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    Photo Book 8” Port able Digit al Photo Album User ’ s Gui d e[...]

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    Digit al Foc i, Inc. reserves the right to make improvements and/or changes to the product s and programs described in this User ’s Guide at any time without notice. Please read the entire User ’s Guide b efore operating the device. Digit al Foc i, Inc. assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this User ’s Guide. Nor does Dig ital[...]

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    Limited W arranty As the original purchaser of this product , you receive these warranties from Digit al Foci, Inc. Y our Photo Book (hereaf ter referred to as “Device”) will be free from defects in material and workmanship and will perform in subst antial compliance with your user document ation accomp anying Dev ice for one year from the purc[...]

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    Caring for Photo Book T o ke ep Phot o Book in good condition and work ing properly , follow these basic guide lines: • Do not drop, jar , bump, shock or expose Photo Book to severe vibration. • Do not operate or store Photo Book in dusty environments. • Do not leave Photo Book under direct sunlight, in a p arked car , or in other situations [...]

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    Photo Book (PBK -080) User ’s Guide Page iv T able of Content s 1.  W elcome! ............... .................. ................ ................. ............. .............. .......... 1  1.1.  Photo Book Features ................................................................................................ 1  1.2.  Package Co[...]

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    Photo Book (PBK-080) User ’s Guide Page 1 V ersion 1.1-R0 1. We lcome! Congratulat io ns on purch asing Phot o Book – 8” Portable Digit al Photo Album. 1.1. Photo Bo ok Fea tures • 8” digital L CD w it h 80 0 x 600 resolution • Large 4 GB internal memory hold s thousands of digital phot os • Built-in memory card slots prov ide nat ive[...]

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    Photo Book (PBK-080) User ’s Guide Page 2 V ersion 1.1-R0 1.2. Package Contents • Phot o Book wi th sof t le at her-l i ke cas e • AC power adapter • S tandard USB cable (USB to computer) • USB OTG cab l e (t o USB fla s h d ri ve) • Qui ck S tart Gu ide 1.3. Latest F irmware New versions of the Photo Book firmw are ar e periodically re[...]

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    Photo Book (PBK-080) User ’s Guide Page 3 V ersion 1.1-R0 2. Getting S tarted 2.1. Photo Book Overview There are 3 ways to view photos and videos on Photo Book: • Copy photos and videos from your computer to the Photo Book Internal Memory . Y ou can also copy any music files you want to play as the background music. • V iew photos and videos [...]

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    Photo Book (PBK-080) User ’s Guide Page 4 V ersion 1.1-R0[...]

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    Photo Book (PBK-080) User ’s Guide Page 5 V ersion 1.1-R0 2.2. Device Layout[...]

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    Photo Book (PBK-080) User ’s Guide Page 6 V ersion 1.1-R0 2.3. Powering Photo Book 2.3.1. Charging Photo Book Battery Photo Book has a battery life of approximately 2.5 hours on a full charge. Y ou can charge the battery either by the included AC power adapter or by USB power from yo u r c om p uter . For best battery performance, please charge t[...]

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    Photo Book (PBK-080) User ’s Guide Page 7 V ersion 1.1-R0 2.3.3. Battery Saving Features Photo Book has two power saving features to conserve battery power . 1. Dimmin g backlight : The LDC backlight will dim whe n th e device is performing a copy t ask from memory card or flash drive to Internal Memory . 2. Auto-of f T imer : Y ou can set t he A[...]

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    Photo Book (PBK-080) User ’s Guide Page 8 V ersion 1.1-R0 2.4. Setting Up Photo Book From the Home Screen, press MENU to display the Menu Options. Next, select Se tup Icon to access the Setup screen. 2.4.1. Setup Options The following screen shows t he mai n Setup screen. Follow these instructions to sel ect Setup option and to change the setting[...]

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    Photo Book (PBK-080) User ’s Guide Page 9 V ersion 1.1-R0 2.4.3. Setup Option – Screen Brightness 1. Select Brightness Icon to adjust the brightness of the LCD screen. . 2. Press LEFT / RIGHT to adjust the value between 0 and 10. The brig htness of the screen will be adjusted real-time. 3. When you finis h setting the desired brightne ss, press[...]

