Gmini XS202S

MP3 & WMA Digital Music Player & USB 2.0 Hard Drive

English user manual

Version 1.2 - Please see the Archos web site (WWW.ARCHOS.COM) for the most recent manual and software updates for your Gmini.
An introductory note from ARCHOS Dear Customer,
Archos thanks you for choosing our new ultra-small Gmini XS202S. Check out our web site www.archos.com to nd the available accessories for this product (car adapter, carrying cases, power adapter etc.). Also, while at our web site, check for free downloads of updated and improved software for your device. The principal function of the Gmini is, of course, to play music. Because it has a real hard disk inside of it, you can store thousands of songs. Using a standard audio cable, you can also play your music through a home entertainment system. You can bring your entire CD collection with you anywhere and play it over anyones sound system. Putting music onto your Gmini is as easy as drag and drop for your unprotected music les. And for protected purchased music from PlaysForSure web sites, it is as easy as clicking the Sync button in Windows Media Player 10. Plus, with its USB 2.0 high speed port, transfers are nished before you know it. The Gmini is also ID3 compatible. This means that the ARCLibrary will sort your music so that you can listen to it by artist, album, title, year, or genre. Click on Shufe, and listen to your music at random. Finally, you can use the Gmini as a portable hard drive to store your important les. You can even use the Archos double-browser to rename, create, copy, move, and delete les and folders. This manual gives you all the information you need to know on using your Gmini. Read through it carefully, you just may nd out the Gmini includes some additional functionality that you didnt expect. If you require extra assistance, you can always call our help line or e-mail support to get a friendly Archos agent to give you a hand. Wishing you the best music listening experience, The Archos Team __________ As our engineers are always updating and improving the software, your devices software may have a slightly different appearance or modied functionality than presented in this manual.

Contents

3 Ports, Buttons, and Connections First Time Usage 2.1 Charging the Battery 2.2 Turning the Gmini XS202S ON and OFF 2.3 Changing the Interface language 2.4 Caring for the Gmini 2.5 Foreign Character Sets Playing Music 3.1 Playing a Music File 3.2 Play Screen and Button Control 3.3 Playback Menu Items 3.4 ARCLibrary Specics 3.5 ARCLibrary Updating 3.6 Setting a Bookmark 3.7 The Resume Function 3.8 Locking the Gmini Buttons Putting Music onto your Gmini XS202S 4.1 Synchronizing Music from Windows Media Player (WMP) to the Gmini XS202S 4.2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 to Windows Media Player 9 4.3 Transferring your CD collection to the Gmini XS202S 4.4 Installing Windows Media Player (WMP) 9 4.5 Installing Windows Media Player (WMP) 10 Playlists 5.1 Creating a new Playlist 5.2 Loading a Playlist 5.3 Playing a Playlist 5.4 Playlist Menu Options 14
6 Settings 6.1 Changing the Sound Settings 6.2 Changing the PlayMode Settings 6.3 Changing the time & date settings 6.4 Changing the Display Settings 6.5 Changing the Power Settings 6.6 Changing the System Settings Using the Browser 7.1 Inside the MUSIC Folder 7.2 Navigating the Directory Structure 7.3 File and Folder Operations in Browser Mode

To select a music le, push the navigation joystick to move upwards or downwards and press it down to enter a highlighted subfolder or tag category. Click ENTER to play the highlighted song. Use LEFT to leave a folder and go back to the previous level.
3.2 Play Screen and Button Control
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) Menu available Artist* or parent folder Album* or current folder Song title* or le name File format and recording information Status: playing Play Mode: Folder Play Order: Repeat Volume (0-99) Battery level Real time clock Song elapsed time Song time remaining Song length
*If the le contains these tag data
A B C D E Play/pause/resume song Increase the volume Click once: Play the next song in the folder or playlist. Hold: Fast forward through the song. Decrease the Volume 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. F Stop Song

Play Status

Stopped Playing a track Current track is paused

Play Order

(no icon) Play once Shufe (Random) track selection Repeat playing
The top status bar indicates the status and play settings that you have given. See the Settings chapter for a description of the Playmode options.

