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Kobo Arc 10HD User Guide 37

Reading with Kobo

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Summary of Contents for arc 10HD

Page 1: ...User guide...

Page 2: ...profile image 17 Using Wi Fi 17 Adding items from your computer 18 Navigating on your Kobo Arc 10HD 20 Customizing your Quick Launch Bar 21 Using your Apps Widgets page 22 Using Collections 24 About c...

Page 3: ...a book magazine or Pocket article 47 Navigating a book 49 Navigating a magazine 50 Guided reading for magazines 51 Closing a book or magazine 52 Changing your Reading Experience 54 Changing text size...

Page 4: ...Kobo Arc 10HD User Guide 4 Troubleshooting Wi Fi issues 67 Restart your Kobo Arc 10HD 70 Getting Help 71...

Page 5: ...ge content whether it s from the Internet favorite apps or your other devices your personal collections for fun for work or just because With your Kobo Arc 10HD you ll also be able to take advantage o...

Page 6: ...Kobo Arc 10HD User Guide 6 Kobo Arc 10HD Basics Getting started...

Page 7: ...Putting your Kobo Arc 10HD to sleep and waking it up Using the touch screen Unlocking the screen Using apps or widgets Adding or removing other users Changing your user profile image Using Wi Fi Addi...

Page 8: ...Off slider Turn your Kobo Arc 10HD on or off or put it to sleep b Camera Take pictures or video with apps like Skype c Volume button Press the volume button to increase or decrease the audio volume d...

Page 9: ...let You can always see how much charge your Kobo Arc 10HD has using the battery icon at the top right corner of the screen A white thunderbolt symbol within the battery icon means that your Kobo Arc 1...

Page 10: ...to 25 seconds to restart To turn your Kobo Arc 10HD on Pull the power slider to the right for a few seconds then release it You ll see a blinking blue light beside the power button while your Kobo Arc...

Page 11: ...e screen and quickly drag it Press and hold This gesture is also called long press This gesture lets you select text while reading and move items around To use this gesture touch the screen and hold y...

Page 12: ...cure lock after turning your Kobo Arc 10HD on or waking it up PIN Enter your four digit personal identification number PIN Password Tap the password field and use the on screen keyboard to type your p...

Page 13: ...t opening an app For example you might have a widget to turn Wi Fi on or off or use another to open your current book Getting new apps and widgets Google Play is an online store where you can download...

Page 14: ...he Home icon at the bottom of the screen 2 Swipe from left to right to open the Apps Widgets page 3 Tap the All Apps icon at the bottom of the screen 4 Swipe from right to left to see more apps and wi...

Page 15: ...obo Arc with family and friends using user profiles You can add up to eight additional user profiles with different Kobo accounts and their personal Library collections Google Play accounts login and...

Page 16: ...Bar 3 Tap Add User 4 Swipe the Lock icon to unlock the screen 5 Complete setup for the new user To delete an user profile 1 Tap the Home icon at the bottom of the screen 2 Put your finger at the top...

Page 17: ...e located on the Quick Launch Bar 3 Tap Set Photo 4 Tap the app you want to use to add the image The app will open 5 Locate or create the image you wish to use Using Wi Fi Your Kobo Arc 10HD was desig...

Page 18: ...ssword You ll need to enter the password to connect Turning on Airplane Mode You can use Airplane Mode to quickly and easily turn off any wireless network connections you have open Turning on Airplane...

Page 19: ...rom your desktop you ll need the following OS and applications on your computer Windows XP with SP2 and Windows Media Player 10 Vista Windows 7 Mac OS X 10 5 If you re a Mac user you ll also need the...

Page 20: ...hree areas you ll use the most your Kobo Home page the Apps Widgets page and your collections There are a few other features on your tablet that make it easy to find what you want Kobo Home Page When...

Page 21: ...n your Pocket articles in the Articles from Pocket collection and your magazines in the Magazines collection Just tap a Library collection to find your books previews Pocket articles or magazines Pers...

Page 22: ...from the screen The app shortcut is removed Note This only deletes the shortcut not the app itself You can still find the app in your All Apps area 3 Add the new app you want to your Quick Launch Bar...

Page 23: ...om of the screen 4 Long press the app you want to add to your Apps Widgets page The Apps Widgets page will appear 5 Slide the app or widget to the spot where you want it 6 Remove your finger from the...

