ARCHOS 101 User Guide 05/12/11 07:55 ARCHOS 101 internet tablet ENGLISH USER MANUAL version 1.1 Table of Contents Go to this web page to see the latest on-line version of this manual. 1. General instructions 1.1. Product care 1.2. First steps 1.2.1. Charging the battery 1.2.2. The startup wizard 1.2.3. Online registration 2. Presentation 2.1. ARCHOS description 2.2. Using the ARCHOS interface 2.2.1. Customizing the Home screen items 3. Making a WiFi Connection 3.1. Enabling WiFi 3.1.1.
ARCHOS 101 User Guide 5.8. Language & keyboard 5.9. Accessibility 5.10. Date & Time 5.11. About device 5.12. Repair and formatting 6. Internet navigation 6.1. Web Browser Menu Items 7. Appslib and applications 7.1. Downloading and installing applications 7.2. Deleting an application 8. Video 8.1. Video playback screen 9. Playing your PC’s shared media 9.1. Media from your PC's shared folders (SMB) 05/12/11 07:55 20.3.1. To enter into the Recovery screen 20.3.2. Recovery mode options 21.
ARCHOS 101 User Guide 05/12/11 07:55 animate a green “filling” action and the power/charge indicator light will remain solid. Once the device is completely charged, the indicator light will start blinking. When not plugged into a power adapter, the icon will display the percentage of battery power available. 1.2.2. 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.
ARCHOS 101 User Guide 05/12/11 07:55 15. Power connector: To connect the supplied power charger/adapter. 16. USB Host port*: To connect a keyboard, a mouse, or a mass storage USB device (ex: USB stick, powered hard drive, etc.). * Some standard USB devices may not function if they consume too much power. 2.2. Using the ARCHOS interface The Android™ interface is made up of five home screen panels (the home icon brings you to the center one).
ARCHOS 101 User Guide 05/12/11 07:55 Move an item to another part of the screen. Hold your finger on it until it enlarges, then drag it to the desired location (make sure there is enough space), and release it. Make an app shortcut: Open the Applications Tab and press and hold down on one of the applications. It will enlarge and jump to the home screen. Slide it to an empty place on one of the five home screens and then let go.
ARCHOS 101 User Guide 05/12/11 07:55 If the WiFi network you want to connect to does not appear in the list, scroll down the screen, then tap on Add a Wi-Fi network. Enter the required settings, then tap on Save. To access the advanced network parameters (Regulatory domain, IP address, etc), tap on the Menu icon, then tap on Advanced. Other parameters will appear: the required information can be obtained from the person who manages the network. 3.2.
ARCHOS 101 User Guide 05/12/11 07:55 4.2. Transferring files to/from the ARCHOS There are two main methods to transfer your files to the ARCHOS: 4.2.1. COPY & PASTE Use Windows® Explorer (the Finder on Mac, or the Linux file browser) to copy and paste your files between your ARCHOS and your computer. When finished copying or moving files, make sure you disconnect properly. Do not just unplug the USB cable. 4.2.2.
ARCHOS 101 User Guide 05/12/11 07:55 5. SETTINGS 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. 5.1. Wireless & Networks When you do not need the WiFi or Bluetooth® connections, you can deactivate them in order to save battery power.
ARCHOS 101 User Guide 05/12/11 07:55 Your phone and ARCHOS now know each other. They are "paired." 5.1.2. TETHERING (CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET) Now that your ARCHOS and phone can talk to each other, it is just a matter of telling the ARCHOS (only once of course) what the name of your phone’s data service is called. 1.
ARCHOS 101 User Guide 05/12/11 07:55 Use wireless networks: This screen gives you the possibility to allow certain Android™ applications to determine your current location via the WiFi connection. Set up screen lock: Allows to lock your device with a password pattern. Pattern: Enable/disable password pattern locking of the device. Use visible pattern: Enables/disables the password pattern to be visible when being applied. Visible passwords: Enables/disables passwords to be shown as they are typed.
ARCHOS 101 User Guide 05/12/11 07:55 ARCHOS, use this option to unmount it before physically removing or disconnecting it. System Storage - Available space: Displays the amount of free space available on the system memory (the memory used to store the Android™ applications). 5.8. Language & keyboard Set your preferred language and region, and configure the text settings for faster and more accurate text input. 5.9.
ARCHOS 101 User Guide 05/12/11 07:55 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 Android: Deletes the device settings and the installed applications. It does not touch your personal files (video, music, photo).
ARCHOS 101 User Guide 05/12/11 07:55 Bookmarks: You can also just tap on the bookmark icon on the top right of each page. Here you can see your list of bookmarks. Just tap on one of them to open it in the current window. Holding down on a bookmark will give you access to several options (you will be able to edit it, rename it, delete it, etc.). To add a new bookmark, tap on the top left box that shows * Add. The two other tabs allow you to access your Most visited sites and your History.
ARCHOS 101 User Guide 05/12/11 07:55 8. VIDEO The Video browser allows you to navigate through and play the video files stored in the ARCHOS internal memory or an SD card (for devices that have an 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 interally stored video and video on a network.
ARCHOS 101 User Guide 05/12/11 07:55 The four menu items when playing a video. If not already present, the Video player widget can be placed on one of the five home screens to give you quick access to your recently added and recently played videos. 9. 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.
ARCHOS 101 User Guide 05/12/11 07:55 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*.
ARCHOS 101 User Guide 05/12/11 07:55 an item or tap on the menu icon if you are in doubt about what options are available to you. 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.
ARCHOS 101 User Guide 05/12/11 07:55 The music playback screen includes the standard playback controls. You can tap on the progression bar to go directly to a different 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.
ARCHOS 101 User Guide 05/12/11 07:55 The gallery organizes your photos for you 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.
ARCHOS 101 User Guide 05/12/11 07:55 Tap on Save and the results will be added as a new photo to the photo album. You can delete the original image without fear of deleting the newly created one. 11.4. PUTTING PHOTOS ONTO YOUR ARCHOS To copy photos from your camera to your ARCHOS you can connect your ARCHOS to the camera directly or by first transferring the photos to your computer and then transferring them to the ARCHOS.
ARCHOS 101 User Guide 05/12/11 07:55 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 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.
ARCHOS 101 User Guide 05/12/11 07:55 17. 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. 18. WIDGETS Widgets are small applications that run continuously on one of the five home screen panels.
ARCHOS 101 User Guide 05/12/11 07:55 WiFi: Turn on/off the WiFi module. Bluetooth: Turn on/off the Bluetooth® module. Teather: Connect or disconnect your ARCHOS from your mobile phone's bluetooth connection for Internet access. Sync: Shut off the synchronizing that often goes out to the web to synchronize application data. Brightness: Allows three levels of screen brightness. 19. UPDATING THE DEVICE The firmware is the operating system (OS) of your ARCHOS.
ARCHOS 101 User Guide 05/12/11 07:55 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. 20.3.1. 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).
ARCHOS 101 User Guide 05/12/11 07:55 Once the screen image is displayed, use the screen of the ARCHOS as a track pad to move the cursor around the screen of your television. Be sure to orient the device as shown below in order to use the correct touch zones of the screen. 22.
