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1. 4 Connection Connect the AV 700 TV to the TV Docking Pod Connect your AV 700 TV to the docking pod as shown The AV 700 TV can be on or off when you connect it If it is off the act of connecting it to the docking will turn it on If the AV 700 TV is lying flat next to the docking pod there is a good chance that you will not be able to control it with the remote control Thus you should always set it up on its stand TEST IT Test now to verify that it works as desired Turn on the AV 700 TV and your television Hold down on the TV LCD button for 2 seconds button located on top of the AV 700 TV The screen on your AV should go black You should see the AV 700 TV screen now displaying to your television If not switch your television to auxiliary input often called L1 or L2 just below channel 1 Hold the TV LCD button again to return to viewing on your AV 700 TV 5 Connection the S Video In If you would like to get a higher quality video recording and your video recorder cable box or other video device has an S video output you can connect a standard S video cable from it to your TV docking pod This will carry only the video signal to the pod and your AV 700 TV not the audio The video pass thru feature is not supported for S Video input DO NOT PLUG IN BOTH THE S VIDEO CONNECTOR AND THE STANDARD YELLOW AV IN CONNECTOR AT THE SAME TIME 6 Connection the Infrared Emitter This is an optional connection
2. Video VID0000 NTSC 4 3 TV VideoCorder Auto Stop Rec gt Duration Pre record Post record Source Format Resolution Bitrate Sampling Video VID0000 NTSC 4 3 TV 00 00 08 Pre record Screen 1 Select the VideoCorder action icon from the main menu screen In the pre record screen you should see movement on the sound level bar indicating that sound will be recorded Adjust the sound level by clicking the LEFT RIGHT buttons Before starting the recording you can adjust the recording parameters via the Setup action icon Setup Parameters 2 In most situations the video recording will work fine without VID0000 your having to adjust the settings However by selecting the Off recording settings you have access to a number of parameters 0 02 f noi that you can change before you start the recording See the SC table below for descriptions Auto TV 1000Kb s 32 kHz AA AAAOOOD A During Recording 3 Click on the PLAY PAUSE button to start the recording While recording you will see the length of time of the recording in the top left of the screen as well as a red record indicator Click on the PLAY PAUSE button again to pause the recording Click on the STOP ESC button to stop the recording The AV 700 TV will take a few seconds to complete the proper saving of the AVI video file 23 4 Setting the Recording Parameters You can set the recording parameters manually to suit your specific needs Click the acti
3. 16 3 Using the Virtual Keyboard It is recommended that you create folders and rename files or folders from your computer when it is connected to the AV 700 TV The computer keyboard is much easier to use However at times when you are not near your computer and need to enter text directly with the AV 700 TV ex renaming a file or creating a new folder For this the virtual keyboard screen will appear The new text that you are typing Cursor SP BMP 480 234 22Apr05 46 mm 11 25 Press ENTER to enter the Project info doc highlighted key letter ll AAA 2 A AR ell SR ak AC AE H L d K K i K 2 KU D Change keyboard between upper case and lower case EECH JC ege 7 B2ckspace button Gs Clear name x Clear the entered text Ee Te E Ed ai a RM Confirmation to use the entered text Hold down on the LEFT or RIGHT buttons to move the cursor within the entry line bk ke A Note that when the AV 700 TV is connected to a computer it will use more energy than usual Your battery power will be consumed at a higher rate than normal It is normal that the AV 700 TV will get hot If the AV 700 TV looses power while connected to your computer you could damage your directory structure and or loose data Thus you should always use the AC adapter when connected to your computer Be careful to understand the disconnection procedure also since disconnecting incorrectly can lead to data loss or computer AV 700 TV freeze up The AV 700
4. 2 3 Shutting off the AV 700 TV and Battery saving features 2 4 Changing the Interface Language 2 5 Foreign Character Sets 2 6 Caring for the AV 700 TV 2 7 Hardware Reset TV Watching Digital TV 3 1 Tuning Digital TV on the AV 700 TV 3 2 Watching Digital TV 3 3 Digital TV Action Icons 3 4 Watching Digital TV in your Car TV Recording Digital TV 4 1 Recording Digital TV with the AV 700 TV 4 2 Setting the Scheduler 4 3 Viewing Digital TV recordings on your computer VIDEO Playing Video Files 5 1 Video Playback Action Icons 5 2 Resume Function VIDEO Playing Video Files from the Internet 6 1 Protected Internet Video content 6 2 Non Protected Internet Video Content VIDEO Recording Video Files VIDEO Creating MPEG 4 Video Files with your Computer 8 1 Installing the PC Software 8 2 Using MPEG 4 Translator MUSIC Playing Music Files 9 1 Button Control 9 2 Play Screen Icons 9 3 Browsing through your Music Library 9 4 Playing Through your Stereo System 9 5 Setting a Bookmark 9 6 The Resume Function MUSIC Putting Music onto your AV 700 TV 10 1 Synchronizing Music from Windows Media Player WMP to the AV 700 TV 10 2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 to Windows Media Player 9 10 3 Transferring your CD collection to the AV 700 TV 10 4 Installing Windows Media Player 10 WMP10 MUSIC Playlists 11 1 Playing a Playlist 11 2 Creating a Playlist 11 3 Saving a Playlist 1
5. Website www playsforsure com to download and install the very latest version 971 MUSIC P isyists A Playlist is a list of songs that the AV 700 TV will automatically play one after the other The e 1 AV 700 TV can load one Playlist at a time into its internal memory You can create new Playlists av OO add or delete songs from a Playlist or Save a Playlist to be used another time There is no limit Playlist _ to the number of Playlists you can save on the AV 700 TV hard drive Playlists are indicated by ReMiligeb a special list icon circled icon to the left 11 1 Playing a Playlist To play a Playlist you simply scroll to the Playlist such as Sample AV700 FP Sample Playlist Playlist shown to the left and click on PLAY The list of songs will ne revit Se be loaded into the internal memory of the AV 700 TV and then be UU ACE SU displayed in a separate panel Click on PLAY and the songs will be played in the order shown To shuffle the music entries in a random order you can click on the Manage Playlist action icon then choose Shuffle If you delete a Playlist from your AV 700 TV you are only deleting the list and not the music itself 11 2 Creating a Playlist S MP3 316 126 kb s BAB To create a Playlist select the Open Playlist panel action icon while AV700 Playlist0000 Artist S you are in the Music browser A second panel will open on the right Danielle Davis side to display the Playlist contents You can n
6. It will record the currently selected channel Furthermore the AV 700 TV needs to be powered by a charger in order to go into standby mode rather than switch off completely You must do the following 1 Connect your AV 700 TV to your computer 2 Go to your personal Yahoo calendar which has your TV programs scheduled 3 Choose the Week view starting with the current day as the beginning of the week 4 Click on Printable View to show a cleaner printable version 5 From your browser menu click on File gt Save As to save the file 6 Do not change the File Name but do change the Save as Type to Web page html only Now save the file to the folder System on your AV 700 TV 7 Once you disconnect the AV 700 TV from your computer the AV 700 TV will automatically update its scheduler with the newly saved TV programs from your My Yahoo calendar If the AV 700 TV encounters a television station name that it does not Know the channel number for was never set it will indicate so and direct you to go to the scheduler to manually assign a channel to the station name Notes e Ifthe TV programs from your personal calendar do not seem to be correctly copied to the AV 700 TV scheduler go to the ARCHOS web site to make sure that you have the very latest version of the AV 700 TV firmware Update your firmware Operating System as explained in the chapter Updating the AV 700 TV firmware Operating System If you change your Ya
7. You can choose which video input you want the AV 700 TV to use Normally with a good video signal you can set it to Auto and the AV 700 TV will scan the two TV docking pod inputs to see which one is receiving video AV In or S Video Auto 4 3 5 3 16 9 2 35 This is the aspect ratio of the screen that the AV 700 TV will record You can set this manually but in most cases you can just leave it on Auto Optimal VGA Use this to set the resolution of the recorded image You can leave this on Optimal Optimal 512 x 384 will give the smoothest image quality with the smallest file size VGA 640 x 480 will give sharper images which are less smooth during fast moving scenes However the file size is larger 500 kb s 1000 kb s 1500kb s 2000 kb s 2500kb s Use this to set the encoding quality similar to the idea of JPEG image quality settings The higher the encoding rate the higher the image quality but also more hard drive space will be used Lower bit rates will use less hard drive space 32kHz 48kHz The sound sampling rate The higher value gives a higher quality sound but will take up more space on the hard drive Use this to increase or decrease the recorded image brightness Use this to increase or decrease the recorded image contrast Use this to de emphasize or saturate the colors in the recorded image Use this to change the color spectrum in the recorded image Reset Change the above settings to the AV 700 TV default sett
8. ea Ifyou would like the AV 700 TV to play through an entire folder of songs play songs at random shuffle or any of the other playing options you can set these parameters in the PlayMode settings Click on the Settings action icon from the main menu or while listening to music and then choose Play Mode Play Mode Parameter Description Folder Play all tracks in the current directory or current album All Play all tracks on the AV 700 TV Single Play a single track then stop Queue While the current song is playing select the Show ARCLibrary action button find the next song you want to play then click PLAY This is your queued song You can only queue one song at a time See the Playlist section to prepare multiple songs to play Once the current track is finished playing your queued track will be played If you do not queue another track at this time the AV 700 TV will play the next song in the directory Each track in the directory is played for 10 90 seconds This allows a quick sample of each song If you want to play the whole song click on the Play button during those first 15 seconds The AV 700 TV will then revert to single directory mode and play the rest of the songs in the directory without scanning 65 Repeat amp Shuffle Normal Repeat Shuffle Intro duration Plays your songs one after the other and then stops after the last song Continuously plays through the current set of songs Artist Album folder or P
9. use only the ARCHOS supplied cable and connect only to a regular aerial antenna outlet not a cable TV service outlet Signal quality icon This icon is located in the status bar The color and the number of bars indicate the level g WE of quality of the received signal The icon is split in two parts showing reception for the eler enen left and right antennas separately When you move the antennas allow afew seconds ek before the icon reflects any change Please note that if you use your home antenna and the supplied Antenna Adapter Cable it is normal that only the left side of the icon will show signal quality Scanning for Channels From the Main Menu of the AV 700 TV select the Digital TV menu icon and press the ENTER button Using the action buttons select Digital TV Settings and then select Scan Your device will scan through the available channels this can take a few minutes You can now watch TV WP 66 fm 15 57 66 D 15 58 Note to avoid losing these new settings the next time you scan for channels you can save them as a preset see Digital TV Settings in section 3 3 Digital TV Action Icons 3 2 Watching Digital TV To watch Digital TV simply select the Digital TV menu icon on the main screen and press the ENTER button You can then browse through the available channels by using the LEFT and RIGHT buttons as shown here volume up display channel list previous channel ei Channel
10. uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help CAUTION Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void users authority to operate this device FCC Part 15 Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE ESD Normal functioning of the product may be disturbed by ESD If so simply reset the product to resume normal operation by following the instruction manual During file transmission please handle with care and operate in a static free environment AVOIDING HERRING DAMAGE This product respects the current regulat
11. AV 700 TV This port is next to the TV LCD button on the top of the device and is marked with this symbol CY Attention DO NOT connect the antennas to the USB A port of the AV 700 TV Positioning the Antennas for Optimal Reception You must now make sure that your antennas are in a position that allows for good reception In most situations you will be able to obtain a good quality signal by leaving the antennas in the opened carrying case Place the supplied antennas keeping them in their pockets at least 20cm 8 away from the AV 700 TV Try different orientations to determine which one offers the best reception see signal quality icon further down Deploy the antennas away from any electromagnetic source DO NOT connect SC Be EE such as a TV or PC and away from any metal parts at least 30 eo cm 12 The supplied antennas are directional antennas the most sensitive side is the front side with the shortest element In some areas reception may be very poor and you may need to take the antennas out of their pockets In such a case turn them in opposite directions as far away from each other as possible LI LED a are correctly plugged in A z X Note that both of the antennas have a power LED that will light up once they 15 Note you can use the AV 700 TV as a Digital TV tuner at home and connect the AV 700 TV to your home antenna using the supplied Antenna Adapter Cable IMPORTANT
12. External Sources Setting the Recording Parameters Where is the Recording Saved Editing Video Files Copy Protection Docking Pod Specific Options 23 8 1 Manually Setting the Scheduler 23 8 2 Automated Yahoo TV Recording Scheduler 23 8 3 Setting the Infrared Emitter Code 24 Troubleshooting 24 1 USB Connection issues 24 2 Charging and Power issues 24 3 AV 700 TV locks up freezes operation or Stops 24 4 File issues corrupted data formatting and partitioning 25 Technical Specifications 26 Legal and Safety Notices 4 INTRO Buttons and Connections J aoo gt 0 O O DO O er Video Move UP also increases volume during media playback Move DOWN also decreases volume during media playback Move LEFT also plays previous song or fast reverse through song or video Move RIGHT also plays next song or fast forward through song or video Accelerate UP go up the list of items at high speed Accelerate Down go down the list of items at high speed Infrared sensor for the remote control Left and right loud speakers On indicator Hard drive activity indicator read write Battery charger indicator blinks when battery is charged TV out indicator indicates that video is being sent to a connected external television m Play Enter On Hold for 3 seconds to switch on the device A O p q Stop Escape Off Hold for 3 seconds to switch off the device UP action button move up on the list of action i
13. JPEG images to the System folder by dragging and dropping a JPEG file from your computer You can also set the wallpaper within the Photo mode If your screen background is a dark color it will be difficult to see the black text on the screen Set Outlined font to On to have a more visible white outlined font Allows you to choose what color you would like to have for the status bar above and the screen buttons Changes the color of the cursor and its background Click this button to return to the settings last set 19 6 Power Settings These settings will help you to save battery power thus allowing a longer battery autonomy Fee es You can set the AV 700 TV to conserve power for both Power modes of operation when it is powered from the battery or gmin Backlight Off DU when it is connected to the AC charger adapter DC Power vert Day vis operation Parameter Power Off Backlight Off Hard disk Standby Standby SI Backlight Off Hever Hard Disk ASUS Description 1 9 minutes or Never The number of minutes of user inactivity no buttons pressed before the AV 700 TV shuts off During the playback of music or video files this setting takes effect only after the files are finished playing 10 90 seconds Never The time of user inactivity no buttons pressed before the AV 700 TV turns off the screen to conserve power During the playback of video files this setting only takes effect once the file is finished
