Barnes & Noble Nook HD User Manual Download

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Summary of Contents for Nook HD

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Page 2: ...tice Content shown may vary from actual available content which may change without notice Your use of NOOK is subject to the NOOK Terms of Service located in the Settings section of this device and he...

Page 3: ...irst Time 22 Charge Your NOOK 22 Register Your NOOK 22 Unlocking Your NOOK 24 The Status Bar 25 The Left hand Side of the Status Bar 25 The Centre of the Status Bar 25 The Right hgand Side of the Stat...

Page 4: ...n Described in Weather Reports 38 Your Library 39 About Your Library 39 Opening Items in the Library 40 Organising Library Content on Shelves 40 Moving Content to and from NOOK Cloud 41 NOOK Scrapbook...

Page 5: ...1 The NOOK Friends Nav Bar 71 Friends Activities 72 NOOK Friends 73 Using the LendMe Program in NOOK Friends 75 About Me 79 Using Bluetooth 81 Turning Bluetooth On and Off 81 Using Bluetooth Devices 8...

Page 6: ...ireless Network 96 Discovering the Version Number of Your NOOK Software 96 Forcing Your NOOK to Upgrade Its Software 96 Using a microSD Memory Card 97 Types of Memory Cards Supported 97 Viewing Memory...

Page 7: ...pendix D Industry Canada Notice 110 Appendix E European Union 111 EU Regulatory Conformance 111 Appendix F NOOK Terms of Service 112 Glossary 113 Active Shelf 113 Article View Magazine 113 Home Screen...

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Page 9: ...your NOOK that this guide doesn t answer be sure to visit the NOOK online support centre at http NOOK co uk support The online support centre offers additional information about your NOOK including A...

Page 10: ...ign with so phisticated technology to make the Web faster safer and easier Send and receive email Store and read files including PDFs and Microsoft Office documents Store thousands of books along with...

Page 11: ...o jack a standard size jack for headphone and ear buds Microphone You ll also find a built in microphone set into the top edge of your NOOK Volume Buttons Raise or lower the volume of audio by pressin...

Page 12: ...stalling a standard microSD 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 64 GB of content Once you...

Page 13: ...NOOK HD User Guide 13 Speakers Audio speakers are built into the back of your NOOK as shown below Speaker...

Page 14: ...a fully charged battery and with Wi Fi turned on your NOOK has enough power to last in a suspended sleeping state for many days With a fully charged bat tery and with Wi Fi turned off your NOOK has en...

Page 15: ...2 Plug the 30 pin end of the USB cable into your NOOK 3 Plug the power adapter into a compatible electrical outlet If your NOOK was turned off it will now turn itself on NOTE Depending on how much pow...

Page 16: ...our 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 safety and about caring for your NOOK Water CAU...

Page 17: ...o 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 time you use...

Page 18: ...mperatures reduce battery life For more information see Charging Recommendations Caring for the Touchscreen You should clean the touchscreen on your NOOK from time to time Clean the screen with a damp...

Page 19: ...double tapping on an item in the NOOK Shop you can open a window displaying information about the item Press and Hold Pressing and holding means touching your finger to the screen and holding it ther...

Page 20: ...Or you can swipe right flicking your finger to the right You ll typically swipe to scroll through a long list or collection things such as the row of books and other items on the Active Shelf Swiping...

Page 21: ...ou want it to be lift your finger leaving the object in its new location Dragging an item on the screen Pinch and Zoom You can use two fingers to shrink or enlarge an image Pinch your fingers together...

Page 22: ...work s administrator for help 4 Once you have connected to a network tap Continue with Setup 5 Tap the underlined words and phrases and use the pop up menus to select your country and if your country...

Page 23: ...ples you would like to add to your Library Then tap Next If you would like to skip this step tap the word Skip in the lower left hand corner of the screen Your NOOK adds the titles you selected to you...

