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ARCHOS
ARCHOS™™ MOBILE VIDEO RECORDER
MOBILE VIDEO RECORDER
AV 700 SERIES
AV 700 SERIES
Video Player & Recorder / Music Player & Recorder / Photo Viewer / USB 2.0 Hard Drive
English Language User Manual
User Manual for ARCHOS™ AV 700 series
Version 1.8
Please visit our website to download the most recent manual and software for this product
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Dear Customer,
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ARCHOS™ thanks you for your choice of this exciting AV 700 product. The AV 700 is designed to be the companion
to your home entertainment system. With the docking pod connected to your television, you can easily connect
your AV 700 to the pod as desired. Optionally, you can connect it to your computer with the included USB Cable.
By connecting to a computer, you get the advantage of being able to download legal music and video content
from the Internet. Since it is a PlaysForSure™ device, you have a wide choice of music and video content available
on the Internet. For more information about the PlaysForSure™ program, see www.playsforsure.com .
This manual will explain, in detail, the functionality of your device. The better you know how to use it, the more
enjoyment you will get from it. Remember, with the AV 700, you can…
• Play MPEG-4 & WMV video fi les on the built-in screen, a television or video projector
• Record and edit MPEG-4 video fi les from a television or other video device
• Listen to MP3, WMA, or WAV music fi les or PlaysForSure™ downloaded music fi les
• Record music fi les into digital format directly from your hi-fi without a computer
• Synchronize your Windows® Media Player music and video library to your AV 700
• View JPEG and BMP digital photos and create slide shows
• Copy Pictures from your digital camera via the built in host USB port
• Store .DOC, .PDF, or any type of data fi le – it’s a portable hard drive too!
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We wish you many years of enjoyment from your AV 700 product. Please do register your product at our website
www.archos.com/register/products.html 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 Video, Music, and Photo experience,
The ARCHOS™ TEAM
Please take the time to read though this manual. There are many things that this device can do that
you may not be aware of.
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As our engineers are always updating and improving the software, your device’s software may have a slightly
different appearance or modifi ed functionality than presented in this manual.
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TTable of Contents
able of Contents
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INTRO – Buttons and Connections
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INTRO – First Time Usage
2.1
Plugging in the AC Adapter
Turning on the AV 700
2.2
Shutting off the AV 700 and Battery saving features
2.3
Changing the Interface Language
2.4
Foreign Character Sets
2.5
2.6
Caring for the AV 700
Hardware Reset
2.7
3 VIDEO – Playing Video Files
Video Playback Action Icons
Resume Function
3.1
3.2
4 VIDEO – Playing Video Files from the Internet
4.1
4.2
Protected Internet Video content
Non Protected Internet Video Content
5 VIDEO – Recording Video Files
Setting the Recording Parameters
Where is the Recording Saved?
Copy Protection
Manually Setting the Scheduler
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
6 VIDEO – Automated Yahoo!® TV Recording Scheduler
7 VIDEO – Setting the Infrared Emitter Code
7.1
7.2
Part 1: Choose your Device and Brand
Part 2: Finding the Right Emitter Codes
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8 VIDEO – Editing Video Files
9 VIDEO – Creating MPEG-4 Video Files with your Computer
9.1
9.2
Installing the PC Software
Using MPEG-4 Translator
10 MUSIC – Playing Music Files
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
10.5
10.6
Button Control
Play Screen Icons
Browsing through your Music Library
Playing Through your Stereo System
Setting a Bookmark
The Resume Function
11 MUSIC – Putting Music onto your AV 700
11.1
11.2
11.3
11.4
11.5
Synchronizing Music from Windows Media® Player (WMP) to the AV 700
Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 to Windows Media Player 9
Transferring your CD collection to the AV 700
Installing Windows Media® Player 9 (WMP9)
Installing Windows Media® Player 10 (WMP10)
