Archos 604, 504 User Manual

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ENGLISH USER MANUAL

Version 2.0

Please visit www.archos.com/manuals to download the latest version for this manual.

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.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS > p. 2

Table Of COnTenTs

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ARCHOS™ DEVICE DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

INTERFACE LANGUAGE BATTERY PRODUCT CARE

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1. PlayIng VIdeO .............................................................................................................................8

1.1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR VIDEOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

1.2 VIDEO PLAYBACK

1.3 VIDEO SETTINGS

1.4 PUTTING VIDEOS ONTO YOUR ARCHOS

1.5 RECORDING VIDEO

2. PlayIng MusIC ..........................................................................................................................14

2.1 THE ARCLIBRARY AND THE MUSIC BROWSER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2.2 PLAYING MUSIC

2.3 MUSIC SETTINGS

2.4 SOUND SETTINGS

2.5 PLAYLISTS

2.6 PUTTING MUSIC ONTO YOUR ARCHOS

2.7 RECORDING AUDIO

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3. usIng The audIOCOrder ................................................................................................. 24

3.1 AUDIOCORDER SETTINGS SCREEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

3.2 BUILT-IN MICROPHONE RECORDING PROCEDURE

3.3 LINE-LEVEL RECORDINGS

4. VIewIng PhOTOs .................................................................................................................... 26

4.1 THE PHOTO WALL AND THE PHOTOLIBRARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

4.2 VIEWING PHOTOS

4.3 PHOTO SETTINGS

4.4 PLAYING A SLIDESHOW

4.5 VIEWING PHOTOS WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC

4.6 TRANSFERRING PHOTOS TO YOUR ARCHOS

5. usIng The brOwser .............................................................................................................31

5.1 NAVIGATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

5.2 USING THE VIRTUAL KEYBOARD

5.3 USING THE PDF READER

6. COMPuTer COnneCTIOn .................................................................................................... 36

6.1 ‘WINDOWS MEDIA DEVICE’ OR ‘PC HARD DRIVE’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

6.2 CONNECTION STEPS

6.3 DISCONNECTION

7. seTuP sCreen ........................................................................................................................ 40

7.1 LANGUAGE SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

7.2 DISPLAY SETTINGS

7.3 APPEARANCE SETTINGS

7.4 CLOCK SETTINGS

7.5 POWER SETTINGS

7.6 TV CONTROL

7.7 SYSTEM SETTINGS

7.8 UPDATING THE FIRMWARE

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8. OPTIOnal funCTIOnalITIes .............................................................................................47

8.1 DVR STATION & DVR TRAVEL ADAPTER PRESENTATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

8.2 RECORDING VIDEO

8.3 SETTING THE SCHEDULER

8.4 RECORDING AUDIO (EXTERNAL SOURCE)

8.5 USB HOST CONNECTION

TeChnICal sPeCIfICaTIOns ................................................................................................... 56

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

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DEVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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arChOs™ deVICe desCrIPTIOn

BUTTONS

On Top of the Device:

Press and hold to switch on/off.

Press once to switch the display of the image between TV and built-in LCD screen.

lCd

Press and hold to lock the buttons of your ARCHOS™ device.

Main Navigation Buttons:

INTRODUCTION > p. 3

Navigation pad

up/down accelerator buttons

Escape / Back / Stop

Enter / Go / Play/Pause

Tab between available screens

CONNECTORS

Display the available menu items

Underneath the Device: the Docking Connectors

Connect your ARCHOS

•

Charge the battery of your ARCHOS

•

Connect a compatible external device to your ARCHOS

™

device to your computer.

™

via USB.

Adapter.

™

with the optional Docking

Record external video via the optional DVR Station.

•

On the Right Side: AV Out Jack

Audio: plug in the supplied headphones.

Video: plug in an Archos™ AV cable to

connect to your TV, hi-, etc.

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BUILT-IN MICROPHONE AND LOUDSPEAKER

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The built-in microphone is on the left side of the device. See:

Using the AudioCorder

The built-in loudspeaker is on the right side, below the buttons.

LED INDICATORS

ON/OFF indicator

Chg

Battery charge indicator

INTRODUCTION > p. 4

- light on: the battery is charging.

- ashing: the battery is fully charged.

hdd

Hard Disk Drive activity indicator

hdd the light ickers when the hard drive is active (playing/

transferring les).

Video display indicator

lCd

the light is on when the image is displayed on an external

display.

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.

Chg

hdd

lCd

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.

•

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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, depend-

• ing on where you are in the interface.

Home Screen

•

This is the main screen of your ARCHOS showing its main functions.

Select an icon with the navigation pad and press

•

OK to use the particular function.

INTRODUCTION > p. 5

™

device,

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 play-

• back can be resumed.

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

•

Firmware

for instructions on installing these language packs.

Updating the

To change the system’s language:

From the Home Screen, press Highlight the language icon and press OK.

2. Select a different language using the / buttons (your settings are saved in-

to access the Setup screen.

stantly). Press to exit.

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OTHER CHARACTER SETS

File names, folder names and music tags can be displayed in various character

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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

plug the Archos™ USB Cable into your ARCHOS™ device (which is off),

1. plug the Archos™ USB Cable into your computer (which is turned on),

™

the ARCHOS

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

•

device will turn on and start charging.

™

device charges via your computer’s USB port:

battery is charging: . The CHG indicator LED is on while the battery is charging; it will blink when the

•

battery is fully charged.

REPLACING THE BATTERY

The ARCHOS™ has a removable battery. You can purchase extra batteries from www. archos.com.

To replace the battery of the ARCHOS

™

604, follow these steps:

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INTRODUCTION > p. 7

To replace the battery of the ARCHOS™ 504, follow these steps:

click

Caution: If the battery is incorrectly replaced or short-circuited, this could result in damage to the product and/or serious injuries to the user. Replace only with an original Archos™ battery.

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 com-

• puter).

•

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 ac cidentally 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.

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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:

Using the Browser

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Both views display a motion thumbnail of the highlighted video as well as various

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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 highlight-

ed 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: to the video mode.

Sound Settings

). Press to return

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1.2 VIdeO PlaybaCK

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

VIDEO PLAYBACK SCREEN

current play mode

video le name

current display format

volume level

the menu overlay disappears after a few seconds

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video progression bar

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

increase volume fast forward

decrease volume

pause/play

display the menu

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.

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Format

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.

Speed

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...

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Thumbnail: saves the current image as a new thumbnail for this le (over-

writes the previously set thumbnail, if any).

Wallpaper: the current image will be dened as your device’s background im-

age.

Sound

will display the sound settings screen (see:

Sound Settings

). Press to exit

this screen.

Settings

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

1.3 VIdeO seTTIngs

You can access the Video Settings screen via the a video le. Use / to highlight a different parameter, then use / to select a dif- ferent setting.

Settings

menu item while playing

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PlayMode

• Single plays only one video le and stops

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

(no icon)

(a status bar icon shows the current mode)

plays all video les in the current folder

(a status bar icon shows the current mode)

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

•

This method requires your ARCHOS ‘Windows Media Device’ mode (see: Player 10 will copy the videos you have selected directly in the of the ARCHOS™.

