ENGLISH ENGLISH USER MANUAL TV+ Version 1.0 Please visit www.archos.com/manuals to download the latest version of 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 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, to the ARCHOS Content Portal, and the TV Program Guide. 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 we are often updating and improving our products, your device's software may have a slightly different appearance or modified functionality than presented in this manual. Entertainment way TV+ MANUAL V1.0 TAbLE of CoNTENTS > P. Table Of COnTenTs sTarTing up ..........................................................................................4 . dESCRIPTIoN of THE ARCHoS dEVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CoNNECTING THE ARCHoS To yoUR TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 THE INSTALLATIoN wIzARd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 TURNING THE ARCHoS oN/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 USING THE ARCHoS INTERfACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 PRodUCT CARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 1. playing VideO .................................................................................12 1.1 bRowSING THRoUGH yoUR VIdEoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. VIdEo PLAybACk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 VIdEo PLAyER SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 RECoRdING VIdEo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 PLAyING yoUR PC'S SHAREd VIdEoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 bRowSING THRoUGH yoUR MUSIC fILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MUSIC PLAybACk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 MUSIC PLAyER SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 PLAyLISTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 RECoRdING ANALoGUE AUdIo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 PLAyING yoUR PC'S SHAREd MUSIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 bRowSING THRoUGH yoUR PHoToS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. PHoTo VIEwER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3 PHoTo VIEwER SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4 PLAyING A SLIdESHow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 VIEwING PHoToS wHILE LISTENING To MUSIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6 PLAyING yoUR PC'S SHAREd PHoToS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 13 15 16 16 17 18 0 4 4 6 7 9 9 30 30 2. playing MusiC ..............................................................................17 . 3. Viewing phOTOs ..........................................................................26 4. using The file brOwser .......................................................31 4.1 NAVIGATIoN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 4. USING THE fILE bRowSER wHILE LISTENING To MUSIC . . . . . . . . 33 4.3 USING THE Pdf REAdER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 5. using The wifi feaTures ...................................................35 . 5.1 bRowSING THE wEb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 5. PLAyING yoUR PC'S SHAREd MEdIA fILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 5.3 THE ARCHoS CoNTENT PoRTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 TAbLE of CoNTENTS CoNTINUEd oN NExT PAGE... TV+ MANUAL V1.0 TAbLE of CoNTENTS > P. 3 6. Transferring files .................................................................41 . 6.1 USb HoST CoNNECTIoN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 6. bRowSING oTHER CoMPUTERS oN THE NETwoRk . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6.3 CoNNECTING THE ARCHoS To A CoMPUTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 7. Main seTTings ............................................................................ 46 . 7.1 "SoUNd" SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. "TV SETTINGS". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.3 "APPEARANCE" SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.4 "NETwoRk" SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.5 "LANGUAGE ANd REGIoN" SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.6 "TV CoNTRoL" SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.7 "CLoCk" SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.8 "fIRMwARE ANd PLUG-INS" SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.9 UPdATING THE fIRMwARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.10 "SySTEM" SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 47 48 49 5 53 53 54 54 55 8. TV reCOrding: hardware seTup ..................................58 8.1 CoNNECTIoN PRINCIPLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 8. CoNNECTING A TUNER To yoUR ARCHoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 8.3 CoNNECTING wITH A TV oNLy (No ExTERNAL TUNER) . . . . . . . . . 61 9. The TV prOgraM guide .........................................................62 . 9.1 wHAT'S REqUIREd To USE THIS fUNCTIoN? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9. ACTIVATING THE TV PRoGRAM GUIdE oNLINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.3 TRANSfERRING THE PRoGRAM dATA To THE ARCHoS . . . . . . . . . 