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Archos 400 DVD Player User Manual

1. Set Choose Value for highlighted parameter Q When finished setting the parameters move down to the Set button then click on the ENTER GO button The clock time and date are now set Click on the STOP ESC button to go back to the main settings menu 14 4 Display Settings E These settings regulate the interface language and the presentation of the screen Display nas 03 22 g Display 7 a English TV Standard 4 NTSC USA gt Video Output 4 Internal LED Image Display 4 Interlaced 25 g1 4 04 Appearance Wallpaper OO H Picture name 4 Archos Font outline a off rl Color scheme 4 3 ir Cursor color 4 rl g oe Setting Description Language The Gmini 400 can be set to English default French German or Spanish TV Standard NTSC USA PAL Europe In order to view images or vid eos on an external television select one option to send the video signal compatible with your country s television system Countries other than European or American will use one of these two systems Video Output Internal LCD or External TV To display via the built in LCD screen or to view the display via an external television Hold ing the F2 function button for three seconds will also alternate between these two options Be sure your television is selecting the correct external input Image Display Interlaced Progressive This is the way the video outp
2. Warranty and Limited Liability This product is sold with a limited warranty and specific remedies are available to the original purchaser in the event the product fails to conform to the limited warranty Manufacturer s liability may be further limited in accordance with its sales contract In general the manufacturer shall not be responsible for product damages caused by natural disasters fire static discharge misuse abuse neglect improper handling or installation unauthorized repair alteration or accident In no event shall the manufacturer be liable for loss of data stored on disk media MANUFACTURER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES EVEN IF INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF IN ADVANCE ARCHOS licensor s makes no warranties express or implied including without limitation the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose regarding the licensed materials ARCHOS s licensor s does not warrant guarantee or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the licensed materials in terms of its correctness accuracy reliability correctness or otherwise The entire risk as to the results and performance of the licensed materials is assumed by you The exclusion of implied warranties is not permitted by some jurisdictions The above exclusion may not apply to you In no event will ARCHOS s licensor s and their directors officers
3. Analog stereo WAV PCM amp ADPCM SPDIF not supported Video Playback Screen Video track MPEG 4 Simple Profile compliant AVI format reads DivX 4 0 amp 5 0 amp XviD up to 640x400 pixels 30fps or 640x480 25 fps Sound track MP3 or WAV IMA ADPCM Color TFT LCD 220 x 176 pixels 262 thousand colors Television Video output in PAL EU or NTSC US standard Playback Autonomy Up to 10 hours audio and up to 5 hours video Scalability Free Operating System updates downloadable from ARCHOS website Ports CompactFlash slot to read CompactFlash type I memory cards AV Connections Power source Audio video Multi connect jack Includes connections for audio IN and audio video OUT Non removable internal Lithium Ion battery pack External charger adapter Physical Dimensions 106 x 60 x 18 mm 4 2 x 2 4 x 0 70 inches 160 grams 5 7 oz Temperature Range 5 C to 35 C running 20 C to 45 C storage System Requirements PC Windows ME 2000 XP Pentium II 266MHz with 64MB ram Mac OS 9 2 or X 10 2 4 iMac G3 or higher GB 1 billion bytes formatted capacity is less Files compatible with MPEG4 SP AVI only MPEG 4 ISO IEC standard by Moving Picture Experts Group AVI audio video file container by Microsoft DivX is a registered trade mark of DivXNetworks Inc Depending on usage stop start power settings 66 IS Legal
4. disk too for all your personal computer files This guide will explain to you the functions of the Gmini 400 Our engineers have packed this product with many functions and capabilities The better you know how to use it the more enjoyment you will get from it Remember with the Gmini 400 you can e Listen to MP3 WMA or WAV music files e Play a variety of 2D and 3D Mophun video games Play MPEG 4 video files on the built in screen or to a television or video projector View digital photos and make personalized slide shows Record music files directly into digital format from your hi fi without a computer Use it as a voice recorder with its built in microphone Store DOC PDF or any type of data file it s a portable hard drive too Create music Playlists Copy Pictures or data from CompactFlash cards directly to the Gmini 400 may require a freely available plug in from the Archos website We wish you many years of enjoyment from your Gmini 400 product Please do register your product at our website www archos com register products html to ensure that you get access to our help line and to be informed of free software updates for your product Wishing you the best music photo gaming and video experience The ARCHOS TEAM zo 0a aS Y 033 T77 as Q INTRO Ports Buttons and Connections Brave New World Mirror MP3 128 kb s Next track Brav Hard disk activity indicator red On indica
5. example let s say you have a folder called Music Voice Lectures If you go to this folder and then make a recording using the right function button el Record you will set the default record location to this folder Now each time you use the AudioCorder icon to start a recording your recording will be saved in the folder Music Voice Lectures 5 4 Audio Editing Audio files microphone recordings analog recordings FM Remote Control optional can be modified by deleting the sections you do not wish included If you would like to edit an audio recording you have the possibility to crop out the exact section of the recording you would like to save For example you have recorded a lecture of 33 minutes and 22 seconds in length You would like to cut out and save just one particular important section from 12 minutes and 15 seconds to 21 minutes and 5 seconds The diagram below illustrates the situation Desired audio section 00 00 Omin Osec 12 15 21 05 33 22 To keep just this section cropping it you will locate this file from the Browser mode Select Edit from the File menu in order to enter the edit mode In the edit mode set the cut IN point 12 15 in our example Next set the cut OUT point 21 05 in our example Save the edit A WAV 54 dbits 4 DEkpsBi e 47 dj Kitchend Jj Kitchen Record Highlight the file to edit and select Edit from the file menu Only files which have been created wit
6. on how the original video was recorded you may want to use these adjustments UT Default mode Adjusts the video size to best adapt to the LCD screen Ey 4 3 aspect Enlarge the image to fill the screen usually a vertical fill and then cut the sides to completely fill a television screen 16 9 aspect Send out a TV signal without the black horizontal bars No Overscan Picture will not pass into the overscan area Entire picture will always be seen on all televisions Will not be cropped on the LCD BoE 9 4 Playing Video Files from the Internet The number of encoding and compression schemes currently used to create video files is very extensive and seems to change on a weekly basis There are so many standards and formats that it is very possible that the video file you download from the Internet will not play right away on your device Due to certain variations even when video files are formatted in MPEG4 they may not play right away The Gmini 400 series can play video files of type MPEG4 Simple Profile which have an MP3 or IMA ADPCM audio sound track It can play such video files which have a maximum size of 640 x 400 pixels 30 frames second The Gmini 400 will not directly play files of type mov mpg mpeg or avi files created with codecs compression decompression other than the XviD and DivxX MPEG4 codecs If you have video files of these other types that you would like to vie
7. Click on STOP ESC again and you will return to the music playing screen 49 The Sound Parameters Parameter Description Volume 32 levels of volume 0 31 Bass 10 levels Decreases or Increases the low frequencies Treble 10 levels Decreases or Increases the high frequencies Balance 10 levels Favors the right or left channel of the Stereo signal Bass Boost 10 levels Increases the very low frequencies Reset button Readjusts all settings to their default values 14 2 Play Mode Settings AR If you would like the Gmini 400 to play through an entire folder of PlayMode SONGS play songs at random shuffle or any of the other playing options you can set these parameters in the PlayMode settings e Click on STOP ESC to return to the Gmini 400 main menu and click on Setup Or while listening to a song click the LEFT function button Setup e Once in the Setup screen move over to PlayMode and click again on ENTER e Highlight one of the five PlayModes and click on ENTER to check that option e With the Repeat amp Shuffle setting choose if the songs are to be played in order repeated or shuffled e See section 3 4 for details on using the ARCLibrary e Picture Pause sets the amount Of cs piayMode time paused between pictures in 2 the slideshow mode See the Photo D Sm chapter for more details O Scan Repeat amp Shuffle Repeat gjs 914 03 ARCLibrary 4 Automatic i Update ARCLibr
8. INTRO First Time Usage Please take the time to read though this manual There are many things that this device can do that you may not be aware of 2 1 Plugging in the AC Adapter Use only the included ARCHOS charger adapter Before using for the first time charge the batteries completely You may use the Archos Gmini 400 while its battery is charging but it will then take longer before the battery is completely charged 2 2 Turning on the Gmini 400 Hold the PLAY ON button for 4 seconds The green On indicator light will turn on Be patient it will take a few seconds for the operating system to boot up If the unit shuts off after holding the ON button for several seconds plug in the Archos adapter charger to make sure the batteries get charged 2 3 Shutting off the Gmini 400 and Battery saving features To shut off the unit press and hold the STOP ESC OFF button for 3 seconds In the Power menu Setup Power Battery Operation ij there is a Power Off parameter It is factory set to 2 Sado minutes Thus if your Gmini 400 is idle for 2 minutes it Setup will shut off This setting can be changed from one to nine 4 minutes or to never a In the Power menu Setup Power Battery Operation there is a Backlight Off parameter to save battery power the lighting of the screen consumes a lot of the battery Power power It is factory set to 30 seconds That is if there are no buttons pressed the scre
9. You simply click on the RIGHT button and a second browser window will open The double browser can be used in Photo View Left browser shows the memory card and right browser the Gmini 400 hard disk Music View Left browser is the Gmini 400 hard disk and right browser the music Playlist Browser View Two browser windows to browse two different parts of the Gmini 400 hard disk In the Browser mode you can jump between the two windows using the LEFT and RIGHT buttons Where the cursor is highlighting a file or folder that window is the source for the copy The destination folder will be the other window For example we want to copy the file Project X doc from the HD Data Files from Work folder to the HD Data Backed up rows 118 8 10 45 Bl p Project X doc v Folder 1 Locate the file to copy 2 Click the RIGHT button to open a new browser window 43 X18 11 06 Xi18 fj 10 24 Files from Work HD Data Backed parent folder MANE ji p parent folder F Project X doc le Files j C Durana Project Ren Parent File Q Folder 3 Click the RIGHT button again to 4 Move back to the left browser LEFT move the cursor to the right browser button highlight the file to copy and and find the desired destination folder select copy from the file menu The file will be copied to the folder in the right browser Entire folders can also be copied or moved i
