ARCHOS PMA400TM - Manual (Page 2)

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Dear Customer,
ARCHOS thanks you for your choice of this exciting PMA400™ Personal Media Assistant.
Based on the tried and tested Linux
® operating system, you can now get all the entertainment
you want, right in the palm of your hand. This guide will explain to you the functions of the
PMA400™. This product is, in reality, a computer. Our engineers have packed this product
with many functions and capabilities*. The better you know how to use it, the more
enjoyment you will get from it. Remember, with the PMA400, you can…
• Record video from your television, VCR, or any video source
• Play MPEG-4 movies
• Listen to and record digital music files
• Download images from a digital camera
• View photo images
• Play regular games as well as Mophun ® based games
• Use it as an Internet browser or E-mail device
• Use it as a Personal Information Manager (calendar, appointments, address book, etc.)
• Add third party software for a variety of tasks
• Store any type of data file, it’s a portable hard drive too!
We wish you many years of enjoyment from your PMA400™ product. Don’t forget to check our
web site (www.archos.com category software), as we periodically update the Archos PMA400™
internal software to offer new functions and improved features.
The ARCHOS TEAM
*As our engineers are always updated and improving the software, your device’s software
may have a slightly different appearance or modified functionality than presented in this
manual.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Overview .................................................................................................................. 6
1.1 Ports, Buttons, and Connectors ........................................................................................ 6
1.2 Application tabs................................................................................................................ 7
1.3 The Touch Screen and Text Input.................................................................................... 8
1.4 Updating the Operating System ....................................................................................... 8
1. Download the file aimage.img.................................................................................9
ATTENTION Macintosh ® Users ..................................................................................9
2. Read the History.txt File..........................................................................................9
3. Copy to PMA400 System Folder.............................................................................9
4. Reset the PMA400 and set the time and date.........................................................10
1.5 Changing the Language.................................................................................................... 10
2 Connecting/Disconnecting the PMA400 to/from your PC............................................10
2.1 Connecting the PMA400.................................................................................................. 11
2.2 Disconnecting the PMA400 from your Computer........................................................... 11
Windows ® ...............................................................................................................12
Macintosh ® ...............................................................................................................12
3 Music Application............................................................................................................13
3.1 Playing Music................................................................................................................... 13
Button controls while a song is playing .......................................................................15
3.2 The ARCLibrary™ - Browsing by Artist, Album, or Title............................................. 15
3.3 Putting Music onto your PMA400 ................................................................................... 15
3.4 Play Music through your Home Stereo............................................................................ 16
3.5 The Resume Functions..................................................................................................... 16
4 AudioCorder Application................................................................................................16
5 MUSIC - Using iTunes™ with your PMA400 ...............................................................17
6 Photo Application ............................................................................................................18
6.1 Transferring pictures to your PMA400............................................................................ 18
7 Video Application ............................................................................................................19
7.1 Playing Video Files from the Internet.............................................................................. 20
8 VideoCorder Application ................................................................................................20
Manual Recording.......................................................................................................20
Scheduled Recordings................................................................................................21
8.1 Setting other Recording Parameters................................................................................. 21
8.2 Copy Protection................................................................................................................ 22
9 VIDEO – Setting the Infrared Emitter Code.................................................................22
9.1 Part 1 : Choose your Category, Brand, and Model.......................................................... 22
9.2 Part 2: Testing the channel changer ................................................................................. 23
9.3 Part 3: Give your channels a name................................................................................... 23
10 File browser Application .................................................................................................24
11 Personal Information Management (PIM) Applications..............................................25
11.1 Today ........................................................................................................................ 25
11.2 Calendar ........................................................................................................................ 25
11.3 Contacts ........................................................................................................................ 25
11.4 Todo List ........................................................................................................................ 25