Philips EXP 303 manual

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    P ortable MP3-CD pla y er EXP 301 EXP 303 Audio Audio T oll Fr ee Help Line Ligne d’assistance en service libre Linea de ayuda telefónica sin cargo 800-531-0039[...]

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    Return your W arranty Registration card toda y to ensure y ou receive all the benefits y ou’ re entitled to . • Once your Philips purchase is registered, you’ re eligible to receive all the privileges of owning a Philips pr oduct. • So complete and return the W arranty Registration Car d enclosed with your purchase at once , and tak e advan[...]

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    3 S T O P P L A Y • P A U S E S E A R C H A L B U M • T I T L E S E A R CH A L B U M • T I T L E M O D E P R O G R A M D B B E S P O F F • R E S U M E • H O L D L I N E O U T / O P E N V O L . 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 # 1 2 * ( @ ! $ % ^ &[...]

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    Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to the “family!” Dear Philips product o wner: Thank you for y our confidence in Philips. Y ou’ve selected one of the best-built, best-backed pr oducts a vailable toda y . And w e’ll do ev erything in our power to keep y ou happ y with y our purchase for man y years to come. As a member of the Ph[...]

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    English ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 6 Français ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 32 Español –––––––––?[...]

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    English 6 1. Read these instructions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follo w all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any v entilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer´s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiator[...]

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    Safety Instructions ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2, 6 Controls –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 8 Quick start –––––––––––––––––––[...]

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    1 OPEN 2 opens the CD compar tment 2 VO L E adjusts the volume 3 9 stops playback, clear s a progr am, and switches off the unit 4 2; switches the unit on, star ts playback and interr upts playback 5 § skips forward and searches forward 6 ESP E lectronic S kip P rotection prevents music interr uptions caused by shocks or vibrations 7 + MP3-CD only[...]

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    9 Quick star t English !!! 12 p O F F • R E S U M E • H O L D L I N E O U T / O P E N V O L. 3 # 4 HOLD ➠ OFF 5 PLA Y 2; 6 VO L E / O P E N V O L . O F F • R E S U M E • H O L D L I N E O U T / O P E N V O L . O F F • R E S U M E • H O L D L I N E O U T / O P E N V O L . S T O P P L A Y • P A U S E S E A R C H A L B U M • T I T L [...]

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    Maintenance Do not touch the lens A of the unit. Do not expose the unit, batteries or discs to humidity , r ain, sand or excessive heat (caused by heating equipment or direct sunlight). The lens may cloud o ver when the unit is suddenly mov ed from cold to warm surroundings. Playing is not possible then. Leave the unit in a warm environment until t[...]

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    MP3 and AA C music files The music compression technologies MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3) and AA C (Advanced Audio Coding) reduce the digital data of an audio CD significantly while maintaining CD-like sound quality . With MP3, for example , you can record up to 10 hour s of CD-like m usic on a single CD-ROM. This unit plays MP3 and AAC m usic files.[...]

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    This unit will play all albums in alphabetical order . An album name includes all folders in which the album is located, e . g. the album VERDI in CLASSIC has the album name CLASSICVERDI. The albums in the illustration will be played in the following wa y: C LASSIC 1 C LASSICMOZART 2 C LASSICVERDI 3 P OPBLUR 4 R EGGAE 5 In POP , there are no MP[...]

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    Supported formats This unit suppor ts: – Disc format: ISO 9660, Joliet, Multisession, UDF , Enhanced Music CD , Mixed Mode CD – Music fi le formats: MP3, AAC MP3 bit rate (data rate): 32 – 320 kbps and var iable bit rate AA C format: ISO 13818-7 MPEG-2 (low complexity pro fi le), stereo , ADTS and ADIF header s, AAC bit rate ≤ 160 kbps ?[...]

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    Batteries (not supplied) Inserting batteries Open the batter y compar tment and inser t 2 alkaline batteries of type AA ( LR6 , UM3 ). Do not use old and new or different types of batteries in combination. Remov e batteries if they are empty or if the unit will not be used for a long time. Indication of empty batteries ● Replace the batteries or [...]

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    P ow er adapter Only use the A Y 3170 pow er adapter (4.5 V / 300 mA direct cur rent, positive pole to the center pin). Any other product may damage the unit. 1 Make sure the local voltage corresponds to the adapter ´ s voltage. 2 Connect the power adapter to 4.5V DC on the unit and to the power outlet. Note: Always disconnect the adapter if you a[...]

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    Pla ying a disc With this unit you can pla y – all pre-recorded audio CDs – all fi nalized audio CDR(W)s – MP3-CDs (CD-ROMs with MP3 or AA C fi les) 1 Push the OPEN 2 slider to open the CD compar tment. 2 Inser t a disc , printed side up, by pressing gently on the disc ´ s center so that it fi ts onto the hub. Close the compar tment by pr[...]

