Philips SA4MUS08 manual

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    1 EN Contents 1 Important safety information 3 General maintenance 3 Recycling the product 5 2 Y our new pla yer 7 What's in the box 7 PC software loaded on the play er 7 Files loaded on the play er 7 Over view 7 Controls 7 Home screen 8 SafeSound 9 Use a Micro SD card 9 3 Get started 10 Charge power 10 Batter y level indication 10 Switch the [...]

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    2 EN Sleep timer 23 Display settings 23 Date and time 23 Language 23 PC connection preference 23 Information 23 Format device 24 Factor y settings 24 SafeSound 24 Set the volume limit 24 W eekly o ver view 24 CD installer 24 13 Sync with PC media librar y through Philips Songbir d 25 Install Philips Songbird 25  [...]

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    3 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 version, the English version shall prevail. Caution  T o a void damage or malfunction:  Do not expose the product to excessiv e heat caused by heat[...]

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    4 EN           areas.       manufacturer may v oid user's author ity to operate the product. Cop yr[...]

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    5 EN contributor s may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this       permission. This software is provided b y the copyr ight holder s and contributor s "as is" and an y express or implied warr anties, including, but not [...]

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    6 EN T o safeguard the functionality and safety of         collection point or ser vice center where a professional can remo ve the batter y as shown: Please inform your self about the local rules on separate collection of batter ies. T[...]

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    7 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 ns de th s booket Note  The images ser v e as reference only[...]

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    8 EN  Show options menu d MICR O SD  Slot for Micro SD card e RESET  Press the hole by using the tip of a ball pen when the screen does not respond to the pressing of keys. f  USB connector for pow er char ging and data transfer g MIC  Microphone h  3.5 mm headphone connector i V olume buttons  Press: Increase/decrease the v ol[...]

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    9 EN SafeSound With the earphones, SafeSound allows y ou to listen to music in a saf e way . When you listen to m usic through the earphones, the sound pressure on your ear s is estimated¹ based on the electrical character istics of the play er and ear phones. Then, the estimate is compared against the reference lev els² of sound pressure . As a [...]

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    10 EN 3 Get star ted Charge pow er MUSE has a built in batter y that can be char ged through the USB connector of a computer . Connect the play er to a PC by using the USB cable. Note  When y ou connect MUSE to a computer , you are     [Charge & transfer] or [Charge & p[...]

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    11 EN 4 Music T ransfer m usic to the pla y er Y ou can tr ansfer y our PC media libr ar y to MUSE in the following wa ys:  Sync through Philips Songbird (see 'Sync with PC media librar y through Philips Songbird' on page 25); With the media management software , you can access online m usic stores, create playlists, or edit your media[...]

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    12 EN Select pla y options When you pla y music , select the play options on the play screen. Sho w the play scr een  Dur ing m usic play , tap to show the pla y screen. » On the play screen, you can see the icons of play options and the alb um ar t (if availab le). T o hide the pla y screen,  T ap . Select pla y options On the play screen, [...]

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    13 EN Cr eate a pla ylist-on-the-go On MUSE          go. Add songs to a pla ylist on the go 1 Play a song. 2 On the list of songs or play screen,  tap and select [Add to pla ylist] . » A list of playlists is displayed. 3 T ap to select a playlist. Delete s[...]

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    14 EN 5 Videos T ransfer videos to the pla y er T r ansf er videos from your PC media libr ar y to the play er (see 'T ransfer music to the pla yer' on page 11). Find videos on the pla y er In , the video librar y is sor ted by video title .  From the Home screen, go to . »     [...]

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    15 EN 6 FM radio Note  Plug in the supplied earphones when you tune in to radio stations. The ear phones doub le as antenna. For better reception, mov e the earphone cable in different directions. T une in to radio stations Auto tune 1 From the Home screen, go to . » The last played station star ts to play . 2 T o select a preset station, tap t[...]

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    16 EN 7 Pictur es T ransfer pictur es to the pla y er T r ansf er pictures from your PC media libr ar y to the play er (see 'T ransfer music to the pla yer' on page 11). Find pictur es on the pla y er In , the picture librar y is or ganized b y album      Use th[...]

