Audio equipment connections

About the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT connector

•An optical digital audio input equipped MD recorder, DAT, or CD recorder may be connected with an optical fiber audio cable for digital recording of this unit.

Connecting the remote control cables

If your other components are made by ONKYO and those components are equipped with connectors, you can control the - connected components with the supplied remote controller.

•The unit must be connected in the system hookups for control operations.

•Each component has two connectors except for this unit. There is no difference between these connectors.

•The components may be connected in any order.

•The hookups on the previous page are necessary independently of the system hookups.

•The illustration below is an example of a hookup.

Note

•This is not an example of stacking the components.

This unit

(CR-305TX)

MD recorder

Stereo cassette

tape deck

remote control cable (supplied with every ONKYO component that has connectors except for the amplifier and receiver)

CD recorder

What can you do with the other ONKYO components by connecting with an remote control cables?

Combination use of the unit with the stereo cassette tape deck K-505X or K-505TX, CD recorder CDR-205X or CDR-205TX, or MD recorder MD-105X or MD-105TX enables you to operate the following convenient functions.

Note that the available components may vary according to the area.

•Remote control of the components

All the components can be operated using the supplied remote controller. (Refer to “Using the remote controller” on page 35.)

•Program timer

You can operate timer playback and recording using this unit. (With the CD recorder CDR-205X or CDR-205TX, you can operate timer playback only.) (Refer to “Using the timer” on page 26.)

•CD dubbing

Simple CD dubbing using the CD recorder, MD recorder, or stereo cassette tape deck is possible with the pressing of a single button. The unit begins a search for the peak level and the CD recorder, MD recorder, or stereo cassette tape deck sets the optimum recording level to match that peak level. (Refer to CDR-205X or CDR-205TX, MD-105X or MD-105TX, or K-505X or K-505TX instruction manual for details.)

•CD synchro recording

With the CD recorder, MD recorder, or stereo cassette tape deck in recording pause, starting CD playback causes these components to start recording. (Refer to CDR-205X or CDR-205TX, MD-105X or MD-105TX, or K-505X or K-505TX instruction manual for details.)

Note

•Make sure the unit and each component are firmly connected with the remote control cable, audio connection cable, and optical fiber cable. If the connection is incomplete, the above functions does not work.

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