Archos AV 700 TV User manual

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ARCHOS
ARCHOS
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MOBILE TV & RECORDER
MOBILE TV & RECORDER
AV 700 TV
AV 700 TV
Mobile TV & Recorder / Video Player & Recorder / Music Player & Recorder / Photo Viewer / USB 2.0 Hard Drive
English Language User Manual
User Manual for ARCHOS™AV 700 TV series
Version 1.2
Please visit www.archos.com to download the most recent manual and software for this product.
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Dear Customer,
ARCHOS™thanks you for your choice of this exciting AV 700 TV product. The AV 700 TV is designed to be the
companion to your home entertainment system. With the optional docking pod connected to your television,
you can easily connect your AV 700 TV to the pod as desired. Optionally, you can connect it to your computer
with the included USB Cable. By connecting to a computer, you get the advantage of being able to download
legal music and video content from the Internet. Since it is a PlaysForSure™device, you have a wide choice of
music and video content available on the Internet. For more information about the PlaysForSure™program, see
www.playsforsure.com.
This manual will explain, in detail, the functionality of your device. The better you know how to use it, the more
enjoyment you will get from it. Remember, with the AV 700 TV, you can…
• Watch Digital TV on the built-in screen, a television or video projector
• Record your favorite Digital TV programs directly onto yourAV 700 TV
• Play MPEG-4 & WMV video files on the built-in screen, a television or video projector
• Record and edit MPEG-4 video files from a television or other video device (with optional accessories)
• Listen to MP3, WMA, or WAV music files or PlaysForSure™downloaded music files
• Record music files into digital format directly from your hi-fiwithout a computer (with optional accessories)
• Synchronize your Windows®Media Player music and video library to your AV 700 TV
• View JPEG and BMP digital photos and create slide shows
• Copy Pictures from your digital camera via the built in host USB port
• Store .DOC, .PDF, or any type of data files – it’s a portable hard drive too!
We wish you many years of enjoyment from your AV 700 TV product. Please do register your product at our
website www.archos.com/register/products.html 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 TV, Video, Music, and Photo experience,
The ARCHOS™TEAM
Please take the time to read though this manual. There are many things that this device can do that you may not be aware of.
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As our engineers are always updating and improving the software, your device’s software may have a slightly
different appearance or modified functionality than presented in this manual.

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able of Contents
1 INTRO – Buttons and Connections 7
1.1 Remote Control Description 9
2 INTRO – First Time Usage 10
2.1 Plugging in the AC Adapter 10
2.2 Turning on the AV 700 TV 10
2.3 Shutting off theAV 700 TV and Battery saving features 10
2.4 Changing the Interface Language 11
2.5 Foreign Character Sets 11
2.6 Caring for the AV 700 TV 11
2.7 Hardware Reset 12
3 TV –Watching Digital TV 13
3.1 Tuning Digital TV on the AV 700 TV 13
3.2 Watching Digital TV 16
3.3 Digital TV Action Icons 17
3.4 Watching Digital TV in your Car* 19
4 TV – Recording Digital TV 21
4.1 Recording Digital TV with theAV 700 TV 21
4.2 Setting the Scheduler 21
4.3 Viewing Digital TV recordings on your computer 22
5 VIDEO – Playing Video Files 23
5.1 Video PlaybackAction Icons 24
5.2 Resume Function 25
6 VIDEO – Playing Video Files from the Internet 26
6.1 Protected Internet Video content 26
6.2 Non Protected Internet Video Content 26
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7 VIDEO –Recording Video Files 27
8 VIDEO – Creating MPEG-4 Video Files with your Computer 28
8.1 Installing the PC Software 29
8.2 Using MPEG-4 Translator 31
9 MUSIC – Playing Music Files 33
9.1 Button Control 34
9.2 Play Screen Icons 35
9.3 Browsing through your Music Library 36
9.4 Playing Through your Stereo System 37
9.5 Setting a Bookmark 37
9.6 The Resume Function 38
10 MUSIC – Putting Music onto your AV 700 TV 39
10.1 Synchronizing Music from Windows Media®Player (WMP) to the AV 700 TV 39
10.2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 to Windows Media Player 9 40
10.3 Transferring your CD collection to the AV 700 TV 41
10.4 Installing Windows Media®Player 10 (WMP10) 41
11 MUSIC – Playlists 42
11.1 Playing a Playlist 42
11.2 Creating a Playlist 42
11.3 Saving a Playlist 43
11.4 Adding songs to a Playlist while listening to Music 44
12 MUSIC –Recording Music 45
13 MUSIC – Using iTunes
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14 PHOTO – Viewing Photos 47
14.1 Viewing Photos 47
14.2 Viewing a slideshow 49
14.3 Transferring photos to your AV 700 TV 49
15 GAMES – Playing Mophun
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16 BROWSER – Using the Browser 52
16.1 Navigating the Directory Structure 53
16.2 File and Folder Operations 54
16.3 Using the Virtual Keyboard 57
17 Connecting/Disconnecting the AV 700 TV to/from your PC 58
17.1 USB Connection Type (‘Hard Drive’ or ‘Windows Device’) 58
17.2 Connecting the AV 700 TV 58
17.3 Disconnecting the AV 700 TV from your Computer 60
18 Connecting Devices to the USB Host Port 62
19 SETTINGS 63
19.1 Sound Settings 63
19.2 Play Mode Settings 64
19.3 Clock Settings 65
19.4 Display Settings 66
19.5 Appearance settings 67
19.6 Power Settings 67
19.7 System Settings 68
19.8 TV control 69
