Panasonic CQ-RG131W User Manual
High-Power Cassette Player/Receiver with Changer Control
Operating Instructions
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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
Volume Level
For your driving safety, keep the volume level
low enough to be aware of road and traffic
conditions.
Car Washing
To avoid electrical shorts which may cause fire
or other damage, do not expose this equipment
(including the speakers and tape) to water or
excessive moisture.
Car Ventilation
If your car is parked for several hours in direct
sunlight, the temperature inside the car may
become very high. It is advisable to drive the
car and give the interior a chance to cool down
before switching the unit on.
Power Supply
This equipment is designed to be used in a car
having 12-Volt negative ground battery system.
Tape Mechanism
Keep magnets, screwdrivers and other metallic
objects away from the tape mechanism and
tape head.
Service
This unit is made of precision parts. Do not
attempt to disassemble or adjust any parts. For
repair, please consult your nearest authorized
Panasonic Service Center.
About Preset Memory
The preset memory is cleared to return to the
original factory setting when the power
connector or battery is disconnected.
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Precautions ................................................... 2
Power and Sound Controls ........................... 4
Radio Basics ................................................. 6
Casssette Tape Player Basics ...................... 8
CD Changer Basics .................................... 10
Clock Basics ............................................... 12
Installation Gudie......................................... 13
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Anti-Theft System ....................................... 16
Electrical Connections ................................ 18
Speaker Connections .................................. 19
Troubleshooting ........................................... 20
Fuse ............................................................ 21
Maintenance ............................................... 21
Specifications .............................................. 21
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Power and Sound Controls
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Power
Turn the key in the ignition until the accessory indicator lights.
Press
[PWR] to switch on the power.
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Volume
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Press [VOLjj] or [VOLii] to increase or decrease volume.
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Volume Level
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Press [VOLjj] or [VOLii] for more than 0.5 second to change
numeric levels on the display rapidly.
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Press [MUTE] mute the sound completely.
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“MUTE” blinks while this operation.
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Press [MUTE] again to cancel.
Tone Enhancement
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Press and hold [MUTE] (LOUD) for more than 2 seconds to
enhance bass and treble tones when listening at low or medium
volume.
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Press and hold [MUTE] (LOUD) for more than 2 seconds again
to deactivate when listening at higher volumes.
Note: This unit is equipped with an anti-volume-blast circuit which serves as an automatic
volume level adjuster so that you will not be deafened with sudden loud volume.
This system operates as follows. When
[PWR] is switched on, the volume level is low. After that,
the volume level gradually returns to the level as the same as the one before turning off.
Anti-volume-blast circuit is not effective when volume level is lower than position 20 at the display.
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Changing Audio Modes
Press [SEL] to switch the audio modes as follows.
VOL
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(Volume) (Bass) (Treble)
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BAL
(Fader) (Balance)
Bass and Treble
Press [SEL] to select the BASS/TREBLE mode. Press [VOLjj]
or [VOLii] to increase or decrease the bass/treble response.
–12 to 0 (Center) to 12
–12 to 0 (Center) to 12
Balance
Press [SEL] to select the BALANCE mode. Press [VOLjj] or
[VOLii] to shift the sound volume to the right or left speakers.
1 to 15R or L
Balance Center
Fader
Press [SEL] to select the FADER mode. Press [VOLjj] or
[VOLii] to shift the sound volume to the front or rear speakers.
1 to 15F or R
Fader Center
Note: When a control mode (BAS/TRE/BAL/FAd) is selected but no operation is made within 5
seconds (2 seconds at volume mode), the display will return to the normal operation (Radio,
Cassette, etc.) mode. In such a case, press
[SEL] again to select the next control mode.
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(R: Right, L: Left)
(F: Front, R: Rear)
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Radio Basics
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Change to the tuner mode
In case of Tape mode ..............................Eject a tape.
In case of CD Changer mode ..................Press [BAND].
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Selecting a Band
Press [BAND] to select the band as follows.
FM1
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FM2
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FM3
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"ST" indicator lights if the station is broadcasting in stereo.
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Manual Tuning
Press [TUNEjj] or [TUNEii] to move to a higher or lower
frequency.
Seek Tuning
Press and hold [TUNEjj] or [TUNEii] for more than 0.5 second,
then release. The radio automatically stops on the next station.
To reduce interference during
FM broadcasts (MONO)
Press [MONO] for monaural reception in case a lot of interference
is present in an FM stereo signal or to improve the listening quality
of weak FM broadcasts. To turn it off, press
[MONO] again.
Hold and release
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Manual Station Preset
Press [BAND] to select a desired band.
Use manual or seek tuning to find a station that you want to
program into memory.
Press and hold one of the station selector buttons [1] through
[6] until the display blinks. The memory is now set for that
button on the band you have selected.
Repeat the process to set other stations for the FM1 to AM
bands.
Auto Preset Memory
Select a band, and press and hold [BAND] (APM) for more than 2
seconds.
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The 6 strongest available stations will be automatically set in
memory on preset buttons
[1] through [6].
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Once set, the preset stations are sequentially scanned for 5
seconds.
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Press the appropriate preset button for the station you want to
hear.
Note: The stations manually preset on the selected band will be
deleted.
