Panasonic CQ-C1300W Operating Instructions

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When Driving

Keep the volume level low enough to be aware of road and traffic conditions.

When Washing Your Car

Do not expose the product, 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 car. Give the interior a chance to cool down before switching the unit on.

Use the Proper Power Supply

This product is designed to operate with a 12 V DC, negative ground battery system.

Disc Mechanism

Do not insert coins or any small objects. Keep screwdrivers and other metallic objects away from the disc mechanism and disc.

Service

This product is made of precision parts. Do not attempt to disassemble or adjust any parts. For repair, please consult the shop where you purchased the product.

For installation

This product should be installed in a horizontal position with the front end up at a convenient angle, but not more than 30˚.

Note:

¡ The preset memory is cleared to return to the original

factory setting when the power connector or battery is disconnected.

Precautions

Panasonic welcomes you to their constantly growing family of electronic products owners. We endeavor to give you the advantages of precise electronic and mechanical engineering, manufactured with carefully selected components, and assembled by people who are proud of the reputation their work has built for our company. We know this product will bring you many hours of enjoyment, and after you discover the quality, value and reliability we have built into it, you too will be proud to be a member of our family.

Features

Large-sized volume control

An large-sized rotary volume control that looks like one belonging to a Hi-Fi audio system is featured.

SQ (Sound Quality)

SQ is a function that can call up various sound types at the touch of button in accordance with your listening music type.

MP3/WMA Playback from CD-R/RW

You can play your MP3/WMA (Windows Media Audio) files as well as regular CDs. With up to 10 to 12 times* the capacity of a conventional CD, a single MP3/WMA-encoded disc can keep you entertained throughout your entire journey.

*Depending on bit rate.

¡ This instruction manual explains operations for use with the buttons on the main unit. (Different operations excluded) ¡ Aim the remote control at the remote control sensor of the unit and operate it. (a Page 12)

REPSCANRAND

POWER MENU

NUMBER

Car Audio

VOL

SOURCE

SET

SEL

MUTE

BAND DISP

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 809

[0] to [9]

SEL (Select)

Tune Track/file selection Fast forward/fast reverse

Display

Volume/audio setting

Track/folder/file number input

Power Source

Mute

Random Scan Repeat

Folder selection Audio setting

Band Pause Set

Remote Control

Battery Installation

Controls and Functions

Battery Notes

¡Battery life: approx. 6 months ¡Battery handling:

• no disassembling (prevention of burst)

• no short-circuiting (prevention of burst)

• avoidance of fire (prevention of burst)

• out of the reach of children (prevention of swallow)

¡Replaced old battery:

Follow the local regulations.

Lithium battery (Type: CR2025)

Remote Control Unit

e Put the holder back.

q Pull out the battery holder

while pushing here,

w Load the battery,

“+”-face up

Caution:

¡Improper use of batteries may cause overheating, an

explosion or ignition, resulting in injury or a fire.

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General Clock Setting

Volume

Note:

¡ The volume level can be set independently for each

source. (For radio, one volume setting for AM, one volume setting for all FMs)

Mute

ON: Press [MUTE]. OFF: Press [MUTE] again.

MUTE indicator

SQ (Sound Quality)

SQ is a preset equalizer that allows you to select your favorite sound type easily. Press [SQ] to select the sound type as follows:

(default) : Flat frequency response

no emphasizes

(ROCK) : Speedy and heavy sound

exaggerates bass and treble ( lights)

(POP) : Wide-ranged and deep

sound slightly emphasizes bass and treble ( lights)

(VOCAL) : Clear sound

emphasizes middle tone and slightly emphasizes treble ( lights)

Note:

¡ If no operation takes place for more than 2 seconds in

SQ, the display returns to the regular mode.

¡ Settings of SQ, bass/treble are influenced one another.

If the influence mentioned above causes distortion to audio signal, readjust bass/treble or volume. (a page

22)

The 24-hour system is used for the clock.

q Switch on the power of the unit. w Press [DISP] (Display).

“ADJUST” is displayed when the clock is not adjusted.

e Press and hold [DISP] (CLOCK) for more than 2 sec-

onds.

r Adjust the hour.

[[]: put forward hour. []]: put back hour.

t Press [DISP] (CLOCK).

y Adjust the minute.

[[]: put forward minute. []]: put back minute.

u Press [DISP] (CLOCK).

Note:

¡Press and hold []] or [[] to change the numbers

rapidly.

SQSQSQ

Down

Default: 18 Setting range: 0 to 40

[MUTE]

[]][[]

(Adjustment hour/minute)

Power

Turn your car's ignition key to ACC or ON position.

ON : Press [SRC] (POWER).

OFF: Press [SRC] (POWER) again and hold for more

than 1 second.

Demonstration Message

When the power is switched on for the first time, a demonstration message appears on the display.

Press [DISP] to change to regular mode.

Scrolling....

Note:

¡To display the message again, press and hold

[SOURCE] for more than 4 seconds when turning power on.

Source

Press [SRC] (Source) to change the source.

