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1 ARCHOS™ MOBILE VIDEO RECORDER Gmini™ 500 SERIES 2

1. 500 towards the right then slide the battery towards the top and lift it out To replace the battery lower it straight into the compartment Be sure to leave a gap between the bottom edge of the Gmini 500 and the battery 1 Slide the battery towards the bottom of the Gmini 500 This action should anchor the battery in the compartment 2 F F 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 same or equivalent type of battery 65 17 2 Standard version Your Gmini 500 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 Gmini 500 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 device Two batteries are available for the Gmini 500 They are located on the back of the device and are exchanged in the same way To take out the battery move the sliding button on the left hand side of the device 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 lat
2. 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 let s 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 record location to this folder Now all your recordings you make with the Audiocorder icon will be saved in the folder Music Vinyls Soul 9 4 Audio Editing Audio files only recordings that were made from the AudioCorder icon 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 b 00 00 0 min O sec 12 15 21 05 33 22 To keep just this section cropping it you will Locate this file via Browse hard drive in the
3. Video playback 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 Simple Profile up to 352x288 30 f s and 800Kbit s Audio recording From an analog source in stereo sound for WAV PCM amp ADPCM format Audio Playback Stereo MP3 decoding 30 320 kb s CBR amp VBR WMA with protected files WAV PCM amp ADPCM Photo viewer JPEG not progressive jpegs and BMP formats AV Connections Earphones Audio amp Video line out TV output Television output Video output in PAL EU or NTSC US standard Computer Interface USB 2 0 high speed device compatible USB 1 1 PC amp Mac USB Host port compatible Mass Storage Device Playback Autonomy Up to 15 hours for music Up to 4 hours for video on the built in LCD Scalability Free Operating System updates downloadable from ARCHOS website Power source Rechargable Lithium lon battery External AC charger adapter Use ONLY the specified Archos adapter charger supplied with this product Physical Dimensions Approx 7 6 x 12 4 x 1 8 2 4 cm 3 x 4 9 x 0 7 0 9 weight 256 312 g slim standard version Temperature Range 5 to 35 running 20 C to 45 C storage 74 I3 Minimum Requirements Computer configuration PC with Windows ME or 2000 and USB 2 0 port Macintosh G3 with MAC OS v10 2 4 or higher Macintosh G3 and USB 2 0 port For Playsforsure content PC with Windo
4. Where is the Recording Saved Delete Playlist MUSIC Playing a Playlist BROWSER Using the Browser Delete section from audio file MUSIC Audio Editing Delete song from Playlist MUSIC Saving a Playlist Deleting files BROWSER File and Folder Operations Display SETTINGS Display settings Equalizer SETTINGS Sound Settings Sound parameters External speaker off on VIDEO Video Playback Action Icons Built in speakers SETTINGS Sound Settings Sound parameters File system BROWSER Using the Browser Files Locating a file MUSIC Browsing through your Music Library MUSIC Where is the Recording Saved BROWSER Navigating the directorey structure Files Moving or copying files MUSIC Transferring CD collection to the AV MUSIC Using iTunes with your Gmini 500 PHOTO Transferring photos to your Gmini 500 BROWSER Using the Browser Connect Devices to the USB Host Port Files Music deleted from your device Synchronizing Music from Windows Media Player to the Gmini 500 Find a particular song Scan MUSIC Play Screen Icons SETTINGS Play Mode Settings Foreign character sets INTRO First time usage Foreign character sets Frame rates for video files VIDEO Non Protected Internet Video Content Free disc space SETTINGS System Settings Lock MUSIC Button Control MPEG 4 Translator VIDEO Creating MPEG 4 Video Files with your Computer Music Brow
5. Hap Greek P jew mes E Systems Taka Si H 344 Poppy i Details If you have OS X you must update to version 10 2 4 or newer You must also change the Gmini 500 s USB Port setting to Hard Drive From the main menu go to the Settings action icon and then to System and USB Port and change it to Hard Drive You will now simply plug the Gmini 500 into your Macintosh as enumerated above and within a few seconds the Gmini 500 will be recognized as a mass storage device Hard Drive and mount on the desktop You can now use the hard drive called Gmini 500 like any other external hard drive 53 13 3 Disconnecting the Gmini 500 from your Computer Windows Device Mode If the Gmini 500 is connected to your computer as a Windows Device verify that no data is being transferred between your Gmini 500 and your computer the HDD light on your Gmini 500 is not flickering You can now safely unplug the USB cable from your Gmini 500 and or computer bears Hard Drive Mode lt If the Gmini 500 is connected to your computer as a hard drive DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE i USB CABLE AT ANY TIME Gmini500 WARNING You must properly remove unmount your Gmini 500 from the computer before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing the computer and or the Gmini 500 Hard Drive Mode amp Windows To safely disconnect the Gmini 500 hard drive click on
6. STOP ESC button to return to the Setup page and again to return to the main menu screen Display Language English 2 5 Foreign Character Sets You have the option of displaying 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 Gmini 500 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 Gmini 500 and shut down and restart the Gmini 500 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 Gmini 500 The ARCHOS Video Gmini 500 is an electronic product that needs to be treated with more care than typical consumer electronic products Do not subject it to shock Do not subject it to heat Keep it well ventilated Keep the Gmini 500 away from water and excessively humid areas Keep the Gmini 500 away from high electromagnetic fields Keep any connected cords to the Gmini 500 neatly arranged This light product could
7. There is no limit to the number of Playlists you can save on the Gmini 500 hard drive Playlists are indicated by a special list icon circled icon to the left Playing a Playlist MP3 3 18 128 kb s RE faces To play a Playlist you simply scroll to the Playlist such as Sample F Playlist shown to the left and click on PLAY o The list of songs will be loaded into the internal memory of the Gmini 500 and then be 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 Gmini 500 you are only deleting the list and not the music itself 8 2 Creating a Playlist G MP3 3 18 128 kb s LAEE To create a Playlist select the Open Playlist panel action icon while you are in the Music browser A second panel will open on the right side to display the Playlist contents You can now start adding songs to the current Playlist In the left panel locate the songs you would like to add to your Playlist 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 and a small mark next to the music icon will be made to indicate that it is in the Playlist Continue searching and adding songs in this manner until you are satisfied You can selec
8. charge call our technical support hot line 19 3 Gmini 500 locks up freezes operation or Stops Problem The Gmini 500 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 Gmini 500 Hold down on the STOP OFF button for 15 seconds and the Gmini 500 will shut off Restart it normally now 19 4 File issues corrupted data formatting and partitioning Problem want to clean up my Gmini 500 s hard drive but Windows will not let me use the standard hard drive cleaning tools Answer This is because Windows sees your Gmini 500 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 Gmini 500 I find new file names and folder names that never created and or they have strange gibberish names Answer Hard drive mode Most likely the Gmini 500 s file allocation table FAT has been corrupted This could have been due to the Gmini 500 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
9. effects on the environment and human health 22m Please note This index refers to both the abridged USER GUIDE and the complete PDF user manual this document References to this PDF user manual are marked Activating panel MUSIC Creating a Playlist BROWSER Using the Browser ARCLibrary MUSIC Playing Music Files MUSIC Browsing through your Music Library SETTINGS System Settings ARCLibrary update MUSIC Browsing through your Music Library SETTINGS System Settings Audio recording editing MUSIC Recording Music Audio Editing Available disc space SETTINGS System Settings Background image Wallpaper SETTINGS Appearance Settings Battery autonomy and consumption Connecting Disconnecting the Gmini 500 to from your PC SETTINGS Power Settings Battery replacement Bookmarks VIDEO Playing Video Files Set a bookmark MUSIC Setting a Bookmark Buttons not working MUSIC Button Control Card readers PHOTO Transferring photos to your AV 8 Codecs VIDEO Installing the PC Software MPEG 4 Codec Compression Decompression VIDEO Installing the PC Software MP3 Sound Codec Compression VIDEO Playing Video Files from the Internet VIDEO Creating MPEG 4 Video Files with your Computer MUSIC Putting Music onto your Gmini 500 Connecting 2 USB devices Connect Devices to the USB Host Port Date and time SETTINGS Clock Settings Default location MUSIC
