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Viewing Pictures
The eBook lets you view pictures or photos. These are displayed in grayscale using 8
different shades. Press ‘Menu’ to choose to view pictures so they fit inside the screen, they
are sized to the width of the screen, the height of the screen or are the actual size or the raw
picture. To scroll through your pictures press ‘Next Page’ or use the navigation buttons at the
bottom right of the keyboard.
NOTE: The eBook can view images up to a maximum resolution of 3 MegaPixels.
Playing Music
The eBook lets you play music through its integrated speakers or out via
the earphones included in the package. When you connect the earphones,
the speakers will automatically mute and the music will start playing
through the earphones.
To adjust the volume you can use the Volume Up (+) or Volume Down (-)
buttons on the left hand side of the ebook. You can also use the left and
right arrow keys at the bottom right of the keyboard.
To skip between songs press the up and down arrow keys.
Recording Memos
You can record a memo / voice message using the eBook’s integrated microphone. From the
main menu select the ‘Music’ option. To start recording press ‘3 Rec’. This will start recording
immediately and save the file as a .wav file. The file will be saved in the e_audio in the Music
folder. Press ‘1 Play’ to playback your memo.
Transferring Content to your eBook
For content which is not DRM (Digital Rights Managed) content you can simply treat your
eBook like a USB device and ‘drag and drop’ content from your computer. When you first
plug your eBook into your computer Windows will automatically detect and install the
eBook which will show up as a removeable drive in My Computer as ‘LNX eBook’.
To transfer a file find it in My Documents and copy it by right clicking your mouse and
pressing copy. Then open the LNX eBook folder from My Computer and paste the file into
the corresponding folder on th eBook;
Folder
File Types
e_audio
Audio (Music)
e_book
eBooks
e_image
Pictures / Photos
e_listen
Audio (AudioBooks)
e_note
Note Files
Digital Editions
This is where DRM protected content you buy is stored.
Reading eBooks
Your eBook comes with 100 free eBooks in your Bookcase to get you started. You can easily
buy more eBooks to add to your collection. For details on how to transfer these please read
the section below “Transferring eBooks with DRM protection”.
To start reading an eBook
In the main menu scroll to ‘2 Bookcase’ and press OK (or press
2 on the keyboard) to open your collection of eBooks. Once you have selected the eBook
you want to read and press OK to open it.
To turn the page
You can either use the ‘NEXT PAGE’ or PREV PAGE’ buttons on the left side
of the screen or alternatively the arrow buttons at the bottom right of the keyboard.
Returning to an eBook
When you ‘pick up’ an eBook you‘ve already started reading the
eBook will remember which page you’re on and will automatically open at the last page you
were reading. You can also view the most recent books you’ve read if you select ‘1 Recent
Files’ from the main menu.
Jumping to a page
When you have an eBook open, use the keyboard
to type the page number you want to go to and press OK to ‘jump’ straight
to that page.
Enlarging Font Size (Zoom)
Press the Zoom button on the keyboard to
enlarge the font size displayed on screen. Keep pressing Zoom to cycle
through from small to medium to large and back to small depending
on your preference.
(You can also press ‘Menu’ and ‘9 Leading Setting’ to change the line
spacing to fit more or less text on the screen).
Adding a Bookmark
A bookmark is the digital equivalent of a bookmark, train ticket or
receipt that you might use to mark the page you’re reading or a special place in the book. To
add a Bookmark on the page you’re reading, press the ‘MENU’ button and press ‘3 Bookmark’.
Then press the 0 number key, to add the bookmark and reference it with a small quotation.
To open the eBook at a bookmark you’ve already made, scroll to the relevant bookmark and
press ‘OK’.
Transfering eBooks with DRM protection
Any additional eBooks you buy will generally come with Digital Rights Management (DRM)
which gives you and the eBook’s author copyright protection. The Elonex eBook works
with Adobe Digital Editions™ which is the best way for you to download and manage DRM
protected eBooks. The best bit about it is that its free to download and easy to use.
Transfering eBooks onto your eBook reader using
Digital Editions™ is a simple 3 step process and you
can find full details and a tutorial at
www.elonex.com/support
