Philips MCD288/12 manual

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    MCD 288 Quick Star t Guide What’ s in the Bo x? Y ou should find these items upon opening the bo x. 2 User Manual 1 Quick Start Guide A/V cord (R/W/Y) Component video cables (red/ blue/green) Remote control with tw o AAA batteries External video box 15-pin D-Sub cable (with one end fixed on the main set) FM wir e antenna AC power cor d Stand User[...]

  • Page 2

    AUDIO IN S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN TV IN AUDIO IN S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN TV IN 1 1 1 3 4 4 2 Tips – See the User Manual for other TV connection options . –F or connecting to a Pr ogressive Scan TV , ref er to the user manual for pr oper connections and detailed setup. –N e ver connect the A C power cord befor e connection of the 15-pin Sub cable to av[...]

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    1 2 3 4 In standby mode, press and hold CLOCK/RDS on the r emote . When the hour digits flash, pr ess V OLUME-/+ ( V OL+/- on the remote) to set the hours. Press CLOCK/RDS again and the min ute digits flash. Then pr ess V OLUME-/+ ( V OL+/- on the r emote) to set the minutes. Press CLOCK/RDS again to confirm the time setting. IMPOR T ANT! – T o s[...]

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    Playing a disc 1 2 3 Inser t a disc into the slot loader . ➜ Mak e sure the label side is facing you. ➜ Mak e sure y ou ha v e remov ed an y other disc from the slot loader . Pla yback will start automatically . If not press ÉÅ . To stop pla yback, press 9 . P r i n t e d S i d e Pr ogr amming and tuning to radio stations 1 2 3 Press SOURCE ([...]