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Kindle User’s Guide

Contents

Congratulations!

Getting Around

Getting Registered

Easy-to-Read Display

Wireless Access with Amazon Whispernet

Your Choice of Text Size, Typeface, and Line Spacing

Your Choice of Number of Words per Line

Adjust Screen Rotation

Read PDF Files

Let Kindle Read to You or Guide You

Look It Up

Take It All with You

Shop Anytime, Anywhere

Automatic Delivery

Search Your World

Collections

Clip Your Favorite Passages

Bookmark Your Reading

Add Your Own Notes

Stay in Sync

Convert Your Own Documents

Loan Books

Social Networks

Popular Highlights

Learning More

Getting Assistance

Summary of Contents for KINDLE D00901 -

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Page 2: ...mber of Words per Line 3 Adjust Screen Rotation 4 Read PDF Files 4 Let Kindle Read to You or Guide You 4 Look It Up 5 Take It All with You 5 Shop Anytime Anywhere 5 Automatic Delivery 5 Search Your Wo...

Page 3: ...S 15 1 7 Using Wi Fi 16 Connect to a Wi Fi Network 16 Add a New Wi Fi Network 17 Forget a Wi Fi Network 18 Chapter 2 Getting to Know Kindle Content 19 2 1 The Home Screen 19 Kindle Books 19 Periodical...

Page 4: ...3 Viewing a Table 34 Reading Across Multiple Kindles or Supported Devices 34 3 4 Looking Up Definitions 35 The Lookup Feature 35 3 5 Annotations and Clippings 35 Using Bookmarks 36 Placing a Bookmark...

Page 5: ...ia 52 Searching the Web 52 Searching the Kindle Store 52 Chapter 5 The Kindle Store 53 5 1 Getting Started at the Store 53 Connecting to the Kindle Store 53 5 2 Kindle Store Pages 53 The Kindle Storef...

Page 6: ...i Fi Network Settings 68 Entering Network Information 69 Personalizing Your Kindle 70 Using Voice Guide 70 Password Protecting Your Kindle 70 Setting the Device Time 72 Changing Annotations Backup 72...

Page 7: ...Books 82 10 2 Transferring Periodical Subscriptions 83 10 3 Transferring Personal Documents 83 10 4 Transferring Audiobooks 83 10 5 Transferring MP3s 83 Appendix A Troubleshooting 84 My Kindle won t t...

Page 8: ...nterference 90 Watch for Signs 90 Additional Information for Kindle Users Outside the U S and UK 90 Recycling Kindle Properly 90 UL Certification Number 91 Product Specifications 91 AMAZON COM KINDLE...

Page 9: ...dle into a power source to charge the battery The charge indicator light on the bottom edge of your Kindle turns yellow and a lightning bolt appears on the battery icon at the top of the display Charg...

Page 10: ...e are covered in more detail later in this guide Navigating this Guide You navigate the Kindle User s Guide just like any other book on your Kindle To navigate follow these steps To go forward or back...

Page 11: ...isplay Kindle uses a high resolution display technology called electronic paper It works using ink just like books and newspapers but it displays the ink particles electronically The page flash you se...

Page 12: ...rotation you want Press the 5 way to select Read PDF Files Kindle can display a PDF document without losing the formatting of the original file Just drag PDF files over USB to your Kindle or e mail t...

Page 13: ...ress the left arrow on the 5 way to select remove from device and then press the 5 way to complete the removal of the item To transfer previously deleted content from Amazon back to your Kindle the wi...

Page 14: ...gs later search for words or terms you clipped and transfer the My Clippings file to your computer This is a great way to capture your favorite quotations to share with others Bookmark Your Reading Ki...

Page 15: ...an also view a list of all the Popular Highlights in the book you re reading by pressing the Menu button and selecting View Popular Highlights For more information see Displaying Popular Highlights in...

Page 16: ...User s Guide you read about many of the things you can do with your Kindle This chapter reviews all of the physical features of Kindle and covers the basics of using the Kindle buttons menus and keybo...

