Philips GoGear SA6185 manual

SA6125 SA6145 SA6185 www.philips.com/welcome Digital audio video player[...]

ii Need help? Please visit www.philips.com/welcome where you can access to a full set of supporting materials such as user manual, flash tutorial, the latest software upgrades and answers to frequently asked questions.[...]

1 1 Important safety information 3 2 Your new player 7 2.1 What’s in the box 7 2.2 Register your product 7 3 Getting started 8 3.1 Overview of controls and connections 8 3.2 Main menu 9 3.3 Install 9 3.4 Connect and charge 10 3.4.1 Use the supplied USB cable 10 3.4.2 Battery level indication 11 3.5 Transfer music and pictures 11 3.6 Transfer vide[...]

2 4.5 Manage your files and playlists in Windows Media Player 35 4.5.1 Search for music or pictures via Windows Media Player 35 4.5.2 Delete files and playlists from Windows Media Player library 35 4.5.3 Delete files and playlists from your player 35 4.5.4 Add or change album art 36 4.5.5 Edit song information via Windows Media Player 37 4.5.6 Form[...]

3 1 Impor tant safety inf ormation 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 General maintenance To avoid damage or malfunction: • Do not expose the player to excessive heat caused by heating equipment or direct sunlight. • Do [...]

Listen for reasonable periods of time: • Prolonged exposure to sound, even at normally “safe” levels, can also cause hearing loss. • Be sure to use your equipment reasonably and take appropriate breaks. Be sure to observe the following guidelines when using your headphones. • Listen at reasonable volumes for reasonable periods of time. ?[...]

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. If such updates are not available, your device will not have the ability to transfer, store, copy, display and/or play Secure Content - even Secure Content which [...]

Modifications Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void user authority to operate this device. 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 provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer[...]

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8 A B C D E F G H I J K 3 Getting star ted 3.1 Overview of controls and connections A Loud speaker Active when no headphones connected B Microphone For voice recordings C USB connector D p Headphones jack E - Vol + Control volume F MENU Press to access the menu / return to previous menu G PLAYLIST Press to add songs to Playlist on the go H y / 2; S[...]

9 Menu To Video Watch your videos Picture View your pictures Music Play your digital music tracks Radio Listen to FM radio Recording Create or listen to recordings Settings Customize the settings of your player Now playing Go to the play screen Last played Resume play 3.2 Main menu 3.3 Install Important Make sure to install the software provided in[...]

10 3.4 Connect and charge Your player will be charged when connected to the PC. 3.4.1 Use the supplied USB cable Connect the supplied USB cable to PC for charging and data transfer. However, your PC must be switched on and have hi-power capability in order to perform charging. Note Charge your player for at least 5 hours before using it for the fir[...]

11 3.4.2 Battery level indication The approximate power levels of your battery are indicated as follows: Battery is full Battery is two-thirds full Battery is half full Battery is low Battery is empty Note When the batteries are almost empty, the low battery screen blinks. Your player will power down in less than 60 seconds. Your player will save a[...]

12 3 In the Convert to: option at the bottom of the screen, select Current Device , the contents will be stored directly on the connected player. 4 Press the Add Media button to select your video files. 5 Press OPEN when you have found the video files on your PC that you want to transfer to the player. You may also add additional video files. OR Se[...]

13 To Do this Return to previous menu Press 1 or MENU Return to main menu Press and hold MENU Browse through menus Press 1 or 2 Scroll through a list Press 3 or 4 Select an option Press 2 Tip Your player automatically powers down if there is no operation and no music or video is played for 10 minutes. 7 The progress of conversion and transfer is sh[...]

14 4 Organize and transfer m usic and pictur es with Windows Media Pla y er 11 4.1 About Windows Media Player 11 While your player will work with Windows Media Player 10 , we suggest that you use Windows Media Player 11 for a more enhanced media experience, both on the computer and on your player. Windows Media Player 11 is an all-in-one playback a[...]

15 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 information and star ratings to your media file, as well as back up your exist[...]

16 3 Click Validate to continue. 4.1.2 Installing Windows Media Player 11 1 Insert the accompanying CD into the CD ROM drive of your computer. 2 Follow the onscreen instructions 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[...]

17 4 Click I Accept to continue. 5 Select EXPRESS and click Finish .[...]

18 6 Click on the checkboxes to select the file types that 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.[...]

19 7 Click on the checkboxes to select your privacy options and then click Next to complete the necessary settings. 4.1.3 Rolling back to a previous version of Windows Media Player If you encounter some problems with Windows Media Player 11 , you can simply roll back to the version that was previously on your computer. 1 Disconnect your player from[...]

20 12 When the rollback process is completed (this may take several minutes), click Restart . 13 Select Start , and then click Control Panel . 14 In the Control Panel, select Add or Remove Programs . 15 Select Microsoft User-Mode Driver Framework Feature Pack 1.0 , and then click Remove . 16 Follow the instructions that appear in the Software Updat[...]

