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1. 3 4 Changing the PlayMode If you would like the AV300 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 STOP ESC fo return to the AV300 main menu Move joystick to highlight Setup and click on PLAY Move the joystick in the Setup screen to highlight PlayMode Highlight one of the five PlayModes and click on ENTER to check that option With the Repeat amp Shuffle setting choose if the songs are to be played in order repeated or shuffled The Bookmark if set to ON will give you the option to mark your place in a video or music file and return to it the next time you turn on your AV300 While playing a video for example click on pause and then on Stop The AV300 will ask you if you would like to set a book mark Next time you turn on the AV300 you will be asked if you would like to continue playing from your bookmark Picture Pause seis the amount of time paused between pictures in the Play Mode slideshow mode Co O Single O Queue O Scan Repeat amp Shuffle Bookmark E as Af Picture Pause Am Play Mode 4 115817 07 Normal D On D d H Play Mode AV300 is currently playing from a Playlist Folder Play all tracks in the current directory All Play all tracks on AV300 Single Play a single track then stop Queue User
2. 7 4 Updating the AV300 Firmware Operating System OS Archos periodically updates the Operating System OS and makes it available for free download on the ARCHOS web site 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 Each time the AV300 starts up the OS version is displayed on the screen example OS Version 1 1 on the bottom right You will find the most recent version of the OS and its version number at the Archos web site www archos com under the category Software Download the CJBM AJZ file CUT Tse When you click on the link to download the new OS DY Sieden file the file name S CJ BM AJZ your browser May J OOKS SUSPICIOUS OF YOU Go not fully trust the source do not open or save thisfle i i warn you that the contents of the download may File name CJBM AJZ harm your computer This is because the Windows File type system does not know what a AJZ file is Be assured that Archos has made every effort to ensure that the file does not contain viruses Click on the option From ww archos com Would you like to open the file or save it to your computer Save fo download this file to a convenient place Open Saven Cancel More Info 5 EE such as My Documents in order to later copy this file to your AV300 If your AV300 is connected to your PC you can even
3. 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 MP3 music and the user does not access the machine it just sits and plays If you get significantly less time from a full charge call our technical support hot line 14 3 AV300 locks up freezes operation or Stops Problem the AV300 locks up None of the buttons work Solution if the lock buttons is set none of the buttons resoond Hold down the top function 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 AV300 Hold down on the STOP OFF button for 15 seconds and the AV300 will shut off Restart it normally now 14 4 The Computer locks up freezes operation or Stops Problem the computer locks up Answer most likely because you did not use the green safely remove hardware icon in the system tray in order to remove the AV300 from your computer 14 5 File issues corrupted data formatting and partitioning Problem on the AV300 find new file names and folder names that never created or they have strange gibberish names Answer most likely the AV300 s file allocation table FAT has been corrupted This could have been due to the AV300 shutting down due to low battery power while readin
4. When viewing still images JPEG and BMP on a television screen set this to Progressive to reduce flickering in the image 7 5 Power Settings These settings will help you to save battery power 126 817 13 el Power Battery operation Power Off Hea Backlight Off Aki KR Hard drive aomh DC Power operation Power Off C a a KEE You can set the AV300 to conserve power for both modes of operation when it is powered from the battery or when it is connected to the AC charger adapter DC Power operation Parameter Description Power Off 1 9 Never Values 1 9 represent the number of minutes of user inactivity no buttons pressed before the AV300 shuts off During the playback of MP3 and AVI files this setting takes effect only after the files are finished playing Backlight Off 1 11 Never These values represent 10 110 seconds of user inactivity no buttons pressed before the AV300 turns off the screen to conserve power During the playback of AVI files this setting only takes effect once the file is finished playing Hard disk 1 11 Never These values represent 10 110 seconds from the time of the last file access before the AV300 tells the internal hard disk to stop turning The longer this time is set the more often the hard disk 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
5. 2 8 Hardware Reset In the case that your AV300 freezes operation due to electrostatic phenomena for example you can actuate a hardware reset by holding down on the STOP ESC button for 15 seconds In normal operation the STOP ESC button will shut down the AV300 after being held down for 3 seconds 3 Playing MP3 music When you click on this icon in the main screen you will be sent directly to the Music folder This is a filtered access to browse the Music directory That is you will only see audio files types that are playable on the AV300 All other file types that may exist in this directory will be filtered from view Use the Joystick to highlight one of the factory installed music selections and then Click on PLAY If you hear nothing at first make sure you have adjusted the volume control on the headphone cord Play Mode One Directory Status Playing Volume maximum 31 Play Ores J mbiMusieiwes Burden DE oe aa oY level Charging Current Directory N Time of Day File format and rec info Artist or parent folder Wess Burde i Album or current folder r Brave Mew World Song title or file name 7 Mirror v a APIC Album picture MP9 120 kb s 44 1 KHz E VU Meter Relative location in the track Joystick action indicator Song elapsed time Left previous track rew Song time remaining O00 MOLU Oe Right next track fast fwd Song Length Up increase Volume Down decrease Vol
6. Main Video Pert Curent wideo frame 567 3547 Curent audio sample 1063426 6493663 Video data 1863KB 79KB s Audio data Projected ide size Video rendenng rate Time elapsed Total time estimated Progress Processing thread priority Normal x Iw Show input video Iw Show output video Click on Start and the program will call Virtual Dub to start processing the video Depending on the power and speed of your computer this could take real time a 60 minute long video re encoded in about 60 minutes or much longer As shown fo the left you will see the progress as it processes the video file If the Start button is grayed out it would be for one of two reasons 1 The source file is not a true AVI file Even if the file name ends with avi the internal file data determines if it is truly an AVI file 2 The Virtual Dub program was not located when Mpeg4 Translator was started up Close the program restart it and make sure you locate the Virtual Dub program A LI Creating MPEG4 Video Files The AV300 series support the viewing of JPEG pol and Bitmap omp image formats Progressive JPEG images are not supported The AV300 will resize the image fo fit on the built in screen or on a television screen if you choose the GPG 640x480 10Mar03 kafe za television Output option see section 7 4 The 5 yellow bar above the list of files indicates that you are in the filtered view meaning that only file
7. or ME edition this could cause problems Uninstall that driver and then reinstall the generic Windows Mass Storage Device driver e f Using a USB hub try connecting without using the hub some hubs are not powered and may not work with the AV300 e f using a USB port in the front of your computer try a USB port in the back Front USB ports are offen from non powered hubs e Do not connect to a USB port repeated through a keyboard e The USB driver software on your computer may be out of date Find your USB chipset type by going to My Computer gt Properties gt Device Driver gt Universal Serial Bus USB Controllers gt Host Controller You may have a chipset VIA Intel SIS or another It is possible that you do not have the latest software drivers for these chipsets For VIA updates check out www vidgarena com For Intel check out www intel com For SIS Uninstall the driver and reinstall the Windows default USB controller drivers e lf using a laptop computer and a docking station try connecting without the docking station e Shut off and reboot the computer and the AV300 and then try connecting again in the preferred order mentioned in section 5 1 e If Macintosh OS 10 1 x says it cannot mount the volume you can use Disk Utility to reformat the Jukebox hard disk to type MS DOS FAT32 However files will only be readable from a Macintosh not a Windows machine e Make sure in your system BIOS the USB port is c
8. the m3u Playlist files to your AV300 using Windows Explorer You will find all your MusicMatch saved Playlists in the directory v r s PER e Dr C Program Files MUSICMATCH MUSICMATCH Jukebox Playlist Default Copy the desired Playlist or Playlists from this directory to a your directory of choice on the AV300 we suggest the folder Playlists Once the AV300 Is disconnected from the computer locate the Playlist file and click on PLAY fo see it in a new window With the first song highlighted click once again on PLAY to start playing this Playlist 3 8 Using iTunes 4 with your AV300 a The easiest way to transfer music files between a Macintosh computer and your AV300 is to use the Macintosh Finder to drag and drop the files fo and V from your Macintosh However for Macintosh users who do want to use the AV300 with iTunes ARCHOS has developed a special i Tunes plug in You will find it on the included CD ROM in a folder called iTunes plug in 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 AV300 as a Device To make your user experience easy as possible please keep in mind the following 1 When you create your Playlists with iTunes you can only create Playlists from songs that have been copied to your AV300
