Philips AJ300D-37B User Manual

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CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT

REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS

INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

This “bolt of lightning” indicates
uninsulated material within your

unit may cause an electrical
shock. For the safety of everyone in your
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product covering.

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WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire
or electric shock, this apparatus should
not be exposed to rain or moisture, and
objects filled with liquids, such as vases,
should not be placed on this apparatus.

CAUTION: To prevent electric shock,
match wide blade of plug to wide slot,
fully insert.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Clean only with a piece of dry cloth.

materials

Class II equipment symbol

This symbol indicates that the unit has

a double insulation system

PHILIPS LIMITED WARRANTY

WARRANTY COVERAGE:

PHILIPS warranty obligation is limited to the terms set forth
below.

WHO IS COVERED:

Philips warrants the product to the original purchaser or the
person receiving the product as a gift against defects in materi­als and workmanship as based on the date of original purchase
(“Warranty Period”) from an Authorized Dealer. The original
sales receipt showing the product name and the purchase date
from an authorized retailer is considered such proof.

WHAT IS COVERED:

The Philips warranty covers new products if a defect arises and
a valid claim is received by Philips within the Warranty Period.
At its option, Philips will either (1) repair the product at no
charge, using new or refurbished replacement parts, or (2)
exchange the product with a product that is new or which has
been manufactured from new, or serviceable used parts and is
at least functionally equivalent or most comparable to the origi­nal product in Philips current inventory, or (3) refund the origi­nal purchase price of the product.
Philips warrants replacement products or parts provided under
this warranty against defects in materials and workmanship
from the date of the replacement or repair for ninety (90) days
or for the remaining portion of the original product’s warranty,
whichever provides longer coverage for you. When a product
or part is exchanged, any replacement item becomes your
property and the replaced item becomes Philips’ property.
When a refund is given, your product becomes Philips’ proper­ty.

Note: Any product sold and identified as refurbished or
renewed carries a ninety (90) day limited warranty.

Replacement product can only be sent if all warranty
requirements are met. Failure to follow all require­ments can result in delay.

WHAT IS NOT COVERED - EXCLUSIONS AND LIM­ITATIONS:

This Limited Warranty applies only to the new products manu­factured by or for Philips that can be identified by the trade­mark, trade name, or logo affixed to it. This Limited Warranty
does not apply to any non-Philips hardware product or any
software, even if packaged or sold with the product. Non­Philips manufacturers, suppliers, or publishers may provide a
separate warranty for their own products packaged with the
bundled product.

Philips is not liable for any damage to or loss of any programs,
data, or other information stored on any media contained with­in the product, or any non-Philips product or part not covered
by this warranty. Recovery or reinstallation of programs, data
or other information is not covered under this Limited
Warranty.

This warranty gives you specific legal rights. You may have other rights which vary from state/province to state/province.

ONE (1) YEAR

This warranty does not apply (a) to damage caused by accident,
abuse, misuse, misapplication, or non-Philips product, (b) to
damage caused by service performed by anyone other than
Philips or Philips Authorized Service Location, (c) to a product
or a part that has been modified without the written permis­sion of Philips, or (d) if any Philips serial number has been
removed or defaced, or (e) product, accessories or consum­ables sold “AS IS” without warranty of any kind by including
refurbished Philips product sold “AS IS” by some retailers.

This Limited Warranty does not cover:

• Shipping charges to return defective product to Philips.

• Labor charges for installation or setup of the product, adjust­ment of customer controls on the product, and installation
or repair of antenna systems outside of the product.

• Product repair and/or part replacement because of improper
installation, connections to improper voltage supply, abuse,
neglect, misuse, accident, unauthorized repair or other cause
not within the control of Philips.

• Damage or claims for products not being available for use, or
for lost data or lost software.

• Damage occurring to product during shipping.

• A product that requires modification or adaptation to enable
it to operate in any country other than the country for
which it was designed, manufactured, approved and/or
authorized, or repair of products damaged by these modifica­tions.

• A product used for commercial or institutional purposes
(including but not limited to rental purposes).

• Product lost in shipment and no signature verification receipt
can be provided.

• Failure to operate per Owner’s Manual.

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REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS
WARRANTY IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR THE CON­SUMER. PHILIPS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDEN­TAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR BREACH OF
ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY ON THIS PROD­UCT. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICA­BLE LAW, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILI­TY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ON THIS
PRODUCT IS LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION
OF THIS WARRANTY.

Some states do not allow the exclusions or limitation of inci­dental or consequential damages, or allow limitations on how
long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitations or
exclusions may not apply to you.

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3121 233 48801

ENVIROMENTAL INFORMATION

All unnecessary packaging material has been omitted. The packaging can
be easily separated into three materials: cardboard, polystyrene and plas­tic.

