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Country Helpdesk Country Helpdesk Europe Austria 0820 901115 Belgium 070 253 010 Denmark 3525 8761 Finland 09 2290 1908 France 08 9165 0006 Germany 0180 5 007 532 Greek 0 0800 3122 1223 Ireland 01 601 1161 Italy 199 404 042 Luxemburg 26 84 30 00 Netherlands...
Contents Welcome ... 1 About your new player ...1 Accessories ...1 Optional accessories ...2 Register your product ...2 More information ...2 Connect and Charge ... 3 Battery level indication ...3 Install ... 3 Transfer ... 4 Enjoy ... 4 Powering on and off ...4 Reset ...4 Using your GoGear player ...
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Safety and Maintenance ... 43 Notice for the USA ... 45 Notice for Canada ... 45 Notice for the European Union ... 45 Technical data ... 46...
* FM radio is only available for certain regions. It is not available for Europe. Combined charger / USB cable For US: Easy start CD 1 and 2 with Windows Media Player, Philips Device Manager, Philips Device Plug-in, User Manual,Tutorials and Frequently Asked Questions Protective pouch...
Optional accessories The following accessories are not included with your player, but can be bought separately. You can find them www.philips.com/GoGearshop (PAC003) Docking cradle Dock and connect the player to your stereo system for music sharing (PAC001) GoGear control case...
Windows Media Player" on page 8 for more details. Enjoy Powering on and off To power on, press and hold PHILIPS screen appears. To power off, press and hold NOTE! Your player automatically powers off if there is no operation nor music played for 10 minutes. The last playback status and screen will be resumed the next time it is powered on unless the player has been powered off for a long period of time or the battery level was low when the player was powered off.
Windows Media Player" on page 8 for more details. Enjoy Powering on and off To power on, press and hold PHILIPS screen appears. To power off, press and hold NOTE! Your player automatically powers off if there is no operation nor music played for 10 minutes. The last playback status and screen will be resumed the next time it is powered on unless the player has been powered off for a long period of time or the battery level was low when the player was powered off.
Using your GoGear player Overview of controls and connections Recording Microphone Hold Power Playlist Press this (about 3 seconds) OWER HOLD § VOLUME ERTICAL TOUCH STRIP MENU VIEW PLAYLIST Back/Fast Rewind Play/Pause key Power on / off Lock all touch control keys Play / Pause songs Back / Fast rewind Select / Fast forward...
Main menu The following are available from the main menu of your player: Menu USIC ICTURES ADIO ECORDINGS ETTINGS Press and hold Navigation Your player has touch sensitive controls that respond to the touch of your fingers. The (see picture) is used to scroll through lists. It responds to the following finger movements: Action Hold Stroke...
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Swipe SuperScroll Superscroll enables you to find your favorite songs quickly. When scrolling quickly through a list of songs, artists, albums or genres, a Superscroll letter (the first alphabet of the song, artist, album or genre) will be displayed in highlight to give you information about where you are in the list. Fast swipe up or down Tap in the middle List will scroll quickly like a wheel...
Organise and synchronise pictures and music with Windows Media Player This chapter describes the basic operations and steps that you need to follow to successfully transfer music and pictures to your player. For more information, please refer to Windows Media Player Help on your computer. Music Add songs to Windows Media Player Library Songs that are already on your computer...
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Click Add to Library on the bottom left of the screen. You can choose to add files from folder, URL, by searching your computer, etc. Ripping songs from a CD If you want to transfer music from a CD to your player, you need to create a digital copy of the music on your PC first.
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Select the music tracks you would like to rip and click Rip Music on the top menu bar. The songs are now converted into digital copies and added to Windows Media Player library. Buying songs online If you want to buy music online, you need to select a music store. Click the little triangle on the top right of the screen and select Browse all Online Stores.
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Select Sync tab and click Sync settings or Setup Sync. Synchronisation settings dialog box will be displayed. Select Synchronise device automatically check box. Select the check boxes that correspond to the playlists you want to synchronise. Click OK.
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Connect the player to your computer using the supplied USB cable. Select Sync tab. In the pull down menu on the right pane, select Philips or Philips GoGear as the destination. If they are not in the list, click F5 to refresh and try again.
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Select Library tab to access media library. Click to highlight the song you want to copy. Right click on the song and select Add to > Sync List.
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Or drag and drop the song into the Sync List on the right pane. 10. Click Start Sync button at the bottom of the screen to start synchronisation. The progress will be displayed just above the Start Sync button. We recommend that you always use Windows Media Player to transfer music to your player.
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Windows Media Player Playlist Creating a Playlist Start Windows Media Player. Select Library tab. Click to highlight a track. Right click on the track and select Add to > Additional Playlist... In the Add to Playlist dialog box, select an existing playlist or click New to add a new playlist. The track you have selected will be added to the playlist.
Pictures IMPORTANT! Make sure Philips Device Plug-in has been installed on your computer. This Plug-in is crucial to enable image support on your player. It is automatically installed from the supplied CD when you click Install in the Install software dialog box.
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Add pictures to Windows Media Player Library Start Windows Media Player. Select Library tab to access media library. Click Add to Library on the bottom left corner of the screen. Choose Add Folder... Select the folder in which you have kept your pictures and press OK.
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Connect the player to your computer. Start Windows Media Player. Select Sync tab. In the pull-down menu on the right pane, select Philips or Philips GoGear as the destination. If they are not in the list, click F5 to refresh and try again.
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Select Library tab to access media library. Click All Pictures on the left pane to display the list of pictures. Click to highlight a picture you want to copy to your player.
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Right click on the item and select Add to > Sync List. 10. Or drag and drop the picture into the Sync List on the right pane. 11. Click Start Sync button at the bottom of the screen to start synchronisation. The progress will be displayed just above the Start Sync button.
