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ENGLISH USER MANUAL
Version 2.1
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
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Team
All the information contained in this manual was correct at the time of publication.
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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Important Safety InStructIonS
Read these instructions.
Keep these instructions.
Heed all warnings.
Follow all instructions.
Do not use this apparatus near water.
Clean only with dry cloth.
Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the
manufacturer’s instructions.
Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers,
stoves, or other apparatus (including ampliers) that produce heat.
Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type
plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A
grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The
wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the provid-
ed plug does not t into your outlet, consult an electrician for replace-
ment of the obsolete outlet.
Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at
plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the
apparatus.
Only use attachments/accessories specied by the manufacturer.
Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specied by the
manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use
caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury
from tip-over.
Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long
periods of time.
Refer all servicing to qualied service personnel. Servicing is required
when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-
supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have
fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or
moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.
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Table Of COnTenTs
InTrOduCTIOn ...............................................................................................5
ARCHOS™DEVICEDESCRIPTION...............................5
INTERFACELANGUAGE ......................................7
BATTERY .................................................8
PRODUCTCARE............................................8
1. PlayIng VIdeO....................................................................................10
1.1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR VIDEOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.2 VIDEOPLAYBACK......................................12
1.3 VIDEOSETTINGS.......................................13
1.4 PUTTING VIDEOS ONTO YOUR ARCHOS™DEVICE..............14
1.5 RECORDINGVIDEO .....................................15
2. PlayIng MusIC...................................................................................16
2.1 THE ARCLIBRARY AND THE MUSIC BROWSER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.2 PLAYINGMUSIC .......................................18
2.3 MUSICSETTINGS ......................................19
2.4 SOUNDSETTINGS......................................20
2.5 PLAYLISTS............................................22
2.6 PUTTING MUSIC ONTO YOUR ARCHOS™DEVICE ..............24
2.7 RECORDINGAUDIO.....................................25
3. usIng The audIOCOrder...........................................................26
3.1 AUDIOCORDER SETTINGS SCREEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3.2 BUILT-IN MICROPHONE RECORDING PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.3 LINE-LEVELRECORDINGS................................27
4. VIewIng PhOTOs..............................................................................28
4.1 THE PHOTO WALL AND THE PHOTOLIBRARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.2 VIEWINGPHOTOS ......................................30
4.3 PHOTOSETTINGS ......................................31
4.4 PLAYINGASLIDESHOW .................................32
4.5 VIEWING PHOTOS WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4.6 TRANSFERRING PHOTOS TO YOUR ARCHOS™DEVICE . . . . . . . . . . 32
5. usIng The brOwser ....................................................................33
5.1 NAVIGATION ..........................................33
5.2 USING THE VIRTUAL KEYBOARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
5.3 USINGTHEPDFREADER.................................36
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6. COMPuTer COnneCTIOn..............................................................38
6.1 ‘WINDOWS MEDIA DEVICE’ OR ‘PC HARD DRIVE’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
6.2 CONNECTIONSTEPS....................................38
6.3 DISCONNECTION.......................................40
7. seTuP sCreen ................................................................................. 42
7.1 LANGUAGESETTINGS...................................42
7.2 DISPLAYSETTINGS.....................................43
7.3 APPEARANCESETTINGS.................................43
7.4 CLOCKSETTINGS ......................................44
7.5 POWERSETTINGS......................................45
7.6 TVCONTROL..........................................46
7.7 SYSTEMSETTINGS.....................................46
7.8 UPDATINGTHEFIRMWARE...............................47
8. OPTIOnal funCTIOnalITIes .....................................................49
8.1 DVR STATION & DVR TRAVEL ADAPTER PRESENTATION . . . . . . . . 49
8.2 RECORDINGVIDEO .....................................49
8.3 SETTINGTHESCHEDULER ...............................52
8.4 RECORDING AUDIO (EXTERNAL SOURCE). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
8.5 USBHOSTCONNECTION.................................57
TeChnICal sPeCIfICaTIOns ...............................................................58
TeChnICal suPPOrT InfOrMaTIOn...............................................61

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InTrOduCTIOn
arChOs™deVICe desCrIPTIOn
BUTTONS
On the Left Side of the Device:
Press and hold to switch on/off.
