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1. 4250004 c2 0s teres ee nite nee ni etnies ee ses 11 1 3 VIDEO 6 65 12 1 4 PUTTING VIDEOS ONTO YOUR ARCHOS 13 1 5 13 B PERYING MUSIC 14 2 1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR MUSIC 5 14 2 2 MUSIC PLAYBACK 15 2 3 MUSIC 5 16 2 4 SOUND 5 65 17 2 5 PLAYLISTS 18 2 6 PUTTING MUSIC ONTO YOUR ARCHOS DEVICE 20 2 7 RECORDING 0 20 VIEWING PHOTOS esere e E AEAEE E 21 3 1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR 5 21 3 2 PHOTO VIEWER nanona nananana nenna arenen nanaon rrna OR 23 3 3 PHOTO 6 65 24 3 4 PLAYING A 85 5 24 3 5 VIEWING PHOTOS WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC 24 3 6 PUTTING PHOTOS ON TO YOUR ARCHOS 25 USING THE BROWSER coiere IP pU EUNTEM HIM 26 4 1 22 eee rere ace pena Hasna mone vere rena ence
2. ARCHOS 704 Ma MANUAL V1 0 SETUP SCREEN gt p 44 This settings screen will allow you to configure several key features of your ARCHOS device such as your preferred USB port mode repair and format tools firmware updates WiFi region selection It will also give you information about the current plugins and firmware version the product key the MAC address and the storage space that is currently used available USB preference Lets you choose your preferred USB connection mode which will be highlighted by default each time you con nect your ARCHOS device to a computer The connection mode determines how your device interacts with your computer Windows Media Device the ARCHOS will use the Media Transfer Protocol MTP whenever it is connected to a PC with Windows XP SP1 or higher and Windows Media Player 10 or higher in stalled You will be able to synchronize your media library automatically every time you connect your ARCHOS device to your computer PC Hard Drive the ARCHOS will act as an external hard drive mass storage device when connected to a computer Use this mode for all non Windows XP operating systems Repair amp Format tools tap on this to access the Repair amp Format tools settings screen This screen allows you to do the following actions Clear temporary system files and cache does not erase any data Reset WiFi configuration WiFi settings are lost Format Hard Drive erase a
3. If the TV programs from your personal calendar do not seem to be correctly copied to the ARCHOS scheduler go to www archos com firmware to make sure that you have the latest firmware version see Updating the 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 ARCHOS scheduler when you save the HTML file to the ARCHOS device If you want to delete scheduled items you must do this in the ARCHOS scheduler itself Missed recordings because you did not have the ARCHOS connected to the DVR Station at the record time will be deleted from the scheduler f 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 Tap on the line containing the and select the Set Channel menu item 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 Your ARCHOS device will keep the station name and its channel number 9 5 THE INFRARED EMITTER The DVR Station has a high powered infrared LED at the front It allows your ARCHOS device to communicate with your tuner VCR cable or satellite box so that it can turn it on and off and change channels on it This is one time step to set your ARCHOS device to send the cor rect
4. network WEP key Authentication Open System default w Configuration eS Automatic DHCP Connect ARCHOS 70H Ma MANUAL V1 0 CONNECTING TO WIFI NETWORK gt 33 You will have to specify the following settings Key length for WEP networks only the authentication key can be 10 characters long 64bit or 26 characters long 128bit hexadecimal charac ters Key type in the authentication key you will be taken to a virtual numeric keyboard type in the key and tap on OK when you have finished Authentication for WEP networks only the network s authentication method can be based on an Open System default or a Shared Key Configuration it can be Automatic DHCP or Manual if it is Automatic DHCP then you do not have to enter any more information Simply tap on the Connect button and your ARCHOS 704 WIFI will connect to this network provided the signal is strong enough if you must configure the network manually select the Manual setting Other parameters will appear the required information can be obtained from the person who manages the network When you have finished entering all the information tap on the Connect button and your ARCHOS 704 WIFI will connect to this network provided the signal is strong enough Filtered networks If your network manager allows only specific devices to connect to the network known as MAC address filtering you can supply the net
5. will display the Sound settings screen see Sound Settings Tap on X to exit this screen id tod ea loe 3 4 You may want to access these settings if you are listening to music while browsing through your photos ARCHOS 704 Ma MANUAL V1 0 VIEWING PHOTOS gt p 23 3 2 PHOTO VIEWER Tap on a picture file then tap again to view it The menu overlay will disappear automatically after a few sec onds PHOTO VIEWER SCREEN AND TOUCHSCREEN CONTROLS To display the menu overlay tap once anywhere skp picture to make disappear again tap 1 To display the next previous picture use 52 52 E Another way to go to next picture is to drag the stylus on the screen from point A to point B Drag from B to A to go back one picture A 4 wr see screenshot P r lt mean ed E PHOTO VIEWER MENU ITEMS Info displays a message with all the available information about the current picture tap anywhere on the screen to close the Info message Rotate choose Left to rotate the picture 90 counterclockwise choose Right to rotate the picture 90 clockwise Format allows to change the way the picture is displayed Original displays the entire picture in its original format Full Screen enlarges the picture to fill the screen and cuts some of the image Set as wallpaper defines the current picture as your ARCHOS device s bac
6. 26 4 2 USING THE VIRTUAL KEYBOARD 27 4 3 BROWSING OTHER COMPUTERS ON THE 28 4 4 USING THE PDF READER 28 5 CONNECTING A WIFI NETWORK ssssccsssssccssssscsssescsssesccsssccesssecccsssecessseccesssscesssecessseecs 30 5 1 PLAYING MEDIA FILES FROM A NETWORK 30 5 2 WIFI CONNECTION 31 5 3 WIFI NETWORK 32 BROWSING THE WEB 344 6 1 LAUNCHING THE WEB 5 34 6 2 USING THE WEB BROWSER 34 TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE 7e USB CONNECTIONS vices T 36 7 1 COMPUTER CONNECTION 25555255855 REA RC 36 7 2 USB HOST GONNEGTION 455555552555 38 E SETUP SCREEN hte cescsvocancecsncnscussacecavssssstecsuusssucessnesscuscsbsaasauivecsessbesiscssusessasssenccaustuosiseenssesscsioss HO 8 1 LANGUAGE 5 5 40 6 2 DISPLAY SETTINGS sicci etek ACE Koc he COCA RE Ced ACC ACC ACER de Ad 40 8 3 APPEARANCE SETTINGS 5 3 5 3 3 008 8228 9 88 98 UE 9 0 33468 2
7. WAV ADPCM Sampling e 44 1 kHz Set Title allows you to give a personalized title to the recording See Using the Virtual Keyboara Format you can choose between PCM uncompressed and ADPCM compressed WAV format Sampling choose the sample rate for your recording a higher rate gives higher sound quality but a larger file ARCHOS 704 MANUAL V1 0 OPTIONAL FUNCTIONALITIES gt 57 RECORDING PROCEDURE Connect the AV cable to an audio source hi fi turntable boombox etc and then the other end to the IN connec tor of the DVR Station or DVR Travel Adapter 1 In the pre recording screen adjust the recording level using only adjust the headphones volume not the recording volume 2 Choose the Start recording menu item to start recording 3 You can pause and resume your recording at any time 4 Tap on to stop recording You can also start recording to a new file directly by choosing the Save file and start a new recording menu item while you are recording Be careful that the source audio is supplying a line level and not an amplified signal turning down the volume of the player will work if you are using the headphone out signal of your audio device A signal that is amplified too much will result in a terribly distorted recording TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 4O0GB Hard Drive to store up to 35 Movies 400 000 photos 10 000 songs 80GB Hard Drive to store up to
8. 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 ARCHOS device 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 2 instead of 12 or sends 112 instead of 12 These last four parameters Tune channel select usually do not need to be set Keep the default values to start with 9 6 RECORDING AUDIO EXTERNAL SOURCE You can record audio from an external line level analog source if you use the optional DVR Station or DVR Travel Adapter Jj In the Home Screen tap on the AudioCorder icon to highlight it then tap again on it to display the pre recording screen All audio recordings made by your ARCHOS device are saved in the Music Rec folder If you wish to keep them in a different location you can use the Move menu item of the ARCHOS file browser after recording see Using the Browser The icon appears in the status bar while recording Audio files recorded by your ARCHOS device will be tagged as follows Artist Archos Audio Recordings Album Rec AUDIOCORDER SETTINGS SCREEN You can access the AudioCorder Settings screen via the Settings menu item This screen allows you to adjust audio input set tings for your recordings Tap on the buttons to select a different setting for a parameter set Title Format
9. 2 2 Hide text overlay will hide all overlaid graphics status bar menu items etc to only show the PFD document Home allows you to go back to the Home Screen Zoom in magnifies the document Zoom out demagnifies the document Link back will take you back to the page that you came from only appears when you have previously followed a link Go to page allows you to select a specific page use to select a page number tap on Ok to go to this page Previous page Ka goes to the previous page in the document Next Page 9 goes to the next page in the document ARCHOS 70H Ma MANUAL V1 0 CONNECTING TO A WIFI NETWORK gt 30 5 CONNECTING TO A WIFI NETWORK Your ARCHOS 704 WIFI can connect to a variety of wireless networks thus enabling you to browse the Internet or share and play files from other computers w 51 PLAYING MEDIA FILES FROM A NETWORK Once you set up your ARCHOS to communicate over WiFi to your home network explained the sections below some very neat possibilities open up You may have heard of streaming media This is when a media file such as music or video is on one computer but yet you play it on another computer without having cop ied it over first With this ARCHOS 704 WIFI device you can set it in your living room for example hook it up to your home entertainment system with the optional DVR Station and play movie
