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Archos AV400 Series User Manual

Archos AV400 Series User Manual

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English Language User Manual
• MPEG-4 Video Player & Recorder
• MP3 & WMA Music Player
• Photo Viewer
• USB 2.0 Hard Disk
• Digital Audio Recorder
User Manual for ARCHOS Pocket AV400
Manual version 2.0 pn: 103090V2
Please visit our website to download the most recent manual and software for this product.

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    • Photo Viewer • USB 2.0 Hard Disk • Digital Audio Recorder User Manual for ARCHOS Pocket AV400 Manual version 2.0 pn: 103090V2 Please visit our website to download the most recent manual and software for this product. Table of Contents...
  • Page 2 VIDEO - Recording MPEG4 Video Files Setting the Recording Parameters Where is the Recording Saved? Copy Protection Manually Setting the Scheduler 10 Automated Yahoo! TV Recording Scheduler ® 11 VIDEO – Setting the Infrared Emitter Code 11.1 Part 1: Choose your Device, Brand and Model 11.2 Part 2: Testing the Emitter codes 12 VIDEO - Editing Video Files 13 VIDEO - Creating MPEG4 video files with your computer...

  • Page 3: Intro - Ports, Buttons And Connections

    Dear Customer, ARCHOS thanks you for your choice of this exciting AV400 product. Never before has one been able to carry with him or her so much information, be it MP3 digital music, MPEG-4 digital videos or digital photos, and be able to enjoy these without a computer.

  • Page 4: Intro - First Time Usage

    • Use only the included ARCHOS charger/adapter. • • You may use the Archos Video AV400 while its battery is charging, but it will then take longer before the battery is completely charged. •...

  • Page 5: Changing The Language

    Foreign Character Sets font folder under /Data on the AV400 hard disk or on the Archos website under the heading Software. If, for example, you would like to have the folder /system on the AV400 and shut down and restart the AV400. File names, folder names, and ID3 tags written using the Microsoft for the language will now be displayed in that character set.

  • Page 6: Music - Playing Music Files

    Aux in, CD in, or line- in of your stereo system. Or better, connect the Archos TV cradle’s AV Out red and white connectors directly to your stereo auxiliary inputs and place AV400 into the TV Cradle. On the front of your stereo, select the Play Mode See section 17.2...

  • Page 7: Artist, Album, Title

    Artist, Album, Title … ID3 Tags ID3 Tags are information about the recording which found inside of an has the option of adding information to it. This information can include, among other things, the name of the artist (Wes Burden), the album name (Brave New World), the title of the song (Mirror), and a small image of the album cover (only jpeg images not progressive jpeg).

  • Page 8: The Resume Function

    Resume: Start playing from the bookmarked position. Ignore: Keep the bookmark but start playing from the very beginning. Clear beginning. The Resume Function When you turn on your AV400 you will sometimes notice that the icon which is highlighted on the main screen is not the Browser but rather the Resume icon.

  • Page 9: Creating A Playlist

    Creating a Playlist To create a Playlist, press the RIGHT ► button while you are in the Music browser. A second window will open on the right side to display the Playlist contents. You can now start adding songs to the current Playlist. In the left window, search for the songs you would like to add to your Playlist.

  • Page 10: Music - Recording Music

    (compressed). Cable Connections for Audio Recording If you are using the Archos TV cradle, then you will have to plug the or other audio device that you are recording from. If you are using the optional multi-connect adapter and AV cable, you should plug the AV cable into the AV IN side of the adapter, and then plug the adapter into the AV400.

  • Page 11: Where Is The Recording Saved

    Where is the Recording Saved? The default location for audio recordings is the folder called Music. If you click on the Music icon in the main menu, you will go to this folder. Notice that the right function button is labeled Record. Each time you use this button to record audio instead of the AudioCorder button on the main menu, you set the recording default location to the current folder.

