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1 1 MP3 & WMA Digital Music Player / Photo Viewer / USB 2.0 Hard Drive English user manual Version 1 - Please visit www.archos.com/manuals to download the latest version for this manual . 204 2 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 ...
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3 3 T T able of C onten ts able of C onten ts 1 Ports, Buttons, and Connections 5 2 First T ime Usage 6 2.1 Charging the Battery 6 2.2 T urning the Archos™ 204 ON and OFF 7 2.3 Changing the Interface language 7 2.4 Caring for the Archos™ 204 7 2.5 Foreign Character Sets 7 3 Playing Music 8 3.1 Playing a Music File 8 3.3 Playback Menu Items 11 3 ...
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5 5 1 1 Ports, Buttons, and Connections Ports, Buttons, and Connections (A) Headphone Jack (B) USB 2.0 port – T o connect your Archos device to a computer , to transfer fi les and/or charge the battery . (C) Power jack – to connect an optional AC adapter/charger (D) Off button (hold 3 seconds) & Stop/Escape* (E) Navigation Joystick & P ...
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7 7 2.2 T urning the Archos™ 204 ON and OFF 2.2 T urning the Archos™ 204 ON and OFF • Press and hold the ON/Menu button until the screen comes on. • The Archos™ 204 will automatically shut off after a given amount of time if no buttons are pressed. T o conserve battery energy , the backlight will automatically shut of f. Y ou can change t ...
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9 9 3.2 Play Screen and Button Control 3.2 Play Screen and Button Control (1) Menu available (2) Artist* or parent folder (3) Album* or current folder (4) Song title* or fi le name (5) Status: playing (6) Play Mode: Folder (7) Play Order: Repeat (8) V olume (0-99) (9) Battery level (10) Real time clock (1 1) Song elapsed time (12) Song remaining t ...
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11 11 3.3 Playback Menu Items 3.3 Playback Menu Items When the menu icon appears, you have certain options. During song playback, press the MENU button for the following options. • Setup: Enters the Setup screen (same as selecting the Setup icon in the main menu) which allows you access to parameters such as bass and treble. • Info: Show fi le ...
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13 13 3.8 Locking the Archos™ 204 Buttons 3.8 Locking the Archos™ 204 Buttons Y ou can prevent the Archos™ 204 from executing unintended functions by locking the buttons. T o lock the buttons, hold down on the MENU button until the “lock” icon appears in the top-left corner of the screen. Now the buttons are disabled, but you can still us ...
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15 15 4.2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 and 1 1 to Windows Media Player 9 4.2 Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 and 1 1 to Windows Media Player 9 Windows® Media Player 10 /1 1 is only available for Windows® XP (service Pack 1) and newer operating systems. It is worth your while to upgrade to Windows® XP (home or professional) and to ...
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17 17 5 5 Playlists Playlists A Playlist is a list of songs that the Archos™ 204 will automatically play one after the other . The Archos™ 204 can handle one Playlist at a time. Y ou can create new Playlists, add or delete songs from a Playlist, or Save a Playlist as a fi le ( fi le type.m3u) to be used another time. There is no limit to the ...
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19 19 • Move: Allows you to change the order of songs in the Playlist by moving them up or down using the navigation joystick. • Delete: Removes the highlighted track from the playlist. Note: T o delete a Playlist, navigate to Browser > Playlists . Highlight the Playlist, the menu button, highlight Delete and press ENTER. (Moving a music tra ...
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21 21 Pa r am et er De s cr ip ti on Parameter Description V olume Range: 0 to 99 Controls the current volume. Balance Range: -10 to +10 (left to right) Sound effect Custom , Flat , Rock, T echno, Jazz, Classic or Live Change this parameter to select an equalizer setting to the style of music you are listening to. Select Custom to set your own equa ...
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23 23 ARCLibrary Off, On. Automatic (default) The ARCLibrary feature enables you to see your music organised by Artist, Album, T itle, Genre and Y ear . Select Off to disable the feature or On to enable it. On Automatic, the library will update itself when disconnected from the computer . ARCLibrary Update Scans through all music and playlists in t ...
