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1. Town 3 Continue to mark other segments that you would like to delete and use the edit Cut function Once satisfied with your edits you can Save Edit which keeps the edit points and allows you to re edit another time or you can Write to new File which will create a new edited file named old name_Edit0000 27 9 VIDEO Creating MPEG4 video files with your computer How to create an MPEG 4 video file Please understand that video re encoding is not always a simple one button process Video segments that come from your digital camcorder or which are freely available on the Internet are encoded in many different ways If not already in the proper MPEG4 Simple Profile format transforming these videos into this format readable by the AV400 requires use of the below mentioned software tools This is due to the relatively new nature of the ISO International Standards Organization MPEG4 video format Unlike its predecessors MPEG1 and MPEG2 there are a number of levels in this format and thus not all MPEG4 video files will work on all MPEG4 players and older MPEG1 and MPEG2 files must be re encoded into this format Although you may have a bit of a learning curve in the initial re encoding of video files once you have the process down it is just a matter of letting your PC or Mac go to work and create video files for playing on your AV400 PC Tools The AV400 is delivered with two Windows based programs that allow y
2. Navigating the Directory Structure Da Just below the top status bar you can see the path to the directory 7 you are currently viewing To navigate the directory structure you will use ENTER Open the highlighted folder directory or Play the highlighted file SCs SB mrd EN B in an finds dar ESC STOP Go back to the main menu t Par PHI Go to the parent directory go back up one level Pame Go from folder Music Wes Burden to Music You can also use the Left navigation button to go to the parent directory Move the cursor up and down to the previous or next file or folder 16 2 File and Folder Operations Depending on where you are in the directory system you will have the option to manipulate files and folders From the main menu click on Browser Attention there is a setting in the Setup gt System menu called Show all files If this is set to Off the AV400 will only display file types mp3 jpg avi etc That is it displays only the file types that it knows how to play To see all your files including ones it cannot play change the Show all files system setting to On Files that it cannot play will be preceded by the unknown file type icon gt File Operations Folder Operations J MP3 7 34 128 kbfs 0431 17 09 0431 817 10 parent folder The Deach Doys d Rrave New World _JThe Reatles 2 Mirror The Byrds P
3. Port and change the setting to Hard drive When fi fa Views syslen information 6 Add or remove programs Ge Change a setting agg Local Dick CH connected to your computer m the AV400 will be recognized Other Places RAED conrive 0 as a Mass Storage Device ng E My Network Places and display automatically within a few seconds of D My Documents CI Shared Documents Control Panel being connected You will Eu Shared Documents see a new drive letter such Details as E in My Computer called JUKEBOX You can now use the hard disk called JUKEBOX like any other external hard disk Simply access it using Windows Explorer to drag and drop files to and from the AV400 s hard disk If it is not automatically recognized please refer to the troubleshooting section at the back of this manual 57 Macintosh OS X 4 Gho 14 Fri 10 46 If you have OS X you must update to version i 10 2 4 or newer This is a free update from Apple Computer You must also change the AV400 s Macintosh HD USB Port setting to Hard Drive From the main menu go to Setup gt Settings gt USB Port and change the setting to Hard drive You will now O jaKEROY simply plug the AV400 into your Macintosh as enumerated above and within a few seconds the AV400 will be recognized as a mass storage device Hard Disk and mount on the desktop You can now use the Hard disk called JUKEBOX like any other ext
4. sound Play Mode Clock Brand Panasonic gt Display Power System TV channels 1 Select the type of device that you have stuck your IR Emitter to You have the choice of either a VCR video cassette recorder Cable Box or Satellite Receiver 2 Select the brand of your device Click on Tune IR Emitter button The TV channels button allows you to give names to each channel For example if channel 6 is CNN then you can name it in this screen Aw You can fill these in by hand Or if you use the My Yahoo personal calendar to set your recording scheduler any unknown station name will be indicated in the scheduler with a You then have the possibility to assign a channel number to the station name by clicking on the center function button Set Channel This avoids having to fill in all the station names and channel numbers by hand Part 2 Testing the Emitter codes Tune channel select These four aoa nss parameters usually do not need to p time tt Emitter be set Keep the default values to Dane er gt start with See the table below for an Ser explanation of each Fins Metis cod E Raeear Dine d Ciia E Tune device code one code available Some manufacturers use 5 je 6 only one set of codes for all of their products Their codes do not change from one model to another or from one year to another In this case there will only be one single code You can now test the channel select
5. Play a single track then stop Recording a track Queue User can queue the next track to be played Scan AV400 plays first 15 seconds of each track bE a See the PlayMode section under the Settings chapter of this manual for details 10 3 Browsing through your Music Library The ARClibrary is your AV400 s music library It is a system for indexing your music by album artist song title etc When you synchronize music files from your PC using Windows Media Player to the AV400 the ARCLibrary will get updated to include the new songs you have added As shown in this screen capture you can select your music by Artist Album Song Title Genre or Year All music files that you purchase have internal tags which identify the artist the album and the song Browse hard disk title If your music files do not have gen internal tags ex WAV file format or ye PlayMoue untagged WMA or MP3 files then m roser the ARCLibrary will put them under Ange the category Unknown Audio files Er created with the microphone will be Repeat amp Shutfie M Repeat W indexed as Artist ARCHOS and Ale MET Album Audio Recordings Picture Pause MI 6 x You can reach the PlayMode settings gmp Sa screen from Setup gt PlayMode The play mode determines how your music is played just the current folder of music all music one file etc See Playmode in the section Play Scr
6. Adjusts the video size to best adapt to the LCD screen Freu 4 3 aspect Enlarge the image to fill the screen usually a vertical fill and then cut the sides to completely fill a television screen 16 9 aspect Send out a TV signal without the black horizontal bars Will not be cropped on the LCD EBE No Overscan Picture will not pass into the overscan area Entire picture will always be seen on all televisions 4 Playing Video Files from the Internet When using Windows Media Player 10 you will have the advantage of being able to download protected video content from the Internet When you see the PlaysForSure symbol on a web site for Windows Portable Media Center PMC then these protected downloads will be playable on your AV400 playsforsure Non Protected Internet Video Content The number of encoding and compression schemes currently used to create video files is very extensive and seems to change on a weekly basis There are so many standards and formats that it is very possible that the video file you download from the Internet will not play right away on your device Due to certain variations even when video files are formatted in MPEG4 they may not play right away The AV400 plays AVI files that are encoded with the XviD or DivX MPEG 4 codec compression decompression It can play such video files at a maximum size of 720 by 576 pixels 25 frames second It can also play WMV
7. Dub specifically to create a video file in the right size and format to be read by the AV400 When you run it for the first time the MPG4 Translator will need to locate the Virtual Dub program If you did not install Virtual Dub in the default location you will have to show the program where Virtual Dub is 29 MP3 Sound Codec If MP4SP detects a suitable MP3 codec on your PC it will use it and your video file sound track will be MP3 Otherwise it will use the standard IMA ADPCM codec There are MP3 encoders usually packaged together as an encoder and decoder available on the Web for you to download If you choose to use the LAME codec make sure that you have a version built with the ACM front end You can find other MP3 codecs on the web by using the search terms ACM MP3 and CODEC in your favorite web search engine Once this MP3 codec is installed into your system MPG4 Translator will be able to create final video files with MP3 sound even if the source video file does not have an MP3 sound track Send and Audio Devices Praparties JA If you are unsure what codecs audio me l Bam Aude ese rasen and or video have been installed on your computer you can see the list by going to the following location For Windows XP click on Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Sounds and Audio Devices Properties gt Hardware gt choose Audio Codecs then click on Properties You will find a list here of all the audio codecs that are
8. Mark c where the section that you want to suppress begins and make an End mark d when it finishes Again choose the CUT option and this section will be cut out Do the same for the final section that you want to cut out IMPORTANT NOTE When you pause at a given point to make a Start or End Mark the actual point of the cut will be the nearest I Frame I Frames are special frames in the video file which come about every one to four seconds The editor can cut ONLY at an I Frame It is thus recommended that when you pause at the point you want to make your Start or End mark that you click the LEFT button once will jump to the previous I frame and then click the RIGHT button shows the next I frame so that you can see your choice of I Frames to cut at Go to the I Frame you desire and then set your Mark Trying to set a mark between I Frames is ineffective since the AV400 will just choose the closest I Frame 1 Play the file and pause at the spot you want to make your Start mark Click the RIGHT button once then LEFT once and choose the I frame you want for the mark Click on the Edit function button and select Start Mark 2 Let the video play Now click on Pause at the location you want to mark the end of your segment Choose your I frame and then select End Mark from the Edit menu You can now click on the Edit button again and choose to Cut or Crop the specified segment blue portion in the time line
9. Off Usually this just happens on old machines e On older Win98SE computers if there is a line lastdrive in the config sys file make sure that it is lastdrive z e If the Files Allocation Table FAT gets corrupted the AV400 may not show up in Windows XP for over one minute and then it comes up as local drive Use DOS Utility ChkDsk as shown below e Windows XP may recognize the AV400 hard disk 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 disk and selecting the option Change drive letter and paths Problem What do I 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 Answer Shut off any program that might be accessing data on the AV400 including Windows Explorer If this does not work shut down all programs wait 20 seconds then try the green arrow one or two times again If this does not work you should shut down the computer and disconnect the USB cable once the computer is off Charging and Power issues You do not need to fully discharge the batteries before recharging them Problem You do not need to fully discharge the batteries before recharging them Answer The specifications are under the condit
10. Play Mode One Directo Status Playing Volume maximum 99 Battery level full Artist or parent folder Album or current folder Time of Day Song title or file name File format and rec info Next track to be played it s A Next track Ka T TEA Album picture Relative location in the track Can t Fight This Feeling 3 yo Volume level meters Song elapsed time Song time remaining Song Length Go to setup options Show Music Options Browse the hard disk for other tracks f the file contains these tag data 10 1 Button Control Increase the Volume Click once Play the previous song in the folder or playlist during first 10 Click once Play the next song in the seconds of song otherwise go to the folder or playlist beginning of the song Hold Fast forward through the song Hold Fast reverse through the song Stop Song Decrease the Volume Play pause resume song 33 To lock the AV400 buttons press and hold the left function button for three seconds The AV400 will display the message Buttons locked on the bottom of the screen Press this again for three seconds to unlock the buttons 10 2 Play Screen Icons Status Play Order Play Mode no icon AV400 is currentl Stopped Play once CD playing from a Playlist Folder Play all tracks gt ac A Repeat playing in the current directory I mae Bern MM Appr at vos Single
