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Archos 500973 Computer Drive User Manual

1. Select the Network Details button to view the information concerning the network the ARCHOS is currently connected to IP security details etc You have the possibility to connect Cennect ts an Perse to the internet via the WIFI or via an Ethernet cable Select Connect an Ethernet Network Use the same procedure as for a WIFI open network when using an Ethernet cable Jump ahead to the WiFi section Open Networks When you select Connect to a WiFi Network The ARCHOS will scan for available networks The list of available networks will be displayed The List of Available Networks e Available Networks The list of available networks shows i a 0 Network all the wireless networks in range of your device ry ruere In the list of available networks you letrastructure will see the following information Protected Network gt hanne 16 Mode ARCHOS TV a Open Network Channel amp Mode Infrastructure L Configuration status configured network unconfigured network The name of the network SSID if it is broadcasted if the SSID is not broaa 2 casted you will be prompted to enter it in the next configuration screen if you configure this network 3 The strength of the signal 4 The type of encryption key that is required 21 Open network no key
2. 71 zoomin zs left right previous next picture v down up rotate 90 clockwise counterclockwise ARCHOS TV zoom out display hide the menu overlay M display available menu items increase decrease volume Mute sound Info displays a message box with information about the current picture Rotate choose Left to rotate the picture 90 counterclockwise choose Right to rotate the picture 90 clockwise Start slideshow Starts a slideshow from the current image the Pause slideshow menu item will appear allowing you to pause the slideshow Set as wallpaper A defines the current picture as your ARCHOS background image Settings will display the Photo viewer settings screen see next section Zoom use the slider to magnify demagnify the current picture ARCHOS TV 3 3 PHOTO VIEWER SETTINGS the Photo mode you can access the Photo viewer settings screen via the Settings menu item Usethe left right arrows to select a pant different setting for a parameter transitan D Fire mal 4 Tull Screen Picture Pause defines the time that each picture will be displayed during a slideshow Transition defines the transition effect to be used between two pictures There are several cool effects that you can choose from sequence allows you to enable dis
3. WPA key WEP key WPA2 key 2 The channel used by the network The type of network Infrastructure or Ad Hoc Ad Hoc networks are not sup ported at this time Usethe navigation buttons to highlight a network and press OK You will be taken to the configuration screen for this network where you will have to enter some information to set up your access to this network WiFi Network Configuration In order to connect to a wireless network the ARCHOS will need some specific infor mation about the network Your device will automatically pick up certain pieces of in formation that it needs from the WiFi router You can enter the rest of the information manually in the network s configuration screen as shown in the following sections Open Networks also valid for Echemet cable connection Open networks do not require an authentication key f the network has automatic con TET m LL rer figuration turned on DHCP sim mM ply select the Connect button and your ARCHOS will connect to this network provided the signal 15 strong enough F Network Detalls for Archos Publie WITI o i f the network needs to be config ured manually use the left right ar rows to select the Manual setting on the Configuration parameter Other parameters will appear the required information can be ob alea tained from the person who man Dus Server ages t
4. Insert in playlist Selected file will insert the highlighted track before the selected item in the current playlist All files will add all the tracks from the left panel before the selected item in the current playlist ARCHOS TV These menu items appear when the focus 15 on the right panel playlist editor Track Remove track deletes the highlighted track from the playlist Move allows you to change the position of the highlighted track within the playlist Highlight the track you want to move select the Track menu item then choose Move Use the up down buttons to move the track and press OK Playlist Clear clears the current playlist I Shuffle randomly shuffles the order of the songs in the current playlist Save playlist Save saves the current playlist to the Playlists folder Save same as Save but it also allows you to give a personalized name to the playlist using the remote control s keyboard Hide playlist closes the playlist editor Settings 23 you can choose to display the Music Player settings screen see Music Player Settings or the Sound settings screen see Sound Settings 1 While you are in the Music browser select the Show playlist menu item playlist panel will open on the right By default the new playlist contains the same songs as the last opened playlist You c
5. settings screen see Sound Settings 2 3 MUSIC PLAYER SETTINGS In the Music mode you can access the Music Player settings screen by using the Settings menu item F3 Use the left right arrows to select a different setting for a parameter Repeat amp Inthe duration ARCHOS TV PlayMode Repeat amp Shuffle the following table explains how the audio player will work according to the set tings you chose in PlayMode AND Repeat amp Shuffle An icon shows the current modes in the Music playback screen Single Folder AI Queue Intro 1 Normal Repeat Normal Repeat Shuffle Normal Repeat shuffle plays the current song and stops plays the current song repeatedly plays all the songs of the current folder one after the other and then stops plays all the songs of the current folder one af ter the other This will be repeated indefinitely plays the songs of the current folder ran domly plays all the songs of your ARCHOS one after the other and then stops plays all the songs of your ARCHOS one after the other This will be repeated indefi nitely plays all the songs of your ARCHOS ran domly allows you to select a track to be played after the current one is finished while a track is playing switch to the browser window se lect a track to highlight it then press OK This i
6. Pilisi E Vues Using the ARCHOS double browser you will be able to play media files or transfer any file from a networked computer onto your device You can also transfer files from your device onto a computer s write enabled shared folder see Copying and Moving Files and Folders ARCHOS TV MANUAL V1 0 TRANSFERRING FILES gt 43 6 3 CONNECTING I HE ARCHOS COMPUTER CONNECTION STEPS 1 Plug a USB cable not supplied into the ARCHOS USB B port 2 Plug the other end of the USB cable into your running computer 3 The ARCHOS icon will appear on your computer You can now start transferring files to it ii Gioia Fri 10 46 JA tee CD Dae DEW You cannot copy files larger that 2 GB to the ARCHOS due to the FAT32 file system constraints For advanced users in PC Hard Drive connection modes mode 2 and 3 the maximum size is 2 GB for AVI files and 4 GB for any other type of file See System Settings ARCHOS TV MANUAL V1 0 TRANSFERRING FILES gt 44 DISCONNECTING When you disconnect the ARCHOS from a computer your device automati cally updates the ARCLibrary so that the media files you just copied appear in the Music and Photo Libraries Windows XP or higher amp WMP10 or higher Verify that no data are being transferred between y
7. Write to new File A confirmation screen will pop up If you want to cancel the edit points and restart editing choose the Cancel changes and restart edit menu item ARCHOS TV TROUBLESHOOT ING RESTARTING RESETTING Y OUR ARCHOS In the event that your ARCHOS freezes or does not respond anymore disconnect the power adapter wait for 15 seconds and reconnect it When the red LED indi cator stops blinking press the Power button on the supplied remote control to turn on your device ONLY use the Reset button on the back of the device if you need to relaunch the Installation Wizard When you press this button the ARCHOS will restart and a message will pop up to confirm the relaunch of the wizard If you do not re spond within 10 seconds the wizard will be automatically relaunched See The Installation Wizard SYSTEM RECOVERY f your ARCHOS does not respond correctly or does not show certain songs or videos that you have copied to it try using the Repair and Formatting Tools see System Settings If using the Repair and Formatting Tools does not solve your problem you can try a system recovery It allows you to repair the hard drive format it etc 1 Restart your device disconnect the power adapter wait for 15 seconds recon nect it 2 The red indicator starts blinking and after a few seconds it will start blinking faster While the red indicator is blinking faster pre
8. ARCHOS INTERFACE Status Bar n the top right corner of the screen the status bar indicates the network connection status WiFi or Ethernet the volume level and the cur rent time of your device Tabs In the top left corner of the screen the tabs area shows other available applications and screens They SIT vary depending on where you are in the interface M lm sony 22 When there is only one tab available the Tab icon in the top left corner is grayed out i Play Music Danielle Davis Contextual Menu In the lower right corner of the screen the contextual menu area shows the menu icons The available options will vary depending on where you are in the interface In the Home screen choose the Settings menu item to access the main settings of your ARCHOS the Home screen the Resume menu item allows you to resume the last played music or video file if it was interrupted before the end If the Resume menu icon does not appear it means that no music or video file playback can be resumed Home Screen This is the main screen of your ARCHOS showing its main functions ARCHOS TV Main Button Actions To open an application screen via its icon or item use the Navigation buttons to highlight the icon item and press OK the different applications you can go back one level in the hierarchy by press ing the Exi
9. B es shows all the photos and subfolders 7277717 located in the Pictures folder Gy All by Date To view a photo highlight its ll Browse by Date thumbnail then press OK If a photo is in a subfolder of the Pictures SE NL su folder open the subfolder and you 3 1 E Will see your photo i a d 4 The Photo Browser also allows you gt E e to view your pictures sorted by i 25724 date Info d displays a message box with information about the highlighted picture Delete allows you to delete the highlighted picture A confirmation screen will pop up ARCHOS TV MANUAL V1 0 VIEWING PHOTOS gt 27 Start slideshow Starts a slideshow from the highlighted image the Pause slideshow menu item will appear allowing you to pause the slideshow Settings will display the Photo viewer settings screen see Photo Viewer Settings Ti f The available menu items will vary depending on where you are in the Photo Browser 3 2 PHOTO VIEWER To view a picture highlight the corresponding thumbnail and press OK The menu overlay will disappear automatically after a few seconds PHOTO VIEWER SCREEN PHOTO VIEWER BUTTON CONTROLS press once close the photo viewer and go back to the Photo browser hold exit the Photo mode and go back directly to the Home screen Start pause a slideshow
