Philips GoGear SA2VBE04 User Manual Download

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Contents

1 Important safety information

General maintenance

Recycling the product and the built-in

battery

2 Your

new

VIBE

What’s in the box

3 Getting

started

Overview of the controls and

connections

Limit the volume

Overview of the main menu

Connect and charge

Software loaded on the VIBE

Files loaded on the VIBE

4 Update

VIBE

Manually verify / update the ﬁrmware 11

5 Turn VIBE on and off

Automatic shut-down

Lock the keys

6 Philips

Songbird

Build a media library

Browse your media library

Organize and manage your Songbird

library

Playlists

Change the look of the Songbird

library

Format VIBE (erase all music and data) 16
Repair VIBE (restore factory settings) 17

7 Music

Listen to music

Navigate inside a music track

Play music from a ﬁltered selection

Find your music

8 Audiobooks

Add audiobooks to VIBE

Audiobook controls

Select audiobook by book title

Add a bookmark in an audiobook

Find a bookmark in an audiobook

Delete a bookmark in an audiobook 21

9 Video

Play videos

Navigate inside a video

Delete the currently playing video

Delete one or more videos

10 Pictures

Add pictures to VIBE

View pictures

Start a slideshow

Delete the currently displayed picture 23
Delete one or more pictures

11 Radio

Listen to FM radio

Manually tune a radio station

Auto-tune radio station presets

Play a preset radio station

12 Recordings

Record audio/voices

Listen to recordings

Upload your recordings to a computer 25
Delete the currently playing video

Delete one or more recordings

13 Use the VIBE to carry data ﬁles

14 Settings

15 Technical data

System requirements

16 Glossary

English

Summary of Contents for GoGear SA2VBE04

Page 1: ...Register your product and get support at www philips com welcome EN User manual SA2VBE04 SA2VBE08 SA2VBE16 ...

Page 2: ...music track 18 Play music from a ﬁltered selection 18 Find your music 18 8 Audiobooks 20 Add audiobooks toVIBE 20 Audiobook controls 20 Select audiobook by book title 20 Add a bookmark in an audiobook 21 Find a bookmark in an audiobook 21 Delete a bookmark in an audiobook 21 9 Video 22 Play videos 22 Navigate inside a video 22 Delete the currently playing video 22 Delete one or more videos 22 10 P...

Page 3: ...2 EN Need help Please visit www philips com welcome where you can access a full set of supporting materials such as the user manual the latest software updates and answers to frequently asked questions ...

Page 4: ... Replacement parts accessories Visit www philips com support to order replacement parts accessories Hearing Safety 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 al...

Page 5: ...use and shall respect eventual copyright instructions provided by the copyright owner of the work Such instruction may state that no further copies shall be made Video streams may include copy protection technology that prohibits further copying For such situations the recording function will not work and you will be notiﬁed with a message Data logging Philips is committed to improving the quality...

Page 6: ...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 EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITEDTO PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFI...

Page 7: ...easonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause har...

Page 8: ...FM radio make recordings What s in the box Check that you have received the following items Player Earphones USB cable Quick start guide Philips GoGear audio player Quick start guide Note The images serve as reference only Philips reserves the right to change color design without notice ...

Page 9: ...l up down in list press and hold scroll up down quickly k USB connector plug l press back one level press and hold return to root menu Limit the volume Caution Listening to loud sounds for longer than a moment can be harmful to the listener You can set the volume level ofVIBE to limit the maximum volume output 1 From the main menu select Settings Sound settings Volume limit 2 Press the volume cont...

Page 10: ...rompted to select Charge transfer or Charge play VIBE automatically applies Charge transfer if no new selection is made ConnectVIBE to a computer 1 Connect the USB plug of the supplied USB cable to a spare USB port on your computer 2 Connect the small USB plug of the USB cable to the small USB jack on VIBE 3 Turn on your computer VIBE charges Install Philips Songbird for the ﬁrst time When you con...

