Contents 8 Troubleshooting 1 Important Safety 9 Notice Declaration of conformity 2 Your micro system Written offer Introduction What's in the box Overview of the main unit Overview of the remote control 3 Get started Connect FM antenna Connect power Prepare the remote control Set clock Turn on...
1 Important Hearing safety Caution Safety • To avoid hearing damage, limit the time you use the headphones at high volume and set the volume to a safe level. The louder the volume, the shorter is the safe • Make sure that there is enough free space listening time.
• Main unit Congratulations on your purchase, and • 1 x FM wire antenna welcome to Philips! To fully benefit from the • Remote control (with one AAA battery) support that Philips offers, register your product • Short User Manual at www.philips.com/welcome.
Overview of the main unit cd e ij k • Open/close the disc compartment. • Turn the unit on or off. g Disc compartment • Switch to standby mode or Eco standby mode. • Start, pause, or resume play. b SOURCE •...
m GROUP button/indicator Overview of the remote • Press and hold to group with another control izzylink-compatible multiroom speaker. • Press to exit or return to a group. • Flashes white during grouping. • Turns solid white after successful grouping. •...
Page 8
PAIRING • Skip to the previous/next track. • Press to select the BT (Bluetooth) • Search within a track/disc/USB. source. • Tune to a radio station. • In Bluetooth mode with three • Adjust time. devices connected, press and hold for 3 seconds to disconnect the first connected device and enter pairing •...
Before you connect the AC power adaptor, make sure sequence. that you have completed all the other connections. If you contact Philips, you will be asked for the model and serial number of this apparatus. The model number and serial number are on the back of the apparatus.
Prepare the remote control • You can press CLOCK to view clock information in power-on mode. Caution • Risk of product damage! When the remote control is not used for long periods, remove the batteries. Turn on To insert the remote control battery: Open the battery compartment.
4 Play Play from USB Note • Make sure that the USB device contains playable audio content (see 'Product information' on page 19). Play in single mode Press USB to select the USB source. Single mode: Single mode means that the Insert a USB device into the socket.
Control play Play from Bluetooth-enabled devices Select a folder. Note Press to skip to the previous or next track. • Before pairing a device with this unit, read its user Press and hold to search backward/ manual for Bluetooth compatibility. •...
Page 13
» [BT] (Bluetooth) is displayed. enabled device to this unit. » The Bluetooth indicator flashes blue. • If you fail to search for 'Philips BM50' or cannot pair with this unit, press and On your device that supports Advanced hold...
Press ALBUM/PRESET repeatedly Listen to the radio to select a radio frequency. Press PROG again to confirm. » The frequency of the preset station is • Position the antenna as far as possible from TV or other displayed. radiation sources. •...
Page 15
In Bluetooth mode, music play pauses when there is an incoming call or video recording is in progress on the connected mobile phone. • If this speaker (BM50) acts as the master, select a source and play to the whole group of speakers.
Page 16
Change master You can change the current master in a group easily. For example, in Bluetooth mode, when your mobile phone loses connection with the current master speaker, you can set the closest slave speaker as the master. • Press any source key on a slave speaker to change it to be the master of the group.
Page 17
Switch to single mode Reset group status • In case of any grouping issues, hold GROUP for 8 seconds to reset.. A Press GROUP on the master to enter single mode. » The slaves keep looking for the master until timeout in 15 minutes. »...
5 Adjust sound The following operations are applicable to all supported media. Select a preset sound effect Press SOUND repeatedly to select a • preset sound effect. Balanced(Balanced), Warm(Warm), • Bright(Bright), Clear(Clear), and Powerful(Powerful). Adjust volume level • On the remote control, press +/- repeatedly.
6 Other features Set the sleep timer • To set the sleep timer, when the unit is switched on, press SLEEP/TIMER repeatedly to select a set period of time Set the alarm timer (in minutes). [SLP 120] • [SLP 90] •...
Plug a headphone (not supplied) into the socket. www.philips.com/support XXXX XXXX. zip Unzip and save the upgrade file (BM50.bin) Update firmware to the root directory of a USB stick. Press USB to select the USB source, then Warning plug the USB stick into the USB socket on the back of the speaker.
7 Product information USB Direct Version 2.0 full speed Tuner (FM) Note Tuning Range 87.5-108 • Product information is subject to change without prior notice. Tuning grid 50 KHz Preset stations Sensitivity <22 dBf - Mono, 26 dB S/N Ratio <43 dBf Specifications - Stereo, 46 dB S/N Ratio...
USB playability information RDS program types Compatible USB devices: NO TYPE No RDS programme type • USB flash memory (USB2.0 or USB1.1) NEWS News services • USB flash players (USB2.0 or USB1.1) AFFAIRS Politics and current affairs • memory cards (requires an additional INFO Special information programs card reader to work with this unit)
If the problem remains • The formats of these files are not unsolved, go to the Philips Web page (www. supported. philips.com/support). When you contact Philips, USB device not supported make sure that the device is nearby and the •...
Page 24
• Some mobile phones may connect and disconnect constantly when you make or end calls. This does not indicate any malfunction of this unit. • For some devices, the Bluetooth connection may be deactivated automatically as a power-saving feature. This does not indicate any malfunction of this unit.
Directive 1999/5/EC. You can find the equipment. Declaration of Conformity on www.philips.com/ support. Disposal of your old product and battery This item incorporates copy protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents...
Open Source Team, Gibson Innovations Limited, 5/F Philips Electronics Building, 5 Science Park East Avenue, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, N.T. Hong Kong.
Page 28
Gibson Innovations Ltd., and Gibson Innovations Ltd. is the warrantor in relation to this product. Philips and the Philips Shield Emblem are registered trademarks of Koninklijke Philips N.V. and are used under license from Koninklijke Philips N.V.
Need help?
Do you have a question about the BM50 and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers