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Archos 500856 - DVR Docking Station Manual

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dvr station 7 3. Scheduling TV recordings 11 3.1. What's required to use this function 11 3.2. activating the TV program guide online 11 3.3. transferring the program data to the archos 12 3.4. configuring the TV control settings 14 3.5. Scheduling your recording 17 4. Recording audio/video
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, your DVR Station may have a slightly different appearance or modified functionality than presented in this manual. where to find the information you may need? Latest version of the manual Visit www.archos.com/manuals to download the most recent PDF version of this manual. Troubleshooting See the
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recordings via the ARCHOS TV Program Guide (EPG). • schedule TV recordings manually. • record audio/video manually, directly on your ARCHOS device, from most any stan- dard audio/video source. • display video from the ARCHOS device on your TV. • connect a compatible USB device (digital camera, USB
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DVR Station Gen 5 User Manual - version 3 This part of the remote control is used for the Web Browser and the Widgets (only with Gen 5 WiFi-enabled devices). Use the direction
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DVR Station Gen 5 User Manual - version 3 2 These are the main buttons: Navigation buttons: Switch the display of the image between the built-in LCD screen and a TV Turn on the ARCHOS / put it into standby mode Increase/decrease volume Mute sound Tab between available screens 3 The keyboard can
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Gen 5 2. Hardware Setup User Manual - version 3 2.1. Connection Principles • The ARCHOS DVR Station allows you to record video from most any standard video source. Typically this is your home television system. By placing the DVR Station next to your television, you have a simple way to connect
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B on the connection guide) • This shows the basic connection setup of a television source (tuner), the DVR Station, and your TV. • When connected to your ARCHOS device, TV and tuner (satellite receiver, digital TV receiver, cable/DSL box, VCR or DVD Recorder), the DVR Station will allow you to
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5 TV only (diagram C on the connection guide) User Manual - version 3 When connected to your ARCHOS device and TV, the DVR Station will allow you to do everything described in the Introduction, except scheduling TV recordings. 1. Connect the DVR Station's outputs to your TV's inputs (to display
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)". "TV Connection" - select the type of video output ("Composite", "S-Video" or "RGB"), based on how you have connected the DVR Station to your TV. DVR Station Pass-through table The DVR Station will pass through the following video signals when the Archos device is not set to external display or
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but it will not pass through any DVR input video source. Note for North America: Although your DVR Station has connectors for composite video (yellow), Archos has supplied S-Video cables in order that you get the best possible video recording quality. Archos recommends that you use these connections
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to connect the powered DVR Station to your Gen 5 ARCHOS device and to a tuner, which can be either: - a satellite receiver - a Digital TV receiver - a cable/DSL box - a VCR - a DVD Recorder • See Diagram B on the Connection Guide, and the 'Hardware Setup' chapter of this manual. You tuner will need
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DVR Station Gen 5 User Manual - version 3 1. Go to www.archos.com/register 2. Access your ARCHOS account (or create one if you don't have one yet) and register your ARCHOS Gen 5 device. If you have already registered your ARCHOS Gen 5 device, find the line that matches your product and click on
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DVR Station Gen 5 User Manual - version 3 • You also have the possibility to let the ARCHOS automatically update the TV Program Guide information at night: - Select the "Settings" menu item and set the "Automatic Updates" parameter to "On". - Then leave your ARCHOS on the powered DVR Station at
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DVR Station Gen 5 User Manual - version 3 3.4. configuring the TV control settings Your ARCHOS needs to be connected to the DVR Station.You also need to have connected your tuner to the DVR Station (see: Diagram B on the Connection Guide sheet). • From the ARCHOS Home Screen, select the "Settings
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DVR Station Gen 5 User Manual - version 3 2. "TV Receiver": select the type of tuner that you want to control with the IR Emitter ("VCR", "Cable/DSL box", "Satellite Receiver", "DVD Recorder" or "Digital Your ARCHOS device will then try to turn your tuner off. After a few seconds, your ARCHOS will
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DVR Station Gen 5 User Manual - version 3 2. Select the "Test channel select" button. Make sure that your tuner is on. Your ARCHOS device will then attempt to switch your tuner to the selected channel. After a few seconds, your ARCHOS will ask you if the device responded correctly:  If this
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go back to the TV Program Guide and a 'REC' icon will now appear next to the TV Program you selected. ▲! Make sure the ARCHOS is placed in the DVR Station at the scheduled time for the recording. the manual "tv scheduler" • From the ARCHOS Home Screen, select the "Recorder" icon, and switch to the
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, watching a video or looking at photos with the device, it will not interrupt you to make the scheduled recording. • Once the scheduled recording has been made, or the date of a recording has been passed without the recording having been made (the ARCHOS was not connected to the DVR Station or was
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User Manual - version 3 4. Recording audio/video manually 4.1. recording audio manually With the DVR Station, you will be able to record audio from most any standard audio source (hi-fi, turntable, boombox, etc). recording procedure 1. Your ARCHOS needs to be connected to the DVR Station. Also
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a terribly distorted recording. 4.2. recording video manually With the DVR Station, you will be able to record video from most any standard video source. recording procedure 1. Your ARCHOS needs to be connected to the DVR Station. Also connect your video source's outputs to the DVR Station's inputs
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DVR Station Gen 5 User Manual - version 3 - "Format": "Auto"/"4:3"/"5:3"/"16:9"/"2.35". This is the aspect ratio of the screen that the ARCHOS device will record. You can set this manually, but in most cases you can just leave it on "Auto". - "Widescreen": "Auto"/"On"/"Off". If your tuner (cable
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DVR Station Gen 5 User Manual - version 3 5. editing your recordings • Video files recorded with the ARCHOS DVR Station can be edited by deleting the sections you do not wish included. The editing you can do is either cropping or cutting of particular segments of the video file. • You will mark a
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DVR Station Gen 5 User Manual - version 3 1. Open the video file you want to edit and pause it. Select the "Edit Selection" menu item and choose "Cut", which will cut out this part of the recording. 3. Go to the beginning of the second undesired section (c), select the "Insert a mark" menu item,
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, mice, keyboards, etc. are not supported. 1. Insert the ARCHOS Gen 5 device into the DVR Station. 2. Once the ARCHOS is on, connect the external USB device (with a standard USB cable if needed) into the DVR Station (USB A port). 3. Turn on the external USB device if needed (check the documentation
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DVR Station Gen 5 User Manual - version 3 To disconnect 1. Make sure that no transfer is being made (the HDD light, on your ARCHOS device, should not be flickering). 2. From the File Browser, select the "Remove safely" menu item. 3. You can now pull out the USB cable on either end. ▲! Note: you