User manual
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Philips GoGear audio player
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.
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3 Your new player
3 Accessories
3 Register your product
4 Overview of controls and connections
5 Getting started
5 Install
5 Connect and charge
6 Transfer
6 Enjoy
7 Music mode
8 Folder view
9 Playback features
11 Radio mode*
11 Manual tune
11 Auto tune
11 Play a preset station
12 Recordings
12 Make voice recordings
12 Make FM recordings*
13 Play back recordings
14 Customize settings
Contents
* FM radio is only available to some regional versions.
15 About Firmware manager
15 Install Firmware Manager
15 Update and restore firmware
16 Troubleshooting
17 Important safety information
21 Technical Data
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Contents
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Your new player
With your newly purchased GoGear, you can enjoy the following:
• MP3 and WMA playback (see MUSIC MODE section)
• FM radio* (see RADIO MODE section)
• Recordings: FM* and voice (see RECORDINGS section)
* FM radio is only available to some regional versions.
Accessories
USB Extension cable
CD ROM with user manual,
drivers and FAQ
Register your product
We strongly recommend that you register your product in order to gain access to free
upgrades. To register your product, please log on to www.philips.com/register so that we
can inform you as soon as new updates become available.
Headphones
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Overview of controls and connections
1 Mic Microphone
2 LOCK Disable key press
3 Display Dynamically display menu,
options and track information
4 RESET Reset
5 2; Power on/off and Play /
Pause, confirm a menu setting
J(/)K Rewind / Fast forward; Up /
Down to 1 level
+ / - Volume control, scroll; skip
to previous / next
6 p Headphones jack
7 REC Start or stop voice / FM
recording
8 A-B Repeat or loop a sequence
9 MENU Access menu options, press
and hold to go back to the
root menu.
10 USB slider Press and slide for USB
11 USB USB cable connector
Press and slide the USB
slider to the position as
shown in the figure to
slide out the USB
connector.
Press and slide the USB
slider to the position as
shown in the figure to
slide in the USB
connector.
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Install
1 Insert the CD supplied with your product into the CD ROM drive of your PC.
2 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation of the Firmware manager.
3 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.
Lost your CD? Don’t worry you can download the CD contents from
www.philips.com/support or www.usasupport.philips.com (for U.S. residents).
Connect and charge
Charge your player
1 Your player has a built-in USB rechargeable battery. To charge your player, press and slide
out the USB connector. Connect your player directly to your computer’s USB port.
> A USB connection screen will be shown as soon as your player is connected.
2 Charge your player for 4 hours** or until the battery icon stops blinking.
Getting started
** 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.
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Tip
When the batteries are nearly empty, the battery low screen
blinks. Your player
will power down in less than 60 seconds. Your player will save all settings and un-finished
recordings before it powers down.
Transfer
You can organize files and transfer music to your player during a USB connection session
using Windows Explorer.
1 In Windows Explorer, select one or more songs on your computer that you want to
transfer to your player.
2 Use drag and drop actions in Windows Explorer from your computer to your player to
complete the transfer.
Enjoy
Power on/off
To power on, press and hold 2; until the PHILIPS splash screen appears.
To power off, press and hold 2; again until there is no display on the screen.
Read the battery level indication of your player
The approximate power levels of your battery are indicated as follows:
Full Two-thirds full Half full Low Empty
Tip Your player automatically powers down if there is no operation and no music played
for the duration defined in General Settings > Time out.