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    SA4DO T02 SA4DO T04 SA4DO T08 www .philips.com/w elcome GoGEAR User man ual Register your pr oduct and get support at[...]

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    3 EN 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. Contents 1 Important safety information 4 General maintenance 4 Recycling the product and the built-in batter y 6 2 Y our new pla y er 7 What&apos[...]

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    4 EN 1 Impor tant saf ety information General maintenance The translation of this document is for reference only . In the event of an y inconsistency between the English version and the tr anslated version, the English version shall prevail. Caution • T o a void damage or malfunction: • Do not expose the product to excessive heat caused by heat[...]

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    5 EN Modications Modications not authorized by the manufacturer may v oid user's authority to operate the product. Cop yright information All other brands and product names are trademar ks of their respective companies or organizations. Unauthorized duplication of any recordings whether downloaded from the Internet or made from audio CDs[...]

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    6 EN Recycling the pr oduct and the built-in batter y Y our product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components, which can be recycled and reused. Never dispose of y our product with other household waste . Please infor m yourself about the local r ules on the separ ate collection of electrical and electronic products an[...]

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    7 EN 2 Y our ne w pla y er What's in the box Make sure that y ou hav e received the follo wing items: Play er Earphones Quick star t guide Safety and W ar r anty sheet Note • The images ser ve as reference only . Philips reser ves the right to change color/design without notice . Philips GoGear audio player Quick start guide Safe ty and Warr[...]

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    8 EN b / • Press: Decrease or increase the volume • Press and hold: Skip to the previous or next song c USB connector for pow er charging and data transfer d Clip e RESET • Press the hole by using the tip of a ball pen when the play er does not respond to the pressing of keys f LED indicator g • 3.5 mm-headphone connector LED indicator and [...]

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    9 EN 3 Get star ted Charge pow er SOUNDDO T has a built-in batter y that can be charged through the USB socket of a computer . • Rotate the USB connector to connect SOUNDDO T to a PC . » During power charging, the indicator changes its color to denote the batter y level. » When the batter y is full, the green indicator lights up. Tip • When t[...]

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    10 EN 4 Pla y music T ransfer m usic to the pla yer Y ou can tr ansfer music from y our PC media librar y to SOUNDDO T in the following wa ys: • Drag and drop music les in Windows Explorer ; • Sync through Philips Songbird (see 'Sync with PC music librar y through Philips Songbird' on page 11). T odraganddropm usic?[...]

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    11 EN 5 Sync with PC music librar y thr ough Philips Songbir d With Philips Songbird , you can do the follo wing: • Manage your m usic collection on a PC; • Sync SOUNDDO T with your PC music librar y; • Register SOUNDDO T on www . philips.com/welcome; • Update the rmware of SOUNDDO T (see 'Update the rmware through Philips Songbi[...]

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    12 EN Set iT unes media folder 1 On Philips Songbird , go to T ools > Options... 2 Select Media Importer , and then the iT unes Impor ter tab. 3 V erify your libr ar y location and options. 4 Click the Import Librar y button next to the librar y location. » The software impor ts the iT unes librar y into Philips Songbird . Set the watch folder [...]

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    13 EN Importmusicles In Philips Songbird , • go to File > Import Media to select folder s on the PC . » Music les are added under Librar y . Sync the pla yer with Philips Songbird 1 On the PC , launch Philips Songbird . 2 Connect the play er to the PC . » On Philips Songbird , the play er is display ed when it is recognized by th[...]

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    14 EN Manual sync T otransferselectedmedialesmanually , 1 On the Content pane , r ight click on a selected media le . 2 Select Add to Device > SOUNDDO T . » Selected les are transfer red to SOUNDDO T . Tip • T o select multiple les at the same time, hold down the Ctrl button when you click options.[...]

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    15 EN 6 Update the firmwar e thr ough Philips Songbir d SOUNDDO T is controlled by an internal program called r mware . Newer versions of the rmware may hav e been released after you hav e purchased SOUNDDO T . Through Philips Songbird , you can check for and install rmware updates for SOUNDDO T ov er the Inter net. Tip • Y our music [...]

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    16 EN 7 Repair the pla y er thr ough Philips Songbir d If SOUNDDO T is not wor king proper ly or the display freez es, you can reset it without losing data: T o reset SOUNDDO T? • Inser t a pen tip or other object into the reset hole at the base of SOUNDDO T . Hold until the play er shuts down. If you fail to r eset the pla yer , r epair the pla [...]

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    17 EN 8 T echnical data Powe r • P ower supply: 110 mAh Li-ion polymer internal rechar geable batter y • Play time¹ Audio (.mp3): up to 6 hour s • Fast charging: 6-minute char ging for 60-minute play Software • Philips Songbird: T o update rmware and transfer music Connectivity • Headphone 3.5 mm • USB 2.0 High speed Sound • Chann[...]

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    Specifications are subject to change without notice © 2012 K oninklijke Philips Electronics N.V . All rights reserved. SA4DO T_37_UM_V1.1 wk1207.3[...]