Archos 104 manual

1 1 ARC HOS ARC HOS ™ ™ 104 104 MP3 & WMA Digital Music Player / Photo V iewer / USB 2.0 Hard Disk English user manual Version 1.0 - Please see the Archos web site (www .archos.com) for the most recent manual and software updates for your Archos™ 104. 2 2 An introductory note from ARCHOS Dear Customer , Archos thanks you for choosing our [...]

3 3 T T able of C ont ents able of C ont ents 1 Ports, Buttons, and Connections 5 2 First T ime Usage 6 2.1 Charging the Battery 6 2.2 T urning the Archos™ 104 ON and OFF 7 2.3 Changing the Interface language 7 2.4 Caring for the Archos™ 104 7 2.5 Foreign Character Sets 7 3 Playing Music 8 3.1 Playing a Music File 8 3.2 Play Screen and Button C[...]

5 5 1 1 Ports, Buttons, and Connections Ports, Buttons, and Connections A Power jack – to connect an optional AC adapter/charger B USB 2.0 port – T o connect to your computer to transfer fi les to Archos™ 104 and to charge its battery C Headphone Jack D On button (hold 3 seconds) & Menu options E Off button (hold 3 seconds) & Stop/Es[...]

7 7 2.2 T urning the Archos™ 104 ON and OFF 2.2 T urning the Archos™ 104 ON and OFF • Press and hold the ON/Menu button until the screen comes on. • The Archos™ 104 will automatically shut off after a given amount of time if no buttons are pressed. T o conserve battery energy , the backlight will automatically shut of f. Y ou can change t[...]

9 9 3.2 Play Screen and Button Control 3.2 Play Screen and Button Control (1) Menu available (2) Artist* or parent folder (3) Album* or current folder (4) Song title* or fi le name (5) Status: playing (6) Play Mode: Folder (7) Play Order: Repeat (8) V olume (0-99) (9) Battery level (10) Real time clock (1 1) Song elapsed time (12) Song remaining t[...]

11 11 3.3 Playback Menu Items 3.3 Playback Menu Items When the menu icon appears, you have certain options. During song playback, press the MENU button for the following options. • Setup: Enters the Setup screen (same as selecting the Setup icon in the main menu) which allows you access to parameters such as bass and treble. • Info: Show fi le[...]

13 13 3.8 Locking the Archos™ 104 Buttons 3.8 Locking the Archos™ 104 Buttons Y ou can prevent the Archos™ 104 from executing unintended functions by locking the buttons. T o lock the buttons, hold down on the MENU button until the “lock” icon appears in the top-left corner of the screen. Now the buttons are disabled, but you can still us[...]

15 15 4.2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 to Windows Media Player 9 4.2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 to Windows Media Player 9 Windows® Media Player 10 is only available for Windows® XP (service Pack 1) and newer operating systems. It is worth your while to upgrade to Windows® XP (home or professional) and to Windows® Media Playe[...]

17 17 5 5 Playlists Playlists A Playlist is a list of songs that the Archos™ 104 will automatically play one after the other . The Archos™ 104 can handle one Playlist at a time. Y ou can create new Playlists, add or delete songs from a Playlist, or Save a Playlist as a fi le ( fi le type.m3u) to be used another time. There is no limit to the [...]

19 19 • Move: Allows you to change the order of songs in the Playlist by moving them up or down using the UP/DOWN buttons of the navigation pad. • Delete: Removes the highlighted track from the playlist. Note: T o delete a Playlist, navigate to Browser > Playlists . Highlight the Playlist, the menu button, highlight Delete and press ENTER. ([...]

21 21 Par a me te r De s cr ip ti on Parameter Description V olume Range: 0 to 99 Controls the current volume. Balance Range: -10 to +10 (left to right) Sound effect Rock, T echno, Jazz, Classic, Live or Custom Change this parameter to select an equalizer setting to the style of music you are listening to. Select Custom to set your own equalizer le[...]

23 23 ARCLibrary Off, On. Automatic (default) The ARCLibrary feature enables you to see your music organised by Artist, Album, T itle, Genre and Y ear . Select Off to disable the feature or On to enable it. On Automatic, the library will update itself when disconnected from the computer . ARCLibrary Update Scans through all music and playlists in t[...]

25 25 6.5 Changing the Power Settings 6.5 Changing the Power Settings T o help you get the most battery life out of your Archos™ 104 before having to recharge it, you can adjust the power settings. Go to Setup > Power. Pa r am et er De sc ri pt io n Parameter Description Power Off Range: 1 to 9 minutes or Never . Number of minutes of user inac[...]

