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Register your pr oduct and get support at www .philips.com/w elcome EN User manual DS3881W[...]
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Register online at www .philips.com/w elcome toda y to get the v er y most from y our pur chase . *Pr o duct Safety Notification *Additional Benef its By r eg ister i ng yo ur p rod uc t, yo u'll r ece i ve not i fica t ion - d i rec tly fr om t he m a nu fac tur er . Regi s te r ing yo ur p r o du c t gu ara n tee s th a t y ou'll r e [...]
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PHILIPS LIMITED WARRANTY ONE (1) YEAR WARRANTY COVERAGE: PHILIPS warranty obligation is limited to the terms set forth below. WHO IS COVERED: Philips warrants the product to the original purchaser or the per- son receiving the product as a gift against defects in materials and workmanship as based on the date of original purchase (“Warranty Perio[...]
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5 EN Contents 1 Important 6 Safety 6 Notice 7 2 Y our Enter tainment System 9 Introduction 9 What’ s in the box 9 What else you need 9 Over view of the main unit 10 Get star ted to use AirPlay 11 3 Prepar e 11 Connect power 11 T ur n DS3881W on 12 4 Connect to your home Wi-Fi network for AirPla y 12 Scenario 1: Connect to a WPS router 13 Scenario[...]
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6 k Only use attachments/accessories speciedbythemanufactur er . l Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, brack et, ortablespeciedbythe manufactur er or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to a void injury from tip-ov er . m Unplug this apparatus durin[...]
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7 a This device ma y not cause harmful interfer ence , and b This device must accept an y interfer ence receiv ed, including interference that ma y cause undesired operation. FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC’ s and IC’ s RF radiation exposure limits set for th for an uncontrolled environment. The antenna(s) used[...]
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8 polystyrene foam (b uffer) and poly ethylene (bags, protective foam sheet.) Y our system consists of mater ials which can be recycled and reused if disassembled b y a specialized compan y . Please obser ve the local regulations regarding the disposal of packaging materials, exhausted batteries and old equipment. “Made for iP od, ” “Made for[...]
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9 • play y our iT unes music librar y on your iP od/iPhone/iPad through the USB sock et directly while charging. • play m usic from other audio devices through the MP3-LINK socket. What’ s in the bo x Check and identify the contents of your package: • DS3881W main unit (with a built-in Wi-Fi module) • 1 x AC po wer adapter • 1 x MP3 lin[...]
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10 h MP3-LINK • Connect an external audio player through the supplied MP3 link cable. i DC IN • Connect the pow er adaptor . Ov er view of the main unit a Po wer indicator b • T urn DS3881W on/off. c • Star t or pause play . d +/- • Adjust volume. • (Press and hold both buttons) reset DS3881W . e Stand f USB • Connect an iP od/iPhone/[...]
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11 3 Pr epar e Always f ollow the instr uctions in this chapter in sequence . Connect pow er Caution • Risk of product damage! Make sure that the po wer supply voltage matches the v oltage pr inted on the bottom of the unit. • Risk of electric shock! When you unplug the A C adaptor , always pull the plug from the sock et. Never pull the cord. ?[...]
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12 4 Connect to y our home Wi- Fi netw ork for AirPla y T o connect DS3881W to your existing home Wi-Fi network, y ou need to apply your home Wi-Fi setting to DS3881W . Y ou can do this in two ways (depending on which type of Wi-Fi router you use): • Automatically - if y our Wi-Fi router is WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)-enabled and suppor ts PBC (P[...]
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13 » DS3881W is connected to your home Wi-Fi network successfully . Tip • For some Wi-Fi router s, you may need to hold the WPS button for Wi-Fi connection or enable the WPS PBC function from the router conguration pages. See the user manuals of the specic routers for details. • If the Wi-Fi SETUP indicator on DS3881W blinks yellow , it [...]
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14 Collect settings of your home Wi-Fi r outer Note • Alwa ys consult the user manual of your home Wi-Fi router for detailed instructions. 1 Connect your Wi-Fi enabled device to your existing home Wi-Fi network. 2 Launch the Internet browser (for example , Apple Safari or Microsoft Inter net Explorer) on your Wi-Fi enabled device. 3 Open the con?[...]
