Listen to music 10
Find your music 10
Delete music tracks 10
Add current track to favorites 10
Add current track to playlist 11
Rate your music 11
5 Video 12
Download and transfer videos 12
Transfer videos to SA075 12
Play videos 12
Play videos on your TV 12
Delete videos 13
6 Pictures 14
View pictures 14
View slideshow 14
Add pictures to SA075 14
Delete pictures 14
Add current picture to favorites 14
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7 Radio 15
Listen to FM radio 15
Manually tune a radio station 15
Auto-tune and listen to preset radio
station 15
8 Recordings 16
Record from FM radio 16
Listen to FM recordings 16
Upload your radio recordings to a
computer 16
Delete recordings 16
9 Viewfoldersandtextles 17
Browse / view folders and read text
les17
Delete folders 17
10 Readtextles 18
11 Accessing Micro SD cards 19
Insert an SD card 19
12 Settings 20
13 Update SA075 22
Manually verify / update rmware 22
14 Troubleshooting 23
15 Technical data 24
Supported music le formats 24
Supported picture le formats 24
Supported video le formats 24
16 Glossary 25
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Need help?
Please visit
www.philips.com/welcome
where you can access a full set of supporting
materials such as the user manual, the latest
software updates, and answers to frequently
asked questions.
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1 Important safety
Hearing Safety
information
General maintenance
Caution
To avoid damage or malfunction:•
Do not expose the product to excessive heat •
caused by heating equipment or direct sunlight.
Do not drop the product or allow objects to
•
fall on your player.
Do not allow the product to be submerged
•
in water. Do not expose headphone socket
or battery compartment to water, as water
entering the set may cause major damage.
Active mobile phones in the vicinity may cause
•
inter ference.
Back up your les. Ensure that you retain the
•
original les 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 les
•
only with the supplied music software to avoid
problems.
Do not use any cleaning agents containing
•
alcohol, ammonia, benzene, or abrasives as
these may harm the product.
About operating and storage temperatures
Operate in a place where temperature is •
always between 0 and 35ºC (32 to 95ºF)
Store in a place where temperature is •
always between -20 and 45ºC (-4 to
113ºF ).
Battery life may be shortened in low •
temperature conditions.
Replacement parts/accessories:
Visit www.philips.com/support to order
replacement parts/accessories.
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
for those that may have already experienced
some hearing loss.
Sound can be deceiving. Over time your hearing
‘comfort level’ adapts to higher volumes of
sound. So after prolonged listening, what sounds
‘normal’ can actually be loud and harmful to
your hearing. To guard against this, set your
volume to a safe level before your hearing
adapts and leave it there.
To establish a safe volume level:
Set your volume control at a low setting.
Slowly increase the sound until you can hear it
comfortably and clearly, without distortion.
Listen for reasonable periods of time:
Prolonged exposure to sound, even at normally
‘safe’ levels, can also cause hearing loss.
Be sure to use your equipment reasonably and
take appropriate breaks.
Be sure to observe the following guidelines
when using your headphones.
Listen at reasonable volumes for reasonable
periods of time.
Be careful not to adjust the volume as your
hearing adapts.
Do not turn up the volume so high that you
can’t hear what’s around you.
You should use caution or temporarily
discontinue use in potentially hazardous
situations.
Do not use headphones while operating a
motorized vehicle, cycling, skateboarding, etc.; it
may create a trafc hazard and is illegal in many
areas.
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Modications
Modications not authorized by the
manufacturer may void user’s authority to
operate the product.
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 from audio CDs is a violation of copyright
laws and international treaties.
The making of unauthorized copies of copyprotected material, including computer
programs, les, broadcasts and sound
recordings, may be an infringement of
copyrights and constitute a criminal offense.
This equipment should not be used for such
purposes.
The Windows Media and the Windows logo are
registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation
in the United States and/or other countries.
Be responsible! Respect copyrights.
state that no further copies shall be made.
