Archos Media Player 704 Wifi 160GB User manual

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ENGLISH USER MANUAL
Version 1.0
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Dear Customer,
thank you for choosing this ARCHOS product. We hope that you will enjoy using it and that it will give
you entire satisfaction for many years to come.
Please do register your product on our website (www.archos.com/register) to ensure that you get access to our help line and to be informed of free software updates for your product.
Wishing you the best Multimedia experience,
The ARCHOS Team
All the information contained in this manual was correct at the time of publication. However, as our
engineers are always updating and improving our products, your device’s software may have a slightly
different appearance or modified functionality than presented in this manual.
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MANUAL V1.0
Table of CONTENTS > p. Table Of Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 4
ARCHOS device description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Using the TouchScreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
INTERFACE LANGUAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
BATTERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
PRODUCT CARE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1. Playing Video............................................................................................................................10
1.1BROWSING THROUGH YOUR VIDEOS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.2 Video playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.3 VIDEO SETTINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.4Putting videos onto your ARCHOS device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.5 Recording Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2. Playing Music...........................................................................................................................14
2.1 browsing through your music files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.2music playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.3 MUSIC SETTINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.4 Sound Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.5Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.6Putting music onto your ARCHOS device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.7 Recording AUDIO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3. Viewing Photos.......................................................................................................................21
3.1 browsing through your photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.2Photo Viewer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3.3PHOTO SETTINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.4Playing a slideshow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.5 VIEWING PHOTOS WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.6 putting photos on to your ARCHOS DEVICE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.Using the Browser............................................................................................................ 26
4.1 Navigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.2 Using the Virtual Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4.3Browsing OTHER COMPUTERS ON the Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4.4 Using the PDF Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
5. Connecting to a WiFi Network.................................................................................30
5.1Playing Media Files from a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
5.2 WiFi Connection Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
5.3 WiFi Network Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
6.Browsing the Web............................................................................................................. 34
6.1 Launching the web browser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
6.2 Using the web browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
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Table of CONTENTS > p. 7.USB connections................................................................................................................. 36
7.1 Computer Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
7.2 USB Host Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
8. setup screen......................................................................................................................... 40
8.1 Language Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
8.2Display Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
8.3 Appearance settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
8.4 Clock Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
8.5Power Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
8.6TV control settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
8.7 System Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
8.8 Wireless File Server Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
8.9 Updating the Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
9. Optional Functionalities............................................................................................. 48
9.1DVR Station & DVR Travel Adapter presentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
9.2 Recording Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
9.3 Editing Video Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
9.4 Setting the Scheduler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
9.5THE Infrared Emitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
9.6 Recording Audio (external source) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Technical Specifications.................................................................................................... 58
Technical Support information................................................................................... 60
MANUAL V1.0
Introduction > p. Introduction
ARCHOS device description
Buttons
On the left side of the device:
Press and hold to switch on/off.
Press once to switch the display of the image between TV and built-in LCD screen.
Press and hold to lock the buttons of your ARCHOS device.
Connectors
Underneath the device are several connectors:
DVR Record external video and/or audio via the optional DVR Station or DVR Travel Adapter, available
STATION from www.archos.com (see Optional Functionalities).
Connect your ARCHOS device to your computer (see Computer Connection).
B
Connect a compatible external device to your ARCHOS (see USB Host Connection).
A
On the left side of the device:
Power: charge the battery of your ARCHOS device (see Battery Charge).
AV Out Jack:
• Audio: plug in headphones.
• Video: plug in the ARCHOS AV cable to connect to your TV, hi-fi, etc.
A/V
LED Indicators
ON/OFF indicator
Hard Disk Drive activity indicator:
• the light flickers when the hard drive is active (playing/transferring files).
Battery charge indicator:
• light on: the battery is charging.
• flashing: the battery is fully charged.
Video display indicator:
• the light is on when the image is displayed on an external display.
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Built-in Loudspeakers
The built-in stereo loudspeakers are on the front of the device, on both sides below the screen.
leg stand
remote control
• The ARCHOS 704 WIFI has an infrared receiver located on the front of the device, in the
bottom left corner.
• Point the supplied remote control towards the infrared receiver to control your ARCHOS
device. With the optional DVR Station, you can also use the remote control to change
TV channels or turn a tuner (VCR, cable or satellite box) on and off. See: Optional
Functionalities.
1 standby / wake up.
2 numeric entry: to access a TV channel directly (with optional DVR Station).
3 start a video or audio recording with optional DVR Station or DVR Travel Adapter
(Start recording menu item on screen).
4 switch between built-in screen and an external screen (
button).
5 Accelerator buttons: high-speed fast forward, reverse, or list scrolling.
6 Navigation buttons: move from an item to another. ( /
screen).
and
/
buttons on
7 Enter/Accept and Pay/Pause button.
8 Escape/Back /Stop button ( button on screen).
9 mute sound.
10
tab between available screens (
button on screen).
11
Menu button: display a text description of the available menu icons (Menu button
on screen).
12
increase / decrease volume.
13
switch between TV channels (with optional DVR Station).
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Introduction > p. Using the TouchScreen
Your ARCHOS 704 WIFI device is equipped with a touchscreen.
Most screen areas will react when you tap on them using the included stylus or your fingernail.
Below is a description of the main tactile screen areas and a few tips on how to use the touchscreen.
Interface Description & Tactile Screen Areas
Status Bar
• In the top right corner of the screen, the status bar indicates the volume, the
battery level, the current time, the playback status of your device, etc.
• This area is not tactile, except for the cross, which may appear at the right end
of the status bar for you to exit the current screen.
Tabs
• In the top left corner of the screen, the tabs area shows other available applications and screens (Setup Screen, Home Screen, etc.). They vary, depending
on where you are in the interface.
• You can tap on the icon to switch between the available screens.
• You can also tap directly on one of the tabs to access the corresponding
screen.
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.
• To execute a menu icon’s function, simply tap on it. In order to display a text description of
the icon, tap on the MENU word.
Home Screen
• This is the main screen of your ARCHOS device, showing its main
functions.
• In the Home Screen or in the Setup Screen, you can tap directly on
an icon to select it. Tap a second time to launch the application.
• In a browser window, in the ARCLibrary, or in the photo wall, you
can tap twice on a file, song or video to launch it.
Other Touchscreen Actions
• When watching a video or listening to music, you
can tap on the progression bar to go directly to a
different location in the video or song. You can also
drag the cursor in the progression bar to another
location in the video or song.
• In the screens where it appears, the volume bar can be dragged in the same way.
• In the Archos file browser, you can drag the scroll bar up and down.
• In the PDF viewer and in the Web browser, you can scroll up and down by tapping on the page and
dragging it up or down (be careful not to tap on a link!).
Note: in this manual, reactive areas will be surrounded with red dots on screenshots showing touchscreen controls.
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Introduction > p. The Resume Icon
• Sometimes the Resume icon is highlighted in the Home Screen when you turn on the ARCHOS. This
means that you can resume the last-played music or video file, if it was interrupted before the end.
• If the Resume icon is grayed out, it means that no music or video file playback can be resumed.
INTERFACE LANGUAGE
Changing the Language
• The interface of your ARCHOS device is available in various languages.
• If your language is not available, go to the ARCHOS website (www.archos.com/firmware) and download and install the latest version. New languages are included in the firmware as they become available. See Updating the Firmware.
To change the system’s language:
1. From the Home Screen, tap on
to access the
Setup Screen.
2. Tap on the Language icon to display the
Language Settings screen.
3. Select a different language using the / buttons (your settings are saved instantly).
4. Tap on to exit. Tap on to return to the
Home Screen.
BATTERY
Battery Charge
• Before using your ARCHOS device for the first time, charge the battery until the
light starts blinking.
• Simply plug the ARCHOS Charger/Adapter into the power jack. The ARCHOS device will turn on and start
charging, and a lightning bolt symbol will flash over the battery icon in the status bar:
.
Replacing the Battery
The ARCHOS has a removable battery. You can purchase extra batteries from www.archos.com.
Caution: if the battery is incorrectly replaced or short-circuited, this could result in damage to the product and/or
serious injuries to the user. Replace only with an original Archos battery.
MANUAL V1.0
Introduction > p. To replace the battery, follow these steps:
PRODUCT CARE
Caring for your ARCHOS Device
Your ARCHOS device is an electronic product that needs to be treated with care:
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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 fields.
Keep any connected wires neatly arranged: the device could fall if a cable is accidentally pulled by a child.
Do not open it up. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Opening will void your warranty.
In order to keep your touchscreen in good condition, and to avoid damaging the screen surface, you should
use only the included stylus or your finger.
resetting your archos device
• In the event that your ARCHOS device freezes operation (due to electrostatic phenomena, for example), you
can reset it by pressing the button for 15 seconds.
• If this does not work, you can also use the master reset function by removing the battery (See: Replacing the
battery) and pressing the master reset button as shown below:
Note: Resetting your Archos will not erase any data from your device.
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Introduction > p. system recovery
• If your ARCHOS device does not respond correctly, or does not show certain songs or videos that you have
copied to it, try using the repair and format tools (see: System Settings).
• If once turned on, the ARCHOS does not show the Home Screen, you can try a system recovery. It allows you
to repair the hard drive, format it, or force the touchscreen calibration when you cannot access the touchscreen settings (see: Display Settings).
1. Press the button to turn on your device.
until the Recovery mode screen appears.
2. Immediately press and hold the
Since the system recovery mode is activated, the touchscreen is currently disabled. To move from an option
to another, press the
button. To validate an option, press and hold the
button until the line flashes, and
release it.
The system recovery mode gives you four options:
No
- cancels the system recovery.
Repair Disk
- attempts to repair the file structure on the hard drive.
- does not erase any data.
Format Disk
- formats the hard drive.
- all data (music, photos, videos, etc.), licenses and settings are erased.
Force Touchscreen Calibration
- use this option if the touchscreen does not respond correctly and if you cannot access the touchscreen settings (see: Display Settings).