10. SETTINGS 63 9 5 SCHEDULING YOUR 66 10 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS 68 10 1 THE SCHEDULER 68 10 2 RECORDING VIDEO MANUALLY 68 10 3 RECORDING AUDIO 70 10 4 EDITING YOUR RECORDINGS 71 TROUBLES HOOT ING eere 74 RESTARTING RESETTING YOUR ARCHOS 74 SYSTEM 74 REPAIR AND FORMATTING 15 75 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS nnne TECHNICAL SUPPORT INFORMATION 79 ARCHOS TV MANUAL V1 0 STARTINGUP gt 4 STARTING UP DESCRIPTION OF THE ARCHOS DEVICE LED INDICATORS The LED indicators are located on the front of the device on the left side Red light light on the ARCHOS is in standby mode flashing the ARCHOS is starting Green light light on the ARCHOS is on CONNECTORS On the right side of the device USBA Connector for USB Host to connect a compatible USB device such as a USB Flash key a digital camera or a portable media player 2 USB Connector with optional cable to connect the ARCHOS to a computer See Transferring Files to learn how to transfer files to from another
11. USB device ARCHOS MANUAL V1 0 STARTINGUP gt P5 On the back of the device 3 Reset button ONLY use this button if you need to restart the Installation Wizard When you press this button the ARCHOS will restart and a message will pop up to confirm the relaunch of the wizard If you do not respond within 10 seconds the wizard will be automatically relaunched See The Installation W izard ATTENTION if you use the reset button and relaunch the wizard no data will be erased but your TV connection settings will be lost and you will have to set them up again through the wizard SPDIF Out to connect to an amplifier that has an SPDIF audio input such as a home cinema 5 Audio Video inputs and outputs to connect to the Audio and Video con nectors of your TV and tuner using the supplied cables Audio Video inputs and outputs available RGB Component YPbPr Composite Video S Video Stereo Analog Audio Check the manual of your TV and tuner to see what types of connectors your device has 6 Eherne connector you can plug an Ethernet cable to connect to the Internet and to your local network 7 DCin to connect the included power adapter In the event that your ARCHOS freezes or does not respond anymore disconnect the power adapter wait for 15 seconds and reconnect it When the red LED indicator stops blinking press the Power button on the supplied remote contro
12. back on the ARCHOS that created them and not on a computer The playback of protected files is also limited to the HDMI HDCP video output in this case your TV must have an HDMI HDCP input con nector It cannot be displayed on a television using any other video output type 10 3 RECORDING AUDIO MANUALLY With the ARCHOS you have the possibility to record audio from most any standard audio source hi fi turntable boombox etc 1 Connect your audio source s outputs to the ARCHOS inputs ARCHOS TV 2 the Home screen select the Recorder icon and use the tabs button to ac cess the Video Recorder mode Then select the Audio Recorder menu item 3 This screen will allow you to adjust the recording sound gain left right arrows as well as configure other recording parameters see next section 4 Start the recording by pressing the OK button You can pause and resume your recording at any time OK button 5 Close the screen X to stop and save the recording access the Audio Recorder settings screen select the Settings menu item Set Title allows you to give a personalized title to the recording using the remote con trol s keyboard Format you can choose between PCM uncompressed and ADPCM compressed WAV format Sampling choose the sample rate for your recording a higher rate gives higher sound quality but a larger file 10 4 EDITING Y OUR RECORDING
13. computer via an optional USB cable When your file transfer is finished simply unplug the cable from the ARCHOS and your device will update the ARCLibrary usic Photo libraries Mode 2 PC Hard Drive Recommended for users of Windows XP with Windows Media Player 9 Windows 2000 Me Mac OS X or Linux Disconnection when the file transfer is over safely unmount the ARCHOS See Disconnecting and your device will do a quick ARCLibrary update Music Photo libraries May not index all files Mode 3 PC Hard Drive auto ARCLib Same as mode 2 but with a full ARCLibrary update M usic Photo libraries at disconnection Update ARCLibrary Available only when USB Preference 15 set to PC Hard Drive mode 2 This USB mode only does a quick ARCLibrary update usic Photo libraries Use the Update ARCLibrary button if you want to do a full ARCLibrary update Product Key each ARCHOS has a unique number you will need this number to register your product online www archos com register MAC addresses some WiFi Ethernet networks filter MAC addresses You might need to commu nicate these addresses to the person who manages the network 4 Repair and Formatting Tools use this button to access the Repair and Formatting Tools settings screen This screen allows you to do the following actions Clear temporary system files and cache does not erase any data Reset Settings r
14. keyboards etc are not supported 1 Once the ARCHOS is on connect the external USB device with a standard USB cable if needed into the USB A port 2 Turn on the external USB device if needed check the documentation of your ex ternal USB device 3 A double browser window will appear on the TV screen the external USB device will appear in the left panel and your ARCHOS device s hard drive in the right panel You can also access the contents of your USB device from the Video Music and Photo browsers 4 You can then play files from the USB device transfer files to from your USB device using the double browser see Copying and Moving Files and Folders ARCHOS 1 Make sure that no transfer is being made 2 From the Home screen select the Remove safely menu item 3 You can now pull out the USB cable on either end 6 2 BROWSING OT HER COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK When you are connected to a Windows network you can browse the shared folders of other computers in the network using the ARCHOS File Browser From the Home screen select the Files icon In the left panel of the browser select the first line in the list Network Your device will connect to your WIFI Ethernet access point and then search for other computers in the Windows net Work You then choose a computer and start browsing its shared folders we ee NU T _ tua Eg chores
15. screen go to the Home screen and select the Music icon 3 6 PLAYING YOUR 5 SHARED PHOT OS Po Using a WIFi or Ethernet connection your ARCHOS gives you the possibility to view directly on your TV shared photos stored in your Fa PC s Windows Media Library For this to work you will need a WiFi or Ethernet connection and Windows Media Player 11 or higher installed on your PC The ARCHOS uses the UPnP Universal Plug and play standard to view streamed photos from your PC s Windows Media Library See Playing your PC s Shared Media Files ARCHOS TV MANUAL V1 0 USING THE FILE BROWSER gt 31 4 USING THE FILE BROWSER _ The ARCHOS File Browser gives you the possibility to navigate the file System of your ARCHOS hard drive In the Home screen select the Files icon to enter the File Browser You will see two panels i E one on the left is the panel that da pee you usually use to navigate through on Es jus der your device s hard drive panel on the right is the one you will use to copy or move files and folders see Copying and Moving Files and Folders B sip About your ARCHOS hard drive DO NOT delete or rename the original folders Music Pictures Video Playlists etc The icons on the Home screen Video Music Photo lead directly to these folders and they may no longer work co
16. to let the ARCHOS automatically update the TV Program Guide information at night Select the Settings menu item and set the Automatic Updates parameter to 9 4 CONFIGURING THE TV CONTROL SETTINGS FEE From the ARCHOS Home Screen TV Control select the Settings menu item T and choose TV Control to display the TV Control settings screen This settings screen allows you to set the ARCHOS IR emitter as well as configure the channel list ARCHOS TV 1 From the TV Control screen select Set TV Channel List 2 Verify that the channel list on the ARCHOS is the same as on your tuner 3 Here you can deselect select a channel or change the number of a channel The ARCHOS has a high powered infrared LED located on the front of the device at the same place as the infrared receiver t allows your ARCHOSTV to communicate with your tuner VCR cable box sat ellite receiver or Digital TV receiver so that it can turn it on and off and change channels on it This is a one time step to set your ARCHOS device to send the correct infrared codes to control your tuner If you do not plan on making scheduled recordings then you do not need to set the infrared emitter code 15 Test turning your tuner off 1 From the TV Control screen select Set Infrared Emitter This first screen al lows you to correctly set the codes and parameters so that the ARCHOS can turn your tune
17. 640x480 60 2 480p 16 9 720x480 60 2 or 576p 16 9 720x576 50Hz ARCHOS TV TV Standard choose between the NTSC USA and PAL Europe systems select the one that is compatible with your country s television system TV Format 4 3 or 16 9 the format used by your television set to display images the option Wide screen becomes available when you set the TV standard parameter to PAL Europe Audio O utput defines whether the audio signal is sent out via the Analog Line Out HDMI or SPDIF interface depending how you have connected the ARCHOS to your TV Apply change use this button to apply your changes 7 3 APPEARANCE SEI TINGS heave ond Cancel Picture name allows you to select a picture to use as a wallpaper image Select None if you do not want any background image you can choose between all default backgrounds or the images that you have previously set as wallpapers you can also set a picture as wallpaper from the Photo and Video modes Theme color defines the theme color for your icons and for the background if you have dis abled the use of a wallpaper ARCHOS Cancel use this button to discard any changes you may have made since entering this screen 7 4 NETWORK SEI TINGS 42 Saran This screen displays your connection pss m Network status eta Hat
