Archos 404 User Manual

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ENGLISH USER MANUAL

Version 3

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Dear Customer, thank you for choosing this Archos product. We hope that you

will enjoy using it and that it will give you entire 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

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 modied functionality than presented in this

manual.

Important Safety InStructIonS

Read these instructions.

Keep these instructions.

Heed all warnings.

Follow all instructions.

Do not use this apparatus near water.

Clean only with dry cloth.

Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance

with the manufacturer’s instructions. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat

8) registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including ampliers)

that produce heat. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or

grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided

plug does not t into your outlet, consult an electrician for

replacement of the obsolete outlet. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched

10)

particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

Only use attachments/accessories specied by the manufacturer.

11)

Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table

12) specied by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus.

When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/ apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when

13)

unused for long periods of time.

Refer all servicing to qualied service personnel. Servicing

14)

is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

Table Of COnTenTs

InTrOduCTIOn .................................................................. 5

ARCHOS DEVICE DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

INTERFACE LANGUAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

BATTERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

PRODUCT CARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

1. PlayIng VIdeO .........................................................11

1.1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR VIDEOS . . . . . . . . . . 11

1.2 VIDEO PLAYBACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

1.3 VIDEO SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

1.4 PUTTING VIDEOS ONTO YOUR ARCHOS DEVICE .. . . . .. . . 16

1.5 RECORDING VIDEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

2. PlayIng MusIC .......................................................18

2.1 THE ARCLIBRARY AND THE MUSIC BROWSER . . . . . . .18

2.2 PLAYING MUSIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

2.3 MUSIC SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

2.4 SOUND SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

2.5 PLAYLISTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

2.6 PUTTING MUSIC ONTO YOUR ARCHOS DEVICE . . . . . . . . . .29

2.7 RECORDING AUDIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

3. usIng The audIOCOrder ....................................31

3.1 AUDIOCORDER SETTINGS SCREEN . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

3.2 BUILT-IN MICROPHONE RECORDING PROCEDURE 32

3.3 LINE-LEVEL RECORDINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

4. VIewIng PhOTOs ................................................. 34

4.1 THE PHOTO WALL AND THE PHOTOLIBRARY . . . . . . 34

4.2 VIEWING PHOTOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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4.3 PHOTO SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

4.4 PLAYING A SLIDESHOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

4.5 VIEWING PHOTOS WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC . . 40

4.6

TRANSFERRING PHOTOS TO YOUR ARCHOS DEVICE

. 41

5. usIng The brOwser ....................................... 42

5.1 NAVIGATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

5.2 USING THE VIRTUAL KEYBOARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

5.3 USING THE PDF READER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

6. COMPuTer COnneCTIOn ................................. 49

6.1 ‘WINDOWS MEDIA DEVICE’ OR ‘PC HARD DRIVE’ . . . . . .49

6.2 CONNECTION STEPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

6.3 DISCONNECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

7. seTuP sCreen ..................................................... 54

7.1 LANGUAGE SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

7.2 DISPLAY SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

7.3 APPEARANCE SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

7.4 CLOCK SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

7.5 POWER SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

7.6 TV CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

7.7 SYSTEM SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

7.8 UPDATING THE FIRMWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

8. OPTIOnal funCTIOnalITIes ........................ 64

8.1

DVR STATION & DVR TRAVEL ADAPTER PRESENTATION

8.2 RECORDING VIDEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

8.3 SETTING THE SCHEDULER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

8.4 RECORDING AUDIO (EXTERNAL SOURCE) . . . . . . . 76

8.5 USB HOST CONNECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

. 64

TeChnICal sPeCIfICaTIOns .................................. 79

TeChnICal suPPOrT InfOrMaTIOn .................

InTrOduCTIOn

arChOs deVICe desCrIPTIOn

BUTTONS

On the Left Side of the Device:

Press and hold to switch on/off.

TV lCd

Press once to switch the display of the image between TV and built-in LCD screen. Press and hold to lock the buttons of your ARCHOS device.

Main Navigation Buttons:

Navigation pad

up/down accelerator buttons

Escape / Back / Stop

Enter / Go / Play/Pause

Tab between available screens

Display the available menu items

CONNECTORS

Underneath the Device: the Docking Connectors

Connect your ARCHOS device to your computer.

• Charge the battery of your ARCHOS via USB.

• Connect a compatible external device to your ARCHOS with

• the optional Docking Adapter.

Record external video via the optional DVR Station.

•

On the Left Side: AV Out Jack

Audio: plug in the supplied headphones.

Video: plug in an Archos AV cable to connect to

your TV, hi-, etc.

BUILT-IN MICROPHONE AND LOUDSPEAKER

The built-in microphone is situated underneath the device. See:

Using the AudioCorder

The built-in loudspeaker is on the top, above the buttons.

