ARCHOS™ MOBILE TV & RECORDER ® AV 700 TV Mobile TV & Recorder / Video Player & Recorder / Music Player & Recorder / Photo Viewer / USB 2.0 Hard Drive English Language User Manual User Manual for ARCHOS™ AV 700 TV series Version 1.2 Please visit www.archos.com to download the most recent manual and software for this product. 2 Dear Customer, ARCHOS™ thanks you for your choice of this exciting AV 700 TV product. The AV 700 TV is designed to be the companion to your home entertainment system.
3 Table of Contents 1 INTRO – Buttons and Connections 1.1 2 7 Remote Control Description 9 INTRO – First Time Usage 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 3 10 Plugging in the AC Adapter Turning on the AV 700 TV Shutting off the AV 700 TV and Battery saving features Changing the Interface Language Foreign Character Sets Caring for the AV 700 TV Hardware Reset 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 TV – Watching Digital TV 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.
5 16 BROWSER – Using the Browser 16.1 16.2 16.3 52 Navigating the Directory Structure File and Folder Operations Using the Virtual Keyboard 53 54 57 17 Connecting/Disconnecting the AV 700 TV to/from your PC 17.1 17.2 17.3 58 USB Connection Type (‘Hard Drive’ or ‘Windows Device’) Connecting the AV 700 TV Disconnecting the AV 700 TV from your Computer 58 58 60 18 Connecting Devices to the USB Host Port 62 19 SETTINGS 63 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7 19.
7 1 INTRO – Buttons and Connections a Move UP (also increases volume during media playback) b Move DOWN (also decreases volume during media playback) c Move LEFT (also plays previous song or fast reverse through song or video) d Move RIGHT (also plays next song or fast forward through song or video) e Accelerate UP – go up the list of items at high speed f Accelerate Down – go down the list of items at high speed g Infrared sensor for the remote control h Left and right loud speakers i On indicator j Har
9 1.1 Remote Control Description Standby / Wake Up Switch between Built-in & External Video This group of buttons acts as the navigation and acceleration buttons on the left of the AV 700 TV and the Play & Stop buttons on the right side. Action icon select and execute buttons Numeric entry: to access a Digital TV channel directly, enter its number. Increase / Decrease Volume Mute sound Displays Action icon descriptions, if activated (Setup > Display) 9 10 2 2.
11 2.4 Changing the Interface Language The AV 700 TV interface can be set to English (default), French, Spanish, German, or Russian. • Using the UP action button, highlight the Settings icon (showing a wrench) and then click the center SELECT action button. • Highlight the Display icon and click the PLAY/ENTER button. • Highlight the Language parameter using the UP/DOWN buttons. • Click the RIGHT or LEFT button to choose the desired language. • The language displayed will change immediately.
13 3 TV – Watching Digital TV 3.1 Tuning Digital TV on the AV 700 TV Before you can use your AV 700 TV to watch Digital TV for the first time, you will need to tune it to receive the available programs in your area. You may also need to do this when you enter a different coverage area, for instance when you travel a long distance. Setting Up and Connecting the Antennas Your AV 700 TV comes with a set of two amplified antennas along with their cable and carrying case.
15 Note: you can use the AV 700 TV as a Digital TV tuner at home and connect the AV 700 TV to your home antenna using the supplied Antenna Adapter Cable (IMPORTANT: use only the ARCHOS™ supplied cable, and connect only to a regular aerial antenna outlet, not a cable TV service outlet). Signal quality icon: This icon is located in the status bar. The color and the number of bars indicate the level of quality of the received signal.
17 3.3 Digital TV Action Icons Hide Text Overlay Select this icon to shut off the On Screen Display (the status bar, action icons and other overlaid informational graphics). Video Format Change the way the image is displayed on the built-in LCD screen of your AV 700 TV or on your TV: Auto Maximized Image Original Picture Adjusts the video size to best adapt to the built-in screen or television. Enlarge the image to fill the screen.
19 3.4 Watching Digital TV in your Car* 2 For best reception, it is advised to place the antennas in opposite directions (the front of the antennas, with the shortest element, must not be directed towards metal parts), one on each side of the vehicle (front and back, or left and right). OF AN TE NN A FR ON T BA CK OF AN TE NN A With the AV 700 TV, you have the possibility to watch Digital TV on the move.
