Archos AV300 User manual

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English Language User Manual

ARCHOS VIDEO AV300 SERIES

USB 2.0 Hard Disk / MP3 Player / MP3 Recorder / JPEG Viewer / MPEG4 Personal Video Player

User Guide for ARCHOS VIDEO AV320, AV340, & AV380 version 3.0 (p/n 102 253V3)

Please visit our web site to download the most recent manual and software for this product

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1 Ports, Buttons, and Connections 8

2 First Time Usage 9

2.1 Plugging in the AC Adapter 9

2.2 Turning on the AV300 9

2.3 Shutting off the AV300 and Battery saving features 9

2.4 Changing the Language 10

2.5 Foreign Character Sets 10

2.6 Charging the Batteries 10

2.7 Caring for the AV300 11

2.8 Hardware Reset 11

3 Playing MP3 music 12

3.1 Playing through your HiFi system 13

3.2 ID3 Tags 13

3.3 Changing the sound settings 14

Button Lock 15

3.4 Changing the PlayMode 15

3.5 Playlist Creation and Running 16

Playing a Playlist 16

Creating a Playlist 17

Saving a Playlist 17

3.6 Adding songs to a Playlist while listening to Music 18

3.7 Creating and Using Playlists with MusicMatch™ 18

3.8 Using iTunes

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4 with your AV300 19

4 Using the Browser 20

4.1 Navigating the Directory Structure 20

4.2 File and Folder Operations 21

File Operations 21

Folder Operations 21

Copying and Moving Files and Folders 21

4.3 Using the Virtual Keyboard 22

5 Connecting/Disconnecting the AV300 24

5.1 Connecting the AV300 24

Macintosh™ OS 9.X 24

Macintosh™ OS X 24

Macintosh™ OS X (10.2 Jaguar and newer) 25

Windows™ ME, 2000, XP (Home/professional) 25

Windows

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98SE 25

5.2 Disconnecting the AV300 from your Computer 27

Windows

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Macintosh

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6 Recording MP3 Music 29

Microphone 30

External Microphone 30

Analog Line-In 30

Digital Input (SPDIF) 30

Incremental Recording 30

6.1 Bit Rate Table & Sample Rates 31

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7 Settings 32

7.1 Sound Settings 32

7.2 Play Mode and Play Order Settings 32

7.3 Clock Settings 32

7.4 Display Settings 33

7.5 Power Settings 34

7.6 System Settings 35

7.7 Updating the AV300 Firmware Operating System (OS) 36

Download the CJBM.AJZ file 36

Read the History.txt File 36

Copy to AV300 root and Update 36

8 Playing MPEG4 Video Files 37

9 Creating MPEG4 Video Files 38

How to create an MPEG4 video file 38

PC Tools 38

Macintosh Users 39

9.1 Installing the PC Software 39

DivX™ Codec 39

Virtual Dub™ 39

MPG4 Translator 39

MP3 Sound Codec 40

9.2 Using MPEG4 Translator 40

Select Source & Destination Files 41

Change Settings 41

Target & Priority 41

Start 42

10 Creating MPEG4 Video Files 43

10.1 Viewing Photos 43

Magnifying Photos 43

Multiple Photo View 43

10.2 Viewing a slideshow 44

11 Using MusicMatch™ software 45

12 Optional Add-ons 46

13 Technical Support 47

14 Troubleshooting 49

14.1 USB Connection issues 49

14.2 Charging and Power issues 50

14.3 AV300 locks up (freezes operation) or Stops 50

14.4 The Computer locks-up (freezes operation) or Stops 50

14.5 File issues, corrupted data, formatting, and partitioning 50

Windows

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98SE & ME Running Scan-Disk (Error Checking) 51

Windows

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XP & 2000 Running Check Disk Utility (ChkDsk) 52

14.6 Video Playback, Recording, Re-encoding 52

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This product is sold with a limited warranty and speci 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,  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  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, of cers, employees or agents (collectively ARCHOS’

licensor) be liable to you for any consequential, incidental or indirect damages (including damages for loss of

business pro 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:

1. 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.

CAUTION

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

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

WARNING

To prevent  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  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.