LED INDICATORS

hdd

Hard Disk Drive activity indicator

hdd the light ickers when the hard

drive is active (playing/transferring

les).

Chg

Battery charge indicator

- light on: the battery is charging.

- ashing: the battery is fully charged.

ON/OFF indicator

Video display indicator

lCd

the light is on when the image is displayed on

an external display.

hdd Chg

INTERFACE DESCRIPTION

Status Bar

In the top right corner of the

• screen, the status bar indicates the volume, the battery level, the current time, the playback status of your device, etc.

Tabs

In the top left corner of the screen,

• the tabs area shows other available applications and screens (settings, home screen, etc.). They vary, depending on where you are in the interface.

Press to switch between these different

• screens.

In the lower right corner of the screen, the

• menu area shows the menu icons.

Press Menu to display the available menu

• items.

This is a contextual menu: the available

• options will vary, depending on where you are in the interface.

Home Screen

The Resume Icon

Sometimes the Resume icon is highlighted in the Home

• Screen when you turn on the ARCHOS. This means that

you can resume the last-played music or video le, if it

was interrupted before the end. If the Resume icon is grayed out, it means that no music

•

or video le playback can be resumed.

This is the main screen

• of your ARCHOS device, showing its main functions.

Select an icon with the

• navigation pad and press OK to use the particular function.

InTerfaCe language

CHANGING THE LANGUAGE

The interface of your ARCHOS device is available in

• English, French and German.

More languages are available from www.archos.com.

• See

Updating the Firmware

installing these language packs.

To change the system’s language:

From the Home Screen, press to access the Setup

1. screen.

Highlight the language icon and press OK.

2. Select a different language using the / buttons

3. (your settings are saved instantly).

Press to exit.

for instructions on

OTHER CHARACTER SETS

File names, folder names and music tags can be displayed

• in various character sets, such as Japanese, Korean,

Simplied Chinese, etc.

You can enable these character sets in the Language

• settings screen (see

Language Settings

for further

instructions).

baTTery

BATTERY CHARGE

Before using your ARCHOS device for the rst time, charge the

battery for two hours.

The battery of your ARCHOS device charges via your computer’s USB port:

plug the Archos USB Cable into your ARCHOS device

1. (which is off),

plug the Archos USB Cable into your computer (which is

2. turned on),

the ARCHOS device will turn on and start charging.

A lightning bolt symbol will ash over the battery icon in the

•

task bar while the battery is charging: . The CHG indicator LED is on while the battery is charging;

•

it will blink when the battery is fully charged.

PrOduCT Care

CARING FOR YOUR ARCHOS DEVICE

Your ARCHOS device is an electronic product that needs to be treated with care:

Do not subject it to unnecessary shock or vibration.

• Do not subject it to heat, keep it ventilated (especially when

• connected to a computer).

•

Keep it away from water and excessively humid areas.

Keep it away from high electromagnetic elds.

•

Keep any connected wires neatly arranged: the device could fall if a cable is accidentally pulled by a child.

Do not open it up. There are no user-serviceable parts

• inside. Opening will void your warranty.

HARDWARE RESET

In the event that your ARCHOS device freezes operation (due to electrostatic phenomena, for example), you can reset it by pressing the button for 15 seconds.

1. PlayIng VIdeO

In the Home Screen, highlight the Video icon and press OK to enter the video mode.

1.1 brOwsIng ThrOugh yOur VIdeOs

There are two types of views for you to browse through your

• videos:

the Video List

the Video Browser

You can switch between the two views by pressing at any

• time while browsing in video mode.

When browsing in video mode, only video les are shown.

•

THE VIDEO LIST

the Video List (default

• view) only shows the

video les in the Video

folder of the ARCHOS’s hard drive (it does not show videos located in subfolders).

To view videos from a

• different folder, press to switch to the Video Browser view, navigate to another folder, and press again to go back to the Video List.

THE VIDEO BROWSER

the Video Browser

• allows you to navigate to other folders within the Video folder. It is based on the Archos File Browser.

See:

Both views display a motion thumbnail of the highlighted

•

Using the Browser

video as well as various information about the video le.

If you have saved a video frame as a thumbnail (see: Video

•

Playback Menu Items), the thumbnail will no longer play the

highlighted video le, but show that image instead.

VIDEO LIST & BROWSER MENU ITEMS

Info

displays a message box with all the available

information about the highlighted video le.

Press to close the info screen.

Delete

allows you to delete the highlighted video le. A

conrmation screen will pop up.

Rename

allows you to change the name of the highlighted video

le using the virtual keyboard.

see:

Using the Virtual Keyboard

Resume video

will resume playing the highlighted video from the

bookmark.

Clear bookmark

will remove the bookmark from the highlighted video le.