™

’s USB connection to operate in

System Settings

). Windows Media®

Video

folder

Copy and Paste your video les from your computer into the

•

your ARCHOS™ (see:

Computer Connection

for details on how to connect your

Video

folder of

ARCHOS™ device to your computer).

PLAYSFORSURE™ VIDEOS & PROTECTED CONTENT

Your ARCHOS™ is a certied PlaysForSure™ device. This means that whenever you download a protected video or music le from an Internet platform bearing the PlaysForSure™ logo, you can be sure that it will play on your ARCHOS™ device.

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 to transfer vid-

•

eos to your ARCHOS™ in ‘Windows Media Device’ mode. Windows Media® Player 10 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, a search on the Internet

•

should allow you to nd suitable utility programs to do this job.

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1.5 reCOrdIng VIdeO

Your ARCHOS™ device can record video, via its VideoCorder function.

•

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You will need the optional

• video.

•

See:

Optional Functionalities

DVR Station

DVR Travel Adapter

to learn more about this feature.

to record

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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:

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

•

System Settings

‘(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:

Using the Browser

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ARCLIBRARY* AND MUSIC BROWSER MENU ITEMS

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Info

displays a message box with all the available information about the highlight-

ed 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.

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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:

Sound Settings

). Press to return

to the music mode.

* in the ArcLibrary, only the

Show playlist

and

Sound

menu items are available.

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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

PLAYING MUSIC > p. 16

next track

volume level

remaining time

elapsed time

progression bar

MUSIC PLAYBACK BUTTON CONTROLS

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

accelerated fast forward

increase volume

press once: back to the beginning

of the song, or previous song (in

the rst 10 seconds of a track)

hold: fast rewind

press once: next song hold: fast forward

decrease volume

accelerated fast rewind

pause/play

stop

tabs back to the browser or

ARCLibrary window that you

launched the song from

display the menu

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MUSIC STATUS ICONS

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Status bar icons tell you if your ARCHOS™ is:

playing paused stopped

MUSIC PLAYBACK MENU ITEMS

Info

displays a message box with all the available information about the current

music le.

Press to close the info screen.

Home

allows you to go back to the Home Screen while playing music, in order to

browse your hard drive, play a photo slideshow, etc.

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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:

Sound Settings

). Press to exit

this screen.

Settings

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

2.3 MusIC seTTIngs

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

Settings

menu item while playing

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PlayMode

• Single plays only one music le and stops.

Folder

All

Queue

(a status bar icon shows the current mode)

plays all music les in the current folder or album. plays all music les in the ARCHOS™ device.

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

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.

(no icon)

(a status bar icon shows the current mode)

Intro duration

Folder

play mode.

Repeat plays the track selection repeatedly.

Shufe plays random tracks from the selection.

shufe is not available when

Intro duration

•

denes for how long each track will be played in the

PlayMode

is set to

Scan

play mode.

All

2.4 sOund seTTIngs

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.

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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

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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.

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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 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.

•

Note: when you delete a playlist, you are only deleting the list and not the music itself.

PLAYING A PLAYLIST

device, you can play, create and edit as many playlists

Highlight the

•

Select a playlist using / , press OK. A panel showing the contents of the playlist

•

Playlist

line of the ArcLibrary, press OK.

will open on the right. Press OK to start playing from the rst track (to start playing from another track,

•

you can also select a song using / before you press OK). You may want to play the tracks in a different order: press Menu and select the

•

Shufe

menu item to randomly shufe the order of the songs in the current playl-

ist.

CREATING A PLAYLIST

Select the

•

Show playlist

menu item while you are in the Music browser. A playlist panel will open on the right: you can now start adding songs to the current playlist.

In the left pane, locate the songs you would like to add to your playlist. Highlight

•

a song and press or OK to add it to the playlist (the song’s icon in the left panel will change to , indicating that it is part of the current playlist).

Repeat this operation with all the tracks you want.

•

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You can also add the content of an entire folder, artist, album, etc. if you highlight

•

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it and press or OK.

Another way to add songs to a playlist is by using the

playlist

menu items:

Add to playlist

will add the highlighted track, folder, artist or album at the end of the playlist.

Insert in playlist

will insert the highlighted track, folder, artist or album before the selected

item in the playlist.

To jump back and forth between the left and right panels, press .

•

A playlist can have a maximum of 5,000 songs.

•

See the next section to learn how to save your playlists.

•

PLAYLIST PANEL MENU ITEMS

Insert in

These menu items appear when the focus is on the right panel: Remove track

deletes the highlighted track from the playlist.

Move track

allows you to change the position of the highlighted track within the playlist,

using / .

When you have dened a new position for the track, press OK to validate.

Save

saves the current playlist to the

Playlists

folder.

Save As

Same as

Save

, but it also allows you to give a personalized name to the playl-

ist. See:

Using the Virtual Keyboard

Clear

clears and closes the current playlist.

Shufe

randomly shufes the order of the songs in the current playlist.

Sound

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will display the sound settings screen (See:

Press to exit this screen.

EDITING A PLAYLIST

Sound settings

To edit an existing playlist:

Highlight the playlist and use the

•

You can now add, shufe, move or remove tracks within the playlist, using the

•

Show playlist

menu item.

appropriate menu items. An asterisk (*) appears after the playlist’s name in the right panel to indicate that

•

modications were made to the playlist and that it is unsaved.

After you have made the changes you want, save the playlist with the

• item, or with the

ADDING SONGS TO A PLAYLIST WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC

Save As

menu item if you wish to give it a different name.

Save

While playing a song, choose the

• A new window will open with two panels, the music les on the left and the playl-

•

Playlist

menu item.

ist on the right. Press to focus on the left panel and select the song or folder of songs to add,

• then press OK to add them to the playlist.

Press to return to the playback screen.

•

Please note: this can only be done if you have entered the Music folder via the Music icon on the Home Screen and not via the Browser icon.

Attention: if you save the playlist while playing a song, the song playback will be stopped.

2.6 PuTTIng MusIC OnTO yOur arChOs™ deVICe

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

Synchronize your music with Windows Media® Player 10

•

This method requires your ARCHOS

‘Windows Media Device’ mode (see:

™

’s USB connection to operate in

System Settings

Player 10 will copy the music les you have selected directly in the

folder of the ARCHOS™.

). Windows Media®

Music

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Copy and Paste your music les from your computer into the

• ARCHOS™ (see

Computer Connection

for details on how to connect your ARCHOS™

Music

folder of your

device to your computer).

You can easily create audio content with your computer by using Windows Media® Player 10 to convert your own CDs to MP3 or WMA format. Check the laws and regulations in your country or jurisdiction to know if private copy of your CDs for your own use is authorized.

PLAYSFORSURE™ MUSIC FILES & PROTECTED CONTENT

2.7 reCOrdIng audIO

Your ARCHOS™ device can record audio, via its AudioCorder function.

•

You can make microphone recordings directly with your ARCHOS next section for details).

You will need the optional

• audio from an analog source (see about this feature).

DVR Station

Optional Functionalities

DVR Travel Adapter

™

(see the

to record

to learn more

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3. usIng The audIOCOrder

You can record audio either from the built-in microphone or from an external line-level analog source if you use the optional

Travel Adapter

In the Home Screen, highlight the AudioCorder icon and press OK to display the pre-recording screen.

