Archos GamePad User manual

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Table of contents
For more information, please consult the FAQs of your product on www.archos.com.
Make sure to read them before considering any product return.
Package Contents...................................................................................................................................
Getting started........................................................................................................................................
Description of the device....................................................................................................................
Connecting to a WiFi network...........................................................................................................
ARCHOS mapping tool.........................................................................................................................
The AndroidTM interface......................................................................................................................
Getting familiar with AndroidTM.......................................................................................................
Troubleshooting....................................................................................................................................
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Warranty
Warranty
Package Contents
USB cable Charger
QSG booklet Warranty,
legal & safety booklet
ARCHOS GAMEPAD 2
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Getting Started
Charging
TIPS:
To receive more complete service, please register your product.
From a computer, go to www.archos.com/register.
1. Charge your device by plugging your power cable into the
micro-USB port. The GamePad will start charging.
2. Press the Power button to turn on the device.
The charging indicator light is on when the battery is charging.
-You can use your GamePad whilst it charges.
-Let your device charge completely the rst time you use it.
-Use only the supplied charger.
When your device is completely decharged, you need to charge
it for at least 10 minutes before the charging battery icon can
be displayed.
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Description of the GamePad
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* With optional Mini-HDMI to HDMI cable.
Micro-USB port R2 button
Headphone jack R1 button
Mini-HDMI video output* Directional pad
Microphone A, B, Y, X buttons
Volume buttons Analog sticks
Charging indicator SELECT button
ON/OFF button START button
L1 button Loudspeakers
L2 button Micro-SD card slot
Camera
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Connecting to a WiFi Network
CAUTION: Make sure that you are in a WiFi zone.
Touch and hold the time & battery icons to
reveal the status bar. A blue line is displayed.
Pull the blue line down to display the status
dashboard.
Slide the WiFi switch to "ON" positon.
The GamePad will scan for Wi networks in
range. Touch the name of network you want
to connect to.
Touch "WiFi o" in the status dashboard. The
WiFi page will be displayed.
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TIPS:
-When entering a WiFi password, we recommend that you select “Show password” so you can see
the characters you are typing. To get the correct WiFi password (or settings) for the network, contact
the WiFi network provider. If your WiFi is on and you are in range of a network that you previously
connected to, your GamePad will automatically attempt to connect to it.
-To keep your WiFi connection ON when the device is on sleep, select the Menu icon in the “WiFi”
page. Then, select Advanced > Keep WiFi on during sleep > Always.
Private networks are shown with a lock
icon and will require you to enter your
password.
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ARCHOS mapping tool
Tip 2:
Whenever you launch a game whose virtual
controls are mapped, the right mapping profile
will automatically be selected.
Tip 1:
Within ARCHOS mapping tool, there are already
mapping profiles for over 100 games. Also, many
games function automatically with physical
buttons.
ARCHOS mapping tool is an application installed in your GamePad. It allows you to link the
virtual controls of games to the physical controls of the GamePad by using mapping controls.
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Starting ARCHOS mapping tool
1. Launch a game.
When you reach the starting screen, the virtual controls are displayed.
2. Select the ARCHOS mapping tool icon from the system bar.
The mapping overlay is displayed with the mapping tool interface.
ARCHOS mapping tool interface
ARCHOS mapping tool icon
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Positioning a mapping control
Hold and drag a type of mapping control to the desired virtual button.
Button
It is for the directional pad
, , , , the X, Y, B, A, buttons
and the L1, R1, L2, R2, Start,
Select buttons.
Stick
It is for the analog
directional sticks.
Target
It is for analog stick
targetting. It is placed
normally in the central
area of the screen on
shooting games.
There are three types of mapping control
ARCHOS mapping tool
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Linking a mapping control to a physical control
1. When a mapping control is placed on a virtual control, you are asked to select the desired
physical control you want to associate with it.
2. Once a physical control is associated to the mapping control, the name of the physical
control is displayed on the mapping control.
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Enlarging a mapping control
Some virtual controls are larger than the mapping controls.
Enlarge the mapping control so that it is tailored to the virtual control.
1. Resize with right analog stick.
2. Press button A when done
You can only enlarge the mapping controls Stick and Target.
Saving your parameters
When you have mapped the virtual controls of a game, select "Play" to validate .
