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USER GUIDE - version 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................................2
DESCRIPTION OF THE ARCHOS DEVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
1. STARTING UP ....................................................................................................................7
1.1. CONNECTING THE ARCHOS TO YOUR TV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
1.2. THE INSTALLATION WIZARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.4. THE ARCHOS INTERFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
2. PLAYING MEDIA FILES ................................................................................................14
2.1. PLAYING VIDEOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
2.2. PLAYING MUSIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
2.3. VIEWING PHOTOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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3. THE ARCHOS CONTENT PORTAL ...................................................................... 22
4. TV RECORDING: HARDWARE SETUP ............................................................... 23
4.1. CONNECTION PRINCIPLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
4.3. MANUAL VIDEO RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5. SCHEDULING TV RECORDINGS ........................................................................... 25
5.3. SCHEDULING YOUR RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
6. TRANSFERRING MEDIA TO/FROM ANOTHER DEVICE .............................. 29
6.1. USB HOST CONNECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
6.2. BROWSING OTHER COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
7. BROWSING THE WEB .................................................................................................31
8. OTHER FUNCTIONS ................................................................................................... 32
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INTRODUCTION
WHERE TO FIND THE INFORMATION YOU MAY NEED
Latest version of the full PDF manual
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DESCRIPTION OF THE ARCHOS DEVICE
Visit www.archos.com/manuals to fi nd the most recent version the full PDF manual.
Troubleshooting
See the Frequently Asked Questions section at www.archos.com/faq
In the event that your ARCHOS freezes or does not respond anymore, disconnect the power adapter, wait for 15 seconds and reconnect it. When the red LED indicator stops blinking, press the button on
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The LED indicators are located on the front of the device, on the left side:
Red light:
Green light:
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the supplied remote control to turn on your device.
LED INDICATORS
light on: the ARCHOS is in standby mode.•
fl ashing: the ARCHOS is starting.•
light on: the ARCHOS is on.•
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CONNECTORS
On the right side of the device:
USB A Connector (for USB Host) to connect a compatible USB device such as a
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USB Flash key, a digital camera or a portable media player.
USB B Connector (with optional cable): to connect the ARCHOS to a computer.
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See chapter 6:
On the back of the device:
Transferring Media To/From Another Device
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Reset button:
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When you press this button, the ARCHOS will restart and a message will pop up to confi rm the relaunch of the wizard. If you do not respond within 10 seconds, the wizard will be automatically relaunched. See:
ATTENTION: if you use the reset button and relaunch the wizard, no data will be erased but your TV connection settings will be lost, and you will have to set them up again through the wizard.
SPDIF Out*:
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‘home cinema’).
ONLY use this button if you need to relaunch the Installation Wizard.
to connect to an amplifi er that has an SPDIF audio input (such as a
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Audio/Video inputs and outputs:
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of your TV (and tuner), using the supplied cables. Here are the different types of inputs/outputs available on your ARCHOS device: RGB**, Component (YPbPr)*, Composite Video**, S-Video***, Stereo Analog Audio.
Check the manual of your TV (and tuner) to see what types of connectors your device has.
Ethernet connector*:
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and to your local network.
DC in:
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to connect the included power adapter.
In the event that your ARCHOS freezes or does not respond anymore, disconnect the power adapter, wait for 15 seconds and reconnect it. When the red LED indicator stops blinking, press the button on the supplied remote control to turn on your device.
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HDMI Out*:
Ready’ TV).
to connect to a television that has an HDMI input (such as an ‘HD
* With optional cable ** US: with optional cable(s) *** Europe: with optional cable(s)
THE REMOTE CONTROL
to connect to the Audio and Video connectors
you can plug an Ethernet cable to connect to the Internet
You will need the remote control in order to control the ARCHOS TV•
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Your ARCHOS device is equipped with an infrared receiver located on • the front of the device.
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This part of the remote control is used for the Web Browser and the Widgets.
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Use the direction pad to move the cursor that appears on the screen.
Acts to click and drag.
Acts like a mouse’s left button.
Acts like a mouse’s right button.
