ARCHOS™ 104
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1. Your device comes configured as a Windows Device and will be immediately recognized by your computer if you are running Windows XP with Service Pack 1 minimum and Windows Media Player 10 If you have another version of Windows not sure what version of Windows XP you have or if you are using a Macintosh then you will need to change the USB Universal Serial Bus Port setting on the Archos 104 You will do this by going to System and USB Port and change it to Hard Disk 10 2 Connecting the Archos 104 Connection order See the sections below for your particular computer s operating system 1 Turn on the Archos 104 2 With your computer running plug the USB cable into your computer 3 Plug in the other end of the USB cable to the Archos 104 USB Device port if your computer asks to install a new driver for the new hardware then you must unplug it and change the USB Port to Hard Drive Windows XP Please verify that you have Windows XP and it is updated it to at least Service Pack 1 You must also have Windows Media Player 10 WMP10 installed on your computer This way you can take advantage of connecting it as a Windows Device Connect it to your PC as enumerated above and you can then see the Archos 104 in Windows Explorer and WMP10 Without Windows XP Service Pack 1 a free update or Windows Media 10 you cannot use it as a Windows recognized Device and will have to foll2. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the 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 CAUTION Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void users authority to operate this device FCC Part 15 Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE ESD Normal functioning of the product may be disturbed by ESD If so simply reset the product to resume normal operation by following the instruction manual During file transmission please handle with care and operate in a static free environment AVOIDING HERRING DAMAGE This product respects the current regulations for limiting the output volume of consumer audio devices to a safe level By listening to your device with headphones or earbuds at high volumes you run the risk of permanent damage to your ears Even if you get used to listening at high volumes and it seems normal to you you still risk the possibility of damaging your hearing Reduce the volume of your device to a reasonable level to avoid permanent hearing damage If you hear ringing in your ears reduce the volume or shut off your device This device h
3. 4 Ans Harddrive 4 105s Display DL Houer operation Beer Off 4 Anin 3 4 Hever bB s Parameter Description Power Off Range 1 to 9 minutes or Never Number of minutes of user inactivity before the Archos 104 automatically shuts off The Archos 104 will not shut off during the playback of music files Never on DC Power indicates that the Archos 104 will not do an automatic shut down Backlight Backlight shut down time Off 10 to 90 seconds Never The time of user inactivity no buttons pressed before the Archos 104 turns off the backlight Never indicates that the backlight will always stay on Keeping the backlight on will reduce the battery time Hard drive 10 90 seconds The number of seconds from the time of the last file access before the Archos 104 tells the internal hard disk to stop spinning The longer this time the more often the hard disk is turning and the quicker the response time when accessing files However as it is set longer it will quickly consume your battery Caution This setting should only be changed by experienced users The default setting is 10s 6 6 Changing the System Settings To change the system parameters or get information about the system go to Setup gt System alco Susten ZEIL On USE Port 4Hard Diskt LUpdate Firmware OS Version 6 1 63 cus CHHDRMPD 16 65 Prod Key EH Parameter Description Show all files If Off is selected files are filtered so that o
4. All rights reserved 47 15 Tote Suppor In case you should encounter any technical difficulties using your product we suggest you go through these steps in order to resolve any issues as efficiently as possible 1 Please read carefully through the appropriate sections of this manual Some subject areas may be treated in two different chapters depending on how the device is being used 2 Look at the Troubleshooting section at the back of this manual In this section we have included answers to some commonly asked questions 3 Look at our Support section on the website www archos com Here you will find Frequently Asked Questions FAQ for our different products and there is a chance that somebody else has already asked your question 4 If these steps did not help you resolve your technical difficulty you can always contact us either via email or by calling the helpline Telephone support will be provided in the language of the countries listed below For other countries please use e mail technical support e For warranty and services purposes keep your sales receipt for proof of purchase e If technical support Telephone or E mail determines that your product needs to be returned please contact the place of purchase to have your product repaired or replaced depending on problem type DO NOT USE phone or e mail support for marketing and sales questions These numbers are to aid those who have technical difficulties malf
5. If you are not playing music or using it it will automatically shut off based on the automatic power off parameters in the Power submenu Go to the menu Setup gt Power where you can adjust the Power off parameter Problem The Archos 104 locks up None of the buttons react Solution Did you set the Archos 104 to lock mode This is the mode that blocks the buttons from functioning so that you can put the Archos 104 in your pocket or backpack without worrying about buttons getting accidentally pressed Hold down for three seconds on the Menu button to unlock all the buttons The other possibility is an electrostatic phenomena That is static electricity has temporarily Knocked out the Archos 104 Hold down on the STOP button for 15 seconds and the Archos 104 will shut off Restart it normally now Problem When go to the Music icon in the main menu cannot see the music files or albums that just put into the Archos 104 Solution The Archos 104 s ARCLibrary must be refreshed Go to Setup gt Playmode gt Update ARCLibrary Your newly transferred files will be indexed into the ARCLibrary Files that are not in the folder Music will not be included in the ARCLibrary 44 45 13 2 File issues corrupted data formatting and partitioning Problem want to clean up my Archos 104 s hard drive but Windows will not let me use the standard hard drive cleaning tools Answer This is because Win
6. 12 3 Hard Drive or Windows Device If your Archos 104 is seen as a hard drive then you simply need to drag the Update_Archos104 Been AOS file onto this icon and Windows will place the file into the top most directory root of the SS archos 104 It should not be placed inside any folder within your Archos 104 Once this file is Archos 104 copied safely disconnect refer to the chapter on Connecting Disconnecting the Archos 104 from the computer If your Archos 104 is seen as a Windows Device then you will have to open the Archos 104 Device in Windows Explorer and drop the Update Archos104 AOS into the Data folder not the Media folder If there is already an older version of the Update_Archos104 AOS file on your Archos 104 Windows will ask if you want to overwrite the current file Click on Yes Disconnect Archos 104 the Archos 104 from your computer 12 4 Activate the Update On your Archos 104 go to Setup gt System and select the Update Firmware line Click ENTER You will prompted to power the Archos 104 by either the USB cable connected to a turned on computer or the optional adapter charger The Archos 104 will now locate the update file and install it A message will appear asking you to unplug the USB cable if that is how you powered it and then click on any button to restart the device You can go to Setup gt System to verify the new OS has been installed by looking a
7. Album Title Genre and Year Select Off to disable the feature or On to enable it On Automatic the library will update itself when disconnected from the computer ARCLibrary Update Scans through all music and playlists in the folders Music and Playlists and indexes these into the ARCLibrary You need to do this only when you have copied new music to your Archos 104 TQueue Mode While the current song is playing simply click on the menu button and select Browser or ARCLibrary depending on the current folder find the next song you want to play then click ENTER This is your queued song The lower arrow of the Queue icon will turn black You can only queue one song at a time See the Playlist section to prepare multiple songs to play Once the current track has finished playing your queued track will be played If you do not queue another track at this time the Archos 104 will play the next song in the original directory ttScan Mode Each track in the directory is played for 15 seconds This allows a quick sample of each song If you want to play the whole song click on the Play button during those first 15 seconds The Archos 104 will then revert to single directory mode and play the rest of the songs in the directory without scanning 6 3 Changing the time amp date settings In order to set the time and date or to change the time format go to Setup gt Clock Clock PlayMode Year a A Month Za Day Display Hour Minu
