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Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet User Guide

Viewing Device Information

The Device Info settings screen displays useful information about your device, including your battery status (how 
much of a charge remains) and the amount of storage available on your NOOK. It also reports your NOOK’s serial 
number and the version number of your NOOK software. 

The Device Info feature also includes a button for restoring your NOOK to its factory settings.

Displaying Basic Device Information

To display device information, do this:

1.  On the Settings screen, tap 

Device Info

Your NOOK displays the Device Info page, which shows:

•  a 

Battery

 charge status bar, showing how much power is left on your battery

•  an 

BN Content Storage Available

 status bar, showing how much free storage is available for books, maga-

zines, newspapers, and apps you purchase through the NOOK Store

•  an 

Other Storage Available

 status bar, showing how much free storage is available for content sideloaded 

from your personal computer

•  an 

SD Card

 status bar, showing how much free storage is available on a microSD card, if one is installed 

in your NOOK

The Device Info page also presents three menu choices:

•  About Your NOOK

•  Erase & Deregister Device

•  Legal

Displaying System Information

Tap the 

About Your NOOK

 menu choice to display the following information:

•  Owner,

 the name of the owner of this NOOK

• 

Account

, the email address of the Barnes & Noble account linked to this NOOK

• 

Software version

, the version number of your NOOK software

•  Model number

, the model number of your NOOK

• 

Serial number

, the unique serial number of your NOOK

•  Wi-Fi MAC address

, a unique networking address your NOOK uses when its connects to a Wi-Fi network.

Erase & Deregister Device

The Erase & Deregister feature erases your Barnes & Noble account information from your NOOK and resets the 
NOOK to its default factory settings. Deregistration unlinks your NOOK from your Barnes & Noble account.

NOTE:  Erasing and deregistering your NOOK does not delete any of the books, magazines, and newspapers 

from your Barnes & Noble account. Your reading material, while no longer available on your NOOK, is 
still available for downloading and for reading with NOOK applications, such as NOOK for iPhone and 
NOOK for Android. In addition, you can re-register your NOOK by following the same steps you used 

Summary of Contents for Nook Tablet 16GB

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Page 2: ...uture of Reading are trademarks of Barnes Noble Inc Patent Pending Screenshots and product images are simulated and for instructional purposes only They may differ from the actual product and are subj...

Page 3: ...More Menu 29 Wallpaper 29 The Daily Shelf 30 Using Media Shortcuts 32 Returning to the Home Screen 32 Reading Books Magazines and Newspapers on Your NOOK 33 Reading Books 33 Reading a PDF 49 Reading a...

Page 4: ...OOK in a Barnes Noble Store 96 Reading Books in a Barnes Noble Store 96 Searching Your NOOK 97 Searching in Your Library 97 Searching from the Quick Nav Bar 97 Searching for Words with Accents and Oth...

Page 5: ...ching Hulu Plus 124 Playing Videos 124 Configuring Your NOOK 125 Viewing Device Information 126 Configuring Wireless Settings 128 Configuring Screen Settings 129 Configuring Sound Settings 132 Configu...

Page 6: ...pendix D Trademarks and Copyrights 162 Adobe 162 AT T 162 Dictionary 162 Facebook 162 Fonts 162 Hulu Plus 162 microSD and microSDHC 162 Netflix 163 Wi Fi 163 Additional Information 163 Appendix E FCC...

Page 7: ...er to receive daily reviews exclusive offers and free NOOK Books http www facebook com nookBN http www twitter com nookbn Now let s get started with a quick tour of your NOOK and its main features Get...

Page 8: ...on for 2 seconds to turn on your NOOK To learn more about power management for your NOOK see Power and Charging Headphone Jack Along the top edge of your NOOK you ll find a 3 5 mm audio jack a standar...

Page 9: ...een for easy navigation and page turns NOOK Button This NOOK symbol on the lower front of your NOOK is called the NOOK button If you press the NOOK button when your NOOK is sleeping your NOOK wakes up...

Page 10: ...icroSD Memory card The card fits into a cov ered slot in the back of your NOOK next to the curved bar in the corner A microSD Memory Card can hold up to 32 GB of books magazines newspapers and other f...

Page 11: ...ration step Your Barnes Noble Account A Barnes Noble account allows you to purchase and download books magazines and newspapers on your NOOK and from the Barnes Noble Web site The account also allows...

