Philips Portable Media Center

PMC7230

Enjoy your video and music on the go
Immerse yourself in movies and music with the truly portable 30GB PMC7230.View comfortably on the 3.5" LCD display or any TV-hassle free.Direct video recording and timer function ensure that you will not miss any of your favorite programs.
Full multimedia entertainment anytime, anywhere 3.5 LCD color display for viewing comfort Direct video recording Timer function to schedule TV recordings Enjoy movies, videos, music and pictures on the go View movies, videos and pictures on any TV Easy enjoyment, straight away Easy synchronization with Windows XP PC Familiar and friendly Windows controls PlaysForSure for the widest choice of online content Perfect companion on the go, every day Store up to 130 hours of video or 15000 songs Enjoy up to 3 hours of video and 16 hours of music playtime

Portable Media Center

PMC7230/17
Product highlights Storage Media
Built-in memory type: Hard disk Hard Disk Capacity: 30 GB Music memory capacity: Upto 15,000 songs (WMA @ 64kbps) Video memory capacity: Upto 130 hours Timer to schedule TV recording 3 hrs video and 16 hrs music View movies and pictures on TV
Specifications Picture/Display
Diagonal screen size (inch): 3.5 inch Resolution: 320 x 240 pixels, 262K Color Type: LCD
Equalizer settings: Classic, Electronica, Hip Hop, Jazz, Pop, Rock Equalizer: 5-bands

Connectivity

Headphones
Frequency response: 3dB Output power: Max 8mW Signal to noise ratio: 82dB - 90dB THD: 0.5% - 1% Frequency response: 3dB Output power: Max 0.5W Signal to noise ratio: 65dB - 80dB THD: 0.5% - 12%
Headphone: 3.5 mm USB: High speed USB 2.0 AV In connection AV Out connection AC/DC Adaptor/Charger: AY4126 Headphones: SHE2550 Pouch: AY4244 CD-ROM: With Software and User Manual Printed User Guide: Quick Start Guide Audio/Video cable: AY3931

Accessories

Speaker

Audio Playback

Software
Compression format: MP3, WMA ID3 Tag support: Album indication, Genre title, Track title and artist name MP3 bit rates: 32 to 320kbps and VBR WMA bit rates: 32 to 256kbps and VBR WMA sample rates: 16,22.05,32,44.1,48 KHz
PlaysForSure: Audio Download, Audio Subscription, Video Download, Video Rental, Video Subscription Windows Media Player 10 Arcsoft MediaConverter

Green Specifications

Video Playback
Lead-free soldered product
MPEG4 ASP: up to 720x 480, 3Mbps with mp3 up to 320 kbps, 8~48kHz, up to 30fps stereo audio in.avi format. MPEG4 SP: up to 720 x 480,3Mbps with mp3 up to 320 kbps, 8~48 kHz, upto 30fps, stereo audio in.avi format. WMV9 SP (QVGA): up to320 x 240, up to 850 kbps (max peak 1700),up to 30fps, with Windows Media Audio up to128 kbps (max peak 256), 44.1 kHz, stereoaudio in.wmv/asf format WMV9 SP (Widescreen QVGA): up to 480 x 270 up to 850 kbps (maxpeak 1700), up to 30fps, with Windows MediaAudio up to 128 kbps (max peak 256), 44.1kHz, stereo audio in.wmv/asf format

System Requirements

CD-ROM drive Hard disk space: 64MB (or higher) PC OS: Windows XP (SP2 or above) Processor: Pentium III 800MHz (or higher) RAM memory: 256MB (or higher)
Battery capacity: 2400 mAh Battery Type: Li-ion Playtime on internal battery: Upto 3hrs video or 16hrs audio Rechargeable

Audio Recording

Dimensions
Bit rate: 128kbps Recording formats: MPEG1 layer 3 (MP3)

Video Recording

Audio format: 128kbps, MP3, stereo audio Compression formats: MPEG4 Simple Profile Frame rate: 30 fps Resolution (pxl): 320x240(QVGA) or 640x480(VGA)
Master carton quantity: 4 Master carton dimensions: 232 x 326 x 163 mm Master carton weight: 4.155 kg Packaging type: D-box Packaging dimensions (W x H x D): 153 x 110 x 153 mm Weight incl. Packaging: 1 kg Product dimensions (W x H x D): 95 x 107 x 22 mm Product weight: 0.235 kg

Still Picture Playback

Picture compression format: JPEG Slide show
Issue date 2009-01-29 Version: 2.1.9
2009 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. All Rights reserved. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Trademarks are the property of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. or their respective owners. www.philips.com
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* 1GB = 1 billion bytes; available storage capacity will be less. * 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. * The PlaysForSure, Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. * Actual transfer speed may vary based on your operating system and software configuration. * Storage capacity based on 500 kbit/second, QVGA video or 4 minutes per song and 64 kbps WMA * Protected TV or video content or DVDs cannot be recorded

Philips Portable Media Centre

PMC7230

Install
Before you connect your player to your PC you need to install the software.

