Philips ACT-500 Service Manual page 6

INSTRUCTION FOR USE
cd play / features
playing a cd
this cd-player can play all kinds of audio discs
such as cd-recordables and cd-rewritables. do
not try to play a cd-rom, CDi, VCD, DVD or
computer cd.
1
push the slider to open the player.
2
insert an audio cd, printed side up, by
pressing the cd onto the hub.
3 close the player by pressing the lid down.
4 press 2; to switch the player on and start
playback.
y the current track number and elapsed
playing time are displayed. indicator lights
up green.
• you can pause playback by pressing 2;.
y the time at which playback was paused
starts flashing. indicator turns orange and
flashes.
• you can continue playback by pressing 2;
again.
5 press 9 to stop playback.
y the total number of tracks and the total
playing time of the cd are displayed.
6 press 9 again to switch the player off. indicator
lights up red and gradually turns off.
• to remove the cd, hold it by its edge and press
the hub gently while lifting the cd.
note: if there is no activity, the set will
automatically switch off after a while to save
energy.
playback information
• i
f a cd-recordable (CD-R) or a cd-rewritable
(CD-RW) is not recorded properly,
displayed, indicating that the cd has not been
finalized. in that case, use FINALIZE on your
cd recorder to complete the recording.
• when playing a cd-rewritable (CD-RW), please
note that it takes 3–15 seconds after pressing
2; for sound reproduction to start.
• playback will stop if you open the cd lid.
• while the cd is read, 1 -:- flashes in the display.
volume and bass
volume adjustment
• adjust the volume by using +/ −(vol).
bass adjustment
•
press eq (on the set only) to switch the bass
enhancement on or off
y dbb is shown if the bass enhancement is
activated.
1-5
selecting a track and searching
selecting a track during playback
• briefly press 5 or 6 once or several times to
selecting a track when playback is stopped
1 briefly press 5 or 6 once or several times to
2 press 2; to start cd play.
searching for a passage during playback
1 keep 5 or 6 pressed to find a particular passage in
2 release the button when you reach the desired passage.
selecting different playing possibilities-mode
it is possible to play tracks in random order, to repeat a single track or
is the entire cd, and to play the first few seconds of each track.
1 press mode during playback as often as
2 playback starts in the chosen mode after 2
• to return to normal playback, press mode repeatedly until the display
features
skip to the current, previous or next track.
y playback continues with the selected track,
and the track's number is displayed.
select the desired track. the track number is displayed.
y playback starts with the selected track.
a backward or forward direction.
y searching starts while playback continues at low
volume. after 2 seconds the search speeds up.
y playback continues from this position.
notes:
– if the player is in mode (see mode chapter),
searching is not possible.
– in shuffle, shuffle repeat or repeat mode (see mode chapter),
searching is only possible within the particular track.
required in order to activate one of the
following 'modes'. the active mode is shown in
the display.
y shuffle : all tracks of the cd are played in
random order until all of them have been
played once.
y shuffle repeat: all tracks of the cd are
played repeatedly in random order.
yrepeat: the entire cd is played repeatedly.
y
: the first 10 seconds of each of the
remaining tracks are played in sequence.
seconds.
shows no active modes.