Before you start (every Nimbus frame)
- Your home Wi-Fi name and password. If your router has both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz networks, choose the 2.4 GHz one.
- Phone Bluetooth on. When the app asks for Bluetooth, Nearby devices or location access, allow it.
- Your Nimbus sign-in (the email and password from your order).
- The Nimbus app for iPhone or Android: nimbusframe.net/appStoreRedirect.aspx
Nimbus Orion and Nimbus Polaris
The Polaris is set up the same way as the Orion; the only difference is size. These steps cover both.
- Mount the hanger level on the wall, near an outlet and within reach of your Wi-Fi, with at least one screw in a stud. Hold the frame by the sides, not the top edge.
- Plug in the power cord and turn on the On/Off switch on the back, then hang the frame and peel off the protective film. Within a minute or two the Nimbus setup screen appears.
- In the app: Frames > + > Set Up New Frame. Keep your phone within a few feet. The app finds the frame over Bluetooth, connects it to Wi-Fi and adds it to your account. There is no code to type.
- "Loading your playlist" shows, and your art appears within a few minutes. Videos can take longer the first time.
Not showing up in the app? Check Bluetooth is on and the Nimbus app is allowed to use it, and hold the phone closer.
Changed your Wi-Fi or router? In the app go to More > My frame isn't working and follow the steps. Don't press the frame's reset button unless the app asks you to.
Nimbus Mizar (your own TV or display)
- On a TV, using its remote: (a) turn on HDMI-CEC (Samsung Anynet+, LG SimpLink, Sony Bravia Sync, Philips EasyLink, Vizio CEC; each brand names it differently) so the Mizar can turn the TV off at night and on in the morning; (b) turn off any auto power-off or eco sleep timer. On a computer display, skip this step.
- Connect the HDMI cable: small end into the Mizar's HDMI port right next to the power port, large end into any HDMI port on your screen. Using the other small port can leave you with no picture. No TV kit? You need a micro-HDMI to HDMI cable.
- Plug in the Mizar's power supply. On a TV with CEC the Mizar turns it on and picks the input; on a display, turn it on and choose that HDMI input. The Nimbus setup screen appears within a minute or two. On a landscape TV the setup card may look sideways (turned a quarter turn) while the art behind it is upright. That is expected, and it corrects itself when the app finishes setup.
- In the app: Frames > + > Set Up New Frame, phone near the Mizar. Right after setup finishes, the picture may restart itself two or three times within about a minute while it applies layout and updates. That is normal. Your art appears within a few minutes; videos can take longer the first time.
Good to know:
- Edges cut off: in the TV's picture settings choose Screen Fit, Just Scan or Full Pixel.
- "No signal": the cable is probably in the wrong Mizar port. Unplug Mizar power, move the cable to the port next to the power port, replug; also check the screen is on that input.
- TV didn't wake in the morning: check HDMI-CEC (step 1), or turn the TV on with the remote.
Nimbus Mizar with a Samsung display kit
- Hang the display with its wall mount.
- HDMI: Mizar port next to the power port to the display's HDMI 1.
- Samsung control cable: USB end into any Mizar USB port, small round plug into the display's RS232C IN jack (next to the headphone jack; IN shows an arrow pointing into a box). It lets Nimbus turn the screen off at night and set brightness.
- Plug in the Mizar's power supply, then the display's power cord.
- Samsung first-start with its remote: Language: your choice; Set Up Network: Skip, Skip again; Installation Type: Manual Setup; Display Orientation: Landscape (even if hung tall; menus turn sideways, which is expected); Player Selection: leave MagicINFO S Player, Next; MagicINFO Server: Skip; Current Time: Next; PIN: any 6 digits, enter twice and write it down.
- Turn on Input Signal Plus: with the Nimbus screen showing (else Source > HDMI 1), Menu > Picture > Advanced Settings > Input Signal Plus > On.
- In the app: Frames > + > Set Up New Frame.
Nimbus screen not showing after Samsung setup, or "No signal": Source > HDMI 1; check the cable port; unplug and replug the Mizar's power.
Nimbus Bridge + Meural Canvas
- Turn your Meural on. If it's already on your Wi-Fi, the app finds it; if it shows a setup QR code, the app can put it on your Wi-Fi.
- Power: use the power supply in the box. Without one you need micro-USB 5V, at least 2.5A; ordinary phone power adapters are often too weak and can make the bridge restart or drop off Wi-Fi.
- Plug in the bridge in range of your Wi-Fi; give it a minute.
- In the app: Frames > + (opens the Add menu) > Set Up New Bridge, or More > Manage Bridges > Set Up New Bridge. Choose the same Wi-Fi network your Meural uses. A code may flash on screen; ignore it.
- On Set Up Your Display, give it a name, pick a playlist and timezone, then tap Save & Continue (or Skip for now). Meural off? Tap I'll connect it later, then later go to More > Manage Bridges > your bridge > Scan for Meurals.
To bring your Meural photos over, see "Bringing your Meural art to Nimbus".
Dark screen at night is normal
Frames sleep at night on a schedule you can change in the app. If a screen stays dark in the daytime, see "Black or dark screen". Still stuck after a few minutes: support@nimbusdigitalart.com or (800) 640-6171.