20 Updating the AV 700 TV Firmware Operating System (OS) 70
21 Replacing the battery 72
22 Recording Audio with the Optional Docking Pod/Travel Kit 73
22.1 Docking Pod Cable Connections 73
22.2 Travel Kit Cable Connections 74
22.3 Recording Procedure 75
22.4 Where is the Recording Saved? 77
22.5 Audio Editing 77
23 Recording External Video with the Optional Docking Pod/Travel Kit 79
23.1 Docking Pod Cable Connections 79
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23.1.1 TV Docking Pod Description 79
23.1.2 Connecting the TV Docking Pod to your Television System - Connect & Test Method 80
23.1.3 Connection Diagram 84
23.2 Travel Kit Cable Connections 86
23.3 Recording Video Files from External Sources 87
23.4 Setting the Recording Parameters 88
23.5 Where is the Recording Saved? 90
23.6 Editing Video Files 90
23.7 Copy Protection 93
23.8 Docking Pod-Specific Options 93
23.8.1 Manually Setting the Scheduler 93
23.8.2 Automated Yahoo!® TV Recording Scheduler 95
23.8.3 Setting the Infrared Emitter Code 97
24 Troubleshooting 100
24.1 USB Connection issues 100
24.2 Charging and Power issues 101
24.3 AV 700 TV locks up (freezes operation) or Stops 101
24.4 File issues, corrupted data, formatting, and partitioning 101
25 Technical Specifications 104
26 Legal and Safety Notices 106

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INTRO – Buttons and Connections
INTRO – Buttons and Connections
a Move UP (also increases volume during media playback)
b Move DOWN (also decreases volume during media playback)
c Move LEFT (also plays previous song or fast reverse through song or video)
d Move RIGHT (also plays next song or fast forward through song or video)
e Accelerate UP – go up the list of items at high speed
f Accelerate Down – go down the list of items at high speed
g Infrared sensor for the remote control
h Left and right loud speakers
i On indicator
j Hard drive activity indicator (read/write)
k Battery charger indicator (blinks when battery is charged*)
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l TV out indicator (indicates that video is being sent to a connected external television)
mPlay/Enter/On – Hold for 3 seconds to switch on the device
n Stop/Escape/Off – Hold for 3 seconds to switch off the device
o UP action button (move up on the list of action icons)
p SELECT action button (select the highlighted action icon)
q DOWN action button (move down on the list of action icons)
a Antenna connector for Digital TV
b LCD/TV button – Hold down to switch between the LCD and an external TV display
c USB 2.0 Full speed USB Host port – to connect compatible devices
d Multi-connect jack* – for headphones, TV Docking Pod, andAV in/out connections
e USB 2.0 High speed device port (USB 1.1 compatible) to connect to your computer
f Power Connector (Use only the supplied ARCHOS™power charger/adapter)
g Battery latch

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1.1 Remote Control Description
1.1 Remote Control Description
Numeric entry: to access a Digital TV
channel directly, enter its number.
Switch between Built-in & External Video
Increase / Decrease Volume
Mute sound
This group of buttons acts as the
navigation and acceleration buttons on
the left of the AV 700 TV and the Play &
Stop buttons on the right side.
Action icon select and execute buttons
Displays Action icon descriptions,
if activated (Setup > Display)
Standby / Wake Up
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INTRO – First Time Usage
INTRO – First Time Usage
2.1 Plugging in theAC Adapter
2.1 Plugging in the AC Adapter
• Use only the included ARCHOS™charger/adapter.
• You can charge the internal battery of theAV 700 TV by plugging the included adapter/charger directly into the
device, or you can charge it by plugging the adapter/charger into the optional TV Docking Pod and connecting
your AV 700 TV to the optional TV Docking Pod.
• Before using for the first time, charge the batteries completely. The charge indicator (CHG) light just below the
navigation pad will start to blink when the battery is charged.
2.2 Turning on the AV 700 TV
2.2 Turning on the AV 700 TV
• Hold the PLAY/ON button for 3 seconds. The green “On” indicator light will turn on. Be patient, it will take a
few seconds for the operating system to boot up.
• If the unit shuts off after holding the ON button for several seconds, plug in theARCHOS™adapter/charger to
make sure the batteries get charged.
2.3 Shutting off the AV 700 TV and Battery saving features
2.3 Shutting off the AV 700 TV and Battery saving features
To shut off the unit, press and hold the STOP/ESC/OFF button for 3 seconds.
In the Power menu [Display setup screen Power: Battery Operation] there is a Power Off parameter. It is
factory set to 6 minutes. Thus, if your AV 700 TV is idle for 6 minutes, it will shut itself off. This setting can be
changed from one to nine minutes or to never.
In the Power menu [Display setup screen Power: Battery Operation] there is a
Backlight Off parameter to save battery power (the lighting of the screen consumes
a lot of the battery power). It is factory set to 60 seconds. That is, if the AV 700 TV is
not being used, the screen will shut off in order to save battery life. To turn the screen
back on, just click once on any button. See the section Power in the Settings chapter
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2.4 Changing the Interface Language
2.4 Changing the Interface Language
The AV 700 TV interface can be set to English (default), French,
Spanish, German, or Russian.
• Using the UP action button, highlight the Settings icon (showing a
wrench) and then click the center SELECT action button.
