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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PMC7230
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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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.