Detailed operation

Music mode

Your player is preloaded with some music tracks. You can transfer your digital music and picture collection from your computer to your player using Windows Media Player. More information on music transfer can be found on page 8.

Finding your music

1.From the main menu, select MUSIC to enter music mode. You can search from the following music options:

Music

Playlists

All tracks

Artists

Albums

Genres

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Playlist on the go

Most played

Playlists in alphabetical order

Shuffle All

Alphabetically listed tracks

Alphabetically listed artists

Alphabetically listed albums

Alphabetically listed genres

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Tracks listed in play order

Tracks listed in most played order

All tracks

Tracks listed in album order

Alphabetically listed artists

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Tracks in album order

Albums in alphabetical order

All tracks

Artists’ albums in alphabetical order

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Tracks in album order

2.Use the VERTICAL TOUCH STRIP to scroll up or down the options.

3.Press § to select or press J( to return to previous level.

4.Press 2; to play your selection.

TIP

Superplay™allows you to play back the selected music or album immediately at any point by pressing 2; on the selection.

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Philips HDD1820, HDD1630, HDD1830, HDD1835, HDD1635, HDD1620, HDD1420, HDD1430 user manual Music mode, Finding your music

HDD1630, HDD1635, HDD1830, HDD1420, HDD1835 specifications

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