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    PF720 Digital P hoto Frame User’s Manual[...]

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    T able of Content s Introduction ︱ ︱ ︱ ︱ .........................................................................................................................3 Package Contents ︱ ︱ ︱ ︱ ...............................................................................................................3 Features ︱ ︱ ︱ ︱ .......[...]

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    2 Calendar ︱ ︱ ︱ ︱ ............................................................................................................................30 Settings ︱ ︱ ︱ ︱ ..............................................................................................................................32 Troubleshooting ︱ ︱ ︱ ︱ ..........[...]

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    3 Introduction ︱ Congratulations on purch asing T ranscend’ s Photo frame . Now you can easily d isplay your entire photo collection at home or at the of fice. The Pho t o frame includes a built-in FM radio and can conveniently playback videos, photos and music from a va r iety of sou rces: U SB f lash driv es, memory cards, o r t he Photo fram[...]

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    4 Clock, alarm and calen dar functions Automatic Power-ON/O FF and Sleep timer s Custom alarm clock se ttings - wake up to your fa vorite FM radio station or MP3 song System Req uirement s ︱ System requirement s for connecting Photo fra m e to a compute r : 100~240V voltage power ou t let for the DC adap tor Desktop or notebook compute r with a w[...]

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    5 Safety Precauti ons ︱ These u sage and safety guidelines are I MPORT A NT ! Pl ease follow the m careful ly to ensure your own personal safety and help protect your Photo frame fr om potential dama g e. General Use • For indoor use only . • A void using or storin g the Photo f rame in an extr em e temperature env ironment. • Never allow t[...]

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    6 Getting St arted ︱ Setting Up the Photo frame 1. Attach the Tabletop Stand to the circular hole on t he back of the Photo frame by f irst inserting it sideway s, then turning it counter-cloc k wise until you reach the desired an gle. 2. For Portrait orientation, turn the stand one clic k counter-clockwi se. 3. For Horizontal orien t ation, turn[...]

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    7 5. Plug the DC adapter in t o a wal l out let. 6. To remove the Tabl et op Stand, simply t urn it clockwi se until it pulls freely out of its socket. Inst alling the FM A ntenna If you plan on using the Photo f rame’s FM Radio feature, yo u must pl ug in the FM Antenna to assu r e adequate reception quality. Plug the included FM Antenna into th[...]

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    8 3. The Photo frame wi l l revert to the Home menu if yo u unplug a memory card or USB f lash driv e while in use. V olume control and head phones The vol ume control w he el is located on t he upper left side of the Photo frame. Move it up to in cr ease volume, and scroll down to decrease volume. Press inw ard on (click) the vol um e control whee[...]

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    9 frame.) T he central 5 -way navigation button can be used f or brow sing through menus and sel ecting files, and the six menu buttons of f er conveni ent shortcuts t o certai n Photo fra m e func tions. The f unction o f each menu button varies dependi ng on the icon displayed directly above it in the OSD . On Screen Display (OSD) The O n-Screen [...]

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    10 • (Music) (Video) (Ra dio) (Calendar) (Settings) (Home) : These modes can be directly accessed by pressin g one of these shortcut bu tt ons no matte r what menu/mode the Photo frame is currently in. • : These buttons all ow you to switch between T humbnail and Slideshow modes . • : Select the item you w ant to view or function you w ant t [...]

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    11 Connecting to a Computer ︱ If you wan t to transfer pictures and music between t he Pho to frame and your computer, co nne ct t he Phot o frame to a USB port on your compute r using the p r ovided US B cable. 1. Turn on the Photo fr ame . 2. Plug the small end of the USB cable into the Mini-B USB port located on the left side of the Phot o fra[...]

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    12 *Note: E:,F:,G:, and H: are example drive letters - the lette rs in your “My Computer” window may differ Proper removal of your Photo frame (from Windows): 1. Click once on the Re movable Hardware icon in the system tray. 2. The Safely Remov e Hardware pop-up window will appear. Select it to con tinue. 3. A wi ndo w wi ll appear stating, “[...]

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    13 First drag-and-drop the Disk icon correspondin g t o your Photo frame into the trashcan then unplug your Photo frame from the US B port. Linux ® Kernel 2.4 or later No drivers are required . Plug your Photo frame in to a USB por t and mount it. 1. First create a directory f or the Pho to frame. Example: mkdir /mn t / Photo frame 2. Then, mount [...]

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    14 The Home Men u ︱ The Home m enu acts as a convenient gateway to access all of Photo frame’s functions. Use the UP / DOWN / LEFT / R IG HT buttons to select one of the six icons listed in H ome menu (show n bel ow) and press OK . Photo This option lets you display photos in T humbnail, Photo view or slideshow m ode with special ef fects. Y ou[...]

