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Error Display Messages
❐ CD
Disc has scars.
➡Press [OPEN] to open the front panel, and then press [<] (EJECT) to
eject the disc.
Disc is dirty, or is upside down.
➡Press [OPEN] to open the front panel, and then press [<] (EJECT) to
eject the disc.
No operation by some cause.
➡Turn off the car engine (ACC off) and remove the fuse from the battery
lead (yellow) for 1 minute. Then reinstall the fuse.
Display Cause/Step
Maintenance
Your product is designed and manufactured to ensure a minimum of maintenance. Use a soft cloth for routine
exterior cleaning. Never use benzine, thinner or other solvents.
Product Servicing
If the suggestions in the charts do not solve the problem, we recommend that you take it to your nearest au-
thorized Panasonic Servicenter. The product should be serviced only by a qualified technician.
Replacing the Fuse
Use fuses of the same specified rating (15 A). Using different substitutes or fuses with higher ratings, or con-
necting the unit directly without a fuse, could cause fire or damage to the stereo unit.
If the replacement fuse fails, contact your nearest Panasonic Servicenter for service.
❐ CD Changer
Disc has scars.
➡Select the next available compact disc.
Disc is dirty, or is upside down.
➡Select the next available compact disc.
No disc in the changer (magazine).
➡Insert discs into the changer (magazine).
No operation by some cause.
➡Press [RESET] on the CD changer (optional).
Notes:
≥There may be cases where the disc numbers affected by an error are displayed before “E1” or “E2”.
≥Displays and the steps to be taken for errors vary in part from changer to changer. For details, refer to the
operating instructions for the changer used.
DISC No.
DISC No.
Display Cause/Step
CD is dirty.
➡Clean CD, referring to the section on “Notes on CD”.
Mounting angle is over 30o.
➡Adjust mounting angle to less than 30o.
Instable mounting.
➡Mount the unit securely with the mounting parts, referring to the
section on installation.
≥ CD is defective.
≥ Mechanical trouble.
➡Press [OPEN] to open the panel and press [<] (EJECT). If normal
operation is not restored yet, call the store where you purchased the
unit or the nearest service station to ask for repairs.
CD sound skips, tone
quality is low.
Sound skips due to vi-
bration.
CD is not ejected.
CD is inside but no
sound.
CD is upside down.
➡Place CD in the correct direction, and the label side up.
❐ CD
CD is dirty.
➡Clean CD, referring to the section on “Notes on CD”.
Trouble Cause/Step
No sound from left,
right, front or rear
speakers.
Left and right balance, or front and rear balance is off on one side.
➡Adjust balance/fader mode as appropriate.
❐ Sound Setting
The right speaker wire is connected to the left speaker and the left speak-
er wire to the right speaker.
➡Connect the speaker wires to the correct ones.
Left and right sounds are
reversed in stereo lis-
tening.
Buttons are invalid for
operation.
Battery poles (i) (j) are reversed.
➡Insert the battery correctly.
❐ Remote Control
Wrong the battery.
➡Check the battery.
Battery has run down.
➡Replace the battery.
Remote control is in the wrong direction.
➡Direct the remote control at sensor (REMOTE) on the panel.
Trouble Cause/Step
Trouble Cause/Step
Cables are not correctly connected.
➡Connect the cables correctly.