Panasonic SL-NE5, SB-NE5 User Manual

About Bluetooth

Media playback operations

Panasonic bears no responsibility for data and/or information that is compromised during a wireless transmission.

∫ Frequency band used

≥ This system uses the 2.4 GHz frequency band.

∫ Certification of this device

≥ This system conforms to frequency restrictions

and has received certification based on frequency laws. Thus, a wireless permit is not necessary.

≥ The actions below are punishable by law in some

countries:

– Taking apart or modifying this system. – Removing specification indications.

∫ Restrictions of use

≥ Wireless transmission and/or usage with all

Bluetooth

≥ All devices must conform to standards set by

Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

≥ Depending on the specifications and settings of a

device, it can fail to connect or some operations can be different.

≥ This system supports Bluetooth

features. But depending on the operating environment and/or settings, this security is possibly not sufficient. Transmit data wirelessly to this system with caution.

≥ This system cannot transmit data to a Bluetooth

device.

equipped devices is not guaranteed.

security

∫ Range of use

≥ Use this device at a maximum range of 10 m

(33 ft). The range can decrease depending on the environment, obstacles or interference.

∫ Interference from other devices

≥ This system may not function properly and

troubles such as noise and sound jumps may arise due to radio wave interference if this system is located too close to other Bluetooth

devices or

the devices that use the 2.4 GHz band.

≥ This system may not function properly if radio

waves from a nearby broadcasting station, etc. is too strong.

∫ Intended usage

≥ This system is for normal, general use only. ≥ Do not use this system near an equipment or in

an environment that is sensitive to radio frequency interference (example: airports, hospitals, laboratories, etc).

The following marks indicate the availability of the feature.

[CD] : CD audio in CD-DA format (l 5) [iPod] : Compatible iPod/iPhone/iPad (l 5) [AirPlay] : When connected to an AirPlay

compatible device. (l 14)

[Bluetooth] : Connected Bluetooth

device

(l 16)

Preparation

≥ Turn this system on. ≥ Insert the media (l 9) or connect the Bluetooth

(l 16) / AirPlay (l 14) compatible device.

≥ Press [CD/RADIO], [iPod] or [ , AUX] to select

the audio source.

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≥ When using iPod/iPhone/iPad, the operation may vary

among those models.

Basic play

[CD], [iPod], [AirPlay], [Bluetooth])

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Play Press [1/;].

Stop Press [∫].

Pause Press [1/;].

Skip Press [:/6] or [5/9]

(Except [AirPlay])

[CD] To display information

Press [DISPLAY, iPod MENU] repeatedly.

Press again to restart play.

to skip track.

During play or pause Press and hold [:/6] or [5/9].

≥ Point the remote control at the CD

unit to operate.

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[iPod] : Backwards search is only

within the current track.

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≥ To use this system’s remote control with a Bluetooth® device,

the Bluetooth Remote Control Profile). Depending on the device or the status of the device, some operations may not work.

≥ Maximum number of displayable characters: approx. 30 ≥ This system supports ver. 1.0, 1.1 and 2.3 ID3 tags. Text data

that is not supported will not be displayed or shown differently.

∫ [iPod] To navigate through the iPod/

iPhone menu

≥ Open the Music App to use this feature with iPod touch/

iPhone.

–[3, 4] : To navigate menu items. – [OK] : To go to the next menu. – [DISPLAY, iPod MENU] : To return to the previous

menu.

device must support AVRCP (Audio Video

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≥ Depending on the model (e.g., iPod nano 7th generation,

etc.), it may be necessary to select the album, artist, etc. on the iPod/iPhone/iPad.

Playback modes ([CD], [AirPlay]*1)

Select the playback mode.

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

“RANDOM” / “SHUFFLE”.

2 Press [3, 4] to select the setting and then

press [OK].

REPEAT

[CD]

OFF Select to cancel repeat playback.

1-TRACK Only plays the selected track.

ALL All tracks are repeated.

[AirPlay]

Refer to the connected device to verify the selected setting.

[CD] RANDOM

ON Plays the contents randomly.

OFF Random playback is turned off.

[AirPlay] SHUFFLE

Refer to the connected device to verify the selected setting.

≥ “1, , `” is displayed.

(Skip to the desired track.)

≥ “`” is displayed.

≥ “RND” is displayed. ≥ “RND” will not be displayed when

“1-TRACK” is selected.

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≥ When using an iPod/iPhone/iPad or Bluetooth® device, use

the setting on the device, if available.

