Philips MC-i250 manual

1 MC- i250 MC- i250 Wireless Br oadband Internet Audio System Read this manual first! Congratulations on purchasing this Philips product. W e’ve included everything you need to get star ted. If you have any problems, Philips Representatives can help you get the most fr om your new product b y explaining: • Hookups, • First Time Setup, and ?[...]

2 Canada English: This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Depar tment of Communications. F rançais: Cet appareil numérique n'emet pas de br uits r adioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareil[...]

MC-i250 This Quick Use Guide giv es a rough o ver view and helps to quickly start with basic steps. Please read the supplied instruction manual for detailed information. General Requir ements F or online music services (INTERNET): – Ethernet-based broadband Inter net access (cable/DSL) – W or king email address F or PC Link: – PC within the s[...]

Connecting Str eamium MC-i250 õ F or wireless operation (Wi-Fi, 802.11b): INTERNET DSL or cable modem Data port Power outlet wireless access point router PC with wireless network adaptor 1 If there is no networking cable plugged into the set at the fir st setup, you will be asked whether y ou want to use wired (Ethernet) or wireless (WiFi) oper at[...]

3 SLEEP INCR. SURR. ALL REPEAT SHUFFLE DIM 123 AM FM MW LW REC NEWS 1 2 3 NAVIGATE PLAY FAVORITES CD INTERNET OPTIONS CANCEL RESUME OK ENTER BA CK AUX TUNER PC LINK OPEN/ CLOSE VIEW FAVORITES W OO X TREBLE BASS SOUND JOG 0 @ # $ % ^ & 5 4 ( ) ¡ ™ 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 ! * ST ANDBY • ON ECO POWER MICRO HIFI SYSTEM iR • • • • 3[...]

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5 Congr atulations on your purchase , and welcome to the “ family! ” Dear Philips product o wner : Thank you f or your confidence in Philips. Y ou’ ve selected one of the best-built, best-back ed products a vailable today . And we’ll do e ver ything in our power to k eep you happ y with your pur chase for many y ears to come . As a member o[...]

6 1. Read these instructions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. F ollo w all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block an y ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufactur er´s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sour ces such as radiator s, h[...]

7 English Fran ç ais Espa ñ ol English ------------------------------------------------ 8 Index Fran ç ais -------------------------------------------- 44 Espa ñ ol --------------------------------------------- 80[...]

8 English Contents General Information About MC-i250 ................................................... 10 About MP3 ........................................................... 10 Envir onmental information .............................. 11 Supplied accessories .......................................... 11 Safety information ......................[...]

9 English P ersonalized and interactive features Multiple users ...................................................... 32 Creating y our user account Selecting a user account Fav orites ............................................................... 32 Creating y our favorites list Accessing your fa vorites list Returning to normal list (exit fr om[...]

10 English General Information About MP3 Supported formats – MP3PRO , MP3 – ISO9660, Joliet, Multisession – Suppor ted sampling frequencies : 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 (kHz) – Suppor ted Bit-rates of MP3 disc are: 32–256 (kbps) and variable bit-r ate Making your o wn MP3-CD 1 Copy the m usic from your own Digital Audio CDs or download l[...]

11 English Safety information ● Before operating the system, check that the operating voltage indicated on the typeplate (or the voltage indication beside the voltage selector) of your system is identical with the voltage of y our local power suppl y . If not, please consult your dealer . ● Place the system on a flat, hard and stable surface . [...]

12 English Pr eparations Rear connections The type plate is located at the rear of the system. A Po w e r Before connecting the A C power cord to the wall outlet, ensure that all other connections hav e been made . WARNING! – F or optimal performance, use only the original pow er cable. – Nev er make or change an y connections with the pow er s[...]

13 English Pr eparations C Speak ers connection Fr ont Speakers Connect the speaker wires to the SPEAKERS terminals, r ight speaker to " R " and left speaker to " L ", colored (mar k ed) wire to " + " and black (unmar ked) wire to " - ". 1 2 ● Fully inser t the stripped por tion of the speak er wire into th[...]

14 English Pr eparations Prer equisites for home network setup 1 Connect your PC, (wireless) gateway router and broadband modem (cable / DSL) according to the router’ s setup instruction. 2 Configure y our home networ k following the directions specified in y our router’s manual and make sure that the PC’ s Inter net connection is installed p[...]

