ARCHOS INTRODUCES 704-WIFI PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYER WITH EXCLUSIVE 7-INCH TOUCH SCREEN AND WIRELESS INTERNET CAPABILITIES
ARCHOS 704-WiFi Features the Highest Resolution Display of Any Portable Video Player, Support for New Online Video Download Stores, and Ability to Play Content from the PC onto the TV
DENVER March 6, 2007 ARCHOS, Inc., introduced today the industrys most advanced Portable Media Player with the ARCHOS 704-WiFi, the only PMP with a 7-inch touch-screen and full wireless capabilities. The new 704-WiFi presents the highest quality screen with 800x480 resolution and 5x7 dimensionsmaking it similar in size to a standard photograph. The ARCHOS 704-WiFi is the latest in the companys Generation 4 line-up, priced at $549.99, and is available for pre-order today from www.archos.com. The ARCHOS 704-WiFi joins the companys 604-WiFi in offering complete PMP features video, music and photo playbackwith full Internet access for surfing the Web and sending email. The new 704-WiFi features an 80GB hard drive with the capacity to store 100 hours of video, or about 70 DVD-quality movies, as well as two high-quality speakers for enhanced audio even without headphones. The 704-WiFi also supports video downloads from the new online stores of leading retailers, giving consumers the flexibility to enjoy their entertainment wherever they want, in their own place, on their own time. Our new WiFi-enabled players will change the way consumers access and experience entertainment, by moving the digital media library from the home computer to the big screen TV, said Henri Crohas, ARCHOS founder and CEO. For the first time, consumers can unleash slideshows of the kids, new video downloads, and podcasts, and enjoy them on a bright 5x7 portable screen or the big screen in the living room, not from their desk chair. Moving Digital Entertainment from the PC to the TV With the new wireless-enabled players, ARCHOS captures a growing trend in consumer portable entertainment: the ability to watch digital media files on the TV. Digital music, photos, personal video and podcast collections are growing exponentially, but still tied to the home computer until now. The ARCHOS DVR Station works easily with the companys new WiFi players to bridge the gap between the PC and the TV. Through the wireless home network, the 604- and 704-WiFi allow consumers to browse their entire media collection from their living room, and begin enjoying digital music through the home stereo, viewing photo slideshows, or watching video downloads on the TV in DVD quality. Additionally, the companys DVR Station turns all ARCHOS devices into portable digital video recorders that record video directly from the TV, DVD player or cable box. As digital video downloads become more popular with consumers, some of the top retailers and service providers are offering new-release movies and the hottest TV shows for download.

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ARCHOS Generation 4 players support the most video download stores for enjoying favorite movies on the device, wherever they go. Specifications, Pricing and Availability The 704-WiFi offers 802.11g wireless networking, 80GB hard drive, 800x 480 pixel resolution with 16 million colors, a touch-screen for simple navigation using fingertips or the included stylus, and video editing capabilities for trimming recorded video directly on the device. Battery life is approximately 25 hours for music playback and 5 hours for video playback and Internet browsing. The device measures 7 x 5 x 0.75 inches and weighs 22 ounces. The 80GB hard drive allows for 70 DVD-quality movies1, 40,000 songs2 or 800,000 photos2. The 704-WiFi is available for pre-order today from ARCHOS with a suggested retail price of $549.99 U.S. Final availability from ARCHOS and various online retailers is mid March. The DVR Station sells for a suggested retail price of $99.99 U.S. All ARCHOS PMPs come with headphones, USB cable, DVR saddle for connecting the optional DVR Station and protective pouch. The ARCHOS Generation 4 line of products, including the 704-WiFi, also features a host of accessories, such as the ARCHOS Helmet Camcorder, which turns the 704-WiFi into a camcorder with DVD resolution. The Car Headrest Mount holds the 704-WiFi securely in place in the car so children or others in the backseat can enjoy their video while on the road. Other accessories for the Generation 4 line of players include speakers, cases, car adapters, extra batteries and more, and all are available at www.archos.com. About ARCHOS ARCHOS is a global consumer electronics manufacturer and the technology leader in the field of portable entertainment. Committed to the most innovative technology and inventor of the portable video player, ARCHOS offers award-winning pocket-sized products that feature audio and video recording, photo viewing, and other multimedia and productivity applications for the enjoyment of the most exciting entertainment anywhere, anytime. ARCHOS has offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. More information is available online at www.archos.com.

The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. * 1GB= 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity is less. (1) On average; based on 3.5 minutes/song and 64 kbits/second WMA (for better quality 128 kbits/second or more recommended), on 500 kbits/second MPEG-4 audio/video encoding (2) 1h30/movie (for near DVD Quality 1500 Kbits/s encoding or more recommended), on JPEG, VGA.
Contact: Samantha Steinwinder Concept Communications for ARCHOS samantha@conceptpr.net 206-760-9809

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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
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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
TABLE OF CONTENTS Continued on next page.
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.

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.

Built-in Loudspeakers

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.

PLAYING VIDEO > p. 11

Video List & Browser Menu Items
- displays a message box with all the available information about the highlighted video file. - tap on to close the Info screen. - allows you to delete the highlighted video file. A confirmation screen will pop up.

Delete

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

PLAYING VIDEO > p. 12

Video Playback Menu Items
- 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.

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.

PLAYING MUSIC > p. 18

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

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.

PLAYING MUSIC > p. 19

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 songs 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.

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: 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.
VIEWING PHOTOS > p. 25
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 computers 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).
USING THE BROWSER > p. 26

4. Using the Browser

The ARCHOS File Browser gives you the possibility to navigate the file system of your ARCHOS devices 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 devices 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 devices 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

- 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 folders 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.
USING THE BROWSER > p. 27
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
USING THE BROWSER > p. 28
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.

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 computers 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.
Connecting to a WiFi Network > p. 31
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 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) WEP key WPA key WPA2 key

Connecting to a WiFi Network > p. 32
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 networks 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.
Connecting to a WiFi Network > p. 33
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 networks 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.
Browsing the Web > p. 34

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).
Browsing the Web > p. 35

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.
- Enter URL.: allows you to enter the address of a Web site youd 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 - Home: will go to the Home page.

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.

Computer turned on

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.
usb CONNECTIONs > p. 38
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 devices 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 manufacturers 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.
usb CONNECTIONs > p. 39
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 devices 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 countrys 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.

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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