CBX-100_En.book Page 1 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Contents CD Tuner Audio System CBX-100 Instruction Manual Getting Started .......................... 2 Connections ............................ 15 Basic Operation ...................... 20 Playing a Disc.......................... 22 Listening to the Radio ........... 30 Clock and Timer ...................... 38 Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo CD Tuner Audio System.
CBX-100_En.book Page 2 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM 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.
CBX-100_En.book Page 3 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM 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 unit is not userserviceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact your Onkyo dealer. 3. Care—Occasionally you should dust the unit all over with a soft cloth. For stubborn stains, use a soft cloth dampened with a weak solution of mild detergent and water.
CBX-100_En.book Page 4 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Precautions—Continued For European Models For British models 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 K.
CBX-100_En.book Page 5 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Supplied Accessories Make sure you have the following accessories: Remote controller (Battery preinstalled) Features General • • • • • • • • CD tuner audio system Built-in stereo hi-fi speakers RI-Dock compatible remote controller 3-preset equalizer settings Line input for RI Dock or other audio source Headphones jack Dimmable display Battery-less memory backup Speakers Indoor FM antenna (Connector type varies from country to country.
CBX-100_En.book Page 6 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Contents Important Safety Instructions ........................... 2 Precautions......................................................... 3 Supplied Accessories........................................ 5 Features .............................................................. 5 Contents.............................................................. 6 Getting to Know the CBX-100 ........................... 7 Top and Front Panels ........................
CBX-100_En.book Page 7 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Getting to Know the CBX-100 Top and Front Panels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 J Top Panel *1 K *2 L M N *2 *1 *1: Speaker duct for Aero Acoustic Drive *2: Speakers Front Panel The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item. A STANDBY/ON button (20, 38, 42) F Stop [ ] button (22) Sets the CBX-100 to On or Standby. Stops CD playback.
CBX-100_En.book Page 8 Tuesday, September 19, 2006 10:33 AM Getting to Know the CBX-100—Continued Display 7 1 2 3 4 8 9 A SLEEP indicator B MP3 indicator Lights up when an MP3 CD is loaded. C WMA indicator Lights up when a WMA CD is loaded. D FOLDER indicator Lights up while the number and name of an MP3/WMA folder is being displayed. E MUTING indicator Flashes while the CBX-100 is muted. F Playback mode indicators 1FOLDER: Lights up when 1-folder playback is selected.
CBX-100_En.book Page 9 Tuesday, September 19, 2006 10:33 AM Getting to Know the CBX-100—Continued Rear Panel 1 4 2 5 3 6 The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item. A PHONES jack (20) This stereo minijack is for connecting a pair of stereo headphones for private listening. B INPUT DOCK/LINE jacks (17, 18) This analog audio input is for connecting an Onkyo RI Dock or other external audio source.
CBX-100_En.book Page 10 Tuesday, September 19, 2006 10:33 AM Getting to Know the CBX-100—Continued Remote Controller The page numbers in parentheses show where you can find the main explanation for each item. A STANDBY/ON button (20) Sets the CBX-100 to On or Standby. B SLEEP button (45) Sets the Sleep timer, which turns off the CBX-100 after a specified time. C DISPLAY button (23, 26, 34, 35, 46) J K L A B 3 4 M Used to change the information shown on the display.
CBX-100_En.book Page 11 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Getting to Know the CBX-100—Continued L INPUT [ ]/[ ] buttons (20) Used to select the input source. M MUTING button (21) Mutes the CBX-100. N VOLUME [ / ] buttons (20, 23) Adjust the volume level. O FOLDER button (24, 25) Used to select MP3/WMA folders. P TIMER button (38, 39, 41, 43) Used to set the timers and clock. Q EDIT/NO/CLEAR button (29, 31, 32, 35–37) Used with various functions and settings for selecting, cancelling, and deleting.
