Archos 604, 504 User Manual

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ENGLISH USER MANUAL

Version 2.0

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

Dear Customer,

thank you for choosing this Archos™ product. We hope that you will enjoy using it and that it will give you entire satisfaction for many years to come.

Please do register your product on our website (www.archos.com/register) to ensure that you get access to our help line and to be informed of free software updates for your product.

Wishing you the best Multimedia experience,

The Archos™ Team

All the information contained in this manual was correct at the time of publication. However, as our engineers are always updating and improving our products, your device’s software may have a slightly different appearance or modified functionality than presented in this manual.

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Table Of Contents

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

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ARCHOS™ device description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 INTERFACE LANGUAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 BATTERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 PRODUCT CARE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

1.	Playing Video..............................................................................................................................					8
1.1	BROWSING THROUGH YOUR VIDEOS. . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . .	.	.	.	8
1.2	Video playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . .	.	.	.	10
1.3	VIDEO SETTINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . .	.	.	. 11
1.4	Putting videos onto your ARCHOS™ device . .	. . . . . . . . . . .	.	.	. 12
1.5	Recording Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . .	.	.	. 13

2.	Playing Music..........................................................................................................................					14
2.1	The arclibrary and the music browser . .	. . . . . . . . . . . .	.	.		. 14
2.2	Playing music. . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . .	.	.		. 16
2.3	MUSIC SETTINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . .	.	.	.	17
2.4	Sound Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . .	.	.	.	18
2.5	Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . .	.	.		. 20
2.6	Putting music onto your ARCHOS™ device. .	. . . . . . . . . . .	.	.	.	22
2.7	Recording AUDIO. . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . .	.	.		. 23

3. Using the AudioCorder..................................................................................................								24
3.1	AudioCorder settings screen . . . . . . . . . .	.	.	.	.	. . . .	. .	. 24
3.2	BUILT-IN Microphone Recording PROCEDURE. . . . .	.	.	.	.	. . . .	. .	. 25
3.3	Line-Level recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	.	.	.	. . . .	. .	. 25

4. Viewing Photos.....................................................................................................................								26
4.1	The photo WALL and the photoLIBRARY. .	.	.	. . . . . . . . . . .	.	.		. 26
4.2	VIEWING PHOTOS. . . . . . . . . . . .	.	.	. . . . . . . . . . .	.	.	.	28
4.3	PHOTO SETTINGS. . . . . . . . . . . .	.	.	. . . . . . . . . . .	.	.	.	29
4.4	Playing a slideshow. . . . . . . . . .	.	.	. . . . . . . . . . .	.	.		. 30

4.5VIEWING PHOTOS WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

4.6Transferring photos to your ARCHOS™ DEVICE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

5. Using the Browser.............................................................................................................														31
5.1	Navigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	.	.	.	.	. . . .	.	. . . . . 31
5.2	Using the Virtual Keyboard . . . . . . .	.	.	.	.	.	. . . .	.	.	.	.	.	.	33
5.3	Using the PDF Reader . . . . . . . . . .	.	.	.	.	.	. . . .	.	.	.	.	.	.	34

6. Computer Connection....................................................................................................				36
6.1	‘Windows Media Device’ or ‘PC Hard Drive’. . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	.	. 36
6.2	Connection Steps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	.	. 36
6.3	Disconnection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	.	.	. 38

7. setup screen.........................................................................................................................							40
7.1	Language Settings. . . .	. . . . . . .	.	. . . . . . . . . . . .	.	.	. 40
7.2	Display Settings. . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. .	. .	. 41
7.3	Appearance settings . .	. . . . . . . .	.	. . . . . . . . . . . .	.	.	41
7.4	Clock Settings. . . . .	. . . . . . . .	.	. . . . . . . . . . . .	.	.	42
7.5	Power Settings. . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. .	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. .	.	. 43
7.6	TV control. . . . . . .	. . . . . . . .	.	. . . . . . . . . . . .	.	.	44
7.7	System Settings. . . . .	. . . . . . .	.	. . . . . . . . . . . .	.	.	. 44
7.8	Updating the Firmware. .	. . . . . . .	.	. . . . . . . . . . . .	.	.	. 45

