background image

DP870

MODE

POWER

MUTE

FUNC

SETUP


ROTATE

SLIDE

BACK

PAUSE

To Delete the selected file:

Select and confirm File Selection option and then 
select the desired file from the Image/Audio/Video 
tag  and  press  the  FUNC  button,  a  click  mark  will 
appears  on  screen.  (  Press  the  FUNC  again  to 
unselect.)

Select  and  confirm  Delete  in  the  Operation  list, 

confirm OK to start deleting.

After finished, press the ENTER button.

3. Back

On the Menu Screen, press this button to 
move the cursor to select different menu 
option.
Press for exit.

4.  Setup

Press for Setup Menu.

5. Down/Up

Press  for  down  /  up  during  menu 
selection.
Press  for  next/previous  during  photo/ 
auido/ video playback.

1. VOL -

Press for left.
To turn down the volume level in Audio, 
Video and Slideshow mode.

VOL +

Press for right.
To  turn  up  the  volume  level  in  Audio, 
Video and Slideshow Mode.

2. Enter

Press for enter during menu selection.
Press  this  button  to  play/pause  audio  / 
video.
In  Photo  Slideshow  Mode:  press  this 
button  to  display  the  Image  Play  Mode 
menu. Press again to undisplay.

USB Port 

(computer)

USB Port (mini)

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LOCATION OF CONTROLS

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LOCATION OF CONTROLS

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GETTING STARTED

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GETTING STARTED

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GETTING STARTED

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COBY Electronics Corp.

56-65 Rust Street

Maspeth, NY 11378

www.cobyusa.com

www.ecoby.com

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Please read this manual carefully before operation

DP870

WARNING:

To prevent 

re or shock hazard, do not expose this device to rain or moisture. Dangerous high 

voltage is present inside the enclosure. Do not open the cabinet.

CAUTION: 

To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot of outlet and fully 

insert.

Protect  your  hearing: 

Hearing  experts  advise  against  the  constant  use  of  personal  stereos 

played at high volume. Constant exposure to high volumes can lead to hearing loss. If you should 
experience ringing in the ears or hearing loss, discontinue use and seek medical advice.

FCC Statement:
t

his device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following 

two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may 
cause undesired operation.

Note:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B digital 
devices, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide 
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This 
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed 
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio 
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a par-
ticular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or televi-
sion reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is 
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the 
receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help

Use of shielded cable is required to comply with Class B limits in Subpart B of Part 15 of 
the FCC rules.

Do not make any changes or modi

cations to the equipment unless otherwise speci

ed 

in the manual. If such changes or modi

cations should be made, you could be required 

to stop operation of the equipment.

Please make sure that the items shown below are included in the package. Should
an item be missing, please contact the local retailer from which you purchased this
product.













TOP VIEW

Remote Control

MODE

1.

ROTATE

2.

SLIDE

3.

BACK
PAUSE

UP/ DOWN/ LEFT/ RIGHT

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5.

6.

7.
8.

ENTER

9.

POWER

10.

FUNC

11.

MUTE

12.

SETUP

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+ (VOL +)
- (VOL -)

Using the Remote Control

To load a battery in the remote:

Pull in the direction of the arrow

Slide the compartment out

Place the battery in the compartment with the positive side ( + ) facing up

Push the compartment in to close

To use the remote:

Point the remote at the remote sensor of the photo frame at a distance of no 
more than 15 feet (15

) and at an angle no greater than 60 degrees.

Batteries will last for about one year under typical usage. Replace the batter-
ies if the remote is no longer working.

Do not spill water on the remote control.

Do not use the remote control for other equipment at the same time.

Remove the batteries if the remote control will not be in use for  an extended 
period of time.

 

The battery used in this device may present a 

re or chemical 

hazard if mistreated. Do not recharge, disassemble, incinerate, or 
heat the batteries.

Used batteries should be disposed of safely and not incinerated. 
Attention should be shown to the environmental aspects of battery 
disposal.

