FW- C90 Mini Hi-Fi System with 3 CD changer pg 01-29/C90/22-Eng 1 3/6/00, 1:52 PM 3139 116 19701
English Important notes for users in the U.K. Italia Français Español Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Mains plug This apparatus is fitted with an approved 13 Amp plug. To change a fuse in this type of plug proceed as follows: 1 Remove fuse cover and fuse. 2 Fix new fuse which should be a BS1362 5 Amp, A.S.T.A. or BSI approved type. 3 Refit the fuse cover. If the fitted plug is not suitable for your socket outlets, it should be cut off and an appropriate plug fitted in its place.
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CONTENTS English General Information ..................................................................................... 5 Safety Information ........................................................................................ 5 Preparation .............................................................................................. 6 - 7 Controls ................................................................................................... 8 - 10 Operating The System ..........................
General Information SAFETY INFORMATION Energy Star • The type plate (which contains the serial number) is located at the rear of the system. • Recording is permissible if copyright or other rights of third parties are not infringed. • This product complies with the radio interference requirements of the European Community. As an ENERGY STARR Partner; Philips has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STARR guidelines for energy efficiency.
PREPARATION English A AM Loop Antenna Connection Rear Connections Connect the supplied loop antenna to the AM ANTENNA terminal. Place the AM loop antenna far away from the system and adjust its position for the best reception. STANDBY ON SU BW O OFER LEVEL CONT RO L MIN MAX CUT OFF FREQUENCY HIGH POWER SUBWOOFER 60Hz 150Hz F AUDIO OUT E B FM Wire Antenna Connection G Connect the supplied FM wire antenna to the FM ANTENNA 75 Ω terminal.
CAUTION: – For optimal sound performance, it is recommended to use the supplied speakers. – Do not connect more than one speaker to any one pair of +/- speaker terminal. – Do not connect speakers with impedance lower than the speakers supplied. Please refer to SPECIFICATION section of this manual. D Line Out Connection (wireless ready) You can connect the audio left and right LINE OUT terminals to a optional CD Recorder ANALOG IN terminals. This allows you to record in an analogue format.
CONTROLS English OPEN•CLOSE DISC CHANGE # DISC 1 DISC 2 $ DISC 3 % @ • 0 3CD CHANGER ! 0 MINI HIFI SYSTEM STANDBY ON DOLBY B NR 1 NEWS/TA POWER SAVE RDS 2 CD 1•2•3 BAND C 1CD •2•3 C VE C /TR EB BAND TUNER SEARCH•TUNING STOP•CLEAR CDR/DVD CDR AUX TAPE PLAY PAUSE CD TEXT PREV PRESET ▲ SIDE NEXT VOLUME & * ( 2 TUNER 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 CLOCK AUTO REV. ª 0 PROG DIM A.
Controls on the system and remote control – 1 STANDBY ON – to switch the system on or to standby mode. – to use for EASY SET. 2 POWER SAVE – to switch the system to energy saving mode. 3 IR SENSOR – sensor for the infrared remote control. 4 PROG (PROGRAM) for CD ............ to program CD tracks. for TUNER ..... to program preset radio stations. for CLOCK ..... to select 12 or 24 hour in clock setting mode (on the system only).
CONTROLS English ) – ¡ – ™ – £ – – ≤ – – ∞ – § ≥ • – ª – º – ⁄ – RECORD to start recording on tape deck 2. VOLUME to increase or decrease the volume. DUB (HSD) (HIGH SPEED DUBBING) to dub a tape in normal or fast speed. BASS/TREBLE CONTROL – to adjust BASS/TREBLE level : BASS 3 4 (BASS +/-) to increase or decrease the low tone. TREBLE 3 4 (TREBLE +/-) to increase or decrease the high tone. A. REV (AUTO REVERSE) available in tape deck 2 only. to select the desired play modes ( å / ∂ / ∫ ).
MINI HIFI SYSTEM STANDBY ON DOLBY B NR NEWS/TA POWER SAVE RDS To start the demonstration mode • Press and hold Ç(on the system only) for 5 seconds when the system is in standby mode. ™ The demonstration will begin. IR SENSOR C 1CD •2•3 DS TR EB BAND TUNER SEARCH•TUNING STOP•CLEAR TAPE 1•2 CDR/DVD Easy Set CDR AUX TAPE PLAY PAUSE PREV PRESET ▲ SIDE NEXT VOLUME LE PERSO NA L C BASS / ▲ BAND CD 1•2•3 C VE CD TEXT PROG CLOCK/ TIMER DIM A.
