Archos 605 WIFI, 705 WIFI User Manual

ENGLISH

405 605 WIFI 705 WIFI

GEN 5 ENGLISH USER MANUAL

Version 3.0

Please visit www.archos.com/manuals to download the latest version of 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 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 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.

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Table Of Contents

Introduction........................................................................................

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ARCHOS description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 first time usage: Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . 6 turning the archos on/off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 using the ARCHOS Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Changing the Language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 PRODUCT CARE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

1. Playing Video..................................................................................	13
1.1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR VIDEOS. . . . . . . . . . . .	. 13
1.2 Video playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	14
1.3 Video Player Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	17
1.4 Putting videos onto your ARCHOS. . . . . . . . . . .	. 18
1.5 Recording Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 19
1.6 playing your pc’s shared videos . . . . . . . . . . .	. 19
2. Playing Music..............................................................................	20
2.1 browsing through your music files. . . . . . . . . .	. 20
2.2 music playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 22
2.3 MUSIC player SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 24

2.4Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

2.5Putting music onto your ARCHOS. . . . . . . . . . . . 28

2.6Recording analogue AUDIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

2.7playing your pc’s shared music . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

3. Viewing Photos............................................................................	31
3.1 browsing through your photos. . . . . . . . . . . .	. 31
3.2 Photo Viewer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	32
3.3 Photo Viewer SETTINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 34
3.4 Playing a slideshow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 35

3.5VIEWING PHOTOS WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC . . . . . . . . 35

3.6putting photos onto your ARCHOS. . . . . . . . . . . . 36

3.7playing your pc’s shared photos . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

4. Using the file Browser.......................................................

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4.1Navigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

4.2Using the Virtual Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

4.3using the file browser WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC. . . . . 40

4.4Browsing OTHER COMPUTERS ON the Network. . . . . . . 41

4.5Using the PDF Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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5. Connecting to a WiFi Network....................................		44
5.1 WiFi Connection Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . .		. 44
5.2 WiFi Network Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . .		45
6. the WiFi features.....................................................................		48
6.1 browsing the web. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		. 48
6.2 Playing your PC’s Shared Media Files . . . . . . . . .		. 50
6.3 the archos content portal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		. 53
7. transferring files................................................................		54
7.1 Connecting the archos to a computer . . . . . . . . .		54
7.2 USB Host Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		56
8. main settings..............................................................................		58
8.1	“sound” Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	58
8.2	“Display” Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 60
8.3	“Appearance” settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 61
8.4	“Language (and region)” Settings. . . . . . . . . . .	. 62
8.5	“TV control” settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 62
8.6	“Clock” Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	63
8.7	“Power” Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	64

8.8“Firmware and plug-ins” settings. . . . . . . . . . . 65

8.9Updating the Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

8.10 “System” Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

9. optional functionalities..................................................												69
9.1 archos accessories. . . . . .	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	. 69
9.2 archos plug-ins. . . . . . . .	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	. 70

9.3scheduling a tv recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

9.4recording external video manually . . . . . . . . . . 71

9.5recording external audio manually. . . . . . . . . . 72

9.6displaying the archos on a tv. . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

troubleshooting...........................................................................

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resetting your ARCHOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 system recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 touchscreen problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Repair and Formatting Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Replacing the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

technical specifications........................................................	77
Technical Support information............................................................................	81

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Introduction

•The information presented in this manual might vary according to which ARCHOS Gen 5 model you have.

•Every time you see one of these icons, it means that the following section will concern this and only this model.

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ARCHOS description

Main buttons

ARCHOS 605 WiFi

• Press and hold to turn your ARCHOS on/off.*

•The LED indicator, located next to the button, lights up when the device is on.

*When you keep the Power button held down, two messages will appear, one after the other. If you release the button during the first message, your device will keep using a small amount of battery power to allow a quick start up.

If you do not plan on using the ARCHOS for an extended period of time, keep the button held down until you see a second message appear. The device will shut down completely, and there will be absolutely no battery usage.

TV/ LCD

•Press once to switch the display of the image between the built-in LCD screen and a TV (with the optional DVR Station Gen 5, Mini Dock or Battery Dock, available at www.archos.com). See Optional Functionalities.

•When the image is displayed on a TV, the TV/LCD LED indicator lights up and the built-in LCD screen turns off.

