Archos AV420 user manual Using MPG4 Translator

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MP3 Sound Codec

If MP4SP detects a suitable MP3 codec on your PC, it will use it, and your video ﬁle sound track will be MP3. Otherwise, it will use the standard IMA ADPCM codec. There are MP3 encoders (usually packaged together as an encoder and decoder) available on the Web for you to download. If you choose to use the LAME codec, make sure that you have a version built with the ACM front-end. You can ﬁnd other MP3 codecs on the web by using the search terms ACM, MP3 and CODEC in your favorite web search engine. Once this MP3 codec is installed into your system, MPG4 Translator will be able to create ﬁnal video ﬁles with MP3 sound, even if the source video ﬁle does not have an MP3 sound track.

If you are unsure what codecs (audio and/or video) have been installed on your computer, you can see the list by going to the following location.

For Windows XP, click on Start > Settings

>Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices Properties > Hardware > choose Audio Codecs, then click on Properties. You will ﬁnd a list here of all the audio codecs that are installed on your computer. Decoding of MPEG 2 video ﬁles is currently not supported by MPG4 Translator. These are usually .mpg

or .mpeg format ﬁles, not the required AVI ﬁle. There are other tools found on the Internet (FlaskMPEG, Rippack, etc.) that may be downloaded in order to help you with these ﬁle types. A good starting place is the website www.digital-digest.com.

9.2Using MPG4 Translator

To the left you see the image of the main MPG4 Translator program. When you ﬁrst run the program, if the DivX™ codec has not been installed yet, you will be notiﬁed. You should download the codec and install it on your computer. If the Virtual dub program has not been installed, you will also be notiﬁed, and you should install it (either with the Archos Installation

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Contents AV420 Table of Contents Music Playing Music Files Technical Specifications Legal Archos Team Intro Ports, Buttons and Connections Multi-connect Adapter Plugging in the AC Adapter Shutting off the AV400 and Battery saving featuresIntro First Time Usage Turning on the AV400Changing the Interface Language Foreign Character SetsCharging the Batteries Hardware Reset Caring for the AV400Video Playing Video Files Setting a Bookmark Set Screen FormatDisplay Format Settings Resume FunctionNon Protected Internet Video Content Playing Video Files from the InternetPre-record Screen Setup Parameters During Recording Video Recording Video FilesSetting the Recording Parameters Resolution Where is the Recording Saved? Manually Setting the SchedulerCopy Protection Page Page Video Automated Yahoo! TV Recording Scheduler Page Video Setting the Infrared Emitter Code Part 1 Choose your Device, Brand and ModelPart 2 Testing the Emitter codes Channel. Example Set to 3 if you need to choose a channel Video Editing Video Files Page VIDEO-CreatingMPEG4videofileswithyourcomputer Installing the PC Software Using MPG4 Translator Select Source & Destination Files Target & Priority Music Playing Music Files Button ControlPlay Screen Icons Browsing through your Music LibraryPlaying Through your Stereo System Setting a Bookmark Music Putting Music onto your AV400 WMP9 WMP10 Transferring your CD collection to the AV400Installing Windows Media Player 9 WMP9 Copy the Installation folder and run the installerInstalling Windows Media Player 10 WMP10 Music Playlists Playing a PlaylistCreating a Playlist Saving a PlaylistAdding songs to a Playlist while listening to Music Recording Procedure Music Recording MusicCable Connections for Audio Recording Microphone Audio Editing Incremental RecordingPage Music Using iTunes with your AV400 Photo Viewing Photos Viewing PhotosViewing a slideshow Transferring photos to your AV400Page Browser Using the Browser Navigating the Directory StructureFile and Folder Operations Copying and Moving Files and Folders Using the Virtual Keyboard Connecting/Disconnecting* the AV400 to/from your PC Connecting the AV400USB Connection Type ‘Hard Drive’ or ‘Windows Device’ Windows XP If you have OS X, you must update to version Disconnecting the AV400 from your ComputerMacintosh Settings Sound SettingsPlay Mode Settings Sound ParametersClock Settings Display Settings Setting DescriptionPower Settings Can wake up to make a scheduled video recording System Settings Windows Device default, Hard driveTV control Download the UpdateAV400.AOS ﬁle Updating the AV400 Firmware Operating System OS‘Hard Drive’ or ‘Windows Device’? 20Technical Support Telephone SupportWorldwide Ofﬁces Troubleshooting USB Connection issuesCharging and Power issues 21.3 AV400 locks up freezes operation or StopsFile issues, corrupted data, formatting, and partitioning Computer locks-up freezes operation or StopsPage Quit all running applications Technical Specifications Archos Video AV400 seriesWarranty and Limited Liability LegalElectrostatic Discharge Copyright Notice