Archos 101 G9 Instruction Manual

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ENGLISH USER MANUAL

Dear customer

Thank you for choosing this ARCHOS product. We hope that you enjoy using it and that it brings you satisfaction for many years
to come. This tablet running Android™ lets you to download a multitude of applications (Apps), and get the most from the
Internet (surf, e-mail, widgets, etc.), just like you do with your desktop computer. And take advantage of the ARCHOS
multimedia experience when playing back music or video files. 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 products, your device’s software
may have a slightly different appearance or modified functionality than presented in this manual.Please register your product at www.archos.com/register.

Table of contents

General instructions

Product care
First steps

Charging the battery
The startup wizard
Online registration Do not forget to register your device.

Presentation

ARCHOS Description

Main touchscreen buttons
Touchscreen actions

Using the ANDROID interface

Status Details and Quick Settings
Work with Quick Settings

Enabling WiFi

Advanced connection
WiFi connection problems
Enabling 3G
Internet navigation

Applications

Music application

Browsing through your music files

The favorites

Music playback

Transferring your music to your ARCHOS
Video application

Details

Video playback screen
Tv out
Gallery application

Playing a slideshow

Putting photos onto your ARCHOS
Files

Swap
Browsing Other Computers on the Network
Accessing shared media files via UPnP

Playing your PC’s shared media

Media from your PC's shared folders (SMB)
PC’s shared media files (UPnP)

Setting windows media® player’s sharing options

Playing shared Video and Music

Displaying shared Photos

Webcam
Widgets

Music widget
Music covers widget
Analogue clock widget

Transferring files

Connecting the ARCHOS to a computer
Transferring files to/from the ARCHOS
Disconnecting

Settings

Wireless & Networks

Pairing
Sound
Screen
Location & security
Applications
Accounts and sync
Privacy
Storage
Language input
Accessibility
Date & Time
Repair and formatting
About tablet

Stopping apps
Updating the Device

From your device
Via computer

Troubleshooting

Resetting your ARCHOS
Touchscreen problems
System recovery

To enter into the Recovery screen

Recovery mode options

Accessories & Plug-ins

USB Host cable
Cinema Plug-in
Mini-HDMI to Standard-HDMI male/male cable

For more Accessories & Plug-ins, www.archos.com

Technical support information

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Product care

In addition to the information in the accompanying Warranty, Legal & Safety Notice, remember that your ARCHOS is an electronic product that needs to be treated with
care:
Do not subject it to shock or vibration.
Do not subject it to heat; keep it cool.
Keep it away from water and excessively humid areas.
Keep it away from high electromagnetic fields.
Do not open it up. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Opening it will void your warranty.

First steps

CHARGING THE BATTERY

Before using your ARCHOS for the first time, completely charge its battery. Connect the supplied power charger/adapter/ USB power adapter.
Attention: Use ONLY the supplied ARCHOS charger/adapter/USB adapter on your device.

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For the Flash Memory models: Use only the included USB cable to charge your device. Do not expect your device to charge properly when connected to your computer.

The ARCHOS will turn on and start charging. The battery icon will animate a blue “filling” action with a lightning bolt and the power/charge indicator light will remain
solid. When not plugged into a power adapter, the battery icon will display the amount of battery power available.

IMPORTANT: When the battery is completely empty and you plug in your device,

- The charging indicator light will turn on then start to blink within few seconds. The indicator light blinking rapidly means that the device is charging but does not yet have
enough power to start. This charging when off may take some time. Once the device has charged enough to start, it will switch on and display the ARCHOS boot logo.

- If the charging indicator does not blink after few seconds, it could mean that the battery is over discharged.

1. Plug out the power supply.

2. Press 10 seconds on the On/Off button for a hardware reset.

3. Plug in the tablet to the power supply.
After a certain period (few minutes or one hour), the charging indicator starts blinking.

THE STARTUP WIZARD

The first time you turn on the ARCHOS, the installation wizard will help you configure the main functions of your ARCHOS: language, country, time, etc.

ONLINE REGISTRATION DO NOT FORGET TO REGISTER YOUR DEVICE.