11. Press ENTER to enter thehighlighted key Hold down on the LEFT or RIGHT buttons to move the cursor within the line Change keyboard between upper case and lower case Confirmation to use the entered text Backspace button 55 F4 Connecting Disconnecting the AV400 to from your PC USB Connection Type Hard Drive or Windows Device 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 AV400 You will do this by going to main menu item Setting gt System gt USB Port and change it to Hard drive Connecting the AV400 See the instructions below for your particular operating system Preferred connection order 1 Connect the power adapter to the AV400 2 Plug the USB cable into your running computer 3 With the AV400 off plug in the other end of the USB cable to your AV400 4 Turn on the AV400 Note that when the AV400 is connected to a computer it will use more energy than usual Your battery power will be consumed at a higher rate than normal If the AV400 looses power while connected to your computer you could damage your directory structure a
12. WMP10 you can click the button Set up Sync in the Sync tab and then check the box labeled Synchronize Device Automatically This is the auto sync advantage of WMP10 If this box is checked then each time you connect your AV400 to your PC Windows Media Player will automatically start up and check to see if there are any new music videos or photos in your library and if so will then send them to your AV400 You also have the possibility to decide what types of media automatically sync when you connect your AV400 For example you may only Synchronization Settings want music files to be synchronized Choose a synchronization method and the On the other hand with Windows ES Media Player 9 you have to tell it Synchronize device automatically what you want to sync it cannot synchronize automatically when you plug it in View All playlists 37 Note for WMP10 users Files added to your AV400 from another computer or files which are recorded from an analog source can only be added to your Windows Media Player Library by opening the AV400 device in Windows Explorer and dragging the item to the media 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 The list below shows the advantages Auto s
13. an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e 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 Note During electrostatic discharge the product may be malfunctioning Reset to return normal operation The AV400 reset is actuated by pressing and holding the STOP ESC button for 10 seconds The unit will power off Restart normally 79 80 Copyright Notice Copyright ARCHOS 2005 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 intellectu
14. disk icon onto the arrow The hard disk icon will disappear from the desktop You can now safely unplug the USB cable il from your AV400 and or computer JUKEROX PREF g p y 59 g SETTINGS From the home screen select the Setup option to reveal the menu options for various settings LET Sound May Mode Clock H A Ge ESE Display Power System E IR OTT ALE TV canine Sound Settings A If you would like to customize the sound quality you can adjust the Bass Treble and other audio settings to suit your particular taste Normally you will do this while listening to music so that you can hear the changes you make Simply click on the LEFT function button Setup while listening to music Sound e Once in the Setup screen move over to the Sound icon and click again on ENTER Use LEFT and RIGHT to change a parameter s value You A ES will hear these changes instantly Dit speaker C e Use the UP and DOWN buttons to Bass select a different parameter swell e Click on STOP ESC when finished You will return to the Setup screen Click on STOP ESC again and you will return to the music playing screen The Sound Parameters Parameter Description Built in Speaker Turns on and off the built in speaker Same as long press on the center function button 00 99 Volume Bass 10 levels Decreases or Increases the low frequencies Treble 1
15. file below the highlighted one By clicking on the Video icon in the main menu you will enter into a video only mode Other playable file types that may be in this folder are only listed if you enter the folder via the Browser To watch your videos on a television you must hold down the LCD TV button for three second The AV400 screen parent folder French Tarte will go black and the video will be riassic recreational area sent out to your connected television Switch your television to auxiliary video input often found just below channel 1 sometimes called L1 or L2 If you don t see a clear color image you may have to set your AV400 to your local television standard NTSC or PAL in the Setup gt Display settings menu 4 seconds FF De eae E X play pause LEFT Slow 2 Put the video into slow motion view You can cycle through the values Normal Y2 Ya and 1 8 speed The sound is muted when in slow motion While in slow mode and paused you CENTER Options RIGHT Hide Show Setup Go to the Setup the overlaid video time menu Set Screen Format Change the screen s display format Set Bookmark Set a mark within current video to return to at a later time information Save as thumbnail save the current image on the screen as the video file s thumbnail in the Video browser view can step image per image with the LEFT button Setting a B
16. files WMV9SP up to a maximum size of 352x288 The AV400 will not directly play files of type mov mpg or mpeg If you have some video files that do not run directly on your AV400 they will have to be converted first Windows Media Player 10 Available only for Windows XP will convert your video file automatically when you sync the file that is on your PC to the AV400 It will display a little message converting You can also use the software MPEG4 Translator included on the AV400 hard disk to re encode some of your video files into the proper MPEG4 format that the AV400 can play See chapter 9 for more details Windows Media Player 10 may not be able to convert transcode all file types VIDEO Recording Video Files 1 Select VideoCorder on the main menu screen In the pre record screen you should see movement on the sound level bar indicating that sound will be recorded Adjust the sound level by clicking the LEFT RIGHT buttons Before starting the recording you can adjust the recording parameters via the middle function button Settings Hold down on Scheduler button for 3 seconds to hide the overlaid screen info 2 In most situations the video recording will work fine without your having to adjust the settings However 5 7 by clicking on the middle function button you have access to a number Br EIE of parameters that you can change eures Fr before you start the recording See the Format a Autd tabl
17. installed on your computer Decoding of MPEG 2 video files is currently not supported by MPG4 Translator These are usually mpg or mpeg format files not the required AVI file There are other tools found on the Internet FlaskMPEG Rippack etc that may be downloaded in order to help you with these file types A good starting place is the website www digital digest com Using MPG4 Translator To the left you see the image of the main MPG4 Translator program When you first run the program if the DivX codec has not been installed yet you will be notified You should download the codec and install it on your computer If the Virtual dub program has not been installed you will also be notified and you should install it either with the Archos Installation Utility or the Virtual Dub website If you have placed the Virtual Dub program in a folder other than the default it will ask you to locate the file bc here ho enter the deviation MPEG4 fie Sat Cectnation Fie Eich hare to Change the MPL G4 encode setings Select Source amp Destination Files In the example above a source file 24 hours of Lemans avi has been selected as the source video You can see on the bottom of the window its original characteristics width 720 height 576 frame rate 30 Next you must then tell the program where to place Set Destination file the newly recoded version of the file don t worry it will not erase the Original You should g
18. it will erase ALL of the data on your AV400 Sometimes this may be necessary if your FAT File Allocation Table becomes so corrupted that nothing seems to fix your file problems First as explained below you should run ScanDisk or the DOS chkdsk Check Disk program to try to fix your problem If this doesn t fix your problem and you are sure you must reformat the AV400 hard disk then go to the screen Setup gt System and press and hold the Right function button for three seconds A button Format HD will appear Use this button to format the AV400 s hard drive Remember doing this will erase all the data on the hard disk Problem I would like to partition the AV400 hard disk Answer If you know how to partition a hard disk this is OK The AV400 will however only recognize a FAT32 partition Thus it will just see and use that partition of the hard disk which is a FAT32 partition You must always then remain in USB Port Hard drive mode Problem My files have disappeared from the AV400 Answer To see all your files make sure the setting Show all files is set to ON Also make sure that you browse your files via the Browser mode and not a filtered view such as Photo Music or Video 75 Windows 98SE amp ME Running Scan Disk Error Checking Quit all running applications Properly connect the AV400 to your computer as explained in chapter 17 2 Make sure external AC adapter is powering the AV400 Right click on th
19. not add any advantage Run the program SETUP EXE the Archos Installation Utility found on the AV400 hard drive in Data PC Installation Please install the programs in the following order DivX Codec This software will install the DivX Compression Decompression onto your PC You should shut off any anti virus programs when installing this or other codec software This is not a program that is run by itself Rather it installs background software which allows your computer to do high quality video compression This is the MPEG4 compressed video type that the AV400 knows how to play You can find this codec software as well as an application that allows you to play DivX videos on your PC at the website www divx com Virtual Dub A utility for transcoding one video file into another This is a general purpose transfer and cleanup utility which has many options allowing for even the most difficult video translations When you install it with the Archos Installation Utility it will automatically unzip It will prompt you to save it to C Program Files VirtualDub You should use this default directory location Otherwise you will have to instruct the MPG4 Translator program where to find it MPG4 Translator This program developed by Archos is a Front end for the Virtual Dub program It has a simple interface which you use and it then tells Virtual Dub how to process the video file It sets all the parameters for Virtual
20. s CBR amp VBR WMA WAV WMA PDDRM PlaysForSure download and aa subscription Audio Recording Stereo WAV PCM amp ADPCM Video Playback MPEG 4 SP with B frames up to 704x480 30f s in NTSC 720x576 25f s in PAL WMV9 SP up to 352x288 2 Sound track MP3 or WAV IMA ADPCM stereo sound tracks Plays Portable Media Center PMC protected video content DivX 4 0 amp 5 0 Screen Depending on model either a 3 5 or 3 8 inch color TFT LCD QVGA 320x240 pixels 262 thousand colors Television Video output in PAL EU or NTSC US standard Playback Autonomy Up to 12 hours audio up to 4 hours video Scalability Free Operating System updates downloadable from ARCHOS website Ports CompactFlash slot to read CompactFlash type 1 memory cards AV Connections Audio video Multi connect jack Includes connections for audio video IN and audio video OUT Power source Removable Lithium Ion battery pack Comes with external charger adapter Physical Dimensions 127 x 82 x 21 mm 5 0 x 3 2 x 83 inches 274 grams Temperature Range 5 C to 35 C running 20 C to 45 C storage System Requirements PC Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Media Center 800 MHz 128 MB RAM USB 2 0 Mac OS X 10 2 4 or higher GB 1 billion bytes formatted capacity is less Depending on usage stop start writing Requires a driver download from the Archos website TDivX 4 0 amp 5 0 fi
21. they have strange gibberish names Answer Valid only in USB Port Hard drive mode Most likely the AV400 s file allocation table FAT has been corrupted This could have been due to the AV400 shutting down due to low battery power while reading or writing to your computer via the USB connection 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 disk such as finder def or System volume info These are normal and will not harm the AV400 Problem Can I defragment the AV400 s hard drive Answer The AV400 maintains an optimised file system and does not need to be defragmented Defragmenting will cause unexpected problems Problem I have copied files to my AV400 via USB from my computer but now I cannot see these files on the device Answer You have probably transferred a file which the AV400 cannot play for example a PDF MOV or DOC file Go to the System Settings under Setup on the main screen and you will find a parameter called Show all files If you set it to on the AV400 will show all files even if it cannot play the file you must browse via the browser mode from the main menu screen The browser will show a icon indicating that it is not one of the standard file types that it can play Problem I want to reformat the AV400 s hard disk Answer You can do this but
22. 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 FCC Compliance 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 e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into
