Archos 500933 User manual

Dear Customer,

thank you for choosing this ARCHOS product. We hope that you will enjoy using it and that it will give

you entire satisfaction for many years to come.

Please do register your product on our website (www.archos.com/register) to ensure that you get ac-

cess to our help line and to be informed of free software updates for your product.

Wishing you the best Multimedia experience,

The ARCHOS Team

All the information contained in this manual was correct at the time of publication. However, as our

engineers are always updating and improving our products, your device’s software may have a slightly

different appearance or modied functionality than presented in this manual.

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Table Of COnTenTs

InTrOduCTIOn ................................................................................................................................... 4

ARCHOS DEVICE DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

USING THE TOUCHSCREEN

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

INTERFACE LANGUAGE

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

BATTERY

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

PRODUCT CARE

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

1. PlayIng VIdeO ...........................................................................................................................10

1.1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR VIDEOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

1.2 VIDEO PLAYBACK

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

1.3 VIDEO SETTINGS

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

1.4 PUTTING VIDEOS ONTO YOUR ARCHOS DEVICE

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

1.5 RECORDING VIDEO

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2. PlayIng MusIC ..........................................................................................................................14

2.1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR MUSIC FILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2.2 MUSIC PLAYBACK

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

2.3 MUSIC SETTINGS

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

2.4 SOUND SETTINGS

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

2.5 PLAYLISTS

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

2.6 PUTTING MUSIC ONTO YOUR ARCHOS DEVICE

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

2.7 RECORDING AUDIO

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

3. VIewIng PhOTOs ......................................................................................................................21

3.1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR PHOTOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

3.2 PHOTO VIEWER

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

3.3 PHOTO SETTINGS

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

3.4 PLAYING A SLIDESHOW

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

3.5 VIEWING PHOTOS WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

3.6 PUTTING PHOTOS ON TO YOUR ARCHOS DEVICE

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

4. usIng The brOwser ........................................................................................................... 26

4.1 NAVIGATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

4.2 USING THE VIRTUAL KEYBOARD

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

4.3 BROWSING OTHER COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

4.4 USING THE PDF READER

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

5. COnneCTIng TO a wIfI neTwOrk ................................................................................30

5.1 PLAYING MEDIA FILES FROM A NETWORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

5.2 WIFI CONNECTION PROCEDURE

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

5.3 WIFI NETWORK CONFIGURATION

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

6. brOwsIng The web ............................................................................................................ 34

6.1 LAUNCHING THE WEB BROWSER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

6.2 USING THE WEB BROWSER

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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7. usb COnneCTIOns ................................................................................................................ 36

7.1 COMPUTER CONNECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

7.2 USB HOST CONNECTION

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

8. seTuP sCreen ........................................................................................................................ 40

8.1 LANGUAGE SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

8.2 DISPLAY SETTINGS

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

8.3 APPEARANCE SETTINGS

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

8.4 CLOCK SETTINGS

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

8.5 POWER SETTINGS

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

8.6 TV CONTROL SETTINGS

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

8.7 SYSTEM SETTINGS

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

8.8 WIRELESS FILE SERVER SETTINGS

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

8.9 UPDATING THE FIRMWARE

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

9. OPTIOnal funCTIOnalITIes ............................................................................................ 48

9.1 DVR STATION & DVR TRAVEL ADAPTER PRESENTATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

9.2 RECORDING VIDEO

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

9.3 EDITING VIDEO FILES

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

9.4 SETTING THE SCHEDULER

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

9.5 THE INFRARED EMITTER

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

9.6 RECORDING AUDIO (EXTERNAL SOURCE)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

TeChnICal sPeCIfICaTIOns ................................................................................................... 58

TeChnICal suPPOrT InfOrMaTIOn ..................................................................................

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InTrOduCTIOn

arChOs deVICe desCrIPTIOn

BUTTONS

On the left side of the device:

Press and hold to switch on/off.

Press once to switch the display of the image between TV and built-in LCD screen.

Press and hold to lock the buttons of your ARCHOS device.

CONNECTORS

Underneath the device are several connectors:

dVr

sTaTIOn

Record external video and/or audio via the optional DVR Station or DVR Travel Adapter, available

from www.archos.com (see Optional Functionalities).

b

Connect your ARCHOS device to your computer (see Computer Connection).

a

Connect a compatible external device to your ARCHOS (see USB Host Connection).