Tap the Online registration application and follow the on-screen instructions.

PRESENTATION

ARCHOS Description

Tablet with Flash memory Tablet with Hard Drive Disk

1. Power button

2. Micro-sd card slot

3. Micro-USB port

4. Microphone

5. Headphone jack

6. Mini HDMI output

7. Charging indicator

1. Power button

2. Micro-USB port

3. Microphone

4. Headphone jack

5. Mini HDMI output

6. Power connector

7. Charging indicator

8. Camera

9. Volume buttons

Main touchscreen buttons

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The Home button - to

return to the main screen.

The Back button - to go back to your

previous screen.

The Search and Voice search buttons - to search your

tablet and the web by typing or by speaking.

The Customize button - to

add shortcuts, widgets.

The Recent Apps button - to navigate

among your recently opened apps.

The Apps button - to find all your installed applications.

Touchscreen actions

Touch to activate an item Touch with your fingertip.

Touch and hold
for an alternate
action

Touch the item and do not lift your fingertip until the action occurs.

Drag an item to change its position Touch and hold it for a moment, then without lifting your fingertip, move your fingertip on the screen until the item

reaches its destination.

Swipe up/down to scroll through a list ­Swipe left/right to change the view

Touch the screen and then quickly move your fingertips across the screen without lifting your fingertip. Do not pause on
the screen with your fingertips at the initial point of contact or you may drag an item.

Double-tap Quickly tap the screen twice on a webpage or other application screen to zoom.

Pinch In some apps (such as Maps), you can zoom in and out by placing two fingers on the screen at once and pinching them

together (to zoom out) or spreading them apart (to zoom in).

Using the ANDROID interface

STATUS DETAILS AND QUICK SETTINGS

You can get more details about the current date and time, networking, and battery status in with the Status Details. You can also open the Quick Settings to view and
control the most common settings for your tablet, as well as accessing the complete Settings application.
Open Status Details
Touch the time in the System bar, at the bottom right of the screen.
If you have any current notifications, their summaries are listed below the Status Details: touch one to open it.
Close the Status Details by touching any other part of the screen.

WORK WITH QUICK SETTINGS

The Quick Settings make it convenient to view or change the most common tablet
settings and to open the full Settings app.

Open the Status Details.
Touch anywhere in the Status Details.
The Quick Settings open below the Status Details, replacing the list of current
notifications.
View or change the settings you want.
You can close the Quick Settings again by touching anywhere else on the screen.
The Quick Settings are:

- Airplane mode: Drag the switch to On to turn off all the tablet’s wireless transmitters that
transmit data, including mobile data and WiFi.

- WiFi Touch to open the WiFi settings.

- 3G to turn on/off the 3G connection.

- Auto-rotate screen: Drag the switch to On to lock the screen in landscape
orientation, so it doesn’t rotate when you turn the tablet.

- Brightness: Drag the slider to change the brightness of the screen. Or touch Auto
to have the tablet set screen brightness automatically, using its sensors to measure
the amount of light in your surroundings.

- Notifications: Drag the slider to Off if you don’t want to be disturbed by system
or application notifications about new mail, invitations to chat, and so on.

- Settings: Touch to open the Settings application.

Enabling WiFi

Before launching an Internet application such as the web browser, see if you are connected to an WiFi access point. The icon in the right side of the system bar is blue
when your device is connected to a WiFi network and grey when you are not connected. If not connected, you first need to activate the WiFi and configure a WiFi network.

From the system bar, you can access the WiFi settings quickly.

1. Touch the time in the system bar.

2. Touch the status icons. The status details is displayed below.

3. Touch WiFi to open the WiFi settings.

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4. In the Settings screen, select Wireless & networks.

5. If the WiFi is off, tap on the WiFi line to turn it on. Then select WiFi settings. The ARCHOS will scan automatically for
available WiFi networks and show all the wireless networks in range of your device. The list is refreshed continuously.

4. Tap on the network you want to connect to. Networks shown with the icon are secured connections.
A password is required for a secured connection. Enter the required network information* and then tap on Connect. Your
ARCHOS will now attempt to establish a connection to that WiFi access point with the network parameters you entered.

