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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.
Please do register your product on our website (www.archos.com/register) to
ensure that you get access to our help line, to the ARCHOS Content Portal,
and the TV Program Guide.
Wishing you the best multimedia experience,
The ARCHOS Team.
All the information contained in this manual was correct at the time of
publication. However, as we are often updating and improving our prod-
ucts, your device's software may have a slightly different appearance or
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- Page 1 Please do register your product on our website (www.archos.com/register) to ensure that you get access to our help line, to the ARCHOS Content Portal, and the TV Program Guide.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
THE INSTALLATION WIZARD ........9 TURNING THE ARCHOS ON/OFF ....... . 9 USING THE ARCHOS INTERFACE . -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
8.1 CONNECTION PRINCIPLES ....... . 58 8.2 CONNECTING A TUNER TO YOUR ARCHOS ....58 8.3 CONNECTING WITH A TV ONLY (NO EXTERNAL TUNER) . -
Page 4: Starting Up
USB A Connector (for USB Host) to connect a compatible USB device such as a USB Flash key, a digital camera or a portable media player. 2. USB B Connector (with optional cable): to connect the ARCHOS to a computer. See Transferring Files V1.0... -
Page 5: Spdif Out
3. Reset button: ONLY use this button if you need to restart the Installation Wizard. When you press this button, the ARCHOS will restart and a message will pop up the wizard will be automatically relaunched. See: The Installation Wizard . -
Page 6: The Remote Control
You will need the remote control in order to control your ARCHOS TV • Your ARCHOS device has an infrared re- ceiver located on the front of the device, on the left side (next to the LED indica- tors). Point the supplied remote control towards the infrared receiver. -
Page 7: Connecting The Archos To Your Tv
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 (not in HDMI output mode), if you have connected one to the ARCHOS’ in- put connectors. - Page 8 ARCHOS is on, the green LED will light up. this device (even if they give the same voltage rating). Make sure that your TV is switched to the AV input which the ARCHOS is con- nected to (on the back of the TV).
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Page 9: The Installation Wizard
The red LED lights up when the device is in standby mode. V1.0 Network ” (standard Ethernet cable not supplied) or None on the remote control to turn on your ARCHOS or put STARTING UP > P. 9 ”. Previous ” screen, you are invited to... -
Page 10: Using The Archos Interface
MANUAL In the event that your ARCHOS freezes or does not respond anymore, discon- nect the power adapter, wait for 15 seconds and reconnect it. When the red LED indicator stops blinking, press the Power button on the supplied remote control to turn on your device. -
Page 11: Product Care
In the Web browser and the PDF viewer, you can scroll up and down by holding the up/down Navigation buttons. PRODUCT CARE Your ARCHOS is an electronic product that needs to be treated with care: • Do not subject it to unnecessary shock or vibration. -
Page 12: Playing Video
The “ ” browser allows you to navigate through the 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 13: Video Playback
MANUAL “File Management” “ Rename the remote control’s keyboard. “ Delete screen will pop up. “Bookmark” “ ”: will resume playing the highlighted video from the bookmark. Resume “ Clear lighted. “Settings” you can choose to display the Video Player settings screen (see: Video Player Settings ) or the “... - Page 14 MANUAL VIDEO PLAYBACK BUTTON CONTROLS press once: stop the video and go back to the “ hold: exit the Video mode and go back directly to the Home screen. pause/resume the video accelerated fast forward left/right: fast rewind/forward accelerated fast rewind display/hide the menu overlay display available menu items increase/decrease volume...
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Page 15: Video Player Settings
MANUAL “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 videos will appear, in the “... -
Page 16: Recording Video
”, you will be able to browse through your PC’s shared videos faster. Disabled 1.4 RECORDING VIDEO • Your ARCHOS gives you the possibility to record video from most any standard video source. See: Recording Video Manually . • •... -
Page 17: Playing Music
The Music Library (default view) shows your music sorted by cat- egories (Artist, Album, Genre, etc.) if information tags. • When new music is copied to the ARCHOS, the Music Library will be updated automatically. • contain information tags, they will (Unknown) Music Library. -
Page 18: Music Playback
MANUAL MUSIC LIBRARY AND MUSIC BROWSER MENU ITEMS* “Info” “Show playlist” opens a playlist edition window on the right (see: Playlists ). “Bookmark” “ ”: will resume playing the highlighted song from the bookmark. Resume “ Clear lighted. “File Management” “... -
Page 19: Music Playback Screen
MANUAL 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. previous track 6. next track 7. progression bar 8. menu items MUSIC PLAYBACK BUTTON CONTROLS press once: stop the song and go back to the “... -
Page 20: Music Player Settings
MANUAL MUSIC PLAYBACK MENU ITEMS “Info” “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. “Set bookmark” to resume playing a song from a bookmark, go to the Music Library or the Music item, then choose “... - Page 21 ” domly. plays all the songs of your ARCHOS one after the other, and then stops. plays all the songs of your ARCHOS one nitely.
