Audio Mini Hi-Fi System C780 FW-C720 FW- 1 pg 001-027/C720-C780/21-Eng 1 6/8/01, 8:44 AM 3139 115 20591
pg 001-027/C720-C780/21-Eng 2 6/8/01, 8:44 AM 3139 115 20591 Minisistema de Audio FW-C720/21 110–127 / 220–240V~; 50–60 Hz 100 W Philips Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. Norte 45, # 669, Col. Industrial Vallejo Localidad y Tel: C.P. 02300 México D.F., Tel. 5728-4200 Exportador: Philips Electronics HK, Ltd. País de Origen: China Nº de Serie: ______________________________ LEA CUIDADOSAMENTE ESTE INSTRUCTIVO ANTES DE USAR SU APARATO.
5 4 DISC 1 OPEN• CLOSE DISC 3 DISC 2 CD SYNCHRO RECORDING CHANGER FW- 7 CD / CD-R / CD-RW COMPATIBLE 3CD MINI HIFI SYSTEM 8 VOLUME STANDBY-ON 9 ECO POWER MUSIC LEVEL VOLUME INTERACTIVE VU METER PROG DISPLAY EA TUNER TAPE AUX PLAY• PAUSE SOURCE G RC H • TUN ON • OFF WOOX LEVEL INCREDIBLE SURROUND CD VAC DEMO STOP/ CLEAR DS C BAND N T EX PR PRESET VIGATION - JOG D NA UN SO CLOCK• AUTO TIMER REPLAY DUBBING REC CD 1•2•3 EV S 3 2 1 £ ™ ¡ ) 6 3 DISC DIRECT PLAY DISC
CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure or other unsafe operation.
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Contents English General Information Tape Operation/Recording Environmental Information ................................ Acknowledgement ............................................... Supplied Accessories ........................................... Safety Information ................................................ 7 7 7 7 Preparations Rear Connections ............................................ 8–9 Optional Connections ........................................
IMPORTANT! PLEASE NOTE THAT THE VOLTAGE SELECTOR LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THIS SYSTEM IS PRESET AT 220V FROM THE FACTORY. FOR COUNTRIES THAT OPERATE AT 110V-127V, PLEASE ADJUST TO 110V-127V BEFORE YOU SWITCH ON THE SYSTEM. Environmental Information All unnecessary packaging has been omitted. We have tried to make the packaging easy to separate into three materials: cardboard (box), polystyrene foam (buffer) and polyethylene (bags, protective foam sheet).
Preparations English right surround FM wire antenna AM loop antenna R speaker (right) left surround L LINE OUT AUX/ CDR IN B AM ANTENNA FM ANTENNA REAR SURROUND + R – – L + speaker (left) C SUBWOOFER OUT DIGITAL OUT + R – – L + AC MAINS C VOLTAGE SELECTOR 110V127V 220V240V SPEAKERS 6Ω A AC power cord B Antennas Connection Rear Connections The type plate is located at the rear of the system. A Power Connect the supplied AM loop antenna and FM antenna to the respective terminals.
Preparations Front Speakers Connect the speaker wires to the SPEAKERS (FRONT) terminals, right speaker to "R" and left speaker to "L", coloured (marked) wire to "+" and black (unmarked) wire to "-". 2 1 ● Fully insert the stripped portion of the speaker wire into the terminal as shown. Rear Surround Speakers (for model FW-C720 only) Connect the speaker wires to the REAR SURROUND terminals, right speaker to "R" and left speaker to "L", coloured (marked) wire to "+" and black (unmarked) wire to "-".
Controls (main system’s illustration on page 3) English Controls on the system and remote control $ wOOx ON•OFF – 1 ECO POWER – 2 – 3 – 4 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9 – 0 – – – ! – @ – # – to switch the system on or to Eco Power Standby mode (for model FW-C780 only). STANDBY ON y to switch the system on or to Standby mode. DISPLAY SCREEN to view the current status of the system. DISC TRAY DISC CHANGE to change disc(s). DISC 1 / DISC 2 / DISC 3 (CD DIRECT) to select a disc tray for playback.
