HP MediaSmart Frame 100 User manual

HP MediaSmart Frame
User Guide
Revision 1.0

Copyright © 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
The information in this document is subject to change without notice.
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Table of Contents
What’s in the Box ..................................................................................................... 1
Getting Started ......................................................................................................... 2
Remote Control ......................................................................................................... 3
Picture Frame ........................................................................................................... 4
Key Features ............................................................................................................ 5
Initial Setup .............................................................................................................. 6
Photo/Picture Slide Show and Browse ......................................................................... 6
Slide show modes ............................................................................................... 6
Browse mode ..................................................................................................... 6
Thumbnail mode ................................................................................................. 6
Managing Photos/Pictures ......................................................................................... 7
Specifications ........................................................................................................... 8
Frequently Asked Questions ..................................................................................... 10
Cleaning and Care Tips .......................................................................................... 11
Cleaning the Screen: ......................................................................................... 11
Cleaning the Frame and Backing: ....................................................................... 11
Maintenance Guidelines ..................................................................................... 11

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What’s in the Box
Qty Item Image
1 HP MediaSmart Frame 100 or
HP MediaSmart Frame 130
1PictureStand
1 Power Adapter
(12V, 2A, 24W, 100/240)
1RemoteControl
1 Cleaning Cloth
1 PC Software / User Guide /
Video Setup Turorials CD
1 Warranty Document
1 User Guide (supplied on the CD)
BACK

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1 USB Type B Cable

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HP MediaSmart Frame User Guide 1
Getting Started
1Attach the stand to the rear of the Hewlett-Packard
MediaSmart Frame100 or HP MediaSmart Frame
130 by screwing it into the threaded hole in the
back of the frame. When the picture frame is in the
horizontal position, the threaded hole is at the lower
right as you face the rear of the unit.
2Connect the power cord into the DC input of the
picture frame and plug the adapter into a power
outlet.
3Activate the preinstalled battery in the remote
control by pulling out the tab.
WARNING: When using this device, basic safety precautions should
always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, and injury to
persons, including the following:
Do not use this product near water, for example, near a bathtub,
wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near
a swimming pool.
Avoid using this product during an electrical storm. There may be a
remote risk of electric shock from lightning.

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4Insert your memory card or USB storage device
(external memory) containing desired photos,
music, and/or video into the appropriate card slot
or USB port as illustrated.
A slide show of your photos will automatically
begin in a few seconds. If music tracks are
available on the same external memory card, the slide show will be displayed with
background music unless disabled in Settings. Enjoy it and have fun!
Wall Mounting
1To prepare the HP MediaSmart Frame 100 or HP
MediaSmart Frame 130 for wall mounting, unscrew
the stand.
Holes for wall mounting are provided on the rear of
the HP MediaSmart Frame.
The distance between the mounting holes (A) is
78.7 mm (3.098 in).
The hole diameter is 8.5 mm (0.33 in).
NOTE: Memory cards and USB storage
devices must be orientated correctly. Make
sure the label on the card or the LED on the
USB device is facing toward the rear of the
picture frame.
Note: The picture frame can only be wall mounted
horizontally.
B
A
Left Right

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Remote Control
Display On/Off On button:
Option Moves down to several alternate submenu functions
when there are no buttons to select with arrow keys.
Back Press to access menu mode. Moves back up one level
at a time from many submenus when there no buttons
to select with arrow keys.
SLIDE SHOW Press to start a slide show from internal memory from
anywhere in the main menu. In browse mode, press to
launch a slide show starting from the selected picture.
Up Up Arrow on the cursor pad: Press to move up in
thumbnail mode or left in browse mode. Move up or
change some items in a submenu list.
Left Left Arrow on the cursor pad: Press to move left in
menu, thumbnail, or browse, mode. Move left or
change some items in a submenu list.
OK Select highlighted menu item or highlighted submenu
tab or button. Select a highlighted thumbnail to view
the picture at maximum size.
Right Right Arrow on the cursor pad: Press to move right in
menu, thumbnail, or browse mode. Move right or
change some items in a submenu list.

