M707Z M808Z M1010Z

Digital Photo Frame

Owner’s Manual

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1 Introduction

1.1 Preface

Thank you very much for purchasing this digital photo frame. We hope you will enjoy using it to view your treasured photos. This photo frame has the following features:

1.1.1 Highlights

M707Z: 7-Inch 800x480 high resolution wide-screen LCD screen

M808Z: 8-Inch 800x600 high resolution LCD screen

M1010Z: 10-Inch 1024x600 high resolution wide-screen LCD screen

Brushed aluminum bezel with machined highlights

Slim profile with curved back case design for modern appearance

Integrated swivel stand that tucks away for easy carrying

1.1.2 Features

Supports JPG image/photo files

Supports MP3 music files

Supports AVI and MP4 video files using MPEG1/2/4 video codecs

Slideshow with background music

Compact IR remote control

USB 2.0 host connector supports USB flash drives

Flash media card reader supports SD/SDHC cards

Automatic slideshow at power on and when inserting memory card or USB drive

Adjustable slideshow sequence, speed, and transition effects

Clock and calendar with slideshow

Adjustable screen brightness, contrast, and saturation

Multiple language support: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish

Note: All the information contained in this manual was correct at the time of publication.

However, as our engineers are always updating and improving the product, your device’s software may have a slightly different appearance or modified functionality than presented in this manual.

2 Precautions

2.1 Precautions and Maintenance

This product is intended for residential indoor use only. It is not intended for outdoors use, or use in harsh environments, or demanding commercial use.

To avoid risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose the unit to moisture or condensation.

To avoid overheating, do not block the ventilation holes on the digital photo frame.

Keep the digital photo frame away from direct sunlight.

Turn off the player and disconnect from AC power if not used for a while.

Do not disassemble the digital photo frame. There is a risk of electric shock and there are no user-serviceable parts inside. Disassembling the digital photo frame will void its warranty.

2.2 Cleaning the LCD Screen

Treat the screen gently and carefully. The screen of the digital photo frame has a glass component that can be damaged or broken when impacted.

Use a soft, non-abrasive lint-free cloth such as microfiber camera lens cloth to gently wipe the LCD screen if fingerprints or dust accumulate on the LCD screen. If necessary, use a cleaning solution that’s safe for coated camera photo lens cleaning. Spray the cleaning solution onto the cleaning cloth. NEVER SPRAY

CLEANING SOLUTION DIRECTLY ONTO THE LCD SCREEN.

WARNING:

Please power off the unit before inserting or removing a memory card or USB drive. Do not put the unit near water or a high-moisture environment to prevent the risk of electric shock.

3

Connections and Buttons

3.1

Buttons

1. Power

2. Previous or Up

3. Play/Pause or Enter

4. Right (Short Press) or Volume+ (Long Press)

5. Left (Short Press) or Volume (Long Press)

6. Next or Down

7. Menu (Long Press) or Return (Short Press)

Note: The left and right buttons are named in accordance of their function when the user is looking at the photo frame. Thus, pressing the “Left” button will move the cursor to the left and the “Right” button will move the cursor to the right.

3.2

Connections

1.

SD/SDHC Card Reader

2. Headphone Output

3.

USB 2.0 Port

4. Mini USB Port (Optional)

5. DC Power Input

Note: Only use the AC adapter that is provided with the digital photo frame. Using a different AC adapter may damage the unit.

3.3

Remote Control

1 Power

2 BMG

3 Mute

4 Menu

Key

5 Up

6 Return

7 Left

8 Right

9 Down

10 Setup

11 Play/Pause

12 OK

13 Zoom

14 Volume -

15 Volume+

16 Rotate

Function

Turn the photo frame on or off

Start a slideshow with background music

Mutes the sound output. Press again to unmute.

Behavior is different depending on context, either brings up an operations menu or displays the main menu.

