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English CAUTION AVIS AVISO RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN RISQUE DE CHOCS ÉLECTRIQUES NE PAS OUVRIR RIESGO DE CHOQUE ELÉCTRICO NO ABRIR CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. Attention: Afin de prévenir le risque de chocs électriques, ne pas retirer les vis. Toute réparation devrait être confiée à un personnel qualifié.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Read these instructions – All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. Keep these instructions – The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. Heed all warnings – All warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. Follow all instructions – All operating and use instructions should be followed.
LIMITED WARRANTY AUDIO SYSTEM One Year Free Labor One Year Free Service on Parts This product must be carried in for repair. WHO IS COVERED? You must have proof of purchase to receive warranty service. A sales receipt or other document showing that you purchased the product is considered proof of purchase. WHAT IS COVERED? Warranty coverage begins the day you buy your product. For one year thereafter, all parts will be repaired or replaced, and labor is free.
General Information ........................ 7 Safety Information ........................... 7 Preparation ................................. 8 - 9 Controls ................................... 10 - 12 Operating the system ............. 13 - 15 CD ............................................. 15 - 17 CD Recorder ............................. 18 - 24 Tuner ................................................ 25 Tape .................................................. 26 AUX/CDR ....................................
PREPARATION English Rear Connections Connections general The connections you make will depend upon the possibilities your audio equipment offers. Please refer to the user manuals for your other audio equipment first.
A AM Loop Antenna Connection D Subwoofer Out Connection Connect the supplied loop antenna to the AM ANTENNA terminal. Place the AM loop antenna far away from the system and adjust its position for the best reception. B FM Wire Antenna Connection Connect the optional active subwoofer to the SUBWOOFER OUT terminal. The subwoofer reproduces just the low bass effect (e.g. explosions, the rumble of spaceships, etc.). Be sure to follow the instructions supplied with the subwoofer.
CONTROLS English # @ DISC CHANGE $ OPEN•CLOSE DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 ! 3CD AUX CHANGER % 0 MINI HIFI SYSTEM PROGRAM SHUFFLE REPEAT TIMER REC NEWS T.A. AM MW FM LW 60Hz ¡ 2 10 500Hz 1KHz 2KHz 4KHz DOLBY B NR % RDS CLOCK/ TIMER FM • AM CD TUNER PROG TAPE 2 3 5 6 8 7 3 STOP•CLEAR PLAY PAUSE PREV A. REV NEXT & SOUND NAVIGATION INCREDIBLE SURROUND DIGITAL SOUND CONTROL 9 INC. SURR. PROG.
Controls on the system and remote control 1 STANDBY ON – to switch the system on or to standby mode. – to use for EASY SET. 2 DIGITAL SOUND CONTROL (DSC) – to select the desired sound effect : OPTIMAL, CLASSIC, TECHNO, JAZZ, ROCK or VOCAL. 3 INCREDIBLE SURROUND – to switch on or off the surround sound effect. 4 n – to connect headphones. 5 REC (RECORD) – to start recording on tape deck 2. for CD Recorder – to start recording, finalizing and erasing.
CONTROLS English ‡ fl fi ERASE ›‹ 0 REM 1 CDR MINI AUDI O CD RECO RDER 2 DIGITAL I OPTICAL I ANALOG REC TIME TRACK 3 5 4 CD 6 7 8 TOTAL REM TRACK TIME SOURCE STEP 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 + MANUAL SYNC SCAN SHUFFLE REPEAT TRACK ALL PROGRAM RW ON/OFF REC TYPE RECORD PLAY/P AUSE STOP CANCEL MENU/STOR E REWIND OPEN/CLOS E Recordable FFWD EASY JOG ENTER § – – – 12 ERASE (on CD Recorder only) to select erasing mode.
MINI HIFI SYSTEM PROGRAM SHUFFLE REC REPEAT NEWS T.A. AM MW FM LW STEREO BACK FRONT HSD 60Hz 250Hz 500Hz 1KHz 2KHz 4KHz 8KHz STANDBY ON Easy Set Switching the system ON EASY SET allows you to store all available radio stations automatically. • Press STANDBY ON (on the system only), CD, TUNER, TAPE or AUX. 1 Press and hold STANDBY ON (on the system only) for five seconds; when the system is in standby or demonstration mode.
OPERATING THE SYSTEM English Selecting the Equalizer Display You can select the desired equalizer display for the system. You must not press the DSC or INCREDIBLE SURROUND buttons on the system before using the JOG. • Rotate the JOG to select the desired Equalizer Display, NORMAL, TOP DOWN, or NITE MODE. ™ The selected display will be shown. NORMAL Display PROGRAM SHUFFLE REPEAT TIMER REC NEWS T.A. AM MW FM LW Sound Control VOLUME ADJUSTMENT Adjust VOLUME to increase or decrease the sound level.
