Philips RD 1325 User manual

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RADIO
Radio reception
• Set the TAPE/CD/RADIO selector 6 to
RADIO. The POWER, indicator 5 lights up.
• Adjust the sound with the controls
VOLUME 4, and TONE 7.
• Select the wave band using BAND
selector 11.
•Tune to a radio station using TUNING knob 9.
(LWnot on all versions)
-For FM, pull out the telescopic aerial. To
improve FM-reception, incline and turn the
aerial. Reduce its length if the FM-signal is
too strong (very close to a transmitter). •
-For AM/MW and LW (Medium and Long
Wave), the set is provided with a built-in
aerial, so there is no need to use the
telescopic aerial. The aerial can be directed
by turning the whole set.
•When BAND selector 11 is in position FM
and the FM STEREO 10 indicator lights up,
you are receiving a FM-stereo transmitter.
A disturbing noise, due to a weak FM-stereo
signal, can be suppressed by setting the
FM-MODE selector 1 to MONO.
The FM STEREO 10 indicator will then go out
and you will hear (and record) the FM
programme in mono.
•To switch off the set, place TAPE/CD/RADIO
selector 6 to TAPE.
CD PLAYER
Playing a disc
• Set TAPE/CD/RADIO selector 6 to CD.
The POWER, indicator 5 lights up.
• Press CD OPEN to open the disc cover.
• Insert the disc, printed side facing the window.
• Close the cover. The CD-player starts and the
number of tracks present on the disc appears
on the display 3 and the CD-player stops.
• Adjust the sound with the controls
VOLUME 4, and TONE 7.
• Playback will start by pressing
PLAY/PAUSE HI 8. As soon as playback
starts, the display shows the track number 1
(1 St title). When the 2 nd title is reached,
the track number 2 appears, etc.
• For brief interruptions, press PLAY/PAUSE HI 8.
'PAUSE' lights up in the display:
To continue playback, press
PLAY/PAUSE HI 8 again.
• To stop playback, press STOP ■ 8.
The CD-player also goes to position STOP:
-If the CD-player reaches the end of the disc;
-If you press OPEN;
-If you move the TAPE/CD/RADIO selector 5;
- If the batteries get exhausted or if the power
supply Is interrupted in another way.
• To take out the disc, open the disc cover by
pressing OPEN. Press OPEN only if the CD-
player is in position STOP.
• To switch off the set, place TAPE/CD/RADIO
selector 6 to TAPE.
Go to the next ► h or previous title
The SKIP and km buttons 8 are operative
during PLAY.
SKIP - go to the next track (title)
During playback, you can jump to the next title
by pressing SKIP 8 once. If you want to skip
more than one track, then press SKIP »\ more
than once until the display 3 shows the desired
track number.
SKIP « ◄ - go to the previous track (title)
During playback, you can jump to the previous
title by pressing SKIP 8 twice. If you-want to
skip more than one track, then press SKIP
more than once until the display 3 shows the
desired track number.
SEARCH (during PLAY)
• Keep SEARCH ► ► (forward) or SEARCH ◄ ◄
(backward) pressed. The disc is then played
at high speed, however, the sound is still
recognizable.
•When releasing the button, the disc is played
in the normal way from this passage.
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PROGRAMMIIMG
Instead of playing a complete disc, you may
select a number of tracks and store these in
the memory in the desired sequence. When
playing, you will hear the stored titles in the
selected sequence.
•Press MEMORY8.
The 'MEMORY* indicator lights up.
• Programme in the STOP position.
1 Select the track with the SKIP or
buttons 8.
2 Store this track by pressing MEMORY 8 again.
• Store all desired titles in the required sequence.
At most 20 tracks can be stored in the memory.
• Press PLAY/PAUSE Hi 8 and your selection
is played.
•To stop playback, press STOP ■ 8.
• Beginning from the STOP mode, the
programme of a particular CD will be erased
if you press STOP ■ 8.
The contents of the memory are also erased:
- If you press OPEN;
-If you move the TAPE/CD/RADIO selector 6;
-If the batteries get exhausted or if the power
supply is interrupted in another way.