Warranty and Limited Liability

Warnings and Safety Instructions

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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.

Note: During  le transfer or in the PC mode, if the End User Terminal (EUT) or computer suddenly freezes or does

not respond, it may be due to the electrostatic phenomenon. Please follow the procedures below to recover the

operation:

Unplug the USB cable from the End User Terminal (EUT)

Close the software application in the computer (or re-boot the computer if necessary)

Re-connect the USB cable to the End User Terminal (EUT)

In case of Electrostatic Discharge, the AV300 may lose function. Just power off and on in order to restore.

CAUTION: modi 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.

This document may not, in whole or part, be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated or reduced to any

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. Speci cations are subject

to change without noti cation. Errors and omissions accepted. Images and illustrations may not always match

contents. Copyright

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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 speci ed, are

hereby excluded.

The LCD screen on your Archos AV300 unit has been manufactured to rigorous standards to provide a high

quality viewing experience. Nevertheless, your LCD screen may have slight imperfections. This is not particular

to the Archos screen, but to all devices which have LCD screens regardless of the original manufacturer of the

LCD. Each product vendor guarantees that his screen will contain no more than a certain number of defective

pixels. Each screen pixel contains three dot elements (Red, Blue, and Green). One or all of the dots in a given pixel

may be stuck on or stuck off. A single dot stuck off is the least noticeable. All three dots of a pixel stuck on is the

most noticeable. Archos guarantees that its AV300 screen will have no more than 1 defective pixel (regardless

if that pixel has one or more defective dots). This means that during the period of guarantee for your country

or jurisdiction, if the screen on your product has two or more defective pixels, Archos will repair or replace your

AV300 product at its cost. Thus, one defective pixel is not grounds for replacement or repair of the product.

FCC Warning Statement

Copyright Notice

LCD Pixel Policy

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Dear Customer,

ARCHOS thanks you for your choice of this exciting AV300 product. Never before has

one been able to carry with him or her so much information, be it MP3 music, MP4 videos

or JPEG pictures, and be able to enjoy these without a computer. We are sure that your

AV300 will give you years of listening and viewing enjoyment. Of course you can always

use it as a regular portable hard disk too.

This guide will explain to you the functions of the AV300. Our engineers have packed this

product with many functions and capabilities. The better you know how to use it, the

more enjoyment you will get from it. Remember, with the AV300, you can…

• Play MPEG-4 movies to a television or video projector

• View JPEG and BMP images

• Listen to MP3 music les

• Use it as a voice recorder

• Record MP3 music directly from your hi- without a computer

• Store MP3, MP4, JPEG or any type of data le

• Create music Playlists

• View JPEG slide shows

• Add a variety of options such as the 3.3 Megapixel Digital Camera and

Camcorder, the Digital Video Recorder, the FM radio/remote control,

FireWire™ interface cable, or the CompactFlash™ memory card reader.

We wish you many years of enjoyment from your AV300 product. Don’t forget to

check our web site (www.archos.com category software), as we periodically update

the Archos Video AV300 internal operating software (OS) to offer new functions and

improved features.

Wishing you the best Video, Music, and Photo experience,

The ARCHOS TEAM

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Technical Speci cations

ARCHOS VIDEO AV320, AV340, AV380

Storage Capacity Model AV320: 20GB; AV340: 40GB; AV380:80GB

Computer Interface High Speed USB 2.0 (compatible USB 1.1)

Optional FireWire cable

Image Playback JPG and BMP(4, 8, 24 bit) images, any size

Audio Playback Stereo MP3 decoding 30-320 kb/s. CBR & VBR

Audio Recording Stereo MP3 encoding 30-160kb/s. VBR

Video Playback Up to 640x304 @ 30 frames/sec (NTSC) or up to 640x368 @ 25

frames/sec (PAL) [Up to 640 x 480 resolution at lower frame

rates] MPEG-4 Simple Pro le compliant .AVI format (DivX™*

4.0 & 5.0 & XviD) MP3 stereo sound tracks, near DVD picture

quality.

