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AV 700 SERIES ( Video Player & Recorder / Music Player & Recorder / Photo Viewer / USB 2.0 Hard Drive ARCHOS" English Language User Manual User Manual for ARCHOS” AV 700 series Version 1.8 Please visit our website to download the most recent manual and software for this product Dear Customer, ARCHOS” thanks you for your choice ofthis exciting AV 700 product. The AV 700 is designed to be the companion to your home entertainment system. With the docking pod connected to your television, you can easily connect your AV 700 to the pod as desired. Optionally, you can connect it to your computer with the included USB Cable. By connecting to a computer, you get the advantage of being able to download legal music and video content from the Internet. Since itis a PlaysForSure” device, you have a wide choice of music and video content available on the Internet. For more information about the PlaysForSure” program, see www.playsforsure.com. This manual will explain, in detail, the functionality of your device. The better you know how to use it, the more enjoyment you will get from it. Remember, with the AV 700, you can... Play MPEG-4 & WMV video files on the built-in screen, a television or video projector Record and edit MPE G-4 video files from a television or other video device Listen to MP3, WMA, or WAV music files or PlaysForSure” downloaded music files Record music files into digital format directly from your hi-fiwithout a computer Synchronize your Windows® Media Player music and video library to your AV 700 View JPEG and BMP digital photos and create slide shows Copy Pictures from your digital camera via the built in host USB port Store .DOC, .PDF, or any type of data file - its a portable hard drive too!

We wish you many years of enjoyment from your AV 700 product. Please do register your product at our website www.archos.com/register/products.html to ensure that you get access to our help line and to be informed of free software updates for your product. Wishing you the best Video, Music, and Photo experience, The ARCHOS” TEAM Please take the time to read though this manual. There are many things that this device can do that you may not be aware of. As our engineers are always updating and improving the software, your device's software may have a slightiy different appearance or modified functionality than presented in this manual. 1 INTRO - Buttons and Connections 8 2 INTRO - First Time Usage 1 21 Plugging in the AC Adapter u 22 Turing on the AV 700 u 23 Shuttng offthe AV 700 and Battery saving features u 24 Changing the Interface Language 12 25 Foreign Character Sets 12 26 Caring forthe AV 700 12

5.2 Where is the Recording Saved? 22

53 Copy Protection 22 54 Manually Settng the Scheduler 2 6 VIDEO - Automated Yahoo!” TV Recording Scheduler 25 7 VIDEO - Setting the Infrared Emitter Code 27

7.1 Part1: Choose your Device and Brand 28

Button Control Play Screen Icons Browsing through your Music Library Playing Through your Stereo System Setting à Bookmark The Resume Function MUSIC - Putting Music onto your AV 700

Playing a Playlist Creating a Playlist Saving à Playlist Adding songs to a Playlist while listening to Music MUSIC - Recording Music

Cable Connections for Audio Recording Recording Procedure Where is the Recording Saved? Audio Editing

15.3 Transferring photos to your AV 700

Navigating the Directory Structure File and Folder Operations Using the Virtual Keyboard Connecting/Disconnecting* the AV 700 to/from your PC

USB Connection Type (‘Hard Drive’ or ‘Windows Device’) Connecting the AV 700 Disconnecting the AV 700 from your Computer Connecting Devices to the USB Host Port SETTINGS

Connecting the TV Docking Pod to your Television System

23.1 Connect & Test Method

23.2 Connection (1): Powering the TV Docking Pod

23.3 Connection (2): Breaking your regular TV Connection

23.4 Connection (3): Putthe TV docking pod between your TV and Tuner

23.5 Connection (4): Connect the AV 700 to the TV Docking Pod

236 Connection (5): the S-Video In

Replacing the battery Technical Support Troubleshooting

26.1 USB Connection issues

26.2 Charging and Power issues

26.3 AV 700 locks up (freezes operation) or Stops

264 File issues, corrupted data, formatting, and partitioning Technical Specifications Legal Index

1 INTRO - Buttons and Connections Move UP (also increases volume during media playback) Move DOWN (also decreases volume during media playback) Move LEFT (also plays previous song or fast reverse through song or video) Move RIGHT (also plays next song or fast forward through song or video) Accelerate UP - go up the list of items at high speed Accelerate Down - go down the list of items at high speed Infrared sensor for the remote control Left and right loud speakers On indicator Hard drive activity indicator (read/write) Battery charger indicator (blinks when battery is charged*)

1 TV outindicator (indicates that video is being sent to a connected external television) m Play/Enter/On - Hold for 3 seconds to switch on the device n Stop/Escape/Off - Hold for 3 seconds to switch off the device UP action button (move up on the list of action icons) SELECT action button (select the highlighted action icon) DOWN action button (move down on the list of action icons)

LCD/TV button - Hold down to switch between the LCD and an external TV display USB 2.0 Full speed USB Host port - to connect compatible devices Multi-connect jack* - for headphones, TV Docking Pod, and AV in/out connections USB 2.0 High speed device port (USB 1.1 compatible) to connect to your computer Power Connector (Use only the supplied ARCHOS” power charger/adapter) Battery latch +menco *an optional ‘raveler kit’ multi-connect adapter and AV cable is available for purchase. This will allow you record video away from home without using the TV Docking pod. Multi-connect Adapter AV Cable

2.1 Plugging in the AC Adapter

+ Use only the included ARCHOS” charger/adapter. + You can charge the internal battery of the AV 700 by plugging the included adapter/charger directly into the device, or you can charge it by plugging the adapter/charger into the TV Docking Pod and connecting your AV 700 to the Docking Pod. + Before using for the first time, charge the batteries completely. The charge indicator (CHG) light just below the navigation pad will start to blink when the battery is charged.

2.2 Turning on the AV 700

+ Hold the PLAY/ON button for 3 seconds. The green “On” indicator light will turn on. Be patient, it will take a few seconds for the operating system to boot up. +_Ifthe unit shuts off after holding the ON button for several seconds, plug in the ARCHOS” adapter/charger to make sure the batteries get charged.

2.3 Shutting off the AV 700 and Battery saving features

To shut off the unit, press and hold the STOP/ESC/OFF button for 3 seconds. In the Power menu [Display setup screen Power: Battery Operation] there is a Power Off parameter. It is factory setto 6 minutes. Thus, if your AV 700 is idle for 6 minutes, it will shut itself off. This setting can be changed from one to nine minutes or to never. In the Power menu [Display setup screen Power: Battery Operation] there is a [A] — Fa Backlight Off parameter to save battery power (the lighting of the screen consumes a lot of the battery power). Itis factory set to 60 seconds. That is, ifthe AV 700 is not being used, the screen will shut off in order to save battery life. To turn the screen back on, just click once on any button. See the section Power in the Settings chapter for à complete explanation.

+ Click the RIGHT or LEFT button to choose the desired language. Language English

+ The language displayed will change immediately. + Click on the STOP/ESC button to return to the Setup page and again to return to the main menu screen.

2.5 Foreign Character Sets

You have the possibility to display your fle names, folder names, and music tags in various character sets (ex: Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, etc.). You can find the language files CodeP age_name.4FZ in the font folder under /Data/Asian Fonts on the AV 700 hard drive or on the ARCHOS” website under the heading Software. If, for example, you would like to have the Korean language display, then you would copy the fie CP949.4FZ into the folder /system on the AV 700 and shut down and restart the AV 700. File names, folder names, and music tags written using the Microsoft® codepage for the language will now be displayed in that character set. Only one .4FZ can be used at a time, thus you should only put one .4FZ fil into the /system folder. When an .4FZ language file is used, the interface language will be set to English.

2.6 Caring for the AV 700

The ARCHOS” Video AV 700 is an electronic product that needs to be treated with more care than typical consumer electronic products. + Do not subject it to shock. + Do not subject it to heat. Keep it ventilated by keeping it on its feet with the fold-out stand (especially when connected to a computer). + Keep the AV 700 away from water and excessively humid areas.

+ Keep the AV 700 away from high electromagnetic fields. + Keep any connected cords to the AV 700 neatly arranged. This light product could fall if a cord is accidentally pulled by a child. + Do not open up the AV 700. There are no user serviceable parts inside. Opening will void your warranty.

In the event that your AV 700 freezes operation (due to electrostatic phenomena for example), you can actuate a hardware reset by holding down on the STOP/ESC button for 15 seconds. In normal operation, the STOP/ESC button will shut down the AV 700 after being held down for 3 seconds. 3 VIDEO - Playing Video Files Click on the Video icon in the main menu, highlight the desired video fie, and then click on PLAY/GO. The thumbnail images on the right side will show you a frame from the highlighted video fie (center) as well as à frame from the file above and the file below the highlighted one. By clicking on the Video icon in the main menu, you will enter into a ‘video only’ mode. Other playable fie types, for example music files, that may be in this folder are only listed if you enter the folder via the Browser. To watch your videos on a television, you must hold down the LCD/TV button for two seconds (or click on the TV button on the remote control). The AV 700 screen will go black and the video will be sent AT) out to your connected television. Switch your television to auxiliary video input (often found just below channel 1 - sometimes called L1 or L2). If you don't see a clear color image, you may have to set your AV 700 to your local television standard (NTSC-North America or PAL-Europe) in / Display from the main menu. Button controls while playing a video file Vol + Increase volume Vol - Decrease volume Rew. Fast Rewind FF Fast Forward HSR High speed reverse HSA High speed advance o Play/Pause x Stop

Video Browser Action Icons Hide the Thumbnails (&) Reset thumbnails. The thumbnail images on the right side of the screen will be reset to their original default setting.

3.1 Video Playback Action Icons

While a video file is playing, click on the Select action button. The action icons on the right ofthe screen allow you to make video adjustments to your personal taste. Play & Sound Settings Use this setting if you would like to have the video files play one after the other, or just play one and stop. You can also adjust the sound settings and the amount of time the On Screen Display (OSD) information remains on the screen when you start a video fie. CO Tum on or off the built-in loud speakers. Slow Motion Putthe video into slow-motion view. You can cycle through the values Normal , %2 , 4 , 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. Set Screen Format Video files come in various aspect ratios. That is, they can be TV sized (almost a square image), or © | in cinema size (much longer than high). To change the screen to your personal tastes, the following screen format options are available.

Auto Format Default mode. Adjusts the video size to best adapt to the builtin screen or television: Maximized Image Enlarge the image to fil the screen (LCD or TV). Sides may get slightly cutin this mode. Full Picture Format The entire picture will always be seen on the television and the buil-in screen. No cutting. Set a Book mark If you are watching a video and would like to place a bookmark in it in order to continue from this point at another time, you can use the Bookmark function. Highlight the icon and click on the Select action button. This will set a bookmark in the video file at the current position. You can only set one bookmark per file. When you look at the fie in your browser, it will have a yellow check mark on its icon indicating that this file has a bookmark set within it. You can have à maximum of 16 files book-marked. Setting more bookmarks will then start to erase the oldest bookmarks. The next time you play this video fie, you will be presented with three options: Resume Start playing from the book-marked position. ignore Keep the bookmark but start playing from the very beginning. Clear Clear the bookmark from this le and start playing from the very beginning. Save as Thumbnail (a) Save the current image on the screen as the video file's thumbnail in the Video browser view.

On Screen Display (OSD) off Select this icon to shut off the On Screen Display (the status bar, action icons, and other overlaid informational graphics).

When you turn on your AV 700 you may notice thatthe icon which is highlighted on the main screen is not the Video icon but rather the Resume icon. This icon is highlighted when the AV 700 can resume the last played audio or video file.

4 VIDEO - Playing Video Files from the Intemet When using Windows Media” Player 10, you will have the advantage of being able to download protected video content from the Internet. When you see the PlaysForSure” symbol on a web site for Windows® Portable Media Center (PMC})*, then these protected downloads will be playable on your AV 700.

4.1 Protected Internet Video content

If you check the PlaysForSure"” website (www.playsforsure.com) you will find web retailers who offer rental, subscription, or purchasable video content. Remember, web sites must carry the PlaysForSure"” symbol in order for their videos to play on the AV 700.

4.2 Non Protected Internet Video Content

The AV 700 plays .AVI files that are encoded in MPEG-4 format. It can play such video files at a maximum size of 720 x 576 pixels (25 frames/second). It can also play .WMV files (WMV9 SP) up to a maximum size of 352 x 288#, The AV 700 will not directly play files of type .mov, .mpg, or .mpeg. The number of encoding and compression schemes currently used to create video files is very extensive and seems to change on a weekly basis. There are so many standards and formats that it is very possible that the video fie you download from the Internet will not play right away on your device. Due to certain “variations”, even when video files are formatted in “MPE G-4"they may not play right away. If you have some video files that do not play directly on your AV 700, they will have to be converted first. Windows Media® Player 10 (Available only for Windows XP) will convert your video fie automatically when you sync the fie that is on your PC to the AV 700. It will display a little message ‘converting”. *MPEG-4:1S0 standard by Moving Picture Experts Group ; AVI: audio/video fie container by Microsoft. MPEG- 4 SP with B-frames AVI up to 704x480@ 30f/s NTSC or 720x576@ 25f/s PAL. # Microsoft WMV9 SP up to 352x288@ 30f/s and 800 kb/s ; supports WM DRM. You can also use the software MPEG-4 Translator included on the AV 700 hard drive to re-encode your video files into the proper MPEG-4 SP format that the AV 700 can play. See the chapter Video - creating MPEG-4 video files with your computer for more details.