23. 0 levels Decreases or Increases the high frequencies Balance 10 levels Favors the right or left channel of the Stereo signal Bass Boost 10 levels Increases the very low frequencies Reset button Readjusts all settings to their default values 18 2 Play Mode Settings za If you would like the AV400 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 Click on the LEFT function button Setup while listening to music or via the main menu item Setup and then choose Playmode Play Parameter Description Folder Play all tracks in the current directory or current album All Play all tracks on the AV400 Single Play a single track then stop Queue While the current song is playing click on Navigate find the next song you want to play then click Play This is your queued song You can only queue one song at a time See the Playlist section to prepare multiple songs to play Once the current track is finished playing your queued track will be played If you do not queue another track at this time the AV400 will play the next song in the directory Scan 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 AV400 will then revert to single directory mode and p
24. 0x240 pixels Set to TV it will record at the highest resolution possible Actual resolution depends on 4 3 5 3 16 9 or 2 35 recording format Bitrate 500 kb s 1000 kb s 1500kb s 2000 kb s 2500kb s Use this to set the encoding quality similar to the idea of JPEG image quality settings The higher the encoding rate the higher the image quality but also the more hard drive space is used Sampling 32kHz 48kHz The sound sampling rate The higher value gives a higher quality sound but will take up more space on the hard drive Brightness Use this to increase or decrease the recorded image brightness Contrast Use this to increase or decrease the recorded image contrast Saturation Use this to de emphasize or saturate the colors in the recorded image Hue Use this to change the color spectrum in the recorded image Reset Change the above settings to the AV400 default settings e Once you have finished changing the parameters click any function button to return to the pre record screen Concerning the video standard the AV400 will automatically recognize if the incoming video signal is NTSC American SECAM or PAL European There is no need to set anything You will see the signal type as well as the selected aspect ratio on the top left of the pre record screen Click the LEFT RIGHT buttons to adjust the sound input level Too far to the right will often give an overdriven distort
25. 113CANON Move to the right window click right button and navigate to the folder you would like to save your photos to you can create a new folder if you need to by IMG_1710 SIMG_1311 SIMG_1312 2 1MG_1313 9 IMG_1314 sIMG_1315 2 IMG_1316 3IMG_1317 SIMG_1318 Om ELE the AV400 will sIMG_1311 3IMG_1312 3 IMG_1313 IMG 1314 sIMG_1315 2 IMG_1316 s IMG_1917 DIMG_ 1318 TREIE Your files will be copied to the folder on the right side of the screen You can now pull out the CF card from the AV400 SI 6 BROWSER Using the Browser The browser is used to navigate the file system on the AV400 The file system is FAT32 the same type of file system that is found on Windows based computers That is it is a hierarchical system which includes folders and subfolders Because you will be putting hundreds of files on your AV400 it is STRONGLY ADVISED that keep a neat and orderly file structure Otherwise you will be spending time searching for files and not listening or watching them We suggest that on the first level of your file structure you include the folders Data Music Playlists Photo Video and Voice By 2 Music Photo Wideo Drowser The folders Music Photo and Video are special folders in that the icons on the main screen lead to these folders and then places you directly in that folder If these folders are deleted you will be placed at the root level highest level of the directory hierarchy
26. 3 Legal 68 68 68 69 69 76 76 60 61 62 63 64 66 67 72 73 73 74 74 60 68 70 72 77 78 Dear Customer ARCHOS thanks you for your choice of this exciting AV400 product Never before has one been able to record play and carry with them so much digital media Be it digital videos digital music or digital photos you can enjoy all of these on the go without a computer The AV400 is designed to be the companion to your home entertainment system With the TV cradle connected to your television you can slip your AV400 in and out as desired Optionally you can connect it to your computer with the included USB Cable By connecting to a computer you get the advantages of downloading digital audio and video content from the Internet Since it is a PlaysForSure device you have a wide choice of music and video content on the Internet For more information about the PlaysForSure program see www playsforsure com Remember with the AV400 you can Play MPEG 4 amp WMV video files on the built in screen a television or video projector Record and edit MPEG 4 video files from a television or other video device Listen to MP3 WMA or WAV music files or PlaysForSure protected music files Record music files into digital format directly from your hi fi without a computer Synchronize your Windows Media Player music and video library to your AV400 Use it as a digital voice recorder it has a built in microphone Vie
27. AV400 on for at least an hour after the charge light starts to blink The internal battery can only be changed by an Archos technician Opening your product will void the warrantee depending on how you use it start stop writing etc Caring for the AV400 The Archos Video AV400 is an electronic product that needs to be treated with more care than typical consumer electronic products Do not subject it to shock Do not subject it to heat Keep it ventilated especially when connected to a computer Keep the AV400 away from water and excessively humid areas Keep the AV400 away from high electromagnetic fields Keep any connected cords to the AV400 neatly arranged This light product could fall if a cord is accidentally pulled by a child Do not open up the AV400 There are no user serviceable parts inside Opening will void your warranty Hardware Reset In the event that your AV400 freezes operation due to electrostatic phenomena for example you can actuate a hardware reset by holding down on the STOP ESC button for 15 seconds In normal operation the STOP ESC button will shut down the AV400 after being held down for 3 seconds 3 VIDEO Playing Video Files Click on the Video icon in main menu highlight the desired es video file and then click on PLAY GO The thumbnail ise images on the right side will show you a frame from the Video highlighted video file center as well as a frame from the file above and the
28. English Language User Manual AV420 USB Windows Device ARCHOS POCKET VIDEO RECORDER e MPEG 4 Video Player amp Recorder e MP3 amp WMA Music Player e Photo Viewer e USB 2 0 Hard Disk e Digital Audio Recorder User Manual for ARCHOS Pocket AV420 USB Windows Device Manual version 1 0 ARCHOS Please visit our website to download the most recent manual and software for this product Table of Contents 1 INTRO Ports Buttons and Connections 2 INTRO First Time Usage 2 1 Plugging in the AC Adapter 2 2 Turning on the AV400 2 3 Shutting off the AV400 and Battery saving features 2 4 Changing the Interface Language 2 5 Foreign Character Sets 2 6 Charging the Batteries 2 7 Caring for the AV400 2 8 Hardware Reset 3 VIDEO Playing Video Files 3 1 Setting a Bookmark 3 2 The Resume Function 3 3 Display Format Settings 4 Playing Video Files from the Internet 4 1 Non Protected Internet Video Content 5 VIDEO Recording Video Files 5 1 Setting the Recording Parameters 5 2 Where is the Recording Saved 5 3 Copy Protection 5 4 Manually Setting the Scheduler 6 VIDEO Automated Yahoo TV Recording Scheduler 7 VIDEO Setting the Infrared Emitter Code 7 1 Part 1 Choose your Device Brand and Model 7 2 Part 2 Testing the Emitter codes 8 VIDEO Editing Video Files 9 VIDEO Creating MPEG4 video files with your computer How to create an MPEG 4 video file PC Tools Macintosh Users 9 1 Installing
29. Music al 12 2 Creating a Playlist To create a Playlist press the RIGHT button while you are in the Music browser A second window will open on the right side to display the Playlist contents You can now start adding songs to the current Playlist In the left window search for the songs you would like to add to your Playlist Once the song is highlighted click on the Add function button to add it to the Playlist The song will be added to the Playlist and a small mark next to the music icon will be made to indicate that it is in the Playlist Continue searching and adding songs in this manner until you are satisfied You can also click the Add or Insert button when highlighting a folder All the contents of the folder and its subfolders will be added or inserted into the current playlist You can jump back and forth between the browser and the playlist by clicking on the LEFT lt and RIGHT buttons A Playlist can have a maximum of 5000 songs We recommend that you save your Playlists 12 3 Saving a Playlist It is recommended that each time you create a Playlist you save it to a separate folder called Playlists These lists take very little space on your hard disk and if well named give you easy access to your favorite songs Go to the Playlist by selecting Music from the main menu and then click on the RIGHT button You will then see the list of songs in the current Playlist Click the LEFT functio
30. Netherlands 069 6698 4714 Germany Bar cr E mail Support tech support us archos com English United States and Canada customers tech support eu archos com English orFrench Europeandtherestoftheplanet tech support de archos com German Germany WWW ARCHOS COM Worldwide Offices United States amp Canada Europe amp Asia ARCHOS Technology ARCHOS S A 3 Goodyear Unit A 12 rue Ampere Irvine CA 92618 USA 91430 Igny Phone 1 949 609 1483 France Fax 1 949 609 1414 Phone 33 0 169 33 1690 Fax 33 0 169 33 169 9 United Kingdom Germany ARCHOS UK Limited 3 Galileo Park Mitchell Close West Portway Andover SP103XQ Andover United Kingdom Phone 44 0 1264 366022 Fax 44 0 1264 366626 ARCHOS Deutschland GmbH Bredelaerstrasse 63 40474 D sseldorf Germany Tel 49 211 1520 384 Fax 49 211 1520 349 ARCHOS 71 ol Troubleshooting USB Connection issues Problem I cannot get my AV400 to be recognized by the computer Solutions If you are running an operating system other than Windows XP Service Pack 1 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 Drive Only Windows XP Service Pack 1 with Windows Media Player 10 or higher will allow for the USB Port Windows Device setting Shut off and reboot the computer and the AV400 and then try connectin
31. On Screen Display shows video information when starting a video 63 LCD Stability This setting is only for some models Use this to reduce any LCD screen flicker you might have Move the setting to the left and right to get the clearest image Appearance Change the interface appearance Setting Description Wallpaper On Off When set to On the selected picture next item will be displayed as the AV400 screen background Picture name This option will display the names of the JPEG images in the AV400 s System folder that can be used for screen backgrounds Wallpaper You can add your own JPEG images to the System folder by dragging and dropping a JPEG file from your computer You should use JPEG images with small dimensions ideally 320 x 240 pixels large files slow down the display Font Outline If your screen background is a dark color it will be difficult to see the black text on the screen Set Outlined font to On to have a more visible white outlined font Color scheme Allows you to choose what color you would like to have for the status bar above and the screen buttons below Cursor color Changes the color of the cursor background Previous settings Click this button to return to the settingss last set 18 5 Power Settings You can set the AV400 to conserve a These settings will help you to save battery power thus allowing a longer bat
32. ROWSER Using the Browser 16 1 Navigating the Directory Structure 16 2 File and Folder Operations File Operations Folder Operations Copying and Moving Files and Folders 16 3 Using the Virtual Keyboard Connecting Disconnecting the AV400 to from your PC 17 1 USB Connection Type Hard Drive or Windows Device 17 2 Connecting the AV400 Windows XP Windows ME and 2000 Macintosh OS X 17 3 Disconnecting the AV400 from your Computer Windows Macintosh 45 45 46 50 53 53 54 57 57 58 58 59 37 38 38 39 40 41 42 42 43 44 44 46 46 49 50 52 53 55 56 56 58 33 37 41 44 48 49 52 56 18 SETTINGS 18 1 Sound Settings 18 2 Play Mode Settings 18 3 Clock Settings 18 4 Display Settings 18 5 Power Settings 18 6 System Settings 18 7 TV control 19 Updating the AV400 Firmware Operating System OS Download the Update_AV400 AOS file Read the History txt File Copy to the AV400 Hard Drive or Windows Device Activate the Update 20 Technical Support 21 Troubleshooting 21 1 USB Connection issues 21 2 Charging and Power issues 21 3 AV400 locks up freezes operation or Stops 21 4 The Computer locks up freezes operation or Stops 21 5 File issues corrupted data formatting and partitioning Windows 98SE amp ME Running Scan Disk Error Checking Windows XP amp 2000 Running Check Disk Utility ChkDsk 22 Technical Specifications 2