8. look at the ID3 tag information of the MP3 file and create a folder on the root of your Archos 104 using the name of the Artist as the folder name Then it will take the Album name ID3 tag and create a subfolder with that album as its name Finally it will take the MP3 song itself and place it into that album subfolder Thus although it is a clean structure of artists and albums i Tunes does not follow the Archos 104 convention of placing the music into the Music folder first 4 k ke ene Do ee eee Archos periodically updates the firmware or Operating System OS and makes it available for free download on the ARCHOS website www archos com Updates to the Operating System include new features feature improvements and bug fixes You should check to make sure that you are running the most recent version of the OS To see the current version of the software your device is running go to Setup gt System and look at the line OS Version You will find the most recent version of the OS and its version number at the Archos website www archos com under the category Software 12 1 Download the Update_Archos104 AQOS file ESE When you click on the link to download the new OS file the file name is Update en Archos104 AOS your browser may warn you that the contents of the download may Fle nana Update Ahn AH harm your computer This is because the Windows system does not know what an EECH AOS file is Be assured that Arch
9. subsidiaries officers or employees be liable for any damages including but not limited to any loss or other incidental indirect or consequential damages due to the use of the ARCHOS SOFTWARE even if ARCHOS has been advised of the possibility of such damages Because certain jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for certain damages the above limitations may not apply to you 6 LICENSED COMPONENTS Within the ARCHOS SOFTWARE are components licensed to ARCHOS and such licensors reserve rights that may not be expressed herein ARCHOS licensor s makes no warranties express or implied including without limitation the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose regarding the licensed materials ARCHOS licensor s does not warrant guarantee or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the licensed materials in terms of its correctness accuracy reliability or otherwise You assume the entire risk as to the results and performance of the licensed materials The exclusion of implied warranties is not permitted by some jurisdictions The above exclusion may not apply to you In no event will ARCHOS licensor s and their directors officers employees or agents collectively ARCHOS licensor be liable to you for any consequential incidental or indirect damages including damages for loss of business profits business in
10. while in the Double Browser By using the unique Archos double browser system you can copy or move files sigg 18 3 from one location in the file structure to another caution there is a limit of 1000 files per folder While in the Browser mode you simply click the RIGHT control Musici an VISE will Y n jump between the two panels W cParent f 1 t Pa and a second browser panel will open ou can jump between the panel r Danielle Da id Dani using the LEFT RIGHT buttons When the title of the folder is highlighted this is Wi Steve Prid the active folder The file highlighted within this active folder will be copied that is w TELE to say it is the source for the copy The other panel will be the destination folder r vie ITT Once you have decided on the destination folder move to the source browser panel highlight the file to copy and then click on the MENU button You can now choose Copy to copy the highlighted file Copy All to copy all the files in that folder to the destination folder or Move to move it to the destination folder Other options such as r h Info Delete Rename and Create Folder are addressed above Source Destination 7 4 Using the Virtual Keyboard If you want to create folders and rename files or folders it is recommended to do so from your computer when it is connected to the Archos 104 The computer keyboard is easier to use At times however you are not near your computer and you would l
11. 4 4 1 Synchronizing Music from Windows Media Player WMP to the Archos 104 4 2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 to Windows Media Player 9 4 3 Transferring your CD collection to the Archos 104 4 4 Installing Windows Media Player WMP 9 4 5 Installing Windows Media Player WMP 10 Playlists Se Creating a new Playlist 5 2 Loading a Playlist 5 3 Playing a Playlist 5 4 Playlist Menu Options Settings 6 1 Changing the Sound Settings 6 2 Changing the PlayMode Settings 6 3 Changing the time amp date settings 6 4 Changing the Display Settings 6 5 Changing the Power Settings 6 6 Changing the System Settings Using the Browser 7 1 Inside the MUSIC Folder 7 2 Navigating the Directory Structure 7 3 File and Folder Operations in Browser Mode 7 3 1 Contextual Menu on a File 7 3 2 Contextual Menu on a Folder 7 3 3 Contextual Menu while in the Double Browser 7 4 Using the Virtual Keyboard Viewing Photos with your Archos 104 8 1 Using the Photo Browser 8 2 Photo Browser Contextual Menu 8 3 Transferring Photos to your Archos 104 8 3 1 Transferring Photos in Hard Disk Mode 8 3 2 Transferring Photos in Windows Device Mode Connecting the Archos 104 to a Stereo system Connecting the Archos 104 to from your Computer 10 1 USB Connection Type Hard Drive or Windows Device 10 2 Connecting the Archos 104 10 3 Disconnecting the Archos 104 from your Computer Using iTunes with your Archos 104 Updating the Arch
12. ARCHOS ARCHOS D4 P MP3 amp WMA Digital Music Player Photo Viewer USB 2 0 Hard Disk English user manual Version 1 1 Please see the Archos web site www archos com for the most recent manual and software updates for your Archos 104 An introductory note from ARCHOS Dear Customer Archos thanks you for choosing our new ultra small Archos 104 Check out our web site www archos com to find the available accessories for this product car adapter carrying cases etc Also while at our web site check for free downloads of updated and improved software for your device The principal function of the Archos 104 is of course to play music Because it has a real hard disk inside of it you can store hundreds of songs Using a standard audio cable you can also play your music through a home entertainment system You can bring your entire CD collection with you anywhere and play it over anyone s sound system Putting music onto your Archos 104 is as easy as drag and drop for your unprotected music files And for protected purchased music from PlaysForSure web sites it is as easy as clicking the Sync button in Windows Media Player Plus with its USB 2 high speed port transfers are finished before you know it The Archos 104 is also ID3 compatible This means that the ARCLibrary will sort your music so that you can listen to it by artist album title year or genre Click on Shuffle and listen to your music
13. Be patient this may take a while When it is finished exit the DOS Window and properly disconnect the Archos 104 from your computer 41 1 d Technical Specifications Archos 104 Storage Capacity See front of package Computer Interface High Speed USB 2 0 compatible USB 1 1 Audio Playback MP3 Stereo decoding 32 320 kb s CBR amp VBR WMA WAV PCM WMA protected files PlaysForSure Audio Photo Viewer JPEG not progressive JPEG Screen 1 5 OLED color screen 262 000 colors 128 x 128 pixels Playback Autonomy Up to 13 hours Scalability Free Operating System updates downloadable from ARCHOS web site Audio Connection Standard 3 5mm mini stereo headphone jack Power Internal rechargeable Lithium lon battery Charged via USB cable through the computer Optional charger adaptor available System Requirements Windows ME 2000 XP or higher Mac OS 10 3 9 Linux Computer with USB 2 0 interface compatible USB 1 1 at a lower speed For protected WMA PlaysForSure files PC with Windows XP SP1 or higher with Windows Media Player 10 USB 2 0 interface compatible USB 1 1 at a lower speed Depending on usage stop start settings file type etc All brands and product names are registered trademarks and the property of their respective owners Specifications are subject to change without notice Errors or omissions excepted Images and illustrations may not always match contents Copyright 2006 ARCHOS
14. LY SEE YOUR VENDOR OR CONTACT ARCHOS DIRECTLY IN ORDER TO FIND AN ADEQUATE SOLUTION TO THIS DISAGREEMENT 1 GRANT OF LICENSE Subject to the terms and conditions of this license ARCHOS grants you the nonexclusive right to use the software within the ARCHOS hardware product The ARCHOS SOFTWARE can only be used on the ARCHOS manufactured product that it is delivered with 2 TITLE You have no title ownership rights rights to trade secrets or intellectual rights to the ARCHOS SOFTWARE 3 LIMITATIONS You may not alter decrypt disassemble decompile or reverse engineer in part or in whole the ARCHOS SOFTWARE except as permitted by mandatory applicable law 53 4 COPYRIGHT INTELLECTUAL RIGHTS The ARCHOS SOFTWARE is protected by United States and International Copyright laws and treaties as well as by international intellectual property laws 5 NO WARRENTY LIMITED LIABILITY A ARCHOS SOFTWARE is licensed to you as is and your use of such is at your sole risk B ARCHOS makes not guarantees either expressed or implied as to the correctness accuracy reliability fitness of use for a particular purpose or otherwise of its SOFTWARE C f ARCHOS SOFTWARE proves to be defective YOU and not ARCHOS bear any financial or other liability for returning the product to its original functional state or any other liability arising out of such an event D In no event will ARCHOS its
