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    User’s Manual Digital Phot o Frame PF730 Version 1.0[...]

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    Table of Conten ts Introduction ︱ ︱ ︱ ︱ .......... .......... .......... .......... ........... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........2 Package Contents ︱ ︱ ︱ ︱ .......... .......... .......... .......... ........... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 2 Features ?[...]

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    2 Introduction ︱ Congratulations on pur chasing T ranscend’ s PF7 30 Digital Photo Frame. Now you can easily display your entire photo colle ction at home or at the o ffice. The Photo Frame can conveniently playback videos, photos and music from a variety of sources: USB flash drives, memory cards, or the Photo Fra m e’ s own on-board memory [...]

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    3 System Req uirement s ︱ System requirements for connecting the Photo Frame to a compute r: 100~240V voltage pow er outlet for the AC adaptor Desktop or noteboo k computer with a w orking USB port One of the follow ing Operating Systems: • W indow s® 2000 • W indow s® XP • W indow s Vista® • Mac® OS 10.0 or later • Linux® Kernel 2[...]

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    4 Safety Precauti ons ︱ These usage and sa fety guidelines are IMPORTA NT ! Please follow them carefully to ensure your o wn personal safety and help protect your Photo Frame from potentia l damage. Ge neral Use • For indoor use only . • A void using or storing the Pho to Frame in an extr eme temperature enviro nment. • Never allow the Phot[...]

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    5 Getting St arted ︱ A 7” LCD Panel B SD/SDHC/ MMC/ MS Slot C Mini-B USB Port (PC C onnection) D DC Power Input E USB Port (Flash Driv es) F Built-in S peaker G Menu/Po wer Button H OK Button I Navigation buttons J Options Button K V olume Control Button L Security Lock A tt achment M S t and A ttachment Hole[...]

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    6 S etting Up the Photo Frame 1. Attach the Tabletop Stand to the bac k of the Photo Frame by sc rewing it clockwise into the Stand Attachment Hole show n above. 2. Once the stand is attached, the Photo Frame may be positioned vertically or horizontally (Landscape or Portrait orientation) 3. Connect the power adap t er cable to the DC pow er input [...]

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    7 3. The Photo Frame w ill revert to Photo Vi ew mode if you unplug a memory card or USB flash drive while display ing photos. Note: never unplug a memory card or flash drive w hen files are being transferred to or from the internal memory (My Fav orites) Built-in Speaker The Photo Frame includ es a built-in speaker for pl aying back background mus[...]

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    8 Qui ck Menu The Quick M enu is a fast and easy w ay to open the M usic Pla yer , the Cale ndar , or the Settings menu when not using the discre te shortcut buttons on the remote. 1. Press o r to display the Quick Menu. 2. Use / to select the feature you want to open and press . 3. If the Music, Calendar, or S ettings window is already open, selec[...]

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    9 1. Press or to show the Option s window. 2. Use the / and / b uttons to select an option and press the button to open its submenu. 3. To select a different option, press the button and use the a nd buttons to scroll through the other available options, then p ress or to move the cursor to the currently highlighted option’s submenu on the right [...]

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    10 and make sure there are no obstacles in the way. All icons like shown in this User’s M anual and the Quick Start Guide represent functions that y ou can access direc tly from the remote control for easy, straightforward operation of your Photo Frame. • : Open the Music P layer , Calendar or Setting s Menu • : Display or hide the M usic pla[...]

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    11 • : Change the bri ghtness of the screen. • : Enable the sleep ti m er to automatically shut down the Photo Frame. Connecting to a Computer ︱ If you wan t to transfer pictures and music between the Photo Frame and you r computer, connect th e Photo Frame to a USB port on your computer using t he provided US B cable. 1. Turn on the Photo Fr[...]

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    12 *Note: E: and F: are example drive letters - the letters in your “My Computer” window may differ Proper removal of your Photo Frame (from Windows ): 1. Click once on the Re movab le Hardware icon in the system tray . 2. The Safely Remov e Hardware pop-up window will appear. Select it to continue. 3. A window will appear stating, “The ‘US[...]

