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SA2940

Philips SA2940 Quick start guide

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Philips GoGear MP3 player
Quick start guide
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SA2920 SA2925
SA2926 SA2928
SA2940 SA2945
SA2947 SA2948
SA2980 SA2985
Install
Connect
and Charge
Transfer
Enjoy
Need help?
Please visit
www.philips.com/welcome
where you can access to a full set of supporting materials
such as user manual, the latest software upgrades and answers
to frequently asked questions.
Need help?
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www.philips.com/welcome
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d’assistance à l’adresse
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Support?
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técnico,
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Besuchen Sie unser Support Center auf
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2 Is there a manual?
2 Register your product
2 Don’t forget about
upgrades
3 What’s in the box
4 Overview of controls and
connections
6 Install
7 Connect and charge
7 Connect to PC
8 Read the battery level indica-
tion of your player
9 Transfer
10 Enjoy
10 Turn on and play
10 Main menu
11 Navigate the menu
11 Listen to audiobooks
12 Music mode
13 Radio
13 Auto tune
13 Play a preset radio station
14 Recordings
14 Make recordings
14 Play recordings
15 Troubleshooting
15 How do I reset my player?
16 Need help?
16 Disposal of your old
product and the integrated
battery
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Contents
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Is there a manual?
You have a detailed user manual and FAQ on your player. You can also
download the same les from this website: www.philips.com/support
Register your product
Since it is possible for you to upgrade your product, we recommend
that you register your product on www.philips.com/welcome so we
can inform you as soon as new free upgrades become available.
Don’t forget about
upgrades
We know you will enjoy your product for a long time. For best
performance, leave the automatic update feature of the player enabled.
The player starts to search for updates whenever you connect it
to the computer. New updates and the Firmware Manager for your
player are downloaded for free at www.philips.com/support. These
downloads will help you to optimize your product’s performance and
to take advantage of our future support of new audio formats.
Enjoy your new music experience.
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What’s in the box
Earphones USB cable
Silicon pouch
with belt clip
Quick start
guide
What else you’ll
need:
Computer
A computer with:
Windows 2000, XP, Vista
Pentium III 800MHz processor or higher
128 MB RAM
500MB hard disk space
Internet connection (preferable)
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
USB port
Philips GoGear audio video play e r
Quick start guide
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Install
Connect
and Charge
T r ansfer
Enjoy
SA2920 SA2925
SA2940 SA2945
SA2980 SA2985
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Overview of controls and
connections
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EFGH
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J
K
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A
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Headphones jack
B OPTIONS Offers a selection of options, depending on the
current menu
C MIC Microphone
D RESET Reset
E -VOLUME+ Increase/Decrease Volume (hold to increase/decrease
fast)
F
2
Play/Record
Pause
Conrm selection
Navigate forward
G
4
Navigate down/forward (hold to quick scroll down /
fast forward)
H
O
Navigate back (hold to return to root menu)
I Mini USB connector
J
z/
slider
Turn on/off
lock/unlock all keys (except - VOLUME +)
K
3
Navigate up/back (hold to quick scroll up / rewind)
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Install
Connect the mini USB plug of the supplied cable to the 1
player.
Connect the standard USB plug of the supplied cable to your 2
PC.
From the pop-up window, select 3 Install Philips Device
Manager.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation 4
of Philips Device Manager.
If the pop-up window is not displayed automatically:
Select 1 My Computer (Windows XP / Windows 2000) /
Computer (Windows Vista).
Right click on 2 Philips GoGear Spark.
Select 3 Install Philips Device Manager.
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2
Connect and charge
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Connect to PC
When you connect the player to the PC directly, it
automatically charges.
Before you use the player for the rst time, charge it for 1
at least 2 hours.
The battery has a 100% charge after 2 hours and an 80% >
charge after 1 hour.
Connect the supplied USB cable to the mini USB port at 2
the bottom of the player, the other end directly to your PC.
The player will start to charge as soon as it is connected to >
your PC.
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B
Read the battery level indication of your player
The approximate power levels of your battery are indicated
as follows:
Full Two-thirds full Half full Low Empty
Note When the batteries are almost empty, the low
battery screen
blinks. The player saves all settings
and unnished recordings and switches off in less than
60 seconds.
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3
Transfer
The player appears as a USB mass storage device in Windows
Explorer. You can organize les, and transfer music to your player
during USB connection.
Click and highlight one or more songs to transfer between the 1
player and the computer.
