Page 2 - Contents
ii EN Get album ar twork 22 Remove media files from the librar y 22 Sync the player with Philips Songbird 23 Select auto or manual sync 23 Auto sync 24 Manual sync 24 6 Music 25 Find music on the player 25 Find music by song information 25 Find music by playlist 25 Find music by file folder 25 Supersc...
Page 4 - Important; General maintenance
4 EN 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 ma...
Page 7 - Recycling the product
7 English EN collection point or ser vice center where a professional can remove the batter y as shown: Please inform yourself about the local rules on separate collection of batteries. The correct disposal of batteries helps prevent potentially negative consequences on the environment and human hea...
Page 8 - Software loaded on the player; Files loaded on the player; Your; What’s in the box
8 EN Note The images ser ve as reference only. Philips • reser ves the right to change color/design without notice. Software loaded on the player VIBE comes with the following software: • Philips Songbird (helps you update the firmware of the player, and manage your media librar y on a PC and the pla...
Page 9 - Switch the player on or off; Automatic standby and shut-down; started; Charge power
9 English EN 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] ). Switch the player on or off Press and hold / until the player is switched on or off. Automatic standby and sh...
Page 10 - Overview; Controls
10 EN 1 / press and hold: switch on/off the playerpress: lock /unlock all but tons 2 press: back one levelpress and hold: return to the Home screen 3 press: select options, or star t /pause/resume play 4 display 5 show options menu 6 3. 5 mm headphone connector 7 / on the list of options: press: ski...
Page 11 - Navigate from the Home screen; Home screen
11 English EN Navigate from the Home screen From the Home screen, you can access • functional menus by pressing the navigation but tons / 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 screenOn the Ho...
Page 13 - Sync with PC; Install Philips Songbird
13 English EN Install Philips Songbird for the first time When you connect VIBE to a PC for the first time, a pop-up window appears: 1 Select your language and countr y. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Note The installation requires you to agree to the • license ter m...
Page 14 - Set the watch folder
14 EN To set iTunes media folder 1 On Philips Songbird , go to Tools > Options... 2 Select Media Importer , and then the iTunes Importer tab. 3 Verify your librar y location and options. 4 Click the Import Library but ton nex t to the librar y location. The software impor ts the iTunes » librar y...
Page 15 - Import media files
15 English EN Import media files Import media files from other folders In Philips Songbird , go to • File > Import Media to select folders on the PC . Media files are added under » Library . or, go to • File > Import a playlist to select playlists on the PC . Media files are added under » Playlist...
Page 16 - Play online; Add to Philips Songbird
16 EN Play online Note Before you play music from • Rhapsody , subscribe to the ser vice and log in to your account. On the Rhapsody webpage, To play the entire playlist, click • Play All ; To play a song, select the song and click • nex t to it. Add to Philips Songbird To transfer songs from Rhapso...
Page 17 - Search by metadata; Search in Philips Songbird
17 English EN d Information pane: From the Internet sources, MashTape can collect information available about the media file being played. e Artwork pane: Drag the up arrow to show the pane. Search by metadata In the media librar y of Philips Songbird , media files are sor ted by metadata. To search f...
Page 19 - Generate LikeMusic playlists
19 English EN Generate LikeMusic playlists Based on the LikeMusic analysis, a playlist can be generated from a seed song. LikeMusic analyzes songs in your librar y and, based on their music characteristics, creates relationships between them. These relationships help LikeMusic to create playlists of...
Page 20 - Save the play queue as a playlist
20 EN Save the LikeMusicplaylist As shown, click • Save as playlist in the LikeMusic page. The » LikeMusic playlist is saved under Playlists . Save the play queue as a playlist Create a play queue Drag and drop songs or playlists to • the Play Queue pane. Save the play queue as a playlist 1 Click Sa...
Page 21 - Edit metadata; Play a playlist
21 English EN Manage media files in Philips Songbird Edit metadata By editing file information (metadata or ID3 tag), you can have media files sor ted automatically by song title, ar tist, album, and other information. Af ter you sync the media files to the player, you can browse the media librar y by m...
Page 22 - Remove media files from the library; Get album artwork
22 EN Remove media files from the library 1 Right click on a media file. Select Remove . 2 Confirm as prompted. The selected file is removed from » the librar y and from all playlists. (By default, the file is only “removed”, not “deleted”. The file still exists in its original location on the computer or...
Page 23 - Select auto or manual sync
23 English EN Select auto or manual sync The first time you connect the player to Philips Songbird , select auto sync as prompted. The player sync with Philips Songbird automatically. If you didn’t select auto sync, you switch on the manual sync. To select auto or manual sync, 1 Select the player und...
Page 24 - Manual sync; Auto sync
24 EN Manual sync To manually transfer selected playlists, 1 Select playlists. 2 Drag and drop the playlists to VIBE . To manually transfer selected media files, 1 On the Content pane, right click on a selected media file. 2 Select Add to Device > VIBE . Selected files are transferred to » VIBE . Ti...