• Highlight the Display icon and click the PLAY/ENTER button.
• Highlight the Language parameter using the UP/DOWN buttons.
• Click the RIGHT or LEFT button to choose the desired language.
• The language displayed will change immediately.
• Click on the STOP/ESC button to return to the Setup page and again to return to the main menu screen.
2.5 Foreign Character Sets
2.5 Foreign Character Sets
You have the possibility to display your file names, folder names, and music tags in various character sets (ex:
Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, etc.). You can find the language files CodePage_name.4FZ in the font
folder under /Data/Asian Fonts on the AV 700 TV hard drive or on the ARCHOS™website under the heading
Software. If, for example, you would like to have the Korean language display, then you would copy the file
CP949.4FZ into the folder /system on the AV 700 TV and shut down and restart the AV 700 TV. File names,
folder names, and music tags written using the Microsoft®codepage for the language will now be displayed in
that character set. Only one .4FZ can be used at a time, thus you should only put one .4FZ file into the /system
folder. When an .4FZ language file is used, the interface language will be set to English.
2.6 Caring for theAV 700 TV
2.6 Caring for theAV 700 TV
The ARCHOS™Video AV 700 TV is an electronic product that needs to be treated with more care than typical
consumer electronic products.
• Do not subject it to shock.
• Do not subject it to heat. Keep it ventilated by keeping it on its feet with the fold-out stand (especially when
connected to a computer).
• Keep the AV 700 TV away from water and excessively humid areas.
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• Keep the AV 700 TV away from high electromagnetic fields.
• Keepanyconnectedcordsto theAV 700 TV neatlyarranged.This lightproductcould fall if acordisaccidentally
pulled by a child.
• Do not open up the AV 700 TV. There are no user serviceable parts inside. Opening will void your warranty.
2.7 Hardware Reset
2.7 Hardware Reset
In the event that your AV 700 TV freezes operation (due to electrostatic phenomena for example), you can
actuate a hardware reset by holding down on the STOP/ESC button for 15 seconds. In normal operation, the
STOP/ESC button will shut down theAV 700 TV after being held down for 3 seconds.

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TV – Watching Digital TV
TV – Watching Digital TV
3.1 Tuning Digital TV on the AV 700 TV
Before you can use your AV 700 TV to watch Digital TV for the first time, you will need to tune it to
receive the available programs in your area. You may also need to do this when you enter a different
coverage area, for instance when you travel a long distance.
Setting Up and Connecting the Antennas
Your AV 700 TV comes with a set of two amplified antennas along with their cable and carrying case. Start by
assembling these elements as shown in this picture.
Then, connect the antennas to the antenna connector of your AV 700 TV. This port is next to the TV/LCD button
on the top of the device, and is marked with this symbol: .
Attention: DO NOT connect the antennas to the ‘USB A’ port of the AV 700 TV!
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Positioning the Antennas for Optimal Reception
You must now make sure that your antennas are in a position that allows for good reception. In most situations,
you will be able to obtain a good quality signal by leaving the antennas in the opened carrying case.
For an optimal reception, unfurl the cables of the antennas (leaving the
antennas in their pockets) and place them as far as possible from the
AV 700 TV device, and asclose as possible to a window. Never place the
antennas less than 80cm (30 inches) from the AV 700 TV. Try different
orientations to determine which one offers the best reception (see signal
quality icon further down).
Deploy the antennas away from any electromagnetic source such as
a TV or PC, and away from any metal parts (at least 30 cm/12”).
The supplied antennas are directional antennas: the most sensitive side
is the front side, with the shortest element. In some areas, reception
may be very poor, and you may need to take the antennas out of their
pockets. In such a case, turn them in opposite directions, as far away
from each other as possible.
Note that both of the antennas have a
power LED that will light up once they
are correctly plugged in.
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Note: you can use theAV 700 TV as a Digital TV tuner at home and connect theAV 700 TV to your home antenna
using the supplied Antenna Adapter Cable (IMPORTANT: use only the ARCHOS™supplied cable, and connect
only to a regular aerial antenna outlet, not a cable TV service outlet).
Signal quality icon:
This icon is located in the status bar. The color and the number of bars indicate the level
of quality of the received signal. The icon is split in two parts, showing reception for the
left and right antennas separately. When you move the antennas, allow a few seconds
before the icon reflects any change.
Please note that if you use your home antenna and the suppliedAntennaAdapter Cable, it is normal that only the
left side of the icon will show signal quality.
Scanning for Channels
From the Main Menu of the AV 700 TV, select the Digital TV menu icon and press the ENTER button. Using
the action buttons, select Digital TV Settings and then select Scan. Your device will scan through the available
channels (this can take a few minutes). You can now watch TV!
Note: to avoid losing these new settings the next time you scan for channels, you can save them as a preset (see
Digital TV Settings in section 3.3 - Digital TV Action Icons).
Master Slave
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3.2 Watching Digital TV
3.2 Watching Digital TV
To watch Digital TV, simply select the DigitalTV menu icon
on the main screen and press the ENTER button. You can
then browse through the available channels by using the
LEFT and RIGHT buttons, as shown here:
When you change channels, an information screen about the current program and the following program will be
shown for a few seconds, as shown in this picture.
Channel List
Press either of the acceleration buttons to display the list of available channels. You can then use the UP/DOWN
buttons to select a channel and press the ENTER button to jump directly to the highlighted channel.