Page 17: ...lace The Back button is located in the bottom right corner of the keyboard just below the 5 way controller and just to the right of the Home button Symbol key presents a menu of punctuation marks symb...

Page 18: ...y another electrical outlet or USB port To transfer content between your computer and your Kindle connect the provided USB cable to the Kindle and to the computer s USB port Power Switch puts your Kin...

Page 19: ...explanation of what each button does see Front View Using the Menus In addition to the physical buttons you also navigate Kindle using the menus Kindle s menus are context sensitive but they all work...

Page 20: ...easiest to hold the device in both hands and use the tips of their thumbs to press the keys Lowercase and Uppercase Letters To enter lowercase letters press the appropriate letter key To enter upperca...

Page 21: ...at the bottom of the menu 1 Move the 5 way to select one of the four options to lock the display in a set orientation portrait landscape with the keyboard on the left portrait with the keyboard at the...

Page 22: ...rge it The images above show the various states of the battery as it discharges As you deplete the battery less of the battery indicator will be filled in The battery is too low to power the Whisperne...

Page 23: ...chases to be delivered wirelessly to your Kindle with no computer required To connect to a Wi Fi network see Connect to a Wi Fi Network later in this chapter Tip To check if you have a Wi Fi only devi...

Page 24: ...s in order to connect to one To connect to a Wi Fi network follow these steps Press the Home button then press the Menu button 1 Navigate to Settings by moving the 5 way controller down then press the...

Page 25: ...e name of the Wi Fi network that you want to add 6 Enter the password if required Press the Symbol key to enter numbers or characters not present on the Kindle keyboard You can continue to use the key...

Page 26: ...Sponsored Screensavers For Kindle with Special Offers you will see special offers at the bottom of the Home screen To view additional details navigate to the offer banner and press the center of the 5...

Page 27: ...mputer For more information on transferring converting and e mailing your personal documents see Chapter 8 Home Screen Features What you see on your Home screen varies depending on what reading materi...

Page 28: ...owing screen shows the location of the Sort options and the list below explains each of the options Moving the 5 way to the right lets you change how to sort these items Most Recent First sorts your c...

Page 29: ...ss service off or on You can turn wireless off to prolong battery life Any pending updates that require a wireless connection will occur the next time you turn wireless on Turning wireless off applies...

Page 30: ...e author s words Screensaver When your device is sleeping special offers and sponsored screensavers will be displayed on your screensaver To wake your Kindle simply slide and release the power button...

Page 31: ...then press the 5 way controller to select 2 Navigate to the item you want to view by moving the 5 way controller down then press the 5 way controller to view details 3 2 3 Organizing With Collections...

Page 32: ...ount for the collection is increased and a checkmark appears to the right of the collection You can also remove the item from a collection by using the 5 way to select the collection again and the che...

Page 33: ...ve the 5 way to the right to view the collection s detail page 3 Use the 5 way to select Delete Collection 4 You will see a confirmation box asking you whether you want to delete the collection or not...

Page 34: ...Move the 5 way to the left to remove the item 3 For books purchased from the Kindle Store you will see remove from device and for all other content you will see delete Press the 5 way to remove the c...

Page 35: ...o you wirelessly throughout the day allowing you to keep current Unlike traditional feeds which often only provide headlines Kindle downloads the complete feed onto the device so you can read them eve...

Page 36: ...ll play in the order they were added to your Kindle 3 2 Content Formatting on Kindle When you read a book on Kindle you will find that the formatting generally follows the printed version of the book...

Page 37: ...location of where you are reading and when available the page number corresponding to a printed version of the book so you can easily find a particular passage or reference it to your friends Changin...

Page 38: ...per line you prefer follow these steps Press the Text key located on the bottom row of the keyboard 1 Use the 5 way to underline the Words per Line options 2 Choose the option you want to use you see...

Page 39: ...e reading Examples of the menu options are described below If you are reading a Kindle book the menu shows the following options Turn Wireless Off turns off Whispernet When Whispernet is off this opti...

