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Dear Customer , Thank you for choosing this ARCHOS product. W e hope that you will enjo y using it and that it will g ive you satisfaction f or man y years to come. Please do reg ister your product on our website (www .ar chos.com /reg ister) to ensure that you g et access to our help line and to be inf ormed of free softw ar e updates f or your pr[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 T ABLE OF CONTENTS > P . 2 TA BLE OF CONTENTS INTRO DUC TION ........................................................................................ 4 ARCHOS DESCRIPTION ......................................4 FIRST TIME USAGE: CHARGING THE BA TTERY ....................6 TURNING THE ARCHOS ON/OFF ..............................[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 T ABLE OF CONTENTS > P . 3 5. CONNEC TING TO A WIFI NETWO R K .................................... 44 5.1 WIFI CONNECTION PROCEDURE ............................4 4 5.2 WIFI NETWORK CONFIGURA TION ...........................4 5 6. THE WIFI FEATURES ....................................................................48 6.1 BROWSI[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 INTRODUCTION > P . 4 INTRO DUC TION The information presented in this manual might vary according to which ARCHOS Gen 5 model you have. Every time you see one of these icons, it means that the following section will concern this and only this model. • • 405 605 705 A RCHOS DESCRIPTION MAIN BUTTONS ARCHOS 605 WiF i Press and[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 INTRODUCTION > P . 5 TV/ LCD V ideo display indicator: the light is on when the imag e of the ARCHOS is displayed on a TV (see TV/ LCD button). • CONNECTORS 705 ARCHOS 705 On the left side of the device: P ower jack : charg e the battery of your ARCHOS device (see F irst T ime usag e: Charg ing the Battery ). A V Out Jack : c[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 INTRODUCTION > P . 6 605 705 BUIL T -IN LOUDSPEAKER A single speaker (605 WiF i) or two speakers (705 WiF i) are located on the front o f the device. 605 705 LEG ST AND Y our ARCHOS is equipped with a leg stand, located on the bac k of the device. %CTGHWNN [RWNNKVQWV CPFKVYKNNCNNQY[QWT #4%*15VQ[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 INTRODUCTION > P . 7 The CHG indicator LED is on while the battery is char ging . It will blink when the battery is fully char ged. Y ou can also charge your ARCHOS device without a computer , and more rap- idly , via the optional DVR Station Gen 5, Mini Dock or Battery Dock (available at www .archos.com). See Optional Function[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 INTRODUCTION > P . 8 T abs In the top left corner of the scr een, the tabs area shows other av ailable applications and screens. They v ary , depending on wher e you are in the interf ace. When there is onl y one tab av ailable, the T ab icon in the top left corner is gr ayed out. • • Contextual Menu In the lower right corn[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 INTRODUCTION > P . 9 In the diff erent applications, you can go back one level in the hier ar chy by tapping on the Exit icon (in the top right corner o f the screen). Wherever you ar e in the hier ar chy , you can g o back directly to the Home scr een by holding down on the Exit icon. When sever al tabs are a v ailable, you ca[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 INTRODUCTION > P . 10 Main Button Actions: T o open an application /screen via its icon or item, use the Navig ation buttons to highlight the icon / item and press OK . In the diff erent applications, you can go back one level in the hier ar chy by pr ess- ing the Exit button once. Wherever you ar e in the hier ar chy , you can[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 INTRODUCTION > P . 11 1 This par t of the remote control is used f or the Web Bro wser and the Widgets . Use the direction pad to mov e the cursor that appears on the scr een. Pressing this button will activ ate 2 modes at the same time: the “left button loc k” mode: the direction pad will act as if you moved a mouse while [...