Archos 605 WiFi User manual

Annex No.5
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User Manual
(User Manual ARCHOS 605 WiFi – v.0.1)
ARCHOS 605 WiFi

Dear Customer,
Thank you for choosing this ARCHOS product. We hope that you will enjoy
using it and that it will give you entire satisfaction for many years to come.
Please do register your product on our website (www.archos.com/register) 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 Multimedia experience,
The ARCHOS Team.
All the information contained in this manual was correct at the time of pub-
lication. However, as our engineers are always updating and improving our
products, your device’s software may have a slightly different appearance or
modied functionality than presented in this manual.
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605 WIFI
ENGLISH USER MANUAL
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARCHOSDESCRIPTION ............................................. 4
FIRST TIME USAGE: CHARGING THE BATTERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
TURNINGTHEARCHOSON/OFF....................................... 6
USINGTHEARCHOSINTERFACE...................................... 6
CHANGINGTHELANGUAGE.......................................... 9
PRODUCT CARE .................................................. 10
1. PLAYING VIDEO ........................................................................................................ 12
1.1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR VIDEOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.2VIDEOPLAYBACK ............................................. 13
1.3VIDEOSETTINGS.............................................. 15
1.4 PUTTING VIDEOS ONTO YOUR ARCHOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
1.5RECORDINGVIDEO ............................................ 17
1.6 PLAYING YOUR PC’S SHARED VIDEOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2. PLAYING MUSIC...................................................................................................... 19
2.1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR MUSIC FILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.2MUSICPLAYBACK............................................. 20
2.3MUSICPLAYERSETTINGS....................................... 23
2.4PLAYLISTS................................................... 25
2.5 PUTTING MUSIC ONTO YOUR ARCHOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
2.6RECORDINGAUDIO ............................................ 28
2.7 PLAYING YOUR PC’S SHARED MUSIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3. VIEWING PHOTOS ................................................................................................ 30
3.1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR PHOTOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3.2PHOTOVIEWER............................................... 31
3.3PHOTOSETTINGS.............................................. 33
3.4PLAYINGASLIDESHOW......................................... 34
3.5 VIEWING PHOTOS WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
3.6 PUTTING PHOTOS ONTO YOUR ARCHOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3.7 PLAYING YOUR PC’S SHARED PHOTOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
4. USING THE FILE BROWSER ............................................................................ 36
4.1NAVIGATION.................................................. 36
4.2USINGTHEVIRTUALKEYBOARD.................................. 38
4.3 BROWSING OTHER COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
4.4USINGTHEPDFREADER........................................ 40
5. CONNECTING TO A WIFI NETWORK .......................................................................................................43
5.1WIFICONNECTIONPROCEDURE .................................. 43
5.2WIFINETWORKCONFIGURATION ................................. 44
6. THE WIFI FEATURES .......................................................................................... 47
6.1BROWSINGTHEWEB........................................... 47
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6.2 PLAYING YOUR PC’S SHARED MEDIA FILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
6.3THEARCHOSCONTENTPORTAL.................................. 52
7. TRANSFERRING FILES....................................................................................... 53
7.1 CONNECTING THE ARCHOS TO A COMPUTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
7.2PUTTINGFILESONTOTHEARCHOS ............................... 54
7.3DISCONNECTING.............................................. 54
8. MAIN SETTINGS.................................................................................................... 57
8.1SOUNDSETTINGS ............................................. 57
8.2DISPLAYSETTINGS............................................ 59
8.3FILESERVERSETTINGS......................................... 61
8.4APPEARANCESETTINGS........................................ 62
8.5 LANGUAGE AND REGION SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
8.6TVCONTROLSETTINGS......................................... 63
8.7CLOCKSETTINGS.............................................. 64
8.8POWERSETTINGS............................................. 65
8.9SYSTEMSETTINGS ............................................ 66
8.10 FIRMWARE AND PLUGINGS SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
8.11UPDATINGTHEFIRMWARE ..................................... 69
9. OPTIONAL FUNCTIONALITIES........................................................................ 70
9.1ARCHOSACCESSORIES......................................... 70
9.2ARCHOSPLUGINS ............................................. 71
9.2SCHEDULINGATVRECORDING................................... 72
9.3 RECORDING EXTERNAL VIDEO MANUALLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
9.4 RECORDING EXTERNAL AUDIO MANUALLY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
9.5 RECORDING EXTERNAL AUDIO MANUALLY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
TECHNICAL SUPPORT INFORMATION............................................................. 74

