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Picture Porter 35 

User’s Guide

 

 

 

 

Page 104 

 

Revision 1.2.2-2 

 

 
 

 

 

Model no. 

PPR-350 

Playlist management 

Create, Duplicate, Export to folder, Export to secondary Picture 
Porter 35, Remove, Delete, Append, Rename, Change playback 
sequence 

PhotoMemo

TM

 

Record and playback of audio memos for each individual photo 

Audio recording format 
support 

AAC 

Video TV-Out 

NTSC, PAL 

Embedded speaker 

8 Ohm 1 Watt 

Embedded microphone  Unidirectional mono mic 

Battery power 

3.7V 2800mAh user-replaceable rechargeable Polymer Li-Ion 
battery 

Battery life 

Up to 4 hours of continuous video playback 
Up to 3 hours of memory card copy 

External power   

AC 100-240V to DC 5V/2.0A power adapter 

OS compatibility 

Windows: 7, Vista, XP 
Macintosh OS: 10.6, 10.5 & 10.4 
Linux OS kernel versions: 2.4.x and later   

File system support 

FAT32 

Dimensions 

5.4” (L) x 3.8” (W) x 1.2” (H) 

Weight 

14 oz. (with hard drive and battery)   

Package contents   

Picture Porter 35, AC power adapter, User-replaceable 
rechargeable Polymer Li-Ion battery, USB cable (to computer), 
USB-OTG cable (to USB Mass Storage Device), Earphones, 
RCA cable for audio/video output, Custom carrying case, Wrist 
strap, User’s Guide, Quick Start Guide 

Summary of Contents for Picture Porter 35

Page 1: ...Picture Porter 35 3 5 DIGITAL PHOTO MANAGER User s Guide...

Page 2: ...ation may be printed and distributed electronically distributed reproduced translated or reduced to any other electronic medium or machine readable form without the prior written permission of Digital...

Page 3: ...ssed implied or statutory including any warranty of merchantability of fitness for a particular purpose or of non infringement This warranty does not cover accidental damage wear and tear or consequen...

Page 4: ...be above 140 F 60 C To prevent risk of short circuit and damage do not expose Picture Porter 35 to liquids precipitation or moisture To avoid bodily injury or damage to internal components do not tak...

Page 5: ...2 5 Navigation Basics 11 2 6 Screen Flow Diagram 12 2 7 Hard Drive Default Folder Structure 13 3 Setting Up Picture Porter 35 14 3 1 Setting Playback Options 15 3 2 Setting System Settings 18 3 3 Vie...

Page 6: ...sic or PhotoMemo 37 6 7 Exporting Selection to HD1 or USB Device 38 6 8 Adding Photos Music Video to Playlist 39 6 9 Playing Organizing and Exporting Playlist 40 6 10 Exporting Folder and Device Playl...

Page 7: ...lder 70 12 1 Copying Files to the Export Folder 70 12 2 Understanding Default Export Folder Name Assignments 72 12 3 Access Files in Export Folder on Picture Porter 35 72 13 Managing Playlists 73 13 1...

Page 8: ...ash Drive 87 15 4 Using Picture Porter 35 with an External Hard Drive 88 16 Using Additional Features 89 16 1 Updating Firmware 89 16 2 Checking Remaining Hard Drive Space 89 16 3 Resetting Picture Po...

Page 9: ...iews of your photos including RAW photos by using zoom pan and rotate functions o View EXIF information and histograms of your photos o View photo IPTC details and show photo IPTC comments of the phot...

Page 10: ...os and play music on Picture Porter 35 o Play MPEG 4 Simple Profile MPEG 1 MJPEG videos o Play MP3 WMA AAC music files Output Picture Porter 35 display to TV or projector o Connect to TV or projector...

Page 11: ...ful information with text files See Section 6 12 Viewing Text Files for more details 1 2 System Requirements 1 Computer running any of the following operating systems o Windows 7 Vista XP o Macintosh...

