Philips Portable Radio AE2790 User Manual

Portable radio  
AE2790  
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User manual  
 
2
5
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3
PRESET  
MW  
KHz  
4
PRESET  
MHz  
FM  
 
Important notes for users in the U.K.  
Mains plug  
This apparatus is fitted with an approved 13 Amp plug.To change a fuse in this type of  
plug proceed as follows:  
1. Remove fuse cover and fuse.  
2. Fix new fuse which should be a BS1362 3 Amp, A.S.T.A. or BSI approved type.  
3. Refit the fuse cover.  
If the fitted plug is not suitable for your socket outlets, it should be cut off and an  
appropriate plug fitted in its place. If the mains plug contains a fuse, this should have a  
value of 3 Amp. If a plug without a fuse is used, the fuse at the distribution board  
should not be greater than 3 Amp.  
Note:The severed plug must be disposed of to avoid a possible shock hazard should it  
be inserted into a 13 Amp socket elsewhere.  
How to connect a plug  
The wires in the mains lead are coloured with the following code: blue = neutral (N),  
brown = live (L). As these colours may not correspond with the colour markings iden-  
tifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows:  
Connect the blue wire to the terminal marked N or coloured black.  
Connect the brown wire to the terminal marked L or coloured red.  
Do not connect either wire to the earth terminal in the plug, marked E (or e) or  
coloured green (or green and yellow).  
Before replacing the plug cover, make certain that the cord grip is clamped over the  
sheath of the lead - not simply over the two wires.  
Copyright in the U.K.  
Recording and playback of material may require consent. See Copyright Act 1956 and  
The Performer’s Protection Acts 1958 to 1972.  
 
English  
Controls/Power Supply  
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DC jack  
– inlet for power cord  
AUX IN  
– inlet for external sound source  
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CAUTION  
Supplied Accessories  
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.  
– 1 x AC/DC certified switching adapter  
(Model No.: ED4120090060A,  
Input: 230V~ 50Hz, 70mA,  
Output: 9V, 600mA)  
– Audio cable  
Top & front panels (see 1)  
This set complies with the radio  
interference requirements of the  
European Union.  
1
PRESET  
stores and recalls 10 FM and 10 MW sta-  
tions  
1 / 2  
TUNING +/–  
– in FM/MW mode, fine tunes a station  
Power Supply  
Whenever convenient, use the mains supply  
cord if you want to conserve battery life.  
Make sure you remove the plug from the set  
and wall outlet before inserting batteries.  
SOURCE  
selects FM, MW, or AUX mode  
2
3
2
switches on/off the standby mode  
MEMORY/AUTO SCAN  
– in FM/MW mode, scans stations  
and stores them as presets automatically  
Batteries (not included)  
1
Open the battery door and insert 6 batteries,  
type R-14, UM-2 or C-cells, (preferably  
alkaline) with the correct polarity as indicated  
by the "+" and "" symbols inside the com-  
partment (See 1).  
Replace the battery door, making sure the bat-  
teries are firmly and correctly in place.The set  
is now ready to operate.  
Incorrect use of batteries can cause electrolyte  
leakage and will corrode the compartment or  
cause the batteries to burst:  
Do not mix battery types: e.g. alkaline with car-  
bon zinc. Only use batteries of the same type  
for the set.  
4
5
6
DBB/SETTIME  
– in standby mode, sets the clock  
switches DBB sound effect on or off  
TIMER  
2
– sets the time to switch on or off the set  
automatically  
SLEEP  
switches the set off automatically after the  
set time  
7 VOLUME +/– – adjusts volume level  
8
LCD display  
displays FM/MW radio and time information  
When inserting new batteries, do not try to mix  
old batteries with the new ones.  
Remove the batteries if the set is not to be used  
for a long time.  
Back panel (see 1)  
Telescopic antenna  
9
0
improves FM reception  
Batteries contain chemical substances, so  
they should be disposed of properly.  
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3.5 mm stereo headphone socket  
 
Power Supply  
General Information  
Using AC power  
General information  
1
Check if the power voltage, as shown on  
the type plate located on the rear of  
the set, corresponds to your local power  
supply. If it does not, consult your dealer or  
service center.  
Antennas  
For FM, extend, incline and turn the telescop-  
ic antenna for best reception. Reduce its  
length if the signal is too strong.  
2
Connect the supplied switching adapter to  
the wall socket and the DC jack on the set.  
The set is now ready to use.  
For MW, the set uses a built-in antenna.  
Direct this antenna for best reception by  
turning the whole set.  
3
To switch the set off completely, withdraw the  
power cord from the wall socket.  
Connecting earphones  
Install the unit near the AC outlet and where  
the power plug can be easily reached.  
You can connect headphones to the head-  
phone socket.  
The loudspeakers will then be switched  
Disconnect the power cord from the wall  
socket to protect your set during heavy thun-  
derstorms.  
off.  
AC power cord is used as the disconnect  
device. It shall remain readily operable and  
should not be obstructed during intended  
use.To be completely disconnected the appa-  
ratus from supply mains, the power cord of  
the apparatus shall be disconnected from the  
mains socket outlet completely.  
DBB sound effect  
You can enhance bass by enabling DBB sound  
effect.  
To enable or disable DBB sound effect, press  
DBB/SETTIME repeatedly.  
DBB  
enabled.  
appears when DBB sound effect is  
The type plate is located on the  
rear of the set.  
 