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Page 22: 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. • Note: when you delete a playlist, you are only deleting the list and not the mu- sic itself. -
Page 23: Creating A New Playlist
MANUAL 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 24: Recording Analogue Audio
“Music” icon in the Home screen and not via the “Files” icon. 2.5 RECORDING ANALOGUE AUDIO • Your ARCHOS Gives you the possibility to record audio from most any standard line level analogue audio source. • See: Recording Audio Manually . - Page 25 MANUAL • The ARCHOS uses the UPnP (Universal Plug-and-play) standard to play streamed music from your PC’s Windows Media® Library. • See: Playing your PC’s Shared Media Files . V1.0 PLAYING MUSIC > P. 25...
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Page 26: Viewing Photos
The “ ” browser allows you to navigate through the Photo 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 27: Photo Viewer
MANUAL “Start slideshow” starts a slideshow from the highlighted image. 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 3.2 PHOTO VIEWER To view a picture, highlight the corresponding thumbnail and press OK. - Page 28 MANUAL zoom out display/hide the menu overlay display available menu items increase/decrease volume Mute sound PHOTO VIEWER MENU ITEMS “Info” displays a message box with information about the current picture. “Rotate” choose “ Left choose “ Right “Start slideshow” starts a slideshow from the current image. the “...
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Page 29: Photo Viewer Settings
MANUAL 3.3 PHOTO VIEWER SETTINGS • In the Photo mode, you can access the Photo viewer settings screen via the “ ” menu item. Settings • Use the left/right arrows to select a different setting for a parameter. “Picture Pause” “Transition”... -
Page 30: Viewing Photos While Listening To Music
” icon. Music 3.6 PLAYING YOUR PC’S SHARED PHOTOS • Using a WiFi or Ethernet connection, your ARCHOS gives you the possibility to view, directly on your TV, shared photos stored in your PC’s Windows Media® Library. • For this to work, you will need a WiFi or Ethernet connection and •... -
Page 31: Using The File Browser
MANUAL 4.USING THE FILE BROWSER system of your ARCHOS’ hard drive. In the Home screen, select the “ ” icon to enter the File Browser. Files You will see two panels: • The one on the left is the panel that you usually use to navigate through your device’s hard drive. -
Page 32: Copying And Moving Files And Folders
MANUAL 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- “Info” “Create folder” creates a folder at the current location. you will have to enter the folder’s name using the remote control’s keyboard. “File Management”... -
Page 33: Using The File Browser While Listening To Music
• To view a PDF document, highlight the PDF document in the File Browser and press OK. ATTENTION: The ARCHOS PDF reader may not implement all PDF features. PDF BUTTON CONTROLS press: exit PDF reader follow a highlighted link (surrounded by a red outline) - Page 34 MANUAL FOLLOWING HYPERLINKS • Some PDF documents have hyperlinks (for instance, a table of contents, links to an external website, etc.). • Links are surrounded by a blue outline. A highlighted link (active link) is surround- ed by a red outline. •...
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Page 35: Using The Wifi Features
MANUAL 5. USING THE WIFI FEATURES When connected to a WiFi or Ethernet network, your ARCHOS gives you the possibility to: • rent or purchase online videos/music via the ARCHOS Content Portal. See: The ARCHOS Content Portal . • browse the web with the optional Web Browser plug-in, available at www.archos.com. -
Page 36: Using The Web Browser
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 37: Playing Your Pc's Shared Media Files
5.2 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 / Ethernet network, your ARCHOS gives you photos) stored in your PC’s Windows Media® Library. V1.0 ”... - Page 38 This is especially useful when you have a large library of music and video and you • The ARCHOS uses the UPnP (Universal Plug-and-play) standard to play streamed * If you cannot install Windows Media Other Computers on the Network.
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Page 39: The Archos Content Portal
PC’s Windows Media® Library. that the WiFi 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 the television. - Page 40 (streaming content websites start to play instantly). The videos/songs you get from the ARCHOS Content Portal are saved in the “Video”/“Music” folders. V1.0 ” icon to view available online media stores...