5 VIDEO - Recording Video Files With your TV docking pod propery connected to a VCR, cable box, or satellite receiver, making a recording is a simple affair. See the relevant chapter for instructions on connecting the TV docking pod to your television system. Pre-record Screen

1. Select VideoCorder on the main menu screen. In the pre-

record screen, you should see movement on the sound level bar indicating that sound will be recorded. Adjust the sound level by clicking the LEFT/RIGHT buttons. Before starting the recording, you can adjust the recording parameters via the Setup action icon. Setup Parameters

2. In most situations, the video recording will work fine without

your having to adjust the settings. However, by selecting the recording settings , you have access to a number of parameters ue that you can change before you start the recording. See the TRE table below for descriptions. Auto Auto VID0000

5 1000Kbis Sampling 3 VideoiVID0000 During Recording O0 EE 3. Click on the PLAY/PAUSE button to startthe recording. While recording, you will see the length of time of the recording in the top left of the screen as well as a red “record” indicator. Click on the PLAY/PAUSE button again to pause the recording. Click on the STOP/ESC button to stop the recording. The AV 700 will take a few seconds to complete the proper saving of the .AVI video file.

5.1 Setting the Recording Parameters

You can set the recording parameters manually to suit your specific needs. Click the action icon in the VideoC order's pre-recording screen. Rename Allows you to change the flename before the recording begins. Auto Stop Rec On, Off. Ifsetto On, the AV 700 will stop recording after the duration set in the next line. For example, you want to record a television show for to hours but do not want to stay around for the two hours to stop the recording. À recording that you start manually will last for 2 hours. If set to Off, the recording will continue until you click on the stop button or until the entire hard drive fils up. Duration This is the duration of time your manual recording will last if Auto Stop Rec above is set to On. Pre-record This is a safety margin added to the beginning of a scheduled recording which was set via the My Yahoo!® TV scheduler of your personal Yahoo!* calendar. It affects ONLY these recordings. This is just in case the clocks between your AV 700 and the broadcast station are different or ifthe broadcast station starts earlier than expected. Post-record This is a safety margin added to the end of a scheduled recording which was set via the My Yahoo!* TV scheduler of your personal calendar. ltaffects ONLY these recordings. This is just in case the clocks between your AV 700 and the broadcast station are different or if the broadcast station runs overtime.

Source Composite, S-Video, Auto. You can choose which video input you want the AV 700 to use. Normally, with à good video signal, you can set it to Auto, and the AV 700 wil scan the two TV docking pod inputs to see which one is receiving video (AV In or S-Video). Format Auto, 4: 16:9, 2.35. This is the aspectratio ofthe screen thatthe AV 700 wil record. You can setthis manuall, but in most cases you can just leave it on Auto. Resolution Optimal, VGA. Use this to setthe resolution of the recorded image. You can leave this on Optimal. Optimal (512 x 384) will give the smoothest image quality, with the smallest fie size. VGA (640 x 480) wil give sharper images, which are less smooth during fast moving scenes. However, the fie size is larger. Bitrate 500 kb/s, 1000 kb/s, 1500kb/s, 2000 kb/s, 2500kb/s. Use this to set the encoding quality (similar to the idea of JPEG image quality settings). The higher the encoding rate, the higher the image quality but also more hard drive space will be used. Lower bitrates will use less hard drive space. Sampling 32kHz, 48kHz. The sound sampling rate. The higher value gives à higher quality sound but will take up more space on the hard drive. Brightness Use this to increase or decrease the recorded image brightness Contrast Use this to increase or decrease the recorded image contrast Saturation Use this to de-emphasize or saturate the colors in the recorded image Hue Use this to change the color spectrum in the recorded image Reset Change the above settings to the AV 700 default settings Once you have finished changing the parameters, click Stop/escape button to return to the pre-record screen. Concerning the video standard, the AV 700 will automatically recognize whether the incoming video signal is NTSC (American), SECAM, or PAL (European). There is no need to set anything. You will see the signal type, as well as the selected aspect ratio on the top left of the pre-recording screen. Click the LEFT/RIGHT buttons to adjust the sound input level. Too far to the right will often give an overdriven distorted quality. Too far to the left may make for a very soft sound. Try a few recordings to get a sense of what is the best sound level. Do not let the headphone volume fool you. That can be adjusted independentiy with the UP/DOWN buttons. If you would like to make a recording in another folder instead of the default “Video” folder, go to the desired folder via the main Video icon, then click on the Launch Videocorder action icon.

5.2 Where is the Recording Saved?

The default location for video recordings is the folder called Video. If you click on the Video icon in the main menu, you will go to this folder. Notice that there is a Launch Videocorder action icon. Each time you use this button to record video instead of the VideoC order icon in the main menu, you set the recording default location to the current folder. For example, you have created a folder called /Video/Television/Documentaries. If you go to this folder and then make a recording using the Launch Videocorder action icon, you will set the default record location to this folder. Now, each time you use the VideoC order icon to start a recording, your recording will be saved in the folder Video/Television/Documentaries.

The AV 700 video recording system is designed to respect the Macrovision® copyright protection system. If the source of your video is copy protected, the AV 700 will record in protected mode. You will see a "P”icon on the recording screen (not during playback) indicating that the file will be a protected fie. Protected files can only be played back on the AV 700 that created it. The file will not play on a computer. Further, the playback of protected files will be limited to the built-in LCD screen and not to an external television.

5.4 Manually Setting the Scheduler

If you would like to make a video recording for a future date or time, you can use the scheduler. You (4) can find it in the main menu. You can program up to twenty different recordings up to one month in AM advance. Once you program your dates and times of recording, press the action button OK to setthem. You must now put your AV 700 into standby mode by pressing on the red Standby/wake-up button on SSETIES our ARCHOS * remote control or just leave it alone. If left alone, the AV 700 will go on standby itself after a few minutes.

1. Click the Scheduler icon.

2.Select the line you want to edit using the UP and DOWN buttons, then click RIGHT to start editing.

3. Set each line to the desired date, time (and channel if you are using the Infrared emitter to control your VCR,

cable box, or satellite receiver).

4. Click on the bottom action icon Edit program title and give a name of your choosing. Click on the save icon to

save the program. Click on the STOP/ESC button to return to the previous screen. 5.DO NOT shut off the AV 700! Set the AV 700 to Standby (red ‘standby' button on remote control) or go back to the main menu screen and allow it to automatically (after a couple minutes of inactivity) go into standby mode.

Empty Scheduler, ready to be programmed. Once a valid record Er time is entered, and the save button pressed, the empty box will get a green checkmark. Current urret, cire ire, Scheduler after having been set. The “- Current’ means that the AV 700 will record the current video signal {no channel changing). This is for people who do not use the stick-on Se im tu Gr infrared emitter. CO Gen urret, cire Grant Notes about setting the Scheduler. + The scheduler automatically reorganizes the recording events chronologically. + In order for a scheduled recording to start, you must leave the AV 700 in the main menu screen or set it to Standby mode (press Standby button on remote control). That is, if you are listening to music, watching a video, or looking at photos on your AV 700, it will not interrupt you in order to go make the scheduled recording. If you have connected and will be using the IR Emitter system (see the TV Docking Pod chapter as well as the chapter Setting the Infrared Emitter code below) with a video cassette recorder (VCR) please note that in order for the IR Emitter to properly control the VCR, your VCR should not be left in sleep mode. When the AV 700 user interface is in English, the Date format is set to Month/Day. Ifthe end time is earlier than the start time, then itis assumed that you start recording on the start date, and the recording ends on the following day at the end time. Once a scheduled recording has been made, orthe date of a recording has been passed, withoutthe recording having been made (the AV 700 was not connected to the docking pod or not in Standby mode), the schedule entry will be erased from the scheduler. Long recording times (2 hours and more) can create files that are larger than 2 gigabytes (GB) each. The AV 700 will create multiple files in order to make long recordings. Thus a long scheduled recording may produce video files called VIDO000, VIDO001, and VIDO002. This is only in the case of recordings that are over 2 GB in size. This 2 GB fie size constraint is due to the Windows® FAT 32 AVI fie type specification. When you set the scheduler, the AV 700 will create a text file in its System folder called DVRTimer.xt. You should not erase this file.

eo) VIDEO - Automated Yahoo!® TV Recording Scheduler For those who have a My Yahoo!® account and use the calendar feature, the AV 700 can read the TV programs scheduled into your personal calendar and transmit these to your AV 700 to be included in the AV 700 scheduler. This way, you do not have to input all your scheduled recordings manually. You can sign up for an account and learn how to use the My Yahoo!® TV and calendar functions at the Yahoo!* Website (www.yahoo.com). Please note: Using the scheduler is particularly useful when you have the TV docking pod and you have set up the Infrared connector. Otherwise, the AV 700 will be unable to change channels on your tuner. It will record the currently selected channel. Furthermore, the AV 700 needs to be powered by a charger in order to go into standby mode rather than switch off completely. You must do the following:

1. Connect your AV 700 to your computer.

2.Go to your personal Yahoo!® calendar which has your TV programs scheduled.

3. Choose the Week view - starting with the current day as the beginning ofthe week.

4. Click on Printable View to show a cleaner printable version.

. Do not change the File Name, but do change the Save as Type to Web page, html only. Now save the file to the folder System on your AV 700. 7.Once you disconnect the AV 700 from your computer, the AV 700 will automatically update its scheduler with the newly saved TV programs from your My Yahoo!® calendar. If the AV 700 encounters a television station name that it does not know the channel number for (was never set), it will indicate so, and direct you to go to the scheduler to manually assign a channel to the station name. Notes: +_Ifthe TV programs from your personal calendar do notseem to be correctiy copied to the AV 700 scheduler, go to theARCHOS ” website to make sure thathavethe verylatestversionoftheAV 700 firmware. Update your firmware (Operating System) as explained in the chapter Updating the AV 700 firmware Operating System. If you change your Yahoo!° personal calendar by deleting some TV programs and adding new ones, only the new programs will be added to the AV 700 scheduler when you save the html file to the AV 700. If you want to delete scheduled items, you must do this in the AV 700 scheduler itself. Missed recordings (because you did not have the AV 700 connected to the docking pod at the record time) will be deleted from the scheduler. If a personal calendar recording event does not find the station name in your list of channels, it will put the event into the scheduler and mark it with a ?, indicating that you must assign a channel number to the name. Move the cursor to the line containing the ?, and click on the action icon “Set Channel”. You can now scroll through the channel numbers and assign a number to the station name for that event. You only have to do this once. The AV 700 will keep the station name and its channel number.

7 VIDEO - Setting the Infrared Emitter Code This is a one time step to set your AV 700 to send the correct infrared codes to control your video cassette recorder, cable box, or satellite receiver. This is done so that the AV 700, via the TV docking pod, can turn on and off your video device and also change its channels. If you do not plan on making scheduled recordings, then you do not need to install the IR emitter or set the infrared emitter code. Before beginning this procedure of setting the emitter code, your AV 700 must be connected to the TV docking pod, the pod powered with the charger/adapter, and the IR emitter connected to the pod. Hold the IR Emitter in front of the IR receptor (remote control reception panel on your tuner) so that the IR Emitter can control your device. See the chapter Connecting the TV Docking Pod to your Television System section Connection 5 : the Infrared Emitter of this manual if you do not know where the IR receptor on your VCR, cable box, or satellite receiver is located. Once you have verified that the AV 700 is controlling your VCR, cable box, or satellite receiver, (explained below) you can peal off the white ring protecting the adhesive, and stick the IR emitter to your device. AV700 Your tuner may be your VCR, cable box, or satellite receiver.

7.1 Part1l: Choose your Device and Brand

Select the Settings action icon and click on the TV Control icon. CT 1. Selectthe type of device that you will stick your IR Emitter to. You have the choice of either a VCR (video cassette recorder), Cable Box, or Satellite Receiver. AU ne 2. Selectthe brand of your device. (TUE IR Enitter 3. Click on Tune IR Emitter button. cran 4. The TV Channels button allows you to give names to each channel. For example, if channel 6 is CNN where you live, then you can give channel 6 that name in this screen. Or, if you use the My Yahoo! personal calendar to set your recording scheduler, the AV 700 will allow you to assign a channel number to a station name given from your scheduled TV programs. (see the chapter Automated Yahoo!® TV Recording Scheduler for details).

7.2 Part2:Finding the Right Emitter Codes

This screen allows you to correctly set the codes and parameters to allow the Infrared emitter to correctly control your tuner (VCR, cable box, or satellite receiver).

1. Tunedevice code (one code available): Some manufacturers

ME use only one code for all of their products. The code does not change from one model to another or from one year to another. In this case, there will only be one single code available. You can HE now test the channel select. ES 2. Tune device code (multiple codes available): Some makers Tux of video equipment don't use the same set of control codes for all tint) of their products. They have various code sets for various models REPENTR and various years. You will have to try each of the codes to find ESRERS “

out which code works with your device. In the example screen, you see the code V009. If this code does not work when doing the Test: channel select, advance it to the next code and then test to see if that next code works.

