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Manual ARCHOS 204

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Page 3 - First Time Usage; Charging the Battery

5 5 1 1 Ports, Buttons, and Connections Ports, Buttons, and Connections (A) Headphone Jack (B) USB 2.0 port – To connect your Archos device to a computer, to transfer fi les and/or charge the battery. (C) Power jack – to connect an optional AC adapter/charger (D) Off button (hold 3 seconds) & St...

Page 4 - Playing Music; Playing a Music File

7 7 2.2 Turning the Archos™ 204 ON and OFF 2.2 Turning the Archos™ 204 ON and OFF • Press and hold the ON/Menu button until the screen comes on. • The Archos™ 204 will automatically shut off after a given amount of time if no buttons are pressed. To conserve battery energy, the backlight will automa...

Page 5 - Play Status

9 9 3.2 Play Screen and Button Control 3.2 Play Screen and Button Control (1) Menu available (2) Artist* or parent folder (3) Album* or current folder (4) Song title* or fi le name (5) Status: playing (6) Play Mode: Folder (7) Play Order: Repeat (8) Volume (0-99) (9) Battery level (10) Real time clo...

Page 7 - Putting Music onto your ArchosTM 204; Synchronizing Music from Windows Media

13 13 3.8 Locking the Archos™ 204 Buttons 3.8 Locking the Archos™ 204 Buttons You can prevent the Archos™ 204 from executing unintended functions by locking the buttons. To lock the buttons, hold down on the MENU button until the “lock” icon appears in the top-left corner of the screen. Now the butt...

Page 8 - Functionality; Transferring your CD collection to the ArchosTM 204; Sync; Installing Windows Media

15 15 4.2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 and 11 to Windows Media Player 9 4.2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 and 11 to Windows Media Player 9 Windows® Media Player 10 /11 is only available for Windows® XP (service Pack 1) and newer operating systems. It is worth your while to upgrade t...

Page 9 - Creating a new Playlist; Add to playlist; Loading a Playlist; Playlists

17 17 5 5 Playlists Playlists A Playlist is a list of songs that the Archos™ 204 will automatically play one after the other. The Archos™ 204 can handle one Playlist at a time. You can create new Playlists, add or delete songs from a Playlist, or Save a Playlist as a fi le (fi le type.m3u) to be use...

Page 10 - Settings; Changing the Sound Settings

19 19 • Move: Allows you to change the order of songs in the Playlist by moving them up or down using the navigation joystick. • Delete: Removes the highlighted track from the playlist. Note: To delete a Playlist, navigate to Browser > Playlists . Highlight the Playlist, the menu button, highligh...

Page 12 - Parameter

23 23 ARCLibrary Off, On. Automatic (default) The ARCLibrary feature enables you to see your music organised by Artist, Album, Title, Genre and Year. Select Off to disable the feature or On to enable it. On Automatic, the library will update itself when disconnected from the computer. ARCLibrary Upd...

Page 14 - Inside the MUSIC Folder; Button Controls

27 27 7 7 Using the Browser Using the Browser The browser is used to navigate the fi le system on the Archos™ 204. The fi le system is the same type of fi le system that is found on Windows ® based computers. This way, transferring fi les from your computer to your Archos™ 204 is as easy as ‘drag an...

Page 15 - Using the Virtual Keyboard

29 29 7.3 File and Folder Operations in Browser Mode 7.3 File and Folder Operations in Browser Mode While browsing the directory structure, you will have the option to manipulate fi les and folders. When you use the Browser mode, you will be browsing through the Archos™ 204’s hard drive as if browsi...

Page 16 - Viewing Photos with your ArchosTM 204; Using the Photo Browser

31 31 1 Contextual Menu 2 Text being typed 3 Cursor 4 Upper/Lower case* 5 Delete character* 6 Clear entire line* 7 Enter * * These items can also be found in the contextual menu Tip: use the STOP/ESCAPE button to cancel any changes you made and exit the virtual keyboard. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 32 32 8 8 View...

Page 18 - USB Connection Type (‘Hard Drive’ or ‘Windows Device’); Port

35 35 9 9 Connecting the Archos™ 204 to a Stereo system Connecting the Archos™ 204 to a Stereo system Connecting your Archos™ 204 to a stereo system allows you to listen to your Archos™ 204’s music on it without a headset. You will need a standard (mini headphone to RCA) audio cable for this which i...

Page 19 - Disconnecting the ArchosTM 204 from your Computer

37 37 When connected to your computer, the Archos™ 204 will be recognized as an external Hard Drive and display automatically within a few seconds of being connected. You will see a new drive letter, such as E: in My Computer. You can now use the hard drive called Archos™ 204 like any other external...

Page 20 - Updating the ArchosTM 204 Firmware; OS Version; Copy to ArchosTM 204 root and Update

39 39 Hard Drive Mode & Macintosh ™ First, close all programs that are using fi les from your Archos™ 204. Drag the Archos™ 204 hard drive icon towards the trash can, and the trash can will become a big arrow as shown in the screen image. Drop the hard drive icon onto the arrow. The hard drive i...

Page 21 - Update Firmware; Troubleshooting; USB Connection issues; Connecting your ArchosTM 204 to your computer

41 41 11.3 ‘Hard Drive’ or ‘Windows Device’? 11.3 ‘Hard Drive’ or ‘Windows Device’? If your Archos™ 204 is seen as a hard drive, then you simply need to drag the A204.AOS fi le onto this icon, and Windows® will place the fi le into the top most directory (root) of the Archos™ 204. It should not be p...