Operation Manual

ENGLISHUSERMANUAL
Dearcustomer
ThankyouforchoosingthisARCHOSproduct.Wehopethatyouenjoyusingitandthatitbringsyousatisfactionformany
yearstocome.ThistabletrunningAndroid™letsyoutodownloadamultitudeofapplications(Apps),andgetthemostfrom
theInternet(surf,email,widgets,etc.),justlikeyoudowithyourdesktopcomputer.AndtakeadvantageoftheARCHOS
multimediaexperiencewhenplayingbackmusicorvideofiles.TheARCHOSTeam
Alltheinformationcontainedinthismanualwascorrectatthetimeofpublication.However,asweareoftenupdatingandimprovingourproducts,yourdevice’ssoftware
mayhaveaslightlydifferentappearanceormodifiedfunctionalitythanpresentedinthismanual.Pleaseregisteryourproductatwww.archos.com/register.
Tableofcontents
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Productcare
InadditiontotheinformationintheaccompanyingWarranty,Legal&SafetyNotice,rememberthatyourARCHOSisanelectronicproductthatneedstobetreatedwith
care:
Donotsubjectittoshockorvibration.
Donotsubjectittoheat;keepitcool.
Keepitawayfromwaterandexcessivelyhumidareas.
Keepitawayfromhighelectromagneticfields.
Donotopenitup.Therearenouserserviceablepartsinside.Openingitwillvoidyourwarranty.
Firststeps
CHARGINGTHEBATTERY
BeforeusingyourARCHOSforthefirsttime,completelychargeitsbattery.Connectthesuppliedpowercharger/adapter/USBpoweradapter.
Attention:UseONLYthesuppliedARCHOScharger/adapter/USBadapteronyourdevice.
FortheFlashMemorymodels:UseonlytheincludedUSBcabletochargeyourdevice.Donotexpectyourdevicetochargeproperlywhenconnectedtoyourcomputer.
TheARCHOSwillturnonandstartcharging.Thebatteryiconwillanimateablue“filling”actionwithalightningboltandthepower/chargeindicatorlightwillremainsolid.
Whennotpluggedintoapoweradapter,thebatteryiconwilldisplaytheamountofbatterypoweravailable.
IMPORTANT:Whenthebatteryiscompletelyemptyandyoupluginyourdevice,
Thechargingindicatorlightwillturnonthenstarttoblinkwithinfewseconds.Theindicatorlightblinkingrapidlymeansthatthedeviceischargingbutdoesnotyethave
enoughpowertostart.Thischargingwhenoffmaytakesometime.Oncethedevicehaschargedenoughtostart,itwillswitchonanddisplaytheARCHOSbootlogo.
Ifthechargingindicatordoesnotblinkafterfewseconds,itcouldmeanthatthebatteryisoverdischarged.
1.Plugoutthepowersupply.
2.Press10secondsontheOn/Offbuttonforahardwarereset.
3.Pluginthetablettothepowersupply.
Afteracertainperiod(fewminutesoronehour),thechargingindicatorstartsblinking.
THESTARTUPWIZARD
ThefirsttimeyouturnontheARCHOS,theinstallationwizardwillhelpyouconfigurethemainfunctionsofyourARCHOS:language,country,time,etc.
ONLINEREGISTRATIONDONOTFORGETTOREGISTERYOURDEVICE.
TaptheOnlineregistrationapplicationandfollowtheonscreeninstructions.
PRESENTATION
ARCHOSDescription
TabletwithFlashmemoryTabletwithHardDriveDisk
Maintouchscreenbuttons
Touchscreenactions
UsingtheANDROIDinterface
EnablingWiFi
BeforelaunchinganInternetapplicationsuchasthewebbrowser,seeifyouareconnectedtoanWiFiaccesspoint.Theicon intherightsideofthesystembarisblue
whenyourdeviceisconnectedtoaWiFinetworkandgreywhenyouarenotconnected.Ifnotconnected,youfirstneedtoactivatetheWiFiandconfigureaWiFi
network.
Fromthesystembar,youcanaccesstheWiFisettingsquickly.
1.Touchthetimeinthesystembar.
2.Touchthestatusicons.Thestatusdetailsisdisplayedbelow.
3.TouchWiFitoopentheWiFisettings.
4.IntheSettingsscreen,selectWireless&networks.
5.IftheWiFiisoff,tapontheWiFilinetoturniton.ThenselectWiFisettings.TheARCHOSwillscanautomatically
foravailableWiFinetworksandshowallthewirelessnetworksinrangeofyourdevice.Thelistisrefreshed
continuously.
4.Taponthenetworkyouwanttoconnectto.Networksshownwiththeiconaresecuredconnections.
Apasswordisrequiredforasecuredconnection.Entertherequirednetworkinformation*andthentaponConnect.
YourARCHOSwillnowattempttoestablishaconnectiontothatWiFiaccesspointwiththenetworkparametersyou
entered.
*ForfreeaccessWiFipoints,thereisnoneedtoenteranyspecialinformation.Forsecurednetworks,youwillneed
eitherakey(aseriesofnumbersand/orletters)ofthetypeWEP,WPA,orWPA2,oryouwillneedtohaveaWiFi
accesspointthatusestheWiFiprotectionstandardWPS(WiFiProtectedSetup).CheckwiththeInternetserviceprovidertoobtaintheexactconnectionparameters
required.
ADVANCEDCONNECTION
TomanuallyscanforavailableWiFinetworks,
1.GototheWiFisettingsscreen.2.TapontheMenubuttonintheupperrightcorner.3.TaponScan.
IftheWiFinetworkyouwanttoconnecttodoesnotappearinthelist,
1.Scrolldownthescreen.2.TaponAddWiFinetwork.3.Entertherequiredsettings.4.TaponSave.
Toaccesstheadvancednetworkparameters(Regulatorydomain,IPaddress,etc),
1.TapontheMenubuttonintheupperrightcorner.2.TaponAdvanced.
Otherparameterswillappear:therequiredinformationcanbeobtainedfromtheInternetserviceprovider.