* For free access WiFi points, there is no need to enter any special information. For secured networks, you will need either
a key (a series of numbers and/or letters) of the type WEP, WPA, or WPA2, or you will need to have a WiFi access point
that uses the WiFi protection standard WPS (WiFi Protected Setup). Check with the Internet service provider to obtain the
exact connection parameters required.

ADVANCED CONNECTION

To manually scan for available WiFi networks,

1.Go to the WiFi settings screen. 2.Tap on the Menu button in the upper right corner. 3.Tap on Scan.
If the WiFi network you want to connect to does not appear in the list,

1.Scroll down the screen. 2.Tap on Add WiFi network. 3.Enter the required settings. 4.Tap on Save.

To access the advanced network parameters (Regulatory domain, IP address, etc),

1.Tap on the Menu button in the upper right corner. 2.Tap on Advanced.
Other parameters will appear: the required information can be obtained from the Internet service provider.

WiFi connection problems

The ARCHOS internet tablets support the 802.11 b, g, and n WiFi protocols. If you cannot connect to your access point, first determine if the problem lies with your access
point or with the ARCHOS. Try using another WiFi device, such as a laptop computer or a WiFi enabled telephone and see if that will connect to your access point. If it
does, then use the same WiFi connection settings that it has on your ARCHOS. You could also try connecting your ARCHOS to a friend's WiFi network and if this works,
change your access point parameters to similar ones.

Possible solutions

1. Check your WiFi router/modem documentation to see if it has a pairing button that needs to be pressed. Some modems have such a button that must be pressed the very
first time you try to make a WiFi connection with a new device.

2. If you have to enter a password (a security code of type WEP or WPA) be very careful that you do not confuse a 1 and I (one and letter “I”), a 0 and O (zero and letter
“O”), or U and V. These are common mistakes.

3. When entering a security code for your WiFi access, check the box Show password which will allow you to see exactly what you are typing in. This will avoid any
mistakes.

4. Some access points use what is known as MAC filtering. That means, the WiFi access point has a list of access numbers (every hardware device has a unique MAC
number) which are the only ones allowed to access to the WiFi point. The person managing the WiFi modem/router should shut off this MAC filtering system to see if this
solves the problem. It is recommended to shut off MAC filtering in general as this is now known to be an outdated and ineffective system for WiFi security. If you must
use it, you can find your device's specific MAC address by going to Settings > Wireless & Networks > WiFi settings > Menu > Advanced. It will look something like
00:16:dc:5e:9e:39.

5. Try temporarily shutting off the encryption system of your WiFi router/modem to see if the problem has to do with the encryption system you are using. The preferred
encryption system is the WPA2.

Enabling 3G

Your ARCHOS device is equipped with a slot on its back for the tailor-made ARCHOS G9 3G stick. Only the Archos G9 3G stick is designed to fit this slot. There is no
compatibility with other 3G sticks. Note that the ARCHOS G9 3G stick will only have signal if you are in an area covered by your 3G provider’s 3G or EDGE network.

1. Remove the Archos G9 3G stick cap, and push the unmarked side of the case towards the plug.

2. Insert the SIM card into its slot and put back the case. Make sure to insert the SIM card properly.

3. Remove the marked case “ARCHOS”.

4. On your ARCHOS device, remove the protective cover of the 3G stick slot.

5. Plug the Archos G9 3G stick. The device is automatically detected.

6. Enter your SIM card pin number and tap OK.

7. On the right side of the system bar, a notification tells you that you are connected to 3G.

NOTE: The Archos G9 3G stick is purchasable on www.archos.com or from your local retailer.

For More information about the Archos G9 3G stick, consult its user manual.

Internet navigation

Before launching any application that needs to make a connection to the Internet, make sure that you are connected to a WiFi network. You can use your finger to
scroll the current web page horizontally or vertically.

- To open a link, simply tap on it. - To enter a web address, just scroll to the top of the current page and tap in the address field, enter the address and tap on Enter.

- To go back to the previous page that you browsed, tap on the Back button. - To go back directly to your Android™ home screen, tap on the Home button .

