Contents 1 Important Safety Notice 2 Your car audio system Introduction What’s in the box Overview of the main unit Overview of the remote control 3 Get started Install the car audio Install remote control battery Turn on Set clock 4 Listen to radio Tune to a radio station Store radio stations in memory...
1 Important Safety • Read and understand all instructions before you use your apparatus. If damage is caused by failure to follow instructions, the warranty does not apply. • This apparatus is designed for negative ground (earth) 12 V DC operation only. •...
2 Your car audio system Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to Philips! To fully benefi t from the support that Philips offers, register your product at www.philips.com/welcome. Introduction With the in-car audio system, you can enjoy your drive while you listen to: •...
Overview of the main unit • Select tuner band. • Select MP3/WMA folder. • Scroll up or down menu. • Select RDS program type. b DBB • Turn on or off Dynamic Bass Boost (DBB) sound. c SOURCE • Select audio source. p o n m l /MUTE •...
• Return to previous menu. • Stop search. • Disable screen blackout. g Display panel • Unlock the panel i USB socket j External device socket • Select preset station no. 6 • Select preset station no. 5 m SHUF, 4 •...
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f SEARCH • Store radio stations automatically. • Search a track or folder. g DISP • Display radio frequency and clock. • Display track, elapsed time, artist, album, title, folder, fi le and clock. • Select preset station no. 6. •...
Always follow the instructions in this chapter in sequence. If you contact Philips, you will be asked for the model and serial number of your apparatus. The model number and serial number are on the bottom of your apparatus. Write the numbers here: Model No.
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Connection: for cars with ISO connectors Caution • Ensure that all loose leads are insulated with electrical tape. Pull out the ISO connectors from car dashboard and connect them to the bigger end of the supplied standard connector. Connect the other end of the supplied standard connector to the unit.
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A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 Connector Connect to REAR LINE Rear right OUT R speaker REAR LINE Rear left speaker OUT L SUB OUT Subwoofer ANTENNA Antenna Cut off the bigger end of the supplied standard connector.
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Mount in the dashboard If the car does not have an on-board drive or navigation computer, disconnect the negative terminal of the car battery. • If you disconnect the car battery in a car that has an on-board drive or navigation computer, the computer may lose its memory.
Slide the unit into the dashboard until you hear a click sound. Reconnect the negative terminal of the car battery. Attach the front panel Attach the trim plate. Insert the right side of the panel in the chassis until it is correctly engaged. Press the left side of the panel and point the left hole at the left pillar.
4 Listen to radio Tune to a radio station Press SOURCE repeatedly to select Tuner. Press to select band: [FM1], [FM2], [FM3], [AM1], or [AM2] . Press to tune to a radio station manually. » The radio station is broadcast. »...
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Turn to select [ RDS ON]: » [RDS] is displayed. • To turn off the RDS function, repeat steps above and choose [RDS OFF]. Select program type Before tuning to RDS stations, you can select program type and let the unit search only for programs of the selected category.
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Select alternate frequencies If the radio signal come from the current station is poor, you can turn on the AF (Alternate Frequency) function to let the unit searches for another station with stronger signal but with the same program identifi cation as the current station automatically.
5 Play audio files Note • Ensure that the disc or device contains playable fi les. Play a disc Note • You cannot play CDs encoded with copyright protection technologies. You can play commercially available audio CDs and these discs: •...
Insert the USB device into the USB socket. » The unit starts playing from the USB device automatically. Remove the USB device Press to turn off the unit. Remove the USB device. Insert a card Note • This unit supports SD, SDHC, and MMC cards. Press to release the panel.
Intro play You can play the fi rst 10 seconds of each track. During play, press INTRO, 2 to select: • [INT ON] : After the fi rst 10 seconds of each track have been played, play stops. • [INT OFF] : Cancel intro play and start normal play.
6 Adjust sound Adjust volume Turn clockwise/anticlockwise to increase/decrease volume. Mute You can turn off the sound of your audio. During play, press MUTE . • To turn the sound back on, press MUTE again. Turn Dynamic Bass Boost (DBB) on/off Press DBB for 3 seconds, the current setting is displayed: »...
7 Adjust system settings Select blackout setting You can set the screen to turn off automatically after the unit is idle for 10 or 20 seconds. Press MENU/DISP for 3 seconds. Turn to select a setting: • [BKO 10 S] : Turn off the screen automatically 10 seconds after last operation.
Turn beep sound on/off Each time you press a button, the unit beeps. You can turn off/on this beep sound. Press MENU/DISP for3 seconds. Press repeatedly to until [BEEP ON] or [BEEP OFF] is displayed. Rotate to select a setting: •...
B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 FUSE 15A Note • If the new fuse gets damaged again, there may be an internal malfunction. Consult your Philips dealer. Remove the unit You can remove the unit from the dashboard. Detach the front panel.
9 Product information Note • Product information is subject to change without prior notice. Power supply 12 V DC (11 V - 16 V), negative ground Fuse 15 A Suitable speaker 4 - 8 impedance Maximum power 50 W x 4 channels output Continuous power 24 W x 4 channels...
If you encounter problems when using this apparatus, check the following points before requesting service. If the problem remains unsolved, go to the Philips web site (www. philips.com/support). When you contact Philips, ensure that your apparatus is nearby and the model number and serial number are available.
11 Glossary MultimediaCard. A type of memory card with a fl ash memory. A fi le format with a sound data compression system. MP3 is the abbreviation of Motion Picture Experts Group 1 (or MPEG-1) Audio Layer 3. With the MP3 format, one CD-R or CD-RW can contain about 10 times more data than a regular CD.