User manual ARCHOS AV 300

[. . . ] English Language User Manual ARCHOS VIDEO AV300 SERIES USB 2. 0 Hard Disk / MP3 Player / MP3 Recorder / JPEG Viewer / MPEG4 Personal Video Player User Guide for ARCHOS VIDEO AV320, AV340, & AV380 version 3. 0 (p/n 102 253V3) Please visit our web site to download the most recent manual and software for this product 1 Table of Contents 1 Ports, Buttons, and Connections 2 First Time Usage 2. 1 Plugging in the AC Adapter 2. 2 Turning on the AV300 2. 3 Shutting off the AV300 and Battery saving features 2. 4 Changing the Language 2. 5 Foreign Character Sets 2. 6 Charging the Batteries 2. 7 Caring for the AV300 2. 8 Hardware Reset 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 8 9 3 Playing MP3 music 3. 1 Playing through your HiFi system 3. 2 ID3 Tags 3. 3 Changing the sound settings Button Lock 15 12 13 13 14 15 16 16 17 17 3. 4 Changing the PlayMode 3. 5 Playlist Creation and Running Playing a Playlist Creating a Playlist Saving a Playlist 3. 6 Adding songs to a Playlist while listening to Music 3. 7 Creating and Using Playlists with MusicMatchTM 3. 8 Using iTunes® 4 with your AV300 18 18 19 4 Using the Browser 4. 1 Navigating the Directory Structure 4. 2 File and Folder Operations File Operations Folder Operations Copying and Moving Files and Folders 21 21 21 20 20 21 4. 3 Using the Virtual Keyboard 22 5 Connecting/Disconnecting the AV300 5. 1 Connecting the AV300 MacintoshTM OS 9. X MacintoshTM OS X MacintoshTM OS X (10. 2 Jaguar and newer) WindowsTM ME, 2000, XP (Home/professional) Windows® 98SE 24 24 25 25 25 24 24 5. 2 Disconnecting the AV300 from your Computer Windows® Macintosh® 27 28 27 Table of Contents 6 Recording MP3 Music Microphone External Microphone Analog Line-In Digital Input (SPDIF) Incremental Recording 30 30 30 30 30 29 6. 1 Bit Rate Table & Sample Rates 31 2 7 Settings 7. 1 Sound Settings 7. 2 Play Mode and Play Order Settings 7. 3 Clock Settings 7. 4 Display Settings 7. 5 Power Settings 7. 6 System Settings 7. 7 Updating the AV300 Firmware Operating System (OS) Download the CJBM. AJZ file Read the History. txt File Copy to AV300 root and Update 36 36 36 32 32 32 32 33 34 35 36 8 Playing MPEG4 Video Files 9 Creating MPEG4 Video Files How to create an MPEG4 video file PC Tools Macintosh Users 38 38 39 37 38 9. 1 Installing the PC Software DivXTM Codec Virtual DubTM MPG4 Translator MP3 Sound Codec 39 39 39 40 39 9. 2 Using MPEG4 Translator Select Source & Destination Files Change Settings Target & Priority Start 41 41 41 42 40 10 Creating MPEG4 Video Files 10. 1 Viewing Photos Magnifying Photos Multiple Photo View 43 43 43 43 10. 2 Viewing a slideshow 44 11 Using MusicMatchTM software 12 Optional Add-ons 13 Technical Support 14 Troubleshooting 14. 1 USB Connection issues 14. 2 Charging and Power issues 14. 3 AV300 locks up (freezes operation) or Stops 14. 4 The Computer locks-up (freezes operation) or Stops 14. 5 File issues, corrupted data, formatting, and partitioning Windows® 98SE & ME Running Scan-Disk (Error Checking) Windows® XP & 2000 Running Check Disk Utility (ChkDsk) 51 52 45 46 47 49 49 50 50 50 50 14. 6 Video Playback, Recording, Re-encoding 52 Table of Contents 3 Warranty and Limited Liability This product is sold with a limited warranty and specific remedies are available to the original purchaser in the event the product fails to conform to the limited warranty. Manufacturer's liability may be further limited in accordance with its sales contract. In general, the manufacturer shall not be responsible for product damages caused by natural disasters, fire, static discharge, misuse, abuse, neglect, improper handling or installation, unauthorized repair, alteration or accident. In no event shall the manufacturer be liable for loss of data stored on disk media. [. . . ] From the home screen, select AudioCorder then click on ENTER/GO . 2. In the pre-recording screen, adjust the recording level* by nudging the joystick to the right or left. Click on the bottom function button to start recording. Attention, first time recording you should adjust your Settings. 3. You can click on Settings to reveal the recording parameters screen as shown above. You will hear silence during recording and playback if the incorrect source is chosen. 4. Once you have clicked on the Start button, you can pause the recording by clicking the same function button (now labelled Pause), or stop the recording by clicking on the STOP Ó button. * You should try some test recordings before deciding on which recording level gives the best sound quality. Don't be tricked by the volume of the headphones which can be adjusted by moving the joystick up and down Recording MP3 Music 29 Microphone The built-in microphone is located on the top of the AV300 unit next to the audio input jack. Make sure that you have selected Microphone as the input source in the pre-recording Settings screen. External Microphone If you would like to use your own external microphone, you can do so by choosing this setting. For best results, the external microphone should be a dynamic microphone with an impedance of 300 ohms. Make sure that you have selected External Mic as the input source in the pre-recording Settings screen. This method is preferable over the built-in microphone as the built-in one can pick up the noise of the internal hard disk. Analog Line-In You can record from any line-level audio source to the Line-in jack on the top side of the AV300. Use the included stereo cable (Red/Right and White/Left) to connect to your Hifi system, home CD player, etc. Do not connect the yellow connector to anything. To record from a source such as a portable CD player, you will need to buy a cable with mini-jack (3. 5mm) male connectors on both sides. Be careful that the source audio is supplying a line level and not an amplified signal (usually turning down the volume on the player will work). An amplified signal will make for a terribly distorted recording. Make sure that you have selected Analog Line-In as the input source in the pre-recording Setup screen. You can also use a high quality pre-amplified microphone, such as the one Archos sells as an option. Digital Input (SPDIF) The digital input is for SPDIF enabled audio devices. The AV300 runs the wire based protocol (not optical). To record or play via the SPDIF digital audio connection, you will use the AV cable delivered with the Jukebox. On the other end of the cable, the yellow RCA connector works as both the IN and the OUT. [. . . ] Answer: to see all your files, make sure the setting Show all files is set to ON. Also make sure that you browse your files via the Browser mode and not a filtered view such as Photo, Music, or Video. Windows® 98SE & ME Running Scan-Disk (Error Checking) Troubleshooting 51 · · · · · · · Quit all running applications. Properly connect the AV300 to your computer as explained in chapter 5. Make sure external AC adapter is powering the AV300. [. . . ]