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Down Down Arrow on the cursor pad: Press to move down in
thumbnail mode or right in browse mode. Move down
or change some items in a submenu list.
Volume Up Press to incrementally increase the speaker volume.
Press and hold until the volume begins to get louder,
and release when the volume is the desired level.
Volume Down Press to incrementally decrease the speaker volume.
Press and hold until the volume begins to get softer,
and release when the volume is the desired level.
Mute Press to silence the speaker. Press again to reactivate
the speaker. The previously set volume level is
retained.

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HP MediaSmart Frame
Left & Right Side Views
Front View
ACF Card Slot (insert card with
label facing rear of picture
frame.)
BMemory Card Inserted LED
CSD Card Slot (insert card with
label facing rear of picture
frame.)
DPicture Stand
EOn Button & LED (toggles display
on and off.)
FHeadphones Input
GMini USB Slot
HUSB Slot (insert flash drive with
LED facing rear of picture frame.)
ILAN/ETHERNET 2279 Slot
AUp Button
BDown Button
COK Button
DRight Button
ELeft Button
FBack Button
GOption Button
HVolume Control (button on picture
frame launches a volume control
submenu)
E
F
G
H
I
A
C
D
Left Right
B
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
BACK

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Key Features
Feature
External Memory
(Cards and or Flash Drives) Internal Memory
Photo slide show with music X
Photo slide show without music XX
Photo auto-rotation with frame
orientation
XX
Delete photos from memory X
Playback music/audio files X
Playback video clips X
View Photo thumbnails XX
Photo Zoom X
Browse Photos/Images XX
Widescreen View XX

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Initial Setup
NOTE: The following instructions are shown using the remote control unit. Most of these
functions can also be conducted via the same control keys located on the bottom and right
sides of the picture frame (when orientated in the horizontal position). The keys are labeled
with the same icon/text.
Photo/Picture Slide Show and Browse
Slide show modes
Slide show mode will begin automatically when an external memory card or USB Flash drive
is inserted while in menu mode. There are two slide show modes, one with background music
and the other without.
Slide show with music— This is only possible with photos/pictures and music files on an
external memory card or USB Flash drive. The default picture frame setting is for music
to play with slide show. This can be changed in the settings option.
Slide show without music — This is possible with photos/pictures on either internal or
external memory sources.
Slide show from internal memory:
To view a slide show of pictures stored in internal memory:
1Press Back.
2Press Slide Show. The slide show will start momentarily.
Slide show from Thumbnail mode:
1From the menu, select Photo. Then press OK.
2Highlight the tab labeled for the source of the photos you want to browse.
Depending on whether you have any other inputs connected, such as a PC, memory
cards (CF or SD), or a USB flash drive, different tabs will appear. The default tab All
Photos represents the photos stored in the internal memory.
3Press OK. The thumbnail list of photos appears.
4Use the Up Arrow, Down Arrow, Right Arrow, or Left Arrow to select the first photo from
which you want to start the slide show.
5Press Slide Show. The slide show will start momentarily.
6When ready, exit the browser by pressing Back three times.
Browse mode
1From the menu, select Photo. Then press OK.
2Highlight the tab labeled for the source of the photos you want to browse.
Depending on whether you have any other inputs connected, such as a PC, memory
cards (CF or SD), or a USB flash drive, different tabs will appear. The default tab All
Photos represents the photos stored in the internal memory.
3Press OK. The thumbnail list of photos appears.

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4Use the Up Arrow, Down Arrow, Right Arrow, or Left Arrow to select the first photo you
wish to view in full size.
5Press OK. The Right Arrow and Down Arrow move you to the right in the photo browser.
The Left Arrow and the Up Arrow move you to the left in the photo browser.
6When ready, exit the browser by pressing Back three times.
Thumbnail mode
1From the menu, select Photo. Then press OK.
2Highlight the tab labeled for the source of the photos you want to browse.
Depending on whether you have any other inputs connected, such as a PC, memory
cards (CF or SD), or a USB flash drive, different tabs will appear. The default tab All
Photos represents the photos stored in the internal memory.
3Press OK. The thumbnail list of photos appears.
4When ready, exit Thumbnail mode by pressing Back three times.

