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Important notes for users in the U.K. 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 2 Remove fuse cover and fuse. 3 Refit the fuse cover. Fix new fuse which should be a BS1362 5 Amp, A.S.T.A. or BSI approved type. If the fitted plug is not suitable for your socket outlets, it should be cut off and an appropriate plug fitted in its place. If the mains plug contains a fuse, this should have a value of 5 Amp.
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End-User License Agreement USE OF THIS PRODUCT IMPLIES ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS BELOW. This product contains technology and data from Gracenote of Emeryville, California (“Gracenote”). The technology from Gracenote (the “Gracenote Embedded Software”) enables this product to do disc identification and obtain music-related information, including name, artist, track, and title information (“Gracenote Data”), which is included on the Gracenote Database (the “Gracenote Database”).
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Contents English General Information HD About WACS5 ..................................................... 9 Supplied accessories ............................................ 9 Philips on-line support ...................................... 10 Environmental information .............................. 11 Maintenance ........................................................ 11 Safety information .............................................. 11 Playing Harddisk(HD) ........................................
About WACS5 Supplied accessories WACS5 are excellent addition to your home audio system. – Center’s remote control and 4 x AAA batteries – Station’s remote control with 1 x CR2025 battery – Station’s stand – Station’s AC adaptor – 2 x Audio cables (for Center and Station) – 1 x Ethernet cable – PC installer CD WACS5 comprise a WAC5 Wireless Music Center and a WAS5 Wireless Music Station. Up to 5 Stations can be connected to a WAC5 Center.
General Information English Philips on-line support Philips products have been designed and manufactured to the highest quality standards. If your Philips WACS5 is not working correctly, we recommend you check your User Manual to verify that your product is properly connected and configured. The web site for WACS5 support: www.philips.
Environmental information English General Information Maintenance 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). ● Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use a solution containing alcohol, spirits, ammonia or abrasives.
Controls (illustrations on page 3) English Controls on the Center (Top and front panels) 1 STANDBY-ON/ ECO POWER – – – – press briefly to switch Center on or to standby mode; press and hold to switch Center to power-saving mode or on Green indicator: lights up green when the set is on; flashes during CD ripping /MP3 conversion (when the set is on) Red indicator: lights up red when the set is switched to Standby mode or power-saving mode 2 Display – shows status of Center 3 RECORD – CD/AUX: starts the
English Controls (illustrations on page 4) Controls on the Station ( front panel) 1 STANDBY-ON/ ECO POWER – – – 2 – 3 – press briefly to switch Station on or to standby mode; press and hold to switch Station to power-saving mode or on Red indicator: lights up red when the set is switched to Standby mode or power-saving mode MUSIC FOLLOWS ME HD: moves music playback between Center and Station or between Station and Station IR sensor for the infrared remote control Helpful hints: Always point the remote c
Controls English 1y Center’s 2-way remote control – – press briefly to switch the set to standby mode press and hold to switch the set to Eco Power mode or on 2 Synchro display ¡ 1 – synchronous display of the set’s status 3 Source buttons 2 3 – – CD/MP3-CD selects CD source In standby mode: switches the set on and selects CD source.
0 – ! – @ – # – $ – % – – ^ – & – SAME GENRE HD: plays all the tracks of current Genre MUSIC FOLLOWS ME HD: moves music playback between Center and Station or between Station and Station $ 3 5 @ 6 7 REC CD/AUX: starts the recording to hard disk DIM changes the brightness of display illumination press and hold to turn the blue indicator on or off ! 8 0 9 SLEEP ajusts/displays/switches off sleep timer Ç stops playback or recording toggles playback screen and previous option list enters or e
Controls English 7 Repeat – selects continuous playback – Shuffle selects random playback 8 Sleep – ajusts/displays/switches off sleep timer 9 Music Follows Me – HD: moves music playback between Center and Station or between Station and Station 0 – Same Artist HD: plays all the tracks of current Artist – Same Genre HD: plays all the tracks of current Genre ! – – @ – # – – – – Dim changes the brightness of display illumination press and hold to turn the blue indicator on or off Menu enters
English Installation OPTICAL OUT DIGITAL OUT Center AC power cord (for illustration only) (for illustration only) LINE OUT DC Station Downloaded From Disc-Player.