9. the joystick Where the cursor is highlighting a file or folder that window is the source for the copy The destination folder will be the other window For example we want to copy the file Project X doc from the HD Data Files from Work folder to the HD Data Backed up Files folder We must start from the main screen Browser mode aj18 10 45 DL Ziproiect X doc 1 Locate the file to copy xj16 11 06 El Project X doc 2 Push the joystick to the right to open a new browser window aj18 11 06 parent folder K lproiect X doc 3 Push the joystick to the right again to move the cursor to the right browser and find the desired destination folder 4 3 Using the Virtual Keyboard D I Parent 713 Fie GI Folder 4 Move back to the left browser highlight the file to copy and select copy from the file menu The file will be copied to the folder in the right browser Entire folders can also be copied or moved in this same manner Itis recommended that you create folders and rename files or folders from your computer when it is connected to the AV300 The computer keyboard Is much easier Often times however you are not near your computer and you must enter the text directly with the AV300 For this the virtual keyboard screen will appear Each key has an upper case and lower case character The new text that e tli Currently in lower case you are typing in j j i i a i i j 1 mode Pres
10. Germany paepinda E mail SUPPO aaa 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 jo archos com Japanese Japan tech support kr archos com Korean Korea 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 fech support us archos com Subject AV300 Playing a Playlist WWW ARCHOS COM Worldwide Offices Fax 1 949 609 1414 United States amp Canada Europe amp Asia ARCHOS Technology ARCHOS S A 3 Goodyear Unit A 12 rue Amp re Irvine CA 92618 USA 91430 Igny Phone 1 949 609 1483 France Phone 33 0 169 33 169 0 Fax 33 0 169 33 169 9 United Kingdom Germany ARCHOS UK Limited Regus House Windmill Hill Business Park Whitehill Way Swindon Wiltshire SN5 6QR UK Phone 44 0 1793 44 15 10 Fax 44 0 1793 44 16 10 ARCHOS Deutschland GmbH Bredelaerstrasse 63 40474 Dusseldort Germany Tel 49 211 1520 384 FOX 49 211 1520 349 14 14 1 USB Connection issues Problem i cannot get my AV300 to be recognized by the computer Solutions e Only if using Windows 98SE you must first install the drivers from the included CD ROM e If you installed the Windows 98SE driver on your Windows XP 2000
11. ID3 Tags are information about the recording which is located inside of an MP3 music file When someone creates an MP3 music file he or she has the option of adding information to it This information can include among other things the name of the artist Wes Burden the album name Brave New World the title of the song Mirror and a small image of the album cover only joeg images not progressive joeg If these data are present the AV300 will disolay them on the screen when it plays the file If they are not present then the AV300 will display in order the name of the parent folder the name of the current folder and then the name of the file Wes Burden Brave Hew Word As of the writing of this manual there are two versions of ID3 tags that are firmly established standards ID3 version 1 and ID3 version 2 Your AV300 can read either version of tags and display the information If both sets of tags have information the data from the ID3 version 2 tag will be displayed Other tag information may include composer year genre of music etc These other tag data are not currently used by the AV300 If you would like to add ID3 tag data such as an album cover graphic or change the current tags in a current MP3 file you can use the supplied MusicMatch program to do so 3 3 Changing the sound settings If you would like to customize the sound quality you can adjust the Bass Treble and other audio settings to suit your part
12. X 10 2 Jaguar and newer 25 Windows ME 2000 XP Home professional 25 Windows 98SE 25 5 2 Disconnecting the AV300 from your Computer 27 Windows 27 Macintosh 28 6 Recording MP3 Music 29 Microphone 30 External Microphone 30 Analog Line In 30 Digital Input SPDIF 30 Incremental Recording 30 6 1 Bit Rate Table amp Sample Rates 31 7 Settings 32 7 1 Sound Settings 32 7 2 Play Mode and Play Order Settings 32 7 3 Clock Settings 32 7 4 Display Settings 33 7 5 Power Settings 34 7 6 System Settings Oo 7 7 Updating the AV300 Firmware Operating System OS 36 Download the CJBM AJZ file 36 Read the History txt File 36 Copy to AV300 root and Update 36 8 Playing MPEG4 Video Files 37 9 Creating MPEG4 Video Files 38 How to create an MPEG4 video file 38 PC Tools 38 Macintosh Users 39 9 1 Installing the PC Software 39 DivX Codec 39 Virtual Dub 39 MPG4 Translator 39 MP3 Sound Codec 40 9 2 Using MPEG4 Translator 40 Select Source amp Destination Files 4 Change Settings 4 Target amp Priority 4 Start 42 10 Creating MPEG4 Video Files 43 10 1 Viewing Photos 43 Magnifying Photos 43 Multiple Photo View 43 10 2 Viewing a slideshow 44 11 Using MusicMatch software 45 12 Optional Add ons 46 13 Technical Support 47 14 Troubleshooting 49 14 1 USB Connection issues 49 14 2 Charging and Power issues 50 14 3 AV300 locks up freezes operation or Stops 50 14 4 The Computer locks up freezes operation or Stops 50 14 5 File iss
13. e Using the joystick to highlight the Language parameter e Now move the joystick to the Right or Left to choose the desired language e Choose French German or English e The language displayed will change immediately e Click on the STOP ESC button to exit this Language 4 English screen 2 5 Foreign Character Sets Starting with version 1 2 of the Operating System OS you have the possibility to display your file names folder names and MP3 ID3 tags in various Character sets ex Korean Simplified Chinese etc You can find the language files CodePage_name AFZ on the included Installation CD in the folder PC 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 AFZ into the folder system on the AV300 Disconnect your AV300 from your computer and then restart it File names folder names and ID3 tags written using the Microsoft codepage for the language will now be displayed in that character set Only one AFZ can be used ata time thus you should only put one AFZ file into the system folder When an AFZ language file is used the interface language will automatically be reset to English 2 6 Charging the Batteries Use ONLY an Archos charger adapter that is specified for the AV300 Other chargers or adapters may damage the AV300 The green CHG indicator lights up to indicate that the external adapter is connected
14. 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 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 Any product tampered with or damaged warranty seal or serial number label Any product without a warranty or serial number label 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 th
15. our website WWW ARCHOS COM for a list and specifications of our optional AV300 add on modules and accessories FireWire Interface Cable FM Remote Control Digital Video Recorder DVR 100 SmartMedia memory card reader CompactFlasn memory card reader AVCam 300 3 3 megapixel digital Still Camera and camcorder Traveler case Car cigarette lighter power adapter 43 Technical Support Consumable items included with your product are not under warranty cables headphones etc If technical support Telephone or E mail 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 There is an FAQ Frequently Asked Questions section at the ARCHOS Website www archos com that can help answer many of your questions If you need technical help you may contact ARCHOS directly in your own language via these phone numbers For other countries please use e mail technical support Fegriegpgerk Telephone GEET 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 200030 France 002 4827 1143 Italy 0207 949 0115 UK 02 050 405 10 Netherlands 069 6698 4714
16. play back a video created with MPEG4 Translator get no sound Answer You need to have an MP3 encoder installed on your computer when using MP4 Translator See section 9 1 Problem When play back a video file on my AV300 it seems to jump or skip frames Now and then yet when play if on my PC it runs fine Answer It may be that the original video was encoded at an NTSC frame rate of 30fps and your AV300 is set to display the output as PAL see the system display settings or vice versa Try changing this to the other setting
17. save it directly to the AV300 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 AV300 root and Update When updating your Operating System you must keep the AC charger adapter plugged into the AV300 so that it will not shut down due to low batteries while you are performing the update Connect your AV300 to your computer see chapter 5 and then copy the CJBM AJZ file to the root directory of the AV300 The root directory is the top most level of the directory hierarchy Just drag this AJZ file onto the AV300 Hard disk in your file manager and it will place it in the top most directory If there is already an older version of the CJBM AJZ file on your AV300 Windows will ask if you want to overwrite the current file Click on Yes Once this file is copied safely disconnect the AV300 from the computer see chapter 5 IV Always ask before opening this type of file a Next go to the system parameters and then scroll down to Update Wi gt Firmware and click on it The AV300 will search for the AJZ file and sep System will ask you to click Yes to start the update Follow the on screen instructions When completed the AV300 will restart itself and you will see the new OS version displayed on the bottom right of the screen H Playing MPEG4 Video Files The AV300 series can play video files of sizes up to 640 by
