TABLE OF CONTENTS

The complete manual in different languages is available on the hard drive of your PMA430 under

/Archos/Manuals.

1 Overview 8

 

1.1

Ports, Buttons, and Connectors

8

1.2

Overview of different screen areas

10

1.3

Application tabs

10

1.4

The Touch Screen and Text Input

11

1.5

Linux®, Qtopia™ and the PMA430 File System

12

1.6

Updating the Operating System

13

 

Step 1 Download the file aimage.img

13

 

ATTENTION Macintosh® Users

14

 

Step 2. Read the History.txt File

14

 

Step 3. Copy the aimage.img file to the PMA430 System Folder

14

 

Step 4 Reset the PMA430 and set the time and date

14

1.7

Changing the Language

15

1.8

Caring for the PMA430

15

1.9

Hardware Reset

15

2

Connecting/Disconnecting the PMA430 to/from your PC

16

 

2.1

Connecting the PMA430

16

 

2.2

Disconnecting the PMA430 from your Computer

17

 

 

Windows®

17

 

 

Macintosh®

18

3

System Recovery

19

4

Music Application

21

 

4.1

Playing Music

21

 

 

Button controls while a song is playing

23

 

4.2

The ARCLibrary™ - Browsing by Artist, Album, or Title

24

 

4.3

Putting Music onto your PMA430

24

 

 

Synchronizing Music from Windows Media® Player (WMP) to the PMA430

25

 

 

Synchronizing Music from Windows Media® Player (WMP) 9 to the PMA430

25

 

 

Synchronizing Music from Windows Media® Player (WMP) 10 to the PMA430

25

 

 

Transferring your CD collection to the PMA430

25

 

Installing Windows Media® Player (WMP) 9

26

 

 

Installing Windows Media® Player (WMP) 10

26

 

4.4

Play Music through your Home Stereo

26

 

4.5

The Resume Functions

26

 

4.6

Customizing the Equalizer

27

5

AudioCorder Application

28

6

MUSIC - Using iTunes™ with your PMA430

29

7

Photo Application

30

 

7.1

Transferring pictures to your PMA430

31

8

Video Application

32

 

8.1

The Resume Functions

33

 

8.2

Display Format Settings

33

3

Display

33

 

Video 33

 

 

8.3 Playing Video Files from the Internet

33

9 VideoCorder Application

35

 

Manual Recording

35

 

Fixed Time Recording

36

 

Scheduled Recordings

36

9.1

Setting other Recording Parameters

37

9.2

Copy Protection

37

10 Set-up for scheduled video recordings

39

10.1

Part 1 : Choose your Category, Brand, and Model

39

10.2

Part 2: Testing the channel changer

40

10.3

Part 3: Give your channels a name

40

11 File browser Application

42

12 Creating MPEG4 Video Files with your Computer

44

 

How to create an MPEG4 video file

44

 

PC Tools

44

12.1

Installing the PC Software

44

 

Virtual Dub™

45

 

MPG4 Translator

45

 

MP3 Sound Codec

45

12.2

Using MPEG4 Translator

47

 

Select Source & Destination Files

47

 

Change Settings

47

 

Target & Priority

48

 

Start

48

13 Personal Information Management (PIM) Applications

50

13.1

Today

50

13.2

Calendar

50

13.3

Contacts

50

13.4

Todo List

50

14 Miscellaneous Applications

51

14.1

Clock

51

14.2

World Time

51

14.3

Calculator

51

14.4

Text Editor

51

14.5

System Info

52

14.6

Help Browser

52

14.7

Mophun®

52

14.8

Terminal

52

14.9

Pdf Viewer

52

15 Internet Applications

53

15.1

E-Mail

53

15.2

Opera™ Browser

53

16 Audio-Visual Settings

55

16.1

TV Output

55

16.2

VideoCorder Settings

55

16.3

Equalizer

55

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