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About your Kobo eReader

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Anatomy of your Kobo eReader

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Charging your Kobo eReader

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Charging your Kobo eReader with a wall adapter

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Turning your Kobo eReader on and off

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Using the touch screen

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Using your Home screen

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Connecting to your computer

Anatomy of your Kobo eReader

Summary of Contents for Touch 2.0

Page 1: ...User Guide...

Page 2: ...n and off 9 Using the touch screen 10 Using your Home screen 11 Connecting to your computer 14 Using Wi Fi 15 Connecting your Kobo eReader to a Wi Fi network 15 Checking the Wi Fi status on your Kobo...

Page 3: ...obo Cloud 27 Downloading books from the Kobo Cloud to your Kobo eReader 28 Downloading all your books to your Kobo eReader at once 29 Removing books from your Kobo eReader 30 Removing all your books f...

Page 4: ...moving dictionaries 41 Translating a word 42 Borrowing books from the public library 44 Understanding the OverDrive book borrowing process 44 Getting started with Adobe Digital Editions 45 Installing...

Page 5: ...g your eReader 58 Verifying your account details 59 Repairing your Kobo account 60 Turning your eReader off 61 Charging your eReader 62 Getting help 63 Getting help 63 Safety regulatory and warranty i...

Page 6: ...n Anatomy of your Kobo eReader Charging your Kobo eReader Charging your Kobo eReader with a wall adapter Turning your Kobo eReader on and off Using the touch screen Using your Home screen Connecting t...

Page 7: ...Power button Press to turn your eReader on or off or put it to sleep Micro USB port Connect your eReader to your computer using the supplied...

Page 8: ...s depending on how frequently you use your eReader Charge your Kobo eReader with the supplied Micro USB cable if possible If you need to replace your Micro USB cable you can get a new one at any locat...

Page 9: ...oper converter before you charge your Kobo eReader using a power outlet Turning your Kobo eReader on and off Turning your Kobo eReader off or putting it to sleep both help your battery last longer Whe...

Page 10: ...Reader is on you can touch the screen to open books turn pages select items and more Here are a few gestures you might find useful Tap Touch the screen lightly to open a book turn a page select a menu...

Page 11: ...you can do from your Home screen Sync and update your eReader The Sync feature keeps your eReader up to date with the latest books you ve purchased from Kobo Syncing also updates your eReader with th...

Page 12: ...of the screen to bring up the Reading menu then tap on the Menu icon at the top of the screen Tap Home to go to your Home screen To go to your Home screen while browsing for books or within a menu Ta...

Page 13: ...our eReader Light icon Adjust the screen brightness and colour temperature Wi Fi icon Displays your Wi Fi signal strength Battery icon Shows your eReader s battery level and lets you adjust your eRead...

Page 14: ...bo Desktop lets you Quickly add and delete a large number of books on your eReader Read books you ve purchased from Kobo Shop for books on your computer Sync your eReader For more information about Ko...

Page 15: ...network Use Wi Fi to connect to the internet on your eReader to search the Kobo bookstore and sync your Kobo eReader All you need is access to a wireless network 1 Go to your Home screen 2 Tap the Syn...

Page 16: ...Checking the Wi Fi status on your Kobo eReader To see if you re connected to the internet check the Wi Fi status icon at the top of your screen Wi Fi icons Wi Fi is on standby to conserve battery pow...

Page 17: ...will extend your eReader s battery life and let you use your eReader on an airplane Your Wi Fi connection will turn off automatically if it s inactive for more than five minutes 1 Go to your Home scre...

Page 18: ...s to your Kobo eReader and to update your books with bookmarks or annotations you made while reading on another device There are two ways you can sync using Wi Fi or by connecting your Kobo eReader to...

Page 19: ...ly joins that network and will begin syncing If you are not within range of a known network your eReader will begin the Adding a Network process After you sync your Kobo eReader your book will be adde...

Page 20: ...your computer 3 If you re not already signed in to your Kobo account click the Profile icon at the top of your screen and sign in 4 Click the Sync icon Your eReader will sync and update with the lates...

Page 21: ...your eReader All you ll need is a Wi Fi connection and a valid credit card Once you ve completed the checkout process your book will appear on the Home screen 1 Go to your Home screen 2 Tap Browse Kob...

Page 22: ...card or promo code tap Add gift card or Add promo code and provide the required information Note Promo codes can only be applied to eligible books or magazines since not all publishers choose to take...

Page 23: ...e for your book Use the search bar at the top of the screen to search by title or author Tap the categories at the top of the screen to see more book genres Adding a book to your Wishlist Your Wishlis...

Page 24: ...Tap the Menu icon at the top of the screen 3 Tap Wishlist You ll see a list of books that you added to your Wishlist Tap the book cover to see more details about the book With the book detail page op...

Page 25: ...eviews appear in the My Books menu You can manage all the books on your eReader from the My Books menu as well To access your purchased books borrowed books and book previews 1 Go to your Home screen...

Page 26: ...he Search icon at the top of the screen 3 Tap the dropdown icon beside Kobo and choose where you d like to search Select Kobo to search the Kobo bookstore you must be connected to Wi Fi Select My item...

Page 27: ...Removing all your books from your Kobo eReader at once About the Kobo Cloud All the books you purchase from Kobo are stored in the Kobo Cloud an online storage area with unlimited space You can choos...

Page 28: ...will have the word Download beside the book title or a Download icon on the book cover 4 Tap the book s cover to download it The book will start downloading 5 Tap the book s cover or title to open it...

Page 29: ...r eReader ensures that you have access to your books without connecting to Wi Fi 1 Go to your Home screen 2 Tap Home at the top of the screen 3 Tap My Books 4 Tap the More icon in the grey bar 5 Tap D...