8.	Optional Functionalities.............................................................................................	47
8.1	DVR Station & DVR Travel Adapter presentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . .	47
8.2	Recording Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 47
8.3	Setting the Scheduler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 50
8.4	Recording Audio (external source) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 54
8.5	USB Host Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 55

Technical Specifications....................................................................................................	56
Technical Support information..................................................................................	59

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Introduction

ARCHOS™ device description

Buttons

On Top of the Device:

Press and hold to switch on/off.

LCDTV Press once to switch the display of the image between TV and built-in LCD screen. Press and hold to lock the buttons of your ARCHOS™ device.

Main Navigation Buttons:

	Navigation pad
	up/down accelerator buttons
	Escape /	Back	/	Stop
OK	Enter /	Go	/	Play/Pause

Tab between available screens

MENU Display the available menu items

Connectors

Underneath the Device: the Docking Connectors

•Connect your ARCHOS™ device to your computer.

•Charge the battery of your ARCHOS™ via USB.

•Connect a compatible external device to your ARCHOS™ with the optional Docking Adapter.

•Record external video via the optional DVR Station.

On the Right Side: AV Out Jack

Audio: plug in the supplied headphones.

Video: plug in an Archos™ AV cable to connect to your TV, hi-fi, etc.

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Built-in Microphone and Loudspeaker

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

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

LED Indicators

ON/OFF indicator

CHG Battery charge indicator

-light on: the battery is charging.

-flashing: the battery is fully charged.

HDD Hard Disk Drive activity indicator

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

TV Video display indicator

LCD the light is on when the image is displayed on an external display.

CHG

HDD

TV

LCD

Interface Description

Status Bar

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

Tabs

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

•Press to switch between these different screens.

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Menu

•In the lower right corner of the screen, the menu area shows the menu icons.

•Press MENU to display the available menu items.

•This is a contextual menu: the available options will vary, depending on where you are in the interface.

Home Screen

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

•Select an icon with the navigation pad and press OK to use the particular function.

The Resume Icon

•Sometimes the Resume icon is highlighted in the Home Screen when you turn on the ARCHOS™. This means that you can resume the last-played music or video file, if it was interrupted before the end.

•If the Resume icon is grayed out, it means that no music or video file playback can be resumed.

INTERFACE LANGUAGE

Changing the Language

•The interface of your ARCHOS™ device is available in English, French and German.

•More languages are available from www.archos.com. See Updating the Firmware for instructions on installing these language packs.

To change the system’s language:

1.From the Home Screen, press to access the Setup screen.

2.Highlight the language icon and press OK.

3.Select a different language using the / buttons (your settings are saved instantly).

4.Press to exit.

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Other Character Sets

•File names, folder names and music tags can be displayed in various character sets, such as Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, etc.

•You can enable these character sets in the Language settings screen (see Language Settings for further instructions).

BATTERY

Battery Charge

Before using your ARCHOS™ device for the first time, charge the battery for two hours.

The battery of your ARCHOS™ device charges via your computer’s USB port:

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

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

3.the ARCHOS™ device will turn on and start charging.

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

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

replacing the battery

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

To replace the battery of the ARCHOS™ 604, follow these steps:

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

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

PRODUCT CARE

Caring for your Archos™ Device

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

•Do not subject it to unnecessary shock or vibration.

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

•Keep it away from water and excessively humid areas.

•Keep it away from high electromagnetic fields.

•Keep any connected wires neatly arranged: the device could fall if a cable is accidentally pulled by a child.

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

hardware reset

In the event that your ARCHOS™ device freezes operation (due to electrostatic phenomena, for example), you can reset it by pressing the button for 15 seconds.

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1. Playing Video

In the Home Screen, highlight the Video icon and press OK to enter the video mode.

