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��������� Contents 1 2 Safety Instructions 4 6.2.1 6.2.2 6.2.3 6.3 6.4 Overview 5 7 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.4.1 2.4.2 2.4.3 2.4.4 2.4.5 Scope of Delivery Features in Brief First Use Getting Familiar with the GVPE Operating Elements Screen Power supply / Charging the Battery Rubber Protection Cover Devices for Data Transfer 3 Quick Instruction for Photo Download from a CF Card 9 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 5 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 6 6.1 6.1.1 6.1.2 6.
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��������� 1 Safety Instructions Turn off the device immediately in case of smoke or unusual smell Should you notice smoke or an unusual smell coming from the device or its AC adapter, unplug the AC adapter and turn off the device. Do not disassemble the device Do not disassemble or open the case. Only qualified personnel shall repair the device. In case the GIGA Vu PRO evolution is broken because of any accident or a fall, unplug the AC adapter.
GB 2 Overview On the next pages we will explain all functions of the Giga Vu Pro Evolution. In the following description the device will be abbreviated as GVPE. 2.1 Scope of Delivery The GVPE is delivered with the following equipment: - GVPE, covered with a rubber protection cover - AC power supply - USB cable (USB 2) - Operating manual - Analogue audio-video cable - Earphones - Remote control There are several accessories available: - External PowerPack - Power supply for 12 V socket (e.g.
��������� First charge Please read this instruction carefully before the first use of GVPE! The GVPE will be delivered with a completely discharged battery. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Please charge the battery for 9 hours before first use of GVPE. Then use the battery until it is completely discharged. Only then will the battery report correct levels to the software. The correct battery level in percent will only be displayed reliably after the battery has gone through three full charge and discharge cycles.
GB 2.4.2 Screen The GVPE is equipped with a high quality, high resolution LCD screen with 640 * 480 RGB pixels. By using state-of-the-art technology, the GVPE screen is very bright and allows easy viewing even outdoors. Brightness and saturation of the LCD screen can be modified. For instruction see chapter 5.3, “Screen & Video Settings”. ������������������������ �������������� �������������������������� ��������������� 2.4.
��������� USB connectors The GVPE features two USB connectors. The upper USB connector is a high speed USB 2 mass storage interface. Use this one for fast communication between the GVPE and a computer. Copying is done from PC to GVPE‘s hard disk directly without involvement of the GVPE‘s main microprocessor. Transfer speed can reach 20 MBytes/s in this way, provided the PC‘s interface is as fast. For best operation, connect the GVPE directly to your computer and do not route it through a hub.
GB 3 Quick Instruction for Photo Download from a CF Card When operating the first time with the GVPE without AC power supply, make sure that the battery is charged completely as described in chapter 2.3, “First use”. 1 2 3 4 5 Take off the rubber cover, turn it around and attach it to the bottom of the unit. Plug in the AC power supply. Press the On/Off button for a few seconds. Allow the unit to power-up. Enter a memory card in the memory card slot and wait a few seconds.
��������� 10 Press the joystick. 11 Press softkey 1 resp. 2 to browse the thumbnail-pages. 12 Move the joystick up, down, left or right to select a photo. 13 Press the joystick to view the selected photo in full view. 14 Press the joystick again to return to thumbnail view. File list view 9 To view a file list move the joystick up / down until ”View File List” is highlighted. 10 Press the joystick. 11 Press softkey 1 resp. 2 to browse the file list. 12 Move the joystick up or down to select a file.
GB Fig. 4.1: “Home” screen. To change the display press the “Settings” button. A screen as depicted in fig. 4.2 will pop up. The battery status indication expressed in % is rather accurate. The indication of the time left is an estimation, because the power consumption of the GVPE depends on the kind of activity. For example, playing music files will consume much less energy than playing video files via a TV or flat screen monitor.
