Archos Gmini200 Microphone Recording, Line-In Recording, Copying Files from a CompactFlash Card

Button controls (during recording)

Key	Symbol	Action
Up		Increases the volume (has no effect on recording level)
Down		Decreases the volume (has no effect on recording level)
Left		Decreases record level (line-in recording only)
Right		Increases record level (line-in recording only)
OK		Toggles pause/recording modes.
Esc		Stops recording, saves the file to the hard disk and returns to pre-
		recording screen. Press Esc again to exit the pre-recording mode.
Menu		Displays the menu items available (only in the pre-recording
		mode).

4.4.1 Microphone Recording

The built-in microphone is located on the top of the Gmini next to the ON button. Make sure that you have selected Mic as the input Source in the pre-recording Settings screen. If you would like to make higher quality voice recordings, there is an optional pre-amplified high quality lapel microphone available from the Archos web site. When making a recording, it is normal that you will not hear your voice in the headphones. Adjust the recording level by looking at the VU meters on the screen. The indicators should go up to the end of the meter only at the loudest sounds.

	4.4.2 Line-In Recording
200	You can record from any line-level audio source into the Gmini.
	Use the included audio cable (Red/Right, White/Left) to connect
	to your Hifi system, home CD player, etc (do not use the yellow
Gmini
	Line-Out of your HiFi. Plug the adapter (shown here) into the Gmini
	connector). Plug the Red and White RCA type connectors into the
the	headphone multi-connect jack. Plug the other end of the cable
	into the Line in labeled side of the adapter.
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	To record from a source such as a portable CD player, you will need to buy a cable
	with mini-jack (3.5mm) male connectors on both sides. Be careful that the source audio
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on the player will work). An amplified signal will make for a terribly distorted recording. Make sure that you have selected Line-Inas the input Source in the pre-recording Settings screen. You will be able to hear what is being recording if you connect your headphones to the AVout jack of the adapter. For an input, you can also use a high quality pre-amplified microphone, such as the one Archos sells as an option.

4.5Using the photo wallet 4.5.1 Using the photo browser

The photo browser is the counterpart of the music browser, but related to photos. It allows you to search for your photo files, get information about them, and display grayscale facsimiles of your JPEG photos. Using the photo browser is similar to the Gmini file browser except that the double-browser only opens when a CompactFlash™ card is inserted into the CompactFlash™ slot on the top of the Gmini.

4.5.2 Copying Files from a CompactFlash™ Card

The Gmini has a CompactFlash™ (CF) slot on the top of the unit for copying files from CompactFlash™ type I and II memory cards. You should only insert a CompactFlash™ into the Gmini when it is in the Browser mode or main menu screen (not during music playing or recording). Just lift open the rubber cover and slide the CF card (face down) into the slot until you feel that it has firmly seated itself in. Once the card is inserted, the Gmini will automatically open up the dual browser system and in the left window, you will see the file structure of your CompactFlash™ memory card.

CF card Gmini HD

ATTENTION: if you do not see all of the files on your CF card, go to [Setup  System  Show All Files] and set it to On. This way you will be able to see and copy all the files on your CF card, regardless of the type.

In the right window, you will see the file structure of you Gmini hard drive (HD). Using the
contextual MENU button, you can now copy files from your memory card to the hard
drive of the Gmini the same way you copy files from one part of the Gmini to another
(see section 4.3.3). Once you are done copying your files (the Gmini will not delete the
files on your CF card), you can simply pull the card out of the slot. You do not need to
shut off the Gmini.	200
4.5.3 Displaying Photos on the Gmini	Gmini
You can display grayscale facsimiles of JPEG images (for BMP image files, only information	the
about the file will be displayed, not the actual image). Press play when highlighting a
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JPEG image in the browser and it will display on the screen.
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