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Philips MC138 manual

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    MC138 Micr o Hi-Fi System THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING PHILIPS! NEED HELP FAST? Read your Quick-Use guide and/or owner's manual first for quick tips that mak e using your Philips product mor e enjoyable. If you have read your instructions and still need assistance, you may access our online help at www .philips.com/suppor t or call 1-888-PHILIPS(744[...]

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    2 Canada English: This digital appar atus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Depar tment of Communications. F rançais: Cet appareil numérique n'emet pas de br uits r adioélectr iques dépassant les limites applicables aux appare[...]

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    3 3 1 2 6 3 4 5 9 0 7 8 ! @ # CD/CD - R/CD - RW C O MP A TIBLE 0 ! $ 1 2 3 5 7 %[...]

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    4 Return your Product Registration Card today to get the very most from your purchase. Registering your model with PHILIPS makes you eligible for all of the valuable benefits listed below, so don't miss out. Complete and return your Product Registration Card at once to ensure: *Proof of Purchase Returning the enclosed card guarantees that your[...]

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    5 Visit our World Wide Web Site at http://www.philips.com Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to the “family!” Dear PHILIPS product owner: Thank you for your confidence in PHILIPS. You’ve selected one of the best-built, best-backed products available today. We’ll do every- thing in our power to keep you happy with your purchase fo[...]

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    6 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS 12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, br acket, or table specif ied by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus. When a car t is used, use caution when moving the car t/ apparatus combination to avoid injur y from tip-ov er . 13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long per iod[...]

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    7 English F rançais Español English ------------------------------------------------ 8 Index F rançais -------------------------------------------- 24 Español --------------------------------------------- 43[...]

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    8 English MC138/17 English issue 1 Contents General Information Envir onmental information ................................ 9 Supplied accessories ............................................ 9 Safety information ................................................ 9 Preparation Rear connections ........................................ 10–11 Before u[...]

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    9 English MC138/17 English issue 1 General Information This system complies with the FCC rules, Pa rt 15 and with 21 CFR 1040. 10. Operation is subject to the follo wing two conditions: – This device may not cause harmful interference, and – this device must accept an y interference received, including interference that may cause undesired oper[...]

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    10 English MC138/17 English issue 1 Pr eparations B Antennas Connection Connect the supplied AM loop antenna and FM antenna to the respective terminals. Adjust the position of the antenna for optimal reception. AM Antenna ● P osition the antenna as far as possible from a TV , VCR or other radiation source . Rear connections The type plate is loca[...]

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    11 English MC138/17 English issue 1 Pr eparations FM Antenna ● Extend coil antenna at the back of the unit fully f or optimum reception. C Speakers Connection Fr ont Speakers Connect the speaker wires to the SPEAKERS terminals, r ight speaker to " RIGHT " and left speaker to " LEFT ", coloured (mar ked) wire to " + "[...]

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    12 English MC138/17 English issue 1 Contr ols (illustrations on page 3) 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 (for e xample CD, TUNER). – Then select the desired function (for example É , í , ë ). Contr ols on the system and r emote contr ol 1[...]

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    13 English MC138/17 English issue 1 Basic Functions IMPORT ANT: Before you oper ate the system, complete the preparation pr ocedures. Switching the system on ● Press ST ANDBY -ON ( y on the remote control) or SOURCE. ➜ The system will switch to the last selected source. ● Press SOURCE ( CD , TUNER or T APE on the remote control). ➜ The syst[...]

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    14 English MC138/17 English issue 1 CD Operation IMPORT ANT: The lens of the CD player should never be touched. Pla ying a disc This CD player pla ys Audio Discs including CD- Recordables and CD-Rewritables. ¶ CD-ROM, CD-I, CD V , VCD , DVD or computer CDs, however , are not possible. 1 Select CD source . 2 Press OPEN•CLOSE on the top of the sys[...]

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    15 English MC138/17 English issue 1 CD Operation Differ ent pla y modes: SHUFFLE and REPEA T Y ou can select and change the various play modes before or during playback. The play modes can also be combined with PROGRAMME. SHUFFLE ......... tracks of the entire disc/ programme are played in r andom order SHUFFLE and REPEA T ALL …to repeat the enti[...]

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    16 English MC138/17 English issue 1 Radio Reception T uning to radio stations 1 Select TUNER source. ➜ tU is display ed briefly . 2 Press SOURCE (TUNER on the remote control ) once or more to select y our waveband. 3 Press on TUNE à or á and release b utton. ➜ The radio automatically tunes to a station with sufficient reception. Display indic[...]

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    17 English MC138/17 English issue 1 Ta pe Operation / Recording General information on r ecor ding ● Recording is permissible insofar as copyright or other r ights of third par ties are not infr inged. ● For recording, use only NORMAL (IEC type I) tapes on which the tabs have not y et been broken. This deck is not suited for recording on MET AL[...]

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    18 English MC138/17 English issue 1 Ta pe Operation / Recording To select and recor d a particular passage within a CD track: ● Press and hold down on à or á . Release the control when you recogniz e the passage you want. ● To interr upt CD playback press 2; . ● Recording star ts from this exact point in the track when you press RECORD 0 . [...]

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    19 English MC138/17 English issue 1 Clock/Timer Setting the timer ● The system can be used as an alar m clock. CD or TUNER can be set to switch on at a preset time. The clock time needs to be set f ir st before the timer can be used. ● If no button is pressed within 90 seconds during timer setup, the system will exit timer setting mode automati[...]

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    20 English MC138/17 English issue 1 Activating and deactivating SLEEP The sleep timer enables the system to switch off by itself after a set per iod of time . The clock time needs to be set first before the sleep timer can be used. ● Press SLEEP on the remote control repeatly to select desired time before system shuts off. ➜ Display sho ws SLEE[...]

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    21 English MC138/17 English issue 1 Tr oubleshooting W ARNING Under no circumstances should you tr y to repair the system yourself, as this will invalidate the warr anty. Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs , first check the points listed below before taking the system for r epair. If you are unable to rem[...]

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    22 English MC138/17 English issue 1 Tr oub leshooting The remote contr ol does not function – Select the source (CD or TUNER, for example) properl y . before pressing the function button ( É , í , ë ). – Reduce the distance between the remote control and the system. – Inser t the batter ies with their polar ities (+/– signs) aligned as i[...]

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    23 Philips, P .O. Box 671539, Marietta, GA. 30006-0026 One (1) Y ear Labor and Parts Repair PHILIPS LIMITED W ARRANTY PHILIPS CONSUMER ELECTRONICS warrants this product against defect in material or w orkmanship, subject to any conditions set forth as follows: PROOF OF PURCHASE: Y ou must hav e proof of the date of pur chase to receive war- ranted [...]