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1 Important safety information General maintenance Recycling the product and the built-in battery 2 Your new ARIAZ What’s in the box Software loaded on the player Files loaded on the player 3 Get started Charge power Switch the player on or off Automatic standby and shut-down 4 Overview Controls Home screen Navigate from the Home screen Select a theme Lock/unlock the keys Select the safe volume Screen on/off 5 Sync with PC media library Install Philips Songbird Collect media files from the PC Set the wat
9 Videos Add videos to the player Find videos on the player Play videos Select brightness Delete videos from the player 10 Pictures Add pictures to the player Find pictures on the player View pictures Start a slideshow Select play options Delete pictures from the player 11 FM radio Tune in to radio stations Store preset stations 12 Recordings Make recordings Record audio/voices Listen to recordings Delete recordings from the player Upload your recordings to a computer 34 34 34 34 34 34 35 35 35 35 35 35
Replacement parts/accessories: Visit www.philips.com/support to order replacement parts/accessories. English 1 Important safety information Hearing Safety 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 caused by heating equipment or direct sunlight.
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• • Relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. English • • Notice for Canada This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. The set complies with the FCC-Rules, Part-15 and with 21 CFR 1040.10.
2 Your new ARIAZ On ARIAZ, you can do the following: • Play music; • Watch videos; • View pictures; • Listen to audiobooks; • Tune in to the FM radio; • Make recordings; • Read text files (.txt files). Note • The images serve as reference only. Philips reserves the right to change color/design without notice. Software loaded on the player ARIAZ comes with the following software: • Philips Songbird (helps you update the firmware of the player, and manage your media library on a PC and the player).
3 Get started English Note • Rechargeable batteries have a limited number Charge power ARIAZ has a built-in battery that can be charged through the USB port of a computer. As shown, connect the ARIAZ to a PC by using the USB cable. 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.
4 Overview a Controls b c d e f g h i j k l 12 EN / press and hold: switch on/off the player press: lock/unlock all buttons press: back one level press and hold: return to the Home screen press: select options, or start/pause/resume play speaker display show options menu 3.
To play audio files listen to channel lists that you download and transfer through the Rhapsody software Video watch videos Pictures view pictures FM radio tune in to the 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 Navigate from the Home screen English Home screen Menu Mode Music Rhapsody* channels Note • * Rhapsody channels becomes part of the Home screen after you connect ARIAZ to a computer that
Lock/unlock the keys When the player is on, use the lock to prevent accidental operation. • Briefly press / to lock or unlock the keys. » All buttons except the volume keys are locked and the display shows a lock icon. Select the safe volume Select the safe volume when you listen through the by-packed earphones. 1 Press / VOLUME. » The volume screen is displayed. 2 Press to select the safe volume. Tip • For the SafeSound options, see ‘Sound settings’ (see ‘SafeSound’ on page 42).
With Philips Songbird, you can do the following: • Manage your media collections on a PC; • Sync ARIAZ with your PC media library; • Register ARIAZ on www.philips. com/welcome; • Update the firmware of ARIAZ (see ‘Update the firmware through Philips Songbird’ on page 47); • Repair the ARIAZ (see ‘Repair the player through Philips Songbird’ on page 48). Install Philips Songbird Note English 5 Sync with PC media library • The installation requires you to agree to the license terms.
Collect media files from the PC To set iTunes media folder Set the watch folder Create a central folder You may wish to have all media files automatically added to your library when you copy them to a folder. Creating a central folder is recommended. In Philips Songbird, set the central folder as the watch folder. Each time you launch Philips Songbird,songs are added to/ removed from Philips Songbird as they are on the central folder.
Import media files Import media files from other folders In Philips Songbird, • go to File > Import Media to select folders on the PC. » Media files are added under Library. • or, go to File > Import a playlist to select playlists on the PC. » Media files are added under Playlists. Get contents from online sources 1 2 Select Tools > Options. In Options, select Media Importer. Then, select the Watch Folders tab. 3 In Watch Folders, tick the check box as shown.
