Philips 8FF2FPB Installation and operation manual

PhotoFrame
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Introduction
1. Important Information
1.1 Safety precautions and maintenance
1.2 Care of the PhotoFrame
1.3 Recycling
2. Your PhotoFrame
2.1 What’s in the Box
2.2 Control Buttons and Menu Navigation
2.3 Connections
2.4 Product Highlights
3. Getting started
3.1 Placing the Product
3.2 Connecting to the Mains
3.3 Turning on your PhotoFrame
3.4 Initial Setup
4. Using your PhotoFrame
4.1 View Photos
4.2 Find a Photo
4.3 Copy Photos
4.4 Delete Photos using the PhotoFrame
5. Use More of your PhotoFrame
5.1 Menu Navigation
5.2 Photo Menu
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6.1 Slideshow Sequence
6.2 Transition Effects
6.3 Frequency
6.4 Collage
6.5 Background Color
6.6 Brightness
6.7 Language
6.8 Memory Card
6.9 Timer Function (Auto On/Off)
6.10 Check the Status of your Photoframe
6.11 Rotate Function (Auto Tilt)
6.12 Beep On/Off
6.13 Key Help
7. Technical data
8. Frequently asked questions
9. Service and Warranty
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1.1 Safety precautions and
maintenance
Read and follow these instructions when
connecting and using your PhotoFrame:
• To protect your display from possible damage,
do not put excessive pressure on the LCD
panel.When moving your PhotoFrame,
grasp the frame to lift; do not lift the it by
placing your hand or fingers on the LCD
panel.
• Unplug the PhotoFrame if you are not going
to use it for an extensive period of time.
• Unplug the PhotoFrame if you need to clean
it with a slightly damp cloth.The screen may
be wiped with a dry cloth when the power
is off. However, never use alcohol, solvents or
ammonia-based liquids.
• Consult a service technician if the
PhotoFrame does not operate normally
when you have followed the instructions in
this manual.
• The casing cover should be opened only by
qualified service personnel.
• Keep the PhotoFrame out of direct sunlight
and away from stoves or any other heat
source.
• Keep the PhotoFrame dry.To avoid electric
shock, do not expose it to rain or excessive
moisture.
Introduction
Philips digital PhotoFrame can be placed either
vertically or horizontally to fit the photos on
display.You can place it somewhere in a room
for a continuous display by connecting it to the
mains power supply.
1. Important
• When positioning the PhotoFrame, make
sure the power plug and outlet are easily
accessible.
• To avoid the risk of shock or permanent
damage to the set, do not expose the
PhotoFrame to rain or excessive moisture.
Care of the PhotoFrame
1Do not drop
PhotoFrame is a complicated electronic
device and cannot withstand shock from
being dropped.
2Do not expose to moisture
PhotoFrame is neither moisture proof nor
moisture resistant. Exposing it to moisture
or liquid of any kind will very likely damage
your PhotoFrame.
3Do not hit or scratch
The LCD panel of PhotoFrame is made of
glass and is therefore sensitive to abnormal
force and sharp edges.
4Screen cleaning
Use only a dry soft cloth to clean your
screen.
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For wall mounting,please use a
7.0*25*3.0mm screw and for best result,
please screw over seven turns.

5Keep the stand clear from cables
Make sure the stand of your PhotoFrame
is clear from cables as cables could pull the
stand out of PhotoFrame to the floor.
6Temperature and humidity limitations
Operating temperature:
Humidity: 20% ~ 80%
1.3 Recycling
• The PhotoFrame uses materials that can be
recycled.To minimize the amount of waste
in the environment, check your area for
companies that will recover used televisions
for dismantling and collection of reusable
materials, or contact your dealer for recycling
tips.
• Please dispose of the carton and packing
material through the proper waste disposal
management in your area.
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Important
0° ~ 40° (Celsius) / 32° ~ 104° (Fahrenheit)

