Annex No.5 Page 1 of 60 User Manual (User Manual ARCHOS 504/604 – v.2.
504/604 ENGLISH USER MANUAL Version 2.0 Please visit www.archos.com/manuals to download the latest version for this manual. Dear Customer, thank you for choosing this Archos™ product. We hope that you will enjoy using it and that it will give you entire 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.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 Table of CONTENTS > p. Table Of Contents Introduction.....................................................................................................................................3 ARCHOS™ device description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 INTERFACE LANGUAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 BATTERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
504/604 MANUAL Introduction > p. V2.0 Introduction ARCHOS™ device description Buttons On Top of the Device: Press and hold to switch on/off. TV LCD Press once to switch the display of the image between TV and built-in LCD screen. Press and hold to lock the buttons of your ARCHOS™ device.
04/604 MANUAL V2.0 Introduction > p. Built-in Microphone and Loudspeaker The built-in microphone is on the left side of the device. See: Using the AudioCorder. The built-in loudspeaker is on the right side, below the buttons. LED Indicators ON/OFF indicator CHG Battery charge indicator - light on: the battery is charging. - flashing: the battery is fully charged. HDD Hard Disk Drive activity indicator HDD the light flickers when the hard drive is active (playing/ transferring files).
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 Introduction > p. Menu • In the lower right corner of the screen, the menu area shows the menu icons. • Press MENU to display the available menu items. • This is a contextual menu: the available options will vary, depending on where you are in the interface. Home Screen • This is the main screen of your ARCHOS™ device, showing its main functions. • Select an icon with the navigation pad and press OK to use the particular function.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 Introduction > p. Other Character Sets • File names, folder names and music tags can be displayed in various character sets, such as Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, etc. • You can enable these character sets in the Language settings screen (see Language Settings for further instructions). BATTERY Battery Charge Before using your ARCHOS™ device for the first time, charge the battery for two hours. The battery of your ARCHOS™ device charges via your computer’s USB port: 1.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 Introduction > p. To replace the battery of the ARCHOS™ 504, follow these steps: click Caution: If the battery is incorrectly replaced or short-circuited, this could result in damage to the product and/or serious injuries to the user. Replace only with an original Archos™ battery. PRODUCT CARE Caring for your Archos™ Device Your ARCHOS™ device is an electronic product that needs to be treated with care: • Do not subject it to unnecessary shock or vibration.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING VIDEO > p. 1. Playing Video In the Home Screen, highlight the Video icon and press OK to enter the video mode. 1.1 BROWSING THROUGH YOUR VIDEOS • There are two types of views for you to browse through your videos: - the Video List - the Video Browser • You can switch between the two views by pressing at any time while browsing in video mode. • When browsing in video mode, only video files are shown.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING VIDEO > p. • Both views display a motion thumbnail of the highlighted video as well as various information about the video file. • If you have saved a video frame as a thumbnail (see: Video Playback Menu Items), the thumbnail will no longer play the highlighted video file, but show that image instead. Video List & Browser Menu Items Info - displays a message box with all the available information about the highlighted video file. - Press to close the info screen.
504/604 MANUAL PLAYING VIDEO > p. 10 V2.0 1.2 Video playback Highlight a video file, press OK to play it.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING VIDEO > p. 11 Format - allows to change the way the image is displayed. - Auto: adjusts the video size to best adapt to the built-in screen or TV. - Full Screen: displays the entire picture on the screen. - Maximized: enlarges the picture to fill the screen. - Original: displays the picture in its original format. Speed - will play the current video in slow motion or high speed Set bookmark - sets a bookmark at the current spot in the video.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING VIDEO > p. 12 (a status bar icon shows the current mode) • PlayMode plays only one video file and stops - Single plays all video files in the current folder - Folder • Repeat & Shuffle (a status bar icon shows the current mode) - Normal (no icon)plays the video selection once and stops plays the video selection repeatedly - Repeat plays videos in a random order - Shuffle • LCD Brightness - adjusts the level of brightness of the built-in screen 1.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING VIDEO > p. 13 1.5 Recording Video • Your ARCHOS™ device can record video, via its VideoCorder function. • You will need the optional DVR Station or DVR Travel Adapter to record video. • See: Optional Functionalities to learn more about this feature.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING MUSIC > p. 14 2. Playing Music In the Home Screen, highlight the Music icon and press OK to enter the music mode. 2.1 The arclibrary and the music browser • There are two types of views for you to browse through your songs: - the ARCLibrary - the Music Browser • When browsing through your music, only music files are shown. The ArcLibrary • the ArcLibrary (default view) shows your music sorted in categories (Artist, Album, Title, Genre, etc.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING MUSIC > p. 15 ARCLibrary* and Music Browser Menu Items Info - displays a message box with all the available information about the highlighted music file. - Press to close the info screen. Delete - allows you to delete the highlighted music file. A confirmation screen will pop up. Rename - allows you to change the name of the highlighted music file using the virtual keyboard. - see: Using the Virtual Keyboard.
