Philips SA1VBE02 User Manual

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Contents

1 Important safety information 2

General maintenance 2
Recycling the product 3

2 Your new GoGear Vibe 5

What’s in the box 5

3 Getting started 6

Overview of the controls and connections 6
Overview of the main menu 6
Install software 7
Connect and charge 7

Connect the GoGear Vibe to a

computer 7
Battery level indication 7
Disconnect GoGear Vibe safely 8

Turn GoGear Vibe on and off 8

Automatic standby and shut-down 8

4 UseGoGearVibetocarryles 9

5 Rhapsody® 10

Add Rhapsody® music channels to

GoGear Vibe 10

Add pictures to GoGear Vibe 11

6 Music 12

Listen to music 12
Find your music 12
Delete music tracks 12

9 Pictures 15

View pictures 15
View slideshow 15
Add pictures to GoGear Vibe 15
Delete pictures 15

10 Radio 16

Listen to FM radio 16
Manually tune a radio station 16
Auto-tune preset radio station 16
Play a preset radio station 16

11 Recordings 17

Record audio/voices 17
Listen to voice/audio recordings 17
Upload your recordings to a computer 17
Delete recordings 17

12 Settings 18

13 Update GoGear Vibe 20

Manually verify / update rmware 20

14 Troubleshooting 21

15 Technical data 22

System requirements 22

Supported music le formats 22
Supported video le formats 22
Supported picture le formats 23

16 Glossary 24

English

7 Audiobooks 13

Add audiobooks to GoGear Vibe 13
Audiobook controls 13
Select audiobook by book title 13

8 Video 14

Download, convert and transfer videos 14
Play videos 14
Delete videos 14

Need help?

Please visit

www.philips.com/welcome

where you can access a full set of supporting
materials such as the user manual, the latest
software updates, and answers to frequently
asked questions.

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1 Important safety

Hearing Safety

information

General maintenance

Caution

To avoid damage or malfunction: •
Do not expose the product to excessive heat •
caused by heating equipment or direct sunlight.
Do not drop the product or allow objects to

•

fall on your player.
Do not allow the product to be submerged

•

in water. Do not expose headphone socket
or batter y compartment to water, as water
entering the set may cause major damage.
Active mobile phones in the vicinity may cause

•

inter ference.

Back up your les. Ensure that you retain the

•

original les you have downloaded to your

device. Philips is not responsible for any loss of
data if the produc t becomes damaged or not
readable / legible.

Manage (transfer, delete, etc.) your music les

•

only with the supplied music sof tware to avoid
problems.
Do not use any cleaning agents containing

•

alcohol, ammonia, benzene, or abrasives as
these may harm the produc t.

About operating and storage temperatures

Operate in a place where temperature is •
always between 0 and 35ºC (32 to 95ºF)
Store in a place where temperature is •
always between -20 and 45ºC (-4 to
113º F ).
Battery life may be shor tened in low •
temperature conditions.

Replacement parts/accessories:

Visit www.philips.com/support to order
replacement parts/accessories.

Listen at a moderate volume:

Using headphones at a high volume can impair
your hearing. This product can produce sounds
in decibel ranges that may cause hearing loss for
a normal person, even for exposure less than
a minute. The higher decibel ranges are offered
for those that may have already experienced
some hearing loss.
Sound can be deceiving. Over time your hearing
‘comfort level’ adapts to higher volumes of
sound. So after prolonged listening, what sounds
‘normal’ can actually be loud and harmful to
your hearing. To guard against this, set your
volume to a safe level before your hearing
adapts and leave it there.
To establish a safe volume level:
Set your volume control at a low setting.
Slowly increase the sound until you can hear it
comfortably and clearly, without distortion.
Listen for reasonable periods of time:
Prolonged exposure to sound, even at normally
‘safe’ levels, can also cause hearing loss.
Be sure to use your equipment reasonably and
take appropriate breaks.
Be sure to observe the following guidelines
when using your headphones.
Listen at reasonable volumes for reasonable
periods of time.
Be careful not to adjust the volume as your
hearing adapts.
Do not turn up the volume so high that you
can’t hear what’s around you.
You should use caution or temporarily
discontinue use in potentially hazardous
situations.
Do not use headphones while operating a
motorized vehicle, cycling, skateboarding, etc.; it

may create a trafc hazard and is illegal in many

areas.