18. 368 pixels in European Le standard The AV300 will not directly play files of type mov mpg mpeg nor ON deo fles created with codecs other than XviD and Divx If you have some of these other file tyoes that you would like to view on your AV300 you must use the software on the included CD to re encode them into the proper XviD or DivX MP4 with an MP3 sound stream See chapter 9 for more details Like a music file you simply select the file from the Browser mode and then click on PLAY GO To send the video signal out to a television first connect the supplied A V cable to your television s auxiliary inputs The yellow lead of the cable is the video signal the Red for Right stereo and White for left stereo Switch your television to auxiliary video input often found just below 1 channel 1 sometimes called L1 or L2 Press and Zig me g hold the PLAY button for three seconds The built in AV320 screen will go blank and a video signal will be sent out to the television If you don t see a clear image you may have to set your AV320 to your local television standard NTSC or PAL Hold down on the PLAY button for three seconds to return to the built in screen mode You will have to stop your video and go to the system Display Settings in the Setup menu Click on Display then select NTSC for North American televisions or PAL for European televisions Press and hold the ON button for three seconds to switch back to viewin
19. English Language User Manual ARCHOS VIDEO AV ZOO SERIES USB 2 0 Hard Disk MP3 Player MP3 Recorder JPEG Viewer MPEG4 Personal Video Player ARCHOS Think smaller User Guide for ARCHOS VIDEO AV320 AV340 amp AV380 version 3 0 p n 102 253V3 Please visit our web site fo download the most recent manual and software for this product Table of Contents 1 Ports Buttons and Connections 8 2 First Time Usage 9 2 1 Plugging in the AC Adapter 9 2 2 Turning on the AV300 9 2 3 Shutting off the AV300 and Battery saving features 9 2 4 Changing the Language 10 2 5 Foreign Character Sets 10 2 6 Charging the Batteries 10 2 7 Caring for the AV300 11 2 8 Hardware Reset 11 3 Playing MP3 music 12 3 1 Playing through your HiFi system 13 3 2 ID3 Tags 13 3 3 Changing the sound settings 14 Button Lock 15 3 4 Changing the PlayMode 15 3 5 Playlist Creation and Running 16 Playing a Playlist 16 Creating a Playlist 17 Saving a Playlist 17 3 6 Adding songs to a Playlist while listening to Music 18 3 7 Creating and Using Playlists with MusicMatch 18 3 8 Using iTunes 4 with your AV300 19 4 Using the Browser 20 4 1 Navigating the Directory Structure 20 4 2 File and Folder Operations 21 File Operations 21 Folder Operations 21 Copying and Moving Files and Folders 21 4 3 Using the Virtual Keyboard 22 5 Connecting Disconnecting the AV300 24 5 1 Connecting the AV300 24 Macintosh OS 9 X 24 Macintosh OS X 24 Macintosh OS
20. S AV cable audio stereo and headphone jack B Audio In audio Stereo Analog Line in amp microphone in amp Audio Stereo SPDIF Digital In out C Built in Microphone be sure you set the recording settings to microphone D USB 2 0 port Insert USB cable mini jack here and attach other end to computer USB port USB 1 1 compatible E DC In to power the unit and charge the internal batteries with the external AC adapter charger Use ONLY an Archos adapter F Factory diagnostic this is a special port reserved for factory diagnostics You should not attempt to use this port 2 First Time Usage Please understand that this device has a CPU hard disk and Operating System OS and thus it is more like a computer than like a DVD player VCR or television If you are not familiar with using a Computer it would be particularly useful to take the time to read through all sections of this manual 2 1 Plugging in the AC Adapter e Use only the included ARCHOS charger adapter e Before using for the first time charge the batteries for a full four hours e You may use the Archos Video AV300 after the first half hour of charging but this will increase the necessary charging time 2 2 Turning on the AV300 e Hold the PLAY ON button for four seconds The center red indicator light will go on be patient it will take about 8 seconds for the operating system will boot up e H the unit shuts off after holding the ON bu
21. The batteries will charge automatically when the AC adapter charger is plugged in This light will stay on even when the batteries are fully charged You should charge the AV300 for four hours without use or six hours using it while charging to get a full charge Once charged you can get up to 10 hours of MP3 music playback time and up to 3 2 hours of AVI video playback time on the built in screen from the batteries The AV300 is made with integrated batteries which are designed to last for the life of the AV300 This means that you will not have to change them If in the exceptional case the batteries need changing this should only be done by an Archos technician 10 depending on how much manipulation the user does while the AV is playing 2 7 Caring for the AV300 The Archos Video AV300 is an electronic product that needs to be treated with more care than typical consumer electronic products e Do not subject it to shock e Do not subject it to heat Be careful that the surface it Is on is a flat clear surface Placing the AV300 on a pillow blanket or carpet may restrict the necessary ventilation that it needs This increase in operating temperature may cause damage to the device e Keep the AV300 away from water and excessively humid areas e Keep the AV300 away from high electromagnetic fields e Keep any connected cords to the AV300 neatly arranged This light product could fall if a cord is accidentally pulled by a child
22. a software program that makes a hardware device work Cancel 1 Windows 98SE has recognized a new piece of hardware the AV300 and starts its wizard Click on Next Add New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for new drivers in its driver database on your hard drive and in any of the following selected locations Click Next to start the search lV Specify a location D Drivers v Browse SE 3 Uncheck all of the checked boxes and then check the box Specify a location Type in the drive letter of your CD player usually D or E followed by Drivers Click on Next and Windows will then load the correct drivers Add Hew Handwae wWwizani a _ ARCHOS A 300 USB D adapter Wino bar breed nalng lhe saibhear lhal pour me hardware device eg ger Add New Hardware Wizard What do you want Windows to do qeaveccccsscersscscssssssncsssscsssecsssnssensssssessseansesesssesessssssssnsssssosssasasssessensey n A E O Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location so you can select the driver you want 2 Click on the button Search for the best driver Open up the CD tray on your computer and insert the included Archos CD ROM and then close the tray Now click on Next Add New Hardware Wizard Windows driver file search for the device ARCHOS A 300 USB2 0 adapter Windows is now ready to install the best driver for this device Click Back to select a different driver or cl
23. an jump back and forth between these two windows by pushing the joystick to the left or right Continue searching and adding songs in this manner until you are satisfied A Playlist has a maximum of 5000 songs that can be added We recommend that you save your Playlists Saving a Playlist It is recommended that each time you create GE d a Playlist you save it to a separate folder called Belerave New World Playlists These lists take very little space on your ci hard disk 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 push the joystick to the right You will then see the list Of songs in the current Playlist Click the top function button then choose Save You will then SSS 21 be able to give the Playlist file a name To use the Move 717 Delete virtual keyboard see section 4 3 Using the Virtual Keyboard Move Allows you to change the place in the list of a given song Just click on Move and then use the joystick fo move the song up or down the list Delete Will delete the song from the Playlist It will not delete the actual song Itself from your hard disk just from the current Playlist Important Once you save a Playlist it is important that you do not move the actual MP3 files as the Playlist searches in the original file location If you need to move your MP3 files to a different folder you ll have to recreate your Playlist 3 6 Addi
24. an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Note During file transfer or in the PC mode if the End User Terminal 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 End User Terminal EUT Close the software application in the computer or re boot the computer if necessary Re connect the USB cable to the End User Terminal EUT In case of Electrostatic Discharge the AV300 may lose function Just power off and on in order to restore 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 omis
25. can queue the next track to be played f a PE Scan AV300 plays first 15 seconds of each trackTT tTQueue Mode While the current song is playing click on Navigate 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 aft this time the AV300 will play the next song in the directory ttsScan Mode Each track in the directory is played for 15 seconds This allows a quick sample of each song If you want to play the whole song click on the Play button during those first 15 seconds The AV300 will then revert to single directory mode and play the rest of the songs in the directory without scanning 3 5 Playlist Creation and Running Playing a Playlist A Playlist is a list of songs that the AV300 will automatically play one after the other The AV300 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 as a file file type m3u to be used another time There is no azz MUSIC limit to the number of Playlists you can save on the AV300 hard disk K Playlists are indicated by a special list icon circled icon to the left To play a Playlist you simply scroll to the Playlist such as Jazz Music show
26. ct arrow in the system tray will then allow you to safely disconnect the AV300 1 The safe remove icon Is in the system tray next to the clock ra ds aia Windows XP Windows 98SE Windows 2000 amp Windows ME 2 Click on the icon to eject unmount the AV300 from the computer and select the Safely remove message Windows XP Windows 98SE 3 There will be a message indicating that it is now safe to disconnect the AV300 You can now go ahead and unplug the USB cable from the AV300 i Safe To Remove Hardware x A The HITACHI DE S lange non rene be odole rreren meter spin The USB Mass Storage Device device can now be safely removed from the system Windows XP Windows 98SE Note Hitachi_DK23DA 20 only indicates the type of hard disk used inside of the AV300 B Connecting Disconnecting the AV300 Macintosh JUKEBOX k Drag the AV300 hard disk icon towards the trashcan the trashcan will become a big arrow as shown in the screen shot to the left Mac OS 9 x will still retain the trashcan icon This is OK don t worry Drop the hard disk icon onto the arrow or trashcan The hard disk icon will disappear from the desktop You can now safely unplug the USB cable from your AV300 and or computer 6 Recording MP3 Music With the AV 300 series you do not need a computer to create MP3 music files It is capable of recording from the b
