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Organize and manage your Songbird Contents Contents library 16 Let Songbird manage your media 16 Remove media files from the 1 Important safety information 3 Songbird media library 17 General maintenance 3 Delete media 17 Recycling the product 6 Let Songbird watch a folder 17 Fetch album artwork 17 Playlists 17 2 Your new MUSE 8 Create a playlist 18 What’s in the box 8 Add titles to a playlist 18 Remove titles from a playlist 18 3 Getting started 9 Change the lo
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11 Pictures 29 Add pictures to MUSE 29 Overview of the picture controls 29 Browse picture albums 29 View pictures 29 Advanced picture display 30 View pictures on your TV 30 Delete the currently displayed picture 30 Delete one or more pictures 30 12 Radio 31 Listen to FM radio 31 Auto-tune radio station presets 31 Manually tune a radio station 31 13 Recordings 32 Record from FM radio (Available with some versions only!) 32 Record audio/voices 32 Listen to recordin
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Hearing Safety 1 Important safety information Listen at a moderate volume: Using headphones at a high volume can impair General maintenance your hearing. This product can produce sounds in decibel ranges that may cause hearing loss for The translation of this document is for a normal person, even for exposure less than reference only. a minute. The higher decibel ranges are offered In the event of any inconsistency between the for those that may have already experienced English version
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Modifications owner of the work. Such instruction may Modifications not authorized by the state that no further copies shall be made. manufacturer may void user’s authority to Video streams may include copy protection operate the product. technology that prohibits further copying. For such situations the recording function will not Copyright information work and you will be notified with a message. All other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective companies or Data lo
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Audio project free from restrictions or ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL royalties, unless exempted by express THE FOUNDATION OR CONTRIBUTORS written consent of the author. BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR d Any source code, ideas, or libraries used CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, must be plainly acknowledged in the BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF software using the code. SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
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or profits; or business interruption) however Recycling the product caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out Your product is designed and manufactured of the use of this software, even if advised of with high quality materials and components, the possibility of such damage which can be recycled and reused. When you see the crossed-out wheel bin XPAT XML Parser symbol attached to a produ
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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 health. Notice for the European Union This product complies with the radio interference requirements of the European Union. EN 7 English
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2 Your new MUSE Use MUSE to • play music • view pictures • watch videos • listen to FM radio • make recordings • read texts What’s in the box Check that you have received the following items: Player Earphones USB cable Quick start guide Philips GoGear audio player Quick start guide Note • The images serve as reference only. Philips reserves the right to change color/design without notice. 8 EN
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3 Getting started Lock the touch controls You can lock the touch controls of MUSE: Overview of the controls and 1 Press to lock the touch controls. » The screen turns off. connections » All touch controls are locked (the volume controls still function). 2 To turn the screen back on, press one of these buttons: • • 3 Use your finger to swipe the vertical locking bar on the screen to unlock the touch controls. » All touch controls are unlocked. press and hold: turn MUSE a Limit the volume
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Organize the home menu Overview of the home menu On the home menu, the four main features are at the top and extra features are at Main Mode To the bottom. By swapping the locations of features corresponding icons, you can re-organize the Music play digital audio home menu for ease of use. tracks Video play videos Pictures view pictures FM radio listen to FM radio Extra Mode To features Recordings create or listen to recordings Audible listen to audiobooks Text read text files Folder view
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Install Philips Songbir d f or the first Connect and charge time MUSE has a built-in battery that can be charged When you connect MUSE to the PC for the through the USB port of a computer (USB first time, a pop-up window appears: cable included). 1 Select Install Philips Songbird. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to Note complete the installation. • When you connect MUSE to a computer, you are briefly prompted to select: Note • [Charge & transfer] or [Charge & play]. • MUSE automaticall
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Install the Philips Songbird software Battery level indication again (after the first installation) The display indicates the approximate levels of the battery status as follows: Important! The Philips Songbird software installer is preloaded to MUSE. 100% 75% 50% 25% 0% To free memory capacity for your media content on MUSE, the installer file is » A flashing battery screen indicates automatically deleted during the first that the battery is low. The player installation process. saves
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4 Update MUSE MUSE is controlled by an internal program called firmware. Newer versions of the firmware may have been released after you have purchased MUSE. The software program called Philips Songbird can use your computer to check for firmware updates that are available on the Internet. Install Philips Songbird on your computer (see chapter Install software) and follow the instructions to update (see chapter Manually v erify / update the firmwar e). Note • Your music files are not aff
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5 Turn MUSE on and off 1 Press and hold the button for longer than 2 seconds to toggle between on and off. Automatic shut-down MUSE has an automatic shut-down feature that can save battery power. After 10 minutes in idle mode (no music plays, no button is pressed), MUSE turns off. 1 Press and hold for longer than 2 seconds to turn MUSE on again. Tip • The default setting is 10 minutes as this is the maximum possible power-saving mode. You can change this mode in the settings. 14 EN
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Impor t media files fr om a dir ector y 6 Philips Songbird The following steps show how you can import media (music and video) files that are stored MUSE comes with the Philips Songbird elsewhere on your computer or computer software. network: The Philips Songbird software helps you to: 1 On the computer, launch the Songbird • purchase new media (music and videos) program. online 2 On the Songbird toolbar, click File, then • create a media library select Import Media.... • manage your me
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Export media to iTunes Browse your media library 1 On the computer, launch the Songbird The Songbird media library is structured as program. follows: 2 Select Tools > Options.... 3 On the Songbird toolbar, select the Media Importer tab, then iTunes Import/ Export. a 4 Verify your library location and options. b 5 Select Export Library. d » The software exports the library from Songbird to iTunes. c Get content from online sources a Player Pane (this is where the MUSE is You can purchase con
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Remo v e media files fr om the Songbir d Let Songbird watch a folder media library You can let Songbird • monitor the contents of a folder, and 1 In the Songbird library, right click on a • add or remove the media from your media file, then select Remove. library to match the folder contents. 2 In the prompt window, click Remove to 1 On the computer, launch the Songbird confirm that you want to remove the file. program. » The selected file is removed from the library and from all pla
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Create a playlist Change the look of the 1 On the computer, launch the Songbird Songbird library program. 2 Choose from these options to create a You can change the design and color scheme new playlist: of the Songbird library. We call this “changing • On the Songbird toolbar, select File feathers”. New feathers are installed and > New Playlist. managed like add-ons. • Right-click on the left hand sidebar, and then choose New Playlist. Find new feathers • Click the + symbol at the bottom
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Repair MUSE (restore factory settings) Philips Songbird has a repair feature that you can use to restore MUSE to the factory settings. Before you proceed, back up your files that are stored on MUSE if possible. Caution • The following procedure erases all your files that are stored on MUSE, and restores the factory settings. 1 Install Philips Songbird on your computer (see chapter Install software), and then launch the program. 2 In the Philips Songbird menu bar (at the top), click on t
