Philips FW-V520, User Manual

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Page 2: ...layability This is an important parameter for CD players other than CD Audio and especially for theVideo CD applications because any loss of data from the disc will at best cause disturbances in the reproduced picture and at worst can cause the player to lose track so that disc playing fails Presenting Super Error Correction To ensure consistently good results when playing Video CD discs of all qu...

Page 3: ... INTERACTIVE VU METER VOLUME TAPE 1 TAPE 2 P R EV PRESET N E X T DEMO STOP CLEAR PLAY PAUSE S EARCH TUNIN G DISC 2 DISC 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 VCD PAL NTSC TUNER TAPE AUX SOURCE DISPLAY 0 PBC RETURN MP3 CD TITLE ALBUM NAME TITLE ALBUM C H A N G E R D C V 3 MIC LEVEL S U R R O U N D V A C DSC DBB I N C R E D I B L E SOUND NAVIGATION JOG MAX BASS DYNAMIC AMPLIFICATION CONTROL DAC MAX S O U N D pg 001 0...

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Page 5: ...nesia English 6 Index 33 Bahasa Melayu 61 Bahasa Indonesia 89 CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure or other unsafe operation pg 001 032 V520 21 Eng 12 11 01 5 05 PM 5 ...

Page 6: ...ming the disc tracks 18 19 Repeat 19 Title Album Name 19 VIDEO CD Adjusting the TV System 20 OSD On Screen Display 20 Playing aVideo CD with PBC 20 Return 21 Digest 21 A B Repeat 21 Zoom 21 Resume 22 Slow 22 Vocal 22 Key Control 22 Echo 22 Radio Reception Storing Preset Radio Stations 23 24 Tuning to Preset Radio Stations 24 Erasing a Preset Radio Station 24 Changing Tuning Grid 24 Tape Operation ...

Page 7: ...on beside the voltage selector of your system is identical with the voltage of your local power supply If not please consult your dealer Place the system on a flat hard and stable surface Place the system in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent internal heat build up in your system Allow at least 10 cm 4 inches clearance from the rear and the top of the unit and 5 cm 2 inches from each ...

Page 8: ...mode automatically under extreme conditions If this happens let the system cool down before reusing it not available for all versions B Antennas Connection Connect the supplied AM loop antenna and FM antenna to the respective terminals Adjust the position of the antenna for optimal reception AM Antenna Position the antenna as far as possible from aTV VCR or other radiation source FM Antenna For be...

Page 9: ...tic interference with the picture on yourTV do not position the front speakers too close to theTV E Connecting other equipment to your system Connect the audio left and right OUT terminals of a TV VCR Laser Disc player DVD player or CD Recorder to the AUX CDR IN terminals Note If you are connecting equipment with a mono output a single audio out terminal connect it to the AUX CDR IN left terminal ...

Page 10: ...UND NAVIGATION to select the desired sound feature DSC VAC or DBB JOG CONTROL to select the desired sound effect for the selected sound feature DSC DIGITAL ROCK POP NEWAGE CLASSIC or ELECTRIC VAC HALL CONCERT CINEMA DISCO ARCADE or CYBER DBB BEAT PUNCH or BLAST INCREDIBLE SURROUND IS to activate or deactivate the surround sound effect MAX SOUND MAX to activate or deactivate the optimal mix of vari...

Page 11: ...r CD VCD MP3 CD to stop playback or to clear a programme forTUNER on the system only to stop programming on the system only to delete the preset radio station forTAPE to stop playback or recording to reset tape counter number for DEMO on the system only to activate deactivate the demonstration for CLOCK on the system only to exit clock setting or cancel timer for PLUG PLAY on the system only to ex...

Page 12: ... setting i to increase the key tone level º ECHO to adjust theVCD echo level for karaoke after inserted the microphone SLOWÖ to watch theVCD at a slower speed VOCAL to fade out the original vocal from a Karaoke VCD or to switch between mono or stereo mode during audio disc playback A B to playback a certain scene or passage of a CD VCD repeatedly DIGEST to scan through aVCD or a specific track fi R...

Page 13: ...ay will be reinitiated the next time you turn on the power If no stereo frequency is detected during Plug and Play CHECK ANTENNA will be displayed During Plug and Play if no button is pressed within 15 seconds the system will exit Plug and Play mode automatically Demonstration mode The system has a demonstration mode that shows the various features offered by the system To activate the demonstrati...

Page 14: ...d the display screen will have full brightness TheVU meter will be in music mode MODE 1 All available LEDs will light up and the display screen will have full brightness TheVU meter will be in volume mode MODE 2 All available LEDs will light up and the display screen will be at half brightness The VU meter will be in music mode MODE 3 The display screen will be at half brightness TheVU meter and a...

Page 15: ... Dynamic Bass Boost level BEAT PUNCH BLAST or DBB OFF If BEAT is selected will appear on the display If PUNCH is selected will appear on the display If BLAST is selected will appear on the display If DBB OFF is selected DBB will be deactivated Note Some discs or tapes might be recorded in high modulation which causes a distortion at high volume If this occurs deactivate DBB or reduce the volume Au...

Page 16: ...ies such as disc stabiliser rings or disc treatment sheets etc as offered on the market because they may jam the disc mechanism Do not load more than one disc into the tray Before viewing the Video CD ensure that the set is switched to corresponding PAL or NTSC system of yourTV set exception Multi systemTV Discs for Playback This system can playback all digital audio CD video CD MP3 CD format disc...

Page 17: ...number A01 T001 will be displayed Notes Load the discs with the label side facing up To ensure good system performance wait until the disc tray completely reads the disc s before proceeding For MP3 CD the disc reading time may exceed 10 seconds due to the large number of songs compiled into one disc Disc Playback a disc is loaded in the disc tray the current selected disc tray is empty the current...