14. Problem My files have disappeared from the AV 700 TV Answer To see all your files inthe Browser mode make sure the action icon Show all files is turned on Also make sure that you browse your files via the Browser mode and not a filtered view such as Photo Music or Video Windows ME Running Scan Disk Error Checking HARD DRIVE mode only Quit all running applications Properly connect the AV 700 TV to your computer as explained in the chapter Connecting disconnecting the AV 700 TV to from your PC Make sure external AC adapter is powering the AV 700 TV Right click on the AV 700 TV hard drive in Windows Explorer and select Properties Select the Tools option and run the Error checking program Make sure you check the box to automatically fix errors Be patient this may take a while Windows XP amp 2000 Running Check Disk Utility ChkDsk HARD DRIVE mode only If you still have problems with the file system on your AV 700 TV you can try to fix it using the DOS utility check disk chkdsk Do the following Make sure external AC adapter is powering the AV 700 TV Quit all running applications Properly connect the AV 700 TV to your computer as explained in chapter Connecting disconnecting the AV 700 TV to from your PC Wait patiently up to 5 minutes for Windows XP to show the local drive as mounted Open a DOS window Programs gt Accessories gt Command Prompt At the prompt type chkdsk
15. TV itself to make Playlists and then save these Playlists in your Playlists folder See section Creating a Playlist in chapter Music Playlists 3 When you drag and drop MP3 files from your iTunes library to your AV 700 TV the i Tunes program will look at the ID3 tag information of the MP3 file and create a folder on the root of your AV 700 TV using the name of the Artist as the folder name Then it will take the Album name ID3 tag and create a subfolder with that album as its name Finally it will take the MP3 song itself and place it into that album subfolder Thus although it is a clean structure of artists and albums i Tunes does not follow the AV 700 TV convention of placing the music into the Music folder first 41 kB PHOTO Viewing Photos JPEG images are not supported The AV 700 TV will resize the image to fit on the built in screen or on a television screen if you choose the television output When you are in the Photo mode it means that Photo only files of tyoe JPEG or BMP will be visible in the directory Other file types will not be visible The geg three images on the right are thumbnail sized pictures of the highlighted file center and the picture just before and just after the highlighted file E The AV 700 TV series support the viewing of JPEG jpg and Bitmap bmp image formats Progressive des 14 1 Viewing Photos e JPG 640x480 10Mar03 When you click Enter on a highlighted image file the
16. a green checkmark Current Current Current Current 45 Gm 09 56 Scheduler after having been set The Current means that the AV 700 TV will record the current video signal no channel Changing This is for people who do not use the stick on infrared S 05 16 11 30p 02 00a Current emitter Date Start End Channel Current Current Current Notes about setting the Scheduler The scheduler automatically reorganizes the recording events chronologically In order for a scheduled recording to start you must leave the AV 700 TV in the main menu screen or set it to standby mode press Standby button on remote control That is if you are listening to music watching a video or looking at photos on your AV 700 TV it will not interrupt you in order to go make the scheduled recording If you have connected and will be using the IR Emitter system see the TV Docking Pod chapter as well as the chapter Setting the Infrared Emitter code below with a video cassette recorder VCR please note that in order for the IR Emitter to properly control the VCR your VCR should not be left in sleep mode When the AV 700 TV user interface is in English the Date format is set to Month Day If the end time is earlier than the start time then it is assumed that you start recording on the start date and the recording ends on the following day at the end time Once a scheduled recording has been made
17. below channel 1 sometimes called L1 or L2 If you don t see a clear color image you may have to set your AV 700 TV to your local television standard NTSC North America or PAL Europe in Display from the main menu Button controls while playing a video file Vol Increase volume Vol Decrease volume Rew Fast Rewind FF Fast Forward HSR High speed reverse HSA High speed advance gt l Play Pause X Stop Video Browser Action Icons Hide the Thumbnails GN Reset thumbnails The thumbnail images on the right side of the screen will be reset to their original k default setting 5 1 Video Playback Action Icons While a video file is playing click on the Select action button The action icons on the right of the screen allow you to make video adjustments to your personal taste D Play amp Sound Settings Use this setting if you would like to have the video files play one after the other or just play one and stop You can also adjust the sound settings and the amount of time the On Screen Display OSD information remains on the screen when you start a video file Built in Speakers wl Turn on or off the built in loud speakers Slow Motion Put the video into slow motion view You can cycle through the values Normal Le Lo and 1 8 speed The sound is muted when in slow motion While in slow mode and paused you can step image per image with the RIGHT button Set Screen Format Video
18. built in screen a television or video projector Record and edit MPEG 4 video files from a television or other video device with optional accessories Listen to MP3 WMA or WAV music files or PlaysForSure downloaded music files Record music files into digital format directly from your hi fi without a computer with optional accessories Synchronize your Windows Media Player music and video library to your AV 700 TV View JPEG and BMP digital photos and create slide shows Copy Pictures from your digital camera via the built in host USB port Store DOC PDF or any type of data files it s a portable hard drive too We wish you many years of enjoyment from your AV 700 TV product Please do register your product at our website www archos com register products htm to ensure that you get access to our help line and to be informed of free software updates for your product Wishing you the best TV Video Music and Photo experience The ARCHOS TEAM Please take the time to read though this manual There are many things that this device can do that you may not be aware of As our engineers are always updating and improving the software your device s software may have a slightly different appearance or modified functionality than presented in this manual Table of Contents INTRO Buttons and Connections 1 1 Remote Control Description INTRO First Time Usage 2 1 Plugging in the AC Adapter 2 2 Turning on the AV 700 TV
19. change without notice Errors or omissions excepted Images and illustrations may not always match contents COPYRIGHT ARCHOS 2006 All rights reserved 105 6 Legal and Safety Notices WARRANTY AND LIMITED LIABILITY This product is sold with a limited warranty and specific remedies are available to the original purchaser in the event the product fails to conform to the limited warranty Manufacturer s liability may be further limited in accordance with its sales contract In general the manufacturer shall not be responsible for product damages caused by natural disasters fire static discharge misuse abuse neglect improper handling or installation unauthorized repair alteration or accident In no event shall the manufacturer be liable for loss of data stored on disk media MANUFACTURER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES EVEN IF INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF IN ADVANCE ARCHOS licensor s makes no warranties express or implied including without limitation the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose regarding the licensed materials ARCHOS s licensor s does not warrant guarantee or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the licensed materials in terms of its correctness accuracy reliability correctness or otherwise The entire risk as to the results and performance of the licensed materials is assumed by y
20. control in this converting process though and Windows Media Player determines which video types it will and will not re encode The second method although it requires some learning will allow you to have much more control over the final quality of the re encoded converted video file It is described below There are other tools available on the Internet some free and some for sale that can also convert your video files into the appropriate MPEG 4 video file format for the AV 700 TV See the web site www mpegmobile com for a list of a few of them PC Tools The AV 700 TV is delivered with two Windows based programs that allow you to create MPEG 4 Simple Profile AVI video files They are the MPEG 4 Translator and Virtual Dub The MPEG 4 Translator will call the Virtual Dub program and give it the correct parameters to encode your video from its original format avi or mpg mpeg 1 and then encode it into an MPEG 4 SP AVI file The file will be scaled in order to be played back properly 29 8 1 Installing the PC Software If your video file is not an MPEG 4 Simple Profile avi file of the proper size you will need to re encode it using the following utilities For the AV 700 TV you will need to create an AVI file that is MPEG 4 Simple Profile with a resolution up to 720 x 576 depending on frame rate and a sound track that is stereo MP3 or WAV In actuality in all cases a resolution beyond 640x480 does not add any advant
21. example you may only want music files to be Get Up Svc synchronized On the other hand with Windows Media Player 9 you have to tell it SE what you want to sync WMP9 cannot synchronize automatically when you connect your AV 700 TV to your computer Note for WMP10 users Files added to your AV 700 TV from another computer or files which are recorded from an analog source cannot be added to the Windows Media Player Library when you connect your AV 700 TV to the computer Songs which have been added will however be listed in the device s ARCLibrary 10 2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 to Windows Media Player 9 Windows Media Player 10 is only available for Windows XP service Pack 1 and newer operating systems It is worth your while to upgrade to Windows XP home or professional and to Windows Media Player 10 The list below shows the advantages Functionality WMP9 WMP10 Auto synchronize the WMP library to ARCHOS AV 700 TV on connecting to PC no yes Can synchronize subscription music to go services to your AV 700 TV no yes Carefree USB disconnection no special green arrow unmount procedure no yes Will convert video files to play on your AV 700 TV if not in correct format no yes Supports protected Internet video downloads no PlaysForSure audio content Must use WMP9 manual sync function to copy purchased music to the AV 700 TV Microsoft reserves the right to limit which video file formats it wil
22. folder External USB If you look in this folder you will see your photos or files See the chapter on the File Browser for instructions on how to copy files 63 41 9 mmes From the main screen select the Settings action icon to reveal the menu items for various settings Appearance Sound Flay Mode Power DA control Sten 19 1 Sound Settings 7 If you would like to customize the sound quality you can adjust the Bass Treble and other audio 3 settings to suit your particular taste Normally you will do this while listening to music so that you can eet che changes you make Simply click on the Audio Setup action icon while listening to Once in the Settings screen move over to the Sound icon and click again on ENTER Use LEFT and RIGHT buttons to change a parameter s value P You will hear these changes instantly Use the UP and DOWN buttons to select different parameters Click on STOP ESC when finished You will return to the Setup screen Click on STOP ESC again and you will return to the music playing screen The Sound Parameters Parameter Description Volume 0 99 Bass 10 levels Decreases or Increases the low frequencies Treble 10 levels Decreases or Increases the high frequencies Balance 10 levels Favors the right or left channel of the Stereo signal Bass Boost 10 levels Increases the very low frequencies Reset button Re adjusts all settings to their default values 19 2 Play Mode Settings
23. folder or playlist during first 10 seconds of song otherwise go to the beginning of the song Hold Fast reverse through the song High speed reverse Decrease the Volume Play pause resume Stop Song To lock the AV 700 TV buttons select the lock action icon on the main screen and press the Select button The AV 700 TV will display the locked icon in the top left corner of the screen Press the Select button again to unlock the buttons You can still use the UP and DOWN buttons to change the volume Play Screen Icons Status Stopped Blinks while Playing a track Current track is paused Recording a track Play Order no icon Play once Repeat playing Shuffle Random track selection AV 700 TV is currently playing from a Playlist Folder Play all tracks in the current directory All Play all tracks on AV 700 TV Single Play a single track then stop Queue User can queue the next track to be played Scan Plays first 10 90 seconds of each track 9 3 Browsing through your Music Library LAWS The ARClibrary is your AV 700 TV s music library It is a system for indexing your music by album artist song title etc When you SE synchronize music files from your PC using Windows Media Player Title to the AV 700 TV the ARCLibrary will get updated to include the new Genre AR songs you have added As shown in this screen capture you can F Playlist select your music by Artist Aloum Song Title G
24. give you a permanent and instant connection to your home entertainment system and allow you to record from your satellite receiver cable box VCR or Camcorder directly onto your AV 700 TV device If you want to make recordings from a place other than where your pod is connected then you can purchase the AV Travel Kit to bring along with yourARCHOS device and record from any other audio or video source See the chapter Recording External Video with the Optional Docking Pod Travel Kit for instructions on how to record video Docking Pod AV Travel Kit These optional devices can be purchased from the ARCHOS website www archos com Q VIDEO Creating MPEG 4 Video Files with your Computer How to create an MPEG 4 video file Video files that come from your digital camcorder sent to you via e mail or which are freely available on the Internet are encoded in many different ways If not already in the proper MPEG 4 Simple Profile or WMV9 Simple Profile format a transformation operation must be done in order that these video files can be played by the AV 700 TV This transformation process is called re encoding There are basically two ways to do this 1 Use the Synchronize button in Windows Media Player 10 or 2 Use the PC tools which are available on the AV 700 TV s hard drive The first method is very simple and merely requires that you synchronize a video file in your Media Player library to your AV 700 TV You do not have much
25. no more than a certain number of defective pixels Each screen pixel contains three dot elements Red Blue and Green One or all of the dots in a given pixel may be stuck on or stuck off A single dot stuck off is the least noticeable All three dots of a pixel stuck on is the most noticeable ARCHOS guarantees that its AV 700 TV screen will have no more than 2 defective pixel regardless if these pixels have one or more defective dots This means that during the period of guarantee for your Country or jurisdiction if the screen on your product has three or more defective pixels ARCHOS will repair or replace your AV 700 TV product at its cost Thus two or less defective pixels is not grounds for replacement or repair of the product COPYRIGHT NOTICE Copyright ARCHOS 2006 All rights reserved This document may not in whole or part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable form without prior consent in writing from ARCHOS All brands and products names are registered trademarks and the property of their respective owners Specifications are subject to change without notification Errors and omissions accepted Images and illustrations may not always match contents Disclaimer of warranty to the extent allowed by applicable law representations and warranties of non infringement of copyrights or other intellectual property rights resulting from the use of the product und
26. playing 10 90 seconds The number of seconds from the time of the last file access before the AV 700 TV tells the internal hard drive to stop spinning The longer this time is set the more often the hard drive is turning and the quicker the response time when accessing files However as it is set longer it will quickly consume your battery Caution This setting should only be changed by experienced users 1 9 minutes Never The number of minutes of user inactivity no buttons pressed before the AV 700 TV goes into Standby mode When powered by the AC charger adapter or connected to a powered TV Docking Pod the AV 700 TV will not completely shut off It will go into Standby mode This way it can wake up to make a scheduled video recording A typical use of these settings is to set the power off screen off and hard disk to low values when used in battery mode When the power adapter is plugged in you do not need to conserve energy and thus keeping the Power on and the Backlight on makes using the AV 700 TV more agreeable Increasing the hard disk value beyond the default may actually discharge the battery even when the Charger adapter is plugged in Note also that your unit will run hotter when the backlight and hard drive are on for long periods of time 19 7 System Settings The System settings allow you control over the low level EE parameters of the AV 700 TV system System D Automatic Update A RCLibrary Firmware Verse IN
