Archos 405 - 405 - Digital AV Player User manual

Dear Customer,
Thank you for choosing this ARCHOS product. We hope that you will enjoy
using it and that it will give you 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
publication. However, as we are often updating and improving our prod-
ucts, your device’s software may have a slightly different appearance or
modied functionality than presented in this manual.
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GEN 5 ENGLISH USER MANUAL
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Version 3.0
Entertainment way
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MANUAL V3.0
GEN 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS > P. 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION........................................................................................4
ARCHOSDESCRIPTION ......................................4
FIRST TIME USAGE: CHARGING THE BATTERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
TURNINGTHEARCHOSON/OFF................................7
USINGTHEARCHOSINTERFACE...............................7
CHANGINGTHELANGUAGE..................................12
PRODUCTCARE...........................................12
1. PLAYING VIDEO .................................................................................13
1.1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR VIDEOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.2VIDEOPLAYBACK.......................................14
1.3VIDEOPLAYERSETTINGS.................................17
1.4 PUTTING VIDEOS ONTO YOUR ARCHOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
1.5RECORDINGVIDEO......................................19
1.6 PLAYING YOUR PC’S SHARED VIDEOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2. PLAYING MUSIC..............................................................................20
2.1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR MUSIC FILES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.2MUSICPLAYBACK ......................................22
2.3MUSICPLAYERSETTINGS................................24
2.4PLAYLISTS............................................26
2.5 PUTTING MUSIC ONTO YOUR ARCHOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
2.6 RECORDING ANALOGUE AUDIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
2.7 PLAYING YOUR PC’S SHARED MUSIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3. VIEWING PHOTOS ...........................................................................31
3.1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR PHOTOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3.2PHOTOVIEWER.........................................32
3.3PHOTOVIEWERSETTINGS................................34
3.4PLAYINGASLIDESHOW..................................35
3.5 VIEWING PHOTOS WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3.6 PUTTING PHOTOS ONTO YOUR ARCHOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
3.7 PLAYING YOUR PC’S SHARED PHOTOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
4. USING THE FILE BROWSER ......................................................37
4.1NAVIGATION...........................................37
4.2 USING THE VIRTUAL KEYBOARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
4.3 USING THE FILE BROWSER WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC . . . . . . . . 40
4.4 BROWSING OTHER COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
4.5USINGTHEPDFREADER .................................41
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5. CONNECTING TO A WIFI NETWORK.................................... 44
5.1 WIFI CONNECTION PROCEDURE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
5.2 WIFI NETWORK CONFIGURATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
6. THE WIFI FEATURES ....................................................................48
6.1BROWSINGTHEWEB....................................48
6.2 PLAYING YOUR PC’S SHARED MEDIA FILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
6.3 THE ARCHOS CONTENT PORTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
7. TRANSFERRING FILES................................................................ 54
7.1 CONNECTING THE ARCHOS TO A COMPUTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
7.2USBHOSTCONNECTION .................................56
8. MAIN SETTINGS..............................................................................58
8.1“SOUND”SETTINGS.....................................58
8.2“DISPLAY”SETTINGS....................................60
8.3“APPEARANCE”SETTINGS................................61
8.4 “LANGUAGE (AND REGION)” SETTINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
8.5“TVCONTROL”SETTINGS ................................62
8.6“CLOCK”SETTINGS.....................................63
8.7“POWER”SETTINGS.....................................64
8.8 “FIRMWARE AND PLUG-INS” SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
8.9UPDATINGTHEFIRMWARE................................66
8.10“SYSTEM”SETTINGS...................................67
9. OPTIONAL FUNCTIONALITIES..................................................69
9.1ARCHOSACCESSORIES..................................69
9.2ARCHOSPLUG-INS......................................70
9.3SCHEDULINGATVRECORDING............................70
9.4 RECORDING EXTERNAL VIDEO MANUALLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
9.5 RECORDING EXTERNAL AUDIO MANUALLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
9.6 DISPLAYING THE ARCHOS ON A TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
TROUBLESHOOTING ..........................................................................73
RESETTINGYOURARCHOS ..................................73
SYSTEMRECOVERY........................................74
TOUCHSCREENPROBLEMS..................................75
REPAIRANDFORMATTINGTOOLS.............................75
REPLACINGTHEBATTERY...................................76
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS........................................................77
TECHNICAL SUPPORT INFORMATION ........................................................................... 81

MANUAL V3.0
GEN 5 INTRODUCTION > P. 4
INTRODUCTION
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.
