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English Language User Guide

 

 

ARCHOS VIDEO AV300 SERIES 

USB 2.0 Hard Disk / MP3 Player / MP3 Recorder / JPEG Viewer / MPEG4 Personal Video Player 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

User Guide for ARCHOS VIDEO AV320 & AV340 

version 2.0 (p/n 102 253) 

 

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Table of Contents

 

 

 

1

 

Ports, Buttons, and Connections...................................................................................... 8

 

2

 

First Time Usage ............................................................................................................... 9

 

2.1

 

Plugging in the AC Adapter............................................................................................. 9

 

2.2

 

Turning on the AV300 ..................................................................................................... 9

 

2.3

 

Shutting off the AV300 and Battery saving features....................................................... 10

 

2.4  Changing the Language.................................................................................................... 10

 

2.5

 

Charging the Batteries ...................................................................................................... 10

 

2.6

 

Caring for the AV300....................................................................................................... 11

 

2.7

 

Update your AV300 software .......................................................................................... 11

 

2.8

 

Hardware Reset ................................................................................................................ 11

 

3

 

Playing MP3 music ..........................................................................................................12

 

3.1

 

Playing through your HiFi system ................................................................................... 13

 

3.2

 

ID3 Tags  ........................................................................................................................ 13

 

3.3

 

Changing the sound settings ............................................................................................ 14

 

3.4

 

Changing the PlayMode ................................................................................................... 15

 

3.5

 

Playlist Creation and Running ......................................................................................... 16

 

Playing a Playlist ........................................................................................................16

 

Creating a Playlist.......................................................................................................17

 

Saving a Playlist .........................................................................................................17

 

3.6

 

Adding songs to a Playlist while listening to Music........................................................ 18

 

3.7

 

Creating and Using Playlists with MusicMatch™........................................................... 18

 

3.8

 

Using a Playlist from iTunes™ ........................................................................................ 19

 

4

 

Using the Browser............................................................................................................20

 

4.1  Navigating the Directory Structure .................................................................................. 20

 

4.2  File and Folder Operations............................................................................................... 21

 

File Operations ...........................................................................................................21

 

Folder Operations.......................................................................................................21

 

Copying and Moving Files and Folders.......................................................................22

 

4.3  Using the Virtual Keyboard ............................................................................................. 23

 

5

 

Connecting/Disconnecting the AV300 ............................................................................24

 

5.1  Connecting the AV300..................................................................................................... 24

 

Windows

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 98SE .........................................................................................................25

 

5.2  Disconnecting the AV300 from your Computer.............................................................. 27

 

Windows

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Macintosh

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6

 

Recording MP3 Music .....................................................................................................29

 

Microphone ...............................................................................................................30

 

External Microphone...................................................................................................30

 

Analog Line-In ............................................................................................................30

 

Digital Input (SPDIF)...................................................................................................30

 

Incremental Recording................................................................................................30

 

6.1

 

Bit Rate Table & Sample Rates........................................................................................ 31

 

 

Summary of Contents for AV320 - Video Recorder - Digital AV

Page 1: ...Fi system 13 3 2 ID3 Tags 13 3 3 Changing the sound settings 14 3 4 Changing the PlayMode 15 3 5 Playlist Creation and Running 16 Playing a Playlist 16 Creating a Playlist 17 Saving a Playlist 17 3 6...

Page 2: ...rranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose regarding the licensed materials ARCHOS s licensor s does not warrant guarantee or make any representations regarding the use or the re...

Page 3: ...ARCHOS 2003 All rights reserved This document may not in whole or part be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable form without prior consent i...

Page 4: ...age System Requirements PC Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Pentium II 266MHz with 64MB ram Mac OS 9 2 or X 10 2 4 iMac G3 or higher DivX is a trademark of DivXNetworks Inc Depending on usage stop start writin...

Page 5: ...save battery power the lighting of the screen consumes a lot of the battery power It is factory set to 30 seconds That is if there are no buttons pressed the screen will shut off in order to save batt...

