Archos 704 User manual
Dear Customer,
thank you for choosing this ARCHOS product. We hope that you will enjoy using it and that it will give
you entire satisfaction for many years to come.
Please do register your product on our website (www.archos.com/register) to ensure that you get ac-
cess to our help line and to be informed of free software updates for your product.
Wishing you the best Multimedia experience,
The ARCHOS Team
All the information contained in this manual was correct at the time of publication. However, as our
engineers are always updating and improving our products, your device’s software may have a slightly
different appearance or modied functionality than presented in this manual.
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Table Of COnTenTs
InTrOduCTIOn ................................................................................................................................... 4
ARCHOSDEVICEDESCRIPTION.................................................4
USING THE TOUCHSCREEN ....................................................6
INTERFACE LANGUAGE .......................................................7
BATTERY ..................................................................7
PRODUCT CARE .............................................................8
1. PlayIng VIdeO ...........................................................................................................................10
1.1 BROWSINGTHROUGHYOURVIDEOS........................................10
1.2 VIDEO PLAYBACK .......................................................11
1.3 VIDEO SETTINGS........................................................12
1.4 PUTTING VIDEOS ONTO YOUR ARCHOS DEVICE................................13
1.5 RECORDING VIDEO ......................................................13
2. PlayIng MusIC..........................................................................................................................14
2.1 BROWSINGTHROUGHYOURMUSICFILES....................................14
2.2 MUSIC PLAYBACK ......................................................15
2.3 MUSIC SETTINGS .......................................................16
2.4 SOUND SETTINGS.......................................................17
2.5 PLAYLISTS ............................................................18
2.6 PUTTING MUSIC ONTO YOUR ARCHOS DEVICE ................................20
2.7 RECORDING AUDIO......................................................20
3. VIewIng PhOTOs......................................................................................................................21
3.1 BROWSINGTHROUGHYOURPHOTOS........................................21
3.2 PHOTO VIEWER.........................................................23
3.3 PHOTO SETTINGS .......................................................24
3.4 PLAYING A SLIDESHOW ..................................................24
3.5 VIEWING PHOTOS WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC ...............................24
3.6 PUTTING PHOTOS ON TO YOUR ARCHOS DEVICE...............................25
4. usIng The brOwser........................................................................................................... 26
4.1 NAVIGATION...........................................................26
4.2 USING THE VIRTUAL KEYBOARD ...........................................27
4.3 BROWSING OTHER COMPUTERS ON THE NETWORK ............................28
4.4 USING THE PDF READER .................................................28
5. COnneCTIng TO a wIfI neTwOrk................................................................................30
5.1 PLAYINGMEDIAFILESFROMANETWORK ...................................30
5.2 WIFI CONNECTION PROCEDURE............................................31
5.3 WIFI NETWORK CONFIGURATION ...........................................32
6. brOwsIng The web ............................................................................................................ 34
6.1 LAUNCHINGTHEWEBBROWSER...........................................34
6.2 USING THE WEB BROWSER ...............................................34
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7. usb COnneCTIOns ................................................................................................................ 36
7.1 COMPUTERCONNECTION.................................................36
7.2 USB HOST CONNECTION..................................................38
8. seTuP sCreen ........................................................................................................................ 40
8.1 LANGUAGESETTINGS....................................................40
8.2 DISPLAY SETTINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
8.3 APPEARANCE SETTINGS .................................................41
8.4 CLOCK SETTINGS .......................................................42
8.5 POWER SETTINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
8.6 TV CONTROL SETTINGS ..................................................43
8.7 SYSTEM SETTINGS......................................................43
8.8 WIRELESS FILE SERVER SETTINGS .........................................45
8.9 UPDATING THE FIRMWARE................................................46
9. OPTIOnal funCTIOnalITIes............................................................................................ 48
9.1 DVR STATION & DVR TRAVEL ADAPTER PRESENTATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
9.2 RECORDING VIDEO ......................................................48
9.3 EDITING VIDEO FILES ....................................................51
9.4 SETTING THE SCHEDULER ................................................52
9.5 THE INFRARED EMITTER .................................................54
9.6 RECORDING AUDIO (EXTERNAL SOURCE) ....................................56
TeChnICal sPeCIfICaTIOns ................................................................................................... 58
TeChnICal suPPOrT InfOrMaTIOn.................................................................................. 60
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InTrOduCTIOn
arChOs deVICe desCrIPTIOn
BUTTONS
On the left side of the device:
Press and hold to switch on/off.