Keep batteries out of the reach of children.

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Installing a Memory Card

Your picture frame supports the following types of memory cards:

Simply insert the memory card of your choice into its corresponding card slot lo-
cated on the left panel of the photo frame. Take care to orient the card in the proper
direction.

Getting photos and

les onto your picture frame for viewing couldn’t be easier!

Powering your Digital Picture Frame

Your Picture Frame should be connected to
an AC 100-240V wall outlet.

Using the supplied power adapter,
plug one end of the adapter into
your photo frame’s Power In jack
and plug the other end into an AC
100-240V wall outlet.

Do not connect the power plug to a power outlet other than that
which is indicated here or on the label as this may result in the risk
of

re or electric shock.

Do not handle the power plug with wet hands. Doing so may cause
electric shock.

Use only AC adapters of the type speci

ed here. Failure to do so

may cause a 

re or damage the player.






Compact Flash (CF)

XD-Picture (XD)

Secure Digital (SD) 

Multi Media Card (MMC)

Memory Stick (MS)

USB Flash Storage Drive

Turning Your Photo Frame On/Off

To turn your photo frame on, set the Power Switch to the “On” position.

To turn your photo frame off, set the Power Switch to the “Off” positio

Menu Interface Navigation

To select the different menu options and

les of your digital photo frame:

Use the Navigation keys to make a selection.

To move the selection up, press

To move the selection down, press

To move the selection left, press

To move the selection right, press

Press ENTER to con

rm the highlighted selection.

To return to the previous screen, press MENU.






Rotation 90

Rotation 180

Rotation 270

Rotation 0

Music Tag

Upon entering Music Tag, your photo frame will scan the memory device for avail-
able audio 

les.

The Music List will display supported audio 

les, only.

Your photo frame can play digital MP3, WMA and OGG audio 

les

.

Music Playback Screen

VIDEO MODE

The Video List will display supported Video 

les, only.

Your photo frame can play Motion JPEG, AVI and MPEG4 video files.

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VIDEO MODE


Press the ENTER button to confirm.
To exit the Setup Menu, press the SETUP button again. 

To adjust the settings and options of your digital photo frame, press the SETUP button 
to enter the SETUP MENU.

SETUP MENU

SETUP MENU

Setting

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SETUP MENU

FIRMWARE UPGRADES

From  time  to  time,  COBY  may  release 

rmware  updates  to  improve  the  perfor-

mance of the DP frame or to add additional features. Please check the COBY web -
site periodically at www.cobyusa.com to see if new 

rmware has been released for 

your photo frame.

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Connect the DP frame to a computer with

USB cable to:

Transfer

les to and from your photo frame’s installed memory cards.

Perform basic

le management functions.

Connecting to a Computer

Connect the photo frame to your computer with

USB cable. Upon connection:

Your computer will automatically recognize

installed in

your photo frame.  

representing your installed memory cards will appear

as “Removable Disk ” when you open “My Computer”.

Computer Connection (USB)

Icons

Use  the  direction keys  to  select  an  audio 

le  and  press  t h e   ENTER 

b u t t o n   to  start playback.

Use  the  direction buttons  to  select  an  video 

le  and  press  t h e   ENTER 

b u t t o n   to  start playback.

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AUDIO MODE

Music Tag

SLIDESHOW MODE

Slideshow

Headphones

CONNECTION

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Music Playback Screen

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VIDEO MODE

Video Tag
Video Preview Mode

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Setting

Display

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a

RIGHT VIEW ( CARD SLOTS)

LEFT VIEW 

FRONT VIEW

REAR VIEW

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Secure  Digital  (SD)  /  Multi  Media  Card 
(MMC) / Memory Stick (MS) / 
XD-Picture (XD)
Compact Flash (CF)

8″ TFT LCD Screen

Remote Sensor
Touch  this  button  to  achive  the  same 
contral as VOL- button
Touch  this  button  to  achive  the  same 
control as VOL+ button
Touch this button to achive the control as 
UP button
Touch  this  button  to  achive  the  same 
control as DOWN button
Touch  this  button  to  achive  the  same 
control as ENTER button
Touch  this  button  to  achive  the  same 
control as MENU button
Touch  this  button  to  achive  the  same 
control as BACK button.

