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128 MB MP3 Player/Recorder/FM Stereo Radio 


USB 1.1 PC/Mac compatible 


ARCHOS Ondio™ FM Recorder User Manual version 1.0 


Please visit our web site to download the most recent manual and firmware for this product 


Warranty and Limited Liability 
This product is sold with a limited warranty and specific remedies are available to the original purchaser in the event the product fails to conform to the limited 
warranty. Manufacturer’s liability may be further limited in accordance with its sales contract. 
In general, the manufacturer shall not be responsible for product damages caused by natural disasters, fire, static discharge, misuse, abuse, neglect, improper handling 
or installation, unauthorized repair, alteration or accident. In no event shall the manufacturer be liable for loss of data stored on disk media. 
MANUFACTURER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. EVEN IF INFORMED OF 
THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF IN ADVANCE. 
Archos licensor(s) makes no warranties, express or implied, including, without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a 
particular purpose, regarding the licensed materials. Archos’s licensor(s) does not warrant, guarantee or make any representations regarding the use or the 
results of the use of the licensed materials in terms of its correctness, accuracy, reliability, correctness or otherwise. The entire risk as to the results and 
performance of the licensed materials is assumed by you. The exclusion of implied warranties is not permitted by some jurisdictions. The above exclusion 
may not apply to you. 
In no event will Archos’ licensor(s), and their directors, officers, employees or agents (collectively Archos’ licensor) be liable to you for any consequential, 
incidental or indirect damages (including damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information, and the like) arising out 
of the use of inability to use the licensed materials even if Archos’ licensor has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Because some jurisdiction do 
not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitations may not apply to you. 
Please see your sales contract for a complete statement of warranty rights, remedies and limitation of liability. 
Furthermore, warranty does not apply to: 

° Damages or problems resulting from misuse, abuse, accident, alteration or incorrect electrical current or voltage. 

e Any product tampered-with or damaged warranty seal or serial number label. 

° Any product without a warranty or serial number label. 

° Batteries and any consumable items delivered with or in the equipment. 


Warnings and Safety Instructions 
CAUTION 


To prevent risks of electric shock, this unit must only be opened by qualified service personnel. 

Power off and disconnect the power supply cable before opening the unit. 

WARNING 

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. 

Use of this product is for personal use only. Copying CDs or loading music, video, or picture files for sale or other business purposes is or may be a violation of 
copyright law. Copyrighted materials, works of art, and/or presentations may require authorization to be fully or partially recorded. Please be aware of all such 
applicable laws concerning the recording and use of such for your country and jurisdiction. 


ECC Warning Statement 
FCC Compliance 
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to 
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if 
not installed and used in accordance with instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will 
not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the 
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: 

° Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. 

° Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. 

° Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. 

° Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. 


Note: During file transfer or in the PC mode, if the EUT or computer suddenly freezes or does not respond, it may be due to the electrostatic phenomenon. Please 
follow the procedures below to recover the operation: 

Unplug the USB cable from the EUT 

Close the software application in the computer (or re-boot the computer if necessary) 

Re-connect the USB cable to the EUT. 


CAUTION: Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void users authority to operate this device. 
FCC Part 15 - Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 

1. This device may not cause harmful interference; 

2. This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. 


Copyright Notice 

Copyright ARCHOS © 2003 All rights reserved. 

This document may not, in whole or part, be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine-readable form without 
prior consent, in writing, from ARCHOS. All brands and products names are registered trademarks and the property of their respective owners. Specifications are 
subject to change without notification. Errors and omissions accepted. Images and illustrations may not always match contents. Copyright ® ARCHOS. All rights 
reserved. 

Disclaimer of warranty: to the extent allowed by applicable law, representations and warranties of non-infringement of copyrights or other intellectual property 
rights resulting from the use of the product under conditions other than as here above specified, are hereby excluded. 





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Table of Contents 


Technical Specifications 5 icc sceccossoesvessaccacesvess sosccsessandescdesnssesoosesesannssevesssssessecstevessonedc 
Product Introduction .......sesesesssooesesssoccecssooccssssooecscssoosessooccecssooceessscocessssececssosossessssseesss D 


2.1 Buttonsand: Control EERE EET E TE EE EE OE ET 5 
2:27 Startins Up the ONda a e a a a A A AiR a aai 6 
FM Radio Modë sssssesssicssrsesossosssssssoosessssessssssosrsosossesssssssotsesissas soss covesosdososissssi essi 7 
3.1 How to:Adjust:the: Volimes esiisa N A E N E E E EONS 7 
3.2 How. to Select:ainew Station serere e E a vhs E E E E n T 
3.3 How-to Greate a Station Preset. ieina e ETE R EE E NE e 7 
3.4 How to:Deletea: Station Preset’ OEE E O EET EE 7 
3.5 How to'Reniame.a-Station: Pe eA e a r cashes shde a a a ra ee e asies 8 
3.6 Howto Gosto-a Station Preset anonse A TE EAA E AE Oo AE E EAN ASE R E 8 
3.7 How to Increase the signal quality: isnod a cise E AASA a APE OEA E TAEA 8 





3.8 How to set the Ondio to HOLD 
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4.5 Howto Createa new folderi onirin n A T AA A ease 10 
4.6 How- tousethe Text- Input Modes e E E A a E E A A E AERAR 10 
4.7 How-to Read Textiles irese e E E E A E ates Sa dea es 10 
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6.5 How to make Incremental Recordings 
6.6 | How to use the Retro-Record Feature 


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8:2V - Disconnecting the: Ondio from aiPC vase sc cs aad eats cee ce cec lakes races omaha de bane dectuvas cate a a ar Esas a Enea rani nt 21 
8.3 Usesthe Ondio file:formats). itt ce ht Mas Met te Relea e Vek Uae Behe ae RECURS iS beta ile 21 
8.4 Connecting the Ondio to your Macintosh .0...... cee ceeeccseesecseeseeeccsesseeecsaesecsensecsesaesecsaeeecsevsecuanaecessaeeaeseesaeeeenees 21 


MusicMatch™ Software .......essessoessossocesocesocessossoessoeesoeesoeesosesoseooseooesoocesoessessssssossssssss 2.2 
Technical Support ......sssessscescscessscoceccooessoceccocesssccscoseccsocsscseoscocscssessoosssssesssssossssessssssssse 29 
Appendix A - Settings Table...........eescoesooesocesosesossscsesosssossoosssoseooseoossooesosesosesosssosesessss 24 
Appendix B - Recording Bit Rate Table...........eoessoccssocesoocsssocesoosssssosesoossssosesoossssossee LO 
Appendix C - Screen & Button Descriptions ........eessosssesssesssossocesocesocesscsssessseessosesose 20 





1 Technical Specifications 





Capacity” 


128 MB Flash memory (2 hours of MP3 music at 128 kbps, 3 hours of radio recording at 
96 kbps, 4.3 hours of voice recording at 64 kbps or 128 MB of data). 
* Memory capacity can be enhanced by adding MultimediaCards (MMC). 





Interface and transfer to computer 


USB 1.1 (PC and Mac) 





Supported formats 


MP3 playback (30 to 320 kbps - VBR). MP3 recording (VBR up to 128 kbps), real-time 
encoding (from any analog audio source). 30 second retro-capture buffer function for 
radio. 





Built-in FM tuner 


FM band 87.5 to 108 MHz - scan function - 30 preset stations. 





Display 


LCD, 112x64 pixels 





Audio specifications 


Stereo Analog Line-In, Stereo Analog Line-Out & Earphone Jack. 
Signal to noise ratio >90 dB. Max. output power: 100mW, Frequency. response 20 HZ — 
20 kHz. Harmonic distortion: <0.1%. Built-in microphone. 