33. Tune device code multiple codes available Some makers of video equipment don t use the same set of control codes for all of their products They have various code sets for various models and various years You will have to try each of the codes to find out which code works with your device In the example screen you see the code C109 If this code does not work when doing the Test channel select advance it to the next code and then test to see if that next code works Test channel select When you press the Test channel select button Highlight test channel select and press ENTER button on AV400 the AV400 will send a signal through the cradle to the Infrared Emitter stuck to your device and changes the channel If the Number of digits parameter is set to three it will try to select channel 123 If that parameter is set to 2 or 1 it will send the code for channel 12 and channel 1 respectively Test ON OFF When you click on the Test On Off button the AV400 will send a signal to the TV Cradle which will then send a signal out to the Infrared Emitter stuck to your device and turn your device on and off Click this test button again and your device should change from on to off or off to on If pressing this button does not turn on and off your device try the next code for your device step 3 above If none of the codes work check that the infrared emitter is directly over the infrared sensor on your tuner device No
34. al property rights resulting from the use of the product under conditions other than as here above specified are hereby excluded LCD Pixel Policy The LCD screen on your Archos AV400 unit has been manufactured to rigorous standards to provide a high quality viewing experience Nevertheless your LCD screen may have slight imperfections This is not particular to the Archos screen but to all devices which have LCD screens regardless of the original manufacturer of the LCD Each product vendor guarantees that his screen will contain no more than a certain number of defective pixels Each screen pixel contains three dot elements Red Blue and Green One or all of the dots in a given pixel may be stuck on or stuck off A single dot stuck off is the least noticeable All three dots of a pixel stuck on is the most noticeable Archos guarantees that its AV400 screen will have no more than 1 defective pixel regardless if that pixel has one or more defective dots This means that during the period of guarantee for your country or jurisdiction if the screen on your product has two or more defective pixels Archos will repair or replace your AV400 product at its cost Thus one defective pixel is not grounds for replacement or repair of the product Avoiding Hearing 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 hig
35. any ey other song to the current Playlist do the following I e While playing a song click on Options and choose Edit Playlist A browser window and the Playlist will open r e Click on the LEFT lt button to go to the hard disk 4 browser window D Au e Select the song or folder of songs to add then click the button Add e Click ESC to return to the playing screen 43 3 MUSIC Recording Music With the AV400 series you do not need a computer to create digital music files It is capable of recording from the built in microphone or an analog line source ex HiFi system Boombox CD Player etc into a standard Windows WAV format either PCM uncompressed or ADPCM compressed 13 1 Cable Connections for Audio Recording If you are using the Archos TV cradle then you will have to plug the Red and White connectors of the AV IN cables to the output of your Hifi or other audio device that you are recording from If you are using the optional multi connect adapter and AV cable you should plug the AV cable into the AV IN side of the adapter and then plug the adapter into the AV400 Now connect the Red and White connectors of the AV cable to the output of your Hifi or other audio device that you are recording from 13 2 Recording Procedure Before the actual audio recording begins there is a pre recording screen which will allow you to adjust your recording settings e p BIrstt Kia RRFcHnm s Micruphun
36. apter or connected to a powered TV Cradle the AV400 will not completely shut off It will go into Standby mode This way it can wake up to make a scheduled video recording A typical use of these settings is to set the power off screen off and hard disk to low values when used in battery mode When the power adapter is plugged in you do not need to conserve energy and thus keeping the Power on and the Backlight on makes using the AV400 more agreeable Increasing the hard disk value beyond the default may actually discharge the battery even when the Charger adapter is plugged in Note also that your unit will run hotter when the backlight and hard disk are on for long periods of time 65 18 6 System Settings 4 The System settings allow asf 18 35 e g you control over the low level Gi System wY S LETI F _ parameters of the AV400 Snow of Fios a On ne Da Update Firmware Firmware Vers 2 0 27 WMDRMPD 10 0 Product Key 0000373333 Hard Disk Free 12506 MB Used 6427 MB Parameter Description Show all files On default Off If set to Off the Jukebox will only display the file names of file types with their corresponding icons that it knows how to play If set to On the Jukebox will display the names of ALL the files on the hard disk using a icon for unknown types even if they cannot be viewed or played such as tif or pdf for example This setting is important when inserting m
37. ave a special copy protection system that will not allow Windows Media Player to make music files from them 11 4 Installing Windows Media Player 9 WMP9 If you have Windows 98SE ME and 2000 you should use Windows Media Player 9 You can visit the Microsoft Website to download the very latest version or install the version found on the AV400 itself Copy the Installation folder and run the installer First make sure the AV400 is in Hard Drive mode From the main menu of the AV400 go to Setup then System and then set USB to Hard Drive using the RIGHT button 1 Connect the AV400 to your computer with the supplied USB cable See the section of the manual on connecting the AV400 to your computer if you are unfamiliar with the computer connection 2 Open the hard drive AV400 with Windows Explorer or double click on it in My Computer 3 Open up the folder named Archos and then open the folder PC Installation Double click on the file named Setup exe it may just be shown as Setup 4 Click on the icon next to the Windows Media Player 9 installer to see which languages are available Double click on the desired language and follow the on screen instructions 39 Installing Windows Media Player 10 WMP10 You must be running Windows XP Service Pack 1 or better in order to install Windows Media Player 10 Please visit Microsoft s PlaysForSure Website www playsforsure com and download t
38. ave it directly to the AV400 Read the History txt File 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 Copy to the AV400 When updating your Operating System you must keep the AC charger adapter plugged into the AV400 so that it will not shut down due to low batteries while you are performing the update Connect your AV400 to your irlaylists Fir Fuller computer section 17 2 and Recycled Polder seed then copy the Update_AV400 Syeham Volume Intormation Fila Folder AOS file to the AV400 Covideo Hle Polder une File Fuller i Updete Av400 405 1NIKD AOSTile Hard Drive or Windows Device lt If your AV400 is seen as a Hard then you simply need to drag the w Update_AV400 AOS file onto this icon and Windows will place the WEKE file into the top most directory root of the AV400 It should not be placed inside any folder within your AV400 BR If your AV400 is seen as a Windows Device then you will have to open the AV400 Device in Windows Eplorer and drop the Update_AV400 AOS into the Data folder not the Media folder Av400 If there is already an older version of the Update_AV400 AOS file on your AV400 Windows will ask if you want to overwrite the current file Click on Yes Once this file is copied safely disconnect section 17 3 the AV400 from the computer Activate the Update Next go t
39. ayed as a full screen image you can rotate it magnify it or set it as the AV400 screen background Wallpaper 1x 1 image 2 x 2 images 3 x 3 images 49 Rotate picture 90 left View next photo Rotate picture 90 right View previous photo e Click the left function button Pic to change the number of photos in the carrousel view e Click the center function button Picture to display the picture options e Click on the right function button Hide to hide the picture name and function buttons Magnifying Photos Once the picture is displayed in full screen clicking the PLAY GO button will magnify the image up to three levels Each successive click of the PLAY GO button will magnify the picture one more level You can use your direction buttons to move the picture around in order to see the desired magnified area The small signs on the bottom left of the screen indicate the level of magnification either or Click on STOP ESC to go back to an unmagnified view 15 2 Viewing a slideshow By clicking on Slideshow the AV400 will present each picture in the current folder for a set amount of time and then go on to the next picture You can set the amount of time that each picture stays on the screen under Setup gt PlayMode gt Picture Pause This parameter is the number of seconds each picture displays on the screen 15 3 Transferring photos to your AV400 To transfer pictures from your digital came
40. box will get a green checkmark Start End Channel 11 00p 02 00a Current 09 00p 10 00p Current Current US 00p UG 5Up Scheduler after having been set The Current means that the AV400 will record the current video signal no channel changing This is for people who do not use the stick on Infrared Emitter system Notes about setting the Scheduler The scheduler automatically reorganizes the recording events chronologically In order for a scheduled recording to start you must leave the AV400 in the main menu screen or set it to standby mode press Standby On button on remote control That is if you are listening to music watching a video or looking at photos on your AV400 it will not interrupt you in order to go make the scheduled recording If you have connected and will be using the IR Emitter system see the TV Cradle manual as well as section 6 below with a video cassette recorder VCR please note that in order for the IR Emitter to properly control the VCR 1 Your VCR should not be left in sleep mode 2 Some VCRs will shut off automatically after a few minutes when left on See your VCR user manual for instructions on how to force it to stay on continuously When the user interface is in English the Date format is set to Month Day If the end time is earlier than the start time then it is assumed that you start recording on the start date and the recording ends on the fol
41. called Music If you click on the Music icon in the main menu you will go to this folder Notice that the right function button is labeled Record Each time you use this button to record audio instead of the AudioCorder button on the main menu you set the recording default location to the current folder For example let s say you have a folder called Music Voice Lectures If you go to this folder and then make a recording using the right function button Record you will set the default record location to this folder Now each time you use the AudioCorder icon to start a recording your recording will be saved in the folder Music Voice Lectures Audio Editing Audio files microphone recordings analog recordings FM Remote Control optional can be modified by deleting the sections you do not wish included If you would like to edit an audio recording you have the possibility to crop out the exact section of the recording you would like to save For example you have recorded a lecture of 33 minutes and 22 seconds in length You would like to cut out and save just one particular important section from 12 minutes and 15 seconds to 21 minutes and 5 seconds The diagram below illustrates the situation 00 00 Omin Osec Desired audio section 12 15 21 05 33 22 To keep just this section cropping it you will locate this file from the Browser mode Select Edit from the File menu in order to enter the edit mode In the edi
42. dicator light will turn on Be patient it will take about 8 seconds for the operating system to boot up e Ifthe unit shuts off after holding the ON button for several seconds plug in the Archos adapter charger to make sure the batteries get charged Shutting off the AV400 and Battery saving features To shut off the unit press and hold the STOP ESC OFF button for 3 seconds In the Power menu Setup Power Battery Operation there is a Power Off parameter It is factory set to 2 minutes Thus if your AV400 is idle for 2 minutes it will shut off This setting can be changed from one to nine minutes In the Power menu Setup Power Battery Operation there is a Backlight Off parameter to save battery power the lighting of the screen consumes a lot of the battery power 4 It is factory set to 30 seconds That is if there are no buttons pressed the screen will shut off in order to save battery life To turn the screen back on just click once on any button See h section 18 5 for a complete explanation Power Changing the Interface Language The AV400 interface can be set to English default French Spanish German or Russian e Using the arrow buttons highlight Setup and then click PLAY J ENTER setup e Highlight the Display icon and click PLAY ENTER d e Highlight the Language parameter Een e Click the Right or Left button to choose the desired language Fi e Choose the desired language Display e T
