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    SA054104K SA054108K SA054116K 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 Digital audio video pla yer[...]

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    ii Need help? Please visit www .philips.com/w elcome where you can access a full set of suppor ting materials such as user manual, the latest software updates and answers to frequently asked questions.[...]

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    1 1 Important safety information 3 2 Y our new pla yer 6 2.1 What’ s in the box 6 2.2 Register your product 6 3 Getting star ted 7 3.1 Overview of controls and connections 7 3.3 Install 8 3.4 Connect and charge 9 3.4.1 Use the supplied USB cable 9 3.4.2 Battery level indication 9 3.5 T ransfer music, video, pictures and text 10 3.6 Enjoy 10 3.6.1[...]

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    2 4.7 View folders 22 4.7.1 Delete folders 22 4.8 L yrics 22 4.9 Use yourpla y er tostore and carry data les 2 2 5 Settings 23 5.1 Equalizer custom settings 24 6 Update your pla yer 25 6.1 P erform a software update 25 7 T echnical data 26 8 Frequentl y ask ed questions 28 Contents[...]

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    3 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 [...]

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    4 Be sure to obser ve the follo wing guidelines when using your headphones. Listen at reasonable volumes for reasonable periods of time. • Be careful not to adjust the volume as your hearing adapts. • Do not turn up the volume so high that you can’ t hear what’ s around you. • Y ou should use caution or temporarily discontinue us[...]

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    5 The recor ding and transfer to the portable play er of video streams downloaded to your computer is intended only for use with public domain or properly licensed content. Y ou ma y only use such content for your private, non-commercial use and shall respect eventual cop yright instructions provided by the cop yright owner of the work. Such instru[...]

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    6 2 Y our new pla y er With your newly purchased pla yer , you can enjoy the following: Pla y video les (RMVB,  WMV , MPEG4 (.avi)) • Pla y video les on your TV • Pla y audio les (MP3,  WMA,  APE,  FLAC) • View pictures • View pictures on your TV • Listen to FM rad[...]

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    7 3 Getting star ted 3.1 Ov er view of contr ols and connections H D E F I J G A B C A OPTIONS Offers a selection of options, depending on the current menu B -V OLUME+ Increases/decreases volume (hold to increase/decr ease 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 y[...]

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    8 3.2 Main menu Menu To Music Pla y digital music tracks Video W atch videos Pictures View pictures Radio Listen to or recor d from FM radio Recordings Create or listen to recor dings T ext reader Read textle Folder view View folders Settings Customize the settings of your pla yer Now playing Last pla yed Go to the play screen Resume pla y[...]

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    9 1 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 the supplied USB cable Befor eyou use the pla yer forthe rst time ,  charge?[...]

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    10 3.5 T ransfer music, video , pictures and text The pla yer appears as a USB mass storage device in Windows Explorer . Y ou can organize les andtransfer music, video,  pictureand text les to yourpla y er duringUSB connection.  Click and highlight one or more songs to transfer between the play er [...]

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    11 4 Detailed operation 4.1 Music mode (also play mode for recordings) Y our play er suppor ts MP3, WMA formats. 4.1.1 Contr ol 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 and hold 2 Fast[...]

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    12 4.1.2 Find your music 1 From the main menu, select 1 to enter music mode . The pla yer offers the following menu options: All songs Alphabetically listed tracks Artists Alphabetically listed artists Alphabetically listed albums T racks listed in album order Albums Alphanumerically listed albums T racks listed in album order Genres Alphan umerica[...]

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    13 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 > Sound settings > V olume limit . Press 2 -V OLUME+ to adjust the level. Press 3 2; to set. When you set a volume limit, yo[...]

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    14 4.2 Pictur e librar y 4.2.1 View pictures The pla yer supports pictures in JPEG and BMP format and pro vides a slide show function. 1 From the main menu, select 1 to enter Picture mode. Press 2 1 or 2 to browse through picture thumbnails. Press 3 2; to see the picture in full view . During full screen bro wsing, press 4 1 or 2 to move to next or[...]

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    15 4.2.3 Adding pictures to folder ‘Fa vorites’ The Fa vorites feature enables you to share your fa vorite pictures more quickly . This is a useful featur ewhen you ha v e manypictureles. While viewing a picture, press 1 OPTIONS to see the options menu. Press 2 3 or 4 , then 2; to select Add to Fa vorites . The currently[...]

