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Introduction
Thanks for buying this National GeographicTM digital photo frame to show all your digital JPEG photos and listen to
your favorite MP3 music.
Read and follow the instructions in this manual before starting to use your digital photo frame. You will find all
information you need.
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Features
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Photo album
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Copy your photos onto your memory card. Plug it into your digital photo frame and display your photos in JPEG
format on the high quality 10,1” TFT LCD Panel.
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Display JPEG files up to 26 Mega pixel.
Digital photos in the memory cards, USB stick or Built in memory will be directly displayed.
Rotate photos 360 degrees and zoom in.
Transfer photos from your computer to digital photo frame with a USB cable.
Listen to music files during the photo slide show.
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Music album
Listen to MP3 files stored in the internal memory, on a memory card or USB stick on the build in speakers.
Control the sound with the enclosed remote control.
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Safety precaution and maintenance
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Read and follow these instructions before using your digital photo frame.
Keep this user manual for future reference.
This product is not a toy, it contains fragile and swallowable glass parts and small parts. Do not permit children to
play with it.
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The product is intended for private use only.
The LCD panel of digital photo frame is made of glass and fragile, so it is sensitive to abnormal force. Please do
not put excessive pressure on the LCD Panel. Please be careful while cleaning, handling and keep it away from
sharp edges.
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Unplug your digital photo frame if you are not going to use it for an extensive period of time.
Your digital photo frame is a complicated electronic device and can be damaged from being dropped.
Keep your digital photo frame dry. Exposing to liquid or moisture will damage your digital photo frame. To avoid
the risk of electric shock, do not expose it to rain or excessive moisture.
Use only dry and soft cloth for cleaning LCD panel.
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Be sure that your photo frame is shut down when plugging in and out a memory card.
Keep your digital photo frame out of direct sunlight, stoves or any other heat source.
The back cabinet of your digital photo frame should only be opened by authorized service technicians. Never
open it by yourself.
Be sure the stand of your digital photo frame is clear from cables to avoid that your digital photo frame is pulled to
the floor.
Dangerous voltages are present inside the unit. Never open the housing or insert objects through the ventilation
holes.
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Gift box content
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Digital Photo Frame
AC-DC Adaptor
Frame Stand
Quick User Guide
Warranty Card
Mini USB (male) to regular USB (female) converter cable
Standard USB cable
Support & Content CD (National Geographic Licensed Photos & Full User Manuals)
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Description
Front panel
6.1
1. Earphone jack
2. USB connector
3. Mini USB connector
4. DC power jack (+5V DC)
5. SD/MMC/MS PRO - card slot
6. CF card slot
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6.2
Back side
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7. Wall mounting holes
8. Stand
170 mm
9. Speaker
10. ON/OFF switch
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6.3
Remote control
11. On/Stand-by
12. Date
13. Menu
14. Screen ratio
15. Copy
16. Volume up
17. Volume down
18. Right
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19. Information
20. Play mode
21. Play/Pause
22. Stop
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23. Skip forward
24. Skip backward
25. MP3 player
26. Delete
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27. Down
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28. Left
29. Enter
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30. Escape
31. Up
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32. Preview
33. Rotate
34. Slide
35. Time
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Installation
7.1
Desktop placement
Install the enclosed stand
at the back of the digital photo frame. It can be
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installed and rotated to position the photo frame horizontal or vertical.
7.2
Wall mounting
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Drill holes, fit wall plugs and screw in screws. (The distance between
the 2 screws must be 170 mm).
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Mount the photo frame with the wall mounting hook
on the screw.
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7.3
Power adapter connector
Only use the power adapter supplied (DC 9V, 2A). Do not use other adapters, as this may damage the device.
The wall outlet for the power supply must be close and easy accessible.
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Connect the small plug of the AC adaptor to the photo frame adapter Jack
cable to the electric socket (230V/50Hz).
and the other end of the adapter
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Set the ON/OFF switch
to position ON. If no memory card is installed, the pictures stored in the internal
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memory will be displayed as thumbnail after a few seconds.
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Press the On/Standby button
Press the On/Standby button
Set the ON/OFF switch
on the remote control to switch to stand-by.
on the remote control again to switch on again.
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to position OFF to deactivate the photo frame.
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Plugging in memory card
Your digital photo frame can work with these memory cards:
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Memory slot
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Secure Digital (SD-TM)
Multi Media (MMC-TM)
Memory StickTM & Memory Stick ProTM
Compact Flash (CF)
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Memory slot
Memory slot
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USB Flash Memory
Insert the memory card into the relevant slot on the digital photo frame. Be sure that the memory card is in the right
direction.
Once the memory card is installed, the internal memory is no longer accessible.
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Getting started
After plugging in your memory card, your digital photo frame will show the stored photos
as thumbnail.