Page 12: ...to the store s Wi Fi network If you re in some other location with Wi Fi access your NOOK will list all the networks it finds Tap on the name of the network you want to connect to If you see a lock sy...

Page 13: ...r tap the Web button Your NOOK launches its Web browser NOTE If the Web button in the Quick Nav Bar is grayed out and labeled Disabled then the owner or admin istrator of your NOOK has disabled the We...

Page 14: ...st in a suspended sleeping state for many days With a fully charged bat tery and with Wi Fi turned off your NOOK has enough power to last in a suspended state for several weeks On the other hand if yo...

Page 15: ...roUSB cable Insert the large end of the USB cable into the matching recep tacle on the power adapter 2 Plug the NOOK end of the USB cable into your NOOK 3 Plug the power adapter into a compatible elec...

Page 16: ...a week or more If you are not going to use your NOOK for more than 30 days charge the battery to 40 50 and then turn off your NOOK Safety and Care This section explains important information about saf...

Page 17: ...Exposure to loud noise from any source for extended periods of time may affect your hearing The louder the volume the faster your hearing may be affected To protect your hearing Limit the amount of ti...

Page 18: ...at your local Barnes Noble Bookstore at partner retailers and online at BN com The cover helps protect your NOOK from daily wear and tear It keeps dust from accumulating on the screen reducing the nee...

Page 19: ...on the lower front panel of your NOOK 2 Unlock your NOOK If you have set up a four digit passcode to lock your NOOK enter the passcode Your NOOK displays the last screen you were viewing If you have...

Page 20: ...croll Drag Lift Pinch Tap A tap on the screen is a quick touch of your fingertip It s the same gesture you use when you tap a key on a com puter keyboard Tapping on an icon in the Quick Nav Bar Double...

Page 21: ...a word in a book and then lifting your finger opens the Text Selection Toolbar NOTE On smartphones the press and hold gesture is sometimes called a long press Swipe To swipe is to slide your finger a...

Page 22: ...hrough shelves of books and periodicals Drag To drag is to touch an object and pull it to another location while keeping your fingertip touching the screen Once you have moved the object to where you...

Page 23: ...o fingers to shrink or enlarge a book cover or a photo Pinch your fingers together to shrink an image and zoom out Pull your fingers apart to enlarge an image and zoom in Pulling your fingers apart th...

Page 24: ...books magazines and newspapers available for reading on your NOOK Shop Connects you to the Barnes Noble NOOK Store for convenient shopping right on your NOOK Search Searches across your books magazine...

Page 25: ...red circle with a number in it that identifies the number of notifications you have received for LendMe recom mendations software updates and more The Right Side of the Status Bar The right side of th...

Page 26: ...x You can close the Quick Setting dialog box by tapping anywhere outside it Date The dialog box displays today s date Battery The dialog box shows a horizontal line indicating how much battery power r...

Page 27: ...Tap the Orientation checkbox to turn this rotation feature on or off NOTE Kids Picture Books always open in landscape mode Brightness Tap the Brightness control to open a dialog box with a slider for...

Page 28: ...if you want to exit the game In other full screen activities pressing the NOOK button acts like a Back button taking you back to the previous activity Pressing the button twice quickly returns you to...

Page 29: ...icals and files you have read most re cently The menu lists Titles and authors of the three most recent books you have read Titles and publication dates of the three most recent periodicals you have r...

Page 30: ...s to frame the portion of the photo you want to display Tap the Save button in the lower left corner of the screen to save the cropped photo as the wallpaper for the Home Screen When you have finished...

Page 31: ...e many items in your Daily Shelf you may find it convenient to pull out a few and slide them onto the Home Screen Items placed on a panel of the Home Screen remain visible even while you re panning le...

Page 32: ...ead Using Media Shortcuts Media Shortcuts are small icons that appear below the Daily Shelf Tapping a Media Shortcut displays a list of recently accessed items of that media type for example books alo...

Page 33: ...yout When you re reading content on NOOK the text fills most of the page The title of the book you re reading appears in the upper left You may see blue notepad icons here and there along the right si...

Page 34: ...s Opens a table of contents for the book The current chapter is highlighted Also gives you access to Notes Highlights and Bookmarks Find Lets you search the book you are reading Share Lets you share c...

Page 35: ...er of the screen Reading Tools share Tap the share icon in the Reading Tools to open a menu with these choices Recommend recommend the book to your friends by sending email to one or more contacts pos...

