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Archos AV500 - Mobile Digital Video Recorder User Manual

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ARCHOS
ARCHOS
MOBILE VIDEO RECORDER
MOBILE VIDEO RECORDER
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AV 500 SERIES
AV 500 SERIES
Video Player & Recorder / Music Player & Recorder / Photo Wallet & Viewer / USB 2.0 Hard Drive
English Language User Manual
User Manual for ARCHOS
™
AV 500 series
Version 2.5
Please visit our website to download the most recent manual and software for this product
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Dear Customer,
ARCHOS
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thanks you for your choice of this exciting AV 500 product. The AV 500 is designed to be the companion
to your home entertainment system. You can connect the AV500 to your TV system to record your television
shows as well as connect it to your PC to transfer over your favorite photos, videos, and music. By connecting
to a computer, you get the advantage of being able to download legal music and video content from the Internet.
Since it is a PlaysForSure
For more information about the PlaysForSure
This manual will explain, in detail, the functionality of your device. We 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 AV 500, you can...
• Play MPEG-4 SP & WMV video fi les* on the built-in screen, a television or video projector
• Record and edit MPEG-4 video fi les from a television or other video device
• Listen to MP3, WMA, or WAV music fi les* or PlaysForSure
• Record music fi les into digital format directly from your home stereo without a computer
• Synchronize your Windows
• View JPEG and BMP digital photos and create slide shows
• Copy Pictures directly from your digital camera via the built in host USB port
• Store .DOC, .PDF, or any type of data fi le – it's a portable hard drive too!
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device, you have a wide choice of music and video content available on the Internet.
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program, see www.playsforsure.com .
®
Media Player music and video library to your AV 500
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downloaded music fi les
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  • Page 1 AV 500 SERIES AV 500 SERIES Video Player & Recorder / Music Player & Recorder / Photo Wallet & Viewer / USB 2.0 Hard Drive English Language User Manual User Manual for ARCHOS ™ AV 500 series Version 2.5 Please visit our website to download the most recent manual and software for this product...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    We wish you many years of enjoyment from your AV 500 product. Please do register your product at our website www.archos.com to ensure that you get have access to our help line and to be informed of technical support and free software updates for your product.
  • Page 3 VIDEO – Editing Video Files VIDEO – Creating MPEG-4 Video Files with your Computer Installing the PC Software Using MPEG-4 Translator 10 MUSIC – Playing Music Files 10.1 Button Control 10.2 Play Screen Icons 10.3 Browsing through your Music Library 10.4 Playing Through your Stereo System 10.5...
  • Page 4 22.3 Connection (2): Breaking your regular TV Connection 22.4 Connection (3): Put the TV docking pod between your TV and Tuner 22.5 Connection (4): Connect the AV 500 to the TV docking pod 22.6 Connection (5): the S-Video In 22.7 Connection (6): the Infrared Emitter 23 Replacing the battery 23.1...
  • Page 5 * The AV 500 is sold with different options. It is therefore possible that you do not have a TV docking pod, FM remote or ‘traveler kit’ multi-connect adapter. These are available for purchase from the ARCHOS™ web site - www.archos.com.

  • Page 6: Intro - First Time Usage

    • Hold the PLAY/ON button o for 3 seconds. The green “On” indicator light will turn on. Be patient, it will take a few seconds for the operating system to boot up. ™ • If the unit shuts off after holding the ON button for several seconds, plug in the ARCHOS adapter/charger to make sure the battery gets charged.

  • Page 7: Hardware Reset

    • Keep the AV 500 away from high electromagnetic fi elds. • Keep any connected cords to the AV 500 neatly arranged. This light product could fall if a cord is accidentally pulled by a child. • Do not open up the AV 500. There are no user serviceable parts inside. Opening will void your warranty. Hardware Reset Hardware Reset In the event that your AV 500 freezes operation (due to electrostatic phenomena for example), you can reset the...

  • Page 8: Video Playback Action Icons

    Video Browser Action Icons Hide the Thumbnails Reset thumbnails. The thumbnail images on the right side of the screen will be reset to their original default setting. Video Playback Action Icons Video Playback Action Icons While a video fi le is playing, click on the Select action button. The action icons on the right of the screen allow you to make video adjustments to your personal taste.

  • Page 9: Video - Playing Video Files From The Internet

    VIDEO – Playing Video Files from the Internet VIDEO – Playing Video Files from the Internet When using Windows Media ® Player 10, you will have the advantage of being able to download ™ protected video content from the Internet. When you see the PlaysForSure symbol on a web site for Windows ®...