43. e 22 05 kHz WAV PCM Ve er h an N RESUME Drowser Si J 1 From the home screen select Audio 2 In the pre recording screen adjust Corder then click on ENTER GO O the recording level by clicking on the LEFT and RIGHT buttons Click on the right function button to start recording Attention the first time recording you should adjust your Settings gt AudioCorder ii RECOM RFCHAM Micruphune 72 05 kHz WAV PCM Recording Format 4 WAV PCM nz Suurce 4 Microphone D 03363 kD 0705kbs Sampling 4 22 05 KHz gt m ce ves 3 Click on Settings to reveal the re 4 Once you have clicked on the Start cording parameters screen as shown button you can pause the recording by above Be sure to set the correditking the same function button now Source You will hear silence during labelled Pause or stop the recording recording and playback if the incorrect by clicking on the STOP button source is chosen You should try some test recordings before deciding on which recording level gives the best sound quality Don t be tricked by the volume of the headphones which can be adjusted independently with the UP and DOWN buttons Microphone The built in microphone is located on the top of the AV400 unit Make sure that you have selected Microphone as the input source in the pre recording Settings screen Analog Line In You can record from any line level audio source to the AV400 Make sure that you sel
44. e AV400 hard disk 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 Windows XP amp 2000 Running Check Disk Utility ChkDsk If you still have problems with the file system on your AV400 you can try to fix it using the DOS utility check disk chkdsk Do the following Make sure external AC adapter is powering the AV400 Quit all running applications Properly connect the AV400 to your computer as explained in chapter 17 2 Wait patiently up to 5 minutes for Windows XP to show the local drive as mounted Open a DOS window Programs gt Accessories gt Command Prompt At the prompt type chkdsk e f Use e or f or whatever drive letter is representing your AV400 The f argument tells the program to automatically fix errors Be patient this may take a while When it is finished exit the DOS Window and properly disconnect the AV400 from your computer Technical Specifications ARCHOS VIDEO AV400 series Storage Capacity Model AV4xx xx Size of Hard Drive in Gigabytes Computer Interface High Speed USB 2 0 compatible USB 1 1 Image Playback JPG and BMP 4 8 24 bit images 10 Mbytes maximum size Audio Playback Stereo MP3 decoding 30 320 kb
45. e below for descriptions Click any lt Resolution TV function button to return to the pre 14 Bitrate KI 1500kb s record screen X 32 KHZ n oT eg u 77 fo a Durat N yy Pen Post record 3 Click on the PLAY PAUSE button to start the recording While recording you will see the length of time of the recording in the top left of the screen as well as a red record indicator Click on the PLAY PAUSE button again to pause the recording Click on the STOP ESC button to stop the recording The AV300 will take a few seconds to complete the proper saving of the AVI Te t r A Settings O Scheduler video file e During Recording Setting the Recording Parameters You can set the recording parameters VideoCorder manually to suit your specific needs Rename ID Click the center Settings button while Auto Stop Rec O in the pre recording screen Duration ea Pre record Post record Source Format Resolution Bitrate Eule m Rename Allows you to change the filename before the recording begins Auto Stop On Off If set to On the AV400 will stop recording after the Rec duration set in the next line For example you want to record a television show for two hours but do not want to stay around for the two hours to stop the recording In the screen above a recording that you start manually will last for 2 hours If set to Off the recording will continue until you click
46. ect the Analog Line In as the input source in the pre recording Setup screen If you have the TV cradle unit you can plug the Red and White connectors of the AV In cables to the output of you home stereo system or the audio device you are recording from If you have the optional multi connect adapter plug you can enter a stereo audio signal into the AV400 directly Be careful that the source audio is supplying a line level and not an amplified signal turning down the volume on the player will work if you are using the headphone out signal of your audio device An amplified signal will make for a terribly distorted recording You can also use a high quality pre amplified microphone such as the one Archos sells as an option 45 Incremental Recording While recording you will notice the center function button labeled Next This allows you to create incremental recordings That is the current recording stops and a new recording instantly begins The next recording has an additional number appended to its name Thus if you create multiple incremental recordings you might for example have files names of RECO000_01 RECO000_02 etc This is good for recording old cassettes and old vinyl records You can click on the Next button during the blank space between each song That way each song of the vinyl disk or audio cassette will be one single MP3 file Where is the Recording Saved The default location for audio recordings is the folder
47. ed quality Too far to the left may make for a very soft sound Try a few recordings to get a sense of what is the best sound level Do not let the headphone volume fool you That can be adjusted independently with the UP DOWN buttons If you would like to make a recording in another folder instead of the default Video folder go to the desired folder via the main Video icon then click on the right function button Record Where is the Recording Saved The default location for video recordings is the folder called Video If you click on the Video icon in the main menu you will go to this folder Notice that the right function button is labeled Record Each time you use this button to record video instead of the VideoCorder button on the main menu you set the recording default location to the current folder For example you have a folder called Video Television Documentaries If you go to this folder and then make a recording using the right function button Record you will set the default record location to this folder Now each time you use the VideoCorder icon to start a recording your recording will be saved in the folder Video Television Documentaries Copy Protection The AV400 video recording system is designed to respect the copyright protection system If the source of your video is copy protected the AV400 will record in protected mode You will see a P icon on the recording screen not playback indicating that the
48. een Icons above for a description of how each one works 10 4 Playing Through your Stereo System To play your music through your stereo system you can connect your TV Cradle audio outputs to your stereo or purchase the optional Traveler Cable kit and plug it in directly Connecting with the optional travel kit cable 35 10 5 Setting a Bookmark If you are listening to a song or dy perhaps a long recording and would like to place a bookmark in it in order to pick up from oe Ni this point at another time you can use rm rms rom Haff the Bookmark function You simply click on the center function button labeled Options 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 yellow check mark on its icon indicating that this file has a bookmark set within it You can have a maximum of 16 files bookmarked Setting more bookmarks will then start to erase the oldest bookmarks The next time you play the audio file you will be presented with three options MPJ 178 Refs 44 1 KHF 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 10 6 The Resume Function the icon which is highlighted on the main screen is not the Browser bu
49. emory cards into the CompactFlash slot Setting it to ON will allow the Jukebox to transfer all the files from the card media regardless of file type If set to OFF it will only display file types that the AV400 is capable of playing USB Port Windows Device default Hard drive When set to Windows Device your AV400 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 is installed It will be seen as an AV400 Device in Windows Explorer When set to Hard drive your AV400 will act as s an external hard drive mass storage device when JUKEBOX EN connected to a computer Use this mode for all non Windows XP operating systems Update Firmware Used to update the AV400 to a new version of the Operating System See chapter 19 Firmware Version Displays the current version of the OS Operating System and DRM Digital Rights Management system Product Key Each AV400 device has a unique product key number Hard Disk Displays the amount of free and used space on the AV400 s hard disk Reported number of megabytes is binary based counting 1 kb 1024 bytes Thus each reported MB represents approximately 1 05 megabytes decimal Formatting also takes up Space TV control See chapter 7 VIDEO Setting the Infrared Emitter Code for a complete explana
50. ernal hard disk 17 3 Disconnecting the AV400 from your Computer Windows Device Mode Verify that no data is being transferred between your AV400 and your computer the HDD light on your AV400 is not flickering You can now safely unplug the USB cable from your AV400 and or computer Hard Drive Mode DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE USB CABLE AT ANY TIME WARNING You must properly remove unmount your AV400 from the computer before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing the computer and or the AV400 Windows To safely disconnect the AV400 hard disk 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 1 The safe remove icon is in the system tray next to the clock 65 3 14 Windows XP Windows 2000 amp Windows ME 2 Click on the icon to eject unmount the AV400 from the computer and select the Safely remove message Windows XP 3 There will be a message indicating that it is now safe to disconnect the AV400 You can now go ahead and unplug the USB cable from the AV400 ai Sale To Remove Hardware x The WA Mit Storage Dirka divia caie be taie rer from the yian Macintosh Drag the AV400 hard disk icon towards the trashcan the trashcan will become a big arrow as shown in the screen shot to the left Drop the hard
51. file will be a protected file Protected files can only be played back on the AV400 that created it The file will not play on a computer Further the playback of protected files will be limited to the built in LCD screen and not to an external television Manually Setting the Scheduler If you would like to make a video recording for a future date or time you can use the scheduler You can find it by going to VideoCorder and then clicking on the right function button Scheduler You can program up to twenty different recordings up to one month in advance Once you program your dates and times of recording press the left function button SAVE You can now put your AV400 into standby mode by pressing on the red Standby wake up button on your Archos remote control Once the scheduler is set you will see an icon on the top VideoCorder status bar indicating that it is set to make a timed recording e Click on the right function button Scheduler e Set each line to the desired date and time and channel if you are using the InfraRed emitter to control your VCR cable box or satellite receiver Click on the center function button Title to set the file name of the scheduled recording Click on Save e The scheduler icon indicates that a scheduled recording is set You can set the AV400 to Standby Date Start End Ho Empty Scheduler ready to be programmed Once a valid record time is entered and the Enter button pressed the empty
52. g again in the preferred order mentioned in section 17 2 Only if using Windows 98SE you must first install the Windows98SE drivers found at the Archos web site www archos com If you installed the Windows 98SE driver on your Windows XP 2000 or ME edition this could cause problems Uninstall that driver and then reinstall the generic Windows Mass Storage Device driver If using a USB hub try connecting without using the hub some hubs are not powered and may not work with the AV400 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 On old computers the USB driver software on your computer may be out of date Find your USB chipset type by going to My Computer gt Properties gt Device Driver gt Universal Serial Bus USB Controllers gt Host Controller You may have a chipset VIA Intel SIS or another It is possible that you do not have the latest software drivers for these chipsets For VIA updates check out www viaarena com For Intel check out www intel com For SIS uninstall the driver and reinstall the Windows default USB controller drivers If using a laptop computer and a docking station try connecting without the docking station Macintosh users must update to 10 2 4 or higher OS X users On older computers make sure in your system BIOS the USB port is checked ON not
53. h 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 has been tested with the Archos supplied earphones Other manufactures earphones may produces volume levels higher or lower than the Archos delivered earphones