27. d media regardless of file type If set to OFF it will only read file types that the AV300 is capable of playing Middle Joystick Off default On When set to On pressing straight down on the joystick while it is in the center position will give the same results as pressing the ENTER GO button DSP Frequency Standard Overclock yellow Overclock red This setting controls the soeed of the internal Digital Signal Processor which displays video images The Standard frequency is fine for most all applications and is guaranteed to be a stable operating environment If you have a large video image 640x368 or larger for example increasing the DSP speed to overclock yellow or overclock red could increase the smoothness of the playback and help reduce any visual compression artifacts Overclocking as with PCs in general is not guaranteed to always work and could in some instances hang a video or overheat the DSP and force a thermal power off condition The majority of users need only to use the Standard setting Remote Control See instructions in the DVR 100 user manual Update Firmware Used to update the Jukebox Multimedia to a new version of the Operating System See section 4 5 below on how to do this Firmware Version Displays the current version of the Operating System OS Hard Disk Displays amount of free soace and used space Hard Disk Serial no Displays the serial number of the internal hard disk
28. d for audio video out with AV cable Power Internal rechargeable Lithium lon batteries External charger adapter Physical Dimensions Temperature Range 112 x 82x31 mm 4 4 x 3 2 x 1 2 inches 350g 12 5 oz 5 C to 35 C running 20 C to 45 C storage System Requirements PC Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Pentium Il 246MHz with 64MB ram Mac OS 9 2 or X 10 2 4 IMac G3 or higher DivX is a trademark of DivXNetworks INC Depending on usage stop start writing d Ports Buttons and Connections Built in microphone CHG AC adapter is connected Line amp external microphone audio input ON Unit is on Headphone amp AV output HDD Hard Disk being accessed Expansion Port Play Pause Enter On Play the currently selected item pause and play again Long press turns on the AV300 Long press to switch between external and built in video Stop Esc Off Stop currently playing file Escape from current operation Long press to shut off Remove rubber cap to reveal Mini Centronics port for add ons such as Camera FM Remote control Digital Video Aud Recorder Firewire _ 4 interface etc Joystick TFT Screen Move select or Adjust Left right up or 320 x 240 pixels QVGA Functions Display amp Buttons down These three function buttons actuate the associated functions displayed on the bottom of the screen A Headphone AV out television output use ARCHO
29. d older MPEG and MPEG2 files must be re encoded into this format Although you may have a bit of a learning curve in the initial re encoding of video files once you have the process down it is just a matter of letting your PC or Mac go to work and create video files for playing on your AV300 Another much simpler method to create MPEG4 videos is to _ use the Archos DVR 100 optional add on as shown to the left It is a device that clicks into the expansion port of the AV300 and allows you to record a video source just like a video cassette recorder VCR by connecting a cable between your video source TV VCR and the AV300 This method does not require any re encoding or that you install the above mentioned software See the instructions that come with the DVR 100 for an explanation on how to connect it and make recordings with it ATTENTION you should also take care to understand the copyright laws for your country and or jurisdiction Commercially produced video materials are typically copyright protected and your legal right to copy such material may be limited or restricted Please see a law professional if you are unsure PC Tools The AV320 is delivered with a CD ROM that includes two PC based programs that allow you to create MP4 Simple Profile AVI video files They are the MP4 Translator and Virtual Dub The MP4 Translator will call the Virtual Dub program and give it the correct parameters to encode your video from its
30. e 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 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 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into
31. ed by Archos is a Front end for the Virtual Dub program It has a simple interface which you use and it then fells 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 AV300 When you run it for the first time the Mpeg4 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 MP3 Sound Codec Remember in order for the AV300 to be able to play the video it must have an MP3 MPEG layer 3 stereo sound track If the source video file did not have an MP3 stereo sound track then your destination file will have no sound MPG4 translator will signal this error condition Obviously it is pretty useless to have the video file without sound What you will need in this case is an MP3 encoder for Virtual Dub to use There are MP3 encoders usually packaged together as an encoder and decoder available on the Web for you to download If you choose to use the LAME codec make sure that you have a version built with the ACM front end You can find other MP3 codecs on the web by using the search terms ACM MP3 and CODEC in your favorite web search engine Once this MP3 codec is installed into your system Mpeg4 Translator will be able to create final video files with MP3 sound even if the source video file does not have an MP3 so
32. enu 7 4 Display Settings These settings regulate how and where the screen image is displayed 130g 16 41 Display A Engish TV Standard 4 NTSC USA gt Video Output Intemal LCD gt Video X Position 4 44 Jo Video Y Position 40 Jo LD Brightness O D02 Image Display 0 Interlaced H Parameter Description Language The Jukebox Multimedia can be set to English default French or German 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 Video Output Internal LCD or External TV To display via the built in LCD screen or to view the display via an external television Use the included combination audio video cable to connect the AV300 to a television Holding the ON button for three seconds will also alternate between these two options Be sure your television is selecting the correct external input Video X Pos 15 to 15 To displace images or videos on the television screen to the left or right Video Y Pos 15 to 15 To displace images or videos on the television screen up or down LCD Brightness 0 1 2 The 3 brightness levels for the built in LCD screen Image Display Interlaced Progressive This is the way the video output will be sent to the television
33. er and a sound track that is stereo MP3 Please install the programs in the following order DivX Codec This software will install the DivX Compression Decompression onto your PC You should shut off any anti virus programs when installing this or other codec software This is not a program that is run by itself Rather it installs background software which allows your computer to do high quality video compression This is the MPEG4 compressed video type that the AV300 knows how to play You can find this codec software as well as an application that allows you to play DivX videos on your PC at the web site www divx com There are three versions of the software found at their web site You can choose the basic free version This will give you the codec that you will need For Macintosh users DivX re encoding software Is just in its infancy Currently DivXnetworks has released only a QuickTime decoder component not an encoder Virtual Dub A utility for transcoding one video file into another This is a general purpose transfer and cleanup utility which has many options allowing for even the most difficult video translations When you install it from the CD ROM it will automatically unzip It will prompt you to save it to C Program Files VirtualDub You should use this default directory location Otherwise you will have to instruct the Mpeg4 translator program where to find it MPG4 Translator This program develop
34. g or writing to your computer via the USB connection To fix a corrupted FAT problem you should use the Error Checking utility or the Check Disk utility explained at the end of this section Attention Windows and Macintosh often write extra files to the hard disk such as finder def or System volume info These are normal and will not harm the AV300 Problem have been using my AV300 to transfer files back and forth between different computers Will defragmenting the AV300 hard disk do any harm fo it Answer defragmenting the AV300 hard disk may be useful after having transferred many files to and from the AV300 It is never harmful to use the defragmenter on the AV300 Make sure no other program is running while using the Windows defragmenter Utility Make sure you power the AV300 with the external power adapter during this procedure Problem i have copied files to my AV300 via USB from my computer but now cannot see these files on the device Answer you have probably transferred a file which the AV300 cannot play for example a PDF MOV or DOC file Go to the System Settings under Setup on the main screen and you will find a parameter called Show all files If you set it fo on the AV300 will show all files even if it cannot play the file vou must browse via the browser mode from the main menu screen The browser will show a icon indicating that it is not one of the standard file types that it can play Problem want to reforma
