ARCHOS 400 - Manual

9 2.4 Changing the Language The Gmini 400 interface can be set to English (default), French, German or Spanish. • To change the language, move the cursor to Setup and then click PLAY/ENTER ► . • Then move with the joystick to Display and click PLAY/ENTER ► . • Highlight the Language parameter. • Use...

11 When you click on this icon in the main screen, you will be sent directly to the Music folder. Use the direction buttons to highlight one of the factory installed music selections and then Click on PLAY ► . If you hear nothing at fi rst, make sure you have adjusted the volume control on the headph...

14 from the ARCLibrary. Audio files created with the microphone will be indexed as Artist = ARCHOS and Album = Audio Recording. The ARCLibrary indexes all the music and playlists that it finds in the folders Music and Playlists on your Gmini 400’s hard drive, by using the tag information in each song....

15 the oldest bookmarks. The next time you play the audio file, you will be presented with three options: Resume : Start playing from the bookmarked position. Ignore : Keep the bookmark but start playing from the very beginning. Clear : Clear the bookmark from this file and start playing from the very...

16 4 MUSIC - Playlists A Playlist is a list of songs that the Gmini 400 will automatically play one after the other. The Gmini 400 can load one playlist at a time into its internal memory. You can create new playlists, add or delete songs from a playlist, or Save a playlist as a fi le (fi le type .m3u...

18 Close – Closes the windows and returns to the main menu screen. Rename – Renames the current playlist. Shuffle – Randomly shuffles the order of the songs in the current playlist. Clear – Clears the contents of the current playlist. Button Move – Allows you to change the place in the list of the hig...

19 With the Gmini 400 series, you do not need a computer to create digital music files. It is capable of recording from the built-in microphone or an analog line source (ex: HiFi system, Boombox, CD Player, etc) into a standard Windows ® WAV format, either PCM (uncompressed) or ADPCM (compressed). 5....

20 5.2 Recording Procedure Before the actual audio recording begins, there is a pre-recording screen which will allow you to adjust your recording settings. 1. From the home screen, select Audio-Corder then click on ENTER/GO ► . 2. In the pre-recording screen, adjust the recording level* by clicking...

21 Microphone The built-in microphone is located on the top of the Gmini 400 unit next to the headphone jack. Make sure that you have selected Microphone as the input source in the pre-recording Settings screen. The microphone recording level is preset. Analog Line-In You can record from any line-le...

22 Record , you will set the default record location to this folder. Now, each time you use the AudioCorder icon to start a recording, your recording will be saved in the folder /Music/Voice/Lectures. 5.4 Audio Editing Audio fi les (microphone recordings / analog recordings / FM Remote Control (optio...

24 6 MUSIC - Using Windows ® Media Player 9 The Gmini 400 is designed to work seamlessly with Version 9 of Windows ® Media Player (WMP9). By installing the Archos Service Provider plug-in, WMP9 will recognize your Gmini 400 as a connected music device. You can then easily copy your CD collection to ...

26 7 MUSIC - Using iTunes™ with your Gmini 400 The easiest way to transfer music files between a Macintosh ® computer and your Gmini 400 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 400 with iTunes...

27 8 GAMES - Playing Mophun ® games Your Gmini 400 has a built-in Mophun ® game engine. What that means is that it can run games created for the Mophun ® gaming platform. Included with your Gmini 400 is the full version of one of the game titles available from Archos. You will also find other sample ...

28 Once disconnected from your computer, the Gmini will notice that there is a new game file on the root directory and will install the game automatically. It will then erase the .MPN file that you copied to the root directory. It is a good idea to keep a copy the installation file on you PC. Even if t...

29 9 VIDEO - Playing Video Like a music file, you simply highlight the video file and then click on PLAY/GO ► . The thumbnail images on the right side will show you a frame from the highlighted video file (center) as well as a frame from the file above and the file below the highlighted one. By clicking ...

