Philips MC M530 manual

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    Micr o Hi-Fi System MC M530 MC M530 visit our website www .audio.philips.com to download latest UPDA TES of USB PC Link Driver MusicMatch Jukebo x softwar es and FAQs.[...]

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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 De[...]

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    3 ☞ P5 P3 P2 P1 P4 3[...]

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    4 Energy Star As an ENERGY ST AR R Pa r tner , Philips has determined that this product meets the ENERGY ST AR R guidelines for energy efficiency.[...]

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    5 MC-V320/21-1 English F rançais Español Index English ------------------------------------------------ 6 F rançais -------------------------------------------- 27 Español --------------------------------------------- 48 -------------------------------------------------------- 69[...]

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    6 English General Information Supplied accessories ............................................ 7 Environmental inf ormation ................................ 7 Care and safety inf ormation .............................. 7 Functional Overview Main unit and remote contr ol ....................... 8–9 Control buttons a vailable on the r emote only .[...]

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    7 English Refer to the type plate on the rear or bottom of the system for identification and supply ratings. Supplied accessories (page 3 – P1) – USB PC LINK software installer disc – USB cable – Remote control and two AA batteries. – MW loop antenna – FM wire antenna –A C pow er cord Envir onmental information All unnecessar y packag[...]

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    8 English Functional Ov er view 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 standby mode or turns on the system. – *Switches to standby mode. 3 PLA Y•P AUSE ÉÅ – CD: star ts / pauses playback. – USB PC LINK: star ts / pauses pl[...]

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    9 English ! OPEN / CLOSE 0 1~5 – Opens / closes the individual disc tray . @ iR –P oint the remote control towards this sensor . # MAX SOUND (MAX ON / OFF) –T ur ns on / off the optimal mix of var ious sound f eatures. $ MASTER V OLUME (VOL +- ) – Adjusts the volume level. % VEC/ REVERB – Selects different type of ambience-based equaliser[...]

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    10 English MW VOLTAGE NOT FOR ALL VERSIONS SELECTOR 110V- 127V 220V- 240V W arning! – Please note that the v oltage selector located at the rear of this system is preset at 220V fr om the factory . F or countries that operate at 110V -127V , please adjust to 110V -127V befor e you s witch on the system. – Use only the supplied speak ers. The[...]

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    11 English Step 2: Connecting the speak ers Connect the speaker wires to the SPEAKERS terminals, r ight speaker to " R " and left speaker to " L ", coloured (mar ked) wire to " + " and black (unmar ked) wire to " - ". Fully inser t the stripped por tion of the speaker wire into the terminal as shown. Notes: ?[...]

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    12 English USB PC Link IMPOR T ANT! – Mak e sure the mute setting on y our PC control panel is deactivated to ensur e you g et the sound from y our audio system! Quick setup guide PC system requirement –W indo ws 98SE/ ME/2000/XP – Intel P entium MMX200 or higher – CD-ROM drive – USB por t – Free hard disk space: 80 MB for the software [...]

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    13 English Using MusicMatch software To create a m usic librar y Add music files to My Music Librar y Add files to My Library by dragging and dropping audio tracks from anywhere in Windows, into the My Librar y window . Y ou can also click Add Files in the Music Center to add tr acks. 1 Click the Add Files button on the Music Library window . 2 Bro[...]

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    14 English Notes: – When the USB PC Link feature is activated, Philips Sound Agent 2 will automatically be launched (if it has been successfully installed under OS Windows 2000/XP). – The default setting f or PRESET/REVERB is MP3/ Study Room respectively . Y ou may select from the list of different sound modes to suit your m usic and envir onme[...]

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    15 English Switching on / off Switching to active mode ● Press CD , TUNER , AU X or USB PC LINK . Switching to Eco P ower standb y mode ● Press B . ➜ ECO POWER b utton lights up. ➜ The display screen will go blank. Switching to standby mode (vie w clock) ● Press and hold B . ➜ The clock is displayed. ➜ While in the standby mode, press[...]

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    16 English Selecting different displa y modes Dim mode Y ou can select the desired br ightness for the display panel. ● In any activ e mode, press DIM repeatedly to select DIM 1, DIM 2, DIM 3 or DIM OFF display mode . ➜ DIM is shown, except for DIM OFF mode . Note: –P r essing DIM button in standby mode will toggle between half and full brigh[...]

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    17 English IMPOR T ANT! – This system is designed for regular discs. Therefor e, do not use any 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 yab le discs This system is able to pla y: – A[...]

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    18 English Pla ying an MP3 disc DISC 1 DISC 5 DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DISC 4 1 2 3 5 4 DISC 2 DISC 3 DISC 4 DISC 5 CD/CD - R/CD - RW COMPATIBLE 5 DISC DIRECT PLAY OPEN / CLOSE DISC 5 DISC 2 DISC 3 DISC 4 3 POWER ON/OFF DISC 1 1 A02 T001 A02 T008 ALBUM TITLE 3 4 2 1 Load an MP3 disc. ➜ The disc reading time may exceed 10 seconds due to the lar ge num[...]

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    19 English Pro gramming the disc tracks Programming tr acks is possible when playback is stopped. Up to 99 tracks can be stored in the memor y in any order . IMPOR T ANT! It is only possible to pr ogramme fr om the current selected disc tra y . DISC 1 DISC 5 DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DISC 4 1 2 3 5 4 DISC 2 DISC 3 DISC 4 DISC 5 CD/ CD - R/CD - RW COMPAT[...]

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    20 English I MPOR T ANT! Make sur e the FM and MW antennas are connected. T uning to radio stations 1 Press TUNER to enter the tuner mode . To select another waveband (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 next strong signal [...]

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    21 English Changing tuning grid (not available f or all versions) In Nor th and South Amer ica, 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 viously stor ed preset radio stations. 1 Disconnect [...]

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    22 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. I MPOR T ANT! – Before setting the timer , ensure that the clock is set correctly . – The volume of the timer will incr ease gradually to the last tuned volume le vel. If the last tuned volu[...]

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    23 English Listening to an external sour ce Y ou can listen to the sound of the connected external device through your system’ s speaker s. 1 Use the red / white audio cables to connect the system’ s AU X/ CDR IN (R/L) ter minals to the AUDIO OUT terminals on the other audio / visual device (such as a TV , VCR, Laser Disc play er , D VD play er[...]

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    24 English AMPLIFIER Output power ..................................... 2500 W PMPO ................................................................. 2 x 75W RMS (1) Signal-to-noise r atio .......................... ≥ 75 dBA (IEC) Frequency response ........... 50 – 20000 Hz, –3 dB Input sensitivity AU X/ CDR In ..............................[...]

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    25 English Auto Installation of the Installer CD-ROM did not install the Philips Sound Agent 2 onto my PC. When in USB PC LINK mode, “NO CONNECTION” is display ed. I want the minimum effect fr om the Philips Sound Agent 2 sound mode when listening to MP3 music streaming via USB PC Link. Radio reception is poor . “NO DISC” is displa yed or t[...]

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    26 English The timer is not working. The system displa ys features automaticall y and buttons start flashing. ✔ Set the clock correctly . ✔ Press TIMER ON / OFF to switch on the timer . ✔ Press and hold ST OP DEMO on the main unit to switch off the demonstr ation mode. Problem Solution Tr oubleshooting Refer to the F A Q (Frequently Asked Que[...]