Universal TV Photo Show User's Guide An Microsystems Brand www.Dazzle.
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Contents Chapter 1: Setting Up ............................................................... 1-1 Introduction................................................................................................................. 1-1 Setting up Universal TV Photo Show........................................................................ 1-2 Turning off Universal TV Photo Show.......................................................................1-14 Changing the language........................................
Chapter 3: Working with Your Photos..................................... 3-1 Rotating a photo........................................................................................................ 3-2 Zooming/Panning a photo........................................................................................3-3 Correcting red-eye in a photo .................................................................................3-5 Hiding a photo..................................................................
Disconnecting Universal TV Photo Show .................................................................5-6 Chapter 6: Troubleshooting .................................................... 6-1 My photos didn’t appear after I connected everything.................................... 6-1 The video cable doesn’t fit/My TV doesn’t have an RCA video jack .............. 6-2 The remote doesn’t seem to be working...............................................................
Chapter 1: Setting Up Introduction Welcome to Dazzle™ Universal TV Photo Show, a simple-to-use product that brings your digital photos to your living room to share with family and friends. In just minutes, you can go from snapping a photo to viewing it full screen on your TV. You can even rotate, zoom and pan images – or see them in an automatic slide show. And for more versatility, you can also connect the unit to your computer as a removable drive.
Setting up Universal TV Photo Show The package includes the following components: • • • • • • Universal TV Photo Show hardware unit Power supply Video cable Remote control 2 AA batteries for remote control Universal TV Photo Show User’s Guide Setting up is quick and easy – just plug in the connections and you’re ready to go. The rest of this chapter details setting up to view photos on your TV. See Chapter 5 for instructions on using it with your computer.
Here is an illustration of the complete connections required. We’ll go through each step individually with more detailed instructions on the following pages.
Step 1: Install the remote’s batteries The remote control requires two AA batteries (included). 1. Slide open the battery compartment cover on the back of the remote. 2. Insert two new batteries, making sure the +/- electrodes are facing the proper direction (see the diagram inside the battery compartment). 3. Slide the battery compartment cover back, clicking it shut. Note: 1-4 When you use the remote control, remember to point it at the front of the Universal TV Photo Show unit, not at the TV.
Step 2: Connect the Universal TV Photo Show to your TV Plug one end of the v ideo cable into the yellow VIDEO IN connector on the front or back of your television, then plug the other end into the yellow TV OUT connector on the back of the Universal TV Photo Show.
Note: Some older TVs do not have RCA Video In connectors. They use coaxial cable instead (you’ll know that you have one if the video cable plug doesn’t fit). In that case, you will need to connect through an RF modulator (not included). You can purchase an RF modulator and cable from your local electronics store. Follow the instructions included with the RF modulator to connect it to your TV.
Step 3: Connect the power supply Connect the power cable to the Universal TV Photo Show power connector (labeled 6V) and then plug the AC adapter into an electric outlet.
Step 4: Select the setting Check the NTSC/PAL switch on the back of the Universal TV Photo Show unit, to make sure it is correct. In Japan, the United States and Canada, the switch should be set to NTSC. In China and Europe, it should be set to PAL.
Step 5: Insert your memory card After you’ve taken photos with your digital camera, you need to remove the memory card according to your camera’s instructions. Universal TV Photo Show works with SmartMedia™ (3.3V only), CompactFlash™ , Microdrive™, Secure Digital™, Memory Stick™ and Multimedia™ (MMC) cards. It’s important that you insert your card correctly into the unit, so that you do not damage your card or the photos that are on it.
1. There are two memory card slots on the front of the unit. Each type of memory card has a specific way that it needs to go into the slot so that the images can be read correctly.
2. Then slide the card all the way into the appropriate slot (it will click into place). You can only use one memory card at a time. Note: The slot is designed to accept the card only if you insert it in the correct direction. If the card does not slide in easily, check that you are positioning it properly – do not force it into the slot or you will cause damage to the card and lose your photos.
Step 6: Turn on the Universal TV Photo Show On the side of the unit: • Slide the POWER switch to ON. Check that the green light on the front of the unit comes on, ensuring that it is receiving power.