27. segment in the video you can click the Remove selected part or Keep selected part action icon Although the set mark action icons are available you can only mark one segment at a time Be m irae A f Fai Set a mark out here dos s om A75 Pm 12 40 3 Continue to select or delete other segments as in 2 Once satisfied with your edits you can Save the selection which keeps the edit points Pa P and allows you to re edit another time or you can Save Selection as a 7 r 4 DE x E new File which will create a new edited file named name_EditOOOO EN e A Keep selected part 93 23 7 Copy Protection The AV 700 TV video recording system is designed to respect the Macrovision copyright protection system If the source of your video is copy protected the AV 700 TV will record in protected mode You will see a P icon on the recording screen not during playback indicating that the file will be a protected file Protected files can only be played back on the AV 700 TV that created it The file will not play on a computer Further the playback of protected files will be limited to the built in LCD screen and not to an external television 23 8 Docking Pod Specific Options 23 8 1 Manually Setting the Scheduler If you would like to make a video recording for a future date or time you can use the scheduler You ro can find it in the main menu You can program up to twenty different recordings up
28. to delete everything except the marked segment crop or to delete the marked segment cut 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 Music video section to keep Beginning of recording a b End of recording Example 1 You have recorded a music video program and would like to keep one single music presentation The rest of the television recording you do not care to keep In this case you would set a Start mark a at the beginning of the desired segment and an End mark b at the end of the desired segment You would then choose Keep selected part action icon which would then delete everything except the designated section 91 a b Example 2 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 In this case you would make a Start mark a at time 00 00 and then forward to the end of what you want to delete and make
29. to one month in advance Once you program your dates and times of recording press the action button OK to set them TH You must now put your AV 700 TV into standby mode by pressing on the red Standby wake up button on your ARCHOS remote control or just leave it alone If left alone the AV 700 TV will go on standby itself after a few minutes Click the Scheduler icon Select the line you want to edit using the UP and DOWN buttons then click RIGHT to start editing Set each line to the desired date time and channel if you are using the Infrared emitter to control your VCR cable box or satellite receiver If setting a specific channel on your external appliance make sure that the letter before the channel number is A A stands for Analog recording and D stands for Digital TV see section 4 2 about using the scheduler for Digital TV recordings Click on the bottom action icon Edit program title and give a name of your choosing Click on the save icon to save the program Click on the STOP ESC button to return to the previous screen DO NOT shut off the AV 700 TV Set the AV 700 TV to Standby red standby button on remote control or go back to the main menu screen and allow it to automatically after a couple minutes of inactivity go into standby mode 4468 Gm 12 51 Empty Scheduler ready to be programmed Once a valid record Start End Channel time is entered and the save button pressed the empty box will get
30. use the Bookmark function Simply select the Set Bookmark action icon This will set a bookmark in the audio file at the Current position You can only set one bookmark per file When you look at the file in your browser it will have a yellow check mark on its icon indicating that this file has a bookmark set within it You can have a maximum of 16 files bookmarked Setting more bookmarks will then start to erase the oldest bookmarks The next time you play an audio file which contains a bookmark you will be presented with three options Resume Start playing from the bookmarked position Ignore Keep the bookmark but start playing from the very beginning Clear Clear the bookmark from this file and start playing from the very beginning 9 6 The Resume Function Ca gt When you turn on your AV 700 TV you may notice that the icon which is highlighted on the main SE e screen is not the Browser but rather the Resume icon This icon is highlighted when the AV 700 TV ei can resume the last played audio or video file Resume 39 ere ee oe ee eee Your Archos product is a certified PlaysForSure digital device which means that wherever you find music for sale on the Internet with this symbol you can be certain that it will Play for sure on your AV 700 IV The AV 700 TV is designed to work seamlessly with Windows Media Player WMP versions 9 and 10 The Windows Media Player software is used to download digital media con
31. via the Music icon and not by the general browser To add the song you are listening to or any other song to the current Playlist do the following While playing a song choose the action icon Playlist Editor Anew window will open with two panels the hard drive contents on the left and the Playlist on the right Select the Focus on the left panel action icon to go to the hard drive browser panel Select the song or folder of songs to add then click PLAY or the action icon Add to Playlist Click ESC to return to the playing screen Remember to save your changes before closing the Playlist 45 4D MUSIC Recording Music It is possible to record sound with your AV 700 TV To do so you will need the optional Docking Pod which will give you a permanent and instant connection to your home entertainment system and allow you to record from any standard analog line source HiFi system Boombox CD Player Cassette player etc directly onto your AV 700 TV device If you want to make recordings from a place other than where your pod is connected then you can purchase the AV Travel Kit to bring along with yourARCHOS device and record from any other audio or video source See the chapter Recording Audio with the Optional Docking Pod Travel Kit to learn how to record sound Docking Pod AV Travel Kit These optional devices can be purchased from the ARCHOS website www archos com kk Eege RA The easiest way to transfer music files b
32. 0 compatible USB 1 1 PC and Mac USB Host port compatible Mass Storage Device amp PTP Picture Transport Protocol Playback Autonomy Up to 30 hours for music Up to 4 hours for video files Up to 3 1 2 hours for Digital TV Scalability Free Operating System updates downloadable from ARCHOS website 104 105 Power source Rechargable Lithium lon battery External AC charger adapter Use ONLY the specified Archos adapter charger supplied with this product Physical Dimensions Approx 10 7 x 20 9 x 1 9 cm 4 2 x 8 2 x 0 8 Weight 590g 20 8 oz Temperature Range 5 to 35 running 20 C to 45 C storage Minimum Requirements PC Windows ME 2000 XP Media Center or higher USB port Macintosh G3 OS X 10 3 9 or higher USB 2 0 port For PlaysForSure PC with Windows XP SP 1 or higher Windows Media Player 10 or higher USB 2 0 port Depending on usage stop start writing file tyoe screen brightness etc 1 External video output disabled for Macrovision protected contents 2 has not been certified by DivX Inc may not read all DivX 4 0 amp 5 0 files does not read Divx 3 11 amp 6 0 files MPEG A ISO standard by Moving Picture Experts Group AVI audio video file container by Microsoft MPEG 4 SP with B frames AVI up to 704x480 30t s NTSC or 720x576 25f s PAL All brands and product names are registered trademarks and the property of their respective owners Specifications are subject to
33. 0 TV The file system is FAT32 the same Fp type of file system that is found on Windows based computers That is it is a hierarchical system which includes folders and subfolders Because you will be putting hundreds of files on your AV 700 TV itis STRONGLY ADVISED that keep a neat and orderly file structure Otherwise you will be spending time searching for files and not listening or watching them ARCHOS recommends that you keep the factory created folders Data Music Playlists Video and Pictures BROWSER The folders Music Pictures and Video are special folders in that the icons on the main screen lead to these folders and then places you directly in that folder If these folders are deleted or renamed you will be taken to the root level highest level of the directory hierarchy 53 16 1 Navigating the Directory Structure ap To navigate the directory structure you will use AYTO Music ENTER Open the highlighted folder directory or Play the Wes Burden highlighted file ESC STOP Go back to the main menu Go to the parent directory go back up one level Example Go from folder AV 700 TV Music Wes Burden to AV 700 TV Music You can also use the Left navigation button to go to the parent directory Move the cursor up and down to the previous or next file or folder RIGHT Open the currently highlighted folder LEFT Go back up one level in the folder hierarchy 16 2 File and Folder Operations Depending o
34. 1 4 Adding songs to a Playlist while listening to Music MUSIC Recording Music MUSIC Using iTunes with your AV 700 TV PHOTO Viewing Photos 14 1 Viewing Photos 14 2 Viewing a slideshow 14 3 Transferring photos to your AV 700 TV GAMES Playing Mophun Games BROWSER Using the Browser 16 1 Navigating the Directory Structure 16 2 File and Folder Operations 16 3 Using the Virtual Keyboard Connecting Disconnecting the AV 700 TV to from your PC 17 1 USB Connection Type Hard Drive or Windows Device 17 2 Connecting the AV 700 TV 17 3 Disconnecting the AV 700 TV from your Computer Connecting Devices to the USB Host Port SETTINGS 19 1 Sound Settings 19 2 Play Mode Settings 19 3 Clock Settings 19 4 Display Settings 19 5 Appearance settings 19 6 Power Settings 19 7 System Settings 19 8 IV control Updating the AV 700 TV Firmware Operating System OS Replacing the battery Recording Audio with the Optional Docking Pod Travel Kit 22 1 Docking Pod Cable Connections 22 2 Travel Kit Cable Connections 22 3 Recording Procedure 22 4 Where is the Recording Saved 22 5 Audio Editing Recording External Video with the Optional Docking Pod Travel Kit 23 1 Docking Pod Cable Connections 23 1 1 TV Docking Pod Description 23 1 2 Connecting the TV Docking Pod to your Television System Connect amp Test Method 23 1 3 Connection Diagram Travel Kit Cable Connections Recording Video Files from
35. 700 TV s USB Port setting to Hard Drive From the main menu go to the setup action icon and then to System and USB Port and change it to Hard Drive You will now simply plug the AV 700 TV into your Macintosh as enumerated above and within a few seconds the AV 700 TV will be recognized as a mass storage device Hard Drive and mount on the desktop You can now use the hard drive called AV 700 TV like any other external hard drive 17 3 Disconnecting the AV 700 TV from your Computer Windows Device Mode If the AV 700 TV is connected to your computer as a Windows Device verify that no data is being transferred between your AV 700 TV and your computer the HDD light on your AV 700 TV is not flickering You can ine NOW safely unplug the USB cable from your AV 700 TV and or computer Hard Drive Mode S If the AV 700 TV is connected to your computer as a hard drive DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE USB CABLE AT ANY TIME AY TOD WARNING You must properly remove unmount your AV 700 TV from the computer before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing the computer and or the AV 700 TV Hard Drive Mode amp Windows To safely disconnect the AV 700 TV hard drive click on the system tray remove icon green arrow as shown below and follow the instructions Wait until you get a message saying that you can safely unplug the device before disconnecting the USB cable 1 The safe remove ico
36. ARCHOS MOALE TY amp RECORDER DO AY 700 TV Broadcasting Broadcasting Mobile TV amp Recorder Video Player amp Recorder Music Player amp Recorder Photo Viewer USB 2 0 Hard Drive playsforsure Windows ARCHOS English Language User Manual User Manual for ARCHOS AV 700 TV series Version 1 0 Please visit our website to download the most recent manual and software for this product Dear Customer ARCHOS thanks you for your choice of this exciting AV 700 TV product The AV 700 TV is designed to be the companion to your home entertainment system With the optional docking pod connected to your television you can easily connect your AV 700 TV to the pod as desired Optionally you can connect it to your computer with the included USB Cable By connecting to a computer you get the advantage of being able to download legal music and video content from the Internet Since it is a PlaysForSure device you have a wide choice of music and video content available on the Internet For more information about the PlaysForSure program see www playsforsure com This manual will explain in detail the functionality of your device The better you know how to use it the more enjoyment you will get from it Remember with the AV 700 TV you can Watch Digital TV on the built in screen a television or video projector Record your favorite Digital TV programs directly onto your AV 700 TV Play MPEG 4 amp WMV video files on the
37. AV 700 TV will er display the image in full screen mode Displayed as a full screen image Christoph you can rotate it magnify it or set it as the AV 700 TV screen background d TZ with the Save as Wallpaper function in the File Management action 7 Image_03 j Fi Image 04 om f amp Image_05 7 Image_06 f amp Image_07 7 Image_08 Pi Image_039 B Image_10 imaga Ip imaga Is 1 x 1 image 2 Xx 2 images 3 x 3 images Zoom out 1x Zoom out 2x EL Save as wallpaper Delete LS D amp Rotate picture 90 left Seege View previous photo v View next photo Rotate picture 90 right e Move up the action icon menu to select picture option e Select the Zoom in out action icon to change the number of photos in the carrousel view Magnifying Photos Once the picture is displayed in full screen selecting the Zoom in action icon will magnify the image up to two levels Each successive click will magnify the picture one more level You can use your direction buttons to move the picture around in order to see the desired magnified area The small signs on the bottom left of the screen indicate the level of magnification either or Click on STOP ESC to go back to an unmagnified view 49 14 2 Viewing a slideshow AET EAI S e e e z S F S e 4475 Jee 12 46 Slideshow By clicking on the action icon Play a Slideshow the AV 700 TV will present each picture in the current folder for a s
38. Device DCIM 113Canon IMG 1311 IMG 1312 IMG 1313 E IMG 1314 IMG 1315 lm Gu TD Info Mophun Music Pictures Playlists Video lm AV700 Antoine Christoph New Landscape size IMG 1311 IMG 1312 IMG 1313 B IMG 1314 IMG 1315 4446 mm 11 22 Le A no ee Delet Ce CH Copy All Move 446 GG 11 22 Once you plug an MSC type device into the USB host port via the host adapter cable the browser s left panel will show the contents of your external USB device and the right panel will show the contents of your AV 700 TV s hard drive Navigate to the panel which contains your photos in this example DCIM 113CANON Move to the right panel action and navigate to the folder you would like to save your photos to you can create a new folder if you need to by selecting the corresponding action icon See the screen images Photos from camera are shown on the left and your AV 700 TV hard drive on the right By using the Select right pane action icon move to the right pane and choose the destination folder Now return to the left pane and choose the Copy all files action icon Your files will be copied to your AV 700 TV into the folder in the right pane You can now unplug the camera from the AV 700 TV 5I 75 GOMES Playing Mophun Games Please verify the availability of this feature on the ARCHOS website www archos com w F eee ee The browser is used to navigate the file system on the AV 70
39. L IONHHDHMEIGSCHIE Update Firmware Product Key EPJMY HOE EAD Hard Disk Frees 3615o MB Used 11935 MB USB Port Ehe 69 Parameter ARCLibrary Update ARCLibrary USB Port Firmware Version Update Firmware Product Key Hard Disk 19 8 TV control Description Off From the Music icon you will just browse music files in the folder Music On Only in USB Port mode Hard drive Browse music via its tag characteristics but the ARCLibrary must be updated manually Automatic ARCLibrary is automatically updated when the USB cable is disconnected from your device This button lets you update the ARCLibrary if you have set the parameter above to ON Windows Device default Hard drive When set to Windows Device your AV 700 TV will use the MTP Media Transport Protocol whenever it all is connected to a Windows XP SP1 or higher operating system with Windows Media Player 10 installed It will be seen as the AV 700 TV Device in Windows Explorer WARNING This will not work for earlier NZ Windows operating systems or MaclIntosh computers ao l When set to Hard Drive your AV 700 TV will act as an external hard drive mass storage device when connected to a computer Use this mode for all non Windows XP operating systems AY 700 Displays the current version of the OS Operating System and DRM Digital Rights Management system Used to update the AV700TV to a new version of the Operating System See t