Move cursor up

Go back to the previous step

Move cursor left

Move cursor right

Move cursor down

Go to the setup menu

Play or pause photo slideshow, music, or video

Play or pause photo slideshow, music, or video

Zoom in when viewing a photo (slideshow must be paused)

Decrease the volume for music or video playback

Increase the volume for music or video playback

Rotate a photo clockwise 90 degrees. Press Play to resume slideshow.

17 Previous

18 Next

Go to previous photo, music, or video file

Go to next photo, music, or video file

To replace the battery in the remote, place the remote control face down, press down on the ridged area of the battery cover and pull towards you to remove the tray. Place one

CR2025 lithium button cell battery on the tray with the positive “+” side facing you.

Reinsert the tray.

4

Getting Started

4.1

Initial Setup

Find a flat and stable surface to place the photo frame. Swing out the built in stand fully to prop up the photo frame – make sure the stand is fully extended or else it will collapse during use. Plug the AC adapter into a standard 110V AC or 240V AC electrical outlet and connect it to the DC Power Input on the photo frame. If the frame turns on and displays the main menu, proceed to the following steps:

Carefully remove the protective film covering the LCD.

Remove the plastic battery insulator from the battery compartment and make sure the remote control has a battery inside.

Press the “Power” button on the remote control to turn the player on or off.

Your digital photo frame is now ready for use.

5

Operating Instructions

After turning on the photo frame, the main menu will display after a few seconds. If there is a flash memory card or USB flash drive inserted into the photo frame, a slideshow will automatically begin plain. To get back to the main menu, press the

“Menu/Return” button on the back of the photo frame twice.

The main menu contains icons for Photos, Music, Videos, File Operations, Calendar, and Setup.

5.1

Flash Memory Cards and USB Flash Drives

The photo frame supports SD/SDHC flash memory cards and USB flash drives, both up to 32GB in size. While the photo frame can handle high resolution photos directly from a digital camera, it is strongly recommended to resize photos down to a lower resolution of about one megapixel in size. This allows more photos to be stored at one time and smaller files are more easily displayed by the photo frame.

The photo frame has a very small amount of built

in internal memory. It can be used to hold a few small photos.

5.2

Choosing Storage Device

When more than one storage device is detected by the digital photo frame, it is necessary to select which storage device to use. Once selected, all operations are on the selected storage device. To perform operations on another storage device, it is necessary to select it first.

To select a storage device, press the “Menu/Return” button repeatedly until the storage selection screen is shown. Highlight the desired storage device and press

“Play/Pause/Enter” to select it.

5.3

Viewing Photos

When a storage device loaded with photos is inserted, the digital photo frame will automatically start displaying a photo slideshow when it is turned on. The user can also manually start a slideshow through the “Photo” icon from the main menu.

Background music will also begin playing if music files are found. To change this behavior, refer to detailed settings in Chapter 6.

When viewing photos, the following operations are available using the buttons on the back of the photo frame:

Button

Play/Pause

Left

Right

Up

Down

Menu/Return

Description

Play or pause the photo slide show.

Go to the previous photo.

Go to the next photo.

Rotate photo counter-clock wise.

Rotate photo clock wise.

Stop the slide show and return to the photo thumbnail menu.

5.4 Copying Photos

It is possible to copy a few small photos to the photo frame’s internal memory. To copy photos follow these steps:

1. Load a SD/SDHC or USB drive with photos you wish to copy and insert it into the photo frame.

2. Turn on the photo frame. If slideshow automatically starts, press the “Menu/Return” button once to return to view photo thumbnails.

3. Scroll to find photos you wish to copy. Highlight a photo and press the

“Play/Pause/Enter” button to display it full screen.

