Archos 100 series user manual

User manual for the device Archos 100 series

Device: Archos 100 series
Category: MP3 Player
Manufacturer: Archos
Size: 2.98 MB
Added : 2/19/2014
Number of pages: 27
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Full User Manual
1 Gmini™100 overview ....................................................................................................... 4

1.1 The Gmini™100............................................................................................................... 4
1.2 Software plug-ins and accessories ................................................................................... 4
ARCHOS Gmini™ 100 series
1.2.1 FM Remote Control.........................

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6 Connecting the Gmini to your Computer ......................................................................33 1 Gmini™100 overview 6.1 Making the USB Connection ........................................................................................... 33 6.1.1 Windows Me/NT/2000/XP ................................................................................33 ® 6.1.2 Windows 98SE ...............................................................................................34 1.1 Th

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1.2.4 Photo Wallet Plug-in 2 Ports, Buttons, and Connections The Photo Wallet plug-in allows you to download files to your Gmini directly from CompactFlash™ type I and type II memory cards. Simply lift the rubber cap from the top of the Gmini and slide the CompactFlash™ card into the slot. The Gmini will open up a double browser on the screen, and then you are free to copy all your card’s files to the Gmini . Button Symbol Description A ON : Hold down for a few seconds and the Gm

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3 First Time Usage 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 the complete detailed User Manual on the included CD-ROM. 3.1 Plugging in the AC Adapter A Photo Wallet Port* (CompactFlash™ type I & II) B Mini USB 2.0 port (USB 1.1 compatible) C Power – To power the un

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3.2 Turning on the Gmini 4 User interface overview • Hold down the ON button until the screen comes on, then let off. 4.1 Main Menu • If the Gmini shows a sad battery icon or if the Gmini displays nothing at all, you will have to plug in the Archos adapter/charger to make sure the batteries get charged. Once the Gmini has been turned on, the following screen is displayed. This is the main menu screen from which you can select the main functions. 3.3 Changing the user interface

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4.2.3 Settings screen 4.2.6 Using the Virtual Keyboard It is recommended that you create folders and rename files or folders from your computer when it Selectable items is connected to the Gmini . The computer keyboard is easier to use. Often times, however, you are Use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to change the parameter value. not near your computer and you would like to enter the text directly with the Gmini . For this, you The new value is immediately taken into account so there is no wil

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5 Using the Gmini 100 4.2.7 Locking the Gmini keyboard You can prevent the Gmini from executing unintended functions by locking the buttons. This lock 5.1 Playing music feature locks the keys from any accidental pressing or bumping. First, select the Music Icon and press OK. To lock the keyboard, hold down on the MENU key until the “lock” icon appears in the top-left corner of the screen. Now all keys except the MENU key are disabled. To unlock the keyboard hold down again the Menu

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5.1.2 Playing a song Keyboard control When you get to your desired song, click on OK. If you hear nothing at first, make sure you have adjusted the volume control on the headphone cord. Key Symbol Action Menu available Status: Playing Play Mode: Playlist Play Order Volume Battery level (full) Up Increases the volume Down Decreases the volume Artist* or parent folder Time of Day Song title* or file name Album* or current folder Left Play previous song if playing time

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Playlist contextual menu description Creating a new Playlist To create a Playlist, press the RIGHT button while you are in the Music browser. A second panel is opened on the right side to display the playlist contents (shown empty in the picture). You can now start adding songs to the current Playlist. In the left window, search for the songs you would like to add to your Playlist. Once the song is highlighted, click on the OK button • Start Playlist: starts playing the first track

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path to find them. If you delete a Playlist from your Gmini, you are only deleting the list and not 5.2 Changing the Gmini Settings the music itself. Because a Playlist includes the path to the music file (as shown in the example There are a number of parameters you can set on the Gmini to make it operate according to your Playlist file above), you have to remember that if you change the location of a music file, then the particular needs. Start by clicking on Setup. path to it in the