  • Page 10: Video - Recording Video Files

    VIDEO – Recording Video Files VIDEO – Recording Video Files With your (optional) TV docking pod or AV cable properly connected to a VCR, cable box, or satellite receiver, making a recording is simple. Video recording connections Video recording connections See the relevant chapter for instructions on connecting the TV docking pod to your television system.

  • Page 11: Setting The Recording Parameters

    Setting the Recording Parameters Setting the Recording Parameters You can set the recording parameters manually to suit your specifi c needs. Click the Setup action icon in the VideoCorder’s pre-recording screen. Rename Allows you to change the fi lename before the recording begins. Auto Stop Rec On, Off.

  • Page 12: Copy Protection

    Once you program your dates and times of recording, press the action button Save to set them. You must now put your AV 500 into standby mode by pressing on the red Standby/wake-up button on your ARCHOS ™ remote control or just leave it alone. If left alone, the AV 500 will go on standby itself after a few minutes.

  • Page 13: Video - Automated Yahoo

    • If the end time is earlier than the start time, then it is assumed that you start recording on the start date, and the recording ends on the following day at the end time. • Once a scheduled recording has been made, or the date of a recording has been passed, without the recording having been made (the AV 500 was not connected to the pod or not in Standby mode), the schedule entry will be erased from the scheduler.

  • Page 14: Video - Setting The Infrared Emitter Code

    Notes: • If the TV programs from your personal calendar do not seem to be correctly copied to the AV 500 scheduler, go to the ARCHOS ™ web site to make sure that have the very latest version of the AV 500 fi rmware. Update your fi rmware (Operating System) as explained in the chapter Updating the AV 500 fi...

  • Page 15: Part 1: Choose Your Device And Brand

    Part 1: Choose your Device and Brand Part 1: Choose your Device and Brand Select the Settings action icon and click on the TV Control icon. 1. Select the type of device that you will stick your IR Emitter to. You have the choice of either a VCR (video cassette recorder), Cable Box , or Satellite Receiver .

  • Page 16: Video - Editing Video Files

    VIDEO – Editing Video Files VIDEO – Editing Video Files Video fi les recorded by the AV 500 can be modifi ed by deleting the sections you do not wish included. The editing you can do is either cropping or cutting of particular segments of the video fi le. You will mark a segment of your video fi...

  • Page 17: Video - Creating Mpeg-4 Video Files With Your Computer

    1. Play the fi le and pause at the spot you want to make your Start mark. Select the Set a mark-in here action icon. Let the video play – you will notice a small blue mark. 2. Now click on Pause at the location you want to mark the end of your segment.

  • Page 18: Installing The Pc Software

    MPEG-4 Translator This program, developed by Archos, is a “Front-end” for the Virtual Dub program. It has a simple interface which you use and it then tells Virtual Dub how to process the video fi le. It sets all the parameters for Virtual Dub specifi...
  • Page 19 For near DVD quality, you can set it up to 1200 kbps. Target & Priority If the AV 500 device is not listed, select “ARCHOS ™ Default”. You will see a Priority box appear.

  • Page 20: Music - Playing Music Files

    10 0 MUSIC – Playing Music Files MUSIC – Playing Music Files When you click on the music icon in the main screen, you will be sent directly to the ARCLibrary. From here you can choose to either browse your music by the fi le system (Browse hard drive) or by music characteristics (Album, Artist, title, Genre, Year).

  • Page 21: Browsing Through Your Music Library

    ARCLibrary will put them under the category ( Unknown ). Audio fi les created with the AV 500 from analog sources are indexed as Artist = (ARCHOS) and Album = ( Audio Recordings ). You can reach the PlayMode settings screen from the Setup action icon >...

  • Page 22: Playing Through Your Stereo System

    10.4 Playing Through your Stereo System 10.4 Playing Through your Stereo System To play your music through your stereo system, you can connect your (optional) pod audio outputs (red and white plugs of the cable connected to AV Out) to your stereo system inputs. You can also use the AV cable and plug it in directly.

  • Page 23: Music - Putting Music Onto Your Av 500

    Internet to your computer and organizing it. You will also use it to synchronize (copy) the contents of your Windows Media ® Player media library to your Archos ™ device. See the comparison chart below for an explanation of the different features available when running Windows Media Player 9 and 10 or check out the web site www.playsforsure.com.

  • Page 24: Transferring Your Cd Collection To The Av 500

    ‘ripping’. It is actually a re-encoding process, taking the CDA (CD Audio) format and converting it to WMA or MP3 format which the AV 500 can read. There are many music ripping programs on the market, but ARCHOS ™...