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2. Your PhotoFrame
2.1 What’s in the box
Power adaptor
User manual
What else you’ll need
AC
Power outlet Digital Photos on memory card or PC
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2.2 Control Buttons and Menu
Navigation
• Use your PhotoFrame by pressing the control
buttons in the back.
• The control buttons and instructions are
shown at the bottom of the menu screen.
Use the navigation controller to move
between the menus. Move it left and right to
cycle through the menu tree.
2.3 Connections
2.3.1 Memory Card
Photo display (underside)
B.
CF Card(Type I)
Inserting a memory card:
• Insert the memory card into the slot in the
frame.
• For xD, SD, MMC, MMC+, or Memory Stick
cards slide the card until it locks in place.
• After a few seconds, photos on the memory
card will display and a slideshow will start.
DO NOT remove the memory card immediately
after inserting it in to the PhotoFrame or when
PhotoFrame is counting the Photos.Wait until
the screen is stable
Removing a memory card:
• To remove the or Memory
Stick card, pull out the card.
To be able to delete photos from the memory
card it must NOT be locked.To unlock the card
follow the manufacturer’s instructions.
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xD, SD, MMC, MMC+,
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SD/MMC/MS/xD Card
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PC
For Mac System: (OS X):
• Connect PhotoFrame to the Mac via a USB
storage device.
• Select the photos to be transferred and copy
them directly under the root directory of
the storage card. (Only JPEG formatted
images supported).
Note:
Do not disconnect PhotoFrame when copying
or transferring Photo between PC and
PhotoFrame.
2.4 Product highlights
The PhotoFrame is designed to be flexible and
convenient to use and it provides the following
features:
• High pixel density for sharp and crisp photo
display.
• View photos directly from memory cards
– no PC needed.
• Auto-Tilt function so portrait and landscape
photos are displayed in the best possible way.
• Rotating stand for best possible way of
viewing photos.
• Clock and alarm.
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2.3.2 USB Connections
For Windows PC (XP & Vista):
• Connect PhotoFrame to a PC via a
USB cable (not supplied) where it will be
recognized as a mass storage device.
• For installation and more details about his
application, follow instrustions in user manual.
cable (not supplied) where it will be recognized
as a mass
• Disconnect the USB cable(not supplied).

3. Getting started
3.1 Placing the Product
The PhotoFrame should be placed on a flat
surface and close to a power socket. Keep it
away from high temperatures and high levels of
moisture
3.2 Connecting to the mains
Connect the supplied power cable from
PhotoFrame to a power outlet.
Note:
For safety reasons and best stability Philips
recommend to adjust the stand with the angle
defined by the two click positions. Using other
positions may cause the PhotoFrame to fall and
it is the responsibility of the user.
3.3 Turning on your PhotoFrame
Press the power button.
3.4 Initial Setup
3.4.1
Press the Mode button to toggle to the Main
to Language.
1Navigate Up and Down to select your
preferred language (select between English,
French, Spanish, Italian, German, Russian,
Dutch, Danish, Simplified Chinese and
Japanese)
2Press the Play/OK button to confirm
your selection.The new setting will be effective
immediately.
Press the Mode button to leave this menu and
play the slideshow.
3.4.2 Access Menus
There are two ways to access the menu.To
quick access the menu while you are viewing
photos, press the Menu button to see the menu
options for photo editing or slideshow settings.
To access the menu options starting from the
main menu:
1Press the Mode button.
2Navigate Down to highlight the required
3Press Play/OK to access the menu.
To exit from the menus press the Mode
button again to return to the slideshow.
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Menu, select the Setup and press Play/OK
Setup the Language
menu (Clock, Photos and Setup).

