Panasonic SL-NE5, SB-NE5 User Manual

About Bluetooth®

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® equipped devices is not guaranteed.

≥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® security 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.

∫ 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).

Media playback operations

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)			ENGLISH
[Bluetooth] : Connected Bluetooth® device
≥ Turn this system on.
	(l 16)
Preparation
≥ 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.

≥When using iPod/iPhone/iPad, the operation may vary among those models.

Basic play

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

Play	Press [1/;].
Stop	Press [∫].
Pause	Press [1/;].
	Press again to restart play.
Skip	Press [:/6] or [5/9]
	to skip track.
Search	During play or pause

(Except [AirPlay]) Press and hold [:/6] or [5/9].

≥Point the remote control at the CD unit to operate.

≥[iPod] : Backwards search is only within the current track.

[CD] To display information

Press [DISPLAY, iPod MENU] repeatedly.

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≥To use this system’s remote control with a Bluetooth® device, the Bluetooth® device must support AVRCP (Audio Video 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.

≥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.
		≥ “1, , `” is displayed.
		(Skip to the desired track.)
	ALL	All tracks are repeated.
		≥ “`” is displayed.
[AirPlay]

Refer to the connected device to verify the selected setting.

[CD] RANDOM

	ON	Plays the contents randomly.
		≥ “RND” is displayed.
		≥ “RND” will not be displayed when
		“1-TRACK” is selected.
	OFF	Random playback is turned off.

[AirPlay] SHUFFLE

Refer to the connected device to verify the selected setting.

≥ 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.

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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”.

≥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

1Press [PLAY MENU] repeatedly to select “TUNEMODE”.

2Press [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],	ENGLISH
	[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

1While receiving FM broadcasts, press [PLAY MENU] repeatedly to select “FM MODE”.

2Press [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”.

≥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.

≥“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	“LEVEL 1”, “LEVEL 2” or
Surround	“OFF”.
(D.SURROUND)	≥ The factory preset is “OFF”.
Preset EQ	“HEAVY” (heavy), “SOFT”
(PRESET EQ)	(soft), “CLEAR” (clear),
	“VOCAL” (vocal) or “FLAT”
	(flat/off).
	≥ The factory preset is “HEAVY”.
Bass (BASS) or	Adjust the level (j4 to i4).
Treble (TREBLE)
Dynamic Bass	“ON D.BASS” or
(D.BASS)	“OFF D.BASS”.

≥The factory preset is “ON 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.

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].

≥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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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

1 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*1 and set the desired volume.

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.

≥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].

≥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® device, the automatic 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.

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.

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		ENGLISH
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. (l 10)

–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

1Download 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.)

2Insert the CD-R to the CD unit.

3Press [CD/RADIO] repeatedly to select “CD”.

4Press [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.

5Disconnect the AC power supply cord and reconnect it after 3 minutes.

∫ Updating the speaker unit

1Press [SETUP] repeatedly to select “SW UPDATE” and then press [OK].

2Press [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.

3Disconnect the AC power supply cord and reconnect it after 3 minutes.

≥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].
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		{. The version of the installed software is displayed.
	2	Press [OK] to exit.
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