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. You can also register directly on your ARCHOS via
the WiFi.
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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INTRODUCTION
ARCHOS DESCRIPTION
MAIN BUTTONS
Press and hold to turn your ARCHOS on/off.*
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The green LED indicator lights up when the device is on.
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* 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.
VOL
LED INDICATORS
CHG
CONNECTORS
Underneath the device:
•
•
•
Volume button: to increase/decrease volume.
Battery charge indicator.
light on: the battery is charging
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blinking: the battery is fully charged
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Headphone Jack: to connect headphones.
These connectors allow you to:
Connect your ARCHOS to a computer (see
Connect a compatible external device to your ARCHOS (see USB Host Connection)
Charge the battery of your ARCHOS (see
Connecting the ARCHOS to a Computer
Charging the Battery
)
)
Connect an optional accessory. See
•
BUILT-IN LOUDSPEAKER
The speaker is located on the right side of the device.
LEG STAND
Your ARCHOS is equipped with a leg stand, located on the back of the device.
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stable surface.
FIRST TIME USAGE
CHARGING THE BATTERY
Before using your ARCHOS for the first time, completely
charge its battery:
Connect the USB cable to the ARCHOS and to a run-
1.
ning computer.
The ARCHOS will turn on and start charging:
2.
The CHG LED indicator is on while the battery
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is charging. It will blink when the battery is fully
charged.
CHG
5
▲ ▲
1
USB
2
A lightning bolt symbol will flash over the battery
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icon in the upper right corner of the screen while
the battery is charging.
TURNING THE ARCHOS ON/OFF
Press and hold the button to turn your ARCHOS on/off. See
•
The green LED indicator lights up when the device is on.
•
ARCHOS Description
.
THE INSTALLATION WIZARD
The first time you turn on the ARCHOS, the installation wizard will help you configure
the main functions of your ARCHOS: the language, the WiFi connection, the clock, etc.
USING THE ARCHOS INTERFACE
INTERFACE DESCRIPTION
Status Bar
In the top right corner of the screen, the status bar indi-
•
cates the volume, the battery level, the current time of day
and the
WiFi connection
status.
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Contextual Menu
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In the upper right corner of the screen, tap on the Menu icon to display available
menu items. The available options will vary, depending on where you are in the interface.
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On the Home screen, the Menu icon allows you to:
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switch the display of the image between the built-in LCD screen and a TV
(when connected to TV-out capable accessory). See
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manage the WiFi connection.
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manage the Home screen shortcuts.
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lock your device’s touchscreen. This can be useful if your ARCHOS is in your
ARCHOS Accessories
pocket, for example, and you do not want to touch the screen by accident. To
unlock the device, press the
button. A confirmation screen will pop up.
Home Screen
This is the main screen of your ARCHOS, show-
•
ing its main functions.
.
Choose one of the main categories, on the left
•
side of the screen (ex: “
category (ex: “
The right side of the Home Screen can contain up to
•
Video”).
Play”), then select a sub-
four media items. These are considered as shortcuts.
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.
Main Touchscreen Actions
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In the different applications, you can go back one level in the interface by tapping
on the Back icon
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Wherever you are in the interface, you can go back directly to the Home screen
by tapping on the Home icon
(in the top right corner of the screen).
(in the top left corner of the screen).
While playing a video or song, you can pause/resume it by tapping on the Pause
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/ Play icon.
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Other Touchscreen Actions
When watching a video or listening to music, you can tap on the progres-
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sion bar to go directly to a different location in the video or song. You can
also use your finger 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, etc.), 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.
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In the Web browser or 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!).
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PRODUCT CARE
Your ARCHOS is an electronic product that needs to be treated with care:
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Do not subject it to shock or vibration.
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Do not subject it to heat, keep it ventilated (especially when connected to a computer).
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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, tap on “Play”, then choose the “Video” icon to enter the Video mode.
1.1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR VIDEOS
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The “Video” browser allows you to navigate through the Video folder of the
ARCHOS hard drive.
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You can go back one level in the interface by tapping on the Back icon
Wherever you are in the interface, you can go back directly to the Home screen
by tapping on the Home icon .
