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SA018102
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Contents Contents 1 Important safety information 2 General maintenance 2 Recycling the product 3 2 Your new SA018 6 What’s in the box 6 3 Getting started 7 General overview of SA018 7 Detailed overview of the controls 7 Status indicators and their meanings 9 Connect and charge 11 Connect the supplied USB cable 11 Connect the earphones 11 Install the Philips Device Manager software 11 Transfer music to SA018 12 Organize your music on SA018
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Hearing Safety 1 Important safety information Listen at a moderate volume: Using headphones at a high volume can impair General maintenance your hearing. This product can produce sounds in decibel ranges that may cause hearing loss for a normal person, even for exposure less than Caution a minute. The higher decibel ranges are offered • To avoid damage or malfunction: for those that may have already experienced • Do not expose the product to excessive heat some hearing loss. caused by
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Modifications state that no further copies shall be made. Modifications not authorized by the Video streams may include copy protection manufacturer may void user’s authority to technology that prohibits further copying. For operate the product. such situations the recording function will not work and you will be notified with a message. Copyright information All other brands and product names are Data logging trademarks of their respective companies or Philips is committed to improving th
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a a a b b b c c c Never dispose of your product with other household waste. Please inform yourself about d the local rules on the separate collection of d electrical and electronic products. The correct d disposal of your old product helps prevent potentially negative consequences on the environment and human health. Caution e • Removal of the built-in battery invalidates the e warranty and may destroy the product. The e following instructions are disposal instructions at the end of pro
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• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Notice for Canada This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. The set complies with the FCC-Rules, Part-15 and with 21 CFR 1040.10. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. EN 5 English
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2 Your new SA018 SA018 allows you to • play MP3 and unprotected WMA files • listen to FM radio What’s in the box SA018 comes with a box that you can use to store the product or other items. The following accessories are included with SA018: Player Earphones USB cable Quick start guide EN SA018 Philips GoGear audio player Quick start guide 6 EN
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h press and hold: turn SA018 3 Getting started on/off Note General overview of SA018 • When SA018 is switched off, it consumes little or no power. All controls except the on/off control are disabled in ‘off’ mode. For reasons of power conservation, it may take a moment to turn on SA018. Detailed overview of the controls SA018 offers the following control options: Mode / : Function Action Press 1x: toggle between play and pause Press and hold: go to beginning of first track on SA018 Press
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Mode FM: Function Action Press 1x: toggle the radio sound between mute and unmute Press and hold: save current frequency to preset Press 1x: skip to next lower frequency Press 2x: skip to previous preset (if presets are present) Press and hold: quickly scan downwards to next stronger frequency Press 1x: skip to next higher frequency Press 2x: skip to next preset (if presets are present) Press and hold: quickly scan upwards to next stronger frequency VOL Press 1x: increase / decrease t
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Status indicators and their meanings LED indicators: Action Control LED indicator slide - FM (FM radio mode) (= ok) - (repeat mode) - (shuffle mode) press - (play) (= ok) - LED lights up with every press action. - (back) (= button locked*) - (forward) - LED lights up with every press action. - Vol (increase volume) - Vol (decrease volume) press and hold - (save preset) (= ok) - LED stays on as long as button is - (fast back) pressed/held. - (fast forward) (= buttons locked*) - LED
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connect to PC (charge) (= ok to disconnect, battery fully charged) - LED stays on continuously while connected. (= ok to disconnect, battery charging) - LED stays on continuously while connected and charging. connect to PC (transfer files) (= ok to disconnect, transfer complete and battery fully charged) - LED stays on continuously while connected. (= transfer in progress, do not disconnect) - LED flashes while files are transferred. (= transfer complete,ok to disconnect, battery chargi
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Connect the earphones Connect and charge This is how to connect the supplied earphones: Warning • Important: SA018 uses the USB connection with the computer to update internal software. To prevent data loss and product malfunction, do not disconnect during the update process. SA018 has a built-in battery that can be charged as follows: • through the combined headphone / USB jack of SA018, from a computer (with the supplied USB cable) • through the combined headphone / USB jack of SA018
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3 Select Install Philips Device Manager. Note 4 Follow the on-screen instructions to • SA018 requires some free memory capacity complete the installation of the Philips to process software updates. The removal of a Device Manager. music track from the memory of SA018 can fix capacity related issues. Cannot find the file on SA018? 1 Ensure that your computer is connected to the Internet. Organize your music on 2 Select My Computer (WindowsXP® SA018 / Windows2000®) / Computer (WindowsVist
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Listen to your music 4 Enjoy SA018 allows you to listen to all your music in a continous loop. SA018 has a shuffle feature, so Turn SA018 on and off you can listen to your music in random order. 1 Connect the supplied earphones. 1 To toggle between modes on and off, press and hold for approximately 4 seconds. 2 Set the slide selector to one of the following music play options: • - Repeat all mode (play all songs continuously) Automatic shut-down • - S hu f fl e* mode (plays all so
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4 Press to start play. Listen to FM radio SA018 has a built-in FM radio tuner. Here’s how to listen to FM radio: 1 Connect the supplied earphones. 5 Press VOL to decrease / increase the volume. 2 Set the slide selector to position FM. 6 Press / to skip to previous / next track. (Hold button to scan backward / forward within current track.) 3 Press and hold for approximately 4 seconds to turn on SA018. Note • *In S hu f fl e mode SA018 plays all the songs in random o
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4 Press VOL to increase / decrease the volume. 5 Press / to decrease / increase the radio frequency. (Hold button to scan radio frequencies down / up.) You can store up to 5 radio stations (frequencies) to a preset: 1 Press and hold to save the frequency to preset. » Once all 5 presets are taken, SA018 overwrites the existing presets with newly saved frequencies, beginning with preset that is least used. Note • The cable of the earphones serves as a radio antenna. Ensure you
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5 Use SA018 to carry files SA018 allows you to carry files in Windows Explorer. 1 With SA018 connected to the USB port of the computer, open Windows Explorer. 2 Create folders in SA018. 3 Use drag and drop actions to sort your files into the folders. 16 EN
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6 Troubleshooting How do I reset my player? • Insert a pen tip or other object into the reset hole located at the bottom of SA018. Hold until the player shuts down. • If the reset option is unsuccessful, follow the steps how to recover SA018 with the Philips Device Manager: 1 On your computer, select Start > Programs > Philips Digital Audio Player > SA018 Device Manager > Philips Device Manager to launch the Philips Device Manager. 2 Press and hold the volume button while you connect S
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Suppor ted m usic file f ormats 7 Technical data SA018 supports the following music formats: • MP3 Power • unprotected WMA Li-ion polymer internal rechargeable battery Play time (music): up to 12 hours System requirements Windows® 2000, XP, Vista Pentium III 800 MHz processor or higher 128 MB RAM 500 MB hard disk space Internet connection Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Sound card USB port Sound Frequency Response: 20 Hz - 18 kHz Signal to noise ratio: > 84 dB Channel separation: 45 dB
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sounds. It also pertains to the function on 8 Glossary many electronic devices that is used to control the loudness. D W Decibel (dB) WMA (Windows Media Audio) A unit of measure used to express relative An audio format owned by Microsoft, is a difference in power or intensity of sound. part of Microsoft Windows Media technology. Includes Microsoft Digital Rights Management tools, Windows Media Video encoding F technology, and Windows Media Audio FullSound encoding technology. FullSound™
