Create a playlist Generate LikeMusic playlists Save the play queue as a playlist Play a playlist Manage media files in Philips Songbird Edit metadata Get album artwork Remove media files from the library 25 Sync the player with Philips Songbird...
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SafeSound Weekly overview SafeSound settings Activate CD installer 17 Update the firmware through Philips Songbird 18 Repair the player through Philips Songbird 19 Technical data System requirements Need help? Please visit www.philips.com/welcome where you can access a full set of supporting...
• Back up your files. Ensure that you retain the original files you have downloaded to your device. Philips is not responsible for any loss of data if the product becomes damaged or not readable / legible. • Manage (transfer, delete, etc.) your music files only with the supplied music software to avoid problems.
Data logging Philips is committed to improving the quality of your product and enhancing the Philips user experience. To understand the usage profile of this device, this device logs some info / data to the non-volatile memory region of the device.
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Audio project free from restrictions or royalties, unless exempted by express written consent of the author. d Any source code, ideas, or libraries used must be plainly acknowledged in the software using the code. e Although the software has been tested thoroughly, the author is in no way responsible for damages due to bugs or misuse.
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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.
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. Software loaded on the player MUSE comes with the following software: •...
3 Get started Charge power MUSE has a built-in battery that can be charged through the USB connector of a computer. Connect the player to a PC by using the USB cable. Note • When you connect MUSE to a computer, you are briefly prompted to select: [Charge &...
> [CD installer], select [Enable]. On the PC, select My Computer (Windows XP / Windows 2000) / Computer (Windows Vista / Windows » Philips Songbird drive is displayed. To start installation, double click the Philips Songbird drive. Note • The installation requires you to agree to the license terms.
4 Overview Controls Press and hold: switch on or off the device Press: lock/unlock the screen; To unlock the screen, also drag the slider on the screen. 3.5 mm headphone connector Microphone USB connector for power charge and data transfer Return to the Home screen MICRO SD Slot for Micro SD card...
Navigate on the Home screen To access functional menus, • If necessary, tap the two pages; • Tap an icon. To go back to previous screens, • Press repeatedly. To return to the Home screen, • Press Switch between the Home screen and play screen On the Home screen, During the play of music, video,or radio,...
Screens Lock/ unlock the screen Lock the screen of MUSE. You can lock all the touch controls on the screen (the volume controls still function). Thus, undesired operations are prevented. Auto lock After a time duration, the screen dims and is locked automatically.
5 Sync with PC media library With Philips Songbird, you can do the following: • Manage your media collections on a PC; • Sync MUSE with your PC media library; • Register MUSE on www.philips.com/ welcome; • Update the firmware of MUSE (see ‘Update the firmware through Philips...
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» The software imports the iTunes library into Philips Songbird. To set the watch folder In Philips Songbird, set the watch folder as follows: Select Tools > Options. In Options, select Media Importer. Then, select the Watch Folders tab.
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.
To play a song, select the song and click next to it. Add to Philips Songbird To transfer songs from Rhapsody to Philips Songbird, add the songs to a playlist in Philips Songbird (see ‘Create playlists in Philips Songbird’ on page 21). On the Rhapsody webpage, •...
Artwork pane: Drag the up arrow to display the pane. Search by metadata In the media library of Philips Songbird, media files are sorted by metadata. To search for media files by metadata, click the icon to select the list or filter pane view.
Create playlists in Philips Songbird With a playlist, you can manage and sync your songs as needed. Create a playlist Select songs that you want to play. Add the songs to a playlist. In Library > Music, select songs. •...
LikeMusic to create playlists of songs that sound great together. When you import songs into the music library of Philips Songbird, the LikeMusicanalysis starts. For the song that completes the analysis, the LikeMusic icon lights up; For the song that cannot complete the analysis, the icon remains gray.
Select the maximum number of songs in the playlist • As shown, select a number in the drop-down list. Save the LikeMusicplaylist • As shown, click Save as playlist in the LikeMusic page. » LikeMusic playlist is saved under Playlists. Save the play queue as a playlist Create a play queue •...