These are the main buttons:
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Navigation buttons: move from one item to another
Enter/Accept or Play/Pause/Resume
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Exit button: Escape/Back/Stop
Up Accelerator button: High-speed fast forward, list scrolling or zoom in
Down Accelerator button: High-speed fast rewind, list scrolling or zoom out
Menu button: Display the available menu items
Switch the display of the image between the ARCHOS and a tuner (if you have connected one to the ARCHOS’ input connectors: See chapter 4. TV Recording: Hardware Setup).
Power button: Turn the ARCHOS on/off
Volume buttons: Increase/decrease volume
Mute sound
Tab button: Tab between available screens
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The keyboard can be used to enter a Web address, write an e-mail, name/rename a folder, etc:
Caps Lock key
Green Alt key: enable the keys’ green secondary functions
Blue Alt key: enable the keys’ blue secondary functions
Shift key
Delete character before cursor
In order to type one of the green/blue secondary characters in capital letters (é, è, ç, etc.), press Caps Lock, then Alt green/blue, and press the corresponding key.
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STARTING UP
STARTING UP
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1.1. CONNECTING THE ARCHOS TO YOUR TV
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Install the batteries into the remote control.1.
Connect the ARCHOS’ outputs to your TV’s inputs as shown above, using the supplied 2. cable(s). If you have an HDMI cable, you can connect it now.
Connect the included power adapter to the jack labeled 3. DC-IN on the back of the ARCHOS.
Then plug the other end of the power adapter into an available wall socket. 4.
If you have correctly connected the power adapter, the red LED indicator (on the front 9 of the device, on the left side) will start blinking while the device is starting. When the ARCHOS is on, the green LED will light up.
Use only the supplied ARCHOS power adapter as other adapters may damage this device (even if they give the same voltage rating).
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Make sure that your TV is switched to the AV input which the ARCHOS is connected 5. to (on the back of the TV).
Once the ARCHOS turns on (green light), your device will cycle between three different 6. video output modes in order for you to select the correct one. Wait until you see an image in color on your TV (this may take up to 30 seconds), and press OK on the remote control.
Then follow the on-screen instructions (Installation Wizard) to fi nish installing the ARCHOS.7.
See chapter 4 ( to schedule a TV recording.
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to learn how to connect a tuner to the ARCHOS in order
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1.2. THE INSTALLATION WIZARD
The Installation Wizard will help you confi gure the main functions of the ARCHOS.
If you ever need to relaunch the Installation Wizard, press the reset button. The ARCHOS will restart and a message will pop up to confi rm the relaunch of the wizard. If you do not respond within 10 seconds, the wizard will be automatically relaunched.
ATTENTION: if you use the reset button and relaunch the wizard, no data will be
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erased but your TV connection settings will be lost, and you will have to set them up again through the wizard.
NAVIGATING INSIDE THE WIZARD
In the different screens of the wizard, use the up/down navigation buttons on • the remote control to highlight a parameter.
Use the left/right buttons to select a different setting for a parameter. •
When you have fi nished adjusting your settings, use the navigation buttons to • highlight “Next” and press OK on the remote control to move on to the next screen.
If you want to go back to a previous screen, select “• Previous”.
1.3. CONFIGURING THE WIFI/ETHERNET CONNECTION
At the end of the Installation Wizard, in the “Network” screen, you are invited to confi gure your WiFi/Ethernet connection. Choose “WiFi”, “Ethernet Cable” (standard Ethernet cable not supplied) or “None”, based on the way you want to connect to the Internet (or local network). If you do not have access to the Internet, select “None”.
ETHERNET CABLE CONNECTION
The procedure is the same as for a WiFi open network. • Jump ahead to the WiFi section “Open Networks”.•
WIFI CONNECTION
The ARCHOS will scan for available networks. The list of available networks will be displayed.
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The List of Available Networks
The list of available networks shows • all the wireless networks in range of your device.
In the list of available networks, • for each network you will see the following information:
Confi guration status: confi gured network unconfi gured network
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The name of the network (SSID), if it is broadcasted
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you will be prompted to enter it in the next confi guration screen).
The strength of the signal.
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The type of encryption key that is required:
Open network (no key)
WEP key
The channel used by the network.
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The type of network (Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc).
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at this time.
Use the navigation buttons to highlight a network and press •
You will be taken to the confi guration screen for this network, where you will have to • enter some information to set up your access to this network.