21 4 . 2 . 1 Add music and picture files to Windows Media Player library By default, Windows Media Player automatically loads all the music and picture files stored in your My Music and My Pictures folders into the library. If you add new files to these folders, they will also be automatically added to the library. Add music and picture files that [...]

22 4 Click Add... > Add folder dialog box appears. 5 Select a folder in which you have kept your music or picture files and click OK . 6 Return to Add to library dialog box and click OK . > Windows Media Player will start scanning the folder and add available music or picture files to the library. 7 Click Close when done. 4.2.2 Switch between[...]

23 4.2.3 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 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 [...]

24 4 Insert the Audio CD into your computer's CD drive. > All the tracks from the CD are listed. By default, Windows Media Player will start to rip all the songs in the CD. To modify this option, click the down arrow beneath the Rip tab and select Rip CD Automatically When Inserted > Never . Important Make sure that you are connected to [...]

25 5 Select the songs that you want to rip by clicking on the checkboxes. 6 Click Start Rip . > The selected tracks will 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 ta[...]

26 > After you have bought a song or an album, it will appear in Windows Media Player library. 4.3 Sync your Windows Media contents to your player You can sync your music and pictures to your player using Windows Media Player . Simply connect your player to your computer using the supplied USB cable, set up sync, and you will be ready to sync yo[...]

27 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 manual sync. 1 Click the down arrow beneath the Sync tab, select Philips GoGear SA61xx > Set Up Sync . 2 Select or clear the Sync this device automatically check box. 4.3.3 Select and pr[...]

28 4.3.4 Select files and playlists for manual sync If you sync manually, you must create a list of files and playlists you want to sync. You can also shuffle which files from your playlists to sync to your player. 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 S[...]

29 5 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. 6 To remove items, right-click on the item in the Sync List pane, and then select Remove from List . 7 Click Start Sync button to transfer the Sync List items to your player. > The progress is display[...]

30 8 If you wish to stop the transfer, click Stop Sync . 4.3.5 Shuffle manual sync items on your player The Shuffle Sync feature in Windows Media Player is able to detect the amount of space in your player and load your player with a random sampling of files. 1 Start Windows Media Player . 2 Switch on your player and then connect it to your compute[...]

31 4.3.6 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 Windows Media Player . 1 Start Windows Media Player . 2 Switch on your player and then connect it to your computer using the supplied USB cable. 3 Click on Philips GoGear SA61xx in the left Navigat[...]

32 2 Click on Untitled Playlist and enter a new name for the playlist. 3 To add items to your playlist, drag them from the Contents pane onto the List pane. Your playlist can contain both songs and pictures. Tip To switch between music and pictures library in your player, simply click the arrow on the top left of Windows Media Player and select the[...]

33 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. > Your criteria is listed. 4 Click 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 w[...]

34 2 Right-click on the playlist you wish to edit and select Edit in List Pane from the pop-up menu. > The contents 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 To change the order of the items in the playlist, click and drag any item to a new position wi[...]

35 4.5 Manage your files and playlists in Windows Media Player 4.5.1 Search for music or pictures via Windows Media Player 1 Click the Library tab. 2 To search for music files, click the arrow on the top left of Windows Media Player and select Music . To search for picture files, select Pictures . 3 Type a few keywords of the file, such as song tit[...]

36 3 Navigate to the file or playlist you wish to delete. 4 Right-click on the file or playlist and select Delete . 5 Click OK . 4.5.4 Add or change album art 1 Locate and store your album 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[...]

37 4.5.5 Edit song information via Windows Media Player 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.[...]

38 4.5.6 Format your player via Windows Media Player You can 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 SA61xx > Format .[...]

39 5 Detailed operation 5.1 Music mode Your player is preloaded with some songs. You can transfer your digital music and picture collection from your computer to your player using Windows Media Player . More information on music transfer can be found in section Organize and transfer pictures and music with Windows Media Player in this user manual. [...]

40 2 Press 3 or 4 to scroll through the list. 3 Press 2 to select or press 1 to return to previous level. 4 Press 2; to play your selection. 5.1.2 Find your music 1 From the main menu, select to enter music mode. You can search from the following music options: 1 Tip Superplay™ allows you to playback the selected music or album immediately at any[...]

41 5.2 Equalizer (sound settings) Set your player to play songs with different EQ (equalizers) settings. 1 From the main menu, select > Sound settings . 2 Press 3 or 4 to scroll through the list of options: Rock , Funk , Jazz , Classical , HipHop , Techno , Custom , or Off . You can select one of them. 1 3 Press 2 to select. Note Custom settings[...]

42 5.3 Playlist on the go Playlist on the go is a playlist that can be created on the player while on the move. You can create up to 3 different Playlists on the go. All songs will be displayed and listed in play order in the playlist. New songs are automatically added to the end of the playlist. 5.3.1 Add songs to playlist on the go Press PLAYLIST[...]

