ARCHOS 100 series - Manual

9 3.2 Turning on the Gmini • Hold down the ON button until the screen comes on, then let off. • If the Gmini shows a sad battery icon or if the Gmini displays nothing at all, you will have to plug in the Archos adapter/charger to make sure the batteries get charged. 3.3 Changing the user interface l...

11 4.2.3 Settings screen Selectable items Use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to change the parameter value. The new value is immediately taken into account so there is no need to press OK. Click on ESC when done. Check boxes Each checkbox corresponds to a different parameter value but only one parameter ca...

13 4.2.7 Locking the Gmini keyboard You can prevent the Gmini from executing unintended functions by locking the buttons. This lock feature locks the keys from any accidental pressing or bumping. To lock the keyboard, hold down on the MENU key until the “lock” icon appears in the top-left corner of ...

15 5.1.2 Playing a song When you get to your desired song, click on OK. If you hear nothing at first, make sure you have adjusted the volume control on the headphone cord. *If the MP3 file contains these ID3 tag data Play Status Play Order Stopped (no icon) Play once Playing a track Repeat playing C...

17 Creating a new Playlist To create a Playlist, press the RIGHT button while you are in the Music browser. A second panel is opened on the right side to display the playlist contents (shown empty in the picture). You can now start adding songs to the current Playlist. In the left window, search for...

19 path to find them. If you delete a Playlist from your Gmini, you are only deleting the list and not the music itself. Because a Playlist includes the path to the music file (as shown in the example Playlist file above), you have to remember that if you change the location of a music file, then th...

21 5.2.2 Changing the PlayMode Settings If you would like the Gmini to play through an entire folder of songs, play songs at random (shuffle), or any of the other playing options, you can set these parameters in the PlayMode settings. Go to [Setup Î Î Î Î PlayMode] . Parameter Description Current Fo...

23 5.2.4 Changing the Power Settings To help you get the most battery life out of your Gmini before having to recharge it, you can adjust the power settings. Go to [Setup Î Î Î Î Power] . Parameter Description Power Off Range : 1 to 9 or Never . Values 1 – 9 represent the number of minutes of user i...

25 5.2.6 Changing the System Settings To change the system parameters or get some information about the system, go to [Setup Î Î Î Î System] . Parameter Description Show all files Off (default), On . If Off, the Gmini will only display the file names of files that it knows how to play. If set to On,...

27 Button Controls Key Symbol Action Up Highlights the previous file or folder in the current directory Down Highlights the next file or folder in the current directory Left Gives the focus to the left pane when in double-browser or Playlist editor, or will close the double-browser. Or, it goes to p...

29 5.4 Recording MP3 Music* With the Gmini series, you do not need a computer to create MP3 music files. It is capable of recording from the built-in microphone, an analog line source ( from a HiFi system, portable stereo, CD Player, etc.), or from an SPDIF audio source. Before the actual recording ...

31 not an amplified signal (usually turning down the volume on the player will work). An amplified signal will make for a terribly distorted recording. Make sure that you have selected Line-In as the input Source in the pre-recording Settings screen. For an input, you can also use a high quality pre...

33 6 Connecting the Gmini to your Computer 6.1 Making the USB Connection Always make sure your Gmini has a fully charged battery or use the power adapter to prevent the Gmini from shutting down during data transfers due to low power. (This could cause data loss and/or file corruption if not done.) 6...

35 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 \Win98SE_Drivers . Click on Next and Windows will then load the correct drivers. 4. Windows will now copy from the CD to your computer’s hard ...

37 6.3.2 Macintosh® First, close any programs that are using files from your Gmini. Drag the Gmini hard drive icon towards the trash can, and the trash can will become a big arrow as shown in the screen image. (Mac OS 9.x will still retain the trashcan icon. This is OK, don’t worry.) Drop the hard d...

39 7.2 Creating MP3 files from your Audio CDs Make sure you have already installed the MusicMatch™ program from the included CD-ROM. ENCODE First we have to get those CDs of yours into MP3 format. Regular CDs are in the format CDA (fancy term for C ompact D isc A udio). We’ll just use MusicMatch™ an...

41 The ARCLibrary and ID3 tags MP3 and WMA music files have internal tags to hold information such as the Artist name, the genre of music, the Album, the name of the song, etc. For MP3 files, these are known as ID3 tags. Not all MP3 files have this information filled in. If you purchase a song from ...

43 8 Using iTunes ® 4 with your Gmini The easiest way to transfer music files between a Macintosh ® computer and your Gmini is to use the Macintosh Finder™ to drag and drop the files to and from your Macintosh ® . However, for Macintosh users who do want to use the Gmini with iTunes™, ARCHOS has dev...

45 10 Troubleshooting 10.1 USB Connection issues Problem: I cannot get my Gmini to be recognized by the computer. Solutions: • Shut off and reboot the computer and the Gmini and then try connecting again in the preferred order mentioned in section 4.1. • Only if using Windows 98SE, you must first in...

49 10.2.2 Windows ® XP & 2000 Running Check Disk Utility (ChkDsk) If you still have problems with the file system on your Gmini you can try to fix it using the DOS utility, check disk (chkdsk). Simply running the Windows® program Error Checking may not completely fix disk errors. Do the followin...

51 12 Technical Support • If technical support determines that your product needs to be returned, 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 ...

53 FCC Warning Statement FCC Compliance 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 equip...