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Archos 605 WiFi 160Gb User Guide Manual

1. 13 1 1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR VIDEOS 13 1 2 VIDEO PLAYBAUGI Es 14 1 3 VIDEO PLAYER 5 17 1 4 PUTTING VIDEOS ONTO YOUR ARCHOS 18 1 5 RECORDING VIDEO Ll eeeses 19 1 6 PLAYING YOUR PC S SHARED VIDEOS 19 Pr ING MUSIC e et 2 1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR MUSIC FILES 20 2 2 MUSIC PLAYBACK eee ees 22 2 3 MUSIC PLAYER SETTINGS esl 24 2 SPLAYLISTO oh cf dunno aom ex en EX RO RO ECCE 26 2 5 PUTTING MUSIC ONTO YOUR ARCHOS 28 2 6 RECORDING ANALOGUE AUDIO 29 2 7 PLAYING YOUR PC S SHARED MUSIC 30 VIEWING PMOI OS c 31 3 1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR PHOTOS 31 SZ FHUTO VIEWER esas na x 4 ee ORC RHR ee ee ee 32 3 3 PHOTO VIEWER SETTINGS 20200202 34 3 4 PLAYING A SLIDESHOW ee es 35 3 5 VIEWING PHOTOS WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC 35 3 6 PUTTING PHOTOS ONTO YOUR ARCHOS 36 3 7 PLAYING YOUR PC S SHARED PHOTOS 36 POSING THE FILE BROWSER 37 4 1 NAVIGATION i E C IE C a 37 4 2 USING THE VIRTUAL KEYBOARD 39 4 3 USING THE FILE BROWS
2. FUNCTIONALITIES 9 1 ARCHOS ACCESSORIES n NE pa m fp Fe pum E 1 nm Re Uf When connected to your ARCHOS and to your home enter tainment system the DVR Station Gen 5 will allow you to schedule TV recordings easily via the ARCHOS TV Program Guide EPG available for most countries record video directly to your ARCHOS from your cable box sat ellite receiver digital tuner or most any standard video source connect a compatible USB device to your ARCHOS Mass storage or PTP play video back to your TV charge your ARCHOS ALD TDALWUrI ARAN TED 2 Ul d Ig LO BY 4 gt AL UN LAS b zs ni BN ELAV Aa FAL REG When connected to your ARCHOS the DVR Travel Adapter will allow you to record audio video directly on your ARCHOS from most any standard audio video source TE QE i oc When connected to your ARCHOS the Mini Dock will allow you to display the image of the ARCHOS on yourTV connect a compatible USB device to your ARCHOS Mass storage or PTP charge your ARCHOS H BATTERY DOCK The battery dock is like the Mini Dock but also includes a bat tery to give your ARCHOS extra play time Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 QE High resolution Mini Cam with remote control and microphone 9 2 ARCHOS PLUG INS
3. Sharing settings dow with a warning symbol next to it Tan ATTENTION the first time you set your shar ing options it might take a couple of minutes for your to display the ARCHOS icon Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 5 Select the ARCHOS icon and click on the Allow button 6 To modify your sharing settings click on Settings You can for example enter a name for your shared media files You will then see this name on your ARCHOS Click on OK to save the modifications 7 Click on OK to close the Media Sharing window 8 You can now close Windows Media Player and start viewing your 5 shared media files directly on your ARCHOS see next section Your PC needs to be connected to the same WiFi network as the one the ARCHOS will connect to You also need to have configured Windows Media Player s sharing tions see the previous section 1 On your ARCHOS enter the Video Music or Photo mode 2 You will notice that the first item in the list is the shared media files Network UPnP Open this item to start scanning for devices and computers sharing their media files on the WiFi network 3 If you entered a name for your shared media files in Windows Media Player it should appear Open it and you will see all your shared videos songs or photos e If you are in the Video mode Video you will then have access to all Network UPnP the vide
4. CONNECTORS KH ARCHOS 705 On the left side of the device Power jack charge the battery of your ARCHOS device see Rm First Time usage Charging the Battery i AV Out Jack connect headphones or plug an ARCHOS AV cable optional to view videos and photos on a television A V Underneath the device USB B connect your ARCHOS to a computer see Connecting the ARCHOS to a Computer USB connect a compatible external device to your ARCHOS see USB Host Connection e The Docking connectors allow you to plug the tional DVR Station Gen 5 available from www ar chos com in order to record external audio video e See Optional QE ARCHOS 405 and 605 On the left side of the device Underneath the device These connectors allow you to Connect your ARCHOS to a computer see Connecting the ARCHOS to a Computer Charge the battery of your ARCHOS see First Time usage Charging the Battery Headphone Jack to connect headphones The Docking connectors also allow you to plug one of the 1 optional available from www archos com Connect a compatible USB device to the ARCHOS with the optional DVR Station Gen 5 Mini dock or Battery Dock Record external audio video with the optional DVR Station Gen 5 or DVR Travel Adapter e See Optional Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Man
5. Before using your ARCHOS device for the first time charge the battery until the CHG light starts blinking Simply plug the ARCHOS Charger Adapter into the power jack The ARCHOS de vice will turn on and start charging and a lightning bolt symbol will flash over the battery icon in the status bar The ARCHOS has a removable battery To learn how to replace it see Troubleshooting TURNING THE ARCHOS ON OFF Cg CER ARCHOS 605 WiFi Press and hold the button to turn your ARCHOS on off See ARCHOS Description The LED indicator next to the D button lights up when the device is on USING THE ARCHOS INTERFACE Status Bar 15 09 e In the top right corner of the screen the status bar indicates the volume the battery level and the current time of your device Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 Tabs In the top left corner of the screen the tabs area shows other available applications and screens They vary depending on where you are in the interface JI I m Sorry When there is only one tab available the Tab icon fed in the top left corner is grayed out JP Play Music Danielle Davis Contextual Menu e In the lower right corner of the screen the contextual menu area shows the menu icons The available options will vary depending on where you are in the interface In the Home screen choose the Settings 2 menu item to access
6. Keep it away from high electromagnetic fields Do not open it up There are no user serviceable parts inside Opening will void your warranty Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 PLAYING VIDEO In the Home screen select the Video icon to enter the Video mode 11 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR VIDEOS e The Video browser allows you to navigate through the Video folder of the ARCHOS hard drive You can go back one level the hierarchy by closing the current screen Ed Wherever you are in the hierarchy you can go back directly to the Home screen by pressing and holding down on the Exit icon button e The first screen of the Video mode are shows you all the videos and sub Network UPnP folders located in the Video folder II NEED UL To play a video highlight it then de pud Demo II open it e 4 amp Archos Entertainment your way e If a video is in a subfolder of the 23 Video folder open the subfolder and KAE 3 ADEL e e 28 you will see your video Files P 26 Depending model If you have inserted a memory card into the ARCHOS see Memory Card Slot to learn how to insert remove a memory select the line SD MMC card in the first screen of the Video Browser You can now browse the contents of your card and play your videos if your card contains any In the Video browser only video files and folder
7. the display will not turn off while a video or slideshow is playing or when you are browsing the web GE um Web Browser Normal Power Off while browsing the web the ARCHOS will shut down ac cording to the setting selected for the Power Off parameter Downloaded from ManualMPlaver com Manuals ARCHOS 5 Prevents Power Off while browsing the web the ARCHOS will not shut off au tomatically from user inactivity Standby the amount of time of user inactivity before the ARCHOS goes into Standby mode the system will not go into Standby mode during a slideshow audio video play back audio video recording or USB connection Backlight Off the amount of time of user inactivity before the LCD display turns off the display will not turn off while a video or slideshow is playing GE ME web Browser Normal Standby while browsing the web the ARCHOS will go into Standby mode according to the setting selected for the Standby parameter Prevents Standby while browsing the web the system will never go into Standby mode 8 8 FIRMWARE AND PLUG INS SETTINGS Settings Wu 1217 e Firmware and Plug ins Firmware 1 00 00 WMDRMPD 10 1 Plug ins Cinema Video Podcast Web Browser Product Key NBWP GE4R D55H TH irmware Update Online Firmware Update Firmware Ver displays the current version of the firmware and Digital Rights
8. To allow you to play H 264 video files without any special re encod ing type of file often used for video podcasts Also allows playback of AAC music files non protected To allow you to play MPEG 2 VOB video files without any re en coding type of file found on DVDs Also allows playback of AC3 audio format ZE A specially designed Internet browser for your ARCHOS that will allow you to surf the web on your ARCHOS Supports websites with Flash SCHEDULING A TV RECORDING With the optional DVR Station Gen 5 connected to your home tuner cable box satellite receiver digital tuner or VCR you will be able to schedule recordings easily via the ARCHOS TV Program Guide EPG 1 In the Home screen select the Recorder icon to display the ARCHOS TV Program Guide EPG Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 E TV Program Guide EM 15 09 Thu Jan 18 bY 4 15 00 1530 16 00 16 30 1700 1730 2 This screen s menu items will allow you to choose a different day update the Program Guide data or change vari ott to Bo in Pours ous settings program guide update and T channel list configuration Brif Encounter Suzy Faking It BBC World News BBC Market News 3 Navigate through the different TV pro Tufbul The Pa The Megan Mull Saved Saved grams and simply select the one you ESPN Tennis SportsCenter Extreme Sports wi
9. 44 Tm Sorry e Highlight a playlist and open it A Foal astu panel showing the contents of the EB ela playlist will open on the right Open the first item in the playlist to start playing from the first track Je Ain t no Biggee These menu items appear when a music file is highlighted on left panel to playlist g Selected file will add the highlighted track at the end of the current playlist 1 All files will add all the tracks from the left panel at the end of the current playlist Insert in playlist Selected file will insert the highlighted track before the selected item in i1 the current playlist All files will add all the tracks from the left panel before the selected item the current playlist These menu items appear when the focus is on the right panel playlist editor Track Remove track deletes the highlighted track from the playlist Move allows you to change the position of the highlighted track within the playlist Highlight the track you want to move select the Track menu item then choose Move Now highlight the position to which you want to move the track and validate Downloaded from ManualMPlaver com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 Playlist Clear clears the current playlist Shuffle randomly shuffles the order of the songs in the current playlist Save playlist Save saves th
10. amp after the other This will be repeated indefi nitely Shuffle ed i songs of the current folder ran Normal plays all the songs of your ARCHOS one after the other and then stops DE plays all the songs of your ARCHOS one sad ll after the other This will be repeated indefi nitely Shuffle eg the songs of your ARCHOS ran allows you to select a track to be played after the current one is finished while a track is playing switch to the browser window select a track to highlight it then open it This is your queued track which will be played after the current track you can only queue one track at a time and you need to se lect the song to queue before the end of the current track plays the first few seconds of each track You can define the length to play in Intro duration Only with 405 and 605 press OK during the intro period to let the whole song play defines for how long each track will be played when PlayMode is set to Intro Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 2 4 PLAYLISTS A playlist is a list of audio tracks that the music player will automatically play one after the other On your ARCHOS you can play create and edit as many playlists as you want e In the ARCHOS Browser playlists are the files with the P icon e In the Music Library highlight the guae Ml Playlist line and open it Sample Playlist
