MUSIC Putting Music onto your Gmini 500
7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.Synchronizing Music from Windows Media Player (WMP) to the Gmini 500 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 to Windows Media Player 9 Transferring your CD collection to the Gmini 500 Installing Windows Media Player 9 (WMP9) Installing Windows Media Player 10 (WMP10) 55 5
MUSIC Playlists 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Playing a Playlist Creating a Playlist Saving a Playlist Adding songs to a Playlist while listening to Music
MUSIC Recording Music 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Cable connections for audio recording Recording Procedure Where is the Recording Saved? Audio Editing
10 MUSIC Using iTunes with your Gmini PHOTO Viewing Photos 11.1 11.2 11.3 Viewing Photos Viewing a slideshow Transferring photos to your Gmini 500
12 BROWSER Using the Browser 12.1 12.2 12.3 Navigating the Directory Structure File and Folder Operations Using the Virtual Keyboard
13 Connecting/Disconnecting* the Gmini 500 to/from your PC 13.1 13.2 13.3 USB Connection Type (Hard Drive or Windows Device) Connecting the Gmini 500 Disconnecting the Gmini 500 from your Computer
14 Connecting Devices to the USB Host Port
15 SETTINGS 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 Sound Settings Play Mode Settings Clock Settings Display Settings Appearance settings Power Settings System Settings 56
16 Updating the Gmini 500 Firmware Operating System (OS) 17 Replacing the battery 17.1 17.2 Thin version Standard version
18 Technical Support 19 Troubleshooting 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 USB Connection issues Charging and Power issues Gmini 500 locks up (freezes operation) or Stops File issues, corrupted data, formatting, and partitioning
20 Technical Specications 21 Legal 22 Index
INTRO Buttons and Connections
a On indicator b Hard drive activity indicator (read/write) c Battery charger indicator (blinks when battery is charged) d Loud speaker e Move UP (also increases volume during media playback) f Move DOWN (also decreases volume during media playback) g Move LEFT (also plays previous song or fast reverse through song or video) h Move RIGHT (also plays next song or fast forward through song or video) i Accelerate UP go up the list of items at high speed j Accelerate Down go down the list of items at high speed
k Play/Enter/On o Hold for 3 seconds to switch on the device l Stop/Escape/Off x - Hold for 3 seconds to switch off the device m UP action button (move up on the list of action icons; in the Settings menus: move UP) n SELECT action button (select the highlighted action icon) o DOWN action button (move down on the list of action icons; in the Settings menus: move DOWN)

a LCD/TV button Hold down to switch between the LCD and an external TV display b USB Host port to connect compatible USB devices c Microphone d USB 2.0 High speed device port (USB 1.1 compatible) to connect to your computer e Power Connector (Use only the supplied Archos power charger/adapter) f Multi-connect jack* for headphones, TV docking pod, FM Remote and AV in/out connections
* Optional accessories such as TV docking pod and FM Remote are available for purchase from the ARCHOS web site - www.archos.com.

INTRO First Time Usage

Charging the battery
Use only the included ARCHOS charger/adapter. You can charge the internal battery of the Gmini 500 by plugging the included adapter/charger directly into the device, or you can charge it by plugging the adapter/charger into the optional TV docking pod and connecting your Gmini 500 to the Pod. Before using for the rst time, charge the battery completely. The charge indicator (CHG) light will start to blink when the battery is charged.

