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Pocket Media Assistant PMA430™
Video Player & Recorder / Music & Audio / Wifi / Linux® / Personal Information Manager (PIM)
FR: Manuel d'utilisation complet (Français) sur le disque dur du PMA430.
ES: Manual completo (Español) en el disco duro del PMA430.
DE: Das komplette Handbuch (Deutsch) steht auf der Festplatte des PMA430 zur Verfügung.
IT: Manuale completo (Italiano) sul disco rigido di PMA430.
Please visit our website to download the most recent manual and software for this product.
Dear Customer,
ARCHOS thanks you for your choice of this exciting PMA430™ Personal Media Assistant.
Based on the tried and tested Linux® operating system, you can now get all the entertainment
you want, right in the palm of your hand. This guide will explain to you the functions of the
PMA430™. This product is, in reality, a computer. Our engineers have packed this product
with many functions and capabilities*. The better you know how to use it, the more
enjoyment you will get from it. Remember, with the PMA430™, you can...
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Record video from your television, VCR, or any video source
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Play MPEG-4 movies
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Listen to and record digital music files
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Download images from a digital camera
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View photo images
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Play regular games as well as Mophun® based games
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Use it as an Internet browser or E-mail device
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Use it as a Personal Information Manager (calendar, appointments, address book, etc.)
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Add third party software for a variety of tasks
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Store any type of data file, it's a portable hard drive too!
We wish you many years of enjoyment from your PMA430™ product. Don't forget to check our
web site (www.archos.com category software), as we periodically update the ARCHOS
PMA430™ internal software to offer new functions and improved features.
The ARCHOS TEAM
*As our engineers are always updating and improving the software, your device's
software may have a slightly different appearance or modified functionality than
presented in this manual.
version 2.1
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- Page 1 Please visit our website to download the most recent manual and software for this product. Dear Customer, ARCHOS thanks you for your choice of this exciting PMA430™ Personal Media Assistant. Based on the tried and tested Linux® operating system, you can now get all the entertainment you want, right in the palm of your hand.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS The complete manual in different languages is available on the hard drive of your PMA430 under /Archos/Manuals. 1 Overview 8 1.1 Ports, Buttons, and Connectors ... 8 1.2 Overview of different screen areas ... 10 1.3 Application tabs... 10 1.4 The Touch Screen and Text Input... - Page 3 You will find a file PMA400_Recovery.zip on the PMA430 hard drive in the folder /Archos/PMA400_Recovery_zip. Please back this up onto your PC just in case you need to do a complete system recovery in order to return your PMA430 to its original factory delivered state.
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Page 4: Ports, Buttons, And Connectors
On/Enter/Play – Hold for 3 seconds to turn on Escape/Stop/Standby – Hold for 3 seconds to put into standby mode Additional buttons ARCHOS button - Switch between open applications Menu button –Open application tab option menus Home button – Return to main screen. Switch between the tabs. -
Page 5: Overview Of Different Screen Areas
Qtopia menu ARCHOS Productivity Games Settings Documents The PMA430’s interface is partitioned into five main application sets, or tabs. You can change from one tab to another by clicking on the tab itself with the stylus (the PMA430’s screen is touch sensitive), clicking the Home button bottom left of the screen (see image on the right hand side). -
Page 6: Linux®, Qtopia™ And The Pma430 File System
Pease note that keeping a large amount of files in this folder can slow down the PMA430 or result in messages such as “Memory Low” or “Memory Critical”, so you might want to consider creating a folder (e.g. named “Data”) in the root directory of the PMA 430 to store the files you do not access frequently. -
Page 7: Step 3. Copy The Aimage.img File To The Pma430 System Folder
Macintosh to your PMA430’s System folder. Just drag and drop. Step 2. Read the History.txt File On the ARCHOS website, you will also find next to the OS download, a text file which details the list of changes from the previous version of the OS. -
Page 8: Connecting/Disconnecting The Pma430 To/From Your Pc
Your PMA430 will now use the new language. Caring for the PMA430 The ARCHOS Video PMA430 is an electronic product that needs to be treated with great care. • Do not subject it to shock. -
Page 9: Disconnecting The Pma430 From Your Computer