40. ON Make sure that your left panel is Rename the Playlists folder because the open panel on the left is the location Clear wils the AV 700 TV will be saving your Playlist to LV kl Playlist FE Piaylist0000 Ss on your hard drive and if well named give you easy access to your s Vi Save Saves the current playlist to the folder open in the left panel The after the Playlist name indicates that this playlist has not been saved Close Clears the Playlist and closes the Playlist panel Rename Renames the current playlist Clear Clears the contents of the current playlist Shuffle Randomly shuffles the order of the songs in the current playlist The following Playlist action icons are also available Icon Remove Track Will delete the highlighted song from the Playlist It will not delete the actual song itself from your hard drive just from the current Playlist Icon Move track Allows you to change the place in the list of the highlighted song Click on Move and then click on UP or DOWN to move the song up or down the list Click OK when finished Important Once you save a Playlist it is important that you do not move or rename the actual music files since the Playlist searches in the original file location If you need to move your music files to a different folder you ll have to recreate your Playlist 11 4 Adding songs to a Playlist while listening to Music This can only be done if you have entered your Music folder
41. OOTV AOS your browser may warn you that the contents of the download may harm your computer This is because the Windows system does not know what a AOS file is Be assured that ARCHOS has made every effort to ensure that the file does not contain viruses Click on the option Save to download this file to a convenient place such as My Documents in order to later copy this file to your AV 700 TV If your Sos Seep Seed Mere AV 700 TV is connected to your PC you can even save it directly to the AV 700 TV F Alves mk better gerr r hiar cl fe Read the History txt File You will also find next version of the OS to the firmware download a text file which details the list of changes from the previous Copy to the AV 700 TV Pie Power Foider When updating your Operating System you must keep the AC charger adapter ura Plugged into the AV 700 TV so that it will not shut down due to low batteries while you mra are performing the update Connect your AV 700 TV to your computer refer to the E309 eR ADi Fie relevant chapter if you are unsure about this and then copy the Update_AV7OOTV AOS file to the AV 700 TV 71 Hard Drive or Windows Device If your AV 700 TV is seen as a hard drive then you simply need to drag the Update_AV7OOTV AOS file onto this icon and Windows will place the file into the top most directory root of the AV 700 TV It should not be placed inside any f
42. TV is not compatible with Windows NT Windows 95 or Windows 98 While connected to your computer the AV 700 TV buttons are blocked and are no longer functional 17 1 USB Connection Type Hard Drive or Windows Device Your device comes configured as a Windows Device and will be immediately recognized by your computer if you are running Windows XP with Service Pack 1 minimum and Windows Media Player 10 If you have another version of Windows not sure what version of Windows XP you have or if Lg yOu are using a Macintosh then you will need to change the USB Universal Serial Bus Port setting aw TON on the AV 700 TV You will do this by going to the setup action icon and then to System and USB Port and change it to Hard Drive 17 2 Connecting the AV 700 TV Connection order See the sections below for your particular computer s operating system 1 Connect the power adapter to the AV 700 TV 2 With your computer running plug the USB cable into your computer 3 With the AV 700 TV off plug in the other end of the USB cable to the AV 700 TV USB Device port 4 Turn on the AV 700 TV If your computer asks to install a new driver for the new hardware then you must unplug it and change the USB Port to Hard Drive 59 Windows XP Please verify that you have Windows XP and it is updated it to at least Service Pack 1 You must also have Windows Media Player 10 WMP10 installed on your compu
43. You will need to use this if you would like to change TV channels with the ARCHOS remote control or if you want to be able to make scheduled recordings This emitter once stuck on to your cable box satellite receiver or video cassette recorder will be able to turn that device on and off and select channels while you are away The emitter acts like the remote control for that device ZS Infrared IR Emitter Which device to control You will affix the IR Emitter to the device you normally change your TV channels with Do you change TV channels with your video cassette recorder remote control your cable box remote control or your satellite receiver remote control Which ever one of these devices changes the channel that you view then it is on this device that you will affix the IR Emitter Locating the Infrared Receptor on your VCR or Cable box First you must locate the infrared detector on the device This is the small dark window looks black or deep red actually which you point your remote control at to change the channels We will use a video cassette recorder vcr as an example but the following is true also for a cable box or satellite receiver Look in your device s user manual to see if it shows you where the infrared detector window is If you find it then jump to the next step Connecting it to the TV docking pod One way to locate the infrared receptor on your VCR is to Cover up various parts of the
44. age MPEG 4 codec Compression Decompression In order for MPEG 4 Translator to compress the video in a file of the format MPEG 4 SP that the AV 700 TV can read it requires an MPEG 4 codec to be installed on your computer If you do not have the approporiate codec installed MPEG 4 Translator will tell you on start up which codec it requires You will be able to download it for free from the Internet Virtual Dub A utility for transcoding one video file into another This is a general purpose transfer and cleanup utility which has many options allowing for even the most difficult video translations When you install it with the ARCHOS Installation Utility it will automatically unzip It will prompt you to save it to C Program Files VirtualDub You should use this default directory location Otherwise you will have to instruct the MPEG 4 Translator program where to find it For more information on Virtual Dub see the website http Awww virtualdub org MPEG 4 Translator This program developed by Archos is a Front end for the Virtual Dub program It has a simple interface which you use and it then tells Virtual Dub how to process the video file It sets all the parameters for Virtual Dub specifically to create a video file in the right size and format to be read by the AV 700 TV When you run it for the first time the MPEG 4 Translator will need to locate the Virtual Dub program If you did not install Virtual D
45. and DOWN buttons then press RIGHT to start editing Set each line with the desired date time and channel Make sure that the letter before the channel number is D D stands for Digital TV and A stands for Analog recording see section 23 8 of the full manual about using the scheduler for Analog recordings with the optional TV Docking Pod Click on the save icon to save the program Click on the STOP ESC button to return to the previous screen Make sure the adapter charger is connected to the device Set the AV 700 TV to Standby red standby button on remote control or go back to the main menu screen and allow it to automatically after a couple minutes of inactivity go into standby mode Notes about setting the Scheduler The scheduler automatically reorganizes the recording events chronologically In order for a scheduled recording to start you must leave the AV 700 TV in the main menu screen or set it to standby mode press Standby button on remote control That is if you are listening to music watching a video or looking at photos on your AV 700 TV it will not interrupt you in order to go make the scheduled recording When the AV 700 TV user interface is in English the Date format is set to Month Day If the end time is earlier than the start time then it is assumed that you start recording on the start date and the recording ends on the following day at the end time Once a scheduled recording has been ma
46. as the specifications suggest Answer The specifications are under the condition that the screen backlight goes off after 30 seconds for music and the user does not access the machine it just sits and plays If you get significantly less time froma full charge call our technical support hot line 24 3 AV 700 TV locks up freezes operation or Stops Problem The AV 700 TV locks up None of the buttons work Solution If the Lock buttons is set none of the buttons respond Hold down the unlock action button for three seconds to turn off the Lock buttons function A freeze up could also be caused by electrostatic phenomena That is static electricity has temporarily knocked out the AV 700 TV Hold down on the STOP OFF button for 15 seconds and the AV 700 TV will shut off Restart it normally now 24 4 File issues corrupted data formatting and partitioning Problem want to clean up my AV 700 TV s hard drive but Windows will not let me use the standard hard drive cleaning tools Answer This is because Windows sees your AV 700 TV as a Windows Device and not a hard drive USB Port is set to Windows Device in Setup gt System Do not change back to hard drive and run a defragmenter program This will give unexpected results Problem On the AV 700 TV find new file names and folder names that never created and or they have strange gibberish names Answer Hard drive mode Most likely the AV 700 TV s file al
47. ble you should plug the AV cable into the AV In side of the adapter and then plug the adapter into the AV 700 TV CD player Cassette Player Boombox etc CD Ing Gei Speakers Ca e S d V RE COS Musics 75 22 3 Recording Procedure Before the actual audio recording begins there is a pre recording screen which will allow you to adjust your recording settings ski 1 On the main screen select AudioCorder then click on ENTER SEE 2 In the pre recording screen adjust the recording level by clicking 7 REC0003 on the LEFT and RIGHT buttons Click on the record action icon or ee Enter button to start recording Attention the first time recording you should adjust your Settings You should try some test recordings before deciding on which recording level gives the best sound quality Don t be tricked by the volume of the headphones which can be adjusted independently with the UP and DOWN buttons BRIS ME 3 Click on the Settings action icon to reveal the recording parameters 7 RECO003 screen as shown above Music 65292 kB 1411 kbit s 4 Once you have clicked on the Record action icon or Enter button you can pause the recording by clicking the Pause action icon or Enter button and then stop the recording by clicking on the STOP button Set Title You can record from any line level audio source to the AV 700 TV Be careful that the source audio is supplying a line level and not an amplified signal t
48. cate the Virtual Dub program Video rendering rate 49 9 fps Time elapsed 1 14 Total time estimated 39 19 Progress H Processing thread priority Normal sl Iw Show input video Iw Show output video 33 eee AV700 When you click on the music icon in the main screen you will be sent directly to the ARCLibrary From here you can choose to either browse your music by the file Artist system Browse hard drive or by music characteristics Album Artist title Genre SE Year Use the LEFT RIGHT UP and DOWN buttons to locate one of the factory Een installed music samples and then click on PLAY If you hear nothing at first make Ki sure you have adjusted the volume control on the headphone cord Playlist Current Directory Play Mode One Directory Status Playing Battery level Volume maximum 99 Artist or parent folder Album or current folder Song title or file name Sc Next track to be played Relative location in the track Elapsed remaining and total song time Time of Day Album picture File format and rec info Volume level meters oN ea eS 2 YS No Pressure over Cappuccino Alanis Morissette PELEM T e H Next track Joining You If the file contains these tag data wer 9 1 Button Control Vol Increase the Volume HSA High speed advance FF Click once Play the next song in the folder or playlist Hold Fast forward through the song Click once Play the previous song in the
49. change the channel on your tuner VCR cable box or satellite receiver If the Number of digits parameter is set to three it will try to select channel 123 If that parameter is set to 2 it will send the code for channel 12 If your tuner does not change channels when you click on this test button try the next code for your device step 2 above Test ON OFF When you click on the Test On Off button the AV 700 TV will send a signal to the infrared emitter and turn your device on or off Click this test button again and your device should change from on to off or off to on If pressing this button does not turn your device on or off try the next code for your device step 2 above If none of the codes work check that the infrared emitter is stuck directly over the infrared sensor on your tuner device Note In some rare cases the ON OFF functionality may not work Tune channel select These four parameters usually do not need to be set Keep the default values to start with See the table below for an explanation of each Parameter Description Key Set this to On if normally you have to press this same key on your device s remote control in order to select a channel Number of digits Set the number of digits that your device can recognize for a channel Example Set to 3 if you need to choose a channel greater than channel 99 Key Enter Set this to On if normally you have to press the Enter key on your device s remote con
50. cons SELECT action button select the highlighted action icon DOWN action button move down on the list of action icons Antenna connector for Digital TV LCD TV button Hold down to switch between the LCD and an external TV display USB 2 0 Full soeed USB Host port to connect compatible devices Multi connect jack for headphones TV Docking Pod and AV in out connections USB 2 0 High speed device port USB 1 1 compatible to connect to your computer Power Connector Use only the supplied ARCHOS power charger adapter Battery latch 1 1 Remote Control Description Standby Wake Up Switch between Built in amp External Video Numeric entry to access a Digital TV h di l i This group of buttons acts as the Spanne ONEEN EMEN MUNDSI navigation and acceleration buttons on the left of the AV 700 TV and the Play amp Stop buttons on the right side Mute sound Displays Action icon descriptions if activated Setup gt Display ARCHOS 2 INTRO First Time Usage 2 1 Plugging in the AC Adapter e Use only the included ARCHOS charger adapter e You can charge the internal battery of the AV 700 TV by plugging the included adapter charger directly into the device or you can charge it by plugging the adapter charger into the optional TV Docking Pod and connecting your AV 700 TV to the optional TV Docking Pod e Before using for the first time charge the batteries completely The charge indicator CHG
51. cord location to this folder Now all your recordings you make with the Audiocorder icon will be saved in the folder Music Vinyls Soul 22 5 Audio Editing Audio files analog recordings only can be modified by deleting the sections you do not wish included If you would like to edit an audio recording you have the possibility to cut the file down to the specific part you want to keep In the example below you have recorded a lecture of 33 minutes and 22 seconds in length You would like to cut out and save just one particular important section from 12 minutes and 15 seconds to 21 minutes and 5 seconds The diagram below illustrates the situation Desired audio section a em b 00 00 0 min O sec 12 15 21 09 33 22 To keep just this section cropping it you will e Locate this file via Browse hard disk in the Music application e From the action icons select the File Management action icon and then select Edit e In the edit mode set the Cut In point 12 15 in our example This will remove the part of the file BEFORE the desired segment e Now set a Cut Out point 21 05 in our example Please note As you have cut part of the file this position will actually be earlier in the file now e Validate and Save the edit The file will be saved with the word ed appended to the file name in the same folder as the original e If you do not want to save your modifications click the STOP ESC button and select OK C WAV 21 16b
52. de or the date of a recording has been passed without the recording having been made the AV 700 TV was not in Standby mode the schedule entry will be erased from the scheduler Some recordings can create files that are larger than 2 gigabytes GB each The AV 700 TV will create multiple files in order to make long recordings 4 3 Viewing Digital TV recordings on your computer If you want to view your Digital TV recordings on your computer you will have to install software that can read videos in MPEG 2 TS format TS extension One possibility is the VLC Player www videolan org ZS d DEER Click on the Video icon in the main menu highlight the desired video file and then click on PLAY GO The thumbnail images on the right side will show you a frame from the highlighted video file center as well as a frame from the file above and the file below the highlighted one By clicking on the Video icon in the main menu you will enter into a video only mode Other playable file tyoes for example music files that may be in this folder are only listed if you enter the folder via the Browser To watch your videos on a television you must hold down the ene LCD TV button for two seconds or click on the TV button on the mAntoin avi sis remote control The AV 700 TV screen will go black and the video ORCL eel ae will be sent out to your connected television Switch your television to auxiliary video input often found just