Page 36: ...odical on some other device such as a desktop computer or a smartphone using a NOOK application and your NOOK has access to the Internet through its Wi Fi connection then when you open a book or perio...

Page 37: ...bookmarks to jump to specific places in a NOOK Book You can bookmark as many pages as you like To set a bookmark on the page you are reading do this 1 Tap in the upper right corner of the page A blue...

Page 38: ...st without visiting a bookmark tap anywhere on the page of the book outside the list of bookmarks Removing a Bookmark To remove a bookmark on the current page tap on the blue ribbon in the upper right...

Page 39: ...select words or pas sages for highlighting making notes or sharing through email or social media networks such as Facebook To select a word or a passage of text press and hold on a word and then lift...

Page 40: ...ust a word drag one of the vertical bars at either end of the word until the two vertical bars encompass the passage you want to select By dragging with your thumb and forefinger you can grow or shrin...

Page 41: ...out the Web browser is enabled and ready for use For more information about restricting access to the Web browser see Disabling and Re enabling Your Web Browser Highlighting a Word or Passage Once yo...

Page 42: ...to fill in a form with a contact s first name last name and email address on Facebook opens a window that lets you post the quote along with a brief message on either your Facebook wall or on the wal...

Page 43: ...ighlights tab Select any note for viewing Editing a Note To edit a note do this 1 Tap the Note icon to open the note you want to edit Your NOOK displays the note along with buttons labeled Cancel and...

Page 44: ...o any text about which you ve written a note To make notes visible or invisible in the text do this 1 Tap the page to display the Reading Tools 2 Tap the Contents icon 3 Tap the tab labeled Notes High...

Page 45: ...a brown page Line Spacing Single spacing 1 5 line spacing Double spacing Margin Size Narrow margins Medium Margins Wide margins Publisher Defaults On uses the default formatting recommended by the pub...

Page 46: ...he page to make the Reading Tools appear 2 Tap the brightness icon Your NOOK displays a brightness control that features a slider for dimming or brightening the screen 3 Use the slider to adjust the b...

Page 47: ...lock the books you are reading to the current orientation of the screen tap this lock symbol when it ap pears The lock symbol for locking the screen in landscape or portrait mode for books To unlock...

Page 48: ...anagement DRM software protects books from being illegally copied sold or distrib uted Your NOOK and the Barnes Noble website automatically make sure that when you buy and download a NOOK Book the NOO...

Page 49: ...Double tap again to zoom out Because PDF files do not have reflowable text you cannot changes their fonts or page formats The Reading Tools for PDFs include a thumbnail viewer that shows miniature rep...

Page 50: ...ds book swipe to the left drag your finger from right to left across the screen or tap anywhere along the right edge of the screen To turn back to the previous page swipe to the right or tap along the...

Page 51: ...ome books also include animation and interactive activities NOOK Kids books include a Read and Record feature that lets you record your own narration of the book When you open a NOOK Kids book you wil...

Page 52: ...lf To read a book by yourself simply tap on the blue Read by Myself button to open Then turn the pages as you would with any other NOOK Book In Read by Myself mode the picture book will not play an au...

Page 53: ...ange triangle at the top left corner To play the audio associated with the enlarged text tap once on the Play button To close the text box double tap it again or tap anywhere else on the page To zoom...

Page 54: ...Tap the orange Read to Me or the purple Read and Play buttons to hear the story read aloud as you turn the pages The NOOK Kids book will play the audio track by default if you open the front cover of...

Page 55: ...t book in cludes special activities that enable readers to interact with the book s content Pages with activities display an Activity button with a white star at the top of the page Tap the Activity b...

Page 56: ...cording Yourself Reading a Book You can record yourself reading a NOOK Kids book save the recording and play it back To record yourself reading a NOOK Kids book do this 1 Tap the cover of the NOOK Kid...

Page 57: ...the spread tap Stop or turn the page If you would like to hear the spread you have recorded press the Play button Press the Pause button when you have finished listening If you would like to re recor...

Page 58: ...ver press the blue Done button at the top of the screen Your NOOK opens a dialog box for giving your recording a title and labeling it with a picture Choose a picture and type a title for your recordi...

Page 59: ...you want to hear 2 On the opening screen of the book tap the picture of the recording you want to play Your NOOK opens to the first page of the book and plays your recording of that page 3 Swipe or ta...