504/604 MANUAL PLAYING MUSIC > p. 16 V2.0 2.2 Playing music Highlight an audio file, press OK to play it.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING MUSIC > p. 17 Music Status Icons Status bar icons tell you if your ARCHOS™ is: playing paused stopped Music Playback Menu Items Info - displays a message box with all the available information about the current music file. - Press to close the info screen. Home - allows you to go back to the Home Screen while playing music, in order to browse your hard drive, play a photo slideshow, etc. Set bookmark - sets a bookmark at the current spot in the audio file.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING MUSIC > p. 18 (a status bar icon shows the current mode) plays only one music file and stops. plays all music files in the current folder or album. plays all music files in the ARCHOS™ device. allows you to select a track to be played after the current one is over. - while a track is playing, press to switch to the browser window, select a track and press OK: this is your queued track, and the status bar icon becomes . - you can only queue one track at a time.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING MUSIC > p. 19 • Volume - adjusts the output volume. • Built-in loudspeaker - ON the loudspeaker is always on. - OFF the loudspeaker is always off. - Automatic the built-in loudspeaker automatically turns off when you plug in headphones or an AV Cable. • Bass Boost Frequency - adjusts the lower frequency that will be boosted. • Bass Boost Level - adjusts the bass boosting level. • Preset - allows you to quickly select a sound profile.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING MUSIC > p. 20 2.5 Playlists • A playlist is a list of audio tracks that the music player will automatically play one after the other. • On your ARCHOS™ device, you can play, create and edit as many playlists as you want. icon. • In the Archos™ Browser, playlists are the files with the icon will appear in the status bar. • When playing a playlist, the Note: when you delete a playlist, you are only deleting the list and not the music itself.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING MUSIC > p. 21 • You can also add the content of an entire folder, artist, album, etc. if you highlight it and press or OK. Another way to add songs to a playlist is by using the Add to playlist or Insert in playlist menu items: Add to playlist - will add the highlighted track, folder, artist or album at the end of the playlist. Insert in playlist - will insert the highlighted track, folder, artist or album before the selected item in the playlist.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING MUSIC > p. 22 Sound - will display the sound settings screen (See: Sound settings). - Press to exit this screen. Editing a Playlist To edit an existing playlist: • Highlight the playlist and use the Show playlist menu item. • You can now add, shuffle, move or remove tracks within the playlist, using the appropriate menu items. • An asterisk (*) appears after the playlist’s name in the right panel to indicate that modifications were made to the playlist and that it is unsaved.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 PLAYING MUSIC > p. 23 • Copy and Paste your music files from your computer into the Music folder of your ARCHOS™ (see Computer Connection for details on how to connect your ARCHOS™ device to your computer). You can easily create audio content with your computer by using Windows Media® Player 10 to convert your own CDs to MP3 or WMA format. Check the laws and regulations in your country or jurisdiction to know if private copy of your CDs for your own use is authorized.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 USING THE AUDIOCORDER > p. 24 3. Using the AudioCorder You can record audio either from the built-in microphone or from an external line-level analog source if you use the optional DVR Station or DVR Travel Adapter. In the Home Screen, highlight the AudioCorder icon and press OK to display the pre-recording screen. • All audio recordings made by your ARCHOS™ device are saved in the Music/ Recordings folder.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 USING THE AUDIOCORDER > p. 25 3.2 BUILT-IN Microphone Recording PROCEDURE 1. Highlight the Settings menu item and press OK to enter the AudioCorder settings screen. 2. Select Microphone as the source. Press to go back to the pre-recording screen. 3. Adjust the recording level using / ( / only adjust the headphones’ volume, not the recording volume). 4. Press OK or choose the Start recording menu item to start recording. 5. You can pause and resume your recording by pressing OK. 6.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 VIEWING PHOTOS > p. 26 4. Viewing Photos In the Home Screen, highlight the Photo icon and press OK to enter the photo viewer. 4.1 The photo WALL and the photoLIBRARY • There are three types of views for you to browse through your photos: - the Photo Wall - the PhotoLibrary - the Photo Browser • When browsing through your photos, only picture files are shown. You can switch between the three views by pressing through your photos.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 VIEWING PHOTOS > p. 27 The Photo Browser • the Photo Browser allows you to navigate the Photo folder of your device’s hard drive. It is based on the Archos™ File Browser. • To use it, highlight ‘Browse Hard Drive’ in the PhotoLibrary view and press OK. See: Using the Browser. Photo Wall, PhotoLibrary and Photo Browser Menu Items Info - displays a message box with all the available information about the highlighted picture. - Press to close the info screen.