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    Photo Book (PBK-080) User ’s Guide Page 10 V ersion 1.1-R0 2.4.6. Setup Option – Auto Sh utdown T imer 1. Select Auto Shutdown T imer Icon to adjust the amount of idl e t ime allowed before Photo Book automatically sh uts down to conserve battery life. 2. Y ou can set the timer to a value b etween 5 minutes and 55 minutes. Y ou can also select [...]

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    Photo Book (PBK-080) User ’s Guide Page 11 V ersion 1.1-R0 2.5. Copy ing Files from Computer to Photo Book Internal Memory 2.5.1. Connecting Photo Book t o Y our Computer 1. Open the bottom door on the right side of Photo Book to access the USB port of Photo Book. 2. Connect Photo Book to your computer using the inc luded USB mini-B cable. 3. Pho[...]

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    Photo Book (PBK-080) User ’s Guide Page 12 V ersion 1.1-R0 2.6. Accessing Memory Card and USB Fl ash Drive on Photo Book 2.6.1. Connecting Memory Cards or USB Flash Drive T o access the memory card slots and USB port, open the card slot cover on the right si de of Ph oto Boo k. Insert your memory card in the designated memory card slot with the l[...]

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    Photo Book (PBK-080) User ’s Guide Page 13 V ersion 1.1-R0 2.6.2. Viewing Ph otos and Videos on the Memory Ca r d or USB Flash Drive 1. After a card is inserte d or a USB flash drive is connected, the Menu options with the available card o r flash drive icons will pop up automatically . Or , you can press MENU to bring up the Menu options. CF car[...]

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    Photo Book (PBK-080) User ’s Guide Page 14 V ersion 1.1-R0 8. During the copy process, the screen will display the following information: Note : The LCD backlight will dim during the copy process to save battery powe r . 9. Upon copy completion, you will see the Backup Su mmary screen which shows the total number of files copied, copy speed, tota[...]

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    Photo Book (PBK-080) User ’s Guide Page 15 V ersion 1.1-R0 • On the main Photo Album view on Photo Book, each folder or sub-folder will be displayed as a separat e album and be displayed with it s original folder name. If the photos are in the root directory of the memory card or USB flash drive, Photo Book will display those files in a separat[...]

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    Photo Book (PBK-080) User ’s Guide Page 16 V ersion 1.1-R0 3. Enjoying Photos and V ideos on Pho to Book The following image file format s are supported by Photo Book: File Format Det ails JPEG Baseline TIFF 1 & 8 bit Grayscale; 8, 16, & 24 bit Color BMP Monochrome, 8 bit Color IF S tandard format RA W Refer to Section 6 Appendix – T ec[...]

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    Photo Book (PBK-080) User ’s Guide Page 17 V ersion 1.1-R0 • Press LEFT / RIGHT / UP / DOWN to mo ve Album Selector cu rsor and browse through the avail able photo albums on the Internal Memor y . • Press OK to view the Photo Thumbnail V iew of the selected a lbum. • Press + / – to adjust volume up / down (if mus ic is playing). • Press[...]

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    Photo Book (PBK-080) User ’s Guide Page 18 V ersion 1.1-R0 The following screen shows t he Photo Thumbnail View . • Press LEFT / RIGHT / UP / DO WN to move the Ph oto Selector cursor . • Press OK to display the selected photo full s c re en. • Press + / – to adjust volume up / down (if mus ic is playing). • Press ESC to return to main P[...]

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    Photo Book (PBK-080) User ’s Guide Page 19 V ersion 1.1-R0 Press MENU to show/hide file name and counter infor matio n. 3.3.2. Zooming Photos With the photo displayed full screen, you can zoom in and out on the photos by pres sing + / – . A ‘zoom window’ will appear that indicates the zoomed display relative to the entire ph oto. While zoom[...]