- follow the instructions on the screen.
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PLAYING VIDEO > p. 10
1. Playing Video
In the Home Screen, tap on the Video icon to highlight it, then tap on it again to enter the Video
mode.
1.1BROWSING THROUGH YOUR VIDEOS
• There are two types of views for you to browse through your videos: the Video List and the Video Browser.
• You can switch between the two views by tapping on at any time while browsing in video mode.
• When browsing in video mode, only video files are shown.
The Video List
• The Video List (default view) only shows the
video files in the Video folder of the ARCHOS
hard drive (it does not show videos located in
subfolders).
• To view videos from a different folder, tap on
to switch to the Video Browser view, and navigate to another folder.
The Video Browser
• The Video Browser allows you to navigate to
other folders within the Video folder. It is based
on the ARCHOS File Browser.
• See: Using the Browser.
Both views display a motion thumbnail of the highlighted video as well as various information about the video file.
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PLAYING VIDEO > p. 11
Video List & Browser Menu Items
Info
- displays a message box with all the available information about the highlighted video file.
- tap on to close the Info screen.
Delete
- allows you to delete the highlighted video file. A confirmation screen will pop up.
Rename
- allows you to change the name of the highlighted video file using the virtual keyboard.
- see: Using the Virtual Keyboard.
Resume video
- will resume playing the highlighted video from the bookmark.
Clear bookmark
- will remove the bookmark from the highlighted video file.
Resume video and Clear bookmark only appear in the menu when a bookmarked video file is highlighted.
Reset thumbnails
- will delete all user-defined thumbnails and restore the default thumbnails.
Sound
- will display the Sound settings screen (see: Sound Settings).
- tap on to return to the Video mode.
1.2 Video playback
Use the scroll bar to browse through the list of videos. Tap on a video file to highlight it, then tap on the selected
file again to play it. The menu overlay will disappear automatically after a few seconds. To display it again, tap once
anywhere on the screen. To make it disappear again, tap on .
Video Playback Screen and TouchScreen Controls
1 stop video / exit
2 playback status icon
3 current play mode icon
4 video file name
5 current display format
6 volume level
7 video progression bar
8 play / pause button
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Video Playback Menu Items
Info
- displays a message box with all the available information about the current video file.
- tap on to close the Info screen.
Format
- allows to change the way the image is displayed.
- Auto:adjusts the video size to best adapt to the built-in screen or TV.
- Full Screen: enlarges the picture to fill the screen and cuts some of the image.
- Maximized: enlarges the picture to fill 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.
Speed
- will play the current video in slow motion or high speed.
- while paused in slow motion, you can advance frame by frame, using
/ .
Save frame as...
- Thumbnail: saves the current image as a new thumbnail for this file (overwrites the previously set
thumbnail, if any).
- Wallpaper: the current image will be defined as your device’s background image.
Set bookmark
- sets a bookmark at the current spot in the video.
- only one bookmark per file is allowed.
- you can bookmark up to 32 files.
- video files with a bookmark appear with the
icon in the browser.
Settings
- will display the Video settings screen (see next chapter).
- tap on to exit this screen.
Sound
- will display the Sound settings screen (see: Sound Settings).
- tap on to exit this screen.
1.3 VIDEO SETTINGS
• You can access the Video Settings screen via the Settings menu item while playing a video file.
• Tap on the / buttons to select a different setting for a parameter.
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PlayMode (a status bar icon shows the current mode)
- Single: plays only one video file and stops.
- Folder: plays all video files in the current folder.
Repeat & Shuffle (a status bar icon shows the current mode)
- - Normal: plays the video selection once and stops.
- Repeat: plays the video selection repeatedly
- Shuffle: plays videos in a random order
LCD Brightness
- adjusts the level of brightness of the built-in screen
1.4 Putting videos onto your ARCHOS device
There are two main methods to transfer your own videos onto the ARCHOS:
• Synchronize your videos with Windows Media® Player 10 or 11
This method requires your ARCHOS USB connection to operate in ‘Windows Media Device’ mode
(see: System Settings). Windows Media® Player 10 or 11 will copy the videos you have selected
directly into the Video folder of the ARCHOS.
• Copy and Paste your video files from your computer into the Video folder of your ARCHOS (see: Computer
Connection for details on how to connect your ARCHOS device to your computer).
Creating Compatible Video Files with Your Computer
If some of your videos don’t play on your ARCHOS device, you may need to transcode them to a compatible format.
• The easiest way to do this is by using Windows Media® Player 10 or 11 to transfer videos to your ARCHOS in
‘Windows Media Device’ mode. Windows Media® Player 10 or 11 will automatically convert most formats to the
WMV format that your device can play.
• If you don’t want to use Windows Media® Player 10 or 11, a search on the Internet should allow you to find
suitable utility programs to do this job.
• If you would like to simply copy and paste DVD video files 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 ‘podcast’ plug-in.
1.5Recording Video
• Your ARCHOS device can record video, via its VideoCorder function.
• You will need the optional DVR Station or DVR Travel Adapter to record video.
• See: Optional Functionalities to learn more about this feature.
DVR Travel Adapter
DVR Station
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PLAYING MUSIC > p. 14
2. Playing Music
In the Home Screen, tap on the Music icon to highlight it, then tap on it again 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 ARCLibrary and the Music Browser.
• When browsing through your music, only music files are shown.
The ArcLibrary
• The ArcLibrary (default view) shows your music
sorted in categories (Artist, Album, Title, Genre,
etc.) if your music files contain these tags.
• When new music is added to the Music folder
of the ARCHOS, the ARCLibrary will be updated
automatically.
• If some of your music files do not contain tags,
they will be classified as (Unknown) in the
ARCLibrary.
The Music Browser
• The music browser allows you to navigate the
Music folder of your device’s hard drive. It is
based on the ARCHOS File Browser.
• To use it, select Browse Hard Drive in the initial
ArcLibrary view.
• See: Using the Browser.
ARCLibrary* and Music Browser Menu Items
Info
- displays a message box with all the available information about the highlighted music file.
- tap on to close the Info screen.
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Delete
- allows you to delete the highlighted music file. A confirmation screen will pop up.
Rename
- allows you to change the name of the highlighted music file using the virtual keyboard.
- see: Using the Virtual Keyboard.
Resume song
- will resume playing the highlighted music file from the bookmark.
Clear bookmark
- will remove the bookmark from the highlighted music file.
Resume song and Clear bookmark only appear in the menu when a track with a bookmark is highlighted.
Show playlist
- opens a playlist edition window on the right (see: Playlists).
Sound
- will display the Sound settings screen (see: Sound Settings).
- tap on to return to the Music mode.
* in the ArcLibrary, only the Show playlist and Sound menu items are available.
2.2music playback
Use the scroll bar to browse through the list of audio tracks. Tap on a track to highlight it, then tap on the selected
track again to play it.
Music Playback Screen and TouchScreen Controls
1 stop song and exit
2 playback status icon
3 current play mode icon
4 previous track
5 song title, artist name, album
title and track number
6 next track
7 play / pause button
8 progression bar (with remaining time and elapsed
time)
9 volume level
To browse through your songs while listening to music, simply tap on
browser screen that you launched the current song from.
. This will take you to the ARCLibrary or
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Playback Status Icons
Status bar icons tell you if your ARCHOS is:
playing
paused
stopped
Music Playback Menu Items
Info
- displays a message box with all the available information about the current music file.
- tap on to close the info screen.
Home
- allows you to go back to the Home Screen while playing music, in order to browse your hard drive, play a
photo slideshow, read a PDF file, etc.
Playlist
- opens the playlist editor (see: Playlists).
Set bookmark
- sets a bookmark at the current spot in the audio file.
- only one bookmark per file is allowed.
- you can bookmark up to 32 files.
- music files with a bookmark appear with the
icon.
Set rating
- allows to give a rating to the current song (1-5) or to remove the rating (none).
Settings
- will display the Music settings screen (see next chapter).
Sound
- will display the Sound settings screen (see: Sound Settings).
- tap on to exit this screen.
2.3 MUSIC SETTINGS
• You can access the Music Settings screen via the Settings menu item while playing a song.
• Tap on the / buttons to select a different setting for a parameter.
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PlayMode (a status bar icon shows the current mode)
- Single: plays only one music file and stops.
- Folder: plays all music files in the current folder or album.
- All: plays all music files in the ARCHOS device.
- Queue: allows you to select a track to be played after the current one is finished.
- while a track is playing, tap on to switch to the browser window and tap on a track to select it: this is
your queued track, and the status bar icon will change.
- you can only queue one track at a time.
- if you do not select a song to queue before the end of the current track, the ARCHOS will play the next
track in the folder or album.
- Scan: plays the first few seconds of each track.
- you can define the length to play in Intro duration.
- if you want to play the whole song, tap on it while its intro is playing; the music player will then revert to the
Folder play mode.
Repeat & Shuffle (a status bar icon shows the current mode)
- - Normal: plays the track selection once and stops.
- Repeat: plays the track selection repeatedly.
- Shuffle: plays random tracks from the selection.
Intro duration
- defines for how long each track will be played in the Scan play mode.
2.4Sound Settings
• You can access the Sound Settings screen via the Sound menu item.
• This screen allows you to adjust the sound settings of your ARCHOS device to your personal taste.
• Tap on the / buttons to select a different setting for a parameter.
Volume
- adjusts the output volume.
Built-in speaker
- ON/OFF: the built-in speaker remains on or off regardless if headphones are attached.
- Automatic: the built-in speaker automatically turns off when you plug in headphones or an AV Cable.
Audio Output
- defines whether the audio signal is sent out via the Analog Line-Out or the SPDIF interface when connected
to a DVR Station.
Bass Boost Level
- adjusts the bass boosting level.
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Preset
- allows you to quickly select a sound profile.
Set equalizer
- allows you to use a custom sound profile. Tap on this button to enter the equalizer screen (see next section).
Balance
- allows you to balance the sound between the left and right speakers.
