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13Connecting/Disconnecting the Gmini™ 402

1. Problem would like to partition the Gmini 402 hard disk Answer If you know how to partition a hard disk this is OK The Gmini 402 will however only recognize a FAT32 partition Thus it will just see and use that partition of the hard disk which is a FAT32 partition Problem My files have disappeared from the Gmini 402 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 ME Running Scan Disk Error Checking e Quit all running applications e Properly connect the Gmini 402 to your computer as explained in the chapter Connecting Disconnecting the Gmini 402 to from your PC e Make sure external AC adapter is powering the Gmini 402 e Right click on the Gmini 402 hard disk in Windows Explorer and select Properties e Select the Tools option and run the Error checking 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 Gmini 402 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 Gmini
2. 1 Locate the file to copy uisi ot ELEA QHDDatafbacked il re bioz T l parent folder Files irom Works l parent tokter Project sde 3 Click the RIGHT button again to 4 Move back to the left browser LEFT move the cursor to the right browser button highlight the file to copy and and find the desired destination folder 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 12 3 Using the Virtual Keyboard It is recommended that you create folders and rename files or folders from your computer when it is connected to the Gmini 402 The computer keyboard is much easier Often times however you are not near your computer and you must enter the text directly with the Gmini 402 For this the virtual keyboard screen will appear The new text that you are typing in Cursor Each key has an upper case and lower case character lower case mode shown here Press ENTER P to enter the highlighted key Hold down on the LEFT or RIGHT buttons to move the cursor within the line Change keyboard between upper case and lower case Confirmation to use the entered text Backspace button 45 46 B Connecting Disconnecting the Gmini 402 to fromyour PC Note that when the Gmini 402 is connected to a computer it will use more energy than usual Your battery power will b
3. RECOO00 Analog Line In 44 1 KHz WAY AD 01210 KB 0354 kbit s 4 Once you have clicked on the Start button you can pause the recording by clicking the same function button now labelled Pause or stop the recording by clicking on the STOP ESC button Analog recordings only You should try some test recordings before deciding on which recording level gives the best sound quality Don t be tricked by the volume of the headphones which can be adjusted independently with the UP and DOWN buttons 20 Microphone The built in microphone is located on the top of the Gmini 402 unit next to the headphone jack Make sure that you have selected Microphone as the input source in the pre recording Settings screen The microphone level is preset Analog Line In In order to record from a line level audio source you will need to use the multi connect adapter plug provided This plug makes it possible to enter a stereo audio signal for example from your stereo system or cassette player into the Gmini 402 directly Make sure that you select the Analog Line In as the input source in the pre recording Setup screen Be careful that the source audio is supplying a line level and not an amplified signal turning down the volume on the player will work if you are using the headphone out signal of your audio device An amplified signal will make for a terribly distorted recording You can also use a high quality pre amplified microph
4. 402 to from your PC chapter and then copy the Update Gmini402 AOS file to the root directory of the Gmini 402 The root directory is the top most level of the directory hierarchy J ust drag this AOS file onto the Gmini 402 Hard disk in your file manager and it will place it in the top most directory outside any folder If there is already an older version of the Update _Gmini402 AOS file on your Gmini 402 Windows will ask if you want to overwrite the current file Click on Yes Once this file is copied safely disconnect see the Connecting Disconnecting the Gmini 402 to from your PC chapter the Gmini 402 from the computer voice File Folder E Update_Gminido2 A0 S 1319KB 405 File Hard Drive or Windows Device If your Gmini 402 is seen as a hard drive then you simply need to drag the Update _Gmini402 AOS file onto this icon and Windows will place the file into the top most directory 7 ia root of the Gmini 402 It should not be placed inside Gmini 402 any folder within your Gmini 402 Once this file is copied Safely disconnect refer to the chapter on Connecting Disconnecting the Gmini 402 from the computer If your Gmini 402 is seen as a Windows Device then you will have to open the Gmini 402 Device in Windows Explorer and drop the Update_ Gmini402 AOS into the Data Gmini 402 folder not the Media folder If there is already an older a version of the U
5. 402 e Quit all running applications e Properly connect the Gmini 402 to your computer as explained in chapter 13 e Wait patiently up to 5 minutes for Windows XP to show the local drive as mounted e Open a 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 Gmini 402 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 Gmini 402 from your computer 67 68 Technical Specifications Storage Capacity ARCHOS VIDEO Gmini 402 series 20 GB Store up to 80 hours of videost 200 000 photos or 10 000 songst Computer Interface Image Playback Audio Playback Audio Recording Video Playback Slave High Speed USB 2 0 compatible USB 1 1 PC amp Mac Master USB 1 1 port J PEG except progressives or BMP Download photos from computer through USB 2 0 port Transfer photos from digital camera2 through USB host port Stereo MP3 decoding 30 320 kb s CBR amp VBR WMA WMA protected files WAV PCM amp ADPCM PlaysForSure Audio Stereo sound in WAV PCM amp ADPCM format MPEG 4 SP with B Frames and stereo sound Near DVD quality up to 720x480 30 f s NTSC 720x576 25 f s PAL AVI file format WMP9 SP LL SP ML and MP LL up to 352x288 30 f s and 800 Kbits s
6. delivered earphones Environmental Considerations Protection of the environment is an important concern to ARCHOS In order to put this concern into tangible actions ARCHOS has consciously included a set of methods that favor a respect for the environment into the entire cycle of its products from fabrication to consumer usage to final disposal Batteries If your product contains a detachable battery pack you should only dispose of it in a designated collection point for used batteries The Product The crossed out garbage can symbol on your product signifies that it falls into the category of electric electronic equipment Products of this type contain substances that are potentially dangerous to the environment and to human health Therefore you should not dispose of the ARCHOS electronic device in a regular trash As such the current European directives ask that this device be collected At places of distribution in the case of a purchase of a similar electronic product At locally created disposal areas waste disposal centers sorted trash system etc By doing this you are actively participating in the reuse and recycling of disposed electronic and electric equipment that could have potential effects on the environment and human health 73
7. gt choose Audio Codecs then click on Properties You will find a list here of all the audio codecs that are installed on your computer Decoding of MPEG 2 video files is currently not supported by MPG4 Translator These are usually mpg or mpeg format files not the required AVI file There are other tools found on the Internet FlaskKMPEG Rippack etc that may be downloaded in order to help you with these file types A good starting place is the website www digital digest com 9 2 Using MPG4 Translator ET MPG4 Translator 3 0 10 Archos fe Hela Here you see the image of the main MPG4 Translator program When you first run the program if the required codec has not been installed yet you will be notified You should download the codec and install it on your computer If the Virtual dub program Thee igen careat AVI flee Gf waia faerie mio darad MPL Gd Single Poodle 20M outebbe bow Ghee chert Juk ete Mule Subset Seance Fle Chek Rane bs select the sours vides tile 24 houn of Lemani sri Gel Desnan Fie Cth here ba ender the davtination MPEGA fie e r fa Sen bok Hag be chay fhe MPEGS rapia palira a n has not been installed you will also be Pacey aT notified and you should install it either t Te i LED with the ARCHOS Installation Utility or the Virtual Dub website If you have placed Cisk hera b uua tha handaan rii a Seniai gt ot HFEG AM Video Image Soe afd Heng ea Dain
8. in Windows Explorer WARNING This will not work for earlier Windows operating systems or Maclntosh computers When set to Windows Device your Gmini 402 will use the MTP Media Transport Protocol whenever it is connected to a Windows XP SP1 or higher operating system with Windows Media Player 10 installed It will be seen as the Gmini 402 Device in Windows Explorer Product Key Hard Disk Each Gmini 402 device has a unique product key number It is an ID needed for plug ins Displays the amount of free and used space on the Gmini 402 s hard disk The total is less than 20 GB due to space taken by formatting 57 58 b Updating the Gmini 402 Firmware Operating System OS ARCHOS periodically updates the Operating System OS and makes it available for free download on the ARCHOS website www archos com Updates to the Operating System include new features feature improvements and bug fixes You should check to make sure that you are running the most recent version of the OS Each time the Gmini 402 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 website www archos com under the category Software Download the Update_Gmini402 AOS file When you click on the link to download the new OS file the file name is Update Gmini402 AOS you
9. system 402 Parameter Show all files Update Firmware Firmware Version USB Port Gmini 402 a Sw Gmini 402 Kes B14 o4 Ge System 4 Off P USB Port 4 Hard drive Update Firmware Firmware Version 1 0 00 Product Key 1WUSt Hard Disk Free 5265 MB Used 13762 Description System settings allow Off default On If set to Off the J ukebox will only display the file names of file types with their corresponding icons that it knows how to play If set to On the J ukebox 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 tiff or pdf for example Setting it to ON will allow the J ukebox to transfer all the files from a connected Mass Storage Class MSC Device such as certain digital cameras regardless of file type If set to OFF it will only display file types that the Gmini 402 is capable of playing Used to update the Gmini 402 to a new version of the Operating System See chapter Updating the Gmini 402 Firmware Operating System Displays the current version of the Operating System OS Windows Device default Hard drive When set to Windows Device your Gmini 402 will use the MTP Media Transport Protocol whenever it is connected to a Windows XP SP1 or higher operating system with Windows Media Player 10 installed It will be seen as the Gmini 402 Device
10. 1 Function button F2 activates the on screen function or command above it m Long press to switch display between built in screen and external TV Function button F3 activates the on screen function or command above it n a gt A oan Multiconnect adapter allows for an analog audio input Line In Multi connect jack for headphones AV cable or FM Remote control optional accessory Microphone for making digital voice recordings USB Host port USB 2 0 port USB 1 1 compatible to connect the Gmini 402 to your computer Power Connector Use only the supplied ARCHOS power charger adapter 2 INTRO First Time Usage Please take the time to read though this manual There are many things that this device can do that you may not be aware of 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 completely e You may use the ARCHOS Gmini 402 while its battery is charging but it will then take longer before the battery is completely charged 2 2 Turning on the Gmini 402 e Hold the PLAY ON button gt for 4 seconds The green On Indicator light will turn on Be patient it will take a few seconds for the operating system to boot up e If the unit shuts off after holding the ON button for several seconds plug in the ARCHOS adapter charger to make sure the batteries get charged 2 3 Shutting off the Gmini 40
