ARCHOS XS202S User Manual

Gmini™ XS202

MP3 & WMA Digital Music Player & USB 2.0 Hard Drive

English user manual

V ersion 2.0 - 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 to ﬁ nd the available accessories for this product (car adapter, carrying cases, power adapter etc.). 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 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

. Check out our web site www.archos.com

web sites, it is as easy as clicking the Sync button in Windows Media

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As our engineers are always updating and improving the software, your device’s software may have a slightly different appearance or modiﬁ ed functionality than presented in this manual.

ontents

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

2.1 Charging the Battery 6

2.2 Turning the Gmini™ XS202

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

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

4.2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 to Windows Media Player 9 15

4.3 Transferring your CD collection to the Gmini™ XS202

4.4 Installing Windows Media® Player (WMP) 9 16

4.5 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

ON and OFF 7

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Player (WMP) 10 16

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6 Settings 20

6.1 Changing the Sound Settings 20

6.2 Changing the PlayMode Settings 22

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 9 Connecting the Gmini™ to your Computer 33

9.1 USB Connection Type (‘Hard Drive’ or ‘Windows Device’) 33

9.2 Connecting the Gmini™ XS202

9.3 Disconnecting the Gmini™ from your Computer 34

10 Using iTunes™ with your Gmini™ XS202 11 Updating the Gmini™ XS202

11.1 Download the Update_GminiXS202.AOS ﬁ le 38

11.2 Copy to Gmini™ root and Update 38

11.3 ‘Hard Drive’ or ‘Windows Device’? 39

11.4 Activate the Update 39

12 Troubleshooting 40

12.1 USB Connection issues 40

12.2 File issues, corrupted data, formatting, and partitioning. 42

12.2.1 Windows® ME Running Scan-Disk (Error Checking) - Hard Disk Mode only 42

12.2.2 Windows

13 Technical Speciﬁ cations 44 14 Technical Support 45 15 Legal and Safety Notices 48

to a Stereo system 32

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Firmware 38

XP & 2000 Running Check Disk Utility (ChkDsk) - Hard Disk Mode only 43

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 (to connect an optional AC adapter/charger)

First Time Usage First Time Usage

2 2

2.1 Charging the Battery 2.1 Charging the Battery

Before using your Gmini XS202S for the ﬁ rst time, completely charge the battery for three hours.

• The Gmini™ is charged through its USB connector. Connect the included USB cable to a running computer and plug the other end into the Gmini™ while it is off. This will charge its internal battery. The CHG indicator will also light up to show that its battery is charging.

• The battery is fully charged when the full battery icon appears.

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

• You can purchase an Archos charger/adapter to charge the battery from 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.

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

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

• 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.

• 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

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 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.

ON and OFF

hard disk or on the Archos website under the heading Software.

. Shut down and restart the Gmini XS202

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

. File names, folder names,

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

• 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.

system.

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) Album* or current folder (4) Song title* or ﬁ le name (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 10 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 three options:

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

Clear: Clear the bookmark from this ﬁ le and start playing from the very beginning .

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

contents of your Windows Media® Player media library to your Archos™ device. See the comparison chart below for an explanation of the different features available when running Windows Media® Player 9 and 10 or check out the Web site www.playsforsure.com.

* Subscription services require you to be running Windows Media® Player10.

4.1 Synchronizing Music from Windows Media

you can click the button Set up Sync in the Sync tab and then check the box labeled Synchronize Device Automatically. This is the auto-sync advantage of WMP10. If this box is checked, then each time you connect your Gmini™ to your PC, Windows Media® Player will automatically start up and check to see if there is any new music in your media library, and if so, will then copy them to your Gmini™. On the other hand, with Windows Media® Player 9, you have to tell it what you want to sync, WMP9 cannot synchronize automatically when you connect your Gmini™ to your computer.

