Archos 500717 User Manual
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Player & Recorder / Photo Viewer / USB 2.0 Hard Drive English Language User Manual User Manual for ARCHOS™ AV 700 series Version 1.8 Please visit our website to download the most recent manual and software for this product 1 2 Dear Customer, ARCHOS™ thanks you for your choice of this exciting AV 700 - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 2
best Video, Music, and Photo experience, The ARCHOS™ TEAM Please take the time to read though this manual. There are many things that this device can have a slightly different appearance or modified functionality than presented in this manual. 3 4 Table of Contents 1 INTRO - Buttons and Connections 2 - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 3
5 8 VIDEO - Editing Video Files 9 VIDEO - Creating MPEG-4 Video Files with your Computer 9.1 Installing the PC Software 9.2 Using MPEG-4 Translator 10 MUSIC - Playing Music Files 10.1 Button Control 10.2 Play Screen Icons 10.3 Browsing through your Music Library 10.4 Playing Through your Stereo - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 4
to the TV Docking Pod 23.6 Connection (5): the S-Video In 23.7 Connection (6): the Infrared Emitter 24 Replacing the battery 25 Technical Support 26 Troubleshooting 26.1 USB Connection issues 26.2 Charging and Power issues 26.3 AV 700 locks up (freezes operation) or Stops 26.4 File issues, corrupted - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 5
and AV in/out connections d USB 2.0 High speed device port (USB 1.1 compatible) to connect to your computer e Power Connector (Use only the supplied ARCHOS™ power charger/adapter) f Battery latch 9 10 *an optional 'traveler kit' multi-connect adapter and AV cable is available for purchase. This will - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 6
shuts off after holding the ON button for several seconds, plug in the ARCHOS™ adapter/charger to make sure the batteries get charged. 2.3 Shutting off the language will be set to English. 2.6 Caring for the AV 700 The ARCHOS™ Video AV 700 is an electronic product that needs to be treated with - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 7
. This light product could fall if a cord is accidentally pulled by a child. • Do not open up the AV 700. There are no user serviceable parts inside. Opening will void your warranty. 2.7 Hardware Reset In the event that your AV 700 freezes operation (due to electrostatic phenomena for example), you - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 8
15 Video Browser Action Icons Hide the Thumbnails Reset thumbnails. The thumbnail images on the right side of the screen will be reset to their original default setting. 3.1 Video Playback Action Icons While a video file is playing, click on the Select action button. The action icons on the right of - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 9
Microsoft . MPEG- 4 SP with B-frames AVI up to 704x480@30f/s NTSC or 720x576@25f/s PAL. ** Microsoft WMV9 SP up to 352x288@30f/s and 800 kb/s ; supports WM DRM. 17 18 You can also use the software MPEG-4 Translator included on the AV 700 hard drive to re-encode your video files - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 10
making a recording is a simple affair. See the relevant chapter for instructions on connecting the TV docking pod to your television system. Pre-record for the two hours to stop the recording. A recording that you start manually will last for 2 hours. If set to Off, the recording will continue - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 11
be limited to the built-in LCD screen and not to an external television. 5.4 Manually Setting the Scheduler If you would like to make a video recording for a future standby mode by pressing on the red Standby/wake-up button on your ARCHOS™ remote control or just leave it alone. If left alone, the AV - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 12
23 Empty Scheduler, ready to be programmed. Once a valid record time is entered, and the save button pressed, the empty box will get a green checkmark. Scheduler after having been set. The "--- Current" means that the AV 700 will record the current video signal (no channel changing). This is for - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 13
700 scheduler. This way, you do not have to input all your scheduled recordings manually. You can sign up for an account and learn how to use the My set), it will indicate so, and direct you to go to the scheduler to manually assign a channel to the station name. 25 26 Notes: • If the TV programs - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 14
IR Emitter can control your device. See the chapter Connecting the TV Docking Pod to your Television System section Connection 5 : the Infrared Emitter of this manual if you do not know where the IR receptor on your VCR, cable box, or satellite receiver is located. Once you have verified that - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 15
29 out which code works with your device. In the example screen, you see the code V009. If this code does not work when doing the Test: channel select, advance it to the next code and then test to see if that next code works. 3. Test channel select: When you press the Test channel select button ( - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 16
