Onkyo FR-N3X Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

Use this troubleshooting guide as an aid to remedy problems.

Problems may be caused by any component connected to this unit. Please check the table below, cross-referencing with the instruction manuals for the other components.

	Symptom	Cause	Remedy		Pages
	The unit does not turn	The AC power cord (mains lead) is not fully	Insert the AC power cord (mains lead) plug		11
	on.	inserted into the wall outlet (the mains).	to the wall outlet (the mains) securely.
	No sound is reproduced	• The wire of the speaker cord is touching	•	Check the speaker connections.	8
	from either the left or	the other jacks, connectors, or metal parts.
Amplifier	right speaker.	• The volume level is turned down to the	• Adjust the volume level.		16
		minimum.
		• The sound is muted with the muting func-	• Press MUTING on the remote control to		26
		tion.		restore the sound.
		• The headphones are connected to the	• Turn down the volume level first, then		26
		PHONES jack.		disconnect the headphones.
		• The audio cables are not inserted firmly.	•	Check the connections and insert the	9, 10
				audio connection cable plugs firmly.
	Noise is audible.	Strong magnetism from a television or a simi-	Turn off any television or similar devices or		—
		lar device may be interfering with operations.	move them away from the unit.
	The disc skips.	• Vibrations are being transmitted to the unit.	• Place the unit in a vibration-free location.		—
		• The disc is severely scratched.	• Replace the disc with a new one.		12
		• The disc is extremely dirty. – CD	•	Clean the disc.	12
	Track numbers cannot	• No disc is inserted in the unit.	• Insert a disc into the unit.		20, 22
	be stored when setting	• A track number not on the disc is being	• Input only the track numbers on the disc.		40
	MEMORY playback.	input.
CD/MD	The disc is loaded in the	• The disc is inserted with the wrong side	• Insert the disc with the label side facing		12, 20
	disc tray, but playback	facing upward. – CD		upward.
	will not begin.	• The disc is extremely dirty. – CD	•	Clean the disc.	12
		• The disc is dirty or damaged. (“Disc Error”	• Replace the disc with a new one.		12, 66
		appears in the display.) – MD	• The disc may be reused after erasing all		55
		• The disc inserted is not recorded. – MD		the data.
			•	Replace the disc with a recorded one.	22
		• Moisture has formed inside the unit.	• Take the disc out and leave the unit for
					3
				several hours until the moisture evapo-
				rates.
CD	Search time (when mov-	• The disc is dirty.	•	Clean the disc.	12
	ing to a specific track) is	• The disc is scratched.	•	Replace the disc with a new one.	12
	extremely long.
	Disc cannot be loaded.	• The wrong side of the disc is being	• Insert the disc in the direction of the		22
		inserted.		arrow printed on the disc.
	The unit does not	• The disc is record-protected. (“Protected”	• Close the record-protect tab on the disc.		12
	record.	appears in the display.)
		• The unit is not connected properly to the	• Check the connections and insert the		9, 10
		sound source.		audio connection cable plugs firmly.
		• The analog recording level is too low.	• Adjust the recording level properly.		38
		• A playback-only disc is inserted. (“Cannot	•	Replace the disc with a recordable one.	—
		Rec” appears in the display.)
MD
		• There is not enough time left on the disc.	• Replace the disc with another recordable		55, 56
				disc with enough recording time, or
		• “Retry Error” appears in the display.		delete unnecessary tracks from the disc.
			• Eject the MD, then insert it again and		—
				retry recording.
	The disc name or track	• The disc is record-protected. (“Protected”	• Close the record-protect tab on the disc.		12
	name cannot be	appears.)
	entered.	• A playback-only disc is inserted. (“Cannot	•	Replace the disc with a recordable one.	—
		Rec” appears.)
	If the unit does not operate properly even after attempting the prescribed remedies, unplug and then plug in the power cord again.

(Continued on the next page)

69