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DISC CHANGE C H A N G E R MINI HIFI SYSTEM STANDBY-ON £ ECO POWER ™ DISPLAY PROG ¡ DEMO PLAY• STOP/ PAUSE CLEAR & TAPE 1 pg 001-027/C720-C780/21-Eng 3 D I S C D I R E C T P L A Y OPEN•...
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CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure or other unsafe operation. 3139 115 20591 pg 001-027/C720-C780/21-Eng 6/8/01, 8:44 AM...
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Index English ------------------------------------------------ 6 Français -------------------------------------------- 28 Español --------------------------------------------- 52 -------------------------------------------------------- 75 3139 115 20591 pg 001-027/C720-C780/21-Eng 6/8/01, 8:44 AM...
Contents General Information Environmental Information ... 7 Acknowledgement ... 7 Supplied Accessories ... 7 Safety Information ... 7 Preparations Rear Connections ... 8–9 Optional Connections ... 9 Inserting batteries into the remote control ... 9 Controls Controls on the system and remote control ...
Acknowledgement Energy Star As an ENERGY STAR Partner; Philips has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency (for model FW-C780 only). Supplied accessories –...
Preparations AM loop right antenna surround speaker (right) Rear Connections The type plate is located at the rear of the system. Power Before connecting the AC power cord to the wall outlet, ensure that the following are done; – If your system is equipped with a Voltage Selector, set the VOLTAGE SELECTOR to the local power line voltage.
Speakers Connection Front Speakers Connect the speaker wires to the SPEAKERS (FRONT) terminals, right speaker to "R" and left speaker to "L", coloured (marked) wire to "+" and black (unmarked) wire to "-". Fully insert the stripped portion of the speaker wire into the terminal as shown.
Controls (main system’s illustration on page 3) Controls on the system and remote control ECO POWER – to switch the system on or to Eco Power Standby mode (for model FW-C780 only). STANDBY ON y – to switch the system on or to Standby mode. DISPLAY SCREEN –...
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PREV / PRESET / NEXT í ë for CD ... to skip to the beginning of the current, previous, or next track. for TUNER ... to select a preset radio station. for CLOCK ... (on the system only) to set the minute.
Basic Functions MINI HIFI SYSTEM STANDBY-ON ECO POWER CLOCK• AUTO DISPLAY PROG DUBBING REC TIMER REPLAY CD 1•2•3 TUNER DEMO PLAY• STOP/ PAUSE CLEAR TAPE TAPE 1•2 IMPORTANT! Before you operate the system, complete the preparation procedures. Plug and Play Plug and Play allows you to store all available radio stations automatically.
Switching the system on In Standby/Demonstration mode Press STANDBY ON. The system will switch to the last selected source. Press CD, TUNER, TAPE, AUX (or CD 123, TUNER, TAPE 1/2 or AUX/CDR on the remote control). The system will switch to the selected source. Press any one of the DISC DIRECT PLAY buttons or OPEN•CLOSE.
Basic Functions Sound Navigation For optimal sound listening, select only one of the following navigation sound controls at a time : wOOx, DSC or VAC. wOOx There are three wOOx settings to enhance the bass response. Press wOOx ON•OFF to switch ON (enhanced) or OFF (normal) the wOOx sound effect.
3 D I S C D I R E C T P L A Y DISC DISC CHANGE C H A N G E R MINI HIFI SYSTEM STANDBY-ON ECO POWER CLOCK• AUTO DISPLAY PROG DUBBING REC TIMER REPLAY CD 1•2•3 TUNER DEMO PLAY•...
CD Operation Disc Playback a disc is loaded in the disc tray the current selected disc tray is empty the current selected disc tray is loaded or playing To play all discs on the disc tray Press PLAYÉ . All the available discs will play once, then stop. During playback, the selected disc tray, track number and elapsed playing time of the current track will appear on the display.
To review the programme Stop playback and press í or ë repeatedly. To exit review mode, press Ç. To erase the entire programme Press Ç once when playback is stopped or twice during playback. "PROGRAM CLEARED" will be displayed. will disappear from the display. PROG Note: –...
Radio Reception MINI HIFI SYSTEM STANDBY-ON ECO POWER CLOCK• AUTO DISPLAY PROG DUBBING REC TIMER REPLAY CD 1•2•3 TUNER DEMO PLAY• STOP/ PAUSE CLEAR TAPE TAPE 1•2 CDR / DVD Storing Preset Radio Stations You can store up to 40 preset radio stations in the memory.
Notes: – If you attempt to store more than 40 preset radio stations, "PROGRAM FULL" will be displayed. – During programming, if no button is pressed within 20 seconds, the system will exit the Programme mode automatically. Tuning to Preset Radio Stations Once you’ve preset the radio stations, press í...
Tape Operation/Recording MINI HIFI SYSTEM STANDBY-ON ECO POWER CLOCK• AUTO DISPLAY PROG TIMER REPLAY DUBBING REC CD 1•2•3 TUNER DEMO PLAY• STOP/ PAUSE CLEAR TAPE TAPE 1•2 TAPE 1 IMPORTANT! – Before playing a tape, check and tighten slack tape with a pencil. Slack tape may get jammed or may burst in the mechanism.
To reset tape counter number When in stop mode, pressÇ. “TP1 000” or “TP2 000” will be displayed. Notes: – During rewinding or fast forwarding of a tape, it is also possible to select another source (CD, TUNER or AUX, for example). –...
Tape Operation/Recording Dubbing Tapes Load the prerecorded tape in tape deck 1. You can set the tape to the desired passage where recording will start. Press DUBBING. Playing and recording will start simultaneously. "DUB OOO" will be displayed. Dubbing of tapes is possible on one side of the tape only.
MINI HIFI SYSTEM STANDBY-ON ECO POWER CLOCK• AUTO DISPLAY PROG DUBBING REC TIMER REPLAY CD 1•2•3 TUNER DEMO PLAY• STOP/ PAUSE CLEAR TAPE TAPE 1•2 IMPORTANT! – When in Eco Power Standby mode, it is not possible to operate the clock or timer function (for model FW-C780 only).
Clock/Timer Press CD, TUNER or TAPE to select the desired source. Before setting the timer, make sure the music source has been prepared. CD – Load the disc(s). To start from a specific track, make a programme (refer to “CD Operation - Programming the disc tracks”).
AMPLIFIER Output power FW-C780 3000 W PMPO / 2 x 120 W RMS FW-C720 ... 2000 W PMPO/ 2 x 60 W RMS Surround Speakers ... 2 x 7 W RMS Signal-to-noise ratio ... Frequency response ... 40 – 20000 Hz, ± 3 dB Input sensitivity AUX In / CDR/DVD In ...
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.
RADIO RECEPTION Radio reception is poor. TAPE OPERATION/RECORDING Recording or playback cannot be made. The tape deck door cannot open. GENERAL The system does not react when buttons are pressed. Sound cannot be heard or is of poor quality. The left and right sound outputs are reversed.