Philips WACS700 manual

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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 p001-p051_WACS700_EngNEW2 9/16/2005, 09:06 6[...]

7 The set complies with the FCC-Rules , Pa rt 15 and with RSS-210 of Industr y Canada. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. this device may not cause harmful interference, and 2. this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found [...]

8 End-User License Agreement USE OF THIS PR ODUCT IMPLIES ACCEPT ANCE OF THE TERMS BELO W . This product contains technology and data from Gracenote of Emer yville , California (“Gr acenote”). The technology from Gracenote (the “Gr acenote Embedded Software”) enables this product to do disc identification and obtain m usic-related infor mat[...]

9 English F rançais Español Deutsch Index English ---------------------------------------------- 10 F rançais -------------------------------------------- 56 Español ------------------------------------------- 103 LGPL Librar y written offer This product contains Linux 2.4.27-vr sl, that is made a vailable under the GNU LGPL license v er sion 2[...]

10 English Contents General Information About W ACS700 ............................................... 12 Supplied accessories .......................................... 12 Philips on-line support ...................................... 13 Envir onmental information .............................. 14 Maintenance ......................................[...]

11 English Contents FM radio T uning to radio stations .................................... 41 Storing pr eset radio stations ........................... 41 Autostore: automatic programming Manual programming To listen to a preset station RDS ....................................................................... 42 NEWS ...........................[...]

12 English General Information About W A CS700 WA CS700 compr ise a WA C700 Center and a WA S700 Station. Up to 5 WA S700 Stations can be connected to a WA C700 Center . On WA C700 ’s 40GB* hard disk, you can centrally store up to 750 audio CDs. All the stored music can be wirelessl y streamed, via Wi-Fi**, from Center to connected Stations. No n[...]

13 English General Information Philips on-line support Philips products ha ve been designed and manufactured to the highest quality standards. If your Philips Connected Planet product is not working cor rectly , we recommend y ou check your User Manual to verify that your product is properly connected and configured. The w eb site for Connected Pla[...]

14 English En vir onmental information All unnecessar y packaging has been omitted. We hav e tr ied to make the packaging easy to separate into three materials: cardboard (box), pol ystyrene foam (buffer) and poly ethylene (bags, protective foam sheet). Y our system consists of materials which can be recycled and reused if disassembled b y a specia[...]

15 English Contr ols (illustr ations on page 3) Controls on the Center (T op and front panels) 1 ST ANDBY -ON/ ECO PO WER – press briefly to switch Center on or to standby mode ; – press and hold to switch Center to Eco P ower mode or on 2 CD slot loader 3 EJECT – ejects a disc from the slot loader 4 n n n n n – 3.5 mm headphone socket Help[...]

16 English Contr ols (illustrations on page 4) Contr ols on the Station ( front panel) 1 SAME AR TIST – HD: pla ys all the tr acks of cur rent ar tist SAME GENRE – HD: plays all the tr acks of current genre SMAR T EQU ALIZER – HD: selects match sound setting for current genre MENU – enter s or exits setup menu 2 D ispla y – sho ws status [...]

17 English Contr ols Center’ s 2-wa y r emote control 1 y – press briefly to switch the set to standby mode – press and hold to switch the set to Eco P ower mode or on 2 Synchr o display – synchronous display of the set’ s status 3 Sour ce buttons CD/MP3-CD – selects CD source – In standb y mode: switches the set on and selects CD sou[...]

18 English Contr ols Station’ s remote contr ol 1 Source buttons C enter – selects HD source (located on Center) – In standb y mode: switches the set on and selects HD source (located on Center) T uner/Aux – selects Radio source or the audio input from an additional connected appliance – In standb y mode: switches the set on and selects R[...]

19 English Contr ols 4 Ç – stops playback or recording 5 3 / 4 Scr oll – scroll the display screen upward or do wnward 6 Vie w – toggles pla yback display and previous option list 7 R epeat – selects continuous playback Shuffle – selects random playback 8 V OL + , - – adjusts the volume lev el 9 Sleep – ajusts/displa ys/switches off [...]

20 English Installation ETHERNET 75 FM ANTENNA VOLT AGE SELECTOR NOT FOR ALL VERSIONS AUX IN R L R L LINE OUT Center Station AC power cor d FM antenna AC power cor d FM antenna 75 Ω FM ANTENNA 75 Ω FM ANTENNA p001-p051_WACS700_EngNEW2 9/16/2005, 09:07 20[...]

21 English Rear connections W arning: Nev er make or change connections with the mains supply s witched on. A Antenna Connection 1 Extend the wire antenna and f it it to FM ANTENNA as shown below . Installation 2 To improv e FM reception, f it the plug of the wire antenna, as shown, into the plug of the extension line Placing Center and Station Wit[...]

