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Philips portable media center PMC7230
User manual
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Need help? For information on how to use and how to connect, view the video tutorials loaded on your Portable Media Center and also available on the CDROM. Please visit www.philips.com/usasupport where you can have access to a full set of supporting materials such as user manual, flash tutorial, the latest software updates and answers to frequently asked questions. Or call our Customer Care Helpline, 1-888-744-5477 where our professional support team will be pleased to assist you in solving an
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Contents 2 Your new player 2 Accessories 2 Register your product 3 Getting started 3 Overview of controls and connections 4 Connection diagram 4 Record video 4 Playback on TV 4 Connect to PC 4 Connect to power 4 Main menu 5 Install 5 Charge 6 Enjoy 6 Power on and off / lock 7 Detailed operation 7 Videos 7 Controls 7TV 7 Play video files 8 Playback on TV 8 Video recording 9 Schedule a video recording 11 Music 11 Controls 11 Find your music 11 Album art 12 Music playback settings 12 Audio recordin
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Your new player With your newly purchased Philips Portable Media Center, you can enjoy the following: Video playback and recording (WMV) Audio playback and recording(Mp3 and WMA) Picture viewing (JPEG) Accessories The following accessories are included with your player: Philips media centre PMC7230 Quick start guide 1 Install 2 Charge 3 Enjoy Power adapter Headphones USB cable A/V cable Quick start guide CD-ROM containing Windows Media Player 10, ArcSoft MediaConverter, user manual, video
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Getting started Overview of controls and connections AV Out AV In Headphone jack USB port Left side view Menu navigator / On/Off/Lock OK slider (key lock) Back key Main menu Playback and volume control Charging socket Reset Press To ON/OFF LOCK slider Slide up to power On/Off Slide down to lock all keys Menu navigator / Up and Down to navigate Menu lists / navigate through music list or pictures OK Left and Right to select different views in music and pictures mode OK to confirm your selection
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Connection diagram Record video Connect to power VIDEO ~ ANTENNA VIDEO (CVBS) Y MAINS (CVBS) S-VIDEO L (Y/C) L PB AUDIO AUDIO R P TV R R AUDIO COAXIAL EXT1 OUT 2 OUT 1 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT TV DVD recorder / VCR Set top box / cable box Note: Commercial DVD or Pay-per-view movies are protected by Macrovision thus cannot be copied Playback on TV Connect to PC Main menu Select Menu item To my tv View recorded TV programs (only those programs recorded on a Media Center PC) my music Playback your music a
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Install IMPORTANT Install the software in the by packed CD. You need this to transfer Pictures, Music and Videos to your Portable Media Center. System requirements: Windows XP (SP2 or above) Pentium III 800MHz processor or higher 256MB RAM 64MB hard disk space Internet connection (preferable) Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later CD-ROM drive USB port 1 Insert the CD supplied with your product into the CD ROM drive of your PC. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete th
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Enjoy Power on and off / lock To turn on the player, slide ON/OFF LOCK slider up towards y1 and hold until Philips appears on the screen. To turn off the player, slide ON/OFF LOCK slider up towards y1 and hold until the screen turn black. When on, your player can be put into a standby mode (rather than shutting down fully) by sliding the ON/OFF LOCK slider to ON/OFF position and releasing the slider immediately. This is useful when you want to want to turn off you player for a short while. To pr
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Detailed operation Videos Controls During video playback, you can do the following: To Do this Play / Pause video Press 2; Skip forward 27 secs Press )K Skip back 7 secs Press J( Forward search Press and hold )K Backward search Press and hold J( Adjust volume Press +/- Go back to previous operation Press Go back to main menu Press TV If you have a Media Center PC, you can use your PC to record television programs. The files will be saved with a dvr-ms extension. You can sync these files to you
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Playback on TV You can play music, videos, and view pictures on your TV. 1 Connect the supplied A/V cable to the A/V Out socket of your player. 2 Connect the other end, with the yellow, white and red plugs to the matching colored A/V input jacks on your TV. 3 On your player, press to enter the main menu 4 Press 3/4 to highlight settings and press OK to select. 5 Highlight Display from the settings menu and press OK to select. 6 Highlight TV out. 7 Highlight On and press OK. > A message will appe