(if the SSID is not broadcasted,
Ad-Hoc networks are not supported
WPA key
WPA2 key
OK
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WiFi Network Confi guration
In order to connect to a wireless network, the ARCHOS will need some specifi c information about the network. Your device will automatically pick up certain pieces of information that it needs from the WiFi hot spot. You can enter the rest of the information manually in the network’s confi guration screen, as shown in the following sections.
Open Networks (also valid for Ethernet cable connection)
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Open networks do not require an authen-• tication key.
If the network has automatic confi gura-• tion turned on (DHCP)*, simply select the
Connect” button, and your ARCHOS
“ will connect to this network, provided the signal is strong enough.
* Most networks support DHCP.
If the network needs to be confi gured • manually, use the left/right arrows to select the “Manual” setting on the “Confi guration” parameter.
Other parameters will appear: the re-• quired information can be obtained from the person who manages the network.
When you have fi nished entering all the information, select the “Connect” button, and your ARCHOS will connect to this network, provided the signal is strong enough.
Protected Networks (WEP, WPA or WPA2 KEY)
Protected networks require an encryption • key to connect.
The type of key (WEP, WPA or WPA2) will • be detected automatically by your device.
The rest of the required information can • be obtained from the person who man­ages the network.
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You will have to specify the following settings:
“Key length” (for WEP networks only)
the authentication key can be 10 characters long (64bit) or 26 characters long ­(128bit).
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“Key format” (for WEP networks only)
in some cases you may need to change the key format in order to enter a passphrase/ ­password.
See the documentation that came with your WiFi router or modem.
“Key” (WEP or WPA)
Press -
OK
and enter the encryption key.
“Authentication” (for WEP networks only)
the network’s authentication method can be based on an “ - Open System (default)” or a “Shared Key”.
“Confi guration”
it can be “ - Automatic (DHCP)” or “Manual”. if it is “ - Automatic (DHCP)”, then you do not have to enter any more information.
Simply use the “Connect” button, and your ARCHOS will connect to this network, provided the signal is strong enough.
if you must confi gure the network manually, select the “ - Manual” setting. Other pa- rameters will appear: the required information can be obtained from the person who manages the network.
When you have fi nished entering all the information, use the “Connect” button, and your ARCHOS will connect to this network, provided the signal is strong enough.
Filtered networks: If your network manager allows only specifi c devices to connect to the network (known as MAC address fi ltering), you can supply the network manager with the MAC address of your ARCHOS. To fi nd out what your MAC address is, select the “Settings” menu item from the Home screen, then choose “System”.
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1.4. THE ARCHOS INTERFACE
INTERFACE DESCRIPTION
Status Bar
In the top right corner of the screen, the • status bar indicates the ‘network connec­tion’ status (WiFi or Ethernet), the volume level and the current time of your device.
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Contextual Menu
In the lower right corner of the screen, the contextual menu area • shows the menu icons. The available options will vary, depending on where you are in the interface.
In the Home screen, choose the “• Settings” menu item to access the main settings of your ARCHOS.
In the Home screen, the “• Resume” menu item allows you to re­sume the last-played music or video fi le, if it was interrupted before the end. If the “Resume” menu icon does not appear, it means that no music or video fi le playback can be resumed.
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Tabs
In the top left corner of the screen, the • tabs area shows other available appli­cations and screens. They vary, depend­ing on where you are in the interface.
When there is only one tab available, • the Tab icon
in the top left corner is
grayed out.
Home Screen
This is the main screen of your • ARCHOS, showing its main functions.
Main Button Actions:
To open an application/screen via its icon or item, • use the Navigation buttons to high­light the icon/item and press OK.
In the different applications, you can go back one level in the hierarchy by pressing the • Exit button once. Wherever you are in the hierarchy, you can go back directly to the Home screen by holding the Exit button.
When several tabs are available, you can switch between them by pressing the Tab • button .
To execute a menu icon’s function, • press the Menu button
, select a menu item with
the navigation buttons, and press .
While playing a video, song or photo slideshow, you can pause/resume it by • pressing .
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Other Button Actions
When watching a video or listening to music, you can hold the left/right • Navigation buttons to move the cursor in the progression bar to another location in the video or song.
To increase/decrease volume, use the Volume buttons • ( / ).
