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Full User Manual ARCHOS Gmini™ 100 series MP3 & WMA Player / USB 2.0 Hard Disk Please see our web site for the most recent manual and software u pdates for your Gmini™100. Full User Manual Version 1.0 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Gmini™100 overview .................................................................................................. ...
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3 6 Connecting the Gmin i to your Comput er ......................................................................33 6.1 Making the USB Con nection ........................................................................................... 33 6.1.1 Windows M e/NT/2000/XP .............................................................................. ...
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5 1.2.4 Photo Wallet Plug-in The Photo Wallet plug-in allows you to download files to your Gmini directly from CompactFlash™ type I and type II memory cards. Simply lift the rubber cap fro m the top of the Gmini and slide the CompactFlash™ card into the slot. The Gmini will open up a double browser on the screen, and then you are fr ee to copy ...
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7 A Photo Wallet Port * (CompactFlash™ type I & II) B Mini USB 2.0 port (USB 1.1 co mpatible) C Power – To power th e unit and charge the internal batteries with the AC adapter. D Headphone Multi-connect jack – To connect headphones, FM remote control, or adapter plug. E Multi-connect Adapter Plug – Allows for Line-In and SPDIF-in conne ...
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9 3.2 Turning on the Gmini • Hold down the ON button until the screen comes on, th en let off. • If the Gmini shows a sad b attery icon or if the Gmini displays no thing at all, you will have to plug in the Archos adapter/ch arger to make sure the batteries get charged. 3.3 Changing the user interface languag e English is selected as the defaul ...
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11 4.2.3 Settings screen Selectable items Use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to change the parameter va lue. The new value is immediately taken into acc ount so there is no need to press OK. Click on ESC when done. Check boxes Each checkbox corresponds t o a different parameter value but only one parameter can be selected at a time. Use the UP and DOWN ke ...
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13 4.2.7 Locking th e Gmini keyboard You can prevent the Gmini from executing unintended functions by locking th e buttons. This lock feature locks the keys from any accid ental pressing or bumping. To lock the keyboard, hold down on the MENU key until the “lock” icon appears in t he top-left corner of th e screen. Now all keys except the MENU ...
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15 5.1.2 Playing a song When you get to your desired song, click on OK. If you hear nothing at first, make sure you have adjusted the volume control on the headphone cord. *If the MP3 file contains these ID3 tag data Play Status Play Order Stopped (no icon) Play once Playing a t rack Repeat playing Current track is paused Shuffle (Random) track sel ...
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17 Creating a new Playlist To create a Playlist, press the RIGHT button while you are in the Music browser. A second panel is opened on the right side to displa y the playlist contents (shown empty in the picture). You can now start adding songs to the current Playlist. In the left window, search for the songs you would like to add to your Playlist ...
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19 path to find them. If you delete a Playlist from your Gmini, you are only deletin g the list and not the music itself. Because a P laylist includes the path to the mus ic file (as shown in the example Playlist file above), you have to remember that if you change the location of a music file, then the path to it in the Playlist will be i ncorrect ...
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21 5.2.2 Changing the Play Mode Settings If you would like the Gmini to play through an entire folder of songs, play songs at random (shuffle), or any of the other playing options, you can set these parameters in the PlayMode settings. Go to [Setup Î Î Î Î PlayMode] . Parameter Description Current Folder Play all tracks in the current di rector ...
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23 5.2.4 Changing the Pow er Settings To help you get the most battery life ou t of your Gmini before having to recharge it, you can adjust the power settings . Go to [Setup Î Î Î Î Power] . Parameter Description Power Off Range : 1 to 9 or Never . Values 1 – 9 represent the number of minutes of user inactivity before the Gmini automatically ...
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25 5.2.6 Changing the System Settings To change the system parameters or get some information about the system, go to [Setup Î Î Î Î System] . Parameter Description Show all files Off (default), On . If Off, the Gmini will only display the file names of files that it knows how to play. If set to On, th e Jukebox will display the names of ALL th ...
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27 Button Controls Key Symbol Action Up Highlights the previous file or folder in th e current directory Down Highlights the next file or fo lder in the current dir ectory 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 O ...