Screen 3.8 inch color LCD (QVGA) 320x240 pixels 262 thousand

colors

Television Video output on AV out connector to PAL (EU) or NTSC (US)

televisions

Playback Autonomy Up to 10 hours** on MP3, up to 3 ** hours video on built-in

screen

Scalability Free Operating System updates downloadable from ARCHOS

web site

Expansion Port Mini-centronics 50 pin. For optional modules: FM Remote

Control, Firewire interface cable, DVR (Digital Video Recorder),

AVCam 300 digital camera and camcorder, CompactFlash™

card reader.

AV Connections Audio line in & microphone in (also doubles as SPDIF in/out)

AV out: for headphones, line out, and for audio/video out

with AV cable

Power Internal rechargeable Lithium-Ion batteries. External charger/

adapter

Physical Dimensions 112 x 82 x 31 mm (4.4 x 3.2 x 1.2 inches); 350g (12.5 oz)

Temperature Range 5 °C to 35 °C running ; -20 °C to 45 °C storage

System Requirements

PC: Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP Pentium II 266MHz with 64MB ram

Mac: OS 9.2 or X (10.2.4), iMac, G3 or higher

* DivX is a trademark of DivXNetworks, Inc.

** Depending on usage (stop/start/writing)

Technical Speci cations

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Ports, Buttons, and Connections

Built-in microphone

Line & external microphone audio input

Headphone & AV output

CHG: AC adapter is connected

ON: Unit is on

HDD: Hard Disk being accessed

Expansion Port

Remove rubber cap to

reveal Mini-Centronics

port for add-ons such

as Camera, FM Remote

control, Digital Video

Recorder, Firewire

interface, etc.

TFT Screen

320 x 240 pixels (QVGA)

Play/Pause/Enter/On

Play the currently selected item, pause,

and play again. Long press, turns on the

AV300. Long press to switch between

external and built-in video.

Stop/Esc/Off

Stop currently playing  le. Escape from

current operation. Long press to shut off.

Joystick

Move, select or Adjust Left, right, up, or

down.

Functions Display & Buttons

These three function buttons

actuate the associated functions

displayed on the bottom of the

screen.

A. Headphone AV out: television output (use ARCHOS

AV cable), audio stereo, and headphone jack.

B. Audio In: audio Stereo Analog Line-in &

microphone in & Audio Stereo SPDIF Digital In/out

C. Built-in Microphone: be sure you set the recording

settings to microphone.

D. USB 2.0 port Insert USB cable mini jack here

and attach other end to computer USB port.

(USB 1.1 compatible).

E. DC In: to power the unit and charge

the internal batteries with the external AC

adapter/charger. Use ONLY an Archos

adapter.

F. Factory diagnostic: this is a special port

reserved for factory diagnostics. You should

not attempt to use this port.

Ports, Buttons, and Connections

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First Time Usage

Please understand that this device has a CPU, hard disk, and

Operating System (OS) and thus it is more like a computer than

like a DVD player, VCR, or television. If you are not familiar with

using a computer, it would be particularly useful to take the

time to read through all sections of this manual.

2.1 Plugging in the AC Adapter

• Use only the included ARCHOS charger/adapter.

• Before using for the  rst time, charge the batteries for a full four hours.

• You may use the Archos Video AV300 after the  rst half hour of charging, but

this will increase the necessary charging time.

2.2 Turning on the AV300

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Hold the PLAY/ON button  for four seconds. The center red indicator light will go

on, be patient, it will take about 8 seconds for the operating system will boot up.

• If the unit shuts off after holding the ON button for several seconds, plug in the

Archos adapter/charger to make sure the batteries get charged.

• If you accidentally hold the PLAY/ON button on, once it has already started,

you will send the screen image to the video out port and the screen will go

blank. Hold the PLAY/ON button again for 3 seconds to switch back to the

built-in screen.

2.3 Shutting off the AV300 and Battery saving features

To shut off the unit, press and hold the STOP/ESC/OFF button Ó for 3 seconds.

In the Power menu [Setup è Power: Battery Operation] there is a Power Off

parameter. It is factory set to 2 minutes. Thus, if your AV300 is idle for 2 minutes,

it will shut off. This setting can be changed from one to nine minutes or to

‘never’.

