Philips GoGear SA4VBE04PN manual

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35

Go to page of

A good user manual

The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Philips GoGear SA4VBE04PN, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Philips GoGear SA4VBE04PN one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Philips GoGear SA4VBE04PN. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of Philips GoGear SA4VBE04PN should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Philips GoGear SA4VBE04PN
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Philips GoGear SA4VBE04PN item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Philips GoGear SA4VBE04PN item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Philips GoGear SA4VBE04PN alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Philips GoGear SA4VBE04PN, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Philips service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Philips GoGear SA4VBE04PN.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Philips GoGear SA4VBE04PN item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    SA4VBE04 SA4VBE08 SA4VBE16 www .philips.com/w elcome GoGEAR www .philips.com/w elcome User man ual Register your pr oduct and get support at[...]

  • Page 2

    3 5 Audiobooks 16 Sync audio books to the play er 16 Install AudibleManager on the PC 16 Download audiobooks to the PC 16 Sync to the play er 16 Find audiobooks on the play er 17 Play audiobooks 17 Use bookmar ks 17 Delete audiobooks from the play er 17 6 Videos 18 T r ansfer videos to the pla yer 18 Install Philips Media Conv er ter 18 Use Philips[...]

  • Page 3

    4 EN 10 Sync with PC music library through Philips Songbir d 25 Install Philips Songbird 25        Set the watch folder 25      Get contents from online sources 27 Search online 27 Create playlists in Philips Songbird [...]

  • Page 4

    5 EN 1 Impor tant safety information General maintenance The translation of this document is for reference only . In the event of an y inconsistency between the English version and the tr anslated ver sion, the English version shall prevail. Caution  T o av oid damage or malfunction:  Do not expose the product to excessive heat caused by heat[...]

  • Page 5

    6 EN Do not use headphones while operating a motorized vehicle, cycling, skateboarding, etc .; it           areas.     [...]

  • Page 6

    7 EN b Monke y's Audio sour ce can be included in GPL and open sour ce software, although Monk ey's Audio itself will not be subjected to external licensing       restrictions. c Code changes and impro vements m ust be contributed back to the Monk ey[...]

  • Page 7

    8 EN A P ARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON INFRINGEMENT . IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, D AMA GES OR O THER LIABILITY , WHETHER IN AN A CTION OF CONTRA CT , T OR T OR O THER WISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTW ARE OR THE USE OR O THER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTW ARE. Recycling the pr oduct Y ou[...]

  • Page 8

    9 EN 2 Y our ne w pla y er What's in the box Make sure that y ou hav e received the following items: Play er Earphones USB cable Quick star t guide Safety and W ar ranty sheet Ph ips GoGear a dio p ay r Quick start guide Safe ty and Wa rranty Be o e u i g our set Che k o t det i s nsde th s book et Note  The images ser ve as reference only [...]

  • Page 9

    10 EN Ov er view Contr ols a  Press and hold: Switch the pla yer on or off  Press: Select options, or star t/pause/ resume play b Displa y c /  Press: Sho w options menu  Press and hold: Lock/unlock all b uttons d  3.5 mm headphone connector e /  on the list of options: Press: Skip to the previous/next option Press and hold: Sho w[...]

  • Page 10

    11 EN  From the Home screen, you can access functional menus by pressing the na vigation buttons / and .  T o go back to previous screens, press repeatedly; or , press and hold to return to the Home screen. Switch between the Home scr een and play screen On the Home screen, During music play ,  Press ;  Alternatively , press and select [...]

  • Page 11

    12 EN 3 Get star ted Charge pow er VIBE has a built in batter y that can be char ged through the USB socket of a computer . Connect VIBE to a PC by using the USB cab le . Note  When you connect VIBE        prompted to select: [Charge & transfer] or [Charge & pla y] .[...]

  • Page 12

    13 EN 4 Music T ransfer m usic to the pla y er Y ou can tr ansfer m usic from your PC media librar y to VIBE in the following ways:  Sync through Philips Songbird (see 'Sync with PC music librar y through Philips Songbird' on page 25); With the media management software , you can access online m usic stores, create playlists, or edit y[...]

  • Page 13

    14 EN  Press and hold / to star t Superscroll . » On the screen, y ou can see the initials of current options. Pla y music Y ou can star t play from a song, or play an entire album or ar tist. T o start play fr om a song, 1 Select a song. 2 Press to star t play . » Play star ts from cur rent song. T o pla y the entire album or artist, 1 Select[...]

  • Page 14

    15 EN Add songs to a pla ylist-on-the-go T o add curr ent song, 1 Select or play a song. 2 On the list of songs or play screen,  press and select [Add to pla ylist] . 3 Select a playlist on the go . Press . » Y ou save current song to the playlist. T o add an album or artist, 1 Select an album or ar tist. 2 On the list of albums or ar tists, ?[...]

  • Page 15

    16 EN 5 Audiobooks Go to > [Audiobooks] to play books in audio formats that you ha ve do wnloaded from www .audible.com. Sync audio books to the pla y er 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 librar y of audio b[...]

