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USER'S MANUAL
Copyright  2002 Pacific Digital, Corp. All rights reserved. Specifications and items
shown subject to change without notice. The Pacific Digital stylized P logo is a
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registered trademark, and Pacific Digital
, MemoryFrame
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are trademarks of Pacific Digital Corp. All other trademarks are the property of their
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  • Page 1 USER’S MANUAL Copyright  2002 Pacific Digital, Corp. All rights reserved. Specifications and items shown subject to change without notice. The Pacific Digital stylized P logo is a registered trademark, and Pacific Digital , MemoryFrame , and Digital PixMaster are trademarks of Pacific Digital Corp. All other trademarks are the property of their...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Using Digital PixMaster™ to Create Slideshows Transferring Slideshows to/from MemoryFrame Exiting Digital PixMaster Connecting a Camera to the MemoryFrame Connecting a USB Card-Reader to MemoryFrame Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital, Corp ... 2 ... 6 ... 6 ... 7 ... 8 ...
  • Page 3 How to change the decorative 5 x 7 frame Purchasing New Decorative 5x7 Frames Troubleshooting / FAQ MemoryFrame Specifications Upgrading MemoryFrame Firmware MemoryFrame Limited Warranty Contacting Technical Support Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation ... 33 ... 42 ... 43 ... 44 ... 45 ... 47 ...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    1. Introduction Welcome to the future of personal digital imaging. The Pacific Digital MemoryFrame combines the vibrant high-resolution quality of active- matrix TFT (Thin Film Transistor) display technology with the convenience and speed of the popular Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface for a new way to display your photos instantly.

  • Page 5: Ways To Use Your Memoryframe

    Many digital camera users will want to take advantage of their personal computer’s power, memory and user interface to edit, enhance, and archive their photos and other images. Using the Digital PixMaster application supplied with the MemoryFrame Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation Page 2...
  • Page 6 MemoryFrame. First, right-click the image, then either Copy (for later Paste into Digital PixMaster), or Save-As (to save to your hard disk for later drag & drop into Digital PixMaster) for quick USB download to MemoryFrame. Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation Page 3...

  • Page 7: Warnings

    Do not open the plastic case of the MemoryFrame at any time. There is risk of electric shock. There are no User serviceable parts inside. Opening the plastic case voids the product warranty. Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation Ventilation holes Page 4...
  • Page 8 American only external power-supply. If it is plugged into locations outside of North America that use 240 VAC 50 Hz, it will damage the unit and void the warranty. Pacific Digital offers a separate international external power supply for use outside of North America.

  • Page 9: Getting Started

    Please record the model and serial number from the bar coded label located on the rear of the MemoryFrame to keep for reference. The serial number is required for Technical Support and Product Registration. See Figure 2 for location of model and serial number. Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation Page 6...

  • Page 10: Removing The Protective Plastic Film From The Lcd

    MemoryFrame. Use the Contrast Up/Down buttons to achieve your desired level of contrast. Note: You may choose to leave the protective plastic film on the LCD screen to keep it protected. Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation Model U-30140 or alternatively Page 7...

  • Page 11: Connecting Memoryframe To The Power Supply

    Warning! Plugging the North American plug into locations outside of North America that use 240 VAC 50 Hz will damage unit and void warranty. Pacific Digital offers an international external power supply for use outside of North America. Using the Foldout Stand...
  • Page 12 PC, then MemoryFrame allows you to change/set the transition and duration after the photos have been transferred. Settings may be changed using the control button menus defined in the Menu section. Page 9 Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation...

  • Page 13: Control Buttons And Connectors

    Press the || button to pause or restart the slide show. When the show is paused, the || button resumes the slideshow. When viewing a user- interface menu (see Menu button), this button Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation Page 10...
  • Page 14 “Camera” is used to transfer images from a camera or USB memory-card-reader. The one marked “PC” is used to transfer shows to/from a PC running the bundled Digital PixMaster software. Figure 4 – Power & USB Connectors Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation Page 11...
  • Page 15 See Section 10.2 for care and cleaning. MemoryFrame has a receptacle that accepts a Kensington® Lock locking system to add protection and security when used in business environments. (See Chapter 10). Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation Page 12...