  • Page 25: Saving A Playlist

    when highlighting a folder, artist, or album. All the contents of the folder, artist, or album will be added (that is, appended) or inserted before the selected song in the current Playlist. You can jump back and forth between the browser and the Playlist by selecting the Focus buttons. A Playlist can have a maximum of 5000 songs.

  • Page 26: Music - Recording Music

    AV In cable to the output of your Hifi or other audio device that you are recording from. If you are using the (optional) multi-connect adapter (can be purchased from www.archos.com) and an AV cable, you should plug the AV cable into the AV In side of the adapter, and then plug the adapter into the AV 500.

  • Page 27: Recording Procedure

    13.2 Recording Procedure 13.2 Recording Procedure Before the actual audio recording begins, there is a pre-recording screen which will allow you to adjust your recording settings. 1. On the main screen, select AudioCorder then click on ENTER. 2. In the pre-recording screen, adjust the recording level* by clicking on the LEFT and RIGHT buttons.

  • Page 28: Where Is The Recording Saved

    Incremental Recording While recording, you will notice the incremental recording action icon. This allows you to create incremental recordings. This means that the current recording stops and a new recording instantly begins. The next recording has an additional number appended to its name. Thus if you create multiple incremental recordings, you might, for example, have fi...

  • Page 29: Music - Using Itunes

    ® plug-in. You will fi nd it in the folder /Data/i-Tunes Plug-in on the AV 500 hard drive or at the ARCHOS ™ website. In this folder you will fi nd a plug-in for Mac OS 9.x and another folder for Mac OS 10.x. You will also fi nd a JPEG image illustrating where you need to copy the plug-in to.

  • Page 30: Viewing A Slideshow

    USB Mass Storage Class (MSC) devices to your AV 500 and transfer fi les from that device to your AV 500. Many cameras produced today are MSC type devices. Thus you can often plug your camera directly into the AV 500’s USB Host port and copy your photos with the ARCHOS ™...

  • Page 31: Browser - Using The Browser

    Because you will be putting hundreds of fi les on your AV 500, it is STRONGLY ADVISED that you keep a neat and orderly fi le structure. Otherwise, you will be spending time searching for fi les and not listening or watching them. ARCHOS ™...

  • Page 32: Navigating The Directory Structure

    16.1 Navigating the Directory Structure 16.1 Navigating the Directory Structure To navigate the directory structure you will use: ENTER: Open the highlighted folder (directory) or Play the highlighted fi le. ESC/STOP x : Go back to the main menu. Move the cursor up and down to the previous or next fi le or folder. RIGHT: Open the currently highlighted folder.
  • Page 33 Copying and Moving Files and Folders ™ By using the unique ARCHOS double browser system, you can copy or move fi les from one location in the fi le structure to another (1000 fi les per folder maximum). The double browser can be used in:...

  • Page 34: Using The Virtual Keyboard

    16.3 Using the Virtual Keyboard 16.3 Using the Virtual Keyboard It is recommended that you create folders and rename fi les or folders from your computer when it is connected to the AV 500. The computer keyboard is much easier to use. However, at times when you are not near your computer and need to enter text directly with the AV 500 (ex: renaming a fi...

  • Page 35: Disconnecting The Av 500 From Your Computer

    ® Windows ® Please verify** that you have Windows XP and it is updated to at least, Service Pack 1 . You must also have Windows Media ® Player 10 (WMP10) installed on your computer. This way, you can take advantage of connecting it as a ‘...

  • Page 36: Connecting Devices To The Usb Host Port

    ® Hard Drive Mode & Macintosh Drag the AV 500 hard drive icon towards the trash can, the trash can will become a big arrow as shown in the screen shot to the left. Drop the hard drive icon onto the arrow. The hard drive icon will disappear from the desktop.

  • Page 37: Settings

    1 19 9 SETTINGS SETTINGS From the main screen, select the Settings action icon to reveal the menu items for various settings. 19.1 Sound Settings 19.1 Sound Settings If you would like to customize the sound quality, you can adjust the Bass, Treble, and other audio settings to suit your particular taste.

  • Page 38: Clock Settings

    Repeat & Shuffl e options Normal Plays your songs one after the other and then stops after the last song. Repeat Continuously plays through the current set of songs (Artist, Album, folder, or Playlist). Shuffl e Randomly play through the current set of songs (Artist, Album, folder, or Playlist) . Intro duration From 10 to 90 seconds.

  • Page 39: Appearance Settings

    19.5 Appearance settings 19.5 Appearance settings Setting Setting Description Description Wallpaper On, Off. When set to On, the selected picture (next item) will be displayed as the AV 500 screen background. Picture name This option will display the names of the JPEG images in the AV 500’s System folder that can be used for screen backgrounds (Wallpaper).

