Philips NTRX500X manual

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    www .philips.com/welcome User man ual Alwa ys there to help y ou Register your pr oduct and get suppor t at NTRX500 Ques tion? Cont ac t Philips[...]

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    1 EN Contents Contents 1 Important 2 Safety 2 Notice 3 2 Y our Mini Hi-Fi System 4 Introduction 4 What's in the box 4 Over view of the main unit 5 Over view of the remote control 6 3 Connect 8 Connect FM antenna 8 Connect AM antenna 8 Connect pow er 8 4 Get started 10 Prepare the remote control 10 T urn on 10 5 Pla y from a disc or USB 11 Play[...]

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    2 EN 1 Impor tant Safety This 'bolt of lightning' indicates uninsulated material within your unit may cause an electrical shock. For the saf ety of ever yone in your household, please do not remo ve product cov er ing. The 'exclamation point' calls attention to features for which y ou should read the enclosed literature closely [...]

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    3 EN o Apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing. p Do not place any sour ces of danger on the apparatus (e.g. liquid lled objects, lighted candles). q Where the MAINS plug or an appliance coupler is used as the disconnect device, the disconnect device shall r emain readily operable. W arning • Never remov e the casing of this de[...]

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    4 EN 2 Y our Mini Hi-Fi System Congratulations on your purchase , and welcometoPhilips! T ofullybenetfromthe suppor t that Philips offer s, register your product at www .Philips.com/welcome. Intr oduction With this unit, you can enjo y audio from discs, USB devices, Bluetooth devices or exter nal devices. Y ou can also li[...]

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    5 EN Ov er view of the main unit a Disc slot b DELETE • InUSB Amode , deleteaudioles stored on a USB device . c A/B • Jacks for USB mass storage devices. d REC • Record to a USB device . e AUDIO IN A/B • Audio input jack (3.5mm) for an external audio device . f MIC 1/2 (Microphone ports) • Jack for a[...]

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    6 EN o (Left) • In Disc/USB A mode , stop playing. • In Disc/USB A mode , er ase programs. • Exit the process of recording. • In T uner mode , switch between FM and AM bands. p CR OSS F ADER ASSIGN • Adjust the left/r ight channel balance during playback. q (Right) • In USB B mode , stop playing. r Control pla y panel [...]

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    7 EN g • In Disc/USB A mode , stop playing. • In Disc/USB A mode , er ase programs. • Exit the recording process. h ALB/PRESET+/- • Skip to the previous/next album. • Select a preset radio station. i MUTE • Mute/unmute v olume . j DBB • T urn on/off dynamic bass enhancement. k DSC • Select a preset sound equa[...]

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    8 EN 3 Connect Connect FM antenna Connect the supplied FM antenna to the FM jack on the back of the main unit. Connect AM antenna 1 Assemble the AM loop antenna. 2 Connect the AM loop antenna to the AM jack on the back of the main unit. Adjust the position of the antenna for optimal reception. Connect pow er 1 If your po wer supply voltage is 110V [...]

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    9 EN Tip • When you are not using or are transpor ting the unit, to keep the pow er cord or ganized and above the ground, xthepowercab lewiththecabletieonthebackpanel of the main unit.[...]

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    10 EN 4 Get star ted Caution • Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure or other unsafe operation. Always f ollow the instr uctions in this chapter in sequence . If you contact Philips, you will be asked for the model and serial number of this appar atus. The model nu[...]

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    11 EN 5 Pla y fr om a disc or USB Pla y disc 1 Press CD to select the disc source. 2 Load a disc on the disc tray , with the printed side facing up. 3 Press to star t play . • T o pause/resume play , press . • T o stop play , press . • T o select another tr ack, press / . • T o select an album, press ALB/ PRESET+/- . • T o [...]

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    12 EN • T osearchwithinanaudiole , press and hold / , then release to resume normal play . Delete fr om a USB device 1 During play from a USB device , press / toselectanaudiole . • T o delete an audio folder , in the stop position, press ALB/PRESET+/- to select an audio folder . 2 Press USB DELETE[...]