Page 25 - Find music by file folder; Music; Find music on the player; Find music by song information
25 English EN Find music by file folder In , find music by file folder. To organize music files by file folder, 1 Connect VIBE to a PC . 2 On the PC , under My Computer or Computer , select • VIBE , and create file folders. 3 On the PC , drag and drop music files to the file folders on the VIBE . Alternativ...
Page 26 - Play from the same collection; Select play options; Playlists
26 EN Play from the same collection During the song play, you can switch to a collection the same as that of current song. 1 On the play screen, press and select [Play mode] . 2 In [Play music from…] , select [… this artist] , [… this album] , or [… this genre] . Press . You star t to play current a...
Page 27 - Delete songs from the player
27 English EN Add songs to a playlist-on-the-go To add current song, 1 Select or play a song. 2 On the list of songs or play screen, press • and select [Add to playlist] . 3 Select a playlist-on-the-go. Press . You save current song to the playlist. » To add an album or artist , 1 Select an album or...
Page 28 - Audiobooks; Install AudibleManager on the PC
28 EN Download audiobooks to the PC 1 Connect your PC to the Internet. 2 Launch AudibleManager on your PC . 3 On AudibleManager , click the My Library Online but ton to connect to w w w. audible.com. 4 Select and download audio books: Log in to your account with • w w w. audible.com;Download audio b...
Page 29 - Play audiobooks; Use bookmarks
29 English EN Play audiobooks 1 Select a book . 2 Press to star t play. On the play screen, you can see » the book information and play status. On the play screen, Press • to pause and resume play. To go to the previous screen, press • . To skip titles or sections during play, 1 On the play screen, ...
Page 31 - Play videos; Select brightness; Delete videos from the player; Videos; Add videos to the player
31 English EN Play videos 1 Select a video. 2 Press to star t play. The video plays in the landscape view. » On the play screen, Press • to pause and resume play. To select a video file on the play screen, Repeatedly press • / . To rewind or fast forward within current video, On the play screen, pres...
Page 32 - View pictures; Start a slideshow; Delete pictures from the player; Pictures; Add pictures to the player
32 EN View pictures Select a picture. Press • to view the picture in full screen. The picture is displayed in the » landscape view. On the play screen, Press • / to select a picture. Start a slideshow When you view pictures in full • screen, press to star t a slideshow. Pictures play one by one. » S...
Page 33 - Listen to the FM radio; Store preset stations; Tune in to radio stations
33 English EN 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 star ts to play. » 2 On the play screen, press and hold or . You tune in to the next station from » current frequency. For fine tuning, press • or...
Page 35 - Record from the FM radio; Listen to FM radio recordings
35 English EN Delete recordings from the player 1 Select or play a recording. 2 On the list of recordings or play screen, press • and select [Delete] . Current recording is deleted from » the player. To delete all the recordings on the player, In • [FM Recording] , select [Delete all] . Upload your ...
Page 36 - 2 Folder view
36 EN 12 Folder view Go to to view and play media files from the media librar y on the player. Music : for music files that you sync to the player through Philips Songbird ; Video : for video files that you sync to the player through Philips Songbird ; Playlists : for playlists that you sync to the pla...
Page 37 - Sleep timer; Display settings; Backlight timer; Play mode
37 English EN Sleep timer Switch on the sleep timer. The VIBE can switch off automatically after a cer tain 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 swi...
Page 38 - Screensaver; Date and time
38 EN [Date settings] [Set date format] selects a date format [Set date] press / repeatedly, or press and hold / to enter digits; press / to select the position of entries; press to confirm. Slideshow settings [Time per slide] selects play time for each slide. [Repeat] plays all slides repeatedly, if...
Page 39 - Format device; PC connection preference; Information
39 English EN [Disk space] [Free space:] space available [Total space:] memor y size [Songs] space that songs occupy [Pictures] space that pictures occupy [ Videos] space that videos occupy [File type supported] [Music] suppor ted types of music files [Pictures] suppor ted types of picture files [ Vid...
Page 40 - 4 Update the
40 EN 4 Click VIBE in the Player pane. Then, select Tools > Check for updated firmware in the pop-up window. » Philips Songbird checks for updates and installs new firmware from the Internet, if available. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions. Downloading and installation of » firmware update star t ...
Page 41 - 5 Repair the
41 English EN 15 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? Inser t 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...
Page 42 - 6 Technical data; System requirements
42 EN 16 Technical data Power Power supply: 290 mAh Li-ion polymer internal rechargeable bat ter yPlay time¹ - music (.mp3): up to 25 hours ( FullSound off ); up to 13 hours ( FullSound on) - video (.mp4): up to 5 hours- FM radio: up to 12 hours Software Philips Songbird: to update firmware and trans...
