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Archos Gmini XS100 User Manual

Mp3 & wma digital music player & usb 2.0 hard disk
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Gmini™ XS100
Gmini™ XS100
MP3 & WMA Digital Music Player & USB 2.0 Hard Disk
English user manual
Version 2.0 - Please see the Archos web site (www.archos.com) for the most recent manual
and software updates for your Gmini™.
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An introductory note from ARCHOS
Dear Customer,
Archos thanks you for choosing our new ultra-small Gmini™ XS100. Check out our web site www.archos.com
to fi nd the available accessories for this product (car adapter, carrying cases, etc.). Also, while at our web site,
check for free downloads of updated and improved software for your device.
The principal function of the Gmini™ is, of course, to play music. Because it has a real hard disk inside of it,
you can store hundreds of songs. Using a standard audio cable, you can also play your music through a home
entertainment system. You can bring your entire CD collection with you anywhere and play it over anyone's
sound system.
Putting music onto your Gmini™ is as easy as 'drag and drop' for your unprotected music fi les. And for protected
purchased music from PlaysForSure web sites, it is as easy as clicking the Sync button in Windows Media
Player. Plus, with its USB 2 high speed port, transfers are fi nished before you know it. The Gmini™ is also ID3
compatible. This means that the ARCLibrary will sort your music so that you can listen to it by artist, album, title,
year, or genre. Click on Shuffl e, and listen to your music at random.
Finally, you can always use the Gmini™ as a portable hard drive to carry your important fi les with you. You can
even use the Archos double-browser to rename, create, copy, move, and delete fi les and folders.
This manual gives you all the information you need to know on using your Gmini™. Read though it carefully, you
just may fi nd out it can do some neat things that you didn't expect. If you are stuck, you can always call our help
line or e-mail support to get a friendly Archos agent to give you a hand.
Wishing you the best music listening experience,
The Archos Team
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As our engineers are always updating and improving the software, your device's software may have a slightly
different appearance or modifi ed functionality than presented in this manual.
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  • Page 1 An introductory note from ARCHOS Dear Customer, Archos thanks you for choosing our new ultra-small Gmini™ XS100. Check out our web site www.archos.com to fi nd the available accessories for this product (car adapter, carrying cases, etc.). Also, while at our web site, check for free downloads of updated and improved software for your device.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    C C ontents ontents Ports, Buttons, and Connections First Time Usage Charging the Battery Turning the Gmini™ XS100 ON and OFF Changing the Interface language Caring for the Gmini™ Foreign Character Sets Playing Music Playing a Music File Play Screen and Button Control Playback Menu Items ARCLibrary Specifi...

  • Page 3: Ports, Buttons, And Connections

    The battery is currently being charged. • You can purchase an Archos charger/adapter to charge the battery from a wall outlet. The blue CHG indicator lights up to indicate that the external adapter is connected. The battery will charge automatically when it is plugged in.

  • Page 4: Turning The Gmini™ Xs100 On And Off

    (ex: Korean, Japanese, Simplifi ed Chinese, etc.). You can fi nd the language fi les CodePage_name.4fz in the font folder under /Data on the Gmini XS100 hard disk or on the Archos website under the heading Software. If, for example, you would like to have the Japanese language display, you would copy the fi le Cp932.4fz into the folder /system on the Gmini XS100.

  • Page 5: Play Screen And Button Control

    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 File format and recording information Status: playing Play Mode: Folder Play Order: Repeat Volume (0-99) (10) Battery level...

  • Page 6: Playback Menu Items

    When you turn on your Gmini you will sometimes notice that the icon which is highlighted on the main screen is not the Browser but rather the Resume icon. This icon is highlighted when the Gmini XS100 can resume the last played audio fi le.

  • Page 7: Locking The Gmini™ Buttons

    Putting Music onto your Gmini™ XS100 Your Archos™ product is a certifi ed PlaysForSure™ digital device which means that wherever you fi nd music for sale or for subscription on the Internet with this symbol, you can be certain that they will ‘Play for sure’...

