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Dear Customer, Thank you for buying the Philips MP3-CD Soundmachine. Your great new acquisition will allow you to listen to up to 10 hours of CD-like quality music, using the revolutionary new music compression technology MP3. MP3 technology MP3 is short for MPEG1 Layer-3 encoding and decoding technology, a very powerful encoding algorithm with which you can shrink down the orginal Digital Audio sound data with a factor of up to 10 without losing significant sound quality.
CONTROLS TOP AND FRONT PANEL 1 VOLUME - to adjust volume level. 2 DBB (Dynamic Bass Boost) - : for a more vivid bass response. 3 Source selector - POWER ON/OFF switch and to select source of sound source: DISC- TAPE - RADIO.
& STOP 9 for CD/VCD/MP3-CD . . . to stop playback or to clear a programme. RETURN VIEW NTSC/PAL SLOW RESUME GO TO PROG REPEAT SHUFFLE PLAY ZOOM PLAY PLAY & ALBUM TRACK AZ5150 VCD MP3 CD SOUNDMACHINE VIDEO CD...
POWER SUPPLY BATTERIES (NOT SUPPLIED) Whenever convenient, use the mains supply if you want to conserve battery life. The battery supply will be switched off when the set is connected to the mains. Make sure you remove the plug from the set and wall outlet before inserting batteries.
GENERAL OPERATION 1. To switch on the set, adjust the source selector. – The POWER indicator lights up. 2. Adjust the sound using the VOLUME and DBB controls. 3 To switch off the radio, adjust the source selector to the TAPE/ position, with the cassette keys released.
CD/VCD/MP3-CD IMPORTANT! The CD part of this system also serves as a Video CD player if you connect it to your TV set. Before viewing the Video CD, ensure that the set is switched to corresponding PAL or NTSC system of your TV set (exception Multi-system TV).
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PLAYING A NORMAL DISC 1. Press 2 to start playback. ™ The track number and elapsed playing time of the current track appear on the display. • To interrupt playback, press 2. ™ The playing time will start flashing. • To resume playback, press 2 again. 2.
CD/VCD/MP3-CD PROGRAMMING TRACKS Programming tracks of disc is possible when playback is stopped. Up to 20 tracks can be stored in the memory in any order (except for MP-3 CD). 1. In stop mode, press PROGM to enter programme setting. ™...
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SHUFFLE You can play all the tracks in random order. 1. During playing, pause or stop mode, press SHUFFLE to enable SHUFFLE play mode. ™ SHUFFLE will appear on the display. 2. To exit shuffle mode, press SHUFFLE again or 9. ™...
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CD/VCD/MP3-CD VIDEO CD Playing a Video CD with PBC VCD with PBC (Playback Control) will be indicated on the display of the set and on your TV screen as soon as they are inserted. PBC is a predefined play sequence stored on the VCD. 1.
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VIDEO CD 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 point of the chosen scene or passage.
CASSETTE RECORDER CASSETTE PLAYBACK 1. Set the source selector to TAPE/ 2. Press STOP•OPEN 9 / to open the cassette holder. 3. Insert a recorded cassette. 4. Press PLAY 1 and playback will start. – The POWER indicator lights up. 5.
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To select and record a particular passage within a track 1. Press SEARCH ∞ or § to select a passage. 2. Put the CD player in PAUSE ; position at the selected passage. ™ Recording will start from this exact point when you press RECORD 0.
• The lens of the CD player should never be touched. • Sudden changes in the surrounding temperature can cause condensation to form and the lens of your CD player to cloud over. Playing a CD is then not possible. Do not attempt to clean the lens but leave the set in a warm environment until the moisture evaporates.
If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below before taking the set for repair. If you are unable to remedy a problem by following these hints, consult your dealer or service centre. WARNING: Do not open the set as there is a risk of electric shock. Under no circumstances should you try to repair the set yourself, as this will invalidate the guarantee.
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