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Page 41: Transferring Files
USB device). A double browser window will appear on the TV screen: the external USB device will appear in the left panel, and your ARCHOS device’s hard drive in the right panel.* “Music” and “Photo” browsers. USB device using the double browser, see Copying and Moving Files and Folders. -
Page 42: Browsing Other Computers On The Network
6.2 BROWSING OTHER COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK • When you are connected to a Windows folders of other computers in the network, using the ARCHOS File Browser. • From the Home screen, select the “ Ethernet access point and then search for other computers in the Windows® net- work. -
Page 43: Connecting The Archos To A Computer
Plug a USB cable (not supplied) into the ARCHOS (USB B port). Plug the other end of the USB cable into your running computer. The ARCHOS’ icon will appear on your computer. You can now start transferring system constraints. For advanced users: in “PC Hard Drive” connection V1.0... - Page 44 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. • remove’ icon in the system tray, next to the clock.
- Page 45 • On your computer, right-click on the ARCHOS icon and select Safely Remove. • Wait until the ARCHOS icon disappears, and safely unplug the USB cable from your ARCHOS and/or computer. V1.0 TRANSFERRING FILES > P. 45...
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Page 46: Main Settings
This screen allows you to adjust the sound settings of your ARCHOS to your personal taste. “Audio Output” “ ” interface depending on how you have connected the ARCHOS to your TV. SPDIF “Bass Boost Level” adjusts the bass boosting level. “Preset”... -
Page 47: "Equalizer" Screen
CAREFULLY so that you do not get stuck with a blank screen. “TV Connection” select the type of video output (“ “ ”), based on how you have connected the ARCHOS to your TV. HDMI “Resolution” * select the resolution that best adapts to your TV: “... -
Page 48: Appearance" Settings
** These parameters do not appear if you choose the “HDMI” TV connection mode. “Audio Output” “ ” interface depending on how you have connected the ARCHOS to your TV. SPDIF “Apply change” use this button to apply your changes. -
Page 49: Network" Settings
7.4 “NETWORK” SETTINGS “NETWORK” SETTINGS • • Every time you restart your ARCHOS, it will automatically connect to the • ple if you want to connect to a different network. • This screen displays your connection status. - Page 50 Open networks do not require an authentication key. • If the network has automatic con- ply select the “ Connect and your ARCHOS will connect to this network, provided the signal is strong enough. V1.0 WPA key WPA2 key ” button,...
- Page 51 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.
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Page 52: Language And Region" Settings
ARCHOS will connect to this network, provided the signal is strong enough. your MAC address is, select the “Settings” menu item from the Home screen, then choose “System”. -
Page 53: Tv Control" Settings
WiFi / Ethernet network. for this to work, the ARCHOS needs to be connected to a WiFi / Ethernet network. ATTENTION: If the time & date are not correctly set, you might not be able to access certain web pages. -
Page 54: Firmware And Plug-Ins" Settings
“Product Key” each ARCHOS has a unique number. you will need this number to register your product online (www.archos.com/register). “Firmware Update” “Online Firmware Update” use this button to search for an online update via a WiFi / Ethernet network. If there is one available, it will be installed automatically. -
Page 55: System" Settings
UPDATE USING A COMPUTER ( INTERNET CONNECTION NEEDED ) If you cannot connect your ARCHOS to a WiFi / Ethernet network, you can also up- USB key (64 MB minimum size). - Page 56 “USB preference” (for advanced users) Your preferred connection mode will be used every time you connect the ARCHOS to a computer with an optional USB cable. The connection mode deter- mines how your device interacts with your computer: Windows Media Device Media Transfer Protocol (MTP).
- Page 57 Format Hard Drive “ Full Reinitialization In the event that your ARCHOS freezes or does not respond anymore, try to restart it by disconnecting / reconnecting the power adapter (see: Troubleshooting). If this does not work or if you cannot access the Repair and Formatting Tools, you can try a system recovery (see: Troubleshooting).
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Page 58: Tv Recording: Hardware Setup
8.2 CONNECTING A TUNER TO YOUR ARCHOS This shows the basic connection setup of a television source (tuner), the ARCHOS, and your TV. Your tuner needs to be connected to your home antenna/satellite/cable. - Page 59 MANUAL TV RECORDING: HARDWARE SETUP > P. 59 V1.0 Connection Diagram for Europe: Connection Diagram for North America: *...
