Philips SGC6101BD/05 Reference guide

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Philips amBX™ Online Help

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Table Of Contents
See, Hear and Feel More of the Game with Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals! 5
Getting Help 7
Philips amBX™ PC Gaming help 7
Help text 7
What Is in Your Box? 8
Starter Kit 8
Pro Gamer Kit 9
Premium Kit 10
Extension Kit 11
How to Get Started? 13
Connecting Your Philips amBX PC Gaming Peripherals 13
Connect the Starter Kit 13
Connect the Pro Gamer Kit 13
Connect the Premium Kit 14
Connect the Extension Kit 14
Installing the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming software 15
Exploring Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Direct Control 15
Test the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals 16
Configuring the Philips amBX PC Gaming Peripherals 17
Configuration Screen 17
Peripheral Overview 18
Peripheral Settings Panel 19
How to 19
Test the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals 19
Reposition a Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripheral 20
Disable a Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripheral 20
Stop the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals Temporarily 20
Reset Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals to their Defaults 21

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Define the Overall Brightness 22
Setting Up the Philips amBX PC Scenes 23
Scene Settings Screen 23
Scene Overview 24
Scenes Selector 25
Peripheral Scene Settings Panel 26
Animation Settings Panel 26
How to 27
Start a Scene 27
Change a Scene 27
Preview an Animation 28
Disable a Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripheral in a Scene 29
Disable an Animation in a Scene 29
Rename a Scene 30
Define the Overall Brightness in a Static Scene 30
Configuring for Use with Other Games and Music 32
Using Philips amBX PC Peripherals 33
See, Feel and Hear More of the Game 33
Use the Backwards Game Compatibility 33
Create a Mood Lighting 33
Get More out of Your Music 34
Using the Fans and Lights as Regular Peripherals 34
How to 34
Start a Scene 34
Stop the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals Temporarily 35
Support 36
Troubleshooting 36
The Connected Peripherals Do Not React During Testing 36
The Connected Devices Are Not Visible in the Peripheral Overview 36
I Do Not Get Feedback While I'm Changing the Peripheral Scene Settings 36

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I Cannot Add a New Scene 37
Maintenance 37
Cleaning the Peripherals 37
Glossary 38
Index 41

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See, Hear and Feel More of the Game with Philips
amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals!
Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Online Help version 1 0
Welcome and congratulations on your purchase of the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals The Philips
amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals take entertainment beyond audio and visual, changing your complete room into
an entertainment system You can use the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals to enjoy:
• lighting, wind and rumble in amBX™ enabled PC games;
• amBX™ light effects with other PC games;
• amBX™ light shows while listening to music on your PC;
• personal light scenes to get in the right mood;
• music and sounds with the 2 1 sound system
In this Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Help you find information about how to:
• Connect the different kits with Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals;
• Configure the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals to enjo the peripherals while pla ing an
amBX™ enabled game;
• Setup Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals to create a customized mood lighting;
• Configure the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals to be used while pla ing other games or
listening to music
Now Go and Pla !!
Disclaimer
In some cases, external radio frequent appliances, might interfere with the speaker system, causing some
audible sound distortions This will not cause any defects on the system As soon as the radio frequent
appliances are disabled, the sound performance should again be according specification

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Getting Help
You can rely on different kinds of help during the use of the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals
• This Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Help assists you during configuration and set up of the Philips
amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals
• The help text in Philips amBX™PC Gaming Direct Control gives you a context while you are using
the Direct Control
Philips amBX™ PC Gaming help
To open Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Help:
• Right-click the Direct Control icon in the taskbar and select Help.
• Select Help from the Menu in Philips amBX™PC Gaming Direct Control
In this Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Help, you have 2 kinds of pages that contain specific information
• On one hand you have the reference pages (recognizable by their white background) which contain
general information about the workflow and the concepts used
• On the other hand, you can find procedural pages (recognizable by their blue background) which
contain step-b -step instructions on how to perform tasks
Help text
The Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Direct Control contains a help text bar at the bottom of the screen Help texts
appear when you move the mouse over a button or an icon These texts indicate which actions you can perform
for that specific item or give you a context about the item

