Contents 1 Important 8 Product information Safety Notice Maintenance 2 Your CD Soundmachine 9 Troubleshooting Introduction What's in the box Overview of the main unit 3 Get started Connect power Turn on Turn off 4 Play Play a CD Play options Play from an external device 5 Listen to FM radio stations Tune to FM radio stations...
Declaration of Conformity on www.philips.com/ unit: support. Install all batteries correctly, + and - as marked on the unit.
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Disposal of your old product Class II equipment symbol Your product is designed and manufactured This symbol indicates that the apparatus has a with high quality materials and components, double insulation system. which can be recycled and reused. The making of unauthorized copies of copy- This symbol on a product means that the protected material, including computer product is covered by European Directive...
2 Your CD Overview of the main unit Soundmachine Introduction With this CD Sound machine, you can: • Listen to FM radio; • Listen to DAB radio; • Enjoy audio from discs, and other external audio devices; • Program the play sequence of tracks. The CD sound machine offers you Dynamic BAND AUDIO-IN/CD...
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• Skip to the previous or next track. • Search within a track. • In radio mode, tune to a FM/DAB radio station. h PROG • Program the play sequence of tracks. i Display panel • Display current status. j FM antenna •...
Always follow the instructions in this chapter in AC~MAINS sequence. If you contact Philips, you will be asked for the Option 2: Battery power model and serial number of your apparatus. The model number and serial number are on the bottom of your apparatus.
Turn on Switch the source selector on the product to RADIO/CD. Switch to standby mode • The product switches to standby mode automatically when there is no audio detected for over 15 minutes. • Press to wake up the product from standby mode.
4 Play Play options Control play In CD mode, you can control play through the Play a CD following operations. Note Press:skip to the previous/next track • You cannot play CDs encoded with copyright protection technologies. Hold:search within play, then •...
Repeat steps 3 to program more tracks. Press to play the programmed tracks. » During play, [PROG] displayed. • To erase the program, press twice. Adjust sound During play, you can adjust volume and select the sound effects. Function +VOLUME- Increase or decrease volume.
5 Listen to FM Program FM radio stations radio stations automatically Note • You can program a maximum of 20 preset radio stations. Tune to FM radio stations In FM tuner mode, press and hold PROG for 2 seconds to activate automatic programming. Note »...
6 Listen to DAB Adjust FM settings radio stations In FM mode, press MENU to access FM menus. Press to toggle through the menus. [SCAN SET]: Access the scan settings. • [SYSTEM]: Access system settings. • Listen to DAB radio stations Scan setting Note •...
» After the search is complete, the Use DAB menus automatically. In DAB mode, press MENU to access the Press to select a station, and then DAB menus. start listening. Press to toggle through the menus. [FULL SCAN]:Scan for the DAB •...
7 Use system [DRC HIGH]: Maximum • compensation applied. menus Press OK Remove invalid stations With the system menus, you can: This option lists active stations and removes any [RESET]: Reset the product to factory • stations that are in the list but have no service default status.
8 Product Tuner information Tuning Range FM: 87.5 - 108MHz DAB: 174.928 - 239.200 MHz Note Sensitivity: • Product information is subject to change without prior Mono, 26dB S/N Ratio <22 dBf notice. Stereo, 46dB S/N Ratio <43 dBf Search Selectivity Total Harmonic Distortion <3% Signal to Noise Ratio...
If the problem remains unsolved, go to the Philips Web page (www. make sure that the device is nearby and the model number and serial number are available. No power •...
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Poor radio reception • Increase the distance between the unit and your TV or VCR. • Fully extend the FM antenna.
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