WiFiconnectionproblems
TheARCHOSinternettabletssupportthe802.11b,g,andnWiFiprotocols.Ifyoucannotconnecttoyouraccesspoint,firstdetermineiftheproblemlieswithyour
accesspointorwiththeARCHOS.TryusinganotherWiFidevice,suchasalaptopcomputeroraWiFienabledtelephoneandseeifthatwillconnecttoyouraccess
point.Ifitdoes,thenusethesameWiFiconnectionsettingsthatithasonyourARCHOS.YoucouldalsotryconnectingyourARCHOStoafriend'sWiFinetworkandif
thisworks,changeyouraccesspointparameterstosimilarones.
Possiblesolutions
1.CheckyourWiFirouter/modemdocumentationtoseeifithasapairingbuttonthatneedstobepressed.Somemodemshavesuchabuttonthatmustbepressedthe
veryfirsttimeyoutrytomakeaWiFiconnectionwithanewdevice.
2.Ifyouhavetoenterapassword(asecuritycodeoftypeWEPorWPA)beverycarefulthatyoudonotconfusea1andI(oneandletter“I”),a0andO(zeroand
letter“O”),orUandV.Thesearecommonmistakes.
3.WhenenteringasecuritycodeforyourWiFiaccess,checktheboxShowpasswordwhichwillallowyoutoseeexactlywhatyouaretypingin.Thiswillavoidany
mistakes.
4.SomeaccesspointsusewhatisknownasMACfiltering.Thatmeans,theWiFiaccesspointhasalistofaccessnumbers(everyhardwaredevicehasauniqueMAC
number)whicharetheonlyonesallowedtoaccesstotheWiFipoint.ThepersonmanagingtheWiFimodem/routershouldshutoffthisMACfilteringsystemtoseeifthis
solvestheproblem.ItisrecommendedtoshutoffMACfilteringingeneralasthisisnowknowntobeanoutdatedandineffectivesystemforWiFisecurity.Ifyoumustuse
it,youcanfindyourdevice'sspecificMACaddressbygoingtoSettings>Wireless&Networks>WiFisettings>Menu>Advanced.Itwilllooksomethinglike
00:16:dc:5e:9e:39.
5.TrytemporarilyshuttingofftheencryptionsystemofyourWiFirouter/modemtoseeiftheproblemhastodowiththeencryptionsystemyouareusing.Thepreferred
encryptionsystemistheWPA2.
Enabling3G
YourARCHOSdeviceisequippedwithaslotonitsbackforthetailormadeARCHOSG93Gstick.OnlytheArchosG93Gstickisdesignedtofitthisslot.Thereisno
compatibilitywithother3Gsticks.NotethattheARCHOSG93Gstickwillonlyhavesignalifyouareinanareacoveredbyyour3Gprovider’s3GorEDGEnetwork.
1. RemovetheArchosG93Gstickcap,andpushtheunmarkedsideofthecasetowardstheplug.
2. InserttheSIMcardintoitsslotandputbackthecase.MakesuretoinserttheSIMcardproperly.
3. Removethemarkedcase“ARCHOS”.
4. OnyourARCHOSdevice,removetheprotectivecoverofthe3Gstickslot.
5. PlugtheArchosG93Gstick.Thedeviceisautomaticallydetected.
6. EnteryourSIMcardpinnumberandtapOK.
7. Ontherightsideofthesystembar,anotificationtellsyouthatyouareconnectedto3G.
NOTE:TheArchosG93Gstickispurchasableonwww.archos.comorfromyourlocalretailer.
ForMoreinformationabouttheArchosG93Gstick,consultitsusermanual.
Internetnavigation
BeforelaunchinganyapplicationthatneedstomakeaconnectiontotheInternet,makesurethatyouareconnectedtoaWiFinetwork.Youcanuseyourfingerto
scrollthecurrentwebpagehorizontallyorvertically.
Toopenalink,simplytaponit.Toenterawebaddress,justscrolltothetopofthecurrentpageandtapintheaddressfield,entertheaddressandtaponEnter.
Togobacktothepreviouspagethatyoubrowsed,tapontheBackbutton.TogobackdirectlytoyourAndroid™homescreen,tapontheHomebutton.
DoubletaponthescreentozoominandzoomoutorPinch.
Dependingonwhereyouareinthewebbrowser,holdingdownonanitemwillgiveyouaccesstomoreoptions.Forexample,byholdingyourfingeronanimage,you
cansavetheimagefiletoyourdevice.Tofillinatextfield,tapinthefield,thenusethevirtualkeyboardtotypetherequiredinformation.
APPLICATIONS
To get the best multimedia experience on your tablet ARCHOS have replaced the standard Android multimedia apps with the ARCHOS multimedia app suite.
ARCHOS multimedia apps give you the option to browse your music and videos either directly in your folder structure or from the automatically organized
multimedia libraries.

Musicapplication
Themusicplayerapplicationoffersmanyfunctions.
Holddownonanitemortaponthemenuicontodisplaywhatoptionsareavailable.Whenyouleavethemusicplaybackscreenwhileasongisstillplaying,itwillkeep
playinginthebackground.Thisallowsyoutobrowseyourinternalmemory,viewyourphotosorsurftheWebwhilelisteningtomusic.Regardlessofwhatyouaredoing
onyourdevicewhilethemusicisplaying,youwillbeabletoaccessthemusicplaybackscreenfromtherightsideofthesystembar.TaptheMusicsymboltoreveala
playbacksummary.
BROWSINGTHROUGHYOURMUSICFILES
THEFAVORITES
MUSICPLAYBACK
TRANSFERRINGYOURMUSICTOYOURARCHOS
ForWindows:notethatthebelowprocedurerequiresatleastWindowsXPandWindowsMediaPlayer11.
1.ConnectyourtablettoyourcomputerusingtheUSBcable.
Yourdeviceisautomaticallydetected.Itappearsasaniconon“MyComputer”.
2.YoucantransferyourmediafilestotheARCHOSbycopy/pastingthemintotherespectivefolders.
3.Onceallyourfiletransfersarefinished,closeanyprogramthatmayhavereadorwrittentotheARCHOS.
4.YoucannowunplugtheUSBcable.
ForMacintosh:YoufirstneedtoinstallthefreeAndroidFileTransferapplication(notincluded).Downloadfromhttp://www.android.com/filetransfer.
ForLinux:YouneedtoinstallMTPtools(notincluded).
