Philips GOGEAR SA5114 User Manual

Philips GOGEAR SA5114 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Digital audio video player SA5114 SA5115 SA5124 SA5125 SA5144 SA5145...
  • Page 2: Need Help

    Need help? Please visit www.philips.com/support where you can access to a full set of supporting materials such as user manual, flash tutorial, the latest software upgrades and answers to frequently asked questions. Or call our Customer Care Helpline, where our professional support team will be pleased to assist you in solving any issues you may have with your player.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Important safety information Your new player What’s in the box Optional accessories Register your product Getting started Overview of controls and connections Main menu Install Connect and charge 3.4.1 Use the supplied USB cable 3.4.2 Battery level indication Transfer music and pictures Transfer video Enjoy 3.7.1...
  • Page 4 4.5.4 4.5.5 4.5.6 5.1.1 5.1.2 5.1.3 5.1.4 5.3.1 5.3.2 5.3.3 5.3.4 5.3.5 5.5.1 5.5.2 5.5.3 5.6.1 5.6.2 5.7.1 5.7.2 5.7.3 5.7.5 5.7.6 5.7.7 5.7.8 5.9.1 5.9.2 5.9.3 5.9.4 5.9.5 5.9.6 5.10 5.11 Contents Add or change album art Edit song information via Windows Media Player Format your player via Windows Media Player Detailed operation Music mode...
  • Page 5: Important Safety Information

    • Active mobile phones in the vicinity may cause interference. • Backup your files. Please ensure that you retain the original files you have downloaded to your device. Philips is not responsible for any loss of data if the product becomes damaged or not readable / legible.
  • Page 6: Copyright Information

    In case this one needs replacement, we recommend that you contact your retailer to order a model identical to that of the original, provided by Philips. Copyright information All other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective companies or organizations.
  • Page 7: Data Logging

    Secure Content even after you have paid for and obtained it. Neither your consent nor the consent or approval of Philips is necessary for any of them to deny, withhold or otherwise restrict your access to Secure Content or to disable your device’s ability to transfer, store, access, copy, display, and/or play...
  • Page 8: Notice For Usa

    • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Notice for the European Union This product complies with the radio interference requirements of the European Union. Philips SA5114 SA5115 SA5124 SA5125 SA5144 SA5145...
  • Page 9: Your New Player

    2.1 What’s in the box The following accessories are included with your player: Player CD-ROM containing Windows Media Player 11, Philips Device Manager, MediaConverter for Philips, User Manual and Frequently Asked Questions 2.2 Optional accessories You can find optional accessories at www.store.philips.com...
  • Page 10: Getting Started

    3 Getting started 3.1 Overview of controls and connections 8 9 10 11 12 Press LOCK + VOLUME - MENU Lock all control keys Play/Pause songs Press and hold to power on / off Move back to previous song Fast rewind Jump to next song Fast forward Control volume...
  • Page 11: Main Menu

    1 Insert the CD supplied with your product into the CD ROM drive of your PC. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation of Windows Media Player, MediaConverter for Philips and Philips Device Manager. 3 If the installation program does not start automatically, browse the CD contents via Windows Explorer and double click on the Start.exe file.
  • Page 12: Connect And Charge

    3.4 Connect and charge Your player will be charged when connected to the PC. 3.4.1 Use the supplied USB cable Connect the supplied USB cable to PC for charging and data transfer. However, your PC must have hi-power capability in order to perform charging. Note Charge your player for at least 5 hours before using it for the first time.
  • Page 13: Battery Level Indication

    3.4.2 Battery level indication The approximate power levels of your battery are indicated as follows: Battery is full Battery is two-thirds full Battery is half full Battery is low Battery is empty When the battery is nearly empty, the following power low warning screen will blink and emit a beep tone.
  • Page 14: Transfer Video

