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Contents 1 Important safety information General maintenance Recycling the product 2 Your new ARIAZ What's in the box Software loaded on the player Files loaded on the player 3 Get started Charge power Switch the player on or off Automatic standby and shut-down 4 Overview Controls Home screen Navigate from the Home screen Select a theme Lock/unlock the keys Select the safe volume Screen on/off 5 Sync with PC media library Install Philips Songbird Collect media files from the PC Set the watch folder I
Start a slideshow Select play options Delete pictures from the player 10 FM radio Tune in to radio stations Listen through the speaker Store preset stations 30 30 30 32 32 32 32 11 Recordings 33 33 33 33 33 33 34 12 Text reader 35 35 35 35 35 13 Folder view 36 14 Settings 37 37 37 37 38 38 38 38 39 39 39 39 39 39 40 Make recordings Record audio/voices Record from the FM radio Listen to recordings Delete recordings from the player Upload your recordings to a computer Add text files to the player
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 • • 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.
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2 Your new ARIAZ On ARIAZ, you can do the following: • Play music; • Watch videos; • View pictures; • Listen to audiobooks; • Tune in to the FM radio; • Make recordings; • Read text files (.txt files). What's in the box Check that you have received the following items: Player Philips GoGear audio player Quick start guide Note •• The images serve as reference only. Philips reserves the right to change color/design without notice.
3 Get started all settings and switches off within 60 seconds. Note •• Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge Charge power ARIAZ has a built-in battery that can be charged through the USB port of a computer. As shown, connect the ARIAZ to a PC by using the USB cable. 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.
4 Overview / Controls 10 11 RESET 12 / VOLUME on the play screen: press: skip to the next/ previous option press and hold: search within current file USB connector for power charging and data transfer press the hole by using the tip of a ball pen when the screen does not respond to the pressing of keys press: increase/decrease the volume press and hold: increase/ decrease the volume quickly Home screen Menu 1 / 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 MIC / / 10 EN / press and hold: switch on/off the player press: lo
Navigate from the Home screen • 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. Switch between the Home screen and play screen On the Home screen, During music play or radio play, • Press and select [Now playing] or[Last played]. On the play screen, • Press and hold .
5 Sync with PC media library With Philips Songbird, you can do the following: • Manage your media collections on a PC; • Sync ARIAZ with your PC media library; • Register ARIAZ on www.philips.com/ welcome; • Update the firmware of ARIAZ (see 'Update the firmware through Philips Songbird' on page 41); • Repair the ARIAZ (see 'Repair the player through Philips Songbird' on page 42). Install Philips Songbird Note •• The installation requires you to agree to the license terms.
First-time launch The first time you launch Philips Songbird on a PC, do the following as prompted to import existing media files into Philips Songbird: • Select the iTunes media folder to import an existing iTunes library; • Select the central folder to scan and import the existing media files. »» The central folder is set as the watch folder of Philips Songbird. In Philips Songbird, set the watch folder as follows: To set iTunes media folder 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 On Philips Songbird, go to Tools > Options..
»» Media files are added under Library. or, go to File > Import a playlist to select playlists on the PC. »» Media files are added under Playlists. • »» You enter the webpage of the online source. Get contents from online sources 2 You can access and purchase content from online sources. Find the available online services under Services on the source selector pane.
Add to Philips Songbird To transfer songs from Rhapsody to Philips Songbird, add the songs to a playlist in Philips Songbird (see 'Create playlists in Philips Songbird' on page 16). On the Rhapsody webpage, • To add the entire playlist to Philips Songbird, click Add All; • To add a song to Philips Songbird, select the song and click next to it.
e Artwork pane: Drag the up arrow to show the pane. Search by metadata In the media library of Philips Songbird, media files are sorted by metadata. To search for media files by metadata, click the icon to select the list or filter pane view. List view In the list view, media files are listed by metadata. To select a filter pane, 1 2 Right click on the bar of metadata tags. »» A list of metadata tags appears. Click on the tag that you want to show on the metadata bar.
Create a playlist Select songs that you want to play. Add the songs to a playlist. 1 2 3 Under Playlists, click to create a playlist. »» A new playlist is created. Name the new playlist as desired. Drag and drop media files to the playlist. Tip •• To drag and drop multiple files at the same time, hold down the Ctrl button when you click on selections. 1 2 Generate LikeMusic playlists In Library > Music, select songs. • To select multiple songs, hold down the Ctrl button when you click songs.