Page 40: ...ch This Book displays the Search line at the bottom of the screen Additional details on how to conduct a search are provided in Chapter 4 Add a Bookmark bookmarks the page you are currently on After s...

Page 41: ...s for navigation prev article takes you to the previous article View Sections Articles takes you to the section list of a newspaper or magazine when you press the 5 way View Articles List takes you to...

Page 42: ...articular article within a section or blog simply move the 5 way controller to underline the article title and press to select Selecting Internal Links Your reading material may also contain links to...

Page 43: ...synchronization off your books will still open to the last page read on that device but Whispersync will no longer sync bookmarks notes highlights or the furthest page read with other devices If you...

Page 44: ...loadable item In addition you can review your notes highlights and see Popular Highlights at http kindle amazon com Using Bookmarks Although Kindle automatically saves your place whenever you stop rea...

Page 45: ...button and selecting View Notes Marks See Viewing Your Annotations for more information Kindle also stores everything you highlight in your My Clippings file Highlighting a Passage To highlight one or...

Page 46: ...t to the Popular Highlights and or Public Notes setting and press to select 5 Viewing Popular Highlights or Public Notes in a Book If Popular Highlights or Public Notes are turned on as you read a boo...

Page 47: ...a note follow these steps Press Menu and choose Add a Note or Highlight This displays a blinking cursor 1 Using the 5 way move the cursor to the left of the word where you want to add your thoughts 2...

Page 48: ...revious Page buttons to turn the pages just as you would in a book To go to a location use the 5 way to navigate up or down to select the bookmark highlighted passage or note and press the 5 way to go...

Page 49: ...utton and use the 5 way to navigate down until My Clippings is underlined 1 Use the 5 way to navigate to the left to highlight delete 2 Press the 5 way to confirm 3 Press the 5 way to select ok 4 Kind...

Page 50: ...age must be no longer than 100 characters 6 Use the 5 way to highlight share and press to select it 7 To share a note or highlight that you ve already created follow these steps While reading a book p...

Page 51: ...s the normal size 200 displays the PDF contents at twice the normal size 300 displays the PDF contents at three times the normal size actual size displays the PDF at 100 zoom as it would appear when p...

Page 52: ...for the current PDF document until you change it Using the PDF Menu The options available while reading a PDF file are slightly different than when reading a book or a periodical on Kindle Options th...

Page 53: ...ocial networks For more information see Using Highlights Using Notes and Sharing Notes and Highlights with Your Social Network View Notes Marks displays a page containing all the notes highlights and...

Page 54: ...n 1 Press the Menu button 2 Use the 5 way to navigate down until Experimental is underlined and press the 5 way to select it 3 Use the 5 way to navigate down until play music is underlined and press d...

Page 55: ...to the corresponding page of text 4 For PDF files and books which the rights holder does not allow Text to Speech to read aloud their content then Text to Speech will be dimmed and you will not be ab...

Page 56: ...different locations using Whispernet Each of these remote location searches are described in the final section of this chapter Searching for Definitions You can limit a search to the dictionary Kindle...

Page 57: ...If the term appears in a title of an archived item then that item is listed first and does not include the number of occurrences Use the Next Page and Previous Page buttons if there are more results...

Page 58: ...Previous Page buttons to navigate between pages To close the Search Results move the 5 way to highlight Close Search Results and press the 5 way Search Results for a Definition When you want to look u...

Page 59: ...ia enter your term and use the 5 way to select wikipedia This opens Web Browser and displays the Wikipedia page Searching the Web To search the Web enter your term and use the 5 way to select google T...

Page 60: ...riodicals in case you lose your Kindle or want to download a title again To help other Amazon users decide what to buy you can also add your own ratings and reviews 5 1 Getting Started at the Store Th...

Page 61: ...but the storefront you see may be different since we update it often Search Store begin typing your search criteria here Select search store to search the entire Kindle Store for matches and display...

Page 62: ...sellers New Noteworthy displays a list of new or noteworthy content on the Kindle Store Recommended for You displays items recommended for you by Amazon based on your previous digital and physical pur...