31 Example 2: You have recorded a television program but would like to remove certain sections before the program started, parts during the program, and the program afterwards because you had recorded a little extra. In this case, you would make a Start mark (a) at time 00:00 and then forward to - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 17
You should use this default directory location. Otherwise you will have to instruct the MPEG-4 Translator program where to find it. For more information the website - http://www.virtualdub.org. MPEG-4 Translator This program, developed by Archos, is a "Front-end" for the Virtual Dub program. It has a - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 18
installed on your computer. Decoding of MPEG 2 video files is currently not supported by MPEG-4 Translator. These are usually .mpg or .mpeg format files, also be notified, and you should install it (either with the ARCHOS™ Installation Utility or the Virtual Dub website). If you have placed the - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 19
37 Target & Priority If the AV 700 device is not listed, select "ARCHOS™ Default". You will see a Priority box appear. This control is to allow you to select which feature of the video to be guarded. If for - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 20
the next track to be played * Scan: Plays first 10 - 90 seconds of each track* * See the PlayMode section in the Settings chapter of this manual for details. 40 - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 21
then the ARCLibrary will put them under the category (Unknown). Audio files created with the AV 700 from analog sources are indexed as Artist = (ARCHOS) and Album = (Audio Recordings). You can reach the PlayMode settings screen from the Setup action icon > PlayMode. The play mode determines how your - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 22
file. 43 44 11 MUSIC - Putting Music onto your AV 700 Your Archos™ product is a certified PlaysForSure™ digital device which means that wherever you and 10 or check out the web site www.playsforsure.com. *Subscription services require you to be running Windows Media® Player 10. 11.1 Synchronizing - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 23
the WMP library to ARCHOS™ AV 700 on connecting to PC Can synchronize subscription music ('to go' services) to your AV 700 correct format Supports protected Internet video downloads WMP9 no* no no no no WMP10 yes yes yes yes yes PlaysForSure™ audio content * Must use WMP9 manual sync function - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 24
47 12 MUSIC - Playlists A Playlist is a list of songs that the AV 700 will automatically play one after the other. The AV 700 can load one Playlist at a time into its internal memory. You can create new Playlists, add or delete songs from a Playlist, or Save a Playlist to be used another time. - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 25
49 Important: Once you save a Playlist it is important that you do not move or rename the actual music files since the Playlist searches in the original file location. If you need to move your music files to a different folder, you'll have to recreate your Playlist. 12.4 Adding songs to a Playlist - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 26
51 If you are using the optional multi-connect adapter (can be purchased from the ARCHOS™ web site) and an AV cable, you should plug the AV cable into the AV In side of the adapter, and then plug the adapter - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 27
53 3. Click on the Settings action icon to reveal the recording parameters screen as shown above. 4. Once you have clicked on the Record action icon (or Enter button), you can pause the recording by clicking the Pause action icon (or Enter button) and then stop the recording by clicking on the - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 28
on-line music store are copy protected with a proprietary encryption system. The ARCHOS™ device will not be able to play this purchased music or files you might have created. It will happily play MP3 format files without problem. 2) When you create your Playlists with iTunes® (you can only create - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 29
viewing of JPEG (.jpg) and Bitmap (.bmp) image formats. Progressive JPEG images are not supported. The AV 700 will resize the image to fit on the built-in screen or on a television screen if you choose the television output. When you - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 30
are MSC type devices. Thus you can often plug your camera directly into the AV 700's USB Host port and copy your photos with the ARCHOS™ browser. If you do not have an MSC type camera, you can use a USB card reader and plug this into AV 700's USB host port - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 31
