Digi-Code DF-390 User Manual
User Manual
Model DF-390
Contents..................................................................................................
Feature List.............................................................................................
Ways to Use Your Digi-Frame™....................................................
Digi-Frame™Controls and Connectors.....................................
Warnings.................................................................................................
Getting Started.....................................................................................
Using your Digital Camera with Digi-Frame.............................................
Setting Up for the First Time............................................................................
Using the Rotating Stand...................................................................................
Easy-to-use controls..............................................................................................
Inserting Memory Storage Cards...................................................................
CompactFlash™ Cards.......................................................................................
SmartMedia™ Cards..........................................................................................
Self-Demonstration Mode..................................................................................
Connecting Digi-Frame to your desktop PC .............................................
The Batteries............................................................................................................
Charging the Batteries.........................................................................................
Changing the Batteries........................................................................................
The Menu System...............................................................................
Quick View..............................................................................................................
Preferences................................................................................................................
Slideshow Setup.....................................................................................................
Advanced Slideshow Setup...............................................................................
Picture Orientation................................................................................................
Tools.............................................................................................................................
Exit................................................................................................................................
Tips & Tricks..........................................................................................
Digi-Link PC software........................................................................
For IBM Compatible PCs....................................................................................
For Macintosh®......................................................................................................
Upgrading Digi-Frame Software...................................................
Troubleshooting ...................................................................................
Technical Specifications ....................................................................
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Contents
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Your Digi-Frame™ can be used in a variety of ways:
Camera Images Direct to Digi-Frame™:
This is the simplest way to use your Digi-Frame™. Take a picture with your digital camera, remove the memory card from the camera, insert it into your DigiFrame™, and view your pictures.
E-mail Images:
When you receive a picture via e-mail, most programs allow you to save the
image file to your computer’s hard disk. If the image is visible on your computer screen, you can often save the image file by clicking and holding the
mouse on the image on Macintosh® computers, or by right-clicking on computers running Windows®. This usually brings up a pop-up menu allowing
you to save the image file. If the image file is contained in an attachment to
the e-mail, there is usually a button or link that requires only clicking once. In
AOL, this is the "Download Now" button. Once the image file is saved to your
hard disk, use Digi-Link™ to send it to your Digi-Frame™ for viewing. It can be
saved onto any memory card inserted into your Digi-Frame™.
Internet Images:
Images found on many websites can be saved to your hard disk and then
downloaded to your Digi-Frame™ in the same way as e-mail images.
Camera Images to PC and then to Digi-Frame™:
Many digital camera users will want to take advantage of their personal computer’s power, memory, and user interface to organize and archive their photos and other images. Many excellent software programs provide facilities for
doing this. Images can be transferred from the camera to the computer by a
serial connection (RS232, USB, or FireWire™) or by use of a card-reader
peripheral. After editing, transfer the images to your Digi-Frame™ using DigiLink™ or a card reader.
Storing Your Images on Memory Cards for Digi-Frame™ Viewing:
Memory cards provide a quick and simple way of storing groups of photos for
instant viewing on your Digi-Frame™. Once images are saved on your hard
disk, they can be organized into groups for display on your Digi-Frame™ as
pre-loaded slideshows. Images can be transferred to memory cards either by
sending them to the Digi-Frame™ with Digi-Link™ or by writing them onto a
memory card with a card reader peripheral. The latter is faster. You could save,
for instance, all your photos for one year on one memory card, or all photos of
a special event. When you want to show your vacation pictures to a friend you
can simply retrieve the "Vacation Pictures" memory card and pop it in your
Digi-Frame™ for instant viewing!
Collecting and Viewing Digi-Frame™ Pre-Loaded Image Cards:
Digi-Frame Inc. will offer collections of pre-loaded images on memory cards. If
you get tired of your own photos, pop in a card of great works of art, professionally-photographed landscapes, sports heroes, you name it! The image collections will also be available for purchase via download from our website.
Check our website or your retailer for availability information.
Ways to use your Digi-Frame™
JPEG picture viewing . View image files in the popular JPEG image format
used by most digital cameras. Picture files may be any size up to the
limit of available memory.
CompactFlash™ and SmartMedia™ (S SFDC) storage card support. Use
storage cards directly from almost all popular digital cameras.
Computer connection. Built in serial (RS-232, RS-422 compatible) interface
allows you to connect Digi-Frame™ to your personal computer
(Windows® or Macintosh®) to transfer images to and from the computer. Download your favorite pictures from E-mail or the Internet and store
them on a CompactFlash™ or SmartMedia™ card for convenient viewing
at any time.
Large, bright color display. DF-390 has 3.9” active-matrix color LCD capa-
ble of displaying thousands of colors. Contrast is user-adjustable.
