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    1 Mini Hi-Fi System FW - C777 FW - C777 visit our w ebsite www .audio .philips.com to download latest UPD A TES of USB PC Link Driv er MusicMatch Juk ebox softwares and F A Qs.[...]

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    2 México Es necesar io que lea cuidadosamente su instr uctivo de manejo . No abrir, riesgo de choque eléctrico Verifique que el voltaje de alimentación sea el requerido para su aparato ATENCIÓN Para evitar el riesgo de choque eléctrico, no quite la tapa. En caso de requerir servicio, dirijase al personal calificado. PRECAUCIÓN - ADVERTENCIA D[...]

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    3 3 P3 D I S C 5 D ISC 5 D I S C 1 DISC 1 D I S C 2 DISC 2 D I S C 3 DISC 3 D I S C 4 DISC 4 D I S C DISC 3 D I S C DISC 4 D I S C DISC 5 D I S C D ISC 2 D I S C DISC 1 C D CD / C D - R CD-R / C D - R CD-R W W C O M P OMP A T I B L E TIBLE S T A N D B Y O N E C O P O W E R D I M CD P R O G I R IR S E N S O R D S C DSC D B B DBB VAC C L O C K • T [...]

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    English F ran ç ais Espa ñ ol 5 Index English ------------------------------------------------ 6 Fran ç ais -------------------------------------------- 28 Espa ñ ol --------------------------------------------- 50 -------------------------------------------------------- 72 Energy Star As an ENERGY ST AR R Par tner , Philips has deter mined tha[...]

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    6 English Contents General Information Supplied accessories ............................................ 7 Envir onmental information ................................ 7 Care and saf ety information .............................. 7 Functional Overview Main unit and r emote control ....................... 8–9 Contr ol buttons a vailable on the remo[...]

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    7 English General Information Refer to the type plate on the r ear or bottom of the system for identification and supply ratings. Supplied accessories (pag e 3 – P1) – USB PC LINK software installer CD-ROM – USB cable – Remote control and two AA batteries. – AM loop antenna – FM wire antenna – Video cinch cable (y ellow) – Mains plu[...]

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    8 English Main unit and remote contr ol 1 ECO PO WER indicator – Lights up when the system is in Eco P ower standby mode. 2 ST ANDBY ON B – Switches to Eco P ower standb y mode or turns on the system. – *Switches to standb y mode . 3 Displa y scr een 4 CLOCK • TIMER (CLK / TIMER) – *Enter s clock or timer setting mode . 5 DIM MODE (DIM) ?[...]

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    9 English Functional Ov er view 9 PLA Y • P AUSE ÉÅ – CD: star ts / pauses playback. – USB PC LINK: star ts / pauses playback. (only on the main unit) TUNER: * enter s Plug & Play mode and / or star ts preset radio station installation. 0 SEARCH • TUNING ( à á ) – CD: * searches backward / forward. – TUNER: tunes the radio frequ[...]

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    10 English Connections Game console VOLT AGE SELECTOR 110V- 127V 220V- 240V LINE OUT[...]

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    11 English Connections WARNING! – Please note that the v oltage selector located at the r ear of this system is preset at 220V fr om the factor y . For countries that operate at 110V -127V , please adjust to 110V -127V befor e y ou switch on the system. – Use only the supplied speak ers. The combination of the main unit and speak ers pr o vide [...]

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    12 English Step 5: Connecting the A C po wer cor d " AUTO INSTALL – PRESS PLAY " ma y appear on the display panel when the A C po wer cord is plugged into the pow er outlet for the f ir st time . Press É Å on the main unit to store all available r adio stations (pag e 3 – P3) or press Ç to exit (refer to “ T uner Operations ”).[...]

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    13 English Gamepor t Operations About Gamepor t Gamepor t allows y ou to connect your game console to this mini system which enables y ou to enjoy a total game immersion exper ience by ha ving powerful sound output. Pr eparation befor e use Game console front panel rear panel S P E E D P U N C H B L A ST M O D E MO DE M IX - I T GA ME SOUND G AM E [...]

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    14 English USB PC Link Quick Setup Guide PC system requir ement – Windows 98 (SE) / ME / 2000 / XP – Intel P entium MMX200 or higher – CD-R OM dr ive – USB por t – Free hard disk space : 15 MB for the software Install MusicMatch softwar e P O W E R O N / O F F 1 2 3 5 4 1 Use the supplied USB cable to connect the audio system to your per [...]

