Philips MCB279/05 User manual

MCB279
Quick Start Guide
What’s in the Box?
You should find these items upon opening the box.
Setup
Install
Enjoy
Step A
Step
Step
B
C
MENU
CD RIP
ALBUM/
PRESET
SLEEP
USB DEL
MODE
CR2025
AUX
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User Manual
User manual
Remote control with
1 x CR2025 battery
Stand
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Quick Start Guide
Quick start guide
Power adapter
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Mounting the stand onto the set
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Rear connections
Connect the cable of the left speaker to LEFT (red and black) and the cable
of the right speaker to RIGHT (red and black).
Connect the power adapter to the wall socket.
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Locate the bottom of the main unit and find the slot, then slide the stand
in the slot until it stops, as indicated in the figure.
Tip
– To receive optimal radio reception, put the
main unit and the antennas as far away as
possible from the power adaptor.
Install
DAB/FM T-type antenna
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SetupSetup
Setting the clock
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Press CLOCK once again.
➜The hour digits start flashing.
Hold down or press ALBUM/PRESET +/- on the set repeatedly to set the hour.
Press CLOCK to confirm.
Enjoy
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Playing discs
With this system, you can play all pre-recorded audio CDs (CDDA), all finalized audio CD-Rs
and CD-RWs, MP3/WMA-CDs (CD-Rs/CD-RWs with MP3/WMA files)
Press SOURCE once or more to select CD (or DISC on the remote control).
Press OPEN/CLOSE çto open the CD compartment.
Insert a disc with the printed side facing up. Then close the CD door.
Press OK/ÉÅ to start playback.
To stop playback, press STOPÇ.
IMPORTANT!
– Remove the
protective plastic tab
before using the
remote control
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Press CLOCK on the remote control to view the time.
➜The display shows the set time.
➜00:00 flashes by default if you have not set the clock.
Hold down or press ALBUM/PRESET +/- on the set repeatedly to set the minute.
Press CLOCK to confirm.
➜The minute digits start flashing.
Notes for remote control:
– First, select the source you wish to
control by pressing one of the source
select keys on the remote control (CD or
TUNER, for example).
–Then select the desired function
(2; for example).
IMPORTANT!
– To set clock in the Eco Power mode, press and hold ECO POWER/STANDBY-ON
2 on the set for 3 seconds or more to switch to normal
mode first before proceeding with the procedures below.
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Tuning to radio stations
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Insert the USB device’s USB plug into the socket on the set.
Press SOURCE (or USB on the remote control) once or more to select USB.
Press SOURCE (or DAB/FM on the remote control) once or more to select tuner.
Press SCAN/PROGRAM (or PROG on the remote control) for more than two seconds to program all
available stations in order of waveband.
Press ALBUM/PRESET +/- until the desired preset station is displayed.
Playing a USB mass storage device
With the Hi-Fi system, you can use USB flash memory (USB 2.0 or USB1.1),
USB flash players (USB 2.0 or USB1.1), memory cards (requires an additional card reader to
work with this Hi-Fi system).
Play the USB’s audio files as you do with the albums/tracks on a CD.
Enjoy
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See the User Manuals for
detailed instructions on
DAB operations.
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Tuning to DAB stations
Press SOURCE on the system to select DAB (or press DAB/FM on the remote control) to
start automatic search for available DAB stations.
Press SCAN to search for all band III frequencies.
At the completion of full scan, press ALBUM/PRESET +/- (or ¡ / ™on the remote control) to
select your desired DAB stations backward/forward.
Press ENTER/ÉÅ to confirm and tune to your selected station.
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iPod playback via the USB
port cannot be guaranteed.
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