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U s e r ’ sG u i d eV F - 1 0 0S e r i e s For t he la tes t tip s, s peci al of fer s, a nd easy onl i ne r egi st rati on, vi si t www . vial ta. com/o wners Ple ase re ad t hi s User ’ s G u i de . ww w . via lt a .co m Vi s t aF ra me. book P ag e 1 Th ur sd ay, Ma rch 1 1, 20 04 10 :41 AM[...]
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Vi s t aF ra me. book P ag e 2 Th ur sd ay, Ma rch 1 1, 20 04 10 :41 AM[...]
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T a bl e o f C o nt e nt s I mp ort an t S a fe ty P re ca u tio ns .. ... .... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... ... . 3 I ntro du c tio n ... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... ... . 4 W ha t’s I nc lu de d w ith you r Vi st aF ram e ... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... ... . 4 Se t[...]
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Se ttin g Sli de sh o w to Pla y Onc e or R ep ea t .. .... .... .... .... .. 2 4 Er as in g P ic tu res fr o m M y Alb um .... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... .. 2 5 Cre at in g a C u st om Sl id es ho w . ... .... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... .. 2 6 Cr eate /Ed it Cus to m S li de sh ow .. .... .... .... .... ... .... .[...]
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3 Im po r t a nt Saf ety Pr eca ut ions Alwa ys foll ow the se basic saf ety prec aution s wh en using your V ist aF rame. T his wi l l re duce t he risk of f ire, e l ec tr i c shoc k, and i njury . • Unpl ug Vi st a Frame f rom the po wer out let bef ore pe rformi ng care and main t ena nce. • Shoul d any obj ect or l iqu id fal l into t he h[...]
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4 I nt r o duc t i on Wel c ome t o V i staFr ame. Now you ca n d i s pla y y our di git al pi ctu res dir ect ly fro m a memory c ard witho ut t he need f or a comput er . Simp ly inser t a memory c ar d i nto a card rea der sl ot and se le ct a s i ngl e p i c tur e for a c ont inu ous viewi ng or cr eate y our own Custom S lides how . V ist aFra[...]
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5 S ett in g up yo ur V is t a F r am e Y ou can u se your V i st aFr ame in an y l oc at i on, as lon g a s a power o utlet i s ava i labl e. 1) Plu g t he AC power ada pte r ’ s pi n i nt o th e POWER I N j ac k o n t h e b ac k o f y ou r Vi s t a F r am e. 2) Plu g t he power cor d int o a wal l s ocke t . 3) Pres s t he POWER bu t t on on th[...]
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6 Lo ca tin g Vi st aF ra m e’ s Fe atu res Y ou r Vist a Frame place s e ver yth ing y ou n eed r i ght at your finge rtip s. 1 Scree n 6 Rota te But ton 2 Mo t i on S e ns or 7 Prev (P rev ious) B ut t on 3 Menu Bu tto n 8 Selec t B utton 4 Save Bu tto n 9 Next B u tton 5 S l id es ho w Bu t t o n 10 Exit B utt on Vi s t aF ra me. book P ag e 6[...]
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7 1 Br ig ht ne ss Ad ju st me n t 2 Power In 3 Powe r Bu tto n 4 C om pac t F la sh ® Card Sl o t 5 4 - in - 1 Me mo ry C a r d Slo t Vi s t aF ra me. book P ag e 7 Th ur sd ay, Ma rch 1 1, 20 04 10 :41 AM[...]
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8 Usin g V ist aF r am e’ s Fe atu r es The fo llowi ng sect i on desc ribes you r Vist aFra m e feat ur e s. Bri ghtn ess Adju stment Y ou ca n a dju st t he bright nes s o f t h e s cre en w it h t he sc roll wheel on t he back o f your Vi sta Frame. My Al bum V i s t a F r a m ec a n s a v eu pt o8p i c t u r e si ni t s i n t e r n a l memory[...]
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9 Power But ton T urn on your V ist aFram e by pressi ng t h e POWER but t on. T h e L E D l o c a t e do nt h e POW ER b u tto n w ill li g h t u p w h e n t he p ow e r is on . Menu Button Pres s t he MENU b ut t on t o d i sp la y t he Menu. By s ele cting Vi ew Pi ctu res , you can ac cess My Al bum o r m e m o ry card pi ctu res . Fr o m t he [...]