THE VIDEO BROWSER
•
The first screen of the Video mode
shows you all the videos and subfolders located in the
•
The “
resume the last-played video file, if
it was interrupted before the end. If
the “
it means that no video file playback
can be resumed.
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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 it.
Resume” line allows you to
Resume” line does not appear,
Video folder.
.
In the “Video” browser, each video file appears with a thumbnail, displayed on
the left of the file’s name.
“Info”
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VIDEO BROWSER MENU ITEMS
displays a message box with information about the highlighted video file.
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“File Management”
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“
Rename”: allows you to change the name of the highlighted video file using the
virtual keyboard. See:
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“
Delete”: allows you to delete the highlighted video file. A confirmation screen
Using the Virtual Keyboard
.
will pop up.
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Permissions”: allows you to define the file/folder as adult content, so that other
“
users can’t see it. To use this, your “
restricted access)
”. See Parental Control Settings.
Parental Mode” needs to be set to “Adult (un-
“Create Home Shortcut”
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Creates a shortcut to this video on the Home screen.
“Bookmark”
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Resume”: will resume playing the highlighted video from the bookmark.
“
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“
Clear”: will remove the bookmark from the highlighted video file.
“Bookmark” only appears in the menu when a bookmarked video file is highlighted.
See Video Playback Menu Items to set a bookmark on a given video.
“Search”
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Allows you to search for a particular video by entering a few letters or a word.
Using the Virtual Keyboard
See:
.
“Settings”
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you can choose to display the Video Player settings screen (see:
Settings
) or the “Sound” settings screen (see:
“Sound” Settings
Video Player
).
1.2 VIDEO PLAYBACK
To play a video, highlight the file and open it.
VIDEO PLAYBACK SCREEN
1.
Menu icon
2.
Back icon
3.
video file name
4.
Home icon
5.
play / pause icon
6.
video progression bar
7.
volume level
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VIDEO PLAYBACK TOUCHSCREEN CONTROLS
To pause/resume the video, tap on the Pause / Play icon (see n° 5 in the
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previous screen).
To display the menu overlay, tap once anywhere on the screen. To make it disap-
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pear, tap again.
You can tap on the progression bar to go directly to a different location in the
•
video. You can also use your finger 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° 7).
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To display the available menu items, tap on the menu icon
•
To stop the video and go back to the “
•
(see n° 2).
on the Home icon
VIDEO PLAYBACK MENU ITEMS
To exit the Video mode and go back directly to the Home screen,
(see n° 4).
Video” browser, tap on the Back icon
(see n° 1).
tap
“Info”
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displays a message box with information about the current video file.
“Soundtrack” and/or “Subtitles”
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allows you to select a different audio track*.
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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”
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allows you to change the way the image is displayed.
“
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Auto”: adjusts the video size to best adapt to the built-in screen (or TV, with the
optional DVR Station 6, Mini Dock or Battery Dock: see
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Full Screen”: enlarges the picture to fill the screen. In order to fit the ARCHOS
“
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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, assuming the image has an
“
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aspect ratio of 2.35 with black bands at the top and bottom.
“
Original”: displays the entire picture in its original format.
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“Speed”
will play the current video in slow motion or high speed.
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while paused in slow motion, you can advance frame by frame, using the right arrow.
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“Set”
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“
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 “
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to resume playing a video from a bookmark, go to the “
light the bookmarked video file. Select the “
Video” browser, with a bookmark symbol and a progression bar.
Video” browser and high-
Bookmark” menu item, then choose
“Resume” (“Clear” will remove the bookmark from the video).
Thumbnail”: saves the current image as a new thumbnail image in the “Video”
“
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browser.
“
Wallpaper
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”: the current image will be defined as your device’s background image.
“Settings”
you can choose to display the Video Player settings screen (see:
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Settings
) or the “Sound” settings screen (see:
“Sound” Settings
Video Player
).
1.3 VIDEO 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.
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“PlayMode”, “Repeat & Shuffle”
the following table explains how the video player will work according to the set-
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tings you chose in “
PlayMode” AND “Repeat & Shuffle”.
