Philips C798 manual

1 3139 115 21261 FW C798 FW C798 Mini Hi-Fi System Read this manual first! Congratulations on purchasing this Philips product. W e’ve included everything you need to get star ted. If you have any problems, Philips Representatives can help you get the most fr om your new product b y explaining: • Hookups, • First Time Setup, and • Feature O[...]

2 3139 115 21261 Canada English: This digital apparatus 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 adioélectriques dépassant les limites applicabl[...]

3 3139 115 21261 3 FW- MINI HIFI SYSTEM DISC CHANGE OPEN • CLOSE D C 3 CHANGER ECO POWE R CD 1•2•3 FM •AM CDR / DVD TAPE 1•2 PROG DUBBING REC CLOCK• TIMER AUTO REPLAY ST A NDBY - ON 3 DISC DIRECT PLAY DISC 3 CD SYNCHRO RECORDING CD / CD - R/ C D - RW COMP A TIBLE MUSIC LEVEL INTERACTIVE VU METER VOLUME VOLUME S U R R O U N D V A C D S C[...]

4 3139 115 21261 • Once your Philips purchase is registered, you ’ re eligible to receive all the privileges of owning a Philips pr oduct. • So complete and return the W arranty Registration Car d enc losed with your purchase at once , and tak e advantage of these impor tant benefits. Return y our W arranty Registration card toda y to ensur e[...]

5 3139 115 21261 Congr atulations on your purchase , and welcome to the “ f amily! ” Dear Philips product o wner : Thank you f or your confidence in Philips.Y ou’v e selected one of the best-built, best-back ed pr oducts a vailable today . And we’ll do ev er ything in our power to k eep you ha ppy with y our pur chase for man y years to com[...]

6 3139 115 21261 1. Read these instructions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. F ollo w all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block an y ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufactur er ´ s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sour ces su[...]

7 English Fran ç ais Espa ñ ol 3139 115 21261 English ------------------------------------------------ 8 Index Fran ç ais -------------------------------------------- 36 Espa ñ ol --------------------------------------------- 65 pg 001-032/C798/37-Eng 4/16/02, 6:38 PM 7[...]

8 English 3139 115 21261 Contents General Information Envir onmental Information ................................ 9 Acknowledgement ............................................... 9 Supplied Accessories ........................................... 9 Safety Information ................................................ 9 Preparations Rear Connections .[...]

9 English 3139 115 21261 General Information This system complies with the FCC rules, P ar t 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 operation. En [...]

10 English 3139 115 21261 Pr eparations Rear Connections The type plate is located at the rear of the system. A Po w e r Before connecting the A C power cord to the wall outlet, ensure that all other connections have been made. WARNING! – For optimal performance, use only the original power cable. – Never mak e or change connections with the po[...]

11 English 3139 115 21261 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 Fix the claw to the slot ¶ P osition the antenna as far as possible from a TV , VCR or other radiation source . FM Antenna 1 2 ¶ For bet[...]

12 English 3139 115 21261 Optional Connections The optional equipment and connecting cords are not supplied. Refer to the operating instr uctions of the connected equipment for details. Line Out Connection Connect this output to any analog audio equipment for playback or recording (CD recorder , tape recorder or amplifier for example). Use a cinch [...]

13 English 3139 115 21261 Contr ols (main system ’ s illustr ation on page 3) Controls on the system and remote contr ol 1 ECO PO WER – to switch the system on or to Eco P ow er Standby mode. 2 ST ANDBY ON y – to switch the system on or to Standby mode. 3 DISPLA Y SCREEN – to view the cur rent status of the system. 4 DISC TRA Y 5 DISC CHANG[...]

14 English 3139 115 21261 Contr ols * ≤ ¡ 0 9 ) § º ª • ) 9 ™ ≥ @ 6 ∞ # $ @ DEMO ST OP/CLEAR Ç for CD ................. to stop playback or to clear a program. for TUNER ........ to stop progr amming. ................................. (on the system only) to delete the preset r adio station. for T APE .............. to stop playback [...]

15 English 3139 115 21261 Basic Functions IMPOR T ANT! Before you oper ate the system, complete the preparation pr ocedures . Plug and Pla y Plug and Play allows y ou to store all available radio stations automatically . If Plug and Pla y has not been installed 1 When you turn on the system, " AUTO INSTALL - PRESS PLAY " will be displayed[...]

16 English 3139 115 21261 Switching the system on In Standby/Demonstration mode ● Press ST ANDBY ON . ➜ The system will switch to the last selected source. ● Press CD , TUNER , T APE , A UX (or CD 123 , TUNER , T APE 1/2 or AUX/CDR on the remote control). ➜ The system will switch to the selected source . ● Press any one of the DISC DIRECT[...]

17 English 3139 115 21261 Sound Na vigation For optimal sound listening, select only one of the following navig ation sound controls at a time : wOOx, DSC or VA C . wOOx There are three wOOx settings to enhance the bass response. 1 Press wOOx ON • OFF to switch ON (enhanced) or OFF (normal) the wOOx sound effect. ● When wOOx is switched on; ➜[...]

18 English 3139 115 21261 CD Operation FW- MINI HIFI SYSTEM DISC CHANGE OPEN • CLOSE D C 3 CHANGER ECO POWE R CD 1 • 2 • 3 FM •AM CDR / DVD TAPE 1•2 PROG DUBBING REC CLOCK • TIMER AUTO REPLAY ST ANDBY -ON 3 DISC DIRECT PLAY DISC 3 CD SYNCHRO RECORDING CD / CD - R/ C D - RW COMP ATIBLE MUSIC LEVEL INTERACTIVE VU METER VOLUME VOLUME P R E[...]

