Panasonic CQ-C8303U CD Receiver

Panasonic Updated: 2007-06-22
Panasonic CQ-C8303U CD Receiver

High Power Amp-Pump up the Power
Discover greater musical enjoyment with more powerful reproduction. This 4-channel MOS-FET built-in amp delivers 50W to each speaker for a 200W total output. Unlike bipolar transistors, MOS-FETs have low crossover distortion for excellent signal-to-noise ratio in the high range. The high efficiency also means low power consumption and low heat radiation.

Colorful Graphics Burst into Action
The 512-color OEL (Organic Electro Luminescence) display has 172 x 54 pixels for impressive clarity. OEL is a self-illuminating display technology that is easy to read, with a wide viewing angle and about five times the contrast of an LCD screen. Well suited to displaying motion-graphics, OEL has a rapid low-temperature response time for reduced ghosting and flicker compared to LCDs. There are three kinds of motion pattern presets and 10 still-pattern presets.

Customize the High Definition 3D Dot Matrix Display
Spice up your drive with our CD receiver's high definition 3D action graphics that look especially cool on the illuminated blue display. There are three motion patterns, including the Panasonic F1 racecar and Snow Board, and 10 still images to choose from. You can also customize the background (motion/still image), opening, and ending screens using your own images stored on a CD-R/RW disc. There are a wide variety of these images available on our special download website. All you have to do is download the images you like, burn them onto a CR-R/RW disc, and load the disc into the CD receiver. You'll be able to replace the pre-installed images with the new images on your disc. Using the customizing software, Image Studio*, from the special download website, you can edit and process your own digital images (video and stills) to use as 3D Dot matrix background screens.

Enjoy a New Generation of Radio - Satellite Radio
More and more people are discovering satellite radio, a "must have" item that opens up new worlds of listening pleasure. Panasonic car audio is compatible with XM and Sirius satellite radio receivers. Both offer plentiful categories and channels, and you can operate their convenient functions such as Category Lock and Direct Access by channel number from the head unit while viewing information such as artist name and track title on the display.

Ready for Your iPod
The Direct Cable for iPod® (CA-DC300U), sold separately, is all you need to connect the head unit and your iPod player. The head unit will display iPod information, including artist name and album, and you can select iPod tracks and playlists directly from the head unit. Power is supplied to the iPod player from the connected head unit, so you can enjoy the vast amount of music on your iPod player while charging at the same time.

Play Many Popular Music Formats
This CD receiver not only plays CDs, but also CD-R/RW discs, including MP3 and WMA formats. If you've got WMA and MP3 music files recorded on the same CD-R/RW disc, no problem-our CD receiver can handle it. For your listening pleasure, the acclaimed Alphatuner V FM/AM tuner circuitry is built into this unit as well, and there are 18 FM and 6 AM presets.

AUDIO FEATURES:  .
Maximum Output Power  50W x 4
Power Output (at 4? and ?1% THD+N)  18W RMS x 4
Digital Amplifier  No
MOS-FET Output Stage  Yes
SRS CS Automotive  No
SRS WOW  No
Sound Quality  SQ7
High & Low Pass Filters (crossover)  No
SBC-SW (Super Bass Controlled Subwoofer)  Yes
Muting (M) / Attenuator (A)  Yes
Bass, Treble, Balance Fader Controls  Yes
Speaker Impedance  4-8 ohms
Pre-Amp Outputs (Front/Rear/Subwoofer)  Yes, dual outputs (2.5V/200 ohms)
Subwoofer Output Level/Impedance  2.5V/200 ohms
RADIO FEATURES:  .
HD Radio™ 1  No
Satellite Radio Ready  Yes
Ready for iPod®  Yes
Hands-Free Phone System Ready  Yes, by using our CY-BT100U hands-free kit featuring Bluetooth® technology
Expansion Module Ready  Yes
Radio DSP  No
FM/AM Presets  18/6
Auto Preset Memory with Scan  Yes
FMO (FM Optimizer)  Yes
AFE (Adaptive FM Front End)  Yes
INQ (Impulse Noise Quieting)  Yes
AM Usable Sensitivity (S/N 20dB)  27dB/µV (22µV)
FM Usable Sensitivity (75 ohms, S/N 30dB)  10.2dBf (0.9µV)
50dB Quieting Sensitivity (75 ohms)  15.2dBf (1.6µV)
S/N Ratio (FM mono)  62dB
Stereo Separation (1kHz)  35dB
Alternate Channel Selectivity  75dB
CD FEATURES:  .
MP3/WMA Playback  Yes
CD-R/CD-RW Playback  Yes
Multi-stage Noise Shaping 1-bit DAC  Yes
3-Beam Hologram Pickup  Yes
One-chip Digital Circuit  Yes
CD Controls  Scan, Search, Repeat and Random Play
Pause  Yes
CD Text Display  Yes
Frequency Response (±1dB)  20Hz - 20kHz
S/N Ratio  96dB
THD (1kHz)  0.01%
Channel Separation (1kHz)  75dB
CD CHANGER CONTROL:  .
Track/Disc Scan  Yes
Track/Disc Repeat  Yes
Search and Random Play  Yes
DISPLAY & OTHER FEATURES:  .
Color OEL Display  Yes, 4096-Color OEL Display
Variable Color Display  No
High Definition 3D Dot Matrix Display  Customizable
Large Rotary Knob  Yes
Super Bright Display with Dimmer  OEL (Organic Electro Luminescence)
Button Illumination Color  Blue
AUX Input  Yes
Fully Motorized Front Panel  Yes
Open Face CD Access  Yes
Removable Faceplate  Yes
Flashing Warning Light  Yes
Wireless Remote Control  Yes
Built-in Quartz Clock  Yes
Dimensions (H x W x D)  115/16"'' x 7"'' x 61/8"''