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25 25 6.5 Changing the Power Settings 6.5 Changing the Power Settings T o help you get the most battery life out of your Archos™ 204 before having to recharge it, you can adjust the power settings. Go to Setup > Power. Pa r am et er De s cr ip ti on Parameter Description Power Off Range: 1 to 9 minutes or Never . Number of minutes of user inac ...
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27 27 7 7 Using the Browser Using the Browser The browser is used to navigate the fi le system on the Archos™ 204. The fi le system is the same type of fi le system that is found on Windows ® based computers. This way , transferring fi les from your computer to your Archos™ 204 is as easy as ‘drag and drop’. The fi le system is a hier ...
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29 29 7.3 File and Folder Operations in Browser Mode 7.3 File and Folder Operations in Browser Mode While browsing the directory structure, you will have the option to manipulate fi les and folders. When you use the Browser mode, you will be browsing through the Archos™ 204’s hard drive as if browsing via a computer . In Browser mode, you can ...
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31 31 1 Contextual Menu 2 T ext being typed 3 Cursor 4 Upper/Lower case* 5 Delete character* 6 Clear entire line* 7 Enter * * These items can also be found in the contextual menu Tip: use the STOP/ESCAPE button to cancel any changes you made and exit the virtual keyboard. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 32 32 8 8 Viewing Photos with your Archos™ 204 Viewing Photos ...
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33 33 8.2 Photo Browser Contextual Menu 8.2 Photo Browser Contextual Menu Just like in the browser mode, you can rename fi les and folders and delete them if needed, and you can create folders to sort your picture fi les. Y ou simply need to press the MENU button to display the contextual menu. See the instructions given in chapter 7 on using the ...
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35 35 9 9 Connecting the Archos™ 204 to a Stereo system Connecting the Archos™ 204 to a Stereo system Connecting your Archos™ 204 to a stereo system allows you to listen to your Archos™ 204’s music on it without a headset. Y ou will need a standard (mini headphone to RCA) audio cable for this which is not supplied with the Archos™ 204. ...
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37 37 When connected to your computer , the Archos™ 204 will be recognized as an external Hard Drive and display automatically within a few seconds of being connected. Y ou will see a new drive letter , such as E: in My Computer . Y ou can now use the hard drive called Archos™ 204 like any other external hard drive. Simply access it using Windo ...
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39 39 Hard Drive Mode & Macintosh ™ First, close all programs that are using fi les from your Archos™ 204. Drag the Archos™ 204 hard drive icon towards the trash can, and the trash can will become a big arrow as shown in the screen image. Drop the hard drive icon onto the arrow . The hard drive icon will disappear from the desktop. Y ou ...
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41 41 1 1.3 ‘Hard Drive’ or ‘Windows Device’? 1 1.3 ‘Hard Drive’ or ‘Windows Device’? If your Archos™ 204 is seen as a hard drive, then you simply need to drag the A204.AOS fi le onto this icon, and Windows® will place the fi le into the top most directory (root) of the Archos™ 204. It should not be placed inside any folder w ...
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43 43 Problem: (Hard Drive Mode) What do I do if I try to disconnect via the green arrow but keep getting “The device ‘Generic V olume’ cannot be stopped now . T ry stopping the device again later .” Solution: Use the green arrow a second time. Sometimes Windows ® does not update its status. Shut off any program that might be accessing dat ...
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45 45 12.2.1 Windows ® ME Running Scan-Disk (Error Checking) - Hard Drive Mode only • Quit all running applications. • Properly connect the Archos™ 204 to your computer as explained in chapter 9. • Right click on the Archos™ 204 hard drive in Windows ® Explorer and select Properties. • Select the T ools option and run the Error checki ...
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47 47 1 1 4 4 T echnical Support T echnical Support Need Help? Y ou can fi nd the information you need: • on our Website: see the frequently asked questions section on www .archos.com/faq • by asking our technical support team: visit www .archos.com/support for e-mail support. • U.S. & Canada: Call 877-300-8879 (toll free). All brands an ...
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