On the left side of the device:

Power: charge the battery of your ARCHOS device (see Battery Charge).

AV Out Jack:

Audio: plug in headphones.

Video: plug in the ARCHOS AV cable to connect to your TV, hi-, etc.

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a/V

LED INDICATORS

ON/OFF indicator

Hard Disk Drive activity indicator:

the light ickers when the hard drive is active (playing/transferring les).•

Battery charge indicator:

light on: the battery is charging.

ashing: the battery is fully charged.

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Video display indicator:

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

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BUILT-IN LOUDSPEAKERS

The built-in stereo loudspeakers are on the front of the device, on both sides below the screen.

LEG STAND

REMOTE CONTROL

The ARCHOS 704 WIFI has an infrared receiver located on the front of the device, in the

bottom left corner.

Point the supplied remote control towards the infrared receiver to control your ARCHOS

device. With the optional DVR Station, you can also use the remote control to change

TV channels or turn a tuner (VCR, cable or satellite box) on and off. See: Optional

Functionalities.

•

1

standby / wake up.

2

numeric entry: to access a TV channel directly (with optional DVR Station).

3

start a video or audio recording with optional DVR Station or DVR Travel Adapter

(Start recording menu item on screen).

4

switch between built-in screen and an external screen ( button).

5

Accelerator buttons: high-speed fast forward, reverse, or list scrolling.

6

Navigation buttons: move from an item to another. ( / and / buttons on

screen).

7

Enter/Accept and Pay/Pause button.

8

Escape/Back /Stop button ( button on screen).

9

mute sound.

10

tab between available screens ( button on screen).

11

Menu button: display a text description of the available menu icons (Menu button

on screen).

12

increase / decrease volume.

13

switch between TV channels (with optional DVR Station).

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usIng The TOuChsCreen

Your ARCHOS 704 WIFI device is equipped with a touchscreen.

Most screen areas will react when you tap on them using the included stylus or your ngernail.

Below is a description of the main tactile screen areas and a few tips on how to use the touchscreen.

INTERFACE DESCRIPTION & TACTILE SCREEN AREAS

Status Bar

In the top right corner of the screen, the status bar indicates the volume, the

battery level, the current time, the playback status of your device, etc.

This area is not tactile, except for the cross, which may appear at the right end

of the status bar for you to exit the current screen.

•

Tabs

In the top left corner of the screen, the tabs area shows other available ap-

plications and screens (Setup Screen, Home Screen, etc.). They vary, depending

on where you are in the interface.

You can tap on the icon to switch between the available screens.

You can also tap directly on one of the tabs to access the corresponding

screen.

•

Contextual Menu

In the lower right corner of the screen, the contextual menu area shows the menu icons:

the available options will vary, depending on where you are in the interface.

To execute a menu icon’s function, simply tap on it. In order to display a text description of

the icon, tap on the MENU word.

•

Home Screen

This is the main screen of your ARCHOS device, showing its main

functions.

In the Home Screen or in the Setup Screen, you can tap directly on

an icon to select it. Tap a second time to launch the application.

In a browser window, in the ARCLibrary, or in the photo wall, you

can tap twice on a le, song or video to launch it.

•

Other Touchscreen Actions

When watching a video or listening to music, you

can tap on the progression bar to go directly to a

different location in the video or song. You can also

drag the cursor in the progression bar to another

location in the video or song.

•

In the screens where it appears, the volume bar can be dragged in the same way.

In the Archos le browser, you can drag the scroll bar up and down.

In the PDF viewer and in the Web browser, you can scroll up and down by tapping on the page and

dragging it up or down (be careful not to tap on a link!).

•

Note: in this manual, reactive areas will be surrounded with red dots on screenshots showing touchscreen controls.

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The Resume Icon

Sometimes the Resume icon is highlighted in the Home Screen when you turn on the ARCHOS. This

means that you can resume the last-played music or video le, if it was interrupted before the end.

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

•

InTerfaCe language

CHANGING THE LANGUAGE

The interface of your ARCHOS device is available in various languages.

If your language is not available, go to the ARCHOS website (www.archos.com/rmware) and down-

load and install the latest version. New languages are included in the rmware as they become avail-

able. See Updating the Firmware.

•

To change the system’s language:

From the Home Screen, tap on to access the

Setup Screen.

