Panasonic SC-HC300 Owners Manual - Page 13

Troubleshooting Before requesting service, make the following checks. If you are in doubt about some of the check points, or if the solutions indicated do not solve the problem, consult your dealer for instructions. █ Common problems The unit cannot be turned on. • Connect the AC power supply cord and wait for a minimum of 10 seconds before turning on the unit. The unit does not work. • The safety device has been activated. Do the following: 1. Press [1] on the main unit to turn the unit to standby mode. If the unit does not turn to standby mode, disconnect the AC power supply cord and connect it again. 2. Press [1] again to turn on the unit. If the problem persists, consult your dealer. No operations can be done with the remote control. • Examine that the battery is installed correctly. Sound is distorted or no sound. • Adjust the volume of the system. • Turn off the system, determine and correct the cause, and then turn on again. It can be caused by straining of the speakers through excessive volume or power, and when using the system in a hot environment. A humming sound can be heard during playback. • An AC power supply cord or fluorescent light is near the cables. Keep other appliances and cords away from the cables of this system. Noise is heard. • Depending on the device, noise may be heard if the device is connected to the AUX IN terminal and USB port at the same time. Disconnect the cable from the USB port. █ Disc Display not shown correctly. Playback does not start. • You have not put in the disc correctly. Put it in correctly. • Disc is dirty. Clean the disc. • Replace the disc if it is scratched, warped, or non-standard. • There is condensation. Let the system dry for 1 to 2 hours. The total number of tracks displayed is incorrect. The disc cannot be read. Distorted sound is heard. • You put in a disc that the system cannot play. Change to a playable disc. • You put in a disc that has not been finalized. █ USB No response when you press [4/9]. • Disconnect the USB device and then connect it again. Alternatively, turn the unit off and on again. The USB device or the contents in it cannot be read. • The format of the USB device or the contents in it are not compatible with the system. • USB devices with storage capacity of more than 32 GB cannot work in some conditions. Slow operation of the USB device. • Large content size or large memory USB device takes longer time to read. The elapsed time shown is different from the actual play time. • Transfer the data to another USB device or backup the data and reformat the USB device. █ Bluetooth® Pairing cannot be done. • Check the Bluetooth® device condition. • The device is out of the 10 m (33 ft) communication range. Move the device nearer to the system. The device cannot be connected. • The pairing of the device was unsuccessful. Do pairing again. • The pairing of the device has been replaced. Do pairing again. • This system might be connected to a different device. Disconnect the other device and try connecting the device again. • The system may have a problem. Turn off the system and then turn on again. • If "MODE 2" is selected in "LINK MODE", select "MODE 1". (~7) The device is connected but audio cannot be heard through the system. • For some built-in Bluetooth® devices, you have to set the audio output to "SC-HC300" manually. Read the operating instructions of the device for details. Sound from the device is interrupted. • The device is out of the 10 m (33 ft) communication range. Move the device nearer to the system. • Remove any obstacle between the system and the device. • Other devices that use the 2.4 GHz frequency band (wireless router, microwaves, cordless phones, etc.) are interfering. Move the device nearer to the system and distance it from the other devices. • Select "MODE 1" for stable communication. (~7) █ Radio Sound is distorted or static is heard. • Check that the antenna(s) is properly connected. (~4) • Adjust the position of the antenna. • Keep a certain amount of distance between the antenna and the AC power supply cord. • Use an outdoor antenna if there are buildings or mountains nearby. • Turn off the TV or other audio players or separate it from the system. • Keep the system away from mobile phones if there is interference. If there is excessive noise during FM reception. • Change the audio output to monaural. (~9) █ AUX IN "AUX-IN Auto Play" does not work. • You have not connected the external music device correctly. • Increase the volume of the external music device. • If "OFF" was selected during "AUX-IN AUTO PLAY", select "ON". Unintentional automatic turn to AUX source. • Connect the audio cable to the system only after all the other connections have been made. Noise may be detected when connecting the external music device and it will cause the set to automatically turn to AUX source. 13 TQBJ2155 ENGLISH