Epson P-4000 manual

User’s Guide[...]

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3 Contents Introduction Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Using the Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Chapter 1 Getting Started P-4000 Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 P-4000 Lights and Buttons . . . . . . . . . [...]

4 Displaying Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Zooming an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Displaying Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Displaying Images as a Slide Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Rotating an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

5 Chapter 7 Maintenance and Troubleshooting Cleaning the P-4000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Power Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

6 Intr oduction With the Epson ® P-4000 multimedia storage viewer, you can enjoy photos, videos, and music wherever you go. Your images are displayed on Epson’s exclusive 3.8-inch Photo Fine ™ LCD in brilliant color and sharp detail. F eat ur es ❍ Hi gh-quality 3.8-inch L CD with Photo F ine technology ❍ S upport for JPEG files ❍ S uppor[...]

Getting Started 7 Chapter 1 Get ting Star t ed P - 4 000 P a r t s CompactFlash ® card slot Power switch LCD Audio/Video out connector USB connector Battery cover Speaker Eject button SD card slot Reset button Headphone connector USB connector cover AC adapter connector[...]

Getting Started 8 P -40 0 0 Lights and Butt ons OK button Selects a highlighted opti on, opens the selected folder or photo, and zooms in to an image. Access light Flashes orange when you turn on the P-4000 or access data. Cancel button Cancels the curr ent operation and returns to the previous screen. 4-way ring Press up, down, left, or right to s[...]

Getting Started 9 Ab o u t t h e AC Ada p te r The P-4000 comes with an AC adapter. Use th e adapter to charge the battery and when the P-4000 is connected to a computer or printer. You might also want to use it whenever possible to view videos or photos, so you can save battery power. Warning: Use only the AC adapter provided, which is designed fo[...]

Getting Started 10 3 Close the battery cover and slide it to the right until it clicks. Char ging the Batt ery After installing the battery, you need to charge it using the AC adapter. It takes about 3 hours to fully charge the battery when the P-4000 is off. It takes longer when the P-4000 is on. The Charge light is green while the battery is bein[...]

Getting Started 11 Note: The P-4000 stops charging if the battery become s hot when operating it during charging. It will start charging again when it cools down. Remo ving the Bat t ery If you plan to store the P-4 000 for an extended period of time, you should remove the battery. 1 Make sur e the P-4000 is turned off . Caution: Remo ve the A C ad[...]

Getting Started 12 Using the Viewing Stand Assemble the viewing stand and place your P-4000 on the stand as shown. This is especially convenient for watching videos and slide shows. T ur ning On the P ow er To turn on the power, slide the power sw itch down as shown below, then release it. The blue activity light flashes. Set ting the Language, D a[...]

Getting Started 13 Note: If you see the Home screen instead, the language has already been selected. To change it or ch eck the date and time, select Settings on the Home screen. Then follow the instructions in “Setting the Date and Time” on page 51 or “Choosing the Language” on pa ge 52. 1 P ress the OK button to select English . Y ou see [...]

Getting Started 14 Using the Home Scr een Whenever you turn on the P-4000, the Ho me screen appears. All operations can be started from this screen. You can retur n to the H ome screen at any time b y pressing the Home button. The following table summarizes the Home Scre en functions. Home Latest Data Settings Albums Memory Card Saved Data Battery [...]

Getting Started 15 Tu r n i n g O f f t h e P o w e r Before you turn off the P-4000, make sure the Access light is off. Then slide the power switch as shown below, and hold it down for a few seconds until the Access light flashes and the P-4000 turns off. Access light[...]

Using Memory Cards 16 Chapter 2 Using Memory Car ds The P-4000 has two memory card slots: one for CompactFlash cards and one for Secure Digital cards. This chapter explains how to insert and remove memory cards and how to display and copy files. Inser ting and Remo ving Memory Car ds The P-4000 supports the following types of memory cards: ❍ Comp[...]

