Summary of the content on the page No. 1
Full User Manual
ARCHOS Gmini™ 200 series
MP3 & WMA Player / Audio Recorder / Photo Wallet / USB 2.0 Hard Disk
Please see our web site for the most recent manual and software updates for your Gmini™200.
Full User Manual Version 1.2
1
Summary of the content on the page No. 2
6 Using MusicMatch™ 33 Table of Contents 6.1 Installing MusicMatch™ 33 6.2 Creating MP3 files from your Audio CDs 34 1 Ports, Buttons and Connections 4 6.3 Getting purchased MP3 files to your Gmini 35 6.4 The ARCLibrary and MusicMatch™ Playlists 35 2 First Time Usage 7 6.4.1 ARCLibrary Updating 35 2.1 Plugging in the AC Adapter 7 6.4.2 Creating and Using Playlists with MusicMatch™ 36 2.2 Turning on the Gmini 7 ® 2.3 Changing the user interface language 7 7 Using iTunes 4 with your Gmini
Summary of the content on the page No. 3
Ports, Buttons and Connections 1 A Power button - Hold down for a few seconds and the Gmini will start up. B Contextual Menu - When the menu icon appears in top left of screen, a menu is available. A Built-in microphone C Move Left - also decreases recording gain B Multi-connect Adapter Plug - allows for Line-In and Line-Out connections D Move Up - also, increases playing volume C Headphone Multi-connect jack - To connect headphones, FM remote control, or E Move Right - also increases re
Summary of the content on the page No. 4
First Time Usage 2 Please understand that this device has a CPU, hard drive, and Operating System (OS) and thus it is more like a computer than a CD player, cassette player, or radio. If you are not familiar with using a computer, it would be particularly useful to read through this detailed User Manual. 2.1 Plugging in the AC Adapter Before using your Gmini 200 for the fi rst time, completely charge the internal batteries. • Use ONLY the included ARCHOS charger/adapter. The ARCHOS charger/
Summary of the content on the page No. 5
2.4 Shutting off the Gmini and Battery saving features User Interface Overview 3 • To shut off the unit, press and hold the POWER button for 3 seconds. • If left idle, the screen’s blue backlight will shut off after 20 seconds in order to 3.1 Main Menu save battery power. After 30 seconds, the screen display will shut off, also to Once the Gmini has been turned on, the following screen is displayed. This is the main save energy. Finally, the Gmini will shut itself off completely after 3 minute
Summary of the content on the page No. 6
3.2.3 Settings screen 3.2.5 Message boxes Selectable items: use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to change the From time to time a message box is displayed on the screen. This parameter value. The new value is immediately taken into may be a warning or an error message, or a question to confi rm account so there is no need to press OK. Click on ESC when an action. done. Message boxes may have up to 3 buttons (for instance yes, no and cancel). If there is more than one button use the left and right key
Summary of the content on the page No. 7
Menu available Status: Paused Play Mode: One Directory Play Order Volume Using the Gmini 200 4 Time of Day 4.1 Playing music Artist* or parent folder Battery level Song title* or file name Album* or current folder 4.1.1 Selecting a song File format and recording information There are two ways to access your music. You can either access your songs by browsing through the folders, where you keep Ri
Summary of the content on the page No. 8
Playing a Playlist 4.1.3 Using Playlists There are two ways to play a Playlist. A Playlist is a list of songs that the Gmini will automatically play one after the other. The 1) Press the RIGHT key to go into the Playlist edition window. Then use the UP and DOWN Gmini can handle one Playlist at a time. You can create new Playlists, add or delete keys to select which song you want to start with. songs from a Playlist, or Save a Playlist as a fi le (fi le type .m3u) to be used another time. 2)
Summary of the content on the page No. 9
4.2.2 Changing the PlayMode Settings 4.2 Changing the Gmini Settings There are a number of parameters you can set on the Gmini to make it operate according to your particular needs. Start by clicking on Setup. 4.2.1 Changing the Sound Settings If you would like the Gmini to play through an entire folder of songs, play songs at random (shuffl e), or any of the other playing options, you can set these parameters in If you would like to customize the sound quality, go to [Setup Sound]. the Pl
Summary of the content on the page No. 10
4.2.3 Setting the Clock 4.2.4 Changing the Power Settings If you would like to set the Gmini’s clock, go to [Setup Clock]. To help you get the most battery life out of your Gmini before having to recharge it, you can adjust the power settings. Go to [Setup Power]. Parameter Description Parameter Description Power Off Range : 1 to 9 minutes or Never. Format This parameter tells how the time will be displayed on the Gmini screen: Number of minutes of user inactivity before the Gmini automat
Summary of the content on the page No. 11
