Page 2 - Dear customer; System; Main unit; Table of contents; Before use; DATE OF PURCHASE; MODEL NUMBER
RQT6530 2 Before use Dear customer Thank you for purchasing this product.For optimum performance and safety, please read theseinstructions carefully. These operating instructions are applicable to the followingsystem. System SC-PM47 Main unit SA-PM47 Speakers SB-PM27 Table of contents Before use Sup...
Page 3 - Supplied accessories; • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit
RQT6530 3 Before use Please check and identify the suppliedaccessories.Use numbers indicated in parentheseswhen asking for replacement parts.(Only for U.S.A.)To order accessories contact1-800-332-5368 or web site(http://www.panasonic.com). Supplied accessories AC power supply cord .....................
Page 4 - IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS; Maintenance; marked change in performance or; NEC — NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE; Safety; Placement; devices that generate strong magnetic fields.; Environment
RQT6530 4 Before use IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Maintenance (See page 30 for details.) Unplug the unit from the household AC outlet before clean-ing.Clean with a damp cloth.Do not use abrasive pads, scouring powders, or solvents. Service 1. Damage requiring service—The unit should be serv- iced b...
Page 5 - The remote control; Battery installation; Placement of speakers; Notes; Listening caution
RQT6530 5 Before use The remote control Battery installation 1 2 Use of batteries • Align the poles (+ and –) properly when inserting the batteries. • Do not mix old and new batteries or different types of batteries. • Do not recharge ordinary dry cell batteries.• Do not heat or disassemble the batt...
Page 6 - Connections; • Plug the AC power supply cord into a household AC outlet; Connect the FM indoor antenna.; Connect the AM loop antenna.; Incorrect connection can damage the unit.; Caution; Connect the AC power supply cord.; Note; Caution
RQT6530 6 Before use Connections • Plug the AC power supply cord into a household AC outlet only after all other connections have been made. • To prepare the AM loop antenna wire and speaker cords, twist the vinyl cover tip and pull off. 1 Connect the FM indoor antenna. Tape the antenna to a wall or...
Page 7 - FM outdoor antenna; AM outdoor antenna; External unit connections; Connecting analog equipment
RQT6530 7 Before use Connections Optional antenna connections You may need an outdoor antenna if you use this system ina mountainous region or inside a reinforced-concretebuilding, etc. FM outdoor antenna Disconnect the FM indoor antenna if an FM outdoorantenna is installed. Note An outdoor antenna ...
Page 8 - Front panel controls
RQT6530 8 Before use Front panel controls Main unit 1 1 1 1 1 Cassette lid 2 2 2 2 2 Cassette open button ( c OPEN) ........................... 19 3 3 3 3 3 Tape indicatorThis indicator changes in the following manner: a Orange (when no cassette is inserted.) b Green (when cassette is inserted.) c R...
Page 9 - Buttons such as; Sleep timer/auto off button; Use this for selecting repeat mode, CD play mode, tune
RQT6530 9 Before use SLEEP -AUTO OFF CLOCK/ TIMER PLAY/REC 1 2 3 DISC 4 5 6 10 7 8 9 0 DISPLAY DIMMER AUX TUNER TAPE CD PLAY MODE / PROGRAM /REW/ /FF/ /CLEAR MUTING S.SOUND EQ PRESET EQ VOLUME ? @ [ . & - \ ] ^ = 5 : ; < ~ ( ) ! % ALBUM > _ Front panel controls Remote Control Buttons such ...
Page 10 - The radio: manual tuning; the frequency of the required station.; By remote control only; FM allocation setting; By main unit only; PLAY MODE; Listening operations
RQT6530 10 Before use The radio: manual tuning 1 Press [TUNER/BAND] to select “FM” or “AM”. The unit comes on automatically.Every time you press the button:FM ↔ AM 2 Press [PLAY MODE] on the remote control toselect “MANUAL”. Every time you press the button:MANUAL ↔ PRESET 3 Press [ 4 4 4 4 4 /REW/ g...
Page 11 - The radio: preset tuning; Automatic pre-setting; page; Selecting channels; OR; PROGRAM
RQT6530 11 Listening operations The radio: preset tuning By remote control only There are two methods of pre-setting stations.Automatic presetting: All the stations the tuner can receive are preset. Manual presetting: You can select the stations to pre-set and the order they are presetin. Up to 15 s...
