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Contents 1 Important safety information 3 2 Your new player 8 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 4.2 4.2.1 4.2.2 4.2.3 4.2.4 4.2.5 4.3 4.3.1 4.3.2 4.3.3 4.3.4 4.3.5 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 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 5.4 5.4.1 5.4.2 5.4.3 5.4.4 5.4.5 5.4.6 5.5 5.5.1 5.5.2 5.5.3 5.6 6 6.1 7 7.
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.
In the event of revocation, Philips will attempt to make available software updates to restore some or all of your device’s ability to transfer, store, access, copy, display and/or play Secure 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.
Data logging Philips is committed to improving the quality of your product and enhancing the Philips user experience.To understand the usage profile of this device, this device logs some info / data to the non-volatile memory region of the device.These data are used to identify and detect any failures or problems you as a user may experience while using the device.
Notice for USA Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits Philips for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. SA5225 SA5225BT SA5245 SA5245BT These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against SA5247 SA5247BT SA5285 SA5285BT harmful interference in a residential installation.
2 Your new player With your newly purchased player, you can enjoy the following: • • • • • • • Play video files (WMV, MPEG4 (.avi)) Play audio files (MP3,WMA, AAC (unprotected)) Display album art View pictures Listen to FM radio Record FM radio1 and voices / sounds View folders 2.
3 Getting started 3.
3.2 Main menu Menu Music Video Pictures Radio Recording Folders1 Settings Now playing Last played To Play digital music tracks Watch videos View pictures Listen to or record from FM radio1 Create or listen to recordings View folders 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 for music and video transfer.
3.4 Connect and charge When you connect the player to the PC, it automatically charges. 3.4.1 Use the supplied USB cable 1 Before you use the player for the first time, charge it for at least 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.
3.6.1 Download or add videos to MediaConverter™ 3.6.1.1 Download videos with Stream Ripper* 1 Use the Internet Explorer to open the website from where you want to download the video. The Stream Ripper software supports downloads from the following websites: • video.google.com • myspace.com • youtube.com 2 While playing the video on the website, move your mouse cursor over the video until you see the Stream Ripper icon in the top left hand side corner, then click Download.
3.6.1.2 Add video files from your PC or DVD 1 In the MediaConverter™ window, click Add File / Add DVD to select the source of your video. 2 In the pop-up window, mark your video file, then click Open. 3 In the MediaConverter™ window, click Start to start the conversion and transfer of the video. 1 3 3.6.2 Convert and transfer videos with MediaConverter™ 1 Follow section 3.6.1.1 or 3.6.1.2 to download or add a video.
> The progress of conversion and transfer is shown. All the converted files will be transferred to the player. Tip You can also select the files in Windows Explorer and then drag and drop them into the MediaConverter™ for Philips screen. Note If needed, the files will first be converted to a format that can be played on the player. 3.7 Enjoy 3.7.1 Turn on and off To turn on, press z/2; until the display shows the Philips logo. To turn off, press and hold z/2; until the display shows ‘Bye’.
4 Organize and transfer music and pictures with Windows Media Player 11 4.1 Installing Windows Media Player 11 (WMP11) 1 Insert the supplied CD into the CD ROM drive of your computer. 2 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation of WMP11. 4.2 Music and picture transfer 4.2.1 Add music and picture files to WMP11 library By default, WMP11 automatically loads all the music and picture files stored in your My Music and My Pictures folder into the library.
3 Click < Add folder dialog box appears. 5 Select a folder in which you have kept your music and picture files and click OK. 6 Return to Add to library dialog box and click OK. > WMP11 will start scanning the folder and add available music or picture files to the library. 7 Click Close when done. Tip WMP11 is configured to skip audio files that are smaller than 100KB.
4.2.4 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 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.
5 Insert the Audio CD into the CD drive of the computer. > All the tracks from the CD are listed. By default,WMP11 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.
4.2.5 Buy music online You can select a music store and buy music online. 1 Start WMP11. 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. > You can find the albums or songs you purchase in the WMP11 library. 4.3 Sync your Windows Media contents to your player You can sync your music and pictures to your player using WMP11.