Page 63: ...can also select subcategories within the main category by selecting View subcategories within in the upper right corner of the screen Getting the Details The product detail page for books and periodi...

Page 64: ...iobook purchase is automatically downloaded to your Kindle the next time your Kindle connects using Wi Fi Alternatively you can download your audiobook purchase from Audible to your computer and then...

Page 65: ...em If you have more than one wish list you will be able to choose the wish list you want to add the item to To see your wish list select Your Wish List from the Store menu To remove the item from your...

Page 66: ...then select Write a Review The sample screen below shows you the type of information you can enter Entering a Rating and Review To enter your own rating and review follow these steps Indicate the rat...

Page 67: ...en downloading is complete and your items are available in Home Once downloading is complete items automatically appear in Home If the download is not successful or if it is interrupted Kindle will at...

Page 68: ...nu and select Enter URL Begin typing a URL When you are done typing use the 5 way controller to select go to and press the 5 way controller to go to that website The URL text field retains the last UR...

Page 69: ...n you re reading a book Below is a web page with multiple selectable links Using the 5 way position the cursor over a link so that it changes to a hand icon then press the 5 way to select that link Th...

Page 70: ...within the web page You can also use the 5 way to move left right up and down within the web page The black bars at the right and bottom of the display indicate which portion of the overall page you a...

Page 71: ...times the normal size Once you are zoomed in you can use the 5 way to pan left right up and down to see different parts of the page You can also use the Next Page and Previous Page buttons to pan up o...

Page 72: ...procedures using Web Browser Settings To display the Settings screen press the Menu button while in the browser and then use the 5 way to select Settings Clear History removes cached Internet address...

Page 73: ...Registration this is the Amazon account name to which your Kindle is registered All Kindle Store and other charges will be applied to the credit card associated with your 1 Click account Device Name...

Page 74: ...assword you will be prompted to enter it when you turn your Kindle on or wake it from sleep If your Kindle is sleeping when you attach it to a computer using the USB cable you will also be prompted to...

Page 75: ...ge Your Kindle page on http www amazon com manageyourkindle U S and other countries http www amazon co uk manageyourkindle U K customers Registering Your Kindle If your Kindle is not already registere...

Page 76: ...orized purchases The process is similar to the registration process described above Make sure Wireless is turned on and select deregister from the Registration section and select deregister to confirm...

Page 77: ...le can try to connect to the new Wi Fi network You must be within range of the network that you want to add When entering network information press the Symbol key to enter numbers or symbols not prese...

Page 78: ...edit this name from your Kindle follow these steps If you are not already on the Home screen press the Home button 1 Press the Menu button 2 Move the 5 way down until Settings is underlined and press...

Page 79: ...igate down using the 5 way and type in your password again to confirm 7 Navigate down using the 5 way and type in a hint This hint can be displayed on the password entry screen to help you remember yo...

Page 80: ...derline Change Primary Dictionary and press to select This option is only available if there is more than one dictionary available on your Kindle 5 Use the 5 way to underline the dictionary you want t...

Page 81: ...witter account select Allow to confirm that you want to allow your Kindle to access your Twitter account 11 You will return to the Manage Your Social Networks screen where your Twitter user name is no...

Page 82: ...d to do so by Kindle Customer Service Before you reset your Kindle to factory defaults you must back up any personal documents periodical issues older than the past seven issues that you d like to kee...

Page 83: ...ed alphabetically by either Title or Author press a letter key and then press the 5 way to go to the first item starting with that letter In Home to search for a word in all your books and periodicals...

Page 84: ...s Windows based you need to be using Windows 2000 or later If your computer is a Macintosh you should be using Mac OS X 10 2 or later With either computer you must have an available USB port or an att...

Page 85: ...obipocket files must have no Digital Rights Management DRM protection applied to be readable on your Kindle If you purchased a Mobipocket file from a Mobipocket retailer you will not be able to open t...

