Changing The Power Settings; Changing The System Settings - Archos Gmini XS100 User Manual

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6.5 Changing the Power Settings

6.5 Changing the Power Settings
To help you get the most battery life out of your Gmini before having to recharge it, you can adjust the power
settings. Go to Setup > Power.
Parameter Parameter Description Description
Power Off Range: 1 to 9 minutes or Never.
Number of minutes of user inactivity before the Gmini automatically shuts off. The Gmini will not shut off during the
playback of music fi les. Never (on DC Power) indicates that the Gmini will not do an automatic shut down.
Backlight Backlight shut down time: Off, 10 to 90 seconds, Never.
The time of user inactivity (no buttons pressed) before the Gmini turns off the backlight. Never indicates that the
backlight will always stay on. Keeping the backlight on will reduce the battery time.
Hard drive 10-90 seconds. The number of seconds from the time of the last fi le access before the Gmini tells the internal hard
disk to stop spinning. The longer this time, the more often the hard disk is turning and the quicker the response time
when accessing fi les. However, as it is set longer, it will quickly consume your battery. Caution: This setting should
only be changed by experienced users. The default setting is 10s.
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6.6 Changing the System Settings

6.6 Changing the System Settings
To change the system parameters or get information about the system, go to Setup > System .
Parameter Parameter Description Description
Show all fi les
If "Off" is selected, fi les are fi ltered so that only music fi les are shown. The "On" setting lets you see other fi le types
as well as music fi les.
USB Port
Windows Device, Hard drive.
When set to Windows Device, your Gmini
to a Windows XP (SP1 or higher) operating system with Windows Media
the Gmini
systems or Macintosh® computers.
When set to Hard Drive, your Gmini
computer. Use this mode for all non-Windows® XP operating systems .
OS Version
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). Thus each reported MB represents approximately 1.05 megabytes (decimal).
Formatting also takes up space.
[Update Firmware]
Used to update the Gmini to a new version of the Operating System. See the chapter
Updating the Gmini Firmware.
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™ will use the MTP (Media Transport Protocol) whenever it is connected
™ XS100 'Device' in Windows ® Explorer. WARNING: This will not work for earlier Windows® operating
™
will act as an external hard drive (mass storage device) when connected to a
® Player 10 installed. It will be seen as
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