A396+ User Manual
(Version 1.0)
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Important Notice
Congratulations on purchasing your aigo Multimedia Digital Photo
Frame A396+. Please read this user manual carefully before using
your aigo product.
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Obtaining Warranty Service
Please review the User’s Manual troubleshooting resources and online
help resources before seeking warranty service. If the product is still
not functioning properly after making use of these resources, access
the online website: www.aigo.com.sg
for instructions on how to obtain
warranty service.
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Copyrights/ Trademarks Information
• aigo logo is registered trademark of Beijing Huaqi Information &
Digital Technology Co., Ltd.
• Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows and the Windows logo are
registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
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respective owners and are hereby recognized as such.
• The information on this manual is prepared with the current player
specifications. aigo reserves the right to make design and
specification changes for product improvement without prior notice.
Actual contents may differ slightly from those pictured.
• Unauthorized duplication of any recordings downloaded from the
internet or made from audio CDs is a violation of copyright laws
and international treaties.
• Copyright © 2006 by Huaqi Information Technology (Singapore)
Pte Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Always Keep a Copy of Your Original Data
Before you deliver your product for warranty services please backup all
data, including all software programs. You will be responsible for
reinstalling all data. Data recovery is not included in the warranty
service and aigo is not responsible for data that may be lost or
damaged during transit or a repair.
Safety Instructions
• Do not open the Digital Photo Frame or attempt your own repairs.
High-voltage internal components create the risk of electrical
shock when exposed. Contact aigo Service Center for any
maintenance and repairs.
• Do not expose to extreme temperatures.
• Do not apply or subject the LCD screen to excessive pressure.
• Do not expose to chemicals such as benzene or thinner.
• Do not store in dusty or damp area.
• Keep the device away from water and other liquids. Moisture
creates the danger of fire and electrical shock.
• Do not use the device in the rain or any location where there is the
possibility of exposure to liquids.
• Unplug the AC adapter if the device is exposed to water or any
other liquids. Using the device under these conditions creates the
danger of electrical shock or fire.
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• To avoid electrical shock, do not expose to or immerse in water or
other fluids, disassemble, or operate if dropped or damaged.
Contact aigo Service Center for repair information.
• aigo will claim no responsibility for any damage on data loss due
to breakdown, repair or other causes.
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Contents
Important Notice................................................................................ 1
Before Using the Player .................................................................... 6
Product Features ........................................................................... 6
Technical Specifications ................................................................. 7
Package Content ........................................................................... 8
Product Overview .......................................................................... 9
Changing the Clip-On Panel (Interchangeable)............................ 15
Setting up the Frame ................................................................... 16
Connecting the AC Power Adapter............................................... 16
Display Mode............................................................................... 17
Photo Playback............................................................................ 21
Music Playback............................................................................ 25
Video Playback ............................................................................ 28
To Delete or Copy Files in the List ............................................... 32
Card Select Mode........................................................................ 39
USB Working Mode ..................................................................... 40
Troubleshooting Guide................................................................. 42
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Before Using the Player
Product Features
aigo Multimedia Digital Photo Frame A396+
• 7.0'' TFT color LCD display with built-in speaker.
• Supports video playback.
• Supports Rotate/Zoom/Move/Review of photos with 9-photos (3×3)
display mode.
• Slideshow or static image display with landscape and portrait
options.
• Supports 13 special built-in animation effects.
• Time interval settings between slide show transitions.
• Playback slideshow with background music.
• Supports digital photo playback up to 12.0 megapixels.
• File information display.
• File management mode: Supports copy and delete functions.
• Support MP3 player, portable hard disk equipments
• Supports external memory cards SD, MS pro, CF and MMC.
• USB Interface for easy connection to computer.
• Built-in Memory.
• LED light display along Frame side (optional).
• Remote control function (optional).
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Technical Specifications
• Input voltage of power adapter: AC100~240v, 50~60Hz.
• Input voltage of this equipment: +5V DC.
• Power consumption: 6 W.
• Photo format: JPEG (YUV code) 12 mega pixel.
• Support audio format: MP3 (32kbps-320kbps, 44.1 kHz).
• WMA (32kbps-192kbps, 44.1 kHz).
• Support video format: MJPEG, MPEG-1 (*.mpg,*.mpeg,*.dat),
MPEG-2 (*.mpg,*.mpeg), MPEG-4 (AVI file codec in divx or xvid).
Maximum resolution of 720×560.
• Operation mode: Buttons or remote control (optional).
• Resolution of LCD display: 480×234.
• Effective display area: 154.08mmx86.58mm.