10. high frequencies 10 levels Favors the right or left channel of the Stereo signal 10 levels Increases the very low frequencies Re adjusts all settings to their default values 15 2 Play Mode Settings 4 N Play Mode PlayMode Parameter Playmode options Single Folder All Queue Repeat amp Shuffle options Normal Repeat Shuffle Intro duration If you would like the Gmini 500 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 Description Play a single track then stop Play all tracks in the current directory or current album Play all tracks on the Gmini 500 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 Gmini 500 will play the next song in the directory Each track in the directory is played for the duration selected for the parameter Intro Duration This allows a quick sample of each song If you want to play the whole song click on the Play button during the in
11. interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Electrostatic Discharge Normal functioning of the product may be disturbed by ESD If so simply reset the product to resume normal operation by following the instruction manual During file transmission please handle with care and operate in a static free environment Avoiding Hearing Damage This product respects the current regulations for limiting the output volume of consumer audio devices to a safe level By listening to your device with headphones or earbuds at high volumes you run the risk of permanent damage to your ears Even if you get used to listening at high volumes and it seems normal to you you still risk the possibility of damaging your hearing Reduce the volume of your device to a reasonable level to avoid permanent hearing damage If you hear ringing in your ears reduce the volume or shut off your device This device has been tested with the ARCHOS supplied earphones Other manufactures earphones may produces volume levels higher or lower than the ARCHOS delivered earphones Copyright Notice Copyright ARCHOS 2005 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 trade
12. 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 icon is in the system tray next to the clock Windows XP Windows 2000 amp Windows ME 2 Click on the icon to eject unmount the Gmini 500 from the computer and select the Safely remove message 3 There will be a message indicating that it is now safe to disconnect i Safe To Remove Hardware x the Gmini 500 You can now safely unplug the USB cable from your Gmini 500 and or computer rema v ad kronithe yeten The USB Mass Storage Device device can now be safely Hard Drive Mode amp Macintosh Drag the Gmini 500 hard drive icon towards the trash can the trash can 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 Gmini 500 and or computer 55 5 ie ee 10 O eee 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 from your Gmini 500 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 key
13. this file and start playing from the very beginning 6 6 The Resume Function ee When you turn on your Gmini 500 you may notice that the icon which is highlighted on the main oe screen is not the Browser but rather the Resume icon This icon is highlighted when the Gmini 500 x can resume the last played audio or video file Resume 29 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 Gmini 500 playsforsure Wires Ao The Gmini 500 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 content from the Internet to your computer and organize 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 Synchronizing Music from Windows Media Player WMP to the Gmini 500 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 Gmini 500 so that you
14. your product needs to be returned please contact the place of purchase to have your product repaired or replaced depending on problem type DO NOT USE phone or e mail support for marketing and sales questions These numbers are to aid those who have technical difficulties malfunctions Telephone Support Assistance t l phonique Telefonische Kundenunterst tzung Asistencia telef nica Assistenza telefonica Telefonische ondersteuning Canada 87 300 88 79 toll free Nederland 020 50 40 510 Danmark 35 25 65 67 Norge 22 5 7 11 Deutschland 069 6698 4714 Schweitz Suisse 442 004 111 Espana 09 1745 6224 Suomi 09 2311 3434 France 01 70 20 00 30 Svenska 08 579 290 80 lreland 01 601 5700 UK 0207 949 0115 Italia 02 4827 1143 USA 877 300 8879 toll free E mail Support Assistance par e mail Adresse des ARCHOS Kundendienstes Asistencia por e mail Assistenza tramite posta elettronica E mailondersteuning www archos com support WW W ARCHOS COM 69 WWW ARCHOS COM United States amp Canada Worldwide Offices Europe amp Asia ARCHOS Technology 3 Goodyear Unit A Irvine CA 92618 USA Phone 1 949 609 1483 Fax 1 949 609 1414 United Kingdom ARCHOS S A 12 rue Amp re 91430 Igny France Phone 33 0 169 33 169 0 Fax 33 0 169 33 169 9 Germany ARCHOS UK Limited PO Box 1420 Southampton SO15 1WF United Kingdom ARCHOS Deutschland GmbH Business Par
15. 0 Device in Windows Explorer and drop the Update _Gmini500 AOS into the Data folder not the Media folder If there is already an older version of the Update_Gmini500 AOS file on your Gmini 500 Windows will ask minisoo If you want to overwrite the current file Click on Yes Disconnect the Gmini 500 from your computer Activate the Update Undate Firmware Ensure that your Gmini 500 is still powered through the AC charger adapter Next on hte Gmini go to the System parameters from the Settings action icon and then move down to Update Firmware and click on it The Gmini 500 will search for the AOS file Follow the on screen instructions When completed the Gmini 500 will restart and you can go back to this screen to verify that you have updated the firmware to the new version 4446 mm 11 41 65 7 Replacing the battery Your Gmini 500 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 Gmini 500 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 device 17 1 Thin version On the Thin version of the Gmini 500 the battery is located on the left half at the back of the device To take out the battery slide the button on the bottom of the Gmini
16. ARCHOS MOBILEVIDEORECORDER 3 Gmini 500 SERIES Video Player Music Player amp Recorder Photo Wallet amp Viewer USB 2 0 Hard Drive ARCHOS English Language User Manual User Manual for ARCHOS Gmini 500 series Version 1 3 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 Gmini 500 product The Gmini 500 is designed to be the companion to your home entertainment system You can connect the Gmini 500 to your TV system to play back photos or videos as well as connect it to your PC to transfer over your favorite photos videos and music onto it 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 We have packed this product with many functions and capabilities The better you know how to use it the more enjoyment you will get from it Remember with the Gmini 500 you can Play MPEG 4 SP amp WMV video files on the built in screen a television or video projector Listen to MP3 WMA or WAV music files or PlaysForSure downloaded music files Synchronize your Window
17. Gmini 500 to your local television standard SEA NTSC North America or PAL Europe in Display Setup action icon gt Display Icon Button controls while playing a video file Vol Increase volume Vol Decrease volume Rew Fast Forward FF Fast forward HSR High speed reverse High speed advance O Play Pause Xx Stop Video Browser Action Icons a Hide the Thumbnails ee Reset thumbnails The thumbnail images on the right side of the screen will be reset to their original default setting 3 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 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 Speaker 4 Turn on or off the built in loud speaker Put the video into slow motion view You can cycle through the values Normal v2 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 files come in various aspect ratios That is they can be TV sized almost a Square image or in cinema size muc
18. JIC sure you have adjusted the volume control on the headphone cord Sain Display during music playback Current Directory Play Mode One Directory Status Playing Battery level Volume maximum 99 Song title or file name Artist or parent folder Album or current folder No Pressure over Cappuccino Next track to be played Alanis Morissette Relative location in the track sl oa Elapsed remaining and total song time Time of Day Album picture Next track Joining You File format and rec info Volume level meters oe one ae iY ae 19000388 If the file contains these tag data 6 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 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 Gmini 500 buttons select the Lock action icon on the main screen and press the Select button F D The Gmini 500 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 6 2 Play Screen Icons Status a Stopped Blinks while Playing a tr
