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Change frequency

To fine tune the reception of a channel, you can

adjust the channel frequency.

Ensure that the MCi500H is turned on.

Press

HOME

Press

FM TUNER

The current frequency is displayed.

Press

to adjust the frequency.

To return to the Home menu, press

HOME

Tip

You can store channel frequencies under a preset

channel number.

•

Automatic channel search

The MCi500H can automatically search available

channels.

Ensure that the MCi500H is turned on.

Press

HOME

Press

FM TUNER

The current frequency is displayed.

Press and hold or to start automatic

search function.

When a channel is found, the search

stops.

Press

Select

[Save to preset]

Press or , then to select.

The frequency is stored under the

selected preset number.
To return to the Home menu, press

HOME

•

To return to the Home menu, press

HOME

Note

Internet radio features require broadband Internet

access.

•

FM radio

You can listen to FM radio with the MCi500H, if

you connect the supplied antenna:

Listen to FM radio

Ensure that the MCi500H is turned on.

Ensure that you fully extend the connected

FM antenna.

Press

HOME

Press

FM TUNER

The current frequency is displayed.
To return to the Home menu, press

HOME

Tip

You can optimize the reception when you rotate the

FM antenna.

You can use the automatic search & store function to

store channels under presets.

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Summary of Contents for Streamium MCI500H

Page 1: ...Register your product and get support at MCi500H 05 MCi500H 12 EN User manual 1 Contact information 43 ...

Page 2: ...nformity with the following standards EN 55022 2006 EN 301 489 1 V1 6 1 2005 EN 55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 EN 301 489 17 V1 2 1 2002 EN 55013 2001 A1 2003 A2 2006 EN 300 328 V1 7 1 2006 EN 55020 2002 A1 2003 A2 2005 EN 60065 2002 A1 2006 title and or number and date of issue of the standards following the provisions of R TTE Directive 1999 5 EC incl 73 23 EEC 2004 108 EC 93 68 EEC directives and a...

Page 3: ...tings 26 Activate Smart EQ 26 Adjust treble bass 26 Set Dynamic Bass Boost DBB 26 Activate Incredible Surround sound 26 Time settings 26 Synchronize with RDS radio station 27 Set the time manually 27 Contents 1 Important 4 Safety 4 Notice 5 Disposal of product and packing material 5 2 Your Wireless Micro Hi Fi System 7 Overview 7 Front view 7 Back view 7 Remote control 8 3 Prepare 9 Install remote...

Page 4: ...Wireless Music Station sold separately 30 Add a Philips Wireless Music Station to the MCi500H 30 Broadcast music to Philips Wireless Music Stations 30 Music Follows Me 31 Delete a Philips Wireless Music Station from the MCi500H 31 Relocate a connected MCi500H or Philips Wireless Music Station 31 13 Technical data 32 MCi500H Supplied accessories 33 PC connection requirements 33 14 Troubleshooting 3...

Page 5: ...y use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer l Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over 1 Important Safety Know these safety symbols This bolt of lightning indicates uninsulated material within your unit may cau...

Page 6: ...servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped o Battery usage CAUTION To prevent battery leakage which may result in bodily inju...

Page 7: ...s regarding the disposal of packaging materials exhausted batteries and old equipment Battery disposal information Batteries including built in rechargeable batteries contain substances that may pollute the environment Always hand the appliance in at an official collection point to remove any built in batteries before you discard the appliance All batteries must be disposed of at an official colle...

Page 8: ...UX IN R L external device connections 2 Your Wireless Micro Hi Fi System Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips To fully benefit from the support that Philips offers register your product at www philips com welcome Overview Front view a USB jack b c VOLUME volume up down d eject CD e stop f skip forward g OK confirm play pause Your Wireless Micro Hi Fi System Englis h EN ...

