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Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips! To fully benefit from the support that Philips offers, register your product at www.philips.com/welcome Digital audio player Radio ✔ ✘ SA2925 SA2920 SA2926 SA2940 SA2945 SA2920 SA2946 SA2925 SA2986...
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Contents Important safety information Your new player What’s in the box Register your product Getting started Overview of controls and connections Main menu Install Connect and charge 3.4. Use the supplied USB cable 3.4.2 Battery level indication Transfer 3.5. Disconnect your player safely Enjoy 3.6. Turn on and off...
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4.8. 4.9 Contents Settings Equalizer custom settings Use your player to store and carry data files Update your player Manually verify software status Technical data Frequently asked questions...
• Active mobile phones in the vicinity may cause interference. • Back up 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. • Manage (transfer, delete, etc.) your music files only with the supplied music software to avoid problems! About operating and storage temperatures •...
Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Be Responsible! Respect Copyrights. Philips respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. Multimedia content on the internet may have been created and/or distributed without the original copyright owner's authorization.
Compliance with copyright laws remains your responsibility. The recording and transfer to the portable player of video streams downloaded to your computer is intended only for use with public domain or properly licensed content. You may only use such content for your private, non-commercial use and shall respect eventual copyright instructions provided by the copyright owner of the work.
The set complies with the FCC-Rules, Part 5 and with 2 CFR 040.0. 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. Philips SA2920 SA2925 SA2926 SA2940 SA2945 SA2946 SA2980 SA2985 SA2986...
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3 Getting started 3. Overview of controls and connections 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) Play/Record Pause Confirm selection Navigate forward Navigate down/forward (hold to quick scroll down / fast forward) Navigate back (hold to return to root menu)
Connect the standard USB plug of the supplied cable to your PC. From the pop-up window, select Install Philips Device Manager. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation of Philips Device Manager. If the pop-up window is not displayed automatically: Select My Computer (Windows XP / Windows 2000) / Computer (Windows Vista).
3.4 Connect and charge When you connect the player to the PC directly, it automatically charges. 3.4.1 Use the supplied USB cable Before you use the player for the first time, charge it for 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 the left side of the player, the other end directly to your PC.
Remove your player safely by clicking 3.6 Enjoy 3.6.1 Turn on and off To turn on, push the Philips logo. To turn off, push the Tip If the player is idle and no button is pressed for 0 minutes, it switches off automatically.
3.6.3 Lock slider The player has a lock switch to prevent any accidental operation. To lock the buttons when you play, move the > All buttons except -VOL+ To unlock the buttons again, move the slider to position . are locked and the display shows slider to the central position.
4 Detail operation 4. Music mode Your player supports MP3 and WMA formats. 4.1.1 Control The player offers the following music mode options: Goal Play / Pause music Skip to next audio file Return to previous audio file Fast forward Fast rewind Return to browsing menu Increase volume Decrease volume View options on play screen (also play mode for recordings)
4.1.2 Find your music From the main menu, select The player offers the following menu options All songs Alphabetically listed tracks Artists Alphabetically listed artists Albums Alphanumerically listed albums Genres Alphanumerically listed artists Playlists Alphanumerically listed playlists Press to scroll through the list. Press to select or press Press...
4.1.3 Limit the volume Listening to loud sounds for longer than a moment can be harmful to the listener. You can set the volume level of the player to suit your preferences: From the main menu, select Press Vol- Vol+ to adjust the level.
4.2 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.
4.3 View pictures The player supports pictures in JPEG and BMP format and provides a slide show function. From the main menu, select Press to see the picture in slideshow mode. During full screen browsing, press to enter Picture mode. to move to next or previous picture.
4.4 Radio From the main menu, select Connect the headphones The supplied headphones serve as a radio antenna. Ensure you connect the headphones properly for an optimal reception. 4.4.1 Auto tune radio stations Note The Auto tune function overwrites existing presets. While in the Radio menu >...
4.4.3 Manual tune a radio station While in the Radio menu To fine tune frequency, press To search for the next stronger signal, press • To switch back to preset mode, press • To exit radio, press 4.4.4 Save a new frequency under a preset While in the Radio menu Tune to the new frequency you want to save.
4.5 Recordings You can record audio with the player. The section 3.1 Overview of controls and connections shows you the location of the microphone. From the Recordings menu > The player records and shows the recording display. • Press to toggle between pause and record. Press to stop and save the recording.
4.6 View folders The folder view option enables you to see all the folders that are on the player. From the main menu, select Folder view Press to browse and select folders/files. Press to go back to the previous menu screen. 4.6.1 Delete folders While viewing a folder, press Select Delete.
4.7 Personalize the display You can personalize the following display features of the player: • Theme • Wallpaper • Startup screen • Shutdown screen 4.71 Change the theme From the main menu, select Press to select one of the themes, then press •...
4.8 Settings You can set preferences in your player to suit your needs. From the main menu, select Press to select an option. Press to go to next level or Press to confirm your selection. Press to exit the Settings menu In the Settings menu, the following options are available: Settings Options Play mode...
4.8.1 Equalizer custom settings You can customize the equalizer settings: From the main menu, select Press , then Press , then Press , then Press to select equalizer band: B = bass, L = low, M = mid, H = high, T = treble Press to adjust level.
Turn off your player. Ensure the computer is connected to the Internet. Click Start > Programs > Philips Digital Audio Player > GoGear Spark > Philips GoGear Spark Device Manager to launch the Philips Device Manager. On the player, hold the >...
6 Technical data Power • Power supply 320mAh Li-ion polymer internal rechargeable battery Display • Colour OLED, 28 x 28 pixels Sound • Channel separation: 40dB • Equalizer setting: FullSound / Rock / Funk / Hip Hop / Jazz / Classical / Techno / Custom •...
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Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles. 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; available storage capacity will be less. Full memory capacity may not be available as some memory will be reserved for the player.
Note The existing contents on your player will not be erased. 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.
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There is no sound. Make sure your headphones are inserted all the way into the headphones jack. Some songs do not show up or playback on the player. • This player does not support copyright protected (DRM) WMA tracks bought from online music stores, only unprotected WMA files can be played back on this player. The song is in a format that is not supported by the player. Only MP3 and WMA files are supported.
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