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CHARGING & CONNECTING TO A COMPUTER

REGISTER YOUR PRODUCT!

Once you unpack your ARCHOS product, we recommend that you take a few minutes to register it

(

www.archos.com/register

). This will allow you to get access to our technical support.

On our Website:

See the Frequently Asked Questions section on

www.archos.com/faq

Technical Support Team:

Visit

www.archos.com/support

for e-mail support. U.S. & Canada: Call 877-300-8879

Europe: please register your product before contacting Technical Support.

WARNING

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cording and use of such for your country and jurisdiction. For driving safety, only a passenger should operate the device when the car is in motion

and not the driver. Laws governing the usage of electronic device by the driver may be applicable in your jurisdiction and/or country.

LEGAL AND SAFETY INFORMATION

Warranty and Limited Liability

to the limited warranty. Manufacturer’s liability may be further limited in accordance with its sales contract. In general, and in an non-limited

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for a particular purpose, regarding the licensed materials. ARCHOS’ licensor(s) does not warrant, guarantee or make any representations regarding

the use or the results of the use of the licensed materials in terms of its correctness, accuracy, reliability, correctness or otherwise. The entire

and the like) arising out of the use of inability to use the licensed materials even if ARCHOS’ licensor has been advised of the possibility of such

limitations may not apply to you. Please see your sales contract for a complete statement of warranty rights, remedies and limitation of liability.

Furthermore, warranty does not apply to:

Any product tampered-with or damaged warranty seal or serial number label.

Any product without a warranty or serial number label.

Batteries and any consumable items delivered with or in the equipment.

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As part of the contractual agreement of its products, ARCHOS is committed to ensure the availability of parts and components that are essential

for customers.

Lithium-ion Battery Caution

thoroughly with water and seek medical attention immediately. Failure to follow these instructions could cause the Lithium-Ion battery to leak acid,

product, you run the risk of damaging your device and voiding your guaranty. To prevent risks of electric shock, this unit must only be opened by

FCC Compliance Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits

are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can

radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio com-

munications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful

interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to

correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

USA: - This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause

harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

Canada: - Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any

interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)

Avoiding Hearing Damage

This product respects the current regulations for limiting the output volume of consumer audio devices to a safe level. By listening to

your device with headphones or earbuds at high volumes, you run the risk of permanent damage to your ears. Even if you get used

to listening at high volumes and it seems normal to you, you still risk the possibility of damaging your hearing. Reduce the volume of

your device to a reasonable level to avoid permanent hearing damage.

If you hear ringing in your ears, reduce the volume or shut off your device. This device has been tested with the ARCHOS supplied earphones.

In order to preserve your hearing, it is advised that you use only the following headphone models: the earphones supplied with your ARCHOS

device, or any other headphones that respect the current regulations. Other types of headphones may produce higher volume levels.

Environmental Considerations

Protection of the environment is an important concern to ARCHOS. In order to put this concern into tangible actions, ARCHOS has

consciously included a set of methods that favor a respect for the environment into the entire cycle of its products; from fabrication

designated collection point for used batteries.

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ucts of this type contain substances that are potentially dangerous to the environment and to human health. Therefore, you should not dispose

of the ARCHOS electronic device in a regular trash. As such, the current European directives ask that this device be collected:

- At places of distribution in the case of a purchase of a similar electronic product.

- At locally created disposal areas (waste disposal centers, sorted trash system, etc.)

By doing this, you are actively participating in the reuse and recycling of disposed electronic and electric equipment that could have potential

effects on the environment and human health.

Copyright Notice

Copyright ARCHOS © 2010. All rights reserved.

This document may not, in whole or part, be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine-read-

able form without prior consent, in writing, from ARCHOS. All brands and products names are registered trademarks and the property of their

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USER SETTINGS

VIDEO PLAYBACK

PUTTING MUSIC AND PHOTOS ONTO YOUR ARCHOS

TROUBLESHOOTING

Charging:

Whenever your ARCHOS is connected to a running computer, it will charge automatically

Alternatively, a wall-pluggable USB charger can be purchased from the ARCHOS store at www.archos.com.

