Archos XS100 6.5 Changing the Power Settings , 6.6 Changing the System Settings

6.5 Changing the Power Settings

To help you get the most battery life out of your Gmini before having to recharge it, you can adjust the power

settings. Go to Setup > Power.

Parameter Description

Power Off Range: 1 to 9 minutes or Never.

Number of minutes of user inactivity before the Gmini automatically shuts off. The Gmini will not shut off during the

playback of music ﬁ les. Never (on DC Power) indicates that the Gmini will not do an automatic shut down.

Backlight Backlight shut down time: Off, 10 to 90 seconds, Never.

The time of user inactivity (no buttons pressed) before the Gmini turns off the backlight. Never indicates that the

backlight will always stay on. Keeping the backlight on will reduce the battery time.

Hard drive 10-90 seconds. The number of seconds from the time of the last ﬁ le access before the Gmini tells the internal hard

disk to stop spinning. The longer this time, the more often the hard disk is turning and the quicker the response time

when accessing ﬁ les. However, as it is set longer, it will quickly consume your battery. Caution: This setting should

only be changed by experienced users. The default setting is 10s.

6.6 Changing the System Settings

To change the system parameters or get information about the system, go to Setup > System .

Parameter Description

Show all ﬁ les If “Off” is selected, ﬁ les are ﬁ ltered so that only music ﬁ les are shown. The “On” setting lets you see other ﬁ le types

as well as music ﬁ les.

USB Port Windows Device, Hard drive.

When set to Windows Device, your Gmini™ will use the MTP (Media Transport Protocol) whenever it is connected

to a Windows XP (SP1 or higher) operating system with Windows Media® Player 10 installed. It will be seen as

the Gmini™ XS100 ‘Device’ in Windows® Explorer. WARNING: This will not work for earlier Windows® operating

systems or Macintosh® computers.

When set to Hard Drive, your Gmini™ will act as an external hard drive (mass storage device) when connected to a

computer. Use this mode for all non-Windows® XP operating systems

OS Version Displays the current version of the Operating System (OS).

Prod key Display the product key of your Gmini XS100. Every Gmini has a unique product key number.

Hard Disk Displays the amount of free and used space on the Gmini’s hard disk. Reported number of megabytes is binary

based counting (1kb=1024 bytes). Thus each reported MB represents approximately 1.05 megabytes (decimal).

Formatting also takes up space.

[Update Firmware] Used to update the Gmini to a new version of the Operating System. See the chapter

Updating the Gmini Firmware.