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MANUAL

 

V1.0

 

TV+

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.

flashing: the ARCHOS is starting.

Green light:

light on: the ARCHOS is on.

CoNNECToRS

On the right side of the device:

1.

USB A Connector (for USB Host) to connect a compatible USB device such as 

a USB Flash key, a digital camera or a portable media player.

2.

USB B Connector (with optional cable): to connect the ARCHOS to a computer. 

See 

Transferring Files

 to learn how to transfer files to/from another USB device.

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Summary of Contents for 500973 - TV+ - Digital AV Recorder

Page 1: ...ortal and the TV Program Guide Wishing you the best multimedia experience The ARCHOS Team All the information contained in this manual was correct at the time of publication However as we are often up...

Page 2: ...s 17 2 2 music playback 18 2 3 MUSIC player SETTINGS 20 2 4 Playlists 22 2 5 Recording analogue AUDIO 24 2 6 playing your pc s shared music 24 3 Viewing Photos 26 3 1 browsing through your photos 26 3...

Page 3: ...up 58 8 1 Connection Principles 58 8 2 Connecting a tuner to your ARCHOS 58 8 3 connecting with a tv only no external tuner 61 9 the tv program Guide 62 9 1 What s required to use this function 62 9 2...

Page 4: ...mode flashing the ARCHOS is starting Green light light on the ARCHOS is on Connectors On the right side of the device 1 USB A Connector for USB Host to connect a compatible USB device such as a USB F...

Page 5: ...d outputs to connect to the Audio and Video con nectors of your TV and tuner using the supplied cables Audio Video inputs and outputs available RGB Component YPbPr Composite Video S Video Stereo Analo...

Page 6: ...holding its left button at the same time It will allow you for example to use sliders or other dragging controls the navigation buttons at the top right will allow you to move from one link field to...

Page 7: ...OS on off Volume buttons Increase decrease volume Mute sound Tab button Tab between available screens 3 The keyboard can be used to enter a Web address write an e mail name re name a folder etc Caps L...

Page 8: ...while the device is starting When the ARCHOS is on the green LED will light up Use only the supplied ARCHOS power adapter as other adapters may damage this device even if they give the same voltage r...

Page 9: ...he left right buttons to select a different setting for a parameter When you have finished adjusting your settings use the navigation buttons to high light Next and press OK on the remote control to m...

Page 10: ...ws other available applications and screens They vary depending on where you are in the interface When there is only one tab available the Tab icon in the top left corner is grayed out Contextual Menu...

Page 11: ...o or listening to music you can hold the left right Navigation buttons to move the cursor in the progression bar to another location in the video or song To increase decrease volume use theVolume butt...

Page 12: ...down on the Exit button The Video Browser The first screen of theVideo mode shows you all the videos and sub folders located in the Video folder To play a video highlight it then press OK If a video...

Page 13: ...ill remove the bookmark from the highlighted video file Bookmark only appears in the menu when a bookmarked video file is high lighted Settings you can choose to display theVideo Player settings scree...

Page 14: ...s allows you to select a different audio track allows you to choose subtitles Only if the video file contains several audio tracks Only if the subtitles are in a separate file The supported file types...

Page 15: ...e Resume Clear will remove the bookmark from the video Thumbnail saves the current image as a new thumbnail for this file In the Video browser the video s thumbnail will be replaced by the new one Wal...

Page 16: ...your PC s shared videos faster 1 4 Recording Video Your ARCHOS gives you the possibility to record video from most any standard video source See RecordingVideo Manually You will also have the possibi...

Page 17: ...ly to the Home screen by pressing and holding down on the Exit button The Music Library The Music Library default view shows your music sorted by cat egories Artist Album Genre etc if your music file...

Page 18: ...ile is high lighted File Management Rename allows you to change the name of the highlighted music file using the remote control s keyboard Delete allows you to delete the highlighted music file A conf...

Page 19: ...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 back to the beginning of the song...

Page 20: ...song from a bookmark go to the Music Library or the Music Browser highlight the bookmarked music file Select the Bookmark menu item then choose Resume Clear will remove the bookmark from the song Set...

Page 21: ...songs of the current folder ran domly All Normal plays all the songs of your ARCHOS one after the other and then stops Repeat plays all the songs of your ARCHOS one after the other This will be repeat...

Page 22: ...line and press OK to dis play the available playlists Highlight a playlist and press OK A panel showing the contents of the playlist will open on the right Open the first item in the playlist to start...

Page 23: ...ngs screen see Music Player Settings or the Sound settings screen see Sound Settings Creating a new Playlist While you are in the Music browser select the Show playlist menu item A playlist panel will...

Page 24: ...go back to the Music Library or Music Browser and select the Show playlist menu item The screen will then have two panels the music files on the left and the last opened playlist on the right While l...