Tap on the Language icon to display the

Language Settings screen.

Select a different language using the / but-

tons (your settings are saved instantly).

Tap on to exit. Tap on to return to the

Home Screen.

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2.

3.

4.

baTTery

BATTERY CHARGE

Before using your ARCHOS device for the rst time, charge the battery until the light starts blinking.

Simply plug the ARCHOS Charger/Adapter into the power jack. The ARCHOS device will turn on and start

charging, and a lightning bolt symbol will ash over the battery icon in the status bar: .

REPLACING THE BATTERY

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

Caution: if the battery is incorrectly replaced or short-circuited, this could result in damage to the product and/or

serious injuries to the user. Replace only with an original Archos battery.

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To replace the battery, follow these steps:

PrOduCT Care

CARING FOR YOUR ARCHOS DEVICE

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

Do not subject it to unnecessary shock or vibration.

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

Keep it away from water and excessively humid areas.

Keep it away from high electromagnetic elds.

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

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

In order to keep your touchscreen in good condition, and to avoid damaging the screen surface, you should

use only the included stylus or your nger.

RESETTING YOUR ARCHOS DEVICE

In the event that your ARCHOS device freezes operation (due to electrostatic phenomena, for example), you

can reset it by pressing the button for 15 seconds.

If this does not work, you can also use the master reset function by removing the battery (See: Replacing the

battery) and pressing the master reset button as shown below:

Note: Resetting your Archos will not erase any data from your device.

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SYSTEM RECOVERY

If your ARCHOS device does not respond correctly, or does not show certain songs or videos that you have

copied to it, try using the repair and format tools (see: System Settings).

If once turned on, the ARCHOS does not show the Home Screen, you can try a system recovery. It allows you

to repair the hard drive, format it, or force the touchscreen calibration when you cannot access the touch-

screen settings (see: Display Settings).

Press the button to turn on your device.

Immediately press and hold the until the Recovery mode screen appears.

Since the system recovery mode is activated, the touchscreen is currently disabled. To move from an option

to another, press the button. To validate an option, press and hold the button until the line ashes, and

release it.

The system recovery mode gives you four options:

No

cancels the system recovery.-

Repair Disk

attempts to repair the le structure on the hard drive.

does not erase any data.

-

Format Disk

formats the hard drive.

all data (music, photos, videos, etc.), licenses and settings are erased.

-

Force Touchscreen Calibration

use this option if the touchscreen does not respond correctly and if you cannot access the touchscreen set-

tings (see: Display Settings).

follow the instructions on the screen.

-

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1. PlayIng VIdeO

In the Home Screen, tap on the Video icon to highlight it, then tap on it again to enter the Video

mode.

1.1 brOwsIng ThrOugh yOur VIdeOs

There are two types of views for you to browse through your videos: the Video List and the Video Browser.

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

When browsing in video mode, only video les are shown.

THE VIDEO LIST

The Video List (default view) only shows the

video les in the Video folder of the ARCHOS

hard drive (it does not show videos located in

subfolders).

To view videos from a different folder, tap on

to switch to the Video Browser view, and navi-

gate to another folder.

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THE VIDEO BROWSER

The Video Browser allows you to navigate to

other folders within the Video folder. It is based

on the ARCHOS File Browser.

See: Using the Browser.

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

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VIDEO LIST & BROWSER MENU ITEMS

Info

displays a message box with all the available information about the highlighted video le.

tap on to close the Info screen.

-

Delete

allows you to delete the highlighted video le. A conrmation screen will pop up.-

Rename

allows you to change the name of the highlighted video le using the virtual keyboard.

see: Using the Virtual Keyboard.

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Resume video

will resume playing the highlighted video from the bookmark.-

Clear bookmark

will remove the bookmark from the highlighted video le.-

Resume video and Clear bookmark only appear in the menu when a bookmarked video le is highlighted.

Reset thumbnails

will delete all user-dened thumbnails and restore the default thumbnails.-

Sound

will display the Sound settings screen (see: Sound Settings).

tap on to return to the Video mode.

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1.2 VIdeO PlaybaCk

Use the scroll bar to browse through the list of videos. Tap on a video le to highlight it, then tap on the selected

le again to play it. The menu overlay will disappear automatically after a few seconds. To display it again, tap once

anywhere on the screen. To make it disappear again, tap on .