. Test channel select: When you press the Test channel select button (highlight test channel select and press ENTER), the AV 700 will send a signal through the docking pod to the infrared emitter and change the channel on your tuner (VCR, cable box, or satellite receiver). Ifthe Number of digits parameter is set to three, it will try t select channel 123. If that parameter is set to 2, it will send the code for channel 12. If your tuner does not change channels when you click on this test button, try the next code for your device (step 2 above).

4. Test ON/OFF: When you click on the Test On/Off button, the AV 700 will send a signal to the infrared emitter

and turn your device on or off. Click this test button again and your device should change from on to off or off to on. If pressing this button does not turn your device on or off, try the next code for your device (step 2 above). If none of the codes work, check that the infrared emitter is stuck directly over the infrared sensor on your tuner device. Note: In some rare cases the ON/OFF functionality may not work.

5. Tune channel select: These four parameters usually do not need to be set. Keep the default values to start

with. See the table below for an explanation of each. Parameter Description Key: + Setthis to On if normally, you have to press this same key on our device’s remote control in order to selecta channel. Number of digits Set the number of digits that your device can recognize for a channel. Example: Set to 3 if you need to choose a channel greater than channel 99. Key: Enter Setthis to On ifnormally, you have to press the Enter key on your device’s remote control after you enterthe channel number. Example: If you normally press 1, 3, Enter for channel 13, then you would need to setthis parameter to On. Key Delay Change the delay between the emission of each digit of a channel. You may need to adjustthis ifthe AV 700 seems to send only halfthe digits of a channel or more digits of a channel. Example: Adjustthe key delay and retest channel select ifitsends channel 2 instead of 12 or sends 112 instead of 12 EO - Editüing Video Files

Video fies recorded by the AV 700 can be modified by deleting the sections 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 fie, and then you will tell the AV 700 to delete everything exceptthe marked segment (crop) or to delete the marked segment (cut) from the video fie. These operations can be done multiple times on the same video fie. Once finished, you will have the option to save the edit marks with the video or to write a new video file. If you save your fie with edit marks, you can always go back and change your edits at another time. The actual video information is not deleted. On the other hand, you can write a new file which will only include the video parts that you specified in the edit session. This file will be smaller but you can never un-edit it. Music video section to keep Beginning of recording @)—— (b) End of recording Î | Example 1: You have recorded a music video program and would like to keep one single music presentation. The rest of the television recording you do not care to keep. In this case, you would set a Start mark (a) at the beginning of the desired segment, and an End mark (b) at the end of the desired segment. You would then choose Keep selected part action icon which would then delete everything except the designated section.

Example 2: You have recorded a television program but would like to remove certain sections before the program started, parts during the program, and the program afterwards because you had recorded a little extra. In this case, you would make à Start mark (a) at time 00:00 and then forward to the end of what you want to delete and make your End mark (b), and choose Remove selected part. This part of the video recording will now be cut out. Fast-forward to the center of the recording and make a Start Mark (c) where the section that you want to delete begins, and make an End mark (d) when it finishes. Again, choose the Remove selected part action icon and this section will be cut out. Do the same for the final section that you want to cut out. IMPORTANT NOTE When you pause at a given point to make a Start or End Mark, the actual point of the cut will be the nearest l-Frame. I-Frames are special frames in the video file which come about every one to four seconds. The editor can cut ONLY at an I-Frame. It is thus recommended that when you pause at the point you want to make your Start or End mark, that you click the LEFT button once (will jump to the previous l-frame) and then click the RIGHT button (shows the next l-frame) so that you can see your choice ofl-Frames to cut at. Go to the l-Frame you desire and then set your Mark. Trying to set a mark between I-Frames is ineffective since the AV 700 will just choose the closest I-Frame.

1. Play the fie and pause at the spot you wantto make your Start mark.

Select the Set a mark-in here action icon. Let the video play - you will notice a small blue mark. ) HN Q75 OS 1240 2. Now click on Pause atthe location you want to mark the end of your segment. Select the Set a mark-out action icon. Now that you have defined a segment in the video, you can click the Remove selected part or Keep selected part action icon. Although the set-mark action icons are available, you can only mark one segment at a time.

3. Continue to select or delete other segments as in 2. Once

satisfied with your edits, you can Save the selection which keeps the edit points and allows you to re-edit another time, or you can Save Selection as a new File which will create a new edited fie named {name_E dit0000).

9 VIDEO - Creating MPEG-4 Video Files with your Computer How to create an MPEG-4 video file Video files that come from your digital camcorder, sent to you via e-mail, or which are freely available on the Internet are encoded in many different ways. If not already in the proper MPEG-4 Simple Profile or WMV9 Simple Profile format, a transformation operation must be done in order that these video files can be played by the AV 700. This transformation process is called re-encoding. There are basically two ways to do this; 1) Use the S ynchronize button in Windows Media” Player 10 or 2) Use the PC tools which are available on the AV 700's hard drive. The first method is very simple and merely requires that you synchronize a video file in your Media Player library to your AV 700. You do not have much control in this converting process though and Windows Media® Player determines which video types it will and will not re- encode. The second method, though it requires some learning, will allow you to have much more control over the final quality of the re-encoded (converted) video file. It is described below. There are other tools available on the Internet, some free and some for sale, that can also convert your video files into the appropriate MPEG-4 video file format for the AV 700. See the web site www.mpegmobile.com for a list of a few of them. PC Tools The AV 700 is delivered with two Windows® based programs that allow you to create MPEG-4 Simple Profile .AVI video files. They are the MPEG-4 Translator and Virtual Dub”. The MPEG-4 Translator will call the Virtual Dub program and give it the correct parameters to encode your video from its original format, avi or .mpg (mpeg 1), and then encode it into an MPEG-4 SP .AVI file. The file will be scaled in order to be played back properly.

9.1 Installing the PC Software

If your video file is not an MPEG-4 Simple Profile .avi file of the proper size, you will need to re-encode it using the following utilities. For the AV 700, you will need to create an AVI file that is MPEG-4 Simple Profile with a resolution up to 720 x 576 (depending on frame rate) and a sound track that is stereo MP3 or WAV. In actuality, in all cases, a resolution beyond 640x480 does not add any advantage. MPEG-4 codec (Compression/Decompression) In order for MPEG-4-Translator to compress the video in a file of the format MPEG-4 SP that the AV 700 can read, it requires an MPEG-4 codec to be installed on your computer.If you do not have the approporiate codec installed, MPEG-4 Translator will tell you on start up which codec it requires. You will be able to download it for free from the Internet. Virtual Dub” A Utility for transcoding one video file into another. This is a general purpose transfer and cleanup utility which has many options allowing for even the most difficult video translations. When you install it with the ARCHOS” Installation Utility, it will automatically unzip. It will prompt you to save it to C:\Program Files\VirtualDub. You should use this default directory location. Otherwise you will have to instruct the MPEG-4 Translator program where to find it. For more information on Virtual Dub” see the website - http://www.virtualdub.org. MPEG-4 Translator This program, developed by Archos, is a “Front-end” for the Virtual Dub program. It has a simple interface which you use and it then tells Virtual Dub how to process the video file. lt sets all the parameters for Virtual Dub specifically to create a video fie in the right size and format to be read by the AV 700. When you run it for the first time, the MPEG-4 Translator will need to locate the Virtual Dub program. If you did not install Virtual Dub in the default location, you will have to show the program where Virtual Dub is. If you forget, Windows® will give you an error when you try to launch it.

MP3 Sound Codec 3 Properties Veums | Sounds | Auto | Voice | Hardware | Devices Name Type az @ aude Codecs Sound video and game conte @ Legacy Audio Divers Sound video and gama con @ Mec ConoiDevces Seund.deo and game con À Legacy Viteo Capurs Devises Sound vides and game con & " | æ Device Propertes Manufachrr (Standard system devices) Location: Unknown Device Ste: This device is worng proper. If MPEG-4 Translator detects a suitable MP3 codec on your PC, it will use it, and your video fie 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 download. If you choose to use the LAME codec, make sure that you have a version built with the ACM front-end. You can find other MP3 codecs on the web by using the search terms ACM, MP3 and CODEC in your favorite web search engine. Once this MP3 codec is installed into your system, MPEG-4 Translator will be able to create final video fies with MP3 sound, even if the source video fie does not have an MP 3 sound track. If you are unsure what codecs (audio and/or video) have been installed on your computer, you can see the list by going to the following location. ForWindows XP, clickon Start>Settings >Control Panel >Sounds and Audio Devices Properties >Hardware, choose Audio Codecs, then click on Properties. You will find a list here of all the audio codecs that are installed on your computer. Decoding of MPEG 2 video files is currently not supported by MPEG-4 Translator. These are usually .mpg or .mpeg format files, not the required AVI file. There are other tools found on the Internet {FlaskMPEG, Rippack, etc.) that may be downloaded in order to help you with these fie types. À good starting place is the website www.digital-digest.com. The progam carats AA le ot rent fomas ie and MPEG irpls Pros All re ch très Vale. Seul Souceie | iékhaet scie source vide he

ccm EH Er D &s Ciek hot Eat Change Settings bte Voie nde FESMNNNNE C1- T Uiegs Eos — Here you see the image of the main MPEG-4 Translator program. When you first run the program, if the required codec has not been installed yet. You should download the codec and install it on your computer. If the Virtual dub program has not been installed, you will also be notified, and you should install it (either with the ARCHOS” Installation Utility or the Virtual Dub website). If you have placed the Virtual Dub program in a folder other than the installer default folder, it will ask you to locate the file. Select Source & Destination Files In this example, a source file 24 hours of Lemans.avi has been selected as the source video. You can see on the bottom ofthe window its original characteristics (width 720, height 576, frame rate 30). Next, you must then tell the program where to place (Set Destination file) the newly recoded version of the fie (don't worry, it will not erase the original). You should give it a new descriptive name, such as shown above Lemans_AV 700.avi. Make sure you add the .avi extension. Next, you can change the parameters (Change Settings) of the encoder to adjust the level of quality of the final image. Like MP3 music, the higher the bit rate setting is made, the higher the quality of the music, or video in this case, that you will get. However, this will also take up more space on your hard drive. À setting of 900 kbps will give you a nice looking image for viewing on a television. For near DVD quality, you can set it up to 1200 kbps.

Target & Priority Ifthe AV 700 device is not listed, select “ARCHOS” Default”. You will Tage see à Priority box appear. This control is to allow you to select which prooems E feature of the video to be guarded. If for example you are re-encoding er eux a video file that is 800x600 in resolution and 30 frames per second, this is beyond the maximum resolution thatthe AV 700 can play. Thus, the MPEG-4 Translator program will have to decrease the resolution. Choosing LCD optimizes the final video format for viewing on the built in LCD screen. Choosing the TV option will optimize the movie to keep the highest possible frame rate. You can see what the size and frame rate will be by looking at the Video Image Size : Destination parameters. When choosing TV, it is understood that the output will be optimized for a television, and not the built-in screen. Start Click on Start and the program will call Virtual Dub to start processing the video. Depending on the power and speed of your computer, this could take real time (a 60 minute long video re-encoded in about Man _|Video | Pert |Log | 60 minutes) or much longer. As shown to the left, you will see the rent video frame: 63/107538 progre: it processes the video fie. If the Start button is grayed ci feme: [3480710752 ress as it processes gray Tr HE out, it would be for one of two reasons. 1) The source fie is not a Current audio sample: [où : true AVI fie. E ven ifthe fie name ends with .avi, the internal fle data nées 18.1MB (128KB/s) determines if it is truly an AVI fie. 2) The Virtual Dub program was not Audio data: Obytes located when MPEG-4 Translator was started up. Close the program, Proiected fle sie: 502%M8 | | restartit, and make sure you locate the Virtual Dub program. Video rendeïng rate: 4995 Time elapsed 1:14 Total time (estimated} 319 irtualDub Status Progress: ( Processing thread priority. | Normal z F Show input video FF Show output video 10 MUSIC - Playing Music Files "AV700! When you click on the music icon in the main screen, you will be sent directly to the ARCLibrary. From here you can choose to either browse your music by the fie PSE system (Browse hard drive) or by music characteristics (AIbum, Artist, title, Genre, DU] Year). Use the LEFT, RIGHT, UP, and DOWN buttons to locate one of the factory Pie installed music samples and then click on PLAY. If you hear nothing at first, make : sure you have adjusted the volume control on the headphone cord. Pa Prayist

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Vol+ Increase the Volume HSA High speed advance FF Click once: P lay the next song in the folder or playlist. Hold: Fast forward through the song. Rew Click once: Play the previous song in the folder or playlist (during first 10 seconds of song) otherwise go to the beginning of the song. Hold: Fast reverse through the song. HSR High speed reverse Vol.- Decrease the Volume o Play/pause/resume x Stop Song (a) To lock the AV 700 buttons, select the lock action icon on the main screen and press the Select button. The AV 700 will display the “locked” icon in the top left corner of the screen. Press the Select button again to unlock the buttons. You can still use the UP and DOWN buttons to change the volume.

