Panasonic SL-CT579V operating instructions Troubleshooting guide, User memo, RQT8256-P F0505ST0

Operating Instructions

Portable CD Player

Model No. SL-CT579V

Dear Customer

Thank you for purchasing this product.

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

Please keep this manual for future reference.

MP3 and CD-DAindicate limitations on these discs only.

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The model number and serial number of this product can be found on either the back or the bottom of the unit.

Please note them in the space provided below and keep for future reference.

MODEL NUMBER	SL-CT579V
SERIAL NUMBER

User memo:

DATE OF PURCHASE

DEALER NAME

DEALER ADDRESS

TELEPHONE NUMBER

Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company,

Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America

One Panasonic Way Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 http://www.panasonic.com

RQT8256-P

F0505ST0

Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc.

Ave. 65 de Infantería, Km. 9.5 San Gabriel Industrial Park, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00985

C 2005 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

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.

No play.	≥The HOLD function is on. Cancel HOLD (➪page 5, 6).
	≥The batteries may be depleted (➪page 4).
	≥The disc isn’t correctly set.
	≥The disc is scratched or dirty. (Tracks may be skipped
	particularly with MP3 discs.)
	≥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:
	SZZP1038C). You cannot use a CD type lens cleaner. If the lens gets
	marked with fingerprints, gently wipe them off with a cotton swab.
	≥The unit may not read a track properly if shaken
	strongly during disc reading.
	≥If there is no data between sessions on a multi-session
	disc, play may not be possible.
	≥If there is a large amount of JPEG data etc. within a MP3
	file, sound may be muted and play may not be possible.
	≥If the disc contains data with different formats, sound
	may be muted and play may not be possible.
	≥If a CD-ROM format disc contains MP3 and other files,
	only the MP3 files will be playable.
No sound or there	≥Ensure the plugs are inserted firmly.
is a lot of noise.	≥Wipe the plugs with a clean cloth.
	≥The disc is scratched or dirty.
	≥The sound may be interrupted or there may be noise
	when playing MP3 if the recording quality is poor.
	≥The elapsed play time disappears and sound is
	interrupted if bumps continue repeatedly.
	≥Separate the unit from mobile telephones.
Disc rotation stops	Disc rotation stops and starts to save power.
and starts during play.
Operation sounds are	There is some sound heard when a disc is being
heard from the unit.	accessed or disc rotation starts.
Play doesn’t	≥This doesn’t work during random play.
resume from the	≥It may not work correctly under some conditions.
last point stopped.
Play doesn’t start	≥Random play modes may be on (➪page 5).
from the first track.	≥Play resumes from where last stopped (➪page 5, Play).
	(If the lid is opened while the unit is turned off, the	1
	resume function may not be cancelled.)

Cannot search	You cannot search through a disc with MP3 files.
through tracks.
Cannot change the	If [:, j] or [9, i] is pressed before
Digital Re-master	[RECALL, MEMORY] you cannot change the mode.
mode, anti-skip mode.
Digital Re-master	Depending on the type of MP3 disc recording, the effect
does not work.	may not appear.

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

Radio reception is	≥Keep the unit away from televisions and other tuners.
noisy.	≥The AM antenna is in the unit, so noise may increase if
	you are holding it.
Cannot recharge.	≥You aren’t using the special rechargeable batteries (➪page 4).
	≥You must insert two batteries before you can charge.
	≥The unit must be off before you can charge.
The AC adaptor	This is normal.
becomes warm
during recharging.
The batteries are	The batteries may take as long as 4.5 hours to recharge
taking a long time	under some conditions.
to recharge.
Play time is short	≥This may occur the first time you charge the batteries
after recharging.	or if you haven’t used them for a long time. Play time
	should be restored after a few recharges.
	≥The batteries can go flat if you leave the AC adaptor
	connected after charging is complete.
	≥If play is extremely short even after fully recharging the batteries,
	the batteries may have exceeded their life (Rechargeable batteries
	can be recharged approximately 300 times). Please purchase new
	nickel-metal hydride rechargeable batteries (HHR-4AGA/2B).
The battery indicator	≥The indicator does not appear when the AC adaptor is connected.
fails to appear or is	≥The indicator may not appear correctly under certain
incorrect.	conditions.
The unit stops	Disconnect then reconnect all power sources (batteries
working.	and AC adaptor).
Power cuts off.	If you connect or disconnect the AC adaptor, the power
	cuts off even if batteries are inserted.