19 English 3139 115 21261 CD Operation Disc Pla yback a disc is loaded in the disc tray the current selected disc tra y is empty the current selected disc tra y is loaded or playing T o pla yback all discs on the disc tray ● Press PLA Y É . ➜ All the availab le discs will playback once, then stop. ➜ During playback, the selected disc tr ay ,[...]

20 English 3139 115 21261 T o re view the pro gram ● Stop playback and press í or ë repeatedly . ● T o exit review mode , press Ç . T o erase the entire pr ogram ● Press Ç once when playback is stopped or twice dur ing pla yback. ➜ " PROGRAM CLEARED " will be display ed. ➜ PROG will disappear from the display . Note: – The[...]

21 English 3139 115 21261 Radio Reception FW- MINI HIFI SYSTEM ECO POWE R CD 1 • 2 • 3 FM • AM CDR / DVD TAPE 1 • 2 PROG DUBBING REC CLOCK • TIMER AUTO REPLAY ST ANDBY -ON MUSIC LEVEL INTERACTIVE VU METER VOLUME VOLUME P R E V P R E S E T N E X T DEMO STOP/ CLEAR PLAY • PAUSE S E A R C H • T U N I N G CD TUNER TAPE AUX DISPLAY ON • [...]

22 English 3139 115 21261 Manual Preset Pr ogramming 1 Press TUNER (FM•AM) repeatedly to select the desired wav eband : FM or AM. 2 Press PROG . ➜ PROG will star t flashing. ➜ The next availab le preset number will be displayed f or selection. 3 Press and hold à or á until the frequency indication star ts to change, then release . ➜ The d[...]

23 English 3139 115 21261 T ape Operation/Recor ding FW- MINI HIFI SYSTEM ECO POWE R CD 1 • 2 • 3 FM • AM CDR / DVD TAPE 1 • 2 PROG DUBBING REC CLOCK • TIMER AUTO REPLAY ST ANDBY -ON MUSIC LEVEL INTERACTIVE VU METER VOLUME VOLUME T A PE 1 T A PE 2 P R E V P R E S E T N E X T DEMO STOP/ CLEAR PLAY • PAUSE S E A R C H • T U N I N G CD T[...]

24 English 3139 115 21261 T o change the pla yback mode ● Press AUT O REPLA Y repeatedly to select the different playback modes. ➜ " AUTO REPLAY " ( å ) or " ONCE " will appear on the display . AUT O REPLA Y …the tape will rewind automatically at the end of playback and replay again. It will replay up to a maximum of 20 t[...]

25 English 3139 115 21261 T ape Operation/Recor ding IMPOR T ANT! – Recording is permissible if cop yright or other rights of third parties are not infringed upon. – Recording is possible only on tape deck 2. Preparation for Recor ding 1 Press T APE (T APE 1•2) to select T APE 2. 2 Load a recordable tape into tape deck 2 with full spool to th[...]

26 English 3139 115 21261 Clock/Timer FW- MINI HIFI SYSTEM ECO POWE R CD 1 • 2 • 3 FM • AM CDR / DVD TAPE 1 • 2 PROG DUBBING REC CLOCK • TIMER AUTO REPLAY ST ANDBY -ON MUSIC LEVEL INTERACTIVE VU METER VOLUME VOLUME P R E V P R E S E T N E X T DEMO STOP/ CLEAR PLAY • PAUSE S E A R C H • T U N I N G CD TUNER TAP E AUX DISPLAY ON • OFF[...]

27 English 3139 115 21261 1 Press and hold CLOCK • TIMER for more than two seconds to select timer mode. ➜ " AM 12 : 00 " or " 00 : 00 " or the last timer setting will star t flashing. ➜ TIMER will star t flashing. ➜ The selected source will be lighted while other availab le sources are flashing. 2 Press CD , TUNER or T [...]

28 English 3139 115 21261 Listening to External Sour ces 1 Connect the audio out terminals of the exter nal equipment (TV , VCR, Laser Disc player , DVD play er or CD Recorder) to the A UX/CDR IN terminals of your system. 2 Press AUX (CDR/DVD) repeatedl y to select CDR/D VD mode or nor mal AUX mode . ➜ " CDR / DVD " or " AUX "[...]

29 English 3139 115 21261 Specifications AMPLIFIER Output power T otal power ............................... 500 W total power ............... 2 x 140 W RMS (1) / 2 x 110 W FTC (1) Booster .................................................................... 220 W Stereo Mode ........................................................ 280 W Signal-to-n[...]

30 English 3139 115 21261 T roubleshooting W ARNING Under no circumstances should you tr y to repair the system yourself, as this will invalidate the w arranty . Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs , fir st check the points listed below befor e taking the system for repair. If you are unable to remedy a pr[...]

31 English 3139 115 21261 T r oubleshooting GENERAL The system does not react when buttons – Remov e and reconnect the AC po wer plug and ar e pressed. switch on the system again. Sound cannot be heard or is of poor – Adjust the volume. quality . – Disconnect the headphones. – Check that the speaker s are connected correctly . – Check if [...]

32 3139 115 21261 LIMITED W ARRANTY EL4965E006 / MAC 4110 / 12-98 Philips Service Solutions Group, P .O . Box 2976, Longview , T exas 75606, USA, (903) 242-4800 This warr anty gives you specific legal rights. Y ou may have other rights which var y from state/pro vince to state/province. AUDIO SY STEM One Y ear Free Labor One Y ear Free Service on P[...]