Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GEN5 Archos
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ENGLISH User Manual ....................................................... 1 FRANÇAIS Manuel d’utilisation ............................................ 27 ESP AÑOL Manual de usuario ............................................... 53 DEUTSCH Benutzerhandbuch .
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DVR St a tion Gen 5 1 USER MANUAL - version 3 Ta ble Of COnTenTs 1. inTrO duC TiOn ................................................................................................................2 1.1. WHA T CAN THE DVR ST A TION DO? . . . . . . . . .
2 DVR St a tion Gen 5 1. inTrO duC TiOn While reading this manual, you should refer to the appr opriate side (Europe / North America) of the C onnection Guide Sheet. This separ ate sheet is included in the DVR Station ’ s box. AN INTRODUCTORY NO TE FROM ARCHOS.
3 USER MANUAL - version 3 1.1. wHaT Can THe dVr s TaTiOn dO? When connected to your ARCHOS device and to your home enter tainment system, the DVR Station will allow you to: schedule TV recordings via the ARCHOS TV Program Guide (EPG). schedule TV recordings manually .
4 DVR St a tion Gen 5 1 This par t of the remote control is used for the W eb Browser and the Widgets (only with Gen 5 WiFi-enabled devices). Use the direction pad to move the cur sor that appears on the screen.
5 USER MANUAL - version 3 2 These are the main buttons: Navig ation buttons: move from one item to another Enter/Accept or Pla y/Pause /Resume Escape /Bac k /Stop High-speed fast f orward, list scroll.
6 DVR St a tion Gen 5 2. Ha rdwa re seTup 2.1. COnneC TiOn prinCiples The ARCHOS DVR Station allows you to r ecord video from most any standar d video source.
7 USER MANUAL - version 3 C onnect the included c harg er/adapter to the jac k labeled dC-in on the back of the DVR Station. Then plug the other end of the charg er/adapter into an av ailable wall socket .
8 DVR St a tion Gen 5 TV ONL Y ( DIAGRAM C ON THE CONNECTION GUIDE ) When connected to your ARCHOS device and TV , the DVR Station will allow you to do everything described in the Introduction , except sc heduling TV recor dings. C onnect the DVR Station’ s outputs to your TV’s inputs (to displa y the image of the ARCHOS device on your TV).
9 USER MANUAL - version 3 ▲ ! Before inserting the ARCHOS device into the DVR Station, always make sur e that the ARCHOS is o ff! Now insert your ARCHOS device (that is off ) into the powered D VR Station. When the ARCHOS is on, press the TV/LCD button (or the TV button on the included remote control).
10 DVR St a tion Gen 5 Video input Video Output Pass-through C omposite yellow connector or sup- plied scart (Europe) C omposite yellow connector Y es C omposite yellow connector or sup- plied scart (.
11 USER MANUAL - version 3 3. s CH ed ul i ng T V re CO r di ng s With the ARCHOS TV Pro gram Guide (EPG), you will be able to sc hed- ule recordings easily .
12 DVR St a tion Gen 5 Go to www .archos.com /register Access your ARCHOS account (or create one if you don’ t have one yet) and reg ister your ARCHOS Gen 5 device. If you ha ve already reg istered your ARCHOS Gen 5 de - vice, nd the line that matc hes your product and click on More.
13 USER MANUAL - version 3 Y ou also have the possibility to let the ARCHOS automatically update the TV Program Guide information at night: Select the “ Settings ” men u item and set the “ Automatic Updates ” parameter to “ On ”. Then leave your ARCHOS on the powered DVR Station at night.
1 4 DVR St a tion Gen 5 3.4. COnfiguring THe TV COnTrO l seTTings Y our ARCHOS needs to be connected to the D VR Station. Y ou also need to have connected your tuner to the DVR Station (see: Diagram B on the Connection Guide sheet).
15 USER MANUAL - version 3 “ TV Receiver ”: select the type of tuner that you want to contr ol with the IR Emitter (“ VCR ”, “ Cable/DSL box ”, “ Satellite Receiver ”, “ DVD Recorder ” or “ Digital TV ”). “ Receiver brand ”: c hoose the br and of your tuner .
16 DVR St a tion Gen 5 Select the “ T est channel select ” button. Make sur e that your tuner is on. Y our ARCHOS device will then attempt to switch your tuner to the selected channel. After a few seconds, your ARCHOS will ask you if the device responded correctl y: If this worked, select “ Y es ” .
17 USER MANUAL - version 3 3.5. sCHeduling yOur reCO rding In the Home screen, select the “ Recorder ” icon to display the ARCHOS TV Pro gram Guide. This screen ’ s menu items will allow you to choose a diff erent day , update the Program Guide data, or c hange v arious settings (progr am guide update and c hannel list con- guration).
18 DVR St a tion Gen 5 Here you can schedule a new recor ding or edit an existing one: you can remov e it , edit its title, c hange the time, date, channel , etc . Y ou also have the possibility to add a safety mar gin to the beginning /end of the sc heduled recor ding .
19 USER MANUAL - version 3 4. reCO rding audiO/VideO manu a ll y 4.1. reCO rding audiO manu a ll y With the DVR Station, you will be able to record audio from most an y standard audio sour ce (hi-, turntable, boombox, etc). RECORDING PROCEDURE Y our ARCHOS needs to be connected to the DVR Station.
20 DVR St a tion Gen 5 Be careful that the audio s ource is supplying a line-level and not an amplied signal (turning down the volume of the player will w ork if you are using the headphone out signal of your audio device). A signal that is amplied too much will result in a terribl y distor ted recor ding.
21 USER MANUAL - version 3 “Format”: “ Auto ”/“ 4:3 ”/“ 5:3 ”/“ 16:9 ”/“ 2.35 ” . This is the aspect ratio of the scr een that the ARCHOS device will recor d. Y ou can set this manuall y, but in most cases you can just leave it on “ Auto ” .
22 DVR St a tion Gen 5 5. ediTing yOur reCO rdings V ideo les recorded with the ARCHOS DVR Station can be edited by deleting the sec - tions you do not wish included. The editing you can do is either cropping or cutting of particular segments of the video le.
23 USER MANUAL - version 3 Open the video le you w ant to edit and pause it. In the progr ession bar, go to the beginning of the r st undesired section (a), select the “ Insert a mark ” menu item, and choose “ Start Mark ”.
24 DVR St a tion Gen 5 6. us in g TH e us b CO nn eC Ti On s 6. 1. C On ne C Tin g a usb ex Te rn a l d eViC e T O TH e a rC HOs The DVR Station allows you to connect a USB external device to your ARCHOS, so that you can trans- fer les or pla y content directly on the ARCHOS.
25 USER MANUAL - version 3 TO DISCONNECT Make sure that no tr ansfer is being made (the Hdd light , on your ARCHOS device, should not be ickering). Fr om the File Browser , select the “ Remove safely ” menu item. Y ou can now pull out the USB cable on either end.
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If you have not bought Archos GEN5 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Archos GEN5 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Archos GEN5 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Archos GEN5 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Archos GEN5, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Archos GEN5.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Archos GEN5. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Archos GEN5 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