35. g on the built in screen avi 14 34 04May03 abluz 16 parent folder Jcarmival ski vacation i MotorWorld Potluck Parent While viewing a video file you can e Use the PLAY GO button to pause unpause the video e Use the Joystick UP DOWN to control the volume e Hold the Joystick RIGHT LEFT to fast forward or fast rewind through the video e Click the top function button to go to display the elapsed and remaining video play time e Click the center function button to access the Setup screen e Click on the bottom function button to put the video into slow motion view You can cycle through the values Normal speed 2 speed speed and 1 8 speed The sound is muted when in slow motion 9 Creating MPEG4 Video Files How to create an MPEG4 video file Please understand that video re encoding is not always a simple one button process Video segments that come from your digital camcorder or which are freely available on the Internet are encoded in many different ways If not already in the proper MPEG4 Simple Profile format transforming these videos into this format readable by the AV300 requires use of the below mentioned software tools This is due to the relatively new nature of the ISO International Standards Organization MPEG4 video format Unlike its predecessors MPEG1 and MPEG2 there are a number of levels in this format and thus not all MPEG4 video files will work on all MPEG4 players an
36. grounds for replacement or repair of the product Dear Customer ARCHOS thanks you for your choice of this exciting AV300 product Never before has one been able to carry with him or her so much information be it MP3 music MP4 videos or JPEG pictures and be able to enjoy these without a computer We are sure that your AV300 will give you years of listening and viewing enjoyment Of Course you can always use it as a regular portable hard disk too This guide will explain to you the functions of the AV300 Our engineers 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 AV300 you can Play MPEG 4 movies to a television or video projector e View JPEG and BMP images Listen to MP3 music files Use it as a voice recorder Record MP3 music directly from your hi fi without a computer Store MP3 MP4 JPEG or any type of data file Create music Playlists View JPEG slide shows Add a variety of options such as the 3 3 Megapixel Digital Camera and Camcorder the Digital Video Recorder the FM radio remote control FireWire interface cable or the CompactFlash memory card reader We wish you many years of enjoyment from your AV300 product Don t forget to check our web site www archos com category software as we periodically update the Archos Video AV300 internal operating software OS to offer new funct
37. he STOP button 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 by moving the joystick up and down Microphone The built in microphone is located on the top of the AV300 unit next to the audio input jack Make sure that you have selected Microphone as the input source in the pre recording Settings screen External Microphone If you would like to use your own external microphone you can do so by choosing this setting For best results the external microphone should be a dynamic microphone with an impedance of 300 ohms Make sure that you have selected External Mic as the input source in the pre recording Settings screen This method is preferable over the built in microphone as the built in one can pick up the noise of the internal hard disk Analog Line In You can record from any line level audio source to the Line in jack on the top side of the AV300 Use the included stereo cable Red Right and White Left to connect to your Hifi system home CD player etc Do not connect the yellow connector to anything To record from a source such as a portable CD player you will need to buy a cable with mini jack 3 5mm male connectors on both sides Be careful that the source audio is supplying a line level and not an amplified signal Usually turning down the volume on the player will work An amplified signal wi
38. hecked ON not Off Usually this just happens on old machines e On Win98SE if there is a line lastdrive in the config sys file make sure that it is lastdrive z Typically only on old machines e Ifthe Files Allocation Table FAT gets corrupted the AV300 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 e Windows XP may recognize the AV300 hard disk 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 disk and selecting the option Change drive letter and paths ag Problem what do do if 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 AV300 including Windows Explorer If this does not work shut down all programs wait 20 seconds then try the green arrow again If this does not work you should shut down the computer and disconnect the USB cable once the computer is off 14 2 Charging and Power issues You do not need to fully discharge the batteries before recharging them Empty batteries will take 4 hours to charge without usage More if you use the unit while charging It
39. hecking program e Make sure you check the box to automatically fix errors e Be patient this may take a while Windows may ask you to restart the computer to make certain Windows files available This is OK click on Yes Windows XP amp 2000 Running Check Disk Utility ChkDsk If you still have problems with the file system on your AV300 you can try to fix it using the DOS utility check disk chkdsk Do the following e Make sure external AC adapter is powering the AV300 e Quit all running applications e Properly connect the AV300 to your computer as explained in chapter 5 e Wait patiently up to 5 minutes for Windows XP to show the local drive as mounted e Opena DOS window Programs gt Accessories gt Command Prompt e At the prompt type chkdsk e f Use e or f or whatever drive letter is representing your AV300 The f argument tells the program to automatically fix errors e Be patient this may take a while e When it is finished exit the DOS Window and properly disconnect the AV300 from your computer 14 6 Video Playback Recording Re encoding Problem When play back a video created with MPEG4 Translator it has problems with synchronisation of sound and image Answer It may be because the original fille had an MP3 track that was encoded with Variable Bit Rate VBR You will need to re encode the file Using an MP3 codec to create an MP3 sound track that is Constant Bit Rate CBR Problem When
40. ick Next to continue Location of driver Cancel 4 Windows will now copy from the CD to your computer s hard disk all the files it needs to make the USB connection operational Click on Next to tell Windows to install the driver 5 Windows will indicate when it has finished copying the drivers Click on Finish Do not unplug the AV300 from the computer yet JUKEBOM EI Once finished you should restart your computer Upon restart it will automatically recognize the connected device the AV300 It will be seen as another hard disk in Windows Explorer 5 2 Disconnecting the AV300 from your Computer WARNING You must properly remove unmount your AV300 from the computer before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing the computer and or the AV300 DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE USB CABLE AT ANY TIME Windows To safely disconnect the AV300 hard disk click on the system tray remove icon green arrow as shown below and follow the instructions Wait until you get a message saying that you can safely unplug the device before disconnecting the USB cable Attention The operating system will not allow you to safely disconnect the Multimedia AV300 if you have an open file from it in a running application You will have to close all open AV300 files in any running application Sometimes even when files are closed in an application you will have to shut down the application Using the green disconne
41. icular taste Click on STOP ESC fo return to the main AV300 menu Move the joystick to highlight Setup and click on PLAY ENTER Move the joystick in the Setup screen to highlight Sound Click PLAY The Sound settings screen will appear Use Left and Right to change a paramefter s value If music is currently playing you will hear the sound change as you adjust values Use Up and Down on the joystick to select a different parameter Click on STOP ESC when finished Sound 4 Lapa oz 11 42 Volume Ha DE The Sound Parameters Parameter Description Volume 32 levels of volume 0 31 Bass 10 levels Decreases or Increases the low frequencies Treble 10 levels Decreases or Increases the high frequencies Loudness 10 levels Increases the low mid frequencies Balance 10 levels Favors the right or left channel of the Stereo signal Bass Boost 10 levels Increases the very low frequencies Pitch 15 levels Decreases or Increases the music playback speed Reset button Readjusts all settings to their default settings Button Lock To lock all the AV300 buttons from being accidentally pressed press and hold the top function button for three seconds The AV300 will put the message Buttons locked on the bottom of the screen Pressing the buttons at this point will have no effect Press and hold the top function button again for three seconds and the buttons will become unlocked
42. ill be displayed Again you can use the joystick and PLAY button to find and display any one of these nine pictures Click the function button once more fo return to single image view 10 2 Viewing a slideshow CJPG 640x480 10Mar03 gesos 44 By clicking on Slideshow the AV300 will present HD Phato Christoph A each picture in the current folder for a set amount of time and then go on to the next picture You can set the amount of time that each picture ALP L SD Christoph 02 Christoph_03 e stays on the screen under Setup gt PlayMode gt Eee Picture Pause This parameter is the number of m ai a seconds each picture displays on the screen Gaichristoph o8 Christoph 09 gd d Using MusicMatch software For people using Windows operating systems this software will helo you to create MP3 files from your music CDs create Playlists and add change ID 3 tag information Artist Album Song title Album cover To transfer MP3 files from your PC or Mac to your AV300 we advise you to use your fille management system PC Windows Explorer Macintosh Finder and not the built in send to device function See the color How do I get my MP3s on my Jukebox card packaged with the AV300 Installing Music Match Installing Music Match software on your PC is quite simple Just slip the included CD into your CR ROM drive and the Autorun system will present you with a list of installatio
