KINDLE DX USER’S GUIDE 4
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EDITION
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Tip:
Your Kindle will also go to sleep by itself after twenty minutes if you are not using
it. If your Kindle had wireless on prior to going to sleep, it will continue to receive your
regularly scheduled subscriptions while in sleep.
Headphone jack
— plug in headphones to listen to an audiobook, background music,
or content read aloud through text-to-speech. Attaching headphones turns off the
built-in speakers.
Bottom View
The bottom of your Kindle contains the charge indicator light, a micro-USB Power port,
and two speakers.
Micro-USB/Power port
— attach the USB cord that came with your Kindle into the
micro-USB/power port and into the Kindle power adapter*. The micro-USB/Power port
is located just to the right of the headphone jack. Plug the adapter into a U.S.-
compatible electrical outlet to charge the Kindle battery. You can also charge your
Kindle by detaching the USB cord from the power adapter and connecting it to a
computer's USB port or powered USB hub. The charging status light will turn yellow,
indicating that the battery is charging; you can continue to use your Kindle while it
charges. A green light indicates that the battery is fully charged.
Check to make sure the power adapter is not covered by anything that could cause it to
overheat. If the charge indicator light does not light up, make sure that the USB cable