Videoapplication
VIDEOPLAYBACKSCREEN
Galleryapplication
PLAYINGASLIDESHOW
Whenaphotoisdisplayedorphotosofasamefolder,taptheslideshowbuttonintheupperrightcorner.Ifitdoesnotappear,tapthescreentorevealtheslideshow
button.Tomakeamusicalslideshow,gotothemusicplayer,startasong,andthengobacktothegalleryandstarttheslideshow.Togetmoreimpressiveresults,connect
theARCHOStoatelevisionwiththeoptionalvideocabletoshowittomanypeopleatonce.
PUTTINGPHOTOSONTOYOURARCHOS
TocopyphotosfromyourcameratoyourARCHOSyoucanconnectyourARCHOStothecameradirectlywiththeoptionalUSBHostcableorbyfirsttransferringthe
photostoyourcomputerandthentransferringthemtotheARCHOS.
Files
BrowsingOtherComputersontheNetwork
IfthereareWindows®computersonyourWiFinetwork,youcanbrowsetheirsharedfolders.MakesureyouhaveaWiFiconnectionandintheapplicationFiles,select
Network/Sharedfolders(SMB).Iftherearecomputersonthesamenetworkthataresharingfolders,thenyouwillseethecomputer'snamehere,andthentheshared
foldersandfilesinside.Youcancopyfilesandfoldersfromthecomputersharingthemandthenpastethemlocallyintoyourdevice.Ifthecomputerwiththesharedfolders
normallyhasaWindows®usernameandpassword,youwillbeaskedtoenterthesebeforeyoucanaccessthefoldercontents.
AccessingsharedmediafilesviaUPnP
WhenyouselectMediaservers(UPnP),youcanonlybrowseandplaymediafilesfrommediaserversonthelocalnetwork,nottransferthem.SeethesectionPlaying
yourPC’ssharedmediafordetailsonusingthisfeature.
PLAYING YOUR PC’S SHARED MEDIA
Youdon'thavetolimityourselftoplayingonlythevideo,music,andphotofilesthatarestoredonyourdevice.WhenconnectedtoyourhomeWiFinetwork,your
ARCHOSgivesyouthepossibilitytowatch,directlyonyourdevice,thesharedmediafiles(videos,musicorphotos)storedonyourcomputer.Therearetwomainways
to"stream"mediatoyourARCHOSviaWiFi.
MediafromyourPC'ssharedfolders(SMB)
IftherearecomputersonyourWiFinetworkthataresharingfolders,thenyouwillbeabletobrowsethosefoldersandplaywhatevercontentisinthem.Asshowntothe
left,afolderonyourPCthatisbeingsharedhasthehandholdingafoldericon.ToshareafolderonyourPC,rightclickonitandselectSharing.Youcanbrowseallthe
sharedfoldersbyusingtheFilesapplicationonyourARCHOS.Inthefilebrowser,findthegroupExternalandselectSharedfolders(SMB).Thecomputer'snameis
displayed,andthenthesharedfoldersandfilesinsideit.Ifyouhavesharedvideoormusicfiles,youcanaccessthesefoldersdirectlyfromtheVideoapplication(select
SharedFolders(SMB)fromthelistwhenyoufirstopenthevideoplayer)ortheMusicapplication(selecttheiconStorageontherightside).Forphotos,youwillhaveto
usetheFilesapplicationtolocateanddisplayyourphotos.IfthecomputerwiththesharedfoldersnormallyhasaWindows®usernameandpassword,youwillbeasked
toenterthesebeforeyoucanaccessthefoldercontents.
PC’ssharedmediafiles(UPnP)
TheUPnPstandardisasimplifiedanduniversalmethodforacomputertoshareitsmediacontents.Forthistowork,youwillneedaWiFiconnectionandWindows
Media®Player11*orhigherinstalledonyourPC.Thisisespeciallyusefulwhenyouhavealargelibraryofmusicandvideoandyoucannotfititallontotheinternal
memoryoftheARCHOS.TheARCHOSusestheUPnP(UniversalPlugandplay)standardtostreamsharedmediafilesfromyourPC’sWindowsMedia®Library.
*Thereareotherproducts(software)onthemarketthatalsocansharemediafilesusingtheUPnPstandard.
SETTINGWINDOWSMEDIA®PLAYER’SSHARINGOPTIONS
PLAYINGSHAREDVIDEOANDMUSIC
1.OpenVideoorMusic>StorageandthenselectMediaservers(UPnP)shownunderExternal(youmayneedtoscrolldowntoseethis)tostartscanningfordevices
andcomputerssharingtheirmediafilesontheWiFinetwork.
2.IfyouenteredanameforyoursharedmediafilesinWindowsMedia®Player,itshouldappear.Openit,andyouwillthenhaveaccesstoallthevideosandmusic
storedinyourPC’sWindowsMedia®Library.
Note:YoucanalsoplugintheoptionalvideocabletoyourTVandthusplayvideosstoredonyourcomputertoatelevisioninanotherroom.
DISPLAYINGSHAREDPHOTOS
StarttheFilesapplicationandthenchooseMediaServers(UPnP)inthesectionExternal(youmayneedtoscrolldowntoseethis).Yourdevicewilllookforallthemedia
serversonyourlocalnetworkusingtheWiFiconnection.Onceoneisfoundandselected,youwillbepresentedwithalistofmediatypesincludingPictures.Choose
PicturestostartviewingthepicturesstoredintheWindows®MediaLibrary.
WEBCAM
UseyourWebcamtomakevideoandvoicechatsthankstoGoogletalk.
1.TaptheGoogletalkapplication.
2.SigninwithyourGoogleemailaccount.
Yourstatusisavailable.YourcontactshavingaGoogleemailaccountaredisplayed.
WIDGETS
WidgetsareminiatureappsthatyoucanplaceonyourHomescreens.Somewidgetsarestandaloneapplications,someopenarelatedapplicationwhenyoutouch
them,andothersprovideasubsetofusefulinformationorcontrolsfortheirrelatedapplications.Stockwidgetsincludeaclock,apictureframe,acalendarthatshows
upcomingappointments,andsoon.
Belowaresomeexampleofwidgetsyoucanusetocustomizeyourtablet.
