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Contents 1 Important safety information General maintenance Recycling the product 4 4 7 Get album artwork Remove media files from the library Sync the player with Philips Songbird Select auto or manual sync Auto sync Manual sync 6 Music 2 Your new VIBE What’s in the box Software loaded on the player Files loaded on the player 3 Get started Charge power Switch the player on or off Automatic standby and shut-down 4 Overview Controls Home screen Navigate from the Home screen Select a theme Lock/unlock the
10 FM radio Tune in to radio stations Listen to the FM radio Store preset stations 11 Recordings Record from the FM radio Listen to FM radio recordings Delete recordings from the player Upload your recordings to a computer 32 33 33 33 33 35 35 35 35 35 12 Folder view 36 13 Settings 37 37 37 37 37 37 38 38 38 38 39 39 39 39 39 Play mode Sound settings Sleep timer Display settings Backlight timer Screensaver Date and time Slideshow settings Language PC connection preference Information Format device Fa
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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collection point or service center where a professional can remove the battery as shown: English IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. Recycling the product Your product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components, which can be recycled and reused.
2 Your new VIBE Note • The images serve as reference only. Philips On VIBE, you can do the following: • Play music; • Watch videos; • View pictures; • Listen to audiobooks; • Tune in to the FM radio (available with some versions). What’s in the box Check that you have received the following items: Player reserves the right to change color/design without notice.
Charge power VIBE has a built-in battery that can be charged through the USB port of a computer. As shown, connect the VIBE to a PC by using the USB cable. To conserve battery power and increase the play time, do the following on VIBE: • Set the backlight timer to a low value (go to > [Display settings] > [Backlight timer]). Switch the player on or off Press and hold on or off.
4 Overview 1 Controls 2 / 3 4 5 6 7 / / 8 RESET 9 10 10 EN / press and hold: switch on/off the player press: lock/unlock all buttons press: back one level press and hold: return to the Home screen press: select options, or start/ pause/resume play display show options menu 3.
Menu To play audio files listen to channel lists that you download and transfer through the Rhapsody software Video watch videos Pictures view pictures FM radio tune in to the FM radio (available with some versions); record from the FM radio (available with some versions) Folder view view files in folders English Navigate from the Home screen Home screen Mode Music Rhapsody* channels Settings Now playing customize the settings of VIBE show current play screen Note • * Rhapsody channels becomes part of
Lock/unlock the keys When the player is on, use the lock to prevent accidental operation. • Briefly press / to lock or unlock the keys. » All buttons except the volume keys are locked and the display shows a lock icon. Screen on/off To save power, the screen switches off automatically after the pre-defined time duration if • no new action is taken on VIBE; and • a value is selected in > [Display settings] > [Backlight timer]. To exit the power-saving mode • Press any key.
With Philips Songbird, you can do the following: • Manage your media collections on a PC; • Sync VIBE with your PC media library; • Register VIBE on www.philips.com/ welcome; • Update the firmware of VIBE (see ‘Update the firmware through Philips Songbird’ on page 40); • Repair the VIBE (see ‘Repair the player through Philips Songbird’ on page 41).
Collect media files from the PC To set iTunes media folder Set the watch folder Create a central folder You may wish to have all media files automatically added to your library when you copy them to a folder. Creating a central folder is recommended. In Philips Songbird, set the central folder as the watch folder. Each time you launch Philips Songbird,songs are added to/ removed from Philips Songbird as they are on the central folder.
Import media files 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. • or, go to File > Import a playlist to select playlists on the PC. » Media files are added under Playlists. Get contents from online sources 1 2 Select Tools > Options. In Options, select Media Importer. Then, select the Watch Folders tab. 3 In Watch Folders, tick the check box as shown.
Search online 1 Select an online service: • Select an option under Services; • Alternatively, in the search box, click the down arrow to select an online service. Play online Note • 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. » You enter the webpage of the online source. 2 Search for your media file.
Philips Songbird is structured as follows: e Artwork pane: Drag the up arrow to show 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. List view In the list view, media files are listed by metadata. a Player pane: Click the buttons to play media files in the media library of Philips Songbird.
