Digital Foci D-Light Box, User Manual

Page 1: ... D Light Box 8 Portable Digital Photo Album User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...n may be printed and distributed electronically dis tributed reproduced translated or reduced to any other electronic medium or machine readable form without the prior written permission of Digital Foci Inc Digital Foci Inc 3111 E Via Mondo E Rancho Dominguez CA 90221 USA Recycling Digital Foci is committed to designing and manufacturing products with a sense of environmental awareness that minimi...

Page 3: ...may be available from state to state or country to country Safety and Regulatory Compliance This device and its accessories have been tested to comply with relevant safety and regulatory standards including but not limited to FCC Part 15 Class B 15 107 15 109 CE for EMC ITE EN55022 EN55024 CE for EMC AV EN55013 EN55020 C Tick AS NZS CISPR 22 and VCCI Caring for Your D Light Box To keep D Light Box...

Page 4: ... 2 1 3 Latest Firmware 2 2 Getting Started 3 2 1 D Light Box Overview 3 2 2 Device Layout 5 2 3 Powering D Light Box 6 2 4 Setting Up D Light Box 9 2 5 Resetting D Light Box 14 3 Copying Photos Videos and Music from Computer to D Light Box 15 3 1 Connecting D Light Box to Your Computer 15 3 2 Copying Photos Videos and Music Files to D Light Box from Computer 16 3 3 Playing Music with Slideshow 17 ...

Page 5: ...ur computer and device Organize your photos by unique collections for easy search and playback Browse index of selected album in Photo Thumbnail View Run automatic Full Screen Slideshow with adjustable time intervals and transition effects Scroll photos manually with zoom and pan functions Use a dedicated set of music files to play with any slide show through MusicBox slideshow feature Supported v...

Page 6: ...hance your user experience Check the Digital Foci website http www digitalfoci com support for the latest available firmware updates and instructions 2 Getting Started 2 1 D Light Box Overview There are 2 ways to view photos and videos on D Light Box Copy photos and videos from your computer to the D Light Box Internal Memory You can also copy any music files you want to play as the background mus...

Page 7: ...n o o Manually scroll through images in the selected photo album o o Zoom and pan images o o Play video files Automatic photo slideshow o o Play slideshow of photos and videos o o Select time intervals and transition effects o o Play background music with photo slideshow either Album specific theme music or dedicated set of music files using MusicBox feature 2 2 Device Layout Front View Bottom Vie...

Page 8: ... turn red to indicate that the battery is charging 4 With the device turned off the battery will become fully charged in under 5 hours The Red LED will turn off when the battery is fully recharged Charging D Light Box by USB Port You can also charge the D Light Box battery through the USB port by connecting it to a computer or an USB charger USB power charges at a slower rate than the AC power ada...

Page 9: ...ile D Light Box powers on and initializes To turn off D Light Box press and hold the Power Button for 3 seconds D Light Box will shut down in about 2 seconds and the LED will turn off 2 3 4 Battery Saving Features D Light Box has two power saving features to conserve battery power 1 Screen Saver If no button has been pressed and there is no activity for 10 minutes default setting D Light Box will ...

Page 10: ...een 1 minute and 30 minutes and off Screen Brightness Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen Choose a value between 1 and 8 with 8 being the brightest 2 4 2 Setup Option Slideshow Settings From the Main Setup Screen highlight Slideshow Settings and press ENTER to enter Slideshow Settings options The available Slideshow Settings options are Transition Effect Select the transition effect for slides...

Page 11: ...tos in a 4 3 aspect ratio The aspect ratio determines the width and height of the photo The screen on the D Light Box is 4 3 and will display 4 3 photos completely on the full screen Other aspect ratios will show in a letterbox under Original or Fit settings 2 4 4 Setup Option Video Settings From the Main Setup Screen highlight Video Settings and press ENTER to enter Video Settings options The ava...

Page 12: ...py photos and videos from your computer to the D Light Box Internal Memory You can also copy any music files you want to play as the background music 3 1 Connecting D Light Box to Your Computer 1 Connect D Light Box to your computer using the included Standard USB cable The USB port of D Light Box is located at the bottom of the device Note that D Light Box needs to be powered on first 2 The USB C...

Page 13: ...ocess is complete the photo video and music files will be successfully transferred to D Light Box 3 3 Playing Music with Slideshow On D Light Box you can have specific music files play along with your photo slideshow You can choose to either play the music files you saved in the MusicBox folder on the Internal Memory or play the music files you saved in the same photo album you wish to view 3 3 1 ...

Page 14: ... the photos of that slideshow Playing album specific theme music with your slideshow 1 Access the Setup Options under Settings from the Home Screen 2 Select Slideshow Settings 3 Set Background Audio to Local With this option music files stored in the same folder as your photos will play in the background with your slideshow 4 Accessing Memory Devices on D Light Box You can view photos and videos d...

