Philips SA2940 manual

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1 1 Important safety information 3 2 Y our new pla yer 7 2.1 What’ s in the box 7 2.2 Register y our pr oduct 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 1 0 3.4.1 Use the supplied USB cable 10 3.4.2 Battery level indication 1 0 3.5 T ransfer 11 3.5.1 Disconnect your pla ye[...]

2 5 Update y our pla yer 24 5.1 Manually verify software status 24 6 T echnical data 25 7 Frequentl y asked questions 2 7 Contents[...]

3 1 I m p o rt a n t s a f e t y i n f o r m a t i o n General maintenance T o av oid damage or malfunction: Do not expose the play er to excessiv e heat caused by heating equipment or direct sunlight. Do not drop your pla yer or allow objects to fall on your pla yer . Do not allow your pla yer to be submerged in water . Do not expose headphone soc[...]

4 Listen for reasonable periods of time: Prolonged exposure to sound, ev en at normally “safe” lev els, can also cause hearing loss. Be sur e to use your equipment reasonably and tak e appropriate breaks. Be sur e to obser ve the follo wing guidelines when using y our headphones. Listen at reasonable volumes for reasonable periods of time. Be c[...]

5 Compliance with cop yright la ws remains your r esponsibility . The recor ding and transfer to the portable pla yer of video streams do wnloaded to your computer is intended only for use with public domain or pr operly licensed content. Y ou ma y only use such content for your private, non-commercial use and shall r espect ev entual cop yright in[...]

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

7 2 Y o u r n e w p l a y e r With your ne wly purchased pla yer , you can pla y MP3 and WMA les view pictures pla y FM radio recor d with built-in microphone view folders personalize the display 2.1 What’ s in the box The following accessories ar e included with your pla yer : Philips GoGear audio video player Quick star t guid[...]

8 3 G e t t i n g s t a rt e d 3.1 Ov er vie w of contr ols and connections A B C D E F G H I J K A p Headphones jack B OPTIONS Offers a selection of options, depending on the curr ent menu C MIC Microphone D RESET Reset E -V OLUME+ Increase/Decrease V olume (hold to increase/decr ease fast) F 2 Pla y/Record Pause Conrmselection Na vigate for[...]

9 3.2 Main menu Menu T o Music Pla y your digital music tracks Pictures View photos or other images FM Radio Listen to FM radio Recordings Create or listen to r ecordings Folder vie w Viewlesinfolders Personalize Personalize the theme and displa y Settings Customize the settings of your pla yer Now Pla ying Last pla yed Go to the pla y [...]

10 3.4 Connect and charge When you connect the pla yer to the PC dir ectly , it automatically charges. 3.4.1 Use the supplied USB cable Befor eyou usethe play er for therst time ,  charge itfor at least2 hours. The batter y 1 has a 100% charge after 2 hour s and an 80% c harge after 1 hour. Connect th[...]

11 3.5 T ransfer The pla yer appears as a USB mass storage de vice in Windo ws Explorer . Y ou can organize les, andtransfermusictoy ourpla yerduringUSBconnection.  Click and hig hlight one or more songs to transfer between the pla yer and the computer . Use drag and drop actions to complete your transfer . Tip T o [...]

12 3.6.3 Lock slider The pla yer has a lock switch to pr ev ent any accidental operation. T o lock the buttons when you pla y , move the z / slider to position . All buttons except -VOL+ are lock ed and the display shows . T o unlock the buttons again, move the z / slider to the central position. 1 > 2[...]

13 4 D e t a i l o p e r a t i o n 4.1 Music mode (also pla y mode for recor dings) Y our play er suppor ts MP3 and WMA formats. 4.1.1 Contr ol The pla yer offers the follo wing music mode options: Goal Action Pla y / Pause music Press 2 Skiptonextaudiole Press 4 Returntopre viousaudiole Press 3 Fast forward Press and [...]

14 4.1.2 Find y our music 1 From the main menu, select to enter music mode. The pla yer offers the following menu options All songs 2 Alphabetically listed tracks Artists 2 Alphabetically listed artists 2 Alphabetically listed albums 2 T racks listed in album order Albums 2 Alphanumerically listed albums 2 T racks listed in album order Genres 2 Alp[...]