19. Music application From the action icons select the File Management action icon and then select Edit 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 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 Validate and Save the edit The file will be saved with the word edit appended to the file name in the same folder as the original If you do not want to save your modifications click the STOP ESC button and select OK gt WAV 21 16bits 44kHz EL EFCEE Highlight the file to edit and select the File Management action icon ompa Choose Edit Only files which have been created with the Gmini 500 chiar 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 the audio file will play in a continuous loop so that you will be able to RECOOOO edit hear the changes to the edit as you make them RECOO01 Create Folder G gt WAV 6 16bits 44kHz 23 WEE Use the fast reverse and fast forward buttons LEFT RIGHT buttons to locate the points you want the new file to start and end These are REC0001 CUT IN 00 00 04 the Cut In and Cut Out points Once you have set these points you PCUT OUT si can save the edit In this example a new fi
20. ack m Current track is paused Recording a track 24 no icon Play once Repeat playing Shuffle Random track selection Play Mode Gmini 500 is currently playing from a Playlist All Play all tracks on Gmini 500 Single Play a single track then stop Folder Play all tracks in the current directory ss Queue User can queue the next track to be played Scan Plays first 10 90 seconds of each track See the PlayMode section in the Settings chapter of this manual for details 6 3 Browsing through your Music Library The ARClibrary is your Gmini 500 s music library It is a system Gmini500 for indexing your music by album artist song title etc When you heen synchronize music files from your PC using Windows Media Player Album to the Gmini 500 the ARCLibrary will get updated to include the new SLAA songs you have added As shown in this screen capture you can Year select your music by Artist Album Song Title Genre or Year me rayisi 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 Gmini 500 from analog sources are indexed as Artist ARCHOS and Album Audio Recordings You can reach the PlayMode settings screen from t
21. ader with the USB host adapter cable 3 Copy photos to your computer and then copy or Sync with Windows Media Player 10 to the Gmini 500 via USB 2 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 Gmini 500 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 on the next page Method 1 ae Peame Photos from camera are shown on the left REE Rega Wi and your Gmini 500 hard drive on the DECIM 1 a right By using the Select right pane action 113Canon anana 7 icon move to the right pane and choose the iMG 1311 Christoph J destination folder IMG 1312 IP IMG 1313 IMG 1314 IMG 1315 z5 Gaa mm 11 22 Now return to the left pane and choose the TSE DENE Ma Gnn vani Copy all files action icon Your files will be ale pej copied to your Gmini into the folder in the 113Canon Se arcing right pane You can now unplug the camera IMG 1311 Christoph E ear IMG 1312 B IMG 1311 IMG 1313 IMG 1312 iMG 1314 IMG 1313 CTS Cea ea IMG 1314 IMG 1315 45 T p ene Seng me DIOWSS The browser is used to
22. ally recorded Please be aware of all such applicable laws concerning the recording and use of such for your country and jurisdiction FCC Compliance Statement FCC Compliance This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 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
23. ame folder If you select the same folder in both panes these options are therefore not available 12 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 Gmini 500 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 Gmini 500 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 AE BMP 480x234 22Apr05 Li Press ENTER to enter the oject info doc highlighted key letter A B C D F G B Se ele K L M 5 E MO ME M Er u Wy Wv We Fv 3 Le ce 2 Af SESE BIST Change keyboard between upper case and lower case M Backspace button Clear name Clear the entered text ae Confirmation to use the entered text Hold down on the LEFT or RIGHT buttons to move the cursor within the entry line 5I eee Mo Amin Seer o eee 13 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 you are using a Macintosh then you will need to change the USB Universal Serial Bus Port setting on th
24. ate Playlists from songs that have been copied to your Gmini 500 your Macintosh will save these Playlists to the root directory of your Gmini 500 It will not save them to the Gmini 500 Playlists directory It would be best to use the Gmini 500 itself to make Playlists and then save these Playlists in your Playlists folder Gee section Creating a Playlist in chapter Music Playlists 3 When you drag and drop MP3 files from your iTunes library to your Gmini 500 the i Tunes program will look at the ID3 tag information of the MP3 file and create a folder on the root of your Gmini 500 using the name of the Artist as the folder name Then it will take the Album name ID3 tag and create a subfolder with that album as its name Finally it will take the MP3 song itself and place it into that album subfolder Thus although it is a clean structure of artists and albums i Tunes does not follow the Gmini 500 convention of placing the music into the Music folder first 4 be Me Mk de The Gmini 500 series support the viewing of JPEG jpg and Bitmap bmp image formats Progressive JPEG images or certain camera formats such as NEF or RAW are not supported The Gmini 500 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 only files of tyoe JPEG or BMP will be visible in the directory Other file types
25. boards etc are not supported To connect an MSC device use the included short USB host adapter 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 folder External USB In this folder you will see your photos or files See the chapter on the Browser for instructions on how to copy files 7 5 SETTINGS From the main screen select the Settings action icon to reveal the menu items for various settings 15 1 Sound Settings po If you would like to customize the sound quality you can adjust the Bass Treble and other audio l a settings to suit your particular taste Normally you will do this while listening to music so that you can hear the changes you make Simply click on the Audio Settings action icon while listening to Sound D music Once in the Settings screen move over to the Sound icon and click again on ENTER o Use LEFT and RIGHT buttons to change a parameter s value You will hear these changes instantly Use the UP and DOWN buttons to select different parameters Click on STOP ESC xX when finished You will return to the Setup screen Click on STOP ESC x again and you will return to the music playing screen 57 The Sound Parameters Parameter Volume Bass Treble Balance Bass Boost Reset button Description 0 99 10 levels Decreases or Increases the low frequencies 10 levels Decreases or Increases the
26. ch towards the top of the Gmini 500 in order to secure the battery inside its compartment 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 same or equivalent type of battery 67 1 Q Technical Support In case you should encounter any technical difficulties using your product we suggest you go through these steps in order to resolve any issues as efficiently as possible 1 Please read carefully through the appropriate sections of this manual Some subject areas may be treated in two different chapters depending on how the device is being used 2 Look at the Troubleshooting section at the back of this manual In this section we have included answers to some commonly asked questions 3 Look at our Support section on the website www archos com Here you will find Frequently Asked Questions FAQ for our different products and there is a chance that somebody else has already asked your question 4 If these steps did not help you resolve your technical difficulty you can always contact us either via email or by calling the helpline Telephone support will be provided in the language of the countries listed below For other countries please use e mail technical support For warranty and services purposes keep your sales receipt for proof of purchase If technical support Telephone or E mail determines that
27. d 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 Gmini 500 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 Gmini 500 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 Gmini 500 You do not have much control in this converting process though and Windows Media Player determines which video types it will and will not re encode The second method though 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 SP video file format for the Gmini 500 See the web site www mpegmobile com for a list of a few of them PC Tools The Gmini 500 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
