CDR Mini Hi-Fi system FW-R8
Important notes for users in the U.K. Italia DICHIARAZIONE DI CONFORMITA’ Mains plug This apparatus is fitted with an approved 13 Amp plug. To change a fuse in this type of plug proceed as follows: Si dichiara che l’apparecchio FW-R8 Philips risponde alle prescrizioni dell’art. 2 comma 1 del D. M. 28 Agosto 1995 n. 548. 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.
English Français English ....................................................4 Español Français.................................................32 Deutsch Español .................................................60 Deutsch.................................................
GENERAL INFORMATION English General information Accessories supplied ....................................................................................4 Setup information...........................................................................................4 Maintenance ..................................................................................................4 Environmental information.............................................................................4 Discs for recording ..........
Discs for recording CD(RW) handling For recording, make sure to use special audio discs only. These discs are marked “Digital Audio” and the logos shown below. If the CDR Mini Hi-Fi system fails to read discs correctly use a commonly available cleaning-CD to clean the lenses before submitting the set to repair. Other cleaning methods may destroy the lenses. Always keep the trays closed to avoid dust on the lenses.
CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS English & 0^ %$ # @ ! 0 98 7 6 5 OPEN/CLOSE CD CHANGE CD CHAN CD REWRITABLE COMPATIBL GER E • 3 CD CHANGER DIGITAL / ANALOG AUX STANDBY ON º TUNER SOR iR SEN CD 1 CD 2 CD 3 NEW S/TA RDS FW- R8 MINI HIFI SYSTEM CD RECORD ABLE CD CLOCK/T TEXT DISPLAY IMER ª • AM AERIAL SPEAKERS 6Ω L FM AERIAL 75Ω R ≥ G CD-TEXT EDITIN OPEN/CLO SE SUBWOOFE OUT R DIGITAL OUT RDER CD RECO L CDR AUX IN DIGITAL IN R L LINE OUT RECORD R CD CD AC MA COMPILE MI
On the front 0 Source selection CD 1, CD 2, CD 3 ..................selects the CD changer, switches to CD 1, CD 2 or CD 3 CDR........................................selects the CD recorder TUNER...................................selects the tuner DIGITAL / ANALOG AUX ....selects the input for an additional appliance ! ...............................................CD changer tray @ OPEN/CLOSE........................opens and closes the CD changer tray # CD CHANGE .........................
INSTALLATION English Mains Antenna connections The type plate is located on the rear of the set. AM antenna The loop antenna supplied is for indoor use only. 1 Check whether the mains voltage as shown on the type plate corresponds to your local mains voltage. If it does not, consult your dealer or service organisation. 1 Fit the plug of the loop antenna to AM AERIAL as shown below. 2 Make sure all connections have been made before switching on the mains supply.
English INSTALLATION SUBWOOFER AM AERIAL SPEAKERS 6 Ω FM AERIAL 75 Ω L R SUBWOOFER OUT DIGITAL OUT L AUX IN DIGITAL IN R L LINE OUT R AC MAINS ~ ~ TAPE RECORDER CD PLAYER CD RECORDER Analogue audio connections Digital audio connections AUX IN L/R It is possible to use an additional appliance, e.g. tape recorder, TV or VCR with the set. DIGITAL IN You can use this coaxial input for recordings from any digital audio equipment with a digital coaxial output e.g. CD player or DVD player.
REMOTE CONTROL 2 ...........................switches the set to standby CDR, TUNER, CD1, CD2, CD3, AUX........selects the sources Number/alphabet keys 1–0 ....................keys in numbers for tracks or stations ABC – XYZ ........keys in letters for text SPACE ...............keys in a space within the text EDIT TEXT ................enters the text edit menu -VOLUME.............decreases the volume +VOLUME.............increases the volume É ...........................starts playback/recording í ..........
