Philips CE138/51 User Manual download pdf

1 Safety

Read and understand all instructions before you use this device.

If damage is caused by failure to follow instructions, the warranty

does not apply.

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radiation of EMC or other unsafe operation.

 The device is designed for negative ground (earth) 12 V DC

operation only.

 To ensure safe driving, adjust the volume to a safe and

comfortable level.

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to change the fuse, consult a professional.

 Use only the supplied mounting hardware for a safe and

secure installation.

 To avoid short circuits, do not expose the device to rain or

water.

 The device shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing.

 Do not place any sources of danger on the device (e.g. liquid

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 Never insert objects into the ventilation slots or other

openings on the device.

 Clean the device with soft, damp cloth. Never use

substances such as alcohol, chemicals or household cleaners

on the device.

2 Your car audio system

Congratulations on your purchase, and welcome to Philips! To fully

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at www.philips.com/welcome.

Introduction

With this system, you can:

 enjoy audio from a USB storage device, SD/SDHC card,

iPod/iPhone, and external player,

 charge your iPod/iPhone, and

 listen to radio stations.

You can enrich sound output with these sound effects:

 Dynamic bass boost (DBB)

 Digital sound control (DSC)

Playable media:

 USB storage device

 Compatibility: USB 2.0, USB 1.1

 Class support: MSC (Mass Storage Class)

 Maximum capacity: 32 G

 SD/SDHC card

 Maximum capacity: 32 G

 Files

 File system: FAT16, FAT32

 Maximum number of folders: 99

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 Maximum level of directory: 8

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Bitrates: 8-320 kbps and variable bitrates

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 ID3 tag V2.0 or later

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What’s in the box

Check and identify the contents of the package:

ab c

fed

a Main unit (with a sleeve)

b Carrying case (with front panel included)

c Trim plate

d Disassembly tool X 2

e ISO male connector X 2

f User manual

3 Install the car audio

system

Caution

 Use the controls only as stated in this user manual.

Always follow the instructions in this chapter in sequence.

These instructions are for a typical installation. However, if your

car has different requirements, make the adjustment accordingly.

If you have any question regarding installation kits, consult your

local retailer.

Note

 This system is designed for negative ground (earth) 12V DC

operation only.

 Always install this system in the car dashboard. Other

locations can be dangerous as the rear of the system heats

up during use.

 To avoid short-circuit: before you connect, make sure that

the ignition is off.

 Make sure that you connect the yellow and red power

supply leads after all other leads are connected.

 Make sure that all loose leads are insulated with electrical

tape.

 Make sure that the leads do not get caught under screws

iron parts that will move (e.g. seat rail).

 Make sure that all ground (earth) leads are run to a common

ground (earth) point.

 Use only the supplied mounting hardware for a safe and

secure installation.

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change the fuse, consult a professional.

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that the rating of the car circuit is higher than the total fuse

value of all the connected devices.

 Never connect speaker wires to the metal body or chassis

of the car.

 Never connect speaker wires with stripes to one another.

Connect wires

Note

 Make sure that all loose leads are insulated with electrical

tape.

 Consult a professional to connect wires as instructed below.

1 Check the car’s wiring carefully and connect them to the

the supplied ISO male connectors.

ISO male connectors Connect to

1 Green strip, black-edged

green strip

Rear left speaker

2 

white strip

Front left speaker

3 Gray strip, black-edged gray

strip

Front right speaker

 Purple strip, black-edged

purple strip

Rear right speaker

e Red strip Ignition key +12V DC when

ON/ACC

f Blue strip Motor/electric antenna relay

control lead

g Blue strip, white strip 

hBlack strip Ground

i Yellow strip To the +12V car battery

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applicable.

Sockets on rear panel External sockets or

connectors

1 For ISO male connectors As indicated above

2 REAR L Rear left speaker

3 REAR R Rear right speaker

 ANTENNA Antenna

Tip



The pin arrangement for the ISO connectors depends

on the type of your vehicle. To avoid damage to the unit,

connect properly.

Mount into the dashboard

 If the car does not have an on-board drive or navigation

computer, disconnect the negative terminal of the car

battery.

 If the car battery is not disconnected, to avoid short-circuit,

make sure that the bare wires do not touch each other.

REAR

abcd

1 Make sure that the car dashboard opening is within these

measurements:

2 Remove the mounting sleeve with the supplied disassembly

tools.

3 Install the sleeve into the dashboard and bend the tabs

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4 Slide the unit into the sleeve until you hear a “click”.

5 Attach the trim plate.

6 Reconnect the negative terminal of the car battery.

Attach the front panel

1 Insert the notch on the front panel to the chassis on the

main unit.

2 Press the left end of the front panel inwards until it is

securely locked with a “click”.

Detach the front panel

Note

 Before you insert an SD/SDHC card or reset the system,

detach the front panel.

 Before you detach the front panel, make sure that the

system is turned off.

1 Press to release the front panel.

2 Pull the front panel outwards to remove it.

183 mm

53mm

5mm

183 mm

53.5 mm

4 Get started

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1 Press to turn on the system.