53. e f Use e or f or whatever drive letter is representing your AV 700 TV The f argument tells the program to automatically fix errors Be patient this may take a while When finished exit the DOS Window and properly disconnect the AV 700 TV from your computer DVB ID number 4033 Digital Video ARCHOS AV 700 TV Broadcasting Storage Capacity See packaging Display 7 LCD 480x234 pixels 262 000 colors and TV output Tuner 474 858 MHz does not support VHF Video recording MPEG 2 MP ML transport stream With optional TV Docking Pod or AV Travel Kit MPEG 4 SP and stereo sound in AVI format Video playback E MPEG 4 SP with B Frames with stereo sound Near DVD quality up to 720x480 30 f s NTSC 720x576 25 f s PAL AVI file format WMV9 SP including protected WMV9 SP files up to 480x360 30 f s ASF WMV file format MPEG 2 MP ML transport stream up to 720x576 25f s with MPEG 1 2 layer 2 audio does not play MPEG 2 files of type vob mpg or mpeg Audio recording With optional TV Docking Pod or AV Travel Kit from an analog source in stereo sound to WAV PCM amp IMA ADPCM format Audio Playback A Stereo MP3 decoding 30 320 kb s CBR amp VBR WMA including protected WMA files WAV PCM amp IMA ADPCM PlaysForSure download and subscription Photo viewer JPEG not progressive jpegs and BMP formats Television output Video output in PAL EU or NTSC US standard Computer Interface High Speed USB 2
54. e The AV 700 TV s battery is located on the left hand side on the back of the device To take out the battery move the slider latch downwards You can now lift the battery from the left edge To replace a battery hold it with the 2 plastic notches towards the right and slide it into the battery compartment 1 Then lower the battery into its compartment 2 Finally remember to move the slider latch towards the top of the AV 700 TV in order to secure the battery inside its compartment 3 e K oD 1 2 3 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 the same or equivalent type of battery 13 e Ae KC With the AV 700 TV series you do not need a computer to create digital music files It is capable of recording from any standard analog line source ex HiFi system Boombox CD Player etc into a standard Windows WAV format either PCM uncompressed or ADPCM compressed 22 1 Docking Pod Cable Connections If you are using the TV docking pod then you will have to plug the Red and White connectors of the AV In cable to the output of your Hifi or other audio device that you are recording from CD player Cassette Player Boombox etc Speakers o DL 22 2 Travel Kit Cable Connections If you are using the optional multi connect adapter can be purchased from the ARCHOS web site and an AV ca
55. elect the Open a new panel action button and a second browser panel will open The double browser can be used in Photo View The left panel is the connected USB device ex digital camera or hard drive and the right panel the AV 700 TV hard drive contents Music View The left browser is the AV 700 TV hard drive contents and right browser the music Playlist Browser View Two panels to browse two different parts of the AV 700 TV hard drive e Inthe Browser mode you can jump between the two panels using the Focus on the left right panel Ka action icon Where the cursor is highlighting a file or folder that panel is the source for the copy The destination folder will be the other panel For example we want to copy the file Project info doc from fae the AV 700 TV Data Files from Work folder to the AV 700 TV Data Completed projects folder We must start from the main screen Browser mode aa m78 fom 14 20 1 Locate and highlight the file to be copied Ser BT Using the action buttons move to the right pane a select right pane W Project info doc b H ZER 2 In the right pane locate the destination folder Then move back 4 o to the left pane Completed projects Select left pane u 73 tt 3 Highlight the file to be copied and select the Copy file action re ei icon a Project info doc ep 4 The selected file will now be copied into the destination folder La kW a F Project info doc SEI
56. enre or Year AV700 All music files that you purchase have internal tags which identify the artist the album and the song title If your music files do not have internal tags ex WAV file format or untagged WMA or MP3 files then the ARCLibrary will put them under the category Unknown Audio files created with the AV 700 TV from analog sources are indexed as Artist ARCHOS and Album Audio Recordings You can reach the PlayMode settings screen from the Setup action icon gt PlayMode The play mode determines how your music is Play Mode played just the current folder of music all music one file etc See se Playmode in the section Settings above for a description of how each one works Repeat a shuffle Ge ntroduration zis Play Mode Single Repeat shuffle Hormat 37 9 4 Playing Through your Stereo System To play your music through your stereo system you can use the supplied AV cable as shown below You can also connect the optional docking pod audio outputs red and white plugs of the cable connected to AV Out to your stereo system inputs e e wi m S SM Ku Gy DR H Video Muale Browser Phyto E Tei VideaCarder Seheduler dudlatierder Resume Playing through a Stereo system with an AV Cable 9 5 Setting a Bookmark If you are listening to a song or perhaps a long recording and would like to place a bookmark in it in S order to pick up from this point at another time you can
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58. et amount of time and then go on to the next picture You can set the amount of time that each picture stays on the screen under the action icon Photo Browser Settings gt Picture Pause This parameter is the number of seconds each picture displays on the screen 14 3 Transferring photos to your AV 700 TV The AV 700 TV is equipped with a USB host port This port along with the USB Host adapter cable will allow you to connect USB Mass Storage Class MSC devices to your AV 700 TV and transfer files from that device to your AV 700 TV Many cameras produced today are MSC type devices Thus you can often plug your camera directly into the AV 700 TV s USB Host port and copy your photos with the ARCHOS browser If you do not have an MSC type camera you can use a USB card reader and plug this into AV 700 TV s USB host port via the USB host adapter cable Finally if neither of these solutions is available to you you can always copy the photos to your computer and then copy them from your computer to the connected AV 700 TV 3 methods to copy photos to your AV 700 TV 1 Connect your Mass Storage Class camera to USB Host port via USB host adapter cable 2 Use a stand alone USB card reader with the USB host adapter cable 3 Copy photos to your computer and then copy or Sync with Windows Media Player 10 to the AV 700 TV Method 1 gt USB Device DCIM 113Canon S IMG 1311 IMG 1312 M IMG 1313 E IMG_1314 ERRE USB
59. etween a Macintosh computer and your AV 700 TV is to use the Macintosh Finder to drag and drop the files to and from your Macintosh However for Macintosh users who do want to use the AV 700 TV with iTunes ARCHOS has developed a special i Tunes plug in You will find it in the folder Data i Tunes Plug in on the AV 700 TV hard drive or at the ARCHOS website In this folder you will find a plug in for Mac OS 9 x and another folder for Mac OS 10 x You will also find a JPEG image illustrating where you need to copy the plug in to Once this is done iTunes will recognize the AV 700 TV as a Device Please keep in mind the following Attention Your AV 700 TV needs to be set to Hard drive mode see the section System Settings in the Settings chapter or the chapter Connecting Disconnecting the AV 700 TV to from your PC on how to do this 1 Music purchased at Apple s on line music store are copy protected with a proprietary encryption system The ARCHOS device will not be able to play this purchased music or files in AAC format which you might have created It will happily play MP3 format files without problem 2 When you create your Playlists with iTunes you can only create Playlists from songs that have been copied to your AV 700 TV your Macintosh will save these Playlists to the root directory of your AV 700 TV It will not save them to the AV 700 TV Playlists directory It would be best to use the AV 700
60. evice is sensitive to distances you could affix the Infrared Emitter slightly to the left or right of the device s receptor so as not to impede the functioning of the regular remote control AV700 aot Connecvon Diagram Cable Box Satellite Receiver or Video Cassette Recorder Antenna Satellite Dish ITT END AA 1 You can use the S Video output instead of the composite yellow You will need to purchase a standard S Video cable for this 2 See the manual section on connecting the infrared emitter 3 You can use the AV connections on the front or back of your television 84 85 Television Front Archos Adapter Charger 23 2 Travel Kit Cable Connections If you are using the optional multi connect adapter can be purchased from the ARCHOS web site and an AV cable you should plug the AV cable into the AV In side of the adapter and then plug the adapter into the AV 700 TV TV Front Cable Box Satellite Receiver or Video Cassette Recorder CamcCorder if you want to view on TV while recording Archos Adapter Charger ee ee ee mm e mm em em mm e mm em mm em mm mm e mm em mm e ee a 8 23 3 Recording Video Files from External Sources With your optional TV docking pod properly connected to a VCR cable box or satellite receiver you can make recordings from these devices See the relevant chapter for instructions on connecting the IECH optional TV docking pod to your television system
61. f this type contain substances that are potentially dangerous to the environment and to human health Therefore you should not dispose of the ARCHOS electronic device in a regular trash As such the current European directives ask that this device be collected At places of distribution in the case of a purchase of a similar electronic product At locally created disposal areas waste disposal centers sorted trash system etc By doing this you are actively participating in the reuse and recycling of disposed electronic and electric equipment that could have potential effects on the environment and human health AUTOMOBILE INSTALLATION Archos shall be released ipso jure from any liability in the event of failure to use and or operate the product in compliance with any regulation in force and or with the specifications and directions for use or for any damage incurred by incorrect use of the product The user must ensure the correct installation of the product and its correct utilisation according to the nature of such product LCD PIXEL POLICY The LCD screen on your ARCHOS AV 700 TV unit has been manufactured to rigorous standards to provide a high quality viewing experience Nevertheless your LCD screen may have slight imperfections This is not particular to the ARCHOS screen but to all devices which have LCD screens regardless of the original manufacturer of the LCD Each product vendor guarantees that his screen will contain
62. face of your VCR with your hand while changing the channels and notice at what point your VCR s remote control stops working By covering up various parts of the face you will stop the infrared beam from reaching the infrared receptor Keep changing the channels with your remote control moving your hand over various areas until you have found where the infrared receptor is 83 Connecting it to the TV Docking Pod Plug the connector end of the Infrared Emitter to the far right jack on the back of the TV Docking Pod This emitter will act as your remote control for your scheduled recordings Sticking it onto your device and Setting the IR Emitter code Now that you know where the infrared receptor is you need to set the correct infrared emitter code on your AV 700 TV and then affix the IR emitter to your device Every VCR cable box and satellite receiver has a different infrared code to tell it to turn on and off and how to change channels With the IR emitter in one hand move it over the infrared receptor on your cable box VCR or satellite receiver and then set the infrared code as explained in the section Setting the Infrared Emitter Code Once you get the AV 700 TV to start controlling your device by infrared signals there are test buttons for this see the TV Control setting for help you can then peel off the white ring protecting the adhesive and stick the IR emitter to your device If your regular remote control for this d
63. files come in various aspect ratios That is they can be TV sized almost a square image or in cinema size much longer than high To change the screen to your personal tastes the following screen format options are available 25 Auto Format Default mode Adjusts the video size to best adapt to the built in screen or television Maximized Image Enlarge the image to fill the screen LCD or TV Sides may get slightly cut in this mode Full Picture Format The entire picture will always be seen on the television and the built in screen No cutting Set a Book mark If you are watching a video and would like to place a bookmark in it in order to continue from this point at another time you can use the Bookmark function Highlight the icon and click on the Select action button This will set a bookmark in the video file at the Current position You can only set one bookmark per file When you look at the file in your browser it will have a yellow check mark on its icon indicating that this file has a bookmark set within it You can have a maximum of 16 files book marked Setting more bookmarks will then start to erase the oldest bookmarks The next time you play this video file you will be presented with three options Resume Start playing from the book marked position Ignore Keep the bookmark but start playing from the very beginning Clear Clear the bookmark from this file and start playing from the very beginning Save as Th
64. he available settings such as sound settings LCD brightness etc 19 3 4 Watching Digital TV in your Car With the AV 700 TV you have the possibility to watch Digital TV on the move For best reception while moving the supplied antennas can be taken out of their carrying case to be mounted on the supplied car antenna support systems You will first need to assemble the car antenna support systems clip the antennas into place and then apply the support systems to a flat and smooth surface such as a window area that does not interfere with the driver s view For best reception it is advised to place the antennas in opposite directions the front of the antennas with the shortest element must not be directed towards metal parts one on each side of the vehicle front and back or left and right As reception conditions vary with vehicle types and other external conditions it is advised to try different positions for the antennas to determine which one offers the best results Note if traveling long distances you may need to re scan for channels from time to time Safety Notice for the driver and passengers safety and to comply with some countries road regulations the AV 700 TV should not be placed such that it is viewable by the driver see additional notices and disclaimers in the legal section of this manual Examples of positions where the supplied antennas can be mounted on a car Local laws may prohibit mount
65. he chapter Updating the AV 700 TV Firmware Operating System Each AV 700 TV device has a unique product key number Displays the amount of free and used space on the AV 700 TV s hard drive Reported number of megabytes is binary based counting 1kb 1024 bytes Thus each reported MB represents approximately 1 05 megabytes decimal Formatting also takes up space See the section Setting the Infrared Emitter Code at the end of this manual for a complete explanation of when and how to use this setting with the optional TV Docking Pod ARCHOS periodically updates the Operating System OS and makes it available for free download on the ARCHOS website www archos com Updates to the Operating System include new features feature improvements and bug fixes You should check to make sure that you are running the most recent version of the OS To check what most recent version of download section version you have click on the Setup action icon and then go to System You will find the the OS and its version number at the ARCHOS website www archos com under the Download the Update_AV700TV AOS file When you click on the link to download the new OS file the file name is 78 Doms lb can ham pau capati H Ba la mioma belies a kokr egen on Sea do riot hulle tat fe panoa do roh oper on rere fer We Pie pre Upama Av AC s be Frew eee edhe Co puki pou Mos bo open the We manne it Bo pour computes Update AV7
