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Contents 1 Important safety information 1 2 Your new player 5 2.1 2.2 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4.1 3.4.2 3.5 3.5.1 3.6 3.6.1 3.6.2 3.6.3 4 4.1 4.1.1 4.1.2 4.1.3 4.2 4.2.1 4.2.2 4.2.3 4.2.4 4.3 4.3.1 4.3.2 4.3.3 4.4 4.4.1 4.
Contents 5 5.1 5.2 5.2.1 5.2.2 5.2.3 5.2.4 5.3 5.3.1 5.3.2 5.3.3 5.3.4 5.3.5 5.4 5.4.1 5.4.2 5.4.3 5.4.4 5.5 5.5.1 5.5.2 5.5.3 5.5.4 5.5.5 6 6.
1 Important safety information General maintenance To avoid damage or malfunction: • Do not expose the player to excessive heat caused by heating equipment or direct sunlight. • Do not drop your player or allow objects to fall on your player. • Do not allow your player to be submerged in water. Do not expose headphone socket or battery compartment to water, as water entering the set may cause major damage.
Be sure to observe the following guidelines when using your headphones. • Listen at reasonable volumes for reasonable periods of time. • Be careful not to adjust the volume as your hearing adapts. • Do not turn up the volume so high that you can’t hear what’s around you. • You should use caution or temporarily discontinue use in potentially hazardous situations. • Do not use headphones while operating a motorized vehicle, cycling, skateboarding, etc.
Disposal of your old product Your product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components, which can be recycled and reused. When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product, it means the product is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC. Please be informed about the local separate collection system for electrical and electronic products. Please act according to your local rules and do not dispose of your old product with your normal household waste.
Notice for USA Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits Philips for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. SA4415 SA4416 SA4425 These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against SA4426 SA4445 SA4446 SA4485 SA4486 harmful interference in a residential installation.
2 Your new player With your newly purchased player, you can: • play MP3 and WMA • play FM radio1 • record with built-in microphone 2.
3 Getting started 3.
3.2 Main menu Menu Music Radio1 Recordings Folder view Settings To Play your digital music tracks Listen to FM radio Create or listen to recordings View files in folders Customize the settings of your player 3.3 Install Important Make sure to install the software provided in the supplied CD for music transfer.
3.4 Connect and charge When you connect the player to the PC, it automatically charges. 3.4.1 Use the supplied USB cable 1 Before you use the player for the first time, charge it for at least 5 hours. > The battery2 has a 100% charge after 4 hours and an 80% charge after 2 hours. 2 Connect the supplied USB cable to the mini USB port at the bottom of the player, the other end to your PC. > The player will start to charge as soon as it is connected to your PC.
3.5 Transfer The player appears as a USB mass storage device in Windows Explorer. You can organize files, and transfer music to your player during USB connection. 1 Click and highlight one or more songs to transfer between the player and the computer. 2 Use drag and drop actions to complete your transfer. Tip To transfer music CDs to the player use software such as Musicmatch Jukebox or Windows Media Player 11, rip (convert) the songs on your music CD into MP3/WMA files.
4 Detail operation 4.1 Music mode (also play mode for recordings) Your player supports MP3 and WMA formats. 4.1.
4.1.2 Find your music 1 1 From the main menu, select to enter music mode. The player offers the following menu options: All songs Alphabetically listed tracks Artists Alphabetically listed artists Alphabetically listed albums Albums Alphabetically listed albums Tracks listed in album order Playlists Alphabetically listed playlists Alphabetically listed tracks Tracks listed in album order 2 Press 3 or 4 to scroll through the list. 3 Press 2; to select or press to return to previous level.
4.2 Radio1 From the main menu, select to enter radio mode. Connect the headphones The supplied headphones serve as a radio antenna. Ensure you connect the headphones properly for an optimal reception. 4.2.1 Auto tune radio stations: Note The Auto tune function overwrites existing presets. 1 1 From the Radio menu , select Auto tune. > The radio automatically tunes radio stations and saves the frequencies to presets. The radio can store up to 20 radio station to presets. To stop auto tuning, press .
4.2.4 Save a new frequency under a preset 1 Tune to the new frequency you want to save. 2 Press 2; to enter preset screen. 3 Press 3/4 to select, then 2; to save. To exit radio, long press .
4.3 Recordings You can record audio with the player. The section Overview of controls and connections shows you the location of the microphone. 1 From the main menu, select . 2 Select Start recording to start recording from the microphone. > The player records and shows the recording display. 3 Press 2; to pause. 4 Press to stop and save the recording. > Your recording will be saved on the player. (Filename format: VOICEXXX.WAV where XXX is the recording number which will be automatically generated.
