Archos XS series

1 Ports, Buttons, and Connections

A Headphone jack

B Power On indicator

C Hard Disk activity indicator

D Battery charger indicator

E Stop/Escape/Off

F Navigation Joystick & Play/Enter button (Press down)

G On/Menu

H USB 2.0 port (USB 1.1 compatible) to connect to computer

I Power Connector (Use only the supplied Archos charger)

Contents

Main Complete User Manual Page Page 2 First Time Usage 2.1 Charging the Battery Before using your Gmini XS for the first time, completely charge the battery. 2.2 Turning the Gmini ON and OFF 2.3 Changing the Interface language 3 Playing Music 3.1 Playing a Music File 3.2 Play Screen and Button Control 3.3 Playback Menu Items 3.4 ARCLibrary Specifics 3.5 ARCLibrary Updating 3.6 Setting a Bookmark 3.8 Locking the Gmini Buttons 4 Playlists 4.1 Creating a new Playlist 4.2 Loading a Playlist 4.3 Playing a Playlist 4.4 Playlist Menu Option 4.5 What is an .m3u file? 5 Settings 5.1 Changing the Sound Settings 5.2 Changing the PlayMode Settings 5.3 Changing the Power Settings Parameter Description 5.4 Changing the System Settings Parameter Description 6 Using the Browser 6.1 Inside the MUSIC Folder 6.2 Navigating the Directory Structure 6.3 File and Folder Operations in Browser Mode Page 7 Connecting the Gmini to your Computer 7.1 Making the USB Connection 7.2 Using the Gmini as an External Drive 7.3 Disconnecting the Gmini from your Computer 7.4 Creating Music files from your Audio CDs 7.5 Internet Music files and your Gmini XS 7.6 Update ARCLibrary after each PC Transfer 8 Using iTunes with your Gmini XS 9 Updating the Gmini XS Firmware 10 Troubleshooting 10.1 USB Connection issues 10.2 File issues, corrupted data, formatting, and partitioning. Page 11 Technical Specifications ARCHOS Gmin i XS series 12 Technical Support -------- Telephone Technical Support -------- -------- E-mail Suppor t -------- 22 13 Legal and Safety Notices Warranty and Limited Liability Copyright Notice