Archos GMINI XS 202 User Manual

Gmini™ XS202

MP3 & WMA Digital Music Player & USB 2.0 Hard Drive

English user manual

V ersion 1.6 - Please see the Archos web site (WWW.ARCHOS.COM) for the most recent manual and software updates for your Gmini™.

An introductory note from ARCHOS

Dear Customer,

Archos thanks you for choosing our new ultra-small Gmini™ XS202. Check out our web site www.archos.com to ﬁ nd the available accessories for this product (car adapter, carrying cases, power adapter). Also, while at our web site, check for free downloads of updated and improved software for your device.

The principal function of the Gmini™ is, of course, to play music. Because it has a real hard disk inside of it, you can store thousands of songs. Using a standard audio cable, you can also play your music through a home entertainment system. You can bring your entire CD collection with you anywhere and play it over anyone’s sound system.

Putting music onto your Gmini™ is as easy as ‘drag and drop’ for your unprotected music ﬁ les. And for protected purchased music from PlaysForSure web sites, it is as easy as clicking the Sync button in Windows Media Player 10. Plus, with its USB 2.0 high speed port, transfers are ﬁ nished before you know it. The Gmini™ is also ID3 compatible. This means that the ARCLibrary will sort your music so that you can listen to it by artist, album, title, year, or genre. Click on Shufﬂ e, and listen to your music at random.

Finally, you can use the Gmini™ as a portable hard drive to store your important ﬁ les. You can even use the Archos double-browser to rename, create, copy, move, and delete ﬁ les and folders.

This manual gives you all the information you need to know on using your Gmini™. Read through it carefully, you just may ﬁ nd out the Gmini™ includes some additional functionality that you didn’t expect. If you require extra assistance, you can always call our help line or e-mail support to get a friendly Archos agent to give you a hand.

Wishing you the best music listening experience,

The Archos T eam

ontents

1 Ports, Buttons, and Connections 5 2 First Time Usage 6

2.1 Charging the Battery 6

2.2 Turning the Gmini™ XS202 ON and OFF 7

2.3 Changing the Interface language 7

2.4 Caring for the Gmini™ 7

2.5 Foreign Character Sets 7

3 Playing Music 8

3.1 Playing a Music File 8

3.2 Play Screen and Button Control 9

3.3 Playback Menu Items 11

3.4 ARCLibrary Speciﬁ cs 11

3.5 ARCLibrary Updating 12

3.6 Setting a Bookmark 12

3.7 The Resume Function 12

3.8 Locking the Gmini™ Buttons 13

4 Putting Music onto your Gmini™ XS202 14

4.1 Synchronizing Music from Windows Media® Player (WMP) to the Gmini™ XS202 14

4.2 Transferring your CD collection to the Gmini™ XS202 15

4.3 Installing Windows Media

4.4 Installing Windows Media

5 Playlists 17

5.1 Creating a new Playlist 17

5.2 Loading a Playlist 18

5.3 Playing a Playlist 18

5.4 Playlist Menu Options 18

6 Settings 20

6.1 Changing the Sound Settings 20

6.2 Changing the PlayMode Settings 22

4.1.1 Synchronizing Music from Windows Media® Player (WMP) 9 to the Gmini™ XS202 14

4.1.2 Synchronizing Music from Windows Media

Player (WMP) 9 16

Player (WMP) 10 16

Player (WMP) 10 to the Gmini™ XS202 15

6.3 Changing the time & date settings 23

6.4 Changing the Display Settings 24

6.5 Changing the Power Settings 25

6.6 Changing the System Settings 26

7 Using the Browser 27

7.1 Inside the MUSIC Folder 27

7.2 Navigating the Directory Structure 28

7.3 File and Folder Operations in Browser Mode 29

7.3.1 Contextual Menu on a File 29

7.3.2 Contextual Menu on a Folder 29

7.3.3 Contextual Menu while in the Double Browser 30

7.4 Using the Virtual Keyboard 30

8 Connecting the Gmini™ XS202 to a Stereo system 32 9 Connecting the Gmini™ to your Computer 33

9.1 Making the USB Connection 33

9.2 Using the Gmini™ as an External Drive 34

9.3 Disconnecting the Gmini™ from your Computer 34

9.3.1 Windows® 34

9.3.2 Macintosh

10 Using iTunes™ with your Gmini™ XS202 36 11 Updating the Gmini™ XS202 Firmware 37

11.1 Download the Update_GminiXS202.AOS ﬁ le 37

11.2 Copy to Gmini™ root and Update 37

12 Troubleshooting 39

12.1 USB Connection issues 39

12.2 File issues, corrupted data, formatting, and partitioning. 41

12.2.1 Windows® ME Running Scan-Disk (Error Checking) 41

12.2.2 Windows

13 Technical Speciﬁ cations 43 14 Technical Support 44 15 Legal and Safety Notices 47

XP & 2000 Running Check Disk Utility (ChkDsk) 42

Ports, Buttons, and Connections

First Time Usage

2.1 Charging the Battery

Ports, Buttons, and Connections

A Headphone jack B Power On indicator C Hard Disk activity indicator D Battery charger indicator E Stop/Escape/Off F Navigation Joystick & Play/Enter button (Press down) G On/Menu H USB 2.0 port (USB 1.1 compatible) to connect to computer I Power Connector (Use only the supplied Archos charger)

First Time Usage

2.1 Charging the Battery

Before using your Gmini XS202 for the ﬁ rst time, completely charge the battery for three hours.

• Connect the Gmini™ XS202 to the provided charger/adapter and a wall outlet. The blue CHG indicator lights up to indicate that the external adapter is connected. The battery will charge automatically when it is plugged in. The battery is fully charged when the full battery icon appears.

• After the ﬁ rst initial full charge, you may use the Gmini while the AC adapter is plugged in.

Animated battery: Full battery: The battery is currently being charged. The battery is fully charged.

2.2 Turning the Gmini™ XS202 ON and OFF

2.3 Changing the Interface language

2.4 Caring for the Gmini™

2.5 Foreign Character Sets

Playing Music

3.1 Playing a Music File

2.2 Turning the Gmini™ XS202 ON and OFF

• Press and hold the ON/Menu button until the screen comes on.

• The Gmini will automatically shut off after a given amount of time if no buttons are pressed. To conserve battery energy, the backlight will automatically shut of f. You can change these parameters in Setup > Power .

• Press and hold the Stop/off button until the Gmini shuts off.

2.3 Changing the Interface language

• English is selected as the default language for your Gmini user interface. You can choose another language by going to Setup > Display .

2.4 Caring for the Gmini™

The Gmini is an electronic product that needs to be treated with care.

• Do not subject it to unnecessary shock or vibration. Y ou may however go jogging with it or do sports.

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

• Keep the Gmini away from water and excessively humid areas.

• Keep the Gmini away from high electromagnetic ﬁ elds.

2.5 Foreign Character Sets

You have the possibility to display your ﬁ le names, folder names, and MP3 ID3 tags in various character sets (ex: Korean, Japanese, Simpliﬁ ed Chinese, etc.). You can ﬁ nd the language ﬁ les CodePage_name.4fz in the font folder under /Data on the Gmini XS202 hard disk or on the Archos website under the heading Software.