Alternatively, you can also go directly to a channel by typing its number on the supplied remote control.
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3.3 Digital TV Action Icons
3.3 Digital TV Action Icons
Hide Text Overlay
Select this icon to shut off the On Screen Display (the status bar, action icons and other overlaid
informational graphics).
Video Format
Change the way the image is displayed on the built-in LCD screen of yourAV 700 TV or on your TV:
Auto Adjusts the video size to best adapt to the built-in screen or television.
Maximized Image Enlarge the image to fill the screen.
Original Picture The entire picture will always be seen on the TV and the built-in screen, no cutting.
Built-in speaker on/off
Turn on or off the built-in loudspeakers.
Current Program Info
Information will be displayed on your screen about the program you’re viewing, its duration, and
potentially other programming information. Note that this information is provided by the TV stations
themselves and may not always be available.
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Digital TV Settings
This menu allows you to manage the Digital TV channels:
Preset 1-5 selecting one of these presets will change the set of currently available channels to ones you
have previously preset.
Scan will search for available channels (see section Tuning Digital TV on theAV 700 TV).
Save saves the current set of channels as a preset. Use this option just after scanning if you have
traveled and want to save the local Digital TV settings as preset 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5.
Sort will open the list of current channels and allow you to sort them to a different order and to
delete the ones that you don’t want to keep.
- Use the UP/DOWN buttons to highlight a channel number, then the RIGHT button to
highlight the channel name.
- The UP/DOWN buttons will then allow you to move the channel to a different position.
- To delete a channel, highlight its name and press the STOP button.
- Press the LEFT button to go back to highlighting a channel number.
- To exit, highlight any channel number and press the STOP button.
Start Recording
This will start recording the channel you’re watching (see section Recording Digital TV).
Video Settings
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3.4 Watching Digital TV in your Car*
3.4 Watching Digital TV in your Car*
With the AV 700 TV, you have the possibility to watch Digital TV on the move. For best reception while moving,
the supplied antennas can be taken out of their carrying case to be mounted on the supplied car antenna support
systems. You will first need to assemble the car antenna support systems, clip the antennas into place and then
apply the support systems to a flat and smooth surface (such as a window area that does not interfere with the
driver’s view).
For best reception, it is advised to place the antennas in opposite
directions (the front of the antennas, with the shortest element,
must not be directed towards metal parts), one on each side of
the vehicle (front and back, or left and right).
As reception conditions vary with vehicle types and other external
conditions, it is advised to try different positions for the antennas
to determine which one offers the best results.
Note: if traveling long distances, you may need to re-scan for
channels from time to time.
* Safety Notice: for the driver and passengers’safety, and to comply with some countries’road regulations, theAV 700 TV should
not be placed such that it is viewable by the driver (see additional notices and disclaimers in the legal section of this manual).
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Examples of positions where the supplied antennas can be mounted on a car
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TV – Recording Digital TV
TV – Recording Digital TV
4.1 Recording Digital TV with the AV 700 TV
4.1 Recording Digital TV with the AV 700 TV
TheAV 700 TV allows you to record your favorite TV programs very easily. While you’re watching TV, all
you have to do is select the Start Recording action icon and the AV 700 TV will instantly start recording
the program you’re watching. To stop the recording, simply select the Stop Recording action icon. Note
that while recording Digital TV, you will not be able to change channels.
Where is the Recording Saved?
The default location for Digital TV recordings is the folder called Video. Files recorded from Digital TV are named
automatically from the program’s title. To view a recording, go to the main menu and select the Video icon. You
will see your recording here.
4.2 Setting the Scheduler
4.2 Setting the Scheduler
If you would like to make a Digital TV recording for a future date or time, you can use the scheduler.
You can find it in the main menu. You can program up to twenty different recordings up to one month in
advance. Once you program your dates and times of recording, press the action button OK to set them.
IMPORTANT: yourAV 700 TV must be plugged in and powered by the adapter/charger. If left alone, theAV 700TV will
go on standby itself after a few minutes.At the programmed time, it will turn on and make the recording.
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1.Click the Scheduler icon.
2.Select the line you want to edit using the UP and DOWN buttons, then press RIGHT to start editing.
3.Set each line with the desired date, time and channel. Make sure that the letter before the channel number is D
(D stands for Digital TV andAstands forAnalog recording - see section 23.8 of the full manual about using the
scheduler for Analog recordings with the optional TV Docking Pod).
4.Click on the save icon to save the program. Click on the STOP/ESC button to return to the previous screen.
5.Make sure the adapter/charger is connected to the device. Set the AV 700 TV to Standby (red ‘standby’ button
on remote control) or go back to the main menu screen and allow it to automatically (after a couple minutes of
inactivity) go into standby mode.
Notes about setting the Scheduler:
• The scheduler automatically reorganizes the recording events chronologically.
• In order for a scheduled recording to start, you must leave the AV 700 TV in the main menu screen or set it to
standby mode (press Standby button on remote control). That is, if you are listening to music, watching a video,
or looking at photos on your AV 700 TV, it will not interrupt you in order to go make the scheduled recording.
• When the AV 700 TV user interface is in English, the Date format is set to Month/Day.
• If the end time is earlier than the start time, then it is assumed that you start recording on the start date, and
the recording ends on the following day at the end time.
• Once a scheduled recording has been made, or the date of a recording has been passed, without the recording
having been made (the AV 700 TV was not in Standby mode), the schedule entry will be erased from the
scheduler.
