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BROWSER - Using the Browser
The browser is used to navigate the fi le system on the Gmini ™
402. The fi le system is FAT32, the same type of fi le system
that is found on Windows
® based computers. That is, it is a
hierarchical system which includes folders and subfolders.
Because you will be putting hundreds of fi les on your Gmini
™
402, 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
or watching them. We suggest that on the fi rst level of your fi le structure,
you include the folders: Data, Music, Playlists, Photo and Video.
The folders Music, Photo and Video are special folders in that the icons
on the main screen lead to these folders and then places you directly in
that folder. If these folders are deleted, you will be placed at the root level
(highest level) of the directory hierarchy.
12.1 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:
ENTER ► Open the
highlighted folder
(directory) or Play the
highlighted fi le. Move the cursor up and
down to the previous or
next fi le or folder.
ESC/STOP Go back to
the main menu. Move back and forth
between panels in the
double browser.
Go to the parent
directory (go back up one
level). Example: Go from
folder /Music/Wes
Burden/ to /Music.
12.2 File and folder operations
Depending on where you are in the directory system, you will have the
option to manipulate fi les and folders. From the main menu, click on
Browser. Attention, there is a setting in the Setup > System menu called
Show all fi les. If this is set to Off, the Gmini ™ 402 will only display fi le
types .mp3, .jpg, .avi, etc. That is, it displays only the fi le types that it
knows how to play. To see all your fi les, including ones it cannot play,
change the Show all fi les system setting to On. Files that it cannot play
will be preceded by the unknown fi le type icon
.
File Operations Folder Operations
Info: Show fi le information such as song length, video length, photo
size, number of kilobytes used of hard disk space, date fi le was
made, etc.
Delete: Delete the fi le permanently from the Gmini ™ 402. (Before it is
deleted, the Gmini ™ 402 will ask “Delete fi le: xxxxx ?”. Use the
function keys to reply Yes or No. For folder, it will delete the entire
contents of the folder. It will ask “Delete folder: xxxxx and all
fi les therein?”. Use the function keys to reply Yes or No.