•Press and hold to lock/unlock your device’s buttons/touchscreen. This can be useful if your ARCHOS is in your pocket, for example, and you do not want to press a button or touch the screen by accident.

LED Indicators

CHG Battery charge indicator.

•light on: the battery is charging

•flashing: the battery is fully charged

HDD Hard Disk Drive activity indicator (depending on model):

• the light flickers when the hard drive is active (playing/transferring files)

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TV/ Video display indicator:

LCD • the light is on when the image of the ARCHOS is displayed on a TV (see TV/ LCD button).

Connectors

705 ARCHOS 705

On the left side of the device:

•Power jack : charge the battery of your ARCHOS device (see

First Time usage: Charging the Battery).

•AV Out Jack: connect headphones or plug an ARCHOS AV cable

(optional) to view videos and photos on a television.	A/V

Underneath the device:

•USB B: connect your ARCHOS to a computer (see Connecting the archos to a Computer).

•USB A: connect a compatible external device to your ARCHOS (see USB Host Connection).

•The Docking connectors allow you to plug the optional DVR Station Gen 5 (available from www.archos.com) in order to record external audio/video.

•See Optional Functionalities.

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On the left side of the device:

• Headphone Jack: to connect headphones.

Underneath the device: These connectors allow you to:

•Connect your ARCHOS to a computer (see Connecting the archos to a Computer).

•Charge the battery of your ARCHOS (see First Time usage: Charging the Battery).

The Docking connectors also allow you to plug one of the optional accessories* (available from www.archos.com):

•Connect a compatible USB device to the ARCHOS, with the optional DVR Station Gen 5, Mini dock or Battery Dock.

•Record external audio/video, with the optional DVR Station Gen 5 or DVR Travel Adapter.

•See Optional Functionalities.

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605 705 Built-in loudspeaker

A single speaker (605 WiFi) or two speakers (705 WiFi) are located on the front of the device.

605 705 leg stand

•Your ARCHOS is equipped with a leg stand, located on the back of the device.

•Carefully pull it out, and it will allow your ARCHOS to stand by itself on a flat, stable surface.

memory card slot

(depending on model)

The memory card slot, located on top of the device, on the right side, allows you to insert one of the following cards (which are not supplied):

•SD

•MMC

•Mini and micro SD (with adapter)

•RS MMC (with adapter)

To learn how to browse the contents of your card, see: Browsing

Through your Videos, Browsing Through your Music Files,

Browsing Through your Photos or Using the File Browser.

Before removing your memory card from its slot, always select the menu item “Remove SD/MMC card safely”, available from the Home screen.

first time usage: Charging the battery

405 605 using the USB cable

Before using your ARCHOS for the first time, completely charge its battery. The battery of your ARCHOS charges via your computer’s USB port:

1.Plug the ARCHOS USB cable into your ARCHOS (which is off).

2.Plug the USB end of the cable into your computer (which is turned on).

3.The ARCHOS will turn on and start charging:

-A lightning bolt symbol will flash over the battery icon in the task bar while the battery is charging: .

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-The CHG indicator LED is on while the battery is charging. It will blink when the battery is fully charged.

You can also charge your ARCHOS device without a computer, and more rapidly, via the optional DVR Station Gen 5, Mini Dock or Battery Dock (available at www.archos.com). See Optional Functionalities.

705using the charger/adapter

•Before using your ARCHOS device for the first time, charge the battery until the

CHG light starts blinking.

•Simply plug the ARCHOS Charger/Adapter into the power jack. The ARCHOS device will turn on and start charging, and a lightning bolt symbol will flash over the battery icon in the status bar: .

•The ARCHOS has a removable battery. To learn how to replace it, see:

Troubleshooting.

turning the archos on/off

ARCHOS 605 WiFi

•Press and hold the button to turn your ARCHOS on/off. See ARCHOS Description.

•The LED indicator, next to the button, lights up when the device is on.

using the ARCHOS Interface

interface description

Status Bar

•In the top right corner of the screen, the status bar indicates the volume, the battery level and the current time of your device.

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Tabs

•In the top left corner of the screen, the tabs area shows other available applications and screens. They vary, depending on where you are in the interface.

•When there is only one tab available, the Tab icon

in the top left corner is grayed out.