10. a clean structure of artists and albums i Tunes does not follow the Gmini 400 convention of placing the music into the Music folder first E GAMES Playing Mophun games Your Gmini 400 has a built in Mophun game engine What that means is that it can run games created for the Mophun gaming platform Included with your Gmini 400 is the full version of one of the game titles available from Archos You will also find other sample games on your Gmini 400 8 1 Downloading Games ie Donnea x To see a complete list of games for sale 2 usarem eue eama gO to the Gmini 400 presentation page Fe ame eth mon on the Archos website www archos com ey Gere and click on the Gmini 400 Games link Once you purchase the game you will ee be presented with a download message ec browser may warn you that contents of the download may harm your computer This is because the Windows system does not know what a MPN file is Be assured that Archos has made every effort to ensure that the file does not contain viruses Click on the option Save to download this file to a convenient place such as My documents in order to later copy this file to your Gmini 400 Copy to Gmini 400 root File Folder Connect your Z Recycled Folder Gmini 400 to your System File Folder computer section E System Yolume Information FIR Folder 1 1 and then video File Folder Voice File Folder COPY the MPN E earth3d m pn 1319KE mpnFie gam
11. from CompactFlash on the Your files will be copied to the folder left and your Gmini 400 hard disk on on the right side of the screen You the right Choose destination folder can now pull out the CF card from the then choose File gt Copy All Gmini 400 If your image files are not seen in the left screen you may have to go the Setup gt System gt Show all files parameter and set it to On Once set to on all file types regardless of their extention txt raw pdf etc which are on your CF card will be visible in the left browser screen You cannot copy files to your CF cards from your Gmini 400 If your camera uses SmartMedia Memory Stick MS MultiMedia Card MMC or Secure Digital SD memory cards you can purchase the optional Archos 4 1 CompactFlash adapter which will allow these card types to be read by the Gmini 400 Id BROWSER Using the Browser The browser is used to navigate the file system on the Gmini a 400 The file system is FAT32 the same type of file system that is found on Windows based computers That is it is a hierarchical system which includes folders and subfolders Because you will be putting hundreds of files on your Gmini 400 it is STRONGLY ADVISED that keep a neat and orderly file structure Otherwise you will be spending time searching for files and not listening or watching them We suggest that on the first level of your file structure you include the folders Data Music
12. images 37 manner Rotate picture 90 left View next photo Rotate picture 90 right View previous photo e Click the left function button Pic to change the number of photos in the carrousel view e Click the center function button Picture to display the picture options e Click on the right function button Hide to hide the picture name and function buttons Magnifying Photos Once the picture is displayed in full screen clicking the PLAY GO button will magnify the image up to three levels Each successive click of the PLAY GO button will magnify the picture one more level You can use your direction buttons to move the picture around in order to see the desired magnified area The small signs on the bottom left of the screen indicate the level of magnification either or Click on STOP ESC to go back to an unmagnified view 11 2 Viewing a slideshow By clicking on Slideshow the Gmini 400 will present each picture in the current folder for ee a set amount of time and then go on to the Far next picture You can set the amount of time Bio E Y7 that each picture stays on the screen under BIMG_0429 IMG 0430 Setup gt PlayMode gt Picture Pause This GaIMG_0431 cos U parameter is the number of seconds each G IMG_0433 picture displays on the screen 11 3 Transferring photos to your Gmini 400 To transfer pictures from your digital camera directly into the Gmini 400 you will
13. insert your digital camera s Compact Flash card into the slot on the left side of the Gmini 400 Open up the door to the slot by unlatching the center clasp with your thumbnail Attention In order to protect the delicate pins in the CF card slot the door to the slot only opens far enough to allow the CF card to enter Do not force it to open further than shown in the photo here Slide the card in with its front side facing the back of the Gmini 400 When you insert the card the Gmini 400 will recognize it and open up two browser windows The left window will show the contents of your CompactFlash CF card and the right window will show the contents of your Gmini 400 s hard drive Navigate to the folder on your CF card which contains your photos in this example DCIM 113CANON Move to the right window click the right button and navigate to the folder you would like to save your photos to you can create a new folder if you need to by clicking on the right window s Folder f3 button 39 40 K z K E parent folder B parent folde E parent folder B parent folde 3IMG_1310 a 1MG_1310 a IMG_1310 is E 3IMG_ 1311 a IMG_1312 4 IMG_1312 e IMG_1312 a IMG_1313 a IMG_1313 a IMG_1313 a IMG_1314 a IMG_1314 a IMG_1314 B E 3IMG_1315 3IMG_1316 3IMG_1316 a IMG_1316 a IMG_1317 a IMG_1317 a IMG_1317 3IMG_1318 3IMG_1318 3IMG_1318 a IMG_1319 Ca All a IMG_1319 IMG 1319 2 5 E E E Photos
14. into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help CAUTION Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void users authority to operate this device FCC Part 15 Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation 67 68 Electrostatic Discharge Note During electrostatic discharge the product may be malfunctioning Reset to return normal operation The Gmini 400 reset is actuated by pressing and holding the STOP ESC button for 10 seconds The unit will power off Restart normally Copyright Notice Copyright ARCHOS 2004 All rights reserved This document may not in whole or part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable form without prior consent in writing from ARCHOS All brands and products names are registered trademarks and the property of their respective owners Specifications are subject to change without notification Errors and omissions accepted Images and illustrations may not always match contents Copyright ARCHOS All rights reserved Disclaimer of warranty to the extent allowed by applicable law representations and warranties of non infringement of copyrights or other i
15. of the Gmini 400 47 Macintosh Drag the Gmini 400 hard disk icon towards the trashcan the trashcan will become a big arrow as shown in the screen shot to the left Mac OS 9 x will still retain the trashcan icon This is OK don t worry Drop the hard disk icon onto the arrow or trashcan The hard disk icon will disappear from the desktop You can now safely unplug the USB cable from your Gmini 400 and or computer 4 SETTINGS From the home screen select the Setup option to reveal the menu options for various settings l pasg 3 12 P D amp Video hiusic Photo Resume Browser Setup a P 3 Games AudioCorder Help Gmini 400 1 0 00 14 1 Sound Settings Sound Klar 3 52 Sound PlayMode Clock Display es a a Sa Power System e P If you would like to customize the sound quality you can adjust the Bass Treble and other audio settings to suit your particular taste Normally you will do this while listening to music so that you can hear the changes you make Simply click on the LEFT function button Setup while listening to music e Once in the Setup screen move over to the Sound icon and click again on ENTER Use LEFT and RIGHT to change a parameter s value You will hear these changes instantly e Use the UP and DOWN buttons to select a different parameter e Click on STOP ESC when finished You will return to the Setup screen A Sound Balance Bass Boost gjasa 02 e
16. on old machines On older Win98SE computers if there is a line lastdrive in the config sys file make sure that it is lastdrive z If the Files Allocation Table FAT gets corrupted the Gmini 400 may not show up in Windows XP for over one minute and then it comes up as local drive Use DOS Utility ChkDsk as shown below e Windows XP may recognize the Gmini 400 hard disk but yet not assign a drive letter to it Right click on My Computer and select Manage Then select Storage then Disk Management Within this window you may see the hard drive and be able to assign a drive letter by right clicking on the hard disk and selecting the option Change drive letter and paths Problem What do I do if I try to disconnect via the green arrow but keep getting The device Generic Volume cannot be stopped now Try stopping the device again later Answer Shut off any program that might be accessing data on the Gmini 400 including Windows Explorer If this does not work shut down all programs wait 20 seconds then try the green arrow one or two times again If this does not work you should shut down the computer and disconnect the USB cable once the computer is off 17 2 Charging and Power issues You do not need to fully discharge the batteries before recharging them Problem A full battery charge does not last as long as the specifications suggest Answer The specifications are under the condition that the scre
17. select Properties Select the Tools option and run the Error checking program e Make sure you check the box to automatically fix errors e Be patient this may take a while Windows may ask you to restart the computer to make certain Windows files available This is OK click on Yes 63 Windows XP amp 2000 Running Check Disk Utility ChkDsk If you still have problems with the file system on your Gmini 400 you can try to fix it using the DOS utility check disk chkdsk Do the following e Make sure external AC adapter is powering the Gmini 400 e Quit all running applications e Properly connect the Gmini 400 to your computer as explained in chapter 13 e Wait patiently up to 5 minutes for Windows XP to show the local drive as mounted Open a DOS window Programs gt Accessories gt Command Prompt e At the prompt type chkdsk e f Use e or f or whatever drive letter is representing your Gmini 400 The f argument tells the program to automatically fix errors e Be patient this may take a while e When it is finished exit the DOS Window and properly disconnect the Gmini 400 from your computer Technical Specifications ARCHOS VIDEO Gmini 400 series Storage Capacity 20 GB Computer Interface High Speed USB 2 0 compatible USB 1 1 Image Playback JPG and BMP 4 8 24 bit images any size Audio Playback Stereo MP3 decoding 30 320 kb s CBR amp VBR WMA WAV Audio Recording
18. song will be added to the Playlist and a small mark next to the music icon will be made to indicate that it is in the Playlist Continue searching and adding songs in this manner until you are satisfied You can also click the Add or Insert button when highlighting a folder All the contents of the folder and its subfolders will be added or inserted into the current playlist You can jump back and forth between the browser and the playlist by clicking on the LEFT and RIGHT buttons A Playlist can have a maximum of 5000 songs We recommend that you save your Playlists 4 3 Saving a Playlist fHD Playlists J Playlist0001 ar It is recommended that each time you J parent Tolder Brave New Worl create a Playlist you save it to a separate i Pe folder called Playlists These lists take very little space on your hard disk and if well named give you easy access to your favorite songs Go to the Playlist by selecting Music from the main menu and then click on the RIGHT button You will then see the list of songs in the current Playlist Click the function button F1 then choose Save ATTENTION Make sure that your left window is the Playlists folder because the open window on the left is the location the Gmini 400 will be saving your Playlist to O aN 2d Save Saves the current playlist to the folder open in the left window The next to the playlist name indicates that this playlist has not been sa
