frameo PF-1034W Photo Frame User Manual
- June 1, 2024
- frameo
Table of Contents
- frameo PF-1034W Photo Frame
- Product Information
- Product Usage Instructions
- Getting started
- Settings
- My frame
- Manage photos
- My Friends
- Display
- Notifications
- Backup and Restore
- Help
- Warranty, Compliance, Support and Safety information
- References
- Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
- Download This Manual (PDF format)
frameo PF-1034W Photo Frame
Product Information
Specifications
- Frameo app compatibility: iOS and Android
- Storage options: Internal storage, external storage (microSD card)
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi
- Display: High-resolution screen
- Features: Photo display, video playback, settings customization
Product Usage Instructions
Getting Started
Congratulations on your brand new Frameo photo frame! Follow these steps to
get started:
- Set up your Frameo frame by following the quick setup guide or on-screen instructions.
- Download the Frameo app on your iOS or Android device to send photos to your frame.
- Connect your frame with friends and family by sharing the code from your frame.
Connecting a New Friend
To connect a new friend to your Frameo frame:
- Access the menu on your frame by tapping once on the screen.
- Select “Add friend” to generate a code to share with your friend.
- Your friend can use this code to connect and send photos to your frame.
Navigating Your Frameo
To navigate through your Frameo frame:
- Swipe left or right to view different photos.
- Tap once on the screen to access the menu with features like adding friends, settings, power menu, and react menu.
- The React menu can also be accessed by double-tapping on the screen.
Settings Customization
You can customize various settings on your Frameo frame:
- Open the Settings menu to adjust frame name, location, language, weather settings, and more.
- Manage photos by showing/hiding them, deleting, importing, or exporting photos.
- Adjust display settings like brightness level, slideshow options, frame background, and photo display order.
FAQs
How do I back up my Frameo frame?
To back up your Frameo frame, follow these steps:
- Access the Backup and Restore section in the menu.
- Select “Backup frame to external storage” to save your photos to a microSD card.
- You can also enable automatic backup for regular backups.
How can I reset my Frameo frame?
If you need to reset your Frameo frame, follow these instructions:
- Go to the Reset frame option in the menu.
- Confirm the reset action to restore your frame to its default settings.
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 for iOS or Android.
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.
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 iOS 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.
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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 photo is 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 slider to 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.
Clock and Weather widgets
The current time and weather will appear in the upper-right corner of the
frame when the frame has received at least one photo. Tapping either of these
will open the weather menu.
Weather menu
The weather menu contains more detailed weather forecasts and has shortcuts to
weather-related settings.
****Shows the weather location of your frame. Tap to access the weather location settings.
1 DAY
1-day forecast which includes weather conditions for time periods of the day.
4 DAY
4-day forecast. Tap to see the weather forecast for the next four days.
Displays the frame’s current time. Tap to access the time settings.
Settings
Through the settings, you can personalise your frame to your needs.
My frame
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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. -
Weather location
Sets the location for the frame’s weather feature, ensuring that your frame displays the appropriate weather forecast for you. -
Temperature unit
Toggles between the Fahrenheit and Celsius temperature scales. -
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. -
Set first day of week
Sets which day of the week is considered the first. -
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 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.
Transfer from computer
Allows you to transfer photos from a computer using a USB cable. Enable the
feature and then follow the on-screen guide for step-by-step instructions on
how to transfer photos to your frame.
For more information, please visit our help center: https://frameo.net/usb_faq
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
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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 every day.
This can be altered by changing your sleep schedule(s). It is possible to have multiple schedules active at once to e.g. have different settings for weekdays and the weekend or a separate schedule to turn off the frame while at work.
Your frame is not powered down or in standby, so you will still be able to receive photos during sleep mode.
Slideshow
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Timer
Set the duration that a photo should be displayed before showing the next photo. -
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.
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.
Show clock
Set whether or not to display the clock widget in the upper-right corner of
the slideshow.
Show weather
Set whether or not to display the weather widget in the upper-right corner of
the slideshow.
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 your frame.
Notifications
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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.
Help
Guide
Shows the quick start guide, which was shown when you first started the frame.
Support
Find contact information for Frameo’s support team, and find technical device
information.
The menu features a special QR code that is there for our support staff to
scan. It contains additional device details and information, enabling our
support team to efficiently address your specific concerns and provide
accurate assistance. Simply take a photo of the QR code and share it with our
support staff.
About
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Peer ID
This is a unique ID for your photo frame. When contacting our support, please provide this ID with your message. -
Frameo version
Shows what version of the Frameo software is currently installed on your frame. -
Check for update
Check if an update is available for your frame. -
Beta program
If checked the device will join the Beta program where it will receive updates more frequently and before normal release devices.
Third party attributions
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Open source libraries
Opens a list of open source libraries used in the app and their licenses -
Share anonymous analytics data
Sharing anonymous analytics data helps us tremendously to improve the Frameo software. We understand if you do not wish to share this data with us. Keep it checked if you wish to help us improve Frameo. Set unchecked to deny the sharing of anonymous analytics data.
Privacy
For more information regarding privacy, please visit
http://privacy.frameo.net
Support
Please visit https://support.frameo.net/hc for FAQ, support and to provide
feedback.
Warranty, Compliance, Support and Safety information
For more information regarding warranty, hardware compliances, support and safety please refer to the material included in the package.
FCC Warning
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions:
- This device may not cause harmful interference, and
- 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.
References
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