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Contents 1 Important safety information General maintenance Environmental information Recycling the product and the built-in battery 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 SafeSound 3 Get started Charge power Switch the player on or off Automatic standby and shut-down 4 Music Transfer music to the player Find music on the player Find music by song information Find music by playlist )LQG PXVLF E\ ÀO
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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. Caution To avoid damage or malfunction: Do not expose the product to excessive heat caused by heating equipment or direct sunlight. Do not drop the product or allow objects to fall on your player. Do not allow the product to be submerged in water.
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AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. Environmental information All unnecessary packaging has been omitted. We have tried to make the packaging easy to separate into three materials: cardboard (box), polystyrene foam (buffer) and polyethylene (bags, protective foam sheet.
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2 Your new player Note The images serve as reference only. Philips reserves the right to change color/design without notice. What's in the box Make sure that you have received the following items: Player Earphones PC software loaded on the player VIBE comes with the following PC software: Philips Songbird (helps you update the ÀUPZDUH RI WKH SOD\HU DQG PDQDJH \RXU music library on a PC and the player).
3UHVV 6NLS WR WKH QH[W SUHYLRXV ÀOH Press and hold: Fast forward or rewind ZLWKLQ FXUUHQW ÀOH Overview Controls h a b f RESET Press the hole by using the tip of a ball pen when the screen does not respond to the pressing of keys c g USB connector for power charging and data transfer h Press: Back one level Press and hold: Return to the Home screen Home screen g f e d a Press and hold: Switch the player on or off Press: Select options, or start/pause/ resume play b Display c /
indicate status of sound pressure and the levels of risks to hearing damage. Level of sound pressure more than 90 decibels 85 to 90 decibels 80 to 85 decibels safe From the Home screen, you can access functional menus by pressing the navigation buttons / and . To go back to previous screens, press repeatedly; or, press and hold to return to the Home screen.
3 Get started Switch the player on or off Press and hold on or off. until the player is switched Charge power Automatic standby and shut-down VIBE has a built-in battery that can be charged through the USB socket of a computer. Connect VIBE to a PC by using the USB cable. The player has an automatic standby and shutdown feature that can save battery power. After 10 minutes in idle mode (no play, no button is pressed), the player switches off.
4 Music Transfer music to the player Find music on the player On VIBE \RX FDQ ÀQG PXVLF E\ VRQJ LQIRUPDWLRQ SOD\OLVW RU ÀOH IROGHU :LWK 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.
1 Press and hold / to start Superscroll. » On the screen, you can see the initials of current options. 2 Alive ive A 1 2 Play music In [Play music from…], select [… this artist], [… this album], or [… this genre]. Press . » You start to play current artist, album, or genre. On the play screen, press [Play mode]. and select In [Play music from…], select [All songs]. Press . Select play options You can start play from a song, or play an entire album or artist.
Remove songs from a playlist-on-thego Remove current song from a playlist 1 2 On the play screen, press from Playlist]. > [Remove Select a playlist-on-the-go. Press . » You remove current song from the selected playlist. Remove all the songs in a playlist 1 2 3 Go to a playlist-on-the-go. In the list of options, press [Clear playlist]. and select Press . » You remove all the songs from current playlist.
5 Audiobooks 2 3 Go to > [Audiobooks] to play books in audio formats that you have downloaded from www.audible.com. 4 Sync audio books to the player From www.audible.com, download and install the AudibleManager software on your PC. Through the software, you can download audiobooks from www. audible.com to your PC library of audio books; sync the audiobooks to your player. Install AudibleManager on the PC 1 2 3 Connect your PC to the Internet. Launch AudibleManager on your PC.
To check the audio books transferred to the player, See the player pane on AudibleManager. If necessary, click Refresh Device. » Current play time is added to the location in the list of bookmarks. To play from a bookmarked play time, On the play screen, press and select [Bookmarks] > [Go to bookmark]. Select an option. » Play starts from the selected play time. Find audiobooks on the player To delete a bookmark, On the play screen, press and select [Bookmarks] > [Delete bookmark].
6 Rhapsody Add songs to the music library Go to to play the Rhapsody channel lists that you have downloaded and transferred through the Rhapsody software. Note Add the Rhapsody songs to
7 Videos Note The installation requires you to agree to the license terms. Transfer videos to the player You can transfer videos to the player in two ways: Transfer through Philips Media Converter; With the video converter software, \RX FDQ FRQYHUW YLGHRV WR WKH ÀOH type that is supported on the player, DQG WUDQVIHU WKH FRQYHUWHG ÀOHV WR WKH player. 'UDJ DQG GURS YLGHR ÀOHV VPY ÀOHV LQ Windows Explorer.