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    Pla ying Enhanced Music CDs and Mix ed Mode CDs On Enhanced Music CDs and Mixed Mode CDs there are audio CD tracks as well as computer data (e. g. text fi les, pictures, MP3 fi les, … ). 1 Inser t the disc and press 2; to star t playback. ➜ Cd rEAd is display ed. Playback star ts. All audio CD tr acks will be played. 2 If there are MP3 and AA[...]

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    V olume and sound V olume adjustment ● Adjust the volume by using VOL E . Sound adjustment 1 Press DBB for a moderate bass enhancement. ➜ is shown and dbb1 is display ed. 2 Press DBB again for a strong bass enhancement. ➜ is shown and dbb2 is display ed. 3 Press DBB again to switch off the bass enhancement. ➜ disappear s. DBB DBB DBB 18 Bas[...]

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    Selecting and searching (on all discs) Selecting a track during pla yback ● Brie fl y press ∞ or § once or sever al times to skip to the beginning of the current, previous or subsequent track. ➜ Playback continues with the selected track. Searching f or a passage during pla yback 1 Keep ∞ or § pressed to fi nd a par ticular passage in b[...]

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    Selecting an album (on MP3-CDs only) Selecting an album during pla yback ● Brie fl y press − or + once or sever al times to skip to the fi r st track of the cur rent, previous or subsequent album. ➜ The fi rst tr ack of the selected album is play ed. Selecting a track during pla yback 1 Keep − or + pressed to skip quickly to previous or [...]

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    Pro gramming track numbers Y ou can select up to 50 tr acks and store them in the memor y in a desired sequence. Y ou can store any track more than once . 1 Select a track with ∞ or § . 2 Press PROGRAM to store the track. ➜ PROGRAM is shown and P with the n umber of stored tracks is displayed. 3 Select and store all desired tracks in this way [...]

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    Storing the last position pla y ed – RESUME Y ou can store the last position played. When restar ting, playback continues from where you ha ve stopped. 1 Switch the slider to RESUME during playback to activate RESUME. ➜ RESUME is shown. 2 Press 9 whenever y ou want to stop playback. 3 Press 2; to resume playback. ➜ Playback continues from whe[...]

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    Selecting differ ent pla yback possibilities – MODE It is possible to play tracks in random order or to repeat a tr ack, an album or the entire disc. 1 Press MODE repeatedly during playback to select either : – SHUFFLE (with MP3-CDs only): All tracks of the cur rent album are play ed in random order until all of them have been play ed once. –[...]

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    ESP – Electronic Skip Pr otection With a conventional por table disc play er , the music may stop while y ou are jogging, for example. The E lectronic S kip P rotection protects this unit against loss of sound caused by light vibrations or shocks. Continuous playback is ensured. ESP does not protect the unit against damag e caused b y dropping! ?[...]

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    In-car connections (supplied or optionally a vailable) Only use the A Y 3545 car voltage conv er ter (4.5 V DC , positive pole to the center pin) and the A Y 3501 car adapter cassette . Any other product may damage the unit. 1 Put the unit on a horizontal, vibration-free and stable surface. Make sure it is in a safe place, where the unit is neither[...]

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    Belt clip 1 Align the belt clip as indicated in the illustration and press on PUSH to inser t the shaped pin of the clip into the hole in the unit. 2 T urn the clip clockwise as indicated to lock the belt clip to the unit. 3 T o detach, gently lift the belt clip at the indicated end and turn it counter -clockwise . 26 Accessories English PUSH 1 2[...]

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    W ARNING Under no circumstances should you tr y to repair the unit yourself as this will inv alidate the guarantee. If a fault occurs , first check the points listed, before taking the unit for repair . If you are unable to solve a pr oblem b y follo wing these hints, consult your dealer or ser vice center . Prob lem Solution No po wer , playback [...]

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    Prob lem Solution nF dISC indication – Make sure the inser ted CDR(W) is fi nalized. dAtA indication – Make sure you ha ve inser ted an audio disc or an MP3-CD . Prot indication – The music fi le is protected. Make sure the and music fi le is protection option in your encoder software not pla y ed is deactivated when creating a music fi l[...]

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    Prob lem Solution Music is interrupted – Switch on ESP . and OOPS indication In-car use: – Clean the cigarette lighter jack. No po wer , playback – Switch on the ignition of your car . does not start In-car use: – Inser t the adapter cassette cor rectly . No sound or – Change the autoreverse direction of your bad sound quality car cassett[...]

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    POR T ABLE COMP A CT DISC One Y ear Free Exchange This product m ust be carried in for an exchange. LIMITED W ARRANTY WHO IS CO VERED? Y ou must ha ve pr oof of pur chase to exchange the product. A sales receipt or other document showing that you pur chased the pr oduct is considered pr oof of purchase. Attach it to this owner’ s manual and keep [...]

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    EL4967E005 / MAC 4110 / 1-97 EXCHANGING A PRODUCT IN U .S.A., PUER T O RICO OR U.S.VIRGIN ISLANDS... Contact your dealer to arrange an exchange. Or , ship the product, insured and freight prepaid, and with proof of purchase enclosed, to the address listed belo w . Small Product Service Center Philips Service Company 907 Snapps Ferry Road, Plant 2, [...]