Panasonic SL-SX480 Operating Instructions Manual

Operating Instructions

Portable CD Player
Model No.
SL-SX480
Dear Customer
Thank you for purchasing this product.
Before connecting, operating or adjusting this
product, please read the instructions completely.
Please keep this manual for future reference.
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P PC
Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company,
Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
One Panasonic Way Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 http://www.panasonic.com
RQT8472-P
F1205SZ0

Troubleshooting guide

Before requesting service, make the following checks. If you are in doubt about some of the check points, or if the solutions indicated in the chart do not solve the
problem, refer to the "Customer Services Directory" on page 3 if you reside in the U.S.A., or refer to the "Product information" on page 4 if you reside in Canada.
 HOLD is on, stopping buttons from being operated.
No play.
Cancel HOLD ( page 5).
 The batteries may be drained ( page 5).
 The disc isn't correctly set.
 The disc is scratched or dirty. (Tracks may be skipped
particularly with MP3 discs.)
 There is moisture on the lens. Wait for about an hour and then try again.
 The lens is dirty: clean it with a blower (recommended product:
SZZP1038C). You cannot use a CD type lens cleaner. If the lens gets
marked with fingerprints, gently wipe them off with a cotton swab.
 Remove the plug and reinsert it as fully as possible.
 The unit may not read a track properly if shaken
strongly during disc reading.
 If there is no data between sessions on a multi-session
disc, play may not be possible.
 If there is a large amount of JPEG data etc. within a MP3
file, sound may be muted and play may not be possible.
 If the disc contains data with different formats, sound
may be muted and play may not be possible.
 If a CD-ROM format disc contains MP3 and other files,
only the MP3 files will be playable.
 Ensure the plugs are inserted firmly.
No sound or there is
 Wipe the plugs with a clean cloth.
a lot of noise.
 The disc is scratched or dirty.
 Sound may be interrupted or noise may occur if the
recording quality of the disc (CD-R/CD-RW) is poor.
 The elapsed play time disappears and sound is
interrupted if bumps continue repeatedly.
 Increase separation between the unit and mobile
phones. This unit may receive radio interference caused
by the mobile phones during use.
Disc rotation stops Disc rotation stops and starts to save power.
and starts during play.
Operation sounds are There is some sound heard when a disc is being accessed
heard from the unit. or disc rotation starts.
 This doesn't work during random play.
Play doesn't resume
 It may not work correctly under some conditions.
from the last point
 If the batteries are depleted, removed, or the unit is
stopped.
subjected to strong shock, resume function is canceled.
HOLD (Function lock)
The hold function stops the buttons from being operated. By keeping the hold
function on, you can stop the power from being switched on, play from being
stopped and other operations from being done by mistake.
Play resumes from where last stopped. [The resume function is canceled if you
open the lid while stopped (while the power is ON). The resume function is also
canceled when the disc is changed.]
If the batteries are depleted, removed, or the unit is subjected to strong
shock, all settings are canceled including resume function.
Discs that can be played
Commercially available
music CD (CD-DA)
Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc.
Ave. 65 de Infantería, Km. 9.5 San Gabriel Industrial Park, Carolina,
Puerto Rico 00985
Panasonic Canada Inc.
5770 Ambler Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L4W 2T3 www.panasonic.ca
2006 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Printed in China
 Random play modes may be on ( page 6).
Play doesn't start
 The resume function ( above) is operating. The
from the first track.
resume function is canceled if you open the lid while
stopped (while the power is ON).
Cannot search You cannot search through a disc with MP3 files.
through tracks.
Cannot specify point You may not be able to specify point A or B at the end of a
A or B. disc.
Cannot change the If [] or [] is pressed before [MEMO] you cannot
Digital Re-master change the mode.
mode, anti-skip mode.
Digital Re-master Depending on the type of MP3 disc recording, the effect
does not work. may not appear.
Cannot skip albums. You cannot skip from the last to first album, or vice versa,
during play.
The battery indicator The indicator may not appear correctly under certain
fails to appear or is conditions.
incorrect.
The unit stops Remove and insert the batteries again.
working.
All settings are If the batteries are depleted, removed, or the unit is
canceled.
subjected to strong shock, all settings are canceled, and
the volume is reset to 10.
Display

HOLD is on, stopping buttons from being operated. Cancel HOLD ( page 5).

 You haven't inserted a disc or it isn't inserted correctly.
 You have inserted a disc this unit cannot play.

The disc lid is open.

The program already contains 20 tracks.
Reading MP3 files.
1 1
Resume function
CD-R/CD-RW
WMA WMA WMA
CD-DA
MP3
WMA cannot
be played