Philips PMC7230 User manual

User manual
PMC7230Philips portable media center

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.
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2 Your new player
2 Accessories
2 Register your product
3 Getting started
3 Overview of controls and connections
4 Connection diagram
4 Record video
4 Playback on TV
4 Connect to PC
4 Connect to power
4 Main menu
5 Install
5 Charge
6 Enjoy
6 Power on and off / lock
7 Detailed operation
7 Videos
7 Controls
7TV
7 Play video files
8 Playback on TV
8 Video recording
9 Schedule a video recording
11 Music
11 Controls
11 Find your music
11 Album art
12 Music playback settings
12 Audio recording
12 Portable Playlist
13 Pictures
13 View picture
13 Picture playback settings
13 Settings
15 Transfer
15 Video transfer
16 Music transfer
16 Add songs to Windows Media Player Library
17 Manage your Windows Media Player Playlist
17 Synchronize Windows Media contents with your player
19 Manage your songs and playlists in Windows Media Player
20 Picture transfer
20 Enable picture support
20 Add pictures to Windows Media Player Library
20 Transfer pictures to your player
22 Use your player to store and carry data files
23 Delete Content
23 Delete Video Files
23 Delete Music
23 Delete Pictures
24 Recover your player
27 Troubleshooting
28 Important safety information
32 Technical data
33 Glossary
Contents

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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.
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:
A/V cable Power adapter USB cable Quick start guide
CD-ROM containing Windows Media Player 10,
ArcSoft MediaConverter, user manual, video tutorials
and frequently asked questions
Philips media centre
Quick start guide
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Install
Charge
Enjoy
Headphones

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Getting started
Overview of controls and connections
On/Off/Lock
slider
(key lock)
Charging
socket
Menu navigator /
OK
Back key
Main menu
Playback and
volume control
Left side view
Headphone jack USB port
AV Out AV In
Reset
Press
ON/OFF LOCK slider
Menu navigator /
OK
Main menu
Back key
2;
+/-
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)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

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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
Main menu
Playback on TV Connect to PC
Connection diagram
Record video
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Note: Commercial DVD or Pay-per-view movies are protected by Macrovision
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Install
System requirements:
• Windows XP (SP2 or above)
• Pentium III 800MHz processor or higher
• 256MB RAM
• 64MB hard disk space
• Internet connection (preferable)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
• CD-ROM drive
• USB port
1Insert the CD supplied with your product into the CD ROM drive of your PC.
2Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation of Windows Media Player 10 and ArcSoft
MediaConverter.
3If the installation program does not start automatically, browse the CD contents via Windows Explorer and run the program by
double clicking on the file ending with .exe.
Lost your CD? Don’t worry, you can download the CD contents from www.philips.com/support or www.philips.com/usasupport
(for U.S. residents).
Charge
IMPORTANT Install the software in the by packed CD. You need this to transfer Pictures, Music and Videos to your
Portable Media Center.
Charge the player for 4 hours before using it for the first time.
1Connect the supplied power adapter to the charging socket on the bottom left side of the player. See Connection diagram
in this user manual for more details.
2Plug the other end into a AC wall outlet.
3It takes approximately 4** hours to fully charge your player.
** Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced. Battery life and number of
charge cycles vary by use and settings.

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Your player automatically powers off in 10 minutes if there is no operation or music played. The last playback status and screen
will be resumed the next time it is powered on unless the player has been powered off for a long period of time or the battery
level was low when the player was powered off.
To turn on the player, slide ON/OFF LOCK slider up towards y1and hold until Philips appears on the screen.
To turn off the player, slide ON/OFF LOCK slider up towards y1and hold until the screen turn black.
When on, your player can be put into a standby mode (rather than shutting down fully) by sliding the ON/OFF LOCK slider to
ON/OFF position and releasing the slider immediately. This is useful when you want to want to turn off you player for a short
while.
To prevent accidental activation of the buttons on the player, move the ON/OFF LOCK slider down to the LOCK position to
lock the buttons.
Enjoy
Power on and off / lock