Step 7: Set up your TV 1. Turn on your TV. 2. Set your TV to the appropriate video input source. Note that television manufacturers handle this differently, so there are several options. You will know that you have set it up correctly when your photos begin to appear on the screen. You can check the manual that came with your TV for detailed information, or: • Your TV or TV’s remote control may have a TV/VCR, TV/VIDEO, SOURCE or INPUT button that changes the video input.
Turning off Universal TV Photo Show If you are done with unit for the moment, but expect to use it again soon, press the Power button on the remote control, leaving everything else connected. When you are ready to use it again, press the Power button and it will start. If you are finished using the unit for some time, press the Power button on the remote to turn it off and then slide the switch on the side of the unit to OFF. You can then safely disconnect it and pull out the memory card.
Changing the language The pop-up menus and messages in Universal TV Photo Show are available in several languages. You can change to a different language at any time. To change the language: 1. Press the Option button on the remote control. 2. The following menu appears. Press the down arrow to move the arrow beside the Setup option and press OK to select it.
3. On the Setup menu that appears, press OK to choose Select Language. 4. A Select Language screen appears showing your language options. Use the arrows to move the arrow beside the language you prefer. Then press OK. 5. This returns you to the setup menu, which will now be in your chosen language. Select the Close Menu option and press OK to return to your photos.
Chapter 2: Viewing Your Photos Sit back in your favorite chair and get ready to control your own TV slide show of your photos. All you need to navigate is the remote control included with Universal TV Photo Show. Notice how the remote has clearly identified buttons that let you get to a task quickly. Note: Remember to point the remote at the front of the unit, not at the TV. It’s the unit itself that signals the commands.
And as you will see in the next chapter, you can also work with your photos to enhance their viewing. Rotate a photo, zoom in or pan to see the action more clearly, or move or hide photos to customize your own slide show. Viewing a slide show In the slide show, Universal TV Photo Show automatically displays each photo full screen in sequence, beginning with the first photo on your memory card or the one that you select. Each slide dissolves with a special effect that occurs randomly.
3. The screen on the right appears. Select the Set Slide Time option and press OK. 4. Choose the amount of time that you’d like each photo to stay on the screen during the automatic slide show. Press OK. 5. Select the Close Menu option and press OK to leave the setup menu.
Viewing the photos on your card Sometimes it is easier to work with or review your photos if you can see several of them at one time. This is possible through the thumbnail view, in which your photos appear on the screen in a smaller version, called thumbnails. The screen displays up to 12 of your photos at once. This allows you to quickly scan the photos on your memory card to choose one to view full size, manipulate, move or delete. To view thumbnail images: 1. Press the Thumbnails button.
If there are more than 12 photos on your card, you can use the arrow buttons to scroll to more photos or you can press or to see the next or previous set of 12. 2. Press OK when the white border frames the photo you want to view or work with. 3. The photo appears full screen on your TV. You now have several options: • Continue to view your photos one by one in full size by pressing and . This is an easy way to control a slide show. • View your photos in an automatic slide show by pressing .
Videotaping a slide show In addition to showing your photos on your TV, you can also videotape that showing. Now you can share your photos with family and friends by giving them a videotape copy that they, in turn, can show on their own television. This gives you another media form in which to store your digital memories. To videotape a slide show: 1. Connect your VCR to your TV as usual. 2.
from your local electronics store. Follow the instructions included with the RF modulator to connect it to your VCR. Then plug one end of the video cable to the yellow VIDEO IN connector on the RF modulator, and plug the other end to the TV OUT connector on the back of the Universal TV Photo Show unit. Set your TV to the channel that you set the RF modulator (usually 3 or 4). 3. Set your VCR to record. 4.
Chapter 3: Working with Your Photos Once you can view your photos on your TV, you may find yourself wanting to do more with them. Universal TV Photo Show allows you to be more creative with your photos. You can zoom in to see the action more closely. Then pan across the photo to change the center of interest or leave out unnecessary details on the edges. Rotate a photo if the world seems the wrong-way round. You can also rearrange the order in which the photos appear by moving or hiding certain ones.