Mophun® Games Please verify the availability of this feature on the ARCHOS™ web site. 61 62 17 BROWSER - Using the Browser The you will be spending time searching for files and not listening or watching them. ARCHOS™ recommends that you keep the factory created folders: Data, Music, Playlists, Video, - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 32
63 17.1 Navigating the Directory Structure To navigate the directory structure you will use: ENTER: Open the highlighted folder (directory) or Play the highlighted file. ESC/STOP: Go back to the main menu. Go to the parent directory (go back up one level). Example: Go from folder AV 700/Music/Wes - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 33
65 Copying and Moving Files and Folders By using the unique ARCHOS™ double browser system, you can copy or move files from one location in the file structure to another (1000 files per folder maximum). You simply - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 34
'Windows Device') Your device comes configured as a Windows® Device and will be immediately recognized by your computer if you are running Windows® XP (with Service Pack 1 minimum) and Windows Media® Player 10. If you have another version of Windows®, not sure what version of Windows® XP you have, or - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 35
then see the AV 700 in Windows® Explorer and WMP10. Without Windows® XP Service Pack 1 (a free update) or Windows Media® 10, you cannot use it as a Windows® recognized 'Device' and will have to follow the instructions for Windows® ME & 2000 below. * Right-click on 'My Computer' select 'Properties - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 36
device. Non Mass Storage Class devices such as printers, Ethernet adapters, mice, keyboards, etc. are not supported. To connect an MSC device, use the included short USB host adapter. If your camera follows the Mass or files. See the chapter on the File Browser for instructions on how to copy files. 72 - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 37
73 20 SETTINGS From the main screen, select the Settings action icon to reveal the menu items for various settings. 20.1 Sound Settings If you would like to customize the sound quality, you can adjust the Bass, Treble, and other audio settings to suit your particular taste. Normally you will do - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 38
75 Repeat & Shuffle Normal Repeat Shuffle Plays your songs one after the other and then stops after the last song. Continuously plays through the current set of songs (Artist, Album, folder, or Playlist). Randomly play through the current set of songs (Artist, Album, folder, or Playlist). Intro - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 39
77 20.5 Appearance settings Setting Description Wallpaper Picture name Font Outline Color scheme Cursor color Previous settings On, Off. When set to On, the selected picture (next item) will be displayed as the AV 700 screen background. This option will display the names of the JPEG images in - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 40
music via its tag characteristics but the ARCLibrary must be updated manually. Automatic: ARCLibrary is automatically updated when the USB cable is most recent version of the OS and its version number at the ARCHOS™ website (www.archos.com) under the download section. Download the Update_AV 700.AOS - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 41
The AV 700 will search for the .AOS file. Follow the on-screen instructions. When completed, the AV 700 will restart and you can go back to , then you can purchase the "Audio-Video Travel kit" to bring along with your ARCHOS™ device and record from any other audio/video source. a AV input jack - use - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 42
83 22.1 Remote Control Description Switch between Built-in & External Video This group of buttons acts as the navigation and acceleration buttons on the left of the AV 700 and the Play & Stop buttons on the right side. Standby / Wake Up* Numeric entry Go up or down a channel if you have the - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 43
instructions and applying our Connect & Test method, you will be able to verify that your connections are correct. Refer to the color connection diagrams in the back of this manual scart adapter). Power the TV docking pod with the included ARCHOS™ adapter/charger. 85 86 TEST IT: Verify that you - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 44
the audio. The video pass thru feature is not supported for S-Video input. DO NOT PLUG IN BOTH you would like to change TV channels with the ARCHOS™ remote control or if want to be able to box or satellite receiver. Look in your device's user manual to see if it shows you where the infrared detector - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 45
Troubleshooting section at the back of this manual. In this section, we have included answers to some commonly asked questions. 3) Look at our Support section on the website (www.archos email technical support. • For warranty and services purposes, problem type). DO NOT USE phone or e-mail support - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 46