Reset
- highlight and tap on it to reset sound parameters to the default values.
Equalizer Screen
• Your ARCHOS device features a 5-band equalizer.
• Tap directly on a band (Bass, Mid. bass, Mid.
range, Mid. treble or Treble) to highlight it, then
tap on the / buttons to change the gain
level for these frequency ranges.
It is advised that you change these settings while
listening to music, in order to be able to appreciate
the sound changes.
2.5 Playlists
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A playlist is a list of audio tracks that the music player will automatically play one after the other.
On your ARCHOS device, you can play, create and edit as many playlists as you want.
In the ARCHOS Browser, playlists are the files with the
icon.
When playing a playlist, the
icon will appear in the status bar.
Note: when you delete a playlist, you are only deleting the list and not the music itself.
Playing a Playlist
• In the ARCLibrary, tap on the Playlist line to
highlight it, then tap on it again to open it.
• Tap on a playlist to highlight it, then tap on it
again. A panel showing the contents of the playlist will open on the right.
• Tap on the first item in the playlist to start playing from the first track.
• You may want to play the tracks in a different
order: select the Shuffle menu item to randomly
shuffle the order of the songs in the current
playlist.
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Creating a Playlist
• Select the Show playlist menu item while you are in the Music browser. A playlist panel will open on the
right: you can now start adding songs to the current playlist.
• In the left panel, locate the songs you would like to add to your playlist. Tap on a song to add it to the playlist (the song’s icon in the left panel will change to
, indicating that it is part of the current playlist).
• Repeat this operation with all the tracks you want.
Another way to add songs or the content of an entire folder, artist, album, etc. to a playlist is by using the Add to
playlist or Insert in playlist menu items:
Add to playlist
- will add the highlighted track, folder, artist or album at the end of the playlist.
Insert in playlist
- will insert the highlighted track, folder, artist or album before the selected item in the playlist.
To jump back and forth between the left and right panels, tap on
highlight.
or tap directly on the panel that you want to
See the next section to learn how to save your playlists.
Playlist Panel Menu Items
These menu items appear when the focus is on the right panel:
Remove track
- deletes the highlighted track from the playlist.
Move track
- allows you to change the position of the highlighted track within the playlist.
- tap on a track to highlight it, then choose the Move track menu item. Now tap on the position to which
you want to move the track, and tap on the track again to validate.
Save
- saves the current playlist to the Playlists folder.
Save As
- same as Save, but it also allows you to give a personalized name to the playlist.
- see: Using the Virtual Keyboard.
Clear
- clears and closes the current playlist.
Shuffle
- randomly shuffles the order of the songs in the current playlist.
Sound
- will display the Sound settings screen (see: Sound Settings).
- tap on to exit this screen.
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Editing a Playlist
To edit an existing playlist:
• Highlight the playlist and use the Show playlist menu item.
• You can now add, shuffle, move or remove tracks within the playlist, using the appropriate menu items.
• An asterisk (*) appears after the playlist’s name in the right panel to indicate that modifications were made
to the playlist and that it is unsaved.
• After you have made the changes you want, save the playlist with the Save menu item, or with the Save As
menu item if you wish to give it a different name.
Adding Songs to a Playlist while Listening to Music
• While playing a song, choose the Playlist menu item.
• A new window will open with two panels, the music files on the left and the playlist on the right.
• Tap on to focus on the left panel and select the song or folder of songs to add, then choose the Add to
playlist or Insert in playlist menu item to add them to the playlist.
• Tap on to return to the playback screen.
Please note: this can only be done if you have entered the Music folder via the Music icon on the Home Screen
and not via the Browser icon.
2.6 Putting music onto your ARCHOS device
There are two main methods to transfer your own music onto the ARCHOS:
• Synchronize your music with Windows Media® Player 10 or 11
This method requires your ARCHOS USB connection to operate in ‘Windows Media Device’ mode
(see: System Settings). Windows Media® Player 10 or 11 will copy the music files you have selected
directly into the Music folder of the ARCHOS.
• Copy and Paste your music files from your computer into the Music folder of your ARCHOS (see Computer
Connection for details on how to connect your ARCHOS device to your computer).
• In order for the ARCLibrary to recognize your songs’ tags efficiently, it is advised that you keep an orderly
structure for your music files, for instance by making a folder for each artist, containing a folder for each of
their albums, inside which are placed individual songs.
You can easily create audio content with your computer by using Windows Media® Player 10 or 11 to convert your
own CDs to MP3 or WMA format. Check the laws and regulations in your country or jurisdiction to know if private
copy of your CDs for your own use is authorized.
2.7Recording AUDIO
• Your ARCHOS device can record audio, via its AudioCorder function.
• You will need the optional DVR Station or DVR Travel Adapter to record audio from an analog
source (see Optional Functionalities to learn more about this feature).
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3. Viewing Photos
In the Home Screen, tap on the Photo icon to highlight it, then tap on it again to enter the Photo
viewer.
3.1 browsing through your photos
• There are three types of views for you to browse through your photos: the Photo Wall, the PhotoLibrary and
the Photo Browser.
• When browsing through your photos, only picture files are shown.
You can switch between the three views by tapping on
The Photo Wall
• The Photo Wall (default view) shows thumbnails
of your photos. It shows all picture files in the
Pictures folder sorted by date.
• To view pictures from a different folder, tap on
to switch to the PhotoLibrary view and browse
by folder. See: Using the Browser.
• You can tap on a file name and start viewing
photos in that folder. You can also tap on to
go back to the Photo Wall which will show all
the photos from that folder.
The PhotoLibrary
• The PhotoLibrary displays your photos sorted
by date, name, etc. (if your picture files contain
these EXIF data).
at any time while browsing through your photos.
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The Photo Browser
• The Photo Browser allows you to navigate the
Pictures folder of your device’s hard drive. It is
based on the ARCHOS File Browser.
• To use it, select Browse Hard Drive in the
PhotoLibrary view.
• See: Using the Browser.
Photo Wall, PhotoLibrary and Photo Browser Menu Items
Info
- displays a message box with all the available information about the highlighted picture.
- tap on to close the Info screen.
Delete*
- allows you to delete the highlighted picture file. A confirmation screen will pop up.
Rename*
- allows you to change the name of the highlighted picture file using the virtual keyboard.
- see: Using the Virtual Keyboard.
Reset thumbnails*
- will delete all user-defined thumbnails and restore the default thumbnails.
* Delete, Rename and Reset thumbnails only appear in Photo Browser view.
Set as wallpaper
- defines the current picture as your ARCHOS device’s background image.
Slideshow
- starts a slideshow from the highlighted image.
Settings (only appears in Photo Wall view)
- will display the Photo settings screen (see Photo Settings).
Sound
- will display the Sound settings screen (see: Sound Settings). Tap on to exit this screen.
- You may want to access these settings if you are listening to music while browsing through your photos.
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3.2 Photo Viewer
Tap on a picture file, then tap again to view it. The menu overlay will disappear automatically after a few seconds.
Photo Viewer Screen and TouchScreen Controls
• To display the menu overlay, tap once anywhere
in the picture (to make it disappear again, tap on
).
• To display the next/previous picture, use / .
• Another way to go to the next picture is to drag
the stylus on the screen from point ‘A’ to point
‘B’. Drag from ‘B’ to ‘A’ to go back one picture
(see screenshot).
A
B
Photo Viewer Menu Items
Info
- displays a message with all the available information about the current picture.
- tap anywhere on the screen to close the Info message.
Rotate
- choose Left to rotate the picture 90° counterclockwise.
- choose Right to rotate the picture 90° clockwise.
Format
- allows to change the way the picture is displayed.
- Original: displays the entire picture in its original format.
- Full Screen: enlarges the picture to fill the screen and cuts some of the image.
Set as wallpaper
- defines the current picture as your ARCHOS device’s background image.
Start slideshow
- starts a slideshow from the current image.
Settings
- will display the Photo settings screen (see next chapter).
Sound
- will display the Sound settings screen (see: Sound Settings). Tap on to exit this screen.
- you may want to access these settings if you are listening to music while browsing through your photos.
Zoom
- use the slider to magnify/demagnify the current picture.
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3.3 PHOTO SETTINGS
You can access the Photo Settings screen via the Settings menu item while viewing pictures. Tap on the
buttons to select a different setting for a parameter.
/
Picture Pause
- defines the time that each picture will be displayed during a slideshow.
Transition
- defines the transition effect to be used between two pictures. There are several cool effects that you can
choose from.
3.4 Playing a slideshow
• To view a slideshow, highlight a picture file in the Photo Wall, PhotoLibrary or Photo Browser and choose the
Slideshow menu item.
• You can also start a slideshow while viewing photos: choose the Start slideshow menu item.
• While a slideshow is playing, you can pause it at any time.
• You can define the time that each picture is displayed and the transition effects in the Photo Settings (see:
Photo Settings).
3.5 VIEWING PHOTOS WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC
You can view photos and play slideshows while listening to music:
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Choose the Home menu item while playing a song.
In the Home Screen, tap on the Photo icon to highlight it, then tap on it again to enter the Photo viewer.
Browse through your photos or start a slideshow as normal (see: Playing a Slideshow).
You can go back to the Music playback screen at any time using .
If you go back to the Music playback screen while playing a slideshow, your slideshow will be paused. When you
come back to it, simply resume the slideshow.
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3.6putting photos on to your ARCHOS DEVICE
There are several methods for you to transfer your own photos to the Pictures folder of the ARCHOS:
• Connect your ARCHOS device to your computer and copy the pictures from your computer’s hard drive to
the ARCHOS (see: Computer Connection), or sync them using Windows Media® Player 10 or 11 (in ‘Windows
Media Device’ mode only).
• Connect a digital camera, USB card reader or external hard drive to your ARCHOS device via the included
USB Host Adapter Cable (see: USB Host Connection). (Also see: Copying and moving files and folders).