Use drag and drop actions to complete your transfer.2
Tip To transfer music CDs to the player use software such
as Windows Media Player, rip (convert) the songs on your
music CD into MP3/WMA les. Copy the les into the digital
audio player via Windows Explorer. Free versions of such
programs can be downloaded from the Internet.
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4
Enjoy
A
Turn on and play
To turn on, push the 1
z
/
slider to position POWER and
hold until the display shows the Philips logo.
To turn off, push the 2
z
/ slider to position POWER and
hold until the display shows 'Bye'.
B
Main menu
Music
Play digital music tracks
Pictures
View pictures
FM Radio
Listen to FM radio
Recordings
Create or listen to recordings
Folder view
View folders
Personalize
Personalize the theme and display
Settings
Customize the settings of your player
Now playing
Last played
Go to the play screen
Resume play
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C
Navigate the menu
Your player has an intuitive menu navigation system to guide
you through various settings and operations.
Goal Action
Return to previous menu
Press
O
Return to main menu
Press and hold
O
Browse through menus
Press
2
or
O
Scroll through a list
Press
3
or
4
D
Listen to audiobooks
The player supports books in audio format. The use of this
feature requires that you download the AudibleManager from
audible.com. With the AudibleManager you can manage the
digital contents of your audiobooks.
Visit audible.com and register. The onscreen instructions
guide you through the AudibleManager software download
process.
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Music mode
(also play mode for recordings)
The player offers the following music mode options:
Goal Action
Play / Pause music
Press 2
Skip to next audio le
Press 4
Return to previous audio le
Press 3
Fast rewind
Press and hold 4
Fast forward
Press and hold 3
Return to browsing menu
Press
O key
Increase volume Press Vol +
Decrease volume Press Vol -
Access options menu on play screen Press OPTIONS
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Radio
From the main menu, select to enter radio mode.
Connect the headphones
The supplied headphones serve as a radio antenna. Ensure you
connect the headphones properly for an optimal reception.
Auto tune
While in the Radio menu 1 , press OPTIONS and select Auto
tune.
The radio automatically tunes radio stations and saves the >
frequencies to presets.
The radio can store up to 20 radio station to presets.
Play a preset radio station
From the Radio menu 1 , select the preset.
Press 2
3
/
4
to change to another preset.
To exit radio, press •
O
for 2 seconds.
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Recordings
You can record audio with the player.
Make recordings
From the Recordings menu select Start voice recording.
The player records and shows the recording display.
Press
2
to toggle between pause and record.
Press
O
to stop and save the recording.
Your recordings are saved on the player. (Filename format:
VOICEXXX.WAV where XXX is the recording number, which will
be automatically generated.)
Play recordings
From the main menu, select > Recordings Library > Voice.
Press
3
or
4
to select the recording you want to hear.
Press
2
to play.
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Troubleshooting
How do I reset my player?
Insert a pen tip or other sharp object into the reset hole located at
the bottom of the player. Hold until the player shuts down.
If none of the above works, then you may have to use the
Device Manager to recover your player:
Launch the 1 Philips Device Manager at Start > Programs >
Philips Digital Audio Player > SA29XX > Philips SA29XX
Device Manager on your PC.
Press and hold the 2 OPTIONS button while your player is
connecting to the PC.
Keep holding the key until the 3 Philips Device Manager
acknowledges your player and goes into recovery mode.
Click the 4 Repair button and follow the instructions given by the
Device Manager.
After the player has been repaired, disconnect it from your PC 5
and re-start.
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Need help?
User Manual
See the user manual stored on this player.
On line
Go to www.philips.com/welcome
Disposal of your old product and
the integrated battery
All our products are designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components,
which can be recycled and reused.
The crossed-out wheel bin symbol on a product means that the product is subject to
the European Directive 2002/96/EC. This symbol can also be used in combination
with a chemical symbol, which means that the product complies with the
environmental directive for that chemical.
Never dispose of your product with other household waste. Inform yourself or ask
your dealer about local environmentally safe recycling regulations. The correct disposal of your old
product helps prevent potentially negative consequences for the environment and human health.
Your product contains a built-in rechargeable battery covered by the European
Directive 2006/66/EC, which cannot be disposed with normal household waste.
To safeguard the functionality and safety of your product, always bring your product
to an ofcial collection point or service centre where a professional can remove /
replace the battery as shown in user manual.
Please inform yourself about the local rules on separate collection of batteries because the
correct disposal will help prevent negative consequences for the environmental and human
health.
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