11. 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 Attention there is a setting in the Setup gt System menu called Show all files If this is set to Off the Gmini 402 will only display file types mp3 jpg avi etc That is it displays only the file types that it knows how to play To see all your files including ones it cannot play change the Show all files system setting to On Files that it cannot play will be preceded by the unknown file type icon a File Operations Folder Operations X 31 17 09 31 17 10 J MP3 7 34 128 kb s t parent folder _ The Beach Boys J Brave New World The Beatles Mirror JThe Byrds 4 y wough the rain The Doors The Eagles The Kinks The Moody Blues The Police The Rolling Stones The Who Ves Burden Rename Rename Parent Folder I nfo Show file information such as song 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 Gmini 402 Before it is deleted the Gmini 402 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 43 Rename Change the name of the file
12. Editing Audio files microphone recordings analog recordings FM Remote Control optional can be modified by deleting the sections you do not wish included If you would like to edit an audio recording you have the possibility to crop out the exact section of the recording you would like to save For example you have recorded a lecture of 33 minutes and 22 seconds in length You would like to cut out and save just one particular important section from 12 minutes and 15 seconds to 21 minutes and 5 seconds The diagram below illustrates the situation Desired audio section __ 1 SF 00 00 Omin Osec 12 15 21 05 33 22 To keep just this section cropping it you will e locate this file from the Browser mode e Select Edit from the File menu in order to enter the edit mode e In the edit mode set the cut IN point 12 15 in our example e Next set the cut OUT point 21 05 in our example note that the actual position will now be earlier in the file as the first12 05 minutes have been cut e Save the edit 21 22 J Wav 54 halusic 2 Kitchend 2 Kitchen 2 Kitchen FePRECOOOO RECOM RECOOO2 2 RECOO0O3 2 RECOOO4 t Parent ER dbitsd 0r 16 a7 Highlight the file to edit and select Edit from the file menu Only files which have been created with the Gmini 402 recording function will show Edit in the file menu Files created from CDs or downloaded cannot be edited Once y
13. Gmini 402 from another computer or files which are recorded from an analog source cannot be added to the Windows Media Player Library when you connect your Gmini 402 to the computer Songs which have been added will however be listed in the device s ARCLibrary 6 2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 to Windows Media Player 9 Windows Media Player 10 is only available for Windows XP service Pack 1 and newer operating systems It is worth your while to upgrade to Windows XP home or professional and to Windows Media Player 10 The list below shows the advantages Functiona ps Functionality Auto Bes ye nronize the WMP library to ARCHOS Saree services to your Gmini 402 arrow unmount procedure Will convert video files to play on your Gmini 402 no es Supports protected Internet video downloads PlaysForSure audio content a a Must use WMP9 manual sync function to copy purchased music to the Gmini 402 Microsoft reserves the right to limit which video file formats it will convert with WMP10 6 3 Transferring your CD collection to the Gmini 402 The process of transferring music from a CD into music files for your Gmini 402 is known as ripping Swindlers ian pete Bas dati Schr ach beet po roil a dik of connect a device rth tha kind of Ale ite It is actually a re encoding process taking the CDA llc lei CD Audio format and converting it to WMA or pf MP3 format
14. Priority io TE ma box appear This control is to allow you to select which feature of the 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 Gmini 402 can play Thus the MPG4 Translator program will have to decrease the resolution Choosing LCD optimizes the final video format for viewing on the built in LCD screen Choosing the TV option will optimize the movie to keep the highest possible frame rate You can see what the size and frame rate will be by looking at the Video I mage Size Destination parameters When choosing TV it is understood that the output will be optimized for a television and not the built in screen Start Click on Start and the program will call Virtual EMSS Dub to start processing the video Depending on the power and speed of your computer this N E aue could take real time a 60 minute long video Video data 181MB 128KB s re encoded in about 60 minutes or MUCH ehe sze e longer As shown to the left you will see the yaara progress as it processes the video file If the Total time estimated Start button is grayed out it would be for One Pioaress I of two reasons 1 The source file is not a true phe ay ban zi AVI file Even if the file name ends with avi V Show output video Main Video Pef Log Current video frame the internal file data determines if
15. Restart it normally now 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 Gmini 402 from your computer 18 5 File issues corrupted data formatting and partitioning Problem On the Gmini 402 find new file names and folder names that never created or they have strange gibberish names Answer Most likely the Gmini 402 s file allocation table FAT has been corrupted This could have been due to the Gmini 402 shutting down due to low battery power while reading or writing to your computer via the USB connection To fix a corrupted FAT problem you should use the Error Checking utility or the Check Disk utility explained at the end of this section Attention Windows and Macintosh often write extra files to the hard disk such as finder def or System volume info These are normal and will not harm the Gmini 402 Problem have been using my Gmini 402 to transfer files back and forth between different computers Will defragmenting the Gmini 402 hard disk do any harm to it Answer Defragmenting the Gmini 402 hard disk may be useful after having transferred many files to and from the Gmini 402 It is never harmful to use the defragmenter on the Gmini 402 Make sure no other program is running while using the Windows defragmenter utility M
16. 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 jpeg images not progressive jpeg If these data are present the Gmini 402 will display them on the screen when it plays the file If they are not present then the Gmini 402 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 Other tag information may include year and genre of music These other tag data are not displayed by the Gmini 402 but are used to index your music in the ARCLibrary see next section WMA files also have tags and these are displayed as well when the file is played 3 4 The ARCLibrary Browsing by Album Artist or Song name The ARClibrary is your Gmini 402 s music library It is a system for indexing your music by album artist song title etc When you synchronize music files from your PC using Windows Media I Gie 2s Bos 16 Browse hard disk Artist Album dj Title S Genre Player to the Gmini 402 the ARCLibrary Tdr will get updated to include the new songs you have added As shown in this screen capture you can select your music by Artist Album Song Title Genre or Year All music files that you purchase have internal tags which identify the artist the album and the song title If your music files do
17. guarantee or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the licensed materials in terms of its correctness accuracy reliability correctness or otherwise The entire risk as to the results and performance of the licensed materials is assumed by you The exclusion of implied warranties is not permitted by some jurisdictions The above exclusion may not apply to you In no event will ARCHOS s licensor s and their directors officers employees or agents collectively ARCHOS licensor be liable to you for any consequential incidental or indirect damages including damages for loss of business profits business interruption loss of business information and the like arising out of the use of inability to use the licensed materials even if ARCHOS licensor has been advised of the possibility of such damages Because some jurisdiction do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages the above limitations may not apply to you Please see your sales contract for a complete 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 ite
18. is made with integrated batteries which are designed to last for the life of the Gmini 402 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 depending on how you use tt start stop wnting etc 2 7 Caring for the Gmini 402 The ARCHOS Gmini 402 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 Keep it ventilated especially when connected to a computer e Keep the Gmini 402 away from water and excessively humid areas e Keep the Gmini 402 away from high electromagnetic fields e Keep any connected cords to the Gmini 402 neatly arranged This light product could fall if a cord is accidentally pulled by a child e Do not open up the Gmini 402 There are no user serviceable parts inside Opening will void your warranty 2 8 Hardware Reset In the event that your Gmini 402 freezes operation due to electrostatic phenomena for example you can actuate a hardware reset by holding down on the STOP ESC button for 10 seconds In normal operation the STOP ESC button will shut down the Gmini 402 after being held down for 3 seconds 3 MUSIC Playing Music Files When you click on this icon in the main screen you will be sent directly to the Music folder Use the direction buttons t
19. it is truly an AVI file 2 The Virtual Dub program was not located when MPG4 Translator was started up Close the program restart it and make sure you locate the Virtual Dub program 35 36 0 PHOTO Viewing Photos hy The Gmini 402 series support the viewing of J PEG jpg and Bitmap bmp image formats Progressive JPEG images are not supported The Gmini 402 will resize the image to fit on the built in screen or on a television screen if you choose the television output The yellow bar above the list of files indicates that you are in the Photo Only mode meaning that only files of type J PEG or BMP will be visible in the directory The three images on the right are thumbnail sized pictures of the highlighted file center and the picture just before 4 and just after the highlighted file If you are viewing photos on a television long press on F2 to switch to external video it IS recommended that you set Photo t parent folder GQIMG 0424 Ga IMG_0425 Ea IMG_0426 J IMG 0427 Smc 0420 the Image Display setting to e Progressive to eliminate any BIHO oei possible screen flicker You will IMG_0432 find this in the menu Setup gt Display CIMG 0433 10 1 Viewing Photos When you click Enter gt on a highlighted image file the Gmini 402 will display the image in the carrousel either alone within a group of 4 images or within a group of 9 images A red rectangle will sur
