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1. ARCHOS FM Remote Control Stereo FM Radio Remote Control Microphone for ARCHOS Video AV300 series ARCHOS Think smaller User Manual for ARCHOS AV300 FM Remote Control v1 0 Please visit our web site to download the most recent manual and software for this product 1 The Archos FM Remote Control 1 1 Operation Modes eeeeeeeeeeees 1 2 Connecting to your AV300 2 How to Use the Radio and MP3 21 Playing MP3 TlGS sccsssnconsesnausensenaes 2 2 Tuning the Radio ee eeeeeeeee 2 3 Making a Radio Preset 6 2 4 Setting the HOLD mode 2 5 Recording from the Microphone 2 6 Recording from the Radio 2 7 Retro Recording and Editing 2 8 Setting Parameters ccceeeee FM Band ir eee ee Radio RECOPCING ssseseeeerseessenseees Microphone Recording 22 2 000 Fletro R COrding 1 11ssseeeensentees 3 Technical Support ccce0 4 Troubleshooting sssccccees 5 Warranty and Limited Liability Functions sssesessssesessesssseoesssossesossesssoooe The Archos FM Remote Control This FM Remote control will allow you to e Play MP3 songs that are on your AV300 e Record your voice with its microphone e Listen to FM Stereo radio e Record off the FM radio into MP3 files 1 1 Operation Modes e Browse Mode Allows browsing through files and folders on the AV300 e Play2. control buttons Quick press Switch between FM mode and MP3 browse mode Stop Esc plug your headphones into the Hold for 3 seconds to turn off AV300 2 How to Use the Radio and MP3 Functions 2 1 Playing MP3 files You can connect your FM Remote to the AV300 at any time The remote s screen will show your current directory or the file name you are currently playing Make a long press on the FM MP3 mode button and you will be sent to the main screen of the AV300 You can choose either the lt Music gt or lt Browser gt icon Use the remote s 44 gt P rocker control as you would the UP DOWN joystick controls and the PLAY as the PLAY button on the AV300 This will allow you to search your directory structure to find songs and playlists that you want to play If you are in the FM mode just click on the MP3 FM button to go to MP3 mode Use the Increase and Decrease buttons on the Remote FM to control headphone volume 2 2 Tuning the Radio Once the remote is plugged in click on the mode button MP3 FM to go to the radio mode Use the rocker control Left 44 and Right gt gt to go up and down the frequency range A short press on the rocker button will rotate through the three FM tuning modes Preset you can choose one of your 20 preset stations Manual tune your station manually Search let the radio search for the next clear station Press the MP3 FM button to leave the Radio mode and go back to the MP3 mode 2
3. My preset radio stations do not work correctly or are no longer available Solution This could be due to the fact that either the file FMPreset txt file has incorrect lines in it or that this file had been deleted from the System folder of your AV300 Make sure that your text file has only 20 lines and that each line has a valid frequency a space and then a text string that is up to 32 characters long If you delete the file the AV300 will re create a new but empty preset list Question I always miss the beginning of the songs I want to record what can I do Answer Set the Retro Record to On This way when you start a radio recording the AV300 will actually include the previous 30 seconds in the recording You can then later edit out the parts you don t want with the Audio Edit function Question Why can I only edit some of my MP3 files Answer Only radio recordings can be edited Question How can I shut off my AV300 with the remote FM Answer Hold down on the MP3 FM button for 3 seconds Question How can I turn on my AV300 with the Remote FM Answer This cannot be done You must turn on the AV300 the normal way 12 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 respo
4. country s language via the below phone numbers For other countries please use e mail technical support DO NOT USE PHONE SUPPORT FOR MARKETING AND SALES QUESTIONS These numbers are to aid those who have technical difficulties malfunctions 949 609 1400 USA Canada 09 1745 6224 Spain 01 70 20 00 30 France 02 4827 1143 Italy 0207 949 0115 UK 02 050 405 10 Netherlands 069 6698 4714 Germany tech support us archos com English United States and Canada customers tech support eu archos com English or French Europe and the rest of the planet tech support de archos com German Germany tech support jp archos com Japanese Japan To respond to your e mails efficiently when sending one please indicate the product name and question type in the Subject of the e mail For example To tech support us archos com Subject FM Remote on AV300 Retro Recording 11 Problem None of the buttons on the remote control respond Solution Did you press and hold the HOLD button This locks the operation of all buttons on the remote control Hold the HOLD button for 3 seconds to turn the hold function on or off Problem The sound quality of the FM radio is not so good Solution Your headphone cable acts as the antenna for the FM radio Try moving the cable or turning it toward another direction You could also check to make sure the correct region is selected under the parameter FM Band USA Europe Japan Problem