43 5.4 Other playlists You can transfer playlists to the player using Windows Media Player . See section Manage your Windows Media Player playlist - Transfer playlists in this user manual for details. 5.4.1 Delete playlist from your player You can only delete your player's playlists (except for Playlist on the go) via Windows Explorer . 1 Conn[...]

44 All videos Alphabetically listed videos 5.5 Videos You can play the videos that are loaded from the PC using the MediaConverter software. 5.5.1 Find your videos 1 In the root menu of your player, select by pressing 3 or 4 . You can search from the following video options: 2 Press 2 to enter the video library on your player. 3 Press 3 or 4 to sel[...]

45 To Do this Play / pause video Press 2; Search forward and backward Use the 1 and 2 keys to forward and rewind within a playing video Go to previous / next video Press 1 and 2 keys Adjust volume Use the + and - keys Go back to previous menu Press MENU 5.5.2 Controls During video playback, you can do the following: 5.5.3 Resume play The video func[...]

46 5.6 Pictures You can view your favorite pictures on your player. While you are browsing your pictures, you can listen to music at the same time. 5.6.1 Transfer pictures from your computer to your player You can transfer pictures from your computer to your player using Windows Media Player . See section Organize and transfer pictures and music wi[...]

47 Note The delete option is also available in the menu to delete Artists, Albums, Genres etc. This will permanently remove the entry including all content from your library. In case this content is also contained in a playlist, the entry will continue to be contained in the playlist and on playing back this playlist, the missing content will be sk[...]

48 5.8 Radio From the main menu, select to enter radio mode. Connect the headphones The supplied pair of headphones serves as a radio antenna. Make sure that it is properly connected to ensure optimal reception. 5.8.1 Select your FM region From the main menu, select > Radio settings . Region Europe USA Asia Frequency range 87.5 - 108MHz 87.5 - 1[...]

49 5.8.3 Play a preset radio station and tune the station 1 From the Radio menu , select Presets . 2 Press 3 or 4 to browse and select the preset stations. 3 After you select a preset station, short press 1 / 2 can change to another preset stations. 4 You can also tune the frequency of selected preset station by long pressing 3 / 4 . 5 Short press [...]

50 5.9.1 Play back recordings From the main menu, select > Recordings library . 1 Select the recording you want to hear. 2 Press 2; to confirm. 5.9.2 Delete your recordings The player provides the option to delete all the recordings files of your player. 1 From the main menu, select > Clear library . 2 Press 2; to confirm. Your can also delet[...]

51 5.10 Settings The settings menu allows you to make adjustments and personal preferences on your player. 1 From the main menu, select . 2 Use 3 or 4 to select an option. 3 Press 2 to go to the next level or 1 to return to previous level. 4 Press 2 to confirm your selection. 5 Press 1 to exit the Settings menu. In the Settings menu, the following [...]

52 Settings Options More options Description Date and time Set date format MM/DD/YY DD/MM/YY Set your player's date format Set date Day / Month / Year Enter day, month and year to set the date in your player. Set time format 12-hrs / 24-hrs Set your player's time format Set time Hour / Minute / Second Enter hour, minute and second to set [...]

53 6 Update y our pla y er Your player is controlled by an internal program called firmware. New versions of the firmware may be released after you have purchased your player. A software program called Philips Device Manager will monitor the firmware status of your player and notify you if new firmware is available. You need an Internet connection [...]

54 7 Fr equently ask ed questions My player skips songs. The skipped 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 cannot power on. Your [...]

55 1 Reset your player first by inserting a pin or sharp object into the reset hole at the back of the player. 2 Launch Philips Device Manager from Start > Programs > Philips Device Manager . Select the Repair Tab. 3 While pressing the Vol + on your device, connect it to the PC. 4 Confirm Yes when you see the following screen , you can releas[...]

56 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. (See Updade your player section in this user manual for details.) My player is full and I have fewer songs on my player than I expected. Your player has an in[...]

57 8 T echnical data Power • Battery capacity 1000mAh • Battery type Li-Polymer • Playtime on internal battery Up to 20 hours audio or 5 hours video • Rechargeable via USB Dimensions 124 x 74 x 12.7mm Weight 153g Picture / Display • White backlight LCD 320 x 240 pixels 65K colors Sound • Channel separation 45dB • Equalizer settings Ro[...]

58 * Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced. Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings. + 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 s[...]

59 9 Glossar y A Album A collection list of songs / pictures. D Digital Rights Management (DRM) A technology that provides a persistent level of protection to digital content by encrypting it with a cryptographic key. Authorized recipients (or end users) must acquire a license in order to unlock and consume the content. G Genres A particular style [...]

60 Superscroll TM A Philips trademark user interface navigator feature to enhance the speed of browsing long lists of content. Synchronization The process of maintaining digital media files on a portable device based on the rules specified by the users. This may require copying digital media files from a computer to a device, updating information o[...]

61 PHILIPS reserves the right to make design and specification changes for product improvement without prior notice.[...]

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