Philips DC315 37 User Manual

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Docking Entertainment System

DC315

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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.

The set 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.

L’appareil est conforme à la réglementation FCC, section 15, et
à la norme 21 CFR 1040.10. Son utilisation est soumise à deux
conditions :

1. L’appareil ne doit pas provoquer d’interférences nuisibles, et

2. L’appareil doit supporter les interférences reçues, y compris les

interférences empêchant son fonctionnement correct.

EN

1 Important

Safety

Important Safety Instructions

a Read these instructions.
b Keep these instructions.
c Heed all warnings.
d Follow all instructions.
e Do not use t his apparatus near water.
f Clean only with dry cloth.
g Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance

with the manufacturer’s instructions.

h Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat

registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including ampliers)

that produce he at.

i Do not defeat the safety purpose of

the polarized or grounding-type plug. A
polarized plug has t wo blades wit h one
wider than the other. A grounding type
plug has two blades and a third grounding
prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for

your safety. If the provided plug does not t into your outlet,

consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet .

j Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched,

particularly at plugs, convenience recept acles, and the point
where they exit from the apparatus.

k Only use attachments/accessories specied by the

manufacturer.

l Use only with the car t, stand , tripod, bracket, or

table specied by the manufacturer or sold wit h the

appar atus . When a cart is used, use caution when
moving the car t/apparatus combination to avoid
injury from tip-over.

m Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when

unused for long periods of time.

n Refer all servicing to qualied service personnel. Ser vicing is

required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way,
such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has
been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the
appar atus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not
operate normally, or has bee n dropped.

o Apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing.
p Do not place any sources of danger on the apparatus (e.g.

liquid lled objects, lighted c andles).

q This product may contain lead and mercury. Disposal of

these materials may be regulated due to environmental
considerations. For disposal or recycling information, please
contact your local authorities or the Electronic Industries
Alliance: w ww.eiae.org.

r Where the MAI NS plug or an appliance coupler is used as

the disconnect device, the disconnect device shall remain
readily oper able .

Warning

Never r emove the ca sing of this appar atus . •
Never l ubr icate any par t of this apparatu s. •
Never p lace this apparatus on other electrical equipment. •

Keep this apparatus away from direc t sunlight, naked ames or heat. •

Ensur e that you alw ays have easy a ccess to the power cord, plug or •
adaptor to disconnect the apparatus from the power.

Notice

This product complies with the radio inter ference
requirement s of the European Community.
This product complies with the requir ements of the
following directives and guidelines: 2004/108/EC +
2006/95/EC

Any changes or modications made to this device that are not

expressly appr oved by Philips Consumer Lifestyle may void the user’s
authority to operate the equipment.

Recycling the product

Your product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials
and components, which can be recycled and reused.

Never dispose of your product with other household waste. Please
inform yourself about the local rules on the separate collection of
electrical and electronic products and batteries. The correct disposal of
these products helps prevent potentially negative consequences on the
environment and human health.
Please visit www.r ecycle.philips.com for additional information on a
recycling center in your area.

Environmental information

All unnecessar y pack aging has been omitted. We have tried to make
the packaging easy to separate into three materials: cardboard (box),
polysty rene foam (buffer) and polyethylene (bags, protective foam
sheet.)
Your system consist s of materials which can be rec ycled and reused
if disassembled by a specialized company. Plea se observe the local
regulations regarding the disposal of packaging materials, exhausted
batteries and old equipment.

2 Your Docking Entertainment

System

Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to Philips! To fully

benet from the support that Philips offers, register your product at

www.philips.com/welcome.

Introduction

With this unit, you can enjoy audio from the iPod, iPhone, other audio
devices, or the radio.
The radio, iPod, or iPhone can be set as the alarm timer. You can set two
alarm timers to go off at different times.

What’s in the box

Check and identify the contents of your package:

Main unit•
Power cord•
1 x AC adaptor•
1 x MP3 link cable•
User manual•
Quick s tart guide•

Overview of the main unit (See 1)

a REPE AT ALARM/BRIGHTNESS CONTROL

b ALM 1/ALM 2

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d SOURCE

e VOL +/-

f Adjuster

g iPod/i Phone dock

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i POWER

j TUNING +/-

k TIME SET/AUTO SCAN

Repeat the alarm.•
Adjus t the display brightness.•

Set the alar m timer.•
Turn off the alarm tone.•

Star t or pause iPod/iPhone play.•

Select a source: iPod/iPhone, FM tuner or MP3 link.•

Adjus t volume.•

Adjus t the mechanism to t dif ferent iPod/iPhone.•

Load an iPod/iPhone.•

/ /PRESET +/-

Skip to the previous/next audio le.•
Search within an audio le.•

Select a preset r adio station .•
Adjus t time.•

Turn on the unit or switch to standby mode.•

Tune to a radio st ation.•
Adjus t time.•

Set the clock .•

Program r adio stations.•

l SLEEP

m Display panel

Set the sleep time r.•

Show curre nt st atus.•

3 Get started

Caution

Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than •
here in may result in hazard ous radiat ion exposure or other unsafe op era tion.