3.3 Playback Menu Items

When the menu icon appears, you have certain options. During song playback, press the MENU button for the following options. Setup: Enters the Setup screen (same as selecting the Setup icon in the main menu) which allows you access to parameters such as bass and treble. Info: Show le information such as the le name, number of kilobytes of hard drive space used, date created, le format, etc. ARCLibrary: Allows you to browse through your ARCLibrary while listening to the current song. Edit Playlist: Enters the playlist editor (see below how to use Playlists). Set Bookmark: Set a bookmark at the current position within the audio le. See the Bookmark section below.

ARCLibrary Specics

The ARCLibrary is a system for choosing your music by its characteristics. It can be turned On or Off in the settings from Setup > Playmode. As shown in this screen capture here, you can select your music by Artist, Album, Song Title, Genre, or Year. MP3 and WMA music les have internal data tags to hold information about the song. For MP3 les, these are known as ID3 tags. Not all MP3 les have all this information lled in. If you purchase a song from a music download service, the song will have this information. If you have an MP3 or WMA le without this tag information, then you can add or change it by going to the properties of the le in Windows Explorer. Once you update the ARCLibrary, you will have access to all newly copied music via the ARCLibrary. The ARCLibrary indexes all the music and playlists that it nds in the folders Music and Playlists by using the tag information in each song. Thus, you should never delete the folders Music or Playlists. If a song does not have tags, it will be put into the category <unknown>.

3.5 ARCLibrary Updating

If you paste unprotected audio les from your computer to the Gmini, they go directly to the Gmini hard disk without the ARCLibrary knowing about the new song. This is why the ARCLibrary is updated when you disconnect your Gmini from the computer. Alternatively, you can set up the ARCLibrary to update only when you choose, by setting it to On, not automatic. You can nd the information on how to do this in the section Playmode in the Settings chapter. You will then have to go to the Setup > Playmode screen, highlight [Update ARCLibrary] and press ENTER. A message screen will appear indicating that it is updating the ARCLibrary contents.

Setting a Bookmark

If you are listening to a song, or perhaps a long recording, and would like to place a bookmark in it in order to pick up from this point at another time, you can use the Bookmark function. While listening to the audio recording, simply click on the MENU button, then choose Set Bookmark. This will set a bookmark in the audio le at the current position. You can only set one bookmark per le. When you look at the le in your browser, it will have a small mark on its icon indicating that this le has a bookmark set within it. You can have a maximum of 16 les bookmarked. Setting more bookmarks will erase existing bookmarks, starting with the oldest. The next time you play the audio le, you will be presented with three options: Resume: Start playing from the bookmarked position. Ignore: Clear: Keep the bookmark but start playing from the very beginning. Clear the bookmark from this le and start playing from the very beginning.

The Resume Function

When you turn on your Gmini you will sometimes notice that the icon which is highlighted on the main screen is not the Browser but rather the Resume icon. This icon is highlighted when the Gmini XS202S can resume the last played audio le.
3.8 Locking the Gmini Buttons
You can prevent the Gmini from executing unintended functions by locking the buttons. To lock the buttons, hold down on the MENU button until the lock icon appears in the top-left corner of the screen. Now the buttons are disabled, but you can still use the navigation joystick to change the volume. To unlock the buttons hold down again on the Menu button until the lock icon disappears.

Putting Music onto your Gmini XS202S
Your Archos product is a certied PlaysForSure digital device which means that wherever you nd music for sale or for subscription on the Internet with this symbol, you can be certain that they will Play for sure on your Gmini XS202S.
The Gmini XS202S is designed to work seamlessly with Windows Media Player (WMP) versions 9 and 10. The Windows Media Player software is used to download digital media content from the Internet to your computer and organize it. You will also use it to synchronize (copy) the contents of your Windows Media Player media library to your Archos device. See the comparison chart below for an explanation of the different features available when running Windows Media Player 9 and 10 or check out the Web site www.playsforsure.com. * Subscription services require you to be running Windows Media Player10.
Synchronizing Music from Windows Media Player (WMP) to the Gmini XS202S
The Synchronize button in Windows Media Player (WMP) is a one way sync button. That is, it will add music les to your Gmini so that you have the same digital media on your Gmini as you have in your Windows Media Player media library. Of course, you can choose to sync only certain songs or sync your entire library. On WMP10, you can click the button Set up Sync in the Sync tab and then check the box labeled Synchronize Device Automatically. This is the auto-sync advantage of WMP10. If this box is checked, then each time you connect your Gmini to your PC, Windows Media Player will automatically start up and check to see if there is any new music in your media library, and if so, will then copy them to your Gmini. On the other hand, with Windows Media Player 9, you have to tell it what you want to sync, WMP9 cannot synchronize automatically when you connect your Gmini to your computer. Note for WMP10 users: Files added to your Gmini from another computer cannot be added to the Windows Media Player Library when you connect your Gmini to the computer. Songs which have been added, will however, be listed in the devices ARCLibrary.
4.2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 to Windows Media Player 9

