User manual ARCHOS 504

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] Link back - will take you back to the page that you came from. - only appears when you have previously followed a link. 504/604 MANUAL V2. 2 CoMPUTER CoNNECTIoN > p. COMPuTer COnneCTIOn 6. 1 `wIndOws MedIa deVICe' Or `PC hard drIVe' There are two connection modes for your ARCHoS device to connect to your computer. When your ARCHoS device is turned on and you connect it to a computer, a screen will pop up on the ARCHoS asking you to choose the connection mode to be used for this connection (see Connection Steps). The ARCHoS can be connected as a `Windows Media Device' if you have Windows Media® Player 10 (WMP10) or higher installed on your computer. otherwise, it can connect as a `PC Hard Drive'. 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. Plug the supplied Archos USb Cable into the ARCHoS device. Plug the Archos USb Cable into your running computer. 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. · The ARCHoS device will appear in `My Computer'. · 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. [. . . ] ** Certain resolutions and file sizes may not be compatible. (1) 1GB= 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity is less. (2) MPEG-4 ASP@L5 AVI (up to DVD resolution) (MPEG-4: ISo standard by Moving Picture Experts Group ; AVI: audio/video file container by Microsoft) without GMC and quarter pixel. (3) Microsoft WMV MP@ML up to DVD resolution. [. . . ]