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Contents
1 Important safety information
General maintenance Recycling the product 3 3 5 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 14
Play audiobooks Delete audiobooks from the player
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6 Folder view 7 Settings
Play mode Sound settings Sleep timer Display settings Theme Screen off timer Language Information Format device Factory settings
2 Your new player
What's in the box PC software loaded on the player Files loaded on the player Overview Controls Home screen Lock/unlock the keys Screen on/off
3 Get started
Charge power Charge through a USB AC/DC adapter Switch the player on or off Automatic standby and shut-down
8 Sync with PC music library through Philips Songbird
Install Philips Songbird Set the watch folder Get contents from online sources Search online Create playlists in Philips Songbird Create a playlist Generate LikeMusic playlists Save the play queue as a playlist Play a playlist Edit metadata Sync the player with Philips Songbird Select auto or manual sync Auto sync Manual sync
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4 Music
Transfer music to the player Find music on the player Find music by song information Find music by playlist Play music Select play options Playlists Add songs to a playlist-on-the-go Remove songs from a playlist-onthe-go Delete songs from the player
5 Audiobooks
Sync audio books to the player Install AudibleManager on the PC Download audiobooks to the PC Sync to the player Find audiobooks on the player
Philips Songbird 10 Repair the player through Philips Songbird
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11 Technical data
PC requirements 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.
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1 Important safety information
General maintenance
The translation of this document is for reference only. In the event of any inconsistency between the English version and the translated version, the English version shall prevail.
Battery life may be shortened in low temperature conditions. [. . . ] » You remove all the songs from current playlist.
Select play options
On the play screen, press to select play options, such as play mode, sound settings, and sleep timer (see 'Settings' on page 16).
Delete songs from the player
To delete current song during play, On the play screen, press and select [Delete]. » Current song is deleted from the player.
Playlists
playlists: playlists that you transfer from the PC media library; three playlists-on-the-go for you to add songs on the player.
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5 Audiobooks
Go to > [Audiobooks] to play books in audio formats that you have downloaded from www. audible. com.
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Launch AudibleManager on your PC. On AudibleManager, click the My Library Online button to connect to www. audible. » The downloaded books are automatically added to your library on AudibleManager.
Sync audio books to the player
From www. audible. com, download and install the AudibleManager software on your PC. audible. com to your PC library of audio books; sync the audiobooks to your player.
Sync to the player
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Launch AudibleManager on your PC. to AudibleManager, activate the player as prompted.
Install AudibleManager on the PC
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Connect your PC to the Internet. From www. audible. com, download the AudibleManager software for MP3/ MP4 players. Install the software on your PC: On the setup 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
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Connect your PC to the Internet.
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To check the audio books transferred to the player, See the player pane on AudibleManager. If necessary, click Refresh Device.
» Current audiobook is deleted from the player.
Find audiobooks on the player
In > [Audiobooks] organized by book title or author. [Authors] Books are sorted by author in alphabetical order.
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Select a book. » On the play screen, you can see the book information and play status.
To resume the last played book, In [Audiobooks], select [Resume last]. » The play screen returns a few seconds later.
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To skip titles or sections during play, On the play screen, press > [Navigation mode]. On the play screen, press / .
Delete audiobooks from the player
On the play screen, press [Delete].
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6 Folder view
Go to media library on the player. Music 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. Windows Explorer, in Windows Explorer on the PC.
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7 Settings
In , select your options for the player.
Sleep timer
Switch on the sleep timer. » After the selected time duration, the device is switched off automatically.
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Press Press
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to select an option.
Play mode
In [Play mode], select play modes for music play: [Repeat] [Repeat 1]: Repeats current song. If both [Repeat all] and are activated, All songs in current folder are repeated in random order.
Display settings
Theme
In [Display settings] > [Theme], select the theme for the display.
Screen off timer
The screen enters the idle mode, if no new action is taken on RAGA time duration, the idle screen is switched off automatically. To save battery power, select a low value for the time duration. To set the time duration In [Display settings] > [Backlight timer], select a time duration. » After the selected time duration, the idle screen is switched off automatically. To exit the power-saving mode Press any key.
Sound settings
In [Sound settings], select your option for sound settings: [FullSound]: Restores the sonic details that music compression loses (for example, MP3, WMA). In this way, you can always keep the volume within a level safe enough to your hearing. Press / to set the volume limit; Press
Language
Note
Equalizer is deactivated when you select FullSound.
In [Language], select a language for the player.
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Information
In [Information], learn the following information about the player: [Player information] [Model:] full product name Check the full product name when you Support site. [. . . ] To select play options, click buttons on the player pane.
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Remove.
library and from all playlists. (By default,
Songbird
Edit metadata
location on the computer or computer network. )
Tip
Ctrl button when you click on selections. Shift
automatically by song title, artist, album, and other information. can browse the media library by metadata.
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Sync the player with Philips Songbird
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On the PC, launch Philips Songbird. [. . . ]