5. 3 Making a Radio Preset You can save up to 20 preset stations with the FM remote E FMPreset txt Notepad File Edt Format view Help control Once you have found the radio frequency you 95 5 Easy Listening WSRS 91 3 KGTS College Radio 94 8 FM94 8 91 7 FMSL 7 r 102 5 WCRB Classical Music Boston button for 3 seconds The Remote will show P2 Saved for 98 9 Smoothe Jazz Radio 100 8 Rock n Roll oldies FM95 2 want to save as a preset press and hold the rocker PLAY example indicating that this radio station is now program oe number 2 If you would like to erase a preset station go to the tuning Preset mode scroll to the preset number you want to clear then hold down on PLAY for three Oooovco0o0oeg ooooevnvocoooec seconds You now have a free program slot to make a different FM preset If you would like to name your Preset radio stations you can do this by editing with a text editor such as Notepad Windows or SimpleText Macintosh the file FMPreset txt which you will find in the System folder on the root directory of the AV300 hard drive Please note that you should not use a word processor such as Microsoft Word to edit the preset text file Each line of the text file should contain the station frequency a space and then the name of the station You can name the station whatever you want some examples are 90 1 Easy Jazz or 90s Hits FM Radio 107 8 or 91 3 KGTS You are limited to 32 characters f
6. a buffer Then when you click on Rec to record the radio it adds this 30 seconds to the beginning of your recording This way if you start recording a radio song after it has started you will actually have the entire song in the recording The Retro Record setting must be set to On in order for this to work See the description in section 2 8 on how to turn on or off the Retro record function Editing Once a retro recorded song has been recorded it can be edited on the AV300 itself Often the beginning of the recording will include a commercial or announcer talk that you do not want to J HD Music 2A 01881551 keep but was also recorded during the buffered 30 seconds To go to the Audio Edit screen locate the RADIO recorded radio file on your AV300 and then click on Ps 108 PLAY 9 The function button Audio Edit indicates that you can edit this radio recording Click on Audio Edit to enter the Edit mode MP3 149 kb s 44 1 KHz joint stereo Shown below is the Audio Edit mode You will LM audio Edit A D Playlist 3 Ol Browse 4 Om notice that your radio recording has started to play 7 It will continuously loop so that you can hear the changes to it as the Cut IN and Cut OUTs are made As normal when playing a song you can use the Reverse 4 and Forward gt on the joystick to move back and forward within the song While the J HD Music Radio a xj21 15 14 song is playing wait for the precise moment
7. that Cut IN 0 00 18 _ you want the edited song to start and click the left Cut Out RADIO0001 function button Cut IN This is the point that your Please make your IN and OUT cuts new edited song will start You will notice that the song length will be reduced This is normal because you just shortened the song with the cut You will also notice the point at which the cut was made at the Cut IN indicator 0 00 18 in the example screen Let the song continue or fast forward it and then at the precise moment you want the edited song to stop click on the right function button Cut OUT This is the point that your new edited song will stop You can let the song loop so that you can listen to and verify that the cuts you made are to your liking If not Click on the STOP to clear the JJ MD Music Radio Kafie 44 edit points and re edit the cuts or just exit the audio editor without changing the radio file Once you are satisfied with the edit click on the center function button Save Edit to save your edit as a cuts and start again or quit without saving new file The AV300 will execute a read write Do you want to clear the edit process and create a new file named oldfilename_Edit mp3 and place it in the same certo ORs mom etony as the orginal file 2 8 Setting Parameters To change the Remote FM parameters you must attach the FM remote control enter FM mode and
