JOBO GIGA Vu Pro evolution User manual

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Version 1.0
GIGA Vu Pro evolution
User Manual

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Contents
1 Safety Instructions 4
2 Overview 5
2.1 Scope of Delivery 5
2.2 Features in Brief 5
2.3 First Use 5
2.4 Getting Familiar with the GVPE 6
2.4.1 Operating Elements 6
2.4.2 Screen 7
2.4.3 Power supply / Charging the Battery 7
2.4.4 Rubber Protection Cover 7
2.4.5 Devices for Data Transfer 7
3 Quick Instruction for Photo
Download from a CF Card 9
4 General Instructions 10
4.1 General Instructions 10
4.2 Buttons “Home”, “Back” and
“Settings” 10
4.3 How to Select Content 12
4.4 How to Use the Keyboard 13
4.5 Use external keyboard 14
5 Basic Settings 15
5.1 Device Info 15
5.2 Device Settings 15
5.3 Screen & Video Settings 16
5.4 WiFi & FTP Settings 17
5.5 Owner Info 18
5.6 Reset Functions 19
6 Data Import, Data Export
and Disk Management 19
6.1 Copy Data from or to a Memory Card 19
6.1.1 Import data from a Memory Card 19
6.1.2 Export Data to a Memory Card 22
6.2 Copy Data from or to a Computer 23
6.2.1 Connect the Device to a Computer 23
6.2.2 Import Data from a Computer 23
6.2.3 Export Data to a Computer 24
6.3 Backup Data 25
6.4 Disk Management 25
7 Managing Photos 27
7.1 Some Remarks about File Formats 27
7.2 Previews 27
7.2.1 Generate Previews 27
7.2.2 Delete Previews 28
7.3 Select a Photo Album 28
7.4 View Pictures 29
7.4.1 View Picture Details 30
7.4.2 Show Info Data (EXIF) 32
7.4.3 Show Color Channels 33
7.4.4 Show Histogram 34
7.4.5 Rotate Pictures 34
7.4.6 Delete Single Pictures and Albums 35
7.5 Thumbnail View 35
7.6 File List View 36
7.7 View Slide Shows 36
7.8 Print Photos 37
7.9 Rename Photos 38
7.9.1 Rename Albums 38
7.9.2 Rename Pictures 38
7.10.1 Copy Pictures to another Album 39
7.10.2 Add Comments 39
7.10.3 Manage Keywords 40
7.10.4 Add Keywords to Pictures 41
7.11 View Pictures with Photo Voice
Annotations 41
8 Dust Detection 42
9 Playing Music 42
9.1 Playing Music 42
9.2 Copy Sound Files 43
9.3 Delete an Album or a Single Music File 43
9.4 Rename an Album 44
10 Watching Movies 45
10.1 Watching Movies 45

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10.2 Copy Movie Clips 46
10.3 Delete an Album or a Single
Movie Clip 46
10.4 Rename an Album 47
11 Software Upgrade 47
12 Available Accessories 48
13 Technical Specification 49
Addendum1 51

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1 Safety Instructions
Turn off the device immediately in case of
smoke or unusual smell
Should you notice smoke or an unusual smell
coming from the device or its AC adapter,
unplug the AC adapter and turn off the device.
Do not disassemble the device
Do not disassemble or open the case. Only
qualified personnel shall repair the device.
In case the GIGA Vu PRO evolution is broken
because of any accident or a fall, unplug the
AC adapter. Ask your local dealer or the JOBO
customer service to repair the device.
Use suitable cables only
For charging the battery, only use the original
JOBO cables delivered with the device resp.
available as additional accessories. JOBO will
not be held liable for any damages resulting
from the use of other cables than those
mentioned before.
Prevent the device from any contact with
water
Take care that the GIGA Vu PRO evolution will
not get in contact with any water. The device
is not water proof and may get damaged when
water enters the case. In case the device gets
into contact with water, rub down the case
with a smooth and absorbent cloth.
Do never touch the AC adapter with wet or
damp hands
Do never touch the AC adapter with wet or
damp hands. You might get an electric shock.
Whenever you pull the plug, always pull the
jack, never pull the cable. Pulling the cable
might result in bare cables without insulation.