MUSICWIDGET
MUSICCOVERSWIDGET
ANALOGUECLOCKWIDGET
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TRANSFERRING FILES
WhenyouwanttotransferfilestoorfromtheARCHOS(photos,documents,music,video,orapplications(.apkfiles))youcantransferthemviatheUSBcableorviaa
wirelessnetworkconnection.Itisalsopossibletotransferfilesdirectlyto/fromacamera,USBstick,poweredharddrive,oranMP3playerusingtheoptionalUSBhost
cable.UsetheapplicationFileswhentransferringfilesbyawirelessnetworkorwhentransferringfilesto/fromadevicethatisconnecteddirectlytotheARCHOSwitha
USBcable.
ConnectingtheARCHOStoacomputer
ConnectyourtablettoyourcomputerusingtheUSBcable.Yourdeviceisautomaticallydetected.Itappearsasaniconon“MyComputer”.
Transferringfilesto/fromtheARCHOS
ForWindows:notethatthebelowprocedurerequiresatleastWindowsXPandWindowsMediaPlayer11.
1.YoucantransferyourmediafilestotheARCHOSbycopy/pastingthemintotherespectivefolders.
2.Onceallyourfiletransfersarefinished,closeanyprogramthatmayhavereadorwrittentotheARCHOS.
3.YoucannowunplugtheUSBcable.
ForMacintosh:YoufirstneedtoinstallthefreeAndroid™FileTransferapplication(notincluded).Downloadfromhttp://www.android.com/filetransfer.
ForLinux:YouneedtoinstallMTPtools(notincluded).
Disconnecting
Onceallyourfiletransfersarefinished,closeWindows®ExplorerandanyotherprogramthatmayhavereadorwrittentotheARCHOS.Tounmountthedevicefrom
thecomputer;
Windows®XP:Clickonthe"safelyremove"greenarrowiconinthesystemtrayandselecttheARCHOS.
Windows®7:Clickonthe"safelyremove"iconinthesystemtray then andselecttheARCHOS.
Mac:DragtheARCHOSharddriveicon onthedesktoptowardthetrash(whichwillchangetoan"unmount"icon)anddropitin.
Linux:RightclickontheARCHOSUSBdeviceicon andselect"unmount"or"safelyremove."
YoucannowunplugtheUSBcable.
SETTINGS
Wireless&Networks
WhenyoudonotneedtheWiFiorBluetooth®connections,youcandeactivatetheminordertosavebatterypower.
Airplanemode:ThiscutstheWiFiandBluetooth®connections.Thisistypicallyrequiredwhenonboardairplanesinordernottointerferewiththeaircraft’ssensitive
instruments.
WiFi:TaponthislinetoenableordisabletheWiFiconnection.
WiFisettings:AllowsyoutosetupandmanageyourWiFinetworks.See:MakingaWiFiConnection.
Bluetooth:taponthislinetoenableordisabletheBluetooth®connection.
Bluetoothsettings:Allowsyoutosetupyourdevice’sname(thenamethatwillappearonyourdifferentBluetooth®devices),makeitdiscoverableorhidden,scanfor
Bluetooth®devicesinrange,etc.SeePairingbelow.TheARCHOSiscompatiblewiththeBluetooth®standardsA2DP,DUN,PAN,OBEX,andAVRCP.
VPNsettings:AllowstosetpupandmanageVirtualPrivateNetworks
Remotecontrolsettings:AllowstocontrolthisdevicefromanotherAndroid™deviceusingthe'ArchosRemoteControl'application.
3Gport:Activate3Gstickport
Mobilenetworks:Allowstosetoptionsforroaming,networks,AccessPointnames
PAIRING
1.Onyourphone(orotherdeviceyouwanttopair),turnonBluetooth®"detectable."
2.OntheARCHOS,selectMenu>Settings>Wireless&Networks>Bluetoothandturniton.
3.StillontheARCHOS,taponBluetoothsettings,selectScanfordevices,thenselectyourtelephonewhichwillbeshownunderBluetoothdevices.
4.Giveaconnectioncode,“1234”willbefine.
5.Onyourphone,youwillnowseethattheARCHOSisrequestingtobepaired.Typeinthesamecode“1234”.
YourphoneandARCHOSnowknoweachother.Theyare"paired."
Sound
General>Vibrate(onlyinsilentmode).
General>Volume:Setsthevolumeformusicandvideos.Setsalsothevolumeforalarmsandnotifications.Youcanalsoadjustthesoundbyusingthevolumebuttonson
thedevice.
Notifications>Notificationringtone:Setsthesoundtypeforsystemnotifications.
Feedback>Audibleselection:Enables/disablesthetouchscreenclicksound.
Feedback>Screenlocksounds:Playssoundswhenlockingandunlockingthescreen
Feedback>Hapticfeedback:VibrateswhenpressingsoftkeysandoncertainUserInterfaceinteractions
Screen
Brightness:Allowsyoutoadjustthebrightnessofthescreen.Reducingthebrightnesswillreducebatteryconsumption.
Autorotatescreen:Allowsyoutosettheorientationofthescreentoafixedpositionorbasedonthephysicalorientationofthedevice.
Animation:Enables/disablesthedisplayofanimationswhenopeningandclosingapplications.
Screentimeout:Allowsyoutoadjustthedelaybeforethescreenautomaticallyturnsoffandthedevicelocksitself.Toturnthescreenbackon,pressthePowerbutton
once,andpressitagaintounlockthescreen.
Location&security
Usewirelessnetworks:ThisscreengivesyouthepossibilitytoallowcertainAndroid™applicationstodetermineyourcurrentlocationviatheWiFiconnection.
UseGPSsatellites>whenlocating,accuratestreetlevel
UselocationforGoogleSearch>LocationusedtoimproveGoogleSearchresultsandotherGoogleservices.
Lockscreen>AllowstoconfigurelockscreenandOwnerinfo
Encryption>Youcanencryptyouraccounts,settings,downloadedapplicationsandtheirdata,mediaandotherfiles.Onceyouencryptyourtablet,youmustentera
numericalPINorpasswordtodecryptiteachtimethatyouturniton.Youcan'tunencryptyourtabletexceptbyperformingafactorydatareset,erasingallyourdata.
SIMcardlock>AllowstosetupSIMcardlock
Passwords>Visiblepasswords:Showspasswordasyoutype
Deviceadministration>Deviceadministrators:Viewordeactivatedeviceadministrators.
Credentialstorage>Usesecurecredentials:Allowapplicationstoaccesssecurecertificatesandothercredentials.