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Managing Photos/Pictures
Rotate Photo/Picture:
If desired, photos/pictures can be rotated 90 degrees to the right by pressing the button.
Continue to press this button until the photo is oriented properly.
Auto Rotation:
This feature will automatically rotate all photos/pictures to match the orientation of the picture
frame.
Copy Photos/Pictures onto Internal Memory:
Must be In BROWSE mode and photo/picture is from an external memory card or USB flash
drive.
The option of copying a displayed photo onto the internal memory is possible by pressing the
button, and following the on-screen instructions.
Delete Pictures from Internal memory:
Press when in browse mode and follow the on-screen instructions.
NOTE:
AHP MediaSmart Frame only allows copies from external memory cards or USB storage
devices onto internal memory!
BHP MediaSmart Frame only allows deletion from internal memory. It will not delete
photos/pictures from external memory cards or a USB storage device.

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Menu Options
The menu options are scrolled sideways when you press the Right Arrow or Left Arrow button
on the remote control or on the picture frame. Press OK when you are on the desired menu
option.
Note: The Setup menu icon is off the screen. You must scroll with the Left Arrow to select
Setup. The Calendar menu icon and the Internet menu icon are off the screen. You must scroll
with the Right Arrow to select Calendar and Internet.
The menu options, from left to right, and their respective tabs (where applicable) are as
follows:
Setup
General
Info
News (internet connection is required)
MSNBC
Yahoo!
Google
Weather (internet connection is required)
Video
Dates
Folders
All Videos
PC, SD, CF, and/or USB (depending upon which of these are installed)
Photo
Dates
Folders
All Videos
Snapfish
PC, SD, CF, and/or USB (depending upon which of these are installed)
Music

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Album
Artist
Genre
Songs
HP Smart Radio
Pandora
PC, SD, CF, and/or USB (depending upon which of these are installed)
Facebook (internet connection is required)
Status Updates
Photos
Events
Clock
Calendar
Month
Day
Today
Internet (internet connection is required)
Setup
Press OK on the Setup icon in the main menu.
General tab:
Press the Down Arrow or Up Arrow button to navigate among and select the following:
Serial No.
Displays the serial number (no user actions available).
Device Name
1Press OK to go to a keyboard screen.
2Use the arrow buttons to select the first character of the new device name. Then press
OK.
Continue until you have spelled out the new device name.
3Use the arrow buttons to select Enter on the keyboard screen. Then press OK.
Time Zone
1Press OK to view a Time Zone Selection map.

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2Press the Left Arrow or Right Arrow button to scroll sideways to the desired time zone.
3Press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow button to select a city in a time zone (optional).
4Press OK once you have selected the time zone.
Or
Press Back to leave the map without making changes
Time Format
Press the Left Arrow or Right Arrow button to toggle between 12 H or 24 H.
Time
1Press OK to go to the Time Setting page.
2Press the Right Arrow and Left Arrow buttons to move among the hour, minute, second,
and AM/PM settings.
3Press the UP Arrow or Down Arrow button to increment or decrement the selected hour,
minute, second, or AM/PM settings.
4Press OK to save your time settings.
Or
Press Back to exit the Time Setting page without saving the settings.
Date
1Press OK to go to the Date Setting page.
2Press the Right Arrow and Left Arrow buttons to move among the month, day, and year
settings.
3Press the UP Arrow or Down Arrow button to increment or decrement the selected
month, day, or year settings.
4Press OK to save your date settings.
Or
Press Back to exit the Date Setting page without saving the settings.
Brightness
Press the Right Arrow button to increase the brightness setting, or press the Left Arrow
button to decrease the brightness setting.
Note: The brightness settings range from 0 to 10. The default setting is 8.
Network
1Press OK to examine or change your network configuration settings.
Note: If you only want to examine the network settings, press OK after viewing them to
exit without changing any configuration.
2Click Setup to continue with network setup.
3Select Ethernet if you are connected to the network by an Ethernet cable.
Or
Select Wireless if you are going to use a wireless connection.

