Philips MCD179/12 manual

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    MCD179 Quick Star t Guide What’ s in the Bo x? Y ou should find these items upon opening the box. 1 Quick Start Guide Quick Star t Guide AV cables (Y/W/R) Remote control with batter y DIN cable FM antenna 2 User Manual User Man ual Remove the plastic protectiv e sheet MCD179_QSG_Eng 3/27/08, 15:43 1[...]

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    FM wire antenna Right speaker Left speaker Subwoofer AC power cord Tip See the User Manual for other TV connection options. Setting up the TV 1 2 3 1 2 Press SOURCE ( DISC on the r emote control) to select disc sour ce. T urn on the TV and set it to the corr ect Video In channel. A To hear the sound of this D VD Pla yer through y our TV , use the a[...]

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    Setting the clock 1 2 3 4 Setting system menu options Tip See chapters "Getting Star ted" and "System Menu Options" in the User Manual for detailed descriptions. – – Audio Setup Page – – NIGHT MODE DIGIT AL Output Dolby Digital Setup 5 Press DISPLA Y/CLOCK agian to store the setting. In standby mode, pr ess and hold DISP[...]

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    Playing a disc Pr ogramming and tuning to r adio stations 1 2 3 Press SOURCE ( FM on the remote contr ol) to select tuner source. Press PROG for mor e than two seconds to pr ogram all available stations in order of wav eband. Press í / ë until the desired preset station is displa yed. 1 2 3 Press OPEN•CLOSE 0 to open the disc door and load in a[...]