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1 Important safety information General maintenance Recycling the product and the built-in battery 2 Your new player What’s in the box Software loaded on the player Files loaded on the player 3 Get started Charge power First-time setup Switch the player on or off Automatic standby and shut-down 4 Overview Controls Home screen Navigate on the Home screen Switch between the Home screen and play screen Screens Lock/ unlock the screen Select the safe volume level 5 Sync with PC media library Install Philips
10 FM radio Tune in to radio stations Store preset stations 11 Audiobooks Sync audiobooks to the player Install AudibleManager on the PC Download audiobooks to the PC Sync to the player Find audiobooks on the player Browse by book information Browse by artwork Play audiobooks Select play options Use bookmarks Delete audiobooks 40 40 41 42 42 42 42 42 43 43 44 44 45 45 45 Information Format device Factory settings SafeSound Weekly overview SafeSound settings Activate CD installer 17 Update the firmware th
Replacement parts/accessories: Visit www.philips.com/support to order replacement parts/accessories. English 1 Important safety information Hearing Safety 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.
Modifications Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void user’s authority to operate the product. Copyright information All other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective companies or organizations. Unauthorized duplication of any recordings whether downloaded from the Internet or made from audio CDs is a violation of copyright laws and international treaties.
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• • Relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. English • • Notice for Canada This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. The set complies with the FCC-Rules, Part-15 and with 21 CFR 1040.10.
2 Your new player On MUSE, you can do the following: • Play music; • Watch videos; • View pictures; • Listen to the FM radio; • Make recordings; • Read text files (.txt files); • Expand the memory by inserting a Micro SD card (sold separately). 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.
Charge power MUSE has a built-in battery that can be charged through the USB connector of a computer. Connect the player to a PC by using the USB cable. Battery level 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.
First-time setup Note • The installation requires you to agree to the Install Philips Songbird The first time you connect the player to a PC, a pop-up screen is displayed: 1 2 license terms. • After the installation, the PC connection changes to the MTP mode. Select your language and country. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. Switch the player on or off Press and hold on or off.
Home screen Controls Menu Mode Music English 4 Overview To play audio files Video watch videos Pictures view pictures FM radio tune in to the FM radio Music suggestions Rhapsody* channels a / Press and hold: switch on or off the device Press: lock/unlock the screen; To unlock the screen, also drag the slider on the screen. 3.
Navigate on the Home screen Switch between the Home screen and play screen On the Home screen, During the play of music, video,or radio, • Tap the artwork next to , , or ; • If necessary, tap to switch between the two pages. On the play screen, • Press . To access functional menus, • If necessary, tap to switch between the two pages; • Tap an icon. To go back to previous screens, • Press repeatedly. To return to the Home screen, • Press .
Select the safe volume level Lock/ unlock the screen Select the safe volume when you listen to music through the by-packed earphones. Lock the screen of MUSE. You can lock all the touch controls on the screen (the volume controls still function). Thus, undesired operations are prevented. Auto lock After a time duration, the screen dims and is locked automatically. To set the time duration, go to > [Display settings] > [Backlight timer]. To lock the screen manually • Press / .
5 Sync with PC media library With Philips Songbird, you can do the following: • Manage your media collections on a PC; • Sync MUSE with your PC media library; • Register MUSE on www.philips.com/ welcome; • Update the firmware of MUSE (see ‘Update the firmware through Philips Songbird’ on page 56); • Repair the MUSE (see ‘Repair the player through Philips Songbird’ on page 57).
1 On Philips Songbird, go to Tools > Options... 2 Select Media Importer, and then the iTunes Importer tab. 3 4 Verify your library location and options. Click the Import Library button next to the library location. » The software imports the iTunes library into Philips Songbird. To set the watch folder In Philips Songbird, set the watch folder as follows: 1 2 English To set iTunes media folder Select Tools > Options. In Options, select Media Importer. Then, select the Watch Folders tab.
