Panasonic SC-AK640 manual

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    RQTV0071-1P PP C Op era tio ns in th ese in str uc tion s are d esc rib ed ma inl y usin g rem ote co ntr ol, bu t you ca n do th e ope rat ions o n the ma in uni t if the c on trol s are th e sam e. Unl ess o ther w ise in dic ate d, illu str atio ns in th ese o per atin g ins tru ct ions a re for t he U.S. A. Y our un it may no t loo k exact ly t[...]

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    2 RQT8043 RQTV0071 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH Dear customer Tha nk you fo r purc ha sing t his pr od uct . For o ptim um pe rf orma nc e and s afet y , pl eas e read thes e instruc tions carefully . The se op era ting i nst ruc ti ons ar e app lic ab le to th e foll owin g system. System SC-AK640 Main unit SA-AK6 40 Fro nt s p ea ker[...]

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    3 RQT8043 RQTV0071 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. CAUTION: TO REDUC[...]

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    4 RQT8043 RQTV0071 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH (L) (R) Getting started 4 Connect the AC power supply cord. For your reference T o save po wer whe n the un it is n ot to be u sed f or a lon g tim e, unpl ug it f rom th e hous eho ld AC out let. Y ou w ill n eed to re set so me mem or y ite ms af ter p lug ging i n the un it. Note: The [...]

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    5 RQT8043 RQTV0071 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH Step 2 Step 2 - Inserting batteries into the remote control - Inserting batteries into the remote control AA/R6/LR6 ■ Batteries • Ins er t so th e pol es (+ and – ) mat ch th ose in t he rem ote c ont rol. • Rem ove if the r emot e con tro l is not g oin g to be u sed f or a lon g[...]

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    6 RQT8043 RQTV0071 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH Overview of controls Main unit Main unit Refe r to the n umb ers i n pare nthe ses f or pag e refe renc e. AC supply indicator [AC IN] Thi s ind ic ato r lig hts w hen t he un it is c onn ec ted to th e AC powe r sup pl y . 1 Standby/on switch [ y /l , POWER] (10, 16) Pres s to sw itc h t[...]

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    7 RQT8043 RQTV0071 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH Discs Numeric buttons Basic play Basic play 1 Press [ 0 , OPEN/CLOSE] on the main unit to open the tray . The u nit tu rns o n, load a d isc i n the c urre nt tr ay with t he lab el fa cin g up. Pres s [ 0 , OPEN / CLOSE] t o cl ose th e tray. 2 Press [ 6 , CD] to start play . Y ou c an a[...]

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    8 RQT8043 RQTV0071 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH Numeric buttons Changing multiple discs (MUL TI CHANGE) Changing multiple discs (MUL TI CHANGE) By main unit only 1 Press [ 0 , MUL TI CHANGE] to open the trays. 2 Press the button repeatedly to check and change multiple discs. Note: • T he tr ay wit h a dis c be ing p layed w ill n ot [...]

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    9 RQT8043 RQTV0071 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH Advanced play Program play To A c t i o n ch ec k pro gra m cont ents Pres s [ 4 , REW / ] or [ ¢ , / FF ] wh en “PG M” i s di spl ayed in t he st op mo de. The t rac k nu mbe r , p rog ram o rde r and d isc num be r are d isp layed : Program order T rack number The program order is [...]

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    10 RQT8043 RQTV0071 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH NOTE on CDs • T his u nit c an ac ce ss u p to 99 t rac ks. • C hoo se di sc wi th th is ma rk. • This u nit c an pl ay MP3 or W MA fi les a nd CD -DA for mat a udi o CD- R / RW that h ave bee n fi na lize d. • I t may no t be a ble to p lay so me CD -R / RW due t o the c on di[...]

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    11 RQT8043 RQTV0071 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH 2 Press [ 0 OPEN] for DECK 1 or [OPEN 0 ] for DECK 2 and insert the cassette. Ins er t wit h the si de to b e playe d fac ing t oward s you and t he exp ose d ta pe fac in g down. C lose t he ho lde r by hand. Front side 3 Press [ 3 , T APE] to start play . To A c t i o n sto p ta pe pl [...]

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    12 RQT8043 RQTV0071 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH FM allocation setting FM allocation setting By main unit only Thi s system c an al so re cei ve FM bro adc as ts all oc ated i n 0. 1 MHz ste ps. T o change the step to 0.1 MHz 1 Press and hold [TUNER, BAND]. Af ter a few s ec ond s the di spl ay chan ges to a fl ashin g di splay o f th[...]

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    13 RQT8043 RQTV0071 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH 4 Repeat steps 2 to 3 to set the finishing time. Finish time T o activate the timer 5 Press and hold [– ˚ PLA Y/REC] to turn on your desired timer . ˚ PL A Y no d isp lay (o ff ) ˚ REC ➞ 6 Press [ y ] to turn off the unit. The u nit mu st be o ff f or the t imer s to op era te. Ot[...]

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    14 RQT8043 RQTV0071 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH MUSIC PORT jack Using the sleep timer Using the sleep timer Thi s func ti on ena ble s you to t urn of f th e unit a utoma tic all y af ter t he set t ime. Press [SLEEP] to select your desired time. SLEEP 30 SLEEP 60 SLEEP 90 SLEEP 120 SLEEP OFF Sleep timer indicator T o cancel Pres s [ [...]

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    15 RQT8043 RQTV0071 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH Connecting to a portable audio equipment Connecting to a portable audio equipment Thi s feat ure ena ble s you to en joy mu sic fr om a po rt ab le audio equi pment. Portable audio equipment (not included) Audio cord (not included) Playing from a portable audio equipment Playing from a p[...]