Using Memory Cards 17 Using the CompactFlash Card Slot You can use Type I and Type II CompactFlash cards or Microdrive cards in the C/F Card slot. If you have a CompactFlash adapter, you can al so use other types of cards, as described in “Inserting and Removing Memory Cards” on page 16. Insert the memory card into the slot with the back of the[...]

Using Memory Cards 18 Using the Secur e Digital Car d Slot You can use Secure Digital or MultiMedia cards in the SD Card slot. Insert the memory card into the slot with the back of the card facing the LCD. Then pu sh the memory c ard all t he way into the slot. Caution: Make sure you insert memory car ds in the correct orientation. Otherwise, the c[...]

Using Memory Cards 19 Cop ying Files fr om a Memory Car d After you insert a memory card, you can browse the files and decide what you want to do with them, or simply copy all the files on the card to the P-4000. Note: When the battery is low, copying may not be completed. Use the AC adapter if this happens. Suppor ted Imag e For mats * Pixels refe[...]

Using Memory Cards 20 Copy ing Y our Files 1 Insert the memory card as described in “U sing the CompactFlash Car d Slot ” on page 17 or “Using the Secure D igital Card S lot” on page 18. 2 Select Memory Card in the Home screen and pr ess the OK button. 3 If necessar y , select the memory card you want to access. Y ou see the follo wing menu[...]

Using Memory Cards 21 Br o wsing Files on a Memory Car d After you select Browse the Memory Card, you see thumbnail images of the files on the card. Note: Although you can play audio and video files on a memory card, you will get better performance by copying th em to the P-4000 before you play them. See “Playing Audio and Video F iles” on page[...]

Using Memory Cards 22 Displaying Inf or mation To view information about a full-screen image, press the Display button. The following information is displayed: Displaying a Hist ogram When an image is displayed full screen, press the Display button twice to see a histogram that shows the photo ’ s distribution of highlights, shadows, and mid-tone[...]

Using Memory Cards 23 Displaying Imag es as a Slide Show You can display JPEG images on a memory card as a slide show. 1 P ress the Menu button to display the pop-up menu. 2 Select Start Slide Show and press the OK button. The slide show starts. Note: You can select transition effe cts, duration, and background music for the slide show. See “Sett[...]

Viewing and Playing Imag es, Audio, and Video 24 Chapter 3 V iewing and Pla ying Imag es, A udio , and V ideo After you have copied files from a memory card, you can view or play them in various ways. This chapter explains how to view images and play audio and video files on your P-4000 and on a TV or projector. Scr een Icons The following illustra[...]

Viewing and Playing Imag es, Audio, and Video 25 Scr een Icon Descr iptions ❍ F iles whose names contain characters other than alphanumeric are not displayed. ❍ When you select an album, fi les and subfolders included in the selected folder are display ed. Sub folders are displayed with the icon. ❍ T o display information or instructions, pre[...]

Viewing and Playing Imag es, Audio, and Video 26 Displa ying Images You can display all images in Saved Data or Albums as thumbnails. You can also display an image in full-screen format. 1 Select Saved Data or Albums in the Home s cree n an d press the OK button. Folders or albums that inclu de data such as images, videos, or audio appear. Note: In[...]

Viewing and Playing Imag es, Audio, and Video 27 Thumbnails of the images and other data are displayed: 3 U se the 4-way ring to select the image you want to view , then press the OK button. The sele cted image is enlarged to fill the scr een: Zooming an Image ❍ T o zoom in on an image displayed full scr een, press the OK button. Continue pressin[...]

Viewing and Playing Imag es, Audio, and Video 28 Displaying Imag es as a Slide Show You can display JPEG images as a slide show. 1 Select the folder or album you want to display as a slide show . 2 P ress the Menu button to display the pop-up menu: 3 Select Start Slide Show and press the OK button. The slide show starts. Note: You can select transi[...]

