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Annex No.5
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User Manual
(User Manual ARCHOS TV+ V0.9)
ARCHOS TV+ (model54205) WIFI

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  • Page 1 Annex No.5 Page 1 of 81 User Manual (User Manual ARCHOS TV+ V0.9) ARCHOS TV+ (model54205) WIFI...
  • Page 2 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 satisfaction for many years to come.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ARCHOS DESCRIPTION ........
  • Page 4 TROUBLESHOOTING ................76 RESETTING YOUR ARCHOS ........76 SYSTEM RECOVERY .

  • Page 5: Introduction

    ARCHOS DESCRIPTION LED INDICATORS On the front of the device, on the left side: Red light: • light on: the ARCHOS is in standby mode. • flashing: the ARCHOS is rebooting. Green light: • light on: the ARCHOS is on.
  • Page 6 On the right side of the device: Connector Connector (for (for USB Host) computer connection) See Transferring Files to learn how to connect the ARCHOS to a computer or to a USB external device. USING THE REMOTE CONTROL REMOTE CONTROL •...
  • Page 7 Down Accelerator button: High-speed fast rewind, list scrolling or zoom out Menu button: Display a text description of the available menu icons Switch the display of the image between the ARCHOS and a tuner (if you have con- nected one to the ARCHOS’ output connectors: See Using the Recording Function).

  • Page 8: Connecting The Archos To Your Tv

    INTRODUCTION > P. 7 CONNECTING THE ARCHOS TO YOUR TV See Scheduling TV Recordings to learn how to connect a tuner to the ARCHOS in order to schedule a TV recording (manually or via the TV Program Guide). Connection Diagram for Europe:...

  • Page 9: Turning The Archos On/Off

    Make sure that your TV is switched to the AV input that is used to connect the ARCHOS. When the image of the ARCHOS appears on your TV, follow the instructions on screen (installation wizard) to finish installing the ARCHOS.

  • Page 10: Using The Archos Interface

    Resume no music or video file playback can be resumed. Home Screen • This is the main screen of your ARCHOS, showing its main functions. Main Button Actions: • To open an application/screen via its icon or item, use the Navigation buttons to...

  • Page 11: Changing The Language

    The interface of your ARCHOS is available in various languages. • If your language is not available, go to the ARCHOS website (www.archos.com/firmware) and download and install the latest ver- sion of the firmware. New languages are included in the firmware as they become available.

  • Page 12: Product Care

    V0.9 MANUAL INTRODUCTION > P. 11 PRODUCT CARE Your ARCHOS 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).

  • Page 13: Playing Video

    Video Video ARCHOS’ hard drive. • You can go back one level in the hierarchy by closing the current screen (Exit but- ton ). Wherever you are in the hierarchy, you can go back directly to the Home screen by pressing and holding down on the Exit button.

  • Page 14: Video Playback

    V0.9 MANUAL PLAYING VIDEO > P. 13 “File Management” “ ”: allows you to change the name of the highlighted video file using Rename the keyboard. See: The Remote Control . “ ”: allows you to delete the highlighted video file. A confirmation Delete screen will pop up.
  • Page 15 “ ”: enlarges the picture to fill the screen. In order to fit the Full Screen ARCHOS’ screen, your device might need to cut small parts of the image, most likely at the top and bottom. “ ”: enlarges the picture to fill the screen, considering the image is Maximized encoded in 2.35 format with black bands at the top and bottom.

  • Page 16: Video Player Settings

    V0.9 MANUAL PLAYING VIDEO > P. 15 “Speed” will play the current video in slow motion or high speed. while paused in slow motion, you can advance frame by frame, using the right arrow. “Set” “ ”: sets a bookmark at the current spot in the video. Only one Bookmark bookmark per file is allowed.

  • Page 17: Putting Videos Onto Your Archos

    Player 10 or higher* ( tab) to synchronize Sync your computer’s video files with the ARCHOS. See Putting Files onto the ARCHOS to learn more about how to transfer ® your computer’s video files with Windows Media Player. * For best performance, we recommend that users update to Windows Media ®...

