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Summary of Contents for Archos 501582
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
3.1.1. Advanced • connection 3.2. WiFi connection problems • 3.2.1. Possible solutions • 4. Transferring files • 4.1. Connecting the ARCHOS to a • computer 4.2. Transferring files to/from the • ARCHOS 4.2.1. Copy & paste • 4.2.2. Windows Media •... -
Page 2: General Instructions
• 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. This truly miniature multimedia computer running Android™ allows you to download a multitude of applications (Apps), and get the most from the Internet (surf, e-mail, widgets, etc.), just like you do with your desktop computer. -
Page 3: Online Registration
1. Volume Buttons: to increase/decrease volume. 2. On/Off Press and hold to turn your ARCHOS on/off. Press quickly to go into sleep mode. Press and hold to see the available shutdown options. - Airplane mode: cuts the WiFi and Bluetooth® connections. -
Page 4: Customizing The Home Screen Items
free space. 1. Notification messages: Drag the top bar downwards to reveal any notification messages. 2. Status info: Time, Bluetooth® & WiFi status, battery level, alarm set. 3. Shortcut to a free game that was downloaded from the AppsLib store. 4. -
Page 5: Enabling Wifi
WiFi connection, you need to be in a WiFi zone that will allow you to connect to it. Every time the ARCHOS is in range of a network that you have already configured once, it will attempt to make a connection (so long as the WiFi setting is enabled). -
Page 6: Transferring Files
2. Plug the USB end of the cable into your computer. 3. The ARCHOS will turn on and ask you if you want to connect it (Mount) or not. Choose to Mount it. 4. If you choose to just let it charge, you can always drag the top notification bar downwards to reveal the USB notification message and choose to connect. -
Page 7: Disconnecting
4.3. Disconnecting Once all your file transfers are finished, close Windows® Explorer and any other program that may have read or written to the ARCHOS. To unmount the device from the computer; Windows® XP: Click on the "safely remove" green arrow icon in the system tray select the ARCHOS. -
Page 8: Pairing
5.1.2. Tethering (connecting to the Internet) Now that your ARCHOS and phone can talk to each other, it is just a matter of telling the ARCHOS (only once of course) what the name of your phone’s data service is called. -
Page 9: Tv Out
Switch to TV: Switch the display from the built-in LCD to a connected HD TV. An optional mini-HDMI cable required. The screen of the ARCHOS then acts as a touch-pad in order to move the cursor on the screen of your TV. -
Page 10: Storage
Checking this option will enable those features. 5.10. Date & Time Automatic: Enable this option if you want to set the clock automatically when your ARCHOS is connected to a WiFi network. Disable this option to set the current date & time manually. -
Page 11: Repair And Formatting
ARCHOS web site. This plug-in will allow your device to play MPEG2 formatted video files (including .vob and .TS files) as well as AC3 audio files. Android version: Displays the current version of the firmware. Firmware update: Use this button to search for an online update via a WiFi network. If there is one available, it will be installed automatically. - Page 12 6.1. Web Browser Menu Items New Window: Opens a new browser window. Bookmarks: You can also just tap on the bookmark icon on the top right of each page. Here you can see your list of bookmarks. Just tap on one of them to open it in the current window. Holding down on a bookmark will Windows: When you have several windows currently opened, tap on Windows to display the list of currently open windows.
- Page 13 AppsLib store again. 8. Video The Video browser allows you to navigate through and play the video files stored in the ARCHOS internal memory or an SD card (for devices that have an SD card slot) or even files stored on other computers on your local network (see the chapter Playing your PC’s shared...
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Page 14: Pc's Shared Media Files (Upnp)
To share a folder on your PC, right-click on it and select Sharing. You can browse all the shared folders by using the Files application on your ARCHOS. In the file browser, find the group External and select Shared folders (SMB). You'll see the computer's name here, and then the shared folders and files inside it. -
Page 15: Setting Windows Media® Player's Sharing Options
6. To modify your sharing settings, click on Settings. You can, for example, enter a name for your shared media files. You will then see this name on your ARCHOS. Click on OK to save the modifications. 7. Click on OK to close the Media Sharing window. -
Page 16: Browsing Through Your Music Files
10.1. Browsing through your music files * In addition to the internally stored music, you will see the option External in Storage. This allows you to play music from media servers or from a 10.1.1. Creating playlists select delete), you are only deleting the list and not the music itself. 10.1.2. -
Page 17: Music Playback
4. See Transferring Files to learn how to transfer the ripped music files onto the ARCHOS. See your Windows Media® Player help instructions for more information. Check the laws and regulations in your country or jurisdiction to know if private copying of your CDs for your own use is authorized. -
Page 18: Photo Wall
You can crop an image to fit the format of the screen or just show the more interesting parts. Don't forget that you can also just rotate the ARCHOS itself and a vertically oriented picture will then fill up the whole screen. -
Page 19: Putting Photos Onto Your Archos
11.4. Putting photos onto your ARCHOS To copy photos from your camera to your ARCHOS you can connect your ARCHOS to the camera directly with the optional USB Host cable or by first transferring the photos to your computer and then ARCHOS. -
Page 20: Email & Contacts
Picasa™, or Facebook accounts. Open the application and then tap on the bottom area of the screen to display the available options. You can view a slideshow of the photos that are stored on the ARCHOS, from your own on-line photo albums, on-line albums of others, or view selected photos by keywords. -
Page 21: Google Search
An alternative clock. 18.4. Power control This very useful widget allows you to easily shut on/off modules of the ARCHOS that take up power. You can thus extend the usable battery charge of your device. From the left to right. -
Page 22: Troubleshooting
20.1. Resetting your ARCHOS In the event that your ARCHOS freezes operation, you can force the device to shut down by holding the Power button for 10 seconds. Resetting your ARCHOS will not erase any data from your device. If the touch-screen is not responding properly you can execute a touch-screen recalibration by doing a System Recovery as per the next section. -
Page 23: Technical Support Information
MPEG-2 video playback capabilities. You can purchase a software plug-in from the ARCHOS on-line store which will allow your ARCHOS to play these files. This allows your device to play VOB, TS, PS video streams as well as AC3 audio.