Philips SA1ARA02 Glossary, Compression, Decibel dB, Very common digital still picture format

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A

Album art

Album art is a feature that displays the artwork (cover picture) of a music album. This display enables the user to quickly identify

a music album. The artwork files for music albums can be downloaded from the Internet.

C

Compression

In audio terms, this is a process of temporarily or permanently reducing audio data for more efficient storage or transmission. A temporary reduction in file size is called ‘non-lossy’ compression, and no information is lost. A permanent reduction in file size (such as with MP3 files) is called ‘lossy’ compression, and involves discarding unnecessary information which is irretrievably lost.

D

Decibel (dB)

A unit of measure used to express relative difference in power or intensity of sound.

Digital Audio

Digital Audio is a sound signal that has been converted into numerical values. Digital sound can be transmitted through multiple channels. Analog sound can only be transmitted through two channels.

F

FM (Frequency Modulation)

In radio broadcasting: a method of modulation in which the frequency of the carrier voltage is varied with the frequency of the modulation voltage.

FullSound

FullSound™ is an innovative technology designed by Philips. FullSound™ faithfully restores sonic details to compressed music, enhancing it to provide a full sound experience without any distortion.

J

JPEG

A very common digital still picture format.

Astill-picture data compression system proposed by the Joint Photographic Expert Group, which features small decrease in image quality in spite of its high compression ratio.

Files are recognized by their file extension

‘.jpg’ or ‘.jpeg.’

K

Kbps

Kilobits per second. A digital-data-rate measurement system which is often used with highly compressed formats such as AAC, DAB, MP3 etc. The higher the amount, the better the quality generally is.

L

LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)

Probably the most common way to show visual information on non-computer electronic equipment.

M

MHz (Mega Hertz)

One million cycles per second.

MP3

A file format with a sound data compression system. MP3 is the abbreviation of Motion Picture Experts Group 1 (or MPEG-1) Audio Layer 3. With the MP3 format, one CD-R or CD-RW can contain about 10 times more data than a regular CD.

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Contents SA1ARA02 SA1ARA04 SA1ARA08 SA1ARA16 Contents Manually verify / update firmware Delete recordingsGeneral maintenance About operating and storage temperaturesListen at a moderate volume To establish a safe volume levelRecycling the product Be responsible! Respect copyrightsCompliance with copyright laws remains your responsibility Data loggingG l i s h Your new GoGear Ariaz What’s in the boxGetting started Overview of the controls and connectionsOverview of the main menu Install software Battery level indicationConnect and charge Connect GoGear Ariaz to a computerTurn GoGear Ariaz on and off Disconnect GoGear Ariaz safelyAutomatic standby and shut-down Use GoGear Ariaz to carry files GoGear Ariaz allows you to carry files in Windows ExplorerInstall Windows Media Player 11 WMP11 Windows Media Player 11 WMP11»» Add to Library dialog box appears Rip songs from a CD Sync your Windows Media Content to GoGear Ariaz Set up GoGear Ariaz for WMP11Buy music online You can sync your music and pictures toSwitch between automatic and manual sync Select and prioritize what syncs automaticallyCopy files from GoGear Ariaz to your computer Select files and playlists for manual sync»» The progress is displayed on Bottom right of WMP11 »» Click Stop Sync to stop the transferWMP11 playlists Create a regular playlistCreate an auto playlist Edit playlistSearch for music or pictures with WMP11 WMP11 libraryDelete files and playlists from GoGear Ariaz Transfer playlists to GoGear AriazEdit song information with WMP11 Format GoGear Ariaz with WMP11Click OK Napster Activate / Deactivate a PC for NapsterTransfer Napster music to GoGear Ariaz Page Music Listen to musicFind your music Delete music tracksAudiobooks Add audiobooks to GoGear AriazAudiobook controls Select audiobook by book titleAdjust audiobook play speed Add a bookmark in an audiobookFind a bookmark in an audiobook Delete a bookmark in an audiobookVideo Download, convert and transfer videosPlay videos Delete videosPictures View picturesView slideshow Add pictures to GoGear AriazAuto-tune preset radio station Play a preset radio stationRadio Listen to FM radioRecordings Record from FM radioRecord audio/voices Listen to FM recordingsDelete recordings Use a computer to delete recordings from GoGear AriazSettings Mode Menu, navigate as follows Press To select an optionVOL to adjust This is how you customize GoGear AriazJapanese French Russian Korean Italian SlovakUpdate GoGear Ariaz Manually verify / update firmwareTroubleshooting Technical data System requirementsSupported music file formats Supported video file formatsSupported picture file formats GoGear Ariaz supports the following picture formatsGlossary CompressionDecibel dB Very common digital still picture formatNapster PlaysForSureWMA Windows Media Audio WMV Windows Media VideoKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V All rights reserved
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