Archos 400 5.3

Microphone

The built-in microphone is located on the top of the Gmini 400 unit next

to the headphone jack. Make sure that you have selected Microphone

as the input source in the pre-recording Settings screen. The microphone

recording level is preset.

Analog Line-In

You can record from any line-level audio source to the Gmini 400. Make

sure that you select the Analog Line-In as the input source in the pre-

recording Setup screen. If you have the TV cradle unit, you can plug the

Red and White connectors of the AV In cables to the output of you home

stereo system or the audio device you are recording from. If you have the

optional multi-connect adapter plug, you can enter a stereo audio signal

into the AV400 directly. Be careful that the source audio is supplying a line

level and not an ampliﬁed signal (turning down the volume on the player

will work if you are using the headphone out signal of your audio device).

An ampliﬁed signal will make for a terribly distorted recording. You can

also use a high quality pre-ampliﬁed microphone, such as the one Archos

sells as an option.

Incremental Recording

While recording, you will notice the center function button

labeled Next. This allows you to create incremental recordings.

That is, the current recording stops and a new recording

instantly begins. The next recording has an additional number appended to

its name. Thus if you create multiple incremental recordings, you might, for

example, have ﬁles names of REC0000_01, REC0000_02, etc. This is good

for recording old cassettes and old vinyl records. You can click on the Next

button during the blank space between each song. That way, each song of

the vinyl disk or audio cassette will be one single audio ﬁle.

5.3 Where is the Recording Saved?

The default location for audio recordings is the folder called Music. If you

click on the Music icon in the main menu, you will go to this folder. Notice

that the right function button is labeled Record. Each time you use this

button to record audio instead of the AudioCorder button on the main

menu, you set the recording default location to the current folder. For

example, let’s say you have a folder called

. If you

go to this folder and then make a recording using the right function button