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Package Content
- Multimedia Digital Photo Frame
- AC Power Adapter
- USB Cable
- Stand Holder
- Clip-on Panel (interchangeable)
- User Manual
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Product Overview
Front panel
1. LCD Display
2. Remote Control Sensor (reserved)
3. Clip-on Panel (interchangeable)
4. Outer Frame
Figure 4.1
Back cover
5. Power ON/OFF switch
6. Power Indicator
7. Navigation Button
8. Built-in Speaker
9. ENTER Button
10. ESC Button
11. Clip-On Panel Lock
12. Stand
Figure 4.2
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Bottom
13. “SD/MMC/MS PRO” card slot
14. CF card slot
15. DC power jack +5V
16. USB port
Figure 4.3
Note:
Press & hold – Press & hold button (for about 2 seconds) and release.
Press – Press & release button.
▲ Up Joystick button:
1）Move cursor UP in menu mode.
2）Open Brightness control in playback mode.
3）To switch between Picture control and Music control (Press the
ENTER button to open the selected control bar).
4）Move photo up when zoom in.
5）Scroll to next row of photos at the beginning of 9-photos thumbnail
mode.
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▼ Down Joystick button:
1）Move cursor DOWN in menu mode.
2）Open Volume control in playback mode.
3）To switch between Picture control and Music control (Press the
ENTER button to open the selected control bar).
4）Move photo down when zoom in.
5）Scroll to previous row of photos at the end of 9-photos thumbnail
mode.
◄ Left Joystick button:
1）Move cursor LEFT in menu mode.
2）Move back to upper folder level (in File List mode).
3）Scroll to next file during photo playback.
4）Move photo to left when zoom in (works ONLY when control bar is
closed).
5）Scroll to next photo in 9-photos thumbnail mode.
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► Right Joystick button:
1）Move cursor RIGHT in menu mode.
2）Move into next folder level (in File List mode).
3）To copy / delete file.
3）Scroll to previous file during photo playback.
4）Move photo to right when zoom in (works ONLY when control bar is
closed).
5）Scroll to previous photo at the end of 9-photos thumbnail mode.
“ENTER” button:
1）To confirm or open a selected item.
“ESC” button:
1）To Exit.
Power ON/OFF switch
1) To turn ON/OFF the power supply.
- When it is turned to OFF position, the frame will be turned OFF;
- When it is turned to ON position, the frame will be turned ON;
- When it is pushed further upwards to LED, the decorative LED
indicators (optional) along the side of the frame will be turned ON.
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Remote control keys (optional)
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DIRECTIONAL buttons : To select on-screen
items.
ENTER button: To confirm a selection / Enter /
OK.
INFO button: To view the file information.
ROTATION button: To rotate a picture in
anti-clockwise or clockwise direction.
ESC button: To exit a menu or folder.
MUTE key: To silence audio during slideshow
playback.
Zoom key: To zoom during slideshow playback.
Volume key: Use for volume control.
MODE key: Use to toggle slideshow display in
normal or wide screen mode.
Note: Effective distance for remote control is within 5m, horizon angle±45
and vertical angle±5.
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Changing the Clip-On Panel (Interchangeable)
The A396+ is bundled with two sets of interchangeable Clip-On Panel,
one Multicolor and one Silver unit.
1. Pick up the frame from the table.
2. Press the Clip-On Panel Lock on the top of the A396+ and carefully
dismantle the frame from the Outer Frame.
3. Place the main unit (frame) on the table.
4. To separate the Clip-on Panel from the Outer Frame, press the back
of the Clip-on Panel firmly and separate it from the Outer Frame.
- Now get the other Clip-On Panel and replace it.
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Setting up the Frame
Insert the catch of the Stand into the slot at the back of the frame.
Rotate Stand until it is firmly locked in the slot (see Figure 4.4).
Figure 4.4
Connecting the AC Power Adapter
To power ON the frame, connect the bundled power cable to the power
jack at the side of the frame. Next, plug connect AC power adapter to
the power socket on the wall (see Figure 4.5).
Figure 4.5
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Display Mode
1. Preset settings:
After setting up the frame, remove all external memory cards from the
card slot and turn ON power supply. “aigo” logo will be displayed
followed by the Calendar mode (see Figure 6.1).
Note: The default startup screen (Calendar) setting can be changed later in
System Setup mode.
When setting the Clock and Alarm settings in System Setup. Simply
select from any of the three built-in ring tones available or customize a
personal “MP3” ring tone. The supported format for personal ring tone
is in “.MP3”. The filename should be named as “RING1.MP3”,
“RING2.MP3” or “RING3.MP3” and store them in root directory of the
built-in memory (NAND) before the ring tone can be customized.
