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1. Mes TANT stereo JEkb s O00 0 03 32 0zi e Setup displays the setup screen same as selecting the Setup icon in the main menu e Edit Playlist enters the playlist editor see below for how to use playlists e Browser allows to browse through your files while playing 5 1 3 Using playlists A Playlist is a list of songs that the Gmini will automatically play one after the other The Gmini can handle one Playlist at a time You can create new Playlists add or delete songs from a Playlist or Save a Playlist as a file file type m3u to be used another time There is no limit to the number of Playlists you can save on the Gmini hard drive 16 Creating a new Playlist TERRELL ons To create a Playlist press the RIGHT button while you are in the Music browser A second panel is opened on the right side to display the playlist contents shown empty in the picture You can now start E Playlists 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 OK button to add it to the Playlist The song will be added to the Playlist and the music icon in front of the current song is displayed in reverse video to indicate that it is in the playlist Continue searching and adding songs in this manner until you are satisfied You can jump back and forth anytime between the two windows by clicking the LEFT RIGHT buttons A
2. 25 5 3 Using the Browser The browser is used to navigate the file system on the Gmini The file system is the same type of file system that is found on Windows based computers This way transferring files from your computer to your Gmini is as easy as drag and drop The file system is a hierarchical system which includes folders and subfolders Because you will be putting hundreds of files onto your Gmini it is STRONGLY ADVISED that keep a neat and orderly file structure Otherwise you will be spending time searching for files and not listening to them We suggest that on the first level of your file structure you include the folders Data to carry miscellaneous data files with you Music all of your music files Playlists to hold all your music Playlists Photo for the files you copy from CompactFlash cards and Voice for microphone recordings This functionality requires an optional software plug in See the Archos web site for details 5 3 1 Inside the MUSIC Folder The top level of your Archos Gmini includes the folder Music Most people who create neat file structures for their Archos MP3 players make the following hierarchy within the Music folder Level 1 Artist Dire Straits Madonna Stravinsky etc Level 2 Album Brothers in Arms American life etc Level 3 Song Money for Nothing Walk of Life etc The folder Music is a special folder in that the Music icon on the main sc
3. You will need to use a third part software such as Paritition Magic or Norton Utilities to format the entire 40GB of hard drive space in the FAT32 format Note FAT is not the same thing as FAT32 Problem I would like to partition the Gmini hard drive Answer If you know how to partition a hard drive this is OK The Gmini will however only recognize the FAT32 partition Thus it will just see and use that partition of the hard drive The size of that partition depends of course on what you set it to when you partition the hard drive Problem My files have disappeared from the Gmini 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 the filtered view Music 10 2 1 Windows 98SE amp ME Running Scan Disk Error Checking Quit all running applications Properly connect the Gmini to your computer as explained in chapter X Make sure external AC adapter is powering the Gmini Right click on the Gmini hard drive in Windows Explorer and select Properties Select the Tools option and run the Error checking program Make sure you check the box to automatically fix errors Be patient this may take a while Windows may ask you to restart the computer to make certain Windows files available This is OK click on Yes 48 10 2 2 Windows xP amp 2000 Running Check Disk Utility ChkDsk If you still have problems with th
4. a A w Sound Playmode Clack system go to Setup gt System l io Power Record g 20 ma 00 07 gii 20 fm 00 07 Show all fies PG System H Unit key OOO0000000 Music Librar 4 On F Hard Disk Language 4 English F Frees 01402 ME OS Version O07 Used 00656 ME Parameter Description Show all files Off default On If Off the Gmini will only display the file names of files that it knows how to play If set to On the Jukebox will display the names of ALL the files on the hard drive using a icon for unknown types even if they cannot be played such as tif or pdf for example This setting is important when the Jukebox is used with the Photo Wallet software plug in 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 read file types that the Gmini is capable of handling Music Library Off On default Select Off to disable the ARCLibrary feature or On to enable it English Fran ais Deutsch Use this to set the operating language of the Gmini Displays the product key of your Gmini100 This product key is important as you will need it to install new software plug ins Displays the current version of the Operating System OS sd Displays amount of free space and used space of the Gmini hard drive ATTENTION Changing the ARCLibrary parameter will only take effect after the next restart of the Gmini
5. Be careful that the source audio is supplying a line level and 30 not an amplified signal usually turning down the volume on the player will work An amplified signal will make for a terribly distorted recording Make sure that you have selected Line In as the input Source in the pre recording Settings screen For an input you can also use a high quality pre amplified microphone such as the one Archos sells as an option 5 4 3 SPDIF Input This digital input is for SPDIF enabled audio devices The Gmini runs the wire based protocol not optical fiber To record via the SPDIF digital audio connection you will use the Yellow RCA connector on the delivered cable Plug the above shown adapter into the Gmini headphone multi connect jack Plug the mini jack end into the Line in s pdif jack The Gmini abides by the copy protection scheme of the SPDIF digital connection protocol That is an SPDIF copy is allowed from the original source only not from a second generation digital copy 5 5 Using the photo wallet 5 5 1 Using the photo browser The photo browser is the counterpart of the music browser but related to photos It allows to search for your photo files and get information about them Using the photo browser is similar to the the Gmini file browser except that the double browser only opens when a CompactFlash is inserted into the CompactFlash card on the top of the Gmini but there is no double browser feature You must the
6. Gmini Thus the ARCLibrary will not reflect the true number of songs on your Gmini However you can still find and play your music via the Music Browser 43 9 Updating your Gmini Operating System OS software Archos regularly makes software updates correction of bugs and upgrades additional functions and features for its products These are free of charge and downloadable from the Archos website Simply go to our website www archos com and in the Software section locate your Gmini product and download the GMINI100 AOS file to your computer Make sure you keep a safe copy of this file in case you need it again 9 1 1 Downloading the GMINI100 AQS file When you click on the link to download the new OS file the file name is GMINI100 AOS your xj browser may warn you that the contents of the Some files can harm your computer If the file information below download looks suspicious and may harm your sf looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source do not open or save this file Sr hee A computer This is because the Windows system does File name GMINIO0 40S File type not know what a AOS file is Be assured that Archos From www archos com has made every effort to ensure that the file does not contain viruses Click on the option Save to Would you like to open the file or save it to your computer Open Si ci download this file to a convenient place such as My Documents in order to later copy thi
7. Gmini automatically shuts off The Gmini will not shut off during the playback of music files or during recording Never indicates that the Gmini will not do an automatic shut down Backlight Off Range 1 to 11 or Never These values represent 10 110 seconds of user inactivity no buttons pressed before the Gmini turns off the blue backlight Never indicates that the backlight will always stay on Keeping the backlight on will reduce the battery time LCD Contrast Range 0 to 7 These values represent the black white contrast of the screen 23 5 2 5 Changing the Recording Settings fu 20 TWE Each time you make a recording either via the line In microphone xdi or SPDIF the Gmini has preset recording parameters that it will use Sound Playmode Clock l a You can change these recordings settings by going to Setup gt Pouer System Recording ofi 20 OOs24 ju 20 oos24 Fecord E Source 4 Line in P Format q4 MFZ F Line in bitra 4 128kb s F Mic bitrate Ekbis P E set Artist New Artist LSet Album Hew Album Source 4 Line in P Parameter Description Set Title Allows you to set the Title ID3 tag in the MP3 file you will record Set Artist Allows you to set the Artist ID3 tag in the MP3 file you will record Set Album Allows you to set the Album ID3 tag in the MP3 file you will record Source Line In Mic SPDIF This allows you to choose the source of your recording If you use the L
