Philips FW-R55 User manual

• 120 watts Total Power + 60 watts Acoustic Bass Energy
• Audio CD Recorder System
• Precision 2x Speed Recording from CD
• wOOx Technology speaker system for deeper bass
• Enjoy your own music with 3+1 CD Changer
• Plays computer CDs with MP3 music
• Record compilations at the same volume level with Auto Level
Control (ALC)
• Recorded CD-R discs play on any Home, Portable or Car CD player
• Record onto CD from CD changer, radio or any external source
• Add CD Text to your recorded CDs or copy from the original
• Sound Navigation (6 modes Digital Sound Control & 6 modes Virtual Ambience Control)
• Incredible Surround™
• Subwoofer ready
• 3-way Bass Reflex Speaker System with detachable grilles
• Eco Power Standby mode (<1 watt)
• 33-key remote control
• Free instruction video included
Mini Hi-Fi System with CD Recorder
FWR55
FWR55
120w
VAC

Sound Enhancement
120WattsTotal Power
120Watts continuous RMS power output per channel,at
6 Ohms, from 40 Hz - 16 kHz, with no more than 10%
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD).
IntegratedAudio CD Recorder
Make your own CD's with Bit-perfect digital quality.
Advanced wOOx loudspeaker technology
Feel the Bass, Hear the Difference! The wOOx driver in
combination with the wOOx dynamic amplification
control provides deeper, better bass.
3-Way Bass Reflex Speaker System
Equipped with one 51/4" woofer for smooth low and mid
range reproduction, one 21/2" ferro-fluid cooled tweeter
and one 1" polydome tweeter for crisp high tones.
Incredible Surround™
An exciting, new, psycho-acoustic method of widening
the stereo spatial image especially suited for applications
with limited separation of left and right speakers.
Virtual Ambience control (VAC) and Digital
Sound Control (DSC)
Virtual Ambience Control allows you to recreate the
ambience and environment in which you want to listen :
Hall,Cinema,Arcade, Concert,Disco or Cyber.
Digital Sound Control offers different sound settings
tailored for specific musical styles : Digital, Rock, Pop,
NewAge, Classic or Electric.
Automatic Digital Record Level Control
During recording from the internal CDC, the unit
automatically equalises volume levels between CDs, so
that there are no unpleasant volume jumps during
playback of the recorded CD.
Subwoofer Ready
Affords easy access to greater dimensions in sound with
output signals available for connection to a subwoofer.
Design
Design Concept
The expressive design radiates the technology and power
contained in this product. The CD Recorder drawer is
clearly the central feature, supported by the set controls
structured on the recording panel for optimal
controllability and easy to use.
Double,Oversized,MultiColor FTD Displays
These large displays ar styled like a car-dashboard for
instant and easy readability at any distance. The multi-
color format makes it easy to recognize different
functions at a glance.
Convenience
Double Speed Recording from CD
Make your own CD in half the normal listening time,
while keeping bit-for-bit perfect quality.
Simplified Recording Modes
Copy CD duplicates an entire CD, while Compile CD is
perfect for simple multi-disc compilations.
MP3 Playback
You can download MP3 songs from the internet on a
PC and record them on a CD. This special "MP3-CD"
can now be played on this Audio CD Recorder. One
MP3-CD can carry up to 12 hours of music (at 128
kbps). This set is designed to playback MP3-CDs
recorded with various quality levels (32 kbps to 320
kbps or even variable bit-rates).
Automatic Digital Record Level Control
During recording from the internal CDC, the unit
automatically equalises volume levels between CDs, so
that there are no unpleasant volume jumps during
playback of the recorded CD.
4 Disc Changer mode
The 4-disc changer mode uses all decks for playback or
shuffle, to give you longer listening pleasure.
CD-Text
No more need to look-up the track you want to play or
record in the CD inlay booklet,simply select the track by
name from the display, directly from the disc. The display
can show both artist and title for the entire album as well
as individual tracks. With the CDR Mini Hifi System, you
can also create your own CD Text information for e.g.
your own compilations.
Integrated digital tuner
Listen and record your favourite radio stations (record in
FM only).
Energy Saving Standby mode (<1 watt)
Most systems consume 10-15 watts just on standby.
Philips systems consume less than 1 watt of energy on
standby for big saving to the listener.
Plays CD,CD-R and CD-RW discs
The player offers 100% playback guarantee of CD, CD-
Recordable and CD-Rewritable CD's over the entire
lifetime of the player. Even CD-RW audio recordings on
computers can be used.
33-key Remote Control
The ergonomically styled remote control gives you
access to all essential functions like CD, CDR, TUNER,
AUX, SLEEP, TIMER and sound enhancement features
including Incredible Surround™ (INCR. SURR.), Digital
Sound Control (DSC),Virtual Ambience Control (VAC),
Incredible Surround™ and wOOx ON/OFF.
CD Synchro CD Recording
Make a simple synchronised start recording from either
analog or digital sources.
UPC Code: 0 37849 90932 4
Product Dimensions:
10.4"W x 12.2" H x 16.2" D (electronics)
9.5"W x 13.8" H x 12.4" D (speakers)
Package Dimensions:
20.4"W x 28.3" H x 14.1" D
Product weight: 48 lbs
Carton contains: CDR Mini System, loudspeaker boxes, Remote
Control, Batteries, Operating Instructions, Warranty Information,
InstructionVideo
Printed in Singapore
Date printed : Sep 2000
©2000 Royal Philips Electronics N.V.
All rights reserved.
A Division of Philips Electronics North America Corp.
Specifications subject to change without notice.
Incredible Surround™ is a Trademark of Philips Consumer Electronics
Company
As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, Philips has determined that this product
meets the ENERGY STAR® guidelines for energy efficiency.
Inputs & Outputs
1 x Digital Coax Input
A digital input is forseen to connect digital sound sources.
The built-in sample rate converter ensures that a wide
range of sources can be connected (e.g. CD players, DVD
players, DAT players etc.).
1 xAnalog Input
An analog input is foreseen to connect analog sound
sources (e.g. phono,CD,Tape, etc.).
1 xAnalog Line Output
An analog output connection is foreseen to enable analog
recordings from any of the analog inputs.
1 x Headphone Jack
Plug in a set of stereo headphones and enjoy your
favorite CD, cassette, or radio station without disturbing
other family members in the room. This convenient
feature allows different people in your household to use
different electronic entertainment media without
interference.
1 x Subwoofer Out Connector
Offers easy access to greater dimensions in sound with
output signals available for connection to a subwoofer.
FWR55
FWR55