Panasonic cq-vad9300u User Manual

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Panasonic welcomes you to our ever growing family of electronic product owners. We know that this product
will bring you many hours of enjoyment. Our reputation is built on precise electronic and mechanical engineer-
ing, manufactured with carefully selected components and assembled by people who take pride in their work.
Once you discover the quality, reliability, and value we have built into this product, you too will be proud to be
a member of our family.
❏ Features
Integration of the monitor, TV tuner, FM/AM radio, DVD/Video CD player, and 
CD/MP3 player
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A CD-R and a CD-RW that hold CD-DA data can be reproduced.
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A CD-ROM, a CD-R and a CD-RW that hold MP3 data can be reproduced.
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MP3 ID3Tag is supported.
Built-in Dolby Digital decoder/DTS decoder, Dolby Pro Logic decoder  
Optical digital input connector (Optical fiber cable is supplied)
You can enjoy a powerful 5.1 channel surround system by connecting optional center speaker, power amplifier and
sub-woofer.
Built-in DSP
8 sound field (space) and 7 band graphic equalizer.
7-inch wide LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) display
Delivers images of high quality and superb color reproduction.
Fully powered display positioning mechanism (except for lateral angle)
Positioning of the display unit is fully power driven. This includes extending the unit, raising it to upright 
position, adjusting its vertical (tilt) angle and moving it to the front and rear.
The lateral angle to the right and left can be adjusted manually.
GUI (Graphic User Interface)
GUI displays various indications with colorful symbols to enhance visibility, enjoyment, and operability.
Image capture function
Images can be imported from TV, VTR, DVD or Video CD for a wall paper.
Built-in automatic dimmer
The brightness of the screen is automatically adjusted in response to surrounding brightness. 
ID code
4-digit ID code for increased security.
External extension terminal
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Two video input (on the hide-away unit side)
You can connect a car navigation system, VCR, camcorder and rear view camera with this unit if they have video out-
put type terminal.
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One video output (on the hide-away unit side)
You can connect optional monitor for passengers in the rear seat. For example, you can enjoy a map of the car navi-
gation on the front monitor, and passengers in the rear seat can enjoy DVD movie on the rear monitor at the same
time. Moreover, different sounds can be played in the front seat and rear seat in the private mode.
CD changer control function
An optional CD changer (CX-DP88U) can be connected.
Sirius satellite radio receiver control function
An optional Sirius receiver (CR-SRT100)  can be connected.
Contents
¢ Safety Information.................................. 2
¢ Features .................................................. 4
¢ Use This Product Safely ...................... 10
¢ Components/Remote Control Unit
Preparation ........................................... 12
Components, battery installation and battery notes
¢ Name of Controls and Functions........ 13
Name of buttons and its functions
¢ Indications on the Screen.................... 16
The state of the current output appears, OSD (On
Screen Display) on/off
¢ Discs that can be Played Back............ 17
¢ System Upgrade ................................... 18
¢ General .................................................. 20
Power, mode change, volume, mute, display
open/close and monitor position adjustment
¢ TV Tuner ................................................ 22
TV mode, channel setting, direct channel selection,
preset channels
¢ VTR ........................................................ 24
VTR1/VTR2 mode, connectable external devices
¢ DVD/Video CD Player ........................... 26
Disc insert/eject, basic operation, chapter/title
selection, useful function
¢ CD/MP3 Player ...................................... 30
Disc insert/eject, direct folder selection, basic 
operation, points to remember when recording an
MP3 disc
¢ Radio ..................................................... 34
Radio mode, band, tuning, preset station
¢ CD Changer Control............................. 36
CD Changer mode, system expansion, basic 
operation
¢ Sirius Receiver Control........................ 38
Sirius mode, band, channel selection, direct 
channel selection, category selection, manual 
preset memory, preset channel calling
¢ SET-UP : User Settings ........................ 40
Monitor position, navigation set up, rear view cam-
era set up, ID code setting, button operation
sound, video control setting, memory clearance,
VTR skip
¢ SET-UP : Display (Screen) Settings.... 46
Dimmer, display adjustment
¢ SET-UP : DVD Settings ........................ 48
Language setting, display aspect and DVD software
mode
¢ SET-UP : Clock/date Settings .............. 50
Clock and date setting, calendar display
¢ SET-UP : Capture Function ................. 52
Image capture, Wallpaper, Image Deletion
¢ SET-UP : Sound Settings ..................... 56
Setting the VTR (VTR1/VTR2) input level, digital input
setting, setting the absence/presence and size of each
speaker, adjusting the output balance of each speaker,
adjusting the timing with which the audio from each
speaker reaches the listener's position, maintaining
the ambience even while listening at a low volume
level, adjusting the level for each of the frequency
bands, audio channel setting, dynamic range com-
pression, sound field setting (space)
¢ SET-UP : Sirius Settings ...................... 68
Setting up Sirius, channel search method Setting,
Sirius ID confirmation
¢ SET-UP : Other Settings ...................... 70
Display change, aspect ratio, rear monitor set up,
private mode
¢ Installation Guide ................................. 74
Step-by-step procedures
¢ Electrical Connections......................... 84
Cautions and cable wiring diagram
¢ Troubleshooting ................................... 94
Where to get service help, troubleshooting tips,
error display messages and reset switch
¢ Maintenance........................................ 102
Care of the unit, notes on Discs, Notes on 
CD-Rs/CD-RWs
¢ Definition of Terms ............................. 104
¢ Language Code List ........................... 105
¢ Specifications ..................................... 106
This book refers to the connection to the Panasonic car navigation system that will come on the market in future.
Descriptions regarding the car navigation system are boxed with dotted line.
Note: It is required to incorporate Dual CD Changer Selector CA-CD55 (option) when connecting both a CD changer
and a Sirius receiver.