- Page 60 RCA cables instead of the supplied S-video cables. ARCHOS PASS-THROUGH TABLE The ARCHOS will pass through the following video signals when it is off, or when you press the TV button on the remote control: Video input...
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Page 61: Connecting With A Tv Only (No External Tuner)
North America : Since the HDMI output connection does not allow a pass-through • from any of the analog inputs, ARCHOS recommends that you connect one of your tuner’s video outputs directly to the TV and a secondary video output to the TV inputs. -
Page 62: The Tv Program Guide
TV Program Guide (EPG) online. This is a one-time operation. Go to www.archos.com/register Access your ARCHOS account (or create one if you don’t have one yet) and regis- matches your product and click on Follow the instructions to activate the TV Program Guide. -
Page 63: Transferring The Program Data To The Archos
9.3 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 64 • 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 65 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.
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Page 66: Scheduling Your Recording
“-/--”. “Switches on with”: see below. “Time until video”: see below. If the ARCHOS did not manage to switch your tuner to the selected channel, you can try using a different ON/OFF code (see: 1 test again. - Page 67 MANUAL Navigate through the different TV programs, and simply select the one you wish to record. A new window will appear with a description of the TV program. Select “ You will go back to the TV Program Guide and a ‘ to the TV Program you selected.
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Page 68: Other Recording Functions
10. OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS 10.1 THE “TV SCHEDULER” With the tuner connected to your ARCHOS (see: TV Recording: Hardware Setup), you can schedule recordings manually. If you want to schedule via the TV Program Guide, see The TV Program Guide. -
Page 69: Recording Procedure
” and your ARCHOS will scan its inputs to see which one is receiving Auto video. “Format”: “ ”/“ Auto ARCHOS device will record. You can set this manually, but in most cases you can just leave it on “ ”. Auto “Widescreen”: “ ”/“... -
Page 70: Copy Protection
It cannot be displayed on a television using any other video output type. 10.3 RECORDING AUDIO MANUALL Y With the ARCHOS, you have the possibility to record audio from most RECORDING PROCEDURE Connect your audio source’s outputs to the ARCHOS’ inputs. -
Page 71: Editing Your Recordings
Close the screen to stop and save the recording*. * All audio recordings made by your ARCHOS device are saved in the Music/ (Rec) folder. If you wish to keep them in a different location, you can use the “AUDIO RECORDER” SETTINGS To access the “... - Page 72 MANUAL EXAMPLE 1 You have recorded a music video program and would like to keep one single music presentation. But you do not want to keep the rest of the television recording. Beginning of recording In the progression bar, go to the beginning of the desired section (a), select the “...
- Page 73 MANUAL • If you want to keep the edit points and be able to re-edit another time, select the “Save edit” menu item, and choose “Save”. • • If you want to cancel the edit points and restart editing, choose the “Cancel changes and restart edit”...
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Page 74: Troubleshooting
TV connection settings will be lost, and you will have to set them up again through the wizard. SYSTEM RECOVERY • If your ARCHOS does not respond correctly, or does not show certain songs or videos that you have copied to it, try using the “ (see: System Settings ). •... -
Page 75: Repair And Formatting Tools
MANUAL FORCING THE FIRMWARE UPDATE Firmware. recovery mode): “No” “Yes” located at the root of the USB key). FORCING THE SYSTEM RECOVERY If you select “ giving you 3 options: “No” cancels the system recovery. “Repair Disk” does not erase any data. “Format Disk”... - Page 76 “ Full Reinitialization In the event that your ARCHOS freezes or does not respond anymore, try to reset it (see: Restarting / Resetting your ARCHOS). If this does not work or if you cannot access the Repair and Formatting Tools, you can try a system recovery (see: System Recovery).
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Page 77: Technical Specifications
• MPEG-4 (ASP@L5 AVI, up to DVD resolution) • 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. AC3 stereo sound. AUDIO PLAYBACK** • (PCM/ADPCM). -
Page 78: Package Includes
MANUAL CONNECTIONS • (available on www.archos.com) • INPUTS : Audio: stereo analog Video: composite, S-video, RGB, YPbPr (component) Miscellaneous: Ethernet, USB slave (USB B), USB host ( USB A), infrared receptor for remote control, and DC-in • OUTPUTS: Audio: stereo analog, SPDIF (RCA type) -
Page 79: 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. • All brands and product names are registered trademarks and the property of their respec- tive owners. Windows Media are subject to change without notice.
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