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1. 56 7 4 CLOCK SETTINGS 57 7 5 POWER 5 5 58 IV GONIROL iss uc qu iu d Qu Dou 59 7 7 SYSTEM SETTINGS 60 7 8 UPDATING THE FIRMWARE 62 8 OPTIONAL FUNCTIONALITIES 64 8 1 DVR STATION amp DVR TRAVEL ADAPTER PRESENTATION 64 8 2 RECORDING VIDEO 64 8 3 SETTING THE SCHEDULER 69 8 4 RECORDING AUDIO EXTERNAL SOURCE 76 8 5 USB HOST CONNECTION 77 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 79 INTRODUCTION ARCHOS DEVICE DESCRIPTION Y On the Left Side of the Device device Main Navigation Buttons th o x DK MENU O Press and hold to switch on off rv Press once to switch the display of the image between TV and built in LCD screen Press and hold to lock the buttons of your ARCHOS Navigation pad up down accelerator buttons Escape Back Stop Enter Go Play Pause Tab between available screens Display the available menu items Underneath the Device the Docking Connectors Connect your ARCHOS device to your computer Charge the battery of your ARCHOS via USB e Connect a compatible external device to your ARCHOS with the optional Docking Adapter Record external video via the optional DVR Station On the Left Side
2. 20 2 3 MUSIC SETTINGS 22 24 SOUND SETTINGS aa 251873 3 8 87 i de i i rd aman 23 2 9 PEAYLEDSTS a a bene ee De DE 06 D 06200 18008 DU 25 2 6 PUTTING MUSIC ONTO YOUR ARCHOS DEVICE 20 2 RECORDING AUDIO 30 USING THE FHUDIOCONR LDPER zl 3 1 AUDIOCORDER SETTINGS SCREEN 31 3 2 BUILT IN MICROPHONE RECORDING PROCEDURE 32 3 3 LINE LEVEL RECORDINGS 33 VIEWING PHLDT DS e eene 34 4 1 THE PHOTO WALL AND THE PHOTOLIBRARY 34 4 2 VIEWING PHOTOS 37 4 3 PHOTO SETTINGS 39 4 4 PLAYING A SLIDESHOW 40 4 5 VIEWING PHOTOS WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC 40 4 6 TRANSFERRING PHOTOS TO YOUR ARCHOS DEVICE 41 5 USING THE BROWSER ccccccccsssssssccceees He 5 1 NAVIGATION CR 9 ECCO 43 5 2 USING THE VIRTUAL KEYBOARD 45 5 3 USING THE PDF READER 46 COMPUTER CONNECTICODN 49 6 1 WINDOWS MEDIA DEVICE OR PC HARD DRIVE 49 6 2 CONNECTION STEPS 49 6 3 52 Zs 10 SCREEN 54 7 1 LANGUAGE SETTINGS 54 7 2 DISPLAY SETTINGS ort ere Ro CR oa 55 7 3 APPEARANCE SETTINGS
3. SPECIFICATIONS e 30 GB Hard Drive store up to 130 hours of videos 85 Movies 300 000 photos or 15 000 songs 3 5 TFT 320x240 pixels over 16 millions colors 4 ASP IPB and stereo sound up to 720x480 30 f s NTSC 720x576 25 f s PAL e AVI file container with MP4 file format e Microsoft WMV9 Main Profile Medium Level e Protected WM DRM e Optional 264 e Optional MPEG2 e Stereo MP3 decoding 30 320 KB s CBR amp VBR WMA Protected WMA WAV PCM ADPCM e Protected WM DRM e JPEG BMP PNG e Reads PDF documents May not implement all PDF features e Via optional DVR Station Record in MPEG 4 SP with ADPCM stereo sound resolution VGA 640x480 30 and 25 f s in AVI format 79 Via an optional accessory stereo line in WAV IMA ADPCM or PCM format e Voice recording through the built in Microphone 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 with optional adapter 3 5 mm stereo headphone mini jack and TV output AV cable sold separately Archos docking connectors to connect optional adapters and station e Internal Lithium lon Polymer battery e External charges via computer USB port Optional Power charger adapter available e Download firmware updates from www archos com
4. Approx 102 x 78 x 15 mm 4 0 x 3 1 x 0 6 e Weight 192g 6 8 oz ARCHOS device USB cable headphones protective case Quick Start Guide PC Windows 2000 XP Media Center Macintosh OS X or higher with USB Mass Storage Class support 80 Certain bitrates resolutions and or file variations may not be compatible Certain resolutions and file sizes may not be compatible 1GBz 1 billion bytes actual formatted capacity is less MPEG 4 ASP L5 AVI up to DVD resolution MPEG 4 ISO standard by Moving Picture Experts Group AVI audio video file container by Microsoft without GMC and quarter pixel 3 Microsoft WMV MP ML up to DVD resolution Subject to availability See www archos com H 264 up to DVD resolution AAC sound 9 Subject to availability See www archos com MPEG 2 MP ML up to 10 Mbps up to DVD resolution AC3 stereo sound average based on 3 5 mins song amp 64 kbits s WMA for better quality 128 Kbit s or more recommended on 500 kbits s MPEG 4 audio video encoding and 1h30 movie for near DVD Quality 1500 Kbits s encoding or more recommended on JPEG The LCD screen on your ARCHOS unit has been manufactured to rigorous standards to provide a high quality viewing experience Nevertheless your LCD screen may have slight imperfections This is not particular to the ARCHOS screen but to all devices which have LCD screens regardless of the ori
5. ARCHOS Version 3 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 access to our help line and to be informed of free software updates for your product Wishing you the best Multimedia experience The Archos Team ARCHOS 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read these instructions Keep these instructions Heed all warnings Follow all instructions Do not use this apparatus near water Clean only with dry cloth Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacl
6. 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 15 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 using When you have defined a new position for the track press OK 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 27 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 Press X to exit this screen To edit an existing playlist e Highlight the playlist and use the Show playlist menu item e You can now add shuffle move or remove tracks within the playlist using the appropriate menu items e An asterisk appears after the playlist s name in the right panel to indicate that modifications were made to the playlist and that it is unsaved e 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 diffe
7. 00 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 PC Hard Drive as the connection mode e The ARCHOS will be automatically recognized as a mass storage device Hard Drive and mounted on the desktop e You can now use the ARCHOS like any other external hard drive 51 6 3 DISCONNECTION 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 unplug the USB cable from your ARCHOS and or computer DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE CABLE AT ANY TIME You must remove unmount the ARCHOS from the computer before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing Once all your transfers are finished click on the safely remove icon in the system tray next to the clock HE 3 14 Windows 2000 ME 99323 Windows Click on the safely remove message 52 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 1 Safe To Remove Hardware The USB Mass Storage Device device can now be safely removed Fram the system DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE CABLE AT ANY TIME You must remove unmount the ARCHOS from the computer before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid lo
