English Language User Guide
ARCHOS VIDEO AV300 SERIES
USB 2.0 Hard Disk / MP3 Player / MP3 Recorder / JPEG Viewer / MPEG4 Personal Video Player
User Guide for ARCHOS VIDEO AV320 & AV340
version 2.0 (p/n 102 253)
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Table of Contents
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Ports, Buttons, and Connections...................................................................................... 8
2
First Time Usage ............................................................................................................... 9
2.1
Plugging in the AC Adapter............................................................................................. 9
2.2
Turning on the AV300 ..................................................................................................... 9
2.3
Shutting off the AV300 and Battery saving features....................................................... 10
2.4 Changing the Language.................................................................................................... 10
2.5
Charging the Batteries ...................................................................................................... 10
2.6
Caring for the AV300....................................................................................................... 11
2.7
Update your AV300 software .......................................................................................... 11
2.8
Hardware Reset ................................................................................................................ 11
3
Playing MP3 music ..........................................................................................................12
3.1
Playing through your HiFi system ................................................................................... 13
3.2
ID3 Tags ........................................................................................................................ 13
3.3
Changing the sound settings ............................................................................................ 14
3.4
Changing the PlayMode ................................................................................................... 15
3.5
Playlist Creation and Running ......................................................................................... 16
Playing a Playlist ........................................................................................................16
Creating a Playlist.......................................................................................................17
Saving a Playlist .........................................................................................................17
3.6
Adding songs to a Playlist while listening to Music........................................................ 18
3.7
Creating and Using Playlists with MusicMatch™........................................................... 18
3.8
Using a Playlist from iTunes™ ........................................................................................ 19
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Using the Browser............................................................................................................20
4.1 Navigating the Directory Structure .................................................................................. 20
4.2 File and Folder Operations............................................................................................... 21
File Operations ...........................................................................................................21
Folder Operations.......................................................................................................21
Copying and Moving Files and Folders.......................................................................22
4.3 Using the Virtual Keyboard ............................................................................................. 23
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Connecting/Disconnecting the AV300 ............................................................................24
5.1 Connecting the AV300..................................................................................................... 24
Windows
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98SE .........................................................................................................25
5.2 Disconnecting the AV300 from your Computer.............................................................. 27
Windows
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Macintosh
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Recording MP3 Music .....................................................................................................29
Microphone ...............................................................................................................30
External Microphone...................................................................................................30
Analog Line-In ............................................................................................................30
Digital Input (SPDIF)...................................................................................................30
Incremental Recording................................................................................................30
6.1
Bit Rate Table & Sample Rates........................................................................................ 31