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To enter the main menu, press the menu button
Press the previous -
or the escape button
ESC
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MENU
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or the next
to select one of the next modes:
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Photo mode
Clock mode
Music mode
Setting mode
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Press the enter button
ENTER
to confirm.
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9.1
Photo mode
Once you confirmed the photo mode, the stored photos will be displayed as thumbnail.
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Select the desired photo screen by using the up
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right
button. The selected photo is highlighted with a red frame.
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Press the enter button
ENTER
to display your photos on a full screen size.
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Press the previous button
Press the next button
to display the previous photo.
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to display the next photo.
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ROTATE
Press the rotate button
to rotate the selected picture 90° clockwise.
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Press the escape button
ESC
to go back to thumbnail mode.
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Press the ratio button
be set in setup mode.
ESC
to change display ratio between 16:9 / 4:3 or Full Screen. The display ratio can also
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Press the information button
to show the picture resolution.
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Press the slide button
Press the enter button
SLIDE
to start the slide show.
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ENTER
to display your photos a thumbnail, full screen size or split screen slide show.
to stop the slide show.
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ESC
Press the escape button
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Press the time button
TIME
to display the time in the right corner of the photo.
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Press the date button
DATE
to display the calendar in the right corner of the photo.
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To copy the photo from your memory card to the internal memory in thumbnail mode:
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Select the desired photo screen by using the up
selected photo is highlighted with a red frame.
Press the copy button
Press the enter button
, down
, left
and right
button. The
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COPY
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ENTER
to confirm or the escape button
ESC
to leave without copying the photo.
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To delete the photo in thumbnail mode:
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Select the desired photo screen by using the up
selected photo is highlighted with a red frame.
, down
, left
and right
button. The
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Press the delete button
Press the enter button
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ENTER
to confirm or the escape button
ESC
to leave without deleting the photo.
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NOTE
According to the size of the photos, it may take time to go to the previous or the next photos, so be patient
when using these functions. When you use the original mode, according the dimensions of the photos, some
black strips may occur on the left and right side of the screen. It may also happen that higher and lower parts
of the screen can be cropped while original pictures are adjusted to the screen.
The recommended working time continuously for your digital photo frame is maximum 10-12 hours.
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Clock mode
Once you confirmed the clock mode, the clock and alarm settings menu is displayed.
5 different settings can be changed:
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Date (year / month / day)
Time (hour / minutes / seconds)
Alarm time
Auto on time
Auto off time
Once the Auto On/Off time is set, the photo frame will automatically switch on at the set auto on time and switch
to stand-by again after the set Auto off time.
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Press the up
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button on remote control to select the item you want to change.
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to confirm.
Press the enter button
ENTER
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Press the left
Press the up
Press the escape button
and right
button to move the curser.
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and down
button to change the value.
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to leave the setting
ESC
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9.3
Music mode
Once you confirmed music mode, the stored music on the internal memory or the installed memory card will be
displayed.
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Press the up
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button to select the song you would like to play.
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Press the play/pause button
Press the play mode button
to start playing the song.
to switch between
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Press the volume up
or down
button to change the volume.
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Press the skip forward button
Press the skip backward button
Press the play/pause button
Press the play/pause button
to play the next song.
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to play the previous button.
to pause playing.
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again to continue playing.
Press the stop button
Press the menu button
to stop playing.
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to display the main menu.
MENU
While the music is playing, you can start the slide show of the pictures stored on the same memory card.
Press the slide button
SLIDE
on the remote control.
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Setting mode
Once you confirmed setting mode, a list of settings is displayed.
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Press the up and down button to select one of the next settings:
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Slide Interval: Can be set as 5/10/30/60 seconds.
Show Time: Can be set as OFF/CENTER/CORNER (when it is
set as Center, the time will be shown at the center of screen while
displaying photos).
Show Calendar: Can be set as ON/OFF; (when it is set as ON,
the calendar and date will be displayed on screen during photo
display.)
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Music Repeat: Can be set as ALL/ ONE / NONE
Aspect: Can be set as 4:3 / 16:9 / FULL
Volume: Can be set between 0 to 9
Language: Supports; English, French, German, Spanish, Italian,
Dutch, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Russian, Swedish,
Greek, Portuguese
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Format Storage: Used for deleting all files in internal memory
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Press the enter button
ENTER
to change or activate the setting.
to exit the setting mode.
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ESC
Press the escape button
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10 PC connection
The digital photo frame can be connected to a computer to act as a card reader for file transfer from your computer's
hard drive to the internal memory, the installed memory cards or USB stick.
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Windows® Vista™/XP/XP Pro/2000 SP3 users
No drivers are needed for Windows Vista, XP, XP Pro, Windows 2000 SP3. Your computer will recognize the digital
photo frame upon connection of the USB cable.
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USB connection to computer
To connect the digital photo frame to your computer, you will need a standard USB cable, Type A Male to Type Mini B
5-pin Male (The USB cable is not included).
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Set the ON/OFF switch
to position on.