Sound settings and play mode 


Volume, bass, treble, loudness, balance and bass boost. 
Normal, Single, Repeat all, shuffle, Queue, Scan 





Playback autonomy 


Up to 8 hours. 





Software scalability 


Downloadable firmware updates from Archos website www.archos.com. 





Power source 


Internal: 3 AAA batteries 





Dimensions 


81 x 47 x 25mm (3,1” x 1,8” x 0,9”) 





Weight 


60 g ( 2.1 02) 





System Requirements: 








PC: Windows 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP (USB mass-storage). 32 MB RAM (64 MB 
recommended). CD-ROM drive with digital audio extraction support. 
Mac: OS version 9: 9.2 and greater; OS version 10: 10.2.4 or greater. 











2 Product Introduction 


Dear Customer, 


Thank you for purchasing the new Ondio™ FM Recorder 128MB MP3 
player/recorder/FM stereo receiver. Please take the time to read through 


this user manual in order to get the fullest use of this product. Our 


We hope you receive years of enjoyment from your Ondio™ FM 
Recorder. If you are really into MP3 music, you may also want to 
check out the its big brother, the ARCHOS Jukebox FM Recorder 
which does all the same things as the Ondio™ FM but with 20GB of 


storage. Thanks again for purchasing our product. 


engineers packed this product with many functions and capabilities. The 


better you know how to use it, the more enjoyment you will get from it. Wishing you the best music listening experience, 


Remember, with the Ondio™ FM Recorder, you can... 


The team at ARCHOS 


Listen to FM stereo radio 
Listen to MP3 files 


Use it as a voice recorder 


Record music directly from your hi-fi or other audio source 


Store MP3, text, or any data file 
Record from the built-in FM Radio 
Edit cut-in and cut-out points from radio recordings 
Create music Playlists 
Create radio station presets 


Read text files 


cards (64mb, 128mb, 256mb, etc.) 


2.1 


Buttons and Controls 


Headphone / Line-out 
LCD screen 


&® Up 


(go up, increase) 


= Left 


(previous, decrease) 


SSI Mode/Escape 


(stop, cancel, pause, return) 


<<» Power on/off 





Extend the capacity by adding MultiMediaCards (MMC) 


Line-in jack 


USB 1.1 connector 


Microphone 


Right =) 


(play, select, next) 








Slot for MultiMediaCards 








Down GJ 


(go down, decrease) 





2.2 Starting up the Ondio 


First install the three included To start the Ondio, hold the 
AAA batteries. As shown in the 
photo, press downward on the top CF 


ON/OFF button <~> for 3 





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of the battery cover and pull RHOS Grdi seconds. The main menu screen 


outward. The bottom will hinge Fh Radio will appear. To shut off the Ondio, 
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outward and then snap out. Be Settings @ I Browser press and hold the ON/OFF button 
sure to install the batteries with the 





hal for three seconds, and it will shut 
+ positive and — negative as Recorder 
M off. Be careful to hold the button. 
indicated. f 
Main Menu ; ease 
Opening the battery cover If you accidentally double-click it 


while it is running, you will enter 


the Instant-Record feature. 


Master Reset: If for some reason the Ondio FM Recorder freezes operation (Electrostatic phenomenon) or does not seem to shut off, you can hold 
the ON/OFF button for 12 seconds which will force the Ondio FM Recorder to execute a master reset. It will NOT erase the Ondio FM Recorder 


files. 





3 FM Radio Mode 





This section explains Typical FM Radio playing screen 

How to... 

3.1 Adjust the volume Battery Level Volume Level Mode Indicator 

3.2 Select a new station aren ee ee 

3.3 Create a station preset F hut 

zA Dete astata n Personalized Radio Preset wne 102.9 H Current Radio Frequency 


Indicates a recognized radio station 





Tune 


3.5 Rename a station preset 
Indicates stereo reception — i Steren 


3.6 Go to a station preset 
3.7 Increase the signal quality 


3.8 Set the Ondio to HOLD * The user must enter the personalized text. The default name would have been Radio 102.5. 


3.1 How to Adjust the Volume 


While the radio is playing, you can adjust the volume either by the thumbwheel control on the cord of the included headphones, or by pressing on 
the ® to increase the volume or ©? to decrease it. The volume indicator on the top of the screen will reflect only the changes made with the 


buttons. 


3.2 How to Select a new Station 


To select a radio station, click once on the right button 3 to increase the frequency by .1 Mhz (move up on the FM dial). If you hold down this 
button, the frequency will increase rapidly. When you release the button, the Ondio will stop at the next recognized radio station (scan for station 
feature). Use the left button œŒ to decrease the frequency in the same way. If the frequency keeps increasing or decreasing automatically beyond 


where you want it to stop, click quickly on the Right or Left button again to stop it. 


3.3 How to Create a Station Preset 


To create a station preset, tune the Ondio to the station you would like to create the preset for. Hold down the Mode button e for three seconds. 
You will then be asked what you would like to do. Use the Down button ©> to highlight item 3 “Save” for example. Then press the Right button 
kE | to select this response. This will save the current station as a preset in the Radio list. The default name of the station will be Radio XX. X where 


the Xs stand for the frequency. You can create a personalized name for the station another time. 


If you would like to create a personalised name for the preset radio station at the moment you create your preset, do as explained above, except that 
when you are asked what you would like to do, scroll down to item 4 “Save as...” and you will be taken to the text input mode where you can 


give the preset station a personalized name. See the section BROWSER MODE for instructions on how to enter a name in the text input screen. 


3.4 How to Delete a Station Preset 


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104.9 Radio 104.9 Right button to select it. You will be brought to the Radiolist screen. Once in the Radiolist screen, use your Up 


105.7 Europe 2 103.5 Pat and Down buttons to find the preset station that you would like to delete. Click on the Left button (= to delete 


106.4Radio 106.4 


Radiolist Screen 





the preset station. 





3.5 How to Rename a Station Preset 


To give a personalized name to a radio station, you have to rename it. While in the FM Radio mode, hold down the Mode button e for three 
seconds. You will then be asked what you would like to do. Using the Down button ©>, highlight item 2 “go to Radiolist” and then click on the 
Right button to select it. You will be brought to the Radiolist screen. Once in the Radiolist screen, use your Up and Down buttons to highlight the 
preset station that you would like to rename. Click the Right button to select it. You will then be asked what you would like to do. Scroll down to 
item 3 “rename” and then click on the right button. you will be taken to the Text Input mode where you can give the preset station a personalized 


name. See the section BROWSER MODE for instructions on how to enter a name in the text input screen. 


3.6 How to Go to a Station Preset 


While in the FM Radio mode, hold down the Mode button e for three seconds. You will then be asked what you would like to do. Using the 
Down button <Gy, highlight item 2 “go to Radiolist” and then click on the Right button to select it. You will be brought to the Radiolist screen. 
Once in the Radiolist screen, use your Up and Down buttons to select the station you would like to listen to. The station will change as you scroll 


through the station presets. Once at the desired station, click on the Mode button to return to the FM Radio mode. 


3.7 How to Increase the signal quality 


Sometimes, the FM signal may not be very clear. You can change the tuner sensitivity (DX if you are far from the radio station or Local if you are 
near the radio station). You can also turn on and off the FM stereo mode. Sometimes a station will come in more clearly if you have the FM Stereo 


mode shut off. 