• Some recordings can create files thatare larger than 2 gigabytes (GB)each. TheAV 700 TV will createmultiple
files in order to make long recordings.
4.3 Viewing Digital TV recordings on your computer
4.3 Viewing Digital TV recordings on your computer
If you want to view your Digital TV recordings on your computer, you will have to install software that can read
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VIDEO – Playing Video Files
VIDEO – Playing Video Files
Click on the Video icon in the main menu, highlight the desired video file, and then click on PLAY/GO.
The thumbnail images on the right side will show you a frame from the highlighted video file (center) as
well as a frame from the file above and the file below the highlighted one. By clicking on the Video icon
in the main menu, you will enter into a ‘video only’ mode. Other playable file types, for example music
files, that may be in this folder are only listed if you enter the folder via the Browser.
To watch your videos on a television, you must hold down the
LCD/TV button for two seconds (or click on the TV button on the
remote control). The AV 700 TV screen will go black and the video
will be sent out to your connected television. Switch your television to
auxiliary video input (often found just below channel 1 – sometimes
called L1 or L2). If you don’t see a clear color image, you may have
to set your AV 700 TV to your local television standard (NTSC-North
America or PAL-Europe) in / Display from the main menu.
Button controls while playing a video file
Vol + Increase volume
Vol - Decrease volume
Rew. Fast Rewind
FF Fast Forward
HSR High speed reverse
HSA High speed advance
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Video Browser Action Icons
Hide the Thumbnails
Reset thumbnails. The thumbnail images on the right side of the screen will be reset to their original
default setting.
5.1 Video Playback Action Icons
5.1 Video Playback Action Icons
While a video file is playing, click on the Select action button. The action icons on the right of the screen allow you
to make video adjustments to your personal taste.
Play & Sound Settings
Use this setting if you would like to have the video files play one after the other, or just play one and
stop. You can also adjust the sound settings and the amount of time the On Screen Display (OSD)
information remains on the screen when you start a video file.
Built-in Speakers
Turn on or off the built-in loud speakers.
Slow Motion
Put the video into slow-motion view. You can cycle through the values Normal , ½ , ¼ , and 1/8 speed.
The sound is muted when in slow motion. While in slow mode and paused, you can step image per
image with the RIGHT button.
Set Screen Format
Video files come in various aspect ratios. That is, they can be TV sized (almost a square image), or
in cinema size (much longer than high). To change the screen to your personal tastes, the following
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Auto Format Default mode.Adjusts the video size to best adapt to the built-in screen or television.
Maximized Image Enlarge the image to fill the screen (LCD orTV). Sides may get slightly cut in this mode.
Full Picture Format The entire picture will always be seen on the television and the built-in screen. No cutting.
Set a Book mark
If you are watching a video and would like to place a bookmark in it in order to continue from this point at another
time, you can use the Bookmark function. Highlight the icon and click on the Select action button. This will set a
bookmark in the video file at the current position. You can only set one bookmark per file. When you look at the
file in your browser, it will have a yellow check mark on its icon indicating that this file has a bookmark set within
it. You can have a maximum of 16 files book-marked. Setting more bookmarks will then start to erase the oldest
bookmarks. The next time you play this video file, you will be presented with three options:
Resume Start playing from the book-marked position.
Ignore Keep the bookmark but start playing from the very beginning.
Clear Clear the bookmark from this file and start playing from the very beginning.
Save as Thumbnail
Save the current image on the screen as the video file’s thumbnail in the Video browser view.
On Screen Display (OSD) off
Select this icon to shut off the On Screen Display (the status bar, action icons, and other overlaid
informational graphics).
5.2 Resume Function
5.2 Resume Function
When you turn on your AV 700 TV you may notice that the icon which is highlighted on the main
screen is not the Video icon but rather the Resume icon.This icon is highlighted when the AV 700 TV
can resume the last played audio or video file.
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VIDEO – Playing Video Files from the Internet
VIDEO – Playing Video Files from the Internet
When using Windows Media®Player 10, you will have the advantage of being able to download
protected video content from the Internet. When you see the PlaysForSure™symbol on a web site for
Windows®Portable Media Center (PMC)*, then these protected downloads will be playable on your
AV 700 TV.
6.1 Protected Internet Video content
6.1 Protected Internet Video content
If you check the PlaysForSure™ website (www.playsforsure.com) you will find web retailers who offer rental,
subscription, or purchasable video content. Remember, web sites must carry the PlaysForSure™ symbol in
order for their videos to play on the AV 700 TV.
6.2 Non Protected Internet Video Content
6.2 Non Protected Internet Video Content
The AV 700 TV plays .AVI files that are encoded in MPEG-4 format. It can play such video files at a maximum
size of 720 x 576 pixels (25 frames/second). It can also play .WMV files (WMV9 SP) up to a maximum size of
352 x 288**. TheAV 700 TV will not directly play files of type .mov, .mpg, or .mpeg.
The number of encoding and compression schemes currently used to create video files is very extensive and
seems to change on a weekly basis. There are so many standards and formats that it is very possible that the
video file you download from the Internet will not play right away on your device. Due to certain “variations”, even
when video files are formatted in “MPEG-4” they may not play right away.
If you have some video files that do not play directly on your AV 700 TV, they will have to be converted first.
