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user manual
manuel d’utilisation | benutzerhandbuch | manual del usuario
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Digital Audio Player
Lecteur audio numérique | Digitaler Audio-Player | Reproductor de audio digital
Digitale audiospeler | Lettore audio digitale | Leitor Áudio Digital
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SA250_ENG.qxd 3/6/05 9:59 Page 1 We hope you enjoy your product Please visit www.philips.com/support and enter your product name to view: - FAQ, Frequently Asked Questions - Latest user manuals - Latest PC software downloads - Firmware upgrade files Since it is possible for you to upgrade your product, we recommend that you register your product on www.philips.com/register so we can inform you as soon as new free upgrades become available. The model and production numbers can be found insid
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SA250_ENG.qxd 3/6/05 9:59 Page 4 Powering on / off Power on: Press and hold 2; for 1 second. ➔ PHILIPS splash screen appears briefly Power off: Press and hold 2; again for 1 second or more. TIP ✔ Your device automatically powers down if there is no operation and no music played for 60 seconds. Last playback status / screen will be resumed at next powering on. Indication of power level You can see the approximate power level of your batteries on the display. Battery full Battery two-thirds fu
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SA250_ENG.qxd 3/6/05 9:59 Page 5 Music mode We have put some music tracks on your device so that you can jump start your music experience. You can also transfer your digital music collection from your computer to your device through the included music management software. (see GETTING DIGITAL MUSIC ON YOUR DEVICE for more information) IMPORTANT! Music files transferred through Windows Explorer (by drag and drop) to your device will only be recognized as data files - they will neither appear n
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SA250_ENG.qxd 3/6/05 9:59 Page 7 Advanced features in playback A-B REPEAT To repeat or loop a sequence in a track: 1 Press A - B / DBB at your chosen starting point; ➔ appears on the screen. 2 Press A - B / DBB again at your chosen end point; ➔ appears on the screen, and the repeat sequence begins. 3 Press A - B / DBB again to exit the sequence. BOOKMARKS The bookmark feature (available in both the MUSIC and RECORDINGS libraries) lets you mark a point that you can go to quickly. You can store
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SA250_ENG.qxd 3/6/05 9:59 Page 8 Playing a bookmark 1 Press SETTING and select "BOOKMARK > Bookmark list TIP ✔ You know your track has a bookmark as you navigate. The top right corner of the highlighter is "folded". Press 6 to display all bookmarks set within the highlighted track. PLAY MODES You can set your device to play music tracks randomly (Shuffle ) and / or repeatedly (repeat ). Changing play modes 1 Press SETTING. Select Play modes. 2 Use scroll controls to select the following optio
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SA250_ENG.qxd 3/6/05 9:59 Page 9 EQUALIZERS You can set your device to play music tracks with different EQ (equalizers). Changing equalizers 1 Press SETTING. Select Equalizers. 2 Use scroll controls to select Rock / Pop / Jazz / Classic / Custom / Off. TIP ✔ You can also pre-set your [>]key shortcut as EQ for one-touch equalizers setting. See [>]key shortcut for more information. Custom EQ The Equalizer custom setting provides 5 adjustable bands: Bass, Low, Mid, High and Treble. 1 Press SETTI
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SA250_ENG.qxd 3/6/05 9:59 Page 10 Getting digital music onto your device Before you can play your MP3 or WMA collection on your device using Windows Media Player, you need to have both Windows Media Player and Device Manager installed as follows: Install Philips Device Manager and Windows Media Player 1 Insert the supplied CD into your computer's CD-ROM drive. If the CD does not autorun, please click the mp3.exe from the root directory of the CD. 2 Select your language and follow screen instr
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SA250_ENG.qxd 3/6/05 9:59 Page 11 Getting digital music onto your device Safely disconnect your device Exit any active application working with your player. Safely remove your device by clicking from your task tray. Simply disconnect your device after file transfer completes. IMPORTANT! Music files transferred through Windows Explorer (by drag and drop) to your device will only be recognized as data files - they will neither appear nor play in the MUSIC library of your device. TIP ✔ You can r