11. for instance a table of contents links to an external website etc Links are surrounded by a blue outline A highlighted link active link is surround ed by a red outline If you want to go back to the previous page where you clicked the link select the Link back menu item Note that hyperlinks referring to an external document to URL may work Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 Hide text overlay will hide all overlaid graphics status bar menu items etc to only show the PDF document Zoom allows you to adjust the zoom level Previous page goes to the previous page in the document Next Page goes to the next page in the document Link back will take you back to the page that you came from only appears when you have previously followed a link to page allows you to select a specific page use the left right buttons to select a page number Select Ok to go to this page Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 MANUAL V3 0 CONNECTING TO A WIFI NETWORK gt 44 5 CONNECTING TO A WIFI NETWORK Your ARCHOS connect to a variety of wireless networks You will find below the procedure to connect to these different WiFi networks 5 1 WIFI CONNECTION PROCEDURE HOW TO IMPROVE WIFI RECEPTION In order to improve your 5 WiFi rec
12. stream shared videos from your PC s Windows Media Library See Playing your PC s Shared Media Files Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 PLAYING MUSIC In the Home screen select the Music icon to enter the Music mode 2 1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR MUSIC FILES There are two types of views for you to browse through your songs the Music Library and the Music Browser In both views you can go back one level in the hierarchy by closing the current screen E Wherever you are in the hierarchy you can go back directly to the Home screen by pressing and holding down on the Exit icon button The Music Library default view FF Music eu shows your music sorted by cat Network UPnP egories Artist Album Genre etc if IET your music files contain these song ip information tags fa Title e When new music is copied to the V Genre ARCHOS the Music Library will be puse updated automatically Rating v Playlist Hard Drive If some of your music files do not contain information tags they will be classified as Unknown in the Music Library The music browser allows you to FF Hard Drive wi 13 20 navigate through the Music folder 10975 of your device s hard drive 8 Tony Kaltenberg To use it select Hard Drive or Wes Burden r Internal Memory in the initial Music Library view Danielle Davis 7450 KBytes BROCE Ja 2 file s TA 0
13. Archos amp Network L Bio DEDE 8 Downloads Info Info Music 8 Music Pictures Pictures 8 Playlists Playlists Video ma Video Using the ARCHOS double browser you will be able to play media files or transfer any file from a networked computer onto your device You can also transfer files from your device onto a computer s write enabled shared folder see Copying and Moving Files and Folders H 5 USING THE PDF READER Your ARCHOS features a PDF reader with hyperlink support In the Browser PDF files are displayed with the 29 icon e To view a PDF document highlight the PDF document in the File Browser and open it Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 MANUAL V3 0 USING THE FILE BROWSER gt P 42 QE PDF TOUCHSCREEN CONTROLS To follow a link red blue outline simply tap on it To display the menu overlay while viewing a PDF document tap once in the bot tom right corner of the screen e go to the next previous page tap on the Next Previous page menu item To exit the PDF reader tap on E 2A QE PDF BUTTON CONTROLS x C 1 press fit to width if zoomed 214 press exit PDF reader OK follow a highlighted link EL previous page navigate within the current page pos v c next page menu display available menu items FOLLOWING HYPERLINKS Some PDF documents have hyperlinks
14. Management DRM system Plug ins displays the current plug ins installed on your device Product Key each ARCHOS has a unique number you will need this number to register your product online www archos com register Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 Firmware Update this button to update the firmware manually see Updating the Firmware 605 705 Online Firmware Update use this button to search for an online update via a WiFi network If there is one available it will be installed automatically See Updating the Firmware to learn more 8 9 UPDATING THE FIRMWARE The firmware is the operating system OS of your ARCHOS It is periodically updated to bring new features improvements and bug fixes There are two main ways to up date your product s firmware Directly on your ARCHOS if your device can connect to a WiFi network With a computer connected to the internet cS This is the easiest way to update the firmware For this to work you only need an ac cess to a WiFi network See Connecting to a WiFi Network 1 From to the Home screen select the Settings F gt menu item and choose Firmware and Plug ins 2 Use the Online Firmware Update button 3 The ARCHOS will connect to the WiFi and search on line for a new firmware If there is one available it will start downloading and it will be installed automatically If you do not have ac
15. Quick Start Guide QSG legal and safety notice ARCHOS 605 ARCHOS device headphones ARCHOS USB cable protective pouch DVR Adapter 2 styli Quick Start Guide QSG legal and safety notice ARCHOS 705 ARCHOS device headphones ARCHOS USB cable USB host adapter protective pouch DVR Adapter 2 styli remote control power adapter charger Quick Start Guide QSG legal and safety notice For Computer PC with Windows ME 2000 XP Vista Media Center Macintosh OS X or higher with USB Mass Storage Class support Linux with mass storage device support USB port For PlaysForSure audio video and subscription services PC with Windows XP SP1 or higher Windows Media Player 10 or higher and USB 2 0 port Certain bitrates resolutions and or file variations may not be compatible Certain resolutions and file sizes may not be compatible 2 MPEG 4 ASP L5 AVI MPEG 4 ISO standard by Moving Picture Experts Group AVI audio video file container by Microsoft without GMC and Quarter Pixel and WMV in cluding protected WMV 9 Does not read AAC protected files External video output disabled for Macrovision protected contents Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 The LCD screen on your ARCHOS 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 particula
16. Wide screen becomes available when you set the TV standard parameter to PAL Europe Connection when your ARCHOS is connected to the optional DVR Station Gen 5 available at www archos com select the type of video output Composite S Video or RGB based on how you have connected the DVR Station Gen 5 to your TV 8 3 APPEARANCE SETTINGS re Settings Appearance None Theme color Cancel Picture name allows you to select a picture to use as a wallpaper image Select None if you do not want any background image you can choose between all default backgrounds or the images that you have previously set as wallpapers you can also set a picture as wallpaper from the Photo and Video modes Theme color defines the theme color for your icons and for the background if you have dis abled the use of a bel Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 MANUAL v3 0 Cancel use this button to discard any changes you may have made since entering this screen 8 4 LANGUAGE AND REGION SETTINGS 4 Settings Language and Region Country E France City Zone 4 Paris Wifi Region Europe Language choose a language visit www archos com to check the availability of other languages New lan guages are included in the firmware as they become available See Updating the Firmware if your clock is set to Auto
17. available menu items will vary according to which panel you selected see Playlist Menu Items 4 After you have made the changes you want select the Save playlist menu item and choose Save to save the playlist If you wish to give it a different name choose Save As 1 While playing a song use the tab button icon to go back to the Music Library or Music Browser and select the Show playlist menu item 2 Your window will then have two panels the music files on the left and the last opened playlist on the right 3 While listening to your song you can edit the last opened playlist 4 Close the playlist editor to return to the playback screen 2 5 PUTTING MUSIC ONTO YOUR ARCHOS There are two main methods to transfer the music stored on your computer onto the ARCHOS 1 Windows Media Player copy your music using Windows Media Player 10 or higher Use Windows Player 10 or higher Sync tab to synchronize your computer s music files with the ARCHOS See Putting Files onto the ARCHOS to learn more about how to transfer your computer s music files with Windows Media Player 2 Windows9 Explorer Copy and paste your music files from your computer into the Video folder of your ARCHOS To learn how to connect disconnect the ARCHOS from your computer see the Transferring Files section Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 MANUAL V3 0 PLAYING MUSIC gt 29
18. end of the supplied USB host adapter 4 Turn on the external USB device if needed check the documentation of your ex ternal USB device 5 A double browser window will appear on the ARCHOS the external USB device will appear in the left panel and your ARCHOS device s hard drive in the right panel 6 Follow the instructions in the Copying and Moving Files section to copy your pic tures or files to the ARCHOS Make sure that no transfer is being made the HDD light should not be flickering se lect the Remove Safely menu item from the File Browser and simply pull out the USB cable on either end Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 S MAIN SETTINGS In the Home screen select the Settings 2 menu item and choose a setting GE WE Tap on the Settings 2 menu item and choose a setting to open its corre sponding screen Once you are in a settings screen tap on a parameter to highlight it tap on left right arrows to select a different setting when you have finished adjusting your settings tap on to save them and go back to the Home screen When it is possible tap on the up down arrows to scroll the screen up and down SE To open a settings screen press the menu button use the navigation pad to highlight the Settings 9 menu item and press Once you are in a settings screen use the up down navigation buttons to highlight a parameter use t
19. for this to work the ARCHOS needs to be connected to a WiFi network ATTENTION If the amp date are not correctly set you might not be able to access certain web pages Hour Minute Year Month Day these parameters allow you to set the current time and date manually Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 8 7 POWER SETTINGS JE Settings 1257 These settings will help you save battery power thus allowing a lon Saxa ger battery autonomy You can adjust settings for both battery operation and power sup ply operation when the ARCHOS 15 connected to a powered DVR Station Gen 5 Mini Dock or CREME m Battery Dock Backlight Off 60s Power Off 2 Backlight Off 60 s Web Browser Normal Power Off Device Complete Power Off f you do not plan on using the ARCHOS for an extended period of time use this button to completely turn off your device so that there is absolutely no battery usage You can also turn off your device completely by holding the Power button until the second shutdown message appears See ARCHOS Description Power the amount of time of user inactivity before the device shuts off the device will not shut down during a slideshow audio video playback audio video recording or USB connection Backlight Off the amount of time of user inactivity before the LCD display turns off
20. highlighted file or folder to the location de fined in the other browser panel Copy all files allows you to copy all the files of the current folder to the location defined in the other browser panel Move allows you to move the highlighted file or folder to the location de fined in the other browser panel e In the left panel highlight the file folder that you want to copy or move e In the right panel navigate to the location where you wish to copy the file folder to Go back to the left panel select the Copy menu item and then choose Copy Copy all files or Move depending on the action that you want to carry out H e USING THE VIRTUAL KEYBOARD The virtual keyboard is an interface that allows you to type in text for instance to rename a file or folder or when you want to give a title to a playlist that you have just created ELE 1 current name of the New Folder Exit icon 3 delete character be fore cursor H Shift key 5 Alt Alt Gr key en able disable the keys secondary functions move cursor one character to the left 7 move cursor one the virtual keyboard might vary according to your model character to the right if a key is transparent it means that it is disabled B save the name Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 ZH GE mle S To enter a character tap on the corresponding key To exit the keybo