8. Playlist can have a maximum of 1000 songs in it We recommend that you save your Playlists to the Gmini hard drive see below to be used again later You can also add all the music files of a complete S E folder in one operation by highlighting the desired folder pressing i Add to Playlist E Koj B Merlin MENU to display the contextual menu and then selecting either ADD TO PLAYLIST or INSERT TO PLAYLIST e Add to playlist adds all files at the end of the current playlist e Insert to playlist inserts all files in the playlist at the current cursor position Loading a Playlist You can load a previously saved playlist or add the files it contains to the current playlist Use the music browser to select the playlist of your choice playlists are indicated by a special list icon 8m E LUCO and then press OK If there were already some items in the Gmini fzicLibrargi Playlists Back playlist then the songs of the loaded Playlist will be added to the end De Playlisti of it You can then check or modify the playlist as usual in the playlist edition window Playing a Playlist There are two ways to play a Playlist 1 Press the RIGHT key to go into the playlist edition window Then use the UP and DOWN keys to select which song you want to start with 2 In the playlist edition window press MENU to display the contextual menu and select START PLAYLIST The Gmini starts playing from the
9. a minimum of SP1 Service Pack 1 in order for it to transfer files at the full USB 2 0 port capacity Problem The Gmini shuts off by itself Solution This is normal If you are not playing music or using it it will automatically shut off based on the automatic power off parameters in the Power submenu Go to the menu Setup gt Power where you can adjust the Power off parameter Problem The Gmini locks up None of the buttons react Solution Did you set the Gmini to lock mode This is the mode that blocks the buttons from functioning so that you can put the Gmini in your pocket or backpack without worrying about buttons getting accidentally pressed Hold down for three seconds on the Menu button to unlock all the buttons The other possibility is an electrostatic phenomena That is static electricity has temporarily knocked out the Gmini Hold down on the ON button for 15 seconds and the Gmini will shut off Restart it normally now 46 Problem When I go to the Music icon in the main menu I cannot see the mp3 files or albums that I just put into the Gmini Solution The Gmini s ARCLibrary must be rewritten to the Gmini each time new music files are transferred to the device You can refresh update the ARCLibrary by connecting your Gmini to the computer starting up the program MusicMatch and then clicking on Send to Portable Device from the File menu By doing this MusicMatch will look at the contents of the
10. controls Key Increases the volume has no effect on recording level m TE Decreases the volume has no effect on recording level we PL Decreases record level line in recording only io SS Increases record level line in recording only a Toggles pause recording modes Stops recording saves the file to the hard disk and returns to pre recording screen Press Esc again to exit the pre recording mode Displays the browser contextual menu in pre recording mode 5 4 1 Microphone Recording The built in microphone is located on the top of the Gmini unit just above the ON button Make sure that you have selected Microphone as the input Source in the pre recording Settings screen If you would like to make higher quality voice recordings there is an optional pre amplified high quality lapel microphone available from Archos 5 4 2 Line In Recording You can record from any line level audio source into the Gmini Use the included audio cable Red Right White Left to connect to your Hifi system home CD player etc do not use the yellow Plug the Red and White RCA type connectors into the Line Out of your HiFi Plug the adapter shown on the left into the Gmini headphone multi connect jack Plug the other end of the cable into the Line in s pdif labeled side of the adapter To record from a source such as a portable CD player you will need to buy a cable with mini jack 3 5mm male connectors on both sides
11. items delivered with or in the equipment Warnings and Safety Instructions CAUTION To prevent risks of electric shock this unit must only be opened by qualified service personnel Power off and disconnect the power supply cable before opening the unit WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture Use of this product is for personal use only Copying CDs or loading music video or picture files for sale or other business purposes is or may be a violation of copyright law Copyrighted materials works of art and or presentations may require authorization to be fully or partially recorded Please be aware of all such applicable laws concerning the recording and use of such for your country and jurisdiction 52 FCC Warning Statement FCC Compliance This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipm
12. only be readable from a Macintosh not a Windows machine e Windows XP and 2000 If the File Allocation Table FAT gets corrupted the Gmini may not show up in Windows XP or 2000 for over one minute and then it comes up as local drive Use DOS Utility ChkDsk as shown below 45 e Windows XP may recognize the Gmini disk drive but yet not assign a drive letter Right click on My Computer and select Management Then select Disk management Within this window you may see the hard drive and be able to assign a drive letter to it using the command Change drive letter and path 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 Gmini including Windows Explorer If this does not work shut down all programs wait 20 seconds then try the green arrow again If this does not work you should shut down the computer and disconnect the USB cable once the computer is off Problem When I plug the Gmini into my computer I do not see a new hard drive icon on the screen Solution Use the troubleshooting section USB Connection Issues above Problem I have Windows XP and a USB 2 0 port yet my file transfer rates are very slow Solution The original version of XP does not have native support for USB 2 0 You must update your Windows XP to
13. through the Gmini s hard drive as if browsing via computer In Browser mode you can create folders delete files or folders rename Source Destination Prower inde YON SINP ORERE B paon ang A scone browser window will open You can jump between the two windows using the LEFT RIGHT buttons Wherever the cursor is highlighting a file or folder that files or folders and copy or move files from one place to another window is the source for the copy The destination folder will be the other window Once you File Operations Folder Operations have decided on the destination folder move to the source browser window highlight the file to oi 20 maa 00 05 gi 20 maa 00 a4 copy and then click on the MENU button You can now choose ae ice D ay fe Create Folder File Info arent fold Delete Folder EET e Rename File Crush on Rename Folder Copy file to copy the highlighted file Copy All Files to copy all the Delete File sh 1 Could Copy Folder files in that folder to the destination folder or Move File to move it Delete all Files H You can t to the destination folder 21 28 5 4 Recording MP3 Music With the Gmini series you do not need a computer to create MP3 music files It is capable of recording from the built in microphone an analog line source from a HiFi system portable stereo CD Player etc or from an SPDIF audio source Before the actual recording begins there is a pre recording scree
14. 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 Gmini will then revert to single directory mode and play the rest of the songs in the directory without scanning 21 5 2 3 Setting the Clock f 20 Ose If you would like to set the Gmini s clock go to Setup Clock xdi Sound Playmode Power Record System oi 20 maa 00 07 This parameter tells how the time will be displayed on the Gmini screen 12h displays hours from 1 to 12 24h displays hours from 0 to 23 Use the UP and DOWN arrows to choose which parameter to change and then use the LEFT and RIGHT buttons to change that parameter s value When you have set all the values MAKE SURE that you scroll down to the bottom and highlight the set parameter and then press OK to activate the time change Click on STOP to escape back to the Setup screen 22 5 2 4 Changing the Power Settings To help you get the most battery life out of your Gmini before having a oo248 adi iw to recharge it you can adjust the power settings Go to Setup gt Sound Playmode Clock i z aa Power Record System gi 20 maa 00 07 4 2 Backlight Of 3 Contrast H 3 Parameter Description Power Off Range 1 to 9 or Never Values 1 9 represent the number of minutes of user inactivity before the
