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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 105 ON and OFF

6

 

 

 

2.3

Changing the Interface language

6

 

 

 

2.4

Caring for the ARCHOS 105

7

 

 

3

Playing Music

8

 

 

 

3.1

Playing a Music File

8

 

 

 

3.2

Play Screen and Button Control

9

 

 

 

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 105 Buttons

13

 

 

4

Putting Music onto your ARCHOS 105

14

 

 

 

4.1

Synchronizing Music from Windows Media® Player (WMP) to the ARCHOS 105

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 105

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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4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 105

32

 

 

 

8.1

Using the Photo Browser

32

 

 

 

8.2

Photo Browser Contextual Menu

33

 

 

 

8.3

Transferring Photos to your ARCHOS 105

34

 

 

 

 

8.3.1 Transferring Photos in Hard Drive Mode

34

 

 

 

 

8.3.2 Transferring Photos in Windows Device Mode

34

 

 

9

Playing videos with your ARCHOS 105

35

 

 

 

9.1

Playing video

35

 

 

 

9.2

Putting Videos onto your ARCHOS 105

35

 

 

10

Connecting the ARCHOS 105 to a Stereo system

37

 

 

11

Connecting the ARCHOS 105 to your Computer

38

 

 

 

11.1

USB Connection Type (‘Hard Drive’ or ‘Windows Device’)

38

 

 

 

11.2

Connecting the ARCHOS 105

38

 

 

 

11.3

Disconnecting the ARCHOS 105 from your Computer

39

 

 

12

Updating the ARCHOS 105 Firmware

42

 

 

 

12.1

Download the firmware_a105.AOS file

42

 

 

 

12.2

Copy to ARCHOS 105 root and Update

42

 

 

 

12.3

‘Hard Drive’ or ‘Windows Device’?

43

 

 

 

12.4

Activate the Update

43

 

 

13

Technical Specifications

44

 

 

14

Technical Support

45

 

 

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