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 INTRODUCTION > P . 12 3 The k e yboar d can be used, for example, to enter a Web addr ess , write an e-mail, name /rename a f ol der , etc: Caps Lock key Green Alt key: enable the keys’ green secondary functions Blue Alt key: enable the keys’ blue secondary functions Shift key delete character bef ore cur sor In order to ty[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 PLA YING VIDEO > P . 13 1. PLA YING VIDEO In the Home screen, select the “ Video ” icon to enter the V ideo mode. 1.1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR VIDEOS The “ Video ” browser allows you to na vigate thr ough the V ideo folder of the ARCHOS’ har d drive. Y ou can g o back one level in the hierar c hy b y closing the current [...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 PLA YING VIDEO > P . 14 VIDEO BROWSER MENU ITEMS “Info” FKURNC[UCOGUUCI GDQZYKVJKPH QTOCVKQPCDQWVVJGJKIJNKIJVGFXKFGQÒNG - “F ile Management” “ Rename n CNNQYU[QWVQE JCPI GVJGPCOGQHVJGJKIJNKIJVGFXKFGQÒNGWUKPI the virtual keyboard. See: Using t[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 PLA YING VIDEO > P . 15 605 705 VIDEO PLA YBACK TOUCHSCREEN CONTROLS T o pause /r esume the video, tap on the P ause / Play icon (see n° 5 in the previous scr een). T o display the men u overla y again, tap once anywher e on the screen. T o make it disappear again, wait f or a few seconds or tap on the T ab icon , in the top l[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 PLA YING VIDEO > P . 16 “Soundtr ack” and /or “Subtitles” allows you to select a diff er ent audio track*. allows you to choose subtitles**. - - 2QOLIWKHYLGHR¿OHFRQWDLQVVHYHUDODXGLRWUDFNV 2QOLIWKHVXEWLWOHVDUHLQDVHSDUDWH¿OH7KHVXSSRUWHG¿OH?[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 PLA YING VIDEO > P . 17 1.3 VIDEO PLA YER SETTINGS In the V ideo mode, you can access the V ideo Player settings scr een by using the “ Settings ” menu item . Use the left /right arrows to select a dif f erent setting f or a par ameter . m2NC[/QFGn m4GRGCV5J WHÓGn the f ollowing table explains how the vide[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 PLA YING VIDEO > P . 18 “LCD Backlight”, “Brightness” , “C ontr ast” and “Gamma” adjusts the level of backlight /contrast / brightness /g amma of the built -in screen. you can also reset the LCD par ameters to the def ault v alues (“ Reset ” button). 1.4 PUTTING VIDEOS ONTO YOUR A RCHOS 605 705 On the ARCHOS[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 PLA YING VIDEO > P . 19 +H[QWYQWNFNKMGVQUKORN[EQR [CPFRCUVGWPRTQVGEVGF& 8&XKFG QÒNGUHTQO your P C onto your ARCHOS without conv er ting them to WMV format , you can pur chase the Cinema plug-in from the ARCHOS website (www .ar chos.com). The same is also true for video podcasts[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 PLA YING MUSIC > P . 20 2. PLA YING MUSIC In the Home screen, select the “ Music ” icon to enter the Music mode. 2.1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR MUSIC FILES There ar e two types of views for you to br owse through your songs: the Music Libr ary and the Music Browser . In both views, you can go back one level in the hier ar chy b [...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 PLA YING MUSIC > P . 21 BROWSING THROUGH Y OUR MEMORY CARD’S SONGS (Depending on model) If you have inserted a memory car d into the ARCHOS (see: Memory Car d Slot to learn how to insert /remove a memory car d), select the line “ SD/MMC card ” , in the initial Music Libr ary view . Y ou can now browse the contents o f you[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 PLA YING MUSIC > P . 22 2.2 MUSIC PLA YBA CK Use the scroll bar to br owse through the list o f audio tracks. 6 QRNC[CUQPI JKIJNKIJVVJGEQTTGURQPFKPIÒNGCPFQRGPKV MUSIC PLA YBACK SCREEN 1. Exit icon 2. artist name, album title, s ong title, play- back status icon(s) and tr ack number 3. a[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 PLA YING MUSIC > P . 