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SA5MXX

User manual

Contents

7 Folder view 13

1 Important safety information 2

General maintenance 2

2 Your new player 5

What's in the box 5

PC software for the player 5
Files loaded on the player 5

Overview 5

Controls 5
Home screen 6
Lock/unlock the keys 6
Screen on/off 6

3 Get started 7

Charge power 7
Switch the player on or off 7

Automatic standby and shut-down 7

4 Music 8

Transfer music to the player 8

Use a Micro SD card 8

Find music on the player 8

Switch between the internal

memory and SD card 8

Find music by song information 8

Find music by le folder 8

Play music 9

8 Settings 14

Play mode 14
Sound settings 14
Display settings 14

Screen off timer 14
Language 14
Information 14
Factory settings 15

9 Updatethermwarethrough

Philips Device Manager 16

10 Troubleshooting 18

11 Technical data 19

PC requirements 19

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.

5 FM radio 10

Tune in to radio stations 10

Auto tune 10
Manual tune 10

6 Recordings 11

Make recordings 11

Record voices 11

Record from the FM radio 11
Listen to recordings 11
Delete one or more recordings 11
Upload your recordings to a computer 12

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1 Important safety

information

General maintenance

The translation of this document is for
reference only.
In the event of any inconsistency between the
English version and the translated version, the
English version shall prevail.

About operating and storage temperatures

• Operate in a place where temperature is
always between 0 and 45ºC (32 to 113ºF)

• 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.

Hearing Safety

Caution

• To avoid damage or malfunction:

• Use only power supplies listed in the user manual.

• 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

interference.

• 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.

• Batteries (battery pack or batteries installed) shall not

be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, re or

the like.

• Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

Replace only with the same or equivalent type.

Note

• Batteries (battery pack or batteries installed) shall not

be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, re or

the like.

• Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

Replace only with the same or equivalent type.

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.

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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 trafc hazard and is illegal in many

areas.

Modications

Modications 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.

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
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 notied 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 prole 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 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.

Your product is designed and manufactured
with high quality materials and components,
which can be recycled and reused.

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Please inform yourself about the local rules
on separate collection of batteries because
correct disposal helps to prevent negative
consequences for the environmental and
human health.

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2 Your new player

What's in the box

Make sure that you have received the following
items:
Player

Earphones

Quick start guide

Philips GoGear audio player

Quick start guide

Files loaded on the player

The following les are loaded on MIX:

• User manual

• Frequently asked questions

Overview

Controls

c
b
a

h
g

f

d

e

Safety and Warranty sheet

Safety and Warranty

Before using your set:
Check out details inside this booklet

Note

• The images serve as reference only. Philips reser ves the

right to change color/design without notice.

PC software for the player

MIX can work with the following PC software:

• Philips Device Manager (helps you get
rmware updates and recover the player)

a

• Press and hold: Switch the player on
or off

• Press: Select options, or start/pause/
resume play

b /

• Press: Back one level

• Press and hold: Lock/unlock all buttons

c /

• on the list of options:

Press: Skip to the previous/next option

on the play screen:

Press: Skip to the next/previous le

Press and hold: Search within current

le

d

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• Remove the cap to use the USB
connector for power charging and data
transfer

e Volume buttons

• Press: Increase/decrease the volume

• Press and hold: Increase/decrease the

volume quickly

f RESET

• Press the hole by using the tip of a
ball pen when the screen does not
respond to the pressing of keys

g

• 3.5-mm headphone connector

h MIC

• Microphone for voice recording

Home screen

Menu Mode To

Music play music
FM radio tune in to the FM radio;

record from the FM
radio

Recordings create or listen to

recordings
Folder view view les in folders
Settings customize the settings

of MIX
Now

playing

show current play screen

» All buttons except the volume keys are

locked and a lock icon is displayed.

Screen on/off

To save power, the screen switches off

automatically after the pre-dened time

duration if

• no new action is taken on MIX; and

• a value is selected in > [Display

settings] > [Screen off timer].

To exit the power-saving mode

• Press any key.

Navigate from the Home screen

• From the Home screen, you can access
functional menus by pressing the navigation
buttons / and .

• To go back to previous screens, press
repeatedly.

Lock/unlock the keys

When the player is on, use the lock to prevent
accidental operation.

• Press and hold / to lock or unlock
the keys.

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3 Get started

» A ashing battery screen indicates that

the battery is low. The player saves
all settings and switches off within 60
seconds.

Charge power

MIX has a built-in battery that can be charged

through the USB socket of a computer.
Remove the USB cap and connect MIX to a
PC .

Note

• Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge

cycles. Battery 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.

To conserve battery power and increase the
play time, do the following on MIX:

• Set the backlight timer to a low value
(go to > [Display settings] >

[Screen off timer]).

Switch the player on or off

Press and hold until the player is switched
on or off.

Automatic standby and shut-down

The player has an automatic standby and shut­down feature that can save battery power.
After 5 minutes in idle mode (no play, no
button is pressed), the player switches off.

Note

• When you connect MIX to a computer, you are briey

prompted to select: [Charge & transfer] or [Charge
& play].

