Panasonic RQT7834-3P important safety instructions Disc information, Discs

Disc information

Disc selection

This unit can play MP3 and CD-DA (digital audio) format audio CD-R and CD-RW that have been finalized (a process that ena- bles CD-R/CD-RW players to play audio CD-R and CD-RW) upon completion of recording.

It may not be able to play some CD-R or CD-RW due to the condition of the recording.

Disc type	Logo		Indication used
			in instructions
Audio CD
			CD
CD-R/RW		–
			CD	MP3
			(Depending on the
			recording format A see above)

Note about using a DualDisc

The digital audio content side of a DualDisc does not meet the technical specifications of the Compact Disc Digital Audio (CD-DA) format so play may not be possible.

Do not:

• use irregularly shaped discs.
• attach extra labels and stickers.		x
•	use discs with labels and stickers that	xxxxxxxxxxx		x x
		xxxxxxxx		x	x
	are coming off or with adhesive exuding	x	xx xx xxxx xx

from under labels and stickers.

• attach scratch proof covers or any other kind of accessory.

• write anything on the disc.

• clean discs with liquids. (Wipe with a soft, dry cloth.)

• use discs printed with label printers available on the market.

To prevent damage

Always observe the following points:

•Load only 1 disc on the tray.

•Always stop the changer before loading or changing discs. Do not change discs while a disc is playing.

•Set the system on a flat, level surface.

•Always unload all discs before moving the unit.

Do not:

•set the unit on top of magazines, inclined surfaces, etc.

•move the unit while a tray is opening/closing, or when loaded.

•put anything except a disc in the tray.

•use cleaning discs or discs which are badly warped or cracked.

•disconnect the AC power supply cord from the household AC outlet during disc changing operation.

MP3 information

This unit can play MP3 files recorded on CD-R/RW with a computer. Files are treated as tracks and folders are treated as albums.

This unit can access up to 999 tracks, 255 albums and 20 sessions.

When making MP3 files to play on this unit

Disc format

Discs must conform to ISO9660 level 1 or 2 (except for extended formats).

File format

MP3 files must have the extension “.MP3” or “.mp3”.

To play in a certain order	Example:
Prefix the folder and file names with 3-digit	root
numbers in the order you want to play them.			001
Files may not be recorded in numbered order if				001.mp3
the prefixes have different numbers of digits. For
				002.mp3
example: 1track.mp3, 2track.mp3, 10track.mp3.				003.mp3
However, some writing software may also				002
cause recording to occur in a different order.					001.mp3
					002.mp3
		003
MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding technology					003.mp3
					004.mp3
licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson				001.mp3
				002.mp3
multimedia.				003.mp3

Limitations on MP3 play

•This unit is not compatible with packet-write format.

•When both MP3 and CD-DA data is recorded on the disc over a number of sessions:

•If the first session contains MP3 recordings, the unit will play from the MP3 made in that session till the session before the first CD-DA recordings.

•If the first session contains CD-DA recordings, the unit will play only the recordings made in that session. The subsequent sessions will be ignored.

•Some MP3 may not be played due to the condition of the disc or recording.

•Recordings will not necessarily be played in the order you recorded them.

Discs

Basic play

Pause

Press [:/J, CD] during play.

Press again to resume play.

[:/ J, CD]

			CD	MP3
1 Press [c, OPEN/CLOSE] to open	2 Press [c, OPEN/CLOSE] to close
the tray.		the tray.
The unit comes on.
Load discs with label facing up.
To load discs in other trays, press [1]–[5]
to select the tray, then press [c, OPEN/
		Current disc indicator
CLOSE].

6

Skip/Search

Press [g/REW/3] or [f/FF/4] to skip.

MP3 Display when skipping in stop mode (example):

Current track

Current album

•During random play (A page 7), you cannot skip to tracks already played.

CD Hold down during play or pause to search.

•During program play (A page 8), or random play (A page 7), you can search only within the track.

POWER

3Press [1]–[5] to play the disc.

You can also press [:/ J, CD] if the current disc is your desired disc.

[1]–[5]	Stop
Press [L, STOP] during play.
MP3 Display when in the stop mode
(example):
“MP3”: Indicates the disc contains MP3 files
Total number	Total number
of albums	of tracks

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