28. dated it to at least Service Pack 1 You must also have Windows Media Player 10 WMP10 installed on your computer This way you can take advantage of connecting it as a Windows Device Connect it to your PC as enumerated above and you can then see the Gmini 500 in Windows Explorer and WMP10 Without Windows XP Service Pack 1 a free update or Windows Media Player 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 Attention Before connecting the Gmini 500 to your computer with the USB cable go to the setup action icon and then to System and USB Port and change it to Hard Drive Fi Vey prgben ornin When connected to your computer the Gmini 500 will be recognized as an external Behan neat Sg ai Hard Drive and display automatically within a few seconds of being connected You A will see a new drive letter such as E in My Computer called Gmini 500 You can O A now use the hard drive called Gmini 500 like any other external hard drive Simply O My bocumants mnsa access it using Windows Explorer to drag and drop files to and from the Gmini Do Sere Genus JF Control Panel 500 s hard drive Pile dt vew Favorites Too
29. e Once bh 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 Manufacturer Standard system devices If you are unsure what codecs audio and or video have been KOENE OTAN installed on your computer you can see the list by going to the Device Status This device is working properly followi ng location For Windows XP click on Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Sounds and Audio Devices Properties gt Hardware 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 FlaskMPEG Rippack etc that may be downloaded in order to help you with these file types A good starting place is the website www mpegmobile com 5 2 Using MPEG 4 Translator Here you see the image of the main MPEG 4 Translator program When you first run the program if the required codec has not been installed yet you will be notified You should download the codec and install it on your computer If the Virtual Dub program has not been installed you will also be notified and you should i
30. e Gmini 500 You will do this by going to the Settings action icon and then to System and USB Port and change it to Hard Drive 13 2 Connecting the Gmini 500 Connection order See the sections below for your particular computer s operating system 1 Connect the power adapter to the Gmini 500 2 With your computer running plug the USB cable into your computer 3 With the Gmini 500 off plug in the other end of the USB cable to the Gmini 500 USB Device port 4 Turn on the Gmini 500 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 Note that when the Gmini 500 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 Gmini 500 will get hot If the Gmini 500 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 Gmini 500 freeze up The Gmini 500 is not compatible with Windows NT Windows 95 or Windows 98 While connected to your computer the Gmini 500 buttons are blocked and are no longer functional Windows XP Please verify that you have Windows XP and it is up
31. e power During the playback of video files this setting only takes effect once the file is finished playing 10 90 seconds The number of seconds from the time of the last file access before the Gmini 500 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 or Never The number of minutes of user inactivity no buttons pressed before the Gmini 500 goes into Standby mode When powered by the AC charger adapter or connected to a powered TV docking pod the Gmini 500 will not completely shut off It will go into Standby mode This way it can wake up to make a scheduled video recording Atypical use of these settings is to set the power off screen off and hard drive 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 Gmini 500 more agreeable Increasing the hard drive 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 15 7 System Settings The System settings allow you control over the lo
32. ected Internet Video Content VIDEO Using MPEG 4 Translator Video files supported formats VIDEO Non Protected Internet Video Content VIDEO Creating MPEG 4 Video Files with your Computer Video quality VIDEO Creating MPEG 4 Video Files with your Computer SETTINGS Sound Settings Sound parameters Virtual Dub VIDEO Creating MPEG 4 Video Files with your Computer PC Tools VIDEO Installing PC Software Virtual Dub VIDEO Using MPEG 4 Translator Virtual keyboard BROWSER Using the Browser Using the Virtual Keyboard Windows Media Player MUSIC Synchronizing Music from Windows Media Player to the Gmini 500 Zoom PHOTO Viewing Photos Magnifying Photos
33. ed on the Record action icon or Enter button Se eit you can pause the recording by clicking the Pause action icon or B Music Enter button and then stop the recording by clicking on the STOP button 65292 KB 1411 kbit s You can record from any line level audio source to the Gmini 500 Be careful that the source audio is supplying a line level and not an amplified signal turning 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 Microphone The built in microphone is located on the top of the Gmini 500 Make sure that you have selected Microphone as the input source in the pre recording Settings screen The microphone level is preset 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 RECOOOO_ O02 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 9 3 Where is the Recording Saved
34. fall if a cord is accidentally pulled by a child Do not open up the Gmini 500 There are no user serviceable parts inside Opening will void your warranty 2 7 Hardware Reset In the event that your Gmini 500 freezes operation due to electrostatic phenomena for example you can reset the Gmini 500 by holding down on the STOP ESC button x for 15 seconds In normal operation the STOP ESC button x will shut down the Gmini 500 after being held down for 3 seconds 13 ag COE ee eo TIOS EE Click on the Video icon in the main menu highlight the desired video file and then click on PLAY GO LSA o 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 types for example music files that may be in this folder are only listed if you enter the folder via the Browser Ewan ome To watch your videos on a television you must hold down the LCD TV Gmini500 button for two seconds The Gmini 500 screen will go black and O EYTTI the video will be sent out to your connected television Switch your avs Ne television to auxiliary video input often found just below channel 1 9 AA e sometimes called L1 or L2 If you don t see a clear color image Video0007 you may have to set your
35. gnified view 11 2 Viewing a slideshow 0075 ED 12 6 By clicking on the action icon Play a Slideshow the Gmini 500 will present each picture in the current folder for a set amount of Fm 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 Ma icon Photo Browser Settings gt Picture Pause This parameter is M the number of seconds each picture displays on the screen a E a g B amp g 43 11 3 Transferring photos to your Gmini 500 The Gmini 500 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 Gmini 500 and transfer files from that device to your Gmini 500 Many cameras produced today are MSC type devices Thus you can often plug your camera directly into the Gmini 500 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 Gmini 500 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 Gmini 500 via USB 2 3 methods to copy photos to your Gmini 500 1 Connect your Mass Storage Class camera to USB Host port via USB host adapter cable 2 Use a stand alone USB card re
36. h longer than high To change the screen to your personal tastes the following screen format options are available 15 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 ac 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 Thumbnail Save the current image on the screen as the video file s thumbnail in the Video browser view O
37. have the same digital media on your Gmini 500 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 Gmini 500 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 Gmini 500 You also have the possibility to decide what types of media automatically sync when you connect your Gmini 500 For example you may only want music files to be synchronized On the other hand with Windows Media Player 9 you have to tell it what you want to sync WMP9 cannot synchronize automatically when you connect your Gmini 500 to your computer Note for WMP10 users Files added to your Gmini 500 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 Gmini 500 to the computer Songs which have been added will however be listed in the device s ARCLibrary 7 2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 to Windows Media Player 9 Windows Media Player 10 is only available for Windows XP service Pac
