Brand: Panasonic
Category: Portable Electronics
Document Type: Manual
Language: EN
Manual for SL-CT700
Uploaded: Nov. 21, 2025, 7:26 p.m.
Manual Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Warranty Information
Provides one year of parts and labor for Portable Audio Products, excluding batteries.
Playback: Open the lid, insert a CD, release the HOLD switch, and press PLAY. Adjust volume using the Volume control. MP3 files may take longer to read, indicated by "MP3" on the display.
Pause/Restart: Press PLAY/PAUSE to pause and again to restart.
Search: Press and hold Skip/Search buttons during play. Note: MP3 search is limited; you cannot search while playing MP3. Search is restricted to the current track in certain modes.
Skip: Press Skip/Search buttons. Press twice to skip to the previous track.
Stop: Press STOP/OPERATION OFF. Press and hold to turn the unit off.
Program Play: Select tracks while stopped, press MEMO/DISP to register (up to 20 tracks), then start play.
EQ Settings: Cycle through S-XBS, TRAIN, LIVE, or off by pressing EQ.
MP3 Playback: Play MP3 files from discs. Album skip is available by pressing and holding a direction button. Album mode plays only tracks within a selected album.
Display Change: Press and hold MEMO/DISP to cycle through album title, track title, ID3 tag information, track number, and elapsed time.
HOLD Function: Set to HOLD to prevent accidental button presses or playback interruptions. The unit and remote control have independent HOLD switches.
Troubleshooting and error codes
| Problem | Possible Cause | Remedy |
|---|---|---|
| No play | The HOLD function is on. | The HOLD function is on (page 4). |
| The disc isn't correctly set. | ||
| The disc is scratched or dirty. (Tracks skipped.) | ||
| There is moisture on the lens. | Wait for about an hour and then try again. | |
| The lens is dirty. | Clean it with a blower (recommended product: SZZP1038C). If the lens gets marked with fingerprints, gently wipe them off with a cotton swab. | |
| The unit may not read MP3 correctly if it is shaken while it is reading the files. | ||
| You may not be able to play MP3 if you have copied a multi-session disc that has no data between sessions. | ||
| No sound or there is a lot of noise. | Ensure the plugs are inserted firmly. | |
| Wipe the plugs clean with a clean cloth. | ||
| Separate this unit from mobile telephones. | ||
| Noise may occur when playing MP3 if recording quality is poor. | ||
| The disc is playing but it isn't turning. | The elapsed playing time disappears and sound is interrupted if bumps continue repeatedly. | |
| Play doesn't resume from the track where play stopped at. | The unit is using the Power Management Function to play stored audio data to extend battery life. | |
| This doesn't work if you change discs. | ||
| This doesn't work during random play. | ||
| It may not work correctly under some conditions. | ||
| Random play modes may be on (page 6). | ||
| Play resumes from the track where you last stopped play. Use skip to return to the first track. | ||
| Play doesn't start from the first track. | Disconnect then reconnect all power sources (batteries and AC adaptor). | |
| The unit stops working. | ||
| Cannot search through tracks. | You cannot search through MP3 files. | |
| Cannot skip albums. | You cannot skip between the first and last albums during play. | |
| The buttons don't light. | The buttons don't light when hold is on. ([/II, CHG] does light during recharging.) | |
| Cannot hear the remote control's operation tone. | The operation tone may be off (page 6). | |
| The remote control malfunctions. | Use only the included remote control to operate this unit. | |
| Cannot recharge. | You aren't using the special rechargeable batteries. | You must insert two batteries before you can recharge them. The unit must be off before you can recharge. |
| The AC adaptor becomes warm during recharging. | This is normal. | |
| The batteries are taking a long time to recharge. | The batteries may take a maximum of 6 hours to recharge under some conditions. | |
| Play time is very short even after recharging. | The batteries have reached the end of their service life. Usually they can be recharged 300 times. | |
| Play time is short after recharging. | This may occur after the first time you recharge the batteries or after you haven't used them for a long time. Play time should be restored after a few recharges. The batteries can go flat if you leave the AC adaptor connected after recharging is complete. | |
| The battery indicator fails to appear or is incorrect. | The indicator does not appear when the AC adaptor is connected. | The indicator does not appear correctly when you are using rechargeable batteries and dry cell batteries at the same time and under some other conditions. |
| Displays | ||
| HOLD | The HOLD function is on (page 4). | |
| NODISC | You haven't inserted a disc or it isn't inserted correctly. | You have inserted a disc this unit cannot play. |
| OPEN | The disc lid is open. | |
| F | Full: The program already contains 20 tracks. | |
| CHARGE | The batteries are recharging. Recharging is complete when this disappears. | Reading MP3 files. |