Archos 501586 User Manual
ARCHOS 70 User Guide
ARCHOS 70 internet tablet
Table of Contents
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1. General instructions
1.1. Product care
1.2. First steps
2. Presentation
2.1. ARCHOS description
2.2. Using the ARCHOS interface
3. Making a WiFi Connection
3.1. Enabling WiFi
3.2. WiFi connection problems
4. Transferring files
4.1. Connecting the ARCHOS to a
computer
4.2. Transferring files to/from the
ARCHOS
4.3. Disconnecting
5. Settings
5.1. Wireless & Networks
5.2. Sound & display
5.3. TV out
5.4. Location & security
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1.2.1. Charging the battery
1.2.2. The startup wizard
1.2.3. Online registration
2.2.1. Customizing the Home
screen items
3.1.1. Advanced connection
3.2.1. Possible solutions
4.2.1. Copy & paste
4.2.2. Windows Media Player
5.1.1. Pairing
5.1.2. Tethering (connecting to
the Internet)
version 1.1
9.2. PC’s shared media files (UPnP)
9.2.1. Setting windows media® player’s
sharing options
9.2.2. Playing shared Video and Music
9.2.3. Displaying shared Photos
10. Music
10.1. Browsing through your music files
10.1.1. Creating playlists
10.1.2. The favorites list
10.2. Music playback
10.3. Transferring your music to your ARCHOS
11. Gallery
11.1. Photo wall
11.2. Playing a slideshow
11.3. Cropping an image
11.4. Putting photos onto your ARCHOS
12. Fring™
13. Files
13.1. Browsing Other Computers on the
Network
13.2. Accessing shared media files via UPnP
14. Email & contacts
15. Clock
16. Web & local slideshows
17. Stopping apps
18. Widgets
18.1. Google search
18.2. Music
18.3. Analogue clock
18.4. Power control
19. Updating the Device
19.1. Direct
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5.5. Applications
5.6. Accounts and sync
5.7. Storage
5.8. Language & keyboard
5.9. Accessibility
5.10. Date & Time
5.11. About device
5.12. Repair and formatting
6. Internet navigation
6.1. Web Browser Menu Items
7. Appslib and applications
7.1. Downloading and installing
applications
7.2. Deleting an application
8. Video
8.1. Video playback screen
9. Playing your PC’s shared media
9.1. Media from your PC's shared
folders (SMB)
19.2. Via computer
20. Troubleshooting
20.1. Resetting your ARCHOS
20.2. Touch screen problems
20.3. System recovery
20.3.1. To enter into the Recovery
screen
20.3.2. Recovery mode options
21. Accessories and plug-ins
21.1. USB Host cable
21.2. Cinema Plug-in
21.3. Mini-HDMI to Standard-HDMI male/male
cable
21.3.1. Screen as Touchpad
22. Technical Support information
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. This truly miniature multimedia computer running Android™ allows 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 like your desktop computer, using one of our accessories, you can connect
a keyboard and mouse. And of course 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.
1. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1.1. Product care
In addition the information in the accompanying 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 ventilated (especially when connected to a computer).
Keep it away from water and excessively humid areas.
Keep it away from high electromagnetic fields.
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Do not open it up. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Opening will void your warranty.
1.2. First steps
1.2.1. CHARGING THE BATTERY
Before using your ARCHOS for the first time, completely charge its battery. Connect the supplied power
charger/adapter. Attention: Use ONLY the supplied ARCHOS charger/adapter on your device. The ARCHOS will turn
on and start charging. The battery icon in the upper right corner of the screen will animate a green “filling” action
and the power/charge indicator light will remain solid. Once the device is completely charged, the indicator light
will start blinking. When not plugged into a power adapter, the icon will display the percentage of battery power
available.
1.2.2. 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. You can rerun the Startup Wizard anytime you want by going to Settings >
Repair & formatting > Startup wizard.
1.2.3. ONLINE REGISTRATION
Do not forget to register your device the first time you use it. See About the device.
2. PRESENTATION
2.1. ARCHOS description
Note: Connections on the left side of the ARCHOS 70 hard drive version are rearranged slightly. The hard drive version does not have a micro SD card slot (item 7).
1. Volume Buttons: to increase/decrease volume.
2. On/Off: Press and hold to turn your ARCHOS on/off. Press quickly to go into sleep mode. Press and hold to see
the available shutdown options.
