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FWM583 MP3-CD Mini Hi-Fi System Register your pr oduct and get support at www .philips.com/w elcome pg001-pg028_FWM583-55-Eng 2008.4.18, 13:34 1[...]
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2 México Es necesar io que lea cuidadosamente su instr uctivo de manejo. No abrir, riesgo de choque eléctrico Verifique que el voltaje de alimentación sea el requerido para su aparato ATENCIÓN Para evitar el riesgo de choque eléctrico, no quite la tapa. En caso de requerir servicio, dirijase al personal calificado. PRECAUCIÓN - ADVERTENCIA De[...]
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4 1 PLUG & PLA Y -for tuner installation pg001-pg028_FWM583-55-Eng 2008.4.18, 13:34 4[...]
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English 5 Contents General Information Supplied accessories ............................................ 6 En vironmental information ................................ 6 Safety inf ormation ................................................ 6 Preparations Rear connections ............................................. 7–8 Pow e r Antennas Connection [...]
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6 English General Information Congratulations on y our purchase and w elcome to Philips! To full y benefit from the support that Philips off ers, r egister your pr oduct at www .philips.com/w elcome . IMPOR T ANT! PLEASE NO TE THA T THE VOL T AGE SELECT OR LOC A TED A T THE REAR OF THIS SYSTEM IS PRESET A T 220V FROM THE FA CTOR Y . FOR COUNTRIES T[...]
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English 7 Pr eparations Rear connections The type plate is located at the rear of the system. A Po w e r – Bef ore connecting the A C power cord to the wall outlet, ensure that all other connections hav e been made . – If your system is equipped with a V oltage Selector , set the VOL T A GE SELECT OR to the local po wer line voltage . W arning![...]
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8 English Preparations FM Antenna ● For better FM stereo reception, connect an outdoor FM antenna to the FM ANTENNA terminal. C Speakers Connection ● Connect the speaker wires to HIGH CHANNEL and LO W CHANNEL terminals, right speak er to " R " and left speaker to " L ", red wires to " + " and black wires to " [...]
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English 9 Contr ols (illustrations on pag e 3) Contr ols on the system and r emote control 1 ST ANDBY ON B – to switch the system on or to standby mode. 2 DISC 1/2/3 (CD 1/2/3) – to select a disc tray for playback. 3 Source selection – to select the follo wing: CD – to select disc source. – press repeatedly to select a disc tray for playb[...]
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10 English Contr ols Notes for r emote control: – First, select the source you wish to contr ol by pressing one of the source select keys on the remote contr ol (CD or TUNER, for e xample). – Then select the desired function ( É , í , ë , for example). Hearing Saf ety Listen at a moderate volume. ● Using headphones at a high v olume can im[...]
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English 11 Basic Functions IMPOR T ANT! Before you operate the system, complete the preparation pr ocedures. Plug and Pla y (for tuner installation) Plug and Play allows y ou to store all availab le r adio stations automatically . First time setup/po wer up 1 When you turn on the main supply , " AUTO INSTALL - PRESS PLAY " is displayed. 2[...]
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12 English Basic Functions Demonstration mode The system has a demonstration mode that sho ws the var ious features offered b y the system. To activate the demonstration ● In standby mode , press and hold 9 on the system for 3 seconds to switch to demonstration. To deactivate the demonstration ● Press and hold 9 on the system f or 3 seconds to [...]
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English 13 Basic Functions Automatic DSC-DBB selection The best DBB setting is generated automatically f or each DSC selection. Y ou can manually select the DBB setting that best suits y our listening environment. 1 I ncredible Surr ound The Incredible Surround magnifies the vir tual distance between the front speak er s for an incredibl y wide , e[...]
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14 English CD/MP3-CD Operations IMPOR T ANT! – This system is designed for regular discs. Therefor e , do not use any accessories such as disc stabiliser rings or disc treatment sheets, etc ., as offer ed on the market, because they may jam the changer mechanism. – Do not load more than one disc into each tr ay. Discs for pla yback This system [...]
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English 15 CD/MP3-CD Operations 3 Press OPEN•CLOSE to close the disc tr ay . ➜ " READING DISC " scrolls. The selected disc tray , total number of tracks and the playing time will appear on the displa y . ➜ A lighted button indicates that a disc is loaded on the disc tray . ➜ For MP3 disc , the name of the first album and title wil[...]