Page 11: ...indication The display indicates the approximate levels of the battery status as follows 100 75 50 25 0 A ﬂashing battery screen indicates that the battery is low The player saves all settings and switches off within 60 seconds Note Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings The charging animation stops and the ic...

Page 12: ...ote Your music ﬁles are not affected by a ﬁrmware update Manually verify update the ﬁrmware 1 Ensure that your computer is connected to the Internet 2 Connect VIBE to the computer see section Connect and charge for instructions 3 On your computer click Start Programs Philips Philips Songbird to launch the Philips Songbird application 4 Select Tools Updates Philips Songbird checks for updates and i...

Page 13: ... in idle mode no music plays no button is pressed VIBE turns off 1 Slide and hold for approximately 2 seconds to turn VIBE on again Lock the keys VIBE has a lock switch to prevent accidental operation 1 To lock the buttons when you play move the slider to position All buttons except the volume keys are locked and the display shows a lock icon 2 To unlock the buttons again move the slider to the ce...

Page 14: ...ta Lookup Provider Set up the CD rip options 1 On the computer launch the Songbird program 2 Select Tools Options 3 Select the CD Rip tab and then choose your CD rip options 4 Click on OK to conﬁrm Import media ﬁles from a directory The following steps show how you can import media music and video ﬁles that are stored elsewhere on your computer or computer network 1 On the computer launch the Song...

Page 15: ... selected recordings are listed in the media library Tip If you select a folder that contains recordings the software scans the folder and adds all the recordings it contains to the library duplicate titles are ignored Browse your media library The Songbird media library is structured as follows a Player Pane this is where the VIBE is displayed b Library Pane this is where you ﬁnd the contents of ...

Page 16: ...computer Let Songbird watch a folder You can let Songbird monitor the contents of a folder and add or remove the media from your library to match the folder contents 1 On the computer launch the Songbird program 2 Select Tools Options 3 On the Songbird toolbar select the Media Importer tab and then Watch Folders 4 Select the folder that you want Songbird to watch for changes The selected folder is...

Page 17: ...on the title that you want to remove and then Remove The selected title is removed from the playlist Change the look of the Songbird library You can change the design and color scheme of the Songbird library We call this changing feathers New feathers are installed and managed like add ons Find new feathers 1 On the computer launch the Songbird program 2 On the Songbird toolbar select View Feather...

Page 18: ...IBE if possible Caution The following procedure erases all your ﬁles that are stored on VIBE and restores the factory settings 1 Install Philips Songbird on your computer see chapter Install software and then launch the program 2 In the Philips Songbird menu bar at the top click on the Tools pull down menu and then select Repair My VIBE 3 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the repair pr...

Page 19: ...ying album VIBE plays only music from the ﬁltered selection Find your music From the main menu select to enter music mode VIBE offers the following menu options All songs Alphabetically listed tracks Artists Alphabetically listed artists Alphabetically listed albums Tracks listed in album order Albums Alphanumerically listed albums Tracks listed in album order Album art Alphanumerically listed alb...

Page 20: ...ur media ﬁles Alternatively you can delete music in Windows Explorer 1 Connect VIBE to the computer 2 In Windows Explorer locate the music folder in VIBE 3 Delete the music as you normally would on the computer Note Alternatively you can select from the main menu and ﬁnd your ﬁles in folder view ...

Page 21: ... Follow the AudibleManager on screen instructions to transfer your audiobooks to VIBE Note VIBE can only play audiobooks for which it is activated Audiobook controls VIBE offers the following audiobook mode controls Goal Action Play pause Press Skip forward to beginning of new section chapter Press Skip back to beginning of current section chapter Press Fast skip forwards through audiobook Press a...

Page 22: ... audiobook play mode press 2 Press or then to select Bookmarks 3 Press or then to select Go to bookmark 4 Press or to select the bookmark in the list 5 Press to go to the selected bookmark To exit press Delete a bookmark in an audiobook 1 In audiobook play mode press 2 Press or then to select Bookmark x 3 Press or then to select Delete bookmark 4 Press or to select the bookmark in the list 5 Press...

