CONNECT AO-DPF1812 12-Inch Digital Photo Frame Instruction Manual

CONNECT AO-DPF1812 12-Inch Digital Photo Frame

Safety precautions

Congratulations for purchasing your new digital photo frame. With this Digital Photo Frame, you can easily and quickly view photos directly from your digital camera’s memory card. You can even create a slideshow with multiple transition effects. The Digital Photo Frame is compatible with the following memory cards and device: SD, MMC and USB device.

Warning
High voltage inside. Do not open the casing of the digital photo frame. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

• To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this product to rain or moisture.
• To avoid permanent loss of data, do not insert or remove memory cards or USB device when the power is on.

Safety instructions

• The product shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing liquids and no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the product. Dry location use only.
• No naked flames sources, such as candles, should be placed on or near the product.
• Keep the digital photo frame clean and never store it next to a heat source or in dirty, humid or wet places. Keep it out of direct sunlight.
• Press the buttons gently. Pressing them or the screen too hard can damage the digital photo frame.
• Do not use the product in an extremely dry environment as this can lead to static discharge, which can damage the digital photo frame.
• Do not subject the product to harsh impacts. Do not drop the appliance. These may result in damage to the product and loss of data.
• Do not attempt to repair or disassemble the unit by yourself. Only qualified service personnel should perform repairs.
• The digital photo frame is for indoor use only.
• Only use the DC 12V power adaptor supplied with this product. Do not unplug the adaptor when viewing the pictures.
• Do not block the ventilation holes on the back of the digital photo frame.
• Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.
• Please unplug the product when you do not intend to use it for a long period of time to prevent overheating and damage to the screen.
• Please insert the plug into the DC-IN jack completely on the unit before connecting the AC adaptor to main supply.
• This product can only play files with the compatible format.
• Do not use the product in extreme temperature, the best operating temperature is 5°C-35°C.
• Do not allow metallic objects to touch the DC plug when the player is on.

Button Battery Warnings

1. CAUTION: Do not ingest battery, Chemical Burn Hazard
2. The remote control supplied with this product contains a coin/button cell battery. If the coin/button cell battery is swallowed, it can cause severe internal burns in just 2 hours and can lead to death.
3. Keep new and used batteries away from children.
4. If the battery compartment does not close securely, stop using the product and keep it away from children.
5. If you think batteries might have been swallowed or placed inside any part of the body, seek immediate medical attention.
6. If you suspect a child has swallowed a button battery, immediately go to a hospital emergency room.
7. Dispose of used button batteries immediately. Flat batteries can still be dangerous.
8. Tell others about the risk associated with button batteries and how to keep their children safe.

Cleaning and care

• Always turn off the unit and remove the power adaptor from the mains outlet before cleaning the unit.
• Use a soft dry cloth to clean this product.
• Never spray or pour liquids directly onto the screen or casing.
• Do not use abrasive materials or chemical cleaners such as alcohol, benzene, etc. Do not allow any water or other liquid to enter the appliance.
• Do not drop the unit, which is a complicated electronic device and cannot withstand shock from falls.
• Do not hit or scratch the screen. Handle it with care. The LCD panel of the photo frame is made of glass and therefore is sensitive to excessive force or contact with sharp edges.

Package contents

Please make sure the following items are included in the package. If an item is damaged or missing, please contact us.

In the power-on mode, pressing MENU key goes directly to the main menu. Press Return
key to return to upper menu. Press UP/Down/Left/Right to move the cursor in the menu upward, downward, to the left, or to the right, respectively. Long press UP/Down to skip backward/forward when playing video. Press Left/Right to turn down/up the volume.

Remote control

Preparation of the Remote Control

1. Loosen the screw at the rear of the remote control.
2. Push the button towards left.
3. Pull the battery loader out.
4. Insert the battery into the receptacle make sure the polarity matches the marks inside the component.
5. Insert the receptacle into the remote control.

Cell data
Battery type: 1x CR2025, 3 V
Service life: approximately 1 year (for normal use and room temperature)

Using of Remote Control
Point the remote control towards the sensor window on the main unit when operating. The remote control works best at a distance less than 3 m and at an angle of up to 30 degrees to the front of the unit. No obstacles may
stand in the way between the remote control and infrared sensor and do not place the remote control in direct sunlight. If the remote control fails to work even when it is operated near the player, replace the battery.

Notes on batteries
If the remote control is not used for a long period of time, please remove the battery from the compartment.
Do not heat batteries or dispose of them in fires.
Do not dismantle, deform or modify batteries.