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Modications

Modications not authorized by the

manufacturer may void user’s authority to
operate the product.

Copyright information

All other brands and product names are
trademarks of their respective companies or
organizations.
Unauthorized duplication of any recordings
whether downloaded from the Internet or
made from audio CDs is a violation of copyright
laws and international treaties.
The making of unauthorized copies of copy­protected material, including computer

programs, les, broadcasts and sound recordings,

may be an infringement of copyrights and
constitute a criminal offenseThis equipment
should not be used for such purposes.
The Windows Media and the Windows logo are
registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation
in the United States and/or other countries.

Be responsible! Respect copyrights.

Video streams may include copy protection
technology that prohibits further copying. For
such situations the recording function will not

work and you will be notied with a message.

Data logging

Philips is committed to improving the quality
of your product and enhancing the Philips user

experience. To understand the usage prole of

this device, this device logs some info / data to
the non-volatile memory region of the device.
These data are used to identify and detect
any failures or problems you as a user may
experience while using the device. The data
stored, for example, will be the duration of
playback in music mode, duration of playback
in turner mode, how many times battery low
was encountered, etc. The data stored do not
reveal the content or media used on the device
or the source of downloads. The data stored on
the device are retrieved and used ONLY if the
user returns the device to the Philips service
center and ONLY to simplify error detection
and prevention. The data stored shall be made

available to user on user’s rst request.

English

Philips respects the intellectual property of
others, and we ask our users to do the same.
Multimedia content on the internet may have
been created and/or distributed without the
original copyright owner’s authorization.
Copying or distributing unauthorized content
may violate copyright laws in various countries
including yours.
Compliance with copyright laws remains your
responsibility.
The recording and transfer to the portable
player of video streams downloaded to your
computer is intended only for use with public
domain or properly licensed content. You
may only use such content for your private,
non-commercial use and shall respect eventual
copyright instructions provided by the copyright
owner of the work. Such instruction may
state that no further copies shall be made.

Recycling the product

Your product is designed and manufactured
with high quality materials and components,
which can be recycled and reused.
When you see the crossed-out wheel bin
symbol attached to a product, it means the
product is covered by the European Directive
2002/96/EC:

Never dispose of your product with other
household waste. Please inform yourself about

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the local rules on the separate collection of
electrical and electronic products. The correct
disposal of your old product helps prevent
potentially negative consequences on the
environment and human health.

Notice for the USA

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Caution

Removal of the built-in batter y invalidate the •
warranty and may destroy the product. The
following instructions are disposal instructions
at the end of the product’s life.

Your product contains a built-in rechargeable
battery covered by the European Directive
2006/66/EC, which cannot be disposed of
with normal household waste. To safeguard the
functionality and safety of your product, take

your product to an ofcial collection point or

service centre where a professional can remove
or replace the battery as shown:

This equipment has been tested and found
to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates,
uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance
with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged
to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures:

Relocate the receiving antenna.•
Increase the separation between •
equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on •
a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced •
radio/T V technician for help.

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.

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Philips GoGear audio player

Quick start guide

2 Your new

Quick start guide

GoGear Vibe

GoGear Vibe allows you to

play MP3 and WMA les•
view video les•

listen to FM radio•
make recordings•

What’s in the box

Check that you have received the following
items:
Player

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Note

The images serve as reference only. Philips •
reserves the right to change color/design
without notice.

Earphones

USB cable

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3 Getting started

Overview of the controls and connections

RESET press: reset GoGear Vibe

a

/ press: scroll up/down

b

press and hold: scroll up/
down at high speed

c

d

VOL press: increase/decrease the

e

OPTIONS view available options

f
g
h
i

j

MIC microphone

k

slide and hold: turn GoGear
Vibe on/off

slide: lock/unlock all buttons
except

display

volume
press and hold: increase/

decrease fast

press: play/pause
USB connection jack
press: back one level
press and hold: scroll back at

high speed
headphone jack

VOL

Caution

Listening to loud sounds for longer than a •
moment can be harmful to the listener.

