Philips SA4VBE04KN/12, User Manual

Page 1: ...SA4VBE04 SA4VBE08 SA4VBE16 www philips com welcome GoGEAR www philips com welcome User manual Register your product and get support at ...

Page 2: ...lay settings 23 Backlight timer 23 Screensaver 23 Slideshow settings 23 Language 23 PC connection preference 23 Information 24 Format device 24 Factory settings 24 CD installer 24 Contents 1 Important safety information 5 General maintenance 5 Recycling the product 8 2 Your new player 9 What s in the box 9 PC software loaded on the player 9 Files loaded on the player 9 Overview 10 Controls 10 Home...

Page 3: ...eue as a playlist 29 Play a playlist 30 Edit metadata 30 Get album artwork 30 Sync the player with Philips Songbird 31 Select auto or manual sync 31 Auto sync 32 Manual sync 32 Philips Songbird 33 12 Repair the player through Philips Songbird 34 13 Technical data 35 PC requirements 35 Need help Please visit www philips com welcome where you can access a full set of supporting materials such as use...

Page 4: ...s accessories Hearing Safety At full power the prolonged listening of the walkman can damage the ear of the user Listen at a moderate volume Using headphones at a high 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 alre...

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Page 6: ...sed to endorse or promote products derived from this permission THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS AS IS AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITEDTO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED IN NO EVENT SHALL THE FOUNDATION OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL ...

Page 7: ...s The correct disposal of your old product helps prevent potentially negative consequences on the environment and human health Warning For products with non exchangeable built in batteries The removal of or the attempt to remove the battery invalidates the warranty This procedure is only to be performed at the end of the product s life Your product contains a built in rechargeable battery covered ...

Page 8: ...ve as reference only Philips reserves the right to change color design without notice PC software loaded on the player VIBE comes with the following PC software Philips Songbird helps you update the music library on a PC and the player Philips Media Converter helps you supported on the player and transfer the To getPhilips SongbirdandPhilips Media Converter online On your PC go to www philips com ...

Page 9: ...play screen Press Increase decrease the volume Press and hold Increase decrease the volume quickly h a b c d e f g on the play screen N Press and hold Fast forward or rewind f RESET Press the hole by using the tip of a ball pen when the screen does not respond to the pressing of keys g USB connector for power charging and data transfer h Press Back one level Press and hold Return to the Home scree...

Page 10: ...ound allows you to listen to music in a safe way When you listen to music through the earphones the sound pressure on your ears is estimated based on the electrical characteristics of the player and earphones Then the estimate is compared against the reference levels of sound pressure As a result icons of different colors can be displayed to indicate status of sound pressure and the levels of risk...

Page 11: ...e charging process is complete is displayed Note Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings To conserve battery power and increase the play time do the following onVIBE Set the backlight timer to a low value go to Display settings Backlight timer Switch the player on or off Press and hold until the player is switc...

Page 12: ... music on the player On VIBE Superscroll you can quickly browse through the music library by initial Find music by song information In songs are sorted by metadata or ID3 tag under different collections All songs Artists Albums or Genres All songs Songs are sorted by song title in alphabetical order Artists Songs are sorted by artist in alphabetical order Under each artist songs are sorted by albu...

Page 13: ...the play screen press Repeatedly press To rewind or fast forward within current song On the play screen press and hold Play from the same collection During the song play you can switch to a collection the same as that of current song 1 On the play screen press and select Play mode 2 In Play music from select this artist this album or this genre Press You start to play current artist album or genre...

Page 14: ...Press You save the album or artist to the playlist Remove songs from a playlist on the go Remove current song from a playlist 1 On the play screen press Remove from Playlist 2 Select a playlist on the go Press You remove current song from the selected playlist Remove all the songs in a playlist 1 Go to a playlist on the go 2 In the list of options press and select Clear playlist 3 Press You remove...

Page 15: ...screen select Philips GoGear selected models from the drop down list of listening devices Follow onscreen instructions to complete the installation Download audiobooks to the PC 1 Connect your PC to the Internet 2 Launch AudibleManager on your PC 3 On AudibleManager click the My Library Online button to connect to www audible com 4 Select and download audio books Log in to your account with www au...

Page 16: ...ess Navigation mode Select Titles or Section 2 On the play screen press Use bookmarks On an audiobook you can add up to 10 bookmarks to the play time Start play from the bookmarked play time as needed To add a bookmark 1 On the play screen press and select Bookmarks Add bookmark 2 Select a location Current play time is added to the location in the list of bookmarks To play from a bookmarked play t...

Page 17: ...ation requires you to agree to the license terms If the pop up screen is not displayed automatically 1 On the player make sure that you have selected the following options In CD installer select Enable 2 On the PC select My Computer Windows XP Windows 2000 Computer WindowsVista Windows 7 The Philips Songbird drive is displayed 3 To install Philips Media Converter double click PMCsetup exe in the P...

Page 18: ...r Go to K as on the PC Play videos 1 Select a video 2 Press to start play The video plays in the landscape view On the play screen Press to pause and resume play Repeatedly press To rewind or fast forward within current video On the play screen press and hold Delete videos from the player 1 Select or play a video 2 On the list of videos or play screen press and select Delete video Current video is...

Page 19: ...you view pictures press to start a slideshow Pictures play one by one Select play options On the play screen press to select play options Backlight timer Select a value After the selected time duration the screen switches off automatically In Slideshow settings select your options for slideshow Time per slide Select the time interval between two slides Repeat Play pictures in current folder repeat...

