Philips SA2ARA16S/17, SA2ARA16K/37, SA2ARA08K/37, SA2ARA16K/17, SA2ARA08K/17 User Manual

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SA2ARA04

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SA2ARA16

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Contents

1 Important safety information 3

General maintenance 3
Recycling the product and the built-in

battery 6

2 Your new ARIAZ 7

What’s in the box 7

3 Getting started 8

Overview of the controls and

connections 8
Limit the volume 8
Overview of the main menu 9
Connect and charge 9
Software loaded on the ARIAZ 10
Files loaded on the ARIAZ 10

4 Update ARIAZ 11

Manually verify / update the rmware 11

5 Turn ARIAZ on and off 12

Automatic shut-down 12
Lock the keys 12

6 Philips Songbird 13

Build a media library 13
Browse your media library 14
Organize and manage your Songbird

library 14
Playlists 15
Change the look of the Songbird

library 16
Format ARIAZ (erase all music and

data) 16
Repair ARIAZ (restore factory

settings) 17

7 Music 18

Listen to music 18
Navigate inside a music track 18
Play music from a ltered selection 18
Find your music 18

8 Audiobooks 20

Add audiobooks to ARIAZ 20
Audiobook controls 20
Select audiobook by book title 20

9 Video 21

Play videos 21
Navigate inside a video 21
Delete the currently playing video 21
Delete one or more videos 21

10 Pictures 22

Add pictures to ARIAZ 22
View pictures 22
Start a slideshow 22
Delete the currently displayed picture 22
Delete one or more pictures 22

11 Radio 23

Listen to FM radio 23
Manually tune a radio station 23
Auto-tune radio station presets 23
Play a preset radio station 23

12 Recordings 24

Record audio/voices 24
Listen to recordings 24
Upload your recordings to a computer 24
Delete the currently playing video 24
Delete one or more recordings 25

13 Use the ARIAZ to carry data

les 26

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materials such as the user manual, the latest
software updates, and answers to frequently
asked questions.

11 Settings 27

15 Technical data 29

System requirements 29

13 Glossary 30

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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.

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. 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

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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.

About operating and storage temperatures

Operate in a place where temperature is •
always between 0 and 35ºC (32 to 95ºF)
Store in a place where temperature is •
always between -20 and 45ºC (-4 to
113º F).
Battery life may be shortened in low •
temperature conditions.

Replacement parts/accessories:

Visit www.philips.com/support to order
replacement par ts/accessories.

Hearing Safety

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.
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

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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.

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.
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 Philips service
center and ONLY to simplify error detection
and prevention. The data stored shall be made

available to user on user’s rst request.

Monkey’s Audio decoder

a The Monkey’s Audio SDK and source

code can be freely used to add
APE format playback, encoding, or
tagging support to any product, free
or commercial. Use of the code for
proprietary effor ts that don’t suppor t

the ofcial APE format require written

consent of the author.

b Monkey’s Audio source can be included

in GPL and open-source software,
although Monkey’s Audio itself will
not be subjected to external licensing
requirements or other viral source
restrictions.

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c Code changes and improvements must

be contributed back to the Monkey’s
Audio project free from restrictions or
royalties, unless exempted by express
written consent of the author.

d Any source code, ideas, or libraries used

must be plainly acknowledged in the
software using the code.

e Although the software has been tested

thoroughly, the author is in no way
responsible for damages due to bugs or

misuse.
If you do not completely agree with all of the
previous stipulations, you must cease using this
source code and remove it from your storage
device.

FLAC decoder

Copyright (C) 2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,
2006,2007,2008,2009 Josh Coalson

Redistribution and use in source and binary

forms, with or without modication, are

permitted provided that the following
conditions are met:

Redistributions of source code must •

retain the above copyright notice, this list

of conditions and the following disclaimer.

Redistributions in binary form must •

reproduce the above copyright notice,

this list of conditions and the following

disclaimer in the documentation and/

or other materials provided with the

distribution.

Neither the name of the Xiph.org •

Foundation nor the names of its

contributors may be used to endorse

or promote products derived from this

software without specic prior written

permission.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY
THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND
CONTRIBUTORS “AS IS” AND ANY EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED

WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL
THE FOUNDATION OR CONTRIBUTORS
BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGE.

XPAT XML Parser

Copyright (c) 1998, 1999, 2000 Thai Open
Source Software Center Ltd

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to
any person obtaining a copy of this software

and associated documentation les (the

“Software”), to deal in the Software without
restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute,
sub-license, and/or sell copies of the Software,
and to permit persons to whom the Software
is furnished to do so, subject to the following
conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission
notice shall be included in all copies or
substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”,
WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT
NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON­INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS
BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES
OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN

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ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR
IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE
OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.