30 • Click on the left function button to put the video into slow-motion view. You can cycle through the values Normal, ½ , ¼ , and 1/8 speed. The sound is muted when in slow motion. While in slow mode and paused, you can step image per image with the RIGHT button. 9.1 Setting a Bookmark If you are ...

31 9.3 Display Format Settings You will notice in the Options button (center function button), that you have a number of display format options. In certain cases, depending on how the original video was recorded, you may want to use these adjustments. Default mode : Adjusts the video size to best ad...

32 How to create an MPEG-4 video file Please understand that video re-encoding is not always a simple one button process. Video segments that come from your digital camcorder or which are freely available on the Internet are encoded in many different ways. If not already in the proper MPEG4 Simple Pr...

33 10.1 Installing the PC Software If your video file is not an MPEG4 Simple Profile .avi file of the proper size, you will need to re-encode it using the following utilities. For the Gmini 400, you will need to create an AVI file that is MPEG4 Simple Profile with a maximum resolution of 640 x 400 and a ...

34 MP3 Sound Codec If MPG4 Translator detects a suitable MP3 codec on your PC, it will use it, and your video file sound track will be MP3. Otherwise, it will use the standard IMA ADPCM codec. There are MP3 encoders (usually packaged together as an encoder and decoder) available on the Web for you to...

35 10.2 Using MPG4 Translator Here you see the image of the main MPG4 Translator program. When you fi rst run the program, if the DivX™ codec has not been installed yet, you will be notifi ed. You should download the codec and install it on your computer. If the Virtual dub program has not been instal...

37 11 PHOTO - Viewing Photos The Gmini 400 series support the viewing of JPEG (.jpg) and Bitmap (.bmp) image formats. Progressive JPEG images are not supported. The Gmini 400 will resize the image to fit on the built-in screen or on a television screen if you choose the television output. The yellow ...

38 Rotate picture 90° left Rotate picture 90° right View next photo View previous photo • Click the left function button # -Pic to change the number of photos in the carrousel view. • Click the center function button Picture to display the picture options. • Click on the right function button Hide t...

39 11.3 Transferring photos to your Gmini 400 To transfer pictures from your digital camera directly into the Gmini 400, you will insert your digital camera’s Compact Flash™ card* into the slot on the left side of the Gmini 400. Open up the door to the slot by unlatching the center clasp with your t...

40 Photos from CompactFlash™ on the left, and your Gmini 400 hard disk on the right. Choose destination folder then choose File > Copy All . Your files will be copied to the folder on the right side of the screen. You can now pull out the CF card from the Gmini 400. If your image files are not seen...

41 12 BROWSER - Using the Browser The browser is used to navigate the fi le system on the Gmini 400. The fi le system is FAT32, the same type of fi le system that is found on Windows ® based computers. That is, it is a hierarchical system which includes folders and subfolders. Because you will be putti...

42 Go to the parent directory (go back up one level). Example: Go from folder /Music/Wes Burden/ to /Music . 12.2 Navigating the Directory Structure Depending on where you are in the directory system, you will have the option to manipulate fi les and folders. From the main menu, click on Browser . At...

44 3) Click the RIGHT button again to move the cursor to the right browser and fi nd the desired destination folder. 4) Move back to the left browser (LEFT button), highlight the fi le to copy, and select copy from the fi le menu. The fi le will be copied to the folder in the right browser. Entire folde...

45 Note that when the Gmini 400 is connected to a computer, it will use more energy than usual. Your battery power will be consumed at a higher rate than normal. If the Gmini 400 looses power while connected to your computer you could damage your directory structure and/or loose data. Thus, you shou...

46 Macintosh™ OS 9.X You must update your operating system to a minimum of version 9.2. Once done, you will not need any special drivers or extensions. You simply plug the Gmini 400 into your Macintosh as enumerated above, and within a few seconds, the Gmini 400 will be recognized as a mass storage ...

