KODAK PULSE Digital Frame connected media device Extended user guide www.kodak.com For help, go to www.kodak.
Eastman Kodak Company Rochester, New York 14650 © Eastman Kodak Company, 2011 All screen images are simulated. Kodak and Pulse are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company.
Product features Touch screen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 8 9 10 11 Touch the screen anywhere to display the icons, then touch an icon to: 1 Play—start or resume a slide show. 2 Collage—start a revolving five-picture slide show. 3 Information —view picture information. 4 Delete—remove pictures from the digital frame. 5 Rotate—rotate the displayed picture 90° clockwise. 6 Transition time—change the display duration and transition type.
Product features Back panel buttons and connectors 1a 2 4 5 3 1b 6 7 1a Activity sensor (light) Activity sensors are a new feature and are not found on earlier 1b Activity sensor (sound) PULSE Digital Frame models. See Automatic on and off, page 3. 2 USB connector 3 Memory card slots ii See Viewing pictures from a memory card or USB device, page 21. 4 Power Press to manually turn the digital frame on or off. Se e also, Automatic on and off, page 3.
Product features Your kodakpulse.com account On your computer, create your free www.kodakpulse.com account and activate your digital frame (see page 7). Then sign in to your account to: ■ Add pictures to your digital frame from ■ Organize your pictures—create playlists. your computer. ■ Change display settings, including time ■ Add pictures from your and your friends’ zone, energy saver on/off times, slide KODAK Gallery and FACEBOOK Social show transitions, language, and account Network accounts.
Table of contents 1 1 Getting started ......................................................................................1 KODAK PULSE Digital Frame with activity sensors .......................................... 1 KODAK PULSE Digital Frame ......................................................................... 1 How do I know which model I have? ............................................................. 1 Attaching the power cable .................................................................
Table of contents Network—Setting up a new or advanced network....................................... 27 Help—Getting more information................................................................. 27 Updating digital frame firmware.................................................................. 28 4 Troubleshooting and support ..............................................................29 Getting help on your digital frame ...............................................................
1 Getting started The KODAK PULSE Digital Frame offers these exciting new features: ■ Quick Comment button—let friends know how much you appreciate their pictures—directly from the digital frame (see page 17). ■ Playlists—drag-and-drop pictures into custom albums at kodakpulse.com, then play them with just a touch of the digital frame (see page 15). ■ Rotate pictures—rotate pictures on the screen with just a touch (see page 18).
Getting started Attaching the power cable If more than one plug is included, use the plug for your type of power outlet. Your power cable may look different from the one pictured. NOTE: The digital frame automatically turns on when you plug it in for the first time. CAUTION: Do not use this power cable with other devices, including digital cameras. www.kodak.
Getting started Automatic on and off The PULSE Digital Frame turns on when you plug it in for the first time; then, according to the factory defaults, saves energy by turning on and off automatically as described below. Energy saver auto on/off The PULSE Digital Frame turns itself on in the morning and off at night (usually on at 8:00 AM and off at 10:00 PM). NOTE: You can press the power button at any time to turn the digital frame on or off.
Getting started Setting your language The language screen appears the first time you turn on your digital frame. NOTE: If someone else set up your digital frame, your language may already be selected, and the language screen may not appear. ■ Touch your language. The screens appear in the language you touch. ■ Touch Back ■ If the Back button is unavailable, see Troubleshooting problems with your digital frame, page 30.
Getting started Connecting to your wireless network When you connect your digital frame to the Internet over your wireless network, you can perform a host of activities including adding pictures from your computer, receiving pictures from friends, changing display settings, and more.
Getting started 2 Touch your network. The digital frame scans for your wireless network. A message appears when it has successfully connected. ■ If your digital frame is successfully connected, continue with Activating your frame—www.kodakpulse.com, page 7 to finish your setup. ■ If your digital frame was already set up (for instance, if it was a gift), touch OK on the confirmation screen to verify your information.
Getting started Activating your frame—www.kodakpulse.com The activation screen appears the first time you connect to your wireless network (see page 5). Activating your digital frame is the first step in adding pictures from your computer to your digital frame using a free, Web-based application. In addition, you can set up your account so that you and your friends can email pictures to your digital frame.
Getting started Adding pictures to your digital frame Add pictures to your digital frame wirelessly with your kodakpulse.com account. IMPORTANT: Your digital frame must be activated before you can add pictures wirelessly (see page 7). 1 Log in to your www.kodakpulse.com account, then click the Add Pictures tab. Help 2 Add pictures three ways: ■ From your computer—Under Computer, click Add pictures from your computer.