1.1BROWSING THROUGH YOUR VIDEOS

•There are two types of views for you to browse through your videos:

-the Video List

-the Video Browser

•You can switch between the two views by pressing at any time while browsing in video mode.

•When browsing in video mode, only video files are shown.

The Video List

•the Video List (default view) only shows the video files in the Video folder of the ARCHOS™’s hard drive (it does not show videos located in subfolders).

•To view videos from a different folder, press to switch to the Video Browser view, navigate to another folder, and press again to go back to the Video List.

The Video Browser

•the Video Browser allows you to navigate to other folders within the Video folder. It is based on the Archos™ File Browser.

See: Using the Browser.

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•Both views display a motion thumbnail of the highlighted video as well as various information about the video file.

•If you have saved a video frame as a thumbnail (see: Video Playback Menu Items), the thumbnail will no longer play the highlighted video file, but show that image instead.

Video List & Browser Menu Items

Info

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

-Press to close the info screen.

Delete

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

Rename

-allows you to change the name of the highlighted video file using the virtual keyboard.

-see: Using the Virtual Keyboard.

Resume video

- will resume playing the highlighted video from the bookmark.

Clear bookmark

- will remove the bookmark from the highlighted video file.

Resume video and Clear bookmark only appear in the menu when a bookmarked video file is highlighted (icon: ).

Reset thumbnails

- will delete all user-defined thumbnails and restore motion thumbnails.

Sound

-will display the sound settings screen (see: Sound Settings). Press to return to the video mode.

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1.2 Video playback

Highlight a video file, press OK to play it.

Video Playback Screen

current play mode video file name

current display format

volume level

the menu overlay disappears after a few seconds

video progression bar

Video Playback Button Controls

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

accelerated fast forward				increase volume
fast rewind				fast forward
accelerated fast rewind				decrease volume
stop				pause/play
				display the menu

Video Playback Menu Items

Info

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

-Press to close the info screen.

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Format
- allows to change the way the image is displayed.
- Auto:	adjusts the video size to best adapt to the built-in screen or TV.

-Full Screen: displays the entire picture on the screen.

-Maximized: enlarges the picture to fill the screen.

- Original:

displays the picture in its original format.

Speed

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

Set bookmark

-sets a bookmark at the current spot in the video.

-Only one bookmark per file is allowed.

-You can bookmark up to 16 files.

-Video files with a bookmark appear with the icon.

Save frame as...

-Thumbnail: saves the current image as a new thumbnail for this file (overwrites the previously set thumbnail, if any).

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

Sound

-will display the sound settings screen (see: Sound Settings). Press to exit this screen.

Settings

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

1.3 VIDEO SETTINGS

You can access the Video Settings screen via the Settings menu item while playing a video file. Use / to highlight a different parameter, then use / to select a different setting.

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• PlayMode	(a status bar icon shows the current mode)
- Single	plays only one video file and stops
- Folder	plays all video files in the current folder

•Repeat & Shuffle (a status bar icon shows the current mode)

-Normal (no icon)plays the video selection once and stops

- Repeat	plays the video selection repeatedly
- Shuffle	plays videos in a random order

•LCD Brightness

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

1.4 Putting videos onto your ARCHOS™ device

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

•Synchronize your videos with Windows Media® Player 10

®This method requires your ARCHOS™’s USB connection to operate in ‘Windows Media Device’ mode (see: System Settings). Windows Media® Player 10 will copy the videos you have selected directly in the Video folder of the ARCHOS™.

•Copy and Paste your video files from your computer into the Video folder of your ARCHOS™ (see: Computer Connection for details on how to connect your ARCHOS™ device to your computer).

PlaysForSure™ Videos & Protected Content

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

Creating Compatible Video Files with Your Computer

If some of your videos don’t play on your ARCHOS™ device, you may need to transcode them to a compatible format.

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

•If you don’t want to use Windows Media® Player 10, a search on the Internet should allow you to find suitable utility programs to do this job.

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1.5Recording Video

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

•You will need the optional DVR Station or DVR Travel Adapter to record video.