8. the possibility of such damages Because some jurisdiction do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages the above limitations may not apply to you Please see your sales contract for a complete statement of warranty rights remedies and limitation of liability Furthermore warranty does not apply to 1 Damages or problems resulting from misuse abuse accident alteration or incorrect electrical current or voltage 2 Any product tampered with or damaged warranty seal or serial number label 3 Any product without a warranty or serial number label 4 Batteries and any consumable items delivered with or in the equipment 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 partially recorded Please be aware of all such applicable laws concerning the recording and use of such for your country and jurisdiction ELECTROSTATIC PHENOMENA In case of Electrostatic Discharge the AV300 ma
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10. Mode Plays mp3 music files from the AV300 oo e Voice Record Mode Allows the recording of voice from the remote s microphone A SU micropnong e FM Play Mode Plays from the built in FM radio E E a C au pads EM Record Mode Recorde Trom the pullin EMule C Battery level Playing Recording Paused Repeat play Volume level D HOLD Press Hold for 3 seconds to de activate reactivate all buttons E FM Mode Short press changes between Stereo and mono reception Browse Mode Short press moves browser up to the parent directory 1 2 Connecting to your AV300 F Increase Volume Up Decrease Volume Down G Rocker Control left right center click The FM remote is hot pluggable Browse Mode Left Previous item in current directory Right Next item in current directory You do not have to shut off the Center Play song Pause Enter directory AV300 1 der to plug in th a ch aa FM Mode Left Go down the FM band or to previous preset FM Remote control or remove Right Go up the FM band or to next preset n i Center Change FM mode Preset Manual Search 1t Barst CO plug nec OUp Ie Center Long Make a preset at the current frequency or delete current preset preset mode jacks and then 2 attach the H 3 5mm jack for headphones mini centronics connector Now vag Long press Go back to home lt Music gt icon FM Remote Control itself Once connected the regular buttons on the AV300 will still work in addition to the remote
11. he computer or re boot the computer if necessary Re connect the USB cable to the EUT CAUTION Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void users authority to operate this device FCC Part 15 Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Copyright Notice Copyright ARCHOS 2003 All rights reserved This document may not in whole or part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable form without prior consent in writing from ARCHOS All brands and products names are registered trademarks and the property of their respective owners Specifications are subject to change without notification Errors and omissions accepted Images and illustrations may not always match contents 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 ARCHOS Worldwide Offices United States amp Canada Europe amp Asia United Kingdom Germany ARCHOS Technology ARCHOS S A ARCHOS UK Limited ARCHOS Deutschland GmbH 3 Goodyear Unit A 12 rue Amp re 3
12. he file name for this recording will be VOICExxxx mp3 where xxxx are incremental numbers During the recording you can change the recording gain Press the rocker control to the left 44 less gain when the sound you re recording is loud or to the right gt gt more gain when the sound is soft 2 6 Recording from the Radio When you hear something on the radio you would like to record click once on the REC button The REC button will light up red to indicate that a recording is taking place Click it again when you want to stop the recording Your recorded file will be saved in the last folder that was used for audio recording For example if you have a folder HD Music Radio that you made an audio recording in then the next time you click the REC on the remote control it will save the file to that Radio folder If you have used only the AudioCorder button on the main AV300 screen for recording then the recording will be stored in HD Music since no other folder had been identified as the last recording folder The file name for this recording will be RADIOxxxx mp3 where xxxx are incremental numbers During the recording the gain is fixed so that you get the best possible radio recording 2 Retro Recording and Editing Retro recording This is a feature that allows you to capture the 30 seconds approximately of radio broadcast before the record button is pressed It does this by continuously recording a 30 second loop of music in
13. nsible for product damages caused by natural disasters fire static discharge misuse abuse neglect improper handling or installation unauthorized repair alteration or accident In no event shall the manufacturer be liable for loss of data stored on disk media MANUFACTURER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES EVEN IF INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF IN ADVANCE Archos licensor s makes no warranties express or implied including without limitation the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose regarding the licensed materials Archos s licensor s does not warrant guarantee or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the licensed materials in terms of its correctness accuracy reliability correctness or otherwise The entire risk as to the results and performance of the licensed materials is assumed by 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
