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English Language User Manual
ARCHOS VIDEO AV300 SERIES
USB 2.0 Hard Disk / MP3 Player / MP3 Recorder / JPEG Viewer / MPEG4 Personal Video Player
User Guide for ARCHOS VIDEO AV320, AV340, & AV380 version 3.0 (p/n 102 253V3)
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Table of Contents 1 Ports, Buttons, and Connections 8 2 First Time Usage 9 2.1 Plugging in the AC Adapter 9 2.2 Turning on the AV300 9 2.3 Shutting off the AV300 and Battery saving features 9 2.4 Changing the Language 10 2.5 Foreign Character Sets 10 2.6 Charging the Batteries 10 2.7 Caring for the AV300 11 2.8 Hardware Reset 11 3 Playing MP3 music 12 3.1 Playing through your HiFi system 13 3.2 ID3 Tags 13 3.3 Changing the sound settings 14 Button Lock 15 3.4 Changing the PlayMode 15 3.5 P
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7 Settings 32 7.1 Sound Settings 32 7.2 Play Mode and Play Order Settings 32 7.3 Clock Settings 32 7.4 Display Settings 33 7.5 Power Settings 34 7.6 System Settings 35 7.7 Updating the AV300 Firmware Operating System (OS) 36 Download the CJBM.AJZ file 36 Read the History.txt File 36 Copy to AV300 root and Update 36 8 Playing MPEG4 Video Files 37 9 Creating MPEG4 Video Files 38 How to create an MPEG4 video file 38 PC Tools 38 Macintosh Users 39 9.1 Installing the PC Software 39 DivX™ Codec 3
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Warranty and Limited Liability This product is sold with a limited warranty and specifi c 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, fi re, static discharge, misuse, abuse, neglect, improper handling or installation, unauthorized repa
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FCC Warning 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 n
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Dear Customer, ARCHOS thanks you for your choice of this exciting AV300 product. Never before has one been able to carry with him or her so much information, be it MP3 music, MP4 videos or JPEG pictures, and be able to enjoy these without a computer. We are sure that your AV300 will give you years of listening and viewing enjoyment. Of course you can always use it as a regular portable hard disk too. This guide will explain to you the functions of the AV300. Our engineers have packed this
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Technical Specifi cations ARCHOS VIDEO AV320, AV340, AV380 Storage Capacity Model AV320: 20GB; AV340: 40GB; AV380:80GB Computer Interface High Speed USB 2.0 (compatible USB 1.1) Optional FireWire cable Image Playback JPG and BMP(4, 8, 24 bit) images, any size Audio Playback Stereo MP3 decoding 30-320 kb/s. CBR & VBR Audio Recording Stereo MP3 encoding 30-160kb/s. VBR Video Playback Up to 640x304 @ 30 frames/sec (NTSC) or up to 640x368 @ 25 frames/sec (PAL) [Up to 640 x 480 resolution at lowe
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Ports, Buttons, and Connections 1 Built-in microphone CHG: AC adapter is connected Line & external microphone audio input ON: Unit is on Headphone & AV output HDD: Hard Disk being accessed Expansion Port Play/Pause/Enter/On Remove rubber cap to Play the currently selected item, pause, reveal Mini-Centronics and play again. Long press, turns on the port for add-ons such AV300. Long press to switch between as Camera, FM Remote external and built-in video. control, Digital Video Stop/Esc
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First Time Usage 2 Please understand that this device has a CPU, hard disk, and Operating System (OS) and thus it is more like a computer than like a DVD player, VCR, or television. If you are not familiar with using a computer, it would be particularly useful to take the time to read through all sections of this manual. 2.1 Plugging in the AC Adapter • Use only the included ARCHOS charger/adapter. • Before using for the fi rst time, charge the batteries for a full four hours. • You may use
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back on, just click once on any button. This setting can be changed from 10 seconds to 110 seconds or to ‘never’ shut off the screen. 2.4 Changing the Language The AV320 interface can be set to English (default), French, or German. • To change the language, move the joystick to Setup and then click PLAY/ENTER . • Then move with the joystick to Display and click PLAY/ENTER . • Using the joystick to highlight the Language parameter. • Now move the joystick to the Right or Left to choose the d
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2.7 Caring for the AV300 The Archos Video AV300 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. Be careful that the surface it is on, is a flat clear surface. Placing the AV300 on a pillow, blanket, or carpet may restrict the necessary ventilation that it needs. This increase in operating temperature may cause damage to the device. • Keep the AV300 away from water and exces