Creating a new Playlist

To create a Playlist, push the joystick to the RIGHT while you are in the Music browser. A second panel will open on the right side to display the Playlist contents (shown empty in the picture). You can now add songs to the current Playlist. Note: If tracks are displayed in the right panel, this means a Playlist is already open. To create a new Playlist, close the current list rst (see the Playlist Menu options) and click RIGHT again.
In the left panel, search for the songs you would like to add to your Playlist. Once the song is highlighted, click on the ENTER button to add it to the Playlist. The song will be added to the Playlist and a small mark is placed next to the music note icon to indicate that it is now in the Playlist. You can also add all the music les of a complete folder in one operation by highlighting the desired folder and choosing ADD or INSERT on the menu. Be careful which panel you are in since the left panel menu has different options than the right panel menu. Continue searching and adding songs in this manner until you are satised. You can jump back and forth anytime between the two panels by pushing the navigation joystick to the left and right. We recommend that you save your Playlists to the Gmini hard drive (see Playlists Menu Options below) to use over and over again. After saving a new Playlist, use the menu of the left panel to update the ARCLibrary in order for it to appear in your Playlists folder. The menu also offers you the option INSERT: The track will be added before the track which is highlighted in the Playlist.

5.2 Loading a Playlist

You can load a previously saved Playlist or add the les it contains to the current Playlist. Use the music browser to select the Playlist of your choice (Playlists are indicated by a special list icon) and then press OK. If there were already some items in the Gmini Playlist, then the songs of the loaded Playlist will be added to the end of it. You can then check or modify the Playlist as usual in the Playlist panel.

Playing a Playlist

After loading a Playlist, press the navigation joystick to the right to go into the Playlist edition panel. Then use the navigation joystick to select a song. Click on ENTER, and your Playlist will start playing from that song according to the current PlayMode settings.

Playlist Menu Options

While in the Playlist screen (right side) you have the following options. Save: Saves the current Playlist onto the Gmini so that it can be reloaded later. It will be saved into the directory Playlists. Close: Closing the list enables you to create a new Playlist by pushing the navigation joystick to the right whilst in the Music folder or any of its sub-folders. Rename: Changes the name of the current Playlist using the Virtual Keyboard. Shufe: Randomly changes the order of the items in the loaded Playlist. Clear: Removes ALL tracks from the loaded Playlist.

Play all tracks in the current directory Play all tracks on the Gmini Play a single track then stop User can queue the next track to be played Gmini plays rst 15 seconds of each track This parameter allows you to choose the order of play of your songs

(no icon)

Normal: the music sequence is played once Repeat: the music sequence is played in a loop Shufe: the music sequence is played randomly
ARCLibrary Off, On. Automatic (default) The ARCLibrary feature enables you to see your music organised by Artist, Album, Title, Genre and Year. Select Off to disable the feature or On to enable it. On Automatic, the library will update itself when disconnected from the computer. ARCLibrary Update Scans through all music and playlists in the folders Music and Playlists and indexes these into the ARCLibrary. You need to do this only when you have copied new music to your Gmini.
Queue Mode: While the current song is playing, simply click on the menu button and select Browser or ARCLibrary (depending on the current folder), nd the next song you want to play, then click ENTER. This is your queued song. The lower arrow of the Queue icon will turn black. You can only queue one song at a time. See the Playlist section to prepare multiple songs to play. Once the current track has nished playing, your queued track will be played. If you do not queue another track at this time, the Gmini will play the next song in the original directory. Scan Mode: Each track in the directory is played for 15 seconds. This allows a quick sample of each song. If you want to play the whole song, click on the Play button during those rst 15 seconds. The Gmini will then revert to single directory mode and play the rest of the songs in the directory without scanning.
Changing the time & date settings
In order to set the time and date or to change the time format, go to Setup > Clock. The Time format can be set to a 12 hour clock (0:00 to 12:59) or 24 hour clock (0:00 to 23:59).
The Time is expressed in Hours, Minutes and Seconds, although seconds are not displayed. The date is expressed as Day, Month and Year. Having modied all necessary parameters, be sure to set them. To do this, highlight the [Set] line and then click ENTER. Wait a moment for the Gmini to save the new values before clicking the STOP/ESCAPE button.
Changing the Display Settings
In order to change the operating language of the Gmini or the contrast of the display, go to Setup > Display.

