Philips GoGear SA3ARA16K manual

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    SA3ARA04 SA3ARA08 SA3ARA16 SA3ARA32 Register your pr oduct and get support at www .philips.com/w elcome EN User manual[...]

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    3 English EN English EN Contents 1 Important safety information 5 General maintenance 5 Recycling the product and the built-in batter y 8 2 Y our new ARIAZ 10 What’ s in the box 10 Software loaded on the play er 10 Files loaded on the play er 10 3 Get started 1 1 Charge power 1 1 Switch the play er on or off 1 1 Automatic standby and shut-do wn 1[...]

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    4 EN EN Need help? Please visit www .philips.com/w elcome where you can access a full set of suppor ting materials such as the user manual, the latest software updates, and answers to frequently asked questions. 9 Videos 34 Add videos to the play er 34 Find videos on the play er 34 Play videos 34 Select brightness 34 Delete videos from the play er [...]

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    5 English EN Repla cement par ts/a ccesso ries: Vi si t w w w.p hi lip s .co m/su pp or t to or d er replacement par t s/ac cessories . 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 hear ing loss for a normal per son, even f or [...]

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    6 EN owner of the w or k. Such instr uction may state that no fur ther copies shall be made . Video streams may include cop y protection technology that prohibits fur ther 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 quality of your pr[...]

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    7 English EN ARE DISCLAIMED . IN NO EVENT SHALL THE FOUND A TION OR CONTRIBUT ORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT , INDIRECT , INCIDENT AL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY , OR CONSEQUENTIAL D AMA GES (INCLUDING, BUT NO T LIMITED T O , PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, D A T A, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HO WEVER C AUSED AND ON ANY T[...]

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    8 EN Recycling the pr oduct and the built-in batter y Y our product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components, which can be recycled and reused. Never dispose of y our product with other household waste . Please inform your self about the local r ules on the separ ate collection of electrical and electronic products an[...]

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    9 English EN Re lo ca te t he r e cei v ing a n te nn a . • In cr ea s e th e se pa r a ti on b et wee n • equipment and receiver . Co nn ec t t h e eq ui pm en t in to a n ou t le t on • a cir cui t d if fe r e nt f ro m th at to w hi ch t he receiver is connected. Co nsu l t th e de al e r or a n ex pe r i en ced • r ad io/ T V tec hni ci[...]

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    10 EN Note Th e i ma ges s e r ve a s r efe r en ce o nl y. Phi lip s • r es er ve s t he r i gh t to c ha nge co lo r /des ig n withou t notice. Softwar e loaded on the pla y er ARIAZ comes with the following software: • Philips Songbird (he lps yo u up da te t he fir mwa r e of th e playe r , a nd ma na ge you r me di a lib r a r y on a P C [...]

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    11 English EN Note Re cha r g ea bl e ba t t e r ie s hav e a li mi t ed n um be r • of cha r ge c yc le s . B at te r y l ife a n d nu mb er of cha r ge c yc le s va r y by us e an d se t t in gs . Th e ch a r gi ng a ni ma ti on s top s an d t he • ico n is d is pl aye d wh e n th e ch ar g i ng pr o ces s is com pl et ed . T o c onser ve bat[...]

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    12 EN a / p r es s an d hol d: s w i tch on /off t h e playe r press: lock /unlock all but tons b pr es s: ba ck on e leve l pr es s a nd ho ld : r et ur n to t he H om e scr e e n c press: select options, or st ar t /pause/resume pla y d speaker e display f show options menu g 3. 5mm headphone connector h MIC microphone i / / / navigation but tons[...]

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    13 English EN Na vigate fr om the Home screen Fr om t he H o me sc r ee n , you c an a cces s • fu nc tio na l me nu s by pr e ss ing t h e navigation but tons / / / an d . T o go b ack to t o pr ev io us s cr ee ns , pr es s • r ep ea ted ly ; or , pr e ss a nd ho ld to r et ur n t o th e Ho me s cr e en . Swi tc h be t wee n th e Hom e scre e[...]

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    14 EN Lock/unlock the k eys When the play er is on, use the lock to prevent accidental operation. Brie fly pr es s • / to l ock o r un lo ck t he keys . All buttons except the volume k eys » are locked and the display sho ws a lock icon. Select the safe v olume Select the safe v olume when you listen through the by-packed earphones. 1 Press / V[...]

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    15 English EN Note Th e i ns t a ll at io n r eq u ir e s you t o ag r ee t o th e • license terms . If t he p op - up w in dow i s not di sp layed automatically : 1 O n th e playe r , ma ke su r e tha t you h ave selected the fo llowing option s: In • > [PC c onnectio n pref erence ] , select [MSC] ; In • > [ CD installer] , sel ec t [[...]

