Panasonic SC-HC3 Disc operations, Basic play, Play Mode function, Display function, Program play

Disc operations

Basic play Play Mode function

Press [^] to turn the unit on.

Press [CD ;, OPEN/CLOSE] to open the sliding door and then set the CD in place.

Center part

• Tilt the CD to the left and	• Label must face outward.
slide it in place.	Press until you hear it clicks
	into place.

Press [CD ;, OPEN/CLOSE] again to close the sliding door. Keep fingers away from the sliding door when it is closing to avoid

possible minor injuries.

Press [CD q/h] or [OK] to start play.

 Press [VOL +, –] to adjust the volume.

Note

•Be sure to press the [CD ;, OPEN/CLOSE] button to open and close the sliding door. Damage may occur if the sliding door is forced closed.

•Be careful of CD hitting the sliding door while being removed.

To	Action
stop	Press [g].
pause	Press [CD q/h].
	Press again to resume play.
skip/search	Press [u/t] or [y/i] to skip.
	Press and hold [u/t] or [y/i] to search.
	Note
	• You can search during play or while paused.
	• You cannot search through MP3 files.
	• You can only search within the current track during
	program play, one track repeat, and random play.
skip album	Press [e,r, ALBUM] in the play mode.
MP3	Press [e,r, ALBUM] once and then the numeric buttons
	in the stop mode.
direct	CD
access play	Press the numeric buttons to select the desired track.
(Play starts	MP3
with the
	 Press [e,r, ALBUM] to select the album.
track you
	 Press [y/i] once and then press the numeric
select.)
	buttons to select the desired track.

Display function

This function allows you to display the information of the current track.

Press [DISPLAY] repeatedly during play or pause.

CD

Elapsed play time Remaining play time

		MP3
		Elapsed play time	Album name	Track name
RQTX0250		ID3 (Artist)	ID3 (Track)	ID3 (Album)
	•	Maximum number of displayable characters: approximately 30.
		Note
8	•	This unit supports ver. 1.0 & 1.1 ID3 tags. Text data that is not supported
		will not be displayed.
	•	ID3 is a tag embedded in MP3 tracks to provide information about the
		track.

Press [CD q/h].

Press [PLAY MODE] to select the desired mode.

Mode	To play
1-TRACK	one selected track on the disc.
1TR	Press the numeric buttons to select the track.
1-ALBUM	one selected album on the disc.
1ALBUM	Press [e,r, ALBUM] to select the album.
MP3
RANDOM	a disc randomly.
RND
1-ALBUM	all tracks in one selected album randomly.
RANDOM	Press [e,r, ALBUM] to select the album.
1ALBUM RND
MP3

Note

•During random play, you cannot skip to previous track.

•The current play mode is cleared when you open the sliding door.

CD

•During RANDOM play, you can search backward or forward only within the current track.

Program play

The function allows you to program up to 24 tracks.

CD

Press [CD q/h] and then [g].  Press [PROGRAM].

 Press the numeric buttons to select tracks. Repeat this step to program other tracks.

 Press [CD q/h] or [OK] to start play.

MP3

Press [CD q/h] and then [g].  Press [PROGRAM].

 Press [e,r, ALBUM] to select your desired album.

 Press [y/i] once and then press the numeric buttons to select tracks.

 Press [OK].

Repeat step 3 to 5 to program other tracks.

 Press [CD q/h] to start play.

To	Action
cancel program	Press [PROGRAM] in the stop mode to clear
mode	“PGM” indicator from the display.
replay the program	Press [PROGRAM] then [CD q/h].
check program	Press [u/t] or [y/i] when “PGM” is
contents	displayed in the stop mode. To check while
	programming, press [PROGRAM] twice after
	“PGM” appears, then press [u/t] or [y/i].
clear the last track	Press [DEL] in the stop mode.
clear all	Press [g] in the stop mode.
programmed tracks	“CLR ALL” is displayed. Within 5 seconds, press
	the button again to clear all tracks.

Note

•When you try to program more than 24 tracks “PGM FULL” appears.

•The program memory is cleared when you open the sliding door.

CD

•During program play, you can search backward or forward only within the current track.