19. tags and display the information If both sets of tags have information the data from the ID3 version 2 tag will be displayed Other tag information may include year and genre of music These other tag data are not displayed by the Gmini 400 but are used to index your music in the ARCLibrary see next section WMA files also have tags and these are displayed as well when the file is played Wes Burden Brave Hew World 3 4 The ARCLibrary Browsing by Album Artist or Song name Sc The ARCLibrary is a system for choosing ARCLibra l your music by its characteristics It can be turned On or Off in the settings eng from Setup gt Playmode As shown Ben in this screen capture you can select ea your music by Artist Album Song Title Genre or Year MP3 and WMA music files have internal data tags to hold information about the song For MP3 files these are known as ID3 tags Not all MP3 files have all this information filled in If you purchase a song from a music download service the songs will have this information If you have an MP3 or WMA file without this tag information then you can add or change it by going to the properties of the file in Windows Explorer Once you re index the ARCLibrary you will have access to this track a from the ARCLibrary Audio files created I PlayMode with the microphone will be indexed as Artist ARCHOS and Album Audio a Recording The ARCLibrary indexes all O Scan the musi
20. Can t Fight This Feeling YS Volume level meters Song elapsed time Song time remaining Song Length Go to setup options Show Music Options Browse the hard disk for other tracks f the MP3 file contains these ID3 tag data 3 1 Button Control Play pause resume song Increase the Volume Click once Play the previous song in the folder or playlist during first 5 seconds of song otherwise go to the beginning of the song Click once Play the next song in the folder or playlist Hold Fast forward through the Hold Fast reverse song through the song Stop Song gt Decrease the Volume ammi 4V aawe TO lock the Gmini 400 buttons press and hold the left function button for three seconds The lt Gmini 400 will display the message Buttons locked on the bottom of the screen Press this again for three seconds to unlock the buttons What the Icons indicate Status Play Order Play Mode m no icon See section 14 2 Stopped Play once gt Sn NE playing ZI Repeat playing 00 Current track is Shuffle ande paused track selection Recording a track DD Playing a playlist 3 2 Playing Through your Stereo System On your HiFi there are two RCA type connectors that are labeled Aux in CD in or Line in Typically they are color coded white and red for left and right stereo channels respectively Just take the included A V cable and plug i
21. Codecs then click on Properties You will find a list here of all the audio codecs that are installed on your computer Decoding of MPEG 2 video Em se files is currently not supported by MPG4 Translator These are usually mpg or mpeg format files not the required AVI file There are other tools found on the Internet FlaskMPEG Rippack etc that may be downloaded in order to help you with these file types A good starting place is the website www digital digest com Troubleshoot Properties 10 2 Using MPG4 Translator 2 MPG4 Translator v3 0 8 Archos Help Here you see the image of the main MPG4 This nogam convens AV fes o vaious masno sorait smeste Translator program When you first run Sc Sauce Fle Cek here to selot he sou video e the program if the DivX codec has not Jens Sauce Fie been installed yet you will be notified You Br should download the codec and install it on EN your computer If the Virtual dub program has not been installed you will also be Destination File se En notified and you should install it either L with the Archos Installation Utility or the BEE Virtual Dub website If you have placed SoucePewesze Ta ca a the Virtual Dub program in a folder other than the default it will ask you to locate tee Click here to Exit the file Select Source amp Destination Files In the example above a source file 24 hours of Lemans avi has be
22. E the Archos Installation Utility found on the Gmini 400 hard drive in Data PC Installation Please install the programs in the following order DivX Codec This software will install the DivX Compression Decompression onto your PC You should shut off any anti virus programs when installing this or other codec software This is not a program that is run by itself Rather it installs background software which allows your computer to do high quality video compression This is the MPEG4 compressed video type that the Gmini 400 knows how to play You can find this codec software as well as an application that allows you to play DivX videos on your PC at the website www divx com The standard version is the one best suited for your Gmini 400 If you do not use the standard version uncheck the bidirectional encoding in your DivX codec property page Virtual Dub A utility for transcoding one video file into another This is a general purpose transfer and cleanup utility which has many options allowing for even the most difficult video translations When you install it with the Archos Installation Utility it will automatically unzip It will prompt you to save it to C Program Files VirtualDub You should use this default directory location Otherwise you will have to instruct the MPG4 translator program where to find it MPG4 Translator This program developed by Archos is a Front end for the Virtual Dub program It has
23. English Language User Manual Sg 3 TM ae m l N l l 400 Pocket Music Photo Games Video e MPEG 4 Video Player e MP3 amp WMA Music Player e Photo Viewer e USB 2 0 Hard Disk e Game player User Manual for ARCHOS Gmini 400 Version 1 1 ARCHOS Please visit our website to download the most recent manual and software for this product Table of Contents 1 INTRO Ports Buttons and Connections 2 INTRO First Time Usage 2 1 Plugging in the AC Adapter 2 2 Turning on the Gmini 400 2 3 Shutting off the Gmini 400 and Battery saving features 2 4 Changing the Language 2 5 Foreign Character Sets 2 6 Charging the Batteries 2 7 Caring for the Gmini 400 2 8 Hardware Reset 3 MUSIC Playing Music Files 3 1 Button Control 3 2 Playing Through your Stereo System 3 3 Artist Album Title ID3 Tags 3 4 The ARCLibrary Browsing by Album Artist or Song name 3 5 Setting a Bookmark 3 6 The Resume Function 4 MUSIC Playlists 4 1 Playing a Playlist 4 2 Creating a Playlist 4 3 Saving a Playlist 4 4 Adding songs to a Playlist while listening to Music 5 MUSIC Recording Music 5 1 Cable Connections for Audio Recording 5 2 Recording Procedure Microphone 21 Analog Line In 21 Incremental Recording 21 5 3 Where is the Recording Saved 5 4 Audio Editing 6 MUSIC Using Windows Media Player 9 6 1 Installing Windows Media Player 9 6 2 Installing the WMP9 Service Provider Plug in 6 3 Copy
24. In 44 1 KHz WAY AD Setup 2 In the pre recording screen adjust the recording level by clicking on the LEFT and RIGHT buttons Click on the F3 Start button to start recording Attention the first time recording you should adjust your Settings r 25 Gis 46 RECOO00 Analog Line In 44 1 KHz WAY AD 01210 KB 0354 kbit s 4 Once you have clicked on the Start button you can pause the recording by clicking the same function button now labelled Pause or stop the recording by clicking on the STOP ESC button Analog recordings only You should try some test recordings before deciding on which recording level gives the best sound quality Don t be tricked by the volume of the headphones which can be adjusted independently with the UP and DOWN buttons Microphone The built in microphone is located on the top of the Gmini 400 unit next to the headphone jack Make sure that you have selected Microphone as the input source in the pre recording Settings screen The microphone recording level is preset Analog Line In You can record from any line level audio source to the Gmini 400 Make sure that you select the Analog Line In as the input source in the pre recording Setup screen If you have the TV cradle unit you can plug the Red and White connectors of the AV In cables to the output of you home stereo system or the audio device you are recording from If you have the optional multi connect adapter plug you can ent
25. Music With the Gmini 400 series you do not need a computer to create digital music files It is capable of recording from the built in microphone or an analog line source ex HiFi system Boombox CD Player etc into a standard Windows WAV format either PCM uncompressed or ADPCM compressed 5 1 Cable Connections for Audio Recording Plug the multi connect adapter into the Gmini 400 and then plug the included AV cable into the side marked Line In as shown here Connect the Red Right and White Left connectors to the audio output of your Hifi or other audio device that you are recording from Do not plug the yellow connector to anything R To the outputs of your audio device 5 2 Recording Procedure Before the actual audio recording begins there is a pre recording screen which will allow you to adjust your recording settings gjs B03 19 P 2 amp Video Music Photo Be al gt Resume Browser Setup S 2 Go Games A it ord Help Gmini 400 1 0 00 1 From the home screen select Audio Corder then click on ENTER GO gt Gres Gis 45 JF Audiocorder Set Title RECO000 Recording Formal WAY ADPCM gt Source 4 Analog Line In Sampling 4 ddi kHz 3 Click on Settings to reveal the re cording parameters screen as shown above Be sure to set the correct Source You will hear silence during recording and playback if the incorrect source is chosen ras E16 44 RECOO0D Analog Line
26. NE when it is powered from the battery or ara Off a gt when it is connected to the AC charger Hard drive U Ms D E DC P tion adapter DC Power operation a a fen OF d Backlight Off a Hever Parameter Description Power Off 1 9 minutes and Never for DC operation The number of minutes of user inactivity no buttons pressed before the Gmini 400 shuts off During the playback of MP3 and AVI files this setting takes effect only after the files are finished playing Backlight Off 10 90 seconds Never The time of user inactivity no buttons pressed before the Gmini 400 turns off the screen to conserve power During playback of slideshows and AVI files this setting only takes effect once it is finished playing Hard disk 10 90 seconds The number of seconds from the time of the last file access before the Gmini 400 tells the internal hard disk to stop spinning The longer this time is set the more often the hard disk is turning and the quicker the response time when accessing files However as it is set longer it will quickly consume your battery Caution This setting should only be changed by experienced users A typical use of these settings is to set the power off screen off and hard disk to low values when used in battery mode When the power adapter is plugged in you do not need to conserve energy and thus keeping the Power on and the Backlight on makes using the Gmini 400 more agreeable Inc
27. Playlists Photo and Video amp p Music Photo Video Browser The folders Music Photo and Video are special folders in that the icons on the main screen lead to these folders and then places you directly in that folder If these folders are deleted you will be placed at the root level highest level of the directory hierarchy 12 1 Navigating the Directory Structure Just below the top status bar you 4 are poe a can see the path to the directory FERNE you are currently viewing To navigate the directory structure you will use ENTER Open the highlighted folder directory or Play the highlighted file Move the cursor up and down to the previous or next file or folder Move back and forth between windows in the double browser ESC STOP Go back to the main menu 4l amimi AU 1 0 01 Go to the parent directory go back up one Per level Example Go from folder Music Wes Burden to Music 12 2 Navigating the Directory Structure Depending on where you are in the directory system you will have the option to manipulate files and folders From the main menu click on Browser Attention there is a setting in the Setup gt System menu called Show all files If this is set to Off the Gmini 400 will only display file types mp3 jpg avi etc That is it displays only the file types that it knows how to play To see all your files including