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    13 EN 6 Pla y audio thr ough Bluetooth The unit uses Bluetooth wireless technology to stream music from y our Bluetooth device to the system. Note • Before you connect a Bluetooth device to this unit, familiarize yourself with the Bluetooth capabilities of the device. • The effective operation range between the unit and the paired phone is appr[...]

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    14 EN » After Bluetooth connection, you can enjoy audio on y our phone through the unit. Tip • Different devices may ha ve different way to enab le Bluetooth function. NTRX500[...]

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    15 EN 7 Listen to an external de vice Y ou can listen to an exter nal audio device through the speaker s of this unit. Listen to an MP3 pla yer 1 Press AUDIO A to select the MP3 link source . 2 Connect a 3.5mm audio link cable(not supplied) to: • the AUDIO IN A jack (3.5mm) on the unit. • the headphone jack on the MP3 play er . 3 Star t t[...]

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    16 EN 8 Listen to radio T une to a radio station 1 Press TUNER on the remote control, or (Left) on the main unit repeatedly to select FM or AM. 2 Press and hold / . » [SEARCH] (search) is display ed. » The radio automatically tunes to a station with a strong signal. 3 Repeat step 2 to tune to more stations. • T o tune to a station with a poo[...]

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    17 EN 9 Adjust v olume le vel and sound effect Adjust v olume lev el 1 During play , press VOL +/- to increase/ decrease the volume lev el. Mute sound During play , press MUTE to mute/unmute sound. Apply A UT O DJ effect The AUT O DJ function adds var ious sound and playback eff ects to your music automatically: Effects Description Auto effect Add [...]

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    18 EN Enhance bass The best DBB (Dynamic Bass Enhancement) setting is generated automatically for each DSC selection. Y ou can manually select the DBB setting that best suits your listening environment. • During play , press DBB repeatedly to select: • DBB 1 • DBB 2 • DBB 3 • DBB OFF Apply NX Bass NX Bass effect adds clean [...]

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    19 EN 10 Other featur es Mix sound Y ou can play from a Source A source (Disc/USB A/Bluetooth/T uner/Audio in A mode) and from a Source B source (USB B/Audio in B mode) at the same time . 1 Play from a Sour ce A source . • Disc - Select the Disc mode and load a disc. Select a tr ack and star t playing. • T uner - T une to a r adio station[...]

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    20 EN 3 Press USB RECORD to star t recording. • For Disc mode , press USB RECORD repeatedly to select: A [RECONE](recordone): ther st/ current tr ack is recorded. B [REC ALL] (record all): all tr acks/the remaining tracks are recorded. » Play star ts automatically from the beginning of the disc/the selected track, and the re[...]

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    21 EN 11 Pr oduct information Note • Product information is subject to change without pr ior notice. Specications Amplier T otal output power 4x125W (THD 10%) Frequency response 60 Hz - 16kHz Signal-to- noise ratio >65 dBA Audio In/Mp3 Link 1500mV/2000mV Disc Laser type Semiconductor Disc diameter 12cm/8cm Suppor t disc CD-D A, CD-R, CD-[...]

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    22 EN • ID3 tag v1.2 or later • File name in Unicode UTF8 (maximum length: 128 bytes) Unsupported formats: • Empty albums: an empty album is an albumthatdoesnotcontainMP3les,  and is not be shown in the displa y . • Unsuppor tedlefor matsareskipped.  For example , W ord documents (.doc) [...]

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    23 EN 12 T r oubleshooting Caution • Never remov e the casing of this unit. T o keep the war ranty valid, never tr y to repair the system yourself. If you encounter prob lems when using this unit, check the following points bef ore requesting ser vice . If the problem remains unsolved, go to the Philips web site (www .philips.com/suppor t). When [...]

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    All register ed and unregister ed trademarks are property of their respective o wners. © 2013 K oninklijke Philips Electr onics N.V . All rights reserved. NTRX500_x78_UM_EN_V2.0[...]