Search online 1 Select an online service: • Select an option under Services; • Alternatively, in the search box, click the down arrow to select an online service. Play online Note • Before you play music from Rhapsody, subscribe to the service and log in to your account. On the Rhapsody webpage, • To play the entire playlist, click Play All; • To play a song, select the song and click next to it. » You enter the webpage of the online source. 2 Search for your media file.
Philips Songbird is structured as follows: e Artwork pane: Drag the up arrow to show the pane. Search by metadata In the media library of Philips Songbird, media files are sorted by metadata. To search for media files by metadata, click the icon to select the list or filter pane view. List view In the list view, media files are listed by metadata. a Player pane: Click the buttons to play media files in the media library of Philips Songbird.
Filter pane view In the filter pane view, media files can be filtered by three metadata tags. Create playlists in Philips Songbird With a playlist, you can manage and sync your songs as needed. Create a playlist Select songs that you want to play. Add the songs to a playlist. To select a filter pane, 1 Right click on the bar of metadata tags. » A list of metadata tags appears. 2 Click on the tag that you want to show on the metadata bar.
To add the songs to a playlist: • Right click on the songs, and select Add to Playlist; • Select a playlist; » The songs are added to the playlist. • To create a playlist, select New Playlist. » A new playlist is created for the songs. » Under Playlists, name the playlist as needed. Alternatively, Create a playlist. Add selected songs to the playlist. Generate LikeMusic playlists Based on the LikeMusic analysis, a playlist can be generated from a seed song.
Alternatively, Save the play queue as a playlist Create a play queue • Drag and drop songs or playlists to the Play Queue pane. • In Library > Music, right click on a song and select Run LikeMusic with. » A LikeMusic playlist is displayed in the LikeMusic page. Select the maximum number of songs in the playlist • As shown, select a number in the drop-down list. Save the LikeMusicplaylist • As shown, click Save as playlist in the LikeMusic page. » The LikeMusic playlist is saved under Playlists.
Play a playlist 1 2 To play the entire playlist, right click on the playlist and select Play. • To start play from a song, double click on the song. To select play options, click buttons on the player pane. Manage media files in Philips Songbird English Add songs to the top or end of the play queue • To add songs to the top, right click on the options and select Queue Next; • To add songs to the end, right click on the options and select Queue Last.
Get album artwork Remove media files from the library Artwork is sometimes available for music downloads. With Philips Songbird, you can insert artwork for songs. After you sync the songs to some players, you can browse the media library by artwork. 1 2 • On Philips Songbird, select Tools > Get Artwork. » Artwork is fetched for all titles in the library. • Right click on selected titles, and select Get Artwork. » Artwork is fetched for all selected titles. Right click on a media file. Select Remove.
1 2 Select auto or manual sync English Sync the player with Philips Songbird The first time you connect the player to Philips Songbird, select auto sync as prompted. The player sync with Philips Songbird automatically. If you didn’t select auto sync, you switch on the manual sync. To select auto or manual sync, On the PC, launch Philips Songbird. Connect the player to the PC by using a USB cable. » On Philips Songbird, the player is displayed when it is recognized by the PC.
Auto sync • If you have selected auto sync, auto sync starts automatically when you connect the player to a PC; • Alternatively, select the player under Devices, and click Sync. To select auto sync settings, Manual sync To manually transfer selected playlists, 1 2 Select playlists. 1 On the Content pane, right click on a selected media file. 2 Select Add to Device > ARIAZ. » Selected files are transferred to ARIAZ. Drag and drop the playlists to ARIAZ.
Find music by playlist English 6 Music In > [Playlists], find the playlist that you transfer from the PC media library. Find music on the player After you sync the player with your PC media library, find the music on the player. Find music by song information In , songs are sorted by metadata or ID3 tag under different collections: [All songs], [Artists], [Album art], [Albums], or [Genres]. [All songs] • Songs are sorted by song title in alphabetical order.
