User manual ARCHOS 604

[. . . ] ENGLISH ENGLISH USER MANUAL Version 2. 2 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. [. . . ] You can change your preferred USb connection mode in the System settings screen (see: System Settings). This means that your preferred connection mode will be highlighted by default when you connect your device to a computer. To access the System Settings screen, press from the Home Screen, then select the System icon. 6. 2 COnneCTIOn sTePs 1. Your ARCHoS device will ask you to choose the USb connection mode: using the / buttons, select the one that you want to use and press OK*. 1 CO MP UT ER TURNED ON USb port 3 2 Refer to the paragraphs below for details on your particular operating system. * If you select `Charge only', your device will just charge its batteries via the USb cable. At any time, you will be able to enable the USb connection by selecting the Enable USb menu item in the Home Screen. 504/604 MANUAL V2. 2 CoMPUTER CoNNECTIoN > p. 37 WINDoWS® xP & WMP10 oR HIGHER (WINDoWS MEDIA DEVICE MoDE) · follow the previous steps to connect the ARCHoS device, and select `Windows Media Device' as the connection mode. · You can now put your own files onto the ARCHOS: - synchronize your music, videos or photos to the ARCHoS using Windows Media® Player 10 (or higher). - 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. WINDoWS® ME, 2000 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. 504/604 MANUAL V2. 2 CoMPUTER CoNNECTIoN > p. 38 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, 2000 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® 2000 / ME · Click on the `safely Windows® xP remove' message. · 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. 504/604 MANUAL V2. 2 CoMPUTER CoNNECTIoN > p. 39 MAC® oS x (PC HARD DRIVE MoDE oNLY) Do NoT SIMPLY PULL oUT THE CAbLE AT ANY TIME! [. . . ] · 4. 3'' TfT (480x272 pixels) 16/9, over 16 millions colors. · MPEG-4 ASP (IPb) and stereo sound up to 720x480 @ 30 f/s (NTSC), 720x576 @ 25 f/s (PAL). · Stereo MP3 decoding @ 30-320 kb/s CbR & VbR, WMA, Protected WMA, WAV (PCM/ADPCM). · Via optional DVR Station: Record in MPEG-4 SP with ADPCM stereo sound, resolution VGA (640x480) @ 30 and 25 f/s, in AVI format. [. . . ]