Page 20: ...gh Philips Songbird Video through Philips Songbird Playlists for playlists that you sync to the player and the playlists on the go that you create on the player SERVICE for the audiobooks that you sync to the player through AudibleManager K Windows Explorer on the PC ...

Page 21: ...ement use the by packed earphones or the earphones in the list In Select earphone select the earphones that match yours Parental control Use Parental control to lock the volume limit that you set for yourself Set the password 1 Make sure that you have switched on SafeSound see Activate on page 22 2 In Parental control select On 3 Set the password a Press repeatedly or press and hold to enter digit...

Page 22: ...lected a screensaver the screensaver appears on the idle screen after the To select a screensaver 1 From the Home screen select Display settings Screensaver 2 In Screensaver press and to select an option None shows blank screen Digital clock shows time in digits Album art shows the CD cover of current song or last played song if available Screen off switches off the screen Demo mode shows major fe...

Page 23: ... videos occupy File type supported Music Pictures Videos Format device Format the player You remove all the data that are stored on the player Select Format device and then select Yes as prompted Factory settings In Factory settings restore the player to factory settings Files transferred to the player are retained CD installer If you have selected MSC in PC connection preference the CD installer ...

Page 24: ...en is not displayed automatically 1 On the player make sure that you have selected the following options In CD installer select Enable 2 On the PC select My Computer Windows XP Windows 2000 Computer WindowsVista Windows 7 The Philips Songbird drive is displayed 3 To install Philips Songbird double click Setup exe in the Philips Songbird drive Note The installation requires you to agree to the lice...

Page 25: ...ct Media Importer and then the iTunes Importer tab 3 Verify your library location and options 4 Click the Import Library button next to the library location The software imports the iTunes library into Philips Songbird Set the watch folder In Philips Songbird set the watch folder as follows 1 Select Tools Options 2 In Options select Media Importer Then select the Watch Folders tab 3 In Watch Folde...

Page 26: ...ote Before you download or purchase content from online services subscribe to the online service and log in to your account Some of the services are available in certain countries Search online 1 Select an online service Select an option under Services Alternatively in the search box click the down arrow to select an online service You enter the Web page of the online source 2 If necessary use the...

Page 27: ...aylist 1 Under Playlists click to create a playlist A new playlist is created 2 Name the new playlist as desired 3 Tip Q down the Ctrl button when you click on selections Generate LikeMusic playlists Based on the LikeMusic analysis a playlist can be generated from a seed song LikeMusic analyzes songs in your library and based on their music characteristics creates relationships between them These ...

Page 28: ...y Music right click on a song and select Run LikeMusic with A LikeMusic playlist is displayed in the LikeMusic page Set the maximum number of songs Select a number in the drop down list Save the LikeMusic playlist Click Save as playlist in the LikeMusic page The LikeMusic playlist is saved under Playlists Create a play queue Drag and drop songs or playlists to the Play Queue pane ...

Page 29: ...playlist and select Play To start play from a song double click on the song 2 To select play options click buttons on the player pane Songbird Edit metadata automatically by song title artist album and other information can browse the media library by metadata 1 In Library Music 2 View Metadata A metadata table is displayed for you to edit the information Get album artwork Artwork is sometimes ava...

Page 30: ...omputer or computer network Tip Q Ctrl button when you click on selections Q Shift Sync the player with Philips Songbird 1 On the PC launch Philips Songbird 2 Connect the player to the PC by using the USB cable On Philips Songbird the player is displayed when it is recognized by the PC Select auto or manual sync Q Philips Songbird select auto sync as prompted The player sync with Philips Songbird ...

Page 31: ...nect the player to a PC Alternatively select the player under Devices and click Sync To select auto sync settings 1 Select the player under Devices 2 On the pop up screen click the Music tab 3 Click to select an option Manual sync To transfer selected playlists manually 1 Select playlists 2 Drag and drop the playlists to VIBE 1 On the Content pane right click on a 2 Select Add to Device VIBE VIBE ...

Page 32: ...Internet 2 Connect VIBE to the PC by using the USB cable 3 On the PC launch Philips Songbird If necessary click Start Programs Philips Philips Songbird 4 Click VIBE in the Player pane Then select Tools in the pop up window Philips Songbird checks for updates Internet if available 5 Follow the onscreen instructions Downloading and installation of The VIBE updated and is ready for use again Note Wai...

Page 33: ...r repair the player throughPhilips Songbird 1 On your PC launch Philips Songbird 2 In Philips Songbird select Tools Repair my Philips Device select VIBE in the pop up list 3 Connect the player to the PC Make sure that you follow the onscreen instructions on how to connect the player to the PC 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the repair Tip After you repair the player the CD ROM parti...

Page 34: ...pling rates 48 kHz Video playback Supported formats SMV Picture display Supported formats JPEG BMP Storage media Built in memory capacity SA4VBE04 4GB NAND Flash SA4VBE08 8GB NAND Flash SA4VBE16 16GB NAND Flash Media transfer Songbird music sync Media Converter video transfer Windows Explorer drag and drop Display Color LCD 128 x 160 pixels Note Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of char...

Page 35: ...Specifications are subject to change without notice 2012 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N V All rights reserved SA4VBE 12 97 77 78 UM V1 0 wk1206 5 ...