ARCHOS XS series User Manual
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1
Ports, Buttons, and Connections ............................................................................................ 3
2
First Time Usage ....................................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Charging the Battery
4
2.2
Turning the Gmini ON and OFF
4
2.3
Changing the Interface language
4
2.4
Caring for the Gmini
4
2.5
Foreign Character Sets
4
3
Playing Music ............................................................................................................................ 5
3.1
Playing a Music File
5
3.2
Play Screen and Button Control
5
3.3
Playback Menu Items
6
3.4
ARCLibrary Specifics
6
3.5
ARCLibrary Updating
6
3.6
Setting a Bookmark
6
3.7
The Resume Function
6
3.8
Locking the Gmini Buttons
7
4
Playlists ............................................................................................................................... 8
4.1
Creating a new Playlist
8
4.2
Loading a Playlist
8
4.3
Playing a Playlist
8
4.4
Playlist Menu Option
8
4.5
What is an .m3u file?
9
5
Settings ............................................................................................................................. 10
5.1
Changing the Sound Settings
10
5.2
Changing the PlayMode Settings
10
5.3
Changing the Power Settings
11
5.4
Changing the System Settings
11
6
Using the Browser .................................................................................................................. 12
6.1
Inside the MUSIC Folder
12
6.2
Navigating the Directory Structure
12
6.3
File and Folder Operations in Browser Mode
12
6.3.1
Contextual Menu on a File
12
6.3.2
Contextual Menu on a Folder
13
6.3.3
Contextual Menu while in the Double Browser
13
6.4
Using the Virtual Keyboard
13
7
Connecting the Gmini to your Computer ............................................................................. 14
7.1
Making the USB Connection
14
7.2
Using the Gmini as an External Drive
14
7.3
Disconnecting the Gmini from your Computer
14
7.3.1
Windows
®
14
7.3.2
Macintosh
®
15
7.4
Creating Music files from your Audio CDs
15
7.5
Internet Music files and your Gmini XS
15
7.6
Update ARCLibrary after each PC Transfer
15
8
Using iTunes™ with your Gmini XS...................................................................................... 16
9
Updating the Gmini XS Firmware .......................................................................................... 17
9.1.1
Download the Update_GminiXS.AOS file
17
9.1.2
Read the History.txt File
17
9.1.3
Copy to Gmini root and Update
17
10
Troubleshooting...................................................................................................................... 18
10.1
USB Connection issues
18
10.2
File issues, corrupted data, formatting, and partitioning.
18
10.2.1
Windows
®
ME Running Scan-Disk (Error Checking)
19
10.2.2
Windows
®
XP & 2000 Running Check Disk Utility (ChkDsk)
19
11
Technical Specifications ........................................................................................................ 20
12
Technical Support................................................................................................................... 21
13
Legal and Safety Notices ....................................................................................................... 22