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4.3
Using the Browser
The browser is used to navigate the fi le system on the Gmini.
The fi le system is the same type of fi le system that is found on
Windows
® based computers. This way, transferring fi les from
your computer to your Gmini is as easy as ‘drag and drop’. The
fi le system is a hierarchical system which includes folders and
subfolders. Because you will be putting hundreds of fi les onto
your Gmini, it is STRONGLY ADVISED that keep a neat and orderly
fi le structure. Otherwise, you will be spending time searching for
fi les and not listening to them. We suggest that on the fi rst level
of your fi le structure, you include the folders: Data (to carry miscellaneous data fi les with
you), Music (all of your music fi les), Playlists (to hold all your music Playlists), Photo (for the
fi les you copy from CompactFlash™ cards), and Voice (for microphone recordings).
4.3.1 Inside the MUSIC Folder
The top level of your Archos Gmini includes the folder Music. Most people who create
neat fi le structures for their Archos MP3 players make the following hierarchy within the
Music folder.
Level 1 – Artist (Dire Straits, Madonna, Stravinsky, etc.)
Level 2 – Album (Brothers in Arms, American life, etc.)
Level 3 – Song (Money for Nothing, Walk of Life, etc.)
The folder Music is a special folder in that the Music icon on the main screen leads to this
folder directly. If it is deleted or renamed, you will be placed at the root level (highest
level) of the directory hierarchy.
4.3.2 Navigating the Directory Structure
Just below the top status bar, you can see the path to the
directory you are currently viewing. To navigate the directory
structure you will use the UP/DOWN buttons to move through
the fi les in a directory. Press PLAY to enter a highlighted folder. To
go back up one level in the directory structure, you can either
use the contextual MENU button (select Parent) or click on the
LEFT button. The contextual MENU button allows you to create
new folders, delete folders, rename a fi le or folder, or display
information about a fi le.
Button Controls
Key Symbol Action
Up Highlights the previous fi le or folder in the current directory
Down Highlights the next fi le or folder in the current directory
Left Gives the focus to the left pane when in double-browser or Playlist
editor, or will close the double-browser. Or, it goes to parent
directory if single window view.
Right Open double-browser or gives the focus to the right panel.
OK Folder highlighted: enters this folder.
File highlighted: start action related to the fi le type (ex: plays a
music fi le)
Esc Exit browser mode.
Menu Displays the browser contextual menu.
Tip: while browsing in a single browser press the LEFT button to return to the parent folder.
4.3.3 File and Folder Operations in Browser Mode
While browsing the directory system, you will have the option to manipulate fi les and
folders. When you use the Browse mode, you will be browsing through the Gmini’s hard
drive as if browsing via computer. In Browser mode, you can create folders, delete fi les
or folders, rename fi les or folders, and copy or move fi les from one place to another.
Contextual Menu on a File
File Info: show fi le information such as song length, photo size, number of
kilobytes used of hard drive space, date fi le was made, etc.
Rename File: allows you to change the name of the highlighted fi le. You
cannot change the fi le extension type for fi le types that are playable by
the Gmini. You will be sent to the virtual keyboard (see the next section)
to enter the new fi le name.
Delete File: delete the fi le permanently from the Gmini. Before it is
deleted, the Gmini will ask “Do you really want to delete this fi le?
Yes/No.”
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