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11 Recordings

Record from FM radio 

(Available with some versions 

only!)

1

  In   (radio mode), press 

OPTIONS

, and 

then select 

[Start FM radio recording]

.

Press 

• 

 to pause.

2

  Press   to stop.

3

  Press   to save the recording or press   

to cancel.

Recordings are saved on the player. 

 

»

(Filename format: FMRECXXX.MP3, 

where XXX is the recording number 

that is generated automatically.)

Tip

You can find your recordings under 

 

[Recordings Library] > [FM Radio].

Record audio/voices

This is how you can record audio/voices with 

the built-in microphone (see section 

Overview

 

for location of built-in microphone):

1

  From the main menu, select   > 

[Start 

voice recording]

.

Press 

• 

 to pause.

2

  Press   to stop.

3

  Press   to save the recording or press   

to cancel.

Recordings are saved on the player. 

 

»

(Filename format: VOICEXXX.MP3, 

where XXX is the recording number 

that is generated automatically.)

Tip

You can find your recordings under 

 

[Recordings Library] > [Voice].

Listen to recordings

Listen to FM radio* recordings:

1

  From the   menu select 

[Recordings 

library]

 > 

[FM radio]

.

2

  Select a recording.

3

  Press   to play your recording.

Tip

You can find your recordings under 

 

[Recordings Library] > [Voice].

Listen to voice/audio recordings:

1

  From the   menu select 

[Recordings 

Library]

 > 

[Voice]

.

2

  Select a recording.

3

  Press   to play your recording.

Upload your recordings to 

the computer

Use the 

Philips Songbird

 software to sync your 

media files.

Alternatively, you can transfer recordings in 

Windows Explorer:

1

  Connect SPARK to the computer.

2

  In Windows Explorer, open SPARK.

3

  Select the folder 

Recordings

 > 

Voice

 or 

FM radio*

.

4

  Copy and paste the recordings to any 

location on the computer.

Note

* FM radio recording feature is available with 

 

some versions only. Refer to the on-screen 

menu of SPARK to find out which features are 

available to you.

Summary of Contents for GoGear SA2SPK

Page 1: ...SA2SPK02 SA2SPK04 SA2SPK08 Radio K 02 S 02 KN 02 SN 02 Register your product and get support at www philips com welcome EN User manual ...

Page 2: ...c 17 Find your music 17 8 Audiobooks 18 Add audiobooks to SPARK 18 Audiobook controls 18 Select audiobook by book title 18 9 Pictures 19 Add pictures to SPARK 19 View pictures 19 View slideshow 19 Delete the current picture 19 Delete one or more pictures 19 10 Radio Available with some versions only 20 Listen to FM radio 20 Manually tune a radio station 20 Auto tune preset radio station 20 Play a ...

Page 3: ...sit 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 for a normal person even for exposure less than a minute The higher decibel ranges are offered for those that may have already experienced some hearing lo...

Page 4: ...t owner of the work Such instruction may state that no further copies shall be made Video streams may include copy protection technology that prohibits further copying For such situations the recording function will not work and you will be notified with a message Data logging Philips is committed to improving the quality of your product and enhancing the Philips user experience To understand the ...

Page 5: ...A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED IN NO EVENT SHALLTHE FOUNDATION OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANYTHEORY OF LIABILITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT STRICT LIABILITY ORTORT INCLUDING NEG...

Page 6: ...le built in batteries The removal of or the attempt to remove the battery invalidates the warranty This procedure is only to be performed at the end of the product s life Your product contains a built in rechargeable battery covered by the European Directive 2006 66 EC which cannot be disposed of with normal household waste To safeguard the functionality and safety of your product take your produc...

Page 7: ...FM radio make recordings What s in the box Check that you have received the following items Player Earphones Quick start guide Philips GoGear audio player Quick start guide Note The images serve as reference only Philips reserves the right to change color design without notice ...

Page 8: ...ress and hold return to the root menu k VOL press increase decrease the volume press and hold increase decrease the volume quickly Caution Listening to loud sounds for longer than a moment can be harmful to the listener You can set the volume level of SPARK to limit the maximum volume output 1 From the main menu select Settings Sound settings Volume limit 2 Press the volume controls to adjust the ...

Page 9: ...a computer 1 Connect the USB plug of the supplied USB cable to a spare USB port on your computer 2 Connect the small USB plug of the USB cable to the small USB jack on SPARK 3 Turn on your computer SPARK charges Install Philips Songbird for the first time When you connect SPARK to the PC for the first time a pop up window appears 1 Select Install Philips Songbird 2 Follow the on screen instruction...

Page 10: ...lete the installation Battery level indication The display indicates the approximate levels of the battery status as follows 100 75 50 25 0 A flashing battery screen indicates that the battery is low The player saves all settings and switches off within 60 seconds Note Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings Th...

Page 11: ... music files are not affected by a firmware update Manually verify update the firmware 1 Ensure that your computer is connected to the Internet 2 Connect SPARK to the computer see section Connect and charge for instructions 3 On your computer click Start Programs Philips Philips Songbird to launch the Philips Songbird application 4 Select Tools Updates Philips Songbird checks for updates and insta...

Page 12: ...minutes in idle mode no music plays no button is pressed SPARK turns off 1 Slide and hold for approximately 2 seconds to turn SPARK on again Lock the keys SPARK has a lock switch to prevent accidental operation 1 To lock the buttons when you play move the slider to position All buttons except the volume keys are locked and the display shows a lock icon 2 To unlock the buttons again move the slider...