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    17 EN 8 Recor dings Mak e recor dings With , y ou can record:  voice through the built in microphone; or  r adio programs that play on MUSE . Record v oices 1 From the Home screen, go to . 2 Make sure that the microphone is close to the sound source . 3 Do the following to star t, pause , or stop recording:  If necessar y , tap to switch t[...]

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    18 EN 9 Audiobooks From the Home screen, select to play books in audio formats that you ha ve do wnloaded from www .audible.com. Sync audiobooks 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 aud[...]

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    19 EN T o check the audio books that are transfer red to the pla yer , See the play er pane on AudibleManager .  If necessar y , click Refresh Device . Find audiobooks on the pla y er In , the audiobook libr ar y is sor ted by book title and author . Pla y audiobooks       ?[...]

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    20 EN  On the play screen, press and select [Bookmarks] > [Go to bookmark] . T ap an option. T o delete a bookmark,  On the play screen, press and select [Bookmarks] > [Delete bookmark] . T ap an option. Delete audiobooks  On the play screen, press > [Delete Audiobook] . » Cur rent audiobook is deleted from the play er .[...]

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    21 EN 10 T ext r eader Go to         librar y on the player .         1 Connect MUSE to a computer . 2 On the PC , under My Computer or Computer ,  select MUSE   ?[...]

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    22 EN 11 F older view Go to         internal memor y and SD card on the play er .[...]

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    23 EN 12 Settings From the Home screen, go to to select your settings.  Swipe up or down to scroll through lists of options. T ap an option to select it;  T ap to go to the Home screen;  T ap to go to the previous screen. Sleep timer During play or in idle mode , the MUSE can switch off automatically after a cer tain time duration.  In [...]

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    24 EN [Model:] full product name . Check the full product name when you update      website. [Firmware version:]            ?[...]

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    25 EN 13 Sync with PC media 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 MUSE with your PC m usic libr ar y;  Register MUSE on www .philips.com/ welcome;        ?[...]

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    26 EN 1 On Philips Songbird , go to T ools > Options... 2 Select Media Impor ter , and then the iT unes Impor ter tab . 3 V er ify y our libr ar y location and options. 4 Click the Impor t Library button next to the librar y location. » The software impor ts the iT unes librar y into Philips Songbird . Set the watch folder In Philips Songbird ,[...]

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    27 EN  or , go to File > Import a playlist to select playlists on the PC . »      Pla ylists . Get contents fr om online sour ces Y ou can access and purchase content from online sources. Find the a vailable online ser vices under Ser vices on the source selector pane. Note ?[...]

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    28 EN 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 added to the playlist.  T o create a playlist, select New Playlist . » A new playli[...]

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    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 LikeMusic playlist is displa yed in the Lik eMusic page . Set the maxim[...]

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    30 EN 2 Under Playlists , name the playlist as needed. Add songs to the top or end of the pla y queue  T o add songs to the top, r ight click on the options and select Queue Next ;  T o add songs to the end, right click on the options and select Queue Last .     # Songbird E[...]

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    31 EN ;    *  %  1         Remove . 2     »       ?[...]

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    32 EN 1 Select the player under De vices . 2 Select Manual or Auto . 3       Apply . Auto sync  If you ha ve selected auto sync, auto sync star ts automatically when you connect the play er to a PC;  Alternatively , select the play er under Devices , and click Sync . T o sel[...]

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    33 EN 14 Update the firmwar e thr ough Philips Songbir d MUSE is controlled by an internal progr am                hav e purchased MUSE . Through Philip[...]

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    34 EN 15 Repair the pla y er thr ough Philips Songbir d If MUSE is not working proper ly or the display freezes, you can reset it without losing data: T o reset MUSE? > Inser t a pen tip or other object into the reset hole located at the base of MUSE . Hold until the play er shuts down. If you fail to r eset the play er , repair the pla yer thro[...]

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    35 EN 16 T echnical data Powe r  P ower supply: 1,000 mAh Li ion polymer internal rechar geab le batter y  Play time¹ Music: up to 2 6 hours ( FullSound off) Video (WMV): up to 5 hours FM radio: up to 20 hour s PC Software        and transfer medi[...]

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    Specifications are subject to change without notice © 2012 K oninklijke Philips Electronics N.V . All rights reserved. SA4MUS 12 UM V1.1 wk1226.3[...]