OPERATING THE SYSTEM English Switching the system ON Selecting the Source Dim mode • Press CD, TUNER, TAPE or AUX. • Press the respective source selection button: CD, TUNER, TAPE or AUX. ™ The display indicates the selected source. You can select the desired brightness for the display. You can also switch on the system by pressing any one of the CD DIRECT PLAY buttons. Switching the system to standby mode • Press STANDBY ON or B on the remote control. ™ The system will switch to standby mode.
Sound Control For Optimal sound listening, you can only select one of the following sound control at a time : PERSONAL, DSC, VEC or BASS/TREBLE. PERSONAL SOUND You can store upto 6 personal settings. 1 Press to select the PERSONAL feature. 2 Adjust the JOG to select the desired Personal setting. ™ The selected personal setting number will be encircled. ™ If no name has been stored previously, "PERSONAL X" will be displayed. "X" is the setting number.
OPERATING THE SYSTEM English • Press BASS 3 or 4 to select the low tone level. ™ "BASS -X or BASS +X" will be displayed. • Press TREBLE 3 or 4 to select the high tone level. ™ "TREBLE -X or TREBLE +X" will be displayed. Automatic DSC-DBB / VEC-DBB selection The best DBB setting is generated automatically for each DSC or VEC selection. You can manually select the DBB setting that best suits your listening environment. Note: – "X" denotes the sound level.
OPEN•CLOSE DISC CHANGE DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 3CD CHANGER MINI HIFI SYSTEM STANDBY ON DOLBY B NR NEWS/TA POWER SAVE RDS IR SENSOR C1CD •2•3 PERSO NA L DS C VE C /TR EB BAND TAPE 1•2 BAND TUNER TAPE SEARCH•TUNING STOP•CLEAR PLAY PAUSE CDR/DVD CD TEXT CDR AUX PRESET ▲ PREV SIDE NEXT ▲ CD 1•2•3 BASS VOLUME LE PROG CLOCK/ TIMER DIM A.
CD English Playing a CD 1 Press PLAYÉÅto start playback. ™ The disc tray, track number and elapsed playing time of the current track appear on the display. • To interrupt playback, press PAUSEÉÅ. ™ The playing time flashes. • To resume playback, press PLAYÉÅ again. 2 To stop playback, press Ç. Notes: – All the available discs will play once, then stop. – When the CD has stopped playing, the system will switch to standby mode after 30 minutes if no button is pressed.
CD Erasing the program (when 1 Press PLAYÉÅto start program playback. ™ "PLAY PROGRAM" will be displayed. ™ The track number and elapsed playing time of the current track will appear on the display. • If you press REPEAT during program playback, the current track or all programmed tracks will be played repeatedly. ™ "TRACK" or "PROGRAM" will be displayed. ™ The REPEAT and PROGRAM appear on the display. 2 Press Ç to stop program playback. playback is stopped) • Press Ç.
TUNER English MINI HIFI SYSTEM STANDBY ON DOLBY B NR NEWS/TA POWER SAVE RDS IR SENSOR C 1CD •2•3 TAPE 1•2 TAPE PERSO NA L DS C VE C BASS /TR EB SEARCH•TUNING STOP•CLEAR PLAY PAUSE CDR/DVD CD TEXT CDR AUX PRESET ▲ PREV SIDE NEXT ▲ BAND BAND TUNER CD 1•2•3 VOLUME LE PROG CLOCK/ TIMER DIM A. REV DUB (HSD) RECORD DYNAMIC BASS BOOST TREBLE BASS Note: – For 'EASY SET' feature, please refer to page 11. Tuning to radio stations 1 Press TUNER (BAND) to select TUNER mode.
Receiving RDS Radio Station Ç RDS (Radio Data System) is a broadcasting service that allows FM stations to send additional information along with the regular FM radio signal. This additional information can contain: • STATION NAME: The radio station name is displayed. • PROGRAM TYPE: The following program types exist and can be received by your tuner: News, Affairs, Info, Sport, Educate, Drama, Culture, Science, Varied, Pop M, Rock M, M.O.R. (middle of the road music), Light M, Classics, Other M, No type.