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16 English CD/MP3-CD Operations Differ ent play modes: SHUFFLE and REPEA T Y ou can select and change the var ious play modes before or during playback. 1 Press MODE on the remote control to select: ➜ " REPEAT TRACK " – to repeat playback of the current tr ack. ➜ " REPEAT DISC " – to repeat playback of the current disc. [...]
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English 17 Radio Reception T uning to radio stations 1 Press TUNER to select TUNER mode . ➜ " TUNER " is display ed. A few seconds later , the current r adio frequency will appear on the display . 2 Press TUNER again to select the desired wav eband : FM or MW . 3 Press and hold ALBUM -/+ 5 6 until the frequency indication star ts to cha[...]
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18 English Radio Reception Manual Preset Pr ogramming 1 T une to y our desired r adio station (refer to “T uning to radio stations”). 2 Press PROGRAM . ➜ PROG star ts flashing. ➜ The next availab le preset number is displayed f or selection. To store the radio station to another pr eset number ● Press TITLE -/+ ¡ / ™ PRESET to select t[...]
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English 19 External Sour ces Connecting external equipment 1 Connect the audio out ter minals of the external equipment (TV , VCR, Laser Disc pla yer , DVD play er or CD Recorder) to the AUX terminals of your system. 2 Press AU X to select exter nal equipment. ➜ " AUX " is displayed. Notes: – All the sound control features (DSC or DBB[...]
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20 English Ho w to organize your MP3/WMA files on the USB mass storag e device This Hi-Fi system will browse the MP3/WMA f iles in the folders/sub-folder s/titles order . Example: Root Title 001 Title 002 Title 003 Album 01 Title 001 Title 002 Title 003 Album 03 Title 001 Title 002 Title 003 Album 02 Title 001 Title 002 Title 003 Organize your MP3/[...]
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English 21 Ripping function This function enables y ou to record music to a connected USB mass storage device from any other source (i.e., DISC , TUNER, or A UX) without interr upting your enjoyment of the m usic. 1 Inser t a USB mass device with sufficient free space to the USB DIRECT socket on the set. 2 Prepare the source to record from. DISC - [...]
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22 English T uner record timer setting This function enables y ou to set a timer for star ting and stopping r ipping from the tuner source automaticall y . IMPOR T ANT! – Before setting the timer , ensur e that the clock is set corr ectl y . 1 T une to the station y ou desire to record from. (See "Radio Reception": "T uning to radi[...]
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English 23 Clock/Timer Vie wing clock The clock (if it is set) will be sho wn in standby mode. To view the clock in an y source mode (CD or TUNER for example) ● Press CLOCK•TIMER (or CLOCK on the remote control). ➜ The clock is displayed for a few seconds. ➜ If the clock has not been set, " -- : -- " is display ed. Clock setting T[...]
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24 English Clock/Timer Timer setting The system can switch on to CD , TUNER, or USB mode automatically at a preset time, ser ving as an alarm to wake you up. IMPOR T ANT! – Before setting the timer , ensur e that the clock is set correctly . – The timer will always be s witched on after it has been set. – The timer will not star t if a record[...]
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English 25 Specifications AMPLIFIER RMS output po wer LF channel .................................. 105 W per channel HF channel ................................. 105 W per channel Subw oofer output power .................. 180 W RMS T otal power ........................................................... 600 W Signal-to-noise ratio ...............[...]
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26 English Maintenance W ARNING Under no circumstances should you tr y to repair the system yourself, as this will inv alidate the w arranty . Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below before taking the system for repair . If you are unable to remedy a pr oblem by follo wing [...]
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English 27 “ DEVICE NOT SUPPORTED ” scrolls on the displa y . Radio reception is poor . The system does not react when buttons ar e pressed. Sound cannot be heard or is of poor quality . The left and right sound outputs ar e re versed. The remote contr ol does not function pr operly . The time is not working. Not all lighted buttons ar e showin[...]
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28 English Printed in China CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT FWM583 PDCC-ZC-0816 Meet Philips at the Internet http://www .philips.com pg001-pg028_FWM583-55-Eng 2008.4.18, 14:01 28[...]