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User Manual

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Page 2: ... and Usage Conditions 6 Maintenance 7 RF Safety 9 Utilization 9 APPEARANCE 11 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 12 GETTING STARTED 13 Charging Battery 13 Power Management 14 Loading Files 15 Navigation 16 Working with On Screen Keyboard 17 Connecting to Internet 19 ...

Page 3: ...ctionaries 22 MAIN MENU 23 Recent Events 25 Library 25 Notes 28 Applications 29 Calculator 29 Calendar Clock 29 Chess 30 Dictionary 30 Klondike 31 Photo 31 Snake 31 Sudoku 31 News 32 Browser 33 Book Store 34 PocketBook Sync 35 ...

Page 4: ...DING BOOKS 38 Turning Pages 39 Following References 39 Changing Font Size 39 Reading Menu 40 Contents 40 Go to Page 41 Search 43 Bookmarks 43 Settings 43 Mode 44 Dictionary 45 Rotate 46 Making Notes 46 Closing a Book 47 ...

Page 5: ...SETTINGS 48 FIRMWARE UPDATE 60 Manual Update 61 Troubleshooting 62 TROUBLESHOOTING 63 CUSTOMER SUPPORT 65 COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARTS 66 ...

Page 6: ... to 40 С so don t ex pose the Device to excessively high or low temperatures Never leave cables near 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 hig...

Page 7: ... envi ronment e g in a car or in closed tight boxes packaging Neither drop nor try to bend the Device Protect the screen from objects that may scratch or damage it To ensure adequate pro tection of the screen we recommend storing the Device in a pro tective and or hard cover Keep away from children Maintenance Do not disassemble or modify the book reader Do not use the Device with a damaged batter...

Page 8: ...th to remove dust from the Device s surface Apply a few drops of distilled water to remove dirt Up to five faulty pixels are acceptable in the screen and do not constitute a warrantable defect of the screen By the end of product guarantee term please contact the near est authorized service facility for examination on the subject of security is maintained For detailed information about service cent...

Page 9: ...against external RF signals Do not use wireless communication in places where it is prohibited 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 on the environment and public health To prevent such consequences follow the device spe cific disposal requirements Recycling of these materia...

Page 10: ... service centre Disposal of electric and electronic components the Directive is applicable to the EU and other European countries where sepa rate waste disposal systems exist In other countries dispose batteries accordingly to local laws Do not destroy the battery by burning it to avoid the danger of explosion ...

Page 11: ...em continuous one opens item s context menu if available 6 Right 7 Forward turns page forward 8 Micro USB port for con necting to computer or charger 9 On Off power button continuous pressing turns the Device on off short one locks keyboard NOTE You can configure key mapping to your own in Settings Personalize Key map ping Navigation and page turning buttons mapping depends on screen orientation ...

Page 12: ... mAh Book formats PDF EPUB including DRM protected TXT FB2 FB2 zip RTF HTML HTM CHM DJVU DOC DOCX TCR PRC TCR Image formats JPEG BMP PNG TIFF Dimensions 100 02 142 33 7 2 mm Weight 131 g The actual available internal storage size may vary depending on the software configuration of your device Battery life and values mentioned above might vary depending on usage mode connectivity and settings ...

Page 13: ...er optional To charge the battery for the first time do the following Connect the Device to a computer or charger with USB cable Indicator will start glowing as soon as the charging starts When the battery is fully charged indicator turns off Now you can disconnect the Device and turn it on for the first use Getting Started In this chapter you will learn how to prepare the Device to work and about...

Page 14: ...ton for a few seconds until startup logo will appear When the Device is ready to operate an image will be changed to Main menu or last opened book depending on settings Settings Personalize At startup open To turn off the Device press On Off button continuously until the Device goes off If you will press power button shortly the keypad of the Device will be locked and the lock sign will appear in ...

Page 15: ... off LOADING FILES Connect the Device to the PC using micro USB cable NOTE The Device should be kept on while transferring files You will be prompted to select USB mode PC Link or Charge either Select PC Link Operating system of com puter will detect Device s storage as removable disk Now you can copy files to the Device using Explorer or other file manager ATTENTION After copying files safely rem...

