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2 Your new player

With your newly purchased player, you can enjoy the following:

• MP3, WAV and WMA playback
• Voice recording

2.1 What’s in the box

The following accessories are included with your player:

2.2 Register your product

We strongly recommend that you register your product in order to gain access to free
upgrades. 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.

AAA battery

USB cable

Pouch

Quick start guide

CD-ROM containing Windows
Media Player 11, Philips Device
Manager, User Manual and
Frequently Asked Questions

Headphones

Player

Philips audio player

Install
Connect

and charge
Transfer

Enjoy

Quick start guide

Guide de démarrage rapide

Guía de inicio rápido

Kurzanleitungsanleitung

Handleiding voor snel gebruik

Guida di riferimento rapido

Início rápido

Быстрый запуск

Krótka instrukcja obsługi

Gyors áttekintés

SA4126 SA4127
SA4146 SA4147

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Page 1: ...SA4126 SA4127 SA4146 SA4147 www philips com welcome Audio player ...

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

Page 3: ...ling back to a previous version of Windows Media Player 19 4 2 Music transfer 19 4 2 1 Add music files to Windows Media Player Library 20 4 2 2 Switch between music library in Windows Media Player and your player 21 4 2 3 Rip songs from a CD 22 4 2 4 Buy music online 24 4 3 Sync your Windows Media contents to your player 25 4 3 1 Set up your player 25 4 3 2 Switch Between Automatic and Manual Sync...

Page 4: ...a Player 36 4 5 6 Format your player via Windows Media Player 37 5 Detail operation 38 5 1 Music mode 38 5 1 1 Control 38 5 1 2 Playback features 39 5 2 Recordings 40 5 2 1 Make recordings 40 5 2 2 Play back recordings 40 5 2 3 Upload recordings to the computer 40 5 2 4 Delete recordings 40 5 3 Settings 41 5 4 Use your player to store and carry data files 41 6 Update your player 42 6 1 Manually ve...

Page 5: ...etween 0 and 35ºC 32 to 95ºF Store in a place where temperature is always between 20 and 45ºC 4 to 113ºF Battery life may be shortened in low temperature conditions Replacements parts accessories Visit www philips com support or contact our Customer Care Helpline the telephone number can be found on the first page of this manual to order replacement parts accessories Hearing Safety Listen at a mod...

Page 6: ...grammes 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 This product is protected by certain intellectual property rights of Microsoft Corporation Use or distribution of such technology outside of this product is prohibited without a license from Microsoft or an authorized Microsoft sub...

Page 7: ...btained it Neither your consent nor the consent or approval of Philips is necessary for any of them to deny withhold or otherwise restrict your access to Secure Content or to disable your device s ability to transfer store access copy display and or play Secure Content Philips does not guaranty that you will be able to transfer store access copy display and or play Secure Content The Windows Media...

Page 8: ...ective 2002 96 EC Please be informed about the local separate collection system for electrical and electronic products Please act according 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 Modifications Modifications not authorize...

Page 9: ...ent off and 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 the 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 Cl...

Page 10: ...you as soon as new updates become available AAA battery USB cable Pouch Quick start guide CD ROM containing Windows Media Player 11 Philips Device Manager User Manual and Frequently Asked Questions Headphones Player Philips audio player 1 2 3 4 Install Connect and charge Transfer Enjoy Quick start guide Quick start guide 1 Guide de démarrage rapide 10 Guía de inicio rápido 19 Kurzanleitungsanleitu...

Page 11: ...ss to skip to the next song press and hold to fast forward In menu mode press to navigate through the menu F y 2 Power on off and play pause confirm a menu setting G REC Start or stop voice recording H MENU Press to access the menu Return to previous menu Disable or enable the player s controls I Vol Volume down J Vol volume up K USB connector 3 Getting started 3 1 Overview of controls and connect...

Page 12: ...le ending with exe Lost your CD Don t worry you can download the CD contents from www philips com support 3 3 Connect 3 3 1 Insert the battery 3 3 2 Read the battery level indication of your player The approximate power levels of your battery are indicated as follows Full Two thirds full Half full Low Empty Note When the batteries are almost empty the low battery screen blinks Your player will pow...