21. menu display available menu items sooo increase decrease volume Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 Into i displays a message box with information about the current picture Rotate choose Left to rotate the picture 90 counterclockwise choose Right to rotate the picture 90 clockwise Start slideshow Starts a slideshow from the current image the Pause slideshow menu item will appear allowing you to pause the slideshow Set as wallpaper defines the current picture as your ARCHOS background image Settings will display the Photo viewer settings screen see next section Zoom use the slider to magnify demagnify the current picture 3 3 PHOTO VIEWER SETTINGS e In the Photo mode you can access o 1535 the Photo viewer settings screen Pot the Settings menu item Fa zx Use the left right arrows to select a different setting for a parameter 4 4 Picture Pause Transition Random a y Sequence Normal J Original Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 Picture Pause defines the time that each picture will be displayed during a slideshow Transition defines the transition effect to be used between two pictures There are several cool effects that you can choose from Sequence allows you to enable disable the shuffle m
22. page if it is currently loading will refresh the current web page if it has stopped loading Navigation Forward will go to the next page that you browsed Back will go back to the previous page that you browsed Zoom changes the way the web page is displayed Select a zoom mode to Enter URL allows you to enter the address of a Web site you d like to visit Enter the address with the virtual keyboard see Using the Virtual Keyboard Select OK to open the website in the current window or select Open in new tab to open it in a new window Search allows you to search an address in one of the configured search engines Enter the key words using the virtual keyboard see Using the Virtual Keyboard Select OK to open the results in the current window or select Open in new tab to open them in a new window Favorites will open the Favorites manager Here you can add favorites rename or delete them Select a favorite and use the Open in new tab menu item to open the corresponding web page in a new window Settings will open the Web Browser settings screen Here you can decide whether to accept ignore popup windows enable disable flash content delete your Internet history and cookies etc 2 PLRYING YOUR 5 SHRRED MEDIR FILES When connected to your home WiFi network your ARCHOS gives you the possi bility to watch directly on your
23. the current image will be defined as your device s background image Settings you can choose to display the Video Player settings screen see Video Player Settings or the Sound settings screen see Sound Settings Downloaded from ManualMPlaver com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 13 VIDEO PLAYER SETTINGS e In the Video mode you can access the Video Player settings screen by using the Settings menu item Use the left right arrows to select a different setting for a parameter JE Settings E Video Player Folder Repeat amp Shuffle Normal UPnP Thumbnails Enabled LCD Backlight Brightness Contrast Gamma PlayMode Repeat amp Shuffle the following table explains how the video player will work according to the set tings you chose in PlayMode AND Repeat amp Shuffle Single Normal plays the current video file and stops Repeat plays the current video file repeatedly Folder Normal plays all the video files of the current folder one after the other and then stops R t plays all the video files of the current folder d one after the other This will be repeated in definitely Shuffle plays all the videos of the current folder ran domly GRE UPnP Thumbnails here you can enable disable the video thumbnails while browsing through your PC s shared videos see Playing your PC s Shared Media Files If you choose Disabled you will
24. the main settings of your ARCHOS e In the Home screen the Resume menu item allows you sume the last played music or video file if it was interrupted before the end If the Resume menu icon does not appear it means that no music or video file playback can be resumed depending on model Home Screen e This is the main screen of your ARCHOS showing its main functions Your ARCHOS is equipped with a touchscreen Below is a description of the 7 main tactile screen areas and a few tips on how to use the touchscreen Main Touchscreen Actions To open an application screen via its icon or item tap on the icon item to high light it and tap on it again Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 e In the different applications you can go back one level in the hierarchy by tapping on the Exit icon 8 in the top right corner of the screen Wherever you are in the hierarchy you can go back directly to the Home screen by holding down on the Exit icon When several tabs are available you can switch between them by tapping on the Tab icon fad in the top left corner of the screen You can also tap directly on one of the tabs to access the corresponding screen To execute a menu item s function simply tap on its icon In order to display a text description of the icon tap on the menu word While playing a video or song you can pause resume it by tapping on the Pa
25. video music and photo files to your ARCHOS If will give you the possibility to have the same digital media on your ARCHOS as you have in your Windows Media Player media library Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 MANUAL V3 0 TRANSFERRING FILES gt P 55 A 1 Connect your ARCHOS to the computer See Connecting the ARCHOS to a Computer 2 On your computer start Windows Media Player 3 Select the Sync tab 4 Choose the media files you want to transfer 5 Click on the Start Sync button 6 The selected videos songs or photos will be copied directly into the corresponding Video Music or Pictures folder of the ARCHOS See your Windows Media Player help instructions for more information 2 The second method is to use Windows Explorer to copy and paste your files from your computer to the Video Music or Pictures folder of your ARCHOS You cannot copy files larger that 2 GB to the ARCHOS due to FAT32 file system constraints For advanced users in PC Hard Drive connection modes mode 2 3 the maximum size is 2 GB for AVI files and 4 GB for any other type of file See System Settings DISCONNECTING When you disconnect the ARCHOS from a computer your device automati cally updates the ARCLibrary so that the media files you just copied appear in the Music and Photo Libraries Windows XP or higher amp WMP10 or higher e Verify that no data are bei
26. will see two panels P Ef Video mu E Archos The one the left is the panel that pal you use to navigate through your device s hard drive Video 3 S Wes Burden The panel on the right is the one you will use when you want to copy or move files and folders see Copying and Moving Files and Folders About your ARCHOS hard drive DO NOT delete or rename the original folders Music Pictures Video Playlists etc The icons on the Home screen Video Music Photo lead directly to these folders and they may no longer work correctly if the folders are deleted or renamed BROWSING THROUGH YOUR MEMORY CARD S FILES Depending on model If you have inserted a memory card into the ARCHOS see Memory Card Slot to learn how to insert remove a memory select the line SD MMC card in the first screen of the File browser You can now browse the contents of your card In the File browser all files and folders will appear 1 NAVIGATION TOUCHSCREEN CONTROLS You can drag the scroll bar up and down to scroll the file list up and down You can also scroll faster by tapping above or below the cursor in the scroll bar Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 To open a file or folder tap on it to highlight it then tap on it again To jump between the left and right panels tap on or tap d
27. x 240 MPEG 4 ASP L5 AVI up to DVD resolution e WMV MP ML up to DVD resolution With optional software plug ins available for purchase at www archos com Video Podcast plug in H 264 up to DVD resolution and AAC Cinema Plug in MPEG 2 MP ML up to 10 Mbps up to DVD resolution and AC3 stereo sound 5 1 Stereo MP3 decoding 30 320 Kbits s CBR amp VBR WMA Protected WMA WAV PCM ADPCM With optional software plug ins available for purchase at www archos com AAC stereo audio files AC3 stereo audio and 5 1 sound files e JPEG BMP PNG Reads PDF documents May not implement all PDF features Via the optional DVR Travel Adapter ARCHOS 405 and 605 only or DVR Station Gen 5 Records NTSC PAL SECAM to MPEG 4 SP files with ADPCM stereo sound VGA resolution 640 x 480 30 or 25 f s in AVI format Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 Via the optional DVR Travel Adapter ARCHOS 405 and 605 only or DVR Station Gen 5 stereo line in WAV IMA ADPCM or PCM format USB 2 0 High Speed Device compatible USB 1 1 Mass Storage Class MSC and Media Transport Protocol MTP USB 2 0 Host Mass Storage Class MSC and Picture Transfer Protocol PTP for ARCHOS 405 and 605 only with optional Mini Dock Battery Dock and DVR Station Gen 5 ARCHOS 405 SD Slot compatible with SD and mini micro SD with adapter MMC and RS MMC with adapter USB 2 0 port
28. you don t want to use Windows Media Player a search on the Internet should allow you to find suitable utility programs to do this job Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 e If you would like to simply copy and paste unprotected DVD video files from your PC onto your ARCHOS without converting them to WMV format you can purchase the Cinema plug in from the ARCHOS website www archos com The same is also true for video podcasts in the H 264 format In this case purchase the Video Podcast plug in 15 RECORDING VIDEO With the optional DVR Station Gen 5 DVR Travel Adapter or Helmet CamCorder available at www archos com your ARCHOS will be able to record video from most any standard video source See Optional Functionalities With the optional DVR Station Gen 5 you will also have the pos sibility to schedule TV recordings easily via the TV Program Guide EPG See the manual of your DVR Station Gen 5 to learn more about this feature DVR TRAVEL ADAPTER DVR STATION GEN 5 605 um 1 5 PLAYING YOUR PC S SHARED VIDEOS e When connected to your home WiFi network your ARCHOS gives you the possibility to watch directly on your device shared videos stored in your PC s Windows Media Library For this to work you will need a WiFi connection and Windows Media9 Player 11 or higher installed on your PC The ARCHOS uses the UPnP Universal Plug and play standard to
29. 3 5 mm mini jack for headphones Docking connectors to connect DVR Station Gen 5 and other ARCHOS accessories ARCHOS 605 e Only on the models that feature a built in flash memory SD Slot compatible with SD and mini micro SD with adapter MMC and RS MMC with adapter e WiFi 802 11g connection Optional Internet plug in Opera9 web browser sup ports Adobe Flash content for Web browsing for purchase on www archos com e 3 5 mm mini jack for headphones Docking connectors to connect DVR Station and other ARCHOS accessories ARCHOS 05 e WiFi 802 11g connection Optional Internet plug in Opera9 web browser sup ports Adobe Flash content for Web browsing for purchase on www archos com 3 5 mm mini jack for headphones or TV output PAL amp NTSC e DC in to connect power adapter charger e Mini B for USB 2 0 computer connection e Mini A for USB 2 0 host connection Docking connectors to connect DVR Station Gen 5 and other ARCHOS accessories GE I i A single built in speaker ARCHOS 605 or two built in speakers ARCHOS 705 Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 e Internal Lithium lon Polymer battery ARCHOS 405 and 605 Device charges via computer USB port External Power adapter charger for ARCHOS 405 and 605 via optional accessories Downloadable firmware updates ARCHOS 405 ARCHOS device headphones USB cable protective pouch DVR Adapter
30. ENGLISH MOS ponam cma cere ARCHOS 405 GEN 5 ENGLISH USER MANUAL Version 3 0 Please visit www archos com manuals to download the latest version of this manual Dear Customer Thank you for choosing this ARCHOS product We hope that you will enjoy using it and that it will give you satisfaction for many years to come Please do register your product on our website www archos com register 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 multimedia experience The ARCHOS Team All the information contained in this manual was correct at time of publication However as we are often updating and improving our prod ucts your device s software may have a slightly different appearance or modified functionality than presented in this manual Entertainment your way ARCHOS Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS mimi Mr L4 ARCHOS DESCRIPTION 2 2 2 eee eee 4 FIRST TIME USAGE CHARGING THE BATTERY 6 TURNING THE ARCHOS 7 USING THE ARCHOS INTERFACE 7 CHANGING THE LANGUAGE lel 12 PRUDUG GARE sx 243 22 x94 49x heehee eee ne EAR 12 L MLzb lr amp 4s sm
