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English Language User Manual
AV420
USB Windows® Device
ARCHOS™ POCKET VIDEO RECORDER
• MPEG-4 Video Player & Recorder
• MP3 & WMA Music Player
• Photo Viewer
• USB 2.0 Hard Disk
• Digital Audio Recorder
User Manual for ARCHOS Pocket AV420
®
USB Windows Device
Manual version 1.0
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Table of Contents 1 INTRO - Ports, Buttons and Connections 6 2 INTRO - First Time Usage 8 2.1 Plugging in the AC Adapter 8 2.2 Turning on the AV400 8 2.3 Shutting off the AV400 and Battery saving features 8 2.4 Changing the Interface Language 9 2.5 Foreign Character Sets 9 2.6 Charging the Batteries 9 2.7 Caring for the AV400 10 2.8 Hardware Reset 10 3 VIDEO - Playing Video Files 11 3.1 Setting a Bookmark 12 3.2 The Resume Function 13 3.3 Display Format Settings 13 4 Playing Video Files from
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10 MUSIC - Playing Music Files 33 10.1 Button Control 33 10.2 Play Screen Icons 34 10.3 Browsing through your Music Library 34 10.4 Playing Through your Stereo System 35 10.5 Setting a Bookmark 36 10.6 The Resume Function 36 11 MUSIC – Putting Music onto your AV400 37 ® 11.1 Synchronizing Music from Windows Media Player (WMP) to the AV400 37 11.2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 to Windows Media Player 9 38 11.3 Transferring your CD collection to the AV400 38 ® 11.4 Installing Windows
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18 SETTINGS 60 18.1 Sound Settings 60 18.2 Play Mode Settings 61 18.3 Clock Settings 62 18.4 Display Settings 63 18.5 Power Settings 64 18.6 System Settings 66 18.7 TV control 67 19 Updating the AV400 Firmware Operating System (OS) 68 Download the Update_AV400.AOS file 68 Read the History.txt File 68 Copy to the AV400 68 ‘Hard Drive’ or ‘Windows Device’? 69 Activate the Update 69 20 Technical Support 70 21 Troubleshooting 72 21.1 USB Connection issues 72 21.2 Charging and Power issues 73 21.3 AV
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Dear Customer, ARCHOS thanks you for your choice of this exciting AV400 product. Never before has one been able to record, play, and carry with them, so much digital media. Be it digital videos, digital music or digital photos, you can enjoy all of these, on the go, without a computer. The AV400 is designed to be the companion to your home entertainment system. With the TV cradle connected to your television, you can slip your AV400 in and out as desired. Optionally, you can connect it to
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1 INTRO - Ports, Buttons and Connections a Hard disk activity indicator (red) b On indicator (green) c Battery charger indicator (green) d Move UP (also increases volume during media playback) e Move DOWN (also decreases volume during media playback) f Move LEFT (also plays previous song or fast reverse through song or video) g Move RIGHT (also plays next song or fast forward through song or video) h On/Enter/Play/Go – Hold for 4 seconds to turn on i Escape/Stop/Off – Hold for 4 seconds to
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a LCD/TV button – Hold down for 3 seconds to switch between LCD and external TV display b Microphone – for making digital voice recordings c CompactFlash™ Type I slot a USB 2.0 high speed port (USB 1.1 compatible) to connect the AV400 to your computer b Power Connector (use only the supplied Archos power charger/adapter) c Multi-connect jack* – for headphones, TV Cradle, and AV in/out connections *The optional multi-connect adapter and AV cable allow for audio and video playing (cable) and
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2 INTRO - First Time Usage Please take the time to read though this manual. There are many things that this device can do that you may not be aware of. 2.1 Plugging in the AC Adapter • Use only the included ARCHOS charger/adapter. • Before using for the first time, charge the batteries completely. The charge indicator (CHG) light just below the navigation pad will start to blink when the battery is charged. • You may use the Archos Video AV400 while its battery is charging, but it will then
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2.4 Changing the Interface Language The AV400 interface can be set to English (default), French, Spanish, German, or Russian. • Using the arrow buttons, highlight Setup and then click PLAY/ ENTER . • Highlight the Display icon and click PLAY/ENTER . • Highlight the Language parameter. • Click the Right or Left button to choose the desired language. • Choose the desired language. • The language displayed will change immediately. • Click on the STOP/ESC button twice to return to the main me
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2.7 Caring for the AV400 The Archos Video AV400 is an electronic product that needs to be treated with more care than typical consumer electronic products. • Do not subject it to shock. • Do not subject it to heat. Keep it ventilated (especially when connected to a computer). • Keep the AV400 away from water and excessively humid areas. • Keep the AV400 away from high electromagnetic fields. • Keep any connected cords to the AV400 neatly arranged. This light product could fall if a cord is acc
