Philips SA4ARA 32, SA4ARA 16, SA4ARA 04, SA4ARA 08 User Manual
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User manual
Contents
1 Important safety information 3
General maintenance 3
Recycling the product 5
2 Your new player 7
What's in the box 7
PC software loaded on the player 7
Files loaded on the player 7
Overview 8
Controls 8
Home screen 8
Lock/unlock the keys 9
Screen on/off 9
SafeSound 9
Adjust the volume 9
3 Get started 11
Charge power 11
Switch the player on or off 11
Automatic standby and shut-down 11
4 Music 12
Transfer music to the player 12
Find music on the player 12
Find music by song information 12
Find music by playlist 12
Find music by le folder 12
Superscroll 12
Play music 13
Play from the same collection 13
Select play options 13
Playlists 13
Add songs to a playlist-on-the-go 13
Remove songs from a playlist-on-
the-go 13
Delete songs from the player 14
5 Audiobooks 15
Sync audio books to the player 15
Install AudibleManager on the PC 15
Download audiobooks to the PC 15
Sync to the player 15
Find audiobooks on the player 16
Play audiobooks 16
Use bookmarks 16
Delete audiobooks from the player 16
6 Videos 17
Transfer videos to the player 17
Find videos on the player 17
Play videos 17
Select brightness 17
Delete videos from the player 17
7 Pictures 18
Add pictures to the player 18
Find pictures on the player 18
View pictures 18
Start a slideshow 18
Select play options 18
Delete pictures from the player 18
8 FM radio 20
Tune in to radio stations 20
Listen through the speaker 20
Store preset stations 20
9 Recordings 21
Make recordings 21
Record audio/voices 21
Record from the FM radio 21
Listen to recordings 21
Delete recordings from the player 21
Upload your recordings to a computer 22
10 Text reader 23
Add text les to the player 23
Find text les on the player 23
Read text les 23
Delete recordings from the player 23
11 Folder view 24
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12 Settings 25
Play mode 25
Sound settings 25
SafeSound 25
Sleep timer 25
Display settings 25
Backlight timer 26
Screensaver 26
Slideshow settings 26
Language 26
PC connection preference 26
Information 26
Format device 27
Factory settings 27
CD installer 27
13 Sync with PC media library
through Philips Songbird 28
Install Philips Songbird 28
Collect media les from the PC 28
Set the watch folder 28
Import media les 29
Get contents from online sources 30
Search online 30
Create playlists in Philips Songbird 30
Create a playlist 30
Generate LikeMusic playlists 31
Save the play queue as a playlist 32
Manage media les in Philips Songbird 33
Edit metadata 33
Get album artwork 33
Remove media les from the library 34
Sync the player with Philips Songbird 34
Select auto or manual sync 34
Auto sync 35
Manual sync 35
System requirements 38
Need help?
Please visit
www.philips.com/welcome
where you can access a full set of supporting
materials such as the user manual, the latest
software updates, and answers to frequently
asked questions.
14 Updatethermwarethrough
Philips Songbird 36
15 Repair the player through Philips
Songbird 37
16 Technical data 38
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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:
• Use only power supplies listed in the user manual.
• 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
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.
• Batteries (battery pack or batteries installed) shall not
be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, re or
the like.
• Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
Replace only with the same or equivalent type.
About operating and storage temperatures
• Operate in a place where temperature is
always between 0 and 45ºC (32 to 113ºF)
• 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.
Hearing Safety
A pleine puissance, l’écoute prolongée du
baladeur peut endommager l’oreille de
l’utilisateur.
Warning
• To prevent possible hearing damage, do not listen at
high volume levels for long periods.
The maximum output voltage of the player is
not greater than 150 mV.
Wide band characteristic voltage WBCV:>=
75 mV
Modications
Modications 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.
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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 notied 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 prole 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.
© 2009, Xiph.Org Foundation
Redistribution and use in source and binary
forms, with or without modication, 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 specic 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
tness 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 prots; or business interruption) however
caused and on any theory of liability, whether
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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
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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
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.
When you see the crossed-out wheel bin
symbol attached to a product, it means the
product is covered by the European Directive
2002/96/EC:
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. The correct
disposal of your old product helps prevent
potentially negative consequences on the
environment and human health.
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.
To safeguard the functionality and safety of
your product, take your product to an ofcial
collection point or service center where a
professional can remove the battery as shown:
Recycling the product
Your product is designed and manufactured
with high quality materials and components,
which can be recycled and reused.
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Notice for the European Union
This product complies with the radio
interference requirements of the European
Union.