In the Power menu [Setup è Power: Battery Operation] there is a Backlight

Off parameter to save battery power (the lighting of the screen consumes a

lot of the battery power). It is factory set to 30 seconds. That is, if there are no

buttons pressed, the screen will shut off in order to save battery life. To turn the screen

First Time Usage

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back on, just click once on any button. This setting can be changed from 10 seconds to

110 seconds or to ‘never’ shut off the screen.

2.4 Changing the Language

The AV320 interface can be set to English (default), French, or German.

• To change the language, move the joystick to Setup and then click

PLAY/ENTER .

• Then move with the joystick to Display and click PLAY/ENTER .

• Using the joystick to highlight the Language parameter.

• Now move the joystick to the Right or Left to choose the desired

language.

• Choose French, German, or English.

• The language displayed will change immediately.

• Click on the STOP/ESC button Ó to exit this

screen

2.5 Foreign Character Sets

Starting with version 1.2 of the Operating System (OS), you have the possibility to display

your  le names, folder names, and MP3 ID3 tags in various character sets (ex: Korean,

Simpli ed Chinese, etc.). You can  nd the language  les CodePage_name.AFZ on the

included Installation CD in the folder PC or on the Archos website under the heading

Software. If, for example, you would like to have the Korean language display, then you

would copy the  le CP949.AFZ into the folder /system on the AV300. Disconnect your

AV300 from your computer and then restart it. File names, folder names, and ID3 tags

written using the Microsoft

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codepage for the language will now be displayed in that

character set. Only one .AFZ can be used at a time, thus you should only put one .AFZ

 le into the /system folder. When an .AFZ language  le is used, the interface language

will automatically be reset to English.

2.6 Charging the Batteries

Use ONLY an Archos charger/adapter that is speci ed for the AV300. Other chargers or

adapters may damage the AV300. The green CHG indicator lights up to indicate that

the external adapter is connected. The batteries will charge automatically when the

AC adapter/charger is plugged in. This light will stay on even when the batteries are fully

charged. You should charge the AV300 for four hours (without use) or six hours (using it while

charging) to get a full charge. Once charged, you can get up to 10 hours* of MP3 music

playback time and up to 3  hours* of AVI video playback time (on the built-in screen) from

the batteries. The AV300 is made with integrated batteries which are designed to last for the

life of the AV300. This means that you will not have to change them. If, in the exceptional

case, the batteries need changing, this should only be done by an Archos technician.

* depending on how much manipulation the user does while the AV is playing

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2.7 Caring for the AV300

The Archos Video AV300 is an electronic product that needs to be treated with more

care than typical consumer electronic products.

• Do not subject it to shock.

• Do not subject it to heat. Be careful that the surface it is on, is a at clear surface.

Placing the AV300 on a pillow, blanket, or carpet may restrict the necessary

ventilation that it needs. This increase in operating temperature may cause

damage to the device.

• Keep the AV300 away from water and excessively humid areas.

• Keep the AV300 away from high electromagnetic elds.

• Keep any connected cords to the AV300 neatly arranged. This light product

could fall if a cord is accidentally pulled by a child.

2.8 Hardware Reset

In the case that your AV300 freezes operation (due to electrostatic phenomena for

example), you can actuate a hardware reset by holding down on the STOP/ESC button

Ó for 15 seconds. In normal operation, the STOP/ESC button Ó will shut down the AV300

after being held down for 3 seconds.

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When you click on this icon in the main screen, you will be sent directly

to the Music folder. This is a  ltered access to browse the Music directory.

That is, you will only see audio  les types that are playable on the AV300.

All other  le types that may exist in this directory will be  ltered from view.

Use the Joystick to highlight one of the factory installed music selections

and then Click on PLAY . If you hear nothing at  rst, make sure you have adjusted the

volume control on the headphone cord.