  • Page 16: Using Memoryframe With A Personal Computer

    PC. Simply drag & drop the desired photos for a particular show into Digital PixMaster. Digital PixMaster software can import the following picture formats: JPEG, BMP, ICO, or GIF. Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation Page 13...

  • Page 17: Minimum Pc System Requirements

    Installing Digital PixMaster™ PC Software Place the software CD-ROM that came with MemoryFrame in your PC’s CD-ROM drive. If your Windows®PC is configured to auto-run, the Install-Shield wizard for Digital PixMaster should automatically start within one minute. Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation Page 14...

  • Page 18: Digital Pixmaster

    After the installation is completed, the Digital PixMaster icon will automatically be located on your Windows Desktop. Figure 6 – Digital PixMaster Icon Digital PixMaster To start Digital PixMaster double click on the icon. Page 15 Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation...

  • Page 19: Installing Memoryframe's Usb Drivers

    MemoryFrame User’s Manual Installing MemoryFrame’s USB Drivers MemoryFrame has custom USB drivers from Pacific Digital that are shipped to you on the same software CD as Digital PixMaster. To load them, boot your Windows PC, and after Windows has completely loaded, simply connect your PC to your MemoryFrame with the USB cable that was provided in the box with the unit.
  • Page 20 CD-ROM drive checkbox. Then click on Next to continue the installation. After Windows® finds and installs the driver, the COMPLETING THE NEW HARDWARE WIZARD screen will be displayed. Click on Finish to complete the installation. Page 17 Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation...

  • Page 21: Using Digital Pixmaster™ To Create Slideshows

    PixMaster will open an empty slideshow and also launch the Windows® Explorer program to your MyPictures directory. In the figure below, the Digital PixMaster program is open on the left, while MyPictures directory is shown on the right. Page 18 Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation...
  • Page 22 You can also select photos from any application, directory, CD, DVD, etc. to import via “drag and drop” or “copy/paste” into your slideshow. Simply find the images that you want to include in the slideshow. Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation Page 19...
  • Page 23 PC without the need for a MemoryFrame to be connected. This allows you to create slideshows on any PC. The Figure below shows the various options under the File, Edit, and View pull-down menus. Page 20 Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation...
  • Page 24 Left-Click. Then, click EDIT, and select either Delete or Cut to remove the Image from the slideshow. Alternatively, you can press the delete key on your keyboard. Cut Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation View Ctrl-Z...
  • Page 25 Selecting Image Properties from the Edit menu allows you to assign transitions, fill colors, and set the slide display duration time for each individual slide (or apply to all slides). Figure 12 below shows the Image Properties screen. Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation Page 22...
  • Page 26 Box out: The next image appears from center in a small box and expands towards the edges of the screen. Tile Fill Down: The old image is tiled over as the new image wipes down from the top. Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation Page 23...

  • Page 27: Transferring Slideshows To/From Memoryframe

    Figure 13 – Additional Application Commands Note: Exit any on-board-button menus and return to displaying the current slideshow. This will place the MemoryFrame in the mode that is required to communicate with the PC. Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation Page 24...
  • Page 28 Retrieve the existing show to your PC for saving on your PC hard drive before sending a new one. Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation ) in the toolbar. When the Page 25...

  • Page 29: Exiting Digital Pixmaster

    Clicking on the close window box (x) in the upper right corner will also exit the Digital PixMaster program. Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation Page 26...

  • Page 30: Connecting A Camera To The Memoryframe

    To use a camera, connect the “micro-USB” connector to the camera’s USB port. Then connect the “Standard USB” connector to the “Camera” connector of the MemoryFrame. See Figure 14. Page 27 Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation...
  • Page 31 This standard driverless mode (called “disk-drive” mode by some cameras) is required to interface to MemoryFrame. See your camera’s user manual for details of how to prepare your camera for driver-less USB transfers. Page 28 Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation...
  • Page 32 MemoryFrame from the camera and for setting the display times and transitions. More information on navigating the menu system is described in the Camera Download section of Chapter 9, the MemoryFrame Menu System chapter. Page 29 Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation...

