Panasonic CQRX65EU User Manual

Panasonic

Cassette Receiver with CD Changer Control

CQ-RX65EU

Operating Instructions

Please read these instructions completely before operating this unit.

Panasonic welcomes you to our ever growing family of electronic product owners. We know that this prod-

uct will bring you many hours of enjoyment. Our reputation is built on precise electronic and mechanical en gineering, 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.

□ Use This Equipment Safely

When Driving

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

When Car Washing

Do not expose the equipment, including the speakers and tapes, 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 car.)

Protect the Tape Mechanism

Keep magnets, screwdrivers, or other metallic objects away from the tape mechanism and tape head to pre vent poor performance or malfunctions.

Use Authorized Servicenters

Do not attempt to disassemble or adjust this precision equipment. Please refer to the Servicenter list includ ed with this product for service assistance.

Find the model number and serial nuniber 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

DATE PURCHASED

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SERIAL NUMBER

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Use This Equipment Safely.............................................................................Page 2

□ Power and Sound Controls...............................................................................4

How to adjust the volume, Tone Enhancement, Attenuator, balance, and tone for best listening, AUX

□ Radio Basics......................................................................................................7

Manual and automatic tuning, band selection, preset stations

Q Cassette Tape Player Basics

How to load, wind, play, and eject a cassette tape

□ CD Changer Basics

Play, repeat, random and scan

Note :

CD changer controls are applicable to units with optional CD changer unit {sold separately).

□ Clock Basics

Setting the time, selecting the clock display

□ Installation Guide............................................................................................15

Step-by-step procedures, anti-theft system, electrical connections

□ Troubleshooting..............................................................................................25 Q

Error messages, troubleshooting tips, where to get service help o o o o o

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Power and Sound Controls

Power

If the car is not already running, turn the key in the ignition until the ac cessory indicator lights. Press PWR to switch on the power.

Volume

• Press “yV or to increase or decrease volume.

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Oto 40

• Press or for more than a half second to change numeric

levels on the display rapidly.

-Volume Level

Tone Enhancement

• Press (LOUD) to enhance bass and treble tones when listening at

low or medium volume.

• Press (LOUD) again to deactivate.

Attenuator

• Press ATT. Volume will decrease to about 1/10 of its previous level.

• Press ATT again to deactivate when listening at normal volume.

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 vol ume level gradually returns to its previous level prior to switching off the unit.

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Changing Audio Modes

Press SEL to switch the audio mode in the following order.

VOLUME

BASS

TREBLE

FADER

BALANCE

Bass and Treble

• Press SEL to select the BASS (TREBLE) mode. Press or to increase or decrease the bass/treble response.

5H5

-12 to 12

' Press or “V” for more than a half second to change numeric lev

els on the display rapidly.

-12 to 12

Balance

' Press SEL to select the BALANCE mode. Press or to shift

the sound volume to the right or left speakers.

P!5

orL 1to15 Balance Center

Press or for more than a half second to change numeric lev els on the display rapidly.

Fader

• Press SEL to select the FADER mode. Press or “N/" to shift the sound volume to the front or rear speakers.

FRdfis

or R 1 to 15 Fader Center

• Press or “N/'’ for more than a half second to change numeric lev els on the display rapidly.

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 (volume adjustment) mode. In such a case, press SEL again to select the next control mode.

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Power and Sound Controls continued

Selecting Auxiliary Source

® Connect the auxiliary equipment {an optional DCC player deck or any

AUX Jack

other appropriate equipment) to the AUX Jack.

Canceling AUX Input mode

Press AUX or MODE again while the AUX mode is operated, the mode

will return to the previous mode. Or insert a cassette tape, and the

mode will change to TAPE mode.

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in order to insert the plug into the “AUX” Jack proper ly, make sure to use the correct size of the stereo plug shown on the left.

Radio Basics

Change to the tuner mode

Press MODE to switch the operation mode in the following order.

TUNER ^TAPE«f CD Changer Control (When connecting CD Changer)

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Selecting a Band

Press BAND to select the bands in the following order.

FM1

“ST’ indicator lights if the station is broadcasting in stereo.

FM2 FM3

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Manual Tuning

Press “^TUNE” or “N/TUNE” to move to a higher or lower frequency.

Seek Tuning

Press and hold “/\TUNE” or “'vO'UNE" for more than a half second, then release. The radio automatically stops on the next station.

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Radio Basics

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Preset Station Setting

Up to 20 stations can be preset in the station memory as follows;

FM1

5 stations

FM2

5 stations

FM3

5 stations

@ Press and hold one of the station selector buttons 1 through 5 until the

5 stations

Manual Station Preset

into memory,

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.

BUTTON NUMBER

Note: You can change the memory setting by repeating the above proce dure.

Auto Station Preset

Select a band and press and hold BAND (AUTO PRESET) for more than 2 seconds.

• The five strongest available stations will be automatically set in memo ry on preset buttons 1 through 5.

• Once set, the preset stations are sequentially scanned for 5 seconds.

• Press the appropriate preset button for the station you want to hear.

CAUTION; For safety reasons, do not'attempt to program while driving.

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Cassette Tape Player Basics

Loading a Cassette

Inserì the cassette with the exposed tape side facing to the right. Gently push the cassette in until the mechanism captures it, the cassette is loaded in place and playback starts.

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-^PROGRAM INDICATOR

REWIND FAST FORWARD

Rewind and Fast Forward

Press either (REW) to rewind or ►►(FF) to fast forward the tape.

To stop rewind or fast forward, press (STOP).

If you rewind the tape fully, it will play on the same program side again.

If you fast fonvard to the end, play will resume from the beginning of the other side of the tape.

Changing Sides

Press o 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

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Operating Instructions

□ Use This Equipment Safely

Contents

Power and Sound Controls

Power

Volume

Tone Enhancement

Attenuator

Changing Audio Modes

FADER

BALANCE

Bass and Treble

Power and Sound Controls continued

Selecting Auxiliary Source

Radio Basics

Change to the tuner mode

Selecting a Band

Manual Tuning

Seek Tuning

Radio Basics

Preset Station Setting

Manual Station Preset

Auto Station Preset

Cassette Tape Player Basics

Loading a Cassette

Rewind and Fast Forward

Changing Sides