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Docking Entertainment System
DC290B
What’s in the box
TUNER
POWER
OK
SET TIME
MP3 LINK
MENU
PROG
BRIGHTNESS
REP ALM
SLEEP
MUTE
DBB
VOL
DSC
ALM 2
ALM 1
Quick Start Guide
User Manual
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DC290B_37_QSG_V2.0
Quick start guide
Connect
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Setup
2
Enjoy
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User Manual
Quick Start Guide
1
Connect
Connect power
A
Remote control
MP3 link cableMain unit
1 Connect the AC power cord to the wall
outlet.
EN
2
Setup
2
Setup
2
3
Enjoy
2
3
Enjoy
Set time and date
A
1 In standby mode, press and hold SET
TIME/PROG for 2 seconds.
» Hour digits start to blink.
2 Press OK/ to select the 12/24 hour
format.
3 Press / to set the hour.
4 Press SET TIM E/PROG to conrm.
» The minute digits begin to blink.
5 Repeat steps 3-4 to set the minute,
year, month, and day.
Set the alarm timer
B
You can set two alarms which go off at
different time.
1 Ensure that you have set the clock
correctly.
2 Press and hold ALM 1 or ALM 2 for
2 seconds.
» [AL 1] or [AL 2] begin to blink.
3 Press SOURCE on the top panel to
select an alarm sound source: iPod/
iPhone, FM tuner, or buzzer.
4 Press ALM 1 or ALM 2.
» The hour digits begin to blink.
5 Press / repeatedly to set the hour.
6 Press ALM 1 or ALM 2 to conrm.
» The minute digits begin to blink.
7 Repeat steps 5-6 to set the minute.
8 Repeat steps 5-6 to select whether
to ring alarm the whole week, on
weekdays, or at weekend.
9 Repeat steps 5-6 to set the alarm volume.
Tip
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• If you set iPhone/iPod playlist as the sound
source, you must create a playlist in iTunes
called “PHILIPS” and import it to your
iPhone/iPod.
• If no playlist is created in the iPod/iPhone
or there is no song in the playlist, the unit
will wake to songs in the iPod/iPhone.
Activate and deactivate the alarm timer
1 Press ALM 1 or ALM 2 repeatedly to
activate or deactivate the timer.
» If the timer is activated, [ AL 1]
or [ AL2] is displayed.
» If the timer is deactivated, [ AL1]
or [ AL2] disappears.
Repeat alarm
1 When the alarm rings, press
BRIGHTNESS/REP ALM.
» The alarm repeats ringing minutes
later.
Tip
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»You can press / to adjust the interval
to repeat alarm.
Stop alarm ring
1 When the alarm rings, press the
corresponding ALM 1 or ALM 2 .
» The alarm stops but the alarm
settings remain.
A
Play from iPod/iPhone
1 Lift up the iPhone/iPod dock on the
top panel.
2 Place the iPhone/iPod into the dock.
3 Press iPhone/iPod to select iPod/
iPhone source.
» The connected iPod/iPhone
plays automatically.
• To pause/resume play,
press OK/ .
• To skip to a track,
press / .
• To search during play,
press and hold / ,
then release to resume
normal play.
• To go back to the previous
iPod/iPhone menu, press
MENU. To scroll through
the menu, press / .
• To conrm a selection,
press OK/ .
» If no key is pressed for
more than 10 seconds,
OK/ acts back as the
play/pause key.
B
Program and listen to
radio stations
1 In the tuner mode, press and hold
SET TIME/PROG for more than
2 seconds to activate automatic
program mode.
» [AUTO] (auto) is displayed.
» All available stations are
programmed in the order of
waveband reception strength.
» The rst programmed
radio station is broadcast
automatically.
2 Press / to select a preset
number.
Tip
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• Detailed functions and features are
described in the user manual.