This could lead to burns or electrical shock.
Avoid magnetic fields
Avoid to keep the GIGA Vu PRO evolution in
the environment of magnetic fields. Keep the
GIGA Vu PRO evolution away from electric
motors or other equipment generating powerful
electromagnetic fields. They can effect
malfunction or loss of data.

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2 Overview
On the next pages we will explain all functions
of the Giga Vu Pro Evolution. In the following
description the device will be abbreviated as
GVPE.
2.1 Scope of Delivery
The GVPE is delivered with the following
equipment:
- GVPE, covered with a rubber protection
cover
- AC power supply
- USB cable (USB 2)
- Operating manual
- Analogue audio-video cable
- Earphones
- Remote control
There are several accessories available:
- External PowerPack
- Power supply for 12 V socket (e.g. in a car‘s
cigarette lighter)
- WiFi interface card
- Multi Card Adapter
See chapter 12, “Available Accessories” for
more information.
2.2 Features in Brief
The GVPE can be used for the following
actions:
1 Transferring data from and to various data
carriers
2 Intermediate storage of photos
3 View and select photos
4 Print photos
5 Prepare slide shows
6 Present slide shows
7 Dust detection on the camera chip
8 Intermediate storage of MP3 music files
9 Playing music
10 Intermediate storage of MPEG2 and MPEG4
video files
11 Watching movies
The data can be transferred via numerous types
of memory cards, USB connections or WiFi to a
camera, a printer or a computer.
2.3 First Use
Opening the device
The GVPE is equipped with a rubber cover. It
protects the screen and covers all interface
ports to prevent dust from entering into the
device. For using the GVPE take off the rubber
cover, turn it around and attach it to the
bottom of the unit.
Fig. 2.2: Opening the device.

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First charge
Please read this instruction carefully before the
first use of GVPE!
The GVPE will be delivered with a completely
discharged battery.
Please charge the battery for 9 hours before
first use of GVPE.
Then use the battery until it is completely
discharged. Only then will the battery report
correct levels to the software. The correct
battery level in percent will only be displayed
reliably after the battery has gone through
three full charge and discharge cycles. This
is a limitation that exists with all lithium ion
batteries.
2.4 Getting Familiar with the
GVPE
Fig. 2.3: Function elements
1 Infra-red receiver
2 Analogue audio/video out
3 Slot for CompactFlash memory card
4 On/off switch
5 Microphone
6 USB2 high speed interface for data transfer
to a computer
7 USB2 OTG interface for data transfer to a
printer, camera or external hard disk
8 “Home” button (always returns to the main
menu)
9 “Back” button (always takes you one step
back)
10 “Settings” button with LED
11 Digital video out
12 5 softkeys with different functions
depending on the actual menu
13 Power supply socket
14 Loudspeaker
15 Combined “Enter” button and 4-way
joystick to navigate in the screen menus
2.4.1 Operating Elements
Joystick
The 4-way joystick is used for navigating and
selecting.
Navigating:
The joystick can be used to scroll trough a
list of possible options. For this purpose the
joystick has to be moved up or down, resp.
to the left or right. The possible options will
highlight as you scroll.
Selecting:
Pressing the joystick will confirm a selection,
it acts as an “Enter” button.
Softkeys
Below the screen there are 5 buttons, the so
called softkeys. Depending on the actual menu
on the screen they have different functions.
The corresponding function is always displayed
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2.4.2 Screen
The GVPE is equipped with a high quality, high
resolution LCD screen with 640 * 480 RGB pixels.
By using state-of-the-art technology, the GVPE
screen is very bright and allows easy viewing
even outdoors. Brightness and saturation of the
LCD screen can be modified. For instruction see
chapter 5.3, “Screen & Video Settings”.
2.4.3 Power supply / Charging
the Battery
The GVPE features a high quality lithium-ion
polymer rechargeable battery. The battery pack
includes an integrated circuit (gas gauge)
which continuously monitors capacity and other
critical battery parameters. The battery will
provide you with accurate remaining run-time
predictions, even if the battery ages over time.
To charge just connect the AC power supply to
the GVPE. While the unit is charging the LED
in the “Settings” button will turn red. When
charging is complete the LED will dim.
