ARCHOS AV420 User Manual
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Dear Customer,
ARCHOS thanks you for your choice of this exciting AV400 product. Never 
before has one been able to record, play, and carry with them, so much 
digital media. Be it digital videos, digital music or digital photos, you can 
enjoy all of these, on the go, without a computer. 
The AV400 is designed to be the companion to your home entertainment 
system. With the TV cradle connected to your television, you can slip 
your AV400 in and out as desired. Optionally, you can connect it to your 
computer with the included USB Cable. By connecting to a computer, you 
get the advantages of downloading digital audio and video content from 
the Internet. Since it is a PlaysForSure device, you have a wide choice of 
music and video content on the Internet. For more information about the 
PlaysForSure program, see www.playsforsure.com.
Remember, with the AV400, you can…
• Play MPEG-4 & WMV video files on the built-in screen, a television or video projector 
• Record and edit MPEG-4 video files from a television or other video device
• Listen to MP3, WMA, or WAV music files or PlaysForSure protected music files
• Record music files into digital format directly from your hi-fi without a computer 
• Synchronize your Windows
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Media Player music and video library to your AV400
• Use it as a digital voice recorder, it has a built-in microphone 
• View JPEG and BMP images and slide shows 
• Copy Pictures or data from CompactFlash™ cards directly to the AV400
• Store .DOC, .TXT, or any type of data file – it’s a portable hard drive too!
We wish you many years of enjoyment from your AV400 product. Please do 
register your product at our website www.archos.com/register/products.
html to ensure that you get access to our help line and to be informed of 
free software updates for your product.
Wishing you the best Video, Music, and Photo experience,
The ARCHOS TEAM