1. MUTE：When you press the play, turn off the sound; press again to re-open。
2. STANDBY：Press the power-on state into the standby mode; then close
3. PHOTO：Picture playback shortcuts
4. MUSIC：Music player shortcut keys。
5. MOVIE：Movie Player shortcuts。
6. PLAY/PAUSE：Play / Pause。
7. UP：Cursor keys。
8. EXIT：Return key。
9. LEFT：Cursor-left。
10. ENTER：Enter。
11. RIGHT：Cursor Right
12. SETUP：Setting Shortcuts。
13. DOWN：Under the cursor keys。
14. CALENDAR：Clock Calendar shortcuts
15. VOL+：While playing a video or music when the increase in the volume buttons。
16. FAST BACKWARD：When the video and music playback can rewind。
17. PREVIOUS：On one, refers to the music, pictures, videos which you can choose
18. FAST FORWARD：Fast forward button, and volume refers to the video player can fast forward playback
19. NEXT：Under one, it refers to the pictures, music, video playback when playing file to quickly select the next。
20. AV-OUT：Picture and music keys。

Preparations

Getting started:
Step 1: Install the stand at the rear of the digital photo frame.
Step 2: Insert the DC plug of the adaptor to the unit and plug the power adaptor into an available AC 100-240V wall outlet.
Step 3: Insert USB flash drive or SD card into the correct slot and turn the power ON.

Installing the stand
Install the stand to the stand hole; place it on a stable and flat surface so that it stands up.
Connecting the power supply

1. Place the digital photo frame on a stable and flat surface.
2. Insert the DC plug of the adaptor into the DC 12V IN on the side of the digital photo frame, and then connect power adaptor to an available AC 100V-240V 50/60Hz mains outlet.
3. Switch the OFF/ON key on the side of the digital photo frame to power ON/OFF.
4. When the unit is not being used for a long time, switch the OFF/ON key to power it off again and unplug the AC adaptor from the mains outlet.

Connecting a USB device
You can view the pictures, listen to music or watch videos from the USB memory device by connecting it to the digital photo frame.
Note: Not all USB storage devices can be read in this digital photo frame.

Inserting memory cards
To view the pictures, listen to music or watch videos from a compatible memory card, insert it into the respective card slot in the Digital Photo Frame. This Digital Photo Frame is compatible with the following memory cards: • SD • MMC Insert an SD or MMC card into the 2- in -1 card slot correctly according to the indication on the unit.

Notes:

1. This unit can play pictures, videos, and music on USB device or memory card.
2. If your USB device or memory card is loaded with images but do not display, the format of your USB device or memory card might not be compatible with the unit.
3.  Do not force the memory card into the slot. If you are not able to insert the memory card easily and completely, you may have inserted it incorrectly.
4. To remove the card, pull out the card slowly. Please DO NOT remove the memory card just after inserting it into the unit or when the unit is processing the files. Wait until the screen is stable.
5. SD Card maximum support is 64GB (FAT32 format), USB maximum support is 8GB(FAT32 format).
6. This unit may not be compatible with all USB devices and memory cards, this is not an indication of a problem with the unit.

Connecting the computer
Plug in the memory device to the digital photo frame, you can copy pictures, music or video from computer to the memory device by connecting the digital photo frame to a computer. You can also delete files from the memory device using your computer.

Note: Make sure the USB cable and memory device are well connected before you copy or delete the files.

Connecting headphones
A stereo earphone jack has been provided on the digital photo frame for private listening. To use this jack, plug in the earphones (not included) with a stereo mini-jack 3.5mm plug into the earphone jack and adjust the volume to a comfortable listening level.

Notes:

1. When headphones or earphones are connected to the earphone jack, the main speakers will be automatically muted.
2. Be sure that the digital photo frame is set at a low volume level before connecting the headphone.
3. Increase the volume gradually for comfortable listening.
4. Listening at high volume for a long period could cause hearing loss.

Selecting the memory device
Plug in the memory device and then switch OFF/ON key on the side of Digital Photo Frame to power on the unit, it will enter Movie play automatically. Press “EXIT” key twice to enter into memory device selecting interface. You will see the options “local disk” and “USB” on the screen, press key to select the desired memory device, then press “ENTER” key to confirm.
Press “EXIT” key to return to memory device selecting interface.

Note: The Digital Photo Frame may be slow to read some large capacity memory cards and USB devices. Please wait for the device to be recognized.