Video streams may include copy protection
technology that prohibits further copying. For
such situations the recording function will not
work and you will be notied with a message.
Data logging
Philips is committed to improving the quality
of your product and enhancing the Philips user
experience. To understand the usage prole of
this device, this device logs some info / data to
the non-volatile memory region of the device.
These data are used to identify and detect
any failures or problems you as a user may
experience while using the device. The data
stored, for example, will be the duration of
playback in music mode, duration of playback
in turner mode, how many times battery low
was encountered, etc. The data stored do not
reveal the content or media used on the device
or the source of downloads. The data stored on
the device are retrieved and used ONLY if the
user returns the device to the Philips service
center and ONLY to simplify error detection
and prevention. The data stored shall be made
available to user on user’s rst request.
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.
Copying or distributing unauthorized content
may violate copyright laws in various countries
including yours.
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. Such instruction may
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Recycling the product
Your 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 covered by the European Directive
2002/96/EC:
Never dispose of your product with other
household waste. Please inform yourself about
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the local rules on the separate collection of
electrical and electronic products. The correct
disposal of your old product helps prevent
potentially negative consequences on the
environment and human health.
Caution
Removal of the built-in battery invalidates the •
warranty and may destroy the product. The
following instruc tions are disposal instructions
at the end of product life.
Removing built-in batteries
Your product contains a built-in rechargeable
battery covered by the European Directive
2006/66/EC, which cannot be disposed of with
normal household waste.
To safeguard the functionality and safety of
your product, take your product to an ofcial
collection point or service center where a
professional can remove or replace the battery
as shown:
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Please inform yourself about the local rules on
separate collection of batteries. The correct
disposal of batteries helps prevent potentially
negative consequences on the environment and
human health.
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Philips GoGear audio player
Quick start guide
2 Your new SA075
Use SA075 to
play videos•
play music•
display album ar t•
view pictures•
listen to FM radio•
record from FM radio•
Stand
Quick start guide
What’s in the box
Check that you have received the following
items:
Player
Earphones
USB cable
HDMI cable
Note
The images ser ve as reference only. Philips •
reserves the right to change color/design
without notice.
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3 Getting started
Overview of the controls and
connections
Overview of the main menu
Menu ModeTo
Musicplay music tracks
Videoplay videos
Picturesview pictures
Radiolisten to FM radio
Text Readerread text les
Folder Viewview folders and les
Settings customize the settings
of SA075
Now playingshow the current play
screen
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a
b
HOMEpress: back to main menu
c
VOL press: increase/decrease
d
e
f
MICRO SD micro SD card slot
g
RESETpress: reset SA075
h
i
j
touchscreen display
loudspeakers
the volume
press and hold: increase/
decrease fast
headphone jack
slide and hold: turn SA075
on/off
slide: lock/unlock all
buttons except
USB connection jack
HDMI connection jack
Overview of the touchscreen
features
VOL
The touchscreen allows navigation and control
through direct touch (tap) on the relevant
screen area. There are many application-specic
features and activities. This is an overview of the
basic features:
1back to main menu
2contextual options
3main activities of the application
4application-specic feature / back
5content area
6previous / next
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To quickly scroll through lists that are bigger
than the screen:
1 Use your ngertip to swipe over the list
of icons on the screen.
2 Swipe in the direction that you want to
scroll.
Connect and charge
SA075 has a built-in battery that can be
charged through the USB port of a computer
(USB cable included).
Connect SA075 to a computer
1 Connect the USB plug of the supplied
USB cable to a spare USB port on your
compu ter.
2 Connect the small USB plug of the USB
cable to the small USB jack on SA075.
3 Turn on your computer.
SA075 charges. »
Install the Philips Device Manager
software
System requirements:
Windows® (2000, XP, Vista)•
Pentium III 800 MHz processor or higher•
128 MB RAM•
500 MB hard disk space•
Internet connection•
Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0 or later•
USB por t•
1 Connect the mini USB plug of the
supplied cable to SA075.
