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GIGA Vu Pro evolution
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  • Page 1 ��������� GIGA Vu Pro evolution User Manual Version 1.0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ��������� Contents 6.2.1 Connect the Device to a Computer 6.2.2 Import Data from a Computer 6.2.3 Export Data to a Computer Backup Data Safety Instructions Disk Management Overview Managing Photos Scope of Delivery Some Remarks about File Formats Features in Brief Previews First Use 7.2.1 Generate Previews...
  • Page 3 10.2 Copy Movie Clips 10.3 Delete an Album or a Single Movie Clip 10.4 Rename an Album 11 Software Upgrade 12 Available Accessories 13 Technical Specification 49 Addendum1...

  • Page 4: Safety Instructions

    ��������� Safety Instructions Avoid magnetic fields Avoid to keep the GIGA Vu PRO evolution in the environment of magnetic fields. Keep the Turn off the device immediately in case of GIGA Vu PRO evolution away from electric smoke or unusual smell...

  • Page 5: Overview

    Features in Brief On the next pages we will explain all functions The GVPE can be used for the following of the Giga Vu Pro Evolution. In the following actions: description the device will be abbreviated as Transferring data from and to various data GVPE.

  • Page 6: Getting Familiar With The Gvpe

    ��������� First charge Slot for CompactFlash memory card On/off switch Microphone USB2 high speed interface for data transfer Please read this instruction carefully before the to a computer first use of GVPE! USB2 OTG interface for data transfer to a printer, camera or external hard disk The GVPE will be delivered with a completely “Home”...

  • Page 7: Screen

    2.4.2 Screen � ���� �� ���� � ���� � ������ �� ���� � ���� The GVPE is equipped with a high quality, high resolution LCD screen with 640 * 480 RGB pixels. By using state-of-the-art technology, the GVPE screen is very bright and allows easy viewing even outdoors.
  • Page 8 ��������� USB connectors Use the supplied audio/video cable to connect the GVPE to a TV set. This is convenient for The GVPE features two USB connectors. watching slide shows and movies. See chapter The upper USB connector is a high speed USB 5.3, “Screen &...

  • Page 9: Quick Instruction For Photo Download From A Cf Card

    Quick Instruction for Photo Download from a CF Card When operating the first time with the GVPE without AC power supply, make sure that the battery is charged completely as described in chapter 2.3, “First use”. Take off the rubber cover, turn it around Fig.

  • Page 10: General Instructions

    GVPE provides the possibility to backup the photo in full view. data to an external hard disk, such as the 14 Press the joystick again to return to the JOBO mobile hard disk Giga One, via the file list. USB-2-OTG connection. Buttons “Home”, “Back”...
  • Page 11 The battery status indication expressed in % is rather accurate. The indication of the time left is an estimation, because the power consumption of the GVPE depends on the kind of activity. For example, playing music files will consume much less energy than playing video files via a TV or flat screen monitor.

  • Page 12: How To Select Content

    ��������� How to Select Content You can use the joystick to navigate through the files. Use the joystick up / down to go In many cases you will have to select pictures through the file names one by one. Use the or songs for copying, deleting, viewing etc.

  • Page 13: How To Use The Keyboard

    chosen files were selected prior to the action, For each type of file (photos, music, movies and they will be de-selected afterwards. other files) the starting conditions can be set If the block contains a mix of selected and non to “Select All”, “Select None”...

  • Page 14: Use External Keyboard

    ��������� Use external keyboard To enter a space, move the cursor to the “SPC” item and press the joystick. Whenever you need to enter text (e.g. when renaming an album or editing keywords), a To delete the character immediately before the keyboard screen will be displayed.

  • Page 15: Basic Settings

    Basic Settings There are some basic settings such as the language or the owner‘s info that are independently from any other data management. To check or change these basics, please follow the steps below: Press the “Home” button. Press softkey 5, “Device”. The screen depicted in fig.

  • Page 16: Screen & Video Settings

    ��������� albums that will be copied from CF card. setting. If the backlight will be dimmed, Whenever you copy data from a CF to the press any button to reactivate the screen. 7. Power Off: Enter the time after which the GVPE, the device will create a new album using this album prefix complemented unit will be switched off automatically.

  • Page 17: Wifi & Ftp Settings

    Therefore check the JOBO website (www. router’s user manual for this. jobo.com) for approved types first or try the type Use the joystick left / right to select the of your choice before you buy. Trying out a WiFi correct channel.

  • Page 18: Owner Info

    ��������� chapter 4.3 for keyboard description. author´s name and a copyright notice. They 6. IP Address Mode: Select the IP address will serve as default settings for the comments Mode needed. Please consult the router’s resp. EXIF data that can be added to photos. user manual for this.

