Archos 500711 User Manual - Page 2

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Ports, Buttons, and Connections 3 2 First Time Usage ...4 2.1 Charging the Battery 4 2.2 Turning the Gmini ON and OFF 4 2.3 Changing the Interface language 4 2.4 Caring for the Gmini 4 2.5 Foreign Character Sets 4 3 Playing Music ...5 3.1 Playing a Music File 5 3.2 Play Screen and Button Control 5 3.3 Playback Menu Items 6 3.4 ARCLibrary Specifics 6 3.5 ARCLibrary Updating 6 3.6 Setting a Bookmark 6 3.7 The Resume Function 6 3.8 Locking the Gmini Buttons 7 4 Playlists ...8 4.1 Creating a new Playlist 8 4.2 Loading a Playlist 8 4.3 Playing a Playlist 8 4.4 Playlist Menu Option 8 4.5 What is an .m3u file? 9 5 Settings ...10 5.1 Changing the Sound Settings 10 5.2 Changing the PlayMode Settings 10 5.3 Changing the Power Settings 11 5.4 Changing the System Settings 11 6 Using the Browser ...12 6.1 Inside the MUSIC Folder 6.2 Navigating the Directory Structure 6.3 File and Folder Operations in Browser Mode 6.3.1 Contextual Menu on a File 6.3.2 Contextual Menu on a Folder 6.3.3 Contextual Menu while in the Double Browser 6.4 Using the Virtual Keyboard 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 7 Connecting the Gmini to your Computer 14 7.1 Making the USB Connection 14 7.2 Using the Gmini as an External Drive 14 7.3 Disconnecting the Gmini from your Computer 7.3.1 Windows® 7.3.2 Macintosh® 14 14 15 7.4 Creating Music files from your Audio CDs 15 7.5 Internet Music files and your Gmini XS 15 7.6 Update ARCLibrary after each PC Transfer 15 8 Using iTunes™ with your Gmini XS 16 9 Updating the Gmini XS Firmware 17 9.1.1 Download the Update_GminiXS.AOS file 17 9.1.2 Read the History.txt File 17 9.1.3 Copy to Gmini root and Update 17 10 Troubleshooting...18 10.1 USB Connection issues 18 10.2 File issues, corrupted data, formatting, and partitioning. 18 10.2.1 Windows® ME Running Scan-Disk (Error Checking) 19 10.2.2 Windows® XP & 2000 Running Check Disk Utility (ChkDsk) 19 11 Technical Specifications ...20 12 Technical Support...21 13 Legal and Safety Notices ...22 2