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DS8800W/37 www .philips.com/w elcome Register y our product and get support at EN User manual[...]
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Register online at www .philips.com/welcome toda y to get the v er y most fr om your pur chase. *Pr oduct Safety Notification *Additional Benef its By registering your pr oduct, you'll r eceive notification - di rectl y fr om the manufactur er . Registering y our product guarantees that you'll r eceive all of the privileges to which you[...]
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3 English EN 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 (“W[...]
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5 English EN Contents 1 Important 6 Safety 6 Notice 7 2 Y our Entertainment System 9 Introduction 9 What’ s in the bo x 9 What else you need 9 Over view of the main unit 9 Over view of the remote control 10 3 Prepar e 11 Connect 11 4 Set up a Wi-Fi network for AirPla y 13 Connect the unit to a Wi-Fi networ k (router) 13 Connect an AirPlay device [...]
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6 k Only use attachments/accessories l Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, manufactur er or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution wh[...]
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7 English Notice Notice of compliance " The user is cautioned that changes or par ty responsible for compliance could v oid the user’ s authority to oper ate the equipment. FCC &[...]
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8 Caution Do not mix new and used batteries. Do not mix different brands of batter ies. Obser ve correct polar ity . Remov e batter ies from products that are not in use[...]
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9 English What else y ou need T o stream audio wirelessly b y AirPlay , y ou need: A wireless router that is pow ered on and wor king proper ly . An AirPlay device (e.g., an iOS 4.2 (or later) enabled iP od touch/iPhone/iP ad or Wi-Fi enabled PC or Mac installed with iT unes 10 (or later)). Ov er vie w of the main unit a T ur n[...]
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10 Ov er vie w of the r emote contr ol a T ur n on/off the unit. b Select the AirPlay device audio source. c +/- Adjust volume. d Mute or restore volume. e / Skip to the previous/next tr ack. f Star t or pause play . g Select the AUX IN audio source. g f b a e d c EN[...]
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11 English 3 Connect the other end of the A C po wer cord to the wall outlet. » It takes about 35 seconds f or the unit to boot up . Dur ing boot-up , the indicator on the front of the main unit blinks in green quickl y . » After boot-up , the indicator star ts to blink in green slo wly . Switch on or to standby mode The unit switches on automati[...]
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12 3 Close the batter y compar tment. Note Before pressing an y function button on the remote control instead of the main unit. If y ou are not going to use the remote co[...]
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13 English Connect the unit to a Wi-Fi * Select a scenar io below that matches y our router type . Note Each time when the unit is po wered on again, the [...]
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14 3 Select Settings -> Wi-Fi on your iP od touch/iPhone/iPad. Or enter the list of a vailable wireless networ ks on y our PC/Mac . 4 Select Philips Fidelio AirPla y from the list of a vailable netw or ks. Philips Fidelio AirPlay Tip T o change the name of the unit f or AirPlay , proceed with steps in ‘Scenario 2: Connect to a non-W[...]
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15 English 2 Select the ;*< tab. 3 Change the name of the unit in AirPla y Device Name if y ou like. Network Configuration 5 W ait until successful Wi-Fi connection to the unit. » A Wi-Fi signal icon is display ed on the iP od touch/iPhone/iPad or PC/Mac. < =$#[...]
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16 5 Enter your netw or k key if required (for some router s, y ou may also need to tick DHCP under Advance Setting ). 6 Click Apply at the bottom of the page to apply y our settings. » par ameter s pops up. 4 Select your router SSID from the [...]
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17 English Connect an AirPla y device to the same Wi-Fi netw ork T o wor k together with the unit, your AirPlay device is required to join the same Wi-Fi networ k as the unit. 1 Select Settings -> Wi-Fi on your iP od touch/iPhone/iPad. Or enter the list of a vailable wireless networ ks on y our PC/Mac . 7 Click OK [...]
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18 2 Select your router SSID from the list of a vailable wireless netw or ks. 3 W ait until successful Wi-Fi connection to the router . » A Wi-Fi signal icon is display ed on the AirPlay device. EN[...]
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19 English 3 Select Philips_Fidelio XXXX (or user customized name) from the list. 4 5 W ait until successful audio streaming to the speaker s. 5 Pla y Str eam audio fr om y our AirPla y de vice Note Make sure that the AirPlay device is c[...]
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20 Advanced sound settings For advanced sound settings and additional features, you can use y our AirPlay device to download the Philips Fidelio application from Apple App Store . [* Note ?[...]
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21 English [ 1 P ower on the unit (see ‘Prepare - Connect - Connect pow er’). » It takes about 35 seconds f or the unit to boot up . Dur ing boot-up , the indicator on the front of the main unit blinks in green quickl y . » After boot-up , the ind[...]
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22 Charge y our iP od/iPhone/iPad Note The USB socket onl y suppor ts Apple devices for charging (see the list below). Y ou can char ge y our iP od/iPhone/iP ad through the USB socket with a USB cab le (not supplied). The USB socket suppor ts the following iP od, iPhone , and iP ad models for charging. Made for : iP od touch (1st, 2nd, 3[...]
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23 English 7 Pr oduct inf ormation Note Product information is subject to change without pr ior notice . > Rated Output P ower 2 X 15 W RMS Frequency Response 20 - 20000 Hz, ±3 dB Signal to Noise Ratio > 90 dB Aux Input 650 mV RMS 20 kohm Speak ers Speaker Impedance 8 ohm Speaker[...]
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24 ] A void using Wi-Fi channel which is using or much o ver lapped b y the nearby Wi-Fi networ k. ] Keep awa y from potential sources of interference which ma y affect Wi-Fi signal, such as microwa v e ov ens. ] If you fail to use y our PC for Wi-Fi netw or k setup, check whether your PC is using a Wi-Fi networ k. Y ou cannot use Ether net connect[...]
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25 English No AirPla y icon on Apple AirPla y device or iT unes in m y PC ] Make sure that the unit ha ve already joined the AirPlay networ k. ] Before y ou open iT unes, make sure that you ha v e enabled Bonjour ser vice in your PC . T ake Windo ws XP for example: to enable the ser vice , y ou can click Star t - > Settings -> Contr ol Panel [...]
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