Recording and playback of material may require consent. See Copyright Act 1956 and The Performer’s Protection Acts 1958 to 1972. FWM55-22-GB-ENG-V01 Italia DICHIARAZIONE DI CONFORMITA’ Si dichiara che l’apparecchio FW-M55 Philips risponde alle prescrizioni dell’art. 2 comma 1 del D.M. 28 Agosto 1995 n. 548. Fatto a Eindhoven...
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INDEX English ...5 Français ...27 Español ...51 Deutsch ...73 Nederlands ...97 Italiano ...121 Svenska ...145 Dansk ...167 Suomi ...189 Português ...211 ∂ÏÏËÓÈο ... 225 CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 3139 115 20071 FWM55-22-GB-ENG-V01 12/8/00, 1:57 PM...
CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION General Information General Information ... 5 • The type plate (which contains the Safety Information ... 5 serial number) is located at the rear of the system. Preparation ... 6 - 7 • Recording is permissible if copyright or other rights of third Controls ...
PREPARATION Rear Connections STANDBY ON CUT OFF FREQUENCY HIGH POWER SUBWOOFER 60Hz 150Hz FWM55-22-GB-ENG-V01 AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN SUB- WOOFER AUX/CDR IN LINE OUT FM ANTENNA 75 AM ANTENNA FRONT – – MAINS 12/8/00, 1:57 PM 3139 115 20071...
CAUTION: A AM Loop Antenna – For optimal sound performance, it is Connection recommended to use the supplied Connect the supplied loop antenna to the speakers. AM ANTENNA terminal. Place the AM loop – Do not connect more than one speaker antenna far away from the system and to any one pair of + / - speaker adjust its position for the best reception.
CONTROLS DISC CHANGE DISC 1 MP3-CD PLAYBACK MINI HIFI SYSTEM PROGRAM REPEAT TIMER NEWS T.A. STANDBY CLOCK/ MP3•CD TIMER CD1 • 2 • 3 PROG SEARCH • TUNING ALBUM ∞ ≤ FWM55-22-GB-ENG-V01 OPEN•CLOSE DISC 2 DISC 3 C H A N G E R SHUFFLE STEREO BACK...
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8 CLOCK/TIMER Controls on the system and – to view the clock, set the clock or set remote control the timer. 1 STANDBY ON 9 DISPLAY SCREEN – to switch the system on or to standby – to view the current setting of the mode.
CONTROLS - /+ ≥ ALBUM - Notes for remote control: – to select previous/next Album for – First select the source you wish to MP3-CD only. control by pressing one of the • DISPLAY (ALBUM) source select keys on the remote –...
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To start the demonstration mode • If no RDS station is available in the first • Press and hold Ç (on the system only) preset station, the program will exit for 5 seconds when the system is in automatically. standby mode. ™...
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OPERATING THE SYSTEM You can change the Incredible Surround Sound Control level with the JOG. VOLUME ADJUSTMENT • Adjust the JOG control to select the Adjust VOLUME to increase or decrease desired Incredible Surround level the sound level. immediately after selecting the For Personal Listening Incredible Surround feature.
DISC CHANGE OPEN•CLOSE DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 MP3-CD PLAYBACK MINI HIFI SYSTEM PROGRAM SHUFFLE STEREO REPEAT TIMER BACK FRONT NEWS T.A. 60Hz 250Hz 500Hz 1KHz 2KHz 4KHz 8KHz STANDBY CLOCK/ MP3•CD CDR/VIDEO TIMER CD1 • 2 • 3 BAND TAPE 1 •...
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CD / MP3-CD Selecting a desired track during Disc Change playback You can change the outer two discs while • Press í or ë (or digit 0-9 on the the third inner disc is stopped or is playing. remote control) until the desired track 1 Press DISC CHANGE.
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Playing the program Repeat (only on remote control) 1 Press PLAY É Å to start program You can play the current track or the playback. current disc repeatedly during playback. ™ "PLAY PROGRAM" will be 1 Press REPEAT on the remote control to displayed.
TUNER MINI HIFI SYSTEM PROGRAM SHUFFLE STEREO BACK REPEAT TIMER NEWS T.A. FRONT 60Hz 8KHz 250Hz 500Hz 1KHz 2KHz 4KHz STANDBY CLOCK/ MP3•CD CD1 • 2 • 3 BAND TAPE 1 • 2 CDR/VIDEO TIMER TUNER TAPE PROG PRESET SEARCH • TUNING STOP•CLEAR PLAY PAUSE PREV...
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Tuning to Preset Radio Receiving RDS Radio Station Ç Stations • Press 4 or 3 to select the desired RDS (Radio Data System) is a broadcasting preset number. service that allows FM stations to send ™ The preset number, radio frequency, additional information along with the and waveband appear on the display.
TUNER 2 When NEWS or TA is selected; – During News bulletin or Traffic • It will scan stations stored in the first 5 Announcement, you can press any preset and wait for the News Program available source or Tuner function keys Type / Traffic Announcement data to be to cancel NEWS/TA function and available in any of these RDS stations.
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Tape Side Tape Playback (only on tape deck 2) • Press í or ë to select the tape side 1 Press TAPE ( TAPE 1•2 ) to select TAPE for playback or recording. mode. ™ The appear on the ™ "TAPE 1" or "TAPE 2" will be BACK FRONT display, depending on the tape side...
4 Press DUB (HSD) once for normal Recording from other sources speed dubbing or twice (within 2 (only on tape deck 2) seconds) for high speed dubbing. 1 Press TAPE ( TAPE 1•2 ) to select tape ™ "NORMAL" (normal speed) or deck 2.
TIMER 5 Press CLOCK/TIMER to store the start To switch off the TIMER time. 1 Press and hold CLOCK/TIMER for more ™ The timer is now set. than 2 seconds . 2 Press Ç on the system to cancel the ™...
SPECIFICATIONS Specifications AMPLIFIER Output power 2 x 80 W MPO / 2 x 40 W RMS Signal-to-noise ratio ... 75 dBA (IEC) Frequency response ... 40 – 20000 Hz, ± 3 dB Input sensitivity AUX/CDR In ... 1 V Output Speakers ...
Cleaning the disc lens • After prolonged use, dirt or dust may accumulate at the disc lens. To ensure good playback quality, clean the disc lens with Philips CD Lens Cleaner or any commercially available cleaner. Follow the instructions supplied with cleaner. FWM55-22-GB-ENG-V01...
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TROUBLESHOOTING Tape Deck Operation General Recording or playback cannot be System does not react when any made or there is a decrease in audio button is pressed. level. • Electrostatic discharge. ™ Press STANDBY ON to switch the • Dirty tape heads, capstans or pressure rollers.