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    15 Settings This option allow s you to adj ust the Photo frame’s nume rous settings, such as swi t ching languages o r setting the cloc k . Use the OSD to se lect the “Settings” icon or press to enter this menu option. Photo ︱ The Photo function has three modes: ( Thumbnail mode , Photo Vie w mode and Slidesho w mode). Y ou can use the remo[...]

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    16 4. Press once to go bac k t o the previ ous screen. 5. Press ag ain to rev ert to the Home menu . A d d to / Remove from My Favorites ( ): Copy th e currently selected phot o in the Thumbnail viewer to the Photo frame’ s internal memory ( when the view ing source is a m emory card or USB flash drive). T o remove a photo from the internal m emo[...]

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    17 select one of the av ailable storage devices and press . Photo V iew Mode Y ou can v ie w , zoom-in, or rota te a single photo in Photo Vie w mode. Use the LEFT and RIGHT button s to view the next or prev ious photo available. Switching to Slideshow m ode: Press at any t ime wh ile viewing a photo to switch to Sl i deshow mode. Options: This men[...]

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    18 can also press on the r emot e to automatical ly zoom-in on the current photo. Y ou can go back to Photo V iew mode by pressing . Rot ate: Select t his ite m and choose between clockwise 90 o , 180 o and 270 o in t he Rotate submenu. Pressing will rotate the curren t photo clockwise 90 o each time you press it. (Rotate function only enabled a t [...]

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    19 Switching to Thumbnail m ode: Press w hile viewing a slideshow t o switch to Thumbnail m ode. Options: This m enu shows list of options available in the Slideshow mode. Some of these options are available on the remote or by usin g the menu but t ons on the fr ont of the Photo f rame. 1. Press and use LEFT and RIGHT to hi g hlight the desired m [...]

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    20 listened t o i n RADIO mode or the first av ailable FM frequency . S k ip th rough sav ed stations by pressing / on the remote o r press and hol d / t o manual ly scan for frequencies. • Off: Turn of f all backgrou nd music Slideshow Order : Change the order that photos are display ed in. In the Slideshow O rder submenu, use the LEFT or RIGHT [...]

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    21 This menu show s list of options availa ble in the Video m ode. Some of these options are available on the remote or by usin g the menu buttons on t he front of the Photo frame. 1. Press and use LEFT and RIGHT t o highlight th e desired menu option. 2. Press to access the highlighted func t ion or open its sub-menu. 3. Press once to go back to t[...]

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    22 T o st art pl ay i ng a video, press or on a highlighted file in the V i deo Explorer . 1. Press t o pause and agai n t o resume. 2. Adjust the volume by u sing the Volume Control Wheel on the left side o f Photo frame or by pressing , or on the remote. 3. Press to go bac k to the prev ious video and to play the next avai lable f ile. 4. Press t[...]

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    23 MUSIC ︱ The Music m ode has tw o ways to find and play back music f iles. Y ou can indiv iduall y skip through each available song , one -by-one in the Music Player , or you can b r owse f olders on your stora g e media to find a specific song file to play . The Mu sic m ode also let s you set your favorite son g as your alarm clo ck ringer . [...]

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    24 A d d to / Remov e from My Favorites ( ): Copy the cur rent highlighted music file from your storage media (Memory card or USB f lash d r ive) to Photo f rame’s internal memory . T o delete songs from the internal memory , change the m edia source t o “My Favorites” and select Remove from My Favorites from the Options menu . Set as Mus ic [...]

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    25 ICON INDICA TION A Picture Display Displays either a single bac kground im age or a photo s lideshow B Date Displays toda y’s date and da y of the week C Repeat Mode Normal Repeat One Repeat All Random Normal in Folder Repeat in Folder Random in Folder C Equalizer Mode Norm al Jazz Pop Rock B as s Classical D A l bum / A rtist / Song Displays [...]

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    26 Radio ︱ By selecting t he Radio o ption or pressing , you can listen t o your f avorite radio st ations from the bui lt-in FM tuner and brow se your photos at the same t ime. The Radio mode als o lets you set y our favorite station as your alarm clock rin g er. ICON INDICA TION A Picture Display Displays either a single bac kground im age or a[...]

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    27 1. In Radio mode, press the LEFT or RIGHT buttons (the FM frequency wi l l increase or decrease in 0.1MHz increments) un t il you reach the desired frequency. 2. You can also press and hold either LEFT or RIGHT to auto-scan for the n ext available station. To select a preset station : 1. In Radio mode, press D OWN to skip forward to t he next sa[...]