1. Press        key to choose an input source: Memory Card or USB device.
2. Press       key to choose Movie/Photo/Music/eBook/Others mode on the main menu.
3. And then press ENTER key to confirm your selection.

Main menu

Turn on the Digital Photo Frame and enter into the main menu. If SD/MMC card and USB device containing Movie/Photo/Music are inserted, you will see the options “local disk” and “USB” on the screen, otherwise, it will display null disk. Press key to choose
Movie/Photo/Music/eBook/ Others mode on main menu. Press “ ENTER” key to confirm your selection.

Movie play

When an SD/MMC card or USB device containing video is inserted, press key to select Movie mode on the main menu and press ENTER key to enter into movie interface, a video playlist will appear.

Press key to select the desired video.
Press ENTER key or press MOVIE directly on the remote control to start playing the video. Press key to pause or play the video playing.
Press VOL+/VOL- to turn up or turn down the volume.
Pressto skip backward or skip forward the video
playing. Press to play the previous or next video.
Press EXIT key to return to the video playlist, press again to return to the main menu.

Photos

Viewing photos
When an SD/MMC card or USB device containing photos is inserted, press key to select Photo mode on the main menu and press ENTER to enter into photo interface, a photo playlist will appear.

Press key to select the desired photo.
Press ENTER key or press PHOTO directly on the remote control to start a slideshow.
Press key to pause or play the slideshow.
Press ENTER key to enter the single picture mode, and press key to skip pictures. Press key to set slideshow with background music if there is an available music file. Press EXIT to return to photo playlist, press again to return to
the main menu.

Adjusting photos
When playing a photo, long press EXIT key to enter into photo adjusting interface, press key to select Set Bg/Zoom/Rotate/ Slideshow/Scale, press ENTER key to confirm your selection.

Set Bg: Set the photo as background.
Zoom: Enlarge the photo.
Rotate: Rotate the photo.
Slideshow: Set the style of photo transition while playing slideshow. Scale: Set the photo display ratio.

Music
When a SD/MMC card or USB device containing music is inserted, press key to select
Music mode on the main menu and press ENTER to enter into music interface, a music playlist will appear. And the music will play automatically.

Press key to select the desired music or press MUSIC directly on the remote control to start playing music.
Press key to pause or play the music.
Press VOL+/VOL- to turn up or turn down the volume. Press to skip backward or forward the music. Press to play the previous or next music. Press EXIT to return to main menu.

eBook
When an SD/MMC card or USB device containing eBook is inserted, press key to select eBook mode on main menu and press ENTER key to enter into eBook interface, an eBook playlist will appear.

Press key to select the desired file and press ENTER to start reading.
Press key to display previous or next page.
Press EXIT to return to eBook playlist, press again to return to main menu.

When playing a eBook, long press EXIT key to enter into e-book setting interface, press key to select music/auto play/color/jump, press key to adjust setting item, press ENTER
key to confirm. Press VOL+/VOL- to turn up or turn down the volume of background music.

Music: set background music on/off.
Auto play: set auto play speed.
Color: Set the text color.
Jump: select to jump to desired page directly.

Setting

The Setting interface lets you customize and configure the digital photo frame.

1. Press key to select Other mode on main menu
2. Presskey to select Setting mode and press ENTER key or press SETUP key directly on the remote control to enter into setting interface.
3. Press to select setting items and press ENTER to confirm.
4. Press r to adjust the desired option.
5. Press EXIT key to return main menu.

Language: Set the system display language.
Slide Speed: Select interval time for the
slideshow. Repeat: Select repeat play mode.
Autoplay: Set autoplay mode.
Reset Setting: Select to reset all settings to default.
Breakpoint play: Select to play the same spot on a video file if the video playing is breaked off in the middle.
Motion Sensor: Set the Motion Sensor from 30second to 5 minutes – the frame can turn off at a specific time and on at a specific time. After so many minutes of no-one in the room, the motion sensor has the frame turn off.
Brightness: Adjust the screen brightness.
Alarm Setup: Set an alarm.
Date: Set the date.
Mode: Select time format to 12-hour or 24-hour.
Time: Set the clock.
Auto Power-on: Set auto power on time.
Auto Power-off: Set auto power off time.

Calendar
Press key to select another mode in the main menu. Press key to select Calendar mode and press ENTER key or press CALENDAR key on the remote control to enter into calendar interface.

Press ENTER key to select the calendar display mode.

