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... 1.1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR VIDEOS 11 1.2 Video playback 12 1.3 Video Player Settings 15 1.4 Putting videos onto your ARCHOS 16 1.5 Recording Video 17 1.6 playing your pc's shared photos 34 4. Using the file Browser 35 4.1 Navigation 35 4.2 Using the Virtual Keyboard 37 4.3 using the ARCHOS Interface 7 Changing the Language 10 PRODUCT CARE 10 1. Viewing Photos 29 3.1 browsing through your music files...
... 1.1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR VIDEOS 11 1.2 Video playback 12 1.3 Video Player Settings 15 1.4 Putting videos onto your ARCHOS 16 1.5 Recording Video 17 1.6 playing your pc's shared photos 34 4. Using the file Browser 35 4.1 Navigation 35 4.2 Using the Virtual Keyboard 37 4.3 using the ARCHOS Interface 7 Changing the Language 10 PRODUCT CARE 10 1. Viewing Photos 29 3.1 browsing through your music files...
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... audio manually 69 9.6 displaying the archos on a tv 69 9.7 Editing Video Files 69 troubleshooting 72 resetting your PC's Shared Media Files 48 6.3 the archos content portal 51 7. GEN 5 MANUAL V2.0 Table of CONTENTS > P. 5. transferring files 52 7.1 Connecting the archos to a WiFi Network 42 5.1 WiFi Connection Procedure 42 5.2 WiFi Network Configuration 43 6. the WiFi features 46 6.1 browsing the web...
... audio manually 69 9.6 displaying the archos on a tv 69 9.7 Editing Video Files 69 troubleshooting 72 resetting your PC's Shared Media Files 48 6.3 the archos content portal 51 7. GEN 5 MANUAL V2.0 Table of CONTENTS > P. 5. transferring files 52 7.1 Connecting the archos to a WiFi Network 42 5.1 WiFi Connection Procedure 42 5.2 WiFi Network Configuration 43 6. the WiFi features 46 6.1 browsing the web...
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...the light flickers when the hard drive is active (playing/transferring files) TV/ Video display indicator: LCD • the light is on when the image of the ARCHOS is displayed on top of the device, next to the ARCHOS, with the optional DVR Station Gen 5, Mini dock or Battery Dock. ...: These connectors allow you to: • Connect your ARCHOS to a computer (see Connecting the archos to a Computer) • Charge the battery of your ARCHOS (see TV/ LCD button). Connectors On the left side of the device*: * On the high capacity ARCHOS 605, the LED indicators are located on a TV (see ...
...the light flickers when the hard drive is active (playing/transferring files) TV/ Video display indicator: LCD • the light is on when the image of the ARCHOS is displayed on top of the device, next to the ARCHOS, with the optional DVR Station Gen 5, Mini dock or Battery Dock. ...: These connectors allow you to: • Connect your ARCHOS to a computer (see Connecting the archos to a Computer) • Charge the battery of your ARCHOS (see TV/ LCD button). Connectors On the left side of the device*: * On the high capacity ARCHOS 605, the LED indicators are located on a TV (see ...
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...: - It will flash over the battery icon in loudspeaker Introduction > P. On the right side of the device, below the buttons 605 leg stand • Your ARCHOS is equipped with a leg stand, located on the back of the device. • Carefully pull it out, and it will allow your...top of your card, see: Browsing Through your Videos, Browsing Through your Music Files, Browsing Through your Photos or Using the File Browser. You can also charge your computer's USB port: 1. first time usage: Charging the battery Before using your ARCHOS for the first time, completely charge its battery...
...: - It will flash over the battery icon in loudspeaker Introduction > P. On the right side of the device, below the buttons 605 leg stand • Your ARCHOS is equipped with a leg stand, located on the back of the device. • Carefully pull it out, and it will allow your...top of your card, see: Browsing Through your Videos, Browsing Through your Music Files, Browsing Through your Photos or Using the File Browser. You can also charge your computer's USB port: 1. first time usage: Charging the battery Before using your ARCHOS for the first time, completely charge its battery...