2.4.4 Rubber Protection Cover
The rubber cover protects the GVPE’s screen.
When closed, it covers all interface ports to
prevent dust from entering the device. Take off
the rubber cover with light pressure, turn it
around and attach it to the bottom of the unit
to use the GVPE.
2.4.5 Devices for Data Transfer
The GVPE can transfer data from and to several
devices. It is important to chose the correct
cable and socket for each type of data transfer.
Figure 2.4 shows the various options and the
corresponding cables.
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Fig. 2.4: Cables for data transfer to different
devices

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USB connectors
The GVPE features two USB connectors.
The upper USB connector is a high speed USB
2 mass storage interface. Use this one for
fast communication between the GVPE and a
computer. Copying is done from PC to GVPE‘s
hard disk directly without involvement of the
GVPE‘s main microprocessor. Transfer speed can
reach 20 MBytes/s in this way, provided the
PC‘s interface is as fast.
For best operation, connect the GVPE directly
to your computer and do not route it through
a hub. Using a hub may sometimes lead to
operational conflict and data loss.
The lower USB connector is a USB 2 OTG (On
The Go) interface. This interface is handled by
the main processor. This port is used for
- connecting the GVPE directly to a camera.
In this way you can download pictures
from the camera to the GVPE without
having to remove the memory card from
the camera. The camera‘s USB interface
must be set to “Mass Storage Device” and
NOT to “PTP” (Picture Transfer Protocol).
- connecting GVPE to external USB hard disk.
Use this to backup all files stored in your
GVPE. In this case the GVPE is the “Master”
and the external USB hard disk is a “mass
storage device”. If you want to make a
backup from one GVPE to a second unit
you must connect the cable between the
first GVPE lower USB port (Master) to the
second GVPE upper USB port (mass storage
device).
- connecting GVPE to compatible PictBridge
printers.
Socket “Analogue audio/video out”
This socket can be either used to connect the
GVPE to a TV set or to use the earphones.
Use the supplied audio/video cable to connect
the GVPE to a TV set. This is convenient for
watching slide shows and movies. See chapter
5.3, “Screen & Video Settings” for selecting
either the NTSC (mainly North America) or the
PAL (e.g. most European countries) TV standard.
Use the supplied headphones to listen to music
via the GVPE.
Socket “Digital video out”
This socket is intended for connecting the GVPE
to high quality flat panel TVs and computer
monitors and beamers. Use the supplied digital
video cable for connecting the display resp. the
flat panel TV.
The digital video output has a fixed resolution
of 640 x 480 pixels (VGA, 60 Hz), i.e. the
connected monitor or flat screen has to
support this setting. PC monitors that only
provide higher resolutions will not be able
to synchronize with the GVPE. In this case
the settings of the PC’s video card have to be
adjusted. Please consult the PC manual for
further information.
When presenting slide shows and movies using
the digital video output the quality level will
be higher than ever seen before in Portable
Storage Devices (PSD).
Infra-red interface
The infra-red receiver gets signals from the
remote control. This will be used for music
playback, video playback and photo slide shows.
The remote control has 7 buttons in total with
the following functions:
- Play
- Pause
- Stop
- Next
- Previous
- Volume Up
- Volume Down

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3 Quick Instruction for
Photo Download from
a CF Card
When operating the first time with the GVPE
without AC power supply, make sure that the
battery is charged completely as described in
chapter 2.3, “First use”.
1 Take off the rubber cover, turn it around
and attach it to the bottom of the unit.
2 Plug in the AC power supply.
3 Press the On/Off button for a few seconds.
4 Allow the unit to power-up.
5 Enter a memory card in the memory card
slot and wait a few seconds. The screen
will appear as shown in Fig. 3.1.
Fig. 3.1: Screen “Copy from CF card”.
6 Press softkey 5, “Start” (the rightmost
one).
Now the GVPE copies all files from the
memory card to its hard disk.
7 When done, you see how many files have
been copied and how much disk space they
occupy, how much disk space is used in
general and how much capacity is still left
on the device.
Fig. 3.2: Screen “Copy form CF card completed”.
8 To view the photos, press softkey 1,
”Photos” (the leftmost one).