Rotating a photo You can rotate your photo in 90-degree increments. This is especially helpful for vertical photos that you took by turning your camera sideways. You can rotate a photo either when viewing it in thumbnails or full size. When you rotate, the change does not affect your original photo. The change will appear in your slide shows and when showing thumbnails, but if you use the photo on your computer, you will have the original.
Zooming/Panning a photo For a close-up view of the action or to cut out annoying details around the edges, you can use the button, making the subject appear to be closer. Each time that you press , a portion of the photo becomes larger. You can press it several times to get to the size that you want. Of course, you can likewise zoom out . You can zoom from 0.5x to 16x. Note: Zoom affects photo quality. As you zoom in more and more, the photo will appear to be blurrier on your TV screen.
When you have zoomed in on a photo, part of it is obviously not showing on the screen. You can then use the arrow buttons to move the photo (pan across it) so that you center the action on the screen. When you zoom or pan, the change does not affect your original photo. The change will appear in your slide shows and when showing thumbnails, but if you use the photo on your computer, you will have the original. You can do this either when viewing the photo in thumbnail or full size on the screen.
Correcting red-eye in a photo Not all photos are perfect. One of the most common disappointments is to see your friends and family suddenly develop red eyes from the reflection of the flash in your photos. Now you can correct that red-eye reflection if it occurs. The process is similar to adding a colored contact lens over the problem eye. Note: Universal TV Photo Show makes this correction on a copy of your original photo. When you view the photo, the corrected version will appear.
To correct red-eye in a photo: 1. Select the photo you want to correct, either full screen or from the thumbnails. 2. Press the Red-Eye button. 3. Your photo appears with an arrow added in the center for you to use as a pointer. To do the necessary detail work of correcting an eye image, you need to focus in on that area. Use the arrow buttons to move the arrow so that it points at the eye you want to correct first. Then press OK.
4. As in the screen shown here, the photo reappears, zoomed in to that area, with a corrective eye positioned over the eye that you pointed at. You then need to fine-tune that correction by resizing, positioning and coloring that eye image so that it covers the red-eye image. This is easy to do: • +/- to Size Eye: Begin by pressing as the original that is underneath.
• Arrows to position eye: Then use the arrows to move the eye so that it covers the original eye. • [Option] to change eye color: Now you can match the color of the iris (the part of the eye that gives it its color) with the one in your photo. Press Option to see the following choices. Use the arrows to select the iris color to use. Press OK when you have selected your choice and the color will change on the photo.
5. When you have finished making your changes, as seen here, press OK. (If you want to leave the red-eye correction process without saving your changes, you can press Cancel.) 6. A menu then appears with choices for how you want to continue. You can preview how the changes will look in the final photo, continue working or finish. Use the arrows to position the arrow by your choice and press OK. 7. When you have finished with one eye, go on to the other.
Hiding a photo You may want to customize your slide show or photo viewing by showing only certain photos. Yet you might want to keep the other photos on your card for future use. The answer is to hide them until you once again want them available for viewing. When you hide a photo, the slide show will skip over it. To hide a photo: 1. Select the photo that you want to hide, either through the thumbnails or viewing full size on the screen. 2. Press the Hide button. 3.
4. To later reveal that photo, select it once again from the Thumbnail View screen and press Hide. You can also easily hide or unhide all of your photos at once. This can be helpful if you are ready to design a new slide show – you can start fresh by unhiding all the photos and then choosing which to hide. Alternatively, you might find it easier to hide everything and then select which photos should be displayed while the others remain hidden. To hide or unhide all photos: 1. Press the Option button. 2.
Moving a photo To create a customized slide show, you may want to rearrange the order in which photos appear. To move a photo: 1. Select the photo that y ou want to move, either through the thumbnails or viewing full size on the screen. 2. Press the Move button. 3. This screen then appears for you to select a new location for that photo. 4. Use the arrows to position the “Move Here” mark at the desired new location. Press OK. 5. The photo moves to the spot to the right of the “Move Here” marker.
Deleting a photo You can delete a photo from your memory card. Once you have done so, it is permanently gone, so be sure. To delete a photo: 1. Select the photo to delete from either the thumbnails or when viewing it full size. 2. Press the Delete button. 3. You have one more chance to keep your photo. This screen appears, showing the photo that you chose, to make sure it is the one you want to delete. 4. To keep your photo, press the Cancel button.
