Philips PSS110/17B manual

1 W e hope y ou enjo y y our personal sound system (pss) Please visit www .philips.com/suppor t and enter y our model number to view: · F A Q , Frequently Ask ed Questions · Latest user manuals · Latest computer software downloads · Fir mware upgr ade f iles Register Since it is possible f or you to upgrade your product, we recommend that y ou [...]

2 Quick star t 1 Charge Open the connections cov er at the back of your pss. Connect the included multi-voltage adaptor / charger into the jack mar ked 5V DC, and then plug the multi-voltage adaptor / charger into a standard A C outlet. Charge 1 hour for fast char ge or 4 hour s for 100% batter y power . (Batter y life may var y according to use.) [...]

3 4 Organize and T ransfer Music Launch your m usic software from Windows desktop or Star t menu. Organize y our music. T ransfer files from your PC to y our pss. 5 Unplug /Eject Exit your m usic software . Disconnect pss safely from y our PC by clicking on the task bar to av oid file error . ( WINDO WS 98SE users : there is no icon. Simply disconn[...]

MENU SOURCE USB RESET LINE IN 5V DC USB RESET LINE IN 5V DC 1 2 3 10 11 7 8 9 6 5 4 12 y 4 PSS100_eng.qxd 26/1/05 10:14 Page 4[...]

5 Over view of controls and connections 1 Na vigation 3 Up / previous / fast search backwards 4 Down / next / fast search forwards 1 Left / return to previous menu or libr ar y levels 2 Right / confirm a menu setting 2 + / – Increases / decreases volume 3 DBB Enables or disables D ynamic B ass B oost to enhance bass tones 4 MENU For menu options [...]

Included Accessor ies 1 x multi-voltage 5V A C/DC power adapter/charger 1 x CD-ROM with user manual, dr ivers, F A Q , music management softwares 1 x USB cable 1 x audio cable 1 x travel case 1 x pigtail FM antenna 1 x Quick Star t Switching y our pss on / off Po wer on : Press 2; for 2 seconds. ➔ PHILIPS splash screen appear s br iefly . Po wer [...]

7 Auto pow er do wn Y our pss automatically switches off: - if the set is left idle for a while (you can adjust the Auto Shutdo wn period, see Settings ). - if sleep timer is activated and the end of the timer period is reached. Under standing pss display - Y our pss sho ws a brief animation when an activity takes more than 2 seconds to perfor m. -[...]

8 Using pss controls T r oubleshooting Controls to pr ess Reset pss Press RESET OPENING with a small object for 2 seconds Restore pss Factory Settings Press MENU ; scroll to Settings > Restor e settings and select Y es. Basic Operation Controls to pr ess Switch pss on / off Press and hold 2; Select Music / T uner / Line-in Press SOURCE to highli[...]

9 Music mode: playback Once you ha ve do wnloaded MP3/ WMA tracks from your computer to the pss, y ou can access your m usic in 5 different wa ys on the pss. 1 Press SOURCE and select MUSIC to enter the music mode . 2 Press 3 to scroll up or 4 to scroll down for y our option. Press 2 for next or 1 for previous levels of librar y . 3 Press 2; to pla[...]

FM Radio mode Insert the included pigtail antenna into the p / b jack , if y ou are listening via the built-in speakers. Extend and position the antenna to improve reception. Press SOURCE and select Radio to enter the r adio mode . Any recorded music pla yback will stop as you enter the radio mode. Automatic tuning 1 Press MENU and select AutoT une[...]

11 Line-in Mode: for pla yback of exter nal sources Y ou can use your pss to act as a powerful mini speaker . 1 Connect the included audio cable between LINE IN on pss to the LINE OUT / p connection on your auxiliar y equipment. 2 On pss, press SOURCE and select Line-in to enter the Line in mode . 3 Operate the controls on your auxiliar y equipment[...]

12 Customizing settings 1 Press MENU for menu options. Press 3 to scroll up or 4 to scroll down for your option. Press 2 for next or 1 for previous levels of men u. 2 Press 2 to confir m y our selection by checking . 3 Press MENU or 1 to exit the menu display . Options for each setting are shown on pss's displa y . Shuffle/Repeat Plays music t[...]

13 About the clock and alar m features The time is display ed using the 24-hour clock. During the alar m call, the current pss mode (e .g. music / r adio / Line-in) will be interr upted. The alarm will sound for 10 minutes in your selected alarm source mode and then enter the "snooze" mode. The "snooze" alarm remains active and [...]

14 Setting the alar m 1 Enter the menu: Alarm Clock ➔ .... 2 Use the 3 / 4 , 1 / 2 controls to browse, scroll through, highlight and select the submenu options 3 Press 3 / 4 to adjust the day / hour s / minutes. Alarm clock On / Off Alarm time Adjusts the hour s and minutes AlarmOccurance Sets alarm activation according to sound once (default) / [...]

15 Stopping the alar m There are 2 ways to stop the alarm call: "Snooze" (Repeat alarm) 0 During the 10-minute alarm call, press any button (on the top / front panels). ➔ Display shows: Cancel Alarm . pss enter s the "snooze" mode which repeats y our alarm call ever y 10 minutes. Disable "Snooze" 0 In the "snooz[...]

16 Using pss as an exter nal stor age device pss can be used as an external stor age device for storage and tr ansfer of an y data files. Note that music files transferr ed fr om the PC to pss via Windows Explorer will not be able to pla y on pss. Please alwa ys use included music software f or music transfer . 1 Connect your pss to y our PC using [...]