Page 12: ...check that your package contains the following items Picture Porter 35 Rechargeable Polymer Li Ion battery AC power adapter USB cable to computer USB OTG cable to USB Mass Storage Device RCA cable fo...

Page 13: ...pe Picture Porter 35 Output Method Photo and video Color LCD screen Mono sound Built in speaker Stereo sound Earphones or RCA audio out Memory cards Memory card slots TV or projector RCA audio and vid...

Page 14: ...de Page 6 Revision 1 2 2 2 2 2 Device Layout Power Jack Wrist Strap Anchor Top Bottom Right Left Power Button Audio Video Out Jack Mic Power LED HDD LED USB Battery Door ESC MENU VAL Memory Card Slot...

Page 15: ...ion 2 Insert the included Polymer Li Ion Battery into the battery compartment Make sure that the Battery Tab of the battery is at the top opening of the battery compartment 3 Close the battery door un...

Page 16: ...f 2 3 4 Power Indicator LED The power indicator LED the left one shows the power status Green Picture Porter 35 is turned on and using battery power Red Picture Porter 35 is turned off and the battery...

Page 17: ...iles that were supposed to be copied To avoid accidental data loss remember to do the copy task again after you have sufficient power Under Setup TECHNICAL INFORMATION Battery the remaining battery li...

Page 18: ...e associated memory device is connected Hard Disk Access View and access contents of the Picture Porter 35 hard drive Memory Source Access View and access the contents of inserted memory cards or conn...

Page 19: ...Zoom Mode Push Enter Select de select item Play pause slideshow Playback Change axis direction of pan Zoom Mode Start Slideshow Playlist VAL Jump cursor to HD1 Home Screen Navigate down 1 folder leve...

Page 20: ...iagram The following diagram shows the screen flow scheme of Picture Porter 35 Note that the icons for Backup Albums Music Export are shortcuts to dedicated folder locations on the HD1 hard drive Inde...

Page 21: ...er for system files The System folder is not visible from the device navigation but will be visible when connected to a computer Note Altering any files in the System folder may cause Picture Porter 3...

Page 22: ...se the JOG DIAL to navigate to and select the desired Setup Level 2 option Press ESC to return to HOME In Setup Level 2 use the JOG DIAL to navigate to the desired option Press ENTER to change the val...

Page 23: ...und Audio Music Available music files will play in the background with slideshow PhotoMemo PhotoMemo will be played as each photo is displayed in slideshow None Audio will not play with slideshow Play...

Page 24: ...isplay EXIF information4 and histogram when playing photos None Hide IPTC EXIF information and histogram when playing photos Underlined bold selections indicate the default setting 1 Most digital came...

Page 25: ...20x240 may appear grainy Fill Screen Device will stretch the video to fill the entire area on the screen The video may become distorted 50 100 Display video at selected percentage of original resoluti...

Page 26: ...rom Setup Level 1 highlight SYSTEM SETTINGS and press ENTER to enter SYSTEM SETTING Options 3 2 1 Time Options It is helpful to set the correct time and date as this information is used when creating...

Page 27: ...the device idle time allowed before the screen turns off to conserve battery life You can set the timer to a value between 1 second and 180 seconds or Off Select Off to disable this feature Language S...

Page 28: ...rget Device when connecting to USB Host devices such as a computer or a 2nd Picture Porter 35 The setting will revert to Default when device is turned off Restore All Settings Reset all settings to de...

Page 29: ...versa 4 1 Connecting Memory Cards or USB Flash Drive Picture Porter 35 has three different memory card slots each designed to support a specific set of memory card formats On the memory card slot cov...

Page 30: ...Once a memory card is inserted or a USB flash drive is connected Picture Porter 35 will automatically recognize the device and display a picture icon of the inserted device on the Home Screen 4 2 Copy...

Page 31: ...t memory card or USB flash drive Note It is recommended that you use the setup option on your digital camera to format the memory card No Action Close the pop up menu and do nothing Note The BACKUP to...

Page 32: ...p Note If you would like to perform a memory card backup after the pop up menu has been closed follow these steps 1 Highlight the memory device to back up with the cursor 2 Press MENU to access the me...