All audio recordings made by your ARCHOS™ device are saved in the Music/

•

Recordings folder. If you wish to keep them in a different location, you can use the Move function of the Archos™ le browser after recording (see: Using the Browser).

The icon ashes in the status bar while recording.

•

Audio les recorded by your ARCHOS™ device will be tagged as follows: Artist =

•

(Archos: Audio Recordings), Album = (Unknown).

DVR Station

DVR

3.1 audIOCOrder seTTIngs sCreen

This screen allows you to adjust audio input settings for your recordings. Use / to highlight a different parameter, then use / to select a different setting.

Set Title

• allows you to give a personalized title to the recording (See:

Keyboard

Format

•

Using the Virtual

you can choose between PCM (uncompressed) and ADPCM (compressed) WAV

format.

Source

• choose between

Station

Sampling

• choose the sample rate for your recording (a higher rate gives higher sound

DVR Travel Adapter

microphone

analog line-in

(only with the optional

DVR

quality but a larger le).

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3.2 buIlT-In MICrOPhOne reCOrdIng PrOCedure

Highlight the

Settings

menu item and press OK to enter the

AudioCorder

settings

screen. Select

2. Adjust the recording level using / ( / only adjust the headphones’ volume,

Microphone

as the source. Press to go back to the pre-recording screen.

not the recording volume). Press OK or choose the

4. You can pause and resume your recording by pressing OK.

5. Press to stop recording.

Start recording

menu item to start recording.

You can also start recording to a new le directly by choosing the Save le and start

a new recording menu item while you are recording.

3.3 lIne-leVel reCOrdIngs

Your ARCHOS™ device can also record from external line-level audio sources, with the optional

DVR Station

DVR Travel Adapter

. See

Recording Audio

for details.

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4. VIewIng PhOTOs

In the Home Screen, highlight the Photo icon and press OK to enter the photo viewer.

4.1 The PhOTO wall and The PhOTOlIbrary

There are three types of views for you to browse through your photos:

• the Photo Wall

the PhotoLibrary

the Photo Browser

When browsing through your photos, only picture les are shown.

•

You can switch between the three views by pressing at any time while browsing through your photos.

THE PHOTO WALL

the Photo Wall (default view) shows

• thumbnails of your photos. It only shows

the picture les in the current folder of

the ARCHOS™’s hard drive (it does not show pictures located in subfolders).

To view pictures from a different folder,

• press to switch to the PhotoLibrary or Photo Browser view, navigate to another folder, and press again to go back to the Photo Wall.

THE PHOTOLIBRARY

the PhotoLibrary displays your photos

• sorted by date, name, etc. (if your picture

les contain these EXIF data).

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THE PHOTO BROWSER

the Photo Browser allows you to navigate

•

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the Photo folder of your device’s hard drive. It is based on the Archos™ File Browser.

•

To use it, highlight ‘Browse Hard Drive’ in the PhotoLibrary view and press OK.

VIEWING PHOTOS > p. 27

See:

PHOTO WALL, PHOTOLIBRARY AND PHOTO BROWSER MENU ITEMS

Using the Browser

Info

displays a message box with all the available information about the highlight-

ed picture.

Press to close the info screen.

Delete

allows you to delete the highlighted picture le. A conrmation screen will

pop up.

Rename

allows you to change the name of the highlighted picture le using the virtual

keyboard.

See:

Using the Virtual Keyboard

Set as wallpaper

denes the current picture as your ARCHOS™ device’s background image.

Slideshow

starts a slideshow from the highlighted image

Sound

will display the sound settings screen (see:

this screen.

You may want to access these settings if you are listening to music while

browsing through your photos.

(only appears in photo wall view)

Sound Settings

). Press to exit

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4.2 VIewIng PhOTOs

Highlight a picture le, press OK to view it. The menu overlay will disappear automatically after a few seconds.

PHOTO VIEWER BUTTON CONTROLS

When viewing photos, the buttons of your ARCHOS™ device will act as follows:

zoom in

previous photo

zoom out

close photo viewer

rotate left next photo

rotate right

start/pause a slideshow

display the menu

When zooming, / / / are used to scroll. You must unzoom to recover their original functions.

PHOTO VIEWER MENU ITEMS

Info

displays a message box with all the available information about the current

picture.

Press to close the info screen.

Zoom in

magnies the current picture.

Zoom out

unmagnies the current picture.

Rotate left

rotates the picture 90° counterclockwise.

Rotate right

rotates the picture 90° clockwise.

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Set as wallpaper

denes the current picture as your ARCHOS™ device’s background image.

Start slideshow

starts a slideshow from the current image.

Settings

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

Sound

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will display the sound settings screen (see:

Sound Settings

). Press to exit

this screen. You may want to access these settings if you are listening to music while

viewing photos.

4.3 PhOTO seTTIngs

You can access the Photo Settings screen via the pictures. Use / to highlight a different parameter, then use / to select a different setting.

Picture Pause

•

denes the time that each picture will be displayed during a slideshow.

Transition

•

denes the transition effect to be used between two pictures. There are several

cool effects that you can choose from.

Settings

Menu item while viewing

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4.4 PlayIng a slIdeshOw

To view a slideshow, highlight a picture le in the Photo Wall, PhotoLibrary or

• Photo Browser and choose the

Slideshow

menu item.

You can also start a slideshow while viewing photos: choose the

•

Start slideshow

menu item or simply press OK. While a slideshow is playing, you can pause it at any time by pressing OK.

•

You can dene the time that each picture is displayed and the transition effects in

• the Photo Settings (see:

Photo Settings

4.5 VIewIng PhOTOs whIle lIsTenIng TO MusIC

You can view photos and play slideshows while listening to music:

Choose the

• In the Home Screen, highlight the Photo icon and press OK.

•

Browse through your photos or start a slideshow as normal (see

Slideshow

You can go back to the Music playback screen at any time using .

•

If you go back to the Music playback screen while playing a slideshow, your slideshow will be paused. When you come back to it, simply press OK to resume the slideshow.

Home

menu item while playing a song.

Playing a

4.6 TransferrIng PhOTOs TO yOur arChOs™ deVICe

There are several methods for you to transfer your own photos to the of the ARCHOS™:

™

•

Connect your ARCHOS computer’s hard drive to the ARCHOS™ (see: using Windows Media® Player 10 (in

•

Connect a digital camera, USB card reader or external hard drive to your

™

ARCHOS

Connection

device via the

(Also see: Copying and moving les and folders).

device to your computer and copy the pictures from your

Computer Connection

Windows Media Device

Archos™ Docking Adapter

DVR Station

mode only).

Pictures

), or sync them

(see:

folder

USB Host

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The Archos™ File Browser gives you the possibility to navigate the le system of your ARCHOS™ device’s hard drive.

USING THE BROWSER > p. 31

In the Home Screen, highlight the Browser icon and press

OK to enter the File

Browser.