38. he Setup action JR 6 48 Gm 1028 icon gt PlayMode The play mode determines how your music is played just the current folder of music all music one file etc See Playmode in the section Settings for a description of how each one works Play Mode le Folder Repeatig shufifle Normal intro duration 20S Play Mode SIGE Repeat amp shuffle Normal 21 6 4 Playing Through your Stereo System To play your music through your stereo system you can connect your AV cable as shown ARENDS GmintSOc a 14 F Playing through a Stereo system with an AV Cable 6 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 order to pick up from this point at another time you can 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 RA 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
39. isk 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 you The exclusion of implied warranties is not permitted by some jurisdictions The above exclusion may not apply to you In no event will ARCHOS s licensor s and their directors 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 state
40. 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 19 5 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 Gmini 500 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 advantage MPEG 4 codec Compression Decompression In order for MPEG4 Translator to compress the video in a file of the format MPEG 4 SP that the Gmini 500 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 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
41. k 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 Gmini 500 on connecting to PC no yes Can synchronize subscription music to go services to your Gmini 500 no yes Carefree USB disconnection no special green arrow unmount procedure no yes Will convert video files to play on your Gmini 500 if not in correct format no yes Supports protected Internet video downloads no yes PlaysForSure audio content yes download yes Must use WMP9 manual sync function to copy purchased music to the Gmini 500 Microsoft reserves the right to limit which video file formats it will convert with WMP10 3 7 3 Transferring your CD collection to the Gmini 500 Audio CD E The process of transferring music from a CD into music files for your Gmini 500 is Wine on psn sa acne you tt known as ripping It is actually a re encoding process taking the CDA CD Audio vuicen format and converting it to WMA or MP3 format which the Gmini 500 can read There relsi arabeilla are many music ripping programs on the market but ARCHOS recommends that Ore you use Windows Media Player to do it In fact when you place a music CD in your BUNEA computer Windows will ask you if you would like to rip it Depending on the power O of
42. k Vierwinden Konrad Zuse Str 22 41516 Grevenbroich Germany Phone 44 0 1264 366022 Tel 49 0 21 82 570 41 0 Fax 44 0 1264 366626 Fax 49 0 2182 57041 70 41 Q_Trubleshooting 19 1 USB Connection issues Problem cannot get my Gmini 500 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 Settings 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 Gmini 500 and then try connecting again in the preferred order mentioned in the chapter Connecting Disconnecting the Gmini 500 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 Gmini 500 If using a USB port in the front of your computer try a USB port in the back Front USB ports are often from non powered hubs Do not connect to a USB port repeated through a keyboard If using a laptop computer and a docking station try connecting without the docking station Macintosh users must update to OS 10 2 4 or higher Hard Drive mode If the Files Allocation Table FAT gets corrupted
43. l MUSE With the Gmini 500 series you do not need a computer to create digital music files Using the optional multi connect adapter AV Travel cable kit P N 500671 available at www archos com it is possible to record 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 9 1 Cable connections for audio recording Plug the AV cable into the AV In side of the adapter and then plug the adapter into the Gmini 500 P N 500671 www archos com Y 9 2 Recording Procedure Before the actual audio recording begins there is a pre recording screen which will allow you to adjust your recording settings 75 We 1914 1 On the main screen select AudioCorder then click on ENTER an 2 In the pre recording screen adjust the recording level by clicking f RECOO03 on the LEFT and RIGHT buttons only Analog Line In Click on the ipa record action icon or 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 3 Click on the Settings action icon to reveal the recording parameters screen as shown Set Title 4 Once you have click
44. late files and folders From the main menu click on Browser Files that the Gmini 500 cannot play will be preceded by the unknown file type icon 493 MS 09 19 7339390600 7999900 Folder Operations File Operations Info 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 Create a new folder inside the current folder Delete Delete the file permanently from the Gmini 500 Before it is deleted the Gmini 500 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 Rename 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 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 Copy Copy all files Make a copy of the selected folder or file s and save it to the other pane Move Move the selected folder or file to the other pane The folder will be deleted from its current location Copying and Moving Files and Folders By using the unique ARCHOS double browser
45. le RECOOO1_ 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 ba a Rng UNGE W eh N The easiest way to transfer music files between a Macintosh computer and your Gmini 500 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 Gmini 500 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 Gmini 500 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 Gmini 500 as a Device Attention Your Gmini 500 needs to be set to Hard drive mode see the section System Settings in the Settings chapter or the chapter Connecting Disconnecting the Gmini 500 to from your PC on how to do this Please keep in mind the following 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 ACC 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 cre
46. les 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 8 4 Adding songs to a Playlist while listening to Music This can only be done if you have entered your Music folder 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 35 estat ce
47. marks 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 Copyright ARCHOS All rights reserved Disclaimer of warranty to the extent allowed by applicable law representations and warranties of non infringement of copyrights or other intellectual property rights resulting from the use of the product under conditions other than as here above specified are hereby excluded 19 LCD Pixel Policy The LCD screen on your ARCHOS Gmini 500 unit has been manufactured to rigorous standards to provide a high quality viewing experience Nevertheless your LCD screen may have slight imperfections This is not particular to the ARCHOS screen but to all devices which have LCD screens regardless of the original manufacturer of the LCD Each product vendor guarantees that his screen will contain no more than a certain number of defective pixels Each screen pixel contains three dot elements Red Blue and Green One or all of the dots in a given pixel may be stuck on or stuck off A single dot stuck off is the least noticeable All three dots of a pixel stuck on is the most noticeable ARCHOS guarantees that its Gmini 500 screen will have no more than 2 defective pixels regardless if these pixels have one or more defective dots This means that during the period of guarantee for your country or juri
48. ment 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 76 11 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 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 WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture Use of this product is for personal use only Copying CDs or loading music video or picture 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 parti
49. n Screen Display OSD off Select this icon to shut off the On Screen Display the status bar action icons and other overlaid informational graphics 3 2 Resume Function When you turn on your Gmini 500 you may notice that the icon which is highlighted on the main ye screen is not the Video icon but rather the Resume icon This icon is highlighted when the Gmini r 500 can resume the last played audio or video file Resume a E Tag Vaea TEGE MOM ho Meme 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 Gmini 500 4 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 Gmini 500 4 2 Non Protected Internet Video Content The Gmini 500 plays AVI files of 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 x 288 The Gmini 500 will not directly play files of type mov mpg or mpeg The number of encoding and compression