12 MUSIC – Playlists
12.1
Playing a Playlist
12.2 Creating a Playlist
12.3
12.4
Saving a Playlist
Adding songs to a Playlist while listening to Music
13 MUSIC – Recording Music
13.1 Cable Connections for Audio Recording
13.2 Recording Procedure
13.3 Where is the Recording Saved?
13.4
Audio Editing
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14 MUSIC – Using iTunes™ with your AV 700
15 PHOTO – Viewing Photos
15.1
15.2
15.3
Viewing Photos
Viewing a slideshow
Transferring photos to your AV 700
16 GAMES – Playing Mophun® Games
17 BROWSER – Using the Browser
17.1 Navigating the Directory Structure
17.2
File and Folder Operations
17.3 Using the Virtual Keyboard
18 Connecting/Disconnecting* the AV 700 to/from your PC
18.1 USB Connection Type (‘Hard Drive’ or ‘Windows Device’)
18.2 Connecting the AV 700
18.3 Disconnecting the AV 700 from your Computer
19 Connecting Devices to the USB Host Port
20 SETTINGS
Sound Settings
Play Mode Settings
20.1
20.2
20.3 Clock Settings
20.4 Display Settings
20.5
20.6
20.7
20.8
Appearance settings
Power Settings
System Settings
TV control
21 Updating the AV 700 Firmware Operating System (OS)
22 TV Docking Pod Description
22.1 Remote Control Description
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23 Connecting the TV Docking Pod to your Television System
23.1 Connect & Test Method
23.2 Connection (1): Powering the TV Docking Pod
23.3 Connection (2): Breaking your regular TV Connection
23.4 Connection (3): Put the TV docking pod between your TV and Tuner
23.5 Connection (4): Connect the AV 700 to the TV Docking Pod
23.6 Connection (5): the S-Video In
23.7 Connection (6): the Infrared Emitter
24 Replacing the battery
25 Technical Support
26 Troubleshooting
26.1 USB Connection issues
26.2 Charging and Power issues
26.3
26.4
AV 700 locks up (freezes operation) or Stops
File issues, corrupted data, formatting, and partitioning
27 Technical Specifi cations
28 Legal
29 Index
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INTRO – Buttons and Connections
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a Move UP (also increases volume during media playback)
b Move DOWN (also decreases volume during media playback)
c Move LEFT (also plays previous song or fast reverse through song or video)
d Move RIGHT (also plays next song or fast forward through song or video)
e Accelerate UP – go up the list of items at high speed
f Accelerate Down – go down the list of items at high speed
g Infrared sensor for the remote control
h Left and right loud speakers
i On indicator
j Hard drive activity indicator (read/write)
k Battery charger indicator (blinks when battery is charged*)
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l TV out indicator (indicates that video is being sent to a connected external television)
m Play/Enter/On – Hold for 3 seconds to switch on the device
n Stop/Escape/Off – Hold for 3 seconds to switch off the device
o UP action button (move up on the list of action icons)
p SELECT action button (select the highlighted action icon)
q DOWN action button (move down on the list of action icons)
a LCD/TV button – Hold down to switch between the LCD and an external TV display
b USB 2.0 Full speed USB Host port – to connect compatible devices
c Multi-connect jack* – for headphones, TV Docking Pod, and AV in/out connections
d USB 2.0 High speed device port (USB 1.1 compatible) to connect to your computer
e Power Connector (Use only the supplied ARCHOS™ power charger/adapter)
f Battery latch
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*an optional ‘traveler kit’ multi-connect adapter and AV cable is available for purchase. This will allow you record video
away from home without using the TV Docking pod.
Multi-connect Adapter
AV Cable
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INTRO – First Time Usage
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2.1 Plugging in the AC Adapter
2.1 Plugging in the AC Adapter
• Use only the included ARCHOS™ charger/adapter.
• You can charge the internal battery of the AV 700 by plugging the included adapter/charger directly into the
device, or you can charge it by plugging the adapter/charger into the TV Docking Pod and connecting your
AV 700 to the Docking Pod.
• Before using for the fi rst time, charge the batteries completely. The charge indicator (CHG) light just below the
navigation pad will start to blink when the battery is charged.
2.2 Turning on the AV 700
2.2 Turning on the AV 700
• Hold the PLAY/ON button for 3 seconds. The green “On” indicator light will turn on. Be patient, it will take a
few seconds for the operating system to boot up.
• If the unit shuts off after holding the ON button for several seconds, plug in the ARCHOS™ adapter/charger to
make sure the batteries get charged.
2.3 Shutting off the AV 700 and Battery saving features
2.3 Shutting off the AV 700 and Battery saving features
To shut off the unit, press and hold the STOP/ESC/OFF button for 3 seconds.
In the Power menu [Display setup screen Power: Battery Operation] there is a Power Off parameter. It is
factory set to 6 minutes. Thus, if your AV 700 is idle for 6 minutes, it will shut itself off. This setting can be changed
from one to nine minutes or to never .
In the Power menu [Display setup screen Power: Battery Operation] there is a
Backlight Off parameter to save battery power (the lighting of the screen consumes
a lot of the battery power). It is factory set to 60 seconds. That is, if the AV 700 is not
being used, the screen will shut off in order to save battery life. To turn the screen back
on, just click once on any button. See the section Power in the Settings chapter for a
complete explanation.
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2.4 Changing the Interface Language
2.4 Changing the Interface Language
The AV 700 interface can be set to English (default), French, Spanish,
German, or Russian.
• Using the UP action button, highlight the Settings icon (showing a
wrench) and then click the center SELECT action button.
• Highlight the Display icon and click the PLAY/ENTER button.
• Highlight the Language parameter using the UP/DOWN buttons.
• Click the RIGHT or LEFT button to choose the desired language.
• The language displayed will change immediately.
• Click on the STOP/ESC button to return to the Setup page and again to return to the main menu screen.
2.5 Foreign Character Sets
2.5 Foreign Character Sets
You have the possibility to display your fi le names, folder names, and music tags in various character sets
(ex: Korean, Japanese, Simplifi ed Chinese, etc.). You can fi nd the language fi les CodePage_name.4FZ in the
font folder under /Data/Asian Fonts on the AV 700 hard drive or on the ARCHOS™ website under the heading
Software. If, for example, you would like to have the Korean language display, then you would copy the fi le
CP949.4FZ into the folder /system on the AV 700 and shut down and restart the AV 700. File names, folder
names, and music tags written using the Microsoft® codepage for the language will now be displayed in that
character set. Only one .4FZ can be used at a time, thus you should only put one .4FZ fi le into the /system folder.