Automatic DSC-DBB selection The best DBB setting is generated automatically for each DSC selection. You can manually select the DBB setting that best suits your listening environment. DISC CHANGE OPEN•CLOSE DISC 1 MINI HIFI SYSTEM English CD DISC 2 DISC 3 PROGRAM SHUFFLE REPEAT TIMER REC NEWS T.A.
CD English Loading the CD Changer Playing a CD Selecting a desired track Programming Tracks 1 Press CD to select CD mode. 2 Press OPEN•CLOSE. ™ The CD carousel slides out. 3 Load a CD with the printed side up in the right tray. • You can load another disc in the left tray. • To load the third disc, press the DISC CHANGE button. ™ The CD carousel will rotate until the empty tray is ready for loading. 4 Press OPEN•CLOSE to close the CD carousel.
– During programming, if no button is pressed within 20 seconds, the system will exit program mode automatically. Reviewing the program Reviewing of the program is possible only when playback is stopped. • Press PREV í or NEXT ë repeatedly to review the programmed tracks. • Press STOP•CLEAR Ç to exit review mode. Playing the program 1 Press PLAY É to start program playback. ™ “PLAY PROGRAM” appears on the display. ™ The track number and elapsed playing time of the current track will appear on the display.
CD RECORDER English General Information Accessories (Supplied) • With your Philips CD Recordable/ ReWritable Recorder, you can record, play and erase your own high-quality audio CDs, subject to legal restrictions on copying. Naturally, you will also be able to play all pre-recorded audio CDs. • For recording use, special audio discs must be used (for music only). These discs bear the logos as shown below.
DISPLAY messages Messages, as listed and explained here, may appear on the display for your guidance. GENERAL READING ............ reading disc information. NO DISC ............ no disc inserted, disc unreadable or disc inserted upside down. PROG FULL ....... program full. INSERT DISC…insert disc or insert disc in correct way. WRONG DISC .... inserted disc is not audio CD. UNFINALIZED…unfinalized CDR(W) disc. MEMORY XX%…indicates the amount of text memory used for unfinalized discs. RECORDING UPDATE .......
CD RECORDER English Switching the system ON 1 Plug the power cord supplied into the MAINS connector on the CD recorder, then into a mains socket. 2 Press ON/OFF. ™ The recorder is now in Standby mode. 3 Press any key to activate the recorder. Notes: – The CD recorder will automatically adjust to the local mains voltage. – When the CD recorder is in the 'OFF' position, it is still consuming some power. If you wish to disconnect your player completely from the mains, withdraw the plug from the AC outlet.
MANUAL RECORDING Preparing for manual recording 1 Press SOURCE repeatedly to select DIGITAL, OPTICAL or ANALOG mode. • When Auto Track is ON (default setting), track numbers will automatically be increased during recording. ™ To switch off the Auto Track function you have to enter Menu mode. If you wish to increase track numbers manually, press TRACK INCREMENT on the remote control. For further instructions see Menu mode. ON (AUTO) ....
CD RECORDER English ERASING CDRW DISCS For unfinalized CDRW discs only You can erase: – one or more tracks from the end, – the entire disc. To erase one or more tracks from the end 1 Press ERASE once. ™ The number of tracks and their total playing time appear on the display. ™ “ERASE TRACK“ and “PRESS RECORD” appear on the display. • If the disc is finalized, CD appears on the display after inserting a CDRW in the recorder. The recorder will ask you to confirm unfinalizing first.
Notes: – You can use Shuffle in combination with repeat all or programmed playback. – REPEAT will be cancelled if you open the disc tray. Programming • You can program up to 99 tracks to play in any desired sequence. • Tracks can be programmed more than once, but each time counts as a track (STEP). 1 In Stop mode, press PROG on the remote control to enter Program mode. ™ The PROGRAM flag starts flashing and "PROGRAM" appear on the display.
CD RECORDER English – When an artist’s name has been stored for a certain track, the name will automatically be copied for the next track. The name can be confirmed by pressing STORE/MENU or a new name can be entered as described above. Erasing names 1 Select the TEXT ERASE submenu. ™ "TEXT ERASE" appears on the display. 2 Press ENTER to confirm. 3 Rotate EASY JOG to select the required option in the submenu: ALL TEXT, CD TITLE, CD ARTIST, TRACK 1 TITLE, TRACK 1 ARTIST, etc. 4 Press ENTER to confirm.
