Contents 1 Important Safety Notice 2 Your Car Entertainment System Introduction What’s in the box Overview of the main unit Overview of the remote control 3 Get started Install the car audio Install remote control battery Turn on Set clock 4 Listen to radio Tune to a radio station Store radio stations in memory...
1 Important Safety • Read and understand all instructions before you use your unit. If damage is caused by failure to follow instructions, the warranty does not apply. • This unit is designed for negative ground (earth) 12 V DC operation only. •...
2 Your Car Entertainment System Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to Philips! To fully benefi t from the support that Philips offers, register your product at www.Philips.com/welcome. Introduction With the in-car audio system, you can enjoy your drive while you listen to: •...
Overview of the main unit MUTE MUTE SEARCH SEARCH • Select radio band. • Select MP3/WMA folder. • Turn on or off Dynamic Bass Boost (DBB) sound. b MENU / DISP • Display radio frequency and clock. • Display track, elapsed time, artist, album, title, folder, fi...
q EQ / AUDIO • Select equalizer (EQ) setting. • Access audio setting menu. r MUTE • Turn the unit on or off. • Turn mute on or off. • Adjust volume. • Confi rm selection. • Select characters inMP3/WMA search mode s SOURCE •...
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n Navigation buttons • Tune for radio station Skip/search for MP3/WMA track. • Select radio band. Select MP3/WMA folder. • - SEL Confi rm selection. o MENU • Access system menu. PWR , • Turn the unit on or off. •...
Use the controls only as stated in this user manual. Always follow the instructions in this chapter in sequence. If you contact Philips, you will be asked for the model and serial number of your unit. The model number and serial number are on the back or side of your unit.
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Connect wires: ISO connectors Caution • Ensure that all loose leads are insulated with electrical tape. Pull out the ISO connectors from car dashboard and connect them to the bigger end of the supplied standard connector. Connect the other end of the supplied standard connector to the unit.
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Check the car’s wiring carefully and connect them to the supplied standard connector. Connector 1 Black wire 2 Blue wire 3 Yellow wire 4 Orange/ White 5 Red wire 6 Green and green/black wires 7 White and white/black wires 8 Gray and gray/black wires 9 Purple and...
Connect the supplied standard connector to the unit. Connect the antenna and amplifi er as illustrated, if applicable. Connector Connect to Antenna Antenna Amplifi er line in (right) Rear line out (right) Rear line out Amplifi er line in (left) (left) Attach the front panel Attach the trim plate.
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Remove the mounting sleeve with the supplied disassembly tools. Install the sleeve into the dashboard and bend the tabs outward to fi x the sleeve. • Skip this step if the unit is not fi xed by sleeve but supplied screws. If the car does not have an on-board drive or navigation computer, disconnect the negative terminal of the car battery.
Slide the unit into the dashboard until you hear a click sound. Reconnect the negative terminal of the car battery. Install remote control battery Caution • Risk of explosion! Keep batteries away from heat, sunshine or fi re. Never discard batteries in fi re. •...
4 Listen to radio Tune to a radio station Press SOURCE to select Radio. Press DBB or SEARCH to select band: [FM1] , [FM2] , [FM3] , [AM1] , or [AM 2] . Press LOC/DX to select radio sensitivity: [LOCAL] (local): Only station with strong signal can be broadcast.
5 Play from USB/ SD/MMC device Note • Ensure that the USB or SD/MMC device contains playable music. Insert USB device Open the cover marked front panel. Insert the USB device into the USB socket. The unit starts playing from the USB »...
Remove the SD/MMC card Press to turn off the unit. Press the card until you hear a click sound. The card is now disengaged. » Remove the SD or MMC card. Control play To select a folder, press DBB or SEARCH •...
• [SHUF ON] : start random play for all tracks. [SHUF OFF] : cancel random play. • Intro play You can play the fi rst 10 seconds of each track. During play, press INTRO, 2 to select: • [INT ON] : After the fi rst 10 seconds of each track have been played, play stops.
6 Adjust sound Adjust volume Turn clockwise/anticlockwise to increase/decrease volume. Mute You can turn off the sound of your audio. During play, press MUTE . • To turn the sound back on, press MUTE again. Toggle Dynamic Bass Boost on/off Press DBB for 3 seconds to display the current setting.
7 Adjust system settings Select blackout setting You can set the screen to turn off automatically after the unit is idle for 10 or 20 seconds. Press MENU / DISP for 3 seconds. Turn to select a setting: [BKO 10 S] : Turn off the screen •...
Turn beep sound on/off Each time you press a button, the unit beeps. You can turn off/on this beep sound. Press MENU / DISP for 3 seconds. Press DBB or SEARCH repeatedly to until [BEEP ON] or [BEEP OFF] is displayed.
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Default settings Sound settings Equalizer User Bass Treble Loudness Balance Fader System settings Source Radio, FM1, 87.5 Demo Blackout Key color Blue Clock Current time Local/Distance Distance Beep Stereo/Mono Stereo V-Last/Adj V-Last Volume Auto scroll...
Check the electric connection . Buy a fuse that matches the voltage of the damaged fuse (15A) Replace the fuse. If the fuse is broken again after replacement, there might have internal malfunction. In such case, consult your Philips dealer.
9 Product information Note • Product information is subject to change without prior notice. General Power supply 12 V DC (11 V - 16 V), negative ground Fuse 15 A Suitable speaker 4 - 8 impedance Maximum power W x 4 channels output Continuous power 22 W x 4 channels (4...
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• DRM protected WMA fi les (.wav, .m4a, .m4p, .mp4, .aac) • WMA fi les in Lossless format...
If the problem remains unsolved, go to the Philips web site (www.Philips.com/support). When you contact Philips, ensure that your unit is nearby and the model number and serial number are available (see ‘Get started’ on page 10 ) .
11 Glossary MultimediaCard. A type of memory card with a fl ash memory. A fi le format with a sound data compression system. MP3 is the abbreviation of Motion Picture Experts Group 1 (or MPEG-1) Audio Layer 3. With the MP3 format, one CD-R or CD-RW can contain about 10 times more data than a regular CD.