Philips GoGear SA1942A manual

Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips! T o fully benefit from the suppor t that Philips offers, register your product at www .philips.com/welcome MP3 pla yer Radio ✔ ✘ SA1915 SA1916 SA1917 SA1918 SA1919 SA1925 SA1926 SA1927 SA1928 SA1929 SA1945 SA1946 SA1947 SA1948 SA1922 SA1924 SA1942 SA1982[...]

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iii 1 Important safety information 1 2 Y our new pla yer 5 2.1 What’ s in the box 5 2.2 Register your product 5 3 Getting star ted 6 3.1 Overview of controls and connections 6 3.2 Main menu 7 3.3 Install 7 3.4 Connect and charge 8 3.4.1 Use the supplied USB cable 8 3.4.2 Battery level indication 8 3.5 T ransfer 9 3.5.1 Disconnect your pla yer saf[...]

iv 5 Update your pla yer 18 5.1 Manually verify software status 18 6 T echnical data 19 7 Frequentl y ask ed questions 21 Contents[...]

1 1 Impor tant safety information General maintenance T o av oid damage or malfunction: Do not expose the play er to excessive heat caused by heating equipment or direct sunlight. • Do not drop your pla y er or allow objects to fall on your pla yer . • Do not allow your play er to be submerged in water . Do not expose headphone socket or [...]

2 Listen for reasonable periods of time: Prolonged exposure to sound, even at normally “safe” lev els, can also cause hearing loss. • Be sure to use your equipment reasonably and tak e appr opriate breaks. • Be sure to obser ve the follo wing guidelines when using your headphones. Listen at reasonable volumes for reasonable periods of[...]

3 Disposal of your old product and the integrated batter y All our products are designed and manufactur ed with high quality materials and components, which can be recycled and reused. The cros sed-out wheel bin symbol on a product means that the product is subject to the European Directiv e 2002/96/EC . This symbol can also be used in combination [...]

Notice for USA Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pro vide reasonable pr otection against harmful interfer ence in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy a[...]

5 2 Y our new pla y er With your newly purchased pla yer , you can: pla y MP3 and WMA • pla y FM radio • 1 recor d FM radio • 1 recor d with built-in microphone • 2.1 What’ s in the box The following accessories are included with your play er : 2.2 Register y our pr oduct W e strongly recommend that you register your product i[...]

6 A p Headphone jack B MIC Microphone C O Back one level (hold to return to root menu) D z / 2; On / Off Pla y/Record / Pause Conrm selection E slider Hold slider to lock/unlock all keys (except + / - ) F RESET G USB connector with dust cap H 1 Skip back (hold to quick skip) 2 Skip forward (hold to quick skip) + / - In menus: scroll up/down ([...]

3.3 Install System requir ements: Windows 2000, XP or Vista • Pentium III 800MHz processor or higher • 128MB RAM • 500MB hard disk space • Internet connection (pref erable) • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later • USB port • Connect the mini USB plug of the supplied cable to the pla yer . 1 Connect the standar[...]

8 3.4.2 Batter y le v el indication The appr oximate power lev els of your batter y are indicated as follows: 2 Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of c harge c yc les . Batter y life and number of charge c ycles var y by use and settings . 3.4 Connect and charge When you connect the pla y er to the PC , it automatically charges. 3.4.1 Use[...]

9 Goal Action Return to previous menu Press O Return to main menu Press and hold O Bro wse through menus Press 2; or O Scroll through a list Press + or - Select an option Press 2; Tip If the play er is idle and no button is pressed for 10 minutes, it switches off automatically . 3.5 T ransfer The pla yer appears as a USB mass storage device in Wind[...]

10 4 Detail operation 4.1 Music mode (also pla y mode for recor dings) Y our play er suppor ts MP3 and WMA formats. 4.1.1 Control The pla yer offers the following music mode options: Goal Action Pla y / Pause music Press 2; Skip tonext audio le Press 2 Return topreviousaudio le Press 1 Fast forwar d Press a[...]