Page 24: ...apps and other kinds of content organized When you swipe from right to left on the Kobo Home page your collections will appear Each collection looks like a book on a shelf with a small image of the l...

Page 25: ...ooks Note You can t delete or modify the Books Magazines Want To Read Kobo Collections or Articles from Pocket collections Managing your personal collections With personal collections you can organize...

Page 26: ...to create a new collection 2 Tap it 3 Enter a name for the new collection using the on screen keyboard 4 Tap OK when you re done Moving a collection You can reorganize your collections just like book...

Page 27: ...the title until a dialog box appears 3 Enter a new name for the collection using the on screen keyboard 4 Tap Done Your collection will appear with the new name Deleting a personal collection When yo...

Page 28: ...le area of the screen is full of items you ll find more by swiping from right to left Adding items to a personal collection When you find a website video image book song or quote you like you can add...

Page 29: ...manages the item you want to add to a collection 2 Tap the item to select it 3 Add the item Tap the Add icon at the top of the screen Or Tap the Share icon then tap Add to collection Or Tap the Actio...

Page 30: ...cket using the Pocket add on installed on your web browser After you login to Pocket on your Kobo Arc 10HD you ll find all articles you ve saved to your Pocket account in the Articles from Pocket coll...

Page 31: ...ooks in your Kobo Library are still in your Books collection photos you took with the Kobo tablet camera are still in the Gallery app and apps and widgets are still available on your All Apps page Not...

Page 32: ...Angry Birds offline but if you want to use the Email app you ll only get new email when you re connected Setting up the Email app You can link any of your personal email accounts to the Email app on y...

Page 33: ...Inbox checking frequency Use Automatic Push to see email as it s delivered to the account or select the frequency you d like new email delivered Days to sync Use Automatic to see all changes in the e...

Page 34: ...t select this option you ll be able to download attachments individually 12 Tap Next 13 Enter an account name optional The account name shows in the Email app and lets you to choose the account from...

Page 35: ...ith apps like Play Music or to connect to online music services such as SoundCloud or Rdio You can listen to music with the speaker at the back of your Kobo Arc 10HD or with headphones When you re pla...

Page 36: ...s and video You can use the Gallery app to images videos and the photo s you ve taken with your Kobo Arc offline and use other apps such as YouTube to view visual media online You can adjust the scree...

Page 37: ...Kobo Arc 10HD User Guide 37 Reading with Kobo...

Page 38: ...browse by category there are more than 50 categories for you to explore or search by author series title or publisher name In the Store you ll see eBooks and eMagazines you can buy or add to your Wan...

Page 39: ...ur Library or books that you ve liked or rated highly New Releases new eBooks from favorite authors and new issues of popular eMagazines Top 50 the top sellers in the Kobo Store today Friends are read...

Page 40: ...agazines at the top of the page to only browse for a book or magazine Lists Swipe up to see more lists Swipe left or right on any lists to see more If you see a pink arrow at the right of a list tap i...

Page 41: ...Go on the keyboard Buying an eBook or eMagazine When you ve found an eBook or eMagazine you want to purchase simply tap the cover to check out Note once you ve added your payment details you ll be ab...

Page 42: ...you have a gift card a Tap Add Gift Card b Tap the drop down menu to see a list of gift card types c Select the type of gift card you want to use d Enter your gift card number e Enter your gift card...

Page 43: ...es like Kobo eReaders Note You can t import all eBooks to your Kobo Library from your computer desktop you can t add PDF eBooks or DRM protected EPUBs However you can use other apps to read PDFs or DR...

Page 44: ...n your Kobo Arc 10HD you will delete any books you ve imported with this method Adding library eBooks If you d like to read library eBooks on your Kobo Arc 10HD you ll need to use the free Overdrive a...

Page 45: ...em in your Library collections Sync is short for synchronizing and means getting the latest changes to your Library from the Kobo Cloud a secure online storage area Having your Library in the Kobo Clo...

Page 46: ...all your books or magazines if you prefer to have them available to read at any time and if you have enough space on your tablet To download the contents of a single book or magazine 1 Tap the Home ic...

Page 47: ...ion and any Pocket articles in the Articles from Pocket collection If you don t see a Magazines collection Kobo isn t selling eMagazines in your country yet Note Your Library doesn t show any books or...

Page 48: ...u need to set up a free account on the Pocket web site at www getpocket com Once you have an account it s easy to collect articles with Pocket s browser extensions using the Share option in Android or...