Turning on the Gmini 500

Hold the PLAY/ON button o for 3 seconds. The green On indicator light will turn on. Be patient, it will take a few seconds for the operating system to boot up. If the unit shuts off after holding the ON button for several seconds, plug in the ARCHOS adapter/charger to make sure the battery gets charged.
Shutting off the Gmini 500 and Battery saving features
To shut off the unit, press and hold the STOP/ESC/OFF button x for 3 seconds. In the Power menu [Display setup screen Power: Battery Operation] there is a Power Off parameter. Thus, if your Gmini 500 is idle for a couple of minutes, it will shut itself off. This setting can be changed from one to nine minutes or to never. In the Power menu [Display setup screen Power: Battery Operation] there is a Backlight Off parameter to save battery power (the lighting of the screen consumes a lot of the battery power). That is, if the Gmini 500 is not being used, the screen will shut off in order to save battery life. To turn the screen back on, just click once on any button. See the section Power in the Settings chapter for a complete explanation.
2.4 Changing the Interface Language
The Gmini 500 interface can be set to English (default), French, Spanish, German, or Russian. Using the UP action button, highlight the Settings icon (showing a wrench) and then click the center SELECT action button. Highlight the Display icon and click the PLAY/ENTER button. Highlight the Language parameter using the UP/DOWN buttons. Click the RIGHT or LEFT button to choose the desired language. The language displayed will change immediately. Click on the STOP/ESC button to return to the Setup page and again to return to the main menu screen.

VIDEO Creating MPEG-4 Video Files with your Computer
How to create an MPEG-4 video le Video les that come from your digital camcorder, sent to you via e-mail, or which are freely available on the Internet are encoded in many different ways. If not already in the proper MPEG-4 Simple Prole or WMV9 Simple Prole format, a transformation operation must be done in order that these video les can be played by the Gmini 500. This transformation process is called re-encoding. There are basically two ways to do this: 1) Use the Synchronize button in Windows Media Player 10 or 2) Use the PC tools which are available on the Gmini 500s hard drive. The rst method is very simple and merely requires that you synchronize a video le in your Media Player library to your Gmini 500. You do not have much control in this converting process though and Windows Media Player determines which video types it will and will not re-encode. The second method, though it requires some learning, will allow you to have much more control over the nal quality of the re-encoded (converted) video le. It is described below. There are other tools available on the Internet, some free and some for sale, that can also convert your video les into the appropriate MPEG-4 SP video le format for the Gmini 500. See the web site www.mpegmobile.com for a list of a few of them. PC Tools The Gmini 500 is delivered with two Windows based programs that allow you to create MPEG-4 Simple Prole.AVI video les. They are the MPEG-4 Translator and Virtual Dub. The MPEG-4 Translator will call the Virtual Dub program and give it the correct parameters to encode your video from its original format,.avi or.mpg (mpeg 1), and then encode it into an MPEG-4 SP.AVI le. The le will be scaled in order to be played back properly.
5.1 Installing the PC Software
If your video le is not an MPEG-4 Simple Prole.avi le of the proper size, you will need to re-encode it using the following utilities. For the Gmini 500, you will need to create an AVI le that is MPEG-4 Simple Prole with a resolution up to 720 x 576 (depending on frame rate) and a sound track that is stereo MP3 or WAV. In actuality, in all cases, a resolution beyond 640x480 does not add any advantage.
MPEG-4 codec (Compression/Decompression) In order for MPEG4-Translator to compress the video in a le of the format MPEG-4 SP that the Gmini 500 can read, it requires an MPEG-4 codec to be installed on your computer.If you do not have the approporiate codec installed, MPEG-4 Translator will tell you on start up which codec it requires. You will be able to download it for free from the Internet.

MUSIC Playing Music Files
When you click on the music icon in the main screen, you will be sent directly to the ARCLibrary. From here you can choose to either browse your music by the le system (Browse hard drive) or by music characteristics (Album, Artist, title, Genre, Year). Use the LEFT, RIGHT, UP, and DOWN buttons to locate one of the factory installed music samples and then click on PLAY. If you hear nothing at rst, make sure you have adjusted the volume control on the headphone cord.
Display during music playback 1. Current Directory 2. Play Mode: One Directory 3. Status: Playing 4. Battery level 5. Volume (maximum:99) 6. Song title* or le name 7. Artist* or parent folder 8. Album* or current folder 9. Next track to be played 10. Relative location in the track 11. Elapsed, remaining, and total song time 12. Time of Day 13. Album picture* 14. File format and rec info 15. Volume level meters *If the le contains these tag data

Vol + HSA FF Rew

Button Control
Increase the Volume High speed advance Click once: Play the next song in the folder or playlist. Hold: Fast forward through the song. Click once: Play the previous song in the folder or playlist (during rst 10 seconds of song) otherwise go to the beginning of the song. Hold: Fast reverse through the song. High speed reverse Decrease the Volume Play/pause/resume Stop Song To lock the Gmini 500 buttons, select the Lock action icon on the main screen and press the Select button. The Gmini 500 will display the locked icon in the top left corner of the screen. Press the Select button again to unlock the buttons. You can still use the UP and DOWN buttons to change the volume.