Radio

(aPage 14)

CD Player

(aPage 17)

MP3/WMA Player

(When a MP3/WMA data disc

is in the player. a Page 18)

[VOLUME]

Remote control sensor (a Page 11)

[DISP] (Display)

[SRC] (Source) (POWER)

[SQ] (Sound Quality)

(Sound Quality) indicator

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Radio Mode

Press [SRC] (Source) to select the radio mode.

Radio Mode Display

Band

Press [BAND].

Tuning

[[]: Higher frequency []]: Lower frequency

Press and hold [[] or []] for more than 0.5 seconds, then release. Seeking will start.

Display Change

Press [DISP] (Display) to change the display as follows.

* “ADJUST” is displayed when the clock is not adjusted.

(a Page 13 for clock setting)

Radio

FM1

FM2

FM3

[SRC] (Source)

[BAND] (APM: Auto Preset Memory)

(Stereo) indicator

Preset buttons [1] to [6]

(Preset station)

[]][[]

(Tune)

[DISP] (Display)

Preset number

Band

Frequency

(Default)

Station Preset

Up to 6 stations can be stored in each of the FM1, FM2, FM3 and AM band selections.

Note:

¡ New stations overwrite existing saved stations after following this procedure.

Preset Station Calling

q Select a band. (a Previous page) w Press one of the preset button from [1] to [6].

Auto Preset Memory

Automatically save stations with good reception in the preset memory.

q Select a band. (a Previous page) w Press and hold [BAND] (APM: Auto Preset Memory)

for more than 2 seconds. The 6 stations with good reception will be automatically saved in the memory under preset number 1 to 6. Once set, the preset stations are sequentially scanned for 5 seconds each. (scanning)

Note:

¡ To stop the scanning, press one of the buttons from [1]

to [6].

Manual Preset Memory

Manually save a station in preset memory.

q Select a band and frequency. (a Previous page) w Press and hold one of the preset buttons from [1] to [6]

until the display blinks once.

Frequency

*Clock time

Caution:

¡ To ensure safety, never attempt to preset stations while you are driving.

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Caution:

¡ This unit does not support 8 cm discs. ¡ Do not use irregularly shaped discs. ¡ Do not use discs that have a seal or label attached. ¡

Do not insert foreign objects into the disc slot.

Note:

¡ Refer to the section on “Notes on MP3/WMA” (a

Page 20-21) and “Notes on CD-Rs/RWs” (a Page

31).

A disc which has both CD-DA data and MP3/WMA data on it may not be reproduced normally (For example, it may be reproduced without sound).

Available Discs

CD-DA

MP3/WMA

Disc Insert

Insert a disc.

Note:

¡ Do not insert a disc when indicator

lights because a disc is already loaded.

Disc Indicator

¡ It may take some time to start playing.

Playback will start automatically after recognizing the data of the loading disc.

(a Page 18 about MP3/WMA player)

Disc Eject

Press [u] to stop CD/MP3/WMA play and eject the disc.

CD-ROM

WMA

CD-RW

WMA

CD-ROM

MP3

CD-RW

MP3

TEXT

CD-

CD-RW

When CD is in the player

Press [SRC] (Source) to select the CD player mode and playback starts.

Display Change

Press [DISP] (Display).

* “ADJUST” is dis-

played when the clock is not adjusted. (a Page 13 for clock setting)

Note:

¡ “NO TITLE” is displayed when there is no information

on the disc.

¡ Press [3] (SCROLL) to have an another circle scroll

while a title is displayed.

Track Selection

[d]: Next track [s]: Beginning of the current track

For the previous track, press twice.

Fast Forward/Fast Reverse

Press and hold

[d] (2): Fast Forward [s] (1): Fast Reverse

Release to resume the playback.

Pause (y / 5)

Press [BAND] (y / 5). Press [BAND] (y / 5) again to cancel.

Random Play

All the available tracks are played in a random sequence.

Press [4] (RANDOM). lights. Press

[4] (RANDOM) again to cancel.

Scan Play

The first 10 seconds of each track is played in sequence.

Press [5] (SCAN).

Press [5] (SCAN) again to cancel.

Repeat Play

The current track is repeated.

Press [6] (REPEAT). lights. Press [6] (REPEAT) again to cancel.

Direct Track Selection

(Only for remote control)

Example: Track number 10

q Press [#]. w Press [1] and [0]. e Press [BAND] (SET).

Note:

¡To suspend direct track selection, press

[#] or [DISP].

¡Random, Scan and Repeat plays are canceled once

[#]

is pressed.

CD Player

*Clock time

CD and MP3/WMA

Label side

[BAND] (y / 5:: Pause)

[DISP] (Display)

[SRC] (Source)

[s] / [d]

(Track/fast forward/

fast reverse)

[3] (SCROLL)

[4] (RANDOM)

[5] (SCAN)

[6] (REPEAT)

Track

Play time

[u] (Eject)

Track title

Disc title

()

(Data reading)

()

(Data reading)

¡Do not watch the scroll display while driving.

indicator

CD-

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MP3

CD-ROM

WMA

CD-ROM

MP3

WMA

CD-RW

MP3

CD-RW

WMA

CD-RW

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