504/604 MANUAL VIEWING PHOTOS > p. 28 V2.0 4.2 VIEWING PHOTOS Highlight a picture file, press OK to view it. The menu overlay will disappear automatically after a few seconds. Photo Viewer Button Controls When viewing photos, the buttons of your ARCHOS™ device will act as follows: previous photo rotate left next photo zoom out rotate right zoom in close photo viewer start/pause a slideshow display the menu When zooming, / / / are used to scroll.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 VIEWING PHOTOS > p. 29 Set as wallpaper - defines the current picture as your ARCHOS™ device’s background image. Start slideshow - starts a slideshow from the current image. Settings - will display the photo settings screen (see next chapter). Sound - will display the sound settings screen (see: Sound Settings). Press to exit this screen. - You may want to access these settings if you are listening to music while viewing photos. 4.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 VIEWING PHOTOS > p. 30 4.4 Playing a slideshow • To view a slideshow, highlight a picture file in the Photo Wall, PhotoLibrary or Photo Browser and choose the Slideshow menu item. • You can also start a slideshow while viewing photos: choose the Start slideshow menu item or simply press OK. • While a slideshow is playing, you can pause it at any time by pressing OK.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 USING THE BROWSER > p. 31 5. Using the Browser The Archos™ File Browser gives you the possibility to navigate the file system of your ARCHOS™ device’s hard drive. In the Home Screen, highlight the Browser icon and press OK to enter the File Browser.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 USING THE BROWSER > p. 32 Browser Menu Items Info - displays a message box with all the available information about the highlighted file. - Press to close the info screen. Create folder - creates a folder in the current location. - You will have to enter the folder’s name with the virtual keyboard (see: Using the Virtual Keyboard). Delete - allows you to delete the highlighted file or folder (and all its contents). A confirmation screen will pop up.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 USING THE BROWSER > p. 33 Copying and moving files and folders • In the left panel, highlight the file or folder that you want to copy or move. • Press to focus on the right panel. • Navigate to the location where you wish to copy or move the file or folder that you highlighted in the left panel. • Press to go back to the left panel. • Choose the Copy, Copy all files or Move menu item, depending on the action that you want to carry out. 5.
504/604 MANUAL USING THE BROWSER > p. 34 V2.0 Keyboard Function Keys: On the right of the keyboard, there are five function keys: Shift: switch between upper-case and lower-case characters. Backspace: delete character before cursor. Clear current name. Move cursor one character to the left. Move cursor one character to the right. Once you are satisfied with the new name for the file, folder or playlist, you can save it by using the Validate current name menu item. 5.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 USING THE BROWSER > p. 35 Following Hyperlinks • Some PDF documents have hyperlinks (for instance, a table of contents, links to an external website, etc.). • Links are surrounded by a blue outline, a highlighted link (active link) is surrounded by a red outline. • To follow a link, highlight the link (red outline) using / and press OK. • If you want to go back to the previous page (where you ‘clicked’ the link), select the Link back menu item.
504/604 MANUAL COMPUTER CONNECTION > p. 36 V2.0 6. Computer Connection 6.1 ‘Windows Media Device’ or ‘PC Hard Drive’ There are two connection modes for your ARCHOS™ device to connect to your computer. When your ARCHOS™ device is turned on and you connect it to a computer, a screen will pop up on the ARCHOS™ asking you to choose the connection mode to be used for this connection (see Connection Steps).