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4. Using the Browser
The ARCHOS File Browser gives you the possibility to navigate the file system of your ARCHOS
device’s hard drive.
In the Home Screen, tap on the Browser icon to
highlight it, then tap again on it to enter the File
Browser.
You will see two panels:
• the one on the left is the panel that you usually
use to navigate through your device’s hard drive,
• the panel on the right is the one you will use
when you want to copy or move files and folders
(see: Copying and moving files and folders).
About your ARCHOS device’s hard drive
ARCHOS recommends that you keep the original folders: Music, Pictures, Video, Playlists. The icons on the
Home Screen lead directly to some of these folders (Video, Music, Photo...) and they may no longer work correctly if the folders are deleted or renamed.
4.1Navigation
touchscreen Controls
• Tap on a file or folder to highlight it, then tap again to enter it.
• Tap on at any time to leave the Browser and go back to the Home Screen.
• Tap on if you need to jump between the left and right panels.
Browser Menu Items
Info
- displays a message box with all the available information about the highlighted file.
- tap on to close the Info screen.
Create folder
- creates a folder in the current location.
- you will have to enter the folder’s name with the virtual keyboard (see: Using the Virtual Keyboard).
Delete
- allows you to delete the highlighted file or folder (and all its contents). A confirmation screen will pop up.
Rename
- allows you to change the name of the highlighted file or folder using the virtual keyboard.
- see: Using the Virtual Keyboard.
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Copy
- allows you to copy the highlighted file or folder to the location defined in the other browser panel.
Copy all files
- allows you to copy all the files in the current folder to the location defined in the other browser panel.
Move
- allows you to move the highlighted file or folder to the location defined in the other browser panel.
Sound
- will display the Sound settings screen (see: Sound Settings). Tap on to exit this screen.
- you may want to access these settings if you are listening to music while browsing through your files.
Note that some of the above menu items may not appear if they are not available for the highlighted file or folder.
Copying and moving files and folders
• In the left panel, highlight the file or folder that you want to copy or move.
• Tap on to focus on the right panel.
• Navigate to the location where you wish to copy or move the file or folder that you highlighted in the left
panel.
• Tap on to go back to the left panel.
• Choose the Copy, Copy all files or Move menu item, depending on the action that you want to carry out.
4.2Using the Virtual Keyboard
The virtual keyboard is an interface that allows you to type in text, for instance to rename a file or folder, or when
you want to give a title to a playlist that you have just created.
1 current name of the file/folder
2 close keyboard without saving
3 Shift button
4 Alt/Alt Gr button : enable/
disable the keys’ secondary
functions
5 Caps Lock button
6 move cursor one character to
the left
7 move cursor one character to
the right
8 delete character before cursor
9 save the name
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4.3Browsing OTHER COMPUTERS ON the Network
• When you are connected to a Windows® network, you can browse* the shared folders of other computers in
the network, using the Archos File Browser.
• From the Home Screen, select the Browser icon. Once in the browser, select Network. Your device will search
for other computers in the Windows® network and you can start browsing their shared contents.
* If the computer with the shared folders normally has a Windows® username and password, you will be asked to
enter these before you can access the folder contents.
Using the Archos double browser, you will be able to transfer files from a computer onto your device, or transfer
files from your device onto a computer’s write-enabled shared folder (see Copying files and folders).
If the WiFi is not enabled or if you are not connected to a network, the device will scan for available networks and
connect to a known network or display the list of available networks so that you can connect to one of them.
4.4Using the PDF Reader
• Your ARCHOS device features a PDF reader with hyperlink support.
• In the Browser, PDF files are displayed with this icon: .
• To open a PDF document, tap on the PDF document in the File Browser and tap again.
Following Hyperlinks
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Some PDF documents have hyperlinks (for instance, a table of contents, links to an external website, etc.).
Links are surrounded by a blue outline. A highlighted link (active link) is surrounded by a red outline.
To follow a link, highlight the link (red outline) and tap again.
If you want to go back to the previous page (where you ‘clicked’ the link), select the Link back menu item.
Note that hyperlinks referring to an external document or to a URL may not work.
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PDF Reader Menu Items
To display the menu overlay while viewing a PDF document, tap once in the bottom right corner of the screen (see
following picture).
Hide text overlay
- will hide all overlaid graphics (status bar, menu items, etc.) to only show the PFD document.
Home
- allows you to go back to the Home Screen.
Zoom in
- magnifies the document.
Zoom out
- demagnifies the document.
Link back
- will take you back to the page that you came from.
- only appears when you have previously followed a link.
Go to page...
- allows you to select a specific page.
- use / to select a page number.
- tap on Ok to go to this page.
Previous page
- goes to the previous page in the document.
Next Page
- goes to the next page in the document.
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5. Connecting to a WiFi Network
Your ARCHOS 704 WIFI can connect to a variety of wireless networks, thus enabling you to browse
the Internet or share and play files from other computers.
5.1 Playing Media Files from a Network
• Once you set up your ARCHOS to communicate over WiFi to your home network (explained in the sections
below), some very neat possibilities open up. You may have heard of streaming media. This is when a media
file such as music or video is on one computer, but yet you play it on another computer without having copied it over first.
• With this ARCHOS 704 WIFI device, you can set it in your living room for example, hook it up to your home
entertainment system with the optional DVR Station, and play movies or music stored on your desktop PC.
• To do this, set your PC folders containing your music and videos to ‘shared’ by right-clicking on the folder and
selecting ‘sharing’. Now, on your ARCHOS, open the Browser from the Home Screen and select Network.
• If you have configured your WiFi connection properly, you should see your computer’s name appear. When
you open this up, you will see all your shared folders.
• Just go into a folder, choose a video or audio file, and start playing it! This is especially useful when you have
a large library of music and video and you cannot fit it all onto the internal hard drive of the ARCHOS.
Note: You may have some video files of very high quality and these require that the WiFi connection transfers
data at a high speed. If your ARCHOS device is far away from your WiFi box, it may happen that the connection
speed is reduced thus not allowing some video files to stream from your PC to the ARCHOS and the television.
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5.2WiFi Connection Procedure
ENABLING WiFi
From the Home Screen, select the Enable WiFi menu item
. Your device will scan for available WiFi networks.
• The first time you use your device, you may get a message “No configured networks found”. Highlight View
available networks and tap on it again. The list of available networks will be displayed.
• If your ARCHOS device finds networks that you have previously used and configured, it will connect automatically to one of them.
• If you get the message “Could not connect to any Wifi network!”, highlight View available networks and tap
on it again. The list of available networks will be displayed.
Once you are connected to a WiFi network, the status bar icon
(WiFi not connected) will become
(WiFi
connected). There is no status bar icon at all when WiFi is not enabled.
THE LIST OF AVAILABLe NETWORKS
• The list of available networks shows all the
wireless networks in range of your device.
• To refresh the list, select the Scan for networks
menu item.
• In the list of available networks, for each network you will see the following information:
1 configuration status:
configured network
unconfigured network
2 the name of the network (SSID), if it is broadcasted (if the SSID is not broadcasted, you will be prompted to enter it in the next configuration screen)
3 the type of encryption key that is required:
Open network
WEP key
WPA key
WPA2 key
4 the strength of the signal
5 this icon will appear if you are currently connected to this network
6 the channel used by the network
7 the type of network (Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc) (Ad-Hoc networks are not supported at this time)
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• To select a network and start the connection process, simply tap on the one that you want to connect to
(your home wireless network or a free hotspot).
• You will be taken to the configuration screen for this network, where you will have to enter some information
to set up your access to this network.
5.3WiFi Network Configuration
In order to connect to a wireless network, the ARCHOS 704 WIFI will need some specific information about the
network. Your device will automatically pick up certain pieces of information that it needs. You can enter the rest
of the information manually in the network’s configuration screen, as shown in the following sections.
Note that your device will remember the network connection information that you enter, in order to re-use it and
connect automatically to the network when it is in range.
OPEN NETWORKS
• Open networks do not require an authentication
key.
• If the network has automatic configuration
turned on (DHCP), simply tap on the Connect
button, and your ARCHOS 704 WIFI will connect
to this network, provided the signal is strong
enough.
• If the network needs to be configured manually,
use / to select the Manual setting on the
Configuration parameter.
• Other parameters will appear: the required
information can be obtained from the person
who manages the network.
When you have finished entering all the information, tap on the Connect button, and your ARCHOS 704 WIFI will
connect to this network, provided the signal is strong enough.
PROTECTED NETWORKS (WEP, WPA OR WPA2 KEY)
• Protected networks require an encryption key to
connect.
• The type of key (WEP, WPA or WPA2) will be
detected automatically by your device.
• The rest of the required information can be
obtained from the person who manages the
network.
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You will have to specify the following settings:
Key length (for WEP networks only)
- the authentication key can be 10 characters long (64bit) or 26 characters long (128bit) (hexadecimal characters).
Key
- type in the authentication key.
- you will be taken to a virtual numeric keyboard.
- type in the key and tap on OK when you have finished.
Authentication (for WEP networks only)
- the network’s authentication method can be based on an Open System (default) or a Shared Key.
Configuration
- it can be Automatic (DHCP) or Manual.
- if it is Automatic (DHCP), then you do not have to enter any more information. Simply tap on the Connect
button, and your ARCHOS 704 WIFI will connect to this network, provided the signal is strong enough.
- if you must configure the network manually, select the Manual setting. Other parameters will appear: the
required information can be obtained from the person who manages the network.
When you have finished entering all the information, tap on the Connect button, and your ARCHOS 704 WIFI will
connect to this network, provided the signal is strong enough.
Filtered networks: If your network manager allows only specific devices to connect to the network (known as
MAC address filtering), you can supply the network manager with the MAC address of your ARCHOS. To find out
what your MAC address is, go to the Setup Screen, then select the System icon. See: System Settings.
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6. Browsing the Web
Your ARCHOS 704 WIFI features a Web browser that was designed especially for this ARCHOS
device. It allows you to browse websites, use web-base e-mailing, download content, etc.