28. XP 2000 or ME edition this could cause problems Uninstall that driver and then reinstall the generic Windows Mass Storage Device driver If using a USB hub try connecting without using the hub some hubs are not powered and may not work with the Gmini 400 If using a USB port in the front of your computer try a USB port in the back Front USB ports are often from non powered hubs Do not connect to a USB port repeated through a keyboard On old computers the USB driver software on your computer may be out of date Find your USB chipset type by going to My Computer gt Properties gt Device Driver gt Universal Serial Bus USB Controllers gt Host Controller You may have a chipset VIA Intel SIS or another It is possible that you do not have the latest software drivers for these chipsets For VIA updates check out www viaarena com For Intel check out www intel com For SIS uninstall the driver and reinstall the Windows default USB controller drivers If using a laptop computer and a docking station try connecting without the docking station If Macintosh OS 10 1 x says it cannot mount the volume you can use Disk Utility to reformat the Jukebox hard disk to type MS DOS FAT32 However files will only be readable from a Macintosh not a Windows machine You should update to version 10 2 4 or better On older computers make sure in your system BIOS the USB port is checked ON not Off Usually this just happens
29. a simple interface which you use and it then tells Virtual Dub how to process the video file It sets all the parameters for Virtual Dub specifically to create a video file in the right size and format to be read by the Gmini 400 When you run it for the first time the MPG4 Translator will need to locate the Virtual Dub program If you did not install Virtual Dub in the default location you will have to show the program where Virtual Dub is 33 MP3 Sound Codec If MPG4 Translator detects a suitable MP3 codec on your PC it will use it and your video file sound track will be MP3 Otherwise it will use the standard IMA ADPCM codec There are MP3 encoders usually packaged together as an encoder and decoder available on the Web for you to download If you choose to use the LAME codec make sure that you have a version built with the ACM front end You can find other MP3 codecs on the web by using the search terms ACM MP3 and CODEC in your favorite web search engine Once this MP3 codec is installed into your system MPG4 Translator will be able to create final video files with MP3 sound even if the source video file does not have an MP3 sound track If you are unsure what codecs audio and or video have been installed on your computer you can see the list by going to the following location For Windows XP click on Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Sounds and Audio ee Devices Properties gt Hardware gt u use choose Audio
30. ailable on the Archos web site While connected as a hard disk to your computer the Gmini 400 buttons are blocked and are no longer functional 13 1 Connecting the Gmini 400 1 Use the power adapter to prevent the Gmini 400 from shutting off due to low power This could cause damage to the contents of the hard disk if not done 2 Plug the USB cable into your running computer 3 Turn on the Gmini 400 wait until it completely boots up 4 Plug the other end of cable into your now running Gmini 400 Windows ME 2000 XP Home professional My Computer When connected the Gmini 400 will be File Edit View Favorites Tools Help m n Q O Den E ro E recognized as a Mass Storage Device and un n H ei display automatically within a few seconds View system information of being connected You will see a new drive D a gt 17770 letter such as E in My Computer called az ED womans JUKEBOX You can now use the hard disk g My Network Places gt Ca led JU KE BOX like any other external B My Documeni ts E Shared Documents Control Panel hard disk Simply access it using Windows a a Explorer to drag and drop files to and from the Gmini 400 s hard disk If it is not automatically recognized please refer to the troubleshooting section at the back of this manual 45 Macintosh OS 9 X 4 Eroin Fri 1046 You must update your operating system to a minimum of version 9 2 Once done you will not need an
31. ary Picture Pause 4 fi Play Mode Gmini 400 is currently playing from a Playlist Folder Play all tracks in the current directory All Play all tracks on Gmini 400 Single Play a single track then stop Queue User can queue the next track to be played t Scan Gmini 400 plays first 15 seconds of each tracktt TQueue Mode While the current song is playing click on Navigate find the next song you want to play then click Play This is your queued song You can only queue one song at a time See the Playlist section to prepare multiple songs to play Once the current track is finished playing your queued track will be played If you do not queue another track at this time the Gmini 400 will play the next song in the directory ttScan Mode Each track in the directory is played for 15 seconds This allows a quick sample of each song If you want to play the whole song click on the Play button during those first 15 seconds The Gmini 400 will then revert to folder mode and play the rest of the songs in the folder without scanning SI 14 3 Clock Settings The Gmini 400 has an internal real time clock Q The time of day is shown on the top right of 423 11 56 Clock the screen in either 24 hour or 12 hour display es a mode To set it go to Setup then select Clock 25 14 04 Choose parameter Je Month a a on Year 204 m R Hour w 14 AR Minute ic 3 gt T Sasani CT 18
32. c and playlists that it finds in ne le the folders Music and Playlists on your Gmini 400 s hard drive by using the tag information in each song When you transfer music to your Gmini 400 from your computer it goes directly to the Gmini 400 hard disk without the ARCLibrary knowing about the new song Thus in order for your new songs to be indexed into the ARCLibrary you must update it with the Update button as shown here in the Setup gt Playmode screen You have the following options to set the ARCLibrary Picture Pause 4 6 om a Off From the Music icon you will just browse music files in the folder Music On You can browse music by its characteristics ID3 tags but you will have to manually update the ARCLibrary each time you add new music from your computer to your Gmini 400 Automatic The ARCLibrary will be set to On and it will automatically update the library each time it notices that you have disconnected from a computer A message screen will appear indicating that it is updating the ARCLibrary contents 3 5 Setting a Bookmark If you are listening to a song or perhaps a long recording and Fy would like to place a bookmark in it in order to pick up from this point at another time you can use the Bookmark function You simply click on the center function button labeled Options then choose Set Bookmark This will set a bookmark in the audio file at the current position You can only set one bo
33. cting the Gmini 400 from your Computer Windows Macintosh 14 SETTINGS 14 1 14 2 14 3 14 4 14 5 14 6 Sound Settings Play Mode Settings Clock Settings Display Settings Power Settings System Settings 32 32 32 33 33 33 34 35 35 36 36 38 42 42 43 45 46 46 46 47 48 30 30 Sf 31 33 35 37 38 39 4i 42 44 45 46 49 50 52 52 54 55 29 32 37 41 45 49 15 Updating the Gmini 400 Firmware Operating System OS Download the Update_Gmini400 AOS file 56 Read the History txt File 56 Copy to Gmini 400 root and Update 56 16 Technical Support 17 Troubleshooting 17 1 USB Connection issues 17 2 Charging and Power issues 17 3 Gmini 400 locks up freezes operation or Stops 17 4 The Computer locks up freezes operation or Stops 17 5 File issues corrupted data formatting and partitioning Windows 98SE amp ME Running Scan Disk Error Checking 63 Windows XP amp 2000 Running Check Disk Utility ChkDsk 64 18 Technical Specifications 19 Legal 60 61 61 62 62 58 60 65 66 Dear Customer ARCHOS thanks you for your choice of this exciting Gmini 400 product With this beautiful device in your pocket you can enjoy digital music digital photos games or digital video anytime and anywhere We are sure that your Gmini 400 will give you years of listening and viewing enjoyment Of course you can always use it as a regular portable hard
34. e file to the RS root directory of the Gmini 400 The root directory is the top most level of the directory hierarchy Just drag this MPN file onto the Gmini 400 Hard disk in your file manager and it will place it in the top most directory outside any folder Once this file is copied safely disconnect section 13 2 the Gmini 400 from the computer 27 Once disconnected from your computer the Gmini will notice that there is a new game file on the root directory and will install the game automatically It will then erase the MPN file that you copied to the root directory It is a good idea to keep a copy the installation file on you PC Even if that file gets lost you can always go back to the Archos website and re download your purchased game free of charge You may notice that there is a folder on your Gmini 400 hard drive called Mophun You should not delete this folder nor copy any files into it Purchased games will install themselves into this folder 8 2 Playing a Game click the Go button You can choose from the list of games presented Once selected follow the on screen Games instructions amp Just highlight the Games icon in the main screen and 9 VIDEO Playing Video Like a music file you simply highlight the video file and Pr then click on PLAY GO The thumbnail images on the G3 right side will show you a frame from the highlighted video 3 file center as well as a frame from the file above and the Vid
35. e into the system folder When an 4FZ language file is used the interface language will be set to English 2 6 Charging the Batteries Use ONLY an Archos charger adapter that is specified for the Gmini 400 Other chargers or adapters may damage the Gmini 400 The green CHARGE indicator lights up to indicate that the external adapter is connected The batteries will charge automatically when the AC adapter charger is plugged in Once the batteries are fully charged this light will blink indicating that you can disconnect the charger adapter Once charged you can get up to 10 hours of MP3 music playback time and up to 5 hours of AVI video playback time on the built in screen from the batteries The Gmini 400 is made with integrated batteries which are designed to last for the life of the Gmini 400 This means that you will not have to change them If in the exceptional case the batteries need changing this should only be done by an Archos technician depending on how you use it start stop writing etc 2 7 Caring for the Gmini 400 The Archos Gmini 400 is an electronic product that needs to be treated with more care than typical consumer electronic products e Do not subject it to shock e Do not subject it to heat Keep it ventilated especially when connected to a computer e Keep the Gmini 400 away from water and excessively humid areas e Keep the Gmini 400 away from high electromagnetic fields e Keep any connected c
36. ech support us archos com English United States and Canada customers tech support eu archos com English or French Europe and the rest of the planet tech support de archos com German Germany To respond to your e mails efficiently when sending one please indicate the product name and question type in the Subject of the e mail For example To tech support us archos com Subject Gmini 400 Playing a Playlist WWW ARCHOS COM Worldwide Offices United States amp Canada Europe amp Asia ARCHOS Technology ARCHOS S A 3 Goodyear Unit A 12 rue Amp re Irvine CA 92618 USA 91430 Igny Phone 1 949 609 1483 France Fax 1 949 609 1414 Phone 33 0 169 33 1690 Fax 33 0 169 33 169 9 United Kingdom Germany ARCHOS UK Limited 3 Galileo Park Mitchell Close West Portway Andover SP103XQ Andover United Kingdom Phone 44 0 1264 366022 Fax 44 0 1264 366626 ARCHOS Deutschland GmbH Bredelaerstrasse 63 40474 D sseldorf Germany Tel 49 211 1520 384 Fax 49 211 1520 349 ARCHOS 59 Z Troubleshooting 17 1 USB Connection issues Problem I cannot get my Gmini 400 to be recognized by the computer Solutions Shut off and reboot the computer and the Gmini 400 and then try connecting again in the preferred order mentioned in section 13 1 Only if using Windows 98SE you must first install the Windows98SE drivers If you installed the Windows 98SE driver on your Windows