4.3.1 Set up your player 1 Start WMP11. 2 Turn on your player. 3 Use the supplied USB cable to connect your player to the computer. 4 Set up synch: If prompted, select the option to sync the device using WMP11. If WMP11 selects to sync your device automatically, click Finish. > Your entire library will sync to your player.Thereafter, every time you connect your player to your computer, your player will sync automatically.You can also select and prioritize what syncs automatically (see 4.3.
1 Click the down arrow beneath the Sync tab and select Philips GoGear SA52xx > Set Up Sync. > The Device Setup dialog box appears. 2 In the Available playlists pane, select 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 4.4.2 Create an Auto Playlist).
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. > If your player is full before sync is complete, then the files and playlists that are lower in priority on the list will not sync. Tip If your player has limited storage capacity, or if your media library has grown too large to fit on your player, you can shuffle the files that are in the playlists you have selected to sync.
5 Drag the files and playlists that you want to sync from the Contents pane to the Sync List pane. > You can also right click on the file or playlist and select Add to “Sync List”. 6 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. 7 To remove items, right click on the item 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.
4.3.5 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 WMP11. 1 Start WMP11. 2 Turn on the player. 3 Use the supplied USB cable to connect the player to the computer. 4 Click on Philips GoGear SA52xx in the left Navigation pane. > The content on your player is listed in the Contents pane. 5 Navigate to the file or playlist you want to copy from the player to the computer.
4.4.2 Create an Auto Playlist WMP11 can automatically generate playlists based on various criteria. 1 Click the down arrow beneath the Library tab and select Create Auto 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.
4.4.3 Edit playlist You can edit your existing playlists at any time. 1 Click on Playlists in the left Navigation pane. > All your playlists will be displayed in the Contents pane. 2 Right click on the playlist you wish to edit and select Edit in List 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.
4.4.4 Transfer playlists to your player Refer to 4.3.4 Select files and playlists for Manual Sync. 4.5 Manage your files and playlists in Windows Media Player 11 4.5.1 Search for music or pictures via WMP11 1 Click the Library tab. 2 To search for music files, click the arrow on the top left of WMP11 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.
4.5.3 Delete files and playlists from your player You can also use WMP11 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 WMP11.You can then delete files or playlists, just as you would any other files displayed in WMP11. 1 Click on Philips GoGear SA52xx 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.
4.5.4 Edit song information via WMP11 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.
4.5.5 Format your player via WMP11 You 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.
5 Detailed operation 5.1 Music mode (also play mode for recordings) Your player supports MP3,WMA, and AAC (unprotected) formats. 5.1.
5.1.2 Find your music 1 1 From the main menu, select to enter music mode.
5.1.3 Limit the volume Listening to loud sounds for longer than a moment can be harmful to the listener.You can set the volume level of the player to suit your preferences: 1 From the main menu, select Settings > Sound settings > Volume limit. 2 Press -VOLUME+ to adjust the level. 3 Press 2; to set. > When you set a volume limit, you can no longer exceed the set volume, even if you press the VOLUME+ button. To enable maximum volume again, set the volume limit back to maximum. 5.1.
5.2 Picture library 5.2.1 View pictures The player supports pictures in JPEG format and provides a slide show function. 1 1 From the main menu, select to enter Picture mode. 2 Press 3 or 4 to browse through picture thumbnails. 3 Press 2; to see the picture in full view. 4 During full screen browsing, press 3 or 4 to move to next or previous picture. 5.2.2 Adding pictures to folder ‘Favorites’ The Favorites feature enables you to share your favorite pictures more quickly.
5.3 Video 5.3.1 Transfer videos from a computer to the player Please see section 3.6 Transfer videos in this user manual. 5.3.2 Video play You can play video clips that are stored on the player. 1 1 From the main menu, select to enter Video mode. > A list of video files stored on the player is displayed. 2 Press 3 or 4 to select the file and press 2; to play. 3 Short press main menu. to go back to the previous menu, and long press to return to the 5.3.