Page 18: ...s TRACK XX or XXX is the current selected Album orTrack number CD VCD MP3 CD Operation Programming the disc tracks Programming tracks is possible when playback is stopped Up to 99 tracks can be stored in the memory in any order 1 Load the desired discs on the disc tray refer to Loading Discs 2 Press the VCD CD 1 2 3 button to select the disc tray Programming can only be done on the selected disc 3...

Page 19: ...entire disc RPT appears on the display In programme playback REPEAT TRACK to repeat the current programmed track REPEAT PROGRAM to repeat all programmed tracks RPT and PROG will appear on the display The current track disc programme will now be played repeatedly until you press Ç 2 To resume normal playback press REPEAT until the REPEAT OFF mode is displayed RPT will disappear from the display CD ...

Page 20: ...heVCD starts playing of the selected sequence automatically Note If a menu consists of more than one page press to go through the pages Switching off PBC In stop mode press PBC PBC OFF will be displayed Notes Programme mode is not available whenever PBC mode is switched on The menu structure depends on the information stored on theVCD Please refer to the information supplied with the disc CD VCD M...

Page 21: ...to select EXIT DIGEST MENU A B Repeat This feature is also applicable to audio CD except for MP3 CD To play a certain scene or passage of the disc repeatedly 1 Press A B on the remote control during playback to mark the start of the chosen scene or passage SET A appears on the display 2 Press A B again to mark the end of the chosen scene or passage SET B appears on the display The selected scene o...

Page 22: ...REOVOCAL LEFT RIGHT fade out the original vocal for special recorded Karaoke disc only with the ECHO mode switched on MONO LEFT RIGHT select the language on a bilingualVCD Ensure that Echo mode is switched on when press VOCAL to fade out the original vocal during STEREOVOCAL LEFT RIGHT mode CD VCD MP3 CD Operation Key Control I È i This feature allows you to change the key tone of your vocal range...

Page 23: ...G until AUTO appears on the display PROG will start flashing The system will start searching for all radio stations on the FM band then the MW band All available radio stations with strong signal strength will be stored automatically The system will stop searching when all the available radio stations are stored or when the memory for 40 preset radio stations is used The last preset radio station ...

Page 24: ...set radio stations in the band with higher numbers are also decreased by one Repeat steps 1 2 to erase other preset radio stations For Recording please refer to Tape Operation Recording Radio Reception ChangingTuning Grid In some countries the frequency step between adjacent channels in the MW band is 10 kHz 9 kHz in some areas The preset frequency step in the factory is 9 kHz Changing the tuning ...

Page 25: ...in this system Store the tapes at room temperature and do not put them too close to a magnetic field for example a transformer TV or speaker Tape Playback 1 Press çto open the tape deck door 2 Insert a recorded tape and close the tape door Load the tape with the open side down and the full spool to the left 3 Press TAPE TAPE 1 2 repeatedly to select tape deck 1 or tape deck 2 The selected tape dec...

Page 26: ...to the left 3 Prepare the source to be recorded VCD load the disc s TUNER tune to the desired radio station TAPE load the prerecorded tape into tape deck 1 with the full spool to the left AUX connect external equipment When recording is in progress starts flashing It is not possible to listen to another sources except when dubbing tapes It is not possible to activate the timer function OneTouch Re...

Page 27: ...d repeat the procedure To stop dubbing Press Ç Notes Dubbing of tapes is possible only from tape deck 1 to tape deck 2 To ensure good dubbing use tapes of the same length You can listen to another source while dubbing Microphone Mixing Connect a microphone not supplied to the system allowing you to sing along with the music source 1 Connect a microphone to the MIC jack Before connecting the microp...

Page 28: ...ng If 24 hour mode is selected 00 00 will start flashing 3 Press à or á on the system repeatedly to set the hour 4 Press í or ë on the system repeatedly to set the minute 5 Press CLOCK TIMER again to store the setting The clock will start working To exit without storing the setting Press Çon the system Notes The clock setting will be cancelled when the power cord is disconnected or if a power fail...

Page 29: ...the display Notes If the source selected isVCD playback will begin with the first track of the last selected disc or other trays if disc is empty If all the disc trays are empty TUNER will be selected instead During timer setting if no button is pressed within 90 seconds the system will exit timer setting mode automatically Listening to External Sources 1 Connect the audio out terminals of the ext...

Page 30: ...ve range 87 5 108 MHz MW wave range 9 kHz 531 1602 kHz MW wave range 10 kHz 530 1700 kHz Tuning grid 9 10 kHz Number of presets 40 Antenna FM 75 Ω wire AM Loop antenna TAPE PLAYER Frequency response Normal tape type I 80 10000 Hz 8 dB Signal to noise ratio Normal tape type I 48 dBA Wow and flutter 0 4 DIN SPEAKERS Front left right System 3 way Bass reflex Impedance 6 Ω Woofer 1 x 5 25 Tweeter 1 x ...

Page 31: ...ce to select a non MP3 disc tray Maintenance Cleaning the Cabinet Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution Do not use a solution containing alcohol spirits ammonia or abrasives Cleaning Discs When a disc becomes dirty clean it with a cleaning cloth Wipe the disc from the centre out Do not wipe in circular motion Do not use solvents such as benzine thinner commercially ava...

Page 32: ...he MP3 CD was recorded within 32 256 kbps bit rate with sampling frequencies at 48 kHz 44 1 kHz or 32 kHz The left and right sound outputs are Check the speaker connections and location reversed The remote control does not function Select the source VCD orTUNER for example properly before pressing the function button É í ë Reduce the distance between the remote control and the system Insert the ba...

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