Philips GoGear SA2ARA04 User Manual Download

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English

Overview of the main menu

Mode

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 files in folders

Text

reader

read text files

Settings

customize the

settings of ARIAZ

Now

playing

show the current play

screen

Note

* Rhapsody channels becomes part 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 briefly prompted to select:

•

[Charge & transfer]

[Charge & play]

ARIAZ automatically applies

•

[Charge &

transfer]

, if no new selection is made.

Connect ARIAZ to a computer

Connect the USB plug of the supplied

USB cable to a spare USB port on your

computer.

Connect the small USB plug of the USB

cable to the small USB jack on ARIAZ.

Turn on your computer.

ARIAZ charges.

Install Philips Songbird for the first

time

When you connect ARIAZ to the PC for the

first time, a pop-up window appears:

Select

Install Philips Songbird

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:

Select

My Computer

(Windows XP /

Windows 2000) /

Computer

(Windows

Vista / Windows 7).

Right click on the

Philips GoGear

ARIAZ

icon.

Select

Install Philips Songbird (Setup.

exe)

Follow the on-screen instructions to

complete the installation.

Note

The installation requires you to agree to the

•

license terms.

Summary of Contents for GoGear SA2ARA04

Page 1: ...Register your product and get support at www philips com welcome EN User manual SA2ARA04 SA2ARA08 SA2ARA16 ...

Page 2: ...ore factory settings 17 7 Music 18 Listen to music 18 Navigate inside a music track 18 Play music from a filtered selection 18 Find your music 18 8 Audiobooks 20 Add audiobooks to SPARK 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 ARIA...

Page 3: ... you can access a full set of supporting materials such as the user manual the latest software updates and answers to frequently asked questions 13 Use the ARIAZ to carry data files 26 11 Settings 27 15 Technical data 29 System requirements 29 13 Glossary 30 ...

Page 4: ...ns Replacement parts accessories Visit www philips com support to order replacement parts 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 ...

Page 5: ...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 notified with a message Data logging Philips is committed to improving the qualit...

Page 6: ... AS IS AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITEDTO 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 LIMITEDTO PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROF...

Page 7: ...t 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...

Page 8: ...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 ...

Page 9: ...e confirm 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 con...

Page 10: ...are briefly 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 firs...

Page 11: ...dication The display indicates the approximate levels of the battery status as follows 100 75 50 25 0 A flashing battery screen indicates that the battery is low The player saves 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 ico...

Page 12: ...te Your music files are not affected by a firmware update Manually verify update the firmware 1 Ensure that your computer is connected to the Internet 2 Connect ARIAZ to the computer see section Connect and charge for instructions 3 On your computer click Start Programs Philips Philips Songbird to launch the Philips Songbird application 4 Select Tools Updates Philips Songbird checks for updates an...

Page 13: ... in idle mode no music plays no button is pressed ARIAZ turns off 1 Slide and hold for approximately 2 seconds to turn ARIAZ on again Lock the keys ARIAZ has a lock switch to prevent accidental operation 1 To lock the buttons when you play move the slider to position All buttons except the volume keys are locked and the display shows a lock icon 2 To unlock the buttons again move the slider to the...

Page 14: ...ta Lookup Provider Set up the CD rip options 1 On the computer launch the Songbird program 2 Select Tools Options 3 Select the CD Rip tab and then choose your CD rip options 4 Click on OK to confirm Import media files from a directory The following steps show how you can import media music and video files that are stored elsewhere on your computer or computer network 1 On the computer launch the S...

Page 15: ... selected recordings are listed in the media library Tip If you select a folder that contains recordings the software scans the folder and adds all the recordings it contains to the library duplicate titles are ignored Browse your media library The Songbird media library is structured as follows a Player Pane this is where the ARIAZ is displayed b Library Pane this is where you find the contents o...

Page 16: ...on the computer Let Songbird watch a folder You can let Songbird monitor the contents of a folder and add or remove the media from your library to match the folder contents 1 On the computer launch the Songbird program 2 Select Tools Options 3 On the Songbird toolbar select the Media Importer tab and then Watch Folders 4 Select the folder that you want Songbird to watch for changes The selected fo...

Page 17: ...he title that you want to remove and then Remove The selected title is removed from the playlist Change the look of the Songbird library You can change the design and color scheme of the Songbird library We call this changing feathers New feathers are installed and managed like add ons Find new feathers 1 On the computer launch the Songbird program 2 On the Songbird toolbar select View Feathers Ge...

Page 18: ...ARIAZ if possible Caution The following procedure erases all your files that are stored on ARIAZ and restores the factory settings 1 Install Philips Songbird on your computer see chapter Install software and then launch the program 2 In the Philips Songbird menu bar at the top click on the Tools pull down menu and then select Repair My ARIAZ 3 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the repa...