In the different browsers (File, Music, Video, Photo), you can hold the up/• down Navigation buttons to scroll the fi le list up and down. You can also scroll faster by using the Accelerator buttons.
In the Web browser and the PDF viewer, you can scroll up and down by • holding the up/down Navigation buttons.
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2. PLAYING MEDIA FILES
2.1. PLAYING VIDEOS
In the Home screen, select the “Video” icon to enter the Video mode.
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THE VIDEO BROWSER
The fi rst screen of the Video mode shows • you all the videos and subfolders located in the Video folder.
To play a video, highlight it, then open it. •
If a video is in a subfolder of the • Video folder, open the subfolder, and you will see your video.
VIDEO PLAYBACK SCREEN
To play a video, highlight the fi le and open it. The menu overlay will disappear automatically after a few seconds.
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Exit icon
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video fi le name
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Tab icon
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volume level
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play / pause icon
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video progression bar
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menu items
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VIDEO PLAYBACK BUTTON CONTROLS
press once: stop the video and go back to the “ - Video” browser hold: exit the Video mode and go back directly to the Home screen. -
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pause/resume the video
accelerated fast forward
left/right: fast rewind/forward
accelerated fast rewind
display/hide the menu overlay
display available menu items
increase/decrease volume
Mute sound
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2.2. PLAYING MUSIC
In the Home screen, select the “• Music” icon to enter the Music mode.
There are two types of views for you to browse through your songs: the • Music Library and the Music Browser.
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THE MUSIC LIBRARY
The Music Library (default view) shows • your music sorted by categories (Artist, Album, Genre, etc.) if your music fi les contain these song information tags.
When new music is copied to the • ARCHOS, the Music Library will be up­dated automatically.
If some of your music fi les do not contain • information tags, they will be classifi ed as
(Unknown) in the Music Library.
THE MUSIC BROWSER
The music browser allows you to navigate • through the Music folder of your device’s hard drive.
To use it, select “• Hard Drive” in the initial Music Library view.
MUSIC PLAYBACK SCREEN
To play a song, highlight the corresponding fi le and open it.
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Exit icon
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artist name, album title, song title, playback status icon(s) and track number
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available tabs
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volume level
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play / pause icon
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previous track
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next track
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progression bar
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menu items
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MUSIC PLAYBACK BUTTON CONTROLS
press once: stop the song ­browser
hold: exit the Music mode and go back directly to the Home screen. -
pause/resume the song
and go back to the
“Music”
Library or
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accelerated fast forward
left:
press once: back to the beginning of the song, or previous song (in the ­fi rst 10 seconds of a track)
hold: fast rewind -
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press once: next song ­hold: fast forward -
accelerated fast rewind
tabs back to the Music Library or Music browser (depending on which mode you launched the song from)
display available menu items
increase/decrease volume
Mute sound
2.3. VIEWING PHOTOS
In the Home screen, select the “Photo” icon to enter the Photo viewer.
THE PHOTO BROWSER
The fi rst screen of the Photo mode shows • all the photos and subfolders located in the Pictures folder.
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.
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PHOTO VIEWER SCREEN
To view a picture, highlight the corresponding thumbnail and open it. The menu overlay will disappear automatically after a few seconds.
PHOTO VIEWER BUTTON CONTROLS
To view a picture, highlight the corresponding thumbnail and open it.
press once: close the photo viewer and go back to the “ - Photo” browser hold: exit the Photo mode and go back directly to the Home screen -
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start/pause a slideshow
zoom in
left/right: previous/next picture
down/up: rotate 90° clockwise/counterclockwise
zoom out
display/hide the menu overlay
display available menu items
increase/decrease volume
Mute sound
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2.4. PLAYING YOUR PC’S SHARED MEDIA FILES
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Streaming one of your PC’s shared videos and displaying it on your TV
When connected to your home WiFi / Ethernet network, your ARCHOS gives you the • possibility to watch, directly on your TV, shared media fi les (videos, music or photos) stored in your PC’s Windows Media® Library.
For this to work, you will need a WiFi /Ethernet connection and Windows Media® • Player 11 or higher installed on your PC*.
This is especially useful when you have a large library of music and video and you • cannot fi t it all onto the internal hard drive of the ARCHOS.
The ARCHOS uses the UPnP (Universal Plug-and-play) standard to stream shared • media fi les from your PC’s Windows Media® Library.
