1 ARCHOSTM 104 MP3 & WMA Digital Music Player / Photo Viewer / USB 2.0 Hard Disk English user manual Version 1.0 - Please see the Archos web site (www.archos.com) for the most recent manual and software updates for your ArchosTM 104. 1 2 An introductory note from ARCHOS Dear Customer, Archos thanks you for choosing our new ultra-small ArchosTM 104. Check out our web site www.archos.com to find the available accessories for this product (car adapter, carrying cases, etc.). Also, while at our web site, check for free downloads of updated and improved software for your device. The principal function of the ArchosTM 104 is, of course, to play music. Because it has a real hard disk inside of it, you can store hundreds 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 anyone's sound system. Putting music onto your ArchosTM 104 is as easy as `drag and drop' for your unprotected music files. And for protected purchased music from PlaysForSure web sites, it is as easy as clicking the Sync button in Windows Media® Player. Plus, with its USB 2 high speed port, transfers are finished before you know it. The ArchosTM 104 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 Shuffle, and listen to your music at random. With your ArchosTM 104 you can also view photos on the built-in OLED screen. Just transfer them from your computer, and you'll be able to look at them wherever you take your ArchosTM 104. Finally, you can always use the ArchosTM 104 as a portable hard drive to carry your important files with you. You can even use the Archos double-browser to rename, create, copy, move, and delete files and folders. This manual gives you all the information you need to know on using your ArchosTM 104. Read through it carefully, you just may find out it can do some neat things that you didn't expect. If you are stuck, 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 device's software may have a slightly different appearance or modified functionality than presented in this manual. 2 3 Table of Contents 1 2 3 Ports, Buttons, and Connections First Time Usage 2.1 Charging the Battery 2.2 Turning the ArchosTM 104 ON and OFF 2.3 Changing the Interface language 2.4 Caring for the ArchosTM 104 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 Specifics 3.5 ARCLibrary Updating 3.6 Setting a Bookmark 3.7 The Resume Function 3.8 Locking the ArchosTM 104 Buttons Putting Music onto your ArchosTM 104 4.1 Synchronizing Music from Windows Media® Player (WMP) to the ArchosTM 104 4.2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 to Windows Media Player 9 4.3 Transferring your CD collection to the ArchosTM 104 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 Settings 6.1 Changing the Sound Settings 6.2 Changing the PlayMode Settings 6.3 Changing the time & date settings 6 7 7 7 7 8 9 11 11 12 12 12 13 5 6 8 4 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 20 20 22 23 3 5 6 4 6.4 6.5 6.6 Using 7.1 7.2 7.3 Changing the Display Settings Changing the Power Settings Changing the System Settings the Browser Inside the MUSIC Folder Navigating the Directory Structure File and Folder Operations in Browser Mode 7.3.1 7.3.2 7.3.3 Contextual Menu on a File Contextual Menu on a Folder Contextual Menu while in the Double Browser 29 29 30 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 7 8 7.4 Using the Virtual Keyboard Viewing Photos with your ArchosTM 104 8.1 Using the Photo Browser 8.2 Photo Browser Contextual Menu 8.3 Transferring Photos to your ArchosTM 104 8.3.1 8.3.2 Transferring Photos in Hard Disk Mode Transferring Photos in Windows Device Mode 34 34 30 32 32 33 34 9 Connecting the ArchosTM 104 to a Stereo system 10 Connecting the ArchosTM 104 to/from your Computer 10.1 USB Connection Type (`Hard Drive' or `Windows Device') 10.2 Connecting the ArchosTM 104 10.3 Disconnecting the ArchosTM 104 from your Computer 11 Using iTunesTM with your ArchosTM 104 12 Updating the ArchosTM 104 Firmware 12.1 Download the Update_Archos104.AOS file 12.2 Copy to ArchosTM 104 root and Update 12.3 `Hard Drive' or `Windows Device'? 12.4 Activate the Update 13 Troubleshooting 13.1 USB Connection issues 13.2 File issues, corrupted data, formatting, and partitioning. 13.2.1 Windows® ME Running Scan-Disk (Error Checking) - Hard Disk Mode only 13.2.2 Windows® XP & 2000 Running Check Disk Utility (ChkDsk) - Hard Disk Mode only 46 46 35 36 36 36 37 40 41 41 41 42 42 43 43 45 14 Technical Specifications 15 Technical Support 16 Legal and Safety Notices 4 47 48 51 5 1 Ports, Buttons, and Connections A Power jack ­ to connect an optional AC adapter/charger B USB 2.0 port ­ To connect to your computer to transfer files to ArchosTM 104 and to charge its battery C Headphone Jack D On button (hold 3 seconds) & Menu options E Off button (hold 3 seconds) & Stop/Escape* Navigation pad F Move Up & increase volume G Move Down & decrease volume H Move Left (decrease value) or audio rewind I Move Right (increase value) or audio fast forward J Play/Pause/Enter 1 CHG ­ Battery charging indicator 2 HDD ­ Hard drive activity indicator 3 ON ­ ON/OFF indicator light * Hardware reset: in the event that your ArchosTM 104 freezes operation (due to electrostatic phenomena for example), you can reset the ArchosTM 104 by holding down on the STOP/ESC button x for 15 seconds. 