Philips MCM298/37 - Manuals

8 English Contents General Information Environmental information ................................ 9Supplied accessories ............................................ 9Safety information ................................................ 9 Preparations Rear connections .....................................

English 9 General Information 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 (buffer) and polyethylene (bags,protective foam sheet). Your system consists of materials wh...

10 English Preparations Rear connections The type plate is located at the rear of thesystem. A Power Before connecting the AC power cord to the wall outlet, ensure that all other connectionshave been made. Warning!– For optimal performance, use only theoriginal power cable.– Never make or change any...

English 11 FM Antenna 1 2 ● For better FM stereo reception, connect anoutdoor FM antenna to the FM ANTENNAterminal. C Speakers Connection Front Speakers Connect the speaker wires to the SPEAKERSterminals, right speaker to " RIGHT " and left speaker to " LEFT ", colored (marked) wire ...

12 English Preparations Inserting batteries into theRemote Control 1 3 2 1 Open the batter y compar tment. 2 Inser t two AAA batteries following theindications (+/-) inside the compar tment. 3 Close the cover. Using the Remote Control to operate the Player 1 Aim the Remote Control directly at the re...

English 13 Controls Controls on the system (illustrations on page 3) 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 LEFT OPEN • CLOSE – opens/closes the left CD door. 4 RIGHT OPEN • CLO...

English 15 Basic Functions Important!Before you operate the system, completethe preparation procedures. Switching the system on ● Press STANDBY-ON/ECO POWER 2 . ➜ The system will switch to the last selected source. ● Press SOURCE on the front panel or CD , TUNER or AUX on the remote control. ➜ The s...

16 English Loading discs 1 Press SOURCE on the front panel of the system to select CD or press CD on the remote. 2 Press LEFT OPEN • CLOSE or RIGHT OPEN • CLOSE on the front panel ( L ç or R ç on the remote) to open the left or right CD door respectively. ➜ OPEN is displayed when the left or right C...

English 17 CD/MP3-CD Operation Basic playback controls To play currently available disc(s) on thedisc trays ● Press ÉÅ to star t playback. ➜ All loaded discs will play once, then stop. ➜ The current track number and elapsed playing time of the track are displayed during discplayback. ➜ For mixed mod...

18 English CD/MP3-CD Operation Notes:CD playback will also stop when;– the CD door where the disc is playing is opened.– you select another source: TUNER or AUX.– you select standby.– the set auto off time is out.– no button is pressed within 15 minutes in the CD PAUSE position. Different play modes...

English 19 Radio Reception Tuning to radio stations 1 Press SOURCE on the front panel of the system repeatedly or TUNER on the remote to select TUNER. ➜ TUNER is displayed briefly. 2 Press SOURCE on the front panel of the system or TUNER on the remote once or more to select your waveband (FM/AM). 3 ...

20 English Manual programming 1 Tune to your desired station (see “Tuning toradio stations”). 2 Press PROGRAM to activate programming. 3 Press TITLE -/+ í / ë ( ALBUM/PRESET +/- on the remote) on the remote to allocate a number from 1 to 40 to this station. 4 Press PROGRAM again to confirm the setti...

English 21 Clock/Timer Clock setting The system only suppor ts 12-hour time mode. 1 In active mode, press CLOCK•TIMER ( CLOCK on the remote) repeatedly until the time digits flash. 2 Press ALBUM-/+ à á ( à á on the remote) repeatedly to set the hour. 3 Press TITLE -/+ í / ë ( ALBUM/PRESET +/- on the...

22 English Clock/Timer 4 Press TITLE -/+ í / ë ( ALBUM/PRESET +/- on the remote) repeatedly to set the minute for the timer to star t. 5 Press CLOCK•TIMER ( TIMER on the remote) to store the star t time. ● At the preset time , the selected source will play. To exit without storing the setting ● Pres...

English 23 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...

24 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...

English 25 Appendix Mounting your main unit onto wall 1 Align the template in the chosen location on awall. Use a pencil to mark the drilling positions(as shown). 164 mm 2 Drill two 6mm diameter holes as mar ked. 3 Secure the dowels and screws in the holesrespectively, leaving the screws 5mm proud o...