¡ – ™ £ – ≤ – ∞ – § – ≥ – • – ª – º – – PREV / PRESET / NEXT í ë for CD ................. to skip to the beginning of the current, previous, or next track. for TUNER ........ to select a preset radio station. for CLOCK ....... (on the system only) to set the minute. DISPLAY to select different screen display mode : NORMAL, MODE 1, MODE 2, or MODE 3. PROG (PROGRAM) for CD ................. to programme disc tracks. for TUNER ........ to programme preset radio stations. for CLOCK .......
Basic Functions English FW- MINI HIFI SYSTEM VOLUME STANDBY-ON ECO POWER MUSIC LEVEL VOLUME INTERACTIVE VU METER DISPLAY PROG TUNER TAPE AUX PLAY• PAUSE SOURCE G S EA CD RC H • TUN WOOX ON • OFF IN CDR / DVD TAPE 1•2 WOOX DYNAMIC AMPLIFICATION CONTROL IMPORTANT! Before you operate the system, complete the preparation procedures. Plug and Play Plug and Play allows you to store all available radio stations automatically.
Switching the system on In Standby/Demonstration mode ● Press STANDBY ON. ➜ The system will switch to the last selected source. ● Press CD, TUNER, TAPE, AUX (or CD 123, TUNER, TAPE 1/2 or AUX/CDR on the remote control). ➜ The system will switch to the selected source. ● Press any one of the DISC DIRECT PLAY buttons or OPEN•CLOSE. ➜ The system will switch to CD mode. In Eco Power Standby mode (for model FW-C780 only) ● Press ECO POWER. ➜ The system will switch to last selected source.
Basic Functions For optimal sound listening, select only one of the following navigation sound controls at a time : wOOx, DSC or VAC. Note: – For a neutral sound effect, select CLASSIC. wOOx There are three wOOx settings to enhance the bass response. 1 Press wOOx ON•OFF to switch ON (enhanced) or OFF (normal) the wOOx sound effect. ● When wOOx is switched on; ➜ WOOX and the last selected wOOx level will appear on the display.
English CD Operation 3 DISC DIRECT PLAY DISC CHANGE DISC 1 OPEN• CLOSE DISC 3 DISC 2 CD / CD-R / CD-RW COMPATIBLE 3CD CD SYNCHRO RECORDING CHANGER FW- MINI HIFI SYSTEM VOLUME STANDBY-ON ECO POWER MUSIC LEVEL VOLUME INTERACTIVE VU METER DISPLAY PROG TUNER TAPE AUX PLAY• PAUSE SOURCE G S EA CD RC H • TUN ON • OFF WOOX LEVEL VAC DEMO STOP/ CLEAR DS C BAND N INCREDIBLE SURROUND PRESET T EX PR CD 1•2•3 EV VIGATION - JOG D NA UN SO CLOCK• AUTO TIMER REPLAY DUBBING REC
CD Operation English Disc Playback a disc is loaded in the disc tray 1 2 the current selected disc tray is empty the current selected disc tray is loaded or playing To play all discs on the disc tray ● Press PLAYÉ. ➜ All the available discs will play once, then stop. ➜ During playback, the selected disc tray, track number and elapsed playing time of the current track will appear on the display. To play one disc only ● Press the DISC DIRECT PLAY button : DISC 1, DISC 2 or DISC 3.
CD Operation To review the programme ● Stop playback and press í or ë repeatedly. ● To exit review mode, press Ç. To erase the entire programme ● Press Ç once when playback is stopped or twice during playback. ➜ "PROGRAM CLEARED" will be displayed. ➜ PROG will disappear from the display. Note: – The programme will be erased when the system is disconnected from the power supply or when the disc tray is opened.
Radio Reception English FW- MINI HIFI SYSTEM VOLUME STANDBY-ON ECO POWER MUSIC LEVEL VOLUME INTERACTIVE VU METER DISPLAY PROG TUNER TAPE AUX PLAY• PAUSE SOURCE G S EA CD RC H • TUN ON • OFF WOOX LEVEL VAC DEMO STOP/ CLEAR DS C BAND N INCREDIBLE SURROUND PRESET T EX PR CD 1•2•3 EV VIGATION - JOG D NA UN SO CLOCK• AUTO TIMER REPLAY DUBBING REC IN TAPE 1•2 CDR / DVD WOOX DYNAMIC AMPLIFICATION CONTROL Storing Preset Radio Stations You can store up to 40 preset radio stati
Notes: – If you attempt to store more than 40 preset radio stations, "PROGRAM FULL" will be displayed. – During programming, if no button is pressed within 20 seconds, the system will exit the Programme mode automatically. Changing Tuning Grid (not available for all versions) In North and South America, the frequency step between adjacent channels in the MW band is 10 kHz (9 kHz in some areas). The preset frequency step in the factory is 9 kHz.