)LQG YLGHRV E\ ÀOH IROGHU Go to . » 9LGHRV DUH RUJDQL]HG E\ ÀOH IROGHU as on the PC. Play videos 1 2 Select a video. Press to start play. » The video plays in the landscape view. On the play screen, Press to pause and resume play. 7R VHOHFW D YLGHR ÀOH RQ WKH SOD\ VFUHHQ Repeatedly press / . To rewind or fast forward within current video, On the play screen, press and hold / . Delete videos from the player 1 2 Select or play a video.
8 Pictures Add pictures to the player 1 2 3 Connect VIBE to a computer. On the PC, under My Computer or Computer, select VIBE DQG FUHDWH ÀOH IROGHUV 2Q WKH 3& GUDJ DQG GURS ÀOHV WR WKH ÀOH folders on the VIBE. $OWHUQDWLYHO\ GUDJ DQG GURS ÀOH IROGHUV from the PC to VIBE. View pictures On the list of pictures, press / and to select a picture. » The picture is displayed in the landscape view. On the play screen, Press / to select a picture.
9 FM radio Use Manual tune to search for a frequency or station. 1 Note Plug in the supplied earphones when you tune in to radio stations. The earphones double as antenna. For better reception, move the earphone cable in different directions. 2 1 From the Home screen, go to > [Auto tune]. » Up to 30 stations are stored as presets. 2 Press or repeatedly to select a preset station. Press to start play. To select a preset on the play screen, Press or repeatedly.
Listen to the FM radio 1 2 Go to > [Presets]. Press or to select a preset station. Press to start play. Press to select another preset station from [Presets]. Press to start play. On the play screen, press or to select a preset. To adjust the volume, On the play screen, press / . To mute or unmute the radio play, On the play screen, press .
10 Folder view Go to WR YLHZ DQG SOD\ PHGLD ÀOHV IURP WKH media library on the player. Music IRU PXVLF ÀOHV WKDW \RX V\QF WR WKH SOD\HU through Philips Songbird; Video IRU YLGHR ÀOHV WKDW \RX V\QF WR WKH SOD\HU through Philips Songbird; Playlists: for playlists that you sync to the player, and the playlists-on-the-go that you create on the player.
11 Settings In , select your options for the player. 1 2 Press / to select an option. Press WR FRQÀUP Play mode In [Play mode], select play modes for music play: [Play music from…] Switches to a collection the same as that of current song. [Repeat] [Repeat 1]: Repeats current song. [Repeat all]: Repeats all songs in current folder. >6KXIÁH@ [On]: Plays all songs in current folder in random order.
Alternatively, on the music play screen, press > [Sleep timer]. » You can see the time left before the player is switched off. Display settings PC connection preference Screensaver If you have selected a screensaver, the screensaver appears on the idle screen after the SUH GHÀQHG WLPH GXUDWLRQ To select a screensaver 2 From the Home screen, select > [Display settings] > [Screensaver].
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12 Sync with PC music library through Philips Songbird With Philips Songbird, you can do the following: Manage your music collection on a PC; Sync VIBE with your PC music library; Register VIBE on www.philips.com/ welcome; 8SGDWH WKH ÀUPZDUH RI 9,%( (see 8SGDWH WKH ÀUPZDUH WKURXJK 3KLOLSV Songbird' on page 36); Repair VIBE (see 'Repair the player through Philips Songbird' on page 37). Install Philips Songbird Note The installation requires you to agree to the license terms.
7KH ÀUVW WLPH \RX ODXQFK Philips Songbird on a PC, do the following as prompted to import H[LVWLQJ PHGLD ÀOHV LQWR Philips Songbird: Select the iTunes media folder to import an existing iTunes library; Select the central folder to search and LPSRUW WKH H[LVWLQJ PXVLF ÀOHV » The central folder is set as the watch folder of Philips Songbird. In Philips Songbird, set the watch folder as follows: Set iTunes media folder 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 On Philips Songbird, go to Tools > Options...
» 0HGLD ÀOHV DUH DGGHG XQGHU Library. or, go to File > Import a playlist to select playlists on the PC. » 0HGLD ÀOHV DUH DGGHG XQGHU Playlists. Get contents from online sources You can access and purchase content from online sources. Find the available online services under Services on the source selector pane. Note 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.