Page 60: ...ng If you tapped Change Picture a dialog box with a scrollable list of pictures opens so you can select a dif ferent picture for the recording Tap the picture you want to use Then tap Save If you tapp...

Page 61: ...ets you move quickly forward or backward through the book 2 Drag the slider to the part of the book you want to read next The Reader Tools also include controls at the bottom of the screen that let yo...

Page 62: ...s in the printed edi tion the page appears filled with photos on your NOOK Page View works in both portrait mode and landscape mode Article View In Article view you see just the text of the article wi...

Page 63: ...atively you can view just the text of an article without any photos drawings or custom formatting If you re reading a long article or an article that has type running over photographs you might find t...

Page 64: ...evious Page To turn to the previous page do any of the following Tap along the left edge of the screen Swipe your finger from left to right across the screen Swipe your finger from high to low on the...

Page 65: ...ore Free books you have downloaded from the NOOK Store Computer files you have transferred onto NOOK using a USB connection from your PC or Mac Computer files can include EPUB files PDF files and Micr...

Page 66: ...PDFs Microsoft Office files and EPUB files from a source other than the NOOK Store EPUB is an industry standard file format for eBooks EPUB files you purchase from BN com automatically appear on the B...

Page 67: ...a button with two curved arrows forming a circle This is the Sync button Sync ing your NOOK downloads any books and periodicals that you have purchased from other devices such as a smartphone or a per...

Page 68: ...You can also sort items by title and by date of publication Two pull down menus at the top of the Library screen give control over the presentation of your Library See the picture of the Media Bar abo...

Page 69: ...der applications installed on your smartphone tablet or personal computer Book Covers Badges on the cover of a book indicate whether the content is the complete book or only a sample Badges can also i...

Page 70: ...or example if your favorite book is a mystery novel you could include it on your Favorites shelf as well as on a new shelf you create called Mysteries Creating a Shelf To create a shelf do this 1 In t...

Page 71: ...eriodicals To save storage space on your NOOK you can archive NOOK Books you re not currently reading Archiving keeps a copy of a book in your account on the Barnes Noble Web site while removing all b...

Page 72: ...rd is installed in your NOOK If the card is installed you ll see a large button that says Memory Card at the top of the Library when you tap the My Files icon 2 In the Library tap the My Files icon in...

Page 73: ...folders Books Documents Magazines Music Newspapers Music Photos Videos Wallpapers 4 Put files in their proper folders Put Microsoft Office files txt files and PDFs in the Documents folders Put music f...

Page 74: ...e following types of video files Adobe Flash 3gp 3g2 mkv mp4 m4v Your NOOK supports MPEG 4 Simple Advanced Profile up to 1920x1080 H 263 up to 352x288 H 264 Baseline Main High Profile up to 1920x1080...

Page 75: ...the NOOK Friends app Launching the NOOK Friends App To launch the NOOK Friends app do this 1 In the Quick Nav Bar tap Apps to display the apps on your NOOK 2 Tap the NOOK Friends app to launch it The...

Page 76: ...graphic novel or app to you a NOOK Friend rating a book magazine newspaper comic graphic novel or app a NOOK Friend sharing a quote with the public via Twitter or Facebook a NOOK Friend sharing a quot...

Page 77: ...e Friends Activities page The Friends Activities page To learn more about a book periodical or app mentioned in these activities tap its cover or icon To purchase an item tap the green button listing...

Page 78: ...book do this 1 In the NOOK Friends app tap the Add Friend button at the top of screen The Add NOOK friends window opens listing various ways of finding friends 2 Tap Find friends from Facebook A windo...

Page 79: ...e screen Tap the photo or photo place holder of a friend to see that friend s recent activities such as shared quotes and rec ommendations Tap the LendMe button next to a friend s name to learn about...

Page 80: ...ccount with a valid credit card number Your NOOK Friend or friend can read the book on any NOOK or NOOK eReader or on any NOOK application such as NOOK for iPhone NOOK for iPod touch and NOOK for PC Y...

Page 81: ...s how you can determine whether or not a book is lendable Any book eligible for lending has a LendMe badge on its cover If your Library includes any books eligible to be lent out they will appear on...

Page 82: ...hat you have borrowed If a book is still on loan a number appears on its cover indicating the number of days remaining before the book returns to its owner A shelf of books that you own and that are e...