You will see two panels:

the one on the left is the panel that you usually use to navigate through your de-

• vice’s hard drive,

the panel on the right is the one you will use when you want to copy or move les

• and folders (see:

Copying and moving les and folders

About your ARCHOS™ device’s hard drive

™

ARCHOS

recommends that you keep the original folders: Music, Pictures, Video, Playlists. The icons on the Home Screen lead directly to some of these folders (Video, Music, Photo...) and they may no longer work correctly if the folders are deleted or renamed.

5.1 naVIgaTIOn

BROWSER BUTTON CONTROLS

Use / to select a le or folder, then press OK or to enter it.

• To go back up one level in the folder hierarchy, press .

• Press at any time to leave the Browser and go back to the Home Screen.

• Press if you need to jump between the left and right panels.

•

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BROWSER MENU ITEMS

MANUAL

Info

displays a message box with all the available information about the highlight-

ed le.

Press to close the info screen.

Create folder

creates a folder in the current location.

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You will have to enter the folder’s name with the virtual keyboard (see:

the Virtual Keyboard

Delete

allows you to delete the highlighted le or folder (and all its contents). A con-

rmation screen will pop up.

Rename

allows you to change the name of the highlighted le or folder using the vir-

tual keyboard. See:

Copy

allows you to copy the highlighted le or folder to the location dened in the

other browser panel.

Copy all les

allows you to copy all the les in the current folder to the location dened in

the other browser panel.

Move

allows you to move the highlighted le or folder to the location dened in the

other browser panel.

Using the Virtual Keyboard

Using

Sound

will display the sound settings screen (see:

Sound Settings

). Press to exit

this screen. You may want to access these settings if you are listening to music while

browsing through your les.

Note that some of the above menu items may not appear if they are not available for

the highlighted le or folder.

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COPYING AND MOVING FILES AND FOLDERS

In the left panel, highlight the le or folder that you want to copy or move.

• Press to focus on the right panel.

•

Navigate to the location where you wish to copy or move the le or folder that you

•

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highlighted in the left panel. Press to go back to the left panel.

• Choose the

•

Copy, Copy all les

Move

menu item, depending on the action that

you want to carry out.

5.2 usIng The VIrTual KeybOard

The virtual keyboard is an interface that allows you to type in text, for instance to

rename a le or folder, or when you want to give a title to a playlist that you have

just created.

VIRTUAL KEYBOARD BUTTON CONTROLS

place cursor at end of le name

place cursor at beginning of

le name

close keyboard without saving

jump from the character keys

to the keyboard functions

on the right

navigate the virtual keyboard

enters the highlighted character

display the menu to validate the current name

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KEYBOARD FUNCTION KEYS:

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On the right of the keyboard, there are ve function keys:

Shift: switch between upper-case and lower-case characters.

Backspace: delete character before cursor.

Clear current name.

Move cursor one character to the left.

Move cursor one character to the right.

Once you are satised with the new name for the le, folder or playlist, you can

save it by using the

Validate current name

menu item.

5.3 usIng The Pdf reader

Your ARCHOS™ device features a PDF reader with hyperlink support.

• In the Browser, PDF les are displayed with this icon: .

•

To open a PDF document, highlight the PDF document in the File Browser and Press OK.

PDF READER BUTTON CONTROLS

navigate within current page

1st press: t to width (if zoomed)

2nd press: exit PDF reader

display the available menu

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FOLLOWING HYPERLINKS

Some PDF documents have hyperlinks (for instance, a table of contents, links to

•

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an external website, etc.).

Links are surrounded by a blue outline, a highlighted link (active link) is sur-

• rounded by a red outline.

To follow a link, highlight the link (red outline) using / and press OK.

•

If you want to go back to the previous page (where you ‘clicked’ the link), select

• the

Link back

menu item.

Note that hyperlinks referring to an external document or to a URL may not work.

PDF READER MENU ITEMS

goes to the previous page in the document.

goes to the next page in the document.

Go to page...

allows you to select a specic page.

Use left/right to select a page number.

Press OK to go to this page.

Zoom in

magnies the document.

Zoom out

unmagnies the document.

Link back

will take you back to the page that you came from.

Only appears when you have previously followed a link.

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6. COMPuTer COnneCTIOn

6.1 ‘wIndOws MedIa deVICe’ Or ‘PC hard drIVe’

There are two connection modes for your ARCHOS™ device to connect to your computer. When your ARCHOS™ device is turned on and you connect it to a computer, a screen will pop up on the ARCHOS™ asking you to choose the connection mode to be used for this connection (see Connection Steps).

™

The ARCHOS Media® Player 10 (WMP10) or higher installed on your computer. Otherwise, it can connect as a ‘PC Hard Drive’.

You can change your preferred USB connection mode in the System settings screen (see:

System Settings

highlighted by default when you connect your device to a computer. To access the System Settings screen, press from the Home Screen, then select the

can be connected as a ‘Windows Media Device’ if you have Windows

). This means that your preferred connection mode will be

System

icon.

6.2 COnneCTIOn sTePs

Turn on your ARCHOS™ device.

1. Plug the supplied Archos™ USB Cable into the ARCHOS™ device.

2. Plug the Archos™ USB Cable into your running computer.

™

Your ARCHOS

/ buttons, select the one that you want to use and press OK*.

device will ask you to choose the USB connection mode: using the

USB port

Refer to the paragraphs below for details on your particular operating system.

* If you select ‘Charge only’, your device will just charge its batteries via the USB cable. You can use it as normal. At any time, you will be able to enable the USB connection by selecting the Enable USB menu item in the Home Screen.

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WINDOWS® XP & WMP10 OR HIGHER (WINDOWS MEDIA DEVICE MODE)

Follow the previous steps to connect the ARCHOS™ device, and select ‘Windows

•

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Media Device’ as the connection mode.

™

•

The ARCHOS

You can now put your own les onto the ARCHOS™:

•

synchronize your music, videos or photos to the ARCHOS

device will appear in ‘My Computer’.

™

using Windows

Media® Player 10.

copy your media les directly via Windows® Explorer into the

Music, Video

Pictures

folder. Other types of les must go into the

Media

, then

Data

folder.

If your computer asks for a driver or an installation CD when you connect your device, then you must use the PC Hard Drive mode.

WINDOWS® ME, 2000 AND XP (PC HARD DRIVE MODE ONLY)

Follow the previous steps to connect the

• ARCHOS™ device, and select ‘PC Hard Drive’ as the connection mode.

™

•

The ARCHOS

will be recognized as a mass storage device (Hard Drive) and will appear in ‘My Computer’.

™

•

You can now use the ARCHOS

like any other

external hard drive.

MAC® OS X (PC HARD DRIVE MODE ONLY)

Your OS X version must have Mass Storage device support.

•

Follow the previous steps to connect the ARCHOS device, and select ‘PC Hard Drive’ as the connection mode.

•

The ARCHOS a mass storage device (Hard Drive) and mounted on the desktop.

•

You can now use the ARCHOS ternal hard drive.

™

will be automatically recognized as

™

like any other ex-

™

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6.3 dIsCOnneCTIOn

WINDOWS® XP & WMP10 OR HIGHER (WINDOWS MEDIA DEVICE MODE)

Verify that no data are being transferred between your ARCHOS™ device

• and your computer (the HDD indicator on your ARCHOS™ device is not ickering).