While in the FM Radio mode, hold down the Mode button e for three seconds. You will then be asked what you would like to do. Using the 
Down button <@¥Y, you can scroll down to the various options. Toward the bottom of the list, you will see the options for FM Stereo and FM 
sensitivity. Click on the right button to execute the function you want. You will then be brought to a screen with the list of possible options for that 
function. Highlight the option you desire, then click on play. The item with the circular mark in the front of it is the item which is currently 


implemented. Click once on mode to return to the FM Stereo mode. 


3.8 How to set the Ondio to HOLD 


Sometimes, while you are playing the radio or an MP3 file, you don’t want buttons to react to any accidental bumping. To deactivate the buttons of 
the Ondio, you need to put the Ondio into HOLD mode. To do this, hold down on the Mode button NS while you are listening to the radio or an 
MP3 file. The first option is to set the Ondio on HOLD. Click on the right button. The Ondio will now go into HOLD mode where the buttons will 
not react. If you do nothing when presented with the list of options, it will automatically go to HOLD mode in 10 seconds. You will see a HOLD 


indication on the top right of the screen. 


To deactivate the HOLD mode, press and hold down on the Mode button for 3 seconds. The HOLD indicator on the screen will disappear. 





4 Browser Mode (file system) 


This section explains Typical Browser Mode Screen 
How to... 

4.1 Navigate the file structure Battery Level Directory level Mode Indicator 
4.2 Recognize file types Subfolder (directory) icon 







4.3 Display file information Gies Burden 
4.4 Delete a file or folder ea BFead me first : 

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4.5 Create a new folder Playlist file icon d Through the Fain Currently selected file 
4.6 Use the Text Input mode #Brave Mew Mord 
4.7 Read Text files MP3 Music file icon 


Notice the vertical scroll bar on the left of the screen. This indicates that there are more files at 
this level. Use the Up and Down buttons to see the files. 


** Although the Ondio will store any type of file, only the files with extentions.mp3,.m3u,.txt and 
folders will be displayed on the screen. 


4.1 How to Navigate the file structure 


Notice carefully the directory level on the top of the screen in the example above. This tells you at what depth you are in the file system. 
When you turn on the Ondio, you are at the root level, level 0. From there, each time you enter a folder (Click Right button to enter a folder), you 
go down one level. This indicator gives you a sense of how deep in the file system hierarchy you are. To go back up one level, you will click on 
the left button =. If, for example, you are at level 02, then you should click on the Left button two times to return to the root level of the file 


system. 


4.2 How to Recognize file types 


The Browser mode allows you to view all your MP3 files. The Ondio will store any type of file (think of it as a 128MB hard drive). However, 
when you go into the Browser Mode, you will only see the files with the extensions.mp3 (music), .m3u (Playlist), and .txt (text file). As shown in 


the screen above, each of these recognized file types has its specific icon type. 


4.3 How to Display file information 


If you would like to view information about an MP3 file, you must first play it. While it is playing or is paused, you can hold down the Mode 
button e which will bring you to a Question screen. Scroll down using the Down button to the option File info. When you execute this option, 


you will see information about the file such as bit rate, sample resolution, size, and file name. 


4.4 How to Delete a file or folder 


While in the browser mode, navigate to the file you want to delete. Once highlighted, hold down on the Mode button e until the question screen 
appears. You can then scroll down (using the down button) to the delete option. Click on the right button to make the delete happen. You will then 


be asked to validate your response. 





4.5 How to Create a new folder 


Go to the folder (directory) where you would like to create a new folder. Hold down the Mode button e until the questions screen appears. You 


can then scroll down (using the down button) to the Make directory option. Click on the right button to select this option. You will then be sent 


directly to the Text input screen where you can enter a name for the newly created directory. See the next section 4.6 on how to enter text. 


4.6 How to use the Text Input mode 


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Text Input Screen 


When you create a folder or change the name of a file, you are sent to the Text input screen in order to 
enter your text. We highly recommend that you use your computer’s file management system to rename 
files and create new folders. The Ondio’s text entering screen can become very tedious to use if you have 


to enter more than one or two text items. 


To enter text, you will use the Up button to scroll the alphabet towards the letter a. Using the Down button 
will scroll toward the end of the alphabet. After the letter z, you will go through the Upper case characters 
A — Z, after these, through the numbers 0-9 and then finally through special characters. By holding down 


on the Up or Down button, it will scroll through the alphabet faster and faster. 


Click on the Right button 4 to accept the current letter and advance one place forward. Click on the Left 
button (= as a backspace, to delete the previous letter. Hold down on the Left button to delete the entire 
line and start anew. To validate your text, click on the Mode button ©. You will see a question screen 
asking you to accept the text you have input, or to escape from the text input mode leaving the original 
text unchanged. Note that if you are making a new folder and you escape from the text mode, no new 


folder will be created. 


4.7 How to Read Text files 


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Text Reading Mode (Wrap) 


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Same text file in Raw mode 


In the Browser mode, the Ondio will display file names which have the.txt extension. Because of Ondio’ s 
small screen, we recommend you read.txt files from your computer. However, there are times when you’d 
like to be able to read a.txt document without having to connect the Ondio to your computer. Click the 
Right button on a highlighted.txt file to open it. The top right of the screen will display Text to indicate 


that you are in the text file reading screen. The top left will display the reading mode. 


Hold down on the Mode button to toggle between Wrap and Raw reading modes. Reading a text file in 
Raw mode will not introduce the automatic wrapping that allows you to read it line after line. A text line 
may have 200 or more characters, and thus you must use the Left and Right buttons to shift the text 


display to the right and left in order to read all the words. 


In Wrap mode, the Ondio will wrap the sentences around to the next line. You will then use the Up and 
Down buttons to scroll up and down through the text file. In this mode, the Left and Right buttons will 


bring you to the beginning and end of the text file respectively. 





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5 Playing MP3 Music files 


This section explains 
How to... 

5.1 Play an MP3 file 

5.2 Play a Playlist 

5.3 Create a Playlist 

5.4 Adjust the Sound Quality 


Typical MP3 File Playing Screen 


Battery Level Current Volume level Mode Indicator 


Artist name (ID 3 tag) 


Album name (ID 3 tag) Joe Harmer and the Nails 
et of Light 
—Snather night alone 


0:0315 L NNANNNEE 
—= RENNENE 


* If there is no ID3 tag information in the MP3 file, the file name will be displayed 


Song name* (ID 3 tag) 
Elapsed song time Left and right sound levels 


Song length 


5.1 How to Play an MP3 file 





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View of files and folders 


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Joe Hammer and the Mails 
Speed of Light 

Another night alone 
0:03:15 L aoe 
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Typical playing Screen 


5.2 





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Browser showing all viewable file 
types 


From the Main menu, go to the Browser mode (Right button) to see the files and folders on your Ondio. 
As shown on the left, once in the Browser mode, (G05 displayed in the top right of the screen), you 


will see MP3 files with a music note icon in front of them. 


Use the Up &® or Down ®©? button to locate the file you would like to play. Once the desired MP3 file 
is highlighted, click on the Right button 4 to play it. The second image on the left shows you the typical 
playing screen. 

If you want to pause the music, click on the mode button e once. To recommence from a pause, click 
on the Right button. If you want to stop the music and go back to the Browser, click twice on the Mode 


button, once to go to pause, and the second time to stop. 
If you are listening to a song and would like to listen to the next song in the current folder, just click on 


the right button. If you would like to fast forward or fast reverse through the song, hold down on either the 


Left or Right button. 