23 405 605 MUSIC PLA YBACK BUTTON CONTROLS press once: stop the s ong and go back to the “ Music ” Libr ary or browser hold: exit the Music mode and go back directl y to the Home screen. - - pause /resume the song acceler ated fast f orwar d left : press once: back to the beginning of the song , or RTGX[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 PLA YING MUSIC > P . 24 “Set r ating” allows you to g ive a r ating to the current song (1-5) or to remov e the rating (none). - “Settings” you can choose to display the Music Pla yer settings screen (see next section) or the “ Sound ” settings screen (see: “Sound” Settings ). - 2.3 MUSIC PLA YER SETTINGS In the[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 PLA YING MUSIC > P . 25 “PlayMode” “Repeat & 6KXIÀH´ What the video player does... “ Folder ” “ Normal ” plays all the songs of the current f older one after the other , and then stops. - “ Repeat ” plays all the songs of the current f older one CHVGTVJGQVJGT 6JKUYKNNDGTGRGCVGFK[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 PLA YING MUSIC > P . 26 2.4 PLA YLIS TS A playlist is a list o f audio tr acks that the music player will automaticall y play one after the other . On your ARCHOS, you can play , cr eate and edit as man y pla ylists as you w ant . +PVJG #4%*15$TQYUGT RNC[NKUVUCTGVJGÒNGUYKVJVJG icon. • • ?[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 PLA YING MUSIC > P . 27 “Playlist” “ Clear ”: clears the current pla ylist . “ 6KXIÀH n TCPFQON [UJWH ÓGUVJGQT FGTQHVJGUQPIUKPVJGEWTTGPVRNC [N KUV - - “Save pla ylist” “ Save ”: saves the curr ent playlist to the Playlists f older . “ Save As ”: same as “ Save ?[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 PLA YING MUSIC > P . 28 Highlight the pla ylist you w ant to modify and open it . A panel showing the con- tents of the pla ylist will open on the right. ; QWECPPQYCFF UJWHÓG OQXGQTTGOQXGVT CEMUYKVJKPVJGRNC[N KUV WUKPIVJG appropr iate menu items. The av ailable menu items wil[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 PLA YING MUSIC > P . 29 TRANSFERRING Y OUR CD COLLECTION TO YOUR ARCHOS Y ou can easily cr eate audio content with your computer by using Windows Media® Player 10 or higher to con ver t your own CDs to MP3 or WMA format: Place a music CD in your computer , and Windows® will ask you w hat action you would like to perf orm. Cho[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 PLA YING MUSIC > P . 30 605 705 2.7 PLA YING YOUR PC’S SHA RED MUSIC When connected to your home WiF i network , your ARCHOS g ives you the possibility to pla y , directly on your device, shared m usic stored in your PC ’ s Windows Media® Libr ary . F or this to work , you will need a WiF i connection and Windows Media® P[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 VIEWING PHO TOS > P . 31 3. VIEWING PHOTOS In the Home screen, select the “ Photo ” icon to enter the Photo viewer . 3.1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR PHOTOS The “ Photo ” browser allows you to navig ate through the Pictures f older of the ARCHOS’ har d drive. Y ou can g o back one level in the hierar c hy b y closing the cur[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 VIEWING PHO TOS > P . 32 PHO TO BROWSER MENU ITEMS* “Info” displays a messag e box with inf ormation about the highlighted picture. - “Delete” CNNQYU[QWVQFGNGVGVJGJKIJNKIJVGFRKEVWTG #EQPÒTOCVKQPUETGGPYKNNRQR up. - “Start slideshow” starts a slideshow from the highlighted imag[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 VIEWING PHO TOS > P . 33 605 705 PHO TO VIEWER TOUCHSCREEN CONTROLS T o display the men u overla y again, tap once anyw her e on the scr een. T o make it dis- appear again, wait f or a few seconds or tap on the T ab icon , in the top left corner . T o display the next pictur e, drag the stylus (an ywhere on the scr een) from le[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 VIEWING PHO TOS > P . 34 PHO TO VIEWER MENU ITEMS “Info” displays a messag e box with inf ormation about the current pictur e. - “Rotate” choose “ Left ” to rotate the picture 90° counter cloc kwise. choose “ Right ” to rotate the pictur e 90° clockwise. - - “Start slideshow” starts a slideshow from the cu[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 VIEWING PHO TOS > P . 