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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: 

[email protected]

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[email protected]

Digi-Frame®, See it Now!®, The Missing Link in Digital Photography!® and the “D” logo are registered
trademarks of Digi-Frame Inc.

Summary of Contents for DF-1710

Page 1: ...ame 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 Pho...

Page 2: ...17 Set Clear Lockout Password 18 Scan Card or USB Disk 19 Set Audio Volume 19 Modify Network Settings 19 Upgrade Software 19 System and Network Information 19 Browse the Internet 20 6 CD ROM Operation...

Page 3: ...memory card by script files sent to the frame via ethernet after being created on a desktop computer or by script files generated on demand from any directory contents Any number of slideshows can be...

Page 4: ...ng for the program An evaluation copy of CuteFTP a Windows FTPclient program from GlobalSCAPE Inc This program will operate free of charge for 30 days from the date of installation on your computer A...

Page 5: ...in any of its internal components 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 Thi...

Page 6: ...in landscape orientation 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 17...

Page 7: ...sicle stick or similar non scratching implement between the release clip and the DF 1710 housing to facilitate connector release PS 2 This connector is used for factory service and optional accessorie...

Page 8: ...efore the menu appears While in the menu system the Menu Enter button functions as an enter key to select a menu choice When a slideshow is running the Left Arrow button moves the presentation back to...

Page 9: ...d closed 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...

Page 10: ...unused screen area resulting from mismatched orientation In portrait mode the CD ROM drive should be at the bottom of the unit Image files can be automatically rotated by using the Rotation option in...

Page 11: ...at 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 holes in the...

Page 12: ...your new frame If you re using your own mat make sure that a hole is cut at the remote control sensor location A paper punch works well for this 5 Loosen the machine screws holding the four black fra...

Page 13: ...iece 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 soft...

Page 14: ...an 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 The bracket...

Page 15: ...current slideshow the filename of the current image its path if it resides in a folder level below that of the script file and paused if the slideshow is paused Audio Volume Adjustment During still im...

Page 16: ...ions 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 func...

Page 17: ...an option has been specified in a script file it overrides the default setting for that option Options can be specified in script files to apply to individual media items in which case the default se...

Page 18: ...ing to the image file xxx jpg then the 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 detail...

Page 19: ...plays information about the DF 1710 s current status including its current network addresses wired and wireless MAC address screen resolution and software version While in this menu some of the remote...

Page 20: ...ff Please note the following regarding the web browser The default web page that will be displayed each time Browse the Internet can be changed by editing the dfos ini configuration file to specify th...

Page 21: ...0 2003 for example the directory will be named removable 20030110 10 15 00 the DF 1710 s internal clock is set at the factory and periodically via its network connection when connected to the internet...

Page 22: ...ur own script file s on CD s you burn yourself allowing images to be played in any order and playback options specified on an image by image basis Any text files with a txt extension found on the root...

Page 23: ...ay not work if they do only the first slot i e the one with the lowest DOS drive name will function The Dazzle ZiO CompactFlash Reader Writer Card Reader Installation No driver or software installatio...

Page 24: ...ave folder view enabled in its FTP preferences in order to do this Transferring files with either a web browser or an FTP client program is usually a matter of simply dragging file icons from your com...

Page 25: ...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 Figure 1 Direct Connection to...

Page 26: ...ith DHCP Server 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 k...

Page 27: ...e which references the 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 a...

Page 28: ...28 User_Manual_RP3001k doc Figure 5 Remote Administration via the Internet using Pull Mode...

Page 29: ...need to temporarily change your network settings to TCP IP to communicate with your DF 1710 Connecting Your DF 1710 to a Computer or Network with Ethernet Cables Once your computer is configured for T...

Page 30: ...en in a window on your desktop and you can copy files to and from it just like any other network volume Communicating Using FTP Select System and Network Information from the Main Menu to see your Dig...

Page 31: ...sys and Netgear MA111 products are pen style devices that plug directly into the USB port without a cable and will remain concealed behind the decorative frame In addition to the USB wireless module a...

Page 32: ...ext entry line which shows in yellow the current ESSID You edit text by moving the highlight with the arrow keys and pressing the D button on the remote control If the currently highlighted item is a...

Page 33: ...int named HardDisk The username and password for the SMB sharepoint are df and digiframe respectively these login details give unrestricted R W access to the share By default the entire user accessibl...

Page 34: ...iptfile on a remote server e g http www myserver com script txt or a local filename e g digiframe script txt Note that the digiframe prefix must be supplied for scripts residing on the DF 1710 s local...