Note for WMP10 users: Files added to your Gmini™ from another computer cannot be added to the Windows Media® Player Library when you connect your Gmini™ to the computer. Songs which have been added, will however, be listed in the device’s ARCLibrary

Your Archos™ product is a certiﬁ ed PlaysForSure™ digital device which means that wherever you ﬁ nd music for sale or for subscription on the Internet with this symbol, you can be certain that they will ‘Play for sure’ on your Gmini XS202

The Gmini XS202 9 and 10. The Windows Media® Player software is used to download digital media content from the Internet to your computer and organize it. You will also use it to synchronize (copy) the

The Synchronize button in Windows Media® Player (WMP) is a one way ‘sync’ button. That is, it will add music ﬁ les to your Gmini™ so that you have the same digital media on your Gmini™ as you have in your Windows Media® Player media library. Of course, you can choose to sync only certain songs or sync your entire library. On WMP10,

is designed to work seamlessly with Windows Media® Player (WMP) versions

Player (WMP) to the Gmini™ XS202

4.2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 to Windows Media Player 9

4.3 Transferring your CD collection to the Gmini™ XS202

4.4 Installing Windows Media

Player (WMP) 9

4.5 Installing Windows Media

Player (WMP) 10

4.2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 to Windows Media Player 9

Windows® Media Player 10 is only available for Windows® XP (service Pack 1) and newer operating systems. It is worth your while to upgrade to Windows® XP (home or professional) and to Windows® Media Player 10. The list below shows the advantages.

Functionality WMP9 WMP10

Auto-synchronize the WMP library to ARCHOS

Can synchronize subscription music (‘to go’ services) to your Gmini

Carefree USB disconnection (no special green arrow unmount procedure)

PlaysForSure

* Must use WMP9 manual sync function to copy purchased music to the Gmini™.

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Gmini™ on connecting to PC

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audio content

4.3 Transferring your CD collection to the Gmini™ XS202

The process of transferring music from a CD into ﬁ les for your Gmini XS202 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

no* yes

no yes

is known

4.4 Installing Windows Media

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

4.5 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 or 2000, you should use Windows Media

itself.

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, push the joystick to the RIGHT 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, press 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] T o 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

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

(no icon) Normal: the music sequence is played once

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. Y ou

†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 then 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 10s.

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

USB Port Windows Device, Hard drive.

When set to Windows Device, your Gmini

When set to Hard Drive, your Gmini

OS Version Displays the current version of the Operating System (OS).

Prod key Display the product key of your Gmini XS202 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.

to a Windows XP (SP1 or higher) operating system with Windows Media® Player 10 installed. It will be seen as the Gmini™ XS202S ‘Device’ in Windows® Explorer. WARNING: This will not work for earlier Windows® operating systems or Macintosh® computers.

computer. Use this mode for all non-Windows® XP operating systems

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

Updating the Gmini Firmware.

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will use the MTP (Media Transport Protocol) whenever it is connected

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will act as an external hard drive (mass storage device) when connected to a

. Every Gmini has a unique product key number.

Using the Browser

7.1 Inside the MUSIC Folder

7.2 Navigating the Directory Structure

Button Controls

Button 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

Button 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

Connecting your Gmini XS202 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.

to a Stereo system

to a stereo system allows you to listen to your Gmini’s music without a headset.

Connecting the Gmini™ to your Computer

9.1 USB Connection Type (‘Hard Drive’ or ‘Windows Device’)

9.2 Connecting the Gmini ™ XS202

9.3 Disconnecting the Gmini™ from your Computer

Connecting the Gmini™ to your Computer

9.1 USB Connection Type (‘Hard Drive’ or ‘Windows Device’)

Your device comes conﬁ gured as a Windows® Device and will be immediately recognized by your computer if you are running Windows® XP (with Service Pack 1 minimum) and Windows Media® Player 10. If you have another version of Windows®, not sure what version of Windows® XP you have, or if you are using a Macintosh®, then you will need to change the USB (Universal Serial Bus) Port setting on the Gmini™. You will do this by going to System and USB Port and change it to ‘Hard Disk’.

9.2 Connecting the Gmini ™ XS202

Connection order: See the sections below for your particular computer’s operating system.

1) Turn on the Gmini™.

2) With your computer running, plug the USB cable into your computer.

3) Plug in the other end of the USB cable to the Gmini™ USB Device port (if your computer asks to install a new driver for the new hardware, then you must unplug it and change the USB Port to Hard Drive.)

Windows® XP

Please verify* that you have Windows® XP and it is updated it to at least, Service Pack 1. You must also have Windows Media® Player 10 (WMP10) installed on your computer. This way, you can take advantage of connecting it as a ‘Windows Device’. Connect it to your PC as enumerated above and you can then see the Gmini™ in Windows® Explorer and WMP10. Without Windows® XP Service Pack 1 (a free update) or Windows Media® 10, you cannot use it as a Windows® recognized ‘Device’ and will have to follow the instructions for Windows® ME & 2000 below.