    Windows Media Player before transferring to your player using MediaConverter for Philips. Use MediaConverter for Philips to convert the video files to the correct screen size and transfer videos from your PC to your player. This application will convert your video files to the right format and resolution before transferring them to your player so that they are guaranteed to playback on your player without any problems.
  • Page 15: Enjoy

    10 minutes. The last playback status and screen will be resumed the next time it is powered on within 30 minutes of the last power off. On/Off (2;) key until the Philips welcome screen appears. On/Off (2;) key until the player powers off.
  • Page 16: Organize And Transfer Music And Pictures With Windows Media Player 11

    Although Windows Media Player also lets you transfer video files from your computer to the player, please use the MediaConverter for Philips provided in the by-packed CD for video transfers. For more information regarding transfer of videos, see 3.6 Transfer video.
  • Page 17: Before Installing Windows Media Player 11 (Optional)

    4.1.1 Before installing Windows Media Player 11 (optional) If necessary, before you install Windows Media Player 11, go to Windows Update and install any high-priority updates that are available for your computer. Perform the following steps if you wish to save media information and star ratings to your media file, as well as back up your existing data: 1 In Windows Media Player 10, click Tools, and then click Options.
  • Page 18: Installing Windows Media Player 11

    4.1.2 Installing Windows Media Player 11 1 Insert the by-packed CD into the CD ROM drive of your computer. Note If the installation program does not start automatically, browse the CD contents via Windows Explorer and run the program by double clicking on the file ending with .exe.
  • Page 19 4 Click I Accept to continue. 5 Select EXPRESS and click Finish.
  • Page 20 Note Your existing media library is currently migrating to Windows Media Player 11. This may take several minutes depending on the size of your existing media library. 6 Click on the checkboxes to select the file types that you want Windows Media Player to play by default or click Select all and then click Finish.
  • Page 21: Rolling Back To A Previous Version Of Windows Media Player

    7 Click on the checkboxes to select your privacy options and then click Next to complete the necessary settings. 4.1.3 Rolling back to a previous version of Windows Media Player If you encounter some problems with Windows Media Player 11, you can simply roll back to the version that was previously on your computer.
  • Page 22: More About Rolling Back To A Previous Version Of Windows Media Player

    12 When the rollback process is completed (this may take several minutes), click Restart. 13 Select Start, and then click Control Panel. 14 In the Control Panel, select Add or Remove Programs. 15 Select Microsoft User-Mode Driver Framework Feature Pack 1.0, and then click Remove.
  • Page 23: Add Music And Picture Files To Windows Media Player Library

    4.2.1 Add music and picture files to Windows Media Player Library By default, Windows Media Player automatically loads all the music and picture files stored in your My Music and My Pictures folders into the library. If you add new files to these folders, they will also be automatically added to the library.
  • Page 24: Switch Between Music And Pictures Library In Windows Media Player And Your Player

    4 Click Add... > Add folder dialog box appears. 5 Select a folder in which you have kept your music or picture files and click OK. 6 Return to Add to library dialog box and click OK. > Windows Media Player will start scanning the folder and add available music or picture files to the library.
  • Page 25: Rip Songs From A Cd

    4.2.3 Rip songs from a CD If you want to transfer music from a CD to your player, you need to create a digital copy of the music on your computer first. This is called Ripping. 1 Start Windows Media Player. 2 Click the down arrow beneath the Rip tab and select Format to choose the format you want.
  • Page 26 4 Insert the Audio CD into your computer's CD drive. > All the tracks from the CD are listed. By default, Windows Media Player will start to rip all the songs in the CD. To modify this option, click the down arrow beneath the Rip tab and select Rip CD Automatically When Inserted >...
  • Page 27: Buy Music Online

    5 Select the songs that you want to rip by clicking on the checkboxes. 6 Click Start Rip. > The selected tracks will be converted and added to Windows Media Player library. 4.2.4 Buy music online If you want to buy music online, you need to select a music store. 1 Start Windows Media Player.
  • Page 28: Sync Your Windows Media Contents To Your Player

