Archos Gmini200 user manual Using the Gmini, Play Status, Play Order, Play Mode

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4 Using the Gmini 200

Menu available Status: Paused Play Mode: One Directory Play Order Volume

4.1Playing music 4.1.1 Selecting a song

There are two ways to access your music. You can either access your songs by browsing through the folders, where you keep your music files, or you can choose from Artist, Album, Genre, or Song.

Artist* or parent folder Song title* or file name Album* or current folder File format and recording information

Time of Day

Battery level

Right and Left VU Meters

Browsing through the folders

Song elapsed time

Song time remaining

Song Length

*If the MP3 file contains these ID3 tag data

Click the OK/PLAY button on the highlighted “Browse hard drive”. You will be sent directly to the Music folder of your Gmini. This is a filtered access to browse the hard disk. Here you can look at all your music files and the folders on your Gmini’s hard drive as if you were browsing files with a computer. You will only see audio files types that are playable on the Gmini (MP3, WMA, WAV). To select a file you can use the UP and DOWN keys to move upwards or downwards and OK to enter a highlighted subfolder. See chapter 4.3 for more information about using the

Play Status

Stopped

Playing a track

Current track is paused

Recording a track

Play Order

(no

Play once

icon)

 

Shuffle (Random) track selection

 

Repeat playing

Browser.

 

Using the ARCLibrary System

 

You can search your music by artist, album, song name, genre.

 

Use the UP/DOWN buttons to scroll to your selection and then

 

click on OK. Once one of these is chosen, you will see an

 

alphabetical list. You can now choose the Album, Artist, or song

 

Title (depending which search type you started) that you desire. If

 

you add music to your Gmini, you will need to use MusicMatch™

 

to update the ARCLibrary in order for it to take into account the

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newly acquired music. See section 6.4.1 for details.

 

Gmini

4.1.2 Playing a song

 

the

When you get to your desired song, click on PLAY/OK. If you hear nothing at first, make

sure you have adjusted the volume control on the headphone cord.

Using

 

Play Mode

Playlist: Gmini is currently playing from a Playlist

Folder: Play all tracks in the current directory

All: Play all tracks on Gmini

Single: Play a single track then stop

Queue: User can queue the next track to be played

Scan: Gmini plays first 15 seconds of each track

Playback contextual menu

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Setup: displays the setup screen (same as selecting the

Gmini

Edit Playlist: enters the playlist editor (see below for how to

Setup icon in the main menu)

 

use playlists).

the

Browser: allows to browse through your files while playing.

Using

 

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Contents Archos Gmini 200 series Table of Contents Ports, Buttons and Connections Ports, Buttons and ConnectionsChanging the user interface language First Time UsagePlugging in the AC Adapter Turning on the GminiUser Interface Overview Contextual Menus Settings screenUsing the Virtual Keyboard Message boxesPlay Order Using the GminiPlay Mode Play StatusUsing the Gmini Using PlaylistsParameter Description Changing the Gmini SettingsChanging the Sound Settings Changing the PlayMode SettingsPower Off Range 1 to 9 minutes or Never Setting the ClockChanging the Power Settings Setup screenChanging the System Settings Changing the Recording SettingsGmini Inside the Music Folder Using the BrowserFile and Folder Operations in Browser Mode Key Symbol ActionContextual Menu while in the Double Browser Recording MP3 MusicContextual Menu on a Folder Create Folder same as aboveCopying Files from a CompactFlash Card Using the photo wallet 4.5.1 Using the photo browserMicrophone Recording Line-In RecordingMaking the USB Connection Connecting the Gmini to your ComputerWindows ME/2000/XP and Macintosh 9.2 or 10.2.4 and better Disconnecting the Gmini from your Computer Windows Using the Gmini as an external driveConnecting the Gmini to your Computer Macintosh Using MusicMatchInstalling MusicMatch Using MusicMatchARCLibrary Updating Creating MP3 files from your Audio CDsCreating and Using Playlists with MusicMatch Using iTunes 4 with your GminiUsing iTunes 4 with your Gmini Updating your Gmini Operating System OS software TroubleshootingTroubleshooting File issues, corrupted data, formatting, and partitioningProblem I would like to partition the Gmini hard drive Archos Gmini 200 series Windows 98SE & ME Running Scan-Disk Error CheckingTechnical Specifications Windows XP & 2000 Running Check Disk Utility ChkDskMail Support Warranty and Limited LiabilityTechnical Support Telephone SupportUnited States & Canada Europe & Asia Worldwide OfficesFCC Warning Statement Copyright Notice