6.1Launching the web browser
From the Home Screen, tap on directly the Web Icon.
• If you are already connected to a network, the Web browser will simply open and you can start browsing the
Web.
• If WiFi is not enabled or if you are not connected to a network, the device will scan for available networks and
connect to a known network or display the list of available networks so that you can connect to one of them.
• Please note: not all wireless networks offer access to the Internet. Some WiFi networks only link several computers together, without any Internet connection.
6.2Using the web browser
• You can use the Web browser to read your Web-based e-mail, view Web sites, download documents from the
Internet, etc.
• The Web browser features ‘tabbed browsing’. You can open several pages at the same time: they will appear
in the tabs area, in the upper left corner of the screen. When several pages are open, simply tap on a tab to
access the page that you want. See next section.
• You can use your stylus to scroll the current web page horizontally or vertically. To open a link, simply tap on
it.
If you display the image of your ARCHOS on the television set via the optional AV cable: use the
button on
the supplied remote control to switch between the different tabs (see: Remote Control). To scroll the web page or
open a link, use the Cursor mode menu item (see next section).
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Browser Menu Items
Navigation
- Forward: will go to the next page in your browsing history, if you used Back before.
- Stop: will stop loading the Web page.
- Back: will go back to the previous page that you browsed.
Bookmarks
- will open the Bookmark manager. Here you can sort your bookmarks, delete them, etc.
- select a bookmark and tap on it to open this Web address in a new tab.
- you can also set your Home page: highlight a bookmarked Website and select the Set as Home Page menu
item.
- to go back to the Web browser from the Bookmarks screen, tap on .
Zoom
- Larger: magnifies the current Web page.
- Smaller: demagnifies the current Web page.
- Set zoom...: allows you to set the zoom level directly by dragging a cursor.
Go to
- Enter URL...: allows you to enter the address of a Web site you’d like to visit. Tap on the letters of the virtual
keyboard to enter the address (see: Using the Virtual Keyboard) and tap on the bottom right key to validate.
- Search...: allows you to search directly in one of the configured search engines. Tap on the letters of the
virtual keyboard to enter your keywords (see: Using the Virtual Keyboard) and tap on the bottom right key to
validate.
- Home: will go to the Home page.
Tab
- Reload: will refresh the current Web page.
- Add: will open a new, empty tab in the tab area (top left of the screen).
- Close: will close the current tab.
Render mode
- changes the way the Web page is displayed.
- Smart: will reformat the Web page to fit the width of your screen, so that no horizontal scrolling is necessary.
- Desktop: will display the Web page as on a large display. Vertical and Horizontal scrolling is necessary to view
all parts of the page.
Cursor Mode
- this menu item only appears when the image of your ARCHOS is displayed on the television set via the optional AV cable.
- Link: allows you to move from one link to another in the current web page, using the Navigation buttons of
the supplied remote control (see: Remote Control).
- Scroll: allows you to scroll the web page horizontally or vertically, using the Navigation buttons of the supplied remote control (see: Remote Control).
Settings
- will open the Web settings screen. Here you can decide whether to block popup windows or not, and you can
also delete your Internet history and cookies.
- to go back to the Web browser from the Web settings screen, tap on .
Please note that some Web features requiring special plug-in software or Active X controls may not work in this
special version of the Web Browser.
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7. USB connections
7.1 Computer Connection
‘Windows Media Device’ or ‘PC Hard Drive’
• There are two connection modes for your ARCHOS device to connect to your computer. When your ARCHOS
device is turned on and you connect it to a computer, a screen will pop up on the ARCHOS asking you to
choose the connection mode to be used for this connection (see next section).
• The ARCHOS can be connected as a ‘Windows Media Device’ if you have Windows Media® Player 10
(WMP10) or higher installed on your computer. Otherwise, it can connect as a ‘PC Hard Drive’.
• You can change your preferred USB connection mode in the System settings screen (see: System Settings).
This means that your preferred connection mode will be highlighted by default when you connect your
device to a computer. To access the System Settings screen, tap on
from the Home Screen, then select the
System icon.
Connection Steps
1.
2.
3.
4.
Turn on your ARCHOS device.
Plug the supplied ARCHOS USB Cable into the ARCHOS device (B port).
Plug the ARCHOS USB Cable into your running computer.
Your ARCHOS device will ask you to choose the USB connection mode: select the one that you want to use
and tap on it.
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wifi
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Computer
turned on
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USB
3
Refer to the following paragraphs for details on your particular operating system.
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Windows® XP & WMP10 or Higher (Windows Media Device Mode)
• Follow the previous steps to connect the ARCHOS device, and select Windows Media Device as the connection mode.
• The ARCHOS device will appear in My Computer.
• You can now put your own files onto the ARCHOS:
• Synchronize your music, videos or photos to the ARCHOS using Windows Media® Player 10 or higher.
• Copy your media files directly via Windows® Explorer into the Media, then Music, Video or Pictures folder.
If your computer asks for a driver or an installation CD when you connect your archos, then you must use the
PC Hard Drive mode.
Windows® Me, 2000 and XP (PC Hard Drive Mode Only)
• Follow the previous steps to connect the ARCHOS device, and select PC Hard Drive as the connection mode.
• The ARCHOS will be recognized as a mass storage device
(Hard Drive) and will appear in My Computer.
• You can now use the ARCHOS like any other external
hard drive.
Mac® OS X (PC Hard Drive Mode Only)
Your OS X version must have Mass Storage device support.
• Follow the previous steps to connect the ARCHOS device, and select
PC Hard Drive as the connection mode.
• The ARCHOS will be automatically recognized as a mass storage
device (Hard Drive) and mounted on the desktop.
• You can now use the ARCHOS like any other external hard drive.
Disconnection
Windows® XP & WMP10 or higher (Windows MEDIA Device Mode)
• Verify that no data are being transferred between your ARCHOS device and your computer (the
HDD indicator on your ARCHOS device is not flickering).
• You can unplug the USB cable from your ARCHOS and/or computer.
Windows® Me, 2000 and XP (PC Hard Drive Mode Only)
DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE CABLE AT ANY TIME! You must remove/unmount the ARCHOS from the computer before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing.
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• Once all your transfers are finished, click on the ‘safely remove’ icon in the system tray, next to the clock.
Windows® 2000 / ME
Windows® XP
• Click on the ‘safely remove’ message.
• A message will pop up, telling you that it is now safe to disconnect the device*. You can now safely unplug
the USB cable from your ARCHOS device and/or computer.
* If you get a message saying that the device cannot be removed, close any computer program that may still be
using data on your device, such as media players or Windows® Explorer.
Mac® OS X (PC Hard Drive Mode Only)
DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE CABLE AT ANY TIME!
You must remove/unmount the ARCHOS from the computer before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing.
• On your desktop, drag the ARCHOS device’s icon towards the trashcan, which will turn into a big eject symbol.
• Drop the icon onto this eject symbol: the ARCHOS hard drive will
disappear from the desktop.
• You can now safely unplug the USB cable from your ARCHOS device
and/or computer.
7.2USB Host Connection
• Thanks to the USB Host port, you can connect compatible USB devices to the ARCHOS, in order to transfer
files or pictures to your Archos.
• These devices can be Mass Storage Class (MSC) devices, such as digital cameras, card readers or external hard
drives, or digital cameras using the Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP).
• Check your manufacturer’s information to find out whether your device is an MSC or PTP device. Non Mass
Storage Class devices such as printers, Ethernet adapters, mice, keyboards, etc. are not supported.
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To connect a USB device to your ARCHOS device:
1. Turn on your ARCHOS device.
2. Plug the ‘mini’ end of the supplied USB host adapter into the ARCHOS device (A port).
3. Connect the external USB device (use a standard USB cable if needed) to the other end of the supplied USB
host adapter.
4. Turn on the external USB device if needed (check the documentation of your external USB device).
5. A double browser window will appear on the ARCHOS: the external USB device will appear in the left panel,
and your ARCHOS device’s hard drive in the right panel.
6. Follow the instructions in the Copying and moving files section to copy your pictures or files to the ARCHOS.
To disconnect:
Make sure that no transfer is being made (the HDD light should not be flickering) and simply pull out the USB
cable on either end.
Note 1: you may not always be able to copy files to your external USB device from your ARCHOS.
Note 2: you cannot connect your ARCHOS to a computer and connect an external device to your ARCHOS at
the same time.
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8. setup screen
In the Home Screen, tap on
Screen).
to enter the Setup Screen (tap on
if you want to go back to the Home
• Tap on one of the settings icons (Language,
Display, Appearance, etc.) and tap on it again
to enter the corresponding settings screen.
• Once you are in a settings screen:
- tap on a parameter to highlight it.
- use / to select a different setting.
- when you have finished adjusting your settings, tap on to save them and go back to
the main Setup Screen.
8.1Language Settings
Language
- Choose a language.
- Visit www.archos.com to check the availability
of other languages that you can download and
install.
8.2Display Settings
TV settings
TV Standard
- choose between the NTSC (USA) and PAL (Europe) systems (select the one that is compatible with your
country’s television system).
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TV Format
- 4:3 or 16:9 - the format used by your television set to display images.
- the option Wide screen becomes available when you set the TV standard parameter to PAL (Europe).
Video Output
- choose between Internal LCD and External TV (to do this, you can also press the
button on the device).
External Display
- choose between Composite / S-Video / Component / RGB. Use this setting based on how you have cabled
the video out of your DVR station to your television.
- for example, if you are using the yellow video connector as the video out, then select Composite.
LCD settings
LCD Brightness
- adjusts the level of brightness of the built-in screen.
touch-screen settings
• If the touchscreen is not responding properly,
use the arrows in the bottom left corner of the
screen to view the Touch-screen settings.
• Tap on Calibration and follow the instructions
on screen.
If this does not work or if you cannot access the touchscreen settings, you can force the touchscreen calibration
(see: System Recovery).