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6.2 Play Screen Icons Status
Stopped Blinks while Playing a track Current track is paused Recording a track

Play Order

(no icon) Play once Repeat playing Shufe (Random) track selection

Play Mode

Gmini 500 is currently playing from a Playlist Folder: Play all tracks in the current directory All: Play all tracks on Gmini 500 Single: Play a single track then stop Queue: User can queue the next track to be played * Scan: Plays rst seconds of each track* * See the PlayMode section in the Settings chapter of this manual for details.
6.3 Browsing through your Music Library
The ARClibrary is your Gmini 500s music library. It is a system for indexing your music by album, artist, song title, etc. When you synchronize music les from your PC using Windows Media Player to the Gmini 500, the ARCLibrary will get updated to include the new songs you have added. As shown in this screen capture, you can select your music by Artist, Album, Song Title, Genre, or Year. All music les that you purchase have internal tags which identify the artist, the album, and the song title. If your music les do not have internal tags (ex: WAV le format or untagged WMA or MP3 les) then the ARCLibrary will put them under the category (Unknown). Audio les created with the Gmini 500 from analog sources are indexed as Artist = (ARCHOS) and Album = (Audio Recordings). You can reach the PlayMode settings screen from the Setup action icon > PlayMode. The play mode determines how your music is played (just the current folder of music, all music, one le, etc.). See Playmode in the section Settings for a description of how each one works.

The following Playlist action icons are also available Icon: Remove Track Icon: Move track Will delete the highlighted song from the Playlist. It will not delete the actual song itself from your hard drive, just from the current Playlist. Allows you to change the place in the list of the highlighted song. Click on Move and then click on UP or DOWN to move the song up or down the list. Click OK when nished.
Important: Once you save a Playlist it is important that you do not move or rename the actual music les since the Playlist searches in the original le location. If you need to move your music les to a different folder, youll have to recreate your Playlist.
Adding songs to a Playlist while listening to Music
This can only be done if you have entered your Music folder via the Music icon and not by the general browser. To add the song you are listening to or any other song to the current Playlist, do the following: While playing a song, choose the action icon Playlist Editor. A new window will open with two panels, the hard drive contents on the left, and the Playlist on the right. Select the Focus on the left panel action icon to go to the hard drive browser panel. Select the song or folder of songs to add, then click PLAY or the action icon Add to Playlist. Click ESC to return to the playing screen. Remember to save your changes before closing the Playlist.

MUSIC Recording Music

With the Gmini 500 series, you do not need a computer to create digital music les. Using the optional multiconnect adapter (AV Travel cable kit P/N 500671, available at www.archos.com), it is possible to record from any standard analog line source (ex: HiFi system, Boombox, CD Player, etc) into a standard Windows.WAV format, either PCM (uncompressed) or ADPCM (compressed).
Cable connections for audio recording
Plug the AV cable into the AV In side of the adapter, and then plug the adapter into the Gmini 500.

9.2 Recording Procedure

Before the actual audio recording begins, there is a pre-recording screen which will allow you to adjust your recording settings. 1. On the main screen, select AudioCorder then click on ENTER.

