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    DCB146 D AB Docking Enter tainment System User manual Register your pr oduct and get suppor t at www .philips.com/w elcome DCB146_05_Eng 7/1/08, 12:02 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 1 @ 2 0 9 8 7 6 3 4 5 ! PULL TO OPEN 1 $ # @ ! % 0 8 9 2 4 5 3 6 7 DCB146_05_Eng 7/1/08, 12:02 3[...]

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    English 4 Contents General Information Supplied accessories ............................................ 5 En vironmental Information ................................ 5 Safety Inf ormation ................................................ 5 Hearing Safety ....................................................... 6 Preparations Rear connections .......[...]

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    English 5 General Information Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips! To fully benefit from the suppor t that Philips off ers, register y our product at www .philips.com/ w elcome. This pr oduct complies with the radio interference r equirements of the Eur opean Community . Supplied accessories –2 speaker box es – remote contro[...]

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    English 6 General Information Hearing Saf ety Listen at a moderate v olume. ● Using headphones at a high v olume can impair your hearing. This product can produce sounds in decibel ranges that may cause hearing loss for a normal per son, ev en for exposure less than a min ute . The higher decibel r anges are offered f or those that may ha v e alr[...]

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    English 7 Pr eparations speak er (right) speak er (left) D AB/FM wir e antenna AC power cor d A B B Antenna Connection D AB/FM Antenna It is unnecessar y to connect the D AB/FM antenna since it is f ixed to the main unit. ● Adjust the D AB/FM antenna f or optimal FM and D AB reception. C Speakers Connection Fr ont Speakers Connect the speaker wir[...]

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    English 8 Preparations Notes: –F or optimal sound perf ormance , use the supplied speak ers. – Do not connect more than one speak er to any one pair of + / - speak er terminals. – Do not connect speak ers with an impedance lo wer than the speak ers supplied. Please refer to the SPECIFIC A TIONS section of this manual. Inserting batteries into[...]

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    English 9 Contr ols (illustrations on page 3) Contr ols on the system 1 ST ANDBY -ON 2 – switches the system to standby or on. 2 iR SENSOR – infrared sensor for remote control. 3 SOURCE – selects the respective sound source f or DISC/ iP od/FM/DAB/AUX. – switches on the system. 4 PRESET +/- f or FM .................. selects a preset FM sta[...]

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    English 10 @ 3 / 4 f or iP od ............... navigates iP od menu. f or FM .................. selects a preset FM station. f or D AB .............. selects a preset D AB station. 4 / ¢ f or FM .................. tunes to a r adio frequency . f or D AB .............. changes D AB stations, or navigates menu options. f or CD/iP od ...... skips to t[...]

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    English 11 Basic Functions IMPOR T ANT: Befor e you operate the system, complete the prepar ation pr ocedures. Switching the system on ● Press ST ANDBY -ON 2 or SOURCE (or 2 on the remote control). ➜ The system will switch to the last selected source. ● Press DISC , TUNER/D AB , iP od or AUX on the remote control. ➜ The system will switch t[...]

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    English 12 CD Operation Basic pla yback contr ols To pla y a disc ● Press 2; to star t playback. ➜ The current tr ack number and “PLA Y” icon are displayed during disc playback. To select a different track ● Press TUNING 4 ¢ (or 4 / ¢ on the remote control ) once or repeatedly until the desired track number appear s in the display . To [...]

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    English 13 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 one .......[...]

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    English 14 D AB Radio Switching on D AB radio F or the first time when D AB mode is switched on, the system will perfor m an auto scan. Then all the availab le D AB stations will be stored on the set, and the r adio will tune to the fir st availab le station. 1 Press ST ANDBY -ON 2 or SOURCE (or 2 on the remote control) to po wer on the system. 2 P[...]

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    English 15 D AB Radio Selecting a pr eset D AB station ● Press PRESET + + + + + / - - - - - ( or 3 / 4 on the remote control ) to select desired preset station. 2 Press OK to conf ir m the selection. Note – If you have not yet stored a DAB station in one of the presets, "Empty preset" will be display ed. The display will re ver t to t[...]

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    English 16 D AB Radio Dynamic Range Control (DRC) DRC adds or remo ves a degree of compensation f or the diff erences in the dynamic range between radio stations. For example , a station broadcasting popular m usic may ha ve a high lev el of compensation applied since the emphasis is on a constant high listening lev el, whereas a station broadcasti[...]

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    English 17 FM Radio T uning to radio stations 1 Press SOURCE (or TUNER/D AB on the remote control ) repeatedly until the desired wav eband (FM) is displayed. 2 Press br iefly SCAN . ➜ The radio automatically tunes to a station with sufficient reception. “Searching.... “ is displayed during automatic tuning. 3 Repeat step 2 if necessar y until[...]

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    English 18 RDS The f eature RDS ( R adio D ata S ystem) is a ser vice that allows FM stations to send additional information along with the regular FM r adio signal. When you are receiving an RDS station, and the station name are display ed. Switching through RDS information 1 T une to the desired RDS r adio station on the FM wa v eband (see T unin[...]

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    English 19 iP od Pla ying iP od using the dock This system is equipped with a dock used for iP od. Y ou can listen to the sound of the docked play er through the pow erful speakers of the system. Compatible portable pla yer ● Apple iP od models with 30-pin dock connector as follows: Nano 1st /2nd/3rd generation, iPod 5th generation (video), iPod [...]

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    English 20 Cleaning the Cabinet ● Use a soft cloth slightl y 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 solv ents such as benzene, thinner , comm[...]

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    English 21 Clock/Timer 4 Press TUNING 4 ¢ (or 4 ¢ on the remote control) to set the hour s. 5 Press TIMER/SLEEP again. ➜ The clock digits for the minutes flash. 6 Press TUNING 4 ¢ (or 4 ¢ on the remote control) to set the minutes. 7 Press TIMER/SLEEP to conf irm the time . ➜ The timer is now set and activated. Notes: . – If CD source is s[...]

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    English 22 Specifications AMPLIFIER Output pow er .......................................... 2 x 2 W 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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    English 23 “ 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 24 The time is not working. The Clock/Timer setting is erased. The indication “No station available” is displa y ed. The indication “Station off air” is displa y ed. I cannot hear the D AB station I have selected. ✔ Set the clock correctly . ✔ In standby mode, press briefly TIMER/SLEEP to switch on the timer . ✔ Po w er has be[...]

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    English F rançais Po r tuguês Español Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Sv enska Dansk Suomi  P olski Printed in China DCB146 PDCC-JH/ZYL-0827 Meet Philips at the Internet http://www .philips.com CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT back cover_79_05 7/1/08, 12:03 288[...]