You can set the volume level of GoGear Vibe
to limit the maximum volume output.

1 From the main menu, select [Settings] >

[Sound settings] > [Volume limit].

2 Press the / volume controls to adjust

the level.

3 Press to conrm.

When you set a volume limit, GoGear »
Vibe can no longer exceed the set
volume, even if you press the volume

button.

To enable maximum volume again:

1 Select [Settings] > [Sound settings] >

[Volume limit].

2 Set the volume limit to maximum.
3 Press to conrm.

Overview of the main menu

Menu Mode To

Music play music tracks
Video play videos
Pictures view pictures
FM radio listen to FM radio
Recording create or listen to

recordings
Folder view view les in folders
Rhapsody

channels*
Settings customize the settings of

Now
playing

Note

* Rhapsody channels feature requires an active •
Rhapsody account.

listen to your Rhapsody

channels*

GoGear Vibe

show the current play

screen

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Install software

Connect and charge

GoGear Vibe comes with the following
software:

Philips Device Manager (helps you get •

rmware updates for GoGear Vibe)
Media Conver ter for Philips (helps you •
convert and transfer video les for

GoGear Vibe)
Rhapsody® Media Player (helps you •
convert and transfer Rhapsody® media

les for GoGear Vibe

Important:

Remember to install the software provided in
the supplied CD-ROM for music and/or video
tr ans fer.
Important: Before installing the software,
check that your computer meets the
requirements (see section System

requirements in this user manual).

1 Connect GoGear Vibe to your computer.
2 Inser t the CD that comes with GoGear

Vibe into the CD-ROM drive of your
computer.

3 Follow the on-screen instructions to

complete the installation of the software.
If the installation program fails to start
automatically:

1 Browse the CD contents with Windows

Expl o r er.

2 Double click on the le that ends with

‘.exe’.

GoGear Vibe has a built-in battery that can be
charged through the USB port of a computer
(USB cable included).

Note

For rst-time use, allow GoGear Vibe to •

charge for 3 hours.
The charging animation stops and the

•

icon is displayed when the charging process is
completed.

Connect the GoGear Vibe to a computer

1 Connect the USB plug of the supplied

USB cable to a spare USB port on your
computer.

2 Connect the small USB plug of the USB

cable to the small USB jack on GoGear
Vibe.

3 Turn on your computer.

GoGear Vibe charges. »

Battery level indication

The display indicates the approximate levels of
the batter y status as follows:

100% 75% 50% 25% 0%

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A ashing battery screen indicates that »
the battery is low. The player saves
all settings and switches off within 60
seconds.

Note

Rechargeable batteries have a limited number •
of charge cycles. Battery life and number of
charge cycles var y by use and settings.
The charging animation stops and the

•

icon is displayed when the charging process is
completed.

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Tip

You can conser ve battery power and increase •
the play time of the GoGear Vibe if you go to

> [Display settings] > [Screen off timer]
and ensure that the shor test timer setting is
selected.

Disconnect GoGear Vibe safely

To avoid data loss, disconnect GoGear Vibe
from your computer as follows:

1 On your computer, exit all applications

that are working with GoGear Vibe.

2 Click in the task tray of your computer.
3 Wait for the conrmation that GoGear

Vibe can be safely removed, then
disconnect GoGear Vibe from the USB
port.

Turn GoGear Vibe on and off

To toggle between modes on and off,

1

slide and hold
seconds.

for approximately 2

Automatic standby and shut-down

GoGear Vibe has an automatic standby and
shut-down feature that can save battery
power.
After 10 minutes in idle mode (no music plays,
no button is pressed), GoGear Vibe turns off.

1 Slide and hold for approximately 2

seconds to turn GoGear Vibe on again.

GoGear Vibe has a lock switch to prevent
accidental operation.

1 To lock the buttons when you play, move

the slider to position

All buttons except the volume keys are »
locked and the display shows a lock icon.

.

2 To unlock the buttons again, move the

slider to the center position.

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4 Use GoGear

Vibe to carry
files

GoGear Vibe allows you to carry les in

Windows Explorer.

1 With GoGear Vibe connected to

the USB port of the computer, open

Windows Explorer.