- Airplane mode: cuts the WiFi and Bluetooth® connections.
- Power Off:
Deep sleep: Device goes into sleep mode. This saves battery power. Only the On/Off button (not alarm) can
wake it up.
Reboot: Restarts the device
Power off: Shuts off the device completely. No battery power is used.
3. Power/Charge indicator: Without a power source connected,
it shows the on/off status. While connected to a power source,
blinking = fully charged, solid = currently charging, quick blinking
= battery too low to start (let charge for another 30 minutes).
4. Headphone jack: For headphones.
5. USB jack: To connect your ARCHOS to your computer using
the supplied USB cable to transfer files. Or as a USB host port to
connect a camera or other device with the optional USB host
cable.
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6. Microphone: for recording your voice (see the app named
Sound Recorder) or doing video conferencing.
7. Micro-SD card slot: To read and write to micro-SD or micro-SDHC memory cards.
8. Mini-HDMI video output: To connect an optional HDMI cable for diplaying the ARCHOS to your HD television.
9. Go Back: You can always go back to the previous screen by pressing this button.
10. Menu list: By tapping on the menu icon, you can see the available options for the current screen.
11. Home: Wherever you are in the interface, you can go back directly to the central Home screen by tapping on
this icon. Hold down to select and jump to a recent application.
12. Search: Brings up the quick search box which will search for key words within the specific application or on
the Internet (provided there is an active Internet connection). What is searched for can be configured in Settings >
Search.
13. Loudspeaker(s)
14. Webcam: To use for applications that require a webcam.
15. Power connector: To connect the supplied power charger/adapter.
2.2. Using the ARCHOS interface
The Android™ interface
is made up of five home
screen panels (the home
icon
brings you to the
center one). Slide your
finger horizontally on the
screen to go to the two
left or the two right
panels of the extended
Home screen. You can
place shortcuts,
bookmarks, and widgets
on any of the five
screens so long as there
is free space.
1. Notification
messages: Drag the top
bar downwards to reveal any notification messages.
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2. Status info: Time, Bluetooth® & WiFi status, battery level, alarm set.
3. Shortcut to a free game that was downloaded from the AppsLib store.
4. Shortcuts to the enhanced Android™ applications (can be moved or deleted).
5. AppsLib store: An on-line library of hundreds of games & useful apps to download to your device. Some are
free and some must be purchased (WiFi Internet connection needed).
6. Widgets: Small programs that run continuously and have a small interface that stays on one of the home screen
panels. This widget will do a Google web search.
7. Settings shortcut: To access all the major settings of the device.
8. User Manuals: Special app to allow you to read the user manual on your device.
9. Web site bookmarks: You can create these to open the web browser and go directly to a particular web site.
10. Applications Tab: shows all the applications that are installed on your device.
Thumbnail display of five homepages: to display homepages in thumbnails, hold down .
Switch between apps: Hold down on the home icon to display the recently used applications. You can then tap
on any one of them to go back into that app.
2.2.1. CUSTOMIZING THE HOME SCREEN ITEMS
Change the Wallpaper: Tap on the menu icon and then select Wallpapers.
Move an item to another part of the screen. Hold your finger on it until it enlarges, then drag it to the desired
location (make sure there is enough space), and release it.
Make an app shortcut: Open the Applications Tab and press and hold down on one of the applications. It will
enlarge and jump to the home screen. Slide it to an empty place on one of the five home screens and then let go.
Make a shortcut or a bookmark: Hold your finger on the screen at an empty location and then choose from the list.
Delete a screen item: Hold down on the item until it enlarges and then drag it to the Applications Tab which has
become a trash bin.
3. MAKING A WIFI CONNECTION
When you do not need the WiFi or Bluetooth® connections, remember to deactivate them in order to save battery
power. The Power control widget found on the far left
home screen allows you to turn the WiFi on and off
(WiFi, Bluetooth®*, Tethering, Sync, Brightness) as
needed. To configure a WiFi connection, you need to
be in a WiFi zone that will allow you to connect to it. Every time the ARCHOS is in range of a network that you
have already configured once, it will attempt to make a connection (so long as the WiFi setting is enabled).
3.1. Enabling WiFi
Before launching an Internet application such as the web browser, check to see if you already have a connection.