When setting an Image, Music or Movie as the startup screen, system
will search for the file according to the following order:
►SD/MMC/MS Pro－CF－USB－NAND.
Note: When no file is be found, system will display the Card Select mode.
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Figure 6.1
Note：The system can automatically search for files for up to 3 subfolders in
the directory.
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In Calendar mode, press the ENTER button to access the Card Select
mode (see Figure 6.2).
Figure 6.2
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Select NAND option and press the ENTER button. The system exit and
return to Function Select mode (see Figure 6.3).
Figure 6.3
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Photo Playback
In Function Select mode, select icon and press the ENTER
button to enter picture view mode. The picture view mode will be
displayed with a 9-photos thumbnail preview (see Figure 6.4). Press
ESC button to return Function Select mode.
Figure 6.4
Navigate using the joystick buttons to any of the 9-photo thumbnail and
press the ENTER button to display the selected photo. The selected
photo followed by the any photo stored in the current directory will be
automatically displayed. To exit from the slideshow, press ESC button
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and playback stops automatically. Press ESC button again to return to
the 9-photo thumbnail mode.
During slideshow, press
◄ or ► Joystick button to display previous
or next photo; press
▲ Joystick button to activate Brightness control
(see Figure 6.5a) or press
▼ Joystick button to activate Volume menu
(see Figure 6.5b). After the settings has been changed, press ESC
button to exit from the menu.
Note: The Brightness & Volume control will automatically exit when there is
no operation for more than 5 seconds.
Figure 6.5a
Figure 6.5b
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During slideshow, press the ENTER button to activate Picture Control
Bar. (See Figure 6.6).
For music playback during slideshow, press
▲ or ▼ Joystick button
to switch Music Control Bar.
Press ESC button to exit from the menu.
Note: The Brightness & Volume control will automatically exit when there is
no operation for more than 10 seconds.
Figure 6.6
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The functions available in Picture Control Bar are as shown in diagram
below (see Figure 6.7).
Figure 6.7
Press STOP button in Control Bar to return to Function Select mode;
Press ESC button in Picture view mode to return to 9-photo thumbnail
mode.
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Music Playback
- In Function Select mode, use ◄ or ► Joystick button to select
icon, followed by ENTER button to music mode(see Figure 6.8).
Figure 6.8
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System will begin searching for music files in the current directory
(built-in memory) and playback music automatically. During music
playback, use Control Bar to control the playback operation (see Figure
6.9). Press
► Joystick button to navigate to Play mode and there are
three modes available in this option - Standard, Repeat One and Dir
Repeat. Press the ENTER button to select one of the modes.
Figure 6.9
Press
▲ Joystick button to close Control Bar. Press ▲ Joystick
button or ENTER button to open Control Bar again.
This frame supports song lyric display during music playback in “.LRC”
file format. Both the Music file name and Song Lyric file name must
both be identical. (Example: MyLove
.mp3 + MyLove.lrc). Store these 2
files within the same folder and during music playback, the song lyrics
will be displayed automatically.
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Press
▼ Joystick button to activate Volume menu (see Figure 6.10),
use
◄ or ► Joystick button to adjust the volume and press ESC
button to close Volume menu.
Figure 6.10
Press ESC or STOP button to return to Function Select mode.
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Video Playback
In Function Select mode, press the ◄ or ► Joystick button to select
icon followed by ENTER button to the movie mode.
System will begin searching for video files in the current directory
(built-in memory) and playback video automatically. During music
playback, press
▲ Joystick button to open Volume menu. Press the
ENTER or ESC button to open or close Video Control Bar (see Figure
6.11).
Figure 6.11
The functions available in Video Control Bar are as shown in diagram
below (see Figure 6.12).
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Press
► Joystick button to switch to Audio Code Information or Play
Mode. In playback mode, there are three modes available in this option
- Standard, Repeat One and Dir Repeat. Press the ENTER button to
select one of the modes.
Figure 6.12
Press ESC or STOP button to return to Function Select mode.
Note: Please keep to the following requirements for video playback:
- Flash Disk or NAND: Maximum up to 7Mbps.
- Memory Card: Maximum up to 4Mbps.
The maximum resolution for video playback is 720x560.
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In Function Select mode, press the
◄ or ► Joystick button to select
icon followed by ENTER button to the File Management mode
(see Figure 6.13). This list shows the current memory, press ESC
button to return to Function Select mode.
Figure 6.13
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Press
▲ or ▼ Joystick button to select Memory followed by ENTER
button or
► Joystick button to enter directory (see Figure 6.14). The
picture file can be previewed on the right panel screen.