How to Play a Playlist 


A Playlist is a file that contains a list of music tracks to play. This feature allows you to compile a list of 
your favorite songs and store them in a file for playback later. Playlists can support up to 999 songs and 
can contain songs from multiple folders. A play list is really nothing more than a text file with the list of 
files to be played. When you first turn on your Ondio, your current default Playlist is empty and needs to 
be populated with songs before you can play or save it. If you delete a song from a Playlist, you are not 


deleting the song, but just its entry in that particular list. 


From the Main menu, go to the Browser mode (Right button) to see the files and folders on your Ondio. 
As shown on the left, once in the Browser mode, (AMME displayed in the top right of the screen), you 
will see a Playlist file such as ‘Wes’ jazz playlist’. Playlist files have a list icon = in front of them. 

Use the Up @> or Down <> button to locate the Playlist you would like to play. Once the desired 
Playlist file is highlighted, click on the Right button 4 to play it. There is a setting in the Music Settings 


Submenu which will allow you to have the music tracks in the Playlist played in random order (shuffle). 





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5.3 How to Create a Playlist 





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View of the Playlist 





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zave current Playlist 
2) move tack 
3. play the Playlist 


Playlist Question screen 


The Playlist exists in the Ondio’s internal memory first, then it is saved for later use. If you create a 
Playlist without saving it, it will be lost the next time you turn on the Ondio. To put a song into the 
Playlist, first you will highlight it in the Browser mode. Now, hold down on the Mode button until you see 
the Question screen appear. The first option will be to add the song to the Playlist. Since this option is 
highlighted already, just click on the Right button to accept this choice. This song is now in the Playlist. 
Navigate through your folders, and add in this same way, all the songs you would like for the current 


Playlist. 


When you’re done adding all your songs to the Playlist, you should save it. To do so, go to the Settings 
mode (Main menu then Left button). Once in the Settings mode, you will scroll down (Down button) to 
the option Open Playlist. Click on the Right button to open it. You will now see the Ondio’s Playlist. In 
the Playlist screen you can do all your Playlist manipulations. To delete a song from the Playlist, click on 
the Left button. Click on the Right button to go to the Question screen to see your options. 

1. Save Playlist: Your first option will be to Save current Playlist. Since it is already highlighted, simply 


click on the Right button to accept it. You will then be sent automatically to the Text Input screen in order 


to name your file. 


2. Move Track: You will notice also that in the question screen, you can move track. After selecting this 
option, you can move the current song up or down in the Playlist order. Use the Up and Down buttons to 
change the song’s position. Click on the Right button to set it into place. 

3. Preview: You can also listen to a preview of the current song if you have forgotten what it sounds like. 


Clicking on this option plays the song and then goes back to the Playlist screen when you click on Mode. 


4. Play Playlist: You can simply just play the Playlist without saving it. Remember though that it will be 


lost when you shut off the Ondio if you do not save it. 


5. Clear Playlist: You can clear the entire Playlist with this option. 





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5.4 How to Adjust the Sound Settings 


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2. Record Subrmeri 
3. Language 
4. Open Playlist 
5. Phil Stereo 





Go to music submenu via the Settings 
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You would like to... 
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2. Play mode 
3. Bass “aie 


Hold e to go to settings directly 
from playing music 


As shown to the left, the sound settings can be reached by going to the Settings mode. Typically however, 
you will want to change your sound settings while you are listening to your music, either the radio or an 


MP3 file. 


While listening to an MP3 file, press and hold the Mode button e until the Question Screen appears. 
You can then scroll down through the various sound settings such as Bass and Treble. Use the Left and 
Right buttons to increase or decrease the value. The changes will take effect immediately and you will be 


able to hear the difference. Click on Mode when finished to return to the play screen. 
















































































1. HOLD on 1. set HOLD on 
2. File info 2. go to Radiolist 
3. Play Mode 3. save 
4. Bass 4.  saveas 
5. Treble 5. set stereo 
6. Loudness 6. set sensitivity 
7. Balance 7. go to music submenu 
8. Base Boost 
9. Flat 
10. Edit 
MP3 Question screen options Radio Question screen options 


While listening to the Radio, press and hold the Mode button e until the Question screen appears. 
Scroll down the list to the last option, Music Submenu, and click on the right button to select it. You will 
then be taken to the music submenu where you can adjust the sound settings such as Base and Treble. 


Click on Mode to return to the FM radio screen. 





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6 Recorder Mode 


This section explains Typical Recording Screen 
How to... 
6.1 Hecord tran whe Radio Battery Level Listening volume level State Indicator 
(record, pause, stop) 
6.2 Record your voice Adjust rec level 
Ptak Double-click Onoff to start 
6.3 Record from your Hi-Fi unit rarene AGH Recording level 
6.4 Change the recording and sampling bit rate L SERERREREE Left and right recording 


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6.5 Make Incremental Recordings aaa Siete 


6.6 Use the Retro-Record Feature During radio recordings, neither the elapsed time nor the recording level indicators 


will be active. 


**The last bar of the recording indicator will display ! if the sound level is too high. 
Optimum level should be set just before the indicators flash the ! mark. 


6.1 How to Record from the Radio 


To record from the radio, you will use the Instant-Record function. When you hear a song that you want 
to record, you don’t want to have to fiddle with the recording level, bit rate, or other parameters. Thus, the 
Ondio will use the preset parameters to record with (you can change these in the Record Settings 


Submenu). 


While listening to the radio, you will double-click on the power button <=». This will make the Ondio go 
Source: 85.4 hhz instantly to the RECORD mode and start recording. The file name will be pre-determined as Radio_xx 
RADO D£ mpi where xx is the next consecutive number of the radio recordings. The recording gain level will be preset 
according to the default value in the recording settings submenu. If you would like to pause the recording, 
click once on the Power button. The top right of the screen will display Pause. If you would like to 
Recording Screen recommence your recording, click once again on the power button. The mode indicator will then display 


Record once more. When you want to stop your recording, double-click once more. You will then return 


to the regular FM Radio mode that you were in. 


ATTENTION: In order to avoid any radio frequency interference, the Ondio purposely does not display 
the elapsed time nor the recording levels while the recording is being made. You can be assured however 


that it is recording via the Record indicated on the display. 





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6.2 Howto Record Your Voice 


There are two ways to record from the built-in microphone. You can either use the Instant-Record feature which transfers you to the Record mode 


with settings already made and the recording started or via the RECORD main menu. If you want to be able to control file name, bit, and sample 


rates before you begin your voice recording, you should use the traditional recording method via the Record mode. 


Instant-Record 


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Recording Screen 


Traditional Recording Method 


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2. input source 
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Question Screen 


While at the Main menu or in the Browser mode, you can start an Instant Recording by double-clicking 
on the Power button <=>. You will be sent to the recording mode with all the settings preset and the 
recording started. The file name will be preset to Voice_xx where xx is the next incremental number 
voice recording. The source will, of course, be set to Microphone. The preset record level will be the 
value that was set in RECORD submenu settings in the Settings mode. While recording, click once on the 
Power button to pause. You will see that the state indicator displays Pause. Click on Power again to 
recommence your recording. Double-click on the power button to stop your recording. You will then be 


sent back to the BROWSER mode where you will be able to see the MP3 voice file. 


Using the Mode button S, click it until you return to the Ondio main menu screen. Click now on the 
Down button to indicate that you want to go into the Record mode. The pre-record screen to your left will 


be displayed. Hold down now on the Mode button for three seconds. You will go to a question screen. 


The Ondio will now give you a list of items to choose from. Use the Down button ©? to highlight item 
2, input source, then click on Right @ in order to change the input source. You will see two input 
sources. Scroll to Microphone and click on the right button to select it. You will then be sent back to the 
list of recording options. You can also do the same thing to change the name of the file that will be 
recorded, the sample rate, or the bit rate. Typically you will find it much quicker to use the Instant-Record 


method to record your voice. That method, however, is less versatile. 