• MIX automatically applies [Charge & transfer], if no

new selection is made.

Battery level indication

The display indicates the approximate levels of
the battery status as follows:

100% 75% 50% 25% 0%

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4 Music

Find music on the player

Switch between the internal memory and SD card

Transfer music to the player

You can transfer music from your PC media
library to MIX in the following ways:

Drag and drop music les in Windows

Explorer.

TodraganddropmusiclesinWindows

Explorer,

1 Connect MIX to a PC.
2 On the PC, under My Computer or

Computer,

• select MIX, and create le folders.

3 On the PC, drag and drop music les to

the le folders on MIX.

• Alternatively, drag and drop le folders

from the PC to MIX.

Use a Micro SD card

On MIX, insert a Micro SD card (up to 32 GB).
You can expand the memory size of MIX.

1 Make sure that you have inserted an SD

card into MIX.

2 Switch on MIX.

• If necessary, switch off MIX, and then,
switch it on again.

3 In or , select [Internal memory] or

[SD card].

Find music by song information

In , songs are sorted by metadata or ID3 tag
under different collections: [Artists], [Albums],
or [All songs].

TondmusicbysonginformationintheSD

card,

1 In , select [SD card].

» [Build database?] is displayed.

2 Select [Yes].

» The library on MIX is updated.
» Songs on the SD card are sorted by

song information.

[Artists]

• Songs are sorted by artist in alphabetical
order;

• Under each artist, songs are sor ted by
album in alphabetical order.

[Albums]

• Songs are sorted by album in alphabetical
order.

[All songs]

• Songs are sorted by song title in
alphabetical order.

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Findmusicbylefolder

In , nd music by le folder.

Play music

1 Press / to select a music le.
2 Press to start play.

» Play starts from current song.
» On the play screen, you can see the

le information and play status.

3 During playback,

• Press to pause and resume
playback.

• To go to the previous screen, press .

» The play screen returns a few

seconds later.

Toselectamusicleontheplayscreen

• Repeatedly press / .

To rewind or fast forward within current song

• On the play screen, press and hold

/ .

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5 FM radio

Note

• Plug in the supplied earphones when you tune in to

radio stations. The earphones double as antenna. For
better reception, move the earphone cable in different
directions.

Tune in to radio stations

Auto tune

The rst time you tune in to the radio, start

Auto tune to search for stations.

1 From the Home screen, go to > [Auto

tune].

» Up to 20 stations are stored as presets.
» The rst preset star ts to play.

» The last played station starts to play.

2 On the play screen, press and hold

or .

» You tune in to the next station

from current frequency.

• For ne tuning, press or
repeatedly.

2 On the play screen, press or

repeatedly to select a preset station.

3 Press to start play, or mute/ unmute.

» Next time you go to , select

[Presets] to listen to a preset station.

Tip

• When you move to a new place (such as a new city or

country), restart auto tune for better reception.

Manual tune

Use Manual tune to search for a frequency or
station.

1 From the Home screen, go to >

[Manual tuning].

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6 Recordings

Tip

• You can also nd the recordings in > RECORD >

VOICE.

Make recordings

With MIX, you can record:

• voices or audio through the built-in
microphone; or

• radio programs when the radio plays on
the player.

Record voices

1 From the Home screen, select > [Start

voice recording].

» The recording screen is displayed.

2 Make sure that the microphone is close to

the sound source to be recorded.

Record from the FM radio

1 In , tune in to a radio station.
2 Press to select [Start FM radio

recording].

» You start recording from the FM radio.

3 Press to toggle between pause and

record. Press to stop.

» Recordings are saved to >

[Recordings library] > [FM
radio recordings] > RECORD

> RADIO.(Filename format:
FMXXX.WAV, where XXX is the
recording number that is generated
automatically.)

Tip

• You can also nd the recordings in > RECORD >

RADIO.

• The feature of FM radio recording is available with

some versions only. Refer to the onscreen menu of the

player to nd out which features are available to you.

MIC

3 Press to toggle between pause and

record. Press to stop.

» Recordings are saved to >

[Recordings library] > [Voice
recordings] > RECORD > VOICE.

(Filename format: VOICEXXX.WAV,
where XXX is the recording number
that is generated automatically.)

Listen to recordings

1 Select a recording.
2 Press to play your recording.

Delete one or more recordings

This is how to delete recordings in Windows
Explorer:

1 Connect MIX to the computer.

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2 In Windows Explorer, locate the folder

RECORD.

3 Delete the recordings as you normally

would on the computer.

Upload your recordings to a computer

1 Connect MIX to the computer.
2 In Windows Explorer, open MIX.
3 Select the folder RECORD.
4 Copy and paste the recordings to any

location on the computer.

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7 Folder view

Go to to view and play media les from the
media library on the player.

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8 Settings

In , select your options for the player.

1 Press / to select an option.
2 Press to conrm.

Note

• Equalizer is deactivated when you select FullSound.

Display settings

Play mode

In [Play mode], select play modes for music/
recording play:

[Repeat]
[Repeat 1] repeats current song/recording.
[Repeat all] repeats all songs/recordings in

current folder.