  • Page 18: Recording Video

    Copy files from your PC, via a WiFi / Ethernet connection. See: Browsing Other Computers on the Network. CREATING COMPATIBLE VIDEO FILES WITH YOUR COMPUTER If some of your videos don’t play on your ARCHOS, you may need to convert them to a compatible format: •...

  • Page 19: Playing Your Pc's Shared Videos

    PLAYING VIDEO > P. 18 1.6 PLAYING YOUR PC’S SHARED VIDEOS • Using a WiFi or Ethernet connection, your ARCHOS gives you the possibility to watch, directly on your device, shared videos stored in your PC’s Windows Media® Library. •...

  • Page 20: Playing Music

    (Artist, Album, Genre, etc.) if your music files contain these song information tags. • When new music is copied to the ARCHOS, the Music Library will be updated automatically. • If some of your music files do not contain information tags, they will be classified as...

  • Page 21: Music Playback

    V0.9 MANUAL PLAYING MUSIC > P. 20 MUSIC LIBRARY AND MUSIC BROWSER MENU ITEMS* “Info” displays a message box with information about the highlighted music file. “Show playlist” opens a playlist edition window on the right (see: Playlists ). “Bookmark” “...
  • Page 22 V0.9 MANUAL PLAYING MUSIC > P. 21 MUSIC PLAYBACK SCREEN 1. Exit icon 2. artist name, album title, song title, play- back status icon(s) and track number 3. available tabs 4. volume level 5. play / pause icon 6. previous track 7.

  • Page 23: Music Player Settings

    MUSIC PLAYBACK MENU ITEMS “Info” displays a message box with information about the current music file. “ARCHOS home screen” allows you to go back to the Home screen, and browse your hard drive or view your photos while listening to music.
  • Page 24 This will be repeated indefinitely. plays the songs of the current folder ran- “Shuffle” domly. “All” plays all the songs of your ARCHOS one “Normal” after the other, and then stops. plays all the songs of your ARCHOS one “Repeat”...

  • Page 25: Playlists

    A playlist is a list of audio tracks that the music player will automatically play one after the other. • On your ARCHOS, you can play, create and edit as many playlists as you want. • In the ARCHOS Browser, playlists are the files with the icon.
  • Page 26 V0.9 MANUAL PLAYING MUSIC > P. 25 These menu items appear when the focus is on the right panel (playlist editor): “Track” “ ”: deletes the highlighted track from the playlist. Remove track “ ”: allows you to change the position of the highlighted track within the Move playlist.

  • Page 27: Putting Music Onto Your Archos

    Please note: this can only be done if you have entered the “Music” folder via the “Music” icon in the Home screen and not via the “Files” icon. 2.5 PUTTING MUSIC ONTO YOUR ARCHOS There are two main methods to transfer the music stored on your computer onto the ARCHOS: ®...
  • Page 28 Use Windows Media Player 10 or higher* ( tab) to synchronize Sync your computer’s music files with the ARCHOS. See Putting Files onto the ARCHOS to learn more about how to transfer ® your computer’s music files with Windows Media Player. ®...

  • Page 29: Recording Analogue Audio

    ® Player to make music files from them. 2.6 RECORDING ANALOGUE AUDIO • Your ARCHOS Gives you the possibility to record audio from most any standard line level analogue audio source. • See: Recording Audio/Video Manually . 2.7 PLAYING YOUR PC’S SHARED MUSIC •...

  • Page 30: Viewing Photos

    Photo Pictures ARCHOS’ hard drive. • You can go back one level in the hierarchy by closing the current screen (Exit but- ton ). Wherever you are in the hierarchy, you can go back directly to the Home screen by pressing and holding down on the Exit button.

  • Page 31: Photo Viewer

    V0.9 MANUAL VIEWING PHOTOS > P. 30 “Start slideshow” starts a slideshow from the highlighted image. the “ ” menu item will appear, allowing you to pause the Pause slideshow slideshow. “Settings” will display the Photo viewer settings screen (see Photo Viewer Settings ). * The available menu items will vary depending on where you are in the “Photo”...
  • Page 32 ” menu item will appear, allowing you to pause the Pause slideshow slideshow. “Set as wallpaper” defines the current picture as your ARCHOS’ background image. “Settings” will display the Photo viewer settings screen (see next section). “Zoom” use the slider to magnify/demagnify the current picture.