10. Output Bass Boost Level Analog Line Out Preset Rock Balance 000060 ER NOR RS c Volume adjusts the output volume Built in speaker ON OFF the built in speaker remains on or off regardless if headphones are attached Automatic the built in speaker automatically turns off when you plug in headphones or an AV Cable Audio Output defines whether the audio signal is sent out via the Analog Line Out or the SPDIF interface when connected to a DVR Station Bass Boost Level adjusts the bass boosting level ARCHOS 704 Ma MANUAL V1 0 PLAYING MUSIC gt p 18 Preset allows you to quickly select a sound profile Set equalizer allows you to use a custom sound profile Tap on this button to enter the equalizer screen see next section Balance allows you to balance the sound between the left and right speakers Reset highlight and tap on it to reset sound parameters to the default values EQUALIZER SCREEN Your ARCHOS device features 5 band equal izer Tap directly a band Bass Mid bass Mid range Mid treble or Treble to highlight it then tap on the 52 52 buttons to change the gain level for these frequency ranges Band Bass It is advised that you change these settings while listening to music in order to be able to appreciate the sound changes 2 5 PLAYLISTS playlist is a list of audio tracks that the music player will automatically play one
11. after the other On your ARCHOS device you can play create and edit as many playlists as you want In the ARCHOS Browser playlists are the files with the 5 icon When playing a playlist the J icon will appear in the status bar Note when you delete a playlist you are only deleting the list and not the music itself PLAYING A PLAYLIST In the ARCLibrary tap on the Playlist line to highlight it then tap on it again to open it T Pa Playlist0000 Tapon a playlist to highlight it then tap on it I Music again A panel showing the contents of the playl Mese On the Wing of the Great Biggsaaaaahis ist will SpSH n the right a9 Danielle Davis 44 Teeter Totter Tap on the first item in the playlist to start play ing from the first track You may want to play the tracks in a different order select the Shuffle menu item to randomly shuffle the order of the songs in the current playlist 972 I m Sorry J Through the rain Move track Outta My Dreams Select the Show playlist menu item while you are in the Music browser A playlist panel will open on the right you can now start adding songs to the current playlist n the left panel locate the songs you would like to add to your playlist Tap on a song to add it to the playl ist the song s icon in the left panel will change to Eg indicating that it is part of the current playlist Repeat this operation with all th
12. hotspot You will be taken to the configuration screen for this network where you will have to enter some information to set up your access to this network 5 3 WIFI NETWORK CONFIGURATION In order to connect to a wireless network the ARCHOS 704 WIFI will need some specific information about the network Your device will automatically pick up certain pieces of information that it needs You can enter the rest of the information manually in the network s configuration screen as shown in the following sections Open networks do not require an authentication key If the network has automatic configuration turned on DHCP simply tap on the Connect button and your ARCHOS 704 WIFI will connect Configuration to this network provided the signal is strong enough If the network needs to be configured manually use to select the Manual setting on the Configuration parameter Other parameters will appear the required information can be obtained from the person Configuration who manages the network IP address Neimask Gateway DNS server When you have finished entering all the information tap on the Connect button and your ARCHOS 704 WIFI will connect to this network provided the signal is strong enough Protected networks require an encryption key to 52 connect detected automatically by your device The rest of the required information can be a obtained from the person who manages the it Bei ol e
13. menu item 3 Forward to the end of the desired section b and select the Set a mark out here menu item 4 Choose the Keep selected part gt menu item which will delete everything except the designated section 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 1 Open the video file you want to edit and pause it See Playing Video 2 In the progression bar tap where the first section you want to delete begins a and select the Set a mark in here P menu item Forward to the end of the first undesired section b and select the Set a mark out here menu item Choose the Remove selected part 229 menu item and this part of the recording will be cut out 3 Tap where the second section you want to delete begins c and select the Set a mark in here gt menu item Forward to the end of the second undesired section d and select the Set a mark out here menu item Choose the Remove selected part 225 menu item and this section will be cut out 4 Do the same for the other section s that you want to cut out ARCHOS 704 Ma MANUAL V1 0 OPTIONAL FUNCTIONALITIES gt p 52 9 4 SETTING THE SCHEDULER From the Home Screen tap on the Scheduler icon to highlight it and tap on it again to enter the Scheduler screen MAIN STEPS P E EEEX Channel 00 003 channe
14. or slideshow is playing Webbrowser normal power off while browsing the web the system will shut down according to the setting selected for the Power Off parameter prevents power off while browsing the web the system will never shut down POWER SUPPLY OPERATION Standby the amount of time of user inactivity before the system goes into Standby mode Backlight Off the amount of time of user inactivity before the LCD display turns off the display will not turn off while a video or slideshow is playing Webbrowser normal standby while browsing the web the system will go into Standby mode according to the setting se lected for the Standby parameter prevents standby while browsing the web the system will never go into Standby mode Your ARCHOS device will consume more power as these parameters are set to higher values the backlight and hard drive in particular consume much power When in battery mode it is advised to set these parameters to lower values in order to save power Your device will be hotter when the backlight and hard drive are on for long periods of time 8 6 TV CONTROL SETTINGS See The Infrared Emitter 8 7 SYSTEM SETTINGS USB preference w PC Hard Drive Repair amp Format tools Firmware Vers 1 7 03 WMDRMPD 10 1 Plugins Cinema Video Podcast pdate Firmware Product Key GJ98 T7D4 N42N 9G MAC address 00 16 DC 00 00 02 Hard Drive Free 22369 MB Used 15665 MB
15. protected contents Macromedia Flash Java not supported 6 Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings The LCD screen on your ARCHOS unit has been manufactured to rigorous standards to provide a high quality view ing 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 this device s screen will have no more than 3 defective pixels regardless if these pixels have 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 four or more defective pixels ARCHOS will repair or replace your product at its cost Thus three or less defective pixels is not grounds for replacement or repair of the product TECHNICAL SUPPORT INFORMATION Need Help You can find the information you need On our Website see th
16. should not be flickering and simply pull out the USB cable on either end Note 1 you may not always be able to copy files to your external USB device from your ARCHOS Note 2 you cannot connect your ARCHOS to a computer and connect an external device to your ARCHOS at the same time ARCHOS 704 Ma MANUAL V1 0 SETUP SCREEN gt p 40 SETUP SCREEN In the Home Screen tap to enter the Setup Screen tap on if you want to go back to the Home Screen on one of the settings icons Language Display Appearance etc and tap on it again to enter the corresponding settings screen Once you are in a settings screen tap on a parameter to highlight it use to select different setting when you have finished adjusting your set tings tap on X to save them and go back to the main Setup Screen 8 1 LANGUAGE SETTINGS Language Choose a language Visit www archos com to check the availability of other languages that you can download and 4 Language install DISPLAY SETTINGS TV Standard PAL EUROPE TV Format 4 3 Video Output Internal LCD External Display Composite LCD Brightness TV SETTINGS TV Standard choose between the NTSC USA and PAL Europe systems select the one that is compatible with your country s television system ARCHOS 70H Ma MANUAL V1 0 SETUP SCREEN p 41 TV Format 4 3 or 16 9 the format used by your televisi
17. to 25 hours 9 Video playback time up to 4 5 hours on built in LCD Internal Removable Lithium Ion Polymer battery External Power adapter charger Download firmware updates from www archos com Approx 182 x 128 x 20 mm 7 05 x 4 96 x 7 75 foldout leg stand Approx 630 gr 22 oz ARCHOS 704 WIFI headphones USB 2 0 cable USB 2 0 host adapter DVR Station saddle stylus remote con trol power adapter charger protective pouch Quick Start Guide legal and safety notice For Computer PC with Windows ME 2000 XP Media Center Macintosh OS X or higher with USB Mass Storage Class support Linux with mass storage device support USB port For PlaysForSure audio video and subscription services PC with Windows9 XP SP1 or higher Windows Media Player 10 or higher and USB 2 0 port 1GB 1 billion bytes actual formatted capacity is less Certain bitrates resolutions and or file variations may not be compatible Certain resolutions and file sizes may not be compatible On average based on 3 5 mins song amp 128 kbits s WMA on 1500 kbits s MPEG 4 audio video encoding and 1h30 movie for near DVD Quality on JPEG VGA 2 MPEG 4 ISO standard by Moving Picture Experts Group AVI audio video file container by Microsoft without GMC and Quarter Pixel and WMV including protected WMV 9 Does not read AAC protected files 9 External video output disabled for Macrovision
18. 678 ee OR 41 8 4 CLOCK 5 42 8 5 POWER 5 42 86 55 2 5 43 8 7 SYSTEM 5 43 8 8 WIRELESS FILE SERVER 5 45 8 9 UPDATING THE FIRMWARE 46 FONC FONALCI TIES 55525 HR Ha 9 1 DVR STATION amp DVR TRAVEL ADAPTER 48 9 2 RECORDING VIDEO 3 UE HOSS DOE HOS REO 48 9 3 EDHING VIDEO 2444 94449994442 9343 4TVTA4EPAX EE ZEATIE WAR XX X4 ESSE 51 9 4 SETTING THE SCHEDULER 52 9 5 THE INFRARED EMITTER CR ee ESS EE OR OO ETC m 339 54 9 6 RECORDING AUDIO EXTERNAL 5 56 M 58 INTRODUCTION ARCHOS DEVICE DESCRIPTION On the left side of the device 5 Press and hold to switch on off TV Press once to switch the display of the image between TV and built in LCD screen LCD Press and hold to lock the buttons of your ARCHOS de
19. 70 Movies 800 000 photos 20 000 songs 7 TFT Touchscreen 800x480 pixels 260 000 colors MPEG 4 ASP L5 AVI up to DVD resolution WMV MP ML up to DVD resolution With optional software plug ins available on www archos com H 264 up to DVD resolution and AAC sound MPEG 2 MP ML up to 10 Mbps up to DVD resolution and AC3 stereo sound Stereo MP3 decoding 30 320 Kbits s CBR amp VBR WMA Protected WMA WAV With optional software plug ins available on www archos com AAC stereo audio files AC3 stereo sound files JPEG BMP PNC Reads PDF documents May not implement all PDF features Via the optional DVR Station or DVR Travel Adapter Records NTSC PAL SECAM to MPEG 4 SP files with ADPCM stereo sound VGA resolution 640 x 480 30 or 25 f s in AVI format Via the optional DVR Travel Adapter or DVR Station stereo line in WAV IMA ADPCM or PCM format USB 2 0 High Speed Device compatible USB 1 1 Mass Storage Class MSC and Media Transport Protocol MTP USB 2 0 Host Mass Storage Class MSC and Picture Transfer Protocol PTP WiFi 802 11g connection for web browsing 3 5 mm mini jack for headphones or TV output PAL amp NTSC DC in to connect power adapter charger Mini B for USB 2 0 computer connection Mini A for USB 2 0 host connection Docking connectors to connect DVR Station and other Archos accessories Music playback time up