Page 9: ...ass Boost r SMART EQ s SLEEP standby timer t REPEAT u MUSIC BROADCAST v Alphanumeric keys w MUTE x SCROLL y z CLEAR skip back REC record MARK UNMARK AUX select external device HD harddisk music MP3 CD CD Remote control a b HOME c FM TUNER d SEARCH e VIEW f MENU g navigate h OK confirm play pause i skip forward j VOL volume up down EN ...

Page 10: ...MCi500H Eco standby Passive standby Only the button on the top panel can turn on the MCi500H 3 Prepare Install remote control batteries Caution Risk of explosion Keep batteries away from heat sunshine or fire Never discard batteries in fire Risk of decreased battery life Never mix different brands or types of batteries Risk of product damage When the remote control is not used for long periods rem...

Page 11: ...500H to the power supply the automatic installation process starts You must select the language before you can continue Select language When you connect the MCi500H to the power supply for the first time 1 Wait until the language selection menu pops up to select your language 2 Press or then to select language The display shows the Home menu To select the network settings follow the steps on how t...

Page 12: ...ttings are saved 4 Connect to a home network Before you connect the MCi500H to a router Ensure that the PC meets the minimum requirements see PC connection requirements on page 33 You can choose one of these modes of connection Wireless connection with automatic IP address see Create wireless connection with automatic IP address on page 11 Wireless connection with static IP address see Create wire...

Page 13: ...lays a confirmation screen that the settings are saved Create wired connection with static IP address This chapter shows you how to create a wired connection to a home network with automatic IP address 1 Use an Ethernet cable sold separately to connect the MCi500H to the router that is connected to your home network with broadband Internet access 2 Ensure that the MCi500H is turned on 3 On the ite...

Page 14: ...harddisk rip music from CDs see Rip music from CDs on the MCi500H on page 13 import music from a PC see Import music from a PC on page 13 record music from FM radio see Record music on page 14 record music from an external device see Record music on page 14 Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote Gracenote is the industry standard in music recognition technology and...

Page 15: ...out how to change the rip quality see chapter Settings Record music You can record from 2 different sources 1 Press AUX to record from an external device FM TUNER to record from FM radio 2 Press REC 3 To stop recording press EN ...

Page 16: ...connected to the Internet 4 When you listen to Internet radio press to mark the station To return to the Home menu press HOME 6 Play Play CD 1 Press to open the CD tray 2 Insert CD with printed side facing up 3 Press to close the CD tray 4 Press OK to play Internet radio Note Internet radio features require broadband Internet access Internet radio features require registration Register the MCi500H...

Page 17: ...ally add Internet radio stations see Manually add Internet radio stations on page 16 3 Ensure that the MCi500H is turned on 4 Ensure that the MCi500H is connected to the Internet 5 Press HOME 6 Press or then to select Internet Radio Services 7 Press or then to select My Media The next time you connect to the Internet radio the radio station is shown in the Favorite Stations menu Note Internet radi...

Page 18: ...ction When a channel is found the search stops 5 Press MENU 6 Select Save to preset 7 Press or then to select The frequency is stored under the selected preset number To return to the Home menu press HOME To return to the Home menu press HOME Note Internet radio features require broadband Internet access FM radio You can listen to FM radio with the MCi500H if you connect the supplied antenna Liste...

Page 19: ...om a PC with the MCi500H 1 Follow the instructions to install the Windows Media Player 11 2 On the PC click Start Programs Windows Media Player Automatic channel search autostore The MCi500H can automatically search and store up to 60 channels under the preset numbers 1 Ensure that the MCi500H is turned on 2 Press HOME 3 Press FM TUNER The current frequency is displayed Press MENU 4 Select Autosto...

Page 20: ... sharing 4 In the Media sharing pop up window select Share my media then confirm with OK When the MCi500H is connected to your home network the display shows the MCi500H with an alert icon 5 Click on the MCi500H 6 Select Allow then confirm with OK 7 On the MCi500H press HOME 8 Press or then to select UPnP It can take a few minutes until the PC is ready to share media The display shows Searching fo...