Viewing and Playing Imag es, Audio, and Video 29 Pla ying A udio and V ideos The P-4000 supports video files in resolutions ranging from 160 × 112 pixels to 64 0 × 480 pixels, with file sizes up to 2GB. The P-4000 supports audio files up to 100 MB. WMV, MPEG1/2, and DVD-Video are not supported. However, you may be able to convert files to support[...]

Viewing and Playing Imag es, Audio, and Video 30 Playing A udio and Video Files Select a video or audio that yo u want to play, then press the OK button. The selected video or audio starts playing. Note the following when playing video and audio: ❍ All videos are played with the LCD resolution (640 × 480 pix els) . ❍ While playing audio, the L[...]

Viewing and Playing Imag es, Audio, and Video 31 V iewing Files on a T V You can connect the P -4000 to a TV or A/V proje ctor and view your images, videos, and slide shows. You will need a camcorder-to-TV/VCR audio/video cable (A/V cable with a 3.5 mm mini-plug to 3 RCA phono plugs). You can purchase the cab le at an electronics store. 1 Connect t[...]

Managing Files 32 Chapter 4 Managing Files This chapter explains how to work with albums, copy and delete files and folders, and use the pop-up menu. W or king with Albums You can group your favorite files in albums. This allows you to create slide shows, portfolios, or other collections of images, videos, and audio files for special purposes. The [...]

Managing Files 33 2 P ress the Menu button to display the pop-up menu, then select Copy to Albu m using the 4-way ring. 3 P ress right on the 4-way ring. The sub-menu appears: 4 Do one of the following, then pr ess the OK button: ❍ If you want to copy only the selected file to an album, select This Data . ❍ If you want to copy all the files in [...]

Managing Files 34 5 Select the album you want to copy to and press the OK button. The files are copied. Cr eating a New Album 1 F ollo w steps 1 through 4 under “Copying Files to an Album.” 2 Select New and pr ess the OK button. 3 If you want to use one of the default album names, select the name from the displayed list, then press the OK butto[...]

Managing Files 35 Changing an Album’ s Name 1 Select the album whose name you want to change. 2 P ress the Menu button to display the pop-up menu. 3 Select Edit Album Name using the 4-way ring, then press the OK button. 4 F o llow steps 4 through 5 under “C reating a N e w Album ” on page 34. Deleting an Album 1 Select the album you want to d[...]

Managing Files 36 Note: If the deleted album was se t as an album shortcut, the shortcut on the Home screen is also deleted. Cr eating an Album Shor tcut You can create three shortcuts on the Home screen to all ow quick and easy access to your favorite albums. 1 Select the album that you want to make a shortcut for . 2 P ress the Menu button to dis[...]

Managing Files 37 2 P ress the Menu button to display the pop-up menu, then select Delete using the 4-way ring. 3 P ress right on the 4-way ring. The sub-menu appears: 4 Do one of the following, then pr ess the OK button: ❍ If you want to delete only the selected file or folder , select This Data . ❍ If you want to delete all the files in the f[...]

Managing Files 38 The confirmation screen appears: 5 Select Yes and press the OK button. Pr ot ecting Files You can lock selected files or folders to protect them from being deleted. When an item is locked, the icon is displayed. Locked image files cannot be rotated. 1 Select the file or folder that you want to lock. 2 P ress the Menu button to dis[...]

Managing Files 39 Cr eating an Album/Folder Thumbnail You can select an image to use as a thumbnail for an album or folder in Saved Data. 1 Select the file you want to use as a thumbnail in S aved Data. 2 P ress the Menu button to display the pop-up menu, then select Set as Album Thumbnail or Set as Folder Thumbnail using the 4-way ring. 3 P ress t[...]

Managing Files 40 Set tings A v ailable in the P op-Up Menu * P.I.F. is an abbreviation for Print Image Fr amer, which lets you add frames to your images. Some Epson digital ca meras support this feature. Copy from Memory Card Copy the selected file on a memory card to the P-4000. Copy to Album Copy the selected file or folder to an album. See “C[...]