Page 12 - CDs; Listening to the CD on a single tray; To prevent damage; DEMO
RQT6530 12 Listening operations CDs This unit can play CD-DA (digital audio), MP3 andWMA format audio CD-R and CD-RW that have beenfinalized (a process that enables CD-R/CD-RWplayers to play audio CD-R and CD-RW) uponcompletion of recording.It may not be able to play some CD-R or CD-RW due tothe con...
Page 13 - Listening to the CD placed in a specific tray; To check which tray the CD is in (CD CHECK)
RQT6530 13 Listening operations 1 2 3 4 VOLUME DOWN UP 2 3 CD CHANGE CD 1 CD 2 CD 3 CD 4 CD 5 CD CHECK A CD CHECK 1 CD CHECK 4 CD 1 CD 2 CD 3 CD 4 CD 5 DEMO 1 CD / c CD indicator Elapsed play time Track number Disc tray Label must face upward. Tray number CDs Listening to a CD placed in aspecific tr...
Page 14 - To play in a certain order; Limitations on MP3/WMA play
RQT6530 14 Listening operations CDs Playing MP3/WMA This unit can play MP3 and WMA files recorded on CD-R/RW with a computer.Files are treated as tracks and folders are treated asalbums. When making MP3/WMA files to play on thisunit Disc formatDiscs must conform to ISO9660 level 1 or 2 (except forex...
Page 15 - How discs with MP3/WMA differ from CDs
RQT6530 15 Listening operations CDs Playing MP3/WMA How discs with MP3/WMA differ from CDs This unit can access up to 999 tracks, 255 albums and 20sessions. L A Display when in the stop mode (example) • File format indicator “MP3”: Indicates the disc contains MP3 files“WMA”: Indicates the disc conta...
Page 16 - Select the track with the numeric buttons.; Only when you selected “A-RANDOM” in step 2
RQT6530 16 Listening operations CDs Listening to specific CDs and tracks(CD Play Mode function) By remote control only This function makes it easier for you to select specific CDsand tracks from those loaded in the player. There are 5 disc/track selection modes.All-Disc mode : Plays all loaded discs...
Page 17 - Repeat play
RQT6530 17 Listening operations CDs Direct access play By remote control only Direct access allows you to start normal play from a specifictrack to the last track of the CD. 1 Press [DISC]. 2 (within 10 seconds or so) Press [1] – [5] to select the disc you want. 3 Press the numeric button(s) to sele...
Page 18 - When “CD FULL” appears
RQT6530 18 Listening operations A B 1 2 5 1 2 3 4 5 /CLEAR L CD - / J 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 7 8 9 0 2 SLEEP -AUTO OFF CLOCK/ TIMER PLAY/REC 1 2 3 DISC 4 5 6 ≥ 10 7 8 9 0 DISPLAY DIMMER AUX TUNER TAPE CD PLAY MODE / PROGRAM /REW/ /FF/ /CLEAR MUTING S SOUND EQ PRESET EQ VOLUME 1 3 5 1 7 /REW/ , /FF/ 7 CD - /...
Page 19 - Cassette tapes; Cassette tape selection and care
RQT6530 19 Listening operations 1 2 3 TAPE VOLUME DOWN UP B OPEN 2 3 1 / / REW/ , / FF OPEN c DEMO Cassette tapes 1 Press [ c OPEN], insert a cassette with the tape facing in. When the button is pressed, the unit comes onautomatically.Make sure the cassette is fully inserted and close thelid by hand...
Page 20 - Before recording; Types of tapes which can be recorded correctly; To protect tapes against further recording; Recording operations
RQT6530 20 Listening operations B A B 1 3 OPEN c C OPEN OPEN c Before recording Types of tapes which can be recorded correctly The system automatically identifies the type of tape. NORMAL POSITION/TYPE I ✓ HIGH POSITION/TYPE II ✕ METAL POSITION/TYPE IV ✕ High position and metal position tapes can be...
Page 21 - Recording from the radio; Tune to the required station.; Recording CDs; Do steps 1 to 4 on page 16.; To record programmed tracks
RQT6530 21 Listening operations 2 3 2 PLAY MODE A B C 2 2 [ REC / J [ REC / J DEMO DEMO 2 2 / REW / / / FF SLEEP -AUTO OFF CLOCK/ TIMER PLAY/REC 1 2 3 DISC 4 5 6 ≥ 10 7 8 9 0 DISPLAY DIMMER AUX TUNER TAPE CD PLAY MODE / PROGRAM /REW/ /FF/ /CLEAR MUTING S SOUND EQ PRESET EQ ALBUM PLAY MODE Recording ...
