User manual PHILIPS PMC7230

[. . . ] Philips portable media center PMC7230 User manual Need help? For information on how to use and how to connect, view the video tutorials loaded on your Portable Media Center and also available on the CDROM. Please visit www. philips. com/usasupport where you can have access to a full set of supporting materials such as user manual, flash tutorial, the latest software updates and answers to frequently asked questions. Or call our Customer Care Helpline, 1-888-744-5477 where our professional support team will be pleased to assist you in solving any issues you may have with your player. Country Helpdesk Tariff / min Keep ready North America Canada 1-800-661-6162 (Francophone) 1-888-744-5477 (English / Spanish) 1-888-744-5477 Free Date of Purchase, Model number and Serial number USA Free Date of Purchase, Model number and Serial number ii Contents 2 Your new player 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 Accessories Register your product Overview of controls and connections Connection diagram Record video Playback on TV Connect to PC Connect to power 3 Getting started 4 5 5 6 6 Main menu Install Charge Enjoy Power on and off / lock 7 Detailed operation 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 Videos Controls TV Play video files Playback on TV Video recording Schedule a video recording 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 Music Controls Find your music Album art Music playback settings Audio recording Portable Playlist 13 13 13 Pictures View picture Picture playback settings 13 15 16 16 17 17 19 Settings Video transfer Music transfer Add songs to Windows Media Player Library Manage your Windows Media Player Playlist Synchronize Windows Media contents with your player Manage your songs and playlists in Windows Media Player 15 Transfer 20 20 20 20 Picture transfer Enable picture support Add pictures to Windows Media Player Library Transfer pictures to your player 22 23 23 23 Use your player to store and carry data files Delete Video Files Delete Music Delete Pictures 23 Delete Content 24 Recover your player 27 Troubleshooting 28 Important safety information 32 Technical data 33 Glossary iii Your new player With your newly purchased Philips Portable Media Center, you can enjoy the following: · Video playback and recording (WMV) · Audio playback and recording(Mp3 and WMA) · Picture viewing (JPEG) Accessories The following accessories are included with your player: Philips media centre PMC7230 Quick start guide 1 Install 2 Charge 3 Enjoy Headphones USB cable A/V cable Power adapter Quick start guide CD-ROM containing Windows Media Player 10, ArcSoft MediaConverter, user manual, video tutorials and frequently asked questions Register your product We strongly recommend that you register your product in order to gain access to free upgrades. To register your product, please log on to www. philips. com/register or www. philips. com/usasupport (for US residents) so that we can inform you as soon as new updates become available. 2 Getting started Overview of controls and connections AV Out AV In Headphone jack Left side view On/Off/Lock slider (key lock) USB port Menu navigator / OK Back key Main menu Playback and volume control Charging socket Reset Press ON/OFF LOCK slider Menu navigator / OK Main menu Back key 2; +/J( )K To Slide up to power On/Off Slide down to lock all keys Up and Down to navigate Menu lists / navigate through music list or pictures Left and Right to select different views in music and pictures mode OK to confirm your selection Show main menu Go back to the previous operation Play/Pause songs, videos or slideshows Adjust volume Press: Move back to previous song or picture / Skip back in a video Press and hold: Fast rewind a song or video Press: Move forward to next song or picture / Skip forward in a video Press and hold: Fast forward a song or video 3 Connection diagram Record video Connect to power ~ MAINS ANTENNA VIDEO (CVBS) VIDEO (CVBS) Y S-VIDEO L (Y/C) L PB AUDIO AUDIO R PR TV R EXT1 AUDIO COAXIAL OUT 2 OUT 1 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT TV DVD recorder / VCR Set top box / cable box Note: Commercial DVD or Pay-per-view movies are protected by Macrovision thus cannot be copied Playback on TV Connect to PC Main menu Select Menu item my tv my music my pictures my videos recording settings To View recorded TV programs (only those programs recorded on a Media Center PC) Playback your music and audio recordings View your pictures View your videos and video recordings Start a video or audio recording Schedule a video recording Customize the settings of your player 4 Install IMPORTANT Install the software in the by packed CD. [. . . ] Search for songs via Windows Media Player 1 Select Library tab. 2 Type a search string in the search field. 4 A list of songs containing the search string will be displayed. 5 You can play, transfer, delete, add to sync list, etc. 19 Picture transfer Enable picture support 1 Start Windows Media Player. 2 Go to Tools > Options > Player. 3 3 Make sure that the Enable picture support for devices check box is selected. Add pictures to Windows Media Player Library 1 2 3 4 5 Start Windows Media Player. Select the Library tab to access the media library. Click Add to Library on the bottom left corner of the screen. Select the folder in which you have kept your pictures and press OK. Transfer pictures to your player TIP Pictures can also be transferred to the player via Windows Explorer. 34 Philips PMC7230 3 Select Sync tab. 4 In the pull-down menu on the right pane, select Philips 7230 as the destination. If they are not in the list, click F5 to refresh and try again. 20 5 7 8 6 9 5 Select Library tab to access media library. 6 Click All Pictures on the left pane to display the list of pictures. TIP To select multiple pictures, highlight a picture you want, then press and hold Ctrl of your computer keyboard, and highlight the other pictures you wish to select. To select all pictures, highlight the first picture, then press and hold Shift of your computer keyboard, and click the last picture in the list you wish to select. 7 Click to highlight a picture you want to copy to your player. 8 Right click on the picture and select Add to > Sync List. OR Drag and drop the picture into the Sync List on the right pane. 9 Click Start Sync at the bottom of the screen to start synchronization. > The progress will be displayed just above Start Sync. A pop-up message will be displayed, notifying you of the synchronization progress. When the pop-up message disappears, the transfer is completed and you can disconnect your player. 1 3 To obtain the complete contents of your library for newly added content via Windows Media Player: 1 Select Tools > Options. [. . . ] Different profiles are defined (simple, advanced simple, etc. . . ) indicating the quality of the encoded video file. NTSC The analog television system in use in Korea, Japan, United States, Canada and certain other places, mostly in the Americas. It is named for the National Television System(s) Committee, the industry-wide standardization body that created it. PAL The analog television system in use in Europe, and most Asian and African countries. [. . . ]