Page 25: ...uses the UPnP Universal Plug and play standard to play streamed music from your PC s Windows Media Library See Playing your PC s Shared Media Files There are other products on the market that also ca...

Page 26: ...holding down on the Exit button The photo Browser The first screen of the Photo mode shows all the photos and subfolders located in the Pictures folder To view a photo highlight its thumbnail then pr...

Page 27: ...depending on where you are in the Photo Browser 3 2 Photo Viewer To view a picture highlight the corresponding thumbnail and press OK The menu overlay will disappear automatically after a few seconds...

Page 28: ...ose Left to rotate the picture 90 counterclockwise choose Right to rotate the picture 90 clockwise Start slideshow starts a slideshow from the current image the Pause slideshow menu item will appear a...

Page 29: ...If this parameter is set to Shuffle your pictures will be displayed randomly To disable the shuffle mode select Normal Format allows you to change the way the picture is displayed Original displays th...

Page 30: ...ing Through your Photos or start a slide show as normal see Playing a Slideshow To go back to the Music playback screen go to the Home screen and select the Music icon 3 6 playing your pc s shared pho...

Page 31: ...and Moving Files and Folders About your ARCHOS hard drive DO NOT delete or rename the original folders Music Pictures Video Playlists etc The icons on the Home screen Video Music Photo lead directly...

Page 32: ...you to delete the highlighted file or folder and all its con tents A confirmation screen will pop up Copy Copy allows you to copy the highlighted file or folder to the location de fined in the other b...

Page 33: ...e Music icon 4 3 Using the PDF Reader Your ARCHOS features a PDF reader with hyperlink support In the Browser PDF files are displayed with the icon To view a PDF document highlight the PDF document in...

Page 34: ...perlinks referring to an external document or to a URL may not work PDF Reader Menu Items Hide text overlay will hide all overlaid graphics status bar menu items etc to only show the PDF document Zoom...

Page 35: ...e screen and choose Network See Network Settings 5 1 browsing the web In order to browse the web you will need the Web Browser plug in avail able at www archos com With this Internet browser specially...

Page 36: ...disappear after a few seconds The Web browser features tabbed browsing You can have several pages opened at the same time They will appear in the tabs area in the upper left corner of the screen When...

Page 37: ...ere you can add favorites rename or delete them Select a favorite and use the Open in new tab menu item to open the corresponding web page in a new window Settings will open the Web Browser settings s...

Page 38: ...WiFi Ethernet net work See Network Settings Connect your PC to the same WiFi Ethernet net work and start Windows Media Player version 11 or higher Click on the Library tab and select Media shar ing 1...

Page 39: ...eos stored in your PC s Windows Media Library In the same way the Music and Photo modes will allow you to access all the music photos stored in your PC s Windows Media Library Note You may have some v...

Page 40: ...d purchase videos or songs Depending on your connection speed you will have the possibility to start playing the video song you purchased or rented while it s being downloaded streaming content websit...

Page 41: ...ces such as printers Ethernet adapters mice keyboards etc are not supported Once the ARCHOS is on connect the external USB device with a standard USB cable if needed into the USB A port Turn on the ex...

Page 42: ...to your WiFi Ethernet access point and then search for other computers in the Windows net work You can then choose a computer and start browsing its shared folders If the computer with the shared fold...

Page 43: ...cable into your running computer The ARCHOS icon will appear on your computer You can now start transferring files to it You cannot copy files larger that 2 GB to the ARCHOS due to the FAT32 file sys...

Page 44: ...emove icon in the system tray next to the clock Click on the safely remove message A message will pop up telling you that it is now safe to disconnect the device You can now safely unplug the USB cabl...

Page 45: ...must remove unmount theARCHOS from the computer before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing On your computer right click on the ARCHOS icon and select Safely Remove Wait unti...

Page 46: ...ting when you have finished adjusting your settings press the Exit button to save them and go back to the Home screen When it is possible use the up down navigation buttons to scroll the screen up and...

Page 47: ...e listening to music in order to be able to appreciate the sound changes 7 2 TV Settings These settings could potentially make your screen go blank You will need to select the Apply change button befo...

Page 48: ...whether the audio signal is sent out via the Analog Line Out HDMI or SPDIF interface depending on how you have connected the ARCHOS to yourTV Apply change use this button to apply your changes 7 3 Ap...

Page 49: ...k Details button to view the information concerning the network the ARCHOS is currently connected to IP security details etc You have the possibility to connect to the internet via the WiFi or via an...

Page 50: ...ou will be taken to the configuration screen for this network where you will have to enter some information to set up your access to this network WiFi Network Configuration In order to connect to a wi...

Page 51: ...type of key WEP WPA or WPA2 will be detected automati cally by your device The rest of the required information can be obtained from the person who manages the network You will have to specify the fo...

Page 52: ...rovided the signal is strong enough Filtered networks If your network manager allows only specific devices to connect to the network known as MAC address filtering you can supply the network manager w...