66. hoo personal calendar by deleting some TV programs and adding new ones only the new programs will be added to the AV 700 TV scheduler when you save the html file to the AV 700 TV If you want to delete scheduled items you must do this in the AV 700 TV scheduler itself Missed recordings because you did not have the AV 700 TV connected to the docking pod at the record time will be deleted from the scheduler If a personal calendar recording event does not find the station name in your list of channels it will put the event into the scheduler and mark it with a indicating that you must assign a channel number to the name Move the cursor to the line containing the and click on the action icon Set Channel You can now scroll through the channel numbers and assign a number to the station name for that event You only have to do this once The AV 700 TV will keep the station name and its channel number 97 23 8 3 Setting the Infrared Emitter Code A This is a one time step to set your AV 700 TV to send the correct infrared codes to control your video e cassette recorder cable box or satellite receiver This is done so that the AV 700 TV via the TV docking Wiens pod can turn on and off your video device and also change its channels If you do not plan on making scheduled recordings then you do not need to install the IR emitter or set the infrared emitter code Before beginning this procedure of setting the emitter code you
67. ing on certain windows of your vehicle 21 d TV Recording Digital TV 4 1 Recording Digital TV with the AV 700 TV The AV 700 TV allows you to record your favorite TV programs very easily While you re watching TV all you have to do is select the Start Recording action icon and the AV 700 TV will instantly start recording the program you re watching To stop the recording simply select the Stop Recording action icon Note that while recording Digital TV you will not be able to change channels O66 fom 15 55 Where is the Recording Saved The default location for Digital TV recordings is the folder called Video Files recorded from Digital TV are named automatically from the program s title To view a recording go to the main menu and select the Video icon You will see your recording here 4 2 Setting the Scheduler ro If you would like to make a Digital TV recording for a future date or time you can use the scheduler You can find it in the main menu You can program up to twenty different recordings up to one month in HAG advance Once you program your dates and times of recording press the action button OK to set them IMPORTANT your AV 700 TV must be plugged in and powered by the adapter charger If left alone the AV 700 TV will go on standby itself after a few minutes At the programmed time it will turn on and make the recording Click the Scheduler icon Select the line you want to edit using the UP
68. ings Once you have finished changing the parameters click Stop escape button to return to the pre record screen Concerning the video standard the AV 700 TV will automatically recognize whether the incoming video signal is NTSC American SECAM or PAL European There is no need to set anything You will see the signal type as well as the selected aspect ratio on the top left of the pre recording screen Click the LEFT RIGHT buttons to adjust the sound input level Too far to the right will often give an overdriven distorted quality Too far to the left may make for a very soft sound Try a few recordings to get a sense of what is the best sound level Do not let the headphone volume fool you That can be adjusted independently with the UP DOWN buttons e If you would like to make a recording in another folder instead of the default Video folder go to the desired folder via the main Video icon then click on the Launch Videocorder action icon 23 5 Where is the Recording Saved The default location for video recordings is the folder called Video If you click on the Video icon in the main menu you will go to this folder 23 6 Editing Video Files Video files recorded using the TV Docking Pod can be modified by deleting the sections you do not wish included The editing you can do is either cropping or cutting of particular segments of the video file You will mark a segment of your video file and then you will tell the AV 700 TV
69. ions for limiting the output volume of consumer audio devices to a safe level By listening to your device with headphones or earbuds at high volumes you run the risk of permanent damage to your ears Even if you get used to listening at high volumes and it seems normal to you you still risk the possibility of damaging your hearing Reduce the volume of your device to a reasonable level to avoid permanent hearing damage If you hear ringing in your ears reduce the volume or shut off your device This device has been tested with the ARCHOS supplied earphones In order to preserve your hearing it is advised that you use only the following headphone models the earphones supplied with your ARCHOS device or any other headphones that respect the current regulations Other types of headphones may produce higher volume levels ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS Protection of the environment is an important concern to ARCHOS In order to put this concern into tangible actions ARCHOS has consciously included a set of methods that favor a respect for the environment into the entire cycle of its products from fabrication to consumer usage to final disposal Batteries If your product contains a detachable battery pack you should only dispose of it in a designated collection point for used batteries The Product The crossed out garbage can symbol on your product signifies that it falls into the category of electric electronic equipment Products o
70. its 44kHz DER ERKZKBIR Highlight the file to edit and select the File Management action icon e g Choose Edit Only files which have been created with the AV 700 TV E recording function will show Edit in the file menu Files created from Tony Kaltenberg CDs or downloaded cannot be edited Once you enter the edit mode Wes Burden e F cn the audio file will play in a continuous loop so that you will be able to RECOOOD edit hear the changes to the edit as you make them REC0001 G gt WAV 6 16bits 44kHz a D Use the fast reverse and fast forward buttons LEFT RIGHT buttons TEAN to locate the points you want the new file to start and end These are CUT IN 00 00 04 the Cut In and Cut Out points Once you have set these points you ELUSAT feimi can save the edit In this example a new file RECOO01_ Edit will be made Your original file is left untouched You will notice that your Cut In and Cut Out times are marked just below the file name 19 ek Scoren EENE VODO WEDS LEONE TOCE TOA OVO 23 1 Docking Pod Cable Connections By installing the TV Docking Pod you have an easy way to connect and disconnect your AV 700 TV to or from your home entertainment system Simply connect the pod s multi connect plug to the AV 700 TV as needed If you have scheduled television recordings to make then connect the AV 700 TV to the pod and let it make the recording while you are away If you want to make TV recordings from a place other than
71. l convert with WMP10 4 10 3 Transferring your CD collection to the AV 700 TV rm The process of transferring music from a CD into music files for your AV 700 TV is Windows con pelam e sane acteneachimeyumea KNOWN as ripping It is actually a re encoding process taking the CDA CD Audio Adiak o orm a dence eth thee kel ol He bester format and converting it to WMA or MP3 format which the AV 700 TV can read There what do you want Windows tod are many music ripping programs on the market but ARCHOS recommends that E KE you use Windows Media Player to do it In fact when you place a music CD in your gegen computer Windows will ask you if you would like to rip it Depending on the power Oo aaa of your computer to rip a 60 minute CD it will take anywhere from 10 minutes to 60 a lara minutes Once this is done the album will become part of your music library Connect Q tera acim your AV 700 TV to your computer with the supplied USB cable Now you go to the SE Sync tab and tell Windows Media Player to synchronize that album to your AV 700 TV It will then transfer that album to your AV 700 TV Note Some music CDs have a special copy protection system that will not allow Windows Media Player to make music files from them 10 4 Installing Windows Media Player 10 WMP10 You must be running Windows XP Service Pack 1 or higher in order to install Windows Media Player 10 Please visit the Microsoft
72. laylist Randomly play through the current set of songs Artist Aloum folder or Playlist From 10 to 90 seconds This is the time for which each song will be played when selecting Scan for Playmode settings 19 3 Clock Settings The AV 700 TV has an internal real time clock The time of day is shown on the top right of the screen in either 24 hour or 12 hour display mode To set it select the Settings action icon then select Clock Choose parameter Glock Wear Month Day Hour Minute Set QS S30 O Choose value for highlighted parameter When finished setting the parameters move down to the Set button then click on the ENTER button The clock time and date are now set Click on the STOP ESC button to go back to the main settings menu 19 4 Display Settings These settings regulate the interface language and the presentation of the screen Setting Language Action icon help TV Standard TV format Video Output LCD Brightness LCD Stability Description The AV 700 TV can be set to English default French German Spanish or Russian Displays the explanation or name of the action icons when moving up and down through the menu If set to On the first click on the SELECT action button will show the names of the icons The second click will select the icon NTSC USA PAL Europe In order to view images or videos on an external television select one option to send the video signal compatible
73. light just below the navigation pad will start to blink when the battery is charged 2 2 Turning on the AV 700 TV e Hold the PLAY ON button for 3 seconds The green On indicator light will turn on Be patient it will take a few seconds for the operating system to boot up e If the unit shuts off after holding the ON button for several seconds plug in the ARCHOS adapter charger to make sure the batteries get charged 2 3 Shutting off the AV 700 TV and Battery saving features To shut off the unit press and hold the STOP ESC OFF button for 3 seconds In the Power menu Display setup screen Power Battery Operation there is a Power Off parameter It is factory set to 6 minutes Thus if your AV 700 TV is idle for 6 minutes it will shut itself off This setting can be changed from one to nine minutes or to never In the Power menu Display setup screen Power Battery Operation there is a Backlight Off parameter to save battery power the lighting of the screen consumes a lot of the battery power It is factory set to 60 seconds That is if the AV 700 TV is not being used the screen will shut off in order to save battery life To turn the screen back on just click once on any button See the section Power in the Settings chapter for a complete explanation 10 11 2 4 Changing the Interface Language The AV 700 TV interface can be set to English default French Spanish German or Russian Using the UP action butt
74. llow you to assign a channel number to a station name given from your scheduled TV programs see the chapter Automated Yahoo TV Recording Scheduler for details Part 2 Finding the Right Emitter Codes This screen allows you to correctly set the codes and parameters to allow the Infrared emitter to correctly control your tuner VCR cable box or satellite receiver 1 Tune device code one code available Some manufacturers use only one code for all of their products The code does not change from one model to another or from one year to another VOl In this case there will only be one single code available You can ll now test the channel select Test channel select dune IR Emitter EES 2 Tune device code multiple codes available Some makers Key ay gt of video equipment don t use the same set of control codes for all WEG OCHS of their products They have various code sets for various models Keya Enter 3 Geen and various years You will have to try each of the codes to find 99 out which code works with your device In the example screen you see the code VOO9 If this code does not work when doing the Test channel select advance it to the next code and then test to see if that next code works Test channel select When you press the Test channel select button highlight test channel select and press ENTER the AV 700 TV will send a signal through the docking pod to the infrared emitter and
75. location table FAT has been corrupted This could have been due to the AV 700 TV shutting down due to low battery power while reading or writing to your computer via the USB connection To fix a corrupted FAT problem you should use the Error Checking utility or the Check Disk utility explained at the end of this section Attention Windows and Macintosh often write extra files to the hard drive such as finder def or System volume info These are normal and will not harm the AV 700 TV Problem Can defragment the AV 700 TV s hard drive Answer Windows Device Mode The AV 700 TV maintains an optimized file system and does not need to be defragmented Defragmenting will cause unexpected problems Problem want to reformat the AV 700 TV s hard drive Answer You can do this but it will erase ALL of the data on your AV 700 TV Sometimes this may be necessary if your FAT File Allocation Table becomes so corrupted that nothing seems to fix your file problems First as explained below you should run ScanDisk or the DOS chkdsk Check Disk program to try to fix your problem If this doesn t fix your problem and you are sure you must reformat the AV 700 TV hard drive then go to the screen Settings gt System and press and hold the DOWN action button for three seconds A button Format HD will appear Use this button to format the AV 700 TV s hard drive Remember doing this will erase all the data on the AV 700 TV s hard drive
76. n is in the system tray next to the clock Gi Windows XP Windows 2000 amp Windows ME 2 Click on the icon to eject unmount the AV 700 TV from the computer and select the Safely remove Th d indicati Ratiti f di L Safe To Remove Hardware x e re WI mMm INQI IN It IS NOW l nn 7 Se Ge EE The USE Mass Storage Device device can now be safely the AV 700 TV You can now safely unplug the USB cable from your removed from the system AV 700 TV and or computer 60 6 Hard Drive Mode amp Macintosh Drag the AV 700 TV hard drive icon towards the trashcan the trashcan will become a big arrow as shown in the screen shot to the left Drop the hard drive icon onto the arrow The hard drive icon will disappear from the desktop You can now safely unplug the USB cable from your AV 700 TV and or computer Toe Ong oes D mene ees Thanks to the USB Host port you can connect USB Mass Storage Class MSC devices such as many digital cameras and external hard drives in order to transfer pictures or data to your AV 700 TV Check your manufacturer s information to find out whether your device is an MSC device Non Mass Storage Class devices such as printers Ethernet adapters mice keyboards etc are not supported To connect an MSC device use the included short USB host adapter A vm If your camera follows the Mass Storage Class MSC standard for USB connection then your camera will show up in the file browser as the
77. n where you are in the folder system you will have the option to manipulate files and folders From the main menu click on Browser Files that the AV 700 TV cannot play will be preceded by the unknown file type icon Folder Operations Info Create Delete Rename Create vm ei 14 17 78 mm 14 17 e 2739399903 File Operations Show file information such as song length video length photo size number of kilobytes used of hard drive space date file was made etc Create a new folder inside the current folder Delete the file permanently from the AV 700 TV Before it is deleted the AV 700TV will ask Delete file xxxxx Use the action buttons to reply Yes or No For folder it will delete the entire contents of the folder It will ask Delete folder xxxxx and all files therein Use the action buttons to reply Yes or No Change the name of the file or folder to something new You will be sent to the virtual keyboard see section Virtual Keyboard in the Browser chapter to enter the new file or folder name Create a new folder in the current level of the directory You will be sent to the virtual keyboard see section Virtual Keyboard in the Browser chapter to enter the new folder name 55 Copying and Moving Files and Folders By using the unique ARCHOS double browser system you can copy or move files from one location in the file structure to another 1000 files per folder maximum You simply s
78. older within your AV 700 TV Once this file is copied safely disconnect refer to the chapter on Connecting Disconnecting the AV 700 TV from the computer If your AV 700 TV is seen as a Windows Device then you will have to open the AV 700 TV Device in Windows Explorer and drop the Update AV70OOTV AOS into the Data folder not the Media folder If there is already an older version of the Update_AV7OOTV AOS file on your AV 700 TV Windows will ask if you want to overwrite the current file Click on Yes Disconnect the AV 700 TV from your computer Activate the Update IER S ETa A Ensure that your AV 700 TV is still powered through the AC charger adapter Next go to the System parameters from the Settings action icon and then move down to Update Firmware and click on it The AV 700 TV will search for the AOS file Follow the on screen instructions When completed the AV 700 TV will restart and you can go back to this screen to verify that you have updated the firmware to the new version d Update Firmware ened rete ko e da Replacing the battery Your AV 700 TV has a removable battery You may want to purchase a second battery for cases when you know that you will be unable to recharge your AV 700 TV before the supplied battery runs out Refer to the chapter Settings Power Settings for information about getting the most use from the battery Before removing the battery disconnect the charger adapter and switch off the devic