Page 33: ...r bit This will ensure that there were no errors during the copy OK Close the Backup Summary and go to Home Screen The created folder and all copied subfolders and files will be located in the Backup...

Page 34: ...back up a selection of photos and files from a memory card or USB storage device instead backing up its entire contents To Backup a selection of files from an external memory device 1 With the memory...

Page 35: ...Home Screen MENU Show close menu JOG DIAL UP Move cursor up ENTER Select de select item JOG DIAL DOWN Move cursor down VAL Navigate into highlighted folder VAL Return to previous folder level A thumb...

Page 36: ...among Select De select All or Page or Select Range For the Select Range option 1 Move the cursor to highlight the first item in the range you would like to select before pressing MENU 2 Press MENU an...

Page 37: ...NU select Sort and select the desired Sort Mode 5 4 Using the On screen Keyboard The on screen keyboard will allow you to create and change the names of folders files and playlists Onscreen Keyboard N...

Page 38: ...ect deselect item Roll Cursor down Enter highlighted folder Go back up 1 folder level Index View2 5x4 3x2 List Views ESC Go back to Folder View Menu Show hide menu Roll Cursor up Enter Select deselect...

Page 39: ...rolling the Jog Dial Press ENTER on the Jog Dial to select and deselect files and folders Press to navigate into the highlighted folder Press and to exit to the previous folder level 3 When viewing a...

Page 40: ...to navigate by page 3x2 View This view will show 6 photos at a time in thumbnail view You ll also be able to see the file name of each photo Press and to navigate by page 5x4 View This view will show...

Page 41: ...window does not appear or has been closed highlight the memory card and press MENU 2 At the pop up window select BACKUP to HD1 Note If the target is a USB device make sure that the USB device is prop...

Page 42: ...R to cancel the copy Items copied before cancelling the backup will exist at the target location File Name Conflict If a different version of the same file is being backed up available options are STO...

Page 43: ...Navigate the memory card Folder View or Index View and select the files to back up 3 After your selection is complete press MENU Select File Management Backup 4 Review the backup details and select de...

Page 44: ...35 is at the Home Screen so you can see the USB device icon appear 2 With the USB icon highlighted press MENU and select BACKUP to HD1 3 Review the backup details and select desired option or OK to s...

Page 45: ...lideshow 2 While the slideshow is playing ESC Stop and go to previous view Menu Show hide menu Roll Decrease time interval Enter Pause resume slideshow Roll Increase time interval Increase volume Decr...

Page 46: ...or more external storage devices are connected you will see this screen and be able to select the target device for your export If no external storage devices are connected then the Export folder of H...

Page 47: ...desired selection option 2 Roll the Jog Dial to change among OK CANCEL and NEW Press and to scroll through existing playlists Select OK to add selection to highlighted playlist Select NEW to make new...

Page 48: ...Playlist contents with their original files to HD1 or an external memory device 1 Select Playlist from the Home Screen 2 From Playlist Manager scroll through the available playlists and press ENTER t...

Page 49: ...older or Export to Device Note Export to Device will only appear if another Picture Porter 35 is connected by the USB OTG cable 2 When selecting Export to Device if an external memory storage device i...

Page 50: ...iends or business where each photo is introduced in your own voice 1 Select MemoRec from the Home Screen 2 Roll the Jog Dial and press and to navigate to folder containing the target photos 3 Press EN...

Page 51: ...le to be viewed and press ENTER Note You must access Folder View through the HD1 icon Selecting the Backup Albums or Export icon will not allow the TXT files to appear 2 Then with the checkbox selecte...

Page 52: ...n View press MENU and select View IPTC Note The View IPTC option can also be selected through the Play Slideshow menu option See below 2 When viewing the IPTC metadata you can press and to navigate am...

Page 53: ...ails Note Make sure your JPEG images are in Baseline format Picture Porter 35 supports display of Baseline JPEG files and does not support other JPEG formats like Progressive JPEG You may use imaging...