Contextual Menu

•In the lower right corner of the screen, the contextual menu area shows the menu icons. The available options will vary, depending on where you are in the interface.

•In the Home screen, choose the “Settings” menu item to access the main settings of your ARCHOS.

•In the Home screen, the “Resume” menu item allows you to re-

sume the last-played music or video file, if it was interrupted before the end. If the “Resume” menu icon does not appear, it means that no music or video file playback can be resumed.

(depending on model)

Home Screen

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

(depending on model)

605 705 using the touchscreen

Your ARCHOS is equipped with a touchscreen. Below is a description of the main tactile screen areas and a few tips on how to use the touchscreen.

In order to avoid damaging the screen surface, you should use only the included stylus or your fingernail.

Main Touchscreen Actions

•To open an application/screen via its icon or item, tap on the icon/item to highlight it, and tap on it again.

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• In the different applications, you can go back one level in the hierarchy by tapping on the Exit icon (in the top right corner of the screen). Wherever you are in the hierarchy, you can go back directly to the Home screen by holding down on the Exit icon.

• When several tabs are available, you can switch between them by tapping on the Tab icon (in the top left corner of the screen).You can also tap directly on one of the tabs to access the corresponding screen.

•To execute a menu item’s function, simply tap on its icon. In order to display a text description of the icon, tap on the menu word.

•While playing a video or song, you can pause/resume it by tapping on the Pause

/ Play icon.

Other Touchscreen Actions

•When watching a video or listening to music, you can tap on the progression bar to go directly to a different location in the video or song.You can also use the stylus to drag the cursor in the progression bar to another location in the video or song.

•In the screens where it appears, the volume bar can be dragged in the same way.

•In the different browsers (File, Music, Video, Photo), you can drag the scroll bar up and down to scroll the file list up and down.You can also scroll faster by tapping above or below the cursor in the scroll bar.

•In the Web browser and the PDF viewer, you can scroll up and down by tapping on the page and dragging it up or down (be careful however not to tap on a link!).

405 605 using the buttons

The navigation buttons are located on the right side of the device:

Exit button (Escape / Back / Stop)

OK button (Enter/Accept or Play/Pause/Resume)

Up Accelerator button (high-speed fast forward, list scrolling or zoom in)

Navigation buttons (move from an item to another)

Down Accelerator button (high-speed fast rewind, list scrolling or zoom out)

Tab button (tab between available screens)

Menu button (display a text description of the available menu icons) Volume button (increase/decrease volume)

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Main Button Actions:

•To open an application/screen via its icon or item, use the Navigation buttons to highlight the icon/item and press OK.

•In the different applications, you can go back one level in the hierarchy by press-

ing the Exit button once. Wherever you are in the hierarchy, you can go back directly to the Home screen by holding the Exit button.

•When several tabs are available, you can switch between them by pressing the Tab button .

•To execute a menu icon’s function, press the menu button, select a menu item with the navigation pad, and press OK.

•While playing a video, song or photo slideshow, you can pause/resume it by pressing OK.

Other Button Actions

•When watching a video or listening to music, you can hold the left/right Navigation buttons to move the cursor in the progression bar to another location in the video or song.

•To increase/decrease volume, use the Volume button .

•In the different browsers (File, Music, Video, Photo), you can hold the up/ down Navigation buttons to scroll the file list up and down.You can also scroll faster by using the Accelerator buttons.

•In the Web browser (depending on model) and the PDF viewer, you can scroll up and down by holding the up/down Navigation buttons.

705using the remote control

•If you are displaying the image of the ARCHOS on a TV, you will need the remote control in order to control your ARCHOS device.

•Your ARCHOS device has an infrared receiver located on the front of the device, in the bottom left corner. Point the supplied remote control towards the infrared receiver.

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1 This part of the remote control is used for the Web Browser and the Widgets.

Use the direction pad to move the cursor that appears on the screen.

Pressing this button will activate 2 modes at the same time:

-the “left button lock” mode: the direction pad will act as if you moved a mouse while holding its left button at the same time. It will allow you, for example, to use sliders or other dragging controls.

-the navigation buttons, at the top right, will allow you to move from one link/field to another (normally they scroll the page up/down).

Press again to disable these 2 modes.