15. and recycling of disposed electronic and electric equipment that could have potential effects on the environment and human health COPYRIGHT NOTICE Copyright ARCHOS 2006 All rights reserved This document may not in whole or part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable form without prior consent in writing from ARCHOS All brands and products names are registered trademarks and the property of their respective owners Specifications are subject to change without notification Errors and omissions accepted Images and illustrations may not always match contents Disclaimer of warranty to the extent allowed by applicable law representations and warranties of non infringement of copyrights or other intellectual property rights resulting from the use of the product under conditions other than as here above specified are hereby excluded END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR ARCHOS SOFTWARE PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE BELOW TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT EULA BEFORE USING YOUR ARCHOS PRODUCT THE ARCHOS SOFTWARE all software distributed within the ARCHOS hardware product ON THIS DEVICE IS LICENSED TO YOU YOU DO NOT OWN IT BY USING THE SOFTWARE ON THE DEVICE YOU ARE THUS GIVING YOUR CONSENT TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY PART OF THIS EULA ARCHOS WILL NOT LICENSE THE SOFTWARE TO YOU IN SUCH A CASE PROMPT
16. as been tested with the ARCHOS supplied earphones In order to preserve your hearing it is advised that you use only the following headphone models the earphones supplied with your ARCHOS device or any other headphones that respect the current regulations Other types of headphones may produce higher volume levels 53 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS Protection of the environment is an important concern to ARCHOS In order to put this concern into tangible actions ARCHOS has consciously included a set of methods that favor a respect for the environment into the entire cycle of its products from fabrication to consumer usage to final disposal Batteries If your product contains a detachable battery pack you should only dispose of it in a designated collection point for used batteries The Product The crossed out garbage can symbol on your product signifies that it falls into the category of electric electronic equipment Products of this type contain substances that are potentially dangerous to the environment and to human health Therefore you should not dispose of the ARCHOS electronic device in a regular trash As such the current European directives ask that this device be collected At places of distribution in the case of a purchase of a similar electronic product At locally created disposal areas waste disposal centers sorted trash system etc By doing this you are actively participating in the reuse
17. at Big Spacess enter a highlighted folder To go back up one te level in the directory structure you can either use the contextual MENU button select Parent or click on the LEFT control The contextual MENU button allows you to create new folders ie delete folders rename a file or folder or display information about a file the Great Spaceships t Parent folder Button Controls Button Action Up Highlights the previous file or folder in the current directory Down Highlights the next file or folder in the current directory Right Open double browser or gives the focus to the right panel Left Goes to parent directory if single panel view Gives the focus to the left panel when in double browser mode ENTER Folder highlighted enters this folder File highlighted Plays the file if it is a music file displays the picture if it is a JPG file Off Escape Exit Browser mode Menu Displays the contextual menu 29 7 3 File and Folder Operations in Browser Mode While browsing the directory structure you will have the option to manipulate files and folders When you use the Browser mode you will be browsing through the Archos 104 s hard drive as if browsing via a computer In Browser mode you can create folders delete files or folders rename files or folders and copy or move files from one place to another 7 3 1 Contextual Menu on a File Info Show file information such as song length number of kilobytes used of
18. at random With your Archos 104 you can also view photos on the built in OLED screen Just transfer them from your computer and you ll be able to look at them wherever you take your Archos 104 Finally you can always use the Archos 104 as a portable hard drive to carry your important files with you You can even use the Archos double browser to rename create copy move and delete files and folders This manual gives you all the information you need to Know on using your Archos 104 Read through it carefully you just may find out it can do some neat things that you didn t expect If you are stuck you can always call our help line or e mail Support to get a friendly Archos agent to give you a hand Wishing you the best music listening experience The Archos Team As our engineers are always updating and improving the software your device s software may have a slightly different appearance or modified functionality than presented in this manual Table of Contents Ports Buttons and Connections First Time Usage 2 1 Charging the Battery 2 2 Turning the Archos 104 ON and OFF 2 3 Changing the Interface language 2 4 Caring for the Archos 104 2 5 Foreign Character Sets Playing Music Playing a Music File Play Screen and Button Control Playback Menu Items ARCLibrary Specifics ARCLibrary Updating Setting a Bookmark The Resume Function Locking the Archos 104 Buttons Putting Music onto your Archos 10
19. ay press the MENU button then the ENTER button to access the Setup menu 2 4 Caring for the Archos 104 The Archos 104 is an electronic product that needs to be treated with care e Do not subject it to unnecessary shock or vibration e Do not subject it to heat Keep it ventilated especially when connected to a computer e Keep the Archos 104 away from water and excessively humid areas e Keep the Archos 104 away from high electromagnetic fields 2 5 Foreign Character Sets You have the possibility to display your file names folder names and MP3 ID3 tags in various character sets ex Korean Japanese Simplified Chinese etc You can find the language files CodePage_name 4fz in the font folder under Data on the Archos 104 hard disk or on the Archos website under the heading Software If for example you would like to have the Japanese language display you would copy the file Co932 4fz into the folder system on the Archos 104 Shut down and restart the Archos 104 File names folder names and ID3 tags written using the Microsoft codepage for the language will now be displayed in that character set Only one 4fz file can be used at a time thus you should only put one 4fz file into the system folder When an 4fz language file is used the interface language will be set to English 3 Playing Music sies 10 38 Once the Archos 104 has been turned on the following screen is displayed You can e select t
20. bookmarked Setting more bookmarks will erase existing bookmarks starting with the oldest The next time you play the audio file you will be presented with three options d If you are listening to a song or perhaps a long recording and would like to place a bookmark in it in order Resume Start playing from the bookmarked position Ignore Keep the bookmark but start playing from the very beginning Clear Clear the bookmark from this file and start playing from the very beginning 3 7 The Resume Function fy When you turn on your Archos 104 you will sometimes notice that the icon which is highlighted on I the main screen is not the Browser but rather the Resume icon This icon is highlighted when the Resume Archos 104 can resume the last played audio file 13 3 8 Locking the Archos 104 Buttons haas i You can prevent the Archos 104 from executing unintended functions by z locking the buttons To lock the buttons hold down on the MENU button elle Davis until the lock icon appears in the top left corner of the screen Now the buttons are disabled but you can still use the UP and DOWN controls on the navigation pad to change the volume To unlock the buttons hold down again on the Menu button until the lock icon disappears Danielle Davis tta My Dreams d Putting Music onto your Archos 104 Your Archos product is a certified PlaysForSure digital device which means that wherever you find music fo
21. brary indexes all the music and playlists that it finds in the folders Music and Playlists by using the tag information in each song Thus you should never delete the folders Music or Playlists If a song does not have tags it will be put into the category lt unknown gt 3 5 ARCLibrary Updating If you paste unprotected audio files from your computer to the Archos 104 they go directly to the Archos 104 hard disk without the ARCLibrary knowing about the new song This is why the ARCLibrary is updated when you disconnect your Archos 104 from the computer Alternatively you can set up the ARCLibrary to update only when you choose to by setting it to On not automatic You can find the information on how to do this in the section Playmode in the Settings chapter You will then have to go to the Setup gt Playmode screen highlight Update ARCLibrary and press ENTER A message screen will appear indicating that it is updating the ARC Library contents 3 6 Setting a Bookmark to pick up from this point at another time you can use the Bookmark function While listening to the audio recording simply click on the MENU button then choose Set Bookmark This will set a bookmark in the audio file at the current position You can only set one bookmark per file When you look at the file in your browser it will have a small mark on its icon indicating that this file has a bookmark set within it You can have a maximum of 16 files