20. Choose the Home menu item while playing a song In the Home Screen tap on the Photo icon to highlight it then tap on it again to enter the Photo viewer Browse through your photos or start a slideshow as normal see Playing a Slideshow You can go back to the Music playback screen at any time using 1 3 6 PUTTING PHOTOS ON TO YOUR ARCHOS DEVICE There are several methods for you to transfer your own photos to the Pictures folder of the ARCHOS Connect your ARCHOS device to your computer the pictures from your computer s hard drive to the ARCHOS see Computer Connection or sync them using Windows Media Player 10 or 11 in Windows Media Device mode only Connect a digital camera USB card reader or external hard drive to your ARCHOS device via the included USB Host Adapter Cable see USB Host Connection Also see Copying and moving files and folders ARCHOS 70H Ma MANUAL V1 0 USING THE BROWSER gt p 26 H USING THE BROWSER device s hard drive The ARCHOS File Browser gives you the possibility to navigate the file system of your ARCHOS In the Home Screen tap on the Browser icon to 9 Ns 356 Jun 07 lt highlight it then tap again on it to enter the File Browser You will see two panels theone on the left is the panel that you usually use to navigate through your device s hard drive the panel on the right is the one you will use when you want to copy or
21. ENGLISH ARCHOS 704 ENGLISH USER MANUAL Version 1 0 Please visit www archos com manuals to download the latest version of this manual Dear Customer thank you for choosing this ARCHOS product We hope that you will enjoy using it and that it will give you entire satisfaction for many years to come Please do register your product on our website www archos com register to ensure that you get ac cess to our help line and to be informed of free software updates for your product Wishing you the best Multimedia experience The ARCHOS Team All the information contained in this manual was correct at the time of publication However as our engineers are always updating and improving our products your device s software may have a Slightly different appearance or modified functionality than presented in this manual CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE TABLE OF CONTENTS VAY VAY A ma en ge m A TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION m H ARCHOS DEVICE 8 4 USING THE TOUCHSCREEN 6 INTERFACE LANGUAGE 7 BATTERY 7 PRODUCT CARE 8 VOE trumpet E 10 1 1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR 5 10 1 2
22. LAYING MUSIC gt p 15 Delete allows you to delete the highlighted music file A confirmation screen will pop up Rename allows you to change the name of the highlighted music file using the virtual keyboard see Using the Virtual Keyboard Resume song will resume playing the highlighted music file from the bookmark Abe Clear bookmark will remove the bookmark from the highlighted music file ry Resume song and Clear bookmark only appear in the menu when a track with a bookmark is highlighted Show playlist opens a playlist edition window on the right see Playlists Sound will display the Sound settings screen see Sound Settings tap on to return to the Music mode in the ArcLibrary only the Show playlist and Sound menu items are available MUSIC PLAYBACK Use the scroll bar to browse through the list of audio tracks Tap on a track to highlight it then tap on the selected track again to play it MUSIC PLAYBACK SCREEN AND TOUCHSCREEN CONTROLS 6 stop song and exit playback status icon current play mode icon previous track Outta Dreams song title artist name album f Danielle Davis title and track number Danielle Davis next track Track 2 2 2 play pause button progression bar with re maining time and elapsed time volume level To browse through your songs while listening to music simply tap on 3 This will take you t
23. after a few seconds To display it again tap once anywhere on the screen To make it disappear again tap on 69 stop video exit oe gt all 10 30 playback status icon current play mode icon 25 o A 9 video file name current display format volume level 5 Y 9 video progression bar 59 play pause button eevee ARCHOS 704 Ma MANUAL V1 0 PLAYING VIDEO gt p 12 VIDEO PLAYBACK MENU ITEMS Info displays a message box with all the available information about the current video file tap to close the Info screen Format allows to change the way the image is displayed Auto adjusts the video size to best adapt to the built in screen or TV Full Screen enlarges the picture to fill the screen and cuts some of the image Maximized enlarges the picture to fill the screen considering the image is encoded in 2 35 format with black bands at the top and bottom Original displays the entire picture in its original format Speed gt will play the current video slow motion or high speed while paused in slow motion you can advance frame by frame using Save frame as bed Thumbnail saves the current image as a new thumbnail for this file overwrites the previously set thumbnail if any Wallpaper the current image will be defined as your device s background image Set bookmark Pi sets a bo
24. cates the volume the battery level the current time the playback status of your device etc z all This area is not tactile except for the cross which may appear at the right end of the status bar for you to exit the current screen Mode Infrastructure Tabs n the top left corner of the screen the tabs area shows other available ap plications and screens Setup Screen Home Screen etc They vary depending on where you are in the interface You tap on the Ci icon to switch between the available screens You can also tap directly on one of the tabs to access the corresponding screen Contextual Menu n the lower right corner of the screen the contextual menu area shows the menu icons the available options will vary depending on where you are in the interface To execute a menu icon s function simply tap on it In order to display a text description of the icon tap on the MENU word Home Screen This is the main screen of your ARCHOS device showing its main functions n the Home Screen or in the Setup Screen you can tap directly on an icon to select it Tap a second time to launch the application n a browser window in the ARCLibrary or in the photo wall you can tap twice on a file song or video to launch it Other Touchscreen Actions When watching a video or listening to music you can on progression bar to go directly PNE CE different l
25. ce the ARCHOS to recognize this signal This should be set to On if recordings show people that look unusually tall and thin But in most cases you can just leave it on Auto Bitrate options 500kb s 1000kb s 1500kb s 2000kb s 2500kb s use this to set the encoding quality the higher the encoding rate the higher the image quality but also more hard drive space will be used Format Auto Auto 1500kb s 32 kHz Widescreen Bitrate Sampling Brightness Contrast Saturation A Sampling options 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 adjusts the recorded image brightness Contrast adjusts the recorded image contrast Saturation use this to de emphasize or saturate the colors in the recorded image Hue changes the color spectrum in the recorded image Reset changes the above settings to the default settings The ARCHOS recording system is designed to respect the Macrovision copyright protection system If the source of your video is copy protected the device will record in protected mode You will see a P icon on the recording screen not during playback indicating that the file will be a protect ed file Protected files can only be played back on the ARCHOS device that created them and not on a computer The playback of prote
26. creen in good condition and to avoid damaging the screen surface you should use only the included stylus or your finger RESETTING YOUR ARCHOS DEVICE n the event that your ARCHOS device freezes operation due to electrostatic phenomena for example you can reset it by pressing the button for 15 seconds If this does not work you can also use the master reset function by removing the battery See Replacing the battery and pressing the master reset button as shown below Note Resetting your Archos will not erase any data from your device ARCHOS 70H Ma MANUAL V1 0 INTRODUCTION p 9 SYSTEM RECOVERY f your ARCHOS device does not respond correctly or does not show certain songs or videos that you have copied to it try using the repair and format tools see System Settings f once turned on the ARCHOS does not show the Home Screen you can try a system recovery It allows you to repair the hard drive format it or force the touchscreen calibration when you cannot access the touch screen settings see Display Settings 1 Press the button to turn on your device 2 Immediately press and hold the EY until the Recovery mode screen appears Since the system recovery mode is activated the touchscreen is currently disabled To move from an option to another press the button To validate an option press and hold the button until the line flashes and release it The system recov
27. cted files is also limited to the built in LCD screen and cannot be displayed on an exter nal television 9 3 EDITING VIDEO FILES Video files recorded with the ARCHOS DVR Station or Travel Adapter can be edited 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 ARCHOS to delete everything except the marked segment or to delete the marked segment from the video file These operations can be done mul tiple 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 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 a 9 Beginning of recording Music video section to keep End of recording 1 Open the video file you want to edit and pause it See Playing Video 2 In the progression bar tap where the section you want to keep begins a and select the Set a mark in here
28. e frequently asked questions section on www archos com faq By asking our technical support team visit www archos com support for e mail support U S amp Canada Call 877 300 8879 toll free All brands and product names are registered trademarks and the property of their respective owners Windows Media and Windows are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Specifications are subject to change without notice Errors or omissions excepted Images and illustrations may not always match contents All the information contained in this guide was correct at the time of publication COPYRIGHT ARCHOS 2007 All rights reserved
29. e supplied remote control towards the infrared receiver to control your ARCHOS device With the optional DVR Station you can also use the remote control to change TV channels or turn a tuner VCR cable or satellite box on and off See Optional Functionalities oo e60000 ODO standby wake up numeric entry to access a TV channel directly with optional DVR Station start a video or audio recording with optional DVR Station or DVR Travel Adapter Start recording menu item on switch between built in screen and external screen 12 button Accelerator buttons high speed fast forward reverse or list scrolling Navigation buttons move from an item to another and buttons on screen Enter Accept and Pay Pause button Escape Back Stop button button on screen mute sound tab between available screens 5 button on screen Menu button display a text description of the available menu icons Menu button on screen increase decrease volume switch between TV channels with optional DVR Station USING THE TOUCHSCREEN 1 Your ARCHOS 704 WIFI device is equipped with a touchscreen Most screen areas will react when you tap on them using the included stylus or your fingernail Below is a description of the main tactile screen areas and a few tips on how to use the touchscreen Status Bar PE n the top right corner of the screen the status bar indi