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What Is in our Box?
Starter Kit
SGC5101BD
The Starter kit lets you see more of the game With it you can enjoy:
• 16 million colors with hi power LEDs;
• Light effects with other games;
• Light shows with music from your PC;
• Mood lighting
The Starter Kit contains:
• 1 Wall Washer & Controller;
• Left and Right Front Lights;
• Accessories:
• 1 USB cable to connect the Wall Washer & Controller to your PC;
• 1 power adapter to connect the Wall Washer & Controller to the power outlet
You can add an Extension kit to the Starter Kit to add air and vibration effects during the use of the Philips
amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals
If you want to expand your Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals even further, you can buy a new Starter
kit for more light effects and another Extension kit for additional air and vibration You can also purchase a
Premium kit or a Pro Gamer kit to add realism with the multidirectional sound of the integrated 2 1
sound system The amount of Wall Washer & Controller units you can connect is limited to the amount of USB
ports you have available on your PC

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Pro Gamer Kit
SGC5102BD
The Pro Gamer kit lets you see and hear more of the game With it you can enjoy:
• Multidirectional sound for added realism;
• 2 1 sound system with 160W power;
• 16 million colors with hi power LEDs;
• Light effects with other games;
• Light shows with music from your PC;
• Mood lighting
The Pro Gamer kit contains:
• 1 Wall Washer & Controller;
• Left and Right Speaker Lights;
• 1 Subwoofer;
• Accessories:
• 1 USB cable to connect the Wall Washer & Controller to your PC;
• 1 power adapter to connect the Wall Washer & Controller to the power outlet;
• 1 audio cable to connect the Subwoofer to your PC;
• 1 audio/power cable to connect the Subwoofer to the Wall Washer & Controller
You can add an Extension kit to the Pro Gamer Kit to add air and vibration effects during the use of the
Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals
If you want to expand your Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals even further, you can buy a new Starter
kit for more light effects and another Extension kit for additional air and vibration The amount of Wall
Washer & Controller units you can connect is limited to the amount of USB ports you have available on your PC

What Is in Your Box?
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Premium Kit
SGC5103BD
The Premium kit lets you see, hear and feel more of the game The Premium kit contains the maximum
number of Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals that can be connected to a single Wall Washer & Controller
unit With it you can enjoy:
• Game reactive fans and vibration;
• Multidirectional sound for added realism;
• 2 1 sound system with 160W power;
• 16 million colors with hi power LEDs;
• Light effects with existing games;
• Light shows with music from your PC;
• Mood lighting
The Premium Kit contains:
• 1 Wall Washer & Controller;
• Left and Right Speaker Lights;
• 1 Subwoofer;
• 2 Fans;
• 1 Wrist Rumbler;
• Accessories:
• 1 USB cable to connect the Wall Washer & Controller to your PC;
• 1 power adapter to connect the Wall Washer & Controller to the power outlet;
• 1 audio cable to connect the Subwoofer to your PC;
• 1 audio/power cable to connect the Subwoofer to the Wall Washer & Controller
If you want to expand your Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals even further, you can buy a new Starter
kit for more light effects and another Extension kit for additional air and vibration The amount of Wall
Washer & Controller units you can connect is limited to the amount of USB ports you have available on your PC

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Extension Kit
SGC6101BD
The Extension kit allows you to add air and vibration effects to either your Pro Gamer kit or the Starter kit
The Extension Kit contains:
• 2 Fans;
• 1 Wrist Rumbler

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How to Get Started?
Connecting Your Philips amBX PC Gaming Peripherals
Connect the Starter Kit
To get started with your Starter kit, unpack the Philips
amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals and position them on
your desk around the monitor You connect the Philips
amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals as shown on the image
Once connected, the peripherals will automatically start
up.
After installing the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming software,
the Direct Control opens automatically With the Direct
Control, you can test if the peripherals are connected
correctly and in working order
If you placed the peripherals in exactly the same way as
on the Peripheral Overview, you do not have to change
any settings and you can immediately start to pla
Connect the Pro Gamer Kit
To get started with your Pro Gamer kit, unpack the
Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals and position
them on your desk around the monitor You connect the
Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals as shown on the
image Once connected, the peripherals will automatically
start up.
After installing the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming software,
the Direct Control opens automatically With the Direct
Control, you can test if the peripherals are connected
correctly and in working order
If you placed the peripherals in exactly the same way as
on the Peripheral Overview, you do not have to change
any settings and you can immediately start to pla

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Connect the Premium Kit
To get started with your Premium kit, unpack the Philips
amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals and position them on
your desk around the monitor You connect the Philips
amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals as shown on the image
Once connected, the peripherals will automatically start
up.
After installing the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming software,
the Direct Control opens automatically With the Direct
Control, you can test if the peripherals are connected
correctly and in working order
If you placed the peripherals in exactly the same way as
on the Peripheral Overview, you do not have to change
any settings and you can immediately start to pla
Connect the Extension Kit
To get started with your Extension Kit, unpack the
Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals and position
them on your desk around the monitor To add an
Extension kit to another kit, you connect the peripherals
to the Wall Washer & Controller of your Starter kit or Pro
Gamer kit On the image, an Extension kit is added to a
Pro Gamer kit
When you have connected the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming
Peripherals and installed the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming
Direct Control, you can test if the peripherals are
connected correctly and in working order
If you placed the peripherals in exactly the same way as
on the Peripheral Overview, you do not have to change
any settings and you can immediately start to pla