43. ions and improved features Wishing you the best Video Music and Photo experience The ARCHOS TEAM Technical Specifications ARCHOS VIDEO AV320 AV340 AV380 Storage Capacity Model AV320 20GB AV340 40GB AV380 80GB Computer Interface Image Playback High Speed USB 2 0 compatible USB 1 1 Optional FireWire cable JPG and BMP 4 8 24 bit images any size Audio Playback Stereo MP3 decoding 30 320 kb s CBR amp VBR Audio Recording Stereo MP3 encoding 30 160kb s VBR Video Playback Up to 640x304 30 frames sec NTSC or up to 640x368 25 frames sec PAL Up to 640 x 480 resolution at lower frame rates MPEG 4 Simple Profile compliant AVI format DivxX 4 0 amp 5 0 amp XviD MP3 stereo sound tracks near DVD picture quality Screen 3 8 inch color LCD QVGA 320x240 pixels 262 thousand colors Television Video output on AV out connector to PAL EU or NTSC US televisions Playback Autonomy Up to 10 hours on MP3 up to 3 L en hours video on built in screen Scalability Free Operating System updates downloadable from ARCHOS web site Expansion Port Mini centronics 50 pin For optional modules FM Remote Control Firewire interface cable DVR Digital Video Recorder AVCam 300 digital camera and camcorder CompactFlash card reader AV Connections Audio line in amp microphone in also doubles as SPDIF in out AV out for headphones line out an
44. ll make for a terribly distorted recording Make sure that you have selected Analog Line In as the input source in the pre recording Setup screen You can also use a high quality pre amplified microphone such as the one Archos sells as an option Digital Input SPDIF The digital input is for SPDIF enabled audio devices The AV300 runs the wire based protocol not optical To record or play via the SPDIF digital audio connection you will use the AV cable delivered with the Jukebox Place it in the LINE IN jack On the other end of the cable the yellow RCA connector works as both the IN and the OUT You will have to swap this from the SPDIF IN and OUT on your SPDIF enabled audio system as needed Incremental Recording While recording you will notice the center function button labeled Next This allows you to create incremental recordings That is 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 RECOOO00_01 RECOOO0_02 etc This is good for recording old cassettes and old vinyl records You can click on the Next button during the blank space between each song That way each song of the vinyl disk or audio cassette will be one single MP3 file 6 1 Bit Rate Table amp Sample Rates WEY Fle Average bit rates for Recording Quality Parameter Sampling Ra
45. n options You can then choose Music Match in the language of your choice When installing MusicMatch if will ask you to enter a serial number You will find the serial number printed on the paper pouch that the CD was packaged in If for some reason the autorun does not present the menu when you place the CD into your computer you can run the installation via the executable program in the folder MUSICMATCH You will see a number of languages offered How to use MUSIC MATCH musicmatch a There is an extensive helo and Tutorial section in MusicMatch to show you how to use it Oii Just click on the help button as shown above Hek tuna nki once you have installed it to go to either the vn Te Musi MusicMatch help or to the Tutorial shown to cromo cos iias babei WD Whats hor e See S rusian the left MusicMatch for Macintosh recommend that you use the iTUnes program from Apple included with ep The MusicMatch program for Macintosh has been discontinued We your Macintosh computer For Macintosh users Archos has created a plug in for iTunes You will find a folder on the installation CD containing the Archos iTunes plug in which allows the iTunes program to recognize the AV300 as an iTUnes device There is a JPEG image next to the plug in which will show you where to copy the plug in Restart the iTunes program and you will recognize your AV300 as a device 12 0 Please see
46. n to the left and click on PLAY The list of songs will be loaded into the internal memory of the AV300 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 Playlist then choose Shuffle You can open a Playlist file Playlisthame m3u on your computer with a text editor such as Notepad and you will see that it is merely a list of files to be E Jazz Music m3u Notepad ali played along with the hard disk path to find them If up NSS Eve Ve STS you delete a Playlist from your AV300 you are only f Music wes Burden Mirror m Jmusic wes Burden Through the rain mp3 deleting the list and not the music Itself Example of the contents of the m3u Playlist file Jazz Music Creating a Playlist Ame fs 39 TO create a Playlist press the RIGHT button while you are in the Music browser A second window is opened on the right side to display the Playlist contents You can now start adding songs to the current Playlist In the left window search for the songs you would like to add to your Playlist Once the song Is highlighted click on the Add function button to add it to the Playlist The song q 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 c
47. ne you will not need any special drivers or extensions You simply plug the AV300 into your Macintosh as Macinteeh HD enumerated above and within a few seconds the AV300 will be recognized as a mass storage device Hard Disk and mount on the desktop You can now use the Hard disk called JUKEBOX like any other external hard disk JUKEBOX o g Macintosh OS X We highly recommend that you update to Macintosh OS 10 2 4 or later If you have Mac OS X before the 10 2 upgrade you will find that version 10 1 will mount the AV300 as a hard disk on your desktop but ONLY after a very long wait up to 10 minutes Version 10 0 of OS X does not have the ability to properly recognize a mass storage device such as the AV300 Macintosh OS X 10 2 Jaguar and newer d Gi Fri 10 46 Ifyou have OS 10 2 you must Update to version 10 2 4 or newer This is a free Update from Apple Computer You will not require A any special installation of software drivers or extensions You Macintoeh HD simply plug the AV300 into your Macintosh as enumerated above and within a few seconds the AV300 will be recognized as a mass storage device Hard Disk and mount on the desktop You can now use the Hard disk called JUKEBOX like any other JUKEBOX external hard disk Windows ME 2000 XP Home professional When connected the AV300 will be E My Con puter File Edit Men Favorites Tools Help R recognized as a Mass S
48. ng length video length photo size number of kilobytes used of hard disk space date file was made etc Delete Delete the file permanently from the AV300 Before it is deleted the AV300 will ask Delete file xxxxx Use the function keys 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 function keys 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 the next section 4 3 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 the next section 4 3 to enter the new folder name Copying and Moving Files and Folders By using the unique Archos double browser system you can copy or move files from one location in the file structure to another caution there is a limit of 1000 files per folder maximum You simply move the joystick to the right and a second browser window will open The double browser can be used in Photo View Left browser is a plugged in memory card and right browser the AV300 hard disk Music View Left browser is the AV300 hard disk and right browser the music Playlist Browser View Two browser windows to browse two different parts of the AV300 hard disk In the Browser mode you can jump between the two windows using the left and right of
49. ng songs to a Playlist while listening to Music This can only be done if you have entered your music folder via the Music filter 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 e While playing a song click on Playlist The Playlist will open 4 e Push the joystick to the left to go to the hard disk browser e e Select the song or folder of songs to add then click button Add D aa A e Click ESC to return to the playing screen 3 7 Creating and Using Playlists with MusicMatch You can use the included MusicMatch program to create Playlists that you can then save to your AV300 ATTENTION Before creating a Playlist make sure you are choosing mp3 files from your AV300 and not mp3 music e ee ees files from your computer s hard disk If you created your F O W e oO Playlists from MP3 files that are on the AV300 then you E CaN Simply transfer these Playlists to the AV3OO That is the AV300 must have been connected to the computer and the files in your Playlist must be files that are on the AV300 s hard disk If you copy a Playlist which requests MP3 files from your computer s hard disk C for example then the AV300 naturally will not have that file locally on its hard disk to play Connect your AV300 to your computer and make your Playlists from files on the AV300 with MusicMatch Save your Playlist Next copy or drag and drop
50. only be changed by experienced users A typical use of these settings is to set the power off screen off and hard disk to low values when used in battery mode When the power adapter is plugged in you do not need to conserve energy and thus keeping the Power on and the Backlight on makes using the AV300 more agreeable Increasing the hard disk value beyond the default may actually discharge the battery even when the Charger adapter is plugged in Note also that your unit will run hotter when the backlight and hard disk are on for long periods of time 7 6 System Settings The System settings allow you control over the low level parameters 1248 11 30 3 i H EI On gt Middle Joystick 4 off DSP Frequency 4 Standard Remote Control 4 0 KH Finnware Version 1 01 Hard Disk Free 9030 MB Used 3979 MB S N NJ13T2317K33 The list below explains each of the settings Parameter Description Show all files Off default On If Off the Jukebox will only display the file names of file types with their corresponding icons that it knows how to play If set to On the Jukebox will display the names of ALL the files on the hard disk Using a icon for Unknown types even if they cannot be viewed or played such as tif or odf for example This setting is important when the Jukebox is used with the memory card reader add ons Setting it to ON will allow the Jukebox to transfer all the files from the car