If, for example, you would like to have the Japanese language display, you would copy the ﬁ le Cp932.4fz into the folder /system on the Gmini XS202. Shut down and restart the Gmini XS202. File names, folder names, and ID3 tags written using the Microsoft Only one.4fz ﬁ le can be used at a time, thus you should only put one.4fz ﬁ le into the /system folder. When an.4fz language ﬁ le is used, the interface language will be set to English.

codepage for the language will now be displayed in that character set.

Playing Music

3.1 Playing a Music File

To select a music ﬁ le, push the navigation joystick to move upwards or downwards and press it down to enter a highlighted subfolder or tag category. Click ENTER to play the highlighted song. Use LEFT to leave a folder and go back to the previous level.

Once the Gmini has been turned on, the following screen is displayed. You can select the major functions from this main menu.

• Music : Browse through the folder Music or use the ARCLibrary music selection system.

• Browser : Browse through and manage all of the other ﬁ les on your Gmini.

• Resume : Resume playing from the last place you stopped.

• Setup : Set the parameters of your Gmini to your personal taste.

By clicking on the Music icon in the main menu screen, you will enter into a ‘music only’ mode. File types other than WMA, WAV, and MP3 that may be in those folders will be ﬁ ltered from view.

There are two ways to access your music, by selecting Browse hard disk or by searching the songs’ tag information, Artist, Album, title, etc . In the case of Browse hard drive, you will be sent directly to the Music folder of your Gmini. Here you can look at all your music ﬁ les and the folders on your Gmini’s hard drive as if you were browsing ﬁ les in a computer. The other way is to browse your music by tag information, artist, album, song name, year, or genre. The Unknown category indicates that the ﬁ le has no tag data.

3.2 Play Screen and Button Control

Play Status Play Order

3.2 Play Screen and Button Control

(1) Menu available (2) Artist* or parent folder (3) Song title* or ﬁ le name (4) Album* or current folder (5) File format and recording information (6) Status: playing (7) Play Mode: Folder (8) Play Order: Repeat (9) Volume (0-99) (10) Battery level (11) Real time clock (12) Song elapsed time (13) Song time remaining (14) Song length

*If the ﬁ le contains these tag data

A Play/pause/resume song B Increase the volume C Click once: Play the next song in the folder or playlist. Hold: Fast forward through the song. D Decrease the Volume E Click once: Play the previous song in the folder or playlist

(during ﬁ rst 5 seconds of song) otherwise go to the beginning of

the song. Hold: Fast reverse through the song. F Stop Song

Play Status Play Order

Stopped (no icon) Play once Playing a track Shufﬂ e (Random) track selection Current track is paused Repeat playing

The top status bar indicates the status and play settings that you have given. See the Settings chapter for a description of the Playmode options.

3.3 Playback Menu Items

3.4 ARCLibrary Speciﬁ cs

3.5 ARCLibrary Updating

3.6 Setting a Bookmark

3.7 The Resume Function

3.3 Playback Menu Items

When the menu icon appears, you have certain options. During song playback, press the MENU button for the following options.

3.4 ARCLibrary Speciﬁ cs

• Setup: Enters the Setup screen (same as selecting the Setup icon in the main menu) which allows you access to parameters such as bass and treble.

• Info: Show ﬁ le information such as the ﬁ le name, number of kilobytes of hard drive space used, date created, ﬁ le format, etc.

• ARCLibrary: Allows you to browse through your ARCLibrary while listening to the current song.

• Edit Playlist: Enters the playlist editor (see below how to use Playlists).

• Set Bookmark: Set a bookmark at the current position within the audio ﬁ le. See the Bookmark section below.

The ARCLibrary is a system for choosing your music by its characteristics. It can be turned On or Off in the settings from Setup > Playmode . As shown in this screen capture here, you can select your music by Artist, Album, Song Title, Genre, or Year. MP3 and WMA music ﬁ les have internal data tags to hold information about the song. For MP3 ﬁ les, these are known as ID3 tags. Not all MP3 ﬁ les have all this information ﬁ lled in. If you purchase a song from a music download service, the song will have this information. If you have an MP3 or WMA ﬁ le without this tag information, then you can add or change it by going to the properties of the ﬁ le in Windows® Explorer. Once you update the ARCLibrary, you will have access to all newly copied music via the ARCLibrary. The ARCLibrary indexes all the music and playlists that it ﬁ nds in the folders Music and Playlists by using the tag information in each song. Thus, you should never delete the folders Music or Playlists . If a song does not have tags, it will be put into the category <unknown> .

3.5 ARCLibrary Updating

If you paste unprotected audio ﬁ les from your computer to the Gmini, they go directly to the Gmini hard disk without the ARCLibrary knowing about the new song. This is why the ARCLibrary is updated when you disconnect your Gmini from the computer. Alternatively, you can set up the ARCLibrary to update only when you choose, by setting it to “On”, not “automatic”. You can ﬁ nd the information on how to do this in the section Playmode in the Settings chapter. You will then have to go to the Setup > Playmode screen, highlight [Update ARCLibrary] and press ENTER. A message screen will appear indicating that it is updating the ARCLibrary contents.

3.6 Setting a Bookmark

If you are listening to a song, or perhaps a long recording, and would like to place a bookmark in it in order to pick up from this point at another time, you can use the Bookmark function. While listening to the audio recording, simply click on the MENU button, then choose Set Bookmark . This will set a bookmark in the

audio ﬁ le at the current position. You can only set one bookmark per ﬁ le. When you look at the ﬁ le in your browser, it will have a small mark on its icon indicating that this ﬁ le has a bookmark set within it. You can have a maximum of 16 ﬁ les bookmarked. Setting more bookmarks will erase existing bookmarks, starting with the oldest. The next time you play the audio ﬁ le, you will be presented with two options:

Resume: Start playing from the bookmarked position. Ignore: Keep the bookmark but start playing from the very beginning.

To clear a bookmark from a ﬁ le, highlight the ﬁ le and use the MENU button, then choose clear bookmark .

3.7 The Resume Function

When you turn on your Gmini you will sometimes notice that the icon which is highlighted on the main

screen is not the Browser but rather the Resume icon. This icon is highlighted when the Gmini XS202

can resume the last played audio ﬁ le.

3.8 Locking the Gmini™ Buttons

Putting Music onto your Gmini™ XS202

4.1 Synchronizing Music from Windows Media

Player (WMP) to the Gmini™ XS202

3.8 Locking the Gmini™ Buttons

You can prevent the Gmini from executing unintended functions by locking the buttons. To lock the buttons, hold down on the MENU button until the “lock” icon appears in the top-left corner of the screen. Now the buttons are disabled, but you can still use the navigation joystick to change the volume. To unlock the buttons hold down again on the Menu button until the “lock” icon disappears.

Putting Music onto your Gmini™ XS202

The Gmini XS202 is designed to work seamlessly with Windows Media Windows Media and organize it. You will also use it to synchronize (copy) the contents of your Windows Media library to your Archos™ device.

