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ENGLISH USER MANUAL
Please visit www.archos.com/manuals to download the latest version for this manual.
Dear Customer,
thank you for choosing this Archos
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
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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.
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  • Page 1   ENGLISH USER MANUAL Version 2.1 Please visit www.archos.com/manuals to download the latest version for 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.

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    MANUAL V2.1 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1. VIDEo SETTINGS ........1 1.4 PUTTING VIDEoS oNTo YoUR ARCHoS DEVICE .
  • Page 4 MANUAL TAbLE of CoNTENTS > p. 4 V2.1 6.  COMPuTer COnneCTIOn  ..............38 6.1 ‘WINDoWS MEDIA DEVICE’ oR ‘PC HARD DRIVE’ ... . . 8 6.2 CoNNECTIoN STEPS ........8 6. DISCoNNECTIoN .

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Left Side of the Device: Press and hold to switch on/off. 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 device. ™...
  • Page 6 MANUAL INTRoDUCTIoN > p. 6 V2.1 bUILT-IN MICRoPHoNE AND LoUDSPEAkER The built-in microphone is situated underneath the device. See: Using the AudioCorder . The built-in loudspeaker is on the top, above the buttons. LED INDICAToRS Hard Disk Drive activity indicator  ...

  • Page 7: 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. To change the system’s language: from the Home Screen, press to access the Setup screen.

  • Page 8: Battery

    CHARGE 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: ™ plug the Archos USb Cable into your ARCHoS device (which is off), ™...
  • Page 9 MANUAL INTRoDUCTIoN > p. 9 V2.1 HARDWARE RESET In the event that your ARCHoS device freezes operation (due to electrostatic phe- ™ nomena, for example), you can reset it by pressing the button for 15 seconds.

  • Page 10: Playing Video

    Video List. THE VIDEo bRoWSER • the Video browser allows you to navigate to other folders within the Video folder. It is based on the Archos file browser. ™ See: Using the browser .
  • Page 11 MANUAL PLAYING VIDEo > p. 11 V2.1 • both views display a motion thumbnail of the highlighted video as well as various information about the video file. If you have saved a video frame as a thumbnail (see: Video Playback Menu •...

  • Page 12: Video Playback

    VIDEo PLAYbACk bUTToN CoNTRoLS During video playback, the buttons of your ARCHoS device will act as follows: ™ increase volume accelerated fast forward fast forward...

  • Page 13: Video Settings

    MANUAL PLAYING VIDEo > p. 1 V2.1 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.

  • Page 14: Putting Videos Onto Your Archos ™ Device

    • LCD brightness adjusts the level of brightness of the built-in screen ™ 1.4  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 ®...

  • Page 15: Recording Video

    MANUAL PLAYING VIDEo > p. 15 V2.1 1.5  reCOrdIng VIdeO • 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.

  • Page 16: Playing Music

    ‘(Unknown)’ in the ARCLibrary. THE MUSIC bRoWSER • the music browser allows you to navigate the Music folder of your device’s hard drive. It is based on the Archos file browser. ™ • To use it, highlight ‘browse Hard Drive’ in the initial ArcLibrary view and press OK.
  • Page 17 MANUAL PLAYING MUSIC > p. 17 V2.1 ARCLIbRARY* AND MUSIC bRoWSER MENU ITEMS Info displays a message box with all the available information about the highlight- ed music file. Press to close the info screen. Delete allows you to delete the highlighted music file. A confirmation screen will pop Rename allows you to change the name of the highlighted music file using the virtual keyboard.

  • Page 18: Playing Music

    MUSIC PLAYbACk bUTToN CoNTRoLS During music playback, the buttons of your ARCHoS device will act as follows: ™ accelerated fast forward increase volume press once: back to the beginning press once: next song...

  • Page 19: Music Settings

    MANUAL PLAYING MUSIC > p. 19 V2.1 MUSIC STATUS ICoNS Status bar icons tell you if your ARCHoS ™ playing paused stopped MUSIC PLAYbACk MENU ITEMS Info displays a message box with all the available information about the current music file.

