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    Please visit www .archos.com/manuals to download the latest version for this manual. ENGLISH USER MANUAL V ersion 2.2 Dear Customer , thank you for choosing this Archos product. W e hope that you will enjoy us- ing it and that it will give you entire satisf action for man y years to come. Please do register your product on our website (www .archos.[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS > p . 2 Ta ble Of COnTenTs InTrO duC TIOn .................................................................................................................................... 3 A R C H O S D E V I C E D E S C R I P T I O N ................................................. 3 INTERF ACE LANGUAGE .............[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 INTRODUCTION > p. 3 InTrO duC TIOn a rChOs deVIC e desCrIPTIOn BUTTONS On T op of the Device: Press and hold to switch on/off. P re ss on c e t o s wi tc h t h e d is p la y o f t h e im a ge b e tw e e n TV an d b ui l t -i n L CD s c re e n . Press and hold to lock the buttons of your ARCHOS device. Main Navigation Buttons:[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 INTRODUCTION > p. 4 BUIL T -IN MICROPHONE AND LOUDSPEAKER The built-in microphone is on the left side of the device. See: Using the AudioCorder . The built-in loudspeaker is on the right side, below the buttons. LED INDICA TORS ON/OFF indicator Batter y charge indicator - light on: the batter y is charging. - ashing: the b[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 INTRODUCTION > p. 5 Menu In the lower right corner of the screen, the menu area shows the menu icons. Press Menu to display the av ailable menu items. This is a contextual menu: the av ailable options will vary , depend- ing on where you are in the interf ace. Home Screen This is the main screen of your ARCHOS device, showing[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 INTRODUCTION > p. 6 O THER CHARACTER SETS File names, folder names and music tags can be displayed in various character sets, such as Japanese, Korean, Simplied Chinese, etc. Y ou can enable these character sets in the Language settings screen (see Language Settings for further instructions). baTTer y BA TTERY CHARGE Befor[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 INTRODUCTION > p. 7 T o replace the batter y of the ARCHOS 504, follow these steps: Caution: If the batter y is incorrectly replaced or short-circuited, this could result in damage to the product and/or serious injuries to the user . Replace only with an original Archos batter y . PrO duC T Ca re CARING FOR Y OUR ARCHOS DEVIC[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 PLA YING VIDEO > p. 8 1. Pla yIng VIdeO In the Home Screen, highlight the Video icon and press O K to enter the video mode. 1.1 brOwsIng ThrOugh yOur VIdeOs There are two types of views for you to browse through your videos: the V ideo List the V ideo Browser Y ou can switch between the two views by pressing at any time while[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 PLA YING VIDEO > p. 9 Both views display a motion thumbnail of the highlighted video as well as v arious information about the video le. If you have saved a video frame as a thumbnail (see: V ideo Playback Menu Items ), the thumbnail will no longer play the highlighted video le, but show that image instead. VIDEO LIST &[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 PLA YING VIDEO > p. 10 1.2 VIdeO Pla yba CK Highlight a video le, press O K to play it. VIDEO PLA YBACK SCREEN VIDEO PLA YBACK BUTTON CONTROLS During video playback, the buttons of your ARCHOS device will act as follows: VIDEO PLA YBACK MENU ITEMS Info displays a message box with all the av ailable information about the cu[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 PLA YING VIDEO > p. 11 Format allows to change the way the image is displayed. Auto: adjusts the video size to best adapt to the built-in screen or TV . Full Screen: displays the entire picture on the screen. Maximized: enlarges the picture to ll the screen. Original: displays the picture in its original format. Speed will[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 PLA YING VIDEO > p. 12 PlayMode (a status bar icon shows the current mode) Single plays only one video le and stops Folder plays all video les in the current folder Repeat & Shufe (a