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    Quick Star t Guide What’ s in the Bo x? Y ou should find these items upon opening the box. MC157 1 Quick Start Guide 2 User Manual Quick Start Guide User manual 3 1 2 Remote Contr ol MC157_QSG_Eng 4/1/10, 21:26 1[...]

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    speak er (right) speak er (left) FM wire antenna AC pow er cord 1 2 Connection Connect the speaker wires to the SPEAKERS ter minals. Connect the pow er cord of the system to the A C pow er outlet. Tip: It is unnecessar y to connect the FM pigtail antenna since it is fix ed to the main unit. 2 1 MC157_QSG_Eng 4/1/10, 21:26 2[...]

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    5 1 2 3 4 Setting the clock In standby mode, press and hold CLOCK/DISPLA Y on the remote control set for 2 seconds. Press PR OG to select 12-hour or 24-hour displa y . Press CLOCK/DISPLA Y to conf ir m. ➜ The clock digits for the hour s flash. Press TUNING 4 ¢ ( à / á on the remote control) to set the hour s. Press CLOCK/DISPLA Y again. ➜ Th[...]

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    © Royal Philips Electr onics N.V . 2010 All rights reser v ed. http://www .philips.com MC157_61_QSG_V2.0 Tip: Detailed playback features and additional functions are described in the accompanied owner's manual. 1 2 Select TUNER source. Press PROG on the remote control f or more than two seconds to program all a vailable stations in order of w[...]