™

•

You can unplug the USB cable from your ARCHOS

WINDOWS® ME, 2000 AND XP (PC HARD DRIVE MODE ONLY)

DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE CABLE AT ANY TIME! You must remove/unmount the ARCHOS

™

from the computer before disconnecting

the USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing.

and/or computer.

Once all your transfers are nished, click on the ‘safely remove’ icon in the sys-

• tem tray, next to the clock.

Windows® 2000 / ME Windows® XP

Click on the ‘safely remove’ message.

•

A message will pop up, telling you that it is now safe to disconnect the device*.

• You can now safely unplug the USB cable from your ARCHOS™ device and/or computer.

* If you get a message saying that the device cannot be removed, close any computer program that may still be using data on your device, such as media players or Windows® Explorer.

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DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE CABLE AT ANY TIME! You must remove/unmount the ARCHOS

computer before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing.

•

On your desktop, drag the ARCHOS wards the trashcan, which will turn into a big eject symbol.

•

Drop the icon onto this eject symbol: the ARCHOS hard drive will disappear from the desktop.

•

You can now safely unplug the USB cable from your

™

ARCHOS

device and/or computer.

COMPUTER CONNECTION > p. 39

™

from the

™

device’s icon to-

™

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7. seTuP sCreen

In the Home Screen, press to enter the Setup Screen (press again if you want

• to go back to the Home Screen).

Select one of the settings icons (Language, Display, Appearance, etc.) and press

• OK to enter the corresponding settings screen.

Once you are in a settings screen:

•

use / to highlight a different parameter.

use / to select a different setting.

When you have nished adjusting your settings, press to go back to the main

Setup Screen.

7.1 language seTTIngs

Language

•

Choose between English, French or German. Visit www.archos.com to check the availability of other languages that you can

download and install.

Far East Font

• lets you use other character sets.

See:

Other Character Sets

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7.2 dIsPlay seTTIngs

TV SETTINGS

TV Standard

• Choose between the NTSC (USA) and PAL (Europe) systems (select the one that

is compatible with your country’s television system).

TV Format

• 4:3 or 16:9 - the ratio at which images are displayed on your television set.

Video Output

• Choose between Internal LCD and External TV (to do this, you can also press the

TV/LCD button on the device).

External Display

•

Choose between Composite / S-Video / Component / RGB. This setting deter mines what type of display your ARCHOS™ device is sending video signal to.

LCD SETTINGS

LCD Brightness

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

7.3 aPPearanCe seTTIngs

Wallpaper

• enables or disables the use of an image background.

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Picture name

• allows you to select a picture to use as a background image.

You can choose between all default backgrounds and images that you have pre-

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viously set as wallpapers. You can also set a picture as wallpaper from the photo and video modes.

In order for your wallpapers to be displayed correctly when displaying on a TV,

their resolution should ideally be 1024x576 pixels.

Background color

•

denes the background color if you have disabled use of a wallpaper.

Theme

•

denes the theme color for your icons.

Font color

•

Denes the font color.

Previous settings

•

Highlight and press OK to discard any changes you may have made since en-

tering this screen.

7.4 ClOCK seTTIngs

Time Format

• choose between 12h or 24h mode.

Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute

• sets the current date & time

Set

• Highlight and press OK to set the time and date. If you forget to do this, your

clock settings will not be saved.

If you use the optional DVR station to schedule video recordings on your TV system, make sure that the time and date are set correctly!

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7.5 POwer seTTIngs

These settings will help you save battery power, thus allowing a longer battery autonomy. You can adjust settings for both battery operation and DC-Power operation (when

the ARCHOS™ is connected to a powered DVR Station or to a wall outlet via the Archos™ Docking Adapter)

BATTERY OPERATION / DC-POWER OPERATION

Power Off

• the amount of time of user inactivity (no buttons pressed) before the system

shuts down.

The system will not shut down during a slideshow or audio/video playback.

Backlight Off

• the amount of time of user inactivity (no buttons pressed) before the LCD dis-

play turns off.

The display will not turn off while a video or slideshow is playing.

Hard Drive

• the amount of time before the hard drive stops spinning after the time of the

last le access. With a longer time, the disk turns more often and response times are quicker when accessing les, but power consumption is higher.

Caution: this setting should only be changed by experienced users.

Your ARCHOS™ device will consume more power as these parameters are set to

•

higher values (the backlight and hard drive in particular consume much power). When in battery mode, it is advised to set these parameters to lower values in order

•

to save power. Your device will be hotter when the backlight and hard drive are on for long periods

•

of time.

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See:

The Infrared Emitter

7.7 sysTeM seTTIngs

This settings screen will allow you to congure several key features of your

ARCHOS™ device, such as the ARCLibrary, your preferred USB port mode, rmware updates, etc.

It will also give you information about the current rmware version, the storage

space that is currently used/available, etc.

•

ARCLibrary

denes whether and how the ARCLibrary will be used.

Off you can only browse through your music via the Music folder of the

hard drive.

On you can browse through your music via its tag characteristics (art

ist, album, genre, etc.) but the ARCLibrary must be updated manually.

Auto. the ARCLibrary is automatically updated when the USB cable is

disconnected from your device.

•

Update ARCLibrary

Highlight and press OK to manually update the ARCLibrary.

This button is grayed out when the ARCLibrary setting is set to

Preferred USB

•

Off

lets you choose your preferred USB connection mode, which will be highlighted

™

by default each time you connect your ARCHOS

device to a computer. The con-

nection mode determines how your device interacts with your computer:

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Windows Media Device: the ARCHOS™ will use the Media Transfer Protocol

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(MTP) whenever it is connected to a PC with Windows® XP (SP1 or higher) and Windows Media® Player 10 installed. You will be able to synchronize your media library automatically every time you connect your ARCHOS™ device to your computer.

™

PC Hard Drive: the ARCHOS

will act as an external hard drive (mass storage device) when connected to a computer. Use this mode for all non-Windows® XP operating systems.

Firmware version

•

displays the current version of the rmware and Digital Rights Management

system.

Update Firmware

•

Highlight and press OK to update the rmware.

See

Product key

•

Updating the Firmware

Each ARCHOS

™

device has a unique number.

to learn what to do before pressing this button.

Hard Drive

• displays the amount of free and used space on the hard drive.

Note: 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.

7.8 uPdaTIng The fIrMware

The rmware is the operating system (OS) of your ARCHOS™ device.

•

It is periodically updated to bring new features, improvements and bug xes.

•

Firmware Updates are available for free from www.archos.com/rmware.

•

TO CHECK WHETHER YOU HAVE THE LATEST FIRMWARE VERSION:

From the Home Screen, press to go to the Setup screen.

Highlight System and press OK.

The rmware version number is displayed on this screen.

Compare it with the latest rmware version on www.archos.com/rmware.

TO INSTALL THE LATEST FIRMWARE:

1. Download the AOS File (Archos Operating System)

On the downloads page for your product on www.archos.com, click on the link to

•

download the rmware update (Archos™ rmware les have the .AOS extension).