79. on highlight the Settings icon showing a wrench and then click the center SELECT action button Highlight the Display icon and click the PLAY ENTER button Highlight the Language parameter using the UP DOWN buttons Display Click the RIGHT or LEFT button to choose the desired language Language The language displayed will change immediately Click on the STOP ESC button to return to the Setup page and again to return to the main menu screen 2 5 Foreign Character Sets You have the possibility to display your file names folder names and music tags in various character sets ex Korean Japanese Simplified Chinese etc You can find the language files CodePage_name 4FZ in the font folder under Data Asian Fonts on the AV 700 TV hard drive or on the ARCHOS website under the heading Software If for example you would like to have the Korean language display then you would copy the file CP949 4FZ into the folder system on the AV 700 TV and shut down and restart the AV 700 TV File names folder names and music tags written using the Microsoft codepage for the language will now be displayed in that character set Only one 4FZ can be used at a time thus you should only put one 4FZ file into the system folder When an 4FZ language file is used the interface language will be set to English 2 6 Caring for the AV 700 TV The ARCHOS Video AV 700 TV is an electronic product that needs to be treated with more care than typical cons
80. on icon in the VideoCorder s pre recording screen Rename Auto Stop Rec Duration Pre record Post record Allows you to change the filename before the recording begins On Off If set to On the AV 700 TV will stop recording after the duration set in the next line For example you want to record a television show for two hours but do not want to stay around for the two hours to stop the recording A recording that you start manually will last for 2 hours If set to Off the recording will continue until you click on the stop button or until the entire hard drive fills up This is the duration of time your manual recording will last if Auto Stop Rec above is set to On This is a safety margin added to the beginning of a scheduled recording which was set via the My Yahoo TV scheduler of your personal Yahoo calendar It affects ONLY these recordings This is just in case the clocks between your AV 700 TV and the broadcast station are different or if the broadcast station starts earlier than expected This is a safety margin added to the end of a scheduled recording which was set via the My Yahoo TV scheduler of your personal calendar It affects ONLY these recordings This is just in case the clocks between your AV 700 TV and the broadcast station are different or if the broadcast station runs overtime 89 Source Format Resolution Bitrate Sampling Brightness Contrast Saturation Hue Composite S Video Auto
81. onnect to a USB port repeated through a keyboard If using a laptop computer and a docking station try connecting without the docking station Macintosh users must update to OS 10 2 4 or higher Hard Drive mode If the Files Allocation Table FAT gets corrupted the AV 700 TV may not show up in Windows XP for over one minute and then it comes up as local drive Use DOS Utility ChkDsk as shown below Hard Drive Mode Windows XP may recognize the AV 700 TV hard drive but yet not assign a drive letter to it Right click on My Computer and select Manage Then select Storage then Disk Management Within this window you may see the hard drive and be able to assign a drive letter by right clicking on the hard drive and selecting the option Change drive letter and paths 101 Problem Hard Drive mode What do do if I try to disconnect via the green arrow but keep getting The device Generic Volume cannot be stopped now Try stopping the device again later Answer Shut off any program that might be accessing data on the AV 700 TV including Windows Explorer If this does not work shut down all programs wait 20 seconds then try the green arrow one or two times again If this does not work you can shut off your AV 700 TV with the Stop Esc button and then unplug it 24 2 Charging and Power issues You do not need to fully discharge the batteries before recharging them Problem A full battery charge does not last as long
82. or the date of a recording has been passed without the recording having been made the AV 700 TV was not connected to the docking pod or not in Standby mode the schedule entry will be erased from the scheduler Long recording times 2 hours and more can create files that are larger than 2 gigabytes GB each The AV 700 TV will create multiple files in order to make long recordings Thus a long scheduled recording may produce video files called VIDOOOO VIDOOO1 and VIDOOO2 This is only in the case of recordings that are over 2 GB in size This 2 GB file size constraint is due to the Windows FAT32 AVI file type specification When you set the scheduler the AV 700 TV will create a text file in its System folder called DVRTimer txt You should not erase this file 23 8 2 Automated Yahoo TV Recording Scheduler For those who have a My Yahoo account and use the calendar feature the AV 700 TV can read the TV programs scheduled into your personal calendar and transmit these to your AV 700 TV to be included in the AV 700 TV scheduler This way you do not have to input all your scheduled recordings manually You can sign up for an account and learn how to use the My Yahoo TV and calendar functions at the Yahoo Website www yahoo com Please note Using the scheduler is particularly useful when you have the TV docking pod and you have set up the Infrared connector Otherwise the AV 700 TV will be unable to change channels on your tuner
83. ore than connect it to your VCR Cable box or Satellite receiver and your television it will pass the audio and video signals through to your TV and you will notice no difference in how your television system operates Start by disconnecting your television from its usual source vcr cable box or satellite receiver 3 Connection Put the TV docking pod between your TV and Tuner We will now put the TV docking pod between these two devices you just separated Take one of the AV cables they are identical don t worry and plug it into the AV Out jack of the TV docking pod and plug the other end of this cable into your television European users may need to use the included IN labeled scart adapter Take the second AV cable and plug it into the AV In jack of the TV docking pod The other end of this cable must now go to the video and audio output of your tuner VCR cable box satellite receiver that was previously connected to your television European users may need to use the included OUT labeled scart adapter TEST IT Verify that you made the correct connections e Turn on your television e Turn on your video device vcr cable box or satellite receiver 80 8 e You should be able to use your television system as you normally do The TV docking pod is merely passing through the video and audio to your television e Europe If you don t see the video check to make sure you used the correct SCART IN and OUT adapters
84. ou The exclusion of implied warranties is not permitted by some jurisdictions The above exclusion may not apply to you In no event will ARCHOS s licensor s and their directors officers employees or agents collectively ARCHOS licensor be liable to you for any consequential incidental or indirect damages including damages for loss of business profits business interruption loss of business information and the like arising out of the use of inability to use the licensed materials even if ARCHOS licensor has been advised of the possibility of such damages Because some jurisdiction do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages the above limitations may not apply to you Please see your sales contract for a complete statement of warranty rights remedies and limitation of liability Furthermore warranty does not apply to 1 Damages or problems resulting from misuse abuse accident alteration or incorrect electrical current or voltage 2 Any product tampered with or damaged warranty seal or serial number label 3 Any product without a warranty or serial number label 4 Batteries and any consumable items delivered with or in the equipment The end user is required to use this product only in conformity with its original purpose and is strictly forbidden to make any technical modifications that could potentially impinge on the rights of third parties Any modification
85. ow start adding songs Te Sei to the current Playlist In the left panel locate the songs you would like to add to your Playlist Once the song is highlighted click on the RIGHT or ENTER button or select the Add to Playlist action icon to add it to the Playlist The song will be added to the Playlist anda small mark next to the music icon will be made to indicate that it is in the Playlist Continue searching and adding songs in this manner until you are satisfied You can select the Add or Insert action buttons 43 when highlighting a folder artist or album All the contents of the folder artist or album will be added that is appended or inserted before the selected song in the current Playlist i You can jump back and forth between the browser and the Playlist by selecting the Focus buttons A Playlist can have a maximum of 5000 songs We recommend that you save your Playlists 11 3 Saving a Playlist i It is recommended that each time you create a Playlist you save it AV700 Sample Playlist toa separate folder called Playlists These lists take very little space Through the rain n favorite songs Go to the Playlist by selecting Music from the main menu and then select the Open Playlist panel action icon You will then see the list of songs in the current Playlist Use the action button fT Sample Playlist to focus on the right panel then select the Manage Playlists action Close icon and select Save ATTENTI
86. r AV 700 TV must be connected to the TV docking pod the pod powered with the charger adapter and the IR emitter connected to the pod Hold the IR Emitter in front of the IR receptor remote control reception panel on your tuner so that the IR Emitter can control your device See the chapter Connecting the TV Docking Pod to your Television System section Connection 5 the Infrared Emitter of this manual if you do not Know where the IR receptor on your VCR cable box or satellite receiver is located Once you have verified that the AV 700 TV is controlling your VCR cable box or satellite receiver explained below you can peal off the white ring protecting the adhesive and stick the IR emitter to your device Docking Pod Your tuner may be your VCR cable box or satellite receiver Part 1 Choose your Device and Brand Select the Settings action icon and click on the TV Control icon 1 Select the type of device that you will stick your IR Emitter to You have the choice of either a VCR video cassette recorder Cable Box or Satellite Receiver Tvicontrol TY Tuner 2 Select the brand of your device Tune IR Emitter 3 Click on Tune IR Emitter button ed 4 The TV Channels button allows you to give names to each channel For example if channel 6 is CNN where you live then you can give channel 6 that name in this screen Or if you use the My Yahoo personal calendar to set your recording scheduler the AV 700 TV will a
87. re choose Audio Codecs then click on Properties You will find a list here of all the audio codecs that are installed on your computer Decoding of MPEG 2 video files is currently not supported by MPEG 4 Translator These are usually mpg or mpeg format files not the required AVI file There are other tools found on the Internet FlaskKMPEG Rippack etc that may be downloaded in order to help you with these file types A good starting place is the website www digital digest com 3 8 2 Using MPEG 4 Translator H MPG4 Translator v3 0 10 Archos sa Here you see the image of the main MPEG 4 Translator program Help When you first run the program if the required codec has not been This program converts AVI files of various formats into standard MPEG4 Simple Profile installed yet You should download the codec and install it on your AVI suitable for the Archos Jukebox Multimedia e a a computer If the Virtual dub program has not been installed you will E also be notified and you should install it either with the ARCHOS 24 hours of Lemans avi Source File Installation Utility or the Virtual Dub website If you have placed the Virtual Dub program in a folder other than the installer default folder it will ask you to locate the file Lemans_AV400 avi Destination File Change Settings Click here to change the MPEG4 encoder settings Select Source amp Destination Files Taga In this example a source file 24 hour
88. rrent Program Info Information will be displayed on your screen about the program you re viewing its duration and potentially other programming information Note that this information is provided by the TV stations themselves and may not always be available Digital TV Settings This menu allows you to manage the Digital TV channels Preset 1 5 selecting one of these presets will change the set of Currently available channels to ones you have previously preset Scan will search for available channels see section Tuning Digital TV on the AV 700 TV Save saves the current set of channels as a preset Use this option just after scanning if you have traveled and want to save the local Digital TV settings as preset 1 2 3 4or 5 Sort will open the list of Current channels and allow you to sort them to a different order and to delete the ones that you don t want to keep Use the UP DOWN buttons to highlight a channel number then the RIGHT button to highlight the channel name The UP DOWN buttons will then allow you to move the channel to a different position To delete a channel highlight its name and press the STOP button Press the LEFT button to go back to highlighting a channel number To exit highlight any channel number and press the STOP button Start Recording This will start recording the channel you re watching see section Recording Digital TV Video Settings P This will display t
89. s of Lemans avi has been Pocket Video Recorder Av400 si selected as the source video You can see on the bottom of the Bar SS window its original characteristics width 720 height 576 frame SSC rate 30 Next you must then tell the program where to place Set Start ER Destination file the newly recoded version of the file don t worry it will not erase the original You should give it a new descriptive name ee anes such as shown above Lemans_AV 700 TV avi Make sure you add Destination Picture Size the avi extension os Click here to Exit Video Image Size Change Settings Next you can change the parameters Change Settings of the Variable bitrate mode Bi isisi Y encoder to adjust the level of quality of the final image Like MP3 Lee 10 mbp music the higher the bit rate setting is made the higher the quality of Encoding bitrate s S S S i i S the music or video in this case that you will get However this will also take up more space on your hard drive A setting of 900 kbps will give you a nice looking image for viewing on a television For near DVD quality you can set it up to 1200 kbps Target amp Priority If the AV 700 TV device is not listed select ARCHOS Default You cr will see a Priority box appear This control is to allow you to select which feature of the video to be guarded If for example you are re L UP encoding a video file that is 800
90. tent from the Internet to your computer and organizing it You will also use it to synchronize copy the contents of your Windows Media Player media library to your Archos device See the comparison chart below for an explanation of the different features available when running Windows Media Player 9 and 10 or check out the web site www playsforsure com Subscription services require you to be running Windows Media Player 10 playsforsure Wires Aly dc 10 1 Synchronizing Music from Windows Media Player WMP to the AV 700 TV The Synchronize button in Windows Media Player WMP is a one way sync button That is it will add music video and photo files to your AV 700 TV so that you have the same digital media on your AV 700 TV as you have in your Windows Media Player media library Of course you can choose to sync only certain songs videos or photos or sync your entire library On WMP10 you can click the button Set up Sync in the Sync tab and then check the box labeled Synchronize Device Automatically This is the auto sync advantage of WMP10 If this box is checked then each time you connect your AV 700 TV to your PC Windows Media Player will automatically start up and check to see if there are any new music videos or photos in your media library and if so will then copy them to your AV 700 TV You also have the possibility to decide what types of media automatically sync when 7 you connect your AV 700 TV For