Import media files Search online Import media files from other folders In Philips Songbird, • go to File > Import Media to select folders on the PC. » Media files are added under Library. 1 • or, go to File > Import a playlist to select playlists on the PC. » Media files are added under Playlists. Get contents from online sources » You enter the webpage of the online source. 2 You can access and purchase content from online sources.
Note Search in Philips Songbird English Play online Philips Songbird is structured as follows: • Before you play music from Rhapsody, subscribe to the service and log in to your account. On the Rhapsody webpage, • To play the entire playlist, click Play All; • To play a song, select the song and click next to it. 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 21).
d Information pane: From the internet sources, MashTape can collect information available about the media file being played. Filter pane view In the filter pane view, media files can be filtered by three metadata tags. e Artwork pane: Drag the up arrow to display the pane. Search by metadata In the media library of Philips Songbird, media files are sorted by metadata. To search for media files by metadata, click the icon to select the list or filter pane view.
2 With a playlist, you can manage and sync your songs as needed. To add the songs to a playlist: • Right click on the songs, and select Add to Playlist; • Select a playlist; » The songs are added to the playlist. • Create a playlist Select songs that you want to play. Add the songs to a playlist. English Create playlists in Philips Songbird To create a playlist, select New Playlist. » A new playlist is created for the songs. » Under Playlists, name the playlist as needed.
Generate LikeMusic playlists Based on the LikeMusic analysis, a playlist can be generated from a seed song. LikeMusic analyzes songs in your library and, based on their music characteristics, creates relationships between them. These relationships help LikeMusic to create playlists of songs that sound great together. When you import songs into the music library of Philips Songbird, the LikeMusicanalysis starts.
Add songs to the top or end of the play queue • 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. English Select the maximum number of songs in the playlist • As shown, select a number in the drop-down list. Save the LikeMusicplaylist • As shown, click Save as playlist in the LikeMusic page. » The LikeMusic playlist is saved under Playlists.
Manage media files in Philips Songbird Edit metadata By editing file information (metadata or ID3 tag), you can have media files sorted automatically by song title, artist, album, and other information. After you sync the media files to the player, you can browse the media library by metadata. 1 In Library > Music or Videos, select a media file. 2 Right click on the file to select View Metadata. » A metadata table is displayed for you to edit the information.
Sync the player with Philips Songbird English Remove media files from the library Through Philips Songbird, you can sync music, video, or photos from a PC to the player. If the player is in the MTP mode, the sync process allows media files to be converted to the formats playable on the player (see ‘PC connection preference’ on page 53). 1 2 Right click on a media file. Select Remove. Confirm as prompted. » The selected file is removed from the library and from all playlists.
Select auto or manual sync The first time you connect the player to Philips Songbird, select auto sync or manual sync for the player. Auto sync • If you have selected auto sync, auto sync starts automatically when you connect the player to a PC; • Alternatively, select the player under Devices, and click Sync. To select auto sync settings, To select auto or manual sync later, 1 2 3 Select the player under Devices. 26 EN Select Manual or Auto. To confirm the option, click Apply.
Sync photos to the player English Manual sync To transfer selected playlists manually, 1 2 Select playlists. Drag and drop the playlists to MUSE. To transfer selected media files manually, 1 On the Content pane, right click on a selected media file. 2 Select Add to Device > MUSE. » Selected files are transferred to MUSE. 1 2 Select the player under Devices. On the pop-up window, click the Photos tab.
6 Use a Micro SD card On the MUSE, insert a Micro SD card (up to 32 GB). You can expand the memory size of MUSE. To copy or move folders/ files from the player to the SD card, 1 2 From the Home screen, go to . 3 4 Tap the checkbox to select folders/ files. 28 EN On the screen of folders/ files, tap and select [Copy] or [Move]. » Checkboxes are displayed next to the folders or files. Confirm your option as prompted. To play from the SD card, • From the Home screen, select , , or .