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“PlayMode”
“Single”“Normal”
“Folder”
“UPnP Thumbnails”
“Repeat &
Shuffle”
“Repeat”
“Normal”
“Repeat”
“Shuffle”
What the video player does...
plays the current video file and then stops.-
plays the current video file repeatedly.-
plays all the video files of the current folder
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one after the other, and then stops.
plays all the video files of the current folder
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one after the other. This will be repeated indefinitely.
plays all the videos of the current folder ran-
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domly.
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Here you can enable/disable the video thumbnails while browsing through your
PC’s shared videos. See:
Playing your PC’s Shared Media Files (UPnP)
. If you
choose “Disabled”, you will be able to browse through your PC’s shared videos
faster.
“LCD Backlight”, “Brightness”, “Contrast” and “Gamma”
adjusts the level of backlight/contrast/brightness/gamma of the built-in screen.
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you can also reset the LCD parameters to the default values (“
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Reset” button).
1.4 PUTTING VIDEOS ONTO YOUR ARCHOS
On The ARCHOS Media Club, you have the possibility to purchase or rent videos directly from your ARCHOS, without using a computer. See: The ARCHOS Media Club.
There are two main methods to transfer the videos stored on your computer onto the
ARCHOS:
Windows Media® Player: copy your videos using Windows Media
1.
higher*:
®
Player 10 or
Use Windows Media® Player 10 or higher* (Sync tab) to synchronize your
computer’s video files to the ARCHOS. See
Putting Files onto the ARCHOS
for more details.
* For best performance, we recommend that users update to Windows Media®
Player 11 or higher.
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2.
Windows® Explorer: Copy and paste your video files from your computer into the
Video folder of your ARCHOS.
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To learn how to connect/disconnect the ARCHOS from your computer, see the
Transferring Files
CREATING COMPATIBLE VIDEO FILES WITH YOUR COMPUTER
section.
If some of your videos don’t play on your ARCHOS, you may need to convert them to
a compatible format:
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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.
•
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.
1.5 SEE PLAYING YOUR PC’S SHARED VIDEOS (UPNP)
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.
•
Playing your PC’s Shared Media Files (UPnP)
See:
.
* There are other products on the market that also can share media files using
the UPnP standard.
1.6 WATCHING WEB TV
With the optional ‘Web TV & Radio’ plug-in, you will be able to watch numerous
Internet TV channels, directy on your ARCHOS.
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2. PLAYING MUSIC
In the Home screen, tap on “Play”, then choose the “Music” icon to enter the “Music” player.
2.1 BROWSING 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 interface by tapping on the Back
icon
screen by tapping on the Home icon .
When you leave the music playback screen while the song is still playing,
it will keep playing in the background. This allows you to browse your hard
drive, view your photos or surf the Web while listening to music. To stop the
song, tap on pause in the music playback screen and then tap on Home.
THE MUSIC LIBRARY
The Music Library (default view)
•
shows your music sorted by categories (Cover, 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.
. Wherever you are in the interface, you can go back directly to the Home
•
If some of your music files do not contain information tags, they will be classified as
The “Resume” line allows you to resume the last-played music file, if it was in-
•
terrupted before the end. If the “Resume” line does not appear, it means that no
music file playback can be resumed.
(Unknown)
in the Music Library.
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The music browser allows you to
navigate through the
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To use it, select “
Hard Drive” in the
initial Music Library view.
* The available menu items will vary depending on the mode you chose (Music
Library or Music Browser).
MUSIC LIBRARY AND MUSIC BROWSER MENU ITEMS*
“Info”
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displays a message box with information about the highlighted music file.
“Show playlist”
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opens a playlist edition window on the right (see:
Playlists
).
“Bookmark”
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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”
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“
Rename”: allows you to change the name of the highlighted music file using the
virtual keyboard. See:
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Delete”: allows you to delete the highlighted music file. A confirmation screen
“
Using the Virtual Keyboard
.
will pop up.
-
“
Permissions”: allows you to define the file/folder as adult content, so that other
users can’t see it. To use this, your “Parental Mode” needs to be set to “Adult (un-
restricted access)
”. See Parental Control Settings.
“Create Home Shortcut”
Creates a Home screen shortcut to the highlighted song, artist, album, folder, etc.
