Pandigital PI8004W01 manual

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    Digital Photo Frame User Guide PI8004W01 Effortlessly Moving Images Out of your Camera and In to your Life[...]

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    3 Sign up now to enjoy the foll owing benefits… Qualify to win a FREE digital photo frame!* (valid for USA only) Register your FREE 1-year warranty!** *For details, go to our we bsite: www .pandig ital.n et **The online signup is for the pu rpose of user and pr oduct regi stration. Failure to regist er does not in any way diminish any of your sta[...]

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    4 Note: Your frame style and features may differ from those documented in this User Guide. UG-E_PI8004W01_V1.3_06-09[...]

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    5 Table of Contents Intr oduc ti on . ............ ............... ............ ............... ............ ............ ............... .... 7 Overvie w of the DPF ........ .......................................... .................................. 8 Remot e Co ntr o l ................ ..................... .....................................[...]

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    6 VIDEO S ................. .................. ...................................................... .............. 25 Select Media Sour ce for Videos ............................................................................ 25 Watch a Video ....................................................................................................... [...]

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    7 Introduction Welcome to the Pandigit al Multimedia Digital Photo Frame ( DPF). Now you can display your digital photos di re ctly fro m your me mory car d, no computer is necessary. DPF Key Features  Display s digital Photo files  Play s di gi tal Music files  Play s di gi tal Vi deo files  Display s Calenda r/Clo ck with photo s lide[...]

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    8 Overview of th e DPF (The memory card slots, ports, and jacks in your DPF may be different than those pictured here.) Remote Control You can acce ss al l of the D PF’s fe atur es, and perfo rm all of the function s by using the remote c ontrol. You will be able to perform several function s with the re mote contro l that a re no t possible with[...]

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    9 Overview of Remote Control Store Remote Control You can av oid misplacing the r emote control by safely storing it on the ba ck o f the DPF when not in use. The top ba ck of t he remote control ha s a buil t -i n magnet and the back of the DPF has a ‘magnetic area ’ so you can simply atta ch the remote cont rol to the back of the DP F for saf[...]

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    10 Replace the Remote Control Battery 1. Hold the remote con trol wi th the buttons facing down. 2. Push and hold the small release tab while pulling the battery tray out. 3. Replace the “CR202 5” Lithium battery on the tray with the positive (+) side facing up. 4. Push the tray bac k in un til it clicks i nto place. Control Buttons on DPF You [...]

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    11 Getting Started 1. Plug the AC Power Adapter into the DPF’s DC power jack and an electrical wall outlet. 2. Slide the power bu tton on the le ft side of the DPF up to the ON position. 3. If prompted, select the desired language for the us er interface display (varies by model) . 4. After the initial st art up scre en is displayed, a slideshow [...]

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    12 PHOTOS Display your photo files (.JPG or .JPEG) i ndividuall y or as slideshows. PH OTOS - Manage : set viewing preferences, assi gn ph otos to c at egor y fo lders, import and delete photo files (page 14) MUSIC Play your MP3 music fil es. MUSIC -Manage : set listening preferences, import an d delete mu sic files ( page 23) VIDEO Play your AV I [...]

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    13 Select Media Source Select the media so urce for current viewing or listening (page 13) Wi-Fi Network Setup Set up wirele ss network to whic h yo u want to connect (page 35) Slideshow Setup Se t multip le s lid es h o w fu nc tions to optimize your viewi ng pref erences (page 18) Adjust Screen Colors Adjust LCD screen se ttings as desired (page [...]

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    14 You will also use this function to view the contents of the Slideshow Folders after you assign phot os to these folders (page 19) . 1. On the HOME screen, press MENU to displ ay the Setup Menu . 2. Select Select Media Source , and then select the desired media source (s ou rc es n ot pres ent wi l l no t b e avai la bl e) . Internal Memory = Bui[...]

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    15 2. Use to sc rol l th rough ind ivi dual pho tos, or use the Page Up/Page Down arrows to scroll full pages. 3. To view an individual photo full screen, press ENTER on the highlighted photo. 4. While th e photo is dis played, you can use to view the next/previous photos. View Individual Photo during a Slideshow 1. With the desired photo disp laye[...]

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    16 TIP : When a photo is zoomed, y ou can pan around the p hoto by using to view portions of th e photo that are not curr en tly vi si ble. Adjust Screen Colors You can ad just the four LC D color le vels for opti mal imag e viewing . 1. On the HOME screen, press MENU to di splay the Setup Menu . 2. Select Adjust Screen Colors . 3. Use to scroll th[...]

