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Experience live music in car

Enjoy music from your iPhone/iPod, CD or USB devices out loud with the Philips car audio system. Treat your ear to powerful bass with MAX Sound, and your eye to the variable color LCD display for a personalized backlight color.

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Experience live music in car

Obsessed with sound

  • For iPod & iPhone
  • USB
  • CD

Music Zone for adjustable sweet spots

Philips' innovative Music Zone technology lets the driver and the passengers enjoy their music with more vivid spatial effect, just as the artist intended it to be heard. Users can easily switch the music listening zones from the driver to the passengers and back again to get the best sonic focus in the car. A dedicated zone control button provides three pre-defined settings - Left, Right and Front (and All) - so you can best match your listening needs easily and dynamically alone or with your passengers.

Dynamic Bass Boost electronically enhances the low tones

Activate the Dynamic Bass Boost (DBB), and the low-end bass frequencies are electronically enhanced to achieve consistent sound reproduction, especially when the speaker volume is set at a low level. You hear impressive bass at all times.

Enjoy MP3/WMA music directly from your portable USB drives

Simply plug in your device to the USB port on your Philips Hi-Fi system. Your digital music will be played directly from the device. Now you can share your favorite moments with family and friends.

Browse by folder or song for instant search or quick access

Browse by folder or song for instant search or quick access

This function allows you to find a track or album much faster by letting you browse through songs and folders, which are the usual contents of USB/SDHC devices. With the dedicated folder/song button, only three simple steps are needed to make a search – press folder/song, rotate the volume knob and push to select. This simple process lets you search through your music quickly and easily, letting you to focus on your driving.

MAX Sound for instant power boost

MAX Sound for instant power boost

MAX Sound technology produces an instant boost in bass and treble, maximizing volume performance and instantly creating the most impressive listening experience with just the touch of a button. Its sophisticated electronic circuitry calibrates existing sound and volume settings, instantly boosting bass, treble and volume beyond original maximum levels without distortion. The end result is a noticeable amplifying of both sound spectrum and volume and a potent audio boost that will add mileage to any music.

Play and charge your iPod/iPhone simultaneously

Play and charge your iPod/iPhone simultaneously

Enjoy your favorite MP3 music while charging your iPod/iPhone! The dock lets you connect your portable device directly to the Docking entertainment system so you can listen to your favorite music in superb sound. It also charges your iPod/iPhone while it plays so you can enjoy your music and not have to worry about your portable player battery running out. The Docking entertainment system automatically charges your portable device while it is docked.
Technical Specifications

  • Sound

    Equalizer

    3-bands

    Output power (RMS)

    24Wx4 channels (4 ohms, 10% T.H.D.)

    Sound Enhancement

    • MAX Sound

    • Dynamic Bass Boost

    • Music zone

    Equalizer settings

    • Classic

    • Jazz

    • Pop

    • Rock

    • Flat

    • Optimal

    • Techno

    • User defined

    Output power (MAX)

    50Wx4 channels

  • Connectivity

    Preamp output

    2 pairs RCA(L/R)

    Sub-woofer preamp output

    with gain control

    Rear Aux input

    Yes

    Hard-wired audio mute

    Yes

    Hard-wired remote input

    Yes

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Technical Specifications

  • Sound

    Equalizer

    3-bands

    Output power (RMS)

    24Wx4 channels (4 ohms, 10% T.H.D.)

    Sound Enhancement

    • MAX Sound

    • Dynamic Bass Boost

    • Music zone

    Equalizer settings

    • Classic

    • Jazz

    • Pop

    • Rock

    • Flat

    • Optimal

    • Techno

    • User defined

    Output power (MAX)

    50Wx4 channels

  • Connectivity

    Preamp output

    2 pairs RCA(L/R)

    Sub-woofer preamp output

    with gain control

    Rear Aux input

    Yes

    Hard-wired audio mute

    Yes

    Hard-wired remote input

    Yes

  • Tuner/Reception/Transmission

    Auto digital tuning

    Yes

    Tuner Enhancements

    Auto search and store

    Tuner Bands

    • AM

    • FM Stereo

    No. of preset stations

    18(FM), 12(AM)

    RDS

    • Station Name

    • Program Type

    • News & Traffic

    • Auto-frequency

  • Power

    Power supply

    12V DC

  • Accessories

    Quick start guide

    Brazilian Portuguese, English, Spanish, Chinese

    Remote control

    Slim remote with battery

    User Manual

    • Brazilian Portuguese

    • English

    • Spanish

    • Simplified Chinese

    • Traditional Chinese

  • Display

    Type

    High contrast color LCD (11 characters)

    Key illumination

    White

    Diffused light in disc slot

    32,000 colors selectable

  • Dimensions

    Product depth

    190  mm

    Chassis

    1 Din

    Product width

    188  mm

    Product height

    58  mm

  • Audio Playback

    Compression format

    • MP3

    • WMA

    Disc Playback Modes

    • Fast Forward/Backward

    • Next/Previous Album Search

    • Next/Previous Track Search

    ID3 Tag support

    Song title, artist, album

    MP3 bit rates

    32-320kbps and variable bit rate

    USB Direct Modes

    • Play/Pause

    • Previous/Next

    • Fast Backward/Fast Forward

    • Repeat

    • Shuffle

  • iPod compatibility

    Compatible with

    • iPod

    • iPod classic

    • iPod nano

    • iPod touch

  • iPhone compatibility

    Compatible with

    • iPhone

    • iPhone 3G

    • iPhone 3GS

    • iPhone 4

  • Playback media

    Disc

    CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3-CD, WMA-CD, WMA

    USB flash drive

    Yes

    Music from iPod/iPhone

    Yes

    MP3 Link

    for portable MP3 music playback

    Music devices via Rear Aux

    Yes

  • Security/Anti-theft

    Front panel

    Detachable

    Display blackout

    10/20 sec selectable