Philips AC 914 - Page 16

cassette player switches back
to stand-by position and radio
reception is restarted.
Indicator (7) will extinguish. To
stop fast winding, press button
(©) slightly to unlock
button /lever (6).
The cassette player will then
be set to stand-by position and
the unit will be switched to
radio. If button G)is, however,
pressed fully, cassette
playback will be started.
Autoreplay
When the cassette is fast
rewound to the beginning of
the tape, if started in the
cassette play mode, replay of
the cassette will be
automatically started.
Storage of cassettes
Put the cassette back in its box
after use to protect them from
dust and dirt and to prevent
unwinding of tape in the
cassette.
Never expose cassettes to heat
or direct sunlight.
Maintenance
After extended use of the
cassette player, dust and grime
can accumulate on the
playback head. The effect is
diminishing high-notes
reproduction. In the case of
severe contamination
reproduction of one or both
channels may totally fail. This
can be remedied using a
cleaning cassette at regular
intervals (once or twice a
month) and playing it through
like an ordinary cassette.
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USEFUL INFORMATION
The last tuned station
After turning off and on
The radio always comes back
on the station you were
listening to before switching off
the radio
After changing of wave range
Each time when you switch
over to another wave range
(including MCC) the last
situation will be retained.
Example 1
You are listening to LW (e.g. L
200 P6) and are switching over
to the FM band and tuning in to
e.g. 96.50 (MHz).
If you depress the L button
once again, you will again
receive LW 200 (kHz).
Example 2
You are listening to an MCC
(e.g. MCC 98.50 P5) and are
switching over to MW (depress
M). If you depress the MCC
button once again, you will
again receive the MCC
programme on P5.
FM stereo
With the STEREO button you
can switch the radio from
mono to stereo reception and
vice versa. The stereo mode is
indicated on the display by the
word STEREO.
The stereo indicator will light
up if you receive a stereo
signal. If the signal has
become too weak the radio will
gradually switch over to mono
and the stereo indicator will
fade.
SDS/SDR
This apparatus contains a
unique integrated circuit which
controls:
— the channel separation on
stereo reception (Signal
Dependent Stereo);
— and the suppression of
noise in both stereo and mono
(Signal Dependent Response).
The circuit is very important for
optimal FM reception ina
moving car.
When driving your car the
radio receives signals from the
tuned-in transmitter which
continuously vary in strength.
This SDS/SDR circuit reduces
noise reproduction in your car
considerably, in particular in
areas where the average signal
strength is inadequate, for
instance, in areas with gaps in
the FM network.
Now this SDS/SDR circuit
automatically and smoothly
switches from stereo to mono
and the noise is filtered out.
Low-noise reception in stereo
requires a much stronger
signal (ten times) than the
same low-noise reception in
mono.
Multipath reduction
FM-signals are reflected
regardiess of their
fieldstrength. Especially in hilly
areas and in the
neighbourhood of tall buildings
this can cause distortion
(Multipath).
a) Multipath dependent
SDS/SDR
This set is equipped with a
unique multipath detector. In
case heavy multipath is
received this detector will
automatically command -+the
SDS/SDR circuitry to go to
mono and to reduce the
amount of high notes, as under
these circumstances multipath