    Note Depending on where you are and the language used, the list of stores may differ from what is shown here. > After you have bought a song or an album, it will appear in Windows Media Player library. 4.3 Sync your Windows Media contents to your player You can sync your music and pictures to your player using Windows Media Player.
  • Page 29: Switch Between Automatic And Manual Sync

    After your player is set up the first time, depending on your preference, you can switch between automatic and manual sync. 1 Click the down arrow beneath the Sync tab, select Philips GoGear SA51xx > Set Up Sync. 2 Select or clear the Sync this device automatically check box.
  • Page 30: Select Files And Playlists For Manual Sync

    3 To create a playlist, click New Auto Playlist and follow the steps on the screen to specify criteria for files in the auto playlist (for details on how to create an auto playlist, see 4.4.2 Create an Auto Playlist). 4 To remove a playlist, click the playlist in the list of Playlists to sync, and then click Remove.
  • Page 31 5 In the Sync List pane, verify that the items you have selected to sync will all fit on your player. If necessary, remove items from the list. 6 To remove items, right-click on the item in the Sync List pane, and then select Remove from List.
  • Page 32: Shuffle Manual Sync Items On Your Player

    2 Switch on your player and then connect it to your computer using the supplied USB cable. 3 Click the down arrow beneath the Sync tab and select Shuffle "Philips GoGear SA51xx". 4 If prompted, click Yes button to start synchronization. Otherwise synchronization starts immediately.
  • Page 33: Copy Files From Your Player To Your Computer

    2 Switch on your player and then connect it to your computer using the supplied USB cable. 3 Click on Philips GoGear SA51xx in the left Navigation pane. > You can browse your player's contents in a variety of views, such as Recently Added, Artist, Album, Songs, etc.
  • Page 34: Create An Auto Playlist

    2 Click on Untitled Playlist and enter a new name for the playlist. 3 To add items to your playlist, drag them from the Contents pane onto the List pane. Your playlist can contain both songs and pictures. Tip To switch between music and pictures library in your player, simply click the arrow on the top left of Windows Media Player and select the category you want to view.
  • Page 35: Edit Playlist

    2 Enter a name for the auto playlist. 3 Click the first green plus sign and select your first criteria from the pull-down list. > Your criteria is listed. 4 Click on the underlined words to further define your criteria. 5 Click the second and third green plus signs to select and define more criteria for your auto playlist.
  • Page 36 2 Right-click on the playlist you wish to edit and select Edit in List Pane from the pop-up menu. > The contents in the playlist appears on the List pane. 3 To remove an item from the playlist, right-click on the item and select Remove from List.
  • Page 37: Transfer Playlists To Your Player

    Windows Media Player. You can then delete files or playlists, just as you would any other files displayed in Windows Media Player. 1 Click on Philips GoGear SA51xx in the left Navigation pane. > You can browse your player's contents in a variety of views, such as Recently Added, Artist, Album, Songs, etc.
  • Page 38: Add Or Change Album Art

    3 Navigate to the file or playlist you wish to delete. 4 Right-click on the file or playlist and select Delete. 5 Click OK. 4.5.4 Add or change album art 1 Locate and store your album art (preferably in JPG format) on your computer. 2 Right-click on the album art and select Copy.
  • Page 39: Edit Song Information Via Windows Media Player

    4.5.5 Edit song information via Windows Media Player 1 Click the Library tab. 2 Navigate to the song you wish to edit. 3 Right-click on the song and select Advanced Tag Editor from the pop-up menu. > The Advanced Tag Editor dialog box appears. 4 Select the appropriate tab and enter or edit the information.
  • Page 40: Format Your Player Via Windows Media Player

    You can reformat the hard disk on your player to erase all data. 1 Start Windows Media Player. 2 Switch on your player and then connect it to your computer using the supplied USB cable. 3 Click the down arrow beneath the Sync tab and select Philips GoGear SA51xx > Format.
  • Page 41: Detailed Operation