1 In a column, swipe your finger up/ down to browse through the list of options. 2 Tap to select library views: [Artists] and [Albums], [Artists], [Albums], or [Songs]. » The music library is sorted by the song information in alphabetical order. Go to to play music from the media library on the player. Browse the music library In , music files are organized by metadata (file information). You can browse the music library by song information, artwork, or playlist.
4 30 On a selected alphabet, release your finger. » You jump to the option that starts with the alphabet. EN Browse by artwork Artwork, or album art (the picture of CD/ album cover), is sometimes available for music downloads. Through some media management software, you can insert artwork for albums/ songs. 1 Tap to select the artwork view. » The artwork is sorted by album name in alphabetical order. 2 Swipe left/ right through the artwork.
On the player, playlists can be: • generated by the player based on certain criteria, such as [Highest rated], [Most played], [Genres]; • created by yourself on the player (see ‘Create a playlist-on-the-go’ on page 34); • synchronized from the PC through Philips Songbird (see ‘Sync the player with Philips Songbird’ on page 25). To find the playlists, • Tap . Play music 1 2 In the music library, browse to find music. To start play, tap an artist, album, song, or artwork. » The play screen is displayed.
Select the play screen Select play options 1 Make sure that you have enabled the lyrics function. • Tap and select [Lyrics]. 2 On the play screen, tap to select a view: • [Standard]: show full play screen • [Lyrics]: if the lyrics are available, show *lyrics on the play screen To skip songs on the play screen, • Swipe left/ right on the screen. To search within current song on the play screen, • Tap on the progress bar to select a play position.
• To return to the play screen, tap the artwork next to . Rate songs English To switch between the play screen and library screen, • Press to go to the Home screen; » The artwork of current song is displayed next to . Assign rating to the songs. The player can generate a playlist that are sorted by your rating (see ‘Browse by playlist’ on page 31).
Playlists Delete songs With a playlist, you can access a list of songs from different artists or albums. You can delete songs in the following ways: • Delete songs by artist; • Delete songs by album; • Delete selected songs. To delete an artist, album, or song, Create a playlist-on-the-go 1 Tap to select library views. » The music library is sorted by the song information in alphabetical order. 2 3 Tap On the list of songs or play screen, • tap and select [Add to playlist].
Browse by artwork English 8 Videos Artwork, or album art, is the video/ album cover. Go to to play videos from the media library on the player. Browse the video library In the video library, video files are organized by metadata (file information). Browse the video library by title or artwork. Browse by title With columns for video artwork, title and total play time, the video library of MUSE allows you to browse information about video files quickly. 1 1 Tap to browse through the library by artwork.
Play videos 1 In the video library, browse to find a video. 2 Tap a video. » Play starts from current video. To search within current video on the play screen, » The play screen is displayed. • Tap on the progress bar to select a play position. To switch between the play screen and library screen, • Press to go to the Home screen; » The artwork of current video is displayed next to . • Select play options On the play screen, tap icons to select play options: • Tap the screen to show the icons.
Browse by artwork English 9 Pictures Artwork, or album art, is the album cover. Go to to play pictures from the media library on the player. Browse the picture library In the picture library, picture files are organized by album or file folder. Browse by album 1 2 3 Tap 1 Tap to browse through the library by artwork. » The artwork is sorted by album name in alphabetical order. 2 Drag the slider to scroll through the artwork. » The initial letter of current item is displayed on the screen.
Play pictures View pictures To zoom in or out, 1 In , tap to play a selected picture. » The picture play screen is displayed. 2 Swipe left/ right to select a picture. 1 2 Tap on 3 In an enlarged picture, swipe to pan through the picture. to show the zoom control bar. Drag on the bar to zoom in/ out the picture. To play pictures one by one • Tap . Alternatively, • Tap and select [Start slideshow]. To rotate the picture, • Tap to rotate the picture clockwise by 90 degrees.