Filter pane view In the filter pane view, media files can be filtered by three metadata tags. 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. Add the songs to a playlist. To select a filter pane, 1 Right click on the bar of metadata tags. » A list of metadata tags appears. 2 Click on the tag that you want to show on the metadata bar.
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. • To create a playlist, select New Playlist. » A new playlist is created for the songs. » Under Playlists, name the playlist as needed. Alternatively, Create a playlist. Add selected songs to the playlist. 1 Under Playlists, click to create a playlist. » A new playlist is created. 2 3 Name the new playlist as desired.
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, Save the LikeMusicplaylist • As shown, click Save as playlist in the LikeMusic page. » The LikeMusic playlist is saved under Playlists. Save the play queue as a playlist Create a play queue • Drag and drop songs or playlists to the Play Queue pane. • In Library > Music, right click on a song and select Run LikeMusic with.
Play a playlist 1 2 To play the entire playlist, right click on the playlist and select Play. • To start play from a song, double click on the song. To select play options, click buttons on the player pane. Manage media files in Philips Songbird English 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.
Get album artwork Remove media files from the library Artwork is sometimes available for music downloads. With Philips Songbird, you can insert artwork for songs. After you sync the songs to some players, you can browse the media library by artwork. 1 2 • On Philips Songbird, select Tools > Get Artwork. » Artwork is fetched for all titles in the library. • Right click on selected titles, and select Get Artwork. » Artwork is fetched for all selected titles. Right click on a media file. Select Remove.
1 2 Select auto or manual sync English Sync the player with Philips Songbird The first time you connect the player to Philips Songbird, select auto sync as prompted. The player sync with Philips Songbird automatically. If you didn’t select auto sync, you switch on the manual sync. To select auto or manual sync, On the PC, launch Philips Songbird. Connect the player to the PC by using a USB cable. » On Philips Songbird, the player is displayed when it is recognized by the PC.
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, Manual sync To manually transfer selected playlists, 1 2 Select playlists. 1 On the Content pane, right click on a selected media file. 2 Select Add to Device > VIBE. » Selected files are transferred to VIBE. Drag and drop the playlists to VIBE.
Find music by file folder English 6 Music In , find music by file folder. To organize music files by file folder, Find music on the player After you sync the player with your PC media library, find the music on the player. Find music by song information In , songs are sorted by metadata or ID3 tag under different collections: [All songs], [Artists], [Albums], or [Genres]. 1 2 3 Connect VIBE to a PC. On the PC, under My Computer or Computer, • select VIBE, and create file folders.
Play music You can start play from a song, or play an entire album or artist. To start play from a song, 1 2 Select a song. Play from the same collection During the song play, you can switch to a collection the same as that of current song. 1 On the play screen, press [Play mode]. 2 In [Play music from…], select [… this artist], [… this album], or [… this genre]. Press . » You start to play current artist, album, or genre. Press to start play. » Play starts from current song.
English Add songs to a playlist-on-the-go To add current song, 1 2 3 Select or play a song. On the list of songs or play screen, • press and select [Add to playlist]. Select a playlist-on-the-go. Press . » You save current song to the playlist. To add an album or artist, 1 2 3 Select an album or artist. On the list of albums or artists, • press and select [Add to playlist]. Select a playlist-on-the-go. Press . » You save the album or artist to the playlist.
7 Audiobooks Go to > [Audiobooks] 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 audio books to the player From www.audible.com, download and install the AudibleManager software on your PC.
1 2 English Play audiobooks Select a book. Press to start play. » On the play screen, you can see the book information and play status. On the play screen, • Press to pause and resume play. • To go to the previous screen, press . To skip titles or sections during play, 1 On the play screen, press > [Navigation mode]. Select [Titles] or [Section]. 2 On the play screen, press / . Use bookmarks To check the audio books transferred to the player, See the player pane on AudibleManager.
Delete audiobooks from the player • 30 EN On the play screen, press > [Delete Audiobook]. » Current audiobook is deleted from the player.
