Preparations 1 Install Insert the supplied CD into your computer's CD-ROM drive. Follow screen instructions to complete installation. ATTENTION! WINDOWS 98 USERS: To avoid installation problems, DO NOT CONNECT your player to your computer until AFTER installation completes. 2 Charge Open the USB cover. Connect the supplied charger to the USB port and the main power supply. For extended battery power, please charge for at least 4 hours for first time use. 1 HR = 4 HRS = 3 TIP This indicator shows your battery information during charging. Connect player to computer Open the USB cover. Connect your player to your computer using the supplied USB cable. 4 TIP Please refer to your computer's manual for the exact position of your USB port. Look for the USB symbol on the processing unit of your computer. Organize and transfer music via DMM Launch DMM on your PC from Windows desktop or Start menu. Use DMM to organize your music. Transfer music files from your computer to your player. 5 Unplug safely To avoid loss of data, disconnect your player safely. Exit DMM. Click on the task tray. Remove the USB cable. 6 Power on and enjoy! Press and hold 2 ; for 2 seconds to power on if the player does not power on automatically. Enjoy your new music experience! 1 Name of Parts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 USB port / Charging socket USB cover 2; 3,5 2 4,6 1 LCD display -/+ Headphones jack Press and hold to power on / off; press briefly to play / pause Up / Previous / Fast rewind Right Down / Next / Fast forward Left Dynamically displays menu, options and track information Volume control, press - to decrease; press + to increase Connects headphones or waistband remote control Stop watch, press to start, pause, or reset stop watch Connects to computer / charges your player ! Protects USB port / Charging socket 2 Menu Navigation 1 Press and hold 2 ; to power on. Press and hold 1 for the root menu. See specific chapters for details of each setting. Music Playlists e.g. Playlist001 ... PlaylistXXX Left Artists e.g. A 4 ... Z Albums e.g. A 4 ... Z Genres e.g. A 4 ... Z All Tracks e.g. A 4 ... Z Radio Presets Preset 1 4 ... Up 2 1 3 4 Down 2 Right Preset 10 Autostore Settings Strobe light Shuffle & Repeat DBB Equalizer Backlight Contrast Language Factory settings 3 Music Mode: Basic Operation 1 Press and hold 2 ; to power on. From the root menu, press 2 to enter the music mode. Any radio playback will stop as you enter the music mode. 2 Press 3 to scroll up or 4 to scroll down for your option. Press 2 for next or 1 for previous levels of library. Press 2 ; to play. Library options 3 Press 2 ; to pause during playback. Artists list Playscreen 4 Press 3 , 3 for the previous or 4 for the next track. Press and hold 4 to fast forward or 3 to rewind in a track during playback. Press and hold 2 ; to power off. Your player will save your current music playback status and resume next time you power on. TIP Your music playback status will be erased when you connect your player to your computer. 4 5 *Actual display varies with use Music Mode: Library Options and Fast Scrolling 1 Press 3 to scroll up or 4 to scroll down for your library option. Press 2 on Artist to display the artist library 2 Press 2 for the next or 1 for the previous level of library. Artists list in alphabetical order Press and hold 4 for 3 seconds to scroll down quickly. Press and hold 3 for 3 seconds to scroll up quickly. Release button to stop scrolling. 3 Browsing tracks quickly. TIP To display library options during playback, press and hold 1 for the root menu. The playscreen (see page 4) will appear again when you have stopped browsing. *Actual display varies with use 5 Radio Mode: Automatic Tuning 1 From the root menu, press 4, 2 to enter the radio mode. Any music playback will stop as you enter the radio mode. 2 Press 4 to scroll down to AUTO SEARCH. Press 2 ; to automatically select the 10 strongest radio stations. Press 1 to abort AUTO SEARCH. Radio mode, no station stored Automatic tuning Stations tuned 3 Press 3 to scroll up or 4 to scroll down for your preset. Press 2 ; to play the selected station. TIP No stations are tuned if you are using your player for the first time. *Actual display varies with use 6 Radio Mode: Manual Tuning 1 Press 3 to scroll up or 4 to scroll down for your preset. Radio preset menu 2 Press 2 ; to play the selected station. Press 4 or 3 to fine tune (tune step by step). Press and hold 4 to search for the next available station. Press and hold 3 for the previous available station. Press 1 to abort searching. Manual tuning 3 Press 2 ; to save your setting. Station stored TIP If you want to discard the newly searched station, press 1 to exit the radio menu. *Actual display varies with use 7 Settings Mode 1 From the root menu, press 4, 4, 2 to enter the settings mode. Settings mode 2 Press 3 to scroll up or 4 to scroll down for your setting. Press 2 for next or 1 for previous levels of options. Repeat / Shuffle Strobe light Equalizer 3 Press 2 to confirm your selection. TIP To display player information, select and highlight Factory settings; press and hold 2 for 2 seconds. The information screen will tell you the model number and free space available on your player. *Actual display varies with use 8 Advanced Settings and Actions You can adjust the following settings from the settings mode. Press 3 to scroll up or 4 to scroll down for your setting. Press 2 for next or 1 for previous levels of options. Press 2 to confirm your selection. Settings Strobe light on off Shuffle & Repeat Repeat All Shuffle Shuffle & Repeat off DBB on off Equalizer Rock Funk Techno HipHop off Backlight 5 sec 10 sec 30 sec Off Contrast Levels 1 to 10 Level 7 Language English Français Italiano Deutsch Español Portugués Default setting in bold. Left Up 1 3 4 Down 2 Right Factory settings Restore Cancel 9 Stop Watch Mode 1 From any player mode, press to start the stop watch. Stop watch mode 2 Press to pause the stop watch. Press again to resume the stop watch. 