CBX-100_En.book Page 12 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Getting to Know the CBX-100—Continued Replacing the Battery Aiming the Remote Controller Use only a battery of the same type (CR 2025, lithium button battery). When using the remote controller, point it toward the CBX-100’s remote control sensor, as shown below. 1 While pushing the locking tab toward the center of the remote controller, slide out the battery holder. Remote control sensor CBX-100 (1 6 ft.
CBX-100_En.book Page 13 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Disc Notes Supported Discs Discs Made on Personal Computers The CBX-100 supports the following discs. Discs made on personal computers, including those of a compatible format, may not work properly in the CBX-100 because of incorrect settings in the disc burning software. Check the manuals supplied with your disc burning software for additional compatibility information.
CBX-100_En.book Page 14 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Disc Notes—Continued About WMA Handling Discs WMA stands for Windows Media Audio and is an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation. Audio can be encoded in WMA format by using Windows Media® Player. • Never touch the underside of a disc. Always hold discs by the edge, as shown. Disc Content Organization ■ Audio CD Audio CDs contain tracks.
CBX-100_En.book Page 15 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Connecting Antennas This section explains how to connect the supplied indoor FM antenna and AM loop antenna, and how to connect commercially available outdoor FM and AM antennas. The CBX-100 won’t pick up any radio signals without an antenna connected, so you must connect the antenna to use the tuner. Connecting the AM Loop Antenna The supplied indoor AM loop antenna is for indoor use only.
CBX-100_En.book Page 16 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Connecting Antennas—Continued Connecting an Outdoor FM Antenna Connecting an Outdoor AM Antenna If you cannot achieve good reception with the supplied indoor FM antenna, try a commercially available outdoor FM antenna instead. If good reception cannot be achieved using the supplied AM loop antenna, an outdoor AM antenna can be used in addition to the loop antenna, as shown.
CBX-100_En.book Page 17 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Connecting an External Audio Source About Connections • Before making any connections, read the manuals supplied with your other components. • Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed and double-checked all connections. Connection Color Coding RCA-type audio connections are usually color-coded: red and white. Use red plugs to connect right-channel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled “R”).
CBX-100_En.book Page 18 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Connecting an External Audio Source—Continued Connecting Other Components Connect the CBX-100’s INPUT DOCK/LINE jacks to the other component’s audio output jacks. TV DVD player CBX-100’s rear panel Cassette deck MD recorder etc. White Red Red Analog audio cable (RCA) : Signal flow Tip: To listen to the component, select the LINE input source (see page 20).
CBX-100_En.book Page 19 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Connecting the Power Cord Notes: • Before connecting the power cord, complete and double-check all other connections. • Turning on the CBX-100 may cause a momentary power surge that might interfere with other electrical equipment on the same circuit. If this is a problem, plug the CBX-100 into a different branch circuit. • Do not use a power cord other than the one supplied with the CBX-100.
CBX-100_En.book Page 20 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Basic Operation PHONES (rear panel) STANDBY/ON STANDBY/ ON INPUT / VOLUME / VOLUME INPUT STANDBY indicator (front panel) Turning On the CBX-100 CBX-100 Selecting the Input Source Remote controller To turn on the CBX-100, press the [STANDBY/ON] button on the CBX-100 or remote controller. The STANDBY indicator goes off. Press the [STANDBY/ON] button again to set the CBX-100 to Standby. The STANDBY indicator lights up.
CBX-100_En.book Page 21 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Basic Operation—Continued Changing the Input Display MUTING You can choose the name that’s displayed when an external input source is selected so that it matches the type of component that you’ve connected to the INPUT DOCK/LINE jacks. When you connect an Onkyo RI Dock, it’s important that you select DOCK for to work properly. Select LINE if you connect a different component.