Page 24: ...ver that locks the screen To unlock the screen drag the icon for the profile you want to use to the lock icon in the centre of the screen To learn more about profiles see NOOK Profiles Drag a profile...

Page 25: ...played only for your NOOK s Primary Profile If you are logged in to another Adult Profile or a Child Profile you will not see any notifications in the Status Bar To learn more about profiles see NOOK...

Page 26: ...n book for returning to your most recent reading material The System Bar in the Library In the Library the System Bar contains An icon three stacked lines for opening the Library menu A Search tool Ei...

Page 27: ...the Recent Drawer with My Recent Read If you like you can replace the Recent Drawer with the icon of a book that simply returns you to the book maga zine or newspaper you were reading most recently T...

Page 28: ...ecently purchased accessed or shared through the LendMe program In its default configuration the Active Shelf presents your most recent purchases on the right and the items you have most recently acce...

Page 29: ...ackground of the Home Screen Bookmarks displays thumbnail representations of any Web pages you have bookmarked you can drag any of these items to the Home Screen Widgets displays a collection of widge...

Page 30: ...o select an image tap on it Some Live Wallpapers have additional settings you can access through a Settings button 5 Once the image is displayed full screen and you have adjusted any settings it has t...

Page 31: ...s not have the ability to create or edit other profiles It cannot override parental controls Parental Controls Simple to use parental controls help create a child safe experience and let parents keep...

Page 32: ...lect the month and year the child was born so that your NOOK can present recommenda tions appropriate for the child s age Tap the tick box to indicate you are familiar with the terms and conditions of...

Page 33: ...your NOOK If you do not see the profile you are looking for scroll the panel from right to left to display additional profiles 2 Tap the Edit Profile button The icons of editable profiles change to sh...

Page 34: ...nd apps will be avail able to this profile Tap Remove this profile to delete the profile from your device Deleting a Profile You can delete any profile except the primary profile on your NOOK To delet...

Page 35: ...A pop up menu opens 2 Tap the Manage Content for Profiles menu choice A window opens and displays icons for profiles along the top and Library contents below 3 Tap the icon of the profile whose conten...

Page 36: ...ap Search Your NOOK displays the Search settings screen On the Search settings screen you can make the changes described below Selecting Which Types of Content Are Searched By default the Search tool...

Page 37: ...navigation menu on the left hand side of the screen Your NOOK displays a button on the right hand side of the screen for clearing shortcuts 2 Tap the Clear shortcuts button on the right hand side of...

Page 38: ...To access Your NOOK Today press the NOOK button to display the Home Page On the Home screen tap the Your NOOK Today button You can view previous suggestions by swiping left or right Changing the Locat...

Page 39: ...ed transferred from your computer onto your device The Library Storing Items in NOOK Cloud To save storage space on your NOOK you can move items from your device to NOOK Cloud the cloud based storage...

Page 40: ...NOOK lists the shelves you have created 2 Tap the Edit button next to the shelf you want to edit Your NOOK opens a window listing the contents of your Library 3 Tap the tick box next to each item you...

Page 41: ...uded with your NOOK account Once you move items to NOOK Cloud they take up almost no space on your NOOK Only the cover and a brief description of each item remains You can re download these items at a...

Page 42: ...r the new scrapbook and tap OK A message appears confirming that the page has been saved in the new scrapbook To save the page in a scrapbook you have already started tap on the scrapbook s cover A me...

Page 43: ...1 On any page in the scrapbook tap in the centre of the page The Reading Tools open 2 Tap the Contents icon a stack of horizontal lines A window opens with tabbed views of the scrapbook s Table of Co...

Page 44: ...ars above the scrollbar telling you which chapter and page you have reached To go to a specific page tap Go to Page A dialogue box appears Type the page number you want and press the Go button an arro...

Page 45: ...open the app called Your Highlights and Notes Looking Up a Word in the Dictionary in Google or in Wikipedia Your NOOK includes a built in dictionary You can also look up terms in Google and Wikipedia...

