip: If you press one of the DISC SELECT buttons, playback of the selected disc will start automatically.
Basic Playback—Continued ■ Selecting the Next or Previous Track ON STANDBY OPEN/CLOSE 1 2 3 4 5 6 Remote controller REPEAT RANDOM 7 8 9 10/0 CLEAR MEMORY SEARCH >10 FOLDER / FOLDER / FOLDER NEXT SELECTION DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DISC 4 DISC 5 DISC 6 / FOLDER / DISC Basic Operation ■ Stopping Playback Remote controller To stop playback, press the STOP [ ] button. Playback stops and the Play indicator disappears.
Basic Playback—Continued ■ Selecting MP3 Tracks in All Folder Mode With All Folder mode you don’t have to navigate the folder hierarchy to find an MP3 track because all folders that contain MP3 tracks appear at the same level. This mode can only be used while playback is stopped. Selecting MP3s There are two modes for selecting MP3 tracks: Navigation mode and All Folder mode. ■ Selecting MP3 Tracks in Navigation Mode With Navigation mode you can select MP3 tracks by navigating through the folder hierarchy.
Basic Playback—Continued Selecting MP3 Folders & Tracks by Number Number buttons ON STANDBY 1 2 OPEN/CLOSE This section explains how to select MP3 folders and tracks by number.
Basic Playback—Continued ■ MP3 Disc Elapsed track time: The length of time that the current track has been playing (default display). DISPLAY DISC FLDR TRACK M Track name: Name of the current track. TRACK NAME Displaying Information M This section explains how to display various information, including the remaining track time, remaining disc time, disc name, track name, and various ID3 tags for MP3 tracks, including title name, artist name, and so on.
Advanced Playback 4 ON STANDBY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Remote controller OPEN/CLOSE NEXT SELECTION REPEAT RANDOM MEMORY SEARCH >10 10/0 MEMORY PLAY / CLEAR FOLDER NEXT SELECTION REPEAT RANDOM FOLDER NEXT SELECTION DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DISC 4 DISC 5 DISC 6 DISC DISC 1–6 Cuing Up the Next Track, Folder, or Disc With the Next Selection function you can cue up the track, folder, or disc that you want to play next.
Advanced Playback—Continued Playing All Discs Repeatedly Using Random Playback This section explains how to play all loaded discs repeatedly. 1 Remote controller Press the [REPEAT] button. The REPEAT indicator appears. With the Random function you can enjoy a random selection of tracks from all loaded discs. 1 REPEAT Remote controller RANDOM REPEAT 2 Remote controller Press the PLAY [ ] button. All loaded discs are played repeatedly. Repeat playback can be used with random and memory playback.
Advanced Playback—Continued 4 ON STANDBY 1 2 3 4 5 6 OPEN/CLOSE Remote controller Press the [MEMORY] button to add the selected track or folder to the playlist. MEMORY TRACK REPEAT RANDOM 7 8 9 10/0 CLEAR MEMORY SEARCH >10 FOLDER / CLEAR FOLDER MEMORY PLAY / After two seconds, the total playlist time is displayed.
Advanced Playback—Continued Checking What’s in the Playlist 1 Deleting the Last Item in the Playlist While playback is stopped, press the [DISPLAY] button repeatedly until “P-n” appears on the display (“n” being the item number). On the following display, the playlist contains a total of 16 tracks, the last one being track #8 in folder #12 of disc #1. DISC FLDR TRACK Remote controller CLEAR To delete the last item in the playlist, while playback is stopped, press the [CLEAR] button.
MP3 Preferences Setting the MP3 Preferences This section explains how to set various preferences for MP3 discs. Preferences are divided into two groups: Basic and Extra. You must use the buttons on the DX-C390 to set the MP3 preferences, not the remote controller. 1. Stop playback. If the Memory function is on, turn it off. 2. Press and hold the STOP [ ] button until “SETTING” appears on the display (about 4 seconds). 3. Press the STOP [ ] button again. “BASIC ITEMS” appears on the display. 4.
Troubleshooting If you have any trouble using your DX-C390, check the following table for possible causes and remedies. If you still can’t resolve the issue yourself, please contact your Onkyo dealer. Trouble No power. The remote controller does not work. Possible Cause The power cord is not connected properly. Connect the power cord properly to a suitable wall outlet (page 14). There are no batteries in the remote controller. Install new batteries (page 11). The batteries are flat.
Specifications DX-C390 (Compact Disc Changer) Signal readout system Optical non-contact Frequency response 5 Hz–20 kHz SN ratio 98 dB Audio Dynamic range 96 dB THD (Total harmonic distortion) 0.005% (at 1 kHz) Audio output (Digital/Optical) –22.5 dBm Audio output/Impedance (Digital/Coaxial) 0.5 V (p-p) / 75 Ω Audio output/Impedance (Analog) 2.
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