54. he language displayed will change immediately 4 Click on the STOP ESC button twice to return to the main menu screen ER a a 5 Foreign Character Sets You have the possibility to display your file names folder names and music 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 Archos on the AV400 hard disk or on the Archos website under the heading Software If for example you would like to have the Korean language display then you would copy the file CP949 4FZ into the folder system on the AV400 and shut down and restart the AV400 File names folder names and music tags written using the Microsoft codepage for the language will now be displayed in that character set Only one 4FZ can be used at a time thus you should only put one AFZ file into the system folder When an 4FZ language file is used the interface language will be set to English Charging the Batteries Use ONLY an Archos charger adapter that is specified for the AV400 Other chargers or adapters may damage the AV400 The green CHARGE indicator lights up to indicate that the external adapter is connected The batteries will charge automatically when the AC adapter charger is plugged in Once the battery is charged this light will blink indicating that you can disconnect the charger adapter To charge the battery to the maximum capacity continue charging with
55. he very latest version of Windows Media Player Z MUSIC Playlists A Playlist is a list of songs that the AV400 will automatically play one after the other The AV400 can load one playlist at a time into its internal memory You Gas 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 AV400 hard disk Playlists are indicated by a special list icon circled icon to the left aa nt folder 12 1 Playing a Playlist To play a Playlist you simply scroll to the Playlist such as Jazz Music shown to the left and click on PLAY The list of songs will be loaded into the internal memory of the AV400 and then be displayed in a separate panel UPRoced Morsic WPS toes Click on PLAY and the songs will be played in the order shown To shuffle the music entries in a random order you can click on Playlist then choose Shuffle You can open a Playlist file Playlistname m3u on your computer with a text editor such as Notepad and you will see that it is merely a list of files to be played along with the hard disk path to find them If you delete a Playlist from PIE BR Tank hie your AV400 you are only deleting ns Ans Burden Mirror sata the list and not the music itself Music wes Burden Through the rain mp3 z Example of the contents of the m3u Playlist file Jazz
56. ial i Tunes plug in You will find it in the folder Data i Tunes Plug in on the AV400 hard disk or from the Archos website In this folder you will find a plug in for Mac OS 9 x and another folder for Mac OS 10 x You will also find a JPEG image illustrating where you need to copy the plug in to Once this is done iTunes will recognize the AV400 as a Device 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 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 AV400 your Macintosh will save these Playlists to the root directory of your AV400 It will not save them to the AV400 Playlists directory It would be best to use the AV400 itself to make Playlists section 12 2 and then save these Playlists in your Playlists folder 3 When you drag and drop MP3 files from your iTunes library to your AV400 the i Tunes program will look at the ID3 tag information of the MP3 file and create a folder on the root of your AV400 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 p
57. iihrough the ram mc voors The Fagles _ The Kinks The Moody Blues ihe Police 3 _JThe Rolling Stones Delete 3 OT ww Delete Rename y SE Rename Parent j Hic A tolder Info Show file information such as song length video length photo size number of kilobytes used of hard disk space date file was made etc Delete Delete the file permanently from the AV400 Before it is deleted the AV400 will ask Delete file xxxxx Use the function keys to reply Yes or No For folder it will delete the entire contents of the folder It will ask Delete folder xxxxx and all files therein Use the function keys to reply Yes or No 53 Rename Change the name of the file or folder to something new You will be sent to the virtual keyboard see section 16 3 to enter the new file or folder name Create Create a new folder in the current level of the directory You will be sent to the virtual keyboard see section 16 3 to enter the new folder name Copying and Moving Files and Folders By using the unique Archos double browser system you can copy or move files from one location in the file structure to another 1000 files per folder maximum You simply click on the RIGHT button and a second browser window will open The double browser can be used in Photo View Left browser is an inserted memory card and right browser the AV400 hard disk Music View Left browser is the AV400 hard disk and right browser
58. ion that the screen backlight goes off after 30 seconds for music and the user does not access the machine it just sits and plays If you get significantly less time from a full charge call our technical support hot line AV400 locks up freezes operation or Stops Problem The AV400 locks up None of the buttons work Solution If the Lock buttons is set none of the buttons respond Hold down the left function button for three seconds to turn off the Lock buttons function A freeze up could also be caused by electrostatic phenomena That is static electricity has temporarily knocked out the AV400 Hold down on the STOP OFF button for 15 seconds and the AV400 will shut off Restart it normally now 73 The Computer locks up freezes operation or Stops Problem The computer locks up Answer Most likely because you did not use the green safely remove hardware icon in the system tray in order to remove the AV400 from your computer File issues corrupted data formatting and partitioning Problem I want to clean up my AV400 s hard drive but Windows will not let me use the standard hard drive cleaning tools Answer This is because Windows sees your AV400 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 Problem On the AV400 I find new file names and folder names that I never created or
59. ive it a new descriptive name such as shown above Lemans_AV400 avi Make sure you add the avi extension If you forget Windows will give you an error when you try to launch it Change Settings Next you can change the parameters Change Settings of the Divx encoder to adjust the level of van TEE Selig quality of the final image Like Frege MP3 music the higher the bit rate setting is made the higher the quality of the music or video in this case that you will get However this will also take up more space on your hard disk A setting of 900 kbps will give you a nice looking image for viewing on a television For near DVD quality you can set it up to 1200 kbps al Target amp Priority You should select the target as AV400 You will see a Priority box appear This control is to allow you to select which feature of the video to be guarded If for example you are re encoding a video file that is ne l 800x600 in resolution and 30 2 e oo frames per second this is beyond the maximum resolution that the AV400 can play Thus the MPG4 Translator program will have to decrease the resolution Choosing LCD optimizes the final video format for viewing on the built in LCD screen Choosing the TV option will optimize the movie to keep the highest possible frame rate You can see what the size and frame rate will be by looking at the Video Image Size Destination parameters When choosing TV it is understood that the
60. lace it into that album subfolder Thus although it is a clean structure of artists and albums i Tunes does not follow the AV400 convention of placing the music into the Music folder first 5 PHOTO Viewing Photos The AV400 series support the viewing of JPEG jpg and oh Bitmap bmp image formats Progressive JPEG images are 2 not supported The AV400 will resize the image to fit on Photo the built in screen or on a television screen if you choose the television output The yellow bar above the list of files indicates that you are in the Photo Only mode meaning that only files of type JPEG or BMP will be visible in the directory The three images on the right are thumbnail sized pictures of the highlighted file center and the picture just before and just wie aie S after the highlighted file GO IMG_U426 If you are viewing photos on a B ms_nar an F O as TMC 0427 television it is recommended that Bo Dez C AJ yousetthe Image Display setting B mo 0490 zogen to Progressive to eliminate any Bm a aj possible screen flicker You will BMG 0439 find this in the menu Setup gt Display 15 1 Viewing Photos When you click Enter on a highlighted image file the AV400 will display the image in the carrousel either alone within a group of 4 images or within a group of 9 images A red rectangle will surround the selected photo Click on Enter again to display the image in full screen Once it is displ
61. lay the rest of the songs in the directory without scanning 6l Repeat amp Shuffle Normal Plays your songs one after the other and then stops after the last song Repeat Continuously plays through the current set of songs Artist Album folder or playlist Shuffle Randomly play through the current set of songs Artist Album folder or playlist ARCLibrary Off From the Music icon you will just browse music files in the folder Music On Only in USB Port mode Hard drive Browse music via its tag characteristics but the ARCLibrary must be updated manually Automatic ARCLibrary is automatically updated when the USB cable is disconnected from your device Update ARCLibrary Available only in USB Port mode Hard drive Scans through all music and play lists in the Music and Playlists folders and updates the ARCLibrary Picture Pause Picture Pause sets the amount of time paused betwee pictures in the slideshow mode See the Photo chapter for more details gt 18 3 Clock Settings The AV400 has an internal real time clock The time a3 j11 56 of day is shown on the top right of the screen in ey Clock either 24 hour or 12 hour display mode To set it go to Setup then select Clock Choose parameter Choose Value for highlighted parameter When finished setting the parameters move down to the Set button then click on the ENTER GO button The clock ti
62. les compatible with MPEG 4 SP with B Frames AVI MPEG 4 ISO standard by Moving Picture Experts Group AVI audio video file container by Microsoft DivX is a registered trade mark of DivXNetworks Inc 77 78 DI van 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 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 lice
63. lowing day at the end time For example the first scheduled item in the screen above will start recording on the 16th day of June and end on the 17th at 2am Once a scheduled recording has been made or the date of a recording has been passed without the recording having been made the Archos unit was not in the TV Cradle or not in Standby mode the schedule entry will be erased from the scheduler Long recording times 2 hours and more can create files that are greater than 2GB each The AV400 will create multiple files in order to make long recordings Thus a long scheduled recording may produce video files called VID0000 VID0001 and VID0002 This is only in the case of recordings that are over 2GB in size This 2GB file size constraint is due to the Windows FAT32 AVI file type specification When you set the scheduler the AV400 will create a text file its System folder called DVRTimer txt You should not erase this file 5 VIDEO Automated Yahoo TV Recording Scheduler For those who have a My Yahoo account and use the calendar feature the AV400 can read the TV programs scheduled into your personal calendar and thus make scheduled recordings this way You can sign up for an account and learn how to use the My Yahoo TV and calendar functions at the Yahoo Website www yahoo com You must do the following oO Ul amp 1 Connect your AV400 to your computer 2 Go to your personal Yahoo calendar which has yo
64. me and date are now set Click on the STOP ESC button to go back to the main settings menu 18 4 Display Settings amp These settings regulatethe interface language and the presentation Of the screen Display nag in jagis F Display Fnglish A On t TY Standard NT3C URA E Image Mm IH Video Output Internal LED E E Off t Description Language The AV400 can be set to English default French German Spanish or Russian TV Standard NTSC USA PAL Europe In order to view images or vid eos on an external television select one option to send the video signal compatible with your country s television system Countries other than European or American will use one of these two systems Video Output Internal LCD or External TV To display via the built in LCD screen or to view the display via an external television Hold ing the LCD TV button for three seconds will also alternate be tween these two options Be sure your television is selecting the correct external input LCD Brightness 0 1 2 The 3 brightness levels for the built in LCD screen Setting to a lower value will give you a longer battery autonomy Image Display Interlaced Progressive This is the way the video output will be sent to the television When viewing still images JPEG and BMP on a television screen set this to Progressive to reduce possible flickering in the image Video OSD Amount of time the
65. n be done multiple times on the same video file Once finished you will have the option to save the edit marks with the video or to write a new video file If you save your file with edit marks you can always go back and change your edits at another time The actual video information is not deleted On the other hand you can write a new file which will only include the video parts that you specified in the edit session This file will be smaller but you can never un edit it Music Video section to keep Beginning of recording a e Example 1 You have recorded a music video program and would like to keep one single music presentation The rest of the television recording you do not care to keep In this case you would set a Start mark a at the beginning of the desired segment and an End mark b at the end of the desired segment You would then choose CROP which would then delete everything except the designated section to delete to delete a lo 0 Example 2 You have recorded a television program but would like to remove certain sections before the program started parts during the program and the program afterwards because you had recorded a little extra In this case you would make a Start mark a at time 00 00 and then forward to the end of what you want to delete and make your End mark b and choose CUT This part of the video recording will now be cut out Fast forward to the center of the recording and make a Start