4.1 Synchronizing Music from Windows Media

Windows Media® Player (WMP) allows you to synchronize music between your computer and Gmini XS202: That means, it will add music ﬁ les to your Gmini XS202 so that you have the same digital media on your Gmini as you have in your Windows Media from your computer to your Gmini, but it will not copy ﬁ les from your Gmini to your computer. You can choose to sync only certain songs or to sync your entire library.

4.1.1 Synchronizing Music from Windows Media® Player (WMP) 9 to the Gmini™ XS202

Access the Copy tab in WMP 9. On the left hand side, you should see music ﬁ les from your music library (saved on your computer) and on the right, the ﬁ les and folder on your Gmini XS202. Check the ﬁ les you want to copy to the Gmini. Make sure you have selected the folder on the Gmini into which you want to copy your music. In the top right corner of WMP, you will ﬁ nd the Copy button which starts the synchronization process.

Your Archos™ product is a certiﬁ ed PlaysForSure™ digital device which means that wherever you ﬁ nd music for sale on the Internet with the PlaysForSure™ symbol, you can be certain that they will ‘Play for sure’ on your Gmini XS202. Please note that the Gmini XS202 does not currently support subscription services. Check the Archos website to see if there is update software that will provide for recognition of these services on your device. For additional information on ‘Play for sure’ and download services, check out the web site www.playsforsure.com .

Player software is used to download digital media content from the Internet to your computer

Player library. The synchronization is one way, that is to say, copying music ﬁ les

Player (WMP) versions 9 and 10. The

Player (WMP) to the Gmini™ XS202

Player media

4.2 Transferring your CD collection to the Gmini™ XS202

4.3 Installing Windows Media

Player (WMP) 9

4.4 Installing Windows Media

Player (WMP) 10

4.1.2 Synchronizing Music from Windows Media® Player (WMP) 10 to the Gmini™ XS202

Access the Synchronise tab in WMP 10. If this is the ﬁ rst time you are using this option, WMP will offer to set up automatic synchronisation of your music ﬁ les. If this box is checked, every time you connect your Gmini to your computer, WMP will automatically start up and check to see whether any of the music ﬁ les on the computer have not yet been copied to the Gmini. These ﬁ les will then be copied to your computer. If you choose to manually synchronise your ﬁ les, you can always set up automatic synchronization by clicking the Set up sync button.

On the left hand side, you should see music ﬁ les from your music library (saved on your computer) and on the right, the ﬁ les and folder on your Gmini XS202. Check the ﬁ les you want to copy to the Gmini. Make sure you have selected the folder on the Gmini into which you want to copy your music. On the tool bar, you will ﬁ nd the Start Sync button which starts the synchronization process.

Attention: Files deleted from the WMP music library will also be deleted from the Gmini.

4.2 Transferring your CD collection to the Gmini™ XS202

The process of transferring music from a CD into ﬁ les for your Gmini XS202 is known as ‘ripping’. It is actually a transcoding process, taking the CDA (CD Audio) format and converting it to WMA or MP3 format which the Gmini can read. There are many music ripping programs on the market, but ARCHOS recommends that you use Windows Media® Player to rip your music. In fact, when you place a music CD in your computer, Windows® will ask you if you would like to rip it. Depending on the power of your computer, to rip a 60 minute CD, it will take anywhere from 10 minutes to 60 minutes. Once this is done, the album will become part of your music library. Connect your Gmini to your computer with the supplied USB cable. Now, you go to the Sync tab and tell Windows Media transfer that album to your Gmini.

Note: Some music CDs have a special copy protection system that will not allow Windows Media® Player to make music ﬁ les from them.

Player to synchronize that album to your Gmini. It will then

4.3 Installing Windows Media

If you have Windows software is to visit the Microsoft the Gmini XS202 itself.

4.4 Installing Windows Media

You must be running Windows Please visit Microsoft’s PlaysForSure website ( www.playsForSure.com ) and download the very latest version of Windows Media® Player 10.

, ME, and 2000, you should use Windows Media

Player (WMP) 9

Website and download the very latest version, or install the version found on

Player (WMP) 10

XP (Service Pack 1 or higher) in order to install Windows Media

Player 9. The easiest way to install this

Player 10.

Playlists

5.1 Creating a new Playlist

5.2 Loading a Playlist

5.3 Playing a Playlist

5.4 Playlist Menu Options

Playlists

A Playlist is a list of songs that the Gmini will automatically play one after the other. The Gmini can handle one Playlist at a time. Y ou can create new Playlists, add or delete songs from a Playlist, or save a Playlist as a ﬁ le (ﬁ le type.m3u) to be used another time. There is no limit to the number of Playlists you can save on the Gmini hard drive. A Playlist can have a maximum of 1000 songs in it.

5.1 Creating a new Playlist

To create a Playlist, press the RIGHT button while you are in the Music browser . A second panel will open on the right side to display the Playlist contents (shown empty in the picture). You can now add songs to the current Playlist.

Note: If tracks are displayed in the right panel, this means a Playlist is already open. To create a new Playlist, close the current list ﬁ rst (see the Playlist Menu options) and click RIGHT again.

In the left panel, search for the songs you would like to add to your Playlist. Once the song is highlighted, click on the ENTER button to add it to the Playlist. The song will be added to the Playlist and a small mark is placed next to the music note icon to indicate that it is now in the Playlist. You can also add all the music ﬁ les of a complete folder in

menu. Be careful which panel you are in since the left panel menu has different options than the right panel menu. Continue searching and adding songs in this manner until you are satisﬁ ed. You can jump back and forth anytime between the two panels by pushing the navigation joystick to the left and right.

We recommend that you save your Playlists to the Gmini hard drive (see Playlists Menu Options below) to use over and over again. After saving a new Playlist, use the menu of the left panel to update the ARCLibrary in order for it to appear in your Playlists folder. The menu also offers you the option INSERT: The track will be added before the track which is highlighted in the Playlist.

one operation by highlighting the desired folder and choosing ADD or INSERT on the

5.2 Loading a Playlist

5.3 Playing a Playlist

After loading a Playlist, press the navigation joystick to the right to go into the Playlist edition panel. Then use the navigation joystick to select a song. Click on ENTER, and your Playlist will start playing from that song according to the current PlayMode settings.

5.4 Playlist Menu Options

You can load a previously saved Playlist or add the ﬁ les it contains to the current Playlist. Use the music browser to select the Playlist of your choice (Playlists are indicated by a special list icon) and then press OK. If there were already some items in the Gmini Playlist, then the songs of the loaded Playlist will be added to the end of it. You can then check or modify the Playlist as usual in the Playlist panel.

While in the Playlist screen (right side) you have the following options.

• Save: Saves the current Playlist onto the Gmini so that it can be reloaded later. It will be saved into the directory Playlists .

• Close: Closing the list enables you to create a new Playlist by pushing the navigation joystick to the right whilst in the Music folder or any of its sub-folders.

• Rename: Changes the name of the current Playlist using the Virtual Keyboard.

• Shufﬂ e: Randomly changes the order of the items in the loaded Playlist.

• Clear: Removes ALL tracks from the loaded Playlist.

Settings

6.1 Changing the Sound Settings

• Move: Allows you to change the order of songs in the Playlist by moving them up or down using the navigation joystick.