  • Page 8: Comparison Of Windows Media Player 10 To Windows Media Player

    4.3 Transferring your CD collection to the Gmini™ XS100 The process of transferring music from a CD into fi les for your Gmini XS100 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 Gmini can read.

  • Page 9: Playlists

    Playlists Playlists A Playlist is a list of songs that the Gmini will automatically play one after the other. The Gmini 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 le (fi le type.m3u) to be used another time.

  • Page 10: Settings

    • Move: Allows you to change the order of songs in the Playlist by moving them up or down using the UP/DOWN buttons of the navigation pad. • Delete: Removes the highlighted track from the playlist. Note: To delete a Playlist, navigate to Browser > Playlists . Highlight the Playlist, the menu button, highlight Delete and press ENTER.

  • Page 11: Changing The Playmode Settings

    Parameter Parameter Description Description Volume Range: 0 to 99 Controls the current volume. Balance Range: -5 to +5 (left to right) Sound effect Rock, Techno, Jazz, Classic, Live or Custom Change this parameter to select an equalizer setting to the style of music you are listening to. Select Custom to set your own equalizer levels.

  • Page 12: Changing The Time & Date Settings

    ARCLibrary Off, On. Automatic (default) The ARCLibrary feature enables you to see your music organised by Artist, Album, Title, Genre and Year. Select Off to disable the feature or On to enable it. On Automatic, the library will update itself when disconnected from the computer.

  • Page 13: Changing The Power Settings

    Displays the current version of the Operating System (OS). Prod key Display the product key of your Gmini XS100. Every Gmini has a unique product key number. Hard Disk Displays the amount of free and used space on the Gmini’s hard disk. Reported number of megabytes is binary based counting (1kb=1024 bytes).

  • Page 14: Using The Browser

    7.1 Inside the MUSIC Folder 7.1 Inside the MUSIC Folder The top level of your Archos Gmini 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

    7.3.3 Contextual Menu while in the Double Browser 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 (caution: there is a limit of 1000 fi...

  • Page 16: Connecting The Gmini™ Xs100 To A Stereo System

    Connecting the Gmini™ XS100 to a Stereo system Connecting your Gmini XS100 to a stereo system allows you to listen to your Gmini’s music on it without a headset. You will need a standard (mini headphone to RCA) audio cable for this which is not supplied with the Gmini.

  • Page 17: Connecting/Disconnecting The Gmini™ To/From Your Computer

    Port and change it to ‘Hard Disk’. You will now simply plug the Gmini few seconds, the Gmini on the desktop. You can now use the hard drive called Gmini XS100 like any other external hard drive. 9.3 Disconnecting the Gmini™ from your Computer 9.3 Disconnecting the Gmini™...
  • Page 18 ™ Hard Drive Mode & Windows ™ To safely disconnect the Gmini XS100 hard drive, click on the system tray remove icon (green arrow as shown below) and follow the instructions. Wait until you get a message saying that you can safely unplug the device before disconnecting the USB cable.

  • Page 19: Using Itunes™ With Your Gmini™ Xs100

    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 20: Hard Drive' Or 'Windows Device

    • Shut off and reboot the computer and the Gmini and then try connecting again in the preferred order enumerated in the Chapter Connecting your Gmini XS100 to your computer . • If using a USB hub, try connecting without using the hub (some hubs are not powered and may not work with the Gmini).

  • Page 21: File Issues, Corrupted Data, Formatting, And Partitioning

    Problem: (Hard Disk 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.” Solution: Use the green arrow a second time. Sometimes Windows program that might be accessing data on the Gmini, including Windows all programs, wait 20 seconds, then try the green arrow again.

  • Page 22: Windows Xp & 2000 Running Check Disk Utility (Chkdsk)

    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 23: 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 24: Legal And Safety Notices

    ARCHOS’ licensor has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Because some jurisdiction do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitations may not apply to you.
  • Page 25 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 26 Products of this type contain substances that are potentially dangerous to the environment and to human health. Therefore, you should not dispose of the ARCHOS electronic device in a regular trash. As such, the current European directives ask that this device be collected: - At places of distribution in the case of a purchase of a similar electronic product.

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