status bar icon shows the current mode) Normal plays the video selection once and stops Repeat plays the video selection repeatedly[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 PLA YING VIDEO > p. 13 1.5 reCO rdIng VIdeO Y our ARCHOS device can record video, via its V ideoCorder function. Y ou will need the optional DVR Station or DVR T ravel Adapter to record video. See: Optional Functionalities to learn more about this feature. • • •[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 PLA YING MUSIC > p. 14 2. Pla yIng MusIC In the Home Screen, highlight the Music icon and press O K to enter the music mode. 2.1 The a rClIbra r y and The MusIC brOwser There are two types of views for you to browse through your songs: the ARCLibrar y the Music Browser When browsing through your music, only music les are s[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 PLA YING MUSIC > p. 15 ARCLIBRARY* AND MUSIC BROWSER MENU ITEMS Info displays a message box with all the av ailable information about the highlight- ed music le. Press to c lose the info screen. Delete allows you to delete the highlighted music le. A conrmation screen will pop up . Rename allows you to change the nam[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 PLA YING MUSIC > p. 16 2.2 Pla yIng MusIC Highlight an audio le, press O K to play it. MUSIC PLA YBACK SCREEN MUSIC PLA YBACK BUTTON CONTROLS During music playback, the buttons of your ARCHOS device will act as follows: current play mode previous track song title artist name album title track number next track volume level[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 PLA YING MUSIC > p. 17 MUSIC ST A TUS ICONS Status bar icons tell you if your ARCHOS is: playing paused stopped MUSIC PLA YBACK MENU ITEMS Info displays a message box with all the av ailable information about the current music le. Press to c lose the info screen. Home allows you to go back to the Home Screen while playing [...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 PLA YING MUSIC > p. 18 PlayMode (a status bar icon shows the current mode) Single plays only one music le and stops. Folder plays all music les in the current folder or album. All plays all music les in the ARCHOS device. Queue allows you to select a track to be played after the current one is over . while a track is[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 PLA YING MUSIC > p. 19 V olume adjusts the output volume. Built-in loudspeaker ON the loudspeaker is always on. OFF the loudspeaker is always off. Automatic the built-in loudspeaker automatically turns off when you plug in headphones or an AV Cable. Bass Boost Frequency adjusts the lower frequency that will be boosted. Bass B[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 PLA YING MUSIC > p. 20 2.5 Pla ylIs Ts A playlist is a list of audio tracks that the music player will automatically play one after the other . On your ARCHOS device, you can play , create and edit as man y playlists as you want. In the Archos Browser , playlists are the les with the icon. When playing a playlist, the icon[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 PLA YING MUSIC > p. 21 Y ou can also add the content of an entire folder , artist, album, etc. if you highlight it and press or O K . Another way to add songs to a playlist is by using the Add to playlist or Insert in playlist menu items: Add to playlist will add the highlighted track, folder , artist or album at the end of t[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 PLA YING MUSIC > p. 22 Sound will display the sound settings screen (See: Sound settings ). Press to exit this screen. EDITING A PLA YLIST T o edit an existing playlist: Highlight the playlist and use the Show playlist menu item. Y ou can now add, shufe, move or remo ve tracks within the playlist, using the appropriate men[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 PLA YING MUSIC > p. 23 Copy and P aste your music les from your computer into the Music folder of your ARCHOS (see Computer Connection for details on how to connect your ARCHOS device to your computer). Y ou can easily create audio content with your computer by using Windows Media ® Player 10 (or higher) to convert your o[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 USING THE AUDIOCORDER > p. 24 3. usIng The audIO CO rder Y ou can record audio either from the built-in microphone or from an e x- ternal