21 4 TV – Recording Digital TV 4.1 Recording Digital TV with the AV 700 TV The AV 700 TV allows you to record your favorite TV programs very easily. While you’re watching TV, all you have to do is select the Start Recording action icon and the AV 700 TV will instantly start recording the program you’re watching. To stop the recording, simply select the Stop Recording action icon. Note that while recording Digital TV, you will not be able to change channels.
23 5 VIDEO – Playing Video Files Click on the Video icon in the main menu, highlight the desired video file, and then click on PLAY/GO. The thumbnail images on the right side will show you a frame from the highlighted video file (center) as well as a frame from the file above and the file below the highlighted one. By clicking on the Video icon in the main menu, you will enter into a ‘video only’ mode.
25 Auto Format Default mode. Adjusts the video size to best adapt to the built-in screen or television. Maximized Image Enlarge the image to fill the screen (LCD or TV). Sides may get slightly cut in this mode. Full Picture Format The entire picture will always be seen on the television and the built-in screen. No cutting. Set a Book mark If you are watching a video and would like to place a bookmark in it in order to continue from this point at another time, you can use the Bookmark function.
27 7 VIDEO – Recording Video Files It is possible to record external video with your AV 700 TV. To do so, you will need the optional Docking Pod, which will give you a permanent and instant connection to your home entertainment system and allow you to record from your satellite receiver, cable box, VCR or Camcorder directly onto your AV 700 TV device.
29 8.1 Installing the PC Software If your video file is not an MPEG-4 Simple Profile .avi file of the proper size, you will need to re-encode it using the following utilities. For the AV 700 TV, you will need to create an AVI file that is MPEG-4 Simple Profile with a resolution up to 720 x 576 (depending on frame rate) and a sound track that is stereo MP3 or WAV. In actuality, in all cases, a resolution beyond 640x480 does not add any advantage.
31 8.2 Using MPEG-4 Translator Here you see the image of the main MPEG-4 Translator program. When you first run the program, if the required codec has not been installed yet. You should download the codec and install it on your computer. If the Virtual dub program has not been installed, you will also be notified, and you should install it (either with the ARCHOS™ Installation Utility or the Virtual Dub website).
33 9 MUSIC – Playing Music Files When you click on the music icon in the main screen, you will be sent directly to the ARCLibrary. From here you can choose to either browse your music by the file system (Browse hard drive) or by music characteristics (Album, Artist, title, Genre, Year). Use the LEFT, RIGHT, UP, and DOWN buttons to locate one of the factory installed music samples and then click on PLAY. If you hear nothing at first, make sure you have adjusted the volume control on the headphone cord. 1.
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37 9.4 Playing Through your Stereo System To play your music through your stereo system, you can use the supplied AV cable as shown below. You can also connect the optional docking pod audio outputs (red and white plugs of the cable connected to AV Out) to your stereo system inputs. Playing through a Stereo system with an AV Cable 9.
39 10 1 0 MUSIC – Putting Music onto your AV 700 TV Your Archos™ product is a certified PlaysForSure™ digital device which means that wherever you find music for sale on the Internet with this symbol, you can be certain that it will ‘Play for sure’ on your AV 700 TV*. The AV 700 TV is designed to work seamlessly with Windows Media® Player (WMP) versions 9 and 10. The Windows Media® Player software is used to download digital media content from the Internet to your computer and organizing it.
41 10.3 Transferring your CD collection to the AV 700 TV The process of transferring music from a CD into music files for your AV 700 TV is known as ‘ripping’. It is actually a re-encoding process, taking the CDA (CD Audio) format and converting it to WMA or MP3 format which the AV 700 TV can read. There are many music ripping programs on the market, but ARCHOS™ recommends that you use Windows Media® Player to do it.
43 when highlighting a folder, artist, or album. All the contents of the folder, artist, or album will be added (that is, appended) or inserted before the selected song in the current Playlist. You can jump back and forth between the browser and the Playlist by selecting the Focus buttons. A Playlist can have a maximum of 5000 songs. We recommend that you save your Playlists. 11.3 Saving a Playlist It is recommended that each time you create a Playlist, you save it to a separate folder called Playlists.
