Page 3 - Contents
1 EN Contents 1 Important safety information 3 General maintenance 3 Recycling the product 5 2 Your new player 7 What's in the box 7 PC software loaded on the player 7 Files loaded on the player 7 Over view 8 Controls 8 Home screen 8 Lock/unlock the keys 9 Screen on/off 9 SafeSound 9 Adjust the volu...
Page 4 - 4 Update the firmware through
2 EN 12 Settings 25 Play mode 25 Sound settings 25 SafeSound 25 Sleep timer 25 Display settings 25 Backlight timer 26 Screensaver 26 Slideshow settings 26 Language 26 PC connection preference 26 Information 26 Format device 27 Factor y settings 27 CD installer 27 13 Sync with PC media library throug...
Page 5 - General maintenance
3 EN 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: • Use only power supp...
Page 7 - Recycling the product
5 EN in contract, strict liability, or tor t (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this software, even if advised of the possibility of such damage XPAT XML Parser Copyright (c) 1998, 1999, 2000 Thai Open Source Software Center Ltd Permission is hereby granted, fre...
Page 9 - Your new player; PC software loaded on the player; Files loaded on the player
7 EN 2 Your new player What's in the box Make sure that you have received the following items: Player Earphones USB cable Quick star t guide Safety and Warranty sheet Philips GoGear audio player Quick start guide Safety and Warranty Before using your set: Check out details inside this booklet Note •...
Page 10 - Overview; Controls; Home screen; Navigate from the Home screen
8 EN Overview Controls a • Press and hold: Switch the player on or off • Press: Select options, or star t/pause/ resume play b Speaker c Display d / • Press: Show options menu • Press and hold: Lock/unlock all buttons e • 3.5-mm headphone connector f MIC • Microphone g / / / • Navigation buttons j a...
Page 11 - Select a theme; SafeSound; Use the SafeSound; Adjust the volume
9 EN • From the Home screen, you can access functional menus by pressing the navigation buttons / / / and . • To go back to to previous screens, press repeatedly; or, press and hold to return to the Home screen. Switch between the Home screen and play screen On the Home screen, During music play or ...
Page 13 - Get started; Charge power; Switch the player on or off; Automatic standby and shut-down
11 EN 3 Get started Charge power 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 briefly prompted to select: [Charge & transfer] or [Charge & play] . If n...
Page 14 - Music; Transfer music to the player; Find music on the player; Find music by song information; Superscroll
12 EN 4 Music Transfer music to the player You can transfer your PC media librar y to ARIAZ in the following ways: • Sync through Philips Songbird (see 'Sync with PC media librar y through Philips Songbird' on page 28); With the media management software, you can access online music stores, create p...
Page 15 - Play music; Play from the same collection; Playlists; go
13 EN Play music You can star t play from a song, or play an entire album or ar tist. To start play from a song, 1 Select a song. 2 Press to star t play. » Play star ts from current song. On the play screen, • Press to pause and resume play. • To go to the previous screen, press . » The play screen ...
Page 16 - Delete songs from the player
14 EN » You remove current song from the selected playlist. Remove all the songs in a playlist 1 Select [Playlists] > [Clear playlist] . 2 Select a playlist-on-the-go. Press . » You remove all the songs from the playlist. Delete songs from the player To delete a song, 1 Select or play a song. 2 O...
Page 17 - Audiobooks; Sync audio books to the; Install AudibleManager on the PC
15 EN 5 Audiobooks Go to > [Audiobooks] to play books in audio formats that you have downloaded from www.audible.com. Sync audio books to the player From www.audible.com, download and install the AudibleManager software on your PC. Through the software, you can • download audiobooks from www. aud...
Page 19 - Videos; Transfer videos to the player; Play videos; Select brightness; Delete videos from the player
17 EN 6 Videos Transfer videos to the player Transfer videos from your PC media librar y to the player. Find videos on the player Find videos by file name • Go to . » Videos are listed by file name in alphabetical order. Find videos by file folder • Go to . » Videos are organized by file folder as o...