Page 83: ...s a window listing all your books that are legible for lending Beside each book a toggle button appears presenting you with the choice of showing or hiding that book 2 Use the authorization checkbox t...

Page 84: ...84 Barnes Noble NOOKTablet User Guide The image below shows the privacy controls for a list of lendable books A privacy settings window for the LendMe program and NOOK Friends...

Page 85: ...nd by posting the of fer posting a message on your friend s wall If you have linked your NOOK to your Google Gmail account you can notify your friend through an automatically generated email notificat...

Page 86: ...K Friends do either of the following Tap the Apps button the Quick Nav Bar to display the apps installed on your NOOK Tap the icon for the NOOK Friends app to launch it Tap the My Stuff icon in the Me...

Page 87: ...window opens listing any lendable books that belong to that friend 3 To request to borrow a specific book tap the Borrow button next to the book s name Viewing a List of Pending Offers from your NOOK...

Page 88: ...the LendMe screen of bookshelves to the Requests shelf If the shelf is empty none of your friends has requested to borrow a book from you If a book appears on the shelf a friend has requested to borro...

Page 89: ...o requests it If you lend a book it appears on the Lent to others shelf in the LendMe section of the Library until the loan is over Identifying Books You Have Borrowed If you have borrowed a book its...

Page 90: ...Your photo if you have linked to your Facebook account and have posted a profile picture there The email account associated with your NOOK Friends account The number of NOOK Friends you have The numbe...

Page 91: ...tap on the green button displaying the item s price Whenever you tap on a price to buy an item your NOOK replaces the price button with a button labeled Confirm Tap this button to confirm that you wan...

Page 92: ...earch field at the bottom of the screen When a keyboard appears type the title author s name or topic you re looking for then tap the Search button When the Shop search engine displays its results tap...

Page 93: ...equire a password visit Settings and open the Shop settings page To go ahead and purchase the item click Buy To cancel the transaction without buying tap the X in the upper right hand corner of the wi...

Page 94: ...p in the Shop do this 1 Open the details page for the app you want to buy 2 Tap the green button showing the price of the app The button changes to a gray Confirm button 3 Tap the Confirm button to co...

Page 95: ...or books and periodicals tap on the item s cover to display the Details page For apps tap on the picture of the app to display the Details page 2 On the Details page tap on the checkbox labeled Add to...

Page 96: ...Dismiss button Reading Books in a Barnes Noble Store When you use your NOOK in a Barnes Noble store you have access to all the usual features of your NOOK In addition you have special privileges and a...

Page 97: ...e Quick Nav Bar the Search tool searches Web including your bookmarks and browser history Apps the names of installed applications Music artists albums and tracks Shop books magazines and newspapers L...

Page 98: ...98 Barnes Noble NOOKTablet User Guide As shown below a pull down menu in the Search tool lets you select specific types of information to search The Show pull down menu in the Search tool...

Page 99: ...ts which include links for exploring further on the Web and in Wikipedia Searching for Words with Accents and Other Diacritical Marks To type a word that contains accents or diacritical marks such as...

Page 100: ...ube To access the Web browser do this 1 Tap the NOOK button to call up the Quick Nav Bar 2 In the Quick Nav Bar tap the Web icon Your NOOK launches a Web browser NOTE If the Web button in the Quick Na...

Page 101: ...Address Bar and either tap on an address in the history window that appears or type an address using the online keyboard and then tap Go Back Button Navigates to the previous page or address you were...

Page 102: ...ist of additional options for adding a bookmark searching on a page displaying Page Info the title and URL of the current page displaying a list of Downloads and jumping to the Settings screen for con...

Page 103: ...okmark the current page with the star icon do this 1 Tap the star icon at the top of the browser The browser displays a window of bookmarks By default the bookmarks appear as thumbnails To switch the...

Page 104: ...ns menu opens 2 Tap the Bookmarks menu item The browser opens a window displaying thumbnails of bookmarked pages 3 Press and hold on the thumbnail for the bookmark you want to delete A pop up menu app...

Page 105: ...Home Page A home page is the first page displayed when you start your Web browser By default the home page is set to a Barnes Noble Web page with useful information about your NOOK You can change you...

Page 106: ...abled you can still access your Library and the Shop purchase books periodicals and apps send and receive email play games such as Chess and Sudoku and share recommendations through email Facebook and...

Page 107: ...git passcode you will enter whenever you want to disable or re enable the Web browser NOTE This passcode is independent of the Device lock passcode you can set up to protect your NOOK from being used...

