Page 3 - Contents
3 English EN English EN Contents 1 Important safety information 5 General maintenance 5 Recycling the product and the built-in batter y 7 2 Your new player 9 What’s in the box 9 Software loaded on the player 9 Files loaded on the player 9 3 Get started 10 Charge power 10 Switch the player on or off ...
Page 5 - Important; General maintenance
5 English EN Replacement parts/accessories: Visit w w w.philips.com/suppor t to order replacement par ts/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 f...
Page 9 - Software loaded on the player; Files loaded on the player; Your new player; What’s in the box
9 English EN Software loaded on the player RAGA comes with the following software: • Philips Songbird (helps you update the firmware of the player, and manage your media librar y on a PC and the player). Files loaded on the player The following files are loaded on RAGA : User manual • Frequently asked...
Page 10 - Switch the player on or off; Automatic standby and shut-down; started; Charge power
10 EN Battery level indication When the bat ter y is low, the • low bat ter y screen is displayed repeatedly.When the charging process is • complete, is displayed. Note Rechargeable bat teries have a limited number • of charge cycles. Bat ter y life and number of charge cycles var y by use and set t...
Page 11 - Home screen; Overview; Controls
11 English EN a / press and hold: switch on/off the playerpress: lock /unlock all but tons b press: back one levelpress and hold: return to the Home screen c press: select options, or star t /pause/resume play d display e show options menu f 3. 5 mm headphone connector g / on the list of options: pr...
Page 12 - Navigate from the Home screen
12 EN Screen on/off To save power, the screen switches off automatically after the pre-defined time duration if no new action is taken on • R AGA ; anda value is selected in • > [Display settings] > [Backlight timer] . To exit the power-saving mode Press any key. • Navigate from the Home screen...
Page 13 - Sync with PC; Install Philips Songbird
13 English EN Install Philips Songbird for the first time When you connect R AGA to a PC for the first time, a pop-up window appears: 1 Select your language and countr y. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Note The installation requires you to agree to the • license ter ...
Page 14 - Set the watch folder
14 EN To set iTunes media folder 1 On Philips Songbird , go to Tools > Options... 2 Select Media Importer , and then the iTunes Importer tab. 3 Verify your librar y location and options. 4 Click the Import Library but ton nex t to the librar y location. The software impor ts the iTunes » librar y...
Page 15 - Import media files
15 English EN 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 » Playlist...
Page 16 - Play online; Add to Philips Songbird
16 EN Play online Note Before you play music from • Rhapsody , subscribe to the ser vice 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 • nex t to it. Add to Philips Songbird To transfer songs from Rhapso...
Page 17 - Search by metadata; Search in Philips Songbird
17 English EN d Information pane: From the Internet sources, MashTape can collect information available about the media file being played. e Artwork pane: Drag the up arrow to show the pane. Search by metadata In the media librar y of Philips Songbird , media files are sor ted by metadata. To search f...
Page 19 - Generate LikeMusic playlists
19 English EN Generate LikeMusic playlists Based on the LikeMusic analysis, a playlist can be generated from a seed song. LikeMusic analyzes songs in your librar y and, based on their music characteristics, creates relationships between them. These relationships help LikeMusic to create playlists of...
Page 20 - Save the play queue as a playlist
20 EN 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 . Save the play queue as a playlist Create a play queue D...
Page 21 - Edit metadata; Play a playlist
21 English EN Manage media files in Philips Songbird Edit metadata By editing file information (metadata or ID3 tag), you can have media files sor ted automatically by song title, ar tist, album, and other information. Af ter you sync the media files to the player, you can browse the media librar y by m...
Page 22 - Remove media files from the library; Get album artwork
22 EN Remove media files from the library 1 Right click on a media file. Select Remove . 2 Confirm as prompted. The selected file is removed 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...
Page 23 - Select auto or manual sync
23 English EN Select auto or manual sync 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, 1 Select the player und...
Page 24 - Manual sync; Auto sync
24 EN Manual sync To manually transfer selected playlists, 1 Select playlists. 2 Drag and drop the playlists to R AGA . To manually transfer selected media files, 1 On the Content pane, right click on a selected media file. 2 Select Add to Device > R AGA . Selected files are transferred to » RAGA . ...