4.2.5 Changing the Recording Settings 4.2.6 Changing the System Settings Each time you make a recording, either via the line-In or microphone, the Gmini has To change the system parameters or get some information about the system, go to preset recording parameters that it will use. You can change these recording settings by [Setup System]. going to [Setup Recording]. Parameter Description Parameter Description Set Title Allows you to set the Title ID3 tag in the MP3 fi le you will record Sho
Summary of the content on the page No. 12
Button Controls 4.3 Using the Browser The browser is used to navigate the fi le system on the Gmini. Key Symbol Action The fi le system is the same type of fi le system that is found on ® Up Highlights the previous fi le or folder in the current directory Windows based computers. This way, transferring fi les from your computer to your Gmini is as easy as ‘drag and drop’. The fi le system is a hierarchical system which includes folders and Down Highlights the next fi le or folder in the current di
Summary of the content on the page No. 13
Delete all fi les: permanently deletes all the fi les from the current folder. Before deleting 4.4 Recording MP3 Music the fi les the Gmini will ask for confi rmation. Create Folder: create a new folder in the current level of the directory. You will be sent With the Gmini series, you do not need a computer to create MP3 music fi les. It is to the virtual keyboard to enter the new folder name. There is a limit of 1000 fi les per capable of recording from the built-in microphone or an analog line s
Summary of the content on the page No. 14
Button controls (during recording) on the player will work). An amplifi ed signal will make for a terribly distorted recording. Make sure that you have selected Line-In as the input Source in the pre-recording Settings screen. You will be able to hear what is being recording if you connect your Key Symbol Action headphones to the AVout jack of the adapter. For an input, you can also use a high quality pre-amplifi ed microphone, such as the one Archos sells as an option. Up Increases the volume
Summary of the content on the page No. 15
Button functions during JPEG display Connecting the Gmini to your Computer 5 Menu: show/hide the JPEG image data (fi le name, resolution, size, and date/time the fi le was saved). Left/Right: display the previous or next JPEG image in the current 5.1 Making the USB Connection folder. Up/Down: increase or Decrease the screen contrast level. Always make sure your Gmini has a fully charged battery or use the power adapter to prevent the Gmini from shutting down during data transfers due to low pow
Summary of the content on the page No. 16
5.2 Using the Gmini as an external drive Getting your fi les from your computer to the Gmini is as easy as copy and paste. This is because the Gmini acts like a regular hard drive when connected to your computer. ® Simply connect your Gmini to your computer as explained previously and run Windows Explorer (or use the Macintosh Finder™). Now, go to your computer’s hard drive, and copy (Right mouse click, then select Copy) an mp3 fi le or a folder full of mp3 fi les. Next, open up the hard drive
Summary of the content on the page No. 17
1. The safe remove icon is in the system tray next to the clock. Using MusicMatch™ 6 ® For people using Windows operating systems, this software will help you to create MP3 fi les from your music CDs, add/change ID 3 tag information (Artist, Album, song Title), ® ® ® ® and update the ARCLibrary. To transfer MP3 fi les from your PC or Mac to your Gmini, we Windows XP
Summary of the content on the page No. 18
LOCATE Now let’s go get those MP3s so that we can transfer them over to the Gmini. 6.2 Creating MP3 fi les from your Audio CDs MusicMatch™ automatically puts them in the folder My Music. Start by double-clicking on My Documents and then open My Music. You will then fi nd an Artist folder, and within Make sure you have already installed the MusicMatch™ program from the included CD-ROM it, your specifi c album. (see section 6.1 above). TRANSFER Finally, transfer the fi les over to the Gmini as exp
Summary of the content on the page No. 19
contents of the ARCLibrary. You update the Gmini’s ARCLibrary by fi rst connecting it to ® Using iTunes 4 with your Gmini 7 your computer, and then secondly, running the program MusicMatch™ and selecting View > Portable Device Manager. This will open up the Portable Device Manager (PDM) ® The easiest way to transfer music fi les between a Macintosh computer and Window. MusicMatch™ will see if a portable device (the Gmini) is connected, and then your Gmini is to use the Macintosh Finder™ to dr
Summary of the content on the page No. 20
Updating your Gmini Operating System (OS) software Troubleshooting 8 9 Archos regularly makes software updates (correction of bugs) and upgrades (additional functions and features) for its products. These are free of charge and downloadable 9.1 USB Connection issues from the Archos website. Simply go to our website www.archos.com, and in the Software Problem: I cannot get my Gmini to be recognized by the computer. section, locate your Gmini product and download the GMINI200.AOS fi le to your c