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10 Slidesh ow Button Pres s t he SLI DESHOW but to n t o st ar t, pa use or re sume pl aying a sli des how . V ist aFr ame’ s s lides how f eat ur e di spl ays pict ures one af ter th e o the r . (See Dis playi ng a Slides how on Vist a Fr ame on p age 19.) Rot a te But t on Pres s t he ROT A TE b utton to t urn the cur r en t pict ur e cl ockwis[...]
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11 4-in- 1 Memor y Ca rd Slot Vi st aFr a me ca n di sp lay p ic tures fr om sever al type s of memo ry cards . The 4-in- 1 m e m o ry c ar d sl ot ca n r ead t he following types of me mory cards: Memo r y S ti ck ®, Smart Medi a ™ , SD™, and Mul tiM ediaCar d™. If the ca r d does n’t sl i de i n easil y , or V i st aFr ame doesn ’ t re[...]
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12 Ins ert a Sma rt Me di a™ Car d Not e: Smar tMed ia™ car ds are very th i n . It is a good i dea t o ste ady V is t aFra m e with on e h and and car ef ully s lide th e c ard int o the sl ot wi th the ot her han d. 1) W i t h V ist aF rame’ s d i s pla y f ac i ng yo u, hold th e Smart Medi a™ card wit h the metal conta cts fa cing you a[...]
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13 Disp la yin g Pi ctu r es w ith V ist a F r am e Vi st aFr a m e ca n disp l ay p i c tures fr om My Album or a mem ory ca rd, a s t humbn ai l s or as ful l - si zed pict ures. Y ou can aut omat i c ally di spl ay t humbnai l s of t he pictur es on a memor y c a r d by simply ins er ti ng the c ard into V ist aF r ame . If your m emor y car d c[...]
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14 • I f no memory c ar ds a re pr esent , My Alb um op ens an d the fi r st six pi ct ure s a r e di spl aye d a s t humbna i l s. • T he fir s t six fo ld e rs o r p ic tu r es ar e d is p la y e d a s t humbna i l s. Th e s cre en als o shows info r mat i o n ab out the fol der s, p ictur es and mem or y c ard . • Mem or y typ e i s displ [...]
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15 2) If a f ol der i s hi ghl ighted , th e n ame of t he fol der i s shown i n the bott om lef t c orn er . F rom the thum bna il vi ew , yo u c an open f o lde rs and ch oose a pi ct ure to d is p la y f ul l- si ze . • T o open a f ol der , us e t he di r ect io nal button s to m ove t he yel low h igh light b ox to the desi r e d fol der . P[...]
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16 S avin g P ict ur es wit h Vi st aFra m e Y ou ca n s ave up to 8 pi cture s f r om mem or y c ar d s to My Album so you ca n v iew t hem lat er wi th out the need f or a m emor y car d. Savi ng Pi ct ure s f rom a Mem or y C a r d 1) In sert a memor y car d i nt o V i st aFr a m e . The scr een wi ll show the f irs t 6 f ol der s or pi c t ure [...]
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17 2) Choos e a pi ct ure to save u sing t he dire ction al b uttons to move t he yel lo w hi ghl i ght b ox to the d esi red pi ctu re. • T o di splay t he next s i x thu m b nai ls, r epeat edl y pr ess th e NEXT bu tt on unt il t he ne xt s creen of th umbnai l s ap pears. • I f you r pi ctu res ar e save d in fo lde rs, u se th e di r ect i[...]
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18 Repl aci ng a Pi cture in My Album If My Al bu m i s f ull a nd yo u try to sav e ano t her pict ure, you’ l l see a messag e a sking if you want t o rep lac e a n e xi sti ng pi ctu re. 1) Highli ght YES an d pres s the SELECT but t o n to rep lac e a pict ur e. V i s taFr ame d is pla ys a pag e o f th um b nai ls . Th e fir st pi ctu re, w [...]
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19 Disp la yin g a Slid es ho w o n Vi st aFra me Vi st aFr a m e ca n disp lay the pi cture s in My A lbu m or on a memory car d as a sl idesh ow . The s lides how plays al l of t he pi ctu res in My Album , o r all pi ctures l oca t ed i n a s i n gle fo lde r on a memor y car d. T o creat e a sli des how wit h p ic t ur e s in s id e m u lt ip l[...]