2 Connect the standard USB plug of the
supplied cable to your computer.
A pop-up window appears on the »
computer.
3 From the pop-up window, select Install
Philips Device Manager.
4 Follow the on-screen instructions to
complete the installation of the Philips
Device Manager.
If the pop-up window fails to appear on the
computer...
1 Select My Computer (WindowsXP®
/ Windows2000®) / Computer
(WindowsVista®).
2 Right click on Philips GoGear SA075.
3 Select Install Philips Device Manager.
4 Follow the on-screen instructions to
complete the installation of the Philips
Device Manager.
Cannot nd the le on SA075?
1 Ensure that your computer is connected
to the Internet.
2 Select My Computer (WindowsXP®
/ Windows2000®) / Computer
(WindowsVista®).
3 Right click on Philips GoGear SA075.
4 Select Install Philips Device Manager
from the Internet.
5 Follow the on-screen instructions to
complete the installation of the Philips
Device Manager from the Internet.
Note
For rst-time use, allow SA075 to charge for •
3 hours.
The charging animation stops and the
•
icon is displayed when the charging process is
completed.
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Battery level indication
The display indicates the approximate levels of
the battery status as follows:
100%75%50%25%0%
A ashing battery screen indicates that »
the battery is low. The player saves
all settings and switches off within 60
seconds.
Note
Rechargeable batteries have a limited number •
of charge cycles. Bat ter y life and number of
charge cycles vary by use and settings.
The charging animation stops and the
•
icon is displayed when the charging process is
completed.
UseSA075tocarryles
SA075 allows you to carry les in Windows
Explorer.
1 With SA075 connected to the USB
port of the computer, open Windows
Explorer.
2 Create folders in SA075.
3 Use drag and drop actions to sor t your
les into the folders.
Turn SA075 on and off
To toggle between modes on and off,
1
slide and hold
seconds.
for approximately 4
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Tip
You can conser ve batter y power and increase •
the play time of SA075: Go to the Settings
menu and set Backlight to the shor test time
setting.
Disconnect SA075 safely
You can disconnect SA075 from the USB port
of the computer when the following message
is displayed:
[OK to disconnect!]
Automatic standby and shut-down
SA075 has an automatic standby and shutdown feature that can save battery power.
After 10 minutes in idle mode (no music plays,
no button is pressed), SA075 turns off.
1 Slide and hold for approximately 4
seconds to turn SA075 on again.
SA075 has a lock switch to prevent accidental
operation.
1 To lock the buttons when you play, move
the slider to position
All buttons except the volume keys are »
locked and the display shows a lock
icon.
.
2 To unlock the buttons again, move the
slider to the center position.
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4 Music
Listen to music
Playlists
•
•
Favorites
Tracks listed in favorites order•
Playlist
Tracks listed in playlist order•
In the main menu, tap to enter music
1
mode.
2 Navigate the sub-menus to select your
music.
3 Tap to play.
Tap •
Tap •
To exit and return to the main menu, •
tap HOME.
to pause play.
to resume play.
Find your music
In the main menu, tap to enter music
1
mode.
The display lists the library sorting »
options.
All songs
Alphabetically listed tracks•
- Artists
Alphabetically listed artists•
Alphabetically listed albums•
Tracks listed in album order•
- Albums
Alphanumerically listed albums•
Tracks listed in album order•
- Genres
Alphanumerically listed genres•
Tracks listed in alphanumerical order•
Note
Alternatively, you can select • from the main
menu and nd your les in folder view.
Delete music tracks
In the main menu, tap to enter music
1
mode.
2 Tap and hold the track that you want to
delete.
3 Tap YES to conrm.
Tap • NO to cancel.
Add current track to favorites
Bookmark music tracks as favorites.
1 While you listen to music, tap to
bookmark the current music track as a
favorite.
