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Model DF-1710
User's Manual
Software Version 4.13
©2002-2004 Digi-Frame Inc. 181 Westchester Ave. Suite 408, Port Chester, NY 10573
Tel: 914-937-4090 Fax: 914-937-0385 email: info@digi-frame.com,
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- Page 1 Software Version 4.13 ©2002-2004 Digi-Frame Inc. 181 Westchester Ave. Suite 408, Port Chester, NY 10573 Tel: 914-937-4090 Fax: 914-937-0385 email: info@digi-frame.com, techsupport@digi-frame.com Digi-Frame®, See it Now!®, The Missing Link in Digital Photography!® and the “D” logo are registered trademarks of Digi-Frame Inc.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
CD-ROM Script Files ................................22 7. Memory Card Operation ................................23 8. Network Operation .................................. 24 Overview....................................24 Testing Communication with Your DF-1710 ..........................30 Wireless Networking ................................31 Advanced Networking Topics ..............................33 9. Script Files and Slideshows ............................... 38 Basic Information About Script Files ............................ -
Page 3: Introduction
The system has been designed for maximum open-endedness and flexibility to accommodate most applications. The basic steps to showing pictures or movies on the DF-1710 using a CD-ROM or memory card are as follows: •... -
Page 4: Package Contents
Media and script file for pre-loaded demonstration slideshows. In addition, you’ll need: • Media files on CD-ROM if you wish to load your files via the DF-1710’s CD-ROM drive. • A USB card reader and memory cards if you wish to load files from memory cards. -
Page 5: Unpacking And Assembling Your Df-1710
Care of your DF-1710’s LCD Screen Your DF-1710 is shipped with a sheet of non-glare acrylic plastic in front of its LCD screen for protection and glare reduction. This plastic can be removed or replaced should you wish to do so (see section 3.4). If your LCD screen needs cleaning use only wipes or cloths designed specifically for cleaning of LCD screens. -
Page 6: Controls And Ports
In order to use the remote control the sensor must not be blocked. A small hole has been precut in the mat supplied with your DF-1710, if you change the mat or install the DF- 1710 in a wall or fixture please ensure that the sensor is not blocked. The Echo LED lights whenever a signal is received from the remote control. -
Page 7: Rear Panel
DF-1710’s display on multiple devices. • Reset – This button can be used to reset the DF-1710 if a problem is encountered. This should normally not be necessary; this feature is intended for the convenience of third-party developers. -
Page 8: Infrared Remote Control
Infrared Remote Control The DF-1710’s infrared remote control is pictured above. Install the two included AAA batteries in the battery compartment, ensuring correct polarity. • The LCD Backlight ON/OFF button toggles power to the LCD backlight and mutes the sound output from the internal speakers, but not the external audio line output. -
Page 9: Cd-Rom
When you insert a CD-ROM into the DF-1710’s drive, any media files found on it are copied to a new directory on the hard drive and a script file is automatically generated (see section 4, CD-ROM Operation, and Section 7, Script Files). -
Page 10: Mounting/Hanging The Df-1710
3. Mounting/Hanging the DF-1710 The DF-1710 can be hung from standard picture hanging hardware, hooks, wire etc. by using the “keyhole” slots or the picture wire hooks on the rear panel. If you use the included picture wire and hooks be sure to wrap the picture wire around itself securely, multiple times. -
Page 11: Wire Routing Clips
Wire Routing Clips Your DF-1710 is supplied with four wire routing clips that can be used to route the power and other cables so that they hang from center of the unit in either landscape or portrait mode. Insert the wire or wires through the split barb of the clip: Insert the barb of the clip into one of the four 1/4”... -
Page 12: Changing The Decorative Frame
The DF-1710 accepts most standard 16 x 20” decorative frames made of wood or other material that can be screwed into. Change the frame by following these steps: 1) Lay the DF-1710 down flat on its face on a flat, clean surface, preferably covered with cloth or other non- scratching material. - Page 13 About the Non-Glare Acrylic Your DF-1710 is supplied with a quality piece of protective non-glare acrylic plastic in front of its LCD screen. This both protects the LCD from damage and reduces reflections and glare from its surface. It does, however, cause a degree of “softening”...
