User manual PANASONIC CQ-DFX400

[. . . ] It is important that you fully understand the meanings of the pictographs in order to use this manual and the system properly. Warning This pictograph intends to alert you to the presence of important operating instructions and installation instructions. Failure to heed the instructions may result in severe injury or death. Caution This pictograph intends to alert you to the presence of important operating instructions and installation instructions. Failure to heed the instructions may result in injury or material damage. Warning Observe the following warnings when using this unit. The driver should neither watch the display nor operate the system while driving. Watching the display or operating the system will distract the driver from looking ahead of the vehicle and can cause accidents. Always stop the vehicle in a safe location and use the parking brake before watching the display or operating the system. Observe the following warnings when installing. Disconnect the lead from the negative () battery terminal before installation. Wiring and installation with the negative () battery terminal connected may cause electrical shock and injury due to a short circuit. [. . . ] 8 cm {3"} discs are not available for this unit, therefore, do not insert them. Do not use discs that have a seal or label attached. To avoid damaging the face plate, do not push it down or place objects on it while it is open. Do not pinch your finger or hand in the face plate. Do not insert foreign objects into the disc slot. Disc Insert q Press [OPEN]. [u] (Eject) Available Discs CD-R CD-DA MP3/WMA CD-RW CD-DA MP3/WMA CD-TEXT CD-DA CD-ROM MP3/WMA Disc Indicator Printed side Note: Refer to the section on "Notes on MP3/WMA" (a Page 20) and "Notes on Discs" (a Page 29). The power will be turned on automatically when a disc is loaded. A disc which has both CD-DA data and MP3/WMA data on it may not be reproduced normally. Note: It may take some time to start playing. r Playback will start automatically after recognizing the data of the loading disc. or (a Page 18 about MP3/WMA Player) Disc Eject q Press [OPEN]. e Close the face plate manually. 16 CQ-C3401U/C3301U CD Player indicator PWR SRC CQ-C3401U OPEN [s] [d] (a / f) (Track selection/ fast forward/fast reverse) E N G L I S H 16 V TUNE/T R DISC AC K E UM OL PUSH S SCROLL RANDOM SCAN BAND APM [BAND] (y / 5:: Pause/play) [DISP] (Display) FOL E DE MUTE [SRC: Source] When CD is in the player Press [SRC] to select the CD player mode and playback starts. Track Play time Display Change Press [DISP]. lights. Press and hold [5] (SCAN) again for more than 2 seconds to cancel. CQ-C3401U/C3301U 19 E N G L I S H 19 Notes on MP3/WMA What is MP3/WMA? MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer-3) and WMA (Windows MediaTM Audio) are the compression formats of digital audio. The former is developed by MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group), and the latter is developed by Microsoft Corporation. Using these compression formats, you can record the contents of about 10 music CDs on a single CD (This figure refers to data recorded on a 650 MB CD-R or CD-RW at a fixed bit rate of 128 kbps and a sampling frequency of 44. 1 kHz). Note: MP3/WMA encoding and CD writing software programs are not supplied with this unit. Display Information Displayed items CD-TEXT Disc title Track title MP3/WMA Folder name File name MP3 (ID3 tag) Album name Title and artist name WMA (WMA tag) Album name Title and artist name Displayable characters Displayable length of file name/folder name: within 128 characters. Name files and folders in accordance with the standard of each file system. Refer to the instructions of writing software for details. ASCII character set and special characters in each language can be displayed. ASCII character set Points to remember when making MP3/WMA files Common High bit rate and high sampling frequency are recommended for high quality sound. Selecting VBR (Variable Bit Rate) is not recommended because playing time is not displayed properly and sound may be skipped. The playback sound quality differs depending on the encoding circumstances. For details, refer to the instructions of your own encoding software and writing software. A to Z, a to z, digits 0 to 9, and the following symbols: (space) ! [. . . ] For MP3/WMA, refer to the description about MP3/WMA. Playing VBR (Variable Bit Rate) files may cause sound skipping. aPlay Non-VBR files. Sound skipping or noise Note: Refer to "Notes on MP3/WMA" (a Page 20) Remote control unit Problem Possible cause a Possible solution The battery is inserted in the wrong direction. aInsert a correct battery in the correct direction. [. . . ]