Archos 204 user manual Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

1	Ports, Buttons, and Connections		5
2	First Time Usage		6
	2.1	Charging the Battery	6
	2.2	Turning the Archos™ 204 ON and OFF	7
	2.3	Changing the Interface language	7
	2.4	Caring for the Archos™ 204	7
	2.5	Foreign Character Sets	7
3	Playing Music		8
	3.1	Playing a Music File	8
	3.3	Playback Menu Items	11
	3.4	ARCLibrary Specifics	11
	3.5	ARCLibrary Updating	12
	3.6	Setting a Bookmark	12
	3.7	The Resume Function	12
	3.8	Locking the Archos™ 204 Buttons	13
4	Putting Music onto your Archos™ 204		14
	4.1	Synchronizing Music from Windows Media® Player (WMP) to the Archos™ 204	14
	4.2	Comparison of Windows Media Player 10 and 11 to Windows Media Player 9	15
	4.3	Transferring your CD collection to the Archos™ 204	15
	4.4	Installing Windows Media® Player (WMP) 9	16
	4.5	Installing Windows Media® Player (WMP) 10 or 11	16
5	Playlists		17
	5.1	Creating a new Playlist	17
	5.2	Loading a Playlist	18
	5.3	Playing a Playlist	18
	5.4	Playlist Menu Options	18
6	Settings		20
	6.1	Changing the Sound Settings	20
	6.2	Changing the PlayMode Settings	22
	6.3	Changing the time & date settings	23
	6.4	Changing the Display Settings	24
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	6.5	Changing the Power Settings	25
	6.6	Changing the System Settings	26
7	Using the Browser		27
	7.1	Inside the MUSIC Folder	27
	7.2	Navigating the Directory Structure	28
	7.3	File and Folder Operations in Browser Mode	29
		7.3.1 Contextual Menu on a File	29
		7.3.2 Contextual Menu on a Folder	29
		7.3.3 Contextual Menu while in the Double Browser	30
	7.4	Using the Virtual Keyboard	30
8	Viewing Photos with your Archos™ 204		32
	8.1	Using the Photo Browser	32
	8.2	Photo Browser Contextual Menu	33
	8.3	Transferring Photos to your Archos™ 204	34
		8.3.1 Transferring Photos in Hard Drive Mode	34
		8.3.2 Transferring Photos in Windows Device Mode	34
9	Connecting the Archos™ 204 to a Stereo system		35
10	Connecting the Archos™ 204 to/from your Computer		36
	10.1	USB Connection Type (‘Hard Drive’ or ‘Windows Device’)	36
	10.2	Connecting the Archos™ 204	36
	10.3	Disconnecting the Archos™ 204 from your Computer	37
11	Updating the Archos™ 204 Firmware		40
	11.1	Download the A204.AOS file	40
	11.2	Copy to Archos™ 204 root and Update	40
	11.3	‘Hard Drive’ or ‘Windows Device’?	41
	11.4	Activate the Update	41
12	Troubleshooting		42
	12.1	USB Connection issues	42
	12.2	File issues, corrupted data, formatting, and partitioning.	44
		12.2.1 Windows® ME Running Scan-Disk (Error Checking) - Hard Drive Mode only	45
		12.2.2 Windows® XP & 2000 Running Check Disk Utility (ChkDsk) - Hard Drive Mode only	45
13	Technical Specifications		46
14	Technical Support		47
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