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    13 Linux ® Kernel 2.4 or later No drivers are required . Plug your Pho to Frame into a USB port and mount it. 1. First create a directory f or the Photo Frame . Example: mkdir /mn t / Photo Frame 2. Then, mount the Photo Frame . Example: mount –a –t msdos /dev/sda1 /mn t / Photo Frame Proper removal of your Photo Frame (from Linux): Execute um[...]

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    14 Photo Modes ︱ The Photo Frame has three basic modes – Thumbnail , Photo Vie w and Slidesho w . The Thumbnai l mode lets you browse for specific photos, the Photo View mode is for display ing a single picture at a time, and the Slideshow m ode w ill automatically display all av a ilable pho tos. Press to s witch betw een each mode , or press [...]

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    15 Options: A dd to / Remove from My Favorites ( ) : Copy the currently selected photo in the Thumbnail viewer to the Photo Fra m e’s internal memo ry (when the v iewing source is a memory card or USB flash drive). To remove a photo from the inte r nal memory, selec t “My Favorites” as the view ing source, navigate to the desired thumbnail to[...]

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    16 songs. If there are no music files on the current stora g e media, no music w ill be playe d. • Off: Turn off all backg round music. Select Multiple Photo s: T his option lets you select multipl e photos to copy to the Photo Frame’s internal memory. 20 thu m bnails w ith check boxes will be display ed per page. Use the UP, DO W N, LEFT and R[...]

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    17 to or remove from the Photo Frame’s internal memory. Note: the “Remove” option w ill be shown when the vi ewing source is set to “M y Favorites.” ( ) Select Source: Chan ge t he media source to brow se thumbnails from. Use the LEF T and RIGHT buttons to select one of the avail able storage devices and press . Video Playback: To play a [...]

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    18 P hoto Vie w Mode You can v iew, zoom-in, o r rotate a single photo in Photo View mode. Use the and buttons to view the next or previ ous photo avail able. Options: Zoom: Select this ite m to choose be tween 1x, 2x and 4x zoom modes in the Zoo m submenu. You can also press on the remote to automa t ically zoom-in on the current pho to. Rotate: S[...]

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    19 and / buttons to highlight N one, Snow , Pumpkins, Hearts , or Firew orks, then press to confirm. Background Music : Enable or disable bac kgr ound music w hile viewing photos. • On: Turn on mp3 music . The Photo Fra me will automatically find and play music files on the same memory dev ice that is being used to displ ay photos. Pl ayback sett[...]

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    20 S lideshow Mode This mode starts slide show pla yback o f all photos in the selec t ed source. S lideshow mode w ill play based on the settings in the Options menu. Options: Background Music : Enable or disable bac kgr ound music w hile viewing photos. • On: Turn on mp3 music . The Photo Fra me will automatically find and play music files on t[...]

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    21 • Random in Folder: Display all photos in the current folder randomly . Slidesho w Interval: Adjust the amount of time each picture s tays on the screen. In the Slideshow Interval submenu, pre ss / or / to highlight either: 5 sec, 10 sec, 30 sec, 1 min, 10 min or 30 min. Press to confirm. Slidesho w Transition Effects: Change the way the scree[...]

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    22 Music Pla yer ︱ ︱ ︱ ︱ The M usic Player shows son g information, the date, and the current time on the bottom of the scre en w hil e displaying a photo or slideshow of your choice. The M usic Player c an be opened or closed any time by pressing the button on the remote or by pressin g and sele cting the Music icon. ICON INDICA TION A Pic[...]

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    23 The Music Play er f unctions are familiar and ea sy - just like any other play er: 1. Press t o play music an d again to pause. 2. Press t o stop the music . 3. Adjust the music vol ume by usi ng the Volume Co ntrol or by pressi ng or on the remote. 4. Press t o go back to the pr evious trac k and to play the nex t song available. 5. Press on th[...]

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    24 A dd to / Remove from My Favorites ( ): Copy the current highlighted music file from your storage media (M emory card or USB flash drive) to Photo F rame’s internal memory. To delete songs from the internal memory, change the media source to “ My Favo rites ” and select Remove from My Fav orites f rom the Options menu. Set as Music A lar m[...]

