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English Contents 1 Important safety information General maintenance Recycling the product 2 Your new SA018 What’s in the box 3 Getting started General overview of SA018 Detailed overview of the controls Status indicators and their meanings Connect and charge Connect the supplied USB cable Connect the earphones Install the Philips Device Manager software Transfer music to SA018 Organize your music on SA018 4 Enjoy Turn SA018 on and off Automatic shut-down Listen to your music 2 2 3 6 6 7 7 8 9 11 11 11
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.
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. d 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 a p/ b c VOL / d e RESET / / f g h combined headphone / USB connection jack press: increase/decrease the volume press and hold: increase/ decrease fast press: skip to next / previous track double press: skip to next / previous folder press and hold: scan forwards / backwards within current track press: play/pause press: reset SA018 slide: select source/mode slide: lock/unlock all buttons press and hold: turn SA018 on/off Note • When SA018 is switched off, it consumes little
Detailed overview of the controls SA018 offers the following control options: Function VOL Action Press 1x: toggle between play and pause Press and hold: go to beginning of first track on SA018 Press 1x at the beginning of a track: go to beginning of previous track Press 1x when playing: go to beginning of current track Press and hold when playing: scan backwards through current track Press 2x: skip to previous folder (if folders are present) Press 1x: go to beginning of next track Press and hold when play
English Status indicators and their meanings LED indicators: Action slide press press and hold press and hold Control (normal 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) - slider (unl
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.
Connect the earphones This is how to connect the supplied earphones: Warning • 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.
If the pop-up window fails to appear on the computer... 1 Select My Computer (WindowsXP® / Windows2000®) / Computer (WindowsVista®). 2 3 4 Right click on Philips GoGear SA018. Select Install Philips Device Manager. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation of the Philips Device Manager. Cannot find the file on SA018? 1 Ensure that your computer is connected to the Internet. 2 Select My Computer (WindowsXP® / Windows2000®) / Computer (WindowsVista®).
English Organize your music on SA018 SA018 can store hundreds of music tracks. To organize and facilitate locating your music,SA018 allows you to sort your music into folders. 1 With SA018 connected to the USB port of the computer, open Windows® Explorer. 2 Create folders in the mass storage of SA018. 3 Use drag and drop actions to sort your music into the folders.
4 Enjoy Listen to your music Turn SA018 on and off 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 1 Connect the supplied earphones. 2 Set the slide selector to one of the following music play options: • - Repeat all mode (play all songs continuously) • - Shuffle* mode (plays all songs in random order) 3 Press and hold for approximately 4 seconds to turn on SA018.
4 Press 5 Press VOL volume. 6 Press / to skip to previous / next track. (Hold button to scan backward / forward within current track.) English to start play. to decrease / increase the Note • *In Shuffle mode SA018 plays all the songs in random order before it repeats a song.
5 Use SA018 to carry files SA018 allows you to carry files in Windows Explorer. 1 With SA018 connected to the USB port of the computer, open Windows Explorer. 2 3 Create folders in SA018. 16 EN 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 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. V Volume Volume is the most common word used to specify the control of relative loudness of sounds. It also pertains to the function on many electronic devices that is used to control the loudness.
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