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Page 14: Built-In Installations
For built-in installations remove the decorative frame and mount the adjustable brackets to your installation as shown below. The DF-1710 can be mounted from the front or rear in this type of installation. Note that the CD- ROM and main unit control buttons may not be useable unless you make special provision for access to them. -
Page 15: Watching Slideshows
4. Watching Slideshows While watching slideshows you can perform the following functions using the remote control or main unit buttons: View Previous or Next Press the left arrow to go back to the previous item or the right arrow to advance to the next. An indicator will appear briefly showing the requested operation, and if the unit is paused that will be indicated as well. -
Page 16: On-Screen Menu System
“D” for slideshow play options. You can also view, rename, and delete text files using this screen. Browse All Files This screen allows you to browse files and folders on the DF-1710’s hard drive. You can perform the following functions here: •... -
Page 17: Change Slideshow Defaults
See the Script File sections of this manual for more details. The default settings are saved on the DF-1710’s hard drive in the dfos.ini file and restored whenever it is rebooted. -
Page 18: Set/Clear Lockout Password
WAV file will be played immediately after the jpeg is loaded. See the WAV audio section of the “Playing Media on the DF-1710” section of this manual for more details. -
Page 19: Scan Card Or Usb Disk
DNS addresses and wireless system ID (ESSID). These settings are for advanced users; if you’re not using networking or are connecting your DF-1710 to a network with a DHCP server you won’t need to use this menu. See the Wireless Networking and Advanced Networking Topics sections of this manual for more information. -
Page 20: Browse The Internet
Browse the Internet Selecting this choice opens a basic web browser window. The on-screen cursor can be moved around the screen using the arrow keys on the remote control, and the “D” button performs a “mouse click” function. A small icon in the lower right-hand corner of the screen toggles the browser control toolbar on and off. Please note the following regarding the web browser: •... -
Page 21: Cd-Rom Operation
There may be a delay of a few seconds before the newly-inserted CD is recognized, depending on what the DF-1710 is doing at the time, after which a... -
Page 22: Appending Cd-Rom Content To An Existing Slideshow
Information” section of this manual for more details) Important Note on CD-ROMs: The DF-1710 recognizes only ISO9660-formatted CDs. Non ISO9660- formatted CDs may cause the unit to “hang” and require manual ejection of the CD with a paper clip and a re- boot. -
Page 23: Memory Card Operation
No driver or software installation is required in the Digi-Frame. Plug your card reader into the USB port in the connector bay at the rear of the DF-1710. You do not need to turn off your Digi-Frame when plugging and unplugging a card reader, however , if you’re unplugging one brand or model of card reader and plugging in a... -
Page 24: Network Operation
DHCP server is a component of software running on a file server computer. When the DF-1710 starts up, it first looks for a DHCP server and if one is found, gets its IP address from it (unless DHCP Override has been selected in the Network Settings menu). If you’re connecting your DF-1710 directly to a computer, or to a simple LAN without a router, there won’t be a DHCP server, so the DF-1710 will... - Page 25 A single computer is connected directly to a DF-1710 by an ethernet crossover cable. Files generated on the PC are sent to the DF-1710 at its default IP address, using FTP or SMB networking. Media to be played resides on the DF-1710’s internal hard drive. Once the media and script file have been transferred the network connection can be removed or left in place as desired.
- Page 26 Figure 4 below shows remote administration of a DF-1710 on a remote LAN via the internet using “push” mode content delivery. In order to “push” content to a DF-1710 its IP address must be known so that media and script files can be sent to it via FTP. In some cases the remote LAN and devices within it may have fixed addresses;...
- Page 27 “main” script on the server. Here’s an example: http://www.myserver.com/frame0001/mainscript.txt When the DF-1710 plays the “fetch” script, it will call the main script from the server as a “nested” script, in a manner similar to a subroutine in a program. Media references in the main (nested) script are relative to its location, i.e. if the main script contains the line pictures/picture1.jpg...
- Page 28 Figure 5: Remote Administration via the Internet using “Pull” Mode User_Manual_RP3001k.doc...
- Page 29 Configuring Your Computer’s Network Settings If you’re connecting your DF-1710 to an ethernet network that has a DHCP server on it and your computer is already on that network, you don’t need to reconfigure anything on your computer – proceed to “Connecting your DF-1710 to a Computer or Network”...
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Page 30: Testing Communication With Your Df-1710
Digi-Frame’s IP address is 192.168.0.25 and you haven’t changed the default password you should enter: ftp://df:digiframe@192.168.0.25 into the browser’s address field. If you’re using an FTP client program, enter the IP address of your DF-1710 in the appropriate field, enter “df” as the user name and “digiframe” as the password. No directory path should be entered. -
Page 31: Wireless Networking
The USB wireless module should be connected to the DF-1710’s USB port before turning the frame on, or if it’s already on, you will need to reboot by powering the unit off and on or by using the menu reboot. On powerup or reboot, the USB module will attempt to communicate with the nearest base station and obtain a wireless IP address. - Page 32 The default ESSID in your DF-1710 is “lynksys”, and if you’re using all Lynksys components you will probably not need to change this setting. If you do need to change it, choose “Set Wireless ESSID” from the “Modify Network Settings”...
