Philips MCD289 user manual Basic Functions

Basic Functions

Switching the system on/off

●Press ECO POWER/STANDBY-ON B

(STANDBY-ONB on the remote control).

➜“HELLO” is displayed briefly.The system will switch to the last selected source.

●Press DISC, TUNER, USB or 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

(STANDBY-ONB on the remote control). ➜ The interactive sound settings, last selected source and tuner presets will be retained in the player’s 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 DBB on the remote to enable/disable 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 LOUDNESS on the remote to enable or disable LOUDNESS feature.

➜ 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.

➜”VOLUME XX” is displayed on the display panel. “XX” 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 “MUTING” flashes.

●To activate sound reproduction, you can:

– press MUTE again;

– adjust the volume controls;

– change source.

Dimming the display screen

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

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