Installation English Placing Center and Station Setting up Wi-Fi connection between Center and Station IMPORTANT! – Install your Center and Station near the AC outlet and where the AC power plug can be reached easily. Take the following steps to optimize the Wi-Fi connection between Center and Station: – Keep your Center and Station away from the source of interference (wireless routers, microwave ovens, DECT phones, bluetooth devices, cordless phones, other Wi-Fi products, etc.
If there is interference in the neighborhood, the set may pause during playback or respond slowly to your operation. In such cases – Use the WEP* key when connecting your Center and Station to an existing wireless PC network. See the manual Connect to your PC: Option 2. – Change the operating channel of your Center and Station when connecting them to an existing wireless PC network. To learn about how to change channels, see the Owner’s manual of your router and the manual Connect to your PC: Option 2.
Installation English 1 2 DIGITAL OUT: B Connecting to your PC Insert the plug of digital audio cables (not supplied) to the DIGITAL OUT socket ● Connect the other end of the audio cables to the DIGITAL IN terminal of an additional appliance Connect the supplied Ethernet cable to Center’s ETHERNET and your computer’s Ethernet port.
English Installation Helpful hints: – For more information about recording/playback from the external source, see HD: Recording from external source and AUX. – For better sound output, use the LINE OUT terminals on the external device. – If the connected device has only a single audio out terminal, connect it to the AUX IN left terminal. Alternatively, you can use a “single to double” cinch cable, but the output sound still remain mono.
Preparation English Using the remote control WACS5 are equipped with two remote controls, one for Center and the other for Station. By using either of the remote controls, you can operate both Center and Station IMPORTANT! – Always point the remote control directly towards IR area on the Center or Station you wish to operate. – Some functional keys on Center’s remote control are exclusively used for Center (for example, CD/MP3-CD, MARK/UNMARK, MUSIC BROADCAST etc.
Using the display on the Center’s remote control Using Center’s remote control Battery usage: As a remote control with synchronous display, Center’s remote control consumes more power than normal remote controls. When its batteries are low or empty, the icon appears on the remote control’s display. Replace the batteries with new alkaline batteries. You can synchronize the local display of your Center or Station onto the display of Center’s 2way remote control.
Basic functions English Switching to standby/on and selecting functions 1 2 When the set is on, press STANDBY-ON/ ECO POWER to switch it to standby (or y on the remote control) ➜ Display shows GoodBye ➜ The Red indicator lights up ➜ Center: The screen dims out.
Switching the blue indicator on/ off The blue indicator lights up when the set is switched on. Backlight: Press 3 or 4 and 2 to select on or off ; ● You can also turn the backlight on or off by pressing DIM on the remote control ● On the remote control, press and hold DIM to turn the brightness on or off. SMART EQ English Basic functions SMART EQ SAME ARTIST SAME ARTIST Contrast: Press 1 / 2 to reduce or enlarge the contrast.
HD English Playing Harddisk (HD) On WAC5 Center is located a 80GB hard disk, where music is centrally stored. Via Wi-Fi, all the stored music can be streamed and played on Station.
To select a different track in current album during playback ● In the playback screen, briefly and repeatedly press the navigation controls 3 or 4 to select previous or next tracks (or 4 or ¢ on Center’s remote control; O, P on Station’s remote control) English HD Selecting tracks of a particular artist ● During playback, press SAME ARTIST ➜ Playback of current artist’s tracks continues after current track Selecting tracks of a particular genre ● During playback, press SAME GENRE ➜ Playback of current gen
HD English To create a playlist Helpful hints: – You can also create your playlists on your computer via Philips Digital Media Manager (DMM). For details, see DMM’s help file. Refer to the manual Connect to your PC to learn how to install DMM software. – You can rename your playlists or edit the track information via DMM.
Building music library on Center By Ripping CDs, Importing MP3/WMA tracks from PC and Recording from external source you can build your music library on Center’s hard disk. 1 IMPORTANT! – Recording is permissible if copyright or other rights of third parties are not infringed upon. – For CDs encoded with copyright protection technologies by some record companies, recording is restricted. CD Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote®.
