7 Frequently asked questions
If you encounter problems with your player, go through the following points listed in the next section. Please also check out FAQs at www.philips.com/support for further help and other troubleshooting tips.
Consult your dealer or service center if you are unable to find a solution by following these hints.
Warning Under no circumstances should you try to repair the set yourself, as this will invalidate the warranty.
My player cannot power on.
You may have failed to press and hold 2; long enough. Press and hold 2; until the Philips welcome screen appears on display.
If none of the above works, then you may have to use the Device Manager to recover your player:
1Launch the Philips Device Manager at Start > Programs > Philips Digital Audio Player > SA25XX > Philips SA25XX Device Manager on your PC.
2Press and hold the 
button while your player is connecting to the PC.
3Keep holding the key until the Philips Device Manager acknowledges your player and goes into recovery mode.
4Click the repair button and follow the instructions given by the Device Manager.
5After the player has been repaired, disconnect it from your PC and
There is no music on my player after transfer.
Are your songs in MP3 or WMA format?
Other formats will not playback on the player.
My player hangs.
1In the unlikely event that your player hangs, do not panic. Remove and reinsert the battery to reset the player.
Note The existing contents on your player will not be erased.
2If this does not work, you might have to repair your player with Philips Device Manager.
There is no sound.
Make sure your headphones are inserted all the way into the headphones jack.
Some songs do not show up or playback on the player.
•This player does not support copyright protected (DRM) WMA tracks bought from on- line music stores, only unprotected WMA files can be played back on this player. The song is in a format that is not supported by the player. Only MP3, WMA are supported.
•The audio file might be corrupted, try to playback the file on your PC first. If it does not play, rip the song again.
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