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SA250_ENG.qxd 3/6/05 9:59 Page 12 Radio mode Select your FM region*** 1 From the root menu, select RADIO to enter the radio mode. 2 Press SETTING. Select "Select FM region" > Asia / Europe / USA. ***FM radio is only available to some regional versions. FM radio is currently not available in Europe. Region Frequency range Tuning steps Asia 87.5 - 108 MHz 0.05 MHz Europe 87.5 - 108 MHz 0.05 MHz USA 87.5 - 108 MHz 0.1 MHz Auto tune 1 From the root menu, select RADIO to enter the radio mode. 2 Pr
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SA250_ENG.qxd 3/6/05 9:59 Page 13 Making recordings When your device is not connected to the computer, you can make voice, radio or line-in recordings. Preparing to make recordings 1 Press SETTING. Select Recordings and press 6 for a list of available settings. 2 You can adjust the following settings before making any recordings. Setting Available options (default settings in bold) Record quality Low, Medium, High Auto volume control On, Off Silence detection On, Off Auto volume control (only
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SA250_ENG.qxd 3/6/05 9:59 Page 14 Making FM recording*** ***FM radio is only available to some regional versions. FM radio is currently not available in Europe. 1 From the root menu, select RADIO to enter the radio mode. 2 Press REC to start FM recording. ➔ Device shows the recording state. 3 Press REC again to stop FM recording. ➔ Device shows the saving state. Your FM recording will be saved on the internal memory of your device (filename = recordings > fm > FM xxx.wav; xxx = track number
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SA250_ENG.qxd 3/6/05 9:59 Page 15 Playing recordings You can find your recordings in the RECORDINGS library. Searching for your desired recording 1 From the root menu, select RECORDINGS to enter the recordings library. As you enter the recordings library, you can search from the following options: Recording Voice recordings Alphabetically listed recordings FM recordings*** Alphabetically listed recordings Line-in recordings Alphabetically listed recordings ***FM radio is only available to so
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SA250_ENG.qxd 3/6/05 9:59 Page 16 Customizing settings 1 From any mode, press SETTING for settings options. 2 Press 3 to scroll up or 4 to scroll down for your option. Press 6 for next or 5 for previous levels. 3 Press 6 to confirm your selection. 4 Press SETTING or press and hold 5 to exit the menu display. TIP ✔ - Options for each setting are shown on the device display. - Available settings vary with selected mode. Setting Options Bookmark Set bookmark / Bookmarks list Playmodes Shuffle /
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SA250_ENG.qxd 3/6/05 9:59 Page 17 Using your device as an external mass storage You can use your device as an external mass storage for any data files. IMPORTANT! Music files transferred through Windows Explorer (by drag and drop) to your device will only be recognized as data files - they will neither appear nor play in the MUSIC library of your device. Memory expansion You can increase the storage capacity of your device by inserting a MINI SD memory card (maximum 1 GB) into the card slot.
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SA250_ENG.qxd 3/6/05 9:59 Page 18 Upgrades We know you will enjoy your product for a long time. For best performance, we recommend that you regularly check in to www.philips.com/support for free upgrades of the latest software and firmware for your product. Firmware Upgrade Your device is controlled by an internal program called firmware. You can install the latest firmware from the bypacked CD or download it from www.philips.com/support to keep your device updated. TIP ✔ ✔ Please insert new
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SA250_ENG.qxd 3/6/05 10:00 Page 19 Device Restore / Repair Your device is controlled by an internal program called firmware. In case the firmware files is corrupted, you may need to repair the device. TIP ✔ Please insert a new battery before device restore/repair. This will ensure steady power supply for completing the whole process. 1 Connect your device to your computer. Launch Device Manager from Start ➔ Program ➔ Philips Device Manager. WARNING ! All content and music will be erased! Ple