45 12 MUSIC – Recording Music It is possible to record sound with your AV 700 TV. To do so, you will need the optional Docking Pod, which will give you a permanent and instant connection to your home entertainment system and allow you to record from any standard analog line source (HiFi system, Boombox, CD Player, Cassette player etc.) directly onto your AV 700 TV device.
47 14 1 4 PHOTO – Viewing Photos The AV 700 TV series support the viewing of JPEG (.jpg) and Bitmap (.bmp) image formats. Progressive JPEG images are not supported. The AV 700 TV will resize the image to fit on the built-in screen or on a television screen if you choose the television output. When you are in the Photo mode, it means that only files of type JPEG or BMP will be visible in the directory. Other file types will not be visible.
49 14.2 Viewing a slideshow By clicking on the action icon Play a Slideshow, the AV 700 TV will present each picture in the current folder for a set amount of time and then go on to the next picture. You can set the amount of time that each picture stays on the screen under the action icon Photo Browser Settings > Picture Pause. This parameter is the number of seconds each picture displays on the screen. 14.3 Transferring photos to your AV 700 TV The AV 700 TV is equipped with a USB host port.
51 15 1 5 GAMES – Playing Mophun® Games Please verify the availability of this feature on the ARCHOS™ website: www.archos.com. 51 52 16 1 6 BROWSER – Using the Browser The browser is used to navigate the file system on the AV 700 TV. The file system is FAT32, the same type of file system that is found on Windows® based computers. That is, it is a hierarchical system which includes folders and subfolders.
53 16.1 Navigating the Directory Structure To navigate the directory structure you will use: ENTER: Open the highlighted folder (directory) or Play the highlighted file. ESC/STOP: Go back to the main menu. Go to the parent directory (go back up one level). Example: Go from folder AV 700 TV/Music/Wes Burden/ to AV 700 TV/Music. You can also use the Left navigation button to go to the parent directory. Move the cursor up and down to the previous or next file or folder.
55 Copying and Moving Files and Folders By using the unique ARCHOS™ double browser system, you can copy or move files from one location in the file structure to another (1000 files per folder maximum). You simply select the Open a new panel action button, and a second browser panel will open. The double browser can be used in: Photo View The left panel is the connected USB device (ex: digital camera or hard drive) and the right panel the AV 700 TV hard drive contents.
57 16.3 Using the Virtual Keyboard It is recommended that you create folders and rename files or folders from your computer when it is connected to the AV 700 TV. The computer keyboard is much easier to use. However, at times when you are not near your computer and need to enter text directly with the AV 700 TV (ex: renaming a file or creating a new folder). For this, the virtual keyboard screen will appear. The new text that you are typing Cursor Press ENTER to enter the highlighted key/letter.
59 Windows® XP Please verify* that you have Windows® XP and it is updated it to at least, Service Pack 1. You must also have Windows Media® Player 10 (WMP10) installed on your computer. This way, you can take advantage of connecting it as a ‘Windows Device’. Connect it to your PC as enumerated above and you can then see the AV 700 TV in Windows® Explorer and WMP10.
61 Hard Drive Mode & Macintosh® Drag the AV 700 TV hard drive icon towards the trashcan, the trashcan will become a big arrow as shown in the screen shot to the left. Drop the hard drive icon onto the arrow. The hard drive icon will disappear from the desktop. You can now safely unplug the USB cable from your AV 700 TV and/or computer.
63 19 1 9 SETTINGS From the main screen, select the Settings action icon to reveal the menu items for various settings. 19.1 Sound Settings If you would like to customize the sound quality, you can adjust the Bass, Treble, and other audio settings to suit your particular taste. Normally you will do this while listening to music so that you can hear the changes you make. Simply click on the Audio Setup action icon while listening to music.
65 Repeat & Shuffle Normal Plays your songs one after the other and then stops after the last song. Repeat Continuously plays through the current set of songs (Artist, Album, folder, or Playlist). Shuffle Randomly play through the current set of songs (Artist, Album, folder, or Playlist). Intro duration From 10 to 90 seconds. This is the time for which each song will be played when selecting Scan for Playmode settings. 19.3 Clock Settings The AV 700 TV has an internal real time clock.
