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6 Update the fi rmwar e thr ough Contents Philips Songbird 15 1 Important safety information 4 7 Repair the player through Philips General maintenance 4 Songbird 16 Recycling the product and the built-in battery 6 8 Technical data 17 PC requirements 17 2 Your new player 7 What's in the box 7 PC software for the player 7 Files loaded on the player 7 Overview 7 Controls 7 LED indicator and audio feedback 8 3 Get started 9 Charge power 9 Switch the player on or off 9 Automatic standby and shut-
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Replacement parts/accessories: 1 Important safety Visit www.philips.com/support to order replacement parts/accessories. information Hearing Safety General maintenance Listen at a moderate volume: Using headphones at a high volume can impair The translation of this document is for your hearing. This product can produce sounds reference only. in decibel ranges that may cause hearing loss for In the event of any inconsistency between the a normal person, even for exposure less than En
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The recording and transfer to the portable Modifications player of video streams downloaded to your Modifications not authorized by the computer is intended only for use with public manufacturer may void user's authority to domain or properly licensed content. You operate the product. may only use such content for your private, non-commercial use and shall respect eventual Copyright information copyright instructions provided by the copyright All other brands and product names are owner
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However, there is no guarantee that Recycling the product and the interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful built-in battery interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the Your product is designed and manufactured equipment off and on, the user is encouraged with high quality materials and components, to try to correct the interference by one or which can be recycled and reused. more of the fol
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PC software for the player 2 Your new player The following PC software can work with SOUNDDOT: What's in the box • Philips Songbird (helps you update the firmware of the player, and sync songs from your PC music library to the player). Make sure that you have received the following items: To getPhilips Songbird, Player • On your PC, download Philips Songbird from www. philips.com/ Songbird or www.philips.com/support. Files loaded on the player The following files are loaded on SOUNDDOT:
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b / • Press: Decrease or increase the volume • Press and hold: Skip to the previous or next song c USB connector for power charging and data transfer d Clip e RESET • Press the hole by using the tip of a ball pen when the player does not respond to the pressing of keys f LED indicator g • 3.5 mm-headphone connector LED indicator and audio feedback With the LED indicator and/ or audio feedback, you can know the status of the player. BEEP 8 EN
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3 Get started Switch the player on or off • Press and hold until the green or red indicator lights up. » Power on: The green indicator lights up. Music play starts. Charge power » Power off: The red indicator lights up. SOUNDDOT has a built-in battery that can be One beep sounds. charged through the USB socket of a computer. • Rotate the USB connector to connect SOUNDDOT to a PC. » During power charging, the indicator changes its color to denote the battery level. » When the battery is
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» The green indicator lights up. Music 4 Play music play starts. » During music play, the green indicator flashes at intervals. 2 Press to pause or resume play. Transfer music to the player Search for a song • Press and hold / to skip to the previous or next song. » One beep sounds. Change the volume level • Press / . » During music play, you hear the change You can transfer music from your PC media of volume level. library to SOUNDDOT in the following ways: • Drag and drop music fi
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3 Follow the onscreen instructions to 5 Sync with PC complete the installation. music library Note through Philips • The installation requires you to agree to the license terms. Songbird With Philips Songbird, you can do the following: Collect m usic files fr om the • Manage your music collection on a PC; PC • Sync SOUNDDOT with your PC music library; • Register SOUNDDOT on www. philips.com/welcome; Set the watch folder • Update the firmware of SOUNDDOT (see 'Update the firmware through
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Set iTunes media folder Set the watch folder In Philips Songbird, set the watch folder as follows: 1 On Philips Songbird, go to Tools > Options... 1 Select Tools > Options. 2 Select Media Importer, and then the iTunes Importer tab. 2 In Options, select Media Importer. Then, select the Watch Folders tab. 3 Verify your library location and options. 3 In Watch Folders, tick the check box as 4 Click the Import Library button next to shown. the library location. » The software imports
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To select auto or manual sync, Impor t m usic files In Philips Songbird, • go to File > Import Media to select folders on the PC. » Music files are added under Library. Sync the player with Philips Songbird 1 Select the player under Devices. » A pop-up screen is displayed. 2 On the pop-up screen, select Manual or Auto. 1 On the PC, launch Philips Songbird. 3 To confirm the option, click Apply. 2 Connect the player to the PC. » On Philips Songbird, the player is Auto sync displa
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Manual sync T o transf er selected media files man uall y , 1 On the Content pane, right click on a selected media file. 2 Select Add to Device > SOUNDDOT. » Selected files are transferred to SOUNDDOT. Tip • To select multiple files at the same time, hold down the Ctrl button when you click options. 14 EN
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6 Update the firmware through Philips Songbird SOUNDDOT is controlled by an internal program called firmware. Newer versions of the firmware may have been released after you have purchased SOUNDDOT. Through Philips Songbird, you can check for and install firmware updates for SOUNDDOT over the Internet. Tip • Your music files are not affected by a firmware update. 5 Follow the onscreen instructions. » Downloading and installation of firmware update start automatically. » The SOUNDDOT
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7 Repair the player through Philips Songbird If SOUNDDOT is not working properly or the display freezes, you can reset it without losing data: To reset SOUNDDOT? • Insert a pen tip or other object into the reset hole at the base of SOUNDDOT. Hold until the player shuts down. If you fail to reset the player, repair the player through Philips Songbird: 1 On your PC, launch Philips Songbird. • If your PC runs Windows 7, launch Philips Songbird as administrator. Right-click Philips Songbir
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Note 8 Technical data • Specifications are subject to change without notice. • ¹ Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles. Battery life and number of charge cycles Power vary by use and settings. • Power supply: 110 mAh Li-ion polymer • ² 1 GB = 1 billion bytes; available storage capacity is internal rechargeable battery less. Full memory capacity may not be available as some memory is reserved for the player. Storage capacity • Play time¹ is based on 4 minutes per s
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Specifications are subject to change without notice © 2012 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. All rights reserved. SA4DOT_37_UM_V1.1 wk1207.3