Select one of the following modes to view
the photos:
Fig. 3.3: Screen “View mode for photo albums”.
Full view
9 To view the photos press the joystick.
10 Use the joystick left / right to browse the
pictures.
11 Use the joystick up / down to view or hide
the softkey text.
Thumbnail view
9 To view the thumbnails move the joystick
up / down until “View Thumbs” is
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10 Press the joystick.
11 Press softkey 1 resp. 2 to browse the
thumbnail-pages.
12 Move the joystick up, down, left or right to
select a photo.
13 Press the joystick to view the selected
photo in full view.
14 Press the joystick again to return to
thumbnail view.
File list view
9 To view a file list move the joystick up /
down until ”View File List” is highlighted.
10 Press the joystick.
11 Press softkey 1 resp. 2 to browse the file
list.
12 Move the joystick up or down to select a
file.
13 Press the joystick to view the selected
photo in full view.
14 Press the joystick again to return to the
file list.
4 General Instructions
4.1 General Instructions
1 After having switched off the unit, wait 1
minute before turning it on again.
2 Do not bump the unit while it is powering
up or down.
3 Do not use the device on 2500 m (7500
ft) above sea level or higher. The hard
disc drive may get damaged when used at
higher levels and this may lead to a loss of
data.
4 Use only the power supply that was
delivered with the unit. Operating the
device at another voltage or current than
specified, may damage it.
5 In order to prevent any loss of data, the
GVPE provides the possibility to backup the
data to an external hard disk, such as the
JOBO mobile hard disk Giga One, via the
USB-2-OTG connection.
4.2 Buttons “Home”, “Back”
and “Settings”
Home
Wherever you are in the menus of the GVPE, the
“Home” button brings you back to the starting
screen. This is convenient both if you want
to start a new action or got lost in the menu
structure.
On the “Home” screen you can see the battery
status (upper left corner) and the amount
of free disk space (upper right corner). Both
data can be displayed as absolute values or as
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Fig. 4.1: “Home” screen.
To change the display press the “Settings”
button.
A screen as depicted in fig. 4.2 will pop up.
Fig. 4.2: Screen “Home Settings”.
Move the joystick up / down to select an item
and move the joystick left / right to select
another option.
To save the new settings, press softkey 5,
“Save”.
To leave the menu without saving, press softkey
1, “Cancel”.
1. Battery: Choose between “%” oder “Time
Left”.
The battery status indication expressed in
% is rather accurate. The indication of the
time left is an estimation, because the power
consumption of the GVPE depends on the kind
of activity. For example, playing music files will
consume much less energy than playing video
files via a TV or flat screen monitor. The time
left is obtained by performing a calculation
taking into account the battery status and
the average consumption. It is provided for
easiness but will be less accurate than the %
readings.
2. Disk: Choose between ”%” or “GB Left”.
Back
This button brings you one step higher in the
menu hierarchy. In most of the cases, this is
a direct step back. As some operations need
certain commands, in these cases you will be
routed to the needed interface screen.
Settings
This button has a function whenever the orange
LED inside the button is on. The LED goes
on when the menu displayed provides some
context sensitive settings that can be changed.
Mostly these are options you can adjust to
tailor the user interface to your specific needs.
In any case use the joystick up / down to
select the item you want to change. Use the
joystick left / right to view and select a new
setting. Furthermore, two functions are always
available:
- To save the new settings, press softkey 5,
“Save”.
- To leave the menu without saving new
settings, press softkey 1, “Cancel”.

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4.3 How to Select Content
In many cases you will have to select pictures
or songs for copying, deleting, viewing etc. In
all cases the same selecting mechanism is used
which is described below:
Selecting files
For selecting pictures you have two options:
thumbnail selection or file list selection. For all
other types of content i.e. music, movies and
data, only the file list selection is available.
In both cases a small rectangle in front of the
file name resp. at the top left corner of the
thumbnail indicates that this picture is selected.
Fig. 4.3: Files selected in “file list selection”
mode.
Fig. 4.4: Files selected in “thumb view
selection” mode.
You can use the joystick to navigate through
the files. Use the joystick up / down to go
through the file names one by one. Use the
joystick left / right to advance one page at
the time. Pressing the joystick will toggle the
actually highlighted file from selected to not
selected resp. the other way round.