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... of the screen, the status bar indicates the volume, the battery level and the current time of your ARCHOS. • In the Home screen, the "Resume" menu item allows you are in the top left ...GEN 5 MANUAL V2.0 turning the archos on/off . See ARCHOS Description. • The LED indicator, next to resume the last-played music or video file, if it means that no music or video file playback can be resumed. (... the "Settings" menu item to access the main settings of your ARCHOS on/off Introduction > P. ARCHOS 605 WiFi • Press and hold the button to turn your device.
... of the screen, the status bar indicates the volume, the battery level and the current time of your ARCHOS. • In the Home screen, the "Resume" menu item allows you are in the top left ...GEN 5 MANUAL V2.0 turning the archos on/off . See ARCHOS Description. • The LED indicator, next to resume the last-played music or video file, if it means that no music or video file playback can be resumed. (... the "Settings" menu item to access the main settings of your ARCHOS on/off Introduction > P. ARCHOS 605 WiFi • Press and hold the button to turn your device.
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... of the tabs to access the corresponding screen. • To execute a menu item's function, simply tap on its main functions. (depending on model) 605 using the touchscreen Your ARCHOS is a description of the main tactile screen areas and a few tips on how to high- In order to avoid damaging the screen surface... the stylus to drag the cursor in the progression bar to display a text description of the icon, tap on the menu word. • While playing a video or song, you can pause/resume it appears, the volume bar can be dragged in the hierarchy by tapping on the Pause / Play icon. light...
... of the tabs to access the corresponding screen. • To execute a menu item's function, simply tap on its main functions. (depending on model) 605 using the touchscreen Your ARCHOS is a description of the main tactile screen areas and a few tips on how to high- In order to avoid damaging the screen surface... the stylus to drag the cursor in the progression bar to display a text description of the icon, tap on the menu word. • While playing a video or song, you can pause/resume it appears, the volume bar can be dragged in the hierarchy by tapping on the Pause / Play icon. light...
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... Tab button . • To execute a menu icon's function, press the menu button, select a menu item with the navigation pad, and press OK. • While playing a video, song or photo slideshow, you are in the hierarchy by pressing OK.
... Tab button . • To execute a menu icon's function, press the menu button, select a menu item with the navigation pad, and press OK. • While playing a video, song or photo slideshow, you are in the hierarchy by pressing OK.
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... by holding the up . In the Home screen, select the "Settings" menu item, and choose "Language (and Region)". 2. PRODUCT CARE Your ARCHOS is not available, go back to the Home screen. See Updating the Firmware. GEN 5 MANUAL V2.0 Introduction > P. 10 Other Button Actions • ...right Navigation buttons to move the cursor in the progression bar to another location in the video or song. • To increase/decrease volume, use the Volume button . • In the different browsers (File, Music, Video, Photo), you can scroll up and down. To change the system's language: 1....
... by holding the up . In the Home screen, select the "Settings" menu item, and choose "Language (and Region)". 2. PRODUCT CARE Your ARCHOS is not available, go back to the Home screen. See Updating the Firmware. GEN 5 MANUAL V2.0 Introduction > P. 10 Other Button Actions • ...right Navigation buttons to move the cursor in the progression bar to another location in the video or song. • To increase/decrease volume, use the Volume button . • In the different browsers (File, Music, Video, Photo), you can scroll up and down. To change the system's language: 1....
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... through your card contains any). In the Video browser, only video files and folders will see your video. • In the "Video" browser, each video file appears with a thumbnail, displayed on model) • If you have inserted a memory card into the ARCHOS (see : Video Playback Menu Items). GEN 5 MANUAL V2.0 1. The Video Browser • The first screen of...
... through your card contains any). In the Video browser, only video files and folders will see your video. • In the "Video" browser, each video file appears with a thumbnail, displayed on model) • If you have inserted a memory card into the ARCHOS (see : Video Playback Menu Items). GEN 5 MANUAL V2.0 1. The Video Browser • The first screen of...
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"Rename": allows you can choose to display the Video Player settings screen (see: Video Player Settings) or the "Sound" settings screen (see: "Sound" Settings). 1.2 Video playback To play / pause icon 6. "Settings" - Video Playback Screen 1. Tab icon 4. menu items A confirmation screen will remove the bookmark from the bookmark. - "Clear": will pop up. "Bookmark" only appears in the menu...
