Philips 30GB-PORTABLE MEDIA CENTER PMC7230, User Manual

Page 1: ...User manual PMC7230 Philips portable media center ...

Page 2: ...torial the latest software updates and answers to frequently asked questions Or call our Customer Care Helpline 1 888 744 5477 where our professional support team will be pleased to assist you in solving any issues you may have with your player ii Country Helpdesk Tariff min Keep ready Canada USA 0820 901115 Francophone 1 888 744 5477 English Spanish 1 888 744 5477 Free Free Date of Purchase Model...

Page 3: ...rtable Playlist 13 Pictures 13 View picture 13 Picture playback settings 13 Settings 15 Transfer 15 Video transfer 16 Music transfer 16 Add songs to Windows Media Player Library 17 Manage your Windows Media Player Playlist 17 Synchronize Windows Media contents with your player 19 Manage your songs and playlists in Windows Media Player 20 Picture transfer 20 Enable picture support 20 Add pictures t...

Page 4: ...yer With your newly purchased Philips Portable Media Center you can enjoy the following Video playback and recording WMV Audio playback and recording Mp3 and WMA Picture viewing JPEG Accessories The following accessories are included with your player A V cable Power adapter USB cable Quick start guide CD ROM containing Windows Media Player 10 ArcSoft MediaConverter user manual video tutorials and ...

Page 5: ...Slide down to lock all keys Up and Down to navigate Menu lists navigate through music list or pictures Left and Right to select different views in music and pictures mode OK to confirm your selection Show main menu Go back to the previous operation Play Pause songs videos or slideshows Adjust volume Press Move back to previous song or picture Skip back in a video Press and hold Fast rewind a song ...

Page 6: ...g Schedule a video recording Customize the settings of your player Main menu Playback on TV Connect to PC Connection diagram Record video S N I A M A N N E T N A V T T X E 1 O E D I V S B V C O I D U A O E D I V S C Y O I D U A R L 2 T U O O E D I V S B V C L R O I D U A PB 1 T U O Y PR L A I X A O C T U O O I D U A L A T I G I D TV DVD recorder VCR Set top box cable box Connect to power Note Comm...

Page 7: ...ith exe Lost your CD Don t worry you can download the CD contents from www philips com support or www philips com usasupport for U S residents Charge IMPORTANT Install the software in the by packed CD You need this to transfer Pictures Music and Videos to your Portable Media Center Charge the player for 4 hours before using it for the first time 1 Connect the supplied power adapter to the charging...

Page 8: ... y1 and hold until Philips appears on the screen To turn off the player slide ON OFF LOCK slider up towards y1 and hold until the screen turn black When on your player can be put into a standby mode rather than shutting down fully by sliding the ON OFF LOCK slider to ON OFF position and releasing the slider immediately This is useful when you want to want to turn off you player for a short while T...

Page 9: ...corder You can even record the video you have created with your video camera You can convert and transfer video files from your PC to your player with ArcSoft MediaConverter For more information on how to transfer videos see Video transfer in this manual for details To play video files 1 Press 2 Press 3 4 to highlight my videos and press OK 3 You can browse your videos by date by source or by file...

Page 10: ...ill be saved under my videos Video files you have recorded on the player are named Rec June 28 2006 10 24pm avi Rec Month Day Year HH MMam pm Playback on TV You can play music videos and view pictures on your TV 1 Connect the supplied A V cable to the A V Out socket of your player 2 Connect the other end with the yellow white and red plugs to the matching colored A V input jacks on your TV 3 On yo...

Page 11: ...schedule a recording to take place later 1 Enter the main menu by pressing 2 Use the 3 and 4 buttons to highlight recording and press OK 3 Highlight timer recording and press OK 2 3 Make sure to set the timer clock of your player correctly ...

Page 12: ...ased on the recording quality the storage space available and the file system this determines the size of the file created on your player This relationship between recording quality and the time you can record for is given below The storage space available is based on the number of files you have already stored on your player The recording time may be less in cases where your player already is clo...

Page 13: ...ums genres artists Alphabetically listed tracks Playlists collections Alphabetically listed albums Alphabetically listed genres Alphabetically listed artists Tracks listed in play order Tracks listed in album order Alphabetically listed artists Alphabetically listed albums Alphabetically listed albums Tracks listed in album order Tracks listed in album order 2 Press 1 2 to the category such as art...

Page 14: ...n menu highlight Recording and press OK 5 Highlight Audio and press OK The player will search for the signal Once detected it will display the same signal on your player 6 Press OK to start recording 7 Press OK again to stop recording The recording will be saved under my music Music playback settings You can adjust the playback settings while you are playing a song If you wish to purchase a song t...

Page 15: ...in menu select settings and then select Pictures 2 Press 3 or 4 to highlight the item you want to change and press OK to change the item value The following playback settings are available Zoom in To enlarge and move the selected picture picture as you want Highlight zoom in and then press OK Adjust the picture position by pressing the menu navigator OK Press OK to return to the previous screen Sh...

Page 16: ...onal standard that matches your PC Restores all the settings back to their original values Version number of player Indicates how many TV programs Songs Albums Pictures and Videos are stored on the player Indicates how many Gigabytes are free and how many are used Disclaimer Select the Resolution 320x240 good quality or 640x480 better quality the Quality Low Medium or High and the Video Recording ...

Page 17: ...ing this icon on your desktop Video conversion and transfer is usually a long process and dependent on your PC configuration Please be patient while this happens 3 Use the Select Conversion Parameters pull down menu to choose the quality of the output You will see a corresponding change in the information box below 4 In the Convert to option at the bottom of the screen select Current Device the co...

