Panasonic SL-SX480 User Manual

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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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 HOLD is on, stopping buttons from being operated. 

Cancel HOLD (

Dpage 5).

 The batteries may be drained (Dpage 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.

 Wipe the plugs with a clean cloth.

 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 and starts to save power.

There is some sound heard when a disc is being accessed 
or disc rotation starts.

 This doesn’t work during random play. 

 It may not work correctly under some conditions.

 If the batteries are depleted, removed, or the unit is 

subjected to strong shock, resume function is canceled.

 Random play modes may be on (Dpage 6).

 The resume function (Dabove) is operating. The 

resume function is canceled if you open the lid while 
stopped (while the power is ON). 

You cannot search through a disc with MP3 files.

You may not be able to specify point A or B at the end of a 
disc.

If [

] or [] is pressed before [MEMO] you cannot 

change the mode.

Depending on the type of MP3 disc recording, the effect 
may not appear.

Cannot skip albums. You cannot skip from the last to first album, or vice versa, 

during play.

The indicator may not appear correctly under certain 
conditions.

Remove and insert the batteries again.

If the batteries are depleted, removed, or the unit is 
subjected to strong shock, all settings are canceled, and 
the volume is reset to 10.

Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company, 
Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
One Panasonic Way Secaucus, New Jersey 07094   http://www.panasonic.com

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

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.

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HOLD is on, stopping buttons from being operated. Cancel HOLD (

Dpage 5).

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 You haven’t inserted a disc or it isn’t inserted correctly.

 You have inserted a disc this unit cannot play.

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The disc lid is open.

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The program already contains 20 tracks.

Reading MP3 files.

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.

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