Managing Files 41 Set tings A v ailable in the Slide Show P op-Up Menu Cop ying Files t o and F r om Y our Comput er You can connect the P-4000 to your computer using the USB cable that came in the box. Your computer recognizes the P-4000 as an external hard disk d rive, and you can easily copy files back and forth. You should use the AC adapter wh[...]

Managing Files 42 The PC peripheral mode ic on is displayed briefly, then the LCD turns off. You can turn it on by pressing any button. 3 Select the EPSON_PV drive on your computer . In Windo ws, you may have to use M y Computer to select the drive. From your computer, you will see an Albums folder and a Cards folder (corresponding to Saved Data on[...]

Managing Files 43 Disconnecting the P -400 0 Fr om Y our Macintosh 1 Drag and drop the P-4000 icon to the trash. 2 T urn off the P-4000 and r emov e the USB cable fr om your Macint osh. 3 Remove the USB cable from the P-4000.[...]

Direct Printing 44 Chapter 5 Dir ect Pr inting You can print your photos dire ctly on any of the followin g Epson printers without connecting a computer: ❍ Eps on Sty lu s ® Photo R300 and R300M ❍ Epson S tylus Photo R320 ❍ Epson S tylus Photo RX600 ❍ Epson S tylus Photo RX620 ❍ Epson S tylus Photo RX700 ❍ Pictu reMate ® ❍ PictureM [...]

Direct Printing 45 3 Connect the small end of the U SB cable to the P-4000. 4 Connect the other end of the cabl e to the EXT I/F connector on the printer . The EXT I/F connector may be in a different location on your printer . 5 Connect the AC adapter to the P-4000. 6 T urn on the printer and the P-4000. Note: Don ’t w orr y if you see the messag[...]

Direct Printing 46 4 Do one of the following: ❍ T o print only the sel ected image, choose Print This Photo . ❍ T o print all the images in the select ed folder or album, select Print All Photos . ❍ T o add images to be printed and select the number of copies, choose Select Photos to Pr int . Y ou see this screen: Select the imag es you want [...]

Direct Printing 47 7 P ress the OK button when y ou are ready to start printing. During printing, the LCD is turned off. When you are finished printing, make sure you disconnect the USB cable. Cr eating Pr int Or ders A print order ide ntifies images that yo u want to print, and the number of copies of each image. You can create or modify print ord[...]

Customizing Settings 48 Chapter 6 Cust omizing Set tings You can easily change the P-4000’s settings to mak e it work best for you. Select Settings on th e Home screen and press the OK button. You see this menu: Each of these options is describe d in this chapter. Select the one you want to change and press the OK button. A djusting the LCD Br ig[...]

Customizing Settings 49 Set ting the Slide Sho w Options You can select transition effects, background music, and timing for your slide shows. 1 Select Slide Show and press the OK button. 2 P ress left or right on the 4- way ring to choose from the following 5 transition effects: ❍ Fi l m ❍ Shutter ❍ Fa d e ❍ Cur t a i n ❍ Blen d A sample[...]

Customizing Settings 50 Changing the Cop y Mode Set ting This option lets you tell the P-4000 how to hand le images on a memory card after copying. 1 Select Copy Mod e and press the OK button. 2 P ress left or right on the 4- way ring to choose from the following settings: ❍ Select Do Not Delete if you do not want files on memory cards to be dele[...]

Customizing Settings 51 Changing the V iew Mode Set tings You can change the way certain files and folders are displayed. 1 Select View Mode and press the OK button. 2 P ress left or right on the 4-way ring to set Auto-rotation on or off . When this setting is on (the default), image files that inclu de an auto-rotation setting are automatically ro[...]

Customizing Settings 52 2 P ress right or left on the 4-way ring to change the value for the selected item. 3 T o go to the next option ( Month or Day for example), press up or down. Then pr ess right or left to change that setting. 4 After you finish making all settings, press the OK button. Note: If you remove the battery, the date and time setti[...]