  • Page 20: Sound Settings

    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 ARCHoS device to your ™ personal taste. Use / to highlight a different parameter, then use / to select a...
  • Page 21 • Reset highlight and press OK to reset sound parameters to the default values. EQUALIzER SCREEN Your ARCHoS device features a 5-band equalizer. ™ • Use / to highlight a different frequency range (bass, Mid. bass, Mid. range, Mid.

  • Page 22: Playlists

    2.5  PlaylIsTs • A playlist is a list of audio tracks that the music player will automatically play one after the other. • on your ARCHoS device, you can play, create and edit as many playlists ™ as you want. •...
  • Page 23 MANUAL PLAYING MUSIC > p. 2 V2.1 • 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: Add to playlist will add the highlighted track, folder, artist or album at the end of the playlist.

  • Page 24: Putting Music Onto Your Archos ™ Device

    Attention: if you save the playlist while playing a song, the song playback will be stopped. ™ 2.6  PuTTIng MusIC OnTO yOur arChOs  deVICe There are two main methods to transfer your own music onto the ARCHoS ™ • Synchronize your music with Windows Media Player 10 ®...

  • Page 25: Recording Audio

    PLAYING MUSIC > p. 25 V2.1 • Copy and Paste your music files from your computer into the Music folder of your (see Computer Connection for details on how to connect your ARCHoS ARCHoS ™ ™ device to your computer).

  • Page 26: Using The Audiocorder

    In the Home Screen, highlight the AudioCorder icon and press OK to display the pre-recording screen. • All audio recordings made by your ARCHoS device are saved in the Music/ ™ Recordings folder. If you wish to keep them in a different location, you can use...

  • Page 27: Built-In Microphone Recording Procedure

    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. 3.3  lIne-leVel reCOrdIngs Your ARCHoS device can also record from external line-level audio sources, with ™...

  • Page 28: Viewing Photos

    THE PHoTo WALL • the Photo Wall (default view) shows thumb- nails 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).
  • Page 29 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...

  • Page 30: Viewing Photos

    4.2  VIewIng PhOTOs Highlight a picture file, press OK to view it. The menu overlay will disappear automatically after a few seconds. PHoTo VIEWER bUTToN CoNTRoLS When viewing photos, the buttons of your ARCHoS device will act as follows: ™ rotate left...

  • Page 31: Photo Settings

    MANUAL VIEWING PHoToS > p. 1 V2.1 Set 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).

  • Page 32: Playing A Slideshow

    Connect your ARCHoS device to your computer and copy the pictures from your ™ (see: Computer Connection ), or sync them computer’s hard drive to the ARCHoS ™ using Windows Media Player 10 (in Windows Media Device mode only). ®...

  • Page 33: Using The Browser

    V2.1 5. usIng The brOwser The Archos File Browser gives you the possibility to navigate the file sys- ™ tem of your ARCHoS device’s hard drive. ™ In the Home Screen, highlight the browser icon and press OK to enter the file browser.
  • Page 34 MANUAL USING THE bRoWSER > p. 4 V2.1 bRoWSER MENU ITEMS Info displays a message box with all the available information about the highlight- ed file. Press 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 ).

  • Page 35: Using The Virtual Keyboard

    MANUAL USING THE bRoWSER > p. 5 V2.1 CoPYING AND MoVING fILES AND foLDERS • In the left panel, highlight the file or folder that you want to copy or move. • Press 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.

  • Page 36: Using The Pdf Reader

    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 Pdf reader • Your ARCHoS device features a PDf reader with hyperlink support. ™ •...
  • Page 37 MANUAL USING THE bRoWSER > p. 7 V2.1 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 sur- rounded by a red outline.

  • Page 38: Computer Connection

    CoMPUTER CoNNECTIoN > p. 8 V2.1 6. COMPuTer COnneCTIOn 6.1  ‘wIndOws MedIa deVICe’ Or ‘PC hard drIVe’ There are two connection modes for your ARCHoS device to connect to your com- ™ puter. When your ARCHoS device is turned on and you connect it to a computer, a ™...
  • Page 39 Media Device’ as the connection 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 Player 10.