3 Press and hold to exit stop watch mode. TIP Music or radio playback is not affected when you start your stop watch. Stop watch count will be displayed at the bottom of your music or radio screen. Strobe Light Strobe light is an illumination technology setting that allows the backlit LCD display to gradually radiate bursts of light, enhancing visibility of the runner in low light conditions. (see p.9 for more information) *Actual display varies with use 10 Armband and Waistband Remote Control (availability subject to regions) Connect headphones Attach armband Attach waistband Player holder TIP Use armband and player holder to wear player on your arm. Use armband, waistband remote control and player holder to wear player on your waist. TIP The controls of your waistband remote control works just like those on your player during music playback. 11 About Digital Media Manager (DMM) Digital Media Manager contains all the necessary software components you need to work properly with your player. These include: - playlist creation - MP3 / WMA transfer for playback on player - paths and supporting link for DMM software and player firmware upgrades. *Actual display varies with use 12 Install DMM 1 Insert the supplied CD into your computer's CD-ROM drive. 2 Follow screen instructions to begin and complete DMM installation. 3 Launch DMM to customize your settings when prompted to do so. Select DMM's display language* Specify one or more music folder* *Actual display varies with use 13 Launch DMM (player connected) 1 Open the USB cover. Connect your player to your computer using the supplied USB cable. The USB connection screen will automatically appear. TIP Please refer to your computer's manual for the exact position of your USB port. Look for the USB symbol on the processing unit of your computer. 2 Launch DMM. (see page 15 for first time launch settings) 3 Organize your music and playlists in DMM. 4 Transfer your music from DMM to your player. *Actual display varies with use 14 1 2 *Actual display varies with use The mainscreen (player connected) 1 MY MUSIC: displays the contents of your music folders; click on to minimize / maximize. 2 PLAYER MUSIC: displays the contents of your player; click on New playlist: creates a new playlist. to minimize / maximize. Import music: adds music or playlist. Trash: deletes selection. Edit ID3 tag: edits track information of selected track. Search: searches for music from MY MUSIC and / or PLAYER MUSI C. 15 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 *Actual display varies with use Selector panel and content panel 1 2 Selector panel: arranges the display order of the content panel. Content panel: displays the contents of MY MUSIC, highlight to drag from MY MUSIC and drop to PLAYER MUSIC. Scroll bar Pull down menus Text area: type your search criteria here. : transfers highlighted tracks and / or playlists. Header separator: resizes column width. Player memory indicator: shows available memory on your player. Resizing buttons: minimizes, maximizes DMM view / exit DMM. 16 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 *Actual display varies with use Indicators on the content panel 1 : expanded view, displays item contents in full. 2 : track / playlist not on the player. 3 Click to highlight an item. Press on your keyboard to delete the highlighted item. 4 : indicates track is playing by DMM. 5 : collapsed view: item contains more contents to display. 17 *Actual display varies with use Click and Transfer 1 2 3 4 Make sure your player is connected when you launch DMM. Click and highlight an item (e.g. track, artist, album, genre, playlist). Click on to copy your selection from your computer to your player. Your selection is now transferred to your player. TIP Press and hold on your keyboard and click to select more than one item. To select consecutive items, click the first item, press and hold on your keyboard, and then click the last item. IMPORTANT: KEEP A COPY OF YOUR ORIGINAL FILES! Please keep a copy of the original files transferred to your player. Philips is not responsible for any loss of content if the player is damaged or not readable. 18 *Actual display varies with use Drag and Drop to Transfer 1 2 Make sure your player is connected when you launch DMM. Click to highlight an item (e.g. track, artist, album, genre, playlist). Drag the selection to PLAYER MUSIC or a specific playlist. 3 Your selection is now transferred to your drop destination. TIP Press and hold on your keyboard and click to select more than one item. To select consecutive items, click the first item, press and hold on your keyboard, and then click the last item. IMPORTANT: KEEP A COPY OF YOUR ORIGINAL FILES! Please keep a copy of the original files transferred to your player. Philips is not responsible for any loss of content if the player is damaged or not readable. 19 *Actual display varies with use Add a Track to a Playlist by Drag and Drop 1 2 3 4 Click on a track. Drag the selected track to a playlist. Hold the mouse button and move your selection to a destination playlist. Your selected track is now in the playlist. TIP Press and hold on your keyboard and click to select more than one item. To select consecutive items, click the first item, press and hold on your keyboard, and then click the last item. 20 *Actual display varies with use Create Playlists 1 2 3 Click on to create a new playlist. Fill in the information in the pop up window. Follow screen instructions to save your new playlist. You can now drag more tracks to the new playlist. Import Playlists 1 Click on to import a playlist. 2 3 Fill in the information in the pop up window. Follow screen instructions to import your new playlist. You can now drag more tracks to the imported playlist. 21 *Actual display varies with use Delete Tracks and Playlists 1 Click to highlight an item. 2 3 Drag your selection to to delete. Alternatively, press on your keyboard to delete your selection. TIP Press and hold on your keyboard and click to select more than one item. To select consecutive items, click the first item, press and hold on your keyboard, and then click the last item. 22 *Actual display varies with use Edit Track Information 1 2 3 Click on a track to edit its information. Click on to call up the ID3 Tag Editor. Click on the text boxes of Track name, Track number, Artist, Album, Genre, Year, Comments to edit relevant information. Click on OK to save the information. Click Cancel to discard changes made. 4 23 *Actual display varies with use Search for Tracks or Playlists 1 2 3 4 5 Type a search string in the Search field. Click on to start searching. You will see tracks and / or playlists that contain the search string. You can transfer, delete or drag ...