Play Mode: One Directory Status: Playing Volume (maximum:31)

Play Order

Current Directory

Artist* or parent folder

Album* or current folder

Song title* or  le name

VU Meter

Relative location in the track

Song elapsed time

Song time remaining

Song Length

Battery level (Charging)

Time of Day

File format and rec info*

APIC Album picture

Joystick action indicator

Left: previous track/rew

Right: next track/fast fwd

Up: increase Volume

Down: decrease Volume

Go to setup options Show current Playlist Browse the hard disk for other tracks

*If the MP3  le contains these ID3 tag data

What the Icons indicate

Play Status Play Order Play Mode

Stopped

(no icon)

Play once See section 3.4

Blinks while Playing a track Repeat playing

Current track is paused

Shuf e (Random) track

selection

Recording a track

Playing MP3 music

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3.1 Playing through your HiFi system

On your HiFi there are two RCA type connectors that are labeled Aux in, CD in, or

Line-in. Typically they are color coded white and red for left and right stereo channels

respectively. Connect the white and red leads of the supplied AV cable to these

connectors. Do not connect the yellow lead. Connect the other end to Audio Out on

the top of the AV300.

On the front of your stereo, select the corresponding auxiliary input

or CD input that you plugged into on the back of your HiFi system.

Press Play and then adjust the AV300 volume (Joystick Up/Down)

in order to supply your stereo system with a signal that is neither

too weak nor too strong. If the sound is distorted, you will need to

reduce the AV300’s volume.

If you have a stereo system that has a digital SPDIF-In connection (standard wire, not

optical  ber) you can connect the included AV cable to the AUDIO IN / SPDIF jack on

the top of the AV300 and then connect the yellow connector to your stereo’s SPDIF-In

jack.

3.2 ID3 Tags

ID3 Tags are information about the recording which is located

inside of an MP3 music  le. When someone creates an MP3

music  le, he or she has the option of adding information to it.

This information can include, among other things, the name of

the artist (Wes Burden), the album name (Brave New World),

the title of the song (Mirror), and a small image of the album cover (only jpeg images

not progressive jpeg) . If these data are present, the AV300 will display them on the

screen when it plays the  le. If they are not present, then the AV300 will display in order,

the name of the parent folder, the name of the current folder, and then the name of

the  le.

As of the writing of this manual, there are two versions of ID3 tags that are  rmly

established standards, ID3 version 1 and ID3 version 2. Your AV300 can read either

version of tags, and display the information. If both sets of tags have information, the

data from the ID3 version 2 tag will be displayed. Other tag information may include

composer, year, genre of music, etc. These other tag data are not currently used by the

AV300. If you would like to add ID3 tag data such as an album cover graphic or change

the current tags in a current MP3  le, you can use the supplied MusicMatch™ program

to do so.

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3.3 Changing the sound settings

If you would like to customize the sound quality, you can adjust the Bass, Treble, and

other audio settings to suit your particular taste.

• Click on STOP/ESC Ó to return to the main AV300 menu.

• Move the joystick to highlight Setup and click on PLAY/ENTER .

• Move the joystick in the Setup screen to highlight Sound.

• Click PLAY . The Sound settings screen will appear.

• Use Left and Right to change a parameter’s value. If music is currently

playing, you will hear the sound change as you adjust values.

• Use Up and Down on the joystick to select a different parameter.

Click on STOP/ESC Ó when  nished.

The Sound Parameters

Parameter Description

Volume 32 levels of volume (0-31)

Bass 10 levels. Decreases or Increases the low frequencies

Treble 10 levels. Decreases or Increases the high frequencies

Loudness 10 levels. Increases the low mid frequencies

Balance 10 levels. Favors the right or left channel of the Stereo signal

Bass Boost 10 levels. Increases the very low frequencies

Pitch 15 levels. Decreases or Increases the music playback speed

Reset button Readjusts all settings to their default settings

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Button Lock

To lock all the AV300 buttons from being accidentally pressed, press and hold

the top function button for three seconds. The AV300 will put the message

“Buttons locked!” on the bottom of the screen. Pressing the buttons at this

point will have no effect. Press and hold the top function button again for

three seconds and the buttons will become unlocked.

3.4 Changing the PlayMode

If you would like the AV300 to play through an entire folder of songs, play songs at

random (shuf e), or any of the other playing options, you can set these parameters in

the PlayMode settings.

• Click on STOP/ESC Ó to return to the AV300 main menu.

• Move joystick to highlight Setup and click on PLAY .

• Move the joystick in the Setup screen to highlight PlayMode.