22. ct your Archos 104 to your PC Windows Media Player will automatically start up and check to see if there is any new music or photos in your media library and if so will then copy them to your Archos 104 On the other hand with Windows Media Player 9 you have to tell it what you want to sync WMP9 cannot synchronize automatically when you connect your Archos 104 to your computer Note for WMP10 users Files added to your Archos 104 from another computer cannot be added to the Windows Media Player Library when you connect your Archos 104 to the computer Songs which have been added will however be listed in the device s ARCLibrary 14 15 4 2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 to Windows Media Player 9 Windows Media Player 10 is only available for Windows XP service Pack 1 and newer operating systems It is worth your while to upgrade to Windows XP home or professional and to Windows Media Player 10 The list below shows the advantages Functionality Auto synchronize the WMP library to Archos 104 on connecting to PC Can synchronize subscription music to go services to your Archos 104 PlaysForSure audio content Must use WMP9 manual sync function to copy purchased music to the Archos 104 4 3 Transferring your CD collection to the Archos 104 Aude CD E A The process of transferring music from a CD into files for your Archos 104 is known Windows can prem te s
23. dows sees your Archos 104 as a Windows Device and not a hard drive USB Port is set to Windows Device in Setup gt System Do not change back to hard drive and run a defragmenter program This will give unexpected results Problem On the Archos 104 I find new file names and folder names that never created or they have strange gibberish names Answer Hard Drive Mode Most likely the Archos 104 s File Allocation Table FAT has been corrupted This could have been due to a shut down while the Archos 104 was connected to your computer To fix a corrupted FAT problem you should use the Error Checking utility or the Check Disk utility explained at the end of this section Attention Windows and Macintosh often write extra files to the hard drive such as finder def or System volume info These are normal and will not harm the Archos 104 Problem Can defragment the Archos 104 s hard drive Answer Windows Device Mode The Archos 104 maintains an optimized file system and does not need to be defragmented Defragmenting will cause unexpected problems Problem want to reformat the hard drive of the Archos 104 Solution You can do this but it will erase ALL of the data on your Archos 104 First as explained above you should run ScanDisk or the DOS chkdsk Check Disk program to try to fix your problem These will solve your problems 99 of the time Note that Windows XP and 2000 will by default for
24. e action eachta ouem ALS ripping It is actually a transcoding process taking the CDA CD Audio format and EU converting it to WMA or MP3 format which the Archos 104 can read There are many E eee music ripping programs on the market but the easiest thing to do is to use Windows Media aan Player to do it In fact when you place a music CD in your computer Windows will ask you paa if you would like to rip it Depending on the power of your computer to rip a 60 minute CD it a will take anywhere from 10 minutes to 60 minutes Once this is done the album will become part of your music library Connect your Archos 104 to your computer with the supplied USB cable Now you go to the Sync tab and tell Windows Media Player to synchronize that album to your Archos 104 It will then transfer that album to your Archos 104 Note Some music CDs have a special copy protection system that will not allow Windows Media Player to make music files from them 4 4 Installing Windows Media Player WMP 9 If you have Windows ME or 2000 you should use Windows Media Player 9 The easiest way to install this software is to visit the Microsoft Website and download the very latest version 4 5 Installing Windows Media Player WMP 10 You must be running Windows XP Service Pack 1 or higher in order to install Windows Media Player 10 Please visit Microsofts PlaysForSure website www playsforsure com and download th
25. e type of file system that is found on Windows based computers This way transferring files from your computer to your Archos 104 is as easy as drag and drop The file system is a hierarchical system which includes folders and subfolders Because p you will be putting hundreds of files onto your Archos 104 itis STRONGLY ADVISED Music Photo that you keep a neat and orderly file structure We suggest that you keep the predefined p folders Data to carry miscellaneous data files with you Music all of your music files iby and Playlists to hold all your music Playlists Fesurme 7 1 Inside the MUSIC Folder The top level of your Archos 104 includes the folder Music Most people who create neat file structures for their Archos players make the following hierarchy within the Music folder Level 1 Artist Dire Straits Madonna Stravinsky etc Level 2 Album Brothers in Arms American life etc Level 3 Song Money for Nothing etc The folders Music and Pictures are special folders in that the Music and Photo icons on the main screen lead to these folders directly They should not be deleted or renamed 7 2 Navigating the Directory Structure wem Just below the top status bar you can see the directory you sica 10 3 ae are currently viewing To navigate the directory structure you will use the UP DOWN controls of the navigation pad ee to move through the files in a directory Press ENTER to he Gre
26. e very latest version of Windows Media Player 10 17 5 Playlists A Playlist is a list of songs that the Archos 104 will automatically play one after the other The Archos 104 can handle one Playlist at a time You can create new Playlists add or delete songs from a Playlist or Save a Playlist as a file file type m3u to be used another time There is no limit to the number of Playlists you can save on the Archos 104 hard drive A Playlist can have a maximum of 1000 songs in it 5 1 Creating a new Playlist To create a Playlist press the RIGHT button while you are in the Music browser A second Panel is opened on the right side to display the Playlist contents shown empty in the e back Compty picture You can now start adding songs to the current Playlist 2 OI Note If tracks are displayed in the right panel this means a Playlist is already open To O Steve Prid create a new Playlist close the current list first see the Playlist Menu options and click amp Tony Kalte RIGHT again D Wes Burden l l In the left panel search for the songs you would like to add to your Playlist Once the song is highlighted click on the ENTER button to add it to the Playlist The song will be added to the Playlist and a small mark is placed next to the music note icon to indicate that it is now in the Playlist You can also add all the music files of a complete folder in one operation by highlighting the desired folder and choosin
27. ecting the Setup icon in the main ARCLibrary menu which allows you access to parameters such as bass and treble Edit Playlist Info Show file information such as the file name number of kilobytes of hard Set Bookmark o e drive space used date created file format etc pitta My Drea ARC Library Allows you to browse through your ARCLibrary while listening to the current song Edit Playlist Enters the playlist editor see below how to use Playlists Set Bookmark Set a bookmark at the current position within the audio file See the Bookmark section below 3 4 ARCLibrary Specifics The ARCLibrary is a system for choosing your music by its characteristics It can be turned On or Off in the settings from Setup gt Playmode As shown in this screen ARCLibrarys e capture here you can select your music by Artist Album Song Title Genre or a EES Ce ae Year MP3 and WMA music files have internal data tags to hold information about A Artist the song For MP3 files these are known as ID3 tags Not all MP3 files have all Q Albur this information filled in If you purchase a song from a music download service J Title the song will have this information If you have an MP3 or WMA file without this tag Ze Genre information then you can add or change it by going to the properties of the file in E Year Windows Explorer Once you update the ARCLibrary you will have access to all Playlist newly copied music via the ARCLibrary The ARCLi
28. eld by governing law to be invalid or unenforceable such part will be enforceable to the extent allowed by law and will have no effect on any other sections of this agreement GOVERNING LAW This license is governed by the laws of France If you have any questions about this End User License Agreement please write to ARCHOS SA Legal Department 12 rue Amp re 91430 Igny France