8. 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 Video Parameters e Rename allows you to define the filename before the recording begins using the virtual keyboard See Using the Virtual Keyboard e Source Options Auto Composite S Video Black amp White 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 e 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 67 Resolution Options Optimal VGA Use this to set the resolution of the recorded image You can leave this on Optimal Optimal will give the smoothest image quality with a smaller file size e Bitrate m 500 kb s 1000 kb s 1500 kb s 2000 kb s 2500 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 e Sampling Options 32kHz 48kHz The sound sampling rate The higher value gives a higher eid sound but will take up more space on the hard rive e Brightness adjusts the recorded image brightness e Contrast adjusts the recorded image
9. On your ARCHOS device you can play create and edit as many playlists as you want e n the Archos Browser playlists are the files with the icon e When playing a playlist the icon will appear in the status bar 25 Highlight the Playlist line of the ArcLibrary press OK e Select a playlist using 4 press a OK A panel showing the contents EL po of the playlist will open on the right 19 Press OK to start playing from the first track to start playing from another track you can also select song using 4 before you press OK e You may want to play the tracks in a different order press MENU and select the Shuffle menu item to randomly shuffle the order of the songs in the current playlist e 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 e n the left pane locate the songs you would like to add to your playlist Highlight a song and press or OK to add it to the playlist the song s icon in the left panel will change to kr indicating that it is part of the current playlist e Repeat this operation with all the tracks you want e You can also add the content of an entire folder artist album etc if you highlight it and press or OK Another way to add songs to a playlist is by using the Add to playlist or Insert in playlist menu items 26 Add to playlist
10. Travel Adapter to record audio from an analog source see Optional Functionalities to learn more about this feature Your ARCHOS device can record audio its 30 3 USING THE RUDIOCORDER You can record audio either from the built in d microphone or from an external line level analog source if you use the optional DVR Station or DVR Travel Adapter In the Home Screen highlight the AudioCorder icon and press OK to display the pre recording screen 3 1 AUDIOCORDER SETTINGS SCREEN This screen allows you to adjust audio input settings for your recordings Use to highlight a different parameter then use to select different setting e Set Title D AudioCorder Set Title 4 Format amp WAV ADPCM Source Microphone d Sampling 44 1 kHz e 31 allows you to give a personalized title to the recording See Using the Virtual Keyboard Format you can choose between PCM uncompressed and ADPCM compressed WAV format e Source choose between microphone or analog line in only with the optional DVR Station or DVR Travel Adapter e Sampling choose the sample rate for your recording a higher rate gives higher sound quality but a larger file 3 2 BUILT IN MICROPHONE RECORDING PROCEDURE seas Highlight the Settings menu item and press Vus REN ND OK to enter the AudioCorder settings RECO0004 screen 2 Select Microphone as the source Pre
11. be able to synchronize your media library automatically every time you connect your ARCHOS device to your computer 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 e Firmware version displays the current version of the firmware and Digital Rights Management system e Update Firmware Highlight and press OK to update the firmware See Updating the Firmware to learn what to do before pressing this button e Product key Each ARCHOS device has a unique number e Hard Drive displays the amount of free and used space on the hard drive 61 28 UPDATING THE FIRMWARE The firmware is the operating system 05 of your ARCHOS device e t is periodically updated to bring new features improvements and bug fixes e Firmware Updates are available for free from www archos com firmware 1 From the Home Screen press to go to the Setup screen 2 Highlight System and press OK 3 The firmware version number is displayed on this screen 4 Compare it with the latest firmware version on www archos com firmware Firmware Vers 1 Download the AOS File Archos Operating System File Download On the downloads page for your d E OE product on www archos com 5 pe umen te click on the link to download the firmware update Archos firmware files have the AOS extensio
12. contrast e Saturation Use this to de emphasize or saturate the colors in the recorded image e Hue changes the color spectrum in the recorded image e Reset changes the above settings to the default settings 68 e The ARCHOS s recording system is designed to respect the Macrovision copyright protection system e f the source of your video is copy protected the device will record in protected mode e You will see a P icon on the recording screen not during playback indicating that the file will be a protected file e Protected files can only be played back on the ARCHOS device that created them and not on a computer e The playback of protected files is also limited to the built in LCD screen and cannot be displayed on an external television SETTING THE SCHEDULER 1 From the Home screen highlight the Scheduler icon and press OK 2 Select the line you want to edit using then press to start editing 3 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 4 Select the Edit program title menu item to define a title for your scheduled recording see Using the Virtual Keyboard 5 Select the validate selected program menu item to save the changes for this program then select the save all programs menu item to save all your scheduled recordings 6 Do not turn off the ARCHOS device Mak