50. n backgrounds Wallpaper You can add your own 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 Font Outline 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 Color scheme Allows you to choose what color you would like to have for the status bar above and the screen buttons Cursor color Changes the color of the cursor and its background Previous settings Click this button to return to the settings last set 15 6 Power Settings These settings will help you to save battery power thus allowing a longer battery autonomy Poe aver You can set the Gmini 500 to conserve power for both modes of operation when it is powered from the battery or era eae when it is connected to the AC charger adapter DC Power ae ae operation Power standby SMIN Backlight Off Never Hard Disk ANDES 61 Parameter Power Off Backlight Off Hard drive Standby Description 1 9 minutes or Never The number of minutes of user inactivity no buttons pressed before the Gmini 500 shuts off During the playback of music or video files this setting takes effect only after the files are finished playing 10 90 seconds or Never The time of user inactivity no buttons pressed before the Gmini 500 turns off the screen to conserv
51. n the power and speed of your computer this ve l could take real time a 60 minute long video re encoded in about ee video Pett Log 60 minutes or much longer As shown to the left you will see the E A483 07538 progress as it processes the video file If the Start button is grayed Current audio sample D0 out it would be for one of two reasons 1 The source file is not a ji true AVI file Even if the file name ends with avi the internal file data a data 151MB 128KBs determines if it is truly an AVI file 2 The Virtual Dub program was not Audio data 0 bytes located when MPEG 4 Translator was started up Close the program Projected file size 560 26B restart it and make sure you locate the Virtual Dub program Video rendering rate 49 9 fps Time elapsed 1 14 Total time estimated 39 19 Progress I Processing thread priority Normal M Show input video M Show output video VirtualDub Status 24 hours o f fx MUSIC Playing Music Files POE f Gminid00 When you click on the music icon in the main screen you will be sent directly to Eae kard dik 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 Album Year Use the LEFT RIGHT UP and DOWN buttons to locate one of the factory installed music samples and then click on PLAY If you hear nothing at first make PA
52. navigate the file system on the Gmini 500 The file system is FAT32 the same 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 Gmini Ramen 500 itis STRONGLY ADVISED that you 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 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 12 1 Navigating the Directory Structure ae To navigate the directory structure you will use amino sal MUSIC ENTER Open the highlighted folder directory or Play the Wes Burden highlighted file ESC STOP x Go back to the main menu 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 Example Go from folder Gmini500 Music uii4 Wes Burden to Gmini500 Music 41 12 2 File and Folder Operations Depending on where you are in the folder system you will have the option to manipu
53. ncoder to adjust the level of quality of the final image Like MP3 O kbps 10 mbps music the higher the bit rate setting is made the higher the quality Epona of 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 Gmini 500 device is not listed select ARCHOS Default You Target will see a Priority box appear This control is to allow you to select a E which feature of the video to be guarded If for example you are re CTV c i i encoding a video file that is 800x600 in resolution and 30 frames per second this is beyond the maximum resolution that the Gmini 500 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 l era Pacrtt A on i Cc yo A Start Click on Start and the program will call Virtual Dub to start processing the video Depending o
54. nstall it 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 21 Select Source amp Destination Files MPG4 Translator v3 0 10 Archos In this example a source file 24 hours of Lemans avi has been Help selected as the source video You can see on the bottom of the window This program converts AVI files of various formats into standard MPEG4 Simple Profile its ori g inal characteristics wi dth 720 hei g ht 576 frame rate 24 Next AWI suitable for the Archos Jukebox Multimedia i z Click here to select the source video file you must then tell the program where to place Set Destination me Soper Souve re the newly recoded version of the file don t worry it will not erase the 24 hours of Lemans avi Source File Original You should give it a new descriptive name Make sure you Snes Click here to enter the destination MPEG file add the avi extension Lemans avi Destination File Change Settings Click here to change the MPEG4 encoder settings Target ARCHOS Default Priority C TV Start Click here to start the translation into a Simple Profile MPEG4 AVI Video Image Size Width Height Source Picture Size 720 576 Destination Picture Size 320 128 Coe Click here to Exit Change Settings n Next you can change the parameters Change Settings of the Variable bitrate mode MEE ae e
55. onnecting the Gmini 500 to from your PC Make sure external AC adapter is powering the Gmini 500 Right click on the Gmini 500 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 13 e 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 Gmini 500 you can try to fix it using the DOS utility check disk chkdsk Do the following Make sure external AC adapter is powering the Gmini 500 Quit all running applications Properly connect the Gmini 500 to your computer as explained in chapter Connecting disconnecting the Gmini 500 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 e f Use e or f or whatever drive letter is representing your Gmini 500 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 Gmini 500 from your computer 2 O Technical Specifications ARCHOS Gmini 500 Storage Capacity See packaging for internal hard drive size Display 4 LCD 480x272 pixels 262 000 colors and TV output
56. p on the list of action icons in the Settings menus move UP n SELECT action button select the highlighted action icon o DOWN action button move down on the list of action icons in the Settings menus move DOWN LCD TV button Hold down to switch between the LCD and an external TV display USB Host port to connect compatible USB devices Microphone 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 Multi connect jack for headphones TV docking pod FM Remote and AV in out connections Optional accessories such as TV docking pod and FM Remote are available for purchase from the ARCHOS web site www archos com 2 INTRO First Time Usage 2 1 Charging the battery e Use only the included ARCHOS charger adapter e You can charge the internal battery of the Gmini 500 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 Gmini 500 to the Pod e Before using for the first time charge the battery completely The charge indicator CHG light will start to blink when the battery is charged 2 2 Turning on the Gmini 500 e Hold the PLAY ON button o 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 If the uni
57. place such as My Documents in order to later copy this file to your toe See cet sere Gmini 500 If your Gmini 500 is connected to your PC you can even save it directly T awan atk betae opmring Pe ype of fhe to the Gmini 500 Read the History txt File You will also find next to the firmware download a text file which details the list of changes from the previous version of the OS Copy to the Gmini 500 rere When updating your Operating System you must keep the AC charger adapter Fokis mri plugged into the Gmini 500 so that it will not shut down due to low batteries while you Filo Fucker rere are performing the update Connect your Gmini 500 to your computer refer to the Fin Fricker T pare omnia 203 wie s relevant Chapter if you are unsure about this and then copy the Update_Gmini500 a AOS file to the Gmini 500 Hard Drive or Windows Device If your Gmini 500 is seen as a hard drive then you simply need to drag the Update_Gmini500 AOS file onto this icon and Windows will place the file into the top most directory root of the Gmini 500 It Gminisoo0 Should not be placed inside any folder within your Gmini 500 Once this file is copied safely disconnect refer to the chapter on Connecting Disconnecting the Gmini 500 from the computer ee If your Gmini 500 is seen as a Windows Device then you will have to open the Gmini 50
58. r Windows Device 13 2 Connecting the Gmini 500 13 3 Disconnecting the Gmini 500 from your Computer Connecting Devices to the USB Host Port SETTINGS 15 1 Sound Settings 15 2 Play Mode Settings 15 3 Clock Settings 15 4 Display Settings 15 5 Appearance settings 15 6 Power Settings 15 7 System Settings Updating the Gmini 500 Firmware Operating System OS Replacing the battery 17 1 Thin version 17 2 Standard version Technical Support Troubleshooting 19 1 USB Connection issues 19 2 Charging and Power issues 19 3 Gmini 500 locks up freezes operation or Stops 19 4 File issues corrupted data formatting and partitioning Technical Specifications Legal Index 4 INTRO Buttons and Connections VWicheo On indicator b Hard drive activity indicator read write Battery charger indicator blinks when battery is charged Loud speaker 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 k Play Enter On o Hold for 3 seconds to switch on the device Stop Escape Off x Hold for 3 seconds to switch off the device m UP action button move u