Page 49: ...e reading You ll find it easy to turn pages find a particular page or find and start reading a chapter To turn a page Tap the right edge of the screen to see the next page Tap the left edge of the scr...

Page 50: ...tart reading you can explore with Pages grid See thumbnails of all the pages in your magazine Navigation bar See a ribbon of the pages in your magazine Table of Contents View a list of article titles...

Page 51: ...d reading for magazines In magazines articles are often broken up by pictures and sidebars When you re zoomed in on a page it can be difficult to find the next piece of text when you reach the end of...

Page 52: ...want to read it you can either remove it from your Kobo Arc 10HD or from your Library When you remove a book or magazine from your tablet you free up memory space but you still see the cover in your...

Page 53: ...rary To remove more than one book or magazine in your Library 1 Tap the Home icon on your Kobo Arc 10HD 2 Swipe from right to left until you see your collections page 3 Tap Books or Magazines 4 Tap th...

Page 54: ...pe Changing text size and style You can experiment with the font size and style on your Kobo Arc 10HD to find the most comfortable reading experience For example you can change the font style if you f...

Page 55: ...hat you can read more easily in the dark or even change the colour of the page to look like a vintage novel To change the page theme while reading 1 Tap the Reading Menu icon at the bottom of the page...

Page 56: ...g mode while reading 1 Tap the Reading Menu icon at the bottom of the page 2 Tap the Appearance icon 3 Tap Night 4 Tap the center of the page to resume reading Adjusting screen brightness while readin...

Page 57: ...ngs you read like magazines or comics Portrait view mimics the look of a real book showing one page at a time Landscape view allows you to View up to two pages at a time or See a wider portion of the...

Page 58: ...ide 58 1 Tap the Reading Menu icon at the bottom of the page 2 Tap the Advanced Settings icon 3 Tap Portrait or Landscape depending on the default orientation you d prefer 4 Tap the center of the scre...

Page 59: ...in the annotation list which displays all your highlights in a list This can be useful if you re studying or wish to see highlights you ve made throughout the book Note Annotations aren t available fo...

Page 60: ...he bottom of the screen The Annotations list will appear 4 To see a highlight tap it in the list You ll go to the page with the highlighted passage Adding notes You can add notes to your book This can...

Page 61: ...o the page with the note To edit a note 1 Tap the Note icon at the right of the page The Edit Note window will appear 2 Tap the note text Use the keyboard to make your changes 3 Tap Save Bookmarking p...

Page 62: ...Note You have to connect to a wireless network to see Wikipedia or Google Search details To look up a word 1 Briefly press and hold the word you d like to look up When you remove your finger you ll se...

Page 63: ...Kobo Arc 10HD User Guide 63 Troubleshooting...

Page 64: ...low and you suspect an app or widget is causing problems here are some things you can try Force stop the app Clear data Uninstall and reinstall the app We recommend you try troubleshooting in the orde...

Page 65: ...ap Force stop 9 Tap OK 10 Try your app again to see if this resolved your issue Clear data When you clear data you sign out of the app and delete any app related data which returns the app to its orig...

Page 66: ...tall and reinstall apps If you continue to have trouble with one specific app try reinstalling it Note You can only uninstall apps that you ve added to your Kobo Arc 10HD yourself you can t remove the...

Page 67: ...Get Apps icon 4 Search and download the app on Google Play 5 Tap the Download button The download will begin automatically 6 Tap Open and see if reinstalling the app fixed your problem Troubleshootin...

Page 68: ...ur finger at the top right of the screen and swipe down The settings shortcuts will appear 3 Tap the Wi Fi icon 4 Tap the word Off beside Wi Fi The word On and a list of available wireless networks wi...

Page 69: ...mes turning off Wi Fi and turning it on again will stop a download or other activity that s caused your Wi Fi to hang To restart Wi Fi 1 Tap the Home icon on your Kobo Arc 10HD 2 Put your finger at th...

Page 70: ...lve a problem by turning your tablet off and restarting it If you restart your Kobo Arc 10HD and you re prompted to download a software update please accept the update as it may include a resolution f...

Page 71: ...obo Arc 10HD 2 Tap the All Apps icon at the bottom of the screen 3 Tap the Help icon 4 Enter your question in the Ask box Contact Kobo If you can t find the answer you need with the built in Help feat...

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