The softkeys offer the following actions:
Softkey 1, “All”:
Selects all files.
Softkey 2, “None”:
De-selects all files.
In case you only want to copy a few files, first
use this option and then manually select the
files you need as described above.
Softkey 3, “Recall”:
Recalls the previous selection on this album.
For each album, the GVPE remembers the
last selection you made. If, for example, you
select pictures for a slide show, you can re-use
this selection later on for printing the same
pictures.
Softkey 4, “More”:
Leads to more options.
First layer: All – None – Recall
Second layer: Prev – Next – GoTo
Third layer: From – To
Second layer:
Softkey 1, “Prev”:
This command will bring you to the previous
page of thumbnails / file list.
Softkey 2, “Next”:
This command will bring you to the next page
of thumbnails / file list.
Softkey 3, “GoTo”:
Use the GoTo command to jump directly to a
specific file.
Third layer:
The From – To option allows you to select or
de-select a continuous block of files. If the
chosen files were not selected prior to the
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chosen files were selected prior to the action,
they will be de-selected afterwards.
If the block contains a mix of selected and non
selected files prior to the action, the selection
will be inverted afterwards.
To select files with the From-To method,
follow the steps below:
- Press softkey 3, “Select”.
- Press “None” to deselect all files.
- Press “More” to enter the 3rd layer.
- Move the joystick to the first file of the block
you want to select.
- Press the joystick.
- Press softkey 2, “To”.
- Use the joystick to highlight the last file of
the block. In order to move to the last file of a
selection you can use also the softkey “More”,
and the 2nd layer softkeys “Prev”, “Next” and
“GoTo”.
- When the last file of the block is highlighted,
press softkey 2, “To”.
- To finalize the operation, press softkey 5,
“Done”.
Default settings for selections
By factory default, the GVPE will select all data
files when entering the selection process. This
default starting condition can be modified
by pressing the “Settings” button after the
selection screen appeared.
Fig. 4.5: Screen “Selection Settings”
For each type of file (photos, music, movies and
other files) the starting conditions can be set
to “Select All”, “Select None” or to “Recall last
selection”.
For photo view you can choose between
thumbnail or file list view as default method for
the selections.
4.4 How to Use the Keyboard
Whenever you need to enter text (e.g. when
renaming an album or editing keywords), a
keyboard screen will be displayed.
Fig. 4.6: Screen with keyboard.
At the top of the screen there is a text entry
field. Left to it there is an indication of the
directions in which the joystick can be moved.
Use the joystick to select a character from the
displayed list. The softkeys 1 to 3 allow you
to switch between lower case, upper case and
numeric characters. Press the joystick to add
the selected character.
A text cursor will indicate the position where the
character will be added. If you want to change
the text cursor’s position, move the joystick
upwards until the position indicator shows that
you are in the text entry field. Then use the
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To enter a space, move the cursor to the “SPC”
item and press the joystick.
To delete the character immediately before the
cursor, move the cursor to the “BCK” item and
press the joystick.
When the cursor is in the text entry field, the
cursor turns into a white block.
To delete the character at the current cursor
position press softkey 4, “Del”.
In case the text is longer than one line, the
cursor jumps to the first character when
pressing the joystick in the position “Prev”.
In case the text is longer than one line,
the cursor jumps to the last character when
pressing the joystick in the position “Next”.
A preview of the complete text can be seen
when pressing the joystick in the position
“Preview”. In this mode press softkey 5 to
return to the keyboard from the preview.
To finally save the typed text, press softkey 5,
“Save”.
4.5 Use external keyboard
Whenever you need to enter text (e.g. when
renaming an album or editing keywords), a
keyboard screen will be displayed. You could
also plug an external USB keyboard in the USB
OTG slot and use the external keyboard fort
these functions as well.
Abb. 4.7: Figure screen with keyboard.
Plug in the USB plug of the external keyboard
into the OTG slot of GVPE (see Fig. 2.4).
The keyboad keys F1 till F5 are mapped on the
5 softkeys
The keyboard arrow keys up, down, left, right
are mapped on the joystick navigation
The keyboard enter key mapped on the joystick
(press button), so you can also use the
keyboard for the rest of the navigation and for
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5 Basic Settings
There are some basic settings such as
the language or the owner‘s info that
are independently from any other data
management.