18. ENGLISH ARCHOS V ENGLISH USER MANUAL Version 1 0 Please visit www archos com manuals to download the latest version of this manual Dear Customer Thank you for choosing this ARCHOS product We hope that you will enjoy using it and that it will give you satisfaction for many years to come Please do register your product on our website www archos com register to ensure that you get access to our help line to the ARCHOS Content Portal and the TV Program Guide 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 we are often updating and improving our prod ucts your device s software may have a slightly different appearance or modified functionality than presented in this manual Entertainment you way ARCHOS ARCHOS TV TABLE OF CONI ENTS STARTING UP 4 DESCRIPTION OF THE ARCHOS 4 CONNECTING THE ARCHOS 7 TRENSTALLATION 9 TURNING THE ARCHOS 9 USING THE ARCHOS INTERFACE 10 PRODUCT CARE 11 L PLAYING 2 12 1 1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR 12 LZ VIDEO TLPAYBACI 13 1 3 VIDEO PLAYER 15 LARECORDING VIDEO esses asc esC
19. MPLY PULLOUT THE CABLE AT 1 Open with Cervisia AN Y TIM E Open With You must remove unmount the ARCHOS from ioi Safely Remove the computer before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing On your computer right click on the ARCHOS icon and select Safely Remove Wait until the ARCHOS icon disappears and safely unplug the USB cable from your ARCHOS and or computer Open Medium tem Falder ARCHOS TV 7 MAIN SETTINGS In the Home screen select the Settings Ej menu item and choose a setting To open a settings screen press the Menu button M and use the navigation but tons to highlight the Settings gt menu item Then select the setting you want to modify Sound TV Settings Appearance etc and press OK Once you are in a settings screen use the up down navigation buttons to highlight a parameter usethe left right navigation buttons to select a different setting when you have finished adjusting your settings press the Exit button X to save them and go back to the Home screen When it is possible use the up down navigation buttons to scroll the screen up and down 7 1 SOUND SETTINGS This screen allows you to adjust the sound settings of your ARCHOS to your personal taste dedi fuipul 4 Line ul 7 Preset Rack Set Fexnllzer Halm Heard 4 Audio Output defines whether the audio signal is
20. RCHOS TV 3 Compare the latest online version with the one currently installed on your ARCHOS your ARCHOS firmware version number appears in the Firmware and Plug ins settings screen see Firmware and Plug ins Settings 4 If the online version is more recent than yours save the file file type AOS directly onto your USB key place it at the root that is to say not in any folder on the USB key 5 With your ARCHOSTV on and with the home screen displayed plug the USB Key into the USB Port of the TV Wait for the to recognize the USB key and then follow the on screen instructions 7 10 SYSTEM SETTINGS 4 tace c System Fred Space cut of Fd GH 07 ci PC PL IC 13 ART ET HAS bic Td ans T TEE APR WIH Dx18dcO OU F DOT STICTEEDOEE ARCHOS TV Free Storage Space displays the amount of free space on the hard drive USB preference for advanced users Your preferred connection mode will be used every time you connect the ARCHOS to a computer with an optional USB cable The connection mode deter mines how your device interacts with your computer Mode 1 Windows Media Device Recommended for users of Windows Media Player WMP version 10 or higher When set to this mode the ARCHOS uses the Media Transfer Protocol MTP You will be able to synchronize your media library automatically if you connect your ARCHOS to your
21. REESTPRRSEIRETSRETSTSTSRE 16 1 5 PLAYING YOUR PC S 16 2 PLAYING MUSIC een 17 2 1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR 5 17 ZZPMUSICTLATDACN 2 992sccsessesqe ssusseosesexesesesss5eds 18 2 3MUSIC PLAYER SETTINGS 20 ZULPLAYTLISTS go 559239 23995592 959 29 2 5 22 2 5 RECORDING ANALOGUE 24 2 6 PLAYING YOUR PC S SHARED MUSIC 24 3 VIEWING PHOTOS ten 26 3 1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR 5 26 SPRAOI VIEWER CP 27 3 3 PHOTO VIEWER 5 29 3 4 PLAYING A 5 5 29 3 5 VIEWING PHOTOS WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC 30 3 6 PLAYING YOUR PC S 5 30 4 USING THE FILE BROWSER en 31 AL IND WIGATION 31 4 2 USING THE FILE BROWSER WHILE LISTENING TOMUSIC 33 Aa USING ide PDP READER 2 529 2292 9929 29 9 52 2 2 2 2 5 33 5 USING THE WIFI FEATURES ee 35 5 1 BROWSING THE 35 5 2 PLAYING YOUR PC S SHARED MEDIA FILES 37 5 3 THE ARCHOS CONTENT 39 TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ARCHOS TV 6 TRANSFERRING FILES e
22. S Video files recorded with the ARCHOS can be edited by deleting the sections you do not wish included The editing you can do is either cropping or cutting of par ticular segments of the video file You will mark a segment of your video file and then you will tell the ARCHOS to delete everything except the marked segment or to delete the marked segment from the video file These operations can be done multiple times on the same video file Once finished you will have the option to save the edit marks with the video or to write a new video file If you save your file with edit marks you can always go back and change your edits at another time The actual video information is not deleted On the other hand you can write a new file which will only include the video parts that you specified in the edit session This file will be smaller but you can never un edit it ARCHOS TV You have recorded a music video program and would like to keep one single music presentation But you do not want to keep the rest of the television recording b Beginning of recording Video section to keep End of recording 1 Open the video file you want to edit and pause it 2 In the progression bar go to the beginning of the desired section a select the Insert a mark menu item and choose Start Mark 3 Forward to the end of the desired section b select the Insert a mark menu item and choose End Mark 4 Select the Ed
23. able the shuffle mode If this parameter is set to Shuffle your pictures will be displayed randomly To disable the shuffle mode select Normal Format allows you to change the way the picture is displayed Original displays the entire picture in its original format Full Screen enlarges the picture to fill the screen In order to fit the screen of your TV your device might need to cut small parts of the image most likely at the top and bottom Anti flicker if you have a regular tube type television CRT you can set this to On if you find that some photos flicker 3 4 PLAYING A SLIDESHOW To view a slideshow highlight a picture file in the Photo browser or while view ing a photo and choose the Start slideshow menu item ARCHOS TV While a slideshow 15 playing you can pause it at any time by selecting the Pause slideshow menu item You can define the time that each picture is displayed and the transition effects in the Photo settings see Photo Viewer Settings 3 5 VIEWING PHOTOS WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC You can view photos and play slideshows while listening to music Choose the ARCHOS home screen menu item while playing a song In the Home screen select the Photo icon to enter the Photo mode Browse through your photos see Browsing Through your Photos or start a slide show as normal see Playing a Slideshow To go back to the Music playback
24. amp Shuffle the following table explains how the video player will work according to the set tings you chose in PlayMode AND Repeat amp Shuffle ARCHOS TV Single Normal Repeat Folder Normal Repeat Shuffle UPnP Thumbnails plays the current video file and stops plays the current video file repeatedly plays all the video files of the current folder one after the other and then stops plays all the video files of the current folder one after the other This will be repeated indefinitely plays all the videos of the current folder randomly here you can enable disable the video thumbnails while browsing through your PC s shared videos see Playing your PC s Shared Media Files If you choose Disabled you will be able to browse through your PC s shared videos faster 14 RECORDING VIDEO Your ARCHOS gives you the possibility to record video from most any standard video source See Recording Video Manually You will also have the possibility to schedule TV recordings easily via the TV Program Guide EPG See The TV program Guide 15 PLAYING Y OUR PC S SHARED VIDEOS MEC Using a WIFi or Ethernet connection your ARCHOS gives you the possibility to watch directly on your TV shared videos stored in Fa your PC s Windows Media Library For this to work you will need a WiFi or Ethernet connection and Windows Media Player 11 or higher insta
25. an now start modifying the playlist 2 In the left panel locate the songs you would like to add to your playlist Highlight a song and press OK to add it to the playlist Repeat this operation with all the tracks you want 3 When you are satisfied with your new playlist tab to the playlist pane select the Save playlist menu item and then choose Save as 4 Enter the name of your new playlist using the remote control s keyboard and press OK ARCHOS TV To edit an existing playlist 1 In the Music Library highlight the Playlist line and press OK to display the avail able playlists 2 Highlight the playlist you want to modify and press OK A panel showing the con tents of the playlist will open on the right 3 You can now add shuffle move or remove tracks within the playlist using the appropriate menu items The available menu items will vary according to which panel you selected see Playlist Menu Items 4 After you have made the changes you want select the Save playlist menu item and choose Save to save the playlist If you wish to give it a different name choose Save 1 While playing a song use the tab button to go back to the Music Library or Music Browser and select the Show playlist menu item 2 The screen will then have two panels the music files on the left and the last opened playlist on the right 3 While listening to your song you can edit the last opened playlist 4 Clo
26. anel highlight the file folder that you want to copy or move n the right panel navigate to the location where you wish to copy the file folder to Go back to the left panel select the Copy menu item and then choose Copy all files or Move depending on the action that you want to carry out ARCHOS TV 4 2 USING THE FILE BROWSER WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC You can browse your files while listening to music Choose the ARCHOS home screen menu item while playing a song In the Home screen select the Files icon to enter the File Browser and start browsing through your files To go back to the Music playback screen go to the Home screen and select the Music icon 4 3 USING THE PDF READER Your ARCHOS features PDF reader with hyperlink support In the Browser PDF files are displayed with the 1 icon To view a PDF document highlight the PDF document in the File Browser and press OK 1 press fit to width if zoomed A 2 press exit PDF reader A follow a highlighted link surrounded by a red outline previous page wv navigate within the current page next page display available menu items X142 3 ARCHOS TV Some PDF documents have hyperlinks for instance a table of contents links to an external website etc Links are surrounded by a blue outline A highlighted link active link is surround ed by a red outline f