15. warrant guarantee or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the licensed materials in terms of its correctness accuracy reliability correctness or otherwise The entire risk as to the results and performance of the licensed materials is assumed by you The exclusion of implied warranties is not permitted by some jurisdictions The above exclusion may not apply to you In no event will ARCHOS s licensor s and their directors officers employees or agents collectively ARCHOS licensor be liable to you for any consequential incidental or indirect damages including damages for loss of business profits business interruption loss of business information and the like arising out of the use of inability to use the licensed materials even if ARCHOS licensor has been advised of the possibility of such damages Because 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
16. you can simply pull the card out of the slot You do not need to shut off the Gmini If you click on PLAY on a JPEG file in the Browser the Gmini will display information about the photo such as resolution number of colors and date The Photo Wallet software plug in is available for purchase on the Archos website www archos com 32 6 Connecting the Gmini to your Computer 6 1 2 Windows 98SE Among the Windows operating systems that are compatible with the Gmini Windows 98SE is 6 1 Making the USB Connection the only one which requires drivers Windows 98SE does not have the Mass Storage Device Driver built in to it like the newer versions of Windows When you first plug a Gmini into a computer running Window 98SE it will recognize the hardware and ask you to install the Always make sure your Gmini has a fully charged battery or use the power adapter to prevent the drivers Carefully follow the instructions below After installation of the drivers you will be able Gmini from shutting down during data transfers due to low power This could cause data loss to drag and drops file between your computer and the Gmini using Windows Explorer Be careful and or file corruption if not done also to understand the correct disconnection procedure in the next section Incorrect disconnection can cause your computer to freeze or you may loose data 6 1 1 Windows Me NT 2000 XP Add New Hardware Wizard Add New Hardwa
17. you get a message saying that you can safely unplug the device before disconnecting the USB cable Attention The operating system will not allow you to safely disconnect the Gmini if you have an open file from it in a running application You will have to close all the open Gmini files in any running application as well as Windows Explorer if you are using Windows 2000 or XP Using the green disconnect arrow icon in the system tray will then allow you to safely disconnect the USB cable from the Gmini 1 The safe remove icon is in the system tray near the system clock TR len Se Windows XP Windows 98SE Windows 2000 amp Windows ME 2 Click on the icon to Eject unmount the Gmini from your computer and then select the Safely Safely Remove USB Mass Storage Device Drive E _ Set Rove USE He Seno Derice DiE E 18 31 Windows XP Windows 98SE remove message Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device DrivelE 3 There will be a message indicating that it is now safe to disconnect the Gmini You can now go ahead and unplug the USB cable from the Gmini i Safe To Remove Hardware The USB Mass Storage Device Drive E The USB Mass Storage Device device can now be safely removed From the system can now be safly removed from system Windows XP 36 6 3 2 Macintosh First close any programs that are using files from your Gmini Drag the Gmini hard drive icon towards the trash
18. Gmini hard drive and take into account any new files you have copied to it and then refresh the ARCLibrary on the Gmini accordingly MusicMatch will tell you when the update process is complete Properly disconnect your Gmini from computer Your new files will now be visible in the ARCLibrary 10 2 File issues corrupted data formatting and partitioning Problem On the Gmini I find new file names and folder names that I never created or they have strange gibberish names Answer Most likely the Gmini s file allocation table FAT has been corrupted This could have been due to a shut down while the Gmini was connected to your computer To fix a corrupted FAT problem you should use the Error Checking utility or the Check Disk utility explained at the end of this section Attention Windows and Macintosh often write extra files to the hard drive such as finder def or System volume info These are normal and will not harm the Gmini Problem I have been using my Gmini to transfer files back and forth between different computers Will defragmenting the Gmini hard drive do any harm to it Answer Defragmenting the Gmini hard drive may actually be useful after having transferred many files to and from the Gmini It is never harmful to use the Windows defragmenter utility on the Gmini Make sure no other program is running while using the Windows defragmenter utility Make sure you power the Gmini with the external power adapter during thi
19. RORA EUEN ARCHOS Gmini 100 series MP3 amp WMA Player USB 2 0 Hard Disk ARCHOS Think smaller Please see our web site for the most recent manual and software updates for your Gmini 100 Full User Manual Version 1 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS Gmini EO OV CE VOW osissa aiaa aaa aieeaa aasaga 4 LI The Gmini PO s cnnan iiiaae i Eaa a eaaa aE a eiai 4 1 2 Software plug ins and ACCESSOMES siccssstevcasrsenceediancednstoesesoatecbrnmwaaditedesndbecstinceeawoeaeenies 4 14 2 1 FM Remote CON OF csescesvosecestesiseascennpsutaeridpecszaunesitetasbbaracnnpausostdoneenrasseieasioeees 4 1 2 2 MadWaves POI iw vase k si th aiite sadness ies Aaa nsirk cence sVdeainae witha gad maipbdatnsnaedseheedladniies 4 1 2 3 Audio Recording PIUQHIN cvascsietssersecsnscscnssesintverscnascsbinsbiasensenadesnanbsaennnsadaneoneaneres 4 1 2 4 Photo Wallet PUI OI ioc itinerant iets bia p scien RUA GiRen ih anaes alla ws danlatiueal Ouest 5 Ports Buttons and Connections isssisescsussscecsessoreucssusenecoescssososussucraucesincoisssisrosssoasiisesiseoas 6 First Time WG AGG ciin 8 3 1 Plugging in the AC Adaptef esis dace caterer tusarcecaseeeehaeistun va sdelnns wiasemasae eanetciioncdavemadianiwarecase 8 32 Toming onthe Gii eee AA E E A A S 9 3 3 Changing the user interface language cccssccesessseeceessseceeseeeeceessseeecesesecesessseeeeeeas 9 3 4 Shutting off the Gmini and Battery saving features ecccceceseneeceeseeeeeeesnneeeeseaes 9 23 C arine
20. Running Scan Disk Error Checking c cccscsceccseecseeeen 48 microphone for voice recording You can also record directly off the radio into mp3 files 10 2 2 Windows xP amp 2000 Running Check Disk Utility CHKDSK ccccccscssceseesesseeeees 49 11 Technical Specifications sacscsceses cececes sat cccsewesccccdecesectswivasncserccaccssieus eiacteus E EAEE NAi 50 12 Peehnical Suppor t scssccsescsstiveseteecisacsssceahesecctevettecctasivies aa r ae aaae aaa ae iade iiaeaa 51 1 2 2 MadWaves Plug in Madwaves is an exciting software package for your Gmini which allows you to create Generactive music It is called Generactive music because it is a mix of Generative music and your Interaction Generactive music is completely new music created by mathematical algorithms following the rules of a music style framework Techno Hip Hop etc At any point you can interact with the song in progress modifying any element of the song Record your voice with it and export the result as a wav file An infinite number of music possibilities await your Generactive touch Check out the Mad site www madplayer com for details 1 2 3 Audio Recording Plug in With this software plug in you can now record from the microphone or any audio source directly into mp3 format If you have a stereo system you can for example record all your old audio cassettes and vinyl records into MP3 format Use Archos incremental recording feature to make a single mp3 file
21. Selectable items ou 20 irs Use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to change the parameter value Record f ARTT E The new value is immediately taken into account so there is no Format q4 MP3 need to press OK Click on ESC when done Line in bitra 4 12Skb s F Mic bitrate MRIS Check boxes Sees Each checkbox corresponds to a different parameter value but only one parameter can be selected at a time Use the UP and DOWN keys to highlight an item and then press OK to validate it Current Folder Actions Seco In the settings screens you sometimes need to perform some ock iono actions Actions are shown enclosed with Press OK to start Minute i F7 H the action Second H Set o 4 2 4 Contextual Menus ABmAL du20 m 00 03 When the El is present on the top left corner of the screen you can Create Folder press the MENU key to display a popup menu with actions related to Delete Folder Rename Folder E Photos E Playlists ee Use the UP and DOWN keys to highlight the action you want to start and then press OK to validate it the current mode Pressing MENU again or Esc closes it 4 2 5 Message boxes UTOA From time to time a message box is displayed on the screen This Delete File l Crush on you may be a warning or an error message or a question to confirm an action ME Ho Message boxes may have up to 3 buttons for instance yes no and cancel If there is more than one but