10.2 Play Screen Icons

Status Stopped Blinks while Playing a track Current track is paused Recording a track Play Order | | {no icon) Play once Repeat playing E Shuffle (Random) track selection Play Mode AV 700 is currently playing from a Playlist ΠFolder: Play all tracks in the current directory E All: Play all tracks on AV 700 CO Single: Play a single track then stop Queue: User can queue the next track to be played * Scan: Plays first 10 - 90 seconds of each track* *See the PlayMode section in the Settings chapter of this manual for details.

10.3 Browsing through your Music Library

TheARClibrary is yourAV 700's music library. Itis a system forindexing your music by album, artist, song title, etc. When you synchronize se music files from your PC using Windows Media® P layer to the AV 700,

the ARCLibrary will get updated to include the new songs you have added. As shown in this screen capture, you can select your music by Artist, Album, Song Title, Genre, or Year. All music files that you purchase have internal ‘tags’ which identify the artist, the album, and the song title. If your music files do not have internal tags (ex: WAV fie format or untagged WMA or MP3 files) then the ARCLibrary will put them under the category (Unknown). Audio files created with the AV 700 from analog sources are indexed as Artist = (ARCHOS) and Album = (Audio Recordings). You can reach the PlayMode settings screen from the Setup action icon > PlayMode. The play mode determines how your music is played (just the current folder of music, all music, one fie, etc.). See Playmode in the section Settings above for a description of how each one works. Free Fes tre al lent

10.4 Playing Through your Stereo System

To play your music through your stereo system, you can connect your docking pod audio outputs (red and white plugs of the cable connected to AV Out) to your stereo system inputs. You can also use the optional Traveler Cable kit and plug it in directly. Or finally, you can temporarily use one of the two supplied AV cables as shown below. CD h@ © Speakers Tape In@ (©) Playing through à Stereo system with an AV Cable

10.5 Setting a Bookmark

If you are listening to a song, or perhaps à long recording, and would like to place a bookmark in it in order to pick up from this point at another time, you can use the Bookmark function. Simply select the Set Bookmark action icon. This will set a bookmark in the audio file at the current position. You can only set one bookmark per file. When you look at the file in your browser, it will have a yellow check mark on its icon indicating that this file has à bookmark set within it. You can have à maximum of 16 files bookmarked. Setting more bookmarks will then start to erase the oldest bookmarks. The next time you play an audio file which contains a bookmark, 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 beginning.

10.6 The Resume Function

When you turn on your AV 700 you may notice that the icon which is highlighted on the main screen is not the Browser but rather the Resume icon. This icon is highlighted when the AV 700 can resume the last played audio or video file. 11 MUSIC - Putting Music onto your AV 700 Your Archos” product is a certified PlaysForSure” digital device which means that wherever you find music for sale on the Internet with this symbol, you can be certain that it will ‘Play for sure’ on your AV 700%. The AV 700 is designed to work seamlessly with Windows Media® Player (WMP) versions 9 and 10. The Windows Media® Player software is used to download digital media content from the Internet to your computer and organizing it. You will also use it to synchronize (copy) the contents of your Windows Media® Player media library to your Archos” device. See the comparison chart below for an explanation of the different features available when running Windows Media Player 9 and 10 or check out the web site www.playsforsure.com. #Subscription services require you to be running Windows Media® Player 10.

11.1 Synchronizing Music from Windows Media® Player (WMP) to the AV 700

The Synchronize button in Windows Media® Player (WMP ) is a one way ‘sync' button. A That is, it will add music, video, and photo fies to your AV 700 so that you have the ++ Start Sync same digital media on your AV 700 as you have in your Windows Media® Player media library. Of course, you can choose to sync only certain songs, videos, or photos, or sync your entire library. On WMP 10, you can click the button Setup Sync in the Sync tab and then check the box labeled Synchronize Device Automatically. This is the auto-sync advantage of WMP 10. If this box is checked, then each time you connect your AV 700 to your PC, Windows Media” Player will automatically start up and check to see if there are any new music, videos, or photos in your media library, and if so, will then copy them to your AV 700. You also have the possibility to decide what types of media automatically sync when you connect vour AV 700. For example, You may only want music fles to be synchronized. On LE M "TM" the other hand, with Windows Media® Player 9, you have to tell it what you want = to sync, WMP9 cannot synchronize automatically when you connect your AV 700 to your computer.

Note for WMP 10 users: Files added to your AV 700 from another computer or files which are recorded from an analog source cannot be added to the Windows Media? Player Library when you connect your AV 700 to the computer. Songs which have been added, will however, be listed in the device’s ARCLibrary.

11.2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 to Windows Media P layer 9

Windows® Media Player 10 is only available for Windows® XP (service Pack 1) and newer operating systems. It is worth your while to upgrade to Windows® XP (home or professional) and to Windows® Media Player 10. The list below shows the advantages. Functionality WMP9 WMP10 Auto-synchronize the WMP library to ARCHOS” AV 700 on connecting to PC no* yes Can synchronize subscription music (‘to go’ services) to your AV 700 no yes Carefree USB disconnection (no special green arrow unmount procedure) no yes Will convert video files** to play on your AV 700 if not in correct format no yes Supports protected Intemet video downloads no yes PlaysForSure” audio content

• Must use WMP9 manual sync function to copy purchased music to the AV 700. # Microsoft reserves the right to limit which video file formats it will convert with WMP 10

11.3 Transferring your CD collection to the AV 700

CN a The process of transferring music from a CD into music files for your AV 700 is known rm emprunt | AS ‘ipping”. Itis actually à re-encoding process, taking the CDA (CD Audio) format and FF converting it to WMA or MP 3 format which the AV 700 can read. There are many music Mamie ripping programs on the market, but ARCHOS” recommends that you use Windows @:+ Media® P layer to do it. In fact, when you place a music CD in your computer, Windows® ” will ask you if you would like to rip it Depending on the power of your computer, to rip a 60 minute CD, it will take anywhere from 10 minutes to 60 minutes. Once this is done, the album will become part of your music library. Connect your AV 700 to your Ce computer with the supplied USB cable. Now, you go to the Sync tab and tell Windows = Media Player to synchronize that album to your AV 700. It will then transfer that album to your AV 700. Note: Some music CDs have a special copy protection system that will not allow Windows Media® Player to make music fles from them.

11.4 Installing Windows Media® P layer 9 (WMP9)

If you have Windows® ME or Windows® 2000, you should use Windows Media® Player 9. You can visit the Microsoft® Website to download the very latest version, or install the version found on the AV 700 itself in the folder /Data/PC Installation.

11.5 Installing Windows Media® P layer 10 (WMP 10)

You must be running Windows® XP (Service Pack 1 or higher) in order to install Windows Media® Player 10. Please visit the Microsoft” Website www.playsforsure.com to download and install the very latest version.

12 MUSIC - Playlists À Playlist is a list of songs that the AV 700 will automatically play one after the other. The AV 700 can load one Playlist at a time into its internal memory. You can create new Playlists, AVTO0 add or delete songs from a Playlist, or Save à Playlist to be used another time. There is no limit Playlist to the number of Playlists you can save on the AV 700 hard drive. Playlists are indicated by a ENG special list icon (circled icon to the left).

12.1 Playing a Playlist

To play à Playlist, you simply scroll to the Playlist, such as ‘Sample von D n < Playlist shown to the left, and click on PLAY. The list of songs will be

nas pee. loaded into the internal memory of the AV 700 and then be displayed pou tr ra in a separate panel. Click on PLAY and the songs will be played in the order shown. To shuffle the music entries in a random order, you can click on the Manage Playlist action icon, then choose Shuffle. If you delete a Playlist from your AV 700, you are only deleting the list and not the music itself.

12.2 Creating a Playlist

MPS 10° 125 kUS To create à Playlist, select the Open Playlist panel action icon while no rpnyisooso- you are in the Music browser. À second panel will open on the right side to display the Playlist contents. You can now start adding songs to the current Playlist. In the left panel, locate the songs you would like to add to your Playlist. Once the song is highlighted, click on the RIGHT or ENTER button or select the Add to Playlist action icon to add itto the Playlist. The song will be added to the Playlist and a small mark next to the music icon will be made to indicate that it is in the Playlist. Continue searching and adding songs in this manner until you are satisfied. You can select the Add or Insert action buttons (o) (Es) (8)

when highlighting a folder, artist, or album. AII the contents of the folder, artist, or album will be added {thatis, appended) or inserted before the selected song in the current Playlist. You can jump back and forth between the browser and the Playlist by selecting the Focus buttons. A (Ce) Playlist can have a maximum of 5000 songs. We recommend that you save your Playlists.

12.3 Saving a Playlist

C Itis recommended that each time you create a Playlist, you save it so SAUREYE to a separate folder called Playlists. These lists take very little space [Hs pe on your hard drive and if well named, give you easy access to your Tr saut favorite songs. Go to the Playlist by selecting Music from the main menu and then select the Open Playlist panel action icon. You will then see the list of songs in the current Playlist. Use the action button to focus on the right panel, then select the Manage Playlists action icon, and select Save. ATTENTION: Make sure that your left panel is the Playlists folder because the open panel on the left is the location the AV 700 will be saving your Playlist to. Save Saves the current playlist to the folder open in the left panel. The * after the Playlist name indicates thatthis playlist has not been saved. Close Clears the Playlist and closes the Playlist panel. Rename Renames the current playlist. Clear Clears the contents of the current playlist. Shuffle Randomly shuffle the order ofthe songs in the current playlist The following Playlist action icons are also available Icon: Remove Track Will delete the highlighted song from the P laylist. It will not delete the actual song itself from your hard drive, just from the current Playlist. Icon: Move track Allows you to change the place in the list of the highlighted song. Click on Move and then click on UP or DOWN to move the song up or down the list. Click OK when fnished.

Important: Once you save a Pla portant that you do not move or rename the actual music files since the Playlist searches in the original file location. If you need to move your music files to a different folder, you'll have to recreate your Playlist.

12.4 Adding songs to a Playlist while listening to Music

This can only be done if you have entered your Music folder via the Music icon and not by the general browser. To add the song you are listening to or any other song to the current Playlist, do the following: While playing a song, choose the action icon Playlist Editor. A new window will open with two panels, the hard drive contents on the left, and the Playlist on the right. Select the Focus on the left panel action icon to go to the hard drive browser panel. Select the song or folder of songs to add, then click PLAY or the action icon Add to Playlist. Click ESC to return to the playing screen. Remember to save your changes before closing the Playlist. 1 3 MUSIC - Recording Music With the AV 700 series, you do not need a computer to create digital music files. It is capable of recording from any standard analog line source (ex: HiFi system, Boombox, CD Player, etc) into a standard Windows® .WAV format, either PCM (uncompressed) or ADPCM (compressed).

13.1 Cable Connections for Audio Recording

If you are using the TV docking pod, then you will have to plug the Red and White connectors of the AV In cable to the output of your Hifi or other audio device that you are recording from. Speakers

If you are using the optional multi-connect adapter (can be purchased from the ARCHOS” web site) and an AV cable, you should plug the AV cable into the AV In side of the adapter, and then plug the adapter into the AV 700. CD h@ © Speakers

13.2 Recording Procedure

Before the actual audio recording begins, there is a pre-recording screen which will allow you to adjust your recording settings.

1. On the main screen, select AudioCorder then click on ENTER.

2. In the pre-recording screen, adjust the recording level by clicking

REC on the LEFT and RIGHT buttons. Click on the record action icon (or ! Enter button) to start recording. Attention, the first time recording you should adjust your Settings.

• You should try some test recordings before deciding on which recording level gives the best sound quality. Don't be ticked by the volume of the headphones which can be adjusted independentiy with the UP and DOWN buttons.

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4. Once you have clicked on the Record action icon (or Enter button),

you can pause the recording by clicking the Pause action icon (or Enter button) and then stop the recording by clicking on the STOP Set ie button. You can record from any line-level audio source to the AV 700. Be careful that the source audio is supplying a line level and not an amplified signal (turning down the volume on the player will work if you are using the headphone out signal of your audio device). À signal that is amplified too much will make for a terribly distorted recording. Incremental Reco: g While recording, you will notice the incremental recording action icon. This allows you to create incremental recordings. This means that the current recording stops and a new recording instantiy begins. The next recording has an additional number appended to its name. Thus if you create multiple incremental recordings, you might, for example, have files names of REC0000_01, RECO000_O2, etc. This is good for recording old cassettes and old vinyl records. You can click on this icon during the blank space between each song. That way, each song of the vinyl disk or audio cassette will be one single music fie.

13.3 Where is the Recording Saved?

The default location for audio recordings is the folder called Music. This can be changed though. For example, you click on the Music icon in the main menu and then you choose Browse Hard Drive. Notice that there is the Launch Audiocorder action icon. Each time you use this button to start the Audiocorder application instead of the AudioCorder button on the main menu, you set the recording default location to the current folder. For example, let's say you have a folder called /Music/Vinyls/S oul. If you go to this folder and then make a recording using the action icon, you will set the default record location to this folder. Now, all your recordings you make with the Audiocorder icon will be saved in the folder /Music/Vinyls/S oul.