  • Page 33: Connecting A Usb Card-Reader To Memoryframe

    (i.e. the cable that came with your reader). To do this with a USB memory-card reader, connect the USB connector of the card-reader’s USB cable to the “Camera” connector of the MemoryFrame. See Figure 15. Page 30 Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation...
  • Page 34 The MemoryFrame is capable of displaying the JPEG pictures found in the reader’s memory cards and allowing the user to download pictures from the reader directly into the MemoryFrame until the internal memory of the MemoryFrame is full. Page 31 Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation...
  • Page 35 MemoryFrame from the reader and for setting the display times and transitions. More information on navigating the menu system is described in the Camera Download section of Chapter 9, the MemoryFrame Menu System chapter. Page 32 Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation...

  • Page 36: Memoryframe Menu System

    When you enter the menu system, the MemoryFrame changes the usage of three of the buttons: Forward (►), Pause/Select ( || ) and Reverse (◄). Menu Control Buttons Menu Button Figure 16 – Menu Buttons Page 33 Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation...

  • Page 37: Main Menu

    When you press the Menu button during a slideshow, the MemoryFrame™ will stop displaying the slideshow and enter the menu system into the “Main” Menu. Figure 17 is a sample of the Main Menu screen. Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation Page 34...
  • Page 38 MemoryFrame™. Check our website for software upgrades. The stand on the back of the MemoryFrame is designed to support the MemoryFrame in either the portrait (vertical) or the landscape (horizontal) orientation. The default position is Landscape (horizontal). Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation Page 35...
  • Page 39 Main Menu to a sub-menu called the Picture Configuration menu. For this menu, the focus is initially on thumbnails of the stored pictures as depicted in the Figure 18. CONFIGURATION MENU SELECT PRESS REVERSE, FORWARD, Figure 18- Configure Pictures Menu Page 36 Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation...
  • Page 40 The picture configuration menu items presented for the photo are: Return to Main Menu Delete Hide/Show Image Set Transition Effect Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation selected Page 37...
  • Page 41 These are the same as those selectable with the PC application software, Digital PixMaster. When you choose a transition effect, this menu selection will save the changes into memory and then return you to thumbnail navigation mode. The transitions in your Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation Page 38...
  • Page 42 Pause/Select button and will automatically return you to the thumbnail navigation mode, leaving the current picture selected. Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation Page 39...
  • Page 43 To enter this menu, highlight “Download Pictures,” and press Pause/Select for the MemoryFrame to enter it’s picture download mode (from camera or reader). Figure 19- Download Pictures Menu Download Menu Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation Cancel Return to Main Menu Page 40...
  • Page 44 Now that you have selected the picture you want to transfer, you must now select either “Save to Picture Frame” or “Cancel” to return to thumbnail navigation. Highlight either option and press the Pause/Select ( || ) button. Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation Page 41...

  • Page 45: Tips And Tricks

    In this mode, your MemoryFrame will automatically reduce the size of large image files to fit on the screen. Images smaller than 320 x 240 pixels will not be enlarged. Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation Page 42...

  • Page 46: Caring For The Screen

    Avoid keeping the slideshow in either pause mode or menu management mode for long periods (multiple hours) to avoid displaying the same image continuously, as it will cause image sticking (burn-in of the image into LCD). Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation Page 43...

  • Page 47: Securing Memoryframe In Office Environments

    MemoryFrame has a receptacle that accepts a Kensington® compatible locking system. This adds protection and security when used in business environments. See Figure 20. Figure 20 – Security Lock Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation Page 44...

  • Page 48: How To Change The Decorative 5 X 7 Frame

    “frame lock” tabs on the rear of the unit. Apply strong thumb pressure outward towards the edges of the frame until the frame locks are in the locked position. A Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation Page 45...
  • Page 49 “click” may be heard when locked. Fold out the Stand from the rear of the MemoryFrame. Choose the orientation that you prefer either portrait (vertical) or landscape (horizontal) orientation, and set the MemoryFrame on a flat surface. Page 46 Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation...