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Installing the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming software
Before you are able to use the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals you need to install the software that
comes with the kit You find this software on the delivered CD To take fully advantage of the Philips amBX™ PC
Gaming Peripherals you need to install:
• the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Software;
• the peripherals to enable them to communicate with the amBX™ enabled games;
• the FX Generator to enable the peripherals to communicate with other games and with the music you
are playing on your Windows Media Player
When you insert the CD, an installation wizard automatically runs If you want to run the installation wizard
later on, you can find the directory autorun.exe on the installation CD
Exploring Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Direct Control
When you installed the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming software correctly, the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Direct
Control opens automatically with the Peripheral Overview in the Configuration screen
The Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Direct Control is used to:
• Configure: An easy-to-use configuration manager enables a stress free set up You simply indicate
where you have placed the products around your room by repositioning the icons in the overview
• Customize: The more adventurous can customize the settings to create a bespoke system You can
tune and balance the Lights to your specific needs to create the optimum experience for any room
• Control: The Lights, Fans and Wrist Rumbler are all controlled by the simply-to-use pop up control It
even offers a series of preset options
• Create: Be bold and create your own lighting creations with a palette of over 16 million colors You
can create unique lighting designs that suit your mood or entertainment If you combine your lighting
choice with music, you have your very own light show in the privacy of your own home
In the upper left-hand corner of Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Direct Control, you open a pop up menu by clicking
Menu, where you can select one of the following menu-items:

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• Help to open Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Help;
• Register to open the website where you can register your
software;
• Software update to open the website where you will find the
newest releases of the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming software;
• Exit to close Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Direct Control and
remove the icon from the taskbar
To open Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Direct Control:
• Right-click the Direct Control icon in the taskbar of your PC and select
Open Scene Settings
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Open Configuration, depending on the screen you would like to open
• Double click the Direct Control icon in the taskbar
The Scene Settings Screen opens by default
• If the Direct Control icon is not available on the taskbar, you open the Direct Control by selecting
Programs > Philips Accessories > Philips amBX > Launch Direct Control in your Windows Start
menu
To close the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Direct Control window, but leaving the application active:
• Click the Close icon in Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Direct Control
To exit the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Direct Control, removing it form the taskbar:
• Right-click the Direct Control icon in the taskbar of your PC and select Exit in the
pop up menu
• Click Menu in Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Direct Control and select Exit in the pop up menu
Test the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals
1 Select the Configuration tab
The 'Configuration' screen appears
2 Click the Test All button
The peripherals are tested
When the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals are tested, the icons on the Peripheral Overview glow and
animate one after another The Test All button remains in the pressed state, while all Philips amBX™ PC
Gaming Peripherals are tested
When an icon on the Peripheral Overview glows, a signal is sent to the corresponding hardware
• The Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals that respond to that signal (by flashing their lights or
starting the fan) are installed correctl , active and ready to use
• When a Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripheral is not responding, refer to the troubleshooting

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Configuring the Philips amBX PC Gaming
Peripherals
Configuration Screen
You use the Configuration screen to prepare the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals to interact with
the amBX™ enabled games Next to defining the position of the peripherals and customizing their settings,
you can also test your Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals and reset them to their defaults, control the
overall brightness and stop the interaction of the peripherals with the amBX™ enabled games
The Configuration screen contains the following parts:
1 The Peripheral Overview: this overview shows all connected Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals,
their status and position You can reposition the icons in the Peripheral Overview to match the actual
location of the hardware When you click an icon in the overview, its Peripheral Settings panel appears
2 The Left Pane: this pane contains the Overall Brightness slider, information about the selected icon in
the Peripheral Overview and the controls to stop all peripherals temporarily, reset them to their
defaults and test the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals
3 The tabs: with these tabs, you can switch between the Configuration screen and the Scene Settings
screen
4 The Help Text bar: when you move the mouse over an icon or a button anywhere in the Direct
Control window, information or instructions for the item appear in this bar