Audio files (analog recordings only) can be modified by deleting the sections you do not wish included. If you would like to edit an audio recording, you have the possibility to cut the file down to the specific part you want to keep. In the example below, you have recorded a lecture of 33 minutes and 22 seconds in length. You would like to cut out and save just one particular important section from 12 minutes and 15 seconds to 21 minutes and 5 seconds. The diagram below illustrates the situation. Desired audio section 00:00 (0 min O0 sec) 12:15 21: 33:22 To keep just this section (cropping it), you will: + Locate this file via Browse hard disk in the Music application. From the action icons, select the File Management action icon and then select Edit. In the edit mode, setthe Cut In point (12:15 in our example). This will remove the part of the fle BEFORE the desired segment. Now set a Cut Out point (21:05 in our example. Please note: As you have cut part of the file, this position will actually be earlier in the file now).

+ Validate and Save the edit. The file will be saved with the word ‘edit’ appended to the file name in the same folder as the original. + If you do not want to save your modifications, click the STOP/ESC button and select OK. DRE : Highlight the file to edit and select the File Management action icon. Choose Edit Only files which have been created with the AV 700 recording function will show Edit in the file menu. Files created from CDs or downloaded cannot be edited. Once you enter the edit mode, the audio file will play in a continuous loop so that you will be able to RECUUOD eu, hear the changes to the edit as you make them. cut © WAVE teuns ae e Use the fast-reverse and fast-forward buttons (LEFT/RIGHT buttons) : to locate the points you want the new fie to start and end. These are a at the Cut In and Cut Out points. Once you have set these points, you CUT OU En à can save the edit. In this example, a new fie RECOOO1 Edit will be made. Your original file is left untouched. You will notice that your Cut In and Cut Out times are marked just below the file name. + A MUSIC - Using Tunes” with your AV 700 The easiest way to transfer music files between a Macintosh® computer and your AV 700 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 AV 700 with iTunes®, ARCHOS” has developed a special i-Tunes® plug-in. You will find it in the folder IData/-Tunes Plug-in on the AV 700 hard drive or atthe ARCHOS” website. In this folder you will find a plug-in for Mac OS 9.x and another folder for Mac OS 10.x. You will also find a JPEG image illustrating where you need to copy the plug-in to. Once this is done, iTunes” will recognize the AV 700 as a ‘Device’. Please keep in mind the following: Attention Your AV 700 needs to be set to “Hard drive” mode (see the section System Settings in the Settings chapter or the chapter Connecting/Disconnecting the AV 700 to/from your PC on how to do this.)

1) Music purchased at Apple's on-line music store are copy protected with a proprietary encryption system. The

ARCHOS” device will not be able to play this purchased music or files in AAC format which you might have created. It will happily play MP 3 format files without problem.

2) When you create your Playlists with iTunes® (you can only create Playlists from songs that have been copied

to your AV 700), your Macintosh® will save these Playlists to the root directory of your AV 700. It will not save them to the AV 700 Playlists directory. It would be best to use the AV 700 itself to make Playlists and then save these Playlists in your Playlists folder. (See section Creating a Playlist in chapter Music - Playlists)

3) When you drag and drop MP3 fies from your iTunes” library to your AV 700, the i-Tunes® program will look at

the ID3 tag information of the MP3 fie, and create a folder on the root of your AV 700 using the name of the Artist as the folder name. Then it will take the Album name ID3 tag, and create a subfolder with that album as its name. Finally, it will take the MP 3 song itself and place it into that album subfolder. Thus, although it is a clean structure of artists and albums, i-Tunes® does not follow the AV 700 convention of placing the music into the Music folder first.

1 5 PHOTO - Viewing Photos je The AV 700 series support the viewing of] PEG (.jpg) and Bitmap (.bmp) image formats. Progressive = JPEG images are not supported. The AV 700 will resize the image to fi on the built-in screen or on a television screen if you choose the television output. When you are in the Photo mode, it means that Gien only files of type | PEG or BMP will be visible in the directory. Other file types will not be visible. The three images on the right are thumbnail sized pictures of the highlighted file (center) and the picture just before and just after the highlighted file.

Gaia Marti When you click Enter on a highlighted image fie, the AV 700 will display the image in full screen mode. Displayed as a full screen image, you can rotate it, magnify it, or set it as the AV 700 screen background with the Save as Wallpaper function in the File Management action icon. 1x1 image 2 x 2 images 3 x 3 images (Zoom out 1x) (Zoom out 2x) View previous photo View next photo Rotate picture 90° right + Move up the action icon menu to select picture option. + Selectthe Zoom in/out action icon to change the number of photos in the carrousel view.

ing Photos Once the picture is displayed in full screen, selecting the Zoom in action icon will magnify the image up to two levels. Each successive click will magnify the picture one more level. You can use your direction buttons to move the picture around in order to see the desired magnified area. The small + signs on the bottom left of the screen indicate the level of magnification, either + or ++. Click on STOP/ESC to go back to an unmagnified view.

By clicking on the action icon Play a Slideshow, the AV 700 will present each picture in the current folder for a set amount of time and then go on to the next picture. You can set the amount of time that each picture stays on the screen under the action icon Photo Browser Settings > Picture Pause. This parameter is the number of seconds each picture displays on the screen.

15.3 Transferring photos to your AV 700

The AV 700 is equipped with a USB host port. This port, along with the USB Host adapter cable will allow you to connect USB Mass Storage Class (MSC) devices to your AV 700 and transfer files from that device to your AV 700. Many cameras produced today are MSC type devices. Thus you can often plug your camera directly into the AV 700's USB Host port and copy your photos with the ARCHOS” browser. If you do not have an MSC type camera, you can use a USB card reader and plug this into AV 700's USB host port (via the USB host adapter cable). Finally if neither of these solutions is available to you, you can always copy the photos to your computer and then copy them from your computer to the connected AV 700. 3 methods to copy photos to your AV 700

1) Connect your Mass Storage Class camera to USB Host port (via USB host adapter cable).

2)Use a stand alone USB card reader with the USB host adapter cable.

3) Copy photos to your computer and then copy (or Sync with Windows Media® Player 10) to the AV 700.

Once you plug an MSC type device into the USB host port (via the host adapter cable), the browser's left panel will show the contents of your external USB device, and the right panel will show the contents of your AV 700's hard drive. Navigate to the panel which contains your photos (in this example /DCIM/113CANON). Move to the right panel (action) and navigate to the folder you would like to save your photos to (you can create a new folder if you need to by selecting the corresponding action icon). See the screen images. Method 1 — —— 2 photos from camera are shown on the left, and your AV 700 hard drive on the right. By using the Select right pane action HO icon, move to the right pane and choose the destination folder.

Faye L ao ro En) bete rene y Al Den USE Due vo Now retur to the left pane and choose the Copy all files action

Te icon. Your fies will be copied to your AV 700, into the folderin the Christoph right pane. You can now unplug the camera from the AV 700.

16 GAMES - Playing Mophun° Games Please verify the availability of this feature on the ARCHOS” web site. rowser 7 ROWSER - Using the The browser is used to navigate the fie system on the AV 700. The fie system is FAT32, the same type of file system that is found on Windows® based computers. That is, it is a hierarchical system which includes folders and subfolders. Because you will be putting hundreds of fies on your AV 700, . . itis STRONGLY ADVISED that keep a neat and orderly file structure. Otherwise, you will be spending time searching for files and not listening or watching them. ARCHOS” recommends that you keep the factory created folders: Data, Music, Playlists, Video, and Pictures. Music [Photos The folders Music, Pictures, and Video are special folders in that the icons on the main screen lead to these folders and then places you directly in that folder. lfthese folders are deleted or renamed, you will be taken to the root level (highest level) of the directory hierarchy.

17.1 Navigating the Directory Structure 45

To navigate the directory structure you will use: AV700 Music. ENTER: Open the highlighted folder (directory) or Play the Wes Burden highlighted file. ESC/STOP: Go back to the main menu. Go to the parent directory (go back up one level). Example: Go from folder AV 700/Music/Wes Burden/ to AV 700/Music. You can also use the Left navigation button to go to the parent directory. Move the cursor up and down to the previous or next file or folder. RIGHT: Open the currently highlighted folder. LEFT: Go back up one level in the folder hierarchy.

17.2 File and Folder Operations

Depending on where you are in the folder system, you will have the option to manipulate files and folders. From the main menu, click on Browser. Files that the AV 700 cannot play will be preceded by the unknown fie type icon.

[a] Ca) (A) Gi] Folder Operations File Operations Info Show fie information such as song length, video length, photo size, number of kilobytes used of hard drive space, date fie was made, etc Create Create a new folder inside the current folder. Delete Delete the file pemmanenty from the AV700. (Before it is deleted, the AV700 wil ask “Delete file: 5000 ?”. Use the action buttons to reply Yes or No. For folder, it will delete the entire contents of the folder. It will ask “Delete folder: x00xx and all files therein?” Use the action buttons to reply Yes or No. Rename Change the name of the fle or folder to something new. You will be sent to the virtual keyboard (see section Virtual Keyboard in the Browser chapter) to enter the new file or folder name. Create Create a new folder in the current level of the directory. You will be sent to the virtual keyboard (see section Virtual Keyboard in the Browser chapter) to enter the new folder name.

Copying and Moving Files and Folders By using the unique ARCHOS” double browser system, you can copy or move files from one location in the file structure to another (1000 files per folder maximum). You simply select the Open a new panel action button, and a second browser panel will open. The double browser can be used in: Photo View The left panel is the connected USB device (ex: digital camera or hard drive) and the right panel the AV 700 hard drive contents. Music View The left browser is the AV 700 hard drive contents and right browser the music Playlist. Browser View Two panels to browse two different parts of the AV 700 hard drive. DE in the Browser mode, you can jump between the two panels using the Focus on the left/right panel Gubun action icon. Where the cursor is highlighting a fie or folder, that panel is the source for the copy. The destination folder will be the other panel. For example, we want to copy the file Project info.doc from “= the AV 700/Data/Files from Work folder to the AV 700/Data/Completed projects folder. We must start from the main screen Browser mode.

1) Locate and highlight the fie to be copied.

Using the action buttons, move to the right pane. info.doc CRE 2) in the right pane, locate the destination folder. Then move back to the left pane.

3) Highlight the file to be copied and select the Copy file action

It is recommended that you create folders and rename files or folders from your computer when it is connected to the AV 700. The computer keyboard is much easier to use. However, at times when you are not near your computer and need to enter text directly with the AV 700 (ex: renaming a file or creating a new folder). For this, the virtual keyboard screen will appear. The new text that you are typing Cursor AS BMP 460234 Z2Apr0s CRC press ENTER to enter the Projoctinfo.doe | highlighted key/letter. CU UC JT CREEN€) change keyboard between upper case and lower case ET e) sackspace button Clear the entered text [æ) Confirmation to use the entered text. Hold down on the LEFT or RIGHT buttons to move the cursor within the entry line. 8 Connecting/Disconnecting* the AV 700 to/from your PC

18.1 USB Connection Type (‘Hard Drive’ or ‘Windows Device’)

Your device comes configured as a Windows® Device and will be immediately recognized by your computer if you are running Windows® XP (with Service Pack 1 minimum) and Windows Media Player

10. If you have another version of Windows®, not sure what version of Windows® XP you have, orif you

are using a Macintosh®, then you will need to change the USB (Universal Serial Bus) Port setting on &v700 the AV 700. You will do this by going to the setup action icon and then to System and USB Port and change it to ‘Hard Drive’.

18.2 Connecting the AV 700

Connection order: See the sections below for your particular computer’s operating system.

1) Connect the power adapter to the AV 700.

2) With your computer running, plug the USB cable into your computer.

3) With the AV 700 off, plug in the other end of the USB cable to the AV 700 USB Device port.

4)Tum on the AV 700. (If your computer asks to install a new driver for the new hardware, then you must unplug it and change the USB Port to Hard Drive.) X Note that when the AV 700 is connected to a computer, it will use more energy than usual. Your battery power will be consumed at a higher rate than normal. It is normal that the AV 700 will get hot. Ifthe AV 700 looses power while connected to your computer you could damage your directory structure and/or loose data. Thus, you should always use the AC adapter when connected to your computer. Be careful to understand the disconnection procedure also since disconnecting incorrectiy can lead to data loss or computer/AV 700 freeze up. The AV 700 is not compatible with Windows® NT, Windows 95, or Windows® 98. While connected to your computer, the AV 700 buttons are blocked and are no longer functional.