9.4 CoNfIGURING THE TV CoNTRoL SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5 SCHEdULING yoUR RECoRdING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.1 THE "TV SCHEdULER" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. RECoRdING VIdEo MANUALLy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.3 RECoRdING AUdIo MANUALLy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.4 EdITING yoUR RECoRdINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 63 63 66 68 68 70 71 10. OTher reCOrding funCTiOns .........................................68 . TrOubleshOOTing ..........................................................................74 RESTARTING / RESETTING yoUR ARCHoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 SySTEM RECoVERy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 REPAIR ANd foRMATTING TooLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 TeChniCal speCifiCaTiOns .......................................................77 . TeChniCal suppOrT infOrMaTiOn ..........................................................................79 TV+ MANUAL V1.0 STARTING UP > P. 4 sTarTing up desCripTiOn Of The arChOs deViCe LEd INdICAToRS The LED indicators are located on the front of the device, on the left side: Red light: · light on: the ARCHOS is in standby mode. · flashing: the ARCHOS is starting. Green light: · light on: the ARCHOS is on. CoNNECToRS On the right side of the device: 1. USB A Connector (for USB Host) to connect a compatible USB device such as a USB Flash key, a digital camera or a portable media player. 2. USB B Connector (with optional cable): to connect the ARCHOS to a computer. See Transferring Files to learn how to transfer files to/from another USB device. TV+ MANUAL V1.0 STARTING UP > P. 5 On the back of the device: 3. Reset button: ONLY use this button if you need to restart the Installation Wizard. When you press this button, the ARCHOS will restart and a message will pop up to confirm the relaunch of the wizard. If you do not respond within 10 seconds, the wizard will be automatically relaunched. See: The Installation Wizard. ATTENTION: if you use the reset button and relaunch the wizard, no data will be erased but your TV connection settings will be lost, and you will have to set them up again through the wizard. 4. SPDIF Out*: to connect to an amplifier that has an SPDIF audio input (such as a `home cinema'). 5. Audio/Video inputs and outputs: to connect to the Audio and Video connectors of your TV (and tuner), using the supplied cables. Audio/Video inputs and outputs available: RGB**, Component (YPbPr)*, Composite Video**, SVideo***, Stereo Analog Audio. Check the manual of your TV (and tuner) to see what types of connectors your device has. 6. Ethernet connector*: you can plug an Ethernet cable to connect to the Internet and to your local network. 7. DC in: to connect the included power adapter. In the event that your ARCHOS freezes or does not respond anymore, disconnect the power adapter, wait for 15 seconds and reconnect it. When the red LED indicator stops blinking, press the Power button on the supplied remote control to turn on your device. 8. HDMI Out*: to connect to a television that has an HDMI input (such as an `HD Ready' TV). * requires optional cable(s) ** US: requires optional cable(s) *** Europe: requires optional cable(s) TV+ MANUAL V1.0 STARTING UP > P. 6 THE REMoTE CoNTRoL · You will need the remote control in order to control your ARCHOS TV+. · Your ARCHOS device has an infrared receiver located on the front of the device, on the left side (next to the LED indicators). Point the supplied remote control towards the infrared receiver. 1. This part of the remote control is used for the Web Browser. Use the direction pad to move the cursor that appears on the screen. Pressing this button will activate 2 modes at the same time: - the "left button lock" mode: the direction pad will act as if you moved a mouse while holding its left button at the same time. It will allow you, for example, to use sliders or other dragging controls. - the navigation buttons, at the top right, will allow you to move from one link/field to another (normally they scroll the page up/down). Press again to disable these 2 modes. This button is like a mouse's left button. Depending on where you are in the interface, it will allow you to open a link, execute a function, etc. This button is like a mouse's right button. Depending on where you are in the interface, pressing this button will display a contextual menu. 2. These are the main buttons: Navigation buttons: move from one item to another Enter/Accept or Play/Pause/Resume Exit button: Escape/Back/Stop Up Accelerator button: High-speed fast forward, list scrolling or zoom in TV+ MANUAL V1.0 STARTING UP > P. 7 Down Accelerator button: High-speed fast rewind, list scrolling or zoom out Menu button: Display a text description of the available menu icons Switch the display of the image between the ARCHOS and a tuner (not in HDMI output mode), if you have connected one to the ARCHOS' input connectors. See TV Recording: Hardware Setup. Power button: Turn the ARCHOS on/off Volume buttons: Increase/decrease volume Mute sound Tab button: Tab between available screens 3. The keyboard can be used to enter a Web address, write an e-mail, name/rename a folder, etc: Caps Lock key Green Alt key: enable the keys' green secondary functions Blue Alt key: enable the keys' blue secondary functions Shift key delete character before cursor In order to type one of the green/blue secondary characters in capital letters (é, è, ç, etc.), press Caps Lock, then Alt green/blue, and press the corresponding key. COnneCTing The arChOs TO yOur TV Connection Diagram for Europe: TV+ MANUAL V1.0 STARTING UP > P. 8 Connection Diagram for North America: * * North America: If your TV does not have an S-video input connector, use a standard male/male RCA cable (on the yellow video jack) instead of the supplied S-video cable. 1. Connect the ARCHOS' outputs to your TV's inputs as shown above. If you have an HDMI cable, you can connect it now. 2. Connect the included power adapter to the jack labeled dC-in on the back of the ARCHOS. 3. Then plug the other end of the power adapter into an available wall socket. The first time you connect the power adapter, the ARCHOS will start automatically. The red LED indicator will start blinking while the device is starting. When the ARCHOS is on, the green LED will light up. Use only the supplied ARCHOS power adapter as other adapters may damage this device (even if they give the same voltage rating). 4. Make sure that your TV is switched to the AV input which the ARCHOS is connected to (on the back of the TV). 5. Onc ...