Panasonic PP103914 User manual

OWNER’S MANUAL
AM/FM RADIO CASSETTE DECK
MODEL NO.: PP103914
PWR MODE MUTE
A.PS
LOC
LOUD
TUN
TUN
T/F IEQ
3
2
1
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BND
ST
AUTO REVERSE

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PWR MODE MUTE
A.PS
LOC
LOUD
TUN
TUN
T/F IEQ
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2
1
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BND
ST
LOCATION OF CONTROLS
1. Power ON / OFF button
2. Electronic function SELECT button
3. VOLUME button
4. Mode button < Radio or Tape mode selection >
5. Preset buttons
6. Band button (FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1 and AM2)
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9. Loud button
. Radio Tune UP
8. Radio Tune DOWN
10. LOCAL / DX seek sensitivity
11. A.PS - Auto preset scan button
12. MUTE button
13.
19.
IEQ (FLAT - CLASSIC - POP - ROCK) button
14. T/F - Time / Frequency button
15. LCD Liquid (Crystal Display)
16. Cassette Door
17. Tape Rewind function button
18. Tape Forward function button
Tape EJECT button
20. Reset button
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*This unit is designed for 13.8V DC Negative ground systems
ONLY. The equipment is compatible, if the negative (-)
terminal of the battery is connected to the vehicle’s metal
body /chassis.
*Do not use speaker or impedances less than 4 Ohms, or
allow the speaker wires to be shorted together when the unit
is switched ON, doing so may over load or damage Internal
components.
*If the fuse blows, check connections and replace with the
same type of fuse and current rating as original. Use of higher
amperage fuse may cause serious damage to the unit. Always
turn OFF power before removing front panel.
*It is not advisable to use cassette tapes longer than C-60
(30 minutes per side) in automobile players, since the tape is
very thin and tends to break or easily become entangled.
Always remove cassette from player as soon as play has
ended.
* Take care of the cassette, preserve the quality of the
recording by not allowing them to be exposed to direct sun
light, Extremely high or low temperatures, magnets, electric
motors, dirt and dust. Avoid contaminating with greasy or
PRECAUTION AND MAINTENANCE
oily hands. Do not touch exposed tape. Always store them in
their protective cases.
Before inserting cassette tape, always inspect for tape slack
caused by handing or vibration. Use a pencil or pen to wind
real hub and remove the slackness.
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AUTO REVERSE

OPERATION OF CONTROLS
1. POWER ON/OFF button
Press the button (1) to turn on the unit. When the power on,
“Welcome”is scrolled on LCD, then the Radio or Tape mode
is displayed on the LCD 5 seconds, after then the LCD
displays current time. Also press the button (1) to turn off the
unit, “Goodbye”is scrolled on LCD. Although the power off,
the unit can display current time still .
Note: The time form is AM 12 hours and PM 12 hours.
2. SELECT button
1) Audio control ( VOL / BASS / TRE / BAL / FAD )
Press this button (2) less than 1.5 seconds to select the
following features;
"VOL" display - volume control > press knob (2)>
"BAS" display - bass tone control >press knob (2)>
"TRE" display - treble tone control > press knob (2)>
"BAL" display - balance control > press knob (2)>
"FAD" display - fader control > press knob (2)>
and you go back into volume control. If the knob or one of the
keys is not pressed within 5 seconds, the radio automatically
switches into volume level control mode. These settings are
indicated on the LCD window.
VOLUME Select BASS Select TREBLE
Select FADER Select BALANCE Select
Beep 2nd I-Vol
Press
2) Beep 2nd and I-Vol Selection
When the SEL button is pressed over 2 seconds, the unit will
be operated as below:
a. Beep 2nd
On the Beep 2nd, you can control the Beep on or Beep 2nd
by turning the spindle knob.
-Beep on : You can hear "Beep" sound when you press all
buttons.
-Beep 2nd :You can hear "Beep" sound when you press the
button over 1.5 seconds.
b. I-Vol
By pressing the button more than 1.5 seconds again, the unit
will be into the I- VOL mode. (Initial Volume Level Adjustment).
You can adjust the I-Vol of what you want to set by turning the
spindle knob and the I-Vol will be set automatically. After the
setting of initial levels, when the unit is power on/off and ACC
on/off, if the present level is lower or higher than initial level, it
will keep the preset level.
