Timer (continued)

Using the play or record timer

Other basic operations

 

 

You can set the timer to come on at a certain time to wake you up (play timer) or to record from the radio or music port source (record timer).

Preparation

Turn the unit on and set the clock (refer to page 11).

Timer

Action

Play timer

Prepare the music source you want to

 

listen to; cassette, disc, radio or music port

 

source, and set the volume.

 

 

Record timer

Check the cassette’s erasure prevention

 

tabs (refer to page 9), insert the cassette

 

and tune to the radio station (refer to page

10)or select the music port source (refer to page 13).

1Press [CLOCK/TIMER] repeatedly to select your desired timer.

CLOCK

˚ PLAY

 

˚ REC

 

 

Original display

 

2 Within 5 seconds, press [/REW/4] or [/FF/¢] to set the starting time.

Start time

Play timer indicator

 

Record timer indicator

3

Press [CLOCK/TIMER] to confirm.

4

Repeat steps 2 and 3 to set the finishing time.

 

 

Finish time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To activate the timer

 

5

Press [˚PLAY/REC] to turn on your desired timer.

 

˚ PLAY

 

 

˚ REC

 

 

 

no display (off)

6

Press [y] to turn off the unit.

 

The unit must be off for the timers to operate.

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To

Action

change the settings

Repeat steps 1 to 4 and 6.

 

 

 

change the source

1)

Press [˚PLAY/REC] to clear the timer

or volume

 

indicator from the display.

 

2)

Make changes to the source or volume.

 

3)

Perform steps 5 and 6.

 

 

check the settings

Press [CLOCK/TIMER] repeatedly to

(when the unit is on

select ˚PLAY or ˚REC.

or in standby mode)

 

 

 

 

cancel

Press [˚PLAY/REC] to clear the timer

 

indicators from the display.

 

 

 

Note

The play timer and record timer cannot be used together.

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

The record timer will start 30 seconds before the set time, with the volume muted.

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

The unit must be in the standby mode for the timer to function.

If you turn the unit off and on again while a timer is functioning, the fi nish time setting will not be activated.

If MUSIC PORT is selected as the source when the timer comes on, the system turns on and engages MUSIC PORT as the source. If you wish to playback or record from the portable audio equipment, activate the equipment’s play mode and increase the volume. (See the portable audio equipment’s instruction manual.)

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Panasonic SC-PM23, RQTV0080-1P important safety instructions Using the play or record timer, ˚ Play, To activate the timer