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1. ARCHOS ul84 E 03 03 p FM Settings FM band 4 USA gt FM Settings Line in amp FM 4 128kb s gt ites On P FM band 4 USA gt Line in amp FM 4 96kb s gt Fo Recording On Gmini SP amp Gmini 100 Gmini 200 Gmini 400 To activate the Retro Recording function set it to On Each time you make a recording from the radio you will get approximately 30 seconds of what was playing from the radio before you had pressed the REC button When off radio recordings start within a second of the moment you click the REC button f How to Use the Radio and MP3 Functions 3 Technical Support If technical support determines that your product needs to be returned please contact the place of purchase to have your product repaired or replaced depending on prob lem type Customers who purchased directly from the Archos web site should fill out the form on the web site under Support Product Returns RMA Request form There is an FAQ Frequently Asked Questions section at the ARCHOS Website www archos com that can help answer many of your questions If you need live technical help you may contact ARCHOS directly in your country s language via the below phone numbers For other countries please use e mail tech nical support DO NOT USE PHONE OR E MAIL SUPPORT FOR MARKETING AND SALES QUESTIONS These numbers are to aid those who have technical difficulties malfunctions 949 609 1400 USA Canada 09 1745 62242. 1 Choose the Radio Recording to Edit EEEE o2 55 i n eS ain Parent folder RADIOBHHH PAD TOOL CE pene RECOOOO Gmini SP amp Gmini 100 RADIOBBH2 RADIO0003 Gmini 400 Gmini 200 2 Choose the Menu item Edit Track Parent folder Fe IRADIO0000 2 RADIO0001 2 RADIONNN2 Edit track Gmini SP amp Gmini 100 X RADIO0003 377g Gmini 400 Gmini 200 Cut In amp Cut Out Gmini 100 amp Gmini 200 To go to the Audio Edit screen and remove unwanted sections New Artist eal a locate the recorded radio file on aleen RODTOONOL your Gmini and click onthe menu MPS Jointstereo 128kbis MPS Joint stereo 128kb s item Edit Track Shown here is the D 0 00 06 0 00 55 oii Audio Edit mode It looks similar p me to the music play screen You Pape will notice that your radio recording has started to play It will lt continuously loop so that you can hear the changes to it as the ee ee ete ee Cut ins and Cut outs are made Bll a d33 E 02 56 As normal when playing a song i a aN ose fz you can use the Reverse El and Ae ae Forward 3 buttons to move back cut out and forward within the song While the song is playing wait S Do you want to make Cut oyt Carncel for the precise moment that you the cut in or the want the edited song to start and then click the Pause M button The question screen will come up and ask if this will be the Cut in or the Cu
3. ARCHOS FM Remote Control Stereo FM Radio Remote Control Microphone for ARCHOS Gmini Series ARCHOS User Manual for ARCHOS Gmini SP 100 200 400 FM Remote Control v3 0 Please visit our web site to download the most recent manual and software for this product Table of Contents 1 The Archos FM Remote Control 1 1 Operation Modes 1 2 Connecting to your Gmini 2 How to Use the Radio and MP3 Function 2 1 Playing Music 2 2 Tuning the Radio 2 3 Making a Radio Preset 2 4 Setting the HOLD mode 2 5 Recording from the Microphone 2 6 Recording from the Radio 2 7 Retro Recording and Editing Retro recording Editing 2 8 Setting Parameters FM Band Radio amp Microphone Recording Retro Recording 3 Technical Support 4 Troubleshooting 5 Warranty and Limited Liability Warnings and Safety Instructions FCC Warning Statement Copyright Notice 10 I I 15 16 NARA BANOO 3 12 13 14 1 The Archos FM Remote Control This FM Remote control will allow you to Play songs that are on your Gmini e Record your voice with its microphone Listen to FM Stereo radio Record off the FM stereo radio into music files 1 1 Operation Modes Browse Mode Allows browsing through files and folders on the Gmini Play Mode Plays music files from the Gmini Voice Record Mode Allows the recording of voice from the remote s microphone FM Play Mode Plays from the built in FM radio FM Record Mode Recor
4. MP3 browse mode Stop playing current MP3 Long press Go back to home lt Music gt icon Hold for 3 seconds to turn off Gmini 2 How to Use the Radio and MP3 Functions 2 1 Playing Music You can connect your FM Remote to the Gmini at any time If you connect the Remote before turning on your Gmini once you start it up it will give you the choice of one of the two main screen icons either lt Music gt or lt Browser gt If you are in any directory you can make a long press on the FM MP3 mode button and you will be sent to the main menu of the Gmini thus giving you the choice of lt Music gt or lt Browser gt Use the remote s 44 gt gt rocker control as the Up and Down buttons on the Gmini to scroll through your directories and see the various files and folders Use the center rocker button gt as the PLAY button on the Gmini to play the displayed music file or to enter a folder Click once on the Hold button to go back up a level in the directory structure Use the Increase and Decrease w buttons on the Remote FM to control headphone volume 2 2 Tuning the Radio Once the remote is plugged in click on the mode button MP3 FM to go to the radio mode Use the rocker control Left 44 and Right gt gt to go up and down the frequency range A short press on the rocker button will rotate through the three FM tuning modes Preset you can choose one of your 20 preset stations Manual tune your station manually Search le
