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Contents
1 Important safety information 2
General maintenance 2
Recycling the product and the built-in
battery 5
2 Your new SPARK 6
What’s in the box 6
3 Getting started 7
Overview of the controls and
connections 7
Overview of the main menu 8
Connect and charge 8
Software loaded on the SPARK 9
Files loaded on the SPARK 9
4 Update SPARK 10
Manually verify / update the rmware 10
5 Turn SPARK on and off 11
Automatic shut-down 11
Lock the keys 11
6 Philips Songbird 12
Build a media library 12
Browse your media library 13
Organize and manage your Songbird
library 13
Playlists 14
Change the look of the Songbird
library 15
Format SPARK (erase all music and
data) 15
Repair SPARK (restore factory
settings) 16
7 Music 17
Listen to music 17
Find your music 17
8 Audiobooks 18
Add audiobooks to SPARK 18
Audiobook controls 18
Select audiobook by book title 18
9 Pictures 19
Add pictures to SPARK 19
View pictures 19
View slideshow 19
Delete the current picture 19
Delete one or more pictures 19

10 Radio (Available with some

versions only!) 20
Listen to FM radio 20
Manually tune a radio station 20
Auto-tune preset radio station 20
Play a preset radio station 20
11 Recordings 21
Record from FM radio (Available with
some versions only!) 21
Record audio/voices 21
Listen to recordings 21
Upload your recordings to the computer 21
Delete one or more recordings 22
Use the SPARK to carry data les 22
12 Personalize SPARK 23
13 Settings 24
14 Technical data 26
System requirements 26
15 Glossary 27
Need help?
Please visit
www.philips.com/welcome
where you can access a full set of supporting
materials such as the user manual, the latest
software updates, and answers to frequently
asked questions.
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