Page 2 - Contents
1 Contents English EN Contents 1 Important safety information 3 General maintenance 3 Recycling the product 4 2 Your new GoGear Vibe 6 What’s in the box 6 3 Getting started 7 Over view of the controls and connections 7 Over view of the main menu 7 Install software 8 Connect and charge 8 Connect GoGe...
Page 3 - 5 Troubleshooting
2 Need help? Please visit www.philips.com/welcome where you can access a full set of suppor ting materials such as the user manual, the latest software updates, and answers to frequently asked questions. EN 11 Radio 25 Listen to FM radio 25 Manually tune a radio station 25 Auto-tune preset radio sta...
Page 4 - Important safety; General maintenance
3 Hearing Safety Listen at a moderate volume: Using headphones at a high volume can impair your hearing. This product can produce sounds in decibel ranges that may cause hearing loss for a normal person, even for exposure less than a minute. The higher decibel ranges are offered for those that may h...
Page 5 - Recycling the product
4 Video streams may include copy protection technology that prohibits fur ther copying. For such situations the recording function will not work and you will be notified with a message. Data logging Philips is committed to improving the quality of your product and enhancing the Philips user experien...
Page 7 - Your new; What’s in the box
6 Quick star t guide Note The images ser ve as reference only. Philips • reser ves the right to change color/design without notice. Philips GoGear audio player Quick start guide 2 Your new GoGear Vibe GoGear Vibe allows you to play MP3 and WMA files • view video files • listen to FM radio • make rec...
Page 8 - Overview of the main menu; Getting started; Overview of the controls and
7 Caution Listening to loud sounds for longer than a • moment can be harmful to the listener. You can set the volume level of GoGear Vibe to limit the maximum volume output. 1 From the main menu, select [Settings] > [Sound settings] > [Volume limit] . 2 Press the / volume controls to adjust th...
Page 9 - Connect GoGear Vibe to a computer; Install software; Connect and charge
8 Note For first-time use, allow GoGear Vibe to • charge for 3 hours. The charging animation stops and the • icon is displayed when the charging process is completed. Connect GoGear Vibe to a computer 1 Connect the USB plug of the supplied USB cable to a spare USB por t on your computer. 2 Connect t...
Page 10 - Disconnect GoGear Vibe safely; Turn GoGear Vibe on and off; Automatic standby and shut-down
9 Disconnect GoGear Vibe safely To avoid data loss, disconnect GoGear Vibe from your computer as follows: 1 On your computer, exit all applications that are working with GoGear Vibe. 2 Click in the task tray of your computer. 3 Wait for the confirmation that GoGear Vibe can be safely removed, then d...
Page 12 - Windows
11 Add to Librar y dialog box appears. » 3 Click << Advanced Options to expand the dialog box. 4 Click Add... . Add folder dialog box appears. » 5 Select a folder that contains your music or picture files, then click OK . 6 WMP11 star ts scanning the folder and adds available music or picture ...
Page 13 - Rip songs from a CD
12 5 Inser t the audio CD into the CD drive of the computer. All the tracks from the CD are listed. » By default, WMP11 star ts to rip all the songs from the CD.To modify this option, click the down » arrow beneath the Rip tab and select Rip CD Automatically When Inserted > Never . 6 Click on the...
Page 14 - Set up GoGear Vibe for WMP11; Buy music online
13 Sync your Windows Media content to GoGear Vibe You can sync your music and pictures to GoGear Vibe using WMP11 . When you connect GoGear Vibe to the computer for the first time, WMP11 automatically selects the sync method (automatic or manual) that works best for GoGear Vibe. Automatic : If GoGea...
Page 15 - Switch between automatic and; Select and prioritize what syncs
14 3 To create a playlist, click New Auto Playlist , then follow the steps on the screen to specify criteria. (See also section Create an Auto Playlist ). 4 To remove a playlist, click the playlist in the list of Playlists to sync , then click Remove . 5 In the Playlist to sync pane, select the Prio...
Page 16 - Copy files from GoGear Vibe; Select files and playlists for manual
15 The progress is displayed on the » bottom right of WMP11 . Click » Stop Sync to stop the transfer. Tip If the tracks to sync are protected, you are • prompted to upgrade the security components on your computer. When this happens, you can play the track in WMP11 and when prompted, follow the step...
