ONKYO CDC3
Owner's Manual

Playing CDs
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OPEN/CLOSE

PAUSE

STOP

PLAY

POWER
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+10 ON OFF

CUSTOM FILE ERASE

MEMORY CLEAR

DISC SKIP

DISC 1

DISC 2

DISC 3

DISC 4

DISC 5

DISC 6

6 DISC
FIVE CD EXCHANGE CONTINUOUS PLAY

COMPACT DISC CHANGER

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OPEN/CLOSE

Normal playback
1. Press the drawer.
Front disc tray

OPEN/CLOSE button to open the loading

2. Place the disc(s) in the disc trays with the label(s) facing up. � Pressing the DISC SKIP button rotates the carousel so that you can load disc(s) in other disc trays.

� The disc tray with the Disc Number marked by a circle on the

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DISC SKIP

� The carousel usually rotates counter-clockwise. However, it �
may sometimes rotate clockwise when you press the DISC SKIP button four times repeatedly. If you place the discs in the disc trays and press the PLAY button instead of the OPEN/CLOSE button, the drawer will

indicator will come to the front.

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OPEN/CLOSE

close, the carousel will rotate, and the unit will start playing back the disc in the front disc tray. 3. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button again to close the loading drawer. When you close the loading drawer, the unit will read the disc in the front disc tray and display the number of tracks and the recording time in the disc. If there is no disc in this tray, the carousel rotates until it �nds a disc tray with a disc. Disc Numbers with empty trays disappear from the display. 4. Press the PLAY button. The unit will start playing back the disc from the �rst track. After the CD changer completes playing back all discs on the carousel, the display returns to the view shown in step 3.

DISC No. TRACK TOTAL REMAIN

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PLAY

Changing a disc during playback
1. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button during playback. 2. Press the DISC SKIP button. The carousel will turn so that you can change a disc other than the one that is playing. 3. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to close the loading drawer. Note: You cannot select a new disc to play if the loading drawer is open. When you �nish changing discs, close the loading drawer immediately.

PAUSE TRACK SINGLE ELAPSED

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Important notes on handling CDs
1. Carefully lift the disc from the disc case, making sure to hold the disc by its edges or the hole in the center. 2. You may use a dry, soft cloth to wipe dust and �ngerprints from the surface of CDs. Do not use volatile agents on discs, such as thinner or benzine. Also, do not use conventional record cleaner or antistatic agents. humidity or low temperature. Do not store a CD in the CD changer tray for a long period of time.

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� Do not place a CD in direct sunlight or locations subject to high �

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