Basic Operation  
Radio  
Basic operation  
Switching on radio  
1
2
Press  
2
to switch on the set.  
1
Connect the supplied switching adapter to  
the wall outlet and the DC jack on the set  
or insert batteries as described in Power  
Supply.  
Press SOURCE to select FM or MW wave-  
band.  
Waveband and radio frequency are dis-  
played (see  
3
and  
4).  
The clock information is displayed. (See  
2)  
Press  
Press  
2
2
to switch on the set.  
again to switch to standby mode.  
Auto tuning  
1
2
In FM/MW mode, press and hold MEMO-  
RY/AUTO SCAN until SCAN appears.  
The set scans stations with strong signal  
strength and stores them as preset sta-  
tions automatically.  
2
To adjust volume, turn VOLUME +/–.  
Helpful hints:  
When there is no power supply for the set,  
time information can still be displayed for a  
few minutes.  
Press TUNING +/- and hold it for one sec-  
ond; the set searches a station automatically.  
Sr ch appears.  
After a few minutes,  
appears and flashes  
and then time information is cleared.  
When a station is received, search stops  
and Sr ch disappears.  
Resetting to the factory setting  
Helpful hints:  
1
Press and hold DBB/SETTIME and  
TIMER at the same time when connecting  
the set to AC power supply or inserting bat-  
teries.  
You can press any button except power to  
exit auto search.  
The software version is displayed.  
The set enters testing mode.  
Manual tuning  
By using this feature, it is possible to manually  
tune to a specific channel frequency. In addi-  
tion to antenna orienting for better radio  
reception, the optimum reception can also be  
obtained by using this feature.  
2
To reset, press POWER.  
All icons are displayed on the LCD dis-  
play.  
.
The set is reset.  
1
2
In FM/MW mode, press TUNING +/- to  
tune to stations.  
Press and hold TUNING +/- to adjust fre-  
quency fast.  
 
Radio  
Clock/Timer  
Storing preset stations  
You can only set timer in standby mode.  
You can store up to 10 FM stations and 10  
MW stations respectively on PRESET for  
easy access.  
ON  
1
Press and hold TIMER until  
appears  
and hour digit flashes.  
2
3
Turn VOLUME +/- to set hour.  
1
2
3
In FM/MW mode, tune to your desired radio  
station (See "Auto tuning" and “Manual tun-  
ing”).  
Press TIMER once to confirm  
Minute digit flashes.  
4
5
Turn VOLUME +/- to set minute.  
Press MEMORY/AUTO SCAN once, and  
then turn VOLUME +/- to select preset  
numbers.  
Press TIMER once to confirm.  
OFF  
appears.  
Press MEMORY/AUTO SCAN once to  
store the preset station.  
Hour digit flashes.  
Turn VOLUME +/- to set hour.  
6
7
Helpful hints:  
Press TIMER once to confirm.  
If you have already saved a FM or MW sta-  
tion in that preset number, it will be overwrit-  
ten by a new station.  
Preset FM stations and MW stations do not  
overwrite each other.  
Minute digit flashes.  
Turn VOLUME +/- to set minute.  
8
9
Press TIMER once to confirm.  
FM or MW flashes.  
10 Turn VOLUME +/- to select sound source  
Selecting a preset station  
for timer.  
1
2
In FM/MW mode, press PRESET repeatedly  
until your desired station is displayed.  
Press and hold PRESET to switch between  
stations fast.  
11 Press TIMER once to confirm.  
Volume level digit flashes.  
12 Turn VOLUME +/- to set the volume level  
for timer.  
Setting time  
13 Press TIMER once to confirm and exit  
timer setting.  
You can only set time in standby mode.  
When the set ON time is reached, the set  
jumps to the selected waveband and preset  
station if the set is on.  
is switched on the set and jumps to the  
selected waveband and preset station if the  
set is off.  
1
Press and hold DBB/SETTIME until hour  
digit flashes.  
Turn VOLUME +/- to set hour.  
Press DBB/SETTIME once to confirm  
2
3
The minute digit flashes.  
Turn VOLUME +/- to set minute.  
4
5
ON  
flashes for one minute.  
Press DBB/SETTIME once to confirm.  
When the set OFF time is reached, the set  
does not act if it is off.  
is switched off automatically if it is on.  
The set exits time setting.  
OFF  
Helpful hints:  
flashes for one minute.  
During setting time, if you press any other  
button or do not operate for more than 10  
seconds, the set automatically exits time set-  
ting.  
Setting timer  
 