Page 46: ...s tab The panel lists all the pages you have bookmarked 4 To move to a specific bookmarked page tap the page in the list of bookmarks Clearing the Bookmarks from a Book To remove all the bookmarks fro...

Page 47: ...d drag it left or right to adjust the screen brightness to your liking 3 Tap anywhere outside the Quick Settings window to close the window and return to reading Reading a PDF On your NOOK you can rea...

Page 48: ...mages of pages appears at the bottom of the screen 2 Slide your finger right or left across the thumbnail images to find the page you want to read 3 Tap the thumbnail image of the page The book displa...

Page 49: ...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 audio t...

Page 50: ...page To zoom in on text and images simply pinch out to stretch the image on screen Tap and slide to move your focus around the screen Double tap to return to viewing the page at its normal size and p...

Page 51: ...a star symbol on its first screen that book includes special activities that enable readers to interact with the book s content Pages with activities display an Activ ity button with a white star at...

Page 52: ...ecord button changes to a Stop button You ll know you re recording because a red indicator will circle the stop button Here are some tips for making the best possible recording Do not cover up the mic...

Page 53: ...he My Files area The recordings are not part of the NOOK Children s books themselves If you are planning to erase and deregister your NOOK you can back up these audio files to your personal computer t...

Page 54: ...ording the NOOK Children s book opens to the first page and displays the Re record and Play buttons Record the pages you want to change The Re record and Play buttons work just like they did when you...

Page 55: ...djusting the brightness of the screen To view a page without the Reader Tools and thumbnail images tap in the centre of the current page or tap on the thumbnail of the page you want to read next Enlar...

Page 56: ...h photos in the printed edition the page appears filled with photos on your NOOK Magazine View works in both portrait mode and landscape mode Article View In Article view you see just the text of the...

Page 57: ...ous page by tapping on the left hand side of the screen In Magazine View you can bookmark a page by tapping the icon in the upper right hand corner of the screen To view a list of bookmarks open the R...

Page 58: ...d other information Contents Open a window with tabbed views of the Table of Contents and Bookmarks Thumbnail View Display a grid of thumbnail views of all the pages in the publication you can then ta...

Page 59: ...reading an article you can navigate as though you were reading a book Turning to the Next Page To turn to the next page do any of the following Tap along the right hand edge of the screen Swipe your f...

Page 60: ...hen you buy an item in the NOOK Shop NOOK co uk charges the payment method associated with your NOOK account that is the account of the primary profile on your NOOK NOTE When shopping you can always r...

Page 61: ...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 window This...

Page 62: ...subscription deliveries will continue and your default credit card will be charged automatically at the subscription rate then in effect Depending on the type of subscription you have selected your s...

Page 63: ...page 2 On the Details page tap the icon showing a heart with a plus sign Your NOOK adds the item to your Wishlist Viewing Your Wishlist To view your Wishlist do this 1 On the home screen of the NOOK S...

Page 64: ...ite an app for viewing Microsoft Office files on your NOOK NOOK Friends software for connecting with NOOK Friends sharing recommendations and borrowing and lending books through NOOK LendMe technology...

Page 65: ...b by voice and control your NOOK with Voice Actions YouTube Discover and watch your favorite videos and channels on YouTube The apps listed above are included in your NOOK software In addition you may...

Page 66: ...66 NOOK HD User Guide The Apps screen in the Library looks like this...

Page 67: ...to import any NOOK Web browser book marks before you sign in to Chrome Importing Bookmarks If you had created bookmarks in the NOOK Web browser in a previous software release you will have the option...

Page 68: ...application displays your Inbox Managing Email Accounts Types of Accounts Your NOOK supports three types of email accounts POP an Internet standard for email IMAP another Internet standard for email M...

Page 69: ...unt manually you will need to know the name of your account s email server Most ISPs and email service providers provide this information in their help pages If you are setting up an email account for...

Page 70: ...NOOK On the main Email screen click the Add Account button and follow the instructions above for setting up an account Switching from One Account to Another If you have set up more than one email acc...