20. not have internal tags ex WAV file format or untagged WMA or MP3 files then the ARCLibrary will put them under the category Unknown Audio files created with the Gmini 402 from analog sources are indexed as Artist ARCHOS and Album Audio Recordings EB You can reach the PlayMode settings J PlayMode screen from Setup gt PlayMode The a T pate play mode determines how your music is g a played just the current folder of music ueue O Scan all music one file etc See Playmode pesca ae T in the section Settings above for a aa F description of how each one works 3 5 Setting a Bookmark If you are listening to a song or perhaps a long recording and ffwes Burden Brave New World would like to place a bookmark in it Mirror i i MP3 128 kb s 44 1 KHz in order to pick up from this point at another Next track time you can use the Bookmark function Can t Fight This Feeling You simply click on the center function button labeled Options then choose Set Bookmark This will set a bookmark in the audio file at the current position You can only set one bookmark per file When you look at the file in your browser it will have a yellow check mark on its icon indicating that this file has a bookmark set within it You can have a maximum of 16 files bookmarked Setting more bookmarks will then start to erase the oldest bookmarks The next time you play the audio file you will be presented with t
21. of time that each picture stays on the screen under Setup gt PlayMode gt Picture Pause This parameter is the number of seconds each picture displays on the screen t parent folder GQIMG_0424 GQ IMG_0425 GS IMG_0426 GQIMG_0428 GIMG_0429 GIMG_0430 IMG _0431 IMG_0432 C IMG_0433 37 38 0 3 Transferring photos to your Gmini 402 The Gmini 402 is equipped with a USB host port This port along with the USB Host adapter cable will allow you to connect USB Mass Storage Class MSC devices to your Gmini 402 and transfer files from that device to your Gmini 402 Many cameras produced today are MSC type devices Thus you can often plug your camera directly into the Gmini 402 s USB Host port and copy your photos with the ARCHOS browser If you do not have an MSC type camera you can use a USB card reader and plug this into Gmini 402 s USB host port via the USB host adapter cable Finally if neither of these solutions is available to you you can always copy the photos to your computer and then copy them from your computer to the connected Gmini 402 3 methods to copy photos to your Gmini 402 1 Connect your Mass Storage Class camera to USB Host port via USB host adapter cable 2 Use a stand alone USB card reader with the USB host adapter cable 3 Copy photos to your computer and then copy or Sync with Windows Media Player 10 to the Gmini 402 Method 1 Once you plug an MSC typ
22. the black horizontal bars No Overscan Picture will not pass into the overscan area Entire picture will always be seen on all televisions Will not be cropped on the LCD AUTO 3 4 3 aspect Enlarge the image to fill the screen usually a vertical fill and 16 9 Playing Video Files from the Internet When using Windows Media Player 10 you will have the advantage of being able to download protected video content from the Internet When you see the PlaysForSure symbol on a web site for Windows Portable Media Center PMC then these protected downloads will be playable on your Gmini 402 Protected Internet Video content If you check the PlaysForSure website www playsforsure com you will find web retailers who offer rental subscription or purchasable video content Remember web sites must carry the PlaysForSure symbol in order for their videos to play on the Gmini 402 Non Protected Internet Video Content The Gmini 402 plays AVI files that are encoded in MPEG 4 format It can play such video files at a maximum size of 720 x 576 pixels 25 frames second It can also play WMV files WMV9 SP up to a maximum size of 352 x 288 The Gmini 402 will not directly play files of type mov mpg or mpeg The number of encoding and compression schemes currently used to create video files is very extensive and seems to change on a weekly 29 30 basis There are so many standards and form
23. the list of the highlighted song Click on Move and then click on UP or DOWN to move the song up or down the list Click OK when finished Button Delete Will delete the highlighted 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 or rename the actual MP3 files asthe Playlist searches in the orginal file location If you need to move your MP3 files to a different folder you ll have to recreate your Playlist 4 4 Adding songs to a Playlist while listening to Music This can only be done if you have entered your Music folder via the Music icon D 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 ED Playlist e While playing a song click on Options and choose Edit Playlist A browser window and the Playlist will open e Click on the LEFT button to go to the hard disk browser window e Select the song or folder of songs to add then click the button Add e Click ESC to return to the playing screen 5 MUSIC Recording Music With the Gmini 402 series you do not need a computer to create digital music files It is capable of recording from the built in microphone or an analog line source ex HiFi system Boombox CD Player etc into a standard Windows WAV format either PCM uncompressed or ADPCM compres
24. to the Gmini 402 USB Device port 4 Turn on the Gmini 402 If your computer asks to install a new driver for the new hardware then you must unplug it and change the USB Port to Hard Drive Windows XP Please verify that you have Windows XP and it iS updated it to at least Service Pack 1 You must also have Windows Media Player 10 WMP10 installed on your computer This way you can take advantage of connecting it as a Windows Device Connect it to your PC as enumerated above and you can then see the Gmini 402 in Windows Explorer and WMP10 Without Windows XP Service Pack 1 a free update or Windows Media 10 you cannot use it as a Windows recognized Device and will have to follow the instructions for Windows ME amp 2000 below Right click on My Computer select Properties and then look in the tab labeled General It should say Service Pack 1 or higher T My Computer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q eak J Y ki Search Folders E System Tasks a H 3 Floppy A View system information Windows ME and 2000 Add or remove programs J Change a setting lt p Local Disk C Attention Before connecting the Gmini 402 to your computer with the USB cable go to Me SI ean System and USB Port and change it to Hard haan Drive 5 Shared Documents M Control Panel When connected to your computer the Gmini 402 wi
25. txt raw pdf etc which are on your external device will be visible in the left browser screen 39 40 ll Games Playing Mophun Games Your Gmini 402 has a built in Mophun game engine What that means is that it can run games created for the Mophun gaming platform You will find game demos on your Gmini 402 11 1 Downloading Games TT TTTiiiirc To see a complete list of games for sale eks sneeu orrea doret kar tessari QO to the Gmini 402 presentation page on the Archos website www archos com and click on the Gmini 402 Games link Once you purchase the game you will be presented with a download message box Your browser may warn you that the contents of the download may harm your computer This is because the Windows system does not know what a MPN file is Be assured that Archos has made every effort to ensure that the file does not contain viruses Click on the option Save to download this file to a convenient place such as My documents in order to later copy this file to your Gmini 402 Fie name Ban Soe Fils ipp Froe naa pagon Paa afoul pou Hor ba open thir file o gree k bo your comput Dipen C Cancel Mera irio fe Aku ash beiun ngesming His type ol iie Copy to Gmini 402 root File Folder Recycled Folder Gmini 402 to your System File Folder l i computer and then system Volume Information File Folder f video File Folder copy the MPN
26. 2 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 Power Battery Operation a there is a Power Off parameter It is factory set to 2 minutes oh Thus if your Gmini 402 is idle for 2 minutes it will shut off This Setup setting can be changed from one to nine minutes or to never 4 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 buttons Power pressed the screen will shut off in order to save battery life To turn the screen back on just click once on any button See the Power section 1 in the Settings chapter for a complete explanation Ce See i 2 4 Changing the Language The Gmini 402 interface can be set to English default French German Spanish or Russian e To change the language move the cursor to Setup and then click PLAY ENTER P Setup e Then move with the joystick to Display and click PLAY ENTER gt B e e Highlight the Language A parameter Displa e Use the Right or Left button to 4 choose the desired language e Choose French German Spanish EREE a English T Russian or English e The language displayed will change immediately e Click on the STOP ESC button to exit this screen 2 5 Foreign Character Sets Y
27. 2 and or computer Hard Drive Mode If the Gmini 402 is connected to your computer as a hard drive DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE USB CABLE AT ANY TIME WARNING You must properly remove unmount your Gmini 402 from the computer before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing the computer and or the Gmini 402 Hard Drive Mode amp Windows To safely disconnect the Gmini 402 hard drive click on the system tray remove icon green arrow as shown below and follow the instructions Wait until you get a message saying that you can safely unplug the device before disconnecting the USB cable Attention The operating system will not allow you to safely disconnect the Multimedia Gmini 402 if you have an open file from it in a running application You will have to close all open Gmini 402 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 disconnect arrow in the system tray will then allow you to safely disconnect the Gmini 402 1 The safe remove icon is in the system tray next to the clock Windows 2000 amp Windows ME Windows XP 2 Click on the icon to eject unmount the Gmini 402 from the computer and select the Safely remove message Windows XP amp 2000 3 There will be a message indicating that it is now safe to disconnect the Gmini 402 You can now go a
28. 3 Transferring your CD collection to the Gmini 402 6 4 Installing Windows Media Player 9 WMP9 6 5 Installing Windows Media Player 10 WMP10 7 MUSIC Using iTunes with your Gmini 402 8 VIDEO Playing Video Files 8 1 Setting a Bookmark 8 2 The Resume Function 8 3 Display Format Settings 8 4 Playing Video Files from the Internet Protected Internet Video content 29 Oo OO WO 0 10 10 11 12 13 13 14 14 15 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 25 24 24 25 25 28 28 29 29 11 15 18 23 26 27 Non Protected Internet Video Content 29 9 VIDEO Creating MPEG4 video files with your computer How to create an MPEG 4 video file 31 PC Tools 31 9 1 Installing the PC Software MPEG 4 codec Compression Decompression 32 Virtual Dub 32 MPG4 Translator 32 MP3 Sound Codec 32 9 2 Using MPG4 Translator Select Source amp Destination Files 33 Change Settings 34 Target amp Priority 34 Start 34 10 PHOTO Viewing Photos 10 1 Viewing Photos Magnifying Photos 37 10 2 Viewing a slideshow 10 3 Transferring photos to your Gmini 402 11 Games Playing Mophun Games 11 1 Downloading Games Copy to Gmini 402 root 40 11 2 Playing a Game 12 BROWSER Using the Browser 12 1 Navigating the Directory Structure 12 2 File and folder operations File Operations 43 Folder Operations 43 Copying and Moving Files and Folders 44 12 3 Using the Virtual Keyboard 13 Connecting Disconnecting