Page 19: ...ng album ARIAZ plays only music from the filtered selection Find your music From the main menu select to enter music mode ARIAZ offers the following menu options All songs Alphabetically listed tracks Artists Alphabetically listed artists Alphabetically listed albums Tracks listed in album order Albums Alphanumerically listed albums Tracks listed in album order Album art Alphanumerically listed al...

Page 20: ... media files Alternatively you can delete music in Windows Explorer 1 Connect ARIAZ to the computer 2 In Windows Explorer locate the music folder in ARIAZ 3 Delete the music as you normally would on the computer Note Alternatively you can select from the main menu and find your files in folder view ...

Page 21: ...4 Follow the AudibleManager on screen instructions to transfer your audiobooks to SPARK Note SPARK can only play audiobooks for which it is activated Audiobook controls SPARK offers the following audiobook mode controls Goal Action Play pause Press Skip forward to beginning of new section chapter Press Skip back to beginning of current section chapter Press Fast skip forwards through audiobook Pre...

Page 22: ...s to view more video options Delete the currently playing video This is how to delete the currently playing video 1 While you watch the video press 2 Select the option to delete the video 3 Select Yes to confirm the deletion Delete one or more videos Use the Philips Songbird software to sync your media files Alternatively you can delete music in Windows Explorer 1 Connect ARIAZ to the computer 2 I...

Page 23: ...menu Start a slideshow 1 While you view a video in full screen mode press to start a slideshow Press to view more slideshow options Delete the currently displayed picture This is how to delete the currently displayed picture 1 While you view the picture in full screen mode press 2 Select the option to delete the picture 3 Select Yes to confirm the deletion Delete one or more pictures Use a compute...

Page 24: ...stations and save them under the preset numbers 1 While in mode with the earphones connected select a preset 2 Press and then select Auto tune If prompted select Yes to confirm The radio automatically tunes radio stations and saves the frequencies to presets There are 20 presets available To stop auto tuning press To return to the main menu press and hold for 2 seconds Play a preset radio station ...

Page 25: ... see section Overview for location of built in microphone 1 From the main menu select Start voice recording Press to toggle between pause and record 2 Press to stop 3 Press to save the recording or press to cancel Recordings are saved on the player Filename format VOICEXXX MP3 where XXX is the recording number that is generated automatically Tip You can find your recordings under Recordings Librar...

Page 26: ...g feature is available with some versions only Refer to the on screen menu of ARIAZ to find out which features are available to you Delete the currently playing video This is how to delete the currently playing recording 1 While you listen to a recording press 2 Select the option to delete the recording 3 Select Yes to confirm the deletion Delete one or more recordings This is how to delete record...

Page 27: ...arry data files 1 Connect ARIAZ to the computer for instructions see section Connect and charge 2 On the computer in Windows Explorer copy the data files and paste them to ARIAZ Tip Use the computer to transfer your data files back to the computer or delete your data files from ARIAZ ...

Page 28: ... In the menu the following options are available Settings Options menu Sub options menu Play mode Play music from All songs this album this artist Repeat Repeat off default Repeat 1 Repeat all Shuffle Shuffle off default Shuffle all Sound settings FullSound Off default On Equalizer Off default Rock Funk Hip hop Jazz Classical Techno Custom Volume limit Off default Set Display settings Theme Green ...

Page 29: ...ese Brazilian Russian Slovak Finnish Swedish Turkish Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Japanese Korean Thai some versions only Arabic some versions only Hebrew some versions only Information Capacity Free space Firmware version Model Support site Factory settings Restore factory settings Files are not affected Yes No Equalizer deactivates when FullSound is selected ...

Page 30: ...k Supported formats WMV9 MJPEG in mp4 Picture display Supported formats JPEG BMP Storage media Built in memory capacity SA2ARA04 4GB NAND Flash SA2ARA08 8GB NAND Flash SA2ARA16 16GB NAND Flash SA2ARA32 32GB NAND Flash Display Color LCD 320 x 240 pixels Note Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings 1GB 1 billion ...

Page 31: ...ncies that a speaker reproduces lowest frequency to the highest While the optimal normal is 20 20 000 Hz Hertz the range of human hearing for individuals is often much more restricted A good full range speaker system however reproduces as much of this range as possible to cover all variations Individual drivers are limited to reproduce only that part of the spectrum for which they were made so the...

Page 32: ...a software program that grabs digital audio from a compact disc and transfers it to a computer hard drive The integrity of the data is preserved because the signal does not pass through the computer sound card and need not be converted to an analog format The digital to digital transfer creates a WAV file that can then be converted into an MP3 file S SuperScroll SuperScroll is a navigation feature...

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