Credentialstorage>Installfromstorage:InstallencryptedcertificatesfromanSDcard.
Credentialstorage>Setpassword:Setorchangethecredentialstoragepassword.
Credentialstorage>Clearstorage:Clearcredentialstorage.
Applications
Unknownsources:AllowtheinstallationofnonAndroid™Marketapplications.
Manageapplications:Youcanviewinformationaboutalltheapplicationsinstalledonyourdeviceoruninstalltheapplication.
Runningservices:Viewandcontrolcurrentlyrunningservices.
Development:Advancedoptionsforsoftwaredevelopers.Includesascreenshotsetting(screenimagesavedtotheroot).
Batteryuse:whathasbeenusingthebattery
Storageuse:Viewstorageusedbyapplications
Accountsandsync
Settingstomanagedatasynchronization:emailaccounts,generalsyncsettings
Privacy
Backupandrestore>Backupmydata,Backupaccount,Automaticrestore(Ifireinstallanapplication,restorebackedupsettingsorotherdata).
Storage
USBstorageTotalspace:DisplaystheamountoftotalspaceintheUSBstorage.
USBstorageAvailablespace:DisplaystheamountoffreespaceavailableintheUSBstorage.
USBstorageEraseUSBstorage:ErasesalldataontheinternalUSBstorage,suchasmusicandphotos
InternalstorageTotalspace:Displaystheamountoftotalspaceintheinternalmemory.
InternalstorageAvailablespace:Displaystheamountoffreespaceavailableontheinternalmemory.
ExternalstorageTotalspace:DisplaystheamountoftotalspaceonaninsertedmicroSDcardorUSBconnectedstoragedevice.
ExternalstorageAvailablespace:DisplaystheamountoffreespaceonaninsertedmicroSDcardorUSBconnectedstoragedevice.
Languageinput
Setyourpreferredlanguageandregion,andconfigurethetextsettingsforfasterandmoreaccuratetextinput.
DefineVoicerecogniserandtexttospeechsettings
Accessibility
Somethirdpartysoftwareincludesspecialaccessibilityoptionsforvisuallyorhearingimpairedusers.Checkingthisoptionwillenablethosefeatures.
Date&Time
Automatic:EnablethisoptionifyouwanttosettheclockautomaticallywhenyourARCHOSisconnectedtoaWiFinetwork.Disablethisoptiontosetthecurrentdate&
timemanually.
CAUTION:Ifthetime&datearenotcorrectlyset,youmightnotbeabletoaccesscertainwebpages.
Repairandformatting
TouchscreenCalibration:Ifthetouchscreenisnotrespondingproperly,usethisitemandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.Ifthisdoesnotworkorifyoucannot
accessthetouchscreensettings,youcanforcethetouchscreencalibrationwhenyourestartthedevice(see:SystemRecovery).
Accelerometercalibration:Iftheaccelerometerisnotrespondingproperly(inotherwords,iftheautomaticscreenrotationdoesnotfunctioncorrectly),usethisbuttonand
followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Resetmultimedialibrary:Rebuildthemultimedialibraryfromscratch.
ResetAndroid™:Deletesthedevicesettingsandtheinstalledapplications.Itdoesnottouchyourpersonalfiles(video,music,photo).
Resetmediastorage:Deletesallyourmediafiles(photos,music,video).Itdoesnottouchtheapplications.
Fullreinitialization:Deletesallthefilesonyourdeviceandresetstheconfigurationtotheoriginalfactorysettings.
Startupwizard:Thestartupwizardwillstartthenexttimeyouturnonyourdevice.ThisallowsyoutoresetthebasicsettingsofyourARCHOS(language,date,time,
etc.).
Abouttablet
Status:Selectthisoptiontoseethebatterylevelandstatus,theWiFiMacaddress,theBluetooth®address,etc.
Batteryuse:Showsthepercentageofbatterypowerbeingusedbythedifferentapps.
Powermanagement
Legalinformation:Allowsyoutoviewtheopensourcelicenses.
Modelnumber:ThisisthemodelnameofyourARCHOSdevice.
Onlineregistration:Registeryourproductonlinetogetaccesstotechnicalsupport.Youcanalsoregisteryourproductusingacomputer(www.archos.com/register).
ProductKey:EachARCHOShasauniquenumber.Ifyouregisteryourproductonlineusingacomputer(www.archos.com/register),thisnumberwillbeneeded.
Plugins:liststhepluginsthatyouhaveinstalledontoyourdevice.ThecinemapluginisavailableforpurchasefromtheARCHOSwebsite.Thispluginwillallowyour
devicetoplayMPEG2formattedvideofiles(including.voband.TSfiles)aswellasAC3audiofiles.
Firmwareversion:Displaysthecurrentversionofthefirmware.
Firmwareupdate:UsethisbuttontosearchforanonlineupdateviaaWiFinetwork.Ifthereisoneavailable,itwillbeinstalledautomatically.SeeUpdatingtheFirmware
tolearnmore.
Boardversion:displaystheversionnumberofyourARCHOS.
STOPPING APPS
SometimeswhenyouhavebeenusingAndroid™forawhile,itmayholdanumberofapplicationsinactivememoryandslowdown.Youcanstopindividualapplications
orstopallofthemtogivemorespacetoworkingmemory.Youcanalsoseewhichapplicationsarepreventingthedevicefromsleepingorwhichonesarewakingitup
toooften.
UPDATING THE DEVICE
Thefirmwareistheoperatingsystem(OS)ofyourARCHOS.Itisperiodicallyupdatedtobringnewfeatures,improvementsandbugfixes.Therearetwomainwaysto
updateyourproduct’sfirmware:
FROMYOURDEVICE
UpdatedirectlyontheARCHOS(WiFiconnectionneeded).Thisistheeasiestwaytoupdatethefirmware.YouonlyneedaconnectiontoaWiFinetwork.SeeMaking
aWiFiConnection.FromtheHomescreen,tapontheSettingsapplicationandchooseAbouttablet.TaptheFirmwareupdate.
TheARCHOSwillsearchonlineforanewfirmware.Ifthereisoneavailable,itwillstartdownloading,anditwillbeinstalledautomatically.Followtheonscreen
instructions.