Quick start guide

Insert the CD supplied with your product into the CD ROM drive of your PC. 2 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation of Windows Media Player and Arcsoft MediaConverter. 3 If 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. Once your player is connected , it will show up as Philips PMC7230 in the box as shown. 4 In the Convert to: option at the bottom of the screen, select Current Device, the content will be stored directly on the connected player. 5 Press Add Media to select the Video files to be transferred OR Drag and drop your video files from Windows Explorer into the while box shown. 7 Press Convert. If needed, the files will first be converted to a format that player can playback. The convertion takes time and please be patient. > All the converted files will be transferred to the player.

Connect

A Record video
8 The Progress of conversion and transfer is shown > The files will be stored in the Videos under Main Menu -> my 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 attached to the PC.
B Transfer music and pictures

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DIGITAL AUDIO OUT
Specifications are subject to change without notice. Trademarks are the property of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. or their respective owners 2006 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. All rights reserved. This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights.Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing only unless otherwise authorised by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

DVD recorder

Set top box / cable box

Philips PMC7230

Your player can record your favorite TV programs. 1 Connect the A/V cable to the Video-in jack of your player. 2 Connect the other end, with the yellow, white and red plugs to the matching colored A/V output jacks on your TV, cable box, satellite tuner or DVD recorder. 3 Turn on your video source and select the channel or program that you would like to record.
1 Start Windows Media Player. 2 Connect the player to your computer using the supplied USB cable. 3 Select Sync tab to confirm that your player is connected. 4 In the pull-down menu on the right pane, select Philips PMC7230 as the destination. If the player is not in the list, click F5 to refresh and try again. 6 Select the Library tab to access the media library. 7 Click to highlight the song or picture you want to copy. 8 Right click on the song and select Add to > Sync List. OR Drag and drop the song into the Sync List on the right pane. 9 Click Start Sync button at the bottom of the screen to start synchronization. > The progress will be displayed just above the Start Sync button.

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4 On your player, from the main menu, select Recording. 5 On your player, select Video and press OK. > The player will search for the video signal. Once detected, it will display the same video signal on your player. 6 Press OK to start recording. 7 Press OK again to stop recording. > The recording will be saved under my videos. You can also schedule recordings using the Timer Recording function. Consult the user manual on the CD for detailed instructions.

Whats in the box

B Playback on TV
Headphones USB cable CD-ROM containing Windows Media Player 10, Arcsoft MediaConverter, User Manual, Tutorials and Frequently Asked Questions
Philips media centre PMC7230

Main menu

You can play music, videos, and view pictures on your TV. 1 Connect the player to your TV as shown. 2 On your player, press to enter the main menu and select settings. 3 Select Display from the settings menu. 4 Select TV-out. 5 Select On and press OK.

A/V cable

Power adapter

> A message will appear: To return display to the Portable Media center, turn power off and then on. 6 On your TV , select the AV channel. (Check your TV user guide for details on selecting AV input.) 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 View your pictures View your videos and recorded TV programs Start a video or audio recording Schedule a video recording Customize the settings of your player
> You should see the menu of your player on your TV screen.

C Connect to PC

You can connect you player to PC. 1 Turn on the player. 2 Connect the player to PC as shown. > The screen of the player indicate the connection with PC.

Troubleshooting

How do I reset my player?
Insert a small pin or a sharp object into the reset hole located at the back of the player under the desk stand. Hold until the player restarts. Please refer to the user manual for more troubleshooting advice. Reset

Transfer

Overview of control and selection
5 AV Out Headphone jack On/Off/Lock slider (key lock) Charging socket AV In 10 USB port Menu navigation / OK Menu back control Main menu Playback and volume control

A Transfer video

1 Connect your player to the PC using the supplied USB cable. 2 Start ArcSoft MediaConverter.

Need help?

User Manual
See the user manual that came with your receiver.

Online

Go to www.p4c.philips.com