27. ed WMV Does not read AAC protected files 6 Macrovision protected files can only be played back on the ARCHOS that cre ated them and not on a computer The playback of protected files is also limited to the HDMI HDCP video output in this case your TV must have an HDMI HDCP input con nector It cannot be displayed on a television using any other video output type ARCHOS TV TECHNICAL SUPPORT INFORMATION Need Help You can find the information you need On our Website see the frequently asked questions section on www archos com faq By asking our technical support team visit www archos com support for e mail support U S amp Canada Call 877 300 8879 toll free All brandsand product namesare registered trademarks and the property of their respec tive owners Windows M edia and Windows are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Specifications are subject to change without notice Errors or omissions excepted Images and illus trations may not always match contents All the information contained in this guide Was correct at the time of publication COPYRIGHT ARCHOS 2007 All rights reserved
28. eo signals when it is off or when you press the TV button on the remote control Video input Video Output Pass through Composite Composite Y es yellow connector or supplied yellow connector scart Europe N 0 S Video will only show black amp white image RGB No PR R PB B Y G HDMI No S Video or S Video on supplied scart Video ves Europe Composite yellow connector will only show black amp white image RGB No PR R PB B Y G HDMI No RGB Composite No PR R PB B Y G yellow connector S Video No RGB Yes PR R PB B Y G HDMI No Note for Europe In order to get the best video recording quality on the TV RGB you may need to set your tuner device s scart output to exit an RGB signal Check your tuner s manual ARCHOS TV Note for HDMI Connections Furope Since the HDMI output connection does not allow a pass through from any of the analog inputs ARCHO S recommends that you connect your tuner s primary scart output directly to your television and the auxiliary secondary scart output to the TV inputs In this case you would not use the analog output connectors of the TV North America Since the output connection does not allow a pass through from any of the analog inputs ARCHOS recommends that you connect one of your tuner s video outputs directly to the TV and a secondary video output to the TV inputs In this case yo
29. ere 41 6 1 USB HOST CONNECTION 41 6 2 BROWSING OTHER COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK 42 6 3 CONNECTING THE ARCHOS TO A COMPUTER 43 7 SETTINGS 1 errem 46 7 1 SOUND 5 6 46 7 2 TV 65 47 7 3 APPEARANCE 5 6 48 7 4 NETWORK SETTINGS 49 7 5 LANGUAGE AND REGION 5 5 52 7 6 TV CONTROL SETTINGS 53 7 7 CLOCK SETTINGS 53 7 8 FIRMWARE AND PLUG INS 6 5 54 7 9 UPDATING THE FIRMWARE 54 7 10 SYSTEM 5 5 55 RECORDING HARDWARE SETUP 59 8 1 CONNECTION 5 58 8 2 CONNECTING A TUNER TO YOUR 58 8 3 CONNECTING WITH A TV ONLY NO EXTERNAL TUNER 61 THE TV PROGRAM GUIDE enr 62 9 1 WHAT S REQUIRED TO USE THIS FUNCTION 62 9 2 ACTIVATING THE TV PROGRAM GUIDE 62 9 3 TRANSFERRING THE PROGRAM DATA TO THE ARCHOS 63 9 4 CONFIGURING THE TV CONTROL
30. esets all user settings ARCHOS TV MANUAL V1 0 MAIN SETTINGS gt P 5 Format Hard Drive erase all data media files and licenses Full Reinitialization erase all data media files licenses and settings zr d ebur 16 Ti w Repair and Formatting Tools Fat Re retaliation In the event that your ARCHOS freezes or does not respond anymore try to restart it by disconnecting reconnecting the power adapter see Troubleshooting If this does not work or if you cannot access the Repair and Formatting Tools you can try a system recovery see Troubleshooting ARCHOS TV 8 TV RECORDING HARD WARE SETUP When connected to your home tuner cable box satellite receiver digital n tuner DSL box or VCR you will be able to schedule recordings manually or via the ARCHOSTV Program Guide 8 1 CONNECTION PRINCIPLES The ARCHOS is a pass through device This means that when it is off or when you press the TV button it simply passes the audio and video signals from cable box satellite receiver digital tuner etc through the ARCHOS to your television not in HDMI output mode What this means is that you will place the ARCHOS between your television reception device Cable box satellite receiver Digital TV receiver etc and your television See diagrams on next page When connecting cables between devices always remember that the OUT con nectors of one dev
31. ghlighted music file Show playlist opens a playlist edition window the right see Playlists Bookmark Resume will resume playing the highlighted song from the bookmark Clear will remove the bookmark from the highlighted music file File Management Rename allows you change the of the highlighted music file using the remote control s keyboard Delete allows you to delete the highlighted music file A confirmation screen will pop up Settings you can choose to display the Music Player settings screen see Music Player Settings or the Sound settings screen see Sound Settings 2 2 MUSIC PLAYBACK Usethe up down navigation buttons to browse through the list of audio tracks To play a song highlight the corresponding file and press OK 1 Exit icon artist name album title song title play back status icon s and track number 2 CON UHR UJ menu items mE Danielle Davis DanisllaDavis Um J dutta My Dreams available tabs Track 3 volume level previous track hext track EVERTI EI Daniele Davis ae Danielle Davis progression bar NEL 72 Outta My Dreams 0 00 36 44 H 0 02 40 AAZ A IS FI om prm v LJ L B b IN LJ i eos IN L JS VA te t7 Wes press once stop the song and go back to the Mus
32. hat key you normally press on your tuner s remote control to turn it on If you normally press the Power key select Power If you can press any channel key then select Any channel If you can press any key select Any key Time until video select the amount of time it normally takes between the moment you turn on your tuner and the moment the image appears on your 0 10 seconds 10 30 seconds gt 30 seconds 4 When you have finished select Done and a confirmation message will appear Select OK 1 1 the Home screen select the Recorder icon to display the eae maga oe ARCHOSTV Program Guide uno BELLE 2 This screen s menu items will al S Er low you to choose a different day ed update the Program Guide data or nl miae qvi change various settings program e n guide update and channel list con figuration Lady fora Night ARCHOS TV 3 Navigate through the different TV programs and simply select the one you wish to recora 4 A new window will appear with a description of the TV program Select Record 5 You will go back to the TV Program Guide and a REC icon will now appear next to theTV Program you selected ARCHOS TV 10 OT HER RECORDING FUNCT ONS 10 1 THE TV SCHEDULER With the tuner connected to your ARCHOS see TV Recording Hardware Setup you can schedule recordings ma
33. he network e WNelwork Details for Archos Public Win When you have finished entering all the information select the Connect button and your ARCHOS will connect to this network provided the signal is strong enough Protected Networks WEP WPA or WPA2 KEY Protected networks require an en ciuem cryption key to connect The type of key W EP WPA or W PA2 will be detected automati FEL LL Eur for WiFi Kay formal cally by your device eins The rest of the required information Open Systems default can be obtained from the person ptem who manages the network Connect You will have to specify the following settings Key length for WEP networks only the authentication key can be 10 characters long 64bit or 26 characters long 128bit Key format for W EP networks only in some cases you may need to change the key format in order to enter a pass phrase password See the documentation that came with your WiFi router or modem Key WEP orWPA press OK enter the encryption key using the remote control s keyboard and press OK again to validate Authentication for WEP networks only the network s authentication method can be based on an Open System de fault or a Shared Key ARCHOS TV Configuration it can be Automatic DHCP or Manual If it is Automatic DHCP then you do not have
34. hos com register Firmware U pdate use this button to update the firmware manually see next section Online Firmware Update use this button to search for an online update via a WiFi Ethernet network If there is one available it will be installed automatically See next section to learn more 7 9 UPDATING THE FIRMWARE The firmware is the operating system OS of your ARCHOS It is periodically updated to bring new features improvements and bug fixes There are two main ways to up date your product s firmware Directly on the ARCHOSTV a WIFI Ethernet network Using a computer connected to the internet and a USB key ARCHOS TV This is the easiest way to update the firmware For this to work you only need an ac cess to a WIFI Ethernet network See Network Settings 1 From to the Home screen select the Settings menu item and choose Firmware and Plug ins 2 Usethe Online Firmware Update button 3 The ARCHOS will search online for a new firmware If there is one available it Will start downloading and it will be installed automatically If you cannot connect your ARCHOS to a WiFi Ethernet network you can also up date the firmware using a computer connected to the internet You will also need a USB key 64 MB minimum size 1 Connect the USB key to your computer and go to www archos com firmware on your web browser Search for the latest firmware available for your A
35. ht arrows as well as configure other re cording parameters see next section 4 3 You can now start a video recording by pressing the OK button You can pause and resume your recording at any time OK button 4 Close the screen X to stop and save the recording The automatic stop setting Auto Stop Rec is preset to 2 hours access the Video recorder settings screen select the Settings menu item Auto Stop Rec the duration of time after which the ARCHOS will automatically stop re cording If you disable this function the recording will continue until you press X or until the entire hard drive fills up Rename allows you to define the filename before the recording begins using the remote control s keyboard Source you can choose which video input Auto Composite S Video Scart Component RGB you want the ARCHOS to use Normally with a good video signal you can set it to Auto and your ARCHOS will scan its inputs to see which one is receiving video Format Auto 4 3 5 3 16 9 2 35 This is the aspect ratio of the screen that the ARCHOS device will record You can set this manually but in most cases you can just leave it on Auto Widescreen Auto On Off If your tuner cable box satellite receiver etc outputs a video signal in widescreen you can force the ARCHOS to recognize this signal This should be set to On if recordings show people that look