13. images are displayed on your television set e Video Output Choose between Internal LCD and External TV to do this you can also press the TV LCD button on the device 55 External Display Choose between Composite S Video Component RGB This setting determines what type of display your ARCHOS device is sending video signal to e LCD Brightness adjusts the level of brightness of the built in screen LCD Stability you can adjust the stability of the built in screen if you find that it flickers 7 3 APPEARANCE SETTINGS Wallpaper Picture name Theme color Previous settings e Wallpaper enables or disables the use of an image background e 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 set as wallpapers You can also set a picture as wallpaper from the photo and video modes In order for your wallpapers to be displayed correctly when displaying on a TV their resolution should ideally be 768x576 pixels 56 Background color defines the background color if you have disabled use of a wallpaper e Theme defines the theme color for your icons e Font color Defines the font color e Previous settings Highlight and press OK to discard any changes you may have made since entering this screen Ze CLOCK SETTINGS 889 Clock Time Format Year Month Day Hour M
14. moving files and folders 41 5 USING THE BROWSER navigate the file system of your ARCHOS device s hard drive o The Archos File Browser gives you the possibility to In the Home Screen highlight the Browser icon and press OK to enter the File Browser You will see two panels e the one on the left is the panel that you usually use to navigate through your device s hard drive e the panel on the right is the one you will use when you want to copy or move files and folders see Copying and moving files and folders bg o 1 ARCHOS 404 1 ARCHOS 404 _ Video imr Music Recordings _ Danielle Davis 1 VIDEO 01 Recordings cam VIDEO 02 E Tony Kaltenber e IE VIDEO 03 8 Wes Burden i E VIDEO 04 VIDEO 05 i a B 42 5 1 NAVIGATION Use to select a file or folder then press OK to enter it e To go back up one level in the folder hierarchy press e Press X at any time to leave the Browser and go back to the Home Screen e Press if you need to jump between the left and right panels Info displays a message box with all the available lt information about the highlighted file Press X to close the info screen Create folder creates a folder in the current location You will have to enter the folder s name with the virtual keyboard see Using the Virtual Keyboard Delete allows you to delete the
15. o o to switch to the Video 2555 Browser view navigate to another folder and press again to go back to the Video List the Video Browser Pe allows you to navigate to other folders within Recordings the Video folder It is IBI VIDEO 01 EN VIDEO 02 based on the Archos Pee File Browser IE VIDEO 04 540x352 See Using the Browser 2894kb s 191kb s 28 Oct 2005 Info displays a message box with all the available information about the highlighted video file Press 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 C 2m 121812 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 motion thumbnails Sound will display the sound settings screen see Sound Settings Press to return to the video mode le VIDEO PLAYBACK Highlight a video file press OK to play it amp h current play mode current display format volume level video progression bar p HH the menu overlay disappears after a few second
16. the brand of your device 3 Highlight the Tune IR Emitter button press OK 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 station name given from your scheduled TV programs Part 2 Finding the Right Emitter Codes This screen allows you to correctly set the codes and parameters to allow the Infrared emitter to correctly control your tuner VCR cable box or satellite receiver 1 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 2 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 V009 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 3 Test channel select When you pres
17. 0002 etc This is only the case of recordings that over 2Gb in size This 2Gb file size constraint is due to the Windows FAT32 AVI file type specification e 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 70 If you have My 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 1 Connect your ARCHOS device to your computer 2 to your personal Yahoo calendar which has your TV programs scheduled 3 Ghoose the Week view starting with the current day as the beginning of the week 4 Click on Printable View to show a cleaner printable version 5 From your browser menu click on File gt Save As to save the file 6 Do not change the File Name but do change the Save as Type to Web page HTML only Now save the file to the System folder on your ARCHOS device 7 When you disconnect your ARCHOS from your computer the
18. 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 71 Notes e f 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 e f 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 e Missed recordings because you did not have the ARCHOS connected to the DVR Station at the record time will be deleted from the scheduler e 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 Move the cursor to 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 ARCH
19. AV Out Jack Audio plug in the supplied headphones ar Video plug in an Archos AV cable to connect to your TV hi fi etc The built in microphone is situated underneath the device See Using the AudioCorder m built in loudspeaker is on the top above the buttons HDD Hard Disk Drive activity indicator the light flickers when the hard drive is active playing transferring files HDD CHG CHG Battery charge indicator light on the battery is charging flashing the battery is fully charged 5 ON OFF indicator LCD the light is on when the image Is displayed on Video display indicator an external display Status Bar In the top right corner of the screen the status bar indicates the volume the battery level the current time the playback status of your device etc In the top left corner of the screen the tabs area shows other available applications and screens settings home screen etc They vary depending on where you are in the interface e Press to switch between these different screens Menu In the lower right corner of the screen the menu area shows the menu icons e Press MENU to display the available menu items e This is a contextual menu the available options will vary depending on where you are in the interface Home Screen e This is the main screen of your ARCHOS device Lb showing its main func