* Right-click on ‘My Computer’ select ‘Properties’, and then look in the tab labeled ‘General’. It should say “Service Pack 1” or higher.

Windows™ ME and 2000

Attention: Before connecting the Gmini™ to your computer with the USB cable, go to Setup>System>USB Port and change it to ‘Hard Disk’.

When connected to your computer, the Gmini™ will be recognized as an external Hard Drive and display automatically within a few seconds of being connected. You will see a new drive letter, such as E: in My Computer . Y ou can now use the hard drive called Gmini like any other external hard drive. Simply access it using Windows™ Explorer to drag and drop ﬁ les to and from the Gmini™’s hard drive. If the Gmini™ is not automatically recognized and displayed as an external hard drive, please refer to the troubleshooting section at the back of this manual.

Macintosh™ OS X

If you have OS X, you must update to version 10.3.9 or newer. You must also change the Gmini™’s USB Port setting to ‘Hard Disk’. From the main menu, go to Setup>System>USB Port and change it to ‘Hard Disk’.

You will now simply plug the Gmini™ into your Macintosh® as enumerated above, and within a few seconds, the Gmini™ will be recognized as a mass storage device (Hard Disk) and mount on the desktop. You can now use the hard drive called Gmini XS202 like any other external hard drive.

9.3 Disconnecting the Gmini™ from your Computer

Windows Device Mode

If the Gmini™ is connected to your computer as a Windows Device, verify that no data is being transferred between your Gmini™ and your computer (the HDD light on your Gmini™ is not ﬂ ickering). You can now safely unplug the USB cable from your Gmini™ and/or computer.

Hard Drive Mode

If the Gmini™ is connected to your computer as a hard drive, DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE USB CABLE AT ANY TIME! 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™.

Hard Drive Mode & Windows™

T o safely disconnect 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 you have an open ﬁ le from it in a running application. Y ou will have to close all open Gmini™ ﬁ les in any running application. Sometimes, even when ﬁ les are closed in an application, you will have to shut down the application. Using the green disconnect arrow in the system tray will then allow you to safely disconnect the Gmini™.

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

Windows

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.

XP Windows® 2000 & Windows® ME

Hard Drive Mode & 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. Y ou can now safely unplug the USB cable from your Gmini and/or your computer.

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Using iTunes™ with your Gmini™ XS202

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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

Using iTunes™ with your Gmini™ XS202

The easiest way to transfer music ﬁ les between a Macintosh 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

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

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 AAC 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 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.

XS202S hard disk or from the Archos website. In this folder you will ﬁ nd a .sit compressed ﬁ le. You will

as a ‘Device’. Currently there is no plug-in for the PC version of iTunes™.

), your Macintosh® will save these Playlists to the root directory of your Gmini. It will not

users who do want to use the Gmini XS202

computer and your Gmini XS202

with iTunes®, Archos has

is to

The

Updating the Gmini™ XS202

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 your 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 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.

Firmware

system does not know what

. If

11.2 Copy to Gmini™ root and Update

If there is already an older version of the Update_GminiXS202.AOS ﬁ le on your Gmini, Windows

When updating your Operating System, you must keep the AC charger/ adapter plugged into the Gmini™ so that it will not shut down due to low batteries while you are performing the 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 manager and it will place it in the top most directory (outside any folder).

Hard disk in your ﬁ le

will ask if you

11.3 ‘Hard Drive’ or ‘Windows Device’?

11.4 Activate the Update

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Troubleshooting

12.1 USB Connection issues

want to overwrite the current ﬁ le. Click on Yes. Once this ﬁ le is copied, safely disconnect Gmini XS202

in the connection chapter if you are unsure of how to do this.

11.3 ‘Hard Drive’ or ‘Windows Device’?

If your Gmini™ is seen as a hard drive, then you simply need to drag the Update_GminiXS202.AOS ﬁ le onto this icon, and Windows® will place the ﬁ le into the top most directory (root) of the Gmini™. It should not be placed inside any folder within your Gmini™. Once this ﬁ le is copied, safely disconnect (refer to the chapter on Connecting/Disconnecting) the Gmini™ from the computer.