Select a seed song Make sure that the seed song has completed the LikeMusic analysis. • In Library > Music, double click the blue LikeMusic icon of the song; Alternatively, Select the maximum number of songs in the playlist • As shown, select a number in the drop-down list. Save the LikeMusicplaylist • As shown, click Save as playlist in the LikeMusic page. »» The LikeMusic playlist is saved under Playlists.
2 »» The play queue is saved as a playlist under Playlists. Under Playlists, name the playlist as needed. Add songs to the top or end of the play queue • To add songs to the top, right click on the options and select Queue Next; • To add songs to the end, right click on the options and select Queue Last. After you sync the media files to the player, you can browse the media library by metadata. 1 2 In Library > Music or Videos, select a media file. Right click on the file to select View Metadata.
»» Artwork is fetched for all titles in the library. • Right click on selected titles, and select Get Artwork. »» Artwork is fetched for all selected titles. Sync the player with Philips Songbird Remove media files from the library 1 2 Right click on a media file. Select Remove. Confirm as prompted. »» The selected file is removed from the library and from all playlists. (By default, the file is only "removed", not "deleted".
2 3 On the pop-up window, click the Music or Videos tab. Click to select an option. Manual sync To manually transfer selected playlists, 1 2 3 Select the player under Devices. Select Manual or Auto. To confirm the option, click Apply. Auto sync • If you have selected auto sync, auto sync starts automatically when you connect the player to a PC; • Alternatively, select the player under Devices, and click Sync. To select auto sync settings, 1 2 Drag and drop the playlists to ARIAZ.
Tip •• To select multiple files at the same time, hold down the Ctrl button when you click on selections.
6 Music Find music on the player 2 3 After you sync the player with your PC media library, find the music on the player. Find music by song information In , songs are sorted by metadata or ID3 tag under different collections: [All songs], [Artists], [Album art], [Albums], or [Genres]. [All songs] • Songs are sorted by song title in alphabetical order. On the PC, under My Computer or Computer, • select ARIAZ, and create file folders. On the PC, drag and drop music files to the file folders on the ARIAZ.
Select play options On the play screen, press to select play options, such as play mode, sound settings, and sleep timer (see 'Settings' on page 37). Playlists • • Press to pause and resume play. To go to the previous screen, press »» The play screen returns a few seconds later. . »» On the play screen, you can see the file information and play status. To select a music file on the play screen, • Repeatedly press / .
2 Select a playlist-on-the-go. Press . »» You remove all the songs from the playlist. Delete songs from the player To delete a song, 1 2 3 Select or play a song. On the list of songs or play screen, • press and select [Delete]. Select [Yes]. »» Current song is deleted from the player. To delete an artist or album, 1 2 3 Select an artist or album. On the list of artists or albums, • press and select [Delete]. Select [Yes]. »» Current artist or album is deleted from the player.
7 Audiobooks 2 3 Go to > [Audiobooks] to play books in audio formats that you have downloaded from www.audible.com. 4 Sync audio books to the player From www.audible.com, download and install the AudibleManager software on your PC. Through the software, you can • download audiobooks from www. audible.com to your PC library of audio books; • sync the audiobooks to your player. Install AudibleManager on the PC 1 2 3 Connect your PC to the Internet. From www.audible.
2 Press to start play. »» On the play screen, you can see the book information and play status. To resume the last played book, • In [Audiobooks], select [Resume [book name]]. On the play screen, • Press to pause and resume play. • To go to the previous screen, press To select the play speed during play, • On the play screen, press > [Playback speed]. Select an option. To skip titles or sections during play, 1 2 . On the play screen, press > [Navigation mode]. Select [Titles] or [Section].
Delete audiobooks from the player • 28 EN On the play screen, press > [Delete Audiobook]. »» Current audiobook is deleted from the player.
8 Videos Add videos to the player You can add videos to the player in two ways: • through Philips Songbird (see 'Sync with PC media library' on page 12), • in Windows Explorer. To transfer videos in Windows Explorer, 1 2 3 Connect ARIAZ to a computer. On the PC, under My Computer or Computer, • select ARIAZ, and create file folders. On the PC, drag and drop files to the file folders on the ARIAZ. • Alternatively, drag and drop file folders from the PC to ARIAZ. • On the play screen, press and hold / .
9 Pictures View pictures • Add pictures to the player 1 2 3 Connect ARIAZ to a computer. On the PC, under My Computer or Computer, • select ARIAZ, and create file folders. Select a picture. Press to view the picture in full screen. »» The picture is displayed in the landscape view. On the play screen, • Press / to rotate the picture. • Press / to select a picture. Start a slideshow On the PC, drag and drop files to the file folders on the ARIAZ.