Press once to switch the display of the image between TV and built-in LCD screen.
Press and hold to lock the buttons of your ARCHOS device.
CONNECTORS
Underneath the device are several connectors:
dVr
sTaTIOn Record external video and/or audio via the optional DVR Station or DVR Travel Adapter, available
from www.archos.com (see Optional Functionalities).
bConnect your ARCHOS device to your computer (see Computer Connection).
aConnect a compatible external device to your ARCHOS (see USB Host Connection).
On the left side of the device:
Power: charge the battery of your ARCHOS device (see Battery Charge).
AV Out Jack:
Audio: plug in headphones.
Video: plug in the ARCHOS AV cable to connect to your TV, hi-, etc.
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LED INDICATORS
ON/OFF indicator
Hard Disk Drive activity indicator:
the light ickers when the hard drive is active (playing/transferring les).•
Battery charge indicator:
light on: the battery is charging.
ashing: the battery is fully charged.
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BUILT-IN LOUDSPEAKERS
The built-in stereo loudspeakers are on the front of the device, on both sides below the screen.
LEG STAND
REMOTE CONTROL
The ARCHOS 704 WIFI has an infrared receiver located on the front of the device, in the
bottom left corner.
Point the supplied remote control towards the infrared receiver to control your ARCHOS
device. With the optional DVR Station, you can also use the remote control to change
TV channels or turn a tuner (VCR, cable or satellite box) on and off. See: Optional
Functionalities.
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1standby / wake up.
2numeric entry: to access a TV channel directly (with optional DVR Station).
3start a video or audio recording with optional DVR Station or DVR Travel Adapter
(Start recording menu item on screen).
4switch between built-in screen and an external screen ( button).
5Accelerator buttons: high-speed fast forward, reverse, or list scrolling.
6Navigation buttons: move from an item to another. ( / and / buttons on
screen).
7Enter/Accept and Pay/Pause button.
8Escape/Back /Stop button ( button on screen).
9mute sound.
10 tab between available screens ( button on screen).
11 Menu button: display a text description of the available menu icons (Menu button
on screen).
12 increase / decrease volume.
13 switch between TV channels (with optional DVR Station).
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usIng The TOuChsCreen
Your ARCHOS 704 WIFI device is equipped with a touchscreen.
Most screen areas will react when you tap on them using the included stylus or your ngernail.
Below is a description of the main tactile screen areas and a few tips on how to use the touchscreen.
INTERFACE DESCRIPTION & TACTILE SCREEN AREAS
Status Bar
In the top right corner of the screen, the status bar indicates the volume, the
battery level, the current time, the playback status of your device, etc.
This area is not tactile, except for the cross, which may appear at the right end
of the status bar for you to exit the current screen.
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Tabs
In the top left corner of the screen, the tabs area shows other available ap-
plications and screens (Setup Screen, Home Screen, etc.). They vary, depending
on where you are in the interface.
You can tap on the icon to switch between the available screens.
You can also tap directly on one of the tabs to access the corresponding
screen.
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Contextual Menu
In the lower right corner of the screen, the contextual menu area shows the menu icons:
the available options will vary, depending on where you are in the interface.
To execute a menu icon’s function, simply tap on it. In order to display a text description of
the icon, tap on the MENU word.
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Home Screen
This is the main screen of your ARCHOS device, showing its main
functions.
In the Home Screen or in the Setup Screen, you can tap directly on
an icon to select it. Tap a second time to launch the application.
In a browser window, in the ARCLibrary, or in the photo wall, you
can tap twice on a le, song or video to launch it.
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Other Touchscreen Actions
When watching a video or listening to music, you
can tap on the progression bar to go directly to a
different location in the video or song.You can also
drag the cursor in the progression bar to another
location in the video or song.
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In the screens where it appears, the volume bar can be dragged in the same way.
In the Archos le browser, you can drag the scroll bar up and down.
In the PDF viewer and in the Web browser, you can scroll up and down by tapping on the page and
dragging it up or down (be careful not to tap on a link!).
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Note: in this manual, reactive areas will be surrounded with red dots on screenshots showing touchscreen controls.