5 6 2 2.1 First Time Usage Charging the Battery Before using your ArchosTM 104 for the first time, completely charge the battery for two hours. · The ArchosTM 104 is charged through its USB connector. Connect the included USB cable to a running computer and plug the other end into the ArchosTM 104 while it is off. This will charge its internal battery. The CHG indicator will also light up to show that its battery is charging. · The battery is fully charged when the CHG indicator starts blinking. CHG indicator is on: The battery is currently being charged. CHG indicator is blinking: The battery is fully charged. · You can purchase an Archos charger/adapter to charge the battery from a wall outlet. The blue CHG indicator lights up to indicate that the external adapter is connected. The battery will charge automatically when it is plugged in. · After the first initial full charge, you may use the ArchosTM 104 while the AC adapter is plugged in. 6 7 2.2 Turning the ArchosTM 104 ON and OFF · Press and hold the ON/Menu button until the screen comes on. · The ArchosTM 104 will automatically shut off after a given amount of time if no buttons are pressed. To conserve battery energy, the backlight will automatically shut off. You can change these parameters in Setup > Power. · Press and hold the Stop/off button until the ArchosTM 104 shuts off. 2.3 Changing the Interface language · English is selected as the default language for your ArchosTM 104 user interface. You can choose another language by going to Setup > Display (press the MENU button, then the ENTER button to access the Setup menu). 2.4 Caring for the ArchosTM 104 The ArchosTM 104 is an electronic product that needs to be treated with care. · Do not subject it to unnecessary shock or vibration. · Do not subject it to heat. Keep it ventilated (especially when connected to a computer). · Keep the ArchosTM 104 away from water and excessively humid areas. · Keep the ArchosTM 104 away from high electromagnetic fields. 2.5 Foreign Character Sets You have the possibility to display your file names, folder names, and MP3 ID3 tags in various character sets (ex: Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, etc.). You can find the language files CodePage_name.4fz in the font folder under /Data on the ArchosTM 104 hard disk or on the Archos website under the heading Software. If, for example, you would like to have the Japanese language display, you would copy the file Cp932.4fz into the folder /system on the ArchosTM 104 . Shut down and restart the ArchosTM 104 . File names, folder names, and ID3 tags written using the Microsoft® codepage for the language will now be displayed in that character set. Only one.4fz file can be used at a time, thus you should only put one.4fz file into the /system folder. When an.4fz language file is used, the interface language will be set to English. 7 8 3 Playing Music Once the ArchosTM 104 has been turned on, the following screen is displayed. You can select the major functions from this main menu. · Music: Browse through the folder Music or use the ARCLibrary music selection system. · Photo: Browse through and view all the pictures on your ArchosTM 104. · Browser: Browse through and manage all of the other files on your ArchosTM 104. · Resume: Resume playing from the last place you stopped. You can also access the Setup menu by pressing the MENU button and then the ENTER button to set the parameters of your ArchosTM 104 to your personal taste. 3.1 Playing a Music File By clicking on the Music icon in the main menu screen, you will enter into a `music only' mode. File types other than WMA, WAV, and MP3 that may be in those folders will be filtered from view. There are two ways to access your music, by selecting Browse hard disk or by searching the songs' tag information, Artist, Album, title, etc. In the case of Browse hard drive, you will be sent directly to the Music folder of your ArchosTM 104. Here you can look at all your music files and the folders on your ArchosTM 104's hard drive as if you were browsing files with a computer. The other way is to browse your music by tag information, artist, album, song name, year, or genre. The Unknown category indicates that the file has no tag data. To select a music file, use the navigation controls UP and DOWN to move upwards or downwards and ENTER 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. 8 9 3.2 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) Play Screen and Button Control Menu available Artist* or parent folder Album* or current folder Song title* or file name Status: playing Play Mode: Folder Play Order: Repeat Volume (0-99) Battery level Real time clock Song elapsed time Song remaining time Album cover (if it is available) *If the file contains these tag data 9 10 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 first 10 seconds of song) otherwise go to the beginning of the song. Hold: Fast reverse through the song. F Stop Song B E A C F Play Order (no icon) Play once Shuffle (Random) track selection Repeat playing D Play Status Stopped Playing a track Current track is paused 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. 10 11 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. C · Info: Show file information such as the file name, number of kilobytes of hard drive space used, date created, file 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 file. See the Bookmark section below. 3.4 ARCLibrary Specifics 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 files have internal data tags to hold information about the song. For MP3 files, these are known as ID3 tags. Not all MP3 files have all this information filled in. If you purchase a song from a music download service, the song will have this information. If you have an MP3 or WMA file without this tag information, then you can add or change it by going to the properties of the file in Windows® Explorer. Once you update the ARCLibra ...