  • Page 33: Photo Viewer Settings

    ”: displays the entire picture in its original format. Original “ ”: enlarges the picture to fill the screen. In order to fit the ARCHOS’ Full Screen screen, your device might need to cut small parts of the image, most likely at the top and bottom.

  • Page 34: Viewing Photos While Listening To Music

    Player 10 or higher* ( tab) to synchronize Sync your computer’s pictures with the ARCHOS. See Putting Files onto the ARCHOS to learn more about how to transfer ® your computer’s pictures with Windows Media Player. * For best performance, we recommend that users update to Windows Media ®...

  • Page 35: Playing Your Pc's Shared Photos

    VIEWING PHOTOS > P. 34 3.7 PLAYING YOUR PC’S SHARED PHOTOS • Using a WiFi or Ethernet connection, your ARCHOS gives you the possibility to view, directly on your device, shared photos stored in your PC’s Windows Media® Library. •...

  • Page 36: Using The File Browser

    MANUAL USING THE FILE BROWSER > P. 35 4. USING THE FILE BROWSER The ARCHOS File Browser gives you the possibility to navigate the file system of your ARCHOS’ hard drive. In the Home screen, select the “ ” icon to enter the File Browser.
  • Page 37 V0.9 MANUAL USING THE FILE BROWSER > P. 36 display available menu items increase/decrease volume Mute sound BROWSER MENU ITEMS Note that some of the above menu items may not appear if they are not avail- able for the highlighted file or folder. “Info”...

  • Page 38: Using The File Browser While Listening To Music

    Using the ARCHOS double browser, you will be able to play media files or transfer any file from a networked computer onto your device. You can also transfer files from your device onto a computer’s write-enabled shared folder (see Copying and Moving Files...

  • Page 39: Using The Pdf Reader

    To view a PDF document, highlight the PDF document in the File Browser and open it. ATTENTION: The ARCHOS PDF reader may not implement all PDF features. For example, you will not be able to open password protected PDF files.
  • Page 40 V0.9 MANUAL USING THE FILE BROWSER > P. 39 PDF READER MENU ITEMS “Hide text overlay” will hide all overlaid graphics (status bar, menu items, etc.) to only show the PDF document. “Zoom” allows you to adjust the zoom level. “Previous page”...

  • Page 41: Using The Internet Features

    V0.9 MANUAL USING THE INTERNET FEATURES > P. 40 5. USING THE INTERNET FEATURES When connected to a WiFi or Ethernet network, your ARCHOS gives you the possibility to: • rent or purchase on-line videos/music via the ARCHOS Content Portal. See: The ARCHOS Content Portal .
  • Page 42 If the time and date are not correctly set, you might not be able to access cer- tain web pages (See: “Clock” settings). If you choose to set the clock automat- ically when the ARCHOS connects to a WiFi / Ethernet network, you will need to select your Country and City/Zone (see: “Language and Region” Settings).

  • Page 43: Playing Your Pc's Shared Media Files

    Streaming one of your PC’s shared videos and displaying it on your TV • When connected to your home WiFi / Ehternet network, your ARCHOS gives you the possibility to watch, directly on your device, shared media files (videos, music...
  • Page 44 Allow To modify your sharing settings, click on . You can, for example, enter a Settings name for your shared media files. You will then see this name on your ARCHOS. Click on to save the modifications. Click on to close the window.

  • Page 45: The Archos Content Portal

    WiFi / Ethernet connection transfers data at a high speed. If your ARCHOS 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.
  • Page 46 You can also visit the ARCHOS on-line store to purchase accessories. Depending on your connection speed, you will have the possibility to start playing the video/song you purchased or rented while it’s being downloaded. The videos/songs you get from the ARCHOS Content Portal are saved in the “Video”/“Music” folders.