Maintenance and Troublesh ooting 53 Chapter 7 Maint enance and T r oubleshooting This chapter describes how to clean the P-4000 and solve problems. Cleaning the P - 40 0 0 Follow these guidelines when cleaning the P-4000: ❍ T urn off the P-4000 before cleaning. ❍ U se a clea n, dry cloth to wipe it cl ean. ❍ Do not use harsh or abrasive clean[...]

Maintenance and Troubleshoot ing 54 Pr oblems and Solutions Use the information in this section to diagnose problems and find solutions. P ow er Pr oblems Some errors occurred while deleting files. The operation was canceled. Some files were skipped. The memory card may be write-protected. Check the memory card and try again. There is no response f[...]

Maintenance and Troublesh ooting 55 File V iewing Problems The image is not displayed. Cause What to do The image format is not supported. Make sure the image is a supported f i l e t y p e ( J P E G o r s o m e R A W f i l e s ) . The image data is corrupted. Copy the image again. The video or audio file is not supported. See “Supported Video Fo[...]

Maintenance and Troublesh ooting 56 File Oper ation Pr oblems You cannot cop y a file or files. Cause What to do There is not enough space available on the hard drive to copy all of the files on the memory card. Delete unnecessary files or reduce the number of files to copy from the memory card. The file may be damaged. Try to copy a different file[...]

Maintenance and Troublesh ooting 57 Pr inting Problems Updating the Fir mw ar e and Pr int er Dr iver Epson will occasionally upda te the P-4000 firmware. You can download the latest vers ion from Epson’s Support web site: http://support.epson.com . Instructions for updating the firmware in you r P-4000 will be included with the download informat[...]

Maintenance and Troublesh ooting 58 Wher e to Get Help Epson pro vid es technical assist ance 24 hours a day thr ough the electronic support services and automated telephone serv ices listed below . To speak to a technical support representative, dial: ❍ U.S.: (562) 276-4303 , 6 AM to 6 PM , Pacific T ime, M onday through F riday . ❍ Canada: (9[...]

Notices 59 Appendix A Notices Saf ety Instr uctions Read all these instructions be fore using the Epson P-4000, and keep this guide handy for later reference. Follow all warnings and instructions ma rked on the P-4000 and any options. Using the P -40 0 0 ❍ F ollow all warnings and instructions marked on this product. ❍ U se only AC adapter mode[...]

Notices 60 ❍ Do not use this product outdoors during a thunderstorm. ❍ Do not use this product after moving it between extreme temperatures, which may cause cond ensation to form on electronic parts. ❍ If you use this pr oduct in places where the use of electronic devices is limited, such as in airplanes or hospitals, follow all instructions [...]

Notices 61 ❍ Keep batteries away from open flame if they leak or smell strange. ❍ If overheating, discoloration, or distortion occur , remove the battery from this product and do not use it. ❍ Charge the battery before using it if it has not been used for a long period. St or ing the Batt ery ❍ When not using this device for a long period, [...]

Notices 62 ❍ Do not connect the AC adapter when the battery is not installed. Otherwise, the P-4000 may be damage d. ❍ U se only the power source that meets the pow er requirements indicated on the label attached to the product. If y ou are not sur e of the pow er supply specifications in your area, contact your local power company or regulator[...]

Notices 63 ❍ If the liquid cr ystal solution contained in the LCD panel on this product leaks out and gets onto your hands, wash them thoroughly with soap and water . If it gets into your eyes, flush them immediately with water . If discomfort or vision problems remain after a thorough flushing, see a doctor immediately . ❍ U se only a soft, dr[...]

Notices 64 FCC Compliance Stat ement f or Unit ed Stat es Users This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are desig ned to provide reasonable protection agains t harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses[...]

Notices 65 Declar ation of Conf or mity According to 47CFR, Part 2 and 15 for Class B Personal Computers and Peripherals; an d/or CPU Boards an d Power Supplies used with Class B Personal Computers: We: Epson America, Inc. Located at: MS 3-13 3840 Kilroy Airport Way Long Beach, CA 90806 Telephone: (562) 29 0-5254 Declare under sole responsibility t[...]

