Table Of Contents; General Information Scope Of Supply; Setup; Environmental Information - Philips F984 User Manual

GENERAL INFORMATION
General information
Scope of supply..................................................................................4
Setup ..................................................................................................4
Environmental information.................................................................4
Trademark acknowledgment..............................................................4
Maintenance ......................................................................................4
Controls .................................................................................................5
Remote control
Remote control usage........................................................................6
Remote control buttons .....................................................................7
Programming the universal remote control
(FR 985, FR 986, FR 995, FR 996 only) ...............................................8
Connectors............................................................................................9
Connections
Analogue audio connections ...........................................................10
Digital audio connections ................................................................10
System control bus, CINEMA LINK .................................................11
Video connections............................................................................11
Mains ...............................................................................................12
Power handling ................................................................................12
Speaker connections........................................................................12
TV as the center speaker .................................................................12
Antenna connections .......................................................................12
Headphones .....................................................................................12
System setup
Positioning of the speakers .............................................................13
Speaker setup and testing...............................................................13
Receiver adjustment ........................................................................13
Display.................................................................................................14
Menus
Receiver menu ...........................................................................15-16
TV menu ...........................................................................................16
Activating CINEMA LINK .................................................................16
Source selection
SOURCE SELECT...............................................................................17
6 CHANNEL-DVD/SACD INPUT selection .......................................17
Reassigning a source selection .......................................................17
Using one source selection for two or more appliances ................17
About 6 CHANNEL-DVD/SACD INPUT ............................................17
Playback, recording
Playing a source ...............................................................................18
Adjusting the sound .........................................................................18
Recording from a source..................................................................18
Recording from the digital output ...................................................18
Surround sound
About surround sound......................................................................19
Switching surround sound ...............................................................19
Surround sound settings..................................................................20
Tuner
Tuning to radio stations ...................................................................21
Switching FM sensitivity .................................................................21
Storing radio stations ......................................................................21
Tuning to stored radio stations........................................................22
Resorting stored radio stations .......................................................22
Naming radio stations .....................................................................22
Clearing station names....................................................................22
RDS R..............................................................................................23
RDS News and Traffic Announcement ............................................23
Technical data
Receiver............................................................................................24
Troubleshooting
Warning............................................................................................25
Troubleshooting................................................................................25
As an ENERGY STAR ® partner, Philips has determined that
this product meets the ENERGY STAR
guidelines for energy efficiency.
This set complies with the radio interference
requirements of the European Community.
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Scope of supply
This receiver is supplied including:
- a remote control
- 2 batteries for the remote control, size AA
- a coaxial cable for audio connection with a DVD player
- a system bus cable for the CINEMA LINK connection
- a loop antenna
- a wire antenna
- this instruction booklet

Setup

If you have stacked the components of your system, the
receiver must be on top. Place the receiver on a flat,
hard, stabile surface. Do not cover any vents and leave
50 cm above and 10 cm left and right of the receiver
free for ventilation.
For good reception the loop antenna should not be placed on
top of or beneath VCRs, CD recorders, DVD players, TVs and
other radiation sources.

Environmental information

All redundant packing material has been omitted. We have
done our utmost to make the packaging easily separable into
three mono materials: cardboard (box), polystyrene foam
(buffer) and polyethylene (bags, protective foam sheet).
Your set consists of materials which can be recycled if
disassembled by a specialized company. Please observe the
local regulations regarding the disposal of packing materials,
exhausted batteries and old equipment.

Trademark acknowledgment

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
"DOLBY", "DOLBY DIGITAL", "PRO LOGIC" and the double-D
symbol 2 are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential
unpublished works. © 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories. All
rights reserved.
"DTS" and "DTS Digital Surround" are trademarks of Digital
Theater Systems, Inc. Copyright 1996 Theater Systems, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.

Maintenance

Clean the receiver with a soft,
slightly dampened, lint-free cloth. Do
not use any cleaning agents as they
may have a corrosive effect.
Do not expose the receiver to
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humidity, rain, sand or excessive heat
(caused by heating equipment or
direct sunlight).