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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 3.7 3.7.1 3.7.2 3.7.3 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.
Contents 4.5 4.5.1 4.5.2 4.5.3 4.5.4 4.5.5 4.5.6 5 5.1 5.1.1 5.1.2 5.1.3 5.2 5.3 5.3.1 5.3.2 5.3.3 5.3.4 5.4 5.4.1 5.4.2 5.5 5.5.1 5.5.2 5.5.3 5.6 5.6.1 5.6.2 5.6.3 5.7 5.8 5.8.1 5.8.2 5.8.3 5.9 5.9.1 5.9.2 5.9.3 5.10 5.11 6 6.
1 Important safety information Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips! To fully benefit from the support that Philips offers, register your product at www.philips.com/welcome 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.
Listen for reasonable periods of time: • Prolonged exposure to sound, even at normally “safe” levels, can also cause hearing loss. • Be sure to use your equipment reasonably and take appropriate breaks. 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.
Content. However, the ability to make such updates available does not rest solely with 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.
Modifications Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void user authority to operate this device. Notice for USA Note: Philips This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for SA6125 SA6145 a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These SA6185 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: • • • • • • • Video (WMV) playback MP3 and WMA playback Album art Picture viewing FM radio Voice recording Built-in speakers 2.
3 Getting started 3.
3.2 Main menu Menu Video Picture Music Radio Recording Settings Now playing Last played To Watch your videos View your pictures Play your digital music tracks Listen to FM radio Create or listen to recordings Customize the settings of your player Go to the play screen Resume play 3.3 Install Important Make sure to install the software provided in the supplied CD before connecting your player.
3.4 Connect and charge Your player will be charged when connected to the PC. 3.4.1 Use the supplied USB cable Connect the supplied USB cable to PC for charging and data transfer. However, your PC must be switched on and have hi-power capability in order to perform charging. Note Charge your player for at least 5 hours before using it for the first time. The battery* will be fully charged (100%) in 4 hours. The player is fully charged when the charging animation stops and is displayed.
3.4.2 Battery level indication The approximate power levels of your battery are indicated as follows: Battery is full Battery is two-thirds full Battery is half full Battery is low Battery is empty Note When the batteries are almost empty, the low battery screen blinks. Your player will power down in less than 60 seconds. Your player will save all settings and un-finished recordings before it powers down. 3.
3.6 Transfer videos Important If you have DRM protected videos on your PC, make sure that you play these at least once in Windows Media Player before transferring them to your player using MediaConverter for Philips. Use MediaConverter for Philips to convert the video files to the correct screen size and transfer videos from your PC to your player.
7 The progress of conversion and transfer is shown. 3.7 Enjoy 3.7.1 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 or video is played for 10 minutes. 3.7.2 Navigate the menu Your player has an intuitive menu navigation system to guide you through various settings and operations.
4 Organize and transfer music and pictures 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.
4.1.1 Before installing Windows Media Player 11 (optional) If necessary, before you install Windows Media Player 11, go to Windows Update and install any high-priority updates that are available for your computer. Perform the following steps if you wish to save media information and star ratings to your media file, as well as back up your existing data: 1 In Windows Media Player 10, click Tools, and then click Options.
4.1.2 Installing Windows Media Player 11 1 Insert the accompanying 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 and picture files to Windows Media Player library By default, Windows Media Player automatically loads all the music and picture files stored in your My Music and My Pictures folders into the library. If you add new files to these folders, they will also be automatically added to the library. Add music and picture 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 or picture 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 or picture files to the library. 7 Click Close when done. Tip Windows Media Player is configured to skip audio files that are smaller than 100KB.
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 and pictures 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 SA61xx > 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 SA61xx 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.
2 Click on Untitled Playlist and enter a new name for the playlist. 3 To add items to your playlist, drag them from the Contents pane onto the List pane. Your playlist can contain both songs and pictures. Tip To switch between music and pictures library in your player, simply click the arrow on the top left of Windows Media Player and select the category you want to view. 4 When you have finished adding items to the playlist, click Save Playlist. 4.4.
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. > Your criteria is listed. 4 Click on the underlined words to further define your criteria. 5 Click the second and third green plus signs to select and define more criteria for your auto playlist. 6 Click OK button when done. 4.4.3 Edit playlist You can edit your existing playlists at any time. 1 Click on Playlists in the left Navigation pane.
2 Right-click on the playlist you wish to edit and select Edit in List Pane from the pop-up menu. > The contents 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. 4 To change the order of the items in the playlist, click and drag any item to a new position within the List pane. 5 To add a new item to the playlist, select it from the library and drag it to the List pane.
4.5 Manage your files and playlists in Windows Media Player 4.5.1 Search for music or pictures 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. To search for picture files, select Pictures. 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 Navigate to the file or playlist you wish to delete. 4 Right-click on the file or playlist and select Delete. 5 Click OK. 4.5.4 Add or change album art 1 Locate and store your album art (preferably in JPG format) on your computer. 2 Right-click on the album art and select Copy. 3 Go to Windows Media Player and locate the album that you wish to add or change the album art. 4 Right-click on the album and select Paste. > The new album art now appears on your album in Windows Media Player.
4.5.5 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.
4.5.6 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 SA61xx > Format.
5 Detailed operation 5.1 Music mode Your player is preloaded with some songs. You can transfer your digital music and picture collection from your computer to your player using Windows Media Player. More information on music transfer can be found in section Organize and transfer pictures and music with Windows Media Player in this user manual. 5.1.