  • Page 50: Purchasing New Decorative 5X7 Frames

    Figure 21 – Sample 5 x 7 Frames In addition to frames from Pacific Digital’s website, you can also purchase standard 5x7 frames from your local store. The rest of this section gives details on how to select a frame that is compatible with MemoryFrame.
  • Page 51 2. The second type of 5x7 frames have a slot in the bottom such that the glass, picture, and stand-mechanism all slide up from the bottom of the frame. Please note, MemoryFrame cannot use this type of frame, so purchase only type #3 below. Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation Page 48...
  • Page 52 At minimum, the groove must be at least 1 inch in length and be centered on each of the two short sides of the frame, Grooves are not required on the long sides of the frame, but are acceptable if present. Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation Page 49...

  • Page 53: Troubleshooting / Faq

    PC (running Digital PixMaster software) or a USB memory-card-reader in order to get its photos into the MemoryFrame. Check the Pacific Digital website for a partial list of cameras which are known to be compliant to the Microsoft USB Mass Storage specification.
  • Page 54 PC (running Digital PixMaster software) or a USB memory- card-reader in order to get its photos into the MemoryFrame. Check the Pacific Digital website for a list of cameras which are compliant to the Microsoft USB Mass Storage specification. You may also want to contact Pacific Digital customer support at (888) 999-0732 to see if there is a software upgrade available to support your camera.
  • Page 55 JPEG (.JPG) files. Consult your camera’s documentation to learn if your camera can be configured to store pictures JPEG (.jpg) format. You may also want to contact Pacific Digital customer support at (888) 999-0732 to see if there is a software upgrade available to support your camera.

  • Page 56: Memoryframe Specifications

    8.31 x 6.33 x 1.71 in (211 x 161 x 43 mm) (w/h/d) Weight/Mass: 28 oz. (800g) Environment: 32 – 85 0F, 0-30 OC, 40-64% RH (non-condensing) Accessories: USB cable, software CD-ROM, wood frame Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation Page 53...

  • Page 57: Upgrading Memoryframe Firmware

    Upgrading MemoryFrame Firmware Software Updates May Be Available From time to time, Pacific Digital may make improvements to MemoryFrame’s internal software (firmware) to add features or enhancements. Check www.pacificdigital.com MF-570 software. How to Download MemoryFrame Software updates Go to www.pacificdigital.com Follow the links to the MemoryFrame firmware update page.
  • Page 58 PixMaster, select “Update Firmware.” Follow the on-screen instructions to point to the updated firmware file (with a “.bin” file extension) that you just downloaded from the Pacific Digital website to your hard-drive. After you click on the OPEN box to select the .bin firmware update file, Digital PixMaster will display a progress bar to indicate the transfer of the file to MemoryFrame.
  • Page 59 “PLEASE POWER THE MEMORYFRAME OFF/ON” Only then can you turn the MemoryFrame OFF, then turn it back ON. When the MemoryFrame goes into normal operation, the upgrade has been completed. Enjoy the new firmware! Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation Page 56...

  • Page 60: Memoryframe Limited Warranty

    Check your resellers return policy first. All purchased products must be returned to original reseller within their return policy time period. If the product is out of reseller’s return period, all returns to Pacific Digital Corporation for warranty repair within the warranty period must be authorized by Pacific Digital with a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number.
  • Page 61 Customer’s acceptance of Pacific Digital’s RMA number reflects acceptance to the terms and conditions of Pacific Digital's Warranty and Return Policy, as set by Pacific Digital. All requests for RMA numbers must include product serial numbers and proof of purchase. Customer agrees to assume shipping charges on return shipments to Pacific Digital and Pacific Digital agrees to assume shipping charges back to customer.

  • Page 62: Contacting Technical Support

    Camera Image Type (JPEG, TIF, etc.):______________________________ Brand of Camera:_________________________________________________ Type of Memory:_____________________________________________ USB type:______________________________________________________ OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE PC YOU USE TO RUN THE DIGITAL PIXMASTER SOFTWARE Processor Speed:______________________________________________ Brand of Computer:____________________________________________ RAM Size:__________________________________________________ Operating System:______________________________________________ Page 59 Copyright© 2002 Pacific Digital Corporation...
  • Page 63 The Pacific Digital part number for this MemoryFrame MF-570 User’s Manual is: 1862-PF-03-x (revised Jan-24-2003) The Pacific Digital part number for the MF-570 model of the MemoryFrame product line is: U-30140 Specifications are subject to change without notice. All trademarks and logos are the property of their respective owners.

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