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ARCHOS DESCRIPTION
MAIN BUTTONS
ARCHOS 605 WiFi
Press and hold to turn your ARCHOS on/off.*
The LED indicator, located next to the button, lights up when the device is on.
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* When you keep the Power button held down, two messages will appear, one
after the other. If you release the button during the rst message, your device
will keep using a small amount of battery power to allow a quick start up.
If you do not plan on using the ARCHOS for an extended period of time, keep
the button held down until you see a second message appear. The device will
shut down completely, and there will be absolutely no battery usage.
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 Gen 5, Mini Dock or Battery
Dock, available at www.archos.com). See Optional Functionalities .
When the image is displayed on a TV, the TV/LCD LED indicator lights up
and the built-in LCD screen turns off.
Press and hold to lock/unlock your device’s buttons/touchscreen.This can
be useful if your ARCHOS is in your pocket, for example, and you do not
want to press a button or touch the screen by accident.
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LED INDICATORS
CHG Battery charge indicator.
light on: the battery is charging
ashing: the battery is fully charged
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TV/
LCD
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
705 ARCHOS 705
On the left side of the device:
Power jack : charge the battery of your ARCHOS device (see
First Time usage: Charging the Battery ).
AV Out Jack: connect headphones or plug an ARCHOS AV cable
(optional) to view videos and photos on a television.
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A/V
Underneath the device:
USB B: connect your ARCHOS to a computer (see Connecting the ARCHOS to a Computer ).
USB A: connect a compatible external device to your ARCHOS (see USB Host Connection).
The Docking connectors allow you to plug the op-
tional DVR Station Gen 5 (available from www.ar-
chos.com) in order to record external audio/video.
See Optional Functionalities.
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On the left side of the device:
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Underneath the device: These connectors allow you to:
Connect your ARCHOS to a computer (see Connecting the ARCHOS to a
Computer ).
Charge the battery of your ARCHOS (see First Time usage: Charging the Battery ).
The Docking connectors also allow you to plug one of the
optional accessories* (available from www.archos.com):
Connect a compatible USB device to the ARCHOS, with the optional DVR
Station Gen 5, Mini dock or Battery Dock.
Record external audio/video, with the optional DVR Station Gen 5 or DVR
Travel Adapter.
See Optional Functionalities.
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BUILT-IN LOUDSPEAKER
A single speaker (605 WiFi) or two speakers (705 WiFi) are located on
the front of the device.
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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.
MEMORY CARD SLOT
(depending on model)
The memory card slot, located on top of the device, on the right
side, allows you to insert one of the following cards (which are
not supplied):
SD
MMC
Mini and micro SD (with adapter)
RS MMC (with adapter)
To learn how to browse the contents of your card, see: Browsing
Through your Videos, Browsing Through your Music Files,
Browsing Through your Photos or Using the File Browser .
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Before removing your memory card from its slot, always select the menu item
“Remove SD/MMC card safely”, available from the Home screen.
FIRST TIME USAGE: CHARGING THE BATTERY
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USING THE USB CABLE
Before using your ARCHOS for the rst time, completely charge its battery. The bat-
tery of your ARCHOS charges via your computer’s USB port:
Plug the ARCHOS USB cable into your ARCHOS (which is off).
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: .
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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 rap-
idly, via the optional DVR Station Gen 5, Mini Dock or Battery Dock (available
at www.archos.com). See Optional Functionalities.
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USING THE CHARGER/ADAPTER
Before using your ARCHOS device for the rst time, charge the battery until the
CHG light starts blinking.
Simply plug the ARCHOS Charger/Adapter into the power jack. The ARCHOS de-
vice will turn on and start charging, and a lightning bolt symbol will ash over the
battery icon in the status bar: .
The ARCHOS has a removable battery. To learn how to replace it, see:
Troubleshooting.
TURNING THE ARCHOS ON/OFF
ARCHOS 605 WiFi
Press and hold the button to turn your ARCHOS on/off. See ARCHOS Description .
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 and
the current time of your device.
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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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(depending on model)
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 avoid damaging the screen surface, you should use only the in-
cluded stylus or your ngernail.
Main Touchscreen Actions
To open an application/screen via its icon or item, tap on the icon/item to high-
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In the different applications, you can go back one level in the hierarchy by tapping
on the Exit icon (in the top right corner of the screen).Wherever you are in the
hierarchy, you can go back directly to the Home screen by holding down on the
Exit icon.
