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  • Archos AV320 | User Manual - Page 1
    English Language User Manual ARCHOS VIDEO AV300 SERIES USB 2.0 Hard Disk / MP3 Player / MP3 Recorder / JPEG Viewer / MPEG4 Personal Video Player User Guide for ARCHOS VIDEO AV320, AV340, & AV380 version 3.0 (p/n 102 253V3) Please visit our web site to download the most recent manual and software for
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    Time Usage 2.1 Plugging in the AC Adapter 2.2 Turning on the AV300 2.3 Shutting off the AV300 and Battery saving features 2.4 Changing the Language 2.5 Foreign Character Sets 2.6 Charging the Batteries 2.7 Caring for the AV300 2.8 Hardware Reset 3 Playing MP3 music 3.1 Playing through your HiFi
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    Start 10 Creating MPEG4 Video Files 10.1 Viewing Photos Magnifying Photos Multiple Photo View 10.2 Viewing a slideshow 11 Using MusicMatch™ software 12 Optional Add-ons 13 Technical Support 14 Troubleshooting 14.1 USB Connection issues 14.2 Charging and Power issues 14.3 AV300 locks up (freezes
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    serial number label. 4. Batteries and any consumable items delivered with or in the equipment. Warnings and Safety Instructions CAUTION To prevent risks of electric shock, this unit must only be opened by qualified service personnel. Power off and disconnect the power supply cable before opening the
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    case of Electrostatic Discharge, the AV300 may lose function. Just power off and on in order to restore. CAUTION: modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void users authority to operate this device. FCC Part Archos will repair or replace your AV300 product at its cost. Thus,
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    Video Recorder, the FM radio/remote control, FireWire™ interface cable, or the CompactFlash™ memory card reader. We wish you many years of enjoyment from your AV300 product. Don't forget to check our web site (www.archos.com category software), as we periodically update the Archos Video AV300
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    Recorder), AVCam 300 digital camera and camcorder, CompactFlash™ card reader. AV Connections Audio line in & microphone in (also doubles as SPDIF in/out) AV out: for headphones, line out, and for audio/video out with AV cable Power Internal rechargeable Lithium-Ion batteries. External charger
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    recording settings to microphone. Ports, Buttons, and Connections D. USB 2.0 port Insert USB cable mini jack here and attach other end to computer USB port. (USB 1.1 compatible). E. DC In: to power the unit and charge the internal batteries with the external AC adapter/charger. Use ONLY an Archos
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    through all sections of this manual. 2.1 Plugging in the AC Adapter • Use only the included ARCHOS charger/adapter. • Before using for the first time, charge the batteries for a full four hours. • You may use the Archos Video AV300 after the first half hour of charging, but this will increase the
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    designed to last for the life of the AV300. This means that you will not have to change them. If, in the exceptional case, the batteries need changing, this should only be done by an Archos technician. 10 * depending on how much manipulation the user does while the AV is playing First Time Usage
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    AV300 The Archos Video AV300 is an electronic product that needs to be treated with more care than typical consumer electronic products. • Do not subject it to shock. • Do not subject it to heat. Be careful that the surface it is on, is a flat clear surface. Placing the AV300 case that your AV300
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    files types that are playable on the AV300. All other file types that may (maximum:31) Play Order Battery level (Charging) Current Directory Time of options Show current Playlist Browse the hard disk for other tracks *If Recording a track Shuffle (Random) track selection Playing MP3 music 12
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    and red leads of the supplied AV cable to these connectors. Do not connect the Play and then adjust the AV300 volume (Joystick Up/Down) in order to supply your stereo system with a manual, there are two versions of ID3 tags that are firmly established standards, ID3 version 1 and ID3 version 2. Your AV300
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    quality, you can adjust the Bass, Treble, and other audio settings to suit your particular taste. • Click on STOP/ESC Ó to return to the main AV300 menu. • Move the joystick to highlight Setup and click on PLAY/ENTER œ. • Move the joystick in the Setup screen to highlight Sound. • Click PLAY
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    to ON will give you the option to mark your place in a video or music file, and return to it the next time you turn on your AV300. While playing a video, for example, click on pause œ and then on Stop Ó. The AV300 will ask you if you would like to set a book mark. Next
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    all tracks on AV300 Single: Play a single track then stop Queue: User can queue the next track to be played † Scan: AV300 plays first 15 time. There is no limit to the number of Playlists you can save on the AV300 hard disk. Playlists are indicated by a special list icon (circled icon to the left
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    played along with the hard disk path to find them. If you delete a Playlist from your AV300, you are only deleting the list and save it to a separate folder called Playlists. These lists take very little space on your hard disk and if well named, give you easy access to your favorite songs. Go to