  • Page 12: Music - Using Windows™ Media Player 9

    CD collection to your AV400. WMP9 will encode each song into the WMA format (preferred compressed format of Windows™) and then store them on your connected Archos device. This Service Provider plug-in will also allow you to play purchased music from on-line music services such as Napster.com, MusicNow.com,...

  • Page 13: Music - Using Itunes™ With Your Av400

    Tunes ® the AV400 hard disk or from the Archos website. In this folder you will Once this is done, iTunes™ will recognize the AV400 as a ‘Device’. To make your user experience easy as possible, please keep in mind the following.

  • Page 14: Setting A Bookmark

    The number of encoding and compression schemes currently used to basis. There are so many standards and formats that it is very possible formatted in “MPEG4” they may not play right away. The AV400 series size of 720 by 576 pixels (25 frames/second). The AV400 will not directly (compression/decompression) other than the XviD and DivX™...

  • Page 15: Video - Recording Mpeg4 Video Files

    VIDEO - Recording MPEG4 Video Files 1. Select VideoCorder on the main menu screen. In the pre-record screen, you should see movement on the sound level bar indicating that sound will be recorded. Adjust the sound level by clicking the LEFT/RIGHT buttons. Before starting the recording, you can adjust the recording parameters via the middle function button Settings.

  • Page 16: Where Is The Recording Saved

    Resolution Bitrate Sampling 32kHz, 48kHz. The sound sampling rate. The higher value gives a higher quality sound but will take up more space on the hard drive. Brightness Use this to increase or decrease the recorded image brightness Contrast Use this to increase or decrease the recorded image contrast Saturation Use this to change the color spectrum in the recorded image Reset...
  • Page 17 17th at 2am. • Once a scheduled recording has been made, or the date of a recording has been passed, without the recording having been made (the Archos unit was not in the TV Cradle or not in Standby mode), the schedule entry will be erased from the scheduler.

  • Page 18: Automated Yahoo! Tv Recording Scheduler

    Notes: • If the TV programs from your personal calendar do not seem to be correctly copied to the AV400 scheduler, go to the Archos web site to • If you change your Yahoo! personal calendar by deleting some TV ®...

  • Page 19: Video - Setting The Infrared Emitter Code

    VIDEO – Setting the Infrared Emitter Code 11.1 Part 1: Choose your Device, Brand and Model On the main screen, go to Setup then click on TV Control. 1. Select the type of device that you have stuck your IR Emitter to. You have the choice of either a VCR (video cassette recorder), Cable Box, Satellite Receiver.

  • Page 20: Video - Editing Video Files

    off. Click this test button again and your device should change from on to off or off to on. If pressing this button does not turn on and off your device, try the next code for your device (step 3 above). If none of the codes work, check that the infrared emitter is directly over the infrared sensor on your tuner device.

  • Page 21: Video - Creating Mpeg4 Video Files With Your Computer

    IMPORTANT NOTE: When you pause at a given point to make a Start or End Mark, the actual point of the cut will be the nearest I-Frame. I-Frames are special can cut ONLY at an I-Frame. It is thus recommended that when you pause at the point you want to make your Start or End mark, that you click the LEFT button once (will jump to the previous I-frame) and then click the RIGHT button (shows the next I-frame) so that you can see your choice of I-Frames to cut at.

  • Page 22: Installing The Pc Software

    C:\Program Files\VirtualDub. You should use this default directory location. Otherwise you will have to instruct the Mpeg4 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 need to locate the Virtual Dub program.
  • Page 23 Next, parameters (Change Settings) of the DivX™ encoder to adjust the Like MP3 music, the higher the bit rate setting is made, the higher the quality of the music, or video in this case, that you will get. However, this will also take up more space on your hard disk.

  • Page 24: Photo - Viewing Photos

    PHOTO - Viewing Photos The AV400 series support the viewing of JPEG (.jpg) and Bitmap (.bmp) image formats. Progressive JPEG images are built-in screen or on a television screen if you choose the or BMP will be visible in the directory. The three images on the right are...