22 English Installation AUX IN R L Helpful hints: – If the connected device has only a single audio out terminal, connect it to the A UX IN left terminal. Alternatively, you can use a “single to double” cinc h cable , but the output sound still remain mono. – Always refer to the o wner’ s manual of other equipment for complete connection.[...]

23 English Installation ETHERNET 75 FM ANTENNA VOLTAGE SELECTOR NOT FOR ALL VERSIONS AUX IN R L R L LINE OUT LINE OUT R L AUX IN Center D Connecting to an additional a ppliance with po werful speak ers To enjoy the sound effect brought b y pow erful speakers on an exter nal appliance , e .g. a hi-fi mini system, use red/white audio cables (not supp[...]

24 English Using the display on the Center’ s remote control Y ou can synchroniz e the status of your Center or Station onto the display of Center’ s 2-way remote control. With the synchronized display , your operation of remote control becomes quicker and easier . Installation Preparation Using the r emote contr ol WA CS 700 are equipped with [...]

25 English Pr eparation Note: –A void placing your Center or Station c lose to the plasma TV . It may resuit in impr oper display on your Center’ s remote control. – If you switch on your Center or Station using the ST ANDBY -ON/ ECO POWER button on the set, press REFRESH on Center’ s remote control to synchroniz e the remote control’ s d[...]

26 English Preparation Using the navigation contr ols When selecting options on the set’ s screen, you often need to use the na vigation controls 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 . 1 Press 3 / 4 to highlight an option 2 Enter its submenu by pressing 2 3 Press 1 to retur n to the previous option list screen 4 Press OK or 2 to confirm p001-p051_WACS700_EngNEW2 9/16/2[...]

27 English Switching to po wer -sa ving mode In the power -saving Eco po wer mode, the set’ s Wi-Fi connection are turned off. The Center’ s harddisk also stops working. When you switch Center to Eco power , it is impossible to move music between Center and Station or impor t music from PC to Center . 1 When the set is on, press and hold ST AND[...]

28 English MUTE During playback, you can tempor arily switch off the sound without switching off the set. 1 Press MUTE to switch off the sound ➜ The icon appear s. Playback contin ues without sound 2 To switch on the sound, press MUTE again or adjust the volume with V OL +/- – Y ou can also switch on the sound by activating MUSIC BRO ADCAST on [...]

29 English Basic functions Displa y adjustment Y ou can adjust the display’s backlight and contrast settings 1 Press MENU to enter the MENU screen 2 Use the navigation controls 3 or 4 and 2 to select Settings 3 Press 3 or 4 and 2 to select Display 4 Press 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 to select y our options: Backlight: Press 3 or 4 and 2 to select on or off ●[...]

30 English HD Pla ying Har ddisk (HD) On W AC700 Center is located a 40GB hard disk, where music is centrally stored. Via Wi-Fi, all the stored music can be streamed and played on Station. 1 Check the Center or Station is switched on or to standby ● F or Station : also check the Center is switched on or to standby (See Basic functions, Switching [...]

31 English HD Selecting tracks of a particular ar tist ● During playback, press SAME AR TIST ➜ Playback of current ar tist’ s tr acks continues after current tr ack Selecting tracks of a particular genre ● During playback, press SAME GENRE ➜ Pla yback of cur rent genre’ s tr acks continues after current tr ack Different pla y modes: REP[...]

32 English HD SAME ARTIST SAME ARTIST SMART EQ SMART EQ Creating Pla ylist: custom collection of your fa vorite music On Center’ s hard disk., you can create up to 99 playlists consisting of y our favorite tracks in the desired sequence. Helpful hints: – Y ou can also create your playlists on your computer via Philips Digital Media Manager (DMM[...]

33 English HD Building music library on Center By ripping CDs , Importing from PC and Recording fr om radio or external source you can b uild your music librar y on Center’s hard disk. IMPOR T ANT! – Recording is permissible if cop yright or other rights of third parties are not infringed upon. –F or CDs encoded with cop yright protection tec[...]

34 English Impor ting from PC The supplied PC Installer CD contains Digital Media Manager (DMM) software. It will help y ou organize the m usic files on your PC and impor t them to WA C700 Center . For details, see DMM’ s help file. Refer to the manual Connect to your PC to lear n how to install DMM software . Recording from Radio or External sou[...]

35 English HD Mo ving between Center and Station Up to 5 W AS700 Stations can be to connected to WA C700 Center . Via Wi-Fi, music can mov e between Center and Stations. Even in diff erent places of your house, you and your family will enjoy and share music with ease. MUSIC FOLLO WS ME As you mov e around at home , let music mo ve around you, from [...]