29. ferent folder you ll have to recreate your Playlists There are a number of parameters you can set on the Archos 104 to make it operate according to your particular needs To access the Setup menu press the MENU button and then the ENTER button from the main screen Within the menus you will find different parameters In order to modify a parameter click LEFT or RIGHT on the navigation pad Note that once you have reached the last D Resume option clicking further will not normally take you back to the first item in the list 6 1 Changing the Sound Settings If you would like to customize the sound quality go to Setup gt Sound Sound ae rr o e PlayMode Balance H K SoundEffe 4 Rock F l Let equalizer Display Reset 21 Parameter Volume Balance Sound effect Set Equalizer Reset Description Range 0 to 99 Controls the current volume Range 10 to 10 left to right Rock Techno Jazz Classic Live or Custom Change this parameter to select an equalizer setting to the style of music you are listening to Select Custom to set your own equalizer levels To customize the equalizer See below Sets all your sound parameters with default or flat values Customizing the equalizer To set the equalizer highlight the Set equalizer line and then click on ENTER You will now be able to adjust the Archos 104 s five band equalizer Use the LEFT RIGHT buttons to select a specific f
30. g ADD or INSERT on the menu Be careful about which panel you are in since the left panel menu has different options than the right panel menu Continue searching and adding songs in this manner until you are satisfied You can jump back and forth anytime between the two panels by clicking LEFT RIGHT on the navigation pad We recommend that you save your Playlists to the Archos 104 hard drive see Playlists Menu Options below to use it again later After saving a new Playlist use the menu of the left panel to update the ARCLibrary in order for it to appear in your Playlists folder The menu also offers you the option INSERT The track will be added before the track which is highlighted in the Playlist 5 2 Loading a Playlist You can load a previously saved Playlist or add the files it contains to the current Playlist Libr arysPlaylists Use the music browser to select the Playlist of your choice Playlists are indicated by a t back special list icon and then press OK If there were already some items in the Archos 104 ml Playlist then the songs of the loaded Playlist will be added to the end of it You can then O Sample Playlist check or modify the Playlist as usual in the Playlist panel WR 5 3 Playing a Playlist i Sample Play bac SI After loading a Playlist press the RIGHT control on the navigation pad to go into Rock 7 Enmanuel the Playlist edition panel Then use the UP and DOWN controls to select a song D Sa
31. h However for Macintosh users who do want to use the Archos 104 with iTunes Archos has developed a special i Tunes plug in You will find it in the folder Data i Tunes Plug in on the Archos 104 hard disk or from the Archos website In this folder you will find a sit compressed file Uncompress it and open the folder for your operating system You will find a JPEG image illustrating where you need to copy the plug in to Once this is done iTunes will recognize the Archos 104 as a Device Currently there is no plug in for the PC version of iTunes To make your user experience easy as possible please keep in mind the following 1 Music purchased at Apple s on line music store are copy protected with a proprietary encryption system The ARCHOS device will not be able to play this purchased music or files in AAC format which you might have created It will happily play MP3 format files without problem 2 When you create your Playlists with iTunes you can only create Playlists from songs that have been copied to your Archos 104 your Macintosh will save these Playlists to the root directory of your Archos 104 It will not save them to the Archos 104 Playlists directory It would be best to use the Archos 104 itself to make Playlists and then save these Playlists in your Playlists folder 3 When you drag and drop MP3 files from your iTunes library to your Archos 104 the i Tunes program will
32. hard drive space date file was created etc Rename Allows you to change the name of the highlighted file You cannot change the file extension type for file types that are playable by the Archos 104 You will be sent to the virtual keyboard see the next section to enter the new file name Delete Delete the file permanently from the Archos 104 Before it is deleted the Archos 104 will ask for confirmation Delete file Yes No Press ENTER to confirm or STOP ESCAPE to cancel Create Folder Create a new folder in the current level of the directory You will be sent to the Virtual Keyboard to enter the new folder name There is a limit of 1000 files per folder 7 3 2 Contextual Menu on a Folder Info Show file information such as number of kilobytes of hard drive space used date created number of files and folders the folder contains etc Rename Allows you to change the name of the highlighted folder You will be sent to the virtual keyboard see the next section to enter the new folder name Delete Delete the file permanently from the Archos 104 Before it is deleted the Archos 104 will ask for confirmation Delete folder X Yes No Press ENTER to confirm or STOP ESCAPE to cancel Create Folder Create a new folder in the current level of the directory You will be sent to the Virtual Keyboard to enter the new folder name There is a limit of 1000 files per folder 7 3 3 Contextual Menu
33. he major functions from this main menu cH e Music Browse through the folder Music or use the ARCLibrary music selection system Photo e Photo Browse through and view all the pictures on your Archos 104 e Browser Browse through and manage all of the other files on your Archos 104 d L i iby e Resume Resume playing from the last place you stopped rouser Resune You can also access the Setup menu by pressing the MENU button and then the ENTER button to set the parameters of your Archos 104 to your personal taste Playing a Music File By clicking on the Music icon in the main menu screen you will enter into a music only mode File types other than WMA WAV and MP3 that may be in those folders will be ARCLibrary filtered from view d Artist Albun J3 Title Vy Genre A Year Playlist There are two ways to access your music by selecting Browse hard disk or by searching the songs tag information Artist Album title etc In the case of Browse hard drive you will be sent directly to the Music folder of your Archos 104 Here you can look at all your music files and the folders on your Archos 104 s hard drive as if you were browsing files with a computer The other way is to browse your music by tag information artist album song name year or genre The Unknown category indicates that the file has no tag data To select a music file use the navigation controls UP and DOWN to move upwards or d
34. ike to enter the text directly with the Archos 104 For this you will use the Virtual Keyboard You will be taken to this screen when you rename a file or folder or create a new folder You will use the LEFT RIGHT UP and DOWN controls to move around the keyboard Click on ENTER to enter the character that is highlighted Once your text is entered select Enter on the bottom right Contextual Menu Text being typed Cursor Upper Lower Case Delete character Clear entire line 7 Enter These items can also be found in the contextual menu Tip use the STOP ESCAPE button to cancel any changes you made and exit the virtual keyboard Q Viewing Photos with your Archos 104 With your Archos 104 you can view pictures in the JPEG format on the built in LCD screen They will be automatically resized by the Archos 104 to fit on its screen By clicking on the Photo icon in the main menu screen you will enter into the Photo browser File types other than JPG that may be in the Pictures folder and its subfolders will not be displayed iby l Resume please note that the progressive JPEG format is not supported 8 1 Using the Photo Browser gem To select a picture for viewing use the navigation controls UP and DOWN to W meg D 18 38 move upwards or downwards and ENTER to view the highlighted picture or open fPicturesf Lia the highlighted folder Za Parent folder When the picture is displayed on the sc
35. imply plug the Archos 104 into your Macintosh as enumerated above and aa within a few seconds the Archos 104 will be recognized as a mass storage device Hard Archos 104 Disk and mount on the desktop You can now use the hard drive called Archos 104 like any other external hard drive Macintosh HD 10 3 Disconnecting the Archos 104 from your Computer Windows Device Mode If the Archos 104 is connected to your computer as a Windows Device verify that no data is being transferred between your Archos 104 and your computer the HDD light on your Archos 104 is not flickering You can now safely unplug the USB cable from your Archos 104 and or computer Hard Drive Mode If the Archos 104 is connected to your computer as a hard drive DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE USB CABLE AT ANY TIME WARNING You must properly remove unmount your Archos 104 from the computer before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing the computer and or the Archos 104 3 Hard Drive Mode amp Windows To safely disconnect the Archos 104 hard drive click on the system tray remove icon green arrow as shown below and follow the instructions Wait until you get a message saying that you can safely unplug the device before disconnecting the USB cable Attention The operating system will not allow you to safely disconnect the Archos 104 if you have an open file from it in a running application You will ha