15 English F or wired operation (Ethernet) INTERNET DSL or cable modem gateway router Data port Power outlet from RJ45 After the Internet connection of a PC in the home network has proven to be w or king, connect the MC-i250 to the gateway router with the supplied cable. Press INTERNET . The Streamium MC-i250’ s network settings are by default se[...]

16 English Contr ols (main system ’ s illustration on page 3) Contr ols on the system and remote contr ol 1 ST ANDBY ON / ECO PO WER – to switch the system on (on the system only). – to switch the system to standby mode. – hold down to switch the system to Eco P ower standby mode. 2 Displa y scr een – to view the current status of the sys[...]

17 English ™ wOOx – to select the next wOOx level or switch off wOOx sound effect. £ ¡ / ™ for CD , INTERNET , PC LINK (play view) ......... to skip to the beginning of the cur rent, previous, or next tr ack. for T uner (play view)…to select a favorite radio station. for Clock ............ to change between hour and minutes field. ≤ à [...]

18 English Basic Functions SLEEP INCR. SURR. ALL REPEAT SHUFFLE DIM 123 AM FM MW LW REC NEWS 1 2 3 NAVIGATE PLAY FAVORITES CD INTERNET OPTIONS AUX TUNER PC LINK VIEW W OO X TREBLE BASS SOUND JOG FAVORITES ST ANDBY • ON ECO POWER MICRO HIFI SYSTEM CANCEL RESUME OK ENTER BAC K iR • • • • IMPOR T ANT! Befor e you operate the system, complete[...]

19 English Switching the system on In standby mode ● Press ST ANDBY ON to switch on the last selected source. ● Press PC LINK , INTERNET , CD , TUNER , or AUX to select the desired source. In Eco P o wer Standby mode ● Press ST ANDBY ON on the system. ● Press PC LINK , CD , TUNER , INTERNET or AUX on the remote control. Switching the system[...]

20 English Sound control For optimal sound listening, you are only able to select BASS/TREBLE or wOOx at a time. wOOx There are three wOOx settings to enhance the bass response. ● Press wOOx repeatedly to select the next wOOx level or switch the wOOx effect off : wOOx 3, wOOx 2, wOOx 1 or wOOx OFF . ➜ WO OX and the cor responding wOOx level wil[...]

21 English Screen displa y The system has two main screen display views – NA VIGA TION and PLA Y . Na vigation view Allows y ou to navigate through the contents of the cur rently selected source/ser vice . In some cases, there may exist more than one level of na vigation. For example , selecting an item in the existing list may fur ther gener ate[...]

22 English Scr olling All lists in navigation view are sor ted in alphabetical or numerical order . T o scroll through a list ● Adjust the navigation jog clockwise to scroll down or counterclockwise to scroll up . There are two scrolling speeds : 1 slow and 2 fast. OK s c r o l l u p s c r o l l d o w n 1 1 2 2 1 Enables y ou to skip forward/back[...]

23 English Internet Audio Connecting to your PC (PC LINK) This feature allows y ou to stream your fav or ite MP3 music from y our PC via the home PC’s network. In order to enjoy the PC Link, you ha ve to install the PC Link PC application. This application can be downloaded from “http://My .Philips.com”. 1 Press PC LINK . ➜ “ SEARCHING...[...]

24 English Set options An option menu exists for each source/ser vice except for TUNER and AUX. The availab le option menus are detailed within the respective source/ser vice sections in this manual. 1 Press INTERNET follow ed by OPTIONS . 2 Press the soft key ( ! ) on the system to select “ SET SET SET SET SET ”. ➜ Below are some possible op[...]

25 English Internet Audio Pro xy Configuration Check with your ser vice provider to obtain the correct proxy name and proxy por t. Wireless Inf ormation Selecting this feature will show the signal strength of the wireless connection, the type of network chosen, the ESSID of the networ k, the channel used and the security level. Y ou may need to adj[...]

26 English CD / MP3-CD Operations SLEEP INCR. SURR. ALL REPEAT SHUFFLE DIM 123 AM FM MW LW REC NEWS 1 2 3 NAVIGATE PLAY FAVORITES CD INTERNET OPTIONS AUX TUNER PC LINK OPEN/ CLOSE VIEW FAVORITES CANCEL RESUME OK ENTER BAC K iR • • • • IMPOR T ANT! – This system is designed for regular discs. Therefor e, do not use any accessories such as [...]