5. Remote FM parameters you must attach the FM Remote Control enter FM mode click on the Gmini s Menu button Settings on Gmini 400 and then select FM Settings FM Band N ARCHOS q4 m 03 02 FM Settings 4 USA gt Line in amp FM 4 128kb s gt Retro Reco 4 On gt FM Settings crt Friband P ene FM 4 D Retro Recor 4 On Gmini SP amp Gmini 100 Gmini 200 Gmini 400 Make sure you have the correct FM setting Go to the parameter FM Band The specifications for the modes are as follows USA 87 5 108 Mhz de emphasis 75 us Europe 87 5 108 Mhz de emphasis 50 us Japan 76 91 Mhz de emphasis 50 us Radio amp Microphone Recording ARCHOS qul84 E 03 03 p a FM Settings FM band 4 USA gt FM Settings in amp FM radio n amp FP te radio Retro Reco 4 On gt FM band 4 USA b in ne 128kbis gt Retro Recor 4 0 b Gmini SP amp Gmini 100 Gmini 200 Gmini 400 You can adjust the quality of the FM and Microphone recordings with this setting this will also change the Gmini s analog line in settings A setting of 128kb s Gmini 100 amp 200 or 44 1 kHz Gmini 400 corresponds to CD quality This is recommended for Radio recordings For recordings from the micophone where high quality is not necessary you can set it as low as 64kb s Gmini 100 amp 200 or 16 kHz Gmini 400 This will take up the least amount of space on the Gmini s hard drive Retro Recording
6. Spain 01 70 20 00 30 France 02 4827 1143 Italy 0207 949 0115 UK 02 050 405 10 Netherlands 069 6698 4714 Germany Sea E mail SUppori sesenss ain aii tech support us archos com English United States and Canada customers tech support eu archos com English or French Europe and the rest of the planet tech support de archos com German Germany tech support jo archos com Japanese Japan tech support kr archos com Korea Korean To respond to your e mails efficiently when sending one please indicate the product name and question type in the Subject of the e mail For example To tech support us archos com 12 Subject FM Remote on Gmini Retro Recording 4 Troubleshooting Problem None of the buttons on the remote control respond Solution Did you press and hold the HOLD button This locks the operation of all buttons on the remote control Hold the HOLD button for 3 seconds to turn the hold function on or off Problem The sound quality of the FM radio is not so good Solution Your headphone cable acts as the antenna for the FM radio Try moving the cable or turning it toward another direction You could also check to make sure the correct region is selected under the parameter FM Band USA Europe Japan Problem My preset radio stations do not work correctly or are no longer available Solution This could be due to the fact that either the file FMPreset txt file has incorrect lines in it or th
7. off and on in order to restore functionality FCC Warning Statement FCC Compliance 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 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 Note During file transfer or in the PC mode if the EUT or computer suddenly freezes or does not respond it may be due to the electrostatic phenomenon Please follow the procedures below to recover the operation Unplug the USB cable from the EUT Close the software application in the computer or re boot the co
8. that you can hear the changes to it as the Cut ins and Cut outs are made As normal when playing a song you can use the Reverse and Forward buttons to move back and forward within the song While the song is playing wait for the precise moment that you want the edited song to start and then click on the F1 button Please make your cut in Cut In The song will now start to play from that cut in and cut out point as if it was the beginning of the song Let the i song play Or fast forward to the point you want E the song to end Wait for the precise moment that oo L 00 36 00502 00538 you want the edited song to end and then click on the F3 button Cut Out Your song is now edited in the beginning and end You can use the Forward and Reverse buttons to listen to your new start and end points and judge if the cuts are as you wanted If you are happy with the results click on F2 Save to your edit It will ask if you would like to save your edit If you select No your recorded file will be left untouched If you select Yes the Gmini will execute a read write process and create a new file named and place it in the same directory as the original file You can now delete the original file if you desire 2 8 Setting Parameters E qu 84 E 03 02 FM Settings S rae 107 9 MHZ Stereo 99 6 MHz Search mode Stereo Search mode Gmini SP amp Gmini 100 Gmini 200 Gmini 400 To change the