Recycling the product and the
built-in battery

Your product is designed and manufactured
with high quality materials and components,
which can be recycled and reused.
Never dispose of your product with other
household waste. Please inform yourself about
the local rules on the separate collection of
electrical and electronic products and batteries.
The correct disposal of these products helps
prevent potentially negative consequences on
the environment and human health.
Please visit www.recycle.philips.com for
additional information on a recycling center in
your area.

Caution

Removal of the built-in battery invalidates the •
warranty and can destroy the product.

Philips

SA2ARA04 SA2ARA08 SA2ARA16

Notice for the USA

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. This equipment generates,
uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance
with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception,

which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged
to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures:

Relocate the receiving antenna.•
Increase the separation between •
equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on •
a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced •
radio/TV technician for help.

Notice for Canada

This Class B digital apparatus complies with
Canadian ICES-003.
The set complies with the FCC-Rules, Part-15
and with 21 CFR 1040.10. Operation is subject
to the following two conditions:

This device may not cause harmful •
interference, and
This device must accept any interference •
received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.

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2 Your new

ARIAZ

ARIAZ allows you to

play music•

watch videos•

listen to FM radio•

make recordings•

read texts•

What’s in the box

Check that you have received the following
items:
Player

Earphones

USB cable

Quick start guide

Note

The images serve as reference only. Philips •
reserves the right to change color/design
without notice.

Philips GoGear audio player

Quick start guide

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3 Getting started

Overview of the controls and
connections

a

slide and hold: turn ARIAZ on/
off

slide: lock/unlock all buttons

b

display

c

/ in play screen, press: increase/

decrease the volume
in play screen, press and hold:

increase/decrease the volume
quickly

d

press: back one level
press and hold: return to root

menu

e

show options menu

f

/ press and hold: skip to next/

previous quickly
in play screen, press and hold to

scan through current track

g

MIC microphone

h

headphone jack

i

press: play/pause/conrm

j

USB connector plug

k

RESET press: reset ARIAZ

l

/ in list, press: scroll up/down

in list, press and hold: scroll up/
down quickly

Limit the volume

Caution

Listening to loud sounds for longer than a •
moment can be harmful to the listener.

You can set the volume level of ARIAZ to limit
the maximum volume output.

1 From the main menu, select

[Settings]>[Sound settings] > [Volume
limit].

2 Press the volume controls / to adjust

the level.

3 Press to conrm.

When you set a volume limit, ARIAZ »
can no longer exceed the set volume,
even if you press the button to
increase the volume

.

To enable maximum volume again:

1 Select [Settings] > [Sound settings]

>[Volume limit].

2 Set the volume limit to maximum.
3 Press to conrm.

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Overview of the main menu

Menu Mode To

Music play digital audio

tracks

Rhapsody*
channels

listen to your

Rhapsody* channels
Video play videos
Pictures view pictures
FM radio listen to FM radio
Recordings create or listen to

recordings
Folder

view

view les in folders

Text
reader

read text les

Settings customize the

settings of ARIAZ
Now

playing

show the current play

screen

Note

* Rhapsody channels becomes par t of the •
main menu after you connect ARIAZ to a
computer that has the Rhapsody software
installed. Rhapsody channels services require
an active Rhapsody account and is available in
some regions only.

Connect and charge

ARIAZ has a built-in battery that can be
charged through the USB port of a computer
(USB cable included).

Note

When you connect ARIAZ to a computer, you •
are briey prompted to select:

• [Charge & transfer] or [Charge & play].

ARIAZ automatically applies

• [Charge &

transfer], if no new selection is made.

Connect ARIAZ to a computer

1 Connect the USB plug of the supplied

USB cable to a spare USB port on your
computer.

2 Connect the small USB plug of the USB

cable to the small USB jack on ARIAZ.

3 Turn on your computer.

ARIAZ charges. »

Install Philips Songbird for the rst

time

When you connect ARIAZ to the PC for the

rst time, a pop-up window appears:

1 Select Install Philips Songbird.
2 Follow the on-screen instructions to

complete the installation.

Note

The installation requires you to agree to the •
license terms.

If the pop-up window is not displayed
automatically:

1 Select My Computer (Windows XP /

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

2 Right click on the Philips GoGear ARIAZ

icon.

3 Select Install Philips Songbird (Setup.

exe).

4 Follow the on-screen instructions to

complete the installation.

Note

The installation requires you to agree to the •
license terms.