Philips CarStudio CEM2101 manual

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    Register your pr oduct and get support at www .philips.com/w elcome Alwa ys there to help y ou CEM2101/12 User man ual Ques tion? Cont ac t Philips[...]

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    2 English EN Contents 1 Important 3 Safety 3 Notice 3 2 Y our car audio system 5 Introduction 5 What's in the box 5 Over view of the main unit 6 3 Get started 8 Install the car audio 8 T urn on 11 Select countr y/region 11 Set clock 11 4 Listen to radio 12 T une to a radio station 12 Store radio stations in memor y 12 T une to a preset station[...]

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    3 EN 1 Impor tant Safety • Read and under stand all instr uctions before y ou use your apparatus. If damage is caused by failure to follo w instr uctions, the warr anty does not apply . • This apparatus is designed for negative ground (ear th) 12 V DC oper ation only . • T o ensure safe driving, adjust the volume to a safe and comfor[...]

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    4 English EN packaging materials, exhausted batter ies and old equipment. The making of unauthorized copies of copy- protected material, including computer programs, les, broadcastsandsound recordings, may be an infringement of copyrights and constitute a cr iminal offence. This equipment should not be used for such pur poses. Win[...]

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    5 EN 2 Y our car audio system Congratulations on your purchase , and welcometoPhilips! T ofullybenetfromthe suppor t that Philips offer s, register your product at www .philips.com/welcome . Intr oduction With the in-car audio system, you can enjo y your drive while listening to: • FM or AM (MW) r adio • Audio f[...]

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    6 English EN Ov er vie w of the main unit a SOURCE • Select audio source . b MENU • Access system menu. c • Return to previous menu. d / • T urn the unit on or off. • Conrmselection. n p o h r q f g a d c b t s m l k i j e • Mute or unmute sound. • Rotate to adjust volume. e ZONE / • Select tuner band. [...]

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    7 EN h MP3 LINK • Connect external audio device . i  6281' • T urn on or off Maximizing volume . • View clock. j DBB • T urn on or off Dynamic Bass Boost (DBB) sound. • Access to tuner auto store . k • Select preset radio station No.6. • Star t play . • Pause or resume pla y . l REP / SHUF • Sele[...]

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    8 English EN 3 Get star ted Caution • Use the controls only as stated in this user manual. Always f ollow the instr uctions in this chapter in sequence . I f y ou contact Philips, you will be asked f or the model and serial number of your apparatus. The model number and serial number are on the bottom of your apparatus. Wr ite the number s here: [...]

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    9 EN 1 Green/black strip Left speaker (Rear) 2 White/black strip Left speaker (Front) 3 Gr ay/black strip Right speaker (Front) 4 Pur ple/black strip Right speaker (Rear) e Red Ignition key +12V DC when ON/A CC f Blue Motor/electric antenna relay control lead g White-edged blue strip Amplierrelaycontrollead h Black Ground i Y ellow T o [...]

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    10 English EN 2 Ensure that car dashboard opening is within these measurements: 3 Remov e the mounting sleeve with the supplied disassembly tools. 4 Install the sleeve into the dashboard and bendthetabsoutwardtoxthesleeve. Note • Iftheunitisnotxedb ysleevebutbythesupplied screws, skip[...]

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    11 EN 7 Reconnect the negative terminal of the car batter y . Attach the fr ont panel 1 Attach the trim plate . 2 Inser t the r ight side of the panel in the chassis until it is correctly engaged. 3 Press the left side of the panel until the mechanism locks it into place . T urn on T o tur n on the unit, • Press . T o tur n off the unit, •?[...]

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    12 English EN 4 Listen to radio T une to a radio station 1 Press SOURCE repeatedly to select radio mode . 2 Press BAND or / repeatedly to select band: [FM1],[FM2] , [FM3] , [AM1] , or [AM2] . 3 Press and hold or until the frequencydigitisashed.  4 Press or to tune to a radio station manually . » The radio station is broadcast. •?[...]