To check or change these basics, please
follow the steps below:
1 Press the “Home” button.
2 Press softkey 5, “Device”. The screen
depicted in fig. 5.1 will be displayed. Use
the joystick up / down to select one of the
items.
All items are described in this chapter apart
from the first item (see chapter 6.2, “Copy data
from ou to a computer”) and the second last
item (see chapter 6.4, “Disk management”).
Fig. 5.1: Screen “Device Menu”.
5.1 Device Info
The “Device Info” screen gives you an overview
of the content archived on your GVPE. It also
shows the remaining disk space, the battery
status, the software version number and the
actual color profile.
Fig. 5.2: Screen “Device Menu – Device Info”.
5.2 Device Settings
This menu is used to adjust some basic device
settings. Use the joystick up / down to select
one of the items.
To save the new settings, press softkey 5,
“Save”.
To leave the menu without saving new settings,
press softkey 1, “Cancel”.
Fig. 5.3: Screen “Device Menu – Device
Settings”.
1. Language: Select the user interface
language.
Use the joystick left / right to select your
preferred language.
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albums that will be copied from CF card.
Whenever you copy data from a CF to the
GVPE, the device will create a new album
using this album prefix complemented
with a number as album name. Factory
default is “cf_”. You can change it to any
combination of letters. To change the
prefix, move the joystick to the right. Then
a keyboard will appear and you can enter
your personal prefix. See chapter 4.3 for
keyboard description.
3. Menu Color: Select the color used for
highlighting items.
Use the joystick left / right to select your
preferred color.
4. Automatic Caching: Define whether
pictures are generally cached or not.
Caching the pictures means that previews
are generated in order to shorten the time
until you see a picture, for example in a
slide show. These cached photos require
some additional disk space. Use the
joystick left / right to select your preferred
setting.
On: Whenever a picture is viewed for the
first time it will be cached. Note however
that the GVPE does not scan all albums
for caching automatically. If an album is
opened and only a few pictures are viewed,
only these will be cached.
Off: No automatic caching is performed
when viewing pictures. You still may
cache any album by selecting it and only
cache these pictures. See chapter 7.2.1,
“Generate previews”, for more details.
5. Cache compression: Define the
compression of the cached pictures.
Use the joystick left / right to select
your preferred setting. The higher
the compression, the smaller the files
generated will be. So in order to save disk
space choose a high compression.
6. Dim Backlight: Enter the time after which
the backlight will be dimmed. Use the
joystick left / right to select your preferred
setting. If the backlight will be dimmed,
press any button to reactivate the screen.
7. Power Off: Enter the time after which the
unit will be switched off automatically.
Use the joystick left / right to select your
preferred setting.
Dimming the backlight reduces battery
consumption. If you enter a value other than
“Never” it is recommended to select a value
other than “Never” in the “Power off” section.
Otherwise, dimming the screen and not
automatically switching off the unit after some
time introduces the risk of not noticing that
the unit is still on and draining the battery
completely.
5.3 Screen & Video Settings
This menu is used to adjust some settings
concerning the video output. Use the joystick
up / down to select one of the items.
To save the new settings, press softkey 5,
“Save”.
To leave the menu without saving new settings,
press softkey 1, “Cancel”.
Fig. 5.4: Screen “Device Menu – Screen & Video
Settings”.
1. Video Output: Select the TV standard
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videos on a TV.
Use the joystick left / right to select the
TV standard.
2. LCD Brightness: Adjust the brightness of
the screen.
Use the joystick left / right to select the
preferred brightness. The brighter the
screen, the more energy is needed.
3. Decode Quality: Adjust the quality for
decoding.
A lower quality means faster decoding,
a higher quality returns a slightly better
image rendition at the cost of some extra
time.
Use the joystick left / right to select your
preferred decode quality.
4. Color Profile: Select the preferred color
profile for watching photos.
Use the joystick left / right to select your
preferred setting.