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23. and OK to enter a highlighted subfolder See chapter 5 3 for more information about using the Browser t d 04 The Heart Shaped Se f 05 The Fain You can search your music by artist album song name genre Use the UP DOWN buttons to scroll to your selection and then click on OK Once one of these is chosen you will see an alphabetical list Playlist You can now choose the Album Artist or song Title depending which search type you started that you desire 14 5 1 2 Playing asong When you get to your desired song click on OK If you hear nothing at first make sure you have adjusted the volume control on the headphone cord Menu available Status Playing Play Mode Playlist Play Order Volume Battery level full x Be i du 20 fy 00 05 Song title or file name Music Time of Day LR Album or current l CrashBioomBang I Left and Right VU Meters Artist or parent folder jz Crash Boom Bang Ee eon Wes Joint stereo 128kb s Hgin Dige mamaga Song elapsed time Song time remaining Song Length If the MP3 file contains these ID3 tag data Play Status Play Order Stopped no icon Play once 0 Playing a track Repeat playing O Current track is paused Shuffle Random track selection C Recording a track Play Mode Playlist Gmini is currently playing from a Playlist 15 Keyboard control Play previous song if playing time lt 10s restart current song otherwise Play next song
24. can and the trash can will become a big arrow as shown in the screen image Mac OS 9 x will still retain the trashcan icon This is OK don t worry Drop the hard drive icon onto the arrow or trash can The hard disk icon will disappear from the desktop You can now safely unplug the USB cable from your Gmini and or your computer 37 7 Using MusicMatch For people using Windows operating systems this software will help you to create MP3 files from your music CDs add change ID 3 tag information Artist Album song Title and update the ARClLibrary To transfer MP3 files from your PC or Mac to your Gmini we advise you to use your file management system PC Windows Explorer Macintosh Finder 7 4 Installing Music Match l l Installing Music Match software on your PC is po File Edit dew Options Help Upgrade Ea quite simple Just slip the included CD into your CR ROM drive and the Autorun system will present you musicmatch with a list of installation options You can then install Music Match in the language of your choice When installing MusicMatch it will ask you to enter a serial number You will find the serial number printed on the paper pouch that the CD was packaged in If for some reason the autorun does not present the menu when you place the CD into your computer you can run the installation via the mmsetup exe program in the folder MUSICMATCH You will see a numb
25. ce has a CPU hard drive and Operating System OS and thus it is more like a computer than a CD player cassette player or radio If you are not familiar with using a computer it would be particularly useful to read the complete detailed User Manual on the included CD ROM 3 1 Plugging in the AC Adapter Photo Wallet Port CompactFlash type I amp II Mini USB 2 0 port USB 1 1 compatible A B C Power To power the unit and charge the internal batteries with the AC adapter D Headphone Multi connect jack To connect headphones FM remote control or adapter plug E Miulti connect Adapter Plug Allows for Line In and SPDIF in connections e Use only the included ARCHOS charger adapter Plug the AC adapter into the power P P oie TE EE E SEEE ET A E TE jack to start charging the internal batteries Charging will start automatically when it is plugged in e The batteries are fully charged when the happy battery face appears a a oy Mae Sad battery The battery Thinking battery The Happy battery The is empty It must be battery is being charged battery is completely recharged charged and the AC adapter can by unplugged e After the first initial full charge you may use the Gmini while the AC adapter is plugged in 3 2 Turning on the Gmini e Hold down the ON button until the screen comes on then let off e Ifthe Gmini shows a sad battery icon or if the Gmini displays nothing at all you will
26. e file system on your Gmini you can try to fix it using the DOS utility check disk chkdsk Simply running the Windows program Error Checking may not completely fix disk errors Do the following Make sure external AC adapter is powering the Gmini Quit all running applications Properly connect the Gmini to your computer as explained in chapter X Wait patiently up to 5 minutes for Windows XP to show the Jukebox or local drive as mounted e Using the Command Prompt utility program open a DOS window Programs gt Accessories gt Command Prompt e Atthe prompt type chkdsk e f Use e or the drive letter representing your Gmini Be patient this may take a while When it is finished exit the DOS Window and properly disconnect the Gmini from your computer 49 11 Technical Specifications ARCHOS Gmini 100 series Storage Capacity Gmini 120 20GB Gmini 140 40GB Computer Interface High Speed USB 2 0 compatible USB 1 1 Audio Playback MP3 Stereo decoding 32 320 kb s CBR amp VBR WMA wav PCM Audio Recording Stereo MP3 encoding 32 192kb s CBR Screen 128 x 64 pixel Black and White LCD 5 lines of text amp icon bar Playback Autonomy Up to 10 hours Scalability Free Operating System updates downloadable from ARCHOS web site Ports CompactFlash type I and II slot Mini USB 2 0 USB 1 1 compatible AV Connections Archos multi connect audio jack audio line in amp SPDIF in Line out Headp
27. en secondly running the program MusicMatch and selecting File then Send to Portable Device This will open up the Portable Device Manager PDM Window MusicMatch will see if a portable device the Gmini is connected and then look at all the music files on the Gmini s hard drive read their tags and then refresh the Gmini s ARCLibrary A message Activating portable device indicates that your computer is in the process of refreshing the ARCLibrary This message will stop when it has finished rewriting the ARCLibrary on your Gmini You can now close the PDM window and the MusicMatch program Properly disconnect your Gmini use the green arrow icon Now when you use the ARCLibrary by clicking on the Music icon you will see that your new songs have been indexed and can be found by Artist Album or Title Creating and Using Playlists with MusicMatch ape File Edit dew Options Help Upgrade You can use the included MusicMatch program to oo create Playlists that you can then save to your Gmini ATTENTION Before creating a Playlist make sure you are choosing mp3 files from your Gmini 0 24718 10 NODODD and not mp3 music files from your computer s hard disk If you created your Playlists from MP3 files that are on the Gmini then you can simply transfer these Playlists to the Playlist folder on the Gmini That is the Gmini must have been connected to the computer and the files in your Playl
28. ent off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Note During file transfer or in the PC mode if the End User Terminal EUT or computer suddenly freezes or does not respond it may be due to the electrostatic phenomenon Please follow the procedures below to recover the operation Unplug the USB cable from the End User Terminal EUT Close the software application in the computer or re boot the computer if necessary Re connect the USB cable to the End User Terminal EUT In case of Electrostatic Discharge the Gmini may lose function Just power off and on in order to restore CAUTION Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void users authority to operate this device FCC Part 15 Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Copyright Notice Copyright ARCHOS 2003 All rights reserved This document may not in whole or part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any electr
29. er of languages offered There is an extensive Help and Tutorial section in MusicMatch to show you how to use it Just click on the Help button and select MUSICMATCH Jukebox Help E MUSICMATCH Jukebox Help iol xi Back Forward Print Contents Index Search 2 About MUSICMATCH Jukebox 2 System Requirements Using MUSICMATCH Jukebox Settings and Configuration D Menus Shortcut Keys Purchase ol rusicmatch JUKEBOX Help using help start here Listen To Music create CDs files labels what s New manage files and libraries musicmatcu mx customize your Jukebox purchase yright 2003 MUSICMATCH Inc MUSICMATCH is a registered Jukebour MUSICMATCH Jukebo l arks of MUSICMATCH Inc Other trad 38 7 2 Creating MP3 files from your Audio CDs Make sure you have already installed the MusicMatch program from the included CD ROM ENCODE First we have to get those CDs of yours into MP3 format Regular CDs are in the format CDA fancy term for Compact Disc Audio We ll just use MusicMatch and encode them into MP3 format s H a Start MusicMatch by double clicking on the icon ASEA JUKEBOX b Insert your music CD into your computer s CD drive MusicMatch will start playing the CD Click on the stop button to stop playing the CD p File Edit dew Options He
30. et An Parameter Description Range 0 to 31 Controls the current volume Range 5 to 5 left to right Sound effect Rock Techno Jazz Classic Live or Custom Change this parameter to select an equalizer setting to the style of music you are listening to Select Custom to set your own equalizer levels Set Equalizer Allows to display the current equalizer or modify it see below Reset Sets all your sound parameters with default or flat values Customizing the equalizer To set the equalizer highlight the Set equalizer line and then click on OK You will now be able to adjust the Gmini s five band equalizer Use the LEFT RIGHT SC An Custom SR buttons to select a specific frequency range Bass Medium Base Zoe ititi Medium Medium Treble Treble and then use the UP DOWN 3 dB buttons to increase or decrease the response for the given frequency range Modifying these settings changes the sound in real time Thus it is best to change these values while listening to a song 20 5 2 2 Changing the PlayMode Settings qu 20 TE Ifyou would like the Gmini to play through an entire folder of songs e 4 play songs at random shuffle or any of the other playing options OF you can set these parameters in the PlayMode settings Go to Setup Power Record Sete PlayMode E AE gi 20 maa 00 0 Flayrode Current Folder O Queue O Sean Repeat amp Sh Normal F Bookmar