* If you cannot install Windows Media® Player 11 or higher, it is possible to access and stream your PC’s fi les from the ARCHOS File Browser. See
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6.2 Browsing Other Computers on the Network
PLAYER’S SHARING OPTIONS
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Connect the ARCHOS to your WiFi / Ethernet 1. network.
Connect your PC to the same WiFi / Ethernet 2. network and start Windows Media® Player, version 11 or higher.
Click on the 3. Library tab, and select
Media sharing...
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Check the box 4. Share my media to, and click on OK. The ARCHOS’ icon should appear in the window, with a warning symbol next to it*.
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* ATTENTION: the fi rst time you set your sharing options, it might take a couple of minutes for your PC to display the ARCHOS’ icon.
Select the ARCHOS’ icon and click on the 5. Allow button.
To modify your sharing settings, click on 6. Settings. You can, for example, enter a name for your shared media fi les. You will then see this name on your ARCHOS. Click on OK to save the modifi cations.
Click on 7. OK to close the Media Sharing window.
You can now close Windows Media® Player, and start viewing your PC’s shared media 8. fi les directly on your ARCHOS (see next section).
PLAYING YOUR SHARED MEDIA FILES ON THE ARCHOS
Your PC needs to be connected to the same WiFi / Ethernet network as the one the ARCHOS will connect to. You also need to have confi gured Windows Media® Player’s sharing options (see the previous section).
On your ARCHOS, enter the Video, Music or Photo mode. 1.
You will notice that the fi rst item in the list is the shared media fi les: “2. Network
‘UPnP’
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media fi les on the WiFi / Ethernet network.
If you entered a name for your shared media fi les in Windows Media® Player, it should 3. appear. Open it, and you will see all your shared videos, songs or photos.
If you are in the Video mode, you will • then have access to all the videos stored in your PC’s Windows Media® Library.
In the same way, the Music and Photo • modes will allow you to access all the music/photos stored in your PC’s Windows Media® Library.
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Note: You may have some video fi les of very high quality and these require that the WiFi / Ethernet connection transfers data at a high speed. If your ARCHOS is far away from your WiFi box, it may happen that the connection speed is reduced thus not allowing some video fi les to stream from your PC to the ARCHOS and the television.
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3. THE ARCHOS CONTENT PORTAL
The ARCHOS Content Portal is an on-line store that offers several • video and music partners, based on your country.
This portal gives you access to video and music content that is either • free, for rent, or for purchase.
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In order to activate the ARCHOS Content portal, you will need to register your 1. ARCHOS product on-line on the ARCHOS web site (www.archos.com/register).
Make sure you have confi gured your ARCHOS on a WiFi / Ethernet network.2.
Select the ARCHOS “3. Content Portal” icon to view available on-line media stores and purchase videos or songs.
Depending on your connection speed, you will have the possibility to start playing the video/song you purchased or rented while it’s being downloaded (streaming content websites start to play instantly). The videos/songs you get from the ARCHOS Content Portal are saved in the “Video”/“Music” folders.
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4. TV RECORDING: HARDWARE SETUP
4. TV RECORDING: HARDWARE SETUP
When connected to your home tuner (cable box, satellite receiver, digital tuner, DSL box or VCR), you will be able to schedule recordings.
4.1. CONNECTION PRINCIPLES
The ARCHOS is a ‘• pass-through’ device. This means that when it is off or when you press the TV button, it simply passes the audio and video signals (DVD, Television, etc.) through the ARCHOS to your television.
What this means is that you will place the ARCHOS ‘between’ your television recep-• tion device (Cable box, satellite receiver, Digital TV receiver, etc.) and your television. See following diagram.
When connecting cables between devices, always remember that the • OUT connectors of one device must be connected by cables to the IN connectors of the next device. You can think of it as the signals traveling out of one device into the next device. Finally, make sure that you always match the color of the connector with the color of the jack it is being plugged into.
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4.2. CONNECTING A TUNER TO YOUR ARCHOS
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This shows the basic connection setup of a television source (tuner), the ARCHOS, and your TV.
Your tuner needs to be connected to your home antenna/satellite/cable.1.
Connect your tuner’s TV outputs to the ARCHOS’ inputs (see previous diagram).2.