Date:
• Navigate Up and Down to select the
date.
• Navigate Left and Right to move
between days, months and years.
• Press the Play/OK button to confirm.
Press the Mode button to leave this menu
and play the slideshow.
Note:
The time and date must be set before the Alarm
Clock can be set.
Set Time, Date and Alarm
Use this function to set the time and date of the
PhotoFrame
1• Press the Mode button to access the
• Navigate Down to highlight Clock and
press Play/OK.
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• Navigate Down to Time and Date.
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• Navigate Up and Down to select the
time.
• Navigate Left and Right to move
between hours and minutes.
• Press the Play/OK button to confirm.
Time Mode:
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• Navigate Up to Alarm Clock.
and press the Play/OK button.
Main Menu .
• From the Clock screen, press Play/OK.
• Navigate Right to Time/Date/12/24 hr/
button.
12/24 hr.
Navigate Up and Down to select
• From the Clock screen, press Play/OK.
• Navigate Right to Time/Day/On/Off
and press the Play/OK
Slideshow Clock

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• Navigate Up and Down to select the
time.
• Navigate Left and Right to move
between hours and minutes.
• Press the Play/OK button to confirm.
Day:
• Navigate Up and Down to select
Everyday, Weekday, or Weekend.
• Press the Play/OK button to confirm.
• Navigate up or down to select Off or On.
• Press the Play/OK button to confirm.
Press the Mode button to leave this menu
3.4.3 Choosing Clock Mode
The clock can either be viewed in the Full
the screen and a pre-selected photo will be
displayed.
Slideshow - displays the clock in the bottom
right of the screen.
There are two ways to display photo in the
clock mode:
1. To quick access the clock when in slideshow,
2. To access the clock from the Main menu:
1• Press the Mode button to access the
Main Menu.
press Play/OK.
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• Navigate Down to Time and Date.
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• Press the Play/OK button to confirm
selection.
menu and play the slideshow, browse or
clock mode.
On/Off :
and play the slideshow.
Full Screen – displays the clock in top left of
press Play/OK twice.
• Navigate Up and Down to select No or
Yes .
Press the Mode button to leave this
• From the
• Navigate Right to Time/Date/12/24 hr
/Slideshow Clock and press e Play/OK
button.
Slideshow
• Navigate Up and Down to select
Clock
and press Play/OK.
screen:
Clock Menu
Clock
• Navigate Up to highlight and
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4. Using your PhotoFrame
4.1 View Photos
View pre-stored photos
1Press the Mode button to go to the Main
Menu.
2In the Main Menu select photos, select the
source as the type of memory card installed
3Press Play/OK, to play the photos in
slidehow mode.
4.2 Find a Photo
4.2.1 Browse Mode
1When displaying photos in the slideshow,
move through the photos, navigating Left
and Right to find and select a photo.
2Press Play/OK to toggle between the
4.2.2 Slideshow Mode
Slideshow mode is entered once you turn on
the PhotoFrame. Navigate Left and Right to
move quickly through the photos.
Note 1:
The frequency of the slideshow can be adjusted.
section.
Photos are easily editable from slideshow mode
4.2.3 Browse Mode
1In slideshow mode, use the Left and Right
to move quickly through the photos.
2Press Play/OK to the access Browse Mode,
press again to go to the clock mode.
4.2.4 Thumbnail Access and Navigation
A large number of Photos can be viewed quickly
using thumbnail mode
1• Press the Mode button to access the
Main Menu.
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• Navigate Up to Photo and press the
Play/OK button.
(SD/MMC,CF Card, Memory Stick, xD Cards
Slideshow Clock and Browse modes.
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Note 2:
by pressing the Memu button.To go directly
6.3 Frequency
To do so please read “ ”
to thumbnail mode form read the section of
5.2 Photo Menu
“ ”.
To display photos in mode.
Clock