Viewing information about a photo Detailed information is available about each photo, including the file name, creation date and time, file size, resolution and directory. To view photo information: 1. Select the photo you want information on, either full screen or from the thumbnails. 2. Press the Option button. 3. The box on the right appears. Press OK when the arrow is beside the Photo Info option.
4. The following screen appears with information about the photo you selected. File name of your photo Date and time the photo was taken Size of the photo file, in kilobytes Resolution of the photo in pixels, width x height Folder that holds the photo file 5. Press Cancel to leave the photo info screen.
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Chapter 4: Working with Your Memory Card Universal TV Photo Show works with six different types of memory cards. This chapter explains the basics of changing and removing your card, as well as more advanced topics such as formatting a memory card and reclaiming space on it so that you can take more photos.
Changing/Removing your card This option allows you to insert and work with a different memory card. You should also choose this option whenever you are leaving the unit and need to remove your memory card. Note: If you unexpectedly pull out the memory card, you risk damaging the card and losing some of your photos. To change your card: 1. Press the Change Card button. 2. A message appears, telling you that it is safe to remove your memory card and replace it with a new one. 3.
Formatting your memory card Usually memory cards are already formatted when you buy them. But if you do need to format one, you can do so with this option (except for Memory Stick, see page 4-5). You can also reuse a memory card that is full by formatting it. This erases all photos from the card. Note: This process will permanently delete all of the photos or files that are on the card, including read-only ones.
2. Press the Option button. 3. The following menu appears. Position the arrow beside the Setup option and press OK. 4. Select the Format Card option and press OK. 5. You have another chance to make sure that you really want to format this card. A screen appears, asking you to confirm that you want to format the card. To format the card, press OK. 6. When the formatting is complete, the thumbnails screen appears with a message that there are no photos on the card.
Formatting a Memory Stick card It is not recommended to format a Memory Stick memory card using the Universal TV Photo Show or a computer. Formatting on either device can cause damage to the card. Please go to the following web site for more details: http://ciscweb.sel.sony.
Reclaiming memory card space When you run a slide show that has many large photos in it, Universal TV Photo Show creates some duplicate images to help the system run faster when you display those images again. This uses up a small amount of space on your card. If your card is very full with photos and you need to take more, you may want to reclaim some of that space. However, the tradeoff is that doing so will cause the unit to run slightly more slowly until it again creates those images.
Note: If there is no space available to reclaim, the option will appear in gray and you will not be able to choose it. 4. A screen appears telling you how much space you would free up and asking you to confirm that you want to reclaim the memory. Position the arrow beside your selection and press OK. 5. You then return to the Setup menu. Select the Close Menu option and press OK to return to your photos.
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Chapter 5: Using Universal TV Photo Show with Your Computer You can also connect Universal TV Photo Show to your computer. When you do so, it becomes a removable drive that works like any other, so that you can store images, send them via e-mail, print them or format your memory card. Universal TV Photo Show works on a PC computer running Windows (98SE, ME, 2000 or XP) or on a Macintosh computer running Mac OS 8.6, 9.x or X. Note: You must purchase a USB cable in order to connect the unit to your computer.
Setting up Universal TV Photo Show Connecting the unit to your computer is even simpler than it was to connect it to your television. Refer to Chapter 1 for detailed illustrations of the connections to the unit. 1. If you are running Windows 98SE, you must install a separate driver. This is available as a free download on the www.dazzle.com web site. You will also find instructions there for installing the driver.
Using Universal TV Photo Show Now that it is connected to your computer, you can access your digital photos on the memory card just as you would access files on a floppy disk or CD-ROM. Universal TV Photo Show appears as a removable device on your system. You can drag and drop files or even format your memory card. To access your files: 1. On a PC: • Go to the icon “My Computer” on your desktop and double-click on it.
Note: While Universal TV Photo Show allows you to manipulate your photos by rotating, zooming and panning, these changes are not done to the original files and will not show up on your computer. Red-eye corrections that you made, however, are accessible. You will see that some files have duplicates with an –RE added to the file name (for example, files DSCF0001 and DSCF0001-RE). The RE files contain the red-eye correction for the original photo. You can work with both versions.