17 Q. My pss does not respond. Should your pss "hang" or continues to displa y the busy icon indef initely , use a pencil or simi- lar object to press the reset pinhole at the back of the set . File contents e.g. y our songs or downloaded f iles on your pss are not aff ected when resetting in this way . Q. I can't play m y music trac[...]

18 Q. Poor fm reception. W eak signal. Adjust the headphone cab le or antenna. Batter y weak. Switch o ver to A C p ower . Q. My pss shows this [file error] icon. Y ou have a file error : system f iles may be missing or there is a format er ror on pss. T o remedy , please connect pss to y our PC with the included USB cable and to the main power sup[...]

19 Environmental inf or mation All redundant packaging has been omitted. W e have done our utmost to mak e the packaging easily separable into four materials: cardboard, polystyrene foam, PET and poly ethylene . Y our set consists of mater ials which can be recycled if disassembled by a specializ ed company . Please obser ve the local regulations r[...]

20 Safety and maintenance T o get the most from your product, please also refer to the Saf ety & W arranty booklet included with this device for impor tant safety instr uctions. About operating and stor age temperatures 0 Operate pss in a place where the temper ature is always betw een 0 and 35º C (32 to 95º F). 0 Store pss in a place where t[...]

Using the power adapter / charger 0 Use only the A Y3192 power adapter that came with pss. Adapter s for other electronic devices may look similar , but they may damage pss. 0 The only way to shut off po wer completely to your pow er adapter/char ger is to disconnect it from the power source. 0 Always lea ve space around your pow er adapter . Do no[...]

22 T echnical Specif ications System Output power : Speaker 2 x 2W (4 Ω ) Earphone 2 x 4mW (16 Ω ) Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz THD 0.01%- 0.1% Equalizer 6-band Displa y Black / White 128 x 96 pixels Backlight White LED Connections Stereo headphone, Mini USB (B-type), 5V A C/DC adapter / charger input, FM antenna / stereo headphone, LINE I[...]

23 PC Connectivity USB File T ransfer via Windows Explorer for data in general Music T ransfer via included music software for m usic playback Po wer supply 5V A C adapter/charger A Y3192 Built-in 1600mAh Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) rechargeable batter y , replaceable by a Philips Ser vice Center Battery playtime 10 hour s using built-in rechargeable batt[...]

24 Philips PSS110 Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pur suant to part 15 of the FCC Rules . These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment gener ates, uses, and can r adiate radio frequency ener[...]

1 About Musicmatch® J uk ebox With this award-winning software y ou can easily conv er t your CDs to MP3s, manage your digital music collection and transfer music to your device. Note: Music that has not been transferr ed to your device using Musicmatch® Juk ebox cannot be pla yed on your device. Install Musicmatch® J uk ebox and De vice Manager[...]

2 The mainscr een 2 6 Pull down menus: to access var ious functions 1 Play er window: shows track infor mation and provides basic controls 2 *Actual display varies with use 3 1 5 4 7 Playlist window: shows playlist inf or mation 3 T ext area: type y our search criter ia here 4 Resizing buttons: minimizes, maximizes / exit 5 Librar y screen: shows l[...]

3 Sear ch and add tracks fr om all drives (to the Librar y) Go to the menu Options > Music Librar y > Search and Add T racks From All Drives . 1 In the Look In field, choose All Drives (or an y other preferred dr ives) to search f or music f iles. Check or uncheck other options and click OK to star t searching. 2 Files will be added to the Li[...]

4 Add T racks to a Pla ylist by Drag and Dr op Click to highlight an item. 1 Drag the selection to the playlist window . 2 Y our selection is now in the playlist. It will begin to pla y . 3 TIP Press and hold <Ctr l> on your k eyboard and click to select more than one item. T o select consecutive items, click the first item, press and hold &l[...]

5 Delete T racks and Pla ylists Click to highlight an item. 1 Right click and select Remo ve tracks to delete . 2 Alternatively , press <Delete> on your k eyboard to delete your selection. 3 *Actual display varies with use TIP Press and hold <Ctr l> on your k eyboard and click to select more than one item. T o select consecutive items, [...]

6 Edit T rack Information Click on a track. 1 Right click and select Edit T rack Info ... for the Edit T rack Info window . 2 Click on the text box es to edit relevant infor mation. 3 Click on OK to sav e the infor mation. Click Cancel to discard changes made . 4 *Actual display varies with use TIP Y ou can also click the button in step 2. ✔ pss1[...]

7 Sear ch for T racks T ype a search str ing in the Find field. 1 Click on Go to star t searching. 2 Y ou will see tr acks that contain the search str ing. 3 Y ou can tr ansfer , delete or drag and drop these tracks. 4 *Actual display varies with use pss100DM_MMJB_ENG.qxd 26/1/05 10:16 Page 7[...]

8 Send tracks and pla ylists to your de vice Click on File > Send to por table de vice for the P or table De vice Manager . 1 Drag and drop tr acks and playlists into the P or table De vice Manager . (Philips PSSxxx. xxx=model number) 2 Y our selection is now tr ansferred to your device. 3 TIP Y ou can tr ansfer playlists directl y to your devic[...]

9 Upgrades W e know y ou will enjoy y our product for a long time. For best performance , w e recommend that you regularly check in to www .philips.com for free upgrades of the latest software and firmware for your product. Firmwar e Upgrade Y our device is controlled by an inter nal program called firmware . Y ou can download and install the lates[...]

10 Device Restor e Y our device is controlled by an inter nal program called firmware . In case the fir mware files is corr upted, y ou may need to restore the device . Connect your device to y our computer (powered by the supplied AC/DC adapter if applicable). Launch De vice Manager from Start ➔ Program ➔ Philips ➔ xxx ➔ xxx . (xxx = model[...]