When an .4FZ language fi le is used, the interface language will be set to English.
2.6 Caring for the AV 700
2.6 Caring for the AV 700
The ARCHOS™ Video AV 700 is an electronic product that needs to be treated with more care than typical
consumer electronic products.
• Do not subject it to shock.
• Do not subject it to heat. Keep it ventilated by keeping it on its feet with the fold-out stand (especially when
connected to a computer).
• Keep the AV 700 away from water and excessively humid areas.
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• Keep the AV 700 away from high electromagnetic fi elds.
• Keep any connected cords to the AV 700 neatly arranged. This light product could fall if a cord is accidentally
pulled by a child.
• Do not open up the AV 700. There are no user serviceable parts inside. Opening will void your warranty.
2.7 Hardware Reset
2.7 Hardware Reset
In the event that your AV 700 freezes operation (due to electrostatic phenomena for example), you can actuate a
hardware reset by holding down on the STOP/ESC button for 15 seconds. In normal operation, the STOP/ESC
button will shut down the AV 700 after being held down for 3 seconds.
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VIDEO – Playing Video Files
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Click on the Video icon in the main menu, highlight the desired video fi le, and then click on PLAY/GO.
The thumbnail images on the right side will show you a frame from the highlighted video fi le (center) as
well as a frame from the fi le above and the fi le below the highlighted one. By clicking on the Video icon
in the main menu, you will enter into a ‘video only’ mode. Other playable fi le types, for example music
fi les, that may be in this folder are only listed if you enter the folder via the Browser.
To watch your videos on a television, you must hold down the LCD/TV
button for two seconds (or click on the TV button on the remote
control). The AV 700 screen will go black and the video will be sent
out to your connected television. Switch your television to auxiliary
video input (often found just below channel 1 – sometimes called L1
or L2). If you don’t see a clear color image, you may have to set
your AV 700 to your local television standard (NTSC-North America
or PAL-Europe) in / Display from the main menu.
Button controls while playing a video fi le
Vol +
Vol -
Rew.
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Increase volume
Decrease volume
Fast Rewind
Fast Forward
High speed reverse
High speed advance
Play/Pause
Stop
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Video Browser Action Icons
Hide the Thumbnails
Reset thumbnails. The thumbnail images on the right side of the screen will be reset to their original
default setting.
3.1 Video Playback Action Icons
3.1 Video Playback Action Icons
While a video fi le is playing, click on the Select action button. The action icons on the right of the screen allow you
to make video adjustments to your personal taste.
Play & Sound Settings
Use this setting if you would like to have the video fi les play one after the other, or just play one and
stop. You can also adjust the sound settings and the amount of time the On Screen Display (OSD)
information remains on the screen when you start a video fi le.
Built-in Speakers
Turn on or off the built-in loud speakers.
Slow Motion
Put the video into slow-motion view. You can cycle through the values Normal , ½ , ¼ , and 1/8 speed.
The sound is muted when in slow motion. While in slow mode and paused, you can step image per
image with the RIGHT button.
Set Screen Format
Video fi les come in various aspect ratios. That is, they can be TV sized (almost a square image), or
in cinema size (much longer than high). To change the screen to your personal tastes, the following
screen format options are available.
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Auto Format
Maximized Image
Full Picture Format
Default mode. Adjusts the video size to best adapt to the built-in screen or television.
Enlarge the image to fi ll the screen (LCD or TV). Sides may get slightly cut in this mode.
The entire picture will always be seen on the television and the built-in screen. No cutting.
Set a Book mark
If you are watching a video and would like to place a bookmark in it in order to continue from this point at another
time, you can use the Bookmark function. Highlight the icon and click on the Select action button. This will set a
bookmark in the video fi le at the current position. You can only set one bookmark per fi le. When you look at the
fi le in your browser, it will have a yellow check mark on its icon indicating that this fi le has a bookmark set within
it. You can have a maximum of 16 fi les book-marked. Setting more bookmarks will then start to erase the oldest
bookmarks. The next time you play this video fi le, you will be presented with three options:
Resume
Ignore
Clear
Start playing from the book-marked position.
Keep the bookmark but start playing from the very beginning.
Clear the bookmark from this fi le and start playing from the very beginning.
Save as Thumbnail
Save the current image on the screen as the video fi le’s thumbnail in the Video browser view.
On Screen Display (OSD) off
Select this icon to shut off the On Screen Display (the status bar, action icons, and other overlaid
informational graphics).
3.2 Resume Function
3.2 Resume Function
When you turn on your AV 700 you may notice that the icon which is highlighted on the main screen is
not the Video icon but rather the Resume icon. This icon is highlighted when the AV 700 can resume
the last played audio or video fi le.
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