Philips GoGEAR SoundDot manual

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    SA4DO T02 SA4DO T04 SA4DO T08 www .philips.com/w elcome GoGEAR User man ual Register your pr oduct and get support at[...]

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    3 EN Contents 1 Important safety information 4 General maintenance 4 Recycling the product 6 2 Y our new pla y er 7 What's in the box 7 PC software for the play er 7 Files loaded on the play er 7 Over view 7 Controls 7 LED indicator and audio feedback 8 3 Get started 9 Charge power 9 Switch the play er on or off 9 Automatic standby and shut-do[...]

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    4 EN 1 Impor tant saf ety information General maintenance The translation of this document is for reference only . In the event of an y inconsistency between the English version and the tr anslated version, the English version shall prevail. Caution • T o a void damage or malfunction: • Do not expose the product to excessive heat caused by heat[...]

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    5 EN Do not use headphones while operating a motorized vehicle, cycling, skateboarding, etc .; it may create a trafc hazard and is illegal in many areas. Modications Modications not authorized by the manufacturer may v oid user's authority to operate the product. Cop yright information All other brands and product names are trademar k[...]

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    6 EN Recycling the pr oduct Y our product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components, which can be recycled and reused. When you see the crossed-out wheel bin symbol attached to a product, it means the product is cov ered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC: Never dispose of y our product with other household waste . P[...]

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    7 EN 2 Y our ne w pla y er What's in the box Make sure that y ou hav e received the follo wing items: Play er Earphones Quick star t guide Safety and W ar ranty sheet Note • The images ser ve as reference onl y . Philips reser ves the right to change color/design without notice . Philips GoGear audio player Quick start guide Safe ty and Warr[...]

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    8 EN b / • Press: Decrease or increase the volume • Press and hold: Skip to the previous or next song c USB connector for pow er charging and data transfer d Clip e RESET • Press the hole by using the tip of a ball pen when the play er does not respond to the pressing of keys f LED indicator g • 3.5 mm-headphone connector LED indicator and [...]

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    9 EN 3 Get star ted Charge pow er SOUNDDO T has a built-in batter y that can be charged through the USB socket of a computer . • Rotate the USB connector to connect SOUNDDO T to a PC . » During power charging, the indicator changes its color to denote the batter y level. » When the batter y is full, the green indicator lights up. Tip • When t[...]

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    10 EN 4 Pla y music T ransfer m usic to the pla yer Y ou can tr ansf er music from your PC media librar y to SOUNDDO T in the following wa ys: • Drag and drop music les in Windows Explorer ; • Sync through Philips Songbird (see 'Sync with PC music librar y through Philips Songbird' on page 11). T odraganddropm usic?[...]

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    11 EN 5 Sync with PC music librar y thr ough Philips Songbir d With Philips Songbird , you can do the follo wing: • Manage your m usic collection on a PC; • Sync SOUNDDO T with your PC music librar y; • Register SOUNDDO T on www . philips.com/welcome; • Update the rmware of SOUNDDO T (see 'Update the rmware through Philips Songbi[...]

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    12 EN Set iT unes media folder 1 On Philips Songbird , go to T ools > Options... 2 Select Media Importer , and then the iT unes Impor ter tab . 3 V erify your libr ar y location and options. 4 Click the Import Librar y button next to the librar y location. » The software impor ts the iT unes librar y into Philips Songbird . Set the watch folder[...]

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    13 EN Importmusicles In Philips Songbird , • go to File > Import Media to select folder s on the PC . » Music les are added under Librar y . Sync the pla yer with Philips Songbird 1 On the PC , launch Philips Songbird . 2 Connect the play er to the PC . » On Philips Songbird , the play er is display ed when it is recognized by th[...]

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    14 EN Manual sync T otransferselectedmedialesmanually , 1 On the Content pane , right click on a selected media le . 2 Select Add to Device > SOUNDDO T . » Selected les are transfer red to SOUNDDO T . Tip • T o select multiple les at the same time, hold down the Ctrl button when you click options.[...]

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    15 EN 6 Update the firmwar e thr ough Philips Songbir d SOUNDDO T is controlled by an internal program called r mware. Newer versions of the rmware may hav e been released after you hav e purchased SOUNDDO T . Through Philips Songbird , you can check for and install rmware updates for SOUNDDO T ov er the Inter net. Tip • Y our music l[...]

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    16 EN 7 Repair the pla y er thr ough Philips Songbir d If SOUNDDO T is not wor king properly or the display freez es, you can reset it without losing data: T o reset SOUNDDO T? • Inser t a pen tip or other object into the reset hole at the base of SOUNDDO T . Hold until the play er shuts down. If you fail to r eset the pla yer , r epair the pla y[...]

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    17 EN 8 T echnical data Powe r • P ower supply: 110 mAh Li-ion polymer internal rechar geable batter y • Play time¹ Audio (.mp3): up to 6 hour s • Fast charging: 6-minute char ging f or 60-minute play Software • Philips Songbird: T o update rmware and transfer music Connectivity • Headphone 3.5 mm • USB 2.0 High speed Sound • Chan[...]

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    Specifications are subject to change without notice © 2012 K oninklijke Philips Electronics N.V . All rights reserved. SA4DO T_12_97_77_78_UM_V1.1 wk1207.3[...]