In the Browser mode, you can jump between the two panels using the Focus on the left/right panel action icon. Where the cursor is highlighting a le or folder, that panel is the source for the copy. The destination folder will be the other panel. For example, we want to copy the le Project info.doc from the Gmini 500/Data/Files from Work folder to the Gmini 500/Data/Completed projects folder. We must start from the main screen Browser mode. 1) Locate and highlight the le to be copied. Using the action buttons, move to the right pane.
2) In the right pane, locate the destination folder. Then move back to the left pane.
3) Highlight the le to be copied and select the Copy le action icon.
4) The selected le will now be copied into the destination folder. Please note: You can only copy or move les from one folder to another and not within the same folder. If you select the same folder in both panes, these options are therefore not available.
12.3 Using the Virtual Keyboard
It is recommended that you create folders and rename les or folders from your computer when it is connected to the Gmini 500. The computer keyboard is much easier to use. However, at times when you are not near your computer and need to enter text directly with the Gmini 500 (ex: renaming a le or creating a new folder). For this, the virtual keyboard screen will appear.
The new text that you are typing Cursor Press ENTER to enter the highlighted key/letter.
Change keyboard between upper case and lower case Backspace button Clear the entered text Conrmation to use the entered text. Hold down on the LEFT or RIGHT buttons to move the cursor within the entry line.
Connecting/Disconnecting* the Gmini 500 to/from your PC
13.1 USB Connection Type (Hard Drive or Windows Device)
Your device comes congured as a Windows Device and will be immediately recognized by your computer if you are running Windows XP (with Service Pack 1 minimum) and Windows Media Player 10. If you have another version of Windows, not sure what version of Windows XP you have, or if you are using a Macintosh, then you will need to change the USB (Universal Serial Bus) Port setting on the Gmini 500. You will do this by going to the Settings action icon and then to System and USB Port and change it to Hard Drive.
13.2 Connecting the Gmini 500
Connection order: See the sections below for your particular computers operating system. 1) Connect the power adapter to the Gmini 500. 2) With your computer running, plug the USB cable into your computer. 3) With the Gmini 500 off, plug in the other end of the USB cable to the Gmini 500 USB Device port. 4) Turn on the Gmini 500. (If your computer asks to install a new driver for the new hardware, then you must unplug it and change the USB Port to Hard Drive.) * Note that when the Gmini 500 is connected to a computer, it will use more energy than usual. Your battery power will be consumed at a higher rate than normal. It is normal that the Gmini 500 will get hot. If the Gmini 500 looses power while connected to your computer you could damage your directory structure and/or loose data. Thus, you should always use the AC adapter when connected to your computer. Be careful to understand the disconnection procedure also since disconnecting incorrectly can lead to data loss or computer/Gmini 500 freeze up. The Gmini 500 is not compatible with Windows NT, Windows 95, or Windows 98. While connected to your computer, the Gmini 500 buttons are blocked and are no longer functional.

Windows XP Please verify** that you have Windows XP and it is updated it to at least, Service Pack 1. You must also have Windows Media Player 10 (WMP10) installed on your computer. This way, you can take advantage of connecting it as a Windows Device. Connect it to your PC as enumerated above and you can then see the Gmini 500 in Windows Explorer and WMP10. Without Windows XP Service Pack 1 (a free update) or Windows Media Player 10, you cannot use it as a Windows recognized Device and will have to follow the instructions for Windows ME & 2000 below. ** Right-click on My Computer select Properties, and then look in the tab labeled General. It should say Service Pack 1 or higher. Windows ME and 2000
Attention: Before connecting the Gmini 500 to your computer with the USB cable, go to the setup action icon and then to System and USB Port and change it to Hard Drive.
When connected to your computer, the Gmini 500 will be recognized as an external Hard Drive and display automatically within a few seconds of being connected. You will see a new drive letter, such as E: in My Computer called Gmini 500. You can now use the hard drive called Gmini 500 like any other external hard drive. Simply access it using Windows Explorer to drag and drop les to and from the Gmini 500s hard drive.
Macintosh OS X If you have OS X, you must update to version 10.2.4 or newer. You must also change the Gmini 500s USB Port setting to Hard Drive. From the main menu, go to the Settings action icon and then to System and USB Port and change it to Hard Drive. You will now simply plug the Gmini 500 into your Macintosh as enumerated above, and within a few seconds, the Gmini 500 will be recognized as a mass storage device (Hard Drive) and mount on the desktop. You can now use the hard drive called Gmini 500 like any other external hard drive.
13.3 Disconnecting the Gmini 500 from your Computer
Windows Device Mode If the Gmini 500 is connected to your computer as a Windows Device, verify that no data is being transferred between your Gmini 500 and your computer (the HDD light on your Gmini 500 is not ickering). You can now safely unplug the USB cable from your Gmini 500 and/or computer. Hard Drive Mode If the Gmini 500 is connected to your computer as a hard drive, DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE USB CABLE AT ANY TIME!
WARNING: You must properly remove (unmount) your Gmini 500 from the computer before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing the computer and/or the Gmini 500.
Hard Drive Mode & Windows To safely disconnect the Gmini 500 hard drive, click on the system tray remove icon (green arrow as shown below) and follow the instructions. Wait until you get a message saying that you can safely unplug the device before disconnecting the USB cable. 1. The safe remove icon is in the system tray next to the clock.