line-level analog source if you use the optional DVR Station or DVR T ravel Adapter . In the Home Screen, highlight the AudioCorder icon and press O K to display the pre-recording screen. A[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 USING THE AUDIOCORDER > p. 25 3.2 buIl T-In MICrO PhOne reCO rdIng PrO C edure Highlight the Settings menu item and press O K to enter the AudioCorder settings screen. Select Microphone as the source. Press to go back to the pre-recording screen. Adjust the recording level using / ( / only adjust the headphones’ volume, not[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 VIEWING PHO TOS > p. 26 4. VIewIng PhOTOs In the Home Screen, highlight the Photo icon and press O K to enter the photo viewer . 4.1 The PhOTO wa ll and The PhOTO lIbra r y There are three types of views for you to browse through your photos: the Photo W all the PhotoLibrar y the Photo Browser When browsing through your photo[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 VIEWING PHO TOS > p. 27 THE PHO TO BROWSER the Photo Browser allows you to navi- gate the Photo folder of your device’ s hard drive. It is based on the Archos File Browser . T o use it, highlight ‘Browse Hard Drive’ in the PhotoLibrar y view and press O K . See: Using the Browser . PHO TO WALL, PHO TOLIBRARY AND PHO TO [...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 VIEWING PHO TOS > p. 28 4.2 VIewIng PhOTOs Highlight a picture le, press O K to view it. The menu overlay will disappear automatically after a few seconds. PHO TO VIEWER BUTTON CONTROLS When viewing photos, the buttons of your ARCHOS device will act as follows: When zooming, / / / are used to scroll. Y ou must unzoom to re[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 VIEWING PHO TOS > p. 29 Set as wallpaper denes the current picture as your ARCHOS device’ s background image. Start slideshow starts a slideshow from the current image. Settings will display the photo settings screen (see next chapter). Sound will display the sound settings screen (see: Sound Settings ). Press to exit th[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 VIEWING PHO TOS > p. 30 4.4 Pla yIng a slIdeshOw T o view a slideshow , highlight a picture le in the Photo Wall, PhotoLibrar y or Photo Browser and choose the Slideshow menu item. Y ou can also start a slideshow while viewing photos: choose the Start slideshow menu item or simply press O K . While a slideshow is playing, [...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 USING THE BROWSER > p. 31 5. usIng The brOwser The Archos File Browser gives you the possibility to navigate the le sys - tem of your ARCHOS device’ s hard drive. In the Home Screen, highlight the Browser icon and press O K to enter the File Browser . Y ou will see two panels: the one on the left is the panel that you us[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 USING THE BROWSER > p. 32 BROWSER MENU ITEMS Info displays a message box with all the av ailable information about the highlight- ed le. Press to c lose the info screen. Create folder creates a folder in the current location. Y ou will have to enter the folder’ s name with the virtual keyboard (see: Using the V irtual Ke[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 USING THE BROWSER > p. 33 COPYING AND MOVING FILES AND FOLDERS In the left panel, highlight the le or folder that you want to copy or mo ve. Press to focus on the right panel. Navigate to the location where you wish to copy or move the le or folder that you highlighted in the left panel. Press to go back to the left pan[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 USING THE BROWSER > p. 34 KEYBO ARD FUNCTION KEYS: On the right of the keyboard, there are ve function keys: Shift: switch between upper -case and lower -case characters. Backspace: delete character before cursor . Clear current name. Move cursor one character to the left. Move cursor one character to the right. Once you a[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 USING THE BROWSER > p. 35 FOLLOWING HYPERLINKS Some PDF documents have hyperlinks (for instance, a table of contents, links to an external website, etc.). Links are surrounded by a blue outline, a highlighted link (active link) is sur - rounded by a red outline. T o follow a link, highlight the link (red outline) using / and [...