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Connect the small end of the USB cable to the mini USB port
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at the left side of the digital photo frame.
Connect the larger end of the USB cable to a USB port on your computer.
Four drive letters entitled "Removable Disc" will appear under the "My Computer" icon in Windows; one for each
of the memory card slots and one for the internal memory on the digital photo frame.
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For files transfer, double-click the appropriate "Removable Disc" icon to access for files copy and delete amongst
your computer, digital photo frame internal memory and all installed memory cards.
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To disconnect the digital photo frame from your computer:
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In the Windows task bar, right click the icon "Safely Remove Hardware".
The "Safely Remove Hardware" dialogue box will appear. Select "USB Mass Storage Device" and click
"STOP".
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On the next dialogue box, click "OK" to remove the storage device.
On the final dialogue box, select "CLOSE" and disconnect the USB cable from your computer.
The digital frame must be re-started.
11 How to copy and display photos in your digital photo frame
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Put your memory card to your card reader.
Browse the photo files in CD.
Select the photos which you would like to display on your National Geographic Digital Photo Frame, right click
and select "Copy".
Open your memory card directory, right click and select "Paste".
Put the memory card in your National Geographic Photo Frame and display.
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Screen
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Screen Size
10,1 inch
220 X 131 mm
800 X 480
500cd/m2
16:9
20.000 hours
English
Screen Display Size
Resolution
Brightness
Screen Mode
Life cycle of the LCD screen
Display language
Photo
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Photo File Format
Maximum Photo Size
Slide Show Interval
Photo Edit
JPEG
26 Mega pixel
5 / 10 / 15 / 30 / 60 Seconds
Copy, Delete, Rotate, Pause
Full Screen, Slide , Split Show and 12 photos in 1 Screen
Playback Mode
Connections
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Memory Card Slot
SD/MMC/MS/CF
2 (1 mini)
128MB
USB Connection
Built in Memory
Music
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Music File Format
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MP3 / WMA
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Yes
Background Music During Slide Show
Built in Speaker
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Others
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Dimensions
296 x 208 x 26,5 mm
0.815 kg
Weight
Power Consumption
Operating Temperature
Storage Temperature
18W
-30 C / 85 C
-40 C / 85 C
13 Cleaning the device
To clean the device, wipe with a soft cloth dampened with water. To clean dirty joints, use a non-scratching brush. Don’t
use a cleaner or solvents on the unit. They can damage the case and leak inside, causing permanent damage.
14 Disposal of the device (environment)
At the end of the product lifecycle, you should not throw this product into the normal household garbage
but bring the product to a collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipments. The
symbol on the product, user guide and/or box indicate this.
Some of the product materials can be re-used if you bring them to a recycling point. By re-using some
parts or raw materials from used products you make an important contribution to the protection of the
environment. Please contact your local authorities in case you need more information on the collection
points in your area.
15 Warranty
15.1
Warranty period
The devices have a 24-month warranty period. The warranty period starts on the day the new unit is purchased.
Consumables or defects causing a negligible effect on operation or value of the equipment are not covered.
The warranty has to be proven by presentation of the original or copy of the purchase receipt, on which the date of
purchase and the unit-model are indicated.
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Warranty handling
A faulty unit needs to be returned to an authorized service centre including a valid purchase note and a filled in service
card. If the unit develops a fault during the warranty period, the service centre will repair any defects caused by material
or manufacturing faults free of charge, by either repairing or exchanging the faulty units or parts of the faulty units. In
case of replacement, colour and model can be different from the original purchased unit.
The initial purchase date shall determine the start of the warranty period. The warranty period is not extended if the unit
is exchanged or repaired by the service centre.
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Warranty exclusions
Damage or defects caused by incorrect treatment or operation and damage resulting from use of non-original parts or
accessories are not covered by the warranty.
The warranty does not cover damage caused by outside factors, such as lightning, water and fire, nor any damage
caused during transportation.
No warranty can be claimed if the serial number on the units has been changed, removed or rendered illegible.
Any warranty claims will be invalid if the unit has been repaired, altered or modified by the buyer.
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TFT-LCD defect policy
Despite the highest possible standards, the intricate manufacturing of thin-film transistor ( TFT) liquid crystal display
(LCD) screens may still produce slight visual imperfections. However, there will be provided a warranty service for your
NG1050's TFT LCD screen if there are :
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3 bright dots or 5 dark dots or 8 bright and/or dark dots in total; or
2 adjacent bright dots or 2 adjacent dark dots; or
3 bright and/or dark dots inside an area of 15mm diameter
These TFT LCD screen warranty conditions are offered by the TFT LCD manufacturers. Therefore, at its option, the
product will be repaired or replaced.
Please note: A bright dot is a white or sub-pixel that is always on. A dark dot is a black
or sub-pixel that is always off.
This product is in compliance with the essential requirements and other
relevant provisions of the directive 2004/108/EC.
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