• Delete: Removes the highlighted track from the playlist.

Note: T o delete a Playlist, navigate to Browser > Playlists . Highlight the Playlist, the menu button, highlight Delete and press ENTER.

(Moving a music track)

Important: Once you save a Playlist it is important that you do not move the actual ﬁ les as the Playlist searches in the original ﬁ le location. If you need to move your ﬁ les to a different folder, you’ll have to recreate your Playlists.

Settings

6.1 Changing the Sound Settings

If you would like to customize the sound quality, go to [ Setup > Sound ].

There are a number of parameters you can set on the Gmini to make it operate according to your particular needs. Start by clicking on Setup .

Within the menus, you will ﬁ nd different parameters. In order to modify a parameter, push the navigation joystick to the left or right. Note that once you have reached the last option, clicking further will not normally take you back to the ﬁ rst item in the list.

Parameter Description

6.2 Changing the PlayMode Settings

Parameter Description

Volume Range: 0 to 99 Controls the current volume. Balance Range: -5 to +5 (left to right) Sound effect Rock, Techno, Jazz, Classic, Live or Custom

Change this parameter to select an equalizer setting to the style of music you are listening to. Select Custom to set your own equalizer levels.

[Set Equalizer] To customize the equalizer. See below. [Reset] Sets all your sound parameters with default or ﬂ at values.

Customizing the equalizer To set the equalizer, highlight the [ Set equalizer ] line and then click on ENTER. You will now be able to adjust

the Gmini’s ﬁ ve band equalizer. Use the LEFT/RIGHT buttons to select a speciﬁ c frequency range (Bass, Medium-Base, Medium, Medium-Treble, Treble) and then use the UP/DOWN buttons to increase or decrease the response for the given frequency range. Modifying these settings changes the sound in real time. Thus it is best to change these values while listening to a song.

1. 2. 3. Change values 4. Exit screen.

6.2 Changing the PlayMode Settings

If you would like the Gmini to play through an entire folder of songs, play songs at random (shufﬂ e), or any of the other playing options, you can set these parameters in the Playmode settings. Go to Setup > Playmode .

Parameter Description

Current Folder Play all tracks in the current directory All Play all tracks on the Gmini Single Play a single track then stop Queue User can queue the next track to be played † Scan Gmini plays ﬁ rst 15 seconds of each track †† Repeat and shufﬂ e This parameter allows you to choose the order of play of your songs

Normal: the music sequence is played once Repeat: the music sequence is played in a loop Shufﬂ e: the music sequence is played randomly

6.3 Changing the time & date settings

6.4 Changing the Display Settings

Parameter Description

ARCLibrary Off, On. Automatic (default)

The ARCLibrary feature enables you to see your music organised by Artist, Album, Title, Genre and Year. Select

ARCLibrary Update Scans through all music and playlists in the folders Music and Playlists and indexes these into the ARCLibrary . You

†Queue Mode: While the current song is playing, simply click on the menu button and select Browser or ARCLibrary (depending on the current folder), ﬁ nd the next song you want to play, then click ENTER.. This is your queued song. The lower arrow of the Queue icon will turn black. You can only queue one song at a time. See the Playlist section to prepare multiple songs to play. Once the current track has ﬁ nished playing, your queued track will be played. If you do not queue another track at this time, the Gmini will play the next song in the original directory.

††Scan Mode: Each track in the directory is played for 15 seconds. This allows a quick sample of each song. If you want to play the whole song, click on the Play button during those ﬁ rst 15 seconds. The Gmini will then revert to single directory mode and play the rest of the songs in the directory without scanning.

6.3 Changing the time & date settings

In order to set the time and date or to change the time format, go to Setup > Clock . The Time format can be set to a 12 hour clock (0:00 to 12:59) or 24 hour clock (0:00 to 23:59).

Off to disable the feature or On to enable it. On Automatic, the library will update itself when disconnected from the computer.

need to do this only when you have copied new music to your Gmini.

The Time is expressed in Hours , Minutes and Seconds , although seconds are not displayed. The date is expressed as Day , Month and Year .

Having modiﬁ ed all necessary parameters, be sure to set them. To do this, highlight the [Set] line and the click ENTER. Wait a moment for the Gmini to save the new values before clicking the STOP/ESCAPE button.

6.4 Changing the Display Settings

In order to change the operating language of the Gmini or the contrast of the display, go to Setup > Display .

Parameter Description

Language Use this option to set the operating language of the Gmini. Options are English , Français , Deutsch , Español and

Рчсский .

Contrast These values represent the black/white contrast of the screen.

6.5 Changing the Power Settings

Parameter Description

6.6 Changing the System Settings

Parameter Description

6.5 Changing the Power Settings

To help you get the most battery life out of your Gmini before having to recharge it, you can adjust the power settings. Go to Setup > Power.

Parameter Description

Power Off Range: 1 to 9 minutes or Never.

Number of minutes of user inactivity before the Gmini automatically shuts off. The Gmini will not shut off during the

Backlight Backlight shut down time: 10 to 90 seconds, Never. The time of user inactivity (no buttons pressed) before the Gmini turns off the backlight. Never indicates that the

Hard drive 10-90 seconds. The number of seconds from the time of the last ﬁ le access before the Gmini tells the internal hard

playback of music ﬁ les. Never (on DC Power) indicates that the Gmini will not do an automatic shut down.

backlight will always stay on. Keeping the backlight on will reduce the battery time.

disk to stop spinning. The longer this time, the more often the hard disk is turning and the quicker the response time when accessing ﬁ les. However, as it is set longer, it will quickly consume your battery. Caution: This setting should only be changed by experienced users. The default setting is 60s.

6.6 Changing the System Settings

To change the system parameters or get information about the system, go to Setup > System .

Parameter Description

Show all ﬁ les If “Off” is selected, ﬁ les are ﬁ ltered so that only music ﬁ les are shown. The “On” setting lets you see other ﬁ le types

OS Version Displays the current version of the Operating System (OS). Prod key Display the product key of your Gmini XS202. Every Gmini has a unique product key number. Hard Disk Displays the amount of free and used space on the Gmini’s hard disk. Reported number of megabytes is binary

[Update Firmware] Used to update the Gmini to a new version of the Operating System. See the chapter

as well as music ﬁ les.

based counting (1kb=1024 bytes). Thus each reported MB represents approximately 1.05 megabytes (decimal). Formatting also takes up space.

Updating the Gmini Firmware.

Using the Browser

7.1 Inside the MUSIC Folder

7.2 Navigating the Directory Structure

Button Controls

Key Action

Using the Browser

The browser is used to navigate the ﬁ le system on the Gmini. The ﬁ le system is the same type of ﬁ le system that is found on Windows ﬁ les from your computer to your Gmini is as easy as ‘drag and drop’. The ﬁ le system is a hierarchical system which includes folders and subfolders. Because you will be putting hundreds of ﬁ les onto your Gmini, it is STRONGLY ADVISED that keep a neat and orderly ﬁ le structure. We suggest that you keep the predeﬁ ned folders: Data (to carry miscellaneous data ﬁ les with you), Music (all of your music ﬁ les), and Playlists (to hold all your music Playlists).