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29 5.4 Recording MP3 Music* With the Gmini series, you do not need a com puter to create M P3 music files. It is c apable of recording from the built-in microphone, an analog line source ( from a HiFi system, portable stereo, CD Player, etc.), or from an SPDIF audio source. Before the actual r ecording begins, there is a pre-recording screen which ...
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31 not an amplified signal (usually turning down the volume on the player will work). An amplified signal will make for a terribl y distorted recording. Make sure that you have selected Line-In as the input Sour ce in the pre-recording Settings screen. For an input, you can also use a high quality pre-amplified microphone, such as the one Archos se ...
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33 6 Connecting the Gmini to your Computer 6.1 Making the USB Connection Always make sure your Gmini has a fully charged battery or use the power adapter to prevent the Gmini from shutting down during data transfers due to low power. (This could cause data loss and/or file corruption if not done.) 6.1.1 Window s Me/NT/2000/XP • Plug the USB cable ...
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35 3. Uncheck all of the checked boxes , and then check the box Specify a locatio n . Type in the drive letter of your CD player (usually D : or E:) followed by Win98SE_Drivers . Click on Next and Windows will then load the correct drivers. 4. Windows will now copy from the CD to your computer’s hard drive, all the files it needs to m ake the US ...
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37 6.3.2 Macintosh® First, close any programs that are using files from your Gmini. Drag the Gmini hard drive icon towards the trash can, and the trash can will become a big arrow as shown in the screen image. (Mac OS 9.x will still retain the trashcan icon. This is OK, don’t worry.) Drop the h ard drive icon onto the arrow (or trash can ). The ...
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39 7.2 Creating MP3 files from y our Audio CDs Make sure you h ave already insta lled the MusicMatch™ program from the included CD-ROM. ENCODE First we have to get those CDs of yours into MP3 format. Regular CDs are in the format CDA (fancy term for C ompact D isc A udio). We’ll just use MusicM atch™ and encode them into MP3 form at. a) Start ...
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41 The ARCLibrary and ID3 tags MP3 and WMA music files have internal tags to hold information such as the Artist name, the genre of music, the Album, the name of the song, etc. For MP3 files, these are known as ID3 tags. Not all MP3 files have this information filled in. If you purchase a song from a music download service, the songs will have this ...
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43 8 Using iTunes ® 4 with your Gmini The easiest way to transfer mu sic files between a Macin tosh ® computer and your Gmini is to use the Macin tosh Finder™ to drag and drop the files to and from your Macintosh ® . However, for Macintosh users who do want to use the Gmini with iTunes™, ARCHOS has developed a special i-Tunes ® plug-in. You ...
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45 10 Troubleshooting 10.1 USB Connection issues Problem: I cannot get m y Gmini to be recognized b y the computer. Solutions: • Shut off and reboot the computer and the Gmini and then tr y connecting again in the preferred order mentioned in section 4.1. • Only if using Windows 98SE, you must first install the drivers f rom the included CD-ROM ...
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47 Problem: When I go to the Music icon in the main menu, I cannot see the mp3 files or albums that I just put into the Gmini. Solution: The Gmini’s ARCLibrary must be rewritten to the Gmini each time n ew music files are transferred to the device. You can refresh (update) th e ARCLibrary by connecting your Gmini to the computer, starting up the ...
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49 10.2.2 Window s ® XP & 2000 Running Check Disk Utility (ChkDsk) If you still have problems with the file system on your Gmini you can try to fix it using the DOS utility, check disk (chkdsk). Simply running the Windows® program Error Checking may not completely fix disk errors. Do the following; • Make sure external AC adapter is powerin ...
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51 12 Technical Support • If technical s upport determi nes that your product needs to be retur ned, please contact the place of purchase to have your product repaired or replaced (depending on problem type). Customers who p urchased di rectly from t he Archos web si te should fill out the form on the web site under Support : Product Returns : RM ...
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53 FCC Warning Statement FCC Compliance This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B digital device, pursuan t to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to prov ide reasonable protection against harmful interferen ce in a residential installation. Thi s equipment generates, use s and can radiate radio fr ...
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