Press once to switch the display of the image between TV and built-in LCD screen.
Press and hold to lock the buttons of your ARCHOS™device.
Main Navigation Buttons:
Navigation pad
up/down accelerator buttons
Escape / Back / Stop
OK Enter / Go / Play/Pause
Tab between available screens
Menu Display the available menu items
CONNECTORS
Underneath the Device: the Docking Connectors
Connect your ARCHOS™device to your computer.
Charge the battery of your ARCHOS™via USB.
Connect a compatible external device to your ARCHOS™with the optional Docking
Adapter.
Record external video via the optional DVR Station.
On the Left Side: AV Out Jack
Audio: plug in the supplied headphones.
Video: plug in an Archos™AV cable to
connect to your TV, hi-, etc.
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BUILT-IN MICROPHONE AND LOUDSPEAKER
The built-in microphone is situated underneath the device.
See: Using the AudioCorder .
The built-in loudspeaker is on the top, above the buttons.
LED INDICATORS
Hard Disk Drive activity indicator
hdd the light ickers when the hard drive is active (playing/
transferring les).
Battery charge indicator
- light on: the battery is charging.
- ashing: the battery is fully charged.
ON/OFF indicator
Video display indicator
the light is on when the image is displayed on an external display.
INTERFACE DESCRIPTION
Status Bar
In the top right corner of the screen, the status bar
indicates the volume, the battery level, the current
time, the playback status of your device, etc.
Tabs
In the top left corner of the screen, the tabs area shows other
available applications and screens (settings, home screen, etc.).
They vary, depending on where you are in the interface.
Press to switch between these different screens.
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Menu
In the lower right corner of the screen, the menu area shows the
menu icons.
Press Menu to display the available menu items.
This is a contextual menu: the available options will vary, depend-
ing on where you are in the interface.
Home Screen
This is the main screen of your ARCHOS™device,
showing its main functions.
Select an icon with the navigation pad and press
OK to use the particular function.
The Resume Icon
Sometimes the Resume icon is highlighted in the Home Screen when you turn
on the ARCHOS™. This means that you can resume the last-played music or
video le, if it was interrupted before the end.
If the Resume icon is grayed out, it means that no music or video le play-
back can be resumed.
InTerfaCe language
CHANGING THE LANGUAGE
The interface of your ARCHOS™device is available in English, French and
German.
More languages are available from www.archos.com. See Updating the
Firmware for instructions on installing these language packs.
To change the system’s language:
From the Home Screen, press to access the Setup screen.
Highlight the language icon and press OK.
Select a different language using the / buttons (your settings are saved in-
stantly).
Press to exit.
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OTHER CHARACTER SETS
File names, folder names and music tags can be displayed in various character
sets, such as Japanese, Korean, Simplied Chinese, etc.
You can enable these character sets in the Language settings screen (see
Language Settings for further instructions).
baTTery
BATTERY CHARGE
Before using your ARCHOS™ device for the rst time, charge the battery for two
hours.
The battery of your ARCHOS™device charges via your computer’s USB port:
plug the Archos™USB Cable into your ARCHOS™device (which is off),
plug the Archos™USB Cable into your computer (which is turned on),
the ARCHOS™device 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.
PrOduCT Care
CARING FOR YOUR ARCHOS™DEVICE
Your ARCHOS™device is an electronic product that needs to be treated with care:
Do not subject it to unnecessary shock or vibration.
Do not subject it to heat, keep it ventilated (especially when connected to a com-
puter).
Keep it away from water and excessively humid areas.
Keep it away from high electromagnetic elds.
Keep any connected wires neatly arranged: the device could fall if a cable is ac-
cidentally pulled by a child.
Do not open it up. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Opening will void
your warranty.
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HARDWARE RESET
In the event that your ARCHOS™device freezes operation (due to electrostatic phe-
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1. PlayIng VIdeO
In the Home Screen, highlight the Video icon and press OK 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 Video List
the Video Browser
You can switch between the two views by pressing at any time while browsing
in video mode.
When browsing in video mode, only video les are shown.
THE VIDEO LIST
the Video List (default view) only shows
the video les in the Video folder of the
ARCHOS™’s hard drive (it does not show vid-
eos located in subfolders).