Page 25 - Find music by playlist; Music; Find music on the player; Find music by song information
25 English EN Find music by playlist In > [Playlists] , find the playlist that you transfer from the PC media librar y. Find music by file folder In , find music by file folder. To organize music files by file folder, 1 Connect R AGA to a PC . 2 On the PC , under My Computer or Computer , select • R AG...
Page 26 - Play from the same collection; Select play options; Playlists
26 EN 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 and select [Play mode] . 2 In [Play music from…] , select [… this artist] , [… this album] , or [… this genre] . Press . You star t to play current a...
Page 27 - Delete songs from the player
27 English EN Remove songs from a playlist-on-the-go Remove current song from a playlist 1 On the play screen, press > [Remove from Playlist] . 2 Select a playlist-on-the-go. Press . You remove current song from the » selected playlist. Remove all the songs in a playlist 1 In the list of playlist...
Page 28 - Download audiobooks to the PC; Audiobooks; Install AudibleManager on the PC
28 EN 3 Install the sof tware on your PC: On the setup screen, select • Philips GoGear (selected models) from the drop-down list of listening devices; Follow onscreen instructions to • complete the installation. Download audiobooks to the PC 1 Connect your PC to the Internet. 2 Launch AudibleManager...
Page 29 - Sync to the player
29 English EN To check the audio books transferred to the player, See the player pane on AudibleManager . If necessar y, click • Refresh Device . Find audiobooks on the player In > [Audiobooks] , audiobook files are organized by book title or author. [Books] Books are sor ted by book title in • al...
Page 30 - Play audiobooks
30 EN Play audiobooks 1 Select a book . 2 Press to star t play. On the play screen, you can see » the book information and play status. To resume the last played book, In • [Audiobooks] , select [Resume last] . On the play screen, Press • to pause and resume play. To go to the previous screen, press...
Page 31 - Listen to the FM radio; radio; Tune in to radio stations
31 English EN Manual tune Use Manual tune to search for a frequency or station. 1 From the Home screen, go to > [Manual tune] . The last played station star ts to play. » 2 On the play screen, press and hold or . You tune in to the next station from » current frequency. For fine tuning, press • or...
Page 32 - Store preset stations
32 EN Store preset stations On RAGA , you can store up to 30 preset stations. 1 Tune in to a radio station. 2 On the play screen, press > [Save to preset] . 3 Press or to select a location in the list of presets. Press . Current station is saved to the » location. To change the locations of prese...
Page 33 - Folder
33 English EN 9 Folder view Go to to view and play media files from the media librar y on the player. Music : for music files that you sync to the player through Philips Songbird ; Playlists : for playlists that you sync to the player, and the playlists-on-the-go that you create on the player ; Record...
Page 34 - Sound settings; Sleep timer; Play mode
34 EN Sound settings In [Sound settings] , select your option for sound settings: [FullSound] Restores the sonic details that music compression loses (for example, MP3, WMA). [Equalizer] Defines sound set tings as desired. [ Volume limit] Sets a maximum volume level for the device. In this way, you c...
Page 35 - Information; Theme; Language
35 English EN Information In [Information] , learn the following information about the player : [Player information][Model:] full product nameCheck the full product name when updating firmware from the suppor t website. [Firmware version:] current firmware versionCheck the firmware version when updatin...
Page 36 - CD installer
36 EN CD installer In [CD installer] , select [Enable] to allow the player to work as Philips Songbird drive. Double click on the drive to star t the program installation on the PC . Tip • Af ter you repair the player, the CD -ROM par tition and Philips Songbird installer are removed from the player...
Page 37 - 1 Update the
37 English EN 11 Update the firmware through Philips Songbird RAGA is controlled by an internal program called firmware. Newer versions of the firmware may have been released after you have purchased RAGA . Through Philips Songbird , you can check for and install firmware updates for RAGA over the Inte...
Page 38 - 2 Repair the
38 EN 12 Repair the player through Philips Songbird If RAGA is not working properly or the display freezes, you can reset it without losing data: To reset RAGA? Inser t a pen tip or other object into the • reset hole located at the base of R AGA . Hold until the player shuts down. If you fail to res...
Page 39 - 3 Technical data; System requirements
39 English EN 13 Technical data Power Power supply: 220 mAh Li-ion polymer internal rechargeable bat ter yPlay time¹ - Audio (.mp3): up to 22 hours- Radio: up to 8 hours Software Philips Songbird: to update firmware and transfer music Connectivity Headphone 3. 5 mm USB 2.0 High speed Sound Channel se...