Language Contrast

Use this option to set the operating language of the Gmini. Options are English, Franais, Deutsch, Espaol and. These values represent the black/white contrast of the screen.
6.5 Changing the Power Settings
To help you get the most battery life out of your Gmini before having to recharge it, you can adjust the power settings. Go to Setup > Power.

Power Off

Range: 1 to 9 minutes or Never. Number of minutes of user inactivity before the Gmini automatically shuts off. The Gmini will not shut off during the playback of music les. Never (on DC Power) indicates that the Gmini will not do an automatic shut down.

Backlight

Backlight shut down time: 10 to 90 seconds, Never. The time of user inactivity (no buttons pressed) before the Gmini turns off the backlight. Never indicates that the backlight will always stay on. Keeping the backlight on will reduce the battery time.

Hard drive

10-90 seconds. The number of seconds from the time of the last le access before the Gmini tells the internal hard disk to stop spinning. The longer this time, the more often the hard disk is turning and the quicker the response time when accessing les. However, as it is set longer, it will quickly consume your battery. Caution: This setting should only be changed by experienced users. The default setting is 10s.
6.6 Changing the System Settings
To change the system parameters or get information about the system, go to Setup > System.

Show all les USB Port

If Off is selected, les are ltered so that only music les are shown. The On setting lets you see other le types as well as music les. Windows Device, Hard drive. When set to Windows Device, your Gmini will use the MTP (Media Transport Protocol) whenever it is connected to a Windows XP (SP1 or higher) operating system with Windows Media Player 10 installed. It will be seen as the Gmini XS202S Device in Windows Explorer. WARNING: This will not work for earlier Windows operating systems or Macintosh computers. When set to Hard Drive, your Gmini 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.
OS Version Prod key Hard Disk
Displays the current version of the Operating System (OS). Display the product key of your Gmini XS202S. Every Gmini has a unique product key number. Displays the amount of free and used space on the Gminis hard disk. 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. Used to update the Gmini Updating the Gmini Firmware. to a new version of the Operating System. See the chapter

[Update Firmware]

7 Using the Browser
The browser is used to navigate the le system on the Gmini. The le system is the same type of le system that is found on Windows based computers. This way, transferring les from your computer to your Gmini is as easy as drag and drop. The le system is a hierarchical system which includes folders and subfolders. Because you will be putting hundreds of les onto your Gmini, it is STRONGLY ADVISED that keep a neat and orderly le structure. We suggest that you keep the predened folders: Data (to carry miscellaneous data les with you), Music (all of your music les), and Playlists (to hold all your music Playlists).

Info: Show le information such as number of kilobytes of hard drive space used, date created, number of les and folders the folder contains etc. Rename: Allows you to change the name of the highlighted folder. You will be sent to the virtual keyboard (see the next section) to enter the new folder name. Delete: Delete the le permanently from the Gmini. (Before it is deleted, the Gmini will ask for conrmation: Delete folder X? - Yes/No. Press ENTER to conrm or STOP/ ESCAPE to cancel. Create Folder: Create a new folder in the current level of the directory. You will be sent to the Virtual Keyboard to enter the new folder name. There is a limit of 1000 les per folder.
7.3.3 Contextual Menu while in the Double Browser By using the unique Archos double browser system, you can copy or move les from one location in the le structure to another (caution: there is a limit of 1000 les per folder). While in the Browser mode, you simply move the joystick to the right and a second browser panel will open. You can jump between the two panels using the LEFT/RIGHT buttons. When the title of the folder is highlighted, this is the active folder. The le highlighted within this active folder will be copied, that is to say, it is the source for the copy. The other panel will be the destination folder. Once you have decided on the destination folder, move to the source browser panel, highlight the le to copy, and then click on the MENU button. You can now choose Copy to copy the highlighted le, Copy All to copy all the les in that folder to the destination folder, or Move to move it to the destination folder. Other options such as Info, Delete, Rename and Create Folder are addressed above. Source Destination
Using the Virtual Keyboard
If you want to create folders and rename les or folders, it is recommended to do so from your computer when it is connected to the Gmini. The computer keyboard is easier to use. At times, however, you are not near your computer and you would like to enter the text directly with the Gmini. For this, you will use the Virtual Keyboard. You will be taken to this screen when you rename a le or folder or create a new folder. You will use the navigation joystick to move around the keyboard. Click on ENTER to enter the character that is highlighted. Once your text is entered, select Enter on the bottom right.
7 Contextual Menu Text being typed Cursor Upper/Lower case* Delete character* Clear entire line* Enter*

