User manual PHILIPS FR975

[. . . ] Note: The severed plug must be disposed of to avoid a possible shock hazard should it be inserted into a 13 Amp socket elsewhere. 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 identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: · 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. [. . . ] Positioning the center speaker The center speaker should be placed in the center between the two front speakers, e. The best height for the center speaker is the height of the listener's ears (while seated). Positioning the surround speakers The surround speakers should face each other and be in line with, or slightly behind the listener. Positioning the subwoofer A subwoofer can be used to enhance the bass performance of your system dramatically. The subwoofer can be positioned anywhere in the room, because it is not possible to locate the source of deep tones. Nevertheless, you should not place the subwoofer in the middle of a room, since the bass could be severely weakened. If the receiver is used at very high power it can produce distortions which may seriously damage your speakers. If distortions occur, reduce the volume and the tone controls to a level where the sound is acceptable again. If this happens, switch the set off and let it cool down before reusing it. The receiver switches to STEREO and surround sound will be reduced to a stereo signal which is reproducible by standard headphones. If you wish to enjoy surround sound again, switch the receiver back to surround sound. MODE button have no effect since the provided signal is already multichannel. From a source which is connected to the 6 CHANNEL / DVD INPUT audio input cannot be recorded. To change this, the source selection must be reassigned to another audio input. 3 Turn X MENU NAVIGATOR to select the input connectors which should be used (e. If you wish to record from a source you must select it with SOURCE SELECT. the incoming signal is reproduced by all audio and ­ if the source includes a video signal ­ video outputs of the receiver. 1 Turn SOURCE SELECT (or press FRONT AV ­ FR 995, FR 996 only) to select the source you want to record from. ­ We recommend not to use the digital output COAX OUT of the receiver to record from an analogue source. ­ From a source which is connected to the 6 CHANNEL / DVD INPUT audio input cannot be recorded. Note: If VOLUME is not turned within 5 seconds or if any other control is used, the bass or treble adjustment is switched off. Note: In case of digital surround sound, a subwoofer signal will only be available when supported by the source material. [. . . ] YRESHUFFLED is displayed briefly and these two preset numbers are swapped. If you are receiving an RDS station, R and the station name are displayed. switching through different RDS information · Press RADIO TEXT on the receiver repeatedly to switch through the following information (if available): ­ Radio text messages ­ RDS clock ­ Frequency ­ Station name Note: The time signal broadcasted from certain RDS stations may not always be accurate. It is possible to set up the tuner in such a way that any playback is interrupted by news or traffic information of a chosen RDS station. [. . . ]