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.
While playing a video or song, you can pause/resume it by tapping on the Pause
/ Play icon.
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 different browsers (File, Music,Video, Photo), 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.
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In the Web browser and the PDF viewer, you can scroll up and down by tapping
on the page and dragging it up or down (be careful however 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, list scrolling or zoom in)
Navigation buttons (move from an item to another)
Down Accelerator button (high-speed fast rewind, list scrolling or zoom out)
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.
In the different applications, you can go back one level in the hierarchy by press-
ing the Exit button once.Wherever you are in the hierarchy, you can go back
directly to the Home screen by holding 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.
While playing a video, song or photo slideshow, you can pause/resume it by
pressing OK.
Other Button Actions
When watching a video or listening to music, you can hold the left/right
Navigation buttons to move the cursor in the progression bar to another
location in the video or song.
To increase/decrease volume, use the Volume button .
In the different browsers (File, Music,Video, Photo), you can hold the up/
down Navigation buttons to scroll the le list up and down. You can also
scroll faster by using the Accelerator buttons.
In the Web browser (depending on model) and the PDF viewer, you can
scroll up and down by holding the up/down Navigation buttons.
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USING THE REMOTE CONTROLREMOTE CONTROL
If you are displaying the image of the
ARCHOS on a TV, you will need the remote
control in order to control your ARCHOS
device.
Your ARCHOS device has an infrared re-
ceiver located on the front of the device,
in the bottom left corner. Point the sup-
plied remote control towards the infrared
receiver.
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1This part of the remote control is used for the Web Browser and the Widgets.
Use the direction pad to move the cursor that appears on the screen.
Pressing this button will activate 2 modes at the same time:
the “left button lock” mode: the direction pad will act as if you moved
a mouse while holding its left button at the same time. It will allow
you, for example, to use sliders or other dragging controls.
the navigation buttons, at the top right, will allow you to move from
one link/eld to another (normally they scroll the page up/down).
Press again to disable these 2 modes.
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This button is like a mouse’s left button. Depending on where you are
in the interface, it will allow you to open a link, execute a function, etc
(same as if you tapped on the screen).
This button is like a mouse’s right button. Depending on where you are in
the interface, pressing this button will display a contextual menu (same
as if you held down on the touchscreen).
2These are the main buttons:
Navigation buttons: move from one item to another
Enter/Accept or Play/Pause/Resume
Escape/Back/Stop
High-speed fast forward, list scrolling or zoom in
High-speed fast rewind, list scrolling or zoom out
Display a text description of the available menu icons
Switch the display of the image between the built-in LCD screen and a TV
Turn on the ARCHOS / put it into standby mode
Increase/decrease volume
Mute sound
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3The keyboard can be used, for example, to enter a Web address, write an e-mail,
name/rename a folder, 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 before cursor
In order to type one of the green/blue secondary characters in capital letters
(é, è, ç, etc.), press Caps Lock, then Alt green/blue, and press the correspond-
ing key.
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.archos.com/rmware) and download and install the latest ver-
sion of the rmware. 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 screen to exit and go back to the Home screen.
PRODUCT CARE
Your ARCHOS 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 computer).
Keep it away from water and excessively humid areas.
Keep it away from high electromagnetic elds.
Do not open it up.There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Opening will void
your warranty.
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1. PLAYING VIDEO
In the Home screen, select the “Video” icon to enter the Video mode.
1.1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR VIDEOS
The “Video” browser allows you to navigate through the Video folder of the
ARCHOS’ hard drive.
You can go back one level in the hierarchy by closing the current screen .
Wherever you are in the hierarchy, you can go back directly to the Home screen
by pressing and holding down on the Exit icon/button.
THE VIDEO BROWSER
The rst screen of the Video mode
shows you all the videos and sub-
folders located in the Video folder.
To play a video, highlight it, then
open it.
If a video is in a subfolder of the
Video folder, open the subfolder, and
you will see your video.
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In the “Video” browser, each video le appears with a thumbnail, displayed
on the left of the le’s name.
To dene a new thumbnail for a video le, open the video, select the “Set”
menu item, and choose “Thumbnail” (see: Video Playback Menu Items).
