Archos 500968 User Manual
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to be informed of free software updates for your product. Wishing you the best Multimedia experience, The ARCHOS Team All the information contained in this manual was correct at the time of publication. However, as we are often updating and improving our products, your device's software may have - Archos 500968 | User Manual - Page 2
file 12.2 Copy to ARCHOS 105 root and Update 12.3 'Hard Drive' or 'Windows Device'? 12.4 Activate the Update 13 Technical Specifications 14 Technical Support 5 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 11 11 12 12 12 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 20 20 22 23 24 3 25 26 27 - Archos 500968 | User Manual - Page 3
5 1 Ports, Buttons, and Connections BA C E GIH D F A Headphone Jack B USB 2.0 port - To connect your ARCHOS device to a computer, to transfer files and/or charge the battery. C On button (hold 3 seconds) & Menu options D Off button (hold 3 seconds) & Stop/Escape* Navigation pad E Move Up & - Archos 500968 | User Manual - Page 4
7 2.4 Caring for the ARCHOS 105 The ARCHOS 105 is an electronic product that needs to be treated with care. • Do not subject it to unnecessary shock or vibration. • Do not subject it to heat. Keep it ventilated (especially when connected to a computer). • Keep the ARCHOS 105 away from water and - Archos 500968 | User Manual - Page 5
9 3.2 Play Screen and Button Control (1) Menu available (2) Artist* or parent folder (3) Album* or current folder (4) Song title* or file name (5) Status: playing (6) Play Mode: Folder (7) Play Order: Repeat (8) Volume (0-99) (9) Battery level (10) Clock (11) Song elapsed time (12) Song remaining - Archos 500968 | User Manual - Page 6
MP3 files, these are known as ID3 tags. Not all MP3 files have all this information filled in. If you purchase a song from a music download service, the song will have this information. If you have an MP3 or WMA file without this tag information, then you can add or change it - Archos 500968 | User Manual - Page 7
13 3.8 Locking the ARCHOS 105 Buttons You can prevent the ARCHOS 105 from executing unintended functions by locking the buttons. To lock the buttons, hold down on the MENU button until the "lock" icon appears in the top-left corner of the screen. Now the buttons are disabled, but you can still use - Archos 500968 | User Manual - Page 8
Player 9 Windows® Media Player 10 /11 is only available for Windows® XP (service Pack 1) and newer operating systems. It is worth your while to upgrade to Windows no* no no WMP10 and 11 yes yes yes * Must use WMP9 manual sync function to copy purchased music to the ARCHOS 105. 4.3 Transferring - Archos 500968 | User Manual - Page 9
17 5 Playlists A Playlist is a list of songs that the ARCHOS 105 will automatically play one after the other. The ARCHOS 105 can handle one Playlist at a time. You can create new Playlists, add or delete songs from a Playlist, or Save a Playlist as a file (file type.m3u) to be used another time. There - Archos 500968 | User Manual - Page 10
19 • Move: Allows you to change the order of songs in the Playlist by moving them up or down using the UP/DOWN buttons of the navigation pad. • Delete: Removes the highlighted track from the playlist. (Moving a music track) Note: To delete a Playlist, navigate to Browser > Playlists. Highlight - Archos 500968 | User Manual - Page 11
21 Parameter Volume Balance Sound effect [Set Equalizer] [Reset] Description Range: 0 to 99 Controls the current volume. Range: -10 to +10 (left to right) Custom, Flat, Rock, Techno, Jazz, Classic or Live Change this parameter to select an equalizer setting to the style of music you are listening - Archos 500968 | User Manual - Page 12
23 ARCLibrary Off, On. Automatic (default) The ARCLibrary feature enables you to see your music organised by Artist, Album, Title, Genre and Year. Select Off to disable the feature or On to enable it. On Automatic, the library will update itself when disconnected from the computer. ARCLibrary - Archos 500968 | User Manual - Page 13
25 6.5 Changing the Power Settings To help you get the most battery life out of your ARCHOS 105 before having to recharge it, you can adjust the power settings. Go to Setup > Power. Parameter Power Off Backlight Description Range: 1 to 9 minutes or Never. Number of minutes of user inactivity - Archos 500968 | User Manual - Page 14
that you keep a neat and orderly file structure. We suggest that you keep the predefined folders: Data (to carry miscellaneous data files with you), Manuals, Music (all of your music files), Pictures (all of your photos), Playlists (to hold all your music Playlists) and Video (all your video files - Archos 500968 | User Manual - Page 15
29 7.3 File and Folder Operations in Browser Mode While browsing the directory structure, you will have the option to manipulate files and folders. When you use the Browser mode, you will be browsing through the ARCHOS 105's internal memory as if browsing via a computer. In Browser mode, you can - Archos 500968 | User Manual - Page 16
than JPG that may be in the 'Pictures' folder and its subfolders will not be displayed. * please note that the progressive JPEG format is not supported. 8.1 Using the Photo Browser To select a picture for viewing, use the navigation controls UP and DOWN to move upwards or downwards and ENTER to view - Archos 500968 | User Manual - Page 17
use the Windows Media® Player library to manage your photos, you can synchronize your ARCHOS 105 device to your computer's library. (see section 4.1 of this manual and the Windows Media® Player instructions to learn how to use it to synchronize your pictures, videos and music automatically). 34 - Archos 500968 | User Manual - Page 18
with the USB cable. Your ARCHOS must be set to the USB mode Windows Media Device (Setup > System > USB Port). See chapter 11 of this manual. 4. Verify that Windows Media Player recognizes your device. 5. Add the desired video to the Sync List: right click on the video and select Add to - Archos 500968 | User Manual - Page 19
is only a schematic representation of a stereo. If in doubt, the manual of your stereo will enable you to identify the auxiliary inputs. 37 38 cannot use it as a Windows® recognized Device and will have to follow the instructions for Windows® ME & 2000 below. Windows™ ME and 2000 Attention: Before - Archos 500968 | User Manual - Page 20
& Windows™ To safely disconnect the ARCHOS 105 hard drive, click on the system tray remove icon (green arrow as shown below) and follow the instructions. Wait until you get a message saying that you can safely unplug the device before disconnecting the USB cable. Attention: The operating system will - Archos 500968 | User Manual - Page 21
41 Hard Drive Mode & Macintosh™ First, close all programs that are using files from your ARCHOS 105. Drag the ARCHOS 105 hard drive icon towards the trash can, and the trash can will become a big arrow as shown in the screen image. Drop the hard drive icon onto the arrow. The hard drive icon will - Archos 500968 | User Manual - Page 22
for free on www.archos.com Internal: Li-Ion Battery. External: Charges via USB. ARCHOS 105, USB 2.0 cable, headphones, quick start guide (full manual in PDF format on device). * Certain resolutions and file sizes may not be compatible. ** Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge - Archos 500968 | User Manual - Page 23
questions section on www.archos.com/faq • by asking our technical support team: visit www.archos.com/support for e-mail support. • U.S. & Canada: Call 877-300-8879 (toll free). contents. All the information contained in this guide was correct at the time of publication. COPYRIGHT ARCHOS © 2007. All
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An introductory note from ARCHOS
Dear Customer,
Thank you for choosing this ARCHOS product. We hope that you will enjoy using it and that it will give you
satisfaction for many years to come.
Please do register your product on our website (www.archos.com/register) to ensure that you get access to our
help line and to be informed of free software updates for your product.
Wishing you the best Multimedia experience,
The ARCHOS Team.
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All the information contained in this manual was correct at the time of publication. However, as we are often
updating and improving our products, your device’s software may have a slightly different appearance or modi
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functionality than presented in this manual.