37. employees or agents collectively ARCHOS licensor be liable to you for any consequential incidental or indirect damages including damages for loss of business profits business interruption loss of business information and the like arising out of the use of inability to use the licensed materials even if ARCHOS licensor has been advised of the possibility of such damages Because some jurisdiction do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages the above limitations may not apply to you Please see your sales contract for a complete statement of warranty rights remedies and limitation of liability Furthermore warranty does not apply to Damages or problems resulting from misuse abuse accident alteration or incorrect electrical current or voltage Any product tampered with or damaged warranty seal or serial number label Any product without a warranty or serial number label Batteries and any consumable items delivered with or in the equipment PWN Warnings and Safety Instructions CAUTION To prevent risks of electric shock this unit must only be opened by qualified service personnel Power off and disconnect the power supply cable before opening the unit WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture Use of this product is for personal use only Copying CDs or loading music video or picture files for sale or other business purpose
38. en backlight goes off after 30 seconds for MP3 music and the user does not access the machine it just sits and plays If you get significantly less time from a full charge call our technical support hot line 17 3 Gmini 400 locks up freezes operation or Stops Problem The Gmini 400 locks up None of the buttons work Solution If the lock buttons is set none of the buttons respond Hold down the F1 function button for three seconds to turn off the lock buttons function A freeze up could also be caused by electrostatic phenomena That is static electricity has temporarily knocked out the Gmini 400 Hold down on the STOP OFF button for 15 seconds and the Gmini 400 will shut off Restart it normally now 6l 17 4 The Computer locks up freezes operation or Stops Problem The computer locks up Answer Most likely because you did not use the green safely remove hardware icon in the system tray in order to remove the Gmini 400 from your computer 17 5 File issues corrupted data formatting and partitioning Problem On the Gmini 400 I find new file names and folder names that I never created or they have strange gibberish names Answer Most likely the Gmini 400 s file allocation table FAT has been corrupted This could have been due to the Gmini 400 shutting down due to low battery power while reading or writing to your computer via the USB connection To fix a corrupted FAT problem you should use the Error Checki
39. en selected as the source video You can see on the bottom of the window its original characteristics width 720 height 576 frame rate 25 Next you must then tell the program where to place Set Destination file the newly recorded version of the file don t worry it will not erase the original You should give it a new descriptive name such as shown above Lemans_Gmini400 avi Make sure you add the avi extension Change Settings Next you can change the parameters Change Settings of the DivxX encoder to adjust the level of quality of the final image Like MP3 music the higher the bit rate setting is made the higher the quality of the music or video in this case that you will get However this will also take up more space on your hard disk A setting of 900 kbps will give you a nice looking image for viewing on a television For near DVD quality you can set it up to 1200 kbps If you do not use the standard version uncheck the bidirectional encoding in your DivX codec property page Bitrate Variable bitrate mode IT Max Bitrate Okbps 10 mbp Encoding bitrate 35 Target amp Priority You should select the target as EN Gmini 400 You will see a Priority PEE i box appear This control is to riority c i allow you to select which feature of the video to be guarded If for example you are re encoding a video file that is 800x600 in resolution and 30 frames per second this is be
40. en will shut off in order to save battery life To turn the screen back on just click once on any button See section 14 5 for a complete explanation 2 4 Changing the Language The Gmini 400 interface can be set to English default French German or Spanish e To change the language move the cursor to Setup and then click PLAY ENTER gt FEN e Then move with the joystick to Display and click PLAY ENTER gt 4 e Highlight the Language parameter E e Use the Right or Left button to choose the desired language amp e Choose French German Spanish or English Display e The language displayed will change immediately ie e Click on the STOP ESC button to exit this screen Language 0 English gt 2 5 Foreign Character Sets You have the possibility to display your file names folder names and MP3 ID3 tags in various character sets ex Korean Japanese Simplified Chinese etc You can find the language files CodePage_name 4FZ in the font folder under Data on the Gmini 400 hard disk or on the Archos website under the heading Software If for example you would like to have the Korean language display then you would copy the file CP949 4FZ into the folder system on the Gmini 400 and shut down and restart the Gmini 400 File names folder names and ID3 tags written using the Microsoft codepage for the language will now be displayed in that character set Only one 4FZ can be used at a time thus you should only put one 4FZ fil
41. eo file below the highlighted one By clicking on the Video icon in the main menu you will enter into a display video only mode Other playable file types that may be in this folder are only listed if you enter the folder via the Browser To watch your videos on a television you must hold down the F2 function en aaa button the center function button for Ei Triassic recreational area three seconds The Gmini 400 screen ne will go black and the video will be oe sent out to your connected television Switch your television to auxiliary video input often found just below channel 1 sometimes called L1 or L2 If you don t see a clear color image you may have to set your Gmini 400 to your local television standard NTSC or PAL in the Setup gt Display settings menu e Use the PLAY GO button to pause resume the video e Use the UP DOWN buttons to control the volume a e Hold down the RIGHT LEFT buttons to fast forward or fast reverse through the video e Click the right function button to Hide Show the overlaid video time information e Click the Options function button to set a bookmark change the screen presentation Long press to switch between built in video and external video e Click on the left function button IE EEN to put the video into slow motion view You can cycle through the values Normal Y2 Ya and 1 8 speed The sound is muted when siwa F opins Hide in slow motion While
42. er a stereo audio signal into the AV400 directly Be careful that the source audio is supplying a line level and not an amplified signal turning down the volume on the player will work if you are using the headphone out signal of your audio device An amplified signal will make for a terribly distorted recording You can also use a high quality pre amplified microphone such as the one Archos sells as an option Incremental Recording While recording you will notice the center function button next labeled Next This allows you to create incremental recordings That is the current recording stops and a new recording instantly begins The next recording has an additional number appended to its name Thus if you create multiple incremental recordings you might for example have files names of RECO000_01 RECO000_02 etc This is good for recording old cassettes and old vinyl records You can click on the Next button during the blank space between each song That way each song of the vinyl disk or audio cassette will be one single audio file 5 3 Where is the Recording Saved The default location for audio recordings is the folder called Music If you click on the Music icon in the main menu you will go to this folder Notice that the right function button is labeled Record Each time you use this button to record audio instead of the AudioCorder button on the main menu you set the recording default location to the current folder For
43. files They are the MPG4 Translator and Virtual Dub The MPG4 Translator will call the Virtual Dub program and give it the correct parameters to encode your video from its original format avi or mpg mpeg 1 and then encode it into a Divx based MPEG4 AVI file The file will be scaled in order to be played back properly Only MPEG4 files encoded with DivX or XviD can be played on the Gmini 400 Please visit the website of DivXNetworks Inc www divx com to download this codec This is a free codec This will allow your PC to create DivX type videos which play on your Gmini 400 If you would like to have your sound track in MP3 format you may have to download this audio codec available freely on the Internet if it is not already on your computer Macintosh Users Until recently the Macintosh user community did not have any tools to create DivX simple profile MPEG4 video files There are now tools available for purchase at the DivX Networks web site which will allow you to create DivX simple profile files with your Macintosh that are playable on the Gmini 400 10 1 Installing the PC Software If your video file is not an MPEG4 Simple Profile avi file of the proper size you will need to re encode it using the following utilities For the Gmini 400 you will need to create an AVI file that is MPEG4 Simple Profile with a maximum resolution of 640 x 400 and a sound track that is stereo MP3 or WAV Run the program SETUP EX
44. for plug ins and games Hard Disk Displays the amount of free and used space on the Gmini 400 s hard disk The total is less than 20 GB due to space taken by formatting 5 Updating the Gmini 400 Firmware Operating System OS Archos periodically updates the Operating System OS and makes it available for free download on the ARCHOS website www archos com Updates to the Operating System include new features feature improvements and bug fixes You should check to make sure that you are running the most recent version of the OS Each time the Gmini 400 starts up the OS version is displayed on the screen example OS Version 1 1 on the bottom right You will find the most recent version of the OS and its version number at the Archos website www archos com under the category Software Download the Update_Gmini400 AOS file x When you click on the link to Y Some files can harm your computer If the file information below d own oad the new OS fi le the fi le s looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source do not open or save this file File name Update_AV400 A0S File type From www archos com Would you like to open the file or save it to your computer name is Update_Gmini400 AOS your browser may warn you that the contents of the download may harm your computer This is because the Windows system does not know what a AOS file is Be assured that Archos has made every effort to ensure t
45. h the Gmini 400 recording function will show Edit in the file menu Files created from CDs or downloaded cannot be edited Once you enter the edit mode the audio file will play in a continuous loop so that you will be able to hear how your edit sounds eMusic gt 25 B16 48 CUT IN 00 12 15 CUT OUT RECOOOD WAY 354 kb s 44 1 KHz 4 Bit Next track 0 13 15 0 19 32 0 33 22 Use the fast reverse and fast forward buttons LEFT RIGHT buttons to locate the points you want the new file to start and end These are the cut IN and cut OUT points Once you have set these points you can save the edit In this example a new file REC0000 wav will be made Your original file is left untouched You will notice that your Cut IN and Cut OUT times are marked just above the file name 23 6 MUSIC Using Windows Media Player 9 The Gmini 400 is designed to work seamlessly with Version 9 of Windows Media Player Windows WMP9 By installing the Archos Service E Provider plug in WMP9 will recognize your Gmini 400 as a connected music device You can then easily copy your CD collection to your Gmini 400 WMP9 will encode each song into the WMA format preferred compressed format of Windows and then store them on your connected Archos device This Service Provider plug in will also allow you to play purchased music from on line music services such as Napster com MusicNow com BuyMusic com and Liquid co