66. n button then choose Save ATTENTION Make sure that your left window is the Playlists folder because the open window on the left is the location the AV400 will be saving your Playlist to Save Saves the current playlist to the folder open in the left window The next to the playlist name indicates that this playlist has not been saved Close Closes the windows and returns to the main menu screen Rename Renames the current playlist Shuffle Randomly shuffles the order of the songs in the current playlist Clear Clears the contents of the current playlist Button Move Allows you to change the place in the list of the highlighted song Click on Move and then click on UP or DOWN to move the song up or down the list Click OK when finished Button Delete Will delete the highlighted song from the Playlist It will not delete the actual song itself from your hard disk just from the current Playlist Important Once you save a Playlist it is important that you do not move or rename the actual MP3 files as the Playlist searches in the original file location If you need to move your MP3 files to a different folder you ll have to recreate your Playlist Adding songs to a Playlist while listening to Music This can only be done if you have entered your Music GUSE folder via the Music icon and not by the general Set Bookmark browser To add the song you are listening to or
67. nd or loose data Thus you should always use the AC adapter when connected to your computer Be careful to understand the disconnection procedure also since disconnecting incorrectly can lead to data loss or computer AV400 freeze up The AV400 is not compatible with Windows NT Windows 95 or Windows 98 first edition Windows 98SE second edition drivers must be downloaded from the Archos web site While connected as a hard disk to your computer the AV400 buttons are blocked and are no longer functional 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 Argon as a Windows Device You can just connect it to your PC as enumerated above and you can then see it 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 follow the instructions for Windows ME amp 2000 below Right click on My Computer select Properties and then look in the tab labeled General Windows ME and 2000 Attention Before connecting File Fill View Faves Toos Help the AV400 to your computer Dark E F O seah j gt Folders Fiz with the USB cable go to Setup gt Settings gt USB System Tasks a al Jv Floppy A
68. nsed 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 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 Damages or problems resulting from misuse abuse accident alteration or incorrect electrical current or voltage Any product tampered with or damaged warranty seal or serial number label Any product without a warranty or serial number label Batteries and any consumable items delivered with or in the equipment Awo 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
69. o the System parameters under Setup and then scroll down to Update Firmware and click on it The AV400 will search for the AOS file and will ask you to click Yes to start the Litet AU TILT update Follow the on screen instructions When completed the AV400 will restart itself and you will see the new OS version displayed on the bottom right of the screen 69 20 Technical Support e For warranty and services purposes keep your sales receipt for proof of purchase The serial number can be found in the battery compartment 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 Customers who purchased directly from the Archos website should fill out the RMA return request form on the website e There is an FAQ Frequently Asked Questions section at the ARCHOS Website www archos com that can help answer many of your questions e If you need technical help you may contact ARCHOS directly in your own language via these phone numbers For other countries please use e mail technical 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 ee Telephone Support 949 609 1400 USA Canada 09 1745 6224 Spain 01 70 20 00 30 France 02 4827 1143 Italy 0207 949 0115 UK 020 50 40 510
70. o your Television at the record time will be deleted from the scheduler el If a personal calendar recording event does not find the station name in your list of channels it will put the event into the scheduler and mark it with a indicating that you must assign a channel number to the name Move the cursor to the line containing the and click on the center function button Set Channel You can now scroll through the channel numbers and assign a number to the station name for that event You only have to do this once VIDEO Setting the Infrared Emitter Code This is a one time step to set your AV400 to send the correct infrared codes to your video cassette recorder cable box or satellite receiver in order that the AV400 via its TV cradle can turn on and off your video device and also change its channels If you do not plan on making scheduled recordings then you do not need to install the IR emitter or set the infrared emitter code Before beginning this procedure of setting the emitter code your AV400 must be connected in the TV Cradle the IR emitter cable plugged in and securely stuck in place on your tuner s VCR cable box satellite receiver infrared receiver window See the TV Cradle instructions for the exact placement of the emitter 7 1 Part 1 Choose your Device Brand and Model On the main screen go to Setup then click on TV Control A IFA Tune IR Emitter A Te z25 J TV source 4 Cable Rox
71. on the stop button or until the entire hard disk fills up Duration This is the duration of time your recording will last if Auto Stop Rec above is set to On Pre record This is a safety margin added to the beginning of a scheduled recording which was set via the My Yahoo TV scheduler of your personal calendar It affects ONLY those recordings This is just in case the clocks between your AV400 and the broadcast station are different or if the broadcast station starts earlier than expected Post record This is a safety margin added to the end of a scheduled recording which was set via the My Yahoo TV scheduler of your personal calendar It affects ONLY those recordings This is just in case the clocks between your AV400 and the broadcast station are different or if the broadcast station runs overtime Source Composite S Video Auto You can choose which video input you want the AV400 to use Normally with a good video signal you can set it to Auto and the AV400 will scan the two inputs to see which one is receiving video Format Auto 4 3 5 3 16 9 2 35 This is the aspect ratio of the screen that the AV400 will record You can set this manually but in most cases you can just leave it on Auto Resolution TV LCD Use this to set the resolution of the recorded image If you plan on playing the video most of the time on the built in screen then set it to LCD to record at the screen resolution of 32
72. ookmark If you are watching a video and would like to place a bookmark in it in order to continue from this point at another time you can use the Bookmark function You simply click on the center function button labeled Options then choose Set Bookmark This will set a bookmark in the video 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 yellow check mark on its icon indicating that this file has a bookmark set within it You can have a maximum of 16 files bookmarked Setting more bookmarks will then start to erase the oldest bookmarks The next time you play this video file you will be presented with three options 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 The Resume Function gt When you turn on your AV400 you will sometimes notice that the oO icon which is highlighted on the main screen is not the Browser but rather the Resume icon This icon is highlighted when the AV400 can resume the last played audio or video file Display Format Settings You will notice in the Options button center function button that you have a number of display format options In certain cases depending on how the original video was recorded you may want to use these adjustments AUT Default mode
73. ou to create MPEG4 Simple Profile AVI video files They are the MPG4 Translator and Virtual Dub The MPG4 Translator will call the Virtual Dub program and give it the correct parameters to encode your video from its original format avi or mpg mpeg 1 and then encode it into a DivX based MPEG4 AVI file The file will be scaled in order to be played back properly Only MPEG4 files encoded with DivX or XviD can be played on the AV400 Please visit the website of DivXNetworks Inc www divx com to download this codec This is a free codec This will allow your PC to create DivX type videos which play on your AV400 There are other tools available on the Internet some free and some for sale that can also convert your video files into the appropriate MPEG4 video file for the AV400 See the web site www mpegmobile com for a few of them Macintosh Users There are now tools available at the DivX Networks web site which will allow you to create DivX simple profile files with your Macintosh that are playable on the AV400 Installing the PC Software If your video file is not an MPEG4 Simple Profile avi file of the proper size you will need to re encode it using the following utilities For the AV400 you will need to create an AVI file that is MPEG4 Simple Profile with a resolution up to 720 x 576 depending on frame rate and a sound track that is stereo MP3 or WAV In actuality in all cases a resolution beyond 640x480 does
74. output will be optimized for a television and not the built in screen Start Click on Start and the program will call Virtual Dub to start processing the video Depending on the power and speed of your computer this could take real time a 60 minute long video re encoded in about 60 minutes or much longer As shown to the left you will eee see the progress as it processes the video file Man Video Pet Log If the Start button is grayed out it would be Seay caer stan ia for one of two reasons 1 The source file is Video dla TINE TSO not a true AVI file Even if the file name ends fako daa O bies 5 A ne en ar with avi the internal file data determines if it Tine olpsod Er is truly an AVI file 2 The Virtual Dub program een was not located when MPG4 Translator was ee k J started up Close the program restart it FF Show input vides _ and make sure you locate the Virtual Dub Balad program MUSIC Playing Music Files When you click on this icon in the main screen you will be sent directly to the ARCLibrary From here you can choose to either browse your music by the file system Browse hard drive or by music characteristics Album Artist title Genre Year Use the UP DOWN and PLAY buttons to locate one of the factory installed music samples and then Click on PLAY If you hear nothing at first make sure you have adjusted the volume control on the headphone cord Current Directory Play Order
75. ra directly into the AV400 you will insert your digital camera s Compact Flash card into the slot on the left side of the AV400 Insert the card when the main menu screen is displayed When you clicking on the center file button Photo Camping __ 3 parent folder 3 parent folde a IMG_1710 SiMG_1311 a IMG_1312 3 1MG_1313 l 8 IMG_1314 sIMG_1315 3 IMG_1316 3IMG_1917 9IMG_1318 OM ELE Photos from CompactFlash on the left and your AV400 hard disk on the right Choose destination folder then choose File gt Copy All If your image files are not seen in the left screen you may have to go the Setup gt System gt Show all files parameter and set it to On Once set to on all file types regardless of their extention txt raw pdf etc which are on your CF card will be visible in the left browser screen You cannot copy files to your CF cards from your AV400 If your camera uses SmartMedia Memory Stick MS MultiMedia Card MMC or Secure Digital SD memory cards you can purchase the optional Archos 4 1 CompactFlash adapter which will allow these card types to be read by the AV400 insert the card recognize it and open up two browser windows The left window will show the contents of your CompactFlash CF card and the right window will show the contents of your AV400 s hard drive Navigate to the folder on your CF card which contains your photos in this example DCIM
76. t mode set the cut IN point 12 15 in our example Next set the cut OUT point 21 05 in our example Save the edit m parent folder mM 2 ae 4 c_us 2 c_n4 c 05 Er J VOICE_UZ J voIcF_m JJ VOICE _04 Highlight the file to edit and select Edit from the file menu Only files which have been created with the AV400 recording function will show Edit in the file menu Files created from CDs or downloaded cannot be edited Once you enter the edit mode the audio file will play in a continuous loop so that you will be able to hear how your edit sounds cuT IN amp 12 15 cur our VOICF_M1 WAV 1411 kb s 44 1 kHz 16 Bil stereu Next track 01315 0 1 32 0 3 22 Use the fast reverse and fast forward buttons LEFT RIGHT buttons to locate the points you want the new file to start and end These are the cut IN and cut OUT points Once you have set these points you can save the edit In this example a new file VOICE_01_ Edit mp3 will be made Your original file is left untouched You will notice that your Cut IN and Cut OUT times are marked just above the file name 4 MUSIC Using iTunes with your AV400 The easiest way to transfer music files between a Macintosh computer and your AV400 is to use the Macintosh Finder to drag and drop the files to and from your Macintosh However for Macintosh users who do want to use the AV400 with iTunes Archos has developed a spec
