Archos AV 700 Series manual

1 1 ARC HOS ARC HOS ™ ™ MOBILE VIDEO REC ORDER MOBILE VIDEO REC ORDER A V 700 SERIES A V 700 SERIES Video Player & Recorder / Music Player & Recorder / Photo V iewer / USB 2.0 Hard Drive English Language User Manual User Manual for ARCHOS ™ A V 700 series V ersion 1.8 Please visit our website to download the most recent manual and sof[...]

3 3 We wish you many years of enjoyment from your A V 700 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 Video, Music, and Photo experience, The ARCHOS ™ TEAM Please take[...]

5 5 8 VIDEO – Editing Video Files 30 9 VIDEO – Creating MPEG-4 Video Files with your Computer 33 9.1 Installing the PC Software 34 9.2 Using MPEG-4 T ranslator 36 10 MUSIC – Playing Music Files 38 10.1 Button Control 39 10.2 Play Screen Icons 40 10.3 Browsing through your Music Library 41 10.4 Playing Through your Stereo System 42 10.5 Settin[...]

7 7 23 Connecting the TV Docking Pod to your T elevision System 84 23.1 Connect & T est Method 85 23.2 Connection (1): Powering the TV Docking Pod 85 23.3 Connection (2): Breaking your regular TV Connection 85 23.4 Connection (3): Put the TV docking pod between your TV and T uner 85 23.5 Connection (4): Connect the A V 700 to the TV Docking Pod[...]

9 9 l TV out indicator (indicates that video is being sent to a connected external television) m Play/Enter/On – Hold for 3 seconds to switch on the device n Stop/Escape/Off – Hold for 3 seconds to switch of f the device o UP action button (move up on the list of action icons) p SELECT action button (select the highlighted action icon) q DOWN a[...]

11 11 2 2 INTRO – First T ime Usage INTRO – First T ime Usage 2.1 Plugging in the AC Adapter 2.1 Plugging in the AC Adapter • Use only the included ARCHOS ™ charger/adapter . • Y ou can charge the internal battery of the A V 700 by plugging the included adapter/charger directly into the device, or you can charge it by plugging the adapter[...]

13 13 • Keep the A V 700 away from high electromagnetic fi elds. • Keep any connected cords to the A V 700 neatly arranged. This light product could fall if a cord is accidentally pulled by a child. • Do not open up the A V 700. There are no user serviceable parts inside. Opening will void your warranty . 2.7 Hardware Reset 2.7 Hardware Rese[...]

15 15 Video Browser Action Icons Hide the Thumbnails Reset thumbnails. The thumbnail images on the right side of the screen will be reset to their original default setting. 3.1 Video Playback Action Icons 3.1 Video Playback Action Icons While a video fi le is playing, click on the Select action button. The action icons on the right of the screen a[...]

17 17 4 4 VIDEO – Playing Video Files from the Internet VIDEO – Playing Video Files from the Internet When using Windows Media ® Player 10, you will have the advantage of being able to download protected video content from the Internet. When you see the PlaysForSure ™ symbol on a web site for Windows ® Portable Media Center (PMC)*, then the[...]

19 19 5 5 VIDEO – Recording Video Files VIDEO – Recording Video Files With your TV docking pod properly connected to a VCR, cable box, or satellite receiver , making a recording is a simple affair . See the relevant chapter for instructions on connecting the TV docking pod to your television system. Pre-record Screen 1. Select VideoCorder on th[...]

21 21 Source Composite, S-Video, Auto. Y ou can choose which video input you want the A V 700 to use. Normally , with a good video signal, you can set it to Auto, and the A V 700 will scan the two TV docking pod inputs to see which one is receiving video (A V In or S-Video). Format Auto, 4:3, 5:3, 16:9, 2.35. This is the aspect ratio of the screen [...]

23 23 Empty Scheduler , ready to be programmed. Once a valid record time is entered, and the save button pressed, the empty box will get a green checkmark. Scheduler after having been set. The “--- Current” means that the A V 700 will record the current video signal (no channel changing). This is for people who do not use the stick-on infrared [...]

25 25 6 6 VIDEO – Automated Y ahoo! VIDEO – Automated Y ahoo! ® ® TV Recording Scheduler TV Recording Scheduler For those who have a My Y ahoo! ® account and use the calendar feature, the A V 700 can read the TV programs scheduled into your personal calendar and transmit these to your A V 700 to be included in the A V 700 scheduler . This wa[...]