This button is like a mouse’s left button. Depending on where you are in the interface, it will allow you to open a link, execute a function, etc (same as if you tapped on the screen).

This button is like a mouse’s right button. Depending on where you are in the interface, pressing this button will display a contextual menu (same as if you held down on the touchscreen).

2 These are the main buttons:

Navigation buttons: move from one item to another

Enter/Accept or Play/Pause/Resume

Escape/Back/Stop

High-speed fast forward, list scrolling or zoom in

High-speed fast rewind, list scrolling or zoom out

Display a text description of the available menu icons

Switch the display of the image between the built-in LCD screen and a TV

Turn on the ARCHOS / put it into standby mode

Increase/decrease volume

Mute sound

Tab between available screens

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3The keyboard can be used, for example, to enter a Web address, write an e-mail, name/rename a folder, etc:

Caps Lock key

Green Alt key: enable the keys’ green secondary functions

Blue Alt key: enable the keys’ blue secondary functions

Shift key

delete character before cursor

In order to type one of the green/blue secondary characters in capital letters (é, è, ç, etc.), press Caps Lock, then Alt green/blue, and press the corresponding key.

Changing the Language

•The interface of your ARCHOS is available in various languages.

•If your language is not available, go to the ARCHOS website

(www.archos.com/firmware) and download and install the latest version of the firmware. New languages are included in the firmware as they become available. See Updating the Firmware.

To change the system’s language:

1. In the Home screen, select the “Settings” menu item, and choose “Language (and Region)”.

2.Select a different language using the left/right arrows (your settings are saved instantly).

3.Close the screen to exit and go back to the Home screen.

PRODUCT CARE

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

•Do not subject it to unnecessary shock or vibration.

•Do not subject it to heat, keep it ventilated (especially when connected to a computer).

•Keep it away from water and excessively humid areas.

•Keep it away from high electromagnetic fields.

•Do not open it up. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Opening will void your warranty.

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1. Playing Video

In the Home screen, select the “Video” icon to enter the Video mode.

1.1BROWSING THROUGH YOUR VIDEOS

•The “Video” browser allows you to navigate through the Video folder of the ARCHOS’ hard drive.

•You can go back one level in the hierarchy by closing the current screen . Wherever you are in the hierarchy, you can go back directly to the Home screen by pressing and holding down on the Exit icon/button.

The Video Browser

•The first screen of theVideo mode shows you all the videos and subfolders located in the Video folder.

•To play a video, highlight it, then open it.

•If a video is in a subfolder of the Video folder, open the subfolder, and you will see your video.

•In the “Video” browser, each video file appears with a thumbnail, displayed on the left of the file’s name.

•To define a new thumbnail for a video file, open the video, select the “Set” menu item, and choose “Thumbnail” (see: Video Playback Menu Items).

browsing through your memory card’s videos

(Depending on model)

•If you have inserted a memory card into the ARCHOS (see: Memory Card Slot to learn how to insert/remove a memory card), select the line “SD/MMC card”, in the first screen of the“Video” Browser.

•You can now browse the contents of your card and play your videos (if your card contains any). In theVideo browser, only video files and folders will appear.

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Video Browser Menu Items

“Info”

- displays a message box with information about the highlighted video file.

“File Management”

-“Rename”: allows you to change the name of the highlighted video file using the virtual keyboard. See: Using the Virtual Keyboard.

-“Delete”: allows you to delete the highlighted video file.A confirmation screen will pop up.

“Bookmark”

-“Resume”: will resume playing the highlighted video from the bookmark.

-“Clear”: will remove the bookmark from the highlighted video file.

“Bookmark” only appears in the menu when a bookmarked video file is highlighted.

“Settings”

-you can choose to display the Video Player settings screen (see: Video Player Settings) or the “Sound” settings screen (see: “Sound” Settings).

1.2Video playback

To play a video, highlight the file and open it.The menu overlay will disappear automatically after a few seconds.

Video Playback Screen

1. Exit icon

2.video file name

3.Tab icon

4.volume level

5.play / pause icon

6.video progression bar

7.menu items

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605 705 Video Playback touchscreen Controls

•To pause/resume the video, tap on the Pause / Play icon (see n° 5 in the previous screen).