7.1 Inside the MUSIC Folder

The top level of your Archos Gmini includes the folder Music . Most people who create neat ﬁ le structures for their Archos players make the following hierarchy within the Music folder.

Level 1 – Artist (Dire Straits, Madonna, Stravinsky, etc.) Level 2 – Album (Brothers in Arms, American life, etc.) Level 3 – Song (Money for Nothing, etc.)

The folder Music is a special folder in that the Music icon on the main screen leads to this folder directly. It should not be deleted or renamed.

based computers. This way, transferring

7.2 Navigating the Directory Structure

Button Controls

Key Action

Joystick Up Highlights the previous ﬁ le or folder in the current directory Joystick Down Highlights the next ﬁ le or folder in the current directory Joystick Right Open double-browser or gives the focus to the right panel. Joystick Left Goes to parent directory if single panel view. Gives the focus to the left panel when in double-browser mode. ENTER Folder highlighted: enters this folder . File highlighted: Plays the ﬁ le if it is a music ﬁ le. Off/Escape Exit Browser mode. Menu Displays the contextual menu.

Just below the top status bar, you can see the directory you are currently viewing. To navigate the directory structure you will use the navigation joystick to move through the ﬁ les in a directory. Press ENTER to enter a highlighted folder. To go back up one level in the directory structure, you can either use the contextual MENU button (select Parent) or move the joystick to the left. The contextual MENU button allows you to create new folders, delete folders, rename a ﬁ le or folder, or display information about a ﬁ le.

7.3 File and Folder Operations in Browser Mode

7.4 Using the Virtual Keyboard

7.3 File and Folder Operations in Browser Mode

While browsing the directory structure, you will have the option to manipulate ﬁ les and folders. When you use the Browser mode, you will be browsing through the Gmini’s hard drive as if browsing via a computer. In Browser mode, you can create folders, delete ﬁ les or folders, rename ﬁ les or folders, and copy or move ﬁ les from one place to another.

7.3.1 Contextual Menu on a File

Info: Show ﬁ le information such as song length, number of kilobytes used of hard drive

space, date ﬁ le was created, etc.

Rename: Allows you to change the name of the highlighted ﬁ le. You cannot change the ﬁ le extension type for ﬁ le types that are playable by the Gmini. You will be sent to the virtual keyboard (see the next section) to enter the new ﬁ le name.

Delete: Delete the ﬁ le permanently from the Gmini. (Before it is deleted, the Gmini will ask for conﬁ rmation: “Delete ﬁ le? - Yes/No”). Press ENTER to conﬁ rm or STOP/ ESCAPE to cancel.

Create Folder: Create a new folder in the current level of the directory. You will be sent to the Virtual Keyboard to enter the new folder name. There is a limit of 1000 ﬁ les per folder.

7.3.2 Contextual Menu on a Folder Info: Show ﬁ le information such as number of kilobytes of hard drive space used, date

created, number of ﬁ les and folders the folder contains etc. Rename: Allows you to change the name of the highlighted folder. You will be sent to

the virtual keyboard (see the next section) to enter the new folder name. Delete: Delete the ﬁ le permanently from the Gmini. (Before it is deleted, the Gmini will

ask for conﬁ rmation: “Delete folder X? - Yes/No.” Press ENTER to conﬁ rm or STOP/ ESCAPE to cancel.

Create Folder: Create a new folder in the current level of the directory. You will be sent to the Virtual Keyboard to enter the new folder name. There is a limit of 1000 ﬁ les per folder.

7.3.3 Contextual Menu while in the Double Browser

Source Destination

7.4 Using the Virtual Keyboard

If you want to create folders and rename ﬁ les or folders, it is recommended to do so from your computer when it is connected to the Gmini. The computer keyboard is easier to use. At times, however, you are not near your computer and you would like to enter the text directly with the Gmini. For this, you will use the Virtual Keyboard. Y ou will be taken to this screen when you rename a ﬁ le or folder or create a new folder. You will use the navigation joystick to move around the keyboard. Click on ENTER to enter the character that is highlighted. Once your text is entered, select Enter on the bottom right.

By using the unique Archos double browser system, you can copy or move ﬁ les from one location in the ﬁ le structure to another (caution: there is a limit of 1000 ﬁ les per folder). While in the Browser mode, you simply move the joystick to the right and a second browser panel will open. You can jump between the two panels using the LEFT/RIGHT buttons. When the title of the folder is highlighted, this is the active folder. The ﬁ le highlighted within this active folder will be copied, that is to say, it is the source for the copy. The other panel will be the destination folder. Once you have decided on the destination folder, move to the source browser panel, highlight the ﬁ le to copy, and then click on the MENU button. You can now choose Copy to copy the highlighted ﬁ le, Copy All to copy all the ﬁ les in that folder to the destination folder, or Move to move it to the destination folder. Other options such as Info, Delete, Rename and Create Folder are addressed above .

Connecting the Gmini™ XS202 to a Stereo system

1 Contextual Menu 2 Text being typed

3 Cursor 4 Upper/Lower case*

5 Delete character* 6 Clear entire line*

7 Enter

* These items can also be found in the contextual menu Tip: use the STOP/ESCAPE button to cancel any changes you made

and exit the virtual keyboard.

Connecting the Gmini™ XS202 to a Stereo system

Connecting your Gmini XS202 to a stereo system allows you to listen to your Gmini’s music without a headset. Y ou will need a standard (mini headphone to RCA) audio cable for this which is not supplied with the Gmini (this is available for purchase on the ARCHOS website www.archos.com). The diagram below illustrates the setup. Plug the audio cable into the headphone jack and into the auxiliary jacks on your stereo. Note that this is only a schematic representation of a stereo. If in doubt, the manual of your stereo will enable you to identify the auxiliary inputs.

Connecting the Gmini™ to your Computer

9.1 Making the USB Connection

9.2 Using the Gmini™ as an External Drive

9.3 Disconnecting the Gmini™ from your Computer

Connecting the Gmini™ to your Computer

9.1 Making the USB Connection

Windows® ME, 2000,XP and Mac OS 10.2.4 or better will automatically recognize the Gmini as a Mass Storage Device when plugged in.

1. Plug the supplied USB cable into your computer. Y our computer must be turned on.

2. With the Gmini XS202 off, plug the other end of the USB cable into your Gmini

3. Turn on your Gmini.

4. A new hard drive named “ JUKEBOX ” will appear on your computer.

Windows

• The displayed hard drive is the hard drive of your Gmini. You can now drag and drop any ﬁ les you want, to or from the Gmini

• Please also read the disconnection procedure below as disconnecting the cable at any time without warning may cause data loss.

Macintosh®

9.2 Using the Gmini™ as an External Drive

As the Gmini acts like a regular hard drive when connected to your computer, getting your ﬁ les onto the Gmini is as easy as ‘copy and paste’. Simply connect your Gmini to your computer as explained previously and run Windows® Explorer (or use the Macintosh Finder™). Now, go to your computer’s hard drive, and copy (Right mouse click, then select Copy) a music ﬁ le or a folder full of ﬁ les. Next, open up the hard drive named JUKEBOX on the PC, open the folder you want to copy the ﬁ les to, and then right-click the mouse and select Paste. For Macintosh drive) and the other your destination (the Gmini hard drive), and then simply drag and drop ﬁ les or folders from one window to another. Note that music purchased on the Internet must be transferred using Windows Media Player.

