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FW-R8
CDR Mini Hi-Fi system
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Italia Important notes for users in the U.K. DICHIARAZIONE DI CONFORMITA’ Mains plug This apparatus is fitted with an approved 13 Amp plug. To Si dichiara che l’apparecchio FW-R8 Philips risponde alle change a fuse in this type of plug proceed as follows: prescrizioni dell’art. 2 comma 1 del D. M. 28 Agosto 1995 n. 548. 1 Remove fuse cover and fuse. Fatto a Eindhoven 2 Fix new fuse which should be a BS1362 5 Amp, A.S.T.A. or BSI approved type. Philips Consumer Electronics 3 Refit the fuse cover
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English ....................................................4 Français.................................................32 Español .................................................60 Deutsch.................................................88 3 Deutsch Español Français English
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English GENERAL INFORMATION General information Accessories supplied Accessories supplied ....................................................................................4 – 2 loudspeakers including 2 speaker cables Setup information...........................................................................................4 Maintenance ..................................................................................................4 – Remote control Environmental information...............
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GENERAL INFORMATION Discs for recording CD(RW) handling For recording, make sure to use special audio discs only. If the CDR Mini Hi-Fi system fails to read discs correctly use a These discs are marked “Digital Audio” and the logos shown commonly available cleaning-CD to clean the lenses before below. submitting the set to repair. Other cleaning methods may destroy the lenses. Always keep the trays closed to avoid There are two different types of audio discs for the use on dust on the lenses. t
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English CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS &8 0 ^ %$ # @ ! 0 9 7 6 5 STANDBY ON º CD 1 CD 2 Ω ª CD 3 • Ω ≥ 123 4 *( ) ¡ ™£§ ≤ ∞ On the back 1 AC MAINS ~ ........................After all other 5 SUBWOOFER OUT ..............connect to the input of a connections have been subwoofer made, connect the mains 6 AM AERIAL ..........................connect the supplied frame lead to the wall socket. antenna here For optimal performance 7 FM AERIAL 75 Ω .................connect the supplied wire use only the origi
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CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS On the front 0 Source selection ¡ FINALIZE...............................finalizes and unfinalizes CD 1, CD 2, CD 3 ..................selects the CD changer, recordings switches to CD 1, CD 2 or ™ REC TYPE..............................enters/exits the recording CD 3 menu CDR........................................selects the CD recorder £ RECORD TUNER...................................selects the tuner CD™CD..................................selects high speed recording D
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English INSTALLATION Mains Antenna connections The type plate is located on the rear of the set. AM antenna The loop antenna supplied is for indoor use only. 1 Check whether the mains voltage as shown on the type plate corresponds to your local mains voltage. If it does not, 1 Fit the plug of the loop antenna to AM AERIAL as shown consult your dealer or service organisation. below. 2 Make sure all connections have been made before 2 Position the antenna as far away as possible from the TV, a swi
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INSTALLATION SUBWOOFER AM AERIAL SPEAKERS 6 Ω FM AERIAL 75 Ω L R SUBWOOFER OUT DIGITAL OUT L AUX IN DIGITAL R IN L LINE OUT R AC MAINS ~ ~ TAPE RECORDER CD PLAYER CD RECORDER Analogue audio connections Digital audio connections AUX IN L/R DIGITAL IN It is possible to use an additional appliance, e.g. tape You can use this coaxial input for recordings from any digital recorder, TV or VCR with the set. audio equipment with a digital coaxial output e.g. CD player or DVD player. 1 Insert the red pl
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English REMOTE CONTROL Remote control buttons 2 ...........................switches the set to standby CDR CDR, TUNER, CD1, 2 CD2, CD3, AUX........selects the sources TUNER CD1 CD2 CD3 Number/alphabet keys 1–0 ....................keys in numbers for tracks or stations ABC DEF GHI ABC – XYZ ........keys in letters for text 1 2 3 JKL MN OPQ SPACE ...............keys in a space within the text 4 5 6 EDIT TEXT................enters the text edit menu RST UVW XYZ -VOLUME.............decreases the vo
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DISPLAY CD Recorder Display COMPILE CDC .....current program is being recorded with The display of the set is divided into 3 sections, which show high speed dubbing and auto finalize you the following: FM TUNER ..........FM station is being recorded ............current disc is being recorded with CD=CD Information area high speed dubbing and auto finalize AUX ...................material from an external source is PRESET PRESET STEP STEP TOT TOTAL AL TRACK TRACK T TIIM ME E TOT REM AL REC REM TOT