Getting started Secure, WPS, non-broadcasting, and other special network conditions Network is secure If your network is secure (requires a security code or password and is indicated with a lock icon), the on-screen keyboard appears after you touch your network (see page 5). 1 When prompted, use the on-screen keyboard to enter the security code (password) for your network. NOTE: Security codes may be case sensitive. ■ Touch to switch between upper- and lowercase characters.
Getting started 2 If your network is secure, touch Specify security code, then enter the security code for your network. If you do not know your security code, ask the person who set up your network. 3 If a PIN is required for your network, touch Advanced PIN, then enter your PIN. (The PIN is commonly found on the router itself). If you do not know your PIN, ask the person who set up your network. 4 Continue with Activating your frame—www.kodakpulse.com, page 7 to finish your setup.
Getting started Connect to your wireless network later If you chose to bypass the network setup when you first turned on your digital frame, you can connect to your wireless network at any time by re-opening the wizard. Health Check button 1 On the back of the digital frame, press the Health Check button. 2 On the touch screen, after the network status check is complete, touch Network . NOTE: You can also touch Fix it the on-screen instructions.
Getting started Is this PULSE Digital Frame a gift? Giving the PULSE Digital Frame Are you giving the PULSE Digital Frame to someone who may not want to worry about computers, or online accounts, or downloading pictures; someone, maybe your parents or grandparents, who just want to see their children’s and grandchildren’s pictures—always fresh, always updated? You can add the PULSE Digital Frame to your existing kodakpulse.com account, or create a new one.
Getting started Receiving the PULSE Digital Frame If you received your PULSE Digital Frame as a gift, the person who gave it to you may already have created an account, activated the digital frame, and added pictures. Connect to your wireless network 1 Plug in the digital frame and select your language (page 2). 2 Connect the digital frame to your wireless network to receive pictures wirelessly or by email. See Connecting to your wireless network, page 5.
2 Viewing pictures Viewing pictures on your digital frame ■ ■ The pictures in your digital frame internal memory play automatically whenever the frame is on. For details about the automatic on and off features, see page 3. If there is a memory card or USB device inserted, the pictures on the card or device play. If this is the first time you turned on your digital frame see Chapter 1, Getting started.
Viewing pictures Searching for and viewing pictures 1 Touch the screen to display menu options, then touch the picture sources button . All of the picture sources and friends on your digital frame are listed. Sources with recently added pictures are indicated with a red bar and the number of new pictures . 2 Touch an icon to view pictures. ■ Touch a picture source (see page 16) to view the pictures or albums in that source. ■ Touch Play all to view all the pictures on your digital frame.
Viewing pictures Picture sources Touch a picture source to view the pictures or albums in that source. Playlist Custom albums you create to organize your pictures. Playlists play pictures in the order you created. To create playlists, log in to your kodakpulse.com account and click Current pictures/Playlists/create. If your playlists don’t appear on the digital frame, you may need to update your firmware (see page 28).
Viewing pictures Receiving pictures wirelessly When your digital frame receives new pictures wirelessly (see page 8), the picture sources button appears , indicating how many new pictures have arrived. 1 Touch the picture sources button . 2 Touch Play now to view the new pictures as a slide show. When the slide show is finished, touch Play again to see them again, or touch Done to return to your previous playing mode. 3 Touch Play later to return to your previous playing mode.
Viewing pictures Scrolling through your pictures ■ Swipe your finger left or right across the screen to navigate through your pictures. ■ Play Touch the screen to display menu options. Swiping is disabled when the menu options are displayed. Previous picture ■ Touch < or > to display the previous or next picture. ■ Touch the play button to start the slide show. To pause the slide show, touch the screen. ■ Navigate to the picture you want to rotate, then touch the rotate button .
Viewing pictures Displaying picture information Picture information includes: the person who sent the picture, source, date, and the picture’s number/total number of pictures on the digital frame (for example, 150/2500). ■ Touch Touch to display information about the picture. again to turn off the information. Want your picture info always displayed? Go to kodakpulse.com, sign in to your account and click Frame settings. Viewing pictures as a collage View a revolving five-picture slide show.
Viewing pictures Changing transition type and time Specify the type of transition between pictures and how long each picture stays on the screen. 1 Touch the screen to display menu options, then touch the transition time button . 2 Select a transition type (see below). 3 seconds, wipe—pictures change every 3 seconds, with wipe transition. 10 seconds, fade (default)—pictures change every 10 seconds, with fade transition.
Viewing pictures Viewing pictures from a memory card or USB device ■ ■ To view pictures from a memory card or USB device, insert it into the digital frame. The pictures on the card or device start playing automatically. When you remove the card or device, the digital frame returns to playing the pictures from internal memory in your previous playing mode. Inserting a memory card To insert a card, push it firmly into the slot until it stops. To remove a card, pull it out of the slot.