The current music track is added to »
the Favorites playlist.
Tap »
again to remove the track from
the Favorites playlist.
Tip
To listen to your Favorites playlist, select the •
Favorites playlist from the music options menu.
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Add current track to playlist
Add music tracks to a playlist as follows:
1 While you listen to music, tap to see
the options menu.
2 Tap a playlist.
The current music track is added to »
the playlist.
Tap the playlist in the options menu »
again to remove the track from the
Favorites playlist.
Rate your music
Issue star ratings for your music as follows:
1 While you listen to music, tap to open
the ratings menu.
2 Tap to rate the current music track.
(Ratings range from
to ).
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5 Video
Download and transfer
videos
Transfer videos to SA075
1 With SA075 connected to the USB por t
of your PC, open Windows® Explorer.
2 Use drag and drop actions to transfer
your video les to the Video folder of the
internal storage of SA075.
Tip
You can create your own folders in SA075 and •
sort your les into the folders.
Play videos
Play videos on your TV
This is how you play video clips from the
player on your TV:
1 Follow the steps in chapter “Play videos”
to play a video.
2 Connect the small plug of the supplied
HDMI cable with the player.
3 Turn on your TV.
4 Connect the large plug of the supplied
HDMI cable with the HDMI outlet jack of
your TV.
The video plays on your TV. »
Tap the screen on SA075 for play •
options and navigation.
To resume TV video display, tap • TV.
From the main menu, select to enter
1
video mode.
2 Navigate the sub-menus to select your
video.
3 Tap to play.
Tap •
Tap •
To go back to previous screen, tap •
To exit and return to the main menu, •
tap HOME.
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to pause play.
to resume play.
.
Tip
If you disconnec t the HDMI cable, the video •
play on your TV resumes a few seconds after
you reconnect the HDMI cable.
During video play, navigate as follows:
1 Tap or to skip to next / previous
video.
2 Tap and hold or to scan current
video forward / backward.
Tap •
to resume play.
Tip
You can tap on the time bar to quickly skip to •
a specic point in the video.
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Delete videos
From the main menu, select to enter
1
video mode.
2 Tap and hold the video that you want to
delete.
3 Tap YES to conrm.
Tap • NO to cancel.
Note
Alternatively, you can select • from the main
menu and nd your les in folder view.
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6 Pictures
View pictures
SA075 supports pictures in JPEG and BMP
format.
1 From the main menu, select to enter
picture mode.
2 Tap or to scroll through the list.
3 Tap a picture to start full screen view.
4 Use your ngertip to swipe over the
picture on the screen:
Swipe to the left to go to the next •
picture.
Swipe to the right to go to the •
previous picture.
To go back to previous screen, tap •
.
To exit and return to the main menu, •
tap HOME.
To quickly scroll through lists that are bigger
than the screen:
1 Use your ngertip to swipe over the list
of icons on the screen.
2 Swipe in the direction that you want to
scroll.
View slideshow
While in mode, you can view your pictures as
a slideshow:
1 Tap to see the options menu.
2 Tap the options to
customize the slideshow settings•
start the slideshow•
Add pictures to SA075
With SA075 connected to the USB
1
port of the computer, open Windows®
Explorer.
2 Create folders in SA075.
3 Use drag and drop actions to sor t your
pictures into the folders.
Delete pictures
From the main menu, select to enter
1
picture mode.
2 Tap and hold the picture that you want to
delete.
3 Tap YES to conrm.
Tap • NO to cancel.
Add current picture to
favorites
You can bookmark pictures as favorites.
1 While you view a picture, tap to
bookmark the current picture as a
favorite.
The current picture is added to the »
Favorites list.
Tap »
again to remove the picture
from the Favorites list.
Tip
You can view your Favorites lis t when you •
selec t the Favorites list from the pictures
options menu.
Note
Alternatively, you can select • from the main
menu and nd your les in folder view.