14. once you have set the parameters to your liking The new settings will be taken into account The new parameters will be applied to the microphone on the FM remote as well as on the built in AV300 microphone Setting the bitrate to quality level 3 and the sample rate to 22kHz will save space on your hard drive and you will hear little difference in the recorded voice quality Retro Recordin atl Mis To activate the Retro Recording function set it to FM Radio nr h A TA 5 On Each time you make a recording from the Radio recording radio you will get approximately 30 seconds of Quality a 5 good gt Sampling K 111 kh what was playing from the radio before you had Retro Recording 4 gt et eo pressed the REC button When off radio recordings start within a second of the moment you click the REC button 10 3 Technical Support 4 Troubleshooting e If technical support determines that your product needs to be returned please contact the place of purchase to have your product repaired or replaced depending on problem type Customers who purchased directly from the Archos web site should fill out the form on the web site under Support Product Returns RMA Request form e There is both an FAQ and a 24 hour Instant Support intelligent agent at the ARCHOS website which can help you solve your problems www archos com e If you need live technical help you may contact ARCHOS directly in your
15. or naming a station preset The entry on a line of 0 0 represents an empty preset slot 2 4 Setting the HOLD mode Use this feature if you would like to prevent the FM Remote from changing stations or settings accidentally if a button is pressed or hit Hold down for three seconds on the HOLD button to activate this The buttons will be locked and not respond if pressed To de activate HOLD and make the buttons usable press the HOLD button again for 3 seconds Using the HOLD on the Remote will lock both the Remote s buttons and the AV300 buttons You can also hold down on the top function button of the AV300 to de activate HOLD 2 5 Recording from the Microphone First make sure you are in the MP3 mode MP3 FM button to change modes Simply click once on the REC button and the recording starts The REC button will light up red to indicate that you are making a recording When you are done click on REC again and the recording will finish and write to your hard drive Your recorded file will be saved in the last folder that was used for audio recording For example if you have a folder HD Music Voice that you made an audio recording in then the next time you click the REC on the remote control it will save the file to that Voice folder If you have used only the AudioCorder icon from the main AV300 screen for recording then the recording will be stored in HD Music since no other folder had been identified as the last recording folder T
16. then click on the center function button Settings on the AV300 FM Band geim 38 Make sure you have the correct FM setting Go to FM Radi oo the parameter FM Band The specifications for FM band 4 gt Radio recording the modes are as follows Quality KI 5 good Lb Sampling Ld 44 1 kHz gt Retro Recording On USA 87 5 108 Mhz de emphasis 75us Europe 87 5 Mhz 108 Mhz de emphasis 50 us Japan 76 Mhz 91 Mhz de emphasis 50 us Radio Recording xJ21 M12 38 O nm o You can adjust the quality of the FM recording with this setting A setting of 5 on quality and a a D Radio recording sample rate of 44 1 kHz corresponds to CD Quality 5 good Sampling 44 1 kHz quality The higher each of these settings is made ____ Retro Recording On the more space will be consumed on your hard drive for each recording See your AV300 manual for the table which lists the approximate bit rates for these settings Microphone Recording 21014 40 l mA The microphone recording parameters are the Audio Corder oe A e same which are set for the built in AV300 Set Title _ REcoo00 Set Artist Set Album Source Quality Sampling microphone If you want to change the microphone 49 Microphone gt 4 3 gt 4 22 05 kHz gt settings then you must go to the AV300 main menu and select AudioCorder and then Settings Click on ESC
17. y stop functioning Please power off and on in order to restore functionality 13 FCC Warning 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 Note During file transfer or in the PC mode if the EUT or computer suddenly freezes or does not respond it may be due to the electrostatic phenomenon Please follow the procedures below to recover the operation Unplug the USB cable from the EUT Close the software application in t
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