Chapter 5 Settings; Customizing Your Kindle Settings - Amazon Kindle User Manual

Chapter 5
Settings

Customizing your Kindle settings

To go to the Settings page, tap the Menu button
registered to view all settings. The available settings are:
Airplane Mode: Allows you to enable or disable wireless connectivity.
Wi-Fi Networks: Use this option to connect to a Wi-Fi network, display a list of available
networks, and view the name of the Wi-Fi network you are currently connected to, if any.
Registration and Household: Enables you to manage your household and displays the
Amazon account name to which your Kindle is registered. Use this option to register and
deregister your Kindle.
Household and Family Library: Add individuals to your household to share content. For
more information, see Managing your Amazon
countries.
Register/Deregister Device: Use this option to register and deregister your device.
Device Options: Lets you set a passcode, enable Parental Controls, personalize your Kindle,
and select languages and dictionaries.
Device Passcode: Enables you to restrict access to your Kindle by setting a
passcode. You'll subsequently be prompted to enter the passcode whenever you
turn on the device or wake it from sleep. If you don't remember your passcode, you
must contact Kindle Customer Service.
Parental Controls: Choose between Kindle FreeTime and Restrictions. Use Kindle
FreeTime to create personalized profiles for your child, select books from your
library to share, and set daily reading goals while automatically blocking access to
places you may not want your child to go, such as the Kindle Store, Goodreads on
Kindle, or the Experimental Web Browser. Use Restrictions to manually block the
Experimental Web Browser, Kindle Store, Cloud, and/or Goodreads on Kindle. When
you set up Kindle FreeTime or turn on a restriction for the first time, you will be
prompted to create a password. Note that this password will be required to make
changes to settings within Parental Controls. To change the password, select Change
Password from the Parental Controls screen. If you forget your password, reset it by
visiting www.amazon.com/myk
Kindle Customer Service. When Restrictions are enabled or a FreeTime profile is
active, you will see a lock icon
indicator, and the Deregistration and Reset Device options will be disabled.
Personalize your Kindle: Lets you manage your device name, add personal and
contact information, set device time, manage recommended content, change the
next in series option, manage Whispersync for Books, and view your Send-to-Kindle
Email address.
Device Name: Lets you change the name displayed at the top of the Home
screen.
and select Settings. Your Kindle must be
household. This feature is not available in all
and deregistering your device, or by contacting
at the top of the screen next to the Wi-Fi status
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Chapter 5
Settings