30. e tracks you want Another way to add songs or the content of an entire folder artist album etc to a playlist is by using the Add to playlist or Insert in playlist menu items Add to playlist will add the highlighted track folder artist or album at the end of the playlist Insert in playlist will insert the highlighted track folder artist or album before the selected item in the playlist These menu items appear when the focus is on the right panel Remove track deletes the highlighted track from the playlist Move track allows you to change the position of the highlighted track within the playlist tap on a track to highlight it then choose the Move track menu item Now tap on the position to which you want to move the track and tap on the track again to validate Save saves the current playlist to the Playlists folder Save As same as Save but it also allows you to give a personalized name to the playlist see Using the Virtual Keyboard Clear clears and closes the current playlist Shuffle randomly shuffles the order of the songs in the current playlist Sound will display the Sound settings screen see Sound Settings tap X to exit this screen To edit an existing playlist Highlight the playlist and use the Show playlist menu item You can now add shuffle move or remove tracks within the playlist using the appropriate menu items An asterisk appears a
31. ed folder see Copying files and folders If the WiFi is not enabled or if you are not connected to a network the device will scan for available networks and connect to a known network or display the list of available networks so that you can connect to one of them H H USING THE POF READER Your ARCHOS device features a PDF reader with hyperlink support n the Browser PDF files are displayed with this icon To open a PDF document tap on the PDF document in the File Browser and tap again FOLLOWING HYPERLINKS Some PDF documents have hyperlinks for instance a table of contents links to an external website etc Links are surrounded by a blue outline A highlighted link active link is surrounded by a red outline To follow a link highlight the link red outline and tap again f you want to go back to the previous page where you clicked the link select the Link back menu item Note that hyperlinks referring to an external document or to a URL may not work n MANUAL V1 0 USING THE BROWSER gt B AL 7 i j DETU 1 li To display the menu overlay while viewing a PDF document tap once in the bottom right corner of the screen see following picture 4 MANUAL Version 1 0 J t rt 9 9 9 2 2 gt J J Pt E be be J J J J 9020 9 0 0 9 0 0 9 2 Fors EC PG 3322 2 22 2
32. ery mode gives you four options No cancels the system recovery Repair Disk attempts to repair the file structure on the hard drive does not erase any Format Disk formats the hard drive all data music photos videos etc licenses and settings are erased Force Touchscreen Calibration use this option if the touchscreen does not respond correctly and if you cannot access the touchscreen set tings see Display Settings follow the instructions on the screen ARCHOS 704 Ma MANUAL V1 0 PLAYING VIDEO gt p 10 1 PLAYING VIDEO In the Home Screen tap on the Video icon to highlight it then tap on it again to enter the Video mode B 11 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR VIDEOS There are two types of views for you to browse through your videos the Video List and the Video Browser You can switch between the two views by tapping any time while browsing in video mode When browsing in video mode only video files are shown THE VIDEO LIST TheVideo List default view only shows the video files in the Video folder of the ARCHOS hard drive it does not show videos located in subfolders To view videos from a different folder tap on to switch to the Video Browser view and navi gate to another folder Buddha Bar Nature Trailer AVI 640x352 356 07 Jun 2005 MPG4 1995kb s MP3 128kb s THE VIDEO BROWSER The Video Browser allows you to navigate to other folders
33. et as wallpapers you can also set a picture as wallpaper from the photo and video modes Theme defines the theme color for your icons and for the background if you have disabled use of a wallpaper Font color defines the font color Previous settings tap on this to discard any changes you may have made since entering this screen 8 4 CLOCK SETTINGS Time Format Year Month Day Hour Minute Time Format choose between 12h or 24h mode Year Month Day Hour Minute sets the current date amp time If you use the optional DVR station to schedule video recordings on your TV system make sure that the and date are set correctly 8 5 POWER SETTINGS Power Off Backlight Off Webbrowser 2 min 30s normal power off Standby Backlight Off Webbrowser 5 min 30s normal standby 000 000 These settings will help you save battery power thus allowing a longer battery autonomy You can adjust settings for both battery operation and power supply operation when the ARCHOS is pow ered by the AV charger adapter ARCHOS 70H Ma MANUAL V1 0 SETUP SCREEN gt p 43 BATTERY OPERATION Power Off the amount of time of user inactivity before the system shuts down the system will not shut down during a slideshow or audio video playback Backlight Off the amount of time of user inactivity before the LCD display turns off the display will not turn off while a video
34. eywords see Using the Virtual Keyboard and tap on the bottom right key to validate Home will go to the Home page Tab Reload will refresh the current Web page Add will open a new empty tab in the tab area top left of the screen Close will close the current tab Render mode changes the way the Web page is displayed Smart will reformat the Web page to fit the width of your screen so that no horizontal scrolling is necessary Desktop will display the Web page as on a large display Vertical and Horizontal scrolling is necessary to view all parts of the page Cursor Mode this menu item only appears when the image of your ARCHOS is displayed on the television set via the op tional AV cable Link allows you to move from one link to another in the current web page using the Navigation buttons of the supplied remote control see Remote Control Scroll allows you to scroll the web page horizontally or vertically using the Navigation buttons of the sup plied remote control see Remote Control Settings will open the Web settings screen Here you can decide whether to block popup windows or not and you can also delete your Internet history and cookies to go back to the Web browser from the Web settings screen tap on X 7 USB CONNECTIONS 7 1 COMPUTER CONNECTION There are two connection modes for your ARCHOS device to connect to your computer When your ARCHOS device is turned on and
35. fely unplug the USB cable from your ARCHOS device and or computer lt 7 2 USB HOST CONNECTION Thanks to the USB Host port you can connect compatible USB devices to the ARCHOS in order to transfer files or pictures to your Archos These devices be Mass Storage Class MSC devices such as digital cameras card readers or external hard drives or digital cameras using the Picture Transfer Protocol PTP Check your manufacturer s information to find out whether your device is an MSC or device Non Mass Storage Class devices such as printers Ethernet adapters mice keyboards etc are not supported ARCHOS 70H Ma MANUAL V1 0 USB CONNECTIONS p 39 TO CONNECT A USB DEVICE TO YOUR ARCHOS DEVICE 1 Turn on your ARCHOS device 2 Plug the mini end of the supplied USB host adapter into the ARCHOS device port 3 Connect the external USB device use a standard USB cable if needed to the other end of the supplied USB host adapter 4 Turn on the external USB device if needed check the documentation of your external USB device 5 A double browser window will appear on the ARCHOS the external USB device will appear in the left panel and your ARCHOS device s hard drive in the right panel 6 Follow the instructions in the Copying and moving files section to copy your pictures or files to the ARCHOS TO DISCONNECT Make sure that no transfer is being made the light
36. fter the playlist s name in the right panel to indicate that modifications were made to the playlist and that it is unsaved After you have made the changes you want save the playlist with the Save menu item or with the Save As menu item if you wish to give it a different name While playing a song choose the Playlist menu item Anew window will open with two panels the music files on the left and the playlist on the right Tap on 2 to focus on the left panel and select the song or folder of songs to add then choose the Add to playlist or Insert in playlist menu item to add them to the playlist Tap on X to return to the playback screen 2 6 PUTTING MUSIC ONTO YOUR ARCHOS DEVICE There are two main methods to transfer your own music onto the ARCHOS e Synchronize your music with Windows Media Player 10 or 11 see System Settings Windows Media Player 10 or 11 will copy the music files you have selected This method requires your ARCHOS USB connection to operate in Windows Media Device mode directly into the Music folder of the ARCHOS Copy and Paste your music files from your computer into the Music folder of your ARCHOS see Computer Connection for details on how to connect your ARCHOS device to your computer In order for the ARCLibrary to recognize your songs tags efficiently it is advised that you keep an orderly structure for your music files for instance by making a folder for each artist contai
37. hlight it then tap on it again to enter the Music mode 2 1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR MUSIC FILES There are two types of views for you to browse through your songs the ARCLibrary and the Music Browser When browsing through your music only music files are shown THE ARCLIBRARY The ArcLibrary default view shows your music sorted in categories Artist Album Title Genre ARCLibrary etc if your music files contain these tags me e When new music is added to the Music folder of the ARCHOS the ARCLibrary will be updated Album automatically o ARCLibrary If some of your music files do not contain tags 8 Artists they will be classified as Unknown in the D 4 Albums Year 8 Titles ARCLibrary Playlist 27 11 Podcast 3 Genres Rating v 1 Playlist THE MUSIC BROWSER The music browser allows you to navigate the Music folder of your device s hard drive It is E ARCLibrary based on the ARCHOS File Browser To use it select Browse Hard Drive in the initial Meme ArcLibrary view 8 Danielle Davis See Using the Browser m Rec mil Wes Burden 2218 MBytes 743 folder s 412 file s w 0 file s 2 Dec 05 2006 ARCLIBRARY AND MUSIC BROWSER MENU ITEMS Info displays a message box with all the available information about the highlighted music file tap to close the Info screen ARCHOS 704 Ma MANUAL V1 0 P