≥ During random play, you cannot skip to the previous track.

[CD] : The mode is canceled when you open the door for

≥

discs.

[AirPlay] : The applied settings will remain until it is

changed.

*1: [AirPlay] : Perform the settings during playback.

Listening to the radio

You can preset up to 30 channels.

Preparation

≥ Make sure that the FM antenna is connected.

(l 8)

≥ Turn this system on. ≥ Press [CD/RADIO] to select “FM”.

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≥ A station previously stored is overwritten when another

station is stored in the same channel preset.

Presetting stations automatically

1 Press [PLAY MENU] to select “A.PRESET”. 2 Press [3, 4] to select “LOWEST” or

“CURRENT” and then press [OK].

LOWEST:

To begin auto preset with the lowest frequency (FM 87.9 or FM 87.5).

CURRENT:

To begin auto preset with the current frequency.*

* To change the frequency, refer to “Manual tuning and

presetting”.

The tuner starts to preset all the stations it can receive into the channels in ascending order.

Listening to a preset channel

Preparation

1 Press [PLAY MENU] repeatedly to select

“TUNEMODE”.

2 Press [3, 4] to select “PRESET” and then

press [OK].

Press [:/6] or [5/9] to select the channel.

∫ Manual tuning and presetting

Select a radio broadcast. 1 Press [PLAY MENU] repeatedly to select

“TUNEMODE”.

2 Press [3, 4] to select “MANUAL” and then

press [OK].

3 Press [:/6] or [5/9] to tune to the

required station.

≥ To start automatic tuning, press and hold [:/6],

[5/9] until the frequency starts scrolling. Tuning stops when a station is found.

To preset the channel 4 While listening to the radio broadcast

Press [OK].

5 Press [3, 4] to select the channel and then

press [OK].

∫ To improve FM sound quality

1 While receiving FM broadcasts, press

[PLAY MENU] repeatedly to select “FM MODE”.

2 Press [3, 4] to select “MONO” and then press

[OK].

≥ This setting can be preset and memorized. To do

so, continue to step 4 of “Manual tuning and presetting”.

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≥ Select “STEREO” in step 2 to return to stereo broadcasts. ≥ “MONO” is canceled if the frequency is changed. ≥ If “MONO” is selected, regardless of the type of signal this

system is receiving, “FM MONO” is displayed when [DISPLAY, iPod MENU] is pressed. (l below)

∫ To display the current signal status

Press [DISPLAY, iPod MENU].

“FM ST”: The FM signal is in stereo. “FM”: The FM signal is in monaural.

≥ “FM” is also displayed even if this system is not tuned to a

station.

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≥ “STEREO” is displayed when this system tunes to a stereo

broadcast.

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Sound adjustment

The following sound effects can be added to the audio output.

1 Press [SOUND] repeatedly to select the effect. 2 Press [3, 4] to select the setting and then

press [OK].

Direct-Vocal Surround (D.SURROUND)

Preset EQ (PRESET EQ)

Bass (BASS) or Treb le (TR EBLE)

Dynamic Bass (D.BASS)

≥ You may experience a reduction in sound quality when these

effects are used with some sources. If this occurs, turn the sound effects off.

“LEVEL 1”, “LEVEL 2” or “OFF”.

≥ The factory preset is “OFF”.

“HEAVY” (heavy), “SOFT” (soft), “CLEAR” (clear), “VOCAL” (vocal) or “FLAT” (flat/off).

≥ The factory preset is “HEAVY”.

Adjust the level (j4 to i4).

“ON D.BASS” or “OFF D.BASS”.

≥ The factory preset is

“ON D.BASS”.

Play timer

You can set the timer so this system turns on at a certain time every day.

Preparation

Set the clock (l left).

∫ Setting the timer

Press [SETUP] repeatedly to select “TIMER ADJ”.

2 Press [3, 4] to set the starting time

(“ON TIME”) and then press [OK].

3 Press [3, 4] to set the finishing time

(“OFF TIME”) and then press [OK].

∫ Turn the timer on

1 Select the music source*

volume.

and set the desired

2 Press [SETUP] repeatedly to select “TIMER

SET”.

3 Press [3, 4] to select “SET” and then press

[OK].

≥ “F” is displayed. ≥ To turn the timer off, select “OFF”.

4 Press [Í] to turn this system off.

Clock and Timer

To make this setting, point the remote control at the speaker unit.

Setting the clock

This is a 12-hour clock.

1 Press [SETUP] to select “CLOCK”. 2 Press [3, 4] to set the time and then press

[OK].