Page 54: ...ile date created date File Size Sort by file size from small to large File Type Sort by file type Shuffle Shuffle files in a random order Select Select All Select all files or folders De select All De...

Page 55: ...ackup and Export folders on the Picture Porter 35 or a connected memory device 7 2 Viewing Photos Video Music in Index View The Index View is a convenient way to view the contents photos video music w...

Page 56: ...page Index View Thumbnail Views Navigation Keys ESC Return to Folder View MENU Show close menu JOG DIAL UP Move cursor up ENTER Select de select item JOG DIAL DOWN Move cursor down VAL Go to previous...

Page 57: ...o Full Screen View 3x2 View Change to 3x2 Thumbnail View 5x4 View Change to 5x4 Thumbnail View List View Change to List View Filter Show All Show all supported file types Photo Show photos only Photo...

Page 58: ...tion Keys ESC Return to Folder View MENU Show close menu JOG DIAL UP Show previous photo ENTER Select de select item JOG DIAL DOWN Show next photo VAL Start zoom mode1 VAL not used 1 See Section 7 6 2...

Page 59: ...der in the current folder will not be included Selecting Items for the Slideshow See Section 5 2 Selecting Items for details on selecting items Once you have made the desired selection of items to vie...

Page 60: ...of the following Counter sequence number of the current item and total number of items in the slideshow File Name Time and Date Press MENU select Slideshow Options and select Info Display to access th...

Page 61: ...scriptions o Show None Do not show any metadata with each photo Playback Sequence You can select to play the slideshow items in listed order once in a repeating loop or randomly Press MENU select Slid...

Page 62: ...d for the photos in the slideshow they will be played with each of the photos as they are displayed See Section 11 Recording and Playing PhotoMemo to learn more about using the PhotoMemo feature o No...

Page 63: ...e photo is paused you can manually scroll through the other photos in the slideshow according to your own timing Or you can zoom and pan to see parts of a photo in more detail After pressing ENTER to...

Page 64: ...current position and scope of your zoom relative to the entire photo The zoom window will disappear if no button is pressed for 5 seconds The following screen layout shows the View Photo Zoom View Ph...

Page 65: ...ly rotated when displayed If this information is not captured the photo will be displayed in its original orientation While the photo is displayed in the slideshow you can manually rotate the photo To...

Page 66: ...will be grouped for display in 4 separate tabs labeled as Contact Image Content Status View IPTC Display Navigation Keys ESC Close IPTC display MENU Not Used JOG DIAL UP Scroll content of current tab...

Page 67: ...t playback of high definition videos with resolutions of 720 or 1080 but you can still use Picture Porter 35 to back up these video files in their original format and resolution The HD video files wil...

Page 68: ...roll to desired option among Left Channel Right Channel and Stereo Video Scale Press MENU select Video Scale and scroll to and select the desired video display size o Fit Screen1 resizes the video to...

Page 69: ...ng Time to change desired time display for the video file between the two available choices of Elapsed and Remaining Playback Sequence You can select to play all the video files in listed order once i...

Page 70: ...PEG 2 L1 2 2 5 wma WMA Max 44KHz Max 192kbps CBR WMA v7 8 9 aac m4a AAC Max 44KHz Max 320kbps CBR VBR ABR MPEG 4 AAC Check the Digital Foci website http www digitalfoci com support to see the latest f...

Page 71: ...t to play all the music files in listed order once in a repeating loop randomly or to play the current song repeatedly Press MENU and select Sequence to access these options Next scroll to the desired...

Page 72: ...o Export folder Delete5 Delete selected files or folders 1 Selecting Paste to complete the Move command will remove selected files from the original location 2 The Backup function is explained in Sect...

Page 73: ...te to and select the files and or folders you want to copy See Section 5 2 Selecting Items for instructions 2 Press the MENU button first select File Management then select Copy Next you can select on...

Page 74: ...Folders You can delete files and or folders from either Picture Porter 35 or an inserted memory card or USB flash drive The Delete function is available in the Folder View menu only and does not appea...