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12. A pop-up message will be displayed, notifying you of the synchronisation progress. 13. When the pop-up disappears, the transfer is completed and you can disconnect your player.
Detailed operation Music mode Your player is preloaded with some music tracks. You can transfer your digital music and picture collection from your computer to your player using Windows Media Player. More information on music transfer can be found on page 8. Finding your music From the main menu, select MUSIC to enter music mode.
Controls During music playback, you can do the following: Play / Pause music Go to next track Go to previous track Forward search Backward search Access options menu Return to browsing Play mode You can set your player to play music tracks randomly (Shuffle All Repeat All From the main menu, select Settings >...
Sound settings You can set your player to play music tracks with different EQ (equalizers) settings. From the main menu, select Settings > Sound Settings. Use the VERTICAL TOUCH STRIP HipHop, Classical, Jazz, Spoken Word, Custom, or Off. § Press to select.
Alternatively, you can add songs, albums, artists and genres to Playlist on the go from the music library. Press PLAYLIST A message [item name] added to playlist on the go will be displayed. Playback of playlist on the go Select Music > Playlists > Playlist on the go. Select your playlist and press 2;.
Select Remove to delete the song from Playlist on the go. A message [song name] has been removed from playlist will be displayed. NOTE! The song is removed from the playlist only, it will not be deleted from the player. Most played You can playback your top 100 most played songs by selecting this playlist.
Rating your tracks You can rate a track with 1 to 5 stars. If you want to rate the track currently playing, press stars. You can also rate a song that is not currently playing. Select the song from the music library. Press and select Rate.
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Finding pictures on your player Pictures on your player are organised in albums which are similar to the way they are organised in Windows Media Player. When you select Pictures from the main menu you will see a list of all picture albums. Select the picture album you wish to view.
Slideshow A slideshow will display all pictures inside an album in full view. It will automatically go to the next picture at a specified interval. Background music can be played from a specified playlist during a slideshow. Start a slideshow From the main menu, select Pictures.
Radio* Connect the headphone The headphone serves as a radio antenna. Make sure it is properly connected to ensure optimal reception. Select your FM region From the main menu, select Settings > Radio settings. Region Europe Americas Asia (same as Europe) Auto tune From the main menu, select Radio to enter radio mode.
Playing a preset radio station From the main menu, select Radio to enter radio mode. § Press to browse your preset stations. For quick access to a certain preset station, press from the list. Manual tuning Tap on the bottom or top of the The frequency bar indicates the change in frequency.
Recordings You can make voice or radio* recordings using your player. Making MIC recordings From the main menu, select Recordings. Select Start MIC recording to start a voice recording. Your player will display the following recording screen. Press to stop and save the voice recording. The player will display the saving progress.
Making FM recordings While listening to the radio, press Choose Start FM recording. Press to stop and save the FM recording. Your FM recording will be saved on your player as a PCM file (.wav extension). You can find this file under Recordings >...
Upload your recordings to the computer Connect your player to your computer. Your player will be identified as Philips GoGear in Windows Explorer. Go to > Recordings. You will find FM recordings and Voice recordings folders. Data Media Drag and drop your files to any desired location on your computer.
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The following settings are available: Settings Options Language English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese Play mode Shuffle All Repeat Sound Settings SRS WOW, Rock, Funk, Techno, HipHop, Classical, Jazz, Spoken Word, Custom, Off Backlight Timer 10 Sec / 30 Sec / 45 Sec / 60 Sec...
Music library Reset play count settings Radio settings Europe / Americas / Asia Demo mode Start Factory settings Restore Factory settings Using your player to store and carry data files You can use your player to store and carry data files by copying data files into the Data folder of your player via Windows Explorer.
Updating your player Philips Device Manager Philips Device Manager Philips Device Manager Manually check whether your firmware is up to date Philips Device Manager Start Programs Philips Device Manager Update...
Troubleshooting My player skips tracks My Player is not recognised by Windows My player cannot power ON Philips Device Manager Philips Device Manager Start Programs Philips Device Manager Repair...
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Click Repair. The repair process will start. IMPORTANT! All your contents will be erased from your player. Therefore, please back up your files before repairing. After repair, simply synchronise your player again to transfer music to your player. Click Yes to proceed.
Is Philips Device Plug-in installed on your computer? Immediately after you have transferred your pictures in Windows Media Player, you should see a Philips screen pop-up. If it does not appear, then the Plug-in is probably missing. To check whether this Plug-in is available on your computer, go to Control Panel >...
You may have disconnected your device too soon after the picture transfer in Windows Media Player was finished. Always wait for the Philips pop-up message to show and disappear before you disconnect your device. Are your pictures in JPEG format? Pictures in other formats cannot be transferred to your player.
- Active mobile phones in the vicinity may cause interference. - Backup your files. Please ensure that you retain the original files you have downloaded to your device. Philips is not responsible for any loss of data if the product becomes damaged or not readable / legible.
The data stored on the device are retrieved and used ONLY if the user returns the device to the Philips service centre and ONLY to simplify error detection and prevention.
Notice for the USA Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
The resulting “GB” capacity displayed by the OS will be smaller because of using this base-2 defiinition for “Gigabyte”. *** FM radio is only available for certain regions. It is not available for Europe. PHILIPS reserves the right to make design and specification changes for product improvement without prior notice.
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Secure Content Owners, which may disable your device’s ability to copy, display and/or play Secure Content. In the event of revocation, Philips will attempt to make available software updates to restore some or all of your device’s ability to transfer, store, access, copy, display and/or play Secure Content. However, the abili- ty to make such updates available does not rest solely with Philips.