31. first track of the playlist 17 Playlist contextual menu description BOR Start Playlist Save Playlist Rename Playlist Shuffle Playlist Clear Playlist E e Start Playlist starts playing the first track of the playlist e Save Playlist saves the current playlist on the hard drive so that it can be reloaded later e Rename Playlist changes the name of the current playlist with the virtual keyboard e Shuffle Playlist randomly changes the order of the items in the current playlist e Clear Playlist remove all tracks from the current playlist e Move Track changes the position of the current track within the playlist The current track 1s 8 m Al duct fm 00 54 fMusic PPlaglistoodl i then displayed with a double arrow icon Use the UP and B CrashBlll Baker Street DOWN keys to move the selected track and press OK to B Havel ESE A da Kojiki tt validate the new position H Merlin e Delete Track removes the highlighted track from the playlist Important Once you save a Playlist it is important that you do not move 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 Playlists 5 1 4 What s an m3u file E Jazz Playlist m3u Notepad E iol x You can open a Playlist file File Edit Format View Help Music Wes Burders Brave Hew World Brave Hew World impo Music Wes Burden Bra
32. folder called iTunes plug in 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 1Tunes will recognize the Gmini as a Device To make your user experience simpler please keep in mind the following 1 When you create your Playlists with iTunes you can only create Playlists from songs that have been copied to your Gmini your Macintosh will save these Playlists to the root directory of your Gmini It will not save them to the Gmini Playlists directory It would be best to use the Gmini itself to make Playlists section 5 1 3 and then save these Playlists in your Playlists folder 2 When you drag and drop MP3 files from your iTunes library to your Gmini the i Tunes program will look at the D3 tag information See section 7 4 of this manual for an explanation of ID3 tags of the MP3 file and create a folder on the root of your Gmini using the name of the Artist as the folder name Then it will take the Album name ID3 tag and create a subfolder with that album as its name Finally it will take the MP3 song itself and place it into that album subfolder Thus although it is a clean structure of Artists and albums i Tunes does not follow the Gmini convention of placing the music into the Music folder first 3 i Tunes does not write to the ARCLibrary when it transfers files to your
33. from each song on your vinyl record You can record from virtually any line level audio source 1 2 4 Photo Wallet Plug in The Photo Wallet plug in allows you to download files to your Gmini directly from CompactFlash type I and type II memory cards Simply lift the rubber cap from the top of the Gmini and slide the CompactFlash card into the slot The Gmini will open up a double browser on the screen and then you are free to copy all your card s files to the Gmini 2 Ports Buttons ale Connections ARCHOS MP3 PLAYER RECORDER amp DATA STORAGE Cc 206 a 22 S 4 lt D E D amp S Don g DS H F G Symbol ON Hold down for a few seconds and the Gmini will start up aD ESIE STOP ESC Stop playing current file or escape from current screen Long press to shut off cN UP Move up also increases playing volume o D RIGHT Move right also increases recording gain l D PLAY PAUSE OK Play current item pause play again Enter value e A LEFT Move left also decreases recording gain DOWN Move down also decreases playing volume MENU Contextual Menu When the menu icon J appears in top left of screen a menu is available Pay fo Built in Microphone Py fp Hard drive activity indicator You must purchase the appropriate software plug in to take advantage of this feature 3 First Time Usage Please understand that this devi
34. gabyte of music If you do not update your ARCLibrary after transfering files to the Gmini it will not be able to include these mp3 files in the ARCLibrary You will have to play these files by browsing the Gmini s hard drive in the Browser mode we 40 The ARCLibrary and ID3 tags MP3 and WMA music files have internal tags to hold information such as the Artist name the genre of music the Album the name of the song etc For MP3 files these are known as ID3 tags Not all MP3 files have this information filled in If you purchase a song from a music download service the songs will have this information If you create a recording from the built in microphone for example the Gmini will create an artist tag called New Artist an album tag called New Album and a song title called RECO000 You can add or change the contents of the ID3 tags with MusicMatch Go to your MusicMatch library and then right click on the song whose ID3 tags you want to change Then select Edit Track Tag s The ARCLibrary indexes your music by using the ID3 information in each song Each time you add new music to your Gmini you must refresh or update the internal library That way when you browse by Album Artist or song Title it will take into account all the files on your Gmini The fact that you add a music file to you Gmini doesn t change the contents of the ARCLibrary You update the Gmini s ARCLibrary by first connecting it to your computer and th
35. have to plug in the Archos adapter charger to make sure the batteries get charged 3 3 Changing the user interface language English is selected as the default language for your Gmini user interface You can choose another language as explained in chapter 5 2 6 3 4 Shutting off the Gmini and Battery saving features e To shut off the unit press and hold the STOP button for 3 seconds e If left idle the screen s blue backlight will shut off after 10 seconds in order to save battery power The Gmini will shut itself off after 2 minutes if left idle and no music is playing You can change these settings under Setup gt Power 3 5 Caring for the Gmini The Gmini is an electronic product that needs to be treated with care e Do not subject it to shock You may however go jogging with it or do sports e Do not subject it to heat Keep it ventilated Be careful that the surface it is on is a flat clear surface Placing the Gmini on a pillow blanket carpet or wrapped up to protect it will restrict the necessary ventilation that it needs This increase in operating temperature may cause damage to the device e Keep the Gmini away from water and excessively humid areas e Keep the Gmini away from high electromagnetic fields e Keep it plugged into the Archos AC adapter charge when it is connected to your computer 4 User interface overview 4 1 Main Menu HOS ju 20 man Once the Gmini has been turned on the followi
36. hone Internal rechargable Lithium Ion batteries External charger adapter Physical Dimensions 113 x 78 x 26 mm 4 45 x 3 07 x 1 02 Weight 244 grams 8 610z System PC Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Pentium Il 266MHz with 64MB ram Requirements Mac OS 9 2 or greater amp Mac 10 2 4 or greater USB Manager version 1 2 or higher Depending on usage stop start writing Available with optional software plug in See Archos web site for details 50 12 Technical Support e If technical support determines that your product needs to be returned please contact the place of purchase to have your product repaired or replaced depending on problem type Customers who purchased directly from the Archos web site should fill out the form on the web site under Support Product Returns RMA Request form e There is both an FAQ and a 24 hour Instant Support intelligent agent at the ARCHOS website which can help you solve your problems www archos com e If you need live technical help you may contact ARCHOS directly in your country s language via the below phone numbers For other countries please use e mail technical support DO NOT USE PHONE SUPPORT FOR MARKETING AND SALES QUESTIONS These numbers are to aid those who have technical difficulties malfunctions 949 609 1400 USA Canada 09 1745 6224 Spain 0170200030 France 02 4827 1143 taly 0207 949 0115 UK 02 050 405 10 Netherlands 069 6698 4714 Ger
