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Page 1: ... SA5247 SA5285 SA5287 SA5295 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 video player ...

Page 2: ...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: ...1 Installing Windows Media Player 11 WMP11 17 4 2 Music and picture transfer 17 4 2 1 Add music and picture files to WMP11 library 17 4 2 2 Add music and picture files that are stored elsewhere on your computer or computer network 17 4 2 3 Switch between music and pictures library in Windows Media Player and your player 18 4 2 4 Rip songs from a CD 19 4 2 5 Buy music online 21 4 3 Sync your Window...

Page 4: ... Select audiobook by book title 37 5 3 3 Audiobook controls 38 5 3 4 Adjust audiobook play speed 38 5 3 5 Add a bookmark in an audiobook 38 5 3 6 Find a bookmark in an audiobook 38 5 3 7 Delete a bookmark in an audiobook 39 5 3 8 Delete an audiobook 39 5 4 Video 40 5 4 1 Transfer videos from a computer to the player 40 5 4 2 Video play 40 5 4 3 Fast forward backward control 40 5 5 Radio 41 5 4 1 A...

Page 5: ... 7 Settings 45 7 1 Equalizer custom settings 46 8 Update your player 47 8 1 Perform a software update 47 9 Technical data 48 10 Frequently asked questions 50 Contents ...

Page 6: ...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 7: ...itute 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 subsidiary Content providers are using the digital rights management technology forWindows Medi...

Page 8: ...lips 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 and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corpo...

Page 9: ...be recycled and reused The crossed out wheel bin symbol on a product means that the product is subject to the European Directive 2002 96 EC This symbol can also be used in combination with a chemical symbol which means that the product complies with the environmental directive for that chemical Never dispose of your product with other household waste Inform yourself or ask your dealer about local ...

Page 10: ...adio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment 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 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...

Page 11: ...s with exchangeable caps USB cable Protective pouch Philips GoGear audio video player Quick start guide 1 2 3 4 Install Connect and Charge Transfer Enjoy SA5225 SA5225BT SA5245 SA5245BT SA5247 SA5247BT SA5285 SA5285BT SA5287 SA5287BT Quick start guide CD ROM containing Windows Media Player Philips Device Manager MediaConverter for Philips User Manual and Frequently Asked Questions 2 2 Register you...

Page 12: ...decreases volume hold to increase decrease fast C 1 Skips back hold to quick skip 2 Skips forward hold to quick skip 3 4 Scrolls up down hold to quick scroll D z 2 On Off Play Record Pause Confirm selection E MIC Microphone F p Headphones jack G O Back one level hold to return to root menu H USB connector I Reset J slider Hold slider to lock unlock all keys except VOLUME ...

Page 13: ...e the rest of your software installation and only then connect your device This is critical to ensure the proper working of your player when connected to the PC Insert the CD supplied with your product into the CD ROM drive of your PC Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation of Windows Media Player Philips Device Manager and MediaConverter for Philips The MediaConverter for P...

Page 14: ...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 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 1 2 Note The player is fully charged when the charging animation stops and is displayed Your fully c...

Page 15: ...r PC You can transfer DRM protected video files by dragging and dropping them into theVideo folder of the device using Internet Explorer MediaConverter for Philips enables you to download videos from the Internet to your PC at the click of a button Stream Ripper convert video files on your PC to the correct screen size for your player transfer converted videos from your PC to your player NoteVideo...

Page 16: ...s video google com myspace com youtube com 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 2 When the video is downloaded the MediaConverter opens and shows the downloaded video 1 2 14 The Stream Ripper download feature requires that the FLV codec is installed on your PC For more ...

Page 17: ...nverter window click Start to start the conversion and transfer of the video 3 1 3 6 2 Convert and transfer videos with MediaConverter Follow section 3 6 1 1 or 3 6 1 2 to download or add a video In the MediaConverter window select the destination for the video your Philips player or local disk In the MediaConverter window click Start to start the conversion and transfer of the video 2 3 1 2 3 1 2...

Page 18: ...s z 2 until the display shows the Philips logo To turn off press and hold z 2 until the display shows Bye 3 7 2 Navigate the menu Your player has an intuitive menu navigation system to guide you through various settings and operations Goal Action Return to previous menu Press O Return to main menu Press and hold O Browse through menus Press 2 or O Scroll through a list Press 3 or 4 Select an optio...

Page 19: ...By default WMP11 automatically loads all the music and picture files stored in your My Music and My Pictures 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 4 2 2 Add music and picture files that are stored elsewhere on your computer or computer network Select Start All Programs Windows Media Player to l...