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Schedule a video recording You can schedule a recording to take place later. 1 Enter the main menu by pressing . 2 2 Use the 3 and 4 buttons to highlight recording and press OK. 3 3 Highlight timer recording and press OK. Make sure to set the timer clock of your player correctly. 9
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4 5 6 4 Adjust the required start date using 1 and 2. 5 Then use 3 and 4 to move down to start time and stop time. Adjust the time using 1 and 2. The time is changed in 5 minute increments. 6 Move down to timer recording on and press OK to turn it on. If you want to turn off the timer then simply press OK again. > When scheduled time and date take place, the video recording will begin automatically. Make sure your player is connected to the video source (see Connection diagram in Getting started
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Music You can transfer your digital music and picture collection from your computer to your player using Windows Media Player 10. For more information on music transfer, see Transfer section in this user manual for details. Controls During music playback, you can do the following: To Do this Play / Pause music Press 2; Go to next song Press )K Go to previous song Press J( Forward search Press and hold )K Backward search Press and hold J( Go to main menu Press Go to previous menu Press Adjust t
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Music playback settings You can adjust the playback settings while you are playing a song. 3 1 During playback, press 1/2 several times until you see the above screen. 2 Use 3/4 to highlight Shuffle, Repeat or Equalizer and press OK. 3 Highlight Equalizer and press OK to set equalizer from acoustic, classical, electronic, hip hop, jazz, pop and rock, and back to equalizer (off). If you wish to purchase a song that you are listening to (because you obtained it as part of a music subscription serv
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Pictures You can view your favorite pictures on your player. While you are browsing your pictures, you can listen to music at the same time. View picture 1 From the main menu, highlight my pictures and press OK. 2 You can browse your pictures by date or by folders. Press 1 or 2 to switch between these two modes. 3 Press 3 or 4 to highlight the folder of your choice and press OK. 4 Press OK again to view all pictures in the folder as a slide show. Or press 4 to go to the thumbnail view. Use menu
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Settings Options More options Description Display Backlight 1 second, 5 seconds, Set the backlight time. 15 seconds, 1 minute or Always on Brightness 1 (dim), 2, 3, 4, 5 (bright) Set the brightness of the display from dim to bright. TV out On/Off Turn TV out on (switch the display to the TV). Or turn the TV out off (returns the Display to the player) TV System NTSC / PAL Set your TV system. NTSC is mostly used in USA and Asia, PAL in Europe. Effects Screen effects On/Off Smooth changes with roll
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Transfer This chapter describes the steps that you need to follow to successfully transfer music and pictures to your player. For more information, see Windows Media Player (WMP) Help and Acrsoft MediaConverter Help on your computer. IMPORTANT Make sure you have installed the software available in the supplied CD for music and picture transfer and for video conversion and transfer. Video transfer IMPORTANT If you have DRM protected videos on your PC, make sure that you play the at least once in
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Music transfer You can add, organize and manage songs in your playlists using Windows Media Player 10. For more information, see Windows Media Player (WMP) Help on your computer. TIP We recommend that you always use Windows Media Player to transfer music to your player. However, if you prefer to use Windows Explorer, always make sure that you copy your music into the Media > Music folder, otherwise the songs will neither show nor play on your player. Add songs to Windows Media Player Library Son
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Buy songs online If you want to buy music online, you need to select a music store. 1 2 1 Click the little triangle on the top right of the screen and select Browse all Online Stores. 2 Choose a store and follow the on-screen instructions. > After you have bought a song or an album, it will appear in Windows Media Player library. Manage your Windows Media Player Playlist Create a Playlist 1 Start Windows Media Player. 2 Select the Library tab to access the media library. 3 Click to highlight a s
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Set up automatic synchronization This is how you can automatically synchronize the playlists in your Windows Media Player with your player. If a playlist is empty in Windows Media Player then it will be automatically removed from the player. 1 Start Windows Media Player. 2 Connect the player to your computer using the supplied USB cable. 4 3 5 3 Select Sync tab 4 Click Set up Sync. > Synchronization settings dialog box will be displayed. 5 Select Synchronize device automatically check box. 6 Sel