Page 75: ...ideshow playback Manage the PhotoMemo feature by selecting MemoRec from the Home Screen The following screen layout shows the MemoRec screen The target photo will be shown full screen for the duration...

Page 76: ...sults try to direct your voice towards the microphone when making your PhotoMemo recordings 1 Navigate to the target photo for the PhotoMemo recording 2 Press ENTER to start recording PhotoMemo for th...

Page 77: ...Slideshow you can choose to have all PhotoMemos played with each photo in the slideshow automatically or to manually select photos for PhotoMemo playback Playing PhotoMemo as part of the slideshow 1...

Page 78: ...you can copy the pre screened photos in the Picture Porter 35 Export folder to your working directory Or if you have a need to share or prepare selected photos on a memory card or USB flash drive you...

Page 79: ...otos Rename Change the name of the target folder created See Section 5 4 Using the On screen Keyboard for details Cancel Cancel the copy 5 Upon copy completion you will hear a beep to indicate that th...

Page 80: ...iles Every new folder is automatically assigned a folder name showing the date and copy sequence Each folder name is made up of 3 pieces of information The first 8 characters will indicate the date as...

Page 81: ...ed back on Picture Porter 35 copied to another Picture Porter 35 or copied to an Export folder The Playlist function consists of 2 screens First is the Playlist Manager screen that you access by selec...

Page 82: ...DOWN Move cursor down VAL Go to previous page VAL Go to next page To view the contents of a particular Playlist roll the JOG DIAL to highlight the desired Playlist and press ENTER When a Playlist is h...

Page 83: ...ssible Delete Delete Playlist You will have an option to delete the original files or to delete only the Playlist and leave the original files intact New Playlist 1 Press MENU and select New Playlist...

Page 84: ...pied to a new folder in the Export Folder Note that only the contents of the Playlist will be exported and the Playlist file will not be included Export to Device This menu option will only be visible...

Page 85: ...not be included in the Playlist The following screen layout shows the Playlist contents screen Playlist Navigation Keys ESC Return to Playlist Manager MENU Show close menu JOG DIAL UP Move cursor up E...

Page 86: ...laylist will change to the selected layout Remove 1 Navigate to the item you want to remove from the Playlist and press ENTER 2 At the Remove Playlist Item Confirmation screen select Yes and press ENT...

Page 87: ...ection is complete press MENU and select Add to Playlist Next you can select one of the following options Current Add the highlighted items to a playlist Selection Page Add the selected items on the c...

Page 88: ...e photos music and video files of the Playlist All the Playlist files are located within the SYSTEM folder in a folder called PLAYLIST This folder location is not visible through the Picture Porter 35...

Page 89: ...n its screen to indicate that it is connected to your computer While it is connected to the computer the Picture Porter 35 will display the USB connect screen and will not be accessible For Windows us...

Page 90: ...e Copying files from your computer to Picture Porter 35 Use the Copy and Paste function on your computer to copy files from your computer to the Picture Porter 35 hard drive Use the default Albums fol...

Page 91: ...3 Double click on this icon to open the Safely Remove Hardware window 4 Select the hardware device named USB Mass Storage Device by double clicking the left mouse button 5 Confirm that the drive lette...

Page 92: ...r the Green LED on Picture Porter 35 goes off disconnect the USB cable between Picture Porter 35 and your computer Disabling devices in Mac OS 1 Locate the icons for Picture Porter 35 hard drive and i...

Page 93: ...onnect Picture Porter 35 to your TV or projector 1 Connect the end of the audio video cable with the one black plug to the A V output jack at the top of Picture Porter 35 2 Connect the RCA audio conne...

Page 94: ...er 35 You can connect another Picture Porter 35 to your Picture Porter 35 by using the USB OTG cable and the USB cable With the Target Picture Porter 35 connected the Main Picture Porter 35 will be ab...