��������� 4.3 How to Select Content In many cases you will have to select pictures or songs for copying, deleting, viewing etc. In all cases the same selecting mechanism is used which is described below: Selecting files For selecting pictures you have two options: thumbnail selection or file list selection. For all other types of content i.e. music, movies and data, only the file list selection is available. In both cases a small rectangle in front of the file name resp.
GB chosen files were selected prior to the action, they will be de-selected afterwards. If the block contains a mix of selected and non selected files prior to the action, the selection will be inverted afterwards. To select files with the From-To method, follow the steps below: - Press softkey 3, “Select”. - Press “None” to deselect all files. - Press “More” to enter the 3rd layer. - Move the joystick to the first file of the block you want to select. - Press the joystick. - Press softkey 2, “To”.
��������� To enter a space, move the cursor to the “SPC” item and press the joystick. To delete the character immediately before the cursor, move the cursor to the “BCK” item and press the joystick. When the cursor is in the text entry field, the cursor turns into a white block. 4.5 Use external keyboard Whenever you need to enter text (e.g. when renaming an album or editing keywords), a keyboard screen will be displayed.
GB 5 Basic Settings There are some basic settings such as the language or the owner‘s info that are independently from any other data management. To check or change these basics, please follow the steps below: 1 Press the “Home” button. 2 Press softkey 5, “Device”. The screen depicted in fig. 5.1 will be displayed. Use the joystick up / down to select one of the items. All items are described in this chapter apart from the first item (see chapter 6.
��������� 3. 4. 5. 6. 16 albums that will be copied from CF card. Whenever you copy data from a CF to the GVPE, the device will create a new album using this album prefix complemented with a number as album name. Factory default is “cf_”. You can change it to any combination of letters. To change the prefix, move the joystick to the right. Then a keyboard will appear and you can enter your personal prefix. See chapter 4.3 for keyboard description. Menu Color: Select the color used for highlighting items.
GB videos on a TV. Use the joystick left / right to select the TV standard. 2. LCD Brightness: Adjust the brightness of the screen. Use the joystick left / right to select the preferred brightness. The brighter the screen, the more energy is needed. 3. Decode Quality: Adjust the quality for decoding. A lower quality means faster decoding, a higher quality returns a slightly better image rendition at the cost of some extra time. Use the joystick left / right to select your preferred decode quality. 4.
��������� chapter 4.3 for keyboard description. 6. IP Address Mode: Select the IP address Mode needed. Please consult the router’s user manual for this. Use the joystick left / right to select the correct mode. DHCP: Select this option when a DHCP server is used. Static IP: When operating the GVPE without a DHCP server, the administrator defines a network address for every user in the WiFi network. You have to enter this static address in the next item. 7. IP Address: Enter the IP address here.
GB right. Then a keyboard will appear and you can enter the letters. See chapter 4.3 for keyboard description. 5. Copyright: Enter your copyright code, company name or name here. This information will be part of the EXIF data if you export a photo later. To enter text, move the joystick to the right. Then a keyboard will appear and you can enter the letters. See chapter 4.3 for keyboard description. 5.
��������� unit first and then insert the memory card resp. the adapter into the CompactFlash card slot. size of the number. See chapter 5.2, “Device Settings” for more details. After a few seconds a screen as depicted in fig. 6.1 will pop up. Instead of creating a new album, you can copy the data from the memory card into an album already existing. Use the joystick left / right to select one of the existing albums. The GVPE will copy all files, regardless of type, into this album.
GB In order to maximize speed, the GVPE will determine the memory card’s speed grade before starting the copy process. Some media adapters designed for using SD or MS memory cards in CompactFlash slots may disturb this mechanism and as a consequence copying may be slowed down. In case you experience problems, use the “Show Previews” copy mode. - Show Previews: When you like to see the previews during the copying process, choose this option.
��������� 6.1.2 Export Data to a Memory Card To export pictures to a memory card do the following: To copy data to a memory card insert the memory card resp. the adapter into the CompactFlash card slot. Then follow the steps below: 1 Press the “Home” button. 2 Press softkey 1, “Photos”. 3 Use the joystick up / down until the album you want to copy is highlighted. 4 Press softkey 5, “Manage”. 5 Use the joystick up / down until “Copy Pictures to CF Memory Card” is highlighted.
