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EN User manual
Contents
1 Important safety information 3
General maintenance 3
Recycling the product 6
2 Your new MUSE 8
What’s in the box 8
3 Getting started 9
Overview of the controls and
connections 9
Lock the touch controls 9
Limit the volume 9
Overview of the home menu 10
Organize the home menu 10
Connect and charge 10
Connect MUSE to a computer 11
Install Philips Songbird for the rst
time 11
Install the Philips Songbird software
again (after the rst installation) 11
Battery level indication 12
Software loaded on the MUSE 12
Files loaded on the MUSE 12
4 Update MUSE 13
Manually verify / update the rmware 13
Organize and manage your Songbird
library 16
Let Songbird manage your media 16
Remove media les from the
Songbird media library 17
Delete media 17
Let Songbird watch a folder 17
Fetch album artwork 17
Playlists 17
Create a playlist 18
Add titles to a playlist 18
Remove titles from a playlist 18
Change the look of the Songbird library 18
Format MUSE (erase all music and data) 18
Repair MUSE (restore factory settings) 19
7 Music 20
Add music to MUSE 20
Overview of the music controls 20
Browse music albums 20
Listen to music 20
Customize the music library view 21
Delete the currently playing music track 21
Delete one or more music tracks 21
8 Audiobooks 22
Add audiobooks to MUSE 22
Overview of the audiobook controls 22
Browse audiobooks 22
Listen to audiobooks 23
Customize the audiobook library view 23
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5 Turn MUSE on and off 14
Automatic shut-down 14
6 Philips Songbird 15
Build a media library 15
Rip a CD 15
Set up the CD rip options 15
Import media les from a directory 15
Import media from iTunes 15
Export media to iTunes 16
Get content from online sources 16
Import recordings from MUSE 16
Browse your media library 16
9 BBC iPlayer (available in the UK
only) 24
10 Video 26
Add videos to MUSE 26
Overview of the video controls 26
Browse video albums 26
Play videos 26
Play videos on your HD TV 27
Customize the video library view 27
Delete the currently playing video 28
Delete one or more videos 28
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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 recordings 32
Upload your recordings to a computer 33
Delete the currently playing recording 33
Delete one or more recordings 33
14 SD Card 34
Insert an SD card 34
Import les from a Micro SD card 34
Access les on a Micro SD card 34
15 Text reader 35
Read text les 35
16 UsetheMUSEtocarrydatales 36
17 Settings 37
18 Technical data 39
System requirements 39
19 Glossary 40
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Need help?
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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.
1 Important safety
Hearing Safety
information
General maintenance
The translation of this document is for
reference only.
In the event of any inconsistency between the
English version and the translated version, the
English version shall prevail.
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 battery 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 product becomes damaged or not
readable / legible.
Manage (transfer, delete, etc.) your music les •
only with the supplied music software to avoid
problems.
Do not use any cleaning agents containing •
alcohol, ammonia, benzene, or abrasives as
these may harm the product.
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 113ºF).
Battery life may be shortened in low •
temperature conditions.
Replacement parts/accessories:
Visit www.philips.com/suppor t to order
replacement parts/accessories.
English
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 trafc hazard and is illegal in many
areas.
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Modications
Modications 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 offense.
This 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.
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.
Video streams may include copy protection
technology that prohibits further copying. For
such situations the recording function will not
work and you will be notied 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 prole 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.
Monkey’s Audio decoder
a The Monkey’s Audio SDK and source
code can be freely used to add
APE format playback, encoding, or
tagging support to any product, free
or commercial. Use of the code for
proprietary effor ts that don’t suppor t
the ofcial APE format require written
consent of the author.
b Monkey’s Audio source can be included
in GPL and open-source software,
although Monkey’s Audio itself will
not be subjected to external licensing
requirements or other viral source
restrictions.
c Code changes and improvements must
be contributed back to the Monkey’s
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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 sof tware has been tested
thoroughly, the author is in no way
responsible for damages due to bugs or
misuse.
