Digital Foci Picture Porter Advanced PPA-500 User Manual Download Page 5

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Folder View

Basics 

Folder View is the main navigation method used 

to view the folders and files on all connected 
storage devices. After selecting a storage device
from the Home Screen by pressing 

[ENTER]

, the

screen will change to show the Folder View of 
the selected storage device.

Change Thumbnail Size / View Mode

Press 

Val [-] 

[+] 

to change the thumbnail size 

displayed.  Pressing 

Val [-] 

at the smallest thumbnail

size will change the view mode to List View. Press 

Val [+] 

to exit List View and return to thumbnails.  

Navigate Folders

Enter a folder by positioning the cursor on the folder
and pressing 

[ENTER]

. Note that the navigation 

directory path will update and reflect your current 
directory location. To exit a folder and go up one 
directory level, press 

[ESC]

. Return to Home Screen

by pressing 

[ESC] 

repeatedly until exiting top folder. 

Enter Full Screen Photo View 

Enter Full Screen Photo View by pressing 

[ENTER] 

with cursor positioned on target photo. Once in 
Full Screen Photo View, all the photos in the current
folder will be available for full screen view. Tilt 
Joystick left and right to view previous and next.
Exit and return to Folder View by pressing 

[ESC]

Enter Video Playback 

Enter Video Playback mode by pressing 

[ENTER]

 

with cursor positioned on target video. Once in 
Video Playback, all the videos in the current folder
will be available for playback. Tilt Joystick left and 
right to play previous and next video.  Exit and 
return to Folder View by pressing 

[ESC]

.

Play Slideshow 

Start Slideshow includes both Photo and Video 
files by pressing 

MENU > 

Play Slideshow

.  Exit and

return to Folder View by pressing 

[ECS]

.

Add to Playlist 

From Folder View, Full Screen Photo View, or 

Selection Mode, single or selections of photos, 
videos, and music files can be added to an 
existing or new Playlist.

How to add files or create new Playlist: 

1. For single file or completed selection, press 

MENU > 

Add to Playlist

.

2. Select Target Playlist dialogue box will appear:

[OK]

 Tilt Joystick 

Up/Down

 to select existing 

Playlist. Select 

[OK]

 and add to select Playlist. 

[NEW]

 Create new Playlist. 

[CANCEL]

 Cancel and return to previous screen.

 3. Playlist will be updated or created as specified. 

Go to PLAYLIST from Home Screen to view and 

manage Playlists. 

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ALBUMS

EXPORT

BACKUP

MUSIC

RECORDIN

Navigation directory path 

Page count

Folder name, Creation date, time

Folder View mode icon

Battery indicator

 

Selection Mode

In Folder View, there is a Selection Mode that allows 

selection of multiple items for 

File Management 

or 

 

Add to Playlist

 functions. 

Enter Selection Mode by pressing 

MENU > 

Selection

.

In Selection Mode, the Folder View icon at the bottom 
corner will change to be a check box. Navigation 
will be limited the current folder during selection.  

Move the cursor within the selected folder as normal 

with the 

Joystick

Jog Dial 

and 

Val [-]/[+]

 buttons.

Press 

[ENTER]

 to select and de-select files and folders.

Once the selection is complete, press 

MENU 

and  

select 

File Management

 or 

Add to Playlist

.  

In Selection Mode, choose selection options by

pressing 

MENU > Select > (

All, Page, Range, Clear

)

.

Exit and return to Folder View by pressing

 [ESC]

.

File Management Options

The file management functions can help to organize,

structure, and clean-up the photo, video, music and 
other files stored on the device. The Copy and Paste 
functions can be used to copy specific and selected 
file(s) from one storage device to another. 

To access File Management options, press 

MENU >

File Management

 for the following sub-menu:  

Folder View > File Management - Menu Options

 

New Folder

 - Create new folder.

Rename 

- Rename existing folder or file.

Paste 

- Paste item(s) from most recent 

Copy

/

Cut

Copy 

- Copy item(s) for 

Paste

. Original item(s) remain.

Cut 

- Move item(s) for 

Paste

.  Original item(s) removed. 

Export 

- Export item(s) to other device or Export folder. 

Delete 

- Delete item(s). 

Helpful Tip: 

In Folder View Thumbnails or List View, press 

[DISPLAY]

button with cursor over folder to peek at the folder 
contents. Pressing 

[DISPLAY]

 with cursor over photo, 

shows an enlarged view of the photo. 

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Summary of Contents for Picture Porter Advanced PPA-500

Page 1: ...you can Carry your entire collection of digital photos music videos and other digital files with you to enjoy anytime anywhere Backup precious vacation pictures directly from digital camera memory car...

Page 2: ...B 7 to computer Wrist Strap Anchor Battery Door Release 5 LCD Display USB Connection LED Memory Device Cover Installing the Battery Locate the Battery Door on the back of PPA Pull the Battery Door Rel...

Page 3: ...o 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 recor...

Page 4: ...ckup and close dialogue box Top View of PPA with Memory Device Cover open CF Slot SD Slot microSD Slot USB Memory Device SD CF USB Internal Memory Devices on PPA In addition to the memory devices that...

Page 5: ...laylist dialogue box will appear OK Tilt Joystick Up Down to select existing Playlist Select OK and add to select Playlist NEW Create new Playlist CANCEL Cancel and return to previous screen 3 Playlis...

Page 6: ...iew photo IPTC information EXIF Histogram Display Show Hide Counter File Name Display Show Hide Date Time Display Show Hide IPTC Comments Show text comments with photo Photo View Mode Select viewing f...

Page 7: ...can be played individually by manual selection or they can automatically play with each photo in a slideshow Navigation in PhotoMemo is similar to Folder View where pressing ENTER on a folder opens t...

Page 8: ...ll Screen 100 MUSIC Music Play Mode Play Single Once Repeat Current Repeat All Random Equalizer Normal Bass Classic Dance Live Rock Treble User System Settings TIME Time Set AM PM clock Date Set MM DD...

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