ARCHOS 32 USER GUIDE 05/12/11 07:51 ARCHOS 28 and ARCHOS 32 internet tablets ENGLISH USER MANUAL version 1 Table of Contents To better view this manual, turn your device to a horizontal orientation. 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.
ARCHOS 32 USER GUIDE 5.1. Wireless & network settings 5.1.1. Pairing 5.1.2. connecting to the Internet 5.2. Sound & Display 5.3. TV out* 5.4. Location & security 5.5. Applications 5.6. Accounts and sync 5.7. Storage 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.
ARCHOS 32 USER GUIDE 05/12/11 07:51 Do not subject it to shock or vibration. Do not subject it to heat; keep it ventilated (especially when connected to a computer). 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 will void your warranty. 1.2. First steps 1.2.1. CHARGING THE BATTERY Before using your ARCHOS for the first time, completely charge its battery.
ARCHOS 32 USER GUIDE 05/12/11 07:51 alarm) can wake it up. Reboot: Restarts the device Power off: Shuts off the device completely. No battery power is used. 3. Go Back: You can always go back to the previous screen by pressing this button. 4. Menu list: By tapping on the menu icon, you can see the available options for the current screen. 5. Home: Wherever you are in the interface, you can go back directly to the central Home screen by tapping on this icon.
ARCHOS 32 USER GUIDE 05/12/11 07:51 long as there is free space. 1. Notification messages: Drag the top bar downwards to reveal any notification messages. 2. Status info: Time, Bluetooth® & WiFi status, battery level, alarm set. 3. Shortcut to a free game that was downloaded from the AppsLib store. 4. Shortcuts to the standard Android™ applications (can be moved or deleted). 5. AppsLib store: An on-line library of hundreds of games & useful apps to download to your device.
ARCHOS 32 USER GUIDE 05/12/11 07:51 When you do not need the WiFi or Bluetooth® connections, remember to deactivate them in order to save battery power. The Power control widget found on the far left home screen allows you to turn the WiFi on and off (WiFi, Bluetooth®*, Sync, Brightness) as needed. To configure a WiFi connection, you need to be in a WiFi zoneEnabling that will allow 3.1. WiFiyou to connect to it.
ARCHOS 32 USER GUIDE 05/12/11 07:51 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.
ARCHOS 32 USER GUIDE 05/12/11 07:51 USB notification message and choose to connect. 5. The ARCHOS will appear in your computer's file browser as an external hard drive, ARCHOS (E:) for example. 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.
ARCHOS 32 USER GUIDE Linux: Right-click on the ARCHOS USB device icon 05/12/11 07:51 and select "unmount" or "safely remove." You can now unplug the USB cable. 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.
ARCHOS 32 USER GUIDE 05/12/11 07:51 5.1.1. 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.
ARCHOS 32 USER GUIDE 05/12/11 07:51 locks itself. To turn the screen back on, press the Power button once, and press it again to unlock the screen. 5.3. TV out* Switch to TV: Switch the display from the built-in LCD to a connected TV. An optional ARCHOS Audio-video cable is required. The video output is a standard composite (yellow RCA plug) that will connect to any TV that has a yellow composite video input.
ARCHOS 32 USER GUIDE 05/12/11 07:51 5.7. Storage Update multimedia library: In case some of your songs or photos may not appear in the music or photo library, select this option to do a full multimedia library update. 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.
ARCHOS 32 USER GUIDE 05/12/11 07:51 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. Android version: Displays the current version of the firmware. Firmware update: Use this button to search for an online update via a WiFi network.
ARCHOS 32 USER GUIDE 05/12/11 07:51 New Window: Opens a new browser window. 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.
ARCHOS 32 USER GUIDE 05/12/11 07:51 Tap on this icon (WiFi Internet connection needed) to go to the online AppsLib (Applications Library) store. This online library of free and purchasable applications has hundreds of fun games and useful applications to download and use. Select one of the categories and then browse through the various applications to find the one you want and then tap on the INSTALL button which will download it to your device. YouDeleting can then just on Open to run the program.
ARCHOS 32 USER GUIDE 05/12/11 07:51 MP/D1, 30 fps@15 Mbps). Plays VOB, TS, PS. Video subtitle support SRT, SSA, SMI, SUB text subtitles, MKV embedded subtitles (TXT, SSA), VOB embedded subtitles 8.1. VIDEO PLAYBACK SCREEN 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 disappear, tap again.
ARCHOS 32 USER GUIDE 05/12/11 07:51 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.
ARCHOS 32 USER GUIDE 9.2.2. PLAYING SHARED VIDEO AND MUSIC 05/12/11 07:51 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.
ARCHOS 32 USER GUIDE 05/12/11 07:51 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 or scroll it 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 10.1.1.
ARCHOS 32 USER GUIDE 05/12/11 07:51 playlist > Current playlist) and it will add it to the end of the current party shuffle. Or, 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. 10.3.
ARCHOS 32 USER GUIDE 05/12/11 07:51 3. Drag the date slider to go through the entire photo wall by date. 4. The date of the photos is displayed as you drag the slider. 5. Example of new pictures created with the cropping feature. Show below are photos from the same album viewed as small stacks grouped by date (option on top right of screen). Tap on one of the stacks to reveal the section of the photo wall shown in the stack. Tap on a thumbnail to display the photo.
ARCHOS 32 USER GUIDE 05/12/11 07:51 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 with the optional USB Host cable or by first transferring the photos to your computer and then transferring them to the ARCHOS. 12. CAMERA The ARCHOS 32 has a built in camera that allows you to take still photos or video recordings.
ARCHOS 32 USER GUIDE 05/12/11 07:51 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 32 USER GUIDE 17. 05/12/11 07:51 This application allows to start slideshows from albums stored in Flickr®, Picasa™, or Facebook accounts. Open the application and then tap on the bottom area of the screen or the menu icon to display the available options. You can view a slideshow of the photos that are stored on the ARCHOS, from your own on-line photo albums, on-line albums of others, or view selected photos by keywords.
ARCHOS 32 USER GUIDE 05/12/11 07:51 18.4. POWER CONTROL This very useful widget allows you to easily shut on/off modules of the ARCHOS that take up power. You can thus extend the usable battery charge of your device. From the left to right. WiFi: Turn on/off the WiFi module. Bluetooth: Turn on/off the Bluetooth® module (only the ARCHOS 32). Sync: Shut off the synchronizing that often goes out to the web to synchronize application data. Brightness: Allows three levels of screen brightness. 19.
ARCHOS 32 USER GUIDE 05/12/11 07:51 20.3. 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. 20.3.1. TO ENTER INTO THE RECOVERY SCREEN ARCHOS 32 (with volume buttons on the side of the device) - Turn off the device and wait 10 seconds. - Press and hold the volume + button while powering on the device.
ARCHOS 32 USER GUIDE 05/12/11 07:51 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 on-line 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. 21.3.