Detachable Kickstand

23. Speaker and Ventilation Slots

Power switch



USB  Full-Size  (  For  use  with  USB  flash 
drives)
USB-Mini ( for PC connection)
Headphone / Earphone Jack
Power in Jack

DC OUT: 9V 1A

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The player will not play my music 

le.

Ensure that the 

le is in a compatible format (MP3,WMA, OGG, ADPCM-WAV 

or PCM-WAV).

The 

le may be copy-protected. This player cannot play copy-protected 

les.

The player will not play my video 

le.

The  Vividshare Can’t be opened on a computer.

Ensure  that  the  video 

le  will  play  on  your  computer  using  Windows  Media 

Player 10. If the 

le works on the computer, use the same computer to convert 

the video to a compatible format.

There is no sound.

The remote control does not work.

Make sure the unit has been powered on manually (i.e., the Power Switch has 
been physically set to the ON position).

Remove any obstacles between the remote control and the frame.

Point the remote control towards the remote sensor on the frame.

Make  s u r e   that  there’s no USB flash drive connecting to the DP frame.
Remove the USB flash drive and reconnect the DP frame to a computer.


Ensure that the battery has been installed correctly in the remote control.

Replace the battery.



The alarm does not work.

Make sure the Alarm Setting is set properly in Calendar Setup in Setup Menu.

Make  sure  the  volume  is  set  to  a  comfortable  listening  level  by  the  remote 
control or the volume buttons on the top panel of the DP frame.

Ensure that the volume level of the DP frame has been set to a reasonable 
level by the remote control or the volume buttons on the top panel of the DP 
frame.

Top View
Left View
Right View
Front View
Rear View
Remote Control

KICKSTAND

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 Widescreen Digital Photo 

Frame with Touch Button

8" widescreen TFT LCD color display

Displays JPEG, BMP and JPG photo files

Plays MP3, WMA, OGG,ADPCM-WAV and PCM-WAV music files

Plays MPEG-4, AVI, MOV, MP4, 3GP video files

Photo slideshow mode with music

Calendar and clock with alarm timer 

Card slots

128MB Built-in Memory

Full-size USB port for use with flash memory drives

Integrated speaker

Remote control included

Wall-mountable design with detachable stand

With touch buttons and mechanical buttons

the memory cards

SETUP MENU

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Slideshow

To pause / resume background music during the slideshow, press the PAUSE button.

To adjust the volume level, press the VOL- or VOL+ button.

To play the next / previous  track, press the RIGHT or LEFT button. 

SLIDESHOW MODE

To exit, press the BACK button.

To  display  your  photographs  as  a  slideshow,  press  the  BACK  button  to  select  the 
IMAGE/AUDIO/VIDEO  list  and  press  the  direction  buttons  to  select  the  IMAGE  and 
then press the ENTER button to display the image tag, or press the SLIDE button at any 
time.

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MUSIC MODE

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5.

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2

4

Language

Power on

Button sound

Movie

Version

Sets the OSD language.
Sets the Power on Mode
Sets the Button Sound Mode
Sets the Movie Display Mode

Vews the information of the DP frame.

Setting

Slide Effect

Explore

Display

Image

LCD setting.

Make sure that there’s no USB flash drive connecting to the DP frame
before connecting the DP frame to a computer.

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ations and manual are subject to change without prior notice.

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GETTING STARTED


MAIN MENU SCREEN

AUDIO TAG SCREEN

IMAGE TAG SCREEM

Main Menu Screen

Touch buttons

On the Main Menu screen: 

Press  the  BACK  button  to  select  different  menu  list  or  return  to  the 
upper menu leve.
Press the direction button to select different option in the list.
Press the ENTER button to confirm and or start playback.