46. hat the file does not contain viruses Click on the option Save to download this file to a convenient place such as My Documents in order to later copy this file to your Gmini 400 If your Gmini 400 is connected to your PC you can even save it directly to the Gmini 400 Open EN Cancel More Info V Always ask before opening this type of file Read the History txt File You will also find next to the firmware download a text file which details the list of changes from the previous version of the OS Copy to Gmini 400 root and Update When updating your Operating System you must keep the AC charger adapter plugged into the Gmini 400 so that it will not shut down due to low batteries while you are performing the update Connect your Gmini pe i 400 to your computer section sten 16 1 and then copy the System volume Information i Update_Gmini400 AOS file to ne the root directory of the Gmini Sl Update_AV400 405 1319KB AOS File 400 The root directory is the top most level of the directory hierarchy Just drag this AOS file onto the Gmini 400 Hard disk in your file manager and it will place it in the top most directory outside any folder If there is already an older version of the Update_Gmini400 AOS file on your Gmini 400 Windows will ask if you want to overwrite the current file Click on Yes Once this file is copied safely disconnect section 13 2 the Gmini 400 from the computer Next go to the System parameter
47. he Virtual Dub program PHOTO Viewing Photos The Gmini 400 series support the viewing of JPEG jpg and I Bitmap bmp image formats Progressive JPEG images are not supported The Gmini 400 will resize the image to fit on the built in screen or on a television screen if you choose the television output The yellow bar above the list of files indicates that you are in the Photo Only mode meaning that only files of type JPEG or BMP will be visible in the directory The three images on the right are thumbnail sized pictures of the highlighted file center and the picture just before and just after the highlighted file If you are viewing photos on Photo oS a television long press on F2 GIMG_0425 to switch to external video it Ao tos is recommended that you set GIMG_0428 CAY the Image Display setting to pg Progressive to eliminate any ene possible screen flicker You will GIMG_0433 find this in the menu Setup gt Display 11 1 Viewing Photos When you click Enter on a highlighted image file the Gmini 400 will display the image in the carrousel either alone within a group of 4 images or within a group of 9 images A red rectangle will surround the selected photo Click on Enter again to display the image in full screen Once it is displayed as a full screen image you can rotate it magnify it or set it as the Gmini 400 screen background Wallpaper IMG0007 1 x 1 image 2 x 2 images 3 x 3
48. in slow mode and paused you can step image per image with the RIGHT button 9 1 Setting a Bookmark If you are watching a video and would like to place a bookmark in it in order to continue from this point at another time you can use the Bookmark function You simply click on the center function button labeled Options then choose Set Bookmark This will set a bookmark in the video file at the current position You can only set one bookmark per file When you look at the file in your browser it will have a yellow check mark on its icon indicating that this file has a bookmark set within it You can have a maximum of 16 files bookmarked Setting more bookmarks will then start to erase the oldest bookmarks The next time you play this video file you will be presented with three options Resume Start playing from the bookmarked position Ignore Keep the bookmark but start playing from the very beginning Clear Clear the bookmark from this file and start playing from the very beginning 9 2 The Resume Function f When you turn on your Gmini 400 you will sometimes notice that the icon which is highlighted on the main screen is not the Browser but rather the Resume icon This icon is highlighted when the Gmini 400 can resume the last played audio or video file 9 3 Display Format Settings You will notice in the Options button center function button that you have a number of display format options In certain cases depending
49. ing Music to your Gmini 400 6 4 Copy Protected Music Downloads 7 MUSIC Using iTunes with your Gmini 400 GAMES Playing Mophun games 8 1 Downloading Games Copy to Gmini 400 root 27 8 2 Playing a Game O O O O O j j 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 24 25 25 27 28 11 16 19 24 26 27 9 VIDEO Playing Video 9 1 9 2 9 3 9 4 Setting a Bookmark The Resume Function Display Format Settings Playing Video Files from the Internet 10 VIDEO Creating MPEG4 video files with your computer 10 1 How to create an MPEG 4 video file PC Tools Macintosh Users Installing the PC Software DivX Codec Virtual Dub MPG4 Translator MP3 Sound Codec Using MPG4 Translator Select Source amp Destination Files Change Settings Target amp Priority Start 11 PHOTO Viewing Photos 11 1 112 11 3 Viewing Photos Magnifying Photos Viewing a slideshow Transferring photos to your Gmini 400 12 BROWSER Using the Browser 12 1 12 2 12 3 13 Connecting Disconnecting the Gmini 400 to from your PC 13 1 Navigating the Directory Structure Navigating the Directory Structure File Operations Folder Operations Copying and Moving Files and Folders Using the Virtual Keyboard Connecting the Gmini 400 Windows ME 2000 XP Home professional Macintosh OS 9 X Macintosh OS X Macintosh OS X 10 2 Jaguar and 10 3 Panther Disconne
50. ist HDiPlaylists J xzofis00 To play a Playlist you simply scroll to the B parent aer O SET Playlist such as Jazz Music shown to the a Eee _ left and click on PLAY The list of songs u will be loaded into the internal memory of the Gmini 400 and then be displayed in a separate panel Mstones EES o Click on PLAY gt and the songs will File Edit Format View Hel i Music wes EE New wor ld mp3 be played In the order shown To Mmusic wes Burden Mirror mp3 fmusic wes Burden Through the rain mp3 shuffle the music entries in a random order you can click on Playlist F1 then choose Shuffle You can open a Playlist file Playlistname m3u on your computer with a text editor such as Notepad and you will see that it is merely a list of files to be played along with the hard disk path to find them If you delete a Playlist from your Gmini 400 you are only deleting the list and not the music itself Example of the contents of the m3u Playlist file Jazz Music 4 2 Creating a Playlist To create a Playlist press the RIGHT button while you are in the Music 2 Mirror browser A second window will open J Through the rain on the right side to display the Playlist contents You can now start adding songs to the current Playlist In the left window search for the songs you would like to add to your Playlist Once the song is highlighted click on the Add function button to add it to the Playlist The
51. m 6 1 Installing Windows Media Player 9 4 Archos Installation Utility If you do not already have Windows Media Player version 9 running on your computer you can install it from the Archos Installation Utility Connect your Gmini 400 to your computer In Windows Explorer open up the hard drive labeled JUKEBOX It may be called JUKEBOX E or with another letter Open the folder Data then the folder PC Installation then double click on the file Setup exe In other words follow the path E Data PC Installation setup exe Click on the icon according to your operating system Follow the on screen instructions 6 2 _ Installing the WMP9 Service Provider Plug in You should first make sure you have properly installed Windows Media Player 9 as explained above To install the Service Provider Plug in to Windows Media player run the Archos Installation Utility as explained above and then chose Archos Media Player Service Provider Plug in Follow the on screen instructions If you have accidentally deleted it you can download it from the Archos website software category www archos com This software is necessary to have Windows Media Flayer With your Gmini 400 still recognize your AV400 as a compatible device connected to your computer start Windows Media Player 2 Normally you will connect _ Cancel your Gmini 400 to your computer before you run the WMP9 program If you connect it after WMP9 has been started yo
52. n this same manner 12 3 Using the Virtual Keyboard It is recommended that you create folders and rename files or folders from your computer when it is connected to the Gmini 400 The computer keyboard is much easier Often times however you are not near your computer and you must enter the text directly with the Gmini 400 For this the virtual keyboard screen will appear The new text that you are typing in Cursor Each key has an upper case and lower case character lower case mode shown here Press ENTER to enter the highlighted key Hold down on the LEFT or RIGHT buttons to move the cursor within the line Change keyboard between upper case and lower case Confirmation to use the entered text Backspace button 3 Connecting Disconnecting the Gmini 400 to from your PC Note that when the Gmini 400 is connected to a computer it will use more energy than usual Your battery power will be consumed at a higher rate than normal If the Gmini 400 looses power while connected to your computer you could damage your directory structure and or loose data Thus you should always use the AC adapter when connected to your computer Be careful to understand the disconnection procedure also since disconnecting incorrectly can lead to data loss or computer Gmini freeze up The Gmini 400 is not compatible with Windows NT Windows 95 or Windows 98 first edition Windows 98SE second edition drivers are av
53. ng utility or the Check Disk utility explained at the end of this section Attention Windows and Macintosh often write extra files to the hard disk such as finder def or System volume info These are normal and will not harm the Gmini 400 Problem I have been using my Gmini 400 to transfer files back and forth between different computers Will defragmenting the Gmini 400 hard disk do any harm to it Answer Defragmenting the Gmini 400 hard disk may be useful after having transferred many files to and from the Gmini 400 It is never harmful to use the defragmenter on the Gmini 400 Make sure no other program is running while using the Windows defragmenter utility Make sure you power the Gmini 400 with the external power adapter during this procedure Problem I have copied files to my Gmini 400 via USB from my computer but now I cannot see these files on the device Answer You have probably transferred a file which the Gmini 400 cannot play for example a PDF MOV or DOC file Go to the System Settings under Setup on the main screen and you will find a parameter called Show all files If you set it to on the Gmini 400 will show all files even if it cannot play the file you must browse via the browser mode from the main menu screen The browser will show a icon indicating that it is not one of the standard file types that it can play Problem I want to reformat the Gmini 400 s hard disk Answer You can do this but it will era
