Panasonic SC-AK340, SC-AK240 User Manual

		Operating Instructions
		CD Stereo System
	The illustrations show SC-AK340.	Model No. SC-AK340
		SC-AK343
	For U.S.A.
		SC-AK240
	that this product meets the ENERGY STAR® guidelines for
	As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, Panasonic has determined
	energy effi ciency.

SC-AK343 is available in the U.S.A. only.

Table of contents
Listening caution.....................................	2
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ..	3
Getting started.........................................	4
Placement of speakers............................	5
Overview of controls ...............................	6
Discs.........................................................	7
Cassette tape – Play and record ..........	10
Radio.......................................................	12
Timer.......................................................	13
Sound adjustment .................................	14
External unit...........................................	15
Product Service .....................................	15
Maintenance...........................................	15
When moving the unit ...........................	15
Troubleshooting guide..........................	16
Specifications ........................................	17
Limited Warranty
(ONLY FOR U.S.A.) ............................	18
Limited Warranty
(ONLY FOR CANADA) .......................	19
Español
Preparativos iniciales............................	20
Colocación de los altavoces ................	21
Controles................................................	22
Discos.....................................................	23
Cintas de casete –
reproducción y grabación ................	24
Radio.......................................................	25
Temporizador.........................................	26

Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read the instructions completely.

Please keep this manual for future reference.

SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES

Please check and identify the supplied accessories.

Use numbers indicated in parentheses when asking for replacement parts. (As of October 2005)

In the U.S.A. to order accessories, refer to “Accessory Purchases” on page 18.

1 x AC power supply cord	2 x Remote control batteries
(K2CB2CB00018)
1 x FM indoor antenna	1 x AM loop antenna

(RSA0006-L)

(N1DAAAA00001)

1 x Remote Control

AK340 AK343

• Silver (N2QAHB000065)

For U.S.A. only

• Black (N2QAYB000028)

AK240

• Silver (N2QAHB000065)

Operations in these instructions are described mainly using remote control, but you can do the operations on the main unit if the controls are the same.

Unless otherwise indicated, illustrations in the operating instructions are of SC-AK340 for the U.S.A. and Canada.

Your unit may not look exactly the same as illustrated.

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Dear customer

Thank you for purchasing this product.

For optimum performance and safety, please read these instructions carefully.

These operating instructions are applicable to the following systems.

AK340 : indicates features applicable to SC-AK340 only.

AK343 : SC-AK343 only.

AK240 : SC-AK240 only.

System	SC-AK340	SC-AK343	SC-AK240
Main unit	SA-AK340	SA-AK343	SA-AK240
Speakers	SB-AK340	SB-AK340	SB-AK240

Listening caution

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THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN THE U.S.A.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE SCREWS. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated

Except for U.S.A.

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dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient

magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

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Inside of product

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Getting started

Step 1 - Making the connections

Connect the AC power supply cord only after all other connections have been made.

	1 Connect the speaker cords.					2 Connect the AM loop antenna.
	AK340	AK343		AK240
	Gray		Red	Connect	Connect
				the left (L)	the left (L)	Stand the antenna
				side in the	side in the	up on its base.
				same way	same way
				Red
				Red (+)	Red (+)
				Gray (+)
					Black (–)
				Black (–)
	Blue		Black	Blue (–)	Black

3 Connect the FM indoor antenna.

Tape the antenna where reception is best.

Adhesive

tape

4 Connect the AC power supply cord.

For your reference

To save power when the unit is not to be used for a long time, unplug it from the household AC outlet. You will need to reset some memory items after plugging in the unit.

Optional antenna connections

Note:

The included AC power supply cord is for use with this unit only. Do not use it with other equipment.

Use outdoor antenna if radio reception is poor.

Note:

Disconnect the outdoor antenna when the unit is not in use. Do not use the outdoor antenna during a lightning storm.

FM outdoor antenna

	FM outdoor antenna
	(not included)
	75 Ω coaxial cable
	(not included)
Rear panel
of this unit
	30 mm (1 3/16˝)
	Shield braid
	15 mm (19/32˝)
	Core wire

AM outdoor antenna

AM outdoor antenna (not included)

5-12 m

(16 - 40 ft.)

Rear panel of this unit

AM loop antenna (included)

•	Disconnect the FM indoor antenna.	•	Run a piece of vinyl wire horizontally across a window or
•	The antenna should be installed by a competent		other convenient location.
	technician.	•	Leave the loop antenna connected.

Step 2 - Inserting batteries into the remote control

AA/R6/LR6

Step 3 - DEMO function

■ Batteries

•Insert so the poles (+ and –) match those in the remote control.

