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DC146 Micr o Hi-Fi System User manual Mode d’emploi Manual del usuario Benutzerhandbuch Gebruiksaanwijzing Manuale utente Användarhandbok Bruger vejledning Käyttöopas Manual do utilizador Register your product and get support at www.philips.com/welcome pg001-pg021_DC146_12_Eng 4/7/10, 11:17 1[...]
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2 Important notes for users in the U .K. Mains plug This apparatus is fitted with an approved 13 Amp plug. T o change a fuse in this type of plug proceed as follo ws: 1 Remov e fuse co ver and fuse. 2 Fix new fuse which should be a BS1362 3 Amp, A.S.T .A. or BSI approv ed type . 3 Ref it the fuse cover . If the fitted plug is not suitab le for your[...]
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3 pg001-pg021_DC146_12_Eng 4/7/10, 11:17 3[...]
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4 DK Advarsel: Usynlig laserstråling ved åbning når sikkerhedsafbr ydere er ude af funktion. Undgå utsættelse for stråling. Bemærk: Netafbr yderen er sekundært indkoblet og ofbryder ikke strømmen fra nettet. Den indbyggede netdel er derfor tilsluttet til lysnettet så længe netstikket sidder i stikkontakten. S Klass 1 laseraparat V arning[...]
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5 Nederlands Italiano Dansk Suomi English F rançais Po r tuguês Español Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Sv enska Dansk Suomi Index English ------------------------------------------------ 6 F rançais -------------------------------------------- 22 Español --------------------------------------------- 38 Deutsch -----------[...]
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6 English Contents General Information Supplied accessories ............................................ 7 En vironmental Information ................................ 7 Safety Inf ormation ................................................ 7 Hearing Safety ....................................................... 8 Preparations Rear connections .......[...]
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English 7 General Information Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips! To fully benefit from the suppor t that Philips off er s, register y our product at www .philips.com/welcome. This pr oduct complies with the radio interference r equirements of the Eur opean Community . Supplied accessories –2 speaker box es – remote control[...]
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8 English General Information Hearing Saf ety Listen at a moderate v olume. ● Using headphones at a high volume can impair your hearing. This product can produce sounds in decibel ranges that may cause hearing loss for a normal per son, even for exposure less than a min ute . The higher decibel r anges are offered f or those that may ha v e alrea[...]
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English 9 Pr eparations Rear connections The type plate is located at the rear of the system. F or users in the U.K.: please follo w the instructions on page 2. A Po w e r – Before connecting the A C power cord to the wall outlet, ensure that all other connections ha ve been made. WARNING! –F or optimal performance, use only the original po wer[...]
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10 English Preparations Inserting batteries into the Remote Contr ol 1 Open the batter y compar tment. 2 Inser t two R03 or AAA batter ies following the indications (+/-) inside the compar tment. 3 Close the co ver . 3 1 2 Using the Remote Contr ol to operate the system 1 Aim the Remote Control directly at the remote sensor (IR) on the front panel.[...]
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English 11 Contr ols (illustrations on page 3) Contr ols on the system and r emote control 1 ST ANDBY -ON 2 (PO WER) – switches the system to standby or on. 2 iR SENSOR – infrared sensor for remote control. 3 SOURCE – selects the respective sound source f or CD/iP od/ TUNER/AUX . – switches on the system. 4 PRESET +/- for radio ............[...]
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12 English Basic Functions IMPOR T ANT: Befor e you operate the system, complete the prepar ation procedur es . Switching the system on ● Press ST ANDBY -ON 2 or SOURCE ( PO WER on the remote control). ➜ The system will switch to the last selected source. ● Press DISC , TUN , iPOD or AU X on the remote control. ➜ The system will switch to t[...]
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English 13 CD Operation Basic pla yback contr ols To play a disc ● Press 2; to star t playback. ➜ The cur rent track number and the PLA Y icon are displayed during disc playback. To select a different track ● Press TUNING 4 ¢ (on the remote control 4 / ¢ ) once or repeatedly until the desired track number appear s in the display . To find a[...]
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14 English CD Operation Differ ent pla y modes: SHUFFLE and REPEA T Y ou can select and change the var ious play modes before or during playback. The play modes cannot be combined with PR OGRAMME. SHUF ................ tracks of the entire disc are play ed in random order . REP ALL ........... repeats the entire disc/ programme . REP ..............[...]
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English 15 Radio Reception T uning to radio stations 1 Press SOURCE on the set repeatedl y or press TUN on the remote control repeatedly until the desired wav eband (FM or MW) is displayed. 2 Press down on TUNING 4 ¢ ( 4 / ¢ on the remote control) and release the button. ➜ The radio automatically tunes to a station with sufficient reception. Di[...]
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16 English iP od Pla ying iP od using the dock This system comes with a dock used for iP od. Y ou can listen to the sound of the docked player through the po werful speaker s of the system. Compatible portable pla yer ● Apple iPod models with 30-pin dock connector as follows: Nano 1st /2nd/3rd generation, iP od 5th generation (video), iP od touch[...]
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English 17 Cleaning the Cabinet ● Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use a solution containing alcohol, spir its, ammonia or abrasives. Cleaning Discs ● When a disc becomes dir ty , clean it with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the centre out. ● Do not use solvents such as benzene, thinner , commer[...]
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18 English Clock/Timer 5 Press TIMER/SLEEP again. ➜ The clock digits for the min utes flash. 6 Press TUNING 4 ¢ ( 4 ¢ on the remote control) to set the minutes. 7 Press TIMER/SLEEP to confirm the time. ➜ The timer is no w set and activated. Notes: . – If CD source is selected and no disc is in the CD tray or the disc has an err or , TUNER w[...]
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English 19 Specifications AMPLIFIER Output pow er ....................................... 2 x 1.5W RMS Signal-to-noise r atio .......................... ≥ 60 dBA (IEC) Frequency response ....................... 125 – 16000 Hz Impedance loudspeakers ........................................... 8 Ω CD PLA YER Frequency range ....................[...]
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20 English “ NO CD ” is displa y ed. Radio reception is poor . The system does not react when buttons ar e pressed. Sound cannot be heard or is of poor quality . The left and right sound outputs ar e re versed. The remote contr ol does not function pr operly . ✔ Inser t a disc . ✔ Check if the disc is inser ted upside down. ✔ W ait until [...]
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English 21 The time is not working. The Clock/Timer setting is erased. ✔ Set the clock cor rectly . ✔ Press TIMER/SLEEP to switch on the timer . ✔ Po w er has been interr upted or the power cord has been disconnected. Reset the clock/timer . Tr oubleshooting Prob lem Solution pg001-pg021_DC146_12_Eng 4/7/10, 11:17 21[...]
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English F rançais Po r tuguês Español Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Sv enska Dansk Suomi P olski Printed in China Meet Philips at the Internet http://www .philips.com CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT DC146_12_UM_V3.0_1014.2 PageBack_DC146 4/7/10, 11:20 216[...]