36. mat your Archos 104 hard drive in the NTFS file format This will make the Archos 104 unusable Make sure you tell it to format the hard drive in FAT32 format 13 2 1 Windows ME Running Scan Disk Error Checking Hard Disk Mode only Quit all running applications Properly connect the Archos 104 to your computer as explained in chapter 9 Right click on the Archos 104 hard drive in Windows Explorer and select Properties Select the Tools option and run the Error checking program Make sure you check the box to automatically fix errors Be patient this may take a while Windows may ask you to restart the computer to make certain Windows files available This is OK click on Yes 13 2 2 Windows XP amp 2000 Running Check Disk Utility ChkDsk Hard Disk Mode only If you still have problems with the file system on your Archos 104 you can try to fix it using the DOS utility check disk chkdsk Simply running the Windows program Error Checking may not completely fix disk errors Do the following Quit all running applications Properly connect the Archos 104 to your computer as explained in chapter 9 Wait patiently up to 5 minutes for Windows XP to show the Archos 104 or local drive as mounted Using the Command Prompt utility program open a DOS window Start gt Programs gt Accessories gt Command Prompt At the prompt type chkdsk e f Use e or the drive letter representing your Archos 104
37. me completely charge the battery for two hours e The Archos 104 is charged through its USB connector Connect the included USB cable to a running computer and plug the other end into the Archos 104 while it is off This will charge its internal battery The CHG indicator will also light up to show that its battery is charging e The battery is fully charged when the CHG indicator starts blinking a CHG indicator is on CHG indicator is blinking The battery is currently being charged The battery is fully charged e You can purchase an Archos charger adapter to charge the battery from a wall outlet The blue CHG indicator lights up to indicate that the external adapter is connected The battery will charge automatically when it is plugged in e After the first initial full charge you may use the Archos 104 while the AC adapter is plugged in 2 2 Turning the Archos 104 ON and OFF e Press and hold the ON Menu button until the screen comes on e The Archos 104 will automatically shut off after a given amount of time if no buttons are pressed To conserve battery energy the backlight will automatically shut off You can change these parameters in Setup gt Power e Press and hold the Stop off button until the Archos 104 shuts off 2 3 Changing the Interface language e Englishisselectedas the defaultlanguage for yourArchos 104 userinterface Youcan choose another language by going to Setup gt Displ
38. mp A Mirror Click on ENTER and your Playlist will start playing from that song according to M Teeter To the current PlayMode settings WK While in the Playlist screen right side you have the following options 5 4 Playlist Menu Options e Save Saves the current Playlist onto the Archos 104 so that it can be reloaded later It will be saved into the directory Playlists R Gg 3 a Close Closing the list enables you to create a new Playlist by using the RIGHT Delete all 7 Teeter To control of the navigation pad whilst in the Music folder or any of its sub folders Ae Rename Changes the name of the current Playlist using the Virtual Keyboard elete w Shuffle Randomly changes the order of the items in the loaded Playlist Clear Removes ALL tracks from the loaded Playlist Move Allows you to change the order of songs in the Playlist by moving them up Sample Play BR or down using the UP DOWN buttons of the navigation pad t bac Outta My D e Delete Removes the highlighted track from the playlist CO Rock 2 nN EDE Samp A Mirror JI Teeter To m Note To delete a Playlist navigate to Browser gt Playlists Highlight the Playlist the menu button highlight Delete and press ENTER S LB Moving a music track Important Once you save a Playlist it is important that you do not move the actual files as the Playlist searches in the original file location If you need to move your files to a dif
39. nly music files are shown The On setting lets you see other file types as well as music files USB Port Windows Device Hard disk When set to Windows Device your Archos 104 will use the MTP Media Transport Protocol whenever it is connected to a Windows XP SP1 or higher operating system with Windows Media Player 10 installed It will be seen as the Archos 104 Device in Windows Explorer WARNING This will not work for earlier Windows Archos 104 operating systems or Macintosh computers eg When setto Hard Drive your Archos 104 will act as an external hard drive mass storage device when connected archos 104 tO a Computer Use this mode for all non Windows XP operating systems OS Version Displays the current version of the Operating System OS Prod key Display the product key of your Archos 104 Every Archos 104 has a unique product key number Hard Disk Displays the amount of free and used space on the Archos 104 s hard disk Reported number of megabytes is binary based counting 1kb 1024 bytes Thus each reported MB represents approximately 1 05 megabytes decimal Formatting also takes up space Update Firmware Used to update the Archos 104 to a new version of the Operating System See the chapter Updating the Archos 104 Firmware 26 21 d Using the Browser K sigg 10 38 The browser is used to navigate the file system on the Archos 104 The file system is the sam
40. o rain or moisture l l l l Use of this product is for personal use only Copying CDs or loading music video or picture files for sale or other business purposes is or may be a violation of copyright law Copyrighted materials works of art and or presentations may require authorization to be fully or partially recorded Please be aware of all such applicable laws concerning the recording and use of such for your country and jurisdiction SAFETY For driving safety only a passenger should operate the device when the car is in motion and not the driver Laws governing the usage of electronic devices by the driver may be applicable in your jurisdiction and or country FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures
41. os 104 Firmware 12 1 Download the Update_Archos104 AOS file 12 2 Copy to Archos 104 root and Update 12 3 Hard Drive or Windows Device 12 4 Activate the Update Troubleshooting 13 1 USB Connection issues 13 2 File issues corrupted data formatting and partitioning 13 2 1 Windows ME Running Scan Disk Error Checking Hard Disk Mode only 13 2 2 Windows XP amp 2000 Running Check Disk Utility ChkDsk Hard Disk Mode only Technical Specifications Technical Support Legal and Safety Notices Ports Buttons and Connections A Power jack to connect an optional AC adapter charger B USB 2 0 port To connect to your computer to transfer files to Archos 104 and to charge its battery C Headphone Jack D On button hold 3 seconds amp Menu options E Off button hold 3 seconds amp Stop Escape Navigation pad F Move Up amp increase volume G Move Down amp decrease volume H Move Left decrease value or audio rewind Move Right increase value or audio fast forward J Play Pause Enter 1 CHG Battery charging indicator 2 HDD Hard drive activity indicator 3 ON ON OFF indicator light Hardware reset in the event that your Archos 104 freezes operation due to electrostatic phenomena for example you can reset the Archos 104 by holding down on the STOP ESC button x for 15 seconds 2 First Time Usage 2 1 Charging the Battery Before using your Archos 104 for the first ti
42. os has made every effort to ensure that the file does not contain viruses Click on the option Save to download this file to a convenient Would you he to open the fe a save to your computer place such as My Documents in order to later copy this file to your Archos 104 If am _Ses J Set Merv your Archos 104 is connected to your PC you can even save it directly to the Archos 104 Agen otk talee cpering tis type of fhe You will also find next to the firmware download a text file which details the list of changes from the previous version of the OS 12 2 Copy to Archos 104 root and Update Playlists Fie Folder ConnectyourArchos 104toyourcomputer Seethechapteronconnecting Recycled cont to the computer for help and then copy the Update_Archos104 AOS i eroe file to the root directory of the Archos 104 The root directory is the video File Folder top most level of the directory hierarchy Just drag this AOS file onto the K File Folder Archos 104 Hard disk in your file manager and it will place it in the top BEE 778 OZ most directory outside any folder If there is already an older version e of the Update_Archos104 AOS file on your Archos 104 Windows will ask if you want to overwrite the current file Click on Yes Once this file is copied safely disconnect Archos 104 from the computer Refer to the disconnection procedure in the connection chapter if you are unsure of how to do this 41
