frameo 101F WiFi Digital Photo Frame User Manual

101F WiFi Digital Photo Frame
User Manual
2022

Getting started

Congratulations on your brand new Frameo photo frame!
If you are new to using Frameo then start by following the Frameo quick setup or follow the on-screen guide when powering it on for the first time.
Once you have set up your Frameo frame, you can start connecting it to your friends and family.

Frameo app
To send photos to your frame, use the Frameo app foriOS or Android.

https://app.frameo.net/

Video tutorials
Check out our “Frameo Tutorials” playlist on YouTube with informative videos where we guide you on how to get started using Frameo. Scan the code to the right or use the link to find the playlist.

bit.ly/3zKtxWX

Frameo quick setup

When starting your frame for the first time, you will need to set up the frame.

• Select a language. This will be the language used on the Frameo.
• Connect your frame to the internet by connecting it to Wi-Fi.
• Verify or correct the date and time.
• Frameo may ask you to update to the latest version. It is recommended to update your frame before continuing if asked to.
• Enter your name, and the location where you have placed your frame e.g. “John Doe” and “Living room”, “Kitchen” or “Office”. Finally set the timezone if not already correct.

Start using Frameo

Next step is to connect Frameo with your friends and family by providing them with a code from your frame.
If you want to be able to send photos to the frame yourself, start by downloading the app for i0S or Android on App Store or Google Play. Then use the code to connect your frame and app as described below.

Connecting a new friend
Make sure that your friend has downloaded and installed the Frameo app.
Click the add friend icon on your frame . A dialog will appear showing a connection code, which is valid for 12 hours.
Now share this code in whatever fashion you prefer e.g. SMS, E-Mail, IM, phone call, to your friend.
Once your friends have added the code in their Frameo app, they will automatically appear on your frame and be able to send you photos.
Read chapter Change options for a friend to allow connected friends, to retrieve and share the connection code via the smartphone app.

Navigating your Frameo

Swipe left or right to go through your photos.
To access the menu, simply tap once on the screen. In the menu you will find the most used features.
Add friend
This will generate a code that you can share with your friends and family so they can connect and send photos to your frame.
Settings
Opens the Settings.
Power menu
Opens the Power menu.
React
Opens the React menu.
NB. The React menu can also be accessed by double-tapping on the screen.
Hide photo
Hides the current photo. This means that the photo will no longer be shown in the slideshow. If needed the photo can be shown again through the settings menu.
Gallery
Opens a gallery which allows for easy and fast navigation through your photos.
Fit to frame/Fill frame
This toggles how the photo is shown
The Fill frame option is the default. The photo is scaled so that it fills the whole screen. It will be centered around what is selected as the most important part. See the first picture below.
Fit to frame will make sure that the entire photois shown on the screen. See the second picture below. Adjust photo
Allows you to adjust the position of the photo in the frame for an even better fit. Here you can also use to rotate your photo, and you can use to edit the caption on imported photos. For received photos, please ask the sender to edit the caption in the Frameo app.

Interacting with videos
When a video is shown two additional controls are shown. One for play/pause of the video and one to control the volume level for video sounds.
Press to start the video playback. Pressing will pause the video playback.
Press to open the volume slider. Use the sliderto adjust the volume level for video sounds.
Pressing will mute the video while pressing will unmute the video. Power menu
Tap the power icon to access the power menu. Here you can power off using , restart your frame using or enter sleep mode using .
. NB. Make sure to always use the power off button on the device or in the power menu to turn Frameo off. Never disconnect power when Frameo is running.
React menu
Tap one of the reactions to let the sender know how it made you feel. External storage menu
When inserting an external storage (e.g. a microSD card) a menu will automatically appear with three options: Press to play photos directly from the external storage, press to import photos to the internal memory of your frame or press to make a backup of your frame.

Settings

Through the settings, you can personalize your frame to your needs.
My frame
Frame name
Changes the name of your frame. This is also the name that connected friends and family will see in their list of connected frames in the smartphone app.
Frame location
Changes the location of your frame. This is the location displayed on your friends’ and family’s list of connected frames which can help to distinguish frames from each other.
Set language
Sets the language used on the frame.
Date
Sets the date used on the frame.
Time
Sets the time used on the frame.
Frameo will automatically try to set the correct date and time when connected to the internet.
Time zone
Sets the time zone used on the frame.
Enable/Disable 24-hour format
Enables, and disables, 24-hour time format.

Manage photos
In the manage photos menu you can see how many photos are on your frame and the storage they use. You can also see the amount of storage left available on your device for storing new photos.

Show/hide photos
Select which photos to hide by tapping them. Hidden photos will NOT be deleted from your frame and you can always select them to be shown again.
Use to hide or show all photos.
Delete photos
Select photos that you want to permanently delete from your frame by tapping the photo.
Use to select or deselect all and to permanently delete the selected photos.

