User manual ARCHOS 404

[. . . ] ENGLISH ENGLISH USER MANUAL Version 3 404 Please visit www. archos. com/manuals to download the latest version for this manual. Dear Customer, thank you for choosing this Archos product. We hope that you will enjoy using it and that it will give you entire 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. Wishing you the best Multimedia experience, The Archos Team All the information contained in this manual was correct at the time of publication. [. . . ] - copy your media files directly via Windows® Explorer into the Media, then Music, Video or Pictures folder. Other types of files must go into the Data folder. If your computer asks for a driver or an installation CD when you connect your device, then you must use the PC Hard Drive mode. 50 WINDOWS® ME, 000 AND XP (PC HARD DRIVE MODE ONLY) · Follow the previous steps to connect the ARCHOS device, and select `PC Hard Drive' as the connection mode. · The ARCHOS will be recognized as a mass storage device (Hard Drive) and will appear in `My Computer'. · You can now use the ARCHOS like any other external hard drive. MAC® OS X (PC HARD DRIVE MODE ONLY) Your OS X version must have Mass Storage device support. · Follow the previous steps to connect the ARCHOS device, and select `PC Hard Drive' as the connection mode. · The ARCHOS will be automatically recognized as a mass storage device (Hard Drive) and mounted on the desktop. · You can now use the ARCHOS like any other external hard drive. 51 6. 3 dIsCOnneCTIOn WINDOWS® XP & WMP10 OR HIGHER (WINDOWS MEDIA DEVICE MODE) · Verify that no data are being transferred between your ARCHOS device and your computer (the HDD indicator on your ARCHOS device is not flickering). · You can unplug the USB cable from your ARCHOS and/ or computer. WINDOWS® ME, 000 AND XP (PC HARD DRIVE MODE ONLY) DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE CABLE AT ANY TIME!You must remove/unmount the ARCHOS from the computer before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing. · Once all your transfers are finished, click on the `safely remove' icon in the system tray, next to the clock. Windows® 000 / ME · Click on the `safely remove' message. Windows® XP 5 · A message will pop up, telling you that it is now safe to disconnect the device*. You can now safely unplug the USB cable from your ARCHOS device and/or computer. * If you get a message saying that the device cannot be removed, close any computer program that may still be using data on your device, such as media players or Windows® Explorer. MAC® OS X (PC HARD DRIVE MODE ONLY) DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE CABLE AT ANY TIME!You must remove/unmount the ARCHOS from the computer before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss of data or freezing. · On your desktop, drag the ARCHOS device's icon towards the trashcan, which will turn into a big eject symbol. · Drop the icon onto this eject symbol: the ARCHOS hard drive will disappear from the desktop. · You can now safely unplug the USB cable from your ARCHOS device and/or computer. 53 7. seTuP sCreen · In the Home Screen, press to enter the Setup Screen (press again if you want to go back to the Home Screen). · Select one of the settings icons (Language, Display, Appearance, etc. ) and press OK to enter the corresponding settings screen. · Once you are in a settings screen: - use / to highlight a different parameter. - When you have finished adjusting your settings, press to go back to the main Setup Screen. 7. 1 language seTTIngs 54 · Language - Choose between English, French or German. - Visit www. archos. com to check the availability of other languages that you can download and install. [. . . ] · Turn on the external USB device if needed (check the documentation of your external USB device). · A double browser window will appear on the ARCHOS: the external USB device will appear in the left panel, and your ARCHOS device's hard drive in the right panel. · Follow the instructions in the `copying and moving files' section to copy your pictures or files to the ARCHOS. 77 TO DISCONNECT: Make sure that no transfer is being made (the hdd light should not be flickering) and simply pull out the USB cable on either end. Note 1: you may not always be able to copy files to your external USB device from your ARCHOS. Note : you cannot connect your ARCHOS to a computer and connect an external device to your ARCHOS at the same time. 78 TeChnICal sPeCIfICaTIOns · 30 GB(1) Hard Drive store up to 130 hours of videos(7), 85 Movies(7), 300, 000 photos(7) or 15, 000 songs(7). [. . . ]