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504/604
ENGLISH USER MANUAL
Version 2.0
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504/604 MANUAL V2.0 TAbLE of CoNTENTS > p. 2 Table Of COnTenTs InTrO duCTIOn ....................................................................................................................................3 ™ ARCHoS DEVICE DESCRIPTIoN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 INTERf ACE LANGUAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 bATTERY . . . . . . . . .
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504/604 MANUAL V2.0 INTRoDUCTIoN > p. 3 InTrO duCTIOn ™ arCO h s deVIC e desCrIPTIOn bUTToNS on Top of the Device: Press and hold to switch on/off. TV Press once to switch the display of the image between TV and built-in LCD screen. lCd ™ Press and hold to lock the buttons of your ARCHoS device. Main Navigation buttons: Navigation pad up /down accelerator buttons Escape / back / Stop OK Enter / Go / Play/Pause Tab between available screens M enu Displa
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504/604 MANUAL V2.0 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. Chg - flashing: the battery is fully charged. hdd TV C l d hdd Hard Disk Drive activity indicator hdd the light flickers when the hard drive is active (playing/
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504/604 MANUAL V2.0 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, depend- ing 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
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504/604 MANUAL V2.0 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). baTTyer 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
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504/604 MANUAL V2.0 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. PrO duCT Care ™ CARING foR Y oUR 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. •
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504/604 MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING VIDEo > p. 8 1. PlayIngV IdeO In the Home Screen, highlight the Video icon and press OK to enter the video mode. 1.1 brOwsIng ThrOugh yOur VIdeOs • There are two types of views for you to browse through your videos: - the Video List - the Video browser • You can switch between the two views by pressing at any time while browsing in video mode. • When browsing in video mode, only video files are shown. THE VIDEo LIST • the Video List (default view) only sho
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504/604 MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING VIDEo > p. 9 • both views display a motion thumbnail of the highlighted video as well as various information about the video file. • If you have saved a video frame as a thumbnail (see: Video Playback Menu Items), the thumbnail will no longer play the highlighted video file, but show that image instead. VIDEo LIST & bRoWSER MENU ITEMS Info - displays a message box with all the available information about the highlight- ed video file. - Press to close the info
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504/604 MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING VIDEo > p. 10 1.2 VIdeO Pybala CK Highlight a video file, press OK to play it. VIDEo PLAYbACk SCREEN current play mode video file name current display format volume level the menu overlay disappears after a few seconds video progression bar VIDEo PLAYbACk bUTToN CoNTRoLS ™ During video playback, the buttons of your ARCHoS device will act as follows: accelerated fast forward increase volume fast forward fast rewind accelerated fast rewind decrease volume stop paus
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504/604 MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING VIDEo > p. 11 format - allows to change the way the image is displayed. - Auto: adjusts the video size to best adapt to the built-in screen or TV. - full Screen: displays the entire picture on the screen. - Maximized: enlarges the picture to fill the screen. - original: displays the picture in its original format. Speed - will play the current video in slow motion or high speed Set bookmark - sets a bookmark at the current spot in the video. - Only one bookmark p
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504/604 MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING VIDEo > p. 12 • PlayMode (a status bar icon shows the current mode) - Single plays only one video file and stops - folder plays all video files in the current folder • Repeat & Shuffle (a status bar icon shows the current mode) (no icon) - Normal plays the video selection once and stops - Repeat plays the video selection repeatedly - Shuffle plays videos in a random order • LCD brightness - adjusts the level of brightness of the built-in screen ™ 1.4 PuTTI VI
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504/604 MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING VIDEo > p. 13 1.5 CO er rdIng VIdeO ™ • Your ARCHoS device can record video, via its VideoCorder function. • You will need the optional DVR Station or DVR Travel Adapter to record video. • See: optional functionalitie s to learn more about this feature.
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504/604 MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING MUSIC > p. 14 2. PlayIng MusIC In the Home Screen, highlight the Music icon and press OK to enter the music mode. 2.1 The arClIy and T brar he MusIC brOwser • There are two types of views for you to browse through your songs: - the ARCLibrary - the Music browser • When browsing through your music, only music files are shown. THE ARCLIbRARY • the ArcLibrary (default view) shows your music sorted in categories (Artist, Album, Title, Genre, etc.) if your music
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504/604 MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING MUSIC > p. 15 ARCLIbRARY* AND MUSIC bRoWSER MENU ITEMS Info - displays a message box with all the available information about the highlight- ed music file. - Press to close the info screen. Delete - allows you to delete the highlighted music file. A confirmation screen will pop up. Rename - allows you to change the name of the highlighted music file using the virtual keyboard. - see: Using the Virtual keyboard. Resume song - will resume playing the highlighted
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504/604 MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING MUSIC > p. 16 2.2 PlayI M ng usIC Highlight an audio file, press OK to play it. MUSIC PLAYbACk SCREEN current play mode previous track song title artist name album title track number next track volume level remaining time elapsed time progression bar MUSIC PLAYbACk bUTToN CoNTRoLS ™ During music playback, the buttons of your ARCHoS device will act as follows: accelerated fast forward increase volume press once: back to the beginning of the song, or previous son
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504/604 MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING MUSIC > p. 17 MUSIC STATUS ICoNS ™ Status bar icons tell you if your ARCHoS is: playing paused stopped MUSIC PLAYbACk MENU ITEMS Info - displays a message box with all the available information about the current music file. - Press to close the info screen. Home - allows you to go back to the Home Screen while playing music, in order to browse your hard drive, play a photo slideshow, etc. Set bookmark - sets a bookmark at the current spot in the audio file. -
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504/604 MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING MUSIC > p. 18 • PlayMode (a status bar icon shows the current mode) - Single plays only one music file and stops. - folder plays all music files in the current folder or album. ™ - All plays all music files in the ARCHOS device. - Queue allows you to select a track to be played after the current one is over. - while a track is playing, press to switch to the browser window, select a track and press OK: this is your queued track, and the status bar icon become
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504/604 MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING MUSIC > p. 19 • Volume - adjusts the output volume. • built-in loudspeaker - oN the loudspeaker is always on. - off the loudspeaker is always off. - Automatic the built-in loudspeaker automatically turns off when you plug in headphones or an AV Cable. • bass boost frequency - adjusts the lower frequency that will be boosted. • bass boost Level - adjusts the bass boosting level. • Preset - allows you to quickly select a sound profile. • Set equalizer - allows you
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504/604 MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING MUSIC > p. 20 2.5 PlaylIs Ts • A playlist is a list of audio tracks that the music player will automatically play one after the other. ™ • on your ARCHoS device, you can play, create and edit as many playlists as you want. ™ • In the Archos Browser, playlists are the files with the icon. • When playing a playlist, the icon will appear in the status bar. Note: when you delete a playlist, you are only deleting the list and not the music itself. PLAYING A PLAYL