Page 18: ...ayer 10 For more information see Windows Media Player WMP Help on your computer TIP We recommend that you always use Windows Media Player to transfer music to your player However if you prefer to use Windows Explorer always make sure that you copy your music into the Media Music folder otherwise the songs will neither show nor play on your player 2 Insert the Audio CD 3 Select Rip tab to display t...

Page 19: ...the list you want to select Transfer playlists You can transfer playlists to your player via the automatic synchronization option of Windows Media Player See Set up automatic synchronization section in this user manual for step by step instructions 1 Select Sync tab 2 Click Sync settings or Setup Sync select Synchronize device automatically check box and select the playlists to be synchronized wit...

Page 20: ...nchronize the playlists in your Windows Media Player with your player If a playlist is empty in Windows Media Player then it will be automatically removed from the player 1 Start Windows Media Player 2 Connect the player to your computer using the supplied USB cable 3 Select Sync tab 4 Click Set up Sync Synchronization settings dialog box will be displayed 5 Select Synchronize device automatically...

Page 21: ...ick and select Delete to delete the item 6 7 8 9 Edit song information via Windows Media Player 1 Select Library tab 2 Highlight the song you want to edit right click and select Edit 3 Edit on the text box directly TIP To remove a playlist from the player make sure that the playlist is selected for Automatic Synchronisation in Windows Media Player Then remove all the songs from the playlist in Win...

Page 22: ...ture transfer Enable picture support 1 Start Windows Media Player 2 Go to Tools Options Player 3 Make sure that the Enable picture support for devices check box is selected Add pictures to Windows Media Player Library 1 Start Windows Media Player 2 Select the Library tab to access the media library 3 Click Add to Library on the bottom left corner of the screen 4 Choose Add Folder 5 Select the fold...

Page 23: ...nization progress When the pop up message disappears the transfer is completed and you can disconnect your player 5 7 8 9 6 TIP To select multiple pictures highlight a picture you want then press and hold Ctrl of your computer keyboard and highlight the other pictures you wish to select To select all pictures highlight the first picture then press and hold Shift of your computer keyboard and click...

Page 24: ...arry data files by copying data files into the Data folder of your player via Windows Explorer Data files stored in the Data folder cannot be read directly from your player These data files can only be read in your computer after you have transferred them from your player to your computer ...

Page 25: ...unction in Windows Media Player Simply remove the music file from the Sync list in Windows Media Player To remove music from the player connect the player to your PC select SYNC tab in Windows Media Player make sure that the auto sync check box is not checked Then delete the music content shown on the left panel device PMC7230 in Windows Media Player Delete Pictures Use Windows Explorer to remove ...

Page 26: ...pearance of this graphic on the screen of your player indicates that there is a problem with the firmware To fix this problem connect your player to your PC Screen 2 Make sure your player is successfully connected to the computer IMPORTANT All your contents will be erased from your player after completion of repair process Therefore please backup your files before repairing After repair simply syn...

Page 27: ...Your player is now ready to use again Other screens Screen 3 2 4 3 5 You may see the above screens under different conditions Appears when your Portable Media Center is fixing certain disk errors The content on your Portable Media Center might be lost Once the Portable Media Center completes its operation it will take you back to Screen 1 Follow instructions given above to recover the player If th...

Page 28: ...will take you back to Screen 1 Follow instructions given above to recover the player If this screen remains on for more than 5 minutes your player could not fix the disk errors Please take the player back to where it was purchased from Screen 5 A picture with a large numeral 5 in one corner of the screen Appears if a problem with the hard disk occurs that your Portable Media Center could not fix P...

Page 29: ...My player does not play songs from iTunes Your player does not support the AAC MP4 format You can play songs only from Plays for Sure stores Song or artist names are not displayed during playback Check whether you can see the names correctly when you play the song on your computer in Windows media player If this not the case edit the information in Windows Media Player and sync the file to your pl...

Page 30: ...tware product listed above is legal safe or in any manner recommended or intended while driving or otherwise operating a motor vehicle General Operation Prolonged Views of Screen If you are driving do not access any function requiring a prolonged view of the screen Pull over in a safe and legal manner before attempting to access a function of the system requiring prolonged attention Even occasiona...

Page 31: ... volume can impair your hearing This product can produce sounds in decibel ranges that may cause hearing loss for a normal person even for exposure less than a minute The higher decibel ranges are offered for those that may have already experienced some hearing loss Sound can be deceiving Over time your hearing comfort level adapts to higher volumes of sound So after prolonged listening what sound...

Page 32: ...le your device s ability to copy display and or play Secure Content In the event of revocation Philips will attempt to make available software updates to restore some or all of your device s ability to transfer store access copy display and or play Secure Content However the ability to make such updates available does not rest solely with Philips Philips does not guarantee that after revocation su...

Page 33: ...human health Modifications Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void user authority to operate this device Notice for USA Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This e...

Page 34: ...nnels with sample freq up to 44 1 and 48Khz Video Playback Compression format MPEG4 Simple profile up to 720 x 480 3Mbps with mp3 up to 320 kbps 8 48 kHz up to 30fps stereo audio in avi format MPEG4 Advanced simple profile up to 720 x 480 3Mbps with mp3 up to 320 kbps 8 48 kHz up to 30fps stereo audio in avi format WMV9 video simple profile QVGA up to 320 x 240 up to 850 kbps max peak 1700 up to 3...

Page 35: ...io contents Portable Playlist A playlist that can be created on the player by adding favorite songs albums artists and genres during music playback Rip To copy digital media contents from an audio CD Contents may be converted to a different format during a ripping process Songs An individual track or a discrete piece of audio content Synchronization The process of maintaining digital media files o...

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Page 37: ...ifications are subject to change without notice Trademarks are the property of Ko ninklijke Philips Electronics N V or their respective owners 2006 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N V All rights reserved www philips com wk6331 ...