Clock/Timer  
AUX IN  
Activating or deactivating  
timer  
AUX IN  
You can listen to the sound of the connect-  
ed external device through your AE2790.  
1
Press TIMER repeatedly to activate or deac-  
1
Press SOURCE once or more to select  
tivate the timer.  
AUX IN mode.  
appears when timer is on.  
disappears when timer is off.  
is displayed.  
2
3
To avoid noise distortion, turn down the vol-  
ume on your external device.  
To adjust the sound and volume, use the  
sound controls on your external device and  
AE2790.  
Helpful hints:  
The function of switching timer on or off is  
available in both standby mode and active  
mode.  
Setting sleep timer  
You can set a certain period of time after  
which the set switches to standby mode  
automatically.  
1
2
Press SLEEP repeatedly to select the desire  
period of time (in minute). Selection is as fol-  
lows:  
SL:90->SL:60->SL:45->SL:30->SL:15-  
>SL:00.  
appears.  
When you select SL:00, the sleep timer is  
turned off.  
disappears.  
Environmental 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.  
 
Safety & Maintenance  
(See 5)  
No objects filled with liquids, such as vases,  
shall be placed on the apparatus.  
Safety & maintenance  
information  
Place the set on a flat, hard and stable surface  
No naked flame sources, such as lighted can-  
dles, should be placed on the apparatus.  
so that the system does not tilt.  
The mechanical parts of the set contain self-  
lubricating bearings and must not be oiled or  
lubricated.  
Do not expose the set, batteries, CDs to  
humidity, rain, sand or excessive heat caused  
by heating equipment or direct sunlight.  
To clean the set, use a dry cloth. Do not use  
any cleaning agents containing alcohol, ammo-  
nia, benzene or abrasives as these may harm  
the housing.  
The apparatus shall not be exposed to drip-  
ping or splashing.  
Adequate ventilation with a minimum gap of  
15cm (6 inches) between the ventilation  
holes and surrounding surfaces is necessary  
to prevent heat build-up.  
Excessive sound pressure from earphones  
and headphones can cause hearing loss.  
Do not cover the ventilation openings with  
items such as newspapers, table-cloths, cur-  
tains, etc.  
Battery shall not be exposed to excessive  
heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.  
Hearing Safety  
Listen at a moderate volume.  
Using headphones at a high volume can impair your hearing. This product can produce sounds in  
decibel ranges that may cause hearing loss for a normal person, even for exposure less than a  
minute. The higher decibel ranges are offered for those that may have already experienced some  
hearing loss.  
Sound can be deceiving. Over time your hearing "comfort level" adapts to higher volumes of  
sound. So after prolonged listening, what sounds "normal" can actually be loud and harmful to  
your hearing. To guard against this, set your volume to a safe level before your hearing adapts and  
leave it there.  
To establish a safe volume level:  
Set your volume control at a low setting.  
Slowly increase the sound until you can hear it comfortably and clearly, without distortion.  
Listen for reasonable periods of time:  
Prolonged exposure to sound, even at normally "safe" levels, can also cause hearing loss.  
Be sure to use your equipment reasonably and take appropriate breaks.  
Be sure to observe the following guidelines when using your headphones.  
Listen at reasonable volumes for reasonable periods of time.  
Be careful not to adjust the volume as your hearing adapts.  
Do not turn up the volume so high that you can't hear what's around you.  
You should use caution or temporarily discontinue use in potentially hazardous situations.  
Do not use headphones while operating a motorized vehicle, cycling, skateboarding, etc.; it may  
create a traffic hazard and is illegal in many areas.  
 
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: Do not open the set as there is a risk of electric shock. Under no  
circumstances should you try to repair the set yourself, as this will invali-  
date the guarantee.  
Problem  
Poor radio reception  
Weak radio signal  
Possible cause  
For FM, extend, incline and turn the telescopic  
antenna for best reception. Reduce its length if  
the signal is too strong.  
• Remedy  
No sound /power  
• For MW, the set uses a built-in antenna. Direct  
this antenna for best reception by turning the  
whole set.  
Volume not adjusted  
• Adjust the VOLUME.  
Power cord not securely connected  
• Connect the AC power cord properly  
Batteries dead/ incorrectly inserted  
• Insert (fresh) batteries correctly  
Headphones connected to the set  
Display does not function properly / No  
reaction to operation of any of the controls  
Electrostatic discharge  
• Switch off and unplug the set. Reconnect after a  
few seconds.  
Disconnect headphones.  
Disposal of your old product  
Your product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials  
and components, which can be recycled and reused.  
When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to  
a product it means the product is covered by the  
European Directive 2002/96/EC.  
Please inform yourself about the local separate collection system for electrical  
and electronic products.  
Please act according to your local rules and do not dispose of your old products  
with your normal household waste.The correct disposal of your old product will  
help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human  
health.  
 
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