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    the included MusicMatch™ program to create Playlists that you can then save to your AV300. ATTENTION: Before creating a Playlist, make sure you are choosing mp3 files from your AV300 and not mp3 music files from your computer's hard disk! If you created your Playlists from MP3 files that are on the
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    and from your Macintosh®. However, for Macintosh® users who do want to use the AV300 with iTunes®, ARCHOS has developed a special i-Tunes plug-in. You iTunes® library to your AV300, the i-Tunes® program will look at the ID3 tag information (See section 3.2 of this manual for an explanation of ID3
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    will be putting hundreds of files on your AV300, it is STRONGLY ADVISED that keep a , Music, Playlists, Photo, Video, and Voice. The folders Music, Photo, and Video are special folders in that . The initial HD in the path name stands for Hard Disk. To navigate the directory structure you will use:
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    video length, photo size, number of kilobytes used of hard disk space, date file was made, etc. Delete: Delete the file permanently from the AV300. (Before it is deleted, the AV300 Folders By using the unique Archos double browser system, you AV300 hard disk. Music View: Left browser is the AV300 hard
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    . 4.3 Using the Virtual Keyboard It is recommended that you create folders and rename files or folders from your computer when it is connected to the AV300. The computer keyboard is much easier. Often times, however, you are not near your computer and you must enter the text directly with the
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    Cursor. The new text that you are typing in. Each key has an upper case and lower case character. Currently in lower case mode. Press ENTER œ to enter thehighlighted key. Hold the joystick to the left or right to move the cursor within the line. Confirmation to use
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    than usual. Your battery power will be consumed at a higher rate than normal. If the AV300 looses power while connected to drivers or extensions. You simply plug the AV300 into your Macintosh as enumerated above, and within a few seconds, the AV300 will be recognized as a mass storage device (Hard
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    recognized, please refer to the troubleshooting section at the back of this manual. Windows® 98SE When you first plug an AV300 into a computer running Windows™ 98SE, it will recognize the hardware and ask to have drivers installed. Carefully follow the instructions below. After installation of the
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    and insert the included Archos CD-ROM and then close the tray. Now click on Next. Connecting/Disconnecting the AV300 3. Uncheck all of the checked boxes, and then check the box Specify a location. Type in the drive letter of your CD player (usually D: or E:) followed by \Drivers. Click on Next and
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    . DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE USB CABLE AT ANY TIME! Windows® To safely disconnect the AV300 hard disk, 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
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    to the left (Mac OS 9.x will still retain the trashcan icon. This is OK, don't worry.) Drop the hard disk icon onto the arrow (or trashcan). The hard disk icon will disappear from the desktop. You can now safely unplug the USB cable from your AV300 and/ or computer. Connecting/Disconnecting the
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    MP3 Music With the AV 300 series, you do not need a computer to create MP3 music files. It is capable of recording from the built-in microphone, an external dynamic microphone, an analog line source ( from a HiFi system, Boombox, CD Player, etc.), or from a digital SPDIF audio
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    Archos sells as an option. Digital Input (SPDIF) The digital input is for SPDIF enabled audio devices. The AV300 runs the wire based protocol (not optical). To record or play via the SPDIF digital audio connection, you will use the AV
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    Setting 7 166 kb/s 131 kb/s * These figures are averages because the Jukebox Multimedia uses Variable Bit Rate (VBR) recording. Depending on the type of music or voice you record, the actual bit rates will vary slightly. ** Suggested Settings Available Sampling Rates 48 kHz 44.1 kHz 32 kHz 24
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    , etc. See section 3.3 7.2 Play Mode and Play Order Settings Used to determine which songs get played and in what order. See section 3.4 7.3 Clock Settings The AV300 has an internal real time clock. The time of day is shown on the top right of the screen in either 24 hour or 12
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    . To display via the built-in LCD screen or to view the display via an external television. Use the included combination audio/video cable to connect the AV300 to a television. Holding the ON button for three seconds will also alternate between these two options. Be sure your television is selecting
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    the AV300 to conserve power for both modes of operation (when it is powered from the battery, or when it is connected to the AC charger/adapter (DCPower operation). Parameter Power Off Backlight Off Hard disk Description 1-9, Never. Values 1 - 9 represent the number of minutes of user inactivity
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    Update Firmware Firmware Version Hard Disk Hard Disk Serial only read file types that the AV300 is capable of playing. Off ( video or overheat the DSP and force a thermal power off condition. The majority of users need only to use the Standard setting. See instructions in the DVR 100 user manual
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    that Archos has made firmware download, a text file which details the list of changes from the previous version of the OS. Copy to AV300 root and Update When updating your Operating System, you must keep the AC charger/adapter plugged into the AV300 so that it will not shut down due to low batteries
