Panasonic CQ-C3400W Operating Instructions

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¡ 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 10)

REPSCANRAND

POWER MENU

NUMBER

Car Audio

VOL

SOURCE

SET

SEL

MUTE

BAND DISP

1 2 3

4 5 6

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Car AudioCar Audio

BAND/DISC UP

PRG

(ATT)(ATT)

PWR

VOL

MODE

MUTE

TRACK

TUNE

[0] to [9]

SEL (Select)

Tune Track/file selection Fast forward/fast reverse

Display

Volume/audio setting

Track/folder/file/disc number input

Power Source

Mute/attenuation

Random Scan Repeat

Folder/disc selection Function setting

Band Pause Set

Power

Mute/attenuation

Volume Audio setting

Tune Track selection Fast forward/ fast reverse

Mode (Source)

Band Pause Disc up

(CQ-C3100W)

(CQ-C3400/3300W)

Remote Controls

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.

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.

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.

Precautions

Features

Large-sized volume control

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

CD Changer Control (Only for CQ-C3400/C3100W)

You can connect the optional CD changer unit. For details, refer to the operating instructions on the CD changer unit.

MP3/WMA Playback from CD-R/RW (Only for CQ-C3400/C3300W)

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.

*Available Discs (a Page 14)

Not supportedNot supportedSupportedSubwoofer

SupportedNot supportedSupportedCD Changer Control

Not supportedSupportedSupportedCD-text

CD-DACD-DA/MP3/WMACD-DA/MP3/WMAAvailable Audio Format*

CQ-C3100WCQ-C3300WCQ-C3400W

Model

Accessories

¡ Operating Instructions (YEFM284150)......................... 1

¡ Removable Face Plate Case (YEFA131839)................... 1

¡ Mounting Collar (YEFX0216165)................................... 1

¡ Trim Plate (YEFC05611)................................................ 1

¡ Power Connector (YEAJ02877)..................................... 1

Screw Kit (Lock Cancel Plate,Mounting Bolt, Tapping

Screw,Hex. Nut) (YEPOFZ3315).................................... 1 set

Rear Support Strap (YEFG04024)

..................................... 1

¡ Remote Control Unit (CQ-C3400/C3300W:

YEFX9992663 / CQ-C3100W: YEFX9992013) ............... 1

¡ Lithium Battery <Type: CR2025> (CR2025/1F) ............. 1

Note:

¡The number in parenthesis underneath each accessory

part name is the part number for maintenance and service.

¡Accessories and their parts numbers are subject to mod-

ification without prior notice due to improvements.

Note:

¡This operating instruction manual applies to the following models. The differences among these models are mentioned

below.

¡All

illustrations represent model CQ-C3400W unless otherwise specified.

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DISP

LEVEL

HDB

PWR

MUTE

CQ-C3400W

SCROLL

RANDOMSCANREPEAT

DISC /

FOLDER

123456

TUNE TRACK

OPEN

BAND

APM

VOLUME

PUSH

SEL

DISP

LEVEL

HDB

MUTE

General

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)

S·HDB (Super High Definition Bass)

With music genres like rock music, the bass-sound will be more powerful. Default: S·HDB OFF Press [S·HDB].

: S·HDB off

: The bass sound of the speakers

are moderately emphasized.

: The bass sound of the speakers

are strongly emphasized.

(a Page 22 about Audio Setting)

Mute/Attenuation

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

You can select mute or attenuation. (a Page 24)

Level Meter Display Pattern

Default: Pattern 1 Variety: 4 types + OFF

Press [LEVEL].

: Off

: Pattern 1

: Pattern 4

Note:

¡ The level meter operates only

symmetrically on the right and left sides with the music.

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] for more than 2 seconds.

r Adjust the hour.

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

t Press [DISP].

y Adjust the minute.

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

u Press [DISP].

Note:

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

rapidly.