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 COMPUTER CONNECTION > p. 36 6. COMPuTer COnneC TIOn 6.1 ‘wIndOws MedIa deVIC e’ O r ‘PC ha rd drIVe’ There are two connection modes for your ARCHOS device to connect to your com- puter . When your ARCHOS device is turned on and you connect it to a computer , a screen will pop up on the ARCHOS asking you to choose the [...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 COMPUTER CONNECTION > p. 37 WINDOWS ® XP & WMP10 OR HIGHER (WINDOWS MEDIA DEVICE MODE) Follow the previous steps to connect the ARCHOS device, and select ‘Windows Media Device’ as the connection mode. The ARCHOS device will appear in ‘My Computer’. Y ou can now put your own les onto the ARCHOS: synchronize you[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 COMPUTER CONNECTION > p. 38 6.3 dIsCOnneC TIOn WINDOWS ® XP & WMP10 OR HIGHER (WINDOWS MEDIA DEVICE MODE) V erify that no data are being transferred between your ARCHOS device and your computer (the HDD indicator on your ARCHOS device is not ickering). Y ou can unplug the USB cable from your ARCHOS and/or computer . W[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 COMPUTER CONNECTION > p. 39 MAC ® OS X (PC HARD DRIVE MODE ONL Y) DO NO T SIMPL Y PULL OUT THE C ABLE A T ANY TIME! Y ou must remove/unmount the ARCHOS from the com - puter before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing. On your desktop , drag the ARCHOS device’ s icon to - wards the trashcan, which w[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 SETUP SCREEN > p. 40 7. seTuP sCreen In the Home Screen, press to enter the Setup Screen (press again if you want to go back to the Home Screen). Select one of the settings icons (Language, Display , Appearance, etc.) and press O K to enter the corresponding settings screen. Once you are in a settings screen: use / to highlig[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 SETUP SCREEN > p. 41 7.2 dIsPla y seTTIngs TV SETTINGS TV Standard Choose between the NTSC (USA) and P AL (Europe) systems (select the one that is compatible with your countr y’ s television system). TV Format 4:3 or 16:9 - the ratio at which images are displayed on your television set. V ideo Output Choose between Internal[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 SETUP SCREEN > p. 42 Picture name allows you to select a picture to use as a background image. Y ou can choose between all def ault backgrounds and images that you have pre- viously set as wallpapers. Y ou can also set a picture as wallpaper from the photo and video modes. In order for your wallpapers to be displayed correctl[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 SETUP SCREEN > p. 43 7.5 POwer seTTIngs T h e s e s e t t i ng s w il l h el p y ou s a ve b a tt e ry p o w e r , t h u s al l o w in g a l o n g e r b a t te ry a u t o n om y . Y ou can adjust settings for both battery operation and DC-Power operation (when the ARCHOS is connected to a powered DVR Station or to a wall outl[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 SETUP SCREEN > p. 44 7.6 TV COnTrO l See: The Infrared Emitter . 7.7 s y s TeM seTTIngs This settings screen will allow you to congure several key features of your ARCHOS device, such as the ARCLibrar y , your preferred USB port mode, rmware updates, etc. It will also give you information about the current rmware ver[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 SETUP SCREEN > p. 45 Windows Media Device: the ARCHOS will use the Media T ransfer Protocol (MTP) whenever it is connected to a PC with Windows ® XP (SP1 or higher) and Windows Media ® Player 10 (or higher) installed. Y ou will be able to synchronize your media librar y automatically every time you connect your ARCHOS devic[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 SETUP SCREEN > p. 46 Y our Internet browser may warn you that the contents of this le may harm your computer . Archos rmware les are safe: c lick on Save and choose a save location that you will remember (your desktop or My Documents ). 