Your set consists of materials which can be recycled if disas­sembled by a specialized company. Please observe the local
regulations regarding the disposal of packaging, dead batteries
and old equipment.

Canada

English:

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise
emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference
Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. This Class B
digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Français :

Cet appareil numérique n'émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant
les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de Classe B prescrites
dans le Règlement sur le Brouillage Radioélectrique édicté par le Mi­nistère des Communications du Canada. Cet appareil numérique de la
classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

This product complies with the FCC-Rules, Part 15 and with 21
CFR 1040.10. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and

2. this device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.

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POWER

PRESET VOL

SLEEP

AUX

DOCK

TUNER

6

0

7

MUTE

9

7
5

2

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English

SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES

– 1 X certified AC/DC 18V adapter

(Input: 100-240V ~ 50/60Hz 800mA, Output:18V 1.6A)

– Docking kit

• 1 X Apple iPod dock;1 X Philips GoGear jukebox dock;

• dock adapters (8 adaptors for different iPod types, and 4 adaptors for
different Philips GoGear types)

– 1 X AUX-IN cable

CONTROLS

(See 1)

1

POWER

– switches the system on or to standby mode
– stops active alarm for 24 hours
– deactivates the sleep function

2

¡1 / 2™

– adjust clock/alarm time
– selects previous/next tracks in the dock mode
– fast searches forward/backward in the dock mode (only available to iPod)

3

PRESET 1-5

– stores, recalls and shows radio station

4

SLEEP

– activates the sleep function
–

deactivates the sleep function

5

DOCK

– selects dock mode

6

TUNER/ AUX

– selects radio mode (FM only)
– selects AUX mode

7

2;

– starts/pauses playback in the dock mode

8

VOL+/-

–

adjusts the sound level

9

MUTE

– switches playback sound off and on.

0

DISPLAY

–

shows clock/alarm times and status of the set

!

Dock connector (30 pins)

–

connects iPod/Philips GoGear player

@

ALM 2

–

activates/confirm alarm 2 time setting

– displays alarm 2 time
– switches off alarm 2 time

#

REPEAT

ALARM /

BRIGHTNESS CONTROL

– switches off the alarm for a 9 minute period
– changes the brightness of the display illumination

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POWER jack

–

socket for AC/DC 18V adapter

%

Pigtail – improves FM reception

^

ALM

1

–

activates/confirm alarm 1 time setting

– displays alarm 1 time
– switches off alarm 1 time

&

TIME SET

– activates/confirm clock time/date setting

*

(Wake-up mode) DOCK•BUZZER •RADIO

– selects alarm mode: dock, buzzer or radio

(

AUX IN jack (3.5 mm)

–

connects to external audio source

)

RESET

– press if the set / display does not react to operation of any button

POWER SUPPLY

Mains adapter

1

Connect the mains adapter to the set's DC 18V socket and to the power socket.

Helpful hints: To avoid damage to the set, use only the adapter supplied!

The type plate is located on the bottom of the set.

Remote control
Important!

• Before using the remote control, remove the insulation plastic tab as
shown in the figure.

• If the remote control does not function correctly or the operating

range is reduced, replace the battery with a new (CR2025) type
battery.

1.

Pull the battery tray out as shown in the figure.

2.

Replace a new battery according to polarity indication, and fully insert the
battery tray back to the original position.

- Battery contain chemical substances, so they should be disposed of

properly.

- Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply. See

www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate.

SELF-POWERED BACK-UP

The self-powered back-up conveniently allows your preset stations, alarm and clock
time settings to be stored for up to 10 minutes when there is a power interruption
e.g. AC power failure. The complete clock radio and backlight illumination will be
switched off.

If power supply returns after 10 minutes and the display shows:

• clock time blinking - indicates you need to re-adjust the clock time.

CAUTION
High voltage! Do not open.You run the risk of getting an electric
shock. The machine does not contain any user-serviceable parts.
Modification of the product could result in hazardous radiation of
EMC or other unsafe operation.

2

3

1

BASIC OPERATION.

Switching on the system

• Press POWER.

™

The system will switch to the last selected source.

• Press TUNER/AUX or DOCK.

™

The system will switch to the selected source.

Switching the system to standby mode

• In any source mode, press POWER.

Switching off the volume temporarily
Press MUTE on the remote control to stop sound play-back instantly.

™

Playback will continue without sound and the display shows MUTE .

• To start sound playback you can:
– press MUTE again;
– adjust the volume controls;
– change source.

Illumination brightness
Press REPEAT

ALARM /

BRIGHTNESS CONTROL once or more.

•

The brightness of the display can be adjusted:

Bright

➟ Low ➟ Off ➟ Bright

.

SETTING THE CLOCK AND DATE

1. In any mode, press and hold TIME SET until clock digits flashes.

2.

Press2;to select 12 Hours/ 24 Hours mode.