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    16 4.3 Video 4.3.1 Video pla y Y ou can pla y video clips that are stored on the pla y er . 2 Connect the mini USB plug of the supplied USB and A V cable to the pla yer and the USB 1 plug toyour USB charger , to ensurethat sufcient poweris a vailablefor video pla y . From the main menu, select 2 to enter[...]

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    17 Connect the red and white audio plugs of the supplied cable with the audio-in jacks on 5 your TV . 1 3 2 USB charger (sold separately) The picture is displayed on the TV 3 seconds after the yello w video plug is connected to the > yello w jac k on your TV . 4.3.3 Fast forward / backward contr ol The pla yer enables you to scan videos in fast [...]

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    18 4.4 Radio From the main menu, select to enter radio mode . 1 Connect the headphones The supplied headphones ser ve as a radio antenna. Ensure you connect the headphones properl y for an optimal reception. 4.4.1 Automatic tuning of radio stations Note The Autotune function sa ves the frequencies of found radio stations under presets and overwrite[...]

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    19 4.4.4 Manually sa ve a radio station to a preset While pla ying a radio station, press 1 OPTIONS to see the options menu. Press 2 3 or 4 to select the Sav e to preset , then 2; to sa ve. 4.4.5 Record from FM radio when the radio is playing While in radio mode , press 1 OPTIONS to see the options menu. Press 2 3 or 4 to select the Star t radio re[...]

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    20 4.5 Recor dings Y ou can record audio with the pla yer . The section 3.1 Over view of controls and connections shows you the location of the microphone. 1 From the main menu, select 1 . Press 2 3 or 4 to select the Star t voice recording , then 2; to star t. Press 3 2; to pause . Press 4 O to stop and sav e the recording. Y our recordings are sa[...]

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    21 4.5.3 Delete recor dings From the main menu, select 1 > Recordings Librar y > V oice recordings or Radio recor dings . Press 2 3 or 4 to select the recording you want to delete . Press 3 OPTIONS to see the options menu. Press 4 3 or 4 to select Delete . Press 5 2;  toconrm. 4.6 Read text les The text readerfea[...]

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    22 4.7 Vie w folders The folder view option enables you to see all the folders that are on the play er . From the main menu, select 1 F older view . Press 2 3 or 4 and 2;  to browseand select folders/les. Press • O to go back to the previous menu screen. 4.7.1 Delete folders While viewing a folder , press 1 OPTIONS to see the[...]

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    23 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: S[...]

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    24 5.1 Equalizer custom settings Y ou can customize the equalizer settings: From the main menu, select 1 . Press 2 3 or 4 , then 2; to select Sound settings . Press 3 3 or 4 , then 2; to select Equalizer . Press 4 3 or 4 , then 2; to select Custom . Press 5 1 or 2 to select equalizer band: B = bass, L = low , M = mid, H = high, T = treble Press 6 3[...]

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    25 6 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[...]

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    26 7 T echnical data P o wer Po w er supply • 880mAh Li-polymer internal rechargeable batter y 1 Displa y White backlight LCD , 320 x 240 pixels, • 262K colors Sound Channel separation: 35dB • Equalizer setting: • Off / FullSound / Rock / Pop / Jazz / Classical / Dance / Electronica / Lounge / RnB / Hip Hop / Spoken W or d / Cus[...]

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    27 1 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 . 2 1MB = 1 million bytes; available storage capacity will be less . 1GB = 1 billion bytes; available storage capacity will be less . Full memor y capacity may not be available as some memor y will be reser ve[...]

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    28 8 Fr equently ask ed questions If you encounter problems with your pla yer , go through the following points listed in the next section. Please also check out F AQs at www .philips.com/suppor t for fur ther help and other troubleshooting tips. Consult yourdealer or ser vice center ifyou areunable to nd a[...]

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    29 My pla yer hangs. In the unlik ely event that your pla yer hangs, do not panic . Inser t a small pin or other sharp 1 object into the reset hole located at the bottom of the play er . Hold until the play er shuts down. Note The existing contents on your pla yer will not be erased. If nothing happens, recharge the batter y for at least 4 hours an[...]

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

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    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 wk9172[...]