Philips az1308-37b User Manual
Digital Tuner
Digital tuner
Tuning to radio stations
1
Push the source selector to TUNER.
➜ t
➜ t
tu
u is displayed briefly, then the radio sta-
tion frequency, waveband and, if pro-
grammed, a preset number are shown.
(See
grammed, a preset number are shown.
(See
2)
2
Push BAND to FM or AM to select
desired waveband
desired waveband
.
3
Press and hold TUNING
∞ or § until the
frequency in the display starts running.
➜ The radio automatically tunes to a station
➜ The radio automatically tunes to a station
of sufficient reception. Display shows
S
S
Sr
rc
ch
h during automatic tuning.
4
Repeat step 3 if necessary until you find the
desired station.
desired station.
•
To tune to a weak station, press TUNING
∞ or § briefly and repeatedly until you have
found optimal reception.
∞ or § briefly and repeatedly until you have
found optimal reception.
To improve radio reception:
•
For FM
, extend, incline and turn the tele-
scopic antenna. Reduce its length if the signal
is too strong.
is too strong.
•
For AM
, the set uses a built-in aerial. Direct
this aerial by turning the whole set.
Programming radio stations
You can store up to a total of 20 radio sta-
tions in the memory (10 FM and 10 AM),
manually or automatically (Auto store).
You can store up to a total of 20 radio sta-
tions in the memory (10 FM and 10 AM),
manually or automatically (Auto store).
Manual programming
1
Tune to your desired station (see Tuning to
radio stations).
radio stations).
2
Press PROG to activate programming
.
➜ Display: PROG flashes.
3
Press ALB/PRE +/- once or more to allo-
cate a number from 1 to 10.
cate a number from 1 to 10.
4
Press PROG to confirm.
5
Repeat steps 1-4 to store other stations.
Helpful hints:
–
You can erase a preset station by storing
another frequency in its place.
another frequency in its place.
Autostore
Autostore automatically starts programming
radio stations from preset 1. Any previous
presets e.g. manually programmed will be
erased.
Autostore automatically starts programming
radio stations from preset 1. Any previous
presets e.g. manually programmed will be
erased.
1
Push BAND to FM or AM to select
desired waveband
desired waveband
.
2
Press PROG until
A
Au
ut
tO
O displays and flashes.
➜ Available stations are programmed (AM
or FM). After all stations are stored, the
first autostore preset station will then
automatically play.
first autostore preset station will then
automatically play.
To listen to a preset or autostore sta-
tion
Press the ALB/PRE +/- buttons once or
more until the desired preset station is dis-
played.
tion
Press the ALB/PRE +/- buttons once or
more until the desired preset station is dis-
played.
CD/MP3 Player
About MP3
The music compression technology MP3
(MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) significantly reduce
the digital data of an audio CD while main-
taining CD quality sound.
•
Getting MP3 files: you can either down-
load legal music files from the internet to
your computer hard disc, or create such files
by converting audio CD files in your comput-
er through appropriate encoder software.
(128kbps bit rate or higher is recommended
for MP3 files.)
•
Creating a MP3 CD: burn the music files
from your computer hard disc on a CDR or
CDRW using your CD burner.
Helpful hints:
–
Make sure that the file names of the MP3 files
end with .mp3.
end with .mp3.
–
Total number of music files and albums: around
350 (with a typical file name length of 20 char-
acters)
350 (with a typical file name length of 20 char-
acters)
–
The length of file names affects the number of
tracks for playback. With shorter file names,
more files can be burned on a disc.
tracks for playback. With shorter file names,
more files can be burned on a disc.
Playing a disc
•
This CD player plays Audio Discs including
CD-R/CD-RW and MP3-CD. Do not try to
play a CD-ROM, CD-I, CDV, VCD, DVD or
computer CD.
IMPORTANT!
•
CDs encoded with copyright protection
technologies by some record companies may
be unplayable by this product.
1
Adjust the Source selector to CD/MP3.
2
Open the CD door, and inser t a CD/MP3
with the printed side facing up, then press
the CD door gently to close.
➜ Display shows flashing r
with the printed side facing up, then press
the CD door gently to close.
➜ Display shows flashing r
rE
EA
Ad
d, indicating
the disc reading, then the total track num-
ber and playing time. “CD” is also display
(See
ber and playing time. “CD” is also display
(See
3).
➜ For MP3: “MP3” and the total album
number are also displayed (See
4).
3
Press
2; to start playback.
➜ Display shows current track number and
the elapsed time of the track.
4
To pause playback, press
2;.
➜ Display:The elapsed playing time flashes.
5
To resume, press
2; again.
6
To stop CD playback, press
9.
Helpful hints:
CD play will also stop when:
CD play will also stop when:
–
you open the CD door;
–
you select TUNER or OFF;
–
the CD has reached the end.
Selecting a different track
•
Press TUNING
∞/ § once or repeatedly
until the desired track number appears in the
display.
display.
For MP3: First press ALB/PRE +/- once or
more to find your album.
•
In the pause/stop position,
press
2; to start
playback.
Finding a passage within a
track
track
1
During playback, press and hold TUNING
∞/ §.
∞/ §.
➜ The CD/MP3 is played at high speed and
with reduced volume.