9.3 Disconnecting the Gmini™ from your Computer

WARNING: You must properly remove (unmount) your Gmini from the computer before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing the computer and/or the Gmini. DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE USB CABLE!!!

9.3.1 Windows®

To safely unmount the Gmini hard drive, click on the system tray remove icon (green arrow as shown below) and follow the instructions. Wait until you get a message saying that you can safely unplug the device before disconnecting the USB cable. Attention: The operating system will not allow you to safely disconnect the Gmini if a running application (such as Windows Media open Gmini ﬁ les in any running application as well as Windows Explorer in the system tray will then allow you to unmount the Gmini and to safely disconnect the USB cable.

1. The safe remove icon is in the system tray near the system clock.

or Windows® you can open two windows on the desktop, one being the source (your computer’s hard

Player) is using one of the ﬁ les. You will have to close all the

. Using the green disconnect arrow icon

Windows

XP Windows® 2000 & Windows® ME

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Using iTunes™ with your Gmini™ XS202

2. Click on the icon to Eject (unmount) the Gmini from your computer and then select the ‘Safely remove’

message.

3. There will be a message indicating that it is now safe to disconnect the Gmini. You can now go ahead and

unplug the USB cable from the Gmini.

9.3.2 Macintosh

First, close all programs that are using ﬁ les from your Gmini. Drag the Gmini hard drive icon towards the trash can, and the trash can will become a big arrow as shown in the screen image. Drop the hard drive icon onto the arrow. The hard disk icon will disappear from the desktop. You can now safely unplug the USB cable from your Gmini and/or your computer.

Using iTunes™ with your Gmini™ XS202

The easiest way to transfer music ﬁ les between a Macintosh

Uncompress it and open the folder for your operating system. You will ﬁ nd a JPEG image illustrating where you need to copy the plug-in to. Once this is done, iTunes™ will recognize the Gmini XS202 as a ‘Device’. Currently there is no plug-in for the PC version of iTunes™.

To make your user experience easy as possible, please keep in mind the following.

1) Music purchased at Apple’s on-line music store are copy protected with a proprietary encryption system. ARCHOS™ device will not be able to play this purchased music or ﬁ les in ACC format which you might have created. It will happily play MP3 format ﬁ les without problem.

2) When you create your Playlists with iTunes® (you can only create Playlists from songs that have been copied to your Gmini XS202), your Macintosh save them to the Gmini Playlists directory. It would be best to use the Gmini itself to make Playlists and then save these Playlists in your Playlists folder.

3) When you drag and drop MP3 ﬁ les from your iTunes® library to your Gmini, the i-Tunes® program will look at the ID3 tag information of the MP3 ﬁ le, and create a folder on the root of your Gmini using the name of the Artist as the folder name. Then it will take the Album name ID3 tag, and create a subfolder with that album as its name. Finally, it will take the MP3 song itself and place it into that album subfolder. Thus, although it is a clean structure of artists and albums, i-Tunes® does not follow the Gmini convention of placing the music into the Music folder ﬁ rst.

use the Macintosh Finder™ to drag and drop the ﬁ les to and from your Macintosh However, for Macintosh

developed a special i-Tunes® plug-in. You will ﬁ nd it in the folder /Data/i-Tunes Plug-in on the Gmini XS202 hard disk or from the Archos website. In this folder you will ﬁ nd a.sit compressed ﬁ le.

users who do want to use the Gmini XS202 with iTunes®, Archos has

will save these Playlists to the root directory of your Gmini. It will not

computer and your Gmini XS202 is to

The

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Updating the Gmini™ XS202 Firmware

11.1 Download the Update_GminiXS202.AOS ﬁ le

11.2 Copy to Gmini™ root and Update

Updating the Gmini™ XS202 Firmware

Archos periodically updates the ﬁ rmware or Operating System (OS) and makes it available for free download on the ARCHOS website (www.archos.com). Updates to the Operating System include new features, feature improvements, and bug ﬁ xes. Y ou should check to make sure that you are running the most recent version of the OS. To see the current version of the software you device is running, go to Setup > System and look at the line OS Version . You will ﬁ nd the most recent version of the OS and its version number at the Archos website (www. archos.com) under the category Software .

11.1 Download the Update_GminiXS202.AOS ﬁ le

When you click on the link to download the new OS ﬁ le (the ﬁ le name is Update_ GminiXS202.AOS), your browser may warn you that the contents of the download may harm your computer. This is because the Windows a.AOS ﬁ le is. Be assured that Archos has made every effort to ensure that the ﬁ le does not contain viruses. Click on the option Save to download this ﬁ le to a convenient place, such as My Documents , in order to later copy this ﬁ le to your Gmini XS202. If your Gmini is connected to your PC, you can even save it directly to the Gmini.

You will also ﬁ nd next to the ﬁ rmware download, a text ﬁ le which details the list of changes from the previous version of the OS.

11.2 Copy to Gmini™ root and Update

Connect your Gmini to your computer (See the chapter on connecting to the computer for help), and then copy the Update_GminiXS202.AOS ﬁ le to the root directory of the Gmini. The root directory is the top most level of the directory hierarchy. Just drag this.AOS ﬁ le onto the Gmini XS202 Hard disk (named Jukebox ) in your ﬁ le manager and it will place it in the top most directory (outside any folder). If there is already an older version of the Update_GminiXS202.AOS ﬁ le on your Gmini, Windows you want to overwrite the current ﬁ le. Click on Yes.

system does not know what

will ask if

Once this ﬁ le is copied, safely disconnect Gmini XS202 from the computer. Refer to the disconnection procedure in the connection chapter if you are unsure of how to do this.

On your Gmini, go to Setup > System and select the [ Update Firmware ] line. Click ENTER. You will be prompted to power the Gmini by the adapter/charger. The Gmini will now locate the update ﬁ le and install it. A message will appear asking you to click on any button to restart the device. You can go to Setup > System to verify the new OS has been installed by looking at the version number there.

Warning!

Never unplug the DC-in adapter while the update is in progress. This can cause permanent damage to the unit.

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Troubleshooting

12.1 USB Connection issues

Troubleshooting

12.1 USB Connection issues

Problem: I cannot get my Gmini to be recognized by the computer. Solutions:

• Shut off and reboot the computer and the Gmini and then try connecting again in the preferred order enumerated in the Chapter Connecting your Gmini XS202 to your computer .

• If using a USB hub, try connecting without using the hub (some hubs are not powered and may not work with the Gmini).

• If using a USB port in the front of your computer, try a USB port in the back. Front USB ports are often from non-powered hubs.

• Do not connect to a USB port repeated through a keyboard.

• Windows Windows® XP or 2000 for over one minute, and then it comes up as local drive . Use DOS Utility ChkDsk as shown below.

• Windows and select Manage. Then select Storage and then Disk Management. Within this window you may see the Gmini hard drive and be able to assign it a drive letter. Right click on the graphic of the Gmini hard disk and select the command Change Drive Letter and Paths. Enter the next free drive letter such as E: or F:.

