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Contents 1 2 2.1 2.2 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4.1 3.4.2 3.5 3.6 3.6.1 3.6.2 3.6.3 4 4.1 4.1.1 4.1.2 4.1.3 4.1.4 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 4.3.4 4.3.5 4.3.6 4.4 4.4.1 4.4.2 4.4.3 4.4.4 4.4.
Contents 5 5.1 5.1.1 5.1.2 5.1.3 5.1.4 5.2 5.2.1 5.2.2 5.2.3 5.3 5.3.1 5.3.2 5.3.3 5.3.4 5.4 5.5 5.6 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.
Philips. Philips does not guarantee that, after revocation, such software updates will be available. If such updates are not available, your device will not have the ability to transfer, store, copy, display and/or play Secure Content - even Secure Content which you have previously stored on your device. In addition, even if such software updates are available, they may not enable your Device to transfer, store, copy, display, and/or play Secure Content which was previously stored on your Device.
Modifications Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void user authority to operate this device. Notice for USA Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Philips SA4310 SA4315 a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These SA4320 SA4325 SA4340 SA4345 limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
2 Your new player With your newly purchased player, you can enjoy the following: • MP3 and WMA playback • FM radio* • Voice Recording 2.
3 Getting started 3.1 Overview of controls and connections A B C D E F Press and slide to extend USB connector. K J A - Vol + B p C Microphone D slider E RESET F USB slider G H REC I MENU I H Press and slide to retract USB connector.
3.2 Main menu Menu Music Radio* Recording Folder view Settings To Play your digital music tracks Listen to FM radio Create or listen to voice recordings Browse your music tracks or recordings by folders Customize the settings of your player 3.3 Install Important Make sure to install the software provided in the supplied CD before connecting your player.
3.4 Connect and Charge 3.4.1 Charge your player 1 Your player has a built-in USB rechargeable battery. To charge your player, press and slide out the USB connector. Connect your player directly to your computer’s USB port. > A USB connection screen will be shown as soon as your player is connected. 2 Charge your player for 4 hours** or until the battery icon stops blinking. ** Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced.
3.5 Transfer You can transfer music to your player using Windows Media Player. See Organize and transfer pictures and music with Windows Media Player 11 section of this user manual for more details. 3.6 Enjoy 3.6.1 Power on and off To power on, press 2; until the Philips welcome screen appears. To power off, press and hold 2; until there is no display on the screen. Tip Your player automatically powers down if there is no operation and no music played for 10 minutes. 3.6.
4 Organize and transfer music with Windows Media Player 11 4.1 About Windows Media Player 11 While your player will work with Windows Media Player 10, we suggest that you use Windows Media Player 11 for a more enhanced media experience, both on the computer and on your player. Windows Media Player 11 is an all-in-one playback and recording program that lets you play your CDs, rip CD tracks to your hard disk, transfer media files to your player, etc.
4.1.2 Installing Windows Media Player 11 1 Insert the by-packed CD into the CD ROM drive of your computer. Note If the installation program does not start automatically, browse the CD contents via Windows Explorer and run the program by double clicking on the file ending with .exe. 2 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation of Windows Media Player 11.
4 Click I Accept to continue. 5 Select EXPRESS and click Finish.
Note Your existing media library is currently migrating to Windows Media Player 11. This may take several minutes depending on the size of your existing media library. 6 Click on the checkboxes to select the file types that you want Windows Media Player to play by default or click Select all and then click Finish.
7 Click on the checkboxes to select your privacy options and then click Next to complete the necessary settings. 4.1.3 Rolling back to a previous version of Windows Media Player If you encounter some problems with Windows Media Player 11, you can simply roll back to the version that was previously on your computer. 1 Disconnect your player from your computer. 2 Select Start, and then click Control Panel. 3 In the Control Panel, select Add or Remove Programs.
12 When the rollback process is completed (this may take several minutes), click Restart. 13 Select Start, and then click Control Panel. 14 In the Control Panel, select Add or Remove Programs. 15 Select Microsoft User-Mode Driver Framework Feature Pack 1.0, and then click Remove. 16 Follow the instructions that appear in the Software Update Removal Wizard. 17 If the Wudf01000 confirmation dialog box appears, click Yes to continue.
4.2.1 Add music files to Windows Media Player Library By default, Windows Media Player automatically loads all the music files stored in your My Music folders into the library. If you add new files to these folders, they will also be automatically added to the library. Add music files that are stored elsewhere on your computer or computer network 1 Select Start > All Programs > Windows Media Player to launch Windows Media Player program.
