SERVICE MANUAL
Sony Corporation
Published by Sony Techno Create Corporation
PRS-T1
SPECIFICATIONS
DIGITAL BOOK READER
9-893-299-01
2011I33-1
©
2011.09
US Model
Canadian Model
AEP Model
UK Model
Ver. 1.0 2011.09
CAUTION
Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
Replace only with the same or equivalent type.
FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT BOARD REPAIRING
• Keep the temperature of soldering iron around 270 °C during
repairing.
• Do not touch the soldering iron on the same conductor of the
circuit board (within 3 times).
• Be careful not to apply force on the conductor when soldering
or unsoldering.
Note:
Be sure to keep your PC used for service and
checking of this unit always updated with the
latest version of your anti-virus software.
In case a virus affected unit was found during
service, contact your Service Headquarters.
Model name
PRS-T1
Power source
Built-in rechargeable battery: 3.7 V DC, 1000mAh
USB powered from a computer or the optional AC Adapter PRSA-AC10/PRSA-AC1A (sold
separately) via the supplied USB cable.
Battery life (continuous page turn)
Maximum Battery: Approximately 14,000 continuous page turns when reading only.*
* Measured using a text based content in ePub format and a fully charged battery, consecutive page-
turns at approximately one second per page under the recommended operating temperature. Actual
battery life may vary based on usage patterns and individual device.
Charging time
Computer-based charging: Approximately 2.5 hours
AC Adapter PRSA-AC10/PRSA-AC1A (sold separately)-based charging: Approximately 2 hours
Internal Memory Capacity (for data storage)
Approximately 1.4 GB after initial setting.
Depending on size of pre-loaded excerpts, available memory capacity may vary.
Operating/Charging temperature
5°C to 35°C (41°F to 95°F)
Dimensions (w/h/d)
Approximately 110 × 173 × 8.9 mm (4 3/8 × 6 7/8 × 3/8 inches)
Mass
Approximately 168 g (5.9 oz.)
Display
152.4 mm (6 inch) diagonal electrophoretic display
600 × 800 pixels, 16-level grayscale
Wi-Fi
Wireless standards: IEEE 802.11b/g/n compliant
Wireless security: WEP (Open System), WEP (Shared Key), WPA-PSK (TKIP), WPA-PSK
(AES), WPA2-PSK (TKIP), WPA2-PSK (AES)
Expansion slots
microSD card slot
Supplied items
USB cable × 1
Stylus × 1
Quick Start Guide
SD cards are made to standards and are commonly used as storage media for portable devices.
microSD and microSDHC cards are members of the SD card family.
The Reader supports the following card types.
microSD and microSDHC cards
Up to 32 GB
microSD cards of up to 32 GB has been tested to work with the Reader; however, not all
microSD cards are guaranteed to work.
Supported File Types
The following files can be managed on the Reader software and transferred to the Reader
device.
However, depending on the file size and format, it may not be possible to view/display/play some
data.
Books
EPUB files (.epub)
EPUB (OPS version 2.0) supported.
PDF files (.pdf)
Support is based on the PDF 1.6 specification.
Text files (.txt)
Audio
MP3 files (.mp3)
The following specifications should be met in order to import an MP3 file:
Bit rate: 8 to 320 kbps
Sampling frequency: 8 to 48 kHz
File must be unsecured.
AAC files (.mp4, .m4a)
Raw AAC is not supported.
The following specifications should be met in order to import an AAC file:
Bit rate: up to 160 kbps
Sampling frequency: 8 to 48 kHz
File must be unsecured.
Pictures
JPEG files (.jpg, .jpeg)
GIF files (.gif)
PNG files (.png)
BMP files (.bmp)
Note
If the size of a picture that you transferred with the Reader software is too large, a thumbnail
may not be created on the Reader and the picture may not be displayed in the [Pictures]
content list. In this case, delete the picture via the Reader software.
For an animated GIF file, only the first frame will be shown.
Sony, the Sony logo, “Reader”, “BBeB” and their logos are either trademarks or registered
trademarks of Sony Corporation.
EPUB is a registered trademark of the IDPF.
Frutiger, Univers, Helvetica and Palatino are trademarks of Linotype Corp. registered in the
United States Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions in
the name of Linotype Corp. or its licensee Linotype GmbH.
Bitstream is a registered trademark, and Dutch, Font Fusion, and Swiss are trademarks, of
Bitstream Inc.
Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and Windows Media are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and / or other countries.
Macintosh and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other
countries.
This PRS-T1 contains Adobe® Reader® Mobile software under license from Adobe Systems
Incorporated, Copyright © 1995-2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved.
Adobe and Reader are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology and patents licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and
Thomson.
This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL
Toolkit. (http://www.openssl.org/) Copyright© 1998-2011 The OpenSSL Project. All rights
reserved. This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young
([email protected]). This product includes software written by Tim Hudson
([email protected]). For details on OpenSSL License, refer to [End User License Agreement]
in [About] at [Settings] on the Reader.
Wi-Fi, the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED logo, WPA, WPA2 and Wi-Fi Protected Setup are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Wi-Fi Alliance.
All other system names and product names appearing in this document are the registered
trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners. Further, the trademark ™ and registered
trademark ® symbols are not indicated throughout this document.
Program © 2011 Sony Corporation
Documentation © 2011 Sony Corporation