AUX/CDR MINI HIFI SYSTEM STANDBY ON DOLBY B NR NEWS/TA POWER SAVE RDS IR SENSOR BAND CD 1•2•3 C1CD •2•3 DS C VE PERSO NA L English – During News bulletin or Traffic Announcement, you can press any available source or Tuner function keys to cancel NEWS/TA function and execute the relevant source mode. – If set is switched to Tuner source, the NEWS/TA function will be cancelled, "NEWS OFF" or "TA OFF" will be displayed immediately after the "TUNER" message.
MINI HIFI SYSTEM STANDBY ON DOLBY B NR NEWS/TA POWER SAVE RDS IR SENSOR CD 1•2•3 PERSO NA L DS C VE C BASS /TR EB BAND TAPE 1•2 CDR/DVD BAND TUNER TAPE CDR AUX SEARCH•TUNING STOP•CLEAR PLAY PAUSE ▲ C 1CD •2•3 PREV PRESET ▲ SIDE NEXT CD TEXT Loading a tape Auto Reverse Playback (only on 1 Press on the tape deck to open the tape deck door. 2 The tape deck door opens. 3 Load the tape with the open side downward and the full spool to the left. tape deck 2) • Press A.
TAPE English 3a(for playback on tape deck 2 only) • Press í or ë to select tape side (see Tape Side). • Press A. REV to select the different type of playback mode (see Auto Reverse Playback). 4 Press Ç to end playback. ™ "T1 or T2" with "! ! ! or @ @ @" will be displayed. Note: – When the tape has stopped playing, the system will switch to standby mode after 30 minutes if no button is pressed.
MINI HIFI SYSTEM STANDBY ON DOLBY B NR NEWS/TA POWER SAVE RDS IR SENSOR C 1CD •2•3 C PERSO NA L DS C VE BASS /TR EB BAND TUNER SEARCH•TUNING STOP•CLEAR TAPE 1•2 CDR AUX TAPE PLAY PAUSE PREV PRESET ▲ SIDE NEXT LE PROG CLOCK/ TIMER DIM A. REV DUB (HSD) RECORD DYNAMIC BASS BOOST TREBLE BASS CD TEXT CDR/DVD ▲ BAND CD 1•2•3 VOLUME Notes: – It is not possible to change tape side during recording. – For recording, use only tape of IEC type I (normal tape) or IEC type II (Cr02).
RECORDING English Dubbing tapes (from tape deck 1 to tape deck 2) 1 Press TAPE ( TAPE 1•2 ) to select tape deck 2. 2 Load the prerecorded tape into tape deck 1 with full spool to the left and a blank tape into tape deck 2 with full spool aside. 3 Press í or ë to select the recording tape side (see Tape Side under TAPE section). 4 Press DUB (HSD) once for normal speed dubbing or twice (within 2 seconds) for high speed dubbing.
TIMER MINI HIFI SYSTEM STANDBY ON DOLBY B NR 5 Press CLOCK/TIMER again to store the setting. ™ The clock starts. NEWS/TA POWER SAVE RDS • To exit without storing the setting, press Ç on the system. IR SENSOR BAND TAPE 1•2 CDR/DVD BAND TUNER TAPE CDR AUX C1CD •2•3 C PERSO NA L DS C VE BASS /TR EB SEARCH•TUNING STOP•CLEAR PLAY PAUSE ▲ CD 1•2•3 PREV PRESET ▲ SIDE NEXT CD TEXT VOLUME LE PROG CLOCK/ TIMER DIM A.
TIMER SLEEP TIMER English 5 Press CLOCK/TIMER to store the start time. ™ The timer is now set. ™ The TIMER remains on the display. • At the preset time, the timer will be activated. ™ The selected source will be played. Notes: – During timer setting, if no button is pressed within 90 seconds, the system will exit timer setting mode automatically. – If the source selected is TUNER, the last tuned frequency will be switched on.
SPECIFICATIONS AMPLIFIER Output power ............ 2 x 200 W MPO / 2 x 100 W RMS(1) 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 Headphones ............................................ 32 Ω – 1000 Ω Subwoofer Out ........................... 1.
MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING English Maintenance 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 center out. • Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially available cleaners, or antistatic spray intended for analog records.
Tape Deck Operation General Recording or playback cannot be made or there is a decrease in audio level. • Dirty tape heads, capstans or pressure rollers. ™ See section on tape deck maintenance (page 28). • Magnetic build-up in the record/ playback head. ™ Use demagnetizing tape. System does not react when any button is pressed. • Electrostatic discharge. ™ Press STANDBY ON to switch the system off.