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    16 RQT8043 RQTV0071 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH T roubleshooting guide Before requesting service, make the following checks. If you are in doubt about some of the check points, or if the remedies indicated in the chart do not solve the problem, refer to the “Customer Services Directory” on page 18 if you reside in the U.S.A., or r[...]

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    17 RQT8043 RQTV0071 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH AMPLIFIER SECTION FTC Output power THD 10% 100 Hz to 3 kHz (Low channel-both channels driven) 75 W per channel (3 Ω ) 3 kHz to 12 kHz (High channel-both channels driven) 75 W per channel (3 Ω ) 40 Hz to 100 Hz (Subwoofer channel) 150 W (8 Ω ) T otal FTC power 450 W RMS output power TH[...]

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    18 RQT8043 RQTV0071 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR U.S.A.) Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company , Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America On e Pana son ic Way Se ca uc us, Ne w Jer sey 0709 4 Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc. Ave. 65 d e Infa nte ría, Km . 9.5 San G ab rie l Ind ust ria l Par k, Car o[...]

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    19 RQT8043 RQTV0071 LANG - 5 LANG - 4 FRANÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR CANADA) Panasonic Canada Inc. P ANASONIC/TECHNICS PRODUCT – LIMITED W ARRANTY Pa n a s o n i c C a n ad a I n c. w a r ra n t s t h i s p r o d u c t to b e f re e f r o m d e f e c t s in m a te r i a l a n d w o r k ma n s h i p a n d a g re e s t o r e m[...]

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    20 RQT8043 RQTV0071 ESP AÑOL LANG - 4 FR AN ÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH (L) (R) Preparativos iniciales 4 Conecte el cable de alimentación de CA Para su referencia Para ahorrar energía c uando no utiliza el aparato durante muc ho ti emp o, des enc húfe lo de la t oma de CA . Des pué s de en chu far el a par ato ten drá q ue re pon er alg uno s ele men[...]

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    21 RQT8043 RQTV0071 ESP AÑOL LANG - 4 FR AN ÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH Paso Paso 3 3 - Función de demostración - Función de demostración Cuan do e l apa rato s e enc hufe p or pr ime ra vez pu ede a par ece r en el vi suali zad or una d emo stra ció n de su s func io nes. S i e l a j u s t e d e d e m o s t r a c i ó n e s t á d e s a c t i v a d [...]

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    22 RQT8043 RQTV0071 ESP AÑOL LANG - 4 FR AN ÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH Controles Aparato principal Aparato principal Los n úmer os ent re pa rénte sis in dic an la p ági na de re feren cia . Indicador de alimentación de CA [AC IN] Este indicador se encenderá cuando el aparato esté conectado a la red de CA. 1 Interruptor de alimentación en espera/ [...]

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    23 RQT8043 RQTV0071 ESP AÑOL LANG - 4 FR AN ÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH Discos Botones numéricos Reproducción básica Reproducción básica 1 Pulse [ 0 , OPEN/CLOSE] en la unidad principal para abrir la bandeja. El aparato se encien de , carga un disco en la bandeja ac tual c on la e tiq uet a hac ia arr iba . Puls e [ 0 , OPEN / CLOSE] p ara c err ar l[...]

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    24 RQT8043 RQTV0071 ESP AÑOL LANG - 4 FR AN ÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH Botones numéricos Los botones descritos para “Cintas de casete – reproducción y grabación” son principalmente para la unidad a no ser que se indique lo contrario. Reproducción básica Reproducción básica Pue de ut iliza r la pla tina 1 ( DECK 1) o plati na 2 (DECK 2 ) par [...]

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    25 RQT8043 RQTV0071 ESP AÑOL LANG - 4 FR AN ÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH Sintonización manual Sintonización manual 1 Pulse [TUNER, BAND] para seleccionar “FM” o “AM”. 2 Pulse [PLA Y MODE] para seleccionar “MANUAL”. 3 Pulse [ 4 , RE W / ] o [ ¢ , / F F] para seleccionar la frecuencia de la emisora requerida. • Se v isua liza rá “ ” cu [...]

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    26 RQT8043 RQTV0071 ESP AÑOL LANG - 4 FR AN ÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH Puesta en hora Puesta en hora Éste e s un rel oj de s iste ma de 1 2 h ora s. 1 Mantenga pulsado [ – CLOCK/TIMER] para seleccionar “CLOCK”. Cada ve z que pu lse y ma nten ga pul sad o el b otón : ➞ CLOCK ˚ PL A Y Visulización original ˚ REC ➞ 2 ( Entre 8 segundos despu?[...]

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    27 RQT8043 RQTV0071 ESP AÑOL LANG - 4 FR AN ÇAIS DANSK ENGLISH Otras operaciones básicas Otras operaciones básicas Para Acc ión ca mb iar la confi guració n Rep et ir lo s pas os d e 1 a 4 y 6 ( página 2 6 ). ca mb iar la f uen te o el volumen 1) Man ten ga pu lsa do [ – ˚ PLAY/R EC] para cancelar el temporizador in dic ad or de l vis [...]

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    En Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company , Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America On e Panas onic Way Se ca ucu s, New J ers ey 07 0 94 http :/ /www.panas onic.com Panasonic Puerto Rico, Inc. Ave. 65 de In fante ría, Km. 9.5 San G abr iel In dus tri al Park , Carol ina, Puer to R ic o 00 985 Panasonic Canada Inc. 5770 Amb ler Dr ive M[...]