Panasonic RQ-V164 - Manual (Page 3)

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For
your
protection
Complete and immediately mail
the Product Analysis Card so
that we may contact you directly
in the event a safety notification
is issued in accordance with the
1972 Consumer Product Safety
Act, or for other reasons
Panasonic may deem neces­
sary. Also, we ask that you com­
plete the questionnaire so we
may analyze your comments
and, in this way, help us evaluate
customer needs.
If you ship the product
Carefully pack and send it prepaid, adequately insured
and preferably in the original carton. Attach a postage-
affixed letter, detailing the complaint, to the outside of
the carton.
Do NOT send the product to the Executive or Regional
Sales offices. They are NOT equipped to make repairs.
Customer's Record
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Head care
PLAY To ensure good sound quality for tape operation, be
sure to clean the head after approximately every
10 hours of use with a cotton swab dampened with
a little alcohol.
It is recommended that the head assembly be de­
magnetized if distortion or poor sound quality per­
sists after cleaning the heads. Demagnetize them
using a demagnetizer available from an audio
store.
Main unit
Do not clean the plastic cabinet with benzine or
thinner. Clean it with a cloth, dampened in a mild
solution of soap and water. Avoid excessive mois­
ture.
Avoid spray aerosol type cleaner. Some cleaners
contain corrosive chemicals that may cause internal
damage and cabinet deformation.
Before requesting service for this unit, check the chart below for a possible cause of the problem you are
experiencing. Some simple checks or a minor adjustment on your part may eliminate the problem and restore
proper operation.
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 the directory of Authorized Service Centers (enclosed with this unit) to locate a convenient
service center, or consult your dealer for instructions.
(In U.S.A. consult MSC Authorized Servicenters for detailed instructions or call 1-800-545-2672 for the
address of an authorized factory servicenter.)
Problem Checkpoint Remedy
No operations. Have the batteries been installed
with their polarities (0, 0) reversed?
Install them with their polarities (0,
0) aligned properly.
No sounds. Is the headphones plug connected
to the headphones jack?
Plug the headphones plug into the
jack.
No sounds during the
tape playback.
Is the SELECTOR set to “RADIO"? Set the SELECTOR to “TAPE
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ONLY FOR U.S.A.
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Panasonic
Limited Warranty
MatsusTiita Consumer Electronics Company or Panasonic Sales
Company (collectively refenad to as “The warrantor^ vrill repair this
product with new or refurbished parts, free of charge, in the U.S.A. or
Puerto Rico from the date of original purchase in theevant of a defect
in materials or workmanship as follows:
Radio, Clock Radio, Radio with Tape Player or Recorder—For
one{1)year.
Batteries—(when applicable)—New rechargeable batteries in ex­
change for defective rechargeable batteries for ten (tO) days. Non-
rechargeable batteries are not warranted.
For assistance in the continental U.S.A, in obtaining repairs
contact:
Matsushita Services Company
Panasonic PLUS Department
20421 84th Avenue South
Kent. WA 98032
Phone: (206)395-7343
FAX: (800) 237-9080
If repair is needed, during the wananty period the purchaser will be
required to furnish a sales receipt/proof of purchase indicating date of
purchase, amount paid and place of purchase.
Also, the purchaser will be responsible tor shipping the unit to the
above address. This warranty is extended only to the original pur­
chaser.
In Puerto Rico contact Panasonic Sales Company.
This warranty only covers failures due to defects in materials or
workmanship i^ich occur during normal use and does not cover
damage which occurs in shipment or failures which are caused by
products not supplied by the warrantor or failures which result from
accident, misuse, abuse, neglect, mishandling, misapplication, faulty
installation, set-up adjustment, improper maintenance, alteration, im­
proper antenna, inadequate signal pick-up, maladjustment of con­
sumer controls, rnodification, line power surge, or commercial use of
the product, or service by anyone other than an MSC Factory
Servicenter, or damage that is attributable to acts of God.
LIMITS AND EXCLUSIONS
There are no express warranties except as listed above.
THE WARRANTOR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE
OF THIS PRODUCT, OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS
WARRANTY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGE TO
TAPES, RECORDS OR DISCS. ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED
WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHAN­
TABILITY, ARE LIMITED TO THE APPLICABLE WARRANTY PE­
RIOD SET FORTH ABOVE. Some states do not allow Ihe exclusion
or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, or limitations on
how long an Implied wananty lasts, so the above exclusions or
limitations may not apply to you.
This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have
other rights which vary from state to state.
It a problem with this product develops during or after the wananty
period, you may contact your dealer or Servicenter. If the problem is
not handled to your satisfaction, then write to the Consumer Affairs
Division at the company address indicated above.