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Detailed operation
Videos
Controls
During video playback, you can do the following:
To Do this
Play / Pause video Press 2;
Skip forward 27 secs Press )K
Skip back 7 secs Press J(
Forward search Press and hold )K
Backward search Press and hold J(
Adjust volume Press +/-
Go back to previous operation Press
Go back to main menu Press
TV
If you have a Media Center PC, you can use your PC to record television programs. The files will be saved with a dvr-ms
extension. You can sync these files to your player using Windows Media Player 10. The files will be automatically saved under
the my tv menu in the main menu.
TIP If you do not finish watching a video, you can always resume watching from where you left off using the resume function.
Play video files
Your player can playback digital video files that you have purchased from the internet or recorded from your cable box, satellite
tuner or the tuner in a VCR or DVD recorder. You can even record the video you have created with your video camera.
You can convert and transfer video files from your PC to your player with ArcSoft MediaConverter. For more information on
how to transfer videos, see Video transfer in this manual for details.
To play video files:
1Press .
2Press 3/4to highlight my videos and press OK.
3You can browse your videos by date, by source or by file name. Press 1or 2to switch between the different modes.
4Select the video of your choice and press OK.
5You can choose to start playback from the beginning of the file or resume playback from where you last stopped.
About Digital Rights Management (DRM)
If you have songs that were bought online stored on your player, from time to time you may see a Licence problem pop up
message. This means the license for the song on your player may have expired. To update the license with the latest information,
synchronize your player with your computer.
Visit http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/default.mspx in case you want to know more about synchronizing your
Portable Media Center with your Media Center PC.

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Video recording
Your player can record your favorite TV programs. See Connection diagram in this user manual for connection details.
1Plug in the AC adaptor to the charging socket and plug the other end into AC wall outlet.
2Connect the supplied A/V cable to the A/V in socket of your player.
3Connect the other end, with the yellow, white and red plugs to the matching colored A/V output jacks on your TV, VCR, cable
box, satellite tuner or DVD recorder.
4From the main menu, highlight Recording and press OK.
5Highlight Video and press OK.
> The player will search for the TV signal. Once detected, it will display the same TV signal on your player.
If no signal is detected, check the Connection diagram in this user manual. Make sure all the cable connections are
connected to the input and output correctly. See Troubleshooting in this manual for details.
6Press OK to start recording.
7Press OK again to stop recording.
> The recording will be saved under my videos.
Video files you have recorded on the player are named - Rec June 28,2006 10.24pm.avi (Rec Month Day, Year
HH:MMam/pm)
Playback on TV
You can play music, videos, and view pictures on your TV.
1Connect the supplied A/V cable to the A/V Out socket of your player.
2Connect the other end, with the yellow, white and red plugs to the matching colored A/V input jacks on your TV.
3On your player, press to enter the main menu
4 Press 3/4to highlight settings and press OK to select.
5Highlight Display from the settings menu and press OK to select.
6Highlight TV out.
7Highlight On and press OK.
> A message will appear: To return display to the Portable Media center, turn power off and then on.
8Press OK to enable TV out.
> Player screen will turn off.
9On your TV, select the A/V input channel.
Refer to your TV manual to see how to select A/V input.
> You should see the menu of your players on your TV screen.
Before you disconnect the player from the TV, go to the settings menu to switch TV out off. If you already disconnected the
player from the TV, switch the player OFF and ON again to return the display to your player.

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Schedule a video recording
You can schedule a recording to take place later.
1Enter the main menu by pressing .
2Use the 3and 4buttons to highlight recording and press OK.
3Highlight timer recording and press OK.
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4Adjust the required start date using 1and 2.
5Then use 3and 4to move down to start time and stop time. Adjust the time using 1and 2. The time is changed in 5
minute increments.
6Move down to timer recording on and press OK to turn it on. If you want to turn off the timer then simply press OK again.
> When scheduled time and date take place, the video recording will begin automatically.
Make sure your player is connected to the video source (see Connection diagram in Getting started for details).
To avoid low battery, plug in the AC adaptor to the charging socket and plug the other end into AC wall outlet.
Timer recording is limited based on the recording quality, the storage space available and the file system (this determines the
size of the file created) on your player. This relationship between recording quality and the time you can record for is given
below.
The storage space available is based on the number of files you have already stored on your player. The recording time may be
less in cases where your player already is close to being full.
While using timer recording, the Portable Media Center interface will automatically limit your recording time based on the
settings you have chosen & the available space.
In case of manual recording, if the limit is reached , the Portable Media Center will automatically stop recording and save the
file for you.
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Quality Resolution High Medium Low
VGA 640 x 480 3 hours 4 hours 5 hours
QVGA 320 x 240 6 hours 7 hours 8 hours

