Panasonic SC-MAX370 Operating Instructions

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Table of contents

Safety precautions ....................................................................................... 2

Caution for AC mains lead .......................................................................... 3

Supplied accessories .................................................................................. 3

Placement of speakers ................................................................................ 3

Maintenance ................................................................................................. 4

Preparing the remote control ...................................................................... 4

Making the connections .............................................................................. 5

Overview of controls.................................................................................... 6

Disc................................................................................................................ 8

USB and internal memory ........................................................................... 9

Radio ........................................................................................................... 12

Bluetooth

Clock and timers ........................................................................................ 15

Sound and illumination ............................................................................. 15

DJ functions ............................................................................................... 16

KARAOKE ................................................................................................... 17

Using a microphone................................................................................... 17

Using the auxiliary input ........................................................................... 17

Troubleshooting ......................................................................................... 18

System memory reset (initialization)........................................................ 20

Remote control code ................................................................................. 20

Reference .................................................................................................... 20

Specifications ............................................................................................. 21

Model number suffix “EB” denotes UK model.

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Operating Instructions

CD Stereo System

Model No. SC-MAX370

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Do the procedures with the remote control. You can also use the buttons on the main unit if they are the same.

Your system and the illustrations can look differently.

These operating instructions are applicable to the following system.

System SC-MAX370

Main unit SA-MAX370

Front Speakers SB-MAF370

Subwoofers SB-MAW370,

SB-MAY370

About descriptions in these Operating Instructions

• Titles to be referred to are indicated as “> ±±”.

• Unless otherwise indicated, operations are described using the remote control.

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Safety precautions

WARNING!

Unit

• To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or product damage,

- Do not expose this unit to rain, moisture, dripping or splashing.

- Do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on this unit.

- Use only the recommended accessories.

- Do not remove covers.

- Do not repair this unit by yourself. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel.

• Do not let metal objects fall inside this unit.

CAUTION!

Unit

• To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or product damage,

- Do not install or place this unit in a bookcase, built-in cabinet or in another confined space. Ensure this unit is well ventilated.

- Do not obstruct this unit’s ventilation openings with newspapers, tablecloths, curtains, and similar items.

- Do not place sources of naked flames, such as lighted candles, on this unit.

• Set this unit up on an even surface away from direct sunlight, high temperatures, high humidity, and excessive vibration.

• This unit is intended for use in moderate climates.

• The mains plug is the disconnecting device. Install this unit so that the mains plug can be unplugged from the socket outlet immediately.

• This unit may receive radio interference caused by mobile telephones during use. If such interference occurs, please increase separation between this unit and the mobile telephone.

• This unit utilizes a laser. Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.

Battery

• Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the type recommended by the manufacturer.

• When disposing of the batteries, please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal.

• Do not heat or expose to flame.

• Do not leave the battery(ies) in a car exposed to direct sunlight for a long period of time with doors and windows closed.

• Do not break open or short-circuit the battery.

• Do not charge the alkaline or manganese battery.

• Do not use the battery if the cover has peeled off.

• Remove the battery if you do not use the remote control for a long period of time. Keep in a cool, dark area.

CAUTION!

• Use the speakers only with the recommended system. If not, you can cause damage to the amplifier and speakers and can cause a fire.

• Consult an approved service personnel if damage occurs or if there is a sudden apparent change in performance.

• Do the procedures included in these instructions when you attach the speakers.

• Be careful when babies or children are near.

Caution for AC mains lead

Figure A Figure B

Fuse cover

Figure A Figure B

Fuse (13 ampere)



 



 







(For the AC mains plug of three pins)

For your safety, please read the following text carefully. This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for your safety and convenience. A 13-ampere fuse is fitted in this plug. Should the fuse need to be replaced please ensure that the replacement fuse has a rating of 13-ampere and that it is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362. Check for the ASTA mark Ï or the BSI mark Ì on the body of the fuse.

If the plug contains a removable fuse cover you must ensure that it is refitted when the fuse is replaced. If you lose the fuse cover the plug must not be used until a replacement cover is obtained. A replacement fuse cover can be purchased from your local dealer.

Before use

Remove the connector cover.

How to replace the fuse

The location of the fuse differ according to the type of AC mains plug (figures A and B). Confirm the AC mains plug fitted and follow the instructions below. Illustrations may differ from actual AC mains plug.

1. Open the fuse cover with a screwdriver.

2. Replace the fuse and close or attach the fuse cover.

Supplied accessories

Check and identify the supplied accessories.