The ARCHOS’ outputs should already be connected to your TV. If not, see previous diagrams.3.
If you can still watch TV when the ARCHOS is off, it means that you have correctly 9 connected the ARCHOS as a pass-through device.
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If you cannot watch TV anymore, this means that there is an incorrect connection. : Check the previous connections steps carefully.
4.3. MANUAL VIDEO RECORDING
With the tuner connected to your ARCHOS as shown above, you can record TV programs manually. If you want to schedule recordings, see the next chapter (
RECORDING PROCEDURE
Scheduling TV Recordings
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In the Home screen, select the 1. “Recorder” icon and use the tabs ( button) to access the “Video Recorder” mode.
This screen will allow you to adjust the 2. recording sound gain (left/right arrows) as well as confi gure other recording parameters.
You can now tell the ARCHOS to start recording from the video source using the 3. OK button. You can pause and resume your recording at any time (OK button).
Close the screen 4. to stop and save the recording*. The automatic stop setting (“Auto Stop Rec”) is preset to 2 hours.
* All video recordings made by your ARCHOS device are saved in the Video/(Rec) folder. If you wish to keep them in a different location, you can use the “Move” function of the ARCHOS fi le browser after recording.
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5. SCHEDULING TV RECORDINGS
5.1. WHAT’S REQUIRED TO USE THIS FUNCTION?
In order to use this functionality, you will need to connect the powered ARCHOS to a • tuner, which can be either:
a satellite receiver ­a Digital TV receiver ­a cable/DSL box ­a VCR ­a DVD Recorder -
See the chapter 4 of this User Guide (
• TV Recording: Hardware Setup)
Your tuner will need to be connected to your home antenna/satellite/cable.
5.2. CONFIGURING THE TV CONTROL SETTINGS
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From the ARCHOS Home Screen, select • the “Settings” menu item, and choose “TV Control” to display the “TV Control” settings screen.
This settings screen allows you to set the • ARCHOS’ IR emitter as well as configure the channel list.
VERIFYING THE CHANNEL LIST
From the “1. TV Control” screen, select “Set TV Channel List”.
Verify that the channel list on the ARCHOS is the same as on your tuner.2.
Here you can deselect/select a channel or change the number of a channel. 3.
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SETTING THE IR EMITTER
The ARCHOS has a high-powered infrared LED, located on the front of the device, • at the same place as the infrared receiver.
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It allows your ARCHOS device to communicate with your tuner (VCR, cable box, • satellite receiver or Digital TV receiver), so that it can turn it on and off, and change channels on it.
This is a one time step to set your ARCHOS device to send the correct infrared codes • to control your tuner. If you do not plan on making scheduled recordings, then you do not need to set the infrared emitter code.
1st Test: turning your tuner off
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From the “1. TV Control” screen, select “Set Infrared Emitter”. This first screen allows you to correctly set the codes and parameters so that the ARCHOS can turn your tuner on/off automatically (for a scheduled recording).
“2. TV Receiver”: select the type of tuner that you want to control with the IR Emitter (“VCR”, “Cable/DSL box”, “Satellite Receiver”, “DVD Recorder” or “Digital TV”).
Receiver brand”: choose the brand of your tuner. You can use the buttons on
“3. the remote control to scroll the list faster.
Select the “4.
Test power Off code” button. Make sure that your tuner is on. Your
ARCHOS device will then try to turn your tuner off. After a few seconds, your ARCHOS will ask you if the device responded correctly:
If your tuner turned off, select “ 9 Yes”, and move on to the next section.
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If your tuner did not turn off, select “ : No, try next code”. Your device will try turning the tuner off again, using a different code. Repeat this operation until the ARCHOS manages to turn the tuner off.
If none of the codes work, check that the ARCHOS is positioned in a way that allows the infrared signal to reach your tuner’s receiver. Note: In some rare cases the ON/OFF functionality may not work.
2nd Test: changing channels on your tuner
After you select “Yes” at the end of the 1st test, the following screen appears. It allows you to correctly set the parameters so that the ARCHOS can change channels on your tuner (for a scheduled recording).
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For the “1. Channel” parameter, select the highest channel that is currently memorized on your tuner.
Select the “2. Test channel select” button. Make sure that your tuner is on. Your ARCHOS device will then attempt to switch your tuner to the selected channel. After a few seconds, your ARCHOS will ask you if the device responded correctly:
If this worked, select “ 9 Yes”.
