Panasonic SC-HC20 warranty Radio operations, Timer, Sound adjustment, Manual tuning, Memory preset

Radio operations

Manual tuning

Press [RADIO] to select “FM” or “AM”.

 Press [TUNE MODE] to select “MANUAL”.

 Press [u/t] or [y/i] to select the frequency of the required station.

To tune automatically

Repeat step  and  (➡ above).

Press and hold [u/t] or [y/i] until the frequency starts changing rapidly.

•To cancel auto tuning, press [u/t] or [y/i] once again.

•Auto tuning may not function when there is excessive interference.

g To improve FM sound quality

Press [FM MODE] to display “MONO” indicator. Press again to cancel.

•“MONO” is also canceled if the frequency is changed.

•Turn “MONO” off for normal listening.

g To improve AM sound quality

Press [RADIO] to select “AM”.

Press and hold [TUNE MODE] repeatedly to change the beat proof setting (“BP 1” or “BP 2”).

Memory preset

You can preset up to 30 FM channels and 15 AM channels. Preparation: Press [RADIO] to select “FM” or “AM”.

g Automatic presetting

Press [PLAY MODE] to switch between “LOWEST” and

“CURRENT” frequency.

Press [AUTO PRESET] to start presetting.

g Manual presetting

Press [TUNE MODE] to select “MANUAL”.

Press [u/t] or [y/i] to tune to the required station.  Press [PROGRAM].

 Press the numeric buttons to select a channel.

The station occupying a channel is erased if another station is preset in that channel.

 To preset more stations, repeat step  to .

g Selecting a preset station

Press [TUNE MODE] to select “PRESET”.

Press [u/t] or [y/i] to select the channel.

• Alternatively, press the numeric buttons to select the channel.

FM allocation setting

The unit may also receive FM broadcast allocated in 0.1 MHz step.

To change the step to 0.1 MHz (by main unit only)

Press [FM/AM/AUX] to select “FM”.  Press and hold [FM/AM/AUX].

After a few seconds the display changes to display current minimum frequency.

 Continue to hold down [FM/AM/AUX].

When the minimum frequency changes, release the button.

•To return to the original step, repeat step  to  (➡ above).

•After the setting is changed, any previously preset frequency will be cleared.

Timer

Setting the clock

This is a 12-hour clock.

Press [CLOCK/TIMER] to select “CLOCK”.

Within 5 seconds, press [e,r] to set the time. (Press and hold to change the time faster.)

Press [OK].

•To display the clock, press [CLOCK/TIMER].

•Reset the clock regularly to maintain accuracy.

Play timer

You can set the timer to come on at a certain time to wake you up. This unit offers 3 optional play timers.

Preparation:

•Turn the unit on and set the clock (➡ above).

•Prepare the music source (disc, radio, iPod/iPhone or AUX) and set the volume.

Press [CLOCK/TIMER] repeatedly to select play timer.  Within 5 seconds, press [e,r] to set the starting time.  Press [OK].

 To set the finishing time, repeat step  and .

To activate the timer

Press [z, PLAY] repeatedly to turn the selected play timer on.  Press [^] to turn the unit off.

Change the settings	Repeat step  to  (➡ above).
Change the source	 Press [z, PLAY] twice to clear zPLAY
or volume	indicator from the display.
	 Make changes to the source or volume.
	 Perform step  and  (➡ above).
Check the settings	Press [CLOCK/TIMER] repeatedly to select
(When the unit is on	“zPLAY 1”, “zPLAY 2” or “zPLAY 3”.
or in standby mode)
Cancel	Press [z, PLAY] twice to clear the timer
	indicator from the display.

•The timer will start at the preset time, with the volume increasing gradually to the preset level.

Sleep timer

The sleep timer can turn the unit off after a set time.

Press [SLEEP] to turn the sleep function on or off.

30MIN 60MIN 90MIN 120MIN

OFF (Canceled)

Press [SLEEP] once to check the remaining time.

•The play timer and sleep timer can be used together. The sleep timer always has the priority. Be sure not to overlap the timer settings.

•When AUTO OFF is ON and the unit is left unused for about

30 minutes, the unit will shut down even if the play time or sleep time has not expired.

Sound adjustment

Preset EQ	Press [PRESET EQ] repeatedly to select
	“HEAVY”, “SOFT”, “CLEAR”, “VOCAL” or
	“FLAT”.
Bass or Treble	 Press [BASS/TREBLE] repeatedly to select
	“BASS” or “TREBLE”.
	 Press [e,r] to adjust the level (-4 to +4).
Surround Sound	Press [SURROUND] repeatedly during play to
	select “ON SURROUND” or “OFF SURROUND”.
	If interference in FM stereo reception increases,
	cancel the surround sound effect.
D.Bass	Press [D.BASS] repeatedly during play to select
	“ON D.BASS” or “OFF D.BASS”.

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Re-master (MP3) Press [RE-MASTER]repeatedly during play to

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