Windows® XP Please verify* that you have Windows® XP and it is updated it to at least, Service Pack 1. You must also have Windows Media® Player 10 (WMP 10) installed on your computer. This way, you can take advantage of connecting it as a ‘Windows Device’. Connect it to your PC as enumerated above and you can then see the AV 700 in Windows® Explorer and WMP 10. Without Windows® XP Service Pack 1 (a free update) or Windows Media® 10, you cannot use it as a Windows® recognized ‘Device’ and will have to follow the instructions for Windows® ME & 2000 below. *Right-click on My Computer’ select ‘Properties’, and then look in the tab labeled General. It should say “Service Pack l'or higher. Windows® ME and 2000 EITOEEEEEEEEN Attention: Before connecting the AV 700 to your computer with the Gu. 7 — … USB cable, go to the setup action icon and then to System and USB ne . Port and change it to ‘Hard Drive’. à vor remen de When connected to your computer, the AV 700 will be recognized as an external Hard BELL égme Drive and display automatically within a few seconds of being connected. You will a see a new drive letter, such as E: in My Computer called AV 700. You can now use Dome D 2e the hard drive called AV 700 like any other external hard drive. Simply access it using D moomas Windows® Explorer to drag and drop files to and from the AV 700's hard drive. Macintosh” OS X If you have OS X, you must update to version 10.2.4 or newer. You must also change the AV 700's USB Port setting to ‘Hard Drive’. From the main menu, go to the setup action icon and then to System and USB Port and change it to ‘Hard Drive’. You will now simply plug the AV 700 into your Macintosh® as enumerated above, and within a few seconds, the AV 700 will be recognized as à mass storage device (Hard Drive) and mount on the desktop. You can now use the hard drive called AV 700 like any other external hard drive.

18.3 Disconnecting the AV 700 from your Computer

Windows Device Mode between your AV 700 and your computer (the HDD light on your AV 700 is not flickering). You can now Ifthe AV 700 is connected to your computer as a Windows Device, verify that no data is being transferred EN safely unplug the USB cable from your AV 700 and/or computer. av700 Hard Drive Mode Ifthe AV 700 is connected to your computer as a hard drive, DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE USB CABLE AT ANY TIME! AV 700

WARNING: You must properly remove (unmount) your AV 700 from the computer before

disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing the computer and/or the AV 700. Hard Drive Mode & To safely disconnect the AV 700 hard drive, click on the system tray remove icon (green arrow as shown below) and follow the instructions. Wait until you get a message saying that you can safely unplug the device before disconnecting the USB cable.

1. The safe remove icon is in the system tray next to the clock.

dows® Windows® XP Windows® 2000 & Windows® ME

2. Click on the icon to eject (unmount) the AV 700 from the computer and select the ‘S afely remove’ message.

Là) Safe To Remove Hardware & 3. There will be a message indicating that it is now safe to disconnect … he:Use Mass Storage Device’ device can now be safely the AV 700. You can now safely unplug the USB cable from your removed fromthe system. AV 700 and/or computer.

Hard Drive Mode & Macintosh® Drag the AV 700 hard drive icon towards the trashcan, the trashcan will become a big arrow as shown in the screen shot to the left. Drop the hard drive icon onto the arrow. The hard drive icon will disappear from the desktop. You can now safely unplug the USB cable from your AV 700 and/or computer.

Thanks to the USB Host port, you can connect USB Mass Storage Class (MSC) devices such as many digital cameras and external hard drives in order to transfer pictures or data to your AV 700. Check your manufacturer's information to find out whether your device is an MSC device. Non Mass Storage Class devices such as printers, Ethernet adapters, mice, keyboards, etc. are not supported. To connect an MSC device, use the included short USB host adapter. 9 Connecting Devices to the USB Host Port If your camera follows the Mass Storage Class (MSC) standard for USB connection, then your camera will show up in the file browser as the folder /External USB. If you look in this folder you will see your photos or files. See the chapter on the File Browser for instructions on how to copy files.

20 SETTINGS From the main screen, select the Settings action icon to reveal the menu items for various 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 listening to music so that you can À hear the changes you make. Simply click on the Audio Setup action icon while listening to En music. Once in the Settings screen, move over to the Sound icon and click again on ENTER. Use LEFT and RIGHT buttons to change a parameter's value. You will hear these changes instantiy. Use the UP and DOWN buttons to select different parameters. Click on STOP/ESC when finished. You will return to the Setup screen. Click on STOP/ESC again and you will return to the music playing screen. The Sound Parameters Parameter Description Volume 0-99 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 ofthe Stereo signal. Bass Boost 10 levels. increases the very low frequencies. Reset button Re-adjusts all settings to their default values.

20.2 Play Mode Settings

If you would like the AV 700 to play through an entire folder of songs, play songs at random (shuffle), or æ any of the other playing options, you can set these parameters in the PlayMode settings. Click on the LA Settings action icon from the main menu or while listening to music and then choose PlayMode. PE ue Parameter Description Folder Play all tracks in the current directory or current album. AI Play alltracks on the AV 700. Single Play a single track then stop. Queue While the current song is playing, select the Show ARCLibrary action button, find the next song you want to play, then click PLAY. This is your queued song. You can only queue one song at à time. See the Playlist section to prepare multiple songs to play. Once the currenttrack is finished playing, your queued track will be played. If you do not queue another track at this time, the AV 700 will play the next song in the directory. Scan Each track in the directory is played for 10 - 90 seconds. This allows a quick sample ofeach song. Ifyou wantto play the whole song, click on the Play button during those fist 15 seconds. The AV 700 will then revert to single directory mode and play the rest ofthe songs in the directory without scanning.

Repeat & Shuffle Normal Plays your songs one after the other and then stops after the last song. Repeat Continuously plays through the current setof songs (Artist, Album, folder, or Playlist. Shuffle Random} play through the current set of songs (Artist, Album, folder, or Playlist). Intro duration From 10 to 90 seconds. This is the time for which each song will be played when selecting Scan for Playmode settings.

The AV 700 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 setit, [F4 select the Settings action icon then select Clock. Vans Ran

BE | These settings regulate the interface language and the presentation of the screen. L_| Setting Description Language The AV 700 can be setto English (default), French, German, Spanish, or Russian. Action icon help Displays the explanation or name of the action icons when moving up and down through the menu. lfset to On, the st click on the SELECT action button will show the names of the icons. The second click will select the icon. TV Standard NTSC (USA), PAL (Europe). In order to view images or videos on an external television, select one option to send the video signal compatible with your county's television system. Countries other than European or American will use one of these two systems TV format 4:3 or 16:9 - the ratio at which images are displayed on your television set. Video Output Internal LCD or Extemal TV. To display via the buil-in LCD screen or to view the display via an extemal television. Holding the LCD/TV button for to seconds wi also altemate between these two options. Be sure your television is selecting the correct extemal input. LCD Brightness 0, 1, 2. The 3 brighiness levels for the buil-in LCD screen. Settng to a lower value will give you à longer battery autonomy. LCD Stability Use this to reduce any screen LCD screen ficker you might have. Move the setting to the left and right to get the clearest image. When accessing the Display settings while playing a video you have an additional display option: Video OSD Time for which the video On Screen Display information will be shown when the video starts playing.

20.5 Appearance settings

Setting Wallpaper Picture name Font Outline Color scheme Cursor color Previous settings Description = On, Off. When set to On, the selected picture (next item) san no will be displayed as the AV 700 screen background. : nn This option will display the names of the JPEG images in RUE À the AV 700's System folder that can be used for screen backgrounds (Wallpaper). You can add your oun JPEG images to the System folder by dragging and dropping a JPEG fie from your computer. You can also set the wallpaper within the Photo mode. If your screen background is a dark color, it will be difficult to see the black text on the screen. Set Outiined font to On to have a more visible white outlined font. Allows you to choose what color you would like to have for the status bar above and the screen buttons. Changes the color ofthe cursor and its background. Click this button to retum to the settings last set. RTE or

These settings will help you to save battery power thus allowing a longer battery autonomy. You can set the AV 700 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 ÿ operation).

Parameter Power Off Backlight Off Hard disk Standby Description 1-9 minutes or Never. The number of minutes of user inactivity (no buttons pressed) before the AV 700 shuts off. During the playback of music or video fies, this setting takes effect only after the fles are finished playing. 10-90 seconds, Never. The time of user inactivity (no buttons pressed) before the AV 700 tums off the screen to conserve power. During the playback of video files, this setting only takes effect once the fie is fished playing. 10-90 seconds. The number of seconds from the time of the last fie access before the AV 700 tels the intemal hard drive to stop spinning. The longer this time is set, the more often the hard drive is tuming and the quicker the response time when accessing files. However, as itis set longer, it will quickly consume your battery. Caution: This setting should only be changed by experienced users. 1-9 minutes, Never, The number of minutes of user inactivity (no buttons pressed) before the AV 700 goes into Standby mode. When powered by the AC charger/adapter (or connected to a powered TV Docking Pod), the AV 700 wil not completely shutoff. will go into Standby mode. This way, itcan wake up to make a scheduled video recording. Atypical use of these settings is to setthe power off, screen off, and hard disk to low values when used in battery mode. When the power adapter is plugged in, you do not need to conserve energy and thus keeping the Power on and the Backlight on makes using the AV 700 more agreeable. Increasing the hard disk value beyond the default may actually discharge the battery even when the Charger/adapter is plugged in. Note also that your unit will run hotter when the backlight and hard drive are on for long periods of time.

Parameter Description ARCLibrary Off: From the Music icon, you will just browse music fils in the folder Music. On: (Only in USB Port mode ‘Hard drive’) Browse music via its tag characteristics but the ARCLibrary must be updated manuall. Automatic: AR CLibrary is automatically updated when the USB cable is disconnected from your device. Update ARCLibrary This button lets you update the ARCLibrary if you have setthe parameter above to ON. USB Port Windows Device (default), Hard drive. When setto Windows Device, your AV 700 will use the MTP (Media Transport Protocol) whenever it is connected to a Windows XP (SP1 or higher) operating system with Windows Media Player 10 installed. It wil be seen as the AV 700 Device’ in Windows® Explorer. WARNING: This will not work for earlier Windows® operating systems or Macintosh® computers. When set to Hard Drive, your AV 700 will act as an external hard drive (mass storage device) when connected to a computer. Use this mode for all non-Windows® XP operating systems. Firmware Version Displays the current version ofthe OS (Operating System) and DRM (Digital Rights Management) system. Update Firmware Used to update the AV700 to à new version of the Operating System. See the chapter Updating the AV 700 Firmware Operating System. Product Key Each AV 700 device has a unique product key number. Hard Disk Displays the amount of free and used space on the AV 700's hard drive. Reported number of megabytes is binary based counting (1kb=1024 bytes). Thus each reported MB represents approximately 1.05 megabytes (decimal). Formatting also takes up space.

See the chapter VIDEO - Setting the Infrared Emitter Code for a complete explanation of when and how to use this setting. 2 1 Updating the AV 700 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 check to make sure that you are running the most recent version of the OS. To check what version you have, click on the Setup action icon and then go to System. You will find the most recent version of the OS and its version number at the ARCHOS” website (www.archos.com) under the download section. Download the Update_AV 700.A0S file D séries. | When you click on the link to download the new OS fie (the file name is Update_AV700.AOS), your browser may warn you that the contents of the download me may harm your computer. This is because the Windows® system does not know what a .AOS fie is. Be assured that ARCHOS” has made every effort to ensure that the file mt does not contain viruses. Click on the option Save to download this file to a convenient | es | ww || place, such as My Documents, in order to later copy this file to your AV 700. If your Frame men AV 700 is connected to your PC, you can even save it directly to the AV 700. Read the History.txt File You will also find next to the firmware download, a text file which details the list of changes from the previous version of the OS. Copy to the AV 700 When updating your Operating System, you must keep the AC charger/adapter plugged into the AV 700 so that it will not shut down due to low batteries while you are performing the update. Connect your AV 700 to your computer (refer to the relevant chapter if you are unsure about this), and then copy the Update_AV700.A0S fie to the AV 700.

‘Hard Drive’ or ‘Windows Device’? __ If your AV 700 is seen as a hard drive, then you simply need to drag the Update _AV700.A0S fie onto <æ this icon, and Windows® will place the fie into the top most directory (root) of the AV 700. It should not be M placed inside any folder within your AV 700. Once this file is copied, safely disconnect (refer to the chapter on Connecting/Disconnecting) the AV 700 from the computer. Explorer and drop the Update_AV700.AOS into the Data folder (not the Media folder). If there is already an older version ofthe Update_AV700.AOS fie on your AV 700, Windows® will ask if you want to overwrite CA If your AV 700 is seen as a Windows® Device, then you will have to open the AV 700 Device in Windows® #70 the current file. Click on Yes. Disconnect the AV 700 from your computer. Activate the Update Ensure that your AV 700 is still powered through the AC charger/adapter. Update Firmware | un Next, go to the System parameters from the Settings action icon and then move down to Update Firmware and click on it. The AV 700 will search for the .AOS file. Follow the on-screen instructions. When completed, the AV 700 will restart and you can go back to this screen to verify that you have updated the firmware to the new version. C] uen pate ARCLrary Fun im Le AORMEDES Upiate Firmware

(HE 22 TV Docking Pod Description By installing the TV Docking Pod, you have an easy way to connect and disconnect your AV 700 to or from your home entertainment system. Simply connect the pod's multi-connect plug to the AV 700 as needed. If you have scheduled television recordings to make, then connect the AV 700 to the pod and let it make the recording while you are away. If you want to make TV recordings from a place other than where your pod is connected, then you can purchase the “Audio-Video Travel kit’ to bring along with your ARCHOS” device and record from any other audio/video source. a AV input jack - use either of the AV cables b AV ouput jack - use either ofthe AV cables € S-Video in - input (you can use a standard s-video cable (not included) for your video input) d Adapter connection - connect the included power adapter here e Infrared E mitter jack - plug in the included infrared emitter if you want the AV 700 to control a VCR, cable box, or sat. receiver.

ro Standby / Wake Up* Switch between Built-in & External Video Numeric entry This group of buttons acts as the navigation and acceleration buttons on the left of the AV 700 and the Play & Stop buttons on the right side. = Go up or down a channel if you have the infrared emitter connected to your VCR, cable box, or satellite receiver. Action icon select and execute buttons Increase / Decrease Volume Mute sound Displays Action icon help, if activated (Parameters > Display) 2 3 Connecting the TV Docking Pod to your Television System a- charger /adapter b - outto your Television € - in from your VCR, cable box, or satellite receiver The AV 700 connected to the TV Docking Pod.