XP and 2000: If the File Allocation Table (FAT) gets corrupted, the Gmini may not show up in

XP may recognize the Gmini disk drive but yet not assign a drive letter. Right click on My Computer

Problem: What do I do if I try to disconnect via the green arrow but keep getting “The device ‘Generic Volume’ cannot be stopped now. Try stopping the device again later.”

Solution: program that might be accessing data on the Gmini, including Windows all programs, wait 20 seconds, then try the green arrow again. If this does not work, you should shut down the computer and disconnect the USB cable once the computer is off.

Problem: When I plug the Gmini into my computer, I do not see a new hard drive icon on the screen.

Solution: Use the troubleshooting section USB Connection Issues above.

Problem: I have Windows Solution: The original version of XP does not have native support for USB 2.0. Y ou must update your Windows

XP to a minimum of SP1 (Service Pack 1) in order for it to transfer ﬁ les at the full USB 2.0 port capacity.

Problem: The Gmini shuts off by itself. Solution: This is normal. If you are not playing music or using it, it will automatically shut off based on the

automatic power-off parameters in the Power submenu. Go to the menu [ Setup > Power ] where you can adjust the Power off parameter.

Problem: The Gmini locks-up. None of the buttons react. Solution: Did you set the Gmini to ‘lock’ mode? This is the mode that blocks the buttons from functioning so that

you can put the Gmini in your pocket or backpack without worrying about buttons getting accidentally pressed. Hold down for three seconds on the Menu button to unlock all the buttons. The other possibility is an electrostatic phenomena. That is, static electricity has temporarily knocked out the Gmini. Hold down on the STOP button for 15 seconds and the Gmini will shut off. Restart it normally now.

Use the green arrow a second time. Sometimes Windows

does not update its status. Shut off any

Explorer. If this does not work, shut down

XP and a USB 2.0 port, yet my ﬁ le transfer rates are very slow.

Problem: When I go to the Music icon in the main menu, I cannot see the mp3 ﬁ les or albums that I just put into the Gmini.

12.2 File issues, corrupted data, formatting, and partitioning.

Solution: The Gmini’s ARCLibrary must be refreshed. Go to Setup > Playmode > Update ARCLibrary . Your newly transferred ﬁ les will be indexed into the ARCLibrary. Files that are not in the folder Music will not be included in the ARCLibrary.

12.2 File issues, corrupted data, formatting, and partitioning.

Problem: On the Gmini, I ﬁ nd new ﬁ le names and folder names that I never created or they have strange gibberish names.

Answer: Most likely, the Gmini’s ﬁ le allocation table (FAT) has been corrupted. This could have been due to a shut down while the Gmini was connected to your computer. To ﬁ x a corrupted FAT problem, you should use the Error Checking utility or the Check Disk utility explained at the end of this section. Attention: Windows Macintosh and will not harm the Gmini.

Problem: I want to reformat the hard drive of the Gmini. Solution: You can do this, but it will erase ALL of the data on your Gmini. First, as explained above, you should

run ScanDisk or the DOS chkdsk (Check Disk) program to try to ﬁ x your problem. These will solve your problems 99% of the time. Note that Windows format. This will make the Gmini unusable. Make sure you tell it to format the hard drive in FAT32 format .

12.2.1 Windows

• Quit all running applications.

• Properly connect the Gmini to your computer as explained in chapter 6.

• Make sure the external AC adapter is powering the Gmini.

• Right click on the Gmini hard drive in Windows

• Select the Tools option and run the Error checking program.

• Make sure you check the box to automatically ﬁ x errors .

• Be patient, this may take a while. Windows ﬁ les available. This is OK, click on Yes .

often write extra ﬁ les to the hard drive such as ﬁ nder.def or System volume info . These are normal

XP and 2000 will, by default, format your Gmini hard drive in the NTFS ﬁ le

ME Running Scan-Disk (Error Checking)

Explorer and select Properties.

may ask you to restart the computer to make certain Windows

and

12.2.2 Windows® XP & 2000 Running Check Disk Utility (ChkDsk)

If you still have problems with the ﬁ le system on your Gmini you can try to ﬁ x it using the DOS utility, check disk (chkdsk). Simply running the Windows following;

• Make sure the external AC adapter is powering the Gmini.

• Quit all running applications.

• Properly connect the Gmini to your computer as explained in chapter 6.

• Wait patiently (up to 5 minutes) for Windows

• Using the Command Prompt utility program, open a DOS window. Start > Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt .

• At the prompt, type chkdsk e: /f . Use e: or the drive letter representing your Gmini.

• Be patient, this may take a while.

• When it is ﬁ nished, exit the DOS Window and properly disconnect the Gmini from your computer.

program Error Checking may not completely ﬁ x disk errors. Do the

XP to show the GMINI or local drive as mounted.

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Technical Speciﬁ cations

ARCHOS Gmini XS202 series

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Technical Support

Technical Speciﬁ cations

ARCHOS Gmini XS202 series

Storage Capacity See front of package. Computer Interface High Speed USB 2.0 (compatible USB 1.1) Audio Playback MP3 (Stereo, decoding 32-320 kb/s CBR & VBR), WMA,.WA V (PCM), WMA DRM protected purchased downloads.

Screen 128 x 128 pixels. 4 level greyscale Playback Autonom y Up to 17 hours* Scalability Free Operating System updates downloadable from ARCHOS web site Audio Connection Standard 3.5mm mini stereo headphone jack. Power Internal rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery. Use ONLY the speciﬁ ed Archos adapter/charger supplied with this

System Requirements Windows

And a computer with USB 2.0 interface (compatible USB 1.1 at a lower speed). For protected WMA PlaysForSureTM downloaded ﬁ les: Windows

(does not support subscription services. Check the Archos website for possible software upgrades for this.)

product.

, ME, 2000 or XP. Mac: OS 10.2.4

or 10 and a computer with USB 2.0 interface (compatible USB 1.1 at a lower speed).

ME, 2000 or XP with Windows Media® Player 9

*Depending on usage (stop/start/settings/ﬁ le type/etc.)

All brands and product names are registered trademarks and the property of their respective owners. Speciﬁ cations are subject to change without notice. Errors or omissions excepted. Images and illustrations may not always match contents. Copyright® 2005. ARCHOS. All rights reserved.

Technical Support

In case you should encounter any technical difﬁ culties using your product, we suggest you go through these steps in order to resolve any issues as efﬁ ciently as possible:

1) Please read carefully through the appropriate sections of this manual. Some subject areas may be treated in two different chapters depending on how the device is being used.

2) Look at the Troubleshooting section at the back of this manual. In this section, we have included answers to some commonly asked questions.

3) Look at our Support section on the website (www .archos.com). Here, you will ﬁ nd Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for our different products, and there is a chance that somebody else has already asked your question.

4) If these steps did not help you resolve your technical difﬁ culty, you can always contact us either via email or by calling the helpline. Telephone support will be provided in the language of the countries listed below. For other countries, please use e-mail technical support.

• For warranty and services purposes, keep your sales receipt for proof of purchase.

