70B EREADER - E-reader ARCHOS - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL 70B EREADER ARCHOS

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On the web at www.archos.com/register Thank you for choosing this ARCHOS product. We hope that you will enjoy using it and that it will give you satisfaction for many years to come. Once you unpack your ARCHOS product, we recommend that you take a few minutes to register it (www.archos.com/register). This will allow you to get access to ARCHOS technical support (www.archos.com/support).

NEED HELP? On our Website: See the Frequently Asked Questions section on www.archos.com/faq Contact our Technical Support Team: Visit www.archos.com/support for e-mail support. Europe: please register your product before contacting Technical Support (see Register your Product). As we are often updating and improving our products, your device’s software may have a slightly different appearance or modified functionality than presented in this Quick Start Guide.

History: displays the last consulted books.

My library: displays all your books.

APpLICATION SHORTCUTs: Web browser, photo, video, music

Application tab: access button to all applications

previous page/next page: available when reading a book.

Hardware Reset: In the event that your ARCHOS freezes operation, you can press the “pinhole reset” button, located on the back the device, by using a sharp object such as a toothpick.

Before using your ARCHOS for the first time, completely charge the battery! Charging the Battery

Connect the supplied power cable to the ARCHOS Power connector and to a wall outlet.

The ARCHOS device will turn on and start charging.

Installation Wizard The first time you start up your ARCHOS, the installation wizard will bring you through a few screens to help you set up the principal settings: Language, country, time, etc.

Archos_70b_eReader_EN-FR-DE_pnXXXX.indd 3 22/11/2010 19:17:45 English The ARCHOS INTERFACE Your ARCHOS device is equipped with a touchscreen. Most screen areas will react when you tap on them with your finger. These are the default Android™ shortcuts (Web Browser, Music, etc.). Tap on an icon to open the corresponding application. Applications Tab Tap on this icon to reveal all the Android™ applications installed on your ARCHOS (Email, Alarm clock, etc.). Applications you download from APPSLIB will be available here. Time Volume

Press this icon to return to the Home screen

Top bar of the Interface

Status icons: (WiFi connection status, battery level, etc.) Tap on Menu to see menu options according to the current screen.

Press this icon to return to the previous screen

Archos_70b_eReader_EN-FR-DE_pnXXXX.indd 4 22/11/2010 19:17:46 English ebook menu IMPORTANT: Adobe digital rights management History You can download the most recent books The last books you started reading are displayed in the History menu. in protected ePub and PDF format and transfer them onto your eReader. To do so, you need to download and install Adobe Digital Editions® onto your compu- My Library ter. This program will help you when you The My Library menu allows to have access to all your eBooks. order and transfer your eBooks onto your ARCHOS. Follow these steps to install Press the My Library button. Adobe Digital Editions. In the My Library menu, choose a display option for your eBooks:

Go to www.adobe.com/products/ digitaleditions. - Title, Author or Size

Continue Reading: Select the desired book. Tap on the Continue Read button to keep on reading a book that you began or to start a new book. Click on the START INSTALLATION button.

Follow the Installation wizard.

You can now transfer Adobe DRM epub and PDF eBooks to your ARCHOS Search function: From the Ebook menu, tap on the Menu icon

eReader. then tap on the Search icon. Type keywords corresponding to your search. The Search function is only available from the Ebook menu.

Archos_70b_eReader_EN-FR-DE_pnXXXX.indd 5 22/11/2010 19:17:49 English Connecting to the internet www First of all, you need to configure a WiFi network. For this procedure to work, you need to be in a WiFi zone that will allow you to connect to it. Every time the ARCHOS is in range of a network that you have already configured once, it will attempt to make a connection. 1 To configure a new WiFi network, go on the Home screen, tap on the Application tab Settings. , then select 2 In the Settings screen, select Wireless & networks. 3 If the WiFi is off, tap on the Wi-Fi line to turn it on. Then select Wi-Fi settings. The ARCHOS will scan for available WiFi networks and display them. 4 Tap on the network you want to connect to, enter the required network information* and then tap on Connect. Your ARCHOS will now attempt to establish a connection to that WiFi hot spot with the network parameters you entered.

• For free access WiFi points, there is no need to enter any special information. For secured networks, you will need either a key (a series of numbers and/or letters) of the type WEP, WPA, or WPA2. Refer to your WiFi provider to obtain the exact connection parameters required.

From the Home screen, tap on the video, audio or photo application.

The ARCHOS will display a list of files or folders corresponding to the selected category.

Tap on an item to start playing it. Only in Video and Photo modes: to display/hide the on-screen controls, tap anywhere on the screen. To pause or resume a video, tap on the icon slide the progression bar to the desired point.

(bottom of screen). To go to any particular point in the video, Video To play the next or previous song, tap on the icons in the video player screen (see above).

and the progression bar as Music To start or pause a slide show, tap on the icon

. To view the next or previous photo, tap on the icons

Archos_70b_eReader_EN-FR-DE_pnXXXX.indd 7 22/11/2010 19:17:55 English Transferring media to your ARCHOS

Connect the supplied USB cable to the ARCHOS and to a running computer.

The ARCHOS will turn on and ask you if you want to connect it. Tap on “Mount” to connect it. Within a few seconds the ARCHOS will appear as an icon on your computer.

You can transfer your media files to the ARCHOS either by copy/pasting them into the respective folders using Windows® Explorer (or the Finder on a Mac®), or by using Windows Media® Player. Open Windows Media Player® and then use the Sync tab to synchronize your music, videos, and photos onto your ARCHOS. See Windows Media Player®’s Help to learn more about this. Once all your file transfers are finished, close Windows® Explorer and any other program that may have read or written to the ARCHOS. Click on the ‘safely remove’ icon in the system tray, next to the clock. You can now unplug the USB cable. Computer turned on USB

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