Inser ted: A card icon that is in-color indicates that a memory card has

been inserted (installed) in the corresponding slot.

No Card: A card icon that is grayed-out indicates that a memory card

has not been installed in the corresponding slot and is not
available for use.
A highlighted

indicates that the card slot is selected. Only

card slots with an installed memory card may be selected.

Selected

Folder List

FOLDER LIST
CURRENT FILE

Current File

Card List

CARD LIST

Icons from left to right: Built-in Memory, USB Device, CF Card, SD/MMC/MS/
XD Card Icons.

Image/Audio/
Video List

IMAGE/AUDIO/ VIDEO LIST

Folder list on current memory device.

Current file in the List.

The Image option that is highted is selected.

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KICKSTAND

Turn the screw to the right to tighten the kickstand.

Attach the kickstand to the DP frame.

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Using the Kickstand

The player does not turn on.

Make sure the unit has been powered on manually (i.e., the Power Switch has 
been physically set to the ON position).

Ensure that the power cord has been properly connected to the power outlet.

The sound quality of the music is poor.

Try playing the 

le on your computer. If the sound quality is still poor, try down-

loading the 

le again or re-encoding the 

le yourself.

Ensure that the bit rate of the 

le is not too low. The higher the bit rate of the 

le, the better it will sound. The minimum recommended bitrate is 8-320  kbps  

for MP3s and 5-384 kbps for WMAs,64-320  for  OGGs, 32--384 for ADPCM-WAVs 

TROUBLESHOOTING

I cannot select a memory card.

Ensure that a memory card has been installed.

Ensure that the memory card is properly installed.

Ensure that the memory card is not defective.




If  you  have  a  problem  with  this  device,  please  read  the  troubleshooting  guide 
below  and  check  our  website  at  www.cobyusa.com  for  Frequently  Asked 
Questions (FAQs) and firmware updates. If these resources do not resolve the 
problem, please contact Technical Support.

ADDRESS

COBY Electronics Technical Support
150 Knowlton Way
Savannah, GA 31407

EMAIL

[email protected]

WEB

www.cobyusa.com

PHONE 

800-727-3592: Weekdays 8AM–11PM EST
                        Saturdays 9AM–5:30PM EST
718-416-3197: Weekdays 8AM–5:30PM EST

Do not use SDHC memory cards. They are not supported by 
this DP frame.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Display Type

8″

 Full-Color TFT LCD 

Memory

CF Card Slot
SD/MMC Card Slot
xD Card Slot
Full-size USB port

Audio Format Support

WMA (5 ~ 384kbps  8~48KHz)
MP3 (8 ~ 320kbps  8~48KHz)
OGG (64~ 320kbps  8~48KHz)

Video Format Support

AVI, MOV, MP4 and 3GP 

Photo Format Support

JPEG, BMP, JPG

USB Host

USB 2.0 High-Speed

Audio Output

3.5mm Stereo / Headphone
Built-in Speaker

Power Supply

DC 9V, 1A
100-240V AC Adapter

800 (H) x 480 (V)

Display Resolution

MS Card Slot

SPECIFICATIONS

Built-in lithium battery

Calendar

From 1900~ 2099 years.

Supply battery for the clock for 
about 900 days.

MPEG4

and 128--1536 for PCM-WAVs

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Key Function Instructions

Hlep Information

bar

Please refer to setup section for operation details.

Upon    turning  on  the  power  and  inserted  a  card  contains  supported  photo  files, 
your photo frame will display the demo slideshow, press the BACK button to display 
the MAIN MENU shown below:

For more functions, press the FUNC button to display the Image Play Mode 
menu. Select the desired function from the menu and press the ENTER 
button to confirm.

During photo sildeshow

To adjust the magnification of the current photo, press the UP/DOWN button.

To pan around the magni

ed picture, press the FUNC button, and then press 

the direction buttons.