»» Current picture is deleted from the player.
10 FM radio Note •• Plug in the supplied earphones when you tune in to Manual tune To search for a frequency or station, • On the play screen, press and hold or . »» You tune in to the next station from current frequency. • radio stations. The earphones double as antenna. For better reception, move the earphone cable in different directions. For fine tuning, press repeatedly.
11 Recordings 3 4 Make recordings With ARIAZ, you can record: • voices or audio through the built-in microphone; or • radio programs when the radio plays on the player. 2 In , select [Start voice recording]. »» Recording screen appears. Ensure that the microphone is close to the sound source to be recorded. Select [Yes] to save the recording. »» Recordings are saved to > [Recordings library] > [FM radio recordings]. (Filename format: FMRECXXX.
Upload your recordings to a computer 1 2 3 34 Connect ARIAZ to a computer. On the PC, under My Computer or Computer, • select ARIAZ; • in ARIAZ, select recordings in Recordings > Voice or FM. Drag and drop the recording files to a location on the PC.
12 Text reader You can read text files (.txt files) on the player. Add text files to the player 1 2 3 Connect ARIAZ to a computer. On the PC, under My Computer or Computer, • select ARIAZ, and create file folders. On the PC, drag and drop files to the file folders on the ARIAZ. • Alternatively, drag and drop file folders from the PC to ARIAZ. Read text files 1 2 3 Select a text file. Press to start play. On the play screen, • Press or to turn over pages; • Press or to scroll up or down.
13 Folder view Go to to view and play media files from the media library on the player.
14 Settings 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 play: [Play music from…] switches to a collection the same as that of current song Tip •• ¹The methodology is based on European norm (50332•• ²The reference levels come from the minimum repeats current song. repeats all songs in current folder.
If you select a volume level higher than the safe one, [Auto safe volume] can have the volume level gradually adjusted to the safe one. • In [SafeSound settings], select [Auto safe volume] > [On]. Set the volume limit To set a volume limit for yourself, select [SafeSound settings] > [Volume limit]. • Press / to set the volume limit. Press to confirm. • To lock the volume limit, set a four-digit password in [Volume limit] > [Lock volume limit].
[Demo mode] shows major features of the player. Information To exit the screensaver • Press any key. In [Information], learn the following information about the player: [Player information] Slideshow settings [Model:] [Time per slide] [Repeat] [Shuffle] selects play time for each slide. plays all slides repeatedly, if activated. plays all slides in random order, if activated. You can change the language selection in [Language].
CD installer If you have selected [MSC] in > [PC connection preference], the [CD installer] options are displayed. In [CD installer], select [Enable] to allow the player to work as Philips Songbird drive. Double click on the drive to start the program installation on the PC. Tip •• After you repair the player, the CD-ROM partition and Philips Songbird installer are removed from the player (see 'Repair the player through Philips Songbird' on page 42). More space is available on the player.
15 Update the firmware through Philips Songbird 4 Click ARIAZ in the Player pane. Then, select Tools > Check for updated firmware in the pop-up window. »» Philips Songbird checks for updates and installs new firmware from the Internet, if available. ARIAZ is controlled by an internal program called firmware. Newer versions of the firmware may have been released after you have purchased ARIAZ. Through Philips Songbird, you can check for and install firmware updates for ARIAZ over the Internet.
16 Repair the player through Philips Songbird If ARIAZ is not working properly or the display freezes, you can reset it without losing data: To reset ARIAZ? •• Insert a pen tip or other object into the reset hole located at the base of ARIAZ. Hold until the player shuts down. If you fail to reset the player, repair the player throughPhilips Songbird: 1 2 3 4 On your PC, launch Philips Songbird. In Philips Songbird, • select Tools > Repair my Philips Device; • select ARIAZ in the pop-up list.
17 Technical data Power Power supply: 520 mAh Li-ion polymer internal rechargeable battery Play time¹ - music: up to 30 hours (SafeSound on); up to 15 hours (FullSound on, SafeSound on); up to 15 hours (FullSound on); up to 36 hours (FullSound off) - video (WMV): up to 5 hours - FM radio: up to 16 hours Software Philips Songbird: to update firmware and transfer music Connectivity Headphone 3.5 mm USB 2.0 High speed Sound Channel separation: 45 dB Frequency Response: 80 - 18,000 Hz Output power: 2 x 2.
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