  • Page 47: Transferring Files

    * If you do not have Windows Media ® Player 10 or higher installed on your computer, the ARCHOS will ask you if you want to charge its battery or con- nect it as a mass storage device (Hard Drive). Choose to connect it.
  • Page 48 The Synchronize button in Windows Media® Player is a one way ‘sync’ button. It will add video, music and photo files to your ARCHOS. If will give you the possibility to have the same digital media on your ARCHOS as you have in your Windows Media® Player media library.
  • Page 49 Windows 2000 or Me 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’...

  • Page 50: Usb Host Connection

    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. You can then play files directly on the ARCHOS or transfer them onto it.

  • Page 51: Main Settings

    “ ”, “ ” or Analog Line-Out HDMI “ ” interface depending on how you have connected the ARCHOS to your TV. SPDIF “Bass Boost Level” adjusts the bass boosting level. “Preset” allows you to quickly select a sound profile.

  • Page 52: Tv Settings

    ”, “ ”, “ ” or Composite S-Video Component “ ”), based on how you have connected the ARCHOS to your TV. HDMI “TV Standard” choose between the “ ” and “ ” systems (select the one NTSC (USA) PAL (Europe)

  • Page 53: Appearance" Settings

    ”, “ ” or Analog Line-Out HDMI “ ” interface depending on how you have connected the ARCHOS to your TV. SPDIF “Set” use this button when you have finished adjusting your settings. They will be auto- matically applied and saved.

  • Page 54: Network" Settings

    You have the possibility to connect to the internet via the WiFi or via an Ethernet cable. WIFI CONNECTION When you select the WiFi Connection button, the ARCHOS will scan for available net- works. The list of available networks will be displayed. Once you are connected to a WiFi network, the status bar icon...
  • Page 55 WiFi Network Configuration In order to connect to a wireless network, the ARCHOS will need some specific in- formation about the network. Your device will automatically pick up certain pieces of information that it needs from the WiFi hot spot.
  • Page 56 When you have finished entering all the information, select the “ ” button, Connect and your ARCHOS will connect to this network, provided the signal is strong enough. Protected Networks ( WEP, WPA or WPA2 KEY ) • Protected networks require an en- cryption key to connect.
  • Page 57 ” button, and Connect your ARCHOS 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 network manager with the MAC address of your ARCHOS.

  • Page 58: Language And Region" Settings

    7.6 “TV CONTROL” SETTINGS • This is where you can set the ARCHOS’ IR emitter to communicate with your tun- er. This will allow you to schedule recordings easily via the ARCHOS TV Program Guide (EPG).

  • Page 59: Clock" Settings

    Automatic clock automatically via a WiFi / Ethernet network. for this to work, the ARCHOS needs to be connected to a WiFi / Ethernet net- work. ATTENTION: If the time & date are not correctly set, you might not be able to access certain web pages.

  • Page 60: Power" Settings

    Your ARCHOS will consume more power as these parameters are set to higher values. “Standby” the amount of time of user inactivity before the ARCHOS goes into Standby mode. the system will not go into Standby mode during a slideshow, audio/video play- back, audio/video recording, or USB connection.

  • Page 61: Updating The Firmware

    Use the “ ” button. Online Firmware Update The ARCHOS will search on-line for a new firmware. If there is one available, it will start downloading, and it will be installed automatically. UPDATE USING A COMPUTER ( INTERNET CONNECTION NEEDED ) If you cannot connect your ARCHOS to a WiFi / Ethernet network, you can also up- date the firmware using a computer connected to the internet.

  • Page 62: System" Settings

    Media Transfer Protocol (MTP). It allows you to charge your ARCHOS and transfer files onto it at the same time. Your ARCHOS will be locked only when it is opened in Windows® Explorer. You will be able to synchronize your media library auto- matically every time you connect your ARCHOS to your computer.
  • Page 63 Media® Player 9, Windows® 2000, Me, Mac® OS X or Linux. When connected to your computer, your ARCHOS will be locked. Disconnection: when the file transfer is over, safely unmount the ARCHOS (See: Disconnecting ) and your device will do a quick ARCLibrary update (Music/Photo libraries). May not index all files.

