User manual ARCHOS 105

[. . . ] 1 105 · MP3 & WMA Digital Music Player · Photo Viewer · Video Player ENGLISH USER MANUAL Version 1. 1 Please visit www. archos. com/manuals to download the latest version of this manual. Entertainment way 1 2 An introductory note from ARCHOS Dear Customer, 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. Please do register your product on our website (www. archos. com/register) to ensure that you get access to our help line and to be informed of free software updates for your product. __________ All the information contained in this manual was correct at the time of publication. [. . . ] Keeping the backlight on will reduce the battery time. 25 26 6. 6 Changing the System Settings To change the system parameters or get information about the system, go to Setup > System. Parameter Show all files USB Port Description If "Off" is selected, files are filtered so that only music files are shown. The "On" setting lets you see other file types as well as music files. When set to Windows Device, your ARCHOS 105 will use the MTP (Media Transport Protocol) whenever it is connected to a PC with Windows Media® Player 10 or higher installed. WARNING: This will not work for earlier Windows® operating systems or Macintosh® computers. When set to Hard Drive, your ARCHOS 105 will act as an external hard drive (mass storage device) when connected to a computer. Use this mode for all non-Windows® XP (or higher) operating systems. OS Version Prod key Internal Storage Displays the current version of the Operating System (OS). Displays the amount of free and used space in the ARCHOS 105's internal memory. Reported number of megabytes is binary based counting (1kb=1024 bytes). Thus each reported MB represents approximately 1. 05 megabytes (decimal). Used to update the ARCHOS 105 to a new version of the Operating System. See the chapter Updating the ARCHOS 105 Firmware. [Update Firmware] 26 27 7 Using the Browser The browser is used to navigate the file system on the ARCHOS 105. The file system is the same type of file system that is found on Windows® based computers. This way, transferring files from your computer to your ARCHOS 105 is as easy as `drag and drop'. The file system is a hierarchical system which includes folders and subfolders. Because you will be putting hundreds of files onto your ARCHOS 105, it is STRONGLY ADVISED that you keep a neat and orderly file structure. We suggest that you keep the predefined folders: Data (to carry miscellaneous data files with you), Manuals, Music (all of your music files), Pictures (all of your photos), Playlists (to hold all your music Playlists) and Video (all your video files). 7. 1 Inside the MUSIC Folder The top level of your ARCHOS 105 includes the folder Music. Most people who create neat file structures for their ARCHOS players make the following hierarchy within the Music folder. Level 1 ­ Artist (Dire Straits, Madonna, Stravinsky, etc. ) Level 2 ­ Album (Brothers in Arms, American life, etc. ) Level 3 ­ Song (Money for Nothing, etc. ) The folders Music, Pictures and Video are special folders in that the Music, Photo and Video icons on the main screen lead to these folders directly. They should not be deleted or renamed. 27 28 7. 2 Navigating the Directory Structure Just below the top status bar, the file path is displayed. To navigate the directory structure you will use the UP/ DOWN controls of the navigation pad to move through the files in a directory. To go back up one level in the directory structure, click on the LEFT button. The contextual MENU button allows you to create new folders, delete folders, rename a file or folder, or display information about a file. Button Controls Button Up Down Right Left ENTER Off/Escape Menu Action Highlights the previous file or folder in the current directory Highlights the next file or folder in the current directory Open double-browser or gives the focus to the right panel. [. . . ] If your ARCHOS 105 is connected to your PC, you can even save it directly to the ARCHOS 105. 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. 12. 2 Copy to ARCHOS 105 root and Update Connect your ARCHOS 105 to your computer (See the chapter on connecting to the computer for help), and then copy the firmware_a105. AOS file to the root directory of the ARCHOS 105. Just drag this . AOS file onto the ARCHOS 105 Hard drive in your file manager and it will place it in the top most directory (outside any folder). If there is already an older version of the firmware_a105. AOS file on your ARCHOS 105, Windows® will ask if you want to overwrite the current file. [. . . ]