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    3139 116 19811 (ENG) T oll Fr ee Help Line Ligne d'assistance en service libre Linea de ayuda telefónica sin cargo 800-531-0039 avec Changeur de 3 CD Mini Hi-Fi Systems C38 FW - pg 01-29/C38/37-En 2/16/00, 9:01 AM 1[...]

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    3139 116 19811 (ENG) 2 Return y our W arranty Registration card toda y to ensure y ou receiv e all the benefits you ’ r e entitled to . • Once your Philips purchase is registered, you’ r e eligible to receive all the privileges of owning a Philips pr oduct. • So complete and return the W arr anty Registration Car d enclosed with your purcha[...]

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    3139 116 19811 (ENG) 3 Visit our World Wide Web Site at http://www.philipsusa.com Thank you f or your confidence in Philips.Y ou ’ ve selected one of the best-built, best-backed pr oducts a vailable toda y . And we ’ ll do ev er ything in our pow er to keep y ou happ y with your pur chase for many y ears to come . As a member of the Philips “[...]

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    3139 116 19811 (ENG) 4 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS – Read bef ore operating equipment This pr oduct was designed and manufactured to meet strict quality and safety standards. Ther e are, howe ver , some installation and operation pr ecautions which you should be particularly a ware of. 1. Read these instructions – All the safety and operati[...]

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    3139 116 19811 (ENG) 5 LIMITED W ARRANTY WHO IS CO VERED? Y ou must ha ve pr oof of purchase to receiv e warranty service . A sales receipt or other document showing that you pur chased the product is consider ed proof of purchase. WHA T IS CO VERED? W arranty cov erage begins the da y you buy your pr oduct. For one year ther eafter, all parts will[...]

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    3139 116 19811 (ENG) 6 pg 01-29/C38/37-En 2/16/00, 9:01 AM 6[...]

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    3139 116 19811 (ENG) 7 General Information • The typeplate (which contains the serial number) is located at the rear of the system. • Recording is permissible if copyright or other rights of thir d par ties are not infringed. • This device complies with the Feder al Communications Commission (FCC) rules, par t 15 and with 21 CFR 1040.10. Oper[...]

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    3139 116 19811 (ENG) 8 PREP ARA TION Rear Connections AM ANTENNA A B C E VOLTAGE SELECTOR 110V- 127V 220V- 240V AUX IN R + – L – + G AUDIO OUT L R SUBWOOFER OUT HIGH POWER SUBWOOFER S U B W O O F E R L E V E L C O N T R O L STANDBY ON CUT OFF FREQUENCY 60Hz 150Hz MIN MAX F AC MAINS ~ D DIGITAL OUT FM ANTENNA 300 Ω pg 01-29/C38/37-En 2/16/00, [...]

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    3139 116 19811 (ENG) 9 A AM Loop Antenna Connection Connect the supplied loop antenna to the AM ANTENNA terminal. Place the AM loop antenna far awa y from the system and adjust its position for the best reception. B FM Wir e Antenna Connection Connect the supplied FM wire antenna to the FM AERIAL (FM ANTENNA) 300 Ω terminal. Adjust the position o[...]

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    3139 116 19811 (ENG) 10 CONTROLS S T ANDBY - ON T APE 2 PLAYBACK PLAY/REC T APE 1 FW - C 1 0 MINI HIFI SYSTEM CD1 • 2 • 3 F M • A M TAPE 1 • 2 T APE CD TUNER AUX PRESET ▲ ▲ TUNING ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ STOP • CLEAR SEARCH PLAY• PAUSE PREV NEXT DISC CHANGE DISC 3 OPEN • CLOSE D C 3 CHANGER 3 CD ROTARY CHANGER SYSTEM 3 CD ROTARY CHANGER S[...]

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    3139 116 19811 (ENG) 11 Contr ols on the system and remote contr ol 1 ST ANDBY ON – to switch the system on or to standby mode. – to use for EASY SET . 2 DIGIT AL SOUND CONTROL DISPLA Y P ANEL – to view the desired DSC display . 3 DBB (D YNAMIC BASS BOOST) – to switch on bass boost, to enhance bass response or to switch off bass boost. 4 VE[...]

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    3139 116 19811 (ENG) 12 CONTROLS OPERA TING THE SY STEM ª SLEEP – to switch the system to standby mode at a selected time. º B – to switch the system to standby mode. Notes for remote control: – First select the source you wish to control b y pressing one of the source select keys on the r emote control (e.g. CD or TUNER). – Then select t[...]

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    3139 116 19811 (ENG) 13 OPERA TING THE SY STEM Easy Set EASY SET allows y ou to store all available radio stations automatically . • Press and hold ST ANDBY ON (on the system only) for five seconds when the system is in standby or demonstration mode . ™ “ EASY SET ” will be displayed, and follow ed by “ TUNER ” and then “ AUTO ”. ?[...]

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    3139 116 19811 (ENG) 14 DIGIT AL SOUND CONTROL (DSC) The DSC feature enab les you to enjo y special sound effects that ha ve preset equalizer settings, providing the best music reproduction. 1 Press to select the DSC feature. 2 Adjust JOG CONTROL to select OPTIMAL, JAZZ, ROCK or TECHNO . ™ The Digital Sound Control display panel will light up res[...]

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    3139 116 19811 (ENG) 15 CD W arning! 1) This system is designed for con ventional CDs. Do not use any accessories such as disc stabilizer rings or CD treatment sheets, etc ., which may damage the CD mechanism. 2) Do not load more than one disc into each tr ay . 3) When the CD changer is loaded with CDs, do not turn over or shake the system. This ma[...]