4 Click Add... > 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. > Windows Media Player will start scanning the folder and add available music files to the library. 7 Click Close when done. Tip Windows Media Player is configured to skip audio files that are smaller than 100KB. To include files smaller than 100KB, you can change the default settings within the Add to library dialog box. 4.2.
4.2.3 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 Start Windows Media Player. 2 Click the down arrow beneath the Rip tab and select Format to choose the format you want. 3 Click the down arrow beneath the Rip tab and select Bit Rate to choose the bit rate you want. Tip A higher bit rate produces a better sound quality, but the file size will be larger.
4 Insert the Audio CD into your computer's CD drive. > All the tracks from the CD are listed. By default, Windows Media Player will start to rip all the songs in the CD. To modify this option, click the down arrow beneath the Rip tab and select Rip CD Automatically When Inserted > Never. Important Make sure that you are connected to the Internet before you start ripping so that Windows Media Player can download the album and track information from an online music database.
5 Select the songs that you want to rip by clicking on the checkboxes. 6 Click Start Rip. > The selected tracks will be converted and added to Windows Media Player library. 4.2.4 Buy music online If you want to buy music online, you need to select a music store. 1 Start Windows Media Player. 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.
Note Depending on where you are and the language used, the list of stores may differ from what is shown here. > After you have bought a song or an album, it will appear in Windows Media Player library. 4.3 Sync your Windows Media contents to your player You can sync your music to your player using Windows Media Player. Simply connect your player to your computer using the supplied USB cable, set up sync, and you will be ready to sync your media library to the player.
4.3.2 Switch between automatic and manual sync After your player is set up the first time, depending on your preference, you can switch between automatic and manual sync. 1 Click the down arrow beneath the Sync tab, select Philips GoGear SA43xx > Set Up Sync. 2 Select or clear the Sync this device automatically check box. 4.3.3 Select and prioritise what syncs automatically If Windows Media Player has selected to sync your device automatically, you can choose not to sync your entire media library.
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 4.4.2 Create an Auto Playlist). 4 To remove a playlist, click the playlist in the list of Playlists to sync, and then click Remove. 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.
5 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. 6 To remove items, right-click on the item in the Sync List pane, and then select Remove from List. 7 Click Start Sync button to transfer the Sync List items to your player. > The progress is displayed on the bottom right of Windows Media Player.
8 If you wish to stop the transfer, click Stop Sync. Tip To select multiple files, click on one file, then press and hold the CTRL key on your computer keyboard and click the other files that you want to select. To select consecutive files, click on the first file, then press and hold the SHIFT key on your computer keyboard and click the last file in the list that you want to select. To select all files, click on any file to highlight it, then press and hold CTRL + A key on your computer keyboard. 4.3.
4.3.6 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 Windows Media Player. 1 Start Windows Media Player. 2 Switch on your player and then connect it to your computer using the supplied USB cable. 3 Click on Philips GoGear SA43xx 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.
4.4 Manage your files in Windows Media Player 4.4.1 Search for music via Windows Media Player 1 Click the Library tab. 2 To search for music files, click the arrow on the top left of Windows Media Player and select Music. 3 Type a few keywords of the file, such as song title, artist, etc in the search box. > The results of your search appear in the Contents pane as you type, and are updated as you enter each new letter of your search. 3 Keep entering the keywords to fine-tune the results of your search. 4.
4.4.3 Delete files from your player You can also use Windows Media Player 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 Windows Media Player. You can then delete files or playlists, just as you would any other files displayed in Windows Media Player. 1 Click on Philips GoGear SA43xx in the left Navigation pane.
4.4.4 Edit song information via Windows Media Player 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.
4.4.5 Format your player via Windows Media Player You can reformat the hard disk on your player to erase all data. 1 Start Windows Media Player. 2 Switch on your player and then connect it to your computer using the supplied USB cable. 3 Click the down arrow beneath the Sync tab and select Philips GoGear SA43xx > Format.
5 Detail operation 5.1 Music mode (also applicable to playback of recordings) 5.1.1 Control You can do the following action during music playback: To Play / Pause music Skip to next song Return to previous song Fast forward Fast rewind Return to browsing menu Increase volume Decrease volume Do this Press 2; Press 2 Press 1 Press and hold 2 Press and hold 1 Press MENU key Press VOL + Press VOL - 1 1 From the main menu, select to enter music mode.
