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PocketBook Pro 912

User Manual

Summary of Contents for Pro 912

Page 1: ...PocketBook Pro 912 User Manual ...

Page 2: ...CTERISTICS 10 GETTING STARTED 11 Charging Battery 11 Turning On 12 Modes of Device Operation 12 Loading Files 13 Navigation 13 Using the Stylus 14 Working with On Screen keyboard 15 MAIN MENU 16 Main panel 16 Widgets 17 Status Bar 21 Task List 22 READING BOOKS 24 Library 24 Library Renewal 26 ...

Page 3: ...5 SOFTWARE 37 Favorites 37 Notes 37 Applications 37 Dictionary 41 Music 42 Photo 43 Search 44 NETWORK CONNECTIONS 45 Bluetooth 45 Configuring Wi Fi Connection 50 Closing Network Connections 51 CONFIGURATION 52 FIRMWARE UPDATE 58 TROUBLESHOOTING 61 CUSTOMER SUPPORT 64 COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS 65 ...

Page 4: ...heat sources Heated cables or their insulation may become deformed or damaged which could lead to fire or electric shock Try to avoid next impacts direct sunlight direct flame or smoke cigarette lighter open fire etc exposure to liquids or damp do not use the Device in the rain in the street at higher humidity near bodies of wa ter etc penetration of liquids or moisture exposure to strong electrom...

Page 5: ...reader Do not use the Device with a damaged battery charger broken case poor contact broken feed cable or SD card If the battery is damaged cracked case leakage of electrolyte off shape etc it should be replaced by the authorized personnel Usage of home made or modified batteries may cause an explosion and or damage the Device Do not use organic or inorganic solvents e g benzoyl etc to clean the s...

Page 6: ...e g a pace maker or hearing aid please contact your doctor or the manu facturer to learn whether or not such medical devices are pro tected against external RF signals Do not use wireless communication in places where it is pro hibited e g onboard a plane and in hospitals this may affect airborne avionics or medical equipment Utilization Incorrect disposal of this Device may have adverse impacts o...

Page 7: ...er Disposal of electric and electronic components the Directive is applicable to the EU and other European countries where separate waste disposal systems exist In other countries dispose batteries accord ingly to local laws Do not destroy the battery by burning it to avoid the danger of explosion ...

Page 8: ... Touch screen 2 Home returns to Main Menu 3 Menu opens context menu 4 Forward turns page forward 5 Backward turns page backward 6 Speakers 2 0 5 W speakers 7 ОК confirms selection 8 Up 9 Right 10 Down 11 Left navigation keys ...

Page 9: ...ck 15 LED indicator indicates the Device s power mode Flashing orange charging solid orange charged solid green power consumption 16 Micro USB port designed for connecting your Device to either PC or charger optional via the micro USB cable 17 Micro SD card slot used to insert an external microSD memory card ...

Page 10: ... Volume button 22 Stylus 23 On Off long press switches the Device on off short one opens express menu 24 Wi Fi on off enabling disabling wireless Wi Fi connection 25 Battery compartment cover button NOTE You can configure key mapping to your own in Configuration Key mapping ...

Page 11: ...system Linux Communications Wi Fi b g Bluetooth 2 1 USB 2 0 480 Mb s Memory slot microSD up to 32 GiB Audio output 3 5 mm stereo jack 2 0 5 W speakers Accelerometer Yes Book formats PDF EPUB including DRM PDF EPUB FB2 TXT DJVU RTF HTML CHM DOC TCR FB2 ZIP PRC DOCX Image formats JPEG BMP PNG TIFF Audio format MP3 Battery Li Polymer 3 7 V 1530 mAh Dimensions 193 263 11 5 mm Weight 565 g ...

Page 12: ... line using charger optional To charge the battery for the first time do the following 1 Connect the Device to a computer or charger with USB cable Indicator will start blinking orange as soon as charging starts 2 When the battery is fully charged indicator turns solid orange Now you can disconnect the Device and turn it on for the first use If the Device is on when you connect the cable to PC a d...

Page 13: ...ain mode of Device operation Green light of indicator signalizes about power consumption e g screen refresh network connection or music playback Sleep mode is the power saving mode of operation The De vice actually switches off during user idle time to save battery charge No power is required for E Ink screen to maintain a displayed image Running applications are saved in RAM of the Device Safe mo...