43. ow the instructions for Windows ME amp 2000 below Right click on My Computer select Properties and then look in the tab labeled General It should say Service Pack 1 or higher Windows ME and 2000 Attention Before connecting the Archos 104 to your computer with the USB cable go to Setup gt System gt USB Port and change it to Hard Disk 36 37 When connected to your computer the Archos 104 will be recognized as an external Pe Edt Gen Tasten pb Hap Hard Drive and display automatically within a few seconds of being connected You O El Dawa Gra E will see a new drive letter such as E in My Computer You can now use the hard BS e drive called Archos 104 like any other external hard drive Simply access it USING e senrtensen de Windows Explorer to drag and drop files to and from the Archos 104 s hard drive D VERT ee ooi If the Archos 104 is not automatically recognized and displayed as an external hard drive please refer to the troubleshooting section at the back of this manual pg He Meitweet Plaoss 3 He tenures G Shared Documents D Contra ia y Det als CGeb 0 14 Fri 10 46 a e 4 Gi Macintosh OS X E If you have OS X you must update to version 10 3 9 or newer You must also change end the Archos 104 s USB Port setting to Hard Disk From the main menu go to Setup gt System gt USB Port and change it to Hard Disk You will now s
44. ownwards and ENTER to enter a highlighted subfolder or tag category Click ENTER to play the highlighted song Use LEFT to leave a folder and go back to the previous level 3 2 Play Screen and Button Control mee VEER 2 Artist or parent folder 3 Album or current folder 4 Song title or file name q Danielle Ke 5 Status playing anie lle Davis 7 Play Order Repeat Reg 8 Volume 0 99 9 Battery level 10 Real time clock 11 Song elapsed time 12 Song remaining time 13 Album cover if it is available If the file contains these tag data Play pause resume song Increase the volume Click once Play the next song in the folder or playlist Hold Fast forward through the song Decrease the Volume Click once Play the previous song in the folder or playlist during first 10 seconds of song otherwise go to the beginning of the song Hold Fast reverse through the song Stop Song Play Status Play Order mi Stopped no icon Play once e Playing a track ei Shuffle Random track selection f d Current track is paused all Repeat playing The top status bar indicates the status and play settings that you have given See the Settings chapter for a description of the Playmode options 11 3 3 Playback Menu Items When the menu icon appears you have certain options During song playback press the MENU button for the following options Setup Enters the Setup screen same as sel
45. r sale or for subscription on the Internet with this symbol you can be certain that geseet they will Play for sure on your Archos 104 The Archos 104 is designed to work seamlessly with Windows Media Player WMP versions 9 and 10 The Windows Media Player software is used to download digital media content from the Internet to your computer and organize it You will also use it to synchronize copy the contents of your Windows Media Player media library to your Archos device See the comparison chart below for an explanation of the different features available when running Windows Media Player 9 and 10 or check out the Web site www playsforsure com Subscription services require you to be running Windows Media Player 10 4 1 Synchronizing Music from Windows Media Player WMP to the Archos 104 The Synchronize button in Windows Media Player WMP is a one way sync button Fa z That is it will add music and photo files to your Archos 104 so that you have the t Start S nc same digital media on your Archos 104 as you have in your Windows Media Player media library Of course you can choose to sync only certain songs or photos or sync your entire library On WMP10 you can click the button Set up Sync in the Sync tab and then check the box labeled Synchronize Device a Get up elek Automatically This is the auto sync advantage of WMP10 If this box is checked See TI then each time you conne
46. reen you can use the navigation controls a wallpapers LEFT or UP to view the previous picture and RIGHT or DOWN to view the LI Dhotol Russie next picture Once you reach the first or last picture in the current folder you will Photo Russie be sent back to the photo browser Photo Ousbekist 33 8 2 Photo Browser Contextual Menu Just like in the browser mode you can rename files and folders and delete ETH them if needed and you can create folders to sort your picture files You Parent simply need to press the MENU button to display the contextual menu See Info ik the instructions given in chapter 7 on using the browser Save as wallpaper Delete Renane Create Folder ka E NY YFL mT _ Photolb_ Noval LJ Photoll_ Vietnam Info Another feature of the photo browser is the possibility File x511 ai to view picture information such as the size of the Bytes 19278 KBytes Pe eae anO It a phot contre exic Date 1 Jan2006 Date 15 Jul 2005 Tire 15 25 16 Time 11 16 54 information it will also be displayed You will then see information such as the brand and model of the Resolution 128x128 Pasolution 6460x456 digital camera that took the digital photograph the i exposure time and aperture whether the flash was SONY DSC W12 used or not etc ExposureTine 16 46 paniy e HYG Standard Info screen Info screen with EXIF data Save as Wallpaper You also have the possibility to sa
47. requency range Bass Medium Base Medium Medium Treble Treble and then use the UP DOWN buttons to increase or decrease the response for the given frequency range Modifying these settings changes the sound in real time Thus it is best to change these values while listening to a song dea 18 38 i dea 10 38 Sound Gain Volume 69 Rock Balance f H SC tock F Band CEED Mid bass h ei 2 3 Change values 4 Exit screen 6 2 Changing the PlayMode Settings If you would like the Archos 104 to play through an entire folder of songs play songs at random shuffle or any of the other playing options you can set these parameters in the Playmode settings Go to Setup gt Playmode Parameter H Current Folder H an Single Queue Scan Repeat and shuffle sles PlayMode O All O Single Queve O Stan eee Sh4 Horral F F HBAR Description Play all tracks in the current directory Play all tracks on the Archos 104 Play a single track then stop User can queue the next track to be played t Archos 104 plays first 15 seconds of each track tt This parameter allows you to choose the order of play of your songs no icon Normal the music sequence is played once al Repeat the music sequence is played in a loop ee Shuffle the music sequence is played randomly 29 ARCLibrary Off On Automatic default The ARCLibrary feature enables you to see your music organised by Artist
48. sales contract In general the manufacturer shall not be responsible for product damages caused by natural disasters fire static discharge misuse abuse neglect improper handling or installation unauthorized repair alteration or accident In no event shall the manufacturer be liable for loss of data stored on disk media MANUFACTURER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES EVEN IF INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF IN ADVANCE ARCHOS licensor s makes no warranties express or implied including without limitation the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose regarding the licensed materials ARCHOS s licensor s does not warrant guarantee or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the licensed materials in terms of its correctness accuracy reliability correctness or otherwise The entire risk as to the results and performance of the licensed materials is assumed by you The exclusion of implied warranties is not permitted by some jurisdictions The above exclusion may not apply to you In no event will ARCHOS s licensor s and their directors officers employees or agents collectively ARCHOS licensor be liable to you for any consequential incidental or indirect damages including damages for loss of business profits business interruption loss of business information and the like arising out of the use of inabili
49. t the version number there Warning Never unplug the USB cable or DC in adapter while the update is in progress This can cause permanent damage to the unit 43 1 3 Tesrig 13 1 USB Connection issues Problem cannot get my Archos 104 to be recognized by the computer or it asks for a driver Solutions e If you are running an operating system other than Windows XP Service Pack 1 minimum with Windows Media Player 10 or higher the USB Port setting should be set to Hard Drive Go to Setup gt System gt USB Port and set it to Hard Disk Only Windows XP Service Pack 1 or higher with Windows Media Player 10 or higher will allow for the USB Port Windows Device setting Shut off and reboot the computer and the Archos 104 and then try connecting again in the preferred order enumerated in the Chapter Connecting your Archos 104 to your computer If using a USB hub try connecting without using the hub Some hubs are not powered and may not work with the Archos 104 If using a USB port in the front of your computer try a USB port in the back Front USB ports are often from non powered hubs Do not connect to a USB port repeated through a keyboard If using a laptop computer and a docking station try connecting without the docking station Macintosh users must update to OS 10 3 9 or higher Hard Drive mode If the Files Allocation Table FAT gets corrupted the Archos 104 may not show
