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DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE CABLE AT ANY TIME! You must remove/unmount

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GEN 5 MANUAL V3.0 transferring files > P. 55 1. Connect your ARCHOS to the computer. See Connecting the archos to a Computer. 2. On your computer, start Windows Media® Player. 3. Select the Sync tab. 4. Choose the media files you want to transfer. 5. Click on the Start Sync button. 6. The selected videos, songs or photos will be copied directly into the corresponding Video, Music or Pictures folder of the ARCHOS. See your Windows Media® Player help instructions for more information. 2. The second method is to use Windows® Explorer to copy and paste your files from your computer to the Video, Music or Pictures folder of your ARCHOS. You cannot copy files larger that 2 GB to the ARCHOS due to the FAT32 file system constraints. For advanced users: in "PC Hard Drive" connection modes (mode 2 and 3), the maximum size is 2 GB for .AVI files and 4 GB for any other type of file. See: "System" Settings. disconnecting When you disconnect the ARCHOS from a computer, your device automatically updates the ARCLibrary, so that the media files you just copied appear in the Music and Photo Libraries. Windows® XP or higher & WMP10 or higher • Verify that no data are being transferred between your ARCHOS and your com- puter (the HDD indicator on your ARCHOS is not flickering). • Now unplug the USB cable from your ARCHOS and/or computer. Windows® 2000 or Me DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE CABLE AT ANY TIME! You must remove/unmount the ARCHOS from the computer before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing. • Once all your transfers are finished, click on the 'safely remove' icon in the system tray, next to the clock. • Click on the 'safely remove' message.

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MANUAL
V3.0
GEN 5
TRANSFERRING FILES
>
P. 55
Connect your ARCHOS to the computer. See
Connecting the ARCHOS
to a Computer
.
On your computer, start Windows Media
®
Player.
Select the
Sync
tab.
Choose the media files you want to transfer.
Click on the
Start Sync
button.
The selected videos, songs or photos will be copied directly into the
corresponding
Video
,
Music
or
Pictures
folder of the ARCHOS.
See your Windows Media
®
Player help instructions for more information.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The second method is to use Windows® Explorer
to copy and paste your files
from your computer to the
Video
,
Music
or
Pictures
folder of your ARCHOS.
You cannot copy files larger that 2 GB to the ARCHOS due to the FAT32 file
system constraints. For advanced users: in “PC Hard Drive” connection
modes (mode 2 and 3), the maximum size is 2 GB for .AVI files and 4 GB for
any other type of file. See:
“System” Settings.
DISCONNECTING
When you disconnect the ARCHOS from a computer, your device automati-
cally updates the ARCLibrary, so that the media files you just copied appear in
the Music and Photo Libraries.
Windows
®
XP or higher & WMP10 or higher
Verify that no data are being transferred between your ARCHOS and your com-
puter (the HDD indicator on your ARCHOS is not flickering).
Now unplug the USB cable from your ARCHOS and/or computer.
Windows
®
±000 or Me
DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE CABLE AT ANY TIME! You must remove/unmount the
ARCHOS from the computer before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data
or freezing.
Once all your transfers are finished, click on the ‘safely
remove’ icon in the system tray, next to the clock.
Click on the ‘safely remove’
message.
2.