Page 14: ... manager ATTENTION After copying files safely remove the Device before disconnect the cable NAVIGATION Use navigation buttons Up Down Left Right to select required item e g book media file application widget or menu item Press OK button shortly to open selected Continuous OK press opens item context menu if available Press Return button to return to the previous menu Home button to return to Main ...

Page 15: ... to open it con tinuous touch opens item s context menu if available for making graphic notes while reading see more in Notes section for turning pages and zooming in reading mode for playback control while listening to the music by touching playback buttons for drawing in Scribble application For the most precise De vice control by stylus it s recommended to hold it perpendicularly to the screen ...

Page 16: ...or press symbol or control key with stylus To switch to another input language press the current lan guage button To add the language to the onscreen keyboard layout go to Configuration Keyboard 1 An eye icon appears when keyboard is used to type in some kind of password e g Wi Fi Touch this icon to display the entered text 2 Close the on screen keyboard 3 Erase last typed symbol 4 Enter the typed...

Page 17: ...hing the Device if the corresponding option in Configura tion At startup open is selected To access Main menu from other application press Home button or press several times Back button Appearance of Main menu can be changed in cor respondent Configuration section MAIN PANEL This Main menu section contains Device s main software elements Library Favorites Notes Applications Dictionary Photo Music ...

Page 18: ...onfiguring widget Last opened books Displays recently opened books list Number of displayed books depends on Main menu appearance settings Widget settings allow toggle view between list and thumbnails You cannot change this widget Clock Digital or analog clock toggles in widget context menu Calendar Displays recent month calendar In full screen mode displays recent year calendar Sudoku Quick launc...

Page 19: ...widget you can switch to full screen application Engineering Calculator to see more in Applications eBook Quick access to online bookstores You can switch between stores in widget context menu You can set up several stores in settings file eBook cfg This is a text file located on internal Device storage in folder sys tem config widgets eBook and containing widget parameters separated by commas Exa...

Page 20: ... Parameter Name Format Description Example Store name String up to 12 symbols Displayed as wid get title BookLand Logo file name string bmp file should be located in folder system config widgets eBook The image should have reso lution 235 205 Bookland bmp Web site address string Link to web page opens after wid get activation http book land net go ...

Page 21: ...g in 1 Device mod el transfer flag 1 or 0 Sends Device s model and manu facturer info 1 Connection type trans fer flag 1 or 0 Sends informa tion about con nection type either Wi Fi or 3G 0 After editing file copy it to the internal Device storage to system config widgets eBook folder PocketNews Launches PocketNews application see Software Applications PocketNews ...

Page 22: ...th stylus to view connection info Bluetooth headset is connected Music player is on In reading mode date changes to information about book cur rent page number total page count book title and current read percentage Battery charge and time are displayed always NOTE In sleep mode the clock is removed from the status bar to save power for screen update After touching status bar clock with stylus cal...

Page 23: ... and select Delete task Besides task management you can also access quickly some Device control features Lock keyboard To unlock touch key icon with stylus or press On Off button Turn on off Bluetooth Open wireless connections list Make screenshot The images are saved in screens folder Open music player Switch off the Device You can force close applications via extended Task list only short task l...

Page 24: ...MMMMMMMMM 22 you exit the book by pressing Home To close application completely press Back button ...

Page 25: ...sing navigation keys and press OK Li brary menu allows to filter group sort change appearance of the section and perform search Filtration criteria All Books all books on selected storage are displayed Now reading books were opened and read more than one page Favorites Grouping criteria Depending on selected grouping next parameters are dis played as folders titles Folder real folder name Author a...

Page 26: ...oks list views Simple in this mode next information is displayed Folder or file format icon Book title Location icon if file is located on memory card Status icons and read percentage Now reading Read Favorite Detailed in this mode information about author and file size added Thumbnails in this mode book cover status icons and file size are displayed ...

Page 27: ...native reader program Open with File file operations Rename Move to folder Delete Add to Remove from Favorites Mark as read unread Send to send book via Bluetooth Information brief information about book folder LIBRARY RENEWAL You can copy books into internal storage of the Device or to external SD card like it described in Loading Files section or download it directly from online bookstores NOTE ...

Page 28: ...al index of products 4 Open the Sample eBook library link at the bottom of the page to enter the library 5 Select the book and click Download item button 6 The file download window will appear on the screen The file name with acsm extension is indicated in the file name Click Save button 7 The URLLink acsm link will appear after saving on your PC NOTE The same sequence of actions also allows you t...