» [PHILIPS] is displayed and then [SELECT OPERATING

REGION] (select a radio region) scrolls.

2 

to select a radio region that matches your location.

 [AREA EUROPE]

 [AREA ASIA]

 [AREA MID--EAST] (Middle East)

 [AREA AUST] (Australia)

 [AREA RUSSIA] (Russia)

 [AREA USA] (United States)

 [AREA LATIN]

 [AREA JAPAN] (Japan)

3 Press 

» The system switches to radio mode automatically.

 To turn off the system, press and hold until the

screen backlight is off.

Set the time format

1 Press and hold to access the system menu.

2 Press / repeatedly until [CLK 24H] or [CLK 12H]

is displayed.

3 Rotate to select [CLK 24H] or [CLK 12H].

 [CLK 24H]

 [CLK 12H]: 12-hour time format

Set the clock

1 Press and hold to access the system menu.

2 Press / repeatedly until [CLK] is displayed with time

digits blinking.

3 Rotate anti-clockwise to set the hour.

4 Rotate clockwise to set the minute.

Select a source

Press AS/SOURCE repeatedly to select a source.

 [RADIO]

 [MP3--LINK]MP3-

LINK socket.

 [iPod/USB]



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 [SD/SDHC]

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are stored on it.

5 Listen to radio

Select a tuner sensitivity

To search for radio stations with strong signals only or more radio

stations, you can change the tuner sensitivity.

1 Press and hold to access the system menu.

2 Press / repeatedly until [LOC ON] or [LOC OFF]

is displayed.

3 Rotate to select a setting.

 [LOC ON]: Search for radio stations with strong signals

only.

 [LOC OFF]: Search for radio stations with strong and

weak signals.

Enable the RDS function

Note

 The RDS function is enabled by default.

 Only when the RDS function is enabled, RDS related

settings can be accessed.

1 Press and hold to access the system menu.

2 Press / repeatedly until [RDS ON] or [RDS OFF]

is displayed.

3 Rotate to select [RDS ON].

» The RDS function is enabled.

 To disable the RDS function, rotate to select

[RDS OFF].

Search for a radio station

Search for a radio station automatically

Press or to search for the previous or next radio station

with strong signals.

Search for a radio station manually

1 Press and hold or until [M] blinks.

2 Press or repeatedly until the target frequency is

displayed.

Store radio stations in memory

Note

 You can store a maximum of six stations in each band.

Store radio stations automatically

1 Press AS/SOURCE repeatedly to switch the source to

[RADIO].

2 Press BAND, , or repeatedly to select a band.

3 Press and hold AS/SOURCE until [STORE---] is displayed.

» 

is broadcast automatically.

 To select a stored radio station, press , ,

, , , or .

Store radio stations manually

1 Press BAND, , or repeatedly to select a tuner band.

2 Tune to the radio station that you want to store.

3 Press and hold , , , , , or

to store the radio station at the selected channel.

6 Play from a storage device

1 Connect a compatible USB storage device or SD/SDHC

card.

 

insert the card into the card slot, and then attach the

front panel.

2 Press AS/SOURCE repeatedly to switch the source to

[iPod/USB] or [SD/SDHC].

 

[iPod/

USB] automatically.

3 If the play does not start, press .

Control play

Button Function

Press repeatedly to select a folder.

Pause or resume play.

Press to play the previous or next track.

Press and hold to rewind a track or search forward

fast.

/DISP

Press repeatedly to display available information

about the current track.

Press repeatedly to select a repeat mode:

 [REP ONE]: repeat the current track,

 [RPT FLD]: repeat all tracks in the current

folder, or

 [RPT ALL]: repeat all tracks in the storage

device.

Press repeatedly to select a play mode:

 [SHU ALL]: play all tracks randomly,

 [SHU FLD]: play tracks in the current folder

randomly, or

 [SHU OFF]: play all tracks in the storage

device in sequence.

Switch tracks

During play, you can switch tracks or folders quickly.

Switch tracks directly

1 Press to access the track list.

» 

2 Rotate to toggle through tracks.

3 Press to play the selected track.

Switch folders for a track

1 Press to access the folder list.

» The name of current folder scrolls.

2 Rotate to toggle through folders.

3 Press to select the folder.

» 

7 Play from an iPod/iPhone

Note

 During play, no audio signals are transferred through the

headphone socket of your iPod/iPhone.

Compatible iPod/iPhone models

This car audio system supports the following iPod and iPhone

models.

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 iPod classic

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Connect your iPod/iPhone

Connect an Apple 30-pin USB cable to:

 the USB socket on the front panel of this system, and

 your iPod/iPhone.

» [iPod/USB] scrolls..

» The system starts playing tracks that are stored on your

iPod/iPhone.

Note

 Before you disconnect the iPod/iPhone, switch the system

to another source.

Control play

Button Function

Press repeatedly to select a control mode: control

play on your iPod/iPhone, or on the system.

Press to pause or resume play.