Resume video and Clear bookmark only appear in the menu when a bookmarked video le is highlighted (icon: ).

Reset thumbnails

will delete all user-dened thumbnails and restore

motion thumbnails.

Sound

will display the sound settings screen (see:

Settings

). Press to return to the video mode.

1.2 VIdeO PlaybaCK

Highlight a video le, press OK to play it.

VIDEO PLAYBACK SCREEN

current play mode

current display format

volume level

Sound

video progression bar

the menu overlay disappears after a few seconds

VIDEO PLAYBACK BUTTON CONTROLS

During video playback, the buttons of your ARCHOS device will act as follows:

accelerated fast forward

fast rewind

accelerated fast rewind

stop

VIDEO PLAYBACK MENU ITEMS

Info

displays a message box with all the available

information about the current video le.

Press to close the info screen.

Format

increase volume fast forward

decrease volume

pause/play

display the menu

Speed

allows to change the way the image is displayed. Auto: adjusts the video size to best adapt to the built-in

screen or TV. Full Screen: displays the entire picture on the screen.

Maximized: enlarges the picture to ll the screen.

Original: displays the picture in its original format.

will play the current video in slow motion or high speed

Set bookmark

sets a bookmark at the current spot in the video.

Only one bookmark per le is allowed.

You can bookmark up to 16 les.

Video les with a bookmark appear with the icon.

Save frame as...

Thumbnail: saves the current image as a new thumbnail

for this le (overwrites the previously set thumbnail, if any). Wallpaper: the current image will be dened as your

device’s background image.

Sound

will display the sound settings screen (see:

Settings

). Press to exit this screen.

Sound

Settings

will display the video settings screen (see next chapter).

1.3 VIdeO seTTIngs

You can access the Video Settings screen via the menu item while playing a video le. Use / to highlight a different parameter, then use / to select a different setting.

Settings

PlayMode

• Single plays only one video le and stops

(a status bar icon shows the current mode)

Folder

Repeat & Shufe

• Normal plays the video selection once and stops

Repeat Shufe plays videos in a random order

LCD Brightness

• adjusts the level of brightness of the built-in screen

plays all video les in the current folder

(a status bar icon shows the current mode)

(no icon)

plays the video selection repeatedly

1.4 PuTTIng VIdeOs OnTO yOur arChOs deVICe

There are two main methods to transfer your own videos onto the ARCHOS:

Synchronize your videos with Windows Media® Player 10 (or

•

higher)

This method requires your ARCHOS’s USB connection to operate in ‘Windows Media Device’ mode (see:

System Settings

higher) will copy the videos you have selected directly in the

Video

). Windows Media® Player 10 (or

folder of the ARCHOS.

Copy and Paste your video les from your computer into

•

the

Video

folder of your ARCHOS (see:

Computer Connection

for details on how to connect your ARCHOS device to your computer).

CREATING COMPATIBLE VIDEO FILES WITH YOUR COMPUTER

If some of your videos don’t play on your ARCHOS device, you may need to transcode them to a compatible format.

The easiest way to do this is by using Windows Media®

•

Player 10 (or higher) to transfer videos to your ARCHOS in ‘Windows Media Device’ mode. Windows Media® Player 10 (or higher) will automatically convert most formats to the WMV format that your device can play.

If you don’t want to use Windows Media® Player 10 (or

•

higher), a search on the Internet should allow you to nd

suitable utility programs to do this job.

1.5 reCOrdIng VIdeO

Your ARCHOS device can record video, via its VideoCorder

•

function. You will need the optional

•

to record video.

•

See:

Optional Functionalities

DVR Station

DVR Travel Adapter

to learn more about this feature.

2. PlayIng MusIC

In the Home Screen, highlight the Music icon and press OK to enter the music mode.

2.1 The arClIbrary and The MusIC brOwser

There are two types of views for you to browse through your

•

songs:

the ARCLibrary

the Music Browser

When browsing through your music, only music les are

• shown.

THE ARCLIBRARY

the ArcLibrary (default

• view) shows your music sorted in categories (Artist, Album, Title, Genre, etc.) if your

music les contain

these tags. When new music is

• added to the Music folder of the ARCHOS, the ARCLibrary will need to be updated. By default, this is done automatically, but you can choose to do it manually via the ‘Update ARCLibrary’ option in the ARCLibrary (also see:

Settings

System

If some of your music les do not contain tags, they will be

•

classied as ‘(Unknown)’ in the ARCLibrary.

THE MUSIC BROWSER

the music browser

• allows you to navigate the Music folder of your device’s hard drive. It is based on the Archos File Browser.

To use it, highlight

• ‘Browse Hard Drive’ in the initial ArcLibrary view and press OK.

