Basic Functions

Switching the system on/off

Press ECO POWER/STANDBY-ON B (B on the remote control).

ÒHELLOÓ is displayed briefly.The system will switch to the last selected source.

Press DISC, TUNER or USB/AUX on the remote.

The system will switch to the selected source.

To switch the system to standby mode

Press ECO POWER/STANDBY-ON B (B on the remote control).

The interactive sound settings, last selected source and tuner presets will be retained in the playerÕs memory.

Switching the system to Eco Power Standby mode

Press ECO POWER/STANDBY-ON B in the active mode.

The system enters Eco power standby (the ECO POWER LED is on) or normal standby with clock display.

The volume level (up to a maximum volume level of 12), interactive sound settings, last selected mode, source and tuner presets will be retained in the player's memory.

If the system is normal standby with clock display, press and hold ECO POWER/STANDBY- ON B for 3 seconds or more to switch to Eco power standby or vice versa.

Power-saving automatic standby

As a power-saving feature, the system will automatically switch to Standby mode if you do not press any buttons within 15 minutes after a disc has stopped playing.

Sound Control

DBB, DSC and LOUDNESS sound features cannot be activated at the same time.

DBB (Dynamic Bass Boost)

DBB enhances the bass response.

Press LOUD/DBB on the remote control once to enable DBB feature.

Some discs might be recorded in high

modulation, which causes a distortion at high volume. If this occurs, switch off DBB or reduce the volume.

DSC (Digital Sound Control)

DSC provides a different type of preset sound equalizer setting.

Press DSC on the remote repeatedly to select: CLASSIC, JAZZ, ROCK, POP or FLAT (for DVD: NORMAL, CONCERT, DRAMA, ACTION or SCI-FI).

LOUDNESS

LOUDNESS feature enables the system to automatically increase the treble and bass sound effect at low volume (the higher the volume, the lower the treble and bass increase).

Press LOUD/DBB on the remote control twice to enable LOUDNESS feature. Press the same button again to disable both DBB and LOUDNESS features.

icon appears/disappears after this feature is enabled/disabled.

Volume control

Press VOLUME -/+ (VOL +/- on the remote control) to increase or decrease the volume level.

ÓVOLUME XXÓ is displayed on the display panel. ÒXXÓ denotes the volume level.

To listen through the headphone

Connect the headphone plug to the n socket on the front panel of the DVD player.

The speakers will be muted.

To switch off the volume temporarily

Press MUTE on the remote control.

Playback will continue without sound and ÒMUTINGÓ flashes.

To activate sound reproduction, you can: Ð press MUTE again;

Ð adjust the volume controls; Ð change source.

Dimming the display screen

Press DIM repeatedly to select different levels of brightness for the display screen.

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Philips MCD288E/12 user manual Basic Functions