User manual ARCHOS FM REMOTE CONTROL

[. . . ] 1 User manual ARCHOS FM Remote Control Stereo FM Radio / Remote Control / Microphone for ARCHOS AV 400, AV500 and Gmini 500 series User Manual for ARCHOS FM Remote Control (ref. 500 656) Please visit our web site to download the most recent manual and software for this product. V2 1 2 Contents English 1 1. 1 1. 2 The Archos FM Remote Control Operation Modes Connecting to your device 3 3 3 2 2. 1 2. 2 2. 3 2. 4 2. 5 2. 6 2. 7 How to Use the Radio and MP3 Functions Playing Music files Tuning the Radio Making a Radio Preset Locking the buttons Recording from the Microphone Recording from the Radio Retro Recording and Editing 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 3 4 5 Technical Support Troubleshooting Warranty and Limited Liability 12 13 14 2 3 1 The Archos FM Remote Control This FM Remote control will allow you to: · · · · Play music files that are on your device. Record off the FM radio 1. 1 · · · · · Operation Modes Browse Mode: Play Mode: Voice Record Mode: FM Play Mode: FM Record Mode: Allows browsing through files and folders on the device Plays music files from the device Allows the recording of voice from the remote's microphone Plays from the built-in FM radio Records from the built-in FM radio 1. 2 Connecting to your device Plugging the connector into the multi-connect jack. You do not have to shut off the device in order to plug in the FM Remote control or remove it. [. . . ] Editing Once a retro-recorded song has been recorded, it can be edited on the device itself. Often, the beginning of the recording will include a commercial or announcer talk that you do not want to keep, but was also recorded during the buffered 30 seconds. 8 9 To enter the Audio Edit screen, locate and highlight the recorded radio file on your device and then click on the center function button File (AV 400)/action icon File management (AV 500, Gmini 500) and then select Edit. AV 400: Edit screen AV 500, Gmini 500: Edit screen Shown here is the Audio Edit mode. You will notice that your radio recording has started to play. It will continuously loop so that you can hear the changes to it as the Cut-INs and Cut-OUTs are made. As normal, when playing a song, you can use the Reverse and Forward buttons to move back and forward within the song. While the song is playing, wait for the precise moment that you want the edited song to start and select the left function button/action icon Cut-IN. 9 10 English This is the point that your new edited song will start. You will notice that the song length will be reduced. This is normal, because you just shortened the song with the cut. You will also notice the point at which the cut was made at the Cut-IN indicator (0:00:12 in the example screen). Let the song continue (or fast forward it) and then at the precise moment you want the edited song to stop, select the right function button (AV 400)/action icon (AV 500/Gmini 500) Cut-OUT. This is the point that your new edited song will stop. You can let the song loop so that you can listen to and verify that the cuts you made are to your liking. If not, Click on the STOP to clear the edit points and re-edit the cuts, or just exit the audio editor without changing the radio file. Once you are satisfied with the edit, use the center function button/action icon Save to save your edit as a new file. The device will execute a read/write process and create a new file named oldfilename_Edit and place it in the same directory as the original file. 2. 8 Setting Parameters To change the Remote FM parameters, you must attach the FM remote control, enter FM mode, and then select the center function button Settings/action icon Contextual Settings on the device. FM Band Make sure you have the correct FM setting. The specifications for the modes are as follows: USA: 87. 5 - 108 Mhz de-emphasis 75µs Europe: 87. 5 Mhz ­ 108 Mhz de-emphasis 50 µs Japan: 76 Mhz - 91 Mhz de-emphasis 50 µs 10 11 Radio Recording You can adjust the quality of the FM recording with this setting. A sample rate of 44. 1 kHz corresponds to CD quality. The higher each of these settings is made, the more space will be consumed on your hard drive for each recording. Your recording will be saved in a compressed . WAV format (ADPCM). Retro-Recording To activate the Retro-Recording function, set it to On. Each time you make a recording from the radio, you will get approximately 30 seconds of what was playing from the radio before you had pressed the REC button. When off, radio recordings start within a second of the moment you click the REC button. 11 12 3 Technical Support English In case you should encounter any technical difficulties using your product, we suggest you go through these steps in order to resolve any issues as efficiently as possible: 1) Please read carefully through the appropriate sections of this manual. [. . . ] Copyrighted materials, works of art, and/or presentations may require authorization to be fully or partially recorded. Please be aware of all such applicable laws concerning the recording and use of such for your country and jurisdiction. FCC Compliance Statement FCC Compliance This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. [. . . ]