* These items can also be found in the contextual menu Tip: use the STOP/ESCAPE button to cancel any changes you made and exit the virtual keyboard.
Connecting the Gmini XS202S to a Stereo system
Connecting your Gmini XS202S to a stereo system allows you to listen to your Gminis music without a headset. You will need a standard (mini headphone to RCA) audio cable for this which is not supplied with the Gmini (this is available for purchase on the ARCHOS website www.archos.com). The diagram below illustrates the setup. Plug the audio cable into the headphone jack and into the auxiliary jacks on your stereo. Note that this is only a schematic representation of a stereo. If in doubt, the manual of your stereo will enable you to identify the auxiliary inputs.
9 Connecting the Gmini to your Computer
Note that when the Gmini is connected to a computer, it will use more energy than usual. Your battery power will be consumed at a higher rate than normal. If the Gmini 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 freeze up. The Gmini is not compatible with Windows NT, Windows 95, or Windows 98. While connected as a hard disk to your computer, the Gmini buttons are blocked and are no longer functional.
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. You will do this by going to System and USB Port and change it to Hard Disk.
Connecting the Gmini XS202S
Connection order: See the sections below for your particular computers operating system. 1) Connect the power adapter to the Gmini. 2) Turn on the Gmini. 3) With your computer running, plug the USB cable into your computer. 4) Plug in the other end of the USB cable to the Gmini USB Device port (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.) 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 in Windows Explorer and WMP10. Without Windows XP Service Pack 1 (a free update) or Windows

Media 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 to your computer with the USB cable, go to Setup>System>USB Port and change it to Hard Disk. When connected to your computer, the Gmini 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. You can now use the hard drive called Gmini like any other external hard drive. Simply access it using Windows Explorer to drag and drop les to and from the Gminis hard drive. If the Gmini is not automatically recognized and displayed as an external hard drive, please refer to the troubleshooting section at the back of this manual. Macintosh OS X If you have OS X, you must update to version 10.3.9 or newer. You must also change the Gminis USB Port setting to Hard Disk. From the main menu, go to Setup>System>USB Port and change it to Hard Disk. You will now simply plug the Gmini into your Macintosh as enumerated above, and within a few seconds, the Gmini will be recognized as a mass storage device (Hard Disk) and mount on the desktop. You can now use the hard drive called Gmini XS202 like any other external hard drive.
Disconnecting the Gmini from your Computer
Windows Device Mode If the Gmini is connected to your computer as a Windows Device, verify that no data is being transferred between your Gmini and your computer (the HDD light on your Gmini is not ickering). You can now safely unplug the USB cable from your Gmini and/or computer.
Hard Drive Mode If the Gmini 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 from the computer before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing the computer and/or the Gmini. Hard Drive Mode & Windows To safely disconnect the Gmini 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. Attention: The operating system will not allow you to safely disconnect the Gmini if you have an open le from it in a running application. You will have to close all open Gmini les in any running application. Sometimes, even when les are closed in an application, you will have to shut down the application. Using the green disconnect arrow in the system tray will then allow you to safely disconnect the Gmini. 1. The safe remove icon is in the system tray near the system clock.

11.4 Activate the Update

On your Gmini, go to Setup > System and select the [Update Firmware] line. Click ENTER. You will be prompted to power the Gmini by the adapter/charger. The Gmini will now locate the update le and install it. A message will appear asking you to click on any button to restart the device. You can go to Setup > System to verify the new OS has been installed by looking at the version number there.
Warning! Never unplug the DC-in adapter while the update is in progress. This can cause permanent damage to the unit.