2. Copy the AOS File to your ARCHOS Device Connect your ARCHOS as explained in th[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 OPTIONAL FUNCTIONALITIES > p. 47 8. O PTIOna l funC TIOna lITIes 8.1 dVr s TaTIOn & dVr TraVel ada PTer PresenTaTIOn Y ou can record from an e xternal video source if you use the optional DVR Station or DVR T ravel Adapter . The ARCHOS DVR Station stays connected to your home entertainment system and allows you to quickly[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 OPTIONAL FUNCTIONALITIES > p. 48 PRE-RECORDING SCREEN MENU ITEMS Hide text overlay will hide all overlaid graphics (status bar , menu items, etc.) to only show the video image. Open scheduler will take you directly to the scheduler screen. Start recording will start recording right away . Y ou can also press O K in the pre-re[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 OPTIONAL FUNCTIONALITIES > p. 49 P ost-record This is a safety margin added to the end of a scheduled recording which was set via the My Y ahoo! ® TV scheduler of your personal calendar . It affects ONL Y these recordings. This is just in case the clocks between your ARCHOS device and the broadcast station are different or i[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 OPTIONAL FUNCTIONALITIES > p. 50 COPY PRO TECTION The ARCHOS’ s recording system is designed to respect the Macro vision copyright protection system. If the source of your video is copy-protected, the device will record in protected mode. Y ou will see a ‘P’ icon on the recording screen (not during playback), indicating[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 OPTIONAL FUNCTIONALITIES > p. 51 If the end time is earlier than the start time, it is assumed that you start recording on the start date, and the recording ends on the following day at the end time. Once scheduled recording has been made, or the date of a recording has been passed, without the recording having been made (the[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 OPTIONAL FUNCTIONALITIES > p. 52 If the TV programs from your personal calendar do not seem to be correctly cop- ied to the ARCHOS scheduler , go to www .archos.com/rmware to make sure that you have the latest rmware version (see Updating the Firmware). If you change your Y ahoo! ® personal calendar by deleting some TV[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 OPTIONAL FUNCTIONALITIES > p. 53 Setting the IR Emitter Code: From the Home Screen, press to access the Setup Screen, then highlight TV Control and press O K . P art 1: Choose your Device and Brand Select the type of device that you want to control with the IR Emitter . Select the brand of your device. Highlight the T une IR [...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 OPTIONAL FUNCTIONALITIES > p. 54 T est ON/OFF: When you c lick on the T est On/Off button, the ARCHOS device will send a signal to the infrared emitter and turn your device on or off. Press this test button again and your device should change from on to off or off to on. If pressing this button does not turn your device on or[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 OPTIONAL FUNCTIONALITIES > p. 55 Y ou can also start recording to a new le directly by choosing the Save le and start a new recording menu item while you are recording. Be careful that the source audio is supplying a line-level and not an amplied signal (turning down the volume of the player will work if you are usin[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 TECHNICAL SPECIFIC A TIONS > p. 56 TeChnICa l sPeC IfICaTIOns CAP ACITY : 30 GB (1) Hard Drive store up to 130 hours of videos (7) , 85 Mo vies (7) , 300,000 pho- tos (7) or 15,000 songs (7) . DISPLA Y : 4.3’ ’ TFT (480x272 pixels) 16/9, over 16 millions colors. VIDEO PLA YBACK* (2) MPEG-4 ASP (IPB) and stereo sound up to[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 TECHNICAL SPECIFIC A TIONS > p. 57 Optional P ower charger/adapter available. SCALABILITY : Download rmware updates from www .archos.com. PHYSIC AL DIMENSIONS 604 Approx. 130 x 78 x 16 mm : 5.1” x 3.1” x 0.6”. W eight: 250 g – 8.9 oz. PHYSIC AL DIMENSIONS 504 Approx. 130 x 78 x 23 mm : 5.1” x 3.1” x 0.9”. W e[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 TECHNICAL SPECIFIC A TIONS > p. 58 LCD PIXEL POLICY The LCD screen on your ARCHOS unit has been manuf actured 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 r[...]

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    504/604 MANUAL V2.2 TECHNICAL SUPPOR T INFORMA TION > p. 59 TeChnICa l suPPO rT InfO rMaTIOn Need Help? Y ou can nd the information you need: on ou r W ebs ite : s ee the fr equ ent ly ask ed que sti ons se cti on on www .ar cho s.c om/ f aq b y a s k i n g o u r t e c h n i c a l s u p p o r t t e am : v i s i t w w w . a r c h o s . c o m /[...]