Note: The same function works for Picture, Music and Movie mode, ONLY the
select file will be displayed.
Figure 6.14
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To Delete or Copy Files in the List
Deleting File:
- Press
▲ or ▼ Joystick button to select a file followed by ► Joystick
button and current selection symbol
(see Figure 6.15) will be
displayed beside the file name.
- Press
► Joystick button again to cancel selection.
Figure 6.15
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- Press
▲ or ▼ Joystick button to move cursor and repeat last step to
perform multi-files selection. (See Figure 6.16).
Figure 6.16
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- With the file selected, press & hold ENTER button to view Menu
options.（See Figure 6.17）
Figure 6.17
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- Press
▲ or ▼ Joystick button to scroll cursor to icon followed
by ENTER button and the selected file will be deleted.（See Figure
6.18）.
- Press the ENTER button again to return to File Management menu.
Figure 6.18
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Copying File:
- Press
▲ or ▼ Joystick button to scroll to the target source file (file to
be copied) followed by
► Joystick button and the symbol will be
displayed.
- Select the file, press
◄ Joystick button or ESC button to exit current
folder and navigate to the destination folder (file to be copied to).
- Press & hold ENTER button to open File Operation menu and select
icon
. The selected file will be copied to the destination folder（See
(Figure 6.19).
Note: When there is insufficient memory space or the same file is already
present, error information will be displayed, copy operation unsuccessful.
Figure 6.19
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In Function Select mode, use the
◄ or ► Joystick button to select
icon
followed by the ENTER button to enter the System Setup
mode. (See Figure 6.20).
Figure 6.20
- Press
▲ or ▼ Joystick button to scroll cursor. If an item has only
one sub-menu option, press to select option.
- When an item has a sub-menu option, press the ENTER button to
view available submenu options.
- Press
◄ or ► Joystick button to select an option followed by ▲ or
▼ Joystick button to change the settings.
- Press ESC button to exit the option.
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The settings are shown below:
Language: Menu language setup.
Pic. Play set: To set the speed of the slide show. (Fast / Middle / Slow).
In the other sub menu options, the following settings are available:
- Picture display normal or wide screen.
- Pic Play mode: To set the effect of the slideshow during photo
playback.
- Clock set: To change the date and time on the clock.
- Alarm set: To change the settings for the alarm. The photo frame has
3 built-in ring tones and two different modes available (Once / Every
Day).
Note: Personal ring tone can also be customized.
Start up screen: Calendar, Image, Music, Movie and File List mode can
be customized as the start up screen.
Note: The default setting is the Calendar mode.
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Card Select Mode
This mode is used for reading an external memory card.
- Insert external memory card and power ON the frame.
- The product logo will be displayed followed by the start up screen.
Note: The default startup screen is the Calendar mode. In Calendar mode,
press the ENTER button to go to Card Select Mode (See Figure 6.21).
Figure 6.21
When an external memory card is inserted, the relevant card icon in
Card Select mode turns Orange color. Use
◄ or ► Joystick button to
select a card type and press the ENTER button to go to Function
Select mode.
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USB Working Mode
When the USB interface of the frame is connected to a PC (See Figure
6.22), the frame enters USB (USB Slave) mode. At this time, the
computer can directly access the memory card inserted in the frame.
Note: To connect the frame to a computer via USB interface, there should be
no slideshow playback at the point of connection. Stop any photo playback
before the connection to computer.
Figure 6.22
After the USB interface of the equipment is connected to a portable
memory, the system enters the USB Host mode (as shown in figure
6.23)
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Figure 6.23
When in USB Host mode, the USB Flash Disk or other USB Devices
will be named as “UDISK” and displayed in the File List.
Note:
1. To avoid any accident caused by insufficient USB power on the computer,
ensure that the frame is powered ON before connecting it to a computer.
2. To connect an external USB device (eg. Thumbdrive) to the frame, the USB
devices must not be operating on any current of 500mA and above. An
external power supply may be needed when necessary.
3. Supports Windows2000 & XP.
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Troubleshooting Guide
Problem Possible reasons Solution
No power indicator
Or no connection
interface.
Power cable connection
problem or machine has
broken down.
Check the
power cable
connection.
Cannot play back.
The card is inserted
incorrectly or card is not
compatible.
Remove and
insert card
again or
format the card
and try again.
Cannot playback
video.
The format of the video is
not compatible or the file is
damaged.
Change
another file and
try again.
Cannot playback
audio.
The file is damaged or the
audio format is
incompatible.
Change
another file and
try again.
After power OFF,
frame cannot save
the time settings
Built-in battery is flat.
Change a new
battery.
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