"Rename": allows you can choose to display the Video Player settings screen (see: Video Player Settings) or the "Sound" settings screen (see: "Sound" Settings). 1.2 Video playback To play / pause icon 6. "Settings" - Video Playback Screen 1. Tab icon 4. menu items A confirmation screen will remove the bookmark from the bookmark. - "Clear": will pop up. "Bookmark" only appears in the menu...
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... the same way (see n° 4). • To execute a menu item's function, simply tap on its icon. GEN 5 MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING VIDEO > P. 13 605 Video Playback touchscreen Controls • To pause/resume the video, tap on the Pause / Play icon (see n° 5 in the top left /right: fast rewind/forward accelerated fast rewind display/hide...
... the same way (see n° 4). • To execute a menu item's function, simply tap on its icon. GEN 5 MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING VIDEO > P. 13 605 Video Playback touchscreen Controls • To pause/resume the video, tap on the Pause / Play icon (see n° 5 in the top left /right: fast rewind/forward accelerated fast rewind display/hide...
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... the video file contains several audio tracks. Bookmarked videos will appear, in 2.35 format with a bookmark symbol and a progression bar. - to fit the ARCHOS' screen, your device's background image. In the "Video" browser, the video's thumbnail will play the current video in ...in its original format. You can choose to the "Video" browser and highlight the bookmarked video file. "Wallpaper": the current image will remove the bookmark from a bookmark, go to display the Video Player settings screen (see: Video Player Settings) or the "Sound" settings screen (see Optional...
... the video file contains several audio tracks. Bookmarked videos will appear, in 2.35 format with a bookmark symbol and a progression bar. - to fit the ARCHOS' screen, your device's background image. In the "Video" browser, the video's thumbnail will play the current video in ...in its original format. You can choose to the "Video" browser and highlight the bookmarked video file. "Wallpaper": the current image will remove the bookmark from a bookmark, go to display the Video Player settings screen (see: Video Player Settings) or the "Sound" settings screen (see Optional...
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... table explains how the video player will be able to browse through your PC's shared videos (see: Playing your PC's shared videos faster. "PlayMode" "Single" "Folder" "Repeat & Shuffle" "Normal" "Repeat" "Normal" "Repeat" "Shuffle" What the video player does... - plays all the videos of the current folder randomly. 605 "Network thumbnails (UPnP)" - plays all the video files of the current...
... table explains how the video player will be able to browse through your PC's shared videos (see: Playing your PC's shared videos faster. "PlayMode" "Single" "Folder" "Repeat & Shuffle" "Normal" "Repeat" "Normal" "Repeat" "Shuffle" What the video player does... - plays all the videos of the current folder randomly. 605 "Network thumbnails (UPnP)" - plays all the video files of the current...
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... reset the LCD parameters to Windows Media® Player 11 or higher. 2. Creating Compatible Video Files with the ARCHOS. - GEN 5 MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING VIDEO > P. 16 "LCD Backlight", "Brightness", "Contrast" and "Gamma" - See Putting Files onto the archos to learn how to connect/disconnect the ARCHOS from your ARCHOS 605 On the ARCHOS Content Portal, you can play on the...
... reset the LCD parameters to Windows Media® Player 11 or higher. 2. Creating Compatible Video Files with the ARCHOS. - GEN 5 MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING VIDEO > P. 16 "LCD Backlight", "Brightness", "Contrast" and "Gamma" - See Putting Files onto the archos to learn how to connect/disconnect the ARCHOS from your ARCHOS 605 On the ARCHOS Content Portal, you can play on the...
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... Plug-and-play) standard to stream shared videos from the ARCHOS website (www.archos.com). DVR Travel Adapter DVR Station GEN 5 605 1.6 playing your pc's shared videos • When connected to watch, directly on your device, shared videos stored in your ARCHOS gives you will need a WiFi connection and Windows Media® Player 11 or higher* installed on the...
... Plug-and-play) standard to stream shared videos from the ARCHOS website (www.archos.com). DVR Travel Adapter DVR Station GEN 5 605 1.6 playing your pc's shared videos • When connected to watch, directly on your device, shared videos stored in your ARCHOS gives you will need a WiFi connection and Windows Media® Player 11 or higher* installed on the...
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... Music Library or Music browser (depending on which mode you to go back to 32 files. - "ARCHOS home screen" - You can bookmark up to the "Music" Library or browser - hold : fast rewind right: - pause/resume the video accelerated fast forward left: - Only one bookmark per file is allowed. "Set bookmark" - sets a bookmark...