Note • To sort the music files from needed, edit the metadata in the media library of Philips Songbird. The song information remains unchanged on the play screen. Get album artwork Artwork is sometimes available for music downloads. With Philips Songbird, you can insert artwork for songs.
Sync the player with Philips Songbird Through Philips Songbird, you can sync music, video, or photos from a PC to the player. If the player is in the MTP mode, the sync process allows media files to be converted to the formats playable on the player (see ‘PC...
Select auto or manual sync The first time you connect the player to Philips Songbird, select auto sync or manual sync for the player. To select auto or manual sync later, Select the player under Devices. Select Manual or Auto.
Manual sync To transfer selected playlists manually, Select playlists. Drag and drop the playlists to MUSE. To transfer selected media files manually, On the Content pane, right click on a selected media file. Select Add to Device > MUSE. » Selected files are transferred to MUSE.
6 Use a Micro SD card On the MUSE, insert a Micro SD card (up to 32 GB). You can expand the memory size of MUSE. To copy or move folders/ files from the player to the SD card, From the Home screen, go to . On the screen of folders/ files, tap select [Copy] or [Move].
7 Music Go to to play music from the media library on the player. Browse the music library In , music files are organized by metadata (file information). You can browse the music library by song information, artwork, or playlist. Browse by song information With columns, the music library of MUSE allows you to browse different information...
On a selected alphabet, release your finger. » You jump to the option that starts with the alphabet. Browse by artwork Artwork, or album art (the picture of CD/ album cover), is sometimes available for music downloads. Through some media management software, you can insert artwork for albums/ songs.
(see ‘Create a playlist-on-the-go’ on page 34); • synchronized from the PC through Philips Songbird (see ‘Sync the player with Philips Songbird’ on page 25). To find the playlists, • Play music In the music library, browse to find music.
Select the play screen Make sure that you have enabled the lyrics function. • and select [Lyrics]. On the play screen, tap view: • [Standard]: show full play screen • [Lyrics]: if the lyrics are available, show *lyrics on the play screen •...
To switch between the play screen and library screen, • Press to go to the Home screen; » The artwork of current song is displayed next to . • To return to the play screen, tap the artwork next to . Select sound options Make sure that you have plugged the earphones into the player.
Playlists With a playlist, you can access a list of songs from different artists or albums. Create a playlist-on-the-go On MUSE, you can create five playlists-on- the-go. Create a playlist-on-the-go to select the [Playlists] view. and select [Create new ‘Playlist on the go’].
8 Videos Go to to play videos from the media library on the player. Browse the video library In the video library, video files are organized by metadata (file information). Browse the video library by title or artwork. Browse by title With columns for video artwork, title and total play time, the video library of MUSE allows you to browse information about video...
Play videos In the video library, browse to find a video. Tap a video. » Play starts from current video. » The play screen is displayed. Select play options On the play screen, tap icons to select play options: • Tap the screen to show the icons.
9 Pictures Go to to play pictures from the media library on the player. Browse the picture library In the picture library, picture files are organized by album or file folder. Browse by album to select the library view. Tap to select an album or folder. •...
Play pictures In , tap to play a selected picture. » The picture play screen is displayed. Swipe left/ right to select a picture. To play pictures one by one • Alternatively, • and select [Start slideshow]. View pictures To zoom in or out, Tap on to show the zoom control bar.
Select play options On the play screen, tap icons to select play options: Tap to switch to the library or play screen. Tap to start/pause/resume slideshow play. Tap to skip pictures. Select slideshow settings • On the library or play screen, tap select [Slideshow settings]: [Time per Select the time interval before...
10 FM radio Note • Plug in the supplied earphones when you tune in to radio stations. The earphones double as antenna. For better reception, move the earphone cable in different directions. Tune in to radio stations Auto tune From the Home screen, go to . »...
Store preset stations On MUSE, you can store up to 20 preset stations. Tune in to a radio station. On the radio play screen, press select [Save to preset]. » The list of presets is displayed. Tap a location to save the station. Confirm as prompted.