38. infrared codes to control your tuner If you do not plan on mak ing scheduled recordings then you do not need to set the infrared emitter code Before beginning this procedure of setting the emitter code your device must be connected to the DVR Station which must be pow ered with the charger adapter The infrared control works through the reflec tion of the infrared signal within a room n order to improve the reception of this infra red signal on your tuner VCR cable or satellite box you could rearrange the position of the DVR Station and or the tuner such that there are more reflective surfaces furniture a wall etc see diagram Good communication between the DVR Station and your tuner also depends on the sensitivity of your tuner s IR receiver From the Home Screen tap on to access the Setup Screen Tap on the TV Control icon to highlight it and tap on it again to display the TV control Settings screen TV E Tuner Model Tune IR Emitter Part 1 Choose your Device and Brand Select the type of device that you want to control with the IR Emitter Select the brand of your device The TV Channels button allows you to give names to each channel For example if channel 6 is CNN where you live then you can give channel 6 that name in this screen Or if you use the My Yahoo personal calendar to set your recording scheduler the ARCHOS device will allow you to assign a channel number to a s
39. ing which was set via the My Yahoo TV sched uler of your personal calendar It affects ONLY these recordings This is just in case the clocks between your ARCHOS device and the broadcast station are different or if the broadcast station runs overtime The scheduler automatically reorganizes the recording events chronologically In order for a scheduled recording to start you must leave the ARCHOS device on the main menu screen or leave it in stand by mode If you are listening to music watching a video or looking at photos with the de vice it will not interrupt you to make the scheduled recording If you use the IR emitter to change channels on a VCR satellite or cable box see The Infrared Emitter note that this external device must be left ON and not in sleep mode When the ARCHOS user interface is set to English the date format is set to Month Day If the end time is earlier than the start time it is assumed that you start recording on the start date and the recording ends on the following day at the end time Once scheduled recording has been made or the date of a recording has been passed without the recording having been made the ARCHOS was not connected to the DVR Station or was not in standby mode the schedule entry will be erased from the scheduler When you set the scheduler the ARCHOS device will create a text file in the System folder DVRTimer txt you should not erase this file If you have a M
40. is button does not turn your device on or off try the next code for your device see Tune device Code multiple codes available f none of the codes work check that the DVR Station is positioned in way that allows the IR signal to reach your tuner device s receiver Note In some rare cases the ON OFF functionality may not work Test channel select When you tap on the Test channel select button the ARCHOS device will send a signal through the DVR Station s infrared emitter and change the channel on your tuner VCR cable box or satellite receiver f the Number of digits parameter is set to three it will try to select channel 123 If that parameter is set to 2 it will send the code for channel 12 If your tuner does not change channels when you tap on this test button try the next code for your device see Tune device Code multiple codes available 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 ARCHOS 70H Ma MANUAL V1 0 OPTIONAL FUNCTIONALITIES gt p 56 Key Enter Set this to On if normally you have to press the OK button on your device s remote control after you enter the channel number Example If you normally press 1 3 OK for channel 13 then you would need to set this
41. its contents on your TV record from your satellite or cable box etc The ARCHOS DVR Travel Adapter allows you to record from an external video source such as the ARCHOS Digital Mini Cam when you are on the move An optional ARCHOS AV cable will allow you to connect your ARCHOS directly to a television from the headphone connector You can purchase these optional accessories from www archos com 9 2 RECORDING VIDEO REC In the Home Screen tap on the VideoCorder icon to highlight it and tap on it again to display the pre recording screen 1 In the pre recording screen adjust the recording sound volume using lt 2 lt 2 remember that 52 57 only adjust the headphone volume 2 Select the Settings menu item Adjust the video recording settings as you like see next section Tap on 3 to exit the VideoCorder Settings screen 3 Select the Start recording menu item to start recording 4 Tap on X to stop recording You can pause and restart your recording by tapping on their respective menu items Open scheduler will take you directly to the Scheduler screen see Setting the Scheduler 3 tap on X to go back to the pre recording screen Hide text overlay CI will hide all overlaid graphics status bar menu items etc to only show the video image Start recording will start recording right away Settings will open the Videocorder settings screen see next section you have finished adjusting your se
42. kground image Start slideshow starts a slideshow from the current image Settings will display the Photo settings screen see next chapter Sound will display the Sound settings screen see Sound Settings Tap on to exit this screen you may want to access these settings if you are listening to music while browsing through your photos Zoom use the slider to magnify demagnify the current picture 3 3 PHOTO SETTINGS You can access the Photo Settings screen via the Settings menu item while viewing pictures on buttons to select a different setting for a parameter Photo Picture Pause Transition Picture Pause defines the time that each picture will be displayed during a slideshow Transition defines the transition effect to be used between two pictures There are several cool effects that you can choose from 3 4 PLAYING A SLIDESHOW To view a slideshow highlight a picture file in the Photo Wall PhotoLibrary or Photo Browser and choose the Slideshow menu item You can also start a slideshow while viewing photos choose the Start slideshow menu item While a slideshow is playing you can pause it at any time You can define the time that each picture is displayed and the transition effects in the Photo Settings see Photo Settings 3 5 VIEWING PHOTOS WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC You can view photos and play slideshows while listening to music
43. l 3 Current Current Current Tap on the line you want to edit to highlight it then tap on it again to start editing 2 Set each line to the desired date time and channel if you are using the infrared emitter to control a VCR cable box or satellite receiver 3 Select the Edit program title menu item to define a title for your scheduled recording see Using the Virtual Keyboard 4 Select the Validate selected program menu item to save the changes for this program 5 Do not turn off the ARCHOS device Make sure the ARCHOS is in stand by mode at the scheduled time for the recording connected to the DVR station or to the DVR Travel Adapter and a wall outlet SCHEDULER SETTINGS This screen allows you to adjust the scheduling parameters to your personal taste You can access the TV Scheduler Settings screen via the Settings menu item in Scheduler screen ri on parameter to highlight it then use to select a different setting Post recarg 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 Yahoo calendar It affects ONLY these recordings This is just in case the clocks between your ARCHOS device 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 record
44. l Keyboard allows you to change the name of the highlighted file or folder using the virtual keyboard ARCHOS 704 Ma MANUAL V1 0 USING THE BROWSER gt 27 Copy allows you to copy the highlighted file or folder to the location defined in the other browser panel Copy all files allows you to copy all the files in the current folder to the location defined in the other browser panel Move allows you to move the highlighted file or folder to the location defined in the other browser panel Sound 4 will display the Sound settings screen see Sound Settings Tap on X to exit this screen 5 you may want to access these settings if you are listening to music while browsing through your files Note that some of the above menu items may not appear if they are not available for the highlighted file or folder COPYING AND MOVING FILES AND FOLDERS Inthe left panel highlight the file or folder that you want to copy or move Tap on Gi to focus on the right panel Navigate to the location where you wish to copy or move the file or folder that you highlighted in the left panel Tap on 210 go back to the left panel Choose the Copy Copy all files or Move menu item depending on the action that you want to carry out 2 USING THE VIRTUAL KEYBOARD The virtual keyboard is an interface that allows you to type in text for instance to rename a file or folder or when you want to give a title to a playlist tha
45. l the current web page horizontally or vertically To open a link simply tap on it If you display the image of your ARCHOS on the television set via the optional AV cable use the button on the supplied remote control to switch between the different tabs see Remote Control To scroll the web page or open a link use the Cursor mode menu item see next section Navigation Forward will go to the next page in your browsing history if you used Back before Stop will stop loading the Web page Back will go back to the previous page that you browsed Bookmarks will open the Bookmark manager Here you can sort your bookmarks delete them etc select a bookmark and tap on it to open this Web address in a new tab you can also set your Home page highlight a bookmarked Website and select the Set as Home Page menu item to go back to the Web browser from the Bookmarks screen tap Zoom Larger magnifies the current Web page Smaller demagnifies the current Web page Set zoom allows you to set the zoom level directly by dragging a cursor Go to Enter URL allows you to enter the address of a Web site you d like to visit Tap on the letters of the virtual keyboard to enter the address see Using the Virtual Keyboard and tap on the bottom right key to validate Search allows you to search directly in one of the configured search engines Tap on the letters of the virtual keyboard to enter your k