36. ic Library or browser hold exit the Music mode and go back directly to the Home screen pause resume the song 4 accelerated fast forward left press once back to the beginning of the song or previous song in the A first 10 seconds of a track 4 gt hold fast rewind wv right press once next song hold fast forward accelerated fast rewind tabs back to the Music Library or Music browser depending on which mode you launched the song from display available menu items increase decrease volume X i 8 F Mute sound ARCHOS TV Info Hn displays a message box with information about the current music file ARCHOS home screen allows you to go back to the Home screen and browse your hard drive or view your photos while listening to music Set bookmark sets a bookmark at the current spot in the song Only one bookmark per file is allowed You can bookmark up to 32 files to resume playing a song from a bookmark go to the Music Library or the Music Browser highlight the bookmarked music file Select the Bookmark menu item then choose Resume Clear will remove the bookmark from the song Set rating allows you to give a rating to the current song 1 5 or to remove the rating none Settings E you can choose to display the Music Player settings screen see next section EE or the Sound
37. ice must be connected by cables to the IN connectors of the next device You can think of it as the signals traveling out of one device into the next device Finally make sure that you always match the color of the connector with the color of the Jack it is being plugged into 8 2 CONNECTING A TUNER TO Y OUR ARCHOS This shows the basic connection setup of a television source tuner the ARCHOS and your TV 1 Your tuner needs to be connected to your home antenna satellite cable 2 Connect your tuner s TV outputs to the ARCHOS inputs see diagrams on next page 3 The ARCHOS outputs should already be connected to your TV If not see dia grams on next page v f you can still watch TV when the ARCHOSTV is off but plugged in it means that you have correctly connected the ARCHOS as a pass through device If you cannot watch TV anymore this means that there 15 an incorrect connec tion Check the previous connections steps carefully ARCHOS TV MANUAL V1 0 TV RECORDING HARDWARE SETUP gt P 59 Connection Diagram for Europe Receiver ur 458 3 V ARCHOS TV MANUAL V1 0 TV RECORDING HARDWARE SETUP gt 60 North America if either your tuner or TV does not have S video connections use standard male male RCA cables instead of the supplied S video cables ARCHOS PASS THROUGH TABLE The ARCHOS will pass through the following vid
38. ight button Depending on where you are in the interface pressing this button will display a contextual menu 2 These are the main buttons A 4 gt v OK uL Navigation buttons move from one Item to another Enter Accept or Play Pause Resume Exit button Escape Back Stop Up Accelerator button High speed fast forward list scrolling or zoom in ARCHOS TV ic TV Down Accelerator button High speed fast rewind list scrolling or Zoom out Menu button Display a text description of the available menu icons Switch the display of the image between the ARCHOS and a tuner not in HDMI output mode if you have connected one to the ARCHOS in put connectors See TV Recording Hardware Setup Power button Turn the ARCHOS on off Volume buttons Increase decrease volume Mute sound Tab button Tab between available screens The keyboard can be used to enter a Web address write an e mail name re name a folder etc Alt Alt 4 Caps Lock key Green Alt key enable the keys green secondary functions Blue Alt key enable the keys blue secondary functions Shift key delete character before cursor CONNECTING THE ARCHOS TO YOUR TV Connection Diagram for Europe hon Audio Videns Dutput Cables i Fd i ARCHOS TV MANUAL V1 0 STARTINGUP gt 8 Connection Diagram for North America Teler hior North America If your TV does not have an S video i
39. is high lighted Settings you can choose to display the Video Player settings screen see Video Player ss gt Settings or the Sound settings screen see Sound Settings 12 VIDEO PLAYBACK To play a video highlight the file and press OK The menu overlay will disappear auto matically after a few seconds VIDEO PLAYBACK SCREEN L Exit icon ET 2 video file name 3 Tab icon 4 volume level 2 Video progression bar 6 menu items 0 00 02 ARCHOS TV press once stop the video and go back to the Video browser ABE hold exit the Video mode and go back directly to the Home screen pause resume the video 4 accelerated fast forward iM left right fast rewind forward i accelerated fast rewind cP display hide the menu overlay M display available menu items increase decrease volume X Mute sound Info n displays a message box with information about the current video file Soundtrack and or Subtitles allows you to select a different audio track allows you to choose subtitles Format allows you to change the way the image Is displayed Auto adjusts the video size to best adapt to the TV Full Screen enlarges the picture to fill the screen In order to fit the screen your device might need to cut small parts of the image most likely at the top and bottom Maximized enlarges the picture to fill
40. it Selection Ed menu item and choose Crop which will delete everything except the designated section You have recorded a television program but would like to remove certain sections before the program started parts during the program and the program afterwards because you had recorded a little extra 1 Open the video file you want to edit and pause it 2 In the progression bar go to the beginning of the first undesired section a select the Insert a mark menu item and choose Start Mark Forward to the end of the first undesired section b select the Insert a mark menu item and choose End Mark Select the Edit Selection By menu item and choose Cut which will cut out this part of the recording 3 Go to the beginning of the second undesired section c select the Insert mark menu item and choose Start Mark Forward to the end of the second undesired section d select the Insert a mark 3 menu item and choose End Mark Select the Edit Selection L3 menu item and choose Cut which will cut out this section 4 Do the same for the other section s that you want to cut out MANUAL V1 0 OTHER RECORDING FUNCTIONS gt P 73 If you want to keep the edit points and be able to re edit another time select the Save edit menu item and choose Save If you want to save the edited file as a new individual file select the Save edit menu item and choose
41. l to turn on your device HDMI Out to connect to a television that has an HDMI input such as an HD Ready TV requires optional cable s US requires optional cable s Europe requires optional cable s ARCHOS TV e You will need the remote control in order to control your ARCHOS TV e Your ARCHOS device has an infrared re ceiver located on the front of the device on the left side next to the LED indica tors Point the supplied remote control towards the infrared receiver B J i an4ysuuks esstautaracasAdqmar zabdnidkandntdandduns i i j 1 aH An demere E tenn 1 This part of the remote control is used for the Web Browser C2 Use the direction pad to move the cursor that appears on the screen Pressing this button will activate 2 modes at the same time the left button lock mode the direction pad will act as if you moved a mouse while holding its left button at the same time It will allow you for example to use sliders or other dragging controls the navigation buttons at the top right will allow you to move from one link field to another normally they scroll the page up down Press again to disable these 2 modes This button is like a mouse s left button Depending on where you are in the interface it will allow you to open a link execute a function etc This button is like a mouse s r
42. lash content delete your Internet history and cookies etc 5 2 PLAYING YOUR PC S SHARED MEDIA FILES Streaming one of your PC s shared videos and displaying it on your TV When connected to your home WiFi Ethernet network your ARCHOS gives you the possibility to watch directly on your TV shared media files videos music or photos stored in your PC s Windows Media Library ARCHOS TV For this to work you will need a WIFI Ethernet connection and Windows Media Player 11 or higher installed on your PC This is especially useful when you have a large library of music and video and you Cannot fit it all onto the internal hard drive of the ARCHOS The ARCHOS uses the UPnP Universal Plug and play standard to play streamed media files from your PC s Windows Media Library N d Connect the ARCHOS to your WIFI Ethernet net work See Network Settings Connect your PC to the same WiFi Ethernet net work and start Windows Media Player version 11 mdi or higher Click on the Library tab and select Media shar to ust when Ing in Check the box Share my media to and click on OK The ARCHOS icon should appear in the win dow with a warning symbol next to it ove Select the ARCHOS icon and click on the Allow button To modify your sharing settings click on Settings You can for example enter name f
43. line This is a one time operation 1 Go to www archos com register 2 Access your ARCHOS account or create one if you don t have one yet and regis ter your ARCHOS If you have already registered your ARCHOS find the line that matches your product and click on More on the right 3 Follow the instructions to activate the TV Program Guide ARCHOS TV 9 3 TRANSFERRING T HE PROGRAM DATA TO THE ARCHOS Once you have activated the TV Program Guide online you now need to transfer its data onto your ARCHOS In order to do that your ARCHOS needs to be connected to the internet First time Procedure 1 Turn on your ARCHOS device 2 From the Home screen select the Recorder icon 3 Select the Update menu item Your ARCHOS will automatically connect to configured network v f your ARCHOS finds a configured WiFi Ethernet network and if you have cor rectly activated the TV Program Guide online the TV Program data will start up dating automatically This operation can take several minutes Updating the TV Program Guide periodically Every time you transfer the TV Program Guide information to the ARCHOS your device will memorize all the TV Programs within a certain period of time Remember to update the data periodically the ARCHOS will remind you to up date your TV Guide before it becomes obsolete select the Settings menu item If you want to set the update reminder You also have the possibility
44. lled on your PC The ARCHOS uses the UPnP Universal Plug and play standard to play streamed videos from your PC s Windows M edia Library See Playing your PC s Shared Media Files ARCHOS TV 2 PLAYING MUSIC In the Home screen select the Music icon to enter the Music mode 2 1 BROWSING I HROUGH Y OUR MUSIC FILES There are two types of views for you to browse through your songs the Music Library and the Music Browser In both views you go back one level in the hierarchy by closing the current screen Exit button x Wherever you are in the hierarchy you can go back direct ly to the Home screen by pressing and holding down on the Exit button Music Library default view y I shows your music sorted by cat B Network UPnP egories Artist Album Genre etc if 2 your music files contain these song Information tags A Tits When new music is copied to the te Genre ARCHOS the Music Library will be Year updated automatically v Rating v Playlist f some of your music files do fi Hard Drive contain information tags they will be classified as Unknown in the Music Library The music browser allows you to navigate through the Music folder 23 77 of your device s hard drive Es Tony Kaltenberg To use it select Hard Drive in the initial Music Library view ARCHOS TV Info EP displays a message box with information about the hi
