Philips AJB4500 Manual — Free PDF Download

Page 3 - Contents; Important

3 Contents 1 Important 5 Safety 5 Impor tant notes for users in the U.K. 7 Notice 9 Recycling 10 2 Your clock radio 11 Introduction 11 What’s in the box 11 Over view of the main unit 12 3 Get started 15 Prepare FM/DAB antenna 15 Connect power 16 Set the clock 16 4 Use your clock radio 18 Adjust the ...

Page 5 - Safety; Know these safety symbols

5 1 Important Safety Know these safety symbols This ‘bolt of lightning’ indicates uninsulated material within your unit may cause an electrical shock. For the safety of ever yone in your household, please do not remove product covering. The ‘exclamation point’ calls attention to features for which y...

Page 8 - How to connect a plug

8 How to connect a plug The wires in the mains lead are coloured with the following code: blue = neutral (N), brown = live (L). As these colours may not correspond with the colour markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: Connect the blue wire to the terminal marked N or c...

Page 9 - Warning; fl; Notice; Any changes or modi

9 Warning Never remove the casing of this clock radio. Never lubricate any par t of this clock radio. Place this clock radio on a fl at, hard and stable surface. Never place this clock radio on other electrical equipment. Only use this clock radio indoors. Keep this clock radio away from water, mois...

Page 11 - Your clock radio; t from the suppor t that Philips offers, register your; Introduction; Check and identify the contents of your package:

11 2 Your clock radio Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to Philips! To fully bene fi t from the suppor t that Philips offers, register your product at www.philips.com/welcome. Introduction With this clock radio, you can enjoy both FM radio and Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) radio. You ...

Page 12 - Overview of the main unit; SELECT

12 Overview of the main unit a SELECT Set the clock. Program FM/DAB radio stations. Con fi rm DAB menu selection. b INFO/MENU Select DAB menu. Display DAB and RDS information. • • • • • j n o k i gh cd e f l m b a j n o k i gh cd e f l m b a $-%B(1LQGG $-%B(1LQGG 30 30

Page 15 - Caution; Use the controls only as stated in this user manual.; Prepare FM/DAB antenna; Fully extend the antenna and

15 3 Get started Caution Use the controls only as stated in this user manual. • Always follow the instructions in this chapter in sequence. If you contact Philips, you will be asked for the model and serial number of your clock radio. The model number and serial number are on the bottom of your cloc...

Page 16 - Connect power; Connect the power plug to the power outlet.; Set the clock; In standby mode, press and hold; Press

16 Connect power Caution Risk of product damage! Ensure that the power supply voltage corresponds to the voltage printed on the back or the underside of the clock radio. Risk of electric shock! When you disconnect the power supply, always pull the plug from the socket. Never pull the cord. • • 1 Con...

Page 17 - Note

17 If you select [OFF] , the clock radio turns off the time synchronization. 3 Press SELECT to con fi rm. The time format [24H] or [12H] begins to blink. 4 Press PRESET to select 24H or 12H. 5 Press SELECT to con fi rm. The hour digits are displayed and begin to blink. 6 Press PRESET to set the hour...

Page 18 - Use your clock radio; Adjust the volume level

18 4 Use your clock radio Adjust the volume level 1 During play, press VOLUME to increase/decrease the volume level. Adjust display brightness 1 Press BRIGHTNESS CONTROL/REPEAT ALARM repeatedly to select different brightness of the display: Full brightness Half brightness Backlight off Listen to FM ...

Page 19 - Tip

19 All available stations are programmed in the order of waveband reception strength. The fi rst programmed radio station broadcasts automatically. Program radio stations manually You can program a maximum of 20 preset radio stations. 1 Tune to a radio station. 2 Press PRESET to select the desired p...

Page 20 - SOURCE

20 2 Press INFO/MENU repeatedly to scroll through the following information (if available): Station name Radio text messages Program type such as [NEWS] (news(, [SPORT] (spor t), [POP M] (pop music)... Clock time Frequency Tip Detailed de fi nitions of RDS program types are available (see ‘RDS progr...

Page 23 - Set the alarm timer; PRESET; Turn on/off the alarm timer

23 Set the alarm timer You can set two separate alarm timings. For the alarm sound, you can select the FM radio, DAB radio, or the buzzer. 1 Before you star t, ensure that the clock is set correctly. 2 Press and hold AL1/AL2 for two seconds. The sound source icon, AL1/AL2 icon and the hour digits ar...

Page 24 - When the alarm sounds, press; Reset alarm; Stop alarm sound; View the alarm settings

24 If the alarm timer is turned off, the alarm icon disappears. Repeat alarm1 When the alarm sounds, press BRIGHTNESS CONTROL/REPEAT ALARM . The source icon and the alarm icon begin to blink. The alarm stops for nine minutes. Reset alarm 1 When the alarm sounds, press SLEEP/AL RESET . The alarm stop...

Page 25 - Use more of your clock radio; Listen to portable audio players; VOLUME; Set the sleep timer; To turn off the sleep timer:

25 5 Use more of your clock radio Listen to portable audio players 1 Take out the audio in cable from the bottom of the clock radio. 2 Connect the audio in cable to the headphone or audio out jack of a por table audio player. 3 Press SOURCE repeatedly to select [MP3--LINK] . 4 Play music on the por ...

Page 26 - Perform more functions through DAB menu; TUNING

26 Perform more functions through DAB menu 1 In DAB mode , press and hold INFO/MENU for two seconds to enter the DAB menu. 2 Press TUNING to select: [MANUAL] (tune manually) [SCAN LOC] (local scan) [SCANFULL] (full scan) [DRC] (dynamic range control) [VERSION] (display software version) 3 If you sel...

Page 27 - If no button is pressed within seven seconds, the menu exits.

27 Tip Dynamic range control (DRC) adds or removes a degree of compensation for the differences in the dynamic range of listening levels between radio stations. • Note If no button is pressed within seven seconds, the menu exits. • $-%B(1LQGG $-%B(1LQGG 30 30

Page 28 - Speci; General information

28 6 Product information Note Product information is subject to change without prior notice. • Speci fi cations Tuner (FM) Tuning Range 87.5 - 108 MHz Tuning grid 50 KHz Sensitivity - Mono, 26dB S/N Ratio <22 dBf Search Selectivity >28 dBf Total Harmonic Distor tion <3% Signal to Noise Rati...

Page 29 - RDS program types

29 RDS program types NO TYPE No RDS programme type NEWS News ser vices AFFAIRS Politics and current affairs INFO Special information programs SPORT Spor ts EDUCATE Education and advanced training DRAMA Radio plays and literature CULTURE Culture, religion and society SCIENCE Science VARIED Enter tain...

Page 31 - About DAB

31 About DAB About Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) DAB digital radio is a new way of broadcasting radio via a network of terrestrial transmitters. It provides listeners with more choice and information delivered in cr ystal clear, crackle-free sound quality. – The technology allows the receiver to ...

Page 32 - Troubleshooting; Never remove the casing of this clock radio.

32 7 Troubleshooting Caution Never remove the casing of this clock radio. • To keep the warranty valid, never tr y to repair the system yourself. If you encounter problems when using this clock radio, check the following points before requesting ser vice. If the problem remains unsolved, go to the P...