- Double-tap on the screen to zoom in and zoom out or Pinch.

- Depending on where you are in the web browser, holding down on an item will give you access to more options. For example, by holding your finger on an image, you
can save the image file to your device. - To fill in a text field, tap in the field, then use the virtual keyboard to type the required information.

APPLICATIONS

To get the best multimedia experience on your tablet ARCHOS have replaced the standard Android multimedia apps with the ARCHOS multimedia app suite.
ARCHOS multimedia apps give you the option to browse your music and videos either directly in your folder structure or from the automatically organized multimedia
libraries.

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Music application

The music player application offers many functions.
Hold down on an item or tap on the menu icon to display what options are available. When you leave the music playback screen while a song is still playing, it will keep
playing in the background. This allows you to browse your internal memory, view your photos or surf the Web while listening to music. Regardless of what you are doing
on your device while the music is playing, you will be able to access the music playback screen from the right side of the system bar.Tap the Music symbol to reveal a
playback summary.

BROWSING THROUGH YOUR MUSIC FILES

Here you see the music library screen with the cover-roll album art
display on the left.
Scroll the albums vertically to see all the albums stored on your
device.
Scroll horizontally to see your Favorites, Recently added, Recently
played, or All albums.
If your music files do not include cover art, then a standard cover
icon will appear.
You can browse through your music by album, artist, or song name,
via your created playlists, your favorites. You can also browse
through your files and folders in the storage* system.

Tap the Search icon in the upper right corner to search through your
music files.

* In addition to the internally stored music, you have the
option External in Storage. This allows you to play music
from media servers or from a file server over your WiFi network.

THE FAVORITES

The "Favorites" lists the music you play the most often. To add a title, an album, or an artist to your favorites list, just hold down on the item and a few options will
appear. Choose Add to favorites. The item will be marked with a star icon .

To access your favorites list, go to the cover-roll browsing screen and flick the albums left/right until you see the Favorites. To remove an item from your favorites list,
roll it into view and then hold your finger down on it. In the option list, choose Remove from favorites.

MUSIC PLAYBACK

The music playback screen includes the standard playback controls.
You can tap on the progression bar to go directly to a specific
location in the song. The previous and next buttons can be tapped
once to jump to the beginning of the current song or jump to the next
song, or held down to reverse or advance rapidly through the current
song. The icons to the right of the album are the followings:

- Switch to the music selection screen

- View the current playlist*

- Choose between repeating all songs in the current list, just one, and
not repeating.
Tap the menu button in the upper right corner to choose additional
items such as Party Shuffle. Selecting the party shuffle will create a
playlist of several songs from the entire music library. The idea is
that while the list is playing, you can add more songs. Find the
desired song, long hold on the item, and then select Add to
playlist > Current playlist. It will add it to the end of the current
party shuffle. If you do nothing, the player will just add songs as
needed to keep the party going.
* In the list, it is possible to change the position of the upcoming
songs by holding down on the icon on the left of the song and
dragging it to the desired position.

TRANSFERRING YOUR MUSIC TO YOUR ARCHOS

For Windows: note that the below procedure requires at least Windows XP and Windows Media Player 11.

1.Connect your tablet to your computer using the USB cable.
Your device is automatically detected. It appears as an icon on “My Computer”.

2.You can transfer your media files to the ARCHOS by copy/pasting them into the respective folders.

3.Once all your file transfers are finished, close any program that may have read or written to the ARCHOS.

4.You can now unplug the USB cable.
For Macintosh:You first need to install the free Android File Transfer application (not included). Download from http://www.android.com/filetransfer.
For Linux: You need to install MTP tools (not included).

Video application

The Video browser allows you to navigate through and play the video files stored in the ARCHOS internal memory or a micro-SD card (for devices that have a micro-SD
card slot) or even files stored on other computers on your local network (see the chapter Playing your PC's shared media). The initial choice allows you to choose between
the internally stored videos and videos on a network. When you choose Video Folder for example, you will see the list of videos just in the folder named video. If you
choose All videos, you'll see a list of all the videos it has found on your device. Each line contains a thumbnail from the video, the total play time, a Resume icon if it