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Music
You can transfer your digital music and picture collection from your computer to your player using Windows Media Player 10.
For more information on music transfer, see Transfer section in this user manual for details.
Controls
During music playback, you can do the following:
To Do this
Play / Pause music Press 2;
Go to next song Press )K
Go to previous song Press J(
Forward search Press and hold )K
Backward search Press and hold J(
Go to main menu Press
Go to previous menu Press
Adjust the volume +/-
Find your music
1From the main menu, select my music to enter music mode.
You can search from the following music options using menu navigator/OK:
songs
playlists
albums
genres
artists
Alphabetically listed
tracks
Playlists collections
Alphabetically listed
albums
Alphabetically listed
genres
Alphabetically listed
artists
Tracks listed in play
order
Tracks listed in album
order
Alphabetically listed
artists
Alphabetically listed
albums
Alphabetically listed
albums
Tracks listed in album
order
Tracks listed in album
order
2Press 1/2 to the category, such as artists, playlists, etc.
3Press 3/4to a specifc artist or album, etc. within a category.
4Press OK to start your playback.
Album art
Your player displays the album artwork for the song you are currently playing or when you are browsing through a list of songs
or albums. If no album artwork is available, it will show a default image. Always use Press main menu and the up down button for
the chapter. Album art is coming from the ID3 tag information from your mp3 or wma song.

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1During playback, press 1/2 several times until you see the above screen.
2Use 3/4to highlight Shuffle, Repeat or Equalizer and press OK.
3Highlight Equalizer and press OK to set equalizer from acoustic, classical, electronic, hip hop, jazz, pop and rock, and
back to equalizer (off).
You can also set the rating of the song being played with stars . Use 3/4to highlight
and press OK to set the number of stars from 1 to 5 or back to 1.
An alternative way to set Audio Playback setting is to press , select settings, then select Music, where you can define the
Shuffle, Repeat and Equaliser settings.
Audio recording
Your player can record audio using the audio recording function. See Connection diagram in this user manual for connection
details.
1Plug in the AC adaptor to the charging socket and plug the other end into AC wall outlet.
2Connect the supplied A/V cable to the A/V in socket of your player.
3Connect the other end, with the yellow, white and red plugs to the matching colored A/V output jacks on your TV, VCR, cable
box, satellite tuner or DVD recorder.
4From the main menu, highlight Recording and press OK.
5Highlight Audio and press OK.
> The player will search for the signal. Once detected, it will display the same signal on your player.
6Press OK to start recording.
7Press OK again to stop recording.
> The recording will be saved under my music.
Music playback settings
You can adjust the playback settings while you are playing a song.
If you wish to purchase a song that you are listening to (because you obtained it as part of a music subscription service), then
select Purchase. The next time you connect to Windows Media Player, the song will be purchased.
If no signal is detected, check the Connection diagram in this user manual. Make sure all the cable connections are
connected to the input and output correctly. See Troubleshooting in this manual for details.
Video files you have recorded on the player are named - Rec June 28,2006 10.24pm.mp3 (Rec Month Day, Year
HH:MMam/pm)
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Portable Playlist
When an album or song has been selected with the navigation keys, it is possible to either play it or to add it to a Portable
Playlist. A Portable Playlist is a playlist where you can add songs or whole albums without using a PC.
It is not possible to upload the portable playlist to a PC or to delete indivdual songs from the portable playlist.