9. a recording is taking place Click it again when you want to stop the recording Your recording will be saved in same folder of the last radio or voice recording Typically this location is the Music folder This default location is changed when you make a recording using the F3 Record button Gmini 400 or Record menu item Gmini 100 amp 200 in any given folder from the Music browser The file name for this recording will be RADIOxxxx where xxxx are incremental numbers During the 6 recording the gain is fixed so that you get the best possible radio recording 2 Retro Recording and Editing Retro recording This is a feature that allows you to capture the 30 seconds of radio broadcast before the record button is pressed It does this by continuously recording a 30 second loop of music in a buffer Then when you click on REC to record the radio it adds this 30 seconds to the beginning of your recording This way if you start recording a radio song after it has started you will actually have the entire song in the recording The Retro record setting must be set to On in order for this to work See the description in section 2 8 on how to turn on or off the Retro record function Editing Once a retro recorded song has been recorded it can be edited on the Gmini itself Often the beginning of the recording will include a commercial or announcer talk that you do not want to keep but was also recorded during the buffered 30 seconds
10. at this fille had been deleted from the System folder of your Gmini Make sure that your text file has only 20 lines and that each line has a valid frequency a space and then a text string that is up to 32 characters long If you delete the file the Gmini will re create a new but empty preset list Question always miss the beginning of the songs want to record what can do Answer Set the Retro Record to On This way when you start a radio recording the Gmini will actually include the previous 30 seconds in the recording You can then later edit out the parts you don t want with the Audio Edit function Question Why can t edit all of my recorded music files Answer For Gmini 100 amp 200 only radio recordings can be edited For Gmini 400 only radio microphone and line in recordings can be edited Question How can shut off my Gmini with the remote FM Answer Hold down on the MP3 FM button for 3 seconds Question How can I turn on my Gmini with the Remote FM Answer This cannot be done You must turn on the Gmini the normal way 5 Warranty and Limited Liability This product is sold with a limited warranty and specific remedies are available to the original purchaser in the event the product fails to conform to the limited warranty Manufacturer s liability may be further limited in accordance with its sales contract In general the manufacturer shall not be responsible for product damages caused by natural
11. 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 inability to use the licensed materials even if Archos licensor has been advised of the possibility of such damages Because s
12. ds from the built in FM radio 1 2 Connecting to your Gmini Gmini SP and Gmini 100 Gmini 200 Gmini 400 The FM Remote Control is hot pluggable You do not have to shut off the Gmini in order to plug in the FM Remote Control or remove it First plug in the Remote into the Gmini s multi connect jack as shown Next plug your headphones into the FM Remote Control itself Once connected the regular buttons on the Gmini will still work in addition to the remote control buttons Gmini SP model does not support microphone or FM recording Built in microphone Record voice or FM Radio Battery level Playing Recording Paused Repeat play Volume level Ooa HOLD Press Hold for 3 seconds to de activate reactivate all buttons FM Mode Short press changes between Stereo and mono reception Browse Mode Short press moves browser up to the parent directory Increase Volume Up Decrease Volume Down Rocker Control left right center click Browse Mode Left Previous item in current directory Right Next item in current directory Center Play song Pause Enter directory FM Mode Left Go down the FM band or to previous preset Right Go up the FM band or to next preset Center Change FM mode Preset Manual Search Center Long Make a preset at the current frequency or delete current preset preset mode 3 5mm jack for headphones Quick press Switch between FM mode and