Viewing pictures Inserting a USB flash drive or other device Supported USB devices include a flash drive, card reader, hard drive*, etc. USB devices and cables are sold separately. * External hard drives must be self-powered and formatted as FAT32. Copying pictures from a memory card or USB device Copy pictures from a memory card or USB device to your frame internal memory. NOTE: Copying from internal memory to a memory card or USB device is not supported.
Viewing pictures 3 To copy the currently displayed picture, touch Current picture. To copy all of the pictures on the card or USB device, touch All pictures. The selected pictures are copied to the digital frame internal memory. To exit without copying, touch Cancel. NOTE: The copies added to the digital frame are automatically resized to a lower resolution (smaller file size). Full resolution is unnecessary for viewing and quickly fills up the digital frame memory.
Viewing pictures Deleting multiple pictures using kodakpulse.com Help 1 Sign in to your account at www.kodakpulse.com, then click the Current pictures tab. Make sure you first create your free online account and activate your digital frame (see page 7). 2 Select the pictures to delete, then follow the screen directions. For details, click Help.
3 Health Check The Health check screen lets you: check wireless network status, update the digital frame firmware, check display information, set up or reconnect to your wireless network, and view help information. Opening the Health check screen There are two ways to open the Health check screen: ■ Press the Health Check button on the back of the PULSE Digital Frame.
Health Check Checking wireless network status 1 Open the Health check screen (see page 25). 2 The status of your wireless network is displayed. Successful connections are indicated with blue arrows. Unsuccessful connections are red. 3 To resolve problems, touch Fix it . For more troubleshooting help, see page 29. Wireless network connection status About—Checking PULSE Digital Frame information 1 Open the Health check screen (see page 25).
Health Check Network—Setting up a new or advanced network 1 Open the Health check screen (see page 25). 2 Touch Network , then touch one of the setup options: ■ Network setup wizard—reopen the setup wizard to begin setup from the beginning. See Connect to your wireless network later, page 11. ■ Advanced network setup—modify advanced network settings, including DHCP, IP address, subnet mask, gateway, DNS address, and proxy information. To clear all network settings, touch Remove from Network.
Health Check Updating digital frame firmware Firmware is the software that runs on your digital frame. Your digital frame automatically prompts you when new firmware becomes available. Follow the on-screen instructions to install it. IMPORTANT: New features are available with the latest firmware updates. For example, quick comment, rotate pictures, and playlists were added in a recent firmware release. If these features aren’t available on your digital frame, update your firmware to add them.
4 Troubleshooting and support For product support, go to www.kodak.com/go/pulseframesupport. Getting help on your digital frame Help button Touch the Help button (available on most network screens) to display helpful hints about how to resolve problems or proceed with the current task. Wireless network connection problems If there is a problem with your wireless network connection, the Health Check button appears on the screen. Touch this button to open the Health check screen and run a connection test.
Troubleshooting and support Troubleshooting problems with your digital frame Problem Try one or more of the following My digital frame screens are in the wrong language. ■ Touch Back until the language screen is displayed. Reselect your language. ■ On your computer, sign on to your kodakpulse.com account, click Frame Settings -> Advanced, and select your language from the drop-down list. ■ Reset your digital frame. Press the Power and Health Check buttons at the same time.
Troubleshooting and support Problem Try one or more of the following The digital frame turns ■ The energy saver schedule is enabled. To change on/off times or to disable this feature, go to www.kodakpulse.com, sign in to your on or off by itself. account, then click the Frame Settings tab. The digital frame turns ■ The activity sensors in your PULSE Digital Frame may be learning on or off at your home environment’s light and sound levels. See Learning unexpected times.
Troubleshooting and support Learning more about your digital frame www.kodakpulse.com Activate your digital frame Add pictures to digital frame Customize online services Change advanced settings Manage your account View Help www.kodak.com/go/pulseframe Learn more about your digital frame www.kodak.
Troubleshooting and support levels fall below the default levels for a full 20 minutes. If during the 20 minute period either the light OR sound levels elevate to above the default setting, the 20 minute period will start again. If you press the power button to turn the digital frame on or off manually, the activity sensors are disabled for 60 minutes.
5 Appendix PULSE Digital Frame specifications For more specifications, go to www.kodak.com/go/pulseframesupport. KODAK PULSE Digital Frame Color display 7 in. (17.8 cm) 7 in. (17.8 cm) diagonal digital touch screen LCD, 800 x 600 pixels, 4:3 aspect Frame ratio, 5.6 x 4.2 in. (14.2 x 10.6 cm) active area 10 in. (26 cm) Frame 10.4 in. (26.4 cm) diagonal digital touch screen LCD, 800 x 600 pixels, 4:3 aspect ratio, 8.3 x 6.2 in. (21.1 x 15.