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5.2.3 Setting the Clock 5.2.2 Changing the PlayMode Settings If you would like to set the Gmini’s clock, go to [Setup Clock]. If you would like the Gmini to play through an entire folder of songs, play songs at random (shuffle), or any of the other playing options, you can set these parameters in the PlayMode settings. Go to [Setup PlayMode]. Parameter Description Format This parameter tells how the time will be displayed on the Gmini screen: Parameter Descript

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5.2.4 Changing the Power Settings 5.2.5 Changing the Recording Settings* To help you get the most battery life out of your Gmini before having Each time you make a recording, either via the line-In, microphone, to recharge it, you can adjust the power settings. Go to [Setup or SPDIF, the Gmini has preset recording parameters that it will use. Power]. You can change these recordings settings by going to [Setup Recording]. Parameter Description Parameter Description Set

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5.2.6 Changing the System Settings 5.3 Using the Browser To change the system parameters or get some information about the The browser is used to navigate the file system on the Gmini. The system, go to [Setup System]. file system is the same type of file system that is found on ® Windows based computers. This way, transferring files from your computer to your Gmini is as easy as ‘drag and drop’. The file system is a hierarchical system which includes folders and subfolders. Because

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Button Controls Contextual Menu on a File File Info: Show file information such as song length, video length, photo size, number of Key Symbol Action kilobytes used of hard drive space, date file was made, etc. Up Highlights the previous file or folder in the current directory Rename File: Allows you to change the name of the highlighted file. You cannot change the file extension type. You will be sent to the virtual keyboard (see the next section) to enter the new file Down Highligh

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5.4 Recording MP3 Music* Button controls With the Gmini series, you do not need a computer to create MP3 music files. It is capable of recording from the built-in microphone, an analog line source ( from a HiFi system, portable Key Symbol Action stereo, CD Player, etc.), or from an SPDIF audio source. Before the actual recording begins, there Up Increases the volume (has no effect on recording level) is a pre-recording screen which will allow you to adjust your recording settings. Dow

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not an amplified signal (usually turning down the volume on the player will work). An amplified ATTENTION: If you do not see all of the files on your CF card, such as .tif, signal will make for a terribly distorted recording. Make sure that you have selected Line-In as the .raw, or other file types that the Gmini is not capable of handling, go to [Setup input Source in the pre-recording Settings screen. For an input, you can also use a high quality System Show All Files] and set it to O

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® 6 Connecting the Gmini to your Computer 6.1.2 Windows 98SE Among the Windows® operating systems that are compatible with the Gmini, Windows® 98SE is 6.1 Making the USB Connection the only one which requires drivers. Windows® 98SE does not have the Mass Storage Device Driver built in to it, like the newer versions of Windows®. When you first plug a Gmini into a computer running Window™ 98SE, it will recognize the hardware and ask you to install the Always make sure your Gmini has a full

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6.3 Disconnecting the Gmini from your Computer WARNING: You must properly remove (unmount) your Gmini from the computer before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing the computer and/or the Gmini. DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE USB CABLE!!! ® 6.3.1 Windows To safely unmount the Gmini hard drive, click on the system tray remove icon (green arrow as 4. Windows will now copy from the CD 3. Uncheck all of the checked boxes, and then shown below) and follow the instructi

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6.3.2 Macintosh® 7 Using MusicMatch™ First, close any programs that are using files from your Gmini. Drag the ® For people using Windows operating systems, this software will help you to create MP3 files Gmini hard drive icon towards the trash can, and the trash can will from your music CDs, add/change ID 3 tag information (Artist, Album, song Title), and update the become a big arrow as shown in the screen image. (Mac OS 9.x will still ARCLibrary. To transfer MP3 files from your PC or Mac

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7.2 Creating MP3 files from your Audio CDs that the first song is 50% encoded. Be patient as the encoding time can take a while. LOCATE Now let’s go get those MP3s so that we can transfer them over to the Jukebox. Make sure you have already installed the MusicMatch™ program from the included CD-ROM. MusicMatch™ automatically puts them in the folder My Music. Start by double-clicking on My ENCODE First we have to get those CDs of yours into MP3 format. Regular CDs are in the Documents and


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