50. take no action and click on OK on your computer locate the pictures you want to transfer select them and copy them right click gt copy open My Computer and double click on the Archos 104 device open the Media folder and then the Pictures folder of your Archos 104 device and paste your pictures there right click gt paste Note that your photos must go in the Pictures folder if you want to be able to view them directly on your Archos 104 Sync with Windows Media Player 10 If you use the Windows Media Player library to manage your photos you can synchronize your Archos 104 device to your computer s library See section 4 1 of this manual to learn how to use Windows Media Player to synchronize your pictures and music automatically 34 35 eee ee ee eee ee Connecting your Archos 104 to a stereo system allows you to listen to your Archos 104 s music on it without a headset You will need a standard mini headphone to RCA audio cable for this which is not supplied with the Archos 104 The diagram below illustrates the setup Plug the audio cable into the headphone jack and into the auxiliary jacks on your stereo Note that this is only a schematic representation of a stereo If in doubt the manual of your stereo will enable you to identify the auxiliary inputs CD In ape In Aux In ei ee ee YoUr ee 10 1 USB Connection Type Hard Drive or Windows Device
51. te wO i i Set Syster The Time format can be set to a 12 hour clock 0 00 to 12 59 or 24 hour clock 0 00 to 23 59 The Time is expressed in Hours Minutes and Seconds although seconds are not displayed The date is expressed as Day Month and Year Having modified all necessary parameters be sure to set them To do this highlight the Set line and then click ENTER Wait a moment for the Archos 104 to save the new values before clicking the STOP ESCAPE button 6 4 Changing the Display Settings In order to change the operating language the brightness of the display or the appearance of the Archos 104 go to Setup gt Display sica B 10 3 Display WET d English Brightness 12 Wallpaper 4 Archos Hppearance 4 1 h Se Parameter Description Language Use this option to set the operating language of the Archos 104 Options are English Frangais Deutsch Espanol and Pucckun Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the screen Be aware that a high level of brightness can affect battery life Wallpaper Choose the background image that will appear on your Archos 104 Appearance Choose the color of your Archos 104 s icons 24 25 6 5 Changing the Power Settings To help you get the most battery life out of your Archos 104 before having to recharge it you can adjust the power settings Go to Setup gt Power wl Power aad Battery operation Sound PlayMode Pouer Off T 2 min Backlight
52. terruption loss of business information and the like arising out of the use of inability to use the licensed materials even if ARCHOS licensor has been advised of the possibility of such damages Because some jurisdiction do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages the above limitations may not apply to you 7 ILLEGAL USE You cannot use the ARCHOS SOFTWARE to engage in illegal activities including the reproduction storage and or distribution of copyrighted materials that you do not have the express written consent to 8 TRANSFER You can permanently transfer your rights to the ARCHOS SOFTWARE through the transfer or the sale of your ARCHOS hardware product to a second party You must not retain any copy of the software upgrades versions or documentation and the party to whom you transfer the agreement must make written notice that he accepts the conditions of this EULA 9 TERMINATION You may terminate this agreement at any time at which point you cannot use the ARCHOS SOFTWARE Todo so you must destroy all originals and copies of the ARCHOS Software and all documentation You can write to ARCHOS for instructions on having the software removed from your device This license will terminate automatically without notice from ARCHOS if any part of this license agreement is violated 10 DECOMPOSITION If any part or condition of this agreement is h
53. ty to use the licensed materials even if ARCHOS licensor has been advised of the possibility of such damages Because some jurisdiction do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages the above limitations may not apply to you Please see your sales contract for a complete statement of warranty rights remedies and limitation of liability Furthermore warranty does not apply to 1 Damages or problems resulting from misuse abuse accident alteration or incorrect electrical current or voltage 2 Any product tampered with or damaged warranty seal or serial number label 3 Any product without a warranty or serial number label 4 Batteries and any consumable items delivered with or in the equipment The end user is required to use this product only in conformity with its original purpose and is strictly forbidden to make any technical modifications that could potentially impinge on the rights of third parties Any modification to the hardware software or physical enclosure of the product must be approved in writing by ARCHOS Non approved modified products are subject to the withdrawal of any or all guarantee clauses WARNINGS AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION To prevent risks of electric shock this unit must only be opened by qualified service personnel Power off and disconnect the power supply cable before opening the unit WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit t
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55. up in Windows XP for over one minute and then it comes up as local drive Use DOS Utility ChkDsk as shown below Hard Drive Mode Windows XP may recognize the AV 700 hard drive but yet not assign a drive letter to it Right click on My Computer and select Manage Then select Storage then Disk Management Within this window you may see the hard drive and be able to assign a drive letter by right clicking on the hard drive and selecting the option Change drive letter and paths Problem Hard Disk Mode What do do if I try to disconnect via the green arrow but keep getting The device Generic Volume cannot be stopped now Try stopping the device again later Solution Use the green arrow a second time Sometimes Windows does not update its status Shut off any program that might be accessing data on the Archos 104 including Windows Explorer If this does not work shut down all programs wait 20 seconds then try the green arrow again If this does not work you should shut down the computer and disconnect the USB cable once the computer is off Problem have Windows XP and a USB 2 0 port yet my file transfer rates are very slow Solution The original version of XP does not have native support for USB 2 0 You must update your Windows XP to a minimum of SP1 Service Pack 1 in order for it to transfer files at the full USB 2 0 port capacity Problem The Archos 104 shuts off by itself Solution This is normal
56. ve one of your own pictures as the wallpaper for your Archos 104 Simply select Save as wallpaper in the contextual menu while viewing a picture or when the picture file is highlighted 33 8 3 Transferring Photos to your Archos 104 There are three different ways of transferring photos to your Archos 104 from your computer The most suitable method for you will depend on your Archos 104 s USB port setting see section 6 6 of this manual Hard Disk or Windows Device 8 3 1 Transferring Photos in Hard Disk Mode If your Archos 104 operates in Hard Disk mode you can simply copy your pictures onto it connect your Archos 104 to your computer see chapter 10 of this manual on your computer locate the pictures you want to transfer select them and copy them right click gt copy open My Computer and double click on the Archos 104 hard drive open the Pictures folder of your Archos 104 s hard drive and paste your pictures there right click gt paste Note that your photos must go in the Pictures folder if you want to be able to view them directly on your Archos 104 8 3 2 Transferring Photos in Windows Device Mode If your Archos 104 operates in Windows Device mode choose one of the following methods Copy Photos to the Media Pictures folder connect your Archos 104 to your computer see chapter 10 of this manual If an MTP Media Player window pops up asking what you want to do select
57. ve to close all open Archos 104 files in any running application Sometimes even when files are closed in an application you will have to shut down the application Using the green disconnect arrow in the system tray will then allow you to safely disconnect the Archos 104 1 The safe remove icon is in the system tray near the system clock Windows XP Windows 2000 amp Windows ME Click on the icon to Eject unmount the Archos 104 from your computer and then select the Safely remove message There will be a message indicating that it is now safe to disconnect the Archos 104 You can now go ahead and unplug the USB cable from the Archos 104 i Safe To Remove Hardware x The USB Mass Storage Device device can now be safely removed From the system 39 Hard Drive Mode amp Macintosh First close all programs that are using files from your Archos 104 Drag the Archos 104 hard drive icon towards the trash can and the trash can will become a big arrow as shown in the screen image Drop the hard drive icon onto the arrow The hard disk icon will disappear from the desktop You can now safely unplug the USB Archos 104 cable from your Archos 104 and or your computer Za i kk eeng unos ie Acos TINA The easiest way to transfer music files between a Macintosh computer and your Archos 104 is to use the Macintosh Finder to drag and drop the files to and from your Macintos
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