Press the BACK button for 100% display.

To rotate the current picture, press the Rotate button.Each successive 
press of ROTATE will change the degree of rotation as shown below: 

AUDIO MODE

To  play  your  digital  audio 

les,  press  the  BACK  button  to  select  the 

IMAGE/AUDIO/VIDEO list and press the direction buttons to select the AUDIO and then 
press the ENTER button to display the audio tag.

Video Tag

Upon entering Video Tag, your photo frame will scan the memory device for avail-
able video 

les.

To  play  your  digital  video 

les,  press  the  BACK  button  to  select  the 

IMAGE/AUDIO/VIDEO list and press the direction buttons to select the VIDEO and then 
press the ENTER button to display the video tag.

IMAGE

AUDIO

VIDEO

1. MUSIC A. MP3

2. MUSIC B. MP3

3. MUSIC C. MP3

4. MUSIC D. MP3

5. MUSIC E. MP3

6. MUSIC F. MP3

7. MUSIC G. MP3

8. MUSIC H. MP3

9. MUSIC I. MP3

10. MUSIC J. MP3

11. MUSIC K. MP3

VIDEO TAG SCREEN

IMAGE

AUDIO

VIDEO

1. VIDEO A.avi

2. VIDEO B.avi

3. VIDEO C.avi

4. VIDEO D.avi

5. VIDEO E.avi

6. VIDEO F.avi

7. VIDEO G.avi

8. VIDEO H.avi

9. VIDEO I.avi

10. VIDEO J.avi

11. VIDEO K.avi

Music

1. MUSIC A. MP3

.../Music/MUSIC A. MP3

MUSIC A. MP3

Artist

Album

2. MUSIC B. MP3

3. MUSIC C. MP3

4. MUSIC D. MP3

5. MUSIC E. MP3

6. MUSIC F. MP3

7. MUSIC G. MP3

8. MUSIC H. MP3

9. MUSIC I. MP3

10. MUSIC J. MP3

11. MUSIC K. MP3

Current Audio File
Function Icons

, from left to right: Previous, Full-Screen Display, Fast Reverse, 

Playback/Pause, Fast Forward, Stop, Next.
To use the Fast Reverse, Full-Screen Display, Playback/Pause, Fast Forward, 
Stop,  Next  functions:  press  the  FUNC  button  to  select  and  highlight  the 
Function icon. And then press the RIGHT/LEFT button to select Fast Reverse, 
Playback/Pause,  Fast  Forward,  Stop,  Next  and  press  the  ENTER  button  to 
confirm.

Help Information

Press the UP button to change the Repeat Mode which will be shown on the 
lower left corner of the Playback Information Box.
Press the DOWN button to change the EQ Mode which will be shown on the 
upper right side of the Playback Information screen.
Playback Information Box.
Press the VOL+/VOL- button to adjust the volume.
Press the BACK button to exit.

Video Preview Mode 

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3.

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5.

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Movie

MUSIC A. MP3

Artist

Album

Current Video File
Function Icons

, from left to right: Previous,  Fast Reverse, Playback/Pause, 

Fast Forward, Stop, Next.
To use the Fast Reverse, Playback/Pause, Fast Forward, Stop, Next functions: 
press the FUNC button once to select and highlight the Function icon. And then 
press the RIGHT/LEFT button to select Fast Reverse, Playback/Pause, Fast 
Forward, Stop, Next and press the ENTER button to confirm.

Help Information

Press the LEFT button for Previous page.
Press the RIGHT button for NEXT page.
Playback Information Box.

Press the VOL+/VOL- button to adjust the volume.
Press the BACK button to exit.

1. VIDEO A.avi

2. VIDEO B.avi

3. VIDEO C.avi

4. VIDEO D.avi

5. VIDEO E.avi

6. VIDEO F.avi

7. VIDEO G.avi

8. VIDEO H.avi

9. VIDEO I.avi

10. VIDEO J.avi

11. VIDEO K.avi

During  video  playback,  press  the  BACK  button  to  enter  the  view  preview 
mode.

