Philips MCM298/37, Owner'S Manual

English

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Basic Functions

Important!
Before you operate the system, complete
the preparation procedures.

Switching the system on

●

Press 

STANDBY-ON/ECO POWER

2

.

➜

The system will switch to the last selected

source.

●

Press 

SOURCE

on the front panel or 

CD

,

TUNER

 or 

AUX

 on the remote control.

➜

The system will switch to the selected source.

●

Press 

LEFT OPEN • CLOSE

 or 

RIGHT

OPEN • CLOSE 

on the front panel (

L 

ç

or

R 

ç

on the remote).

➜

The system will switch to the CD source.

Switching the system to Eco
Power Standby mode

●

Press 

STANDBY-ON/ECO POWER 

2

 in

the active mode.

➜

The system enters Eco power standby (the

ECO POWER LED is on) or normal standby
with clock display.

●

If the system is in normal standby with clock
display, press and hold 

STANDBY-ON/ECO

POWER 

2

for 3 seconds or more to switch

to Eco power standby or vice versa.

●

The volume level (up to a maximum volume
level of 13), interactive sound settings, last
selected mode, source and tuner presets will be
retained in the player's memory.

Power Saving Automatic Standby

As a power-saving feature, the system

automatically switches to Standby 30 minutes
after a CD has reached the end and no control
is operated.

Adjusting volume and sound

1

Press 

VOLUME -/+ 

(

VOL +/- 

on the remote)

to decrease or increase the volume.

➜

Display shows the volume level VOL and a

number from MIN1, 2, ...30, 31 MAX.

2

Press 

DSC

on the remote repeatedly to select

the desired sound effect: 

ROCK/ JAZZ/ POP/

CLASSIC

.

3

Press 

DBB

 on the remote to switch bass

enhancement on or off.

➜

Display shows: 

DBB

.

4

Press 

IS

 on the remote repeatedly.

➜

If activated, 

INCR SUR 

is displayed.

➜

If deactivated, 

IS OFF 

is displayed.

5

Press 

MUTE

 on the remote to interrupt sound

reproduction instantly.

➜

Playback will continue without sound and the

display shows 

MUTE

.

●

To activate sound reproduction you can:

– press 

MUTE

 again;

– adjust the volume controls;
– change source.

Dimming the display screen

●

Press 

DIM

 on the remote repeatedly to turn on

or off the dim function for the display screen.

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