59. s Media Player music and video library to your Gmini 500 View JPEG and BMP digital photos and create slide shows Copy Pictures directly from your digital camera via the built in host USB port Store DOC PDF or any type of data file it s a portable hard drive too We wish you many years of enjoyment from your Gmini 500 product Please do register your product at our website www archos com to ensure that you get have access to our help line and to be informed of technical support and free software updates for your product Wishing you the best Video Music and Photo experience The ARCHOS TEAM For full information on compatible file formats see the technical specifications 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 Fable of contents INTRO Buttons and Connections INTRO First Time Usage 2 1 Charging the battery 2 2 Turning on the Gmini 500 2 3 Shutting off the Gmini 500 and Battery saving features 2 4 Changing the Interface Language 25 Foreign Character Sets 2 6 Caring for the Gmini 500 2 7 Hardware Reset VIDEO Playing Video Files 3 1 Video Playback Action Icons 3 2 Resume Function VIDEO Playing Video File
60. s from the Internet 4 1 Protected Internet Video content 4 2 Non Protected Internet Video Content VIDEO Creating MPEG 4 Video Files with your Computer 5 1 Installing the PC Software MUSIC Playing Music Files 6 1 Button Control 6 2 Play Screen Icons 6 3 Browsing through your Music Library 6 4 Playing Through your Stereo System 6 5 Setting a Bookmark 6 6 The Resume Function MUSIC Putting Music onto your Gmini 500 7 1 Synchronizing Music from Windows Media Player WMP to the Gmini 500 7 2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 to Windows Media Player 9 7 3 Transferring your CD collection to the Gmini 500 7 4 Installing Windows Media Player 9 WMP9 7 5 Installing Windows Media Player 10 WMP10 MUSIC Playlists 8 1 Playing a Playlist 8 2 Creating a Playlist 8 3 Saving a Playlist 8 4 Adding songs to a Playlist while listening to Music MUSIC Recording Music 9 1 Cable connections for audio recording 9 2 Recording Procedure 9 3 Where is the Recording Saved 9 4 Audio Editing MUSIC Using iTunes with your Gmini 500 PHOTO Viewing Photos 11 1 Viewing Photos 11 2 Viewing a slideshow 11 3 Transferring photos to your Gmini 500 BROWSER Using the Browser 12 1 Navigating the Directory Structure 12 2 File and Folder Operations 12 3 Using the Virtual Keyboard Connecting Disconnecting the Gmini 500 to from your PC 13 1 USB Connection Type Hard Drive o
61. 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 MPEG 4 SOstandard 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 251 s PAL Microsoft WMV9 SP up to 352x288 30f s and 800 kb s supports WM DRM 17 If you have some video files that do not play directly on your Gmini 500 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 Gmini 500 It will display a little message converting You can also use the software MPEG 4 Translator included on the Gmini 500 hard drive to re encode your video files into the proper MPEG 4 SP format that the Gmini 500 can play See the chapter Video creating MPEG 4 video files with your computer for more details 5 VIDEO Greating 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 encode
62. sdiction if the screen on your product has three or more defective pixels ARCHOS will repair or replace your Gmini 500 product at its cost Thus two or less defective pixels is not grounds for replacement or repair of the product 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 of this type contain substances that are potentially dangerous to the environment and to human health Therefore you should not dispose of the ARCHOS electronic device in a regular trash As such the current European directives ask that this device be collected 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
63. ser MUSIC Playing Music Files MUSIC Browsing through your Music Library Music deleted missing from your device MUSIC Synchronizing Music from Windows Media Player WMP to the Gmini 500 Music files sorted by categories MUSIC Playing Music Files MUSIC Browsing through your Music Library Music lists Playlists MUSIC Playing Music Files MUSIC Playlists New music not showing in the ARCLibrary MUSIC Browsing through your Music Library SETTINGS System Settings 83 New Playlist does not display SETTINGS System Settings NTSC SETTINGS Display Settings Operating system SETTINGS System Settings Updating the Gmini 500 Firmware OS Operating system Version SETTINGS System Settings PAL SETTINGS Display Settings Play songs randomly Shuffle MUSIC Play Screen Icons MUSIC Saving a Playlist SETTINGS Play Mode Settings Playing only certain songs Playlists MUSIC Playing Music Files MUSIC Playlists Playing songs in a specific order MUSIC Playing Music Files MUSIC Playlists Playlists MUSIC Playing Music Files MUSIC Playlists PlaysForSure MUSIC Putting Music onto your Gmini 500 Protected files VIDEO Playing Video Files from the Internet MUSIC Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 to Windows Media Player 9 MUSIC Using iTunes with your Gmini 500 Recording from a Vinyl or audio tape MUSIC Recording Procedure Incremen
64. system you can copy or move files from one location in the file structure to another 1000 files per folder maximum 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 Gmini 500 hard drive contents Music View The left browser is the Gmini 500 hard drive contents and right browser the music Playlist Browser View Two panels to browse two different parts of the Gmini 500 hard drive In the Browser mode you can jump between the two panels using the Focus on the left right panel 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 the Gmini 500 Data Files from Work folder to the Gmini 500 Data Completed projects folder We must start from the main screen Browser mode BROWSER 76 Ga 14 20 1 Locate and highlight the file to be copied Using the lhe action buttons move to the right pane 3809000 478 GD 14 21 2 In the right pane locate the destination folder Then move back 2 to the left pane 76 uu 14 21 3 Highlight the file to be copied and select the Copy file action To icon a 178 ee 14 21 4 The selected file will now be copied into the destination folder Please note You can only copy or move files from one folder to another and not within the s
65. t shuts off after holding the ON button for several seconds plug in the ARCHOS adapter charger to make sure the battery gets charged 2 3 Shutting off the Gmini 500 and Battery saving features To shut off the unit press and hold the STOP ESC OFF button x for 3 seconds In the Power menu Display setup screen Power Battery Operation there is a Power Off parameter Thus if your Gmini 500 is idle for a couple of 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 That is if the Gmini 500 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 11 2 4 Changing the Interface Language The Gmini 500 interface can be set to English default French Spanish German or Russian Using the UP action button 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 Click the RIGHT or LEFT button to choose the desired language The language displayed will change immediately Click on the
66. t the Add or Insert action buttons 33 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 l 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 8 3 Saving a Playlist OREERT It is recommended that each time you create a Playlist you save it to a separate 2 folder called Playlists These lists take very little space on your hard drive and if well named give you easy access to your favorite songs Go to the Playlist by selecting Music from the main menu and then select the Open Playlist panel action icon You will then see the list of songs in the current Playlist Use the action button to focus on the right panel then select the Manage Playlists action icon and select Save ATTENTION Make sure that your left panel is the Playlists folder because the open panel on the left is the location the Gmini 500 will be saving your Playlist to Save Saves the current playlist to Playlists or 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 shuff
67. tal Recording Removing files BROWSER Using the Browser Renaming files or folders BROWSER Using the Browser Repeat a song SETTINGS Play Mode Settings Restarting your device INTRO Hardware Reset Ripping a CD MUSIC Transferring your CD collection to AV Screen format VIDEO Playing video files Set Screen format Show songs added to device SETTINGS System Settings Shuffle MUSIC Play Screen Icons MUSIC Saving a Playlist SETTINGS Play Mode Settings Slideshow PHOTO Viewing photos Viewing Slideshow Slow motion VIDEO Playing video files Slow motion Sound VIDEO Creating MPEG 4 Video Files with your Computer MUSIC Playing Music Files MUSIC Playing Through your Stereo System MUSIC Recording Procedure SETTINGS Sound Settings Sound parameters Speakers VIDEO Playing video files Built in speakers MUSIC Playing music files Playing through your Stereo System Tags MUSIC Browsing through your Music Library Text on screen during video playback OSD VIDEO Video Playback Action Icons On Screen Display OSD off SETTINGS Display Settings 85 Thumbnails VIDEO Playing Video Files Video Browser Action Icons VIDEO Playing video files Save as Thumbnail Time and date SETTINGS Clock Settings Troubleshooting Version of the Operating system firmware SETTINGS System Settings Video file size and frame rates VIDEO Non Prot
