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    SA4ARA 04 SA4ARA 08 SA4ARA 16 SA4ARA 32 www .philips.com/w elcome GoGEAR www .philips.com/w elcome User man ual Register your pr oduct and get support at[...]

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    3 EN Contents 1 Important safety information 5 General maintenance 5 Recycling the product 7 2 Y our new pla yer 10 What's in the box 10 PC software loaded on the pla y er 10 Files loaded on the play er 10 Over view 11 Controls 11 Home screen 11 Lock/unlock the keys 12 Screen on/off 12 SafeSound 12 3 Get started 13 Charge power 13 Switch the p[...]

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    4 EN 11 Folder vie w 25 12 Settings 26 Play mode 26 Sound settings 26 SafeSound 26 Sleep timer 26 Display settings 26 Backlight timer 27 Screensav er 27 Slideshow settings 27 Language 27 PC connection preference 27 Information 27 Format device 28 Factor y settings 28 CD installer 28 13 Sync with PC media librar y through Philips Songbir d 29 Instal[...]

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    5 EN 1 Impor tant safety information General maintenance The translation of this document is for reference only . In the event of an y inconsistency between the English version and the tr anslated version, the English version shall prevail. Caution  T o av oid damage or malfunction:  Do not expose the product to excessive heat caused by heati[...]

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    6 EN Y ou should use caution or tempor arily discontinue use in potentially hazardous situations. Do not use headphones while operating a motorized vehicle, cycling, skateboarding, etc .; it  areas. ?[...]

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    7 EN  Redistributions in binar y form must reproduce the abov e copyr ight 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 contributor s may be used to endorse or promote products d[...]

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    8 EN W arning  Removal of the built-in batter y in validates the war ranty and can destroy the product.  The following remo val and disposal instructions are steps that are to be performed at the end of the product's life only . Y our product contains a built-in rechar geab le batter y covered b y the European Directive 2006/66/EC , whic[...]

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    9 EN Please inform your self about the local rules on separate collection of batter ies. The correct disposal of batteries helps prevent potentially negative consequences on the en vironment and human health. Notice for the Eur opean Union This product complies with the radio interference requirements of the European Union.[...]

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    10 EN 2 Y our ne w pla y er What's in the box Make sure that y ou hav e received the following items: Play er Earphones USB cable Quick star t guide Safety and W ar ranty sheet Philips GoGear audio player Quick start guide Safe ty and Wa rranty Before using your set: Check out details inside this booklet Note  The images ser ve as reference[...]

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    11 EN Ov er vie w Contr ols a  Press and hold: Switch the player on or off  Press: Select options, or star t/pause/ resume play b Speaker c Displa y d /  Press: Show options menu  Press and hold: Lock/unlock all buttons e  3.5-mm headphone connector f MIC  Microphone jabcd e f g h i g / / /  Na vigation but[...]

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    12 EN Na vigate from the Home screen  From the Home screen, y ou can access functional menus by pressing the na vigation buttons / / / and .  T o go back to to previous screens, press repeatedly; or , press and hold to retur n to the Home screen. Switch between the Home scr een and play screen On the Home screen, During music play or ra[...]

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    13 EN 3 Get star ted Charge pow er ARIAZ has a built-in batter y that can be charged through the USB por t of a computer . Connect ARIAZ to a PC by using the USB cable. Note  When you connect ARIAZ to a computer , you are   [Charge & transfer] or [Charge & p[...]

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    14 EN 4 Music T ransfer m usic to the pla y er Y ou can tr ansfer y our PC media libr ar y to ARIAZ in the following wa ys:  Sync through Philips Songbird (see 'Sync with PC media librar y through Philips Songbird' on page 29); With the media management software , you can access online m usic stores, create playlists, or edit your m[...]

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    15 EN Pla y music Y ou can star t play from a song, or play an entire album or ar tist. T o start play fr om a song, 1 Select a song. 2 Press to star t play . » Play star ts from cur rent song. On the pla y screen,  Press to pause and resume pla y .  T o go to the previous screen, press . » The play screen returns a few seconds later [...]

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    16 EN 2 On the list of albums or ar tists,  press and select [Add to pla ylist] . 3 Select a playlist-on-the-go . Press . » Y ou save the alb um or ar tist to the playlist. Remov e songs from a pla ylist-on-the- go Remov e curr ent song from a pla ylist 1 On the play screen, press > [Remove from Pla ylist] . 2 Select a playlist-on-the-go [...]

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    17 EN 5 Audiobooks Go to > [Audiobooks] to play books in audio formats that you ha ve do wnloaded from www .audible.com. Sync audio books to the pla y er From www .audible.com, download and install the AudibleManager software on your PC . Through the software , you can  do wnload audiobooks from www . audible.com to your PC librar y of aud[...]

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    18 EN T o check the audio books transferr ed to the pla yer , See the play er pane on AudibleManager .  If necessar y , click Refresh De vice . Find audiobooks on the pla y er In > [Audiobooks]   organized by book title or author . [Books]  Books are sor ted by book title[...]

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    19 EN 6 Videos T ransfer videos to the pla y er T r ansf er videos from your PC media libr ar y to the play er . Find videos on the pla y er   Go to . »  alphabetical order . [...]