• Highlight one of the  ve PlayModes and click on ENTER  to check

that option.

• With the Repeat & Shuf e setting, choose if the songs are to be

played in order, repeated or shuf ed.

• The Bookmark, if set to ON will give you the option to mark your

place in a video or music  le, and return to it the next time you turn

on your AV300. While playing a video, for example, click on pause

 and then on Stop Ó. The AV300 will ask you if you would like to set

a book mark. Next time you turn on the AV300, you will be asked if

you would like to continue playing from your bookmark.

• Picture Pause sets the amount of

time paused between pictures in the

slideshow mode.

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Play Mode

AV300 is currently playing from a Playlist

Folder: Play all tracks in the current directory

All: Play all tracks on AV300

Single: Play a single track then stop

Queue: User can queue the next track to be played †

Scan: AV300 plays rst 15 seconds of each track††

†Queue Mode: While the current song is playing, click on Navigate, nd the next song you want to play, then click

Play. This is your queued song. You can only queue one song at a time. See the Playlist section to prepare multiple

songs to play. Once the current track is nished playing, your queued track will be played. If you do not queue

another track at this time, the AV300 will play the next song in the 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 rst 15 seconds. The AV300 will then revert to

single directory mode and play the rest of the songs in the directory without scanning.

3.5 Playlist Creation and Running

Playing a Playlist

A Playlist is a list of songs that the AV300 will automatically play one after the other. The

AV300 can load one Playlist at a time into its internal memory. You

can create new Playlists, add or delete songs from a Playlist, or Save

a Playlist as a le (le type .m3u) to be used another time. There is no

limit to the number of Playlists you can save on the AV300 hard disk.

Playlists are indicated by a special list icon (circled icon to the left).

To play a Playlist, you simply scroll to the Playlist, such as ‘Jazz Music’

shown to the left, and click on PLAY . The list of songs will be loaded

into the internal memory of the AV300 and then be displayed in a separate panel.

Click on PLAY  and the songs will be played in the

order shown. To shufe the music entries in a random

order, you can click on Playlist, then choose Shufe.

You can open a Playlist le (Playlistname.m3u) on

your computer with a text editor such as Notepad,

and you will see that it is merely a list of les to be

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played along with the hard disk path to  nd them. If

you delete a Playlist from your AV300, you are only

deleting the list and not the music itself.

Example of the contents of the .m3u Playlist

 le ‘Jazz Music’.

Creating a Playlist

To create a Playlist, press the RIGHT button while

you are in the Music browser. A second window

is opened on the right side to display the Playlist

contents. You can now start adding songs to

the current Playlist. In the left window, search for

the songs you would like to add to your Playlist.

Once the song is highlighted, click on the Add

function button to add it to the Playlist. The song

will be added to the Playlist and a small mark

next to the music icon will be made to indicate

that it is in the Playlist. Continue searching and

adding songs in this manner until you are satis ed.

You can jump back and forth between these two windows by pushing the joystick to the

left or right. Continue searching and adding songs in this manner until you are satis ed.

A Playlist has a maximum of 5000 songs that can be added. We recommend that you

save your Playlists.

Saving a Playlist

It is recommended that each time you create

a Playlist, you save it to a separate folder called

Playlists. These lists take very little space on your

hard disk and if well named, give you easy

access to your favorite songs. Go to the Playlist

by selecting Music from the main menu and then

push the joystick to the right. You will then see the

list of songs in the current Playlist. Click the top

function button then choose Save. You will then

be able to give the Playlist  le a name. To use the

virtual keyboard, see section 4.3 Using the Virtual

Keyboard.

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Move - Allows you to change the place in the list of a given song. Just click on Move and

then use the joystick to move the song up or down the list.

Delete - Will delete the song from the Playlist. It will not delete the actual song itself from

your hard disk, just from the current Playlist.

Important: Once you save a Playlist it is important that you do not move the actual MP3  les as the Playlist

searches in the original  le location. If you need to move your MP3  les to a different folder, you’ll have to recreate

your Playlist.

3.6 Adding songs to a Playlist while listening to Music

This can only be done if you have entered your music folder via the Music  lter and

not by the general browser. To add the song you are listening to or any other song to

the current Playlist, do the following:

• While playing a song, click on Playlist. The Playlist will open.

