Philips DCB242 manual

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Contents 1 Important 5 Notice 8 Saf ety 5 2 Y our Docking Entertainment System 11 Introduction 1 1 Ov er view of the main unit 1 2 Over view of the remote control 14 What’ s in the box 1 1 3 Get started 17 Connect pow er 20 Install batter ies 1 7 Prepare the remote control 18 Set time and date 21 T urn on 2 2 4 Pla y 23 Play from an external devi[...]

5 Listen to radio 26 Listen to Digital Audio Broadcasts (D AB) 26 Listen to FM r adio 3 0 6 Other featur es 33 Adjust display brightness 36 Set the alar m timer 33 Set the sleep timer 35 7 Adjust sound 37 Adjust volume lev el 37 Enhance bass 37 Select a preset sound effect 37 8 Product inf ormation 38 Specifications 38 9 T roubleshooting 40[...]

1 Impor tant Safety T his ‘ bo lt o f lig ht ni ng’ i nd ic at es uninsulated mat er ial within yo ur u ni t may c aus e an e le c tr ic al s ho ck . Fo r th e sa fet y of ev er y one i n you r ho us eho ld , pl ea se d o not r e mov e pr od uc t cover in g. T he ‘e xcla ma ti on p oin t’ c al ls a t te nti on t o fea tu re s for w hi ch yo[...]

Important Safety Instructions a Re ad th ese i nst ru ct ion s. b Kee p t he se in st ru ct io ns . c Heed a ll warni ngs. d Fo llo w all i nst ru ct io ns. e Do not use this apparatus near water . f Cl ea n onl y wi th d r y clo th . g Do n ot bl ock a ny ven ti lat ion o pe nin gs . In st all i n ac cord an ce wi th t he m anu f act ure r ’ s i[...]

m B at te r y usa ge C AUT IO N – T o pr even t ba tt er y le ak ag e wh ich m ay re sul t in bo dil y in jur y, pro per t y d ama ge , or d am age t o t he un it : I ns ta ll a ll ba t te r ie s cor r ec t ly, + an d - as m ar ke d • on t he u ni t . Do n ot mi x ba t te r ies (ol d an d new o r ca r bo n an d • alkaline , etc . ). Re mo ve [...]

W arning N eve r re mov e th e ca si ng of t hi s ap par a tu s. • N eve r lu br ic at e any p ar t of th is a ppa r at us . • N eve r pla ce t his a pp ar at us o n ot he r ele c tr i ca l • equipment. Ke ep t hi s app ar a tus a way f ro m di re c t su nl igh t , nak ed • flames or heat . En su re t ha t you a lw ays h ave e as y acc ess[...]

W he n you s ee t he cr os se d- o ut w he el b in s ym bo l at t ac he d to a product, it means the product is c overed by the European Directive 2002/96/EC: N eve r dis po se of yo ur p ro du c t wi th o th er h ous eh ol d wa s te . Pl ea se i nfo r m you r se lf ab ou t t he lo ca l r ul es on t he s ep ar a te col le c ti on of e le ct r ic al[...]

Y o ur s ys t em co nsi s ts o f mat er i als w hi ch c an b e re cy cle d an d r eus ed i f di sa ss em bl ed by a s pe cia li zed co mp any. Pl ea se ob se r ve t he l oc al r eg ula ti on s re ga rd in g the d is pos al o f pa ck ag ing m at er ia ls , ex ha us te d ba t te ri es a nd o ld e qui pm en t . 20 10 © Kon ink l ijk e Ph ili ps El ec[...]

2 Y our Docking Enter tainment System Congratulations on your purchase , and welcome to Philips! T o fully benefit from the suppor t that Philips offer s, register your product at www .philips.com/welcome . Intr oduction With this unit, you can enjo y audio from the iP od, iPhone , other audio devices, or the FM/D AB r adio. The radio, iP od, or i[...]

