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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    2.2. Using the ARCHOS interface 10.1.2. The favorites list 2.2.1. Customizing the Home 10.2. Music playback screen items 10.3. Transferring your music to your ARCHOS 3. Making a WiFi Connection 11. Gallery 3.1. Enabling WiFi 11.1. Photo wall 3.1.1. Advanced connection 11.2.

  • Page 2: General Instructions

    (SMB) 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...

  • Page 3: First Steps

    1.2.2. THE STARTUP WIZARD The first time you turn on the ARCHOS, the installation wizard will help you configure the main functions of your ARCHOS: language, country, time, etc. You can rerun the Startup Wizard anytime you want by going to Settings >...

  • Page 4: Using The Archos Interface

    ARCHOS 101 User Guide Home: Wherever you are in the interface, you can go back directly to the central Home screen by tapping on this icon. Hold down to select and jump to a recent application. Search: Brings up the quick search box which will search for key words within the specific application or on the Internet (provided there is an active Internet connection).

  • Page 5: Customizing The Home

    To configure a 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: Advanced Connection

    3.2. WiFi connection problems The ARCHOS internet tablets support the 802.11 b, g, and n WiFi protocols. If you cannot connect to your access point, first determine if the problem lies with your access point or with the ARCHOS. Try using another WiFi device, such as a laptop computer or a Wi-Fi enabled telephone and see if that will connect to your access point.

  • Page 7: Transferring Files To/From The Archos

    The Synchronize button in Windows Media® Player is a one way "sync" button. It will add video, music and photo files to your ARCHOS. It will give you the possibility to have the same digital media on your ARCHOS as you have in your Windows Media®...

  • Page 8: Settings

    WiFi access point. Your telephone subscription will need to include a data plan. There may be certain extra costs associated with this. To tether (connect) your ARCHOS to your phone...

  • Page 9: Tethering (Connecting To The Internet)

    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 10: 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 11 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 12 Plug-ins: lists the plug-ins that you have installed onto your device. The cinema plug-in is available for purchase from the 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.
  • Page 13 ARCHOS 101 User Guide virtual keyboard to type the required information. 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.
  • Page 14 8. VIDEO The Video browser allows you to navigate through and ARCHOS 101 Technical play the video files stored in the ARCHOS internal memory Specifications or an SD card (for devices that have an SD card slot) or even files stored on other computers on your local network...

  • Page 15: 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 16: Setting Windows Media® Player's Sharing Options

    ARCHOS. The ARCHOS uses the UPnP (Universal Plug-and-play) standard to stream shared media files from your PC’s Windows Media® Library.

  • Page 17: Music

    ARCHOS 101 User Guide Once one is found and selected, you will be presented with a list of media types including Pictures. Choose Pictures to start viewing the pictures stored in the Windows® Media Library. 10. MUSIC The music player application offers many functions. Not all of them are explained below. Hold down on an item or tap on the menu icon if you are in doubt about what options are available to you.

  • Page 18: 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 19: Gallery

    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. To crop an image, tap on the menu icon and then on More.

  • Page 20: 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 or by first transferring the photos to your computer and then transferring them to the ARCHOS.

  • Page 21: Browsing Other Computers On The Network

    ARCHOS 101 User Guide memory. In the Home screen, tap on the applications tab, and tap on Files to enter the file browser. Tap on a folder to open it. Use the back icon to go back up one level in the file hierarchy. By holding your finger down on a file or a folder, you can cut, copy, delete, rename, or get details about that specific file or folder.

  • Page 22: Web & Local Slideshows

    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 23: Power Control

    ARCHOS 101 User Guide 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 24 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.

  • Page 25: Technical Support Information

    21.2.1. SCREEN AS TOUCHPAD Once the screen image is displayed, use the screen of the ARCHOS as a track pad to move the cursor around the screen of your television. Be sure to orient the device as shown below in order to use the correct touch zones of the screen.

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