54. ntellectual property rights resulting from the use of the product under conditions other than as here above specified are hereby excluded LCD Pixel Policy The LCD screen on your Archos Gmini 400 unit has been manufactured to rigorous standards to provide a high quality viewing experience Nevertheless your LCD screen may have slight imperfections This is not particular to the Archos screen but to all devices which have LCD screens regardless of the original manufacturer of the LCD Each product vendor guarantees that his screen will contain no more than a certain number of defective pixels Each screen pixel contains three dot elements Red Blue and Green One or all of the dots in a given pixel may be stuck on or stuck off A single dot stuck off is the least noticeable All three dots of a pixel stuck on is the most noticeable Archos guarantees that its Gmini 400 screen will have no more than 1 defective pixel regardless if that pixel has one or more defective dots This means that during the period of guarantee for your country or jurisdiction if the screen on your product has two or more defective pixels Archos will repair or replace your AV400 product at its cost Thus one defective pixel is not grounds for replacement or repair of the product Avoiding Hearing Damage This product respects the current regulations for limiting the output volume of consumer audio devices to a safe level By listening to your device with headphones
55. okmark leravettew ora a per file When you look at the file in your MP3t2exnrs aa1 xne Su COM browser it will have a yellow check mark inet ASA on its icon indicating that this file has a IL BER bookmark set within it You can have a maximum of 16 files bookmarked Setting more bookmarks will then start to erase the oldest bookmarks The next time you play the audio file you will be presented with three options Resume Start playing from the bookmarked position Ignore Keep the bookmark but start playing from the very beginning Clear Clear the bookmark from this file and start playing from the very beginning 3 6 The Resume Function When you turn on your Gmini 400 you will sometimes notice that the icon which is highlighted on the main screen is not the Browser but rather the Resume icon This icon is highlighted when the Gmini 400 can resume the last played audio or video file 4 MUSIC Playlists A Playlist is a list of songs that the Gmini 400 will Ne automatically play one after the other The Gmini ee 400 can load one playlist at a time into its internal Road Music memory You can create new playlists add or delete Bytes songs from a playlist or Save a playlist as a file file type m3u to be used another time There is no limit to the number of playlists you can save on the Gmini 400 hard disk Playlists are indicated by a special list icon circled icon to the left 4 1 Playing a Playl
56. ones it cannot play change the Show all files system setting to On Files that it cannot play will be preceded by the unknown file type icon a File Operations Folder Operations J MP3 7 34 128 kb s 1131 17 09 231 917 10 t parent folder The Beach Boys d Brave New World gr Beatles J Mirror The Byrds Pai Through the rain The Doors One Eagles The Kinks CiThe Moody Blues The Police The Rolling Stones Folder Info Show file information such as song length video length photo size number of kilobytes used of hard disk space date file was made etc Delete Delete the file permanently from the Gmini 400 Before it is deleted the Gmini 400 will ask Delete file xxxxx Use the function keys to reply Yes or No For folder it will delete the entire contents of the folder It will ask Delete folder xxxxx and all files therein Use the function keys to reply Yes or No Rename Change the name of the file or folder to something new You will be sent to the virtual keyboard see next section to enter the new file or folder name Create Create a new folder in the current level of the directory You will be sent to the virtual keyboard see next section to enter the new folder name Copying and Moving Files and Folders By using the unique Archos double browser system you can copy or move files from one location in the file structure to another 1000 files per folder maximum
57. or earbuds at high volumes you run the risk of permanent damage to your ears Even if you get used to listening at high volumes and it seems normal to you you still risk the possibility of damaging your hearing Reduce the volume of your device to a reasonable level to avoid permanent hearing damage If you hear ringing in your ears reduce the volume or shut off your device This device has been tested with the Archos supplied earphones Other manufactures earphones may produces volume levels higher or lower than the Archos delivered earphones
58. ords to the Gmini 400 neatly arranged This light product could fall if a cord is accidentally pulled by a child e Do not open up the Gmini 400 There are no user serviceable parts inside Opening will void your warranty 2 8 Hardware Reset In the event that your Gmini 400 freezes operation due to electrostatic phenomena for example you can actuate a hardware reset by holding down on the STOP ESC button for 10 seconds In normal operation the STOP ESC button will shut down the Gmini 400 after being held down for 3 seconds MUSIC Playing Music Files sent directly to the Music folder Use the direction buttons to highlight one of the factory installed music selections and then Click on PLAY If you hear nothing at first make sure you have adjusted the volume control on the headphone cord By clicking on the Music icon in the main menu screen you will enter into a music only mode Other playable file types that may be in this folder are only listed if you enter the folder via the Browser When you click on this icon in the main screen you will be Music Current Directory Play Order Play Mode One Directory Status Playing Volume maximum 31 Battery level full Artist or parent folder Album or current folder Wes Burden E A Time of Day Song title or file name Brave New World a File format and rec info Next track to be played 4 Next track S Qt APIC Album picture Relative location in the track A
59. reasing the hard disk value beyond the default may actually discharge the battery even when the Charger adapter is plugged in Note also that your unit will run hotter when the backlight and hard disk are on for long periods of time 14 6 System Settings Ge The System settings allow vos 14 04 you control over the low level gg Svstem System parameters of the Gmini 400 Show all Fico Off i Firmware Yersio 1 0 00 cvs Product Key 1Wu33 Hard Disk Free 5285 MB Used 13782 MB Parameter Description Show all files Off default On If set to Off the Jukebox will only display the file names of file types with their corresponding icons that it knows how to play If set to On the Jukebox will display the names of ALL the files on the hard disk using a icon for unknown types even if they cannot be viewed or played such as tif or pdf for example This setting is important when inserting memory cards into the CompactFlash slot Setting it to ON will allow the Jukebox to transfer all the files from the card media regardless of file type If set to OFF it will only display file types that the Gmini 400 is capable of playing Update Firmware Used to update the Gmini 400 to a new version of the Operating System See chapter 15 Firmware Version Displays the current version of the Operating System OS Product Key Each Gmini 400 device has a unique product key number It is an ID needed
60. s is or may be a violation of copyright law Copyrighted materials works of art and or presentations may require authorization to be fully or partially recorded Please be aware of all such applicable laws concerning the recording and use of such for your country and jurisdiction SAFETY For driving safety only a passenger should operate the device when the car is in motion and not the driver Laws governing the usage of electronic devices by the driver may be applicable in your jurisdiction and or country FCC Compliance Statement FCC Compliance This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment
61. s under Setup and then scroll down to Update Firmware and click on it The Gmini 400 will search for the AOS file and will ask you to click Yes to start the update Follow the on screen instructions When completed the Gmini 400 will restart itself and you will see the new OS version displayed on the bottom right of the screen 57 6 Technical Support e For warranty and services purposes keep your sales receipt for proof of purchase e If technical support Telephone or E mail determines that your product needs to be returned please contact the place of purchase to have your product repaired or replaced depending on problem type Customers who purchased directly from the Archos website should fill out the form on the website under Support Product Returns e There is an FAQ Frequently Asked Questions section at the ARCHOS Website www archos com Support FAQ that can help answer many of your questions e If you need technical help you may contact ARCHOS directly in your own language via these phone numbers For other countries please use e mail technical support Telephone Support ee me eg DO NOT USE PHONE SUPPORT FOR MARKETING AND SALES QUESTIONS These numbers are to aid those who have technical difficulties malfunctions 949 609 1400 USA Canada 09 1745 6224 Spain 01 70 20 00 30 France 02 4827 1143 Italy 0207 949 0115 UK 020 50 40 510 Netherlands 069 6698 4714 Germany neuen E mail SUPP ON Fr t
62. se ALL of the data on your Gmini 400 Sometimes this may be necessary if your FAT File Allocation Table becomes so corrupted that nothing seems to fix your file problems First as explained below you should run ScanDisk or the DOS chkdsk Check Disk program to try to fix your problem If this doesn t fix your problem and you are sure you must reformat the Gmini 400 hard disk then go to the screen Setup gt System and press and hold the Right function button for three seconds A button Format HD will appear Use this button to format the Gmini 400 s hard drive Remember doing this will erase all the data on the hard disk Problem I would like to partition the Gmini 400 hard disk Answer If you know how to partition a hard disk this is OK The Gmini 400 will however only recognize a FAT32 partition Thus it will just see and use that partition of the hard disk which is a FAT32 partition Problem My files have disappeared from the Gmini 400 Answer To see all your files make sure the setting Show all files is set to ON Also make sure that you browse your files via the Browser mode and not a filtered view such as Photo Music or Video Windows 98SE amp ME Running Scan Disk Error Checking Quit all running applications Properly connect the Gmini 400 to your computer as explained in chapter 13 Make sure external AC adapter is powering the Gmini 400 Right click on the Gmini 400 hard disk in Windows Explorer and
63. t into the Gmini 400 headphone jack Plug the red and white connectors into the Aux in CD in or line in of your stereo system Do not plug the yellow video connector into anything On the front of your stereo select the corresponding auxiliary input or CD input that you plugged into on the back of your HiFi system Press Play and then adjust the Gmini 400 volume UP DOWN buttons in order to supply your stereo system with a signal that is neither too weak nor too strong If the sound is distorted you will need to reduce the Gmini 400 s volume 3 3 Artist Album Title ID3 Tags ID3 Tags are information about the recording which found inside of an MP3 music file When mar someone creates an MP3 music file he or she emeseateeeee has the option of adding information to it This information can include among other things the name of the artist Wes Burden the album name Brave New World the title of the song Mirror and a small image of the album cover only jpeg images not progressive jpeg If these data are present the Gmini 400 will display them on the screen when it plays the file If they are not present then the Gmini 400 will display in order the name of the parent folder the name of the current folder and then the name of the file As of the writing of this manual there are two versions of ID3 tags that are firmly established standards ID3 version 1 and ID3 version 2 Your Gmini 400 can read either version of
