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Optimum disc playability : ensuring excellent picture quality Philips components and modules for the various CD applications have always enjoyed an excellent reputation in the market place for super disc playability - the ability to play discs which may be scratched, soiled or not fully according to the standard specification.
4 3 OPEN• CLOSE DISC 3 DISC 2 3VCD FW- 6 CD / CD-R / CD-RW COMPATIBLE CHANGER CD SYNCHRO RECORDING VCD MINI HIFI SYSTEM 7 VOLUME STANDBY-ON 8 MUSIC LEVEL VOLUME INTERACTIVE VU METER MP3-CD PROG DISPLAY CD 1•2•3 PR PBC RETURN PRESET EV TITLE N DS C BAND VCD PAL/ NTSC TUNER TAPE AUX PLAY• PAUSE SOURCE G EA A L B U M IN RC H • TUN ON • OFF LEVEL VAC DEMO STOP/ CLEAR VIGATION - JOG D NA UN SO CLOCK• AUTO TIMER REPLAY DUBBING REC INCREDIBLE SURROUND TITLE/ ALBUM NAME S
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English Index English ------------------------------------------------ 6 Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Melayu -------------------------------------------------------- 33 Bahasa Melayu ----------------------------------- 60 Bahasa Indonesia -------------------------------- 88 CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure or other unsafe operation.
Contents English General Information Radio Reception Environmental Information ................................ 7 Supplied Accessories ........................................... 7 Safety Information ................................................ 7 Storing Preset Radio Stations ................... 23–24 Tuning to Preset Radio Stations ...................... 24 Erasing a Preset Radio Station ........................ 24 Changing Tuning Grid ........................................
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 Television AM loop antenna FM wire antenna L AUDIO OUT R right surround left surround VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT (CVBS) speaker (right) B AUX/ CDR IN E D AM ANTENNA FM ANTENNA REAR SURROUND + R – – L + C speaker (left) SUBWOOFER OUT AC MAINS + R – – L + C A VOLTAGE SELECTOR 110V127V 220V240V SPEAKERS 6Ω AC power cord B Antennas Connection Rear Connections The type plate is located at the rear of the system.
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 "-". Inserting batteries into the Remote Control English C Speakers Connection Insert two batteries (Type R06 or AA) into the remote control with the correct polarity as indicated by the + and - symbols inside the battery compartment.
Controls (main system’s illustration on page 3) English § * OSD 2 VCD 123 AUX ≤ 8 4 5 7 8 PROG 0 fl 6 9 fi 8 VOLUME ÉÅ ! ™ ¡ ≥ • ª ALBUM _ DSC TITLE/ ALBUM NAME RETURN DIGEST ZOOM RESUME SLOW º + VAC A-B VOCAL Ö KEY CONTROL ECHO - IS wOOx + ON/OFF LEVEL to select a disc tray for playback. 6 OPEN•CLOSE á ALBUM PBC – – Ç à to change disc(s). 5 DISC 1 / DISC 2 / DISC 3 to open or close the disc tray.
$ MIC/LEVEL – – % – ^ & * – – – – – ( to connect microphone jack. to adjust the mixing level for karaoke or microphone recording. ç to open the tape deck door. TAPE DECK 2 TAPE DECK 1 SOURCE – to select the following: VCD PAL/NTSC / (CD 1•2•3) to select disc tray 1, 2 or 3 (this system can playback normal CD/VCD/MP3-CD format disc). (on the system only) to select corresponding video output for NTSC or PAL system of your TV set (except Multi-system TV). TUNER / (BAND) to select waveband : FM or MW.
Controls English ∞ CLOCK•TIMER – to view the clock, set the clock or set the timer. § OSD (ON SCREEN DISPLAY) – ≥ – • – ª – º – ⁄ – ¤ – ‹ – › – fi – fl – ‡ – to switch on or off the on screen display on the TV. ZOOM to enlarge a still picture of the VCD on the TV screen. RESUME to continue playback again from where you have stopped (for VCD with PBC switched off). KEY CONTROL ( I È i ) to change the VCD key tone level to suit your vocal range. I ...........................
