Philips WACS5 User Manual Page 1

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English10Philips on-line supportPhilips products have been designed and manufactured to the highest qualitystandards. If your Philips WACS5 is not wor

11EnglishEnvironmental informationAll unnecessary packaging has been omitted.We have tried to make the packaging easy toseparate into three materials:

English12Controls (illustrations on page 3)Controls on the Center (Top andfront panels)1STANDBY-ON/ ECO POWER– press briefly to switch Center on orto

13EnglishControls (illustrations on page 4)Controls on the Station ( frontpanel)1 STANDBY-ON/ ECO POWER– press briefly to switch Station on orto stand

English14ControlsCenter’s 2-way remote controlIMPORTANT!– This remote control can be also used forsome other Philips’ wireless music systems,which pr

15EnglishControls0 SAME GENRE– HD: plays all the tracks of current Genre! SAME ARTIST– HD: plays all the tracks of current Artist@ MUSIC FOLLOWS ME–

English167 Repeat– selects continuous playbackShuffle– selects random playback8 Sleep– ajusts/displays/switches off sleep timer9 Music Follows Me– HD:

17English OPTICAL OUTDIGITAL OUTInstallationCenterAC power cordStationLINE OUTDC(for illustration only)(for illustration only)p001-p043_WACS5_Eng_22 9

English18InstallationPlacing Center and StationIMPORTANT!– Install your Center and Station nearthe AC outlet and where the AC powerplug can be reached

19EnglishIf there is interference in the neighborhood,the set may pause during playback orrespond slowly to your operation. In suchcases– Use the WEP*

2Important notes for users in theU.K.Mains plugThis apparatus is fitted with an approved 13Amp plug. To change a fuse in this type of plugproceed as

English20InstallationDIGITAL OUT:1 Insert the plug of digital audio cables (notsupplied) to the DIGITAL OUT socket2 Connect the other end of the audio

21EnglishInstallationHelpful hints: – For more information about recording/playbackfrom the external source, see HD: Recordingfrom external sour

English22PreparationUsing the remote controlWACS5 are equipped with two remote controls,one for Center and the other for Station. Byusing either of th

23EnglishPreparation Using Center’s remote controlBattery usage: As a remote control withsynchronous display, Center’s remote controlconsumes more pow

English24Basic functionsSwitching to standby/on andselecting functions1 When the set is on, press STANDBY-ON/ECO POWER to switch it to standby (or yon

25EnglishBasic functionsSwitching the blue indicator on/offThe blue indicator lights up when the set isswitched on.● On the remote control, press and

English263 Press the navigation controls 3 or 4 and 2to select your option4 Press OK to start playback.● Press OK on a highlighted artist, genre or

27EnglishHD Selecting tracks of a particular artist● During playback, press SAME ARTIST➜ Playback of current artist’s tracks continuesafter current tr

English28HDHelpful hints:– You can also create your playlists on yourcomputer via Philips Digital Media Manager(DMM). For details, see DMM’s help fil

29EnglishHDBuilding music library on CenterBy Ripping CDs, Importing MP3/WMAtracks from PC and Recording fromexternal source you can build your musicl

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English30HDImportant!– It takes some time to convert the ripped tracksinto MP3 files. – If power failure occurs during the conversion,

31EnglishHDMoving in your WiFi network ofCenter and StationsUp to 5 Stations can be to connected to WAC5Center. Via Wi-Fi, music can be streamedbetw

English32HDMUSIC BROADCASTMUSIC BROADCAST allows you tobroadcast music from Center to Station(s).On Station(s)1 Check you have switched the Station(s)

33EnglishStation management Adding a stationYou can add a station to an existing Wi-Finetwork of Center and Station. Up to 5 stationscan be connected

English34HD Re-establishing Wi-Fi connectionAfter upgrading or restoring the Center’sfirmware, you need to re-establish the Wi-Ficonnection between C

35EnglishDiscs for playbackWith this system, you can play– all pre-recorded audio CDs (CDDA)– all finalized audio CD-Rs and CD-RWs(12cm CD and 8cm 185

English36CDUsing the fast skip 3 or 4Use this function to find an option (e.g. an albumor a track) in a long option list.● Press and hold the naviga

37EnglishCDDisplay track information1 During playback, press VIEW once or more toenter the playback screen➜ The display shows: on the top: CDin t

English38AUX/ UPnP/SLEEPAUX (Listening to an externalsource, on Center only)You can listen to the sound of the connectedexternal device through your W

39English2 To connect to a UPnP server, press MENU onthe remote control➜ Display shows the selection screen ofInstallation Mode or Select Server3 Use

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English40ResetResetIf desired, you can restore your Center or Stationto their default setting (including the networksetting).When to reset Center or S

41EnglishSpecificationsGeneralAC Power WAC5 ... 230V ±10% WAS5 ...

English42WARNINGUnder no circumstances should you try to repair the system yourself, as this willinvalidate the warranty. Do not open the system as t

43EnglishTroubleshootingStations react when you operateCenter’s remote controlx flashes on the sychro display of Center’sremote controlAfter the set i

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6End-User License Agreement USE OF THIS PRODUCT IMPLIES ACCEPTANCE OFTHE TERMS BELOW.This product contains technology and data from Gracenote of Emer

7EnglishFrançaisEspañolDeutschEnglishFrançaisEspañolDeutschIndexLGPL Library written offerThis product contains Linux 2.4.27-vrsl, that ismade availab

English8ContentsHDPlaying Harddisk(HD) .... 26Selecting and searching ... 26-27Selecti

9EnglishGeneral InformationAbout WACS5WACS5 are excellent addition to your homeaudio system.WACS5 comprise a WAC5 Wireless MusicCenter and a WAS5 Wire