Philips GoGear SA4427, User Manual

Page 1: ...SA4427 SA4428 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 Digital audio player ...

Page 2: ...ii Need help Please visit www philips com welcome where you can access a full set of supporting materials such as user manual the latest software updates and answers to frequently asked questions ...

Page 3: ...avigate the menu 9 3 6 3 Lock slider 9 4 Detail operation 10 4 1 Music mode 10 4 1 1 Control 10 4 1 2 Find your music 11 4 1 3 Limit the volume 11 4 2 Radio1 12 4 2 1 Auto tune radio stations 12 4 2 2 Play a preset radio station 12 4 2 3 Manual tune a radio station 12 4 2 4 Save a new frequency under a preset 13 4 3 Recordings 14 4 3 1 Play recordings 14 4 3 2 Delete your recording 14 4 3 3 Upload...

Page 4: ...y 22 5 3 4 Select files and playlists for manual sync 24 5 3 5 Copy files from your player to your computer 26 5 4 Manage your Windows Media Player Playlist 26 5 4 1 Create a regular Playlist 26 5 4 2 Create an Auto Playlist 27 5 4 3 Edit playlist 28 5 4 4 Transfer playlists to your player 29 5 5 Manage your files and playlists in Windows Media Player 11 29 5 5 1 Search for music via WMP11 29 5 5 ...

Page 5: ...ce where temperature is always between 20 and 45ºC 4 to 113ºF Battery life may be shortened in low temperature conditions Replacement parts accessories Visit www philips com support to order replacement parts accessories Hearing Safety Listen at a moderate volume Using headphones at a high volume can impair your hearing This product can produce sounds in decibel ranges that may cause hearing loss ...

Page 6: ...olation of copyright laws and international treaties The making of unauthorized copies of copy protected material including computer programmes files broadcasts and sound recordings may be an infringement of copyrights and constitute a criminal offence This equipment should not be used for such purposes The Windows Media and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in th...

Page 7: ...cording to your local rules and do not dispose of your old product with your normal household waste The correct disposal of your old product will help prevent potential negative consequences to the environment and human health The build in rechargeable battery contains substances that may pollute the environment Always hand the appliance in at an official collection point to remove the battery bef...

Page 8: ...on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Notice for Canada This Class B digital ap...

Page 9: ...our product in order to gain access to free updates To register your product please log on to www philips com welcome so that we can inform you as soon as new updates become available Player Headphones USB cable Quick start guide CD ROM containing Philips Device Manager User Manual and Frequently Asked Questions 1 This feature is available only in some regions Philips GoGear audio player Quick sta...

Page 10: ...menu E y 2 On Off Play Record Pause Confirm selection F USB connector with dust cap G 1 Skip back hold to quick skip 2 Skip forward hold to quick skip 3 4 Scrolls up down hold to quick scroll H slider Hold slider to lock unlock all keys except VOLUME I RESET J MIC Microphone 3 Getting started 3 1 Overview of controls and connections B F C D E A J I H G ...

Page 11: ...MB hard disk space Internet connection preferable Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 0 or later CD ROM USB port 1 Insert the CD supplied with your product into the CD ROM drive of your PC 2 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation of Philips Device Manager 3 If the installation program does not start automatically browse the CD contents with Windows Explorer and double click on th...

Page 12: ...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 Note The player is fully charged when the charging animation stops and is displayed Your fully charged player will allow up to 20 hours2 of ...

Page 13: ...songs on your music CD into MP3 WMA files Copy the files into the digital audio player via Windows Explorer Free versions of these programs can be downloaded from the internet 3 5 1 Disconnect your player safely 1 Exit any active application working with your player 2 Remove your player safely by clicking in the task tray shown in your PC 3 6 Enjoy 3 6 1 Turn on and off To turn on press y 2 until ...

Page 14: ...ontrol The player offers the following music mode options Goal Action Play Pause music Press 2 Skip to next audio file Press 2 Return to previous audio file Press 1 Fast forward Press and hold 2 Fast rewind Press and hold 1 Return to browsing menu Long short press Increase volume Press VOL Decrease volume Press VOL ...

Page 15: ... When you set a volume limit you can no longer exceed the set volume even if you press the VOL button To enable maximum volume again set the volume limit back to maximum or turn off select Settings Sound settings Volume limit Off 4 1 2 Find your music 1 From the main menu select to enter music mode The player offers the following menu options 1 All songs Alphabetically listed tracks Artists Alphab...

Page 16: ...search for the next stronger signal long press 3 4 To exit radio long press 4 2 3 Manual tune a radio station 1 From the Radio menu select Manual tune The play screen is displayed 2 To fine tune frequency quick press 3 4 3 To search for the next stronger signal long press 3 4 To exit radio long press 1 4 2 Radio1 From the main menu select to enter radio mode Connect the headphones The supplied hea...

Page 17: ...13 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 ...

Page 18: ... 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 5 You can find this fil...