Replacing the battery

Your Gmini 500 has a removable battery. You may want to purchase a second battery for cases when you know that you will be unable to recharge your Gmini 500 before the supplied battery runs out. Refer to the chapter Settings Power Settings for information about getting the most use from the battery. Before removing the battery, disconnect the charger/adapter and switch off the device.

17.1 Thin version

On the Thin version of the Gmini 500, the battery is located on the left half at the back of the device. To take out the battery, slide the button on the bottom of the Gmini 500 towards the right, then slide the battery towards the top and lift it out. To replace the battery, lower it straight into the compartment. Be sure to leave a gap between the bottom edge of the Gmini 500 and the battery (1). Slide the battery towards the bottom of the Gmini 500. This action should anchor the battery in the compartment (2).
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 same or equivalent type of battery.

17.2 Standard version

Your Gmini 500 has a removable battery. You may want to purchase a second battery for cases when you know that you will be unable to recharge your Gmini 500 before the supplied battery runs out. Refer to the chapter Settings Power Settings for information about getting the most use from the battery. Before removing the battery, disconnect the charger/adapter and switch off the device. Two batteries are available for the Gmini 500. They are located on the back of the device and are exchanged in the same way. To take out the battery, move the sliding button on the left hand side of the device downwards. You can now lift the battery from the left edge. To replace a battery, hold it with the 2 plastic notches towards the right and slide it into the battery compartment (1). Then, lower the battery into its compartment (2). Finally, remember to move the slider latch towards the top of the Gmini 500 in order to secure the battery inside its compartment (3).

Be patient, this may take a while. Windows XP & 2000 Running Check Disk Utility (ChkDsk) HARD DRIVE mode only If you still have problems with the le system on your Gmini 500 you can try to x it using the DOS utility, check disk (chkdsk). Do the following; Make sure external AC adapter is powering the Gmini 500. Quit all running applications. Properly connect the Gmini 500 to your computer as explained in chapter Connecting/disconnecting the Gmini 500 to/from your PC. Wait patiently (up to 5 minutes) for Windows XP to show the local drive as mounted. Open a DOS window. Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt. At the prompt, type chkdsk e: /f. Use e: or f: or whatever drive letter is representing your Gmini 500. The /f argument tells the program to automatically x errors. Be patient, this may take a while. When nished, exit the DOS Window and properly disconnect the Gmini 500 from your computer.

Display

Technical Specications

ARCHOS Gmini 500

Storage Capacity Video playback Audio recording Audio Playback Photo viewer AV Connections Television output Computer Interface Playback Autonomy* Scalability Power source Physical Dimensions Temperature Range
See packaging for internal hard drive size 4 LCD 480x272 pixels, colors and TV output1 MPEG-4 SP with B-Frames2 with stereo sound. Near DVD quality up to 720x480 @ 30 f/s (NTSC), 720x576 @ 25 f/s (PAL), AVI le format. WMV9 Simple Prole up to 352x288 @ 30 f/s and 800Kbit/s. From an analog source in stereo sound for WAV (PCM & ADPCM) format. Stereo MP3 decoding @ 30-320 kb/s CBR & VBR, WMA with protected les, WAV (PCM & ADPCM) JPEG (not progressive jpegs) and BMP formats Earphones Audio & Video line out (TV output). Video output in PAL (EU) or NTSC (US) standard USB 2.0 high-speed device, compatible USB 1.1, PC & Mac. USB Host port compatible Mass Storage Device3. Up to 15 hours for music. Up to 4 hours for video on the built-in LCD. Free Operating System updates downloadable from ARCHOS website Rechargable Lithium-Ion battery External: AC charger/adapter. Use ONLY the specied Archos adapter/charger supplied with this product. Approx.: 7.6 x 12.4 x 1.8/2.4 cm - 3 x 4.9 x 0.7/0.9 ; weight: 256/312 g (slim/standard version) 5 C to 35 C running ; -20 C to 45 C storage

Please note: This index refers to both the abridged USER GUIDE and the complete PDF user manual (this document). References to this PDF user manual are marked *.