• If technical support (Telephone or E-mail) determines that your product needs to be returned, please contact the place of purchase to have your product repaired or replaced (depending on problem type). Customers who purchased directly from the ARCHOS

DO NOT USE phone or e-mail support for marketing and sales questions. These numbers are to aid those who have technical difﬁ culties / malfunctions.

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website should ﬁ ll out the RMA return request form on the website.

Telephone Support

Canada 949-609-1400 Nederland 020-50 40 510

Danmark 35 25 65 67 Norge 22 57 77 71

Deutschland 069-6698-4714 Schweitz/Suisse 442 004 111

España 09-1745-6224 Suomi 09 2311 3434

France 01 70 20 00 30 Svenska 08 579 290 80

Ireland 01-601-5700 UK 0207-949-0115

Italia 02-4827-1143 USA 877-300-879 (toll free)

Email Support

tech-support.us@archos.com English (United States and Canada customers)

tech-support.eu@archos.com English or French (Europe and the rest of the planet)

tech-support.de@archos.com German (Germany)

WWW.ARCHOS.COM

Worldwide Ofﬁ ces

United States & Canada Europe & Asia

ARCHOS 3, Goodyear - Unit A Irvine, CA 92618 USA

Phone: 1 949-609-1483 Fax: 1 949-609-1414

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Technology

ARCHOS 12, rue Ampère 91430 Igny France Phone: +33 (0) 169 33 169 0 Fax: +33 (0) 169 33 169 9

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S.A.

United Kingdom Germany

ARCHOS PO Box 1420 Southampton SO15 1WF United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0) 1264 366022 Fax: +44 (0) 1264 366626

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(UK) Limited

ARCHOS Business Park Vierwinden Konrad-Zuse-Str. 22 41516 Grevenbroich Germany

Tel: + 49 (0) 21 82 – 570 41-0 Fax: + 49 (0) 2182 - 57041-70

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Deutschland GmbH

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Legal and Safety Notices

Warranty and Limited Liability This product is sold with a limited warranty and speciﬁ c remedies are available to the original purchaser in

the event the product fails to conform to the limited warranty. Manufacturer’s liability may be further limited in accordance with its sales contract.

In general, the manufacturer shall not be responsible for product damages caused by natural disasters, ﬁ re, static discharge, misuse, abuse, neglect, improper handling or installation, unauthorized repair, alteration or accident. In no event shall the manufacturer be liable for loss of data stored on disk media.

MANUFACTURER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. EVEN IF INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF IN ADVANCE.

ARCHOS licensor(s) makes no warranties, express or implied, including, without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability and ﬁ tness for a particular purpose, regarding the licensed materials. ARCHOS’s licensor(s) does not warrant, guarantee or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the licensed materials in terms of its correctness, accuracy, reliability, correctness or otherwise. The entire risk as to the results and performance of the licensed materials is assumed by you. The exclusion of implied warranties is not permitted by some jurisdictions. The above exclusion may not apply to you.

In no event will ARCHOS’s licensor(s), and their directors, ofﬁ cers, employees or agents (collectively ARCHOS’ licensor) be liable to you for any consequential, incidental or indirect damages (including damages for loss of business proﬁ ts, business interruption, loss of business information, and the like) arising out of the use of inability to use the licensed materials even if ARCHOS’ licensor has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Because some jurisdiction do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitations may not apply to you.

Please see your sales contract for a complete statement of warranty rights, remedies and limitation of liability.

Furthermore, warranty does not apply to:

Damages or problems resulting from misuse, abuse, accident, alteration or incorrect electrical current or voltage.

2. Any product tampered-with or damaged warranty seal or serial number label.

3. Any product without a warranty or serial number label.

4. Batteries and any consumable items delivered with or in the equipment.

The end user is required to use this product only in conformity with its original purpose and is strictly forbidden to make any technical modiﬁ cations that could potentially impinge on the rights of third parties. Any modiﬁ cation to the hardware, software, or physical enclosure of the product must be approved in writing by ARCHOS. Non approved modiﬁ ed products are subject to the withdrawal of any or all guarantee clauses.

Warnings and Safety Instructions

CAUTION

To prevent risks of electric shock, this unit must only be opened by qualiﬁ ed service personnel.

Power off and disconnect the power supply cable before opening the unit.

WARNING

To prevent ﬁ re or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.

Use of this product is for personal use only. Copying CDs or loading music, video, or picture ﬁ les for sale or other business purposes is or may be a violation of copyright law. Copyrighted materials, works of art, and/or presentations may require authorization to be fully or partially recorded. Please be aware of all such applicable laws concerning the recording and use of such for your country and jurisdiction.

SAFETY

For driving safety, only a passenger should operate the device when the car is in motion and not the driver. Laws governing the usage of electronic devices by the driver may be applicable in your jurisdiction and/or country.

FCC Compliance Statement FCC Compliance This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part

15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

CAUTION: Modiﬁ cations not authorized by the manufacturer may void users authority to operate this device.

FCC Part 15 - Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1 This device may not cause harmful interference;

2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause

undesired operation.

Electrostatic Discharge Note: During electrostatic discharge, the product may malfunction. You must reset it to return it to normal

operation. The Gmini XS202 reset is actuated by pressing and holding the STOP/ESC button for 15 seconds. The unit will power off. Restart normally .

Avoiding Hearing Damage This product respects the current regulations for limiting the output volume of consumer audio devices to a safe

level. By listening to your device with headphones or earbuds at high volumes, you run the risk of permanent damage to your ears. Even if you get used to listening at high volumes and it seems normal to you, you still risk the possibility of damaging your hearing. Reduce the volume of your device to a reasonable level to avoid permanent hearing damage. If you hear ringing in your ears, reduce the volume or shut off your device. This device has been tested with the Archos supplied earphones. Other manufactures earphones may produces volume levels higher or lower than the Archos delivered earphones.

electronic medium or machine-readable form without prior consent, in writing, from ARCHOS. All brands and products names are registered trademarks and the property of their respective owners. Speciﬁ cations are subject to change without notiﬁ cation. Errors and omissions accepted. Images and illustrations may not always match contents. Copyright

Disclaimer of warranty: to the extent allowed by applicable law, representations and warranties of non-infringement of copyrights or other intellectual property rights resulting from the use of the product under conditions other than as here above speciﬁ ed, are hereby excluded.

Environmental Considerations Protection of the environment is an important concern to ARCHOS

actions, ARCHOS entire cycle of its products; from fabrication to consumer usage, to ﬁ nal disposal.

Batteries : If your product contains a detachable battery pack, you should only dispose of it in a designated collection point for used batteries.

The Product : The crossed-out garbage can symbol on your product signiﬁ es that it falls into the category of electric/electronic equipment. Products of this type contain substances that are potentially dangerous to the environment and to human health. Therefore, you should not dispose of the ARCHOS electronic device in a regular trash. As such, the current European directives ask that this device be collected:

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has consciously included a set of methods that favor a respect for the environment into the

. In order to put this concern into tangible

- At places of distribution in the case of a purchase of a similar electronic product.

- At locally created disposal areas (waste disposal centers, sorted trash system, etc.)

By doing this, you are actively participating in the reuse and recycling of disposed electronic and electric equipment that could have potential effects on the environment and human health.

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