•Remove if the remote control is not going to be used for a long period of time. Store in a cool, dark place.

•Replace if the unit does not respond to the remote control even when held close to the front panel.

•Do not use rechargeable type batteries.

•Mishandling of batteries in the remote control can cause electrolyte leakage, which may cause a fi re.

•If electrolyte leaks from the batteries, consult your dealer.

Wash thoroughly with water if electrolyte comes in contact with any part of your body.

Do not:

•mix old and new batteries.

•use different types at the same time.

•heat or expose to fl ame.

•take apart or short circuit.

•attempt to recharge alkaline or manganese batteries.

•use batteries if the covering has been peeled off.

•put heavy objects on the remote control.

•spill liquids onto the remote control.

■Use

Aim at the remote control sensor, avoiding obstacles, at a maximum range of 7 m (23 feet) directly in front of the unit.

Refer to page 6 for the remote control sensor position.

When the unit is fi rst plugged in, a demonstration of its functions may be shown on the display.

If the demo setting is off, you can show a demonstration by selecting “DEMO ON”.

Press and hold [DISPLAY, –DEMO].

The display changes each time the button is held down.

NO DEMO (off) Ô DEMO ON (on)

While in standby mode, select “NO DEMO” to reduce power consumption.

Note:

DEMO function cannot be turned on when DIMMER is on.

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Placement of speakers

AK340		AK343								You cannot take the front net off the speakers.
Place the front speakers so that the tweeter is on the										Use only the supplied speakers.
inside.										The combination of the main unit and speakers provide the best
						Tweeter
										sound. Using other speakers can damage the unit and sound
										quality will be negatively affected.

Note:

	• Keep your speakers at least 10mm (13/32˝) away from the system for
	proper ventilation.
	• These speakers do not have magnetic shielding. Do not place them
	near televisions, personal computers or other devices easily infl uenced
	by magnetism.
	• You can damage your speakers and shorten their useful life if you play
	sound at high levels over extended periods.
	• Reduce the volume in the following cases to avoid damage.
AK240	– When playing distorted sound.
	– When adjusting the sound quality.

Speakers are designed identically so that no left or right

channel orientation is necessary. Caution

• Use the speakers only with the recommended system. Failure to do so can damage the amplifier and speakers, and

can cause fire. Consult a qualified service

person if damage occurs or if a sudden

change in performance is apparent.

• Do not attach these speakers to walls or ceilings.

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Overview of controls

Main unit

Refer to the numbers in parentheses for page reference.

AC supply indicator [AC IN]

This indicator lights when the unit is connected to the AC power supply.

1 Standby/on switch [y/l, POWER] (10, 16)

Press to switch the unit from on to standby mode or vice versa. In standby mode, the unit is still consuming a small amount of power.

Multiple discs change (8)

Display panel

2 Volume control

3 Tuner/Band selection (12)

4 Music port selection (15) Music port jack (15)

Deck 1 open (10)

Disc skip/search, tape fast-forward/rewind, tune/preset channel selection, time adjustment (11)

Record (11, 15)

Display, demonstration (5)

5 H.BASS selection (14)

Remote control signal sensor

Disc trays

Disc tray open/close (7) Single disc change (8)

Disc direct play (8)

6 Disc play/pause (7)

Headphone jack (PHONES)

Avoid listening for prolonged periods of time to prevent hearing damage.

Plug type: 3.5 mm (1/8˝) stereo (not included)

7 Tape play (10)

Deck 2 open (10)

Stop (11)

Deck selection (11)

Deck 1 cassette holder (10)											Deck 2 cassette holder
								(10)
							To select the desired display during play mode.
			AK340
							Each time you press the button:	Normal = Refl ection = (off)

Remote control

Buttons such as 1 function the same as the controls on the main unit.

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Sleep timer (14),

Auto off

Disc (7)

Program (8, 12)

Play mode (7, 11, 12)

Repeat (9)

Delete (9)

3

4

Album selection (7)

Intro selection (9)

Marker memory/recall (9)

Display (8)

5

Dimmer,

Play timer/record timer (13)

Clock/timer (13)

Numeric, characters (7, 9, 12)

6

Stop/program clear (7, 9)

7 2

Disc skip/search, tape fast-

forward/rewind, tune/preset

channel selection, time

adjustment, cursor (7, 9, 11, 12, 13)

Enter (8, 9)

Title search (9)

Muting

Preset EQ (14)

This auto off function allows you to turn off the unit in disc or tape mode only after left unused for 10 minutes.

