Panasonic SC-PM41 manual

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    Operating Instructions CD Stereo System Model No. SC-PM41 RQT8038-3P For U.S.A. As an ENERGY ST AR ® Partner , Panasonic has determined that this product meets the ENERGY ST AR ® guidelines for energy effi ciency . Befor e con nec ti ng, o per atin g or adj ust ing t his pr od uc t, pl ease r ead the se in str uc ti on s co mpl etel y . Pl ease [...]

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    2 RQT8038 Dear customer Tha nk you f or p urc ha sin g th is p rod uc t. For o pti mum p er for ma nc e an d saf et y , p lea se r ead t he se instruc tions carefully . The se o pe rat in g ins tr uc ti on s are a p pli c ab le to t he fo ll owi ng system. System SC-PM41 Main unit SA-PM41 Speakers SB-PM41 The m od el n umb er a nd s er ial n umb er[...]

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    3 RQT8038 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 ) Read these instruc tions. 2) Keep these instruc tions. 3) H ee d all wa rni ng s. 4) Fo ll ow a ll in st ru c ti ons . 5) D o not u se t his a pp ar atu s nea r wate r . 6 ) Clea n onl y wi th d r y c lot h. 7) Do no t bl oc k a ny vent ila ti on o pe nin gs. I nst al l in ac c or da nc e wi th th e man [...]

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    4 RQT8038  2 , ()'(    ,/7       Red Black White Blue Grey (+) Blue (–) Black (–) Red (+) T o household AC outlet 2 Connect the FM indoor antenna. Adhesive tape FM indoor antenna T ape the antenna to a wall or column, in a position with least amount of interference. FM ANT 75 4 Connect the[...]

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    5 RQT8038 Step 2 Step 2 - Inserting batteries into the remote control - Inserting batteries into the remote control     !!2,2 ■ Batteries • Ins er t s o th e po le s (+ and – ) ma tch t ho se in t he re mo te co nt rol. • Rem ove if t he re mote c o ntr ol i s not g oi ng to b e us ed f or a l on g pe ri od of [...]

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    6 RQT8038 Overview of controls Main unit Main unit Refe r num be rs i n pa ren the se s for p ag e refe ren c e. T op of t he u nit 1 Standby/on switch ( y /l POWER) (7, 14) Press to switch the unit from on to standby mode or vice versa. In standby mode, the unit is still consuming a small amount of power . Remote control sensor Headphone jack (PHO[...]

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    7 RQT8038  Numeric buttons CD trays Playing a disc Playing a disc 1 Press [ y ] to turn the unit on. 2 Press [CD 1 ~ CD 5] to select your desired tray . 3 Press [ 0 OPEN/CLOSE] to open the disc tray and then load the disc. Press [ 0 OPEN/CLOSE] again to close the tray . Label must face upward Disc tray T ray number 4 Press [CD 6 ] to start play [...]

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    8 RQT8038 C C hecking which CDs are in the trays hecking which CDs are in the trays (CD CHECK) (CD CHECK) CD-DA MP3 1 Press [CD CHECK]. 2 Press the button again to close the trays. • T he t ray w ith a CD b e ing p laye d w ill n ot o pe n. • I f th e playe r is s to pp e d, al l tr ays wi ll o pe n. • D o no t rem ove or i ns er t CD s dur i[...]

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    9 RQT8038 Entering characters Entering characters Press the numeric buttons repeatedly to select your desired character then press [ 3 /F F/ ¢ ] to key in the next character . • Y ou c an en ter u p to 32 c ha rac te rs . • To edit, press [ 4 /REW/ 4 ] or [ 3 /FF/ ¢ ] to revised any characters. • T o de let e, move th e cu rs or over t he c[...]

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    10 RQT8038 Finding your CD titles Finding your CD titles CD-DA MP3 Thi s fun c ti on al low s you to d is pl ay dis c, a lb um an d tra c k tit le s, th en se le c t to s tar t pl ay . 1 Press [CD 6 ] and then [CLEAR 7 ]. 2 Press [PLA Y LIST]. The CD s el ec ti on s cr ee n ap pe ar s. 3 Press [ 5 ] or [ ∞ ] to select the disc title, then press [[...]