46. layer 10 or higher Copy your media files directly via Windows Explorer into the Media then Music Video or Pictures folder If your computer asks for a driver or an installation CD when you connect your ARCHOS then you must use the PC Hard Drive mode Windows Me 2000 and XP PC Hard Drive Mode Only Ju r t t t T ARCHOS d File Edit View Favorites Tools Help E ollow the previous steps to connect the e vice and ice PC Hard Drive as the connection mode 9 05 pn The ARCHOS will be recognized as a mass storage device 1 Hard Drive and will appear in My Computer f You can now use the ARCHOS like any other external E ue 9 en hard drive 315 Floppy windows CD Drive ATDAWIFL Mac OS X PC Hard Drive Mode Only 81 0 14 Fri 10 46 Your OS X version must have Mass Storage device support E Follow the previous steps to connect the ARCHOS device and select imu PC Hard Drive as the connection mode Macintosh HD The ARCHOS will be automatically recognized as a mass storage device Hard Drive and mounted on the desktop You can now use the ARCHOS like any other external hard drive Archos 704 WIFI DISCONNECTION Windows XP amp WMP10 or higher Windows MEDIA Device Mode Verify that no data are being transferred between your ARCHOS device and your computer the HDD indicator on your ARCHOS device is not flickering You can un
47. ll data media files and licenses Full Reinitialization erase all data media files licenses and settings Format erase all data and licenses Format Hard Drive In the event that your ARCHOS device freezes operation due to electrostatic phenomena for example try to reset it see Product Care If this does not work or if you cannot access the repair and format tools you can try a system recovery see Product Care Firmware version displays the current version of the firmware and Digital Rights Management system Plugins displays the current plugins installed on your device Update Firmware tap on this to update the firmware see Updating the Firmware to learn what to do before tapping on this button Product key each ARCHOS device has a unique number MAC address some WiFi networks filter MAC addresses You might need to communicate this address to the person who manages the network Hard Drive displays the amount of free and used space on the hard drive ARCHOS 704 1 MANUAL V1 0 SETUP SCREEN gt p 45 Select Wifi region use the arrow in the bottom left corner of the screen to view the Select Wifi region button tap on it to access the Select Wifi region settings screen select your region in the list and tap on to return to the System set tings screen Note reported number of megabytes is binary based counting 1Kb 1024 bytes Thus each reported Mb repre sents approxima
48. move files and folders see Copying and moving files and folders About your ARCHOS device s hard drive A704WIFI a7 Music mf Rec Danielle Davis Video Podcasts Bar Nature Trailer Crea tu ARCHOS El F r Ihren Personlichen ARCHOS L Life without the Hard Drive f Tony Kaltenberg mf Wes Burden WE Make it your ARCHOS Personalizza il tuo ARCHOS Ell Personnalisez votre ARCHOS ARCHOS recommends that you keep the original folders Music Pictures Video Playlists The icons on the Home Screen lead directly to some of these folders Video Music Photo and they may no longer work cor rectly if the folders are deleted or renamed 4 1 NAVIGATION TOUCHSCREEN CONTROLS e Tap on a file or folder to highlight it then tap again to enter it Tap on X at any time to leave the Browser and go back to the Home Screen Tap on Sif you need to jump between the left and right panels BROWSER MENU ITEMS Info Create folder creates a folder in the current location Delete tap to close the Info screen displays a message box with all the available information about the highlighted file you will have to enter the folder s name with the virtual keyboard see Using the Virtual Keyboard allows you to delete the highlighted file or folder and all its contents A confirmation screen will pop up Rename Abc see Using the Virtua
49. n Save and choose a save location that you will remember your desktop or My While files from the Internet can be useful some files can potentially harm your computer If you do trust the source do not save this What s the risk Documents 2 Copy the AOS File to your ARCHOS Device Connect your ARCHOS as explained in this manual see Computer Connection in PC Hard Drive mode see System Settings Cut the AOS file from your computer right click on the file gt Cut Paste the AOS file in your ARCHOS device Simply drag and drop the AOS file onto the icon of your ARCHOS device in My Computer If there is already an AOS file Windows will ask you if you want to overwrite the existing file click on Yes Disconnect the ARCHOS from your computer see Computer Connection 3 Activate the Update Go to the System Settings screen of your ARCHOS device on Update Firmware Update Firmware Your ARCHOS device will ask you to plug in the charger adapter Do so and then tap on the screen to tinue The new firmware will be installed on your device OPTIONAL FUNCTIONALITIES 9 1 DVR STATION amp DVR TRAVEL ADAPTER PRESENTATION You can record from an external video source if you use the optional DVR Station or DVR Travel Adapter The ARCHOS DVR Station stays connected to your home entertainment system and allows you to quickly connect your ARCHOS to watch
50. ning a folder for each of their albums inside which are placed individual songs You can easily create audio content with your computer by using Windows Media Player 10 or 11 to convert your own CDs to MP3 or WMA format Check the laws and regulations in your country or jurisdiction to know if private copy of your CDs for your own use is authorized 2 7 RECORDING AUDIO Your ARCHOS device can record audio via its AudioCorder function You will need the optional DVR Station or DVR Travel Adapter to record audio from an analog source see Optional Functionalities to learn more about this feature 3 VIEWING PHOTOS 3 1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR PHOTOS In the Home Screen tap on the Photo icon to highlight it then tap on it again to enter the Photo viewer There are three types of views for you to browse through your photos the Photo Wall the PhotoLibrary and the Photo Browser When browsing through your photos only picture files are shown The Photo Wall default view shows thumbnails Photo_76 PR NEN of your photos It shows all picture files in the T 4 tin die Pictures folder sorted by date RP em To view pictures from a different folder tap on 2 to switch to the PhotoLibrary view and browse by folder See Using the Browser You can tap on a file name and start viewing photos in that folder You can also tap on to go back to the Photo Wall which will show all the photos f
51. not connect to any Wifi network highlight View available networks and tap on it again The list of available networks will be displayed Once you are connected to a WiFi network the status bar icon WiFi not connected will become ici WiFi connected There is no status bar icon at all when WiFi is not enabled The list of available networks shows all the wireless networks in range of your device To refresh the list select the Scan for networks Open Network gt a menu item In the list of available networks for each net work you will see the following information Channel 1 Mode Infrastructure Archos Open Network Channel 11 Mode Infrastructure configuration status configured network unconfigured network the name of the network SSID if it is broadcasted if the SSID is not broadcasted you will be prompt ed to enter it in the next configuration screen the type of encryption key that is required ut 21 Open network WEP key 5 WPA key WPA2 key the strength of the signal this icon will appear if you are currently connected to this network the channel used by the network the type of network Infrastructure or Ad Hoc Ad Hoc networks are not supported at this time To select a network and start the connection process simply tap the one that you want to connect to your home wireless network or a free
52. o the ARCLibrary or browser screen that you launched the current song from ARCHOS 704 Ma MANUAL V1 0 PLAYING MUSIC gt p 16 PLAYBACK STATUS ICONS Status bar icons tell you if your ARCHOS is Dp playing paused E stopped MUSIC PLAYBACK MENU ITEMS Info displays a message box with all the available information about the current music file tap on X to close the info screen Home allows you to go back to the Home Screen while playing music in order to browse your hard drive play photo slideshow read a PDF file etc Playlist opens the playlist editor see Playlists Set bookmark Pi sets a bookmark at the current spot in the audio file only one bookmark per file is allowed you can bookmark up to 32 files music files with a bookmark appear with the icon Set rating allows to give a rating to the current song 1 5 or to remove the rating none Settings will display the Music settings screen see next chapter Sound will display the Sound settings screen see Sound Settings tap on X to exit this screen 2 3 MUSIC SETTINGS You can access the Music Settings screen via the Settings menu item while playing a song Tap on the 5 52 buttons to select a different setting for a parameter PlayMode e Folder Repeat amp Shuffle Normal Intro duration x 205 PlayMode a status bar icon shows the current mode Single plays only one music file and st
53. ocation in the video or song You can also Ci e drag the cursor in the progression bar to another location in the video or song n the screens where it appears the volume bar can be dragged in the same way n the Archos file browser you can drag the scroll bar up and down ss nthe PDF viewer and in the Web browser you can scroll up and down by tapping on the page and dragging it up or down be careful not to tap on a link ARCHOS 704 Ma MANUAL V1 0 INTRODUCTION gt p 7 The Resume Icon 2 i Sometimes the Resume icon is highlighted in the Home Screen when you turn on the ARCHOS This means that you can resume the last played music or video file if it was interrupted before the end If the Resume icon is grayed out it means that no music or video file playback can be resumed INTERFACE LANGUAGE CHANGING THE LANGUAGE The interface of your ARCHOS device is available in various languages gt f your language is not available go to the ARCHOS website www archos com firmware and down load and install the latest version New languages are included in the firmware as they become avail able See Updating the Firmware To change the system s language 1 From the Home Screen tap on to access the Setup Screen Language English 2 Tap on the Language icon to display the Language Settings screen 3 Select a different language using but tons your settings are saved in
54. okmark at the current spot in the video only one bookmark per file is allowed you can bookmark up to 32 files video files with a bookmark appear with the 4 icon the browser Settings will display the Video settings screen see next chapter tap on X to exit this screen Sound will display the Sound settings screen see Sound Settings tap on X to exit this screen 123 VIDEO SETTINGS You can access the Video Settings screen via the Settings menu item while playing a video file Tap on buttons to select a different setting for a parameter PlayMode Folder Repeat amp Shuffle Normal LCD Brightness PlayMode a status bar icon shows the current mode Single plays only one video file and stops Folder plays all video files in the current folder Repeat amp Shuffle a status bar icon shows the current mode Normal plays the video selection once and stops Repeat plays the video selection repeatedly Shuffle plays videos in a random order LCD Brightness adjusts the level of brightness of the built in screen 14 PUTTING VIDEOS ONTO YOUR ARCHOS DEVICE There are two main methods to transfer your own videos onto the ARCHOS Synchronize your videos with Windows Media Player 10 or 11 This method requires your ARCHOS USB connection to operate in Windows Media Device mode see System Settings Windows Media Player 10 or 11 will copy the videos you have