VIACOMPUTER
OnyourPC,gotowww.archos.com/firmware.SearchforthelatestfirmwareavailableforyourARCHOS.Comparethelatestonlineversionwiththeoneinstalledon
yourARCHOS(yourARCHOSfirmwareversionnumberappearsintheAbouttabletsettingsscreen).Iftheonlineversionismorerecentthanyours(hasahigher
number),followtheinstructionstodownloaditandcopyittoyourARCHOS.YourInternetbrowsermaywarnyouthatthecontentsofthefirmwarefilecouldharmyour
computer.ARCHOShastakenprecautionstoinsurethatthisfilewillnotharmyourcomputer.
TROUBLESHOOTING
ResettingyourARCHOS
IntheeventthatyourARCHOSfreezesduringoperation,youcanforcethedevicetoshutdownbyholdingthePowerbuttonfor10seconds.
ResettingyourARCHOSwillnoteraseanydatafromyourdevice.
IfthetouchscreenisnotrespondingproperlyyoucanexecuteatouchscreenrecalibrationbydoingaSystemRecoveryasperthenextsection.
Touchscreenproblems
Ifthetouchscreenisnotrespondingproperly,gototheTouchscreencalibrationsettingsscreen(Settings>RepairandFormatting).ThenusetheTouchscreencalibration
button,andfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.Ifthisdoesnotworkorifyoucannotaccessthetouchscreensettings,youcanforcethetouchscreencalibration(see:
SystemRecovery).
Systemrecovery
IfyourARCHOSdoesnotrespondcorrectlyordoesnotstartproperly,youcantrytoremedythissituationwithasystemrecovery.Beverycarefulwiththisasthereare
optionstoeraseallthedataonyourdevice.
TOENTERINTOTHERECOVERYSCREEN
Turnoffthedeviceandwait10seconds.
Pressandholdthevolume+buttonwhilepoweringonthedevice.
Keepthevolume+presseduntiltheRecoverymodestarts(whitescreen).
Tomovefromoneoptiontoanother,usethevolumebuttons.Toselectanoption,presstheON/OFFbutton.
RECOVERYMODEOPTIONS
No:Cancelsthesystemrecovery.
Updatefirmware:Allowsyoutoconnectyourdevicetoacomputerinordertocopythelatest.AOSfile(operatingsystem)toyourdeviceandtheninstallit.
RepairSystem:Attemptstorepairthefilestructureontheinternalmemory.Thisdoesnoteraseanydata.
No:Returntomainrecoveryscreen.
ForceTouchscreenCalibration:Selectthis,setyourdevicedown,startthecalibration,anddon'ttouchit.Itwillrecalibratethescreen.Afterthecalibrationiscomplete,
selectNotoleavetherecoveryscreen.
CheckDisk:Checkandrepairthesystempartitionifdamaged.
StartUSBMSC:AllowsyoutoconnectyourdevicetoaPCtoaccesstheinternalmemory.
FormatSystem:Formatstheinternalmemory.Alldata(music,photos,videos,etc.),applicationsandsettingsareerased.
ACCESSORIES & PLUGINS
USBHostcable
ThiscablewillallowyourARCHOStohaveafullsizedUSBHostport.Thatis,youcanconnectacamera,aUSBstick,aUSBmemorycardreader,amouse,a
keyboard,acombinationmouse/keyboard,orapoweredharddrivetoyourARCHOS*.Byusingthiscable,yourARCHOScandownloadallthephotosfromyour
cameradirectly,withouthavingtotransferthephotostoyourcomputerfirst.SeetheARCHOSonlinestoretopurchasethismicroUSBBtoUSBAhostcable.
*SomestandardUSBdevicesmaynotfunctioniftheyconsumetoomuchpower.
CinemaPlugin
TheoutofboxvideoplaybackcapabilityoftheARCHOSisaboutthebestonthemarket.However,itdoesnotcomewithMPEG2videoplaybackcapabilities.You
canpurchaseasoftwarepluginfromtheARCHOSonlinestorewhichwillallowyourARCHOStoplaythesefiles.ThisallowsyourdevicetoplayVOB,TS,PSvideo
streamsaswellasAC3audio.
MiniHDMItoStandardHDMImale/malecable
Generalinstructions
Productcare
Firststeps
Chargingthebattery
Thestartupwizard
OnlineregistrationDonotforgettoregisteryourdevice.
Presentation
ARCHOSDescription
Maintouchscreenbuttons
Touchscreenactions
UsingtheANDROIDinterface
StatusDetailsandQuickSettings
WorkwithQuickSettings
EnablingWiFi
Advancedconnection
WiFiconnectionproblems
Enabling3G
Internetnavigation
Applications
Musicapplication
Browsingthroughyourmusicfiles
Thefavorites
Musicplayback
TransferringyourmusictoyourARCHOS
Videoapplication
Details
Videoplaybackscreen
Tvout
Galleryapplication
Playingaslideshow
PuttingphotosontoyourARCHOS
Files
Swap
BrowsingOtherComputersontheNetwork
AccessingsharedmediafilesviaUPnP
PlayingyourPC’ssharedmedia
MediafromyourPC'ssharedfolders(SMB)
PC’ssharedmediafiles(UPnP)
Settingwindowsmedia®player’ssharingoptions
PlayingsharedVideoandMusic
DisplayingsharedPhotos
Webcam
Widgets
Musicwidget
Musiccoverswidget
Analogueclockwidget
Transferringfiles
ConnectingtheARCHOStoacomputer
Transferringfilesto/fromtheARCHOS
Disconnecting
Settings
Wireless&Networks
Pairing
Sound
Screen
Location&security
Applications
Accountsandsync
Privacy
Storage
Languageinput
Accessibility
Date&Time
Repairandformatting
Abouttablet
Stoppingapps
UpdatingtheDevice
Fromyourdevice
Viacomputer
Troubleshooting
ResettingyourARCHOS
Touchscreenproblems
Systemrecovery
ToenterintotheRecoveryscreen
Recoverymodeoptions
Accessories&Plugins
USBHostcable
CinemaPlugin
MiniHDMItoStandardHDMImale/malecable
FormoreAccessories&Plugins,www.archos.com
Technicalsupportinformation
1.Powerbutton
2.Microsdcardslot
3.MicroUSBport
4.Microphone
5.Headphonejack
6.MiniHDMIoutput
7.Chargingindicator

1.Powerbutton
2.MicroUSBport
3.Microphone
4.Headphonejack
5.MiniHDMIoutput
6.Powerconnector
7.Chargingindicator

8.Camera
9.Volumebuttons
TheHomebuttontoreturn
tothemainscreen.