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15 Connect your Wi-Fi enabled de vice to the newl y created Wi-Fi network The new Wi-Fi networ k created by DS3881W only allows access of one Wi-Fi enabled device. T o avoid interference from an y other Wi-Fi devices, you are recommended to temporar ily disable the Wi-Fi function on your other Wi-Fi devices. Option 1: Use your iP od touch/iPhone/iP[...]
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16 3 Select Philips Fidelio AirPla y from the list of availab le networ ks. 4 W ait until successful Wi-Fi connection on your PC/Mac. 3 W ait until successful Wi-Fi connection on your iP od touch/iPhone/iPad. » is display ed at the upper left cor ner of your iP od touch/iPhone/iPad. Tip • If Philips Fidelio AirPla y is not in the list, tr y to s[...]
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17 If you use Safari on y our Wi-Fi enabled PC/ Mac, you can also select ‘Philips_Fidelio XXX’ from the Bonjour pull-do wn list to enter the DS3881Wcongurationwebpagedir ectly . 1 Click -> Pr eferences . » The Bookmar ks menu is display ed. 2 Tick Include Bonjour for Bookmarks bar . 3 Select ‘Philips_Fidelio XXX’ from the[...]
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18 Note • If the WI-FI SETUP indicator on DS3881W does not stay green steadily , it means that the Wi-Fi connection has failed. Please power off both your Wi-Fi router and DS3881W and then power on them again to see whether DS3881W can be connected to your home Wi-Fi network. If the problem remains, tr y the above procedures again. • After you [...]
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19 3 Enter the network key if required. 4 W ait until successful Wi-Fi connection to your home Wi-Fi network. 2 Select your netw or k name (SSID) from the list of availab le wireless networks. EN[...]
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20 3 Select Philips_Fidelio XXXX (or user customized name) from the AirPlay list. 4 Select a media le and star t play . » After a while , you will hear m usic from DS3881W . 5 Pla y Str eam audio from y our iT unes music librar y to DS3881W Note • Make sure that y our iT unes host device is connected to the same Wi-Fi network as DS3881W . Y o[...]
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21 Tip • When you stream audio from y our iT unes music librar y on a PC/Mac, you can select more than one AirPlay- enabled devices (if a vailable) at step 3 to stream music to all of them at the same time. • If you are using an earlier version of iT unes, the AirPlay icon may be instead of . Contr ol pla y Y ou can select different play option[...]
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22 • Connect an Apple USB cable (not supplied) to: • the USB socket on the back of DS3881W . • the dock connector on your iP od/ iPhone/iPad. Tip • With the built-in batter y of DS3881W , you can pla y your iP od/iPhone/iPad on the go . • The built-in batter y does not suppor t char ge of your iP od/iPhone/iPad. Compatible iP od/iPhone/iP[...]
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23 6 Update firmwar e T o improve the performance of DS3881W , Philips may off er you new rmware for upgr ade of your DS3881W . Please register your product at www .philips. com/welcome for inf or mation about the latest rmware . Note • Y ou can only update the rmware from a PC/Mac . Downloadtheupdatele 1 On your PC/Mac, go t[...]
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24 4 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the rmware update . Note • In case the rmware update fails, you can tr y the abov e procedures again. • After successful rmware update , if there is any problem with the Wi-Fi connection, press and hold both the + and - buttons on DS3881W for more than 5 seconds at the same time to res[...]
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25 General information A C pow er Input: 100 - 240 V~, 50/60 Hz 1A/1.2 A Output: 12 V 3.0 A Operation Po wer Consumption 35 W P ow er Consumption in Standby Mode ≤ 0.5 W Dimensions - Main Unit (L x W x H) 197 x 144 x 211 mm W eight - With Packing - Main Unit 1.95 kg 1.32 kg 7 Pr oduct information Note • Product information is subject to change [...]
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26 compatible with Wi-Fi 802.11b/g cer tied router s. • If your Wi-Fi router is Wi-Fi 802.11n cer tied, make sure to enable the 802.11b/g mode . DS3881W does not suppor t connection to router s with 802.11n only . • This device does not suppor t the WPS- PIN method. • If your Wi-Fi router suppor ts WPS and the WPS-PBC method but fails t[...]
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27 • A void using Wi-Fi channel which is ov er lapped by the nearby Wi-Fi network. • Check if your netw or k speed is fast enough (in cases where multiple devices share the same router , the AirPlay perf or mance may be affected). T urn off the other devices connected to your home router . • Enable the Quality of Ser vice (QoS) option (if ava[...]
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