OSD FW- VCD MINI HIFI SYSTEM English Basic Functions 2 VOLUME VCD 123 AUX TUNER TAPE 1/2 STANDBY-ON MP3 123 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 7 9 0 PROG ECO POWER REPEAT VOLUME MUSIC LEVEL VOLUME ÉÅ INTERACTIVE VU METER MP3-CD DISPLAY PROG CD 1•2•3 PRESET EV TITLE N á à ALBUM ALBUM _ VCD PAL/ NTSC TUNER PLAY• PAUSE SOURCE G S EA A L B U M IN RC H • TUN ON • OFF LEVEL + DSC PBC TITLE/ ALBUM NAME VAC RETURN DIGEST ZOOM RESUME SLOW DYNAMIC AMPLIFICATION CONTROL TAPE IMPORTANT! Be
Basic Functions English Switching the system on In Standby/Demonstration mode ● Press STANDBY ON. ➜ The system will switch to the last selected source. ● Press VCD, TUNER, TAPE, AUX (or VCD 123/MP3 123, TUNER, TAPE 1/2 or AUX 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. Switching the system to Standby mode In Demonstration mode ● Press and hold DEMO STOP Ç on the system.
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. Note: – Some discs or tapes might be recorded in high modulation, which causes a distortion at high volume. If this occurs, deactivate wOOx or reduce the volume.
CD/VCD/MP3-CD Operation English 3 DISC DIRECT PLAY DISC CHANGE DISC 1 OSD OPEN • CLOSE DISC 3 DISC 2 2 VCD 123 3VCD CD / CD-R / CD-RW COMPATIBLE CHANGER FW- TUNER TAPE 1/2 MP3 123 CD SYNCHRO RECORDING VCD MINI HIFI SYSTEM AUX VOLUME STANDBY-ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PROG 0 9 REPEAT VOLUME ÉÅ ECO POWER TITLE TITLE _ MUSIC LEVEL + ë í VOLUME INTERACTIVE VU METER MP3-CD DISPLAY PROG CLOCK• AUTO TIMER REPLAY DUBBING REC CD 1•2•3 PRESET N TITLE S EA AL TUNER SOURCE BU
CD/VCD/MP3-CD Operation 1 2 3 Disc Playback Press VCD to select CD/VCD/MP3-CD mode. Press OPEN•CLOSE to open the disc tray. Load up to two discs on the individual disc trays. To load the third disc, press DISC CHANGE. ➜ The disc tray will rotate until the empty tray is ready for loading.
CD/VCD/MP3-CD Operation English Select a desired track/passage To search for a particular passage during playback ● Press à or á to select 4 different search speed. ➜ "FRX1"; "FRX2"; "FRX3" or "FRX4" will be displayed on the TV screen when you select a fast rewind search. ➜ "FFX1"; "FFX2"; "FFX3" or "FFX4" will be displayed on the TV screen when you select a fast forward search. ➜ Normal playback will begin at the end of the fast rewinding or forwarding of the selected track.
CD/VCD/MP3-CD Operation Note: – The programme will be erased if you change source, select another disc tray or disconnected the system from the power supply. Title/Album Name English 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. This feature use to display the title and album name for MP3-CD. ● Press TITLE/ALBUM NAME repeatedly to display the title or album name.
CD/VCD/MP3-CD Operation English OSD – On Screen Display VIDEO CD If you insert VCD, your TV screen will serve as an additional display for messages (e.g. PLAY, STOP), and information stored on the VCD. OSD ● Press OSD on the remote control repeatedly to switch on or off the On Screen Display. 2 VCD 123 AUX TUNER TAPE 1/2 When OSD is switched ON; you can see the following display on the TV screen. MP3 123 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 PROG Below is an example of the OSD message.
Return A-B Repeat ● Press RETURN to return to the previous VCD disc MENU level. PBC mode must be switched on. 1 Digest This feature allows you to scan through a VCD for a quick review. PBC mode must be switched off. There are four digest mode for selection. 1 This feature is also applicable to audio CD (except for MP3-CD). To play a certain scene or passage of the disc repeatedly. Press DIGEST on the remote control. ➜ "DIGEST" appears on the display. ➜ "1.INTRO SCAN" , "2.DIGEST DISC" , "3.
