The Performer’s Protection Acts 1958 to 1972. pg 01-29/C85-C83/22-Eng Italia DICHIARAZIONE DI CONFORMITA’ Si dichiara che l’apparecchio FW-C85, FW-C83 Philips risponde alle prescrizioni dell’art. 2 comma 1 del D.M. 28 Agosto 1995 n. 548. Fatto a Eindhoven Philips Consumer Electronics...
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FW-C85 FW-C83 pg 01-29/C85-C83/22-Eng INDEX English ...5 Français ...30 Español ...56 Deutsch ...82 Nederlands ...110 Italiano ...136 Svenska ...162 Dansk ...188 Suomi ...214 Português ...238 ∂ÏÏËÓÈο ... 264 3139 116 19611 3/6/00, 1:00 PM...
• Before operating the system, check that the operating voltage indicated on the typeplate (or the voltage indication beside the voltage selector) of your Partner; Philips has system is identical with the voltage of your local power supply. If not, please guidelines for energy consult your dealer.
PREPARATION Rear Connections STANDBY ON CUT OFF FREQUENCY HIGH POWER SUBWOOFER 60Hz 150Hz DIGITAL MAINS pg 01-29/C85-C83/22-Eng AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN SUB- WOOFER AUX/CDR IN LINE OUT FM ANTENNA 75 AM ANTENNA FRONT – – – + 3/6/00, 1:00 PM A AM Loop Antenna Connection Connect the supplied loop antenna to the...
CAUTION: Note: – For optimal sound performance, it is – Availability of wireless transmitter and recommended to use the supplied its peripherals are subjected to the speakers. approval of local authorities. Please – Do not connect more than one speaker check with respective local safety or to any one pair of + / - speaker approving authority.
CONTROLS DISC CHANGE DISC 1 MINI HIFI SYSTEM STANDBY POWER SAVE IR SENSOR CD 1•2•3 C 1 • 2 • 3 SEARCH•TUNING CLOCK/ PROG TIMER BASS £ ≥ pg 01-29/C85-C83/22-Eng OPEN•CLOSE DISC 2 DISC 3 C H A N G E R DOLBY B NR NEWS/TA BAND...
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Controls on the system and – to select the desired Virtual remote control Environment Control effect : HALL, CLUB, DISCO, CINEMA, CONCERT or 1 STANDBY ON ARCADE. – to switch the system on or to standby 7 CLOCK/TIMER mode. – to view the clock, set the clock or set –...
CONTROLS £ BASS/TREBLE CONTROL – to › DIGIT 0 – 9 adjust BASS/TREBLE level : (numbers consisting of two figures BASS 3 4 (BASS +/-) must be keyed in within 2 seconds) – to increase or decrease the low tone. for CD ...
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To start the demonstration mode ™ After a radio station is found, "EASY SET" will be displayed and followed • Press and hold Ç (on the system only) for 5 seconds when the system is in by "TIME". standby mode. •...
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OPERATING THE SYSTEM DIM 3 - half brightness with Spectrum Sound Control Analyzer Off and all LEDs on the For Optimal sound listening, you can system will be switched off. only select one of the following sound control at a time : PERSONAL, DSC, VEC or BASS/TREBLE.
• Press TREBLE 3 or 4 to select the VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT CONTROL (VEC) high tone level. ™ "TREBLE -X or TREBLE +X" The VEC feature enables you to adjust the system to select a type of environment. will be displayed. 1 Press to select the VEC feature.
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DISC CHANGE DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 MINI HIFI SYSTEM STANDBY POWER SAVE IR SENSOR CD 1•2•3 BAND TAPE 1•2 CDR/DVD C1 • 2 • 3 BAND TUNER TAPE PRESET SEARCH•TUNING STOP•CLEAR PLAY PAUSE PREV SIDE CLOCK/ PROG A. REV RECORD TIMER (HSD)
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3 Press OPEN•CLOSE to close the CD Playing a CD carousel tray. 1 Press PLAYÉ Å to start playback. ™ The disc tray, track number and Selecting a desired track elapsed playing time of the current track appear on the display. Selecting a desired track when •...
