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2.4 Changing the Language
The Gmini™ 402 interface can be set to English (default), French, German,
Spanish or Russian.
• To change the language, move
the cursor to Setup and then click
PLAY/ENTER ►.
•
Then move with the joystick to Display
and click PLAY/ENTER
►
.
• Highlight the Language
parameter.
• Use the Right or Left button to
choose the desired language.
• Choose French, German, Spanish,
Russian or English.
• The language displayed will change
immediately.
• Click on the STOP/ESC button to exit this screen.
2.5 Foreign Character Sets
You have the possibility to display your fi le names, folder names, and
MP3 ID3 tags in various character sets (ex: Korean, Japanese, Simplifi ed
Chinese, etc.). You can fi nd the language fi les CodePage_name.4FZ
in the font folder under /Data on the Gmini™ 402 hard disk or on the
ARCHOS™ website under the heading Software. If, for example, you would
like to have the Korean language display, then you would copy the fi le
CP949.4FZ into the folder /system on the Gmini™ 402 and shut down and
restart the Gmini™ 402. File names, folder names, and ID3 tags written
using the Microsoft® codepage for the language will now be displayed in
that character set. Only one .4FZ can be used at a time, thus you should
only put one .4FZ fi le into the /system folder. When an .4FZ language fi le
is used, the interface language will be set to English.
2.6 Charging the Batteries
Use ONLY an ARCHOS™ charger/adapter that is specifi ed for the Gmini™
402. Other chargers or adapters may damage the Gmini™ 402. The
Please take the time to read though this manual. There are many
things that this device can do that you may not be aware of.
2.1 Plugging in the AC Adapter
• Use only the included ARCHOS™ charger/adapter.
•
Before using for the fi rst time, charge the batteries completely.
• You may use the ARCHOS™ Gmini™ 402 while its battery is charging,
but it will then take longer before the battery is completely charged.
2.2 Turning on the Gmini™ 402
•
Hold the PLAY/ON button
►
for 4 seconds. The green “On”
indicator light will turn on. Be patient, it will take a few seconds for the
operating system to boot up.
•
If the unit shuts off after holding the ON button for several seconds,
plug in the ARCHOS™ adapter/charger to make sure the batteries get
charged.
2.3 Shutting off the Gmini™ 402 and Battery saving features
To shut off the unit, press and hold the STOP/ESC/OFF button for 3 seconds.
In the Power menu [Setup
Power: Battery Operation]
there is a Power Off parameter. It is factory set to 2 minutes.
Thus, if your Gmini™ 402 is idle for 2 minutes, it will shut off. This
setting can be changed from one to nine minutes or to ‘never’.
In the Power menu [Setup
Power: Battery Operation]
there is a Backlight Off parameter to save battery power (the
lighting of the screen consumes a lot of the battery power).
It is factory set to 30 seconds. That is, if there are no buttons
pressed, the screen will shut off in order to save battery life.
To turn the screen back on, just click once on any button. See the Power
section 1 in the Settings chapter for a complete explanation.
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