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    16 EN T o set i T u ne s med ia fo lde r 1 On Philips Songbird , go to T ools > Options... 2 Select Media Importer , and t h en t he iT unes Importer tab . 3 Ver if y your l ib r a r y loc a ti on a nd o pti on s . 4 Cli ck t he Import Librar y but ton next to th e li br a r y lo ca ti on . The software impor ts the iT unes » librar y into Phil[...]

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    17 English EN Import media files Im por t med ia fi le s fro m ot he r fold er s In Philips Songbird , go to • File > Import Media to se le c t fold e r s o n th e PC . Media files are added under » Librar y . or , go t o • File > Import a playlist to se le c t p lay lis t s on t he P C . Media files are added under » Pla ylists . G[...]

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    18 EN Pla y online Note B efo r e you p lay m us ic f r om • Rhapso dy , su bs cr i be t o th e se r v ice a nd l og i n to yo ur acc ount . On t he Rhapsody webpag e, T o pl ay th e e nt ir e pl ayl is t , cl ic k • Play All ; T o pl ay a so ng , se le c t t he s ong a nd c lic k • ne x t to i t . Add to Philips Songbir d T o t r a ns fer s [...]

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    19 English EN d In for mat io n pa ne: F ro m t he I nt er net sources, Ma sh T ape can c ollec t info r ma t ion av a ila bl e ab ou t t he m ed ia fi le be ing p layed . e Ar t work p an e: D r ag t he u p a r r ow to sh ow th e pa ne . Sear ch by metadata In t he m e dia l ib r a r y of Philips Songbird , me dia fil es a r e sor te d by me t a[...]

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    20 EN Cr eate pla ylists in Philips Songbird With a playlist, you can manage and sync your songs as needed. Create a pla ylist Se le c t s ong s t hat yo u wa nt t o play. Add t he so ngs t o a pl ayl is t . 1 In Library > Mu sic , s el ec t son gs . T o se le c t m ul t ip le so ng s , ho ld do wn • the Ctrl b u t to n w he n you cl ic k song[...]

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    21 English EN Generate Lik eMusic pla ylists Ba s ed o n th e LikeMu sic ana ly s is , a pl ay lis t ca n be ge n er ate d fr o m a se ed s ong . LikeMusic a nal y ze s so ngs i n you r li br a r y an d , ba se d on t he ir m us ic ch ar ac t er is t ic s , cr ea te s re la ti on sh ips b et wee n t he m . Th es e relationships help LikeM usic to c[...]

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    22 EN Sa ve the pla y queue as a pla ylist Cre at e a pl ay que ue Dr ag a nd d r op s ong s or p lay li s t s to • the Play Queue pane . S ave the p lay q ueu e as a p lay lis t 1 Click Sa v e . The play queue is sa ved as a » playlist under Pla ylists . 2 Under Playlists , n am e t he p lay lis t a s needed. Alternatively , In • Librar y >[...]

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    23 English EN Manage media files in Philips Songbird Edit metadata By editing file information ( metadat a or ID3 ta g), yo u ca n have m ed ia fi les s or te d au to ma ti ca ll y by so ng ti t le , a r t is t , alb um , a nd other inf or mation. Af te r you s y nc t he m ed ia fil es t o th e pl ayer , you c an b row se t he m ed ia li br ar [...]

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    24 EN Remov e media files from the library 1 R ig ht cli ck o n a me dia fi le . S el ec t Rem ove . 2 Confir m as prompted. The selected file is remov ed from » the librar y and from all playlists. (By default, the file is only “removed”, not “deleted”. The file still exists in its original location on the computer or computer netwo[...]

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    25 English EN Select auto or manual sync Th e fir s t t im e you con ne c t t he p laye r to Philips Songbird , sel ec t a u to s y nc a s pr om pt ed . T he p laye r sy n c wi t h Philips Songb ird automatica lly . If yo u did n’ t se le c t a u to s yn c, yo u s wi t ch on th e ma nu al s y nc . T o sel ec t au to or m an ua l sy nc , 1 S el e[...]

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    26 EN Manual sync T o manually transfer selected pla ylist s, 1 Se le c t p lay li s t s . 2 D r ag a n d dr op th e pl ayl is t s t o ARIAZ . T o manually transfer selected media files, 1 O n th e Co nte nt p an e, r igh t clic k on a selected media file. 2 Select Add t o Dev ice > ARIA Z . Selected files are transfer red to » ARIAZ . Tip T[...]

