Archos AV 500 series Technical Speci cations , Technical Speci cations

• Be patient, this may take a while.

Windows® XP & 2000 Running Check Disk Utility (ChkDsk) – HARD DRIVE mode only

If you still have problems with the ﬁ le system on your AV 500 you can try to ﬁ x it using the DOS utility, check disk

(chkdsk). Do the following;

• Make sure external AC adapter is powering the AV 500.

• Quit all running applications.

• Properly connect the AV 500 to your computer as explained in chapter Connecting/disconnecting the AV

500 to/from your PC .

• Wait patiently (up to 5 minutes) for Windows XP to show the local drive as mounted.

• Open a DOS window. Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.

• At the prompt, type chkdsk e: /f . Use e: or f: or whatever drive letter is representing your AV 500. The /f

argument tells the program to automatically ﬁ x errors.

• Be patient, this may take a while.

• When ﬁ nished, exit the DOS Window and properly disconnect the AV 500 from your computer.

Technical Speciﬁ cations

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Storage Capacity See packaging for internal hard drive size

Display 4” LCD 480x272 pixels, 262 000 colors and TV output1

Video recording MPEG-4 SP and stereo (ADPCM) sound, optimized resolution for TV.

Video playback MPEG-4 SP with B-Frames2 with stereo sound. Near DVD quality up to 720x480 @ 30 f/s (NTSC),

720x576 @ 25 f/s (PAL), AVI ﬁ le format. WMV93 (including protected ﬁ les) up to 352x288 @ 30 f/s,

and 800 KBit/s.

Audio recording From an analog source in stereo sound for WAV (PCM & ADPCM) format.

Audio Playback Stereo MP3 decoding @ 30-320 kb/s CBR & VBR, WMA (including protected WMA ﬁ les), WAV (PCM

& ADPCM), PlaysForSure download and subscription.

Photo viewer JPEG (not progressive jpegs) and BMP formats

AV Connections TV docking pod with video pass through, AV in & out cables (SCART In & Out for European version) and IR emitter

jack. Earphones / Audio/Video line out.

Television output Video output in PAL (EU) or NTSC (US) standard

Computer Interface High Speed USB 2.0 (compatible USB 1.1), PC and Mac

USB Host port compatible Mass Storage Device4

Playback Autonomy* Up to 14/41 hours for music

(standard/extra size) Up to 5/14 hours for video on the built-in LCD.

Scalability Free Operating System updates downloadable from ARCHOS™ website

Power source Rechargable Lithium-Ion battery

External: AC charger/adapter. Use ONLY the speciﬁ ed Archos adapter/charger supplied with this product.