Connect the player to the PC. Wait until the player is recognized by AudibleManager. • On AudibleManager, click Add to Device. • Philips Log in to your account with audible.com; Download audio books in the format or . » The downloaded books are automatically added to your library on AudibleManager.
To check the audio books that are transferred to the player, See the player pane on AudibleManager. • If necessary, click Refresh Device. Find audiobooks on the player , audiobook files are organized by book information. You can browse the audiobook library by book information or artwork.
Browse by artwork Artwork, or album art (the picture of book cover), is sometimes available for audiobook downloads. to select the artwork view. » The audiobook artwork is sorted by book title in alphabetical order. Drag the slider to scroll through the artwork.
Select play options On the play screen, tap icons to select play options: Tap to switch to the library, play, or artwork screens. Tap to pause/ resume play. Tap to skip titles/ chapters; To select your navigation option, tap and select [Navigation mode]. Hold to search within current book.
12 BBC iPlayer (available in the UK only) With BBC iPlayer, you can now catch up on your favorite BBC programs from the past seven days on MUSE. Sync TV/ radio programs to the player From www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer, download TV/ radio programs to a PC. Through Windows Media Player 11, sync the TV/ radio programs to MUSE.
Sync to the player Launch Windows Media Player 11 on your PC. Connect the player to the PC. Wait until the player is recognized by Windows Media Player 11. • On the player, make sure that you have selected [MTP] in connection preference].
13 Recordings Make recordings With MUSE, you can record: • voice through the built-in microphone; or • radio programs that play on the Record voices From the Home screen, go to . • If necessary, tap two pages. to switch to the recording screen. Make sure that the microphone is close to the sound source.
Play recordings From the Home screen, go to . • If necessary, tap to switch between two pages. to switch to the library screen. » In the recordings library, existing recordings are displayed. Tap a recording to start play. to pause/ resume play. Delete recordings On the list of recordings, •...
14 Text reader Go to to play text files (.txt) from the media library on the player. Add text files to the player Connect MUSE to a computer. On the PC, under My Computer or Computer, • select MUSE, and create file folders. On the PC, drag and drop files to the file folders on the MUSE.
To add a bookmark, • at the corner of the page. » Current page is folded at the corner. • To remove the bookmark, drag your finger on the corner. To go to the bookmarked portion, • On the play screen, tap [Go to bookmark].
15 Folder view Go to to view and play media files from the media library on the player. Organize files by file folder On a PC, organize files on the player by folder in the Windows explorer. Connect MUSE to a PC. On the PC, under My Computer or Computer, •...
16 Settings From the Home screen, go to settings. • Swipe up or down to scroll through lists of options. Tap an option to select it; • to go to the Home screen; • to go to the previous screen. Sleep timer During play or in idle mode, the MUSE can switch off automatically after a certain time...
Class (MSC), or Media Transfer Protocol (MTP). [MSC] *allows the player to work as Philips Songbird drive. Click the Philips Songbird drive to start the program installation on the PC. [MTP] during the sync to the player, allows music and videos to be...
Weekly overview In [Weekly overview], find the accumulated sound pressure that your ears receive on each day over the past week. Different colors are used to represent the risks to hearing damage. For your hearing safety, change your time of music listening on each day.
If you have selected [MSC] in connection preference], the [CD installer] options are displayed. In [CD installer], select [Enable] to allow the player to work as Philips Songbird drive. Double click on the drive to start the program or . installation on the PC.
MUSE is controlled by an internal program called firmware. Newer versions of the firmware may have been released after you have purchased MUSE. Through Philips Songbird, you can check for and install firmware updates for MUSE over the Internet. •...
MUSE. Hold until the player shuts down. If you fail to reset the player, repair the player throughPhilips Songbird: On your PC, launch Philips Songbird. In Philips Songbird, • select Tools > Repair my Philips Device;...
20 hours (FullSound on); up to 24 hours (FullSound off) - video (WMV): up to 5 hours - FM radio: up to 20 hours Software Philips Songbird: to update firmware and transfer music Connectivity Headphone 3.5 mm USB 2.0 High speed...
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