Philips SA9100 - Manual

2 Your new player With your newly purchased GoGear player, you can enjoy the following: • MP3 and WMA playback• Photo viewing Accessories The following accessories are included with your player: USBcable Protectivepouch Quick start guide CD-ROM containing WindowsMedia Player 10, Philips DeviceManage...

3 Optional accessories The following accessories are not included with your player, but can be bought separately.You can find them at www.philips.com/GoGearshop (Europe) or www.store.philips.com (US). Register your product We strongly recommend that you register your product in order to gain access ...

4 Getting started Overview of controls and connections On/Off/Lock slider (key lock) Left/Back key Rewind/Previous key Menu key Reset Headphone plug Left Side View Right Side view Volume Up/Down bar Right/Select key Forward/Next key Play/Pause key Vertical touch strip Cable/dock/adaptorconnector

5 Press ON/OFF LOCK 2;J( )K + VOLUME - 12 Vertical touch strip MENU To Power On/Off (slide down and hold for about 1 second)Lock all touch control keys (slide up) Play/Pause songs Move back to previous songFast rewind Jump to next songFast forward Control volume Return to previous menu/option Select...

Vertical touch strip navigation Your player has touch sensitive controls that respond to the touch of your fingers. The VERTICAL TOUCH STRIP (see picture) is used to scroll through lists. It responds to the following finger movements. Action Function Tap the top or bottom of the strip Hold on the to...

7 Install System requirements: • Windows XP (SP2 or above)• Pentium Class 300MHz processor or higher• 128MB RAM• 500MB hard disk space• Internet connection (preferable)• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later • USB port 1 Insert the CD supplied with your product into the CD ROM drive of your PC. 2...

Connect and charge Your player will be charged when connected to the PC. Use the supplied USB cable ** Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced. Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings. Charge your player for at le...

9 When the battery is nearly empty, the following power low warning screen will blink andemit a beep tone. When you hear a double beep, your player will power down in less than60 seconds. All settings will be saved before the player shuts down. Battery level indication The approximate power levels o...

10 Transfer You can transfer music and photos to your player using Windows Media Player. SeeOrganize and transfer photos and music with Windows Media Player 10 section ofthis user manual for more details. Enjoy Power on and off Your player automatically powers off if there is no operation or music p...

Demo mode The Demo mode is a screensaver to give you a quick introduction to the product. You may not need the demo mode after some use or you may prefer not to have thescreensaver to increase your battery lifetime. The Demo mode can be turned off by accessing the Demo mode under the Settings menuan...

12 This chapter describes the steps that you need to follow to successfully transfer music andphotos to your player. For more information, see Windows Media Player (WMP) Helpon your computer. Music transfer You can add songs, organize songs into your playlists and manage your playlist usingWindows M...

13 2 Select Library tab to access media library 3 Click Add to Library on the bottom left of the screen. > You can choose to add files from folder, URL, by searching your computer, etc. 4 Select the desired files and add them to the library. 2 3 Add songs to Windows Media Player Library Songs tha...

15 Buy songs online If you want to buy music online, you need to select a music store. 1 Click the little triangle on the top right of the screen and select Browse all Online Stores. 2 Choose a store and follow the on-screen instructions. > After you have bought a song or an album, it will appear...

16 Synchronize Windows Media contents with your player When you connect the player to your computer for the first time, Windows Media Playerwill start Device Setup Wizard. You can choose to synchronize your player withWindows Media Player library automatically or manually. TIP When your player is co...

17 Set up automatic synchronization 1 Start Windows Media Player. 2 Connect the player to your computer using the supplied USB cable. 3 Select Sync tab 4 Click Set up Sync. > Synchronization settings dialog box will be displayed. 5 Select Synchronize device automatically check box. 6 Select the c...

19 6 Select the Library tab to access the media library. 7 Click to highlight the song you want to copy. 8 Right click on the song and select Add to > Sync List. ORDrag and drop the song into the Sync List on the right pane. 9 Click Start Sync button at the bottom of the screen to start synchroni...

20 Manage your Windows Media Player Playlist Create a Playlist 1 Start Windows Media Player. 2 Select the Library tab to access the media library. 3 Click to highlight a song. 4 Right click on the track and select Add to > Additional Playlist... 5 In the Add to Playlist dialog box, select an exis...

21 Delete playlists via Windows Explorer 1 Connect the player to your computer. 2 Open Windows Explorer. 3 Select Philips GoGear > Media > Music. 4 Highlight the playlist you want to delete, right click and select Delete. Edit song information via Windows Media Player 1 Select Library tab. 2 H...