  • Page 19: Reset Functions

    Data Import, Data right. Then a keyboard will appear and you can enter the letters. See chapter 4.3 for Export and Disk keyboard description. 5. Copyright: Enter your copyright code, Management company name or name here. This information will be part of the EXIF data if There are several ways how to transfer data you export a photo later.
  • Page 20 ��������� unit first and then insert the memory card resp. size of the number. See chapter 5.2, “Device the adapter into the CompactFlash card slot. Settings” for more details. After a few seconds a screen as depicted in fig. Instead of creating a new album, you can copy 6.1 will pop up.
  • Page 21 5. Generate cached views: After copying, the GVPE can generate so called In order to maximize speed, the GVPE will “cached views”. They can be helpful for the determine the memory card’s speed grade selection of pictures, because the pictures before starting the copy process.

  • Page 22: Export Data To A Memory Card

    ��������� 6.1.2 Export Data to a Memory To start the copy action, press softkey 5, “Start”. Card To leave there menu without copying any data, To export pictures to a memory card do the press softkey 1, “Cancel”. following: To copy data to a memory card insert the memory card resp.

  • Page 23: Copy Data From Or To A Computer

    Copy Data from or to a Now you can exchange data between the computer and to the GVPE. Computer When all files are exchanged, press softkey 5, “Disconnect”, before unplugging the 6.2.1 Connect the Device to a USB cable. Computer WiFi connection Alternatively you can connect the devices via USB connection...

  • Page 24: Export Data To A Computer

    ��������� If you want to copy movies to the GVPE do File n the following: settings.backup swap.img Create a new subdirectory under “Movies”. Rename this new folder with the name you MemoryCards want to use. The complete path is: + cf_00001 GigaVu\pc\Movies\NewAlbum.

  • Page 25: Backup Data

    GVPE’s USB 2 OTG connector, you can backup a certain album to another device such as the JOBO Mobile Hard Disk Giga ONE. To establish a connection and backup the data Fig. 6.4: Screen “Device Menu – Disk proceed as decribed below: Management”...
  • Page 26 ��������� menus. If you changed your mind and want to keep the file anyway, press softkey 5 to restore If problems persist consider using the re-format it. Restore will move the file from the recycle hard disk drive function. Before re-formatting bin to an album called “Restored”.

  • Page 27: Managing Photos

    Managing Photos - RAW files can not be rotated. -You cannot print RAW files from the GVPE. -You cannot add keywords to RAW files. -You cannot use RAW files for the “Dust Some Remarks about File Detection” feature. Formats Pictures that were originally scanned or Cameras and computers can store photos produced on a PC may be stored in TIFF format.

  • Page 28: Delete Previews

    ��������� To do this, follow the steps below: Use the joystick up / down to go through the albums one by one. The numbers in the upper Press “Home” button. right corner show how many albums exist and Press softkey 1, “Photos”. which one is highlighted.

  • Page 29: View Pictures

    Fig. 7.2: Screen: “Photo album Info”. Fig. 7.2: Screen: “Photo Albums – View Album xxx”. 3. Softkey 3, “View”: This button will bring you to the several viewing modes. If you want to view the picture as large as See chapter 7.4.1 for more detailed possible and would like to have access to information.

  • Page 30: View Picture Details

    ��������� few options available. You can define them by Softkey 1, “Zoom”: pressing the “Settings” Button. Zoom the picture. Softkey 2, “Info”: 1. Overlay: In the upper left corner of the Check the EXIF data and keywords. Softkey 3, “Chann”: screen some text can be superimposed on the picture.
  • Page 31 This is advantageous compared to many other helpful when special areas of a photo shall be photo viewers. They start from screen resolution identified to check them for their quality. Use and then gradually zoom in using small steps, the joystick to navigate and bring another area each taking some calculation time.

  • Page 32: Show Info Data (Exif)

    ��������� Option 2: Use Raw Data: ���� ������� ���� ���� ��� ���� In this case GVPE will use the full resolution RAW data to generate an image. Since RAW file ��� � ��� ����� ��� � ��� ����� ���� ������� ����...

  • Page 33: Show Color Channels

    Fig. 7.7: Screen “Picture Info – Exposure”. Fig. 7.10: Screen “Picture Info – Keywords”. You can either press the joystick (enter) or the “Back” button to leave the “Info” mode and return to standard picture viewing. 7.4.3 Show Color Channels The “Channel”...

  • Page 34: Show Histogram

    ��������� Again by moving the joystick left or right you can view the channels of the previous or next pictures. You can either press the joystick (enter) or the ‘Back” button to leave the “Levels” mode and go back to standard picture viewing 7.4.5 Rotate Pictures Sometimes the cameras do not include the information of the orientation in their EXIF...

  • Page 35: Delete Single Pictures And Albums

    7.4.6 Delete Single Pictures and Albums To delete single pictures from an album while viewing, press softkey 5, “More” in the picture viewing mode. Then the softkeys get another function as shown in fig. 7.12: Softkey 4, “ToBin”: Removes the currently selected picture from the album without asking once more and puts it in the recycle bin.

  • Page 36: File List View

    ��������� File List View Slide shows only work with JPEG files and RAW files that include embedded JPEG previews. In the “File list View” mode 10 file names of To start a slide show of your pictures do the the selected album are listed. The first picture following: name is highlighted and its thumbnail is shown The slide shows are always connected to...