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BROWSING THROUGH YOUR MEMORY CARD’S VIDEOS
(Depending on model)
If you have inserted a memory card into the ARCHOS (see: Memory Card Slot to
learn how to insert/remove a memory card), select the line “SD/MMC card”, in
the rst screen of the “Video” Browser.
You can now browse the contents of your card and play your videos (if your card
contains any). In the Video browser, only video les and folders will appear.
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VIDEO BROWSER MENU ITEMS
“Info”
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“File Management”
“Rename”: allows you to change the name of the highlighted video le using
the virtual keyboard. See: Using the Virtual Keyboard .
“Delete”: allows you to delete the highlighted video le. A conrmation
screen will pop up.
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“Bookmark”
“Resume”: will resume playing the highlighted video from the bookmark.
“Clear”: will remove the bookmark from the highlighted video le.
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“Bookmark” only appears in the menu when a bookmarked video le is high-
lighted.
“Settings”
you can choose to display the Video Player settings screen (see: Video Player
Settings ) or the “Sound” settings screen (see: “Sound” Settings ).
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1.2 VIDEO PLAYBACK
To play a video, highlight the le and open it. The menu overlay will disappear auto-
matically after a few seconds.
VIDEO PLAYBACK SCREEN
1. Exit icon
2. video le name
3. Tab icon
4. volume level
5. play / pause icon
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VIDEO PLAYBACK TOUCHSCREEN CONTROLS
To pause/resume the video, tap on the Pause / Play icon (see n° 5 in the
previous screen).
To display the menu overlay again, tap once anywhere on the screen. To make it
disappear again, wait for a few seconds or tap on the Tab icon , in the top left
corner (see n° 3).
You can tap on the progression bar to go directly to a different location in the vid-
eo.You can also use the stylus to drag the cursor in the progression bar to another
location in the video (see n° 6).
The volume bar can be dragged in the same way (see n° 4).
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 (see n° 7).
To stop the video and go back to the “Video” browser, tap on the Exit icon
(see n° 1). To exit the Video mode and go back directly to the Home screen, hold
down on the Exit icon.
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VIDEO PLAYBACK BUTTON CONTROLS
press once: stop the video and go back to the
“Video” browser
hold: exit the Video mode and go back directly to
the Home screen.
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pause/resume the video
accelerated fast forward
left/right: fast rewind/forward
accelerated fast rewind
display/hide the menu overlay
display available menu items
increase/decrease volume
VIDEO PLAYBACK MENU ITEMS
“Info”
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“Soundtrack” and/or “Subtitles”
allows you to select a different audio track*.
allows you to choose subtitles**.
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** Only if the subtitles are in a separate le. The supported le types are: .srt,
.ssa, .sub (text based) and .smi.
“Format”
allows you to change the way the image is displayed.
“Auto”: adjusts the video size to best adapt to the built-in screen (or TV, with the op-
tional DVR Station Gen 5, Mini Dock or Battery Dock: see Optional Functionalities ).
“Full Screen”: enlarges the picture to ll the screen. In order to t the
ARCHOS’ screen, your device might need to cut small parts of the image,
most likely at the top and bottom.
“Maximized”: enlarges the picture to ll the screen, considering the image is
encoded in 2.35 format with black bands at the top and bottom.
“Original”: displays the entire picture in its original format.
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“Speed”
will play the current video in slow motion or high speed.
while paused in slow motion, you can advance frame by frame, using the right
arrow.
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“Set”
“Bookmark”: sets a bookmark at the current spot in the video. Only one
bookmark per le is allowed. You can bookmark up to 32 les. Bookmarked
videos will appear, in the “Video” browser, with a bookmark symbol and a
progression bar.
to resume playing a video from a bookmark, go to the “Video” browser and
highlight the bookmarked video le. Select the “Bookmark” menu item, then
choose “Resume” (“Clear” will remove the bookmark from the video).
“Thumbnail”: saves the current image as a new thumbnail for this le. In the
“Video” browser, the video’s thumbnail will be replaced by the new one.
“Wallpaper”: the current image will be dened as your device’s background
image.
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you can choose to display the Video Player settings screen (see: Video Player
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1.3 VIDEO PLAYER SETTINGS
In the Video mode, you can access the Video Player settings screen by using the
“Settings” menu item .
Use the left/right arrows to select a different setting for a parameter.
“PlayMode”, “Repeat & Shufe”
the following table explains how the video player will work according to the set-
tings you chose in “PlayMode” AND “Repeat & Shufe”.