VIDEO PLAYBACK SCREEN AND TOUCHSCREEN CONTROLS

1

stop video / exit

2

playback status icon

3

current play mode icon

4

video le name

5

current display format

6

volume level

7

video progression bar

8

play / pause button

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VIDEO PLAYBACK MENU ITEMS

Info

displays a message box with all the available information about the current video le.

tap on to close the Info screen.

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Format

allows to change the way the image is displayed.

Auto: adjusts the video size to best adapt to the built-in screen or TV.

Full Screen: enlarges the picture to ll the screen and cuts some of the image.

Maximized: enlarges the picture to ll the screen, considering the image is encoded in 2.35 format with

black bands at the top and bottom.

Original: displays the entire picture in its original format.

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Speed

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

while paused in slow motion, you can advance frame by frame, using / .

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Save frame as...

Thumbnail: saves the current image as a new thumbnail for this le (overwrites the previously set

thumbnail, if any).

Wallpaper: the current image will be dened as your device’s background image.

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Set bookmark

sets a bookmark at the current spot in the video.

only one bookmark per le is allowed.

you can bookmark up to 32 les.

video les with a bookmark appear with the icon in the browser.

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Settings

will display the Video settings screen (see next chapter).

tap on to exit this screen.

-

Sound

will display the Sound settings screen (see: Sound Settings).

tap on to exit this screen.

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1.3 VIdeO seTTIngs

You can access the Video Settings screen via the Settings menu item while playing a video le.

Tap on the / buttons to select a different setting for a parameter.

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PlayMode (a status bar icon shows the current mode)

Single: plays only one video le and stops.-

Folder: plays all video les in the current folder.-

Repeat & Shufe (a status bar icon shows the current mode)

- Normal: plays the video selection once and stops.-

Repeat: plays the video selection repeatedly-

Shufe: plays videos in a random order-

LCD Brightness

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

1.4 PuTTIng VIdeOs OnTO yOur arChOs deVICe

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

Synchronize your videos with Windows Media

®

Player 10 or 11

This method requires your ARCHOS USB connection to operate in ‘Windows Media Device’ mode

(see: System Settings). Windows Media

®

Player 10 or 11 will copy the videos you have selected

directly into the Video folder of the ARCHOS.

Copy and Paste your video les from your computer into the Video folder of your ARCHOS (see: Computer

Connection for details on how to connect your ARCHOS device to your computer).

CREATING COMPATIBLE VIDEO FILES WITH YOUR COMPUTER

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

The easiest way to do this is by using Windows Media

®

Player 10 or 11 to transfer videos to your ARCHOS in

‘Windows Media Device’ mode. Windows Media

®

Player 10 or 11 will automatically convert most formats to the

WMV format that your device can play.

If you don’t want to use Windows Media

®

Player 10 or 11, a search on the Internet should allow you to nd

suitable utility programs to do this job.

If you would like to simply copy and paste DVD video les onto your ARCHOS without converting them to

WMV format, you can purchase the ‘cinema’ plug-in from the ARCHOS website (www.archos.com). The same

is also true for video podcasts in the H-264 format. In this case, purchase the ‘podcast’ plug-in.

1.5 reCOrdIng VIdeO

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

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

See: Optional Functionalities to learn more about this feature.

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dVr TraVel adaPTer dVr sTaTIOn

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2. PlayIng MusIC

In the Home Screen, tap on the Music icon to highlight it, then tap on it again to enter the Music

mode.

2.1 brOwsIng ThrOugh yOur MusIC fIles

There are two types of views for you to browse through your songs: the ARCLibrary and the Music Browser.

When browsing through your music, only music les are shown.

THE ARCLIBRARY

The ArcLibrary (default view) shows your music

sorted in categories (Artist, Album, Title, Genre,

etc.) if your music les contain these tags.

When new music is added to the Music folder

of the ARCHOS, the ARCLibrary will be updated

automatically.

If some of your music les do not contain tags,

they will be classied as (Unknown) in the

ARCLibrary.

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THE MUSIC BROWSER

The music browser allows you to navigate the

Music folder of your device’s hard drive. It is

based on the ARCHOS File Browser.

To use it, select Browse Hard Drive in the initial

ArcLibrary view.

See: Using the Browser.

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ARCLIBRARY* AND MUSIC BROWSER MENU ITEMS

Info

displays a message box with all the available information about the highlighted music le.

tap on to close the Info screen.