5.4 WiFi & FTP Settings
The GVPE can be incorporated in your
wireless network by inserting an optional
WiFi CompactFlash card (see chapter 12,
“Available Accessories”). If you work with the
recommended WiFi CompactFlash card there will
be no problem, but the GVPE is not guaranteed
to work with all brands of WiFi CompactFlash
cards. Therefore check the JOBO website (www.
jobo.com) for approved types first or try the type
of your choice before you buy. Trying out a WiFi
CompactFlash card will not damage the GVPE.
In the “WiFi & FTP Settings” menu as shown
in fig. 5.5 the basic settings for the wireless
data transfer are adjusted. Use the joystick up /
down to select one of the items.
To save the new settings, press softkey 5,
“Save”.
To leave the menu without saving new settings,
press softkey 1, “Cancel”.
Fig. 5.5: Screen “Connect Menu – WiFi & FTP
Settings”.
1. SSID: Enter your network name here.
This network name will be given to you by
the administrator of the current network.
To enter the name, move the joystick to
the right. Then a keyboard will appear and
you can enter the letters. See chapter 4.3
for keyboard description.
2. Mode: Depending on the type of network
select “adhoc” or “infrastructure”.
Use the joystick left / right to select the
network type.
Adhoc: Use this setting if you connect the
GVPE directly to a PC or a local network.
Infrastructure: Use this mode if you look
for an access point (Hot Spot).
3. Channel: Select the channel according to
the WiFi network router. Please consult the
router’s user manual for this.
Use the joystick left / right to select the
correct channel.
4. WEP: Select the type of encryption
according to the network router. Please
consult the router’s user manual for this.
Use the joystick left / right to select the
mode in which the key can be decrypted.
5. Key: Enter the key for the WEP here. Please
consult the router’s user manual for this.
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6. IP Address Mode: Select the IP address
Mode needed. Please consult the router’s
user manual for this.
Use the joystick left / right to select the
correct mode.
DHCP: Select this option when a DHCP
server is used.
Static IP: When operating the GVPE without
a DHCP server, the administrator defines
a network address for every user in the
WiFi network. You have to enter this static
address in the next item.
7. IP Address: Enter the IP address here.
Please consult the router’s user manual for
this.
To enter an IP address, move the joystick
to the right. Then a keyboard will appear
and you can enter the numbers. See
chapter 4.3 for keyboard description.
8. FTP Album Prefix: Define the prefix for all
albums that will be copied via WiFi (FTP).
When you connect the GVPE to a computer
or network and copy data on the GVPE via
WiFi, it will create a new album using this
album prefix complemented with a number
as album name. Factory default is “ftp_”.
Instead you can enter any combination of
letters and numbers. To change the prefix,
move the joystick to the right. Then a
keyboard will appear and you can enter the
new prefix. See chapter 4.3 for keyboard
description.
9. After Upload: Define what happens after
the upload is completed.
Use the joystick left / right to select your
preferred action.
5.5 Owner Info
The first three items in this section allow you
to enter your name, e-mail address and cell
phone number. This shall be helpful in case you
lose your device.
The last two items allow you to enter an
author´s name and a copyright notice. They
will serve as default settings for the comments
resp. EXIF data that can be added to photos.
See chapter 7.10.2, “Add Comments” for more
information.
To save the new settings, press softkey 5,
“Save”.
To leave there menu without saving new
settings, press softkey 1, “Cancel”.
Fig. 5.6: Screen “Device Menu – Owner Info”.
1. Name: Enter your name here.
To enter text, move the joystick to the
right. Then a keyboard will appear and you
can enter the letters. See chapter 4.3 for
keyboard description.
2. e-mail: Enter your e-mail address here.
To enter the address, move the joystick to
the right. Then a keyboard will appear and
you can enter the letters. See chapter 4.3
for keyboard description.
3. Cell Phone: Enter your phone number here.
To enter a number, move the joystick to the
right. Then a keyboard will appear and you
can enter the letters. See chapter 4.3 for
keyboard description.
4. Author Name: Enter your name for
copyright purposes here. This information
will be part of the EXIF data if you export a
photo later.
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right. Then a keyboard will appear and you
can enter the letters. See chapter 4.3 for
keyboard description.
5. Copyright: Enter your copyright code,
company name or name here. This
information will be part of the EXIF data if
you export a photo later.