DISPLAY Information area PRESET STEP TOTAL TRACK TIME TOTAL REM REC REM TOTAL REC TRACK TIME AM PM CD RECORDER CD CHANGER CD R W TUNER CD R W COMPILE CDC FM TUNER CD CD AUX START RECORDING IN PROGRESS FINALIZE MIC ALC FINISH CD TEXT EDIT TRACK REC PROG ALARM SLEEP REPEAT SHUFFLE DISC TRACK ALL STEREO NEWS TA EON INCREDIBLE AUX SURROUND LOUDNESS DIGITAL ANALOG PURE 20 + 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 This area is used for feedback of the CD changer, CD recorder, tuner
BASIC FUNCTIONS English OPEN/CLOSE CD CHANGE CD CHAN GER LE • 3 CD CHANGER CD REWRITABLE COMPATIB DIGITAL / ANALOG AUX STANDBY ON TUNER SOR iR SEN CD 1 CD 2 S/TA NEW CD 3 RDS FW- R8 ER CK/ TIM T CLO CD TEX M MINI HIFI SYSTE CD RECOR DABLE DISPLAY CD-TEXT EDIT ING LOSE OPEN/C ER CD RECORD CDR RECORD CD CD COMPILE MIC LEVEL 3 CD changer: Press OPEN/CLOSE on the set again to close the tray. yThe tray is closed and Reading is displayed.
BASIC FUNCTIONS RECORD CD CD COMPILE CD REC TYPE ERASE FINALIZE T English LOUDNESS • Press LOUDNESS to switch loudness either on or off. yLOUDNESS is shown and Loudness is displayed if loudness is on. MUTE This feature allows you to temporarily switch off the sound without switching off the set. 1 Press MUTE on the remote control to switch off the sound. yMute is displayed and playback/recording will be continued without sound.
BASIC FUNCTIONS English Selecting a disc on the CD changer • Press either CD 1, CD 2 or CD 3 to select a particular disc. Selecting a track and searching Selecting a track during playback • Rotate í JOG CONTROL ë (pressí or ë on the remote control) to skip to the beginning of the previous or next track on the selected disc. y Playback continues with the selected track.
Erasing a track from the program RECORD CD 1 If necessary press Ç STOP on the set (Ç on the remote control) to stop playback. CD COMPILE MIC LEVEL CD REC TYP E FINALIZE 2 Press either CD 1, CD 2, CD 3, or CDR to select the desired memory. EDIT MIC 3 Press PROG (PROGRAM on the remote control), followed by à SEARCH or á SEARCH (à or á on the remote control) to move through the program steps. y The track number at the selected step and the total program time are displayed.
ABOUT RECORDING English Basic information Direct Line Recording (DLR) The CD recorder deck offers you 3 main functions: – Recording from the internal CD changer and tuner or from a selected external source – Finalizing your CDR(W) discs and unfinalizing your CDRW discs – Erasing a CDRW disc The CD recorder is equipped with the high-performance Direct Line Recording technique. It ensures a perfect recording of the source material, meaning a true “bit for bit” recording.
Recording modes For internal recordings you can record from the internal CD changer or tuner. You can choose from the following recording modes: – High speed recording and automatic finalizing: Fast and easy! Record and finalize your CDR(W) in one quick step while the sound is muted. You can record the current CD or a program from the CD changer. – High speed recording: Record your CDR(W) fast while the sound is muted. You can record an entire CD, a track, a program or a track edit from the CD changer.
INTERNAL RECORDING English ANALOG DIGITAL / AUX STANDBY ON TUNER SOR iR SEN CD 1 CD 2 CD 3 /TA NEWS RDS FW- R8 CD 5 Press YES to confirm your selection. yBoth decks will be selected in the display, the arrow starts blinking. The remaining recording time of the CDR(W), the total recording time of the CDR(W) and either Record CD1 (or 2, 3)?, Record Prog? or Record A-B? is displayed.
ANALOG DIGITAL / AUX STANDBY ON 4 Press CD 1, CD 2 or CD 3 to select the disc you wish to mix the microphone with. TUNER SOR iR SEN CD 1 5 Press REC TYPE on the set to enter the recording menu. CD 2 CD 3 /TA NEWS RDS FW- R8 CD CK /TIM T CLO CD TEX HIFI SYSTE M RECO RDAB LE MINI DISPLAY ING CD -TEXT EDIT OPEN/C LOSE 6 Rotate í JOG CONTROL ë to select the manual recording mode for the microphone: yCD Mix Mic is displayed. 7 Press YES to confirm. yWait and Record? are displayed.
EXTERNAL RECORDING English ANALOG DIGITAL / AUX STANDBY ON TUNER SOR iR SEN CD 1 6 Start playback on the selected source. yThe CD recorder starts to record simultaneously and RECORDING IN PROGRESS is shown. The remaining recording time on the CDR(W) is displayed.
Manual recording Manual recording from an external source 1 Make sure the CDR(W) is absolutely free of scratches and dust particles. 2 Press repeatedly DIGITAL / ANALOG AUX to select the input for the external source you want to record from. yAUX Digital is displayed if the digital input is selected. yAUX Analog is displayed if the analogue input is selected. 4 Press repeatedly DIGITAL / ANALOG AUX to select the input for the external source you wish to mix the microphone with.