Overview of the main unit a T u r n on t he u ni t or s wi tc h to s t an dby m od e. • b REPE A T ALARM/BR IGH TNESS CONTR OL Re pe at t he a la rm . • Ad ju s t the d is pl ay br ig ht ne ss . • c Dock for iPhone /iPod Load an iPhone/iP od. • d SOURCE S ele c t a so ur ce: i Ph on e /i Pod , DAB /F M tu ne r , o r • M P3 li nk . e FM an[...]

h OK / St ar t o r pau se i Ph on e/ iPo d pl ay . • Co nfirm s el ect io n. • i PR ES E T + / PR ES ET - Se le c t a pr es et r a dio s t at io n. • Na vi ga te th r oug h t he i Pho ne / iPo d me nu . • Adjust time. • j TUNING - / TU NI NG + S ki p to t he p re vio us /ne x t a udi o fil e. • Se ar ch w i th in a n aud io fi le . ?[...]

Overview of the r emote control a PO WER T u r n on t he u ni t or s wi tc h to s t an dby m od e. • Deactivate the sleep timer . • b MENU S ele c t th e iP ho ne / iPod m e nu . • c SLEEP Se t t he sl ee p ti me r . • j d c b a e f h g i l n m o k[...]

d PR ES E T + / PR ES ET - Se le c t a pr es et r a dio s t at io n. • Na vi ga te th r oug h t he i Pho ne / iPo d me nu . • Adjust time. • e TUNING - / TU NI NG + S ki p to t he p re vio us /ne x t a udi o fil e. • Se ar ch w i th in a n aud io fi le . • T u ne t o a r adi o s ta ti on . • Adjust time. • f OK / St ar t o r pau se [...]

l DBB T u r n on o r of f dy na mi c ba ss e nh anc em en t. • DSC Se le c t a pr es et s ou nd se t ti ng . • m REP AL/B RIGHT NESS Ad ju s t the d is pl ay br ig ht ne ss . • Re pe at t he a la rm . • n S ET T IM E /AUTO SC AN Se t t he ti me a nd d at e. • Scan radio stations automatically . • o FM/D AB S ele c t th e F M tun e r/DA [...]

3 Get star ted Caution Us e of con tr ol s or a dj us tm en t s or pe r f or ma nce o f • procedures other than herein ma y result in ha zardous radiation exposure or other unsa fe oper ation. Always f ollow the instr uctions in this chapter in sequence. If you contact Philips, you will be asked for the model and serial number of this apparatus. [...]

1 Open the b atter y c ompar tment. 2 I nse r t 3 x A A bat t er i es w it h cor r ec t p ola r it y (+ /-) as indicated. 3 Cl ose t he b at t er y c om par tm e nt . Prepar e the remote contr ol Caution R is k of ex pl osi on ! Ke ep ba t te r ie s away f r om he at , • su ns hi ne or fi r e. N eve r di sc ar d ba t te r ies i n fir e . For ?[...]

T o replace the remote contr ol batteries: 1 Open the b atter y c ompar tment. 2 I nse r t o ne l it hi um C R 202 5 ba t te r y w it h cor r ec t p ol ar i ty ( +/-) as i nd ic ate d . 3 Cl ose t he b at t er y c om par tm e nt . Note B efo re y ou pr es s an y fu nc ti on b ut t on o n th e re mo te • con tr ol , fi r st s el ec t t he co r re[...]

Connect pow er Caution R is k of pr odu c t da ma ge! E ns ur e th at t he pow er • vol t ag e cor r es pon ds to t he vo l ta ge pr i nte d on th e bac k or u nde r si de of t he a ppa r atu s . R is k of ele c tr i c sh ock ! W he n you u np lug t he AC • ad apt or , al way s pu ll t he pl ug f ro m th e soc ket . Ne ve r pul l th e cor d. Be[...]

Set time and date 1 I n st a nd by mo de , pr es s an d hol d SE T TI ME /AU TO SCAN f or 2 s eco nds . » [SYNC ON] is display ed and [ON] begins to blink. 2 Press P RE S ET + / PR ES E T - to selec t ON or OFF . If you select » [ON] , the unit reads the D AB station or iPhone/iP od time and sets the clock automatically . If you select » [OFF] ,[...]