•Press and hold [–AUTO OFF] to activate the function.

•Press and hold [–AUTO OFF] again to cancel.

•The setting is maintained even if the unit is turned off.

To dim the display

panel.

To mute the sound.

•Press the button to activate.

•Press again to cancel.

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Discs

Numeric

buttons

Basic play

1	Press [0, OPEN/CLOSE] on the main unit to open
	the tray.
	The unit turns on, load a disc in the current tray with the
	label facing up.
	Press [0, OPEN/CLOSE] to close the tray.
2	Press [6, CD] to start play.
	You can also press [DISC] and then [1] ~ [5] to select and
	play the other loaded discs.
		Current		disc indicator
To	Action

stop play	Press [7, CLEAR] during play.
	Display when in the stop mode:
	Example: “MP3” indicates the disc contains MP3
	fi les.

Total number		Total number
of albums		of tracks

pause play Press [6, CD] during play. Press again to resume play.

skip album

Press [ALBUM ( or )] to select the desired album during play or when in stop mode. Display when selecting in stop mode (example):

Current album

skip tracks Press [4, REW /] or [¢, / FF].

•During random play (\ see below, “Play Mode function”), you cannot skip to tracks which have been played.

During 1-ALBUM and 1-ALBUM RANDOM mode, track skipping can only be done within the current album.

search

through

tracks Press and hold [4, REW / ] or [¢, / FF] during play or pause to search.

•During program play (\ page 8), or random play (\ see below, “Play Mode function”), you can search only within the track.

Play Mode function

You can listen to specifi c discs and tracks.

Preparation

Select and play your desired disc.

Press [PLAY MODE] to select the desired mode.

Mode	To play
1-DISC	one selected disc.
1 DISC
1-DISC RANDOM	one selected disc randomly.
1 DISC RND
ALL-DISC	all loaded discs in succession from the
ALL DISC	selected disc to the fi nal disc.
	Example: 4→5→1→2→3.
ALL-DISC RANDOM	all loaded discs randomly.
ALL DISC RND
1-SONG	one selected track on the selected disc.
1-SONG
	Press the numeric buttons to select the
	track in the current disc.
	Play starts from the selected track.
	Press [ALBUM (	or	)] to select the
	album.
	Press the numeric buttons to select the
	track in the current album.
	Play starts from the selected track.
1-ALBUM	one selected album on the selected disc.
1-ALBUM	Press [ALBUM (	or	)] to select the
	album.
1- ALBUM RANDOM	all tracks in one selected album
1-ALBUM RND	randomly.
	Press [ALBUM (	or	)] to select the
	album.

When playback ends

The current play mode will be retained in memory until it is changed even if the unit is turned off.

Note:

You cannot use program mode together with “Play Mode function”.

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Number of tracks in current album

•This function does not work during 1-DISC RANDOM and ALL-DISC RANDOM mode. It is applicable only during program stop mode.

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Changing multiple discs (MULTI CHANGE)

By main unit only

1

Press [0, MULTI CHANGE] to open the trays.

2

Press the button repeatedly to check and change

multiple discs.

Note:

•The tray with a disc being played will not open.

•If the player is stopped, all trays will open. To close the remaining trays simultaneously, press [0, OPEN/CLOSE].

Changing a single disc (SINGLE CHANGE)

	4	By main unit only
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		trays.
		1		Press [0, SINGLE CHANGE].
		2		Press [1 3~ 5 3] to select the desired tray.
		3		Change the disc.
		4		Press [0, SINGLE CHANGE] again to close the tray.

Checking the track information

You can select a desired disc display mode.

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Press [DISPLAY, –DEMO] on the main unit during play or

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Elapsed play time

Remaining play time

Album Name

play time

play time

Elapsed

Remaining

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Tag (Artist)

Tag (Track)

Tag (Album)

Track Name

Note:

•When track number 25 or greater is playing, remaining play time display shows “– –:– –”.

•When a title is longer than 9 characters, it will scroll across the display. The scrolling will start after every 3 seconds.

•“NO TAG” is displayed if titles with tags have not been entered.

•Maximum number of displayable characters: approximately 32

•This unit can display album, track and artist name with WMA tags and MP3 ID3 tags (version 1.0 and 1.1).

•Titles containing text data that the unit does not support cannot be displayed.

•ID3 is a tag embedded in MP3 track to provide information about the track.

•Titles entered with 2-byte code cannot be displayed correctly on this unit.

Advanced play

Program play

This function allows you to program up to 24 tracks.