77. t rather the Resume icon This icon is highlighted when the AV400 can resume the last played audio or video file B When you turn on your AV400 you will sometimes notice that Ee MUSIC Putting Music onto your AV400 Your Archos product is a certified PlaysForSure digital device which means that wherever you find music for een sale on the Internet with this symbol you can be certain Bi Viggo that they will Play for sure on your AV400 x The AV400 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 sync 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 11 1 Synchronizing Music from Windows Media Player WMP to the AV400 The Synchronize button in WMP Windows Media Player is a one way sync button That is it will add music video and photo files to your AV400 so that you have the same digital media on your AV400 as you have in your Windows Media Player library Of course you can choose to sync only certain songs or sync your entire library On
78. te In some rare cases the ON OFF functionality may not work Parameter Description Key Set this to On if normally you have to press this same key on your device s remote control in order to select a channel Number of digits Set the number of digits that your device can recognize for a channel Example Set to 3 if you need to choose a channel greater than channel 99 Key Enter Set this to On if normally you have to press the Enter key on your device s remote control after you enter the channel number Example If you normally press 1 3 Enter for channel 13 then you would need to set this parameter to On Key Delay Change the delay between the emission of each digit of a channel You may need to adjust this if the AV400 seems to send only half the digits of a channel or more digits of a channel Example Adjust the key delay and retest channel select if it sends channel 1 instead of 12 or sends 112 instead of 12 25 amp VIDEO Editing Video Files Video files recorded by the AV400 not internet files can be modified by deleting the sections you do not wish included The editing you can do is either cropping or cutting of particular segments of the video file You will mark a segment of your video file and then you will tell the AV400 to CROP it out delete everything except the marked segment or to CUT it out delete the marked segment from the video file These operations ca
79. tery autonomy Wer power for both modes of operation a when it is powered from the battery or when it is connected to the AC charger adapter DC Power operation i Power ie Battery operation Power Off a Z min i Backlight Off A 205 E Hard drive a 10s i OC Power Operation Standby Al 2 min IH Backlight Off G 30 5 E Hard drive a 30 5 ie Parameter Description Power Off 1 9 minutes The number of minutes of user inactivity no buttons pressed before the AV400 shuts off During the playback of music or video files this setting takes effect only after the files are finished playing Backlight Off 10 90 seconds Never The time of user inactivity no buttons pressed before the AV400 turns off the screen to conserve power During the playback of video files this setting only takes effect once the file is finished playing Hard disk 10 90 seconds The number of seconds from the time of the last file access before the AV400 tells the internal hard disk to stop spinning The longer this time is set 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 Standby 1 9 minutes Never The number of minutes of user inactivity no buttons pressed before the AV400 goes into Standby mode When powered by the AC charger ad
80. the PC Software DivX Codec Virtual Dub MPG4 Translator MP3 Sound Codec 9 2 Using MPG4 Translator Select Source amp Destination Files Change Settings Target amp Priority Start 28 28 28 29 29 29 30 31 31 31 32 O O O O WO GE Bar 13 13 14 16 18 18 18 23 24 29 30 11 14 15 21 23 26 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 MUSIC Playing Music Files 10 1 Button Control 10 2 Play Screen Icons 10 3 Browsing through your Music Library 10 4 Playing Through your Stereo System 10 5 Setting a Bookmark 10 6 The Resume Function MUSIC Putting Music onto your AV400 11 1 Synchronizing Music from Windows Media Player WMP to the AV400 11 2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 to Windows Media Player 9 11 3 Transferring your CD collection to the AV400 11 4 Installing Windows Media Player 9 WMP9 11 5 Installing Windows Media Player 10 WMP10 MUSIC Playlists 12 1 Playing a Playlist 12 2 Creating a Playlist 12 3 Saving a Playlist 12 4 Adding songs to a Playlist while listening to Music MUSIC Recording Music 13 1 Cable Connections for Audio Recording 13 2 Recording Procedure Microphone Analog Line In Incremental Recording 13 3 Where is the Recording Saved 13 4 Audio Editing MUSIC Using iTunes with your AV400 PHOTO Viewing Photos 15 1 Viewing Photos Magnifying Photos 15 2 Viewing a slideshow 15 3 Transferring photos to your AV400 B
81. the music Playlist Browser View Two browser windows to browse two different parts of the AV400 hard disk In the Browser mode you can jump between the two windows using the LEFT and RIGHT buttons Where the cursor is highlighting a file or folder that window is the source for the copy The destination folder will be the other window For example we want to copy the file Project X doc from the HD Data Files from Work folder to the HD Data Backed up Files folder We must start from the main screen Browser mode 1 Locate the file to copy 2 Click the RIGHT button to open a new browser window hafri 4 3 Click the RIGHT button again to 4 Move back to the left browser LEFT move the cursor to the right browser button highlight the file to copy and and find the desired destination folder select copy from the file menu The file will be copied to the folder in the right browser Entire folders can also be copied or moved in this same manner 16 3 Using the Virtual Keyboard It is recommended that you create folders and rename files or folders from your computer when it is connected to the AV400 The computer keyboard is much easier Often times however you are not near your computer and you must enter the text directly with the AV400 For this the virtual keyboard screen will appear The new text that you are typing in Cursor Each key has an upper case and lower case character lower case mode shown here
82. tion of when and how to use this setting 67 I9 Updating the AV400 Firmware Operating System OS Archos periodically updates the 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 Each time the AV400 starts up the OS version is displayed on the screen example OS Version 1 1 on the bottom right You will find the most recent version of the OS and its version number at the Archos website www archos com under the customer support section Download the Update_AV400 AOS file x When you click on the link to 4 Semn iker can ham your computes IF the fir information below download the new OS file the file rd keki BUS EAU Of wou cho rect buk tust thee proa ho rect cee oe ware hr be name is Update_AV400 AOS your an browser may warn you that the En A contents of the download may harm your computer This is because the FERIEN ee I SER eae Windows system does not know 2 Ser FG what a AOS file is Be assured Le en that Archos 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 place such as My Documents in order to later copy this file to your AV400 If your AV400 is connected to your PC you can even s
83. to switch between LCD and external TV display TFT LCD screen 320 x 240 pixels Built in loud speaker hold down on button k for three seconds to turn speaker on and off Screen function buttons which correspond to j k b c LCD TV button Hold down for 3 seconds to switch between LCD and external TV display Microphone for making digital voice recordings CompactFlash Type I slot USB 2 0 high speed port USB 1 1 compatible to connect the AV400 to your computer Power Connector use only the supplied Archos power charger adapter Multi connect jack for headphones TV Cradle and AV in out connections The optional multi connect adapter and AV cable allow for audio and video playing cable and recording cable adapter without the TV Cradle Multi connect Adapter AV Cable Z INTRO First Time Usage Please take the time to read though this manual There are many things that this device can do that you may not be aware of Plugging in the AC Adapter e Use only the included ARCHOS charger adapter e Before using for the first time charge the batteries completely The charge indicator CHG light just below the navigation pad will start to blink when the battery is charged e You may use the Archos Video AV400 while its battery is charging but it will then take longer before the battery is completely charged Turning on the AV400 e Hold the PLAY ON button for 4 seconds The green On in
84. ur TV programs scheduled Choose the Week view starting with the current day as the beginning of the week Click on Printable View to show a cleaner printable version From your browser menu click on File gt Save As to save the file Do not change the File Name but do change the Save as Type to Web page html only Now save the file to the folder System on your AV400 Once you disconnect the AV400 from your computer the AV400 will automatically update its scheduler with the newly saved TV programs from your My Yahoo calendar If the AV400 encounters a television station name that it does not know the channel number for was never set it will indicate so and direct you to go to the scheduler to manually assign a channel to the station name Notes If the TV programs from your personal calendar do not seem to be correctly copied to the AV400 scheduler go to the Archos web site to make sure that have the very latest version of the AV400 firmware Update your firmware Operating System as explained in the chapter Updating the AV400 firmware If you change your Yahoo personal calendar by deleting some TV programs and adding new ones only the new programs will be added to the AV400 scheduler when you save the html file to the AV400 If you want to delete scheduled items you must do this in the AV400 scheduler itself Missed recordings because you did not have the AV400 in the TV Cradle connected t
85. w JPEG and BMP images and slide shows Copy Pictures or data from CompactFlash cards directly to the AV400 Store DOC TXT or any type of data file it s a portable hard drive too We wish you many years of enjoyment from your AV400 product Please do register your product at our website www archos com register products html to ensure that you get access to our help line and to be informed of free software updates for your product Wishing you the best Video Music and Photo experience The ARCHOS TEAM sa mo oa2an 5 9 t mu p q INTRO Ports Buttons and Connections Wes Burden Brave New World Mirror MP3 128 kb s 44 1 kHz Next track Can t Fight This Feeling Hard disk activity indicator red On indicator green Battery charger indicator green Move UP also increases volume during media playback Move DOWN also decreases volume during media playback Move LEFT also plays previous song or fast reverse through song or video Move RIGHT also plays next song or fast forward through song or video On Enter Play Go Hold for 4 seconds to turn on Escape Stop Off 9 Hold for 4 seconds to turn off device Left function button Activates the left on screen menu item p Also buttons lock Center function button Activates the center on screen menu item q Also speaker on off Right function button Activates the right on screen menu item r LCD TV button Hold down for 3 seconds
86. ynchronize the WMP library to Archos yes AV400 on connecting to PC Can synchronize subscription music to go yes services to your AV400 Carefree USB disconnection no special green arrow unmount procedure Supports protected Internet video downloads ee Will convert video files to play on your AV400 yes if not in correct format no vs PlaysForSure audio content Microsoft reserves the right to limit which video file formats it will convert with WMP10 Transferring your CD collection to the AV400 The process of transferring music from a CD into files for your AV400 is known as ripping It is actually a transcoding process taking the CDA CD Audio format and converting it to WMA or MP3 format which the AV400 can read There are many music ripping programs on the market but the easiest thing to do is to use Windows Media Player to do it In fact when you place a music CD in your computer Windows will ask you if you would like to rip it Depending on the power of your computer to rip a 60 minute CD it will take anywhere from SS ae ee 10 minutes to 60 minutes Once this a Tas SRE AN HOOT RAR is done the album will become part of Aci your music library Connect your AV400 Lae be CD audo A to your computer with the supplied USB as cable Now go to the Sync tab and tell Oz Windows Media Player to synchronize that album to your AV400 It will then transfer that album to your AV400 Note Some music CDs h

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