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Panasonic welcomes you to our ever growing family of electronic product owners. We know that this
product will bring you many hours of enjoyment. Our reputation is built on precise electronic and
mechanical engineering, manufactured with carefully selected components and assembled by people
who take pride in their work. Once you discover the quality, reliability, and value we have built into this
product, you too will be proud to be a member of our family.
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Use This Equipment Safely
When Driving
Keep the volume level low enough to be aware of road and traffic conditions.
When Washing Vehicle
Do not expose the equipment, including the speakers and CDs, to water or excessive moisture. This
could cause electrical shorts, fire, or other damage.
When Parked
Parking in direct sunlight can produce very high temperatures inside your vehicle. Give the interior a
chance to cool down before switching the unit on.
Use the Proper Power Supply
This equipment is designed to operate off a 12 volt, negative ground battery system (the normal system
in a North American vehicle.)
Use Authorized Service Centers
Do not attempt to disassemble or adjust this precision equipment. Please refer to the Servicenter list
included with this product for service assistance.
Protect the Compact Disc Mechanism
Avoid inserting any foreign matters to the slot of the compact disc.
Failure to observe this may cause malfunction due to sensitive mechanism of this unit.
Notes:
CQ-5500U can be connected to an optional CD changer (CX-DP801EUC, etc.) and a wired remote
control unit (CA-RC300U).
For connection and operation of CD changer and wired remote control unit, refer to the operating
instructions of that unit.
A wireless remote control unit (CA-RC500U) is optional (only for CQ-5500U).
Find the model number and serial number on either the back or bottom of the unit. Please record them
in the space below and retain this booklet as a permanent record of your purchase to aid in
identification in case of theft.
MODEL NUMBER
SERIAL NUMBER
DATE PURCHASED
FROM
CQ-5500U/5300U
Note: This operating instruction manual is for two models CQ-5500U and CQ-5300U.
The differences between these models are mentioned below. All illustrations throughout this manual
represent model CQ-5500U unless otherwise specified.
Model
Features
Wired remote control
Wireless remote control
AUX-IN
CD changer control
S.HDB/LOUD
preamp-out
Temperature Reading
CQ-5500U
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
S.HDB
Yes
Yes
CQ-5300U
None
None
None
None
LOUD
None
None
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