Page 108: ...lears the keypad It asks you to re type the number to confirm that you have entered it correctly 6 Type the 4 digit number a second time Your NOOK accepts the 4 digit number as your passcode for contr...

Page 109: ...leave this screen and try to return to it you will be prompted for the restrictions passcode Once you have entered the passcode you will be able to check or uncheck the checkbox as you like Re enabli...

Page 110: ...by default Clear all cookies Remember form data turned on by default Clear form data Enable location allows sites to request information about your location Clear location access The settings marked...

Page 111: ...pen it 2 Tap the menu choice More options The Options menu closes and a new pop up menu opens 3 Tap the menu choice Settings 4 Scroll down the Settings screen to find the security settings you want to...

Page 112: ...ail application displays your Inbox Managing Email Accounts Types of Accounts Your NOOK supports two types of email accounts POP an Internet standard for email IMAP another Internet standard for email...

Page 113: ...ages you send This name is the name that shows up in the From field in email listings 6 Click Done You ve finished setting up your email account Manually Setting up Your Account NOTE To set up your ac...

Page 114: ...s the name that shows up in the From field in email listings 12 Click Done You ve finished setting up your new email account Adding an Account Once you have set up one email account you can add others...

Page 115: ...age do this 1 On the main Email screen tap the pencil icon in the upper left corner Your NOOK opens a window for composing an email message 2 Fill out the email form with the address and content you w...

Page 116: ...iewing and Saving Attachments To view a list of attachments included with the message tap the View Attachments button To open an attachment tap on its name in the list of attachments If the attachment...

Page 117: ...he list of messages in your Inbox Deleting the Current Message To delete a message while reading it tap the Delete button at the bottom of the screen Your NOOK deletes the message right away Deleting...

Page 118: ...display the list of your email accounts To view the account list pull down the menu at the top of the screen and select the menu choice Accounts 2 Tap the gear icon to the right of the name of the acc...

Page 119: ...to be the default account for send ing and receiving email on your NOOK if you only have set up one account you can cannot change this setting because the account will always be the default account T...

Page 120: ...commendations and borrowing and lending books through Barnes Noble s exclusive LendMe technology see Using NOOK Friends for details Pandora Internet Radio3 an app that lets you stream free personalize...

Page 121: ...n while your doing other activities on tour NOOK such as reading a book Your NOOK features two music players Music Player an app that plays MP3s and other standard audio formats Pandora Internet Radio...

Page 122: ...title in a red band running across the screen iden tifies the current mode You can switch to the other mode by tapping its icon in the upper right corner of the screen When the Music Player applicati...

Page 123: ...ts or genres you like NOTE You must be connected to a Wi Fi network to use the Pandora Internet Radio app To launch the Pandora music streaming service do this 1 Open the Quick Nav Menu and tap the Ap...

Page 124: ...movies through Hulu Plus You must have a Hulu Plus account and your NOOK must be connected to a Wi Fi network To launch the app open the Apps screen and tap the Hulu Plus icon When the Hulu Plus app l...

Page 125: ...work with the Settings tool To call up Settings do this 1 Tap the NOOK button to open the Quick Nav Bar 2 In the Quick Nav Bar tap the Settings icon Your NOOK opens the Settings Screen It looks like...

Page 126: ...n a microSD card if one is installed in your NOOK The Device Info page also presents three menu choices About Your NOOK Erase Deregister Device Legal Displaying System Information Tap the About Your N...

Page 127: ...ter Device menu choice on the Device Info screen Your NOOK displays a page for erasing and deregistering your device 2 Tap the button labeled Erase Deregister Device A dialog box appears asking you to...

Page 128: ...less settings page displays a list of the Wi Fi networks it detects The list includes the name of the network and a wireless connection icon a stack of curved lines The darker the lines in the wireles...

Page 129: ...scape mode when you rotate your NOOK so its longest side is down Adjust the brightness of the screen Change the amount of time your NOOK should wait when no activity is taking place before turning off...

Page 130: ...tness A dialog box appears with a slider bar 3 Drag the slider bar left or right to dim or brighten the screen 4 Once the screen is displaying the brightness you want tap OK NOTE This Settings screen...

Page 131: ...Barnes Noble NOOKTablet User Guide 131 3 Tap on the menu choice listing the amount of time you want your NOOK to wait The dialog box closes Your change takes effect right away...