Page 16: ... changed orientation to Press OK button shortly to open selected item Continu ous OK press opens context menu of item folder or appli cation if available If a menu item contains several level you can go over them by Left Right buttons Page turning buttons Backward Forward are used to turn list pages Continuous Backward Forward keys press turns 10 pages at once in lists and books Short and continuo...

Page 17: ...en keyboard appears when it is necessary to enter some text info for example Wi Fi password search query or web address To navigate through the keyboard use the navigation keys and OK button To speed up keyboard operations all symbols are divided into 5 zones The first navigation key press transfers cursor to the middle of the selected zone and then you can select the required symbol in this zone ...

Page 18: ...GGGGGGGGGGGGG 11 1 Change text case 2 Erase last entered symbol 3 Change input language To add the language up to 3 layouts to the onscreen keyboard layout go to Set tings Languages Keyboard Layouts 1 2 3 ...

Page 19: ...network key using the on screen keyboard You can pre configure a connection and set an automatic connection To proceed follow these steps 1 Go to Settings Network Network Access 2 Select On for the Network access checkbox and then further settings appear Automatic connection Connection to a hidden network and a list of available Wi Fi networks NOTE If there are no available networks or the signal ...

Page 20: ...ll need to specify WEP Authentication type Open System or Shared Key The Device cannot recognize the type of authentication automatically WPA WPA2 Enterprise you will need to specify username password and domain if necessary WPA WPA2 PSK you will need to enter a network key up to 64 symbols 5 Open Advanced settings Select the idle time before disconnection in the corresponding section 6 If it is n...

Page 21: ...proxy server you can specify its parameters in the Proxy configuration section 8 To check network configuration and connect to network return to the Connection to hidden network section and press Connect NOTE Wi Fi connection can be used for connecting to an Inter net network Transferring data via Wi Fi connection is unavailable The Device can be connected to a Wi Fi access point with MAC address ...

Page 22: ...urchase dictionaries in Book Store http www bookland com 1 Copy file with pbi extension to the Device inter nal memory 2 Disconnect the Device from PC 3 Loaded file will appear in Last Events 4 Press OK on the copied extension file and it will be launched as an application 5 Confirm proposed installation ...

Page 23: ... the Device After turning on the Device Main menu will be displayed on the screen if Settings Personalize Open at startup corresponding option was set To return to the Main menu from any application press key Backward Main menu consists of Recent Events section and applica tion panel ...

Page 24: ...MMMMMMMMM 22 Main Menu Last Events list of last opened and down loaded books Last opened Last downloaded Application panel ...

Page 25: ...efore After pressing OK on a message about recently added books Library will be opened displaying added books Books will be grouped by creation date LIBRARY Library is e books file manager To open a book press OK on its title Library menu allows to filter group sort change appearance of the section and perform search Context menu evoked by continuous pressing OK on the book title allows performing...

Page 26: ...pened with alternative reader pro gram Open with File file operations Rename Move to folder Delete Add to Remove from Favorites Mark as read unread Information brief information about book folder Filter All Books all books are displayed ...

Page 27: ... grouping next param eters are displayed as folders titles Folder real folder name Author an alphabet is added at the top of the screen Series Genre Format Date Added Sort performed by following parameters File names Book titles Last opened Creation date Series Author View the list of books has two viewing modes ...

Page 28: ...e the note was made Simple in this mode next information is dis played folder or file format icon book title and author name if known read percentage Detailed in this mode there are displayed also book thubnails information about format and file size and status icons Read Favorite Search allows quick books search by following criteria By an author or a name All books of the author All books of the...

Page 29: ...al operations such as different numeric systems trigonometric logarithm power and logical operations Calendar Clock Opens current month calendar and clock Navigation allows turning over a calendar The button returns you to the current month Read about date and time setting in Date Time manual s chapter Notes are saved in system config Active Contents folder of the Device s internal storage ...