27 27 7 7 VIDEO – Setting the Infrared Emitter Code VIDEO – Setting the Infrared Emitter Code This is a one time step to set your A V 700 to send the correct infrared codes to control your video cassette recorder , cable box, or satellite receiver. This is done so that the A V 700, via the TV docking pod, can turn on and off your video device a[...]

29 29 out which code works with your device. In the example screen, you see the code V009. If this code does not work when doing the T est: channel select , advance it to the next code and then test to see if that next code works. 3. T est channel select: When you press the T est channel select button (highlight test channel select and press ENTER)[...]

31 31 Example 2: Y ou have recorded a television program but would like to remove certain sections before the program started, parts during the program, and the program afterwards because you had recorded a little extra. In this case, you would make a Start mark (a) at time 00:00 and then forward to the end of what you want to delete and make your [...]

33 33 9 9 VIDEO – Creating MPEG-4 Video Files with your Computer VIDEO – Creating MPEG-4 Video Files with your Computer How to create an MPEG-4 video fi le Video fi les that come from your digital camcorder, sent to you via e-mail, or which are freely available on the Internet are encoded in many different ways. If not already in the proper M[...]

35 35 MP3 Sound Codec If MPEG-4 T ranslator detects a suitable MP3 codec on your PC, it will use it, and your video fi le 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 [...]

37 37 T arget & Priority If the A V 700 device is not listed, select “ARCHOS ™ Default”. Y ou will see a Priority box appear . This control is to allow you to select which feature of the video to be guarded. If for example you are re-encoding a video fi le that is 800x600 in resolution and 30 frames per second, this is beyond the maximum[...]

39 39 10.1 Button Control 10.1 Button Control V ol + Increase the V olume HSA High speed advance FF Click once: Play the next song in the folder or playlist. Hold: Fast forward through the song. Rew Click once: Play the previous song in the folder or playlist (during fi rst 10 seconds of song) otherwise go to the beginning of the song. Hold: Fast [...]

41 41 10.3 Browsing through your Music Library 10.3 Browsing through your Music Library The ARClibrary is your A V 700’s music library . It is a system for indexing your music by album, artist, song title, etc. When you synchronize music fi les from your PC using Windows Media ® Player to the A V 700, the ARCLibrary will get updated to include [...]

43 43 Resume: Start playing from the bookmarked position. Ignore: Keep the bookmark but start playing from the very beginning. Clear: Clear the bookmark from this fi le and start playing from the very beginning. 10.6 The Resume Function 10.6 The Resume Function When you turn on your A V 700 you may notice that the icon which is highlighted on the [...]

45 45 Note for WMP10 users: Files added to your A V 700 from another computer or fi les which are recorded from an analog source cannot be added to the Windows Media ® Player Library when you connect your AV 700 to the computer . Songs which have been added, will however , be listed in the device’s ARCLibrary . 1 1.2 Comparison of Windows Media[...]

47 47 1 1 2 2 MUSIC – Playlists MUSIC – Playlists A Playlist is a list of songs that the A V 700 will automatically play one after the other . The A V 700 can load one Playlist at a time into its internal memory . Y ou can create new Playlists, add or delete songs from a Playlist, or Save a Playlist to be used another time. There is no limit to[...]

49 49 Important: Once you save a Playlist it is important that you do not move or rename the actual music fi les since the Playlist searches in the original fi le location. If you need to move your music fi les to a different folder , you’ll have to recreate your Playlist. 12.4 Adding songs to a Playlist while listening to Music 12.4 Adding so[...]

51 51 If you are using the optional multi-connect adapter (can be purchased from the ARCHOS ™ web site) and an A V cable, you should plug the A V cable into the A V In side of the adapter , and then plug the adapter into the A V 700. 52 52 13.2 Recording Procedure 13.2 Recording Procedure Before the actual audio recording begins, there is a pre-r[...]

53 53 3. Click on the Settings action icon to reveal the recording parameters screen as shown above. 4. Once you have clicked on the Record action icon (or Enter button), you can pause the recording by clicking the Pause action icon (or Enter button) and then stop the recording by clicking on the STOP button. Y ou can record from any line-level aud[...]