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English BASIC FUNCTIONS 3 CD changer: Press OPEN/CLOSE on the set again to close the tray. yThe tray is closed and Reading is displayed. yIf an unfinalized disc is inserted Initializing will be displayed. yCD, the disc tray number, the total number of tracks and STANDBY ON the total playing time of the disc in the last selected CD 1 disc tray are displayed. The track numbers light up in CD 2 CD 3 the music calendar. CD recorder: Press OPEN/CLOSE on the set again to close the tray. yThe tray is c
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BASIC FUNCTIONS LOUDNESS • Press LOUDNESS to switch loudness either on or off. yLOUDNESS is shown and Loudness is displayed if loudness is on. MUTE This feature allows you to temporarily switch off the sound without switching off the set. 1 Press MUTE on the remote control to switch off the sound. yMute is displayed and playback/recording will be continued without sound. 2 Press MUTE on the remote control again to switch on the Sound control sound again. Volume adjustment Speaker balance • Adjus
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English BASIC FUNCTIONS Playing tracks in random order Selecting a disc on the CD changer 1 Press SHUFFLE on the remote control during playback. ySHUFFLE is shown and either all tracks of the program or • Press either CD 1, CD 2 or CD 3 to select a particular disc. of the loaded disc(s) in the CD changer or CD recorder are played in random order. Selecting a track and searching 2 To return to normal playback, press SHUFFLE again. Selecting a track during playback • Rotate í JOG CONTROL ë (pressí
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PROGRAM Erasing a track from the program 1 If necessary press Ç STOP on the set (Ç on the remote control) to stop playback. 2 Press either CD 1, CD 2, CD 3, or CDR to select the desired memory. 3 Press PROG (PROGRAM on the remote control), followed by à SEARCH orá SEARCH (à orá on the remote control) to move through the program steps. yThe track number at the selected step and the total program time are displayed. Programming track numbers 4 Press NO to remove the track from the program. You can
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English ABOUT RECORDING Basic information Direct Line Recording (DLR) The CD recorder deck offers you 3 main functions: The CD recorder is equipped with the high-performance Direct – Recording from the internal CD changer and tuner or Line Recording technique. It ensures a perfect recording of from a selected external source the source material, meaning a true “bit for bit” recording. – Finalizing your CDR(W) discs and unfinalizing your DLR will always become active, when you make normal CDRW di
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INTERNAL RECORDING High speed recording and automatic finalizing Recording modes (optional) of the current program For internal recordings you can record from the internal 1 Make sure the CDR(W) is absolutely free of scratches and CD changer or tuner. You can choose from the following dust particles. recording modes: – High speed recording and automatic finalizing: 2 Press COMPILE CD on the set to enter the record mode. Fast and easy! Record and finalize your CDR(W) in one yBoth decks will be se
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English INTERNAL RECORDING 5 Press YES to confirm your selection. yBoth decks will be selected in the display, the arrow starts STANDBY ON blinking. The remaining recording time of the CDR(W), the CD 1 total recording time of the CDR(W) and either Record CD 2 CD1 (or 2, 3)?,Record Prog? or Record A-B? is CD 3 displayed. Note: When the CDR(W) already contains a recording, ALC will also become active and ALC will be shown. 6 Press YES to start high speed recording. yThe arrow lights, RECORDING IN
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INTERNAL RECORDING 4 Press CD 1, CD 2 or CD 3 to select the disc you wish to mix the microphone with. STANDBY ON CD 1 5 Press REC TYPE on the set to enter the recording menu. CD 2 CD 3 6 Rotate í JOG CONTROL ë to select the manual recording mode for the microphone: yCD Mix Mic is displayed. 7 Press YES to confirm. yWait and Record? are displayed. 8 Press YES to start recording. 9 Rotate í JOG CONTROL ë to select the desired track. yThe disc tray number, the current track number and playing time
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English EXTERNAL RECORDING 6 Start playback on the selected source. yThe CD recorder starts to record simultaneously and STANDBY ON RECORDING IN PROGRESS is shown. The remaining CD 1 recording time on the CDR(W) is displayed. CD 2 CD 3 Note: If you start playback on the selected source within a track, recording starts at the beginning of the next track or after 2.7 seconds of silence in analogue recordings. 7 If a digital source is selected: After the recording process, the CD recorder stops aut
