Switching The System On/Off; Volume Control; Sound Control; Dbb (Dynamic Bass Boost) - Philips MCD710/98 User Manual

Switching the system on/off

●
Press STANDBY-ONB.
➜
"HELLO" is displayed briefly. The system will
switch to the last selected source.
●
Press DISC, TUNER, USB or AUX on the
remote.
➜
The system will switch to the selected source.
To switch the system to standby mode
●
Press STANDBY-ONB.

Volume control

Turn VOLUME (-/+) clockwise or anticlockwise
(or press VOL +/- on the remote) to increase
or decrease the volume level.
➜ "VOL XX" is displayed on the display panel.
"XX" denotes the volume level.
To switch off the volume temporarily
●
Press MUTE on the remote.
➜
Playback will continue without sound and
"MUTING" flashes.
●
To activate sound reproduction, you can:
– press MUTE again;
– adjust the volume controls;
– change source.

Sound control

DBB, DSC and LOUDNESS sound features
cannot be activated at the same time.

DBB (Dynamic Bass Boost)

DBB enhances the bass response.
●
Press DBB on the remote control to enable/
disable DBB feature.
➜
Some discs might be recorded in high
modulation, which causes a distortion at high
volume. If this occurs, switch off DBB or reduce
the volume.

DSC (Digital Sound Control)

DSC provides a different type of preset sound
equalizer setting.
●
Press DSC on the remote control repeatedly to
select: FLAT, POP, JAZZ, CLASSIC or ROCK.
Basic Operations

LOUDNESS

LOUDNESS feature enables the system to
automatically increase the treble and bass sound
effect at low volume (the higher the volume, the
lower the treble and bass increase).
●
Press LOUDNESS on the remote to enable or
disable LOUDNESS feature.
➜
icon appears/disappears after this feature
is enabled/disabled.

Dimming the display screen

●
Press DIM repeatedly to select different levels
of brightness for the display screen.

Demonstration mode

The system has a demonstration mode that
shows the various features offered by the
system.
To activate the demonstration
● In standby mode, press 9 on the system to
activate the demo mode.
➜
Demonstration will begin.
To deactivate the demonstration
● Press 9 on the system again.
➜ "DEMO OFF" is displayed.
Note:
– Even if you remove the AC power cord and
reconnect it to the wall socket, the demonstration
will remain off until you activate it again.

Microphone Mixing

Connect a microphone (not supplied) to the
system to sing along with the music source.
1
Connect a microphone to the MIC jack.
●
Before connecting the microphone, set the
microphone volume to a lower level to prevent
howling sound by turning the MIC VOLUME
knob.
2
Start singing or talking through the microphone.
Note:
– Keep the microphones away from the speakers
to prevent howling.
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