To enter text, move the joystick to the
right. Then a keyboard will appear and you
can enter the letters. See chapter 4.3 for
keyboard description.
5.6 Reset Functions
Should the GVPE lock up during operation,
the reset function is activated by pressing
softkey 1, softkey 5 and the On / Off button
simultaneously for a few seconds.
To reset the GVPE during normal operation,
follow the steps below:
1 Press the “Home” button.
2 Press softkey 5, “Device”.
3 Use the joystick up / down and select “Disk
management”.
4 Use the joystick up / down until “Reset All
Settings to Factory Default” is highlighted.
5 Press the joystick to reset all settings.
Be aware that “Reset All Settings to Factory
Default” includes clearing user information
(name, copyright etc.) and resets all counters.
There will be no double check. Pressing the
joystick immediately deletes all your personal
settings.
This function will restore all settings to the
factory defaults. This function will not remove
any content such as photos, movies or music.
6 Data Import, Data
Export and Disk
Management
There are several ways how to transfer data
from or to your GVPE:
1. Copying data from or to a memory card.
2. Copying data from or to a computer using
the USB 2 connection.
3. Copying data from or to a computer
network using the WiFi connection.
4. Copying data from or to an external device
(e.g. camera, hard disk, other GVPE) using
the USB2 OTG connection.
Whatever device is chosen, it is important to
know that the GVPE file management works
with directories called “Albums”. There are
“Photo” albums, “Movie” albums and “Music”
albums. Any time you copy content from an
external device to the GVPE, it will create
a new album. You can rename and delete
albums and you can move content from one
album to another. If you connect the GVPE to
a computer, all albums will show up as sub-
directories. See chapter 6.2, “Copy data from or
to a computer” for more details.
6.1 Copy Data from or to a
Memory Card
6.1.1 Import data from a
Memory Card
The GVPE has a CompactFlash card slot that
supports both Type I and Type II (MicroDrives)
cards. Other cards like SD / MMC, xD and
MemoryStick can be used with an optional
adapter. See chapter 12, Available Accessories
for more information.
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unit first and then insert the memory card resp.
the adapter into the CompactFlash card slot.
After a few seconds a screen as depicted in fig.
6.1 will pop up.
Fig. 6.1: Screen “Copy Memory Card to Hard
Disk”.
You can tailor the copy process to your needs
by adjusting five options. Move the joystick
up or down to select a function and move the
joystick to the left or right hand side to select
an option.
If the memory card is already inserted, you
can always go to the copy screen by first going
to the “Home” screen and then pressing the
“Back” button.
To start the copy action, press softkey 5,
“Start”. During the copy process the device
will provide detailed information on the copy
process. The copy process can be stopped by
pressing softkey 4, “Stop”.
To leave there menu without copying any data,
press softkey 1, “Cancel”.
1. Copy to Album:
The GVPE will create a new album every time a
memory card is inserted. The name of the new
album is a combination of a standard prefix and
a number. You can change the prefix and the
size of the number. See chapter 5.2, “Device
Settings” for more details.
Instead of creating a new album, you can copy
the data from the memory card into an album
already existing. Use the joystick left / right to
select one of the existing albums.
The GVPE will copy all files, regardless of type,
into this album. The files will automatically
be saved in separate sub-directories called
“Photos”, “Music”, “Movies” and “Data”.
2. Copy Action:
For the copy process you may choose from
three options. Use the joystick left / right to
select one of the options.
- Copy only:
In this mode, the GVPE will copy all selected files.
- Copy and verify:
In this mode, the GVPE will copy all selected
files. Afterwards the GVPE will automatically
start a verification process. This comprises a
bit per bit comparison between the files on the
hard disk and the files on the memory card.
After completion a screen with statistics is
displayed. Because all files have to be checked
completely this takes about as much time as
the copy process.
3. Copy Mode:
For the copy mode you may choose from two
options. Use the joystick left / right to select
one of the options.
- Fast, no preview:
This is the default value and it is the fastest
way to copy the data from the memory card.
Previews are not shown in this mode. In fast
copy mode the complete memory card is copied.
There is a progress indication but no previews
are shown in this mode.
To obtain maximum copy speed completely
empty or re-format the memory card after each
download.