Windows Media®Player 10 (Available only for Windows XP) will convert your video file automatically when you
sync the file that is on your PC to theAV 700 TV. It will display a little message ‘converting’.
You can also use the software MPEG-4 Translator included on theAV 700 TV hard drive to re-encode your video
files into the proper MPEG-4 SP format that theAV 700 TV can play. See the chapter Video – creating MPEG-4
video files with your computer for more details.
* MPEG-4: ISO standard by Moving Picture Experts Group ;AVI: audio/video file container by Microsoft . MPEG-
4 SP with B-framesAVI up to 704x480@30f/s NTSC or 720x576@25f/s PAL.
** Microsoft WMV9 SP up to 352x288@30f/s and 800 kb/s ; supports WM DRM.

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Recording Video Files
Recording Video Files
It is possible to record external video with your AV 700 TV. To do so, you will need the optional Docking Pod,
which will give you a permanent and instant connection to your home entertainment system and allow you to
record from your satellite receiver, cable box, VCR or Camcorder directly onto your AV 700 TV device.
If you want to make recordings from a place other than where your pod is connected, then you can purchase the
AV Travel Kit to bring along with yourARCHOS™ device and record from any other audio or video source.
See the chapter Recording External Video with the Optional Docking Pod/Travel Kit for instructions on how
to record video.
AV Travel Kit
Docking Pod
These optional devices can be purchased from the ARCHOS™ website: www.archos.com.
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VIDEO – Creating MPEG-4 Video Files with your Computer
VIDEO – Creating MPEG-4 Video Files with your Computer
How to create an MPEG-4 video file
Video files that come from your digital camcorder, sent to you via e-mail, or which are freely available on the
Internet are encoded in many different ways. If not already in the proper MPEG-4 Simple Profile or WMV9 Simple
Profile format, a transformation operation must be done in order that these video files can be played by the
AV 700 TV. This transformation process is called re-encoding.
There are basically two ways to do this; 1) Use the Synchronize button in Windows Media®Player 10 or 2) Use
the PC tools which are available on the AV 700 TV’s hard drive. The first method is very simple and merely
requires that you synchronize a video file in your Media Player library to yourAV 700 TV. You do not have much
control in this converting process though and Windows Media®Player determines which video types it will and will
not re-encode. The second method, although it requires some learning, will allow you to have much more control
over the final quality of the re-encoded (converted) video file. It is described below. There are other tools available
on the Internet, some free and some for sale, that can also convert your video files into the appropriate MPEG-4
video file format for theAV 700 TV. See the web site www.mpegmobile.com for a list of a few of them.
PC Tools
TheAV 700 TV is delivered with two Windows®based programs that allow you to create MPEG-4 Simple Profile
.AVI video files. They are the MPEG-4 Translator and Virtual Dub™. The MPEG-4 Translator will call the Virtual
Dub program and give it the correct parameters to encode your video from its original format, .avi or .mpg
(mpeg 1), and then encode it into an MPEG-4 SP .AVI file. The file will be scaled in order to be played back
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8.1 Installing the PC Software
8.1 Installing the PC Software
If your video file is not an MPEG-4 Simple Profile .avi file of the proper size, you will need to re-encode it using
the following utilities. For the AV 700 TV, you will need to create anAVI file that is MPEG-4 Simple Profile with a
resolution up to 720 x 576 (depending on frame rate) and a sound track that is stereo MP3 or WAV. In actuality,
in all cases, a resolution beyond 640x480 does not add any advantage.
MPEG-4 codec (Compression/Decompression)
In order for MPEG-4-Translator to compress the video in a file of the format MPEG-4 SP that theAV 700 TV can
read, it requires an MPEG-4 codec to be installed on your computer.If you do not have the approporiate codec
installed, MPEG-4 Translator will tell you on start up which codec it requires. You will be able to download it for
free from the Internet.
Virtual Dub™
A utility for transcoding one video file into another. This is a general purpose transfer and cleanup utility which
has many options allowing for even the most difficult video translations. When you install it with the ARCHOS™
Installation Utility, it will automatically unzip. It will prompt you to save it to C:\Program Files\VirtualDub. You
should use this default directory location. Otherwise you will have to instruct the MPEG-4 Translator program
where to find it. For more information on Virtual Dub™see the website - http://www.virtualdub.org.
MPEG-4 Translator
This program, developed byArchos, is a “Front-end” for the Virtual Dub program. It has a simple interface which
you use and it then tells Virtual Dub how to process the video file. It sets all the parameters for Virtual Dub
specifically to create a video file in the right size and format to be read by theAV 700 TV. When you run it for the
first time, the MPEG-4 Translator will need to locate the Virtual Dub program. If you did not install Virtual Dub in
the default location, you will have to show the program where Virtual Dub is. If you forget, Windows®will give you
an error when you try to launch it.
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MP3 Sound Codec
If MPEG-4 Translator detects a suitable MP3 codec on your PC, it
will use it, and your video file sound track will be MP3. Otherwise, it
will use the standard IMA ADPCM codec. There are MP3 encoders
(usually packaged together as an encoder and decoder) available on
the Web for you to download. If you choose to use the LAME codec,
make sure that you have a version built with the ACM front-end. You
can find other MP3 codecs on the web by using the search terms
ACM, MP3 and CODEC in your favorite web search engine. Once
this MP3 codec is installed into your system, MPEG-4 Translator will
be able to create final video files with MP3 sound, even if the source
video file does not have an MP3 sound track.