4.4 Settings You can set preferences in your player to suit your needs. 1 1 Press and select . 2 Press 3 or 4 to select an option. 3 Press 2; to go to next level or to return to previous level. 4 Press 2; to confirm your selection.
4.4.1 Equalizer custom settings You can customize the equalizer settings: 1 Long press and select . 2 Press 3 or 4, then 2; to select Sound settings. 3 Press 3 or 4, then 2; to select Equalizer. 4 Press 3 or 4, then 2; to select Custom. 5 Press 1 or 2 to select equalizer band: B = bass, L = low, M = mid, H = high, T = treble 6 Press 3 or 4 to adjust level. > Bar indicator shows current level. 7 Press 2; to confirm your selection. Press to cancel the adjustments. 8 Press to exit the Settings menu. 4.
5 Organize and transfer music with Windows Media Player 11 5.1 Installing Windows Media Player 11 (WMP11) 1 Insert the supplied CD into the CD ROM drive of your computer. 2 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation of WMP11. 5.2 Music transfer 5.2.1 Add music files to WMP11 library By default, WMP11 automatically loads all the music files stored in your My Music folder into the library.
3 Click < Add folder dialog box appears. 5 Select a folder in which you have kept your music files and click OK. 6 Return to Add to library dialog box and click OK. > WMP11 will start scanning the folder and add available music files to the library. 7 Click Close when done. Tip WMP11 is configured to skip audio files that are smaller than 100KB.
5.2.3 Rip songs from a CD If you want to transfer music from a CD to your player, you need to create a digital copy of the music on your computer first. This is called ripping. 1 Ensure that the PC is connected to the Internet. 2 Start WMP11. 3 Click the down arrow beneath the Rip tab and select the Format. 4 Click the down arrow beneath the Rip tab and select the Bit Rate.
5 Insert the Audio CD into the CD drive of the computer. > All the tracks from the CD are listed. By default, WMP11 starts to rip all the songs from the CD. To modify this option, click the down arrow beneath the Rip tab and select Rip CD Automatically When Inserted > Never. 6 Click on the check boxes to select the songs that you want to rip. 7 Click Start Rip. 8 The selected tracks are converted and added to the WMP11 library.
5.2.4 Buy music online You can select a music store and buy music online. 1 Start WMP11. 2 Click the down arrow beneath the Media Guide tab and select Browse all Online Stores. 3 Choose a store and follow the on-screen instructions. > You can find the albums or songs you purchase in the WMP11 library. 5.3 Sync your Windows Media contents to your player You can sync your music to your player using WMP11.
5.3.1 Set up your player 1 Start WMP11. 2 Turn on your player. 3 Use the supplied USB cable to connect your player to the computer. 4 Set up synch: If prompted, select the option to sync the device using WMP11. If WMP11 selects to sync your device automatically, click Finish. > Your entire library will sync to your player. Thereafter, every time you connect your player to your computer, your player will sync automatically. You can also select and prioritize what syncs automatically (see 5.3.
1 Click the down arrow beneath the Sync tab and select Philips GoGear SA44xx > Set Up Sync. > The Device Setup dialog box appears. 2 In the Available playlists pane, select the existing playlists you want to sync and then click Add. 3 To create a playlist, click New Auto Playlist and follow the steps on the screen to specify criteria for files in the auto playlist (for details on how to create an auto playlist, see 5.4.2 Create an Auto Playlist).
5 In the Playlists to sync pane, select a playlist and click the Priority arrows to arrange them in the order that you want them to sync. > If your player is full before sync is complete, then the files and playlists that are lower in priority on the list will not sync. Tip If your player has limited storage capacity, or if your media library has grown too large to fit on your player, you can shuffle the files that are in the playlists you have selected to sync.
5 Drag the files and playlists that you want to sync from the Contents pane to the Sync List pane. > You can also right click on the file or playlist and select Add to “Sync List”. 6 In the Sync List pane, verify that the items you have selected to sync will all fit on your player. > If necessary, remove items from the list. 7 To remove items, right click on the item in the Sync List pane, and then select Remove from List. 8 Click Start Sync button to transfer the Sync List items to your player.
5.3.5 Copy files from your player to your computer Your player supports reverse sync, which lets you copy files from your player to your computer via WMP11. 1 Start WMP11. 2 Turn on the player. 3 Use the supplied USB cable to connect the player to the computer. 4 Click on Philips GoGear SA44xx in the left Navigation pane. > The content on your player is listed in the Contents pane. 5 Navigate to the file or playlist you want to copy from the player to the computer.