11 Press 2 + or - to scroll through the list. Press 3 2; to select or press O to return to pre vious level. Press 4 2; to play . 4.1.3 Limit the volume Listening to loud sounds for longer than a moment can be harmful to the listener . Y ou can set the volume lev el of the play er to suit your pref erences: From the main menu, select 1 Settings >[...]

12 4.2 Audiobooks SA19 supports books in audio format. The use of this feature requir es that you download AudibleManag er from www .audible .com. With AudibleManager you can manage the digital contents of your audiobooks. Visit www .audible.com/gogear and register . The onscreen instructions guide you through AudibleManag er software download proc[...]

13 4.2.3 Select audiobook b y book title From the main menu, select 1 to enter music mode . Press 2 + or – , then 2; to select [Audiobooks] . Press 3 + or – to select title , then 2; to pla y . T o exit, press > O .[...]

14 1 From the Radio menu 1 , select Auto tune . The radio automatically tunes radio stations and saves the frequencies to presets . > The radio can store up to 20 radio station to presets. T o stop auto tuning, press O . T o exit radio , long press O . 4.3.2 Pla y a preset radio station From the Radio menu 1 , select Presets . Press 2 + / - to s[...]

15 4.3.4 Sav e a new frequency under a preset T une to the new frequency you want to sa ve. 1 Press 2 2; to enter preset screen. Press 3 + / - to select, then 2; to sav e . T o exit radio , long press O . 4.3.5 Record from FM radio 1 when the radio is pla ying: Press 1 O one or more times to enter Radio menu . Select 2 Star t FM Recording . Press 3[...]

4.4.1 Pla y recor dings From the main menu, select > Recording librar y > V oice or FM radio 1 . Select the recor ding you want to hear . 1 Press 2 2; to conrm. 4.4.2 Delete your r ecording Use your computer when you delete recordings on the computer . Connect the play er to the computer . 1 Select the pla yer in 2 Windo w Explorer . Se[...]

17 4.5 Settings Y ou can set prefer ences in your play er to suit your needs. 1 Press 1 O and select . Press 2 3 or 4 to select an option. Press 3 2; to go to next level or O to return to pre vious level. Press 4 2;  toconrm your selection. Press 5 O to exit the Settings menu In the Settings menu, the following options are available:[...]

18 5 Update y our pla y er Y our play er is controlledby an internal programcalled the rmware.  Newerversionsof the rmwarema yhav ebeen released afteryou ha vepurchasedyourpla yer . A software program called Philips De vice Manag er checks for rmwareupda[...]

19 6 T echnical data P o wer Po w er supply • 310mAh Li-ion internal rechargeable batter y 2 Displa y White backlight LCD , 128 x 48 pixels • Sound Channel separation: 40dB • Equalizer setting: • Off / Rock / Funk / Hip Hop / Jazz / Classical / T echno Frequency response: 80-18000Hz • Signal to noise ratio: > 80dB •[...]

20 1 FM radio recording: This feature is available only in some regions . 2 Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of c harge c yc les . Batter y life and number of charge c ycles var y 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[...]

21 If nothing happens, recharge the batter y for at least 4 hours and tr y to power on or reset 2 again. If this does not work, you might ha ve to repair your play er with Philips Device Manag er . There is no sound. Mak e sure your headphones are inser ted all the wa y into the headphones jack. Note The existing contents on your pla yer will not b[...]

22 Some songs do not show up or playback on the pla yer . This pla yer does not suppor t copyright protected (DRM) WMA tracks bought from on-line • musicstores,  only unprotected WMAles can be pla yedback on this pla yer .  The songis in a format that is not suppor ted by the play er . Only[...]

23 PHILIPS reservesthe right to makedesign and specication changes forproductimprov ement without prior notice.[...]

Specifications are subject to change without notice . T rademarks are the property of K oninklijke Philips Electronics N.V . or their respectiv e owners © 2009 K oninklijk e Philips Electronics N.V . All rights reser ved. www .philips.com Printed in China SA19_00_UM_V2. 3 wk93 32[...]