Troubleshooting guide, English – Panasonic SC-HC40 User Manual

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RQTX1146

RQTX1146

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Before requesting service, make the following checks. If you are in doubt about some of the check points, or if the remedies indicated in the
chart do not solve the problem, refer to “Customer Services Directory (United States and Puerto Rico)” on page 17.

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Common problems

Incorrect display or play will not start

You have not inserted the disc properly.
Insert it correctly.
The disc is scratched or dirty (Tracks
skipped).
There is moisture on the lens. Wait for about
an hour and then try again.

MP3 cannot be read

You may not be able to play MP3 if you have
copied a multi-session disc that has no data
between sessions.
When creating a multi-session disc, it is
necessary to close the session.
The amount of data on the disc is too small.
Set the amount of data to above 5 MB.

Noise is heard or no sound

While playing MP3, noise may occur if the
recording is poor.
Keep this unit away from mobile phones if the
interference is apparent.
Turn the volume up.
Switch the unit off, check and correct the
connection and then switch the unit on.
Causes include straining of the speakers
through excessive volume or power and
using the unit in a hot environment.

Humming heard during play

An AC power supply cord or fluorescent light
is near the cords. Keep other appliances and
cords away from this unit’s cables.

A beat sound or noise is heard while
receiving radio broadcast

Switch the television or other audio player off
or separate it from the unit.
Switch the portable audio player off if
connected to the AUX port.

A low hum or noise is heard during AM
broadcast

Keep the antenna away from other cables
and cords.
Keep the AM antenna away from the unit.

The picture on the television near the unit
disappears or stripes appear on the screen

The location and orientation of the antenna
are incorrect.
The television antenna wire is too close to
the unit. Separate the antenna wire of the
television from the unit.

No response when remote control buttons
are pressed

Check that the batteries are inserted correctly
(➡ page 8).

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Display

“--:--”

You plugged the AC power supply cord in
for the first time or there was a power failure
recently. Set the time (➡ page 11).

“ADJUST CLOCK”

Clock is not set. Adjust the clock accordingly.

“ADJUST TIMER”

Play timer is not set. Adjust the play timer
accordingly.

“PGM FULL”

The number of programmed tracks is limited
to 24. No further tracks can be programmed.


“NO PLAY”

A CD-ROM disc that is not in CD-DA or MP3
format is inserted. It cannot be played.

“ERROR”

Incorrect operation is performed. Read the
instructions and try again.

“F61” or “F76”

There is a power supply problem. Consult
the dealer.
Disconnect the USB device. Turn the unit off
and on again.

“AUTO OFF”

The unit has been left unused for about
29 minutes and will shut down in a minute.
Press any button to cancel it.

“ILLEGAL OPEN”

Sliding door is not in correct position. Turn
the unit off and on again.

“NODEVICE”

The iPod

®

/iPhone device is not inserted

correctly. Read the instructions and try again
(➡ page 12).
The USB device is not inserted. Check the
connection.

“REMOTE 1”

The main unit is in “REMOTE 1” mode.
Switch the remote control to “REMOTE 1”
mode (➡ page 14).

“REMOTE 2”

The main unit is in “REMOTE 2” mode.
Switch the remote control to “REMOTE 2”
mode (➡ page 14).

“DIMMER”

Appears 10 seconds after the volume is
turned to “0”.

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iPod

®

/iPhone

iPod

®

/iPhone does not turn on

Verify that the iPod

®

/iPhone battery is not

depleted before connecting it to the unit.
Before inserting the iPod

®

/iPhone into the

dock, turn both the unit and the iPod

®

/iPhone

off. Turn the power on and select the
appropriate source.

No sound is heard from the speakers

The iPod

®

/iPhone is not inserted correctly

into the dock. Turn the iPod

®

/iPhone off and

remove it from the dock connector. Reinsert it
and turn it on again.
Make sure that the iPod

®

/iPhone is actually

playing something.
Adjust the volume.

Distorted sound or the sound level is too low

Make sure the equalizer function of the
iPod

®

/iPhone is turned off.

iPod

®

/iPhone cannot be controled by the

remote control or main unit

Make sure the iPod

®

/iPhone is inserted

properly into the dock.
Check the dock connection and make sure
that iPod

®

/iPhone is selected as the source of

music (➡ page 12).

iPod

®

/iPhone does not charge

Check all connections (➡ page 4, 12).

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Bluetooth

The name of the connected device is shown
as “

*

Character that cannot be displayed will be
replaced by “

*

”.

An unknown device name is detected and
displayed as “

*****

”.

Noise is heard or broken sound

The bluetooth communication distance has
exceeded 10 m. Bring the device closer to
the unit.
There are obstructions between the device
and the unit. Remove or avoid the obstacles.
Select “MODE 1” to improve connection
quality (➡ page 14).
Interference from mobile phones.

“F70”

Turn the unit off. Disconnect the AC power
supply cord and consult your dealer.

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USB

No response when [USB q/ h] is pressed

Disconnect the USB device and then
reconnect it. Alternatively, turn the unit off
and on again.

The USB drive or its contents cannot be read

The USB drive format or its contents is/are
not compatible with the unit (➡ page 11).
The USB host function of this product may
not work with some USB devices.
USB devices with storage capacity of more
than 8 GB may not work in some instances.

Slow operation of the USB flash drive

Large file size or high memory USB flash
drive takes longer time to read.

“NO PLAY”

Check the content.
Only MP3 format files can be played.
If there are more than 255 albums or folders
(audio and non-audio), some of the MP3 files
in these albums may not be read and played.
Transfer these music albums to another USB.
Alternatively, reformat the USB device and
save these music albums prior to saving the
other non-audio folders.



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