31. ER WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC 40 4 4 BROWSING OTHER COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK 41 4 5 USING THE PDF READER 41 Downloaded from ABLE OF GONT ENTS CO NTI NUED ON N EXT PAGE ARCHOS GEN 5 5 CONNECTING TO A WIFI NET WORK CH 5 1 WIFI CONNECTION PROCEDURE 44 5 2 WIFI NETWORK CONFIGURATION 45 IHE WIFLFEEFTEEIIES E S 6 1 BROWSING THE WEB 1 ee es 48 6 2 PLAYING YOUR PC S SHARED MEDIA FILES 50 6 3 THE ARCHOS CONTENT PORTAL 53 7 TRANSFERRING FILES 54 7 1 CONNECTING THE ARCHOS TO A COMPUTER 54 7 2 USB HOST CONNECTION esl eeeeee 56 M il E AaNIcIT 58 8 1 SOUND SETTINGS 58 8 2 DISPLAY SETTINGS 0 022 cee es 60 8 3 APPEARANCE SETTINGS 61 8 4 LANGUAGE AND REGION SETTINGS eee 62 8 5 TV CONTROL SETTINGS LL 62 66 GEUUK SETTINGS 63 8 7 POWER SETTINGS E 6 64 8 8 FIRMWARE AND PLUG INS SETTINGS 65 8 9 UPDATING THE FIRMWARE 0002 ee eee eee 66 8 10 SYSTEM SETTINGS 2 2 2 0 cc es 67 UP TIONAL
32. NICAL SUPPORT INFORMATION Need Help You can find the information you need On our Website see the frequently asked questions section on www archos com faq By asking our technical support team visit www archos com support for e mail support U S amp Canada Call 877 300 8879 toll free All brands and product names are registered trademarks and the property of their respec tive owners Windows Media and Windows are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Specifications are subject to change without notice Errors or omissions excepted Images and illus trations may not always match contents All the information contained in this guide was correct at the time of publication COPYRIGHT ARCHOS 2007 All rights reserved Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals
33. PUNE TIDINPLEI T IE Sisscccssssscesscssssccscssscsevsssncesesscasesenses 69 9 1 ARCHOS ACCESSORIES 69 9 2 ARGHOS PLUGINS v acu y ide RC ERU EE AC CE CUR TERCER 70 9 3 SCHEDULING A TV RECORDING eeess eeee 70 9 4 RECORDING EXTERNAL VIDEO MANUALLY 71 9 5 RECORDING EXTERNAL AUDIO MANUALLY 72 9 6 DISPLAYING THE ARCHOS ON A TV 72 gnis M ID DUIS 73 RESETTING YOUR ARCHOS 22 22 ees 73 SYSTEM RECOVERY cnet ee cd ee eee ee EXC 8 s 74 TOUCHSCREEN PROBLEMS 20020 75 REPAIR AND FORMATTING TOOLS 75 REPLACING THE BATTERY 76 TEL EHINICPHL 77 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 81 Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 MANUAL V3 0 INTRODUCTION gt P 4 INTRODUCTION e The information presented in this manual might vary y ab gH according to which ARCHOS Gen 5 model you have e Every time you see one of these icons it means that the following section will concern this and only this 705 model ARCHOS DESCRIPTION MAIN BUTTONS ARCHOS 605 WiFi b Press and hold to turn your ARCHOS on off The LED indicator located next to the button lights up when the device is on you keep Power but
34. TRANSFERRING YOUR CD COLLECTION TO YOUR ARCHOS You can easily create audio content with your computer by using Windows Media Player 10 or higher to convert your own CDs to MP3 or WMA format 1 Place a music CD in your computer and Windows will ask you what action you would like to perform Audio CD E 2 Choose Rip music from CD and Windows ieee can pm the you insert Media Player will start ripping the CD The ee songs will be automatically extracted from the What do you want Windows to do CD and encoded into the MP3 or WMA for mat according to what you chose in Windows gt Media Player s ripping options The default Om fo t 5 W M A using Windows Media 3 Once this is done the album will become part usr Wind Ege of your Music Library Q eke ro action 4 See Transferring Files to learn how to transfer ats the ripped music files onto the ARCHOS See your Windows Media Player help instructions for more information e Check the laws and regulations in your country or jurisdiction to know if pri vate copying of your CDs for your own use 15 authorized e Some music CDs have a special copy protection system that will not allow Windows Media Player to make music files from them 2 6 RECORDING ANALOGUE AUDIO able at www archos com your ARCHOS will be able to record audio from most any standard line level analogue audio source See Optional Functionalitie
35. ard without saving tap on see n 2 in the previous screen When you are satisfied with the name tap on the Ok key see n 9 to save it and exit the keyboard A confirmation screen will pop up CE gE III X close keyboard without saving enters the highlighted character same as the Shift key 4 jump from one key to another i same as the Alt Alt Gr key depending on model menu 50000 H 3 USING THE FILE BROWSER WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC You can browse your files while listening to music Choose the ARCHOS home screen menu item while playing a song In the Home screen select the Files icon to enter the File Browser and start browsing through your files To go back to the Music playback screen go to the Home screen and select the Music icon Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS 4 4 BROWSING OTHER COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK e When you are connected to a Windows network you can browse the shared folders of other computers in the network using the ARCHOS File Browser From the Home screen select the Files icon In the left panel of the browser select the first line in the list Network Your device will connect to your WiFi access point and then search for other computers in the Windows network You can then choose a computer and start browsing its shared folders LEM Archos Archos 1420
36. be able to browse through your PC s shared videos faster Downloaded from ManualMPlaver com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 LCD Backlight Brightness Contrast and Gamma adjusts the level of backlight contrast brightness gamma of the built in screen you can also reset the LCD parameters to the default values Reset button 14 PUTTING VIDEOS ONTO YOUR ARCHOS 605 705 There are two main methods to transfer the videos stored on your computer onto the ARCHOS 1 Windows Media Player copy your videos using Windows Media Player 10 higher Use Windows Media Player 10 or higher Sync tab to synchronize i your computer s video files with the ARCHOS See Putting Files onto the ARCHOS to learn more about how to transfer your computer s video files with Windows Media Player 2 Windows Explorer Copy and paste your video files from your computer into the Video folder of your ARCHOS To learn how to connect disconnect the ARCHOS from your computer see the Transferring Files section If some of your videos play on your ARCHOS you may need to convert them to a compatible format The easiest way to do this is by using Windows Media Player 10 or higher to transfer videos to your ARCHOS Windows Media Player will automatically con vert most formats to the WMV format that your device can play See your Windows Media Player help instructions for more information f
37. cess to a WiFi network or if your ARCHOS is not WiFi enabled you can also update the firmware using a computer connected to the internet 1 On your go to www archos com firmware 2 Search for the latest firmware available for your ARCHOS 3 Compare the latest on line version with the one installed on your ARCHOS your ARCHOS firmware version number appears in the Firmware and Plug ins set tings screen see Firmware and Plug ins Settings 4 f the on line version is more recent than yours follow the instructions to down load and install the new firmware Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 8 10 SYSTEM SETTINGS 4 Settings e System Free Storage Space 5 6 GB out of 28 4 GB 19 E Windows Media Device E Product Key NBWP GE4R D55H TH MAC address 00 16 DC 50 00 26 Repair and Formatting Tools Free Storage Space displays the amount of free space on the hard drive USB preference for advanced users Your preferred connection mode will be used every time you connect the ARCHOS to a computer The connection mode determines how your device inter acts with your computer Mode 1 Windows Media Device Recommended for users of Windows Media Player WMP version 10 or higher When set to this mode the ARCHOS uses the Media Transfer Protocol MTP It allows you to charge your ARCHOS and transfer files onto it at the same time Your ARCHOS wil
38. d you will have the possibility to start playing the video song you purchased or rented while it s being downloaded The videos songs you get from the ARCHOS Content Portal are saved in the folders Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 MANUAL V3 0 TRANSFERRING FILES gt P 54 7 TRANSFERRING FILES 7 1 CONNECTING THE ARCHOS TO A COMPUTER CONNECTION STEPS 1 Plug the ARCHOS USB cable into the ARCHOS 2 Plug the USB end of the cable into your computer 3 The ARCHOS icon will appear on your computer You can now start transferring files to it 0 10 14 Fri 10 46 File Edit View Favorites Tools Help d JH Search Folders KS Address Mannisen HD E 31 Floppy Windows C CD Drive D pou chos device If you do not have Windows Media Player 10 higher installed on your puter the ARCHOS will ask you if you want to charge its battery or connect it as a mass Storage device Hard Drive Choose to connect it PUTTING FILES ONTO THE ARCHOS There are two main methods to transfer your files onto the ARCHOS 1 Copy your media files videos music photos with Windows Media Player 10 or higher For best performance we recommend that users update to Windows Media Player 11 or higher The Synchronize button in Windows Media Player is a one way sync button It will add
39. device shared media files videos music or pho tos stored in your PC s Windows Media Library For this to work you will need a WiFi connection and Windows Media Player 11 or higher installed on your PC Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 MANUAL V3 0 THE WIFI FEATURES gt 51 e This is especially useful when you have a large library of music and video and you cannot fit it all onto the internal hard drive of the ARCHOS The ARCHOS uses the UPnP Universal Plug and play standard to stream shared media files from your PC s Windows Media Library Streaming one of your 5 shared videos and displaying it on your TV If you cannot install Windows Media Player 11 or higher it is possible to ac cess and stream your PC s files from the ARCHOS File Browser See Browsing Other Computers Network SETTING WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER S SHARING OPTIONS 1 Connect the ARCHOS to your WiFi network see Connecting to a WiFi Network Create Auto Pays 2 Connect your PC to the same WiFi network and QM start Windows Media Player version 11 or higher Sue Add to Library Apply Media Information Changes 3 Click on the Library tab and select Media shar Add Favorites to List When Dragging l n g mum More Options Help with Using the Library 4 Check the box Share my media to and click on OK The ARCHOS icon should appear in the win
40. e current playlist to the Playlists folder Save As same as Save but it also allows you to give a personalized name to the playlist See Using the Virtual Keyboard Hide playlist closes the playlist editor Settings 7 you can choose to display the Music Player settings screen see Music Player 2 Settings or the Sound settings screen see Sound Settings 1 While you in the Music browser select the Show playlist menu item A playlist panel will open on the right By default the new playlist contains the same songs as the last opened playlist You can now start modifying the playlist 2 n the left panel locate the songs you would like to add to your playlist Highlight a song and open it to add it to the playlist Repeat this operation with all the tracks you want 3 When you are satisfied with your new playlist select the Save playlist menu item and then choose Save as 4 Enter the name of your new playlist with the virtual keyboard see Using the Virtual Keyboard and select OK To edit an existing playlist 1 In the Music Library highlight the Playlist line and open it Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 2 Highlight the playlist you want to modify and open it A panel showing the con tents of the playlist will open on the right 3 You can now add shuffle move or remove tracks within the playlist using the appropriate menu items The