Page 21: ...ss or then to select AUX 5 Operate the controls of the external appliance to play music Play HD music 1 Press HD to enter the HD music menu 2 Press or then to select menu options The display guides you through the menu 3 Press OK to play To stop play press EN ...

Page 22: ... name such as Playlist_001 is created To return to the Home menu press HOME 7 Play options You can choose between various play options Repeat play Shuffle play Play by artist Play by genre Repeat play You can repeat one or all audio files of the current selection 1 In play mode press REPEAT to toggle the repeat function as follows Repeat 1 The current audio file is continuously repeated until anot...

Page 23: ... or then to select Add To Playlist 6 Press or then to select playlist The audio file is added to the selected playlist To return to the Home menu press HOME Play from a playlist 1 Ensure that the MCi500H is turned on 2 On the remote control press HD 3 Press MENU to enter the HD menu 4 Press or then to select Playlists 5 Press or then to select playlist 6 Press OK to play To stop play press To retu...

Page 24: ...socket of the MCi500H Use the remote control of the MCi500H for the following steps 2 Press HD 3 Press REC 4 Press MARK UNMARK to select deselect tracks By default the MCi500H records all tracks of the HD when no tracks are marked Long press MARK UNMARK to select deselect all tracks 5 Press REC to start recording 6 To stop recording press Record from HD to USB Englis h EN ...

Page 25: ...the available servers 4 Press or then to select server The display shows the available lists 5 Press or then to select list 6 Press SEARCH The display shows a text box 7 Press the alphanumeric buttons on the remote control to enter the search word 8 Press OK to start the search The MCi500H shows the closest alphabetical match 9 To stop the search press To return to the Home menu press HOME EN ...

Page 26: ...edia Database A CD database is embedded in every MCi500H for quick look up on track information An update file that contains newly released CDs is available quarterly on www club philips com for download Update Gracenote Media Database Use your PC to register your product on www club philips com and go to Show Upgrades Support page to download Gracenote Media Database update Note that the updates ...

Page 27: ... the feature press the button again Time settings This chapter shows you how to change the time settings 11 Settings Adjust volume 1 During play press VOL to adjust the volume Mute You can turn off the sound of your audio 1 During play press MUTE To turn the sound back on press MUTE again Change Equalizer EQ settings You can adjust the audio sound with the following equalizer settings Rock Pop Jaz...

Page 28: ...ss CD Synchronize with RDS radio station RDS Radio Data System is a service that allows FM stations to send additional information along with the FM radio signal Automatic time synchronization is one of the RDS features 1 Ensure that the radio station you select for synchronization has RDS 2 Ensure that the MCi500H is turned on 3 Press MENU 4 Press or then to select Settings Time Auto time sync 5 ...

Page 29: ...user manual of the PC and manually add the WADM application to your list of programs that are safe to run Restore the default settings You can restore the default settings including network settings of the MCi500H 1 Ensure that the MCi500H is turned on 2 Press MENU to enter the menu display 2 Press MENU 3 Press or then to select Settings 4 Press or then to select Rec quality 5 Press or then to sel...

Page 30: ... select Yes The MCi500H restarts when the factory settings are restored The language selection display is shown Tip You can restore the default settings without losing the audio files on the harddisk of a connected PC or Center Synchronize with RDS radio station Englis h EN ...

Page 31: ...ic Stations play the music you broadcast from the MCi500H To stop the broadcast on the MCi500H press 12 Add a Philips Wireless Music Station sold separately You can add up to 5 Philips Wireless Music Stations sold separately and expand your wireless music to other locations in your home Add a Philips Wireless Music Station to the MCi500H This connection creates a wireless of the Philips Wireless M...

Page 32: ...ure requires that you first connect the MCi500H to a Philips Wireless Music Station sold separately see Add a Philips Wireless Music Station sold separately on page 30 As you move around at home let the music move with you between the MCi500H and one or more connected Philips Wireless Music Stations The unit where the music is playing is the source unit The unit to which you want to move the music...

