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Model No.
SL-SX475
SL-SX480
Dear Customer
Thank you for purchasing this product.
Before connecting, operating or adjusting this
product, please read the instructions completely.
Please keep this manual for future reference.
RQT8475-B
F1105SZ0
Note:
“EB” on the packaging indicates the United Kingdom.
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Web Site:
http://www.panasonic.co.jp/global/
GC
GN
EG
EB
E2
Troubleshooting guide
No play.
HOLD is on, stopping buttons from being operated.
Cancel HOLD (
D
page 5).
The batteries may be drained (
D
page 4).
The disc isn’t correctly set.
The disc is scratched or dirty. (Tracks may be skipped
particularly with MP3 discs.)
There is moisture on the lens. Wait for about an hour and
then try again.
The lens is dirty: clean it with a blower (recommended product:
SZZP1038C
). You cannot use a CD type lens cleaner. If the lens gets
marked with fingerprints, gently wipe them off with a cotton swab.
Remove the plug and reinsert it as fully as possible.
The unit may not read a track properly if shaken strongly
during disc reading.
If there is no data between sessions on a multi-session
disc, play may not be possible.
If there is a large amount of JPEG data etc. within a MP3 file,
sound may be muted and play may not be possible.
If the disc contains data with different formats, sound
may be muted and play may not be possible.
If a CD-ROM format disc contains MP3 and other files,
only the MP3 files will be playable.
No sound or there is
a lot of noise.
Ensure the plugs are inserted firmly.
Wipe the plugs with a clean cloth.
The disc is scratched or dirty.
Sound may be interrupted or noise may occur if the
recording quality of the disc (CD-R/CD-RW) is poor.
The elapsed playing time disappears and sound is
interrupted if bumps continue repeatedly.
Disc rotation stops
and starts during play.
Disc rotation stops and starts to save power.
Operation sounds are
heard from the unit.
There is some sound heard when a disc is being accessed
or disc rotation starts.
Play doesn’t resume from
the last point stopped.
This doesn’t work during random play.
It may not work correctly under some conditions.
Play doesn’t start
from the first track.
Random play modes may be on (
D
page 6).
The resume function (
D
above) is operating. The resume
function is canceled if you open the lid while stopped
(while the power is ON).
Cannot search
through tracks.
You cannot search through a disc with MP3 files.
Cannot specify point
A or B.
You may not be able to specify point A or B at the end of a
disc.
Cannot change the
Digital Re-master
mode, anti-skip mode.
If [
] or [
] is pressed before [MEMO] you cannot
change the mode.
Digital Re-master
does not work.
Depending on the type of MP3 disc recording, the effect
may not appear.
Cannot skip albums.
You cannot skip from the last to first album, or vice versa,
during play.
Cannot recharge.
Use the specified Ni-Cd rechargeable batteries (
Europe:
P-3GAVE/2B
Other areas:
P-3GAVT/2B).
You must insert two batteries before you can recharge.
The unit must be off before you can recharge.
The AC adaptor becomes
warm during recharging.
This is normal.
The batteries are taking
a long time to recharge.
The batteries may take as long as 6 hours to recharge
under some conditions.
Play time is short
after recharging.
The batteries are drained if you leave the AC adaptor
connected after recharging is complete (
D
page 4).
If play is extremely short even after fully recharging the
batteries, the batteries may have exceeded their life.
(Rechargeable batteries can be recharged approximately
300 times.) Please purchase new Ni-Cd rechargeable
batteries (
Europe:
P-3GAVE/2B
Other areas:
P-3GAVT/2B).
This may occur the first time you charge the batteries
or if you haven’t used them for a long time. Play time
should be restored after a few recharges.
The battery indicator
fails to appear or is
incorrect.
The indicator does not appear when the AC adaptor is connected.
The indicator may not appear correctly under certain
conditions.
The unit stops
working.
Disconnect then reconnect all power sources (batteries and
AC adaptor).
Power cuts off.
If you connect or disconnect the AC adaptor, the power
cuts off even if batteries are inserted.
Before requesting service, make the following checks. If you are in doubt about some of the check points,
or if the solutions indicated in the chart do not solve the problem, consult your dealer for instructions.
Operating Instructions
Portable CD Player
HOLD (Function lock)
The hold function stops the buttons from being operated. By keeping the hold
function on, you can stop the power from being switched on, play from being
stopped and other operations from being done by mistake.
Resume function
Play resumes from where last stopped. [The resume function is canceled if you
open the lid while stopped (while the power is ON). The resume function is also
canceled when the disc is changed.]
Discs that can be played
CD-R/CD-RW
MP3
WMA cannot
be played
CD-DA
Commercially
available
music CD (CD-DA)
WMA
WMA
WMA
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