Automatic orientation sensor. Your pictures will be rotated automatically
as you tilt the frame between landscape (wide) and portrait (tall) modes.
Orient the frame to suit the majority of pictures on your storage card,
and the remaining pictures will be rotated automatically so they appear
the right way up.
Programmable slideshows. Assemble your own slideshows (up to ten dif-
ferent slideshows on each memory card) and show your pictures in any
order you want. Simply select images from a list of thumbnails on the
card. Each slideshow can have its own different pictures, transitions, slide
intervals, effects, etc. During the slideshow you can pause or resume
and manually skip forwards or backwards. The interval between slides is
programmable in ten-second increments up to ten minutes. Further
enhance your slideshows with our variety of selectable transition effects.
Savable slideshow. The DF-390 will save your slideshow preferences to
your CompactFlash™ or SmartMedia™ card allowing you to make individual cards with different shows that can be changed as easily as the
swap of a card.
Instant start. Insert your card full of images, turn on the Digi-Frame™, and
it will immediately begin a cycling slideshow of all available pictures,
with no user interaction necessary.
Simple, graphical menus. Menus are shown as both as large, easily-visible
icons and descriptive text.
User-friendly controls. Navigate menus and lists using a simple thumb-
wheel control. Control slideshow operation using VCR-like buttons –
back, pause/play and forward.
Delete pictures from memory cards. Delete pictures to free up card
space.
Battery powered convenience. Show your pictures anywhere, without
needing a wall outlet.
Audio feedback. Menu commands and other actions are confirmed with
audible tones.
Feature List
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Menu Wheel Rotate this control to navigate menus and lists. Push
(“click”) the control to select or act upon menu or list
items.
Forward Use this button to advance to the next slide in a
slideshow.
Play/Pause Use this button to pause or resume the slideshow at
any time. Press to exit menu system.
Back Use this button to display the previous slide in a
slideshow.
Contrast Wheel Rotate this control to adjust the picture contrast.
CompactFlash™ slot Insert CompactFlash™ storage cards here.
IMPORTANT: Always use the Eject button to
remove cards from the memory card slots.
WARNING: Always turn off Digi-Frame™ before
inserting or removing cards.
SmartMedia™ slot Insert SmartMedia™ (SSFDC) storage cards here.
IMPORTANT: Always use the Eject button to
remove cards from the memory card slots.
WARNING: Always turn off Digi-Frame™ before
inserting or removing cards.
Digi-Link™ port Connect the Digi-Frame™ to your PC or Macintosh®
by attaching the serial link cable between this socket
and the computer’s serial (COM) port.
Power Supply Jack Connects to the Digi-Frame™ charging adapter that
plugs into the wall.
Battery Door Remove to change the batteries.
Power Switch Turns the Digi-Frame™ on and off. Always turn off
the Digi-Frame™ before inserting or removing memory cards.
Rotating Stand Supports the Digi-Frame™ for tabletop use, it can
rotate to support either a vertical or a horizontal
viewing position. It adjusts to change the angle of
the Digi-Frame™.
Screen Displays your pictures in vivid color. Your Digi-
Frame™’s screen is made of glass and should be
treated with care. Use soft cloth and a recommended screen cleaning solution to remove fingerprints.
Rotating Logo The “D” logo on the front of your Digi-Frame™ can
be rotated to match the current orientation of your
Digi-Frame™.
Digi-Frame™Controls and Connectors
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Do Not Block the Ventilation Holes on the back of the
Digi-Frame™ at any time.
WARNING! USE ONLY RECHARGEABLE NiMH BAT-
TERIES. USE OF ANY OTH ER TYPE OF BATTERY
MAY CAUSE EXPLOSION, FIRE, OR PERSONAL
INJURY. DIGI-FRAME INC. IS NOT LIABLE FOR
LOSS OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM USE OF
NON-RECOMMENDED BATTERIES.
Keep your Digi-Frame™ out of direct sunlight. Direct
sunlight may cause damage.
Always use the eject buttons on the memory storage
card slots to remove the memory storage cards.
Do not open the case of the Digi-Frame™. There is risk
of electric shock, and there are no user-serviceable
parts inside. Opening the case will void your warranty.
Do not use Digi-Frame™ if conditions could allow
condensation to occur, or damage may result.
The screen on the Digi-Frame™ is made of glass and
can break. It is covered with plastic polarizing material
that can be scratched. Treat it gently, and follow the
screen care instructions in this Manual.
The orientation sensor will rattle if the Digi-Frame™ is
shaken. This is normal.
If no storage card is inserted into the Digi-Frame™, It
will enter Self-Demonstration mode after a brief pause.