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    15 English USB PC Link Enable digital CD audio output Before pla ying the CD through your PC’ s CD-ROM drive , it is necessar y to configure y our PC’ s hardware as follows: F or Windo ws ME / 200 0 / XP 1 Enter the system control panel menu and select : “SYSTEM ™ HARD W ARE ™ DEVICE MANA GER ™ CD-R OM DRIVES ™ A CTION–PR OPER TIES [...]

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    16 English Switching on / off Switching to activ e mode ● Press CD , TUNER , USB PC LINK or AUX • GAME . Switching to Eco P o w er standby mode ● Press B . ➜ ECO PO WER button lights up. ➜ The display screen will go b lank. Switching to standby mode (vie w clock) ● Press and hold B . ➜ The clock is display ed. ➜ While in standb y mo[...]

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    17 English Basic Operations Dimming system ’ s displa y screen Y ou can select the desired brightness for the display panel. ● In any activ e mode , press DIM MODE (or DIM on remote) repeatedly to tur n on / off dim mode . ➜ DIM is shown, except for DIM OFF mode . V olume contr ol ● Adjust MASTER V OLUME (or press VO L + / - on remote) to i[...]

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    18 English IMPOR T ANT! – This system is designed for r egular discs. Ther efore, do not use an y accessories such as disc stabiliser rings or disc treatment sheets, etc., as offered on the mark et, because they ma y jam the changer mechanism. – Do not load more than one disc onto each tra y . Pla yable discs This system is able to pla y : – [...]

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    19 English T o interrupt pla yback ● Press É Å . ➜ T o resume nor mal playback, repeat the abo ve . T o stop pla yback ● Press Ç . ➜ If the system remains in stop mode for 30 minutes, it will switch to Eco P ower standb y mode . Repeat and Shuffle Y ou can select and change the various pla y modes before or during playback. Repeat pla y [...]

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    20 English Checking the pr ogramme 1 Stop playback and press í or ë repeatedly . 2 Press Ç to exit. OR Press É Å to star t playback from the cur rent progr ammed tr ack Pla ying a disc without clearing the pr ogramme ● Press one of the CD 1~5 buttons on the remote to select a disc for pla yback. ➜ After the selected disc has been play ed, [...]

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    21 English T uner Operations IMPOR T ANT! Mak e sur e the FM and MW antennas are connected. T uning to radio stations 1 Press TUNER to enter tuner mode . T o select another wav eband (FM or MW), press TUNER again. 2 Press and hold à or á until the frequency indication star ts to change , then release . ➜ The system automatically tunes to the ne[...]

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    22 English Changing tuning grid (not available f or all ver sions) In Nor th and South America, the frequency step between adjacent channels in the MW band is 10 kHz (9 kHz in some areas). The preset frequency step in the factor y is 9 kHz. IMPOR T ANT! Changing the tuning grid will erase all pre viousl y stor ed preset radio stations. ➠ ➠ ➠ [...]

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    23 English Timer setting The system can switch on to CD , TUNER or USB PC LINK mode automatically at a preset time , ser ving as an alar m to wake y ou up. IMPOR T ANT! – Befor e setting the timer , ensure that the clock is set correctl y . – The volume of the timer will incr ease gradually to the last tuned v olume le v el. If the last tuned v[...]

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    24 English Timer Operations Sleep timer setting The sleep timer enables the system to switch to Eco P ower standby mode automaticall y at a preset time . 1 Press SLEEP repeatedly until it reaches the desired preset tur n-off time . ➜ The selections are as follows (time in minutes): 15 ™ 30 ™ 45 ™ 60 ™ 90 ™ 120 ™ OFF ™ 15 … ➜ SLE[...]

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    25 English Listening to an external de vice Y ou can listen to the sound of the connected exter nal device through y our system’ s speaker s. LINE OUT AUX IN L R AUDIO OUT L R AUX IN 1 Use the red / white audio cables to connect the system’ s AUX IN (R / L) ter minals to the AUDIO OUT terminals on the other audio / visual device (such as a TV ,[...]

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    26 English AMPLIFIER Output pow er 5500 W PMPO 2 x 165 W RMS (1) Signal-to-noise ratio ≥ 75 dBA (IEC) Frequency response 50 – 18000 Hz, –3 dB Input sensitivity AUX In 640 m V Gamepor t 310 mV Output Speaker s ≥ 6 Ω Headphones 32 Ω – 1000 Ω Line Out 500 mV (1) (6 Ω , 1 kHz, 10% THD) DISC PLA YER Progr ammab le tr acks 40 Frequency [...]

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    27 English W ARNING Under no circumstances should y ou try to repair the system y ourself, as this will invalidate the warranty . Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below befor e taking the system f or repair . If you are unab le to remedy a pr oblem by f ollo wing these hin[...]