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Contents 1 Important safety information General maintenance Recycling the product 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 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 Superscroll Play music Play from
11 Settings 25 25 25 25 26 26 26 26 26 26 27 27 27 27 27 Play mode Sound settings SafeSound Sleep timer Display settings Backlight timer Screensaver Slideshow settings Language PC connection preference Information Format device Factory settings CD installer 12 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 Gene
1 Important safety information Replacement parts/accessories: Visit www.philips.com/support to order replacement parts/accessories. 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.
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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 ; = ! music library on a PC and the player).
& Overview Controls h a b c on the play screen: { ") N | $ Press and hold: Fast forward or rewind ; f RESET & Press the hole by using the tip of a ball pen when the screen does not respond to the pressing of keys g & USB connector for power charging and data transfer & & Press: Back one level Press and hold: Return to the Home screen h g f e d a & Press and hold: Switch the player on or off Press: Select options, or start/pause/ resume play & Home scre
& 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. Switch between the Home screen and play screen On the Home screen, During music play or radio play, & Press ; & Alternatively, press and select [Now playing] or[Last played]. On the play screen, & Press and hold . Select a theme To select a theme for the display, & On the Home screen, press select [Theme].
3 Get started 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]). Charge power 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. Switch the player on or off Press and hold on or off.
4 Music Transfer music to the player Find music on the player On VIBE= ! = = * 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.
& Press and hold / to start Superscroll. » On the screen, you can see the initials of current options. Play from the same collection During the song play, you can switch to a collection the same as that of current song. Al e A Alll o Argentina rgentina 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.
To add an album or artist, 1 2 Select an album or artist. 3 Select a playlist on the go. Press . » You save the album or artist to the playlist. On the list of albums or artists, & press and select [Add to playlist]. Remove songs from a playlist-on-thego Remove current song from a playlist 1 On the play screen, press from Playlist]. 2 Select a playlist on the go. Press . » You remove current song from the selected playlist.
5 Audiobooks Go to > [Audiobooks] to play books in audio formats that you have downloaded from www.audible.com. 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 Connect your PC to the Internet.
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 On an audiobook, you can add up to 10 bookmarks to the play time. Start play from the bookmarked play time as needed. To add a bookmark, To check the audio books transferred to the player, See the player pane on AudibleManager. & If necessary, click Refresh Device. Find audiobooks on the player 2 Select a location.
6 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, $ $ type that is supported on the player, $ player. & ! $ <* $ > Windows Explorer.
3 In Philips Media Converter, add videos from your PC library: & Click . » The video is added to the list of $ * & 4 Q $ $ = click . In Philips Media Converter= conversion and transfer: & Click . Delete videos from the player 1 2 Select or play a video. On the list of videos or play screen, & press and select [Delete video]. » Current video is deleted from the player. Find videos on the player # $% & Go to .
7 Pictures View pictures & Add pictures to the player 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. 1 2 Connect VIBE to a computer. 3 = ! folders on the VIBE. & $ = ! from the PC to VIBE.
8 FM radio Note 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. & 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 != repeatedly.
Listen to the FM radio 1 2 Go to 22 EN > [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 .
9 Recordings 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. On the play screen, select [Start FM radio recording] to start recording. » You start recording from the FM radio. 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.
10 Folder view Go to $ ; media library on the player. Music{ through Philips Songbird; Video{ $ 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. Recordings: for *FM radio recordings that you make on the player.
11 Settings In , select your options for the player. 1 2 Press / to select an option. Press * 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. <= > @ & [On]: Plays all songs in current folder in random order.
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. After the sleep timer is switched on, & Select > [Sleep timer]; & Alternatively, on the music play screen, press > [Sleep timer]. » You can see the time left before the player is switched off. Display settings [Theme] & Selects the theme for the display.
PC connection preference [Videos] space that videos occupy [File type supported] 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). [MSC] [MTP] *allows the player to also work as Philips Songbird drive. Click the Philips Songbird drive to start the program installation on the PC.
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; & ; (+ < ; ! Songbird' on page 36); & Repair VIBE (see 'Repair the player through Philips Songbird' on page 37). Note & The installation requires you to agree to the license terms.
First-time launch Q Philips Songbird on a PC, do the following as prompted to import N ! Philips Songbird: & Select the iTunes media folder to import an existing iTunes library; & Select the central folder to search and N ! * » The central folder is set as the watch folder of Philips Songbird. Set the watch folder In Philips Songbird, set the watch folder as follows: Set iTunes media folder 1 On Philips Songbird, go to Tools > Options...
+ + In Philips Songbird, & go to File > Import Media to select folders on the PC. » Library. & Search online 1 or, go to File > Import a playlist to select playlists on the PC. » 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.
1 Under Playlists, click to create a playlist. » A new playlist is created. 2 3 Name the new playlist as desired. ! * Tip & Q ! = down the Ctrl button when you click on selections. 1 In Library > Music, select songs. & To select multiple songs, hold down the Ctrl button when you click songs.
Set the maximum number of songs 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, & 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. = % % Create a play queue & Drag and drop songs or playlists to the Play Queue pane.
Save the play queue as a playlist 1 Click Save. » The play queue is saved as a playlist under Playlists. 2 Under Playlists, name the playlist as needed. % & 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.
& 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. ^ Sync the player with Philips Songbird $ % 1 2 1 2 # ! ) * " Remove. * » Q $ library and from all playlists.
To select auto or 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. %( 1 Select the player under Devices. » A pop up screen is displayed. 2 On the pop up screen, select Manual or Auto. 1 3 Q = ) Apply.
13 Update the firmware through Philips Songbird 4 Click VIBE in the Player pane. Then, select Tools > ; _ in the pop up window. » Philips Songbird checks for updates ; ; Internet, if available. 5 Follow the onscreen instructions. » Downloading and installation of ; * VIBE is controlled by an internal program called ; * ; $ ; have been released after you have purchased VIBE.
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 On your PC, launch Philips Songbird. 3 Connect the player to the PC.
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 & " ! { ; and transfer³ music & Philips Media Converter: to convert and transfer³ videos 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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