MINI HIFI SYSTEM PROGRAM SHUFFLE REPEAT TIMER REC NEWS T.A. AM MW FM LW STEREO BACK FRONT HSD 60Hz 250Hz 500Hz 1KHz 2KHz 4KHz 8KHz STANDBY ON CD1 • 2 • 3 FM • AM TAPE 1 • 2 CDR CD TUNER TAPE AUX PROG SIDE A•B SEARCH • TUNING STOP•CLEAR PLAY PAUSE ▲ CLOCK/ TIMER PRESET ▲ PREV A. REV NEXT DU (HS B D) REC SOUND NAVIGATION INCREDIBLE SURROUND VOLUME DYNAMIC BASS BOOST DIGITAL SOUND CONTROL Note: – For 'EASY SET' feature, please refer to page 13.
TAPE English Tape Playback MINI HIFI SYSTEM PROGRAM SHUFFLE REPEAT TIMER REC NEWS T.A. AM MW FM LW STEREO BACK FRONT HSD 60Hz 250Hz 500Hz 1KHz 2KHz 4KHz 8KHz STANDBY ON CD1 • 2 • 3 FM • AM TAPE 1 • 2 CDR CD TUNER TAPE AUX PROG SIDE A•B SEARCH • TUNING STOP•CLEAR PLAY PAUSE ▲ CLOCK/ TIMER PRESET ▲ PREV A. REV NEXT DU (HS B D) REC SOUND NAVIGATION INCREDIBLE SURROUND DIGITAL SOUND CONTROL DYNAMIC BASS BOOST VOLUME 1 Press TAPE ( TAPE 1•2 ) to select TAPE mode.
RECORDING PROGRAM SHUFFLE REPEAT TIMER REC NEWS T.A. AM MW FM LW STEREO BACK FRONT HSD 60Hz 250Hz 500Hz 1KHz 2KHz 4KHz MINI HIFI SYSTEM 8KHz PROGRAM SHUFFLE REPEAT TIMER REC NEWS T.A.
RECORDING English Dubbing tapes (from tape deck 1 to CD Synchro Start Recording tape deck 2) 1 Press TAPE ( TAPE 1•2 ) to select tape deck 2. 2 Load the prerecorded tape into tape deck 1 and a blank tape into tape deck 2. ™ Make sure the tape in tape deck 1 has its full spool to the left. 3 Press DUB (HSD) once for normal speed dubbing or twice (within 2 seconds) for high speed dubbing. ™ “NORMAL” (normal speed) or “FAST” (high speed) will be displayed, followed by “DUBBING”.
TIMER MINI HIFI SYSTEM PROGRAM SHUFFLE REPEAT TIMER REC NEWS T.A. AM MW FM LW STEREO BACK FRONT HSD 60Hz 250Hz 500Hz 1KHz 2KHz 4KHz 8KHz STANDBY ON DOLBY B NR RDS CLOCK/ TIMER NEWS! FM • AM CD TUNER PROG TAPE SIDE A•B SEARCH • TUNING STOP•CLEAR CDR TAPE 1 • 2 PLAY PAUSE AUX ▲ CD1 • 2 • 3 PRESET ▲ PREV A. REV NEXT Timer Setting DU (HS B D) REC Notes: – During clock setting, if no button is pressed within 90 seconds, the system will exit clock setting mode automatically.
English TIMER MAINTENANCE To switch off the TIMER 1 Press CLOCK/TIMER for more than two seconds. 2 Press Ç on the system to cancel the timer. ™ The timer is now switched off. ™ The display will show "OFF" and the TIMER flag disappears. Maintenance To start the TIMER again (for the same preset time and source) 1 Press CLOCK/TIMER for more than two seconds. 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER again to store the start time. ™ The timer is now switched on. ™ The TIMER flag appears on the display.
Specifications AMPLIFIER Output power ............................................... 2 x 50 W FTC(1) Signal-to-noise ratio ..................................... ≥ 75 dBA (IEC) Frequency response .......................... 40 – 20000 Hz, ± 3 dB Input sensitivity AUX/CDR In ......................................................... 500 mV Output Speakers ................................................................ ≥ 6 Ω Headphones ............................................ 32 Ω – 1000 Ω Subwoofer Out ..
TROUBLESHOOTING English Warning! Under no circumstances you should try to repair the set yourself as this will invalidate the guarantee. Do not open the set as there is a risk of electric shock. • If a fault occurs, check the points listed below before taking the system for repair. • Should any problems persist after you have made these checks, consult your nearest dealer or service center. CD Player Operation “NO DISC” is displayed. • The disc is inserted upside down. ™ Place CD with printed side up.
CD Recorder System does not react. • CD Recorder is in standby mode. ™ Press any key to activate the CD Recorder. • The system is not switched on. ™ Ensure that the ON/OFF button is on. • Main cable is not connected. ™ Ensure that the mains cable is plugged in correctly. • Player does not react. ™ Switch the ON/OFF button on the front of the player OFF and back ON. No sound. • The audio equipments are not connected or are connected wrongly. ™ Check the audio connections.
