Philips MC138 manual

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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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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[...]

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

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 " + "[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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 . [...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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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