REPEAT__
Press the REPEAT button 8:
lx, to repeat the current track continuously.
2x, to repeat the whole disc continuously.
3x, to cancel the REPEAT function.
-At the very beginning of the tape, no
recording will take place during the first
7 seconds when the transparent leader tape
passes the recorder heads.
• When monitoring, adjust the sound with the
controls VOLUME 4, and TONE 7.
Recording from the CD-player
• Set TAPE/CD/RADIO selector 6 to CD,
• Select the desired track using the
SKIP or button 8.
• Press PLAY/PAUSE HI of the CD-player.
• Start recording by pressing RECORD • 12;
in doing so, PLAY ► is pressed too.
The POWER, indicator 5 lights up.
• For brief interruptions, press PAUSE I112.
To restart recording, press this button again.
•To stop recording, press STOP ■ 12.
• To switch off the set, place TAPE/CD/RADIO
selector 6 to TAPE.
Recording from the radio
• Set TAPE/CD/RADIO selector 6 to RADIO.
• In case of FM radio recordings, set
FM-MODE selector 1 to the desired position.
• Now start recording by pressing
RECORD • 12; PLAY ► is automatically
pressed too.
The POWER, indicator 5 lights up.
• For brief interruptions, press PAUSE I112.
To restart recording, press this button again.
•To stop recording, press STOP ■ 12.
•To switch off the set, place TAPE/CD/RADIO
selector 6 to TAPE.
CASSETTE-RECORDING
Copyright
Recording is permissible insofar as copyright or
other rights of third parties are not infringed.
Recording
• Press EJECT 12 to open the cassette holder.
Safeguarding against erasure
Keep the cassette side to be safeguarded in
front of you and break out the left tab.
Now, recording on this side is no longer
possible. You can render this safeguard
ineffective by covering the aperture with a
piece of adhesive tape.
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For recording you must use a NORMAL
cassette (ferric oxide, I EC type I) on which
the tabs are not broken out.

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CASSETTE-PLAYBACK
Playback
• Set TAPE/CD/RADIO selector 6 to TAPE.
• Press EJECT ■ 12 and insert a recorded cas¬
sette {fig.3).
• Press PLAY ► 12 and playback will start.
The POWER, indicator 5 lights up.
• Adjust the sound with the controls
VOLUME 4, and TONE button 7.
•To stop playback, press STOP ■ 12. The set
is then switched off.
Fast winding and rewinding
Press fast forward wind F.FWD ►► 12 or
REWIND a button 12,
To stop fast winding, press STOP button ■ 12.
MAINTENANCE
CD-Player and disc maintenance
-The lens (x) should never be cleaned.
-The lens may steam up when the set is taken
from a cold into a warm environment. Playing
a disc is not possible then. Do not clean the
lens, but let the set acclimatize for a while.
-Always pick up the disc by the edge and put
it back in its box immediately after use.
-To remove dirt from a disc, breath on the disc
first and wipe it off in a straight line from
centre to edge using a soft, lint-free cloth.
The use of cleaning agents may harm the
disc.
Cassette-recorder maintenance
Clean the parts A, B, C and D after every 50
hours of operation or, on average, once a
month.
• Open the cassette holder by pressing
EJECT* 12.
• Use a cotton bud slightly moistened with
alcohol or a special head cleaning fluid.
• Press PL-AY^ 12 and clean the rubber
pressure roller D.
•Then press PAUSE 1112 and clean erase head
A, recording/playback head B and capstan C,
•After cleaning, press STOP ■ 12.
Cleaning of the heads A and B can also be
done by playing a cleaning cassette through
once as an ordinary cassette.
Remarks
-The mechanisms of the CD-player and the
cassette deck are fitted with self-lubricating
bearings and therefore must not be oiled or
greased.
-Fingerprints, dust and dirt on the apparatus
can be removed using a soft, clean and
slightly damp leather cloth. Do not use any
cleaning agents, since they may affect and
harm the cabinet.
-Keep the set, batteries, discs and cassettes
away from rain, moisture, sand and excessive
heat, e.g. near heating equipment or in cars
parked in the sun.
The type plate is located on the back of the set
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