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Your Internet browser may warn you that the contents of

•

this le may harm your computer. Archos™ rmware les

are safe: click on you will remember (your desktop or

2. Copy the AOS File to your ARCHOS™ Device

Save

SETUP SCREEN > p. 46

and choose a save location that

My Documents

Connect your ARCHOS™ as explained in this manual (

•

Cut the AOS le from your computer (right-click on the le >

•

Paste the AOS le in your ARCHOS™ device:

•

if you are in

on your device in inside the

if you are in PC

Windows Media Device

Data

My Computer

folder.

Hard Drive

and paste the AOS le (right-click >

mode (see:

System Settings

the AOS le onto the icon of your ARCHOS™ device in

If there is already an AOS le, Windows® will ask you if you want to overwrite the

•

existing le: click on

•

Disconnect the ARCHOS

Yes

™

from your computer (see:

Computer Connection

Cut

System Settings

), double-click

), simply drag and drop

My Computer

Computer Connection

Paste

3. Activate the Update

Go to the System Settings screen of your ARCHOS™ device.

• Highlight

•

Your ARCHOS

Update Firmware

™

device will ask you to plug in the USB cable.

and press OK.

Plug it into your computer, then into the ARCHOS™. Press a button to continue.

)

The new rmware will be installed on your device.

•

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8. OPTIOnal funCTIOnalITIes

8.1 dVr sTaTIOn & dVr TraVel adaPTer PresenTaTIOn

You can record from an external video source if you use the optional

• or

DVR Travel Adapter

•

The ARCHOS

™

DVR Station stays connected to your home entertainment system

DVR Station

and allows you to quickly connect your ARCHOS™ to watch its contents on your TV, record from your satellite or cable box, etc.

™

•

The ARCHOS

DVR Travel Adapter allows you to record from an external video

source (such as the ARCHOS™ Digital Mini-Cam) when you are on the move. You can purchase these optional accessories from www.archos.com.

•

8.2 reCOrdIng VIdeO

In the Home Screen, highlight the VideoCorder icon and press OK to display the prerecording screen.

All video recordings made by your ARCHOS™ device are saved in the Video/Recordings folder. If you wish to keep them in a different location, you can use the Move function of the Archos™ le browser after recording (see: Using the Browser).

RECORDING PROCEDURE

In the pre-recording screen, adjust the recording sound volume with left/right

1. (remember that / only adjust the headphones volume).

Select the Settings menu item. Adjust the video recording settings as you like

2. (see next section). Press to exit the VideoCorder Settings screen.

Press OK to start recording.

3. Press to stop recording.

You can pause and restart your recording by pressing OK.

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Hide text overlay

will hide all overlaid graphics (status bar, menu items, etc.) to only show the

video image.

Open scheduler

will take you directly to the scheduler screen.

Start recording

will start recording right away. You can also press OK in the pre-recording

screen to start recording.

Settings

will open the videocorder settings screen (see next section).

Once you have nished adjusting your settings, press to go back to the pre-

recording screen.

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VIDEOCORDER SETTINGS

This screen allows you to adjust the video recording parameters to your personal taste.

You can access the VideoCorder Settings screen via the

Settings

menu item in the

pre-recording screen. Use / to highlight a different parameter,

then use / to select a different setting.

Scheduling Parameters

Auto Stop Rec

•

Options: ON/OFF.

™

If set to ON, the ARCHOS

device will

stop recording after the duration set in the Duration parameter.

If set to OFF, the recording will continue until you press

drive lls up.

or until the entire hard

Duration

•

The duration of time your recording will last if Auto Stop Rec is set to ON.

Pre-record

• This is a safety margin added to the beginning of a scheduled recording which

was set via the My Yahoo!® TV scheduler of your personal Yahoo!® calendar. It affects ONLY these recordings. This is just in case the clocks between your ARCHOS™ device and the broadcast station are different or if the broadcast station starts earlier than expected.

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Post-record

• This is a safety margin added to the end of a scheduled recording which was

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set via the My Yahoo!® TV scheduler of your personal calendar. It affects ONLY these recordings. This is just in case the clocks between your ARCHOS™ device and the broadcast station are different or if the broadcast station runs overtime.

Video Parameters

Rename

•

allows you to dene the lename before the recording begins, using the virtual

keyboard. See:

Source

•

Options: Auto/Composite/S-Video/Black&White.

You can choose which video input you want the ARCHOS

Using the Virtual Keyboard

™

device to use. Normally, with a good video signal, you can set it to Auto and your ARCHOS™ will scan the DVR station inputs to see which one is receiving video.

•

Format

Options: Auto/4:3/5:3/16:9/2.35.

™

This is the aspect ratio of the screen that the ARCHOS

device will record. You

can set this manually, but in most cases you can just leave it on Auto.

Resolution

•

Options: Optimal/VGA. Use this to set the resolution of the recorded image. You can leave this on

Optimal.

Optimal will give the smoothest image quality, with a smaller le size.

•

Bitrate

Options: 500 kb/s, 1000 kb/s, 1500kb/s, 2000 kb/s, 2500kb/s. Use this to set the encoding quality.

The higher the encoding rate, the higher the image quality but also more hard

drive space will be used.

Sampling

•

Options: 32kHz, 48kHz. The sound sampling rate. The higher value gives a higher quality sound but will

take up more space on the hard drive.

•

Brightness

adjusts the recorded image brightness.

Contrast

• adjusts the recorded image contrast.

Saturation

• Use this to de-emphasize or saturate the colors in the recorded image.

Hue

• changes the color spectrum in the recorded image.

Reset

• changes the above settings to the default settings.

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COPY PROTECTION

The ARCHOS™’s recording system is designed to respect the Macrovision copy-

•

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right protection system. If the source of your video is copy-protected, the device will record in protected

•

mode. You will see a ‘P’ icon on the recording screen (not during playback), indicating

•

that the le will be a protected le. Protected les can only be played back on the ARCHOS™ device that created

•

them, and not on a computer. The playback of protected les is also limited to the built-in LCD screen and can-

•

not be displayed on an external television.

8.3 seTTIng The sCheduler

MAIN STEPS

From the Home screen, highlight the Scheduler icon and press OK.

1. Select the line you want to edit using / , then press to start editing.

2. Set each line to the desired date, time (and channel if you are using the

3. infrared emitter to control a VCR, cable box or satellite receiver).

Select the Edit program title menu item to dene a title for your sched-

4. uled recording, (see

Select the ‘validate selected program’ menu item to save the changes

5. for this program, then select the save all programs menu item to save all your scheduled recordings.

Do not turn off the ARCHOS by mode at the scheduled time for the recording (connected to the DVR station or to the DVR Travel Adapter and a wall outlet).

NOTES ABOUT THE SCHEDULER

Using the Virtual Keyboard

™

device! Make sure the ARCHOS™ is in stand-

The scheduler automatically reorganizes the recording events chronologically,

•

™

•

In order for a scheduled recording to start, you must leave the ARCHOS

device on the main menu screen or leave it in stand-by mode. If you are listening to music, watching a video or looking at photos with the device, it will not interrupt you to make the scheduled recording.

If you use the IR emitter to change channels on a VCR, satellite or cable box (see

• The Infrared Emitter), note that this external device must be left ON, and not in sleep mode.