  • Page 25: Browser - Using The Browser

    When you insert the card, the AV400 will recognize it and open up two browser windows. The left window will show the contents of your CompactFlash™ (CF) card* and the right window will show the contents of your AV400’s hard drive. Navigate to the folder on your CF card which contains your photos (in this example ).

  • Page 26: Navigating The Directory Structure

    (see section 15.3) to enter the new folder name. By using the unique Archos double browser system, you can copy or move maximum). You simply click on the RIGHT button, and a second browser window will open.

  • Page 27: Using The Virtual Keyboard

    The AV400 is not compatible with Windows or Windows must download the USB driver from the Archos web site. While connected as a hard disk to your computer, the AV400 buttons are blocked and are no longer functional.
  • Page 28 You must update your operating system to a minimum of version 9.2. Once done, you will not need any special drivers or extensions. You simply plug the AV400 into your Macintosh as enumerated above, and within a few seconds, the AV400 will be recognized as a mass storage device (Hard Disk) and mount on the desktop.

  • Page 29: Disconnecting The Av400 From Your Computer

    5. Windows will indicate when it has Finish. Do not unplug the AV400 from the computer yet. your computer. Upon restart, it will automatically recognize the connected device (the AV400). It will be seen as another hard disk in Windows Explorer.

  • Page 30: Settings

    SETTINGS From the home screen, select the Setup option to reveal the menu options for various settings. 17.1 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 31: Clock Settings

    Play Mode AV400 is currently playing from a Playlist Folder: Play all tracks in the current directory All: Play all tracks on AV400 Single: Play a single track then stop Queue: User can queue the next track to be played † Scan: 17.3 Clock Settings...

  • Page 32: Power Settings

    Setting Description Language The AV400 can be set to English (default), French, or German. TV Standard NTSC (USA), PAL (Europe). In order to view images or videos on an external television, select one option to send the video signal compatible with your country’s television system. Countries other than European or American will use one of these two systems.

  • Page 33: System Settings

    Operating System (OS) Archos periodically updates the Operating System (OS) and makes it available for free download on the ARCHOS website (www.archos. com). Updates to the Operating System include new features, feature running the most recent version of the OS. Each time the AV400 starts up, the OS version is displayed on the screen (example: OS Version 1.1)

  • Page 34: Technical Support

    (depending on problem type). Customers on the website under Support: Product Returns. • There is an FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions section at the ARCHOS Website www.archos.com, Support: FAQ that can help answer many of your questions.

  • Page 35: Troubleshooting

    Irvine, CA 92618 USA 91430 Igny Phone: 1 949-609-1483 France Fax: 1 949-609-1414 Phone: Fax: United Kingdom Germany ARCHOS (UK) Limited ARCHOS Deutschland GmbH 3 Galileo Park Bredelaerstrasse 63 Mitchell Close 40474 Düsseldorf West Portway Andover Germany SP103XQ Andover Tel: United Kingdom...

  • Page 36: Charging And Power Issues

    show up in Windows XP for over one minute, and then it comes up as local drive. Use DOS Utility ChkDsk as shown below. • Problem: What do I do if I try to disconnect via the green arrow but keep getting “The device ‘Generic Volume’...
  • Page 37 Problem: I want to reformat the AV400’s hard disk. Answer: You can do this, but it will erase ALL of the data on your AV400. Sometimes this may be necessary if your FAT (File Allocation Table) as explained below, you should run ScanDisk or the DOS chkdsk (Check and you are sure you must reformat the AV400 hard disk, then go to the screen Setup >...

  • Page 38: Technical Specifications

    The exclusion of implied warranties is not permitted by some jurisdictions. The above exclusion may not apply to you. employees or agents (collectively ARCHOS’ licensor) be liable to you for any consequential, incidental or indirect damages (including damages information, and the like) arising out of the use of inability to use the licensed materials even if ARCHOS’...

  • Page 39: Warnings And Safety Instructions

    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 AV400 product at its cost. Thus, one defective pixel is not grounds for replacement or repair of the product.

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