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“Search”
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Allows you to search for a specific song by entering a few letters or a word. See:
Using the Virtual Keyboard
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you can choose to display the Music Player settings screen (see:
Settings
) or the “Sound” settings screen (see:
“Sound” Settings
2.2 MUSIC PLAYBACK
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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.
Menu icon
2.
Back icon
3.
Home icon
4.
Play / Pause icon
5.
previous track
Music Player
).
6.
next track
7.
progression bar
8.
Volume level
MUSIC PLAYBACK TOUCHSCREEN CONTROLS
•
To pause/resume the song, tap on the Pause / Play icon (see n° 4 in the
previous screen).
•
To play the previous/next song, tap on
•
To browse through your songs while listening to music, simply tap on the Back
icon
launched the current song from (see n° 2).
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° 7).
. This will take you to the Music Library or browser screen that you
/ (n° 5 or 6).
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The volume bar can be dragged in the same way (see n° 8).
•
To display the available menu items, tap on the menu icon
•
To go back directly to the Home screen, tap on the Home icon
When you leave the music playback screen while the song is still playing,
it will keep playing in the background. This allows you to browse your hard
drive, view your photos or surf the Web while listening to music. To stop the
song, tap on pause in the music playback screen and then tap on Home.
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(see n° 1).
(see n° 3)
.
MUSIC PLAYBACK MENU ITEMS
“Info”
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displays a message box with information about the current music file.
“Set bookmark”
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sets a bookmark at the current spot in the song. Only one bookmark per file is allowed. You can bookmark up to 32 files.
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to resume playing a song from a bookmark, go to the Music Library or the Music
Browser, highlight the bookmarked music file. Select the “
then choose “
Resume
” (“
Clear
” will remove the bookmark from the song).
Bookmark
” menu item,
“Set rating”
-
allows you to give a rating to the current song (1-5) or to remove the rating
(none).
“Lock device”
-
locks your device’s touchscreen. This can be useful if your ARCHOS is in your
pocket, for example, and you do not want to touch the screen by accident. To unlock the device, press the
button. A confirmation screen will pop up.
“Settings”
you can choose to display the Music Player settings screen (see next section) or
-
the “
Sound” settings screen (see:
“Sound” Settings
).
2.3 MUSIC 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.
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“PlayMode”, “Repeat & Shuffle”
-
the following table explains how the audio player will work according to the settings you chose in “
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An icon shows the current modes in the Music playback screen.
PlayMode” AND “Repeat & Shuffle”.
“PlayMode”
“Single”
“Folder”
“Repeat &
Shuffle”
“Normal”
“Repeat”
“Normal”
“Repeat”
“Shuffle”
What the video player does...
plays the current song and then stops.-
plays the current song repeatedly.-
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 ran-
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domly.
“All”
“Normal”
“Repeat”
“Shuffle”
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 ran-
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domly.
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“Queue”
“Intro”
allows you to select a track to be played after the current one
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is finished.
while a track is playing, switch to the browser window, select
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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.
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plays the first few seconds of each track. You can define the
-
length to play in “Intro duration”.
“Intro duration”
defines for how long each track will be played when “
-
PlayMode” is set to “Intro”.
2.4 PLAYLISTS
A playlist is a list of audio tracks that the music player will automatically play one
•
after the other.
On your ARCHOS, you can play, create and edit as many playlists as you want.
•
Note: when you delete a playlist, you are only deleting the list and not the music itself.
PLAYING A PLAYLIST
•
In the Music Library, highlight the
Playlist” line and open it.
“
Highlight a playlist and open it. A
•
panel showing the contents of the
playlist will open on the right.
Open the first item in the playlist to
•
start playing from the first track.
PLAYLIST MENU ITEMS
These menu items appear when a music file is highlighted on the left panel:
“Add to playlist”
“
Selected file”: will add the highlighted track at the end of the current playlist.
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“
All files
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”: will add all the tracks (from the left panel) at the end of the current playlist.
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“Insert in playlist”
Selected file”: will insert the highlighted track before the selected item in the
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“
current playlist.
“
-
All files”: will add all the tracks (from the left panel) before the selected item the
current playlist.
These menu items appear when the focus is on the right panel (playlist editor):
“Track”
Remove track”: deletes the highlighted track from the playlist.