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7 Radio
Listen to FM radio
SA075 automatically searches for FM radio
stations, then saves the rst 20 strongest
frequencies under the presets.
1 From the main menu, select to enter
radio mode.
SA075 starts to play the last played »
preset.
Tap to select any of the preset »
numbers in the list.
To exit and return to the main menu, »
tap HOME.
Manually tune a radio station
From the main menu, select to enter
1
radio mode.
2 To search for the next stronger signal, tap
and hold
/ .
3 To ne tune the frequency, briey tap
/
.
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Auto-tune and listen to
preset radio station
This is how to change the frequencies that are
automatically stored under the presets:
1 From the main menu, select to enter
radio mode.
2 While you listen to a radio preset, tap
or
to manually tune the frequency.
3 Tap on [Save to preset] to save the new
frequency.
To exit and return to the main menu, •
tap HOME.
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8 Recordings
Record from FM radio
From the main menu, select to enter
1
radio mode.
2 Select radio station (preset).
Tap •
Tap •
3 Press to stop and save the recording.
Press •
recording.
The screen prompts you to conrm.•
4 Tap to select [ Yes] / [No].
Saved recordings are stored with the »
following lename format: FMRCXXX.
WAV, where XXX is the recording is
the recording number that is generated
automatically.
Tip
You can nd your recordings in the main menu •
under > Recording.
to pause recording.
to resume recording.
to stop and delete the
Upload your radio recordings
to a computer
Connect SA075 to the computer (see
1
section Connect and charge in this user
manual).
2 On the computer, in Windows®
Explorer select SA075.
3 Select Recordings.
4 Copy and paste the recordings to any
location on the computer.
Delete recordings
From the main menu, tap to enter
1
folder view.
2 Select folder Recording.
3 Tap and hold the recording that you want
to delete.
4 Tap YES to conrm.
Tap • NO to cancel.
Listen to FM recordings
From the main menu, tap to enter
1
folder view.
2 Select folder Recordings.
3 Select a recording.
4 Tap to play.
Tap •
Tap •
To go back to previous screen, tap •
To exit and return to the main menu, •
tap HOME.
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to pause play.
to resume play.
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9 View folders
and text files
In folder view ( ) you can:
browse / view folders and read tex t les•
delete folders•
delete text les•
Browse / view folders and
readtextles
Follow the instructions to transfer text
1
les to the player.
2 From the main menu, tap to enter
folder view.
3 Tap or to browse folders or text
les.
4 Tap folder or tex t le to open.
To go back to previous screen, tap •
.
To exit and return to the main menu, •
tap HOME.
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Delete folders
From the main menu, tap to enter
1
folder view.
2 Tap and hold the folder that you want to
delete.
3 Tap YES to conrm.
Tap • NO to cancel.
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10 Read text files
Display and read text les on SA075 as follows:
1 From the main menu, select to enter
text reader mode.
2 Tap or to select tex t le from the
list.
3 Tap text le to view.
To go back to previous screen, tap •
.
To exit and return to the main menu, •
tap HOME.
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11 Accessing Micro
SD cards
SA075 has a slot to accommodate a Micro SD
card. This chapter shows you how to
inser t Micro SD card•
browse les and folders on Micro SD •
card
Insert an SD card
Turn on SA075.
1
2 Open the dust cover of the slot for Micro
SD card.
3 Inser t Micro SD card with the contacts
facing up:
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SA075 accesses the content of the »
Micro SD card and displays the folders
and les.
Note
SA075 supports Micro SD cards of up to •
32GB.
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12 Settings
This is how you customize SA075:
1 From the main menu, select to enter
settngs mode.
2 Tap Press or to navigate in a list.
Tap •
to enter sub menu (when
available).
3 Tap to conrm a selection and go to the
next level (when available).
To go back to previous screen, tap •
.
To exit and return to the main menu, •
tap HOME.
