Panasonic SA-AK580 manual

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    RQTX0271-B GN Operating Instructions CD Ster eo System Model No. SC-AK580 Op er ati ons i n the se i nst ruc ti ons a re d esc rib ed m ain ly us ing t he r emo te co ntr ol, b ut you c an p er for m th e ope ra tio ns on t he ma in un it if t he co ntr ols a re t he s ame . Y our un it may n ot lo ok exac tl y the s ame a s illu str ate d. Dear Cu[...]

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    2 RQTX0271 ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ENGLISH Ins ide o f pro duc t – If yo u se e thi s symb ol – RQTX0271-B_GB.indd 2 RQTX0271-B_GB.indd 2 5/6/09 10:58:19 AM 5/6/09 10:58:19 AM[...]

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    3 RQTX0271 ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ENGLISH Safety precautions Placement Placement Set t he uni t up on a n even su rf ace a way fro m dire ct s unli ght, hi gh tem per atur es, hi gh hum idi ty, and exc ess ive vi bra tio n. Thes e co ndi tio ns ca n dam age th e ca bine t and o ther c om pon ent s, the reby sho r tenin g the u nit [...]

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    4 RQTX0271 ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ENGLISH Placement of speakers Sp eake rs ar e des ign ed id ent ic ally s o that n o lef t or r igh t cha nnel or ient ati on is n ec ess ar y . Y ou ca nno t tak e the fr ont n et of f the s pea ker s. Us e onl y the s up pli ed sp ea ker s. The c om bina tio n of the m ain un it an d spe aker s p[...]

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    5 RQTX0271 ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ENGLISH (R) (L) Making the connections Con nec t th e A C mai ns le ad onl y af ter all t he ot her c onne cti ons have b ee n mad e. T o household mains socket A C mains lead connection A C mains lead connection In se rt ion of c on nec tor Even w hen th e con nec tor i s per fe ct ly in ser te d,[...]

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    6 RQTX0271 ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ENGLISH Making the connections (continued) Optional antenna connections Optional antenna connections Us e an ou tdo or an tenna i f rad io re ce pti on is p oor. Note: Dis co nne ct th e out doo r ante nna w hen th e unit i s not i n use. Do no t use t he out do or ant enna d urin g a lig htn ing s[...]

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    7 RQTX0271 ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ENGLISH Overview of contr ols Main unit Main unit Ref er to th e numb er s in par ent hes es for p age r efer enc e. But ton s lab ell ed su ch a s 1 func ti on in exa ct ly the s ame wa y as th e con tro ls on th e rem ote c ont rol ( pag e 8). Di spl ay pa nel ( 9, 13 ) Dis c trays 1 Standby/on[...]

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    8 RQTX0271 ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ENGLISH Overview of controls (contin ued) Remote control Remote control Bu tt ons la bel led s uch a s 1 fun ct ion i n exac tly th e sam e way as t he co ntr ols o n the ma in uni t ( pa ge 7) . Thi s auto o ff f unc tio n allo ws you to t urn of f the u nit in dis c or USB mode o nly af te r le[...]

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    9 RQTX0271 ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ENGLISH Discs Basic play Basic play 1 Pr ess [ 0 , O PEN / CLO SE ] on t he ma in un it to o pe n the t ray. The u nit t urns o n, loa d a dis c in the c urr ent tr ay wit h the la be l facing up. Pres s [ 0 , OPEN /C LOSE] to c los e the tr ay . 2 Pr ess [ 6 , C D] t o sta r t play. Y ou c an al s[...]

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    10 RQTX0271 ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ENGLISH Chan ging m ult ipl e disc s By m ain u nit o nly Pr ess [ 0 , E XCHA NGE ] re pe at edl y to ch ec k and c han ge multiple discs. Note: • Th e tray w ith a di sc b eing p layed w ill n ot op en. • If t he playe r is st opp ed, a ll tray s will o pe n. T o c los e the re main ing tray [...]

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    11 RQTX0271 ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ENGLISH Using the FM/AM radio Manual tuning Manual tuning 1 Pr ess [ F M /AM ] to s el ec t “FM ” or “ AM ” . 2 Pr ess [ TU NE M ODE ] to s el ect “ MAN UAL ”. 3 Pr ess [ 4 / 1 ] or [ ¡ / ¢ ] to s ele ct t he fr eq ue ncy of t he required stati on. “ ” is d isp layed w hen a st e[...]

