User manual PHILIPS AE5900

[. . . ] To fully benifit from the support that Philips offers, register your product at 5 mm stereo headphone socket Helpful hints: The speakers will be muted when headphones are connected to the set. @ DC jack ­ inlet for power cord # AUX IN ­ inlet for external sound source TUNING +/­ has not any auto search station function. ­ in DAB mode, selects DAB stations or selects menu options ­ in FM mode, fine tunes a station or selects menu options SOURCE ­ selects DAB (on Band 3 ), FM or AUX IN mode 2 2 ­ switches on/off the standby mode 3 SCAN DAB: ­ outside UK: press briefly SCAN to perform a search of wider range (full scan) for DAB stations. ­ in UK: press and hold SCAN for more than 2 seconds to perform a local search for DAB stations. [. . . ] The position of the rectangle indicates the degree of signal strength (The further towards the right, the greater the signal strength. CLOCK lets you enter time and alarm setting options: 1 2 3 4 In DAB/FM/AUX IN mode, press MENU to enter menu options. Set alarm Make sure you have correctly set the time before you set the alarm. Helpful hints: ­ In FM/AUX IN mode, when you press MENU there are only two options: Clock and Sw version. In addition to antenna orienting for better radio reception, the optimum reception can also be obtained by using this feature. Display shows a channel and its frequency. The second line of the display shows the selected channel and its frequency. The first line of the display shows a rectangle. When the alarm is switched off, OFF appears. sNOOZE Make sure you have correctly set the time and alarm. In "Snooze" mode, press 1 / 2 to enter options: 5 minutes-> 10 minutes- > 15 minutes- >20 minutes- > off 2 Press SELECT to confirm the setting. the alarm repeats at the selected time. SLEEP In "SLEEP" mode, press 1 / 2 to enter options: 15 minutes-> 30 minutes-> 45 minutes-> 60 minutes-> off Press SELECT to confirm the setting. Helpful hints: If there is no power supply for more than 3 to 5 minutes, all the time settings are cleared. At the selected time, alarm rings for 5 minutes unless you interrupt it by pressing TIMER. For example, a station broadcasting popular music may have a high level of compensation applied since the emphasis is on a constant high listening level, whereas a station broadcasting classical music will have little or no compensation as the listener requires all of the highs and lows in the music to define the detail. Helpful hints: ­ In DAB mode, before you set clock, make sure you have set "Auto-set clock" option as "NO". The current DRC level will be displayed on the first line. You should be able to hear the difference in compression immediately. 1 In FM mode, press SCAN until frequency number starts running. The radio will auto tune to a station of strong signal strength, and search will stop. To tune to a weak station, press 1 / 2 until an optimum reception is found. [. . . ] Be sure to observe the following guidelines when using your headphones. listen at reasonable volumes for reasonable periods of time. Be careful not to adjust the volume as your hearing adapts. Do not turn up the volume so high that you can't hear what's around you. [. . . ]