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The Resume Icon
Sometimes the Resume icon is highlighted in the Home Screen when you turn on the ARCHOS.This
means that you can resume the last-played music or video le, if it was interrupted before the end.
If the Resume icon is grayed out, it means that no music or video le playback can be resumed.
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InTerfaCe language
CHANGING THE LANGUAGE
The interface of your ARCHOS device is available in various languages.
If your language is not available, go to the ARCHOS website (www.archos.com/rmware) and down-
load and install the latest version. New languages are included in the rmware as they become avail-
able. See Updating the Firmware.
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To change the system’s language:
From the Home Screen, tap on to access the
Setup Screen.
Tap on the Language icon to display the
Language Settings screen.
Select a different language using the / but-
tons (your settings are saved instantly).
Tap on to exit. Tap on to return to the
Home Screen.
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baTTery
BATTERY CHARGE
Before using your ARCHOS device for the rst time, charge the battery until the light starts blinking.
Simply plug the ARCHOS Charger/Adapter into the power jack. The ARCHOS device will turn on and start
charging, and a lightning bolt symbol will ash over the battery icon in the status bar: .
REPLACING THE BATTERY
The ARCHOS has a removable battery.You can purchase extra batteries from www.archos.com.
Caution: if the battery is incorrectly replaced or short-circuited, this could result in damage to the product and/or
serious injuries to the user. Replace only with an original Archos battery.
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To replace the battery, follow these steps:
PrOduCT Care
CARING FOR YOUR ARCHOS DEVICE
Your ARCHOS device is an electronic product that needs to be treated with care:
Do not subject it to unnecessary shock or vibration.
Do not subject it to heat, keep it ventilated (especially when connected to a computer).
Keep it away from water and excessively humid areas.
Keep it away from high electromagnetic elds.
Keep any connected wires neatly arranged: the device could fall if a cable is accidentally pulled by a child.
Do not open it up.There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Opening will void your warranty.
In order to keep your touchscreen in good condition, and to avoid damaging the screen surface, you should
use only the included stylus or your nger.
RESETTING YOUR ARCHOS DEVICE
In the event that your ARCHOS device freezes operation (due to electrostatic phenomena, for example), you
can reset it by pressing the button for 15 seconds.
If this does not work, you can also use the master reset function by removing the battery (See: Replacing the
battery) and pressing the master reset button as shown below:
Note: Resetting your Archos will not erase any data from your device.
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SYSTEM RECOVERY
If your ARCHOS device does not respond correctly, or does not show certain songs or videos that you have
copied to it, try using the repair and format tools (see: System Settings).
If once turned on, the ARCHOS does not show the Home Screen, you can try a system recovery. It allows you
to repair the hard drive, format it, or force the touchscreen calibration when you cannot access the touch-
screen settings (see: Display Settings).
Press the button to turn on your device.
Immediately press and hold the until the Recovery mode screen appears.
Since the system recovery mode is activated, the touchscreen is currently disabled. To move from an option
to another, press the button. To validate an option, press and hold the button until the line ashes, and
release it.
The system recovery mode gives you four options:
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Repair Disk
attempts to repair the le structure on the hard drive.
does not erase any data.
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Format Disk
formats the hard drive.
all data (music, photos, videos, etc.), licenses and settings are erased.
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Force Touchscreen Calibration
use this option if the touchscreen does not respond correctly and if you cannot access the touchscreen set-
tings (see: Display Settings).
follow the instructions on the screen.
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1. PlayIng VIdeO
In the Home Screen, tap on the Video icon to highlight it, then tap on it again to enter the Video
mode.
1.1 brOwsIng ThrOugh yOur VIdeOs
There are two types of views for you to browse through your videos: the Video List and the Video Browser.
You can switch between the two views by tapping on at any time while browsing in video mode.
When browsing in video mode, only video les are shown.
THE VIDEO LIST
The Video List (default view) only shows the
video les in the Video folder of the ARCHOS
hard drive (it does not show videos located in
subfolders).
To view videos from a different folder, tap on
to switch to the Video Browser view, and navi-
gate to another folder.
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THE VIDEO BROWSER
The Video Browser allows you to navigate to
other folders within the Video folder. It is based
on the ARCHOS File Browser.
See: Using the Browser.
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Both views display a motion thumbnail of the highlighted video as well as various information about the video le.
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