    5 Detailed operation 5.1 Music mode Your player is preloaded with some songs. You can transfer your digital music and picture collection from your computer to your player using Windows Media Player. More information on music transfer can be found in Organize and transfer pictures and music with Windows Media Player section in this user manual.
  • Page 42: Find Your Music

    5.1.2 Find your music 1 From the main menu, select You can search from the following music options: Shuffle All All songs Alphabetically listed tracks Recently Alphabetically listed tracks in last added sync Playlists Playlists collections Artists Alphabetically listed artists Album Art Alphabetically listed album covers in mosaic view...
  • Page 43: Album Art

    5.1.3 Album art Your player displays the album artwork for the song you are currently playing or when you are browsing through a list of songs or albums. You can choose to switch on / off the album art display feature in the Settings sub menu. If no album artwork is available, it will show a standard CD cover icon.
  • Page 44: Sound Settings

    5.2 Sound settings Set your player to play songs with different EQ (equalizers) settings. 1 From the main menu, select 2 Use 3, to scroll through the list of options: Concert Sound EX, Rock, Funk, Techno, HipHop, Classical, Jazz, Spoken Word, Custom, or Off. You can select one of them.
  • Page 45: Add Songs To Playlist On The Go

    5.3.1 Add songs to playlist on the go You can add your favorite songs, albums, artists and genres to Playlist on the go during music playback. 1 Press MENU key. 2 Select Add to Playlist on the go. > A message Added! [item name] will be displayed. Alternatively, you can add songs, albums, artists and genres to Playlist on the go from the music library of your player.
  • Page 46: Save Playlist On The Go

    5.3.3 Save Playlist on the go You can save Playlist on the go. It will be saved under a different name and Playlist on the go will be emptied. 1 During music playback, press MENU key. 2 Select Save ‘playlist on the go’. >...
  • Page 47: Remove Songs From Playlist On The Go

    5.3.5 Remove songs from Playlist on the go You can delete specific songs from Playlist on the go. 1 Select the song from > Playlists > Playlist on the go. 2 Press MENU key and select Remove song from list. >...
  • Page 48: Other Playlists

    5.5 Other playlists You can transfer playlists to the player using Windows Media Player. See Manage your Windows Media Player playlist - Transfer playlists section in this user manual for details. 5.5.1 Delete playlist from your player You cannot delete the playlist on your player via Windows Media Player. You have to do it via the player itself.
  • Page 49: Now Playing

    5.5.3 Now playing You can browse your music and video library or pictures while you are listening to music. To go back to the play screen, press to navigate back to the main menu and select Now playing.
  • Page 50: Videos

    5.6 Videos You can play the videos that are loaded from the PC using the MediaConverter software. 5.6.1 Find your Videos 1 In the root menu of your player, select You can search from the following video options: All videos Alphabetically listed videos Playlists Playlists collections...
  • Page 51: Controls

    5 For example, highlight Video art, then press 2. You will see the video cover of all videos in your video library. 6 Use to select the video you want to watch, then press selection. Note The video will playback in Landscape mode to give you a full screen viewing experience, 5.6.2 Controls During video playback, you can do the following:...
  • Page 52: Pictures

    5.7.2 Transfer pictures 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 pictures to any desired location on your computer.
  • Page 53: Find Pictures On Your Player

    5.7.3 Find pictures on your player Pictures on your player are organized in albums which are similar to the way they are organized in Windows Media Player. 1 From the main menu, select You can search from the following video options: All pictures Alphabetically listed albums Alphabetically...
  • Page 54: Customize Slideshow Settings

