Operating Instructions
Portable CD Player
Model No.
SL-SV590
Dear Customer
Thank you for purchasing this product.
Before connecting, operating or adjusting this
product, please read the instructions completely.
Please keep this manual for future reference.
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Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company,
Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
One Panasonic Way Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 http://www.panasonic.com
RQT8542-P
F1205ST0
Troubleshooting guide
p HOLD is on, stopping buttons from being operated.
No play.
Cancel HOLD ( page 4).
p The batteries may be drained ( page 4).
p The disc isn't correctly set.
p The disc is scratched or dirty. (Tracks may be skipped
particularly with MP3 discs.)
p There is moisture on the lens. Wait for about an hour
and then try again.
p The lens is dirty: clean it with a blower (recommended
product: SZZP1038C). You cannot use a CD type lens
cleaner. If the lens gets marked with fingerprints, gently
wipe them off with a cotton swab.
p Remove the plug and reinsert it as fully as possible.
p The unit may not read a track properly if shaken
strongly during disc reading.
p If there is no data between sessions on a multi-session
disc, play may not be possible.
p If there is a large amount of JPEG data etc. within an
MP3 file, sound may be muted and play may not be
possible.
p If the disc contains data with different formats, sound
may be muted and play may not be possible.
p If a CD-ROM format disc contains MP3 and other files,
only the MP3 files will be playable.
p Ensure the plugs are inserted firmly.
No sound or there is a
p Wipe the plugs with a clean cloth.
lot of noise.
p The disc is scratched or dirty.
p Sound may be interrupted or noise may occur if the
recording quality of the disc (CD-R/CD-RW) is poor.
p The elapsed play time disappears and sound is
interrupted if bumps continue repeatedly.
p Increase separation between the unit and mobile
phones. This unit may receive radio interference
caused by the mobile phones during use.
Disc rotation stops
Disc rotation stops and starts to save power.
and starts during play.
Operation sounds are
There is some sound heard when a disc is being
heard from the unit.
accessed or disc rotation starts.
The hold function stops the buttons from being operated. By keeping the hold
function on, you can stop the power from being switched on, play from being
stopped and other operations from being done by mistake.
Play resumes from where last stopped. [The resume function is canceled if
you open the lid while stopped (while the power is ON). The resume function
is also canceled when the disc is changed.]
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2005 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Printed in China
Before requesting service, make the following checks. If you are in doubt about some of the check points, or
if the solutions indicated in the chart do not solve the problem, refer to the "Customer Services Directory" on
page 3 if you reside in the U.S.A., or refer to the "Product information" on page 2 if you reside in Canada.
Play doesn't resume
from the last point
stopped.
Play doesn't start from
the first track.
Cannot search through
tracks.
Cannot specify point A
or B.
Cannot change the
anti-skip mode.
Digital Re-master
does not work.
Cannot skip albums.
Radio reception is
noisy.
Cannot listen to AM.
The battery indicator
fails to appear or is
incorrect.
The unit stops
working.
Display
1
HOLD (Function lock)
Resume function
Discs that can be played
CD-R/CD-RW
Commercially
CD-DA
MP3
available music CD
(CD-DA)
p This doesn't work during random play.
p It may not work correctly under some conditions.
p Random play modes may be on ( page 5).
p The resume function ( above) is operating. The
resume function is canceled if you open the lid while
stopped (while the power is ON).
You cannot search through a disc with MP3 files.
You may not be able to specify point A or B at the end of
a disc.
If [] or [] is pressed before [MEMO] you
cannot change the mode.
Depending on the type of MP3 disc recording, the effect
may not appear.
You cannot skip from the last to first album, or vice
versa, during play.
Keep the unit away from televisions and other tuners.
This unit only supports an FM tuner.
The indicator may not appear correctly under certain
conditions.
Remove the batteries then insert them again.
HOLD is on, stopping buttons from being operated.
Cancel HOLD ( page 4).
pYou haven't inserted a disc or it isn't inserted correctly.
pYou have inserted a disc this unit cannot play.
The disc lid is open.
The program already contains 20 tracks.
Reading MP3 files.
WMA
WMA
WMA
WMA cannot
be played