41. e icon onto this eject symbol the ARCHOS hard drive will disappear from the desktop You can now safely unplug the USB cable from your ARCHOS and or computer Archos device Linux amp ARCHOS device DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE CABLE AT Hi Open with Cervisia ANY TIME Open With Actions You must remove unmount the ARCHOS from the computer before disconnecting the USB GAL _ cable to avoid loss of data or freezing Medium System Fol On your computer right click on the ARCHOS icon and select Safely Remove Wait until the ARCHOS icon disappears and safely unplug the USB cable from your ARCHOS and or computer e Thanks to the USB Host port you can connect compatible USB devices to the ARCHOS in order to transfer files or pictures to your ARCHOS These devices can be Mass Storage Class MSC devices such as digital cameras card readers or external hard drives or digital cameras using the Picture Transfer Protocol PTP Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 Check your manufacturer s information to find out whether your device is MSC or PTP device Non Mass Storage Class devices such as printers Ethernet adapters mice keyboards etc are not supported 1 Turn on your ARCHOS device 2 Plug the mini end of the supplied USB host adapter into the ARCHOS device port 3 Connect the external USB device use a standard USB cable if needed to the other
42. ed receiver Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 6 This part of the remote control is used for the Web Browser and the Widgets io C2 Use the direction pad to move the cursor that appears on the screen Pressing this button will activate 2 modes at the same time the left button lock mode the direction pad will act as if you moved a mouse while holding its left button at the same time It will allow you for example to use sliders or other dragging controls the navigation buttons at the top right will allow you to move from one link field to another normally they scroll the page up down Press again to disable these 2 modes This button is like a mouse s left button Depending on where you are in the interface it will allow you to open a link execute a function etc same as if you tapped on the screen This button is like a mouse s right button Depending on where you are in the interface pressing this button will display a contextual menu same as if you held down on the touchscreen These are the main buttons A lt gt Navigation buttons move from one item to another OK Ji Enter Accept or Play Pause Resume Escape Back Stop High speed fast forward list scrolling or zoom in High speed fast rewind list scrolling or zoom out Display a text description of the available menu icons Switch the display of the image between the built in LCD
43. en display the menu overlay again tap once anywhere on the screen To make it disappear again wait for a few seconds or tap on the Tab icon in the top left corner see n 3 You can tap on the progression bar to go directly to a different location in the vid eo You can also use the stylus to drag the cursor in the progression bar to another location in the video see n amp The volume bar can be dragged in the same way see n H To execute a menu item s function simply tap on its icon In order to display a text description of the icon tap on the MENU word see n 7 To stop the video and go back to the Video browser tap on the Exit icon E see n 1 To exit the Video mode and go back directly to the Home screen hold down on the Exit icon VE EE SEHC b x press once stop the video and go back to the Video browser hold exit the Video mode and go back directly to the Home screen pause resume the video accelerated fast forward left right fast rewind forward wy i accelerated fast rewind 5 display hide the menu overlay menu display available menu items sooo increase decrease volume Info Hn displays a message box with information about the current video file Downloaded from ManualMPlaver com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 Soundtrack and or Subtitles allows you to select a different audio track allows you to choose subti
44. eption avoid placing your fingers in front of the WiFi antenna area ARCHOS 605 WiFi ARCHOS 05 WiFi ENABLING WIFI From the Home screen select the Enable WiFi menu item El Your device will scan for available WiFi networks e The first time you use your device you may get a message No configured net work found Select View available networks and the list of available networks will be displayed f you get the message Could not connect to any WiFi network select View available networks and the list of available networks will be displayed Once you are connected to a WiFi network the status bar icon WiFi not con nected will become a WiFi connected There is no status bar icon at all when WiFi is not enabled When you enter an application that uses the WiFi Web Browser ARCHOS Content Portal etc See The WiFi Features your ARCHOS will try to connect to the WiFi If a configured network is detected the ARCHOS will automatically connect to it and then launch the application Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 e The list of available networks shows 8 all the wireless networks in range of your device e The list is constantly refreshed au tomatically scanning for networks Open Network Channel 9 Mode Infrastructure X Airport HotSpot In the list of available networks for Channel 1 Mode Infrastructure each network you will see t
45. er Select a band Bass Mid bass Mid range Mid treble or Treble then use the up down arrows to change the gain level for these frequency ran ge S Band Treble m Equalizer Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 8 2 DISPLAY SETTINGS 4 Settings Display Brightness Contrast Touch Screen Calibration TV Standard PAL EUROPE TV Format 16 9 TV Connection Composite LCD Backlight adjusts the level of backlight of the built in screen 4 Settings Briehtness Contrast LcD Settings Contrast use this button to adjust the display parameters of the built in screen contrast brightness and gamma ao you can also reset the LCD param Reset eters to the default values Reset button If the touchscreen is not responding properly use this button and follow the in structions on the screen mE LCD stability f you find that the LCD screen flickers use this button to access the LCD stabil ity screen Press the left right navigation buttons until the screen stops flickering Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 TV Standard choose between the NTSC USA and PAL Europe systems select the one that is compatible with your country s television system TV Format 4 3 or 16 9 the format used by your television set to display images the option
46. er features tabbed browsing You can have several pages opened at the same time They will appear in the tabs area in the upper left corner of the screen When Several pages are open simply select a tab to access the page that you want See next section ARCHOS ARCHOS STORE your movies Your photos your videos Your music YOUR ARCHOS E You can use your stylus to scroll the current web page horizontally or vertically To open a link simply tap on it To switch between the available tabs tap on or tap directly on the sponding tab To display the available menu items tap on the Menu word When several tabs are displayed tap 4 to close the current one or hold down on the icon to close the Web browser and go back directly to the Home screen When there is only one tab tap to exit the Web browser When several tabs are displayed press once to close the cur rent tab Press and hold to close the Web browser and go back directly to the Home screen When there is only one tab press once to close the Web browser validate enter button 4 goto next page that you browsed scroll left right up down i goto the previous page that you browsed goto the next tab menu display available menu items sooo increase decrease volume ownloaded from ManualMPlaver com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 Reload Stop will stop loading the web
47. file s Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 MANUAL V3 0 PLAYING MUSIC gt 21 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR MEMORY CARD S SONGS Depending on model If you have inserted a memory card into the ARCHOS see Memory Card Slot to learn how to insert remove a memory card select the line SD MMC card in the initial Music Library view You can now browse the contents of your card and play your songs if your card contains any In Music mode only music files playlists and folders will appear When you insert memory card its contents songs and playlists are auto matically integrated into the Music library MUSIC LIBRARY AND MUSIC BROWSER MENU ITEMS Info Hn displays a message box with information about the highlighted music file Show playlist opens a playlist edition window on the right see Playlists Bookmark Resume will resume playing the highlighted song from the bookmark Clear will remove the bookmark from the highlighted music file Bookmark only appears in the menu when bookmarked music file is high lighted File Management Rename allows you to change the name of the highlighted music file using the virtual keyboard See Using the Virtual Keyboard Delete allows you to delete the highlighted music file A confirmation screen will pop up Settings 7 you can choose to display the Music Player settings scree
48. he ARCHOS Content Portal See The ARCHOS Content Portal browse the web with the optional Web Browser plug in available at www archos com See next section A e play shared media files stored on other computers in your network See Playing your PC s Shared Media Files 6 1 BROWSING THE WEB In order to browse the web you will need the Web Browser plug in avail able at www archos com With this Internet browser specially designed Lim for your ARCHOS you will have the possibility to browse websites use web based e mailing download content etc supports Flash content and Javascript Java virtual machine not supported From the Home screen select the Web icon f you are already connected to a network the Web browser will simply open and you can start browsing the Web e If WiFi is not enabled or if you are not connected to a network the device will scan for available networks and connect to a known network or display the list of available networks so that you can connect to one of them Please note not all wireless networks offer access to the Internet Some WiFi net works only link several computers together without any Internet connection You can use the Web browser to read your Web based e mail view Web sites and download documents from the Internet The menu overlay will disappear after a few seconds Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 D The Web brows
49. he Music Browser highlight the bookmarked music file Select the Bookmark menu item then choose Resume Clear will remove the bookmark from the song Downloaded from ManualMPlaver com Manuals ARCHOS 5 Set rating Y allows you to give a rating to the current song 1 5 or to remove the rating none Settings you can choose to display the Music Player settings screen see next section or the Sound settings screen see Sound Settings a 2 3 MUSIC PLAYER SETTINGS e In the Music mode you can access the Music Player settings screen by using the Settings menu item Use the left right arrows to select a different setting for a parameter 2 Settings p Intro Repeat amp Shuffle Repeat Intro duration 20s PlayMode Repeat amp Shuffle the following table explains how the audio player will work according to the set tings you chose in PlayMode AND Repeat amp Shuffle An icon shows the current modes in the Music playback screen Single Normal plays the current song and stop Repeat plays the current song repeatedly Table continued on next page Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 Folder AIP Queue Intro Intro duration Normal plays all the songs of the current folder one after the other and then stops plays all the songs of the current folder one Repeat
50. he fol ai Protected Network lowing information Channel 11 Mode Infrastructure Open Network Channel 9 Mode Infrastructure Ej configured network unconfigured network The name of the network SSID if it is broadcasted if the SSID is not broad casted you will be prompted to enter it in the next configuration screen 1 Configuration status The strength of the signal The type of encryption key that is required J Open network no key b WEP key WPA key a WPA2 key E The channel used by the network The type of network Infrastructure or Ad Hoc Ad Hoc networks are not sup ported at this time Select the network that you want to connect to your home wireless network or a free hotspot You will be taken to the configuration screen for this network where you will have to enter some information to set up your access to this network 5 2 WIFI NETWORK CONFIGURATION In order to connect to a wireless network the ARCHOS will need some specific in formation about the network Your device will automatically pick up certain pieces of information that it needs from the WiFi hot spot You can enter the rest of the in Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS formation manually in the network s configuration screen as shown in the following sections Open networks do not require an Settings authentication key e If the network has auto