CBX-100_En.book Page 22 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Playing CDs Using the Top Panel Buttons / Display Disc slot 1 Insert the CD into the disc slot with the label-side facing up. “DISC TOTAL” lights up while the disc information is being displayed. • Audio CD Display Total number of tracks • MP3/WMA CD Display Total playing time Disc name 8 cm discs can be inserted without an adapter. 2 To start playback, press the CD Play/Pause [ / ] button.
CBX-100_En.book Page 23 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Playing CDs—Continued Using the Remote Controller Use the number buttons as shown in the examples below to select tracks. To select: Press to display more CD information Press: Track #8 Press to adjust the volume Track #10 Press the VOLUME Up [ ] button to turn up the volume. Press the VOLUME Down [ ] button to turn it down. Track #34 Used to enter numbers over 10.
CBX-100_En.book Page 24 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Playing CDs—Continued Selecting MP3/WMA Files On an MP3/WMA CD, files may be organized hierarchically, with folders containing files and subfolders, as shown below. On the CBX-100, there are two modes for selecting MP3/WMA files: Navigation mode and All Folder mode. In Navigation mode, you can select MP3/WMA files by navigating through the folder hierarchy, moving in and out of folders and subfolders.
CBX-100_En.book Page 25 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Playing CDs—Continued Selecting MP3/WMA Files in All Folder Mode Number buttons FOLDER / ENTER In All Folder mode, you don’t have to navigate the folder hierarchy because all folders that contain MP3/WMA files appear at the same level. If random playback is currently selected, press the [YES/MODE] button to cancel it before proceeding. 1 While playback is stopped, press the [FOLDER] button for 2 seconds.
CBX-100_En.book Page 26 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Playing CDs—Continued Playing the MP3/WMA Files in Only One Folder DISPLAY / Displaying MP3/WMA Information You can display various information about the MP3/WMA file currently playing, such as title, artist, and album. During playback, press the [DISPLAY] button repeatedly to display the following MP3/WMA information. YES/MODE ENTER Elapsed time: The length of time that the current MP3/WMA file has been playing (default display).
CBX-100_En.book Page 27 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Playing CDs—Continued Memory Playback To remove tracks from the playlist: Press the [CLEAR] button. Each press removes the last track from the playlist. Notes: • If the total playing time is more than 99 minutes and 59 seconds, “– –:– –” is displayed. • You can add up to 25 tracks to the playlist. If you try to add more, the message “Memory Full” appears. With memory playback, you can create a playlist of up to 25 tracks.
CBX-100_En.book Page 28 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Playing CDs—Continued Random Playback Repeat Playback With random playback, all of the tracks on the disc are played in random order. With repeat playback, you can play an entire CD repeatedly, play one track repeatedly, or combine it with memory playback to play the playlist repeatedly, or random playback to play all of the tracks on the disc in random order repeatedly.
CBX-100_En.book Page 29 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Playing CDs—Continued Setting MP3/WMA Preferences With the MP3/WMA preferences, you can change the way MP3/WMA file information is displayed and the way MP3/WMA CDs are played. EDIT/NO / ENTER The MP3/WMA preferences can be set only when playback is stopped. 1 Press the [EDIT/NO] button repeatedly until “Disc Name?” appears. 2 Use the Previous and Next [ ]/[ ] buttons to select the preference you want to change.
CBX-100_En.book Page 30 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Listening to the Radio Tuning into Radio Stations 1 Press the [TUNER] button repeatedly to select FM or AM. 2 Use the TUNING [ ]/[ ] buttons to tune into a station. Each time you press a TUNING button, the frequency changes 0.05 MHz for FM and 9 kHz for AM. If you press and hold a TUNING button, the frequency will change continuously.
CBX-100_En.book Page 31 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Listening to the Radio—Continued Presetting FM Stations Automatically (Auto Preset) With the Auto Preset function, you can automatically preset all of the FM radio stations available in your area in one go. Presets make it easy to select your favorite stations and eliminate the need to tune the radio manually each time you want to change stations. The Auto Preset function does not preset AM radio stations (see page 32).