Page 13: ...rdings Play your recordings Settings Change the playmode equalizer backlight or language settings display the player information Tip Your player automatically powers down if there is no operation and no music played for 3 minutes 3 4 Transfer You can transfer music to your player using Windows Media Player See Organize and transfer music with Windows Media Player 11 section of this user manual for...

Page 14: ...tor or a member of the Administrators group to perform the following procedures For more information please visit www microsoft com 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 infor...

Page 15: ...tructions to complete the installation of Windows Media Player 11 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 Note If the following dialog boxes appear during installation read through the texts before you proceed with the installation ...

Page 16: ...16 4 Click I Accept to continue 5 Select EXPRESS and click Finish ...

Page 17: ...t you want Windows Media Player to play by default or click Select all and then 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 ...

Page 18: ...r computer 2 Select Start and then click Control Panel 3 In the Control Panel select Add or Remove Programs 4 Select Windows Media Player 11 and then click Remove A confirmation dialog box appears 5 Click OK 6 When the rollback process is completed this may take several minutes click Restart 7 Select Start and then click Control Panel 8 In the Control Panel select Add or Remove Programs 9 Select W...

Page 19: ...e by Windows or Windows Media Player perform the following procedures 1 Switch on your player and connect it to your computer using the supplied USB cable 2 Right click My Computer and then click Manage 3 In the left pane click Device Manager 4 In the right pane click on the sign beside Portable Devices 5 Right click GoGear SA41xx and then click Uninstall 6 In the confirmation dialog box click OK ...

Page 20: ... 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 2 Click the down arrow beneath the Library tab and select Add to Library Add to Library dialog box appears 3 Click Advanced Options to expand the dialog box 20 ...

Page 21: ...es to the library 7 Click Close when done 4 2 2 Switch between music library in Windows Media Player and your player To switch between music library simply click the arrow on the top left of Windows Media Player and select the category you want to view 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 defau...

Page 22: ...ping 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 The recommended format for yourplayer is 128kbps MP3 or 64kbps WMA ...

Page 23: ...pping so that Windows Media Player can download the album and track information from an online music database If your computer is not connected to the Internet you will have to enter the album and track information manually As Windows Media Player may not always identify the right song on the CD and the online music database may not always have the correct information especially for new album rele...

Page 24: ...l 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 ...

Page 25: ... 1 Start Windows Media Player 2 Switch on your player and then connect it to your computer using the supplied USB cable If prompted select the option to sync the device using Windows Media Player 3 If Windows Media Player 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 wil...

Page 26: ...cs Automatically If Windows Media Player has selected to sync your device automatically you can choose not to sync your entire media library You can choose what you wish to sync from existing playlists or create new playlists These playlists you have selected will then sync to your player every time you connect it to your computer 1 Click the down arrow beneath the Sync tab and select Philips GoGe...

Page 27: ...list 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 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 st...

Page 28: ...transfer the Sync List items to your player The progress is displayed on the bottom right of Windows Media Player 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 Windows Media Player and when prompted follow the steps on the screen to upgrade the security components After you ha...

Page 29: ...utton to start synchronization Otherwise synchronization starts immediately The progress is displayed on the bottom right of Windows Media Player 5 To stop Sync click the down arrow beneath the Sync tab and select Stop Sync to Philips GoGear SA41xx 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 se...

Page 30: ...ate to the file or playlist you wish to copy from your player to your computer 5 Right click on the file or playlist and select Copy from Device 4 4 Manage your Windows Media Player Playlist Playlists allow you to mix any combination of songs or photos you want so that you can enjoy hours of listening or viewing You can create regular or auto playlists containing songs photos or both using Windows...

Page 31: ...otos 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 Create an Auto Playlist Windows Media Player can automatically generate playlists based on various criteria 1 Click the down arrow beneath the Library tab and select Create Auto Playlist A...

Page 32: ...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 All your playlists will be displayed in the Contents pane ...