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Playing the program Erasing the program 1 Press PLAYÉ Å to start program playback is stopped) • Press Ç. playback. ™ "PLAY PROGRAM" will be ™ "PROGRAM CLEARED" will be displayed. displayed. ™ The track number and elapsed Note: playing time of the current track will –...
MINI HIFI SYSTEM STANDBY POWER SAVE IR SENSOR CD 1•2•3 BAND TAPE 1•2 CDR/DVD C 1 • 2 • 3 BAND TUNER TAPE PRESET SEARCH•TUNING STOP•CLEAR PLAY PAUSE PREV SIDE CLOCK/ PROG A. REV RECORD TIMER (HSD) BASS TREBLE wOOx PLUS TECHNOLOGY LEVEL...
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TUNER Note: Receiving RDS Radio Station – When you press the RDS button and the Ç display shows " NO RDS ", it indicates RDS (Radio Data System) is a broadcasting that either the tuned station is not service that allows FM stations to send transmitting RDS signal or it is a non additional information along with the RDS station.
TUNER – During News bulletin or Traffic Announcement, you can press any available source or Tuner function keys to cancel NEWS/TA function and execute the relevant source mode. – If set is switched to Tuner source, the NEWS/TA function will be cancelled, "...
TAPE MINI HIFI SYSTEM STANDBY POWER SAVE IR SENSOR CD 1•2•3 BAND TAPE 1•2 CDR/DVD C 1 • 2 • 3 BAND TUNER TAPE PRESET SEARCH•TUNING STOP•CLEAR PLAY PAUSE PREV SIDE CLOCK/ PROG A. REV RECORD TIMER (HSD) TREBLE BASS wOOx PLUS TECHNOLOGY...
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3a(for playback on tape deck 2 only) During playback • Press í or ë to select tape side (see • Press and hold à or á until the Tape Side) . desired passage is located. ™ "T1 or T2" with "! ! or @ @" •...
RECORDING MINI HIFI SYSTEM STANDBY POWER SAVE IR SENSOR CD 1•2•3 BAND TAPE 1•2 CDR/DVD C 1 • 2 • 3 BAND TUNER TAPE PRESET SEARCH•TUNING STOP•CLEAR PLAY PAUSE PREV SIDE CLOCK/ PROG A. REV TIMER (HSD) BASS TREBLE wOOx PLUS LEVEL TECHNOLOGY...
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– During high speed dubbing in Tape Dubbing tapes (from tape deck 1 to mode, the sound is reduced to a low tape deck 2) volume. 1 Press TAPE ( TAPE 1•2 ) to select tape – You can listen to another source while deck 2.
CLOCK MINI HIFI SYSTEM STANDBY POWER SAVE IR SENSOR BAND CD 1•2•3 TAPE 1•2 CDR/DVD C1 • 2 • 3 BAND TUNER TAPE PRESET SEARCH•TUNING STOP•CLEAR PLAY PAUSE PREV SIDE CLOCK/ PROG A. REV RECORD TIMER (HSD) BASS TREBLE wOOx PLUS TECHNOLOGY LEVEL...
TIMER 5 Press CLOCK/TIMER to store the start To switch off the TIMER time. • Press TIMER ON/OFF on the remote ™ The timer is now set. control. ™ The remains on the display. ™ The timer is now switched off. TIMER •...
SPECIFICATIONS Specifications AMPLIFIER Output power FW-C85 ... 2 x 240 W MPO / 2 x 120 W RMS FW-C83 ... 2 x 160 W MPO / 2 x 80 W RMS Signal-to-noise ratio ... 75 dBA (IEC) Frequency response ... 40 – 20000 Hz, ± 3 dB Input sensitivity AUX In / CDR/DVD In ...
• After prolonged use, 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 cleaner. Follow the instructions supplied with cleaner. pg 01-29/C85-C83/22-Eng TROUBLESHOOTING “DISC NOT FINALIZED”...
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.