Now that your recording level and parameters are all set, double-click on the Power button “> to start 
the recording. If you need to pause, click once on the Mode button SI To resume from the pause, click 
on the Right button @. To stop the recording, click the Mode button once to pause the recording, and 
then click the Mode button a second time to definitively stop it. The recording is now saved as an MP3 
file. During a voice recording, the Power button also can control the Pause and Stop as in the case of 


Instant-Recording. 





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6.3 How to Record from your Hi-Fi unit 


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Adjust rec level 

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Fou mould like to change 
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2. input Source 

3. sample rate 


Question Screen 


To record from your Hi-fi unit, you can use the included audio cable*. Plug one end into the Ondio’s 
Line-in jack. This is the jack on the top of the Ondio on the right. Plug the other end of the cable into the 
Line-out jacks (Left and Right) from your Hi-fi unit, Cassette deck, CD player, or VCR. Next, return to 
the Main menu (by clicking on the Mode e button) and then select the Recorder mode by clicking on 
the down button ©>. 


You will see a screen as that on the left. Before recording, check for a good recording level by playing the 
sound to be recorded from the Hi-fi unit while watching the left and right record level indicators on the 
screen. Use the Left and Right buttons to decrease and increase the recording sensitivity. The bars should 
go up to the very end of the scale without causing the final bar to flash a ! mark. If you see the ! mark, this 


means you are overdriving the input and you need to reduce the sensitivity a little bit. 


To change the default file name Rec xx where xx is the next consecutive recording number, you can press 
and hold down on the mode button. This will go to the QUESTION screen and ask you if you would like 
to change the file name. You can also press and hold the Mode button to change the bit rate and sample 


rate of the recording. 


Now that your recording level and parameters are all set, double-click on the Power button “> to start 
the recording. If you need to pause, click once on the Mode button ©. To recommence from the pause, 
click on the Right button s. To stop the recording, click the Mode button once to pause the recording, 
and then click the Mode button a second time to definitively stop it. The recording is now saved as an 


MP3 file. 


*The included audio cable connects to your Hi-fi unit via two (left and right) RCA type connectors. If you 
would like to record from a device which has only a headphone jack, such as a portable radio or 
boombox, you will need to purchase an audio cable which have the male stereo 3.5mm jacks on BOTH 


ends. 





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6.4 How to Change the Recording Bit Rate and Sampling Resolution 


These settings allow you to control the quality of the recording. There are default bit rate settings in the Record Submenu in SETTINGS. Go to the 
main menu by clicking on the Mode button e. Click on the left button to go to the SETTINGS mode. Once there, scroll down with the down 
button ©? to highlight the Record submenu. Click the Right button to enter into this submenu. Here, you will find all the recording presets. See 


also Appendix B for technical details. 


There are two default recording bit rate settings. Rec bit rate for the Radio and Line-in recordings, and mic bit rate for microphone recordings. 
Scroll to the menu item and click the Left (= and Right 4 buttons to increase or decrease the setting. You can now click on the mode button to 
return to the Settings menu, and then on Mode again to go back to the Main menu. Remember, when making a recording the traditional way via 
the Recorder Mode (as opposed to Instant-Recording), you can always adjust the recording bit rate and sampling resolution at that time (see the 


instructions on how to record). 


The sampling resolution is changed in the same way. The higher the sampling resolution, the higher the quality of your music or voice will be. 
However, the MP3 file sizes will also be larger. Decreasing the sampling resolution will decrease the sound quality and the MP3 file size. The 


suggested settings for sampling resolution are 44.1 Khz for the Radio/Line-in recordings and 22 Khz for microphone recordings. 


6.5 How to make Incremental Recordings 


If you are recording multiple music tracks, for example, from your audio cassette where there are short periods of silence between each song, you 
can use the Incremental Recording feature. Attention: This feature only works in the traditional recording mode, not in Instant-Recording. While 
you are recording, wait until you hear the beginning of the silence between songs. At this moment, click on the right button s. This will stop and 
close off the first recording, and immediately start a new recording. The name of the new recording will be the previous name with the suffix b. 
Then for the next incremental recording it will be suffixed with the letter c. For example, after making a few incremental recordings, you might 
have MP3 file names of, Rec_07a, Rec_07b, and Rec_07c. Note also, that when the Ondio switches from the end of one incremental recording to 


the beginning of another, it will say Please Wait. Don’t worry, the recording is taking place during this message. 


6.6 How to use the Retro-Record Feature 


The Retro-Record feature allows you to record from the radio without missing the beginning of a song. For example, you hear a song that you like 
and would like to record it. You double-click on the Power button which starts an Instant Recording. With the Retro-Record parameter set to On in 
the SETTINGS menu, your Instant Recording actually starts 30 seconds BEFORE you double-clicked, thus capturing the beginning of the song 
that you missed. Later, after you stop your recording (double-click on the Power button again), you will be able to Edit that song to neatly trim 


away the beginning and end of your recording. 


a vigl= TL] : To edit your song, you must first play it. Once it is playing, hold down on the Mode button ©. If the 
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Speed nf Light selected song was recorded from the radio AND the Retro-Record setting was on when it was made AND 
Another night alone the song has not already been edited, only then will there be the option in the QUESTION screen to Edit 
005-18 L ae the song. You will have to use the Down button to scroll downward to see it since it will be the last option 


00405 R BERERE 


Select song to edit 


on the list. 


Now comes the tricky part. Once you select the item ‘Edit’, you will go to the EDIT mode and you will 





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Fou would like aie i hear your recording start to play. As shown in the last image here, you are to make your Cut-in (where 
you really want the song to start) and your Cut-out points (where you want the song to end). The Left and 
i r r ere Right buttons have two functions so be careful. By holding down on either button, you will fast forward 
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or fast reverse through the file. When you let go of the button, the music will play normally. When you 





edit radio recording 


have found the exact spot you would like the Cut-in to happen, give a simple click on the left button. 
Select edit recording 
Then, let the song continue playing (or fast forward toward the end) and then when you arrive at the point 





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Editing your recording 


where you want the Cut-out (song end), give a simple click on the right button. 


Now that you have made your edit, you can continue to use the Left and Right buttons to listen to the 
entire song to verify that the edit points are as you want them to be. To finish, click on the Mode button. 
The Ondio will ask you if you want to save the edit or not. If you accept your edit, it is definitive and you 
cannot re-edit the music track again. If you do not accept your edit, you will be sent back to the Browser 


mode with your recording untouched. It can be edited at another time. 





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7 Settings and MultiMediaCard (MMC) Expansion 


This section explains 
How to... 


7.1 Adjust the Settings 


a MultiMediaCard 


Typical Settings Screen 





Battery Level Mode Indicator 
7.2 Expand the capacity of the Ondio with ii 
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Vertical scroll indicates there £ Treble “oe Setting value 
are more items in the list 
Selected line 
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7.1 How to Adjust the Settings 


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2. Record submenu 
3. Open Playlist 

4. Language 

5. Fil Stereo 


Settings Screen 


Click on the Left button from the Main menu to go to the SETTINGS screen. If you are not at the main 
menu, click once or twice on the Mode button and you will return to this main screen. Click on the Left 


button œ to enter into the Settings screen. 