2 Create folders in GoGear Vibe.
3 Use drag and drop actions to sort your

les into the folders.

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5 Rhapsody®

Add Rhapsody® music channels to GoGear Vibe

Depending on the type of Rhapsody® account
you hold, you can add Rhapsody® Music to
GoGear Vibe using Rhapsody® Media Player.
For more information visit www.Rhapsody.com.
You need to install the Rhapsody® Media

Player before you continue:

1 Ensure the computer is connected to the

Internet.

2 Connect GoGear Vibe to the computer.
3 Launch Rhapsody® Media Player.
4 In the main window, select the tab Music

Guide.

5 In the main window, select an album and

song title.

6 In the main window, click the + icon to

add the title to My Library.

7 In the Sources window, select My Library.
8 From the main window, drag and drop

your music to GoGear Vibe icon in the
Sources window.

Note

This feature is available only for music that you •
purchased through Rhapsody®.

Depending on the type of Rhapsody® account
you hold, you can add Rhapsody® music channels
to GoGear Vibe using Rhapsody® Music Player.
For more information visit www.Rhapsody.com

1 Ensure the computer is connected to the

Internet.

2 Connect GoGear Vibe to the computer.
3 Launch Rhapsody® Media Player.

GoGear Vibe is shown in the Sources »
window on the left hand side of the
screen.

4 In the main window, select the tab

Channel Guide.

5 In the main window, click on the + icon to

add a channel to My Channels.

6 In the Sources window, select My

Channels.

The main window shows a list of your »
channels.

7 Drag and drop your channels to the

GoGear Vibe icon in the Sources window.

Note

This feature is available only if you subscribe to •
Rhapsody® Music Channels.

Tip

You can check the status of your Rhapsody® •
account in the Settings menu of GoGear Vibe,
or visit the Internet at www.Rhapsody.com.

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When you transfer Rhapsody® Channels
to GoGear Vibe, the
channels) icon appears in the home menu.

(Rhapsody® music

1 From the main menu, select icon to

enter Rhapsody® music channels.

2 Press / to scroll through the list of

items that are available to you.

3 Press to play or press to return to

previous level.

Note

This feature is available only if you subscribe to •
Rhapsody® music channels.

Add pictures to GoGear Vibe

You can transfer picture les from a computer

to GoGear Vibe using Rhapsody® Media Player.
You need to install the Rhapsody® Media

Player before you continue:

1 Connect GoGear Vibe to the computer.
2 Launch Rhapsody® Media Player.

GoGear Vibe is shown in the Sources »
window on the left hand side of the
screen.

3 In the Sources window, select My Library.
4 In the main window, click on a tab to

select Photos.

5 To add pictures from a different folder on

your computer, click on the Add Photos
icon.

6 In the Add Media to My Librar y pop-up

window, check the box next to Scan for
photos in this folder:.

By default, the pop-up window shows »
the pictures in the My Pictures folder
on your computer.

7 Click Browse... to nd the folder with

your pictures, if it is different from the
preselected folder.

8 Click Import, to impor t the selected

folder to My Library.

9 To transfer the picture les to GoGear

Vibe, drag and drop the les from the

main window to the GoGear Vibe icon in
the Sources window.

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6 Music

Listen to music

From the main menu, select to enter

1

music mode.

2 Navigate the sub-menus to select your

music.

3 Press to play.

Press •
and play.

Find your music

From the main menu, select to enter music
mode.
GoGear Vibe offers the following menu options:

[All songs]

Alphabetically listed tracks•

[Artists]

Alphabetically listed artists•
Alphabetically listed albums•
Tracks listed in album order•

[Albums]

Alphanumerically listed albums•
Tracks listed in album order•

[Playlists]

• [Playlist-on-the-go]

Tracks listed in playlist order•

to toggle between pause

Delete music tracks

From the main menu, select .

1
2 Press / to locate a track.
3 Press OPTIONS to view options menu.
4 Select the delete option to delete the

track.

Note

Alternatively, you can select • from the main
menu and nd your les in folder view.

