6 Philips Songbird
SPARK comes with the Philips Songbird software.
The Philips Songbird software helps you to:
•purchase new media (music and videos) online
•create a media library
•manage your media library
•play music and videos
•sync your media with the SPARK When Philips Songbird is launched for the first time, choose from the following options to import media files into the Songbird media library:
•Import an existing iTunes library.
•Scan for media files in specific directories.
(You can select to watch a folder, so that the files that are added or deleted there are automatically added or deleted in the Songbird media library.)
Build a media library
Use one or more of the following options to build a media library with Songbird:
Rip a CD
By default, the Philips Songbird software installs the following
•CD Rip Support
•Gracenote Metadata Lookup Provider
Set up the CD rip options
1 On the computer, launch the Songbird program.
2 Select Tools > Options....
3 Select the CD Rip tab, and then choose your CD rip options.
4 Click on OK to confirm.
Import media files from a directory
The following steps show how you can import media (music and video) files that are stored elsewhere on your computer or computer network:
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Tip
•• If you select a folder that contains music or video files, the software scans the folder and adds all the music or video files it contains to the media library (duplicate titles are ignored).
Import media from iTunes
1 On the computer, launch the Songbird program.
2 Select Tools > Options....
3 On the Songbird toolbar, select the Media Importer tab, then iTunes Import/ Export.
4 Verify your library location and options.
5 Select Import Library.
»» The software imports the iTunes library into Songbird.
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