Page 71: ...utomatically appear as Suggested Friends in the NOOK Friends app Launching the NOOK Friends App To launch the NOOK Friends app do this 1 On the Home Screen tap Apps to display the apps on your NOOK 2...

Page 72: ...riend sharing a quote with the public via Twitter or Facebook A NOOK Friend sharing a quote with you A NOOK Friend posting his or her reading status to the public via Twitter or Facebook A NOOK Friend...

Page 73: ...a user s name to send that user an invitation to become your NOOK Friend To invite friends from Facebook do this 1 In the NOOK Friends app tap the Add Friend button the icon with a person and a plus s...

Page 74: ...at you want to remove this friend 2 Tap the button labelled Yes Remove This Friend The Pending Listing Tap the Pending button to see lists of pending NOOK Friends requests The Pending page is divided...

Page 75: ...n he or she borrows a book from you You can lend a book from anywhere with supported wireless connectivity You can only lend a book one time It only counts as the one time lending if your friend accep...

Page 76: ...at 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 if any that you own and that...

Page 77: ...can notify your friend through email through your Contacts If you have linked your NOOK to your Facebook account you can notify your friend by posting the of fer posting a message on your friend s wa...

Page 78: ...acebook Borrowing a Book You can ask a NOOK Friend to lend you a book from his or her library To find out which of your NOOK Friends have lendable books do this 1 Launch the NOOK Friends application i...

Page 79: ...een 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 borrow that book fr...

Page 80: ...ure there The email account associated with your NOOK Friends account The number of NOOK Friends you have The number of NOOK books you own The number of books you have recommended A scrollable list of...

Page 81: ...ow 2 In the Quick Settings window tap the All Settings menu choice 3 On the Settings screen tap the Wireless and Bluetooth menu choice on the left if it is not already selected 4 Under the Devices hea...

Page 82: ...network to connect to Airplane Mode a toggle switch for quickly turning Wi Fi off Lock Rotation a toggle switch for locking the rotation of the screen in its current position either portrait or landsc...

Page 83: ...k Settings window from the Home Screen Your NOOK displays the Home Screen settings window To open the Home Screen settings window from any other screen do this 1 Tap the gear icon in the Status Bar to...

Page 84: ...elf displays items you have recently purchased recently opened or recently shared If you prefer you can change this shelf to function as an Inbox displaying only items you have recently purchased as w...

Page 85: ...ines A window opens offering you a choice of how many issues should be displayed on your Home Screen The window looks like this The subscription issue configuration for newspapers 2 Tap the choice you...

Page 86: ...lete the registration process For more information about the registration process see Register Your NOOK NOTE If you like you can turn off accessibility features after registering by triple clicking t...

Page 87: ...oss the screen to hear descriptions of each location your finger passes over Double tap a button or icon to activate it Drag with two fingers to move objects on the screen such as book covers on the H...

Page 88: ...de In Manual mode you can move by page by sentence and by word To move forward one page swipe to the left with one finger To move forward one sentence swipe left with two fingers To move forward one w...

Page 89: ...ccessibility Reader will pick up the text at the point where you finished From Manual mode you can enter Menu mode by pressing and holding anywhere on the screen On some smart phones this gesture is c...

Page 90: ...Y LIFE section of the scrollable panel on the right Tap the PowerSave Mode toggle switch so it reads ON Your NOOK adjusts the brightness of the screen and other settings in order to prolong the life o...

Page 91: ...General Settings screen tap the back arrow at the top of the right hand panel Configuring Language Settings Selecting the Language of your NOOK s User Interface Your NOOK offers you a choice of which...

Page 92: ...select Use system language the spell checker uses whatever language you selected for the user interface 5 Tap the language you want to the spell checker to use Your NOOK applies your selection and re...

Page 93: ...ttings screen until you see the heading SECURITY 3 Tap the Screen lock menu choice A Screen Lock window opens 4 Tap the Passcode toggle switch A dialogue box opens explaining that your passcode will b...

