A:AnswerIt means the item was returned or a display item. Mine only had a couple of barely noticeable scratches on the top. It had the original box and accessories.
A:AnswerTo connect the Onkyo CD player to your Sony receiver, use the RCA cables to connect the audio out jack on the CD player to one of the audio input jacks on your receiver. The RCA cables are color coded so use that as your guide. When you want to play a CD, you have to change the input on the receiver to the CD Player (the input jacks are numbered).
A:AnswerSince Onkyo has pulled out of the US marketplace, I suspect that it will not be back in stock as a new unit. I got mine as an "open box, Excellent" unit - and it was as good as new. You can find it as new on Amazon, but its price there is exorbitant - far above the suggested retail price.