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Delete

allows you to delete the highlighted music le. A conrmation screen will pop up.-

Rename

allows you to change the name of the highlighted music le using the virtual keyboard.

see: Using the Virtual Keyboard.

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Resume song

will resume playing the highlighted music le from the bookmark.-

Clear bookmark

will remove the bookmark from the highlighted music le.-

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

Show playlist

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

Sound

will display the Sound settings screen (see: Sound Settings).

tap on to return to the Music mode.

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

2.2 MusIC PlaybaCk

Use the scroll bar to browse through the list of audio tracks. Tap on a track to highlight it, then tap on the selected

track again to play it.

MUSIC PLAYBACK SCREEN AND TOUCHSCREEN CONTROLS

1

stop song and exit

2

playback status icon

3

current play mode icon

4

previous track

5

song title, artist name, album

title and track number

6

next track

7

play / pause button

8

progression bar (with re-

maining time and elapsed

time)

9

volume level

To browse through your songs while listening to music, simply tap on . This will take you to the ARCLibrary or

browser screen that you launched the current song from.

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PLAYBACK STATUS ICONS

Status bar icons tell you if your ARCHOS is:

playing paused stopped

MUSIC PLAYBACK MENU ITEMS

Info

displays a message box with all the available information about the current music le.

tap on to close the info screen.

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Home

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

photo slideshow, read a PDF le, etc.

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Playlist

opens the playlist editor (see: Playlists).-

Set bookmark

sets a bookmark at the current spot in the audio le.

only one bookmark per le is allowed.

you can bookmark up to 32 les.

music les with a bookmark appear with the icon.

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Set rating

allows to give a rating to the current song (1-5) or to remove the rating (none).-

Settings

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

Sound

will display the Sound settings screen (see: Sound Settings).

tap on to exit this screen.

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2.3 MusIC seTTIngs

You can access the Music Settings screen via the Settings menu item while playing a song.

Tap on the / buttons to select a different setting for a parameter.

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PlayMode (a status bar icon shows the current mode)

Single: plays only one music le and stops.-

Folder: plays all music les in the current folder or album.-

All: plays all music les in the ARCHOS device.-

Queue: allows you to select a track to be played after the current one is nished.

while a track is playing, tap on to switch to the browser window and tap on a track to select it: this is

your queued track, and the status bar icon will change.

you can only queue one track at a time.

if you do not select a song to queue before the end of the current track, the ARCHOS will play the next

track in the folder or album.

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Scan: plays the rst few seconds of each track.

you can dene the length to play in Intro duration.

if you want to play the whole song, tap on it while its intro is playing; the music player will then revert to the

Folder play mode.

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Repeat & Shufe (a status bar icon shows the current mode)

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Normal: plays the track selection once and stops.-

Repeat: plays the track selection repeatedly.-

Shufe: plays random tracks from the selection.-

Intro duration

denes for how long each track will be played in the Scan play mode.-

2.4 sOund seTTIngs

You can access the Sound Settings screen via the Sound menu item.

This screen allows you to adjust the sound settings of your ARCHOS device to your personal taste.

Tap on the / buttons to select a different setting for a parameter.

Volume

adjusts the output volume.-

Built-in speaker

ON/OFF: the built-in speaker remains on or off regardless if headphones are attached.

Automatic: the built-in speaker automatically turns off when you plug in headphones or an AV Cable.

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Audio Output

denes whether the audio signal is sent out via the Analog Line-Out or the SPDIF interface when connected

to a DVR Station.

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Bass Boost Level

adjusts the bass boosting level.-

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Preset

allows you to quickly select a sound prole.-

Set equalizer

allows you to use a custom sound prole. Tap on this button to enter the equalizer screen (see next section).-

Balance

allows you to balance the sound between the left and right speakers.-

Reset

highlight and tap on it to reset sound parameters to the default values.-

EQUALIZER SCREEN

Your ARCHOS device features a 5-band equal-

izer.

Tap directly on a band (Bass, Mid. bass, Mid.

range, Mid. treble or Treble) to highlight it, then

tap on the / buttons to change the gain

level for these frequency ranges.

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It is advised that you change these settings while

listening to music, in order to be able to appreciate

the sound changes.

2.5 PlaylIsTs

A playlist is a list of audio tracks that the music player will automatically play one after the other.