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SPECIFICATIONS
87.5 - 107.9 MHz
10dB / uV
30dB
530 - 1710 KHz
35dB / uV
100 Hz - 8 KHz
4.75cm / Sec.
35dB / uV
0.25%
4 x 25 watts
DC 13.8V Negative Ground
4 ohm
FM TUNER
Tuning Range
Sensitivity
Separation
AM TUNER
Tuning Range
Sensitivity
TAPE DECK
Freq. Response
Tape Speed
Signal - Noise Radio
Wow & Flutter
AUDIO AMP
Power Output
GENERAL
Power Supply
Speaker Impedance
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GENERAL OPERATION
Head Alcohol
Cotton Swab
1. Press [PWR] button to turn power on.
2. Insert a cassette tape through cassette door. Playing begins
automatically & display will indicate that tape is in motion and
travel direction “ ” or “ ”.
3. Adjust VOL / BAS / TRE / BAL and FAD as desired.
4. Press “ ” Eject button at any time to eject cassette.
Note: If end of tape is reached during PLAY or FAST-WIND,
deck will auto-reverse and proceed to play the other side of
cassette tape program. Press Eject button to release cassette.
* The build-up of iron oxide particles which is often even more
server with inferior tapes, will reduce the performance of tape
player. If a loss of clarity / brilliance (high frequency response)
is noticed, the head probably needs cleaning. This may be
done by cleaning the head with a cotton swab moistened in
alcohol or special cleaning fluid.

OPERATION OF CONTROLS
3.Volume Control button
Turn left or right the spindle knob (3) to decrease or increase
the volume level. Switching on your radio automatically allows
you to set the volume level without having to select it first.
Simply turn the spindle knob to set the required level.
-Bass control
Turn left to lower the bass.
Turn right to higher the bass.
-Treble control
Turn left to lower the treble.
Turn right to higher the treble.
-Balance control
Turn left to decrease the right speaker volume.
Turn right to increase the left speaker volume.
-Fader control
Turn left to decrease the volume level of any loud speakers
connected front channel.
Turn right to increase the volume level of any loud speakers
connected rear channel.
4. "MODE" button
Press this button to select Radio or Tape mode.
5. Preset buttons
These buttons have a dual function, depending on how long
they are held in the depressed position. Use these buttons to
memorized or recall up to 18 FM and 12 AM station selections.
- To write operation
a. Select desired band FM1/FM2/FM3 with the BND button
b. Tune in desired radio station with the TUN UP ( ) or
TUN DOWN ( ) button.
c. Press and hold depressed any one of the preset buttons
(1-6) for more than 2 seconds until number selection
appears on digital display, this indicates station has been
entered into the corresponding memory area.
Repeat the steps as above a~c to memorized each BAND
in preset buttons.
- To read operation
Press one of the preset buttons (1-6) for less than 2 seconds,
read the corresponding prest memory
6. Band function
Press the BND (6) button shortly to select the desired band
FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1 and AM2.
7. TUNE UP button
- FM/AM Seek up
Press shortly TUNE up button activate auto seek-up scale.
Press again to cancel the operation. Press seek-up longer
than 2 seconds to activate manual tuning up mode. Afer 3
seconds, if the keys are not pressed, they will return to auto
tuning mode.
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18. PROGRAM Fast function
To advance the tape quickly push this button until the lock to
release gently press the opposite key.
To change the tape play direction press this button, the
display will show the direction and play.
Note: When the tape reaches the end during playback it
automatically switches direction and continues to play.
19. EJECT button
To end tape play press this button (EJECT) fully home, the
unit will then reword to RADIO mode.
To play the tape back again, press MODE (4) button, then the
Tape start to running play.
20. RESET function
A microprocessor reset button has been provided to facilitate
manual resetting of the internal microprocessor. In the unlikely
event that the player fails to operate correctly, If you are faced
with a mal-function during the operation, simply press the
RESET (20) button.
Note : It will be necessary to re-enter the radio preset
memories as these will have been erased when the
microprocessor was reset. After resetting the player,
ensure all functions are operating correctly.