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    17 Display Current Time with Photos You can have the current time displa yed with your photos if desired. 1. On the HOME screen, press MENU to di splay the Setup Menu . 2. Select Slideshow Setup , and then use to select Yes or No under Display Current Time . 3. Select Done . TIP : If the ti me is inc orrect, r efer to Set Date and Time on page 29 t[...]

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    18 Import Individual Photos into Intern al Memory 1. Insert y our media source in to the DPF. The m emory card option screen will be displayed. 2. Select Select Photos to Impor t . 3. Use to scr oll throu gh t he photos , and then press ‘ + ’ to select the desire d photos to import (‘ - ‘ will dese lect) . 4. Press MEN U , and then se l ect[...]

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    19 can also have background music with your slideshows simply b y storing music MP 3 files on your se lected media sou rce. Slideshow of Photos in Internal Memory You can play a slideshow of the pho tos stored i n the DPF’s intern al memory by simply poweri ng on the DPF (with no exter n al m edia source or wireless Wi-Fi adapter inserted * ) and[...]

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    20 appears to be locate d in the fo lder. If you del ete the actua l photo file from internal memory, th e link to the folder wi ll also be deleted. Assign P hotos to Slid esh ow Fold er 1. On the HOME screen, select the PHOTOS - Manage button. 2. On the Photo Thumbnails screen, use to scroll through your photo s. 3. To assign an individual photo: [...]

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    21 3. Select Copy to Fo lder or Reassign to Fold er , and then select the desire d folde r into which yo u want to reassign or copy the photos . Slideshow Background Music To play bac kground music during a slideshow, simply copy at least one music MP3 file onto the same media source as your photos. The music w i ll automat ically play as the slide[...]

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    22 1. On the HOME screen, press MENU to disp l ay the Setup Menu . 2. Select Slideshow Setup , 3. Use to select Slideshow Interv al , and then use to select your desired setting. 5 (default) , 10, 30, 60 sec onds, 1 hour , or 24 hours 4. Select Do ne . Set Slideshow Transition You can set the transition ‘special ef f ec ts’ as photos transiti o[...]

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    23 MUSIC Note : Music files must be standard MP 3 format and not fro m licensed music fro m downl oad service s. Select Media Source for Music When you ha ve the MUS IC scree n displa yed, you can eas ily sele ct a different media source by selecting the c urr ent Medi a Sourc e button in the upper right corner and then select a diff er ent media s[...]

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    24 Import Music Files into Internal Memory You can impo rt you r mus ic file s from externa l media s ources (i .e., memory card, USB flash dr ive) into t he DPF’s inter nal mem ory. The number of music files you can im port depends on file size and available memory. TIP : After starting an im port, you can press EXIT to can ce l the import opera[...]

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    25 VIDEOS The DPF supports motion JP EG AVI vi d eo files. If your movie file is not in AVI format, you may have to convert the file by using a software video converter which i s easily found for purchas e on the Internet. Select Media Source for Videos When you ha ve the VIDEO scre en di spl aye d, y ou c an e asi ly s el ect a different media sou[...]

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    26 Import Video Files into Internal Memory You can import you r v ideo file s from external media sources (i.e., memory card, USB flash dr ive) into t he DPF’s inter nal mem ory. The number of videos you can import de pends on file si ze and available memor y. TIP : After starting an im port, you can press EXIT to can ce l the import operation. I[...]

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    27 TIP : If you se lect Yes by mistake, press EXIT to cancel the dele te operation. Video files alre ady deleted w ill not be autom ati c ally r est ored. CALENDAR/CLOCK Your DPF can b e used a s a perso nal desk cal endar with a real-tim e clock and al arm, and also dis plays a continuous slides how of photos on th e s el ecte d medi a so urce. To[...]

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    28 Set Sc hedule You can schedule the DPF to auto ma tical ly go in to a “st and-b y” mode and resume opera tion accor d ing to your weekly sc hedule. For example, if you have your DP F on your desk at work, you may want to displa y the ca lendar/ clock or play a slidesho w from 8:30am to 5:30pm every weekday, and then set the DPF to remain in [...]

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    29 CAUTION : Af ter you selec t the Run Schedule fu nction, any us er intervention will ca ncel the activation (i.e ., pr ess ing remote or co ntrol bu tton, powering off) and the schedule will no t take effec t unt il you se lect th is func t ion aga in to re-act ivate. Run Schedule from Slideshow 1. Start a slideshow a nd press ENTER to select th[...]