4. Long press the “Menu/Return” button to display the copy menu.

5. Highlight “Save Picture” and press the “Play/Pause/Enter” button to save the photo to internal memory.

5.5 Deleting Photos

To delete a photo, such as from the internal memory of the photo frame, follow these steps:

1. Remove all SD/SDHC and USB flash drives.

2. Turn on the photo frame and select the “Photos” icon from the main menu.

3. Highlight the photo you wish to delete.

4. Long press the “Menu/Return” button to display the delete menu.

5. Highlight “Delete File” and press the “Play/Pause/Enter” button to delete the photo.

5.6 Playing Music

To begin playing music, select the “Music” icon from the main menu. All music files found on the storage device will be displayed in one list. Scroll to the desired music file and press the “Play/Pause/Enter” button to begin playing the music.

While playing music, the following operations are available using the buttons on the back of the photo frame:

Button

Play/Pause

Left

Right

Up

Down

Menu/Return

Description

Play or pause the music.

Turn down the playback volume.

Turn up the playback volume.

Go to the previous music file.

Go to the next music file.

Stop the playback and return to the main menu.

5.7 Playing Videos

To begin playing videos, select the “Video” icon from the main menu. All video files found on the storage device will be displayed in one list. Scroll to the desired video file and press the “Play/Pause/Enter” button to begin playing the video.

While playing videos, the following operations are available using the buttons on the back of the photo frame:

Button

Play/Pause

Left

Right

Up

Down

Menu/Return

Description

Play or pause the video.

Turn down the playback volume.

Turn up the playback volume.

Go to the previous music file.

Go to the next music file.

Stop the playback and return to the video selection menu.

5.8

File Browsing

The “File” icon from the main menu lets users browse the contents of the selected storage device by navigating its folder directory structure.

All compatible file types will be displayed while incompatible file types are not displayed. It is possible to copy or delete files using the same methods as described in previous sections.

5.9

Calendar

To view the calendar, select the “Calendar” icon from the main menu. Be sure to properly set the date and time in the settings menu so that the information displayed is correct. The photo frame will automatically begin playing a slideshow using photos found on the selected storage device.

6 Detailed Settings

To access the setup menu of the photo frame, turn it on and wait for the main menu to display. Highlight the Setup icon and press “Enter”. The Setup menu has the following settings:

Language

Changes the operating language of the photo frame.

Available Values: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish

Photo Sequence

Changes the photo playback sequence when displaying slideshows.

Setting

Sequence

Description

Photos will be displayed in their normal sequence alphanumerically based on file name.

Photos will be displayed in random sequence. Random

Start Up Mode

Sets the operation mode of the photo frame when it is turned on.

Setting

Slideshow

Music

Video

Photo

Calendar

Slide Mode

Play a photo slide show with background music.

Play music files.

Play music files.

Play photo files without background music.

Display the calendar.

Description

Changes the number of photos displayed at the same time during a slideshow. The higher the setting, the more photos will be shown at the same time.

Available Values: Single Window, Two Windows, Four Windows, Triple Windows

Slide Speed

Sets the time interval between each photo in a slideshow.

Available Values: 3/5/15/30 Seconds, 1/5/15/30 Minutes, 1 Hour

Photo Effect

Applies a special effect to photos when they are displayed.

Color

Mono

Setting Description

Photos will be displayed as they are without any special effects.

Photos will be displayed as black and white.

Photos will be displayed in sepia tone. Sepia

Slide Show Effect

Sets the transition effect as one photo switches to the next in a slideshow.

Available Values: Random ( all effects), Jalousie, Fade, Insert, Reel, Brick, 3D Float,

Release, 3D Mix, Comb, 3D Circle, 3D Cube.

Photo Mode

Changes the way photos are displayed when they do not perfectly fit the screen of the photo frame.

Setting

Auto Fit

Optimal

Description

Black bars will be added to the top or bottom of photos that are too narrow or too wide relative to the screen.

Photos that are too narrow will have the top and bottom cut to fit the screen. Photos that are too wide will have the sides cut to fit the screen.

The photo will be stretched or squeezed to fit the full screen. Full

Music Play Mode

Changes the music playback mode.

Setting

Single Repeat

Circular

No Repeat

Repeat a single music file.