Play music You can start play from a song, or play an entire album or artist. To start play from a song, 1 2 Select a song. Play from the same collection During the song play, you can switch to a collection the same as that of current song. 1 On the play screen, press [Play mode]. 2 In [Play music from…], select [… this artist], [… this album], or [… this genre]. Press . » You start to play current artist, album, or genre. Press to start play. » Play starts from current song.
Delete songs from the player English Add songs to a playlist-on-the-go To add current song, 1 2 3 To delete a song, Select or play a song. On the list of songs or play screen, • press and select [Add to playlist]. 1 2 Select or play a song. Select a playlist-on-the-go. Press . » You save current song to the playlist. 3 Select [Yes]. » Current song is deleted from the player. To add an album or artist, 1 2 3 Select an album or artist.
7 Audiobooks Go to > [Audiobooks] to play books in audio formats that you have downloaded from www.audible.com. Download audiobooks to the PC 1 2 3 Connect your PC to the Internet. 4 Select and download audio books: • Log in to your account with www. audible.com; • Download audio books in the format of or . » The downloaded books are automatically added to your library on AudibleManager. Sync audio books to the player From www.audible.com, download and install the AudibleManager software on your PC.
On AudibleManager, click Add to Device. • The first time you connect the player to AudibleManager, activate the player as prompted. Find audiobooks on the player English 3 In > [Audiobooks], audiobook files are organized by book title or author. [Books] • Books are sorted by book title in alphabetical order. [Authors] • Books are sorted by author in alphabetical order. Play audiobooks 1 2 Select a book. Press to start play. » On the play screen, you can see the book information and play status.
Use bookmarks On an audiobook, you can add up to 10 bookmarks to the play time. Start play from the bookmarked play time as needed. To add a bookmark, 1 On the play screen, press and select [Bookmarks] > [Add bookmark]. 2 Select a location. » Current play time is added to the location in the list of bookmarks. To play from a bookmarked play time, • On the play screen, press and select [Bookmarks] > [Go to bookmark]. Select an option. » Play starts from the selected play time.
8 Rhapsody Go to to play the Rhapsody channel lists that you have downloaded and transferred through the Rhapsody software. Note Add the Rhapsody songs to . You can find and play the songs as you do in . 1 2 • The Rhapsody service is available in certain countries. Transfer from Rhapsody to the player 1 Go to www. rhapsody.com to get the Rhapsody software. 2 Connect the player to a PC with the Rhapsody software installed. 3 Through the Rhapsody software, transfer channel lists to the player.
9 Videos Play videos Add videos to the player 1 2 You can add videos to the player in two ways: • through Philips Songbird (see ‘Sync with PC media library’ on page 15), • in Windows Explorer. To transfer videos in Windows Explorer, 1 2 3 Connect ARIAZ to a computer. On the PC, under My Computer or Computer, • select ARIAZ, and create file folders. On the PC, drag and drop files to the file folders on the ARIAZ. • Alternatively, drag and drop file folders from the PC to ARIAZ. Select a video.
View pictures • Add pictures to the player 1 2 3 Connect ARIAZ to a computer. On the PC, under My Computer or Computer, • select ARIAZ, and create file folders. On the PC, drag and drop files to the file folders on the ARIAZ. • Alternatively, drag and drop file folders from the PC to ARIAZ. English 10 Pictures Select a picture. Press to view the picture in full screen. » The picture is displayed in the landscape view. On the play screen, • Press / • Press / to rotate the picture. to select a picture.
Delete pictures from the player 1 2 36 Select or play a picture. On the list of pictures or play screen, • press and select [Delete picture]. » Current picture is deleted from the player.
Alternatively, • Press and select [Presets]. » The list of presets is displayed. English 11 FM radio Note • Plug in the supplied earphones when you tune in to radio stations. The earphones double as antenna. For better reception, move the earphone cable in different directions. Tune in to radio stations Auto tune The first time you go to , start Auto tune to search for stations as prompted. Up to 30 stations are stored as presets.
Store preset stations On ARIAZ, you can store up to 30 preset stations. 1 2 Tune in to a radio station. 3 Press or to select a location in the list of presets. Press . » Current station is saved to the location. On the play screen, press [Save to preset]. and select To remove current preset station, 1 On the play screen, press [Remove preset]. 2 Select [Yes]. » Current station is removed from the list of presets.
