Archos user manual 9Connecting the Archos 204 to a Stereo system

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9Connecting the Archos™ 204 to a Stereo system

Connecting your Archos™ 204 to a stereo system allows you to listen to your Archos™ 204’s music on it without a headset. You will need a standard (mini headphone to RCA) audio cable for this which is not supplied with the Archos™ 204. The diagram below illustrates the setup. Plug the audio cable into the headphone jack and into the auxiliary jacks on your stereo. Note that this is only a schematic representation of a stereo. If in doubt, the manual of your stereo will enable you to identify the auxiliary inputs.

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10 Connecting the Archos™ 204 to/from your Computer

10.1 USB Connection Type (‘Hard Drive’ or ‘Windows Device’)

Your device comes configured as a Windows® Device and will be immediately recognized by your computer if you are running Windows® XP (with Service Pack 1 minimum) and Windows Media® Player 10/11. If you have another version of Windows®, not sure what version of Windows® XP you have, or if you are using a Macintosh®, then you will need to change the USB (Universal Serial Bus) Port setting on the Archos™ 204. You will do this by going to System and USB Port and change it to ‘Hard Drive’.

10.2 Connecting the Archos™ 204

Connection order: See the sections below for your particular computer’s operating system.

1)Turn on the Archos™ 204.

2)With your computer running, plug the USB cable into your computer.

3)Plug in the other end of the USB cable to the Archos™ 204 USB Device port (if your computer asks to install a new driver for the new hardware, then you must unplug it and change the USB Port to Hard Drive.)

Windows® XP

Please verify* that you have Windows® XP and it is updated it to at least, Service Pack 1. You must also have Windows Media® Player 10 or 11 (WMP10/11) installed on your computer. This way, you can take advantage of connecting it as a ‘Windows Device’. Connect it to your PC as enumerated above and you can then see the Archos™ 204 in Windows® Explorer and WMP10/11. Without Windows® XP Service Pack 1 (a free update) or Windows Media® 10/11, you cannot use it as a Windows® recognized ‘Device’ and will have to follow the instructions for Windows® ME & 2000 below.

*Right-click on ‘My Computer’ select ‘Properties’, and then look in the tab labeled ‘General’. It should say “Service Pack 1” or higher.

Windows™ ME and 2000

Attention: Before connecting the Archos™ 204 to your computer with the USB cable, go to Setup>System>USB Port and change it to ‘Hard Drive’.

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Contents 204 Table of Contents Charging the Battery 1Ports, Buttons, and Connections2First Time Usage 3Playing Music 6 7 8 9 Play Status Play OrderPlay Screen and Button Control ARCLibrary Specifics Setting a BookmarkPlayback Menu Items ARCLibrary Updating4Putting Music onto your Archos Locking the Archos 204 ButtonsTransferring your CD collection to the Archos Installing Windows Media Player WMPInstalling Windows Media Player WMP 10 or FunctionalityLoading a Playlist 5PlaylistsCreating a new Playlist Playing a Playlist6Settings Changing the Sound SettingsChanging the PlayMode Settings Parameter DescriptionSelect Custom to set your own equalizer levels ARCLibrary Off, On. Automatic default Changing the time & date settingsChanging the Display Settings ARCLibrary UpdateChanging the Power Settings Changing the System SettingsInside the Music Folder 7Using the BrowserButton Controls Action Navigating the Directory Structure Contextual Menu on a File File and Folder Operations in Browser Mode Using the Virtual Keyboard Contextual Menu on a FolderUsing the Photo Browser 8Viewing Photos with your ArchosPhoto Browser Contextual Menu Transferring Photos to your ArchosConnecting the Archos 9Connecting the Archos 204 to a Stereo systemConnecting the Archos 204 to/from your Computer USB Connection Type ‘Hard Drive’ or ‘Windows Device’Disconnecting the Archos 204 from your Computer Macintosh OSCopy to Archos 204 root and Update Updating the Archos 204 FirmwareDownload the A204.AOS file USB Connection issues TroubleshootingActivate the Update SolutionsFile issues, corrupted data, formatting, and partitioning Technical Specifications ArchosTechnical Support
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