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    13 EN Pla y with RDS The RDS (Radio Data System) function operates only in areas with FM stations broadcasting RDS signals. If you tune to an RDS station, the station name are display ed. T urn on RDS Note • The default setting for RDS is on. 1 Press MENU . 2 Press or repeatedly until [RDS] is display ed. 3 Rotate to select [RDS ON] . » The RDS [...]

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    14 English EN [REG ON] Only stations in current region can be tuned to automatically . [REG OFF] All stations can be tuned to automatically . 1 Press MENU . 2 Press or repeatedly until [REG] is display ed. 3 Rotate to select a setting. Receivetrafcannouncement Ifyoudonotwanttomisstrafc announcement when enjoying [...]

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    15 EN 5 Pla y audio files Note • Ensurethatthediscordevicecontainsplayab leles. Pla y a disc Note • Y ou cannot play CDs encoded with copyright protection technologies. Y ou can play commercially a vailable audio CDs and these discs: • CD-Recordables (CD-R) • CD-Re-writables (CD-RW) • MP3 CDs • WMA[...]

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    16 English EN Tip • T o go back to upper level of a folder , press . View pla y information During playing, press DISP repeatedly to view: • T r ack number and elapsed play time • Folder • File • Album • Ar tist • Title Repeat pla y 1 During play , press REP. » [REPEA T] is displayed. 2 Rotate to select a setting. ?[...]

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    17 EN 6 Adjust sound Adjust v olume T urn clockwise/counterclockwise to increase/ decrease volume. Mute Y ou can tur n off the sound of your audio . During play , press . • T o resume sound, press again. T urn Dynamic Bass Boost (DBB) on/off 1 Press DBB and the current setting is display ed: » [DBB ON] : Dynamic Bass Boost (DBB) function is o[...]

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    18 English EN Other sound settings Y ou can also adjust the preset EQ / AUDIO settings. 1 Press EQ / AUDIO f or 3 seconds. 2 Press or repeatedly to select the item to be adjusted: • [BAS] (bass) r ange: -7 to +7. • [TRE] (treble) range: -7 to +7. • [BAL] (balance) r ange: 12L to 12R. (L=left speaker , R=r ight speaker) • [F AD] [...]

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    19 EN 7 Adjust system settings T urn beep sound on/off Each time you press a b utton, the unit beeps. Y ou can tur n this beep sound on or off. 1 Press MENU . 2 Press or repeatedly until [BEEP] is display ed. 3 Rotate to select a setting: • [BEEP ON] : turn the beep sound on. • [BEEP OFF] : turn the beep sound off. T urn demo mode on/off [...]

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    20 English EN 8 Additional information Detach the fr ont panel Y ou can detach the front panel to deter theft. 1 Press to release the panel. 2 Pull the panel towards y ou to disengage it from the classis. 3 Store the panel in the supplied carr ying case to protect it from dir t or damage . Replace fuse If the fuse is damaged, 1 Check the electric c[...]

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    21 EN 9 Pr oduct information Note • Product information is subject to change without pr ior notice. P ow er supply 12 V DC (11 V - 16 V), negative ground Fuse 15 A Suitable speaker impedance 4 - 8 Maximum po wer output 40 W x 4 channels Continuous pow er output 21 W x 4 RMS (4 10% T .H.D .) Pre-Amp output voltage 2.5V Aux-in level 500 mV Dimensio[...]

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    22 English EN 10 T r oubleshooting Caution • Never remov e the casing of this apparatus. T o keep the war ranty valid, never tr y to repair the system yourself. If you encounter prob lems when using this apparatus, check the following points before requesting ser vice . If the problem remains unsolved, go to the Philips web site (www .philips.com[...]

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    23 EN 11 Glossar y M MP3 Aleformatwithasounddatacompression system. MP3 is the abbreviation of Motion Picture Exper ts Group 1 (or MPEG-1) Audio Lay er 3. With the MP3 format, one CD-R or CD-RW can contain about 10 times more data than a regular CD . R RDS (Radio Data System) RDS tuner s can automatically tune in stations[...]

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    Specifications are subject to change without notice © 2012 K oninklijke Philips Electr onics N.V . All rights reserved. CEM2101_12_UM_V3.0[...]