68. tem Each Gmini 500 device has a unique product key number Displays the amount of free and used space on the Gmini 500 s hard drive Reported number of megabytes is binary based counting 1ko 1024 bytes Thus each reported MB represents approximately 1 05 megabytes decimal Formatting also takes up space 63 16 Updating the Gmini 500 Firmware Operating System OS 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 version you have click on the Settings action icon and then go to System You will find the most recent version of the OS and its version number at the ARCHOS website www archos com under the download section Download the Update_Gmini 500 AOS file K cComiced When you click on the link to download the new OS file the file name is gt Shore w oes ieee Update_Gmini500 AOS your browser may warn you that the contents of the l SEER EE download may harm your computer This is because the Windows system does not fere know what a AOS file is Be assured that ARCHOS has made every effort to ensure ge canines that the file does not contain viruses Click on the option Save to download this file RSP ee ee BaN to a convenient
69. the Gmini 500 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 Gmini 500 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 71 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 Gmini 500 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 Gmini 500 with the Stop Esc button and then unplug it 19 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 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
70. the icons The second click will select the icon TV Standard NTSC USA PAL Europe In order to view images or videos on an external television select one option to send the video signal compatible with your country s television system Countries other than European or American will use one of these two systems TV format 4 3 or 13 9 the ratio at which images are displayed on your television set Video Output 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 LCD Brightness 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 When accessing the Display settings while playing a video you have an additional display option Video OSD Time for which the video On Screen Display information will be shown when the video starts playing 15 5 Appearance settings Appearance Setting Description Wallpaper On Off When set to On the selected picture next item a pu i ey Pieture name Mountains will be displayed as the Gmini 500 screen background Font outline On en tp Se J Picture name This option will display the names of the JPEG images Cursor color 5 in the Gmini 500 s System folder that can be used for Previous settings scree
71. 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 Gmini 500 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 Dub 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 Audio Codecs sone ee e make sure that you have a version built with the ACM front end You Legacy Audio Drivers Sound video and game contr i gt P Comic Dowex S nn ideian ainan 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 engin
72. tro The Gmini 500 will then revert to single directory mode and play the rest of the songs in the directory without scanning 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 Playlist 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 15 3 Clock Settings The Gmini 500 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 j Choose parameter Wear Month Days Hour Minute Set Choose value for highlighted parameter When finished setting the parameters move down to the Set button then click on the ENTER o button The clock time and date are now set Click on the STOP ESC x button to go back to the main settings menu 58 Display Settings These settings regulate the interface language and the presentation of the screen Setting Description Language The Gmini 500 can be set to English default French German Spanish or Russian Action icon notes 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
73. 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 Gmini 500 Problem Can defragment the Gmini 500 s hard drive Answer Windows Device Mode The Gmini 500 maintains an optimized file system and does not need to be defragmented Defragmenting will cause unexpected problems Problem want to reformat the Gmini 500 s hard drive Answer You can do this but it will erase ALL of the data on your Gmini 500 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 Gmini 500 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 Gmini 500 s hard drive Remember doing this will erase all the data on the Gmini 500 s hard drive Windows ME Running Scan Disk Error Checking HARD DRIVE mode only Quit all running applications Properly connect the Gmini 500 to your computer as explained in the chapter Connecting disc
74. w level 4446 m 11 41 parameters of the Gmini 500 Parameter ARCLibrary Update ARCLibrary USB Port Windows Device Gm inisg Hard drive Gmini500 Firmware Version Update Firmware Product Key Hard Drive 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 your Gmini 500 will use the MTP Media Transport Protocol whenever it is connected to a Windows XP SP1 or higher operating system with Windows Media Player 10 installed It will be seen as the Gmini 500 Device in Windows Explorer WARNING This will not work for earlier Windows operating systems or Maclntosh computers When set to Hard Drive your Gmini 500 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 Displays the current version of the OS Operating System and DRM Digital Rights Management system Used to update the Gmini 500 to a new version of the Operating System See the chapter Updating the Gmini 500 Firmware Operating Sys
75. will not be visible The 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 Select the Photo icon then click Enter o in order to go to the Photo directory 11 1 Viewing Photos P 075 EE 13 When you click Enter o on a highlighted image file the Gmini 500 will display Phalo r the image in full screen mode Displayed as a full screen image you can E mrm a P i i ey i B photoooas rotate it magnify it or set it as the Gmini 500 screen background with the Save as Wallpaper function in the File Management action icon imagi Ua image i5 1x1 image 2 Xx 2 images 3 x 3 images Zoom out 1x Zoom out 2x EUA Rotate picture 90 left View previous next photo Save as wallpaper Delete aay Rotate picture 90 right e Move up the action icon menu to select a 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 unma
76. ws XP SP1 or higher operating system Windows Media Player 10 or higher and USB 2 0 port Depending on usage stop start writing 1 External video output disabled for Marcovision protected contents 2 DivX has not been certified by DivX Inc may not read all DivX 4 0 5 0 amp 6 0 files does not read Divx 3 11 files 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 720x480 30t s NTSC or 720x576 25t s PAL 3 Only cameras compatible with Mass Storage Class USB All brands and product names are registered trademarks and the property of their respective owners Specifications are subject to change without notice Errors or omissions excepted Images and illustrations may not always match contents Copyright 2005 ARCHOS All rights reserved 21 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 d
77. your computer to rip a 60 minute CD it will take anywhere from 10 minutes to 60 D ip Wnion beira minutes Once this is done the album will become part of your music library Connect 18210 sc1en your Gmini 500 to your computer with the supplied USB cable Now you go to the aera Sync tab and tell Windows Media Player to synchronize that album to your Gmini Cu 500 It will then transfer that album to your Gmini 500 Note Some music CDs have a special copy protection system that will not allow Windows Media Player to make music files from them 7 4 Installing Windows Media Player 9 WMP9 If you have Windows ME or Windows 2000 you should use Windows Media Player 9 You can visit the Microsoft Website to download the very latest version or install the version found on the Gmini 500 itself in the folder Data PC Installation 7 5 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 Website www playsforsure com to download and install the very latest version Q MUSIC Playilsts g gt yaps 3 19 A Playlist is a list of songs that the Gmini 500 will automatically play one after the other d The Gmini 500 can load one Playlist at a time into its internal memory You can create new Playlists add or delete songs from a Playlist or Save a Playlist to be used another time

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