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7 Audiobooks

Audiobook controls

GoGear Vibe supports books in audio format.
The use of this feature requires that you
download the AudibleManager from audible.
com. With the AudibleManager you can
manage the digital contents of your audiobooks.
Visit audible.com and register. The onscreen
instructions guide you through the
AudibleManager software download process.
While you listen to an audiobook, you can
navigate the same way as you would in any

other audio le.

Add audiobooks to GoGear Vibe

• Important: GoGear Vibe suppor ts
audiobook format 4.

1 On your computer, launch

AudibleManager.

2 Follow the online instructions to

download your audiobooks in format 4.

3 Follow the AudibleManager on-screen

instructions to activate GoGear Vibe for
your audiobooks.

4 Follow the AudibleManager on-screen

instructions to transfer your audiobooks
to GoGear Vibe.

Note

GoGear Vibe can only play audiobooks in •
format 4.
GoGear Vibe can only play audiobooks for

•

which it is activated.

GoGear Vibe offers the following audiobook
mode controls:

Goal Action

Play / pause Press
Skip forward to beginning of

new section / chapter
Skip back to beginning of

current section / chapter
Fast skip forwards through

audiobook
Fast skip backwards through

audiobook
Return to browsing menu Press
Increase / decrease volume Press VOL

Tip

You can resume play af ter navigating away •
from audiobooks (see section Resume play in
this user manual).

Press

Press

Press and
hold

Press and
hold

Select audiobook by book title

From the main menu, select to enter

1

music mode.

2 Press or , then to select

Audiobooks.

3 Press or to select title, then to

play.

To exit, press »

.

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8 Video

Download, convert and transfer videos

MediaConverter™ for Philips enables you to

download videos from the Internet to •
your PC at the click of a button.

convert video les on your PC to the •

correct screen size of GoGear Vibe.
transfer converted videos from your PC •
to GoGear Vibe.

Note

Video conversion and transfer can take a long •
time, depending on your PC conguration.

Play videos

From the main menu, select to enter

1

video mode.

2 Navigate the sub-menus to select your

video.

3 Press to play.

Press •
and play.

1 During video play, press and hold / to

scan fast forward / backward.

Press •

to toggle between pause

to resume play.

Delete videos

From the main menu, select to enter

1

video mode.

2 Press / to locate a video.
3 Press to play.
4 Press OPTIONS to view options menu.
5 Select the delete option to delete the

video.

Note

Alternatively, you can select • from the main
menu and nd your les in folder view.

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9 Pictures

View pictures

GoGear Vibe supports a range of picture
formats (see section Supported formats in this
user manual).

1 From the main menu, select to enter

picture mode.

2 Press / to move to next / previous

picture.

View slideshow

While in mode, you can view your pictures as
a slideshow:

1 Press to start the slideshow.

Tip

The menu • Settings offers various slideshow
settings.

Delete pictures

From the main menu, select to enter

1

picture mode.

2 Press / to locate a picture.
3 Press OPTIONS to view options menu.
4 Select the delete option to delete the

picture.

Note

Alternatively, you can select • from the main
menu and nd your les in folder view.

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Add pictures to GoGear Vibe

With GoGear Vibe connected to

1

the USB port of the computer, open

Windows® Explorer.

2 Create folders in GoGear Vibe.
3 Use drag and drop actions to sort your

pictures into the folders.

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10 Radio

Listen to FM radio

From the main menu, select to enter

1

radio mode.

The earphones cable acts as FM •
antenna.

Manually tune a radio station

While in mode, you can manually tune to a
radio station:

1 To search for the next stronger signal,

press and hold

2 To ne tune the frequency, briey press

/ .

Auto-tune preset radio station

The auto-tune feature of GoGear Vibe helps

you nd radio stations and save them under the

preset numbers.

1 While in mode, select [Auto tune] >

[Yes].

The radio automatically tunes radio »
stations and saves the frequencies to
presets.

There are 20 presets available. »
To stop auto tuning, press »
To exit radio, press and hold »

seconds.

/ .

.

for 2

Play a preset radio station

In mode, you can play previously set

1

radio stations (presets):

2 Press OPTIONS to view options menu.
3 Select preset.
4 Press / to change to another preset.
5 To search for the next stronger signal,

press and hold

To exit radio, press and hold •
2 seconds.