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Peripheral Overview
In the Peripheral Overview you see the Philips
amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals you connected
to the Wall Washer & Controller
Note: The Speakers and the Subwoofer are
not displayed in this overview, since Philips
amBX™ PC Gaming Direct Control does not
control the settings of these audio peripherals
To manage your audio settings simply use the
standard Microsoft® facility or the software
that came with your audio card
In this Peripheral Overview each icon
represents a specific Philips amBX™ PC
Gaming Peripheral and its position in the
room You can reposition the icons and change
their settings in the Peripheral Settings panel
You open the Peripheral Settings panel by
clicking an icon in the Overview
When you add new peripherals, the icons
appear in the Peripheral Overview as soon as
you plug them into the Wall Washer &
Controller When you unplug an Philips
amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals, the icons
immediately disappear from the Peripheral
Overview
Position
In the Peripheral Overview, the horizontal pane in the area around the gamer is divided into 8 segments
When you open the Configuration screen for the first time, the icons are positioned on their default position
When these positions do not match the actual hardware set-up,
• Adjust the hardware setup or
• Match the position of the icons in the Peripheral Overview to the actual position of the hardware in the
room by repositioning the icons You can place the peripherals in one of the 8 segments or in the
center
A peripheral also has a vertical positioning or height, in regard to the other peripherals You define this height
in the Peripheral Settings panel When all peripherals are placed on your desk, you use the height setting
'None'
For example: when a Fan is placed on your desktop and a Speaker Light is placed on the ground, you should
set a higher height setting for the Fan than for the Speaker Light
By positioning the icons correctly in the Peripheral Overview, the amBX™ software is able to set the correct
setting for each peripheral to create an optimum experience for your room and setup
Icons and their Peripheral Settings
Each icon in the Peripheral Overview represents a specific Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripheral and the current
status of the peripheral
• When a peripheral is enabled, the peripheral is active and will be used during gaming
• When a peripheral is disabled, the peripheral will not participate during gaming and cannot be used
to create the mood lighting
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Enabled Disabled
Wall Washer &
Controller

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Lights
Fans
Wrist Rumbler
Peripheral Settings Panel
You open the Peripheral Settings panel by clicking an icon
in the Peripheral Overview
The Peripheral Settings panel contains the following settings
of the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals:
• Intensit : you define the maximum percentage of
the capacity that the peripheral can use when it is
active
• Height: you define the relative vertical positioning
of the peripheral When two peripherals are
positioned on the same level in the room, make sure
their height settings are the same
• Status: you define if the peripheral should
participate during gaming or not
In the header of the panel, you see the product name of the selected Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripheral and
the corresponding icon
Note
The Wall washer & Controller is a composed peripheral: it is treated as one peripheral when
you want to reposition it, but it has 3 individual lights that can be customized individuall You
open the Peripheral Settings panel of an individual Light by clicking one of the 3 lights
How to...
Test the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals
1 Select the Configuration tab
The 'Configuration' screen appears
2 Click the Test All button
The peripherals are tested
When the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals are tested, the icons on the Peripheral Overview glow and
animate one after another The Test All button remains in the pressed state, while all Philips amBX™ PC
Gaming Peripherals are tested

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When an icon on the Peripheral Overview glows, a signal is sent to the corresponding hardware
• The Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals that respond to that signal (by flashing their lights or
starting the fan) are installed correctl , active and ready to use
• When a Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripheral is not responding, refer to the troubleshooting
Reposition a Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripheral
To reposition a peripheral, you use drag-and-drop
1 Select the Configuration tab
The 'Configuration' screen appears
2 Move the mouse over the icon of the peripheral that you want to reposition
The icon starts to animate
3 Drag-and-drop the icon to the desired place
Disable a Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripheral
1 Select the Configuration tab
The 'Configuration' screen appears
2 Open the Peripheral Settings panel by clicking the icon of the peripheral
The 'Peripheral Settings' panel appears
3 Click the Disable button
The peripheral is disabled
4 Click the OK button to confirm the change
The 'Peripheral Settings' panel closes and the icon in the Peripheral Overview is grayed out
The Disable button is a toggle button When you press the button, an action starts and the label of the
button changes, describing the opposite action
Toggled State 1 Pressed State Toggled State 2
To enable the peripheral, you click the same button in the Peripheral Settings panel that is now labeled
'Enable'
Stop the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Peripherals Temporaril
When the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Direct Control window is not open:
1 Right-click the Direct Control icon in the task bar
2 Select Stop from the pop up menu
The peripherals no longer render the Philips amBX™ effects
When the Philips amBX™ PC Gaming Direct Control window is open:
1 Select the Configuration tab
The 'Configuration' screen appears
2 Click the Stop button in the left pane
The peripherals no longer render the Philips amBX™ effects