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system recovery
•If your ARCHOS device does not respond correctly, or does not show certain songs or videos that you have copied to it, try using the repair and format tools (see: System Settings).
•If once turned on, the ARCHOS does not show the Home Screen, you can try a system recovery. It allows you to repair the hard drive, format it, or force the touchscreen calibration when you cannot access the touch- screen settings (see: Display Settings).
1.Press the 
button to turn on your device.
2.Immediately press and hold the 
until the Recovery mode screen appears.
Since the system recovery mode is activated, the touchscreen is currently disabled. To move from an option to another, press the 
button. To validate an option, press and hold the 
button until the line flashes, and release it.
The system recovery mode gives you four options:
No
-cancels the system recovery.
Repair Disk
-attempts to repair the file structure on the hard drive.
-does not erase any data.
Format Disk
-formats the hard drive.
-all data (music, photos, videos, etc.), licenses and settings are erased.
Force Touchscreen Calibration
- use this option if the touchscreen does not respond correctly and if you cannot access the touchscreen set- tings (see: Display Settings).
-follow the instructions on the screen.