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    28 5. Your new save d station wi ll no w be highlighted in t he Radio screen’s list of saved stations. S tation List: This optio n displays a list of all 20 preset stations and their frequencies . Use the UP / DOWN buttons t o navigate to t he sta tion t hat you want to listen t o and press . Note: you must first use A uto Scan or Save S tation t[...]

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    29 Note: • T o improve FM reception , extend the FM antenna wire to its full length and point it in the direction tha t gives the stronges t signal. Signal st r ength may al so depend on the location o f your home. • We recommend performing an Auto Scan the first time you use the Radio, and then adjusting t he Saved S ta t ions list to y our pr[...]

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    30 Calendar ︱ In the Cal endar mode , y our Photo f rame becomes an attractive desktop calendar and clock that l ets you set important date reminders and display your favorite photos, too. The Ca lendar mode displays a monthly calendar and d ig ital cloc k on the right-hand side o f the screen and a selecte d photo or slideshow on the le f t. Pre[...]

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    31 Picture Display Mode: Change the way pictures are displayed in the Clock and Calendar mode: “Background Image” (static photo) or “Slideshow ,” which will consecutively display al l pictures on the currently selected media source. The bac kground Image can be chosen in: “ Home > Pho t o V i ew > Options > Set as Background I ma[...]

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    32 Settings ︱ In the Settings menu, y ou can inspe ct your Pho t o fr ame’ s current dev ice st at us – Product name , Firmware version, and free space of My Favorites ( onboar d memory). Y ou can also adj ust Photo frame’ s interface settings like setting t he clock and chan ging languages. 1. Select the “Se tt ings” icon from t he Hom[...]

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    33 A l arm The a larm function lets you use your Photo fra m e like a clock radio – y ou can even w ake up to your favorite MP3 song or radio st ation in the mornin g . 1. Select A lar m from the Settin g s menu, and use th e UP or DOWN but t ons to select between alarm on/off , alar m time , alarm sound, alarm volume and sleep timer . 2. Press t[...]

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    34 Date / Time This option let s you ad j ust the current dat e and time and set your Pho t o frame to automa t ically turn on and off every day at a specific time. T he Auto-ON/OFF timer is a conveni ent way to save power at night . 1. Select Date / T ime from the Settings menu, and use the UP or DOWN buttons to select between d ate, time, 12H/24H[...]

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    35 Display This menu lets you change the wa y photos ar e display ed on the Photo fra m e’ s scr een. 1. Select Display fr om the Settings m enu to open t he Display settings m enu, and use the UP and DOWN buttons to hi g hlight “brightness” , “contrast” , “fullscreen” and “orient ation.” 2. Press to modi f y the selected item ( B[...]

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    36 • Optimize My Favorites Image Size: W hen this o ption is enabled, the “ Add to My Fav orites” funtion will resize all photos to the Photo frame ’ s native 800x480 resolution t o maximiz e storage space . NOTE: The Photo frame alwa ys preserves the origin al aspect ratio o f all images based on each picture file’ s orientatio n in f or[...]

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    37 process. Photo fra m e will automatical ly f ind the new f irmware file. 3. If Photo frame finds that a newer version of firmware is available, a “Yes / No” selection message will be show n. Use LEFT or RIGHT to selec t “ Yes” and press to perform the syste m upgrade . If you do not wa nt to upgrade, press “No” to retur n t o the Set[...]

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    38 T roublesh ooting ︱ If a problem occurs with your Pho t o frame please first check the information listed below before s ending your Photo frame in f or repai r . If you are unable to remedy a probl em from the follow ing hints, please consult your dealer , service center , or local Transcend branch of f ice. W e also have F AQ and Support ser[...]

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    39 Specifications ︱ Panel: 7” TFT LCD, 800x480 pix els Speakers: L / R stereo spea k ers, 1.5w each Headphone Jack: 3.5mm, 32 ohm FM Jack 2.5mm USB Interface: 1x standard A-Typ e, 1x mini B- T ype Internal Storage: 2GB NAND Flash Data Retention: Up to 10 years Navigation: 5-way navigation button, 6 menu buttons, vol ume control wheel, remo t e [...]

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    40 T ranscend L imited W arran t y ︱ “Above and Bey ond” is the stand ard we set ourselves f or customer service a t T ranscend. We consistently position ourselves to be significantly above the industry norm, which is all pa r t of our commitment to Cu st omer Satis f action. All T ranscend information , Inc. (T ranscend) pro ducts are warran[...]