English Select play options On the play screen, tap icons to select play options: / / / Tap to switch to the library or play screen. Tap to start/pause/resume slideshow play. Tap to skip pictures. Select slideshow settings • On the library or play screen, tap select [Slideshow settings]: and [Time per Select the time interval before slide] one slide switches to another. [Repeat] Play pictures in current folder repeatedly. [Shuffle] Play pictures in current folder in random order.
10 FM radio Manual tune Use Manual tune to search for a frequency. 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. Tune in to radio stations Auto tune 1 From the Home screen, go to . » The last played station starts to play. 2 To select a preset station, tap to select the library view. Tap to play a preset station. 3 To restart auto tune, press and select [Auto tune].
English Store preset stations On MUSE, you can store up to 20 preset stations. 1 2 3 Tune in to a radio station. On the radio play screen, press and select [Save to preset]. » The list of presets is displayed. Tap a location to save the station. Confirm as prompted. » Current station is saved to the selected location. To clear all preset stations, • Press and select [Clear all presets].
11 Audiobooks From the Home screen, select to play books in audio formats that you have downloaded from www.audible.com. Download audiobooks to the PC 1 2 3 Connect your PC to the Internet. 4 Select and download audio books: • Log in to your account with www. audible.com; • Download audio books in the format of or . » The downloaded books are automatically added to your library on AudibleManager. Sync audiobooks to the player From www.audible.
English Find audiobooks on the player In , audiobook files are organized by book information. You can browse the audiobook library by book information or artwork. Browse by book information With columns, the audiobook library allows you to browse information about books quickly, including the authors and book titles. To check the audio books that are transferred to the player, See the player pane on AudibleManager. • If necessary, click Refresh Device.
Browse by artwork Play audiobooks Artwork, or album art (the picture of book cover), is sometimes available for audiobook downloads. 1 In the audiobook library, browse to find an audiobook. 2 Tap the book. » Current book starts to play. » The play screen is displayed. To play from a chapter within current book, 1 Tap to select the artwork view. » The audiobook artwork is sorted by book title in alphabetical order. 2 Drag the slider to scroll through the artwork.
On the play screen, tap icons to select play options: / / / / / Tap to switch to the library, play, or artwork screens. Tap to pause/ resume play. Tap to skip titles/ chapters; To select your navigation option, tap and select [Navigation mode]. Hold to search within current book. Tap to select a play speed. Alternatively, tap and select [Playback speed]. Add a bookmark to current play time. Delete audiobooks 1 2 3 4 English Select play options Tap to select the library view.
12 Rhapsody Go to to play the Rhapsody channel lists that you have downloaded and transferred through the Rhapsody software. Note • The Rhapsody service is available in certain countries. Transfer from Rhapsody to the player 1 Go to www. rhapsody.com to get the Rhapsody software. 2 Connect the player to a PC with the Rhapsody software installed. 3 Through the Rhapsody software, transfer channel lists to the player. » On the player, is displayed on the Home screen.
Make recordings With MUSE, you can record: • voice through the built-in microphone; or • radio programs that play on the MUSE. Record voices 1 From the Home screen, go to . • If necessary, tap to switch between two pages. 2 3 Tap 4 Do the following to start, pause, or stop recording. 1 From the Home screen, go to . • If necessary, tap to switch between two pages. 2 Tap to switch to the library screen. » In the recordings library, existing recordings are displayed.
Delete recordings 1 On the list of recordings, • Tap and select [Delete]. 2 3 Tap the checkbox to select options. Confirm as prompted. » Selected items are deleted. Alternatively, 1 2 Play a recording. 48 EN On the play screen, tap [Delete].
Go to to play text files (.txt) from the media library on the player. Read text files 1 Tap to select the library view. » The text files are displayed. 2 Swipe your finger up/ down to browse through the list of options. Tap an option to start play. 3 Swipe your finger right/ left to turn over pages. Add text files to the player 1 2 3 English 14 Text reader Connect MUSE to a computer. On the PC, under My Computer or Computer, • select MUSE, and create file folders.