Page 95: ...Albums folder on the Target Picture Porter 35 In addition the Playlist file will be added to the Playlist Manager of the Target Picture Porter 35 15 3 Using Picture Porter 35 with an USB Flash Drive Y...

Page 96: ...te 1 If the external hard drive is not automatically detected when connected disconnect the USB cable go into Setup System Settings Device and change USB Mode to Host Device and reconnect again Note 2...

Page 97: ...n Alternatively periodically check the support page on the Digital Foci website www digitalfoci com support for the latest firmware update 16 2 Checking Remaining Hard Drive Space You can check the to...

Page 98: ...e to disconnect Picture Porter 35 from AC power when you do this After Picture Porter 35 is off push the battery back into the battery compartment close the Battery Door and power on the device 16 4 R...

Page 99: ...fore starting the next It s easy to use the file management features on Picture Porter 35 to copy folders and files between your working directory on HD2 to your permanent collection on HD1 Working wi...

Page 100: ...format the Picture Porter 35 hard drive in the required file system You will need to use a disk management utility to make the partitions and format each partition in the FAT32 file system For Mac use...

Page 101: ...ti Media Card mini SD RS MMC Memory Stick MS PRO MS Duo MS PRO Duo and xD Picture card With an adapter you can use MicroSD MicroMMC and Sony M2 cards What is the copy speed from memory card to Picture...

Page 102: ...Picture Porter 35 from AC power when you do this Can I format Picture Porter 35 with file systems other than FAT or FAT32 i e NTFS HFS HFS EXT2 No data transfer from memory cards to hard drive is comp...

Page 103: ...box with black bars on top and bottom of the screen in the default view mode There will be no rescaling or distortion of your photos in this view mode If you want to eliminate the black bars on the to...

Page 104: ...JOG DIAL up down to select the previous next photo What is the difference between the Shuffle option under Sort and the Random option in Playback The Shuffle option under Sort will re sort all the fi...

Page 105: ...ceable Yes you can easily change the rechargeable Polymer Li Ion battery by opening up the battery compartment at the bottom right side of Picture Porter 35 Can Picture Porter run on AC power instead...

Page 106: ...r data Questions about firmware and hard drive maintenance Is Picture Porter 35 firmware upgradeable How can I update the firmware Yes Picture Porter 35 is firmware upgradeable You can read download i...

Page 107: ...e Reset Button located in the pinhole at the bottom right side on the back of Picture Porter 35 with a paper clip or similar pointy object Picture Porter 35 may freeze if it is not properly disabled b...

Page 108: ...o appear If the USB icon does not appear after a sufficient amount of time over 1 minute changing the USB Mode setting to Host Device in the SETUP menu may solve the device identification problem In s...

Page 109: ...Make sure that the JPEG file is in Baseline JPEG format Picture Porter 35 does not support other formats such as Progressive or Arithmetical JPEG formats I cannot play a video that is in a format sup...

Page 110: ...5 gets a sufficient and stable power supply My photos are displayed with black bars on the screen The aspect ratio on Picture Porter 35 is 4 3 If you have photos in a 3 2 16 9 or other aspect ratio th...

Page 111: ...Mb s Transfer rate memory card to PPR 1GB in under 90 seconds from CF card Actual copy speeds will vary by card type and file composition Image format support JPEG baseline BMP Monochrome 8 bits colo...

Page 112: ...le rechargeable Polymer Li Ion battery Battery life Up to 4 hours of continuous video playback Up to 3 hours of memory card copy External power AC 100 240V to DC 5V 2 0A power adapter OS compatibility...

Page 113: ...00 D5000 E5700 Kodak DCR DSC Pro SLR c DSC Pro SLR n DSC Pro 14n P850 P880 Fujifilm RAF S2 Pro S3 Pro S5 Pro S5000 S5600 S9500 S6500fd E550 F700 E900 Olympus ORF E 1 E 3 E 20 E 30 E 300 E 330 E 410 E...

Page 114: ...3111 E Via Mondo E Rancho Dominguez California 90221 USA Copyright 2010 Digital Foci Inc All rights reserved...

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