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    30 Set Alarm You ca n use y our DP F as an al arm clock when desir ed . Y ou ca n set the frequency of th e alarm, and s et th e alert to sound the built- in tone or play your music file. 1. On the CALENDAR/CLOC K scre en , pr ess MENU . 2. Select Set Alarm , and then select the options and use to change the field value s. Alarm = set the time you [...]

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    31 Note : The Recipes feature i s accessible only when t he Inter nal Memo ry is the selec ted media source (page 13.) You will use these instructions for th e pre- loaded sample recipes as well as t h e com p l et e c ook book col lec tio ns. View Recipes in Cookbook 1. On the HOME screen, select RECIPES . 2. Select Sample Recipes (or s elect a Co[...]

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    32 Assign Recipes to ‘My Favorite Recipes’ You can assign recipes from a main Cookbook into six food group categor ies f or quick and e asy re trie val: Hors d’oeuvres, Soups, Salads, Entrées, Desserts and Others . (The food gr oup category names are no t changeable) . 1. On the HOME screen, select RECIPES . 2. Select Sample Recipes (or s el[...]

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    33 Copy or Reassign Recipes f r om one Category to Another After you have as signed recipes in to food group categories, y ou can reassign (move) or copy (duplicate) them from one c ategory into another when desired. 1. On the RECIPES screen, sele ct My Favorite Recipes . 2. Select the desired food gro up category from which you will reassign recip[...]

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    34 2. Select the desired food gro up category from which you will unassign re cipes. 3. On the Food Group Thumbnails s creen, us e to scroll through the reci pes, and then press ‘ + ’ to select recipes you want to unassi gn. 4. Press MEN U , and then se l e c t Unassign . A status message appears as the reci pes ar e unassigned. Wi-Fi This feat[...]

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    35 Navigate the keyboard ke ys as follow s:  Use the remote control buttons to high light the keys, and then press ENTER , multiple times as needed, to se lect the desired characters  SYM = Ac cess the fo llowing symbols: / : ; ( ) $ & [ ] . , % ^ + = - | < > { } ! ~  NUM = Toggles betwee n numeri c and letter charact ers  A[...]

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    36 1. Insert the Pand igita l wirele ss USB adapter into the USB Host port on the DPF. 2. On the HOME screen, press MENU . 3. Select Wi-Fi Network Setup . The Network Setup window wi ll be displayed, similar to this e xample: 4. Select Scan for Avail able Network . The wireless ne tworks within range will appear in the Ne twork Setup window. 5. Sel[...]

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    37 6. I f ne ces sary , c hang e th e Secure Access type by pressing ENTER on the o ption button mult iple times to select the appropriate security type. 7. Select Passwo rd , and the n u se t he vir t ual keyboar d to enter your Wi-Fi Password . (The ID and password are case sen s it ive; use th e ‘ABC/a bc’ ‘N UM’ an d ‘SYM ’ keys as [...]

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    38 Windows Live FrameIt You can wi relessly co nnect wit h Wi ndows FrameIt, an online photo shari ng and s tream ing liv e RSS data f eeds websi te f or vi ewin g liv e News, Weather, Traffi c, Sports , and more. Connect with FrameIt 1. On the HOME screen, select Wi-Fi . 2. Select FrameIt . 3. The DPF is pre-s et to disp lay the following live f e[...]

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    39 3. Select Get Claim Token 1 . A new Claim Tok en will be displayed, which you will need in the next step. 4. On your PC : Go to http://frameit.live. com/device/claim. aspx to enter the Cl aim Token, and then click Continue . 5. On the DPF: On the FrameIt scr een, be sure the Status changed from Registration Required to Registered . 6. If app lic[...]

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    40 Import FrameIt Photos into Internal Memo ry 1. On the HOME screen, select Wi-Fi . 2. On the Photo Sharing screen, select Fram eIt , and then select the desired folde r containing photos you want to import. 3. To import all photo files, press MENU and th en se lect Import All . To import individual photo files, use to scroll through the file nam [...]

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    41 Connect DPF with Photo Sharing Websites 1. After establishing accounts with the online photo sharing websites (per in struc t ion s above) , on the HO ME screen, select Wi-Fi . 2. Select the User Settings button associated with the desi red online phot o sh ari ng websi t e. 3. Select User ID 1 or 2 , and then use the vi r tua l keybo a rd to en[...]