•To display the menu overlay again, tap once anywhere on the screen. To make it

disappear again, wait for a few seconds or tap on the Tab icon , in the top left corner (see n° 3).

•You can tap on the progression bar to go directly to a different location in the video.You can also use the stylus to drag the cursor in the progression bar to another location in the video (see n° 6).

•The volume bar can be dragged in the same way (see n° 4).

•To execute a menu item’s function, simply tap on its icon. In order to display a text description of the icon, tap on the menu word (see n° 7).

•To stop the video and go back to the “Video” browser, tap on the Exit icon

(see n° 1). To exit the Video mode and go back directly to the Home screen, hold down on the Exit icon.

405 605 Video Playback button Controls

-press once: stop the video and go back to the “Video” browser

-hold: exit the Video mode and go back directly to the Home screen.

pause/resume the video

accelerated fast forward

left/right: fast rewind/forward

accelerated fast rewind

display/hide the menu overlay

display available menu items

increase/decrease volume

Video Playback Menu Items

“Info”

- displays a message box with information about the current video file.

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“Soundtrack” and/or “Subtitles”

-allows you to select a different audio track*.

-allows you to choose subtitles**.

* Only if the video file contains several audio tracks.

**Only if the subtitles are in a separate file. The supported file types are: .srt,

.ssa, .sub (text based) and .smi.

“Format”

-allows you to change the way the image is displayed.

-“Auto”: adjusts the video size to best adapt to the built-in screen (or TV, with the optional DVR Station Gen 5, Mini Dock or Battery Dock: see Optional Functionalities).

-“Full Screen”: enlarges the picture to fill the screen. In order to fit the

ARCHOS’ screen, your device might need to cut small parts of the image, most likely at the top and bottom.

-“Maximized”: enlarges the picture to fill the screen, considering the image is encoded in 2.35 format with black bands at the top and bottom.

-“Original”: displays the entire picture in its original format.

“Speed”

-will play the current video in slow motion or high speed.

-while paused in slow motion, you can advance frame by frame, using the right arrow.

“Set”

-“Bookmark”: sets a bookmark at the current spot in the video. Only one bookmark per file is allowed.You can bookmark up to 32 files. Bookmarked

videos will appear, in the “Video” browser, with a bookmark symbol and a progression bar.

-to resume playing a video from a bookmark, go to the “Video” browser and highlight the bookmarked video file. Select the“Bookmark” menu item, then choose “Resume” (“Clear” will remove the bookmark from the video).

-“Thumbnail”: saves the current image as a new thumbnail for this file. In the

“Video” browser, the video’s thumbnail will be replaced by the new one.

-“Wallpaper”: the current image will be defined as your device’s background image.

“Settings”

-you can choose to display the Video Player settings screen (see: Video Player Settings) or the “Sound” settings screen (see: “Sound” Settings).

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1.3Video Player Settings

•In the Video mode, you can access the Video Player settings screen by using the “Settings” menu item .

•Use the left/right arrows to select a different setting for a parameter.

“PlayMode”,“Repeat & Shuffle”

-the following table explains how the video player will work according to the settings you chose in “PlayMode” AND “Repeat & Shuffle”.

“PlayMode” “Repeat &

Shuffle”

“Single” “Normal”

“Repeat”

“Folder” “Normal”

“Repeat”

What the video player does...

-plays the current video file and stops.

-plays the current video file repeatedly.

-plays all the video files of the current folder one after the other, and then stops.

-plays all the video files of the current folder one after the other. This will be repeated indefinitely.

“Shuffle” - plays all the videos of the current folder randomly.

605 705 “UPnP Thumbnails”

-here you can enable/disable the video thumbnails while browsing through your PC’s shared videos (see: Playing your PC’s Shared Media Files). If you choose “Disabled”, you will be able to browse through your PC’s shared videos faster.

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“LCD Backlight”, “Brightness”, “Contrast” and “Gamma”

-adjusts the level of backlight/contrast/brightness/gamma of the built-in screen.

-you can also reset the LCD parameters to the default values (“Reset” button).

1.4 Putting videos onto your ARCHOS

605	On the ARCHOS Content Portal, you have the possibility to purchase
705	videos directly from your ARCHOS, without using a computer. See:
	The ARCHOS Content Portal.