In the
menu, the following options are
available:
SettingsMenu optionsSub menu options
Sound settingsFullSound™On (default)•
Off•
EqualizerOff (default)•
Rock•
Funk•
Hip Hop•
Jazz•
Classical•
Techno•
Custom•
Volume limitOff (default)•
On•
Brightnessone•
two•
three (default)•
four•
ve•
Backlight timer15 seconds (default)•
30 seconds•
45 seconds•
Always on•
Sleep timerOff (default)•
15 minutes•
30 minutes•
60 minutes•
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SlideshowTime per slideManual advance•
RepeatOff (default)•
ShufeOff (default)•
System informationTotal memor y•
Available memory•
Firmware version•
Model•
Support site•
US support site•
Factory settingsRestore factory settings?Ye s•
LanguageEN•
CN•
HK•
CalibrationYes•
No•
2 seconds (default)•
4 seconds•
6 seconds•
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8 seconds•
10 seconds•
On•
On•
No•
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13 Update SA075
SA075 is controlled by an internal program
called rmware. Newer versions of the
rmware may have been released after you
have purchased SA075.
The software program called Philips Device Manager can use your computer to check for
rmware updates that are available on the
Internet.
Install Philips Device Manager on your
computer from SA075 or download the latest
version from www.philips.com/support.
Note
Your music les are not affected by a rmware •
update unless you select the option to repair
the device.
Manually verify / update
rmware
Ensure that your computer is connected
1
to the Internet.
2 Connect SA075 to the computer
(see section Connect and charge for
instructions).
3 On your computer, click Start >
Programs > Philips Digital Audio Player > SA075 Device Manager to launch
Philips Device Manager.
4 Click Update
» Philips GoGear SA075 Device
Manager checks for updates and
installs new rmware from the
Internet, if available.
5 When the display shows Update
completed, click OK.
6 Disconnect SA075 from the computer.
The display of SA075 shows »Updating
rmware
SA075 restarts after the rmware is »
updated and is ready for use again.
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14 Troubleshooting
If SA075 is not working properly or the display
freezes, you can reset it without losing data:
How do I reset SA075?
Inser t a pen tip or other object into •
the reset hole located at the bottom of
SA075. Hold until the player shuts down.
If the reset option is unsuccessful, follow •
the steps how to recover SA075 with the
Philips Device Manager:
1 On your computer, select Start >
Programs > Philips Digital Audio Player > SA075 Device Manager > Philips
Device Manager to launch the Philips
Device Manager.
2 Turn off SA075 before you continue.
3 Press and hold the volume button
while you connect SA075 to your
compu ter.
4 Keep holding the key until the Philips
Device Manager acknowledges SA075
and enters the recover y mode.
5 On the computer, click the Repair
button and follow the instructions of the
Philips Device Manager to complete the
recover y process.
6 When the recovery is completed,
disconnect SA075 from your computer.
7 Restart SA075.
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15 Technical data
Power
Power supply: 1350 mAh Li-ion polymer
internal rechargeable battery
Play time¹ (music): 20 hours
Sound
Headphone:
Channel separation: >35 dB
Frequency Response: 45 Hz - 16 kHz
Output power (RMS): 2 x 2.4 mW
Signal to noise ratio: > 80 dB
Loudspeakers:
Output power (RMS): 2 x 350 mW
Signal to noise ratio: > 60 dB
MPEG4 ASP: Up to 4 Mbps, 1280 x 720
pixels, 25 fps in .avi
Real Media Video: Up to 2 Mbps, 1280 x 720
pixels, 25 fps in .rm / .rmvb
MPEG4 AVC/H.264: Up to 4 Mbps, 1280 x
720 pixels, 25 fps in .avi/.mp4
Play time¹ (video): 3 hours
¹ Rechargeable batteries have a limited number
of charge cycles. Battery life and number of
charge cycles vary by use and settings.