Ifyouareunsurewhat codecs (audio and/or video) havebeen installed
on your computer, you can see the list by going to the following
location.
ForWindowsXP,clickonStart>Settings>ControlPanel>SoundsandAudioDevicesProperties>Hardware,
choose Audio Codecs, then click on Properties. You will find a list here of all the audio codecs that are installed
on your computer. Decoding of MPEG 2 video files is currently not supported by MPEG-4 Translator. These
are usually .mpg or .mpeg format files, not the required AVI file. There are other tools found on the Internet
(FlaskMPEG, Rippack, etc.) that may be downloaded in order to help you with these file types. A good starting
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8.2 Using MPEG-4 Translator
8.2 Using MPEG-4 Translator
Here you see the image of the main MPEG-4 Translator program.
When you first run the program, if the required codec has not been
installed yet. You should download the codec and install it on your
computer. If the Virtual dub program has not been installed, you will
also be notified, and you should install it (either with the ARCHOS™
Installation Utility or the Virtual Dub website). If you have placed the
Virtual Dub program in a folder other than the installer default folder, it
will ask you to locate the file.
Select Source & Destination Files
In this example, a source file 24 hours of Lemans.avi has been
selected as the source video. You can see on the bottom of the
window its original characteristics (width 720, height 576, frame
rate 30). Next, you must then tell the program where to place (Set
Destination file) the newly recoded version of the file (don’t worry, it
will not erase the original). You should give it a new descriptive name,
such as shown above Lemans_AV 700 TV.avi. Make sure you add
the .avi extension.
Change Settings
Next, you can change the parameters (Change Settings) of the
encoder to adjust the level of quality of the final image. Like MP3
music, the higher the bit rate setting is made, the higher the quality of
the music, or video in this case, that you will get. However, this will also
take up more space on your hard drive. A setting of 900 kbps will give
you a nice looking image for viewing on a television. For near DVD
quality, you can set it up to 1200 kbps.
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Target & Priority
If the AV 700 TV device is not listed, select “ARCHOS™Default”. You
will see a Priority box appear. This control is to allow you to select
which feature of the video to be guarded. If for example you are re-
encoding a video file that is 800x600 in resolution and 30 frames per
second, this is beyond the maximum resolution that the AV 700 TV
can play. Thus, the MPEG-4 Translator program will have to decrease
the resolution. Choosing LCD optimizes the final video format for viewing on the built in LCD screen. Choosing
the TV option will optimize the movie to keep the highest possible frame rate. You can see what the size and
frame rate will be by looking at the Video Image Size : Destination parameters. When choosing TV, it is
understood that the output will be optimized for a television, and not the built-in screen.
Start
Click on Start and the program will call Virtual Dub to start processing
the video. Depending on the power and speed of your computer, this
could take real time (a 60 minute long video re-encoded in about
60 minutes) or much longer. As shown to the left, you will see the
progress as it processes the video file. If the Start button is grayed
out, it would be for one of two reasons. 1) The source file is not a
true AVI file. Even if the file name ends with .avi, the internal file data
determines if it is truly anAVI file. 2) The Virtual Dub program was not
located when MPEG-4 Translator was started up. Close the program,
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MUSIC – Playing Music Files
MUSIC – Playing Music Files
When you click on the music icon in the main screen, you will be sent directly to
the ARCLibrary. From here you can choose to either browse your music by the file
system (Browse hard drive) or by music characteristics (Album, Artist, title, Genre,
Year). Use the LEFT, RIGHT, UP, and DOWN buttons to locate one of the factory
installed music samples and then click on PLAY. If you hear nothing at first, make
sure you have adjusted the volume control on the headphone cord.
1. Current Directory
2. Play Mode: One Directory
3. Status: Playing
4. Battery level
5. Volume (maximum:99)
6. Artist* or parent folder
7. Album* or current folder
8. Song title* or file name
9. Next track to be played
10. Relative location in the track
11. Elapsed, remaining, and total song time
12. Time of Day
13. Album picture*
14. File format and rec info
15. Volume level meters
*If the file contains these tag data
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9.1 Button Control
9.1 Button Control
Vol + Increase the Volume
HSA High speed advance
FF Click once: Play the next song in the folder or playlist.
Hold: Fast forward through the song.
Rew Click once: Play the previous song in the folder or
playlist (during first 10 seconds of song) otherwise go to
the beginning of the song.
Hold: Fast reverse through the song.
HSR High speed reverse
Vol. - Decrease the Volume
>| Play/pause/resume
X Stop Song
To lock the AV 700 TV buttons, select the lock action icon on the main screen and press the Select
button.
TheAV 700 TV will display the “locked” icon in the top left corner of the screen. Press the Select button
again to unlock the buttons. You can still use the UP and DOWN buttons to change the volume.
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9.2 Play Screen Icons
9.2 Play Screen Icons
Status
Status
Stopped
Blinks while Playing a track
Current track is paused
Recording a track
Play Order
Play Order
(no icon) Play once
Repeat playing
Shuffle (Random) track selection
Play Mode
Play Mode
AV 700 TV is currently playing from a Playlist
Folder: Play all tracks in the current directory
All: Play all tracks on AV 700 TV
Single: Play a single track then stop
Queue: User can queue the next track to be played *
Scan: Plays first 10 – 90 seconds of each track*
* See the PlayMode section in the Settings chapter of this manual for details.