20. OS device Will keep the station name and its channel number e 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 e This is a one time step to set your ARCHOS device to send the correct infrared codes to control your tuner If you do not plan on making scheduled recordings then you do not need to set the infrared emitter code T2 e Before beginning this procedure of setting the emitter code your device must be connected to the DVR Station which must be powered with the charger adapter e The infrared control works through the reflection of the infrared signal within a room In order to improve the reception of this infrared 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 e Setting the IR Emitter Code From the Home Screen press to access the Setup Screen then highlight TV Control and press OK Tuner E VCR _ Adelsound e T3 Part 1 Choose your Device and Brand 1 Select the type of device that you want to control with the IR Emitter 2 Select
21. S device to your personal taste Use to highlight a different parameter then use 4 to select a different setting 23 Volume Built in speaker Bass Boost Frequenc Bass Boost Level a 5 Preset Set equalizer Balance Volume adjusts the output volume Built in loudspeaker ON the loudspeaker 15 always on OFF the loudspeaker is always off Automatic the built in loudspeaker automatically turns off when you plug in headphones or an AV Cable e Bass Boost Frequency adjusts the lower frequency that will be boosted e Bass Boost Level adjusts the bass boosting level e Preset allows you to quickly select a sound profile e Set equalizer allows you to use a custom sound profile Highlight and press OK to enter the equalizer screen e Balance allows you to balance the sound between the left and right speakers e Reset highlight and press OK to reset sound parameters to the default values 24 EQUALIZER SCREEN Your ARCHOS device features a 5 band equalizer Use to highlight a different frequency range Bass Mid bass Mid range Mid treble or Treble Use to change the gain level for these frequencies 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 A playlist is a list of audio tracks that the music player will automatically play one after the other e
22. Settings e f some of your music files do not contain tags they will be classified as Unknown in the ARCLibrary e the music browser allows you to navigate the Music folder of your device s hard drive It imal Recordings is based on the Archos Mi hae Danielle Davis File Browser 7450 KBytes To use it highlight Browse Hard Drive in 2file s the initial ArcLibrary EO Tela view and press OK 220 Mar 2006 See Using the Browser Info displays a message box with all the available information about the highlighted music file Press X to close the info screen 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 gt Will resume playing the highlighted music file from the bookmark Clear bookmark will remove the bookmark from the highlighted music file y Show playlist opens a playlist edition window on the right see Playlists Sound Will display the sound settings screen see Sound Settings Press X to return to the music mode PLAYING MUSIC Highlight an audio file press OK to play it current play mode previous track song title artist Uu y album title Danielle Davis track number n
23. ate left previous photo next photo zoom out E f rotate right close photo viewer x o start pause a slideshow display the menu 37 Info displays a message box with all the available information about the current picture Press X to close the info screen Zoom in magnifies the current picture Zoom out unmagnifies the current picture Rotate left 04 rotates the picture 90 counterclockwise Rotate right rotates the picture 90 clockwise as wallpaper defines the current picture as your ARCHOS device s background 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 Press X to exit this screen You may want to access these settings if you are listening to music while viewing photos 38 H 3 PHOTO SETTINGS You can access the Photo Settings screen via the Settings Menu item while viewing pictures Use to highlight different parameter then use to select a different setting e Picture Pause defines the time that each picture will be displayed during a slideshow e Transition defines the transition effect to be used between two pictures There are several cool effects that you can choose from GEJ IPLE Xx wy Photo 4 4 Picture Pause 4 Transition Alpha Blen
24. cording to a new file directly by choosing the Save file and start a new recording menu item while you are recording 8 5 USB HOST CONNECTION With the optional Docking Adapter or DVR Station you can connect compatible USB devices to the ARCHOS in order to transfer files or pictures e These devices can be Mass Storage Class MSC devices such as digital cameras card readers or external hard drives or digital cameras using the Picture Transfer Protocol e Clip the Docking Adapter into the ARCHOS s docking connector or place the ARCHOS on the DVR Station Connect a standard USB cable to the DVR Station or Docking Adapter and to the external USB device e Turn on the external USB device if needed check the documentation of your external USB device 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 Follow the instructions in the copying and moving files section to copy your pictures or files to the ARCHOS 77 TO DISCONNECT Make sure that no transfer is being made the HDD light 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 78
25. d Drive amp Firmware Vers 0 2 06 WMDAMPD 9 0 Update Firmware Product Key SMCKC2CBNFTD Hard Drive Free 120238 MB This settings screen will allow you to configure several key features of your ARCHOS device such as the ARCLibrary your preferred USB port mode firmware updates etc It will also give you information about the current firmware version the storage space that is currently used available etc ARCLibrary defines whether and how the ARCLibrary will be used 3 Off you can only browse through your music via the Music folder of the hard drive On you can browse through your music via its tag characteristics artist album genre etc but the ARCLibrary must be updated manually Auto the ARCLibrary is automatically updated when the USB cable is disconnected from your device e Update ARCLibrary Highlight and press OK to manually update the ARCLibrary This button is grayed out when the ARCLibrary setting is set to Off 60 Preferred USB lets you choose your preferred USB connection mode which will be highlighted by default each time you connect 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 x PC with Windows XP SP1 or higher and Windows Media Player 10 or higher installed You will
