Panasonic SC-HC25 owner manual Radio, Clock and timers

Radio

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	Manual tuning
	1	Press [RADIO, EXT-IN] to select “FM” or “AM”.
	2	Press [3] or [5] to select the frequency of the required
		station.
		To tune automatically, press and hold the button until the frequency
		starts changing quickly.

To improve the sound quality

When “FM” is selected

1Press [RADIO MENU] to select “FM MODE”.

2Press [Y, U] to select “MONO” and then press [OK]. To cancel, select “STEREO”.

•“MONO” is also canceled when you change the frequency.

•Turn off “MONO” for normal listening.

When “AM” is selected

1Press [RADIO MENU] to select “B.PROOF”.

2Press [Y, U] to select “BP 1” or “BP 2” and then press [OK].

Memory presetting

30 FM and 15 AM stations can be preset.

Preparation

Press [RADIO, EXT-IN] to select “FM” or “AM”.

Automatic presetting

1Press [OK] to select “LOWEST” or “CURRENT” frequency.

2Press [RADIO MENU] to select “A.PRESET” and then press [OK].

“START?” is shown.

3Press [OK] to start presetting.

Manual presetting

	1	Press [3] or [5] to tune in to the station.
	2	Press [PROGRAM].
	3	Press the numeric buttons to select a preset number.
		Do steps 1 through 3 again to preset more stations.
		The new station replaces any station that occupies the same preset
		number.
	Selecting a preset station
	Press the numeric buttons, [2] or [6] (main unit: [2/3]
	or [5/6]) to select the preset station.
	FM or AM allocation setting (by main unit only)
	This system can also receive FM broadcasts allocated in 0.1 MHz steps
	or AM broadcasts allocated in 9 kHz steps.
	1	Press [RADIO, EXT-IN] to select “FM” or “AM”.
	2	Press and hold [RADIO, EXT-IN].
	After a few seconds, the display panel shows the current minimum
	radio frequency. Release the button when the minimum frequency
	changes.
	• To go back to the initial setting, do the above steps again.
RQTX1249	• After you change the setting, preset frequencies are erased.

Clock and timers

Setting the clock

This is a 12-hour clock.

1Press [CLOCK/TIMER] to select “CLOCK”.

2Within 10 seconds, press [R, T] to set the time.

3Press [OK].

Press [CLOCK/TIMER] to show the clock for a few seconds.

Note:

Reset the clock regularly to maintain accuracy.

Sleep timer

The sleep timer switches off the system after the set time.

Press [SLEEP] to select the setting (in minutes).

To cancel, select “OFF”.

30 MIN → 60 MIN → 90 MIN → 120 MIN → OFF

To show the remaining time

Press [SLEEP].

Note:

•The sleep timer can be used together with the play timer.

•The sleep timer always comes first. Be sure not to set an overlap of timers.

Play timer

You can set the timer to come on at a certain time to wake you up.

Switch on the system and set the clock.

Prepare the music source you want to listen to (disc, radio, iPod, iPhone or AUX) and set the volume.

1Press [CLOCK/TIMER] to select “#PLAY 1”, “#PLAY 2” or “#PLAY 3”.

2Within 10 seconds, press [R, T] to set the start time.

3Press [OK].

4Do steps 2 and 3 again to set the end time.

To start the timer

5Press [#, PLAY] to start “#PLAY 1”, “#PLAY 2” or “#PLAY 3”.

6Press [`] to switch off the system.

The system must be switched off for the timer to operate.

Change the	Do steps 1 through 4 and 6 again (Z above).
settings
Change the	1)	Press [#, PLAY] two times to remove the timer
source or		indicator on the display panel.
volume	2)	Change the source or volume.
	3)	Do steps 5 and 6 (Z above).
Check the	Press [CLOCK/TIMER] to select “#PLAY 1”,
settings	“#PLAY 2” or “#PLAY 3”.
Cancel	Press [#, PLAY] two times to remove the timer
	indicator on the display panel.

Note:

•The play timer starts at a low volume and increases gradually to the preset level.

•The timer comes on at the set time every day if the timer is on.

•If you switch off the system and switch on again while a timer is in operation, the timer will not stop at the end time.

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