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    27 English EN Find music by pla ylist In > [Playlists ] , fi nd t he p lay lis t tha t you tr ans fe r fr o m th e P C me dia l ib r a r y . Find music by file f older In , fin d mu si c by fil e fol de r . T o or ga ni ze mu sic fi le s by file f old er , 1 Connect ARIA Z to a PC . 2 O n th e PC , u nd er My Computer or Computer , select [...]

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    28 EN Pla y fr om the same collection Du r i ng th e so ng p lay, you can s w i tc h to a coll ec ti on t he s am e a s t hat of cu r r e nt s ong . 1 O n th e play s cr e en , p r ess and s el ec t [Play mode] . 2 In [Pla y music from … ] , se le c t [… t h i s ar tist] , [ … this album ] , or [… t h i s g e n r e ] . Press . Y ou star t t[...]

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    29 English EN Delete songs fr om the pla yer T o delete a song, 1 S el ec t o r pl ay a so ng. 2 O n th e lis t of son gs o r play s cr e en , press • an d se le c t [Delete] . 3 Select [Y es ] . Current song is deleted from the » play er . T o delete an artist or album, 1 Selec t an ar tis t or album. 2 O n th e lis t of ar tis t s or a lbu ms [...]

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    30 EN Download audiobooks to the PC 1 Co nn ec t you r PC to t h e In te r n et . 2 Lau nc h AudibleM anager on your P C . 3 On AudibleManager , clic k th e My L ib ra r y Online but ton to connect to ww w. audible.com. 4 Selec t and download audio book s: Log i n to you r acco un t wi t h • www . audible.com; Dow nl oad a ud io b oo k s in t h e[...]

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    31 English EN Find audiobooks on the pla yer In > [Audiobooks] , audiobook files are organized by book title or author . [Books] B ook s ar e s or t ed by b oo k ti t le i n • alphabetical order . [Authors] B ook s ar e s or t ed by a u th or i n • alphabetical order . Pla y audiobooks 1 S el ec t a b oo k . 2 Press to s t a r t p lay. On t[...]

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    32 EN Use bookmarks On an audiobook, you can add up to 10 bookmar ks to the play time. Star t play from the bookmar ked play time as needed. T o add a bookmark, 1 O n th e play s cr e en , p r ess and s el ec t [Book marks] > [A d d b o o k m a r k] . 2 Selec t a location. Current play time is added to the » location in the list of bookmar ks. [...]

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    33 English EN Add songs to the m usic librar y Add the Rhapsody songs to . Y ou can find and play the songs as y ou do in . 1 In , se le c t a c ha nn el li s t . 2 Press a nd s el ec t [ Add to music librar y] . The channel list is added to » . Renew the subscription tracks With your Rha psody subscr iption, you can play the subscription songs o[...]

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    34 EN Pla y videos 1 S el ec t a v id e o. 2 Press to s t a r t p lay. The video plays in the landscape view . » On the pla y screen, Press • to pa us e an d r es um e pl ay . T o select a video file on the pla y screen, Repeatedly press • / . T o re wind or fast forward within curr ent video , On t he p lay s cr ee n , pr e ss a nd h old •[...]

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    35 English EN View pictur es Se le c t a p ic t ur e . P r ess • t o vi ew th e pi c tu r e in f ul l scr e e n. The picture is display ed in the » landscape view . On the pla y screen, Press • / to r ot at e th e pi c tu r e . Press • / to se le c t a p ic t ur e . Start a slideshow Wh e n you vi ew p ic t ur es i n fu ll • scree n, press[...]

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    36 EN Delete pictur es from the pla yer 1 S el ec t o r pl ay a pic tu r e. 2 O n th e lis t of pic tu re s or p lay s cr ee n , press • an d se le c t [Dele te picture ] . Current picture is deleted from » the play er . EN[...]

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    37 English EN Alternatively , Press • an d se le c t [Presets] . The list of presets is display ed. » Tip W he n you m ove t o a ne w pl ace (suc h a s a ne w • ci t y o r cou nt r y), re s t a r t au t o tu ne fo r b et te r r ece pt io n. O n t he p lay s cr ee n , pr e ss an d select [Auto t un e] . Man ual tun e T o se ar c h for a f re q [...]

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    38 EN Stor e preset stations On ARIAZ , you can store up to 30 preset stations. 1 T u ne i n to a r a di o s t at io n . 2 O n th e play s cr e en , p r ess a nd s el ec t [Sav e to preset ] . 3 Press or to s el ec t a loc at io n in t he lis t of pr es et s . P r es s . Current station is saved to the » location. T o remov e curr ent preset stati[...]

