Philips MCM196D/37B manual

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    Quick Star t Guide 1 Quick Start Guide What’ s in the Bo x? Y ou should find these items upon opening the box. AM Antenna Quick Start Guide 2 User Manual User Manual MCM196D 1 Dock & 8 Dock Adapters for iP od Pull out the insulation plastic sheet. Remote Contr ol MCM196D_37 QSG_Eng 14/5/07, 13:06 1[...]

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    1 2 3 Tip It is unnecessar y to connect the FM pigtail antenna since it is fix ed to the main unit. Connection 5 1 2 3 4 Setting the clock For radio reception, connect the supplied AM antenna to the AM aerial terminal. Connect the speaker wires to the SPEAKERS terminals. Connect the power cord of the system to the AC power outlet. In standby mode, [...]

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    1 2 3 4 5 Tip Detailed playbac k features and additional functions are described in the accompanied owner's manual. Playing a disc 1 2 Select TUNER source. Press PROGRAM on the set for more than 2 seconds to program all a vailab le stations in order of waveband. Press ALBUM/PRESET 4 3 until the desired preset station is display ed. Pr ogr ammi[...]

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    Playing iPod using the dock 1 Select the cor rect dock adaptor supplied, then snap the adaptor into the correct dock connector (iPod) to provide a snug f it for the play er . ● The indication on the adaptor’s back f its specific iP od player . 2 Cor rectly place your pla yer in the correct dock connector . 3 Connect the cables of the dock to DO[...]