8.3Appearance settings
Wallpaper
- enables or disables the use of an image background.
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Picture name
- allows you to select a picture to use as a background image.
- you can choose between all default backgrounds and images that you have previously set as wallpapers.
- you can also set a picture as wallpaper from the photo and video modes.
Theme
- defines the theme color for your icons (and for the background, if you have disabled use of a wallpaper).
Font color
- defines the font color.
Previous settings
- tap on this to discard any changes you may have made since entering this screen.
8.4 Clock Settings
Time Format
- choose between 12h or 24h mode.
Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute
- sets the current date & time
If you use the optional DVR station to schedule video recordings on your TV system, make sure that the time
and date are set correctly!
8.5 Power Settings
• These settings will help you save battery power, thus allowing a longer battery autonomy.
• You can adjust settings for both battery operation and power supply operation (when the ARCHOS is powered by the AV charger/adapter).
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Battery operation
Power Off
- the amount of time of user inactivity before the system shuts down.
- the system will not shut down during a slideshow or audio/video playback.
Backlight Off
- the amount of time of user inactivity before the LCD display turns off.
- the display will not turn off while a video or slideshow is playing.
Webbrowser
- normal power off: while browsing the web, the system will shut down according to the setting selected for the
Power Off parameter.
- prevents power off: while browsing the web, the system will never shut down.
Power supply operation
Standby
- the amount of time of user inactivity before the system goes into Standby mode.
Backlight Off
- the amount of time of user inactivity before the LCD display turns off.
- the display will not turn off while a video or slideshow is playing.
Webbrowser
- normal standby: while browsing the web, the system will go into Standby mode according to the setting selected for the Standby parameter.
- prevents standby: while browsing the web, the system will never go into Standby mode.
Your ARCHOS device will consume more power as these parameters are set to higher values (the backlight and
hard drive in particular consume much power).
When in battery mode, it is advised to set these parameters to lower values in order to save power.
Your device will be hotter when the backlight and hard drive are on for long periods of time.
8.6 TV control settings
See: The Infrared Emitter.
8.7System Settings
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• This settings screen will allow you to configure several key features of your ARCHOS device, such as your
preferred USB port mode, repair and format tools, firmware updates, WiFi region selection.
• It will also give you information about the current plugins and firmware version, the product key, the MAC
address and the storage space that is currently used/available.
USB preference
Lets you choose your preferred USB connection mode, which will be highlighted by default each time you connect your ARCHOS device to a computer. The connection mode determines how your device interacts with your
computer:
- Windows Media Device: the ARCHOS will use the Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) whenever it is
connected to a PC with Windows® XP (SP1 or higher) and Windows Media® Player 10 or higher installed. You will be able to synchronize your media library automatically every time you connect your
ARCHOS device to your computer.
- PC Hard Drive: the ARCHOS will act as an external hard drive (mass storage device) when connected
to a computer. Use this mode for all non-Windows® XP operating systems.
Repair & Format tools
- tap on this to access the Repair & Format tools settings screen. This screen allows you to do the following
actions:
- Clear temporary system files and cache (does not erase any data)
- Reset WiFi configuration (WiFi settings are lost)
- Format Hard Drive (erase all data, media files, and licenses)
- Full Reinitialization (erase all data, media files, licenses and settings)
In the event that your ARCHOS device freezes operation (due to electrostatic phenomena, for example), try to
reset it (see: Product Care).
If this does not work or if you cannot access the repair and format tools, you can try a system recovery (see:
Product Care).
Firmware version
- displays the current version of the firmware and Digital Rights Management system.
Plugins
- displays the current plugins installed on your device.
Update Firmware
- tap on this to update the firmware.
- see Updating the Firmware to learn what to do before tapping on this button.
Product key
- each ARCHOS device has a unique number.
MAC address
- some WiFi networks filter MAC addresses. You might need to communicate this address to the person who
manages the network.
Hard Drive
- displays the amount of free and used space on the hard drive.
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Select Wifi region
- use the arrow in the bottom left corner of the screen to view the Select
Wifi region button.
- tap on it to access the Select Wifi region settings screen.
- select your region in the list and tap on to return to the System settings screen.
Note: reported number of megabytes is binary-based counting (1Kb=1024 bytes). Thus each reported Mb represents approximately 1.05 megabytes (decimal). Formatting also takes up space.
8.8Wireless File Server Settings
Your ARCHOS 704 WIFI allows you to share files with other computers or 704 WiFi devices on a
network.
Important: please check the applicable laws in your country or jurisdiction to know what media files you are allowed to share or copy.
• First, you need to enable WiFi as shown in section 5.2, and connect to a network.
• To enable the file server directly, select the WiFi status
menu item from the Home Screen, tap on the
Wireless file server... button and tap on the Enable file server button. While the file server is turned on,
other functions of your device are disabled
• Your ARCHOS 704 WIFI’s hard drive will then be accessible from your computer’s network neighborhood.
• If you want to set up your ARCHOS device to
appear with a particular name in a particular
workgroup on the network, tap on
in the
Home Screen to go to the Setup Screen.
• Tap on the File server icon to highlight it and
tap on it again to display the Wireless file
server Settings screen. You will see the following
parameters:
Workgroup
- enter the name of the workgroup, using the virtual keyboard.
- see: Using the Virtual Keyboard.
Computer name
- enter the name for the ARCHOS 704 WIFI device in the network, using the virtual keyboard (see Using the
Virtual Keyboard).
- normally, you do not need to change this parameter unless more than one ARCHOS 704 WIFI device is in the
workgroup.
Write access
- On will allow other computers to write to your ARCHOS 704 WIFI’s hard drive.
- Off will prevent other computers from writing to your disk.
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Password
- only appears if the Write access parameter is set to On. Type in the password for other computers to be able
to write to your hard drive (see Using the Virtual Keyboard).
Enable file server
- tap on this button to turn on the file server.
Note: some networks filter MAC addresses. You can find your device’s MAC address in the System Settings
screen (see: System Settings).
8.9Updating the Firmware
• The firmware is the operating system (OS) of your ARCHOS device.
• It is periodically updated to bring new features, improvements and bug fixes.
• Firmware Updates are available for free from www.archos.com/firmware.
To Check Whether You Have the Latest Firmware Version:
1. From the Home Screen, tap on
to go to the Setup Screen.
2. Highlight System and tap on it.
3. The firmware version number is displayed on this screen.
4. Compare it with the latest firmware version on www.archos.com/firmware.
To Install the Latest Firmware:
1. Download the AOS File (Archos Operating System):
• On the downloads page for your product on www.archos.com, click on the
link to download the firmware update (ARCHOS firmware files have the
.AOS extension).
• Your Internet browser may warn you that the contents of this file may
harm your computer. ARCHOS firmware files are safe: click on Save and
choose a save location that you will remember (your desktop or My
Documents).
2. Copy the AOS File to your ARCHOS Device:
• Connect your ARCHOS as explained in this manual (see: Computer Connection) in ‘PC Hard Drive’ mode (see:
System Settings).
• Cut the AOS file from your computer (right-click on the file > Cut).
• Paste the AOS file in your ARCHOS device:
- Simply drag and drop the AOS file onto the icon of your ARCHOS device in My Computer.
• If there is already an AOS file, Windows® will ask you if you want to overwrite the existing file: click on Yes.
• Disconnect the ARCHOS from your computer (see: Computer Connection).
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3. Activate the Update:
• Go to the System Settings screen of your ARCHOS device.
• Tap on Update Firmware.
• Your ARCHOS device will ask you to plug in the charger/adapter. Do so and then tap on the screen to continue.
• The new firmware will be installed on your device.
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9. Optional Functionalities
9.1DVR Station & DVR Travel Adapter presentation
• You can record from an external video source if you use the optional DVR Station or DVR Travel Adapter.
• The ARCHOS DVR Station stays connected to your home entertainment system and allows you to quickly
connect your ARCHOS to watch its contents on your TV, record from your satellite or cable box, etc.
• The ARCHOS DVR Travel Adapter allows you to record from an external video source (such as the ARCHOS
Digital Mini-Cam) when you are on the move.
• An optional ARCHOS AV cable will allow you to connect your ARCHOS directly to a television from the
headphone connector.
• You can purchase these optional accessories from www.archos.com.
9.2Recording Video
In the Home Screen, tap on the VideoCorder icon to highlight it and tap on it again to display the prerecording screen.
All video recordings made by your ARCHOS device are saved in the Video folder. If you wish to keep them in
a different location, you can use the Move function of the ARCHOS file browser after recording (see: Using the
Browser).
RECORDING PROCEDURE
1. In the pre-recording screen, adjust the recording sound volume using / (remember that / only
adjust the headphone volume).
2. Select the Settings menu item. Adjust the video recording settings as you like (see next section). Tap on
to exit the VideoCorder Settings screen.
3. Select the Start recording menu item to start recording.
4. Tap on to stop recording.
You can pause and restart your recording by tapping on their respective menu items.
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pre-recording screen menu items
Open scheduler
- will take you directly to the Scheduler screen (see Setting the Scheduler).
- tap on to go back to the pre-recording screen.
Hide text overlay
- will hide all overlaid graphics (status bar, menu items, etc.) to only show the video image.
Start recording
- will start recording right away.
Settings
- will open the Videocorder settings screen (see next section).
- once you have finished adjusting your settings, tap on to go back to the pre-recording screen.
VideoCorder Settings
• This screen allows you to adjust the video recording parameters to your personal taste.
• You can access the VideoCorder Settings screen
via the Settings menu item in the pre-recording
screen.
• Tap on a parameter to highlight it, then use
/ to select a different setting.
Scheduling Parameters:
Auto Stop Rec
- the duration of time after which the ARCHOS device will automatically stop recording.
- if you tap on
(Auto Stop Rec disabled), the recording will continue until you tap on
hard drive fills up.
or until the entire
Video Parameters:
Rename
- allows you to define the filename before the recording begins, using the virtual keyboard.