27 English CD / MP3-CD Operations Basic operations Pla ying a disc ● Press 2 . T o interrupt playback ● Press Å . ➜ The current tr ack time flashes. ● T o resume playback, press Å again. T o stop playback ● Press Ç . Selecting a desired track/passa ge T o select a desired track – While playing ● Press S or T (or ¡ / ™ on the rem[...]

28 English display screen 2 1 3 5 4 1 The selected item is shown (album name, playlist name, ar tist name or MP3-CD name). 2 T r ack name. 3 Elapsed play time. 4 Ar tist name is sho wn. If 1 shows the ar tist name, then album name is shown here . 5 Next track name . Marking fa v orite tracks This feature allows y ou to mar k your fav or ite tracks [...]

29 English CD / MP3-CD Operations Artist and title information The system is able to displa y ar tist and title information such as CD title , ar tist’s name, musical genre, track titles and so for th (metadata). CD The tracks on the disc are displayed in numerical order when no CD information is available. If ar tist and title information is det[...]

30 English T uning to radio stations 1 Press TUNER to select TUNER mode . ➜ " TUNER TUNER TUNER TUNER TUNER " is displayed. The cur rent r adio frequency will appear on the display . ➜ If an FM station is received in stereo, is display ed. 2 Press TUNER again to select the desired wav eband : FM or AM. 3 Press and hold S or T (or à /[...]

31 English Manual Preset Pr ogramming 1 T une to your desired r adio station (refer to “T uning to radio stations”). 2 Press (UN)MARK ( ). ➜ The current station will be stored in the next availab le preset number . ● Repeat steps 1 – 2 to store other radio stations. Notes: – If a radio station has been stored in one of the presets, it w[...]

32 English P ersonalized and interactiv e featur es Multiple users This system allows personalization for multiple user s. Y our per sonal selections are bound to a user account. This feature is a vailable f or PC LINK, INTERNET and CD only . Creating y our user account (Refer to “ Preparations – Registration ). Selecting a user account 1 Press[...]

33 English This source enables y ou to connect exter nal sound devices and play the sound through y our system’ s built-in speaker s. Connecting an external de vice ● Connect the audio out terminals of the exter nal device to the AUX / CDR IN terminals of your system. Listening to an external sour ce 1 Press AUX to select “ AUX AUX AUX AUX AU[...]

34 English IMPOR T ANT! When in Eco P o wer standby mode, it is not possible to operate the clock or timer function . View clock The clock (if it is set) will be shown in standb y mode. T o view the clock in any sour ce mode (CD or TUNER for example) ● Press CLK / TIMER on the remote control. ➜ The clock is display ed for a few seconds. ➜ If [...]

35 English 1 Press and hold CLK / TIMER for more than two seconds to select timer mode. ➜ " 12:00 AM 12:00 AM 12:00 AM 12:00 AM 12:00 AM " or " 00:00 00:00 00:00 00:00 00:00 " or the last timer setting star ts flashing. ➜ star ts flashing. ➜ The selected source will be lighted while other availab le sources are flashing. 2[...]

36 English Specifications AMPLIFIER Output power ....................................... 100 W total power .............................. 2 x 50 W RMS / 2 x 40 W FTC (1) Signal-to-noise r atio .......................... ≥ 70 dBA (IEC) Frequency response ......... 50 – 16000 Hz, ± 3 dB Input sensitivity A UX In / CDR/DVD In ....................[...]

37 English W ARNING Under no circumstances should you tr y to repair the system yourself, as this will invalidate the w arranty. 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 pr oblem by follo wing these hints ,[...]

38 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 Micro System and your TV or VCR. GENERAL The system does not react when buttons – Remove the A C power plug f or one minute . ar e pressed. Then reconnect[...]

39 AUDIO SY STEM One Y ear Free Labor One Y ear Free Service on Par ts This product m ust be carried in for r epair . LIMITED W ARRANTY WHO IS CO VERED? Y ou must have pr oof of purchase to receiv e warranty ser- vice. A sales receipt or other document showing that y ou purchased the pr oduct is considered proof of pur chase . WHA T IS CO VERED? W [...]

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