Page 30: ...ear Type the word you d like to find and applica tion will find its entry in the dictionary To change diction aries press Forward button press Forward button twice if the on screen keyboard is displayed select the dictionary you need from the list and press OK After you close the on screen keyboard by pressing its keys OK or Cancel you will be able to view dictionary page by page To turn pages use...

Page 31: ...k through images in JPG BMP PNG and TIFF formats Snake The game Use navigation keys to move the snake and col lect bugs Beware of the walls and other snake Sudoku Popular Japanese puzzle After pressing OK on an empty field selection window will appear You can select a digit you think should stand in the cell or set labels digits you suggest may stand in the cell ...

Page 32: ...xt menu by continuous OK button press and select Delete command To edit the feed select it open the context menu by con tinuous OK button press and select Edit command Edit the feed address using the on screen keyboard To update feed select Update in the application menu Up dated content is added to the file with hrss extension and will be accessible for reading after updating The news downloading...

Page 33: ... in browser You can open the previously stored RSS feeds for reading by choosing the News Archive option Browser You can navigate by using the following buttons Up Down Left Right buttons short press to scroll the window content horizontally and vertically to switch between active elements on the page references text fields etc long press to scroll the window content hor izontally and vertically w...

Page 34: ... the previ ous page or next page OK button short press to follow links and activate text boxes to display hide a context menu to open the on screen keyboard for entering a website address long press to activate an address bar The browser supports file downloading from the Internet Downloaded files are saved to the root folder of the De vice s internal storage To exit the browser press the correspo...

Page 35: ...th devices button After this the selected file is moved to download queue NOTE If the is no Sync with devices button go to PocketBook Devices and set check in box Auto sync opposite the Device s serial number 2 Connect Your Device to wireless network 3 Press the PocketBook Sync icon arrow at the bottom of the page on a status bar or get PocketBook Sync from Applications if Wi Fi connection has not...

Page 36: ...e several or all items of a list Then the con firmed files can be downloaded The content will be downloaded to the Device automatically or after pressing Download button in the PocketBook Synс widget depending on PocketBook Sync settings 4 Downloaded file is moved to the folder Library Downloads by default you can choose another Download folder in PocketBook Sync settings The downloaded file is di...

Page 37: ... BAR Status bar is located at the bottom of the screen and dis plays next service information Date and time Battery charge PocketBook Sync status In reading mode current page number and total page count is also displayed ...

Page 38: ... HTM CHM DJVU DOC DOCX TCR PRC To open a book press OK on its title in Last events or Library section If you opened a book before it will be opened at the page you ve finished reading In some book formats e g FB2 or ePub opened by FB reader after opening a book reader application will count pages this is indicated with sign instead of a page count in a status bar During page calculation some fea t...

Page 39: ...can enter links mode on continuous OK button press otherwise you ll get a message informing that a page contains no links to follow A cursor will appear and you will be able to select a link using Down Up keys and press OK to follow If a link follows to a web site it will be opened with Device built in browser CHANGING FONT SIZE In text format books ePub FB2 etc excluding PDF and DjVu you can chan...

Page 40: ...OK button Contents Opens a content of the book if it is present otherwise you get a message about missing table of contents Active contents display table of contents bookmarks and notes you ve made during reading If table of contents has more Reading menu for books in FB2 Epub TXT RTF HTML PRC CHM formats Reading menu for books in PDF Djvu formats ...

Page 41: ...ous press of OK button opens the context menu Using this menu you can open contents entry edit or de lete notes and bookmarks expands collapses selected subsection branch Under Settings section of the context menu you can configure which elements to display Contents Notes Bookmarks Go to Page To select a page move the slider left or right by Left Right buttons Press OK to go to a chosen page If yo...

Page 42: ...a page preview will be opened on a background If you will exit the menu by pressing Backward you will stay on a page you was before Chapter name is displayed under the scroll bar NOTE Only the highest level chapters are marked on a scroll bar In Last Opened sections thumbnails of last four opened pages are displayed ...

