Philips AQ 5191 - Manual (Page 5)

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SUPPLY RECORDING
Battery supply
• Open the battery compartment (fig. 2) anrj insert as in-
(dicated six batteries, type R20, UM1 or D-cells.
• Remove the batteries if exhausted or if they will not be used
again for a long period.
The battery supply is switched off when the set is connected
to the mains. When changing over to battery supply, pull out the
plug from the MAINS socket.
Mains supply
• Check if the mains voltage as shown on the type plate (on
the base of the set) corresponds to your local mains supply.
If it does not, consult your dealer or service organisation.
lithe set is equippedmthaVOLTAGE selector, setthis selector
to the local mains voltage.
• Connect the mains lead to the MAINS socket and the wall
socket. The mains supply is now switched on.
• To disconnect the set from the mains completely, withdraw
the mains plug from the wall socket.
RADIO RECEPTION
• Set the RADIO-TAPE/OFF selector to RADIO.
• Adjust the sound with the VOLUME control.
You may connect stereo headphones with 3.5 mm plug to
socket fj. The loudspeakers are then muted.
• Select the wave band using BAND selector.
• Tune to a radio station using TUNING knob.
(SWand LWnot on all versions).
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For FM, pull out the telescopic aerial. To improve
FM-reception, incline and turn the aerial. Reduce its length
if the FM-signal is too strong (very close to a transmitter).
- For AM/MW and LW (Medium and Long Wave), the set is
provided with a built-in aerial, so there is no need to use
the telescopic aerial. The aerial can be directed by turning
the whole set.
- For Short Wave (SW). the telescopic aerial must be pulled
out and placed in the vertical position. To improve
SW-reception, vary the length of the aerial.
• When the BAND selector is in position FM STEREO and the
FM STEREO indicator lights up, you are receiw'ng a FM-stereo
transmitter. A disturbing noise, clue to a weak FM-stereo signal,
can be suppressed by setting the BAND selector to FM MONO.
The FM STEREO indicator will then go out and you will hear
(and record) the FM programme in mono.
• The set is switched off if RADIO-TAPE/OFF selector is in
position TAPE/OFF and the recorder buttons are released.
CASSETTE RECORDER
Copyright; Recording is permissible insofar as copyright or
other rights of third parties are not infringed.
Fast winding and rewinding: Press fast forward wind P.FWD
or REWIND ^ button. To stop, press STOP ■.
Safeguarding a cassette against erasure: Keep the cas­
sette side to be safeguarded in front of you (fig. 4) and break
out the left tab. Now, recording on this side is no longer
possible.
• Press EJECT ■ to open the cassette holder.
• Insert the cassette (fig. 3),
For recording you must use a NORMAL cassette (lEC type I)
on which the tabs (fig. 4) are not broken out.
At the very beginning of the tape, no recording will lake place
during the first 7 seconds when the leader tape passes the
recorder heads.
• When monitoring during recording, adjust the sound with the
VOLUME control. This control does not affect the recording.
Recording from the radio
• Set the RADIO-TAPE/OFF selector to RADIO.
• In case of FM radio recordings, set the BAND selector to the
desired position (FM MONO or FM STEREO).
Mono recording from the microphone MIC
• Set the RADIO-TAPE/OFF selector to TAPE,
• Set the VOLUME control to zero (during microphone
recordings, monitoring is not possible.)
• To start recording, press RECORD •; in doing so, PLAY
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is pressed.too.
• For brief interruptions, press PAUSE II. Press again to
restart recording.
• To stop, press STOP ■.
• The set is switched off if RADIO-TAPE/OFF selector is In
position TAPE/OFF and the recorder buttons are released.
CASSETTE PLAYBACK
• Set RADIO-TAPE/OFF selector to TAPE.
• Press EJECT ■ and insert a cassette (fig 3).
For playback, any cassette type can be inserted.
• Adjust the sound with the VOLUME control.
You may connect stereo headphones with 3.5 mm plug to
socket fj. The loudspeakers are then muted.
• Press PLAY 4 and playback will start.
• To stop, press STOP ■. The set is then switched off.
MAINTENANCE
Clean the parts indicated in fig. 5 after every 50 hours of
operation or. on average, once a month,
• Open the cassette holder by pressing EJECT ■.
• Use a cotton bud slightly moistened with alcohol or a special
head cleaning fluid.
• Press PLAY
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and clean the rubber pressure roller (5) (fig. 5).
• Then press PAUSE II and clean the capstan ©.recording/
playback head ® and erase head ®.
• After cleaning, press STOP ■.
Cleaning of the heads © and ® can also be done by playing
the cleaning cassette SBC 114 through once.
-Do not expose the set, batteries and cassettes to rain,
moisture, sand, or to excessive heat e.g. from heating
equipment or in motor cars parked in the sun.
The type plate is on the base oi the set.
This product complies with the radio interference requirements
of the European Community.
Notes for U.K.: see overleaf.