Ipevo Kaleido R7 User Manual

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Table of Contents

Manual Version History 03

1. Getting Started 04

1.1 What you need 04

1.2 Initial Setup 05

1.3 Re-entering Initial Setup 06

2. How it Works – Three Ways to Enjoy Playing Your Photos 07

2.1 Playing Live Channels 07

2.2 Playing My Gallery 07

2.3 Playing Card and Memory 08

3. Using Kaleido R7 Remote Control 09

3.1 Remote control overview 09

3.2 Remote control receiver position on Kaleido R7 10

3.3 Operations in the Menu mode 11

3.4 Enter/quit the Playback mode 18

4. Basic Playback Features 20

4.1 Change photo/text layout mode 20

4.2 Repeat all channels or a single channel 23

4.3 Refresh the channel (Live Channels) 23

4.4 Jump to your favorite My Gallery channel and play it 24

4.5 Go to the source page of the currently displayed photo (Live Channels) 24

4.6 Move to the previous or next channel 25

4.7 Go to the previous or next photo 25

4.8 Set Kaleido R7 to standby mode 26

4.9 About PC LINK/OFFLINE status 27

5. Advanced Playback Features 28

5.1 Playback options in the Settings menu 28

5.2 Zoom mode 29

5.3 Date information 31

5.4 Autoplay when PC LINK 32

5.5 Playback order 33

6. Extra Features and Settings 34

6.1 Change wireless network settings 34

6.2 Reconnect current wireless network 35

6.3 Automatically standby and wake up Kaleido R7 36

6.4 Update ﬁrmware 37

6.5 Reset settings 37

6.6 Reformat internal memory 38

7. Useful Tips for Kaleido R7 39

7.1 Replace remote control battery 39

7.2 Plug/unplug memory card 40

7.3 Subscribe Live Channels and synchronize My Gallery 40

7.4 Supported memory device and photo format 41

8. FAQ and Troubleshooting 42

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Manual Version History

Version Date Details

V1.0.RM.E March 1st, 2009 • First ofcial release version

• Corresponding to Kaleido R7 V02.00.04.69 ~

V1.1.RM.E July 6th, 2009 • Added new chapters: 4.9, 5.4, 5.5, 6.6, 7.4

• Corresponding to Kaleido R7 V02.00.05.16 ~

Manual Version History

1. Getting Started

1.1 What you need

To start using your Kaleido R7, you need the following items:

Hardware

PC:

• 2GHz and above CPU (Dual-core CPU recommended)

• 1GB RAM

• 550MB free hard disk space

Mac:

• 1.5GHz and above CPU (Intel processor recommended)

• 1GB RAM

• 50MB free hard disk space

Software

PC:

Microsoft Windows XP (Home or Professional edition) or Vista (32-bit)

Mac:

Mac OS X 10.5~10.6

EyeStage software:

Included in the CD-ROM or download from www.ipevo.com

Network environment:

• Broadband Internet access (Cable or DSL)

• Wireless router (with support for 802.11b or 802.11g)*

• Access to wireless network (i.e. password if you have one)

* In general, wireless routers that are specied as 802.11N should be backward compatible. However,

this is not always the case, and you should refer to the relevant sections in the user manual or

speciﬁcations of the router to ensure that it is compatible with 802.11b or 802.11g standards.

Note for Network environment:

Kaleido R7 will only recognize computers in the same (wireless) network. In other

words, both the computer and Kaleido R7 must be connected to the same wireless

network access point. It could be one of the following scenarios:

Getting Started

#1. The computer wirelessly connects to the wireless router

#2. The computer connects to the wireless router using wired Ethernet

Getting Started

Step 2.

Pair Kaleido™ R7 with your computer.

Step 2.

Pair Kaleido™ R7 with your computer.

Step 1.

Connect Kaleido™ R7 to the same wireless network as your computer.

Step 1.

Connect Kaleido™ R7 to the same wireless network as your computer.

DSL / Cable

1.2 Initial Setup

Before using EyeStage, make sure the Initial Setup is completed, which means:

1. Kaleido R7 is connected to a wireless router

2. EyeStage is installed in your computer

3. Kaleido R7 and EyeStage are paired

For details, refer to the Quick Start Guide which is in Kaleido R7 package or

downloadable from www.ipevo.com.

Getting Started

1.3 Re-entering Initial Setup

If the Initial Setup described above is not completed when you turn Kaleido R7 on,

you may start the process again through these steps:

1. Reset all settings in Kaleido R7 by activating the following menu item:

Settings > Reset Settings > All Settings

2. Power Kaleido R7 off, wait for a few seconds, then power it on again.

3. Kaleido R7 will enter Initial Setup.

2. How it Works – Three Ways to Enjoy Playing Your Photos

Three outstanding feature combine together to make a ‘one of a kind’ digital frame.

• Live Channels – capture, stream, and play photos live

• My Gallery – synchronize photos to Kaleido R7 and play locally

• Card and Memory – enjoy photos in your memory device

2.1 Playing Live Channels

1. Live capturing: EyeStage captures photos in your computer or from the Web on the y.

2. Live streaming: EyeStage streams captured photos to the paired Kaleido R7.

3. Live playback: Kaleido R7 plays the streamed photos live.

* In Live Channels, the computer must be switched on and running EyeStage.

2.2 Playing My Gallery

1. Download photos to EyeStage:

Download photos from your computer or the Web into My Gallery in EyeStage.

Wi-Fi Network

Kaleido

™

R7EyeStage Software

EyeStage Software

Live Capturing

Download photos

Live Streaming

Live Playback

How it Works – Three Ways to Enjoy Playing Your Photos

Different photo folders in the computer

2. Sync to Kaleido R7:

Synchronize EyeStage with Kaleido R7 and store the downloaded photos

3. Play photos from Kaleido R7 :

Play the synced photos from Kaleido R7. No computer is required.

Wi-Fi Network

Kaleido

™

R7EyeStage Software

Synchronize

Play photos

Insert memory device

2.3 Playing Card and Memory

Insert any memory card (SD, SDHC, MMC, MS) or USB ash disk into

Kaleido R7 to enjoy stored contents. No computer is required.

How it Works – Three Ways to Enjoy Playing Your Photos

into Kaleido R7.

3. Using Kaleido R7 Remote Control

3.1 Remote control overview

The remote control provides instant access to settings and for navigating through

contents.

Symbol Key

GoTo

In playback mode, the photo source (ﬁle location or URL) opens

in a new window on your computer monitor.

Repeats current channel or repeats all channels.

Activates standby mode (screen switches off, device remains on).

Refreshes the contents of the current channel/ Starts showing

photos from the 1st picture.

Plays photo or pauses playback.

Rotates the photo 90° clockwise.

Jumps to each of user-deﬁned channels.

Returns to the previous menu / Cancels playback.

Moves to the previous menu item / Switches to the previous channel.

Conﬁrms/accepts the current selection /

Toggles the display layout mode during playback.

Goes to previous photos / views.

Goes to next photos / views.

Moves to the next menu item / Switches to the next channel.

Repeat

Standby

Refresh

Play/Pause

Rotate

Shortcut

Back / Menu

Up / Channel Up

OK / Mode

Down / Channel Down

Description

All Menus items on Kaleido™ R7 can be

accessed using the

(OK/MODE), and (BACK/MENU)

keys on the remote control.。