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3 VIDEO - Playing Video Files Click on the Video icon in main menu, highlight the desired video file and then click on PLAY/GO . The thumbnail images on the right side will show you a frame from the highlighted video file (center) as well as a frame from the file above and the file below the highlighted one. By clicking on the Video icon in the main menu, you will enter into a ‘video only’ mode. Other playable file types that may be in this folder are only listed if you enter the folder via t
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LEFT – Slow /2 Put CENTER – Options RIGHT - Hide / Show the video into slow- Setup: Go to the Setup the overlaid video time motion view. You can menu information. cycle through the values Set Screen Format: Normal , ½ , ¼ , and Change the screen’s display 1/8 speed. The sound format is muted when in slow Set Bookmark: Set a motion. While in slow mark within current video mode and paused, you to return to at a later time. can step image per image Save as thumbnail: save with the LEFT butto
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3.2 The Resume Function When you turn on your AV400 you will sometimes notice that the icon which is highlighted on the main screen is not the Browser but rather the Resume icon. This icon is highlighted when the AV400 can resume the last played audio or video file. 3.3 Display Format Settings You will notice in the Options button (center function button), that you have a number of display format options. In certain cases, depending on how the original video was recorded, you may want to use
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4 Playing Video Files from the Internet ® When using Windows Media Player 10, you will have the advantage of being able to download protected video content from the Internet. When you see the PlaysForSure ® symbol on a web site for Windows Portable Media Center (PMC), then these protected downloads will be playable on your AV400. 4.1 Non Protected Internet Video Content The number of encoding and compression schemes currently used to create video files is very extensive and seems to change
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5 VIDEO - Recording Video Files 1. Select VideoCorder on the main menu screen. In the pre-record screen, you should see movement on the sound level bar indicating that sound will be recorded. Adjust the sound level by clicking the LEFT/RIGHT buttons. Before starting the recording, you can adjust the recording parameters via the middle function button Settings. Hold down on Scheduler button for 3 seconds to hide the overlaid screen info. Pre-record Screen 2. In most situations, the vi
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5.1 Setting the Recording Parameters You can set the recording parameters manually to suit your specific needs. Click the center Settings button while in the pre-recording screen. Rename Allows you to change the filename before the recording begins. Auto Stop On, Off. If set to On, the AV400 will stop recording after the Rec duration set in the next line. For example, you want to record a television show for two hours but do not want to stay around for the two hours to stop the recording. In
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Resolution TV, LCD. Use this to set the resolution of the recorded image. If you plan on playing the video most of the time on the built-in screen, then set it to LCD to record at the screen resolution of 320x240 pixels. Set to TV, it will record at the highest resolution possible. (Actual resolution depends on 4:3, 5:3, 16:9, or 2.35 recording format). Bitrate 500 kb/s, 1000 kb/s, 1500kb/s, 2000 kb/s, 2500kb/s. Use this to set the encoding quality (similar to the idea of JPEG image qualit
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5.2 Where is the Recording Saved? The default location for video recordings is the folder called Video. If you click on the Video icon in the main menu, you will go to this folder. Notice that the right function button is labeled Record. Each time you use this button to record video instead of the VideoCorder button on the main menu, you set the recording default location to the current folder. For example, you have a folder called /Video/Television/Documentaries. If you go to this folder
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• Click on the right function button Scheduler. • Set each line to the desired date and time (and channel if you are using the InfraRed emitter to control your VCR, cable box, or satellite receiver). Click on the center function button Title to set the file name of the scheduled recording. Click on Save. • The scheduler icon indicates that a scheduled recording is set. You can set the AV400 to Standby. Empty Scheduler, ready to be Scheduler after having been set. The programmed. Once a val
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Notes about setting the Scheduler. • The scheduler automatically reorganizes the recording events chronologically. • In order for a scheduled recording to start, you must leave the AV400 in the main menu screen or set it to standby mode (press Standby/ On button on remote control). That is, if you are listening to music, watching a video, or looking at photos on your AV400, it will not interrupt you in order to go make the scheduled recording. • If you have connected and will be using the I