Repeat all files continuously.

Play all files one time only.

Description

Video Mode

Changes the way videos are displayed when they do not perfectly fit the screen of the photo frame.

Setting

Original

Description

Videos are displayed in their native resolution. If they are too small, they will appear only in the center portion of the screen.

Screen

Videos are enlarged to fit the screen but the original aspect ratio of the screen is retained. Black bars my appear at the sides or top of the video.

Videos are stretched or squeezed to fit the screen. Full

Display

Changes the display parameters of the LCD screen. The default values are optimal for most conditions.

Setting

Contrast

Brightness

Saturation

Tint

Description

Changes the contrast of the LCD screen.

Increase or decrease the brightness of the LCD screen.

Increase to make colors more vibrant, decrease to make colors more muted.

Change the color cast of the LCD screen. Adjust so that skin tones in photos look natural.

Set Time/Date

Set the current date and time. The date and time is remembered by the photo frame even when there is no power. Select “Save Time” when finished to save the setting.

Available Settings: Year, Month, Date, Hour, Minute, Second

Set Time Format

Change to display the time in either 12-hour or 24-hour time format.

Available Values: 12, 24

Alarm

Configure the alarm clock function of the photo frame. There are two alarm slots, each can be configured independently.

Setting

Status

Number

Hour

Description

Turn the alarm on or off

Switch to alarm slot #1 or #2

Set the hour of the alarm

Minute

Mode

Set the minute of the alarm

Configure how often the alarm is active:

Once: Alarm is active only once.

Each Day: Alarm is active every day.

Self Define: A 7-day box is displayed allowing the alarm to be on for specific days of the week.

Auto Power On

Set the time at which the photo frame automatically turn on each day.

Available Settings: Hour, Minute, Status

Auto Power Off

Set the time at which the photo frame automatically turn off each day.

Available Settings: Hour, Minute, Status

Format Built-In Memory

There is a small amount of internal memory to hold a few photos. If it becomes corrupted, use this setting to reformat the internal memory.

Reset Settings

Reset all settings back to factory defaults.

7 Troubleshooting Guide

Cannot Read A SD/SDHC Card or USB Drive

Check to see if the card or drive is readable by a computer. Reformat the drive using

FAT32 file system – be sure to copy files off the drive first.

Cannot Play a File

Make sure that the file is compatible with the photo frame. The photo frame supports

JPG photo files. Additionally, the photo frame supports MP3 music files up to 320kbps; video files with AVI or MP4 extension encoded with MPEG1/2/4 for video and MP3 for audio.

Cannot Find a File

Make sure that the correct storage device has been selected. Press the “Menu/Return” button on the back of the photo frame repeatedly until the storage device selection screen is displayed.

Cannot Copy a Photo to Internal Memory

The internal memory is very small and can only hold about 3-4 photos at a time. It may be necessary to delete some older photos before there is enough space to hold a new photo.

8 Specifications

Adapter: Input 100-240V 50/60Hz AC, Output 5V/1.5A DC

Card Reader: SD/SDHC Up to 32GB

USB: USB flash drives up to 32GB

Photo Format: JPG

Music Format: MP3 up to 320kbps

Video Format: AVI MP4 Files, MPEG1/2/4 for video and MP3 for audio

LCD Screen:

M707Z M808Z M1010Z

Size

Resolution

Aspect Ratio

Brightness

Contrast

Response Time

7-Inch TFT

800x480

16:9

8-Inch TFT

800x600

4:3

200-250cd/m2

200-300:1

20ms

10.1-Inch TFT

1024x600

16:9

Information in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable but Micca Ltd assumes no responsibility for its use nor for any infringement of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from the use of this manual or the product. Micca reserves the right to change product specifications at any time without notice.

Micca, M707Z, M808Z, M1010Z, and the Micca logo are trademarks of Micca Ltd. Other trademarks referenced in this manual are the properties of their respective owners.

© 2012 Micca Ltd. All rights reserved.