35 “Picture P ause” FGÒPGUVJGVKOGVJCVGCEJRKEVWTGYKNNDGFKURNC [GFFWTKPICUNKFGUJQY “ T ransition ” FGÒPGUVJGVT CPUKVKQPGHH GEVVQDGWUGFDGVYGGPVYQRKEVWTGU 6 JGTGCT GUGXGTCN cool eff ects that you can choose from. “Seque[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 VIEWING PHO TOS > P . 36 3.6 PUTTING PHOTOS ONTO YOUR A RCHOS There ar e two main methods to tr ansfer the pictur es stored on your computer onto the ARCHOS: Windows Media® Pla yer: copy your pictur es using W indows Media ® Player 10 or higher*: Use W indows Media ® Player 10 or higher* ( Sync tab) to synchronize your compu[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 USING THE FILE BROWSER > P . 37 4. USING THE FILE BROWSER 6JG #4%*15(KNG$TQYUGTIKXGU[QWVJG RQUUKDKNKV[VQ PCXKI CVGV JGÒNG system of your ARCHOS’ hard dr ive. In the Home screen, select the “ Files ” icon to enter the File Br owser . Y ou will see two panels: The one on the left is the [...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 USING THE FILE BROWSER > P . 38 6 QQRGPCÒNGQTHQNFGT VCRQPKVVQJKIJNKIJVKV VJGPVCRQPKVCICKP T o jump between the left and right panels, tap on , or tap directly on the panel that you w ant to highlight . T o execute a men u item ’ s function, simply tap on its icon. In[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 USING THE FILE BROWSER > P . 39 “F ile Management” “ Rename n CNNQYU[QWVQE JCPI GVJGPCOGQHVJGJKIJNKIJVGFÒNGQTH QNFGTWU - ing the virtual keyboard. See: Using the V irt ual K eyboard . “ Delete n CNNQYU[QWVQFGNGVGVJGJKIJNKIJVGFÒNGQTHQNFGTCPF?[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 USING THE FILE BROWSER > P . 40 605 705 KEYBO ARD TOUCHSCREEN CONTROLS T o enter a character , tap on the corresponding key . T o exit the keyboar d without saving , tap on (see n° 2 in the previous screen). 9JGP[QWCTGUCVKUÒGFYKVJVJGPCOG VCRQPVJG Ok key (see n° 9 ) to save it CPFGZKVVJG[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 USING THE FILE BROWSER > P . 41 605 705 4.4 BROWSING OTHER COMPUTERS ON THE NETWO R K BROWSING OTHER COMPUTERS ON THE NETWO R K When you are connected to a Windows ® network, you can browse* the shar ed folder s of other computers in the network, using the ARCHOS F ile Browser . F rom the Home scr een, select the “ Files ”[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 USING THE FILE BROWSER > P . 42 605 705 PDF TOUCHSCREEN CONTROLS T o follow a link (r ed / blue outline), simply tap on it. T o display the men u overla y while viewing a PDF document, tap once in the bot - tom right corner o f the screen. T o go to the next /previous pag e, tap on the “ Next/Previous page ” menu item. T o [...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 USING THE FILE BROWSER > P . 43 PDF READER MENU ITEMS “Hide text overla y” will hide all overlaid gr aphics (status bar , menu items, etc .) to only show the PDF document . - “Zoom ” allows you to adjust the zoom lev el. - “Previous pag e” goes to the pr evious pag e in the document . - “Next P ag e” goes to the[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 CONNECTING TO A WIFI NETWORK > P . 44 605 705 5. CONNEC TING TO A WIFI NETWO R K ; QWT #4%*15 ECP EQPPGEV VQ C X CTKGV[ QH YKTGNGUU PGVYQTMU ; QW YKNN ÒPF below the procedur e to connect to these diff erent WiF i networks. 5.1 WIFI CONNEC TION PRO C EDURE HOW TO IMPROVE WIFI RECEPTION[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 CONNECTING TO A WIFI NETWORK > P . 45 THE LIST OF AV AILABLE NETWORKS The list of a v ailable networks shows all the wireless networks in r ange of your device. The list is constantly r efreshed au- tomatically . In the list of a v ailable networks, for each network you will see the fol- lowing inf ormation: • • • 1. % QP[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 CONNECTING TO A WIFI NETWORK > P . 46 HQTOCVKQPOCPWCNN[ KP VJG PGVYQTMl U EQPÒIWT CVKQP UETGGP CU UJQ YP KP VJG HQNNQYKPI sections. Note that your device will remember the network connection information that you enter , in order to re-use it and connect automatically to the network when [...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 CONNECTING TO A WIFI NETWORK > P . 