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  • Page 1

    MCM240 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 .usasuppor t.philips .com or call 1-888-PHILIP[...]

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    3140 115 xxxxx 2 Canada English: This digital appar atus does not exceed the Class B limits for r adio noise emissions from digital appar atus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Depar tment of Communications. Français: Cet appareil numérique n'emet pas de br uits r adioélectr iques dépassant les limites applic[...]

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    3140 115 xxxxx 3 3 ) 1 3 4 6 7 8 9 5 ! 0 2 ^ ( 1 ! 7 0 8 * % @ 3 # $ & 5 pg001-021_MCM240_37_Eng 2005.5.20, 2:23 PM 3[...]

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    3140 115 xxxxx 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 guara[...]

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    3140 115 xxxxx 5 Visit our World Wide Web Site at http://www.usasupport.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 h[...]

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    3140 115 xxxxx 6 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Class II equipment symbol This symbol indicates that the unit has a double insulation system Clean only with a piece of dry cloth. materials pg001-021_MCM240_37_Eng 2005.5.20, 2:23 PM 6[...]

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    3140 115 xxxxx 7 English F rançais Español Index English ------------------------------------------------ 8 F rançais -------------------------------------------- 22 Español --------------------------------------------- 40 pg001-021_MCM240_37_Eng 2005.5.20, 2:23 PM 7[...]

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    8 English Contents General Information En vironmental information ................................ 9 Supplied accessories ............................................ 9 Safety inf ormation ................................................ 9 Preparations Rear connections ...................................... 10 – 11 Optional connection ...........[...]

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    English 9 General Information En vir onmental Information All unnecessar y packaging has been omitted. W e ha ve tried to make the packaging easy to separate into three materials: cardboard (bo x), pol ystyrene foam (buffer) and poly ethylene (bags, protective foam sheet). Y our system consists of materials which can be recycled and reused if disas[...]

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    10 English Preparations Rear connections The type plate is located at the rear of the system. A Po w e r Before connecting the AC po wer cord to the wall outlet, ensure that all other connections ha ve been made. W arning! –F or optimal performance , use only the original po wer cable. –N ever make or change any connections with the po wer swit[...]

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    English 11 plastic protectiv e sheet FM Antenna 1 2 ● For better FM stereo reception, connect an outdoor FM antenna to the FM ANTENNA terminal. C Speakers Connection Fr ont Speak ers Connect the speaker wires to the SPEAKERS terminals, right speaker to " RIGHT " and left speaker to " LEFT ", colored (marked) wire to " + &[...]

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    12 English Contr ols (illustrations on page 3) Contr ols on the system and r emote control 1 ST ANDBY -ON B – switches the system on or to standb y/nor mal standby with clock displa y . 2 Displa y screen – sho ws the status of the system. 3 OPEN • CLOSE ç – opens/closes the CD door . 4 IR – remote sensor 5 V OLUME ( 3 / 4 ) ( + / - ) –[...]

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    English 13 Basic Functions Impor tant! Before you operate the system, complete the prepar ation procedures. Switching the system on ● Press ST ANDBY -ON (or B on the remote). ➜ The system will switch to the last selected source. ● Press CD , TUNER or AUX on the remote control. ➜ The system will switch to the selected source . ● Press OPEN[...]

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    14 English Basic pla yback controls To pla y a disc ● Press ÉÅ to star t playback. ➜ The current tr ack number and elapsed playing time of the track are display ed dur ing disc playback. To select a different track ● Press PRESET í / ë (or í / ë on the remote) once or repeatedly until the desired track number appears in the display . ?[...]

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    English 15 CD/MP3-CD Operation Notes: CD play will also stop when; – the CD door is opened. – the disc has r eached the end. – you select another source: TUNER or AUX. – you select standby . – the set auto off time arrives . – no button is pr essed within 15 minutes in the CD P A USE position. Pla ying an MP3 disc 1 Load an MP3 disc. ?[...]

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    16 English 3 Press PROGRAM to confirm the track number to be stored. ➜ PROG X is shown briefly , follo wed by the n umber of the track (for MP3-CD , the album and title numbers of the tr ack) you just stored. X denotes the next progr am number to be stored 4 Repeat steps 2-3 to select and store all desired tracks. ➜ FULL is displayed if y ou at[...]

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    English 17 Radio Reception T uning to radio stations 1 Press SOURCE on the front panel of the system or TUNER on the remote to select TUNER. ➜ TUNER is displayed briefly . 2 Press BAND on the front panel of the system once or more to select y our waveband (FM/ AM). 3 Press and hold ALBUM/TUNE à / á (or ALB UM -/+ à / á on the remote). ➜ The[...]

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    18 English Clock/Timer Setting the clock 1 In standby mode or system on, press and hold DISPLA Y/CLOCK on the remote control for more than 3 seconds. ➜ SET CLOCK scrolls on the display . ➜ The clock digits for the hour s flash. 2 Press V OLUME ( 3 / 4 ) ( +/- ) to set the hours. 3 Press DISPLA Y/CLOCK again. ➜ The clock digits for the minutes[...]

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    English 19 Clock/Timer Activating and deactivating SLEEP The sleep timer enables the system to switch off by itself after a set period of time . ● Press SLEEP on the remote control once or more. ➜ Display shows SLEEP and one of the sleep time options in sequence: 90 , 60 , 45 , 30 , 15 , OFF , 90 ... if you hav e selected a time . Once SLEEP is[...]

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    20 English Cleaning the Cabinet ● Use a soft cloth slightl y moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use a solution containing alcohol, spir its, ammonia or abrasives. Cleaning Discs ● When a disc becomes dir ty , clean it with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the centre out. ● Do not use solv ents such as benzene, thinner , comm[...]

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    English 21 Tr oubleshooting W ARNING Under no circumstances should you try to repair the system your self, as this will in validate the w arranty . Do not open the system as ther e is a risk of electric shock. If a f ault occur s, first check the points listed below before taking the system for repair . If you are unable to r emedy a problem b y fo[...]