26. ding de 39 H H 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 e You can also start a slideshow while viewing photos choose the Start slideshow menu item or simply press OK While a slideshow is playing you can pause it at any time by pressing OK e You can define the time that each picture is displayed and the transition effects in the Photo Settings see Photo Settings 5 VIEWING PHOTOS WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC You can view photos and play slideshows while listening to music e Choose the Home menu item while playing a song e n the Home Screen highlight the Photo icon and press OK e Browse through your photos or start a slideshow as normal see Playing a Slideshow e You can go back to the Music playback screen at any time using 40 6 TRANSFERRING PHOTOS YOUR ARCHOS DEVICE There are several methods for you to transfer your own photos to the Pictures folder of the ARCHOS e Connect your ARCHOS device to your computer and copy the pictures from your computer s hard drive to the ARCHOS see Computer Connection or sync them using Windows Media Player 10 or higher in Windows Media Device mode only e Connect a digital camera USB card reader or external hard drive to your ARCHOS device via the Archos Docking Adapter or DVR Station see USB Host Connection Also see Copying and
27. e 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 69 The scheduler automatically reorganizes the recording events chronologically e n 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 device it will not interrupt you to make the scheduled recording e f 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 Long recordings 2 hours and more can create files that are larger than 2Gb each The ARCHOS will create multiple files in order to make long recordings Thus a long scheduled recording may produce video files called 100000 VIDO001 VID
28. el greater than channel 99 e 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 parameter to On 75 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 8 4 RECORDING AUDIO EXTERNAL SOURCE Connect the AV cable to an audio source hi fi turntable boombox etc and then the other end to the IN connector of the DVR Station or DVR Travel Adapter 1 Highlight the Settings menu item and press OK to enter the AudioCorder settings screen See AudioCorder Settings Screen 2 Select Analog Line In as the source Press X to go back to the pre recording screen 3 Adjust the recording level using the left right buttons 2 4 only adjust the headphones volume not the recording volume 4 Press OK or choose the Start recording menu item to start recording 5 You can pause and resume your recording at any time by pressing OK 6 Press X to stop recording In the Home Screen highlight the AudioCorder icon and press OK to display the pre recording screen You can also start re
29. es and the point where they exit from the apparatus Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUC TIN 5 ARCHOS DEVICE DESCRIPTION 5 INTERFACE LANGUAGE 9 BAVTIERY 252x229 qx encode de ae eee 9 PRODUCT CARE 10 L JPLHYINI VIED 11 1 1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR VIDEOS 11 1 2 VIDEO PLAYBACK 13 1 3 VIDEO 5 5 15 1 4 PUTTING VIDEOS ONTO YOUR ARCHOS DEVICE 16 1 5 RECORDING VIDEO 17 E FLHYINU arora aE EEEE E E 18 2 1 THE ARCLIBRARY AND THE MUSIC BROWSER 18 2 2 PLAYING MUSIC REOR
30. ext track volume level remaining time elapsed time progression bar Track 2 2 20 During music playback the buttons of your ARCHOS device will act as follows accelerated fast forward press once back to the increase volume beginning of the song or E1 previous song in the first Lu 2 next a ng 10 seconds of a track Old Torwar hold fast rewind decrease volume accelerated fast rewind E o pause play stop tabs back to the browser or N display the menu ARCLibrary window that you launched the song from Status bar icons tell you if your ARCHOS is playing paused stopped Info displays a message box with all the available information about the current music file Press 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 a photo slideshow etc 21 Set bookmark sets a bookmark at the current spot in the audio file Only one bookmark per file is allowed You can bookmark up to 16 files Music files with a bookmark appear with the ftd icon Sound i Will display the sound settings screen see Sound Settings Press X to exit this screen Settings Will display the music settings screen see next chapter MUSIC SETTINGS You can access the Music Settings screen via the Settings menu item while playing a song Use to highlight a different parameter the
31. ginal 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 2 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 three or more defective pixels ARCHOS will repair or replace your product at its cost Thus two or less defective pixels is not grounds for replacement or repair of the product 81 TECHNICAL SUPPORT INFORMATION Need Help You can find the information you need on our Website see the 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 omiss
32. highlighted file or folder and all its contents A confirmation screen will pop up Rename allows you to change the name of the highlighted file or folder using the virtual keyboard See Using the Virtual Keyboard Copy allows you to copy the highlighted file or folder to the location defined in the other browser panel 43 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 Will display the sound settings screen see Sound J Settings Press X to exit this screen You may want to access these settings if you are listening to music while browsing through your files e n the left panel highlight the file or folder that you want to copy or move e Press to focus on the right panel e Navigate to the location where you wish to copy or move the file or folder that you highlighted in the left panel e Press to go back to the left panel e Choose the Copy Copy all files or Move menu item depending on the action that you want to carry out 44 5 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 that you have just created VIRTUAL KEYBOARD BUTTON CONTROLS place cur
33. inute e Time Format choose between 12h or 24h mode e Year Month Day Hour Minute sets the current date amp time e Set Highlight and press OK to set the time and date If you forget to do this your clock settings will not be saved 57 7 5 POWER SETTINGS Power Off Backlight Off Hard Drive Standby Backlight Off Hard Drive These settings will help you save battery power thus allowing a longer battery autonomy You can adjust settings for both battery operation and DC Power operation when the ARCHOS is connected to a powered DVR Station or to a wall outlet via the Archos Docking Adapter e Power Off the amount of time of user inactivity no buttons pressed before the system shuts down The system will not shut down during a slideshow or audio video playback 58 e Backlight Off the amount of time of user inactivity no buttons pressed before the LCD display turns off The display will not turn off while a video or slideshow is playing e Hard Drive the amount of time before the hard drive stops spinning after the time of the last file access With a longer time the disk turns more often and response times are quicker when accessing files but power consumption is higher Caution this setting should only be changed by experienced users 7 6 TV CONTROL See The Infrared Emitter 59 7 7 SYSTEM SETTINGS ARCLibrary Automatic Update AROLibr ary USB Port Har