- see: Using the Virtual Keyboard.
Source
- options: Auto/Composite/S-Video.
- you can choose which video input you want the ARCHOS device to use. Normally, with a good video signal,
you can set it to Auto and your ARCHOS will scan the DVR station inputs to see which one is receiving video.
Format
- options: Auto/4:3/5:3/16:9/2.35.
- this is the aspect ratio of the screen that the ARCHOS device will record. You can set this manually, but in
most cases you can just leave it on Auto.
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Widescreen
- options: Auto/On/Off.
- If your tuner (cable box, satellite receiver, etc.) outputs a video signal in widescreen, you can force the
ARCHOS to recognize this signal.
- This should be set to On if recordings show people that look unusually tall and thin. But in most cases you can
just leave it on Auto.
Bitrate
- options: 500kb/s, 1000kb/s, 1500kb/s, 2000kb/s, 2500kb/s.
- use this to set the encoding quality.
- the higher the encoding rate, the higher the image quality but also more hard drive space will be used.
Sampling
- options: 32kHz, 48kHz.
- the sound sampling rate. The higher value gives a higher quality sound but will take up more space on the hard
drive.
Brightness
- adjusts the recorded image brightness.
Contrast
- adjusts the recorded image contrast.
Saturation
- use this to de-emphasize or saturate the colors in the recorded image.
Hue
- changes the color spectrum in the recorded image.
Reset
- changes the above settings to the default settings.
Copy Protection
• The ARCHOS recording system is designed to respect the Macrovision™ copyright protection system.
• If the source of your video is copy-protected, the device will record in protected mode.
• You will see a ‘P’ icon on the recording screen (not during playback), indicating that the file will be a protected file.
• Protected files can only be played back on the ARCHOS device that created them, and not on a computer.
• The playback of protected files is also limited to the built-in LCD screen and cannot be displayed on an external television.
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9.3Editing Video Files
• Video files recorded with the ARCHOS DVR Station or Travel Adapter can be edited by deleting the sections
you do not wish included. The editing you can do is either cropping or cutting of particular segments of the
video file.
• You will mark a segment of your video file, and then you will tell the ARCHOS to delete everything except
the marked segment or to delete the marked segment from the video file. These operations can be done multiple times on the same video file.
• Once finished, you will have the option to save the edit marks with the video or to write a new video file. If
you save your file with edit marks, you can always go back and change your edits at another time. The actual
video information is not deleted. On the other hand, you can write a new file which will only include the
video parts that you specified in the edit session. This file will be smaller but you can never un-edit it.
Example 1
You have recorded a music video program and would like to keep one single music presentation. The rest of the
television recording you do not care to keep.
Beginning of recording
Music video section to keep
End of recording
1. Open the video file you want to edit and pause it (See: Playing Video).
2. In the progression bar, tap where the section you want to keep begins (a), and select the Set a mark-in here
menu item.
3. Forward to the end of the desired section (b), and select the Set a mark-out here
menu item.
4. Choose the Keep selected part
menu item , which will delete everything except the designated section.
Example 2
You have recorded a television program but would like to remove certain sections before the program started, parts
during the program, and the program afterwards because you had recorded a little extra.
1. Open the video file you want to edit and pause it (See: Playing Video).
2. In the progression bar, tap where the first section you want to delete begins (a), and select the Set a mark-in here
menu item. Forward to the end of the first undesired section (b), and select the Set a mark-out here
menu
item. Choose the Remove selected part
menu item, and this part of the recording will be cut out.
3. Tap where the second section you want to delete begins (c), and select the Set a mark-in here
menu
item. Forward to the end of the second undesired section (d), and select the Set a mark-out here
menu
item. Choose the Remove selected part
menu item, and this section will be cut out.
4. Do the same for the other section(s) that you want to cut out.
•
•
•
If you want to keep the edit points and be able to re-edit another time, choose the Save edit
menu item.
If you want to save the edited file as a new individual file, choose the Save edit as a new file
menu item.
A confirmation screen will pop up.
If you want to cancel the edit points and restart editing, choose the Cancel changes and restart edit
menu item.
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9.4Setting the Scheduler
From the Home Screen, tap on the Scheduler icon to highlight it and tap on it again to enter the
Scheduler screen.
main steps
1. Tap on the line you want to edit to highlight it, then tap on it again to start editing.
2. Set each line to the desired date, time (and channel if you are using the infrared emitter to control a VCR,
cable box or satellite receiver).
3. Select the Edit program title menu item to define a title for your scheduled recording, (see Using the Virtual
Keyboard).
4. Select the Validate selected program menu item to save the changes for this program.
5. Do not turn off the ARCHOS device! Make sure the ARCHOS is in stand-by mode at the scheduled time for
the recording (connected to the DVR station or to the DVR Travel Adapter and a wall outlet).
scheduler settings
• This screen allows you to adjust the scheduling
parameters to your personal taste.
• You can access the TV Scheduler Settings
screen via the Settings menu item in Scheduler
screen.
• Tap on a parameter to highlight it, then use
/ to select a different setting.
Pre-record
- This is a safety margin added to the beginning of a scheduled recording which was set via the My Yahoo!® TV
scheduler of your personal Yahoo!® calendar. It affects ONLY these recordings. This is just in case the clocks
between your ARCHOS device and the broadcast station are different or if the broadcast station starts earlier
than expected.
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Post-record
- This is a safety margin added to the end of a scheduled recording which was set via the My Yahoo!® TV scheduler of your personal calendar. It affects ONLY these recordings. This is just in case the clocks between your
ARCHOS device and the broadcast station are different or if the broadcast station runs overtime.
Notes about the scheduler
• The scheduler automatically reorganizes the recording events chronologically,
• In order for a scheduled recording to start, you must leave the ARCHOS device on the main menu screen or
leave it in stand-by mode. If you are listening to music, watching a video or looking at photos with the device, it will not interrupt you to make the scheduled recording.
• If you use the IR emitter to change channels on a VCR, satellite or cable box (see: The Infrared Emitter), note
that this external device must be left ON, and not in sleep mode.
• When the ARCHOS user interface is set to English, the date format is set to Month/Day.
• If the end time is earlier than the start time, it is assumed that you start recording on the start date, and the
recording ends on the following day at the end time.
• Once scheduled recording has been made, or the date of a recording has been passed, without the recording
having been made (the ARCHOS was not connected to the DVR Station or was not in standby mode), the
schedule entry will be erased from the scheduler.
• When you set the scheduler, the ARCHOS device will create a text file in the System folder (DVRTimer.txt),
you should not erase this file.
Automated Yahoo!® TV Recording Scheduler
• If you have a My Yahoo!® account and use the calendar feature to schedule TV programs, you can use your
ARCHOS device to read the TV programs scheduled into your personal calendar and transfer these to its own
Scheduler.
• If you do not have an account, you can create one and learn how to use the My Yahoo!® TV and calendar
functions at the Yahoo!® Website (www.yahoo.com).
• Please note: Using the scheduler is particularly useful when you have the optional DVR Station and you have
set up the Infrared emitter to control your tuner device.
You must do the following:
Connect your ARCHOS device to your computer.
Go to your personal Yahoo!® calendar which has your TV programs scheduled.
Choose the Week view – starting with the current day as the beginning of the week.
Click on Printable View to show a cleaner printable version.
From your browser menu click on File > Save As… to save the file.
Do not change the File Name, but do change the Save as Type to Web page, HTML only. Now save the file to
the System folder on your ARCHOS device.
7. When you disconnect your ARCHOS from your computer, the ARCHOS device will automatically update its
scheduler with the newly saved TV programs from your My Yahoo!® calendar. If the ARCHOS encounters a
television station name that it does not know the channel number for (was never set), it will indicate so, and
direct you to go to the scheduler to manually assign a channel to the station name.
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Notes:
• If the TV programs from your personal calendar do not seem to be correctly copied to the ARCHOS scheduler, go
to www.archos.com/firmware to make sure that you have the latest firmware version (see Updating the Firmware)
• If you change your Yahoo!® personal calendar by deleting some TV programs and adding new ones, only the
new programs will be added to the ARCHOS scheduler when you save the HTML file to the ARCHOS device.
If you want to delete scheduled items, you must do this in the ARCHOS scheduler itself.
• Missed recordings (because you did not have the ARCHOS connected to the DVR Station at the record time)
will be deleted from the scheduler.
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• If a personal calendar recording event does not find the station name in your list of channels, it will put the
event into the scheduler and mark it with a ?, indicating that you must assign a channel number to the
name. Tap on the line containing the ? and select the Set Channel menu item. You can now scroll through
the channel numbers and assign a number to the station name for that event. You only have to do this once.
Your ARCHOS device will keep the station name and its channel number.
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Infrared Emitter
• The DVR Station has a high-powered infrared LED at the front. It
allows your ARCHOS device to communicate with your tuner (VCR,
cable or satellite box), so that it can turn it on and off, and change
channels on it.
• This is a one time step to set your ARCHOS device to send the correct infrared codes to control your tuner. If you do not plan on making scheduled recordings, then you do not need to set the infrared
emitter code.
• Before beginning this procedure of setting the emitter code, your
device must be connected to the DVR Station, which must be powered with the charger/adapter.
• The infrared control works through the reflection of the infrared signal within a room.
• In order to improve the reception of this infrared signal on your tuner (VCR, cable or satellite
box), you could rearrange the position of the
DVR Station and/or the tuner such that there
are more reflective surfaces (furniture, a wall,
etc. - see diagram).
• Good communication between the DVR Station
and your tuner also depends on the sensitivity
of your tuner’s IR receiver.
Setting the IR Emitter Code
From the Home Screen, tap on
to access the Setup Screen. Tap on the TV Control icon to highlight it and tap
on it again to display the TV control Settings screen.
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Part 1: Choose your Device and Brand
• Select the type of device that you want to control with the IR Emitter.
• Select the brand of your device.