Page 33: ... 44 1 48 kHz USB player USB 12 Mbps V1 1 supports MP3 WMA and M4A files USB class MSC MTP Number of tracks titles maximum 9999 File format FAT FAT 32 only 13 Technical data General AC Power Voltage information is printed on the back or the underside of the MCi500H Dimensions w x h x d 185 x 210 x 248 mm Weight net Main unit 3 5 kg Main unit speakers 5 5 kg Power consumption On 35 W Standby active ...

Page 34: ...e FM radio antenna PC connection requirements The minimum requirements for PC connections are Windows 2000 SP4 or above XP SP2 Vista Pentium III 500 MHz processor or higher 256 MB RAM CD ROM drive Adapter Ethernet enabled for wired connection Wireless network 802 11 b g for wireless connection 500 MB free hard disk space MCi500H Supplied accessories Englis h EN ...

Page 35: ...tings on the router On your router consider using a WPA key instead of a WEP key When you use a WEP as your encryption key set all 4 keys to be the same 14 Troubleshooting Caution Never try to repair the system yourself as this will invalidate the warranty Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock If a fault occurs first check the FAQ points then consult your dealer or Philips fo...

Page 36: ... the USB device are not displayed what do I do Check if the number of folders exceeds 99 or the number of titles exceeds 999 Only completely recorded MP3 WMA files can be found and played Check if the file has been recorded completely DRM protected WMA files cannot be played The remote control does not function properly what do I do Reduce the distance between the remote control and the MCi500H In...

Page 37: ...mat developed by Phillips Sony and Pioneer for conveying music and data CDs record information by deforming the inner metal foil on the disc with tiny micro pits burned in by a laser 15 Glossary A AAC Advanced Audio Coding An audio compression scheme defined as part of the MPEG 2 standard also known as MPEG 2 AAC or MPEG 2 NBC or Not Backwards Compatible It offers better sound and a compression ra...

Page 38: ...dio processing High Fidelity Hi Fi is the goal of every designer CDDB A centralized database of CDs CD tracks and artists on the Web now known as Gracenote The audio player or burner program can log on to CDDB It uploads the ID of the CD being played and then downloads the title artist and track list Coaxial A single copper conductor surrounded with a layer of insulation covered by a surrounding c...

Page 39: ...on in which the frequency of the carrier voltage is varied with the frequency of the modulation voltage Frequency The property or condition of occurring at frequent intervals In sound this simply refers to the regular occurrence of compression and rarification of air that we experience as sound Frequency Response Is the range of frequencies that a speaker reproduces lowest frequency to the highest...

Page 40: ...hen be converted into an MP3 file RMS Root Mean Square A formula that provides a reasonably accurate means to measure and compare continuous AC power The use of this measure is preferred when matching system components like amplifiers and receivers M M4A The audio file format used by Apple in their iTunes Music Store often appears on your system with the m4a filename extension M4A can produce bett...

Page 41: ...figured USB supports data transfer rates of up to 60MB per second in USB 2 0 S S PDIF SPDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface A standard audio file transfer format that was developed jointly by Sony and Philips S PDIF allows the transfer of digital audio signals from one device to another without the need to convert first to analog This prevents the quality of the digital signal degrading during tran...

Page 42: ...as a software upgrade to existing hardware but the technology includes two improvements over WEP V VBR variable bit rate WithVBR the encoder takes as much bits as it needs So black pictures get few bits and complex pictures get as much as they need While this provides the best quality the final size cannot be predicted at all Volume Volume is the most common word used to specify the control of rel...

Page 43: ...LTS THAT WILL BE OBTAINED BYYOUR USE OFTHE GRACENOTE SOFTWARE OR ANY GRACENOTE SERVER IN NO CASE WILL GRACENOTE BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES OR FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST REVENUES Gracenote 2006 Gracenote End User License Agreement Version 20061005 This application or device contains software from Gracenote Inc of Emeryville California Gracenote The software from Graceno...

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