2• Navigate Down to select the photo
source to browse.
• Press Play/OK to access the source.
3• Navigate Left, Right, Up and Down
to move between photos and see a larger
version of the image.
menu and press again to start playing the
slideshow.
4.3 Copy Photos
When connected to a PC the PhotoFrame is
treated as a mass storage device. From the
computer, JPEG images can be copied to a
memory card inserted into the PhotoFrame.
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PhotoFrame
1Insert a
Photoframe
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source.
4Go to thumbnail mode to select a photo.
5Press Menu to access the menu options for
photo editing.
6Select Copy to
7Select PhotoFrame
8Press Play/OK
Note:
PhotoFrame has very limited storage space
available. It only stores 1-3 photos
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memory card into the
Press the Mode button to leave this
Copy from a Memory Card to your
Press Mode to go to the .
Main Menu
Select the and then go to the photo
Photo

4.4 Delete Photos using the
PhotoFrame
If you need to free up space on a memory card
you can delete photos.
1• Press the Mode button to access the
• Navigate Up to Photo and press the
Play/OK button.
2• Navigate Down to select the media to
browse and press Play/OK.
• Press the Up, Down, Left or Right keys
to find the image you want to delete.
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• Press Play/OK
• Navigate Up or Down to Yes or No.
Press Play/OK.
• Navigate Right to Yes to confirm the
deletion and press Play/OK.
Press the Mode button to leave this menu
and play the slideshow.
The delete function is disabled when you first
use your Photoframe.To enable the delete
function:
1Press Mode to go to Main Menu.
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4Press Play/OK to go to the option list.
5Select Play/OK.
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Down to Delete.
• Press the Menu button and navigate
Press Down to Setup.
Main Menu
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Navigate to Select To Delete.
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5. Use more of your
PhotoFrame
5.1 Menu Navigation
The menu is navigated using the navigation
controller and the menu buttons.When in a
menu follow the onscreen instructions in the
bottom right of the screen for details on how to
navigate.
• Navigate the controller Left and Right to
cycle through the menus.
• Navigate Down and Up to select options.
• Press the Menu button to go to the main
menu.
• Press the Play/OK button to make a
selection.
• Press the Mode button to exit the current
menu and play a slideshow.
5.2 Photo Menu
5.2.1 Rotate, Zoom and Crop
PhotoFrame can change the orientation of
photos and change the framing of photos.
Note:
The crop function only applies to original photos
stored on external memory card.
Rotating
1• Press the Mode button to access the
Main Menu.
• Navigate Up to Photo and press the
Play/OK button.
2• Navigate Down to select the media to
browse and press Play/OK.
• Press the Up, Down, Left or Right keys
to find the image you want to rotate.
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3• Press the Menu button and navigate Up
to Rotate.
• Press Play/OK or navigate Right.
• Navigate Up or Down to the rotation
required. Press Play/ OK.
Press the Mode button to leave this menu
and play the slideshow.
Note 1:
To retain image quality it is recommended that
zooming and cropping is carried out before the
image is stored in the PhotoFrame.
Note 2:
All photos processed and copied by the
PhotoFrame will be resized for optimal display
on PhotoFrame and to save storage space.
1• Press the Mode button to access the
Main Menu.
• Navigate Up to Photo and press the Play/
OK button.
2• Navigate Down to select the media to
browse and press Play/OK.
• Press the Up, Down, Left or Right keys
to find the image you want to rotate.
3• Press the Menu button and navigate Up
to Zoom and Crop.
• Press Play/OK or navigate Right.
• Navigate Up or Down to the zoom in
and out as required. Press Play/OK.
• Navigate Up, Down, Left and Right to
pan around the image. Press Play/OK to
apply.
• Navigate Right to Yes to confirm the
crop and return to the thumbnail images.
Press the Mode button to leave this menu
and play the slideshow.
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Zoom and Crop

5.2.2 Photo Effects
This section describes how to apply the Sepia
photo effect to your photos.
1• Press the Mode button to access the
Main Menu.
• Navigate Up to Photo and press the Play/
OK button.
2• Navigate Down to select the media to
browse and press Play/OK.
• Press the Up, Down, Left or Right keys
to find the image you want to apply an
effect to.
3• Press the Menu button and navigate Up
to Photo Effects.
• Press Play/OK or navigate Right.
• Navigate Up or Down to the required
effect. Press Play/OK to confirm and
return to the thumbnail images.
Press the Mode button to leave this menu
and play the slideshow.
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5.2.3 Frames
1• Press the Mode button to access the
Main Menu.
• Navigate Up to Photo and press the Play/
OK button.
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Effects can be removed by selecting “No effect”.