Page 19: ... mode Off Repeat 1 Repeat all Shuffle all Repeat shuffle Sound settings Equalizer Off FullSound Rock Funk Hip Hop Jazz Classical Techno Custom Volume limit Off Set Language English French Spanish German Dutch Italian Portuguese Swedish Polish Norwegian Russian Turkish Portuguese Brazilian Hungrian Finnish Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Japanese Korean Backlight timer 10 sec 30 sec 60 sec A...

Page 20: ...lect 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 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 wit...

Page 21: ...brary By default WMP11 automatically loads all the music files stored in your My Music folder into the library When you add new files to this folder on your computer the new files are also automatically added to the WMP11 library 5 2 2 Add music files that are stored elsewhere on your computer or computer network 1 Select Start All Programs Windows Media Player to launch the WMP11 program 2 Click ...

Page 22: ...s 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 To include files smaller than 100KB you can change the default settings within the Add to library dialog box ...

Page 23: ...ou 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 ...

Page 24: ...P11 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 ...

Page 25: ...sing WMP11 When you connect your player to the computer for the first time WMP11 automatically selects the sync method automatic or manual that works best for your player Automatic If your player has sufficient storage space at least 4GB of free space and your entire media library can fit on your player your entire media library will be automatically copied to your player as soon as you connect it...

Page 26: ...iles and playlists for manual sync Important Do not disconnect your player while transferring is in progress If you disconnect your player the transfer will not be complete and Windows might not be able to recognize your player afterwards 5 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 manua...

Page 27: ... 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 4 To remove a playlist click the playlist in the list of Playlists to sync and then click Remove ...

Page 28: ...that are in the playlists you have selected to sync To do so select the Shuffle what syncs check box Thereafter every time you connect your player to the computer the files on your player are removed and a new set of files from the Playlists to sync pane are added to the device 5 3 4 Select files and playlists for manual sync If you sync manually you must create a list of files and playlists you w...

Page 29: ...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 The progress is displayed on the bottom right of WMP11 Click Stop Sync to stop the transfer Tip If the track you are trying to sync is a protected file you will be prompted to upgrade the security components on your computer When this happens play the track in WMP11 and w...

Page 30: ...ter 6 Right click on the file or playlist and select Copy from Device 5 4 Manage your Windows Media Player Playlist Playlists allow you to mix any combination of songs you want so that you can enjoy hours of listening You can create regular or auto playlists containing songs using WMP11 5 4 1 Create a regular Playlist 1 Click the down arrow beneath the Library tab and select Create Playlist Untitl...

Page 31: ...o 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 Click the second and third green plus signs to select and define more criteria for your auto playlist 6 Click OK button when done ...

Page 32: ...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 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 6 When you have finished ...

Page 33: ... 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 4 Keep entering keywords to fine tune the results of your search 5 5 2 Delete files and playlists from WMP11 library 1 Click the Library tab 2 To delete music files click the arrow on the top left of WMP11 and select Music 3 Navigate to the file or p...

Page 34: ...ld 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 2 The contents on your player will be listed in the Contents pane 3 To delete music files click the arrow on the top left of WMP11 and select Music 4 Navigate to the file or playlist you wish to ...

Page 35: ...y 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 ...

Page 36: ...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 ...

Page 37: ...anually verify software status 1 Make sure you are connected to the internet 2 Connect your player to the computer 3 To launch Philips Device Manager on the computer click Start Programs Philips Digital Audio Player SA44XX Philips SA44XX Device Manager 4 Click Update Philips SA44XX Device Manager checks for updates and installs new firmware if it is available on the Internet 5 When the display sho...

Page 38: ...2 192kbps Sample rates 8 11 025 16 22 050 24 32 44 1 48kHz Play time 20 hours2 ID3 tag support Recording Audio Capturing Build in microphone Mono Storage media Built in memory capacity SA441x 1GB NAND Flash3 SA442x 2GB NAND Flash3 SA444x 4GB NAND Flash3 SA448x 8GB NAND Flash3 Connectivity Headphone 3 5mm USB 2 04 Music transfer Drag and drop in Windows Explorer Data transfer Via Windows Explorer S...

Page 39: ...tes 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 4 Actual transfer speed may vary based on your operating system and software configuration ...

Page 40: ...s connecting to the PC 3 Keep holding the key until the Philips Device Manager acknowledges your player and goes into recovery mode 4 Click the repair button and follow the instructions given by the Device Manager 5 After the player has been repaired disconnect it from your PC and re start There is no music on my player after transfer Are your songs in MP3 or WMA format Other formats will not play...

Page 41: ...M WMA tracks bought from on line 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 ...

Page 42: ...38 PHILIPS reserves the right to make design and specification changes for product improvement without prior notice ...

Page 43: ...ct to change without notice Trademarks are the property of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N V or their respective owners 2008 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N V All rights reserved www philips com Printed in China wk8143 abc ...