5 Press » SET TIME/AUT O SCAN to confir m.The hour digits begin to b link. 6 Re pe at s te ps 4 - 5 to se t th e ho ur , m inu t e, ye ar, mo nt h, an d day. Tip T he ac cur a cy o f th e tr an sm it t ed t im e de pe nd s on t he • DA B st a ti on o r th e doc ke d iP hon e /i Pod t hat tr a nsm i ts the time signal. T urn on 1 Press PO WER on[...]

4 Pla y Pla y from iP od/iPhone Y ou can enjoy audio from iP od/iPhone through this unit. Compatible iP od/iPhone A ppl e iPo d an d iP hon e mo de ls w it h a 30 -p in do ck co nn ec to r : Made for . iPo d to uch • iPo d cl assic • iP od nan o • iP od with video • iPo d with color displa y • iPod mini • Wor k s wi t h. iPhone • iPho[...]

2 Pl ace t he i Ph on e/ iPo d int o th e do ck . 3 Press iPhone /iPod o n th e r em ote co nt ro l to se le c t iPo d/iPhone source. The connected iP od/iPhone plays » automatically . T o pause/ resume play , press • OK / . T o s k ip to a t r ac k , pr es s • TUNING - /TUNING + . T o s ea rc h du ri ng p lay, pr es s an d hol d • TUNING - [...]

If no key is pressed for more than » 10 seconds, OK / acts back as the play/pause k ey . Charge the iP od/iPhone W he n th e un it i s con nec t ed t o powe r , t he do cke d iPo d/ iPhone begins to charge. Tip Fo r cer t ai n iPod m od el s, i t ma y ta ke u p to a mi nu te • before the charging indication appears. Pla y from an external de vic[...]

5 Listen to radio Listen to Digital Audio Broadcasts (D AB) Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), is a way of broadcasting radio digitally through a network of tr ansmitters. It provides you with more choice, better sound quality , and more information. 1 Press FM/D AB r epeatedly to select DAB . The unit automatically scans D AB r adio » stations. Th[...]

Pr ogram D AB radio stations manually 1 T u ne t o a DAB r a di o st a ti on . 2 Press S ET T IM E /AUTO SC AN t o ac t iv ate t he p ro gr a m mode. 3 Press TUNING - / T U NI NG + t o se lec t a n um be r . 4 Press S ET T IM E /AUTO SC AN t o con fir m . 5 Re pe at t he a bov e st ep s to pr og r am o th er s t at io ns . Note T o ov er wr i te a[...]

Show D AB information 1 Du r in g lis t en in g to DAB r a di o, p re ss INFO repeatedly to s cr oll t hr ou gh t he f oll owi ng i nfor m at io n (i f ava ila bl e ): Dynamic Label Segment (DLS) » Signal strength » Program type (PTY) » Ensemble Name » Channel and frequency » Signal er ror rate » Bit rate and audio status » Date » P erform [...]

• [DR C 0] : Dy na mi c Ra nge C on tr ol i s sw i tch ed of f . • [DR C 1 / 2 ] : D yn am ic R an ge Co nt ro l is s et to h al f normal level. • [DR C 1 ] : D yn am ic R an ge C ont r ol is s w it che d on ; th e de fau l t set t in g re com me nd ed f or no is y enviro nment. 4 Press OK / to co nfi r m. T o re se t th e tun er : 1 Fo ll o[...]

Listen to FM radio T une to a radio station Tip Po sition the antenna as far as possible from T V , V CR or • other radiation source. Fo r opt im al r ece pt io n, d o not p la ce iP ho ne /i Pod i nto • th e do ck w he n you l is te n to t he r ad io . Note Fo r opt im al r ece pt io n, f ul ly ex te nd a nd ad ju s t th e • po si ti on of t[...]

Pr ogram radio stations automatically Y o u ca n pr og r am a ma x im um of 2 0 pr es et r ad io s t at io ns . 1 I n th e tun er m od e, p r ess a nd h ol d SE T TI ME /AU TO SCAN fo r mor e t ha n 2 sec ond s to a c ti vat e au to ma tic progr am mode . The unit star ts to search for radio » stations. All a vailable stations are programmed » in[...]