GB 6.2 Copy Data from or to a Computer 6.2.1 Connect the Device to a Computer USB connection The fastest data exchange between the GVPE and a computer is provided when you use the USB 2 connection. In this case you need the long cable with the USB plug. To connect the units do the following: 1 Switch on the GVPE. 2 Press softkey 5, “Device”. 3 Use the joystick to select “USB Connection To PC”. A screen as shown in fig. 6.3 will appear. 4 Press the joystick to select this. Fig. 6.
��������� If you want to copy movies to the GVPE do the following: 1 Create a new subdirectory under “Movies”. 2 Rename this new folder with the name you want to use. The complete path is: GigaVu\pc\Movies\NewAlbum. 3 Copy your movies from the computer to this subdirectory. Music files The “Music” directory contains one or more subdirectories. Each subdirectory represents an “Album”. If you want to copy music files to the GVPE do the following: 1 Create a new subdirectory under “Music”.
GB ... + music_folder_nn 2 3 + photo_folder_01 + photo_folder_02 ... + photo_folder_nn 4 5 + Photos 6.3 Press softkey 5, “Device”. Use the joystick up / down until “Disk Management” is highlighted. Press the joystick to select this item. The screen will show the items as depicted in fig. 6.4 below. Use the joystick up / down to select one of the items.
��������� menus. If you changed your mind and want to keep the file anyway, press softkey 5 to restore it. Restore will move the file from the recycle bin to an album called “Restored”. You can check the content of the “Restored” album by selecting it in the Photo -> Select Albums (resp. Music -> Select Albums / or Movies -> Select Albums) menus. Restored files will end up in this album, regardless which album they initially belonged to. 2. Remove all Cached Preview Files: Deletes all cached preview files.
GB 7 Managing Photos 7.1 Some Remarks about File Formats Cameras and computers can store photos in different file formats. Most use JPEG compression because this decreases the file size. As the JPEG compression process is an irreversible data operation, this compression is always related with a certain loss of data. Nevertheless, for the vast majority of applications, the JPEG format is sufficient and delivers good results.
��������� To do this, follow the steps below: 1 Press “Home” button. 2 Press softkey 1, “Photos”. 3 Use the joystick up / down until the album is highlighted. 4 Press softkey 5, “Manage”. 5 Use the joystick up / down until “Generate cached Views” is highlighted. 6 Press the joystick to select this option. 7 The cached views will be generated and shown on the screen as soon as they are completed. 8 When all cached views are generated, press softkey 5, “Done” and you return to the “Manage” menu.
GB Fig. 7.2: Screen: “Photo album Info”. 3. Softkey 3, “View”: This button will bring you to the several viewing modes. See chapter 7.4.1 for more detailed information. 4. Softkey 4, “Print”: This has to be chosen when a photo shall be printed via the “PictBridge” mode. See chapter 7.8 for more information. 5. Softkey 5, “Manage”: This menu offers options for data management and administration. Once you selected an album by pressing the joystick, the GVPE will automatically switch to picture viewing mode.
��������� few options available. You can define them by pressing the “Settings” Button. 1. Overlay: In the upper left corner of the screen some text can be superimposed on the picture. Use this entry field to select what you want to see there. The possible choices are: “No Overlay”, “File name”, “Date”, “Comments”, “Author”, “Description” or “Shooting Data”. 2. Color: Sets the color of the overlay text. 3.
GB This is advantageous compared to many other photo viewers. They start from screen resolution and then gradually zoom in using small steps, each taking some calculation time. Softkey 1, “Fit”: This is the view whenever you enter the zoom mode. When you zoomed into a photo, pressing this softkey will scale the complete picture so that it fits on the screen again. The joystick can be used to switch to the previous or next picture.