37. ine In option you must connect the multiconnect adapter plug to the multiconnect headphone jack and then plug the audio source into the line in jack of the adapter plug If you use Mic then you should speak into the built in microphone If you use the SPDIF recording method you will connect the included cable to the SPDIF jack on the multiconnect plug and then on the other side connect the yellow RCA connector to the SPDIF Out on your stereo system Record Format MP3 Determines the file format that will be recorded Today only MP3 ISO MPEGI layer 3 sound encoding format is available The recordings are made as 16 bit sampled sound to create a Joint stereo recording Line in Bitrate 32kb s 96kb s 128kb s 192kb s Allows you to set the recording quality of the line in in terms of kilobits per second The higher the value the better the quality of the recording but also the more disk drive space that will be taken up Mic Bitrate 16kb s 64kb s 96kb s 112kb s Allows you to set the recording quality of the microphone in terms of kilobits per second The higher the value the better the quality of the recording but also the more disk drive space that will be taken up The recording functionality is enabled via an optional software plug in Please see the Archos website www archos com for details 24 5 2 6 Changing the System Settings ju 20 mige To change the system parameters or get some information about the
38. inesstamacsoussedastamneshadencctenmsosmuneeestanswetnnsvetouionesnduassareneciows 31 5 5 1 Using the photo brOWSef scccccccnsescccneesecnnenesccnsueeensansesensauecensusesssnaasecensaness 31 5 5 2 Copying Files from a CompactFlash Card ccccsssecccecsscesseseeeeeeessseneeeeeseanees 31 6 Connecting the Gmini to your Computer ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssscsssssssssees 33 1 Gmini 100 overview 6 1 Making the USB Connection isisc itn dle sssiniatsietisewttn veo d eal Saitek hints 33 6 1 1 Windows Me NT 2000 XP oo iss coach ene ines onre sip tari Ah Ueconrad nado tule aae sada 33 OT Windows OBSE eeraa E de vera Gar 34 1 1 The Gmini 100 6 2 Using the Gmini as an external drive ia iw nwascstecir yeasts ae aaah es 35 6 3 a Gmini from your Computer ssssseesssseeeesesssereessrreserenesssserees a 36 The Gmini 100 series is an MP3 and WMA portable player You can use in in most enviroments 6 32 Mamos hO ii esses aig ccs E cei cht ra eds T a No rial tack 37 such as doing sports at home or at work See section 3 5 on taking care of the Gmini T Usine MusicMatch M ocres nroa are ANE Aa SEEE TENTA NE EEEN AEA 38 7 1 Installing M s Match haa Tm DR eT 38 For automobile use only a passenger should operate the device and not the driver Laws 7 2 Creating MP3 files from your Audio CDS i sick ccccivenslansos aceasta odes deaadivctededconeitoumonsn 39 governing the usage of electronic devices in automobiles in your j
39. ist must be files that are on the Gmini s hard drive already If you copy a Playlist which requests MP3 files from your computer s hard 41 drive C for example then the Gmini naturally will not have that file locally on its hard drive to play Connect your Gmini to your computer and make your Playlists from files on the Gmini with MusicMatch Save your Playlist in MusicMatch Next copy or drag and drop the m3u Playlist file to your Gmini using Windows Explorer You will find all your MusicMatch saved Playlists in the directory C Program Files MUSICMATCH MUSICMATCH Jukebox Playlist Default Copy the desired Playlist or Playlists from this directory to the Playlists folder on your Gmini In MuiscMatch go to File gt Send to portable Device in order to update the ARCLibrary with the new playlists you have added to your Gmini Properly disconnect the Gmini from your computer Once the Gmini is disconnected go to the Playlists folder and scroll down to the desired Playlist You can then click on OK to load this Playlist 42 8 Using iTunes 4 with your Gmini The easiest way to transfer music files between a Macintosh computer and your Gmini 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 Gmini with i1Tunes ARCHOS has developed a special i Tunes plug in You will find it on the included CD ROM in a
40. k Or Parameter Description Current Folder Play all tracks in the current directory Play all tracks on Gmini Play a single track then stop Queue User can queue the next track to be played Gmini plays first 15 seconds of each track Repeat and shuffle This parameter allows you to choose the order of play of your songs Normal the music sequence is played once Repeat the music sequence is played in a loop Shuffle the music sequence is played randomly Bookmark The Bookmark if set to On will give you the option to mark your place in a music file and return to it the next time you turn on your Gmini While playing a song click on PLAY PAUSE to pause your song and then on STOP The Gmini will ask you if you would like to set a bookmark Respond with Yes The next time you turn on the Gmini you will be asked if you would like to continue playing from your bookmark If you respond yes the Gmini will continue from that place in the song you were previously at Queue Mode While the current song is playing click on the menu button and select Browse 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 Gmini will play the next song in the directory Scan Mode Each
41. lp Upgrade 1411 kbps c Open up the recorder window by Small Player View Alk page down clicking on View and then select Full Player view Alt page up Record as shown The Record Playlist window will appear and you will see oy cee your CD tracks on the right of the uime Mele Music Guide window If the CD is relatively new last four years it will probably already have the track title information included in the CD If Portable Device Manager not you will see the words Track 1 Skins visualizations Track 2 etc Sound Enhancement Auto 4rrange Components Always on Top Ctrl T d In the recorder window the tracks that will be recorded turned into MP3 format will have a check mark in front of the song You can uncheck the tracks that you do not want to record Now RECORDER SELECTALL s CLEAR ALL m REFRESH mi OPTIONS x click on Start MusicMatch eel Artist 1 9 Track 1 Beethoven 2 JM Track 2 The Nine Symphonies 3 Track 3 1 50 D 128kbps 3 5 4 fv Track 4 will now encode the checked tracks into MP3 files You will see the CD music tracks being encoded in real time STOP CANCEL EJECT Notice in this screen capture 39 that the first song is 50 encoded Be patient as the encoding time can take a while LOCATE Now let s go get those MP3s so that we can transfer them over to the Jukebox MusicMatch automatically puts them in the folder My Music S
42. m the included CD ROM e Ifyou 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 e If using a USB hub try connecting without using the hub some hubs are not powered and may not work with the Gmini e 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 e Do not connect to a USB port repeated through a keyboard e On older machines 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 e On older machines Make sure in your system BIOS the USB port is checked ON not Off e On older machines On Win98SE if there is a line lastdrive in the config sys file make sure that it is lastdrive z e If Macintosh OS 10 1 x says it cannot mount the volume you can use Disk Utility to reformat the Gmini hard drive to the type MS DOS FAT32 However files will
43. many tech support us archos com English United States and Canada customers tech support eu archos com English or French Europe and the rest of the planet tech support de archos com German Germany tech support jp archos com Japanese Japan To respond to your e mails efficiently when sending one please indicate the product name and question type in the Subject of the e mail For example To tech support us archos com Subject Gmini Playing a Playlist 51 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
44. n which will allow you to adjust your recording settings ARCHOS ji 20 fim 00 51 dE H Hew Artist LF di 20 maa 00 13 Hew Albur Music Browser Fhoto FEC 000 at ke amp F Line in 44 1kHz 128kb s Jea MadPlay Setup 1 From the home screen select Recorder then 2 In the pre recording screen adjust the click on OK recording level by using the LEFT RIGHT buttons line in recording only You can click on PLAY to start the recording or you can click the MENU button then select Settings to set the recording parameters 00 24 amp SC An Hew Artist LF Hew Album RECOOO0 000E kB 178kb s CBRE Ms Set Artist Mew Artist LSet Album Hew Album Source 4 Line in P 3 The Settings selection from the MENU 4 Once you have clicked on the PLAY PAUSE button reveals the recording parameters button to start your recording you can pause screen as shown here Be sure to set the the recording by clicking that button again or correct Source You will hear silence during stop the recording by clicking on the STOP the recording and playback if the incorrect button source is chosen The Audio Recording software plug in is available for purchase on the Archos website www archos com 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 with the UP DOWN buttons 29 Button
45. ng screen is we at displayed This is the main menu screen from which you can select usic at the main functions oe ae Setup e Music Browse through your music files or use the ARCLibrary music selection system e Browser Browse through and manage all the files on your Gmini e Photo View information about your downloaded photos e Recorder Record from any music source Stereo portable players etc or from the built in microphone e MadPlay Create your own music with the Madwaves music creation software e Setup Set the paramaters of your Gmini to your personal taste You must purchase the appropriate software plug in to take advantage of this feature 4 2 Familiarizing yourself with the interface 4 2 1 Main menu gt of 2 ri j0 0i i ain e Fhoto eee ae Setup Each icon corresponds to a mode Use the LEFT RIGHT UP and DOWN buttons to navigate from one icon to another Press OK to select the icon and start the action Press Esc to exit 4 2 2 Browser ROR ee o Mes Use the UP and DOWN keys to highlight the item of your choice If eLibrary Albury Tourism ii F Here Comes the Weekend you keep pressing UP or DOWN the list will scroll for you to see the ea z E Be The S other items The vertical black indicator on the right shows your A ogride reletive position in the entire list Press OK to start the action corresponding to the highlighted item 10 4 2 3 Settings screen