Tip T o ov er wr i te a pr og r am me d s ta ti on , s tor e a not he r • s t at ion i n it s p lac e. Listen to a preset radio station 1 I n tun er m od e, p r ess P RE S ET + / PR ES E T - to select a preset number . Show RDS information R DS ( Ra di o Dat a Sys t em) is a se r v ice t ha t all ows F M s ta ti ons to s how a dd it io nal i nfo [...]

6 Other featur es Set the alarm timer Y ou can set two alarms which go off at different time . 1 En su re t ha t you ha ve se t th e clo ck cor r ec t ly. (Se e “G et s t ar ted - S et t im e an d da te”.) 2 Pr es s an d ho ld AL 1 or AL2 for 2 s eco nd s. The [AL1] or [AL2] icon and the hour » digits begin to blink. 3 Press TUNING - / T U NI [...]

T urn on/off the alarm timer Note En su re t ha t you a lr ea dy s et t he a lar m s su cces sf ul ly. • 1 Press AL 1 / AL2 to t ur n o n or of f t he a lar m t im er. If the alarm timer is tur ned on, the alar m » icon appear s. If the alarm timer is tur ned off, the alar m » icon disappear s. Repeat alarm 1 W he n th e ala r m r in gs , pr es[...]

Stop alarm ring 1 W he n th e ala r m r in gs , pr es s th e cor r es po nd ing AL 1 or AL2 . The alar m stops b ut the alar m settings » remain. View the alarm settings 1 Press AL 1 or AL 2 . Set the sleep timer This unit can switch to standby automatically after a set period of time. 1 Press SLEEP r e pe ate dl y to se le c t a se t pe r iod of [...]

Adjust displa y brightness 1 Press REP AL / BRIGHT NESS re peatedly to select di f fe re nt l eve ls of d is play b r ig ht nes s .[...]

7 Adjust sound Adjust volume le vel 1 Du r in g play, pr e ss + VO L - to in cr ea se /de cr ea se t he volu me level. Select a preset sound eff ect 1 Du r in g play, pr e ss DSC repeatedly to selec t: • [POP] (pop ) • [C L A SS I C] (cl a s s i c) • [J AZ Z] (ja zz ) • [FL A T ] ( flat) • [R OCK] (r o c k) Enhance bass 1 Du r in g play,[...]

8 Pr oduct information Note Pr od uc t i nfo r mat io n is su bj ec t to c ha nge w i tho u t pr io r • notice. Specifications Amplifier R at ed O ut pu t Powe r 2 x 5 W R MS F re qu en cy Re sp on se 2 0 - 20000 Hz , - 3d B Si gn al to N oi se R at io >67 d B T otal Harmonic Distor tion <1 % Au x In pu t ( MP 3 lin k) 0 . 5 V R M S 20 ko[...]

Search Selec tivity > 28 dBf T otal Harmonic Distor tion <2% Si gn al to N oi se R at io >55 dB T u ner ( DAB ) D AB tu ni ng rang e 1 7 4. 92 ------- 23 9 .20M Hz General information AC po wer ( Powe r ad apt or) I npu t : 10 0 -2 4 0V~, 50 /60 H z, 0 .7 A ; O ut pu t : 9 . 0V 1.9A ; B r an d nam e: P hi lip s; M od el No.: AS 1 90 -090 -[...]

9 T r oubleshooting W arning N eve r re mov e th e ca si ng of t hi s ap par a tu s. • T o keep the war ranty valid, never tr y to repair the system yourself. If you encounter prob lems when using this appar atus, check the following points bef ore requesting ser vice . If the problem remains unsolved, go to the Philips web site (www .philips.com[...]

Poor radio r eception I ncr ea s e th e dis t an ce be t we en t he u ni t an d you r T V • or VC R . Fu ll y ex t en d th e FM a nte nn a . • Timer does not work Se t t he cl ock c or r ec tl y. • Sw it ch o n th e tim e r . • Clock/timer setting erased Powe r ha s be e n int er r u pte d or t he p owe r plu g ha s • been disc onnec ted.[...]

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