Macintosh™ OS X (10.2 Jaguar and 10.3 Panther) If you have OS 10.2, you must update to version 10.2.4 or higher. This is a free update from Apple special installation of software drivers or extensions. Simply plug the PMA430 into your Macintosh as described above, and within a few seconds, the PMA430 will be recognized as a Mass Storage Class (MSC) device and mounted on the desktop. -
Page 10: System Recovery
If you had not backed up the PMA400_recovery.zip file to your computer, you can download it from the ARCHOS website. Be aware that it is a very large file, nearly 30 Megabytes. To reset your PMA430 to factory condition (minus the sample music, video, and photos), you should;... -
Page 11: Music Application
Music Application Playing Music This is the music player application. When you click on this icon in the main screen, you will be sent directly to the Music Browser. From the music browser you can create a playlist of songs or you can just select songs to listen to. 1. -
Page 12: The Arclibrary™ - Browsing By Artist, Album, Or Title
To lock the PMA430 buttons, hold down the ARCHOS button for 3 seconds. The message “Buttons and screen locked” will appear. Pressing any buttons or the touch screen will now not have any effect. In order to unlock the buttons and the screen, press the ARCHOS button again for 3 seconds. -
Page 13: Installing Windows Media® Player (Wmp) 9
You can also purchase the ARCHOS travel kit which gives includes an AV Cable. Just plug this cable into the headphone jack of the PMA430 and the other end’s white and red plugs into the Aux in, CD in, or line-in of your stereo system. -
Page 14: Customizing The Equalizer
(AV in) of your sound more to the left TV Cradle to make line- or the right in recordings or you can speaker/headphone. purchase the optional ARCHOS travel which will allow you to make line-in recordings with just a cable and input adapter,... -
Page 15: Photo Application
You will find the folder iTunes plug-in in the ARCHOS folder on the PMA430 as well as on the ARCHOS website. In this folder you will find a plug-in for Mac OS 9.x and another folder for Mac OS 10.x. You will also find a JPEG image illustrating where you need to copy the plug-in to. -
Page 16: Video Application
LCD/TV button on the top of the unit or hold down the TV/LCD button on the ARCHOS remote control for 3 seconds. If you don’t see a clear color image, you may have to set your PMA430 to your local... -
Page 17: The Resume Functions
.mpeg. If you have video files of these other types that you would like to view on your PMA430, they will have to be converted first. You will have to use the software found in the ARCHOS folder to re-encode them into the proper MPEG4 format with an MP3, PCM, or IMA-ADPCM... -
Page 18: Scheduled Recordings
VideoCorder Application This is the video recorder application. Connect your TV Cradle to your home entertainment system as shown in the TV Cradle manual. Once this is done, you can use the VideoCorder application to make recordings like you do with a video cassette recorder (VCR), either by manually starting and stopping the recording, for a fixed amount of time, or scheduled for when you are away. -
Page 19: Copy Protection
Second scheduled recording being set Once a recording is set, you can shut off the PMA430 and leave it in the TV cradle. Setting other Recording Parameters If you prefer, you can adjust the settings for your own specific needs in the Recording Configuration screen and the Image Configuration screen. -
Page 20: Part 2: Testing The Channel Changer
10 Set-up for scheduled video recordings In order for the PMA430 to turn on and off your video device and also change its channels via its TV cradle, you need to set it up to send the correct infrared codes to your video cassette recorder (VCR), cable box, or satellite receiver. -
Page 21: File Browser Application
Channel naming screen Note: In some rare cases, none of the infrared codes available for your device might work for either the ON/OFF or channel changing functionality, or both. 11 File browser Application The file browser application allows you to view your files which are stored on the PMA430 as well as on a connected Mass Storage Class (MSC) device, such as a digital camera (see the section on Tranferring picture to your PMA430 in the Photo application chapter) This application has the standard file and folder controls such as:... -
Page 22: Pc Tools
LCD screen. However, videos that you intend to watch on an external TV, a resolution of 640 x 480 is recommended. You will find an Installer to install MPEG Translator and Virtual Dub™ in the ARCHOS folder on your PMA430. Please turn off any anti-virus software for the time of the installation and install the programs in the following order. -
Page 23: Mp3 Sound Codec
Mpeg4 translator program where to find it. MPG4 Translator This program, developed by ARCHOS , is a “Front-end” for the Virtual Dub program. It sets all the parameters for Virtual Dub specifically to create a video file in the right size and format to be read by the PMA430. -
Page 24: Start
Dub program has not been installed, you will also be notified, and you should install it (found on the PMA430 in the Archos\PC installation folder or the Virtual Dub website). If you have placed the Virtual Dub program in a folder other than the installer default folder, it will ask you to locate the program file. -
