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Philips amBX™ Online Help 

Содержание amBX SGC5101BD

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Страница 2: ...m Kit 14 Connect the Extension Kit 14 Installing the Philips amBX PC Gaming software 15 Exploring Philips amBX PC Gaming Direct Control 15 Test the Philips amBX PC Gaming Peripherals 16 Configuring the Philips amBX PC Gaming Peripherals 17 Configuration Screen 17 Peripheral Overview 18 Peripheral Settings Panel 19 How to 19 Test the Philips amBX PC Gaming Peripherals 19 Reposition a Philips amBX P...

Страница 3: ...s in a Static Scene 30 Configuring for Use with Other Games and Music 32 Using Philips amBX PC Peripherals 33 See Feel and Hear More of the Game 33 Use the Backwards Game Compatibility 33 Create a Mood Lighting 33 Get More out of Your Music 34 Using the Fans and Lights as Regular Peripherals 34 How to 34 Start a Scene 34 Stop the Philips amBX PC Gaming Peripherals Temporarily 35 Support 36 Trouble...

Страница 4: ...4 I Cannot Add a New Scene 37 Maintenance 37 Cleaning the Peripherals 37 Glossary 38 Index 41 ...

Страница 5: ...mood music and sounds with the 2 1 sound system In this Philips amBX PC Gaming Help you find information about how to Connect the different kits with Philips amBX PC Gaming Peripherals Configure the Philips amBX PC Gaming Peripherals to enjoy the peripherals while playing an amBX enabled game Setup Philips amBX PC Gaming Peripherals to create a customized mood lighting Configure the Philips amBX P...

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Страница 7: ... amBX PC Gaming Direct Control In this Philips amBX PC Gaming Help you have 2 kinds of pages that contain specific information On one hand you have the reference pages recognizable by their white background which contain general information about the workflow and the concepts used On the other hand you can find procedural pages recognizable by their blue background which contain step by step instr...

Страница 8: ...er Controller to the power outlet You can add an Extension kit to the Starter Kit to add air and vibration effects during the use of the Philips amBX PC Gaming Peripherals If you want to expand your Philips amBX PC Gaming Peripherals even further you can buy a new Starter kit for more light effects and another Extension kit for additional air and vibration You can also purchase a Premium kit or a ...

Страница 9: ...oller to your PC 1 power adapter to connect the Wall Washer Controller to the power outlet 1 audio cable to connect the Subwoofer to your PC 1 audio power cable to connect the Subwoofer to the Wall Washer Controller You can add an Extension kit to the Pro Gamer Kit to add air and vibration effects during the use of the Philips amBX PC Gaming Peripherals If you want to expand your Philips amBX PC G...

Страница 10: ...The Premium Kit contains 1 Wall Washer Controller Left and Right Speaker Lights 1 Subwoofer 2 Fans 1 Wrist Rumbler Accessories 1 USB cable to connect the Wall Washer Controller to your PC 1 power adapter to connect the Wall Washer Controller to the power outlet 1 audio cable to connect the Subwoofer to your PC 1 audio power cable to connect the Subwoofer to the Wall Washer Controller If you want t...

Страница 11: ...at Is in Your Box 11 Extension Kit SGC6101BD The Extension kit allows you to add air and vibration effects to either your Pro Gamer kit or the Starter kit The Extension Kit contains 2 Fans 1 Wrist Rumbler ...

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Страница 13: ...rals in exactly the same way as on the Peripheral Overview you do not have to change any settings and you can immediately start to play Connect the Pro Gamer Kit To get started with your Pro Gamer kit unpack the Philips amBX PC Gaming Peripherals and position them on your desk around the monitor You connect the Philips amBX PC Gaming Peripherals as shown on the image Once connected the peripherals...

Страница 14: ...w you do not have to change any settings and you can immediately start to play Connect the Extension Kit To get started with your Extension Kit unpack the Philips amBX PC Gaming Peripherals and position them on your desk around the monitor To add an Extension kit to another kit you connect the peripherals to the Wall Washer Controller of your Starter kit or Pro Gamer kit On the image an Extension ...

Страница 15: ...rol opens automatically with the Peripheral Overview in the Configuration screen The Philips amBX PC Gaming Direct Control is used to Configure An easy to use configuration manager enables a stress free set up You simply indicate where you have placed the products around your room by repositioning the icons in the overview Customize The more adventurous can customize the settings to create a bespo...

Страница 16: ...leaving the application active Click the Close icon in Philips amBX PC Gaming Direct Control To exit the Philips amBX PC Gaming Direct Control removing it form the taskbar Right click the Direct Control icon in the taskbar of your PC and select Exit in the pop up menu Click Menu in Philips amBX PC Gaming Direct Control and select Exit in the pop up menu Test the Philips amBX PC Gaming Peripherals ...