  • Page 37: Print Photos

    the GVPE), (view on a TV, flat screen or beamer) TV. Use the joystick right / left to change the setting. 4. Overlay: File name, date, comments, author, description or shooting data can be overlaid during the slide show. By default this is switched off.

  • Page 38: Rename Photos

    ��������� Rename Photos 7.9.1 Rename Albums Whenever you import an album from the CompactFlash card or via WiFi, the albums get a name consisting of a prefix and an number in ascending order. If you do not want to use the automatically generated names, it is helpful to rename an album.

  • Page 39: Copy Pictures To Another Album

    7.10 Sort and Select photos already have EXIF data embedded. This feature will not work with RAW files or JPEG files without EXIF information. 7.10.1Copy Pictures to another If you add comments or keywords to JPEG Album photos using GVPE’s annotating functions the text strings will be placed in the To move or copy pictures in another album following EXIF and IPTC fields:...

  • Page 40: Manage Keywords

    ��������� You can enter information into each of the been copied to the GVPE. To copy the keyword lists to the PC, follow four fields. Use the joystick right / left and the steps below: the keyboard will appear. Enter the text. See chapter 4.3 for instructions how to use Connect the GVPE to the PC via the upper the keyboard.

  • Page 41: Add Keywords To Pictures

    instructions how to use the keyboard. Press Softkey 3, “Select” and select To delete a category, press softkey 1, “Del the pictures that shall get the same Cat” and the category will be deleted combination of keywords. immediately. Choose a category by using the joystick Enter keywords right / left.

  • Page 42: Dust Detection

    ��������� Dust Detection Playing Music While changing lenses on Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) cameras, dust can enter the Playing Music camera and stick to the sensor. This means that The GVPE is able to identify and play MP3 cameras need to be cleaned sometimes in the files.

  • Page 43: Copy Sound Files

    Copy Sound Files When done, press softkey 5, “Play”, to start playing. A screen as shown in fig. 9.2 will To copy sound files back from the GVPE to appear. a CompactFlash card or from one album to another, proceed as described here: If you want to listen to a certain song, select Go to the “Home”...

  • Page 44: Rename An Album

    ��������� Use the joystick up / down until the album Enter the new name for the album. See you want to delete is highlighted. chapter 4.3 for instructions how to use the Press softkey 5, “Manage”. keyboard. Use the joystick up / down to select “Send an Album to Bin”...

  • Page 45: Watching Movies

    10 Watching Movies 10.1 Watching Movies The GVPE is able to identify and play MPEG2 or MPEG4 files. To play a movie, do the following: Go to the “Home” menu. Select “Movies” by pressing softkey 3. A list of albums will appear. Use the joystick up / down to select an album.

  • Page 46: Copy Movie Clips

    ��������� monitors that only provide higher resolutions a CompactFlash card or from one album to will not be able to synchronize with the GVPE. another, proceed as described here: In this case the settings of the PC’s video card Go to the “Home” menu. have to be adjusted.

  • Page 47: Rename An Album

    To delete a single movie clip, follow the To upgrade your GVPE do the following: steps below: Visit the JOBO website www.jobo.com and Go to the “Home” menu. go to the “Download” section. Select “Movies” by pressing softkey 3. A Download the latest version of the software list of albums will appear.

  • Page 48: Available Accessories

    ��������� 12 Available Accessories • Operating Range: Up to 250 m in open area; 60 m indoor • Ambient temperature: 0°C – +55°C Optionally available are: (Operating); -20°C – +65°C (Storage) External PowerPack, Art. No. GVEB01 • Humidity: Max. 95 % non-condensing This PowerPack loads the internal battery of the •...

  • Page 49: Technical Specification

    General lower: USB 2 high speed OTG interface for Model name connection to cameras and PictBridge JOBO GigaVu Pro Evolution (GVPE) enabled printers. Storage WiFi enabled (the WiFi (IEEE802.11b) 40, 80 or 120 GBytes of hard disk storage. No CompactFlash card is sold as an option).
  • Page 50 MPL license is available on request. display modes except slide show). Show next or previous page of thumbs The GIGA Vu PRO evolution was designed and (available in thumbnail mode only). developed in Belgium and manufactured in The Jump to a specific picture.

  • Page 51: Addendum1

    Addendum1 template to the selected pictures. Metadata is embedded in JPEG files only. For RAW files XMP sidecar files A new software upgrade of the GigaVU Pro are generated. The meta data is added Evolution allows you to add metadata and according to the IPTC standard.
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  • Page 54 ��������� 5. Exifier ( http://www.friedemann- schmidt.com/software/exifer/) JOBO AG • 51645 Gummersbach • Kölner Strasse 58 Tel: +49-2261 / 545-0 • Fax: +49-2261 / 545-46 • Mail: info@jobo.com • www.jobo.com 04006 (79 564...

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