There are two main methods to transfer the videos stored on your computer onto the ARCHOS:

1.Windows Media® Player: copy your videos using Windows Media® Player 10 or higher*:

-Use Windows Media® Player 10 or higher* (Sync tab) to synchronize your computer’s video files with the ARCHOS.

-See Putting Files onto the archos to learn more about how to transfer your computer’s video files withWindows Media® Player.

* For best performance, we recommend that users update to Windows Media® Player 11 or higher.

2.Windows® explorer:Copy and paste your video files from your computer into the

Video folder of your ARCHOS.

To learn how to connect/disconnect the ARCHOS from your computer, see the

Transferring Files section.

Creating Compatible Video Files with Your Computer

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

•The easiest way to do this is by using Windows Media® Player 10 or higher to transfer videos to your ARCHOS. Windows Media® Player will automatically convert most formats to the WMV format that your device can play.

See your Windows Media® Player help instructions for more information.

•If you don’t want to use Windows Media® Player, a search on the Internet should allow you to find suitable utility programs to do this job.

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•If you would like to simply copy and paste unprotected DVD video files from your PC onto your ARCHOS without converting them to WMV format, you can purchase the Cinema plug-in from the ARCHOS website (www.archos.com). The same is also true for video podcasts in the H.264 format. In this case, purchase the Video Podcast plug-in.

1.5Recording Video

•With the optional DVR Station Gen 5, DVR Travel Adapter, or Helmet CamCorder (available at www.archos.com), your ARCHOS will be able to record video from most any standard video source.

•See: Optional Functionalities.

•With the optional DVR Station Gen 5, you will also have the possibility to schedule TV recordings easily, via the TV Program Guide (EPG).

•See the manual of your DVR Station Gen 5 to learn more about this feature.

DVR Travel Adapter

DVR Station GEN 5

605 705 1.6 playing your pc’s shared videos

•When connected to your home WiFi network, your ARCHOS gives you the possibility to watch, directly on your device, shared videos stored in your PC’s Windows Media® Library.

•For this to work, you will need a WiFi connection and Windows Media® Player 11 or higher* installed on your PC.

•The ARCHOS uses the UPnP (Universal Plug-and-play) standard to stream shared videos from your PC’s Windows Media® Library.

•See: Playing your PC’s Shared Media Files.

* There are other products on the market that also can share media files using the UPnP standard.

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2. Playing Music

In the Home screen, select the “Music” icon to enter the Music mode.

2.1browsing through your music files

•There are two types of views for you to browse through your songs: the Music Library and the Music Browser.

•In both views, you can go back one level in the hierarchy by closing the current

screen . Wherever you are in the hierarchy, you can go back directly to the Home screen by pressing and holding down on the Exit icon/button.

The Music Library

•The Music Library (default view) shows your music sorted by categories (Artist, Album, Genre, etc.) if your music files contain these song information tags.

•When new music is copied to the ARCHOS, the Music Library will be updated automatically.

•If some of your music files do not contain information tags, they will be classified as (Unknown) in the Music Library.

The Music Browser

•The music browser allows you to navigate through the Music folder of your device’s hard drive.

•To use it, select “Hard Drive” (or “Internal Memory”) in the initial Music Library view.

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browsing through your memory card’s songs

(Depending on model)

•If you have inserted a memory card into the ARCHOS (see: Memory Card Slot to learn how to insert/remove a memory card), select the line “SD/MMC card”, in the initial Music Library view.

•You can now browse the contents of your card and play your songs (if your card contains any). In Music mode, only music files, playlists and folders will appear.

When you insert a memory card, its contents (songs and playlists) are automatically integrated into the Music library.

Music Library and Music Browser Menu Items*

“Info”

- displays a message box with information about the highlighted music file.

“Show playlist”

- opens a playlist edition window on the right (see: Playlists).

“Bookmark”

-“Resume”: will resume playing the highlighted song from the bookmark.

-“Clear”: will remove the bookmark from the highlighted music file.

“Bookmark” only appears in the menu when a bookmarked music file is highlighted.

“File Management”

-“Rename”: allows you to change the name of the highlighted music file using the virtual keyboard. See: Using the Virtual Keyboard.

-“Delete”: allows you to delete the highlighted music file.A confirmation screen will pop up.

