ARCHOS PMA430TM - Manual

19 3 System Recovery If for some reason you need to restore your PMA430 to its original factory condition, then you need to perform a system recovery. A system recovery will erase personal files and programs that you may have installed on your device. In order to be prepared for this situation, you ...

27 4.6 Customizing the Equalizer To set the equalizer, tab the EQ button. You will now be able to adjust the PMA430’s five band equalizer. Tab on the buttons on the left hand side to select a style, and move the sliders to adjust increase or decrease the response for the given frequency range (Bass,...

29 6 MUSIC - Using iTunes™ with your PMA430 The easiest way to transfer music files between a Macintosh ® computer and your PMA430 is to use the Macintosh Finder™ to drag and drop the files to and from your Macintosh ® . Keep in mind that Macintosh® uses the AAC format natively and that only your MP...

31 Use the UP and DOWN buttons to view the previous or next photo in the folder. The LEFT and Right controls also permit you to rotate the images. The menu bar above the photo provides the following options, which are also available via the menu button. Action Alternative button to use Zoom in – sho...

35 9 VideoCorder Application This is the video recorder application. Connect your TV Cradle to your home entertainment system as shown in the TV Cradle manual. Once this is done, you can use the VideoCorder application to make recordings like you do with a video cassette recorder (VCR), either by ma...

39 10 Set-up for scheduled video recordings In order for the PMA430 to turn on and off your video device and also change its channels via its TV cradle, you need to set it up to send the correct infrared codes to your video cassette recorder (VCR), cable box, or satellite receiver. If you do not pla...

41 Channel naming screen Note: In some rare cases, none of the infrared codes available for your device might work for either the ON/OFF or channel changing functionality, or both. 42 11 File browser Application The file browser application allows you to view your files which are stored on the PMA43...

43 In this example, the menu option Move , would move the file Anderson Draft from the folder /PMA430/Documents/text/pl ain to the folder /PMA430/Video . The menu command always applies to the highlighted item. Remember that the source window is the one with the highlighted item, and the destination...

49 PART III THE PRODUCTIVITY APPLICATION TAB 50 13 Personal Information Management (PIM) Applications The PIM applications are part of the Qtopia operating system which runs on your PMA430. You will find detailed information on how to use these and those applications mentioned in the chapter Miscell...

51 14 Miscellaneous Applications These applications are part of the Qtopia operating system which runs on your PMA430. You will find detailed information on how to use these and those applications mentioned in the chapter PIM applications in the online help provided by Qtopia. Open the Help applicat...

53 15 Internet Applications In order to use these programs, you will need access to a local network which is connected to the Internet. See the section Network in the Settings tab for details on setting up the connection parameters and the choosing the hardware connection. 15.1 E-Mail This is a stan...

55 16 Audio-Visual Settings 16.1 TV Output When your PMA430 is connected to a television either via the TV Cradle or with the optional travel cable, you may need to adjust the TV output settings to PAL for European television systems or to NTSC for North American television systems. Most all countri...

61 Network tab The standard setup is to use the automatic detection of routing and name servers (DNS). In case you are required to set any of these values, your ISP will provide this information. 62 18 Software & Other settings 18.1 Language This setting lets you select the interface language of...

63 18.6 Software Packages Use this application to install or uninstall software packages. The .ipk extension is the standard extension for application programs for the PMA430. Although .ipk files developed for other devices might work on the PMA430, you should use.ipk files which have been specifica...

65 19 Installing & Using Qtopia™ Desktop Qtopia™ Desktop is a personal information management (PIM) program developed by Trolltech for Windows® based computers. You can use it alone as a manager for the PIM data on your PMA430 or you can use it as a synchronization tool to synchronize your Micro...

67 20 Technical Support In case you should encounter any technical difficulties using your product, we suggest you go through these steps in order to resolve any issues as efficiently as possible: 1) Please remember that in addition to the printed USER GUIDE, there is the full MANUAL on the hard dri...

69 21 Troubleshooting 21.1 USB Device Connection issues Problem: I cannot get my PMA430 to be recognized by the computer. Solutions: • If using a USB hub, try connecting without using the hub (some hubs are not powered and may not work with the PMA430). • If using a USB port in the front of your com...

71 Problem: I want to reformat the PMA430’s hard disk. Answer: You can do this, but it will erase ALL of the data on your PMA430. Sometimes this may be necessary if your FAT (File Allocation Table) becomes so corrupted that nothing seems to fix your file problems. First, as explained below, you shou...