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Philips MC118 manual

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  • Page 1

    Micr o HIFI System MC 118 TIMER CD PROGRAM MC 118 MICRO SYSTEM MC 118 MICRO SYSTEM PRESET TUNING PLAY•P AUSE NEXT STOP PREV PRESET TUNING PLAY•P AUSE NEXT STOP PREV OPEN•CLOSE OPEN•CLOSE VOLUME INCREDIBLE SURROUND DBB DSC INTERACTIVE SOUND STANDBY ON TIMER ON • OFF PROGRAM SELECT VOLUME INCREDIBLE SURROUND DBB DSC INTERACTIVE SOUND STANDB[...]

  • Page 2

    INDEX 2 MC 118 / 22 page 2 English Français Español Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Português Dansk Svenska Suomi Έλληνικά English ..................................................................................... 4 Français ................................................................................ 14 Español .....................[...]

  • Page 3

    MC 118 / 22 page 3 FOLD OUT TIMER CD PROGRAM MC 118 MICRO SYSTEM OPEN•CLOSE VOLUME INCREDIBLE SURROUND DBB DSC INTERACTIVE SOUND STANDBY ON TIMER ON • OFF PROGRAM SELECT RECORD PLAY STOP•OPEN PAUSE PLAY STOP•OPEN PAUSE RDS CLOCK SHUFFLE REPEAT BAND IR SENSOR INCREDIBLE SURROUND 1 3 4 2 7 9 6 5 8 % 0! # @$ & ^ * ( ™ ¡ ) AM aerial FM a[...]

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    4 MC 118 / 22 page 4 English CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS T op and front panels 1 ST ANDBY ON y . switches the set to standby/on 2 SELECT SOURCE . selects the sound source for CD/ TUNER/ T APE / AUX; switches on the set 3 INTERACTIVE SOUND controls: DBB . . . . . . . . . . . ( D ynamic B ass B oost) enhances the bass DSC . . . . . . . . . . . ( D igita[...]

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    5 MC 118 / 22 page 5 English GENERAL INFORMA TION Supplied Accessories - 2 speaker boxes - remote control with batteries - AM/MW frame aerial - FM aerial wire General maintenance • Do not expose the set, batteries, CDs or cassettes to humidity , rain, sand or excessive heat caused by heating equipment or direct sunlight. • T o clean the set, us[...]

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    6 MC 118 / 22 page 6 English BASIC FUNCTIONS Switching on There are 3 ways to switch the set on: • press y ST ANDBY ON on the set and the last selected source switches on; • press SELECT SOURCE on the set and the last selected source switches on; • press CD, TUNER, T APE or AUX on the remote control. T o switch the set to standby , press y ST[...]

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    7 MC 118 / 22 page 7 English TIMER, SLEEP Setting TIMER • The unit can be used as an alarm clock, whereby the CD or tuner is switched on at a set time. The clock time needs to be set first before the timer can be used. • During setting, if more than 90 seconds elapses without a button being pressed the unit quits the timer setting mode. 1 In an[...]

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    5 T o interrupt playback press PLA Y•PAUSE 2; (on the remote control SIDE/ ; ). Press PLA Y•PAUSE 2; (on the remote control 2 ) again to resume play . ™ The display freezes and the elapsed playing time flashes when playback is interrupted. 6 T o stop CD playback, press STOP 9 . Note: CD play will also stop when: – the CD door is opened – [...]

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    9 MC 118 / 22 page 9 English 5 T o start playback of your CD programme, press PLA Y•PAUSE 2; (on the remote control 2 ). Reviewing the programme • In STOP mode, press and hold down PROGRAM on the set or remote control, for a while until the display shows all your stored track numbers in sequence. Erasing a programme Y ou can erase the programme[...]

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    Programming radio stations Y ou can store up to a total of 40 radio stations in the memory . Automatic programming Automatic programming will start with a chosen preset number . From this preset number upwards, former program- med radio stations will be overwritten. The unit will only programme stations which are not in the memory already . 1 Press[...]

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    11 MC 118 / 22 page 11 English Searching programme type (PTY) PTY helps you find a desired programme type. T o enable PTY , first programme RDS stations into the tuner memory (see Programming radio stations) 1 While receiving an RDS station, press RDS/ CLOCK briefly until the programme type is displayed. 2 Press PRESET 4 or 3 ( ¡ or ™ on the rem[...]

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    GENERAL INFORMA TION ON RECORDING • Recording is permissible insofar as copyright or other rights of third parties are not infringed. • This deck is not suited for recording on CHROME (IEC II ) or MET AL (IEC IV ) type cassettes. For recording, use only NORMAL type cassettes (IEC type I ) on which the tabs have not yet been broken. • The best[...]

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    13 MC 118 / 22 page 13 English TROUBLESHOOTING WARNING Do not open the set as there is a risk of electric shock! Under no circumstances should you try to repair the set yourself, as this will invalidate the guarantee. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below before taking the set for repair . If you are unable to remedy a problem by f[...]