29. English Language User Manual s IM Gmini 402 Pocket Music Photo Video e MPEG 4 Video Player e MP3 amp WMA Music Player e Photo Viewer e USB 2 0 Hard Disk User Manual for ARCHOS Gmini 402 Version 1 8 Please visit our website to download the most recent manual and software for this product Table of Contents 1 INTRO Buttons and Connections 2 INTRO First Time Usage 2 1 Plugging in the AC Adapter 2 2 Turning on the Gmini 402 2 3 Shutting off the Gmini 402 and Battery saving features 2 4 Changing the Language 2 5 Foreign Character Sets 2 6 Charging the Batteries 2 7 Caring for the Gmini 402 2 8 Hardware Reset 3 MUSIC Playing Music Files 3 1 Button Control 3 2 Playing Through your Stereo System 3 3 Artist Album Title 1 D3 Tags 3 4 The ARCLibrary Browsing by Album Artist or Song name 3 5 Setting a Bookmark 3 6 The Resume Function 4 MUSIC Playlists 4 1 Playing a Playlist 4 2 Creating a Playlist 4 3 Saving a Playlist 4 4 Adding songs to a Playlist while listening to Music 5 MUSIC Recording Music 5 1 Cable Connections for Audio Recording 5 2 Recording Procedure Microphone 20 Analog Line In 20 Incremental Recording 20 5 3 Where is the Recording Saved 5 4 Audio Editing 6 MUSIC Putting Music onto your Gmini 402 6 1 Synchronizing Music from Windows Media Player to the Gmini 402 6 2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 to Windows Media Player 9 6
30. I MUSIC Using iTunes with your Gmini 402 The easiest way to transfer music files between a Macintosh computer and your Gmini 402 is to use the Macintosh Finder to drag and drop the files to and from your Macintosh However for Macintosh users who do want to use the Gmini 402 with iTunes ARCHOS has developed a special i Tunes plug in You will find it in the folder Data i Tunes Plug in on the Gmini 402 hard disk or from the ARCHOS website In this folder you will find a sit compressed file Uncompress it and open the folder for your operating system You will a find a J PEG image illustrating where you need to copy the plug in to Once this is done iTunes will recognize the Gmini 402 as a Device To make your user experience easy as possible please keep in mind the following 1 Music purchased at Apple s on line music store are copy protected with a proprietary encryption system The ARCHOS device will not be able to play this purchased music It will happily play MP3 format files without problem 2 When you create your Playlists with iTunes you can only create Playlists from songs that have been copied to your Gmini 402 your Macintosh will save these Playlists to the root directory of your Gmini 402 It will not save them to the Gmini 402 Playlists directory It would be best to use the Gmini 402 itself to make Playlists See section Creating a Playlist in ch
31. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help CAUTION Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void users authority to operate this device FCC Part 15 Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation 71 72 Electrostatic Discharge Normal functioning of th
32. You simply click on the center function button labeled Options then choose Set Bookmark This will set a bookmark in the video file at the current position You can only set one bookmark per file When you look at the file in your browser it will have a yellow check mark on its icon indicating that this file has a bookmark set within it You can have a maximum of 16 files bookmarked Setting more bookmarks will then start to erase the oldest bookmarks The next time you play this video file you will be presented with three options Resume Start playing from the bookmarked position I gnore Keep the bookmark but start playing from the very beginning Clear Clear the bookmark from this file and start playing from the very beginning 8 2 The Resume Function When you turn on your Gmini 402 you will sometimes notice that the icon which is highlighted on the main screen is not the Browser but rather the Resume icon This icon is highlighted when the Gmini 402 can resume the last played audio or video file Display Format Settings You will notice in the Options button center function button that you have a number of display format options In certain cases depending on how the original video was recorded you may want to use these adjustments Default mode Adjusts the video size to best adapt to the LCD screen then cut the sides to completely fill a television screen 16 9 aspect Send out a TV signal without
33. a eeso 28 ao a the Virtual Dub program in a folder other ices Click hens bo Ent than the installation default folder it will ask you to locate the file 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 25 Next you must then tell the program where to place Set Destination file the newly recorded 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_Gmini402 avi Make sure you add the avi extension 33 34 Change Settings Next you can change the parameters Change Settings of the encoder to adjust the level of quality of the final image 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 If you do not use the standard version uncheck the bidirectional encoding In your codec property page Bitrate Variable bitrate mode 3 Rass O kbps 10 mbp Encoding bitrate Target amp Priority You should select the target as eeo A Gmini 402 You will see a
34. ake sure you power the Gmini 402 with the external power adapter during this procedure Problem have copied files to my Gmini 402 via USB from my computer but now cannot see these files on the device Answer You have probably transferred a file which the Gmini 402 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 to on the Gmini 402 will show all files even if it cannot play the file you 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 reformat the Gmini 402 s hard disk Answer You can do this but it will erase ALL of the data on your Gmini 402 Sometimes this may be necessary if your FAT File Allocation Table becomes so corrupted that nothing seems to fix your file problems First as explained below you should run ScanDisk or the DOS chkdsk Check Disk program to try to fix your problem If this doesn t fix your problem and you are sure you must reformat the Gmini 402 hard disk then go to 65 66 the screen Setup gt System and press and hold the Right function button for three seconds A button Format HD will appear Use this button to format the Gmini 402 s hard drive Remember doing this will erase all the data on the hard disk
35. apter Music Playlists and then save these Playlists in your Playlists folder 3 When you drag and drop MP3 files from your iTunes library to your Gmini 402 the i Tunes program will look at the I D3 tag information See section Music Playing music files of this manual for an explanation of D3 tags of the MP3 file and create a folder on the root of your Gmini 402 using the name of the Artist as the folder name Then it will take the Album name D3 tag and create a subfolder with that album as its name Finally it will take the MP3 song itself and place it into that album subfolder Thus although it is a clean structure of artists and albums i Tunes does not follow the Gmini 402 convention of placing the music into the Music folder first O VIDEO Playing Video Files Like a music file you simply highlight the video file and right side will show you a frame from the highlighted video B then click on PLAY GO The thumbnail images on the l file center as well as a frame from the file above and the VideO file below the highlighted one By clicking on the Video icon in the main menu you will enter into a display video only mode Other file types that may be in this folder are only listed if you enter the folder via the Browser t parent folder E French Tarte Triassic recreational area The New Salem Cop Beat show Crosstone Place E Hoodiums of Albany Fy Leaving with the breeze T
36. ats that it is very possible that the video file you download from the I nternet will not play right away on your device Due to certain variations even when video files are formatted in MPEG 4 they may not play right away If you have some video files that do not play directly on your Gmini 402 they will have to be converted first Windows Media Player 10 Available only for Windows XP will convert your video file automatically when you sync the file that is on your PC to the Gmini 402 It will display a little message converting You can also use the software MPEG 4 Translator included on the Gmini 402 hard drive to re encode your video files into the proper MPEG 4 SP format that the Gmini 402 can play See the chapter Video creating MPEG 4 video files with your computer for more details MPEG 4 ISO standard by Moving Picture Experts Group AVI audio video file container by Microsoft MPEG 4 SP with B frames AVI up to 704x480 30f s NTSC or 720x576 251t s PAL Microsoft WMV9 SP up to 352x288 30f s and 800 kb s supports WM DRM 9 VIDEO Creating MPEG4 video files with your computer How to create an MPEG 4 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 transf
37. ay KA Appearance i English H D om H T Standard 4 NTSC USA Picture name 4 Archos Video Output 4 Internal LCD Font outline 4 Off H Image Display 4 Interlaced Color scheme 4 3 H Video O50 E 3s Cursor color a Oo H Previous settings Appearance Setting Description Language The Gmini 402 can be set to English default French German or Spanish TV Standard NTSC USA PAL Europe In order to view images or vid eos 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 Hold ing the F2 function button for three seconds will also alternate between these two options Be sure your television is selecting the correct external input Image Display Interlaced Progressive This is the way the video output will be sent to the television When viewing still images J PEG and BMP on a television screen set this to Progressive to reduce possible flickering in the image Change the interface appearance Setting Description Wallpaper On Off When set to On the selected picture next item will be displayed as the Gmini 402 screen background Picture name This option will display the names of th
38. e device into the USB host port via the host adapter cable the browser s left panel will show the contents of your external USB device and the right panel will show the contents of your Gmini 402 s hard drive Navigate to the panel which contains your photos in this example DCIM 113CANON Move to the right panel action and navigate to the folder you would like to save your photos to you can create a new folder if you need to by selecting the corresponding action icon See the screen images on the next page CE ETRSE All ig B parent folder tP 3IMG_1310 SIMG_1311 SIMG_1312 SIMG_1313 SIMG_ 1314 3IMG_ 1315 SIMG_1316 3IMG_1317 3IMG_1318 3IMG_1319 parent folde E parent folder 3IMG_1310 3IMG_1311 SIMG_1312 SIMG_1313 SIMG 1314 3IMG_ 1315 SIMG_1316 SIMG_1317 2 IMG_1318 IMG_1319 iT B parent folde IMG_1310 IMG_1311 5 IMG_1312 5 1IMG_1313 1IMG_1314 IMG_1315 5 1IMG_1316 SIMG_1317 5 IMG_1318 IMG_1319 CM Photos from camera on the left and Your files will be copied to the folder your Gmini 402 hard disk on the right on the right side of the screen You Choose destination folder then choose can now pull out the camera from the File gt Copy All Gmini 402 If your image files are not seen in the left panel you may have to select the Show all files icon Settings gt System gt Show all files Once selected all file types regardless of their extention
39. e JPEG images in the Gmini 402 s System folder that can be used for screen backgrounds Wallpaper You can add your own J PEG images to the System folder by dragging and dropping a JPEG file from your computer You should use J PEG images with small dimensions ideally 320 x 240 pixels large files slow down the display Font Outline If your screen background is a dark color it will be difficult to see the black text on the screen Set Outlined font to On to have a more visible white outlined font Color scheme Allows you to choose what color you would like to have for the status bar above and the screen buttons below Cursor color Allows you to change the color of the cursor Previous settings Click this button to return to the settings last set 55 56 15 5 Power Settings Power These settings will help you to save battery power thus allowing a longer battery autonomy nas 014 04 Battery operation a Smin Backlight Off a 605 H Hard drive a 103 H iD You can set the Gmini 402 to conserve power for both modes of operation when it is powered from the battery or when it is connected to the AC charger f DC Power operation adapter DC Power operation Power Off 4 P Backlight Off 4 Description Never Never Parameter 1 9 minutes and Never for DC operation The number of minutes of user inactivity no buttons pressed before the Gmini 402 shu