Page 23: ... view more video options Delete the currently playing video This is how to delete the currently playing video 1 While you watch the video press 2 Select the option to delete the video 3 Select Yes to conﬁrm the deletion Delete one or more videos Use the Philips Songbird software to sync your media ﬁles Alternatively you can delete music in Windows Explorer 1 Connect VIBE to the computer 2 In Windo...

Page 24: ...e main menu Start a slideshow 1 While you view a video in full screen mode press to start a slideshow Press to view more slideshow options Delete the currently displayed picture This is how to delete the currently displayed picture 1 While you view the picture in full screen mode press 2 Select the option to delete the picture 3 Select Yes to conﬁrm the deletion Delete one or more pictures Use a c...

Page 25: ...and save them under the preset numbers 1 While in mode with the earphones connected select a preset 2 Press and then select Auto tune If prompted select Yes to conﬁrm The radio automatically tunes radio stations and saves the frequencies to presets There are 20 presets available To stop auto tuning press To return to the main menu press and hold for 2 seconds Play a preset radio station 1 While in...

Page 26: ...u select 2 Press and then select Recordings Library Voice 3 Select a recording 4 Press to play your recording Upload your recordings to a computer Use the Philips Songbird software to sync your media ﬁles Alternatively you can transfer recordings in Windows Explorer 1 Connect VIBE to the computer 2 In Windows Explorer open VIBE 3 Select the folder Recordings Voice or FM radio 4 Copy and paste the ...

Page 27: ...IBE to the computer 2 In Windows Explorer locate the folder Recordings Voice or FM radio 3 Delete the recordings as you normally would on the computer Note FM radio recording feature is available with some versions only Refer to the on screen menu of VIBE to ﬁnd out which features are available to you ...

Page 28: ...re and carry data ﬁles 1 Connect VIBE to the computer for instructions see section Connect and charge 2 On the computer in Windows Explorer copy the data ﬁles and paste them to VIBE Tip Use the computer to transfer your data ﬁles back to the computer or delete your data ﬁles from VIBE ...

Page 29: ...enu the following options are available Settings Options menu Sub options menu Play mode Play music from All songs this album this artist Repeat Repeat off default Repeat 1 Repeat all Shufﬂe Shufﬂe off default Shufﬂe all Sound settings FullSound Off default On Equalizer Off default Rock Funk Hip hop Jazz Classical Techno Custom Volume limit Off default Set Display settings Theme Black default Blue...

Page 30: ...Portuguese Brazilian Russian Slovak Finnish Swedish Turkish Simpliﬁed Chinese Traditional Chinese Japanese Korean Thai some versions only Arabic some versions only Hebrew some versions only Information Capacity Free space Firmware version Model Support site Factory settings Restore factory settings Files are not affected Yes No Equalizer deactivates when FullSound is selected ...

Page 31: ...ayback Supported formats MP4 MJPEG in mp4 Picture display Supported formats JPEG BMP Storage media Built in memory capacity SA2VBE04 4GB NAND Flash SA2VBE08 8GB NAND Flash SA2VBE16 16GB NAND Flash Display Color LCD 128 x 128 pixels Note Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings 1GB 1 billion bytes available stora...

Page 32: ...requencies that a speaker reproduces lowest frequency to the highest While the optimal normal is 20 20 000 Hz Hertz the range of human hearing for individuals is often much more restricted A good full range speaker system however reproduces as much of this range as possible to cover all variations Individual drivers are limited to reproduce only that part of the spectrum for which they were made s...

Page 33: ...ware program that grabs digital audio from a compact disc and transfers it to a computer hard drive The integrity of the data is preserved because the signal does not pass through the computer sound card and need not be converted to an analog format The digital to digital transfer creates a WAV ﬁle that can then be converted into an MP3 ﬁle S SuperScroll SuperScroll is a navigation feature of the ...

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