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    3139 116 19811 (ENG) 16 • If you press DISC CHANGE again during playback, the CD will stop playing. ™ The CD carousel tray will rotate until the inner tray is rotated out and is ready for changing. 3 Press OPEN • CLOSE to close the CD carousel tray . Selecting a desired track Selecting a desired track when pla yback is stopped 1 Press í or ?[...]

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    3139 116 19811 (ENG) 17 Repeat (only on remote control) Y ou can play the cur rent track, a disc or all a vailable discs repeatedly . 1 Press REPEA T on the remote control to select the various repeat modes. ™ “ TRACK ”, “ DISC ”, “ ALL DISC ” or “ OFF ” will be display ed. ™ The REPEA T flag appear s on the display . • The se[...]

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    3139 116 19811 (ENG) 18 TUNER Storing Preset Stations Y ou can store up to 40 r adio stations in the memor y . When a preset r adio station is selected, the preset number appear s next to the frequency on the display . Automatic pro gramming 1 Press TUNER (FM•AM). 2 Press PROGRAM for more than one second. ™ The PR OG flag star ts flashing and ?[...]

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    3139 116 19811 (ENG) 19 T APE STA ND BY - ON T APE 2 PLAYBACK T APE 1 FW - C1 0 MINI HIFI SYSTEM CD1 • 2 • 3 TAPE 1 • 2 T APE CD TUNER AUX PRESET ▲ ▲ TUNING ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ STOP • CLEAR SEARCH PLAY • PAUSE PREV NEXT 3 CD ROTARY CHANGER SYSTEM • CD REWRITABLE COMPATIBLE • CD SYNCHRO RECORDING • D B B CDR/VIDEO JOG CONTROL PROGRAM[...]

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    3139 116 19811 (ENG) 20 Selecting External Equipment If you ha ve connected the audio out terminals of the exter nal equipment (TV , VCR, Laser Disc player , DVD play er or CD Recorder) to the AUX IN terminals, you can hear the enhanced sound from the system. • Press AUX (CDR/VIDEO) to select the external equipment. ™ " AUX1 CDR " wil[...]

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    3139 116 19811 (ENG) 21 S T ANDBY - ON T APE 2 PLAYBACK TA P E 1 FW - C1 0 MINI HIFI SYSTEM CD1 • 2 • 3 TAPE 1 • 2 TA PE CD TUNER AU X PRESET ▲ ▲ TUNING ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ STOP • CLEAR SEARCH PLAY • PAUSE PREV NEXT 3 CD ROTARY CHANGER SYSTEM • CD REWRITABLE COMPATIBLE • CD SYNCHRO RECORDING • D B B CDR/VIDEO JOG CONTROL PROGRAM DIM[...]

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    3139 116 19811 (ENG) 22 RECORDING CLOCK Notes: – At the end of side A, flip the tapes to side B and repeat the procedure. – Dubbing of tapes is only possib le from tape deck 1 to tape deck 2. – T o ensure good dubbing, use tapes of the same length. – Y ou can listen to other source while dubbing. Recording fr om other sources (only on tape [...]

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    3139 116 19811 (ENG) 23 TIMER SLEEP TIMER 5 Press CLOCK • TIMER again to store the setting. ™ The clock star ts. • T o exit without stor ing the setting, press Ç on the system. Notes: – During clock setting, if no button is pressed within 90 seconds, the system will exit clock setting mode automatically . – When a power interruption occu[...]

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    3139 116 19811 (ENG) 24 Specifications AMPLIFIER Output pow er ............................................... 2 x 25 W FTC (1) Signal-to-noise ratio ....................................... ≥ 67 dBA (IEC) Frequency response ...................................... 50 – 15,000 Hz Input sensitivity AUX In ...........................................[...]

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    3139 116 19811 (ENG) 25 MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOO TING Maintenance Cleaning the Cabinet • Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use a solution containing alcohol, spirits, ammonia or abr asives. Cleaning Discs • When a disc becomes dir ty , clean it with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the center out. •[...]

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    3139 116 19811 (ENG) 26 TROUBLESHOO TING T ape Deck Operation “ RECORDING ACTIVE ” is displa yed. • A recording is in progress. ™ Stop the recording or wait until it is finished. “ TAPE DUBBING ONLY ” is displa yed. • T ape dub bing is only possible in tape mode . ™ Switch source to tape mode. Recording or pla yback cannot be made o[...]

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    3139 116 19811 (ENG) President Message ............................ 2 - 3 Impor tant Safety Instructions ............... 4 Limited W arranty .................................... 5 Model Illustration ................................... 6 Gener al Information ............................... 7 Safety Information ................................. 7 Pre[...]

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    3139 116 19811 (ENG) 25 P A GE GUIDE 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ☞ 18 19 20 FRONT PA G E 21 22 23 T ABLE OF CONTENTS 24 26 PA G E GUIDE BA CK PA G E BLANK PA G E BLANK PA G E BLANK PA G E pg 01-29/C38/37-En 2/16/00, 9:01 AM 28[...]

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    3139 116 19811 (ENG) FW 890P FW -C38 Philips Consumer Electr onics Company A Division of Philips Electr onics North America Corporation, Knoxville, T ennessee 37914-1810, USA Printed In China 3139 116 19811 (ENG) IB8191T001 SL-0004/37-3 English pg 01-29/C38/37-En 2/16/00, 9:01 AM 29[...]