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Press the BACK button once and then press the UP/DOWN button to 
select Setting, Display, Image, Time, Photo Edit or Device. Press the 
ENTER button to cofirm.
Use the direction keys to highlight and display an option / sub-menu.

To set the Contrast,  

Backlight, Brightness or 

Color of the screen:

Select the desired option 

and then press the ENTER 

button to confirm, press the 

UP/DOWN button to adjust.

Alarm

Sets the Slide Duration, BG Music, Display Mode, 
and or Slide Order.
Sets the Slide Effect.
Sets the Layout Mode.

Effect

Frame

Sets the photo display effect.

Sets the photo frame.

Photo Edit

File

To Copy/Move the selected file:

Select  and  confirm  File  Selection  option  and  then 
select the desired file from the Image/Audio/Video tag 
and press the FUNC button, a click mark will appears 
on screen. ( Press the FUNC again to unselect.)
Select and confirm the desired setting in Copy Mode 
and  then  select  and  confirm  Copy  or  Move  in  the  
Operation list .
Select  the  desired  available  device  from  Device  list 
and  press  the  enter  button,  and  then  select  the 
desired target folder and confirm OK to start copying 
or moving.
After finished, press the ENTER button.

Device

Date&Time

Auto Power

Time

To  set  a  date/time:  select  the  yy-mm-dd/Time  option 
and  press  the  ENTER  button  to  confirm,  and  then 
press  the  UP/DOWN  button  to  select  the  desire 
date/time. Press the ENTER button to confirm.
Sets the time Mode to 12 or 24 hours

To set a Power On/Off Time:

To  set  the  power  on/off  frequency:  select  Repeat 
option and press the ENTER button, and then select 
and confirm the desired option.
To set the time: select Power on/off time option, and 
then press the ENTER button to confirm. Press the 
UP/DOWN  button  to  select  the  desire  time.  Press 
the ENTER button to confirm.

To set an Alarm Time:

To  set  the  Alarm  frequency:  select  Repeat  option 
and press the ENTER button, and then select and 
confirm the desired option.
To  set  an  alarm  time:  select  Time  Settings  option, 
and then press the ENTER button to confirm. Press 
the  UP/DOWN  button  to  select  the  desire  time. 
Press the ENTER button to confirm.
To set the alarm tone: Select and confirm the Sound 
option,  and  then  select  and  confirm  the  desired 
sound option.

SELECTED:

1.

2.

3.

4.

File

Format

Reset

Firmware

1.

2.

3.

Use  this  format  function  to  format  memory  device 
installed on this DP frame.

Sets the update type.

Update from memory device installed on 

this DP frame.

Update Type

From Device     

Resets all settings to their factory default state.

CONNECTION

Headphones

Press the MODE button to shift between the photo slideshow mode, 
audio playback mode and video playback mode.

Language/Poweron/Button Sound/Version

25

LCD Setting

Image

25
25

Setting/Slide Effect/Explore

Time

25
25

Date&Time/Auto Power/Alarm

Photo Edit

26
26

Effect/Frame

Device

26
26

File/Format/Firmware/Reset

     After power on, the starlight touch buttons will appear in the front bezel of the photo              
frame. During operation, touch any of the buttons to light up, then touch the desired button 
to control, the selected button will blink when touching.Please refer to 

Location of controls

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Note:This photo frame provids both touch buttons(located in the front bezel of 
the photo frame)  and mechanical buttons, they can achive the same control.

Touch buttons.....................................................................................................16

2

4

3

1

5

Remote Control

1.

2.

Manual 

3.

4.

5.

DP Frame

MODE

POWER

MUTE

FUNC

SETUP


ROTATE

SLIDE

BACK

PAUSE

×1

×1

×1

×1

Kickstand and Screw x 1 

Setting

Display

Image

Time

Photo edit

Device

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