To view videos from a different folder, press
to switch to the Video Browser view, navigate
to another folder, and press again to go
back to the Video List.
THE VIDEO BROWSER
the Video Browser allows you to navigate
to other folders within the Video folder. It is
based on the Archos™File Browser.
See: Using the Browser .
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Both views display a motion thumbnail of the highlighted video as well as various
information about the video le.
If you have saved a video frame as a thumbnail (see: Video Playback Menu
Items), the thumbnail will no longer play the highlighted video le, but show that
image instead.
VIDEO LIST & BROWSER MENU ITEMS
Info
displays a message box with all the available information about the highlight-
ed video le.
Press to close the info screen.
Delete
allows you to delete the highlighted video le. A conrmation screen will pop
up.
Rename
allows you to change the name of the highlighted video le using the virtual
keyboard.
see: Using the Virtual Keyboard .
Resume video
will resume playing the highlighted video from the bookmark.
Clear bookmark
will remove the bookmark from the highlighted video le.
Resume video and Clear bookmark only appear in the menu when a bookmarked
video le is highlighted (icon: ).
Reset thumbnails
will delete all user-dened thumbnails and restore motion thumbnails.
Sound
will display the sound settings screen (see: Sound Settings ). Press to return
to the video mode.
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1.2 VIdeO PlaybaCK
Highlight a video le, press OK to play it.
VIDEO PLAYBACK SCREEN
VIDEO PLAYBACK BUTTON CONTROLS
During video playback, the buttons of your ARCHOS™device will act as follows:
VIDEO PLAYBACK MENU ITEMS
Info
displays a message box with all the available information about the current
video le.
Press to close the info screen.
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fast forward
decrease volume
pause/play
display the menu
accelerated fast forward
fast rewind
accelerated fast rewind
stop
current play mode
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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 play the current video in slow motion or high speed
Set bookmark
sets a bookmark at the current spot in the video.
Only one bookmark per le is allowed.
You can bookmark up to 16 les.
Video les with a bookmark appear with the icon.
Save frame as...
Thumbnail: saves the current image as a new thumbnail for this le (over-
writes the previously set thumbnail, if any).
Wallpaper: the current image will be dened as your device’s background im-
age.
Sound
will display the sound settings screen (see: Sound Settings ). Press to exit
this screen.
Settings
will display the video settings screen (see next chapter).
1.3 VIdeO seTTIngs
You can access the Video Settings screen via the Settings menu item while playing
a video le. Use / to highlight a different parameter, then use / to select a dif-
ferent setting.
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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
Shufe plays videos in a random order
LCD Brightness
adjusts the level of brightness of the built-in screen
1.4 PuTTIng VIdeOs OnTO yOur arChOs™deVICe
There are two main methods to transfer your own videos onto the ARCHOS™:
Synchronize your videos with Windows Media®Player 10
This method requires your ARCHOS™’s USB connection to operate in
‘Windows Media Device’ mode (see: System Settings ). Windows Media®
Player 10 will copy the videos you have selected directly in the Video folder
of the ARCHOS™.
Copy and Paste your video les from your computer into the Video folder of
your ARCHOS™(see: Computer Connection for details on how to connect your
ARCHOS™device to your computer).
PLAYSFORSURE™VIDEOS & PROTECTED CONTENT
Your ARCHOS™ is a certied PlaysForSure™device. This means that when-
ever you download a protected video or music le from an Internet plat-
form bearing the PlaysForSure™logo, you can be sure that it will play on
your ARCHOS™device.
CREATING COMPATIBLE VIDEO FILES WITH YOUR COMPUTER
If some of your videos don’t play on your ARCHOS™device, you may need to trans-
code them to a compatible format.
The easiest way to do this is by using Windows Media®Player 10 to transfer vid-
eos to your ARCHOS™in ‘Windows Media Device’ mode. Windows Media®Player 10
will automatically convert most formats to the WMV format that your device can play.
If you don’t want to use Windows Media®Player 10, a search on the Internet
should allow you to nd suitable utility programs to do this job.
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1.5 reCOrdIng VIdeO
Your ARCHOS™device can record video, via its VideoCorder function.
You will need the optional DVR Station or DVR Travel Adapter to record
video.
See: Optional Functionalities to learn more about this feature.