Page 13: ...up Provider Set up the CD rip options 1 On the computer launch the Songbird program 2 Select Tools Options 3 Select the CD Rip tab and then choose your CD rip options 4 Click on OK to confirm Import media files from a directory The following steps show how you can import media music and video files that are stored elsewhere on your computer or computer network 1 On the computer launch the Songbird...

Page 14: ... OK The selected recordings are listed in the media library Tip If you select a folder that contains recordings the software scans the folder and adds all the recordings it contains to the library duplicate titles are ignored Browse your media library The Songbird media library is structured as follows a Player Pane this is where the SPARK is displayed b Library Pane this is where you find the con...

Page 15: ... your PC Let Songbird watch a folder You can let Songbird monitor the contents of a folder and add or remove the media from your library to match the folder contents 1 On the computer launch the Songbird program 2 Select Tools Options 3 On the Songbird toolbar select the Media Importer tab and then Watch Folders 4 Select the folder that you want Songbird to watch for changes The selected folder is...

Page 16: ...ck on the title that you want to remove and then Remove The selected title is removed from the playlist Change the look of the Songbird library You can change the design and color scheme of the Songbird library We call this changing feathers New feathers are installed and managed like add ons Find new feathers 1 On the computer launch the Songbird program 2 On the Songbird toolbar select View Feat...

Page 17: ...f possible Caution The following procedure erases all your files that are stored on SPARK and restores the factory settings 1 Install Philips Songbird on your computer see chapter Install software and then launch the program 2 In the Philips Songbird menu bar at the top click on the Tools pull down menu and then select Repair My SPARK 3 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the repair proc...

Page 18: ...d albums Tracks listed in album order Playlists Playlist on the go Tracks listed in playlist order Audiobooks Books listed in alphanumerical order Note You can purchase audiobooks at online stores such as audible com SPARK handles the audiobooks like music files Delete the currently playing music track This is how to delete the currently playing music track 1 While you listen to the music track pr...

Page 19: ...llow the AudibleManager on screen instructions to transfer your audiobooks to SPARK Note SPARK can only play audiobooks for which it is activated Audiobook controls SPARK offers the following audiobook mode controls Goal Action Play pause Press Skip forward to beginning of new section chapter Press Skip back to beginning of current section chapter Press Fast skip forwards through audiobook Press a...

Page 20: ...e you can view your pictures as a slideshow 1 Press to start the slideshow Tip You can change the slideshow settings in the settings menu Delete the current picture This is how to delete the currently displayed picture 1 While you view the picture press OPTIONS 2 Select the option to delete the picture 3 Select Yes to confirm the deletion Delete one or more pictures Use a computer to delete pictur...

Page 21: ...PARK helps you find radio stations and save them under the preset numbers 1 Connect earphones 2 From the main menu select to enter radio mode 3 Press OPTIONS to see the options menu 4 Select Auto tune The radio automatically tunes radio stations and saves the 20 strongest frequencies to presets To stop auto tuning press To exit radio press and hold for 2 seconds Play a preset radio station 1 While...

Page 22: ...P3 where XXX is the recording number that is generated automatically Tip You can find your recordings under Recordings Library Voice Listen to recordings Listen to FM radio recordings 1 From the menu select Recordings library FM radio 2 Select a recording 3 Press to play your recording Tip You can find your recordings under Recordings Library Voice Listen to voice audio recordings 1 From the menu ...

Page 23: ...re is available with some versions only Refer to the on screen menu of SPARK to find out which features are available to you Use the SPARK to carry data files This is how you use SPARK to store and carry data files 1 Connect SPARK to the computer for instructions see section Connect and charge 2 On the computer in Windows Explorer copy the data files and paste them to SPARK Tip Use the computer to...

Page 24: ...tion and go to the next level when available 3 Press to return to the previous level 4 Press and hold to exit the menu Tip Fore more options on settings see section Customize settings In the menu the following options are available Theme Black Silver Gold Screensaver none Display off default Personal slideshow Digital clock Album Art Demo mode Startup screen Default Select picture Shutdown screen ...

Page 25: ... display settings see section Personalize In the menu the following options are available Settings Options menu Sub options menu Play mode Play music from all songs this artist this album this genre Repeat Repeat off default Repeat 1 Repeat all Shuffle Shuffle off default Shuffle all Sound settings FullSound Off On default Equalizer Off default Rock Funk Hip hop Jazz Classical Techno Custom Volume...

Page 26: ...e Portuguese Brazilian Russian Slovak Finnish Swedish Turkish Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Japanese Korean Thai 97 version only Arabic 97 version only Hebrew 02 version only PC connection preference MSC MTP What is MSC What is MTP Information Capacity Free space Firmware version Model Support site Legal legal information Format device All data will be erased Yes No default Factory settin...

Page 27: ...media Built in memory capacity SA2SPK02 2GB NAND Flash SA2SPK04 4GB NAND Flash SA2SPK08 8GB NAND Flash Music sync transfer Philips Songbird Music Picture drag and drop transfer Windows Explorer Display Color LCD 128 x 128 pixels Note Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings 1GB 1 billion bytes available storage ...

Page 28: ... frequencies that a speaker reproduces lowest frequency to the highest While the optimal normal is 20 20 000 Hz Hertz the range of human hearing for individuals is often much more restricted A good full range speaker system however reproduces as much of this range as possible to cover all variations Individual drivers are limited to reproduce only that part of the spectrum for which they were made...

Page 29: ...are program that grabs digital audio from a compact disc and transfers it to a computer hard drive The integrity of the data is preserved because the signal does not pass through the computer sound card and need not be converted to an analog format The digital to digital transfer creates a WAV file that can then be converted into an MP3 file S SuperScroll SuperScroll is a navigation feature of the...

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