OPERATION OF CONTROLS
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is complete and the display shows"SEARCH". Automatically
six strong stations are stored on the station buttons 1 - 6.
You can override the preset station on any button by manually
setting a new frequency.
- Automatic radio tuning
When any of TUNE buttons (7 or 8) is pressed less than 2
seconds, it performs TUNE UP/ DOWN operation. When the
detecting frequency is being in preset memory already, it
displays the corresponding preset memory number.
For example: FM1 87.5. When any of TUNE button is pressed
during the detecting of valid frequency operation, it is stopped
the operation and return to the original frequency at first.
- Manual radio tuning
When any of the TUNE button is pressed for more than 2
seconds, you can get Manual UP/DOWN mode. It is able to
up and down by one step. During the continue pressing the
button, it performs the fast up and down operation. Without
any operation for 6 seconds at manual mode, it returns to
Auto Seek mode and display “AUTO”. If you want to release
this operation, just press any of the buttons to release it.
- Loading and Allocate to the program memories
If you wish to store a certain station just being received,
depress and hold the desired buttons 1-6 for approx.
one second without releasing it. The according program button
number turns on and an acoustic signal is sent out, when the
8. TUNE DOWN button
- FM/AM Seek down
Press shortly TUNE down button to activate auto seek-down
scale. Press again to cancel the operation. Press seek-down
longer than 2 seconds to activate manual tuning down mode.
Afer 3 seconds, if the keys are not pressed, they will return to
auto tuning mode.
9. LOUD (loudness) function
In order to emphasize the bass and the treble at low volume,
press and hold key for 1 second. The display "LOUD ON"
comes up for a short time and then reverts to displaying the
frequency the station. The confirmation "LOUD" is indicated
on the display "LOUD OFF" comes up for a short time when
it is turned off.
10. LOCAL / DX seek sensitivity
The unit is fit out with two seek sensitivities, which you can
switch on manually. Depressing the button (10) you can
choose between the local seek sensitivity; only strong stations
are received(local reception), and the DX seek sensitivity;
strong and weak stations are received (local / distance
reception). If you choose local seek sensitivity the display LO
appears on the display.
11. A.PS - Auto store function
Depress and hold button (11) for approximately 2 seconds
until you hear a signal. Which confirms the memory function
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station is memorized. To load a station from the memory bank
simply select the desired area and chose the corresponding
sation memory with one of the buttons 1-6 .
- Stereo / memory-reception
After turning on the unit is prepared for stereo reception.
If you now receive a FM-station which airs a stereo broadcast
in the course of its program the corresponding indication
appears on the display.
12. MUTE button
Press MUTE button (12) to mute sound, press again to restore
volume to original setting. When MUTE button is pressed more
than 2 seconds, it is controlled ILLUMINATION on/off.
13. IEQ function
The DSP=IEQ feature creates a realistic atmosphere for the
style of music. You select using the latest digital sound
technology. Quite pressing of the key allows you to select
following features:
- "FLAT" display - normal operation mode > press key
- "CLASSICS" display - for the dramatic depth of classical
music in a auditorium
- "POP M" display - for the electric excitement of stadium pop
- "ROCK M" display - for the subtle extension of the music s
dimensions
- "IEQ OFF" display - cancel the sound feature
14. TIME/FREQUENCY (T/F) button
1) After your unit has been installed in your car, then turn
power on. The Radio or Tape mode will appear on the LCD
window. After 5 seconds, the time will display on the LCD
window.
2) Press T/F button once to display Time mode.
Press T/F button once again (within 5 seconds) and hold
depressed until displayed time begins to blink.
3) Turn the spindle knob (3) left to set the Minute, and turn
the spindle knob (3) right to set the Hour.
4) Once adjustment is completed, press T/F button.
Displayed time will stop blinking and within 5 seconds, it
reverts to Radio Frequency.
15. LCD
Liquid Crystal Display indicates selections, radio frequencies
and clock time.
16. CASSETTE DOOR
Insert a prerecorded cassette tape into the cassette door
with the exposed tape facing to the right. Tape playback will
start automatically.
To remove cassette tape, press eject button.
17. PROGRAM Rewind function
To rewind the tape quickly push this button until the lock to
release gently press the opposite key.
To change the tape play direction press this button, the
display will show the direction and play.
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