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Note for WMP10 users: Files added to your AV 700 from another computer or
fi
les which are recorded from an analog
source cannot be added to the Windows Media
®
Player Library when you connect your AV 700 to the computer. Songs
which have been added, will however, be listed in the device’s ARCLibrary.
11.2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 to Windows Media Player 9
11.2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 to Windows Media Player 9
Windows
®
Media Player 10 is only available for Windows
®
XP (service Pack 1) and newer operating systems. It
is worth your while to upgrade to Windows
®
XP (home or professional) and to Windows
®
Media Player 10. The
list below shows the advantages.
Functionality
WMP9
WMP10
Functionality
WMP9
WMP10
Auto-synchronize the WMP library to ARCHOS
™
AV 700 on connecting to PC
no* yes
Can synchronize subscription music (‘to go’ services) to your AV 700
no yes
Carefree USB disconnection (no special green arrow unmount procedure)
no yes
Will convert video
fi
les** to play on your AV 700 if not in correct format
no yes
Supports protected Internet video downloads
no yes
PlaysForSure
™
audio content
* Must use WMP9 manual sync function to copy purchased music to the AV 700.
** Microsoft reserves the right to limit which video
fi
le formats it will convert with WMP10
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11.3 Transferring your CD collection to the AV 700
11.3 Transferring your CD collection to the AV 700
The process of transferring music from a CD into music
fi
les for your AV 700 is known
as ‘ripping’. It is actually a re-encoding process, taking the CDA (CD Audio) format and
converting it to WMA or MP3 format which the AV 700 can read. There are many music
ripping programs on the market, but ARCHOS
™
recommends that you use Windows
Media
®
Player to do it. In fact, when you place a music CD in your computer, Windows
®
will ask you if you would like to rip it. Depending on the power of your computer, to
rip a 60 minute CD, it will take anywhere from 10 minutes to 60 minutes. Once this is
done, the album will become part of your music library. Connect your AV 700 to your
computer with the supplied USB cable. Now, you go to the Sync tab and tell Windows
Media
®
Player to synchronize that album to your AV 700. It will then transfer that album
to your AV 700.
Note: Some music CDs have a special copy protection system that will not allow
Windows Media
®
Player to make music
fi
les from them.
11.4 Installing Windows Media
11.4 Installing Windows Media
®
®
Player 9 (WMP9)
Player 9 (WMP9)
If you have Windows
®
ME or Windows
®
2000, you should use Windows Media
®
Player 9. You can visit the
Microsoft
®
Website to download the very latest version, or install the version found on the AV 700 itself in the
folder /Data/PC Installation.
11.5 Installing Windows Media
11.5 Installing Windows Media
®
®
Player 10 (WMP10)
Player 10 (WMP10)
You must be running Windows
®
XP (Service Pack 1 or higher) in order to install Windows Media
®
Player 10.
Please visit the Microsoft
®
Website
www.playsforsure.com
to download and install the very latest version.