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    25 Calendar ︱ W ith Calendar feature, your Photo Frame becomes an attractiv e desktop calendar and clock that lets you set important date reminders and display your favorite photos, too. The Calenda r feature displays a monthly calendar and digital clock at the bottom of t he screen w hile displaying a photo or slideshow of your choice . The Cale[...]

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    26 Important Dates: You can earmark your importa nt dates on the calenda r screen. Follow t he steps below to highlight impo rtant dates on the calenda r: 1. Select “Important Da tes” from the Options menu. 2. Four mark types are av ailable and are represe nted by different col ors: None, Birthday , Party, and Date. Choose one a nd pr ess . 3. [...]

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    27 Settings ︱ The Settings menu includes advanced features that let you adjust the photo frame’ s display , set t he time/date/alarm clock, ch ang e languages, and even configure the photo frame to automa t ically tur n on and off at ce rtain times o f the day . The Settings menu can be ope ned or closed any time by pressing the button on the r[...]

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    28 • Contrast: Press / t o make adjust ments to the screen’ s contr ast. • Fullscreen: Press or to enable or disable . I f disabled, Photo Frame will preserve the original dimensions of the ima ge on the s cr een. If enabled, Photo Fra m e wi ll enlarge the photo to fit the screen, whi le preservin g its original aspec t ratio. Depending on i[...]

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    29 Detected Photo T ype (EXIF) Horizont al V ertical Fullscreen Mode Photo Frame Orient ation Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Landscape (A ) Portrait (B) A larm The alarm function lets y ou use your Photo F rame like an alar m clock – you can ev en wake up to y our favorite MP3 song in the morning. 1. Select A larm from the Settings menu , and [...]

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    30 • Sleep Timer: Press / or / t o enable a sleep ti mer to shutdown the Photo Frame after a specified amoun t of time. Avai lable options are: 15 / 30 / 45 / 60 / 90 / 120 minutes and Disable . You can also enable the sleep time r by pressing on the remote. When the specified time is about to expire, a “ Press [SLEEP] button on remote to disab[...]

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    31 • A uto On at : Set a dail y auto power-on time . Press or to select hour or minute and or to adjust the valu e. • A uto Of f at : Set a dail y auto power-of f time. Press or t o select hour or minute and or to adjust the valu e. • A uto On/Off timer : Press or t o enable or disab le the auto power on/o ff function. 3. After ma king adjust[...]

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    32 Restore Defaults This f unction is available if you want to reset your Photo Frame’ s s ettings. Note: All settings that have been changed will return to the factory defaul ts. 1. Select Restore defau lts from the Settings menu. 2. Use the or butt ons to hi ghlight “Y es.” 3. Press t o confirm. 4. After the p rocess is finished, the Se t t[...]

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    33 Note: NEVER remove th e power cord or any storage devices while the firm w are is being upgraded. If firmw are upgrade fails and the Phot o Frame will not turn on, p lease Photo Frame contact T ranscend cus tomer support.[...]

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    34 T roublesh ooting ︱ ︱ ︱ ︱ If a problem occurs w ith your Photo Frame ple ase first chec k the information listed below before sending your Photo Frame in f or repair. If you are unable to remedy a proble m from the follow ing hints, please consult your dealer, serv ice cent er, or local Transcend branch office. W e also have FAQ and Supp[...]

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    35 Specifications ︱ Panel: 7” 4:3 TFT LCD, 800x 600 pix els Speaker: Single 0.5w spea ker USB Interface: 1x standard A-Typ e, 1x mini B-Type Internal Storage: 2GB NAND Flash Data Retention: Up to 10 years Navigation: 8 rear-mounted buttons and remote control Remote Control: Infrared, NEC protocol Dimensions: 194mm × 160mm × 29mm Power Supply [...]

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    36 T ransce nd Limit ed W arrant y ︱ “Above and Bey ond” is the standard w e set oursel ves for customer service at Transcend. W e consistently position ourselves to be significantly above the industry norm, wh ich is all part of our commit ment to Customer Satis faction. All Transc end information, Inc. (Transcend ) products are warran t ed [...]