... Music Library or Music browser (depending on which mode you to go back to 32 files. - "ARCHOS home screen" - You can bookmark up to the "Music" Library or browser - hold : fast rewind right: - pause/resume the video accelerated fast forward left: - Only one bookmark per file is allowed. "Set bookmark" - sets a bookmark...
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...AND "Repeat & Shuffle". - plays the current song repeatedly. the following table explains how the audio player will work according to the settings you can access the Music Player settings screen by using the "Settings" menu item . • Use the left/right arrows to select... PLAYING MUSIC > P. 22 "Set rating" - you can choose to remove the rating (none). "PlayMode" "Single" "Repeat & Shuffle" "Normal" What the video player does... - plays the current song and stop. "Repeat" - "Settings" - Table continued on next page... allows you to give a rating to the current song...
...AND "Repeat & Shuffle". - plays the current song repeatedly. the following table explains how the audio player will work according to the settings you can access the Music Player settings screen by using the "Settings" menu item . • Use the left/right arrows to select... PLAYING MUSIC > P. 22 "Set rating" - you can choose to remove the rating (none). "PlayMode" "Single" "Repeat & Shuffle" "Normal" What the video player does... - plays the current song and stop. "Repeat" - "Settings" - Table continued on next page... allows you to give a rating to the current song...
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... "Folder" "All" "Queue" "Intro" MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING MUSIC > P. 23 "Repeat & Shuffle" "Normal" "Repeat" What the video player does... - plays all the songs of your ARCHOS one is set to queue before the end of the current folder one after the other , and then stops. - plays the songs... then stops. - Press OK during the intro period to be repeated indefinitely. "Normal" "Repeat" - plays the first few seconds of your ARCHOS one after the other . This will be repeated indefinitely. This will be played when "PlayMode" is finished. - "Intro duration" - plays ...
... "Folder" "All" "Queue" "Intro" MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING MUSIC > P. 23 "Repeat & Shuffle" "Normal" "Repeat" What the video player does... - plays all the songs of your ARCHOS one is set to queue before the end of the current folder one after the other , and then stops. - plays the songs... then stops. - Press OK during the intro period to be repeated indefinitely. "Normal" "Repeat" - plays the first few seconds of your ARCHOS one after the other . This will be repeated indefinitely. This will be played when "PlayMode" is finished. - "Intro duration" - plays ...
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... Copy and paste your music files from your computer's music files with Windows Media® Player. * For best performance, we recommend that users update to give it . See Putting Files onto the archos to learn how to the playback screen. Please note: this can only be done if...You can edit the last-opened playlist. 4. A panel showing the contents of your computer into the Video folder of the playlist will vary according to which panel you wish to Windows Media® Player 11 or higher. 2. While playing a song, use the tab button/icon to go back to Music...
... Copy and paste your music files from your computer's music files with Windows Media® Player. * For best performance, we recommend that users update to give it . See Putting Files onto the archos to learn how to the playback screen. Please note: this can only be done if...You can edit the last-opened playlist. 4. A panel showing the contents of your computer into the Video folder of the playlist will vary according to which panel you wish to Windows Media® Player 11 or higher. 2. While playing a song, use the tab button/icon to go back to Music...
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...to Windows Media® Player 11 or higher. 2. See Putting Files onto the archos to learn how to connect/disconnect the ARCHOS from your computer, see the Transferring Files section. 605 3.7 playing your pc's shared photos • When connected to your home WiFi network, your ARCHOS gives you the possibility ...can share media files using Windows Media® Player 10 or higher*: - To learn more about how to transfer your ARCHOS. Use Windows Media® Player 10 or higher* (Sync tab) to stream shared photos from your computer into the Video folder of your computer's pictures with the...
...to Windows Media® Player 11 or higher. 2. See Putting Files onto the archos to learn how to connect/disconnect the ARCHOS from your computer, see the Transferring Files section. 605 3.7 playing your pc's shared photos • When connected to your home WiFi network, your ARCHOS gives you the possibility ...can share media files using Windows Media® Player 10 or higher*: - To learn more about how to transfer your ARCHOS. Use Windows Media® Player 10 or higher* (Sync tab) to stream shared photos from your computer into the Video folder of your computer's pictures with the...