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Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company,
Division of Matsushita Electric Corporation of America
One Panasonic Way Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 http://www.panasonic.com
Cannot skip albums.
Cannot specify point A
or B.
Cannot change the
Digital Re-master mode,
anti-skip mode.
Digital Re-master does
not work.
The unit malfunctions
when connected to other
equipment.
Cannot hear the remote
control’s operation tone.
The remote control does
not work properly.
Cannot recharge.
The AC adaptor
becomes warm during
recharging.
The batteries are taking
a long time to recharge.
Play time is short after
recharging.
The battery indicator
fails to appear or is
incorrect.
No play.
No sound or there is a
lot of noise.
Play doesn’t resume from
the last point stopped.
Play doesn’t start from
the first track.
The unit stops working.
Cannot search through
tracks.
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Troubleshooting guide
1
The model number and serial number of this product can be found on either
the back or the bottom of the unit.
Please note them in the space provided below and keep for future reference.
MODEL NUMBER
SL-SK434
SERIAL NUMBER
Panasonic Sales Company,
Division of Matsushita Electric of Puerto Rico, Inc. (“PSC”)
Ave. 65 de Infantería, Km. 9.5 San Gabriel Industrial Park, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00985
C 2004 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Printed in China
RQT7652-P
F0304TT0
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Operating Instructions
Portable CD Player
SL-SK434
Dear Customer
Thank you for
purchasing this product.
Before connecting,
operating or adjusting
this product, please read
these instructions
completely. Please keep
this manual for future
reference.
≥The HOLD function is on. Release HOLD (➪page 5).
≥The batteries may be depleted (
➪
page 4).
(If play is extremely short even after fully recharging the
batteries, the batteries may have exceeded their life.
Rechargeable batteries can be recharged approximately 300
times.)
≥The disc isn’t correctly set.
≥The disc is scratched or dirty. (Tracks skipped.)
≥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). If the lens gets marked with
fingerprints, gently wipe them off with a cotton swab.
≥The unit may not read MP3 correctly if it is shaken while it is
reading the files.
≥Play of a multi-session disc may not be possible if there is a
blank data segment between sessions.
≥If there is large JPEG data etc. within a MP3 file, sound may
become muted and play may not be possible.
≥If you try playing a CD that contains CD-ROM format data and
normal audio data (CD-DA), output from one of the above
may become silent, and play may not be possible.
≥Ensure the plugs are inserted firmly.
≥Wipe the plugs clean with a clean cloth.
≥Noise may occur when playing MP3 if recording quality is
poor.
≥The elapsed playing time disappears and sound is interrupted
if bumps continue repeatedly.
≥Separate this unit from mobile telephones.
≥This doesn’t work if you change discs.
≥This doesn’t work during random play.
≥It may not work correctly under some conditions.
≥Random play modes may be on (
➪
page 6).
≥Play resumes from the last point stopped (
➪
above).
Disconnect then reconnect all power sources (batteries and AC
adaptor).
You cannot search through MP3 files.
You cannot skip between the first and last albums during play.
You may not be able to specify point A or B at the end of disc.
If [:] or [9] is pressed before [MEMO] you cannot
change the mode.
Depending on the type of MP3 disc recording, the effect may
not appear.
Be sure to connect other equipment through the remote
control. Speakers connected directly to the unit should have an
impedance of 1 k≠ or less.
The operation tone may be off (
➪
page 6).
Use only the included remote control to operate this unit.
≥
You aren’t using the special rechargeable batteries (
➪
page 4).
≥You must insert two batteries before you can recharge them.
≥The unit must be off before you can recharge.
This is normal.
The batteries may take a maximum of 4 hours to recharge
under some conditions.
≥This may occur after the first time you recharge the batteries
or haven’t used them for a long time. Play time should be
restored after a few recharges.
≥The batteries can go flat if you leave the AC adaptor
connected after recharging is complete.
≥The indicator does not appear when the AC adaptor is
connected.
≥The indicator does not appear correctly under some
conditions.
Playing MP3
This unit can play MP3 files you have recorded to discs.
MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding technology licensed from Fraunhofer
IIS and Thomson multimedia.
HOLD
This function causes the unit to ignore accidental button presses.
Set to HOLD so the unit doesn’t power on accidentally or interrupt
play.
≥The unit and remote control each have independent HOLD switches.
Note on CD-R and CD-RW
This unit can play CD-R and CD-RW recorded with CD-DA or MP3.
Use an audio recording disc for CD-DA and finalize
§
it when you
finish recording. The unit may not be able to play some discs due to
the condition of the recording.
§A process performed after recording that enables CD-R/CD-RW players to
play audio CD-R and CD-RW.
Resume function
Play begins from the last point stopped. Replacing the disc cancels
the function.
Auto off function
If the unit is left in stop mode for approximately 10 minutes, the unit
turns itself off automatically.
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 3.