Play videos Add videos to the player 1 2 You can add videos to the player in two ways: • through Philips Songbird (see ‘Sync with PC media library’ on page 13), • in Windows Explorer. To transfer videos in Windows Explorer, 1 2 3 Connect VIBE to a computer. On the PC, under My Computer or Computer, • select VIBE, and create file folders. On the PC, drag and drop files to the file folders on the VIBE. • Alternatively, drag and drop file folders from the PC to VIBE. English 8 Videos Select a video.
9 Pictures View pictures • Add pictures to the player 1 2 3 Connect VIBE to a computer. Select a picture. Press to view the picture in full screen. » The picture is displayed in the landscape view. On the PC, under My Computer or Computer, • select VIBE, and create file folders. On the play screen, • Press / On the PC, drag and drop files to the file folders on the VIBE. • Alternatively, drag and drop file folders from the PC to VIBE. Start a slideshow • to select a picture.
Manual tune Use Manual tune to search for a frequency or station. 1 From the Home screen, go to > [Manual tune]. » The last played station starts to play. 2 On the play screen, press and hold or . » You tune in to the next station from current 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.
To remove current preset station, 1 On the play screen, press and select [Remove preset]. » In the list of presets, current station is selected. 2 Press . Select [Yes]. » Current station is removed from the list of presets. To remove selected preset stations, 1 In the list of presets, press select a station. 2 Press and select [Clear preset]. » In the list of presets, the station is selected. 3 Press . Select [Yes]. » The selected station is removed from the list of presets.
Go to > [FM Recording] to listen to the radio programs that you record from the FM radio. Record from the FM radio 1 2 Tune in to a radio station. 3 Press to toggle between pause and record. Press to stop. 4 Press [Yes] to save the recording. » Recordings are saved to > [FM Recording]. (Filename format: FMRECXXX.WAV, where XXX is the recording number that is generated automatically.) On the play screen, select [Start FM radio recording] to start recording. » You start recording from the FM radio.
12 Folder view Go to to view and play media files from the media library on the player. Music: for music files that you sync to the player through Philips Songbird; Video: for video files that you sync to the player 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, or the Rhapsody songs that you sync to the player through the Rhapsody software.
In , select your options for the player. 1 2 Press / to select an option. Press to confirm. 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 Sleep timer Switch on the sleep timer. The VIBE can switch off automatically after a certain time duration. • In [Sleep timer] > [Set sleep timer…], select an option. Press . » After the selected time duration, the device is switched off automatically.
Screensaver [Date settings] If you have selected a screensaver, the screensaver appears on the idle screen after the pre-defined time duration. To select a screensaver [Set date selects a date format format] / repeatedly, or [Set date] press press and hold / to enter digits; press / to select the position of entries; press to confirm. 1 From the Home screen, select > [Display settings] > [Screensaver]. 2 In [Screensaver], press select an option: / and to [None] shows blank screen.
[Disk space] 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). [Free space:] [Total space:] [Songs] [Pictures] [Videos] [MSC] [File type supported] [MTP] *allows the player to also work as Philips Songbird drive. Click the Philips Songbird drive to start the program installation on the PC.
14 Update the firmware through Philips Songbird 4 Click VIBE 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 on-screen instructions. » Downloading and installation of firmware update start automatically. VIBE is controlled by an internal program called firmware. Newer versions of the firmware may have been released after you have purchased VIBE.
English 15 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 On your PC, launch Philips Songbird. In Philips Songbird, • select Tools > Repair my Philips Device; • select VIBE in the pop-up list.
16 Technical data Power Power supply: 290 mAh Li-ion polymer internal rechargeable battery Play time¹ - music (.mp3): up to 25 hours (FullSound off); up to 13 hours (FullSound on) - video (.mp4): up to 5 hours - FM radio: up to 12 hours Software Philips Songbird: to update firmware and transfer³ music Connectivity Headphone 3.5 mm USB 2.0 High speed Sound Channel separation: > 45 dB Frequency Response: 80 - 18,000 Hz Output power: 2 x 2.
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