You will use the Up and Down buttons to select the parameter you would like to change. If the 
parameter’s value is a number, such as the Treble parameter, use your Left and Right button to adjust the 
value. The change takes place immediately. If it is a text item to adjust, such as Language, you will be 
taken to another screen where the options are displayed. Use the Up and Down button to highlight the 
option you would like and then click on the Right button select it. The round indicator will then move to 


that option indicating that this is the currently validated option. 


You can also enter the two submenus (Items 1 and 2) for Music settings and change those parameters in 
the same way. Click on Mode to return to the previous screen. See appendix A for a complete list of 


parameters and their default values. 


7.2 How to Expand the capacity of the Ondio with a MultiMediaCard 


Your Ondio has a built-in capacity of 128 Megabytes (Flash memory). If you would like to expand that capacity, you can purchase a 


MultiMediaCard (MMC) which slides right into the side of the Ondio. These can usually be purchased at the same store you bought your Ondio 


from. These cards will have capacities of 64 Megabytes, 128 Megabytes, 256 Megabytes, and perhaps more. They will all work with your Ondio. 


Do not confuse these with the similar looking SD cards. SD cards are not compatible with the Ondio. 


You can insert the card into the Ondio while the Ondio is on or off. The MultiMediaCard (MMC) takes the place of the built-in Flash memory. 


This means that you either listen to and record onto the built in memory OR the expansion MMC memory. When you insert a new (and blank) 


Multimedia Memory Card, you will not see any of your MP3 files or folder because the Ondio will be looking only at what is on the inserted 


memory card. If you want to listen to your previously recorded music, voice, or radio, simply pull out the memory card and your Ondio will revert 


to the contents of its internal flash memory. 





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8 Connecting the ONDIO to a PC or Mac 


This section explains 


How to... 
Ce ob 
8.1 Connecting the Ondio to a PC Data is being Ondio is connected 
8.2 Disconnecting the Ondio from a PC transferred to your computer 
8.3. Use the Ondio file format between-thg USE 
Ondio and your BUSY 
8.4 Connect the Ondio to a Macintosh® 
computer. Ondio connected screen 


*&% NOTE*** The Ondio can only be used as an external storage device 
when it is connected to a computer. You cannot use the buttons on the front 
to play music from it. 


8.1 Connecting Ondio to a PC 


The Ondio connects to your computer via the USB 1.1 standard. Thus either a 1.1 or 2.0 USB port on your computer will work. Start up your 
computer and make sure it has completely booted up the Windows operating system. Connect the included USB cable to your computer’s USB 
port (larger end of cable) and then the other side (mini USB connector) to the Ondio’s mini USB port (right side). You should connect the cable to 
the Ondio while it is on. For Windows® ME, 2000, and XP, no special software driver needs to be installed. These operating systems will 
recognize the Ondio as a mass storage device and simply assign a new drive letter, ( e: for example) to the Ondio. See the next section below on 


how to safely disconnect the Ondio from a PC. 


When you connect the Ondio to a computer running Windows® 98 SE (Second Edition), it will recognize that a new USB device has been 


connected to the computer and start up its Add New Hardware Wizard as shown below. 

















Add New Hardware Wizard 





1. Windows has recognized a 
new piece of hardware (the ‘Windows driver file search for the device: 


Ondio) and starts its wizard. 
Click on Next. 


4. Windows will now go and 
copy from the CD to your 
hard drive, all the files it 
needs to make the USB 
connection operational. Click 
on Next to tell Windows to 
install the driver. 










This wizard searches for new drivers for: 


Mass Storage Device Alcor Micro USB Storage Driver for Win38- 


A device driver is a software program that makes a 


hardware device work. ‘Windows is now ready to install the best driver for this 


device. Click Back to select a different driver. or click Next 
to continue. 
Location of driver: 


É) EDRIVERS\ALCOR™10.INF 








2. Click on the button Search 
for the best driver. Open up 
the CD tray on your 
computer and insert the 
included Archos CD-ROM 
and then close the tray. Now 
click on Next. 


5. Windows will indicate 
when it has finished copying 
the drivers. Click on Finish. 





‘Windows has finished installing the software that your new 
hardware device requires. 


© Display a list of all the drivers in a specific 
location, so you can select the driver you want. 











Add New Hardware Wizard 


3. Uncheck the box Floppy =staiienmaeas 
disk drives if it is checked, Q) To finish setting up your new hardware, you must restart your computer. 
and then check the box Do you want to restart your computer now? 

Specify a location. Type in 
the drive letter of your CD 
player (usually D) followed same process again, directing 
by:/Drivers. Click on Next Windows to the drivers on the 
and Windows will then load Removable CD-ROM. Ondio will now be 


the correct drivers. Shh Disk [F:) ble disk. J seen as another drive in your 
een here as a removable disk. Just fje management system. 


copy files to and from the Ondio. 


6. You will be asked to restart 
the computer. Upon restarting 
your computer, it may again 
ask to find the correct drivers 
to load. Go through the exact 


Windows will search for new drivers in its driver database 
on your hard drive, and in any of the following selected 
locations. Click Next to start the search. 


T Floppy disk drives 





T CD-ROM drive 
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I7 Specify a location: 


E: Drivers v 








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8.2 Disconnecting the Ondio from a PC 


Boncvosea If you are running Windows 98 SE, you can simply disconnect the USB cable from the Ondio and then 
—» 15:13 

S2 use the Ondio as normal. Attention: Make sure you do not disconnect the Ondio while data is being 
1. Safe remove icon here transferred to or from it. Ondio displays the message BUSY under the USB graphic when it is transferring 


data. You should close all programs that are accessing the Ondio while it is connected. 





For Windows ME, 2000, and XP, you must remove the Ondio in a special ‘safe’ manner. You will see a 


- Z 
~_Safely Remove - DrivefF:) k 1036 small card icon with a green arrow in the system tray (bottom right of screen [1]). Click on this icon and 


then click again on the “Remove Safely” message [2]. Wait a few seconds and a message will appear on 


2. Safe remove button ; 
fe the center of the screen [3] saying that you can remove the storage device. You can now safely unplug the 


Ondio’s USB cable. 


‘Safe to remove storage device 


Warning: Failure to safely disconnect the Ondio as explained above may cause the operating system or 


G) The storage device can now be safely removed from the system 


Ondio to freeze and/or lose data. 





3. Safe remove message 


8.3 Use the Ondio file format 


The format of the data structure inside the Ondio’s flash memory is the same as that of a small hard drive (FAT). Using the Windows 
defragmenting tool will not corrupt the data on the Ondio. However, because there is only 128 megabytes of memory on the Ondio, doing this is 
really not necessary. If you think there may be problems with the memory, you can reformat the Ondio’s Flash memory. Make sure that you 
format it in FAT format (same as FAT16), NOT FAT32. The Windows® XP and 2000 version defaults to an NTFS format. Do not format it with 
this type either. Always make sure you are formatting it to FAT or FAT16. You will, of course, lose all of your data if you do not back it up on 


your computer’s hard drive beforehand. 


8.4 Connecting the Ondio to your Macintosh 


The Ondio connects to your Macintosh via the USB 1.1 standard. Thus either a 1.1 or 2.0 USB port on your computer will work. Start up your 
computer and make sure it has completely booted up the Mac operating system (Either OS 9.2 and greater or OS 10.2.4 and greater). Connect the 
included USB cable to your computer’s USB port (larger end of cable) and then the other side (mini USB connector) to the Ondio’s mini USB port 
(right side). You should connect the cable to the Ondio while it is on. After a short wait, the Mac will automatically recognize the Ondio as a mass 


storage device and place an icon on your desktop representing the Ondio. You can now drag and drop files as if it were another hard drive. 