Page 29: ...ill be prompted to activate new Device when it s con nected to PC for the first time If the Device is not activated it will be impossible to copy a book from PC to Device using Adobe Digital Editions If you have previously used registration data in a firmware version earlier than 2 0 4 in the Device for opening protected books then when upgrading the software version you will have to enter registr...

Page 30: ...lable for reading READING MODE The Device supports next book formats FB2 FB2 zip TXT PDF RTF HTML MOBI PRC CHM DJVU DOC DOCX EPUB TCR If you was reading the book already it will be opened on a page you finished reading Status bar in reading mode displays current page number to tal page count book title read percentage current time and battery charge To turn pages press Forward Backward hard ware b...

Page 31: ...ught up by OK button press Menu functions depend on the reader program Search Search mode works only in books containing text layer To search text through the book enter it using the on screen key board Found text would be highlighted and you can switch between found instances using Left Right navigation keys To exit search mode press OK NOTE Search mode is not available for DJVU books Contents Op...

Page 32: ...ure a progress bar will appear in a top left corner Press OK to start playback Progress bar indicates a fragment read currently pages are turned auto matically as you listen To control TTS playback you can use either TTS menu brought up on OK keypress or hardware buttons Volume control Volume Up Down Pause play Left Exit TTS mode Return Initially there are 4 TTS packages are installed on the Devic...

Page 33: ...his sec tion you can set up speed and tone of speech Bookmarks Adds current page to bookmarks After adding a page to book marks in a right top corner a dog ear mark will appear All the bookmarks will be displayed in contents To delete bookmark select the correspondent menu item again NOTE Bookmarks are not available for DjVu books Open Page Opens dialog window where you can enter page number to go...

Page 34: ...tion buttons A page will be turned after bottom edge of the sheet reached Reflow in this mode text is formatted to display completely on a page You can change font size with Up and Down keys Some images and tables may not display in this mode Reflow mode is supported for pdf books only To display correctly documents with right to left writing check the corresponding box Dictionary Single word tran...

Page 35: ...save favorite book fragments and make handwritten records directly in the text All the notes will be displayed in book s table of contents NOTE Handwritten notes are not available for DjVu books After you will enter Notes a tooltip window will appear Tools Marker use to highlight text touch the beginning of the fragment and slide to the end If you select area which already contains marker they wil...

Page 36: ... instructions on using the tools Close notes mode All notes are visible from Main Menu section Notes Press OK on the note being viewed to get to the exact place in the book where this note was created USING THE STYLUS You can use the stylus while reading books Turning Pages To turn page forward slide the stylus from the right to the left on a bottom edge of screen similar to turn pages in paper bo...

Page 37: ...er s menu touch the center of the screen with the stylus Bookmarks Touch with the stylus the right top corner of the screen to cre ate bookmark To remove bookmark touch the bookmark sign Table of Contents To expand collapse the hidden branches of structured table of contents touch sign with the stylus respectively Continu ous touch on the TOC s item opens the context menu Following Links To follow...

Page 38: ...S In this section you can view all the notes made during read ing After you select a note the table of contents of the book where it was made will open After opening the note you will be able to edit it as described above APPLICATIONS This section contains games and additional software BookLand Opens the web browser on the BookLand online bookstore web page About web browser see below ...

Page 39: ...s as well as logical constant and trigonometric functions The engineering calculator can be used to perform extremely complicated calculations Chess Classic chess game You can play against either the computer or another person Klondike Classic solitaire Clock This application turns your Device to a useful digital bracket clock Sudoku Popular Japanese puzzle Snake The game ...

Page 40: ...the feed ad dress using the on screen keyboard To update feed select Update in the application menu When updating RSS feeds updated content is added to the file with hrss extension and the file will be accessible for reading af ter updating The news downloading status is displayed while updating After the update file is available for reading off line using the browser To read latest feeds select R...

Page 41: ... calibrated You must draw on the screen with the stylus held perpendicular to the screen surface ATTENTION You can only draw with the stylus on your device when the touchscreen is active the device is in normal mode marked by green LED light To select the drawing tool use the application control panel Text select the position and size of the text box Text is entered with the on screen keyboard Pen...

Page 42: ...ess OK Installation of Free dic Dictionaries 1 Open on your PC www pocketbook int com website and select your language 2 Find your Device model under Support section 3 Under Dictionaries subsection find needed diction ary and download it Current drawing total number of drawings change the current drawing New start a new drawing Delete drawing Exit application To save a picture click the New Pictur...