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Page 33: Advanced Networking Topics
The user name cannot be changed. To change your DF-1710’s FTP password, use Windows Notepad or another text editor to create a new text file called “password.txt” containing your desired new password. (Ensure that there are no leading spaces or other extraneous content in the file. - Page 34 (e.g. /digiframe/script.txt). Note that the /digiframe prefix must be supplied for scripts residing on the DF-1710’s local hard disk. Using dfos.ini to set the default slideshow to a script file on a remote server is a more robust way of implementing “pull” mode remote control of slideshows than the alternate method of referencing a remote nested script in a local script, especially in slow network situations.
- Page 35 SMB access to a single subdirectory, specify its name here (with a leading forward slash, e.g. SMBROOT=/smb_dir). The directory must exist. SMBWORKGROUP=workgroup-name Sets the name of the workgroup the DF-1710 will join. Effective only when SMB networking is enabled. Default is "WORKGROUP". TRANSITION=[flip, dissolve, blocks or crossfade] Sets the default inter-slide transition.
- Page 36 IP addresses to specific devices, identified by their MAC addresses. The MAC address of your Digi-Frame is printed on a label on the back of the unit, along with the product serial number. Default Network Settings If no DHCP server is found on your network or if “Override DHCP Server”...
- Page 37 By default, the Digi-Frame will cache DHCP leases across reboots. To override this behavior, you can connect to the DF-1710 via ftp and create a dummy file in the root ftp directory named “dhcp.dyn”. If this file exists, your DF-1710 will NOT cache its leased address; each time it reboots, it will request a new address from the DHCP server.
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Page 38: Script Files And Slideshows
Basic Information About Script Files The DF-1710 gets its information about the order and timing of media items to be played and any other special instructions by means of text script files, either created by you and uploaded to the Digi-Frame via ethernet, or automatically generated by the Digi-Frame when a CD-ROM or memory card is inserted. -
Page 39: Advanced Scripting Information
Organizing your slideshows and media into folders is convenient and helpful but requires attention in script file writing. All paths in scripts are relative to the directory that the main script file resides in, i.e. the DF-1710 assumes that the script and media are all in the same folder. If your media files are in the same directory (folder) as your script file, then no paths need to be specified in the script file. - Page 40 Comments in Script Files Any line beginning with the character “#” is ignored by the DF-1710 and may be used for descriptive comments in the script file. Nested Script Files Script files can reference other script files. This is referred to as “nesting” script files. The nested script files must conform to the same format requirements as main script files, and have a file extension of “.txt”.
- Page 41 Media items are cached by default unless the “nocache” option is specified. Caching minimizes network traffic and speeds playback by eliminating unnecessary downloads. Since the DF-1710 stores, or “caches” copies of fetched media and scripts, modifications made to remote media items on the server will not be seen on a remote unit unless a) the unit is rebooted, b) the “nocache”...
- Page 42 CD-ROM and Memory Card Script Files Each time a CD-ROM or memory card is scanned, a new directory is created for its content on the DF-1710’s internal hard drive. The directory can be automatically named with a time and date stamp or named using the on-screen text entry system as described in the “CD-ROM operation”...
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Page 43: Script Options
Media-URL[,option1[=value1],[…],optionn[=valuen]] For example, to display a JPEG image residing on the Digi-Frame’s hard drive named picture1.jpg with a pause time of 3 seconds and a dissolve transition, you would enter the following line in your script file: picture1.jpg,pause=3,transition=dissolve Options appearing on a line with a media item reference apply only to that media item. - Page 44 Forces the Digi-Frame to ignore the file name and extension of the media item, and treat it as an item of type type. type is one of the following (these must be specified in lowercase, as shown below):...
- Page 45 Digi-Frame begins to process the media item itself. For instance, this means that if you specify a pause of 10 seconds and it takes Digi-Frame 5 seconds to download and display the image, the image will only be onscreen for 5 seconds before Digi-Frame proceeds to the next line of the scriptfile.
- Page 46 See “Playing Sounds on the DF-1710”, below, for more detailed information on the use of this parameter.
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Page 47: Tutorial - Setting Up Simple Internet "Photo Sharing
“theirframe”. While you still have the DF-1710 you want to place at a remote location, write the following script and load it on the frame using FTP mode: http://www.mywebsite.com/theirframe/remote.txt... - Page 48 The recipients will be able to use the controls on their Digi-Frame to scroll forward and back, pause the images, set default options, etc. If the internet connection is lost or not found, the frame will display any images from your slideshow that were cached locally before the connection was lost.