22 Photo transfer Enable photo support 1 Start Windows Media Player. 2 Go to Tools > Options > Player. 3 Make sure the Enable picture support for devices check box is selected. IMPORTANT Make sure Philips Device Plug-in has been installed on your computer.This Plug-in is crucial to enable imag...

23 1 Connect the player to your computer. 2 Start Windows Media Player. 3 Select Sync tab. 4 In the pull-down menu on the right pane, select Philips or Philips GoGear as the destination. Add photos to Windows Media Player Library 1 Start Windows Media Player. 2 Select the Library tab to access the m...

24 5 Select Library tab to access media library. 6 Click All Pictures on the left pane to display the list of photos. 7 Click to highlight a photo you want to copy to your player. 8 Right click on the photo and select Add to > Sync List. ORDrag and drop the photo into the Sync List on the right p...

26 Music mode Your player is preloaded with some songs. You can transfer your digital music and photocollection from your computer to your player using Windows Media Player. Moreinformation on music transfer can be found in Organize and transfer photos and musicwith Windows Media Player 10 section i...

27 1 Find your music 1 From the main menu, select Music to enter music mode. You can search from the following music options: Shuffle All All songs Playlists Artists Albums Genres Alphabeticallylisted tracks Playlistscollections Alphabeticallylisted artists Alphabeticallylisted genres Alphabetically...

28 2 Use the vertical touch strip to scroll up or down the menu. (See Vertical touch strip navigation section in this user manual for details about how to access menu items by verticaltouch strip.) 3 Press 2 to select or press 1 to return to previous level. 4 Press 2; to play your selection. TIP Sup...

29 Play mode You can set your player to play songs randomly (Shuffle All ) or repeatedly (Repeat One or Repeat All ). 1 From the main menu, select Settings > Play mode. 2 Use the vertical touch strip to scroll up or down the options. 3 Press 2 to select an option. 4 Press 2 again to deselect an o...

30 Songs are played in the order from the level that you have entered the Sampler. Use the Sampler The Sampler is an exciting way of discovering music on your player. It can be started byaccessing the contextual menu from the music library. This is available only from certainoptions. The Sampler can...

31 Sound settings Set your player to play songs with different EQ (equalizers) settings. 1 From the main menu, select Settings > Sound settings. 2 Use the vertical touch strip to scroll through the list of options: SRS WOW, Rock, Funk, Techno, HipHop, Classical, Jazz, Spoken Word, Custom, or Off....

32 Add songs to playlist on the go You can add your favorite songs, albums, artists and genres to Playlist on the go duringmusic playback. 1 Press MENU key. 2 Select Add to Playlist on the go. > A message [item name] added to playlist on the go will be displayed. Alternatively, you can add songs,...

33 2 3 Save Playlist on the go You can save Playlist on the go. It will be saved under a different name and Playlist on thego will be emptied. 1 During music playback, press MENU key. 2 Select Save ‘playlist on the go’. > A message Save ‘playlist on the go’? will be displayed. 3 Select Save to co...

34 Remove songs from Playlist on the go You can delete specific songs from Playlist on the go. 1 Select the song from Music > Playlists > Playlist on the go. 2 Press MENU key and select Remove song from list. > A message Remove [song name] from playlist? will be displayed. 3 Select Remove t...

35 Other playlists You can transfer playlists to the player using Windows Media Player. See Manage yourWindows Media Player playlist - Transfer playlists section in this user manual fordetails. Delete playlist from your player You cannot delete the playlist on your player via Windows Media Player. Y...

36 Rate your songs You can rate a song with 1 to 5 stars. 1 Select the song from the music library. 2 Press MENU key and select Rate. 3 Rate the song from to . > Next time when you connect your player to your computer and start Windows Media Player, the rating of your songs in Windows Media Playe...

37 Photos You can view your favorite photos on your player. While you are browsing your photos, youcan listen to music at the same time. Transfer photos from your computer to your player You can transfer photos from your computer to your player using Windows MediaPlayer. See Organize and transfer ph...

38 Transfer photos from your player to your computer 1 Connect the player to your computer. > Your player will be identified as Philips or Philips GoGear in Windows Explorer. 2 Go to Media > Pictures. 3 Drag and drop your photos to any desired location on your computer. Find photos on your pla...

