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?

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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.

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15 Repair the player through Philips

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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

Modications

Modications not authorized by the

manufacturer may void user's authority to operate the product.

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 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.

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

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 prots; 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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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 ofcial

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

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• 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

• 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

• 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-dened 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

briey 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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