40. e consumed at a higher rate than normal If the Gmini 402 looses power while connected to your computer you could damage your directory structure and or loose data Thus you should always use the AC adapter when connected to your computer Be careful to understand the disconnection procedure also since disconnecting incorrectly can lead to data loss or computer Gmini freeze up The Gmini 402 is not compatible with Windows NT Windows 95 or Windows 98 While connected as a hard disk to your computer the Gmini 402 buttons are blocked and are no longer functional 13 1 USB Connection Type Hard Drive or Windows Device Your device comes configured as a Windows Device and will be immediately recognized by your computer if you are running Windows XP with Service Pack 1 minimum and Windows Media Player 10 If you have another version of Windows not sure what version of Windows XP you have or if you are using a Macintosh then you will need to change the USB Universal Serial Bus Port setting on the Gmini 402 You will do this by going to System and USB Port and change it to Hard Drive 13 2 Connecting the Gmini 402 Connection order See the sections below for your particular computer s operating system 1 Connect the power adapter to the Gmini 402 2 With your computer running plug the USB cable into your computer 3 With the Gmini 402 off plug in the other end of the USB cable
41. e product may be disturbed by ESD If so simply reset the product to resume normal operation by following the instruction manual During file transmission please handle with care and operate in a static free environment Copyright Notice Copyright ARCHOS 2005 All rights reserved This document may not in whole or part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable form without prior consent in writing from ARCHOS All brands and products names are registered trademarks and the property of their respective owners Specifications are subject to change without notification Errors and omissions accepted I mages 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 Gmini 402 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 con
42. e support will be provided in the language of the countries listed below For other countries please use email technical support e For warranty and services purposes keep your sales receipt for proof of purchase The serial number for the Gmini 402 model can be found in the battery compartment e 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 DO NOT USE phone or e mail support for marketing and sales questions These numbers are to aid those who have technical difficulties malfunctions Telephone Support ka qi y qi a o ball 3 2 a a j I m 2 E 2 ET 2 7 N 2 a te pu q i 7 2 S 3 pal p S a E a a LF A I T M N km au E Ea a 5 5 S a i G a Ley e i a at 2 qi oO 8 Mas i Lf i 020 50 40 510 8 300 8879 toll free Nederland Canada 225 71 71 35 25 65 67 Norge Danmark 442 004 111 069 6698 4714 Schweitz Suisse Deutschland 09 2311 3434 09 1745 6224 Suomi 08 579 290 80 01 70 20 00 30 Svenska 0207 949 0115 01 601 5700 UK 877 300 8879 toll free 02 4827 1143 USA E mail Support Assistance par e mail Adresse des ARCHOS Kundendienstes Asistencia por e mail Assistenza tramite posta elettronica E mailondersteunin
43. em 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 Gmini 402 including Windows Explorer If this does not work shut down all programs wait 20 seconds then try the green arrow one or two times again If this does not work you should shut down the computer and disconnect the USB cable once the computer is off 18 2 Charging and Power issues You do not need to fully discharge the batteries before recharging them Problem A full battery charge does not last as long as the specifications suggest Answer The specifications are under the condition that the screen backlight goes off after 30 seconds for 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 18 3 Gmini 402 locks up freezes operation or Stops Problem The Gmini 402 locks up None of the buttons work Solution If the lock buttons is set none of the buttons respond Hold down the F1 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 Gmini 402 Hold down on the STOP OFF button for 15 seconds and the Gmini 402 will shut off
44. ers That is it is a hierarchical system which includes folders and subfolders Because you will be putting hundreds of files on your Gmini 402 it is STRONGLY ADVI SED 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 the folders Data Music Playlists Photo and Video BY a G Music Photo Video Browser 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 12 1 Navigating the Directory Structure a rae a fia just below the top status bar you CTMusic Wes Burden 7 ia can see the path to the directory a gt fnarent follor f ot fo Niet none you are currently viewing To navigate the directory structure you will use ENTER Open the highlighted folder directory or Play the highlighted file Move the cursor up and down to the previous or next file or folder Move back and forth between panels in the double browser ESC STOP Go back to the main menu sn ae Go to the parent directory go back up one level Example Go from folder Music Wes Burden to Music 12 2 File and folder operations
45. ettings to their default values 15 2 Play Mode Settings Reset button R If you would like the Gmini 402 to play through an entire folder PlayMode of songs play songs at random shuffle or any of the other playing options you can set these parameters in the PlayMode settings e Click on STOP ESC to return to the Gmini 402 main menu and click on Setup Or while listening to a song click the LEFT function button Setup e Once in the Setup screen move over to PlayMode and click again on ENTER e Highlight one of the five PlayModes and click on ENTER to check that option HA PlayMode e With the Repeat amp Shuffle setting a TFE choose if the songs are to be played AET in order repeated or shuffled O Scan Repeat amp Shuffle Repeat e See section The ARCLibrary in ARCLibrary Automatic the chapter Music Playing Update ARCLibrars music files for details on using the ARCLibrary e Picture Pause sets the amount of time paused between pictures in the slideshow mode See the Photo chapter for more details Play Mode Gmini 402 is currently playing from a Playlist Folder Play all tracks in the current directory DS All Play all tracks on Gmini 402 Single Play a single track then stop Queue User can queue the next track to be played t Scan Gmini 402 plays first 15 seconds of each tracktt tQueue Mode While the current song is playing click on Nav
46. g www archos com support WWW ARCHOS COM 61 WWW ARCHOS COM Worldwide Offices United States amp Canada ARCHOS Technology 3 Goodyear Unit A Irvine CA 92618 USA Phone 1 949 609 1483 Fax 1 949 609 1414 United Kingdom ARCHOS UK Limited PO Box 1420 Southampton SO15 1WF United Kingdom Phone 44 0 1264 366022 Fax 44 0 1264 366626 Europe amp Asia ARCHOS S A 12 rue Amp re 91430 I gny France Phone 33 0 169 33 169 O Fax 33 0 169 33 169 9 Germany ARCHOS Deutschland GmbH Business Park Vierwinden Konrad Zuse Str 22 41516 Grevenbroich Germany Tel 49 21 82 570 41 0 Fax 49 2182 57041 70 B Troubleshooting 18 1 USB Connection issues Problem cannot get my Gmini 402 to be recognized by the computer Solutions Shut off and reboot the computer and the Gmini 402 and then try connecting again in the preferred order mentioned in the section Connecting Disconnecting the Gmini 402 If using a USB hub try connecting without using the hub some hubs are not powered and may not work with the Gmini 402 If using a USB port in the front of your computer try a USB port in the back Front USB ports are often from non powered hubs Do not connect to a USB port repeated through a keyboard On old computers the USB driver software on your computer may be out of date Find your USB chipset type by going to My Computer gt Properties
47. 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 viaarena com For Intel check out www intel com For SIS uninstall the driver and reinstall the Windows default USB controller drivers If using a laptop computer and a docking station try connecting without the docking station If Macintosh OS 10 1 x says it cannot mount the volume you can use Disk Utility to reformat the J ukebox hard disk to type MS DOS FAT3z2 However files will only be readable from a Macintosh not a Windows machine You should update to version 10 3 9 or better On older computers make sure in your system BIOS the USB port is checked ON not Off Usually this just happens on old machines If the Files Allocation Table FAT gets corrupted the Gmini 402 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 Windows XP may recognize the Gmini 402 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 63 64 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 Probl
48. he following utilities For the Gmini 402 you will need to create an AVI file that is MPEG4 Simple Profile with a maximum resolution of 720 x 576 depending on frame rate and a sound track that is stereo MP3 or WAV Run the program SETUP EXE the ARCHOS Installation Utility found on the Gmini 402 hard drive in Data PC I nstallation Please install the programs in the following order 31 32 MPEG 4 codec Compressior Decompression In order for MPEG4 Translator to compress the video in a file of the format MPEG 4 SP that the Gmini 402 can read it requires an MPEG 4 codec to be installed on your computer If you do not have the approporiate codec installed MPEG 4 Translator will tell you on start up which codec it requires You will be able to download it for free from the Internet Virtual Dub A utility for transcoding one video file into another This is a general purpose transfer and cleanup utility which has many options allowing for even the most difficult video translations When you install it with the ARCHOS Installation Utility it will automatically unzip It will prompt you to save it to C Program Files VirtualDub You should use this default directory location Otherwise you will have to instruct the MPG4 translator program where to find it MPG4 Translator This program developed by Archos is a Front end for the Virtual Dub program It has a simple interface which you use and it then tells Vir
49. head and unplug the USB cable from the Gmini 402 and or computer A Safe To Remove Hardware x The USB Mass Storage Device device can now be safely removed From the system Note Hitachi_DK23DA 20 only indicates the type of hard disk used inside of the Gmini 402 Hard Drive Mode amp Macintosh Drag the Gmini 402 hard drive icon towards the trashcan the trashcan will become a big arrow as shown in the screen shot to the left Drop the hard drive icon onto the arrow The hard drive icon will disappear from the desktop You can now Safely unplug the USB cable from your Gmini 402 and or computer 49 50 4 Connecting Devices to the USB Host Port Thanks to the USB Host port you can connect USB Mass Storage Class MSC devices such as many digital cameras and external hard drives in order to transfer pictures or data to your Gmini 402 Non Mass Storage Class devices such as printers Ethernet adapters mice keyboards etc are not supported To connect an MSC device use the included short USB host adapter a ral a C i Ceb mt a a a a e iig 7 ma i F If your camera follows the Mass Storage Class MSC standard for USB connection then your camera will show up in the file browser as the folder External USB If you look in this folder you will see your photos or files See the chapter on the File Browser for instructions on how to copy files D SETTINGS F