On your ARCHOS device, you can play, create and edit as many playlists as you want.

In the ARCHOS Browser, playlists are the les with the icon.

When playing a playlist, the icon will appear in the status bar.

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Note: when you delete a playlist, you are only deleting the list and not the music itself.

PLAYING A PLAYLIST

In the ARCLibrary, tap on the Playlist line to

highlight it, then tap on it again to open it.

Tap on a playlist to highlight it, then tap on it

again. A panel showing the contents of the playl-

ist will open on the right.

Tap on the rst item in the playlist to start play-

ing from the rst track.

You may want to play the tracks in a different

order: select the Shufe menu item to randomly

shufe the order of the songs in the current

playlist.

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CREATING A PLAYLIST

Select the Show playlist menu item while you are in the Music browser. A playlist panel will open on the

right: you can now start adding songs to the current playlist.

In the left panel, locate the songs you would like to add to your playlist. Tap on a song to add it to the playl-

ist (the song’s icon in the left panel will change to , indicating that it is part of the current playlist).

Repeat this operation with all the tracks you want.

Another way to add songs or the content of an entire folder, artist, album, etc. to a playlist is by using the Add to

playlist or Insert in playlist menu items:

Add to playlist

will add the highlighted track, folder, artist or album at the end of the playlist.-

Insert in playlist

will insert the highlighted track, folder, artist or album before the selected item in the playlist.-

To jump back and forth between the left and right panels, tap on or tap directly on the panel that you want to

highlight.

See the next section to learn how to save your playlists.

PLAYLIST PANEL MENU ITEMS

These menu items appear when the focus is on the right panel:

Remove track

deletes the highlighted track from the playlist.-

Move track

allows you to change the position of the highlighted track within the playlist.

tap on a track to highlight it, then choose the Move track menu item. Now tap on the position to which

you want to move the track, and tap on the track again to validate.

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Save

saves the current playlist to the Playlists folder.-

Save As

same as Save, but it also allows you to give a personalized name to the playlist.

see: Using the Virtual Keyboard.

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Clear

clears and closes the current playlist.-

Shufe

randomly shufes the order of the songs in the current playlist.-

Sound

will display the Sound settings screen (see: Sound Settings).

tap on to exit this screen.

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EDITING A PLAYLIST

To edit an existing playlist:

Highlight the playlist and use the Show playlist menu item.

You can now add, shufe, move or remove tracks within the playlist, using the appropriate menu items.

An asterisk (*) appears after the playlist’s name in the right panel to indicate that modications were made

to the playlist and that it is unsaved.

After you have made the changes you want, save the playlist with the Save menu item, or with the Save As

menu item if you wish to give it a different name.

ADDING SONGS TO A PLAYLIST WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC

While playing a song, choose the Playlist menu item.

A new window will open with two panels, the music les on the left and the playlist on the right.

Tap on to focus on the left panel and select the song or folder of songs to add, then choose the Add to

playlist or Insert in playlist menu item to add them to the playlist.

Tap on to return to the playback screen.

Please note: this can only be done if you have entered the Music folder via the Music icon on the Home Screen

and not via the Browser icon.

2.6 PuTTIng MusIC OnTO yOur arChOs deVICe

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

Synchronize your music with Windows Media

®

Player 10 or 11

This method requires your ARCHOS USB connection to operate in ‘Windows Media Device’ mode

(see: System Settings). Windows Media

®

Player 10 or 11 will copy the music les you have selected

directly into the Music folder of the ARCHOS.

Copy and Paste your music les from your computer into the Music folder of your ARCHOS (see Computer

Connection for details on how to connect your ARCHOS device to your computer).

In order for the ARCLibrary to recognize your songs’ tags efciently, it is advised that you keep an orderly

structure for your music les, for instance by making a folder for each artist, containing a folder for each of

their albums, inside which are placed individual songs.

You can easily create audio content with your computer by using Windows Media

®

Player 10 or 11 to convert your

own CDs to MP3 or WMA format. Check the laws and regulations in your country or jurisdiction to know if private

copy of your CDs for your own use is authorized.

2.7 reCOrdIng audIO

Your ARCHOS device can record audio, via its AudioCorder function.

You will need the optional DVR Station or DVR Travel Adapter to record audio from an analog

source (see Optional Functionalities to learn more about this feature).

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