67 19.5 Appearance settings Setting Description Wallpaper On, Off. When set to On, the selected picture (next item) will be displayed as the AV 700 TV screen background. Picture name This option will display the names of the JPEG images in the AV 700 TV’s System folder that can be used for screen backgrounds (Wallpaper). You can add your own JPEG images to the System folder by dragging and dropping a JPEG file from your computer. You can also set the wallpaper within the Photo mode.
69 Parameter ARCLibrary Description Off: From the Music icon, you will just browse music files in the folder Music. On: (Only in USB Port mode ‘Hard drive’) Browse music via its tag characteristics but the ARCLibrary must be updated manually. Automatic: ARCLibrary is automatically updated when the USB cable is disconnected from your device. Update ARCLibrary This button lets you update the ARCLibrary if you have set the parameter above to ON. USB Port Windows Device (default), Hard drive.
71 ‘Hard Drive’ or ‘Windows Device’? If your AV 700 TV is seen as a hard drive, then you simply need to drag the Update_AV700TV.AOS file onto this icon, and Windows® will place the file into the top most directory (root) of the AV 700 TV. It should not be placed inside any folder within your AV 700 TV. Once this file is copied, safely disconnect (refer to the chapter on Connecting/Disconnecting) the AV 700 TV from the computer.
73 22 Recording Audio with the Optional Docking Pod/Travel Kit With the AV 700 TV series, you do not need a computer to create digital music files. It is capable of recording from any standard analog line source (ex: HiFi system, Boombox, CD Player, etc) into a standard Windows® .WAV format, either PCM (uncompressed) or ADPCM (compressed). 22.
75 22.3 Recording Procedure Before the actual audio recording begins, there is a pre-recording screen which will allow you to adjust your recording settings. 1. On the main screen, select AudioCorder then click on ENTER. 2. In the pre-recording screen, adjust the recording level* by clicking on the LEFT and RIGHT buttons. Click on the record action icon (or Enter button) to start recording. Attention, the first time recording you should adjust your Settings.
77 22.4 Where is the Recording Saved? The default location for audio recordings is the folder called Music. This can be changed though. For example, you click on the Music icon in the main menu and then you choose Browse Hard Drive. Notice that there is the Launch Audiocorder action icon. Each time you use this button to start the Audiocorder application instead of the AudioCorder button on the main menu, you set the recording default location to the current folder.
79 23 2 3 Recording External Video with the Optional Docking Pod/Travel Kit 23.1 Docking Pod Cable Connections By installing the TV Docking Pod, you have an easy way to connect and disconnect your AV 700 TV to or from your home entertainment system. Simply connect the pod’s multi-connect plug to the AV 700 TV as needed. If you have scheduled television recordings to make, then connect the AV 700 TV to the pod and let it make the recording while you are away.
81 • You should be able to use your television system as you normally do. The TV docking pod is merely passing through the video and audio to your television. • Europe: If you don’t see the video, check to make sure you used the correct SCART IN and OUT adapters. 4) Connection: Connect the AV 700 TV to the TV Docking Pod Connect your AV 700 TV to the docking pod as shown. The AV 700 TV can be on or off when you connect it. If it is off, the act of connecting it to the docking will turn it on.
83 Connecting it to the TV Docking Pod Plug the connector end of the Infrared Emitter to the far right jack on the back of the TV Docking Pod. This emitter will act as your remote control for your scheduled recordings. Sticking it onto your device and Setting the IR Emitter code Now that you know where the infrared receptor is, you need to set the correct infrared emitter code on your AV 700 TV and then affix the IR emitter to your device.
85 Television Front TV Television Back Archos Adapter/Charger 85 86 23.2 Travel Kit Cable Connections If you are using the optional multi-connect adapter (can be purchased from the ARCHOS™ web site) and an AV cable, you should plug the AV cable into the AV In side of the adapter, and then plug the adapter into the AV 700 TV.
87 23.3 Recording Video Files from External Sources With your optional TV docking pod properly connected to a VCR, cable box, or satellite receiver, you can make recordings from these devices. See the relevant chapter for instructions on connecting the optional TV docking pod to your television system. Pre-record Screen 1. Select the VideoCorder action icon from the main menu screen. In the pre-record screen, you should see movement on the sound level bar indicating that sound will be recorded.