Note: You can change the memory setting by repeating the above
procedure.
Preset Station Setting
Up to 24 stations can be preset in the station memory as follows;
FM1 FM2 FM3 AM
6 stations 6 stations 6 stations 6 stations
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Preset Number
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Caution: For safety reasons, do not attempt to program while driving.
Tuning in a Preset Station
Press any of the buttons [1] through [6] to tune in the station
preset by the above steps
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Cassette Tape Player Basics
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Loading a Cassette
Gently insert a cassette with the exposed tape side facing to the
right until the mechanism captures it, and playback starts.
Program Indicator
(This indication “” rotates.)
Rewind and Fast Forward
When the program indicator “” lights, press [] to rewind or
press
[] to fast forward the tape.
When the program indicator “
” lights, press [] to fast forward
or press
[] to rewind the tape.
To stop rewind or fast forward, gently press the button that is not in
use.
The tape will resume playing from that position.
Changing Sides
Press [] and [] at the same time to switch to the program
on the other side of the tape.
The display changes to indicate which program is playing.
Top Side Playing Bottom Side Playing
Press Both at the
same time
“
” lights : Fast Forword
“
” lights : Rewind
“
” lights : Rewind
“
” lights : Fast F orword
Exposed Tape
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Once inserted into the unit, your tape will play continuously until
you eject it.
If you press
[u] (EJECT), the unit ejects the tape and returns to
radio operation.
When you stop the car engine, the tape will stop but not be
ejected.
Notes:
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You can not change to CD Changer mode or Radio mode while
tape is playing. If you want to change to CD Changer mode or
Radio mode, eject the tape.
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Always remove the cassette when you stop using the cassette
player. This will prolong the life of your tape.
Stopping and Ejecting the Tape
Notes on Cassette Tapes
Pencil
Do not touch
or pull out
the tape.
Tape Slack:
Use a pencil or similar object to take up the slack
as shown. If a loose tape is used, this may result
in the tape becoming tangled in the rotating
parts of the unit.
Cautions:
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To maintain your cassette player in top condition, avoid using tapes that are longer than 90
minutes (C-90).
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If you insert into the unit a cassette with a loose tape caused by forcing it into cassette with a
finger or the like, the cassette may not be properly reproduced. In such a case, eject the
cassette, make the tape tight, then insert it back into the deck.
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CD Changer Basics
Note:
CD changer functions are applicable to units with optional CD changer unit.
(sold separately)
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To Changer mode
While a disc magazine is inserted in the CD changer, press
[CD·C].
Play starts from the first track.
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Selecting a Disc
Press [1] (iDISC) or [2] (DISCj) to select discs in ascending
or descending order.
Selecting a Track
Press [TRACK] once to go to the next track. Press repeatedly
to step forward through all the tracks.
Press
[TRACK] once to play from the beginning of the current
track. Press twice to play the previous track. Press repeatedly to
step backward through all the tracks.
Note: The cassette, if loaded, should be removed. Otherwise,
the CD play will not start.
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Play
Time
Disc Number
Track Number
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Error Display Messages
Searching a Track
Press and hold [TRACK] or [TRACK] for more than 0.5
second to activate fast forward or reverse through a track. Release
[TRACK] or [TRACK] to resume the normal CD play from
that position.
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Repeating a Track
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Press [4] (REPEAT) to repeat the current selection. “REPEAT”
indicator lights.
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The current selection continues to repeat until you press [4]
(REPEAT) again.
Hold and release
Random Selection
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Press [5] (RANDOM) to random selection of music is played
from all available CDs. “RANDOM” indicator lights.
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To turn it off, press [5] (RANDOM) again.
Scanning Tracks
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Press [3] (SCAN). The track number blinks and the first 10
seconds of each track on the discs play in sequence.
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To stop scanning and continue with the current track, press [3]
(SCAN) again.
Scanning Discs
Press and hold [3] (SCAN) for more than 2 seconds. The 1st track
of all the discs in the magazine is played for 10 seconds each.
Also, Disc Number blinks at the same time. To stop the current
play of the disc scanning, press and hold
[3] (SCAN) for more
than 2 seconds again.
Displays when the compact disc is
dirty or upside down. Selects the
next available compact disc.
Displays when compact disc is
scratched. Selects next available
compact disc.
Displays when the compact disc
stops operating for some reason.
Please contact your nearest
authorized Panasonic Service
center.
Displays when there is no disc in
the magazine.
Press and hold
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Clock Basics
(The clock system is 12-hours.)
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Initial Time Setting
Press [DISP]. “AdJ” is displayed.
Press and hold [DISP] again for more
than 2 seconds. “12” blinks indicating
the time setting mode is activated.
To set hours, press [jj] or [ii].
Press [DISP] again for minute setting.
To set minutes, press [jj] or [ii].
Hold
[jj] or [ii]to change numbers
rapidly.
When you have set the time, press
[DISP].
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Resetting the Time
When you want to reset the time, press and hold [DISP] for more
than 2 seconds to activate the time setting mode. Then, repeat
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to above.
Selecting the Clock Display
Press [DISP] for clock display.
Press
[DISP] once again, the current audio display mode
resumes.
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