Page 94: ...the DATE TIME section in the scrollable panel on the right Tap the Select time zone menu choice Your NOOK displays a scrollable list of international time zones 3 Tap the time zone you want to use You...

Page 95: ...us Bar do this 1 Open the General settings screen by tapping the General menu choice on the All Settings screen 2 Find the NOTIFICATIONS section of the General setting screen in the scrollable panel o...

Page 96: ...on Number of Your NOOK Software To discover which software release your NOOK is running do this 1 Tap the gear icon in the Status Bar at the top of the screen Your NOOK opens the Quick Settings window...

Page 97: ...ing for the microSDHC card and printed on the card itself If no speed is indicated the card is a class 2 card The speed of the card does not affect page display speeds It can affect read and write spe...

Page 98: ...e left of the 30 pin USB port on the bottom edge of your NOOK Using your finger tip gently pull the lid out from the bezel The lid pulls straight out Two flexible bands keep it attached to your NOOK O...

Page 99: ...card into your NOOK a dialogue box appears reporting that the SD memory card is unformatted and that it needs to be formatted To format the memory card do this 1 Tap the Format Now button to format t...

Page 100: ...urface 2 Find the small lid to the left of the 30 pin USB port on the bottom edge of your NOOK Using your finger tip gently pull out the lid 3 With the tip of your finger push in the memory card then...

Page 101: ...can connect your NOOK to an HDMI compliant TV using the optional NOOK HDTV Adapter Kit which is available from NOOK retailers Using the HDTV Adapter Kit you can transmit content from your NOOK to an...

Page 102: ...it e existing under the laws of Luxembourg having its registered address at 2 rue Joseph Hackin L 1746 Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg register of Commerce and Companies under number B 1...

Page 103: ...K within the fifteen 15 working days or such other longer period notified to you by NOOK Customer Service B N reserves the right to charge you the purchase price for a replacement NOOK You will be sol...

Page 104: ...To the maximum extent permitted by applicable local law this Limited Warranty applies to your NOOK only i e the hardware and not to the software within your NOOK Please refer to the NOOK TERMS OF SERV...

Page 105: ...UB CONTRACTORS AS APPLICABLE FRAUD OR FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION OR ANY OTHER LI ABILITY TO THE EXTENT THE SAME MAY NOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED AS A MATTER OF LAW Some countries and jurisdictions do...

Page 106: ...mark of Bluetooth SIG Inc Dictionary Definitions from Oxford Dictionary of English Copyright 2010 Oxford University Press All rights reserved Facebook Facebook is a trademark of Facebook Inc Fonts Asc...

Page 107: ...microSD and microSDHC marks and logos are trademarks of SD 3C LLC Spotify Spotify and the Spotify logo are registered trademarks of the Spotify Group Wi Fi Wi Fi and Wi Fi Alliance are registered tra...

Page 108: ...ving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver 3 If applicable connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 4 Con...

Page 109: ...ore information see Aeroplanes When around sensitive electronic equipment 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 mig...

Page 110: ...nce received including interference that may cause undesired operation This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Le present appareil est conforme aux CNR d Industrie Canada applic...

Page 111: ...62209 02 Responsible Party North America barnesandnoble com llc 76 Ninth Avenue New York NY 10011 USA www NOOK com Environmental Statement This product should be recycled separately from household wa...

Page 112: ...112 NOOK HD User Guide Appendix F NOOK Terms of Service The NOOK Terms of Service are located here http www NOOK co uk legal eula...

Page 113: ...Hotspot Wi Fi A location that offer Wi Fi access Commonly used to describe public locations such as cafes airports and hotel lob bies that offer free wireless access to the Internet NOOK Channels Reco...

Page 114: ...res such as the Search tool and the Recent Drawer The configuration of the System Bar changes from application to application Your NOOK Today Weather book recommendations and other topical content del...

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