Preparations

FM Antenna

Optional connection

English

For better FM stereo reception, connect an outdoor FM antenna to the FM ANTENNA terminal.

CSpeakers Connection

Front Speakers

Connect the speaker wires to the SPEAKERS terminals, right speaker to "R" and left speaker to "L", coloured (marked) wire to "+" and black (unmarked) wire to "-".

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Fully insert the stripped portion of the speaker wire into the terminal as shown.

Notes:

For optimal sound performance, use the supplied speakers.

Do not connect more than one speaker to any one pair of +/- speaker terminals.

Do not connect speakers with an impedance lower than the speakers supplied. Please refer to the SPECIFICATIONS section of this manual.

The optional equipment and connecting cords are not supplied. Refer to the operating instructions of the connected equipment for details.

Connecting other equipment to your

system

Use a cinch cable to connect AUX/CDR to the analogue audio out terminals of an external equipment (TV,VCR, Laser Disc player, DVD player or CD Recorder).

Note:

If you are connecting equipment with a mono output (a single audio out terminal), connect it to the AUX/CDR left terminal. Alternatively, you can use a “single to double” cinch cable (the output sound still remain mono).

Inserting batteries into the remote control

Insert two batteries (Type R06 or AA) into the remote control with the correct polarity as indicated by the "+" and "-" symbols inside the battery compartment.

CAUTION!

ÐRemove batteries if they are exhausted or will not be used for a long time.

ÐDo not use old and new or different types of batteries in combination.

ÐBatteries contain chemical substances, so they should be disposed off properly.

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Philips MP3-CD user manual Optional connection, Inserting batteries into the remote control, FM Antenna

MP3-CD specifications

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