  • Page 40: Tv Control

    fi xes. You should check to make sure that you are running the most recent version of the OS. To check what version you have, click on the Settings action icon and then go to System . You will fi nd the most recent version of the OS and its version number at the ARCHOS ™...

  • Page 41: Tv Docking Pod Description

    AV 500 to the pod and let it make the recording while you are away. If you want to make TV recordings from a place other than where your pod is connected, then you can purchase the “Audio-Video Travel kit” to bring along with your ARCHOS ™...

  • Page 42: Remote Control Description

    21.1 Remote Control Description 21.1 Remote Control Description Standby / Wake Up* Switch between Built-in & External Video Switch between Built-in & External Video Numeric entry Numeric entry This group of buttons acts as the This group of buttons acts as the navigation acceleration, and the Play &...

  • Page 43: Connect & Test Method

    (European users may need to use the included OUT labeled scart adapter). Power the TV docking pod ™ with the included ARCHOS adapter/charger. TEST IT: Verify that you made the correct connections.

  • Page 44: Connection (5): The S-Video In

    ™ This is an optional connection. You will need to use this if you would like to change TV channels with the ARCHOS remote control or if want to be able to make scheduled recordings. This emitter, once stuck on to your cable box, satellite receiver, or video cassette recorder, will be able to turn that device on and off and select channels while you are away.

  • Page 45: Replacing The Battery

    2 23 3 Replacing the battery Replacing the battery Your AV 500 has a removable battery. You may want to purchase a second battery for cases when you know that you will be unable to recharge your AV 500 before the supplied battery runs out. Refer to the chapter Settings –...

  • Page 46: Technical Support

    3) Look at our Support section on the website (www.archos.com). Here, you will fi nd Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for our different products, and there is a chance that somebody else has already asked your question.

  • Page 47: Troubleshooting

    WWW.ARCHOS.COM Worldwide Offi ces United States & Canada Europe & Asia ARCHOS Technology ARCHOS S.A. ™ ™ 3, Goodyear - Unit A 12, rue Ampère Irvine, CA 92618 USA 91430 Igny France Phone: 1 949-609-1483 Phone: +33 (0) 169 33 169 0...

  • Page 48: Charging And Power Issues

    Problem: (Hard Drive mode) What do I do if I try to disconnect via the green arrow but keep getting “The device ‘Generic Volume’ cannot be stopped now. Try stopping the device again later.” Answer: Shut off any program that might be accessing data on the AV 500, including Windows ®...

  • Page 49: Technical Specifi Cations

    Up to 5/14 hours for video on the built-in LCD. (standard/extra size) Scalability Free Operating System updates downloadable from ARCHOS ™ website Power source Rechargable Lithium-Ion battery External: AC charger/adapter. Use ONLY the specifi ed Archos adapter/charger supplied with this product.
  • Page 50 All brands and product names are registered trademarks and the property of their respective owners. Specifi cations are subject to change without notice. Errors or omissions excepted. Images and illustrations may not always match contents. Copyright® 2005. ARCHOS. All rights reserved.
  • Page 51 Any modifi cation to the hardware, software, or physical enclosure of the product must be approved in writing by ARCHOS™. Non approved modifi ed products are subject to the withdrawal of any or all guarantee clauses.

  • Page 52: Index

    (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 AV 500 product at its cost. Thus, two or less defective pixels is not grounds for replacement or repair of the product.
  • Page 53 VIDEO – Installing the PC Software – MPEG-4 codec (compression/decompression) 9.1* VIDEO – Installing the PC Software – MP3 Sound Codec 9.1* Compression VIDEO – Playing Video Files from the Internet VIDEO – Creating MPEG-4 Video Files with your Computer MUSIC –...
  • Page 54 MUSIC – Playing Music Files MUSIC – Browsing through your Music Library 10.3* Music lists (Playlists) MUSIC – Playing Music Files MUSIC – Playlists New music not showing in the ARCLibrary MUSIC – Browsing through your Music Library 10.3* SETTINGS – System Settings 19.6* New Playlist does not display SETTINGS –...
  • Page 55 MUSIC – Playing Music Files MUSIC – Playing Through your Stereo System 10.4* MUSIC – Recording Procedure 13.2* SETTINGS – Sound Settings – Sound parameters 19.1* Speakers VIDEO – Playing video fi les: Built-in speakers 3.1* MUSIC – Playing music fi les – Playing through your Stereo System 10.4* Tags MUSIC –...

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