Page 43: ...n keys To exit search mode press OK NOTE Search mode is not available for DJVU books where there is no text layers Bookmarks Adds current page to bookmarks After adding a page to bookmarks in a right top corner a bookmark will appear All the bookmarks will be displayed in contents To delete bookmark select the correspondent menu item again Settings For FB2 TXT RTF HTML PRC and CHM books you can se...

Page 44: ...t direction Mode PDF and DjVu books has Mode menu item instead of Set tings Select viewing mode using Left Right keys Follow ing modes are available Margins cropping allows to decrease margins width or height Define a border you want to crop by a joystick and press OK Move arrow buttons by a joystick to set margins width and height After selecting cropping area choose Accept Then define cropping s...

Page 45: ... 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 Some tables and pictures cannot be displayed in the Reflow mode Dictionary Single word translation By default cursor highlights the word to translate and dictionary looks f...

Page 46: ...ct the suitable one with navigation keys Making Notes You can enter notes mode by pressing Down button con tinuously or by pressing the corresponding menu option Toggle to text for choosing a word On screen keyboard to type word to translate Change dictionary ...

Page 47: ...ht a text fragment and press OK to set the bottom margin of the note The menu that will appear suggests you to save selected fragment as image or text if available or cancel creating note You can look through the notes by choosing Notes section in the main menu By pressing OK button on the note you can switch to the initial page where it was created CLOSING A BOOK To close a book select the corres...

Page 48: ...ied after exiting the section If you will encounter any problems with new settings you will be able to start the Device in safe mode with factory defaults To start in a safe mode press and hold Backward key during the Device boot PERSONALIZE Open at Startup last opened book or main menu Power off Logo the image will be displayed when the Device is off You can set a cover of the last opened book by...

Page 49: ...TION System folder is hidden by default Please change its parameters on your computer to make it visible Theme is set by default If you want to use another theme download a file in pbt format to the folder system themes Key Mapping In this section you can remap hardware keys To change key action select it from the list and select action from the list NETWORK In this section you can set parameters ...

Page 50: ...vailable networks Choose one of them and you ll see parameters of this connection Network name SSID signal strength security IP address network mask main gateway DNS NOTE If Scanning is displayed instead of Available Networks it means that Device is searching for available networks DATE TIME In this section you will be able to set date time time zone and clock format You can also Synchronize Time ...

Page 51: ...ries you don t want to be displayed in the list during the translation or in Dictionary application ACCOUNTS AND SYNCHRONIZATION PocketBook Sync There are the following settings for the PocketBook Sync service PocketBook Sync Status On or off The service is turned on automatically at the autorization If you are not going to use the service for a long period you can turn off to optimize the Device ...

Page 52: ...re download or Automatically all new files are dowloaded automatically Download folder location of files The Downloads folder is set by default You can choose another folder or create a new one in the internal Device storage Login Exit if you are not authorized in the appli cation the page with a list of book stores will appear for choosing and authorization If you are authorized then you can logo...

Page 53: ...status last opened books bookmarks notes favorites and pre configured network connections To add new profile open the corresponding item and enter the name from on screen keyboard After this current above mentioned parameters will be stored at this profile To activate profile open the one you need In profile context menu you can change avatar duplicate profile to a new one rename or delete profile...

Page 54: ...n t try to format the Device internal memory via PC Backup Recovery Factory Reset the Device state will be reset to factory default settings erasing user settings Other data e g books photos won t be lost Library This section is intended for optimization of Library database Library Data Update set the parameters for Library database update Off database won t be updated ...

Page 55: ...ld database entries To run optimization set the parameter to Once and exit Settings The parameter will be set to Off after optimization Lock Device after set time of idleness after which the Device is locked off 5 min 10 min Removing Packages remove dictionaries Check items to uninstall press Backward to exit the section and confirm removal in dialog window USB Mode set how the Device handles USB ...

Page 56: ...change password by selecting the corresponding item To proceed you will be asked to enter the password once more Diagnostic and Usage software provides data to PocketBook about certain actions performed by a user on the Device for further improvement of the Device and services to users The serial number and any other information for identifying a user is not saved You can disable this statistics g...