47 Y ou will hav e to specify the following settings: “K ey length ” (for WEP networks only) the authentication key can be 10 char acters long (64bit) or 26 char acters long (128bit). “K ey f ormat” (for WEP networks only) in some cases you may need to change the ke y format in or der [...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 THE WIFI FEA TURES > P . 48 605 705 6. THE WIFI FEATURES When connected to a Wi Fi network , your ARCHOS gives you the possibility to: rent or pur c hase on-line videos /m usic via the ARCHOS C ontent P or tal. See: The ARCHOS C ontent P or tal . browse the web with the optional W eb Browser plug-in, av ailable at www .archos.c[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 THE WIFI FEA TURES > P . 49 The W eb browser featur es ‘tabbed browsing’ . Y ou can have sever al pages opened at the same time. They will appear in the tabs area, in the upper left corner of the screen. When several pag es are open, simply select a tab to access the pag e that you w ant . See next section. WEB BROWSER TOUC[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 THE WIFI FEA TURES > P . 50 BROWSER MENU ITEMS “Reload” / “Stop” will stop loading the web pag e, if it is currently loading . will refr esh the current web pag e, if it has stopped loading . “Navig ation ” “ Forward ”: will go to the next pag e that you browsed. “ Back ”: will go back to the previous pag e [...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 THE WIFI FEA TURES > P . 51 This is especially useful w hen you have a lar ge libr ary of music and video and you ECPPQVÒVKVCNNQPVQVJGKPVGTPCNJCT FFTKXGQHVJG #4%*15 The ARCHOS uses the UPnP (Universal Plug-and-pla y) standar d to stream shar ed OGFKCÒNGUHTQO[QWT2% l U 9KPFQYU[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 THE WIFI FEA TURES > P . 52 Select the ARCHOS’ icon and click on the Allow button. T o modify your sharing settings, click on Settings . Y ou can, f or example, enter a PCOGH QT[QWTUJCTGFOGFKCÒNGU ; QWYKNNVJGPUGGVJKUPCOGQP[QWT #4%*15 Click on OK VQUCXGVJGOQFKÒ[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 THE WIFI FEA TURES > P . 53 6.3 THE A RCHOS CONTENT PO RTA L The ARCHOS C ontent P ortal is an on-line store that off ers sever al video and music partners. This por tal gives you ac cess to video and music content that is either fr ee, for r ent , or for pur chase. No need for your computer , the media streams dir ectly of f t[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 TRANSFERRING FILES > P . 54 7. TRANSFERRING FILES 7.1 CONNEC TING THE A RCHOS TO A COMPUTER CONNECTION STEPS Plug the ARCHOS USB cable into the ARCHOS. Plug the USB end of the cable into your computer . The ARCHOS’ icon will appear on your computer*. Y ou can now star t transf erring ÒNGUVQKV If you do not have Win[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 TRANSFERRING FILES > P . 55 C onnect your ARCHOS to the computer . See C onnecting the ARCHOS to a C omputer . On your computer , start Windows Media ® Pla yer . Select the Sync tab . %JQQUGVJGOGFKCÒNGU[QWY CPVVQVTCPUH GT Click on the Start Sync button. The selected videos, s ongs or photos will be co[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 TRANSFERRING FILES > P . 56 A message will pop up , telling you that it is now saf e to disconnect the device*. Y ou can now saf ely unplug the USB cable from your ARCHOS and /or computer . • * If you get a message saying that the device cannot be removed, close any computer program that may still be using data on your device[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 TRANSFERRING FILES > P . 57 %JGEM[QWTOCPWHCEVWT GT l UKPHQTOCVKQPVQÒPFQWVY JGVJGT[QWTFGXKEGKUCP MSC or PTP device. Non Mass Storag e Class devices such as printers, Ethernet adapters, mice, keyboar ds, etc . are not supported. A TO CONNECT A USB DEVICE TO Y OUR ARCHOS DEVICE: T urn on your A[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 MAIN SETTINGS > P . 58 8. MAIN SETTINGS In the Home screen, select the “ Settings ” menu item and choose a setting . 605 705 USING THE TOUCHSCREEN T ap on the “ Settings ” menu item, and c hoose a setting to open its corre- sponding screen. Once you are in a settings scr een: tap on a par ameter to highlight it . tap on[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 MAIN SETTINGS > P . 