TheBackbuttontogobacktoyour
previousscreen.
TheSearchandVoicesearchbuttonstosearchyour
tabletandthewebbytypingorbyspeaking.
TheCustomizebuttonto
addshortcuts,widgets.
TheRecentAppsbuttontonavigate
amongyourrecentlyopenedapps.
TheAppsbuttontofindallyourinstalledapplications.
Touchtoactivateanitem Touchwithyourfingertip.
Touchandhold
foranalternate
action
Touchtheitemanddonotliftyourfingertipuntiltheactionoccurs.
Draganitemtochangeitsposition Touchandholditforamoment,thenwithoutliftingyourfingertip,moveyourfingertiponthescreenuntiltheitem
reachesitsdestination.
Swipeup/downtoscrollthroughalistSwipe
left/righttochangetheview
Touchthescreenandthenquicklymoveyourfingertipsacrossthescreenwithoutliftingyourfingertip.Donotpause
onthescreenwithyourfingertipsattheinitialpointofcontactoryoumaydraganitem.
Doubletap Quicklytapthescreentwiceonawebpageorotherapplicationscreentozoom.
Pinch Insomeapps(suchasMaps),youcanzoominandoutbyplacingtwofingersonthescreenatonceandpinching
themtogether(tozoomout)orspreadingthemapart(tozoomin).
STATUSDETAILSANDQUICKSETTINGS
Youcangetmoredetailsaboutthecurrentdateandtime,networking,andbatterystatusinwiththeStatusDetails.YoucanalsoopentheQuickSettingstoviewand
controlthemostcommonsettingsforyourtablet,aswellasaccessingthecompleteSettingsapplication.
OpenStatusDetails
TouchthetimeintheSystembar,atthebottomrightofthescreen.
Ifyouhaveanycurrentnotifications,theirsummariesarelistedbelowtheStatusDetails:touchonetoopenit.
ClosetheStatusDetailsbytouchinganyotherpartofthescreen.
WORKWITHQUICKSETTINGS
TheQuickSettingsmakeitconvenienttovieworchangethemostcommontablet
settingsandtoopenthefullSettingsapp.
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OpentheStatusDetails.
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TouchanywhereintheStatusDetails.
TheQuickSettingsopenbelowtheStatusDetails,replacingthelistofcurrent
notifications.
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Vieworchangethesettingsyouwant.
YoucanclosetheQuickSettingsagainbytouchinganywhereelseonthescreen.
TheQuickSettingsare:
Airplanemode:DragtheswitchtoOntoturnoffallthetablet’swirelesstransmittersthat
transmitdata,includingmobiledataandWiFi.
WiFiTouchtoopentheWiFisettings.
3Gtoturnon/offthe3Gconnection.
Autorotatescreen:DragtheswitchtoOntolockthescreeninlandscape
orientation,soitdoesn’trotatewhenyouturnthetablet.
Brightness:Dragtheslidertochangethebrightnessofthescreen.OrtouchAuto
tohavethetabletsetscreenbrightnessautomatically,usingitssensorstomeasure
theamountoflightinyoursurroundings.
Notifications:DragtheslidertoOffifyoudon’twanttobedisturbedbysystem
orapplicationnotificationsaboutnewmail,invitationstochat,andsoon.
Settings:TouchtoopentheSettingsapplication.
Hereyouseethemusiclibraryscreenwiththecoverroll
albumartdisplayontheleft.
Scrollthealbumsverticallytoseeallthealbumsstoredon
yourdevice.
ScrollhorizontallytoseeyourFavorites,Recently
added,Recentlyplayed,orAllalbums.
Ifyourmusicfilesdonotincludecoverart,thenastandard
covericonwillappear.
Youcanbrowsethroughyourmusicbyalbum,artist,or
songname,viayourcreatedplaylists,yourfavorites.You
canalsobrowsethroughyourfilesandfoldersinthe
storage*system.
TaptheSearchiconintheupperrightcornertosearch
throughyourmusicfiles.
*Inadditiontotheinternallystoredmusic,youhavethe
optionExternalinStorage.Thisallowsyoutoplaymusic
frommediaserversorfromafileserveroveryourWiFi
network.
The"Favorites"liststhemusicyouplaythemostoften.Toaddatitle,analbum,oranartisttoyourfavoriteslist,justholddownontheitemandafewoptionswill
appear.ChooseAddtofavorites.Theitemwillbemarkedwithastaricon .
Toaccessyourfavoriteslist,gotothecoverrollbrowsingscreenandflickthealbumsleft/rightuntilyouseetheFavorites.Toremoveanitemfromyourfavoriteslist,roll
itintoviewandthenholdyourfingerdownonit.Intheoptionlist,chooseRemovefromfavorites.
Themusicplaybackscreenincludesthestandardplayback
controls.Youcantapontheprogressionbartogodirectly
toaspecificlocationinthesong.Thepreviousandnext
buttonscanbetappedoncetojumptothebeginningofthe
currentsongorjumptothenextsong,orhelddownto
reverseoradvancerapidlythroughthecurrentsong.The
iconstotherightofthealbumarethefollowings:
Switchtothemusicselectionscreen
Viewthecurrentplaylist*
Choosebetweenrepeatingallsongsinthecurrentlist,just
one,andnotrepeating.
Tapthemenubuttonintheupperrightcornertochoose
additionalitemssuchasPartyShuffle.Selectingtheparty
shufflewillcreateaplaylistofseveralsongsfromtheentire
musiclibrary.Theideaisthatwhilethelistisplaying,you
canaddmoresongs.Findthedesiredsong,longholdonthe
item,andthenselectAddtoplaylist>Currentplaylist.Itwill
addittotheendofthecurrentpartyshuffle.Ifyoudo
nothing,theplayerwilljustaddsongsasneededtokeepthe
partygoing.
*Inthelist,itispossibletochangethepositionofthe
upcomingsongsbyholdingdownontheiconontheleftof
thesonganddraggingittothedesiredposition.
