Archos PMA400TM user manual Table of Contents

Dear Customer,

ARCHOS thanks you for your choice of this exciting PMA400™ Personal Media Assistant. Based on the tried and tested Linux® operating system, you can now get all the entertainment you want, right in the palm of your hand. This guide will explain to you the functions of the PMA400™. This product is, in reality, a computer. Our engineers have packed this product with many functions and capabilities*. The better you know how to use it, the more enjoyment you will get from it. Remember, with the PMA400, you can…

•Record video from your television, VCR, or any video source

•Play MPEG-4 movies

•Listen to and record digital music files

•Download images from a digital camera

•View photo images

•Play regular games as well as Mophun® based games

•Use it as an Internet browser or E-mail device

•Use it as a Personal Information Manager (calendar, appointments, address book, etc.)

•Add third party software for a variety of tasks

•Store any type of data file, it’s a portable hard drive too!

We wish you many years of enjoyment from your PMA400™ product. Don’t forget to check our web site (www.archos.com category software), as we periodically update the Archos PMA400™ internal software to offer new functions and improved features.

The ARCHOS TEAM

*As our engineers are always updated and improving the software, your device’s software may have a slightly different appearance or modified functionality than presented in this manual.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Overview			6
1.1	Ports, Buttons, and Connectors		6
1.2	Application tabs		7
1.3	The Touch Screen and Text Input		8
1.4	Updating the Operating System		8
	1.	Download the file aimage.img	9
	ATTENTION Macintosh® Users		9
	2.	Read the History.txt File	9
	3.	Copy to PMA400 System Folder	9
	4.	Reset the PMA400 and set the time and date	10
1.5	Changing the Language		10

2	Connecting/Disconnecting the PMA400 to/from your PC		............................................10
	2.1	Connecting the PMA400	11
	2.2	Disconnecting the PMA400 from your Computer	11
		Windows®	12
		Macintosh®	12
3	Music Application		13
	3.1	Playing Music	13
		Button controls while a song is playing	15
	3.2	The ARCLibrary™ - Browsing by Artist, Album, or Title	15
	3.3	Putting Music onto your PMA400	15
	3.4	Play Music through your Home Stereo	16
	3.5	The Resume Functions	16
4	AudioCorder Application		16
5	MUSIC - Using iTunes™ with your PMA400		17
6	Photo Application		18
	6.1	Transferring pictures to your PMA400	18
7	Video Application		19
	7.1	Playing Video Files from the Internet	20
8	VideoCorder Application		20
		Manual Recording	20
		Scheduled Recordings	21
	8.1	Setting other Recording Parameters	21
	8.2	Copy Protection	22
9	VIDEO – Setting the Infrared Emitter Code		22
	9.1	Part 1 : Choose your Category, Brand, and Model	22
	9.2	Part 2: Testing the channel changer	23
	9.3	Part 3: Give your channels a name	23
10 File browser Application			24
11 Personal Information Management (PIM) Applications			25
	11.1	Today	25
	11.2	Calendar	25
	11.3	Contacts	25
	11.4	Todo List	25

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