Activating panel

MUSIC Creating a Playlist BROWSER Using the Browser MUSIC Playing Music Files MUSIC Browsing through your Music Library SETTINGS System Settings 8.2* 12* 6* 6.3* 15.6* 6.3* 15.2* 9*,9.4* 15.6* 15.5* 13* 15.5* 17* 3.1* 6.5* 6.1* 11.3* 4.1 6.10.2 10.6

ARCLibrary update

MUSIC Browsing through your Music Library SETTINGS System Settings

Audio recording/editing

MUSIC Recording Music Audio Editing

Available disc space

SETTINGS System Settings
Background image (Wallpaper)
SETTINGS Appearance Settings
Battery autonomy and consumption
Connecting/Disconnecting the Gmini 500 to/from your PC SETTINGS Power Settings Battery replacement

Bookmarks

VIDEO Playing Video Files Set a bookmark MUSIC Setting a Bookmark

Buttons not working

MUSIC Button Control

Card readers

PHOTO Transferring photos to your AV

Codecs

VIDEO Installing the PC Software MPEG-4 Codec (Compression/Decompression) VIDEO Installing the PC Software MP3 Sound Codec 5.1* 5.1* 4* 5* 7* 14* 15.3* 9.3* 8.1* 12* 9.4* 8.3* 12.2* 15.4* 15.1* 3.1* 15.1* 12* 6.3* 9.3* 12.1* 7.9 10.1

Compression

VIDEO Playing Video Files from the Internet VIDEO Creating MPEG-4 Video Files with your Computer MUSIC Putting Music onto your Gmini 500

Connecting 2 USB devices

Connect Devices to the USB Host Port

Date and time

SETTINGS Clock Settings

Default location

MUSIC Where is the Recording Saved?

Delete Playlist

MUSIC Playing a Playlist BROWSER Using the Browser
Delete section from audio le

MUSIC Audio Editing

Delete song from Playlist

MUSIC Saving a Playlist

Deleting les

BROWSER File and Folder Operations
SETTINGS Display settings

Equalizer

SETTINGS Sound Settings Sound parameters

External speaker off/on

VIDEO Video Playback Action Icons Built-in speakers SETTINGS Sound Settings Sound parameters

File system

Files: Locating a le
MUSIC Browsing through your Music Library MUSIC Where is the Recording Saved? BROWSER - Navigating the directorey structure
Files: Moving or copying les
MUSIC Transferring CD collection to the AV MUSIC Using iTunes with your Gmini 500 PHOTO Transferring photos to your Gmini 500 BROWSER Using the Browser Connect Devices to the USB Host Port 7.3* 10* 11.3* 12* 14* 7.1* 6.2* 15.2* 2.5* 4.1* 15.6* 6.1* 5* 6* 6.3* 7.1* 6* 6.3* 6* 8* 6.3* 15.6* 5.4 10.2 4.1 5.1 6.2
Files: Music deleted from your device
Synchronizing Music from Windows Media Player to the Gmini 500
Find a particular song (Scan)
MUSIC Play Screen Icons SETTINGS Play Mode Settings

Foreign character sets

INTRO First time usage Foreign character sets
Frame rates for video les
VIDEO Non Protected Internet Video Content

Free disc space

MPEG-4 Translator

Music Browser

MUSIC Playing Music Files MUSIC Browsing through your Music Library
Music deleted/missing from your device
MUSIC Synchronizing Music from Windows Media Player (WMP) to the Gmini 500
Music les sorted by categories

Music lists (Playlists)