 1 x AC mains lead

 1 x AM loop antenna

 1 x FM indoor antenna

 1 x Antenna plug adaptor

 1 x Remote control battery  1 x Remote control

 4 x Stacking bracket

Note:

• Product numbers are correct as of May 2014. These may

• Keep the antenna plug adaptor out of reach of children to

(K2CT2YY00103)

(N1DYYYY00011)

(RSAX0002)

(K1YZ02000013)

(N2QAYB000915)

(In speakers packaging)

be subject to change.

prevent swallowing.

Placement of speakers

1 Subwoofer SB-MAW370 (L) 2 Subwoofer SB-MAW370 (R) 3 Subwoofer SB-MAY370 (L) 4 Subwoofer SB-MAY370 (R) 5 Front speaker SB-MAF370 (L) 6 Front speaker SB-MAF370 (R) 7 Stacking bracket

Setup 1

Setup 2

Subwoofers

Put on the floor or a sturdy shelf to reduce vibration.

CAUTION!

Do not touch the subwoofer cones reverberating surfaces:

• This may damage the subwoofer cone.

• The subwoofer cone may be hot.

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Use only the supplied speakers.

Stacking bracket

SB-MAW370

SB-MAF370

Stacking bracket

SB-MAW370

You can cause damage to the system and decrease the sound quality if you use other speakers.

Note:

• Keep your speakers more than 10 mm from the main unit for ventilation.

• Put the speakers on a flat safe surface.

• These speakers do not have magnetic shielding. Do not put them near TVs, PCs or other equipment easily influenced by magnetism.

• When you play at high levels for a long period, it can cause damage to the speakers and decrease the life of the speakers.

• Decrease the volume in these conditions to prevent damage:

- When the sound is distorted.

- When you adjust the sound quality.

Maintenance

To clean this system, wipe with a soft, dry cloth.

• Never use alcohol, paint thinner or benzine to clean this system.

• Before using chemically treated cloth, read the instructions that came with the cloth carefully.

Preparing the remote control

Stacking the speakers

1 Put the stacking bracket on top of the subwoofer

SB-MAW370/SB-MAY370.

Press down the stacking bracket until it is secured in position. e.g:

Use alkaline or manganese battery.

Install the battery so that the poles (+ and –) align with those in the remote control.

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2 Stack the speakers according to Setup 1 or

Setup 2. (> “Placement of speakers”).

Example: Stacking of front speaker in Setup 1 arrangement.

Making the connections

SUB

WOOFER

SB-

MAW

370

SBMAW 370

SBMAY 370

SBMAF 370

SBMAY 370

SBMAF 370

SUB

WOOFER

SUB

WOOFER FRONT FRONT

SUB WOOFER

SB-

MAY370

SB-

MAW370

SB-

MAW370

SB-

MAY370

SB-

MAY370

SB-

MAW370

SB-

MAW370

SB-

MAY370

SUB

WOOFER

SB-

MAW

370

SBMAW 370

SBMAY 370

SBMAF 370

SBMAY 370

SBMAF 370

SUB

WOOFER

SUB

WOOFER FRONT FRONT

SUB

WOOFER

Ta pe

(not supplied)

Antenna plug adaptor

FM outdoor antenna (not supplied)

To household mains socket

Connect the AC mains lead only after all the other connections have been made.

1 Connect the speakers.

Connect the speaker cables to the terminals of the same colour.

2 Connect the FM indoor antenna.

Put the antenna where reception is best.

• Use an FM outdoor antenna if radio reception is poor.

• Attach the antenna plug adaptor, when using an FM outdoor antenna.

3 Connect the AM loop antenna.

Stand the antenna up on its base until it clicks.

4 Connect the AC mains lead.

Do not use AC mains lead with other equipment.

Conserving power

The system consumes approximately 0.3 W when it is in standby mode. Disconnect the power supply if you do not use the system. Some settings will be lost after you disconnect the system. You have to set them again.

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Overview of controls

SOUND PRESET EQ

EDIT

MODE

USB

CD HI-SPEED

MEMORY

MODE

DISPLAY

DIMMER

SLEEP

PLAY/

REC

AUTO OFF

ABC

TUV

JKL

QRS

GHI

W XYZ

MNO

DEF





  































PRESET EQ

VOCAL CANCEL ECHO KEY-CON

MEMORY PLAYLIST / DJ FUNCTION

123

DJ JUKEBOX DJ SAMPLER DJ EFFECT

-KARAOKE

MANUAL EQ

ALBUM / TRACK

TUNE MODE

/MEMORY

- PAIRING

USB / CD

RADIO/EXT-IN

USB REC MEMORY REC

OPEN CLOSE

MULTI CONTROL

D.BASS

- SUPER WOOFER

LOCAL















 



Remote control

Top v i ew

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Front view







PLAY

REC/PLAY



ILLUMINATION

MIC

VOL 1

AUX IN4 MIC1 MIC2 MIN MAX MIN MAX

VOL 2

- VOLUME +





1 Standby/on switch [Í], [Í/I]

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.