Page 20 - Pictures; Add pictures to the player; Find pictures on the player; View pictures; Start a slideshow; Delete pictures from the
18 EN 7 Pictures Add pictures to the player 1 Connect ARIAZ to a computer. 2 On the PC, under My Computer or Computer , • select ARIAZ , and create file folders. 3 On the PC, drag and drop files to the file folders on ARIAZ . • Alternatively, drag and drop file folders from the PC to ARIAZ . Find pi...
Page 22 - FM radio; Tune in to radio stations; Listen through the speaker
20 EN 8 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 , star t Auto tune to search for stations as...
Page 23 - Recordings; Make recordings; Record from the FM radio; Listen to recordings; Delete recordings from the
21 EN 9 Recordings Make recordings With ARIAZ , you can record: • voices or audio through the built-in microphone; or • radio programs when the radio plays on the player. Record audio/voices 1 In , select [Start voice recording] . » Recording screen appears. 2 Ensure that the microphone is close to ...
Page 25 - 0 Text reader; Add text files to the player; Read text files
23 EN 10 Text reader You can read text files (.txt files) on the player. Add text files to the player 1 Connect ARIAZ to a computer. 2 On the PC, under My Computer or Computer , • select ARIAZ , and create file folders. 3 On the PC, drag and drop files to the file folders on the ARIAZ . • Alternativ...
Page 26 - 1 Folder view
24 EN 11 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 ; Video : for video files that you sync to the player through Philips Songbird ; Playlists : for playlists that you sync to the ...
Page 27 - Auto safe volume; Sleep timer; Display settings
25 EN 12 Settings In , select your options for the player. 1 Press / to select an option. 2 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 [Repeat] [Repeat 1] repeats current song. [Repeat al...
Page 28 - Backlight timer; Screensaver; Slideshow settings; Information
26 EN 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 batter y power, select a low value for the time duration. To set the time duration 1 From the Home screen, sele...
Page 30 - Install Philips Songbird; Collect media files from the; Set the watch folder; Create a central folder
28 EN 13 Sync with PC media library through Philips Songbird With Philips Songbird , you can do the following: • Manage your music collection on a PC; • Sync ARIAZ with your PC music librar y; • Register ARIAZ on www.philips.com/ welcome; • Update the firmware of ARIAZ (see 'Update the firmware thro...
Page 31 - Import media files
29 EN 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 button next to the librar y location. » The software impor ts the iTunes librar y into Philips Songbird . Set ...
Page 32 - Get contents from online; Search online; Create playlists in Philips; Create a playlist
30 EN • or, go to File > Import a playlist to select playlists on the PC. » Media files are added under Playlists . Get contents from online sources You can access and purchase content from online sources. Find the available online ser vices under Services on the source selector pane. Note • Befo...
Page 33 - Generate LikeMusic playlists
31 EN 1 In Library > Music , select songs. • To select multiple songs, hold down the Ctrl button when you click songs. 2 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, sel...
Page 34 - Save the play queue as a playlist; Create a play queue
32 EN Select a seed song Make sure that the seed song has completed the LikeMusic analysis. • In Library > Music , double click the blue LikeMusic icon of the song; Alternatively, • In Library > Music , right click on a song and select Run LikeMusic with . » A LikeMusic playlist is displayed i...
Page 35 - Edit metadata; Get album artwork
33 EN 2 Under Playlists , name the playlist as needed. 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 . Manage media files in Philips Songbird Edit...
Page 36 - Remove media files from the library; Sync the player with Philips; Select auto or manual sync
34 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 locat...
Page 37 - Auto sync
35 EN 1 Select the player under Devices . 2 Select Manual or Auto . 3 To confirm the option, click Apply . Auto sync • If you have selected auto sync, auto sync star ts automatically when you connect the player to a PC; • Alternatively, select the player under Devices , and click Sync . To select au...
Page 40 - 6 Technical data; System requirements
38 EN 16 Technical data Power • Power supply: 520 mAh Li-ion polymer internal rechargeable batter y • Play time¹ Music: up to 25 hours ( SafeSound on); up to 13 hours ( FullSound on, SafeSound on); up to 12 hours ( FullSound on); up to 25 hours ( FullSound off) Video (WMV): up to 5 hours FM radio: u...
