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ENGLISH USER MANUAL 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
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TV+ MANUAL V1.0 TABLE OF CONTENTS > P. 2 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 ................
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TV+ MANUAL V1.0 TABLE OF CONTENTS > P. 3 6. TRANSFERRING FILES..................................................................41 6.1 USB HOST CONNECTION ................................. 41 6.2 BROWSING OTHER COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK ............ 42 6.3 CONNECTING THE ARCHOS TO A COMPUTER ................. 43 7. MAIN SETTINGS............................................................................. 46 7.1 “SOUND” SETTINGS ..................................... 46 7.2 “TV SETTINGS” ........
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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. • Green light: • light on: the ARCHOS is on. CONNECTORS On the right side of the device: USB A Connector (for USB Host) to connect a compatible USB device such as 1. a USB Flash key, a digital camera or a portable media player. 2. USB B Connector (with optional cab
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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 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 w
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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 re- ceiver located on the front of the device, on the left side (next to the LED indica- tors). 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
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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’ in- put 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 Th
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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 sup- plied S-video cable. 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
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TV+ MANUAL V1.0 STARTING UP > P. 9 THE INSTALLATION WIZARD • • If you ever need to relaunch the Installation Wizard, press the reset button. The relaunched. 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. NAVIGATING INSIDE THE WIZARD • In the different screens of the wizard, use the up/down navigation buttons on the remote co
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TV+ MANUAL V1.0 STARTING UP > P. 10 In the event that your ARCHOS freezes or does not respond anymore, discon- nect 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. USING THE ARCHOS INTERFACE INTERFACE DESCRIPTION Status Bar • In the top right corner of the screen, the status bar indicates the ‘network connection’ status (WiFi or Ethernet), the volume level and t
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TV+ MANUAL V1.0 STARTING UP > P. 11 Main Button Actions: • To open an application/screen via its icon or item, use the Navigation buttons to highlight the icon/item and press OK. • In the different applications, you can go back one level in the hierarchy by press- ing the Exit button once. Wherever you are in the hierarchy, you can go back directly to the Home screen by holding the Exit button. • When several tabs are available, you can switch between them by pressing the Tab button . • To
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TV+ MANUAL V1.0 PLAYING VIDEO > P. 12 1. PLAYING VIDEO In the Home screen, select the “Video” icon to enter the Video mode. 1.1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR VIDEOS • The “Video” browser allows you to navigate through the Video folder of the ARCHOS’ hard drive. • You can go back one level in the hierarchy by closing the current screen (Exit but- ton ). Wherever you are in the hierarchy, you can go back directly to the Home screen by pressing and holding down on the Exit button. THE VIDEO BROWSER •
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TV+ MANUAL V1.0 PLAYING VIDEO > P. 13 “File Management” - “Rename the remote control’s keyboard. - “Delete screen will pop up. “Bookmark” - “Resume”: will resume playing the highlighted video from the bookmark. - “Clear - lighted. “Settings” - you can choose to display the Video Player settings screen (see: Video Player Settings) or the “Sound” settings screen (see: “Sound” Settings). 1.2 VIDEO PLAYBACK press OK. The menu overlay will disappear auto- matically aft
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TV+ MANUAL V1.0 PLAYING VIDEO > P. 14 VIDEO PLAYBACK BUTTON CONTROLS - press once: stop the video and go back to the “Video” browser - hold: exit the Video mode and go back directly to the Home screen. pause/resume the video accelerated fast forward left/right: fast rewind/forward accelerated fast rewind display/hide the menu overlay display available menu items increase/decrease volume Mute sound VIDEO PLAYBACK MENU ITEMS “Info” - “Soundtrack” and/or “Subtitles” - allows you to selec
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TV+ MANUAL V1.0 PLAYING VIDEO > P. 15 “Speed” - will play the current video in slow motion or high speed. - while paused in slow motion, you can advance frame by frame, using the right arrow. “Set” - “Bookmark”: sets a bookmark at the current spot in the video. Only one videos will appear, in the “Video” browser, with a bookmark symbol and a progression bar. - to resume playing a video from a bookmark, go to the “Video” browser and Bookmark” menu item, then choose “Resume” (“Cle
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TV+ MANUAL V1.0 PLAYING VIDEO > P. 16 “Repeat & “PlayMode” What the video player does... “Single”“Normal” - “Repeat” - - “Normal” “Folder” one after the other, and then stops. “Repeat” - “ ” - plays all the videos of the current folder randomly. “UPnP Thumbnails” - here you can enable/disable the video thumbnails while browsing through your PC’s shared videos (see: Playing your PC’s Shared Media Files). If you choose “Disabled”, you will be able to browse through your
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TV+ MANUAL V1.0 PLAYING MUSIC > P. 17 2. PLAYING MUSIC In the Home screen, select the “Music” icon to enter the Music mode. 2.1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR MUSIC FILES • There are two types of views for you to browse through your songs: the Music Library and the Music Browser. • In both views, you can go back one level in the hierarchy by closing the current screen (Exit button ). Wherever you are in the hierarchy, you can go back direct- ly to the Home screen by pressing and holding down on the E
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TV+ MANUAL V1.0 PLAYING MUSIC > P. 18 MUSIC LIBRARY AND MUSIC BROWSER MENU ITEMS* “Info” - “Show playlist” - opens a playlist edition window on the right (see: Playlists). “Bookmark” - “Resume”: will resume playing the highlighted song from the bookmark. - “Clear - lighted. “File Management” - “Rename the remote control’s keyboard. - “Delete screen will pop up. “Settings” - you can choose to display the Music Player settings screen (see: Music Player Settings) or the
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TV+ MANUAL V1.0 PLAYING MUSIC > P. 19 MUSIC PLAYBACK SCREEN 1. Exit icon 2. artist name, album title, song title, play- back status icon(s) and track number 3. available tabs 4. volume level 5. previous track 6. next track 7. progression bar 8. menu items MUSIC PLAYBACK BUTTON CONTROLS - press once: stop the song and go back to the “Music” Library or browser - hold: exit the Music mode and go back directly to the Home screen. pause/resume the song accelerated fast forward left: - press once
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TV+ MANUAL V1.0 PLAYING MUSIC > P. 20 MUSIC PLAYBACK MENU ITEMS “Info” - “ARCHOS home screen” - allows you to go back to the Home screen, and browse your hard drive or view your photos while listening to music. “Set bookmark” - - to resume playing a song from a bookmark, go to the Music Library or the Music Bookmark” menu item, then choose “Resume” (“Clear” will remove the bookmark from the song). “Set rating” - (none). “Settings” - you can choose to displa
