Basic Functions; Switching The System On; Switching The System To Eco Power Standby Mode; Power-Saving Automatic Standby - Philips MCD396 User Manual

Basic Functions

Switching the system on

●
Press STANDBY -ON B on the front panel.
➜
The system will switch to the last selected
source.
●
Press SOURCE repeatedly (or DISC,
TUNER, TAPE, USB or AUX on the
remote).
➜
The system will switch to the selected source.

Power-saving automatic standby

As a power-saving feature, the system will
automatically switch to Standby mode if you do
not press any buttons within 15 minutes after a
disc has stopped playing.

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 LOUDNESS/DBB on the front panel or
press LOUD/DBB on the remote 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 repeatedly to select: CLASSIC, JAZZ,
POP or ROCK.
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/DBB on the front panel or
press LOUD/DBB on the remote to enable/
disable LOUDNESS feature.
➜
icon appears/disappears after this feature
is enabled/disabled.
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Volume control

Turn the VOL control on the front panel
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 listen through the headphone
● Connect the headphone plug to the n socket
on the front panel of the DVD player.
➜
The speakers will be muted.
To switch off the volume temporarily
●
Press MUTE on the remote.
➜
Playback will continue without sound and
"MUTE" appears.
●
To activate sound reproduction, you can:
– press MUTE again;
– adjust the volume controls;
– change source.