WARNINGS!
WARNINGS!
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Getting Started
Unpacking your Digi-Frame™:
The DF-390 includes:
o Digi-Frame™ Electronic Digital Picture Frame
o Executive carrying case
o External power supply, 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
o Macintosh®/PC-compatible serial cable (Digi-Link™ cable)
o Digi-Link™ Macintosh®/PC compatible software on CD-ROM
o Quickstart Card
o User Manual
Make sure all of these parts are included before continuing.
If something is missing contact customer service: 1-800-771-5476
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Using your Digital Camera with Digi-Frame:
MOST IMPORTANT:
The digi-frame can only read JPEG images.
Most cameras default to JPEG images.
If your camera has a choice of formats choose JPEG.
If you have images in some other format that you wish to display
on the Digi-Frame, use an image editing software to change the
format of the image to JPEG. DO NOT just change the tag at the
end of the file name to: <your picture>.jpg
Set your camera for lowest resolution.
The low resolution setting on your camera will display beautifully
on the Digi-frame. Higher resolutions will not improve display on
the digi-frame, and may slow down the slideshow.
It is possible that the Memory Card is not in a standard format.
Occasionally, memory cards included with digital cameras are factory formatted in some non-standard way. A badly formatted card
can cause a variety of problems in a Digi-frame. If an individual
card is having problems in the Digi-Frame, try reformatting the
card. Formatting erases the contents of the card, so be sure to
save any images to another storage media or device before reformatting!
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Setting up the Digi-Frame™ for the first time:
DF-390 is designed to be used either horizontally (landscape) or vertically
(portrait). The Digi-Frame™ will automatically change the display mode to
match its orientation.
Choose the orientation that you prefer, then rotate the Rotating Stand to
match that orientation. Set the DF-390 on a flat surface, and adjust the
height of the stand to change the viewing angle.
Make sure the Digi-Frame™ is off.
Connect the External Power Supply to the Power Supply jack on the back
of the Digi-Frame™. Be sure to match the arrow on the plug to the arrow
on the case before pressing the plug into the receptacle.
Plug the External Power Supply wall plug into a 110-240 VAC 50/60 Hz
supply. Charge the DF-390 for at least 10 hours before using battery
power only.
Insert a Compact Flash and/or SmartMedia™ Storage card with your digital pictures in JPEG format. Take care to orient the Cards as shown.
Move the Power Switch to the “On” position to turn on the Digi-Frame™.
Enjoy your pictures.
Using the Rotating Stand:
The stand on the back of your Digi-Frame™ rotates 90˚ and securely
clicks into two rotational positions, one for portrait, the other for landscape.
The stand is designed to support the Digi-Frame™ on flat surfaces. Be
sure that the stand is clicked securely into one of the two positions before
placing the Digi-Frame™ on a desk or other flat surface.
Both rotation positions can support the Digi-Frame™ at several viewing
angles, choose the one that looks best.
Orientation of the Digi-Frame™ may be changed at any time, the DigiFrame™ will automatically display your slideshow properly.
The Digi-Frame logo can be rotated to match the current orientation of
the Digi-Frame™.
Easy-to-use controls:
The icon-based menus on the Digi-Frame™ are controlled by a group of
three buttons and a wheel. Except for the Power Switch, all of the controls
are located on one side of the Digi-Frame™. It is the top in landscape
mode, and the right side in portrait mode.
The Menu Wheel:
Click the Menu Wheel at any time
to enter the control menu. From this
menu you can customize slideshows,
and take advantage of the many
features of the Digi-Frame™.
While in the menu system pressing (;) will exit any
menu and return to Slideshow mode.
The menu system is covered in greater detail in the
Digi-Frame™ Menu System chapter.
The Manual Control Buttons:
The three buttons between the wheels on the control
side of the Digi-Frame™ provide control of image
viewing.
Press the (;) button to pause or restart the
slideshow. When the show is paused, the play/pause
(;) resumes the slideshow.
Press the (4) button to advance to the next picture.
Press the (3) button to go back to the previous picture.
The buttons can have a variety of other functions
while in the menu system. Follow the onscreen directions.
The Contrast Wheel:
The Digi-Frame™ is easy to adjust for different ambient lighting conditions.
With the Digi-Frame™ in operation, rotate the contrast
wheel to create the optimum display setting.
Important information about the Screen:
The backlight of the display panel in your Digi-Frame™ has a minimum
life expectancy of at least 10,000 hours. This is equivalent to about 14
months of continuous 24-hour usage. To prolong the life of your DigiFrame's display we suggest turning it off when not in use. If used five
hours or less per day it will last at least five years.
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