Connecting:

When you connect the USB cable to your computer, the ARCHOS will connect as

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ARCHOS (E:)

converter application for Windows® computers is available in the folder ‘Software’ on the ARCHOS

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PROBLEM:

SOLUTION:

Make sure you put all your music in the folder named ‘Music.’ Not all music formats are readable.

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computers), it will need to be converted to one of the above formats before being able to play.

PROBLEM:

SOLUTION:

Press the reset button on the back by inserting the end of a paper clip into the hole.

PROBLEM:

I would like to charge my device with the PC but listen to it at the same time.

SOLUTION:

your ARCHOS product while it charges.

This charge and listen function is not possible with Windows Vista® or

Windows® 7 computers.

PROBLEM:

I added new music to my ARCHOS but it does not show up in the Music browser.

SOLUTION:

Music

folder on the ARCHOS.

If it does not have music tags, it will

be listed under

<Other>

. Select

Update Library

(bottom item on list) which will update the Library with all the

latest added music.

PROBLEM:

SOLUTION:

types will not be visible - even though they are there. Use the

Files

ARCHOS as you have in your Windows Media® Player library.

On your computer, start Windows Media® Player. 1) Select the

Sync

want to transfer into the sync area in the panel on the right. 3) 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. To

receive and play podcasts, you can use freely available software from the Internet such as the popular

Juice program to get your podcasts and then you can transfer them to your ARCHOS.

Synchronize with

Windows Media® Player 11

Copy/paste with

Windows® Explorer

PHOTO PLAYBACK

To use the radio, you must have the headphones plugged in as this acts as your antenna. You can

create radio presets or scan for stations by pressing the

m

button and making your selection.

DISCONNECTING THE ARCHOS FROM A COMPUTER

the clock.

Before removing the cable, you will notice the state of the battery charge. If the icon has three

solid bars, this means the battery is completely charged.

If they are blinking, it means the battery

is still charging.

You can leave the device to fully charge or unplug the cable and use the ARCHOS

with a partial charge.

EN

Headphones

USB port

Volume +

Select/Play/Pause (on/off)

Volume -

Back/escape

Left/Fast rewind/Previous song

MUSIC SELECTION

Opening the music browser will allow you to choose

your music by the title, artist, album, or genre (so long

folder named

<Other>

.

same folder and has the same name as the song play-

ing, the song lyrics will be shown while the song plays.

FM RADIO

Opening the photo browser will allow

you to view the stored photos one by

one or as an automatic slide show.

press

to view it. Press the Right

previous photo.

Press the

button

to start a slide show.

Press

again

to stop the slide show.

The speed

of the slide show can be adjusted

through the settings.

you want your ARCHOS to operate.

Music:

Slideshow Pause:

Allows you to set the length of time between images shown dur-

ing a slide show.

Display:

Allows you to set the

Brightness

(the screen brightness),

Backlight Time

(how long before the screen goes off or dims) and the

Backlight Mode

(determines if the

screen goes dim or off - to save battery power)

Auto shutoff:

Sets the continuous playing time before the player is turned off auto-

matically.

Language:

Allows you to set your interface language

Note:

Close

Safely remove

Unplug from computer

1. Audio Frequency Graph

(or song lyrics if the folder con-

tains a .lrc file with same name as

the song)

2. Elapsed time

3. Play/pause Status

4. Song duration

5. Song title & artist name

6. Equalizer setting

7. Song item out of total

number of songs on the

device/folder

8. Volume

9. Repeat Mode

(Play one song, Repeat one song, Play

all songs, Play & repeat all songs, play

song intro)

10. Play mode

(Normal, Shuffle)

11. File’s encoded bit rate

12. Volume controls

13. Previous song

(press once)

Fast reverse

(hold)

14. Next song

(press once)

Fast forward

(hold)

MUSIC PLAYBACK

To turn the device ON and OFF, press and hold the Play/Pause button for a few seconds.

To change the language of your device, select

Settings

and then scroll down to

Language

,

and then choose the desired language. Press on the Back/escape button to return.

Previous

Lock/unlock the buttons: While holding down the ‘Play’ button, press and hold the ‘previous song’ button.

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