Note

You can play presets only af ter you have •
stored radio stations under presets. (See

Auto-tune preset radio stations or Manually
tune a radio station in this user manual.)

/ for 2 seconds.

for

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11 Recordings

Upload your recordings to a computer

Record audio/voices

This is how you can record audio/voices with
the built-in microphone (see section Overview
for location of built-in microphone):

1 From the main menu, select to enter

recordings mode.

2 Select [Start voice recording].

Press •
and record.

to toggle between pause

3 Press to stop.

The screen prompts you to save the »
recording.

4 Press / to select [ Yes] / [No].
5 Press to save the recording.

Recordings are saved on the player. »
(Filename format: VOICEXXX.MP3,
where XXX is the recording number
that is generated automatically.)

Tip

You can nd your recordings under •

[Recordings library] > [Voice] .

Connect GoGear Vibe to the computer

1

(for instructions see section Connect).

2 On the computer, in Windows®

Explorer select GoGear Vibe.

3 Select Recordings > Voice.
4 Copy and paste the recordings to any

location on the computer.

Delete recordings

Use a computer to delete recordings from
GoGear Vibe:

1 Connect GoGear Vibe to the computer

(for instructions see section Connect).

2 On the computer, in Windows®

Explorer select GoGear Vibe.

3 Select Recordings > Voice.
4 Select the recordings you want to delete.
5 On the computer, press Delete.

The selected recordings are deleted. »

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Listen to voice/audio recordings

From the menu select [Recordings

1

library] > [Voice].

2 Select a recording.
3 Press to play your recording.

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12 Settings

This is how you customize GoGear Vibe:
From the main menu, select
mode.
In the

menu, navigate as follows:

1 Press / to select an option.
2 Press to conrm a selection and go to

the nex t level (when available).

3 Press to return to the previous level.
4 Press and hold to exit the menu.

In the

menu, the following options are

available:

Settings Options menu Sub-options menu
[Play mode] [Repeat] • [Repeat off] (default)

[Sound settings] [Equalizer] • [Off] (default)

[Sleep timer] • [Off] (default)

to enter settings

• [Repeat 1]

• [Repeat all]

[Shufe] • [Shufeoff] (default)

• [Shufeall]

• [Rock]

• [Funk]

• [Hip hop]

• [Jaz z]

• [Classical]

• [Te c h no]

• [Custom]

[Volume limit] Vertical bar indicator. Press

volume limit, then press

xx • [mins]

VOL to adjust

to conrm.

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[Display settings] [Brightness] Vertical bar indicator. Press or to adjust

brightness, then press

to conrm

[Theme] • [Dark] (default)

• [Red]

• [Light]

[Backlight timer] • [[x] seconds]
[Screen off timer] • [[x] seconds]

• [Always on]

[Screensaver] • [Off] (default)

• [Song title]

• [Album art]

• [Analog clock]

• [Digital clock]

• [Demo mode]

[Date and time] [Time settings] • [Set time format]

Set time•

[Date settings] • [Set date format]

Set date•

[Slideshow settings] [Time per slide] • [[x] seconds]

[Repeat] • [Off] (default)

• [On]

[Shufe] • [Off] (default)

• [On]

[Language] • [English] (def ault)

Czech•
Greek•
German•
Spanish•
French•
Italian•
Hungarian•

[Connect PC
preference]

• [MSC]

• [MTP] (default)

Dutch•
Norwegian•
Polish•
Portuguese•
Portuguese (Brazilian)•
Russian•
Slovak•
Finnish•

Swedish•
Turk ish•

Simplied Chinese•

Traditional Chinese•
Japanese•
Korean•
Thai (/97 version only)•

[Information] • [Capacity:]

• [Free space:]

• [Firmware version:]

• [Model:]

• [Support site:]

• [Rhapsody information]

[Factory settings] [Restore factory

settings? (Files

• [ Ye s]

• [No]

transferred to player
will not be affected.)]

English

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13 Update GoGear

Vibe

GoGear Vibe is controlled by an internal

program called rmware. Newer versions of
the rmware may have been released after you

have purchased GoGear Vibe.
The software program called Philips Device
Manager can use your computer to check for

rmware updates that are available on the

Internet.
Install Philips Device Manager on your
computer from GoGear Vibe or download the
latest version from www.philips.com/support.