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    20 EN 7 Pictur es Add pictur es to the pla yer 1 Connect ARIAZ to a computer . 2 On the PC , under My Computer or Computer ,  select ARIAZ    3    ?[...]

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    21 EN 8 FM radio Note  Plug in the supplied earphones when you tune in to radio stations. The ear phones doub le as antenna. For better reception, mov e the earphone cable in different directions. T une in to radio stations Auto tune    , star t Auto tune to search for stati[...]

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    22 EN 9 Recor dings Mak e recor dings With ARIAZ , y ou can record:  voices or audio through the built-in microphone; or  radio progr ams when the radio plays on the play er . Record audio/v oices 1 In , select [Start voice recor ding] . » Recording screen appear s. 2 Ensure that the microphone is close to the sound source to be record[...]

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    23 EN Delete r ecordings fr om the pla y er 1 Select or play a recording. 2 On the list of recordings or play screen,  press and select [Delete] . » Current recording is deleted from the play er . T o delete all the recor dings on the pla yer ,  In > [Recordings library] , select a recordings librar y . Select [Delete all] . Upload [...]

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    24 EN 10 T ext r eader       1 Connect ARIAZ to a computer . 2 On the PC , under My Computer or Computer ,  select A[...]

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    25 EN 11 F older view Go to  media librar y on the play er . Music     through Philips Songbird ; Vid[...]

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    26 EN 12 Settings In , select your options f or the play er . 1 Press / to select an option. 2 Press  Pla y mode In [Pla y mode] , select play modes for m usic play: [Pla y music from…] switches to a collection the same as that of current song [Repeat] [Repeat 1] repeats current song. [Repeat all] repeats all song[...]

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    27 EN Backlight timer The screen enter s the idle mode, if no new action is taken on the play er . After the pre-   switched off automatically . T o save batter y pow er , select a low value for the time duration. T o set the t[...]

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    28 EN [Pla yer information] [Model:] full product name Check the full product name  suppor t website . [Firmware version:]   [...]

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    29 EN 13 Sync with PC media librar y thr ough Philips Songbir d With Philips Songbird , you can do the follo wing:  Manage y our music collection on a PC;  Sync ARIAZ with y our PC music librar y;  Register ARIAZ on www .philips.com/ welcome;   [...]

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    30 EN Set iT unes media folder 1 On Philips Songbird , go to T ools > Options... 2 Select Media Importer , and then the iT unes Impor ter tab . 3 V erify your librar y location and options. 4 Click the Import Librar y button next to the librar y location. » The software impor ts the iT unes librar y into Philips Songbird . Set the watch folder [...]

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    31 EN   In Philips Songbird ,  go to File > Import Media to select folder s on the PC . »  Librar y [...]

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    32 EN Create a pla ylist Select songs that you want to pla y . Add the songs to a playlist. 1 In Librar y > Music , select songs.  T o select multiple songs, hold down the Ctrl button when y ou click songs. 2 T o add the songs to a playlist:  Right click on the songs, and select Add to Pla ylist ;  Select a pla ylist; » The so[...]

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    33 EN Select a seed song Make sure that the seed song has completed the Lik eMusic analysis.  In Library > Music , double click the blue Lik eMusic icon of the song; Alternatively ,  In Librar y > Music , r ight click on a song and select Run Lik eMusic with . » A Lik eMusic playlist is displa yed in the Lik eMusic page . Set the[...]

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    34 EN Sa ve the pla y queue as a pla ylist 1 Click Sa ve . » The play queue is sa ved as a playlist under Pla ylists . 2 Under Pla ylists , name the playlist as needed. Add songs to the top or end of the pla y queue  T o add songs to the top, r ight click on the options and select Queue Next ;  T o add songs to the end, right click on [...]

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    35 EN  On Philips Songbird , select T ools > Get Artwork . » Ar twor k is fetched f or all titles in the librar y .  Right click on selected titles, and select Get Artwork . » Ar twor k is fetched f or all selected titles.    1 [...]

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    36 EN T o select auto or manual sync, 1 Select the play er under Devices . 2 Select Manual or Auto . 3     Apply . Auto sync  If y ou hav e selected auto sync , auto sync star ts automatically when you connect the play er to a PC;  Alternatively , select[...]

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    37 EN 14 Update the firmwar e thr ough Philips Songbir d ARIAZ is controlled by an internal progr am       hav e [...]

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    38 EN 15 Repair the pla y er thr ough Philips Songbir d If ARIAZ is not working proper ly or the display freezes, you can reset it without losing data: T o reset ARIAZ?  Inser t a pen tip or other object into the reset hole located at the base of ARIAZ . Hold until the play er shuts down. If you fail to r eset the play er , repair the pla yer th[...]

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    39 EN 16 T echnical data Powe r  P ow er supply: 520 mAh Li-ion polymer internal rechar geable batter y  Pla y time¹ Music: up to 25 hours ( SafeSound on); up to 13 hours ( FullSound on, SafeSound on); up to 12 hour s ( FullSound on); up to 25 hours ( FullSound off) Video (WMV): up to 5 hours FM radio: up to 15 hour s PC Software ?[...]

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    Specifications are subject to change without notice © 2012 K oninklijke Philips Electronics N.V . All rights reserved. SA4ARA_12_97_77_78_UM_V1.1 wk1209.1[...]