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    ENGLISH User Manual ....................................................... 1 FRANÇAIS Manuel d’utilisation ............................................ 27 ESP AÑOL Manual de usuario ............................................... 53 DEUTSCH Benutzerhandbuch ............................................. 79 IT ALIANO Manuale per l’utente .....[...]

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    www.arc hos.com All brands and pr oduct names are reg istered trademarks and the property of their respective owners. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Errors or omissions excepted. Images and illustrations ma y not always match contents. All the information contained in this guide w as correct at the time of publication. COPYRIG[...]

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    DVR St a tion Gen 5 1 USER MANUAL - version 3 Ta ble Of COnTenTs 1. inTrO duC TiOn ................................................................................................................2 1.1. WHA T CAN THE DVR ST A TION DO? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.2. HOW TO USE THE REMOTE CONTROL . . . . . .[...]

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    2 DVR St a tion Gen 5 1. inTrO duC TiOn While reading this manual, you should refer to the appr opriate side (Europe / North America) of the C onnection Guide Sheet. This separ ate sheet is included in the DVR Station ’ s box. AN INTRODUCTORY NO TE FROM ARCHOS... Dear Customer, Thank you for choosing this ARCHOS product. We hope that you will enj[...]

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    3 USER MANUAL - version 3 1.1. wHaT Can THe dVr s TaTiOn dO? When connected to your ARCHOS device and to your home enter tainment system, the DVR Station will allow you to: schedule TV recordings via the ARCHOS TV Program Guide (EPG). schedule TV recordings manually . record audio/video manually , directly on your ARCHOS device, from most an y stan[...]

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    4 DVR St a tion Gen 5 1 This par t of the remote control is used for the W eb Browser and the Widgets (only with Gen 5 WiFi-enabled devices). Use the direction pad to move the cur sor that appears on the screen. 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[...]

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    5 USER MANUAL - version 3 2 These are the main buttons: Navig ation buttons: move from one item to another Enter/Accept or Pla y/Pause /Resume Escape /Bac k /Stop High-speed fast f orward, list scrolling or zoom in High-speed fast rewind, list scrolling or z oom out Display a text descr iption of the av ailable menu icons Switch the display of the [...]

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    6 DVR St a tion Gen 5 2. Ha rdwa re seTup 2.1. COnneC TiOn prinCiples The ARCHOS DVR Station allows you to r ecord video from most any standar d video source. T ypically this is your home television system . By placing the DVR Station next to your television, you have a simple wa y to connect and disconnect your ARCHOS device simply by placing it i[...]

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    7 USER MANUAL - version 3 C onnect the included c harg er/adapter to the jac k labeled dC-in on the back of the DVR Station. Then plug the other end of the charg er/adapter into an av ailable wall socket . If you have corr ectly connected the charg er/adapter, the DVR Station ’s LED indicator (on the front of the device, on the right side) will l[...]

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    8 DVR St a tion Gen 5 TV ONL Y ( DIAGRAM C ON THE CONNECTION GUIDE ) When connected to your ARCHOS device and TV , the DVR Station will allow you to do everything described in the Introduction , except sc heduling TV recor dings. C onnect the DVR Station’ s outputs to your TV’s inputs (to displa y the image of the ARCHOS device on your TV). C o[...]

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    9 USER MANUAL - version 3 ▲ ! Before inserting the ARCHOS device into the DVR Station, always make sur e that the ARCHOS is o ff! Now insert your ARCHOS device (that is off ) into the powered D VR Station. When the ARCHOS is on, press the TV/LCD button (or the TV button on the included remote control). Make sure that your TV is switched to the A [...]

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    10 DVR St a tion Gen 5 Video input Video Output Pass-through C omposite yellow connector or sup- plied scart (Europe) C omposite yellow connector Y es C omposite yellow connector or sup- plied scart (Europe) S- Video No will only show black & white imag e C omposite yellow connector or sup- plied scart (Europe) RGB (PR/R, PB/B, Y/G) No S- Video[...]

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    11 USER MANUAL - version 3 3. s CH ed ul i ng T V re CO r di ng s With the ARCHOS TV Pro gram Guide (EPG), you will be able to sc hed- ule recordings easily . Y ou have a one year free subscription to the TV Progr am Guide. 3.1. wHaT’s required TO use THis funC TiOn? In order to use this functionality , you will need to connect the powered DVR St[...]

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    12 DVR St a tion Gen 5 Go to www .archos.com /register Access your ARCHOS account (or create one if you don’ t have one yet) and reg ister your ARCHOS Gen 5 device. If you ha ve already reg istered your ARCHOS Gen 5 de - vice, nd the line that matc hes your product and click on More... (on the right). Follow the instr uctions on screen to acti[...]

