ENGLISH ENGLISH USER MANUAL Version 2.2 Please visit www.archos.com/manuals to download the latest version for this manual. Dear Customer, thank you for choosing this Archos product. We hope that you will enjoy using it and that it will give you entire satisfaction for many years to come. Please do register your product on our website (www.archos.com/register) to ensure that you get access to our help line and to be informed of free software updates for your product. Wishing you the best Multimedia experience, The Archos Team All the information contained in this manual was correct at the time of publication. However, as our engineers are always updating and improving our products, your device's software may have a slightly different appearance or modified functionality than presented in this manual. 504/604 MANUAL V2.2 TAbLE of CoNTENTS > p. 2 Table Of COnTenTs InTrOduCTIOn ....................................................................................................................................3 ARCHoS DEVICE DESCRIPTIoN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 INTERfACE LANGUAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 bATTERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 PRoDUCT CARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 bRoWSING THRoUGH YoUR VIDEoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 VIDEo PLAYbACk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 VIDEo SETTINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 PUTTING VIDEoS oNTo YoUR ARCHoS DEVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 RECoRDING VIDEo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 THE ARCLIbRARY AND THE MUSIC bRoWSER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 PLAYING MUSIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 MUSIC SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 SoUND SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 PLAYLISTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 PUTTING MUSIC oNTo YoUR ARCHoS DEVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 RECoRDING AUDIo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 1. PlayIng VIdeO .............................................................................................................................8 2. PlayIng MusIC ..........................................................................................................................14 3. usIng The audIOCOrder ................................................................................................. 24 3.1 AUDIoCoRDER SETTINGS SCREEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 3.2 bUILT-IN MICRoPHoNE RECoRDING PRoCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 3.3 LINE-LEVEL RECoRDINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 THE PHoTo WALL AND THE PHoToLIbRARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 VIEWING PHoToS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 PHoTo SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 PLAYING A SLIDESHoW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 VIEWING PHoToS WHILE LISTENING To MUSIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 TRANSfERRING PHoToS To YoUR ARCHoS DEVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 4. VIewIng PhOTOs .................................................................................................................... 26 5. usIng The brOwser.............................................................................................................31 5.1 NAVIGATIoN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 5.2 USING THE VIRTUAL kEYboARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 5.3 USING THE PDf READER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 6.1 `WINDoWS MEDIA DEVICE' oR `PC HARD DRIVE' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 6.2 CoNNECTIoN STEPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 6.3 DISCoNNECTIoN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 LANGUAGE SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 DISPLAY SETTINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 APPEARANCE SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 CLoCk SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 PoWER SETTINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 TV CoNTRoL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 SYSTEM SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 UPDATING THE fIRMWARE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 DVR STATIoN & DVR TRAVEL ADAPTER PRESENTATIoN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 RECoRDING VIDEo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 SETTING THE SCHEDULER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 RECoRDING AUDIo (ExTERNAL SoURCE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 USb HoST CoNNECTIoN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 6. COMPuTer COnneCTIOn .................................................................................................... 36 7. seTuP sCreen ........................................................................................................................ 40 8. OPTIOnal funCTIOnalITIes.............................................................................................47 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 TeChnICal sPeCIfICaTIOns ................................................................................................... 56 TeChnICal suPPOrT InfOrMaTIOn .................................................................................. 59 504/604 MANUAL V2.2 INTRoDUCTIoN > p. 3 InTrOduCTIOn arChOs deVICe desCrIPTIOn bUTToNS on Top of the Device: TV lCd Press and hold to switch on/off. Press once to switch the display of the image between TV and built-in LCD screen. Press and hold to lock the buttons of your ARCHoS device. Main Navigation buttons: Navigation pad up/down accelerator buttons back Go / / Stop Play/Pause Escape / OK Menu Enter / Tab between available screens Display the available menu items CoNNECToRS Underneath the Device: the Docking Connectors · Connect your ARCHoS device to your computer. · Charge the battery of your ARCHoS via USb. · Connect a compatible external device to your ARCHoS with the optional Docking Adapter. · Record external video via the optional DVR Station. on the Right Side: AV out Jack Audio: plug in the supplied headphones. Video: plug in an Archos AV cable to connect to your TV, hi-fi, etc. 504/604 MANUAL V2.2 INTRoDUCTIoN > p. 4 bUILT-IN MICRoPHoNE AND LoUDSPEAkER The built-in microphone is on the left side of the device. See: Using the AudioCorder. The built-in loudspeaker is on the right side, below the buttons. LED INDICAToRS oN/off indicator Chg battery charge indicator - light on: the battery is charging. - flashing: the battery is fully charged. hdd Hard Disk Drive activity indicator hdd the light flickers when the hard drive is active (playing/ transferring files). Chg hdd TV lCd TV Video display indicator lCd the light is on when the image is displayed on an external display. INTERfACE DESCRIPTIoN Status bar · In the top right corner of the screen, the status bar indicates the volume, the battery level, the current time, the playback status of your device, etc. Tabs · In the top left corner of the screen, the tabs area shows other available applications and screens (settings, home screen, etc.). They vary, depending on where you are in the interface. · Press to switch between these different screens. 504/604 MANUAL V2.2 INTRoDUCTIoN > p. 5 Menu · In the lower right corner of the screen, the menu area shows the menu icons. · Press Menu to display the available menu items. · This is a contextual menu: the available options will vary, depending on where you are in the interface. Home Screen · This is the main screen of your ARCHoS device, showing its main functions. · Select an icon with the navigation pad and press OK to use the particular function. The Resume Icon · Sometimes the Resume icon is highlighted in the Home Screen when you turn on the ARCHoS. This means that you can resume the last-played music or video file, if it was interrupted before the end. · If the Resume icon is grayed out, it means that no music or video file playback can be resumed. InTerfaCe language CHANGING THE LANGUAGE · The interface of your ARCHoS device is available in English, french and German. · More languages are available from www.archos.com. See Updating the firmware for instructions on installing these language packs. To change the system's language: 1. from the Home Screen, press to access the Setup screen. 2. Highlight the language icon and press OK. 3. Select a different language using the / buttons (your settings are saved instantly). 4. Press to exit. 504/604 MANUAL V2.2 INTRoDUCTIoN > p. 6 oTHER CHARACTER SETS · file names, folder names and music tags can be displayed in various character sets, such as Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, etc. · You can enable these character sets in the Language settings screen (see Language Settings for further instructions). baTTery bATTERY CHARGE Before using your ARCHOS device for the first time, charge the battery for two hours. The battery of your ARCHoS device charges via your computer's USb port: 1. plug the Archos USb Cable into your ARCHoS device (which is off), 2. plug the Archos USb Cable into your computer (which is turned on), 3. the ARCHoS device will turn on and start charging. · A lightning bolt symbol will flash over the battery icon in the task bar while the battery is charging: . · The CHG indicator LED is on while the battery is charging; it will blink when the battery is fully charged. REPLACING THE bATTERY The ARCHoS has a removable battery. You can purchase extra batteries from www. archos.com. To replace the battery of the ARCHoS 604, follow these steps: 504/604 MANUAL V2.2 INTRoDUCTIoN > p. 7 To replace the battery of the ARCHoS 504, follow these steps: click 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 an original Archos battery. PrOduCT Care CARING foR YoUR ARCHoS DEVICE Your ARCHoS device 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 it away from water and excessively humid areas. · Keep it away from high electromagnetic fields. · keep any connected wires neatly arranged: the device could fall if a cable is accidentally pulled by a ch ...