59 605 705 “Built -in Speaker ” “ ON ” / “ OFF ”: the built -in speaker remains on or off r eg ardless if headphones ar e attached. “ Automatic ”: the built -in speaker automatically turns o ff w hen you plug in head- phones or connect your ARCHOS to the optional DVR Station Gen 5. “ Audio [...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 MAIN SETTINGS > P . 60 8.2 “DISPLA Y” SETTINGS “LCD SETTINGS” “LCD Backlight” adjusts the level of backlight of the built -in screen. 605 “Brightness /C ontr ast” use this button to adjust the displa y par ameters of the buil t-in scr een (contr ast , brightness and g amma). you can also reset the LCD par am- et[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 MAIN SETTINGS > P . 61 “TV SETTINGS” “ TV Standar d” choose between the “ NTSC (USA) ” and “ P AL (Europe) ” systems (select the one that is compatible with your country’ s television system). “ TV F ormat” “ 4:3 ” o r “ 16:9 ” - the f ormat used by your television set to displa y images. the optio[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 MAIN SETTINGS > P . 62 “Cancel” use this button to discar d an y changes you ma y have made since enter ing this screen. 8.4 “LANGU AGE (AND REGION)” SETTINGS “Language” choose a language. visit www .archos.com to chec k the av ailability of other languages. New lan- IWCIGUCT GKPENWFGFKPVJGÒTOY CTG?[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 MAIN SETTINGS > P . 63 8.6 “CLO CK” SETTINGS If you use the optional DVR Station Gen 5 to schedule video recordings on your TV system, make sure that the time and date are set correctly! “ T ime F ormat” choose between 12h or 24h mode. 605 705 “ T ime setting” “ Automatic ”: select this parameter if you w ant to[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 MAIN SETTINGS > P . 64 8.7 “POWER” SETTINGS These settings will help you sav e battery power , thus allowing a lon- ger battery autonom y . Y ou can adjust settings f or both battery oper ation and power sup- ply oper ation (when the ARCHOS is connected to a powered D VR Station Gen 5, Mini Dock or Battery Dock). • • Y [...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 MAIN SETTINGS > P . 65 “ Prevents Power Off ”: while browsing the web , the ARCHOS will not shut of f au- tomatically fr om user inactivity . “POWER SUPPL Y OPERA TION” “Standby” the amount of time of user inactivity befor e the ARCHOS goes into Standby mode. the system will not g o into Standby mode dur ing a slide[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 MAIN SETTINGS > P . 66 “F irmw are Update” WUGVJKUDWVVQPVQWRFCVGVJGÒTOY CTGOCPWCNN[UGG Updating the F irmw are) 605 705 “Online F irmw are Update” use this button to sear ch for an online update via a WiF i network . If there is one av ailable, it will be installed automatically . See [...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 MAIN SETTINGS > P . 67 8.10 “S Y S TEM” SETTINGS “S Y S TEM” SETTINGS “F ree Stor age Space” displays the amount o f free space on the har d drive. 1RWHUHSRUWHGQXPEHURIPHJDEWHVLVELQDUEDVHGFRXQWLQJ.E bytes). Thus each reported Mb represents approximately 1.05 mega[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 MAIN SETTINGS > P . 68 “Product K ey” each ARCHOS has a unique number . you will need this number to r eg ister your pr oduct online (www .ar chos.com /reg ister). 605 705 “MA C address” UQOG 9K( KPGVYQTMUÒNVGT/# %CFFTGUUGU ; QWOKIJVPGGFVQEQOOW PKECVGVJKU address to the per son w[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 OPTIONAL FUNCTIONALITIES > P . 69 9. O PTIONA L FUNC TIONA LITIES 9.1 A RCHOS A CC ESSO RIES DVR ST A TION GEN 5 When connected to your ARCHOS and to your home enter - tainment system, the DVR Station Gen 5 will allow you to: schedule TV recor dings easily via the ARCHOS TV Progr am Guide (EP G) (av ailable for most countr ies)[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 OPTIONAL FUNCTIONALITIES > P . 70 405 605 HELMET C AMCORDER High resolution Mini-Cam with remote contr ol and microphone. 