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    42 3. To import all photo files, press MENU and th en se lect Import All . To import individual photo files, use to scroll through the file nam es, press ‘ + ’ to se le ct th e file s yo u w a nt to impo rt (‘ - ‘ will deselect) , press MENU , and then select Import Selected . DPF to PC – Wireless Connection You can c onnect t he DPF to y[...]

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    43 Connect DPF to PC Wirelessly 1. On the HOME screen, select Wi-Fi . 2. Select Connect to PC , and then select the UPnP s erver to which you want to connect. 3. The media categories wi l l be di s play e d (i .e. , pict ures ) . Selec t the categor y co ntaining the files yo u wa nt to import into the DPF. 4. To import all files within the se lect[...]

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    44 2. A window opens listing all driv es c onn ecte d to your computer, simila r to the fo llowing screen: 3. The internal memory ( titled Pandigital ) and ea ch memory card present in the DPF will be associat ed with one d isk drive on your computer. ) IMPORTANT : If your PC is con ne c te d to Local Area Network drives, or if you have mult iple d[...]

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    45 5. To copy fi les from a medi a sour ce, select and drag them into the DPF’s internal memory dr ive ( Pandigital ) . 6. Similarly, to copy files from your compu ter to the internal memory, first l ocate t he files on your computer, se lect the files you want to copy, and then dr ag and drop th em into the appropriate folder in the DPF’s inte[...]

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    46 2. Click the Safely remove USB mass Storage device message corresponding with the DPF device dr ive. 3. When the message “ T his devic e c a n now be sa fel y re m ove d from the computer” app ears, you can disconnect the USB cable from your computer. Windows XP 1. On the Windows System Tray , cli ck the hardwa re re moval icon . 2. Click Re[...]

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    47 To import files from your flash drive to the D PF’s in te rnal me mor y , fo llow the file import instructions under each feature section ( Photos on page 14, Music on page 24 , Video on page 26) . Bluetooth Connection The Bluetooth f eature all ows you to download photo s from popula r Bluetooth-capable mobile phones (i.e., BlackBerry , Mo to[...]

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    48 Set Sleep Mode The DPF will stay on until you power it off, however, to save power you can set it to a utomat icall y go into a sleep m ode when left idle for a specifi c amount of time. 1. On the HOME screen, press MENU to displ ay the Setup Menu . 2. Select Set Sleep Mode , and then select th e de sired setting. OFF (default) = Power sa ver is[...]

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    49 Frequently Asked Questions Q: How d o I set up my DPF? A: It is very simple to get your Di gital Phot o Frame setup. Just plu g the power adapter into the D PF and into a standard wa ll outlet, and then power it on. A slideshow will begin displaying the images pre- loaded in the internal memory. To view your own photos, insert a memory card or U[...]

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    50 Q: Can I insert multiple memory cards? A: Yes, you ca n insert m ultiple ca rds at t he same time, dependi ng o n slot availability. Use the ‘ Select Media ’ func tion to se lect th e desired media source for im mediate viewing/listening. Q: Does the DPF have built-in (internal) memory? A: Yes. The memory si ze varies by model. Q: Does the D[...]

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    51 Important Safety Precautions Alway s follo w these basi c s afety pr ecautions when using your Multimedia Digital Photo Frame (DPF). This will reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, and injury. WARNING : Do not expos e this prod uct to r ain or moisture. Do not remove the cover. T here are n o user-serviceable parts in side. Re fer all se rvic[...]

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    52 Technical Sp ecifications Product Resolu tion 8” LCD Screen Digit al Photo Frame 800X600 pixels, 4:3 aspect ratio Compatible Media Sources 6-in-one Card reader Compact Flash, Secure Digital™, Multi Media Card™, xD Memory Card™, Memory S tick™, Memory S tick PRO™, Memory S tick PRO DUO, and USB Flash Drive Features  PHOT OS display[...]

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    53 Limited Warranty The limited warranty set forth below is given by Pandigital with respe ct to Pandigital brand elec tronics products purchas ed and us ed in the United States of America. Pandigital warrants this p roduct against defe cts in material or workmanshi p a s follows: LABOR: For a period of one (1) year from th e date of purchase, if t[...]

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    54 limitations or exclusions ma y not apply. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may have ot her rights, which vary from stat e to state. All content included on the Pandigital webs it e as well as Pandigital pr oducts, including pre-loaded demonstr ation images, digital med ia, digital cookbooks, text, graphics, logos, designs, [...]