About MP3 disc. Philips FWM15/21M, FWM15

CD/MP3-CD Operations

Sound Quality

Take note that MP3-CD compilations should best contain only MP3 tracks (*.mp3). To achieve a good MP3 quality, a bit rate of

128 kbps is recommended.

Playing discs

a disc is loaded in the disc tray the current selected disc tray is empty the current selected disc tray is loaded or playing

Loading discs

1

Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray.

2

Load up to two discs on the individual disc trays.

To load the third disc, press DISC CHANGE.

➜

The disc tray will rotate until the empty tray is ready for loading.

CLOCK.TIMER

DISC CHANGE

DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3

OPEN•CLOSE

3

C D C H A N G E R

2

CD TAPE

RECORD

TIMER SET

DUBBING

BAND

SHUFFLE

TIMER

1

2

3

SHUFFLE

FMMW

SW LW

PRESET

RECORD

FRONT

HSD

NR

PROGRAM

DBB

AMPM TIMER

PLAY

MODE

PROGRAM

SET CLOCK

SIDE

RDS

MODE

CLEAR

TUNING

1

DEMO

VOLUME

3

Press OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray.

➜

"

READING" is displayed. The selected disc tray, total number of tracks and the playing time will appear on the display.

➜

For MP3 disc, the name of the first album will be scrolled through the display once and followed by "

AXX TXXX".

Notes:

– Load the discs with the label side facing up.

– For MP3 disc, the disc reading time may exceed

10 seconds due to the large number of songs compiled into one disc.

To play all discs on the disc tray

●

Press ÉÅ .

➜

All the available discs will play once, then stop.

➜

During playback, the selected disc tray, track number and elapsed playing time of the current track are displayed.

➜

For MP3 disc,

TITLE

is shown. For mixed mode discs, only one mode will be selected for playback depending on the recording format.

To play the selected disc only

●

In CD mode, press CD 1, CD 2 or CD 3 on the system.

➜

The selected disc will play once, then stop.

To interrupt playback

●

Press ÉÅ.

➜

The current track time flashes.

●

To resume playback, press ÉÅ again.

To stop playback

●

Press Ç.

Replacing discs during playback

1

Press DISC CHANGE.

➜

The disc tray will open without interrupting current playback.

2

To change the inner disc, press DISC

CHANGE again.

➜

"

DISC CHANGE" is displayed and the disc will stop playing.

➜

The disc tray will close to retrieve the inner disc, then reopen with the inner disc accessible.

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