55. on set to display images the option Wide screen becomes available when you set the TV standard parameter to PAL Europe Video Output choose between Internal LCD and External TV to do this you can also press the EY button on the device External Display choose between Composite S Video Component RGB Use this setting based on how you have cabled the video out of your DVR station to your television for example if you are using the yellow video connector as the video out then select Composite LCD SETTINGS LCD Brightness adjusts the level of brightness of the built in screen TOUCH SCREEN SETTINGS f the touchscreen is not responding properly use the arrows in the bottom left corner of the screen to view the Touch screen settings Tap on Calibration and follow the instructions on screen TV Format Video Output Internal LCD External Display w Composite LCD Brightness Ca bration If this does not work or if you cannot access the touchscreen settings you can force the touchscreen calibration see System Recovery 8 3 APPEARANCE SETTINGS Wallpaper Picture name mystery_blue Theme Font color White Wallpaper enables or disables the use of an image background ARCHOS 70H Ma MANUAL V1 0 SETUP SCREEN p 42 Picture name allows you to select a picture to use as a background image you can choose between all default backgrounds and images that you have previously s
56. ops Folder plays all music files in the current folder or album All plays all music files in the ARCHOS device GES Queue allows you to select a track to be played after the current one is finished mE while a track is playing tap 2 to switch to the browser window and tap on a track to select it this is your queued track and the status bar icon will change you can only queue one track at a time if you do not select a song to queue before the end of the current track the ARCHOS will play the next track in the folder or album 3 plays the first few seconds of each track you can define the length to play in Intro duration if you want to play the whole song tap on it while its intro is playing the music player will then revert to the Folder play mode Repeat amp Shuffle a status bar icon shows the current mode Normal plays the track selection once and stops Repeat plays the track selection repeatedly Shuffle plays random tracks from the selection Intro duration defines for how long each track will be played in the Scan play mode 2 4 SOUND SETTINGS You can access the Sound Settings screen via the Sound menu item This screen allows you to adjust the sound settings of your ARCHOS device to your personal taste Tap the buttons to select a different setting for a parameter 4 4 1 92 04 D Sound Volume Built in speaker Automatic Audio
57. plug the USB cable from your ARCHOS and or computer Windows Me 2000 and XP PC Hard Drive Mode Only DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE CABLE AT ANY TIME You must remove unmount the ARCHOS from the com puter before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing ARCHOS 704 Ma MANUAL V1 0 USB CONNECTIONS gt p 38 Once all your transfers are finished click on the safely remove icon in the system tray next to the clock Windows 2000 ME Windows XP Click on the safely remove message A message will pop up telling you that it is now safe to disconnect the device You can now safely unplug the USB cable from your ARCHOS device and or computer d Safe To Remove Hardware Ix The USB Mass Storage Device device can now be safely removed Fram the system If you get a message saying that the device cannot be removed close any computer program that may still be using data on your device such as media players or Windows Explorer Mac OS X PC Hard Drive Mode Only DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE CABLE AT ANY TIME You must remove unmount the ARCHOS from the computer before dis connecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing Archos 704 On your desktop drag the ARCHOS device s icon towards the trash can which will turn into big eject symbol Drop the icon onto this eject symbol the ARCHOS hard drive will disappear from the desktop You can now sa
58. rom that folder The PhotoLibrary displays your photos sorted 10250043 by date name etc if your picture files contain ARCLibrary these EXIF data Browse hard drive 2008 Year E all by Date ARCLibrary all by Name 0 85Photos The Photo Browser allows you to navigate the PR NEN Pictures folder of your device s hard drive Itis Mete based on the ARCHOS File Browser To use it select Browse Hard Drive in the PhotoLibrary view See Using the Browser Pictures Photo 01 Photo 02 JPG Photo 03 0 4600x900 Photo 04 Photo 05 Exposure 1 125s Photo 06 Aperture f 2 2 Photo 07 2 Photo 08 Photo 09 Photo 10 Info displays a message box with all the available information about the highlighted picture tap on X to close the Info screen Delete allows you to delete the highlighted picture file A confirmation screen will pop up Rename allows you to change the name of the highlighted picture file using the virtual keyboard see Using the Virtual Keyboard Abc Reset thumbnails will delete all user defined thumbnails and restore the default thumbnails Set as wallpaper defines the current picture as your ARCHOS device s background image Slideshow starts a slideshow from the highlighted image Settings only appears in Photo Wall view will display the Photo settings screen see Photo Settings Sound
59. s or music stored on your desktop PC To do this set your PC folders containing your music and videos to shared by right clicking on the folder and selecting sharing Now on your ARCHOS open the Browser from the Home Screen and select Network If you have configured your WiFi connection properly you should see your computer s name appear When you open this up you will see all your shared folders Just go into a folder choose a video or audio file and start playing it This is especially useful when you have a large library of music and video and you cannot fit it all onto the internal hard drive of the ARCHOS Note You may have some video files of very high quality and these require that the WiFi connection transfers data at a high speed If your ARCHOS device is far away from your WiFi box it may happen that the connection speed is reduced thus not allowing some video files to stream from your PC to the ARCHOS and the television 5 2 WIFI CONNECTION PROCEDURE From the Home Screen select the Enable WiFi menu item SP vour device will scan for available WiFi networks The first time you use your device you may get a message No configured networks found Highlight View available networks and tap on it again The list of available networks will be displayed If your ARCHOS device finds networks that you have previously used and configured it will connect auto matically to one of them If you get the message Could
60. selected directly into the Video folder of the ARCHOS Copy and Paste your video files from your computer into the Video folder of your ARCHOS see Computer Connection for details on how to connect your ARCHOS device to your computer If some of your videos dont play on your ARCHOS device you may need to transcode them to a compatible format The easiest way to do this is by using Windows Media Player 10 or 11 to transfer videos to your ARCHOS in Windows Media Device mode Windows Media Player 10 or 11 will automatically convert most formats to the WMV format that your device can play f you don t want to use Windows Media Player 10 or 11 a search on the Internet should allow you to find suitable utility programs to do this job f you would like to simply copy and paste DVD video files onto your ARCHOS without converting them to WMV format you can purchase the cinema plug in from the ARCHOS website www archos com The same is also true for video podcasts in the H 264 format In this case purchase the podcast plug in 15 RECORDING VIDEO REC Your ARCHOS device can record video via its VideoCorder function You will need the optional DVR Station or DVR Travel Adapter to record video See Optional Functionalities to learn more about this feature DVR TRAVEL ADAPTER DVR STATION ARCHOS 704 Ma MANUAL V1 0 PLAYING MUSIC gt p 14 e PLAYING MUSIC In the Home Screen tap the Music icon to hig
61. stantly 4 Tap on X to exit Tap on to return to the Home Screen BAT TERY BATTERY CHARGE Before using your ARCHOS device for the first time charge the battery until the CHG light starts blinking Simply plug the ARCHOS Charger Adapter into the power jack The ARCHOS device will turn on and start charging and a lightning bolt symbol will flash over the battery icon in the status bar 2 REPLACING THE BATTERY The ARCHOS has a removable battery You can purchase extra batteries from www archos com Caution if the battery is incorrectly replaced or short circuited this could result in damage to the product and or serious injuries to the user Replace only with an original Archos battery ARCHOS 704 Ma MANUAL V1 0 INTRODUCTION gt p 8 To replace the battery follow these steps PRODUCT CARE CARING FOR YOUR ARCHOS DEVICE Your ARCHOS device is an electronic product that needs to be treated with care Do not subject it to unnecessary shock or vibration Do not subject it to heat keep it ventilated especially when connected to a computer Keep it away from water and excessively humid areas Keep it away from high electromagnetic fields Keep any connected wires neatly arranged the device could fall if a cable is accidentally pulled by a child Do not open it up There are no user serviceable parts inside Opening will void your warranty n order to keep your touchs
62. t you have just created 6 current name of the file folder close keyboard without saving Shift button Alt Alt Gr button enable disable the keys secondary functions Caps Lock button move cursor one character to the left move cursor one character to the right delete character before cursor Es save the name ARCHOS 70H Ma MANUAL V1 0 USING THE BROWSER gt 28 3 BROWSING OTHER COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK When you are connected to a Windows network you can browse the shared folders of other computers in the network using the Archos File Browser From the Home Screen select the Browser icon Once in the browser select Network Your device will search for other computers in the Windows network and you can start browsing their shared contents If the computer with the shared folders normally has a Windows username and password you will be asked to enter these before you can access the folder contents A70AWIFI A70AWIFI 2 Network SE Network mii Data mi Data imi Downloads f Downloads f info f info mf Music Music Pictures mii Pictures Playlists f Playlists Video Video epromtool epromtool 2 screenshot 1 screenshot 1 2 screenshot 10 screenshot 10 Using the Archos double browser you will be able to transfer files from computer onto your device or transfer files from your device onto a computer s write enabled shar