15 4.1.3 Limit the v olume Listening to loud sounds for longer than a moment can be harmful to the listener . Y ou can set the volume le v el of the pla yer to suit your pr eferences: From the main menu, select > Sound settings > V olume limit . Press V ol- or V ol+ to adjust the lev el. Press 2 to set. When you set a volume limit, you can no[...]

16 4.2 Vie w pictur es The pla yer supports pictures in JPEG and BMP format and pr ovides a slide show function. 1 From the main menu, select to enter Picture mode . Press 2 to see the picture in slideshow mode. During full screen br owsing, pr ess 3 or 4 to mov e to next or previous picture. 1 2 3[...]

17 4.3 Radio From the main men u, select to enter radio mode . Connect the headphones The supplied headphones ser v e as a radio antenna. Ensure y ou connect the headphones properl y for an optimal r eception. 4.3.1 Auto tune radio stations Note The Auto tune function ov erwrites existing presets. While in the Radio menu , press OPTIONS and select [...]

18 4.3.3 Manual tune a radio station While in the Radio menu , press OPTIONS and select Manual tune . T o netune frequency ,  press 3 / 4 . T o sear ch for the next str onger signal, press 3 / 4 for 2 seconds. T o switch back to preset mode, press OPTIONS and select preset T o exit radio, press O for 2 seconds. 4.3.4 Sa ve a new f[...]

19 4.4 Recor dings Y ou can record audio with the pla yer . The section 3.1 Overview of contr ols and connections shows y ou the location of the micr ophone. 1 From the Recordings menu select Start voice recording. The play er recor ds and shows the recording display. Press 2 to toggle between pause and recor d. Press O to stop and sa ve the recor [...]

20 4.5 Vie w folders The folder view option enables y ou to see all the folders that are on the pla yer . From the main menu, select Folder view . Press 3 or 4 and 2  to br owseand select folders/les. Press O to go back to the previous menu scr een. 4.5.1 Delete folders While viewing a folder , press OPTIONS to see the options men[...]

21 4.6 P ersonalize the displa y Y ou can personalize the following displa y features of the pla yer : Theme W allpaper Startup screen Shutdown screen 4.6.1 Change the theme From the main menu, select . Press 3 / 4 to select one of the themes, then press 2 to sav e the changes. T o return to the previous menu, press O . T o exit the personalization[...]

22 4.7 Settings Y ou can set prefer ences in y our pla yer to suit your needs. 1 From the main menu, select . Press 3 or 4 to select an option. Press 2 to go to next lev el or O to return to previous level. Press 2  toconrm yourselection. Press O to exit the Settings menu In the Settings menu, the following options ar e available: Se[...]

23 4.7.1 Equaliz er custom settings Y ou can customize the equalizer settings: From the main menu, select . Press 3 or 4 , then 2 to select Sound settings . Press 3 or 4 , then 2 to select Equalizer . Press 3 or 4 , then 2 to select Custom . Press O or 2 to select equalizer band: B = bass, L = low , M = mid, H = high, T = treble Pr ess 3 or 4 to ad[...]

24 5 U p d a t e y o u r p l a y e r Y ourplay eriscontrolledbyaninternalpr ogramcalledthermware. New erversionsofthe rmwarema yha vebeenreleasedaftery ouha vepur chasedyourpla yer . Asoftwarepr ogramcalledPhilipsDeviceManagerchecksforrmwa[...]

25 6 T e c h n i c a l d a t a P ow er Po w er supply 320mAh Li-ion polymer internal rechargeable batter y 1 Displa y Colour OLED , 128 x 128 pixels Sound Channel separation: 40dB Equalizer setting: FullSound / Rock / Funk / Hip Hop / Jazz / Classical / T echno / Custom Frequency response: 80Hz - 18KHz Signal to noise ratio: > 80dB Output P ow e[...]

26 1 Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cyc les . Batter y life and number of c harge cyc les 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 ved fo[...]

27 7 F r e q u e n t l y a s k e d q u e s t i o n s If you encounter pr oblems with your pla yer , go through the follo wing points listed in the next section. Please also check out F AQs at www .philips.com/suppor t for further help and other troubleshooting tips. Consultyourdealerorservicecenterifyouar eunableto?[...]

28 There is no sound. Mak e sure y our headphones are inserted all the way into the headphones jack. Some songs do not sho w up or pla yback on the pla y er . This pla yer does not support copyright protected (DRM) WMA tracks bought from online musicstores,  onlyunprotected WMA les canbe play ed back on thispl[...]

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