Archos XS series 7 Connecting the Gmini to your Computer

7 Connecting the Gmini to your Computer

Always make sure your Gmini has a fully charged battery or use the power adapter to prevent the Gmini from shutting down during data

transfers due to low power. (This could cause data loss and/or file corruption if not done.)

Windows® ME, 2000,XP and Mac OS 10.2.4 or better will see the Gmini as a Mass Storage Device when plugged in.

1. Plug the supplied USB cable into your running computer.

2. Turn on the Gmini – wait until it completely starts up and shows the main menu.

3. Plug the other end of the USB cable into your now running Gmini.

4. A new hard drive named “JUKEBOX” will appear on your computer.

Windows®

Macintosh®

 The displayed hard drive is the hard drive of your Gmini. You can now drag and drop any files you want, to or from the Gmini.

 Please also read the disconnection procedure in section 7.3 as disconnecting the cable at any time without warning the c omputer may

cause data loss.

Getting your files from your computer to the Gmini is as easy as copy and paste. This is because the Gmini acts like a regular hard drive when

connected to your computer. Simply connect your Gmini to your computer as explained previously and run Windows® Explorer (or use the

Macintosh Finder™). Now, go to your computer’s hard drive, and copy (Right mouse cl ick, then select Copy) an mp3 file or a fo lder full of mp3

files. Next, open up the hard drive known as JUKEBOX E: on the PC, open the folder you want to copy the files to, and then right-click the

mouse and select Paste. For Macintosh® or Windows® you can open two windows on the desktop, one being the source (your computer’s hard

drive) and the other your destination (the Gmini hard drive), and then simply drag and drop files or folders from one window to another.

WARNING: You must properly remove (unmount) your Gmini from the computer before disconnecting the USB cable to avoid loss

of data or freezing the computer and/or the Gmini. DO NOT SIMPLY PULL OUT THE USB CABLE!!!

7.3.1 Windows®

To safely unmount the Gmini hard drive, click on the system tray remove icon (green arrow as shown below) and follow the instructions. Wait

until you get a message saying that you can safely unplug the device before disconnecting the USB cable. Attenti on: The operating system will

not allow you to safely disconnect the Gmini if you have an open file from it, in a running application. You will have to close all the open Gmini

files in any running application as well as Windows Explorer®. Using the green disconnect arrow icon in the system tray will then allow you to

safely disconnect the USB cable from the Gmini.

1. The safe remove icon is in the system tray near the system clock.

Windows® XP Windows® 2000 & Windows® ME

2. Click on the icon to Eject (unmount) the Gmini from your computer and then select the ‘Safely remove’ message.

3. There will be a message indicating that it is now safe to disconnect the Gmini. You can now go ahead and unplug the USB cable from the Gmini.