Formatting a Memory Stick card It is not recommended to format a Memory Stick memory card while connected to a computer. This can cause damage to the card. Please go to the following web site for more details: http://ciscweb.sel.sony.
Removing a memory card It’s important to make sure that the computer is not busy before you eject your memory card. If the computer is in the middle of writing information, for example, you risk damaging the card and losing the photos on it. Before removing your card: 1. Do not remove the card while your computer is asleep. First wake up your computer and then remove the card. 2. Close any memory card files that you have open. 3.
Disconnecting Universal TV Photo Show When you are done working with Universal TV Photo Show on your computer, you can disconnect the unit. Make sure that you take out the memory card before transporting the unit anywhere. To disconnect Universal TV Photo Show: 1. Close all of the files on the card. 2. Check that the light on the front of the unit is not blinking. It blinks when it is accessing files. 3. If you are using Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 or XP, right click on the removable drive and select Eject.
Chapter 6: Troubleshooting My photos didn’t appear after I connected everything. • Check that the green light is lit on the front of the unit. If it is not, check that the power is connected correctly and the power switch on the side of the unit is turned to ON. • Make sure that your TV is set to the correct video input. To do this, turn on both your TV and Universal TV Photo Show, and then press the button on your TV or TV remote control that changes the video input source.
The video cable plug doesn’t fit into any of my TV’s sockets./ My TV doesn’t have an RCA Video In jack. • Some older TVs do not have RCA Video In connectors. Instead, you’ll need to connect with an RF modulator (not included). You can purchase an RF modulator and cable from your local electronics store. The remote doesn’t seem to be working. • The remote control requires two AA batteries. Check that the batteries were inserted in the right direction and that they are fresh.
The unit is saying that my card is “unreadable.” • There may be a problem with your memory card, perhaps caused by physical damage or heat. In this case, move your photos to another device and then reformat the card using your camera or PC and try it again in the unit. (Note that reformatting the card will erase all of the photos and files on it, so be sure to save your photos first.) • You may have inserted the memory card incorrectly. See page 1-10 for specific instructions for your card.
Photos are loading very slowly. • Your photos may be of a higher resolution than necessary. Since the photos will be shown on TV, Universal TV Photo Show only requires VGA -level resolution of 640 x 480. Try setting your digital camera to a lower resolution mode when snapping photos to use with the unit. The slide show feature doesn’t work. • In the lower right part of the TV, there might be a symbol that looks like “II”, which indicates that the slideshow is paused.
I’ve mistakenly deleted a photo from my memory card. • If you delete a photo from the memory card (you get two chances to keep it) then it is gone permanently. Thumbnail and photo rotations are not being saved • Please check to see if your media card is “Write-Protected.” If it is, then any settings will not be saved. Some photos may appear rotated while the unit is on, but after a power cycle (turn unit off and then on again) the photos will not appear rotated. The Windows 98 driver won’t install.
The removable drive feature isn’t working. • Universal TV Photo Show operates as a removable drive on PCs running Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 or XP and on Macs running Mac OS 8.6, 9.X or X. Make sure you are using one of these operating systems. Note: if you are using Windows 98SE you must install a separate driver that is available at www.dazzle.com. I deleted the “imageinfo.db” file, what does this mean? • This file saves the rotation, zoom and pan setting of your photos as you use Universal TV Photo Show.
Chapter 7: Dazzle Technical Support Introduction The Universal TV Photo Show is easy to use and normally should not produce complications. However, if you need assistance or have questions of any kind, our trained staff members are ready to help. We highly recommend that you use the Dazzle Interactive Knowledgebase at www.Dazzle.com, as this is the fastest method of accessing support resources for your Dazzle product.
If you are calling Dazzle Technical Support for the first time, or if you are within your 30-day free technical support window (includes the date of your first support call and the 29 days following), contact Dazzle in the US at +(203) 3154230. If you have extended beyond your free 30-day technical support window, contact Dazzle at (800) 570-9548 (charges apply). We highly recommend having your product nearby when calling to facilitate troubleshooting.
User's Guide An Microsystems Brand www.Dazzle.
