5 Turn VIBE on and off Auto-tune radio station presets Automatic shut-down Play a preset radio station Lock the keys 12 Recordings 6 Philips Songbird Record audio/voices Build a media library Listen to recordings Browse your media library Upload your recordings to a computer...
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Slowly increase the sound until you can hear it original files you have downloaded to your comfortably and clearly, without distortion. device. Philips is not responsible for any loss of data if the product becomes damaged or not Listen for reasonable periods of time: readable / legible.
Philips is committed to improving the quality organizations. of your product and enhancing the Philips user Unauthorized duplication of any recordings experience. To understand the usage profile of whether downloaded from the Internet or...
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3 Getting started RESET press: reset VIBE slide and hold: turn VIBE on/off slide: lock/unlock all buttons in list, press: scroll up/down Overview of the controls and in list, press and hold: scroll up/ connections down quickly USB connector plug press: back one level press and hold: return to root menu...
Select My Computer (Windows XP / Windows 2000) / Computer (Windows Vista / Windows 7). Connect and charge Right click on the Philips GoGear VIBE icon. VIBE has a built-in battery that can be charged Select Install Philips Songbird (Setup.
(after the first installation) The display indicates the approximate levels of the battery status as follows: Important! The Philips Songbird software installer is preloaded to VIBE. 100% To free memory capacity for your media content on VIBE, the installer file is »...
Connect VIBE to the computer (see section Connect and charge for instructions). On your computer, click Start > Programs > Philips > Philips Songbird to launch the Philips Songbird application. Select Tools > Updates » Philips Songbird checks for updates and installs new firmware from the...
5 Turn VIBE on and off To toggle between modes on and off, slide and hold for approximately 2 seconds. Automatic shut-down VIBE has an automatic shut-down feature that can save battery power. After 10 minutes in idle mode (no music plays, no button is pressed), VIBE turns off.
Import media files from a directory The following steps show how you can import media (music and video) files that are stored VIBE comes with the Philips Songbird software. elsewhere on your computer or computer The Philips Songbird software helps you to: network: •...
Export media to iTunes Browse your media library On the computer, launch the Songbird The Songbird media library is structured as program. follows: Select Tools > Options..On the Songbird toolbar, select the Media Importer tab, then iTunes Import/ Export. Verify your library location and options.
Right-Click on selected titles. computer. » Songbird fetches the artwork for all selected titles. Playlists By default, the Philips Songbird software installs the following add-ons that are needed to rip a • CD Rip Support • Gracenote Metadata Lookup Provider...
• Drag and drop the selected titles to Philips Songbird has a Format feature that you the playlist in the Service Pane. can use to format VIBE and erase all your files •...
Repair VIBE (restore factory settings) Philips Songbird has a repair feature that you can use to restore VIBE to the factory settings. Before you proceed, back up your files that are stored on VIBE if possible. Caution • The following procedure erases all your files that are stored on VIBE, and restores the factory settings.
7 Music Find your music From the main menu, select to enter music Listen to music mode. VIBE offers the following menu options: From the main menu, select to enter [All songs] the music mode. • Alphabetically listed tracks Navigate the sub-menus to select the music track.
Delete one or more music tracks Use the Philips Songbird software to sync your media files. Alternatively, you can delete music in Windows Explorer: Connect VIBE to the computer. In Windows Explorer, locate the music folder in VIBE. Delete the music as you normally would on the computer.
8 Audiobooks Audiobook controls VIBE offers the following audiobook mode VIBE supports books in audio format. The use controls: of this feature requires that you download the Goal Action AudibleManager from audible.com. With the AudibleManager you can manage the digital Play / pause Press contents of your audiobooks.
Add a bookmark in an audiobook In audiobook play mode, press Press , then to select [Bookmarks]. Press , then to select [Add bookmark]. » The display shows a confirmation screen. • To exit, press Find a bookmark in an audiobook In audiobook play mode, press Press...
9 Video Delete one or more videos Use the Philips Songbird software to sync Play videos your media files. Alternatively, you can delete music in Windows Explorer: From the main menu, select to enter the video mode. Connect VIBE to the computer.
10 Pictures Delete the currently displayed picture Add pictures to VIBE This is how to delete the currently displayed picture: Connect VIBE to the computer. While you view the picture in full-screen In Windows Explorer, create folders in mode, press VIBE.
11 Radio Play a preset radio station While in mode, select preset. Listen to FM radio Press to change to another preset. From the main menu, select to enter To search for the next stronger signal, radio mode. press and hold for 2 seconds.
12 Recordings Upload your recordings to a computer Record audio/voices Use the Philips Songbird software to sync your media files. This is how you can record audio/voices with Alternatively, you can transfer recordings in the built-in microphone (see section Overview...
Delete one or more recordings This is how to delete recordings in Windows Explorer: Connect VIBE to the computer. In Windows Explorer, locate the folder Recordings > Voice or FM radio*. Delete the recordings as you normally would on the computer. Note •...
13 Use the VIBE to carry data files This is how you use VIBE to store and carry data files: Connect VIBE to the computer (for instructions see section Connect and charge). On the computer in Windows Explorer,copy the data files and paste them to VIBE.
14 Settings This is how you customize VIBE: From the main menu, select to enter settings mode. In the menu, navigate as follows: Press to select an option. Press to confirm a selection and go to the next level (when available). •...
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Settings Options menu Sub-options menu Language • Czech • Norwegian • Traditional Chinese • Greek • Polish • Japanese • English (default) • Portuguese • Korean • Danish • Portuguese (Brazilian) • Thai (some versions • German • Russian only) •...
Note - video: 4 hours Software • ¹ Rechargeable batteries have a limited number Philips Songbird: to update firmware and of charge cycles. Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings. transfer music • ² 1GB = 1 billion bytes; available storage Connectivity capacity is less.
FullSound FullSound™ is an innovative technology Compression designed by Philips. FullSound™ faithfully In audio terms, this is a process of temporarily restores sonic details to compressed music, or permanently reducing audio data for more enhancing it to provide a full sound experience efficient storage or transmission.
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MSC [Mass Storage Class] The USB mass storage device class (or USB MSC or UMS) is a set of computing communications protocols that provide an interface to storage devices. Devices that support this standard are referred to as MSC (Mass Storage Class) devices. MTP [Media Transfer Protocol] Media Transfer Protocol supports the transfer of music and video files to portable audio and...