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    13 USER MANUAL - version 3 Y ou also have the possibility to let the ARCHOS automatically update the TV Program Guide information at night: Select the “ Settings ” men u item and set the “ Automatic Updates ” parameter to “ On ”. Then leave your ARCHOS on the powered DVR Station at night. If your ARCHOS nds a congured WiFi network[...]

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    1 4 DVR St a tion Gen 5 3.4. COnfiguring THe TV COnTrO l seTTings Y our ARCHOS needs to be connected to the D VR Station. Y ou also need to have connected your tuner to the DVR Station (see: Diagram B on the Connection Guide sheet). Fr om the ARCHOS Home Screen, select the “ Settings ” menu item, and choose “ TV Control ” to display the “[...]

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    15 USER MANUAL - version 3 “ TV Receiver ”: select the type of tuner that you want to contr ol with the IR Emitter (“ VCR ”, “ Cable/DSL box ”, “ Satellite Receiver ”, “ DVD Recorder ” or “ Digital TV ”). “ Receiver brand ”: c hoose the br and of your tuner . Y ou can use the buttons on the remote control to scr oll the [...]

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    16 DVR St a tion Gen 5 Select the “ T est channel select ” button. Make sur e that your tuner is on. Y our ARCHOS device will then attempt to switch your tuner to the selected channel. After a few seconds, your ARCHOS will ask you if the device responded correctl y: If this worked, select “ Y es ” . If this did not work , select “ No, try[...]

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    17 USER MANUAL - version 3 3.5. sCHeduling yOur reCO rding In the Home screen, select the “ Recorder ” icon to display the ARCHOS TV Pro gram Guide. This screen ’ s menu items will allow you to choose a diff erent day , update the Program Guide data, or c hange v arious settings (progr am guide update and c hannel list con- guration). Navi[...]

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    18 DVR St a tion Gen 5 Here you can schedule a new recor ding or edit an existing one: you can remov e it , edit its title, c hange the time, date, channel , etc . Y ou also have the possibility to add a safety mar gin to the beginning /end of the sc heduled recor ding . T o set this par ameter, use the “ Settings ” men u item. NOTES ABOUT THE [...]

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    19 USER MANUAL - version 3 4. reCO rding audiO/VideO manu a ll y 4.1. reCO rding audiO manu a ll y With the DVR Station, you will be able to record audio from most an y standard audio sour ce (hi-, turntable, boombox, etc). RECORDING PROCEDURE Y our ARCHOS needs to be connected to the DVR Station. Also connect your audio source’ s outputs to t[...]

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    20 DVR St a tion Gen 5 Be careful that the audio s ource is supplying a line-level and not an amplied signal (turning down the volume of the player will w ork if you are using the headphone out signal of your audio device). A signal that is amplied too much will result in a terribl y distor ted recor ding. 4.2. reCO rding VideO manu a ll y Wi[...]

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    21 USER MANUAL - version 3 “Format”: “ Auto ”/“ 4:3 ”/“ 5:3 ”/“ 16:9 ”/“ 2.35 ” . This is the aspect ratio of the scr een that the ARCHOS device will recor d. Y ou can set this manuall y, but in most cases you can just leave it on “ Auto ” . “Widescr een ”: “ Auto ”/“ On ”/“ Off ” . If your tuner (cable b[...]

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    22 DVR St a tion Gen 5 5. ediTing yOur reCO rdings V ideo les recorded with the ARCHOS DVR Station can be edited by deleting the sec - tions you do not wish included. The editing you can do is either cropping or cutting of particular segments of the video le. Y ou will mark a segment of your video le, and then you will tell the ARCHOS to d[...]

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    23 USER MANUAL - version 3 Open the video le you w ant to edit and pause it. In the progr ession bar, go to the beginning of the r st undesired section (a), select the “ Insert a mark ” menu item, and choose “ Start Mark ”. Forw ard to the end of the rst undesired section (b), select the “ Insert a mark ” menu item, and choose [...]

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    24 DVR St a tion Gen 5 6. us in g TH e us b CO nn eC Ti On s 6. 1. C On ne C Tin g a usb ex Te rn a l d eViC e T O TH e a rC HOs The DVR Station allows you to connect a USB external device to your ARCHOS, so that you can trans- fer les or pla y content directly on the ARCHOS. These devices can be Mass Storag e Class (MSC) or PTP devices. Check y[...]

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    25 USER MANUAL - version 3 TO DISCONNECT Make sure that no tr ansfer is being made (the Hdd light , on your ARCHOS device, should not be ickering). Fr om the File Browser , select the “ Remove safely ” menu item. Y ou can now pull out the USB cable on either end. ▲ ! Note: you may not always be able to cop y les to your external USB dev[...]