Even if connecting audio-visual equipment is not your strong suit, by following our instructions and applying our Connect & Test method, you will be able to verify that your connections are correct. Refer to the color connection diagrams in the back of this manual while reading through each section below.

23.2 Connection (1): Powering the TV Docking Pod

Plug the included adapter/charger into the jack labeled DC-in on the TV docking pod. Your docking pod must always be powered, even if you do not have your AV700 connected to it. If not powered, your regular tuner's output (VCR, cablebox, satellite receiver) will not be seen on your television.

23.3 Connection (2): Breaking your regular TV Connection

The TV docking pod is a pass-through device. That is, if you do nothing more than connect it to your VCR, Cable box, or Satellite receiver and your television, it will pass the audio and video signals through to your TV and you will notice no difference in how your television system operates. Start by disconnecting your television from its usual source (ver, cable box, or satellite receiver).

23.4 Connection (3): Putthe TV docking pod between your TV and Tuner

We will now put the TV docking pod between these two devices you just separated. Take one of the AV cables (they are identical, don't worry), and plug it into the AV Out jack of the TV docking pod, and plug the other end of this cable into your television (European users may need to use the included IN labeled scart adapter). Take the second AV cable and plug it into the AV In jack of the TV docking pod. The other end ofthis cable must now go to the video and audio output of your tuner (VCR, cable box, satellite receiver) that was previously connected to your television (European users may need to use the included OUT labeled scart adapter). Power the TV docking pod with the included ARCHOS” adapter/charger. TEST IT: Verify that you made the correct connections. +_ Turn on your television +_ Turn on your video device (ver, cable box, or satellite receiver) + You should be able to use your television system as you normally do. The TV docking pod is merely passing through the video and audio to your television. + Europe: If you don't see the video, check to make sure you used the correct SCART IN and OUT adapters.

23.5 Connection (4): Connect the AV 700 to the TV Docking Pod

Connect your AV 700 to the docking pod as shown. The AV 700 can be on or off when you connect it. Ifit is off, the act of connecting it to the docking will turn it on. Ifthe AV 700 is lying flat next to the docking pod, there is a good chance that you will not be able to control it with the remote control. Thus, you should always set it up on its stand. TEST IT: Test now to verify that it works as desired. + Tum on the AV 700 and your television. + Hold down on the TV/LCD button for 2 seconds (button located on top of the AV 700). + The screen on your AV should go black. + You should see the AV 700 screen now displaying to your television. If not, switch your television to auxiliary input (often called L1 or L2 just below channel 1) Hold the TV/LCD button again to return to viewing on your AV 700.

If you would like to get a higher quality video recording, and your video recorder, cable box or other video device has an S-video output, you can connect a standard S-video cable from it to your TV docking pod. This will carry only the video signal to the pod and your AV 700, notthe audio. The video pass thru feature is not supported for S-Video input. DO NOT PLUG IN BOTH THE S-VIDEO CONNECTOR AND THE STANDARD YELLOW AV IN CONNECTOR AT THE SAME TIME.

23.7 Connection (6): the Infrared Emitter

This is an optional connection. You will need to use this if you would like to change TV channels with the ARCHOS” remote control or if want to be able to make scheduled recordings. This emitter, once stuck on to your cable box, satellite receiver, or video cassette recorder, will be able to turn that device on and off and select channels while you are away. The emitter acts like the remote control for that device. #1 Infrared (IR) Emitter Which device to control? You will affix the IR E mitter to the device you normally change your TV channels with. Do you change TV channels with your video cassette recorder remote control, your cable box remote control, or your satellite receiver remote control? Which ever one of these devices changes the channel that you view, then it is on this device that you will aff the IR Emitter. Locating the Infrared Receptor on your VCR or Cable box First, you must locate the infrared detector on the device. This is the small dark window (looks black or deep red actually) which you point your remote control at to change the channels. We will use a video cassette recorder (ver) as an example, but the following is true also for a cable box or satellite receiver. Look in your device's user manual to see if it shows you where the infrared detector window is. If you find it, then jump to the next step “Connecting it to the TV docking pod”. One way to locate the infrared receptor on your VCR is to cover up various parts of the face of your VCR with your hand while changing the channels and notice at what point your VCR's remote control stops working. By covering up various parts of the face, you will stop the infrared beam from reaching the infrared receptor. Keep changing the channels with your remote control, moving your hand over various areas until you have found where the infrared receptor is. Connecting it to the TV Docking Pod Plug the connector end of the Infrared E mitter to the far right jack on the back ofthe TV Docking Pod. This emitter will act as your remote control for your scheduled recordings. Sticking it onto your device and Setting the IR Emitter code Now that you know where the infrared receptor is, you need to set the correct infrared emitter code on your AV 700 and then affix the IR emitter to your device. Every VCR, cable box, and satellite receiver has a different infrared code to tell it to turn on and off and how to change channels. With the IR emitter in one hand, move itover the infrared receptor on your cable box, VCR, or satellite receiver and then set the infrared code as explained in the chapter VIDEO - Setting the Infrared Emitter Code. Once you get the AV 700 to start controlling your device by infrared signals (there are test buttons for this - see the TV Control setting for help), you can then peal offthe white ring protecting the adhesive, and stick the IR emitter to your device. If your regular remote control for this device is sensitive to distances, you could affix the Infrared E mitter slightiy to the left or right of the device's receptor so as not to impede the functioning of the regular remote control. AV700

2 A Replacing the battery Your AV 700 has a removable battery. You may want to purchase a second battery for cases when you know that you will be unable to recharge your AV 700 before the supplied battery runs out. Refer to the chapter Settings - Power Settings for information about getting the most use from the battery. Before removing the battery, disconnect the charger/adapter and switch off the device. The AV 700's battery is located on the left hand side on the back of the device. To take out the battery, move the slider latch downwards. You can now lift the battery from the left edge. To replace a battery, hold it with the 2 plastic notches towards the right and slide it into the battery compartment (1). Then, lower the battery into its compartment (2). Finally, remember to move the slider latch towards the top of the AV 700 in order to secure the battery inside its compartment (3). () @2) 6) Caution: Ifthe battery is incorrectiy replaced or short-circuited, this could result in damage to the product and/or serious injuries to the user. Replace only with the same or equivalent type of battery. 2 5 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 efficientiy as possible: 1)Please read carefully through the appropriate sections of this manual. Some subject areas may be treated in two different chapters depending on how the device is being used. 2)Look atthe Troubleshooting section at the back of this manual. In this section, we have included answers to some commonly asked questions.

3) Look at our Support section on the website (www.archos.com). Here, you will find Frequently Asked Questions

(FAQ) for our different products, and there is a chance that somebody else has already asked your question. 4)ifthese steps did not help you resolve your technical difficulty, you can always contact us either via email or by calling the helpline. Telephone support will be provided in the language of the countries listed below. For other countries, please use email technical support. For warranty and services purposes, keep your sales receipt for proof of purchase. The serial number for the AV 700 model can be found in the battery compartment. 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). DO NOT USE phone or e-mail support for marketing and sales questions. These numbers are to aid those who have technical difficulties / malfunctions.

26.1 USB Connection issues

Problem: | cannot get my AV 700 to be recognized by the computer or it asks for a driver. Solutions: + Ifyou are running an operating system otherthan Windows® XP (Service P ack 1 minimum) with Windows Media® Player 10 or higher, the USB Port setting should be set to ‘Hard Drive’. Go to Setup > System >USB Portand setitto ‘Hard Drive’. Only Windows® XP (Service Pack 1 or higher) with Windows Media” Player 10 or higher will allow for the USB Port ‘Windows Device’ setting. Shutoff and rebootthe computer and the AV 700 and then try connecting again in the preferred order mentioned in the chapter Connecting/Disconnecting the AV 700 to/from your PC. If using a USB hub, try connecting without using the hub (some hubs are not powered and may not work with the AV 700). If using a USB port in the front of your computer, try a USB port in the back. Front USB ports are often from non-powered hubs. Do not connect to a USB port repeated through a keyboard. If using a laptop computer and a docking station, try connecting without the docking station. Macintosh® users must update to OS 10.2.4 or higher. (Hard Drive mode) If the Files Allocation Table (FAT) gets corrupted, the AV 700 may not show up in Windows XP for over one minute, and then it comes up as local drive. Use DOS Utility ChkDsk as shown below. (Hard Drive Mode) Windows® XP may recognize the AV 700 hard drive but yet not assign a drive letter to it. Right click on My Computer and select Manage. Then select Storage, then Disk Management. Within this window you may see the hard drive and be able to assign a drive letter by right-clicking on the hard drive, and selecting the option Change drive letter and paths. Problem: (Hard Drive mode) What do | do if try to disconnect via the green arrow but keep getting ‘The device ‘Generic Volume’ cannot be stopped now. Try stopping the device again later.” Answer: Shut off any program that might be accessing data on the AV 700, including Windows® Explorer. If this does not work, shut down all programs, wait 20 seconds, then try the green arrow one or two times again. If this does not work, you can shut off your AV 700 with the Stop/Esc button and then unplug it.

26.2 Charging and Power issues

You do not need to fully discharge the batteries before recharging them. Problem: A full battery charge does not last as long as the specifications suggest. Answer: The specifications are under the condition that the screen backlight goes off after 30 seconds (for music) and the user does not access the machine, it just sits and plays. If you get significantly less time from a full charge, call our technical support hot-line.

26.3 AV 700 locks up (freezes operation) or Stops

Problem: The AV 700 locks-up. None of the buttons work. Solution: f the ‘Lock buttons’ is set, none of the buttons respond. Hold down the unlock action button for three seconds to turn off the ‘Lock buttons’ function. A freeze up could also be caused by electrostatic phenomena. That is, static electricity has temporarily knocked out the AV 700. Hold down on the STOP/OFF button for 15 seconds and the AV 700 will shut off. Restart it normally now.

26.4 File issues, corrupted data, formatting, and partitioning

Problem: | want to clean up my AV 700's hard drive, but Windows® will not let me use the standard hard drive cleaning tools. Answer: This is because Windows® sees your AV 700 as a Windows Device and not a hard drive (USB Port is set to Windows Device in Setup > System). Do not change back to hard drive and run à defragmenter program. This will give unexpected results.

Problem: On the AV 700, | find new fie names and folder names that | never created and/or they have strange gibberish names. Answer: (Hard drive mode) Most likely, the AV 700' fie allocation table (FAT) has been corrupted. This could have been due to the AV 700 shutting down (due to low battery power) while reading or writing to your computer via the USB connection. To fix a corrupted FAT problem, you should use the Error Checking utility or the Check Disk utility explained at the end of this section. Attention: Windows and Macintosh often write extra files to the hard drive such as finder.def or System volume info. These are normal and will not harm the AV 700. Problem: Can | defragment the AV 700's hard drive? Answer: (Windows Device Mode) The AV 700 maintains an optimized file system and does not need to be defragmented. Defragmenting will cause unexpected problems. Problem: | want to reformat the AV 700's hard drive. Answer: You can do this, but it will erase ALL of the data on your AV 700. 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 should run ScanDisk or the DOS chkdsk (Check Disk) program to try to fix your problem. If this doesn't fix your problem and you are sure you must reformat the AV 700 hard drive, then go to the screen Settings > System and press and hold the DOWN action button for three seconds. À button “Format HD” will appear. Use this button to format the AV 700's hard drive. Remember, doing this will erase all the data on the AV 700's hard drive!!! Problem: My files have disappeared from the AV 700. Answer: Tosee all yourfiles, in the Browser mode, make sure the action icon Show allfiles is turned on.Also make sure that you browse your files via the Browser mode and not a filtered view such as Photo, Music, or Video. Windows® ME Running Scan-Disk (Error Checking) - HARD DRIVE mode only + Quitall running applications. Properly connect the AV 700 to your computer as explained in the chapter Connecting/disconnecting the AV 700 to/from your PC. Make sure external AC adapter is powering the AV 700. Right click on the AV 700 hard drive in Windows® Explorer and select Properties. Select the Tools option and run the Error checking program. Make sure you check the box to automatically fix errors. Be patient, this may take a while. Windows® XP & 2000 Running Check Disk Utility (ChkDsk) - HARD DRIVE mode only If you still have problems with the file system on your AV 700 you can try to fix it using the DOS utility, check disk (chkdsk). Do the following: + Make sure external AC adapter is powering the AV 700. Quit all running applications. P roperly connectthe AV 700 to your computer as explained in chapter Connecting/disconnecting the AV 700 to/from your PC. Wait patiently (up to 5 minutes) for Windows XP to show the local drive as mounted. Open a DOS window. Programs >Accessories > Command P rompt. Atthe prompt, type chkdsk e: ff. Use e: or f: or whatever drive letter is representing your AV 700. The # argument tells the program to automatically fix errors. Be patient, this may take a while. When finished, exit the DOS Window and properly disconnect the AV 700 from your computer.