Page 33: ...e 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 editing the playlist click Save Playlist button 4 4 4 Transfer playlists to your player Refer to 4 3 4 Select files and playlists for ...

Page 34: ...r and select Music 3 Navigate to the file or playlist you wish to delete 4 Right click on the file or playlist and select Delete 5 Select Delete from library only or Delete from library and my computer and click OK 4 5 3 Delete files and playlists 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 conten...

Page 35: ...lbum 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 Tip You can search for album art using Google Image Search images google com ...

Page 36: ... 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 ...

Page 37: ...n 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 SA41xx Format ...

Page 38: ...ss VOL Decrease volume Press VOL 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 From the main menu select to enter music mode You can search from the following music options All songs Alphabetically listed tracks Artists Alphabetically listed artists Albums Alphabetically listed albums Playlists Playli...

Page 39: ...k Repeat 1 Play one song repeatedly Repeat all Play all songs repeatedly Shuffle all Play all songs randomly and repeatedly Note Playmodes are not available when playing recordings 5 1 2 Playback features Play modes You can set your player to play songs either randomly or repeatedly 1 Press MENU select Settings and then select Play modes 2 Press J K to browse through the different play modes Off R...

Page 40: ...d paste the recordings to any desired location on the computer 5 2 4 Delete recordings Recordings can only be deleted on the computer 1 Connect your player to your computer 2 Select your player in Windows Explorer 3 Double click the Voice folder 4 Select the files you want to delete and press Delete on your computer keyboard Tip You can pause and resume a recording anytime with 2 key 5 2 Recording...

Page 41: ...tings Further Options Play mode Off Repeat 1 Repeat all Shuffle all Sound settings Pop Rock Jazz Classical Off Language English French German Spanish Brazilian Portuguese Portuguese Italian Dutch Swedish Norwegian Finnish Hungarian Russian Polish Chinese Simplified Chinese Traditional Japanese Korean Backlight Timer 10 sec 30 sec Always on Off Colour White Red Yellow Green Blue Purple Cobalt Rando...

Page 42: ...e you connect your player to your computer Philips Device Manager will automatically connect to the Internet and check for updates 6 1 Manually verify whether your firmware is up to date 1 Connect your player to the computer 2 Launch Philips Device Manager from Start Programs Philips Device Manager 3 4 5 3 Select your device 4 Click Update Philips Device Manager will check whether a new firmware i...

Page 43: ...ock Jazz Pop Classical Off Frequency response 30 18000Hz Signal to noise ratio 85dB Output Power RMS 2x3mW European Union countries 2x29mW non European Union countries Audio Playback Compression format MP3 32 320 kbps and VBR Sample rate 8 11 025 16 22 050 24 32 44 1 48kHz WMA 64 320kbps ID3 tag support Song title and artist name Recording Audio Capturing Built in microphone Mono Storage Media Bui...

Page 44: ...d song may be protected You may not have sufficient rights to play the skipped song on your player Check the music rights with the song provider My player is not recognized by Windows Make sure your computer is running Windows XP SP2 or higher My player has no power or is locked up Your battery may have gone flat Insert a new battery before use You may have failed to press and hold 2 long enough P...

Page 45: ...recovered automatically The player displays Player problem Connect to PC Connect your player to the PC open Windows Explorer open My computer select your player right click and select on Format Press Start to format your player The player shows Connect your player to the computer Delete unwanted files disconnect safely and proceed with your record again Some songs do not show up or playback on the...

Page 46: ...ompression format known as MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 P Playlist A list of digital media contents R Root menu The main menu that sits on top of the user interface structure tree S Songs An individual track or a discrete piece of audio content T Title The largest unit of digital media content For CD it may be the name of the CD W WAV A digital media file format for storing sound Windows Media Audio WMA A...

Page 47: ...47 PHILIPS reserves the right to make design and specification changes for product improvement without prior notice ...

Page 48: ...ct to change without notice Trademarks are the property of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N V or their respective owners 2007 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N V All rights reserved www philips com Printed in China wk7241 abc ...

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