45. lock Time Format choose between 12h or 24h mode Time setting Automatic select this parameter if you want to set the clock automatically when your ARCHOS is connected to a WiFi Ethernet network You will need to select your location in the Language and Region settings screen see Language and Region Settings Manual select this parameter to set the current date amp time manually The fol lowing parameters will appear Hour Minute Year Month and Synchronize now if the Time setting parameter is set to Automatic use this button to set the clock automatically via a WIFI Ethernet network for this to work the ARCHOS needs to be connected to a WiFi Ethernet network ARCHOS TV Hour Minute Year Month Day these parameters allow you to set the current time and date manually 7 8 FIRMWARE AND PLUG INS SETTINGS Firmware and Plug ins Wer 100 00 Cinema Video Web Preducl Key GEEA TH Firmware Ver displays the current version of the firmware and Digital Rights Management DRM system Plug ins displays the current plug ins installed on your device Product Key each ARCHOS has a unique number you will need this number to register your product online www arc
46. m choose System then use the Repair and Formatting Tools button This screen allows you to do the following actions Clear temporary system files and cache does not erase any data Reset Settings resets all user settings Format Hard Drive erase all data media files and licenses Full Reinitialization erase all data media files licenses and settings In the event that your ARCHOS freezes or does not respond anymore try to reset it see Restarting Resetting your ARCHOS If this does not work or if you cannot access the Repair and Formatting Tools you can try a system recovery see System Recovery ARCHOS TV TECHNICAL SPECIFICA IONS See packaging MPEG 4 ASP L5 AVI up to DVD resolution WMV MP ML up to DVD resolution With optional software plug ins available on www archos com Podcast plug in H 264 up to DVD resolution and AAC sound Cinema Plug in MPEG 2 MP ML up to 10 Mbps up to DVD resolution and AC3 stereo sound Stereo decoding 30 320 Kbits s CBR amp VBR WMA Protected WMA WAV With optional software plug ins available on www archos com stereo audio files AC3 stereo audio files JPEG BMP PNG GIF Reads PDF documents may not implement all PDF features Records NTSC PAL SECAM to MPEG 4 SP files with ADPCM stereo sound VGA resolution 640 x 480 30 or 25 f s in AVI for
47. mat IN WAV IMA ADPCM or PCM format USB 2 0 High Speed Device compatible USB 1 1 Mass Storage Class MSC and Media Transport Protocol MTP USB 2 0 Host Mass Storage Class MSC and Picture Transfer Protocol PTP ARCHOS TV WiFi 802 11g connection Optional Web Browser plug ins for web browsing available on www archos com INPUTS Audio stereo analog Video composite S video RGB YPbPr component Miscellaneous Ethernet USB slave USB USB host USB A infrared receptor for remote control and DC in OUTPUTS Audio stereo analog SPDIF RCA type Video composite S video RGB YPbPr and Miscellaneous infrared emitter AV Switch External Power supply Device automatically downloads latest firmware updates For North America remote control power supply US plug 2 audio RCA RCA cables 2 x S Video cables User guide Connection sheet Legal and safety notice warranty sheet For Europe remote control power supply EU UK plugs RCA SCART Output cable RCA SCART Input cable User guide Connection sheet Legal and safety no tice warranty sheet Certain bitrates resolutions and or file variations may not be compatible Certain resolutions and file sizes may not be compatible MPEG 4 ISO standard by Moving Picture Experts Group AVI audio video file contain er by Microsoft without GMC and Quarter Pixel and WMV including protect
48. n the upper left corner of the screen W hen several pages are open simply select a tab using the Tab button to access the page that you want See next section See The Remote Control Reload Stop will stop loading the web page if it is currently loading will refresh the current web page if it has stopped loading Navigation Forward will go to the next page that you browsed Back will go back to the previous page that you browsed Zoom changes the way the web page 15 displayed Select a zoom mode ARCHOS TV Goto Enter URL allows you to enter the address of a Web site you d like to visit Enter the address using the remote control s keyboard Press OK to open the Website in the current window or select the menu item Open in new tab to open it in a new window Search allows you to search an address in one of the configured search en gines Enter the key words using the remote control s keyboard Press OK to open the results in the current window or select the menu item Open in new tab to open them in a new window Favorites Will open the Favorites manager Here you can add favorites rename or delete them Select a favorite and use the Open in new tab menu item to open the corresponding web page in a new window Settings Will open the Web Browser settings screen Here you can decide whether to accept ignore popup windows enable disable f
49. nel select button Make sure that your tuner is on Your ARCHOS device will then attempt to switch your tuner to the selected channel After a few seconds your ARCHOS will ask you if the device responded correctly v f this worked select Yes If this did not work select No try next option Your device will try again to switch your tuner to the selected channel using a different option Repeat this operation until it successfully changes the channel on your TV receiver Here is a description of the different parameters automatically set by the ARCHOS Key Delay delay between the emission of each digit of a channel Short Normal Long Key Enter Set to On if normally you have to press an OK button on your turner s remote control after you enter the channel number Example If you normally press 1 3 OK to access channel 13 then this parameter is set to On ARCHOS TV Key Set to On if normally you need to press a special key on your tuner s remote control before entering a channel with several digit numbers that is to say a channel greater than 9 This key is often represented with this symbol Switches on with see below Time until video see below 3 After you selected Yes at the end of the 274 step the following screen appears You will have to set these two parameters fame vides Cire Switches on with this depends on w
50. nput connector use standard male male RCA cable on the yellow video jack instead of the sup plied S video cable 1 Connect the ARCHOS outputs to your TV s inputs as shown above If you have an HDMI cable you can connect it now 2 Connect the included power adapter to the jack labeled DC IN on the back of the ARCHOS 3 Then plug the other end of the power adapter into an available wall socket Y The first time you connect the power adapter the ARCHOS will start automati cally The red LED indicator will start blinking while the device is starting When the ARCHOS is on the green LED will light up Use only the supplied ARCHOS power adapter as other adapters may damage this device even if they give the same voltage rating 4 Make sure that your TV is switched to the AV input which the ARCHOS is con nected to on the back of the TV 5 the ARCHOS turns on green light your device will cycle between three different video output modes in order for you to select the correct one Wait until you see an image in color on your TV this may take up to 30 seconds and press OK on the remote control 6 Then follow the on screen instructions Installation Wizard to finish installing the ARCHOS See TV Recording Hardware Setup to learn how to connect a tuner to the ARCHOS in order to schedule a TV recording manually or via the TV Program Guide ARCHOS TV THE INSTALLATION WIZARD he Installati
51. nually If you want to schedule via the TV Program Guide see TheTV Program Guide From the ARCHOS Home Screen select the Recorder icon and switch to the Scheduler tab Tab button 14 38 16 This screen allows you to view edit and schedule your recordings Here you can schedule a new recording or edit an existing one you can remove it edit its title change the time date channel etc You also have the possibility to add a safety margin to the beginning end of the scheduled recording To set this parameter use the Settings menu item The scheduler automatically reorganizes the recording events chronologically If you are listening to music watching a video or looking at photos with the de vice it will not interrupt you to make the scheduled recording Oncethe scheduled recording has been made or the date of a recording has been passed without the recording having been made the schedule entry will be erased from the scheduler 10 2 RECORDING VIDEO MANUALLY With the tuner connected to your ARCHOS see TV Recording Hardware 4 Setup you can schedule recordings manually If you want to schedule via theTV Program Guide see The TV Program Guide ARCHOS TV 1 In the Home screen select the Recorder icon and use the Tab button to ac cess the Video Recorder mode prm 2 This screen will allow you to adjust the recording sound gain left rig
52. on Wizard will help you configure the main functions of the ARCHOS f you ever need to relaunch the Installation Wizard press the reset button The ARCHOS will restart and a message will pop up to confirm the relaunch of the wizard If you do not respond within 10 seconds the wizard will be automatically relaunched In the different screens of the wizard use the up down navigation buttons on the remote control to highlight a parameter Usethe left right buttons to select a different setting for a parameter When you have finished adjusting your settings use the navigation buttons to high light Next and press OK on the remote control to move on to the next screen f you want to go back to a previous screen select Previous At the end of the Installation Wizard in the Network screen you are invited to configure your WiFi Ethernet connection Choose WiFi Ethernet Cable standard Ethernet cable not supplied or None based on the way you want to connect to the Internet or local network If you do not have access to the Internet select None See Network Settings TURNING THE ARCHOS ON OFF Press the Power button on the remote control to turn on your ARCHOS or put it into standby mode The green LED indicator on the front of the device lights up when the device 15 on The red LED lights up when the device is in standby mode ARCHOS TV USING THE