Note

Your music les are not affected by a rmware •

update.

Manually verify / update

rmware

6 Disconnect GoGear Vibe from the

computer.

GoGear Vibe restarts after the »

rmware is updated and is ready for

use again.

Ensure that your computer is connected

1

to the Internet.

2 Connect GoGear Vibe to the computer

(see section Connect and charge for
instructions).

3 On your computer, click Start >

Programs > Philips Digital Audio Player
> Vibe Device Manager to launch Philips
Device Manager.

4 Click Update

» Philips GoGear Vibe Device Manager

checks for updates and installs new

rmware from the Internet, if available.

5 When the display shows Update

completed, click OK.

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14 Troubleshooting

If GoGear Vibe is not working properly or the
display freezes, you can reset it without losing
data:

How do I reset GoGear Vibe?

Inser t a pen tip or other object into the •
reset hole located at the left hand side of
GoGear Vibe. Hold until the player shuts
down.
If the reset option is unsuccessful, follow •
the steps how to recover GoGear Vibe
with the Philips Device Manager:

1 On your computer, select Start >

Programs > Philips Digital Audio Player
> Vibe Device Manager > Philips Device
Manager to launch the Philips Device
Manager.

2 Turn off GoGear Vibe before you

continue.

3 Press and hold the volume button

while you connect GoGear Vibe to your
computer.

4 Keep holding the key until the Philips

Device Manager acknowledges GoGear

Vibe and enters the recovery mode.

5 On the computer, click the Repair

button and follow the instructions of the
Philips Device Manager to complete the
recover y process.

6 When the recovery is completed,

disconnect GoGear Vibe from your
computer.

7 Restart GoGear Vibe.

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15 Technical data

Power

Power supply: 290 mAh Li-ion polymer
internal rechargeable battery
Play time¹ (music): 25 hours

Software on CD-ROM

Philips Device Manager : to restore and
upgrade
Media Conver ter for Philips: to convert and

transfer media les

Rhapsody® Media Player

Connectivity

Headphone 3.5 mm
USB 2.0 High speed

Sound

Channel separation: 45 dB
Frequency Response: 80 Hz - 18 kHz
Output power: 2 x 3 mW
Signal to noise ratio: > 84 dB

Audio playback

Compression format:
MP3 bit rates: 8 - 320 kps and VBR
MP3 sample rates: 8, 11.025, 16, 22.050, 24,
32, 44.1, 48 kHz
WMA bit rates: 5 - 192 kbps VBR
WMA sample rates: 8, 11.025, 16, 22.050, 24,
32, 44.1, 48 kHz
ID3-tag suppor t
Audible format support

Video playback

SMV format suppor t

Storage media

Built-in memory capacity²:
SA1VBE02 2GB NAND Flash
SA1VBE04 4GB NAND Flash
SA1VBE08 8GB NAND Flash
SA1VBE16 16GB NAND Flash

Music transfer³
Drag and drop in Windows® Explorer

Display

Color LCD 128 x 128 pixels

Note

¹ Rechargeable bat ter ies have a limited number •
of charge cycles. Battery life and number of
charge cycles var y by use and settings.
² 1GB = 1 billion bytes; available storage

•

capacity is less. Full memor y capacity may
not be available as some memory is reserved
for the player. Storage capacity is based on 4
minutes per song and 128 kbps MP3 encoding.
³ Transfer speed depends on operating system

•

and sof tware conguration.

System requirements

Windows® XP (SP2 or above) / Vista•
Pentium III 800 MHz processor or higher•
512 MB RAM•
500 MB hard disk space•
Internet connection•
Windows® Internet Explorer 6.0 or later•
CD-ROM drive•
USB por t•

Supportedmusicleformats

GoGear Vibe supports the following music
formats:

MP3•
PCM•
ADPCM•
Audible•
WMA•

Supportedvideoleformats

GoGear Vibe supports the following video
formats:

SMV•

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Supportedpicturele

formats

GoGear Vibe supports the following picture
formats:

JPEG•

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16 Glossary

A

Album art

Album art is a feature that displays the
artwork (cover picture) of a music album. This
display enables the user to quickly identify

a music album. The ar twork les for music

albums can be downloaded from the Internet.