9.2 A RCHOS PLUG-INS CINEMA PLUG-IN 6 Q CNNQY [QW VQ RNC[ /2') 81$ XKFGQ ÒNGU YKVJQWV CP[ TG GP - EQFKPI V[RG QH ÒNG HQWPF QP &a[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 OPTIONAL FUNCTIONALITIES > P . 71 This screen ’ s menu items will allow you to choose a diff erent da y , update the Pro gr am Guide data, or c hange v ari- ous settings (progr am guide update and EJCPPGNNKUVEQPÒIWTCVKQP Navig ate through the dif f erent TV pro- gr ams, and simply select the one you wish to recor[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 OPTIONAL FUNCTIONALITIES > P . 72 9.5 RECO RDING EXTERNA L AUDIO MANU A LL Y With the optional D VR Station Gen 5 or DVR T ra vel Adapter , you will be able to recor d audio from most any standar d audio source. In the Home screen, select the “ Recorder ” icon and use the tabs to access the “ V ideo Recorder ” mode. The[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 TROUBLESHOO TING > P . 73 TROUBLESHO OTING RESETTING YOUR A RCHOS In the event that your ARCHOS freezes or does not r espond an ymore, try to reset it : press the button for 15 seconds (the ARCHOS will shut down completely) and turn it on as usual. If this does not work , you can als o press the “master reset” button as sho[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 TROUBLESHOO TING > P . 74 S Y S TEM RECOVER Y If your ARCHOS does not respond corr ectly , or does not show certain s ongs or videos that you hav e copied to it , try using the “ Repair and Formatting T ools ” (see: S ystem Settings ). If using the “ Repair and Formatting T ools ” did not solve your problem, you can try[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 TROUBLESHOO TING > P . 75 605 705 TOUCHSCREEN PRO BLEMS If the touchscreen is not responding properl y , or if it is not responding at all , go to the “ Display ” settings screen. Then use the “ T ouch-Screen Calibration ” button, and follow the instructions on the scr een. See: “ T ouch-Scr een Calibr ation ” . •[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 TROUBLESHOO TING > P . 76 In the event that your ARCHOS freezes or does not respond anymore, try to reset it (see: Resetting your ARCHOS ). If this does not work or if you cannot access the Repair and Formatting T ools, you can try a system recovery (see: System Recovery ). 705 REPLA C ING THE BATTER Y The ARCHOS has a remov ab[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 TECHNICAL SPECIFIC A TIONS > P . 77 TECHNICA L SPEC IFICATIONS C AP ACITY See packaging . DISPLA Y 705 7’ ’ TFT T ouchscreen (800x480 pixels), 262,000 colors - 605 High resolution 4.3’ ’ TFT LCD , 16 million colors, 800x480 pixels. T ouch Screen - - 405 High resolution 3.5’ ’ TFT LCD , 320 x 240. - VIDEO PLA YBACK**[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 TECHNICAL SPECIFIC A TIONS > P . 78 AUDIO RECORDING V ia the optional DVR T r avel Adapter (ARCHOS 405 and 605 only) or D VR Station Gen 5: stereo line-in, W A V (IMA ADP CM or P CM) format. INTERF ACES USB 2.0 High- Speed Device (compatible USB 1.1): Mass Stor age Class (MSC ) and Media T ransport Protocol (MTP). USB 2.0 Host [...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 TECHNICAL SPECIFIC A TIONS > P . 79 POWER SOURCE Internal: Lithium-Ion Pol ymer battery . ARCHOS 405 and 605: Device c har ges via computer USB port . External: Power adapter/char g er (f or ARCHOS 405 and 605: via optional access ories). SC ALABILITY &QYPNQCFCDNGÒTOY CTGWRFCVGU P ACKAGE INCLUDES ARCHOS 405: ARCHO[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 TECHNICAL SPECIFIC A TIONS > P . 80 LCD PIXEL POLICY The LCD screen on your ARCHOS unit has been manufactured to r ig orous standar ds to provide a high quality viewing exper ience. Never theless, your LCD screen ma y have slight imperf ections. This is not par ticular to the ARCHOS screen, but to all devices which have LCD scr[...]
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MANUAL V3.0 GEN 5 All br ands and product names ar e reg istered tr ademarks and the proper ty of their respec - tive owner s. Windows Media ® and Windows ® ar e tr ademarks or reg istered tr ademarks QH /KET QUQHV % QT RQTCVKQP KP VJG 7PKVGF 5VCVGU CPF QT QVJGT EQWP VTKGU 5RGEKÒECVKQPU are subject to chan[...]