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About ARCHOS 5

General

What is the storage capacity of the ARCHOS 5?

The storage capacity depends on which

model you purchased. If you were to

store ONLY movies, or ONLY photos, or

ONLY songs, these are the approximate

capacities:

With a 60 Gb hard drive: 80 movies,

600,000 photos or 30,000 songs.

With a 120 Gb hard drive: 160 movies,

1.2 million photos or 60,000 songs.

With a 250 Gb hard drive: 300 movies,

2.5 million photos or 145,000 songs.

Note: The amount of images, videos,

and songs you can store on your device

will vary depending on the size, bitrate,

resolution and the encoding quality of

your files.

Why do I need to periodically update the firmware on my ARCHOS?

The firmware is the operating system of

your ARCHOS. Each new firmware

release brings new features,

improvements and bug fixes.

There may be a newer version of the

firmware since the time that you

originally purchased your product.

That’s why if you are having problems

with your device, make sure to update

it with the latest firmware before

contacting our support team. Updating

the device could easily be the solution

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to your problem.

To update your ARCHOS to the latest

version, go to

www.archos.com/firmware.

My ARCHOS displays “Error Code 207.” What should I do?

This error occurs when one attempts to

install an incompatible firmware.

For example, a firmware for the

ARCHOS 605 was being installed on an

ARCHOS 5.

Go to your customer account (or create

one if you don’t have one yet) where

you can find the latest update software

(firmware) for your particular ARCHOS

product (Manage Products > Support >

Firmware).

I forgot what the 'Parental Code' is. Where can I get it?

The factory default code is "0000".

If you have changed it and forgotten it,

then you'll have to contact our

Technical Support and give your

'Product key' (number of the device).

The 'Product key' is found under Tools >

Settings > Software and Plug-ins.

Can I play (stream) my PC's media files directly on my ARCHOS without

having to copy them over to it?

Yes, this is the beauty of WiFi and UPnP

(Universal Plug and Play).

You can watch videos, music or photos

that are stored on your computer

directly on your device through a WiFi

connection.

You just need your computer to have a

WiFi connection and have Windows

Media Player 11 or higher installed on

your PC.

Then, configure Windows Media Player

(see Windows Media Player's sharing

options in our full manual).

To share your media files, proceed as

follows:

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2. Open Windows Media Player 11 or

higher and select Library > Media

Sharing.

Your ARCHOS device will appear in the

Window of devices to share to. Be

patient, it may take up to 10 minutes

the very first time to recognize your

ARCHOS. Make sure your ARCHOS is on

and connected to the same WiFi

network as your computer.

3. Check the box 'Share my media to',

select the ARCHOS, then click on

'Allow', then 'OK.'

4. On your ARCHOS, enter the Video,

Music or Photo menus.

Then tap on the first item in the list

"Network 'UPnP' to access your media

files.

Can I change the hard drive capacity of the ARCHOS?

No, the capacity of the hard drive

cannot be changed.

There is not an HD upgrade service

through the ARCHOS repair center.

ATTENTION: Opening your ARCHOS

voids the guaranty and changing the

hard drive will render your device

unusable as the original hard drive is

coded to a particular device.

When I turn my device on, I am asked to type my parental code. What is

the code?

The default parental code is “0000”.

Try this and if it is not accepted, that

means you have changed the code by

creating a personalized passcode.

If you do not rembember it, contact our

Technical Support and give your

'Product Key' (number of the device).

The 'Product key' is found under Tools >

Settings > Software and Plug-ins.

After connecting my ARCHOS to my computer, I can see files such as

“desktop.ini”, “._image.jpeg”, “finder.def”,”._file”, “System Volume

Information”, “DevLogo.fil”, etc.

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These files have been created by the

ARCHOS device itself.

Windows and Macintosh Operating

Systems often write extra files to your

device’s hard disk such as these types

of files. This is normal and these files

will not damage the device.

Advice: If you have a Macintosh

computer, you can delete the "._file" if

you prefer.

How can I lock/unlock the touch screen on the ARCHOS?

From the home screen, tap on the menu

icon in the top-right corner and then

select "Lock device".

The appearing padlock icon shows that

your device's touchscreen is locked.

To unlock the touchscreen, press the

ON/OFF button (do not hold the button).

A message will appear asking for a

confirmation.

I cannot see files that I copied to my ARCHOS from my computer.

You may have copied files whose format

is not supported by the ARCHOS such

as Office documents (ex: ".doc", ".xls",

".ppt"), or audio (Real Audio, Ogg

Vorbis, etc.).