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Playing MP3 music 3 When you click on this icon in the main screen, you will be sent directly to the Music folder. This is a fi ltered access to browse the Music directory. That is, you will only see audio fi les types that are playable on the AV300. All other fi le types that may exist in this directory will be fi ltered from view. Use the Joystick to highlight one of the factory installed music selections and then Click on PLAY . If you hear nothing at fi rst, make sure you have adjusted
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3.1 Playing through your HiFi system On your HiFi there are two RCA type connectors that are labeled Aux in, CD in, or Line-in. Typically they are color coded white and red for left and right stereo channels respectively. Connect the white and red leads of the supplied AV cable to these connectors. Do not connect the yellow lead. Connect the other end to Audio Out on the top of the AV300. On the front of your stereo, select the corresponding auxiliary input or CD input that you plugged int
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3.3 Changing the sound 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. • Click on STOP/ESC Ó to return to the main AV300 menu. • Move the joystick to highlight Setup and click on PLAY/ENTER . • Move the joystick in the Setup screen to highlight Sound. • Click PLAY . The Sound settings screen will appear. • Use Left and Right to change a parameter’s value. If music is currently playing, yo
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Button Lock To lock all the AV300 buttons from being accidentally pressed, press and hold the top function button for three seconds. The AV300 will put the message “Buttons locked!” on the bottom of the screen. Pressing the buttons at this point will have no effect. Press and hold the top function button again for three seconds and the buttons will become unlocked. 3.4 Changing the PlayMode If you would like the AV300 to play through an entire folder of songs, play songs at random (shuffl
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Play Mode AV300 is currently playing from a Playlist Folder: Play all tracks in the current directory All: Play all tracks on AV300 Single: Play a single track then stop Queue: User can queue the next track to be played † Scan: AV300 plays first 15 seconds of each track†† †Queue Mode: While the current song is playing, click on Navigate, find the next song you want to play, then click Play. This is your queued song. You can only queue one song at a time. See the Playlist section to prepare m
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played along with the hard disk path to fi nd them. If you delete a Playlist from your AV300, you are only deleting the list and not the music itself. Example of the contents of the .m3u Playlist fi le ‘Jazz Music’. Creating a Playlist To create a Playlist, press the RIGHT button while you are in the Music browser. A second window is opened on the right side to display the Playlist contents. You can now start adding songs to the current Playlist. In the left window, search for the songs
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Move - Allows you to change the place in the list of a given song. Just click on Move and then use the joystick to move the song up or down the list. Delete - Will delete the song from the Playlist. It will not delete the actual song itself from your hard disk, just from the current Playlist. Important: Once you save a Playlist it is important that you do not move the actual MP3 fi les as the Playlist searches in the original fi le location. If you need to move your MP3 fi les to a different
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® 3.8 Using iTunes 4 with your AV300 ® The easiest way to transfer music files between a Macintosh computer and your AV300 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 AV300 with iTunes , ARCHOS has developed a special i-Tunes plug-in. You will find it on the included CD-ROM in a folder called iTunes plug-in. In this folder you will find a plug-in for Mac OS 9.x and another folder for Mac O
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Using the Browser 4 The browser is used to navigate the fi le system on the AV300. The fi le system ® is FAT32, the same type of fi le 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 fi les on your AV300, it is STRONGLY ADVISED that keep a neat and orderly fi le structure. Otherwise, you will be spending time searching for fi les and not listening or watching them. We sugges