    5.7.7 Customize slideshow settings Settings Options Slideshow music Alphabetical playlists / None Transitions Off / Wipe / Fade Set time per slide 2 Seconds / 4 Seconds / 6 Seconds / 8 Seconds / 10 Seconds Shuffle slideshow On / Off Repeat slideshow On / Off 5.7.8 Slideshow music...
  • Page 55: Delete Media

    5.8 Delete Media You can delete music , videos and pictures that you no longer wish to have on your player by using the contextual menu option. Once you are viewing a list of music, videos or pictures and find an item that you no longer wish to have on your player - 1 Press the MENU...
  • Page 56: Auto Tune

    5.9.3 Auto tune From the main menu, select The radio will start playing from the last played station. 1 To find the radio stations with the strongest signals available in your area, press and select Auto tune. 2 The player will search for the stations with the strongest signals and save them as presets. You can preset a maximum of 20 radio stations.
  • Page 57: Save A Station As Preset

    5.9.6 Save a station as preset 1 In radio mode, press MENU 2 Select the preset number at which you want to save the station. 3 Press to save the station. 5.10Settings The settings menu allows you to make adjustments and personal preferences on your player. 1 From the main menu, select 2 Use to select an option.
  • Page 58 In the Settings menu, the following options are available: Settings Options Language English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Russian, Hungarian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese Play mode Shuffle Repeat Sound settings Concert Sound EX, Rock, Funk, Techno, HipHop, Classical, Jazz, Spoken word, Custom, Off Display settings...
  • Page 59 Settings Options Sleep timer Off /15 Min / 30 Min / 1 Hour / 1.5 Hour / 2 Hours Date and time Set date Set time format 12-hrs / 24-hrs Set time Show time in header Information Information summary Call centers Reset play Reset / Cancel count...
  • Page 60: Use Your Player To Store And Carry Data Files

    5.11Use your player to store and carry data files You can use your player to store and carry data files by copying data files into your player via Windows Explorer.
  • Page 61: Update Your Player

    2 Launch Philips Device Manager from Start > Programs > Philips Device Manager. 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. www.philips.com/welcome (for U.S. residents)
  • Page 62: Frequently Asked Questions

    Your device battery may be out of power due to long period of non-usage. Please charge your player. In case of device error, connect your player to the computer and use Philips Device Manager to restore your player. Important All your contents will be erased from your player after completion of repair process.
  • Page 63 1 Reset your player first by inserting a pin or sharp object into the reset hole at the back of the player. 2 Launch Philips Device Manager from Start > Programs > Philips Device Manager. Select the Repair Tab. 3 While pressing the...
  • Page 64 2 If nothing happens, recharge the battery for at least 4 hours and try to power on or reset again. If this does not work, you might have to repair your player with Philips Device Manager. (See Update your player section in this user manual for details.) My player is full and I have fewer songs on my player than I expected.
  • Page 65: Technical Data

    5V DC Transfer • Music and picture transfer Via Windows Media Player 10 • Video transfer Via MediaConverter for Philips • Data transfer Via Windows Explorer System Requirements • Windows® XP (SP2 or above) • Pentium III 800MHz processor or higher •...
  • Page 66 * 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. + 1MB = 1 million bytes; available storage capacity will be less. 1GB = 1 billion bytes;...
  • Page 67: Glossary

    9 Glossary Album A collection list of songs / pictures. Contextual menu A menu consisting of executable action / feature with respect to current status. Digital Rights Management (DRM) A technology that provides a persistent level of protection to digital content by encrypting it with a cryptographic key.
  • Page 68 Songs An individual track or a discrete piece of audio content. Superscroll A Philips trademark user interface navigator feature to enhance the speed of browsing long list of content. Synchronization The process of maintaining digital media files on a portable device based on the rules specified by the users.
  • Page 69 PHILIPS reserves the right to make design and specification changes for product improvement without prior notice.
  • Page 70 Specifications are subject to change without notice. Trademarks are the property of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. or their respective owners © 2007 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. All rights reserved. print in china www.philips.com wk7245...

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