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GB Fig. 7.7: Screen “Picture Info – Exposure”. Fig. 7.10: Screen “Picture Info – Keywords”. You can either press the joystick (enter) or the “Back” button to leave the “Info” mode and return to standard picture viewing. 7.4.3 Show Color Channels The “Channel” mode allows you to view the content of different RGB channels as well as a black and white picture. From left to right the softkeys will display: full color, red channel only, green channel only, blue channel only and B&W. Fig. 7.
��������� Again by moving the joystick left or right you can view the channels of the previous or next pictures. You can either press the joystick (enter) or the ‘Back” button to leave the “Levels” mode and go back to standard picture viewing 7.4.5 Rotate Pictures Fig. 7.11: Screen “Photo Channel – Red”. Use the “Settings” button to define how the B&W image is generated. You can either select to use the luminance channel of the picture or make your own channel mix of Red, Green and Blue channels.
GB 7.4.6 Delete Single Pictures and Albums To delete single pictures from an album while viewing, press softkey 5, “More” in the picture viewing mode. Then the softkeys get another function as shown in fig. 7.12: Softkey 4, “ToBin”: Removes the currently selected picture from the album without asking once more and puts it in the recycle bin. To return to the viewing mode, press softkey 5, “More”, again. To delete a complete album, follow the steps below: 1 Press “Home” button. 2 Press softkey 1, “Photos”.
��������� 7.6 File List View In the “File list View” mode 10 file names of the selected album are listed. The first picture name is highlighted and its thumbnail is shown in the left hand corner. Use the joystick up / down to navigate through the album file by file. Use the joystick left / right to navigate per page. By using the softkeys you can navigate quickly through the complete album as follows: Slide shows only work with JPEG files and RAW files that include embedded JPEG previews.
GB the GVPE), (view on a TV, flat screen or beamer) TV. Use the joystick right / left to change the setting. 4. Overlay: File name, date, comments, author, description or shooting data can be overlaid during the slide show. By default this is switched off. Use the joystick right / left to change the setting. 5. Color: Controls the color of the overlay text. Use the joystick right / left to change the setting. 6. Music:The GVPE can play music during the slide show.
��������� 7.9 Rename Photos 7.9.1 Rename Albums Whenever you import an album from the CompactFlash card or via WiFi, the albums get a name consisting of a prefix and an number in ascending order. If you do not want to use the automatically generated names, it is helpful to rename an album. To rename an album do the following: 1 Press “Home”. 2 Press softkey 1, “Photos”. 3 Use the joystick up / down until the album you want to rename is highlighted. 4 Press softkey 5, “Manage”.
GB 7.10 Sort and Select photos 7.10.1 Copy Pictures to another Album To move or copy pictures in another album do the following: 1 Press “Home”. 2 Press softkey 1, “Photos”. 3 Use the joystick up / down until the album you want to rename is highlighted. 4 Press softkey 5, “Manage”. 5 Use the joystick up / down until “Copy Pictures to CF Memory Card” is highlighted. 6 Press the joystick (enter) and you will see the screen shown in fig. 7.19. 7 Follow the instructions as described in chapter 6.1.2.
��������� 7 8 9 You can enter information into each of the four fields. Use the joystick right / left and the keyboard will appear. Enter the text. See chapter 4.3 for instructions how to use the keyboard. In case you want to comment only a part of the pictures in the album, select the pictures by pressing softkey 3, “Select”. See chapter 4.2 for instructions how to select pictures. Press softkey 5, “Add” to start the procedure.
GB instructions how to use the keyboard. To delete a category, press softkey 1, “Del Cat” and the category will be deleted immediately. Enter keywords 10 If there are already keywords available, you can choose a keyword by using the joystick right / left. 11 To enter a new keyword, press softkey 3, “New KW” and the keyboard will appear. Enter the text. See chapter 4.3 for instructions how to use the keyboard. 12 To delete a keyword, press softkey 1, “Del KW” and the keyword will be deleted immediately.