89 Source Composite, S-Video, Auto. You can choose which video input you want the AV 700 TV to use. Normally, with a good video signal, you can set it to Auto, and the AV 700 TV will scan the two TV docking pod inputs to see which one is receiving video (AV In or S-Video). Format Auto, 4:3, 5:3, 16:9, 2.35. This is the aspect ratio of the screen that the AV 700 TV will record. You can set this manually, but in most cases you can just leave it on Auto. Resolution Optimal, VGA.
91 Example 2: You have recorded a television program but would like to remove certain sections before the program started, parts during the program, and the program afterwards because you had recorded a little extra. In this case, you would make a Start mark (a) at time 00:00 and then forward to the end of what you want to delete and make your End mark (b), and choose Remove selected part. This part of the video recording will now be cut out.
93 23.7 Copy Protection The AV 700 TV video recording system is designed to respect the Macrovision® copyright protection system. If the source of your video is copy protected, the AV 700 TV will record in protected mode. You will see a ”P” icon on the recording screen (not during playback) indicating that the file will be a protected file. Protected files can only be played back on the AV 700 TV that created it. The file will not play on a computer.
95 • If the end time is earlier than the start time, then it is assumed that you start recording on the start date, and the recording ends on the following day at the end time. • Once a scheduled recording has been made, or the date of a recording has been passed, without the recording having been made (the AV 700 TV was not connected to the docking pod or not in Standby mode), the schedule entry will be erased from the scheduler.
97 23.8.3 Setting the Infrared Emitter Code This is a one time step to set your AV 700 TV to send the correct infrared codes to control your video cassette recorder, cable box, or satellite receiver. This is done so that the AV 700 TV, via the TV docking pod, can turn on and off your video device and also change its channels. If you do not plan on making scheduled recordings, then you do not need to install the IR emitter or set the infrared emitter code.
99 out which code works with your device. In the example screen, you see the code V009. If this code does not work when doing the Test: channel select, advance it to the next code and then test to see if that next code works. 3. Test channel select: When you press the Test channel select button (highlight test channel select and press ENTER), the AV 700 TV will send a signal through the docking pod to the infrared emitter and change the channel on your tuner (VCR, cable box, or satellite receiver).
101 Problem: (Hard Drive mode) What do I do if I try to disconnect via the green arrow but keep getting “The device ‘Generic Volume’ cannot be stopped now. Try stopping the device again later.” Answer: Shut off any program that might be accessing data on the AV 700 TV, including Windows® Explorer. If this does not work, shut down all programs, wait 20 seconds, then try the green arrow one or two times again. If this does not work, you can shut off your AV 700 TV with the Stop/Esc button and then unplug it.
103 Windows® ME Running Scan-Disk (Error Checking) – HARD DRIVE mode only • Quit all running applications. • Properly connect the AV 700 TV to your computer as explained in the chapter Connecting/disconnecting the AV 700 TV to/from your PC. • Make sure external AC adapter is powering the AV 700 TV. • Right click on the AV 700 TV hard drive in Windows® Explorer and select Properties. • Select the Tools option and run the Error checking program. • Make sure you check the box to automatically fix errors.
105 Power source Rechargable Lithium-Ion battery External: AC charger/adapter. Use ONLY the specified Archos adapter/charger supplied with this product. Physical Dimensions Approx.: 10,7 x 20,9 x 1,9 cm – 4.2” x 8.2” x 0.8” Weight: 590g – 20.8 oz Temperature Range 5 °C to 35 °C running ; -20 °C to 45 °C storage Minimum Requirements PC: Windows ME, 2000, XP, Media Center or higher, USB port Macintosh®: G3 OS X (10.3.9) or higher, USB 2.
107 WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Use of this product is for personal use only. Copying CDs or loading music, video, or picture files for sale or other business purposes is or may be a violation of copyright law. Copyrighted materials, works of art, and/or presentations may require authorization to be fully or partially recorded. Please be aware of all such applicable laws concerning the recording and use of such for your country and jurisdiction.
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