Version 1.0.1-3
Understanding the Basics
Powering PPA
Turn on PPA by pressing and releasing the Power
button at the top right side of the device. The
Power LED will light up Green. If the PPA battery
is charging at the same time, the Power LED will
be Orange (Green + Red).
After the Startup screen, PPA will show the Home
Screen. It may take a few seconds for PPA to
recognize and mount the HDD Internal Storage
device. You will see the HDD icon change from
semi-transparent to solid when it’s recognized and
becomes ready for use.
Turn off by holding Power button down for 3 sec.
Using the Control Cluster
The PPA control cluster consists of
a Joystick, Jog Dial, and 5 buttons
for easy navigation and operation
of all the PPA screens and functions.
ESC
: Cancel or go up one folder level.
MENU
: Show and hide menu options.
JOYSTICK
: Move cursor 4 directions. Press for ENTER.
JOG DIAL
: Scroll cursor forward or reverse.
DISPLAY
: Show folder contents or thumbnail full screen.
VAL [-] / [+]
: Change thumbnail size or volume/zoom.
Home Screen
Layout
The Home Screen is divided into 3 sections as indicated
by the three separate rows on the Home Screen layout.
STORAGE DEVICES:
Shows all connected storage devices. The first two slots
are fixed as HDD and Internal_SD. They will show as
semi-transparent when the device is not connected or
turned off and solid when available.
The remaining three slots will show SD, CF, or USB when
the respective device is connected to PPA.
FOLDER SHORTCUTS:
A series of 5 shortcuts that will navigate directly to
Folder View
of respective folder when selected.
APPLICATIONS:
A list of available applications on PPA consisting of:
PLAYLIST
: Manage, view, and play Playlists.
PHOTOMEMO
: Record, delete, and play audio
recordings paired with individual photos.
VIDEO REC
: Make video recordings from external
composite and component video inputs.
AUDIO REC
: Make audio recordings for general
memos, notations, and reminders.
SETUP
: Enter Setup options to customize PPA for
maximum efficiently and increased productivity.
HDD
INTERNAL_SD
SD
CF
USB
ALBUMS
MUSIC
EXPORT
RECORDINGS
BACKUP
PHOTOMEMO
VIDEO REC
AUDIO REC
SETUP
PLAYLIST
STORAGE DEVICES
FOLDER SHORTCUTS
APPLICATIONS
PPA HDD
ALBUMS
BACKUP
EXPORT
MUSICBOX
MUSIC
RECORDINGS
HDD Default Folder Structure
The internal HDD on PPA has a default folder
directory structure used for normal operations.
As shown in the diagram to
the right, these default
folders are coordinated
with the
Folder Shortcuts
icons on the Home Screen.
Inside of the
Music
folder,
there is a folder named
MusicBox
used for the MusicBox feature.
The MENU options for HDD has a
Format
selection
that will delete all the files and restore the default
folder structure of the HDD internal storage device.
MENU Options
Menu options for each storage device will vary
depending which other storage devices are
connected.
Some options are only available in the automatic
pop-up menu when a storage device is connected.
Storage Device Menu Options
Backup to HDD / Internal_SD / USB
- When available.
View Contents
- Open device (when device inserted).
Display Info
- Show device information.
Format
- Format device and erase all contents.
No Action
- Close menu (when device inserted).
Power off/on HDD
- Turn off/on HDD to save battery.
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