Tape Operation/Recording English FW- MINI HIFI SYSTEM VOLUME STANDBY-ON ECO POWER MUSIC LEVEL VOLUME INTERACTIVE VU METER DISPLAY PROG TUNER TAPE AUX PLAY• PAUSE SOURCE G S EA CD RC H • TUN ON • OFF WOOX LEVEL VAC DEMO STOP/ CLEAR DS C BAND N INCREDIBLE SURROUND PRESET T EX PR CD 1•2•3 EV VIGATION - JOG D NA UN SO CLOCK• AUTO TIMER REPLAY DUBBING REC IN CDR / DVD TAPE 1•2 WOOX DYNAMIC AMPLIFICATION CONTROL TAPE 1 TAPE 2 IMPORTANT! – Before playing a tape, check and
To reset tape counter number ● When in stop mode, pressÇ. ➜ “TP1 000” or “TP2 000” will be displayed. Notes: – During rewinding or fast forwarding of a tape, it is also possible to select another source (CD, TUNER or AUX, for example). – The tape counter will automatically set to zero after detecting end of tape. General Information on Recording ● For recording, use only tape of IEC type I (normal tape).
Tape Operation/Recording Digital Recording via Digital Out 1 Load the prerecorded tape in tape deck 1. ● You can set the tape to the desired passage where recording will start. 2 Press DUBBING. ➜ Playing and recording will start simultaneously. ➜ "DUB OOO" will be displayed. ● Dubbing of tapes is possible on one side of the tape only. To continue recording on the reverse side, at the end of side A, flip the tapes to side B and repeat the procedure.
FW- MINI HIFI SYSTEM English Clock/Timer VOLUME STANDBY-ON ECO POWER MUSIC LEVEL VOLUME INTERACTIVE VU METER DISPLAY PROG TUNER TAPE AUX PLAY• PAUSE SOURCE G S EA CD RC H • TUN ON • OFF WOOX LEVEL IN TAPE 1•2 CDR / DVD WOOX DYNAMIC AMPLIFICATION CONTROL IMPORTANT! – When in Eco Power Standby mode, it is not possible to operate the clock or timer function (for model FW-C780 only). To exit without storing the setting ● Press Çon the system.
Clock/Timer English 2 Press CD, TUNER or TAPE to select the desired source. ● Before setting the timer, make sure the music source has been prepared. CD – Load the disc(s). To start from a specific track, make a programme (refer to “CD Operation - Programming the disc tracks”). TUNER – tune to the desired radio station. TAPE – load the prerecorded tape into tape deck 2. 3 Press à or á on the system repeatedly to set the hour for the timer to start.
AMPLIFIER Output power FW-C780 3000 W PMPO / 2 x 120 W RMS(1) FW-C720 ..... 2000 W PMPO/ 2 x 60 W RMS(1) Surround Speakers ......................... 2 x 7 W RMS Signal-to-noise ratio .......................... ≥ 75 dBA (IEC) Frequency response ......... 40 – 20000 Hz, ± 3 dB Input sensitivity AUX In / CDR/DVD In .................... 500 mV / 1V Output Speakers .................................................................... ≥ 6 Ω Surround Speakers (for model FW-C720 only) ...............................
Maintenance English Cleaning the Cabinet ● Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use a solution containing alcohol, spirits, ammonia or abrasives. Cleaning Discs ● When a disc becomes dirty, clean it with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the centre out. Do not wipe in circular motion. ● Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially available cleaners, or antistatic spray intended for analogue records.
RADIO RECEPTION Radio reception is poor. – If the signal is too weak, adjust the antenna or connect an external antenna for better reception. – Increase the distance between the Mini HiFi System and your TV or VCR. TAPE OPERATION/RECORDING Recording or playback cannot be made. The tape deck door cannot open. GENERAL The system does not react when buttons are pressed. Sound cannot be heard or is of poor quality. The left and right sound outputs are reversed.