Import photos
Allows you to import photos from an external storage (e.g. microSD card).
Before you try to import photos, make sure you have an external storage (e.g. microSD card) inserted into your frame with the photos you wish to import.
Start by selecting the photos that you want to import onto your frame. Once selected tap the import button to start the import process.
Use to select or deselect all photos on the external storage (e.g. microSD card).
Use to set the sort order of photos before import and to order by ascending/descending.
Export photos
Allows you to export photos from the frame to external storage (e.g. microSD card).
The export function will export all photos on the frame as well as profile pictures.
Play from external storage
Enables / disables playback of photos and videos directly from an external storage (e.g. microSD card) without taking up space on the frame.
My Friends
This list contains all the connected friends that are allowed to send photos to your frame.

Change options for a friend
Click the options icon to open the friend options menu. From here you can allow / disallow if a friend may share the code to the frame. If this is enabled the friend can retrieve and share the code to the frame from his/her app.
From the options menu you can also delete a friend, by pressing the DELETE FRIEND button. This will remove the friend from the list and thereby remove their permission to send photos to the frame. You will then be asked to confirm the removal and if you would like to remove all photos previously received from this friend.
Add person
To allow a new person to send you photos, simply tap the add friend button and share the presented code in whatever way you prefer.

Display

Brightness level
Adjust the brightness level of the screen.
Sleep mode
Frameo offers a sleep mode which turns off the screen to reduce power consumption. The default setting is to turn off the screen at 23:00 and turn on the screen again at 07:00. To change this just set the sleep mode start/end time.
Your frame is not powered down or in standby, so you will still be able to receive photos during sleep mode.

Slideshow
Timer
Set the duration that a photo should be displayed before showing the next photo.
Show caption
Set whether or not to display the captions that your friends have sent with the photo. Check to display captions. Uncheck to hide captions.
Fill frame
Set the default frame photo setting. Check to set default to fill which makes the photos fit the device screen according to the most important part of the photo. Uncheck to make the photo fit inside the screen of the device, adding background bars on the sides or top/bottom.

Frame background
Choose between several different frame background options to be shown as bars if the photo does not fill the screen.

Photo display order
Sets the order in which your photos are displayed on the frame.

• By date taken: Photos are shown in order of when it was taken.
• By date received: Photos are shown in order of when it was received.
• Shuffle: Photos are shuffled and shown in a random order.

Reverse photo display order
Sets if photos are displayed newest to oldest or oldest to newest.
Autoplay
Enables/disables autoplay of videos in the slideshow. Videos can always be manually started regardless of this setting.
Video playback
Determines how videos should be played when autoplay is enabled.

• Loop videos: The video will loop until the slideshow timer is up.
• Play once: The video will play once and show its thumbnail until the timer is up.
• Play once and continue: The video will play once and continue to the next photo, or video, once it completes.

Auto mute
Enable to automatically mute the video volume after a short period of time of not interacting with the frame.
Video volume
Adjust the volume level for video sounds on the frames.

Wi-Fi
Set which Wi-Fi the frame connects to. If you are connecting to a network with a captive portal
Connection status will say that Wi-Fi login is required and show . Tap this to open a login screen where you can enter credentials to access the network.
Wi-Fi details
Use to show details about the current connected Wi-Fi.
Reset Wi-Fi
Use  to delete all Wi-Fi information and restart yourframe.

Notifications

Show notifications
Enables/disables whether notifications are shown in the slideshow (e.g. when a new photo is received).
Notification volume
Adjust the volume level for notification sounds.
Storage space
Enables/disables notifications shown when frame storage is low.
Backup
Enables/disables notifications shown if automatic backup has failed.
Network connection
Enables/disables notifications showing network connection status.
New photos
Enables/disables notifications shown when receiving new photos.
New friends
Enables/disables notifications shown when new friends are added.
Software update
Enables/disables notifications shown when a software update has been installed.
Feature news
Enables/disables notifications shown when new exciting features are added.
Date and time
Enables/disables notifications shown if time or date is not set correctly.

Backup and Restore

Backup frame to external storage (e.g. microSD card)
Tap to make a backup of your photos, friends and settings. The time of the latest successful backup is also displayed here.
Any existing backup on the external storage will be overridden!
Automatic backup
If checked, your frame will automatically take a backup within 30 hours of receiving new photos or making changes to your frame.
Restore from backup
Before you attempt to restore your frame, start by confirming that your backup is up-to-date. This is done by confirming the date under “Backup frame to external storage (e.g. microSD card)”. If e.g. the last backup is too old or if no backup is made, then press the “Backup frame to external storage (e.g. microSD card)” button to make a new backup.
NB: To keep both the old and the new frame operational at the same time after restoring from backup, please make sure that both frames are updated to the latest version beforehand.
If you wish to restore a backup on a frame that has already been setup, then you must first reset the frame. This is done by pressing the “Reset frame” button. This will delete all data on the Frameo and reset the Frameo to its setup screen.
On the setup screen you can select the “Restore from backup” button which will restore your frame according to the backup.
If the “Restore from backup” button isn’t visible, then confirm that the external storage (e.g. microSD card) is correctly mounted.
Reset frame
Removes all data from your frame.
This will permanently remove all your photos, friends/connections and settings.
Warning Statement
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Any Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body.

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