Audio/video equipment

Connect the white plugs of the audio cables to the L jacks and connect the red plugs of the audio cables to the R jacks.

Tip

The source names appearing in the display can be customized for the connected component (see page 65).

Optical digital audio output connector

Jacks for analog connections

REMOTE CONTROL connector

Protective cap for the optical digital audio connector

Remove the protective cap

before you use the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUTconnector. Please retain it for futureuse. If you do not use the optical digital

audio connector, make sure to replace the cap.

Notes

Do not place objects on the unit as they may interfere with proper ventilation.

•Follow the rules for digital recording (see page 67).

•Audio plugs must be connected securely. Incomplete connection will not reproduce sound.

•Do not bundle the audio connection cables with the speaker cords. This may impair the sound quality.

•If the TV screen and the unit interfere with each other, put more distance between the speakers and the TV set.

Improper connection

Insert completely

◆Connecting an Onkyo stereo cas- sette tape deck

The following diagram illustrates how to connect an optional Onkyo stereo cassette tape deck. Connect the FR-N3X CDR/TAPE OUT (REC) jacks to the tape deck’s INPUT (REC) jacks, and the FR-N3X CDR/TAPE INPUT (PLAY) jacks to the tape deck’s OUTPUT (PLAY) jacks.

What does connecting an Onkyo stereo cassette

tape deck using an cable enable you to do?

• To operate the

system, you need to change the

source name in the display to TAPE (see page 65). (The

default source name in the display is CD-R.)

• You can operate an Onkyo stereo cassette tape deck

using the supplied remote controller. (You also need to

connect the audio pin cable.)

• When you start playing a tape, the unit input selector will

automatically switch to the stereo cassette tape deck

: Signal flow

FR-N3X’s rear panel

Onkyo stereo cassette tape deck rear panel

INPUT OUTPUT

(REC) (PLAY) REMOTE CONTROL

L

R

white red

Audio connection cable

Audio connection cable

(TAPE).

• Synchro recording operations (see page 33).

cable supplied with the Onkyo stereo cassette tape deck

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