51. he left right navigation buttons to select a different setting when you have finished adjusting your settings press the Exit button Eq to save them and go back to the Home screen When it is possible use the up down navigation buttons to scroll the screen up and down gl SOUND SETTINGS This screen allows you to adjust the 77 ia 1306 sound settings of your ARCHOS to your personal taste Sound Audio Output Analog Line Out Bass Boost Level Preset Rock set Equalizer Balance Reset Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals Built in Speaker ON OFF the built in speaker remains on or off regardless if headphones are attached Automatic the built in speaker automatically turns off when you plug in head phones or connect your ARCHOS to the optional DVR Station Gen 5 Audio Output defines whether the audio signal is sent out via the Analog Line Out or the SPDIF interface when connected to a DVR Station Gen 5 Bass Boost Level adjusts the bass boosting level Preset allows you to quickly select a sound profile Set Equalizer allows you to use a custom sound profile Select this option to enter the equalizer screen see next section Balance allows you to balance the sound between the left and right stereo channels Reset resets the sound parameters to the default values Your ARCHOS features a 5 band equaliz
52. icon item and press e In the different applications you can go back one level in the hierarchy by press ing the Exit button x once Wherever you are in the hierarchy you can go back directly to the Home screen by holding the Exit button When several tabs are available you can switch between them by pressing the Tab button To execute a menu icons function press the menu button select a menu item with the navigation pad and press While playing a video song or photo slideshow you can pause resume it by pressing Other Button Actions When watching a video or listening to music you can hold the left right Navigation buttons to move the cursor in the progression bar to another location in the video or song To increase decrease volume use the Volume button e In the different browsers File Music Video Photo you can hold the up down Navigation buttons to scroll the file list up and down You can also scroll faster by using the Accelerator buttons e In the Web browser depending on model and the PDF viewer you can scroll up and down by holding the up down Navigation buttons If you are displaying the image of the ARCHOS on aTV you will need the remote control in order to control your ARCHOS device Your ARCHOS device has an infrared re ceiver located on the front of the device in the bottom left corner Point the sup plied remote control towards the infrar
53. ing sound volume left right ar rows or change various settings recording title audio format 3 You can now tell the ARCHOS to start recording from the audio source Start Recording yellow icon menu item 4 Close the screen to stop and save the recording The manual that comes with the DVR Station Gen 5 or DVR Travel Adapter will tell you more about how to record external audio manually DISPLAYING THE ARCHOS TV e With the optional DVR Station Gen 5 Battery Dock or Mini dock you will be able to display the image of the ARCHOS on your TV Connect the ARCHOS with the adapter to the TV press the TV LCD button on the ARCHOS and the display of the ARCHOS will switch to the TV e When the image is displayed on TV the TV LCD LED indicator lights up and the built in LCD screen turns off The manual that comes with the DVR Station Gen 5 Battery Dock or Mini dock will tell you more about how to display the image of the ARCHOS on your TV Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 MANUAL V3 0 TROUBLESHOOTING gt P73 TROUBLESHOOTING RESETTING YOUR ARCHOS e In the event that your ARCHOS freezes or does not respond anymore try to reset it press the 1 button for 15 seconds the ARCHOS will shut down completely and turn it on as usual e If this does not work you can also press the master reset button as shown be low You can use the end of a paper clip to press the button in
54. irectly on the panel that you want to highlight To execute a menu item s function simply tap on its icon In order to display a text description of the icon tap on the Menu word You can go back one level in the hierarchy by tapping on see n 1 Wherever you are in the hierarchy you can go back directly to the Home screen by holding down on the Exit icon menu 0000 Info press once go back one level in the hierarchy hold exit the File Browser and go back directly to the Home screen open a file or folder scroll up the file list faster left go back up one level in the folder hierarchy up down scroll the file list up and down scroll down the file list faster jump between the left and right panels display available menu items increase decrease volume Hn displays a message box with information about the highlighted file Create folder the Virtual Keyboard creates a folder at the current location you will have to enter the folder s name with the virtual keyboard see Using Downloaded from ManualMPlaver com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 File Management n Rename allows you to change the name of the highlighted file or folder us 4 ing the virtual keyboard See Using the Virtual Keyboard Delete allows you to delete the highlighted file or folder and all its con tents A confirmation screen will pop up n Copy allows you to copy the
55. l be locked only when it is opened in Windows Explorer You will be able to synchronize your media library auto matically every time you connect your ARCHOS to your computer When your file transfer is finished simply unplug the cable from the ARCHOS and your de vice will update the ARCLibrary Music Photo libraries Mode 2 Hard Drive Recommended for users of Windows XP with Windows Media Player 9 Windows 2000 Mac OS X or Linux The ARCHOS will ask you if you want to charge it or connect it as a mass storage device Hard Drive Choose to connect it as a mass storage device external hard drive When connected to your computer your ARCHOS will be locked Disconnection when the file transfer is over safely unmount the ARCHOS See Disconnecting and your device will do a quick ARCLibrary update Music Photo libraries May not index all files Mode 3 PC Hard Drive auto ARCLib Same as mode 2 but with a full ARCLibrary update Music Photo libraries at disconnection Update ARCLibrary Available only when USB Preference is set to PC Hard Drive mode 2 This USB mode only does a quick ARCLibrary update Music Photo libraries Use the Update ARCLibrary button if you want to do a full ARCLibrary update Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 MANUAL V3 0 MAIN SETTINGS gt P 68 Product Key each ARCHOS has a unique number you will need this number to register your
56. llowing actions Clear temporary system files and cache does not erase any data Reset Settings resets all user settings Format SD MMC card erase all data in your memory card if you have inserted one in your device Format Hard Drive Internal memory erase all data media files and licenses Depending on model Full Reinitialization erase all data media files licenses and settings Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 MANUAL V3 0 TROUBLESHOOTING gt 76 In the event that your ARCHOS freezes or does not respond anymore try to reset it see Resetting your ARCHOS If this does not work or if you cannot access the Repair and Formatting Tools you can try a system recovery see System Recovery REPLACING THE BAT TERY The ARCHOS has a removable battery You can purchase extra batteries from www archos com Caution if the battery is incorrectly replaced or short circuited this could re sult in damage to the product and or serious injuries to the user Replace only with an original ARCHOS battery To replace the battery follow these steps Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS See packaging 705 7 TFT Touchscreen 800x480 pixels 262 000 colors pens a High resolution 4 3 TFT LCD 16 million colors 800x480 pixels 605 Touch Screen High resolution 3 5 TFT LCD 320
57. matic see Clock Settings select your Country and City Zone gE ERE wiri Region this is configured automatically according to how you set your location 8 5 TV CONTROL SETTINGS This is where you can set the DVR Station s IR emitter to communicate with your tuner This will allow you to schedule recordings easily via the ARCHOS TV Program Guide EPG See the manual of the optional DVR Station Gen 5 Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 MANUAL V3 0 MAIN SETTINGS gt P 63 8 5 CLOCK SETTINGS 4 Settings Em Clock Time setting ETE synchronize Now Hour Minute Year If you use the optional DVR Station Gen 5 to schedule video recordings on your TV system make sure that the time and date are set correctly Time Format choose between 12h or 24h mode 605 um Time setting Automatic select this parameter if you want to set the clock automatically when your ARCHOS is connected to a WiFi network You will need to select your location in the Language and Region settings screen see Language and Region Settings Manual select this parameter to set the current date amp time manually The fol lowing parameters will appear Hour Year Month and Day 605 Synchronize now if the Time setting parameter is set to Automatic use this button to set the clock automatically via a WiFi network
58. matic con figuration turned on DHCP sim ply tap on the Connect button and your ARCHOS will connect to this network provided the signal is strong enough A Network Details for Archos Public Wifi Open Network Configuration EN Automatic DHCP Connect If the network needs to be config Lk ured manually use the left right ar rows to select the Manual setting on the Configuration parameter Open Network Configuration v Manual Other parameters will appear the pH required information can be ob ES tained from the person who man GUN ages the network DNS Server Connect Network Details for Archos Public Wifi When you have finished entering all the information tap on the Connect button and your ARCHOS will connect to this network provided the signal is strong enough Protected networks require an en cryption key to connect The type of key WEP WPA or WPA2 will be detected automati Settings 1 m 16 20 A Ld Network details for WiFi WEP cally by your device y y y Key format The rest of the required information WEP Key can be obtained from the person Authentication Open System default L who manages the network Configuration Automatic DHCP Connect ARCHOS GEN 5 You will have to specify the following settings Key length for WEP networks only the authe
59. n see Music Player 2 Settings or the Sound settings screen see Sound Settings The available menu items will vary depending on the mode you chose Music Library or Music Browser Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 2 2 MUSIC PLAYBACK Use the scroll bar to browse through the list of audio tracks To play a song highlight the corresponding file and open it l Exit icon 8 9 FP Play Music amp 15 09 lt artist name album title song title play back status icon s Danielle Davis and track number available tabs volume level play pause icon 4 5 previous track eco W Tony Kaltenberg the Wing of the Great Spa E next track 0 01 10 4 progression bar 3 5 7 5 menu items To pause resume the song tap on the Pause Play 3 icon see n 5 above To play the previous next song tap in the corresponding area n G or 7 To browse through your songs while listening to music simply tap on the Tab icon This will take you to the Music Library or browser screen that you launched the current song from see n 3 You can tap on the progression bar to go directly to a different location in the song You can also drag the cursor in the progression bar to another location in the song see n 8 The volume bar can be dragged in the same
60. ng transferred between your ARCHOS and your com puter the HDD indicator on your ARCHOS is not flickering Now unplug the USB cable from your ARCHOS and or computer Windows 2000 or Me DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE CABLE AT ANY TIME You must remove unmount the ARCHOS from the computer before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing Once all your transfers are finished click on the safely remove icon in the system tray next to the clock Click on the safely remove message Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device DriverE 24 2 39 PM Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 MANUAL V3 0 TRANSFERRING FILES gt P 56 e A message will pop up telling you that it is G Safe To Remove Hardware NOW safe to disconnect the device You can The USE Mass Storage Device device can now be safely now safely unplug the USB cable from your removed from the system ARCHOS and or computer If you get a message saying that the device cannot be removed close any computer program that may still be using data on your device such as media players or Windows Explorer Mac OS X DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE CABLE AT ANY TIME You must remove unmount the ARCHOS from the computer before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing On your desktop drag the ARCHOS icon towards the trashcan which will turn into a big eject sym bol Drop th
61. nloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 mE KE To display the menu overlay again tap once anywhere on the screen To make it dis appear again wait for a few seconds or tap on the Tab icon in the top left corner To display the next picture drag the stylus anywhere on the screen from left to right Drag from right to left to go back one picture e To rotate the picture 90 counterclockwise drag the stylus anywhere on the screen from bottom to top To rotate the picture 90 clockwise drag from top to bottom To magnify the current picture hold down anywhere on the screen until you are satisfied with the zoom level You can then drag the stylus anywhere on the screen to move inside the zoomed picture To display the image in its original format tap twice rapidly anywhere on the screen To execute a menu item s function simply tap on its icon In order to display a text description of the icon tap on the Menu word To close the picture and go back to the Photo browser tap To exit the Photo mode and go back directly to the Home screen hold down on the Exit icon X press once close the photo viewer and go back to the Photo browser hold exit the Music mode and go back directly to the Home screen DK start pause a slideshow 4 zoom in left right previous next picture down up rotate 90 clockwise counterclockwise zoom out 5 display hide the menu overlay
62. ntication key can be 10 characters long 64bit or 26 characters long 128bit Key format for WEP networks only in some cases you may need to change the key format in order to enter a pass phrase password See the documentation that came with your WiFi router or modem Key WEP or WPA type in the authentication key you will be taken to a virtual keyboard see Using the Virtual Keyboard type in the key and tap on OK when you have finished Authentication for WEP networks only the network s authentication method can be based on an Open System de fault or a Shared Key Configuration it can be Automatic DHCP or Manual if it is Automatic DHCP then you do not have to enter any more information Simply use the Connect button and your ARCHOS will connect to this network provided the signal is strong enough if you must configure the network manually select the Manual setting Other parameters will appear the required information can be obtained from the person who manages the network When you have finished entering all the information use the Connect button and your ARCHOS will connect to this network provided the signal is strong enough Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 WIFI FEATURES When connected to a WiFi network your ARCHOS gives you the possibility to e rent or purchase on line videos music t
63. ode If this parameter is set to Shuffle your pictures will be displayed randomly To disable the shuffle mode select Normal Format allows you to change the way the picture is displayed Original displays the entire picture in its original format Full Screen enlarges the picture to fill the screen In order to fit the ARCHOS screen your device might need to cut small parts of the image most likely at the top and bottom 3 4 PLAYING A SLIDESHOW To view a slideshow highlight a picture file in the Photo browser or while view ing a photo and choose the Start slideshow menu item e While a slideshow is playing you can pause it at any time by selecting the Pause slideshow menu item You can define the time that each picture is displayed and the transition effects in the Photo settings see Photo Settings 3 5 VIEWING PHOTOS WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC You can view photos and play slideshows while listening to music Choose the ARCHOS home screen menu item while playing a song In the Home screen select the Photo icon to enter the Photo mode Browse through your photos see Browsing Through your Photos or start a slide show as normal see Playing a Slideshow To go back to the Music playback screen go to the Home screen and select the Music icon Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 3 6 PUTTING PHOTOS ONTO YOUR ARCHOS There are two main meth
64. ods to transfer the pictures stored on your computer onto the ARCHOS 1 Windows Media Player copy your pictures using Windows Media Player 10 or higher Use Windows Player 10 or higher Sync tab to synchronize gt your computer s pictures with the ARCHOS See Putting Files onto the ARCHOS to learn more about how to transfer your computer s pictures with Windows Media Player 2 Windows Explorer Copy and paste your pictures from your computer into the Video folder of your ARCHOS To learn how to connect disconnect the ARCHOS from your computer see the Transferring Files section 3 7 PLAYING YOUR PC S SHARED PHOTOS When connected to your home WiFi network your ARCHOS gives Kun you the possibility to view directly on your device shared photos C stored in your PC s Windows Media Library For this to work you will need a WiFi connection and Windows Media9 Player 11 or higher installed on your PC The ARCHOS uses the UPnP Universal Plug and play standard to stream shared photos from your PC s Windows Media Library See Playing your PC s Shared Media Files Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 MANUAL V3 0 USING THE FILE BROWSER gt 37 USING THE FILE BROWSER The ARCHOS File Browser gives you the possibility to navigate the file system of your ARCHOS hard drive In the Home screen select the Files icon to enter the File Browser You
65. os stored in your PC s subfolder Windows Media Library Antoine Demo I In the same way the Music and Photo modes will allow you to access all the music photos stored in your PC s Windows Media Library Archos Entertainment your way Content Portal Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 MANUAL V3 0 THE WIFI FEATURES gt 53 6 3 THE ARCHOS CONTENT PORTAL The ARCHOS Content Portal is an on line store that offers several video and music partners This portal gives you access to video and music content that is either free for rent or for purchase No need for your computer the media streams directly off the Internet into your ARCHOS e Or if your ARCHOS is connected to the optional DVR Station Gen 5 you will be able to select your internet media content directly from your television 1 In order to activate the ARCHOS S E Content portal you will need to regis d CUSTOMIZE YOUR ter your ARCHOS product on line on TVRECORDERS HELMET CAMCORDER the ARCHOS web site www archos com register EXT WARRANTY SUPPORT 2 Make sure you have configured your 7 ARCHOS WiFi network see Connecting to a WiFi Network 3 Select the ARCHOS Content Portal icon to view available on line media stores and purchase videos or songs 4 You can also visit the ARCHOS on line store to purchase accessories Depending on your connection spee
66. product online www archos com register 605 MAC address some WiFi networks filter MAC addresses You might need to communicate this address to the person who manages the network Repair and Formatting Tools use this button to access the Repair and Formatting Tools settings screen This screen allows you to do the following actions Clear temporary system files and cache does not erase any data Reset Settings resets all user settings Format SD MMC card erase all data in your memory card if you have inserted one in your device Format Hard Drive Internal memory erase all data media files and licenses Depending on model Full Reinitialization erase all data media files licenses and settings Settings 13 24 e Repair and Formatting Tools lear temporary system files and cache Reset WiFi configuration Format Hard Drive Full Reinitialization In the event that your ARCHOS freezes or does not respond anymore try to reset it see Troubleshooting If this does not work if you cannot access the Repair and Formatting Tools you can try a system recovery see Troubleshooting Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals Tm AI om fe eas eA A fm pe i a Fa Fa AAA INI A 1 2 n NDI UA A LI N 2 KO ARCHOS GEN 5 MANUAL V3 0 OPTIONAL FUNCTIONALITIES gt P 69
67. pts to repair the file structure on the hard drive does not erase any data Format Disk formats the hard drive all data music photos videos etc licenses and settings are erased Force Touchscreen Calibration use this option if the touchscreen does not respond correctly and if you cannot access the touchscreen settings see Display Settings follow the instructions on the screen Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals MANTHA TRNIIRICCHOONTINGC D 75 ARCHOS GEN 5 MANUAL V3 0 TROUBLESHOOTING gt 75 niei e If the touchscreen is not responding 777 Display properly or if it is not responding at all go to the Display settings screen Then use the Touch Screen Calibration button and follow the instructions on the screen See Touch Screen Calibration TV Standard PAL EUROPE TV Format 16 9 Brightness Contrast Touch Screen Calibration TV Connection Composite REPAIR AND FORMATTING TOOLS J Settings e Repair and Formatting Tools cear temporary system Mes Reset WiFi configuration Format Hard Drive Full Reinitialization to access the Repair and Formatting Tools settings screen from the Home screen select the Settings menu item choose System then use the Repair and Formatting Tools button This screen allows you to do the fo
68. r to the ARCHOS screen but to all devices which have LCD screens regardless of the original manufacturer of the LCD Each prod uct vendor guarantees that his screen will contain no more than a certain number of defective pixels Each screen pixel contains three dot elements Red Blue and Green One or all of the dots in a given pixel may be stuck on or stuck off A single dot stuck off is the least noticeable All three dots of a pixel stuck on is the most noticeable ARCHOS guarantees that this devices screen will have no more than 3 de fective pixels regardless if these pixels have one or more defective dots This vii means that during the period of guarantee for your country or jurisdiction if the screen on your product has four or more defective pixels ARCHOS will re pair or replace your product at its cost Thus three or less defective pixels is not grounds for replacement or repair of the product Pry ARCHOS guarantees that this devices screen will have no more than 2 de fective pixels regardless if these pixels have one or more defective dots This means that during the period of guarantee for your country or jurisdiction if the screen on your product has three or more defective pixels ARCHOS will re pair or replace your product at its cost Thus two or less defective pixels is not grounds for replacement or repair of the product Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 TECH
69. s With the optional DVR Station Gen 5 or DVR Travel Adapter avail DVR TRAVEL ADAPTER DVR STATION GEN 5 Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 2 7 PLAYING YOUR PC S SHARED MUSIC When connected to your home WiFi network your ARCHOS gives you the possibility to play directly on your device shared music stored in your PC s Windows Media Library For this to work you will need a WiFi connection and Windows Media9 Player 11 or higher installed on your PC The ARCHOS uses the UPnP Universal Plug and play standard to stream shared music from your PC s Windows Media Library See Playing your PC s Shared Media Files A e Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 3 VIEWING PHOTOS In the Home screen select the Photo icon to enter the Photo viewer 3 1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR PHOTOS The Photo browser allows you to navigate through the Pictures folder of the ARCHOS hard drive You can go back one level in the hierarchy by closing the current screen Wherever you are in the hierarchy you can go back directly to the Home screen by pressing and holding down on the Exit icon button e The first screen of the Photo mode EE RZ Paes shows all the photos and subfolders 4 located in the Pictures folder All by Date e To view a photo highlight its Browse by Date thumbnail then open it If a photo is in a subfolder of