Page 132: ...ch as low battery warnings NOTE You can control the speaker volume for your NOOK overall by pressing the and volume buttons on the right edge of your NOOK The volume controls on the Sounds settings pa...

Page 133: ...lling the volume of your NOOK when it plays media such as music and videos 2 Drag the slider left or right to lower or increase the volume You ll hear a sample sound such as a ringing bell to indicate...

Page 134: ...r your NOOK To display the Time settings page tap the Time button on the Settings screen Your NOOK displays the Time settings page which looks like this The Time settings page By default the list of t...

Page 135: ...your NOOK once the device has gone to sleep or been turned off define a 4 digit passcode for enabling or disabling the Web browser or for enabling or disabling social features such as sharing quotes...

Page 136: ...To turn off the device lock passcode and no longer require a passcode to be entered do this 1 On the Settings screen tap Security Your NOOK displays the Security settings screen 2 Tap the Device lock...

Page 137: ...re enable social features do this 1 On the Security settings screen tap Restrictions Your NOOK displays a numerical keypad 2 Enter the passcode you created for the restrictions feature Your NOOK disp...

Page 138: ...at fine tunes your NOOK s performance to save power and extend its battery charge By default PowerSave Mode is turned off To turn on PowerSave Mode do this 1 On the Settings screen tap Power Save Your...

Page 139: ...NOOK displays the Keyboard settings page which lists five options that you can turn on or off The key board options are Keyboard sounds which controls whether or not your NOOK should play clicking so...

Page 140: ...de 2 Tap on the checkbox of any keyboard configuration option you want to change When a checkbox is checked the option is turned on When a checkbox is unchecked the option is turned off Your configura...

Page 141: ...box The dialog box will close and the wallpaper image will not change If you selected an image from the Photo Gallery your NOOK displays a cropped version of the image Drag the crop marks to frame the...

Page 142: ...ary items including books magazines newspapers comics graphics novels and apps one recent issue of each newspaper you subscribe to one recent issue of each magazine you subscribe to To use the Daily S...

Page 143: ...line reading Require Password for Purchases NOTE If the checkbox on the line appears bold rather than grayed out this configuration option has already been turned on and you do not need to tap on it A...

Page 144: ...m your Google Gmail account Once you have linked to Facebook and Twitter and set up email contacts you can share favorite quotes book recommen dations and reading status updates with your friends NOTE...

Page 145: ...sure you leave the checkbox checked To disable this feature tap the checkbox and leave it unchecked For more information about NOOK Friends see Using NOOK Friends Linking to Social Sites To link your...

Page 146: ...ecommendation and reading status on your own wall To link your NOOK to your Facebook account do this 1 On the Manage your Accounts screen tap the Link Your Account button under the Facebook logo Your...

Page 147: ...Password field enter the password for your Twitter account 5 Tap the Sign In button Your Twitter account displays a notice that an application NOOK by Barnes Noble would like to connect to your accoun...

Page 148: ...as Contacts and Chess that are installed on your NOOK Browser your Web bookmarks and browser history Music the names of albums artists and tracks for all music files in AAC or MP3 format on your NOOK...

Page 149: ...s your NOOK stores the search results you select as shortcuts for future searches To clear the list of search result shortcuts do this 1 On the Settings screen tap Search 2 Tap the menu choice Clear s...

Page 150: ...the network There are several different security protocols available for securing networks Your NOOK recognizes and supports the most popular Wi Fi security protocols including WEP WPA WPA2 PSK 802 1...

Page 151: ...oad it and install it when you next connect to a wireless network A small green NOOK symbol will appear in the far left corner of the Status Bar when a new soft ware release is available Tap on the gr...

Page 152: ...e specifications of supported cards A microSDHC card with a storage capacity of up to 32 GB Class 6 microSDHC cards are supported Class 6 is faster than class 4 which is faster than class 2 The class...

Page 153: ...Barnes Noble NOOKTablet User Guide 153 5 Close the small gray lid and snap it into place Opening the microSD slot on the back of your NOOK Positioning the microSD card in the slot...

Page 154: ...ormat Now button to format the memory card Your NOOK displays a warning that formatting the memory card will erase its contents 2 Tap the Format Now button again to confirm that you want to format the...

Page 155: ...Noble NOOKTablet User Guide 155 3 With the tip of your finger push in the memory card then release it The card will pop partly out 4 Slide the card the rest of the way out of the slot and remove the...