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20 Savi ng a Pi ct ure Duri ng a Sli desho w Pres s t he SA VE but t on t o s ave t h e curr ent p ic ture. Vi st aFr a me displ ay s st atus messag es while sav i ng t he pi ctu re. Wh en the pict ure is s aved, the sli des how res umes. Pausi ng and Resumin g a Sl ides how 1) W h i le a sl i de show i s pla yi ng, press t he SLI DESHO W but ton t[...]
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21 3) Choos e ON to displ ay the sl i de show or si ngle i m a ge fo r 1 20 mi nut es b efor e g oi ng i nt o powe r s avi ng mod e, or OFF to disab le powe r saving mode and co nst ant ly di spl ay th e s lides how or si ngle image . Pre ss the SELECT but ton. 4) Highli ght DO NE and then pr ess the SELECT bu tton. Thi s saves y our new set t in g[...]
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22 Changi ng the Inter val Be tween Slide s Y ou c an se le c t th e l eng t h o f t ime ea c h s lid e is d is p la y ed dur ing a sli desho w . 1) Pres s t he MENU b ut t on and hi ghli ght CHANGE SETTI NG S .P r e s s t h e SELECT but to n. 2) Highli ght SLIDESHOW INTER V AL and p res s the SELECT but ton. A red chec kmark s hows th e c ur r ent[...]
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23 Choosi ng a T r ans ition T ype 1) Fro m the CHANGE SETTI NGS sc ree n, hi ghl ight SLIDESHOW TRANSI TION .P r e s st h e SELECT but ton . A r ed che ckmar k shows t he c ur r ent s et ting. 2) Choos e a tran si ti on t y pe for the sl idesho w . The choi ce s a re: •C u r t a i n • Bl oomi ng • V er t i ca l B l i nd s 3) Pres s t he SELE[...]
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24 Setti ng Sli deshow to Play Once or Repeat Y ou ca n c hoose t o pla y t he sl i desho w on ce, or repe at e dly fo r up t o 120 mi nut e s. 1) Fro m the CHANGE SETTI NGS sc ree n, hi ghl ight SLIDESHOW REPEA T and t hen pr ess th e SEL ECT but ton . A r ed che ckmar k shows t he c ur r ent s et ting. 2) Choos e ON to play t he s lide show in a [...]
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25 Er as i ng P i c t ure s f ro m My Alb um Y ou ca n e ras e pi ct ur es from My Al bum at any t ime. 1) Pres s t he MENU b ut t on and hi ghli ght ERASE PICTURES FROM MY ALBUM .P r e s st h e SELECT but ton . Vi st aF rame dis plays thu m b nails of t he f irst si x pi ctu res in My Album. 2) Use t h e dir ect io nal bu tt ons t o h i gh light a[...]
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26 • Hig hlight YES to e r as e t he pi ct ur e and th en pr ess th e SELECT but ton. The pi ctu re is e ras ed. Y ou ca n er ase as many pi cture s as you wish, one at a t ime, i n t he same m a nner . 3) Pres s t he EXI T b utt on when yo u’re fi ni shed t o retur n to the Me nu. Cr eating a Cu sto m Slid esho w W i t h a Cus t om Sli de show[...]
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27 3) Hig hl i ght a memor y ty pe, eit her My Alb um or a mem ory ca rd, a nd pres s the SELECT butt on. • Th e fi r st six thumbna ils a r e d is pla yed. I f yo ur memor y card cont ains a com binat ion o f f o l de rs and pi ct ur es, V i staFr ame wil l disp l ay al l fol der s firs t . T o di sp lay t he next si x thum bna ils, r epeated l [...]
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28 • T o r emove a pi cture f rom the Cus tom Slide show , hi ghli ght the pi cture and t hen pr ess t he SELECT bu t t on. Th e r ed chec kmar k wil l disap pear . 5) Repeat S t ep 4 to add or rem ove as many pi ct ur es as you wi sh to the Cust om Sl idesho w . • T o i ncl ude al l o f the pict ur es in a fold er , hig hl i ght SELECT ALL , a[...]
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29 Ti p s Lower reso luti on pic tu res will lo ad f r om memor y car ds fa ste r . T o h ave your pi c t ur es load qui cke r , mak e sure t he imag es on your memor y card a re lower r esol ut ion images . Cust om Sl ideshow T ip W h en select in g p i ct ur es to be incl uded i n your Cu sto m Slides how , s ome images m ay nee d t o be rot ated[...]