CBX-100_En.book Page 32 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Listening to the Radio—Continued Presetting FM/AM Stations Manually With the Preset Write function, you can manually preset individual FM and AM radio stations. Presets make it easy to select your favorite stations and eliminate the need to tune the radio manually each time you want to change stations. FM stations can also be preset automatically (see page 31).
CBX-100_En.book Page 33 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Listening to the Radio—Continued Selecting Preset Stations You must store some presets before you can select them (see pages 31 and 32). You can also use the number buttons as shown in the examples below to select presets. To select: Press: Preset #8 Number buttons INPUT / Preset #22 Used to enter numbers over 10. PRESET TUNER 1 Preset #10 ■ Selecting Presets on the CBX-100 Top Panel 1 Use the [INPUT] button to select FM or AM.
CBX-100_En.book Page 34 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Listening to the Radio—Continued Displaying Radio Information DISPLAY Press the remote controller’s [DISPLAY] button repeatedly to display more radio information. You can also use the [DISPLAY] button on the CBX-100’s top panel to display this information. FM/AM Frequency *Preset name * If the selected preset has no name, “No Name” appears briefly and then the frequency is displayed. See “Naming Presets” on page 35.
CBX-100_En.book Page 35 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Listening to the Radio—Continued Naming Presets 5 • Selecting letters: Press the number buttons repeatedly to select the available letters. For example, press the [2] button repeatedly to select: A, B, or C. You can name presets for easy identification. The preset name may contain of up to eight characters. • Selecting numbers: Use the number buttons to select numbers.
CBX-100_En.book Page 36 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Listening to the Radio—Continued Copying Presets 5 With the Preset Copy function, you can organize your presets in the order you want. When you copy a preset, its name is also copied. To copy the preset, press [ENTER]. If no station has yet been stored in the destination preset, the station is copied and “Complete” appears. If a station has already been stored in the destination preset, the message “Overwrite?” appears.
CBX-100_En.book Page 37 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Listening to the Radio—Continued Erasing Presets EDIT/NO / 1 Select the preset you want to erase (see page 33). 2 Press the [EDIT/NO] button, and then use the Previous and Next [ ]/[ ] buttons to select PresetErase?. 3 Press [ENTER]. A message requesting confirmation appears. YES/MODE ENTER Erasing a Preset’s Name 1 Select the preset whose name you want to erase (see page 33).
CBX-100_En.book Page 38 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Setting the Clock Setting the Clock Manually The AccuClock function sets the clock automatically the very first time the CBX-100 is plugged into a wall outlet (see page 19). If for some reason the clock cannot be set automatically, use the following procedure to set it manually. Note that when the clock is set manually, it will not be updated automatically.
CBX-100_En.book Page 39 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Setting the Clock—Continued AccuClock with a Specific Station 5 If for some reason the AccuClock function doesn’t set the clock correctly, you can specify which FM station the AccuClock function uses. This is especially useful if you live close to a country’s border where stations from different time zones can be received. Note that the FM station must support RDS CT (Clock Time) information.
CBX-100_En.book Page 40 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Using the Timers The CBX-100 has five timers: four programmable timers for automated playback, and a sleep timer for turning the CBX-100 off after a specified period. The timers can be used to start FM, AM, or CD playback at a specified time on the CBX-100 or an Onkyo RI Dock that’s connected to the CBX-100 with an cable (see page17). You could, for example, use a timer to turn on the CBX-100 every morning, just like a radio alarm clock.
CBX-100_En.book Page 41 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Using the Timers—Continued Programming the Timers Notes: • You must set the clock before you can program the timers. • Before programming a timer to turn on the radio, you must preset the station you want to use. (See pages 31 and 32.) • If you don’t operate any buttons for 60 seconds while programming a timer, the procedure will be cancelled and the previous display will reappear.