C

Compression

In audio terms, this is a process of temporarily
or permanently reducing audio data for more

efcient storage or transmission. A temporary
reduction in le size is called ‘non-lossy’

compression, and no information is lost. A

permanent reduction in le size (such as with
MP3 les) is called ‘lossy’ compression, and

involves discarding unnecessary information
which is irretrievably lost.

D

Decibel (dB)

A unit of measure used to express relative
difference in power or intensity of sound.

Digital Audio

Digital Audio is a sound signal that has been
converted into numerical values. Digital sound
can be transmitted through multiple channels.
Analog sound can only be transmitted through
two channels.

F

FM (Frequency Modulation)

In radio broadcasting: a method of modulation
in which the frequency of the carrier voltage
is varied with the frequency of the modulation
voltage.

J

JPEG

A very common digital still picture format.
A still-picture data compression system
proposed by the Joint Photographic Expert
Group, which features small decrease in image
quality in spite of its high compression ratio.

Files are recognized by their le extension

‘.jpg’ or ‘.jpeg.’

K

Kbps

Kilobits per second. A digital-data-rate
measurement system which is often used
with highly compressed formats such as AAC,
DAB, MP3 etc. The higher the amount, the
better the quality generally is.

L

LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)

Probably the most common way to show
visual information on non-computer electronic
equipment.

M

MHz (Mega Hertz)

One million cycles per second.

MP3

A le format with a sound data compression

system. MP3 is the abbreviation of Motion
Picture Experts Group 1 (or MPEG-1) Audio
Layer 3. With the MP3 format, one CD-R or
CD-RW can contain about 10 times more
data than a regular CD.

P

PCM (Pulse Code Modulation)

Pioneering form of digital recording.

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PlaysForSure*

PlaysForSure* is a Philips GoGear feature
that ensures compatibility with Windows
Media Player 10 and Windows XP. The
PlaysForSure* logo assures the consumer
that the music purchased at an online shop
with this logo is compatible with the Philips
GoGear player.

T

Thumbnail

A thumbnail is reduced-size versions of a
picture that is used to make it easier to
recognize an them. Thumbnails ser ve the
same role for images as a normal text index
does for words.

English

R

Rhapsody®

Rhapsody® is an on-line music service that
offers streaming on-demand access to its
library of digital music.

S

Shufe

A feature that plays audio les (tracks) in

random order.

SMV [SigmaTel Motion Video Format]

A partially compressed video format by
SigmaTel that allows conversion of common

PC motion video les for play on a por table

multimedia player.

Stereo

Literally means solid. Usually taken to refer to
two channel stereo, though developments in
digital audio facilitate multichannel stereo.

SuperPlay

SuperPlay™ is a special feature of the product,
which enables the listener to play all the music
under a top-level library categor y, such as
artists or albums, without having to select
playlist items.

SuperScroll

SuperScroll™ is a navigation feature of the
double-action search keys of the product.
SuperScroll™ allows easy speed control when

scrolling through large libraries to swif tly nd

items within large libraries. Longer press of the
button results in faster scroll speed.

V

Volume

Volume is the most common word used to
specify the control of relative loudness of
sounds. It also per tains to the function on
many electronic devices that is used to control
the loudness.

W

WAV

A format for sound les developed jointly by

Microsoft and IBM. Built into Windows 95
to XP, which made it the de facto standard

for sound on PCs. WAV sound les end with

a ‘.wav’ extension and works with nearly all
Windows applications that suppor t sound.

WMA (Windows Media Audio)

An audio format owned by Microsoft, is a
part of Microsoft Windows Media technology.
Includes Microsoft Digital Rights Management
tools, Windows Media Video encoding
technology, and Windows Media Audio
encoding technology.

WMV [Windows Media Video]

Refers to a video compression technology
developed by Microsoft Corporation. WMV
content can be encoded by using Windows
Media® Encoder 9 series. Files are recognised

by their le extension ‘.wmv’.

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