2 Alphanumeric buttons

To select a 2-digit number Example: 16: [S10] To set a character Example: B: [2]

3 Delete a programmed track

Delete a selected track in a playlist

4 Select audio source

5 Basic playback control

6 Select the sound effects

7 Start the title search for internal memory

8 View content information

Press and hold the button: Decrease the brightness of the display panel and turn off the DJ function buttons and illumination, etc.

9 Recording operation control

: Set the play timer or record timer

; Set the clock and timer

< Set the sleep timer

Press and hold the button: Automatically switch off function switches off the system if you do not use the system for 20 minutes. (Except radio)

>[1]>[6]

>[2]

= Set the programme function

> Adjust the volume of the system

? Mute the sound of the system

To cancel, press the button again. “MUTE” is also cancelled when you adjust the volume or when you switch off the system.

@ Set the play menu item

A Internal memory playlist operation

B Select and enter buttons C Set the edit mode for and internal memory

D Internal memory playlist direct buttons

Press and hold to add a track to the corresponding playlist. Press to select the playlist.

DJ function direct buttons

Press [DJ JUKEBOX], [DJ SAMPLER] or [DJ EFFECT-KARAOKE] to switch on the DJ function. Press [1] to [6] on main unit to select the desired function. To cancel, press the selected [1] to [6] again.

E Switch on the DJ function

To cancel, press the button again.

F Turntable for DJ and multi control

G Browse playlist of the internal memory

Browse tracks or albums

Turn [MULTI CONTROL] to browse the track. Press [1/;] to start playback from the selection.

Press [ALBUM/TRACK] to select album or track and then turn [MULTI CONTROL] to browse. Press [1/;] to start playback from the selection.

H Open or close the disc tray

I Remote control sensor

Distance: Within approximately 7 m Angle: Approximately 20° up and down, 30° left and right

J Display panel

K PLAY

USB port ( ) USB status indicator

L REC/PLAY

USB port ( ) USB status indicator

M Select the illumination effect

N AUX IN 4 terminal

O Microphone jack

P Adjust the volume of the microphone

Q NFC touch area

R Disc tray

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Disc

Playing disc

Press [ OPEN/CLOSE] on the main unit to open the disc tray.

Put in a disc with the label facing up. Press [ OPEN/CLOSE] again to close the disc

tray.

2 Press [CD] and then press [1/;] to start

playback.

• Stop playback

Press [∫].

• Pause playback

Press [1/;]. Press again to continue playback.

• Skip album

Press [3, 4].

• Skip track

Press [:] or [9] (main unit: [:/6] or [5/9]).

• Search through track

Press and hold [6] or [5] (main unit: [:/6] or [5/9]).

Viewing available information

You can view the available information on the display panel.

Press [DISPLAY-DIMMER] during playback.

Note:

• Maximum characters that can be shown: approximately 32

• This system supports ver. 1.0, ver. 1.1 and ver. 2 ID3 tags.

• Text data that the system does not support can show

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Play menu

1 Press [PLAY MENU] to select “PLAYMODE” or

“REPEAT”.

2 Press [2, 1] and then press [OK] to select the

desired mode.

PLAYMODE

•OFF PLAYMODE

Play all tracks.

• 1-TRACK

Play one selected track on the disc. Press the alphanumeric buttons to select the track.

• 1-ALBUM

Play one selected album on the disc. Press [3, 4] to select the album.

• RANDOM

Play a disc randomly.

• 1-ALBUM RANDOM

Play all tracks in one selected album randomly. Press [3, 4] to select the album.

REPEAT

• ON REPEAT

Repeat playback. “`” appears.

• OFF REPEAT

Cancel repeat playback.

Note:

The setting returns to the default “OFF PLAYMODE” when you open the disc tray.

Programme playback

This function allows you to programme up to 24 tracks.

1 Press [PROGRAM] in the stop mode.

“PGM” or “PROGRAM” is shown.

Press the alphanumeric buttons to select the desired track.

Do this step again to programme other tracks.

1 Press [3, 4] to select the desired album. 2 Press [9] and then press the alphanumeric

buttons to select the desired track.

3 Press [OK].

Do these steps again to programme other tracks.

3 Press [1/;] to start playback.

• Cancel programme mode

Press [PROGRAM] in the stop mode.

• Check programme contents

Press [:] or [9] when “PGM” is shown in the stop mode.

• Clear the last track

Press [DEL] in the stop mode.

• Clear all programmed tracks

Press [∫] in the stop mode. “CLR ALL” is shown. Within 5 seconds, press [∫] again.

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