34. ions 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 2006 All rights reserved 82
35. llows you to navigate the Photo folder of your device s hard drive It is based on the Archos File Browser use it highlight Browse Hard Drive in the PhotoLibrary view and press OK See Using the Browser db ARCLibrary 26 Photos 771Photolibrar i rmnoto uz e Dh py Ee 1 PG 480x272 02 Aug 2005 mr 25 Ue Aug 200 zu Os 35 Info displays a message box with all the available information about the highlighted picture Press X to close the info screen Delete allows you to delete the highlighted picture file A contirmation 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 Set as wallpaper only appears in photo wall view defines the current picture as your ARCHOS device s background image Slideshow Starts a slideshow from the highlighted image Sound will display the sound settings screen see Sound Settings Press X to exit this screen You may want to access these settings if you are listening to music while browsing through your photos 36 2 VIEWING PHOTOS Highlight a picture file press OK to view it The menu overlay will disappear automatically after a few seconds When viewing photos the buttons of your ARCHOS device will act as follows zoom in rot
36. n Your Internet browser may warn you that the contents of this file may harm your computer Archos firmware files are safe click on Save and choose a save location that you will remember your desktop or My Documents 2 Copy the AOS File to your ARCHOS Device Connect your ARCHOS as explained in this manual Computer Connection e Cut the AOS file from your computer right click on the file gt Cut e Paste the AOS file in your ARCHOS device zh if you are in Windows Media Device mode see System Settings double click on your device in My Computer and paste the AOS file right click Paste inside the Data folder if you are in PC Hard Drive mode see System Settings simply drag and drop the AOS file onto the icon of your ARCHOS device in My Computer e f 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 Update Firmware e Highlight Update Firmware and press OK e Your ARCHOS device will ask you to plug in the USB cable Plug it into your computer then into the ARCHOS Press a button to continue e The new firmware will be installed on your device 63 8 OPTIONAL FUNCTIONALITIES 8 1 DVR STATION amp DVR TRAVEL ADAPTER PRESENTATION e You can record fr
37. n use to select a different setting Repeat amp Shuffle intro duration e PlayMode a Status bar icon shows the current mode Single plays only one music file and stops Folder 3 plays all music files in the current folder or album All 3 plays all music files in the ARCHOS device Queue allows you to select a track to be played after the current one is over 22 while a track is playing press to switch to the browser window select a track and press OK this is your queued track and the status bar icon becomes 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 Scan 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 press OK while its intro is playing the music player will then revert to the Folder play mode e Repeat amp Shuffle a status bar icon shows the current mode Normal plays the track selection once and stops Repeat ico plays the track selection repeatedly Shuffle plays random tracks from the selection shuffle is not available when PlayMode is set to All e Intro duration defines for how long each track will be played in the Scan play mode 2 4 SOUND SETTINGS This screen allows you to adjust the sound settings of your ARCHO
38. nto your computer which is turned on 3 the ARCHOS device will turn on and start charging PRODUCT CARE 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 In 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 1 PLAYING VIDEO In the Home Screen highlight the Video icon and press OK to enter the video mode 11 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR VIDEOS e There are two types of views for you to browse through your videos the Video List the Video Browser e You can switch between the two views by pressing at any time while browsing in video mode e When browsing in video mode only video files are shown e the Video List default view only shows the video files in the Video folder of the ARCHOS s hard drive it does not show videos located in subfolders To view videos from a different folder press
39. om 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 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 e You can purchase these optional accessories from WWW archos com 8 2 RECORDING VIDEO Inthe Home Screen 44 highlight the EE Video Recordings VIDOO04 VideoCorder icon and E press OK to display the pre recording screen 64 1 In the pre recording screen adjust the recording sound volume with left right remember that 4 only adjust the headphones volume 2 Select the Settings menu item Adjust the video recording settings as you like see next section Press X to exit the VideoCorder Settings screen 3 Press OK to start recording 4 Press X to stop recording You can pause and restart your recording by pressing OK Hide text overlay will hide all overlaid graphics status bar menu items etc to only show the video image Open scheduler will take you directly to the scheduler screen Start recording will start recording right away You can also press OK in the pre recording screen to start recording 65 Settings will open the videocorde
