kMenu button – Choose an application tab or select menu item

lHome button – Returns to main screen. Scrolls through the tabs.

mHold 3 seconds to switch between internal and external display. A single short click will be interpreted as a tab key in applications that use tabbing.

nTFT LCD Touch screen 320 x 240 pixels. Press lightly with the included stylus.

oBuilt-in loud speaker

*When the PMA400 is charging, this light will start to blink when the battery is 90% charged. To charge the battery to its full capacity, leave it plugged into the charger for at least one more hour.

aInfrared communications port

bMicrophone

cHeadphone & AV in/out Multi-connect jack – connect headphones, TV cradle, or optional adapter.

dPower connector – use only the provided Archos AC adapter/charger.

eUSB 1.1 Host port – To attach compatible USB devices to PMA400

fUSB 2.0 Device port (USB 1.1 compatible) – use to see the PMA400 as hard drive on your computer

1.2Application tabs

Qtopia™ menu

Archos Productivity Games Settings Documents

The PMA400’s interface is partitioned into five main application sets, or tabs. You can change from one tab to another by clicking on the tab itself with the stylus (the PMA400’s screen is touch sensitive), clicking the Home button, or by selecting it from the Qtopia™ menu on the bottom left of the screen.

Pocket AV Tab

This contains the music playing and recording applications, the video playing and recording applications, the photo viewing application, the file management application, and a resume playing application.

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Productivity Applications Tab

This contains applications such as E-mail, an Internet browser, a calendar, agenda, contacts, and others.

Games

A number of games have been included with your device. Further, there is a Mophun® game engine found in the productivity applications tab. This is a special game playing platform. You can check the Archos website for a list of available games to purchase.

Settings

This set of applications are to regulate the operation of your PMA400. They include setting the clock, setting the interface language, setting a security password, and setting your network parameters in order to use the built-in Wifi capabilities.

Documents

This tab will display all of your files that are located in the Documents folder which is at the top level of the file hierarchy system. All ‘Documents’ (files) can be shown or just documents of a certain type. These display regardless if they are in subfolders within the Documents folder. This is where you will keep all your working documents.

1.3The Touch Screen and Text Input

The PMA400 is equipped with a tactile screen. You can lightly press on it with your finger or use the included stylus in order to start an application or to interact with a program. There are three methods to enter text or numbers into your PMA400 when an application calls for textual information to be entered. If you need to enter text, click on the text entry button (1) and then choose your text entry method (2).

(1)(2)

Method: Handwriting Recognition

You write your characters on the screen itself. You must train yourself to write in the way that the PMA400 can easily understand your written letters by using the training tutorial (circled question mark on the right of the input screen).

1.4Updating the Operating System

Archos periodically updates the Operating System (OS) and makes it available for free download on the ARCHOS website (www.archos.com). Updates to the Operating System include new features, feature improvements, and bug fixes. You should check to make sure that you are

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Archos PMA400TM user manual Application tabs, Touch Screen and Text Input, Updating the Operating System