2• Navigate Down to select the media to
browse and press Play/OK.
• Press the Up, Down, Left or Right keys
to find the image you want to add the
frame to.
3• Press the Menu button and navigate Up
to Frames.
• Press Play/OK or navigate Right.
• Navigate Up or Down to the required
frame. Press Play/OK to confirm and
return to the thumbnail images.
Press the Mode button to leave this menu
and play the slideshow.
Note:
Frames can be removed by selecting no frame.
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6.
Use this section to setup the PhotoFrame
slideshow squences, transition effects, frequency
of the change of image, collage effects,
background color, brightness levels, display
language, enable the delete function on your
memory card, automatically turn on and off,
check the PhotoFrame status , tilt functions,
turning off the beep sound and turning on and
off the key help screen when first starting the
PhotoFrame
6.1 Slideshow Sequence
Slideshows can be played in one of two ways
randomly or sequentially.
1• Press the Mode button to access the
Main Menu.
Play/OK button.
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navigate Right.
• Navigate Up and Down to select either
Sequential or Random.
• Press Play/OK to confirm.
Press the Mode button to leave this menu and
play the slideshow.
6.2 Transition Effects
The photos can appear on the screen using
special transitions.
1• Press the Mode button to access the
Main Menu.
Play/OK button.
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• Navigate Up to Setup and press the
Settings
Settings • Navigate Down to access Sequence and
• Navigate Up to and press the
Setup

Settings
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navigate Right.
• Navigate Up and Down to select
from the list as follows: No Transition,
Random, Sliding, Snail, Fading,
• Press Play/OK to confirm.
and play the slideshow.
Note 1:
This function applies to all the slideshows stored
on all media.
Note 2:
Random plays different effects out of sequence
during the slideshow transition.
6.3 Frequency
Use this function to select how long each photo
is displayed during the slide show.
1• Press the Mode button to access the
Main Menu.
Play/OK button.
2• Navigate Down to access
• Navigate Up and Down to select 1 Day,
5 seconds, 10 Seconds, 30 Seconds,
1 Minute, 5 Minutes, 30 Minutes, 1
Hour, 4 Hours or 12 Hours.
• Press Play/OK to confirm.
Press the Mode button to leave this menu
and play the slideshow.
Note:
This function applies to all the slideshows stored
on all media.
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Translation, Corner Sliding, or Grid.
Press Mode button to leave this menu
• Navigate Down to access Transition and
• Navigate Up to and press the
Setup
Frequency
and navigate Right.

Settings
6.4 Collage
To show multiple photos arranged on the screen
at the same time select collage.
1• Press the Mode button to access the
Main Menu.
Play/OK button.
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navigate Right.
• Navigate Up and Down to select Off or
Random.
• Press Play/OK to confirm.
Press the Mode button to leave this menu
and play the slideshow.
Note:
If you select random the PhotoFrame will
randomly use different collage layouts.
6.5 Background Color
Use this function to select the background
border color for photos that are smaller than
the PhotoFrame display (these photos appear
with black borders).
1• Press the Mode button to access the
Main Menu.
Play/OK button.
2• Navigate Down to access Background
and navigate Right.
• Navigate Up and Down to select White,
Color.
• Press Play/OK to confirm.
Press the Mode button to leave this menu
and play the slideshow.
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Black, Gray,AutoFit or Radiant
• Navigate Down to access Collage and
• Navigate Up to Setup and press the
• Navigate Up to Setup and press the