64. tor green Battery charger indicator green blinks when the battery is fully charged On Enter Play Go Hold for 3 seconds to turn on the Gmini 400 Move UP also increases volume during media playback Move DOWN also decreases volume during media playback Move LEFT also plays previous song or fast reverse through a song or video Move RIGHT also plays next song or fast forward through a song or video Game Control 1 Function depends on game acts as Enter Play when not in game mode Game Control 2 Function depends on game acts as Escape Stop when not in game mode Escape Stop Go back Off Hold for 3 seconds to turn off device F1 command or function F2 command or function F3 command or function Function button F1 activates the on screen function or command above it Function button F2 activates the on screen function or command above it m Long press to switch display between built in screen and external TV Function button F3 activates the on screen function or command above it n os gv h0 an Multiconnect adapter allows for an analog audio input Line In Multi connect jack for headphones AV cable or FM Remote control optional accessory Microphone for making digital voice recordings CompactFlash slot Type I compatible USB 2 0 port USB 1 1 compatible to connect the Gmini 400 to your computer Power Connector Use only the supplied Archos power charger adapter 2
65. u will have to click on View gt Refresh in order for WMP9 to go check and find the connected Gmini 400 Install Archos MDM plugin 6 3 Copying Music to your Gmini 400 Run Windows Media Player 1 Now peroo Items on Device RECOO01 RECO002_01 1 REC0002_02 Ready to copy 03 Ready to copy 1 RECO002_04 Ready to copy 7 RECO002_05 Ready to copy RECO002_06 Services Skin Chooser RECOO02_07 1 Choose Copy to CD or Device and then check 2 Choose the Gmini 400 the songs from your Music Library that you want to device then select the folder copy to your device you want to copy your songs to Now click on Copy 6 4 Copy Protected Music Downloads With music download services such as Napster com MusicNow com BuyMusic com and Liquid com you can purchase music on line and then store it on your Gmini 400 These music files are protected with the Microsoft copy protection system When they are downloaded to your computer then transferred to your Gmini 400 they will play only on your devices These files will not play on other people s computers nor on other people s portable music players 25 MUSIC Using iTunes with your Gmini 400 The easiest way to transfer music files between a Macintosh computer and your Gmini 400 is to use the Macintosh Finder to drag and drop the files to and from your Macintosh However for Macintosh users who do want to
66. use the Gmini 400 with iTunes Archos has developed a special i Tunes plug in You will find it in the folder Data i Tunes Plug in on the Gmini 400 hard disk or from the Archos website In this folder you will find a sit compressed file Uncompress it and open the folder for your operating system You will a find a JPEG image illustrating where you need to copy the plug in to Once this is done iTunes will recognize the Gmini 400 as a Device To make your user experience easy as possible please keep in mind the following 1 When you create your Playlists with iTunes you can only create Playlists from songs that have been copied to your Gmini 400 your Macintosh will save these Playlists to the root directory of your Gmini 400 It will not save them to the Gmini 400 Playlists directory It would be best to use the Gmini 400 itself to make Playlists section 4 2 and then save these Playlists in your Playlists folder 2 When you drag and drop MP3 files from your iTunes library to your Gmini 400 the i Tunes program will look at the ID3 tag information See section 3 3 of this manual for an explanation of ID3 tags of the MP3 file and create a folder on the root of your Gmini 400 using the name of the Artist as the folder name Then it will take the Album name ID3 tag and create a subfolder with that album as its name Finally it will take the MP3 song itself and place it into that album subfolder Thus although it is
67. ut will be sent to the television When viewing still images JPEG and BMP on a television screen set this to Progressive to reduce possible flickering in the image Appearance Change the interface appearance Setting Description Wallpaper On Off When set to On the selected picture next item will be displayed as the Gmini 400 screen background Picture name This option will display the names of the JPEG images in the Gmini 400 s System folder that can be used for screen backgrounds Wallpaper You can add your own JPEG images to the System folder by dragging and dropping a JPEG file from your computer You should use JPEG images with small dimensions ideally 320 x 240 pixels large files slow down the display Font Outline If your screen background is a dark color it will be difficult to see the black text on the screen Set Outlined font to On to have a more visible white outlined font Color scheme Allows you to choose what color you would like to have for the status bar above and the screen buttons below Cursor color Allows you to change the color of the cursor Previous settings Click this button to return to the settings last set 14 5 Power Settings We These settings will help you to save battery power thus allowing a u p25 E14 04 longer battery autonomy Power n Power You can set the Gmini 400 to conserve power for both modes of operation ae ae E
68. ved Close Closes the windows and returns to the main menu screen Rename Renames the current playlist Shuffle Randomly shuffles the order of the songs in the current playlist Clear Clears the contents of the current playlist Button Move Allows you to change the place in the list of the highlighted song Click on Move and then click on UP or DOWN to move the song up or down the list Click OK when finished Button Delete Will delete the highlighted song from the Playlist It will not delete the actual song itself from your hard disk just from the current Playlist Important Once you save a Playlist it is important that you do not move or rename the actual MP3 files as the Playlist searches in the original file location If you need to move your MP3 files to a different folder you ll have to recreate your Playlist 4 4 Adding songs to a Playlist while listening to Music This can only be done if you have entered your Music folder via the Music icon and not by the general browser To add the song you are listening to or any other song to the current Playlist do the following e Select the song or folder of songs to add then click the N button Add f e Click ESC to return to the playing screen e While playing a song click on Options and choose Edit Playlist A browser window and the Playlist will open e Click on the LEFT button to go to the hard disk browser window 5 MUSIC Recording
69. w on your Gmini 400 they will have to be converted first You will have to use the software MPG4 Translator included on the Gmini 400 hard disk to re encode them into the proper XviD or DivX MPEG4 format with an MP3 or IMA ADPCM sound track See chapter 10 for more details 3i 0 VIDEO Creating MPEG4 video files with your computer How to create an MPEG 4 video file Please understand that video re encoding is not always a simple one button process Video segments that come from your digital camcorder or which are freely available on the Internet are encoded in many different ways If not already in the proper MPEG4 Simple Profile format transforming these videos into this format readable by the Gmini 400 requires use of the below mentioned software tools This is due to the relatively new nature of the ISO International Standards Organization MPEG4 video format Unlike its predecessors MPEG1 and MPEG2 there are a number of levels in this format and thus not all MPEG4 video files will work on all MPEG4 players and older MPEG1 and MPEG2 files must be re encoded into this format Although you may have a bit of a learning curve in the initial re encoding of video files once you have the process down it is just a matter of letting your PC or Mac go to work and create video files for playing on your Gmini 400 PC Tools The Gmini 400 is delivered with two Windows based programs that allow you to create MPEG4 Simple Profile AVI video
70. y Machht TR HD special drivers or extensions You simply plug the Gmini 400 into your Macintosh as enumerated above and within a few seconds the Gmini 400 will be nae recognized as a mass storage device Hard Disk and mount on the desktop You can now use the Hard disk called JUKEBOX like any other external hard disk Macintosh OS X We highly recommend that you update to Macintosh OS 10 2 4 or later If you have Mac OS X before the 10 2 upgrade you will find that version 10 1 may mount the Gmini 400 as a hard disk on your desktop but ONLY after a very long wait up to 10 minutes Version 10 0 of OS X does not have the ability to properly recognize a mass storage device such as the Gmini 400 Macintosh OS X 10 2 Jaguar and 10 3 Panther 4 Gros Fri 1046 If you have OS 10 2 you must update to version E 10 2 4 or newer This is a free update from Apple ea Computer You will not require any special installation of software drivers or extensions You simply plug the Gmini 400 into your Macintosh as enumerated above asw and within a few seconds the Gmini 400 will be recognized as a mass storage device Hard Disk and mount on the desktop You can now use the Hard disk called JUKEBOX like any other external hard disk 13 2 Disconnecting the Gmini 400 from your Computer WARNING You must properly remove unmount your Gmini 400 from the computer before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or free
71. yond the maximum resolution that the Gmini 400 can play Thus the MPG4 Translator program will have to decrease the resolution Choosing LCD optimizes the final video format for viewing on the built in LCD screen Choosing the TV option will optimize the movie to keep the highest possible frame rate You can see what the size and frame rate will be by looking at the Video Image Size Destination parameters When choosing TV it is understood that the output will be optimized for a television and not the built in screen Start Click on Start and the program will call Virtual VirtualDub Status 24 hours o Dub to start processing the video Depending Main Video Pet Log on the power and speed of your computer Current video frame 3483 107538 this could take real time a 60 minute long Current audio sample 0 0 a Video data 18MB 128KB73 video re encoded in about 60 minutes or Audio data 0 bytes A sates much longer As shown to the left you will see an a the progress as it processes the video file If Total time estimated the Start button is grayed out it would be for i one of two reasons 1 The source file is not a Serena true AVI file Even if the file name ends with 7 Show output video j avi the internal file data determines if it is truly an AVI file 2 The Virtual Dub program was not located when MPG4 Translator was started up Close the program restart it and make sure you locate t
72. zing the computer and or the Gmini 400 DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE USB CABLE AT ANY TIME Windows To safely disconnect the Gmini 400 hard disk click on the system tray remove icon green arrow as shown below and follow the instructions Wait until you get a message saying that you can safely unplug the device before disconnecting the USB cable Attention The operating system will not allow you to safely disconnect the Multimedia Gmini 400 if you have an open file from it in a running application You will have to close all open Gmini 400 files in any running application Sometimes even when files are closed in an application you will have to shut down the application Using the green disconnect arrow in the system tray will then allow you to safely disconnect the Gmini 400 1 The safe remove icon is in the system tray next to the clock HES 3 14 Windows XP Windows 2000 amp Windows ME 2 Click on the icon to eject unmount the Gmini 400 from the computer and select the Safely remove message Windows XP amp 2000 3 There will be a message indicating that it is now safe to disconnect the Gmini 400 You can now go ahead and unplug the USB cable from the Gmini 400 i Safe To Remove Hardware x The USB Mass Storage Device device can now be safely removed from the system Windows XP Windows 2000 Note Hitachi_DK23DA 20 only indicates the type of hard disk used inside

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