When the Archos™ user interface is set to English, the date format is set to

• Month/Day.

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If the end time is earlier than the start time, it is assumed that you start recording

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on the start date, and the recording ends on the following day at the end time.

•

Once scheduled recording has been made, or the date of a recording has been

™

passed, without the recording having been made (the ARCHOS

was not connected to the DVR Station or was not in standby mode), the schedule entry will be erased from the scheduler.

Long recordings (2 hours and more) can create les that are larger than 2Gb

• each. The ARCHOS™ will create multiple les in order to make long record-

ings. Thus a long scheduled recording may produce video les called VID0000,

VID0001, VID0002 etc. This is only the case of recordings that are over 2Gb in size. This 2Gb le size constraint is due to the Windows® FAT32 AVI le type specication.

™

•

When you set the scheduler, the ARCHOS

device will create a text le in the

System folder (DVRTimer.txt), you should not erase this le.

AUTOMATED YAHOO!® TV RECORDING SCHEDULER

If you have a My Yahoo!® account and use the calendar feature to schedule TV programs, you can use your ARCHOS™ device to read the TV programs scheduled into your personal calendar and transfer these to its own Scheduler.

If you do not have an account, you can create one and learn how to use the My Yahoo!® TV and calendar functions at the Yahoo!® Website (www.yahoo.com).

Please note: Using the scheduler is particularly useful when you have the optional DVR Station and you have set up the Infrared emitter to control your tuner device.

You must do the following:

™

Connect your ARCHOS Go to your personal Yahoo!® calendar which has your TV programs scheduled.

2. Choose the Week view – starting with the current day as the beginning of the

device to your computer.

week. Click on Printable View to show a cleaner printable version.

From your browser menu click on File > Save As… to save the le.

Do not change the File Name, but do change the Save as Type to ‘Web page, HTML

only’. Now save the le to the ‘System’ folder on your ARCHOS™ device.

™

When you disconnect your ARCHOS

from your computer, the ARCHOS™ device will automatically update its scheduler with the newly saved TV programs from your My Yahoo!® calendar. If the ARCHOS™ encounters a television station name that it does not know the channel number for (was never set), it will indicate so, and direct you to go to the scheduler to manually assign a channel to the station name.

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Notes:

If the TV programs from your personal calendar do not seem to be correctly cop-

• ied to the ARCHOS™ scheduler, go to www.archos.com/rmware to make sure that you have the latest rmware version (see Updating the Firmware).

If you change your Yahoo!® personal calendar by deleting some TV programs and

• adding new ones, only the new programs will be added to the ARCHOS™ sched-

uler when you save the html le to the ARCHOS™ device. If you want to delete

scheduled items, you must do this in the ARCHOS™ scheduler itself.

™

•

Missed recordings (because you did not have the ARCHOS

connected to the DVR

Station at the record time) will be deleted from the scheduler.

If a personal calendar recording event does not nd the station name in your list

• of channels, it will put the event into the scheduler and mark it with a ?, indicating that you must assign a channel number to the name. Move the cursor to the line containing the ? and select the “Set Channel” menu item. You can now scroll through the channel numbers and assign a number to the station name for that event. You only have to do this once. Your ARCHOS™ device will keep the station name and its channel number.

THE INFRARED EMITTER

The DVR Station has a high-powered infrared LED at

• the front. It allows your ARCHOS

™

device to communicate with your tuner (VCR, cable or satellite box), so that it can turn it on and off, and change channels on it.

This is a one time step to set your ARCHOS

•

™

device to send the correct infrared codes to control your tuner. If you do not plan on making scheduled recordings, then you do not need to set the infrared emitter code.

Before beginning this procedure of setting the emitter code, your device must be

• connected to the DVR Station, which must be powered with the charger/adapter.

The infrared control works through

•

the reection of the infrared signal

within a room. In order to improve the reception of this infrared signal on your tuner (VCR, cable or satellite box), you could rearrange the position of the DVR Station and/or the tuner such that there are more

reective surfaces (furniture, a wall,

etc. - see diagram). Good communication between the DVR Station and your tuner also depends on the sensitivity of your tuner’s IR receiver.

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Setting the IR Emitter Code:

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From the Home Screen, press

to access the Setup Screen, then highlight TV

Control and press OK.

Part 1: Choose your Device and Brand

•

Select the type of device that you want to control with the IR Emitter.

1. Select the brand of your device.

2. Highlight the Tune IR Emitter button, press OK.

The TV Channels button allows you to give names to each channel. For example, if channel 6 is CNN where you live, then you can give channel 6 that name in this screen. Or, if you use the My Yahoo!® personal calendar to set your recording scheduler, the ARCHOS™ device will allow you to assign a channel number to a station name given from your scheduled TV programs.

Part 2: Finding the Right Emitter Codes

•

This screen allows you to correctly set the codes and parameters to allow the Infrared emitter to correctly control your tuner (VCR, cable box, or satellite receiver).

Tune device code (one code available): Some manufacturers use only one code

1. for all of their products. The code does not change from one model to another or from one year to another. In this case, there will only be one single code available. You can now test the channel select.

Tune device code (multiple codes available): Some makers of video equipment

2. don’t use the same set of control codes for all of their products. They have various code sets for various models and various years. You will have to try each of

the codes to nd out which code works with your device. In the example screen,

you see the code V009. If this code does not work when doing the Test: channel select, advance it to the next code and then test to see if that next code works.

Test channel select: When you press the Test channel select button (highlight

3. test channel select and press OK), the ARCHOS™ device will send a signal through the DVR Station’s infrared emitter and change the channel on your tuner (VCR, cable box, or satellite receiver). If the Number of digits parameter is set to three, it will try to select channel 123. If that parameter is set to 2, it will send the code for channel 12. If your tuner does not change channels when you click on this test button, try the next code for your device (step 2 above).

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will send a signal to the infrared emitter and turn your device on or off. Press this test button again and your device should change from on to off or off to on. If pressing this button does not turn your device on or off, try the next code for your device (step 2 above). If none of the codes work, check that the DVR Station is positioned in a way that allows the IR signal to reach your tuner device’s receiver. Note: In some rare cases the ON/OFF functionality may not work.

Tune channel select: These four parameters usually do not need to be set. Keep the default values to start with.

•

Key: -/--

Set this to On if normally, you have to press this same key on your device’s re mote control in order to select a channel.

Number of digits

• Set the number of digits that your device can recognize for a channel. Example:

Set to 3 if you need to choose a channel greater than channel 99.

•

Key: Enter

Set this to On if normally, you have to press the

OK button on your device’s re-

mote control after you enter the channel number. Example: If you normally press 1, 3, OK for channel 13, then you would need to set this parameter to On.

•

Key Delay

Change the delay between the emission of each digit of a channel. You may

need to adjust this if the ARCHOS™ device seems to send only half the digits of a channel or more digits of a channel. Example: Adjust the key delay and retest channel select if it sends channel 2 instead of 12 or sends 112 instead of 12.

8.4 reCOrdIng audIO (exTernal sOurCe)

Connect the AV cable to an audio source (hi-, turntable, boombox, etc.) and then

the other end to the IN connector of the DVR Station or DVR Travel Adapter.

