Philips SA4VD408 manual

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    www .philips.com/welcome User man ual Alwa ys there to help y ou Register your pr oduct and get suppor t at SA4VD404 SA4VD408 GoGEAR Questio n? Cont act Philips Questio n? Cont act Philips[...]

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    1 EN Contents 1 Important safety information 3 General maintenance 3 Recycling the product 5 2 Y our new pla yer 7 What's in the box 7 Software loaded on the pla y er 7 Files loaded on the play er 7 Over view 7 Controls 7 Screens 8 V olume reminder 9 Use the stand 9 3 Get started 10 Charge power 10 Char ge through a USB AC/DC adapter 10 Switch[...]

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    2 EN 14 Sync with PC media librar y through Philips Songbir d 23 Install Philips Songbird 23 &ROOHFWPHGLDÀOHVIURPWKH3&  Set the watch folder 23 ,PSRU WPHGLDÀOHV  Create playlists in Philips Songbird 25 Create a playlist 25 Generate LikeMusic playlists 25 Sav e the play queue as a playlist 26 0DQDJH?[...]

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    3 EN 1 Impor tant safety 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 ver sion, the English version shall prevail. Caution  T o avoid damage or malfunction:  Do not expose the product to excessiv e heat caused by heat[...]

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    4 EN Unauthorized duplication of any recordings whether downloaded from the Internet or made from audio CDs is a violation of copyright laws and international treaties. The making of unauthorized copies of copy- protected material, including computer SURJUDPV ÀOHV EURDGFDVWVDQGVRXQG recordings, may be an infr ingement of copyr[...]

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    5 EN e Although the software has been tested thoroughl y , the author is in no wa y responsible f or damages due to bugs or misuse. If you do not completel y agree with all of the previous stipulations, you must cease using this source code and remov e it from your storage device . FLA C decoder Copyright (C) 2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005, 2006,200[...]

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    6 EN 2006/66/EC , which cannot be disposed of with normal household waste . T o safeguard the functionality and safety of RXUSURGXFW WDNH RXUSURGXFWWRDQRIÀFLDO collection point or ser vice center where a professional can remo ve the batter y as shown: Please inform your self about the local r ules on separate collectio[...]

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    7 EN 2 Y our ne w pla y er What's in the box Make sure that y ou have receiv ed the following items: Play er Earphones USB cable Quick star t guide Safety and W ar ranty sheet Note  The images ser ve as reference onl y . Philips reser v es the right to change color/design without notice . Philips GoGear audio player Quick start guide Safe t[...]

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    8 EN  Press: Select options, or star t/pause/ resume play  Show options menu c Speaker d MICR O SD  Slot for Micro SD card e RESET  Press the hole by using the tip of a ball pen when the screen does not respond to the pressing of keys f 3.5 mm headphone connector g MIC  Microphone h USB connector for pow er charging an[...]

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    9 EN V olume r eminder VIDEO4.3 can hav e you reminded when the volume reaches a high lev el. T o prevent possib le hearing damage , do not listen at high volume levels for long periods. 1 T o change the volume level, press the volume button , . » When you reach the high v olume level, a beep sounds and a pop-up screen is display ed. Music play pa[...]

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    10 EN 3 Get star ted Charge pow er VIDEO4.3 has a built-in batter y that can be charged through the USB connector of a computer . Connect VIDEO4.3 to a PC by using the USB cable. Note  When y ou connect VIDEO4.3 to a computer , you are EULHÁSURPSWHGWRVHOHFW  [Charge & transfer] or [Charge & pla y] . If no option is selec[...]

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    11 EN 4 Build a media librar y on VIDEO4.3 Build a media librar y on VIDEO4.3 before you pla y from the player . T o build such a media librar y , you can  transfer your PC media librar y to the play er ;  use a micro SD card (up to 32 GB) as media librar y . T ransfer fr om y our PC media librar y Y ou can tr ansfer your PC media libra[...]

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    12 EN 5 Music Go to to play music from the media librar y on the play er . Br owse the music librar y In PXVLFÀOHVDUHRU JDQL]HGE PHWDGDWDÀOH information). Y ou can browse the music librar y by song information. 1 Press , and to select a librar y view:  Select , , or to sor t songs by song title , album, or [...]

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    13 EN Pla ylists With a playlist, you can access a list of songs from different ar tists or alb ums. Create a pla ylist-on-the-go On VIDEO4.3  RXFDQFUHDWHÀYHSOD OLVWVRQ the-go. Create a pla ylist-on-the-go 1 Select the librar y view of . 2 Press and select [Cr eate new 'Pla ylist on the go'] . » A playlist-on-t[...]

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    14 EN 6 Videos Go to to play videos from the media librar y on the play er . Br owse the video librar y ,QWKHYLGHROLEUDU  YLGHRÀOHVDUHRUJDQL]HGE PHWDGDWDÀOHLQIRUPDWLRQ Br owse by title With columns for video ar tw or k, title and total play time, the video librar y of VIDEO4.3 allows RXWREUR [...]

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    15 EN 7 Pictur es Go to to play pictures from the media librar y on the play er . Br owse the picture library ,QWKHSLFWXUHOLEUDU  SLFWXUHÀOHVDUHRUJDQL]HG EDOEXPRUÀOHI ROGHU   Br owse by album 1 Select an album or folder . » Pictures in the folder are display ed as thumbnails. 2 Press or to bro wse [...]

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    16 EN 8 FM radio Note  Plug in the supplied earphones when you tune in to radio stations. The earphones double as antenna. For better reception, mov e the ear phone cable in different directions. T une in to radio stations Auto tune 1 From the Home screen, go to . » The last play ed station star ts to play . 2 T o select a preset station, press[...]