51. original format avi or mpg mpeg 1 and then encode it into a DivX based MP4 AVI file The file will be Up to 640x368 pixels in resolution in order to be played back properly Only MP4 files encoded with DivX or XviD can be played on the AV300 If the DivX codec Is not on the included CD ROM please visit the web site of DivXNetworks Inc www divx com to download version 4 0 or 5 0 of this codec This is a free codec This will allow your PC to create DivX type videos which play on your AV300 You will also need an MP3 audio codec available freely on the Internet in order to create the proper sound track for the movie Macintosh Users Until recently the Macintosh user community did not have any tools to create DivxX simple profile MPEG4 video files There is now a free tool available at the DivX Networks web site which will allow you to create DivX simple profile files with your Macintosh that are playable on the AV300 Attention As of the writing of this manual the MP3 encoder which is necessary if the original file is not encoded with an MP3 CBR sound track is not free There is a small charge for this 9 1 Installing the PC Software If your video file is not an MPEG4 Simple Profile avi file of the proper size you will need to re encode it using the following utilities For the AV300 you will need to create an AVI fille that is MPEG4 Simple Profile with a resolution of 640x480 depending on frame rate or small
52. ou should select the target as AV300 You Linge elias SE will see a Priority box appear This control is al e Archos Video AV300 sl to allow you to select which feature of the Priatity j rE eg e D video to be guarded If for example you are re encoding a video file that is 800x600 in resolution and 30 frames per second this is beyond the maximum resolution that the AV300 can play Thus the MPG4 Translator program will have to decrease the resolution the frame rate or both If you prefer that the resolution of the image is kept to the largest maximum then click on the Priority control Resolution The best possible resolution will be kept and the frame rate will be decreased in order to accommodate that resolution On the other hand if you want to make sure you keep the highest possible frame rate then click on the Priority control fps The highest possible frame rate will be kept and the image resolution will be decreased to accommodate keeping the higher frame rate You can also see what the size and frame rate will be by looking at the Video Image Size Destination parameters The LCD option should be chosen if you would like the video to be encoded for best playing on the built in LCD screen of the AV300 When choosing FPS or Resolution it is understood that the output will be optimized for a television and not the built in screen Chick here to stat the banelation into a Simple Profle Start VirtualDub Status Joe avi
53. s ENTER to enter thehighlighted key Hold the joystick to the left or right to move the cursor within the line Confirmation to use the entered Backspace Change keyboard between upper case and lower text button case E Using the Browser 5 Connecting Disconnecting the AV300 Note that when the AV300 is connected to a computer it will use more energy than usual Your battery power will be consumed at a higher rate than normal If the AV300 looses power while connected to your computer you could destroy your directory structure and or loose data Thus you should always use the AC adapter when connected to your computer Be careful fo Understand the disconnection procedure also since disconnecting incorrectly can lead to data loss or computer AV300 freeze up The AV300 is not compatible with Windows NT Windows 95 or Windows 98 first edition While connected as a hard disk to your computer the AV300 buttons are blocked and are no longer functional 5 1 Connecting the AV300 1 Use the power adapter to prevent the AV300 from shutting off due to low power This could cause damage to the contents of the hard disk if not done 2 Plug the USB cable into your running computer 3 Turn on the AV300 wait until it completely boots up 4 Plug the other end of cable into your now running AV300 Macintosh OS ON d eh 0 14 Fri 10 46 YOU must Update your operating system to a minimum of n version 9 2 Once do
54. s of type JPEG or BMP will be visible in the directory Once an image is displayed you have the possibility to rotate it magnify it to see the details or view multiple images at a time You can also create a self running slideshow of a folder full of photos Galchristoph 07 FaChrctonh N3 10 1 Viewing Photos rotate picture 90 left View next photo gt rotate picture 90 right A View previous photo e Click the center function button Info to get precise information about the photo being displayed e Click on the bottom function button Hide to hide the picture name and function buttons Magnifying Photos By clicking the PLAY GO button you can magnify the image up to three levels Each successive click of the PLAY GO button will magnify the picture one more level You can use your joystick to move the picture around in order to see the desired magnified area The small signs on the bottom left of the screen indicate the level of magnification either or Click on STOP ESC to go back to an unmagnified view Multiple Photo View By clicking on the top function button 4 Pic a set of 4 pictures will be disolayed You can now use the joystick fo go to the one you want to view Once you have selected the new picture you want to view indicated by the red frame click on the PLAY GO button If you would like to see a set of 9 pictures click on the top function button 9 Pic and a set of 9 pictures w
55. sions 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 LCD Pixel Policy The LCD screen on your Archos AV300 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 AV300 screen will have no more than 1 defective pixel regardless if that pixel has one or more defective dots This means that during the period of guarantee for your country or jurisdiction if the screen on your product has two or more defective pixels Archos will repair or replace your AV300 product at its cost Thus one defective pixel is not
56. t the hard disk Answer you can do this but it will erase ALL of the data on your AV300 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 above you should run ScanDisk the Defragmenter or the DOS chkdsk Check Disk program to try to fix your problem Remember that you should create root level directories Photo Music and Video in order for the corresponding icons to drop you into those directories Problem would like to partition the AV300 hard disk Answer if you know how to partition a hard disk this is OK The AV300 will however only recognize the FAT32 partition Thus it will just see and use that partition of the hard disk The size of that partition depends of course on what you set if fo when you partition the hard disk Problem my files have disappeared from the AV300 Answer to see all your files make sure the setting Show all files is set to ON Also make sure that you browse your files via the Browser mode and not a filtered view such as Photo Music or Video Windows 98SE amp ME Running Scan Disk Error Checking e Quit all running applications e Properly connect the AV300 to your computer as explained in chapter 5 e Make sure external AC adapter is powering the AV300 e Right click on the AV300 hard disk in Windows Explorer and select Properties e Select the Tools option and run the Error c
57. tes Line in 44 1 Khz Stereo Music Microphone 22 05 Khz voice 48 kHz Setting O 78 kb s 39 kb s 44 1 kHz Setting 1 81 kb s 41 kb s 32 kHz Setting 2 87 kb s 43 kb s 24 kHz Setting 3 95 kb s 47 kb s 22 05 kHz Setting 4 117 kb s 60 kb s 16 kHz Setting 5 144 kb s 77 kb s Setting 6 165 kb s 107 kb s Setting 7 166 kb s 131 kb s These figures are averages because the Jukebox Multimedia uses Variable Bit Rate VBR recording Depending on the type of music or voice you record the actual bit rates will vary slightly Suggested Settings y settings ee 7 1 Sound Settings Used to adjust the bass treble bass boost loudness balance etc See section D 3 3 Sec 7 2 Play Mode and Play Order Settings Used to determine which songs get played and in what order See section 3 4 Pay Mode 7 3 Clock Settings Negi The AV300 has an internal real time clock The time of not day is shown on the top right of the screen in either 24 hour or 12 hour display mode To set it go to Setup then select Clock S rj20 o05 m ar arr a se bell Choose hee a D E parameter Minute ER 1 e Second GI a D Day ER 5 e Month a e Year 2003 gt Time Format ER 12h e When finished setting the parameters move down to the Set button then click on the ENTER GO button The clock time and date are now set Click on the STOP ESC button to go back to the main settings m
58. the folders Data Music Playlists Photo Video and Voice The folders Music Photo 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 you will be placed at the root level highest level of the directory hierarchy 4 1 Navigating the Directory Structure Just below the top status bar you can see the path to the directory you are currently viewing The initial HD in the path name stands for Hard Disk QM Campus To navigate the directory structure you will use ENTER Open the highlighted folder directory or Play the highlighted file ESC STOP Go back to the main startup menu J Go to the parent directory go back up one level Move the cursor up and down to the previous or next file or folder 4 2 File and Folder Operations Depending on where you are in the directory system you will have the option to manipulate files and folders From the main menu click on Browser File Operations Folder Operations J MP3 7 34 128 kb s 8131 17 09 8131 f 17 10 parent folder J Brave New World J Mirror ough the rain __ The Beach Boys The Beatles The Byrds Mie Doors The Eagles The Kinks The Moody Blues The Police The Rolling Stones Q Gren pA e Aa e G D Paent AJO AO rage 2 Info Show file information such as so
