ARCHOS GEN5 - Manuals

3 User ManUal - version 3 .. wHaT Can THe dVr sTaTiOn dO? When connected to your ARCHOS device and to your home entertainment system, the DVR Station will allow you to: schedule TV recordings via the ARCHOS TV Program Guide (EPG). schedule TV recordings manually. record audio/video manually, directl...

4 DVR Station Gen 5 This part of the remote control is used for the Web Browser and the Widgets (only with Gen 5 WiFi-enabled devices). Use the direction pad to move the cursor that appears on the screen. Pressing this button will activate 2 modes at the same time: the “left button lock” mode: the d...

6 DVR Station Gen 5 2. Hardware seTup 2.. COnneCTiOn prinCiples The ARCHOS DVR Station allows you to record video from most any standard video source. Typically this is your home television system . By placing the DVR Station next to your television, you have a simple way to connect and disconnect y...

User ManUal - version 3 Connect the included charger/adapter to the jack labeled dC-in on the back of the DVR Station. Then plug the other end of the charger/adapter into an available wall socket. If you have correctly connected the charger/adapter, the DVR Station’s LED indicator (on the front of t...

9 User ManUal - version 3 ▲ ! Before inserting the ARCHOS device into the DVR Station, always make sure that the ARCHOS is off! Now insert your ARCHOS device (that is off) into the powered DVR Station. When the ARCHOS is on, press the TV/LCD button (or the TV button on the included remote control). ...

0 DVR Station Gen 5 Video input Video Output Pass-through Composite yellow connector or sup- plied scart (Europe) Compositeyellow connector Yes Composite yellow connector or sup- plied scart (Europe) S-Video Nowill only show black & white image Composite yellow connector or sup- plied scart (Eur...

User ManUal - version 3 3. sCHeduling TV reCOrdings With the ARCHOS TV Program Guide (EPG), you will be able to sched-ule recordings easily. You have a one year free subscription to the TV Program Guide. 3.. wHaT’s required TO use THis funCTiOn? In order to use this functionality, you will need to c...

2 DVR Station Gen 5 Go to www.archos.com/register Access your ARCHOS account (or create one if you don’t have one yet) and register your ARCHOS Gen 5 device. If you have already registered your ARCHOS Gen 5 de- vice, find the line that matches your product and click on More... (on the right). Follow...

3 User ManUal - version 3 You also have the possibility to let the ARCHOS automatically update the TV Program Guide information at night: Select the “ Settings ” menu item and set the “ Automatic Updates ” parameter to “ On ”. Then leave your ARCHOS on the powered DVR Station at night. If your ARCHO...

4 DVR Station Gen 5 3.4. COnfiguring THe TV COnTrOl seTTings Your ARCHOS needs to be connected to the DVR Station. You also need to have connected your tuner to the DVR Station (see: Diagram B on the Connection Guide sheet). From the ARCHOS Home Screen, select the “ Settings ” menu item, and choose ...

5 User ManUal - version 3 “ TV Receiver ”: select the type of tuner that you want to control with the IR Emitter (“ VCR ”, “ Cable/DSL box ”, “ Satellite Receiver ”, “ DVD Recorder ” or “ Digital TV ”). “ Receiver brand ”: choose the brand of your tuner. You can use the buttons on the remote control...

6 DVR Station Gen 5 Select the “ Test channel select ” button. Make sure that your tuner is on. Your ARCHOS device will then attempt to switch your tuner to the selected channel. After a few seconds, your ARCHOS will ask you if the device responded correctly: If this worked, select “ Yes ”. If this ...

User ManUal - version 3 3.5. sCHeduling yOur reCOrding In the Home screen, select the “ Recorder ” icon to display the ARCHOS TV Program Guide. This screen’s menu items will allow you to choose a different day, update the Program Guide data, or change various settings (program guide update and chann...

DVR Station Gen 5 Here you can schedule a new recording or edit an existing one: you can remove it, edit its title, change the time, date, channel, etc. You also have the possibility to add a safety margin to the beginning /end of the scheduled recording. To set this parameter, use the “ Settings ” ...

9 User ManUal - version 3 4. reCOrding audiO/VideO manually 4.. reCOrding audiO manually With the DVR Station, you will be able to record audio from most any standard audio source (hi-fi, turntable, boombox, etc). recorDing ProceDUre Your ARCHOS needs to be connected to the DVR Station. Also connect...

20 DVR Station Gen 5 Be careful that the audio source 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 record...

2 User ManUal - version 3 “Format”: “ Auto ”/“ 4:3 ”/“ 5:3 ”/“ 16:9 ”/“ 2.35 ”. This is the aspect ratio of the screen that the ARCHOS device will record. You can set this manually, but in most cases you can just leave it on “ Auto ”. “Widescreen”: “ Auto ”/“ On ”/“ Off ”. If your tuner (cable box, ...

22 DVR Station Gen 5 5. ediTing yOur reCOrdings Video files recorded with the ARCHOS DVR Station can be edited by deleting the sec - tions you do not wish included. The editing you can do is either cropping or cutting of particular segments of the video file. You will mark a segment of your video fi...

24 DVR Station Gen 5 6. using THe usb COnneCTiOns 6.. COnneCTing a usb exTernal deViCe TO THe arCHOs The DVR Station allows you to connect a USB external device to your ARCHOS, so that you can trans- fer files or play content directly on the ARCHOS. These devices can be Mass Storage Class (MSC) or P...

25 User ManUal - version 3 to Disconnect Make sure that no transfer is being made (the Hdd light, on your ARCHOS device, should not be flickering). From the File Browser, select the “ Remove safely ” menu item. You can now pull out the USB cable on either end. ▲ ! Note: you may not always be able to...