Press to play the previous or next track.

Press and hold to rewind a track or search forward

fast.

/DISP

Press repeatedly to display available information

about the current track.

Press repeatedly to select a repeat mode:

 [REP ONE]: repeat the current track, or

 [REP ALL]: repeat all tracks.

Press repeatedly to select a play mode:

 [SHU ALL]: play all tracks randomly,

 [SHU ALBM]: play tracks in the current

album randomly, or

 [SHU OFF]: play all tracks in the iPod/iPhone

library in sequence.

Search for a track

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track quickly.

1 Press to access the iPod/iPhone menu.

» [PLAYLIST] scrolls.

2 Rotate to select a category.

3 Press to access the list of tracks under the category.

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4 Rotate to select a track.

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5 Press to start play.

Charge your iPod/iPhone

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starts.

8 Listen to an external

player

You can use the system to amplify the audio input from an

external player, for example, MP3 player.

1 Press AS/SOURCE repeatedly to switch the source to

[MP3--LINK].

2 Connect an MP3 link cable to

 the MP3-LINK socket on the system, and

 the audio output socket (usually the headphone socket)

on the external player.

3 Play the external player.

9 Adjust sound

The following operations are applicable to all supported media.

Button Function

Rotate to increase or decrease the volume level.

Press to mute the speakers or release them from

mute status.

Press to enable or disable the maximum volume.

Press and hold to enable or disable the Dynamic

Bass Boost (DBB) effect.

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1 Press and hold to activate the setup of

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2 Press repeatedly to select an option: [BAS]

(bass), [TRE] (treble), [BAL] (balance), or

[FAD] (fader).

3 Rotate to adjust the setting.

10 Reset the system

If the system works abnormally, reset the system to factory default

settings.

1 Detach the front panel.

2 Press the RESET button with the tip of a ball-point pen or

toothpick.

» All settings are reset to factory default.

11 Product Information

Note

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General

Power supply 12 V DC (11 V - 16 V), negative

ground

Fuse 

Suitable speaker impedance

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Maximum power output 

Continuous power output

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10% T.H.D.)

Pre-Amp output voltage 

Aux-in level



MP3-LINK

CE138

All registered and unregistered trademarks are

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EN User manual

RU  

Radio

Frequency range - FM 

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step in manual search)

Usable sensitivity - FM

(S/N = 20 dB)

8 µV

Frequency range

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Usable sensitivity -

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30 µV

12 Troubleshooting

Warning

 Never remove the casing of this product.

To keep the warranty valid, never try to repair the product

yourself.

If you encounter problems when using this product, check the

following points before requesting service. If the problem remains

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

and the model number and serial number are available.

No power or no sound

 The power supply from car battery is cut off, or the car

battery runs out of energy. Power the system with car

battery.

 Car engine is not on. Turn the car engine on.

 Cable is not correctly connected. Check connections.

 The fuse is burnt. Replace the fuse.

 Volume is too low. Adjust volume.

 If the above solutions cannot help, press the RESET button.

 Make sure that the current track is in a compatible format.

Noise in broadcasts

 Signals are too weak. Select other stations with stronger

signals.

 Check the connection of the car antenna.

 Change the broadcast setting from stereo to mono.

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 Battery cable is not correctly connected. Connect the

battery cable to the terminal that is always live.

Cannot switch the source to iPod/iPhone

 Check whether the iPod/iPhone is securely connected.

 Check whether the iPod/iPhone is compatible with this

system.

 Check whether the iPod/iPhone battery is nearly empty.

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 Data error. Check the USB storage device or SD/SDHC

card.

13 Notice

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user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Compliance

This product complies with the radio interference requirements of

the European Community.

Care of the environment

Your product is designed and manufactured with high quality

materials and components, which can be recycled and reused.

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product it means that the product is covered by the European

Directive 2002/96/EC. Please inform yourself about the local

separate collection system for electrical and electronic products.

Please act according to your local rules and do not dispose of your

old products with your normal household waste.

Correct disposal of your old product helps to prevent potential

negative consequences for the environment and human health.

Environmental information

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to make the packaging easy to separate into three materials:

cardboard (box), polystyrene foam (buffer) and polyethylene

(bags, protective foam sheet.)

Your system consists of materials which can be recycled and

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the local regulations regarding the disposal of packaging materials,

exhausted batteries and old equipment.

Trademark notice

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registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United

States and/or other countries.

“Made for iPod” and “Made for iPhone” mean that an electronic

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meet Apple performance standards. Apple is not responsible

for the operation of this device or its compliance with safety and

regulatory standards. Please note that the use of this accessory

with iPod or iPhone may affect wireless performance.

iPod and iPhone are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the

U.S. and other countries.

Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective

owners.

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are the property of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V or their

respective owners. Philips reserves the right to change products

at any time without being obliged to adjust earlier supplies

accordingly.

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b 

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Summary of Contents

Page 1 - EN User manual

EN1 SafetyRead and understand all instructions before you use this device. If damage is caused by failure to follow instructions, the warranty does no

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    