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    AV300 video signal out to a television, first connect the supplied A/V cable to your television's auxiliary inputs. The yellow lead of the cable is the video AV320 screen will go blank and a video signal will be sent out to the television. If you don't see a clear image, you may have to set your AV320
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    port of the AV300 and allows you to record a video source just like a video cassette recorder (VCR) by connecting a cable between your video source (TV/VCR) and the AV300. This method does not require any re-encoding or that you install the above mentioned software. See the instructions that come
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    that are playable on the AV300. Attention: As of the writing of this manual, the MP3 encoder (which is necessary if the original file is not encoded with an MP3 CBR sound track) is not free. There is a small charge for this. 9.1 Installing the PC Software If your video file is not an MPEG4
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    AV300 to be able to play the video, it must have an MP3 (MPEG layer 3) stereo sound track. If the source video useless to have the video file without sound. What you will need in this case is an MP3 encoder for . Decoding of MPEG 2 video files is currently not supported by MPG4 Translator. These are
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    original). You should give it a new descriptive name, such as shown above Lemans AV300.avi. Make sure you add the .avi extension. Change Settings Next, you quality of the music, or video in this case, that you will get. However, this will also take up more space on your hard disk. A setting of 900
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    Start Click on Start and the program will call Virtual Dub to start processing the video. Depending on the power and speed of your computer, this could take real time (a 60 minute long video re-encoded in about 60 minutes) or much longer. As shown to the left, you will see the progress as
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    Video Files The AV300 series support the viewing of JPEG (.jpg) and Bitmap (.bmp) image formats. Progressive JPEG images are not supported. The AV300 to hide the picture name and function buttons. Magnifying Photos Creating MPEG4 Video Files By clicking the PLAY/GO button œ, you can magnify the
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    10.2 Viewing a slideshow By clicking on Slideshow, the AV300 will present each picture in the current folder for a set amount of time and then go on to the Setup > PlayMode > Picture Pause. This parameter is the number of seconds each picture displays on the screen. Creating MPEG4 Video Files 44
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    simple. Just slip the included CD into your CR-ROM drive and the Autorun system will present you with a list of users, Archos has created a plug-in for iTunes™. You will find a folder on the installation CD containing the Archos iTunes™ plug-in which allows the iTunes program to recognize the AV300
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    AV300 add-on modules and accessories. • FireWire Interface Cable • FM Remote Control • Digital Video Recorder DVR 100 • SmartMedia™ memory card reader • CompactFlash™ memory card reader • AVCam 300 3.3 megapixel digital Still Camera and camcorder • Traveler case • Car cigarette lighter power
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    please contact the place of purchase to have your product repaired or replaced (depending on problem type). Customers who purchased directly from the Archos web site should fill out the form on the web site under Support : Product Returns. • There is an FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions section
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    -609-1483 France Fax: 1 949-609-1414 Phone: +33 (0) 169 33 169 0 Fax: +33 (0) 169 33 169 9 United Kingdom Germany ARCHOS (UK) Limited ARCHOS Deutschland GmbH Regus House Bredelaerstrasse 63 Windmill Hill Business Park 40474 Düsseldorf Whitehill Way Germany Swindon Tel: +49 211 1520
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    14 Troubleshooting 14.1 USB Connection issues Problem: i cannot get my AV300 to be recognized by the computer. Solutions: • Only if using Windows 98SE, you must first install the drivers from the included CD-ROM. • If you installed the Windows 98SE driver on your Windows® XP, 2000, or ME edition,
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    cable once the computer is off. 14.2 Charging and Power issues You do not need to fully discharge the batteries before recharging them. Empty batteries will take 4 hours to charge without usage. More if you use the unit while charging it. Problem: a full battery charge does not last as long as the
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    chkdsk (Check Disk) program to try to fix your problem. Remember that you should create root level directories Photo, Music, and Video in order for the corresponding icons to drop you into those directories. Problem: i would like to partition the AV300 hard disk. Answer: if you know how to partition
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    whatever drive letter is representing your AV300. The /f argument tells the program to automatically fix errors. • Be patient, this may take a while. • When it is finished, exit the DOS Window and properly disconnect the AV300 from your computer. 14.6 Video Playback, Recording, Re-encoding Problem
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English Language User Manual
ARCHOS VIDEO AV300 SERIES
USB 2.0 Hard Disk / MP3 Player / MP3 Recorder / JPEG Viewer / MPEG4 Personal Video
Player
User Guide for ARCHOS VIDEO AV320, AV340, & AV380
version 3.0 (p/n 102 253V3)
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