Page 35: ...percentage of maximum The following dfos ini directives specify advanced networking parameters DHCPOVERRIDE 0 or 1 default 0 If set to 1 overrides DHCP and forces the frame to use its default IP addre...

Page 36: ...nit along with the product serial number Default Network Settings If no DHCP server is found on your network or if Override DHCP Server is selected from the Network Settings menu or specified in dfos...

Page 37: ...will attempt to reissue the same IP address to the same MAC address where possible so your DF 1710 s IP address should remain constant in either mode Some DHCP products however may issue a new address...

Page 38: ...le was played successfully the Digi Frame will start playing the scriptfile again from the beginning If no items in the script file could be played successfully the Digi Frame will halt with the messa...

Page 39: ...e like this digi frame root myscript txt pictures picture jpg your script file would reference the file picture jpg inside the directory pictures as follows pictures picture jpg To reference a media f...

Page 40: ...e that in this example the media files for the material to be updated daily including the nested script todays_events txt is stored in a directory called daily_stuff while the introduction and end of...

Page 41: ...the default slideshow to a remote script see Advanced Networking Topics 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 r...

Page 42: ...e media files on a CD or memory card you can override the DF 1710 s automatic script generating feature by including script file s on the CD ROM or memory card Any files with a txt extension found on...

Page 43: ...an option in a script use the setdefault directive on its own line like this setdefault option1 value1 optionn valuen For example to set the default pause time to 5 seconds you would enter this line i...

Page 44: ...ndard user supplied handler program must be used to play the specified item A space and the path of the media item are appended to the command line For more information on writing and installing custo...

Page 45: ...y 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: ...ndomly varying background music for a slideshow without having to script in music at specific points in the scriptfile See Playing Sounds on the DF 1710 below for more detailed information on the use...

Page 47: ...town aol com yourname If you ve registered your own domain then your website has its own name of your choosing like http www mywebsite com In this example we ll assume you have a web domain called www...

Page 48: ...ictures they ll see by changing the script file remote txt and or the media it references on your website The recipients will be able to use the controls on their Digi Frame to scroll forward and back...

Page 49: ...ger or smaller than this can be automatically scaled to fit the screen maintaining proportions or not or they can be displayed at actual size If you want your pictures to always be displayed in their...

Page 50: ...ormat is not recommended as the aspect ratio will be wrong for the DF 1710 s screen 2 Extremely large movies particularly AVI files may play back only the sound track or may experience loss of audio s...

Page 51: ...EG and MPEG media items a playing MP3 file will continue playing until the file is finished or until a killsound option MP3 WAV or MPEG file is encountered in the script Synchronizing sound files to s...

Page 52: ...01 song1 mp3 http www myserver com frame0001 song2 mp3 etc If a playlist is referenced in a script file without any added parameters the list of MP3s will play in order until any of the following cond...

Page 53: ...e name as the JPEG file and play it if found The comment file will be played after the image has fully transitioned onto the screen By way of example if the image digiframe slideshow my image jpg is b...

Page 54: ...be applied It is not possible to pass URLs that include commas Caching is not applied to HTML content The embedded web browser does not support plugins so some types of web content may not be displaye...

Page 55: ...ossible animation By creating each element in your animation in a separate layer in your graphic program you ll be able to easily and independently move them around from frame to frame Keeping some el...

Page 56: ...ng the upgrade process the Digi Frame will reboot itself twice do not interrupt the process until it is complete and the unit is functioning normally If you do not have an ethernet connection to your...

Page 57: ...must use the special crossover cable If you are connecting to a network you must use the standard non crossover cable Solution Check the green LED link lights on both the DF 1710 and your PC if direct...

Page 58: ...unusually large complex JPEG images taking exceptionally long to decode resize your JPEGs to at most 1280x1024 pixels Problem My Digi Frame s LCD has dots that stay on or off all the time Solution LCD...

Page 59: ...to 8192 x 6144 pixels Motion Video Formats MPEG 1 MPEG 4 DivX Motion Video Resolution At least 352x288 30fps encoding dependent Audio Formats WAV MPEG 1 MPEG 2 MPEG 2 5 Layer III up to 256kbps Audio C...

Page 60: ...crossover 29 standard 29 Ethernet Port 7 Flash animation 53 Forcetype option 44 FORWARD button remote control 8 Frame changing 12 Gateway Address manually setting 36 handler option 44 Hanging 10 home...

Page 61: ...locations of 42 nested 40 on CD ROM and memory cards 42 option reference 43 remote 40 42 47 54 updating during MP3 playback 53 script options default values 43 Security problems accessing the DF 1710...

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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