Archos PMA400TM Portable Multimedia Player User Manual


 
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11 Personal Information Management (PIM) Applications
11.1 Today
Gives you an overview of the current day’s open tasks (Todo application), unread or queued e-
mail, and any appointments or events you set up in the calendar.
11.2 Calendar
A standard calendar application that allows you set up appointments and events with alarms as
well as view the calendar by day, week, or month. This can be synchronized with the Qtopia™
Desktop application and Microsoft Outlook
®
. See the chapter on Qtopia™ Desktop for details.
Calendar events can be beamed via the infrared port to other infrared capable devices.
11.3 Contacts
A standard address book which allows a generous amount of information for each contact. This
can be synchronized with the Qtopia™ Desktop application and Microsoft Outlook
®
. See the
chapter on Qtopia™ Desktop for details. A contact can be beamed via the infrared port to other
infrared capable devices.
11.4 Todo List
A standard task list with priority levels and percentage of completion. This can be synchronized with
the Qtopia™ Desktop application and Microsoft
®
Outlook. See the chapter on Qtopia™ Desktop for
details. A task item can be beamed via the infrared port to other infrared capable devices.
12 Miscellaneous Applications
12.1 Clock
Acts as a clock, stopwatch, and alarm. If you would like to make your own custom alarm sound,
place a .wav file (8 or 16 bit PCM only) named alarm.wav (case sensitive) into the folder
/System. The alarm will wake up the PMA400 and then play the audio file. Make sure to leave the
built-in speaker checked to On in order to hear it.
12.2 World Time
Clock application that allows you to see the current time in 6 different time zones. Drag the stylus
on the map to view the time in other countries and cities.
12.3 Calculator
Standard calculator application with two modes, simple and scientific.
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12.4 Text Editor
Basic text editing program similar to Block Notes on a PC or Simple Text on a Mac. Attention,
there is no Save command. The text file is saved as you type. Click on the close file X icon in the
top right of the menu bar to exit. Text files can be beamed with via the infrared port to another
infrared capable device.
12.5 System Info
Gives information about memory and hard disk usage, CPU tasks, software version, product ID,
and WiFi mac address.
12.6 Help Browser
Gives you access to the Help pages of each of the various applications. The help pages are also
directly accessible by clicking on the ? icon in the menu bar of each application.
12.7 Mophun
®
This will give you access to Mophun
®
games that you have installed onto your PMA400.
13 Internet Applications
In order to use these programs, you will need access to a local network which is connected to the
Internet. See the section Network in the Settings tab for details on setting up the connection
parameters and choosing the hardware connection.
13.1 E-Mail
This is a standard e-mail application which allows for
multiple accounts and POP3 or IMAP mail boxes. The
Network application in the settings tab must be
configured correctly and a connection to the network
must be made (network icon in the status bar on the
bottom of the screen) in order for this program to send
and receive e-mails.
This application can handle only a limited amount of embedded HTML in the message field. Your
e-mail server settings for incoming and outgoing mail can be set to the same as those of your home
computer.