  • Page 16

    17 EN T o check the audio books transferr ed to the pla yer , See the play er pane on AudibleManager .  If necessar y , click Refr esh Device . Find audiobooks on the pla y er In > [Audiobooks]     organized by book title or author . [Books]  Books are sor ted by book title in alphabetical[...]

  • Page 17

    18 EN 6 Videos T ransfer videos to the pla y er Y ou can tr ansfer videos to the pla yer in tw o ways:  T r ansfer through Philips Media Conv er ter ; With the video conv er ter software ,          type that is suppor ted on the play er ,  ?[...]

  • Page 18

    19 EN 3 In Philips Media Conv er ter , add videos from your PC librar y:  Click . » The video is added to the list of                     click . 4 In Philips M[...]

  • Page 19

    20 EN 7 Pictur es Add pictur es to the pla yer 1 Connect VIBE to a computer . 2 On the PC , under My Computer or Computer ,  select VIBE       3             folder s on the VIBE .  ?[...]

  • Page 20

    21 EN 8 F older view Go to         media librar y on the player . Music            through Philips Songbird ; Video    [...]

  • Page 21

    22 EN 9 Settings In , select your options for the pla yer . 1 Press / to select an option. 2 Press    Pla y mode In [Pla y mode] , select play modes for m usic play: [Pla y music from…]  Switches to a collection the same as that of current song. [Repeat]  [Repeat 1] : Repeats current song.  [Repeat all] : Repea[...]

  • Page 22

    23 EN » 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 pla y screen, press > [Sleep timer] . » Y ou can see the time left before the play er is switched off. Displa y settings [Theme]  Selects the theme for th[...]

  • Page 23

    24 EN [MTP] during the sync to the player , allows cop yr ight protected music to be conv er ted to playab le formats through Philips Songbird . Tip  *Make sure that you select [Enable] in > CD-R OM . Information In [Information] , lear n the following inf ormation about the play er : [Pla yer information] [Model:] full product name Check the[...]

  • Page 24

    25 EN 10 Sync with PC music librar y thr ough Philips Songbir d With Philips Songbird , you can do the follo wing:  Manage your m usic collection on a PC;  Sync VIBE with your PC m usic libr ar y;  Register VIBE on www .philips.com/ welcome;        ?[...]

  • Page 25

    26 EN First-time launch       Philips Songbir d on a PC , do the f ollowing as prompted to impor t     Philips Songbird :  Select the iT unes media folder to impor t an existing iT unes librar y;  Select the central folde[...]

  • Page 26

    27 EN          In Philips Songbird ,  go to File > Import Media to select folder s on the PC . »      Librar y .  or , go to File > I[...]

  • Page 27

    28 EN Create a pla ylist Select songs that you want to pla y . Add the songs to a playlist. 1 In Librar y > Music , select songs.  T o select multiple songs, hold do wn the Ctrl button when y ou click songs. 2 T o add the songs to a playlist:  Right click on the songs, and select Add to Pla ylist ;  Select a playlist; » The songs are a[...]

  • Page 28

    29 EN Select a seed song Make sure that the seed song has completed the Lik eMusic analysis.  In Librar y > Music , double click the blue Lik eMusic icon of the song; Alternatively ,  In Librar y > Music , r ight click on a song and select Run Lik eMusic with . » A Lik eMusic playlist is displa yed in the Lik eMusic page . Set the maxi[...]

  • Page 29

    30 EN Sa ve the pla y queue as a playlist 1 Click Sa ve . » The play queue is sa ved as a playlist under Pla ylists . 2 Under Pla ylists , name the playlist as needed.              T o add songs to the top, r ight click on the options and se[...]

  • Page 30

    31 EN  On Philips Songbird , select T ools > Get Artwork . » Ar twork is fetched for all titles in the librar y .  Right click on selected titles, and select Get Artwork . » Ar twork is fetched for all selected titles.         1  ?[...]

  • Page 31

    32 EN T o select auto or manual sync, 1 Select the play er under Devices . » A pop up screen is displa yed. 2 On the pop up screen, select Manual or Auto . 3        Apply . Auto sync  If you ha ve selected auto sync, auto sync star ts automatically when y ou connect the play e[...]

  • Page 32

    33 EN 11 Update the firmwar e thr ough Philips Songbir d VIBE is controlled by an internal progr am called          hav e been released after you hav e purchased VIBE . Through Philips Songbird , you can check for  [...]

  • Page 33

    34 EN 12 Repair the pla y er thr ough Philips Songbir d If VIBE is not working proper ly or the display freezes, you can reset it without losing data: T o reset VIBE?  Inser t a pen tip or other object into the reset hole located at the base of VIBE . Hold until the play er shuts down. If you fail to r eset the play er , r epair the pla yer thro[...]

  • Page 34

    35 EN 13 T echnical data Powe r  P ower suppl y: 290 mAh Li ion polymer internal rechar geable batter y  Play time¹ Music (.mp3): up to 20 hours ( FullSound off); up to 12 hours ( FullSound on) Video (.mp4): up to 4 hours Software        and trans[...]

  • Page 35

    Specifications are subject to change without notice © 2012 K oninklijke Philips Electronics N.V . All rights reserved. SA4VBE 12 97 77 78 UM V1.0 wk1206.5[...]