Page 25: Calendar
Miscellaneous applications in the online help provided by Qtopia. Open the Help application on the ARCHOS tab and click on the House icon on the right side of the toolbar or access the Help file installed with Qtopia Desktop on your PC (see the section Usage in the Installing and using Qtoipia Desktop chapter). -
Page 26: Calculator
When this folder contains many files, this can slow don the PMA430 or result in messages such as “Memory Low” or “Memory Critical”, so you might want to consider creating a folder (e.g. named “Data”) in the root directory of the PMA 430 to store the files you do not access frequently. 14.5... -
Page 27: Opera™ Browser
15 Internet Applications In order to use these programs, you will need access to a local network which is connected to the Internet. See the section Network in the Settings tab for details on setting up the connection parameters and the choosing the hardware connection. 15.1 E-Mail This is a standard e-mail application which allows for multiple accounts and POP3 or IMAP mail... -
Page 28: Audio-Visual Settings
You can make a network connection three ways. Via the infrared port Via a wired USB to Ethernet adapter (must be an ARCHOS approved adapter) Via the built-in Wifi card In this example, we will make a Wifi connection at a public Wifi access point. -
Page 29: Choose The Ip Configuration Type
This next screen allows you to choose your hardware connection type. • Infrared port (IrDA) • USB port (when an optional ARCHOS USB/Ethernet cable is connected) • built-in Wifi card. Click on WirelessLAN and then click on Add. Choose the IP Configuration Type... -
Page 30: Browsing The Web Or Using E-Mail
Browsing the Web or Using E-mail Now that you have a connection service set up, you should use the Network Connect icon in the status bar at the bottom of the screen. The red X on the icon means that you are not connected. Click on the icon and then choose which service you would like to connect to. -
Page 31: Network Tab
Network tab The standard setup is to use the automatic detection of routing and name servers (DNS). In case you are required to set any of these values, your ISP will provide this information. 18 Software & Other settings 18.1 Language This setting lets you select the interface language of your PMA430. -
Page 32: Software Packages
18.6 Software Packages Use this application to install or uninstall software packages. The .ipk extension is the standard extension for application programs for the PMA430. Although .ipk files developed for other devices might work on the PMA430, you should use.ipk files which have been specifically created for the PMA430 to be sure that the program works correctly. -
Page 33: Installing & Using Qtopia™ Desktop
19.1 Installation In the Archos folder you will find a folder called /Qtopia_Desktop_Install. Copy this folder to your desktop computer and run the installation program inside it. Once it is installed, it will add a ‘connection’ icon to the system tray of your PC. The icon shown here indicates that the PMA430 is not connected to the computer, and thus no synchronization can take place. -
Page 34: Technical Support
If technical support (Telephone or E-mail) determines that your product needs to be returned, please contact the place of purchase to have your product repaired or replaced (depending on problem type). Customers who purchased directly from the Archos website should fill out the RMA return request form on the website. -
Page 35: Troubleshooting
21 Troubleshooting 21.1 USB Device Connection issues Problem: I cannot get my PMA430 to be recognized by the computer. Solutions: • If using a USB hub, try connecting without using the hub (some hubs are not powered and may not work with the PMA430). •... -
Page 36: Windows Me Running Scan-Disk (Error Checking)
Video output switchable PAL (EU) or NTSC (US) standard Playback Up to 9 hours music, up to 4 hours video Autonomy*** Scalability Free Operating System updates downloadable from ARCHOS website Beams standard, Palm OS, and quoted ascii. Infrared Port Wifi Port IEEE 802.11b compatible, maximum bit rate 10Mb/s AV Connections Audio/video Multi-connect jack. -
Page 37: Legal
This document may not, in whole or part, be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine-readable form without prior consent, in writing, from ARCHOS . All brands and products names are registered trademarks and the property of their respective owners. Specifications are subject to change without notification. -
Page 38: Index
(regardless if that pixel has 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 two or more defective pixels, ARCHOS will repair or replace your PMA430 product at its cost. Thus, one defective pixel is not grounds for replacement or repair of the product. - Page 39 Music lists (Playlists) Updating the Operating System - Step Playing music Reset the PMA430 and set the time and date The ARCLibrary Hardware Reset ew Playlist does not display Restart The ARCLibrary creen not working perating system Music Application - Button controls while a Linux®, Qtopia™...
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