Always follow the instructions in this chapter in sequence.
If you contact Philips, you will be asked for the model and serial number
of this apparatus. The model number and serial number are on the
bottom of the apparatus. Write the numbers here:
Model No. __________________________
Serial No. ___________________________

Connect power

Caution

Risk of product damage! Ensure th at the p ower voltage corresponds •
to the voltage pri nted on the back or underside of t he appara tus.

•

Risk of elec tric shock! When you u nplug the AC adaptor, always pull
the plug from the socket. Never pull the cord .

•

Befor e connecting the AC adaptor, ensure you have completed all
other connections.

Note

The type plate is located on the bottom of the main unit. •

1 Prepare the AC power adaptor.

2 Connect one end of the AC adaptor to the DC IN socket on

the main unit.

3 Connect the other end of t he AC adaptor to the wall outlet.

Set time and date

1 In standby mode, press and hold TIME SET/AUTO SCAN for 2

seconds.

The hour digits are displayed and begin to blink. »

2 Press TUNING +/- to set the hour.
3 Press TIME SET/AUTO SCAN to conrm.

The minute digits are displayed and begin to blink. »

4 Repeat steps 2-3 to set the minute, year, month, day and 12/24 hour

format.

Turn on

1 Press POWER.

Switch to standby

1 Press POWER again to switch t he unit to standby mode.

The unit switches to the last selected source. »

The time and date (if set) appear on the display panel. »

Tip

After being idled for 15 minutes in standby mode, the scr een turns •
dim automatically.

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To light up th e screen, press any button .

Adjust volume

1 During play, pr ess VOL +/- to increase/decrease the volume.

4 Play

Play from iPod/iPhone

You can enjoy audio from iPod/iPhone through this unit.

Compatible iPod/iPhone

Apple iPod and iPhone models with a 30 -pin dock connec tor :

iPod classic, iPod touch, iPod nano, iPod 5th gener ation (video), •
iPod with color display, iPod mini.
iPhone, iPhone 3G.•

Load the iPod/iPhone

1 Place the iPod/iPhone in the dock.

2 Turn the adjuster to  t the iPod/iPhone.

Remove the iPod/iPhone

1 Pull the iPod/iPhone out of the dock.

Listen to the iPod/iPhone

1 Ensur e that the iPod/iPhone is loaded correctly.
2 Press SOURCE repeatedly to select iPod/iPhone source .

The connected iPod/iPhone plays automatically. »

To pause/resume play, press •
To skip to a tr ack , press •
To search during play, press and hold •
release to r esume normal play.

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Charge the iPod/iPhone

When t he unit is connected to power, the docked iPod/iPhone begins to
charge.

Play from an external device

You can also listen to an external audio device through this unit.

1 Press SOURCE repeatedly to select MP3 link source .
2 Connect the supplied M P3 link cable to:

the • MP3 LINK jack (3.5mm) on the back of the uni t.
the headphone jack on an ex ternal device.•

3 Star t to play the device (see the device user manual).

5 Listen to radio

Note

Only FM radio rece ptio n is available on this unit. •

Tune to a radio station

Tip

Position the antenna as f ar as possib le from TV, VCR o r othe r •
radi atio n sour ce.

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For opt imal r eception, fully extend and adju st th e position of the
antenna.

1 Press SOURCE repeatedly to select FM tuner.

2 Press and hold TUNING +/- for more t han 2 seconds .

[Srch] (search) is displayed. »
The radio tunes to a station with strong reception automatically. »

3 Repeat ste p 2 to tune to more stations.

To tune to a weak s tation, press • TUNING +/- repeatedly
until you nd optimal reception.

Program radio stations automatically

You can program a maximum of 20 preset radio stations.

1 In the tuner mode, press and hold TIME SET/AUTO SC AN for

more than 2 seconds to activate automatic program mode.