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≥ To display the clock, press [SETUP] to select “CLOCK” and

then press [OK] once. The time is displayed for 10 seconds. (During standby, press [DISPLAY, iPod MENU] once.)

≥ The clock is reset when there is a power failure or when the

AC power supply cord is removed.

≥ Reset the clock regularly to maintain accuracy.

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≥ To display the timer settings, press [SETUP] repeatedly to

select “TIMER ADJ” and then press [OK] once. The music source and volume will also be displayed if the timer is turned on.

≥ During standby, if the timer is turned on, press [DISPLAY,

iPod MENU] twice to display the settings.

≥ This system can be used as normal after the timer is set,

however: – Turn this system to standby mode before the timer start

time.

– Even if the audio source or the volume is changed, the

timer will still use the audio source and volume that was set when the timer was turned on.

≥ If this system is having a wireless communication problem at

the set time, an electronic sound may go off instead of the set music source.

*1: “CD”, “FM”, “AUX”, “IPOD_DOCK” and “IPOD_PORT” can

be set as the music source.

Sleep timer

The sleep timer can turn this system off after a set time.

1 Press [SLEEP] repeatedly to set the time (in

minutes) and then press [OK].

“SLEEP 30” -. “SLEEP 60” -. “SLEEP 90” -. “SLEEP 120”

^------------------------ “OFF” (Cancel) (----------------------b

≥ The remaining time is indicated on this system’s display

except when other operations are performed.

≥ The play timer and sleep timer can be used together. The

sleep timer always has priority.

Others

Automatic standby

As a factory preset, this system will always turn off automatically if there is no sound output and no operation for approx. 30 minutes.

To cancel this function

1 Press [SETUP] repeatedly to select

“AUTO OFF”.

2 Press [3, 4] to select “OFF” and then press

[OK].

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≥ To turn automatic standby on, select “ON” in step 2. ≥ This setting cannot be selected when “FM” is the source. ≥ When connected to a Bluetooth

standby function does not work.

Changing the remote control code

When other Panasonic equipment responds to the supplied remote control, change the remote control code.

device, the automatic

1 Press [ , AUX] to select “AUX”. 2 While pressing and holding [SELECTOR] on

the speaker unit, press and hold [CD/RADIO] on the remote control until this system's displays show “REMOTE 2”.

3 Press and hold [OK] and [CD/RADIO] on the

remote control for at least 4 seconds.

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To change the mode back to “REMOTE 1”, repeat the steps above but replace the button pressed on the remote control

from [CD/RADIO] to [ , AUX].

Software update

Occasionally, Panasonic may release updated software for this system that may add or improve the way a feature operates. These updates are available free of charge. The CD unit and the speaker unit need to be updated separately.

DO NOT DISCONNECT the AC power supply cord while one of the following messages is displayed.

– “LINKING”, “UPDATING” or “%”

(“  ” stands for a number.)

≥ During the update process, no other operations can be

performed.

Preparation

≥ Turn this system on.

Connect this system to the wireless network. (l10)

≥

– Make sure that the wireless network is connected

to the Internet.

– If “D.CONNECT” is set to “ON”, change the setting

to “OFF” and connect this system to a wireless network that is connected to the Internet.

∫ Updating the CD unit

1 Download the latest firmware from the following

website and burn it to a CD-R to update the firmware.

http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/

(This site is in English only.) 2 Insert the CD-R to the CD unit.

3 Press [CD/RADIO] repeatedly to select “CD”. 4 Press [3, 4] to select “UPDATE? Y” and then

press [OK] to start the update.

≥ Select “UPDATE? N” to cancel the update.

{. After the update has finished, “SUCCESS” is displayed.

5 Disconnect the AC power supply cord and

reconnect it after 3 minutes.

∫ Updating the speaker unit

1 Press [SETUP] repeatedly to select

“SW UPDATE” and then press [OK]. 2 Press [3, 4] to select “UPDATE? Y” and then

press [OK] to start the update.

≥ Select “UPDATE? N” to cancel the update.

{. After the update has finished, “SUCCESS” is displayed.

3 Disconnect the AC power supply cord and

reconnect it after 3 minutes.

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≥ If there are no updates, “NO NEED” is displayed. ≥ Downloading will require several minutes. It may take

longer or may not work properly depending on the connection environment.

∫ Checking the software version

1 Press [SETUP] repeatedly to select “SW VER.” and then

press [OK].

{. The version of the installed software is displayed.

2 Press [OK] to exit.

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