² 1GB = 1 billion bytes; available storage
capacity is less. Full memory capacity may not
be available as some memory is reserved
for the player. Storage capacity is based on 4
minutes per song and 128 kbps MP3 encoding.
³ Transfer speed depends on operating system
and software conguration.
Supportedmusicleformats
SA075 supports the following music formats:
MP3•
Flac•
WMA•
Ogg•
Ape•
Supportedpicturele
formats
SA075 supports the following picture formats:
JPEG•
BMP•
Supportedvideoleformats
SA075 supports the following video formats:
MPEG4•
Real Media Video•
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16 Glossary
A
Album art
Album art is a feature that displays the
artwork (cover picture) of a music album. This
display enables the user to quickly identify
a music album. The artwork les for music
albums can be downloaded from the Internet.
APE
A lossless audio le compression format by
Monkey’s Audio that makes bit-for-bit copies
without sacricing quality.
C
Compression
In audio terms, this is a process of temporarily
or permanently reducing audio data for more
efcient storage or transmission. A temporary
reduction in le size is called ‘non-lossy’
compression, and no information is lost. A
permanent reduction in le size (such as with
MP3 les) is called ‘lossy’ compression, and
involves discarding unnecessar y information
which is irretrievably lost.
D
Decibel (dB)
A unit of measure used to express relative
difference in power or intensity of sound.
Digital Audio
Digital Audio is a sound signal that has been
converted into numerical values. Digital sound
can be transmitted through multiple channels.
Analog sound can only be transmitted through
two channels.
F
FLAC [Free Lossless Audio Codec]
An audio format similar to MP3, but lossless,
meaning that audio is compressed in FLAC
without loss in quality.
FM (Frequency Modulation)
In radio broadcasting: a method of modulation
in which the frequency of the carrier voltage
is varied with the frequency of the modulation
voltage.
J
JPEG
A very common digital still picture format.
A still-picture data compression system
proposed by the Joint Photographic Expert
Group, which features small decrease in image
quality in spite of its high compression ratio.
Files are recognized by their le extension
‘.jpg’ or ‘.jpeg.’
K
Kbps
Kilobits per second. A digital-data-rate
measurement system which is often used
with highly compressed formats such as AAC,
DAB, MP3 etc. The higher the amount, the
better the quality generally is.
L
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
Probably the most common way to show
visual information on non-computer electronic
equipment.
M
MHz (Mega Hertz)
One million cycles per second.
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MP3
A le format with a sound data compression
system. MP3 is the abbreviation of Motion
Picture Exper ts Group 1 (or MPEG-1) Audio
Layer 3. With the MP3 format, one CD-R or
CD-RW can contain about 10 times more
data than a regular CD.
P
PCM (Pulse Code Modulation)
Pioneering form of digital recording.
S
Shufe
A feature that plays audio les (tracks) in
random order.
Stereo
Literally means solid. Usually taken to refer to
two channel stereo, though developments in
digital audio facilitate multichannel stereo.
T
Thumbnail
A thumbnail is reduced-size versions of a
picture that is used to make it easier to
recognize an them. Thumbnails serve the
same role for images as a normal tex t index
does for words.
to XP, which made it the de facto standard
for sound on PCs. WAV sound les end with
a ‘.wav’ extension and works with nearly all
Windows applications that support sound.
WMA (Windows Media Audio)
An audio format owned by Microsoft, is a
part of Microsoft Windows Media technology.
Includes Microsoft Digital Rights Management
tools, Windows Media Video encoding
technology, and Windows Media Audio
encoding technology.
WMV [Windows Media Video]
Refers to a video compression technology
developed by Microsoft Corporation. WMV
content can be encoded by using Windows
Media® Encoder 9 series. Files are recognised
by their le extension ‘.wmv’.
V
Volume
Volume is the most common word used to
specify the control of relative loudness of
sounds. It also pertains to the function on
many electronic devices that is used to control
the loudness.