Page 6: ...ostatic phenomena for example you can actuate a hardware reset by holding down on the STOP ESC button for 10 seconds In normal operation the STOP ESC button will shut down the AV300 after being held d...

Page 7: ...folder the name of the current folder and then the name of the file As of the writing of this manual there are two versions of ID3 tags that are firmly established standards ID3 version 1 and ID3 ver...

Page 8: ...ime the AV300 will play the next song in the directory Scan Mode Each track in the directory is played for 15 seconds This allows a quick sample of each song If you want to play the whole song click o...

Page 9: ...t will not delete the actual song itself from your hard drive just from the current Playlist 18 3 6 Adding songs to a Playlist while listening to Music This can only be done if you have entered your m...

Page 10: ...s a hierarchical system which includes folders and subfolders Because you will be putting hundreds of files on your AV300 it is STRONGLY ADVISED that keep a neat and orderly file structure Otherwise y...

Page 11: ...the file structure to another caution there is a limit of 1000 files per folder maximum You simply move the joystick to the right and a second browser window will open The double browser can be used i...

Page 12: ...procedure also since disconnecting incorrectly can lead to data loss or computer AV300 freeze up The AV300 is not compatible with Windows NT Windows 95 or Windows 98 first edition While connected as a...

Page 13: ...hardware and ask to have drivers installed Carefully follow the instructions below After installation of the drivers you will be able to drag and drops file between your computer and the AV300 using...

Page 14: ...l have to shut down the application Using the green disconnect arrow in the system tray will then allow you to safely disconnect the AV300 1 The safe remove icon is in the system tray next to clock Wi...

Page 15: ...source in the pre recording Settings screen This method is preferable over the built in microphone as the built in one can pick up the noise of the internal hard drive Analog Line In You can record fr...

Page 16: ...voice you record the actual bit rates will vary slightly Suggested Settings 32 7 Settings 7 1 Sound Settings Used to adjust the bass treble bass boost loudness balance etc See section 3 3 7 2 Play Mo...

Page 17: ...charger adapter DC Power operation Parameter Description Power Off 1 9 Never Values 1 9 represent the number of minutes of user inactivity no buttons pressed before the AV300 shuts off During the play...

Page 18: ...have a large video image 640x368 or larger for example increasing the DSP speed to overclock yellow or overclock red could increase the smoothness of the playback and help reduce any visual compressio...

Page 19: ...pdate Follow the on screen instructions When completed the AV300 will restart itself and you will see the new OS version displayed on the bottom right of the screen 38 8 Playing MPEG4 Video Files The...

Page 20: ...ts original format avi or mpg mpeg 1 and then encode it into a DivX based MP4 AVI file The file will be up to 640x368 pixels in resolution in order to be played back 40 properly Only MP4 files encoded...

Page 21: ...translator will signal this error condition Obviously it is pretty useless to have the video file without sound What you will need in this case is an MP3 encoder for Virtual Dub to use There are MP3 e...

Page 22: ...the video to be guarded If for example you are re encoding a video file that is 800x600 in resolution and 30 frames per second this is beyond the maximum resolution that the AV300 can play Thus the M...

Page 23: ...click of the PLAY GO button will magnify the picture one more level You can use your joystick to move the picture around in order to see the desired magnified section The small signs on the bottom lef...

Page 24: ...the paper pouch that the CD was packaged in If for some reason the autorun does not present the menu when you place the CD into your computer you can run the installation via the executable program i...

Page 25: ...Asked Questions section at the ARCHOS Website www archos com that can help answer many of your questions If you need technical help you may contact ARCHOS directly in your own language via these phone...

Page 26: ...wered hubs Do not connect to a USB port repeated through a keyboard The USB driver software on your computer may be out of date Find your USB chipset type by going to My Computer Properties Device Dri...

Page 27: ...names that I never created or they have strange gibberish names Answer Most likely the AV300 s file allocation table FAT has been corrupted This could have been due to using your AV300 connected to y...

Page 28: ...ty check disk chkdsk Do the following Make sure external AC adapter is powering the AV300 Quit all running applications Properly connect the AV300 to your computer as explained in chapter 5 Wait patie...

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