Philips MCM240/21 manual

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    MCM240 Micr o Hi-Fi System pg001-020_MCM240_21_Eng 2005.5.16, 9:14 AM 1[...]

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    3140 115 xxxxx 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 -[...]

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    3140 115 xxxxx 4 pg001-020_MCM240_21_Eng 2005.5.16, 9:14 AM 4[...]

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    3140 115 xxxxx 5 English F rançais Español Index English ------------------------------------------------ 6 F rançais -------------------------------------------- 21 Español --------------------------------------------- 36 -------------------------------------------------------- 51 pg001-020_MCM240_21_Eng 2005.5.16, 9:14 AM 5[...]

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    6 English Contents General Information En vironmental information ................................ 7 Supplied accessories ............................................ 7 Safety inf ormation ................................................ 7 Preparations Rear connections .......................................... 8 – 9 Optional connection .........[...]

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    English 7 General Information IMPOR T ANT! PLEASE NO TE THA T THE VOL T A GE SELECT OR LOCA TED A T THE BO TTOM OF THIS SYSTEM IS PRESET A T 220V FROM THE FACT OR Y . FOR COUNTRIES THA T OPERA TE A T 110V -127V , PLEASE ADJUST T O 110V -127V BEFORE YOU SWITCH ON THE SYSTEM. En vir onmental Information All unnecessar y packaging has been omitted. W [...]

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    8 English Preparations Rear connections The type plate is located at the rear of the system. A Po w e r – Before connecting the A C power cord to the wall outlet, ensure that all other connections ha ve been made. – If y our system is equipped with a V oltage Selector , set the V OL T A GE SELECT OR to the local po wer line voltage. W arning! ?[...]

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    English 9 plastic protectiv e sheet FM Antenna ● For better FM stereo reception, connect an outdoor FM antenna to the FM ANTENNA terminal. C Speakers Connection Fr ont Speakers Connect the speaker wires to the SPEAKERS terminals, right speaker to " RIGHT " and left speaker to " LEFT ", colored (mar ked) wire to " + "[...]

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    10 English Contr ols (illustrations on page 3) Contr ols on the system and r emote control 1 ST ANDBY -ON B – switches the system on or to standb y . 2 Displa y screen – sho ws the status of the system. 3 OPEN • CLOSE ç – opens/closes the CD door . 4 IR – remote sensor 5 V OLUME ( 3 / 4 ) ( + / - ) – adjusts the volume lev el. – adju[...]

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    English 11 Basic Functions Impor tant! Before you operate the system, complete the prepar ation procedures. Switching the system on ● Press ST ANDBY -ON (or B on the remote). ➜ The system will switch to the last selected source. ● Press CD , TUNER or AUX on the remote control. ➜ The system will switch to the selected source . ● Press OPEN[...]

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    12 English Basic pla yback contr ols To pla y a disc ● Press ÉÅ to star t playback. ➜ The current tr ack number and elapsed playing time of the track are display ed dur ing disc playback. To select a different track ● Press PRESET í / ë (or í / ë on the remote) once or repeatedly until the desired track number appears in the display . ?[...]

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    English 13 CD/MP3-CD Operation Notes: CD play will also stop when; – the CD door is opened. – the disc has r eached the end. – you select another source: TUNER or A UX. – you select standby . – the set auto off time arrives . – no button is pr essed within 15 minutes in the CD P A USE position. Pla ying an MP3 disc 1 Load an MP3 disc. ?[...]

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    14 English 3 Press PROGRAM to confirm the track number to be stored. ➜ PROG X is shown briefly , f ollowed b y the n umber of the track (for MP3-CD , the album and title numbers of the tr ack) you just stored. X denotes the next progr am number to be stored 4 Repeat steps 2-3 to select and store all desired tracks. ➜ FULL is displayed if y ou a[...]

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    English 15 Radio Reception T uning to radio stations 1 Press SOURCE on the front panel of the system or TUNER on the remote to select TUNER. ➜ TUNER is displayed briefly . 2 Press BAND on the front panel of the system once or more to select your wa v eband (FM/ MW). 3 Press and hold ALBUM/TUNE à / á (or ALB UM -/+ à / á on the remote). ➜ Th[...]

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    16 English Changing tuning grid (not availab le for all versions) In Nor th and South America, the frequency step between adjacent channels in the MW band is 10 kHz (9 kHz in some areas). Changing the tuning grid will erase all pre viously stored preset r adio stations. 1 Select TUNER source or in the tuner mode. 2 Press ST OP on the set for at lea[...]

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    English 17 Clock/Timer Setting the clock 1 In standby mode or system on, press and hold DISPLA Y/CLOCK on the remote control for more than 3 seconds. ➜ SET CLOCK scrolls on the display . ➜ The clock digits for the hour s flash. 2 Press V OLUME ( 3 / 4 ) ( +/- ) to set the hours. 3 Press DISPLA Y/CLOCK again. ➜ The clock digits for the minutes[...]

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    18 English Clock/Timer Activating and deactivating SLEEP The sleep timer enables the system to switch off by itself after a set period of time . ● Press SLEEP on the remote control once or more. ➜ Display shows SLEEP and one of the sleep time options in sequence: 90 , 60 , 45 , 30 , 15 , OFF , 90 ... if you have selected a time. Once SLEEP is a[...]

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    English 19 Cleaning the Cabinet ● Use a soft cloth slightl y moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use a solution containing alcohol, spirits, ammonia or abrasives. Cleaning Discs ● When a disc becomes dir ty , clean it with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the centre out. ● Do not use solv ents such as benzene, thinner , comme[...]

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    20 English Tr oub leshooting W ARNING Under no circumstances should you try to repair the system your self, as this will invalidate the w arranty . Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a f ault occur s , first check the points listed below before taking the system for repair . If you are unable to r emedy a problem b y fo[...]