  • Page 64: Scheduling A Tv Recording

    You can also connect your DVD player (output) either to your TV (if it has sec- ondary input connector) or to your tuner (if it has an input connector). If you can still watch TV when the ARCHOS is off, it means that you have cor- rectly connected the ARCHOS as a pass-through device.
  • Page 65 V0.9 MANUAL SCHEDULING A TV RECORDING > P. 64 ARCHOS PASS-THROUGH TABLE The ARCHOS will pass through the following video signals when it is iff, or when your press the TV button on the remote control. Video input Video Output...

  • Page 66: Scheduling Tv Recordings

    You tuner will need to be connected to your home antenna/satellite/cable. ACTIVATING THE TV PROGRAM GUIDE ONLINE After having set the ARCHOS to your home television system, you will need to acti- vate the TV Program Guide (EPG) online. This is a one-time operation.

  • Page 67: Transferring The Program Data To The Archos

    8.3 TRANSFERRING THE PROGRAM DATA TO THE ARCHOS Once you have activated the TV Program Guide online, you now need to transfer its data onto your ARCHOS. In order to do that, your ARCHOS needs to be connected to the internet.
  • Page 68 • 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.
  • Page 69 Repeat this operation until the ARCHOS manages to turn the tuner off. If none of the codes work, check that the ARCHOS is positioned in a way that allows the infrared signal to reach your tuner’s receiver. Note: In some rare cases the ON/OFF functionality may not work.
  • Page 70 ” button. Make sure that your tuner is on. Your Test channel select ARCHOS device will then attempt to switch your tuner to the selected channel. After a few seconds, your ARCHOS will ask you if the device responded correctly: If this worked, select “ ”.
  • Page 71 Select “ ”. SCHEDULING YOUR RECORDING In the Home screen, select the “ ” icon to display the ARCHOS TV Recorder Program Guide. This screen’s menu items will allow you to choose a different day, update the Program Guide data, or change various settings (program guide update and chan- nel list configuration).
  • Page 72 The scheduler automatically reorganizes the recording events chronologically. • In order for a scheduled recording to start, you must leave the ARCHOS device on the home 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.

  • Page 73: Other Recording Functions

    This screen will allow you to adjust the recording sound gain (left/right arrows) as well as configure other recording parameters (see next section) . You can now tell the ARCHOS to start recording from the audio source (“ Start ” menu item, or OK button). You can pause and resume your recording Recording at any time.

  • Page 74: Recording Video Manually

    ”/“ ”/“ ”. This is the aspect ratio of the screen that the Auto 16:9 2.35 ARCHOS device will record. You can set this manually, but in most cases you can just leave it on “ ”. Auto “Widescreen”: “...

  • Page 75: Editing Your Recordings

    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 multiple times on the same video file.
  • Page 76 V0.9 MANUAL OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS > P. 75 Beginning of recording Video section to keep End of recording Open the video file you want to edit and pause it. In the progression bar, go to the beginning of the desired section (a), select the “...

  • Page 77: Troubleshooting

    TROUBLESHOOTING RESETTING YOUR ARCHOS In the event that your ARCHOS freezes or does not respond anymore, try to reset it: press the reset button on the back of the device and your ARCHOS will reboot. Note: Resetting your ARCHOS will not erase any data from your device.

  • Page 78: Repair And Formatting Tools

    ” (erase all data, media files, licenses and settings) Full Reinitialization In the event that your ARCHOS freezes or does not respond anymore, try to reset it (see: Resetting your ARCHOS). If this does not work or if you cannot access the Repair and Formatting Tools,...

  • Page 79: Technical Specifications

    • WMV (MP@ML, up to DVD resolution) • With optional software plug-ins (available on www.archos.com): Podcast plug-in: H.264 up to DVD resolution and AAC sound. Cinema Plug-in: MPEG-2 MP@ML up to 10 Mbps (up to DVD resolution) and AC3 stereo sound.
  • Page 80 WMV). Does not read AAC protected files. Macrovision®-protected files can only be played back on the ARCHOS that created them, and not on a computer. The playback of protected files is also limited to the HDMI video output. It cannot be displayed on a television using any other video output type.

  • Page 81: Technical Support Information

    • 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. & Canada: Call 877-300-8879 (toll free). All brands and product names are registered trademarks and the property of their respec- ®...

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