[Shufe]
[Shufeall] plays all songs/recordings in

current folder in random order.

If both [Repeat all] and [Shufeall]are
activated,

• All songs/recordings in current folder

are repeated in random order.

Sound settings

In [Sound settings], select your option for
sound settings:

[FullSound] Restores the sonic details that

music compression loses (for
example, MP3, WMA).

[Equalizer] Denes sound settings as desired.
[Volume

limit]

Sets a maximum volume level for
the device. In this way, you can
always keep the volume within a
level safe enough to your hearing.
Press / to set the volume
limit; Press to conrm.

Screen off timer

The screen enters the idle mode, if no new
action is taken on MIX. After the pre-dened
time duration, the idle screen is switched off
automatically.To save battery power, select a low
value for the time duration.

To set the time duration

• In [Display settings] > [Screen off
timer], select a time duration.

» After the selected time duration,

the idle screen is switched off
automatically.

To exit the power-saving mode

• Press any key.

Language

In [Language], select a language for the player.

Information

In [Information], learn the following information
about the player:

• [Capacity:] memory size

• [Free space:] space available

• [Firmware version:] current rmware

version

Check the rmware version when you
update rmware from the Support

site.

• [Model:] full product name

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Check the full product name when you
update rmware from the Support
site.

• [Support site:] web site that provides
support for the device

Factory settings

In [Factory settings], restore the player to
factory settings. Files transferred to the player
are retained.

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9 Update the

firmware
through Philips
Device Manager

Install Philips Device Manager

1 Connect MIX to a PC.
2 On the PC, select My Computer

(Windows XP / Windows 2000) /
Computer (Windows Vista / Windows 7/
Windows 8).

3 Right click on the Philips GoGear MIX

icon. Select Install Philips Device Manager.

• Alternatively, click the Philips GoGear
MIX icon. Double-click the installer.
exe.

4 Follow the onscreen instructions to

complete the installation of the software.

» When the device is connected,

"SA5MXXXX" is displayed on the text
box.

» You can nd current rmware version

of the device.

4 To check for rmware updates,

a Close the dialog box of Philips Device

Manager.

b At the base of the PC screen, right

click and select Check for updates.

Note

• The installation requires you to agree to the license

terms.

Checkforrmwareupdates

1 Make sure that you have connected your

PC to the Internet.

2 Launch Philips Device Manager.

» A dialog box is displayed.

3 Connect MIX to your PC.

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» Philips SA5MXXXX Device

Manager checks for updates from

the Internet.

Updatethermware

1 When the rmware update is available,

follow the onscreen instructions to

download and install the rmware.

2 Disconnect MIX from the PC.

» MIX restarts after the rmware is

updated and is ready for use again,

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10 Troubleshooting

If MIX is not working properly or the display
freezes, you can reset it without losing data:

How do I reset MIX?

• Insert a pen tip or other object into the
reset hole on MIX. Hold until the player
shuts down.

• If the reset option is unsuccessful, recover

MIX through Philips Device Manager:

1 On your PC, launch Philips Device

Manager.

2 Enter the recovery mode:

a Switch off MIX.
b Press and hold the Volume Up button,

and then, connect MIX to your PC.

c Keep holding the button until Philips

Device Manager recognizes MIX and
enters the recovery mode.

3 Star t the recovery process:

a On Philips Device Manager, click the

Repair button. Follow the onscreen
instructions to complete the recovery
process.

b When the recovery is completed,

disconnect MIX from your PC.

4 Restar t MIX.

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11 Technical data

Power

• Power supply: 150 mAh Li-ion polymer

internal rechargeable battery

• Play time¹

Audio (.mp3): up to 13 hours
Radio: up to 7 hours

Software

• Philips Device Manager: To update the

rmware and recover the player

Connectivity

• Headphone 3.5 mm

• USB 2.0 High speed

Sound

• Channel separation: 40 dB

• Frequency Response: 45 - 16,000 Hz

• Output power: 2.4 mW

• Signal to noise ratio: > 75 dB

Audio playback

Supported formats:

• MP3

Bitrate: 8-320 kbps and VBR
Sampling rates: 8, 11.025, 16, 22.050,
24, 32, 44.1, 48 kHz

• WMA (unprotected)

Bitrate: 10-320 kbps CBR, 32-192 kbps
VBR
Sampling rates: 8, 11.025, 16, 22.050,
32, 44.1, 48 kHz

• WAV

Storage media

Built-in memory capacity²:

• SA5MXX02 2 GB NAND Flash

• SA5MXX04 4 GB NAND Flash

• SA5MXX08 8 GB NAND Flash

Media transfer³

• Windows Explorer (drag and drop)

Display

• LCD 128 x 64 pixels

Note

• 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 reser ved 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 conguration.

PC requirements

• Windows® XP (SP3 or above) / Vista /
7/ 8

• Pentium III 800 MHz processor or higher

• 512 MB RAM

• 500 MB hard disk space

• Internet connection

• Windows® Internet Explorer 6.0 or later

• USB port

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