13. ing a station preset The entry on a line of 0 0 represents an empty preset slot 2 4 Setting the HOLD mode Use this feature if you would like to prevent the FM Remote from changing stations songs or settings accidentally if a button is pressed or hit Hold down for three seconds on the HOLD button to activate this The buttons will be locked and not respond if pressed To de activate HOLD and make the buttons usable press the HOLD button again for 3 seconds Using the HOLD on the Remote will lock both the Remote s buttons and the Gmini buttons 2 5 Recording from the Microphone First make sure you are in the MP3 mode MP3 FM button to change modes and in the folder you want the voice file to be recorded to Simply click once on the REC button and the recording starts The REC button will light up red to indicate that you are making a recording When you are done click on REC again and the recording will finish and write to your hard drive Your recording will be saved in same folder of the last radio or voice recording Typically this location is the Music folder This default location is changed when you make a recording using the F3 Record button Gmini 400 or Record menu item Gmini 100 amp 200 in any given folder from the Music browser 2 6 Recording from the Radio When you hear something on the radio you would like to record click once on the remote control s REC button The REC button will light up red to indicate that
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15. mputer if necessary Re connect the USB cable to the EUT 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 Copyright Notice Copyright ARCHOS 2004 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 Copyright ARCHOS All rights reserved 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 ARCHOS Worldwide Offices United States amp Canada Europe amp Asia United Kingdom Germany ARCHOS Technology ARCHOS S A ARCHOS UK Limited ARCHOS Deutschland 3 Goodyear Unit A 12 rue Amp re 3 Galileo Park G
16. ome 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 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 to rain or moisture 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 ELECTROSTATIC PHENOMENA In case of Electrostatic Discharge the GMINI may stop functioning Please power
17. t out Since the Cut garem 8 in button is already highlighted just click on the Play M button cut out to accept that you are making the Cut in point After this the Gmini will go back to edit screen and start playing the song again To make the point where you want the newly edited song to end let the song play to the point that you wish it to stop and then click on Pause J at that precise moment This time however use the Right button to highlight the Cut out option and then click on Play M to validate the Cut out choice You will now hear your song played with the undesired parts completely removed If you would like to make further cuts you can still do so If you are happy with the results click on ESC W M to exit the Audio Edit screen and it will ask if you would like to save your edit If you select No your recorded file will be left untouched If you select Yes the Gmini will execute a read write process and create a new file named originalfilename_Edit mp3 and place it in the same directory as the original file You can now delete the original final if you desire Cut In amp Cut Out Gmini 400 To go to the Audio Edit screen and remove unwanted sections locate the recorded radio file on your Gmini click on the F2 File button and select the item Edit Shown here is the Audio Edit mode It looks similar to the music play screen You will notice that your radio recording has started to play It will continuously loop so
18. t the radio search for the next clear station Press the MP3 FM button to leave the Radio mode and go back to the MP3 mode 2 3 Making a Radio Preset You can save up to 20 preset stations with the FM remote control De Da Fma Yew ie Once you have found the radio frequency you want to save as wi ware college Radio a preset press and hold the rocker PLAY H button for 3 seconds G S Fee E cieicei sical The Remote will show P2 Saved for example indicating that this 100 8 Rock n Aali Oldies radio station is now program number 2 If you would like to erase 3 2 Fed 2 HERA a preset station go to the tuning Preset mode scroll to the preset number you want to clear then hold down on PLAY H for three seconds You now have a free program slot to make a different FM preset PR a an Sooo ooo If you would like to name your Preset radio stations you can do this by editing with a text editor such as Notepad Windows or SimpleText Macintosh the file FMPreset txt which you will find in the System folder on the root directory of the Gmini hard drive Please note that you should not use a word processor such as Microsoft Word to edit the preset text file Each line of the text file should contain the station frequency a space and then the name of the station You can name the station whatever you want some examples are 90 1 Easy Jazz or 90s Hits FM Radio 107 8 or 91 3 KGTS You are limited to 32 characters for nam
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