Panasonic SL- SX480 User Manual

Operating Instructions

Portable CD Player Model No.

HOLD (Function lock)

The hold function stops the buttons from being operated. By keeping the hold SL-SX480 function on, you can stop the power from being switched on, play from being stopped and other operations from being done by mistake.

Resume function

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Play resumes from where last stopped. [The resume function is canceled if you

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open the lid while stopped (while the power is ON). The resume function is also

Before connecting, operating or adjusting this

canceled when the disc is changed.]

product, please read the instructions completely. If the batteries are depleted, removed, or the unit is subjected to strong Please keep this manual for future reference. shock, all settings are canceled including resume function.

Discs that can be played

CD-R/CD-RW

CD-DACommercially available MP3

WMA cannot

music CD (CD-DA)

PCP be played

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2006 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

F1205SZ0 Printed in China

Troubleshooting guide Before requesting service, make the following checks. If you are in doubt about some of the check points, or if the solutions indicated in the chart do not solve the problem, refer to the “Customer Services Directory” on page 3 if you reside in the U.S.A., or refer to the “Product information” on page 4 if you reside in Canada. No play.  HOLD is on, stopping buttons from being operated. Play doesn’t start  Random play modes may be on ( page 6).

Cancel HOLD ( page 5). from the first track.  The resume function ( above) is operating. The

 The batteries may be drained ( page 5). resume function is canceled if you open the lid while  The disc isn’t correctly set. stopped (while the power is ON).  The disc is scratched or dirty. (Tracks may be skipped

Cannot search You cannot search through a disc with MP3 files.

particularly with MP3 discs.)

through tracks.

 There is moisture on the lens. Wait for about an hour and then try again.  The lens is dirty: clean it with a blower (recommended product:

Cannot specify point You may not be able to specify point A or B at the end of a

SZZP1038C). You cannot use a CD type lens cleaner. If the lens gets

A or B. disc.

marked with fingerprints, gently wipe them off with a cotton swab.

 Remove the plug and reinsert it as fully as possible. Cannot change the If [] or [] is pressed before [MEMO] you cannot  The unit may not read a track properly if shaken Digital Re-master change the mode. strongly during disc reading. mode, anti-skip mode.

 If there is no data between sessions on a multi-session Digital Re-master Depending on the type of MP3 disc recording, the effect disc, play may not be possible. does not work. may not appear.  If there is a large amount of JPEG data etc. within a MP3

Cannot skip albums. You cannot skip from the last to first album, or vice versa,

file, sound may be muted and play may not be possible.

during play.

 If the disc contains data with different formats, sound

The battery indicator The indicator may not appear correctly under certain

may be muted and play may not be possible.

fails to appear or is conditions.

 If a CD-ROM format disc contains MP3 and other files,

incorrect.

only the MP3 files will be playable.

The unit stops Remove and insert the batteries again.

No sound or there is  Ensure the plugs are inserted firmly.

working.

a lot of noise.  Wipe the plugs with a clean cloth.

 The disc is scratched or dirty. All settings are If the batteries are depleted, removed, or the unit is  Sound may be interrupted or noise may occur if the canceled. subjected to strong shock, all settings are canceled, and recording quality of the disc (CD-R/CD-RW) is poor. the volume is reset to 10.  The elapsed play time disappears and sound is interrupted if bumps continue repeatedly.  Increase separation between the unit and mobile

phones. This unit may receive radio interference caused Display

by the mobile phones during use.

Disc rotation stops Disc rotation stops and starts to save power. HOLD is on, stopping buttons from being operated. Cancel HOLD ( page 5).

and starts during play.

 You haven’t inserted a disc or it isn’t inserted correctly.

Operation sounds are There is some sound heard when a disc is being accessed  You have inserted a disc this unit cannot play. heard from the unit. or disc rotation starts.

The disc lid is open.

Play doesn’t resume  This doesn’t work during random play.

from the last point  It may not work correctly under some conditions. The program already contains 20 tracks.

stopped.  If the batteries are depleted, removed, or the unit is

Reading MP3 files.

subjected to strong shock, resume function is canceled.

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