55 55 • V alidate and Save the edit. The fi le will be saved with the word ”edit” appended to the fi le name in the same folder as the original. • If you do not want to save your modi fi cations, click the STOP/ESC button and select OK. Highlight the fi le to edit and select the File Management action icon. Choose Edit . Only fi les wh[...]

57 57 1 1 5 5 PHOTO – V iewing Photos PHOTO – V iewing Photos The A V 700 series support the viewing of JPEG (.jpg) and Bitmap (.bmp) image formats. Progressive JPEG images are not supported. The A V 700 will resize the image to fi t on the built-in screen or on a television screen if you choose the television output. When you are in the Photo[...]

59 59 15.2 Viewing a slideshow 15.2 Viewing a slideshow By clicking on the action icon Play a Slideshow , the A V 700 will present each picture in the current folder for a set amount of time and then go on to the next picture. Y ou can set the amount of time that each picture stays on the screen under the action icon Photo Browser Settings > Pic[...]

61 61 1 1 6 6 GAMES – Playing Moph un GAMES – Playing Mophun ® ® Games Games Please verify the availability of this feature on the ARCHOS ™ web site. 62 62 1 1 7 7 BROWSER – Using the Browse r BROWSER – Using the Browser The browser is used to navigate the fi le system on the A V 700. The fi le system is F A T32, the same type of fi [...]

63 63 17.1 Navigating the Directory Structure 17.1 Navigating the Directory Structure T o navigate the directory structure you will use: ENTER: Open the highlighted folder (directory) or Play the highlighted fi le. ESC/STOP: Go back to the main menu. Go to the parent directory (go back up one level). Example: Go from folder A V 700/Music/Wes Burde[...]

65 65 Copying and Moving Files and Folders By using the unique ARCHOS ™ double browser system, you can copy or move fi les from one location in the fi le structure to another (1000 fi les per folder maximum). Y ou simply select the Open a new panel action button, and a second browser panel will open. The double browser can be used in: Photo Vi[...]

67 67 17.3 Using the Virtual Keyboard 17.3 Using the Virtual Keyboard It is recommended that you create folders and rename fi les or folders from your computer when it is connected to the A V 700. The computer keyboard is much easier to use. However , at times when you are not near your computer and need to enter text directly with the A V 700 (ex[...]

69 69 Windows ® XP Please verify* that you have Windows ® XP and it is updated it to at least, Service Pack 1 . Y ou must also have Windows Media ® Player 10 (WMP10) installed on your computer . This way , you can take advantage of connecting it as a ‘ Windows Device ’. Connect it to your PC as enumerated above and you can then see the A V 7[...]

71 71 Hard Drive Mode & Macintosh ® Drag the A V 700 hard drive icon towards the trashcan, the trashcan will become a big arrow as shown in the screen shot to the left. Drop the hard drive icon onto the arrow . The hard drive icon will disappear from the desktop. Y ou can now safely unplug the USB cable from your A V 700 and/or computer . 72 7[...]

73 73 2 2 0 0 SETTINGS SETTINGS From the main screen, select the Settings action icon to reveal the menu items for various settings. 20.1 Sound Settings 20.1 Sound Settings If you would like to customize the sound quality , you can adjust the Bass, T reble, and other audio settings to suit your particular taste. Normally you will do this while list[...]

75 75 Repeat & Shuf fl e Normal Plays your songs one after the other and then stops after the last song. Repeat Continuously plays through the current set of songs (Artist, Album, folder , or Playlist). Shuf fl e Randomly play through the current set of songs (Artist, Album, folder , or Playlist) . Intro duration From 10 to 90 seconds. This i[...]

77 77 20.5 Appearance settings 20.5 Appearance settings Se tt in g De sc ri pt i on Setting Description W allpaper On, Off. When set to On, the selected picture (next item) will be displayed as the A V 700 screen background. Picture name This option will display the names of the JPEG images in the A V 700’s System folder that can be used for scre[...]

79 79 Pa ra me te r De sc ri pt i on Parameter Description ARCLibrary Off: From the Music icon, you will just browse music fi les in the folder Music. On: (Only in USB Port mode ‘Hard drive’) Browse music via its tag characteristics but the ARCLibrary must be updated manually . Automatic: ARCLibrary is automatically updated when the USB cable [...]

81 81 ‘Hard Drive’ or ‘Windows Device’? If your A V 700 is seen as a hard drive, then you simply need to drag the Update_A V700.AOS fi le onto this icon, and Windows ® will place the fi le into the top most directory (root) of the A V 700. It should not be placed inside any folder within your A V 700. Once this fi le is copied, safely d[...]