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    Photo Book (PBK-080) User ’s Guide Page 20 V ersion 1.1-R0 3.4. Play ing Auto ma t i c P hoto Sli desho w From Photo T humbn ail View , you can start an automati c Photo Book slideshow or Full-Screen slideshow with adjustable ti me interv als. 1. F rom Phot o T humbn ail V iew , press MENU to access the MENU option. 2. Select Photo Book Slideshow[...]

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    Photo Book (PBK-080) User ’s Guide Page 21 V ersion 1.1-R0 All available music files in the M USIC fold er on the Photo Book Internal Memory will play in ran dom o rder in the background when you are v iewing Photo Book. Press + / – to adjust volume up / down. T o turn off music, press the – button until the volu me i s tur ned to M ute. Note[...]

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    Photo Book (PBK-080) User ’s Guide Page 22 V ersion 1.1-R0 1. F rom main Phot o Al bum V iew , na vigate to th e album y ou want to del ete. 2. Press MENU to access the Menu option s. 3. Browse to and press OK to s ele ct D elete Ico n . 4. At the confirmation message, ‘ Delete? ’ s e l ec t Ye s and press OK to confirm the deletion .[...]

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    Photo Book (PBK-080) User ’s Guide Page 23 V ersion 1.1-R0 4. Frequently Asked Quest ions & T roubleshooting What is the optimal resolution of photos to be played back on Photo Book?  The recommended resolution f or the images is the actual screen resolution of Photo Book, which is 800x600 (SVGA) resolution. Please note that images of high[...]

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    Photo Book (PBK-080) User ’s Guide Page 24 V ersion 1.1-R0 Photo Book will not recognize my memory card.  Check to see that your memory card is inserted in the correct slot and in the correct orientatio n. Can I play music in the backgroun d w hile viewing photo slideshow?  To play music along with your photos sl ideshow, copy your music (M[...]

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    Photo Book (PBK-080) User ’s Guide Page 25 V ersion 1.1-R0 Produc t Re gistra t i o n Visit www.digitalfoci.com/registr ation to register your product. You will be notified about any important updates on your Photo Book. T echnical Support If you have any questions about using your Photo Book, please cont act Digit al Foci, Inc. technical support[...]

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    Photo Book (PBK-080) User ’s Guide Page 26 V ersion 1.1-R0 5. Digit al Foci LCD Display Pixel Policy This section defines the different types of pixe l anomalies seen on LCD displays, explains why such anomalies o ccur , and states standard p ixel policy for warranty service. In order to qualify for repair or replacement under warranty , the nu m[...]

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    Photo Book (PBK-080) User ’s Guide Page 27 V ersion 1.1-R0 6. Appendix – T echnical S pecifications Model no. PBK-080 Display 8” digit al TFT LCD screen (6.4” x 4 .8”) Screen resolution 800 x 600 pixel s Picture aspect ra t io 4 : 3 Inter n al memor y 4 GB Memory card su pported CF, SD Card, SDHC Card, MMC, Mem ory Stick, MS PRO, xD (mini[...]

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    Photo Book (PBK-080) User ’s Guide Page 28 V ersion 1.1-R0 *RA W image format s supported: Canon .CR2: 1Ds M ark2, 1IDs, 1 Ds Mark3, 1D Ma rk3, 1D Mark2 N, 1D Mark2, 1D, 5D, 5D Mark2, 10 D, 20D, 30D, 40D, D3 0, D60, D400, 300D (Re bel), 350D(Re bel XT), 400D(Rebel Xti) , 450D (rebel XSi) .CRW: G1, G2, G3, G5, G6, G9, S30, S40, S45, S5 0, S60, S70[...]

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    Photo Book (PBK-080) User ’s Guide Page 29 V ersion 1.1-R0 7. Regulatory Compliance FCC Part 15 Compliance This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is sub ject to the following conditions: 1. This device may no t cause harmful interference. 2. This device must accept a ny interference received, inclu ding interferen ce that m[...]

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    31 1 1 Via Mondo, E. Rancho Domingu ez, California, 90221 USA Copyright 2009 Digital Foci, Inc. A ll rights reserved.[...]