3.

Hold down or press ¡1 / 2™ repeatedly to set and adjust the hours.

4. Press TIME SET

to confirm.

™

The clock digits for the minutes flash.

5.

Repeat the steps 3 - 4 until you complete all the other settings for minutes,
year, month and days.

TUNER

1

Press

TUNER/AUX

once to switch on the radio (FM only).

™

Display shows the radio frequency of the last selected waveband. Your pre­set station is also shown if you are listening to a preset.

(

See 2

)

2

Adjust the sound using VOL+/-

.

3 To select preset stations, press the respective PRESET button (1-5) once or repeatedly.

TUNING TO RADIO STATIONS

1 Press and hold

¡1 / 2™

until the frequency in the display starts changing.

™Display shows “Scrh” during automatic tuning.
™After the system tunes to a station of sufficient reception, display shows its

frequency.

• To tune to a weak station, press

¡1 / 2™

briefly and repeatedly until an

optimal reception is found.

To improve reception (FM):

Extend and position the pigtail fully to obtain optimum reception.

STORING AND USING PRESET STATIONS

You can store up to 5 FM radio stations in the memory.

1 Tune to your desired station (see TUNING TO RADIO STATIONS).
2 To store a preset, hold down briefly on a PRESET button 1-5 until you hear a dou-

ble beep.

™

Display shows the preset number of your station.

3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to store your other stations.

• You can overwrite a preset station by storing another frequency in its place.

4

Press a

PRESET button 1-5 (or PRESET 4 / 3 on the remote control) to listen to

a preset station.

USING THE ALARM

GENERAL

Two different alarm times can be set. This can be useful when you need to be
woken up at a different time e.g. during the week and at the weekend, and you
can set different wake-up modes:

• tuner mode.

• buzzer mode. The gentle wake buzzer alarm increases its beep tone frequency
within seconds.

• dock mode (only available to iPod player)

SETTING THE ALARM TIME

(See 3)

1 In any mode, press and hold ALM1 or ALM2 for two seconds.

™

ALM1/ALM2

icon and the hour digits flash. And the icon for the current

alarm mode also flashes.

2

Hold down or press ¡1 / 2™ repeatedly to set and adjust the hours.

3 Press ALM1 or ALM2

to confirm.

™

ALM1/ALM2

icon and the minutes digits flash. And the icon for the cur-

rent alarm mode also flashes.

4

Hold down or press ¡1 / 2™ repeatedly to set and adjust the mintues.

5 Press ALM1 or ALM2

to confirm.

SETTING THE ALARM MODE

1 Press POWER to switch to standby mode.
2

Select your choice of alarm mode: either docked player

(only available to iPod),

buzzer, or radio by using the DOCK•BUZZER •RADIO slider.

•

At the set alarm time, the docked player

(only available to iPod)

or radio or

buzzer will switch on automatically.

Helpful hints:

–

If you have selected RADIO alarm mode, make sure you have properly tuned to a
station before turning off the set.

–

If you have selected DOCK alarm mode (only available to iPod), make sure you have
docked the compatible player, or the buzzer mode will be selected automatically.

–

To check the alarm time setting for ALM1 or ALM2, press ALM1 or ALM2.

SWITCHING OFF THE ALARM

There are three ways of switching off the alarm. Unless you cancel the alarm
completely, the 24-hour ALARM RESET will be automatically selected after 59
minutes from the time your alarm first goes off.

24 HOUR ALARM RESET

If you want the alarm mode to be stopped immediately but also wish to retain
the same alarm setting for the following day:

•

Press

POWER

.

REPEAT ALARM

This repeats your alarm call at 9 minute intervals.

•

During the alarm call, press REPEAT

ALARM /

BRIGHTNESS CONTROL

..

™

Display shows

ALM1orALM2

flashing during a repeat alarm.

•

Repeat if desired (up to a maximum of 6 times).

CANCELING THE ALARM COMPLETELY

•

Press

ALM

1 or

ALM

2 button once or more until

ALM1orALM2

disappears.

DOCK (See 4)

By connecting the iPod/Philips GoGear to your AJ300D, you can listen to the
sound of the docked player through the powerful speakers of the Hi-Fi system.

Important!

• AJ300D comes with two dock types. Use the designated dock type, as

indicated on the top panel of the dock supplied, to work with either
Apple iPod or Philips GoGear.

COMPATIBLE PORTABLE PLAYER

•

Most Apple iPod models with 30-pin dock connector as follows:
20GB, 40GB, 20/30GB photo, 40/60GB photo, 30GB video, 60GB video, mini
and nano.