Long press EXIT key, the Date/Mode/Time setting menu will appear. Press key to select
Date/Mode/Time, press ENTER key to confirm, press or  to adjust the desired option.

Explorer
When a SD/MMC card or USB flash drive that contains photos/music/videos is inserted,
press key to select Others on main menu,then press key to select Explorer mode and enter into explorer interface to choose “INTERNAL SD” and press ENTER key to confirm. Long press EXIT key to “Yes” or “NO” to delete file, then press key to select option, press ENTER key to confirm.

Troubleshooting

few minutes before turning it on again.
Characters in display are incorrect| Make sure that you have selected the correct language.
Unable to insert memory card or USB device.| Memory card or USB device is not inserted correctly; insert the card in the opposite side.
The unit cannot recognize the memory device inserted.| 1.   Memory card or USB device is not inserted correctly.

2.   The memory device may be damaged. Please try a new device.

3.   Make sure that you are using a memory card type, which is supported by the unit.

4.   Some unpopular memory cards or USB devices are not compatible with the product. Use a memory card or USB device, which matches with the Digital Photo Frame.

5.   It is slow to read the mass capacity memory device; you should wait for a minute.

Note: Not all USB storage devices or Memory cards can be recognized for this digital photo frame.

There is a memory card or| 1.   Make sure that you are using a memory card or USB device type, which is supported by the unit.

2.   Make sure that the memory card or USB device is inserted all the way into the correct slot.

3.   The memory card or USB device is damaged.

4.   Make sure the USB cable and memory device are well connected.

USB device inserted in the
unit, but the photo frame
is not able to read the card
or USB device.
Connecting the digital
photo frame to computer,
the computer is not able
to visit USB device or SD
card via digital photo
frame.

Specifications

Output: DC 12V 1.5A

For use only with Audio/Video or similar equipment.

USB port| USB port 2.0 supports most of the USB device
Support memory cards| SD, MMC
Support  picture format| JPEG、BMP、GIF、PNG
Support audio format| MP3、P2、MP1、WMA、OGG、APE、FLAC、AC3、RA

、AAC

Support video format| RM、RMVB、MKV、MOV、M4v、MPG、FLV、PMP、AVI

、VOB、DAT、MP4、3GP

Support eBook format| TXT
Operating temperature| 5°C ~ 35°C

NOTE: As a result of continual improvements, the design and specifications of this product are subject to change without notice and may differ slightly from the unit illustrated on the packaging.

Warranty Against Defects

Laser Corporation Pty Ltd (“Laser”) warrants your new product to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for 12 months, from the date of purchase, provided that the product is used in accordance with 2accompanying recommendations or instructions where provided. The benefit of this warranty is in addition to your rights under the Australian Consumer Law and to other rights and remedies of the consumer under a law in relation to the goods or services to which the warranty relates.
Through a network of retailers and resellers, Laser will provide you with your choice of a repair, exchange (where possible) or refund (within Dead on Arrival period) for this product if it becomes defective within the warranty period.
This warranty will no longer apply where the defect is a result of alteration, accident, misuse, abuse, normal wear and tear, neglect or improper storage. Please retain your receipt as proof of purchase

How to make a product warranty claim:
Step 1: Find your receipt which proves the date of purchase. Where the date of purchase cannot be verified, your place of purchase or Laser will make an assessment based on the date of manufacture, the condition of the Laser Product and the type of defect.
Step 2a): Contact your place of purchase. They will assess the nature of the fault and repair, replace or fund the product as per their store refund or warranty policy.
Step 2b): If your place of purchase cannot be contacted, then you can contact Laser. Customer Service with details of your defective Laser Product: Phone: (02) 9870 3388; or Email: [email protected] or online www.laserco.com.au/warranty (click on “Consumers (End Users)”). Our business address is at 1/6-8 Byfield Street, North Ryde, NSW 2113
Step 3: Laser will issue you with a Return Authorisation (RA) number within 48 hours. When requested, send us the defective Product and a copy of your receipt. Laser will cover the cost of the return delivery.
Step 4: Wait for us to contact you. Once we have received your defective Laser Product for inspection, we will inform you of our assessment of your claim within 7 days. When we contact you, we will firstly let you know whether you have a valid claim under this Warranty, and if so, we will inform you whether your defective Laser Product will be replaced or repaired, together with the number of days you can expect to wait to receive your replaced or repaired Laser Product.
Step 5: For further details on warranty cover and returns, please check Terms and Conditions for Warranty Returns section on http://www.laserco.com.au/warranty
Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage. You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure.

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