49 14 SETTINGS From the home screen, select the Setup option to reveal the menu options for various settings. 14.1 Sound Settings If you would like to customize the sound quality, you can adjust the Bass, Treble, and other audio settings to suit your particular taste. Normally you will do this while...

50 The Sound Parameters Parameter Description Volume 32 levels of volume (0-31). Bass 10 levels. Decreases or Increases the low frequencies. Treble 10 levels. Decreases or Increases the high frequencies. Balance 10 levels. Favors the right or left channel of the Stereo signal Bass Boost 10 levels. I...

51 Play Mode Gmini 400 is currently playing from a Playlist Folder : Play all tracks in the current directory All : Play all tracks on Gmini 400 Single : Play a single track then stop Queue : User can queue the next track to be played † Scan : Gmini 400 plays first 15 seconds of each track†† †Queue M...

52 14.3 Clock Settings The Gmini 400 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 hour display mode. To set it, go to Setup then select Clock . Choose parameter Choose Value for highlighted parameter When fi nished setting the parame...

53 Setting Description Language The Gmini 400 can be set to English (default), French, German or Spanish. TV Standard NTSC (USA), PAL (Europe) . In order to view images or vid- eos on an external television, select one option to send the video signal compatible with your country’s television system....

54 14.5 Power Settings These settings will help you to save battery power thus allowing a longer battery autonomy. You can set the Gmini 400 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 (DC-Power operation). Pa...

56 15 Updating the Gmini 400 Firmware Operating System (OS) Archos periodically updates the Operating System (OS) and makes it available for free download on the ARCHOS website (www.archos.com). Updates to the Operating System include new features, feature improvements, and bug fixes. You should chec...

57 400 to your computer (section 16.1), and then copy the Update_Gmini400.AOS file to the root directory of the Gmini 400. The root directory is the top most level of the directory hierarchy. Just drag this .AOS file onto the Gmini 400 Hard disk in your file manager and it will place it in the top most...

58 • For warranty and services purposes, keep your sales receipt for proof of purchase. • If technical support (Telephone or E-mail) 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). Customer...

59 WWW.ARCHOS.COM Worldwide Offi ces United States & Canada Europe & Asia ARCHOS Technology3, Goodyear - Unit AIrvine, CA 92618 USAPhone: 1 949-609-1483Fax: 1 949-609-1414 ARCHOS S.A.12, rue Ampère91430 IgnyFrancePhone: +33 (0) 169 33 169 0Fax: +33 (0) 169 33 169 9 United Kingdom Germany ARCH...

60 17 Troubleshooting 17.1 USB Connection issues Problem : I cannot get my Gmini 400 to be recognized by the computer. Solutions : • Shut off and reboot the computer and the Gmini 400 and then try connecting again in the preferred order mentioned in section 13.1. • Only if using Windows 98SE, you mu...

64 Windows ® XP & 2000 Running Check Disk Utility (ChkDsk) If you still have problems with the file system on your Gmini 400 you can try to fix it using the DOS utility, check disk (chkdsk). Do the following;• Make sure external AC adapter is powering the Gmini 400.• Quit all running applications....

65 ARCHOS VIDEO Gmini 400 series Storage Capacity 20 GB* Computer Interface High Speed USB 2.0 (compatible USB 1.1) Image Playback JPG and BMP (4, 8, 24 bit) images, any size Audio Playback Stereo MP3 decoding 30-320 kb/s CBR & VBR, WMA, WAV. Audio Recording Analog stereo WAV (PCM & ADPCM) -...

66 Warranty and Limited Liability This product is sold with a limited warranty and specific remedies are available to the original purchaser in the event the product fails to conform to the limited warranty. Manufacturer’s liability may be further limited in accordance with its sales contract. In gen...

67 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 unit. WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Us...

68 Electrostatic Discharge Note: During electrostatic discharge, the product may be malfunctioning. Reset to return normal operation. The Gmini 400 reset is actuated by pressing and holding the STOP/ESC button for 10 seconds. The unit will power off. Restart normally. Copyright Notice Copyright ARCH...