To add a bookmark, • Tap at the corner of the page. » Current page is folded at the corner. • To remove the bookmark, drag your finger on the corner. To go to the bookmarked portion, • On the play screen, tap and select [Go to bookmark]. Select an option. Delete text files 1 2 3 4 Tap to select the library view. Tap and select [Delete]. 50 EN Tap the checkbox to select options. Confirm as prompted. » Selected items are deleted.
Recordings: for voice or *FM recordings that you make on the player. English 15 Folder view Note Go to to view and play media files from the media library on the player. • *The feature of FM radio recording is available with some versions only. See the onscreen menu of the player to find out which features are available to you. Organize files by file folder On a PC, organize files on the player by folder in the Windows explorer.
16 Settings From the Home screen, go to to select your settings. • Swipe up or down to scroll through lists of options. Tap an option to select it; • Tap to go to the Home screen; • Tap to go to the previous screen. Date and time In [Date and time], select date/ time display options. [Set date] [Set date format] [Set time] Sleep timer During play or in idle mode, the MUSE can switch off automatically after a certain time duration. • In [Sleep timer], tap to select an option.
Format device In [PC connection preference], select how the player is connected to a PC. The player allows the access by a PC through USB Mass Storage Class (MSC), or Media Transfer Protocol (MTP). Format the player. You remove all the data that are stored on the player. • Select [Format device], and then, select [Yes] as prompted. [MSC] [MTP] *allows the player to work as Philips Songbird drive. Click the Philips Songbird drive to start the program installation on the PC.
Weekly overview SafeSound settings In [Weekly overview], find the accumulated sound pressure that your ears receive on each day over the past week. Different colors are used to represent the risks to hearing damage. For your hearing safety, change your time of music listening on each day. To select theSafeSoundsettings on the SafeSound screen, • Tap . To reset the data, • In [Weekly overview], select [Reset].
1 On the music play screen, press or . » The SafeSound screen is displayed. 2 Select . CD installer If you have selected [MSC] in > [PC connection preference], the [CD installer] options are displayed. In [CD installer], select [Enable] to allow the player to work as Philips Songbird drive. Double click on the drive to start the program installation on the PC. Tip • After you repair the player, the CD-ROM Activate • In [Activate], select [On]. » You switch on the SafeSound function.
17 Update the firmware through Philips Songbird 4 Click MUSE in the Player pane. Then, select Tools > Check for updated firmware in the pop-up window. » Philips Songbird checks for updates and installs new firmware from the Internet, if available. 5 Follow the onscreen instructions. » Downloading and installation of firmware update start automatically. MUSE is controlled by an internal program called firmware. Newer versions of the firmware may have been released after you have purchased MUSE.
English 18 Repair the player through Philips Songbird If MUSE is not working properly or the display freezes, you can reset it without losing data: To reset MUSE? • Insert a pen tip or other object into the reset hole located at the base of MUSE. Hold until the player shuts down. If you fail to reset the player, repair the player throughPhilips Songbird: 1 2 On your PC, launch Philips Songbird. In Philips Songbird, • select Tools > Repair my Philips Device; • select MUSE in the pop-up list.
19 Technical data Power Power supply: 1,100 mAh Li-ion polymer internal rechargeable battery Play time¹ - music: up to 20 hours (SafeSound on); up to 20 hours (FullSound on, SafeSound on); up to 20 hours (FullSound on); up to 24 hours (FullSound off) - video (WMV): up to 5 hours - FM radio: up to 20 hours Software Philips Songbird: to update firmware and transfer music Connectivity Headphone 3.5 mm USB 2.0 High speed Sound Channel separation: 50 dB Frequency Response: 20 - 18,000 Hz Output power: 2 x 2.
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