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30 1) Dis play i n ful l size th e pi ct ur e t hat you want t o s ave in My Al bum (Se e Displ ay i ng Pict ures wit h Vist aFrame on pa ge 13) . 2) Pres s t he ROT A TE b utton unt il the pi ct ur e i s di spla yed in the des i r ed or ie ntat i on . 3) Pres s t he SA VE but t on t o s ave t h e pic t ur e into M y Album. Ever y tim e y ou vi ew [...]
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31 C a r e an d Ma i nt en an ce T o keep yo ur V ialt a V ist aFram e wo r ki ng and looki ng goo d, fo llow the se sim p l e gui deli nes: • A void put ti ng you r Vist aFra m e nea r heat i ng ap pl ian ces and dev ic es tha t generat e e le ctri cal no i s e. ( For exampl e, motors and flu or es cent lamps .) • Do not expos e V ist aFr ame [...]
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32 T rou bl es ho ot in g G ui de S p ec ifi cat io ns Pr ob lem Wh at t o D o Di s pl ay h as ti ny bl ac k or br i gh t po in ts. T hi s i s a no rma l r es ult o f t he man ufac tu rin g pro c es s, no t a m a lf u nc ti on . On ly c an se e 6 p i c tu res o n a c ard. U se t he N E XT bu tt on to s ee th e n ex t 6 th um bn ai ls . P i ct ur e [...]
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33 Se rv ic e For inst r u ct ion s o n ho w to obt ain ser vice, r ef er t o t he warrant y inc l ud ed i n thi s gu i de or call V ialt a Custom er Car e at 510 - 87 0-31 98. Or se nd an e m a il to: suppo rt @vi al t a.com Atta ch your s ales rec ei p t to thi s bookl et for f ut ure refer ence , or j ot down t he dat e thi s product w a s pur c[...]
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34 L im i te d W arra nt y V ia l t a Vi staFram e (VF-100 S eri es) B e s ur e to k eep y our or ig inal s ales sli p. Attach i t to thi s User' s Gui de and k eep b oth ac c essib le. A lso, k eep t he orig inal box and p a cking materi al i n c ase yo u need to retur n y our Vis taFra me for s er vice. Limi ted W ar r an ty Vialta, In c. ( [...]
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35 E lect r onic Em is sio n Not ice s FCC Pa rt 15 Infor mation Thi s e quip ment h as b een te sted and fo und to com ply wi th the l im its f or a Cl ass B dig ital devi ce , pursu ant to Part 15 of the Fed eral Co mmunica tion Com mis s ion ( FC C) R ul es. The se l im its a re designe d t o prov id e r eas onabl e prote ction ag ai ns t ha rm [...]
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Vi s t aF ra me. book P ag e 3 6 Thu rs da y , Mar ch 11 , 2 00 4 1 0:4 1 AM[...]
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Vi s t aF ra me. book P ag e 3 7 Thu rs da y , Mar ch 11 , 2 00 4 1 0:4 1 AM[...]
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S p eci al s an d Easy Registrati on For tip s, the l at est V i sta Fr ame speci als, a nd easy onli ne reg i s t r at i on , vi sit us at www .vi al t a.com /owners ww w . vi alt a.co m Vi a l t a, I n c . Fremon t , C alif o rni a, USA 1 1P G 0 5-0 0003- B ©200 4, by Vialta, Inc. All r ig hts r eser ved. Vi s t aF ra me. book P ag e 3 8 Thu rs [...]
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1 T a bl e o f C o nt e nt s I mp ort an t S a fe ty P re ca u tio ns .. ... .... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... ... . 3 I ntro du c tio n ... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... ... . 4 W ha t’s I nc lu de d w ith you r Vi st aF ram e ... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... ... . 4 Se[...]
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2 Cha ng in g the In te r v al Bet wee n Sli des .. .... ... .... .... .... .... .. 2 2 Cho os in g a Tra ns iti on Ty p e .. .... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... .... .. 2 3 Se ttin g Sli de sh o w to Pla y Onc e or R ep ea t .. .... .... .... .... .. 2 4 Er as in g P ic tu res fr o m M y Alb um .... .... .... .... .... ... .... .... .... .[...]