Troubleshooting

12.1 USB Connection issues
Problem: I cannot get my Gmini to be recognized by the computer or it asks for a driver. Solutions: If you are running an operating system other than Windows XP (Service Pack 1 minimum) with Windows Media Player 10 or higher, the USB Port setting should be set to Hard Drive. Go to Setup > System > USB Port and set it to Hard Disk. Only Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or higher) with Windows Media Player 10 or higher will allow for the USB Port Windows Device setting. Shut off and reboot the computer and the Gmini and then try connecting again in the preferred order enumerated in the Chapter Connecting your Gmini XS202S to your computer. If using a USB hub, try connecting without using the hub (some hubs are not powered and may not work with the Gmini). If using a USB port in the front of your computer, try a USB port in the back. Front USB ports are often from non-powered hubs. Do not connect to a USB port repeated through a keyboard. If using a laptop computer and a docking station, try connecting without the docking station. Macintosh users must update to OS 10.3.9 or higher. (Hard Drive mode) If the Files Allocation Table (FAT) gets corrupted, the Gmini may not show up in Windows XP for over one minute, and then it comes up as local drive. Use DOS Utility ChkDsk as shown below. (Hard Drive Mode) Windows XP may recognize the AV 700 hard drive but yet not assign a drive letter to it. Right click on My Computer and select Manage. Then select Storage, then Disk Management. Within this window you may see the hard drive and be able to assign a drive letter by right-clicking on the hard drive, and selecting the option Change drive letter and paths.

Problem: (Hard Disk Mode) What do I do if I try to disconnect via the green arrow but keep getting The device Generic Volume cannot be stopped now. Try stopping the device again later. Solution: Use the green arrow a second time. Sometimes Windows does not update its status. Shut off any program that might be accessing data on the Gmini, including Windows Explorer. If this does not work, shut down all programs, wait 20 seconds, then try the green arrow again. If this does not work, you should shut down the computer and disconnect the USB cable once the computer is off. Problem: I have Windows XP and a USB 2.0 port, yet my le transfer rates are very slow. Solution: The original version of XP does not have native support for USB 2.0. You must update your Windows XP to a minimum of SP1 (Service Pack 1) in order for it to transfer les at the full USB 2.0 port capacity. Problem: The Gmini shuts off by itself. Solution: This is normal. If you are not playing music or using it, it will automatically shut off based on the automatic power-off parameters in the Power submenu. Go to the menu [Setup > Power] where you can adjust the Power off parameter. Problem: The Gmini locks-up. None of the buttons react. Solution: Did you set the Gmini to lock mode? This is the mode that blocks the buttons from functioning so that you can put the Gmini in your pocket or backpack without worrying about buttons getting accidentally pressed. Hold down for three seconds on the Menu button to unlock all the buttons. The other possibility is an electrostatic phenomena. That is, static electricity has temporarily knocked out the Gmini. Hold down on the STOP button for 15 seconds and the Gmini will shut off. Restart it normally now. Problem: When I go to the Music icon in the main menu, I cannot see the music les or albums that I just put into the Gmini. Solution: The Gminis ARCLibrary must be refreshed. Go to Setup > Playmode > Update ARCLibrary. Your newly transferred les will be indexed into the ARCLibrary. Files that are not in the folder Music will not be included in the ARCLibrary.
12.2 File issues, corrupted data, formatting, and partitioning.

Furthermore, warranty does not apply to: 1. Damages or problems resulting from misuse, abuse, accident, alteration or incorrect electrical current or voltage. 2. Any product tampered-with or damaged warranty seal or serial number label. 3. Any product without a warranty or serial number label. 4. Batteries and any consumable items delivered with or in the equipment. The end user is required to use this product only in conformity with its original purpose and is strictly forbidden to make any technical modications that could potentially impinge on the rights of third parties. Any modication to the hardware, software, or physical enclosure of the product must be approved in writing by ARCHOS. Non approved modied products are subject to the withdrawal of any or all guarantee clauses. Warnings and Safety Instructions
CAUTION To prevent risks of electric shock, this unit must only be opened by qualied service personnel. Power off and disconnect the power supply cable before opening the unit. WARNING To prevent re or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Use of this product is for personal use only. Copying CDs or loading music, video, or picture les for sale or other business purposes is or may be a violation of copyright law. Copyrighted materials, works of art, and/or presentations may require authorization to be fully or partially recorded. Please be aware of all such applicable laws concerning the recording and use of such for your country and jurisdiction. SAFETY For driving safety, only a passenger should operate the device when the car is in motion and not the driver. Laws governing the usage of electronic devices by the driver may be applicable in your jurisdiction and/or country.
FCC Compliance Statement FCC Compliance This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.