Страница 17: ...connected Philips amBX PC Gaming Peripherals their status and position You can reposition the icons in the Peripheral Overview to match the actual location of the hardware When you click an icon in the overview its Peripheral Settings panel appears 2 The Left Pane this pane contains the Overall Brightness slider information about the selected icon in the Peripheral Overview and the controls to sto...

Страница 18: ... the first time the icons are positioned on their default position When these positions do not match the actual hardware set up Adjust the hardware setup or Match the position of the icons in the Peripheral Overview to the actual position of the hardware in the room by repositioning the icons You can place the peripherals in one of the 8 segments or in the center A peripheral also has a vertical p...

Страница 19: ...ate during gaming or not In the header of the panel you see the product name of the selected Philips amBX PC Gaming Peripheral and the corresponding icon Note The Wall washer Controller is a composed peripheral it is treated as one peripheral when you want to reposition it but it has 3 individual lights that can be customized individually You open the Peripheral Settings panel of an individual Lig...

Страница 20: ...cking the icon of the peripheral The Peripheral Settings panel appears 3 Click the Disable button The peripheral is disabled 4 Click the OK button to confirm the change The Peripheral Settings panel closes and the icon in the Peripheral Overview is grayed out The Disable button is a toggle button When you press the button an action starts and the label of the button changes describing the opposite...

Страница 21: ...es in the Peripheral Settings panel Tip If you will not be using the peripherals for a while you can set the peripherals in Standby mode by pressing the On Off button on the Wall Washer Controller hardware or on the Speaker Lights When the peripherals are in Standby the LED indicator in the button is not lighted You awake the peripherals by pressing the On Off button again Placing the peripherals ...

Страница 22: ...asher Controller to a brightness of 40 When you increase the overall brightness from 100 to 150 your Lights will shine with a brightness of 30 and the Wall Washer Controller with a brightness of 60 1 Select the Configuration tab The Configuration screen appears 2 Drag the Brightness slider in the left pane to the left to decrease the overall brightness or Drag the Brightness slider in the left pan...

Страница 23: ...ected devices their status and their location for a selected scene When you click an icon in the overview the Peripheral Scene Settings panel appears 2 The Left Pane this pane contains the Overall Brightness slider the Scenes Selector and the controls to define an animated scene rename the scene and save the scene changes When you click the Animation button the Animation Settings panel appears 3 T...

Страница 24: ...cene Overview Icons and their Peripheral Scene Settings Each icon in the Scene Overview represents a specific Philips amBX PC Gaming Peripheral and the current status and settings of that peripheral When a peripheral is enabled the peripheral is active and will be used when the scene is started When a peripheral is disabled the peripheral will not participate when the scene is started When a perip...

Страница 25: ...mations which can use different amBX peripherals Fans included You cannot adjust the settings of these scenes Tip If you want to use your Philips amBX PC Gaming Lights as regular lighting in your room you can select the scene White lights In this scene all lighting peripherals are set to white light and 100 brightness You still can adjust the brightness with the hardware brightness slider on the S...

Страница 26: ...at can be customized individually You open the Peripheral Scene Settings panel of an individual Light by clicking one of the 3 Light icons Animation Settings Panel You open the Animation Panel by clicking the Animation button in the Scene Settings screen In the Animation Settings panel you create a new animation or change an existing animation In an animation you define the following settings Inte...

Страница 27: ...Start Scene button The selected scene starts and the Philips amBX PC Gaming Peripherals operate as programmed The Start scene button is a toggle button When you press the button an action starts and the label of the button changes describing the opposite action Toggled State 1 Pressed Toggled State 2 To stop the Scene you click the same button in the Scene Settings screen that is now labeled Stop ...

Страница 28: ...owing settings for the animation by using the slider handles intensity range color range duration 4 Click the Preview button to see a quick preview of the animation The peripherals will show a preview of the animation for 1 minute regardless the duration setting 5 Make sure the animation is enabled 6 Click the OK button to confirm the changes The Animation Settings panel closes 7 Click the Save Ch...

Страница 29: ...changes The Peripheral Scene Settings panel closes 6 Click the Save Changes button The changes to the Peripheral Scene Settings are stored Warning If you do not click Save Changes after you closed the Peripheral Scene Settings panel your changes will be lost as soon as you close Direct Control or select the Configuration tab In the Scene Overview you recognize an enabled peripheral by the referenc...

Страница 30: ...a Scene 1 Select the Scene Settings tab The Scene Settings screen appears 2 Select the scene you want to rename in the Scenes Selector 3 Click the Rename Scene button The Rename Scene panel appears 4 Replace the name in the text field by the new name 5 Click the OK button to confirm you want to rename the scene The new name appears in the Scenes Selector Note You do not need to click the button Sa...

Страница 31: ...ghtness slider in the left pane to the left to decrease the overall brightness or Drag the Brightness slider in the left pane to the right to increase the overall brightness The software calculates the new brightness of the individual peripherals Note The location of the slider is saved when you close the Direct Control window When you reopen the window the slider will be on the same position ...