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Pictures
You can view your favorite pictures on your player. While you are browsing your pictures, you can listen to music at the same
time.
View picture
1From the main menu, highlight my pictures and press OK.
2You can browse your pictures by date or by folders. Press 1or 2to switch between these two modes.
3Press 3or 4to highlight the folder of your choice and press OK.
4Press OK again to view all pictures in the folder as a slide show. Or press 4to go to the thumbnail view. Use menu
navigator/OK to select a picture and press OK to view the picture in full screen.
5While viewing the pictures, press 3or 4to view the last/next picture; press 1or 2to switch between screens to read
different information, change playback modes, or return to the full screen display, etc.
TIP You can play music while viewing your pictures.
When you are playing a song while viewing your pictures, the song information will be displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Picture playback settings
You can adjust the playback setting while you are viewing a picture or a picture slide show.
1Press 2to go to the playback settings menu or press to go to the main menu, select settings and then select Pictures.
2Press 3or 4to highlight the item you want to change, and press OK to change the item value.
The following playback settings are available:
Zoom in To enlarge and move the selected picture/picture as you want. Highlight zoom in
and then press OK. Adjust the picture position by pressing the menu navigator/OK.
Press OK to return to the previous screen.
Shuffle To play the pictures randomly.
Transitions To set the slide transition timing in a slide show.
The Zoom in feature is not applicable to low resolution pictures.
Settings
The settings menu allows you to make adjustments and set personal preferences on your player.
1Press to enter the main menu and highlight settings and press OK.
2Use menu navigator/OK to highlight an option.
3Press OK to confirm your selection.
4Press to exit the settings menu.
In the settings menu, the following options are available:
Settings Options More options Description
Playback songs in random order.
Keep looping the selected songs.
Choose an equalizer setting that suits
your music.
Select the slide transition timing in a slide
show.
Playback the pictures in a slide show at
random.
Music Shuffle On/Off
Repeat On/Off
Equalizer Acoustic, Classical,
Electronic, Hip Hop, Jazz,
Pop, Rock or None
Pictures Transitions 3 sec, 5 sec, 7 sec,
10 sec, 15 sec, 30 sec
Shuffle On/ Off

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Display Backlight 1 second, 5 seconds,
15 seconds, 1 minute or
Always on
Brightness 1 (dim), 2, 3, 4, 5 (bright)
TV out On/Off
TV System NTSC / PAL
Effects Screen effects On/Off
Sounds On/Off
Scrolling speed Slow / Normal / Fast
International Language English, Spanish
Standards English, Spanish
Restore Yes / No
original
settings
Information Portable Media Center
Contents
Legal
Recording Video Resolution, Quality,
Recording Time
Audio Recording Time
Restore original Yes / No
settings
Set the backlight time.
Set the brightness of the display from
dim to bright.
Turn TV out on (switch the display to the
TV). Or turn the TV out off (returns the
Display to the player)
Set your TV system. NTSC is mostly used
in USA and Asia, PAL in Europe.
Smooth changes with rolling effect
Accoustic feedback “beep” when you
press a button
Set the speed for scrolling through
menus .
Select the language for display on screen.
Select a national standard that matches
your PC
Restores all the settings back to their
original values.
Version number of player
Indicates how many TV programs, Songs,
Albums, Pictures and Videos are stored
on the player. Indicates how many
Gigabytes are free and how many are
used.
Disclaimer
Select the Resolution (320x240 good
quality or 640x480 better quality), the
Quality (Low, Medium or High) and the
Video Recording Time (off, 15 Minutes,
30 minutes, 1 Hour, 1.5 Hours, 2 Hours,
3 Hours)
Select the Audio recording time (off,
15 Minutes, 30 minutes, 1 Hour, 1.5
Hours, 2 Hours, 3 Hours)
Restores all the settings back to their
original values
Settings Options More options Description
TIP If you accidentally change the setting to a language you do not understand, press , and then press 4to highlight the last
item, and press OK. Press 4to highlight the fifth item, and press OK. Press OK again to enter Language. Highlight the language
you want, and press OK. A message will appear to ask if you want to restart your player. Press 1and then OK to confirm.
The new language setting will only take effect after the player is restarted.

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This chapter describes the steps that you need to follow to successfully transfer music and pictures to your player. For more
information, see Windows Media Player (WMP) Help and Acrsoft MediaConverter Help on your computer.
Transfer
IMPORTANT Make sure you have installed the software available in the supplied CD for music and picture transfer and for
video conversion and transfer.
IMPORTANT If you have DRM protected videos on your PC, make sure that you play the at least once in WMP10 before
transferring to your PMC7230 using Arcsoft Media Converter.
Video transfer
Use ArcSoft MediaConverter to convert the video files to the correct screen size and transfer videos from your PC to your
player. This application will convert your video files to the right format and resolution before transferring them to your player so
that they are guaranteed to playback on your player without any problems.
1Connect your player to the PC via the supplied USB cable.
2Start ArcSoft MediaConverter by clicking this icon on your desktop.
Video conversion and transfer is usually a long process and dependent on your PC configuration. Please be patient while this happens.
3Use the Select Conversion Parameters pull down menu to choose the quality of the output.You will see a corresponding
change in the information box below.
4In the Convert to: option at the bottom of the screen, select Current Device, the contents will be stored directly on the
connected player.
5Press the Add Media button to select your video files.
6Press OPEN when you have found the video files on your PC that you want to transfer to the player. You may also add
additional video files.
OR
Select the files in Windows explorer and then drag and drop them into the Arcsoft MediaConverter screen.
7Press Convert.
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If needed, the files will first be converted to a format that can be played on the player.
> All the converted files will be transferred to the player.
8The progress of conversion and transfer is shown
> The files will be stored in the Videos folder of the player. You can see the result of the conversion (if needed) and transfer by checking
My Computer > Philips PMC7230 > Media > Video when the player is connected to the PC.