CD/VCD/MP3-CD Operation English Resume Key Control ( I È i ) This feature is also applicable to audio CD (except for MP3-CD). This feature allows you to change the key tone of your vocal range. ● In stop mode, press RESUME on the remote control to start playback again from where you have stopped. Note: – Resume information is lost if you have changed the disc, opened the disc tray, change source or disconnected the system from the power supply. – Resume is not available when PBC mode is switched on.
FW- VCD MINI HIFI SYSTEM English Radio Reception VOLUME STANDBY-ON OSD 2 VCD 123 AUX TUNER TAPE 1/2 MP3 123 1 2 3 4 5 6 ECO POWER MUSIC LEVEL VOLUME INTERACTIVE VU METER MP3-CD DISPLAY PROG CD 1•2•3 PRESET EV TITLE N T EX S EA AL RC H DS C BAND 7 8 PROG 0 9 REPEAT VOLUME VCD PAL/ NTSC TUNER PLAY• PAUSE SOURCE BU M IN • TUN ON • OFF LEVEL ÉÅ VAC DEMO STOP/ CLEAR G PR PBC RETURN VIGATION - JOG D NA UN SO CLOCK• AUTO TIMER REPLAY DUBBING REC INCREDIBLE SURRO
Radio Reception English 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. Tuning to Preset Radio Stations ● Once you’ve preset the radio stations, press í or ë to select the desired preset number. ➜ The preset number, radio frequency, and waveband will appear on the display.
FW- VCD MINI HIFI SYSTEM English Tape Operation/Recording VOLUME STANDBY-ON OSD 2 VCD 123 AUX TUNER TAPE 1/2 MP3 123 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PROG 0 1 ECO POWER MUSIC LEVEL VOLUME INTERACTIVE VU METER MP3-CD DISPLAY PROG CD 1•2•3 PBC EV TITLE N T EX S EA AL VCD PAL/ NTSC TUNER PLAY• PAUSE SOURCE BU M RC H • TUN ON • OFF LEVEL IN ÉÅ TITLE TITLE _ DYNAMIC AMPLIFICATION CONTROL TAPE CDR / DVD + ë í AUX TAPE 1•2 9 REPEAT VOLUME VAC DEMO STOP/ CLEAR DS C BAND G RE
Tape Operation/Recording English 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 (VCD, TUNER or AUX, for example). – The tape counter will automatically set to zero after detecting end of tape.
To stop recording ● Press Ç. ➜ Recording and disc playback will stop simultaneously. To stop dubbing ● Press Ç. Notes: – Dubbing of tapes is possible only from tape deck 1 to tape deck 2. – To ensure good dubbing, use tapes of the same length. – You can listen to another source while dubbing. Dubbing Tapes 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.
Clock/Timer English FW- VCD MINI HIFI SYSTEM VOLUME STANDBY-ON OSD 2 AUX VCD 123 TUNER TAPE 1/2 MP3 123 ECO POWER MUSIC LEVEL VOLUME 1 2 3 4 5 6 INTERACTIVE VU METER MP3-CD DISPLAY PROG CD 1•2•3 PBC EV TITLE N VCD PAL/ NTSC DS C BAND TUNER PLAY• PAUSE SOURCE G S EA A L B U M IN RC H • TUN ON • OFF LEVEL 8 0 ÉÅ TITLE _ CDR / DVD TITLE MIC/ LEVEL Ç à ALBUM _ The clock (if it is set) will be shown in Standby mode.
● Before setting the timer, make sure the music source has been prepared. VCD – Load the disc(s). To start from a specific track, make a programme (refer to “CD/VCD/ MP3-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. 4 Press í or ë on the system repeatedly to set the minute for the timer to start.
Specifications English AMPLIFIER Output power ...................................... 2200 W PMPO ................................................................ 2 x 60 W RMS(1) Surround Speakers ................ 2 x 7 W RMS, 3 Ω Signal-to-noise ratio .......................... ≥ 75 dBA (IEC) Frequency response ......... 40 – 20000 Hz, ± 3 dB Input sensitivity AUX In / CDR/DVD In .................... 500 mV / 1V Microphone .......................................................... 4.5 mV Output Speakers ..
Maintenance 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. Cleaning the Heads and the Tape Paths ● To ensure good recording and playback quality, clean the heads A, the capstan(s) B, and pressure roller(s) C after every 50 hours of tape operation.
Troubleshooting English 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.
