Panasonic SLS362C Portable CD Player Car Kit with Remote

by Panasonic

Product Details

Product Manual [729kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 1.1 x 5.7 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00000J4E4
• Item model number: SLSX460
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required.
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #378,663 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Panasonic SL-S362C portable CD player features a bass boost switch and a one-bit digital-to-analog converter. It also offers 40-second antishock protection and a backlit LCD screen. Special functions include 24-track programmable memory and disc or track repeat. The heat-resistant polycarbonate body braves the elements and absorbs impact without affecting performance.

Along with the CD player, you receive Panasonic's car connection kit, stereo headphones, and an AC adapter. The Panasonic SL-S362C also runs on two AA batteries, which can be rechargeables. The wireless remote control lets you operate the CD player and keep your eyes on the road.

The Panasonic SL-S362C carries a one-year warranty on parts and labor.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

70 of 71 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid player, April 30, 2000

By 

Christopher Smith (College Station, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Panasonic SLS362C Portable CD Player Car Kit with Remote (Electronics)

This player is an excellent performer with its anti-shock and extra bass options. Unfortunately, unlike its predecessors it offers little physical shock resistance, so you have to leave the anti-shock on or it'll skip when you set it down.

It plays CD-R discs with no problem but has a strange quirk with CD-RW audio discs; it will play them 3 or 4 times but after that won't recognize them. Erasing and re-recording the disc does make it go away, but it's not worth it.

The battery life is excellent, even with the anti-shock on. One feature from older Panasonics that I miss is the ability to quickly pull the AC/DC adapter out of the back of the unit while it was playing. The old ones switched to battery; this one shuts off.

Don't buy this unit for the remote; wireless remotes on portable CD players are not worth extra money. Unlike wired ones, they get lost easily and must be pointed at the unit.

The tape adapter works just fine and the AC and DC adapters run very cool . . .

65 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Looks nice, plays well, but it's delicate, May 25, 2000

By 

Giuseppe A. Paleologo "gappy" (Riverdale, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Panasonic SLS362C Portable CD Player Car Kit with Remote (Electronics)

The SL-360x series is animprovement over past Panasonic models.

Briefly, here are the strong points. The player has good looks and usability. It's slim, and the buttons have never faulted me, although they could be accidentally pressed if you keep the player in a backpack or a suitcase. The anti-shock memory (40 sec) works well even when driving off-road. The sound quality is average (you don't buy such players to enjoy the nuances of a Debussy prelude anyway). The nicest feature of the player is that batteries last much longer than any player I've had before, I would say in the 15-20 hours range.

And now the bad points: the silver fit-and-finish is very delicate, so it will age quickly as you use it. Most important, when playing long CDs (70+ minutes), the laser head loses the CD trace, and a "sorry" appears on the screen. Which reveals two things about electronic appliances: i) they are not infallible; ii) they can experience a sense of guilt.

Finally, I'd recommend the Panasonic, but only to very careful users who don't expect absolute reliability from it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Panasonic SL-S362C Portable CD Player, July 7, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Panasonic SLS362C Portable CD Player Car Kit with Remote (Electronics)

I have owned this CD player for about two weeks now and have not experienced any of the problems mentioned by the others... I bought the CD player with a little caution flag and as soon as I got it tested it out. Battery life is excelent, actually better if the anti-skip feature is turned on. I do a lot of off-roading (Rocky Mtns. and all) and it hasn't skipped once. I do make many of my own compilation CDs and have not had any trouble with CD-RWs or CD-Rs. The remote works fine but it's not realy necessary (half the time you're holding the player in your hand anyway so it's just a gimick for the gadget adicts like me). The one thing I have noticed is the player's poor tollerance of scratched CDs, but then again CDs need to be taken care of so it's not Panasonic's fault. As for sound quality, Panasonic's supplied headphones leave much to be desired in terms of music clarity, but replace those with a high quality pair from Sony or Koss and the improvement is mind-boggling.

This is definitely the best portable CD player I have ever bought and Amazon gave me an excelent deal. If you love high-quality music on the go, definitely take this Panasonic into consideration.