5.4 Radio From the main menu, select to enter radio mode. 1 Connect the headphones The supplied headphones serve as a radio antenna. Ensure you connect the headphones properly for an optimal reception. 5.4.1 Automatic tuning of radio stations Note The Autotune function saves the frequencies of found radio stations under presets and overwrites existing presets. When there are no frequencies saved under presets, the radio feature prompts you to start Autotune.
5.4.5 Manually save a radio station to a preset 1 While playing a radio station, press OPTIONS to see the options menu. 2 Press 3 or 4 to select the Save to preset, then 2; to save. 5.4.6 Record from FM radio1 when the radio is playing 1 While in radio mode, press OPTIONS to see the options menu. 2 Press 3 or 4 to select the Start radio recording, then 2; to start. 3 Press 2; to pause. 4 Press to stop and save the recording. > Your recordings are saved in the Recordings library on the player.
5.5 Recordings You can record audio with the player.The section Overview of controls and connections shows you the location of the microphone. 1 1 From the main menu, select . 2 Press 3 or 4 to select the Start voice recording, then 2; to start. 3 Press 2; to pause. 4 Press to stop and save the recording. > Your recordings are saved in the Recordings library on the player. 5 You can find the voice recordings file under recordings. > Recordings Library > Voice Note To record FM radio1, see section 5.
5.5.3 Delete recordings You can delete one or all of the recordings. 1 From the main menu, select recordings1. > Recordings Library > Voice recordings or Radio 2 Press 3 or 4 to select the recording you want to delete. 3 Press OPTIONS to see the options menu. 4 Press 3 or 4 to select Delete or Delete all. 5 Press 2; to confirm. 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 with Windows Explorer.
6 Settings You can set preferences in your player to suit your needs. 1 1 Press and select . 2 Press 3 or 4 to select an option. 3 Press 2; to go to next level or to return to previous level. 4 Press 2; to confirm your selection.
Settings Screensaver Time and Date Options Off / Clock / Demo Time Settings Further Options Date Settings Skins Factory settings Information Display in Header Dark / Light / Red Restore factory settings? Yes / No Memory Firmware version Support website Set time format 12 hrs / 24 hrs Set time Hour / Minute / AM/PM Set date format dd/mm/yyyy / mm/dd/yyyy Set date Day / Month / Year Off / On Confirmation feedback Capacity / Available free space 6.
7 Update your player Your player is controlled by an internal program called the firmware. Newer versions of the firmware may have been released after you have purchased your player. A software program called Philips Device Manager checks for firmware updates that are available on the Internet. Install Philips Device Manager from the supplied CD or download the latest version from www.philips.com/support. 7.1 Perform a software update Attention This procedure will erase the content of the player.
8 Technical data Power • Power supply 880mAh Li-polymer internal rechargeable battery2 Recording • Audio Capturing: Build-in microphone (Mono) • FM radio1 Display • White backlight LCD, 320 x 240 pixels, 262K colors Storage media • Built-in memory capacity: SA522x 2GB NAND Flash3 SA524x 4GB NAND Flash3 SA528x 8GB NAND Flash3 Sound • Channel separation: 45dB • Equalizer setting: Off / FullSound / Rock / Pop / Jazz / Classical / Dance / Electronica / Lounge / RnB / Hip Hop / Spoken Word / Custom • Frequen
1 FM radio recording:This feature is available for all regions except USA and Canada. 2 Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles. Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings. 3 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. Storage capacity based on 4 minutes per song and 64kbps WMA encoding.
9 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 cannot power on.
My player hangs. 1 In the unlikely event that your player hangs, do not panic. Insert a small pin or other sharp object into the reset hole located at the bottom of the player. Hold until the player shuts down. Note The existing contents on your player will not be erased. 2 If nothing happens, recharge the battery for at least 4 hours and try to power on or reset again. If this does not work, you might have to repair your player with Philips Device Manager. There is no sound.
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