User manual ARCHOS TV+

[. . . ] ENGLISH ENGLISH USER MANUAL TV+ Version 1. 0 Please visit www. archos. com/manuals to download the latest version of 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 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, to the ARCHOS Content Portal, and the TV Program Guide. Wishing you the best multimedia experience, The ARCHOS Team. All the information contained in this manual was correct at the time of publication. [. . . ] You also need to have configured Windows Media® Player's sharing options (see the previous section). On your ARCHOS, enter the Video, Music or Photo mode. You will notice that the first item in the list is the shared media files: "Network `UPnP'". Open this item to start scanning for devices and computers sharing their media files on the WiFi / Ethernet network. If you entered a name for your shared media files in Windows Media® Player, it should appear. Open it, and you will see all your shared videos, songs or photos. · If you are in the Video mode, you will then have access to all the videos stored in your PC's Windows Media® Library. · In the same way, the Music and Photo modes will allow you to access all the music/photos stored in your PC's Windows Media® Library. Note: You may have some video files of very high quality and these require that the WiFi connection transfers data at a high speed. If your ARCHOS is far away from your WiFi box, it may happen that the connection speed is reduced thus not allowing some video files to stream from your PC to the ARCHOS and the television. 5. 3 The arChOs COnTenT pOrTal · The ARCHOS Content Portal is an online store that offers several video and music partners. · This portal gives you access to video and music content that is either free, for rent, or for purchase. In order to activate the ARCHOS Content portal, you will need to register your ARCHOS product online on the ARCHOS web site (www. archos. com/register). Make sure you have configured your ARCHOS on a WiFi / Ethernet network (see: "Network" Settings). TV+ MANUAL V1. 0 USING THE wIfI fEATURES > P. Select the ARCHOS "Content Portal" icon to view available online media stores and purchase videos or songs. Depending on your connection speed, you will have the possibility to start playing the video/song you purchased or rented while it's being downloaded (streaming content websites start to play instantly). The videos/songs you get from the ARCHOS Content Portal are saved in the "Video"/"Music" folders. TV+ MANUAL V1. 0 TRANSfERRING fILES > P. ransferring files T 6. 1 usb hOsT COnneCTiOn · The ARCHOS allows you to connect a USB external device, so that you can transfer files or play content directly on the ARCHOS. · These devices can be Mass Storage Class (MSC) devices, such as digital cameras, card readers, or external hard drives, or digital cameras using the Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP). · Check your manufacturer's information to find out whether your device is an MSC or PTP device. Non Mass Storage Class devices such as printers, Ethernet adapters, mice, keyboards, etc. Once the ARCHOS is on, connect the external USB device (with a standard USB cable if needed) into the usb a port. Turn on the external USB device if needed (check the documentation of your external USB device). A double browser window will appear on the TV screen: the external USB device will appear in the left panel, and your ARCHOS device's hard drive in the right panel. * * You can also access the contents of your USB device from the "Video", "Music" and "Photo" browsers. 4. You can then play files directly from the USB device. [. . . ] "Repair Disk" - attempts to repair the file structure on the hard drive. "Format Disk" - formats the hard drive. - all data (music, photos, videos, etc. ), licenses and settings are erased. repair and fOrMaTTing TOOls TV+ MANUAL V1. 0 TRoUbLESHooTING > P. 76 - to access the "Repair and Formatting Tools" settings screen: from the Home screen, select the "Settings" menu item, choose "System", then use the "Repair and Formatting Tools" button. [. . . ]