HD English Important! – It takes some time to convert the ripped tracks into MP3 files. – If power failure occurs during the conversion, you will lose all the ripped tracks not converted yet..
Display track information 1 Moving in your WiFi network of Center and Stations During playback, press VIEW on the remote control once or more to enter the playback screen ➜ The display shows: Up to 5 Stations can be to connected to WAC5 Center. Via Wi-Fi, music can be streamed between Center and Stations. Even in different places of your house, you and your family will enjoy and share music with ease. on the top: your HD option (e.g.
HD English 5 Press MUSIC FOLLOWS ME ● MUSIC FOLLOWS ME will be automatically deactivated if you do not activate MUSIC FOLLOWS ME on the second unit within 5 minutes ➜ Selected music stops on the first unit and continues on the second unit. The icon disappears ➜ Selected play modes (e.g.
Station management Adding a station You can add a station to an existing Wi-Fi network of Center and Station. Up to 5 stations can be connected to a WAC5 Center. On Center 1 2 3 4 5 Switch on WAC5 Center and select HD source To select Add New Station on Center a. Press and hold STOP • MENU to enter the MENU screen (or on remote control, press MENU) b. Use the navigation controls 3 or 4 and 2 to enter Station Mgnt menu c.
HD English 3 4 5 Press 3 or 4 and 2 to select Firmware Press 3 or 4 and 2 to select Restore firmware Press 3 or 4 and 2 to select Yes. Re-establishing Wi-Fi connection After upgrading or restoring the Center’s firmware, you need to re-establish the Wi-Fi connection between Center and Stations. On the Stations, ● Enter Installation Mode by: a. Remove the Station’s power plug and then, connect it to the power supply again ➜ “Connecting to Center” appears b.
IMPORTANT! – Make sure that the file names of MP3 files end with .mp3. – For DRM protected WMA files, use Windows Media Player 10 (or later) for CD burning/conversion. Visit www. microsoft.com for details about Windows Media Player and WM DRM (Windows Media Digital Rights Management).
CD English 3 4 Using the fast skip 3 or 4 Press once or more the navigation controls 3 or 4 and 2 to select a track Press 2(or OK) to start playback, if necessary.
Different play modes: REPEAT, SHUFFLE – plays the current track continuously – repeats all the tracks (under current album ) – repeats all the tracks (under current album) in random order – tracks (under current album) are played in random order 1 During playback, press once or more REPEAT or/ and SHUFFLE to select play modes 2 To return to normal playback, press REPEAT or SHUFFLE repeatedly until the various modes are no longer displayed SMART EQ Display track information 1 During playback, press VI
AUX/ UPnP/SLEEP English UPnP (on Station only) AUX (Listening to an external source, on Center only) After connecting your WAS5 to an existing network, you can set up a UPnP* server in the network. Play from your WAS5 stations the music collection either on the Center or on the UPnP server. * Univeral Plug and Play (UPnPTM) builds on You can listen to the sound of the connected external device through your WAC5 Center.
2 3 4 SLEEP To connect to a UPnP server, press MENU on the remote control ➜ Display shows the selection screen of Installation Mode or Select Server You can set a certain period of time after which the Center or Station will switch to standby.
Reset English If a Station is reset and the Center is not: Reset If desired, you can restore your Center or Station to their default setting (including the network setting). When to reset Center or Station: ● Resetting Center or Station helps to re-establish the connection between Center and Station.
General AC Power WAC5 ........................................................ 230V ±10% WAS5 .................................. 120±10%-230V ±10% Power consumption Active WAC5 .................................................................. < 15W WAS5 ...................................................................... < 5W Standby WAC5 ..................................................................... < 8W WAS5 ......................................................................
Troubleshooting English WARNING Under no circumstances should you try to repair the system yourself, as this will invalidate the warranty. Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below before taking the system for repair. If you are unable to remedy a problem by following these hints, consult your dealer or Philips for help.
Stations react when you operate Center’s remote control ✔ Center’s remote control is powerful enough to x flashes on the sychro display of Center’s remote control ✔ Signal error. Check you have pointed the remote After the set is switched on, nothing appears on the synchronous display of Center’s remote control ✔ You switched on the set by using the control on The remote control does not function properly.
