Panasonic SC-HC20 User Manual

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 Press [RADIO] to select “FM” or “AM”.
 Press [TUNE MODE] to select “MANUAL”.
 Press [u/t] or [y/i] to select the frequency of the 
required station.
To tune automatically
 Repeat step  and  (➡ above).
 Press and hold [u/t] or [y/i] until the frequency starts 
changing rapidly.
To cancel auto tuning, press 
[u/t] or [y/i] once again.
Auto tuning may not function when there is excessive interference.
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 To improve FM sound quality
Press [FM MODE] to display “MONO” indicator. Press again to 
cancel.
“MONO” is also canceled if the frequency is changed.
Turn “MONO” off for normal listening.
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 To improve AM sound quality
 Press [RADIO] to select “AM”.
  Press and hold [TUNE MODE] repeatedly to change the beat 
proof setting (“BP 1” or “BP 2”).


You can preset up to 30 FM channels and 15 AM channels.
Preparation: Press [RADIO] to select “FM” or “AM”.
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 Automatic presetting
  Press [PLAY MODE] to switch between “LOWEST” and 
“CURRENT” frequency.
 Press [AUTO PRESET] to start presetting.
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 Manual presetting
 Press [TUNE MODE] to select “MANUAL”.
 Press [u/t] or [y/i] to tune to the required station.
 Press [PROGRAM].
 Press the numeric buttons to select a channel.
The station occupying a channel is erased if another station is preset 
in that channel.
 To preset more stations, repeat step  to .
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 Selecting a preset station
 Press [TUNE MODE] to select “PRESET”.
 Press [u/t] or [y/i] to select the channel.
Alternatively, press the numeric buttons to select the channel.
Radio operations
Manual tuning
Memory preset
You can set the timer to come on at a certain time to wake you up.
This unit offers 3 optional play timers.
Preparation:
Turn the unit on and set the clock (➡ above).
Prepare the music source (disc, radio, iPod  /iPhone or AUX) and set 
the volume.
 Press [CLOCK/TIMER] repeatedly to select play timer.
 Within 5 seconds, press [e,r] to set the starting time.
 Press [OK].
 To set the finishing time, repeat step  and .
To activate the timer
 Press [z, PLAY] repeatedly to turn the selected play timer on.
 Press [^] to turn the unit off.

This is a 12-hour clock.
 Press [CLOCK/TIMER] to select “CLOCK”.
 Within 5 seconds, press [e,r] to set the time. (Press and hold to 
change the time faster.)
 Press [OK].
To display the clock, press 
[CLOCK/TIMER].
Reset the clock regularly to maintain accuracy.

Setting the clock
Play timer
Change the settings
Repeat step  to  (➡ above).
Change the source 
or volume
 Press
 [z, PLAY] twice to clear zPLAY 
indicator from the display.
 Make changes to the source or volume.
 Perform step  and  (➡ above).
Check the settings 
(When the unit is on 
or in standby mode)
Press 
[CLOCK/TIMER] repeatedly to select 
“zPLAY 1”, “zPLAY 2” or “zPLAY 3”.
Cancel
Press 
[z, PLAY] twice to clear the timer 
indicator from the display.
The timer will start at the preset time, with the volume increasing 
gradually to the preset level.
Sleep timer
The sleep timer can turn the unit off after a set time.
Press [SLEEP] to turn the sleep function on or off.
Press [SLEEP] once to check the remaining time.
The play timer and sleep timer can be used together. The sleep timer 
always has the priority. Be sure not to overlap the timer settings.
When AUTO OFF is ON and the unit is left unused for about 
30 minutes, the unit will shut down even if the play time or sleep time 
has not expired.
30MIN       60MIN       90MIN       120MIN
 
 OFF (Canceled)
Timer
Preset EQ
Press
 [PRESET EQ] repeatedly to select 
“HEAVY”, “SOFT”, “CLEAR”, “VOCAL” or 
“FLAT”.
Bass or Treble
 Press 
[BASS/TREBLE] repeatedly to select 
“BASS” or “TREBLE”.
 Press 
[e,r] to adjust the level (-4 to +4).
Surround Sound
Press 
[SURROUND] repeatedly during play to 
select “ON SURROUND” or “OFF SURROUND”.
If interference in FM stereo reception increases, 
cancel the surround sound effect.
D.Bass
Press 
[D.BASS] repeatedly during play to select 
“ON D.BASS” or “OFF D.BASS”.
Re-master 
(MP3)
Press
 [RE-MASTER] repeatedly during play to 
select “ON RE-MASTER” or “OFF RE-MASTER”.
Sound adjustment
FM allocation setting
The unit may also receive FM broadcast allocated in 0.1 MHz step.
To change the step to 0.1 MHz (by main unit only)
 Press [FM/AM/AUX] to select “FM”.
 Press and hold [FM/AM/AUX].
After a few seconds the display changes to display current minimum 
frequency.
 Continue to hold down [FM/AM/AUX].
When the minimum frequency changes, release the button. 
To return to the original step, repeat step 
 to  (➡ above).
After the setting is changed, any previously preset frequency will be 
cleared.

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