46. onic medium or machine readable form without prior consent in writing from ARCHOS All brands and products names are registered trademarks and the property of their respective owners Specifications are subject to change without notification Errors and omissions accepted Images and illustrations may not always match contents Copyright ARCHOS All rights reserved Disclaimer of warranty to the extent allowed by applicable law representations and warranties of non infringement of copyrights or other intellectual property rights resulting from the use of the product under conditions other than as here above specified are hereby excluded 53
47. re Wizard 5 This wizard searches for new drivers for What do you want Windows to do e Plug the USB cable into your running computer Gmini100 Search for the best driver for your device ass Recommended nnn e Turn on the Gmini wait until it completely starts up and shows the main menu i Ya i ee a 4 device driver is a software program that makes a ae Display a list of all the drivers in a specific hardware device work location so you can select the driver you want e Plug the other end of the USB cable into your now running Gmini e Anew hard drive named Jukebox will appear on your computer oe d Ceb 0 14 Fri 10 46 ee 1 E f iyane Ladis h H Ia Tear i 1 Windows 98SE has recognized a new piece 2 Click on the radio button Search for By veer dec Mac nteth HD of hardware the Gmini and starts its wizard the best driver Open up the CD tray on a am G ae Clik on Next your computer and insert the included Mi Archos CD ROM and then close the tray ani Now click on Next E he aard Eara iy Pe wira TESTET JUKEBOX D Dama Ce bal u Windows Macintosh e The displayed hard drive is the hard drive of your Gmini You can now drag and drop any files you want to or from the Gmini e Please also read the disconnection procedure in section 6 3 as disconnecting the cable at any time without warning the computer may cause data loss 33 34 Add New Hardware Wizard Window
48. reen leads to this folder directly If it 1s deleted or renamed you will be placed at the root level highest level of the directory hierarchy 5 3 2 Navigating the Directory Structure on Mae EA Just below the top status bar you can see the path to the directory you are currently viewing To navigate the directory structure you M EET will use the UP DOWN buttons to move through the files in a directory Press PLAY to enter a highlighted folder To go back up one level in the directory structure you can either use the contextual MENU button select Parent or click on LEFT button The contextual MENU button allows you to create new folders delete folders rename a file or folder or display information about a file 26 Button Controls Contextual Menu on a File Key 7 File Info Show file information such as song length video length photo size number of kilobytes used of hard drive space date file was made etc Up Highlights the previous file or folder in the current directory Rename File Allows you to change the name of the highlighted file You cannot change the file Highlights the next file or folder in the current directory extension type You will be sent to the virtual keyboard see the next section to enter the new file name Left Gives the focus to the left pane when in double browser or Playlist editor Delete File Delete the file permanently from the Gmini Before it is deleted the Gmini will ask or will clo
49. refore use the normal browser to perform operations such as files copy or move 5 5 2 Copying Files from a CompactFlash Card The Gmini has a CompactFlash CF slot on the top of the unit for copying files from CompactFlash type I and II memory Img O00 s Img 0002 m Img 0003 CF card Gmini HD cards You should only insert a CompactFlash into the Gmini when it is in the Browser mode or main menu screen not during music playing or recording Just lift open the rubber cover and slide the CF card face backwards into the slot until you feel that it has firmly seated itself in Once the card is inserted the Gmini will automatically open up the dual browser system and in the left window you will see the file structure of your CompactFlash memory card 31 ATTENTION If you do not see all of the files on your CF card such as tif raw or other file types that the Gmini is not capable of handling go to Setup gt System Show All Files and set it to On This way you will be able to see and copy all the files on your CF card regardless of the type On the right you will see the file structure of you Gmini hard drive HD Using the contextual MENU button you can now copy files from your memory card to the hard drive of the Gmini the same way you copy files from one part of the Gmini to another See section 8 3 Once you are done copying your files the Gmini will not delete the files on your CF card
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51. s file to your IV Always ask before opening this type of file Gmini If your Gmini is connected to your PC while you are connected to the internet you can even save it directly to the Gmini 9 1 2 Read the History Text File You will also find next to the firmware download a text file Gminil00 Firmware History txt which details the list of changes from the previous version of the OS 9 1 3 Copy to Gmini Root Directory When updating your Operating System you must keep the AC charger adapter plugged into the Gmini so that it will not shut down due to low batteries while you are performing the update Connect your Gmini to your computer see chapter 4 Copy the GMINI100 AOS over to the Gmini s root directory The root directory is the highest level on the directory structure of your Gmini That means should not put the AOS in any special folder on the Gmini Thus when you look at your Gmini from your computer you should see your Music folder your Playlist folder the others and the Gmini will automatically notice the existence of this new OS file update the Gmini and then restart with the new OS 44 10 Troubleshooting 10 1 USB Connection issues Problem I cannot get my Gmini to be recognized by the computer Solutions e Shut off and reboot the computer and the Gmini and then try connecting again in the preferred order mentioned in section 4 1 e Only if using Windows 98SE you must first install the drivers fro
52. s procedure Problem I have copied files to my Gmini via USB from my computer but now I cannot see these files on the device Answer You have probably transferred a file which the Gmini 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 Gmini 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 47 Problem I want to reformat the hard drive of the Gmini Answer You can do this but it will erase ALL of the data on your Gmini 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 above you should run ScanDisk the Defragmenter or the DOS chkdsk Check Disk program to try to fix your problem Remember that you should create at a minimum the root level directory Music in order for the Music icon to drop you into that directory Note that Windows XP and 2000 will by default format your Gmini hard drive in the NTFS file format This will make the Gmini unusable Make sure you tell it to format the hard drive in FAT32 format Further if the the hard drive is 40GB XP can only format in FAT32 up to 32GB thus you will loose 8GB of storage space
53. s will search for new drivers in its driver database on your hard drive and in any of the following selected locations Click Next to start the search I Floppy disk drives I CD ROM drive J icrosott windows Update MV Specify a location D win38SE_Drivers X Browse cro 3 Uncheck all of the checked boxes and then check the box Specify a location Type in the Add New Hardware Wizard Windows driver file search for the device ARCHOS Gmini100 USB2 0 Windows is now ready to install the best driver for this device Click Back to select a different driver or click Next to continue ino mone a Location of driver gt a D WIN98575ARCHOS1 INF a Cancel 4 Windows will now copy from the CD to your computer s hard drive all the drive letter of your CD player usually D or E files it needs to make the USB connection followed by Win98SE_ Drivers Click on Next operational Click on Next to tell and Windows will then load the correct drivers Windows to install the driver Add New Hardware Wizard 5 Windows will indicate when it has finished copying the drivers Click on Finish Do not unplug the Gmini from the computer yet PEERAA ww Once finished you UKE BOM E should restart your rikapriisereenem E e ERE E A restart it will automatically recognize the connected device the Gmini It will be seen as another hard drive called JUKEBOX in Windo