“PlayMode” “Repeat &
Shufe” What the video player does...
“Single” “Normal”plays the current video le and stops.-
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“Folder”“Normal”plays all the video les of the current folder
one after the other, and then stops.
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“Repeat”plays all the video les of the current folder
one after the other. This will be repeated in-
denitely.
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“Shufe” plays all the videos of the current folder ran-
domly.
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here you can enable/disable the video thumbnails while browsing through your
PC’s shared videos (see: Playing your PC’s Shared Media Files ). If you choose
“Disabled”, you will be able to browse through your PC’s shared videos faster.
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“LCD Backlight”, “Brightness”, “Contrast” and “Gamma”
adjusts the level of backlight/contrast/brightness/gamma of the built-in screen.
you can also reset the LCD parameters to the default values (“Reset” button).
1.4 PUTTING VIDEOS ONTO YOUR ARCHOS
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On the ARCHOS Content Portal, you have the possibility to purchase
videos directly from your ARCHOS, without using a computer. See:
The ARCHOS Content Portal.
There are two main methods to transfer the videos stored on your computer onto the
ARCHOS:
Windows Media® Player: copy your videos using Windows Media®Player 10 or
higher*:
Use Windows Media®Player 10 or higher* (Sync tab) to synchronize
your computer’s video les with the ARCHOS.
See Putting Files onto the ARCHOS to learn more about how to transfer
your computer’s video les with Windows Media®Player.
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Player 11 or higher.
Windows® Explorer: Copy and paste your video les from your computer into the
Video folder of your ARCHOS.
To learn how to connect/disconnect the ARCHOS from your computer, see the
Transferring Files section.
CREATING COMPATIBLE VIDEO FILES WITH YOUR COMPUTER
If some of your videos don’t play on your ARCHOS, you may need to convert them to
a compatible format:
The easiest way to do this is by using Windows Media® Player 10 or higher to
transfer videos to your ARCHOS. Windows Media® Player will automatically con-
vert most formats to the WMV format that your device can play.
See your Windows Media
®
Player help instructions for more information.
If you don’t want to use Windows Media® Player, a search on the Internet should
allow you to nd suitable utility programs to do this job.
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If you would like to simply copy and paste unprotected DVD video les from
your PC onto your ARCHOS without converting them to WMV format, you can
purchase the Cinema plug-in from the ARCHOS website (www.archos.com). The
same is also true for video podcasts in the H.264 format. In this case, purchase
the Video Podcast plug-in.
1.5 RECORDING VIDEO
With the optional DVR Station Gen 5, DVR Travel Adapter, or
Helmet CamCorder (available at www.archos.com), your ARCHOS
will be able to record video from most any standard video source.
See: Optional Functionalities .
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With the optional DVR Station Gen 5, you will also have the pos-
sibility to schedule TV recordings easily, via the TV Program Guide
(EPG).
See the manual of your DVR Station Gen 5 to learn more about this
feature.
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605 705 1.6 PLAYING YOUR PC’S SHARED VIDEOS
When connected to your home WiFi network, your ARCHOS gives
you the possibility to watch, directly on your device, shared videos
stored in your PC’s Windows Media® Library.
For this to work, you will need a WiFi connection and Windows
Media® Player 11 or higher* installed on your PC.
The ARCHOS uses the UPnP (Universal Plug-and-play) standard to
stream shared videos from your PC’s Windows Media® Library.
See: Playing your PC’s Shared Media Files .
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2. PLAYING MUSIC
In the Home screen, select the “Music” icon to enter the Music mode.
2.1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR MUSIC FILES
There are two types of views for you to browse through your songs: the Music
Library and the Music Browser.
In both views, you can go back one level in the hierarchy by closing the current
screen . Wherever you are in the hierarchy, you can go back directly to the
Home screen by pressing and holding down on the Exit icon/button.
THE MUSIC LIBRARY
The Music Library (default view)
shows your music sorted by cat-
egories (Artist, Album, Genre, etc.) if
your music les contain these song
information tags.
When new music is copied to the
ARCHOS, the Music Library will be
updated automatically.
If some of your music les do not
contain information tags, they will
be classied as (Unknown) in the
Music Library.
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THE MUSIC BROWSER
The music browser allows you to
navigate through the Music folder
of your device’s hard drive.
To use it, select “Hard Drive” (or
“Internal Memory”) in the initial
Music Library view.
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