CBX-100_En.book Page 42 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Using the Timers—Continued 7 8 If you selected Every, use the Previous and Next [ ]/[ ] buttons to select the day, Everyday, or Days Set, and then press [ENTER]. You can select the following: MON TUE SUN Days Set WED THU Everyday 11 FRI TIMER indicator SAT If you selected Days Set, use the Previous and Next [ ]/[ ] buttons to select the first day, and then press [ENTER]. Number of programmed timer The default setting is 15.
CBX-100_En.book Page 43 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Using the Timers—Continued Turning Timers On and Off Checking Timer Settings Once a timer has been programmed, you can turn it on or off as necessary. For example, while you’re on holiday, you may want to turn off the timer you use as an earlymorning alarm. 1 Press the [TIMER] button repeatedly to select timer 1, 2, 3, or 4, and then press [ENTER]. 2 Press [ENTER] repeatedly to see all of the timer’s settings.
CBX-100_En.book Page 44 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Using the Timers—Continued Using the Snooze Function Once timed playback has started, pressing a [SNOOZE] button will stop playback for a set number of minutes. Once the snooze time has expired, playback will start again, just like the snooze function you find on a typical alarm clock. The default snooze time is 5 minutes, but can be set from 1 to 30 minutes in 1-minute increments.
CBX-100_En.book Page 45 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Using the Timers—Continued Using the Sleep Timer With the sleep timer, you can set the CBX-100 so that it automatically turns off after a specified period. SLEEP Press the [SLEEP] button repeatedly to select the required sleep time. With the [SLEEP] button, you can set the sleep time from 90 to 10 minutes in 10 minute steps. Use the Previous and Next [ ]/[ ] buttons to set the sleep time in 1 minute steps from 99 to 1.
CBX-100_En.book Page 46 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Using the CBX-100 with an Onkyo RI Dock • See page 17 for how to connect an Onkyo RI Dock. • Make sure the Input Display is set to DOCK (see page 21). • Press the remote controller’s INPUT [ ]/[ ] buttons repeatedly to select the DOCK input source. On the CBX-100, press the [INPUT] button repeatedly. Using the Remote Controller Press to turn on the backlight Backlight comes on for 30 seconds.
CBX-100_En.book Page 47 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Troubleshooting If you have any trouble using the CBX-100, look for a solution in this section. If you can’t resolve the issue yourself, try resetting the CBX-100 before contacting your Onkyo dealer. To reset the CBX-100 to its factory defaults, unplug the power cord, and while holding down the [STANDBY/ON] button, plug the power cord back into the wall outlet. “RESET” will appear on the display and the CBX-100 will enter Standby mode.
CBX-100_En.book Page 48 Friday, September 15, 2006 5:02 PM Troubleshooting—Continued CD Playback Playback jumps. • The CBX-100 is being subjected to vibration or the disc is scratched or dirty (see page 14). • The volume may be too loud. Turn down the volume (see page 20). Can’t add tracks to the playlist for memory playback. • Make sure there’s a disc in the CBX-100. Also, you can only add valid track numbers. For example, if the CD contains 11 tracks, you cannot add track #12. The disc will not play.
CBX-100_En.book Page 49 Friday, September 15, 2006 9:34 AM Troubleshooting—Continued External Components Interactive control with an Onkyo RI Dock is not working. • Make sure the cables and analog audio cables are connected correctly (see page 17). Connecting only an won’t work. • To control an Onkyo RI Dock, make sure the Input Display is set to DOCK (see page 21). cable No sound is heard from your turntable. • Make sure the turntable has a built-in phono equalizer.
CBX-100_En.book Page 50 Tuesday, September 19, 2006 3:01 PM Specifications General Power supply AC 220–230 V, 50/60 Hz Power consumption 26 W Standby power consumption 0.25 W* Dimensions (W × H × D) 435 × 138 × 231.5 mm (17-1/8" × 5-7/16" × 9-1/8") Weight 4.2 kg (9.3 lbs.) * Note that having the time displayed in Standby mode will consume more power.
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