Page 156: ...the screen clean with a soft dry cloth I m trying to lend a book through Facebook but the Post button doesn t seem to be working Make sure you include a comment with your posting about lending the bo...

Page 157: ...type and single spacing and everyone else in the group is using large type and double spacing Page Numbering and File Formats There are several different formats for eBooks and these different formats...

Page 158: ...Purchasing items on the BN com website You can only purchase digital content if you have a billing address in the United States You cannot purchase digital content if you have an international billing...

Page 159: ...nal retail purchaser only you that your NOOK will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal consumer use for a period of one 1 year from the date of original retail purchase the W...

Page 160: ...WARRANTY SERVICES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ALL DUTIES IF ANY OF WORK MANLIKE EFFORT AND OF REASONABLE CARE IF I MAKE A WARRANTY CLAIM WHAT WILL B N DO WHEN IT RECEIVES MY NOOK When B N receives yo...

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Page 163: ...ogo Netflix com Profiles and CineMatch are trademarks or service marks of Netflix Wi Fi Wi Fi and Wi Fi Alliance are registered trademarks of the Wi Fi Alliance Additional Information Additional copyr...

Page 164: ...rmined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase th...

Page 165: ...pment ask whether you can use your NOOK You might need to turn Wi Fi networking off In some places for example in a hospital you might be asked to not use your device For more information see Electron...

Page 166: ...e must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 L utilisation de ce dispositif est auto...

Page 167: ...Barnes Noble NOOKTablet User Guide 167 Appendix G NOOK Terms of Service The NOOK Terms of Service are located here http www nook com tablet legal...

Page 168: ...T charges for the Service are billed in advance Membership customers are billed according to the terms and conditions of the Mem bership Agreement Subscription customers charges will appear monthly o...

Page 169: ...cceptance of those changes If you do not agree to the revisions you must terminate your Service immediately Operational Limits of the Service Provisioning of the Service is subject to the availability...

Page 170: ...ded with this Service shall be construed as conferring any license under any of AT T or any Third Party Provider s intel lectual property rights whether by estoppels implication or otherwise You ackno...

Page 171: ...aries affiliates officers agents co branders licensors or other partners and employees from any claim or demand including reasonable attorneys fees made by any third party due to or arising out of a c...

Page 172: ...and will be enforced in conjunction with other Terms of Service or Mem bership Agreement if any that govern AT T products or services that you use or that you have purchased In the event that any prov...

Page 173: ...equirement that certain conduct should be stopped or when AT T de termines in its sole discretion that the conduct may 1 expose AT T to sanctions prosecution civil action or any other liability 2 caus...

Page 174: ...administrative violation of any applicable local state and provincial federal national or international law treaty court order ordinance regulation or adminis trative rule By using the IP Service s Cu...

Page 175: ...arge attachments to one recipient using IP Service s are prohibited using another site s mail server to relay mail without the express permission of the site using another computer without authorizati...

Page 176: ...ustomer is required to take all necessary steps to manage the use of the IP Service s in such a manner that network abuse is prevented or minimized to the greatest extent possible It is Customer s res...

Page 177: ...oad upload limits simulta neous connections or reasonable session times the account owner will generally be notified by E mail If the excess use continues after such notification the owner may be requ...

Page 178: ...nded headers and a copy of the offending transmission Revisions to the AUP AT T reserves the right to modify its Acceptable Use Policy at any time and effective when posted to AT T s web site http www...

Page 179: ...azine 63 in Web browser 103 borrowing a book from a friend brightness 130 adjusting screen brightness in a book 46 browser See Web browser C charging your NOOK 15 chess 120 cleaning the screen 18 cloc...

Page 180: ...ok 86 lending book 85 overview and guidelines 80 Library Memory Card 68 organizing your Library on shelves 70 overview 65 sync button 67 viewing and sorting 68 lift 22 live wallpapers 30 141 lock on t...

Page 181: ...hop searches 143 clearing the Keep Reading and More lists 141 privacy settings in Web browser 105 Q Quick Nav Bar 24 Quick Settings dialog box 26 R Read By Myself Reading Tools menu 33 Read To Me reco...

Page 182: ...rmation in the Friends Activities feed 76 sharing a highlighted passage 42 U unarchiving books or periodicals 71 unlocking your NOOK 19 V version of software 151 videos playing videos playing videos i...

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