Archos 501578 User Manual - Page 3

ARCHOS 43 USER MANUAL 1. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 1.1. Product care In addition the information in the accompanying Legal & Safety Notice, remember that your ARCHOS is an electronic product that needs to be treated with care: Do not subject it to shock or vibration. Do not subject it to heat; keep it ventilated (especially when connected to a computer). Keep it away from water and excessively humid areas. Keep it away from high electromagnetic fields. Do not open it up. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Opening will void your warranty. 1.2. First steps 1.2.1. CHARGING THE BATTERY Before using your ARCHOS for the first time, completely charge its battery. Connect the supplied USB cable to the ARCHOS and to a running computer or a USB power adapter (available in most electronics stores). The ARCHOS will turn on and start charging. It will ask if you want to "mount" the device or "Charge only." Select "Charge only." The battery icon in the upper right corner of the screen will animate a green "filling" action and the power/charge indicator light next to the USB connector will remain solid. Once the device is completely charged, the indicator light will start blinking. When not plugged into a computer or power adapter, the icon will display the percentage of battery power available. 1.2.2. THE STARTUP WIZARD The first time you turn on the ARCHOS, the installation wizard will help you configure the main functions of your ARCHOS: language, country, time, etc. You can rerun the Startup Wizard anytime you want by going to Settings > Repair & formatting > Startup wizard. 2. PRESENTATION 2.1. ARCHOS description 1. Volume Buttons: to increase/decrease volume. 2. On/Off: Press and hold to turn your ARCHOS on/off. Press quickly to go into sleep mode. Press and hold to see the available shutdown options. - Airplane mode: cuts the WiFi and Bluetooth® connections. - Power Off: Deep sleep: Device goes into sleep mode. This saves battery power. Only the On/Off button (not alarm) can wake it up. Reboot: Restarts the device Power off: Shuts off the device completely. No battery power is used. 3. Power/Charge indicator: Without a power source connected, it shows the on/off status. While connected to a power source (USB cable), blinking = fully charged, solid = currently charging, quick blinking = battery too low to start (let charge for another 30 minutes). http://www.archos.com/manuals/A43_EN_v1.htm[2/24/2011 2:48:47 PM]