Philips MCB240 - Manuals

6 English Contents General Information Environmental Information ................................ 7Supplied accessories ............................................ 7Safety information ................................................ 7About Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) ....... 8 Preparations Rea...

English 7 General Information This product complies with the radiointerference requirements of the EuropeanCommunity. Environmental Information All unnecessar y packaging has been omitted. We have tried to make the packaging easy toseparate into three materials: cardboard (box),polystyrene foam (buf...

8 English General Information About Digital AudioBroadcasting (DAB) DAB digital radio is a new way of broadcasting radio via a networ k of terrestrial transmitters. Itprovides listener s with more choice andinformation delivered in cr ystal clear, crackle-free sound quality. – The technology allows ...

English 9 Preparations Rear connections The type plate is located at the rear of thesystem.For users in the U.K.: please follow theinstructions on page 2. A Power Before connecting the AC power cord to the wall outlet, ensure that all other connectionshave been made. Warning!– For optimal performanc...

10 English plasticprotectivesheet C Optional connection The optional equipment and connecting cordsare not supplied. Refer to the operatinginstructions of the connected equipment fordetails. Connecting other equipment to yoursystem Connect the audio left and right OUT terminalsof a TV, VCR, Laser Di...

English 11 Controls (illustrations on page 3) Controls on the system andremote control 1 STANDBY-ON/ECO POWER B – switches the system on or to Eco Powerstandby/normal standby with clock display. 2 Display screen – shows the status of the system. 3 OPEN • CLOSE ç – opens/closes the CD door. 4 IR – re...

12 English Controls (illustrations on page 3) ¡ DBB (Dynamic Bass Boost) – enhances the bass. ™ RDS – for tuner, displays RDS information. £ MUTE – interr upts and resumes sound reproduction. ≤ REPEAT – repeats a track/album/disc program/entire disc . ∞ SHUFFLE – plays disc tracks in random order. §...

English 13 Basic Functions Important!Before you operate the system, completethe preparation procedures. Switching the system on ● Press STANDBY-ON/ECO POWER (or B on the remote). ➜ The system will switch to the last selected source. ● Press CD , TUNER , DAB or AUX on the remote control. ➜ The system...

14 English Basic playback controls To play a disc ● Press ÉÅ to star t playback. ➜ The current track number and elapsed playing time of the track are displayed duringdisc playback. To select a different track ● Press S / T once or repeatedly until the desired track number appears in the display. ● I...

English 15 CD/MP3-CD Operation To find a passage within a track 1 Press and hold down on S / T . 2 When you recognize the passage you want,release S / T . ➜ Normal playback continues. To stop playback ● Press 9 . To interrupt playback ● Press ÉÅ during playback. ➜ The display freezes and the elapsed...

16 English 3 Press PROGRAM to confirm the track number to be stored. ➜ P- X displays, in which X denotes the next program number to be stored. 4 Repeat steps 2-3 to select and store all desiredtracks. ➜ PROG FULL is displayed if you attempt to program more than 20 tr acks. 5 Press STOP 9 to finish p...

English 17 DAB Reception DAB reception 1 Press STANDBY-ON/ECO POWER y to on, then press SOURCE to select DAB (or press DAB on the remote control). ➜ Display shows Welcome to Digital Radio , followed by and/or . ➜ The list of available stations is created/ restored, and the set tunes to the last stat...

18 English DAB Reception Notes:– When moving to another place, you can useAutoscan to refresh the list of available stations.– If no station is found during autoscan, the display will show . (See Troubleshooting) Manual tune With Manual Tune, you can quickly access your desired station according to ...

English 19 DAB Reception DAB ............................... A primar y ser vice , followed by secondar y ser vices ............................... A secondar y ser vice, preceded by a primar y ser vice ........................ You can press TUNE 1 / 2 (or S / T on the remote) to scroll backward/for...

20 English DAB Reception ➜ Display shows: current station name at the top display line and available presets at thebottom. 2 Press ENTER to confirm. ➜ Your desired preset radio station plays. Viewing the service info You can view the DAB ser vice info in the following 7 information modes. Depending ...

English 21 1 Press DAB MENU . 2 Push TUNE 1 / 2 once or more (or S / T on the remote) and then, ENTER to select DRC value . 3 If necessar y, push TUNE 1 / 2 once or more (or S / T on the remote) and then, ENTER to select your desired DRC value . DRC 0 (for outdoor use), DRC 1/2 (for in-home use), DR...

22 English FM Radio Reception Tuning to radio stations 1 Press SOURCE on the front panel of the system or TUNER on the remote to select TUNER. 2 Press and hold TUNE 1 / 2 (or S / T on the remote). ➜ The radio automatically tunes to a station with sufficient reception. Display indication duringautoma...

English 23 Radio Reception Scrolling through different RDSinformation ● Press RDS briefly and repeatedly to scroll through the following information (if available): – Station name– Programme type such as NEWS , SPORT , POP M ... – Radio text messages– Frequency Note:– If you press RDS and the RDS si...

24 English Clock/Timer Setting the clock The clock can be set in either 12-hour or 24- hour mode (“ AM12 : 00 ” or “ 00 : 00 ”, for example). 1 In normal standby mode, press CLOCK SET . ➜ The clock digits for the hours flash. 2 Press PROGRAM on the set repeatedly to select the clock mode. ➜ “ AM12 :...

English 25 Cleaning the Cabinet ● Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with a milddetergent solution. Do not use a solutioncontaining alcohol, spirits, ammonia or abrasives. Cleaning Discs ● When a disc becomes dir ty,clean it with a cleaning cloth.Wipe the disc from the centreout. ● Do not use solve...

26 English Troubleshooting WARNINGUnder no circumstances should you try to repair the system yourself, as this will invalidate thewarranty. Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below before taking the system for repair. If youa...