See:

ARCLIBRARY* AND MUSIC BROWSER MENU ITEMS

Using the Browser

Info

displays a message box with all the available

information about the highlighted music le.

Press to close the info screen.

Delete

allows you to delete the highlighted music le.

A conrmation screen will pop up.

Rename

allows you to change the name of the highlighted music

le using the virtual keyboard.

see:

Using the Virtual Keyboard

Resume song

will resume playing the highlighted music le from the

bookmark.

Clear bookmark

will remove the bookmark from the highlighted music le.

Resume song and Clear bookmark only appear in the menu when a track with a bookmark is highlighted (icon: ).

Show playlist

opens a playlist edition window on the right

(see:

Playlists

Sound

will display the sound settings screen (see:

Settings

* in the ArcLibrary, only the

). Press to return to the music mode.

Show playlist

items are available.

2.2 PlayIng MusIC

Highlight an audio le, press OK to play it.

MUSIC PLAYBACK SCREEN

current play mode

previous track

song title

artist name

album title

track number

next track

volume level

remaining time

elapsed time

progression bar

and

Sound

MUSIC PLAYBACK BUTTON CONTROLS

During music playback, the buttons of your ARCHOS device will act as follows:

accelerated fast forward

press once: back to the

beginning of the song, or

previous song (in the rst

10 seconds of a track)

hold: fast rewind

accelerated fast rewind

stop

tabs back to the browser or

ARCLibrary window that

you launched the song from

MUSIC STATUS ICONS

Status bar icons tell you if your ARCHOS is:

playing paused stopped

MUSIC PLAYBACK MENU ITEMS

increase volume press once: next song

hold: fast forward decrease volume

pause/play

display the menu

Info

Home

displays a message box with all the available

information about the current music le.

Press to close the info screen.

allows you to go back to the Home Screen while playing

music, in order to browse your hard drive, play a photo

slideshow, etc.

Set bookmark

sets a bookmark at the current spot in the audio le.

Only one bookmark per le is allowed.

You can bookmark up to 16 les.

Music les with a bookmark appear with the icon.

Sound

will display the sound settings screen (see:

Settings

). Press to exit this screen.

Sound

Settings

will display the music settings screen (see next chapter).

2.3 MusIC seTTIngs

You can access the Music Settings screen via the menu item while playing a song. Use / to highlight a different parameter, then use / to select a different setting.

Settings

PlayMode

• Single plays only one music le and stops.

Folder

(a status bar icon shows the current mode)

plays all music les in the current folder

or album.

All

plays all music les in the ARCHOS

device.

Queue

allows you to select a track to be played after the current one is over.

while a track is playing, press to switch

to the browser window, select a track and press OK: this is your queued track, and the status bar icon becomes .

you can only queue one track at a time.

if you do not select a song to queue before

the end of the current track, the ARCHOS will play the next track in the folder or album.

Scan plays the rst few seconds of each track.

you can dene the length to play in

duration

if you want to play the whole song, press OK

while its intro is playing; the music player will then revert to the

Repeat & Shufe

• Normal plays the track selection once and stops.

Repeat plays the track selection repeatedly.

Shufe plays random tracks from the selection.

Intro duration

•

(no icon)

(a status bar icon shows the current mode)

shufe is not available when

set to

denes for how long each track will be

All

played in the

Folder

Scan

play mode.

PlayMode

play mode.

2.4 sOund seTTIngs

Intro

This screen allows you to adjust the sound settings of your ARCHOS device to your personal taste. Use / to highlight a different parameter, then use / to select a different setting.

Volume

• adjusts the output volume.

Built-in loudspeaker

•

ON the loudspeaker is always on.

OFF the loudspeaker is always off.

Automatic the built-in loudspeaker automatically turns

off when you plug in headphones or an AV Cable.

Bass Boost Frequency

• adjusts the lower frequency that will be boosted.

Bass Boost Level

• adjusts the bass boosting level.

Preset

•

allows you to quickly select a sound prole.

Set equalizer

•

allows you to use a custom sound prole. Highlight and

press OK to enter the equalizer screen.

Balance

• allows you to balance the sound between the left and right

speakers.

Reset

•

highlight and press OK to reset sound parameters to the

default values.

EQUALIZER SCREEN

Your ARCHOS device features a 5-band equalizer.

Use / to highlight a different frequency range (Bass, Mid.

• bass, Mid. range, Mid. treble or Treble).

Use / to change the gain level for these frequencies.

•

It is advised that you change these settings while listening to music, in order to be able to appreciate the sound changes.

2.5 PlaylIsTs

A playlist is a list of audio tracks that the music

• player will automatically play one after the other.

On your ARCHOS device, you can play, create and edit

• as many playlists as you want.

In the Archos Browser, playlists are the les with the

•

icon.

When playing a playlist, the icon will appear in

• the status bar.

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