Page 20: ... or picture files to the library Click Close when done 3 4 5 6 7 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 4 2 3 Switch between music and pictures library in Windows Media Player and your player To switch between music and pictures library simply click the arro...

Page 21: ...ou need to create a digital copy of the music on your computer first This is called ripping Ensure that the PC is connected to the Internet Start WMP11 Click the down arrow beneath the Rip tab and select the Format Click the down arrow beneath the Rip tab and select the Bit Rate 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 22: ...1 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 Click on the check boxes to select the songs that you want to rip Click Start Rip The selected tracks are converted and added to the WMP11 library 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 23: ...using 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 i...

Page 24: ... playlists for manual sync 1 2 3 4 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 4 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 25: ... existing playlists you want to sync and then click Add 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 To remove a playlist click the playlist in the list of Playlists to sync and then click Remove 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 26: ...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 4 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 27: ... Sync List pane and then select Remove from List 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 5 6 7 8 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 28: ... Copy from Device 4 4 Manage your Windows Media Player Playlist Playlists allow you to mix any combination of songs or pictures you want so that you can enjoy hours of listening You can create regular or auto playlists containing songs pictures or both using WMP11 4 4 1 Create a regular Playlist Click the down arrow beneath the Library tab and select Create Playlist Untitled Playlist appears on th...

Page 29: ...Playlist A New Auto Playlist dialog box appears Enter a name for the auto playlist Click the first green plus sign and select your first criteria from the pull down list Click on the underlined words to further define your criteria Click the second and third green plus signs to select and define more criteria for your auto playlist Click OK button when done 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 30: ... from the pop up menu The content in the playlist appears on the List pane To remove an item from the playlist right click on the item and select Remove from List To change the order of the items in the playlist click and drag any item to a new position within the List pane To add a new item to the playlist select it from the library and drag it to the List pane When you have finished editing the ...

Page 31: ...st 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 Keep entering keywords to fine tune the results of your search 4 5 2 Delete files and playlists from WMP11 library Click the Library tab To delete music files click the arrow on the top left of WMP11 and select Music To delete picture files select ...

Page 32: ...isplayed in WMP11 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 The contents on your player will be listed in the Contents pane To delete music files click the arrow on the top left of WMP11 and select Music To delete picture files select Pictures Navigate to the file or playlist ...

Page 33: ...tab Navigate to the song you wish to edit Right click on the song and select AdvancedTag Editor from the pop up menu The Advanced Tag Editor dialog box appears Select the appropriate tab and enter or edit the information Click OK to save your changes 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 34: ...an reformat the hard disk on your player to erase all data Start WMP11 Turn on the player Use the supplied USB cable to connect the player to the computer Click the down arrow beneath the Sync tab and select Philips GoGear SA52xx Format 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 35: ...r 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 O Increase volume PressVOL Decrease volume PressVOL Access options menu Press OPTIONS ...

Page 36: ...acks listed in album order Genres 2 Alphanumerically listed genres 2 Alphanumerically listed artists 2 Alphanumerically listed albums 2 Tracks listed in album order Playlists 2 Numerically listed Playlists on the go 2 Tracks listed in play order 2 Alphanumerically listed playlists 2 Tracks listed in play order Audiobooks 2 Alphanumerically listed book titles 2 Alphanumerically listed authors 2 Alp...

Page 37: ... 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 4 Resume play Now playing While playing when you navigate away from the play screen you can return to the play screen anytime In any menu except the main menu Press OPTIONS Press 3 or 4 then 2 to select Now playing current ...

Page 38: ...s you to share your favorite pictures more quickly This is a useful feature when you have many picture files While viewing a picture press OPTIONS to see the options menu Press 3 or 4 then 2 to select Add to Favorites The currently displayed picture is added to the folder Favorites 5 2 3 Slideshow A slideshow displays all pictures within the album in full view It moves to the next picture at a spe...

Page 39: ... guide you through the AudibleManager software download process 5 3 1 Add audiobooks to the SA52 On your computer launch AudibleManager Drag and drop your audiobooks to the SA52 5 3 2 Select audiobook by book title From the main menu of the SA52 select to enter music mode Press 3 or 4 then 2 to select Audiobooks Press 3 or 4 then 2 to select option Book titles or Authors Press 3 or 4 then 2 to mak...

Page 40: ...s 3 or 4 then 2 to select Go to bookmark Press 3 or 4 to select the bookmark in the list Press 2 to go to the selected bookmark To exit press O 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 5 3 3 Audiobook controls The player offers the following audiobook mode controls Goal Action Play Pause Press 2 Skip forward to beginning of new section chapter Press 2 Skip back to beginning of current section chapter Press 1 Fast sk...