27 Technical Specifications ARCHOS” VIDEO AV 700 series Storage Capacity See packaging Display 7" LCD 480x234 pixels, 262 000 colors and TV outputt Video recording MPEG-4 SP and stereo sound in AVI format. 720x576 @ 25 f/s (PAL), AVI file format. WMV9 SP (including protected WMV9 SP files) up to 352x288 @ 30 fs. Audio recording From an analog source in stereo sound for WAV (PCM & ADPCM) format. Audio Playback 2 Stereo MP3 decoding @ 30-320 kb/s CBR & VBR, WMA (including protected WMA fles), WAV (PCM &ADPCM), Video playback E MPEG-4 SP with B-Frames? with stereo sound. Near DVD quality up to 720x480 @ 30 fis (NTSC), PlaysForSure download and subscription. Photo viewer ” JPEG (not progressive jpegs) and BMP formats AV Connections TV docking pod with video pass through, AV in & out cables (SCART In & Out for European version) and IR emitter jack. E arphones / AudioWideo line out. Television output Video output in PAL (EU) or NTSC (US) standard Computer Interface High Speed USB 2.0 (compatible USB 1.1), PC and Mac USB Host port compatible Mass Storage Device Playback Autonomy* Up to 30 hours for music. Up to 4 hours for video on the builtin LCD. Scalability Free Operating System updates downloadable from ARCHOS ” website Power source Rechargable Lithium-lon battery External: AC charger/adapter. Use ONLY the specified Archos adapter/charger supplied with this product. Physical Dimensions Approx.: 10,7 x 20,9 x 1,9 cm - 4.2" x 8.2" x 0.8" Weight: 5909 - 20.8 0z Temperature Range 5 °C to 35 °C running ;-20 °C to 45 °C storage Minimum Requirements PC: Windows ME, 2000, XP, Media Center, 800MHz, 128MB RAM, USB2.0 Macintosh”: G3 OS X (10.2.4) or higher, USB 2.0 port For PlaysForSure: PC with Windows® XP SP 1 or higher, Windows® Media Player 10 or higher, USB 2.0 port #Depending on usage (stop/startiwriting) {1) External video output disabled for Macrovision®-protected contents. (2) DivX: has not been certified by DivX, Inc., may not read all DivX @ 4.08 5.0 files; does not read Divx® 3.11 & 6.0 files. MPEG-4:1S0 standard by Moving Picture Experts Group ; AVI: audio/video file container by Microsoft. MPEG-4 SP with B-frames AVI up to 704x480@ 30f/s NTSC or 720x576@ 25f/s PAL. (3) Only cameras compatible with Mass Storage Class USB. All brands and product names are registered trademarks and the property of their respective owners. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Errors or omissions excepted. Images and illustrations may not always match contents. COPYRIGHT ARCHOS © 2005. All rights reserved.

28: ted Liab Warranty and L 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 general, the manufacturer shall not be responsible for product damages caused by natural disasters, fire, static discharge, misuse, abuse, neglect, improper handling or installation, unauthorized repair, alteration or accident. In no event shall the manufacturer be liable for loss of data stored on disk media. MANUFACTURER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. EVEN IF INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF IN ADVANCE. ARCHOS” licensor(s) makes no warranties, express or implied, including, without limitation, the implied warranties 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 results ofthe use of the licensed materials in terms ofits correctness, accuracy, reliability, correctness or otherwise. The entire risk as to the results and performance of the licensed materials is assumed by you. The exclusion of implied warranties is not permitted by some jurisdictions. The above exclusion may not apply to you. In no event will ARCHOS "5 licensor(s), and their directors, officers, employees or agents (collectively ARCHOS" licensor) be liable to you for any consequential, incidental or indirect damages (including damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information, and the like) arising out of the use of inability to use the licensed materials even if ARCHOS licensor has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Because some jurisdiction do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitations may not apply to you. Please see your sales contract for a complete statement of warranty rights, remedies and limitation of liability. Furthermore, warranty does not apply to:

1. Damages or problems resulting from misuse, abuse, accident, alteration or incorrect electrical current or voltage.

2. Any product tampered-with or damaged warranty seal or serial number label.

3. Any product without a warranty or serial number label.

4. Batteries and any consumable items delivered with or in the equipment.

The end user is required to use this product only in conformity with its original purpose and is strictly forbidden to make any technical modifications that could potentially impinge on the rights of third parties. Any modification to the hardware, software, or physical enclosure of the product must be approved in writing by ARCHOS. Non approved modified products are subject to the withdrawal of any or all guarantee clauses. 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. Use of this product is for personal use only. Copying CDs or loading music, video, or picture files for sale or other business purposes is or may be a violation of copyright law. Copyrighted materials, works of art, and/or presentations may require authorization to be fully or partially recorded. Please be aware of all such applicable laws concerning the recording and use of such for your country and jurisdiction. FCC Compliance Statement FCC Compliance This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does

cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more ofthe following measures: + Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. + Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. + Connectthe equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. + Consultthe dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. CAUTION : Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void users authority to operate this device. FCC Part 15 - Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference:

2.This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. Electrostatic Discharge Normal functioning of the product may be disturbed by ESD. If so, simply reset the product to resume normal operation by following the instruction manual. During fle transmission, please handle with care and operate in a static-free environment. Avoiding Hearing Damage This product respects the current regulations for limiting the output volume of consumer audio devices to a safe level. By listening to your device with headphones or earbuds at high volumes, you run the risk of permanent damage to your ears. Even if you get used to listening at high volumes and it seems normal to you, you still risk the possibility of damaging your hearing. Reduce the volume of your device to a reasonable level to avoid permanent hearing damage. If you hear ringing in your ears, reduce the volume or shut off your device. This device has been tested with the ARCHOS” supplied earphones. Other manufactures earphones may produces volume levels higher or lower than the ARCHOS” delivered earphones. Copyright Notice CopyrightARCHOS” © 2005 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, in writing, from ARCHOS. AI brands and products names are registered trademarks and the property of their respective owners. Specifications are subject to change without notification. Errors and omissions accepted. Images and illustrations may not always match contents. Copyright “ ARCHOS. AI rights reserved. Disclaimer of warranty: to the extent allowed by applicable law, representations and warranties of non- infringement of copyrights or other intellectual property rights resulting from the use of the product under conditions other than as here above specified, are hereby excluded. LCD Pixel Policy The LCD screen on your ARCHOS” AV 700 unit has been manufactured to rigorous standards to provide a high quality viewing experience. Nevertheless, your LCD screen may have slight imperfections. This is not particular to the ARCHOS” screen, but to all devices which have LCD screens regardiess of the original manufacturer of the LCD. Each product vendor guarantees that his screen will contain no more than a certain number of defective pixels. Each screen pixel contains three dot elements (Red, Blue, and Green). One or all of the dots in a given pixel may be stuck on or stuck off. A single dot stuck off is the least noticeable. All three dots of a pixel stuck on is the most noticeable. ARCHOS” guarantees that its AV 700 screen will have no more than 2 defective pixel (regardless if these pixels have one or more defective dots). This means that during the period of guarantee for your country or jurisdiction, if the screen on your product has three or more defective pixels, ARCHOS ” will repair or replace your AV 700 product at its cost. Thus, two or less defective pixels is not grounds for replacement or repair of the product. Environmental Considerations Protection of the environment is an important concern to ARCHOS”. In order to put this concern into tangible actions, ARCHOS” has consciously included a set of methods that favor a respect for the environment into the entire cycle ofits products; from fabrication to consumer usage, to final disposal. Batteries : If your product contains à detachable battery pack, you should only dispose of it in a designated collection point for used batteries.

The Product : The crossed-out garbage can symbol on your product signifies that it falls into the category of electric/electronic equipment. Products of this type contain substances that are — potentially dangerous to the environment and to human health. Therefore, you should not dispose LU ofthe ARCHOS electronic device in a regulartrash. As such, the current European directives ask p « that this device be collected: Ca - At places of distribution in the case of a purchase of a similar electronic product. = - At locally created disposal areas (waste disposal centers, sorted trash system, etc.) By doing this, you are actively participating in the reuse and recycling of disposed electronic and electric equipment that could have potential effects on the environment and human health. 2 9 Index Please note: This index refers to both the abridged user guide (this document) and the complete PDF user manual (found in the Data/ Manuals folder on the AV 700 hard drive). References to the PDF user manual are marked *. Activating panel BROWSER Una he Browser “ : ARCLibrary MUSIC Bt Eh Jour Muse Library io SETTINGS » Sym Seine se ue ARCLibrary update MUSIC Boving Enough your Muse Library io SETTINGS - Syctem Setinge mes Audio recording/editing MUSIC - Racoring Mani - Audio Edlting aa Available disc space STTINGS » Syctem Setings 20 ue Background image (Wallpaper) Battery autonomy and consumption Bay oplacenent de Bookmarks MUSIC = Sctng a Boamarke io Buttons not working MUSIC Bain Control ion sa Card readers

Codecs VIDEO - Installing the PC Software - MPEG-4 codec (Compression/Decompression) VIDEO - Installing the PC Software - MP3 Sound Codec Compression VIDEO - Playing Video Files from the Internet VIDEO - Creating MPEG-4 Video Files with your Computer MUSIC - Putting Music onto your AV 700 Connecting 2 USB devices Connect Devices to the USB Host Port Date and time SETTINGS - Clock Settings Default location VIDEO - Where is the Recording Saved? MUSIC - Where is the Recording Saved? Delete Playlist MUSIC - Playing a Playlist BROWSER - Using the Browser Delete section from video/audio file VIDEO - Editing Video Files MUSIC - Audio Editing Delete song from Playlist MUSIC - Saving a Playlist Deleting files BROWSER - File and Folder Operations Deleting schedules recordings VIDEO - Automated Yahoo!” TV Recording Scheduler Display SETTINGS - Display settings Equalizer SETTINGS - Sound Settings - Sound parameters External speaker off/on VIDEO - Video Playback Action Icons - Built-in speakers SETTINGS - Sound Settings - Sound parameters File system VIDEO - Manually Setting the Scheduler - Notes about setting the Scheduler 17,2%

5.4* BROWSER - Using the Browser Files: Locating a file VIDEO - Where is the Recording Saved? MUSIC - Browsing through your Music Library MUSIC - Where is the Recording Saved? BROWSER - Navigating the directorey structure Files: Moving or copying files MUSIC - Transfering CD cellection to the AV MUSIC - Using iTunes” with your AV 700 PHOTO - Transfeming photos to your AV 700 BROWSER - Using the Browser Connect Devices to the USB Host Port Files: Music deleted from your device Synchronizing Music from Windows Media® Player to the AV 700 Find a particular song (Scan) MUSIC - Play Screen Icons SETTINGS - Play Mode Settings Foreign character sets INTRO - First time usage - Foreign character sets Frame rates for video files VIDEO - Non Protected Intemet Video Content Free disc space SETTINGS - System Settings 1-Frame VIDEO - Editing Video Files Infrared emitter/receiver VIDEO - Setting the Infrared Emitter Code Connecting the TV Docking Pod to your Television System - Cennection 6: the infrared emitter Lock MUSIC - Button Control MPEG-4 Translator VIDEO - Creating MPEG-4 Video Files with your Computer Music Browser MUSIC - Playing Music Files MUSIC - Browsing through your Music Library 10.1*

Music deleted/missing from your device MUSIC - Synchronizing Music from Windows Media” Player (WMP) to the AV 700 Music files sorted by categories MUSIC - Playing Music Files MUSIC - Browsing through your Music Library Music lists (Playlists) MUSIC - Playing Music Files MUSIC - Playlists New music not showing in the ARCLibrary MUSIC - Browsing through your Music Library SETTINGS - System Settings New Playlist does not display SETTINGS - System Settings NTSC SETTINGS - Display Settings Operating system SETTINGS - System Settings Updating the AV 700 Firmware/OS Operating system Version SETTINGS - System Settings PAL SETTINGS - Display Settings Play songs randomly (Shuffle) MUSIC - Play Screen Icons MUSIC - Saving a Playlist SETTINGS - Play Mode Settings Playing only certain songs (Playlists) MUSIC - Playing Music Files MUSIC - Playlists Playing songs in a specific order MUSIC - Playing Music Files MUSIC - Playlists Playlists MUSIC - Playing Music Files MUSIC - Playlists