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    17 EN 9 Recor dings Mak e recor dings With VIDEO4.3 , you can record:  voices or audio through the built-in microphone; or  radio progr ams when the r adio plays on the play er . Record v oices 1 From the Home screen, go to . Select [Recordings] . » The recording screen is display ed. 2 Make sure that the microphone is close to the sou[...]

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    18 EN 10 T ext r eader Go to WRSOD WH[WÀOHVW[WIURPWKHPHGLD librar y on the player . 5HDGWH[WÀOHV 1 From the Home screen, go to . » 7KHWH[WÀOHVDUHGLVSOD HGDVDOLVW 2 Press or to bro wse through the list of options. Press WRFRQÀU PRXURSWLRQ » The play screen is d[...]

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    19 EN 11 F older view Go to WRYLHZDQGSODPHGLDÀOHVRQWKH internal stor age of the player .[...]

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    20 EN 12 SD Card Go to WRYLHZDQGSODPHGLDÀOHVWKDWRX store on the Micro SD card.[...]

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    21 EN 13 Settings From the Home screen, go to to select your settings.  Press or to bro wse through the list of options. Press WRFRQÀU P your option.  Press to exit. Set pow er -sa ving mode If in idle mode (no play , no button is pressed) for a cer tain time duration, the play er switches off automatically .  In [Set po[...]

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    22 EN Factor y settings In [Factor y settings] , restore the player to factor y settings. Files tr ansferred to the play er are retained.[...]

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    23 EN 14 Sync with PC media 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 VIDEO4.3 with your PC m usic librar y;  Register VIDEO4.3 on www .philips. com/welcome. Install Philips Songbird 1 Connect VIDEO4.3 to a PC . 2 On the PC , select My Compu[...]

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    24 EN 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 librar 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 In Philips Songbird , set [...]

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    25 EN  or , go to File > Import a pla ylist to select playlists on the PC . » 0HGLDÀOHVDUHDGGHGXQGHU Pla ylists . Cr eate pla ylists in Philips Songbird With a playlist, you can manage and sync y our songs as needed. Create a pla ylist Select songs that you want to pla y . Add the songs to a playlist. 1 In Librar y > Mu[...]

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    26 EN Lik eMusic analyzes songs in y our libr ar y and, based on their music character istics, creates relationships between them. These relationships help Lik eMusic to create playlists of songs that sound great together . When you impor t songs into the m usic libr ar y of Philips Songbird , t h e Lik eMusic analysis star ts. For the song that co[...]

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    27 EN 2 Under Pla ylists , name the playlist as needed. $GGVRQJVWRWKHWRSRUHQGRIWKHSOD TXHXH  T o add songs to the top, r ight click on the options and select Queue Next ;  T o add songs to the end, right click on the options and select Queue Last . 0DQDJHPHGLDÀOHVLQ3KLOLSV Songbird Edit met[...]

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    28 EN 5HPRY HPHGLDÀOHVIURPWKHOLEUDU 1 5LJKWFOLFNRQDPHGLDÀOH 6HOHFW Remov e . 2 &RQÀUPDVSURPSWHG » 7KHVHOHFWHGÀOHLVUHPRY HGIURPWKH librar y and from all playlists. (By default, WKHÀOHLVRQOUHPR YHG QRWGHOHWHG  7KHÀOHVWLOOH[...]

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    29 EN  Alternatively , select the pla yer under Devices , and click Sync . T o select auto sync settings, 1 Select the play er under Devices . 2 On the pop-up window , click the Music or Videos tab. 3 Click to select an option. Manual sync T o manually transfer selected pla ylists, 1 Select playlists. 2 Drag and drop the playlists to VIDEO4.3[...]

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    30 EN 15 Update the firmwar e thr ough Philips De vice Manager Install Philips Device Manager 1 Connect VIDEO4.3 to a PC . 2 On the PC , select My Computer (Windows XP / Windo ws 2000) / Computer (Windows Vista / Windows 7). 3 Right click on the Philips GoGear VIDEO4.3 icon. Select Install Philips Device Manager .  Alternatively , click the P[...]

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    31 EN » VIDEO4.3 UHVWDU WVDIWHUWKHÀUPZDUH is updated and is ready for use again,[...]

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    32 EN 16 T r oubleshooting If VIDEO4.3 is not working proper ly or the display freez es, you can reset it without losing data: How do I r eset VIDEO4.3?  Inser t a pen tip or other object into the reset hole on VIDEO4.3 . Hold until the play er shuts down.  If the reset option is unsuccessful, recover VIDEO4.3 through Philips Device Manager :[...]

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    33 EN 17 T echnical data Powe r  P ower suppl y: 1050 mAh Li-ion polymer internal rechar geable batter y  Play time¹ Music: up to 20 hour s Video: up to 4 hour s Radio: up to 25 hour s Software  Philips Songbird : T o transfer³ media  Philips Device Manager : T o update the ÀUPZDUHDQGUHFRYHUWKHSOD HU Connecti[...]

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    34 EN  BMP 6VWHPU HTXLU HPHQWV  Windows® XP (SP3 or abo ve) / Vista / 7  P entium III 800 MHz processor or higher  512 MB RAM  500 MB hard disk space  Internet connection  Windows® Internet Explorer 6.0 or later  CD-ROM drive  USB por t[...]

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    Specifications are subject to change without notice © 2012 K oninklijke Philips Electr onics N.V . All rights reserved. SA4VD4_12_UM_V1.0 wk1244.3[...]