27 27 7 7 Using the Browser Using the Browser The browser is used to navigate the fi le system on the Archos™ 104. The fi le system is the same type of fi le system that is found on Windows ® based computers. This way , transferring fi les from your computer to your Archos™ 104 is as easy as ‘drag and drop’. The fi le system is a hier[...]

29 29 7.3 File and Folder Operations in Browser Mode 7.3 File and Folder Operations in Browser Mode While browsing the directory structure, you will have the option to manipulate fi les and folders. When you use the Browser mode, you will be browsing through the Archos™ 104’s hard drive as if browsing via a computer . In Browser mode, you can [...]

31 31 1 Contextual Menu 2 T ext being typed 3 Cursor 4 Upper/Lower case* 5 Delete character* 6 Clear entire line* 7 Enter * * These items can also be found in the contextual menu Tip: use the STOP/ESCAPE button to cancel any changes you made and exit the virtual keyboard. 32 32 8 8 Viewing Photos with your Archos™ 104 Viewing Photos with your Arc[...]

33 33 8.2 Photo Browser Contextual Menu 8.2 Photo Browser Contextual Menu Just like in the browser mode, you can rename fi les and folders and delete them if needed, and you can create folders to sort your picture fi les. Y ou simply need to press the MENU button to display the contextual menu. See the instructions given in chapter 7 on using the[...]

35 35 9 9 Connecting the Archos™ 104 to a Stereo system Connecting the Archos™ 104 to a Stereo system Connecting your Archos™ 104 to a stereo system allows you to listen to your Archos™ 104’s music on it without a headset. Y ou will need a standard (mini headphone to RCA) audio cable for this which is not supplied with the Archos™ 104. [...]

37 37 When connected to your computer , the Archos™ 104 will be recognized as an external Hard Drive and display automatically within a few seconds of being connected. Y ou will see a new drive letter , such as E: in My Computer . Y ou can now use the hard drive called Archos™ 104 like any other external hard drive. Simply access it using Windo[...]

39 39 Hard Drive Mode & Macintosh ™ First, close all programs that are using fi les from your Archos™ 104. Drag the Archos™ 104 hard drive icon towards the trash can, and the trash can will become a big arrow as shown in the screen image. Drop the hard drive icon onto the arrow . The hard disk icon will disappear from the desktop. Y ou c[...]

41 41 1 1 2 2 Updating the Archos™ 104 Firmware Updating the Archos™ 104 Firmware Archos periodically updates the fi rmware or 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 fi xes. Y ou should check to [...]

43 43 1 1 3 3 T roubleshooting T roubleshooting 13.1 USB Connection issues 13.1 USB Connection issues Problem: I cannot get my Archos™ 104 to be recognized by the computer or it asks for a driver . Solutions: • If you are running an operating system other than Windows® XP (Service Pack 1 minimum) with Windows Media® Player 10 or higher , the [...]

45 45 13.2 File issues, corrupted data, formatting, and partitioning. 13.2 File issues, corrupted data, formatting, and partitioning. Problem: I want to clean up my Archos™ 104’ s hard drive, but Windows ® will not let me use the standard hard drive cleaning tools. Answer: This is because Windows ® sees your Archos™ 104 as a Windows Device [...]

47 47 1 1 4 4 T echnical Speci fi cations T echnical Speci fi cations Ar c ho s™ 1 04 Archos™ 104 Storage Capacity See front of package. Computer Interface High Speed USB 2.0 (compatible USB 1.1) Audio Playback MP3 (Stereo, decoding 32-320 kb/s CBR & VBR), WMA,.W A V (PCM), WMA protected fi les. PlaysForSure TM Audio. Photo Viewer JPEG ([...]

49 49 50 50 W orldwide Of fi ces United States & Canada Europe & Asia ARCHOS ™ T echnology 3, Goodyear - Unit A Irvine, CA 92618 USA Phone: 1 949-609-1483 F ax: 1 949-609-1414 ARCHOS ™ S.A. 12, rue Ampère 91430 Igny France Phone: +33 (0) 169 33 169 0 F ax: +33 (0) 169 33 169 9 United Kingdom Germany ARCHOS ™ (UK) Limited PO Box 1420[...]

51 51 1 1 6 6 Legal and Safety Notices Legal and Safety Notices WA RRANTY AND LIMITED LIABILITY This product is sold with a limited warranty and speci fi c 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 sal[...]

53 53 ENVIRONMENTA L CONSIDERATIONS Protection of the environment is an important concern to ARCHOS™. In order to put this concern into tangible actions, ARCHOS™ has consciously included a set of methods that favor a respect for the environment into the entire cycle of its products; from fab rication to consumer usage, to fi nal disposal. Batt[...]