If your Gmini™ is seen as a Windows® Device, then you will have to open the Gmini™ XS202 Device in Windows® Explorer and drop the Update_ GminiXS202.AOS into the Data folder (not the Media folder). If there is already an older version of the Update_GminiXS202.AOS ﬁ le on your Gmini™, Windows® will ask if you want to overwrite the current ﬁ le. Click on Yes. Disconnect the Gmini™ from your computer.

11.4 Activate the Update

On your Gmini, go to Setup > System and select the [ Update Firmware ] line. Click ENTER. You will prompted to power the Gmini by either the USB cable connected to a turned-on computer, or the optional adapter/charger. The Gmini will now locate the update ﬁ le and install it. A message will appear asking you to unplug the USB cable (if that is how you powered it) and then 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.

from the computer. Refer to the disconnection procedure

Warning!

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

Troubleshooting

12.1 USB Connection issues

Problem: I cannot get my Gmini to be recognized by the computer or it asks for a driver. Solutions:

• If you are running an operating system other than Windows® XP (Service Pack 1 minimum) with Windows Media® Player 10 or higher, the USB Port setting should be set to ‘Hard Drive’. Go to Setup > System > USB Port and set it to ‘ Hard Disk ’. Only Windows® XP (Service Pack 1 or higher) with Windows Media® Player 10 or higher will allow for the USB Port ‘ Windows Device ’ setting.

• 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

• 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.

• If using a laptop computer and a docking station, try connecting without the docking station.

• Macintosh® users must update to OS 10.3.9 or higher.

• (Hard Drive mode) If the Files Allocation Table (FAT) gets corrupted, the Gmini may not show up in Windows XP for over one minute, and then it comes up as local drive . Use DOS Utility ChkDsk as shown below.

• (Hard Drive Mode) Windows® XP may recognize the AV 700 hard drive but yet not assign a drive letter to it. Right click on My Computer and select Manage . Then select Storage , then Disk Management . Within this window you may see the hard drive and be able to assign a drive letter by right-clicking on the hard drive, and selecting the option Change drive letter and paths .

to your computer .

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

Problem: (Hard Disk Mode) 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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

Problem: I want to clean up my Gmini’s hard drive, but Windows cleaning tools.

Answer: This is because Windows to Windows Device in Setup > System ). Do not change back to hard drive and run a defragmenter program. This will give unexpected results.

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: (Hard Drive Mode) Most likely, the Gmini’s File 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 These are normal and will not harm the Gmini.

Problem: Can I defragment the Gmini’s hard drive? Answer: (Windows Device Mode) The Gmini maintains an optimized ﬁ le system and does not need to be

defragmented. Defragmenting will cause unexpected problems

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 9.

and Macintosh® often write extra ﬁ les to the hard drive such as ﬁ nder.def or System volume info .

ME Running Scan-Disk (Error Checking) - Hard Disk Mode only

sees your Gmini as a Windows Device and not a hard drive (USB Port is set

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

will not let me use the standard hard drive

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Technical Speciﬁ cations

ARCHOS Gmini XS202

series

• 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 .

12.2.2 Windows

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:

• Quit all running applications.

• Properly connect the Gmini to your computer as explained in chapter 9.

• 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.

XP & 2000 Running Check Disk Utility (ChkDsk) - Hard Disk Mode only

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

Explorer and select Properties.

may ask you to restart the computer to make certain Windows

XP to show the GMINI or local drive as mounted.

ARCHOS Gmini XS202

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, WAV (PCM), WMA protected ﬁ les.

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. Charged via USB cable through the computer.

System Requirements Windows®, ME, 2000 or XP. Mac: OS 10.3.9

And a computer with USB 2.0 interface (compatible USB 1.1 at a lower speed). For protected WMA PlaysForSure

Technical Speciﬁ cations

series

PlaysForSure

Optional charger/adaptor available.

USB 2.0 interface (compatible USB 1.1 at a lower speed).

Audio.

ﬁ les: ME, 2000 or XP with Windows Media® Player 9 or 10 and a computer with

*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.

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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).

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.

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

Telephone Support

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)

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Legal and Safety Notices

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

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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 Normal functioning of the product may be disturbed by ESD. If so, simply reset the product to resume normal

operation by following the instruction manual. During ﬁ le transmission, please handle with care and operate in a static-free environment.

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.

ARCHOS XS202S User Manual

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