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    39 English EN Listen to r ecordings 1 In > [Recordings librar y ] , s el ec t a rec ordi ng. 2 Press to s t a r t p lay. T o sel ec t a fil e on t he pl ay scre en , Repeatedly press • / . T o rewi nd or f as t for ward w it hi n cur ren t file , On t he p lay s cr ee n , pr e ss a nd h old • / . Delete r ecordings fr om the pla yer 1 S el[...]

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    40 EN Read text files 1 S el ec t a t ex t fi le . 2 Press to s t a r t p lay. 3 O n th e play s cr e en , Press • or to tur n over pages; Press • or to s cr ol l up o r dow n . T o increase or decr ease the font size, On t he p lay s cr ee n , pr e ss • to select an option. Delete r ecordings fr om the pla yer 1 S el ec t o r pl ay a tex t[...]

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    41 English EN 14 F older vie w Go to to view and play media files from the media librar y on the player . Music : for music files that y ou sync to the play er through Philips Songbird ; Video : for video files that y ou sync to the player through Philips Songbird ; Pla ylists : for playlists that y ou sync to the play er , and the playlists-on-[...]

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    42 EN SafeSound Wi t h th e by- pa cked e ar pho ne s , Saf eSou nd all ows yo u to li s te n to m us ic i n a safe w ay. W he n you li s te n to m us ic t hr ou gh t h e ea r ph on es , t h e sou nd p r es su r e on you r ea r s is e s t im ate d¹ ba se d on t he e le c t r ic a l cha r a c te r is ti cs of t he p laye r an d ea r p ho nes ; Th e[...]

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    43 English EN Displa y settings [Brightness] Ad jus ts t h e br i gh tn es s of th e scree n. [Th eme ] Se le c t s t he t he m e for t he display . Backlight timer Th e sc r ee n en te r s t he i dl e mo de , i f no n ew ac t io n is t a ken o n th e playe r . Af te r th e pr e - d efi ne d ti me d ur at io n, t h e idl e sc r ee n is s wi tc he [...]

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    44 EN [Date settings] [Set da te format] select s a dat e format [Set da te ] pr ess / repeatedly , or pr es s a nd ho ld / to e nte r digit s; press / to se le c t t he position o f entries; press to con fir m . Slideshow settings [Time per slide ] se le c t s pl ay ti me fo r ea ch sl id e . [Repeat] plays all slides repeatedly , if ac tivated. [...]

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    45 English EN [Disk space] [Fre e spa ce:] space available [T ot al s pa ce : ] memor y size [Songs ] sp ace t hat s on gs occu py [Pictures ] space that pic tures occup y [V i de o s ] spac e that video s oc cupy [File type supported] [Music] s up po r te d t y pe s of mu si c fil es [Pictures ] su pp or t ed t y p es of pi c t ur e files [V i d[...]

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    46 EN CD installer If you ha ve selected [MSC] in > [PC connection pref erence] , the [CD installer] options are display ed. In [CD installer] , select [Enable] to allow the play er to wor k as Philips Songbird drive. Double click on the drive to star t the progr am installation on the PC . Tip • Af te r you r e pa i r th e pl aye r , t he C D[...]

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    47 English EN 16 Update the firmwar e thr ough Philips Songbir d ARIAZ is controlled by an internal progr am called firmware . Newer ver sions of the firmware may hav e been released after you hav e purchased ARIAZ . Through Philips Songbird , you can check for and install firmware updates for ARIAZ over the Internet. Tip Y o ur m u si c fil es[...]

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    48 EN 17 Repair the pla yer thr ough Philips Songbir d If ARIAZ is not working proper ly or the displa y freezes, you can reset it without losing data: T o reset ARIAZ? In se r t a p en t ip o r ot he r ob je c t in to t he • r ese t ho le l oc at ed at t h e ba se of ARIA Z . Ho ld u nt il t he p laye r sh u t s dow n . If you fail to r eset the[...]

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    49 English EN 18 T echnical data Powe r Power su pp ly : 5 2 0 m Ah L i - ion p ol ym e r inter nal r echar gea ble bat ter y Play t i me¹ - mu si c: u p to 3 0 ho ur s ( Saf eSou nd on); up to 1 5 hours ( Full Sound on , Safe Soun d o n ); up to 1 5 h our s ( Full Sound on); up to 36 hou r s ( Full Sound of f ) - vi de o ( WM V ): up to 5 h ou r [...]

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