53. or your shared media files You will then see this name on your ARCHOS Click on OK to save the modifications Click on OK to close the Media Sharing window You can now close Windows Media Player and start viewing your PC s shared media files directly on your ARCHOS see next section ARCHOS TV Your PC needs to be connected to the same WiFi Ethernet network as the one the ARCHOS will connect to You also need have configured Windows Media Player s sharing options see the previous section 1 On your ARCHOS enter the Video Music or Photo mode 2 You will notice that the first item in the list is the shared media files Network UPnP Open this item to start scanning for devices and computers sharing their media files on the WiFi Ethernet network 3 If you entered a name for your shared media files in Windows Media Player it should appear O pen it and you will see all your shared videos songs or photos If you are in the Video mode d x you will then have access to all ET Network Umr the videos stored in your PC s 0 subfolder Windows Media Library iri anni In the same way the Music and Photo modes will allow you Archos Entertainment your way to access all the music photos stored in your PC sWindows Media Library Content Portal Files 5 3 THE ARCHOS CONTENT PORTAL The ARCHOS Content Portal is an online store that offers several video and music pa
54. our ARCHOS and your com puter Now unplug the USB cable from your ARCHOS and or computer Windows 2000 or Me DO NOT SIMPLY PULLOUT THE CABLE AT AN Y TIME You must remove unmount the OS from the computer before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing Once all your transfers are finished click on the safely remove icon in the system tray next to the clock e Click on the safely remove message A message will pop up telling you that it is sare ta remove Hardware x now safe to disconnect the device YOU use mace Storage Device device can now be now safely unplug the USB cable from your removed from the system ARCHOS and or computer If you get a message saying that the device cannot be removed close any computer program that may still be using data on your device such as media players or Windows Explorer Mac OS X DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE CABLE AT ANY TIME You must remove unmount the ARCHOS from the computer before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing On your desktop drag the ARCHOS icon towards the trashcan which will turn into a big eject symbol Drop the icon onto this eject symbol the ARCHOS hard drive will disappear from the desktop You can now safely unplug the USB cable from your ARCHOS and or computer ARCHOS TV Linux 5 ARCHOS device DO NOT SI
55. r on off automatically for a scheduled recording 2 Sel Infrared Emitter VOR Brand Ade mz Codes i OIGA W T Tet Power 08 Gaie Test Channel 2 TV Receiver select the type of tuner that you want to control with the IR Emitter VCR Cable DSL box Satellite Receiver DVD Recorder or Digital TV 3 Receiver brand choose the brand of your tuner You can use the Accelerator buttons 4 L on the remote control to scroll the list faster ARCHOS TV 4 Select the Test power Off code button Make sure that your tuner is on Your ARCHOS device will then try to turn your tuner off After a few seconds your ARCHOS will ask you if the device responded correctly v f your tuner turned off select Yes and move on to the next section If your tuner did not turn off select No try next code Your device will try turn ing the tuner off again using a different code Repeat this operation until the ARCHOS manages to turn the tuner off 274 Test changing channels on your tuner After you select Yes at the end of the 1 test the following screen appears It allows you to correctly set the parameters so that the ARCHOS can change channels on your tuner for a scheduled recording Tel Chane Select Mangal settings 1 For the Channel parameter select the highest channel that is currently memo rized on your tuner 2 Select the Test chan
56. rranty ARCHOS IV L PLAYING VIDEO In the Home screen select the Video icon to enter the Video mode 11 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR VIDEOS The Video browser allows you to navigate through the Video folder of the ARCHOS hard drive You can go back one level in the hierarchy by closing the current screen Exit but ton X Wherever you are in the hierarchy you can go back directly to the Home screen by pressing and holding down on the Exit button The first screen of the Video mode Har shows you all the videos and sub Network UPnP folders located in the Video folder _ subfolder To play video highlight it then pies OK _ Archos Entertainment your way f a video Is in a subfolder of the ru Video folder open the subfolder and ffm you will see your video Files nfo n displays a message box with information about the highlighted video file ARCHOS MANUAL V1 0 PLAYING VIDEO gt P 13 File p meme Rename allows you to change the name of the highlighted video file using the remote control s keyboard Delete allows you to delete the highlighted video file A confirmation screen will pop up Bookmark Resume will resume playing the highlighted video from the bookmark Clear will remove the bookmark from the highlighted video file Bookmark only appears in the menu when a bookmarked video file
57. rrectly if the fold ers are deleted or renamed 4 1 NAVIGATION BUTTON CONTROLS press once go back one level in the hierarchy hold exit the File Browser and go back directly to the Home screen OK open a file or folder 7 scroll up the file list faster left go back up one level in the folder hierarchy up down scroll the file list up and down t scroll down the file list faster jump between the left and right panels ARCHOS TV M display available menu items increase decrease volume f Mute sound Info n displays a message box with information about the highlighted file Create folder creates a folder at the current location L you will have to enter the folder s name using the remote control s keyboard File Management Rename allows you to change the name of the highlighted file or folder us ing the remote control s keyboard Delete allows you to delete the highlighted file or folder and all its con tents A confirmation screen will pop up n B allows you to copy the highlighted file or folder to the location de fined in the other browser panel Copy all files allows you to copy all the files of the current folder to the location defined in the other browser panel Move allows you to move the highlighted file or folder to the location de fined in the other browser panel n the left p
58. rtners This portal gives you access to video and music content that is ei ther free for rent or for purchase 1 In order to activate the ARCHOS Content portal you will need to register your ARCHOS product online on the ARCHOS web site www archos com register 2 Make sure you have configured your ARCHOS on a WiFi Ethernet network see Network Settings ARCHOS TV MANUAL V1 0 USING THE WIFI FEATURES gt 40 3 Select the ARCHOS Content Portal icon to view available online media stores and purchase videos or songs Depending on your connection speed you will have the possibility to start playing the video song you purchased or rented while it s being downloaded streaming content websites start to play instantly The videos songs you get from the ARCHOS Content Portal are saved in the Video Music folders ARCHOS TV MANUAL V1 0 TRANSFERRING FILES gt P 41 6 TRANSFERRING FILES 6 1USB HOST CONNECTION The ARCHOS allows you to connect a USB external device so that you can transfer files or play content directly on the ARCHOS These devices can be Mass Storage Class MSC devices such as digital cameras card readers or external hard drives or digital cameras using the Picture Transfer Protocol PTP Check your manufacturer s information to find out whether your device is an MSC or PTP device Non Mass Storage Class devices such as printers Ethernet adapters mice
59. s your queued track which will be played after the current track you can only queue one track at a time and you need to se lect the song to queue before the end of the current track plays the first few seconds of each track You can define the ength to play in Intro duration Press OK during the intro period to let the whole song play ARCHOS TV Intro duration defines for how long each track will be played when PlayMode is set to Intro 2 4 PLAYLISTS playlist is a list of audio tracks that the music player will automatically play one after the other On your ARCHOS you can play create and edit as many playlists as you want In the ARCHOS Browser playlists are the files with the Icon Inthe Music Library highlight the _ Playlist line and press to dis P YE DIETE play the available playlists E Dutta My Dreams fe On the Wing of the I Fi Ain t no Biggee Highlight a playlist and press OK A panel showing the contents of the playlist will open on the right Open the first item in the playlist to start playing from the first track These menu items appear when a music file is highlighted on the left panel Add to playlist g Selected file will add the highlighted track at the end of the current playlist 1 All files will add all the tracks from the left panel at the end of the current playlist
60. se the playlist editor Exit button x to return to the playback screen 2 5 RECORDING ANALOGUE AUDIO ote REC Your ARCHOS Gives you the possibility to record audio from most C any standard line level analogue audio source See Recording Audio Manually 2 6 PLAYING Y OUR PC S SHARED MUSIC Using a WIFI or Ethernet connection your ARCHOS gives you the possibility to play directly on your TV shared music stored in your PC sWindows Media Library For this to work you will need WIFI or Ethernet connection and Windows Media Player 11 or higher installed on your PC TAM 2 ARCHOS TV MANUAL V1 0 PLAYING MUSIC gt P 25 The ARCHOS uses the UPnP Universal Plug and play standard to play streamed music from your PC s Windows Library See Playing your PC s Shared Media Files There are other products on the market that also can share media files using the UPnP standard ARCHOS TV 3 VIEWING PHOTOS LJ In the Home screen select the Photo icon to enter the Photo viewer 3 1 BROWSING THROUGH Y OUR PHOT OS The Photo browser allows you to navigate through the Pictures folder of the ARCHOS hard drive You can go back one level in the hierarchy by closing the current screen Exit but ton X Wherever you are in the hierarchy you can go back directly to the Home screen by pressing and holding down on the Exit button The first screen of the Photo mode