5.4.2 Create an Auto Playlist WMP11 can automatically generate playlists based on various criteria. 1 Click the down arrow beneath the Library tab and select Create Auto Playlist. > A New Auto Playlist dialog box appears. 2 Enter a name for the auto playlist. 3 Click the first green plus sign and select your first criteria from the pull-down list. 4 Click on the underlined words to further define your criteria.
5.4.3 Edit playlist You can edit your existing playlists at any time. 1 Click on Playlists in the left Navigation pane. > All your playlists will be displayed in the Contents pane. 2 Right click on the playlist you wish to edit and select Edit in List Pane from the pop-up menu. > The content in the playlist appears on the List pane. 3 To remove an item from the playlist, right click on the item and select Remove from List.
5.4.4 Transfer playlists to your player Refer to 5.3.4 Select files and playlists for Manual Sync. 5.5 Manage your files and playlists in Windows Media Player 11 5.5.1 Search for music via WMP11 1 Click the Library tab. 2 To search for music files, click the arrow on the top left of WMP11 and select Music. 3 Type a few keywords of the file, such as song title, artist, etc in the search box.
5.5.3 Delete files and playlists from your player You can also use WMP11 to manage the files stored on your player. When you connect your player to the computer, the contents on your player will be displayed in WMP11. You can then delete files or playlists, just as you would any other files displayed in WMP11. 1 Click on Philips GoGear SA44xx in the left Navigation pane. > You can browse your player's contents in a variety of views, such as Recently Added, Artist, Album, Songs, etc.
5.5.4 Edit song information via WMP11 1 Click the Library tab. 2 Navigate to the song you wish to edit. 3 Right click on the song and select Advanced Tag Editor from the pop-up menu. > The Advanced Tag Editor dialog box appears. 4 Select the appropriate tab and enter or edit the information. 5 Click OK to save your changes.
5.5.5 Format your player via WMP11 You can reformat the hard disk on your player to erase all data. 1 Start WMP11. 2 Turn on the player. 3 Use the supplied USB cable to connect the player to the computer. 4 Click the down arrow beneath the Sync tab and select Philips GoGear SA4xx > Format.
6 Update your player Your player is controlled by an internal program called the firmware. Newer versions of the firmware may have been released after you have purchased your player. A software program called Philips Device Manager checks for firmware updates that are available on the Internet. Install Philips Device Manager from the supplied CD or download the latest version from www.philips.com/support. 5.1 Manually verify software status 1 Make sure you are connected to the internet.
7 Technical data Power • Power supply 270mAh Li-ion internal rechargeable battery2 Display • White backlight OLED, 128 x 48 pixels Sound • Channel separation: 40dB • Equalizer setting: Off / FullSound / Rock / Funk / Hip Hop / Jazz / Classical / Techno / Custom • Frequency response: 80-18000Hz • Signal to noise ratio: > 80dB • Output Power (RMS): 2x3mW Audio playback • Compression format: MP3 (8-320kps and VBR, Sample rates: 8, 11.025, 16, 22.050, 24, 32, 44.1, 48kHz), WMA (32-192kbps, Sample rates: 8, 11.
2 Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles. Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings. 3 1MB = 1 million bytes; available storage capacity will be less. 1GB = 1 billion bytes; available storage capacity will be less. Full memory capacity may not be available as some memory will be reserved for the player. Storage capacity based on 4 minutes per song and 64kbps WMA encoding.
8 Frequently asked questions If you encounter problems with your player, go through the following points listed in the next section. Please also check out FAQs at www.philips.com/support for further help and other troubleshooting tips. Consult your dealer or service center if you are unable to find a solution by following these hints. Warning Under no circumstances should you try to repair the set yourself, as this will invalidate the warranty. My player cannot power on.
Some songs do not show up or playback on the player. • This player does not support copyright protected (DRM) WMA tracks bought from online music stores, only unprotected WMA files can be played back on this player. The song is in a format that is not supported by the player. Only MP3, WMA are supported. • The audio file might be corrupted, try to playback the file on your PC first. If it does not play, rip the song again.
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Changing the cover You can change the cover of the player: 2 3 1 1 Switch off the player and engage the key lock. 2 Open the dust cover of the USB connector. 3 Use a pen and press down on the tab above the USB connector until you can lift the cover off. 4 Position the new cover while aligning the tabs of the cover with the corresponding slots in the player casing.
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