Page 15: ...o not insert two memory cards the same time Warning Do not force the memory card in the slot if it does not slide in smoothly Instead remove the card check the card orientation and slot and try again Once a memory card or USB flash drive is inserted D Light Box will automatically recognize the device and make it available from the Home Screen If you are in the Thumbnail View when the card or USB f...

Page 16: ...te into the folder Press ESC to go back one folder level 5 Enjoying Photos and Videos on D Light Box D Light Box supports Baseline JPEG image file format JPEG images taken directly from your digital camera are typical in this format Unsupported image files will not be shown Note D Light Box does not support Progressive JPEGs Make sure you save your images in Baseline JPEG format if you use an imag...

Page 17: ...wing screen shows the Zoom View 5 2 Viewing Photos in Thumbnail View Keep navigating into the folder until you see the Thumbnail View of your photos in that selected folder In the Thumbnail View all supported photos and videos will be shown as thumbnails The different layout options available include thumbnail grids of 5x4 6x4 7x5 8x6 and 10x7 From the Thumbnail View you can enter manual photo vie...

Page 18: ...rn off music press the button until the volume is turned to Mute Press ESC to return to Thumbnail View Press UP DOWN to change the slideshow interval between photo transitions o o The Slideshow Interval Menu will pop up o o Next press LEFT RIGHT to adjust the slideshow interval from 5 seconds up to 24 hours o o Press ENTER to confirm the selection 5 4 2 Slideshow Options Different slideshow playin...

Page 19: ...e next previous video Press ESC to return to Thumbnail View 6 Using the Kickstand for Easy Viewing The built in kickstand of D Light Box allows you to set up D Light Box as a tabletop display for easy photo and video viewing First remove D Light Box from the leatherette album case 1 Using both hands place your index finger along each side of the device and your thumb at the top of the 2 tabs at th...

Page 20: ...eos like a photo frame or tabletop display To replace device into Album Case 1 Hold the device by the edge of the bottom two corners by pinching it between your thumb and index fingers with your thumb on the top surface of the device 2 Place the top edge of the device against top contour of the cradle while positioning it so that the two tabs at the top fit into their respective slots on the devic...

Page 21: ... proper video input mode for the input that D Light Box is using You can now view the photos and videos on D Light Box on your TV or projector Note When D Light Box is connected to the TV use both sets of volume control to find the most suitable volume setting 7 2 Playing Music through Stereo System You can connect D Light Box to a stereo or pair of powered external speakers to improve the quality...

Page 22: ...starting with the year first and then the month D Light Box will be able to list the folders starting from the earliest year and month to the most recent Now you can easily identify the different photo collections you have and select the photos you want to view 8 Tips and Techniques These are additional tips and techniques that might help you get the most out of your D Light Box 8 1 Organizing You...

Page 23: ... resolution photos What is the aspect ratio of the screen If I have photos with 3 2 or 16 9 aspect ratios how will they be displayed on the device The aspect ratio on D Light Box is 4 3 If you have photos in a 3 2 or 16 9 aspect ratio the photo will be displayed in a letterbox with black bars on top and bottom of the screen in the default view mode There will be no rescaling or distortion of your ...

Page 24: ... the next photo will start the loading process after 5 seconds Large files may take longer than 5 seconds to display What types of memory cards are supported Supported memory cards include SD SDHC Memory Stick MS PRO MS Duo and MS PRO Duo Other formats might be accessible with appropriate memory card adapter Does D Light Box have a USB port for reading from a digital camera or from a flash drive T...

Page 25: ... an imaging software such as Photoshop to check this When saving images in Photoshop Click Save As and Click OK You will open the JPEG Options Dialogue Box Next choose Baseline Standard from the Format Options sections and click OK I need help converting unsupported video files into ones that could play on D Light Box Since there are so many different video standards and settings even within the s...

Page 26: ... Digital Foci Inc technical support at support digitalfoci com or call 888 NOW FOCI 888 669 3624 o o Output Video Codec MPEG 4 Output Audio Codec mp3 o o Video settings Video Scale Size 320 240 Aspect Ratio 4 3 Frame per sec 30 Bitrate 1440 o o Audio settings Sampling frequency Select 44100 Bitrate 128 D Light Box is not recognized by my computer Make sure your D Light Box is powered on Make sure ...

Page 27: ...r to qualify for repair or replacement under warranty the number of pixel anomalies on your LCD panel must exceed these industry standards Why Pixel Anomalies Occur Active matrix LCD technology uses rows and columns of addressable locations pixels that render text and images on the display Each pixel location has three subpixels in the primary colors of red green and blue that allow the image to b...

Page 28: ...onsult your computer dealer or an experienced radio TV technician CANADIAN DOC STATEMENT This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise for digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Le présent appareil numérique n émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériqu...

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