Philips FWD186, Service Manual

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W
ARNING
Under no circumstances should you tr
y to repair the system your
self,
as this will in
validate the
w
arr
anty
. Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock.
If a f
ault occur
s,
fir
st check the points listed belo
w befor
e taking the system for repair
. If you
ar
e unable to r
emedy a pr
oblem b
y follo
wing these hints
, consult your dealer or Philips for
help.
Tr
oub
leshooting
No po
wer
.
“
UNREADABLE DISC
”
is displa
y
ed.
No pictur
e
.
Distor
ted or poor pictur
e.
The aspect ratio of the scr
een cannot be
chang
ed e
v
en though y
ou ha
v
e set the
TV
sha
pe
.
The D
VD pla
y
er does not star
t pla
yback.
The system does not r
espond when the
buttons ar
e pr
essed.
Check if the
A
C pow
er cord is proper
ly
connected. Check if the disc is inser
ted upside down.
W
ait until the moisture condensed at the lens
has cleared. Replace or clean the disc
, see “Maintenance”.
Use a readab
le disc or cor
rectl
y recorded
for
mat MP3-CD
.
Select the appropr
iate video input mode on the
TV set. Check if the
TV set is switched on.
Check the video connection. Check if the system is securel
y connected.
Sometimes a slight picture distor
tion may
appear
.
This is not a malfunction.
Clean the disc
.
Connect the system to the S-video input of your TV set. The aspect r
atio is f
ix
ed on the D
VD disc
.
The aspect r
atio ma
y not be changed f
or some
TV systems. Inser
t a readab
le disc
.
Check the disc type
, color system and region
code
.
Clean the disc
.
Place the disc with the pla
yback side do
wn.
Press SYSTEM MENU
to tur
n off the setup
menu. Cancel the parental control r
ating function or
change the r
ating level.
Moisture has condensed inside the system. Remo
ve the disc and lea
ve the system tur
ned on
for about an hour
.
Disconnect the po
w
er plug from the jack,
and
inser
t again.
Pr
ob
lem
Solution
Tr
oub
leshooting
The langua
g
e f
or the sound or subtitle
cannot be chang
ed when pla
ying a D
VD
.
No ima
ge is output when a function is
selected. Sound cannot be hear
d or is of
poor
quality P
oor radio reception.
Recor
ding or pla
yback cannot be made
The ta
pe deck door cannot open
Left and right sound outputs ar
e
re
v
ersed.
The r
emote contr
ol does not function.
The displa
y is dark.
Multi-language sound or subtitle is not recorded on the D
VD
.
Changing the language f
or the sound or subtitle
is prohibited on the D
VD
.
Mak
e sure the component is connected
cor
rectl
y.
Press the cor
rect function b
utton for the input
source
.
Adjust the v
olume
.
Disconnect the headphones. Check that the speaker
s are connected
cor
rectl
y.
Check if the str
ipped speak
er wire is clamped.
If the system is in pause
, slo
w motion or fast
forward/rev
er
se mode
, press
2;
to resume the
nor
mal play mode
.
Mak
e sure the MP3-CD was recorded within
32-256 kbps bit r
ate with sampling frequencies
at 48 kHz, 44.1 kHz or 32 kHz. If the signal is too w
eak,
adjust the antenna or
connect an exter
nal antenna f
or better
reception. Increase the distance betw
een the MiNi HiFi
System and your
TV set or
VCR.
Clean deck par
ts,
see
“Maintenance”.
Use only NORMAL tape
.
Appl
y a piece of adhesiv
e tape o
ver the missing
tab space
.
Remo
ve and reconnect the
AC
po
w
er plug and
switch on the system again. Check the speaker connections and location. Point the remote control at the remote control sensor of the unit. Reduce the distance to the pla
ye
r.
Remo
ve an
y possib
le obstacles.
Replace the batter
ies with new ones.
Check that the batter
ies are loaded cor
rectly
.
Press DIM again.
Pr
ob
lem
Solution
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