“Settings”

-you can choose to display the Music Player settings screen (see: Music Player Settings) or the “Sound” settings screen (see: “Sound” Settings).

*The available menu items will vary depending on the mode you chose (Music Library or Music Browser).

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2.2music playback

•Use the scroll bar to browse through the list of audio tracks.

•To play a song, highlight the corresponding file and open it.

Music Playback Screen

1. Exit icon

2.artist name, album title, song title, playback status icon(s) and track number

3.available tabs

4.volume level

5.play / pause icon

6.previous track

7.next track

8.progression bar

9.menu items

605 705 music Playback touchscreen Controls

•To pause/resume the song, tap on the Pause / Play icon (see n° 5 above).

•To play the previous/next song, tap in the corresponding area (n° 6 or 7).

• To browse through your songs while listening to music, simply tap on the Tab icon

. This will take you to the Music Library or browser screen that you launched the current song from (see n° 3).

•You can tap on the progression bar to go directly to a different location in the song.You can also drag the cursor in the progression bar to another location in the song (see n° 8).

•The volume bar can be dragged in the same way (see n° 4).

•To execute a menu item’s function, simply tap on its icon. In order to display a text description of the icon, tap on the menu word (see n° 9).

•To stop the song and go back to the Music Library or browser, tap on the Exit icon (see n° 1). To exit the Music mode and go back directly to the Home screen,

hold down on the Exit icon.

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405 605 music Playback button Controls

-press once: stop the song and go back to the “Music” Library or browser

-hold: exit the Music mode and go back directly to the Home screen.

pause/resume the song

accelerated fast forward

left:

-press once: back to the beginning of the song, or previous song (in the first 10 seconds of a track)

-hold: fast rewind

right:

-press once: next song

-hold: fast forward

accelerated fast rewind

tabs back to the Music Library or Music browser (depending on which mode you launched the song from)

display available menu items

increase/decrease volume

Music Playback Menu Items

“Info”

- displays a message box with information about the current music file.

“ARCHOS home screen”

-allows you to go back to the Home screen, and browse your hard drive or view your photos while listening to music.

“Set bookmark”

-sets a bookmark at the current spot in the song.Only one bookmark per file is allowed.You can bookmark up to 32 files.

-to resume playing a song from a bookmark, go to the Music Library or the Music

Browser, highlight the bookmarked music file. Select the“Bookmark” menu item, then choose “Resume” (“Clear” will remove the bookmark from the song).

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“Set rating”

-allows you to give a rating to the current song (1-5) or to remove the rating (none).

“Settings”

-you can choose to display the Music Player settings screen (see next section) or the “Sound” settings screen (see: “Sound” Settings).

2.3MUSIC player SETTINGS

•In the Music mode, you can access the Music Player settings screen by using the “Settings” menu item .

•Use the left/right arrows to select a different setting for a parameter.

“PlayMode”,“Repeat & Shuffle”

-the following table explains how the audio player will work according to the settings you chose in “PlayMode” AND “Repeat & Shuffle”.

-An icon shows the current modes in the Music playback screen.

	“PlayMode”	“Repeat &	What the video player does...
		Shuffle”
	“Single”	“Normal”	- plays the current song and stop.
		“Repeat”	- plays the current song repeatedly.

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“PlayMode”

“Folder”

“All”

“Queue”

“Intro”

“Repeat &

Shuffle”

“Normal”

“Repeat”

“Shuffle”

“Normal”

“Repeat”

“Shuffle”

What the video player does...

-plays all the songs of the current folder one after the other, and then stops.

-plays all the songs of the current folder one after the other.This will be repeated indefinitely.

-plays the songs of the current folder randomly.

-plays all the songs of your ARCHOS one after the other, and then stops.

-plays all the songs of your ARCHOS one after the other.This will be repeated indefinitely.

-plays all the songs of your ARCHOS randomly.

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

-while a track is playing, switch to the browser window, select a track to highlight it, then open it. This is your queued track, which will be played after the current track.

-you can only queue one track at a time, and you need to select the song to queue before the end of the current track.

-plays the first few seconds of each track.You can define the length to play in “Intro duration”. Only with 405 and 605: press OK during the intro period to let the whole song play.

“Intro duration”

- defines for how long each track will be played when“PlayMode” is set to “Intro”.