83 83 22.1 Remote Control Description 22.1 Remote Control Description Switch between Built-in & External Video This group of buttons acts as the navigation and acceleration buttons on the left of the A V 700 and the Play & Stop buttons on the right side. Action icon select and execute buttons Displays Action icon help , if activated (Parame[...]

85 85 23.1 Connect & T est Method 23.1 Connect & T est Method Even if connecting audio-visual equipment is not your strong suit, by following our instructions and applying our Connect & T est method, you will be able to verify that your connections are correct. Refer to the color connection diagrams in the back of this manual while read[...]

87 87 23.6 Connection (5): the S-Video In 23.6 Connection (5): the S-Video In If you would like to get a higher quality video recording, and your video recorder , cable box or other video device has an S-video output, you can connect a standard S-video cable from it to your TV docking pod. This will carry only the video signal to the pod and your A[...]

89 89 2 2 4 4 Replacing the battery Replacing the battery Y our A V 700 has a removable battery . Y ou may want to purchase a second battery for cases when you know that you will be unable to recharge your A V 700 before the supplied battery runs out. Refer to the chapter Settings – Power Settings for information about getting the most use from t[...]

91 91 T elephone Support Canada 949-609-1400 Nederland 020-50 40 510 Danmark 35 25 65 67 Norge 22 57 77 71 Deutschland 069-6698-4714 Schweitz/Suisse 442 004 1 1 1 España 09-1745-6224 Suomi 09 231 1 3434 France 01 70 20 00 30 Svenska 08 579 290 80 Ireland 01-601-5700 UK 0207-949-01 15 Italia 02-4827-1 143 USA 877-300-879 (toll free) Email Support t[...]

93 93 2 2 6 6 T roubleshooting T roubleshooting 26.1 USB Connection issues 26.1 USB Connection issues Problem: I cannot get my A V 700 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 USB [...]

95 95 Problem: On the A V 700, I fi nd new fi le names and folder names that I never created and/or they have strange gibberish names. Answer: (Hard drive mode) Most likely , the A V 700’s fi le allocation table (F A T) has been corrupted. This could have been due to the A V 700 shutting down (due to low battery power) while reading or writing[...]

97 97 2 2 7 7 T echnical Speci fi cations T echnical Speci fi cations AR CH OS ARCHOS ™ ™ V ID EO A V 7 00 s er ie s VIDEO A V 700 series Storage Capacity See packaging Display 7” LCD 480x234 pixels, 262 000 colors and TV output 1 Video recording MPEG-4 SP and stereo sound in A VI format. Video playback MPEG-4 SP with B-Frames 2 with stereo[...]

99 99 2 2 8 8 Legal Legal W arranty 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 sales contract. In general, the manufac[...]

101 101 cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver . • Con[...]

103 103 The Product : The crossed-out garbage can symbol on your product signi fi es that it falls into the category of electric/electronic equipment. Products of this type contain substances that are potentially dangerous to the environment and to human health. Therefore, you should not dispose of the ARCHOS electronic device in a regular trash. [...]

105 105 Codecs VIDEO – Installing the PC Software – MPEG-4 codec (Compression/Decompression) 9.1* VIDEO – Installing the PC Software – MP3 Sound Codec 9.1* Compression VIDEO – Playing V ideo Files from the Internet 4* VIDEO – Creating MPEG-4 V ideo Files with your Computer 9* MUSIC – Putting Music onto your A V 700 11* Connecting 2 US[...]

107 107 Music deleted/missing from your device MUSIC – Synchronizing Music from W indows Media ® Player (WMP) to the A V 700 11.1* 6.1 Music fi les sorted by categories MUSIC – Playing Music Files 10* 5 MUSIC – Browsing through your Music Library 10.3* Music lists (Playlists) MUSIC – Playing Music Files 10* MUSIC – Playlists 12* New mus[...]

109 109 Slideshow PHOTO – V iewing photos – V iewing Slideshow 15.2* Slow motion VIDEO – Playing video fi les : Slow motion 3.1* Sound VIDEO – Creating MPEG-4 V ideo Files with your Computer 9* MUSIC – Playing Music Files 10* MUSIC – Playing Through your Stereo System 10.4* MUSIC – Recording Procedure 13.2* SETTINGS – Sound Setting[...]