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    11 RQT8038 NOTE on CDs • T hi s uni t c an ac c e ss u p to 9 9 tr ac ks . • C hoo se CD w it h th is m ar k. • Th is un it c an p lay M P3 fi les a nd CD -DA fo rm at au di o CD -R / RW that hav e been fi nalized. • It m ay no t be a bl e to p lay s ome CD - R / RW d ue t o the c o nd it io n of the recording. • D o no t us e ir reg ul[...]

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    12 RQT8038 Cassette tape – Play and record Recording CDs Recording CDs 1 Insert the cassette to be recorded on. " " Insert inside the guides Forward side 2 Press [CD 6 ] and then [STOP 7 , –DEMO]. 3 Press [ 0 OPEN/CLOSE] to insert the CD. Press again to close. 4 Press [PLA Y MODE] to select your desired mode (refer page 7). 5 Press [ [...]

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    13 RQT8038  Numeric buttons Radio – T une Memory preset Memory preset Up to 15 sta tio ns ea ch c a n be s et in t he FM an d AM b and s. Preparation Pres s [ TUNER / BAN D ] to se le c t “ FM” o r “AM” . Automatic presetting Automatic presetting Press and hold [PROGRAM] to start presetting. Manual presetting Manual presetting 1 Press [...]

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    14 RQT8038 Setting the clock Setting the clock Thi s is a 12 - hou r cl oc k. 1 Press [CLOCK/TIMER] to select “CLOCK”. Eac h ti me you p res s th e bu t ton : CLOCK ˚ PLA Y Original dis play ˚ REC 2 Within 7 seconds, press [ 4 /R E W/ 4 ] o r [ 3 /F F/ ¢ ] to set the time. 3 Press [CLOCK/TIMER] again to confirm. Displaying the clock Pres s [[...]

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    15 RQT8038 Using the play or record timer Using the play or record timer Y ou c an se t the t ime r to c ome o n at a c er t ai n tim e to wake you up ( p lay ti mer) or t o rec o rd fr om t he ra di o or an a ux source (record timer). T urn the unit on and set the clock. Timer Action Play ti me r Pre par e th e mus ic s ou rc e you wa nt to l is t[...]

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    16 RQT8038 Sound adjustment External unit Connecting external unit Connecting external unit Preparation • Make s ure t hat th e po wer su pp ly f or al l co mp one nt s ha s be en tu rn ed of f be fore m ak in g any c on ne ct io ns. • For d eta il s, refe r to th e op er at ing i ns tr uc ti ons o f th e uni t whi ch i s to b e co nne c ted. ?[...]

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    17 RQT8038 T roubleshooting guide Bef ore r eq ue st in g ser vi c e, make t he fo ll owi ng c he c ks . If you a re in d ou bt a b ou t som e of t he c he c k po int s, o r if th e re me die s ind ic at ed i n the c ha r t do n ot s ol ve the p ro bl em, re fer to t he “ Cus to mer S er v ic es D ire c tor y” o n pa ge 1 8 i f you re si de in [...]

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    18 RQT8038 W arranty (ONL Y FOR U.S.A.) Panasonic Audio Products Limited W arranty Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company , Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America One Panasonic W ay Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc. Ave. 65 de Infantería, Km. 9.5 San Gabriel Industrial Park, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00985 Limited Warr[...]

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    19 RQT8038 Product Service 1. Damage requiring service —The unit should be serviced by qualifi ed service personnel if: (a) The AC power supply cord or th e p lug has been damaged; or (b) Objects or liquids have gotten into the unit; or (c) The unit has been exposed to rain; or (d) The unit does not operate normally or exhibits a marked change i[...]

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    Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company , Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America On e Panas oni c Way Sec auc us, New J er sey 070 94 http://www .panasonic.com Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc. Ave. 65 de In fan tería , Km. 9. 5 San G abr ie l Ind ust ri al Park , Caro lin a, Puer t o Ri co 0 0 98 5 © 2005 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.,[...]