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4Click Scan. If you are connecting to a wired network, the connection will complete
automatically. If you are connecting to a wireless network, continue to the next step.
5Press the Down Arrow button to select the network name of the wireless router to which
you want to connect. Then click Continue. The Network Password Setting page
appears.
Or
If the name of your chosen network is not shown, select Other. Then click Continue.
The Other Network Setting page appears.
Note: The Network Password Setting page and the Other Network Setting page are
nearly identical, but the Other Network Setting page has a Network Name field that
can be edited.
Note: If the wireless router is using any security, you will need to know some of the
following information:
Network name (also known as the server set identifier, or SSID). This is displayed if
the wireless router has broadcasting of the SSID enabled. It is case sensitive
Security - the security type used by the router. The choices are: None, WEP (OPEN),
WEP (SHARED), WPA-PSK (TKIP), WPA-PSK (AES), WPA2-PSK (TKIP), and WPA2-
PSK (AES)
Password - The password for WEP and WPA security types is a key that is
generated by a passphrase that is entered when the router is configured. The key is
what you need to enter in the password field.
6If you are starting at the Other Network Setting page, Network Name is the first field.
Press OK to select the keyboard. Otherwise, go to step 9.
7Use the arrow buttons to select the first character of the network name. Then press OK.
Continue until you have spelled out the new network name.
8Use the arrow buttons to select Enter on the keyboard. Then press OK.
9Press the Up Arrow and the Down Arrow buttons to select the desired security option
from those listed in the Security field.
10 Press the Right Arrow button to select the Password field. Then press OK to select the
keyboard.
11 Use the arrow buttons to select the first character of the password. Then press OK.
Continue until you have spelled out the password.
12 Use the arrow buttons to select Enter on the keyboard. Then press OK.
13 Press the Right Arrow or Left Arrow button to move among the network fields and the
Continue and Back buttons. Click Continue when you have completed your network
configuration.
The picture frame successfully connects in a few seconds if the network is configured
properly.
Automatic Power On
1Press OK. The Time Setting page appears.
2Press the Up Arrow to enable and press the Down Arrow to disable Automatic Power
On.

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3Press the Right Arrow and Left Arrow buttons to move among the hour, minute, and AM/
PM settings.
4Press the UP Arrow or Down Arrow button to increment or decrement the selected hour,
minute, or AM/PM settings.
5Press OK to save your Automatic Power On time settings.
Or
6Press Back to exit the Time Setting page without saving the settings.
Automatic Power Off
1Press OK. The Time Setting page appears.
2Press the Up Arrow to enable and press the Down Arrow to disable Automatic Power
Off.
3Press the Right Arrow and Left Arrow buttons to move among the hour, minute, and AM/
PM settings.
4Press the UP Arrow or Down Arrow button to increment or decrement the selected hour,
minute, or AM/PM settings.
5Press OK to save your Automatic Power Off time settings.
Or
6Press Back to exit the Time Setting page without saving the settings.
Automatic Clock Synchronization
Press the Right Arrow or Left Arrow button to toggle On or Off.
Screen Saver Wait
Press the Right Arrow or Left Arrow button to select the Screen Saver Wait time. The
available selections are: Off, 15 Mins, 30 Mins, 60 Mins, 90 Mins, and 120 Mins.
Screen Saver Behavior
Press the Right Arrow or Left Arrow button to toggle between Black or Slide Show.
Automatic Software Update
Press the Right Arrow or Left Arrow button to toggle On or Off.
Info tab:
1Press OK to open the System Information page.
You can view local storage utilization, maximum number of files, used memory space,
free memory space, copyright notices, and upgrade history.
2Optionally, press the Right Arrow or Left Arrow to select from Software Update, Factory
Default, and Frame Diagnostics.
3Press the Ok button. Then follow the instructions on the page that is displayed.
Note: Factory Default offers the option not to reset to factory defaults, since this action
will erase all configurable settings.