TheVideobrowserallowsyoutonavigatethroughandplaythevideofilesstoredintheARCHOSinternalmemoryoramicroSDcard(fordevicesthathaveamicroSD
cardslot)orevenfilesstoredonothercomputersonyourlocal
network(seethechapterPlayingyourPC'ssharedmedia).The
initialchoiceallowsyoutochoosebetweentheinternallystored
videosandvideosonanetwork.WhenyouchooseVideo
Folderforexample,youwillseethelistofvideosjustinthe
foldernamedvideo.IfyouchooseAllvideos,you'llseealistof
allthevideosithasfoundonyourdevice.Eachlinecontainsa
thumbnailfromthevideo,thetotalplaytime,aResumeicon
ifitwaslaststoppedbeforeitwascompletelyviewed,a
Bookmarkiconifyousetabookmarkinthevideoatspecific
point,andtherevealiconinordertoselectResumeor
Bookmark.Taponavideotoplayitfromthebeginning.Press
andholddownontheitemtogetmoreoptions.
DETAILS
Touchandholddownavideoline.Optionsaredisplayed.
TouchDetails,thenGetMoviedatabaseinfo.
InformationaboutthevideowillbecollectedviayourInternet
connection.
TouchtheMenubutton,thenSearchinfolinetocollectinformationaboutallyourvideos.
Todisplaythemenuoverlay,taponceanywhereonthescreen.Youcanusethistopause/resumethevideoortomovetoaspecificpartofthevideo.Tomakeitdisappea
displaytheavailablemenuitemsincluding(alternatelanguages*,subtitles*),bookmarksandsettings,taponthemenubuttonintheupperrightcorneronthemenuoverlay.
playeratanytime,tapthescreen,thenthebackbuttontogobacktothevideolistorthehomebuttontogotothehomescreen.
*Onlyifmultipleaudiotracksorsubtitlesareincludedinsideoralongsidethevideofile.
Tvout
ConnectyourG9tablettoyourTVusingaminiHDMItoStandardHDMImale/malecable.Therearenosettingstobedone.Youhaveautomaticallyamirroringscreen:a
tabletandonyourTVscreen.
Thegalleryorganizesyourphotosbythefoldersyouhaveputthemintoandbythedatethephotosweretaken.Thisincludesboththephotosandvideosyouhavetaken
withthebuiltincameraorphotosyouhavecopiedontotheARCHOS.Theinitialgalleryviewshowsallthealbums(folders)thatcontainphotos.Flickthealbumstothe
leftorrighttofindtheonetoview,andthentaponittoseeaphotowallofitscontents.
Thefolderscanbedisplayedbysize,bylocation,bytime,byalbumorbytags.Youcandisplayimagesonlyorvideosonlyorboth.Tapitodisplayinformationabout
photofoldersorabouteachphoto.
ThefilebrowsergivesyouthepossibilitytonavigatethefilesystemofyourARCHOS'internalmemory.IntheHomescreen,tapontheapplicationstab,andtaponFilesto
Taponafoldertoopenit.Usethebackbuttontogobackuponelevelinthefilehierarchy.Byholdingyourfingerdownonafileorafolder,youcancut,copy,delete,ren
aboutthatspecificfileorfolder.Topasteacopiedorcutfileorfolder,usethemenuicon.Forfolderswithmanyfiles,youcan"flick"thelistanditwillscrollupordownqui
manyfilesorfoldersatthesametimetocopy,delete,cutorshareviaEmail,Bluetooth,etc.
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SWAP
TapDoublebesidestheMenubuttontohaveadoubledisplayoftheFilesfolder.
Youcanbrowsefolders,copyandpastemoreeasily.
TapSingletogobacktoanormaldisplay.
1.ConnecttheARCHOStoyourWiFinetwork(seeMakingaWiFiConnection).
2.ConnectyourPCtothesameWiFinetworkandstartWindowsMedia®Player,
version11orhigher.
3.ClickontheLibrarytab,andselectMediasharing...
4.ChecktheboxSharemymediato,andclickonOK.TheARCHOSiconshould
appearinthewindow,withawarningsymbolnexttoit*.
*ATTENTION:thefirsttimeyousetyoursharingoptions,itmighttakeacouple
ofminutesforyourPCtodisplaytheARCHOSicon.
5.SelecttheARCHOSiconandclickontheAllowbutton.
6.Tomodifyyoursharingsettings,clickonSettings.Youcan,forexample,entera
nameforyoursharedmediafiles.YouwillthenseethisnameonyourARCHOS.
ClickonOKtosavethemodifications.
7.ClickonOKtoclosetheMediaSharingwindow.
8.YoucannowcloseWindowsMedia®Player,andstartviewingyourPC’s
sharedmediafilesdirectlyonyourARCHOS(seenextsection).
AquickmethodtoaccessyourmusicinsteadofopeningtheMusicplayer.(Therearealsosimilarlylookingwidgetsforthe
Gallery(photoviewing)andtheVideoplayer.)
UsethesettingstomodifyyourARCHOStofunctionforyourparticularneeds.Youcanscrollthescreenupanddowntorevealsettingsthatyoudon’tinitiallysee.
Whenitispossible,youcanusetheMenuicontoaccessmoreoptionswithinoneofthesettings.
ThisAudio/VideocableplugsintotheARCHOStoallowittoplayvideoouttoatelevision.Makesureyouhaveswitchedyourtelevisiontothecorrectvideoinput,
oftenthisisdonewiththeA/VselectbuttonofyourTV'sremotecontrol.
FormoreAccessories&Plugins,www.archos.com
TECHNICAL SUPPORT INFORMATION
Stillneedhelpafterreadingthoughthisentiremanual?OK,thencontacttechsupportbyfirstregisteringyourproduct(ifyouhaven'talreadydoneso)andthenenteryour
useraccountandgotothesupportsectionwhereyoucanfillinawebformwithyourquestion(itiseasiertodoonaregularcomputer).We'llmakeourbestefforttoget
backtoyouwithintwobusinessdayswithyouranswer.Also,seethefrequentlyaskedquestionssectionatwww.archos.com/faq.
Allbrandsandproductnamesareregisteredtrademarksandthepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.WindowsMedia®andWindows®aretrademarks
orregisteredtrademarksofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand/orothercountries.Android,AndroidMarket,GoogleMaps,GoogleTalk
aretrademarksofGoogleInc.UseofthistrademarkissubjecttoGooglePermissions.