The prole is saved and associated with that game.
The mapping overlay disappears and you can play.
Whenever you start the game, you are informed that the emulation of virtual controls is
running. Each mapping is specic to a game.
Press the notication to display the mapping prole of the game. You can either modify it, or
delete it.
ARCHOS mapping tool
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Q&A about the mapping
You placed a mapping control on a virtual control but no option is available?
1. Tap the mapping control.
A menu box is displayed.
2. Select the icon to set up the mapping control.
You want to remove a mapping control that you set?
1. Tap the mapping control.
A menu box is displayed.
2. Select the icon to remove the mapping control.
You want to remove a mapping prole set for a game?
1. In the interface of the Game, select the mapping tool icon.
2. From ARCHOS mapping tool, select "Clear".
3. Select "OK" to conrm.
Removing a mapping prole
Displaying options
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The AndroidTM Interface
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GoogleTM Search
>Touch "Google" for text search or touch the microphone icon for voice search.
AndroidTM apps shortcuts
> Touch to start an application.
Permanent AndroidTM apps shortcuts
> Touch to start an application
Back button
Home button
Recent apps buttons
Archos mapping tool icon
All Apps button
> Touch this icon to show all the applications and widgets installed on your ARCHOS. All
your downloaded applications are here.
The status bar
> Displays notications and quick settings
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The AndroidTM Interface
The Quick settings
1Current user(1)
2To adjust the screen brightness.
3To access all your settings.
4To turn on/o your WiFi connection.
5To activate/deactivate automatic screen
orientation as you turn your ARCHOS.
6Percentage of battery remaining
7To turn on/o your Bluetooth connection.
8To enable wireless display(2)
(1)New multi-user support for tablets lets different users have their own separate, customizable spaces on a
single device. To add users, go to Settings > Device.
(2)You can share movies, YouTube videos, and anything that’s on your screen on an HDTV. You need to
connect a wireless display adapter to any HDMI-enabled TV to mirror what’s on your screen quickly and
easily.
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Opens a list of thumbnail images of apps you’ve worked with recently:
The Recent Apps
Touch: to open an app.
Hold down: to display options
Swipe up or down: to close an app.
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Getting familiar with AndroidTM
The extended home screen:
Navigate between dierent home screen panels by swiping left and
right.
Moving a home screen item:
Touch and hold your nger onto it until the positioning gridlines
appear, then slide it to the desired location, and release your nger.
Removing a home screen item:
Touch and hold it, slide your nger towards the top of the screen
and drop it over the Remove icon.
Uninstalling an item:
From the All apps screens, touch and hold it, slide your nger towards
the top of the screen and drop it over Uninstall bin.
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Creating application folders:
Drop one app icon over another on a home screen and the two icons
will be combined.
Widgets:
Touch the All Apps icon on your home screen. Touch Widgets at
the top of the screen. From the main Widgets screen, you can move
around widgets just as you do for app icons.
Changing your wallpaper:
Hold your nger on a home screen at an empty location, then choose
from the list.
Locking the touchscreen:
In Settings, scroll down and touch security. Touch Screen lock. Touch
the type of lock you would like to use. After you set a lock, a lock
screen is displayed whenever your screen wakes up, requesting the
pattern, PIN or other specied key.
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Troubleshooting
If your device is frozen:
Press the ON/OFF button for 10 seconds.
If your device doesn’t turn on:
1. Charge your device.
2. Press the ON/OFF button for 10 seconds.
If you want to extend the life of your battery:
Decrease the screen brightness and turn o the wireless connections if not in use.
If your device functioning is too slow:
Close all apps which are not currently used. Use the System Monitor app.
If your WiFi reception is too low:
Make sure you are not far from the WiFi hotspot.
Update the rmware of the device: http://www.archos.com/support.
Reset and redene your connection parameters.
Contact your WiFi connection provider.
If you want to restore your product (forgotten password? erase all your settings?) :
While holding Volume+, press the ON/OFF button to turn on the device.
The Android system recovery is displayed.
Use the Volume buttons to scroll and the ON/OFF button to validate.
Select “Wipe data/factory reset” and validate.
Select “Yes -- delete all user data” and validate.
Select “Reboot system now” and validate.
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