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    12 RQTX0271 ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ENGLISH The U SB co nnec ti vit y en abl es you to r ec ord s ound o r musi c tra cks fr om var ious s our ces t o MP3 fo rmat a nd st ore in to th e USB ma ss sto rag e dev ice w hic h can b e playe d bac k. T yp ica lly, USB mem or y dev ic es (b ulk on ly tr ans fer). Connecting a USB mass stor[...]

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    13 RQTX0271 ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ENGLISH Re cor din g of MP 3 tra cks Y ou ca n rec or d MP3 tr ack s sto red in a n alb um fr om dis c to a US B device. 1 In ser t t he di sc you w ant to r ec ord . 2 Pr ess [ 6 , CD ] an d the n [ 7 ] ( sto p) . 3 Pr ess [ 5 / ∞ , ALB UM ] to s el ect t he d esi re d alb um. 4 Pr ess [ ¶¥8 [...]

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    14 RQTX0271 ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ENGLISH Record ing mode Y ou ca n sel ec t the d esir ed re cor din g mod e bef ore you s ta rt t he ba sic r eco rdi ng ( page 1 2). Pr ess [ R EC MOD E] r ep ea ted ly to s el ect yo ur d esi re d set ti ng. 1 28 KBPS 192 KBPS 320 K BPS Recording mode Effect 1 2 8 KBP S Long pl ay mode 1 92 K [...]

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    15 RQTX0271 ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ENGLISH Setting the clock Setting the clock Thi s is a 24-h our c loc k. 1 Pr es s [C LOCK / TI ME R] t o se le ct “C LOCK”. Eac h time yo u pre ss the b ut ton : CLOCK ˚ PLA Y Original display ˚ REC 2 ( Within 8 seconds or so ) Pr es s [ 4 / 1 ] o r [ ¡ / ¢ ] to s et t he ti me. 3 Pr es s[...]

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    16 RQTX0271 ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ENGLISH Using the microphone Changing the sound quality: Preset EQ Changing the sound quality: Preset EQ Pr ess [ PR ESET EQ ] r ep eat ed ly to s ele ct you r de sir ed s et tin g. HEA VY CL EAR SOFT VOCAL FLAT (off ) HALL LIVE DISCO Setti ng Effect HEAVY Adds p unc h to ro ck CLEA R Clari fi es[...]

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    17 RQTX0271 ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ENGLISH Using other equipments Connecting to other external unit Connecting to other external unit Y ou ca n co nne ct to a n ana log ue playe r wit h a bui lt-in p hon e equal iser . “LINE OUT” position (R) (L) Analogue player (not included) Rear panel of this main unit Playing an ex tern al [...]

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    18 RQTX0271 ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ENGLISH Bef ore re que sti ng se rv ic e, make th e foll owi ng ch ec ks. If yo u are in d oub t ab out s ome of t he che ck p oin ts, or i f the s olut ion s i nd ica ted i n the ch ar t do no t sol ve the pr obl em, c onsu lt your d eal er for i nstr uc tio ns. ■ Common prob lems Pag e Wh en t[...]

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    19 RQTX0271 ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ESP AÑOL ENGLISH ■ Unit displays Pag e “N O PLA Y” • Che ck t he c onte nt. • On ly MP3 f orma t fi le s can b e playe d. • Di sc onne ct t he USB d evi ce. T urn th e unit o ff a nd th en tur n bac k on. Al tern ati vely , fo rmat t he USB d evic e an d rec ord t he de sire d tra ck s agai n [...]

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    Panasonic Corporation Web Site: http://panasonic.net En RQTX0271-B L0509CH0 Specifi cations AMPLIF IER SE CTION RMS output power stereo mode Front Ch (both channels driven) 250 W per channel (6 Ω ), 1 kHz T otal RMS stereo mode power 500 W FM / AM TUN ER, T ERM INAL S SECT ION Preset station FM 30 stations AM 15 stations Frequency Modulation (FM)[...]