Page 41: ... Delete bookmark Press 3 or 4 to select the bookmark in the list Press 2 to delete the selected bookmark To exit press O 5 3 8 Delete an audiobook In audiobook mode press OPTIONS Press 3 or 4 then 2 to select Delete audiobook Press 2 to confirm the deletion of the current audiobook The display shows a confirmation screen To exit press O 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 ...

Page 42: ...he player is displayed Press 3 or 4 to select the file and press 2 to play Short press O to go back to the previous menu and long press O to return to the main menu 5 4 3 Fast forward backward control The player enables you to scan videos in fast forward backward mode Fast forward backward Long press 2 to select 4x normal speed Press 2 anytime to resume normal speed play While in 4x normal speed m...

Page 43: ...tune Start a new Autotune session While in radio mode press OPTIONS to see the options menu Press 3 or 4 to select the Autotune then 2 to start The frequencies of found radio stations are saved to presets The radio can store up to 20 radio stations to presets 5 5 2 RDS Radio Data System The player supports the RDS feature of FM radio stations RDS stations can send additional information along with...

Page 44: ... 4 to select the Save to preset then 2 to save 5 5 6 Record from FM radio1 when the radio is playing While in radio mode press OPTIONS to see the options menu Press 3 or 4 to select the Start radio recording then 2 to start Press 2 to pause Press O to stop and save the recording Your recordings are saved in the Recordings library on the player You can find you radio recordings files under Recordin...

Page 45: ... file under Recordings Library Voice recordings 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 1 Play recordings From the main menu select Recordings Library Voice recordings or Radio recordings1 Press 3 or 4 to select the recording you want to hear Press 2 to play 5 6 2 Upload recordings to the computer Connect the player to your computer Select the player in Windows Explorer Select Recordings Voice or FM radio1 Copy and paste t...

Page 46: ...ding This feature is available for all regions except USA and Canada 5 6 3 Delete recordings You can delete one or all of the recordings From the main menu select Recordings Library Voice recordings or Radio recordings1 Press 3 or 4 to select the recording you want to delete Press OPTIONS to see the options menu Press 3 or 4 to select Delete or Delete all Press 2 to confirm 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 47: ...zer Off Rock Pop Jazz Classical Dance Electronica Lounge RnB Hip Hop Spoken Word Custom Backlight Always on 10 seconds 30 seconds 60 seconds Brightness slider 5 stages Sleep timer Off 15 minutes 30 minutes 60 minutes Language English default French German Spanish Italian Br Portuguese Portuguese European Dutch Swedish Norwegian Finnish Hungarian Polish Chinese Simplified Chinese Traditional Japane...

Page 48: ...You can customize the equalizer settings From the main menu select Press 3 or 4 then 2 to select Sound settings Press 3 or 4 then 2 to select Equalizer Press 3 or 4 then 2 to select Custom Press 1 or 2 to select equalizer band B bass L low M mid H high T treble Press 3 or 4 to adjust level Bar indicator shows current level Press 2 to confirm your selection Press O to cancel the adjustments Press O...

Page 49: ... computer as a back up Disconnect the player from the computer Turn off your player Ensure the computer is connected to the Internet Click Start Programs Philips Digital Audio Player SA52XX Philips SA52XX Device Manager to launch the Philips Device Manager On the player hold the volume button while you connect the player to the computer The Device Manager enters recovery mode Click OK to continue ...

Page 50: ...orted by provided MediaConverter for Philips WMV9 Up to 512kbps 320 x 240 pixels 30fps other formats to be supported by provided MediaConverter for Philips Play time 6 hours2 MediaConverter for Philips Support format AVI WMV requires WMP10 or above MOV requires Quicktime RM requires RealPlayer Recording Audio Capturing Build in microphone Mono FM radio1 Storage media Built in memory capacity SA522...

Page 51: ...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 4 Actual transfer speed may vary based on your operating system and software configuration ...

Page 52: ...ired 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 playback on the player There is no picture on my player after transfer Are your pictures in JPEG BMP or GIF format Pictures in other formats cannot be transferred to your player There is no video on my player after transfer Make sure you use MediaCon...

Page 53: ...to the headphones jack Some songs do not show up or playback on the player The audio file might be corrupted try to playback the file on your PC first If it does not play rip the song again 2 My player hangs 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 1 No...

Page 54: ...52 PHILIPS reserves the right to make design and specification changes for product improvement without prior notice ...

Page 55: ...t 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 wk8431 1588 ...

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