��������� 8 Dust Detection While changing lenses on Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) cameras, dust can enter the camera and stick to the sensor. This means that cameras need to be cleaned sometimes in the field. The GVPE offers a unique dust detection feature that helps you trace the small dust spots. Choose a JPEG file for the dust check, because this feature needs the JPEG format. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Make a picture of an even surface (blue sky, white wall etc.) using a high aperture value.
GB When done, press softkey 5, “Play”, to start playing. A screen as shown in fig. 9.2 will appear. If you want to listen to a certain song, select the song and press the joystick to start playing it. Fig. 9.2: 9.2 Copy Sound Files To copy sound files back from the GVPE to a CompactFlash card or from one album to another, proceed as described here: 1 Go to the “Home” menu. 2 Select “Music” by pressing softkey 2. A list of albums will appear. 3 Use the joystick up / down to select an album.
��������� 3 4 5 6 7 8 Use the joystick up / down until the album you want to delete is highlighted. Press softkey 5, “Manage”. Use the joystick up / down to select “Send an Album to Bin” and press the joystick. A confirmation screen will appear. Press softkey 1, “Cancel”, to abort the process. Press softkey 5, “Delete”, to delete the album. In this case the album will be moved into the “Recycle Bin”. To delete a single music file, follow the steps below: 1 Go to the “Home” menu.
GB 10 Watching Movies 10.1 Watching Movies The GVPE is able to identify and play MPEG2 or MPEG4 files. To play a movie, do the following: 1 Go to the “Home” menu. 2 Select “Movies” by pressing softkey 3. A list of albums will appear. 3 Use the joystick up / down to select an album. (See fig. 10.1) 4 Press the joystick to confirm your selection. 5 The screen will display a list of all tracks in that album as shown in fig. 10.1. Use the joystick up / down to select a track.
��������� monitors that only provide higher resolutions will not be able to synchronize with the GVPE. In this case the settings of the PC’s video card have to be adjusted. Please consult the PC manual for further information. Use the joystick right / left to select your choice. 2. Start from: Either select to start from the beginning of the movie or to resume playing from the position where it was stopped last time. Use the joystick right / left to select your choice. 3.
GB Album to Bin” and press the joystick. A confirmation screen will appear. Press softkey 1, “Cancel”, to abort the process. 8 Press softkey 5, “Delete”, to delete the album. In this case the album will be moved into the “Recycle Bin”. To delete a single movie clip, follow the steps below: 1 Go to the “Home” menu. 2 Select “Movies” by pressing softkey 3. A list of albums will appear. 3 Use the joystick up / down to select the album. 4 Press softkey 3, “Clips”.
��������� 12 Available Accessories • Optionally available are: • External PowerPack, Art. No. GVEB01 This PowerPack loads the internal battery of the GIGA Vu PRO twice. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Capacity: 3 Ah Voltage: 9V Discharge Current: Max. 1.5 A Charge Voltage: 9 V Charge Current: 1.5 A Size: 58.
GB 13 Technical Specification General Model name JOBO GigaVu Pro Evolution (GVPE) Storage 40, 80 or 120 GBytes of hard disk storage. No system files on the device. Screen 3.7 inch high quality color LCD screen. 640 * 480 RGB pixels. Adjustable brightness. Battery Replaceable high quality rechargeable Li-Ion battery (2200 mAh). Dimensions 145 x 107 x 38 mm Weight 420 g Menu languages English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Dutch. Upgrades Firmware fully user upgradeable.
��������� Display modes Thumbnail view: Shows 12 thumbs per page Full picture view: Shows one photo full screen on the LCD display (JPEG). For RAW files this mode will show the large embedded JPEG thumbnail if available. File list view: Shows one thumb at the time and a list of 10 file names. Slide show view: Shows photos full screen on LCD or TV output. Selection of photos to be included in the slide show, adjustable slide interval (JPEG only).
GB Addendum1 A new software upgrade of the GigaVU Pro Evolution allows you to add metadata and keywords in a more convenient way. With a new function you can enter metadata in a template that is stored inside the unit’s flash memory. Goto Photo>Manage>Edit Metadata template.
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