Страница 32: ...ft facility or the software that came with your audio card Run the amBX Application Manager this means that the Application Manager icon needs to be visible in the taskbar Enable the Gaming or Music feature in the amBX Application Manager Please note that this feature is only applicable when you have the Windows Media Player installed on your PC The software does not interact with other multimedia...

Страница 33: ...lity of the Philips amBX PC Gaming software to enjoy the lighting effects while you are playing games that are not amBX enabled Philips amBX PC Gaming Peripherals take entertainment beyond audio and visual changing your complete room into an entertainment system The synchronized lighting system intensifies your entertainment experience washing your viewing space with coordinated lighting Multidire...

Страница 34: ...ul to get more out of your games and music but they can also be used as regular peripherals in your room For example if you want to use your Philips amBX PC Gaming fans to cool down your room you select a specific scene in the Direct Control Scene Settings screen This scene is preprogrammed to make your Fans blow at 100 You turn the Fans on simply by pressing the On Off button on the Wall Washer C...

Страница 35: ... Peripherals and scenes When Direct Control is not open right click the Direct Control icon in the taskbar and select Resume from the pop up menu When Direct Control is open click the same button in the Configuration screen that is now labeled Resume Note When you click the Resume button only the devices that are enabled in the Configuration Screen will start working You can enable the disabled de...

Страница 36: ...o configure the audio peripherals you simply use the Microsoft facility or the software that came with your audio card If other peripherals you connected to the Wall Washer Controller are not visible on the Peripheral Overview try the following tips to solve this problem Make sure you connected the peripherals to the Wall Washer Controller correctly Check if the Wall Washer Controller is connected...

Страница 37: ...e scenes and 5 preset scenes You recognize the preset scenes by the icon To change a variable scene 1 Select the Scene Settings tab The Scene Settings screen appears 2 Select the scene that you would like to customize in the Scenes Selector The settings of the scene become visible in the Scene Overview 3 Change the Scene Settings 4 Click the Save Changes button to replace the selected scene in the...

Страница 38: ...riod of time i e duration Composed peripheral is a peripheral that is treated as one peripheral when you reposition the icon in the Peripheral overview but that has iseveral components that can be configured individually e g the Wall Washer Controller Configuration screen is the screen where you can configure your peripherals In this screen you can define their settings and position You can also d...

Страница 39: ... the Peripheral Settings panel by clicking the icon in the Peripheral Overview Peripherals are the hardware devices that interact with the amBX software Philips amBX PC Gaming Direct Control is the software that is installed on your computer to configure the peripherals and setup the scenes You open the Direct control by double clicking the amBX icon in the taskbar Position can be the position of ...

Страница 40: ...or the blast of a gunshot You cannot configure the subwoofer and therefore the peripheral is not shown on the overview T Toggle button is a button that has 2 different actions For example the Stop Resume button The current label on the button indicates the action When you click a toggle button the action starts and the label of the button changes to indicate the opposite action V Variable Scene ca...

Страница 41: ...Color range 26 Duration 26 Intensity range 26 Animation Settings 26 B Backwards game compatibility 34 Brightness Overall 20 30 Peripheral Scene Settings 26 C Color 26 Color range 26 Configuration screen Icons 16 Peripheral Settings 17 Configuration screen 15 Connect Extension kit 12 Premium kit 12 Pro Gamer kit 11 Starter kit 11 Content of the box Extension kit 10 Premium kit 9 Pro Gamer kit 8 Sta...

Страница 42: ... Fan 9 10 Feedback 37 H Height 17 Help 6 I Icons Disabled 15 21 Enabled 15 21 In Configuration screen 16 In Scene Settings screen 23 Inactive 23 Inactive icon 23 Install 13 Intensity In Configuration screen 17 In Scene Settings screen 26 Intensity range 26 Invisible peripherals 37 K Kit Extension kit 10 12 Premium kit 9 12 Pro Gamer kit 8 11 Starter kit 7 11 L Light Front Light 7 Speaker Light 8 9...

Страница 43: ...Brightness 26 Color 26 Intensity 26 Status 26 Peripheral Scene Settings 26 Peripheral Settings Height 17 Intensity 17 Status 17 Peripheral Settings 17 Position 16 18 Premium kit Connect 12 Content of the box 9 Preset scene 25 Preview animation 28 Pro Gamer kit Connect 11 Content of the box 8 R Register 13 Remove peripheral 16 Rename 30 Reposition 18 Reset 19 Resume 18 35 S Scene Add 38 Animated 25...

Страница 44: ...ion 26 Peripheral 17 Peripheral Scene 26 Software Install 13 Update 13 Speaker Light 8 9 Start Scene 27 35 Starter kit Connect 11 Content of the box 7 Static scene 25 Status In Configuration screen 17 In Scene Settings screen 26 Stop Peripheral 18 35 Scene 27 35 Subwoofer 8 9 T Test peripherals 14 17 U Update 13 W Wall Washer Controller 7 8 9 Wrist Rumbler 9 10 ...

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