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9.3 Browsing through your Music Library
9.3 Browsing through your Music Library
The ARClibrary is your AV 700 TV’s music library. It is a system
for indexing your music by album, artist, song title, etc. When you
synchronize music files from your PC using Windows Media®Player
to the AV 700 TV, the ARCLibrary will get updated to include the new
songs you have added. As shown in this screen capture, you can
select your music by Artist, Album, Song Title, Genre, or Year.
All music files that you purchase have internal ‘tags’ which identify
the artist, the album, and the song title. If your music files do not have
internal tags (ex: WAV file format or untagged WMAor MP3 files) then
the ARCLibrary will put them under the category (Unknown). Audio
files created with the AV 700 TV from analog sources are indexed as
Artist = (ARCHOS) and Album = (Audio Recordings).
You can reach the PlayMode settings screen from the Setup action
icon > PlayMode. The play mode determines how your music is
played (just the current folder of music, all music, one file, etc.). See
Playmode in the section Settings above for a description of how
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9.4 Playing Through your Stereo System
9.4 Playing Through your Stereo System
To play your music through your stereo system, you can use the suppliedAV cable as shown below. You can also
connect the optional docking pod audio outputs (red and white plugs of the cable connected to AV Out) to your
stereo system inputs.
Playing through a Stereo system with an AV Cable
9.5 Setting a Bookmark
9.5 Setting a Bookmark
If you are listening to a song, or perhaps a long recording, and would like to place a bookmark in it in
order to pick up from this point at another time, you can use the Bookmark function. Simply select the
Set Bookmark action icon. This will set a bookmark in the audio file at the current position. You can only
set one bookmark per file. When you look at the file in your browser, it will have a yellow check mark on
its icon indicating that this file has a bookmark set within it. You can have a maximum of 16 files bookmarked.
Setting more bookmarks will then start to erase the oldest bookmarks. The next time you play an audio file which
contains a bookmark, you will be presented with three options:
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Resume: Start playing from the bookmarked position.
Ignore: Keep the bookmark but start playing from the very beginning.
Clear: Clear the bookmark from this file and start playing from the very beginning.
9.6 The Resume Function
9.6 The Resume Function
When you turn on your AV 700 TV you may notice that the icon which is highlighted on the main
screen is not the Browser but rather the Resume icon. This icon is highlighted when the AV 700 TV
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MUSIC – Putting Music onto your AV 700 TV
MUSIC – Putting Music onto your AV 700 TV
Your Archos™product is a certified PlaysForSure™digital device which means that wherever
you find music for sale on the Internet with this symbol, you can be certain that it will ‘Play for
sure’ on your AV 700 TV*.
TheAV 700 TV is designed to work seamlessly with Windows Media®Player (WMP) versions
9 and 10. The Windows Media®Player software is used to download digital media content
from the Internet to your computer and organizing it. You will also use it to synchronize (copy)
the contents of your Windows Media®Player media library to your Archos™device. See the
comparison chart below for an explanation of the different features available when running
Windows Media Player 9 and 10 or check out the web site www.playsforsure.com.
*Subscription services require you to be running Windows Media®Player 10.
10.1 Synchronizing Music from Windows Media
10.1 Synchronizing Music from Windows Media
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Player (WMP) to the AV 700 TV
Player (WMP) to the AV 700 TV
The Synchronize button in Windows Media®Player (WMP) is a one way ‘sync’
button. That is, it will add music, video, and photo files to your AV 700 TV so that
you have the same digital media on your AV 700 TV as you have in your Windows
Media®Player media library. Of course, you can choose to sync only certain songs,
videos, or photos, or sync your entire library. On WMP10, you can click the button
Set up Sync in the Sync tab and then check the box labeled Synchronize Device Automatically. This is the
auto-sync advantage of WMP10. If this box is checked, then each time you connect your AV 700 TV to your
PC, Windows Media®Player will automatically start up and check to see if there are any new music, videos, or
photos in your media library, and if so, will then copy them to your AV 700 TV. You
also have the possibility to decide what types of media automatically sync when
you connect your AV 700 TV. For example, you may only want music files to be
synchronized. On the other hand, with Windows Media®Player 9, you have to tell it
what you want to sync, WMP9 cannot synchronize automatically when you connect
your AV 700 TV to your computer.
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Note for WMP10 users: Files added to yourAV 700 TV from another computer or files which are recorded from an analog
source cannot be added to the Windows Media®Player Library when you connect your AV 700 TV to the computer.
Songs which have been added, will however, be listed in the device’s ARCLibrary.
10.2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 to Windows Media Player 9
10.2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 to Windows Media Player 9
Windows®Media Player 10 is only available for Windows®XP (service Pack 1) and newer operating systems. It
is worth your while to upgrade to Windows®XP (home or professional) and to Windows®Media Player 10. The
list below shows the advantages.
Functionality WMP9 WMP10
Functionality WMP9 WMP10
Auto-synchronize the WMP library toARCHOS™AV 700 TV on connecting to PC no* yes
Can synchronize subscription music (‘to go’services) to your AV 700 TV no yes
Carefree USB disconnection (no special green arrow unmount procedure) no yes
Will convert video files** to play on your AV 700 TV if not in correct format no yes
Supports protected Internet video downloads no yes
PlaysForSure™audio content
* Must use WMP9 manual sync function to copy purchased music to the AV 700 TV.
** Microsoft reserves the right to limit which video file formats it will convert with WMP10