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Summary of Contents for Arc 7HDHD

Page 2: ...rofile image 17 Using Wi Fi 17 Adding items from your computer 18 Navigating on your Kobo Arc 7HD 20 Customizing your Quick Launch Bar 21 Using your Apps Widgets page 23 Using Collections 24 About col...

Page 3: ...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 55 Changing text size an...

Page 4: ...Kobo Arc 7HD User Guide 4 Troubleshooting Wi Fi issues 68 Restart your Kobo Arc 7HD 71 Getting Help 72...

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 7HD you ll also be able to take advantage of...

Page 6: ...Kobo Arc 7HD User Guide 6 Kobo Arc 7HD Basics Getting started...

Page 7: ...Putting your Kobo Arc 7HD 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 Adding...

Page 8: ...Take pictures or video with apps like Skype c Volume button Press the volume button to increase or decrease the audio volume d Microphone Connect to a microphone to add live sound to video or apps li...

Page 9: ...rc 7HD is charging If you see a red line at the bottom of the battery icon or a red thunderbolt symbol within the battery icon it means your battery is low and you should charge your Kobo Arc 7HD imme...

Page 10: ...You ll see a blinking blue light beside the power button while your Kobo Arc 7HD is turning on To turn off your Kobo Arc 7HD 1 Pull the power slider to the right until a prompt appears 2 Tap Power off...

Page 11: ...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 yo...

Page 12: ...slider lock to a password or other kind of secure lock or remove the screen lock completely To unlock your screen when you re using a secure lock after turning your Kobo Arc 7HD on or waking it up PI...

Page 13: ...like the current weather Let you change a setting or reach content without 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 n...

Page 14: ...t or a widget to your Apps Widgets page to a collection 1 Tap the 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 o...

Page 15: ...ht to left to see more apps and widgets 4 Tap the name or icon of the app you want to open Adding or removing other users You can share your Kobo Arc with family and friends using user profiles You ca...

Page 16: ...at the bottom of the screen 2 Tap your profile image located at the top of the Quick Launch Bar 3 Tap Add User 4 Swipe the Lock icon to unlock the screen 5 Complete setup for the new user To delete a...

Page 17: ...le image 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 7HD was...

Page 18: ...assword 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 Airplan...

Page 19: ...To transfer files from 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 y...

Page 20: ...rc 7HD when you tap the Home icon at the bottom of the screen you ll be a swipe away from the three areas you ll use the most your Kobo Home page the Apps Widgets page and your collections There are a...

Page 21: ...n t be moved or deleted and only hold one type of content your books and previews in the Books collection your Pocket articles in the Articles from Pocket collection and your magazines in the Magazine...

Page 22: ...s an app until it grows slightly and a blue outline appears b Drag the app over the word Remove at the top of the screen c When the app turns red remove your finger from the screen The app shortcut is...

Page 23: ...of the screen 2 If necessary swipe from left to right to open your Apps Widgets page 3 Tap the All Apps icon at the bottom of the screen 4 Long press the app you want to add to your Apps Widgets page...

Page 24: ...items from a personal collection About collections Collections are groups of items They help you keep your books files apps and other kinds of content organized When you swipe from right to left on t...

Page 25: ...more For example you can create a collection about your favorite author and go there to follow their tweets get details of upcoming tours magazine articles and of course find all their books Note You...

Page 26: ...left to right until you see an outlined that says Tap here 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 co...

Page 27: ...brary on other devices To rename a collection 1 Tap the collection to open it 2 Press and hold the title until a dialog box appears 3 Enter a new name for the collection using the on screen keyboard 4...

Page 28: ...s no limit to how large a collection can be When you drop a new item into a collection it s added at the right of similar items So for example if you add a group of images you ll find them at the rig...

Page 29: ...y to add items to your collections Other apps such as You Tube include a Share icon at the top of the page that includes the Add option on a menu that will appear Occasionally you ll have to use the A...

Page 30: ...collection and press and hold the cover for a few seconds Add to Collection will appear at the top of the screen 5 Drag the book or magazine to Add to Collection The cover will turn blue 6 Remove you...

Page 31: ...nteresting and focused you ll probably want to delete items from time to time When you delete items they re removed from the collection but may still be found on your Kobo Arc 7HD For example books in...

Page 32: ...ngry 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 yo...

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 em...

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 a...

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 7HD or with headphones When you re play...

Page 36: ...es 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 scre...

Page 37: ...Kobo Arc 7HD 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 Want...

Page 39: ...ibrary 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 reading...

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 P...

Page 43: ...s 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 DRM...

Page 44: ...on your Kobo Arc 7HD 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 7HD you ll need to use the free Overdrive ap...

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: ...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 icon...

Page 47: ...on 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: ...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 scree...

Page 50: ...fore you start 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 artic...

Page 51: ...the page Note When you zoom in on a page you ll activate the guided reading experience Guided reading for magazines In magazines articles are often broken up by pictures and sidebars When you re zoom...

Page 52: ...n to your Library collection Removing a book or magazine When you ve finished a book or magazine or if you decide you don t want to read it you can either remove it from your Kobo Arc 7HD or from your...

Page 53: ...t was using will be freed up for something else From Library The book or magazine will be removed from your Library To remove more than one book in your Library 1 Tap the Home icon on your Kobo Arc 7H...

Page 54: ...Kobo Arc 7HD User Guide 54 From Library The book or magazine will be removed from your Library...

Page 55: ...pe Changing text size and style You can experiment with the font size and style on your Kobo Arc 7HD to find the most comfortable reading experience For example you can change the font style if you fi...

Page 56: ...at 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 57: ...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 58: ...gs 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 p...

Page 59: ...ide 59 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 60: ...n 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 for...

Page 61: ...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 62: ...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 63: ...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 64: ...Kobo Arc 7HD User Guide 64 Troubleshooting...

Page 65: ...ow 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 order...

Page 66: ...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 67: ...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 7HD yourself you can t remove the...

Page 68: ...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 Troubleshooting...

Page 69: ...r 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 wil...

Page 70: ...es 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 7HD 2 Put your finger at the...

Page 71: ...ve a problem by turning your tablet off and restarting it If you restart your Kobo Arc 7HD and you re prompted to download a software update please accept the update as it may include a resolution for...

Page 72: ...obo Arc 7HD 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 featu...

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