Panasonic Cd Stereo System Sc-akx18 Owners Manual

Owner’s Manual
CD Stereo System
Model No. SC-AKX18
Thank you for purchasing this product. 
For optimum performance and safety, please read these instructions carefully.
Please keep this manual for future reference.
If you have any questions, visit: www.panasonic.com/support
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 (U.S. customers only)
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Do the procedures with the remote control. You can 
also use the buttons on the main unit if they are the 
same.
Your system and the illustrations can look differently.
These operating instructions are applicable to the 
following system.
User memo:
Inside of product
– If you see this symbol –
IMPORTANT SAFETY 
INSTRUCTIONS
Read these operating instructions carefully before using 
the unit. Follow the safety instructions on the unit and the 
applicable safety instructions listed below. Keep...

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Safety precautions
WARNING!
Unit
• To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or product damage,
– Do not expose this unit to rain, moisture, dripping or splashing.
– Do not place objects filled with liquids, such as  vases, on this unit.
– Use only the recommended accessories.
– Do not remove covers.
– Do not repair this unit by  yourself. Refer servicing to 
qualified service personnel.
– Do not let metal objects  fall inside this unit.
AC power supply cord
• The power plug is the discon...

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Table of contents
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . 2
Safety precautions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
About Bluetooth
® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Supplied accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Preparing the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Placement of speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Supplied accessories
Check and identify the supplied accessories.
Use numbers indicated in parentheses when asking for 
replacement parts. (Product numbers correct as of 
April 2014. This may be subject to change.)
To order accessories, refer to “Accessory Purchases
(United States)” on page 19.
1 AC power supply cord
(K2CB2CB00022)
1 FM indoor antenna
(RSAX0002)
1 Remote control battery
1 Remote control
(N2QAYB000944)
Preparing the remote control
Use alkaline or manganese battery.
Install...

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Connections
Connect the AC power supply cord only after all the other connections have been made.
1Connect the FM indoor antenna.
Put the antenna where there is the best reception.
2Connect the speakers.
3Connect the AC power supply cord.
Do not use an AC power supply cord from other 
equipment.
Conserving power
The system consumes a small amount of power even 
when it is in standby mode. Disconnect the power 
cord if you do not use the system.
Some settings will be lost  after you disconnect...

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Overview of controls
AStandby/on switch [` ], [ 1 ]
Press to turn the unit from on  to standby mode or vice 
versa. In standby mode, the unit is still consuming a 
small amount of power.
BSelect the audio source
On the main unit:
To start Bluetooth
® pairing, press and hold 
[ –PAIRING] when you are in Bluetooth® source.
CBasic playback control
DView the setup menu
EView the content information
FSelect or confirm the option
GOpen or close the disc tray
HDecrease the brightness of the display...

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Preparing media
Disc
1Press [USB/CD] to select “CD”.
2Press [CD x] (main unit: [ x OPEN/CLOSE]) to open 
the disc tray.
Put in a disc with the label facing up.
3Press [CD  x] (main unit: [x  OPEN/CLOSE]) again to 
close the disc tray.
USB
Preparation
Before you connect a USB device to the system, make 
sure you do a backup of the data.
1Lower the volume and connect the USB device to 
the USB port.
Hold the main unit when connecting or disconnecting 
the USB device.
2Press [USB/CD] to select...

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Media playback
The following marks indicate the availability of the 
feature.
Basic playback
 CD   USB   BLUETOOTH 
Note:
Depending on the Bluetooth® device, some operations may 
not work.
Viewing available information
 CD   USB   BLUETOOTH 
You can view the available information on the display 
panel.
Press [DISPLAY].
Note:
• Maximum characters that can be shown:
 CD   USB : approximately 32 BLUETOOTH : approximately 16
• This system supports ver. 1.0 and 1.1 ID3 tags.
• Text data that the...

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█Note on disc• This system can play CD-R/RW with CD-DA or MP3 format content.
• Before playback, finalize the disc on the device it was  recorded on.
• Some CD-R/RW cannot be played because of the 
condition of the recording.
Note about using a DualDisc
• The digital audio content side of a DualDisc does not  meet the technical specifications of the Compact Disc 
Digital Audio (CD-DA) format so playback may not be
possible.
█Note on USB device• This system supports USB 2.0 full speed.
• This...