-
“
Move”: allows you to change the position of the highlighted track within the
“
-
playlist. Highlight the track you want to move, select the “Track” menu item, then
choose “Move”. Now highlight the position to which you want to move the track
and validate.
“Playlist”
“
Clear”: clears the current playlist.
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Shuffle”: randomly shuffles the order of the songs in the current playlist.
“
-
“Save playlist”
“
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 playlist. See:
Using the Virtual Keyboard
.
“Hide playlist”
closes the playlist editor.
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“Settings”
you can choose to display the Music Player settings screen (see
-
Settings
CREATING A NEW PLAYLIST
) or the “Sound” settings screen (see:
“Sound” Settings
Music Player
).
While you are in the Music browser, select the “Show playlist” menu item. A
1.
playlist panel will open on the right. By default, the new playlist contains the
same songs as the last opened playlist. You can now start modifying the playlist.
In the left panel, locate the songs you would like to add to your playlist. Highlight
2.
a song and open it to add it to the playlist. Repeat this operation with all the
tracks you want.
To add all the songs of a folder to a playlist: open the folder in the left panel
and highlight the first song. Then use the “Add to playlist” or “Insert in playlist” menu item and choose “All files”.
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3.
When you are satisfied with your new playlist, select the “Save playlist” menu
item, and then choose “
4.
Enter the name of your new playlist with the virtual keyboard (see:
Virtual Keyboard
Use the tabs to jump back and forth between the left and right panels.
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Save as”.
) and select “OK”.
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Using the
To edit an existing playlist:
1.
In the Music Library, highlight the “
2.
Highlight the playlist you want to modify and open it. A panel showing the con-
Playlist” line and open it.
tents of the playlist will open on the right.
3.
You can now add, shuffle, move or remove tracks within the playlist, using the
appropriate menu items. The available menu items will vary according to which
panel you selected (see:
4.
After you have made the changes you want, select the “
Playlist Menu Items
).
Save playlist” menu item
and choose “Save” to save the playlist. If you wish to give it a different name,
choose “
Save As”.
2.5 PUTTING MUSIC ONTO YOUR ARCHOS
There are two main methods to transfer the music stored on your computer onto the
ARCHOS:
1.
Windows Media® Player: copy your music using Windows Media
higher*:
Use Windows Media® Player 10 or higher* (Sync tab) to synchronize your
computer’s music files to the ARCHOS. See
Putting Files onto the ARCHOS
for more details.
®
Player 10 or
* For best performance, we recommend that users update to Windows Media®
Player 11 or higher.
2.
Windows® Explorer: Copy and paste your music files from your computer into the
Music folder of your ARCHOS.
To learn how to connect/disconnect the ARCHOS from your computer, see the
Transferring Files
section.
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You can easily create music files with your computer by using Windows Media® Player
10 or higher to convert your CDs to a playable format for your ARCHOS:
1.
Place a music CD in your computer, and Windows® will ask you what action you
would like to perform.
2.
Choose
Rip music from CD, and Windows Media® Player will start ripping the
CD. The songs will be automatically extracted from the CD and encoded into the
MP3 or WMA format, according to what you chose in Windows Media® Player’s
ripping options. The default format is WMA.
3.
Once this is done, the album will become part of
your Music Library.
4.
Transferring Files
See
to learn how to transfer the
ripped music files onto the ARCHOS.
See your Windows Media® Player help instructions for more
information.
Check the laws and regulations in your country
•
or jurisdiction to know if private copying of your
CDs for your own use is authorized.
Some music CDs have a special copy protection
•
system that will not allow Windows Media
to make music files from them.
®
Player
2.7 PLAYING YOUR PC’S SHARED MUSIC (UPNP)
When connected to your home WiFi network, your ARCHOS gives you
•
the possibility to play, directly on your device, shared music 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
music from your PC’s Windows Media® Library.
•
See:
Playing your PC’s Shared Media Files (UPnP)
* There are other products on the market that also can share media files using
the UPnP standard.
.
2.8 LISTENING TO WEB RADIOS
With the optional ‘Web TV & Radio’ plug-in, you will be able to listen to thousands of
different radio stations and various podcasts worldwide.
