Basic Operations

Switching the system on/off

Press STANDBY-ONB(B on the remote).

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

Press DISC, TUNER or AUX on the remote.

The system will switch to the selected source.

To switch the system to standby mode

Press STANDBY-ONB(B on the remote). “BYE BYE” is displayed briefly.The interactive sound settings, last selected source and tuner presets will be retained in the player’s memory.

Volume control

Turn VOLUME (-/+)clockwise or anticlockwise (or press VOLUME +/- on the remote) to increase or decrease the volume level.

”VOL XX” is displayed on the display panel. “XX” denotes the volume level.

To switch off the volume temporarily

Press MUTE on the remote.

Playback will continue without sound and “MUTING” flashes.

To activate sound reproduction, you can:

– press MUTE again;

– adjust the volume controls;

– change source.

Sound Control

DBB and DSC 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: FLAT, POPS, JAZZ, CLASSIC or ROCK.

Selecting surround sound

IMPORTANT!

For proper surround sound, make sure the speakers and subwoofer are connected (see Connections-Step 3: Connecting speakers and subwoofer.)

Press SURROUND to select surround or stereo mode.

The availability of the various surround sound modes depends on the number of speakers used and the sound available on the disc.

The center and surround speakers operate only in Multi-channel surround mode.

The available output modes for multichannel include: Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Pro Logic II surround sound.

Stereo broadcasts or recordings will produce some surround channel effects when played in a surround mode. However, monaural (single channel sound) sources will not produce any sound from the rear speakers.

Dimming the display screen

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

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Philips MCD705/98 Basic Operations, Switching the system on/off, Volume control, Sound Control, Dimming the display screen