Philips FA 950 - Advanced Features and Options

OPERATION
ADVANCED OPTIONS
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SOUND CONTROL
RECORD SELECTION
¢ Adjust the sound volume with VOLUME 7.
* Adjust the stereo balance between the left and the right
channels with BALANCE 6.
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Adjust
the
bass
tones
with
BASS
3
and
the
high
tones
with
TREBLE
4.
WARNING: Extreme settings at high volume may damage
your loudspeakers!
* Press LOUDNESS 10 if you want to increase the bass &
treble response at low volume settings.
* Press SPEAKERS A 16 if you want to switch on the pair of
speakers connected to the SPEAKERS A terminals and/or
SPEAKERS B 15 to switch on the second pair connected to
the SPEAKERS B terminals .
An indicator above the SPEAKERS A and/or B key lights up
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Press
MUTE
9
if
you
want
to
decrease
the
volume
by
20
dB.
¢ Press SOURCE DIRECT 12 if you want to bypass the tone
control. Bass and treble will now be deactivated.
¢ Press MONO 11 if you want to receive mono reception
SOURCE SELECTION
e When the amplifier is in standby mode, it will be switched
directly to operating mode as soon as the SOURCE SELECT
knob is touched.
¢ When this knob is released (and not turned), all other sets in
the system (connected via the ESI sockets) will become
active.
The source which was selected last before the system was
switched to standby will be selected again.
¢ When the SOURCE SELECT knob is touched and turned,
only the amplifier and the selected source (indicated on the
display) will become active.
NOTE: A selection is only made when the turning is stopped
for more than one second (to prevent all sources becoming
active while the knob is turning).
¢
By
turning
the
SOURCE
SELECT
knob
one
step
to
the
left,
you
select
the
source
to
the
left
of
the
current
source.
¢
By
turning
the
SOURCE
SELECT
knob
one
step
to
the
right,
you
select
the
source
to
the
right
of
the
current
source.
e When AUTO SELECT is activated, you can switch both the
source
and
the
amplifier
to
active
mode
by
simply
pressing
'PLAY' on CD or Deck or one of the tuner preset keys.
Source selection via the remote-control handset
e Press (for more than 1 second) the respective source key
on the remote control.
The selected source and the amplifier will become active.
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RECORD:
The red LEDs under the source indicators on the display
indicate the source that you can make a recording from
(recording source). Normally, the recording source follows the
selected listening source.
e A recording source can be fixed with the RECORD SELECT
key 14.
e When this key is pressed the selected source will remain
the recording source when another listening source is
selected with the SOURCE SELECT knob. (The red indicator
on the display no longer follows the listening source).
It is now possibie to listen to a source other than the one
your are recording from (e.g. recording from your tuner while
listening to a CD).
e Each time the RECORD SELECT key is pressed again within
5 seconds, the source to the right of the current source will
become the new recording source.
e The recording selection can be cancelled when after a pause
of at least 5 seconds the RECORD SELECT key is pressed
again.
The recording selection will now be cancelled and the red
indicator on the display will again follow the listening source.
You can now make a recording from the source you are
listening to.
© The record selection will also be cancelled when the
amplifier is switched off or to standby mode.
Digital record selection
When you use the RECORD SELECT key to select a digital
source (connected via the digital sockets), the DIGITAL indicator
will light up and the built-in digital recording circuit will autorna-
tically be selected. You can now make a direct digital recording.
Note: Make sure that the source you want to record to (e.g.
DCC is also connected to the amplifier via the digital sockets.
CONNECTING A LASER DISC PLAYER
You can connect an LD player to your amplifier in two different
ways:
1.Connection via your TV set.
¢ Connect the LD player to your TV set after which you
connect the audio outputs of your TV set to the TV/LD
sockets of your amplifier.
e When operating the LD player via your remote control first
press the source key TV on the remote control for more than
one second.
~ The indication TV on the display of your amplifier lights up.
e Then briefly press the source key LD to set the remote
control to laser disc function after which you press the
desired function key.
Note: When your LD players is connected via your TV set to
your amplifier, make sure that your TV set is switched on
when using your LD player.
2. Direct connection to your amplifier.
(the audio outputs of your TV are not connected to your
amplifier)
¢ Connect the LD player directly to the TV/LD sockets of your
amplifier.
e When operating the LD player via your remote control first
press the source key TV on the remote control for more than
one second.
— The indication TV on the display of your amplifier lights up.
e Then briefly press the source key LD to set the reMote
control to laser disc function after which you press the
desired function key.