5.1.2 Playback features Play modes You can set your player to play songs either randomly or repeatedly. 1 Press MENU, select and then select Play modes. 2 Press 1 / 2 to browse through the different play modes (Off, Repeat 1, Repeat all, Shuffle all and Repeat & Shuffle). 3 Press 2; to confirm your selection.
5.1.4 Equalizers You can set your player to play music with different EQ (equalizers). 1 Press MENU, select , then select Equalizer. 2 Press 3 / 4 to select between Rock, Pop, Jazz, Classical, Custom or Off. 3 Press 2; to confirm your selection. Custom EQ The equalizer custom settings provide 5 adjustable bands: Bass (B), Low (L), Mid (M), High (H) and Treble (T). 1 Press MENU and select Equalizer > Custom. 2 Press 1 or 2 to select your band.
5.2 Radio* From the main menu, select to enter radio mode. Connect the headphones The supplied pair of headphones serves as a radio antenna. Make sure that it is properly connected to ensure optimal reception. 5.2.1 Select your FM region From the main menu, select > Radio settings. 5.2.2 Auto tune 1 1 Select Auto tune under Radio menu . > The player will search for the stations with the strongest signals and automatically save up to 20 stations in the preset memory.
5.2.3 Play a preset radio station and tune the station 1 From the Radio menu , select Presets. 2 Press 3 or 4 to browse and select the preset stations. 3 After you select a preset station, short press 1 / 2 can change to another preset stations. 4 You can also tune the frequency of selected preset station by long pressing 3 / 4. 5 Short press 3 or 4 to move one tuning step, long press 3 or 4 to search next nearest strongest signal. 6 The frequency bar indicates the change in frequency.
5.3.2 Play back recordings You can find your recordings in the Recordings mode. 1 From the root menu, select to enter the Recordings mode. Your player will play all your recordings alphabetically and playback will start with the last recording made. 2 Press 2; to pause the recording on playback. 3 Press 1 or 2 to play the next or previous recordings. 4 Press and hold 1 or 2 to fast forward or fast rewind the current recording on playback. 5.3.
5.5 Settings You can set your preferences in your player to suit your needs. 1 Press MENU and select . 2 Press 2; to confirm your selection, and press 3 / 4 to select further options. 3 Press MENU to exit the current settings screen. Settings Options More options Description Play mode Off / Repeat 1 / Repeat all / Shuffle all / Choose the play mode option Repeat & Shuffle for all / selected songs. Equalizer Off / Rock / Pop / Jazz / Classical / Custom Choose the equalizer for best music experience.
5.6 Use your player to store and carry data files You can use your player to store and carry data files by copying data files into your player via Windows Explorer.
6 Update your player Your player is controlled by an internal program called firmware. New versions of the firmware may be released after you have purchased your player. A software program called Philips Device Manager will monitor the firmware status of your player and notify you if new firmware is available. You need an Internet connection for this. Install Philips Device Manager from the supplied CD or download the latest version from www.philips.com/support.
7 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 has no power or is locked up. • Your battery may have gone flat. Please charge your player. • You may have failed to press and hold 2; long enough. Press and hold 2; until the Philips welcome screen appears on display. • Carry out a reset (press the reset button with a needle or fine tool. If none of the above works, then you may have to use the Device Manager to recover your player: 1 Make sure the player is disconnected from PC and turned off.
8 Technical data Power • Power supply Li-ion polymer internal rechargeable battery* • 4 hours full charge** Dimensions 31.5 x 18 x 90.5mm Display • White OLED display 64 x 128 pixels Sound • Channel separation 45dB • Equalizer settings Rock, Pop, Jazz, Classical, Custom, Off • Frequency response 45-16000Hz • Signal to noise ratio > 88dB • Output Power (RMS) 2x3mW (16X) Audio playback • Play time 15 hours** • Compression format MP3 (8-320kbps and VBR; Sample rates: 8, 11.025, 12, 16, 22.050, 24, 32, 44.
* FM radio is only avilable to some regional version. ** Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced. Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings. + 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.
9 Glossary A Album A collection list of songs / pictures. D Digital Rights Management (DRM) A technology that provides a persistent level of protection to digital content by encrypting it with a cryptographic key. Authorized recipients (or end users) must acquire a license in order to unlock and consume the content. M MP3 An audio compression format known as MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3. R Rip To copy digital media content from an audio CD. Content may be converted to a different format during a ripping process.
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