Digital Foci Picture Porter Advanced PPA-500 User Manual Download Page 7

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Applications

The available applications for PPA can be found 

at the bottom row of icons on the Home Screen.

PLAYLIST

The PLAYLIST application can be used to create  

unique slideshows of photo, video, and music files 
from files located in different folder locations on 
the internal hard drive and Internal_SD card. The 
Playlist slideshow will also supports PhotoMemo.

Playlist items are added by the 

Add to Playlist

 

Menu option from Folder View. 

PLAYLIST MANAGER: 
After selecting PLAYLIST 

from the Home Screen, 
the Playlist Manager 
screen will show the 
available playlists. A 
thumbnail of the first 
photo in the playlist is shown with basic information.

Playlist Manager - Menu Options

 

New Empty Playlist 

- Create empty playlist.

Duplicate 

- Duplicate selected playlist.

Rename 

- Rename playlist.

Export 

- Copy originals to folder or external device.  

Delete 

- Delete playlist without deleting original files.  

Press 

[ENTER]

 on desired Playlist to open Playlist View.

PLAYLIST VIEW:
In the Playlist View, the 

navigation is similar to 
Folder View for specific 
folder.  Menu options 
allow the Playlist items 
to be arranged in a 
desired sequence for viewing and slideshow. 

Playlist View - Menu Options

 

Play Slideshow 

- Start slideshow.

Move to First 

- Move item to first of list.

Move to Last 

- Move item to last of list.

Free Move 

- Move item by Joystick and press 

[Enter].

 

Export 

- Copy original to folder or external device.

Remove from Playlist 

- Remove item from Playlist.  

AUDIO REC  

Audio recordings can be made with PPA through the 

on-board Mic or Line In device. AUDIO REC allows for 
recording files as well as playback and management. 

To make a new recording, press 

MENU > Record New

Memo

 and the device will start to record. Press 

[ENTER]

 to stop and save the recording. 

Additional recording options are available in MENU.

All recorded files are saved in the Recordings folder. 

PHOTOMEMO®  

The PHOTOMEMO application is used to make 

audio recordings to pair with specific photos. These
PhotoMemo recordings 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 to show

its contents. Only photo files will be shown. 

How to Record a PhotoMemo: 

1. Move cursor to target photo and press 

[ENTER]

.

2. Observe the recording level box in the upper-right

corner of the screen and start recording once it 
starts to show recording activity.

3. Press 

[ENTER]

 to stop and save recording. 

After the recording is saved, a PhotoMemo icon will 

appear in the upper-left corner of the photo.

PhotoMemo can be played back by:

 

PhotoMemo 

application through MENU option.

 

Full Screen Photo View 

through MENU option.

 

Slideshow 

(

with proper Background Audio setting

).

PhotoMemo - Menu Options

 

Play PhotoMemo 

- Play PhotoMemo.

Delete PhotoMemo 

- Remove PhotoMemo.

Recording Level 

- Adjust recording level.

Recording Source

- Choose Mic or Line In.

Go to Folder View 

- Change to Folder View.  

Icons at the bottom-left corner of the PhotoMemo

screen indicate current setting for Recording Level 
and Recording Source. 

In Folder View, if the PhotoMemo indicator icons 

for the thumbnails are not visible, check the Setup
option in 

Playback Options > Photo

.

VIDEO REC

The VIDEO REC feature records video input signals  

as 640x480 resolution MP4 files at 29 frames per 
second. The video input can come from either 
Component or Composite video sources. 

Connect the appropriate video cable to the “V-In”

jack and select VIDEO REC from the Home Screen. 
Make sure to check the Video settings for 

Setup > System Settings > Recording

.  

With the video source showing on the PPA screen,

press 

[ENTER]

 to start recording.  Press 

[ENTER]

 again 

to stop and save the recording. 

Icons at the bottom-left corner screen indicate the 

settings for Video Standard, Signal, and Target Device. 

Additional recording options are available in MENU.

All recorded files are saved in the Recordings folder. 

PLAYLIST MANAGER   

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Press ENTER to view Playlist.

Playlist Name    Date Created    Items
Mom’s 70th        2014/03/09       209
Reunion 2012   2012/05/19       139
Paris 2012          2012/06/21        43

# photos: 39
# music: 1
# videos: 3

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Paris 2012 

 

 

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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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