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INTRODUCTION
ARCHOS DESCRIPTION
MAIN BUTTONS
On top of the device:
Press and hold to turn your ARCHOS on/off.
The LED indicator, next to the button, lights up when the device is on.
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TV/
LCD Press once to switch the display of the image between the built-in LCD
screen and a TV (with the optional DVR Station, Mini Dock or Battery Dock,
available at www.archos.com). See Optional Functionalities .
When the image is displayed on a TV, the TV LED indicator lights up and the
built-in LCD screen turns off.
Press and hold to lock/unlock the buttons/touchscreen of your ARCHOS.
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LED INDICATORS
On the left side of the device:
CHG Battery charge indicator.
light on: the battery is charging
ashing: the battery is fully charged
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HDD Hard Disk Drive activity indicator:
the light ickers when the hard drive is active (playing/transfer-
ring les)
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TV Video display indicator:
the light is on when the image of the ARCHOS is displayed on a
TV (see TV/LCD button).
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CONNECTORS
On the left side of the device:
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Underneath the device: Docking connectors:
Connect your ARCHOS to a computer (see Connecting the ARCHOS to a Computer )
Charge the battery of your ARCHOS (see Battery Charge ).
With optional accessories: (available from www.archos.com)
Connect a compatible USB device to the ARCHOS, with the optional DVR Station,
Mini dock or Battery Dock.
Record external audio/video, with the optional DVR Station or DVR Travel Adapter.
See Optional Functionalities.
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BUILT-IN LOUDSPEAKER
On the right side of the device, below the buttons
LEG STAND
Your ARCHOS is equipped with a leg stand, located on the back of the device.
Carefully pull it out, and it will allow your ARCHOS to stand by itself on a at,
stable surface.
FIRST TIME USAGE: CHARGING THE BATTERY
Before using your ARCHOS for the rst time, completely charge its battery.
The battery of your ARCHOS charges via your computer’s USB port:
Computer
turned on
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Plug the ARCHOS USB cable into your ARCHOS,
Plug the USB end of the cable into your computer (which is turned on),
The ARCHOS will turn on and start charging:
A lightning bolt symbol will ash over the battery icon in the task bar while
the battery is charging: .
The CHG indicator LED is on while the battery is charging; it will blink when
the battery is fully charged.
You can also charge your ARCHOS device without a computer, and more rapidly, via
the optional DVR Station, Mini Dock or Battery Dock (available at www.archos.com).
See Optional Functionalities.
TURNING THE ARCHOS ON/OFF
Press and hold the button to turn your ARCHOS on/off.
The LED indicator, next to the button, lights up when the device is on.
USING THE ARCHOS INTERFACE
INTERFACE DESCRIPTION
Status Bar
In the top right corner of the screen, the status
bar indicates the volume, the battery level, the
current time of your device, etc.
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Tabs
In the top left corner of the screen, the tabs area
shows other available applications and screens. They
vary, depending on where you are in the interface.
When there is only one tab available, the Tab icon
, in the top left corner, is grayed out.
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Contextual Menu
In the lower right corner of the screen, the contextual menu area
shows the menu icons: the available options will vary, depending on
where you are in the interface.
In the Home screen, choose the “Settings” menu item to access
the main settings of your ARCHOS.
In the Home screen, the “Resume” menu item allows you to re-
sume the last-played music or video le, if it was interrupted before
the end. If the “Resume” menu icon does not appear, it means
that no music or video le playback can be resumed.
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Home Screen
This is the main screen of your ARCHOS, showing
its main functions.
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USING THE TOUCHSCREEN
Your ARCHOS is equipped with a touchscreen.
Below is a description of the main tactile screen areas and a few tips on
how to use the touchscreen.
In order to keep your touchscreen in good condition, and to avoid damaging the
screen surface, you should use only the included stylus or your ngernail.
Main Touchscreen Actions
To open an application/screen via its icon or item, tap on the icon/item to high-
light it, and tap on it again.
To close a current application/screen, when it is possible, tap on the Escape icon
(in the top right corner of the screen).
When several tabs are available, you can switch between them by tapping on the
Tab icon (in the top left corner of the screen).You can also tap directly on one
of the tabs to access the corresponding screen.
To execute a menu item’s function, simply tap on its icon. In order to display a
text description of the icon, tap on the menu word.
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Other Touchscreen Actions
When watching a video or listening to music, you can tap on the progres-
sion bar to go directly to a different location in the video or song.You can
also use the stylus to drag the cursor in the progression bar to another loca-
tion in the video or song.
In the screens where it appears, the volume bar can be dragged in the same
way.
In the ARCHOS le browser, you can drag the scroll bar up and down to
scroll the le list up and down. You can also scroll faster by tapping above or
below the cursor in the scroll bar.
In the PDF viewer and in the Web browser, you can scroll up and down by
tapping on the page and dragging it up or down (be careful not to tap on a
link!).
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USING THE BUTTONS
The navigation buttons are located on the right side of the device:
Exit button (Escape / Back / Stop)
OK button (Enter/Accept or Play/Pause/Resume)
Up Accelerator button (high-speed fast forward or list scrolling)
Navigation buttons (move from an item to another)
Down Accelerator button (high-speed fast rewind or list scrolling)
Tab button (tab between available screens)
Menu button (display a text description of the available menu icons)
Volume button (increase/decrease volume)

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Main Button Actions:
To open an application/screen via its icon or item, use the Navigation buttons to
highlight the icon/item and press OK.
To close a current application/screen, when it is possible, press the Exit button .
When several tabs are available, you can switch between them by pressing the
Tab button .
To execute a menu icon’s function, press the menu button, select a menu item
with the navigation pad, and press OK.
Other Button Actions
When watching a video or listening to music, you can hold the left/right
Navigation buttons to drag the cursor in the progression bar to another
location in the video or song.
To increase/decrease volume, when it is possible, use the Volume button
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In the ARCHOS le browser, you can hold the up/down Navigation but-
tons to scroll the le list up and down. You can also scroll faster by using
the Accelerator buttons.
In the PDF viewer and in the Web browser, you can scroll up and down by
holding the up/down Navigation buttons.
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CHANGING THE LANGUAGE
The interface of your ARCHOS is available in various languages.
If your language is not available, go to the ARCHOS website (www.ar-
chos.com/rmware) and download and install the latest version. New
languages are included in the rmware as they become available. See
Updating the Firmware .
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To change the system’s language:
In the Home screen, select the “Settings” menu item, and choose “Language
and Region”.
Select a different language using
the left/right arrows (your settings
are saved instantly).
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Close the “Language and Region” screen to exit and go back to the Home
screen.
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