Archos 400 user manual Archos Team

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Dear Customer,

ARCHOS thanks you for your choice of this exciting Gmini 400 product. With this beautiful device in your pocket, you can enjoy digital music, digital photos, games, or digital video anytime and anywhere. We are sure that your Gmini 400 will give you years of listening and viewing enjoyment. Of course you can always use it as a regular portable hard disk too for all your personal computer ﬁles.

This guide will explain to you the functions of the Gmini 400. Our engineers have packed this product with many functions and capabilities. The better you know how to use it, the more enjoyment you will get from it. Remember, with the Gmini 400, you can…

•Listen to MP3, WMA, or WAV music ﬁles

•Play a variety of 2D and 3D Mophun® video games

•Play MPEG-4 video ﬁles on the built-in screen, or to a television or video projector

•View digital photos and make personalized slide shows

•Record music ﬁles directly into digital format from your hi-ﬁ without a computer

•Use it as a voice recorder with its built-in microphone

•Store .DOC, .PDF, or any type of data ﬁle – it’s a portable hard drive too!

•Create music Playlists

•Copy Pictures or data from CompactFlash™ cards directly to the Gmini 400 (may require a freely available plug-in from the Archos website).

We wish you many years of enjoyment from your Gmini 400 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 music, photo, gaming, and video experience,

The ARCHOS TEAM

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Contents 400 Table of Contents Settings Updating the Gmini 400 Firmware Operating System OS Archos Team Intro Ports, Buttons and Connections Page Intro First Time Usage Shutting off the Gmini 400 and Battery saving featuresPlugging in the AC Adapter Turning on the GminiCharging the Batteries Changing the LanguageForeign Character Sets Caring for the Gmini Hardware ResetButton Control Music Playing Music FilesPlaying Through your Stereo System Play OrderARCLibrary Browsing by Album, Artist, or Song name Artist, Album, Title … ID3 TagsSetting a Bookmark Resume Function Playlist ﬁle Playlistname.m3u on Music PlaylistsCreating a Playlist Adding songs to a Playlist while listening to Music Cable Connections for Audio Recording Music Recording MusicRecording Procedure Where is the Recording Saved? Page Page Music Using Windows Media Player Page Music Using iTunes with your Gmini Downloading Games Games Playing Mophun gamesPlaying a Game Are only listed if you enter the folder via the Browser Video Playing VideoSetting a Bookmark Playing Video Files from the Internet Display Format SettingsVideo Creating MPEG4 video files with your computer Installing the PC Software MP3 Sound Codec Using MPG4 Translator Target & Priority Viewing Photos Photo Viewing PhotosJust after the highlighted ﬁle You are Viewing photos Magnifying Photos Transferring photos to your Gmini Page To navigate the directory structure you will use Browser Using the BrowserBrowser is used to navigate the ﬁ le system on the Gmini Folder /Music/Wes Burden/ to /Music Copying and Moving Files and Folders Page Connecting/Disconnecting the Gmini 400 to/from your PC Disconnecting the Gmini 400 from your Computer If you have OS 10.2, you must update to versionWindows Macintosh Sound Settings SettingsSound Parameters Play Mode SettingsPlay Mode Clock Settings Setting Description Power Settings Is important when inserting memory cards into System SettingsUpdating the Gmini 400 Firmware Operating System OS Download the UpdateGmini400.AOS ﬁlePage Mail Support Technical SupportArchos Technology Worldwide OfﬁcesUSB Connection issues TroubleshootingGmini 400 locks up freezes operation or Stops Charging and Power issuesComputer locks-up freezes operation or Stops File issues, corrupted data, formatting, and partitioningQuit all running applications Windows XP & 2000 Running Check Disk Utility ChkDsk Archos Video Gmini 400 series Technical SpecificationsLegal Warranty and Limited LiabilityFCC Compliance Statement Electrostatic Discharge Copyright Notice

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