40. previous page where you clicked the link select the Link back menu item 47 Previous page goes to the previous page in the document Next Page gt goes to the next page in the document Go to page allows you to select a specific page Use left right to select a page number Press to go to this page Zoom in magnifies the document Zoom out unmagnifies the document Link back Will take you back to the page that you came from Only appears when you have previously followed a link 48 6 COMPUTER CONNECTION 6 1 WINDOWS MEDIA DEVICE OR HARD DRIVE There are two connection modes for your ARCHOS device to connect to your computer When your ARCHOS device is turned on and 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 Connection Steps The ARCHOS can be connected as a Windows Media Device if you have Windows Media Player 10 WMP10 or higher installed on your computer Otherwise it can connect as a PC Hard Drive You can change your preferred USB connection mode in 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 press from the Home Screen then select the System icon 6 2 CONNECTION STEPS 1 Turn on
41. r settings screen see next section Once you have finished adjusting your settings press X to go back to the pre recording screen This screen allows you to adjust the video recording parameters to your personal Auto Stop Rec laste eni You can access the VideoCorder Settings screen via the Settings menu item in EE the pre recording screen T mE Use to highlight a m e e different parameter then Brighiness am Contrast use to select a different 3 5 setting 9 Reset Scheduling Parameters Auto Stop Rec Options ON OFF 1 set to ON the ARCHOS device will stop recording after the duration set in the Duration parameter If set to OFF the recording will continue until you press X or until the entire hard drive fills up e Duration The duration of time your recording will last if Auto Stop Rec is set to ON 66 Pre record This is 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 e Post record This is a safety margin added to the end of a scheduled recording which was set via the My Yahoo TV scheduler of your personal calendar It affects ONLY these
42. rent name e While playing a song choose the Playlist menu item new window will open with two panels the music files on the left and the playlist on the right e Press to focus on the left panel and select the song or folder of songs to add then press OK to add them to the playlist e Press X to return to the playback screen 28 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 higher This method requires your ARCHOS s USB connection to eTe operate in Windows Media Device mode see System Settings Windows Media Player 10 or higher will copy the music files you have selected directly in the Music folder of the ARCHOS e 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 You can easily create audio content with your computer by using Windows Media Player 10 or higher 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 29 2 7 RECORDING AUDIO AudioCorder function e You can make microphone recordings directly with your ARCHOS see the next section for details You will need the optional DVR Station or DVR
43. s During video playback the buttons of your ARCHOS device will act as follows accelerated fast forward increase volume fast rewind fast forward accelerated fast rewind E f decrease volume stop pause play b J display the menu Info displays a message box with all the available information about the current video file Press X 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 displays the entire picture on the screen Maximized enlarges the picture to fill the screen Original displays the picture in its original format Speed Will play the current video in slow motion or high speed Set bookmark sets a bookmark at the current spot in the video Only one bookmark per file is allowed You can bookmark up to 16 files Video files with a bookmark appear with the L icon Save frame as 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 Sound Will display the sound settings screen see Sound Settings Press X to exit this screen Settings Will display the video settings screen see next chapter 13 VIDEO SETTINGS You can access the Video Settings screen via the Settings menu item while pla
44. s the Test channel select button highlight test channel select and press 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 If 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 click on this test button try the next code for your device step 2 above 4 Test ON OFF When you click on the Test On Off button the ARCHOS device will send a signal to the infrared emitter and turn your device on or off Press this test button again and your device should change from on to off or off to on If pressing this button does not turn your device on or off try the next code for your device step 2 above If none of the codes work check that the DVR Station is positioned in a 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 5 Tune channel select These four parameters usually do not need to be set Keep the default values to start with e 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 e 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 chann
45. sfer videos to your ARCHOS in Windows Media Device mode Windows Media Player 10 or higher will automatically convert most formats to the WMV format that your device can play e f you don t want to use Windows Media Player 10 or higher a search on the Internet should allow you to find suitable utility programs to do this job 15 RECORDING VIDEO e 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 PLAYING MUSIC In the Home Screen highlight the Music icon and press OK to enter the music mode 2 1 THE ARCLIBRARY AND THE MUSIC BROWSER e There are two types of views for you to browse through your songs the ARCLibrary the Music Browser When browsing through your music only music files are shown e the ArcLibrary default 4 view shows your MUSIC 7 sorted in categories DNE Artist Album Title Genre etc if your ic fi i ARCLibrary music files contain ary 4 Artists these tags ara 5 Albums 2 Update ARCLibrary 15 Titles When new music Is 4 Genres added to the Music folder of the ARCHOS the ARCLibrary will need to be updated By default this is done wm but you can choose to do it manually via the Update ARCLibrary option in the ARCLibrary also see System
46. sor at end of file name navigate the virtual keyboard place cursor at beginning of file name close keyboard m enters the highlighted without saving E 4 character jump from E display the menu to the character keys validate the current to the keyboard name functions on the right 45 On the right of the keyboard there are five function keys Shift switch between upper case and lower case characters Backspace delete character before cursor Clear current name Move cursor one character to the left Move cursor one character to the right Once you are satisfied with the new name for the file folder or playlist you can save it by using the Validate current name menu item 5 3 USING THE POF READER e Your ARCHOS device features a PDF reader with hyperlink support e In the Browser PDF files are displayed with this icon To open a PDF document highlight the PDF document in the File Browser and Press OK 46 next page navigate within current page previous page 1 press fit to width if Zoomed 2 press exit PDF reader display the available menu Some PDF documents have hyperlinks for instance a table of contents links to an external website etc e Links are surrounded by a blue outline a highlighted link active link is surrounded by a red outline e To follow a link highlight the link red outline using 4 and press OK e f you want to go back to the
