Philips SA1VBE08KA/02 Quick Start Manual
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Register your product
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What’s in the box
4
Overview of the controls and connections
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Connect and charge
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Install software
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Turn GoGear Vibe on
10 Navigate and play
12 Transfer and organize
13 Napster
14 Audiobooks
17 Update GoGear Vibe
18 Need help?
18 Disposal of your old product and the
integrated battery
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Register your product
Since it is possible for you to upgrade your product, we recommend
that you register your product on www.philips.com/welcome so we can
inform you as soon as new free upgrades become available.
What’s in the box
Earphones
USB cable
CD-rom
Philips GoGear audio player
Quick start guide
Quick start
guide
What else you’ll
need:
Computer
You need a computer with the following
minimum requirements:
Windows XP (SP2 or above) / Vista
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Pentium III 800MHz processor or higher
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512 MB RAM
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500MB hard disk space
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Internet connection
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Windows® Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
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CD-ROM drive
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USB port
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press: reset GoGear Vibe
B 3 / 4
press: scroll up/down
press and hold: scroll up/down at high speed
C z
slide and hold: turn GoGear Vibe on/off
slide: lock/unlock all buttons except - VOL +
D
display
E - VOL +
press: increase/decrease the volume
press and hold: increase/decrease fast
F OPTIONS
view available options
G 2;
press: play/pause
H
USB connection jack
I O
press: back one level
press and hold: return to main menu
J p
headphone jack
K MIC
microphone
Connect and charge
Connect the USB plug of the supplied
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USB cable to a spare USB port on
your computer.
Connect the small USB plug of the
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USB cable to the small USB jack on
GoGear Vibe.
Turn on your computer.
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GoGear Vibe charges.
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Note
For first-time use, allow GoGear Vibe to charge for 3 hours.
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The charging animation stops and the
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icon is displayed
when the charging process is completed.
Connect GoGear Vibe to your computer.
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Insert the CD that comes with GoGear Vibe into the CD-ROM
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drive of your computer.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation
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of the software.
If the installation program fails to start automatically:
Browse the CD contents with Windows Explorer.
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Double click on the file ending with ‘.exe’.
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GoGear Vibe comes with the following software:
Philips Device Manager (helps you get firmware updates for
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GoGear Vibe)
Media Converter for Philips (helps you convert and transfer
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video files for GoGear Vibe)
Windows Media Player (helps you convert and transfer music
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files for GoGear Vibe)
Important
Remember to install the software provided in the supplied
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CD-ROM for music and/or video transfer.
Before installing the software, check that your computer
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meets the requirements.
Turn GoGear Vibe on
To toggle between modes on and off, slide and hold
111
z for
approximately 2 seconds.
GoGear Vibe has a lock switch to prevent accidental operation:
To lock the buttons when you play, move the slider to position
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.
All buttons except the volume keys are locked and the display
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shows a lock icon.
To unlock the buttons again, move the slider to the center
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position.
Navigate and play
From the main menu, select
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/
/
.
Press
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3 / 4 to select music / videos / pictures.
Mode
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/
: Press 2; to toggle between pause and play
music / video.
Mode
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: Press 2; to start slideshow.
Press
333
OPTIONS to view available options.
Tip You can find more detailed information on these features
in the user manual.
play music tracks
Video
play videos
Pictures
view pictures
FM radio
listen to FM radio
Recordings
create or listen to recordings
Folder view
view files in folders
Settings
customize the settings of GoGear
Vibe
Now playing
show the current play screen
Transfer and organize
You can install the Windows Media Player to organize and
facilitate locating your files.
With GoGear Vibe connected to the USB port of the computer,
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open Windows® Explorer.
Create folders in the mass storage of GoGear Vibe.
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Use drag and drop actions to sort your music into the folders.
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MediaConverter™ for Philips enables you to
download videos from the Internet to your PC at the click of a
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button.
convert video files (that are compatible with
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Windows Media
Player) on your PC to the correct screen size of GoGear Vibe.
transfer converted videos from your PC to GoGear Vibe.
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Note Video conversion and transfer can take a long time,
depending on your PC configuration.
The Napster To Go online music service offers a variety of
purchase and subscription models.
The Napster Software supplied with GoGear Vibe helps you
search Napster for music by name
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purchase Napster music
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play unlimited Napster music on your computer
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transfer your Napster music to your GoGear Vibe
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browse the Napster catalogue
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Download and launch the Napster software on your computer.
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Connect GoGear Vibe to your computer.
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Use drag and drop action to transfer music to GoGear Vibe.
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Note The download of Napster subscription tracks requires
Comuter activation. For more detailed instructions on
Napster To Go, refer to the user manual. You can also launch
Napster To Go, select ‘Help’ from the pull-down menu and
click on ‘Tutorial’ or ‘User Guide’ to learn more.
GoGear Vibe supports books in audio format. The use of this
feature requires that you download the AudibleManager from
audible.com. With the AudibleManager you can manage the
digital contents of your audiobooks.
Visit audible.com and register. The onscreen instructions guide you
through the AudibleManager software download process.
You can search audiobooks by book name or by author.
While you listen to an audiobook, you can navigate the same way
as you would in any other audio file.
Listen to radio
From the main menu, select
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.
To search for the next stronger signal, press and hold
222
3 / 4.
To fine tune the frequency, briefly press
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3 / 4.
Tip You can find more information on presets and auto-
tuning in the user manual.
This is how you navigate and customize the Settings.
Press
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3 / 4 to select an option.
Press
222
2; to confirm a selection and go to the next level (when
available).
Press
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O to return to the previous level.
Press and hold
444
O to exit the Settings menu.
Update GoGear Vibe
Ensure that your computer is connected to the Internet.
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Connect GoGear Vibe to the computer (see section
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Connect
and charge for instructions).
On your computer, click
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Start > Programs > Philips Digital
Audio Player > Vibe Device Manager to launch Philips
Device Manager.
Click
444
Update.
Philips GoGear Vibe Device Manager
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checks for updates
and installs new firmware from the Internet, if available.
When the display shows
555
Update completed, click OK.
Disconnect GoGear Vibe from the computer.
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GoGear Vibe restarts after the firmware is updated and is ready
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for use again.
See the user manual stored on this player.
Online
Go to www.philips.com/welcome
Disposal of your old product and
the integrated battery
All our products are designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components,
which can be recycled and reused.
The crossed-out wheel bin symbol on a product means that the product is subject
to the European Directive 2002/96/EC. This symbol can also be used in
combination with a chemical symbol, which means that the product complies with
the environmental directive for that chemical.
Never dispose of your product with other household waste. Inform yourself or ask
your dealer about local environmentally safe recycling regulations. The correct disposal of your
old product helps prevent potentially negative consequences for the environment and human
health.
Your product contains a built-in rechargeable battery covered by the European
Directive 2006/66/EC, which cannot be disposed with normal household waste.
To safeguard the functionality and safety of your product, always bring your product
to an official collection point or service centre where a professional can remove /
replace the battery as shown in user manual.
Please inform yourself about the local rules on separate collection of batteries because the
correct disposal will help prevent negative consequences for the environmental and human
health.
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