54. se the double browser Or it goes to parent directory if single Do you really want to delete this file Yes No window view Delete all files Permanently deletes all the files from the current folder Before deleting the files en ES Open double browser or gives the focus to the right panel the Gmini will ask for confirmation Create Folder Create a new folder in the current level of the directory You will be sent to the tE Folder highlighted enters this folder virtual keyboard to enter the new folder name There is a limit of 1000 files per folder File highlighted start action related to the file type ex plays a music file Create Folder Same as above Menu 5 Displays the browser contextual menu a Delete Folder This will delete the folder and its entire contents It will ask Do you really want to delete folder X and all files therein Yes No Rename Folder Same as Rename File above Tip while browsing in a single browser press the LEFT key to return to the parent folder Contextual Menu while in the Double Browser 5 3 3 File and Folder Operations in Browser Mode By using the unique Archos double browser system you can copy or move files from one location in the file structure to another caution there is a limit of 1000 files per folder While in the While browsing the directory system you will have the option to manipulate files and folders When you use the Browse mode you will be browsing
55. tart by double clicking on My Documents and then open My Music You will then find an Artist folder and within it your specific album TRANSFER Finally transfer the files over to the Gmini as explained previously 7 3 Getting purchased MP3 files to your Gmini If you subscribe to a paid internet music service which allows you to download MP3 music files and you want to put them on your Gmini you should do the following Start by downloading your music file to your folder My Music on your computer You should use a clean file structure as described in section 8 1 of this manual Next connect your Gmini to your computer and then follow instructions in section 7 2 Attention Before subscribing to a paid music service be careful to read the information on the music download web site to be sure that the file format is supported by the Gmini Some websites may use special encription systems 7 4 Transferring MP3 files from your computer to your Gmini Attention You should re index the ARCLibrary system so that it can take into account newly transferred files This is automatically done each time you select Send to Portable device in MusicMatch with the Gmini connected to your PC MusicMatch will display a message Activating Portable Device while it is updating the ARCLibrary contents If you transfer large amounts of files to your Gmini tens of Gigabytes of data the indexing will take about one minute for each gi
56. ton use the left and right keys to highlight the button you want In all cases press OK to validate your choice which will then exit the message box 11 4 2 6 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 Gmini The computer keyboard is easier to use Often times however you are not near your computer and you would like to enter the text directly with the Gmini For this you will use the virtual keyboard You will be taken to this screen when you rename a file or folder or when you name a recording all ag 34 Contextual Menu 00 34 Current text being typed i M Z ad 0 Backspace destructive You will use the LEFT RIGHT UP and DOWN buttons to move around the keyboard Click on OK to enter the Space character character that is highlighted Once satisfied with your text entry click on the MENU button and select Enter UHAT The contextual menu will give the following options Enter Validate the current text entry This is like the Enter key on a keyboard Delete deletes the last character entered like the backspace Clear all Clears the text entry line Shift toggles between uppercase and lowercase keyboards 12 4 2 7 Locking the Gmini keyboard You can prevent the Gmini from executing unintended functions by locking the buttons This lock feature locks the keys from an
57. urisdiction may be applicable 7 3 Getting purchased MP3 files to your GMIN1 eee eecccecsesesseceeceseesseceeeeeeeessseeeeeeseneas 40 7 4 Transferring MP3 files from your computer to your GMINL1 ccececcceeeeesteeeeeeeeeees 40 8 Using iTunes 4 with your Giminii csccccssscesssscsssccessccesscccsssccessccesssccesscessecessssees 43 1 2 _ Software plug ins and accessories 9 Updating your Gmini Operating System OS SOftWare cccccccccccssssesssscscssssscscccesees 44 E a j a 25 These optional accessories are available for purchase on the Archos website 9 1 1 Downloading the GMINI100 AOS file cccececcccecesenneeeeeceeeasaeeeeceeeesneeseseesesanaaes 44 9 1 2 Read the History Text File yi cus cinsssccenspaiuvessennecngaetecesddecsesingsQuarstenesaraesndeeceddeeel 44 9 1 3 Copy to Gmini Root DING CLONY sicsseccsesecesusncecareccaiaccenoradaeaecdattes sannsenseedesiaccenecddads 44 1 2 1 FM Remote Control 10 Troubleshooting ecosooocoooococooooooooosooooooooooooo000oo00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 45 The FM Remote control is a wired remote control that will not only give you an easy way to TOT USB Connection 1SSUCS ais eee e E EAE E A O Ee 45 l TTE bade 10 2 File issues corrupted data formatting and partitioning 00 0 0 ecccescccececceessesseeeeeeeees 47 control what mp3 files you listen to but also has a built in stereo FM receiver and built in 10 2 1 Windows 98SE amp ME
58. ve New World Mirror mp3 Wlusic Vves Burden Wes Burden Premier Album Through the rain mp3 Playlistname m3u on your computer with a text editor such as Notepad or SimpleText Macintosh and you will see that it is merely a list of files to be Example of the contents of the m3u Playlist file Jazz Music played along with the hard disk 18 path to find them If you delete a Playlist from your Gmini you are only deleting the list and not the music itself Because a Playlist includes the path to the music file as shown in the example Playlist file above you have to remember that if you change the location of a music file then the path to it in the Playlist will be incorrect and the Gmini will not play the song because it can t find it Thus it is important to create a clean directory structure and not change where your files are located Either that or just delete your Playlist and create a new one 19 5 2 Changing the Gmini Settings There are a number of parameters you can set on the Gmini to make it operate according to your particular needs Start by clicking on Setup 5 2 1 Changing the Sound Settings EEC ai ETE Playmode Clock Power Record System If you would like to customize the sound quality go to Setup Sound oi 20 maa 000E ee Balance aaa Sound Effec d Rock F LSet equalizer oi 20 maa 00 DE Sound Sound Balance ea ong Sound Effec d Fock F LS
59. ws Explorer 2 ARCHOS Gmini100 USB2 0 Windows has finished installing the software that your new hardware device requires i Cancel 6 2 Using the Gmini as an external drive Getting your files from your computer to the Gmini is as easy as copy and paste This is because the Gmini acts like a regular hard drive when connected to your computer Simply connect your Gmini to your computer as explained previously and run Windows Explorer or use the Macintosh Finder Now go to your computer s hard drive and copy Right mouse click then select Copy an mp3 file or a folder full of mp3 files Next open up the hard drive known as Jukebox E on the PC or Jukebox on Macintosh open the folder you want to copy the files to and then right click the mouse and select Paste If you have two windows open on the desktop one being the source your computer s hard drive and the other your destination the Gmini hard drive you can simply drag and drop files or folders from your computer to your Gmini a5 6 3 Disconnecting the Gmini from your Computer WARNING You must properly remove unmount your Gmini from the computer before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing the computer and or the Gmini DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE USB CABLE 6 3 1 Windows To safely unmount the Gmini hard drive click on the system tray remove icon green arrow as shown below and follow the instructions Wait until
60. y accidental pressing or bumping E Ail of 20 man ae To lock the keyboard hold down on the MENU key until the lock ee Le Favorites From Crash icon appears in the top left corner of the screen Now all keys except Harleys amp indians Riders it the MENU key are disabled To unlock the keyboard hold down MPS Joint stereo J amp kbyfS 0 00 06 0 03 38 os44 ate again the Menu key until the lock icon dispappears 13 5 1 Playing music First select the Music Icon and press OK ARCHOS di 20 fim 00 51 gi 20 fm 00 i J ak oh Ss ly Browser Fhoto si Recorder MadPlay Setup Playlist 5 1 1 Selecting a song There are two ways to access your music You can either access your songs by browsing through the folders where you keep your music files or you can choose from Artist Album Genre or Song Browsing through the folders NON o a In order to browse through the folders scroll down until Browse Balbun hard drive is highlighted and press OK You will be sent directly to nee et the Music folder of your Gmini This is a filtered access to browse i Growse hard drive the hard disk Here you can look at all your music files and the folders on your Gmini s hard drive as if you were browsing files with a computer You will only see audio files types that are playable on the Gmini To select a file you can use the UP and FOR emits DOWN keys to move upwards or downwards

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