Page 30: ...will appear 6 Select one of these options Remove download Remove the book from your eReader but have the ability to re download the item from the Kobo Cloud later You ll still see the cover of the bo...

Page 31: ...emove books from your eReader your books will still be saved in the Kobo Cloud and you can re download them later 1 Go to your Home screen 2 Tap Home at the top of the screen 3 Tap My Books 4 Tap the...

Page 32: ...rked page Highlighting text on your Kobo eReader Viewing highlights on your Kobo eReader Removing highlights on your Kobo eReader Adding notes to your book on your Kobo eReader Viewing your note while...

Page 33: ...e page in your book to turn pages If you want to jump forward by more than a page or two 1 Tap the centre of the page to bring up the Reading Menu 2 Tap the Navigation icon To scroll through the book...

Page 34: ...to close the navigation bar Changing text and font options on your Kobo eReader Your eReader offers several different sizes of text for most books You can adjust the text size fonts line spacing and j...

Page 35: ...icon beside Margins to make the margins bigger or smaller Tap your choice of justification Note When you change the way text looks your eReader remembers your preferred size and style and applies it t...

Page 36: ...return to using bookmarks While reading tap the top right corner of the page A bookmark will appear as a dog ear Finding a bookmarked page If you added a bookmark to a page you can easily find it agai...

Page 37: ...pears 2 Lift your finger from the page You ll see a circle at each end of the word 3 Drag the first circle to the start of the text you want to select and the second circle to the end 4 Tap Highlight...

Page 38: ...ghts on your Kobo eReader You can remove highlights you made in your book while you re reading 1 Tap the centre of the page The Reading Menu will appear 2 Tap the More icon at the bottom of the page 3...

Page 39: ...a circle at each end of the word 3 Drag the first circle to the start of the text you want to select and the second circle to the end 4 Tap Add Note 5 Use the keyboard to enter your notes and tap Save...

Page 40: ...nger need a note you can delete it from your book while you re reading 1 Tap the centre of the page The Reading Menu will appear 2 Tap the More icon at the bottom of the page 3 Tap Annotations A list...

Page 41: ...finger from the screen The word s definition will appear The dictionary may not work in some books such as PDFs books you borrowed from a public library or free books you found on the internet Tap the...

Page 42: ...Translating a word Your Kobo eReader has a translation dictionary that you can use while reading Kobo eBooks The dictionary may not work in some books such as PDFs books you borrowed from a public li...

Page 43: ...A list of languages will appear in the dropdown menu 4 Select the language that you d like to translate to...

Page 44: ...ing your computer with Adobe Digital Editions Adding books to your eReader using Adobe Digital Editions Understanding the OverDrive book borrowing process You can borrow eBooks from most public librar...

Page 45: ...1 Borrow an eBook from your public library using OverDrive When you borrow a library eBook you ll download the eBook s license file onto your PC or Mac 2 Use Adobe Digital Editions to copy the licens...

Page 46: ...rotected content to your eReader To get started with ADE Install Adobe Digital Editions Get an Adobe ID Authorize your computer and eReader with ADE You ll need to use ADE when you want to Read an eBo...

Page 47: ...nsfer Digital Rights Management DRM protected content onto your Kobo eReader 1 Download ADE from www adobe com support digitaleditions downloads html 2 Find the ADE installation file on your computer...

Page 48: ...lick Create an Adobe ID in the Authorization window Notes Make sure the checkbox beside I want to Authorize my computer without an ID is cleared and not selected Beside the eBook Vendor dropdown menu...

Page 49: ...4 Fill in the appropriate text boxes and click Sign Up...

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Page 51: ...ID and Adobe password immediately after you ve created it Authorizing your computer with Adobe Digital Editions After you ve installed Adobe Digital Editions ADE and created an Adobe ID you ll need to...

Page 52: ...authorizing your computer Adding books to your eReader using Adobe Digital Editions If you downloaded a book protected by Digital Rights Management DRM you ll get a license with your book The license...

Page 53: ...DF format 1 Turn on your eReader 2 Connect your eReader to your computer using a Micro USB cable 3 Tap Connect on your eReader 4 On your computer a Go to the folder where your eBook the acsm file is s...

Page 54: ...The book will appear in your Library...

Page 55: ...m using it By default the PIN lock feature is turned off If you forget your 4 digit PIN you ll need to sign out of your eReader and set it up again This means you ll lose your book annotations and boo...

Page 56: ...enter your four digit PIN to unlock the screen Changing your PIN If you ve turned on the PIN lock feature you can change the PIN at any time You ll need your existing PIN to make changes 1 Go to your...

Page 57: ...ions you ve made in your books You must have access to an active Wi Fi internet connection before you can set up your eReader 1 Turn on your eReader 2 Tap Sign out on the bottom of the screen A dialog...

Page 58: ...try if you re experiencing problems with your eReader Verify your account details Double check that you ve entered the correct email address when signing in Ensure that there are no spelling errors w...

Page 59: ...set your eReader If signing out and back in doesn t solve your problem try performing a factory reset on your eReader instead Verifying your account details If you can t see the book you purchased fro...

Page 60: ...se the book After you buy a book from Kobo you ll get an email receipt with the book title price and receipt number Make sure the account that s signed in to your eReader is the same email account wit...

Page 61: ...f If your eReader is unresponsive or not working like you expect try turning it off and then back on again 1 Press and hold the power button until you see the Powered off screen Note If you see the Sl...

Page 62: ...he supplied Micro USB cable if possible 1 Connect your Micro USB cable to your eReader and your computer 2 Turn on your computer Wait for a few minutes and see if your eReader restarts itself If you h...

Page 63: ...kobo com help Safety regulatory and warranty information Important safety regulatory and warranty details about your eReader can be found at kobo com userguides Note The Declaration of Conformity may...

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