GENERAL INFORMATION

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General information

 

Accessories supplied

4

Setup information

4

Maintenance

4

Environmental information

4

Discs for recording

5

Discs for playback

5

CD(RW) handling

5

Controls and connections

6–7

Installation

 

Mains

8

Speaker connections

8

Antenna connections

8

Analogue audio connections

9

Digital audio connections

9

Connecting a subwoofer

9

Remote control

 

Remote control buttons

10

Remote control batteries

10

Display

11

Basic functions

 

Switching on, switching to standby

12

Loading the CD changer, CD recorder

12

Playing a CD(RW)

12

Sound control

13

Demo mode

13

Selecting a disc on the CD changer

14

Selecting a track and searching

14

SHUFFLE and REPEAT

14

CD text

14

Microphone mixing

14

Program

 

Programming track numbers

15

Erasing a track from the program

15

Clearing the program

15

Making a program for recording

15

About recording

 

Basic information

16

Direct Line Recording (DLR)

16

Auto Level Control (ALC)

16

REC LEVEL key

16

Internal recording

 

Recording modes

17

High speed recording and automatic finalizing

17

High speed recording

18

Normal recording and listening

18

Manual recording

19

External recording

 

Analogue or digital recording?

20

Recording with automatic start

20

Manual recording

21

Automatic track increment

22

(Un)finalizing, erasing

 

Finalizing CDR(W) discs

22

Unfinalizing CDRW discs

23

Erasing from a CDRW disc

23

Features

 

EDIT TEXT (on CD recorder only)

24–25

Track editing (on CD changer only)

25

Tuner

 

Tuning to radio stations

26

Storing radio stations

26

Tuning to preset stations

26

RDS

27

NEWS/TA – News and traffic announcement

27

EON

27

Clock/Timer

 

Clock setting

28

Alarm timer

29

Record timer

29

Switching the alarm and record timer on/off

29

Sleep timer

29

Technical data

30

Troubleshooting

31

Accessories supplied

2 loudspeakers including 2 speaker cables

Remote control

2 batteries for the remote control, size AA

AM (MW) loop antenna

FM wire antenna

Mains cable

Setup information

Place the set on a flat, hard and stabile surface. Make sure there is sufficient space around the set to prevent overheating.

Active mobile phones close to the CDR Mini Hi-Fi system may cause malfunctions.

Maintenance

Clean the set with a soft,

slightly dampened, lint-free cloth. Do not use any cleaning agents as they may have a corrosive effect.

Do not expose the set, batteries or discs to humidity, rain, sand or excessive heat (caused by heating equipment or direct sunlight).

Environmental information

All redundant packing material has been omitted. We have done our utmost to make the packaging easily separable into three mono materials: cardboard (box), polystyrene foam (buffer) and polyethylene (bags, protective foam sheet).

Your set consists of materials which can be recycled if disassembled by a specialized company. Please observe the local regulations regarding the disposal of packing materials, exhausted batteries and old equipment.

As an ENERGY STAR® partner, Philips has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR® guidelines for energy efficiency.

This set complies with the radio interference requirements of the European Community.

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