Page 57: ...artifacts from previous pages on a screen Large File Warning If this setting is on the Device will show a notification when you try to open file larger than 25 MB Status Bar in Reading Mode You can configure the bottom panel in the reading mode according to your taste activating information blocks Current page Date and time Book title Battery charge Multitask Wi Fi NOTE You can set not more than f...

Page 58: ...ers which help to save battery charge LED Indication you may disable LED indication by selecting Off in this section Power off after set time of idleness after which the Device power off 10 20 30 or 60 minutes DEVICE INFO The following information about Device will be displayed Device Model model serial number hardware platform Wi Fi MAC address Battery level ...

Page 59: ...Software Firmware Version Software Update the Device will search for updates in the following order internal storage and Internet Auto Update turn on off automatic check for updates Legal Information license and information about third party applications used on the Device ...

Page 60: ...amaged and will require treatment in the service centre Please perform the upgrade procedure in accordance with the instructions below There are two ways to update the firmware Automatic Update To start automatic software update select Settings About Device Software Software Update The Device will begin to check available update sources in the following order internal memory Internet ...

Page 61: ...ww pocketbook int com Select your country 2 Click the Support button on top menu Select hardware model of your Device 3 Download the Firmware to your PC 4 Unpack the content of the archive file SWUPDATE BIN and copy it to the root folder of internal Device storage 5 Switch off the Device by pressing button On Off 6 Press and hold both Backward and Forward buttons 7 Switch on the Device by pressing...

Page 62: ...iles from the Device and copy SWUPDATE BIN file on it one more time Repeat the download from www pocketbook int com Upgrade image is corrupted or Image is empty SWUPDATE BIN file is damaged or there is no space available Delete some files from the Device and copy SWUPDATE BIN file on it one more time Repeat the download from www pocketbook int com Error A different firmware version is installed on...

Page 63: ...ice save the book in another format TXT DOC PDF 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 various symbols question marks etc are displayed instead of letters Incorrect encoding Switch to reading mode select Sett...

Page 64: ...tion to connector Try to connect the USB cable to another port Bookmarks settings and current position in file cannot be saved File system damaged Connect the device to a PC and check disks To proceed open My Computer right click on the selected disk and select Properties Service Check Disk Internal memory is full Delete books images and or music files that you do not need Battery discharges too f...

Page 65: ...o 800 701 307 Deutschland 0 800 187 30 03 France 0805 080277 Polska 0 0 800 141 0112 Slovensko 0 800 606 676 USA Canada 1 877 910 1520 Россия 8 800 100 6990 Україна 0 800 304 800 Казахстан 8 800 333 35 13 Беларусь 8 820 0011 02 62 საქართველო 995 706 777 360 www pocketbook int com support help pocketbook int com ...

Page 66: ...Limited Power Source of personal computer or notebook The EUT should be supplfied by Adapter from complied Limited Power Source Rated output voltage DC 5V 1A This equipment is marked with the 0678 symbol and can be used throughout the European community This indicates compliance with the R TTE Directive 1999 5 EC France 2 4GHz for Metropolitan France ...

Page 67: ...of 10 mW for the 2454 2483 MHz band IMPORTANT Changes or modifications to this product not authorized could void the EMC and wireless compliance and negate your authority to operate the product This product has demonstrated EMC compliance under conditions that included the use of compliant peripheral devices and shielded cables between system components It is important that you use compliant perip...

Page 68: ...d to assure the protection of all persons regardless of age and health The exposure guidelines for devices employ a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate or SAR The SAR limit stated in the ICNIRP guidelines is 2 0 watts kilogram W kg averaged over 10 grams of tissue Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions with the device transmitting at its highest certif...

Page 69: ... of 12 July 1999 on the Limitation of Exposure of the General Public to Electromagnetic Fields 1999 519 EC PocketBook International S A Crocicchio Cortogna 6 6900 Lugano Switzerland Tel 0800 187 3003 Designed by Obreey Products Assembled in PRC Contains Reader Mobile technology by Adobe Systems Incorporated ...

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