Warning: Before disconnecting the Ondio from your Macintosh, drag the Ondio icon to the trash in order to unmount it from the operating 


system. Failure to do so could lead to unpredictable results including data loss. 





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9 MusicMatch™ Software 


The best way to use your Ondio is by employing the included MusicMatch™ software. This software will help you to create Playlists, rename 
files, change ID 3 tag information (Artist, Album, Song title), and execute other useful MP3 related functions such as transforming your personal 
CDs into MP3 files for playing on the Ondio. Using MusicMatch™ is easier than managing and naming your files via the text input function of the 


Ondio. Furthermore, you can download additional MP3 tracks from MusicMatch at http://www.musicmatch.com/get_music/ 


Installing MusicMatch™ software on your PC is quite simple. Just slip the included CD into your CD-ROM drive and the autorun system will 
present you with a list of installation options. You can then choose MusicMatch™ in the language of your choice. When installing MusicMatch™, 
it will ask you to enter a serial number. You will find the serial number printed on the paper pouch that the CD was packaged in. If for some reason 
the autorun does not present the menu when you place the CD into your computer, you can run the installation via the executable program in the 


folder MUSICMATCH. You will see a number of languages offered. 


QUESTIONS ABOUT MUSICMATCH™? 


There is an extensive help section in MusicMatch™ to show you how to use it. Just click on the help button as show below once you have installed it. 







musicmatch 
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File Edit Yiew Options H N Fe 





musicmatch 





dup 


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10 Technical Support 


e If technical support determines that your product needs to be returned, please contact the place of purchase to have your product 
repaired or replaced (depending on problem type). Customers who purchased directly from the Archos web site should fill out 


the form on the web site under Support : Product Returns : RMA Request form. 

e There is both an FAQ and a 24 hour Instant Support intelligent agent at the ARCHOS website which can help you solve your 
problems (www.archos.com) 

e If you need live technical help, you may contact ARCHOS directly in your country’s language via the below phone numbers. 


For other countries, please use e-mail technical support. 


DO NOT USE PHONE SUPPORT FOR MARKETING AND SALES QUESTIONS. These numbers are 
to aid those who have technical difficulties / malfunctions. 


949-609-1400 (USA, Canada) 09-1745-6224 (Spain) 
01 70 20 00 30 (France) 02-4827-1143 (Italy) 
0207-949-0115 (UK) 02-050-405-10 (Netherlands) 


069-6698-4714 (Germany) 


tech-support [email protected] English (United States and Canada customers) 

tech-support .eu@archos .com English or French (Europe and the rest of the planet) 

tech-support [email protected] German (Germany) 

tech-support [email protected] Japanese (Japan) 

To respond to your e-mails efficiently, when sending one, please indicate the product name and question type in the Subject of the e-mail. 


For example: 


To: tech-support.us @archos.com 
Subject: Ondio — Playing a Playlist 


* TOD sek REA 

MERWE ORE eae ITONA ME ELD +1 
ARCHOS Technology ARCHOS S.A. ARCHOS (UK) Limited ARCHOS Deutschland 
3, Goodyear — Unit A 12, rue Ampére 3 Galileo Park GmbH 
Irvine, CA 92618 USA 91430 Igny Mitchell Close Bredelaerstrasse 63 
Phone: 1 949-609-1483 France West Portway 40474 Düsseldorf 
Fax: 1 949-609-1414 Phone: +33 (0) 169 33 1690 Andover Germany 

Fax: +33 (0) 16933 1699 Hampshire SP10 3XQ Phone: +49 211 1520 384 

United Kingdom Fax: +49 211 1520 349 


Phone: +44 (0) 1264 36 60 22 
Fax: +44 (0) 1264 36 66 26 





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11 Appendix A - Settings Table 


Numeric values can be changed with Left and Right buttons 





Settings (in order) 


Music Submenu 


Multiple Choice Values 
Goes to Music settings submenu 


Default Value 





Record Submenu 


Goes to Record settings submenu 





























1. 

2. 

3. Language English, Francais, Deutsche English 
4. Open Playlist Opens playlist 

5. FM Stereo On, Off On 

6. FM sensitivity Local, DX (Local = Odb and DX = -16db) DX 

7. Firmware current value 

8. Flash Diagnostic & memory available to write Space 
9. Auto-off 0 (never),1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 minutes 3 

10. Retro-Record On, Off Off 
11. Contrast LCD screen contrast 5 























Music settings submenu VEIEN Default Value 

1. Play mode Normal, Single, Repeat All, Shuffle, Queue, Scan Normal 

2. Base -5,-4,-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,4,5 3 

3. Treble -5,-4,-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,4,5 3 

4. Loudness L5,L4,L3,L2,L1,0,R1,R2,R3,R4,R5 0 

5. Balance 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 3 

6. Base boost 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 3 

7. Flat Resets Music Setting parameters to default 





























Record Settings Submenu Values Default Value 
1. Rec sample rate 16 Khz, 22.5 Khz, 24 Khz, 32 Khz, 44.1 Khz, 48 Khz 44.1 Khz 
2. Rec bit rate 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7 5 
3. Rec level 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 5 
4. Voice sample rate 16 Khz, 22.5 Khz 22.5 Khz 
5. Voice bit rate 0-3 3 
6. Voice rec level 1-15 12 











12 Appendix B - Recording Bit Rate Table 









































Average bit rates for Ondio Recording P 
Radio and Line-in Microphone 
(44.1 Khz Music) (22.05 Khz voice) 

Setting 0 78 Kb/s 36 Kb/s 

Setting 1 81 Kb/s 38 Kb/s 

Setting 2 87 Kb/s 40 Kb/s 

Setting 3 95 Kb/s 43 Kb/s** 

Setting 4 117 Kb/s 

Setting 5 144 Kb/s** 

Setting 6 165 Kb/s 

Setting 7 166 Kb/s 

** Suggested Settings 

* These figures are averages since the Ondio uses Variable Bit Rate (VBR) recording. 

ce on the type of music or voice you record, the actual bit rates will vary 











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13 Appendix C - Screen & Button Descriptions 





Reading Text Files Screen 





You arrive here via the browser mode with 
the user having clicked on a text file. 
Ondio will default to RAW mode. RAW = 
Ondio does not add carriage returns. 

WRAP= Ondio does auto return so that 
text is visible without scrolling to the right. 


Ce Ral a 
The Ondio will read Det The: 
Thig iz line 2 of the text fle 


en ED ae 
The Ondio will read tet 
filet. There are tuo 
modes, Wrap arid raw. 
This iz wrap riode. 

Thig iz line 2 of the text file 


Scroll down one line of text 
Hold: scroll down high speed 





00 


Scroll up one line of text 
Hold: scroll up high speed 





F 


Wrap mode: Go to beginning of text file. 
Raw mode: move to the right 





Ai 


Wrap mode: Go to end of text file. 
Raw mode: move to the left 





Single click: Return to Browser mode 
Long press: changes between Wrap and Raw 
modes. 








Text Input Screen 





User arrives at this screen when he needs 
to enter some text. 

VARIABLE RAPID SCROLLING: The 
longer the user holds down on a button, 


the faster the scrolling goes. 


(ld: --- 





Scrolls alphabet towards a 
Hold for high speed scrolling 





G0} Guu 


Scroll alphabet towards z 
Hold for high speed scrolling 





Destructive back space 
Hold: erase entire line and restart 





\ 
Dá 


Accept current letter and advance one space 





Click or Long press: go to Question screen. 
“Would you like to ...” 