Page 43: ...es into the Device memory or internal microSD card Open Music section from Main Menu The applica tion will automatically scan memory for MP3 files Select a track to play at first and press OK The top part of the player displays the name of the file that is being played back and the playlist The bottom part of the player displays the playback control panel 4 Unpack the archive to your PC 5 Connect ...

Page 44: ...ge in other folders by going up to one level and selecting a folder Section menu hardware Menu button allows sorting files by name or by creation date adjusting section appearance short full thumbnails and displaying files depending on their loca tion all memory internal storage external micro SD card File context menu allows opening renaming moving to folder deleting or sending file via Bluetooth...

Page 45: ...on will open found books list Using the context menu of the list you will be able to open a book view its info mark as read unread add to favorites send book via Bluetooth rename move to another folder copy move to SD card if the file is stored on the internal storage or delete book configure appearance and sorting of the list and go to file location ...

Page 46: ... on off or Ask user Under Preferred connection section select one of the preconfigured connections to be used by default BLUETOOTH The access by Bluetooth option serves to transfer files between devices via the wireless network The Device visibility is set in Bluetooth connections section off hidden visible Bluetooth connection is also used to access the Internet via a cell phone 1 Select Configur...

Page 47: ...rname and password can be provided by your mobile operator Your cell phone or other device should have preconfig ured GPRS connection 5 Open Disconnect when idle min and select a value from the drop down list 6 Preset a proxy server if necessary select Proxy con figuration and enter connection parameters proxyserver name port username and password from the on screen keyboard 7 Press Test connectio...

Page 48: ...io Devices Select the connection you want to configure By default non preset connections are named Connection No 2 Press Connection Name and enter name from the on screen keyboard appeared 3 Press Connect via The Device will search for avail able Bluetooth devices Select the device to connect to from the list NOTE A list of all Bluetooth devices that are compatible with your Device will be display...

Page 49: ...lect off in Turn on section Alternatively you can touch icon with stylus and select Disconnect in dialog window appeared not applicable for 602 and 902 models Connecting Bluetooth Keyboard You can connect a Bluetooth keyboard to simplify navigation and entering text 1 Select Configuration Connectivity Bluetooth con nections Bluetooth Keyboard Select the connection you want to configure By default ...

Page 50: ...d enable the connection by press ing the Turn on option Upon completing the connection enter PIN from the on screen keyboard and re type it on the Bluetooth one PIN is required for the first connection only After the connection and Kb icons will appear in status bar To disconnect audio device return to the profile configuration and select off in Turn on section Alternatively you can touch Kb icon ...

Page 51: ...from the Security drop down list NOTE After selecting WEP encryption it s necessary to select WEP Authentication type either Open System or Shared Key System can not recognize authentication method automatically Encryption is not set by default When selecting the type of en cryption the box for entering an access code will be displayed NOTE You can use up to 64 characters in your password for WEP ...

Page 52: ... appear If connection fails you can look through the event log NOTE You can use Wi Fi to connect to the Internet You cannot transfer files over the Wi Fi network The Device can connect to a Wi Fi access point with a hidden SSID network name The Device can connect to a Wi Fi access point with enabled filtering of MAC addresses CLOSING NETWORK CONNECTIONS To terminate all the network connections go ...

Page 53: ...t The Device will be registered automatically during the first Inter net connection NOTE During the registration only serial number of the Device is sent Registration is related to the particular Device only and is not related to BookLand account About device The following information about Device will be displayed model serial number software version RAM size E ink pa rameters Wi Fi and Bluetooth...

Page 54: ...red network connections To add new profile open the corresponding item You will be suggested to set destination local memory or SD card and to enter the name from on screen keyboard After this current above mentioned parameters will be stored at this profile To active profile open the profile you need In profile context menu you can change avatar duplicate profile to a new one to the SD card or in...

Page 55: ...en the Device is off Text rendering good quality or not antialiased faster Full page update select the amount of page turned before the screen will be updated completely Always provides the best quality but consumes the most power Warn if the file is too large if this setting is on the Device will show a notification when you try to open file larger than 20 MB Key mapping In this section you can r...

Page 56: ...his section you can set paramteres needed for network and USB connections Device name set the Device name for other network equipment Access to network define if the network connection is on off or ask user when it s necessary e g for browser Preffered connection the connection will be used by default Bluetooth access turn on off Bluetooth module and set visisbility for other Bluetooth devices Blu...

Page 57: ...remove dictionaries and TTS packages Check items to uninstall press Back to exit the sec tion and confirm removal in dialog window Configure dictionaries under this section you can uncheck dictionaries you don t want to be displayed in the list during the translation or in Dictionary application Format internal memory this action will erase all data except system files CAUTION If you need to erase...