• Philips GoGear players with dock connectors as follows:

- HDD1420, HDD1620, HDD1630, HDD1635;

- HDD1820, HDD1830, HDD1835;

- HDD1840, 1850;

- HDD6320, HDD6330

- SA9100, SA9200

CHANGING THE DOCK

Set from the factory manufacture, the supplied Apple iPod dock is already fixed
to the AJ300D. To change the dock for Philips or iPod, do the following:

1

Push the dock switch located near the dock connector to .

2

Take the dock out.

3 Correctly

place the suitable dock in. Then firmly hold down the dock, and

simultaneously push the dock switch back to position.

DOCK ADAPTERS

Before plugging your player in the dock, snap the suitable dock adaptor into the
dock to provide a snug fit for the player to be docked.

Selecting the correct dock adaptor

• For the iPod dock, 8 dock adaptors of different type, as indicated at the back of
the adaptor, are included to fit the following iPod:
20GB, 40GB, 20/30GB photo, 40/60GB photo, 30GB video, 60GB video, mini
and nano.

• For the Philips GoGear dock, 4 dock adaptors of different type are included.
Each adaptor is marked a number from “1” to “4” at its back. These numbers
indicate the fit Philips GoGear players as follows:
“1” = HDD6320/6330
“2” = HDD1420/1620/1630/1635/1820/1830/1835
“3” = HDD1840/1850
“4” = SA9100/SA9200

PLAYING iPod/PHILIPS GoGear USING AJ300D

1

Snap the compatible iPod/GoGear into the dock connector.

2

Press DOCK to switch on the dock mode.

•

Make sure that you have powered on Philips GoGear before selecting DOCK
source.

™

On the AJ300D’s display, “GoGear” is displayed when GoGear player is
connected, or “iPod” is displayed when iPod is connected.

3 For iPod,

the connected player will play automatically.

•

For Philips GoGear, press 2;to start playback.

Notes:
–

By using the buttons ( 2;, ¡1 , 2™ and VOLUME ) on the AJ300D and its
remote control, the following disc playback features are available: Play/Pause,
selecting next/previous track, fast forwarding/rewinding (only available to Apple

iPod) and changing volume.

–

The buttons ( 2;, ¡1 , 2™ and VOLUME ) on the AJ300D and its remote control
can work only with playback of the audio contents stored on the docked player.

SLEEP

This set has a built-in sleep timer, which enables the radio to be automatically
switched off after a set period of time. There are four sleep time options.

Setting and switching off SLEEP

1

Set your timer by pressing

SLEEP

repeatedly until the desired timer option

appears.

™

Selections are follows (time in minute):

120=90=60=30=15=OFF=120

2

The set will turn off automatically at the selected time.

3

To cancel sleep, press either:
–

POWER

–

SLEEP

once or more until

SLEEP

disappears from the display.

Reset

Should your set receive external interference e.g. static electricity from carpets, thun­derstorms, etc. RESET allows you to clear all previous settings and start up again.

• Use a ballpoint pen to press the RESET hole found on the bottom of the set.

CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL DEVICE

You can listen to the sound of the connected external device through your
AJ300D’s speakers.

1

Press

TUNER/AUX

twice to select AUX mode.

2

Use the supplied AUX-IN cable to connect AJ300D’s AUX IN jack to an
AUDIO OUT or headphone jack on an external equipment (such as CD player,
or VCR).

MAINTENANCE & SAFETY

•

Install the unit near the AC outlet and where the AC power plug can be easily
reached.

•

The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing.

•

Do not expose the set to humidity, rain, sand or excessive heat caused by
heating equipment or direct sunlight.

•

To clean your set, use a soft damp cloth or chamois leather. Do not use clean­ing products, which contain benzene, thinner, etc. as these may harm the
housing.

TROUBLESHOOTING

If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below before taking the set for repair.
If you are unable to remedy a problem by following these hints, consult your dealer or
service centre.

WARNING: Under no circumstances should you try to repair the set yourself, as this

will invalidate the guarantee. Do not open the set as there is a risk of
electric shock!

No sound

– Volume not adjusted

• Adjust the volume

– The set is muted.

• Press”MUTE” on the remote control to active playback sound.

Display error / no reaction to any controls

– Electrical malfunction

•

Press the RESET hole on the bottom of the set with a ball-pen.

Intermittent crackling sound during FM reception

– Weak signal

•

Extend and position the pigtail aerial

The alarm does not function

–

Alarm time/ mode not set

• See SETTING THE ALARM (Dock mode is only available to iPod.)

– Volume too low for radio

• Increase the volume

Dock operation

–

The menu navigation or photo playback of the docked player cannot be car­ried out through the buttons on AJ300D or its remote control.

• The buttons on AJ300D and its remote control can control playback of audio con-

tents only. To navigate the menu, use the controls on the docked player.

–

Some buttons on AJ300D and its remote control have no function.

• The buttons ( 2; , ¡1, 2™ and VOLUME ) function only. For Philips GoGear, fast

forwarding/rewinding is not available.

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