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1 Important safety information 2 2 3 2 Your new SA018 6 6 General maintenance Recycling the product What’s in the box English Contents 3 Getting started 7 General overview of SA018 7 Detailed overview of the controls 7 Status indicators and their meanings 9 Connect and charge 11 Connect the supplied USB cable 11 Connect the earphones 11 Install the Philips Device Manager software 11 Transfer music to SA018 12 Organize your music o
1 Important safety information General maintenance Caution •• To avoid damage or malfunction: •• Do not expose the product to excessive heat caused by heating equipment or direct sunlight. •• Do not drop the product or allow objects to fall on your player. •• Do not allow the product to be submerged in water. Do not expose headphone socket or battery compartment to water, as water entering the set may cause major damage. •• Active mobile phones in the vicinity may cause interference.
Copyright information All other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective companies or organizations. Unauthorized duplication of any recordings whether downloaded from the Internet or made from audio CDs is a violation of copyright laws and international treaties. The making of unauthorized copies of copyprotected material, including computer programs, files, broadcasts and sound recordings, may be an infringement of copyrights and constitute a criminal offense.
c c Never dispose of your product with other household waste. Please inform yourself about the local rules on the separate collection of electrical and electronic products. The correct disposal of your old product helps prevent potentially negative consequences on the environment and human health. Caution •• Removal of the built-in battery invalidates the warranty and may destroy the product. The following instructions are disposal instructions at the end of product life.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. English • Notice for Canada This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. The set complies with the FCC-Rules, Part-15 and with 21 CFR 1040.10. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
2 Your new SA018 SA018 allows you to • play MP3 and unprotected WMA files • listen to FM radio What’s in the box SA018 comes with a box that you can use to store the product or other items.
General overview of SA018 press and hold: turn SA018 on/off h English 3 Getting started Note •• When SA018 is switched off, it consumes little or no power. All controls except the on/off control are disabled in ‘off ’ mode. For reasons of power conservation, it may take a moment to turn on SA018.
Mode FM: Function VOL Action Press 1x: toggle the radio sound between mute and unmute Press and hold: save current frequency to preset Press 1x: skip to next lower frequency Press 2x: skip to previous preset (if presets are present) Press and hold: quickly scan downwards to next stronger frequency Press 1x: skip to next higher frequency Press 2x: skip to next preset (if presets are present) Press and hold: quickly scan upwards to next stronger frequency Press 1x: increase / decrease the volume one step at
English Status indicators and their meanings LED indicators: Action slide press press and hold press and hold Control - FM (FM radio mode) (repeat mode) (shuffle mode) (play) (back) (forward) - Vol (increase volume) - Vol (decrease volume) (save preset) (fast back) (fast forward) - Vol ** (increase volume quickly) - Vol ** (decrease volume quickly) - (turn on/off) (previous folder) (next folder) double press - - press simultaneously - Vol and Vol (activate FullSound™ ) (return to first track) - sli
connect to PC (charge) connect to PC (transfer files) (= ok to disconnect, battery fully charged) - LED stays on continuously while connected. (= ok to disconnect, battery charging) - LED stays on continuously while connected and charging. (= ok to disconnect, transfer complete and battery fully charged) - LED stays on continuously while connected. (= transfer in progress, do not disconnect) - LED flashes while files are transferred.
Warning Connect the earphones This is how to connect the supplied earphones: English Connect and charge •• Important: SA018 uses the USB connection with the computer to update internal software. To prevent data loss and product malfunction, do not disconnect during the update process.
3 4 Select Install Philips Device Manager. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation of the Philips Device Manager. Note •• SA018 requires some free memory capacity to process software updates. The removal of a music track from the memory of SA018 can fix capacity related issues. Cannot find the file on SA018? 1 2 3 4 5 Ensure that your computer is connected to the Internet. Select My Computer (WindowsXP® / Windows2000®) / Computer (WindowsVista®).
Turn SA018 on and off 1 To toggle between modes on and off, press and hold for approximately 4 seconds. Listen to your music SA018 allows you to listen to all your music in a continous loop. SA018 has a shuffle feature, so you can listen to your music in random order. 1 2 Automatic shut-down SA018 has an automatic shut-down feature that can save battery power. After 5 minutes in idle mode (no music plays, no button is pressed), SA018 switches off 1 Connect the supplied earphones.
4 Press to start play. Listen to FM radio SA018 has a built-in FM radio tuner. Here’s how to listen to FM radio: 5 6 Press VOL volume. 1 Connect the supplied earphones. 2 Set the slide selector to position FM. to decrease / increase the Press / to skip to previous / next track. (Hold button to scan backward / forward within current track.) 3 Press and hold for approximately 4 seconds to turn on SA018. Note •• *In Shuffle mode SA018 plays all the songs in random order before it repeats a song.
5 Press VOL volume. to increase / decrease the English 4 Press / to decrease / increase the radio frequency. (Hold button to scan radio frequencies down / up.) You can store up to 5 radio stations (frequencies) to a preset: 1 Press and hold to save the frequency to preset. »» Once all 5 presets are taken, SA018 overwrites the existing presets with newly saved frequencies, beginning with preset that is least used. Note •• The cable of the earphones serves as a radio antenna.
5 Use SA018 to carry files SA018 allows you to carry files in Windows Explorer. 1 2 3 16 With SA018 connected to the USB port of the computer, open Windows Explorer. Create folders in SA018. Use drag and drop actions to sort your files into the folders.
English 6 Troubleshooting How do I reset my player? •• Insert a pen tip or other object into the reset hole located at the bottom of SA018. Hold until the player shuts down. •• If the reset option is unsuccessful, follow the steps how to recover SA018 with the Philips Device Manager: 1 2 3 4 5 6 On your computer, select Start > Programs > Philips Digital Audio Player > SA018 Device Manager > Philips Device Manager to launch the Philips Device Manager.
7 Technical data Power Li-ion polymer internal rechargeable battery Play time (music): up to 12 hours System requirements Windows® 2000, XP, Vista Pentium III 800 MHz processor or higher 128 MB RAM 500 MB hard disk space Internet connection Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Sound card USB port Sound Frequency Response: 20 Hz - 18 kHz Signal to noise ratio: > 84 dB Channel separation: 45 dB Output power: 2 x 2.4 mW THD: 0.
D Decibel (dB) A unit of measure used to express relative difference in power or intensity of sound. F FullSound FullSound™ is an innovative technology designed by Philips. FullSound™ faithfully restores sonic details to compressed music, enhancing it to provide a full sound experience without any distortion. sounds. It also pertains to the function on many electronic devices that is used to control the loudness.
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