Archos AV 700 Functionality WMP9 WMP10 , Functionality WMP9 WMP10

Note for WMP10 users: Files added to your AV 700 from another computer or ﬁ les which are recorded from an analog

source cannot be added to the Windows Media® Player Library when you connect your AV 700 to the computer. Songs

which have been added, will however, be listed in the device’s ARCLibrary.

Windows® Media Player 10 is only available for Windows® XP (service Pack 1) and newer operating systems. It

is worth your while to upgrade to Windows® XP (home or professional) and to Windows® Media Player 10. The

list below shows the advantages.

Functionality WMP9 WMP10

Auto-synchronize the WMP library to ARCHOS™ AV 700 on connecting to PC no* yes

Can synchronize subscription music (‘to go’ services) to your AV 700 no yes

Carefree USB disconnection (no special green arrow unmount procedure) no yes

Will convert video ﬁ les** to play on your AV 700 if not in correct format no yes

Supports protected Internet video downloads no yes

PlaysForSure™ audio content

* Must use WMP9 manual sync function to copy purchased music to the AV 700.

** Microsoft reserves the right to limit which video ﬁ le formats it will convert with WMP10

The process of transferring music from a CD into music ﬁ les for your AV 700 is known

as ‘ripping’. It is actually a re-encoding process, taking the CDA (CD Audio) format and

converting it to WMA or MP3 format which the AV 700 can read. There are many music

ripping programs on the market, but ARCHOS™ recommends that you use Windows

Media® Player to do it. In fact, when you place a music CD in your computer, Windows®

will ask you if you would like to rip it. Depending on the power of your computer, to

rip a 60 minute CD, it will take anywhere from 10 minutes to 60 minutes. Once this is

done, the album will become part of your music library. Connect your AV 700 to your

computer with the supplied USB cable. Now, you go to the Sync tab and tell Windows

Media® Player to synchronize that album to your AV 700. It will then transfer that album

to your AV 700.

Note: Some music CDs have a special copy protection system that will not allow

Windows Media® Player to make music ﬁ les from them.

If you have Windows® ME or Windows® 2000, you should use Windows Media® Player 9. You can visit the

Microsoft® Website to download the very latest version, or install the version found on the AV 700 itself in the

folder /Data/PC Installation.

You must be running Windows® XP (Service Pack 1 or higher) in order to install Windows Media® Player 10.

Please visit the Microsoft® Website www.playsforsure.com to download and install the very latest version.