Svenska Ireland 01-601-5700 UK Italia 02-4827-1143 USA Email Support [email protected] English (United States and Canada customers) [email protected] English or French (Europe and the rest of the planet) [email protected] German (Germany) 020-50 40 510 22 57 77 71 - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 47
Troubleshooting 26.1 USB Connection issues Problem: I cannot get my AV 700 to be recognized by the computer or it asks for a driver. Solutions: • If you are running an operating system other than Windows® XP (Service support hot-line. 26.3 AV 700 locks up (freezes operation) or Stops Problem: - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 48
's hard drive? Answer: (Windows Device Mode) The AV 700 maintains an optimized file system and does not need to be defragmented. Defragmenting will cause unexpected problems. Problem: I want to reformat the AV 700's hard drive. Answer: You can do this, but it will erase ALL of the data on your AV 700 - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 49
for video on the built-in LCD. Free Operating System updates downloadable from ARCHOS™ website Rechargable Lithium-Ion battery External: AC charger/adapter. Use ONLY the specified Archos adapter/charger supplied with this product. 97 98 Physical Dimensions Temperature Range Minimum Requirements - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 50
apply to: 1. Damages or problems resulting from misuse, abuse, accident ARCHOS. Non approved modified products are subject to the withdrawal of any or all guarantee clauses. Warnings and Safety Instructions CAUTION To prevent risks of electric shock, this unit must only be opened by qualified service - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 51
, simply reset the product to resume normal operation by following the instruction manual. During file transmission, please handle with care and operate in volume levels higher or lower than the ARCHOS™ delivered earphones. 101 102 Copyright Notice Copyright ARCHOS™ © 2005 All rights reserved. This - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 52
and to human health. Therefore, you should not dispose of the ARCHOS electronic device in a regular trash. As such, the current European guide (this document) and the complete PDF user manual (found in the Data/ Manuals folder on the AV 700 hard drive). References to the PDF user manual are - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 53
parameters External speaker off/on VIDEO - Video Playback Action Icons - Built-in speakers SETTINGS - Sound Settings - Sound parameters File system VIDEO - Manually Setting the Scheduler - Notes about setting the Scheduler 106 BROWSER - Using the Browser Files: Locating a file VIDEO - Where is the - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 54
your AV 700 Recording from a Vinyl or audio tape MUSIC - Recording Procedure - Incremental Recording Recordings result in several files VIDEO - Manually Setting the Scheduler - Notes about setting the Scheduler Remote control Removing files BROWSER - Using the Browser Renaming files or folders BROWSER - Archos 500717 | User Manual - Page 55
Time and date SETTINGS - Clock Settings Troubleshooting Version of the Operating system/firmware SETTINGS - Using MPEG-4 Translator Video files: supported formats VIDEO - Non Protected Internet Video - recorded as more than1 file VIDEO - Manually Setting the Scheduler - Notes about setting the Scheduler
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ARCHOS
ARCHOS
™
MOBILE VIDEO RECORDER
MOBILE VIDEO RECORDER
AV 700 SERIES
AV 700 SERIES
Video Player & Recorder / Music Player & Recorder / Photo Viewer / USB 2.0 Hard Drive
English Language User Manual
User Manual for ARCHOS
™
AV 700 series
Version 1.8
Please visit our website to download the most recent manual and software for this product
2
2
Dear Customer,
ARCHOS
™
thanks you for your choice of this exciting AV 700 product. The AV 700 is designed to be the companion
to your home entertainment system. With the docking pod connected to your television, you can easily connect
your AV 700 to the pod as desired. Optionally, you can connect it to your computer with the included USB Cable.
By connecting to a computer, you get the advantage of being able to download legal music and video content
from the Internet. Since it is a PlaysForSure
™
device, you have a wide choice of music and video content available
on the Internet. For more information about the PlaysForSure
™
program, see
www.playsforsure.com
.
This manual will explain, in detail, the functionality of your device. The better you know how to use it, the more
enjoyment you will get from it. Remember, with the AV 700, you can…
• Play MPEG-4 & WMV video
fi
les on the built-in screen, a television or video projector
• Record and edit MPEG-4 video
fi
les from a television or other video device
• Listen to MP3, WMA, or WAV music
fi
les or PlaysForSure
™
downloaded music
fi
les
• Record music
fi
les into digital format directly from your hi-
fi
without a computer
• Synchronize your Windows
®
Media Player music and video library to your AV 700
• View JPEG and BMP digital photos and create slide shows
• Copy Pictures from your digital camera via the built in host USB port
• Store .DOC, .PDF, or any type of data
fi
le – it’s a portable hard drive too!