Down

Clock Setting

[]][[]

(Adjustment hour/minute)

[S·HDB]

[DISP] (Display)

[LEVEL]

[MUTE] (Mute/attenuation)

Default: 18 Setting range: 0 to 40

indicator

[SOURCE] (PWR: Power)

Power

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

ON: Press [SOURCE] (PWR).

OFF: Press [SOURCE] (PWR) again and hold for more

than 1 second.

Note:

¡ After turning off the ignition key, the security message is

displayed and the panel removal alarm that reminds you to take the panel is activated. (Default: SLED ON) (a Page 24 about Security Function setting)

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 [SOURCE] to change the source.

Remote control sensor (a Page 9)

[VOLUME]

Level meter

3CQ-C3400W

Radio (a Page 12)

CD Player (a Page 15)

MP3/WMA Player (*1)

(a Page 16)

CD Changer (*2)

(a Page 20)

3CQ-C3300W

Radio (a Page 12)

CD Player (a Page 15)

MP3/WMA Player (*1)

3CQ-C3100W

Radio (a Page 12)

CD Player (a Page 15)

CD Changer (*2)

(a Page 20)

(*1) When a MP3/WMA data disc is in the player. (a Page 16) (*2) When an optional CD changer is connected. (a Page 20)

Left Right

Auto Preset Memory (APM)

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.

Preset number

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Radio Mode

Press [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 11 for clock setting)

Direct Memory

Your favorite FM/AM radio station can be memorized in the D·M button and you can call back the station just by pressing the button whatever the current sound source is, even if the power is off.

Default : FM 87.50 MHz

Direct Memory Calling

Press [D.M] (Direct Memory).

The direct memory station is received.

Direct Memory Setting

q Select a band and frequency. w Press and hold [D.M] (Direct Memory) for more than 2

seconds.

Note:

¡ New stations overwrite existing saved stations after fol-

lowing this procedure.

Radio

Station Preset

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

DISP

LEVEL

HDB

PWR

MUTE

CQ-C3400W

SCROLL

RANDOMSCANREPEAT

DISC /

FOLDER

123456

TUNE TRACK

OPEN

BAND

APM

VOLUME

PUSH

SEL

123456

BAND

DISP

[D.M] (Direct Memory)

[SOURCE]

[BAND] (APM: Auto Preset Memory)

[DISP] (Display)

Preset buttons [1] to [6]

(Preset station)

[]][[]

(Tune)

(Stereo) indicator

Band Frequency

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].

Band/frequency

*Clock time

FM2

FM3

FM1

Caution:

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

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. ¡ Be sure to close the front panel while CD playback. ¡ To avoid damaging the front panel, do not push it

down or place objects on it while it is open.

Do not pinch your finger or hand in the front panel.

¡ Do not insert foreign objects into the disc slot.

Note:

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

18) and “Notes on CD-Rs/RWs” (a Page 34).

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

3CQ-C3400/C3300W

CD-DA

MP3/WMA

3CQ-C3100W

CD-DA

Disc Insert

q Press [OPEN].

w 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.

e Close the front panel manually. r Playback will start automatically after recognizing the

data of the loading disc.

CQ-C3400W 3CQ-C3100W CQ-C3300W

(a Page 16 about MP3/WMA Player)

Disc Eject

q Press [OPEN]. w

Press [u] and take the disc.

e Close the front panel manually.

CD-RW

CD-ROM

WMA

CD-RW

WMA

CD-ROM

MP3

CD-RW

MP3

TEXT

CD-

CD-RW

*Clock time

Track title

When CD is in the player

Press [SOURCE] to select the CD player mode and play- back starts.

Display Change

Press [DISP] (Display).

*“ADJUST” is displayed when

the clock is not adjusted. (a Page 11 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. (

Only for CQ-C3400/C3300W)

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] (f): Fast forward [s] (a): Fast reverse

Release to resume normal 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 of CQ-C3400/C3300W)

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.

