Dazzle Multimedia Universal TV Photo Show User Manual

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1-5 Step 2: Connect the Universal TV Photo Show to your TV Plug one end of the video cable into the yellow VIDEO IN connector on the front or back

1-6Note: 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 pl

1-7 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 adapt

1-8Step 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

1-9 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

1-101. 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

1-11 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:

1-12Step 6: Turn on the Universal TV Photo Show On the side of the unit: • Slide the POWER switch to ON. Check that the

1-13 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

1-14Turning 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 rem

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1-15 Changing the language The pop-up menus and messages in Universal TV Photo Show are available in several languages. You can change to a diffe

1-163. On the Setup menu that appears, press OK to choose Select Language. 4. A Select Language screen appears showing your language options. U

2-1 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

2-2And 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 a

2-43. 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 s

2-5 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 po

2-6 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

2-7 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

2-8from your local electronics store. Follow the instructions included with the RF modulator to connect it to your VCR. Then plug one end of the vi

ii Contents Chapter 1: Setting Up...1-1 Introduction...

3-1 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

3-2Rotating a photo You can rotate your photo in 90-degree increments. This is especially helpful for vertical photos that you took by turning your

3-3 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 s

3-4When 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

3-5 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 deve

3-6To 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.

3-7 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.

3-8• 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

3-9 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

3-10Hiding 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 p

iii Chapter 3: Working with Your Photos... 3-1 Rotating a photo...

3-11 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

3-12Moving 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 ph

3-13 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

3-14Viewing information about a photo Detailed information is available about each photo, including the file name, creation date and time, file size,

3-15 4. The following screen appears with information about the photo you selected. 5. Press Cancel to leave the photo info screen.

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4-1 Chapter 4: Working with Your Memory Card Universal TV Photo Show works with six different types of memory cards. This chapter explains the ba

4-2Changing/Removing your card This option allows you to insert and work with a different memory card. You should also choose this option whenever y

4-3 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 t

4-42. Press the Option button. 3. The following menu appears. Position the arrow beside the Setup option and press OK. 4. Select the Format Ca

ivDisconnecting Universal TV Photo Show...5-6 Chapter 6: Troubleshooting ...

4-5 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. Forma

4-6Reclaiming 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

4-7 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 tel

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5-1 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

5-2Setting 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 Ch

5-3 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

5-4Note: While Universal TV Photo Show allows you to manipulate your photos by rotating, zooming and panning, these changes are not done to the orig

5-5 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 t

5-6Removing 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 mid

1-1 Chapter 1: Setting Up Introduction Welcome to Dazzle™ Universal TV Photo Show, a simple-to-use product that brings your digital photos to your

5-7 Disconnecting Universal TV Photo Show When you are done working with Universal TV Photo Show on your computer, you can disconnect the unit. Make

6-1 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

6-2The 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

6-3 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

6-4Photos are loading very slowly. • Your photos may be of a higher resolution than necessary. Since the photos will be shown on TV, Universal TV Ph

6-5 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

6-6The removable drive feature isn’t working. • Universal TV Photo Show operates as a removable drive on PCs running Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 or XP an

7-1 Chapter 7: Dazzle Technical Support Introduction The Universal TV Photo Show is easy to use and normally should not produce complications. How

7-2 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

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1-2Setting up Universal TV Photo Show The package includes the following components: • Universal TV Photo Show hardware unit • Power supply • Vi

1-3 Here is an illustration of the complete connections required. We’ll go through each step individually with more detailed instructions on the fo

1-4Step 1: Install the remote’s batteries The remote control requires two AA batteries (included). 1. Slide open the battery compartment cover o