Add to Philips Songbird To transfer songs from Rhapsody to Philips Songbird, add the songs to a playlist in Philips Songbird (see 'Create playlists in Philips Songbird' on page 30). On the Rhapsody webpage, To add the entire playlist to Philips Songbird, click Add All; To add a song to Philips Songbird, select the song and click next to it. Create playlists in Philips Songbird With a playlist, you can manage and sync your songs as needed. Create a playlist Select songs that you want to play.
1 2 3 Under Playlists, click to create a playlist. » A new playlist is created. Select a seed song Make sure that the seed song has completed the LikeMusic analysis. In Library > Music, double click the blue LikeMusic icon of the song; Alternatively, Name the new playlist as desired. 'UDJ DQG GURS PHGLD ÀOHV WR WKH SOD\OLVW Tip 7R GUDJ DQG GURS PXOWLSOH ÀOHV DW WKH VDPH WLPH KROG down the Ctrl button when you click on selections.
2 Under Playlists, name the playlist as needed. $GG VRQJV WR WKH WRS RU HQG RI WKH SOD\ TXHXH To add songs to the top, right click on the options and select Queue Next; To add songs to the end, right click on the options and select Queue Last. 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.
» Artwork is fetched for all selected titles. 5HPRYH PHGLD ÀOHV IURP WKH OLEUDU\ 1 2 In Library > Music VHOHFW D PXVLF ÀOH 5LJKW FOLFN RQ WKH ÀOH WR VHOHFW View Metadata. » A metadata table is displayed for you to edit the information. Note 7R VRUW WKH PXVLF ÀOHV IURP Rhapsody as needed, edit the metadata in the media library of Philips Songbird. The song information remains unchanged on the play screen. Get album artwork Artwork is sometimes available for music downloads.
Sync the player with Philips Songbird 1 2 1 2 On the PC, launch Philips Songbird. 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 7KH ÀUVW WLPH \RX FRQQHFW WKH SOD\HU WR Philips Songbird, select auto sync as prompted. The player sync with Philips Songbird automatically. If you do not select auto sync, you switch on the manual sync.
1 2 3 Select the player under Devices. On the pop-up screen, click the Music tab. Click to select an option. Manual sync To transfer selected playlists manually, 1 2 Select playlists. Drag and drop the playlists to VIBE. 7R WUDQVIHU VHOHFWHG PHGLD ÀOHV PDQXDOO\ 1 2 On the Content pane, right click on a VHOHFWHG PHGLD ÀOH Select Add to Device > VIBE. » 6HOHFWHG ÀOHV DUH WUDQVIHUUHG WR VIBE. Tip 7R VHOHFW PXOWLSOH ÀOHV DW WKH VDPH WLPH KROG GRZQ WKH Ctrl button when you click options.
13 Update the firmware through Philips Songbird 4 Click VIBE in the Player pane. Then, select Tools > &KHFN IRU XSGDWHG ÀUPZDUH in the pop-up window. » Philips Songbird checks for updates DQG LQVWDOOV QHZ ÀUPZDUH IURP WKH Internet, if available. VIBE is controlled by an internal program called ÀUPZDUH 1HZHU YHUVLRQV RI WKH ÀUPZDUH PD\ have been released after you have purchased VIBE. Through Philips Songbird, you can check for DQG LQVWDOO ÀUPZDUH XSGDWHV IRU VIBE over the Internet.
14 Repair the player through Philips Songbird If VIBE is not working properly or the display freezes, you can reset it without losing data: To reset VIBE? Insert a pen tip or other object into the reset hole located at the base of VIBE. Hold until the player shuts down. If you fail to reset the player, repair the player throughPhilips Songbird: 1 2 3 4 On your PC, launch Philips Songbird. In Philips Songbird, select Tools > Repair my Philips Device; select VIBE in the pop-up list.
15 Technical data Power Power supply: 290 mAh Li-ion polymer internal rechargeable battery Play time¹ Music (.mp3): up to 20 hours (FullSound off); up to 12 hours (FullSound on) Video (.mp4): up to 4 hours FM radio: up to 10 hours Software 3KLOLSV 6RQJELUG WR XSGDWH ÀUPZDUH and transfer³ music Philips Media Converter: to convert and transfer³ videos Connectivity Headphone 3.5 mm USB 2.
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