47. ss Source Microphone go back tothe pre mes recording screen 3 Adjust the recording level using 4 2 4 only adjust the headphones volume not the recording volume 4 Press OK or choose the Start recording menu item to start recording 5 You can pause and resume your recording by pressing OK 6 Press X to stop recording 32 3 3 LINE LEVEL RECORDINGS Your ARCHOS device can also record from external line level audio sources with the optional DVR Station or DVR Travel Adapter See Recording Audio for details 33 VIEWING PHOTOS In the Home Screen highlight the Photo icon and press OK to enter the photo viewer H l THE PHOTO WALL THE PHOTOLIBRARY There are three types of views for you to browse through your photos the Photo Wall the PhotoLibrary the Photo Browser When browsing through your photos only picture files are shown the Photo Wall default view shows thumbnails of your photos It only shows the picture files in the current folder of the ARCHOS s hard drive it does not show pictures located in subfolders e To view pictures from different folder press to switch to the PhotoLibrary or Photo Browser view navigate to another folder and press again to go back to the Photo Wall the PhotoLibrary displays your photos sorted by date name etc if your picture files contain these EXIF data the Photo Browser a
48. ss of data or freezing On your desktop drag the ARCHOS device s icon towards the trashcan which will turn into a big eject symbol Drop the icon onto this eject symbol the ARCHOS hard drive will disappear from the desktop e You can now safely unplug the USB cable from your ARCHOS device and or computer 53 7 SETUP SCREEN In the Home Screen press to enter the Setup Screen press again if you want to go back to the Home Screen e Select one of the settings icons Language Display Appearance etc and press OK to enter the corresponding settings screen e Once you are in a settings screen use to highlight a different parameter use to select a different setting When you have finished adjusting your settings press X to go back to the main Setup Screen rr 7 7 1 LANGUAGE SETTINGS 2 Language 54 e Language Choose between English French or German Visit www archos com to check the availability of other languages that you can download and install e Far East Font lets you use other character sets See Other Character Sets 7 2 DISPLAY SETTINGS TV Standard Format Video Output e External Display RGB LCD Brightness LCD stability e V Standard Choose between the NTSC USA and PAL Europe systems select the one that is compatible with your country s television system e V Format 4 3 or 16 9 the ratio at which
49. tions Select an icon with the navigation pad and press OK E to use the particular function j The Resume Icon 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 e f the Resume icon is grayed out it means that no music or video file playback can be resumed INTERFACE LANGUAGE English French and German More languages are available from www archos com See Updating the Firmware for instructions on installing these language packs The interface of your ARCHOS device 15 available in To change the system s language 1 From the Home Screen press to access the Setup screen 2 Highlight the language icon and press OK 3 Select different language using the buttons your settings are saved instantly 4 Press X to exit e File names folder names and music tags can be displayed in various character sets such as Japanese Korean Simplified Chinese etc e You can enable these character sets in the Language settings screen see Language Settings for further instructions BAT TERY Before using your ARCHOS device for the first time charge the battery for two hours The battery of your ARCHOS device charges via your computer s USB port 1 plug the Archos USB Cable into your ARCHOS device which 15 off 2 plug the Archos USB Cable i
50. ying a video file Use to highlight a different parameter then use 4 to select a different setting Repeat amp Shuttle Noma em mon cdm 70 mos e PlayMode a status bar icon shows the current mode Single plays only one video file and stops Folder J plays all video files in the current folder e 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 e 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 higher This method requires your ARCHOS s USB connection to operate in Windows Media Device mode see System Settings Windows Media Player 10 or higher will copy the videos you have selected directly in 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 don t play on your ARCHOS device you may need to transcode them to a compatible format e The easiest way to do this is by using Windows Media Player 10 or higher to tran
51. your ARCHOS device 2 Plug the supplied Archos USB Cable into the ARCHOS device 3 Plug the Archos USB Cable into your running computer 4 Your ARCHOS device will ask you to choose the USB connection mode using the 4 buttons select the one that you want to use and press 49 Refer to the paragraphs below for details your particular operating system e Follow the previous steps to connect the ARCHOS device and select Windows Media Device as the connection mode e The ARCHOS device will appear in My Computer e You can now put your own files onto the ARCHOS synchronize your music videos or photos to the ARCHOS using Windows Media Player 10 or higher copy your media files directly via Windows Explorer into the Media then Music Video or Pictures folder Other types of files must go into the Data folder 50 Follow the previous steps to Edit View Favorites Tools connect the ARCHOS device Back M p Searc Folders gt IL MITES and select Hard Drive as pee E Bg ume the connection mode J View system information T Add or remove programs c P o The ARCHOS Will be E Change a setting Sp Local Disk C recognized as a mass storage Other Places d CD Drive D device Hard Drive and will appear in My Computer Shared Documents You can now use the ARCHOS like any other external hard drive
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