If this did not work, select “ : No, try next option”. Your device will try again to switch your tuner to the selected channel, using a different option*. Repeat this operation until it works.
*Here is a description of the different parameters automatically set by the ARCHOS:
“Key Delay” - :
“Key: Enter” - :
after you enter the channel number. Example: If you normally press 1, 3, “OK” to access channel 13, then this parameter is set to “On”.
“Key: -/--” - :
entering a channel with several digit numbers (that is to say a channel greater than 9). This key is often represented with this symbol: “
“Switches on with” - :
“Time until video” - :
delay between the emission of each digit of a channel (“
Set to “On” if normally, you have to press an “OK” button on your turner’s remote control
Set to “On” if normally, you need to press a special key on your tuner’s remote control before
-/--
”.
see below.
see below.
Short
”, “
Normal
”, “
Long
”).
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After you selected “3. Yes” at the end of the 2nd step, the following screen appears. You will have to set these two parameters:
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When you have fi nished, select “4. Done”, and a confi rmation message will appear. Select “OK”.
If the ARCHOS did not manage to switch your tuner to the selected channel, you can try using a different ON/OFF code (see: 1
st
Test: turning your tuner off) and do the 2nd test again.
“ - Switches on with”: this depends on what key you normally press, on your tuner’s remote control, to turn it on. If you normally press the “Power” key, select “Power”. If you can press any channel key, then select “Any channel”. If you can press any key, select “Any key”.
“ - Time until video”: select the amount of time it normally takes between the moment you turn on your tuner, and the moment the image appears on your TV (“0...10 seconds”, “10...30 seconds”, “>30 seconds”).
5.3. SCHEDULING YOUR RECORDING
With the tuner connected to your ARCHOS as shown in chapter 4 ( you can schedule recordings.
From the ARCHOS Home Screen, • select the “Recorder” icon, and switch to the “TV Scheduler” tab ( button).
This screen allows you to schedule, • view and edit your TV recordings.
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6. TRANSFERRING MEDIA TO/ FROM ANOTHER DEVICE
6. TRANSFERRING MEDIA TO/
FROM ANOTHER DEVICE
6.1. USB HOST CONNECTION
The ARCHOS allows you to connect a USB external device, so that you can transfer fi les or play
•
content directly on the ARCHOS.
These devices can be Mass Storage Class (MSC) or PTP devices.
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Check your manufacturer’s information to fi nd out whether your device is an MSC or PTP device.
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Non Mass Storage Class devices such as printers, Ethernet adapters, mice, keyboards, etc. are not supported.
Once the ARCHOS is on, connect the external USB device (with a standard USB cable 1. if needed) into the USB A port.
Turn on the external USB device if needed (check the documentation of your external 2. USB device).
A double browser window will appear on the ARCHOS: the external USB device will 3. appear in the left panel, and your ARCHOS device’s hard drive in the right panel.
You can also access the contents of your USB device from the “Video”, “Music” and “Photo” browsers.
You can then play fi les directly on the ARCHOS or transfer them onto it. 4.
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TO DISCONNECT
Make sure that no transfer is being made.1.
From the File Browser, select the “2.
Remove safely” menu item.
You can now pull out the USB cable on either end.3.
Note: you may not always be able to copy fi les to your external USB device from your ARCHOS.
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6.2. BROWSING OTHER COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK
When you are connected to a Windows•
®
network, you can browse* the shared folders
of other computers in the network, using the ARCHOS File Browser.
From the Home screen, select the “• Files” icon. In the left panel of the browser, select the fi rst line in the list (“Network”). Your device will connect to your WiFi / Ethernet access point and then search for other computers in the Windows® network. You can then choose a computer and start browsing its shared folders.
* If the computer with the shared folders normally has a Windows® username and password, you will be asked to enter these before you can access the folder contents.
Using the ARCHOS double browser, you will be able to play media fi les or transfer any fi le from a networked computer onto your device. You can also transfer fi les from your device onto a computer’s write-enabled shared folder.
If the WiFi / Ethernet is not enabled or if you are not connected to a network, the device will scan for available networks and connect to a known network or display the list of available networks so that you can connect to one of them.
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