[AUTO] (auto) is displayed and begins to blink. »
All available stations are programmed in the order of »

waveband reception strength.
The rst programmed radio station is broadcast automatically. »

Program radio stations manually

You can program a maximum of 20 preset radio stations.

1 Tune to a radio st ation.
2 Press TIME SET/AUTO SCAN to ac tivate the program mode.
3 Press PRES ET +/- to selec t a number.
4 Press TIME SET/AUTO SCAN to conrm.

5 Repeat the above steps to progr am other stations.

The preset number and the frequency of the preset station »
are displayed.

Note

To overwrite a programmed station, s tore another stati on in its place. •

Select a preset radio station

1 Press PRES ET +/- to selec t a preset number.

6 Other features

Set the alarm timer

You can set two alarms which go off at different time.

1 Ensur e that you have set the clock cor rectly.
2 Press and hold ALM 1 or ALM 2 for 2 seconds.

»

or and hour digits begin to blink.

3 Press TUNING +/- repeatedly to set the hour.
4 Press ALM 1 or ALM 2 to conrm.

»

or and minute digits begin to blink.

5 Repeat ste ps 3- 4 to set the minute.
6 Repeat ste ps 3- 4 to select whether to r ing alarm on weekdays

or at wee kend .

7 Repeat ste ps 3- 4 to select an alarm sound source.
8 Repeat ste ps 3- 4 to set the alarm volume .

Activate and deactivate the alarm timer

1 Press ALM 1 or ALM 2 repeatedly to activate or deac tivate the

ti me r.

If the timer is activated, »

or is displayed.

If the timer is deactivated, » or disappears.

Repeat alarm

1 When t he alarm rings , press REPEAT ALARM/BRIGHTNESS

CONTRO L.

The alarm repeats ringing minutes later. »

Tip

You can pre ss • TUNING+/- to adjus t inte rv al to repeat alar m.

Stop alarm ring

1 When the alarm r ings, press the corresponding ALM 1 or ALM

2.

The alarm stops but the alarm settings remain. »

View the alarm settings

1 Press ALM 1 or ALM 2.

Set the sleep timer

This unit can switch to standby automatically after a set period of time.

1 Press SLEEP repeatedly to select a set period of time (in minutes).

When the sleep timer is activated, the display shows »

Tip

When s leep mode is a cti vate d, output volume decr eases gradually. •

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To deactivate sleep timer

1 Press SLEEP repeatedly until [SLP OFF] (SLP off ) is displayed.

When the sleep timer is deactivated, »
display.

disappears on the

Adjust display brightness

1 Press BRIGHTNESS CONTROL repeatedly to select different

levels of display brightness.

7 Product information

Note

Product information is sub jec t to change without prior noti ce. •

Specications

Amplier

Rated Output Powe r 2X4 W RMS

Frequenc y Response 125 Hz - 16 kHz, ±3 dB

Signal to Noise Ratio >55 dB

MP3 link 500mV RMS 10 kohm

Tuner

FM

Tuning Range 87.5 - 108 MHz

Tuning grid 100 kHz

Sensitivity

- Mono, 26dB S/N Ratio

- Stereo, 46dB S/N R atio

Search Selectivity <28 dBu

Total Har monic Distor tion <3%

Signal to Noise Ratio >45 dB

<22 dB u
<45 dBu

General information

AC power (power adaptor) Input: 100-240V~, 50/60Hz, 1.0A;

Oper ation Power
Consumption 15W

Standby Power Consumption <2W

Dimensions

- Main Unit (W x H x D) 173 x185 x 144mm

Weight

- Main Unit 0.66 k g

Output: 9.0V
Philips; Model No.:
AS250-090-AQ278)

2.78A; Brand name:

8 Troubleshooting

Warning

Never r emove the ca sing of this appar atus . •

To keep the warranty valid, never try to repair the system yourself.
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/welcome). When
you contact Philips, ensure that the apparatus is nearby and the model
number and serial number are available.

No power

Ensur e that the AC power plug of the unit is connected •
properly.
Ensur e that ther e is powe r at the AC outlet. •

No sound

Adjus t the volume. •

No response from the unit

Disconnec t and reconnect t he AC power plug, then turn on •
the unit again.

Poor radio reception

Increase t he dis tance bet ween the unit and your T V or VCR . •
Fully extend the FM antenna . •

Timer does not work

Set the clock correctly. •
Switch on the timer. •

Clock/timer setting erased

Power has been inter rupted or the power plug has been •
disconnec ted.
Reset t he clock/timer. •

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