Page 1 Monday, October 21, 2013 8:59 AM Operating Instructions CD Stereo System SC-AKX18 Model No. Thank you for purchasing this product. For optimum performance and safety, please read these instructions carefully. Please keep this manual for future reference.
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800-PANA (800-7262) or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation Colombia 01-8000-94PANA (01-8000-947262) exposure. Ecuador 1800-PANASONIC (1800-726276) Battery Costa Rica 800-PANA737 (800-7262737) • Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. El Salvador 800-PANA (800-7262)
safety application draft akx18ph_rqt9894-m_en Page 4 Monday, October 21, 2013 8:59 AM Supplied accessories Preparing the remote control Check and identify the supplied accessories. 1 AC power supply cord 1 AM loop antenna 1 FM indoor antenna ...
safety application draft akx18ph_rqt9894-m_en Page 5 Monday, October 21, 2013 8:59 AM Making the connections Connect the AC power supply cord only after all the other connections have been made. The illustrations shown are of the model for South America. Your unit may differ in appearance. Black To household AC outlet...
safety application draft akx18ph_rqt9894-m_en Page 6 Monday, October 21, 2013 8:59 AM Overview of controls Standby/on switch [`], [1] Press to switch the unit from on to standby mode or vice versa. In standby mode, the unit is still consuming a small amount of power.
Note: through Bluetooth ® • Maximum characters that can be shown: approximately Panasonic bears no responsibility for data and/or information that can possibly be compromised during a • This system supports ver. 1.0 and 1.1 ID3 tags. wireless transmission. • Text data that the system does not support can show differently.
Press [ ] to enter Bluetooth mode. STANDBY”. ® “BLUETOOTH READY” is shown. “BLUETOOTH READY” is shown. Press [R, T] to select “ON”. Select “SC-AKX18” from the Bluetooth menu of ® When Bluetooth standby mode is set to “ON”, the the device. ®...
safety application draft akx18ph_rqt9894-m_en Page 9 Monday, October 21, 2013 8:59 AM Memory presetting You can connect and play music tracks from your USB 30 FM and 15 AM stations can be preset. device. Automatic presetting Connecting a USB device Press [PLAY MENU] to select “AUTO PRESET”.
• USB recording indicator blinks during USB recording. Recording • When the next track is being recorded, it will be shown on the display. Panasonic cannot be held responsible on the action of Recording MP3 tracks consumer to record copyrighted contents which can cause copyright infringement.
safety application draft akx18ph_rqt9894-m_en Page 11 Monday, October 21, 2013 8:59 AM Deleting the recorded tracks Advanced recording functions Press [SETUP] to select “EDIT MODE”. High-speed recording Press [R, T] to select the desired mode. Put in the disc you want to record. TRACK DEL Delete a single track.
safety application draft akx18ph_rqt9894-m_en Page 12 Monday, October 21, 2013 8:59 AM To set the play timer DJ effect Press [SETUP] to select “TIMER ADJ”. By main unit only You can use the DJ effect to adjust the sound. Press [R, T] to select “#PLAY”...
safety application draft akx18ph_rqt9894-m_en Page 13 Monday, October 21, 2013 8:59 AM External equipment To check the settings Press [DISPLAY] when the system is switched Preparation • Disconnect the AC power supply cord. off. • Switch off all equipment and read the appropriate Current time is shown.
• You played an unsupported MP3 file. The system will • For some built-in Bluetooth devices, you have to set ® skip that track and play the next one. the audio output to “SC-AKX18” manually. Read the operating instructions of the device for details. Confidential Until: 1 Jan 2014...
Total RMS stereo mode power 350 W (30% THD) Remote control code Tuner, terminals section When other Panasonic equipment responds to the remote Preset memory FM 30 stations control of this system, change the remote control code for AM 15 stations this system.
safety application draft akx18ph_rqt9894-m_en Page 16 Monday, October 21, 2013 8:59 AM USB section USB port USB standard USB 2.0 full speed Media file format support MP3 (*.mp3) USB device file system FAT12, FAT16, FAT32 USB port power 500 mA (max) Bit rate 16 kbps to 320 kbps (playback) USB recording...