1	Press [6, CD] and then [7, CLEAR].
2	Press [PROGRAM].
	“PGM” appears.
3	Press [DISC] and then [1] ~ [5] to select the disc.
4	Press the numeric buttons to select your desired
	track.
	Repeat steps 3 to 4 to program other tracks.
5	Press [6, CD] to start play.
1	Press [DISC] and then [1] ~ [5] to select the disc.
2	Press [7, CLEAR].
3	Press [PROGRAM].
4	Press [ALBUM	or )] to select your desired
	album.
	To select an album directly, press the numeric
	buttons after pressing [ALBUM		or	)].
5	Press [4, REW /	] or [¢, / FF] to select the
	track.
	To select a track directly, press the numeric buttons
	after pressing [4, REW / ] or [¢,			/ FF].
6	Press [ENTER].
	Repeat steps 4 to 6 to program other tracks.
7	Press [6, CD] to start play.

For two-digit track, press [h10] once then the two digits. For three-digit track, press [h10] twice then the three digits.

To	Action
cancel	Press [PROGRAM] in the stop mode.
program mode
replay the	Press [PROGRAM] then [6, CD] in the stop
program	mode.
add to the
program	Repeat steps 3 to 4 in the stop mode.
	Repeat steps 4 to 6 in the stop mode.

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check program	Press [4, REW / ] or [¢, / FF] when
contents	“PGM” is displayed in the stop mode.
	The track number, program order and disc
	number are displayed:
		Track number Program order

	The program order is displayed followed by the
	album number and track number.
clear the last	Press [DEL] in the stop mode.
track
clear all	Press [7, CLEAR] in the stop mode. “CLEAR
programmed	ALL” is displayed. Within 5 seconds, press the
tracks	button again to clear all tracks.

Note:

•You cannot program CD-DA together with MP3 or WMA tracks.

•The program memory is cleared when you change a disc or open the disc tray.

•You cannot program more than one disc for MP3 or WMA.

Repeat play

You can repeat program play or other selected play mode.

Press [REPEAT].

” is displayed.

To cancel

Press [REPEAT] again.

” is cleared.

Note:

You can use repeat mode with “Program play” (\ page 8) and “Play Mode function” ( \ page 7).

Marking a track

Enables you to mark one track for each loaded disc so that you can directly play the track later.

During play, press and hold the [MARKER] until “STORING” blinks on the display to mark your favorite track.

Press [MARKER] during play or stop mode to recall and play a marked track.

Note:

•“NO MARKER” indicates that the marker in the current disc is empty.

•The marker memory is cleared when you open the disc trays except for the current disc which is in play or pause mode.

•This function does not work during any random/program mode.

Advanced function ( only)

Album scan

This function allows you to fi nd an album by listening to the fi rst track of all albums in the current disc for 10 seconds each.

1	Press [6, CD] and then [7, CLEAR].
2	Press [INTRO] to start the intro function.
3	While your desired album is playing, press [6, CD].
	Intro mode is canceled and the playback continues.

INTRO function is canceled after playing the fi rst track in the last album.

To stop during the process, press [INTRO] or [7, CLEAR].

Note:

This function does not work during any random/program mode.

Album/Track title search

This function enables you to search your desired album or track.

1	Press [6, CD] and then [7, CLEAR].
2	For album title search, press [TITLE SEARCH] once.
	For track title search, press [TITLE SEARCH] twice.
3	Press the numeric buttons repeatedly to select your
	desired character then press [CURSOR		] to key in
	the next character.
	• You can enter up to 8 characters.
	• To edit, press [CURSOR	or )] to	revise any
	characters.

•To delete, move the cursor over the character and then press [DEL].

Numbered	Characters	Numbered	Characters
buttons		buttons
1	1	6	M N O 6
2	A B C 2	7	P Q R S 7
3	D E F 3	8	T U V 8
4	G H I 4	9	W X Y Z 9
5	J K L 5	0	0
h10	space ! ” # $ % & ’ ( ) + , – . / : ; = ? _ `

You can search for “<” or “>” by entering “(” or “)”. The special characters will be displayed as below:

Characters	Main unit	Characters	Main unit
	display		display
!		,
”		–
#		.
$		/
%		:
&		;
’		=
(		?
)		_
		`
+

Some characters may not be displayed correctly due to the recording format/software used.

4 Press [ENTER].

Press [4, REW /] or [¢, / FF] to search for previous or next match.

The match title is displayed.

Album title search

Blinks to indicate album title search mode

Matched album title

Track title search

Matched track title

Blinks to indicate track title search mode

5 Press [6, CD] to start play from the album/track found.

Note:

This function does not work during any random/program mode.

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