Archos Gmini200 manual

1 Full User Manual ARCHOS Gmini™ 200 ser ies MP3 & WMA Player / A udio Recorder / Photo W allet / USB 2.0 Hard Disk Please see our web site for the most recent manual and software updates for your Gmini™200. Full User Manual Version 1.2[...]

2 3 Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of Contents 6 Using MusicMatch™ 33 6.1 Installing MusicMatch™ 33 6.2 Creating MP3 files from your Audio CDs 34 6.3 Getting purchased MP3 files to your Gmini 35 6.4 The ARCLibrary and MusicMatch™ Playlists 35 6.4.1 ARCLibrary Updating 35 6.4.2 Creating and Using Playlists with MusicMatch™ 36 7 Us[...]

4 5 Ports, Buttons and Connections A Power button - Hold down for a few seconds and the Gmini will start up. B Contextual Menu - When the menu icon appears in top left of screen, a menu is available. C Move Left - also decreases recording gain D Move Up - also, increases playing volume E Move Right - also increases recording gain F Play/Pause/Enter[...]

6 7 A Mini USB 2.0 port (USB 1.1 compatible) B USB Power Adapter C Power – To power the unit and charge the internal batteries with the AC adapter. First Time Usage Please understand that this device has a CPU, hard drive, and Operating System (OS) and thus it is more like a computer than a CD player, cassette player, or radio. If you are not fam[...]

8 9 First Time Usage 2.4 Shutting off the Gmini and Bat tery saving features • To shut off the unit, press and hold the POWER button for 3 seconds. • If left idle, the screen’s blue backlight will shut off after 20 seconds in order to save battery power. After 30 seconds, the screen display will shut off, also to save energy. Finally, the Gmi[...]

10 11 User Interface Overview 3.2.3 Settings screen Selectable items: use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to change the parameter value. The new value is immediately taken into account so there is no need to press OK. Click on ESC when done. Check boxes: each checkbox corresponds to a different parameter value but only one parameter can be selected at a ti[...]

12 13 Using the Gmini 200 4.1 Playing music 4.1.1 Selecting a song There are two ways to access your music. You can either access your songs by browsing through the folders, where you keep your music fi les, or you can choose from Artist, Album, Genre, or Song. Browsing through the folders Click the OK/PLAY button on the highlighted “Browse hard[...]

14 15 4.1.3 Using Playlists A Playlist is a list of songs that the Gmini will automatically play one after the other. The Gmini can handle one Playlist at a time. You 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 number of Playlists[...]

16 17 4.2 Changing the Gmini Settings There are a number of parameters you can set on the Gmini to make it operate according to your particular needs. Start by clicking on Setup . 4.2.1 Changing the Sound Settings If you would like to customize the sound quality, go to [Setup  Sound] . Parameter Description Volume Range: 0 to 99 Controls the cur[...]

18 19 4.2.3 Setting the Clock If you would like to set the Gmini’s clock, go to [Setup  Clock] . Parameter Description Format This parameter tells how the time will be displayed on the Gmini screen: 12h: displays hours from 1 to 12 24h: displays hours from 0 to 23 Day 1 to 31 Month 1 to 12 Year Set to the current year Hour 0 to 23 Minute 0 to [...]

20 21 4.2.5 Changing the R ecording Settings Each time you make a recording, either via the line-In or microphone, the Gmini has preset recording parameters that it will use. You can change these recording settings by going to [Setup  Recording] . Parameter Description Set Title Allows you to set the Title ID3 tag in the MP3 fi le you will reco[...]

22 23 4.3 Using the Browser The browser is used to navigate the fi le system on the Gmini. 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 Gmini is as easy as ‘drag and drop’. The fi le system is a hierarchical system which includes fold[...]

24 25 Delete all fi les: permanently deletes all the fi les from the current folder. Before deleting the fi les the Gmini will ask for con fi rmation. Create Folder: create a new folder in the current level of the directory. You will be sent to the virtual keyboard to enter the new folder name. There is a limit of 1000 fi les per folder. Edit [...]

26 27 Button controls (during recording) Key Symbol Action Up Increases the volume (has no effect on recording level) Down Decreases the volume (has no effect on recording level) Left Decreases record level (line-in recording only) Right Increases record level (line-in recording only) OK Toggles pause/recording modes. Esc Stops recording, saves the[...]

28 29 Button functions during JPEG display Menu: show/hide the JPEG image data ( fi le name, resolution, size, and date/time the fi le was saved). Left/Right: display the previous or next JPEG image in the current folder. Up/Down: increase or Decrease the screen contrast level. Play: rotate the fi le 90 degrees. Stop: close the photo window and [...]

30 31 Connecting the Gmini to your Computer 1. Windows 98SE has recognized a new piece of hardware (the AV300) and starts its wizard. Click on Next . 2. Click on the button Search for the best driver . Open up the CD tray on your computer and insert the included Archos CD-ROM and then close the tray. Now click on Next . 3. Uncheck all of the checke[...]

32 33 1. The safe remove icon is in the system tray next to the clock. Windows ® XP Windows ® 98SE Windows ® 2000 & Windows ® ME 2. Click on the icon to eject (unmount) the Gmini from the computer and select the ‘Safely remove’ message. Windows ® XP Windows ® 98SE 3. There will be a message indicating that it is now safe to disconnect[...]

34 35 Using MusicMatch™ 6.2 Creating MP3 fi les from your Audio CDs Make sure you have already installed the MusicMatch™ program from the included CD-ROM (see section 6.1 above). ENCODE First we have to get those CDs of yours into MP3 format. Regular CDs are in the format CDA (fancy term for Compact Disc Audio). We’ll just use MusicMatch™ [...]

36 37 contents of the ARCLibrary. You update the Gmini’s ARCLibrary by fi rst connecting it to your computer, and then secondly, running the program MusicMatch™ and selecting View > Portable Device Manager . This will open up the Portable Device Manager (PDM) Window. MusicMatch™ will see if a portable device (the Gmini) is connected, and [...]

38 39 Updating your Gmini Operating System (OS) software Archos regularly makes software updates (correction of bugs) and upgrades (additional functions and features) for its products. These are free of charge and downloadable from the Archos website. Simply go to our website www.archos.com, and in the Software section, locate your Gmini product an[...]

40 41 Troubleshooting 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: Use the green arrow a second time. Sometimes Windows ® does not update its status. Shut off any program that might be accessing data on the[...]

42 43 Problem: My fi les have disappeared from the Gmini. Solution: To see all your fi les, make sure the setting Show all fi les is set to ON. Also make sure that you browse your fi les via the Browser mode and not the fi ltered view Music . 9.2.1 Windows ® 98SE & ME Running Scan-Disk (Error Checking) • Quit all running applications. ?[...]

44 45 Technical Support • If technical support 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 web site should fi ll out the form on the web site under Support : Product Returns : RMA Req[...]

46 47 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 n[...]