59. torage Device e and mount automatically within a Back Search Folders SH Q SW G E E few seconds of being connected Do Syitem Tasks a BR ne not use the drivers on the CD ROM a inane Ebi ie those are for WINGOwS 8SE YOu will Add or remove programs Ce see a new drive letter such as Em G Change a setting egg Local Disk C My Computer called JUKEBOX You SS can now use the hard disk called Other Places a By CD Drive D JUKEBOX like any other external hard My Network Places QS disk Simply access it using Windows My Documents e Explorer to drag and drop files to and Ca Shared Documents Ne SEBS from the AV300 s hard disk If it is not CL Control Panel automatically recognized please Le Shared Documents refer to the troubleshooting section at Details the back of this manual Windows 98SE When you first plug an AV300 into a computer running Windows 98SE it will recognize the hardware and ask to have drivers installed Carefully follow the instructions below After installation of the drivers and restarting the computer you will be able to drag and drops file between your computer and the AV300 using Windows Explorer Be careful also to understand the correct disconnection procedure in section 5 2 Incorrect disconnection can cause your computer to freeze or you may loose data Add New Hardware Wizard This wizard searches for new drivers for AN 200 USB2 0 Adapter A device driver is
60. tton for several seconds plug in the Archos adapter charger to make sure the batteries get charged e lf you accidentally hold the PLAY ON button on once it has already started you will send the screen image to the video out port and the screen will go blank Hold the PLAY ON button again for 3 seconds to switch back to the built in screen 2 3 Shutting off the AV300 and Battery saving features To shut off the unit press and hold the STOP ESC OFF button for 3 seconds In the Power menu Setup gt Power Battery Operation there is a Power Off parameter It is factory set to 2 minutes Thus if your AV300 is idle for 2 minutes it will shut off This setting can be changed from one to nine minutes or to never In the Power menu Setup gt Power Battery Operation there is a Backlight Off parameter to save battery power the lighting of the screen consumes a lot of the battery power It is factory set to 30 seconds That is if there are no Power buttons pressed the screen will shut off in order to save battery life To turn the screen E back on just click once on any button This setting can be changed from 10 seconds to 110 seconds or to never shut off the screen 2 4 Changing the Language The AV320 interface can be set to English default French or German e To change the language move the joystick to Setup and then click PLAY ENTER e Then move with the joystick to Display and click PLAY ENTER
61. ues corrupted data formatting and partitioning 50 Windows 98SE amp ME Running Scan Disk Error Checking 51 Windows XP amp 2000 Running Check Disk Utility ChkDsk 52 14 6 Video Playback Recording Re encoding 52 Warranty and Limited Liability This product is sold with a limited warranty and specific remedies are available to the original purchaser in the event the product fails to conform to the limited warranty Manufacturer s liability may be further limited in accordance with its sales contract In general the manufacturer shall not be responsible for product damages caused by natural disasters fire static discharge misuse abuse neglect improper handling or installation unauthorized repair alteration or accident In no event shall the manufacturer be liable for loss of data stored on disk media MANUFACTURER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES EVEN IF INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF IN ADVANCE ARCHOS licensor s makes no warranties express or implied including without limitation the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose regarding the licensed materials ARCHOS s licensor s does not warrant guarantee or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the licensed materials in terms of its correctness accuracy reliability correctness or otherwise The entire risk as to the results and performance of the
62. uilt in microphone an external dynamic microphone an analog line source from a HiFi system Boombox CD Player etc or from a digital SPDIF audio source Before the actual recording begins there is a pre recording screen which will allow you to adjust your recording settings before the actual recording begins ARCHOS Kofo mpwsei Deeg g Photo Video MS Microphone 44 1 KHZ Quality o Ee SS 2 d el Ba e d KW c KR 67 cs Video Corder CamCorder E Archos Video DN 300 1 From the home screen select AudioCorder then 2 In the pre recording screen adjust the recording click on ENTER GO level by nudging the joystick to the right or left Click on the bottom function button to start recording Attention first time recording you should adjust your Settings oreo f 04 20 fHDiMusics os Mos 14 a Pudio Corder set Title REORIOU Set Artist Set Album RECOONO 02 oo T 00294 KB 161 kb s VBR di Microphone gt Quality a 5 good DI Sampling 4 44 1 KHz LA Alp Next AIl Pause 2 3 You can click on Settings to reveal the recording 4 Once you have clicked on the Start button you parameters screen as shown above Be sure to set the can pause the recording by clicking the same correct Source You will hear silence during recording function button now labelled Pause or stop the and playback if the incorrect source is chosen recording by clicking on t
63. ume Go to setup options Show current Playlist Browse the hard disk for other tracks If the MP3 file contains these ID3 tag data What the Icons indicate Play Mode Play Status Play Order Stopped noicon Play once See section 3 4 Blinks while Playing a track Repeat playing Current track is paused S Shuffle Random track selection Recording a track 3 1 Playing through your HiFi system On your HiFi there are two RCA type connectors that are labeled Aux in CD in or Line in Typically they are color coded white and red for left and right stereo channels respectively Connect the white and red leads of the supplied AV cable to these connectors Do not connect the yellow lead Connect the other end to Audio Out on the top of the AV300 _ On the front of your stereo select the corresponding auxiliary input or CD input that you plugged into on the back of your HiFi system Press Play and then adjust the AV300 volume Joystick Up Down in order to supply your stereo system with a signal that is neither too weak nor too strong If the sound is distorted you will need to reduce the AV300 s volume If you have a stereo system that has a digital SPDIF Iln connection standard wire not optical fiber you can connect the included AV cable to the AUDIO IN SPDIF jack on the top of the AV300 and then connect the yellow connector to your stereo s SPDIF In jack 3 2 ID3 Tags
64. und track If you are unsure what codecs audio and or video have been installed on your computer you can see the list as shown to the left by going to the following location Click on Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Sounds and Audio Devices Multimedia gt Devices for Win98SE gt Hardware gt Video Codecs and then you will see a list which includes the Video Codecs and the Audio Codecs which are installed in your system Decoding of MPEG 2 video files is currently not supported by MPG4 Translator These are usually mpg or mpeg format files not the required AVI file There are other tools found on the Internet FIaSKMPEG Rippack etc that may be downloaded in order to help you with these file tyoes A good starting place is the web Mukimeca Properbes i HE Audo Video MIDI CO Music Devices H ze Video Compression Codecs Se ATUS g se Cinepak T gej Di BO Codec el Indeo TH A Seq kileo TH AZZ gaj don dao 504 Jej mahi H261 Gel Video 1 2 sl Aude Compression Codecs i Lem A Hope CODE Cs SI Microsok IMA ADPCM CODEC sl Meesch ADPCM CODEC U Mach GSH 610 Audis CDDEC r NR en el TT ce el ee E site www digital digest com 9 2 Using MPEG4 Translator EGF PGA Triik ar Cd Adee st To the left YOU see the image of the main MPG4 poe eT Translator program When you first run the program ued ie KEE if the DivX codec has not been installed yet you E will be notified You should do
65. wnload the codec Gee and install it on your computer If the Virtual dub E program has not been installed you will also be ETRE SS notified and you should install it either from the RTS KE CD or the Virtual Dub website If you have placed the Virtual Dub program in a folder other than the IT default it will ask you to locate the file Cw warn ELE Select Source amp Destination Files In the example above a source file 24 hours of Lemans avi has been selected as the source video You can see on the bottom of the window its original characteristics width 720 height 576 frame rate 30 Next you must then tell the program where to place Sef Destination file the newly recoded version of the file don t worry it will not erase the original You should give it a new descriptive name such as shown above Lemans AV300 avi Make sure you add the avi extension Change Settings wm Next you can change the parameters Variable bitrate mode 1 pass z bam Change Settings of the DivX encoder to Okbps 4 Mb adjust the level of quality of the final image SES Like MP3 music the higher the bit rate setting is made the higher the quality of the music or video in this case that you will get However this will also take Up more space on your hard disk 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 Y
66. your Macintosh will save these Playlists to the root directory of your AV300 It will not save them to the AV300 Playlists directory It would be best to use the AV300 Itself fo make Playlists section 3 5 and then save these Playlists in your Playlists folder 2 When you drag and drop MP3 files from your iTunes library to your AV300 the i TUnes program will look at the ID3 tag information See section 3 2 of this manual for an explanation of ID3 tags of the MP3 file and create a folder on the root of your AV300 using the name of the Artist as the folder name Then it will take the Album name ID 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 AV300 convention of placing the music into the Music folder first 4 Using the Browser The browser is used to navigate the file system on the AV300 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 Browser subfolders Because you will be putting hundreds of files on your AV300 it is STRONGLY ADVISED that keep a neat and orderly file structure Otherwise you will be spending time searching for files and not listening or watching them We suggest that on the first level of your file structure you include

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