Recording and playback of material may require consent. See Copyright Act 1956 and The Performer’s Protection Acts 1958 to 1972. Untitled-1 Italia DICHIARAZIONE DI CONFORMITA’ Si dichiara che l’apparecchio FW396C Philips risponde alle prescrizioni dell’art. 2 comma 1 del D.M. 28 Agosto 1995 n. 548. Fatto a Eindhoven , il 30/1/1999...
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INDEX English ...4 Français ...23 Español ...43 Deutsch ...63 Nederlands ...83 Italiano ...103 Svenska ...123 Dansk ...143 Suomi ...163 Português ...183 CLASS 1 ∂ÏÏËÓÈο ... 203 LASER PRODUCT 3139 116 19271 Untitled-1 6/15/00, 2:04 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 Controls ...
PREPARATION Rear Connections Untitled-1 FM AERIAL FRONT AM AERIAL – – SUBWOOFER MAINS DIGITAL AUX IN AUDIO OUT 6/15/00, 2:04 PM STANDBY ON CUT OFF FREQUENCY H I G H P OW E R S U B WO O F E R 60Hz 150Hz 3139 116 19271...
A AM Loop Antenna D Connecting other Connection equipment to your system Connect the supplied loop antenna to the You can connect the audio left and right AM AERIAL terminal. Place the AM loop OUT terminals of a TV, VCR, Laser Disc or antenna far away from the system and DVD player to the AUX IN terminals at the adjust its position for the best reception.
CONTROLS DISC DISC DISC STEREO OPTIMAL JAZZ NEWS REPLAY REPEAT SHUFFLE PROGRAM TIMER TECHNO ROCK FW 318C DIGITAL SOUND CONTROL TUNER CD 1 • 2 • 3 BAND STANDBY . ON DUBBING TUNING DEMO NORM•FAST RECORD A. REPLAY SEARCH STOP•CLEAR PLAY OPEN ∞...
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STOP•CLEAR Ç (DEMO) Controls on the system and for CD ... to stop CD playback or remote control 1 STANDBY-ON for TUNER ... to stop programming. – to switch the system on or to standby mode. for TAPE ... to stop playback or –...
OPERATING THE SYSTEM STEREO OPTIMAL JAZZ NEWS REPLAY REPEAT SHUFFLE PROGRAM TIMER TECHNO ROCK FW 318C DIGITAL SOUND CONTROL TUNER TAPE STANDBY . ON CD 1 • 2 • 3 BAND TAPE 1 • 2 VIDEO DUBBING DEMO TUNING PRESET RECORD A.
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• Press DIGITAL SOUND CONTROL Switching the system to (DSC) to select OPTIMAL, JAZZ, ROCK standby mode or TECHNO. • Press STANDBY•ON again. ™ The Digital Sound Control display ™ The system will switch to standby panel will light up respectively. mode.
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DISC DISC DISC DISC CHANGE STEREO OPTIMAL JAZZ NEWS REPLAY REPEAT SHUFFLE PROGRAM TIMER TECHNO ROCK DIGITAL SOUND CONTROL MASTER VOLUME TUNER TAPE STANDBY . ON CD 1 • 2 • 3 BAND TAPE 1 • 2 VIDEO DUBBING TUNING DEMO PRESET NORM•FAST...
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Selecting a desired track Programming Tracks Selecting a desired track at the stop Programming tracks of a loaded CD is mode possible in the stop mode. The display will 1 Press PREV í or NEXT ë until the indicate the total tracks stored in the desired track appears on the display.
TUNER Shuffle (only on remote control) OPTIMAL It will play all the available discs and their tracks in random order. Shuffle may also be TECHNO used when tracks are programmed. DIGITAL SOUND CONTROL To shuffle all the discs and tracks 1 Press SHUFFLE.
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– If you want to reserve a section of Storing Preset Stations preset numbers, for example preset You can store up to 40 radio stations in the numbers 1 to 9, select preset 10 before memory. When a preset radio station is starting automatic programming: now selected, the preset number appears next only the preset numbers 10 to 40 will be...
TUNER ™ If the station does not transmit RDS ™ If no RDS station is found after the clock, "NO RDS TIME" will be search, the News function will be displayed. switched off. The display will show "NO RDS NEWS" and NEWS flag ™...
TAPE Notes: Tape Playback – This feature is available during tape 1 Press TAPE to select TAPE mode. playback only. ™ "TAPE 1" or "TAPE 2" will be – When " AUTO REPLAY " is selected, displayed. the tape will rewind automatically at •...
RECORDING STEREO OPTIMAL JAZZ NEWS REPLAY REPEAT SHUFFLE PROGRAM TIMER TECHNO ROCK DIGITAL SOUND CONTROL MASTER VOLUME TUNER TAPE CD 1 • 2 • 3 BAND TAPE 1 • 2 VIDEO STANDBY . ON DUBBING TUNING DEMO PRESET NORM•FAST RECORD A.
RECORDING CLOCK CD Synchro Start Recording OPTIMAL 1 Load a blank tape into tape deck 2 and a disc into the disc tray. TECHNO 2 Press CD to select CD mode . DIGITAL SOUND CONTROL ™ You can program the tracks in the order you want them to be recorded (see Programming Tracks).
Cleaning the CD lens • After prolonged usage, dirt or dust may accumulate at the CD lens. To ensure good playback quality, clean the CD lens with Philips CD Lens Cleaner or any commercially available. Follow the instructions supplied with the Lens Cleaner.
Specifications AMPLIFIER Output power (6 , 1 kHz, 10% THD) ... 2 x 25 W Music Power ... 2 x 50 W Signal-to-noise ratio ... 65 dBA (IEC) Frequency response ... 50 – 15,000 Hz Input sensitivity Aux In ... 700 mV Output Speakers (Left/Right) ...
TROUBLESHOOTING Warning! Under no circumstances Radio Reception you should try to repair the set yourself Poor radio reception as this will invalidate the guarantee. • The signal strength is too weak. Do not open the set as there is a risk of ™...