Clock And Timers; Using A Microphone; Play Timer; Setting The Clock - Panasonic SC-AKX73 Owner's Manual

Clock and timers

Setting the clock

This is a 12-hour clock.
1
Press [CLOCK/TIMER] to select "CLOCK".
2
Within 10 seconds, press [R, T] to set the time.
3
Press [OK].
Press [CLOCK/TIMER] to show the clock for a few seconds.
Note:
Reset the clock regularly to maintain accuracy.

Sleep timer

The sleep timer switches off the system after the set time.
Press [SLEEP] to select the setting (in minutes).
To cancel, select "OFF".
→ 60 MIN → 90 MIN →
3 0 M N I
To show the remaining time
Press [SLEEP].
Note:
• The sleep timer can be used together with the play timer.
• The sleep timer always comes first. Be sure not to set an
overlap of timers.

Play timer

You can set the timer to come on at a certain time to wake
you up.
Preparation
Set the clock.
1
Press [CLOCK/TIMER] to select "#PLAY".
2
Within 10 seconds, press [R, T] to set the start
time.
3
Press [OK].
4
Do steps 2 and 3 again to set the end time.
To start the timer
1
Prepare the audio source you want to listen to (disc,
radio, USB, music port or AUX) and set the volume.
2
Press [#, PLAY].
"#PLAY" is shown.
To cancel, press [#, PLAY] again.
The system must be switched off for the timer to
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operate.
To check the settings
Press [CLOCK/TIMER] to select "#PLAY".
Note:
• The timer starts at a low volume and increases gradually
to the preset level.
• The timer comes on at the set time every day if the timer
is on.
• If you switch off the system and switch on again while a
timer is in operation, the timer will not stop at the end time.

Using a microphone

Preparation
Decrease the volume of the system to its minimum before
you connect or disconnect a microphone.
1
Connect a microphone (not supplied) to the
microphone jack.
Plug type: Ø 3.5 mm (⅛") monaural
2
Turn [MIC VOL, MIN/MAX] on the main unit to adjust
the volume of the microphone.
If you want to use the microphone with background music.
3
Play the music source and adjust the volume of the
system.
Note:
• If a strange noise (howling) is emitted, move the
microphone away from the speakers, or decrease the
volume of the microphone.
• When you do not use the microphone, disconnect it from
the microphone jack, and decrease the volume of the
microphone level to "MIN".