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2. PlayIng MusIC
In the Home Screen, highlight the Music icon and press OK to enter the
music mode.
2.1 The arClIbrary and The MusIC brOwser
There are two types of views for you to browse through your songs:
the ARCLibrary
the Music Browser
When browsing through your music, only music les are shown.
THE ARCLIBRARY
the ArcLibrary (default view) shows your mu-
sic sorted in categories (Artist, Album, Title,
Genre, etc.) if your music les contain these
tags.
When new music is added to the Music folder
of the ARCHOS™, the ARCLibrary will need
to be updated. By default, this is done auto-
matically, but you can choose to do it manu-
ally via the ‘Update ARCLibrary’ option in the
ARCLibrary (also see: System Settings ).
If some of your music les do not contain
tags, they will be classied as ‘(Unknown)’ in the ARCLibrary.
THE MUSIC BROWSER
the music browser allows you to navigate the
Music folder of your device’s hard drive. It is
based on the Archos™File Browser.
To use it, highlight ‘Browse Hard Drive’ in the
initial ArcLibrary view and press OK.
See: Using the Browser .
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ARCLIBRARY* AND MUSIC BROWSER MENU ITEMS
Info
displays a message box with all the available information about the highlight-
ed music le.
Press to close 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 name of the highlighted music le using the virtual
keyboard.
see: Using the Virtual Keyboard .
Resume song
will resume playing the highlighted music le from the bookmark.
Clear bookmark
will remove the bookmark from the highlighted music le.
Resume song and Clear bookmark only appear in the menu when a track with a
bookmark is highlighted (icon: ).
Show playlist
opens a playlist edition window on the right (see: Playlists ).
Sound
will display the sound settings screen (see: Sound Settings ). Press to return
to the music mode.
* in the ArcLibrary, only the Show playlist and Sound menu items are available.
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2.2 PlayIng MusIC
Highlight an audio le, press OK to play it.
MUSIC PLAYBACK SCREEN
MUSIC PLAYBACK BUTTON CONTROLS
During music playback, the buttons of your ARCHOS™device will act as follows:
increase volume
press once: next song
hold: fast forward
decrease volume
pause/play
display the menu
accelerated fast forward
press once: back to the beginning
of the song, or previous song (in
the rst 10 seconds of a track)
hold: fast rewind
accelerated fast rewind
stop
tabs back to the browser or
ARCLibrary window that you
launched the song from
current play mode
previous track
song title
artist name
album title
track number
next track
volume level
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MUSIC STATUS ICONS
Status bar icons tell you if your ARCHOS™is:
playing paused stopped
MUSIC PLAYBACK MENU ITEMS
Info
displays a message box with all the available information about the current
music le.
Press to close the info screen.
Home
allows you to go back to the Home Screen while playing music, in order to
browse your hard drive, play a photo slideshow, etc.
Set bookmark
sets a bookmark at the current spot in the audio le.
Only one bookmark per le is allowed.
You can bookmark up to 16 les.
Music les with a bookmark appear with the icon.
Sound
will display the sound settings screen (see: Sound Settings ). Press to exit
this screen.
Settings
will display the music settings screen (see next chapter).
2.3 MusIC seTTIngs
You can access the Music Settings screen via the Settings menu item while playing
a song. Use / to highlight a different parameter, then use / to select a different
setting.
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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 playing, press to switch to the browser window,
select a track and press OK: this is your queued track, and the
status bar icon becomes .
you can only queue one track at a time.
if you do not select a song to queue before the end of the current
track, the ARCHOS™will play the next track in the folder or album.
Scan plays the rst few seconds of each track.
you can dene the length to play in Intro duration .
if you want to play the whole song, press OK while its intro is playing;
the music player will then revert to the Folder play mode.
Repeat & Shufe (a status bar icon shows the current mode)
Normal plays the track selection once and stops.
Repeat plays the track selection repeatedly.
Shufe plays random tracks from the selection.
shufe is not available when PlayMode is set to All .
Intro duration
denes for how long each track will be played in the Scan play mode.
2.4 sOund seTTIngs
This screen allows you to adjust the sound settings of your ARCHOS™device to your
personal taste. Use / to highlight a different parameter, then use / to select a
different setting.
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