Please inform yourself about the local rules on
separate collection of batteries. The correct
disposal of batteries helps prevent potentially
negative consequences on the environment and
human health.
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2 Your new player
Note
• The images serve as reference only. Philips reser ves the
right to change color/design without notice.
What's in the box
Make sure that you have received the following
items:
Player
Earphones
USB cable
Quick start guide
Philips GoGear audio player
Quick start guide
PC software loaded on the player
ARIAZ comes with the following PC software:
• Philips Songbird (helps you update the
rmware of the player, and manage your
media library on a PC and the player).
To getPhilips Songbirdonline,
• On your PC, go to www. philips.com/
Songbird or www.philips.com/support.
Files loaded on the player
The following les are loaded on ARIAZ:
• User manual
• Frequently asked questions
Safety and Warranty sheet
Safety and Warranty
Before using your set:
Check out details inside this booklet
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Overview
Controls
jabcd
a
• Press and hold: Switch the player on
or off
• Press: Select options, or start/pause/
resume play
b Speaker
c Display
d /
• Press: Show options menu
• Press and hold: Lock/unlock all buttons
e
• 3.5-mm headphone connector
f MIC
• Microphone
g / / /
• Navigation buttons
/
• on the list of options:
Press: Skip to the previous/next option
Press and hold: Show the initial of
current option in a list of options that
are sorted by alphabet
• on the play screen:
Press: Increase/decrease the volume
Press and hold: Increase/decrease the
volume quickly
/
• on the play screen:
Press: Skip to the next/previous le
Press and hold: Fast forward or rewind
within current le
h
• USB connector for power charging and
data transfer
i RESET
• Press the hole by using the tip of a
ball pen when the screen does not
respond to the pressing of keys
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• Press: Back one level
• Press and hold: Return to the Home
screen
Home screen
Menu Mode To
Music play audio les
Video watch videos
Pictures view pictures
FM radio tune in to the FM radio;
record from the 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
Navigate from the Home screen
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• 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 .
Select a theme
To select a theme for the display,
• On the Home screen, press and
select [Theme].
Lock/unlock the keys
When the player is on, use the lock to prevent
accidental operation.
• Press and hold / to lock or unlock the
keys.
» All buttons except the volume keys are
locked and a lock icon is displayed.
Screen on/off
To save power, the screen switches off
automatically after the pre-dened time
duration if
• no new action is taken on ARIAZ; and
• a value is selected in > [Display
settings] > [Backlight timer].
To exit the power-saving mode
• Press any key.
SafeSound
With the earphones, SafeSound allows you to
listen to music in a safe way.
When you listen to music through the
earphones, the sound pressure on your
ears is estimated¹ based on the electrical
characteristics of the player and earphones.
Then, the estimate is compared against the
reference levels² of sound pressure. As a result,
icons of different colors can be displayed to
indicate status of sound pressure and the levels
of risks to hearing damage.
Level of sound
pressure
more than 90
decibels
85 to 90 decibels 2 hours a day
80 to 85 decibels 5 hours a day
safe more than 5 hours
Tip
• ¹The methodology is based on European norm (50332-
1/2).
• ²The reference levels come from the minimum
requirement for health and safety that the European
directive 2003/10/EC provides for the noises exposed
to individuals.
Use the SafeSound
Maximum duration
30 minutes a day
a day
1 Make sure that you have plugged the
earphones into the player.
2 On the music play screen, press and
select [Sound settings] > SafeSound.
3 Select the SafeSound options.
Tip
• For the information about SafeSound options, see
'SafeSound' (see 'SafeSound' on page 25).
Adjust the volume
• On the play screen, press / .
» When you reach the high volume level,
a pop-up screen is displayed.
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• To continue to increase the volume, select
[Yes].
• To exit, select [No].
» You return to the previous volume
level.
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3 Get started
Charge power
ARIAZ has a built-in battery that can be
charged through the USB port of a computer.
Connect ARIAZ to a PC by using the USB
cable.
all settings and switches off within 60
seconds.
Note
• Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge
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.
To conserve battery power and increase the
play time, do the following on ARIAZ:
• Set the backlight timer to a low value
(go to > [Display settings] >
[Backlight timer]).
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 5 minutes in idle mode (no play, no
button is pressed), the player switches off.
Note
• When you connect ARIAZ to a computer, you are
briey prompted to select: [Charge & transfer] or
[Charge & play]. If no option is selected, [Charge &
transfer] applies.
• To play ARIAZ when you charge power, select [Charge
& play].
Battery level indication
The display indicates the approximate levels of
the battery status as follows:
100% 75% 50% 25% 0%
» A ashing battery screen indicates that
the battery is low. The player saves
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