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3.VIEWING PHOTOS
In the Home screen, tap on “Play”, then choose the “Photo” icon to
enter the “
3.1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR PHOTOS
•
The “Photo” browser allows you to navigate through the Pictures folder of the
ARCHOS hard drive.
Photo” mode.
•
You can go back one level in the interface by tapping on the Back icon
Wherever you are in the interface, you can go back directly to the Home screen
by tapping on the Home icon .
THE PHOTO BROWSER
The first screen of the Photo mode
•
shows all the photos and subfolders
located in the
To view a photo, highlight its
•
thumbnail, then open it. If a photo is
in a subfolder of the Pictures folder,
open the subfolder, and you will see
your photo.
The Photo Browser also allows you
•
to view your pictures, sorted by date.
The “Resume” line allows you to resume the last-viewed photo.
•
Pictures folder.
.
In the “Photo” browser each photo is displayed with a thumbnail.
“Info”
-
“File Management”
-
PHOTO BROWSER MENU ITEMS*
displays a message box with information about the highlighted picture.
“
Delete”: allows you to delete the highlighted photo. A confirmation screen will
pop up.
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“Permissions”: allows you to define the file/folder as adult content, so that other
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users can’t see it. To use this, your “Parental Mode” needs to be set to “Adult (un-
restricted access)
”. See Parental Control Settings.
“Start slideshow”
-
starts a slideshow from the highlighted image.
“Create Home Shortcut”
-
Creates a shortcut to this picture on the Home screen.
“Settings”
-
will display the Photo viewer settings screen (see
* The available menu items will vary depending on where you are in the
“Photo” Browser.
Photo Viewer Settings
).
3.2 PHOTO VIEWER
To view a picture, highlight the corresponding thumbnail and open it. The menu overlay will disappear automatically after a few seconds.
PHOTO VIEWER SCREEN
PHOTO VIEWER TOUCHSCREEN CONTROLS
To start/pause a slideshow, tap on the Play / Pause icon.
•
To display the menu overlay again, tap once anywhere on the screen. To make it
•
disappear again, tap again.
To display the next picture, drag your finger from left to right. Drag from right to
•
left to go back one picture.
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To rotate the picture 90° counterclockwise, drag your finger from bottom to top. To
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rotate the picture 90° clockwise, drag from top to bottom.
•
To magnify the current picture, hold down anywhere on the screen until you are
satisfied with the zoom level. You can then drag your finger to move the picture.
To display the image in its original format, tap twice (rapidly) anywhere on the
screen.
•
You can use the progression bar to go directly to another photo of the current
folder.
•
To display the available menu items, tap on the menu icon
•
To close the photo and go back to the “Photo” browser, tap on the Back icon .
.
To exit the Photo mode and go back directly to the Home screen, tap on the Home
icon .
PHOTO VIEWER MENU ITEMS
“Info”
-
displays a message box with information about the current picture.
“Rotate”
-
choose “
-
choose “
Left” to rotate the picture 90° counterclockwise.
Right” to rotate the picture 90° clockwise.
“Start slideshow”
-
starts a slideshow from the current image.
-
the
“Pause slideshow”menu item will appear, allowing you to pause the slide-
show.
“Set as wallpaper”
-
defines the current picture as your ARCHOS background image.
“Settings”
-
will display the Photo viewer settings screen (see next section).
“Zoom”
use the slider to magnify/demagnify the current picture.
-
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3.3 PHOTO VIEWER SETTINGS
In the Photo mode, you can access
•
the Photo viewer settings screen via
Settings” menu item.
the “
Use the left/right arrows to select a
•
different setting for a parameter.
“Picture Pause”
-
defines the time that each picture will be displayed during a slideshow.
“Transition”
-
defines the transition effect to be used between two pictures. There are several
cool effects that you can choose from.
“Sequence”
-
allows you to enable/disable the shuffle mode. If this parameter is set to
Shuffle”, your pictures will be displayed randomly. To disable the shuffle mode,
“
select “Normal”.
“Format”
-
allows you to change the way the picture is displayed.
-
“
Original”: displays the entire picture in its original format.
-
“
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.
