Barnes & Noble NOOK BNTV 400, User Manual

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NOOK User Guide
Wireless Connectivity 59
Automatic detection of hotspots requires three things:
• Airplane mode is off
• Wi-Fi is on
• Your
NOOK
has a sufficient battery charge to continue running the Wi-Fi circuitry. When the
battery level is very low, your
NOOK
turns off wireless circuitry.
Your
NOOK
always automatically connects to Wi-Fi hotspots in Barnes & Noble Bookstores and
AT&T Wi-Fi hotspots. If your
NOOK
connects to one of these hotspots and you want to connect
to a different hotspot, navigate to the other hotspot in the Wi-Fi hotspot menu, choose the
hotspot, and tap Connect .
For hotspots other than Barnes & Noble Bookstore and AT&T hotspots, your
NOOK
automatically
connects to any detected Wi-Fi hotspot that you have either configured or previously connected to
and not asked your
NOOK
to forget. It does not automatically connect to other detected hotspots.
To connect to a hotspot for the first time:
1 Tap wi-fi > Wi-Fi hotspot .
2 After your
NOOK
scans for and displays detected hotspots, tap the hotspot in the menu. If no
password is needed to connect, your
NOOK
connects to the hotspot.
3 If a password is needed to connect, your
NOOK
prompts for it. Type the password and then tap
Submit . You only need to enter the password for a secure hotspot one time.
4 If terms and conditions or similar information is needed to connect, your
NOOK
displays a
message to that effect. Tap Launch Browser . Your
NOOK
opens the page on which you supply
that information in the web browser. Enter the required information and submit it. Your
NOOK
connects to the hotspot.
Turning Wi-Fi On and Off
This section applies to the
NOOK
(Wi-Fi + 3G model). To turn Wi-Fi on and off on a
NOOK
Wi-Fi, turn Airplane mode on and off. For that procedure, see “Turning Airplane
mode On and Off” on page 38.
If you don’t have a Wi-Fi hotspot to connect to and are not visiting a Barnes & Noble Bookstore,
you can turn Wi-Fi off. Doing so will give you longer battery life. Remember to turn Wi-Fi back on
when visiting a Barnes & Noble Bookstore. You also might need Wi-Fi for some software updates
(or you can obtain them from the
www.nook.com/support website).
Your
NOOK
is smart about when it automatically turns Wi-Fi off. For example, it does so
when you are reading.