Archos AV 500 series Setting Description , Parameter Description , Setting Description , Parameter Description

Setting Description

Wallpaper On, Off. When set to On, the selected picture (next item)

will be displayed as the AV 500 screen background.

Picture name This option will display the names of the JPEG images in

the AV 500’s System folder that can be used for screen

backgrounds (Wallpaper). You can add your own JPEG

images to the System folder by dragging and dropping

a JPEG ﬁ le from your computer. You can also set the

wallpaper within the Photo mode.

Font Outline If your screen background is a dark color, it will be difﬁ cult to see the black text on the screen. Set Outlined font to

On to have a more visible white outlined font.

Color scheme Allows you to choose what color you would like to have for the status bar above and the screen buttons.

Cursor color Changes the color of the cursor and its background.

Previous settings Click this button to return to the settings last set.

These settings will help you to save battery power thus

allowing a longer battery autonomy.

You can set the AV 500 to conserve power for both modes

of operation (when it is powered from the battery, or when

it is connected to the AC charger/adapter (DC-Power

operation).

Parameter Description

Power Off 1-9 minutes or Never. The number of minutes of user inactivity (no buttons pressed) before the AV 500 shuts off.

During the playback of music or video ﬁ les, this setting takes effect only after the ﬁ les are ﬁ nished playing.

Backlight Off 10-90 seconds or Never. The time of user inactivity (no buttons pressed) before the AV 500 turns off the screen to

conserve power. During the playback of video ﬁ les, this setting only takes effect once the ﬁ le is ﬁ nished playing.

Hard disk 10-90 seconds. The number of seconds from the time of the last ﬁ le access before the AV 500 tells the internal

hard drive to stop spinning. The longer this time is set, the more often the hard drive is turning and the quicker the

response time when accessing ﬁ les. However, as it is set longer, it will quickly consume your battery. Caution: This

setting should only be changed by experienced users.

Standby 1-9 minutes or Never. The number of minutes of user inactivity (no buttons pressed) before the AV 500 goes into

Standby mode. When powered by the AC charger/adapter (or connected to a powered TV docking pod), the AV

500 will not completely shut off. It will go into Standby mode. This way, it can wake up to make a scheduled video

recording.

A typical use of these settings is to set the power off, screen off, and hard disk to low values when used in battery

mode. When the power adapter is plugged in, you do not need to conserve energy and thus keeping the Power

on and the Backlight on makes using the AV 500 more agreeable. Increasing the hard disk value beyond the

default may actually discharge the battery even when the Charger/adapter is plugged in. Note also that your unit

will run hotter when the backlight and hard drive are on for long periods of time.

The System settings allow you control over the low level

parameters of the AV 500.