5.1.2 Find your music 1 1 From the main menu, select to enter music mode.
5.1.3 Play mode You can set your player to play songs randomly (Shuffle All ) or repeatedly (Repeat One or Repeat All ). 1 From the main menu, select > Play mode. 2 Press 3 or 4 to scroll up or down the options. 3 Press 2 to select an option. While you are playing music, you can see the above active play mode screen. Note Digital Rights Management (DRM) Information If you have songs that have been bought online stored on your player, from time to time you may see a message pop up “Licence problem”.
5.3 Playlist on the go Playlist on the go is a playlist that can be created on the player while on the move. You can create up to 3 different Playlists on the go. All songs will be displayed and listed in play order in the playlist. New songs are automatically added to the end of the playlist. 5.3.1 Add songs to playlist on the go Press PLAYLIST to select the song to be added to the playlist on the go.
5.4 Other playlists You can transfer playlists to the player using Windows Media Player. See section Manage your Windows Media Player playlist - Transfer playlists in this user manual for details. 5.4.1 Delete playlist from your player You can only delete your player's playlists (except for Playlist on the go) via Windows Explorer. 1 Connect the player to your computer. > Your player will be identified as Philips or Philips GoGear in Windows Explorer.
5.5 Videos You can play the videos that are loaded from the PC using the MediaConverter software. 5.5.1 Find your videos 1 In the root menu of your player, select by pressing 3 or 4. You can search from the following video options: All videos Alphabetically listed videos 2 Press 2 to enter the video library on your player. 1 3 Press 3 or 4 to select the video you want to watch, then press 2; or 2 to play your selection.
5.5.2 Controls During video playback, you can do the following: To Do this Play / pause video Press 2; Search forward and backward Use the 1 and 2 keys to forward and rewind within a playing video Go to previous / next video Press 1 and 2 keys Adjust volume Use the + and - keys Go back to previous menu Press MENU 5.5.3 Resume play The video function has a "resume play" feature.
5.6 Pictures You can view your favorite pictures on your player. While you are browsing your pictures, you can listen to music at the same time. 5.6.1 Transfer pictures from your computer to your player You can transfer pictures from your computer to your player using Windows Media Player. See section Organize and transfer pictures and music with Windows Media Player 11 in this user manual for details. 5.6.2 Transfer pictures from your player to your computer 1 Connect the player to your computer.
5.6.3 Find pictures on your player Pictures on your player are organized in albums which are similar to the way they are organized in Windows Media Player. Fig1 Fig2 1 From the main menu, select using 3 or 4. You can search from the following options: All pictures Alphabetically listed pictures 2 Select the picture album folder you wish to view. > You will see a thumbnail view (Fig1) of all pictures in that album folder. 3 To start a slide show, select , press 2;.
5.8 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. 5.8.1 Select your FM region From the main menu, select Region Europe USA Asia > Radio settings. Frequency range 87.5 - 108MHz 87.5 - 108MHz 87.5 - 108MHz Tuning steps 0.05 MHz 0.1 MHz 0.1 MHz 5.8.2 Auto tune 1 1 Select Auto tune under Radio menu .
5.8.3 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.
5.9.1 Play back recordings From the main menu, select > Recordings library. 1 Select the recording you want to hear. 2 Press 2; to confirm. 5.9.2 Delete your recordings The player provides the option to delete all the recordings files of your player. 1 From the main menu, select > Clear library. 2 Press 2; to confirm. Your can also delete the recordings on the computer. 1 Connect your player to your computer. 2 Select your player in Windows Explorer.
5.10 Settings The settings menu allows you to make adjustments and personal preferences on your player. 1 1 From the main menu, select . 2 Use 3 or 4 to select an option. 3 Press 2 to go to the next level or 1 to return to previous level. 4 Press 2 to confirm your selection. 5 Press 1 to exit the Settings menu.
Settings Date and time Options More options Set date format MM/DD/YY DD/MM/YY Set date Day / Month / Year Set time format 12-hrs / 24-hrs Enter day, month and year to set the date in your player. Set your player's time format Set time Hour / Minute / Second Enter hour, minute and second to set the time in your player.
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 skips songs. The skipped song may be protected.
1 Reset your player first by inserting a pin or sharp object into the reset hole at the back of the player. 2 Launch Philips Device Manager from Start > Programs > Philips Device Manager. Select the Repair Tab. 3 While pressing the Vol + on your device, connect it to the PC. 4 Confirm Yes when you see the following screen , you can release the Vol + now. 5 Choose your device name (SA61xx) in the box. 6 After the repair is completed, click OK and continue using your player as usual.
There is no music on my player after transfer. If you cannot find the songs that you have transferred to your player, check the following: • Did you transfer using Windows Media Player? Files transferred via other means will only be recognized as data files. They will neither appear in the music library of your player nor can the songs be played. • Are your songs in MP3 or WMA format? Other formats will not play back on the player. My player hangs.
8 Technical data Power • Battery capacity 1000mAh • Battery type Li-Polymer • Playtime on internal battery Up to 20 hours audio or 5 hours video • Rechargeable via USB Dimensions 124 x 74 x 12.
System requirements • Windows® XP (SP2 or above) or Vista • Pentium III 800MHz processor or higher • 256MB RAM • 200MB hard disk space or more • Internet connection (preferable) • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later • CD-ROM drive • USB port * 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.
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. G Genres A particular style or type of music. M MP3 An audio compression format known as MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3. P Picture Image, picture and picture in JPEG file format.
SuperscrollTM A Philips trademark user interface navigator feature to enhance the speed of browsing long lists of content. Synchronization The process of maintaining digital media files on a portable device based on the rules specified by the users. This may require copying digital media files from a computer to a device, updating information on the device or deleting files from the device. T Thumbnail A small version of the main image, used for indexing and browsing.
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