1. accept name 

2. escape 








Question Screen 





If Ondio needs to ask a question of the 
user, it uses the question screen. If there 
are multiple responses, the user will need 
to scroll down to see the rest of the 
available responses. 





yez 


Change folder name to: 


0" “et Muzic 7 


2. Mo. 





Scroll up one response line 





Scroll down one scroll line. Lines are numbered 
so that user has sense of where he is. 





Does nothing 





Accept the response which is highlighted. 





Escape/cancel, go back to the previous screen. 








Browser Mode 





The currently selected file or folder is 
the one in reverse video (white with 
black background) to which actions 
are applied. 


Actions possible: 
1. play a song 
open a folder 
traverse the directory structure 
start playing a playlist 
display a text file 
add song to play list 
add all.MP3 in folder to playlist 


NOOR N 


lev = directory level; 00=root 














d Brave Mew Mord 


Move highlight up vertically. 





M aw | Aue 


Move highlight down vertically. 





Go back one level in the directory structure. (go 
to parent folder) 





rm 


1 click: enter highlighted folder, play Playlist, 
display text file, play song. 
Long press: go to Question screen. 
“Would you like to ...” 
1. add song to Playlist 


2. delete 
3. make directory 
4. rename 








4 





Long press: go to Question screen. 
“Would you like to ...” 

1. add song to Playlist 

2. delete 

3. Rename 

4 Make directory 








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When the FM receiver captures a station 
signal, Tune will appear. If the stereo 
signal is captured then the Stereo 
indicator will display also. If the frequency 
happens to have been named in the radio 
list, the name will appear below the 
frequency. 


WCRE Classical hdugic 
Tune 
Stereo 


FM Radio Mode Ce vol mh Radio| Increases sound volume 





C 


Decreases sound volume 





One click go back 100Khz. Hold down to find 
next station decrementing the frequency 





E 


1 click: go forward 100Khz. Hold down to find 
next station incrementing the frequency. 





A 


1 click: go to main menu 
Long press: go to Question screen. 


“Would you like to ...” 
1. set HOLD on 

go to Radiolist 

save 

Save as ... 

FM Sensitivity 

FM Stereo 

Music Submenu 


NOOR WI 








Settings Mode 





On settings with numeric values, 
adjust the values directly. Changes 
take effect immediately. 





2. Record submenu 
3. Open Playlist 

4. Language 

5. Fi Stereo 





Move the highlight up 





(0 


Move the highlight down 





If the setting is a value, then decrease value 





\ 


If the setting is a value, then increase value. If a 
non-value setting, go to list of choices. 





Exit settings mode and go to previous screen. 








Edit Screen 





We come to this screen from the play 
mode if the song has been retro-recorded 
from the radio. 








on EN | 
Please make your Gutin 
and Gub-out points wing 
LEFT and RIGHT buttons. 
0:03:15 Lae 
00409 RSG 


Increase sound volume 





0 | Aus 


Decrease sound volume 





Single click: Make Cut-in edit point 
Long press: fast reverse with sound 





Single click: Make Cut-out edit point 
Long press: fast forward with sound 








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Single click: close editing session and go back 
to play mode. Question mode will ask you yes or 
no to confirm your edit. 








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Play Screen 





One comes to this screen from Browser 
mode when RIGHT is clicked for a music 
track. Top right will display the status: 
Play, Pause, FF, Rew. Depending on 
what the user is doing. Bottom right 
shows elapsed time and total time. 


During hold, the top right mode indicator 
will flash “HOLD”. 


m ne EC 
Joe Harritner and the Mails 
Speed of Light 

Another night alone 

0:05:15 L Saas 
00405 Fee 


Increase sound volume 





00 


Decrease sound volume 





Play previous song in folder or play list if playing 
from a play list. 


Long press: 
backward 


review (with sound) going 





>A 


Click: Play next song in folder or play list if 
playing from a play list (or play after being 
paused). 

Long press: fast forward (with sound) 





Q) a 


First click: pause the song. Second click, stop 
and display the browser. 


Long press: Question mode: “You would like to 


set HOLD on* 
display file info 
Play mode 
Base 

Treble 
Loudness 
Balance 

Base boost 
Flat 

0. edit recording** 


m asa Ee Sa 


* 


automatically activates in 10 seconds if no 
other choice is made. Hold the Mode button for 4 
seconds to deactivate the Hold mode. 


** will not be visible if non-radio recording 








Record Mode 








User arrives at this screen either from 
Instant-Record feature, or from the main 
menu Recorder button. 





oe 

Adjust rec level 

Double-click Ondo to start 

rec-level Hew 
L EERRRRRRE 
FOOSOO0onEo 


Pre-Recording Screen 


Po Record | 
File Mame: Kadin _04 

Source: Radio 
rec-level HG 
L EERE 
0:00:00 RUPTEEEEEEE 


Status box shows status of the 


recording. Status box states: stop, 


pause, record. 


Adjust listening volume up 





Adjust listening volume down 








Before recording: decrease recording level 
N sensitivity. 

i Before recording: increase recording level 
~] | sensitivity. 


During recording: next (incremental recording) or 
unpause from pause state. 


For incremental recording, files are suffixed with 
a,b,c. ex: rec_28e for the fifth recording started 
with rec_28a. 





During recording: Click once to pause. 
During recording pause: Click to stop. 


Before recording: Long press: Go to question 
screen: 


“Would you like to change the...” 


1. file name 

2. input source 
3. sample rate 
4. bit rate 











Double-click = start recording 
Single-click = pause recording 
Single-click again = unpause recording 
Double-click again = stop recording 








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Radio List Screen | Fadiolist | Z A 5 Move the cursor up the list 


89.7 KGTS College Flac 








You arrive at this screen from item 2 of Move the cursor down the list 


C 





question screen in FM radio mode. 100.7 WELK Boston Glast 
As one clicks the up/down buttons, the 104.4 Radio 104.3 Click to delete current radio station. 
station heard will change to the one 105.7 Europe 2 103.5 Par J 








indicated. 106.4 Radio 106.4 
1 Click: goes to question screen and asks 
“Would you like to...” 

1. delete this station 

2. rename this station 


4 
Q 1 click: Goes back to FM mode. 
Long press: goes to question screen and asks 





“Would you like to...” 
A: delete this station 
2. rename this station 








Playlist Screen Move the cursor up the list 








You arrive at this screen from item 4 of Move the cursor down the list 


the Settings mode (Open Playlist). i í Wi i 


Papa's on the Post Office 
Do once again Féri 








Click to delete current song. 
Hold to clear the entire Playlist. 






LIES OOF 


— 
You would like to ... 





1 click: go to question screen “You would like 
to...” 
1. Save current Playlist 
Move track* 


A 





1. save current Playlist 2 
2. mowe tack 3. 5 second song preview 
4. 


3. play the Playlist Start playing the Playlist 


* a circle will indicate this item to be moved with 
the up/down buttons. Right button to cement 
item into new position. 


1 click: Return to previous screen. 
Long press: go to question screen “You would 





Q 


like to...” 
1. Save current Playlist 
2. Move track* 
3. Hear preview 
4. Start playing the Playlist 
5. Clear Playlist 


* dual arrows will indicate this item to be moved 
with the up/down buttons. Mode button to 
cement item into new position 








start recording in the blink of an eye 
FM mode: record radio without having to fiddle with controls 
and decide on source or gain levels. It 
can be launched from Main, Browser, 
or Radio mode. J 








Instant Recording (l-rec) Instant recording allows the user to > 


Main or Browser modes: record voice. 





Parameters are taken from the Record 


Settings submenu. 








Double-click = start recording 
Single-click = pause recording 
Single-click again = unpause recording 
Double-click again = stop recording 























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