3.4 PLAYING A SLIDESHOW
•
To view a slideshow, highlight a picture file in the “Photo” browser or while viewing
a photo, and choose the “Start slideshow” menu item, or tap on the Play icon.
•
While a slideshow is playing, you can pause it at any time by selecting the “
slideshow
•
You can define the time that each picture is displayed and the transition effects in
Photo” settings (see:
the “
” menu item or by tapping on the Pause icon.
Photo Viewer Settings
).
Pause
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3.5 PUTTING PHOTOS ONTO YOUR ARCHOS
There are two main methods to transfer the pictures stored on your computer onto
the ARCHOS:
Windows Media® Player: copy your pictures using Windows Media
1.
®
Player 10 or
higher*:
Use Windows Media® Player 10 or higher* (Sync tab) to synchronize your
computer’s pictures to the ARCHOS. See
Putting Files onto the ARCHOS
for more details.
* For best performance, we recommend that users update to Windows Media®
Player 11 or higher.
Windows® Explorer: Copy and paste your pictures from your computer into the
2.
Pictures folder of your ARCHOS.
To learn how to connect/disconnect the ARCHOS from your computer, see the
Transferring Files
section.
3.6 PLAYING YOUR PC’S SHARED PHOTOS (UPNP)
When connected to your home WiFi network, your ARCHOS gives
•
you the possibility to view, directly on your device, shared photos
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
•
photos from your PC’s Windows Media® Library.
Playing your PC’s Shared Media Files (UPnP)
See:
•
* There are other products on the market that also can share media files using
the UPnP standard.
.
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4.USING THE FILE BROWSER
The ARCHOS File Browser gives you the possibility to navigate the file
system of your ARCHOS hard drive. In the Home screen, tap on “Tools”,
then choose the “
You will see two panels:
•
The one on the left is the panel that
you usually use to navigate through
your device’s hard drive.
•
The panel on the right is the one
you will use when you want to
copy or move files and folders
(see:
Folders
Copying and Moving Files and
).
Files” icon to enter the File Browser.
About your ARCHOS hard drive:
DO NOT delete or rename the original folders: “Music”, “Pictures”, “Video”,
“Playlists”, etc. In the Home screen, the icons under the “Play” item (“Video,
“Music”, “Photo”...) lead directly to these folders and they will no longer work
if the folders are deleted or renamed.
4.1 NAVIGATION
TOUCHSCREEN CONTROLS
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.
To open a file or folder, tap on it to highlight it, then tap on it again.
•
•
To jump between the left and right panels, tap directly on the panel that you
want to highlight.
•
To display the available menu items, tap on the menu icon
You can go back one level in the interface by tapping on the Back icon
•
Wherever you are in the interface, you can go back directly to the Home screen
by tapping on the Home icon .
.
.
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Note that some of the above menu items may not appear if they are not available for the highlighted file or folder.
FILE BROWSER MENU ITEMS
“Info”
-
displays a message box with information about the highlighted file.
“Create folder”
-
creates a folder at the current location.
-
you will have to enter the folder’s name with the virtual keyboard (see:
Virtual Keyboard
).
Using the
“File Management”
-
Rename”: allows you to change the name of the highlighted file or folder using
“
the virtual keyboard. See:
Using the Virtual Keyboard
.
-
“
Delete”: allows you to delete the highlighted file or folder (and all its contents).
A confirmation screen will pop up.
-
Permissions”: allows you to define the file/folder as adult content, so that other
“
users can’t see it. To use this, your “
restricted access)
”. See Parental Control Settings.
Parental Mode” needs to be set to “Adult (un-
“Copy”
-
“
Copy”: allows you to copy the highlighted file or folder to the location defined in
the other browser panel.
-
Copy all files”: allows you to copy all the files of the current folder to the loca-
“
tion defined in the other browser panel.
Move”: allows you to move the highlighted file or folder to the location defined
-
“
in the other browser panel.
COPYING AND MOVING FILES AND FOLDERS
In the left panel, highlight the file/folder that you want to copy or move.
•
In the right panel, navigate to the location where you wish to copy the file/folder to.
•
•
Go back to the left panel, select the “Copy” menu item and then choose “Copy”,
Copy all files” or “Move”, depending on the action that you want to carry out.
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