The "Play" function will not show Video,

Music, or Photo files that it cannot play.

You will be able to see all your files if

you use the File browsing tool under

Tools > Files.

Can I drag and drop files from my PC directly to my ARCHOS?

Yes. Simply open 'My Computer' and

double click on the ARCHOS icon and

then open the folder inside that you'd

like to copy your file(s) to. Then just

drag the file(s) from another window

into this folder.

If your computer does not allow you to

do this, you can set your ARCHOS to be

seen by your computer as just another

Hard Drive, thus making any drag and

drop possible.

Tap on Tools > Settings > Storage and

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next to "USB preference", switch from

"Windows Media Device" (default USB

connection) to "PC Hard Drive".

In this mode however, purchased music

and video (copy-protected files) on your

computer will not be transferable to

your ARCHOS.

ATTENTION: When your ARCHOS is in

'PC Hard Drive' mode, safely remove

the device before disconnecting it from

your computer. On your computer, click

on the "safely remove" green arrow

icon in the Windows system tray (see

the illustration in the full manual).

Can the ARCHOS view text or PDF files?

The ARCHOS can read PDF files.

Advanced features in PDF files such as

password protection and links to

external web pages may not be

recognized though. Store your PDF files

in the "PDF" folder and view them by

tapping on Tools > PDF.

Tapping on a ".txt" file will launch the

Opera Web Browser and then display

the file.

Why is it impossible to copy files larger than 2 GB to my ARCHOS?

You cannot copy files larger than 2 GB

in the default USB mode (Windows

Media Device) to your ARCHOS due to

the FAT 32 and Media Transfer Protocol

(MTP) constraints.

However, changing the USB connection

type setting on your ARCHOS will

enable you to transfer files up to 4 GB

(except for “.avi” files).

For this, tap on Tools > Settings >

Storage. Next to "USB Preference",

switch from "Windows Media Device"

(default USB connection) to "PC Hard

Drive".

ATTENTION: When your ARCHOS is in

'PC Hard Drive' mode, safely remove

the device before disconnecting it from

your computer. On your computer, click

on the "safely remove" green arrow

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icon in the Windows system tray (see

the illustration in the full manual).

I have formatted my ARCHOS and no longer have the original demo files

and wallpapers. How can I get them back?

You can find all of the original factory

demo files at ftp://support.archos.com/.

I can’t type any numbers on the virtual keyboard. Where are they?

You have to first press the green “Alt”

button to access the numbers.

I have a GPS for my ARCHOS 605. Will I be able to install it on my

ARCHOS 5 as well?

The license that came with your GPS for

the ARCHOS 605 is only valid for that

device. Once installed on the ARCHOS

605, it cannot be used on your ARCHOS

5. Check our website periodically to see

if there will be a software-only offer for

the ARCHOS 5 which will allow you to

use the GPS in-car Holder you already

own.

I could not find any supplied software or manual with the ARCHOS.

Where can I find them?

Windows Media Player 11 is the

recommended software used to

synchronize your video, music, and

photo collection to your ARCHOS.

If you are a Macintosh or Linux user,

you cannot synchronize your music,

videos, and photos with Windows Media

Player.

Just copy and paste the media files into

the corresponding folder on the

ARCHOS once it is connected.

You can access the complete PDF

manual in 2 different ways:

• Directly from your ARCHOS: tap on

Tools > Help and then tap on the PDF

file to open it.

• From our Website to find the latest

version of the full user manual.

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I have purchased an ARCHOS GPS in-car Holder for my ARCHOS 5.

However, the installation DVD asks for an ARCHOS 605 to be connected.

How can I install it?

The ARCHOS 5 requires a special

version of the operating system

(firmware) to take advantage of the GPS

functionalities.

Please check the ARCHOS website

www.archos.com/firmware to update

your ARCHOS 5 to a version that

supports the GPS.

Installation

I have installed a firmware/plug-in/game file on my ARCHOS but it is not

recognized by the device.

You may have copied the firmware/plug-

in/game file (type ".aos") into a folder

on the device and not to the root level.

If it has been copied in any of the

folders of the ARCHOS, it won’t be

recognized automatically and will not

ask you to complete the installation

process.

To locate the ".aos" firmware/plug-

in/game file, you can use the ARCHOS

file browser (Tools > Files), and then

tap on the file.

ATTENTION: If you have not seen a

progression bar showing the

installation, then the firmware/plug-

in/game file has not been installed.