63. tation name given from your scheduled TV programs Part 2 Finding the Right Emitter Codes Tap the Tune IR Emitter button to display the d Tune IR Emitter Tune IR Emitter Settings screen This screen allows you to correctly set the codes ena and parameters to allow the Infrared emitter to est ON OFF correctly control your tuner VCR cable box or satellite receiver Key Number of digits Key Enter Key delay Tune device Code one code available Some manufacturers use only one code for all of their products The code does not change from one model to another or from one year to another In this case there will only be one single code available You can now test the channel select 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 V619 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 ON OFF When you tap on the Test On Off button the ARCHOS device will send a signal to the infrared emitter and turn your device on or off Tap this test button again and your device should change from on to off or off to on f tapping on th
64. tely 1 05 megabytes decimal Formatting also takes up space 8 8 WIRELESS FILE SERVER SETTINGS Your ARCHOS 704 WIFI allows you to share files with other computers or 704 WiFi devices on a network Important please check the applicable laws in your country or jurisdiction to know what media files you are al lowed to share or copy First you need to enable WiFi as shown in section 5 2 and connect to a network To enable the file server directly select the WiFi status menu item from the Home Screen tap on the Wireless file server button and tap on the Enable file server button While the file server is turned on other functions of your device are disabled Your ARCHOS 704 WIFI s hard drive will then be accessible from your computer s network neighborhood f you want to set up your ARCHOS device to appear with a particular name in particular workgroup on the network tap on in the Home Screen to go to the Setup Screen e on the File server icon to highlight it and wah tap on it again to display the Wireless file Computer name server Settings screen You will see the following Write access On parameters Password Enable file server Workgroup enter the name of the workgroup using the virtual keyboard see Using the Virtual Keyboard Computer name enter the name for the ARCHOS 704 WIFI device in the network using the virtual keyboard see Using the Virtual Keyboard normall
65. ttings tap on XX to go back to the pre recording screen This screen allows you to adjust the video re e cording parameters to your personal taste You can access the VideoCorder Settings screen i jWideoCorder via the Settings menu item in the pre recording screen Tapon a parameter to highlight it then use 2 to select a different setting Auto Stop Rec Source Auto Format Auto Widescreen Auto Bitrate 1500kb s Scheduling Parameters Auto Stop Rec the duration of time after which the ARCHOS device will automatically stop recording if you tap on Auto Stop Rec disabled the recording will continue until you tap on X or until the entire hard drive fills up Video Parameters Rename allows you to define the filename before the recording begins using the virtual keyboard see Using the Virtual Keyboard Source options Auto Composite S Video you can choose which video input you want the ARCHOS device to use Normally with a good video signal you can set it to Auto and your ARCHOS will scan the DVR station inputs to see which one is receiving video Format options Auto 4 3 5 3 16 9 2 35 this is the aspect ratio of the screen that the ARCHOS device will record You can set this manually but in most cases you can just leave it on Auto Widescreen options Auto On Off f your tuner cable box satellite receiver etc outputs a video signal in widescreen you can for
66. vice Underneath the device are several connectors Record external video and or audio via the optional DVR Station or DVR Travel Adapter available STATION from www archos com see Optional Functionalities B Connect your ARCHOS device to your computer see Computer Connection A Connect a compatible external device to your ARCHOS see USB Host Connection B A uu On the left side of the device Power charge the battery of your ARCHOS device see Battery Charge AV Out Jack Audio plug headphones e Video plug in the ARCHOS AV cable to connect to your hi fi etc A V 1 ON OFF indicator HDD Hard Disk Drive activity indicator the light flickers when the hard drive is active playing transferring files Battery charge indicator no CHG light on the battery is charging flashing the battery is fully charged CHG Video display indicator TV LCD the light is on when the image is displayed on an external display ARCHOS 704 Ma MANUAL V1 0 INTRODUCTION gt p 5 BUILT IN LOUDSPEAKERS 08080 o9 26 09 00 0209 9999 qiu The built in stereo loudspeakers are on the front of the device on both sides below the screen 02020 02020 02020 0207 050 LEG STAND REMOTE CONTROL The ARCHOS 704 WIFI has an infrared receiver located on the front of the device the bottom left corner Point th
67. within the Video folder It is based E ey on the ARCHOS File Browser See Using the Browser Video f Podcasts P Buddha Bar Nature Trailer o AVI 3 56 w Crea tu ARCHOS 640x352 Ihren Personlichen ARCHOS ER Life without the Hard Drive MPG4 1995kb s E Make it your ARCHOS MP3 128kb s Personalizza il tuo ARCHOS Ell Personnalisez votre ARCHOS 28 Jun 07 2005 Both views display a motion thumbnail of the highlighted video as well as various information about the video file Info displays a message box with all the available information about the highlighted video file tap on X to close the Info screen Delete allows you to delete the highlighted video file A confirmation screen will pop up Rename allows you to change the name of the highlighted video file using the virtual keyboard see Using the Virtual Keyboard Abc Resume video will resume playing the highlighted video from the bookmark Clear bookmark will remove the bookmark from the highlighted video file Reset thumbnails will delete all user defined thumbnails and restore the default thumbnails Sound 4 will display the Sound settings screen see Sound Settings tap to return to the Video mode le VIDEO PLAYBACK Use the scroll bar to browse through the list of videos Tap on a video file to highlight it then tap on the selected file again to play it The menu overlay will disappear automatically
68. work manager with the MAC address of your ARCHOS To find out what your MAC address is go to the Setup Screen then select the System icon See System Settings ARCHOS 704 Ma MANUAL V1 0 BROWSING THE WEB gt p 34 BROWSING THE WEB Your ARCHOS 704 WIFI features a Web browser that was designed especially for this ARCHOS device It allows you to browse websites use web base e mailing download content etc 6 1 LAUNCHING THE WEB BROWSER From the Home Screen tap on directly the Web Icon If you are already connected to a network the Web browser will simply open and you can start browsing the Web If WiFi is not enabled or if you are not connected to a network the device will scan for available networks and connect to a known network or display the list of available networks so that you can connect to one of them Please note not all wireless networks offer access to the Internet Some WiFi networks only link several com puters together without any Internet connection USING THE WEB BROWSER You can use the Web browser to read your Web based e mail view Web sites download documents from the Internet etc The Web browser features tabbed browsing You can open several pages at the same time they will appear in the tabs area in the upper left corner of the screen When several pages are open simply tap on a tab to access the page that you want See next section You can use your stylus to scrol
69. y you do not need to change this parameter unless more than one ARCHOS 704 WIFI device is in the workgroup Write access On will allow other computers to write to your ARCHOS 704 WIFI s hard drive Off will prevent other computers from writing to your disk Password only appears if the Write access parameter is set to On Type in the password for other computers to be able to write to your hard drive see Using the Virtual Keyboard Enable file server tap on this button to turn on the file server 8 9 UPDATING THE FIRMWARE The firmware is the operating system OS of your ARCHOS device It is periodically updated to bring new features improvements and bug fixes Firmware Updates are available for free from www archos com firmware 1 From the Home Screen tap on EZ to go to the Setup Screen 2 Highlight System and tap on it 3 The firmware version number is displayed on this screen Firmware Vers 1 7 02 4 Compare it with the latest firmware version www archos com firmware 1 Download the AOS File Archos Operating System File Download EJ Do you want to save this file downloads page for your product www archos com click on the link to download the firmware update ARCHOS firmware files have the unico fe Tye 1206 AOS extension mm rcs cn Your Internet browser may warn you that the contents of this file may harm your computer ARCHOS firmware files are safe click o
70. y Yahoo account and use the calendar feature to schedule TV programs you can use your ARCHOS device to read the TV programs scheduled into your personal calendar and transfer these to its own Scheduler If you do not have an account you can create one and learn how to use the My Yahoo TV and calendar functions at the Yahoo Website www yahoo com Please note Using the scheduler is particularly useful when you have the optional DVR Station and you have set up the Infrared emitter to control your tuner device You must do the following Ouid UN Connect your ARCHOS device to your computer Go to your personal Yahoo calendar which has your 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 Save As to save the file Do not change the File Name but do change the Save asType to Web page HTML only Now save the file to the System folder on your ARCHOS device When you disconnect your ARCHOS from your computer the ARCHOS device will automatically update its scheduler with the newly saved TV programs from your My Yahoo calendar If the ARCHOS 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
71. you connect it to a computer a screen will pop up on the ARCHOS asking you to choose the connection mode to be used for this connection see next section The ARCHOS can be connected as a Windows Media Device if you have Windows Media Player 10 WMP 10 or higher installed on your computer Otherwise it can connect as a PC Hard Drive You can change your preferred USB connection mode the System settings screen see System Settings This means that your preferred connection mode will be highlighted by default when you connect your device to a computer To access the System Settings screen tap on from the Home Screen then select the System icon 1 Turn on your ARCHOS device 2 Plug the supplied ARCHOS USB Cable into the ARCHOS device B port 3 Plug the ARCHOS USB Cable into your running computer 4 Your ARCHOS device will ask you to choose the USB connection mode select the one that you want to use and tap on it Refer to the following paragraphs for details on your particular operating system ARCHOS 704 Ma MANUAL V1 0 USB CONNECTIONS gt 37 Windows XP amp WMP10 or Higher Windows Media Device Mode Follow the previous steps to connect the ARCHOS device and select Windows Media Device as the connec tion mode The ARCHOS device will appear in My Computer You can now put your own files onto the ARCHOS Synchronize your music videos or photos to the ARCHOS using Windows Media P

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