50. hree options Resume Start playing from the bookmarked position Ignore Keep the bookmark but start playing from the very beginning Clear Clear the bookmark from this file and start playing from the very beginning 3 6 The Resume Function When you turn on your Gmini 402 you will sometimes notice that the icon which is highlighted on the main screen is not the Browser but rather the Resume icon This icon is highlighted when the Gmini 402 can resume the last played audio or video file 4 MUSIC Playlists A Playlist is a list of songs that the Gmini 402 will AERE automatically play one after the other The Gmini Mie a 402 can load one playlist at a time into its internal oad Music memory You can create new playlists add or delete Gren songs from a playlist or Save a playlist as a file file type m3u to be used another time There is no limit to the number of playlists you can save on the Gmini 402 hard disk Playlists are indicated by a special list icon circled icon to the left 4 1 Playing a Playlist Ke 160 To play a Playlist you simply scroll to the i a Oa i B pe rrenetnne Mis erave New World Playlist such as Jazz Music shown to the Prose wis SS left and click on PLAY The list of songs will be loaded into the internal memory of the Gmini 402 and then be displayed in a separate panel iolxi Click on PLAY gt and the songs will File Edit Format wiew Hel
51. igate find the next song you want to play then click Play This is your queued song You can only queue one song at a time See the Playlist section to prepare multiple songs to play Once the current track is finished playing your queued track will be played If you do not queue another track at this time the Gmini 402 will play the next song in the directory ttScan 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 Gmini 402 will then revert to folder mode and play the rest of the songs in the folder without scanning 53 54 15 3 Cock Settings The Gmini 402 has an internal real time clock The time of day is shown on the top right of O the screen in either 24 hour or 12 hour display mode To set it go to Setup then select Clock Ke3 n 56 a Clock 2s B14 Choose parameter Choose Value for Clock highlighted parameter Time Format Year Month Hour Minute SEER z 8 pja SPICES 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 menu 15 4 Display Settings pi These settings regulate the interface language and the presentation ay 5 of the screen Display ras 03 22 O25 14 04 i Displ
52. including protected WMDRM PlaysForSure Video Screen 2 2 TFT LCD 220x176 pixels 262 000 colors Television Video output in PAL EU or NTSC US standard Playback Autonomy Scalability AV Connections Up to 10 hours audio and up to 4 hours video Download firmware updates from www archos com Stereo analog Line In via adapter included Earphones Audio and Video line Out TV output Built in microphone Power source Physical Dimensions Internal Rechargeable Li lon Batteries External AC charger adaptor Use ONLY the specified Archos adapter charger supplied with this product Approx 106 x 60 3 x 17 4 mn7V4 17 x 2 37 x 0 69 Approx 160 g 5 64 oz Temperature Range 5 C to 35 C running 20 C to 45 C storage System Requirements PC Windows ME 2000 XP Pentium II 266MHz with 64MB ram Mac OS 9 2 or X 10 3 9 iMac G3 or higher 1 GB 1 billion bytes formatted capacity is less Depending on usage stop start wnting 1 based on 3 5 miny song amp 64 kbits s WMA for better quality 128 Kbits s or more recommended on 500 kbits s MPEG 4 audio video encoding and 1h30 movie fornear DVD quality 1500 Kbits sormore recommended on J PEG VGA 2 DivX hasnot been certified by DivX Inc may not read all DivX 4 0 amp 5 0 files doesnot read Divx 3 11 amp 6 0 files MPEG 4 ISO standard by Moving Picture Experts Group AVI audio video fi
53. le container by Microsoft MPEG 4 SP with B fra mes AVI up to 704x480 30f s NTSC or 720x576 25f s PAL 3 Only cameras compatible with Mass Storage Class USB All brands and product names are registered trademarks and the property of their respective owners Specifications are subject to change without notice Errors or omissions excepted Images and illustrations may not always match contents Copyright 2005 ARCHOS All rights reserved 69 70 20 ress 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 LI ABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL I NCI DENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES EVEN IF NFORMED 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
54. ll be recognized as an external Hard Drive and display automatically within a few seconds of being connected You will see a new drive letter such as E in My Computer You can now use the hard drive called Gmini 402 like any other external hard drive Simply access it using Windows Explorer to drag and drop files to and from the Gmini 402 s hard drive If the Gmini 402 is not automatically recognized and displayed as an external hard drive please refer to the troubleshooting section at the back of this manual Macintosh OS X If you have OS X you must update to version 10 3 9 or newer You must also change the Gmini w 402 s USB Port setting to Hard Drive From the main menu go to System and USB Port and change it to Hard Drive You will now simply plug the Gmini 402 into your Macintosh as enumerated above and within a few seconds the Gmini 402 will be recognized as a mass storage device Hard Drive and mount on the desktop You can now use the hard drive called Gmini 402 like any other external hard drive Macintosh HD 4 Gmini 402 47 48 13 3 Disconnecting the Gmini 402 from your Computer Windows Device Mode If the Gmini 402 is connected to your computer as a Windows Device verify that no data is being transferred between your Gmini 402 and your computer the HDD light on your Gmini 402 is not flickering You can now safely unplug the USB cable from your Gmini 40
55. ms delivered with or in the equipment The end user is required to use this product only in conformity with its original purpose and is strictly forbidden to make any technical modifications that could potentially impinge on the rights of third parties Any modification to the hardware software or physical enclosure of the product must be approved in writing by ARCHOS Non approved modified products are subject to the withdrawal of any or all guarantee clauses Warnings and Safety I nstructions 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 SAFETY For driving safety only a passenger should operate the device when the car is in motion and not the driver Laws governing the usage of electronic devices by the driver may be applicable in your jurisdiction and or country FCC Compliance Statement FCC Compliance
56. o 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 By clicking on the Music icon in the main menu screen you will enter into a music only mode Other file types that may be in this folder are only listed if you enter the folder via the Browser Current Directory Play Order Play Mode One Directory Status Playing Volume P r Battery level full Artist or parent folder Album or current folder Wes Burden EE oi Time of Day Brave New World Mirror HPS 128 Kkbfs 44 1 KHZ Song title or file name File format and rec info Next track to be played A i Next track k 4 Ya APIC Album picture Relative location in the track Can t Fight This Feeling Sh TA Fal Volume level meters Song elapsed time Song time remaining Song Length Go to setup options Show Music Options Browse the hard disk for other tracks If the file contains these tag data 3 1 Button Control Play pause resume song Increase the Volume Click once Play the previous song in the folder or playlist during first 5 seconds of song otherwise go to the beginning of the song Click once Play the next song in the folder or playlist Hold Fast forward through the Hold Fast reverse d y song through the song Stop Song ___B Decrease the Volume amini 4UU 1 0 06 TO l
57. o watch your videos on a television you must hold down the F2 function button the center function button for three seconds The Gmini 402 screen will go black and the video will be sent out to your connected television Switch your television to auxiliary video input often found just below channel 1 sometimes called L1 or L2 If you don t see a clear color image you may have to set your Gmini 402 to your local television standard NTSC or PAL in the Setup gt Display settings menu e Use the PLAY GO button to pause resume the video e Use the UP DOWN buttons to control the volume e Hold down the RIGHT LEFT buttons to fast forward or fast reverse through the video e Click the right function button to Hide Show the overlaid video time information e Click the Options function button to set a bookmark change the screen presentation Long press to switch between built in video and external video 27 28 e Click on the left function button to put the video into slow motion view You can cycle through the values Normal and 1 8 speed The sound is muted when Stow Options Hide in slow motion While in slow mode and paused you can step image per image with the RIGHT button aii 4U i UUL pea Ee 8 1 Setting a Bookmark E If you are watching a video and would like to place a bookmark in it in order to continue from this point at another time you can use the Bookmark function
58. ock the Gmini 402 buttons press and hold the left function button for three seconds The lt Gmini 402 will display the message Buttons locked on the bottom of the screen Press this again for three seconds to unlock the buttons What the Icons indicate Status Play Order Play Mode a D Recording a track ED Playing a playlist 3 2 Playing Through your Stereo 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 Just take the included A V cable and plug it into the Gmini 402 headphone jack Plug the red and white connectors into the Aux in CD in or line in of your stereo system Do not plug the yellow video connector into anything 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 Gmini 402 volume UP DOWN buttons 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 Gmini 402 s volume t a m 3 3 Artist Album Title 1D3 Tags ID3 Tags are information about the recording which found 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
59. one such as the one ARCHOS sells as an option 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 gt Next next recording has an additional number appended to its name Thus if you create multiple incremental recordings you might for example have files names of RECOOOO 01 RECOOOO 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 audio file 5 3 Where is the Recording Saved The default location for audio recordings is the folder called Music If you click on the Music icon in the main menu you will go to this folder Notice that the right function button is labeled Record Each time you use this button to record audio instead of the AudioCorder button on the main menu you set the recording default location to the current folder For example let s say you have a folder called Music Voice Lectures If you go to this folder and then make a recording using the right function button Record you will set the default record location to this folder Now each time you use the AudioCorder icon to start a recording your recording will be saved in the folder Music Voice Lectures 5 4 Audio
60. or folder to something new You will be sent to the virtual keyboard see next section to enter the new file or folder name Create a new folder in the current level of the directory You will be sent to the virtual keyboard see next section to enter the new folder name Create Copying and Moving Files and Folders By using the unique ARCHOS double browser system you can copy or move files from one location in the file structure to another 1000 files per folder maximum You simply click on the RIGHT button and a second browser window will open The double browser can be used in Photo View If you have connected a compatible USB device to the Master Connection USB host port the left panel shows the stored files and right panel the Gmini 402 hard disk Music View Left panel is the Gmini 402 hard disk and right panel the music Playlist Browser View Two browser panels to browse two different parts of the Gmini 402 hard disk In the Browser mode you can jump between the two panels using the LEFT and RIGHT buttons Where the cursor is highlighting a file or folder that panel 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 uieii uis ios 2 Click the RIGHT button to open a new browser window