36 English MUSIC BR OADCAST MUSIC BRO ADCAST allows you to broadcast music from Center to Station (s) . On Station(s) 1 Check y ou have selected HD/AUX source on the Station(s) or have switched the Station(s) to standby mode (see Basic functions, Switch on/to standby and selecting functions) On Center 2 During HD playback, select the album or playl[...]

37 English HD Viewing station status 1 Switch on W AC700 Center and select HD source 2 To select Station Status on Center a. Press MENU b. Use the navigation controls 3 or 4 and 2 to enter Station Mgnt men u c. In Station Mgnt menu, use the na vigation controls 3 or 4 and 2 to select ➜ On the Center ‘s display shows the list of stations connect[...]

38 English Discs for pla yback With this system, you can play – all pre-recorded audio CDs (CDD A) – all finaliz ed audio CD-Rs and CD-RWs (12cm CD and 8cm 185 or 200 MB CD) – MP3WMA-CDs (CD-Rs/CD-RWs with MP3/ WMA files) IMPOR T ANT! – This system is designed for r egular discs. Therefore, do not use any accessories such as disc stabilizer[...]

39 English CD (on Center onl y) Using the fast skip 3 or 4 Use this function to find an option (e .g. an album or a track) in a long option list. ● Press and hold the navigation controls 3 or 4 in the long option list ➜ Y ou will skip the options faster and faster ➜ At the high speed skip, the initial letter of current options appear s for ea[...]

40 English CD (on Center only) Displa y track information 1 Dur ing playback, press VIEW once or more to enter the playback screen ➜ The display sho ws: on the top : CD in the middle : current tr ack name , elapsed playing time and some track information at the bottom: equalizer setting and, if DBB is activated, DBB setting. 2 Press 2 ➜ The dis[...]

41 English T uning to radio stations 1 Check the set is switched on or to standb y (See Basic functions, Switching on/to standb y and selecting functions, Switching to Eco po wer/ on ) 2 Press SOURCE once or more to select Radio (on the remote control, press TUNER/A UX once or more) ➜ Playback screen appears. Display shows: Radio , r adio station[...]

42 English FM radio RDS RDS ( R adio D ata S ystem) is a service that allows FM stations to send additional information along with FM radio signal 1 T une to the desired RDS radio station (see Autostore: automatic pro gramming ) 2 Press RDS/NEWS repeatedly to view the follo wing infor mation (if availab le): – Station name – progr am type (for [...]

43 English A UX/ SLEEP A UX (Listening to an external sour ce) Y ou can listen to the sound of the connected external device through your Center or Station. 1 Check the external device has been proper ly connected. (See Installation, Connecting an ad ditional appliance ) 2 Check the set is switched on or to standb y (See Basic functions, Switching [...]

44 English Reset If a Station is reset and the Center is not: ● On the Center , select HD mode and then, enter Installation Mode by: a. Press MENU b. Use the na vigation controls 3 or 4 and 2 to enter Station Mgnt menu c. In Station Mgnt menu, use the navigation controls 3 or 4 and 2 to select Add New Station ➜ Searching for Stations star ts If[...]

45 English Specifications Wireless Wireless standard ......................................... 802.11g /b Wireless secur ity ................................................................... .................................... WEP (64 or 128bit), WP A-PSK Frequency range 2412-2462 MHz (CH1-CH11) T uner Wa ve range FM ............................[...]

46 English W ARNING Under no circumstances should you try to repair the system y ourself, as this will invalidate the warranty . Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below befor e taking the system for repair . If y ou are unab le to remedy a prob lem by follo wing these hints[...]

47 English Tr oubleshooting Stations react when you operate Center’ s remote control “x” flashes on the sychro displa y of Center’ s remote control After the set is switched on, nothing a ppears on the sychronous displa y of Center’ s remote control The remote control does not function properly . CD “No Disc”/ “Cannot read CD” is [...]

48 English T uner Radio reception is poor There will be interf erence on the radio r eception whene ver m y Center or Station is near the PC. Such interf erence happens to most of the built-in tuner product. W all mounting Ho w do I mount the Center or Station onto walls? ✔ If the signal is too weak, adjust the antenna or connect an external ante[...]

49 English Appendix Ho w to mount your Center and Station onto walls IMPOR T ANT! – The wall mounting instructions are f or the use of the qualified wall mounting person only! – Ask a qualified person to help you with the wall mounting, which includes drilling holes on the wall, fixing the mounting brack ets to the wall, and mounting the sets o[...]

50 English 5 To detach the stand from Center or Station, a. As shown, hold down the Lock • unlock b utton(s). b. Move out the stand to detach. Station 7 As shown, hook and mount Center or Station in place. 6 On Center , inser t the supplied protective card sheet where the stand was installed. Center Station Center Appendix p001-p051_WACS700_EngNE[...]

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