If you do not completely agree with all of the
previous stipulations, you must cease using this
source code and remove it from your storage
device.
FLAC decoder
Copyright (C) 2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,
2006,2007,2008,2009 Josh Coalson
Redistribution and use in source and binary
forms, with or without modication, are
permitted provided that the following
conditions are met:
Redistributions of source code must •
retain the above copyright notice, this list
of conditions and the following disclaimer.
Redistributions in binary form must •
reproduce the above copyright notice,
this list of conditions and the following
disclaimer in the documentation and/
or other materials provided with the
distribution.
Neither the name of the Xiph.org •
Foundation nor the names of its
contributors may be used to endorse
or promote products derived from this
software without specic prior written
permission.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY
THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND
CONTRIBUTORS “AS IS” AND ANY EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL
THE FOUNDATION OR CONTRIBUTORS
BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGE.
© 2009, Xiph.Org Foundation
Redistribution and use in source and binary
forms, with or without modication, are
permitted provided that the following
conditions are met:
Redistributions of source code must •
retain the above copyright notice, this list
of conditions and the following disclaimer.
Redistributions in binary form must •
reproduce the above copyright notice,
this list of conditions and the following
disclaimer in the documentation and/
or other materials provided with the
distribution.
Neither the name of the Xiph.org •
Foundation nor the names of its
contributors may be used to endorse
or promote products derived from this
software without specic prior written
permission.
This software is provided by the copyright
holders and contributors “as is” and any express
or implied warranties, including, but not limited
to, the implied warranties of merchantability and
tness for a particular purpose are disclaimed.
In no event shall the foundation or contributors
be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental,
special, exemplary, or consequential damages
(including, but not limited to, procurement of
substitute goods or services; loss of use, data,
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EN
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or prots; or business interruption) however
caused and on any theory of liability, whether
in contract, strict liability, or tort (including
negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out
of the use of this software, even if advised of
the possibility of such damage
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Copyright (c) 1998, 1999, 2000 Thai Open
Source Software Center Ltd
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to
any person obtaining a copy of this software
and associated documentation les (the
“Software”), to deal in the Software without
restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute,
sub-license, and/or sell copies of the Software,
and to permit persons to whom the Software
is furnished to do so, subject to the following
conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission
notice shall be included in all copies or
substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”,
WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT
NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS
BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES
OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN
ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR
IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE
OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.
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
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.
Warning
Removal of the built-in battery invalidates the •
warranty and can destroy the product.
The following removal and disposal •
instructions are steps that are to be
performed at the end of the product’s life only.
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 ofcial
collection point or service center where a
professional can remove the battery as shown:
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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.
English
EN
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2 Your new MUSE
Philips GoGear audio player
Quick start guide
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
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Note
The images ser ve as reference only. Philips •
reserves the right to change color/design
without notice.
3 Getting started
Lock the touch controls
Overview of the controls and connections
a
/ press: increase/decrease the
b
c
d
MIC microphone
e
f
g
RESET reset the MUSE
h
i
MICRO SD Micro SD slot
j
Tip
For more detailed information on mode- •
specic controls, please refer to the overviews
at the beginning of the mode chapters in this
user manual (Music, Video, etc.)
press and hold: turn MUSE
on/off
volume
press and hold: increase/
decrease the volume quickly
display
return to home menu
headphone jack
USB jack
HDMI jack
You can lock the touch controls of MUSE:
1 Press to lock the touch controls.
The screen turns off. »
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 nger to swipe the ver tical
locking bar on the screen to unlock the
touch controls.
All touch controls are unlocked. »
Limit the volume
Caution
Listening to loud sounds for longer than a •
moment can be harmful to the listener.
You can set the volume level of MUSE to limit
the maximum volume output.
1 While you listen to music, tap and then
select [Volume limit].