EXTERNAL RECORDING (UN)FINALIZING, ERASING English Automatic track increment RECORD In recording mode tracks will be incremented automatically such that the track numbers are positioned on the same position as the original. • To switch the automatic track increment function on, press as often as necessary TRACK INCR. on the remote control during stop when CDR is selected. yAuto Tr ON is displayed and the function is switched on.
Unfinalizing CDRW discs If you want to record (or erase) on (from) a finalized CDRW, you have to unfinalize it first. Notes: – Unfinalizing will take approximately 2 minutes. – After unfinalizing of the CDRW, CD changes to CDRW on the display. – When unfinalizing a CDRW with CD text on it available, this text will be transferred to the CD recorder memory. In case the memory is full, you have to erase text (see “Erasing from the memory”) or to finalize another disc first in order to obtain memory space.
FEATURES English RECORD CD CD COMPILE MIC LEVEL CD REC TYP E FINALIZE Storing text during recording You can store and edit text even while recording a single track or single CD, or when recording from an external source or tuner. Editing text during finalizing is not possible. Make sure, when using high speed recording and automatic finalizing, to enter the text before finalizing starts, otherwise automatic finalizing will be cancelled.
Erasing text 1 Press EDIT TEXT to enter the text edit menu. yCD TEXT EDIT is blinking, Text Edit is displayed. 2 Rotate í JOG CONTROL ë to select the text erase menu. yText Erase is displayed. 3 Press YES to confirm. 4 Rotate í JOG CONTROL ë to select one of the following: yAll Text: All text of the selected disc is chosen to be erased in one step. yAlbum Artist: CD artist’s name is chosen to be erased. yAlbum Title: CD title is chosen to be erased.
TUNER English ANALOG DIGITAL / AUX STANDBY ON TUNER SOR iR SEN CD 1 CD 2 CD 3 RDS FW- R8 CD /TA NEWS CK /TIM T CLO CD TEX HIFI SYSTE M RECO RDAB LE MINI DISPLAY ING CD -TEXT EDIT OPEN/C LOSE DER CD RECOR CDR CD COMPILE CD E REC TYP MIC LEVEL • To store radio stations for another waveband, repeat steps 1–2. Make sure to select the next available preset number first before proceeding, otherwise already programmed radio stations may be erased.
RDS EON NEW RDS ABLE MINI HIFI SYSTEM CD TE XT S/TA CLOCK /TIMER The feature Enhanced Other Networks contains information on the RDS content of certain other RDS radio stations. When EON is active, EON is shown. Then listening to a CD(RW) will not only be interrupted temporarily by the news or traffic announcement of the selected station, but of other RDS stations as well.
CLOCK/TIMER English ANALOG DIGITAL / AUX STANDBY ON 4 Press YES to confirm the selection. y The day of the week digit blinks. TUNER SOR iR SEN CD 1 5 Rotate í JOG CONTROL ë to set the day. CD 2 CD 3 /TA NEWS RDS FW- R8 CD ER CK /TIM T CLO CD TEX HIFI SYSTE M RECO RDAB LE MINI 6 Use à SEARCH or á SEARCH on the set to move from day of the week to hour. DISPLAY 7 Rotate í JOG CONTROL ë to set the hour. ING CD -TEXT EDIT OPEN/C LOSE 8 Repeat steps 6 and 7 to set the minutes.
You can select different timer functions which will be activated at a chosen time. Make sure the clock is set before using one of these features. Alarm timer Alarm timer setting The set can be used as an alarm clock, whereby the tuner, CD recorder or CD changer starts playback automatically at a preset time. 5 Use à SEARCH or á SEARCH on the set to move from hour to minutes of start of recording. 6 Rotate í JOG CONTROL ë to set the minutes of start of recording.
TECHNICAL DATA Subject to modification without notice. English General AC Power......................................................220–240 V / 50 Hz Power consumption Active.........................................................................157 W Standby.....................................................................< 30 W Economy power save mode .......................................< 2 W Dimensions, w × h × d ............................265 × 310 × 395 mm Weight (without speakers) .........
WARNING Under no circumstances should you try to repair the set yourself as this will invalidate the guarantee. Do not open the set as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed, before taking the set for repair. If you are unable to solve a problem by following these hints, consult your dealer or service centre. LASER SAFETY This unit employs a laser.
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