It is possible that during the install

process, you accidentally tapped on the

screen and exited the install process.

Tap on the ".aos" file again (using the

ARCHOS file browser) and make sure

that you see the progression bar

indicating that the file is being installed.

Note: If you have a WiFi connection, you

can also update your firmware online

(Tools > Settings > Firmware and Plug-

ins > Online Firmware Update).

I have downloaded a plug-in/game file but I cannot install it. The file

size is 0 Kb or a message says that it is corrupted or that the update

has failed.

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Try the following:

- Download your file a second time as

your download may have not been

successful.

- Check that you have entered the

correct 'Product Key' (Tools > Settings

> Firmware and Plug-ins).

If there is a "0", make sure you entered

the figure "0" and not the letter "O".

If you still cannot install your file, you

should contact our Technical Support.

My ARCHOS cannot play a Flash game that I put on my ARCHOS.

Some ".swf" (Flash games) files may not

play on your ARCHOS device as they

have been designed to be played on a

full computer system.

Try the following to play your game:

• Some Flash games attempt to reach

other servers during game play. This

will not work if running the game locally

from the ARCHOS hard drive.

Open the Opera browser, select the

game and play this version.

• You do not have to connect to the

Internet to play Flash games.

Save ".swf" files onto your ARCHOS in

the "Flash" folder then access these by

tapping on Play > Flash Apps.

From your PC, copy the ".swf" file (the

Flash game) into the folder named

“Flash” on the ARCHOS.

How do I update the ARCHOS software (firmware)?

There are two main ways to update

your ARCHOS software (see Updating

the firmware in the full manual):

• Directly on your ARCHOS if you can

connect to a WiFi network.

Tap on Tools > Settings > Firmware and

Plug-ins, and select "Online Firmware

Update".

Your ARCHOS will connect to the

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Internet and start downloading the

latest firmware to the device. This may

take some time as the update file can

be rather large. Once downloaded to

your ARCHOS, it will ask you to install it.

If you do not see the progression bar on

the screen saying “Installing”, then the

update hasn't been installed yet.

• With a computer from our Website

Before you download the firmware file,

check to make sure you aren't already

running the latest version of the

ARCHOS software. Compare the latest

on-line version (example version 1.0.8)

with the one installed on your ARCHOS

(Tools > Settings > Firmware and Plug-

ins), example 1.0.51. In this case, since

the version on the ARCHOS Web site is

higher, you should download and install

it.

Download the latest firmware by going

to your customer account .

Click on "Manage Products", and then

click on "Support". Go at the bottom of

the page to find the latest firmware.

Connect your ARCHOS to your computer

and copy the software (file type ".aos")

to your ARCHOS.

Disconnect the ARCHOS and then, if it

doesn't automatically ask you to install

the new software you just copied to it,

use the file browser (Tools > Files) to

locate the update file and tap on it.

Do I need any drivers to connect my ARCHOS to my computer with the

USB cable?

You do not need any drivers to plug

your ARCHOS to your computer.

ARCHOS products have been designed

to be automatically recognized by

recent operating systems. Your

operating system must be able to

support Mass Storage devices.

ATTENTION: ARCHOS devices are NOT

supported by old operating systems

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such as Win95, Win98, Win98se, WinNT,

as well as older Mac versions.

When connecting your ARCHOS to your

computer, your device will be

recognized and connected depending

on which version of Windows Media

Player you have.

- If you connect your ARCHOS to your

PC and it has Windows Media Player 10

or higher installed, it will connect

(default connection mode) as a ‘Media

Device’ and allow purchased music and

videos to be synchronized to your

ARCHOS.

- If you connect your device to your PC

and you have an older Windows Media

Player version on your computer (Media

Player 9 or lower), the unit will

automatically switch to Hard Drive

Mode. Only protected music and videos

from your PC cannot be synchronized to

your ARCHOS in this mode.

Note 1: Macintosh and Linux computers

will always connect in ‘Hard Drive’

mode.

Note 2: If you receive a message saying

that your unit is not compatible, you

can proceed and click on "Continue".

ARCHOS products are fully compatible

with the recent Windows and Macintosh

operating systems.

Can I connect my ARCHOS to my computer using a USB hub?

Yes, you can connect your device using

a USB hub.

However we do not recommend it since

not all USB hubs (powered or

unpowered) do not deliver enough

power to enable a good and reliable

USB connection.

If connecting your cable through a USB

hub does not work, plug it into a USB

port directly on the computer. On older

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