Archos AV320 User Manual - Page 34

7.5 Power Settings These settings will help you to save battery power. You can set 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 (no buttons pressed) before the AV300 shuts off. During the playback of MP3 and AVI files, this setting takes effect only after the files are finished playing. 1-11, Never. These values represent 10 - 110 seconds of user inactivity (no buttons pressed) before the AV300 turns off the screen to conserve power. During the playback of AVI files, this setting only takes effect once the file is finished playing. 1-11, Never. These values represent 10-110 seconds from the time of the last file access before the AV300 tells the internal hard disk to stop turning. The longer this time is set, the more often the hard disk is turning and the quicker the response time when accessing files. However, as it is set longer, it will quickly consume your battery. Caution: this setting should only be changed by experienced users. A typical use of these settings is to set the power off, screen off, and hard disk to low values when used in battery mode. When the power adapter is plugged in, you do not need to conserve energy and thus keeping the Power on and the Backlight on makes using the AV300 more agreeable. Increasing the hard disk value beyond the default may actually discharge the battery even when the Charger/adapter is plugged in. Note also that your unit will run hotter when the backlight and hard disk are on for long periods of time. Settings 34