Notices 66 Specifications General * Times may vary depending on the memory card being used, the number of files, ambient temperature, and other factors. Electr ical CPU: TMS320DM270 LCD: 3. 8 inches, Epson V GA TFT LCD; 640 × 480 pixels Memory: 64MB SDRAM; 4MB flash RO M HDD: 2.5 inch HDD, 80GB, FAT 32 Dimensions (without projections) and weight: [...]

Notices 67 Interf ace Bat tery AC A dapter Optional A ccessory USB connector: One USB 2.0 (Mass Storage Class) interface for Slave connection A/V Out connector: Mini pin jack (3.5 mm) Headphone Out connector: M3 stereo mi ni pin jack ( 3.5 mm) CF Card slot: One slot (Type 1/Type 2, 3.3V) for CompactFlash memory card or MicroDrive SD Card slot: O ne[...]

68 Index Numerics 4-way ring , 8 A A/V Out connector , 31 aac files , 29 AC adapter connecting , 10 connector , 7 safety instructions , 61 to 62 specif ications , 67 standards , 65 using , 9 Access light , 8 Accessories , 58 Activity light , 8, 12 Albums changing names , 35 copying files to , 32 to 34 creating , 34 creating shortcuts , 36 creating [...]

69 B Background music, slide show , 49 Backlight, power-off , 11, 50 Battery charging , 1 0 cover , 7 disposing of , 61 icon , 10, 14 installing , 9 to 10 power, conserving , 11, 50 recycling , 61 removing , 11 safety instructions , 60 to 61 specif ications , 67 storing , 61 Beep, turning on/off , 48 BGM, slide show , 40, 49 Bit rate, video , 29 Br[...]

70 Deleting albums , 35 files and folders , 36 to 38, 50 Direct printing , 44 to 47 Disk space , 52 Display button , 8, 27 Duration, slide show , 49 E Effects, slide show , 49 Eject button , 7 Electrical specifications , 66 Epson accessories , 58 help , 58 Store , 58 supported printers , 44 Error messages , 53 to 54 F FCC compliance , 64 File forma[...]

71 I Icons , 24, 25 Images copying to album , 32 to 34 displaying as a slide show , 23, 28 displaying as thumbnails , 26 displaying information , 27 display problems , 55 file formats , 19 printing , 44 to 47 rotating , 28 zooming , 21, 27 Installing battery , 9 to 10 Interface specifications , 67 J JPEG files , 19 L Language setting , 12, 52 Lates[...]

72 O OK button , 8 P P.I.F. , 24, 40, 46 PAL , 51 Paper option , 46 types and sizes , 44 PC_DATA folder , 42 PictureMate , 44 Pop-up menu , 39 to 41 Power conserving , 11, 50 problems , 54 switch , 7 turning off , 15 turning on , 12 Power Save options , 11, 50 Print button , 8, 45 Print Date option , 46 Printer connecting , 44 to 45 settings , 46 P[...]

73 Settings Copy Mode , 50 customizing , 48 to 52 Date and time , 12 to 13, 51 Home screen option , 14, 48 Language , 12, 52 LCD Brightness , 48 Power Save , 50 Slide Show , 49 Sound , 48 Video Out , 51 View Mode , 51 Shortcut icons , 14 Shortcuts , 36 Slide show pop-up menu , 41 registering music , 40 settings , 49 starting , 23, 28 SmartMedia car[...]

74 Turning on beep sound , 48 power , 12 TV, connecting to , 31 U Unsupported files , 25, 51 Updating firmware , 57 USB cable , 41 to 45 connector , 7, 41 to 45 V Video codec , 29 file formats , 29 playing , 30 problems , 55 Video Out setting , 5 1 Viewing stand , 12 View Mode settings , 51 Volume, controlling , 30 W Windows, discon necting P-4000 [...]