In the Home Screen, highlight the AudioCorder icon and press OK to display the pre-recording screen.

Highlight the Settings menu item and press OK to enter the AudioCorder settings

1. screen (See

Select ‘Analog Line-In’ as the source. Press to go back to the pre-recording

AudioCorder Settings Screen

screen. Adjust the recording level using the left/right buttons. ( / only adjust the head-

3. phones’ volume, not the recording volume)

Press OK or choose the Start recording menu item to start recording.

4. You can pause and resume your recording at any time by pressing OK.

5. Press to stop recording.

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You can also start recording to a new le directly by choosing the Save le and start

a new recording menu item while you are recording.

Be careful that the source audio is supplying a line-level and not an amplied signal

(turning down the volume of the player will work if you are using the headphone out signal of your audio device). A signal that is amplied too much will result in a terribly distorted recording.

8.5 usb hOsT COnneCTIOn

With the optional Docking Adapter or DVR Station, you can connect compatible

•

USB devices to the ARCHOS, in order to transfer les or pictures.

These devices can be Mass Storage Class (MSC) devices, such as digital cameras,

• card readers or external hard drives, or digital cameras using the Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP).

TO CONNECT A USB DEVICE TO YOUR ARCHOS™ DEVICE:

Clip the Docking Adapter into the ARCHOS™’s docking connector or place the

• ARCHOS™ on the DVR Station.

•

Connect a standard USB cable to the DVR Station or Docking Adapter and to the external USB device.

•

Turn on the external USB device if needed (check the documentation of your ex ternal USB device).

™

•

A double browser window will appear on the ARCHOS

: the external USB device will appear in the left panel, and your ARCHOS™ device’s hard drive in the right panel.

Follow the instructions in the ‘copying and moving les’ section to copy your pic-

•

tures or les to the ARCHOS™.

TO DISCONNECT:

Make sure that no transfer is being made (the hdd light should not be ickering) and simply pull out the USB cable on either end.

Note 1: you may not always be able to copy les to your external USB device from

your ARCHOS™.

™

Note 2: you cannot connect your ARCHOS

to a computer and connect an external

device to your ARCHOS™ at the same time.

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TeChnICal sPeCIfICaTIOns

CAPACITY:

30 GB

• tos

DISPLAY:

4.3’’ TFT (480x272 pixels) 16/9, over 16 millions colors.

•

(1)

Hard Drive store up to 130 hours of videos

(7)

or 15,000 songs

(7)

, 85 Movies

(7)

, 300,000 pho-

VIDEO PLAYBACK*

MPEG-4 ASP (IPB) and stereo sound up to 720x480 @ 30 f/s (NTSC), 720x576 @

•

(2)

25 f/s (PAL).

AVI le container with MP4 le format.

•

Microsoft WMV9 Main Prole @ Medium Level

•

™

•

Protected WM DRM. PlaysForSure

(4)

•

Optional H.264

•

Optional MPEG2

AUDIO PLAYBACK*

Stereo MP3 decoding @ 30-320 KB/s CBR & VBR, WMA, Protected WMA, WAV

•

(5)

Video.

(3)

(PCM/ADPCM).

™

•

Protected WM DRM. PlaysForSure

PHOTO VIEWER**

JPEG, BMP, PNG.

•

PDF VIEWER

Reads PDF documents. May not implement all PDF features.

•

Audio.

VIDEO RECORDING

Via optional DVR Station: Record in MPEG-4 SP with ADPCM stereo sound, resolu-

• tion VGA (640x480) @ 30 and 25 f/s, in AVI format.

AUDIO RECORDING:

Via an optional accessory: stereo line-in, WAV (IMA ADPCM or PCM) format.

• Voice recording though the built-in Microphone.

•

INTERFACES :

USB 2.0 High-Speed Device (compatible USB 1.1): Mass Storage class (MSC) and

• Media Transport Protocol (MTP).

•

USB 2.0 Host : Mass Storage class (MSC) and Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) (with optional adapter).

CONNECTIONS:

3.5 mm stereo headphone mini-jack and TV output (AV cable sold separately).

• Archos™ docking station connectors to connect optional adapters and station.

•

POWER SOURCE:

Internal: removable Lithium-Ion Polymer battery.

•

External: charges via computer USB port.

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Optional Power charger/adapter available.

•

SCALABILITY:

Download rmware updates from www.archos.com.

•

PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS 604

Approx. 130 x 78 x 16 mm : 5.1” x 3.1” x 0.6”.

• Weight: 250 g – 8.9 oz.

•

PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS 504

Approx. 130 x 78 x 23 mm : 5.1” x 3.1” x 0.9”.

• Weight: 310 g – 11 oz.

•

PACKAGES INCLUDES

ARCHOS™ device, USB cable, headphones, protective case, Quick Start Guide.

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COMPUTER SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

PC: Windows® ME, 2000, XP, Media Center;

• Macintosh®: OS X or higher with USB Mass Storage Class support;

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higher, Windows® Media Player 10 or higher, USB 2.0 port.

* Certain bitrates, resolutions, and/or le variations may not be compatible. ** Certain resolutions and le sizes may not be compatible.

(1)

1GB= 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity is less.

(2)

MPEG-4 ASP@L5 AVI (up to DVD resolution) (MPEG-4: ISO standard by Moving Picture Experts Group ; AVI:

audio/video le container by Microsoft) without GMC and quarter pixel.

(3)

Microsoft WMV MP@ML up to DVD resolution.

(4)

Subject to availability. See www.archos.com. H.264 up to DVD resolution. AAC sound.

(5)

Subject to availability. See www.archos.com. MPEG-2 MP@ML up to 10 Mbps (up to DVD resolution). AC3

stereo sound.

(7)

On average; based on 3.5 mins/song & 64 kbits/s WMA (for better quality 128 Kbit/s or more recommended), on 500 kbits/s MPEG-4 audio/video encoding and 1h30/movie (for near DVD Quality 1500 Kbits/s encoding or more recommended), on JPEG, VGA.

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The LCD screen on your ARCHOS™ unit has been manufactured to rigorous standards to provide a high quality viewing experience. Nevertheless, your LCD screen may have slight imperfections. This is not particular to the ARCHOS™ screen, but to all devices which have LCD screens regardless of the original manufacturer of the LCD. Each product vendor guarantees that his screen will contain no more than a certain number of defective pixels. Each screen pixel contains three dot elements (Red, Blue, and Green). One or all of the dots in a given pixel may be stuck on or stuck off. A single dot stuck off is the least noticeable. All three dots of a pixel stuck on is the most noticeable. ARCHOS™ guarantees that this device’s screen will have no more than 3 defective pixels (regardless if these pixels have one or more defective dots). This means that during the period of guarantee for your country or jurisdiction, if the screen on your product has four or more defective pixels, ARCHOS™ will repair or replace your product at its cost. Thus, three or less defective pixels is not grounds for replacement or repair of the product.

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TeChnICal suPPOrT InfOrMaTIOn

Need Help? You can nd the information you need:

on our Website: see the frequently asked questions section on www.archos.com/

• faq

by asking our technical support team: visit www.archos.com/support for e-mail

• support or call our helpline.

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