Page 53: ...n 12h or 24h mode Time setting Automatic select this parameter if you want to set the clock automatically when your ARCHOS is connected to a WiFi Ethernet network You will need to select your location...

Page 54: ...ine www archos com register Firmware Update use this button to update the firmware manually see next section Online Firmware Update use this button to search for an online update via aWiFi Ethernet ne...

Page 55: ...Connect the USB key to your computer and go to www archos com firmware on your web browser Search for the latest firmware available for your ARCHOS TV Compare the latest online version with the one c...

Page 56: ...hoto libraries Mode 2 PC Hard Drive Recommended for users of Windows XP with Windows Media Player 9 Windows 2000 Me Mac OS X or Linux Disconnection when the file transfer is over safely unmount the AR...

Page 57: ...ll data media files licenses and settings In the event that your ARCHOS freezes or does not respond anymore try to restart it by disconnecting reconnecting the power adapter see Troubleshooting If thi...

Page 58: ...lways remember that the OUT con nectors of one device must be connected by cables to the IN connectors of the next device You can think of it as the signals traveling out of one device into the next d...

Page 59: ...MANUAL V1 0 TV TV recording hardware setup P 59 Connection Diagram for Europe Connection Diagram for North America...

Page 60: ...hrough Composite yellow connector or supplied scart Europe Composite yellow connector Yes S Video No will only show black white image RGB PR R PB B Y G No HDMI No S Video or S Video on supplied scart...

Page 61: ...allow a pass through from any of the analog inputs Archos recommends that you connect one of your tuner s video outputs directly to theTV and a secondary video output to theTV inputs In this case you...

Page 62: ...eceiver a cable DSL box aVCR a DVD Recorder See TV Recording Hardware Setup Your tuner will need to be connected to your home antenna satellite cable 9 2 activating the TV program guide online After h...

Page 63: ...device while it is downloading TV Program information Updating the TV Program Guide periodically Every time you transfer the TV Program Guide information to the ARCHOS your device will memorize all th...

Page 64: ...ange channels on it This is a one time step to set your ARCHOS device to send the correct infrared codes to control your tuner If you do not plan on making scheduled recordings then you do not need to...

Page 65: ...arameters so that the ARCHOS can change channels on your tuner for a scheduled recording For the Channel parameter select the highest channel that is currently memo rized on your tuner Select the Test...

Page 66: ...s Switches on with this depends on what key you normally press on your tuner s remote control to turn it on If you normally press the Power key select Power If you can press any channel key then selec...

Page 67: ...he different TV programs and simply select the one you wish to record A new window will appear with a description of the TV program Select Record You will go back to the TV Program Guide and a REC ico...

Page 68: ...have the possibility to add a safety margin to the beginning end of the scheduled recording To set this parameter use the Settings menu item Notes about the scheduler The scheduler automatically reor...

Page 69: ...tings menu item Auto Stop Rec the duration of time after which the ARCHOS will automatically stop re cording If you disable this function the recording will continue until you press or until the entir...

Page 70: ...f red only when the source outputs a component signal Reset changes the above settings to the default values These parameters will vary according to which type of signals are present on the TV inputs...

Page 71: ...mpling choose the sample rate for your recording a higher rate gives higher sound quality but a larger file Be careful that the audio source is supplying a line level and not an amplified signal A sig...

Page 72: ...d like to remove certain sections before the program started parts during the program and the program afterwards because you had recorded a little extra Open the video file you want to edit and pause...

Page 73: ...me select the Save edit menu item and choose Save If you want to save the edited file as a new individual file select the Save edit menu item and choose Write to new File A confirmation screen will po...

Page 74: ...e lost and you will have to set them up again through the wizard system recovery If your ARCHOS does not respond correctly or does not show certain songs or videos that you have copied to it try using...

Page 75: ...creen instructions to force the firmware update You will need to connect a USB key to the ARCHOS host port the firmware AOS file must be located at the root of the USB key forcing the system recovery...

Page 76: ...orary system files and cache does not erase any data Reset Settings resets all user settings Format Hard Drive erase all data media files and licenses Full Reinitialization erase all data media files...

Page 77: ...g 30 320 Kbits s CBR VBR WMA Protected WMA WAV PCM ADPCM With optional software plug ins available on www archos com AAC 5 stereo audio files AC3 stereo audio files Photo viewer JPEG BMP PNG GIF PDF v...

Page 78: ...uide Connection sheet Legal and safety notice warranty sheet For Europe remote control power supply EU UK plugs RCA SCART Output cable RCA SCART Input cable User guide Connection sheet Legal and safet...

Page 79: ...excepted Images and illus trations may not always match contents All the information contained in this guide was correct at the time of publication COPYRIGHT ARCHOS 2007 All rights reserved Technical...

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