The TV Channels button allows you to give names to each channel. For example, if channel 6 is CNN where you
live, then you can give channel 6 that name in this screen. Or, if you use the My Yahoo!® personal calendar to set
your recording scheduler, the ARCHOS device will allow you to assign a channel number to a station name given
from your scheduled TV programs.
Part 2: Finding the Right Emitter Codes
• Tap on the Tune IR Emitter button to display the
Tune IR Emitter Settings screen.
• This screen allows you to correctly set the codes
and parameters to allow the Infrared emitter to
correctly control your tuner (VCR, cable box, or
satellite receiver).
Tune device Code (one code available)
- Some manufacturers use only one code for all of their products. The code does not change from one model to
another or from one year to another.
- In this case, there will only be one single code available. You can now test the channel select.
Tune device Code (multiple codes available)
- Some makers of video equipment don’t use the same set of control codes for all of their products. They have
various code sets for various models and various years.
- You will have to try each of the codes to find out which code works with your device. In the example screen,
you see the code V619. If this code does not work when doing the Test channel select, advance it to the next
code and then test to see if that next code works.
Test ON/OFF
- When you tap on the Test On/Off button, the ARCHOS device will send a signal to the infrared emitter and
turn your device on or off. Tap this test button again and your device should change from on to off or off to
on.
- If tapping on this button does not turn your device on or off, try the next code for your device: see Tune device
Code (multiple codes available).
- If none of the codes work, check that the DVR Station is positioned in a way that allows the IR signal to reach
your tuner device’s receiver. Note: In some rare cases the ON/OFF functionality may not work.
Test channel select
- When you tap on the Test channel select button, the ARCHOS device will send a signal through the DVR
Station’s infrared emitter and change the channel on your tuner (VCR, cable box, or satellite receiver).
- If the Number of digits parameter is set to three, it will try to select channel 123. If that parameter is set to 2,
it will send the code for channel 12. If your tuner does not change channels when you tap on this test button,
try the next code for your device: see Tune device Code (multiple codes available).
Key: -/-- Set this to On if normally, you have to press this same key on your device’s remote control in order to select a
channel.
Number of digits
- Set the number of digits that your device can recognize for a channel. Example: Set to 3 if you need to choose
a channel greater than channel 99.
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Key: Enter
- Set this to On if normally, you have to press the OK button on your device’s remote control after you enter
the channel number. Example: If you normally press 1, 3, OK for channel 13, then you would need to set this
parameter to On.
Key Delay
- Change the delay between the emission of each digit of a channel. You may need to adjust this if the ARCHOS
device seems to send only half the digits of a channel or more digits of a channel. Example: Adjust the key
delay and retest channel select if it sends channel 2 instead of 12 or sends 112 instead of 12.
These last four parameters (Tune channel select) usually do not need to be set. Keep the default values to start
with.
9.6Recording Audio (external source)
You can record audio from an external line-level analog source if you use the optional DVR Station
or DVR Travel Adapter.
In the Home Screen, tap on the AudioCorder icon to highlight it, then tap again on it to display
the pre-recording screen.
• All audio recordings made by your ARCHOS device are saved in the Music/(Rec) folder. If you wish to keep
them in a different location, you can use the Move menu item of the ARCHOS file browser after recording
(see: Using the Browser).
• The icon
appears in the status bar while recording.
• Audio files recorded by your ARCHOS device will be tagged as follows: Artist = (Archos: Audio Recordings),
Album = (Rec).
AudioCorder settings screen
• You can access the AudioCorder Settings screen
via the Settings menu item.
• This screen allows you to adjust audio input settings for your recordings.
• Tap on the / buttons to select a different
setting for a parameter.
Set Title
- allows you to give a personalized title to the recording (See: Using the Virtual Keyboard).
Format
- you can choose between PCM (uncompressed) and ADPCM (compressed) WAV format.
Sampling
- choose the sample rate for your recording (a higher rate gives higher sound quality but a larger file).
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recording procedure
Connect the AV cable to an audio source (hi-fi, turntable, boombox, etc.) and then the other end to the IN connector of the DVR Station or DVR Travel Adapter.
1. In the pre-recording screen, adjust the recording level using
not the recording volume).
2. Choose the Start recording menu item to start recording.
3. You can pause and resume your recording at any time.
4. Tap on to stop recording.
/
( /
only adjust the headphones’ volume,
You can also start recording to a new file directly by choosing the Save file and start a new recording menu item
while you are recording.
Be careful that the source audio is supplying a line-level and not an amplified signal (turning down the volume of
the player will work if you are using the headphone out signal of your audio device). A signal that is amplified too
much will result in a terribly distorted recording.
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Technical Specifications
Capacity:
• 40GB* Hard Drive to store up to 35 Movies(1), 400,000 photos(1) or 10,000 songs(1).
• 80GB* Hard Drive to store up to 70 Movies(1), 800,000 photos(1) or 20,000 songs(1).
Display:
• 7’’ TFT Touchscreen (800x480 pixels), 260,000 colors.
Video playback**
• MPEG-4(2) (ASP@L5 AVI, up to DVD resolution).
• WMV (MP@ML, up to DVD resolution).
• With optional software plug-ins (available on www.archos.com):
- H.264 up to DVD resolution and AAC sound.
- MPEG-2 MP@ML up to 10 Mbps (up to DVD resolution) and AC3 stereo sound.
Audio Playback**
• Stereo MP3 decoding @ 30-320 Kbits/s CBR & VBR, WMA, Protected WMA, WAV (PCM/ADPCM).
• With optional software plug-ins (available on www.archos.com):
- AAC(3) stereo audio files.
- AC3 stereo sound files.
Photo viewer***
• JPEG, BMP, PNG.
PDF viewer
• Reads PDF documents. May not implement all PDF features.
Video Recording(2)
• Via the optional DVR Station or DVR Travel Adapter. Records NTSC/PAL/SECAM to MPEG-4 SP files with
ADPCM stereo sound, VGA resolution (640 x 480)@ 30 or 25 f/s, in AVI format.
Audio recording:
• Via the optional DVR Travel Adapter or DVR Station: stereo line-in, WAV (IMA ADPCM or PCM) format.
Interfaces :
• USB 2.0 High-Speed Device (compatible USB 1.1): Mass Storage Class (MSC) and Media Transport Protocol
(MTP).
• USB 2.0 Host : Mass Storage Class (MSC) and Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP).
Connections:
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•
•
•
•
•
WiFi (802.11g) connection for web browsing(5).
3.5 mm mini jack for headphones or TV output (PAL & NTSC).
DC-in to connect power adapter/charger.
Mini B for USB 2.0 computer connection.
Mini A for USB 2.0 host connection.
Docking connectors to connect DVR Station and other Archos accessories.
Battery life:
• Music playback time: up to 25 hours(6).
• Video playback time: up to 4.5 hours(6) on built-in LCD.
Power source:
• Internal: Removable Lithium-Ion Polymer battery.
• External: Power adapter/charger.
Scalability:
• Download firmware updates from www.archos.com.
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Dimensions & weight
• Approx. 182 x 128 x 20 mm; 7.05” x 4.96” x 7.75” - foldout leg-stand.
• Approx. 630 gr.; 22 oz.
Packages includes
• ARCHOS 704 WIFI, headphones, USB 2.0 cable, USB 2.0 host adapter, DVR Station saddle, stylus, remote control, power adapter/charger, protective pouch, Quick Start Guide, legal and safety notice.
Computer System Requirements
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For Computer
PC with Windows® ME, 2000, XP, Media Center.
Macintosh® OS X or higher (with USB Mass Storage Class support).
Linux (with mass storage device support), USB port.
For PlaysForSureTM audio, video and subscription services: PC with Windows® XP SP1 or higher, Windows
Media® Player 10 or higher, and USB 2.0 port.
* 1GB= 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity is less.
** Certain bitrates, resolutions, and/or file variations may not be compatible.
*** Certain resolutions and file sizes may not be compatible.
On average; based on 3.5 mins/song & 128 kbits/s WMA, on 1500 kbits/s MPEG-4 audio/video encoding and 1h30/movie (for near
DVD Quality), on JPEG, VGA.
(1)
(MPEG-4: ISO standard by Moving Picture Experts Group ; AVI: audio/video file container by Microsoft) without GMC and Quarter
Pixel and WMV (including protected WMV).
(2)
(3)
Does not read AAC protected files.
(4)
External video output disabled for Macrovision®-protected contents.
(5)
Macromedia® Flash and Java not supported.
Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced. Battery life and number of
charge cycles vary by use and settings.
(6)
LCD pixel policy
The LCD screen on your ARCHOS unit has been manufactured to rigorous standards to provide a high quality viewing experience. Nevertheless, your LCD screen may have slight imperfections. This is not particular to the ARCHOS
screen, but to all devices which have LCD screens regardless of the original manufacturer of the LCD. Each product
vendor guarantees that his screen will contain no more than a certain number of defective pixels. Each screen pixel
contains three dot elements (Red, Blue, and Green). One or all of the dots in a given pixel may be stuck on or stuck
off. A single dot stuck off is the least noticeable. All three dots of a pixel stuck on is the most noticeable. ARCHOS
guarantees that this device’s screen will have no more than 3 defective pixels (regardless if these pixels have one or
more defective dots). This means that during the period of guarantee for your country or jurisdiction, if the screen
on your product has four or more defective pixels, ARCHOS will repair or replace your product at its cost. Thus,
three or less defective pixels is not grounds for replacement or repair of the product.
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Technical Support information
Need Help? You can find the information you need:
• On our Website: see the frequently asked questions section on www.archos.com/faq
• By asking our technical support team: visit www.archos.com/support for e-mail support.
• U.S. & Canada: Call 877-300-8879 (toll free).
All brands and product names are registered trademarks and the property of their respective owners.
Windows Media® and Windows® are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United
States and/or other countries.
Specifications are subject to change without notice. Errors or omissions excepted. Images and illustrations may not
always match contents.
All the information contained in this guide was correct at the time of publication.
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