504/604 MANUAL COMPUTER CONNECTION > p. 37 V2.0 Windows® XP & WMP10 or Higher (Windows MeDIA Device Mode) • Follow the previous steps to connect the ARCHOS™ device, and select ‘Windows Media Device’ as the connection mode. • The ARCHOS™ device will appear in ‘My Computer’. • You can now put your own files onto the ARCHOS™: - synchronize your music, videos or photos to the ARCHOS™ using Windows Media® Player 10.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 COMPUTER CONNECTION > p. 38 6.3 Disconnection Windows® XP & WMP10 Or higher (Windows MEDIA Device Mode) • Verify that no data are being transferred between your ARCHOS™ device and your computer (the HDD indicator on your ARCHOS™ device is not flickering). • You can unplug the USB cable from your ARCHOS™ and/or computer.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 COMPUTER CONNECTION > p. 39 Mac® OS X (PC Hard Drive Mode Only) DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE CABLE AT ANY TIME! You must remove/unmount the ARCHOS™ from the computer before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing. • On your desktop, drag the ARCHOS™ device’s icon towards the trashcan, which will turn into a big eject symbol. • Drop the icon onto this eject symbol: the ARCHOS™ hard drive will disappear from the desktop.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 SETUP SCREEN > p. 40 7. setup screen • In the Home Screen, press to enter the Setup Screen (press again if you want to go back to the Home Screen). • Select one of the settings icons (Language, Display, Appearance, etc.) and press OK to enter the corresponding settings screen. • Once you are in a settings screen: - use / to highlight a different parameter. - use / to select a different setting.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 SETUP SCREEN > p. 41 7.2 Display Settings TV settings • TV Standard - Choose between the NTSC (USA) and PAL (Europe) systems (select the one that is compatible with your country’s television system). • TV Format - 4:3 or 16:9 - the ratio at which images are displayed on your television set. • Video Output - Choose between Internal LCD and External TV (to do this, you can also press the TV/LCD button on the device).
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 SETUP SCREEN > p. 42 • Picture name - allows you to select a picture to use as a background image. - You can choose between all default backgrounds and images that you have previously set as wallpapers. - You can also set a picture as wallpaper from the photo and video modes. - In order for your wallpapers to be displayed correctly when displaying on a TV, their resolution should ideally be 1024x576 pixels.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 SETUP SCREEN > p. 43 7.5 Power Settings These settings will help you save battery power, thus allowing a longer battery autonomy. You can adjust settings for both battery operation and DC-Power operation (when the ARCHOS™ is connected to a powered DVR Station or to a wall outlet via the Archos™ Docking Adapter) Battery operation / DC-Power operation • Power Off - the amount of time of user inactivity (no buttons pressed) before the system shuts down.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 SETUP SCREEN > p. 44 7.6 TV control See: The Infrared Emitter. 7.7 System Settings This settings screen will allow you to configure several key features of your ARCHOS™ device, such as the ARCLibrary, your preferred USB port mode, firmware updates, etc. It will also give you information about the current firmware version, the storage space that is currently used/available, etc. • ARCLibrary - defines whether and how the ARCLibrary will be used.
504/604 MANUAL • • • • V2.0 SETUP SCREEN > p. 45 - Windows Media Device: the ARCHOS™ will use the Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) whenever it is connected to a PC with Windows® XP (SP1 or higher) and Windows Media® Player 10 installed. You will be able to synchronize your media library automatically every time you connect your ARCHOS™ device to your computer. - PC Hard Drive: the ARCHOS™ will act as an external hard drive (mass storage device) when connected to a computer.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 SETUP SCREEN > p. 46 • Your Internet browser may warn you that the contents of this file may harm your computer. Archos™ firmware files are safe: click on Save and choose a save location that you will remember (your desktop or My Documents). 2. Copy the AOS File to your ARCHOS™ Device • Connect your ARCHOS™ as explained in this manual (Computer Connection). • Cut the AOS file from your computer (right-click on the file > Cut).
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 Optional Functionalities > p. 47 8. Optional Functionalities 8.1 DVR Station & DVR Travel Adapter presentation • You can record from an external video source if you use the optional DVR Station or DVR Travel Adapter. • The ARCHOS™ DVR Station stays connected to your home entertainment system and allows you to quickly connect your ARCHOS™ to watch its contents on your TV, record from your satellite or cable box, etc.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 Optional Functionalities > p. 48 pre-recording screen menu items Hide text overlay - will hide all overlaid graphics (status bar, menu items, etc.) to only show the video image. Open scheduler - will take you directly to the scheduler screen. Start recording - will start recording right away. You can also press OK in the pre-recording screen to start recording. Settings - will open the videocorder settings screen (see next section).