•See: Optional Functionalities to learn more about this feature.

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2. Playing Music

In the Home Screen, highlight the Music icon and press OK to enter the music mode.

2.1The arclibrary and the music browser

•There are two types of views for you to browse through your songs: - the ARCLibrary

- the Music Browser

•When browsing through your music, only music files are shown.

The ArcLibrary

•the ArcLibrary (default view) shows your music sorted in categories (Artist, Album, Title, Genre, etc.) if your music files contain these tags.

•When new music is added to the Music folder of the ARCHOS™, the ARCLibrary will need to be updated. By default, this is done automatically, but you can choose to do it manually via the ‘Update ARCLibrary’

option in the ARCLibrary (also see: System Settings).

•If some of your music files do not contain tags, they will be classified as

‘(Unknown)’ in the ARCLibrary.

The Music Browser

•the music browser allows you to navigate the Music folder of your device’s hard drive. It is based on the Archos™ File Browser.

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

See: Using the Browser.

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ARCLibrary* and Music Browser Menu Items

Info

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

-Press to close the info screen.

Delete

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

Rename

-allows you to change the name of the highlighted music file using the virtual keyboard.

-see: Using the Virtual Keyboard.

Resume song

- will resume playing the highlighted music file from the bookmark.

Clear bookmark

- will remove the bookmark from the highlighted music file.

Resume song and Clear bookmark only appear in the menu when a track with a bookmark is highlighted (icon: ).

Show playlist

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

-will display the sound settings screen (see: Sound Settings). Press to return to the music mode.

*in the ArcLibrary, only the Show playlist and Sound menu items are available.

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2.2 Playing music

Highlight an audio file, press OK to play it.

Music Playback Screen

current play mode previous track

song title artist name album title track number next track volume level

remaining time elapsed time

progression bar

Music Playback Button Controls

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

accelerated fast forward					increase volume
press once: back to the beginning
					press once: next song
of the song, or previous song (in
the first 10 seconds of a track)					hold: fast forward
hold: fast rewind					decrease volume
accelerated fast rewind
					pause/play
stop

tabs back to the browser or ARCLibrary window that you launched the song from

display the menu

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Music Status Icons

Status bar icons tell you if your ARCHOS™ is: playing paused stopped

Music Playback Menu Items

Info

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

-Press to close the info screen.

Home

-allows you to go back to the Home Screen while playing music, in order to browse your hard drive, play a photo slideshow, etc.

Set bookmark

-sets a bookmark at the current spot in the audio file.

-Only one bookmark per file is allowed.

-You can bookmark up to 16 files.

-Music files with a bookmark appear with the icon.

Sound

-will display the sound settings screen (see: Sound Settings). Press to exit this screen.

Settings

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

2.3 MUSIC SETTINGS

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

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•PlayMode (a status bar icon shows the current mode)

-Single plays only one music file and stops.

-Folder plays all music files in the current folder or album.

- All	plays all music files in the ARCHOS™ device.
- Queue	allows you to select a track to be played after the current one is
	over.

-while a track is playing, press to switch to the browser window, select a track and press OK: this is your queued track, and the status bar icon becomes .

-you can only queue one track at a time.

-if you do not select a song to queue before the end of the current track, the ARCHOS™ will play the next track in the folder or album.

- Scan

plays the first few seconds of each track.

-you can define the length to play in Intro duration.

-if you want to play the whole song, press OK while its intro is playing; the music player will then revert to the Folder play mode.

•Repeat & Shuffle (a status bar icon shows the current mode)

- Normal (no icon)plays the track selection once and stops. - Repeat plays the track selection repeatedly.

- Shuffle plays random tracks from the selection.

- shuffle is not available when PlayMode is set to All.

• Intro duration

- defines for how long each track will be played in the Scan play mode.

2.4 Sound Settings

This screen allows you to adjust the sound settings of your ARCHOS™ device to your personal taste. Use / to highlight a different parameter, then use / to select a different setting.