39 Personal Image When the personal image function is enabled in Settings > Personalization > Personalimage, the currently highlighted photo in the photo album of your player will be set as thepersonal image. Setting personal image is only available through the contextual menu. Philips Photo F...

40 Slideshow music You can play background music during a slideshow by assigning a playlist in Slideshowsettings. You can choose to play any playlist during a slideshow. 1 From the main menu, select Photos. 2 Press MENU key and select Slideshow settings > Slideshow music and choose one of the pla...

41 Settings The settings menu allows you to make adjustments and personal preferences on your GoGear player. 1 From the main menu, select Settings. 2 Use the vertical touch strip to select an option. 3 Press 2 to go to the next level or 1 to return to previous level. 4 Press 2 to confirm your select...

44 Use your player to store and carry data files You can use your player to store and carry data files bycopying data files into the Data folder of your playervia Windows Explorer. Data files stored in the Data folder cannot be read directly from your player. These datafiles can only be read in your...

45 Upgrade your player Your player is controlled by an internal program called firmware. New versions of thefirmware may be released after you have purchased your player. A software program called Philips Device Manager will monitor the firmware status ofyour player and notify you if new firmware is...

46 3 Select your device. 4 Click Update. > Philips Device Manager will check whether a new firmware is available on the Internet and install it on your player. 5 When Update completed appears on the screen, click OK and disconnect the player. > A message Updating firmware will be displayed. Th...

47 Troubleshooting My player skips songs. The skipped song may be protected. You may not have sufficient rights to play the skippedsong on your player. Check the music rights with the song provider. My player is not recognized by Windows. Make sure your computer is running Windows XP (SP2 or higher)...

49 There are no photos on my player after transfer. If you cannot find the photos that you have transferred to your player, check the following: • Did you transfer your photos using Windows Media Player? Files transferred via other means will not appear on your device. • Is the Philips Device Plug-i...

50 I cannot see album art on my GoGear player. 1 Make sure Retrieve additional information from the Internet tab is selected. This will ensure that your songs have the album art information also updated. 2 Connect your device and in the device properties pane, select Quality tab and ensure that Conv...

51 My player is full and I have fewer songs on my player than I expected. Your player has an internal memory to store songs. Check your model number to see theactual memory size. You will be able to store more songs on your player if you use WMAformatted songs in 64kbps+ with variable bitrate. +Stor...

52 General maintenance To avoid damage or malfunction:• Do not expose the player to excessive heat caused by heating equipment or direct sunlight. • Do not drop your player or allow objects to fall on your player.• Do not allow your player to be submerged in water. Do not expose headphone socket or ...

53 Hearing Safety Listen at a moderate volume.• Using headphones at a high volume can impair your hearing. This product can produce sounds in decibel ranges that may cause hearing loss for a normal person,even for exposure less than a minute. The higher decibel ranges are offered forthose that may h...

54 Copyright information All other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective companies or organizations. Unauthorized duplication of any recordings whether downloaded from the Internet or made fromaudio CDs is a violation of copyright laws and international treaties. The making of ...

55 device. In addition, even if such software updates are available, they may not enable your Device totransfer, store, copy, display, and/or play Secure Content which was previously stored on yourDevice. In some cases you may be able to transfer the content from the PC. In other cases, youmay have ...

57 Notice for USA Note:This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digitaldevice, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonableprotection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,...

58 Technical data Power supply 600mAh Li-ion internal rechargeable battery** Multi-voltage charger / adaptor: 4 hours full charge; 1 hour fast charge Dimensions 90 x 46 x 9mm Weight 48g Picture / Display White backlight LCD 128 x 160 pixels 65K colors Sound Channel separation 35dB Equalizer settings...

59 Storage Media Built-in memory capacity SA9100 1GB NAND Flash+ SA9200 2GB NAND Flash+ Connectivity Headphone 3.5mm, USB 2.0++, Philips dock connector,5V DC Music and photo transfer Via Windows Media Player 10 Data transfer Via Windows Explorer System Requirements Windows® XP (SP2 or above)Pentium ...

60 Glossary Album A collection list of songs / photos. Contextual A menu consisting of executable action / feature with respect to current menu status. Digital Rights A technology that provides a persistent level of protection to digital Management content by encrypting it with a cryptographic key. ...

61 Songs An individual track or a discrete piece of audio content. Superscroll TM A Philips trademark user interface navigator feature to enhance the speedof browsing long list of content. Synchronization The process of maintaining digital media files on a portable device based on the rules specifie...