Page 86: ...amazon com manageyourkindle U S and other countries or http www amazon co uk manageyourkindle U K customers In Manage Your Kindle add the addresses of your friends co workers or anyone else you would...

Page 87: ...der 3 Using your computer eject your Kindle from your computer The content you transferred should now appear in Home 4 Tip To pause the playing of an audio book press the space bar on the keyboard and...

Page 88: ...k Also Bought to find out what other customers have enjoyed From the product detail page you can purchase Kindle books newspapers blogs and other periodicals with Amazon 1 Click Ordering Content Order...

Page 89: ...vice It will also keep track of any bookmarks highlights or notes that you add so you can see them on another Kindle loan books you have purchased to others May not be available in all countries buy a...

Page 90: ...our computer From your computer s web browser open http www amazon com manageyourkindle U S and other countries http www amazon co uk manageyourkindle U K customers Scroll down to the section entitled...

Page 91: ...cuments folder 6 Using your computer eject your Kindle from your computer The content you transferred should now appear in Home 7 10 4 Transferring Audiobooks To transfer audiobooks you have stored on...

Page 92: ...ove What should I do My Kindle won t turn on My Kindle is unresponsive or appears frozen Recharge your Kindle using the power adapter that came with the device and plug it into an AC outlet Make sure...

Page 93: ...tching between male and female voices and then back again If that does not resolve the issue then try restarting your Kindle by doing the following Press the Home button 1 Press the Menu button 2 Sele...

Page 94: ...rom your Kindle To check the amount of free space on your Kindle do the following Press the Home button 1 Press the Menu button The amount of free space is displayed in the upper left corner of the sc...

Page 95: ...pply U K Customer Support E mail kindle support amazon co uk U K Customer Support Phone Numbers within the U K 0800 496 2449 toll free outside the U K 44 203 356 6212 charges will apply Customers in o...

Page 96: ...There are some places where RF signals could constitute a hazard such as health care facilities and construction sites If you are not sure look around for signs indicating that two way radios or cell...

Page 97: ...rective Applied Standard s EN 60950 1 2006 A11 2009 IEC 60950 1 2005 2nd Edition 3 Electromagnetic compatibility Article 3 1 b of the R TTE Directive Applied Standard s EN 301 489 1 V1 8 1 17 V1 3 2 4...

Page 98: ...with the essential requirements of Article 3 of the R TTE 1999 5 EC Directive and the following standards 1 Health Article 3 1 a of the R TTE Directive Applied Standard s EN62311 2008 FCC OET Bulletin...

Page 99: ...U K You can see additional information for Kindle users outside the U S and U K by visiting this link http www amazon com kindletermsandconditions Recycling Kindle Properly In some areas the disposal...

Page 100: ...to the Amazon co uk Kindle License Agreement and Terms of Use reprinted below at AMAZON CO UK KINDLE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND TERMS OF USE For this Agreement in other languages see http www amazon com k...

Page 101: ...for such services are located in the Kindle Store and may change from time to time If your Kindle functions with third party services such as WI FI access points a third party may charge you fees for...

Page 102: ...ediately revoke your access to the Service or to Digital Content without refund of any fees Amazon s failure to insist upon or enforce your strict compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a...

Page 103: ...zon com For help with your Kindle a Reading Application the Service or resolving other issues please contact Customer Service by e mail kindle feedback amazon com or by phone at 1 866 321 8851 toll fr...

Page 104: ...ur cancellation policy in the Kindle Store We may terminate a subscription at our discretion for example if a Periodical is no longer available If we terminate a subscription before the end of its ter...

Page 105: ...ces and your use of it such as last page read and content archiving Annotations bookmarks notes highlights or similar markings you make using your Kindle or Reading Application and other information y...

Page 106: ...uxembourg Lux reg no B 101818 Share capital 37500 Trading authorization no 104408 The provider of this warranty is sometimes referred to herein as we We warrant the Device against defects in materials...

Page 107: ...the United Kingdom you can see other Kindle information at http www amazon co uk kindletermsandconditions Patent Notices The Kindle device and or methods used in association with the Kindle device may...

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