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    MCM177 Micr o Hi-Fi System User manual Register your product and get support at www.philips.com/welcome MCM177_05-Eng 1/11/08, 14:18 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 follows: 1 Remov e fuse cover and fuse. 2 Fix new fuse which should be a BS1362 3 Amp, A.S.T .A. or BSI appro ved type. 3 Refit the fuse co ver . If the fitted plug is not suitab le for your soc[...]

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    3 1 $ % ^ & 2 1 3 45 6 0 ! 78 9 * ( ) ¡ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ! @ # MCM177_05-Eng 1/11/08, 14:18 3[...]

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    4 CA UTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of pr ocedures other than her ein may result in hazardous r adiation exposur e or other unsafe oper ation. MCM177_05-Eng 1/11/08, 14:18 4[...]

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    5 English Index English ------------------------------------------------ 6 MCM177_05-Eng 1/11/08, 14:18 5[...]

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    6 English Contents General Information Supplied accessories ............................................ 7 En vironmental information ................................ 7 Safety inf ormation ............................................ 7–8 Preparations Rear connections ........................................... 9–10 Inserting batteries into the [...]

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    English 7 General Information Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips! To fully benefit from the suppor t that Philips off er s, register your product at www .philips.com/ w elcome. This pr oduct complies with the radio interference r equirements of the Eur opean Community . Supplied accessories –1 X cer tif ied A C/DC 18V adaptor[...]

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    8 English General Information ● Batteries (batter y pack or batteries installed) shall not be exposed to excessiv e heat such as sunshine, fire or the like . ● When the system is switched to Standb y mode, it is still consuming some po wer . To disconnect the system fr om the po wer suppl y completely , remo ve the A C po wer plug fr om the wal[...]

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    English 9 Pr eparations Rear connections The type plate is located at the rear of the system. A Po w e r – Before connecting the A C power cord to the wall outlet, ensure that all other connections ha ve been made. WARNING! –F or optimal performance, use only the original po wer cable. –N ev er make or change an y connections with the po wer [...]

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    10 English C Speakers Connection Fr ont Speakers Connect the speaker wires to the SPEAKERS terminals, right speak er to " R " and left speaker to " L ", coloured (marked) wire to " + " and black (unmar ked) wire to " - ". ● Fully inser t the str ipped por tion of the speaker wire into the terminal as shown.[...]

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    English 11 Contr ols (illustrations on page 3) Contr ols on the system 1 ST ANDBY ON ( 2 ) –s witches the system to standby/Eco-po w er standby/on. 2 SOURCE – selects the respective sound source f or CD/USB/ FM/A UX1/AUX2. – switches on the system. 2; ........................... star ts or inter r upts CD playback. 9 .........................[...]

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    12 English Contr ols (illustrations on page 3) 8 V OLUME – adjusts the volume lev el. 9 INTRO – plays f irst 10 seconds of each tr ack in a disc/ USB/program in sequence 0 LOUD – enables or disab les automatic loudness adjustment. ! DSC (Digital Sound Control) – selects sound char acteristics: POP/JAZZ CLASSIC/ROCK. @ DBB (Dynamic Bass Boos[...]

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    English 13 Basic Functions IMPOR T ANT: Befor e you operate the system, complete the prepar ation procedur es. Plug and Pla y (for tuner installlation) Plug and Play allows y ou to store all availab le radio stations automatically . First time setup/po wer up 1 When y ou tur n on the main supply , " AUTO INSTALL - PLEASE PRESS PLAY , STOP CANC[...]

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    14 English Basic Functions Adjusting v olume and sound 1 Tu rn the V OLUME control anti-clockwise to decrease or clockwise to increase volume on the system (or press VO L - / + on the remote control). ➜ Display shows the v olume level VOL and a n umber from 1-31. 2 Press DSC repeatedly to select the desired sound effect: POP / JAZZ / CLASSIC / R [...]

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    English 15 IMPOR T ANT: The lens of the CD play er should never be touched. Loading a disc This CD play er pla ys Audio Discs including CD- Recordab les, CD-Rewr itables and MP3 CD . ● CD-ROM, CD-I, CD V , VCD , D VD or computer CDs, how ever , are not possib le . ● DRM-protected WMA disc is not suppor ted. 1 Select CD source. 2 Press OPEN/CLOS[...]

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    16 English CD/MP3 Operation Supported MP3 disc formats: – ISO9660, Joliet, UDF 1.5 – Maxim um title number : 999 (depending on f ilename length) – Maxim um album number : 99 – Suppor ted sampling frequencies: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz – Suppor ted Bit-r ates: 32~256 (kbps), variable bitrates Differ ent pla y modes: SHUFFLE and REPEA T Y ou[...]

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    English 17 Radio Reception T uning to radio stations 1 Press SOURCE on the set (or FM on the remote control ) repeatedl y until FM is display ed. 2 Press down on TUNING à / á (or à / á on the remote control) and release the b utton. ➜ The radio automatically tunes to a station with suff icient reception. Display indication during automatic tu[...]

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    18 English Using USB connectivity ● MCM177 is f itted with a USB por t in the front panel, off ering a plug and play feature which allows y ou to play , from your MCM177, digital m usic and spok en contents stored on a USB mass storage device . ● Using a USB mass storage device , y ou can also enjoy all the f eatures offered b y MCM177 which ar[...]

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    English 19 USB Connection A UX INFORMA TION REGARDING USB DIRECT: 1. Compatibility of the USB connection on this micr o system: a) This micr o system suppor ts most USB Mass storag e devices (MSD) that these de vices are compliant to the USB MSD standards. i) Most common Mass storage class devices are flash drives, memor y sticks , jump drives and [...]

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    20 English Clock/Timer 6 Press TIMER to conf ir m the time. ➜ The timer is now set and activated. Notes: – Timer is not available in A UX mode . – If CD source is selected and no disc is in the CD tray or the disc has an err or, FM will be selected automatically. – If USB source is selected and no compatible USB device is plugg ed, FM will [...]

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    English 21 Specifications AMPLIFIER Output pow er ........................................ 2 x 10W RMS Signal-to-noise r atio .......................... ≥ 60 dBA (IEC) Frequency response ....................... 125 – 16000 Hz Impedance loudspeakers ........................................... 4 Ω CD PLA YER Frequency range ....................[...]

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    22 English “ NO DISC ” 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. ✔ Inser t a disc . ✔ Check if the disc is inser ted upside down. ✔ W ait until the moisture condensation at the lens has cleare[...]

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    English 23 The remote contr ol does not function pr operly . The time is not working. The Clock/Timer setting is erased. The USB device doesn’ t play on m y MCM177 ✔ Select the source (CD or FM, for example) before pressing the function button ( É , í , ë ). ✔ Reduce the distance between the remote control and the system. ✔ Inser t the b[...]

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    English F rançais Po r tuguês Español Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Sv enska Dansk Suomi  P olski Printed in China CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MCM177 PDCC-ZYL-0802 Meet Philips at the Internet http://www .philips.com PageBack_MCM177_05 1/11/08, 14:20 216[...]