  • Page 40: Disconnection

    • 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 com- ™ puter.
  • Page 41 ™ wards 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. • You can now safely unplug the USb cable from your ARCHoS device and/or computer.

  • Page 42: Setup Screen

    Setup Screen. 7.1  language seTTIngs • Language Choose between English, french or German. Visit www.archos.com to check the availability of other languages that you can download and install. • far East font lets you use other character sets. See: other Character Sets .

  • Page 43: Display Settings

    Choose between Internal LCD and External TV (to do this, you can also press the TV/LCD button on the device). • External Display Choose between Composite / S-Video / Component / RGb. This setting deter- mines what type of display your ARCHoS device is sending video signal to. ™ LCD SETTINGS •...

  • Page 44: Clock Settings

    MANUAL SETUP SCREEN > p. 44 V2.1 • 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 pre- viously 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.

  • Page 45: Power Settings

    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 ™...

  • Page 46: Tv Control

    • 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 con- ™ nection mode determines how your device interacts with your computer:...

  • Page 47: Updating The Firmware

    To INSTALL THE LATEST fIRMWARE: 1. Download the AoS file (Archos operating System) • on the downloads page for your product on www.archos.com, click on the link to download the firmware update (Archos firmware files have the .AOS extension). ™...
  • Page 48 Data folder. if you are in PC Hard Drive mode (see: System Settings ), simply drag and drop device in My Computer . the AOS file onto the icon of your ARCHOS ™ • If there is already an AOS file, Windows will ask you if you want to overwrite the ®...

  • Page 49: Optional Functionalities

    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. •...
  • Page 50 / to select a different setting. Scheduling Parameters • Auto Stop Rec options: oN/off. If 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 or until the entire hard drive fills up.
  • Page 51 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.

  • Page 52: Setting The Scheduler

    • 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 mu- sic, watching a video or looking at photos with the device, it will not interrupt you to make the scheduled recording.
  • Page 53 From your browser menu click on File > Save As… to save the file. Do not change the file Name, but do change the Save as Type to ‘Web page, HTML only’. Now save the file to the ‘System’ folder on your ARCHOS device.
  • Page 54 • 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 sched- ™ uler when you save the html file to the ARCHOS device.
  • Page 55 Test channel select: When you press the Test channel select button (highlight test channel select and press OK), the ARCHoS device will send a signal ™...

  • Page 56: Recording Audio (External Source)

    MANUAL oPTIoNAL fUNCTIoNALITIES > p. 56 V2.1 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.

  • Page 57: Usb Host Connection

    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. • 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 (PTP).

  • Page 58: Technical Specifications

    USb 2.0 Host : Mass Storage class (MSC) and Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) (with optional adapter). CoNNECTIoNS: • .5 mm stereo headphone mini-jack and TV output (AV cable sold separately). • Archos docking connectors to connect optional adapters and station. ™ PoWER SoURCE: • Internal: Lithium-Ion Polymer battery.
  • Page 59 Microsoft WMV MP@ML up to DVD resolution. Subject to availability. See www.archos.com. H.264 up to DVD resolution. AAC sound. Subject to availability. See www.archos.com. MPEG-2 MP@ML up to 10 Mbps (up to DVD resolution). AC stereo sound. on average; based on .5 mins/song & 64 kbits/s WMA (for better quality 128 kbit/s or more recommended), on 500 kbits/s MPEG-4 audio/video encoding and 1h0/movie (for near DVD Quality 1500 kbits/s encoding or more recommended), on JPEG, VGA.
  • Page 60 2 defective pixels (regardless if these pixels have one or more defec- tive dots). This means that during the period of guarantee for your country or juris- diction, if the screen on your product has three or more defective pixels, ARCHoS ™...

  • Page 61: Technical Support Information

    V2.1 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/ • by asking our technical support team: visit www.archos.com/support for e-mail support or call our helpline. All brands and product names are registered trademarks and the property of their respective owners.

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