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Page 49: Playing Media On The Df-1710
Video Supported Video Formats The DF-1710 can play video movies in the MPEG-1 and MPEG-4 formats only. The DF-1710 cannot play DVD (MPEG-2) movies or Apple QuickTime® - formatted movies. MPEG-4 movies must have an extension of “.AVI”, “.avi”, “MP4” or “mp4”. MPEG-4 movies may lose audio sync if the overall bitrate is too high. - Page 50 (2) Extremely large movies, particularly AVI files, may play back only the sound track, or may experience loss of audio sync. This occurs because the DF-1710 tries to keep the video up with the audio by skipping video frames. If the movie is sufficiently big and complicated, the decoder will never have enough free time to update the screen, so the movie will appear not to be playing.
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Page 51: Sounds
For example, if your DF-1710 contains pictures of a baseball game and pictures of a birthday party, you might create a scriptfile like this: # Take Me Out to the Ballgame is 60 seconds long. - Page 52 If you specify a remote URL to an MP3 file in the main script file, it will be downloaded and cached. This playlist file must be saved with the extension .lst and uploaded to your DF-1710 in the usual way.
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Page 53: Macromedia Flash® Animation Files
If the audio comments feature is enabled set in the Slideshow Setup menu or in the dfos.ini file, the DF-1710 will look for a .WAV file in the same directory and with the same name as the JPEG file, and play it if found. -
Page 54: Html Files
HTML Files Any script line ending in a forward slash (/) “.htm”, “.html”, “.asp” or “.php” will be assumed to be a reference to HTML content and passed to the DF-1710’s embedded web browser. Please note: • Options can be specified on the script line, e.g. pause time etc., however transition effects will not be applied. -
Page 55: Tutorial - Simple Animation With Jpeg Still Images
Tutorial - Simple Animation with JPEG Still Images You can produce simple “flip book” animation very easily using Adobe Photoshop® or other image editing software. Animation, especially with fixed background elements, will be easier with a program such as Photoshop® that supports multiple layers within documents. To create animation, you produce a separate JPEG still image for each frame of the animation, then write a script that plays them all in the proper sequence, specifying a pause value of 0 for each image. -
Page 56: System Files
If you do not have an ethernet connection to your DF-1710 the upgrade file can be put onto a CD or memory card, which is then simply inserted to initiate the upgrade process. The DF-1710 will go through two reboots as described above. -
Page 57: Troubleshooting
14. Troubleshooting Problem: When I turn on the DF-1710 I hear a beep but the screen is dark. The LED’s in the Input/Output bay are on. Solution: Press the backlight power button on the main unit or the remote control. The DF-1710 usually powers up with the backlight on but this may not always be the case. - Page 58 If you believe your LCD is defective according to the above guidelines please contact our customer service department for further information. Dead pixels can also appear as a result of abuse. Digi-Frame is not responsible for damage to LCD’s caused by mechanical abuse, mishandling, or exposure to excessive temperature humidity, or condensation.
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Page 59: Specifications
15. Specifications Microprocessor 300MHz Pentium® MMX compatible Network Interface 10/100baseT Ethernet Still Image Formats JPEG/JFIF, JPEG/Exif2 LCD Resolution 2048 x 1024 pixels, driven by software at 1024 x 768 pixels Still Image File Size Capacity Up to 8192 x 6144 pixels Motion Video Formats MPEG-1, MPEG-4 (DivX™) Motion Video Resolution... -
Page 60: Index
Index “Continuing...” Gateway Address system freeze at, 58 manually setting, 36 handler option, 44 802.11b. See Wireless Networking Animation Hanging, 10 home page creating, 55 Audio default, 20 comments for pictures, 53 html Audio Output displaying, 42, 54 jack, 7 Internet muting, 8, 15 administering DF-1710s via, 26... - Page 61 29 problems accessing the DF-1710, 57 configurations, 24 Security, password, 33 connecting to, 29 Sensor, Infrared, 6 problems establishing communication, 57 Serial Port, 7 SMB, 24, 33 setdefault directive, 43, 46 No Media Found error message, 38...
- Page 62 ©2002 Digi-Frame Inc. 181 Westchester Ave. Suite 408, Port Chester, NY 10573 914-937-4090 See it Now!®, The Missing Link in Digital Photography!® and the “D” logo are registered trademarks of Digi-Frame Inc.
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