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ARCHOS 70 User Guide
ARCHOS 70 internet tablet
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ENGLISH USER MANUAL
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1. General instructions 9.2. PC’s shared media files (UPnP)
1.1. Product care 9.2.1. Setting windows media® player’s
1.2. First steps sharing options
1.2.1. Charging the battery 9.2.2. Playing shared Video and Music
1.2.2. The startup wizard 9.2.3. Displaying shared Photos
1.2.3. Online registration 10. Music
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ARCHOS 70 User Guide 5.5. Applications 19.2. Via computer 5.6. Accounts and sync 20. Troubleshooting 5.7. Storage 20.1. Resetting your ARCHOS 5.8. Language & keyboard 20.2. Touch screen problems 5.9. Accessibility 20.3. System recovery 5.10. Date & Time 20.3.1. To enter into the Recovery 5.11. About device screen 5.12. Repair and formatting 20.3.2. Recovery mode options 6. Internet navigation 21. Accessories and plug-ins 6.1. Web Browser Menu Items 21.1. USB Host cable 7. Appslib and application
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ARCHOS 70 User Guide Do not open it up. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Opening will void your warranty. 1.2. First steps 1.2.1. CHARGING THE BATTERY Before using your ARCHOS for the first time, completely charge its battery. Connect the supplied power charger/adapter. Attention: Use ONLY the supplied ARCHOS charger/adapter on your device. The ARCHOS will turn on and start charging. The battery icon in the upper right corner of the screen will animate a green “filling” action and th
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ARCHOS 70 User Guide 6. Microphone: for recording your voice (see the app named Sound Recorder) or doing video conferencing. 7. Micro-SD card slot: To read and write to micro-SD or micro-SDHC memory cards. 8. Mini-HDMI video output: To connect an optional HDMI cable for diplaying the ARCHOS to your HD television. 9. Go Back: You can always go back to the previous screen by pressing this button. 10. Menu list: By tapping on the menu icon, you can see the available options for the current scre
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ARCHOS 70 User Guide 2. Status info: Time, Bluetooth® & WiFi status, battery level, alarm set. 3. Shortcut to a free game that was downloaded from the AppsLib store. 4. Shortcuts to the enhanced Android™ applications (can be moved or deleted). 5. AppsLib store: An on-line library of hundreds of games & useful apps to download to your device. Some are free and some must be purchased (WiFi Internet connection needed). 6. Widgets: Small programs that run continuously and have a small interface t
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ARCHOS 70 User Guide networks in range of your device. The list is refreshed continuously. 4. Tap on the network you want to connect to. Networks shown with the icon are secured connections (requires a password). If it is a secured network, tap the password field to make the keyboard appear, enter the required network information* and then tap on Connect. Your ARCHOS will now attempt to establish a connection to that WiFi access point with the network parameters you entered. * For free access W
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ARCHOS 70 User Guide the problem. It is recommended to shut off MAC filtering in general as this is now known to be an outdated and ineffective system for WiFi security. If you must use it, you can find your device's specific MAC address by going to Settings > Wireless & Networks > Wi-Fi settings > Menu > Advanced. It will look something like 00:16:dc:5e:9e:39. 5. Try temporarily shutting off the encryption system of your WiFi router/modem to see if the problem has to do with the encryption syst
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ARCHOS 70 User Guide written to the ARCHOS. To unmount the device from the computer; Windows® XP: Click on the "safely remove" green arrow icon in the system tray and select the ARCHOS. Windows® 7: Click on the "safely remove" icon in the system tray then and select the ARCHOS. Mac: Drag the ARCHOS hard drive icon on the desktop toward the trash (which will change to an "unmount" icon) and drop it in. Linux: Right-click on the ARCHOS USB device icon and select "unmount" or "safely remove." You
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ARCHOS 70 User Guide Wi-Fi: Tap on this line to enable or disable the WiFi connection. Wi-Fi settings: Allows you to set up and manage your WiFi networks. See: Making a WiFi Connection. Bluetooth: tap on this line to enable or disable the Bluetooth® connection. Bluetooth settings: Allows you to set up your device’s name (the name that will appear on your different Bluetooth® devices), make it discoverable or hidden, scan for Bluetooth® devices in range, etc. See Pairing below. The ARCHOS is comp
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ARCHOS 70 User Guide Sound > Volume: Sets the volume for music and videos. You can also adjust the sound by using the volume buttons on the device. Sound > Notification ringtone: Sets the sound type for system notifications. Audible selection: Enables/disables the touch-screen click sound. Orientation: Allows you to set the orientation of the screen to a fixed position or based on the physical orientation of the device. Animation: Enables/disables the display of animations when opening and closi
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ARCHOS 70 User Guide 5.5. Applications Unknown sources: Allow the installation of non-Android™ Market applications. Manage applications: You can view information about all the applications installed on your device or uninstall the application. Running services: View and control currently running services. Development: Advanced options for software developers. Includes a screenshot setting (screen image saved to the root). 5.6. Accounts and sync Settings to manage data synchronization. 5.7. Stora
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ARCHOS 70 User Guide network. Disable this option to set the current date & time manually. CAUTION : If the time & date are not correctly set, you might not be able to access certain web pages. 5.11. About device Status: Select this option to see the battery level and status, the WiFi Mac address, the Bluetooth® address, etc. Battery use: Shows the percentage of battery power being used by the different apps. Online registration: Register your product on-line to get access to technical support.