• Push the joystick to the left to go to the hard disk browser.

• Select the song or folder of songs to add, then click button

Add.

• Click ESC Ó to return to the playing screen.

3.7 Creating and Using Playlists with MusicMatch™

You can use the included MusicMatch™ program to

create Playlists that you can then save to your AV300.

ATTENTION: Before creating a Playlist, make sure you are

choosing mp3  les from your AV300 and not mp3 music

 les from your computer’s hard disk! If you created your

Playlists from MP3  les that are on the AV300, then you

can simply transfer these Playlists to the AV300. That is,

the AV300 must have been connected to the computer and the  les in your Playlist must

be  les that are on the AV300’s hard disk. If you copy a Playlist which requests MP3  les

from your computer’s hard disk, C: for example, then the AV300 naturally will not have

that  le locally on its hard disk to play. Connect your AV300 to your computer and make

your Playlists from  les on the AV300 with MusicMatch™. Save your Playlist. Next, copy

(or drag and drop) the .m3u Playlist  les to your AV300 using Windows™ Explorer. You will

 nd all your MusicMatch™ saved Playlists in the directory

C:\Program Files\MUSICMATCH\MUSICMATCH Jukebox\Playlist\Default\

Copy the desired Playlist or Playlists from this directory to a your directory of choice on

the AV300 (we suggest the folder “Playlists”). Once the AV300 is disconnected from the

computer, locate the Playlist  le and click on PLAY  to see it in a new window. With the

 rst song highlighted, click once again on PLAY  to start playing this Playlist.

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3.8 Using iTunes

®

4 with your AV300

The easiest way to transfer music les between a Macintosh

®

computer and

your AV300 is to use the Macintosh Finder™ to drag and drop the les to and

from your Macintosh

®

.

However, for Macintosh

®

users who do want to use the AV300 with iTunes

®

, ARCHOS has

developed a special i-Tunes plug-in. You will nd it on the included CD-ROM in a folder

called iTunes plug-in. In this folder you will nd a plug-in for Mac OS 9.x and another

folder for Mac OS 10.x. You will also nd a JPEG image illustrating where you need to

copy the plug-in to. Once this is done, iTunes™ will recognize the AV300 as a ‘Device’.

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

1) When you create your Playlists with iTunes

®

(you can only create Playlists from songs

that have been copied to your AV300), your Macintosh

®

will save these Playlists to the

root directory of your AV300. It will not save them to the AV300 Playlists directory. It would

be best to use the AV300 itself to make Playlists (section 3.5) and then save these Playlists

in your Playlists folder.

2) When you drag and drop MP3 les from your iTunes

®

library to your AV300, the

i-Tunes

®

program will look at the ID3 tag information (See section 3.2 of this manual for

an explanation of ID3 tags) of the MP3 le, and create a folder on the root of your AV300

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 AV300 convention of placing the music into the

Music folder rst.

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The browser is used to navigate the  le system on the AV300. The  le system

is FAT32, the same type of  le system that is found on Windows

®

based

computers. That is, it is a hierarchical system which includes folders and

subfolders. Because you will be putting hundreds of  les on your AV300, it is

STRONGLY ADVISED that keep a neat and orderly  le structure. Otherwise,

you will be spending time searching for  les and not listening or watching them. We

suggest that on the  rst level of your  le structure, you include the folders: Data, Music,

Playlists, Photo, Video, and Voice.

The folders Music, Photo, and Video are

special folders in that the icons on the main

screen lead to these folders and then places

you directly in that folder. If these folders are

deleted, you will be placed at the root level (highest level) of the directory hierarchy.

4.1 Navigating the Directory Structure

Just below the top status bar, you can see the

path to the directory you are currently viewing.

The initial HD in the path name stands for Hard

Disk.

To navigate the directory structure you will use:

ENTER  Open the highlighted folder (directory) or Play the

highlighted  le.

ESC/STOP Ó Go back to the main startup menu.

Go to the parent directory (go back up one level).

Move the cursor up and down to the previous or next  le or folder.

Using the Browser

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