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

What Is in Your Box?
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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