2 Use your nger to slide the volume
control marker along the bar on the
screen to adjust the level.
When you set a volume limit, MUSE »
can no longer exceed the set volume,
even if you press the button to
increase the volume .
To enable maximum volume again:
1 While you listen to music, tap and then
select [Volume limit].
2 Use your nger to slide the volume
control marker along the bar on the
screen to maximum.
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Overview of the home menu
Main
features
Mode To
Music play digital audio
tracks
Video play videos
Pictures view pictures
FM radio listen to FM radio
Organize the home menu
On the home menu, the four main features
are at the top and extra features are at
the bottom. By swapping the locations of
corresponding icons, you can re-organize the
home menu for ease of use.
Extra
features
Mode To
Recordings create or listen to
recordings
Audible listen to audiobooks
Text read text les
Folder view les in folders
Settings customize the settings
of MUSE
Micro SD
card¹
Note
¹ Micro SD card becomes part of the menu •
after you insert a Micro SD card into the Micro
SD card slot.
view Micro SD card
contents
To swap the locations of two icons,
1 Checkk the locations of the icon:
one icon at the bottom, and the •
other at the top;
or, both icons at the bottom.•
2 Tap and hold one of the icons to unlock.
If necessary, tap and hold the icon •
at the bottom.
The screen dims. »
3 Drag the icon over the other.
4 Release the icon.
The locations of the two icons are »
swapped.
The screen returns to normal »
brightness.
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Connect and charge
MUSE has a built-in battery that can be charged
through the USB port of a computer (USB
cable included).
Note
When you connec t MUSE to a computer, you •
are br iey prompted to select:
• [Charge & transfer] or [Charge & play].
MUSE automatically applies • [Charge &
transfer], if no new selection is made.
Connect MUSE to a computer
1 Connect the USB plug of the supplied
USB cable to a spare USB port on your
compu ter.
2 Connect the small USB plug of the USB
cable to the small USB jack on MUSE.
3 Turn on your computer.
MUSE charges. »
InstallPhilipsSongbirdfortherst
time
When you connect MUSE to the PC for the
rst time, a pop-up window appears:
1 Select Install Philips Songbird.
2 Follow the on-screen instructions to
complete the installation.
Note
The ins tallation requires you to agree to the •
license terms.
If the pop-up window is not displayed
automatically:
1 Select My Computer (Windows XP /
Windows 2000) / Computer (Windows
Vista / Windows 7).
2 Right click on the Philips GoGear MUSE
icon.
3 Select Install Philips Songbird (Setup.
exe).
4 Follow the on-screen instructions to
complete the installation.
Note
English
The ins tallation requires you to agree to the •
license terms.
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Install the Philips Songbird software
again(aftertherstinstallation)
Important!
The Philips Songbird software installer is
preloaded to MUSE.
To free memor y capacity for your media
content on MUSE, the installer le is
automatically deleted during the rst
installation process.
If you want to install the software any time
after the rst installation, follow these
instructions:
1 Connect MUSE to the computer.
2 Ensure that the computer is connected
to the Internet, and then open Windows
Exp lore r.
3 In Windows Explorer, right click on
MUSE, and then select the option to
install Philips Songbird.
The computer downloads the installer »
le from the Internet.
4 Follow the on-screen instructions to
complete the installation.
Battery level indication
The display indicates the approximate levels of
the battery status as follows:
100% 75% 50% 25% 0%
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. Bat ter y life and number of
charge cycles vary by use and settings.
The charging animation stops and the •
icon is displayed when the charging process is
completed.
Tip
You can conser ve batter y power and •
increase the play time of MUSE if you go to
> [Display Settings] > [Screen off timer]
and ensure that the shortest timer setting is
selected.
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Software loaded on the MUSE
MUSE comes with the following software:
• Philips Songbird (helps you update the
rmware of MUSE and transfer your
media les).
Files loaded on the MUSE
The following les are loaded on MUSE:
User manual•
Frequently asked questions•
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