Maintenance; Troubleshooting; Cd Player Operation; Radio Reception - Philips FW-D5/21 Service Manual

MAINTENANCE

Maintenance
Cleaning the Cabinet
• Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with
a mild detergent solution. Do not use a
solution containing alcohol, spirits,
ammonia or abrasives.
Cleaning Discs
• When a disc becomes
dirty, clean it with a
cleaning cloth. Wipe
the disc from the
centre out.
• Do not use solvents
such as benzine,
thinner, commercially available cleaners,
or antistatic spray intended for analogue
records.
Cleaning the disc lens
• After prolonged use, dirt or dust may
accumulate at the disc lens. To ensure
good playback quality, clean the disc
lens with Philips CD Lens Cleaner or any
commercially available cleaner. Follow
the instructions supplied with cleaner.

CD Player Operation

"NO DISC" is displayed.
• The disc is inserted upside down.
™ Place disc with printed side up.
• Moisture condensation at the lens.
™ Wait until lens has adjusted to normal
room temperature.
• There is no disc in the CD tray.
™ Insert a disc.
• The disc is dirty, badly scratched or
warped.
™ Clean or replace the disc.
• The disc lens is dirty or dusty.
™ See section under Maintenance (page
40).
"DISC NOT FINALIZED" is
displayed.
• The CD-RW or CD-R disc is not properly
recorded for use with a standard CD
player.
™ Read the instruction booklet of your CD-
Rewritable or CD-Recorder on how to
finalise a recording.
• The CD is badly scratched or dirty.
™ Replace or clean CD.
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Radio Reception

Poor radio reception.
• The signal is too weak.
™ Adjust the antenna.
™ Connect an external antenna for better
reception.
• The TV or VCR is too closed to the
stereo system.
™ Separate the stereo system from the TV
or VCR.
Cannot tune to radio station.
• Wrong tuning grid.
™ Switch to the correct tuning grid.
General
System does not react when any
button is pressed.
• Electrostatic discharge.
™ Press STANDBY ON to switch the
system off. Remove the AC power plug
from the wall outlet, then reconnect the
power plug and switch on the system
again.
No or poor sound.
• Volume is not turned up.
™ Adjust VOLUME.
• The headphones are connected.
™ Disconnect the headphones.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Warning! Under no circumstances
should you try to repair the set
yourself as this will invalidate the
guarantee. Do not open the set as
there is a risk of electric shock.
• If a fault occurs, check the points listed
below before taking the system for
repair.
• Should any problems persist after you
have made these checks, consult your
nearest dealer or service centre.
DVD-Video Player Operation
Distorted picture or no colour with
player menu.
• The disc format does not match your
TV's video signal (PAL/NTSC).
™ Replace a recommended disc (refer to
the instruction of this manual).
• The system setting is not correct.
™ Make sure the NTSC/PAL setting at the
player matches the video signal of your
television (see NTSC/PAL setting).
• Check the disc for fingerprints.
™ Clean with a soft cloth, wiping from
centre to edge.
™ Sometimes a small amount of picture
distortion may appear, this is not
malfunction.
• Speakers are not connected or are
connected wrongly.
™ Check that the speakers are connected
correctly.
™ Make sure the stripped speaker wire is
clamped.
Reversed left and right sound.
• Speakers are connected wrongly.
™ Check the speaker connections and
location.
Lack of bass sound or apparently
imprecise physical location of musical
instruments.
• Speakers are connected wrongly.
™ Check the speaker connection for
proper phasing, coloured/black wires to
coloured/black terminals.
Remote control has no effect on the
system.
• Wrong source is selected.
™ Select the source (CD, TUNER, etc.)
before pressing the function button
( É , í , ë , etc.).
• The distance to the system is too large.
™ Reduce the distance.
• Batteries are inserted incorrectly.
™ Insert the batteries with their polarities
(+/– signs) as indicated.
• Batteries are exhausted.
™ Replace the batteries.
No return to start-up screen when disc
is removed.
• Check to see if the programme requires
another disc to be loaded.
™ Reload a disc.
™ Reset by switching the player off, then
on again.
Player does not respond to all
operating commands during playback.
• Operations are not permitted by the
disc.
™ Refer to the instruction of the disc.
No audio at digital output.
• The digital connections are not properly
connected or connected wrongly
™ Check the digital connections.
• Incorrect digital output settings.
™ Check the settings menu to make sure
the digital output is set to ALL or PCM.
™ Check if the audio format of the
selected audio language matches the
receiver capabilities.
No picture on TV screen.
• The video cable is not connected.
™ Connect the cable between the system
and TV.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Timer is not working.
• Clock is not set.
™ Set the clock.
• Timer is not switched on.
™ Press TIMER to switch on the timer.
Clock setting is erased.
• There was a power failure.
™ Reset the clock.
System displays features
automatically; buttons flash
continuously.
• Demonstration mode is switched on.
™ Press and hold Ç (on the system) for
five seconds to switch off the
demonstration.
There is a howling sound at the
external source.
• You hear feedback when you are
listening in AUX mode
™ Press AUX to select CDR mode.
All lighted buttons are not lit.
• Display is switched on in DIM 3 mode.
™ Press DIM until DIM OFF display mode
is shown.
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