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ARCHOS 70 User Guide Startup wizard: The startup wizard will start the next time you turn on your device. This allows you to reset the basic settings of your ARCHOS (language, date, time, etc.). 6. INTERNET NAVIGATION Before launching any application that needs to make a connection to the Internet, make sure that you are connected to a WiFi network ( icon on the top right of the screen). You can use your finger to scroll the current web page horizontally or vertically. To open a link, simply ta
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ARCHOS 70 User Guide Forward: Will go to the next page that you browsed. More: Will give you access to other options (Find on page to search for a specific word on the current page, Select text to select a section of text to put into the system clipboard -- which you can then paste into another application such as an e-mail by holding down your finger in a text field), Page info to get information about the current web page, Downloads to view the list of items you have downloaded from the Intern
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ARCHOS 70 User Guide contains a thumbnail from the video, the total With the above codecs, the device can play play time, a Resume icon video files with the following extensions: if it was last stopped AVI, MP4, MOV, 3GP, MPG, MKV, FLV, RM, RMVB, ASF, WMV. before it was completely viewed, a Bookmark With the optional Cinema plug-in: MPEG2 icon if you set a (up to DVD resolution MP/D1, 30 fps@10 bookmark in the video at Mbps). Plays VOB, TS, PS. specific point, and the reveal icon in order to
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ARCHOS 70 User Guide 9.1. Media from your PC's shared folders (SMB) If there are computers on your WiFi network that are sharing folders, then you will be able to browse those folders and play whatever content is in them. As shown to the left, a folder on your PC that is being shared has the hand-holding-a-folder icon. To share a folder on your PC, right-click on it and select Sharing. You can browse all the shared folders by using the Files application on your ARCHOS. In the file browser, fin
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ARCHOS 70 User Guide 9.2.2. PLAYING SHARED VIDEO AND MUSIC 1. Open Video or Music > Storage and then select Media servers (UPnP) shown under External (you may need to scroll down to see this) to start scanning for devices and computers sharing their media files on the WiFi network. 2. If you entered a name for your shared media files in Windows Media® Player, it should appear. Open it, and you will then have access to all the videos and music stored in your PC’s Windows Media® Library. Note: You
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ARCHOS 70 User Guide music files do not contain information tags, they will be classified as (Unknown) in the Music Library. If not already present, the music player widget can be placed on one of the five home screens to give you quick access to your recently added and recently played music. * In addition to the internally stored music, you will see the option External in Storage. This allows you to play music from media servers or from a file server over your WiFi network. 10.1.1. CREATING PL
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ARCHOS 70 User Guide - Switch to the music selection screen - View the current play list* - Choose between repeating all songs in the current list, just one, and not repeating. Using the menu , you can choose additional items such as the Audio Settings (shown to the right) or Party Shuffle. Selecting the party shuffle will create a playlist of several songs from the entire music library. The idea is that while the list is playing, you can add more songs (find the desired song, long hold on th
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ARCHOS 70 User Guide albums (folders) that contain photos. Flick the albums to the left or right to find the one to view, and then tap on it to see a photo wall of its contents. If not already present, the photo widget can be placed on one of the five home screens to give you quick access to your recently added, recently played, and favorite photos. 11.1. PHOTO WALL You can flick the photo wall to the right or left to see a thumbnail of all the photos. 1. The name of the folder you are currentl