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2Select Library tab to access media library
3Click Add to Library on the bottom left of the screen.
> You can choose to add files from folder, URL, by searching your computer, etc.
4Select the desired files and add them into the library.
Rip songs from a CD
If you want to transfer music from a CD to your player, you need to create a digital copy of the music on your PC first. This is
called ripping.
1Start Windows Media Player.
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Add songs to Windows Media Player Library
Songs that are already on your computer
1Start Windows Media Player by double clicking the following icon on your desktop.
Music transfer
You can add, organize and manage songs in your playlists using Windows Media Player 10. For more information, see
Windows Media Player (WMP) Help on your computer.
TIP We recommend that you always use Windows Media Player to transfer music to your player. However, if you prefer
to use Windows Explorer, always make sure that you copy your music into the Media > Music folder, otherwise the songs
will neither show nor play on your player.
2Insert the Audio CD.
3Select Rip tab to display the list of music tracks on your CD.
4Select the songs that you would like to rip and click Rip Music on the top menu bar.
> The songs will be converted into digital copies and added to Windows Media Player library.
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If your computer is connected to the Internet, the album information will be automatically obtained so that you don’t have to
enter the song titles and other information manually.
If this does not happen, verify that you are connected to the Internet and click Find Album Info.

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Buy songs online
If you want to buy music online, you need to select a music store.
1Click the little triangle on the top right of the screen and select Browse all Online Stores.
2Choose a store and follow the on-screen instructions.
> After you have bought a song or an album, it will appear in Windows Media Player library.
Manage your Windows Media Player Playlist
Create a Playlist
1Start Windows Media Player.
2Select the Library tab to access the media library.
3Click to highlight a song.
4Right click on the track and select Add to > Additional Playlist...
5In the Add to Playlist dialog box, select an existing playlist or click New to add a new playlist.
> The song you have selected will be added to the playlist.
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TIP To select more than one song, press and hold Ctrl of your computer keyboard, then click to select any number of songs.
To select consecutive songs in a list, click the first song, then press and hold Shift of your computer keyboard, and click the
last song in the list you want to select.
Transfer playlists
You can transfer playlists to your player via the automatic synchronization option of Windows Media Player. (See Set up
automatic synchronization section in this user manual for step by step instructions.)
1Select Sync tab.
2Click Sync settings or Setup Sync, select Synchronize device automatically check box and select the playlists to be
synchronized with the player.
Synchronize Windows Media contents with your player
When you connect the player to your computer for the first time, Windows Media Player will start Device Setup Wizard.
You can choose to synchronize your player with Windows Media Player library automatically or manually.
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When your player is connected to your computer for the first time, Windows Media Player 10 offers you the following
options:
Automatic Synchronization:
Choosing Automatic will automatically synchronize the contents of your player with the contents on your computer each
time you connect your player to your computer. Be aware that this option allows you to auto sync with one PC only.
Manual Synchronization:
Choosing Manual allows you to select the contents that you want to synchronize each time.

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Set up manual synchronization
1Start Windows Media Player.
2Connect the player to your computer using the supplied USB cable.
3Select Sync tab.
4In the pull-down menu on the right pane, select Philips PMC7230 as the destination.
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Philips PMC7230
If they are not in the list, click F5 to refresh and try again.
Set up automatic synchronization
This is how you can automatically synchronize the playlists in your Windows Media Player with your player. If a playlist is
empty in Windows Media Player then it will be automatically removed from the player.
1Start Windows Media Player.
2Connect the player to your computer using the supplied USB cable.
3Select Sync tab
4Click Set up Sync.
> Synchronization settings dialog box will be displayed.
5Select Synchronize device automatically check box.
6Select the check boxes that correspond to the playlists you want to synchronize.
7Click OK.
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IMPORTANT Do not disconnect your player while transferring is in progress.