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1 Important safety information General maintenance Recycling the product 2 Your new player What’s in the box Software loaded on the player Files loaded on the player 3 Get started Charge power First-time setup Switch the player on or off Automatic standby and shut-down 8 Settings 4 4 6 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 Play mode Sound settings Display settings Theme Screen off timer Rotate screen Language Information Factory settings 9 Update MIX 19 19 Manually verify/ update firmwar
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. 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.
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, files, broadcasts and sound recordings, may be an infringement of copyrights and constitute a criminal offense.
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English Warning • Removal of the built-in battery invalidates the warranty and can destroy the product. • The following removal and disposal instructions are steps that are to be performed at the end of the product’s life only. 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.
2 Your new player On MIX, you can do the following: • Play music; • Listen to the FM radio; • Make voice recordings. Software loaded on the player MIX comes with the following software: • Philips Device Manager (helps you get firmware updates for MIX) Files loaded on the player What’s in the box Check that you have received the following items: Player Earphones Quick start guide Philips GoGear audio player Quick start guide Note • The images serve as reference only.
Charge power MIX has a built-in battery that can be charged through the USB port of a computer. As shown, connect the MIX to a PC. First-time setup The first time you connect MIX to a PC, install Philips Device Manager on the PC. Over the Internet, you can update the firmware of the player through Philips Device Manager. When you connect the MIX to the PC for the first time, a pop-up window appears: 1 2 Select InstallPhilips Device Manager.
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 10 minutes in idle mode (no play, no button is pressed), the player switches off.
English 4 Overview Controls a / press and hold: switch on/off the player press: lock/unlock all buttons press: back one level b press and hold: return to the Home screen c MIC microphone d RESET press the hole by using the tip of a ball pen when the screen does not respond to the pressing of keys 3.
Home screen Menu • • Mode To Music play audio files FM radio tune in to the FM radio Recording create or listen to recordings Folder view files in folders view Settings customize the settings of MIX Now show the play screen playing From the Home screen, you can access functional menus by pressing the navigation buttons / and . To go back to to previous screens, press repeatedly; or, press and hold to return to the Home screen.
Manage music on PC Organize your music files Organize music files by song information If the files contain song information (meta data or ID3 tag), the files can be sorted automatically by Song title, Artist, or Album on MIX. Launch media management software to check or edit the file information. For example, click as shown in Windows Media Player 11. Select the desired song, and then, double click it to edit. Add or delete music files 1 2 3 English 5 Music Connect MIX to a PC.
Play music 1 2 Press or to select a music file. Press to start play. » Play starts from current song. » On the play screen, you can see the file 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 file on the play screen • Repeatedly press and . To rewind or fast forward within current song • On the play screen, press and hold and .
Manual tune Use Manual tune to search for a frequency or station. 1 From the Home screen, go to > [Manual tune]. » 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. 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 For fine tuning, press repeatedly.
7 Recordings Listen to recordings Record audio/voices From the Home screen, select > [Recordings Library] > [Voice]. 1 From the Home screen, select voice recording]. » Recording screen appears. 2 Ensure that the microphone is close to the sound source to be recorded. > [Start MIC Select a recording. Press to play your recording. Delete one or more recordings This is how to delete recordings in Windows Explorer: 1 2 Connect MIX to the computer.
Note English 8 Settings • Equalizer is deactivated when you select FullSound. In , select your options for the player. 1 2 Press / to select an option. Press to confirm. 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. [Shuffle] [Shuffle all] plays all songs/recordings in current folder in random order.
Information In [Information], learn the following information about the device: [Capacity:] [Free space:] [Firmware version:] [Model:] [Support site:] memory size space available current firmware version. Check the firmware version when updating firmware from the support website. full product name. Check the full product name when updating firmware from the support website. web site that provides support for the device Factory settings In [Factory settings], restore the player to factory settings.
English 9 Update MIX MIX is controlled by an internal program called firmware. Newer versions of the firmware may have been released after you have purchased MIX. The software program called Philips Device Manager can use your computer to check for firmware updates that are available on the Internet. Install Philips Device Manager on your computer from MIX or download the latest version from www.philips.com/support. Note • Your music files are not affected by a firmware update.
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 located at the bottom of MIX. Hold until the player shuts down. • If the reset option is unsuccessful, follow the steps how to recover MIX with the Philips Device Manager: 1 On your computer, select Start > Programs > Philips > Philips MP3 player > GoGear SA3MXX Device Manager to launch the Philips Device Manager.
11 Technical data • ¹ Rechargeable batteries have a limited number Power Power supply: 150 mAh Li-ion polymer internal rechargeable battery MP3 play time¹: up to 13 hours Radio play time¹: up to 7 hours Software Philips Device Manager Connectivity Headphone 3.5 mm USB 2.0 High speed Sound Channel separation: 40 dB Frequency Response: 45 - 16,000 Hz Output power: 10.0 mW Signal to noise ratio: > 75 dB Bit rates MP3: 8 - 320 kbps in CBR and VBR WMA: 10 - 320 kbps in CBR 32 - 192 kbps in VBR FLAC: up to 1.
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