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1 Important safety information
General maintenance Recycling the product and the built-in battery
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8 Audiobooks
2 Your new ARIAZ
What's in the box
Add audiobooks to ARIAZ Audiobook controls Select audiobook by book title
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3 Getting started
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Overview of the controls and connections Limit the volume Overview of the main menu Connect and charge Software loaded on the ARIAZ Files loaded on the ARIAZ
Play videos Navigate inside a video Delete the currently playing video Delete one or more videos
10 Pictures
4 Update ARIAZ
Manually verify / update the firmware
Add pictures to ARIAZ View pictures Start a slideshow Delete the currently displayed picture Delete one or more pictures
5 Turn ARIAZ on and off
Automatic shut-down Lock the keys
11 Radio
6 Philips Songbird
Build a media library Browse your media library Organize and manage your Songbird library Playlists Change the look of the Songbird library Format ARIAZ (erase all music and data) Repair ARIAZ (restore factory settings)
Listen to FM radio Manually tune a radio station Auto-tune radio station presets Play a preset radio station
12 Recordings
Record audio/voices Listen to recordings Upload your recordings to a computer Delete the currently playing video Delete one or more recordings
13 Use the ARIAZ to carry data files
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Contents
7 Music
Listen to music Navigate inside a music track Play music from a filtered selection Find your music
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11 Settings 15 Technical data 13 Glossary
System requirements
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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.
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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: · Do not expose the product to excessive heat · Do not drop the product or allow objects to · Do not allow the product to be submerged
fall on your player.
Hearing Safety
caused by heating equipment or direct sunlight.
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in water. Do not expose headphone socket or battery compartment to water, as water entering the set may cause major damage. [. . . ] » All buttons except the volume keys are locked and the display shows a lock icon. To unlock the buttons again, move the slider to the center position.
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ARIAZ comes with the Philips Songbird software. The Philips Songbird software helps you to: · purchase new media (music and videos) online · create a media library · manage your media library · play music and videos · sync your media with the ARIAZ When Philips Songbird is launched for the first time, choose from the following options to import media files into the Songbird media library: · Import an existing iTunes library. (You can select to watch a folder, so that the files that are added or deleted there are automatically added or deleted in the Songbird media library. )
The following steps show how you can import media (music and video) files that are stored elsewhere on your computer or computer network:
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On the computer, launch the Songbird program. » The media files that you added are listed in the media library.
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· If you select a folder that contains music or
video files, the software scans the folder and adds all the music or video files it contains to the media library (duplicate titles are ignored).
Import media from iTunes
Build a media library
Use one or more of the following options to build a media library with Songbird:
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On the computer, launch the Songbird program. On the Songbird toolbar, select the Media Importer tab, then iTunes Import/ Export. » The software imports the iTunes library into Songbird.
Rip a CD
By default, the Philips Songbird software installs the following add-ons that are needed to rip a CD: · CD Rip Support · Gracenote Metadata Lookup Provider
Set up the CD rip options
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On the computer, launch the Songbird program. Click on OK to confirm.
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Import media files from a directory
Export media to iTunes
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On the computer, launch the Songbird program. On the Songbird toolbar, select the Media Importer tab, then iTunes Import/ Export. » The software exports the library from Songbird to iTunes.
Browse your media library
The Songbird media library is structured as follows:
Get content from online sources
You can purchase content from online sources such as the following: · 7-digital Check the specifications of your ARIAZ to see what services are available to you. a Player Pane (this is where the ARIAZ is displayed) b Library Pane (this is where you find the contents of your library) c Service Pane (this is where you find additional information about contents, such as playlists) d Information Pane (this is were you find information about the selected options)
Import recordings from ARIAZ
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On the computer, launch the Songbird program. » The selected recordings are listed in the media library.
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Organize and manage your Songbird library
Let Songbird manage your media
· If you select a folder that contains recordings,
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the software scans the folder and adds all the recordings it contains to the library (duplicate titles are ignored).
On the computer, launch the Songbird program. Set the options on how you want to organize your media.
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In the Songbird library, right click on a media file, then select Remove. In the prompt window, click Remove to confirm that you want to remove the file. » The selected file is removed from the library and from all playlists. (By default, the file is only "removed", not "deleted". The media file still exists in its original location on the computer or computer network. )
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You can let Songbird · monitor the contents of a folder, and · add or remove the media from your library to match the folder contents.
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On the computer, launch the Songbird program. On the Songbird toolbar, select the Media Importer tab, and then Watch Folders. » The selected folder is watched and Songbird matches the library content to the content of the folder.
· To select multiple files on the computer (PC), · To select multiple consecutive files, press and
hold Shift. press and hold Ctrl.
Fetch album artwork Delete media
This is how to delete media files in Windows Explorer: Choose from these options to fetch the artwork for your albums:
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With ARIAZ connected to the computer, open Windows explorer. Delete the media file in the same way as you would from any other location on the computer.
On the computer, launch the Songbird program. · On the Songbird toolbar, select Tools > Get Album Artwork. [. . . ] Repeat Shuffle Sound settings FullSound Equalizer Sub-options menu · All songs · . . . this album · . . . this artist · Repeat off (default) · Repeat 1 · Repeat all · Shuffle off (default) · Shuffle all · Off (default) · On* · Off (default) · Rock · Funk · Hip hop · Off (default) · Set · Green (default) · Blue · 15 sec. · Always on · Time left: [x] minutes · Off (default) · Set
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Jazz Classical Techno Custom
Volume limit Display settings Theme Backlight timer
Sleep timer
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11 Settings
Settings Language
Information
Factory settings
Options menu · Czech · Greek · English (default) · Danish · German · Spanish · French · Italian · Hungarian · Dutch Capacity Free space Firmware version Model Support site Restore factory settings?(Files are not affected. )
Sub-options menu · Norwegian · Polish · Portuguese · Portuguese (Brazilian) · Russian · Slovak · Finnish · Swedish · Turkish · Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese Japanese Korean Thai (some versions only) · Arabic (some versions only) · Hebrew (some versions only)
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· Yes · No
*Equalizer deactivates when FullSound is selected.
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Power Power supply: 570 mAh Li-ion polymer internal rechargeable battery Play time¹ - music: 45 hours - video: 5 hours Software Philips Songbird: to update firmware and transfer music Connectivity Headphone 3. 5 mm USB 2. 0 High speed Sound Channel separation: 45 dB Frequency Response: 80 - 18, 000 Hz Output power: 2 x 2. 4 mW Signal to noise ratio: > 84 dB Audio playback Supported formats: MP3: MP3 bit rates: 8 - 320 kps and VBR MP3 sample rates: 8, 11. 025, 16, 22. 050, 32, 44. 1, 48 kHz WMA: WMA bit rates: 5 - 320 kbps WMA sample rates: 8, 11. 025, 16, 22. 050, 32, 44. 1, 48 kHz WAV FLAC APE Video playback Supported formats: WMV9 MJPEG (in . mp4) Picture display Supported formats: JPEG BMP
Note · ¹ Rechargeable batteries have a limited number
of charge cycles. · ² 1GB = 1 billion bytes; available storage capacity is less. [. . . ]