Basic Operations

Switching the system on/off

Press STANDBY-ONB.

“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 STANDBY-ONB.

Volume control

Turn VOLUME (-/+)clockwise or anticlockwise (or press VOL +/- 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, 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 control 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 control repeatedly to select: FLAT, POP, JAZZ, CLASSIC or ROCK.

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.

Dimming the display screen

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

Demonstration mode

The system has a demonstration mode that shows the various features offered by the system.

To activate the demonstration

In standby mode, press 9 on the system to activate the demo mode.

Demonstration will begin.

To deactivate the demonstration

Press 9 on the system again. “DEMO OFF” is displayed.

Note:

Even if you remove the AC power cord and

reconnect it to the wall socket, the demonstration will remain off until you activate it again.

Microphone Mixing

Connect a microphone (not supplied) to the system to sing along with the music source.

1Connect a microphone to the MIC jack.

Before connecting the microphone, set the microphone volume to a lower level to prevent howling sound by turning the MIC VOLUME

knob.

2Start singing or talking through the microphone.

Note:

Keep the microphones away from the speakers to prevent howling.

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Philips MCD710/55 manual Basic Operations