Make recordings With ARIAZ, you can record: • voices or audio through the built-in microphone. Record audio/voices 1 In , select [Start voice recording]. » Recording screen appears. 2 Ensure that the microphone is close to the sound source to be recorded. Listen to recordings 1 English 12 Recordings In > [Recordings library], select a recording. 2 Press to start play. To select a file on the play screen, • Repeatedly press / .
13 Text reader Read text files You can read text files (.txt files) on the player. 1 2 3 Add text files to the player 1 2 3 Connect ARIAZ to a computer. On the PC, under My Computer or Computer, • select ARIAZ, and create file folders. On the PC, drag and drop files to the file folders on the ARIAZ. • Alternatively, drag and drop file folders from the PC to ARIAZ. Find text files on the player Find text files in the file list • From the Home screen, select . » A list of text files is displayed.
English 14 Folder view Go to to view and play media files from the media library on the player.
15 Settings In , select your options for the player. 1 2 Press / to select an option. Press to confirm. Play mode In [Play mode], select play modes for music play: [Play music from…] switches to a collection the same as that of current song With the by-packed earphones, SafeSound allows you to listen to music in a safe way.
Display settings [Brightness] [Theme] Adjusts the brightness of the screen. Selects the theme for the display. Backlight timer The screen enters the idle mode, if no new action is taken on the player. After the pre-defined time duration, the idle screen is switched off automatically. To save battery power, select a low value for the time duration. To set the time duration 1 From the Home screen, select > [Display settings] > [Backlight timer]. 2 Select a time duration.
Screensaver [Date settings] If you have selected a screensaver, the screensaver appears on the idle screen after the pre-defined time duration. To select a screensaver [Set date selects a date format format] / repeatedly, or [Set date] press press and hold / to enter digits; press / to select the position of entries; press to confirm. 1 From the Home screen, select > [Display settings] > [Screensaver]. 2 In [Screensaver], press select an option: / and to [None] shows blank screen.
[Disk space] In [PC connection preference], select how the player is connected to a PC. The player allows the access by a PC through USB Mass Storage Class (MSC), or Media Transfer Protocol (MTP). [Free space:] [Total space:] [Songs] [Pictures] [Videos] [MSC] [File type supported] [MTP] *allows the player to also work as Philips Songbird drive. Click the Philips Songbird drive to start the program installation on the PC.
CD installer If you have selected [MSC] in > [PC connection preference], the [CD installer] options are displayed. In [CD installer], select [Enable] to allow the player to work as Philips Songbird drive. Double click on the drive to start the program installation on the PC. Tip • After you repair the player, the CD-ROM partition and Philips Songbird installer are removed from the player (see ‘Repair the player through Philips Songbird’ on page 48). More space is available on the player.
4 Click ARIAZ in the Player pane. Then, select Tools > Check for updated firmware in the pop-up window. » Philips Songbird checks for updates and installs new firmware from the Internet, if available. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions. » Downloading and installation of firmware update start automatically. English 16 Update the firmware through Philips Songbird ARIAZ is controlled by an internal program called firmware. Newer versions of the firmware may have been released after you have purchased ARIAZ.
17 Repair the player through Philips Songbird If ARIAZ is not working properly or the display freezes, you can reset it without losing data: To reset ARIAZ? • Insert a pen tip or other object into the reset hole located at the base of ARIAZ. Hold until the player shuts down. If you fail to reset the player, repair the player throughPhilips Songbird: 1 2 On your PC, launch Philips Songbird. In Philips Songbird, • select Tools > Repair my Philips Device; • select ARIAZ in the pop-up list.
Power Power supply: 520 mAh Li-ion polymer internal rechargeable battery Play time¹ - music: up to 30 hours (SafeSound on); up to 15 hours (FullSound on, SafeSound on); up to 15 hours (FullSound on); up to 36 hours (FullSound off) - video (WMV): up to 5 hours - FM radio: up to 16 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.
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