4/604 MANUAL V2.0 Optional Functionalities > p. 49 • Post-record - This is a safety margin added to the end of a scheduled recording which was set via the My Yahoo!® TV scheduler of your personal calendar. It affects ONLY these recordings. This is just in case the clocks between your ARCHOS™ device and the broadcast station are different or if the broadcast station runs overtime. Video Parameters • Rename - allows you to define the filename before the recording begins, using the virtual keyboard.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 Optional Functionalities > p. 50 Copy Protection • The ARCHOS™’s recording system is designed to respect the Macrovision copyright protection system. • If the source of your video is copy-protected, the device will record in protected mode. • You will see a ‘P’ icon on the recording screen (not during playback), indicating that the file will be a protected file. • Protected files can only be played back on the ARCHOS™ device that created them, and not on a computer.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 Optional Functionalities > p. 51 • If the end time is earlier than the start time, it is assumed that you start recording on the start date, and the recording ends on the following day at the end time. • Once 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 not in standby mode), the schedule entry will be erased from the scheduler.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 Optional Functionalities > p. 52 Notes: • If the TV programs from your personal calendar do not seem to be correctly copied to the ARCHOS™ scheduler, go to www.archos.com/firmware to make sure that you have the latest firmware version (see Updating the Firmware). • If you change your Yahoo!® personal calendar by deleting some TV programs and adding new ones, only the new programs will be added to the ARCHOS™ scheduler when you save the html file to the ARCHOS™ device.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 Optional Functionalities > p. 53 • Setting the IR Emitter Code: From the Home Screen, press to access the Setup Screen, then highlight TV Control and press OK. • Part 1: Choose your Device and Brand 1. Select the type of device that you want to control with the IR Emitter. 2. Select the brand of your device. 3. Highlight the Tune IR Emitter button, press OK. The TV Channels button allows you to give names to each channel.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 Optional Functionalities > p. 54 4. Test ON/OFF: When you click on the Test On/Off button, the ARCHOS™ device will send a signal to the infrared emitter and turn your device on or off. Press this test button again and your device should change from on to off or off to on. If pressing this button does not turn your device on or off, try the next code for your device (step 2 above).
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 Optional Functionalities > p. 55 You can also start recording to a new file directly by choosing the Save file and start a new recording menu item while you are recording. Be careful that the source audio is supplying a line-level and not an amplified signal (turning down the volume of the player will work if you are using the headphone out signal of your audio device). A signal that is amplified too much will result in a terribly distorted recording. 8.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 Technical Specifications > p. 56 Technical Specifications Capacity: • 30 GB(1) Hard Drive store up to 130 hours of videos(7), 85 Movies(7), 300,000 photos(7) or 15,000 songs(7). Display: • 4.3’’ TFT (480x272 pixels) 16/9, over 16 millions colors. Video playback*(2) • MPEG-4 ASP (IPB) and stereo sound up to 720x480 @ 30 f/s (NTSC), 720x576 @ 25 f/s (PAL). • AVI file container with MP4 file format. • Microsoft WMV9 Main Profile @ Medium Level(3). • Protected WM DRM.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 Technical Specifications > p. 57 • Optional Power charger/adapter available. Scalability: • Download firmware updates from www.archos.com. Physical Dimensions 604 • Approx. 130 x 78 x 16 mm : 5.1” x 3.1” x 0.6”. • Weight: 250 g – 8.9 oz. Physical Dimensions 504 • Approx. 130 x 78 x 23 mm : 5.1” x 3.1” x 0.9”. • Weight: 310 g – 11 oz. Packages includes • ARCHOS™ device, USB cable, headphones, protective case, Quick Start Guide.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 Technical Specifications > p. 58 LCD pixel policy The LCD screen on your ARCHOS™ unit has been manufactured to rigorous standards to provide a high quality viewing experience. Nevertheless, your LCD screen may have slight imperfections. This is not particular to the ARCHOS™ screen, but to all devices which have LCD screens regardless of the original manufacturer of the LCD. Each product vendor guarantees that his screen will contain no more than a certain number of defective pixels.
504/604 MANUAL V2.0 Technical Support information > p. 59 Technical Support information Need Help? You can find the information you need: • on our Website: see the frequently asked questions section on www.archos.com/ faq • by asking our technical support team: visit www.archos.com/support for e-mail support or call our helpline. All brands and product names are registered trademarks and the property of their respective owners.