Page 22 - Using an external unit; Listening to an external source; Insert the tape to be recorded on.; Listening with headphones; You can choose one of three types of sound quality.; HEAVY: Adds punch to rock; Each time you press the button:; • Preset EQ cannot be used together with Super Sound; Enhancing the sound quality; Timers and others
RQT6530 22 Listening operations C Using an external unit Listening to an external source (See page 7 for external unit connection.) 1 Press [AUX]. 2 Start playback from the external source. (Refer to yourequipment’s operating instructions.) Recording from an external source 1 Insert the tape to be r...
Page 23 - This function does not work if the source is tuner or AUX.; Turning the demo function off; During standby mode; SLEEP
RQT6530 23 Listening operations A Auto-off function By remote control only When CD or tape is selected as the sourceTo save power, the unit turns off if it is left unused for tenminutes. Note This function does not work if the source is tuner or AUX. Press and hold [–AUTO OFF]. “AUTO OFF” is shown o...
Page 24 - Convenient functions; To dim the display panel; To mute the volume; Setting the time; Displaying the clock when the unit is ON:; DIMMER
RQT6530 24 Listening operations Convenient functions A To dim the display panel By remote control only By remote control only Use this when you are going to sleep or any other time youwould prefer the panel to be dimmer. Press [DIMMER]. The display dims and all lights are turned off except for the[A...
Page 25 - Using the timers; Using the play/record timer; Setting the start and finish times; PLAY
RQT6530 25 Listening operations Using the timers Using the play/record timer By remote control onlyThe timer has two functions. It can be set to on at a certaintime to wake you up, or it can be set to record from the radioor from the aux source.The play timer cannot be used in combination with there...
Page 27 - While enjoying the desired source:; Every time you press the button:; • The sleep timer turns OFF automatically the moment you
RQT6530 27 Listening operations Timers and others Using the timers Using the sleep timer By remote control onlySet the unit to stop and turn off after a certain time. While enjoying the desired source: Press [SLEEP] to select the desired time. Every time you press the button: SLEEP 90 SLEEP 30 SLEEP...
Page 28 - Troubleshooting guide; Humming heard during play.; Reference
RQT6530 28 Listening operations Troubleshooting guide Before requesting service, make the below checks. If you are in doubt about some of the check points, or if the reme-dies indicated in the chart do not solve the problem:In the U.S.A., contact the Panasonic Customer Call Center at 1-800-211-7262,...
Page 29 - Panasonic/Technics Audio Products; Service in Puerto Rico
RQT6530 29 Listening operations Warranty (ONLY FOR U.S.A.) Panasonic/Technics Audio Products Limited Warranty Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company,Division of Matsushita Electric Corporation of America One Panasonic Way Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 Panasonic Sales Company, Division of Matsushita Ele...
Page 30 - Product Service; Damage requiring service —The unit should be serviced; Servicing—Do not attempt to service the unit beyond; Product information; If the surfaces are dirty; • Before using chemically treated cloth, read the instructions; For a cleaner crisper sound
RQT6530 30 Listening operations Reference Product Service 1. Damage requiring service —The unit should be serviced by qualified service personnel if:(a) The AC power supply cord or AC adaptor has been damaged; or (b) Objects or liquids have gotten into the unit; or(c) The unit has been exposed to ra...
Page 31 - Specifications
RQT6530 31 Listening operations Reference Specifications AMPLIFIER SECTION Power output 10% Total harmonic distortion60 Hz–120 Hz, both channels driven (Low channel) 24 W per channel (6 Ω ) 120 Hz–16 kHz, both channels driven (High channel) 26 W per channel (6 Ω ) Total Bi-Amp power 50 W per channel...
Page 32 - Panasonic Canada Inc.; When moving the unit; Disconnect the AC power supply cord.
RQT6530 32 Listening operations En RQT6530-P A0502TL0 Panasonic Consumer ElectronicsCompany, Division of MatsushitaElectric Corporation of America One Panasonic Way Secaucus,New Jersey 07094http://www.panasonic.com Panasonic Sales Company,Division of Matsushita Electric ofPuerto Rico, Inc. (“PSC”) A...