91. ter This way you can take advantage of connecting it as a Windows Device Connect it to your PC as enumerated above and you can then see the AV 700 TV in Windows Explorer and WMP10 Without Windows XP Service Pack 1 a free update or Windows Media 10 you cannot use it as a Windows recognized Device and will have to follow the instructions for Windows ME amp 2000 below Right click on My Computer select Properties and then look in the tab labeled General It should say Service Pack 1 or higher Windows ME and 2000 ae Attention Before connecting the AV 700 TV to your computer with the O 9 Ff ssn ram USB cable go to the setup action icon and then to System and USB H 8 Port and change it to Hard Drive perieme When connected to your computer the AV 700 TV will be recognized as an external G change 1 setting ye ted por Hard Drive and display automatically within a few seconds of being connected You will see a new drive letter such as E in My Computer called AV 700 TV You can now use the hard drive called AV 700 TV like any other external hard drive Simply access Cp am gt it using Windows Explorer to drag and drop files to and from the AV 700 TV s hard Br Coiro Panel drive E Shared Documents Details A Syuhern Taika Bj Vee praban iorraim Macintosh OS X If you have OS X you must update to version 10 2 4 or newer You must also change the AV
92. to the hardware software or physical enclosure of the product must be approved in writing by ARCHOS Non approved modified products are subject to the withdrawal of any or all guarantee clauses WARNINGS AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION To prevent risks of electric shock this unit must only be opened by qualified service personnel Power off and disconnect the power supply cable before opening the unit 106 107 WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture l l l l Use of this product is for personal use only Copying CDs or loading music video or picture files for sale or other business purposes is or may be a violation of copyright law Copyrighted materials works of art and or presentations may require authorization to be fully or partially recorded Please be aware of all such applicable laws concerning the recording and use of such for your country and jurisdiction SAFETY For driving safety only a passenger should operate the device when the car is in motion and not the driver Laws governing the usage of electronic devices by the driver may be applicable in your jurisdiction and or country FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates
93. trol after you enter the channel number Example If you normally press 1 3 Enter for channel 13 then you would need to set this parameter to On Key Delay Change the delay between the emission of each digit of a channel You may need to adjust this if the AV 700 seems to send only half the digits of a channel or more digits of a channel Example Adjust the key delay and retest channel Select if it sends channel 2 instead of 12 or sends 112 instead of 12 24 Troubleshooting 24 1 USB Connection issues Problem cannot get my AV 700 TV to be recognized by the computer or it asks for a driver Solutions If you are running an operating system other than Windows XP Service Pack 1 minimum with Windows Media Player 10 or higher the USB Port setting should be set to Hard Drive Go to Setup gt System gt USB Port and set it to Hard Drive Only Windows XP Service Pack 1 or higher with Windows Media Player 10 or higher will allow for the USB Port Windows Device setting Shut off and reboot the computer and the AV 700 TV and then try connecting again in the preferred order mentioned in the chapter Connecting Disconnecting the AV 700 TV to from your PC If using a USB hub try connecting without using the hub Some hubs are not powered and may not work with the AV 700 TV If using a USB port in the front of your computer try a USB port in the back Front USB ports are often from non powered hubs Do not c
94. ub in the default location you will have to show the program where Virtual Dub is If you forget Windows will give you an error when you try to launch it MP3 Sound Codec If MPEG 4 Translator detects a suitable MP3 codec on your PC it will use it and your video file sound track will be MP3 Otherwise it Volume Sounds Audio Voice Hardware will use the standard IMA ADPCM codec There are MP3 encoders Devices usually packaged together as an encoder and decoder available on Name Type the Web for you to download If you choose to use the LAME codec ac ear se eC Sg make sure that you have a version built with the ACM front end You e peur egenen Seege maner can find other MP3 codecs on the web by using the search terms Legacy Video Capture Devices Sound video and game contr ACM MP3 and CODEC in your favorite web search engine Once 5 ea this MP3 codec is installed into your system MPEG 4 Translator will be able to create final video files with MP3 sound even if the source video file does not have an MP3 sound track Sounds and Audio Devices Properties Device Properties DEES If you are unsure what codecs audio and or video have been installed ee on your computer you can see the list by going to the following Device Status This device is working properly l ocation For Windows XP click on Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Sounds and Audio Devices Properties gt Hardwa
95. umbnail Save the current image on the screen as the video file s thumbnail in the Video browser view On Screen Display OSD off fei Select this icon to shut off the On Screen Display the status bar action icons and other overlaid informational graphics 5 2 Resume Function When you turn on your AV 700 TV you may notice that the icon which is highlighted on the main screen is not the Video icon but rather the Resume icon This icon is highlighted when the AV 700 TV can resume the last played audio or video file Resume amp VIDEO Playing Video Files from the Internet When using Windows Media Player 10 you will have the advantage of being able to download protected video content from the Internet When you see the PlaysForSure symbol on a web site for Windows Portable Media Center PMC then these protected downloads will be playable on your AV 700 TV 6 1 Protected Internet Video content If you check the PlaysForSure website www playsforsure com you will find web retailers who offer rental subscription or purchasable video content Remember web sites must carry the PlaysForSure symbol in order for their videos to play on the AV 700 TV 6 2 Non Protected Internet Video Content The AV 700 TV plays AVI files that are encoded in MPEG 4 format It can play such video files at a maximum size of 720 x 576 pixels 25 frames second It can also play WMV files WMV9 SP up to a maximum size of 352
96. umer electronic products Do not subject it to shock Do not subject it to heat Keep it ventilated by keeping it on its feet with the fold out stand especially when connected to a computer Keep the AV 700 TV away from water and excessively humid areas Keep the AV 700 TV away from high electromagnetic fields Keep any connected cords to the AV 700 TV neatly arranged This light product could fall if a cord is accidentally pulled by a child Do not open up the AV 700 TV There are no user serviceable parts inside Opening will void your warranty 2 7 Hardware Reset In the event that your AV 700 TV freezes operation due to electrostatic phenomena for example you can actuate a hardware reset by holding down on the STOP ESC button for 15 seconds In normal operation the STOP ESC button will shut down the AV 700 TV after being held down for 3 seconds 13 K AM 3 1 Tuning Digital TV on the AV 700 TV Before you can use your AV 700 TV to watch Digital TV for the first time you will need to tune it to receive the available programs in your area You may also need to do this when you enter a different coverage area for instance when you travel a long distance Setting Up and Connecting the Antennas Your AV 700 TV comes with a set of two amplified antennas along with their cable and carrying case Start by assembling these elements as shown in this picture Then connect the antennas to the antenna connector of your
97. urning down the volume on the player will work if you are using the headphone out signal of your audio device A signal that is amplified too much will make for a terribly distorted recording Incremental Recording While recording you will notice the incremental recording action icon This allows you to create incremental recordings This means that the current recording stops and a new recording instantly begins The next recording has an additional number appended to its name Thus if you create multiple incremental recordings you might for example have files names of RECOOOO_01 RECO000_02 etc This is good for recording old cassettes and old vinyl records You can click on this icon during the blank space between each song That way each song of the vinyl disk or audio cassette will be one single music file 11 22 4 Where is the Recording Saved The default location for audio recordings is the folder called Music This can be changed though For example you click on the Music icon in the main menu and then you choose Browse Hard Drive Notice that there is the Launch Audiocorder action icon Each time you use this button to start the Audiocorder application instead of the AudioCorder button on the main menu you set the recording default location to the current folder For example lets say you have a folder called Music Vinyls Soul If you go to this folder and then make a recording using the action icon you will set the default re
98. volume down When you change channels an information screen about the current program and the following program will be shown for a few seconds as shown in this picture 7 CES mm 15 55 Channel number Channel name Current program timeline Current program start time and title 2990000 Next program start time and title Channel List Press either of the acceleration buttons to display the list of available channels You can then use the UP DOWN buttons to select a channel and press the ENTER button to jump directly to the highlighted channel display channel list highlight previous channel QO go to highlighted channel gt hide channel list highlight next channel Alternatively you can also go directly to a channel by typing its number on the supplied remote control 16 17 3 3 Digital TV Action Icons Hide Text Overlay i Select this icon to shut off the On Screen Display the status bar action icons and other overlaid informational graphics Video Format Change the way the image is displayed on the built in LCD screen of your AV 700 TV or on your TV Auto Adjusts the video size to best adapt to the built in screen or television Maximized Image Enlarge the image to fill the screen Original Picture The entire picture will always be seen on the TV and the built in screen no cutting Built in speaker on off OH m Turn on or off the built in loudspeakers Cu
99. where your pod is connected then you can purchase the AV Travel Kit to bring along with your ARCHOS device and record from any other audio video source 23 1 1 TV Docking Pod Description a AV input jack use either of the AV cables b AV ouput jack use either of the AV cables c S Video in input you can use a standard s video cable not included for your video input d Adapter connection connect the included power adapter here e Infrared Emitter jack plug in the included infrared emitter if you want the AV 700 TV to control a VCR cable box or sat receiver 23 1 2 Connecting the TV Docking Pod to your Television System Connect amp Test Method Even if connecting audio visual equipment is not your strong suit by following our instructions and applying our Connect amp Test method you will be able to verify that your connections are correct Refer to the connection diagram at the end of this section while reading through each step below 1 Connection Powering the TV Docking Pod Plug the included adapter charger into the jack labeled DC in on the TV docking pod Your docking pod must always be powered even if you do not have your AV700 connected to it If not powered your regular tuner s output VCR cablebox satellite receiver will not be seen on your television 2 Connection Breaking your regular TV Connection The TV docking pod is a pass through device That is if you do nothing m
100. with your country s television system Countries other than European or American will use one of these two systems 4 3 or 16 9 the ratio at which images are displayed on your television set Internal LCD or External TV To display via the built in LCD screen or to view the display via an external television Holding the LCD TV button for two seconds will also alternate between these two options Be sure your television is selecting the correct external input 0 1 2 The 3 brightness levels for the built in LCD screen Setting to a lower value will give you a longer battery autonomy Use this to reduce any screen LCD screen flicker you might have Move the setting to the left and right to get the clearest image When accessing the Display settings while playing a video you have an additional display option Video OSD 66 Time for which the video On Screen Display information will be shown when the video starts playing 67 19 5 Appearance settings Setting Wallpaper Picture name Font Outline Color scheme Cursor color Previous settings Appearance Description On Off When set to On the selected picture next item e On s 3 Picture name Mountains will be displayed as the AV 700 TV screen background Font outline On ne Ser J This option will display the names of the JPEG images in Cursor color 5 the AV 700 TV s System folder that can be used for screen AE backgrounds Wallpaper You can add your own
101. x 288 The AV 700 TV will not directly play files of type mov mpg or mpeg The number of encoding and compression schemes currently used to create video files is very extensive and seems to change on a weekly basis There are so many standards and formats that it is very possible that the video file you download from the Internet will not play right away on your device Due to certain variations even when video files are formatted in MPEG 4 they may not play right away If you have some video files that do not play directly on your AV 700 TV they will have to be converted first Windows Media Player 10 Available only for Windows XP will convert your video file automatically when you sync the file that is on your PC to the AV 700 TV It will display a little message converting You can also use the software MPEG 4 Translator included on the AV 700 TV hard drive to re encode your video files into the proper MPEG 4 SP format that the AV 700 TV can play See the chapter Video creating MPEG 4 video files with your computer for more details MPEG 4 ISO standard by Moving Picture Experts Group AVI audio video file container by Microsoft MPEG 4 SP with B frames AVI up to 704x480 30f s NTSC or 720x576 25f s PAL Microsoft WMV9 SP up to 352x288 30f s and 800 kb s supports WM DRM 26 21 It is possible to record external video with your AV 700 TV To do so you will need the optional Docking Pod which will
102. x600 in resolution and 30 frames per second this is beyond the maximum resolution that the AV 700 TV can play Thus the MPEG 4 Translator program will have to decrease the resolution Choosing LCD optimizes the final video format for viewing on the built in LCD screen Choosing the TV option will optimize the movie to keep the highest possible frame rate You can see what the size and frame rate will be by looking at the Video Image Size Destination parameters When choosing TV it is understood that the output will be optimized for a television and not the built in screen Priority Start E Click on Start and the program will call Virtual Dub to start processing the video Depending on the power and speed of your computer this could take real time a 60 minute long video re encoded in about 60 minutes or much longer As shown to the left you will see the Curent video frame 3483 10 7538 progress as it processes the video file If the Start button is grayed Current audio sample op out it would be for one of two reasons 1 The source file is nota VirtualDub Status 24 hours o Main video Pert Log EE M 61M 128KB s true AVI file Even if the file name ends with avi the internal file data ee determines if it is truly an AVI file 2 The Virtual Dub program was not a ee 0 bytes located when MPEG 4 Translator was started up Close the program Projected file size J60 26MB restart it and make sure you lo
103. your End mark b and choose Remove selected part This part of the video recording will now be cut out Fast forward to the center of the recording and make a Start Mark c where the section that you want to delete begins and make an End mark d when it finishes Again choose the Remove selected part action icon and this section will be cut out Do the same for the final section that you want to cut out IMPORTANT NOTE When you pause at a given point to make a Start or End Mark the actual point of the cut will be the nearest l Frame l Frames are special frames in the video file which come about every one to four seconds The editor can cut ONLY at an l Frame It is thus recommended that when you pause at the point you want to make your Start or End mark that you click the LEFT button once will jump to the previous l frame and then click the RIGHT button shows the next l frame so that you can see your choice of l Frames to cut at Go to the l Frame you desire and then set your Mark Trying to set a mark between l Frames is ineffective since the AV 700 TV will just choose the closest l Frame OM 75 HS 1240 1 Play the file and pause at the spot you want to make your Start mark Select the Set a mark in here action icon Let the video play you will notice a small blue mark Ml 4475 Go 12 40 2 Now click on Pause at the location you want to mark the end of your segment Select the Set a mark out action icon Now that you have defined a

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