The icon in the top right of the screen is on when your device is connected to a WiFi network. If not connected,
you first need to activate the WiFi and configure a WiFi network.
1. Go to the Home screen, tap on the Menu icon and then select Settings.
2. In the Settings screen, select Wireless & networks.
3. If the WiFi is off, tap on the Wi-Fi line to turn it on. Then select Wi-Fi settings. The
ARCHOS will scan automatically for available WiFi networks and show all the wireless
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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 (requires a password). If it is a secured network, tap the password
field to make the keyboard appear, 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 person who manages the WiFi network to obtain the exact connection
parameters required.
3.1.1. ADVANCED CONNECTION
To manually scan for available WiFi networks, go to the Wi-Fi settings screen, tap on the Menu icon, then tap on
Scan.
If the WiFi network you want to connect to does not appear in the list, scroll down the screen, then tap on Add a
Wi-Fi network. Enter the required settings, then tap on Save. To access the advanced network parameters
(Regulatory domain, IP address, etc), tap on the Menu icon, then tap on Advanced. Other parameters will appear:
the required information can be obtained from the person who manages the network.
3.2. 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 Wi-Fi 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.
3.2.1. 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
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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 > Wi-Fi 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.
4. TRANSFERRING FILES
When you want to transfer files to or from the ARCHOS (photos, documents, music, video, or applications (.apk
files)) you can transfer them via the USB cable or via a wireless network connection. It is also possible to transfer
files directly to/from a camera, USB stick, powered hard drive, or an MP3 player using the optional USB host cable.
Use the application Files when transferring files by a wireless network or when transferring files to/from a device
that is connected directly to the ARCHOS with a USB cable.
4.1. Connecting the ARCHOS to a computer
1. Connect the supplied USB cable to the ARCHOS.
2. Plug the USB end of the cable into your computer.
3. The ARCHOS will turn on and ask you if you want to connect it (Mount) or not. Choose to Mount it.
4. If you choose to just let it charge, you can always drag the top notification bar downwards to reveal the USB
notification message and choose to connect.
5. The ARCHOS will appear in your computer's file browser as an external hard drive, ARCHOS (E:) for example.
4.2. Transferring files to/from the ARCHOS
There are two main methods to transfer your files to the ARCHOS:
4.2.1. COPY & PASTE
Use Windows® Explorer (the Finder on Mac, or the Linux file browser) to copy and paste your files between your
ARCHOS and your computer. When finished copying or moving files, make sure you disconnect properly. Do not just
unplug the USB cable.
4.2.2. WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER
The Synchronize button in Windows Media® Player is a one way "sync" button. It will add video, music and photo
files to your ARCHOS. It will give you the possibility to have the same digital media on your ARCHOS as you have in
your Windows Media® Player media library.
1. On your computer, start Windows Media® Player 11 (or higher).
2. Select the Sync tab.
3. Choose the media files you want to transfer. Drag the files or albums you want to transfer into the right panel.
4. Click on the Start Sync button.
The selected videos, songs or photos will be copied directly into the corresponding Video, Music or Pictures folder of
the ARCHOS. When finished copying or moving files, make sure you disconnect properly. Do not just unplug the USB
cable. See your Windows Media® Player help instructions for more information.
4.3. Disconnecting
Once all your file transfers are finished, close Windows® Explorer and any other program that may have read or
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written to the ARCHOS. To unmount the device from the computer;
Windows® XP: Click on the "safely remove" green arrow icon in the system tray and select
the ARCHOS.
Windows® 7: Click on the "safely remove" icon in the system tray then and
select the ARCHOS.
Mac: Drag the ARCHOS hard drive icon on the desktop toward the trash (which will change to an
"unmount" icon) and drop it in.
Linux: Right-click on the ARCHOS USB device icon and select "unmount" or "safely
remove."
You can
now unplug the USB cable.
5. SETTINGS
Use the settings to modify your ARCHOS to function for your particular needs.
You can scroll the screen up and down to reveal settings that you don’t
initially see. When it is possible, you can use the Menu icon to access
more options within one of the settings.
5.1. Wireless & Networks
When you do not need the WiFi or Bluetooth® connections, you can
power.
Airplane mode: This cuts the WiFi and Bluetooth® connections. This is typically required when onboard airplanes in
order not to interfere with the aircraft’s sensitive instruments.
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