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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 8 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 13 4 Enjoy 14 Turn SA018 on and o
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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 the q
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Never dispose of your product with other household waste. Please inform yourself about the local rules on the separate collection of electrical and electronic products. The correct d disposal of your old product helps prevent potentially negative consequences on the environment and human health. Caution • Removal of the built-in battery invalidates the e warranty and may destroy the product. The following instructions are disposal instructions at the end of product life. Your product c
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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 Philips GoGear audio player EN SA018 Quick start guide 6 EN
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3 Getting started a p / combined headphone / USB connection jack b VOL press: increase/decrease the General overview of SA018 volume press and hold: increase/ decrease fast / press: skip to next / c previous track double press: skip to next / previous folder press and hold: scan forwards / backwards within current track press: play/pause d RESET press: reset SA018 e f / / slide: select source/mode slide: lock/unlock all buttons g press and hold: turn SA018 h on/off Note • When SA018 is
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Detailed overview of the controls SA018 offers the following control options: Function Action Press 1x: toggle between play and pause Press and hold: go to beginning of first track on SA018 Press 1x at the beginning of a track: go to beginning of previous track Press 1x when playing: go to beginning of current track Press and hold when playing: scan backwards through current track Press 2x: skip to previous folder (if folders are present) Press 1x: go to beginning of next track Press and
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Status indicators and their meanings LED indicators: Action Control LED indicator slide (= ok) - (normal mode) - (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 stays
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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 charging)
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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) Install the Philips Device • through the combined he
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If the pop-up window fails to appear on the Transfer music to SA018 computer... 1 Select My Computer (WindowsXP® SA018 appears as a USB mass storage device / Windows2000®) / Computer in Windows® Explorer. You can transfer and (WindowsVista®). organize music files to SA018 through USB 2 Right click on Philips GoGear SA018. connection. 3 Select Install Philips Device Manager. 1 Click and highlight one or more songs 4 Follow the on-screen instructions to to transfer between your computer and
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Organize your music on SA018 SA018 can store hundreds of music tracks. To organize and facilitate locating your music,SA018 allows you to sort your music into folders. 1 With SA018 connected to the USB port of the computer, open Windows® Explorer. 2 Create folders in the mass storage of SA018. 3 Use drag and drop actions to sort your music into the folders. Tip • A double press on the or button allows you to skip forwards or backwards through the folders on SA018, so you can quickly
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4 Enjoy Listen to your music 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 To toggle between modes on and off, 1 Connect the supplied earphones. 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 • - Shuffle* mode (plays all songs in
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4 Press to start play. 5 Press VOL to decrease / increase the volume. 6 Press / to skip to previous / next track. (Hold button to scan backward / forward within current track.) Note • *In Shuffle mode SA018 plays all the songs in random order before it repeats a song. EN 15 English
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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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7 Technical data Supported music file formats SA018 supports the following music formats: Power • MP3 Li-ion polymer internal rechargeable battery • unprotected WMA 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 Out
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8 Glossary V Volume Volume is the most common word used to D specify the control of relative loudness of sounds. It also pertains to the function on Decibel (dB) many electronic devices that is used to control A unit of measure used to express relative the loudness. difference in power or intensity of sound. W F WMA (Windows Media Audio) FullSound An audio format owned by Microsoft, is a FullSound™ is an innovative technology part of Microsoft Windows Media technology. designed by Philip