61. orming these videos into this format readable by the Gmini 402 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 and older MPEG1 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 Gmini 402 PC Tools The Gmini 402 is delivered with two Windows based programs that allow you to create MPEG4 Simple Profile AVI video files They are the MPG4 Translator and Virtual Dub The MPG4 Translator will call the Virtual Dub program and give it the correct parameters to encode your video from its original format avi or mpg mpeg 1 and then encode it into an MPEG4 SP AVI file The file will be scaled in order to be played back properly If you would like to have your sound track in MP3 format you may have to download this audio codec available freely on the Internet if it is not already on your computer 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 t
62. ou enter the edit mode the audio file will play in a continuous loop so that you will be able to hear how your edit sounds 2 Music a m prls E16 48 CUT IN 00 12 15 CUT OUT RECOOO0 WAY 354 kbs 44 1 KHz 4 Bit Next track OTS 0 19 32 0 3322 Use the fastreverse and fast forward buttons LEFT RIGHT buttons to locate the points you want the new file to start and end These are the cut IN and cut OUT points Once you have set these points you can save the edit In this example a new file RECOOOO wav will be made Your original file is left untouched You will notice that your Cut IN and Cut OUT times are marked just above the file name 6 MUSIC Putting Music onto your Gmini 402 Your Archos product is a certified PlaysForSure digital device which means that wherever you find music for sale or for subscription on the Internet with this symbol you can be certain that it will Play for sure on your Gmini 402 The Gmini 402 is designed to work seamlessly with Windows Media Player WMP versions 9 and 10 The Windows Media Player software is used to download digital media content from the Internet to your computer and organizing it You will also use it to synchronize copy the contents of your Windows Media Player media library to your Archos device See the comparison chart below for an explanation of the different features available when running Windows Media Player 9 and 10 o
63. ou have the possibility to display your file names folder names and MP3 1D3 tags in various character sets ex Korean Japanese Simplified Chinese etc You can find the language files CodePage_name 4FZ in the font folder under Data on the Gmini 402 hard disk or on the ARCHOS website under the heading Software If for example you would like to have the Korean language display then you would copy the file CP949 4FZ into the folder system on the Gmini 402 and shut down and restart the Gmini 402 File names folder names and D3 tags written using the Microsoft codepage for the language will now be displayed in that character set Only one 4FZ can be used at a time thus you should only put one 4FZ file into the system folder When an 4FZ language file is used the interface language will be set to English 2 6 Charging the Batteries Use ONLY an ARCHOS charger adapter that is specified for the Gmini 402 Other chargers or adapters may damage the Gmini 402 The green CHARGE indicator lights up to indicate that the external adapter is connected The batteries will charge automatically when the AC adapter charger is plugged in Once the batteries are fully charged this light will blink indicating that you can disconnect the charger adapter Once charged you can get up to 10 hours of MP3 music playback time and up to 3 hours of AVI video playback time on the built in screen from the batteries The Gmini 402
64. our website Www archos com to ensure that you get access to our help line and to be informed of free software updates for your product Wishing you the best music photo gaming and video experience The ARCHOS TEAM ARCHOS and Gmini are Trademarks of ARCHOS SA For full information on compatible tile formats see the technical specications As our engineers are always uodating and improving the software your devices software may have a slighty different appearance or modifed functionality than presented in this mantal 1 INTRO Buttons and Connections F OQA ro a NATY 5o03 3 7K 2 Hard disk activity indicator red On indicator green Battery charger indicator green blinks when the battery is fully charged On Enter Play Go Hold for 3 seconds to turn on the Gmini 402 Move UP also increases volume during media playback Move DOWN also decreases volume during media playback Move LEFT also plays previous song or fast reverse through a song or video Move RIGHT also plays next song or fast forward through a song or video Game Control 1 Function depends on game acts as Enter Play when not in game mode Game Control 2 Function depends on game acts as Escape Stop when not in game mode Escape Stop Go back Off Hold for 3 seconds to turn off device F1 command or function F2 command or function F3 command or function Function button F1 activates the on screen function or command above it
65. p fMusic wes Burden Brave New world mp3 Music wes Burden Mirror mp3 fMusic wes Burden Through the rain mp3 be played in the order shown To shuffle the music entries in a random order you can click on Playlist F1 then choose Shuffle You can open a Playlist file Playlistname 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 played along with the hard disk path to find them If you delete a Playlist from your Gmini 402 you are only deleting the list and not the music itself Example of the contents of the m3u Playlist file J azz Music 4 2 Creating a Playlist To create a Playlist press the RIGHT parent folder button while you are in the Music Hre browser A second window will open J Through the rain 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 will be added to the Playlist and a small mark next to the music icon will be made to indicate that it is in the Playlist Continue searching and adding songs in this manner until you are satisfied You can also click the Add or Insert button when highlighting a folder All the contents of the folder and its subfolders will be added or inserted into the current playlis
66. pdate_Gmini402 AOS file on your Gmini 402 Windows will ask if you want to overwrite the current file Click on Yes Disconnect the Gmini 402 from your computer Activate the Update Next go to the System parameters under Setup and then scroll down to Update Firmware and click on it The Gmini 402 will search for the AOS file and will ask you to click Yes to start the update Follow the on screen instructions When completed the Gmini 402 will restart itself and you will see the new OS version displayed on the bottom right of the screen 59 60 1 Technical Support In case you should encounter any technical difficulties using your product we suggest you go through these steps in order to resolve any issues as efficiently as possible 1 Please read carefully through the appropriate sections of this manual Some subject areas may be treated in two different chapters depending on how the device is being used 2 Look at the Troubleshooting section at the back of this manual In this section we have included answers to some commonly asked questions 3 Look at our Support section on the website www archos com Here you will find Frequently Asked Questions FAQ for our different products and there is a chance that somebody else has already asked your question 4 If these steps did not help you in resolve your technical difficulty you can always contact us either via email or by calling the helpline Telephon
67. r browser may warn you that the contents of the download may harm your computer This is because the Windows system does not know what a AOS file is Be assured that ARCHOS has made every effort to ensure that the file does not contain viruses Click on the option Save to download this file to a convenient place such as My Documents in order to later copy this file to your Gmini 402 If your Gmini 402 is connected to your PC you can even save it directly to the Gmini 402 Wa Some files can harm your computer If the file information below lt 7 looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source do not open or save this file File name Update_Gminig02 40S File type From www archos com Would you like to open the file or save it to your computer Open ao Cancel More Info V Always ask before opening this type of file 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 Gmini 402 root and Update When updating your Operating System you must keep the AC charger adapter plugged into the Gmini 402 so that it will not shut down due to low batteries while you are performing the update Connect your Gmini File Folder Recycled Folder System File Folder System Volume Information File Folder video File Folder 402 to your computer see the Connecting Disconnecting the Gmini
68. r check out the web site www playsforsure com playsforsure Subscription services require you to be running Windows Media Player 10 6 1 Synchronizing Music from Windows Media Player to the Gmini 402 The Synchronize button in Windows Media Player E sat syne WMP is a one way sync button That is it will add music video and photo files to your Gmini 402 so that you have the same digital media on your Gmini 402 as you have in your Windows Media Player media library Of course you can choose to sync only certain songs videos or photos or sync your entire library On WMP10 you can click the button Set up Sync in the Sync tab and then check the box labeled Synchronize Device Automatically This is the auto sync advantage of WMP10 If this box is checked then each time you connect your Gmini 402 to your PC Windows Media Player will automatically start up and check to see if there are any new music videos or photos in your media library and if so will then copy them to your Gmini 402 You also have the possibility to decide what types of media automatically sync when you connect your Gmini 402 For example you may only want music files to be synchronized On the other hand with Windows Media Player 9 you have to tell it what you want to sync WMP9 cannot synchronize automatically when you connect your Gmini 402 to your computer 23 24 Note for WMP10 users Files added to your
69. rom the home screen select the Setup option to reveal the menu options for various settings wes EE a E Video Music Photo sound PlayMode mo a OS E Resume Browser Setup Clock Display y Ia ph 3 cg tt 2 Mophun AudioCorder Help Power System Gmini 402 1 0 00 15 1 Sound Settings CA If you would like to customize the sound quality you can adjust i the Bass Treble and other audio settings to suit your particular mm taste Normally you will do this while listening to music so that you can hear the changes you make Simply click on the LEFT function button Setup while listening to music 12514 02 e Once in the Setup screen move A Sound over to the Sound icon and click again on ENTER gt Use LEFT and RIGHT to change a _ parameter s Treble Balance Bass Boost value You will hear these changes instantly e Use the UP and DOWN buttons to select a different parameter e Click on STOP ESC when finished You will return to the Setup screen e Click on STOP ESC again and you will return to the music playing screen 51 52 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 Balance 10 levels Favors the right or left channel of the Stereo signal Bass Boost 10 levels Increases the very low frequencies Readjusts all s