Page 58: ...cally database would be update after each Library opening and copying removal of books in cluding microSD card change Optmize Database remove old database entries To run optimization set the parameter to Once and exit Configura tion The parameter will be set to Off after optimization Protect configurations by password In this section you can protect your setting by password Select Set password sec...

Page 59: ... There are 2 ways to update the Device firmware Automatic Update To start automatic software update select Settings Mainte nance Update software The Device will begin to check available update sources in the following order Internal memory Micro SD card Internet If default Internet connection is not set the Device will ask to connect to one of available wireless networks Also you can set period of...

Page 60: ...ro by pressing On Off 7 During boot press and hold both Backward and For ward buttons simultaneously until the message Firmware up date is displayed on the screen 8 Follow the on screen instructions 9 Wait for the message on the screen Please connect power cable and then connect USB cable to PocketBook Pro Wait until you Press central Key on the screen NOTE You can check your Firmware version in M...

Page 61: ...pgrade image is corrupted or Im age is empty SWUPDATE BIN file is damaged or there is no space available on the Micro SD card Delete some files from your card and copy SWUPDATE BIN file on it one more time Repeat the download from www pocketbook int com If this er ror repeats use other card File read error Incorrect Micro SD card Try to use another MicroSD card Error A different firmware version i...

Page 62: ...he online store try to re load it again If the file opens on your PC but does not open on the Device save the book in another format Html book opens but is displayed incorrectly For example there are empty pages some part of the text is missing etc HTML files contain non text elements frames JAVA scripts flash elements Save the page in TXT format Book opens but vari ous symbols question marks etc ...

Page 63: ...lorer Your Device is in the battery charging mode Check USB mode in Configuration Main Menu item Set Con nection to PC or Ask at Connection No signal in connec tion cable Check USB cable con dition and its proper connection to connec tor Try to connect the USB cable to another connector Bookmarks settings and current position in file cannot be saved File system damaged Connect the device to a PC a...

Page 64: ...atic turning off Configuration Clock in Main Menu Select automatic turn off time in Auto Turn Off in item Music player is in background mode The music player is one of the most energy con suming application A tone icon in the right lower corner indicates that the player is active Turn off the player ...

Page 65: ...try please use contacts below Web site http www pocketbook int com support E mail service pocketbook int com Telephone Deutschland 0 800 183 39 70 USA 1 877 326 01 96 Российская Федерация 8 800 700 00 34 Україна 0 800 304 800 Қазақстан 8 800 333 35 13 Беларусь 8 820 0011 02 62 ...

Page 66: ...ld be supplied by Adapter from complied Limited Power Source AC Power Manufacturer FLEET Model FCC050100U Rated output voltage DC 5V 1A This equipment is marked with the 0984 symbol and can be used throughout the European community This indicates compliance with the R TTE Directive 1999 5 EC and meets the relevant parts of following technical specifications ...

Page 67: ...lity and Radio spectrum Matters ERM ElectroMagnetic Compatibility EMC standard for radio equipment and services Part 7 Specific conditions for mobile and portable radio and ancillary equipment of digital cellular radio telecommunications systems GSM and DCS EN 301 489 17 V2 1 1 Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters ERM EMCstandard for radio equipment and services Part 17 Specifi...

Page 68: ... 2 of the R TTE Directive EN60950 1 2006 A11 2009 Information technology equipment Safety Part 1 General requirements EN 62311 2008 Assessment of electronic and electrical equipment related to human exposure restrictions for electromagnetic fields 0 Hz 300 GHz France 2 4GHz for Metropolitan France In all Metropolitan departments wireless LAN frequencies can be used under the following conditions e...

Page 69: ... any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequen...

Page 70: ...onjunction with any other antenna or transmitter The device was tested and complies to measurement standards and procedures specified in FCC OET Bulletin 65 Supplement C Certification information SAR The device meets guidelines for exposure to radio waves Your device is a radio transmitter and receiver It is designed not to exceed the limits for exposure to radio waves recommended by international...

Page 71: ... maximum value because the device is designed to use only the power required to reach the network The highest SAR value under the ICNIRP EU 10g SAR Limit Highest 10g SAR Value 2 W kg 0 391 W kg This equipment complies with the European Council Recommendation of 12 July 1999 on the Limitation of Exposure of the General Public to Electromagnetic Fields 1999 519 EC Assembled in China Product life is ...

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