Appendix KODAK PULSE Digital Frame Memory cards (see page 21) Top card slot: SD, SDHC, MMC, XD, MS, MS PRO Bottom card slot: MS Duo, MS PRO Duo Temperature Operating: 32 to 104° F (0 to 40° C) Storage: -25 to 160° F (-32 to 71° C) 7 in. (17.8 cm) Frame Size 7.5 x 6.1 x 1 in. (19.1 x 15.6 x 2.5 cm) Weight 1 lb (490 g) with AC adapter 10 in. (26 cm) Frame Size 10.6 x 9 x 1 in. (27 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm) Weight 2.
Appendix ■ The use of an accessory that is not recommended by Kodak may cause fire, electric shock, or injury. For approved accessories, visit www.kodak/go/accessories. ■ Use only the AC adapter that was packaged with your digital frame. Use of other AC adapters may damage the digital frame and void your warranties. Do not place digital frame near open flame sources such as lighted candles or heaters. ■ ■ Do not expose this product to liquid, moisture, or extreme temperatures.
Appendix Limited warranty Kodak warrants KODAK Consumer Electronic Products and Accessories (“Products”), excluding batteries, to be free from malfunctions and defects in both materials and workmanship for one year from the date of purchase. Retain the original dated sales receipt. Proof of the date of purchase will be required with any request for warranty repair. Limited warranty coverage Warranty service is only available from within the country where the Products were originally purchased.
Appendix merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In the event that the exclusion of any implied warranty is ineffective under the law, the duration of the implied warranty will be one year from the purchase date or such longer period as required by law. The option of repair, replacement, or refund is Kodak's only obligation. Kodak will not be responsible for any special, consequential or incidental damages resulting from the sale, purchase, or use of this product regardless of the cause.
Appendix Regulatory compliance and advisory FCC compliance and advisory KODAK PULSE Digital Frame, model W730/W730C/W730J/W1030/W730S/W1030S 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.
Appendix Canadian DOC statement DOC Class B Compliance—This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Observation des normes-Classe B—Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. ENERGY STAR® ENERGY STAR® qualified product. www.kodak.
Appendix European Declaration of Conformity Hereby, Eastman Kodak Company declares that this KODAK Product is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. This digital picture display (KODAK PULSE Digital Frame) transmits in 10 dBm. In France, the power level is limited to 10 dBm in outdoor environments, per regulations. When in France, use the wireless functions of this device indoors only. A copy of the Declaration of Conformity can be found at www.
Appendix Russian GOST-R Eastman Kodak Company Rochester, New York 14650 China CCC SRRC certification China RoHS www.kodak.
Appendix VCCI Class B ITE Japan Telec R Notice When this digital frame is connected to a wireless network, it is possible to view images and other content directly from the Internet. Eastman Kodak Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates do not control and are not responsible for any content displayed or viewed. 43 www.kodak.
1 Index A about button, 26 AC adapter connecting, 2 safety information, 35 specifications, 34 account name, checking on frame, 26 account, kodakpulse.
Index firmware checking version, 26, 28 updating, 28 fix it button, 26 flash drive, copy from, 8 flash drive, copying from, 22 formats, picture, supported, 34 frame, digital, 1 freezes up, digital frame, 31 friends, receiving pictures from, 17 G gift, PULSE Digital Frame, 12 H health check button, ii, 25, 29 help button, 27, 29 display problems, 30 support URLs, 32 wireless network connection, 29 I icons, screen, i information button, 19 getting more on frame, 29 getting more on Web, 32 picture, 19 interna
Index new pictures notification, 17 playback speed, 20 rotating, 18 sample, pre-loaded, 14 searching for, 15 sources, 15 viewing as collage, 19 viewing from memory card, 21 viewing from USB device, 22 play button, 18 speed and transition type, changing, 20 playing/viewing pictures, 14—21 power auto on/off, 3 auto on/off (energy saver), 31 button, ii connecting, 2 connector, ii, 2 problems, 30 supply, specifications, 34 previous/next buttons, 18 problem with frame, 30 with wireless network connection, 29 PU
Index connector, ii, 22 device, copy from, 8 device, copying from, 22 device, viewing pictures from, 22 no pictures, 31 type, 34 WPS, router protected setup, 9 V viewing pictures as collage, 19 from memory card, 21 from USB device, 22 on frame, 14 W warranty, 37 Web frame activation, 7, 31 getting more information from, 32 your account, iii wireless network compatibility, 34 connect later, 11 connecting to, 5 help, 29 non-broadcast, 10 not found, 10 secure, selecting, 9 security code, 9, 10 security type