70. round the selected photo Click on Enter again to display the image in full screen Once it is displayed as a full screen image you can rotate it magnify it or set it as the Gmini 402 screen background Wallpaper IMGoooT tag poe a Dg m e Em n 2 a k e i 4 ae conde Picture 2 x 2 images 3 x 3 images IMGoUOT Rotate picture 90 left View next photo ee Delete Salvi ins walimipir Pope Pitt Rotate picture 90 right View previous photo e Click the left function button Pic to change the number of photos in the carrousel view e Click the center function button Picture to display the picture options e Click on the right function button Hide to hide the picture name and function buttons Magnifying Photos Once the picture is displayed in full screen clicking the PLAY GO button gt will 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 direction buttons to move the picture around in order to see the desired magnified area The small signs on the bottom left of the screen indicate the level of magnification either or Click on STOP ESC to go back to an unmagnified view 10 2 Viewing a slideshow By clicking on Slideshow the Gmini 402 will present 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
71. sed 5 1 Cable Connections for Audio Recording Plug the multi connect adapter into the Gmini 402 and then plug the included AV cable into the side marked Line In as shown here Connect the Red Right and White Left connectors to the audio output of your Hifi or other audio device that you are recording from Do not plug the yellow connector to anything To the outputs of your audio device Ul 2 Recording Procedure Before the actual audio recording begins there is a pre recording screen gsp 7 34 2 2 Video Music Photo F e Resume Browser Setup pj Mophun AudioCorder Help Gmini 402 1 0 00 which will allow you to adjust your recording settings ejs Bie 44 RECOO00 Analog Line In 44 1 KHz WAY AD 1 From the home screen select Audio Corder then click on ENTER GO gt 25 E16 45 2 In the pre recording screen adjust the recording level by clicking on the LEFT and RIGHT buttons Click on the F3 Start button to start recording Attention the first time recording you should adjust your Settings 2 AudioCorder Set Title RECOO00 Recording Formal OWAY ADPCM Source Analog Line In Sampling 44 1 kHz 3 Click on Settings to reveal the re cording parameters screen as shown above Be sure to set the correct Source You will hear silence during recording and playback if the incorrect source is chosen ul25 B16 46
72. t You can jump back and forth between the browser and the playlist by clicking on the LEFT and RIGHT buttons A Playlist can have a maximum of 5000 songs We recommend that you save your Playlists 4 3 Saving a Playlist It is recommended that each time you HD Playlists J 4 Playlistoo01 123 parent folder J Brave New World seams pee create a Playlist you save it to a separate DStones folder called Playlists These lists take very little space on your 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 click on the RIGHT button You will then see the list of songs in the current Playlist Click the function button F1 then choose Save ATTENTION Make sure that your left window is the Playlists folder because the open window on the left is the location the Gmini 402 will be saving your Playlist to You will need to update the ARCLibrary in order to see newly added Playlists Save Saves the current playlist to the folder open in the left window The next to the playlist name indicates that this playlist has not been saved Close Closes the windows and returns to the main menu screen Rename Renames the current playlist Shuffle Randomly shuffles the order of the songs in the current playlist Clear Clears the contents of the current playlist Button Move Allows you to change the place in
73. tain no more than a certain number of defective pixels Each screen pixel contains three dot elements Red Blue and Green One or all of the dots in a given pixel may be stuck on or stuck off A single dot stuck off is the least noticeable All three dots of a pixel stuck on is the most noticeable ARCHOS guarantees that its Gmini 402 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 Gmini 402 product at its cost Thus one defective pixel is not grounds for replacement or repair of the product Avoiding Hearing Damage This product respects the current regulations for limiting the output volume of consumer audio devices to a safe level By listening to your device with headphones or earbuds at high volumes you run the risk of permanent damage to your ears Even if you get used to listening at high volumes and it seems normal to you you still risk the possibility of damaging your hearing Reduce the volume of your device to a reasonable level to avoid permanent hearing damage If you hear ringing in your ears reduce the volume or shut off your device This device has been tested with the ARCHOS supplied earphones Other manufactures earphones may produces volume levels higher or lower than the ARCHOS
74. the Gmini 402 to from your PC 13 1 USB Connection Type Hard Drive or Windows Device 13 2 Connecting the Gmini 402 Windows XP 46 Windows ME and 2000 47 Macintosh OS X 47 13 3 Disconnecting the Gmini 402 from your Computer Windows Device Mode 48 Hard Drive Mode 48 Hard Drive Mode amp Windows 48 Hard Drive Mode amp Macintosh 49 14 Connecting Devices to the USB Host Port 15 SETTINGS 15 1 Sound Settings 15 2 Play Mode Settings 15 3 Clock Settings 31 33 36 37 38 40 41 42 43 45 46 46 48 51 52 54 31 36 40 42 46 50 51 15 4 Display Settings 15 5 Power Settings 15 6 System Settings 16 Updating the Gmini 402 Firmware Operating System OS Download the Update_Gmini402 AOS file 58 Read the History txt File 58 Copy to Gmini 402 root and Update 58 Hard Drive or Windows Device 59 Activate the Update 59 17 Technical Support 18 Troubleshooting 18 1 USB Connection issues 18 2 Charging and Power issues 18 3 Gmini 402 locks up freezes operation or Stops 18 4 The Computer locks up freezes operation or Stops 18 5 File issues corrupted data formatting and partitioning Windows ME Running Scan Disk Error Checking 66 Windows XP amp 2000 Running Check Disk Utility ChkDsk 67 19 Technical Specifications 20 Legal 54 56 57 58 60 63 63 64 64 64 65 68 70 Dear Customer ARCHOS thanks you for
75. ts off During the playback of MP3 and AVI files this setting takes effect only after the files are finished playing 10 90 seconds Never The time of user inactivity no buttons pressed before the Gmini 402 turns off the screen to conserve power During playback of slideshows and AVI files this setting only takes effect once it is finished playing Power Off Backlight Off 10 90 seconds The number of seconds from the time of the last file access before the Gmini 402 tells the internal hard disk to stop spinning 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 The default value is 60s Caution This setting should only be changed by experienced users Hard disk 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 Gmini 402 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 15 6 System Settings ie The t you control over the low level parameters of the Gmini
76. tual Dub how to process the video file It sets all the parameters for Virtual Dub specifically to create a video file in the right size and format to be read by the Gmini 402 When you run it for the first time the MPG4 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 If MPG4 Translator detects a suitable MP3 codec on your PC it will use it and your video file sound track will be MP3 Otherwise it will use the standard IMA ADPCM codec 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 Manan Standen gp ele aE Lerson Uningan Da Samus This cee a ection mio ey favorite web search engine Once this MP3 codec is installed into your system MPG4 Translator will be able to create final video files with MP3 sound even if the source video file does not have an MP3 sound track If you are unsure what codecs audio and or video have been installed on your computer you can see the list by going to the following location For Windows XP click on Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Sounds and Audio Devices Properties gt Hardware
77. voice File Folder game file to the E earth3c mpn 1319KB mpn File root directory of the Gmini 402 The root directory is the top most level of the directory hierarchy J ust drag this MPN file onto the Gmini 402 Hard disk in your file manager and it will place it in the top most directory outside any folder Once this file is copied safely disconnect the Gmini 402 from the computer Connect your Once disconnected from your computer the Gmini will notice that there is a new game file on the root directory and will install the game automatically It will then erase the MPN file that you copied to the root directory It is a good idea to keep a copy the installation file on you PC Even if that file gets lost you can always go back to the Archos website and re download your purchased game free of charge You may notice that there is a folder on your Gmini 402 hard drive called Mophun You should not delete this folder nor copy any files into it Purchased games will install themselves into this folder 11 2 Playing a Game ay Games Just highlight the Games icon in the main screen and click the Go button You can choose from the list of games presented Once selected follow the on screen instructions 41 42 P BROWSER Using the Browser The browser is used to navigate the file system on the Gmini o 402 The file system is FAT32 the same type of file system that is found on Windows based comput
78. which the Gmini 402 can read There a are many music ripping programs on the market but ARCHOS recommends that you use Windows Media Player to do it In fact when you place a music CD in your computer Windows will ask you if you would like to rip it Depending on the power Audio CD E if Diet Felice 1 yoy Fhe Take rib echon Alpha askoti aitei Coca ww of your computer to rip a 60 minute CD it will take anywhere from 10 minutes to 60 minutes Once this is done the album will become part of your music library Connect your Gmini 402 to your computer with the supplied USB cable Now you go to the Sync tab and tell Windows Media Player to synchronize that album to your Gmini 402 It will then transfer that album to your Gmini 402 Note Some music CDs have a special copy protection system that will not allow Windows Media Player to make music files from them 6 4 Installing Windows Media Player 9 WMP9 If you have Windows ME or Windows 2000 you should use Windows Media Player 9 You can visit the Microsoft Website to download the very latest version or install the version found on the Gmini 402 itself 6 5 Installing Windows Media Player 10 WMP10 You must be running Windows XP Service Pack 1 or higher in order to install Windows Media Player 10 Please visit the Microsoft Website www playsforsure com to download and install the very latest version 25 26
79. your choice of this exciting Gmini 402 product With this beautiful device in your pocket you can enjoy digital music digital photos or digital video anytime and anywhere We are sure that your Gmini 402 will give you years of listening and viewing enjoyment Of course you can always use it as a regular portable hard disk too for all your personal computer files This manual will explain in detail the functionality of your device The better you know how to use it the more enjoyment you will get from it Remember with the Gmini 402 you can e Synchronize with Windows Media Player easily transfer all your media files from your PC e Plays various video and music file formats including Windows formats e Transfer photos directly from your digital camera using the USB host port e View digital photos and make personalized slide shows e View movies and photos on the built in screen on your TV or on a video projector e Play MPEG 4 video files e Listen to MP3 WMA or WAV music files and create music Playlists e Legally download music or video files from PlaysForSure compatible on line stores e Record music files directly into digital format from your hi fi without a com puter e Use it as a voice recorder with its built in microphone e Store all types of files it s a portable hard drive too We wish you many years of enjoyment from your Gmini 402 product Please do register your product at

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