D REP

RAND R

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CD Player

DISP

LEVEL

HDB

MUTE

CQ-C3400W

SCROLL

RANDOMSCANREPEAT

DISC /

FOLDER

123456

TUNE TRACK

OPEN

BAND

APM

VOLUME

PUSH

SEL

DISP

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BAND

CD and MP3/WMA

[BAND] (y / 5:: Pause)

[DISP] (Display)

[SOURCE]

[s] / [d] (a / f)

(Track/fast forward/fast reverse)

[3] (SCROLL)

[4] (RANDOM)

[5] (SCAN)

[6] (REPEAT)

indicator

Track Play time

Label side

[u] (Eject)

¡Do not watch the scroll display while driving. (Only for CQ-C3400/C3300W)

Track/play time

Disc title

3CQ-C3400W

CQ-C3300W

Track/play time

*Clock time

3CQ-C3100W

[OPEN]

OPEN

CD-

TEXT

CD-RW

MP3

WMA

MP3

CD-RW

WMA

CD-RW

TEXT

MP3

CD-ROM

WMA

CD-ROM

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When CD is in the player

Press [SOURCE] to select the MP3/WMA player mode and playback starts.

Display Change

Press [DISP] (Display).

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

(a Page 11 for clock setting)

Note:

“

NO NAME”is displayed when there is no information

on the disc.

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

while a title is displayed.

ID3/WMA Tag Setting

Press and hold [3] (SCROLL) for more than 2 seconds.

(Default)

When a folder name is displayed:

TAG ON: The album title is displayed. TAG OFF: The folder name is displayed.

When a file name is displayed:

TAG ON: The title/artist name is displayed. TAG OFF: The file name is displayed.

Folder Selection

[}]: Next folder [{]: Previous folder

File Selection

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

For the previous file, press twice.

Fast Forward/Fast Reverse

Press and hold

[d] (f): Fast forward [s] (a): Fast reverse

Release to resume normal playback.

Pause (y / 5)

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

MP3/WMA Player

(Only for CQ-C3400/C3300W)

DISP

LEVEL

HDB

PWR

MUTE

CQ-C3400W

SCROLL

RANDOMSCANREPEAT

DISC /

FOLDER

123456

TUNE TRACK

OPEN

BAND

APM

VOLUME

PUSH

SEL

DISP

123456

BAND

Random Play

All the available files are played in a random sequence.

Press [4] (RANDOM). lights. Press

[4] (RANDOM) again to cancel.

Folder Random Play

All the files on the current folder are played in a random sequence.

Press and hold [4] (RANDOM) for more than 2 seconds.

blinks. Press and hold [4] (RANDOM) again for more than 2 seconds to cancel.

Scan Play

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

Press [5] (SCAN).

Press

[5] (SCAN) again to cancel.

Folder Scan Play

From the next folder, the first 10 seconds of the first file on each folder is played in sequence.

Press and hold [5] (SCAN) for more than 2 seconds.

Press and hold [5] (SCAN) again for more than 2 seconds to cancel.

Repeat Play

The current file is repeated.

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

Folder Repeat Play

The current folder is repeated.

Press and hold [6] (REPEAT) for more than 2 seconds.

blinks. Press and hold [6] (REPEAT) again for more than 2 seconds to cancel.

Direct Selection

(Only for remote control)

Direct Folder Selection

Example: Folder number 05

q Press [#] twice. w Press [5]. e Press [BAND] (SET).

Direct File Selection

Example: File number 10

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

Note:

¡To suspend direct folder/file selection, press [DISP]. ¡Random, Folder Random, Scan, Folder Scan, Repeat and

Folder Repeat plays are canceled once [#] is pressed.

D REP

RAND R

[BAND] (y / 5:: Pause)

[DISP] (Display)

[SOURCE]

[3] (SCROLL)

[4] (RANDOM)

[5] (SCAN)

[6] (REPEAT)

[{] / [}] (FOLDER) (Folder selection)

indicator

Folder File

Play time

Folder/file

Folder name/album

()

(Data reading)

*Clock time

File name/title and artist

()

(Data reading)

¡CQ-C3100W can not play MP3/WMA files. ¡Do not watch the scroll display while driving.

[s] / [d] (a / f) (File/fast forward/fast reverse)

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