Philips MC145/98 manual

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    MC-320/22-1 2 pg001-020_MC145_98_Eng 10/1/06, 11:40 2[...]

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    MC-320/22-1 4 CA UTION Use of contr ols or adjustments or performance of pr ocedures other than herein may r esult in hazardous r adiation e xposure or other unsafe operation. pg001-020_MC145_98_Eng 10/1/06, 11:40 4[...]

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    xxxxx 5 English Русский Index English ------------------------------------------------ 6 êÛÒÒÍËÈ ---------------------------------------------------------- 36 -------------------------------------------------------- 21 pg001-020_MC145_98_Eng 10/1/06, 11:40 5[...]

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    MC-320/22-1 6 English Contents General Information Envir onmental information ................................ 7 Supplied accessories ............................................ 7 Safety information ................................................ 7 Pr eparation Rear connections ............................................. 8–9 Before using the [...]

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    English xxxxx 7 General Information Supplied accessories –2 speaker bo xes – remote control with batter y En vir onmental Information All unnecessar y packaging has been omitted. W e hav e tr ied to make the packaging easy to separate into three mater ials: cardboard (box), polystyrene foam (buff er) and poly ethylene (bags, protective foam she[...]

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    MC-320/22-1 8 English Pr eparations Rear connections The type plate is located at the back of the system. A Po w e r – Before connecting the A C pow er 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 V OL T A GE SELECT OR to the local pow er line voltag[...]

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    English xxxxx 9 Befor e using the remote contr ol 1 Pull out the plastic protective sheet. 2 Select the source you wish to control b y pressing one of the source select keys on the remote control (for example CD , TUNER). 3 Then select the desired function (for example É , í , ë ). Replacing batter y (lithium CR2032) into the r emote control 1 P[...]

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    MC-320/22-1 10 English Contr ols (illustr ations on page 3) Contr ols on the system and r emote contr ol 1 LCD Displa y – shows the status of the system. 2 iR SENSOR – infr ared sensor for remote control. 3 PROG f or CD ................. progr ams tr acks and reviews the progr am. f or T uner ............. progr ams tuner stations manually or a[...]

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    English xxxxx 11 Basic Functions IMPOR T ANT: Before you oper ate the system, complete the prepar ation procedures. Switching the system on ● Press PO WER ( y on the remote control) or SOURCE. ➜ The system will switch to the last selected source . ● Press SOURCE ( CD , TUNER or T APE on the remote control). ➜ The system will switch to the s[...]

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    MC-320/22-1 12 English CD Operation 4 Press 2; to star t pla yback. ➜ Cur rent track number follow ed by elapsed playing time of the track are displayed during disc playback. ➜ Press DISPLA Y/CLOCK to display total remain playing time. 5 To pause playback press 2; . Press 2; again to resume play . ➜ Display: The elapsed time flashes when play[...]

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    English xxxxx 13 CD Operation Differ ent pla y modes: SHUFFLE and REPEA T Y ou can select and change the var ious play modes before or during playback. REPEA T ............ plays the current tr ack continuously REPEA T ALL ... repeats the entire disc/ progr amme SHUFFLE ......... tr acks of the entire disc are play ed in r andom order 1 To select y[...]

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    MC-320/22-1 14 English Radio Reception T uning to radio stations 1 Select TUNER source . ➜ is display ed. 2 Press ST OP/BAND (on the set) or TUNER (on the remote control) once or more to select y our wa veband. 3 Press on TUNING ¡1 or 2™ and release button. ➜ The radio automatically tunes to a station with sufficient reception. Display indic[...]

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    English xxxxx 15 Ta pe Operation / Recor ding General information on r ecor ding ● Recording is per missible insofar as cop yr ight or other r ights of third par ties are not infr inged. ● For recording, use only NORMAL (IEC type I) tapes on which the tabs hav e not yet been broken. This deck is not suited for recording on MET AL (IEC IV) type [...]

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    MC-320/22-1 16 English Ta pe Operation / Recor ding Cleaning the Cabinet ● Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild deter gent solution. Do not use a solution containing alcohol, spirits, ammonia or abr asives. Cleaning Discs ● When a disc becomes dir ty , clean it with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the centre out. ● Do not use [...]

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    English xxxxx 17 Clock/Timer Setting the timer ● The system can be used as an alar m clock. CD or TUNER can be set to switch on at a preset time . The clock time needs to be set first before the timer can be used. ● If no button is pressed within 90 seconds during timer setup, the system will exit timer setting mode automatically . 1 In any mod[...]

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    MC-320/22-1 18 English Activating and deactivating SLEEP The sleep timer enables the system to switch off by itself after a set per iod of time . ● Press SLEEP on the remote control repeatly to select desired time before system shuts off. ➜ Display sho ws SLEEP and ser ies of time options for selection: 60 , 45 , 30 , 15 , 0 , 60 . ● To deact[...]

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    English xxxxx 19 Tr oubleshooting W ARNING Under no circumstances should you tr y to r epair the system your self, as this will in validate the w arranty . Do not open the system as ther e is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs , first check the points listed below befor e taking the system for repair . If you are unable to remedy a pr oble[...]

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    MC-320/22-1 20 English The remote contr ol does not function – Select the source (CD or TUNER, for example) pr operly . before pressing the function button ( É , í , ë ). – Reduce the distance between the remote control and the system. – Inser t the batteries with their polar ities (+/– signs) aligned as indicated. – Replace the batter[...]