MUSIC Playing Music Files MUSIC Playlists
New music not showing in the ARCLibrary
New Playlist does not display
SETTINGS System Settings 15.6* 15.4* 15.6* 16* 15.6* 15.4* 6.2* 8.3* 15.2* 6* 8* 6* 8* 6* 8* 7* 4* 7.2* 10* 9.2* 12* 5.10.10.2
SETTINGS Display Settings

Operating system

SETTINGS System Settings Updating the Gmini 500 Firmware/OS

Operating system Version

Play songs randomly (Shufe)
MUSIC Play Screen Icons MUSIC Saving a Playlist SETTINGS Play Mode Settings
Playing only certain songs (Playlists)

Playing songs in a specic order

Playlists

PlaysForSure

Protected les

VIDEO Playing Video Files from the Internet MUSIC Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 to Windows Media Player 9 MUSIC Using iTunes with your Gmini 500
Recording from a Vinyl or audio tape
MUSIC Recording Procedure Incremental Recording

Removing les

Renaming les or folders
BROWSER Using the Browser 12* 15.2* 2.7* 7.3* 3.1* 15.2* 6.2* 8.3* 15.2* 11.2* 3.1* 5* 6* 6.4* 9.2* 15.1* 3.1* 6.4* 6.3* 3.1* 15.4*

Repeat a song

SETTINGS Play Mode Settings

Restarting your device

INTRO Hardware Reset

Ripping a CD

MUSIC Transferring your CD collection to AV

Screen format

VIDEO Playing video les :Set Screen format
Show songs added to device

Slideshow

PHOTO Viewing photos Viewing Slideshow

Slow motion

VIDEO Playing video les : Slow motion
VIDEO Creating MPEG-4 Video Files with your Computer MUSIC Playing Music Files MUSIC Playing Through your Stereo System MUSIC Recording Procedure SETTINGS Sound Settings Sound parameters

Speakers

VIDEO Playing video les: Built-in speakers MUSIC Playing music les Playing through your Stereo System
MUSIC Browsing through your Music Library
Text on screen during video playback (OSD)
VIDEO Video Playback Action Icons On Screen Display (OSD) off SETTINGS Display Settings

Thumbnails

VIDEO Playing Video Files Video Browser Action Icons VIDEO Playing video les: Save as Thumbnail 3* 3.1* 15.3* 19* 15.6* 4.1* 5.2* 4.1* 5* 5* 15.1* 5* 5.1* 5.2* 12.3* 7.1* 11.1* 5.1 10.2 10.1

Time and date

SETTINGS Clock Settings Troubleshooting
Version of the Operating system/rmware
Video le size and frame rates
VIDEO Non Protected Internet Video Content VIDEO Using MPEG-4 Translator
Video les: supported formats
VIDEO Non Protected Internet Video Content VIDEO Creating MPEG-4 Video Files with your Computer

Video quality

VIDEO Creating MPEG-4 Video Files with your Computer SETTINGS Sound Settings Sound parameters

Virtual Dub

VIDEO Creating MPEG-4 Video Files with your Computer PC Tools VIDEO Installing PC Software Virtual Dub VIDEO Using MPEG-4 Translator

Virtual keyboard

BROWSER Using the Browser Using the Virtual Keyboard

Windows Media Player

MUSIC Synchronizing Music from Windows Media Player to the Gmini 500
PHOTO Viewing Photos Magnifying Photos

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ARCHOS Gmini 500

4 LCD 480x272 , MPEG-4 SP B- . DVD 720x480 @ 30 f/s 5NTSC), 720x576 @ 25 f/s (PAL), AVI file format. WAV (PCM & ADPCM). Stereo MP3 decoding @ 30-320 kb/s CBR & VBR, WMA (including protected WMA files), WAV (PCM 1 ADPCM) JPEG ( ) BMP AV OUT, PAL (EU) NTSC (US) USB 2.0 USB 16\45 , 5\12 ARCHOS , : 7,6 x 12,4 x 2,4 4.2 x 8.2 x 0.8 : 321\434. 5 C 35 C; -20 C 45 C : Windows ME, 2000, XP Mac: OS X (10.2.4) Playsforsure: Windows XP SP 1 , WMP 10 USB

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