Page 17 - Edit playlist; WMP11 playlists; Create a regular playlist; Create an auto playlist
16 3 Click the first green plus sign and select your first criteria from the pull-down list. 4 Click on the underlined words to refine your criteria. 5 Click the second and third green plus signs to select and define more criteria for your auto playlist. 6 Click OK button when done. Edit playlist Yo...
Page 18 - Transfer playlists to GoGear Vibe; Search for music or pictures
17 Delete files and playlists from WMP11 library 1 Click the Library tab. 2 Click the arrow on the top left of WMP11, then select Music or Pictures for deletion. 3 Navigate to the file or playlist you want to delete. 4 Right click on the file or playlist, then select Delete . 5 Select Delete from li...
Page 19 - Format GoGear Vibe with; Edit song information with
18 5 Click OK to save your changes. Format GoGear Vibe with WMP11 Caution This procedure reformats the storage on • GoGear Vibe and erases all data. 1 Star t WMP11 . 2 Turn on GoGear Vibe. 3 Connect GoGear Vibe to the computer. 4 Click the down arrow beneath the Sync tab, then select Philips GoGear ...
Page 20 - Transfer Napster music to; Napster Player
19 Activate / Deactivate a PC for Napster Activate a PC: When you download Napster subscription track to a PC, the PC is automatically activated. You can activate only a limited number of PCs, so activation of another PC may require deactivation of a previously activated PC. Deactivate a PC: 1 From ...
Page 22 - Delete music tracks; Music; Listen to music
21 Delete music tracks 1 From the main menu, select . 2 Press / to locate a track. 3 Press OPTIONS to view options menu. 4 Select the delete option to delete the track. 7 Music Listen to music 1 From the main menu, select to enter music mode. 2 Navigate the sub-menus to select your music. 3 Press to...
Page 23 - Audiobook controls; Select audiobook by book; Audiobooks; Add audiobooks to GoGear
22 Audiobook controls GoGear Vibe offers the following audiobook mode controls: Goal Action Play / pause Press Skip forward to beginning of new section / chapter Press Skip back to beginning of current section / chapter Press Fast skip forwards through audiobook Press and hold Fast skip backwards th...
Page 24 - Delete videos; Video; Download, convert and; Play videos
23 Delete videos 1 From the main menu, select to enter video mode. 2 Press / to locate a video. 3 Press to play. 4 Press OPTIONS to view options menu. 5 Select the delete option to delete the video. Note Alternatively, you can select • from the main menu and find your files in folder view. 9 Video D...
Page 25 - Delete pictures; View pictures; View slideshow; Add pictures to GoGear Vibe
24 Delete pictures 1 From the main menu, select to enter picture mode. 2 Press / to locate a picture. 3 Press OPTIONS to view options menu. 4 Select the delete option to delete the picture. Note Alternatively, you can select • from the main menu and find your files in folder view. 10 Pictures View p...
Page 26 - Play a preset radio station; Listen to FM radio; Auto-tune preset radio
25 Play a preset radio station 1 In mode, you can play previously set radio stations (presets): 2 Press OPTIONS to view options menu. 3 Select preset. 4 Press / to change to another preset. 5 To search for the next stronger signal, press and hold / for 2 seconds. To exit radio, press and hold • for ...
Page 27 - Listen to FM recordings; 2 Recordings; Record from FM radio
26 Record audio/voices This is how you can record audio/voices with the built-in microphone (see section Overview for location of built-in microphone): 1 From the main menu, select to enter recordings mode. 2 Select [Start voice recording] . Press • to toggle between pause and record. 3 Press to sto...
Page 31 - Manually verify / update
30 14 Update GoGear Vibe GoGear Vibe is controlled by an internal program called firmware. Newer versions of the firmware may have been released after you have purchased GoGear Vibe. The software program called Philips Device Manager can use your computer to check for firmware updates that are avail...
Page 33 - System requirements; 6 Technical data
32 Note ¹ Rechargeable batteries have a limited number • of charge cycles. Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings. ² 1GB = 1 billion by tes; available storage • capacity is less. Full memory capacity may not be available as some memory is reser ved for the player. Storage ...