61. sent out via the Analog Line Out HDMI or SPDIF interface depending on how you have connected the ARCHOS to your TV Bass Boost Level adjusts the bass boosting level Preset allows you to quickly select a sound profile Set Equalizer allows you to use a custom sound profile Select this option to enter the equalizer screen see next section ARCHOS TV Balance not available in HDMI output mode allows you to balance the sound between the left and right stereo channels Reset resets the sound parameters to the default values Your ARCHOS features a 5 band gp equalizer Select band Bass Mid bass Mid range Mid treble or Treble then use the up down arrows to change the gain level for these frequency ranges I Equalizer 72 IV SETTINGS These settings could potentially make your screen go blank You will need to select the Apply change button before anything happens Read the on screen messages V ERY CAREFULLY so that you do not get stuck with a blank screen JA Satingr settings Com sits T 4 PAL EHE TV emai t B Aawer 19 Apply TV Connection select the type of video output Composite S Video Component RGB or based how you have connected the ARCHOS to your TV Resolution Select the resolution that best adapts to your TV VGA 4 3
62. ss the TV button on the re mote control to access the Recovery mode While you are in recovery mode use the navigation buttons of the remote control to move from one option to another and press OK to validate ARCHOS IV IANUAL V1 0 TROUBLESHOOTING P 75 To update the firmware always try to do it as explained in the section Updating the Firmware If this does not work you can force the firmware update first screen of the recovery mode N cancels the firmware update and brings you to the second screen of the recovery mode Yes follow the on screen instructions to force the firmware update You will need to connect a USB key to the ARCHOS host port the firmware AOS file must be located at the root of the USB key If you select No in the first screen of the recovery mode a second screen appears giving you 3 options cancels the system recovery Repair Disk attempts to repair the file 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 REPAIR AND FORMATTING TOOLS 4 Hepalr and Formatting Tools TAH corfizzratioa Hard Irre Faft ARCHOS TV MANUAL V1 0 TROUBLESHOOTING gt P 76 to access the Repair and Formatting Tools settings screen from the Home screen select the Settings menu ite
63. t button x once Wherever you are in the hierarchy you can go back directly to the Home screen by holding the Exit button When several tabs are available you can switch between them by pressing the Tab button e To execute a menu icon s function press the M enu button M select a menu item with the navigation buttons and press OK While playing a video song or photo slideshow you can pause resume it by pressing OK Other Button Actions When watching a video or listening to music you can hold the left right Navigation buttons to move the cursor in the progression bar to another location in the video or song To increase decrease volume use the Volume buttons In the different browsers File Music Video Photo you can hold the up down Navigation buttons to scroll the file list up and down You can also scroll faster by using the Accelerator buttons In the Web browser and the PDF viewer you can scroll up and down by holding the up down Navigation buttons PRODUCT CARE Your ARCHOS is an electronic product that needs to be treated with care Do not subject it to unnecessary shock or vibration Do not subject it to heat keep it ventilated especially when connected to a computer Keep it away from water and excessively humid areas Keep it away from high electromagnetic fields Do not open it up There are no user serviceable parts inside O pening will void your wa
64. the screen considering the image is encoded in 2 35 format with black bands at the top and bottom Original displays the entire picture its original format ARCHOS TV Sp eed Will play the current video in slow motion or high speed while paused in slow motion you can advance frame by frame using the right arrow Set n Bookmark sets a bookmark at the current spot in the video Only one bookmark per file is allowed You can bookmark up 32 files Bookmarked videos will appear in the Video browser with a bookmark symbol and a progression bar to resume playing a video from a bookmark go to the Video browser and highlight the bookmarked video file Select the Bookmark menu item then choose Resume Clear will remove the bookmark from the video Thumbnail saves the current image as a new thumbnail for this file In the Video browser the video s thumbnail will be replaced by the new one Wallpaper the current image will be defined as your device s background image Settings you can choose to display the Video Player settings screen see next section or the Sound settings screen see Sound Settings 13 VIDEO PLAYER SETTINGS In the Video mode you can access the Video Player settings screen by using the Settings menu item Use the left right arrows to select a different setting for a parameter PlayMode Repeat
65. to enter any more information Simply use the Connect button and your ARCHOS will connect to this network provided the signal is strong enough if you must configure the network manually select the Manual setting Other parameters will appear the required information can be obtained from the person who manages the network When you have finished entering all the information use the Connect button and your ARCHOS will connect to this network provided the signal is strong enough 7 5 LANGUAGE AND REGION SETTINGS aM PAG Language and Region Country 2 Am Language choose a language Visit www archos com to check the availability of other languages N ew lan guages are included in the firmware as they become available See Updating the Firmware Select location If your clock is set to Automatic see Clock Settings select your Country and City Zone WiFi Region this is configured automatically according to how you set your location ARCHOS TV 7 6 TV CONTROL SETTINGS This is where you can set the ARCHOS infrared emitter to communicate with your tuner This will allow the TV to turn on and change the channels of your tuner satellite receiver set top box VCR DSL box in order to make the scheduled recordings one sets in the ARCHOSTV Program guide See The TV program Guide 7 7 CLOCK SETTINGS ie Settings c
66. u would not use the analog output connectors of the 9 3 CONNECTING WITH A TV ONLY NO EXTERNAL TUNER If your television has output connectors in addition to the inputs you will be able to record from your television Connect the TV s audio video outputs to the in puts of the TV With this setup you will only be able to record the channel that is currently dis played on the screen You will also not be able to use the TV Program Guide or the scheduler ARCHOS TV 9 THE IV PROGRAM GUIDE With the ARCHOSTV Program Guide EPG you will be able to schedule recordings easily The TV program guide service is free for the first year More details and country eligibility at www archos com i r mH Thu Janie W 1510 3 33 183 18 38 AMC Mosi Beam Pictures IR ia e if Nona MENU deret HRY EBL Faam BBC Word Market News M rin SETS Lady fora Night 9 1WHAT S REQUIRED USE THIS FUNCTION n order to use this functionality you will need to connect the powered ARCHOS to a tuner which can be either aSatellite receiver Digital TV receiver acable DSL box aVCR a DVD Recorder See TV Recording Hardware Setup 9 2 ACTIVATING THE TV PROGRAM GUIDE ONLINE After having connected the ARCHOS to your home television system you will need to activate the TV Program Guide EPG on
67. unusually tall and thin But in most cases you can just leave it on Auto ARCHOS TV Bitrate 500kb s 1000kb s 1500kb s 2000kb s 2500kb s Use this to set the encoding quality The higher the encoding rate the higher the image quality but also more hard drive space will be used Sampling 32kHz 48kHz This is the sound sampling rate The higher value gives a higher quality sound but will take up more space on the hard drive Contrast adjusts the recorded image contrast Brightness adjusts the recorded image brightness Saturation use this to de emphasize or saturate the colors in the recorded image Hue changes the color spectrum in the recorded image RGB settings Automatic Manual Allows you to adjust the 3 RGB color levels only when the source outputs an RGB signal Blue saturation Adjusts the level of blue only when the source outputs a component signal Red saturation Adjusts the level of red only when the source outputs a component signal Reset changes the above settings to the default values The ARCHOS recording system is designed to respect the Macrovision copyright protection system If the source of your video 15 copy protected the device will record in protected mode You will see a P icon on the recording screen not dur ing playback indicating that the file will be a protected file Protected files can only be played
68. you want to go back to the previous page where you clicked the link select the Link back menu item Hide text overlay will hide all overlaid graphics status bar menu items etc to only show the PDF document Zoom allows you to adjust the zoom level 4 Previous page goes to the previous page in the document 4 Next Page goes to the next page in the document Link back Will take you back to the page that you came from only appears when you have previously followed a link Go to page allows you to select a specific page use the left right buttons to select a page number press Ok to go to this page ARCHOS TV MANUAL V1 0 USING THE WIFI FEATURES gt 35 5 USING THE WIFI FEATURES _ When connected to a WiFi or Ethernet network your ARCHOS gives you the possibility to rent or purchase online videos music via the ARCHOS Content Portal See The ARCHOS Content Portal browse the web with the optional Web Browser plug in available at www archos com See next section play shared media files stored on other computers in your network See Playing your PC s Shared M edia Files The first time you turned on your ARCHOS the installation wizard helped you configure the WiFi and Ethernet connection Every time you restart your ARCHOS your device will automatically con nect to the last configured network If you want to change
69. your Network configuration select the Settings menu item from the Home screen and choose Network See Network Settings 5 1 BROWSING THE WEB In order to browse the web you will need the Web Browser plug in avail able at www archos com With this Internet browser specially designed for your ARCHOS you will have the possibility to browse websites use Web based e mailing download content etc supports Flash amp content and Javascript Java virtual machine not supported LAUNCHING THE WEB BROWSER From the Home screen select the Web Icon f you are already connected to a network the Web browser will simply open and you can start browsing the Web f WiFi Ethernet is not enabled or if you are not connected to a network the device will scan for available networks and connect to a known network or display the list of available networks so that you can connect to one of them Please note not all wireless Ethernet networks offer access to the Internet Some WiFi or Ethernet networks only link several computers together without any Internet connection ARCHOS TV You can use the Web browser to read your Web based e mail view Web sites and download documents from the Internet The menu overlay will disappear after a few seconds The Web browser features tabbed browsing You can have several pages opened at the same time They will appear in the tabs area i

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