70. s will appear Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 MANUAL V3 0 PLAYING VIDEO gt P 14 VIDEO BROWSER MENU ITEMS Info Hn displays a message box with information about the highlighted video file File Management n Rename allows you to change the name of the highlighted video file using d the virtual keyboard See Using the Virtual Keyboard Delete allows you to delete the highlighted video file A confirmation screen will pop up Bookmark Resume will resume playing the highlighted video from the bookmark Clear will remove the bookmark from the highlighted video file Bookmark only appears in the menu when a bookmarked video file is high lighted Settings 4 you can choose to display the Video Player settings screen see Video Player 2 Settings or the Sound settings screen see Sound Settings le VIDEO PLAYBACK To play a video highlight the file and open it The menu overlay will disappear auto matically after a few seconds VIDEO PLAYBACK SCREEN 1 Exit icon 15 09 X 1 video name 3 Tab icon be H volume level 5 play pause icon video progression bar E E 000006 7 menu items MM es WEE cn Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 GE To pause resume the video tap on the Pause Play icon see n 5 in the previous scre
71. screen and a TV Turn on the ARCHOS put it into standby mode Increase decrease volume Mute sound Tab between available screens Downloaded from ManualMPlaver com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 The keyboard can be used for example to enter a Web address write an e mail name rename a folder etc a Caps Lock key Alt Green Alt key enable the keys green secondary functions Alt Blue Alt key enable the keys blue secondary functions Shift key delete character before cursor CHANGING THE LANGUAGE e The interface of your ARCHOS is available in various languages If your language is not available go to the ARCHOS website www archos com firmware and download and install the latest ver sion of the firmware New languages are included in the firmware as they become available See Updating the Firmware To change the system s language 1 In the Home screen select the Settings 9 menu item and choose Language and Region 2 Select a different language using the left right arrows your settings i are saved instantly a sia e Language and Region 3 Close the screen IM to exit and go back to the Home screen PRODUCT CARE Your ARCHOS is an electronic product that needs to be treated with care Do not subject it to unnecessary shock or vibration Do not subject it to heat keep it ventilated especially when connected to a computer Keep it away from water and excessively humid areas
72. sh to record Lady for a Night Movie 4 When the time comes your ARCHOS will automatically start recording the scheduled program The manual that comes with the DVR Station Gen 5 will tell you more about how to setup and use the TV Program Guide 9 4 RECORDING EXTERNAL VIDEO MANUALLY With the optional DVR Station Gen 5 DVR Travel Adapter or Helmet CamCorder you will be able to record video from most any standard video source 1 In the Home screen select the Recorder icon and use the tabs to access the Video Recorder mode 2 This screen will allow you to adjust the recording sound volume left right ar rows or change various settings scheduling and video parameters 3 You can now tell the ARCHOS to start recording from the video source Start Recording yellow icon menu item 4 Close the screen to stop and save the recording The manual that comes with the DVR Station Gen 5 or DVR travel Adapter will tell you more about how to record external video manually Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 9 5 RECORDING EXTERNAL AUDIO MANUALLY EN REC With the optional DVR Station Gen 5 or DVR Travel Adapter you will be able to record audio from most any standard audio source 1 In the Home screen select the Recorder icon and use the tabs to access the Video Recorder mode Then select the Audio Recorder menu item 2 This screen will allow you to adjust the record
73. the Pictures folder 4 Na 210 7 open the subfolder you will see ui ad a your photo M The Photo Browser also allows you to view your pictures sorted by date UN z Depending on model If you have inserted a memory card into the ARCHOS see Memory Card Slot to learn how to insert remove a memory card select the line SD MMC card in the first screen of the Photo mode You can now browse the contents of your card and view your photos if your card contains any In Photo mode only picture files and folders will appear Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 MANUAL V3 0 VIEWING PHOTOS gt P 32 PHOTO BROWSER MENU 5 Info Hn displays a message box with information about the highlighted picture Delete allows you to delete the highlighted picture A confirmation screen will pop up Start slideshow 2 starts a slideshow from the highlighted image the Pause slideshow menu item will appear allowing you to pause the Settings slideshow 2 2 will display the Photo viewer settings screen see Photo Viewer Settings i The available menu items will vary depending on where you are in Photo Browser 3 2 PHOTO VIEWER To view a picture highlight the corresponding thumbnail and open it The menu over lay will disappear automatically after a few seconds PHOTO VIEWER SCREEN Dow
74. the hole On the left side of the device 605 Underneath the device At the back of device behind the battery see Replacing the Battery Note Resetting your ARCHOS will not erase any data from your device However some settings will be reset to their factory defaults Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 MANUAL V3 0 TROUBLESHOOTING gt P 74 SYSTEM RECOVERY f your ARCHOS does not respond correctly or does not show certain songs videos that you have copied to it try using the Repair and Formatting Tools see System Settings f using the Repair and Formatting Tools did not solve your problem you can try a system recovery It allows you to repair the hard drive format it etc 1 Press the 4 button to turn on your device 2 When the built in LCD screen turns on immediately press and hold the TV LCD button until the Recovery mode starts white screen 405 6 move from an option to another use the up down Navigation 405 605 buttons To validate an option press 705 Since system recovery mode is activated the touchscreen is cur rently disabled To move from an option to another press the TV LCD button To validate an option press and hold the TV LCD button until the line flashes and release it The system recovery mode gives you several options No cancels the system recovery Repair Disk attem
75. tles Format allows you to change the way the image is displayed Auto adjusts the video size to best adapt to the built in screen or TV with the op tional DVR Station Gen 5 Mini Dock or Battery Dock see Optional Functionalities Full Screen enlarges the picture to fill the screen In order to fit the ARCHOS screen your device might need to cut small parts of the image most likely at the top and bottom Maximized enlarges the picture to fill the screen considering the image is encoded in 2 35 format with black bands at the top and bottom Original displays the entire picture in its original format Speed Will play the current video in slow motion or high speed while paused in slow motion you can advance frame by frame using the right arrow Set lE Bookmark sets a bookmark at the current spot in the video Only one bookmark per file is allowed You can bookmark up to 32 files Bookmarked videos will appear in the Video browser with a bookmark symbol and a progression bar to resume playing a video from a bookmark go to the Video browser and highlight the bookmarked video file Select the Bookmark menu item then choose Resume Clear will remove the bookmark from the video Thumbnail saves the current image as a new thumbnail for this file In the Video browser the video s thumbnail will be replaced by the new one Wallpaper
76. ton held down two messages will appear one after the other If you release the button during the first message your device will keep using a small amount of battery power to allow a quick start up If you do not plan on using the ARCHOS for an extended period of time keep the button held down until you see a second message appear The device will shut down completely and there will be absolutely no battery usage Tv Press once to switch the display of the image between the built in LCD LCD screen and aTV with the optional DVR Station Gen 5 Mini Dock or Battery Dock available at www archos com See Optional Functionalities e When the image is displayed on a TV the TV LCD LED indicator lights up and the built in LCD screen turns off e Press and hold to lock unlock your 5 buttons touchscreen This can be useful if your ARCHOS is in your pocket for example and you do not want to press a button or touch the screen by accident LED INDICATORS CHG Battery charge indicator e light on the battery is charging e flashing the battery is fully charged HDD Hard Disk Drive activity indicator depending on model e the light flickers when the hard drive is active playing transferring files Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 MANUAL V3 0 INTRODUCTION gt 5 Tv Video display indicator LCD the light is on when the image of the ARCHOS is displayed a TV see TV LCD button
77. uals ARCHOS GEN 5 705 A single speaker 605 WiFi two speakers 705 WiFi are located on the front of the device _ ale Your ARCHOS is equipped with a leg stand located on the back of the device Carefully pull it out and it will allow your ARCHOS to stand by itself on a flat stable surface depending on model The memory card slot located on top of the device on the right side allows you to insert one of the following cards which are i not supplied SD MMC Mini and micro SD with adapter e RS MMC with adapter To learn how to browse the contents of your card see Browsing Through your Videos Browsing Through your Music Files Browsing Through your Photos or Using the File Browser FIRST TIME USAGE CHARGING THE BATTERY SE ue s Before using your ARCHOS for the first time completely charge its battery The bat tery of your ARCHOS charges via your computer s USB port 1 Plug the ARCHOS USB cable into your ARCHOS which is off 2 Plug the USB end of the cable into your computer which is turned on 3 The ARCHOS will turn on and start charging A lightning bolt symbol will flash over the battery icon in the task bar while the battery is charging Downloaded from ManualMPlayer com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 The CHG indicator LED is on while the battery is charging It will blink when the battery is fully charged 705
78. use Other Touchscreen Actions LE Play icon When watching a video or listening to music you can tap on the progres sion bar to go directly to different location in the video or song You can also use the stylus to drag the cursor in the progression bar to another loca tion in the video or song e In the screens where it appears the volume bar can be dragged in the same way In the different browsers File Music Video Photo you can drag the scroll bar up and down to scroll the file list up and down You can also scroll faster by tapping above or below the cursor in the scroll bar In the Web browser and the PDF viewer you can scroll up and down by tapping on the page and dragging it up or down be careful however not to tap on a link D X Exit button Escape Back Stop button Enter Accept or Play Pause Resume Up Accelerator button high speed fast forward list scrolling or zoom in Navigation buttons move from an item to another wv i Down Accelerator button high speed fast rewind list scrolling or zoom out Tab button tab between available screens menu Menu button display a text description of the available menu icons x1 Volume button increase decrease volume ownloaded from ManualMPlaver com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 Main Button Actions To open an application screen via its icon or item use the Navigation buttons to highlight the
79. way see n To execute a menu item s function simply tap on its icon In order to display a text description of the icon tap on the menu word see n S To stop the song and go back to the Music Library or browser tap on the Exit icon see n 1 To exit the Music mode and go back directly to the Home screen hold down on the Exit icon Downloaded from ManualMPlaver com Manuals ARCHOS GEN 5 x press once stop the song and go back to the Music Library or browser hold exit the Music mode and go back directly to the Home screen DK pause resume the song accelerated fast forward left press once back to the beginning of the song or previous song in the first 10 seconds of a track hold fast rewind press once next song hold fast forward iC accelerated fast rewind tabs back to the Music Library or Music browser de pending on which mode you launched the song from menu display available menu items sooo increase decrease volume Info Hn displays a message box with information about the current music file ARCHOS home screen allows you to go back to the Home screen and browse your hard drive or view your photos while listening to music Set bookmark sets a bookmark at the current spot in the song Only one bookmark per file is allowed You can bookmark up to 32 files to resume playing a song from a bookmark go to the Music Library or t

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