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MP3 & WMA Digital Music Player / Photo Viewer / USB 2.0 Hard Drive
English user manual
Version 1 - Please visit www.archos.com/manuals to download the latest version for this manual .
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An introductory note from ARCHOS
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 and to be informed of free software updates for your product.
Wishing you the best Multimedia experience,
The Archos™ Team
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All the information contained in this manual was correct at the time of publication. However, as our engineers are
always updating and improving our products, your device's software may have a slightly different appearance or
modifi ed functionality than presented in this manual.
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Summary of Contents for Archos 204
- Page 1 An introductory note from ARCHOS 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 and to be informed of free software updates for your product.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Locking the Archos™ 204 Buttons Putting Music onto your Archos™ 204 Synchronizing Music from Windows Media Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 and 11 to Windows Media Player 9 Transferring your CD collection to the Archos™ 204 Installing Windows Media ® Player (WMP) 9 Installing Windows Media ®... -
Page 3: Ports, Buttons, And Connections
• The Archos™ 204 is charged through its USB connector. Connect the included USB cable to a running computer and plug the other end into the Archos™ 204 while it is off. This will charge its internal battery. The CHG indicator will also light up to show that its battery is charging. -
Page 4: Turning The Archos™ 204 On And Off
• Press and hold the ON/Menu button until the screen comes on. • The Archos™ 204 will automatically shut off after a given amount of time if no buttons are pressed. To conserve battery energy, the backlight will automatically shut off. You can change these parameters in Setup > Power . - Page 5 3.2 Play Screen and Button Control 3.2 Play Screen and Button Control Menu available Artist* or parent folder Album* or current folder Song title* or fi le name Status: playing Play Mode: Folder Play Order: Repeat Volume (0-99) Battery level (10) Real time clock (11) Song elapsed time (12) Song remaining time...
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Page 6: Playback Menu Items
3.5 ARCLibrary Updating If you paste unprotected audio fi les from your computer to the Archos™ 204, they go directly to the Archos™ 204 hard drive without the ARCLibrary knowing about the new song. This is why the ARCLibrary is updated when you disconnect your Archos™... -
Page 7: Locking The Archos™ 204 Buttons
Archos™ 204 to your computer. Note for WMP10/11 users: Files added to your Archos™ 204 from another computer cannot be added to the Windows Media® Player Library when you connect your Archos™ 204 to the computer. Songs which have been added, will however, be listed in the device’s ARCLibrary. -
Page 8: Comparison Of Windows Media Player 10 And 11 To Windows Media Player
4.3 Transferring your CD collection to the Archos™ 204 The process of transferring music from a CD into fi les for your Archos™ 204 is known as ‘ripping’. It is actually a transcoding process, taking the CDA (CD Audio) format and converting it to WMA or MP3 format which the Archos™... -
Page 9: Playlists
Playlists A Playlist is a list of songs that the Archos™ 204 will automatically play one after the other. The Archos™ 204 can handle one Playlist at a time. You can create new Playlists, add or delete songs from a Playlist, or Save a Playlist as a fi... -
Page 10: Settings
Settings Settings There are a number of parameters you can set on the Archos™ 204 to make it operate according to your particular needs. Start by clicking on Setup . Within the menus, you will fi nd different parameters. In order to modify a parameter, push the navigation joystick to the left or right. -
Page 11: Changing The Playmode Settings
6.2 Changing the PlayMode Settings If you would like the Archos™ 204 to play through an entire folder of songs, play songs at random (shuffl e), or any of the other playing options, you can set these parameters in the Playmode settings. Go to Setup > Playmode . -
Page 12: Changing The Time & Date Settings
††Scan Mode: Each track in the directory is played for 15 seconds. This allows a quick sample of each song. If you want to play the whole song, click on the Play button during those fi rst 15 seconds. The Archos™ 204 will then revert to single directory mode and play the rest of the songs in the directory without scanning. -
Page 13: Changing The Power Settings
6.5 Changing the Power Settings 6.5 Changing the Power Settings To help you get the most battery life out of your Archos™ 204 before having to recharge it, you can adjust the power settings. Go to Setup > Power. Parameter... -
Page 14: Using The Browser
7.1 Inside the MUSIC Folder 7.1 Inside the MUSIC Folder The top level of your Archos™ 204 includes the folder Music . Most people who create neat fi le structures for their Archos players make the following hierarchy within the Music folder. -
Page 15: File And Folder Operations In Browser Mode
Archos™ 204. The computer keyboard is easier to use. At times, however, you are not near your computer and you would like to enter the text directly with the Archos™ 204. For this, you will use the Virtual Keyboard. -
Page 16: Viewing Photos With Your Archos™ 204
Viewing Photos with your Archos™ 204 With your Archos™ 204, you can view pictures in the JPEG format* on the built-in LCD screen. They will be automatically resized by the Archos™ 204 to fi t on its screen. By clicking on the Photo icon in the main menu screen, you will enter into the Photo browser. -
Page 17: Photo Browser Contextual Menu
• open the Pictures folder of your Archos™ 204’s hard drive and paste your pictures there (right click > paste). Note that your photos must go in the Pictures folder if you want to be able to view them directly on your Archos™ 204. -
Page 18: Connecting The Archos™ 204 To A Stereo System
2) With your computer running, plug the USB cable into your computer. 3) Plug in the other end of the USB cable to the Archos™ 204 USB Device port (if your computer asks to install a new driver for the new hardware, then you must unplug it and change the USB Port to Hard Drive.) ®... -
Page 19: Disconnecting The Archos™ 204 From Your Computer
Attention: The operating system will not allow you to safely disconnect the Archos™ 204 if you have an open fi le from it in a running application. You will have to close all open Archos™ 204 fi les in any running application. -
Page 20: Updating The Archos™ 204 Firmware
OS. To see the current version of the software your device is running, go to Setup > System and look at the line OS Version . You will fi nd the most recent version of the OS and its version number at the Archos website (www. -
Page 21: Hard Drive' Or 'Windows Device
11.3 ‘Hard Drive’ or ‘Windows Device’? If your Archos™ 204 is seen as a hard drive, then you simply need to drag the A204.AOS fi le onto this icon, and Windows® will place the fi le into the top most directory (root) of the Archos™ 204. It should not be placed inside any folder within your Archos™... -
Page 22: File Issues, Corrupted Data, Formatting, And Partitioning
Port is set to Windows Device in Setup > System ). Do not change back to hard drive and run a defragmenter program. This will give unexpected results. Problem: On the Archos™ 204, I fi nd new fi le names and folder names that I never created or they have strange gibberish names. -
Page 23: Windows ® Me Running Scan-Disk (Error Checking) - Hard Drive Mode Only
XP & 2000 Running Check Disk Utility (ChkDsk) - Hard Drive Mode only If you still have problems with the fi le system on your Archos™ 204 you can try to fi x it using the DOS utility, check disk (chkdsk). Simply running the Windows Do the following: •... -
Page 24: Technical Support
Technical Support Need Help? You can fi nd the information you need: • 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. • U.S. & Canada: Call 877-300-8879 (toll free).
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