Table of Contents SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ..........6 APPEARANCE ............11 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ......... 12 GETTING STARTED ..........13 Charging Battery Device management Main menu overview Notification panel Gestures Working with On-Screen Keyboard Frontlight Connecting to the Internet Installing Additional Dictionaries...
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Inserting Micro SD Card READING BOOKS ........... 26 Gestures in Reading Mode Reading Menu Social networks & ReadRate Contents Bookmarks Dictionary Notes Reading settings Following Links Loading Files Library PocketBook Cloud APPLICATIONS ............55 Book Store Browser Standard Apps...
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Languages Date/Time Saving Battery Maintenance Software About Device FIRMWARE UPDATE ..........87 TROUBLESHOOTING ..........90 CUSTOMER SUPPORT ..........92 COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ...93...
Safety Precautions Before start working with the Device, please, read this section carefully. Following these instructions will help you ensure your safety and extend service life of the Device. Storage, Carriage and Usage Conditions Device operating temperature range is 0°C to 40°C, so don’t ex- pose the Device to excessively high or low temperatures.
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Safety Srecautions Maintenance Do not leave the Device for a long time in poorly venti- lated environment, e.g. in a car or in closed tight boxes/ packaging. Neither drop nor try to bend the Device. Srotect the screen from objects that may scratch or damage it.
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Safety Srecautions or modified batteries may cause an explosion and/or damage the Device. Do not use organic or inorganic solvents (e.g. benzoyl etc.) to clean the screen/case. Use a soft cloth 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.
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For detailed information about service centres in your region please visit the official website of SocketBook International: http:// www.pocketbook-int.com. RF Safety The Device receives and transmits radio frequencies and may in- terfere with radio communications and other electronic equip- ment.
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Safety Srecautions Utilization Incorrect disposal of this Device may have adverse im- pacts on the environment and public health. To prevent such consequences follow the device-specific disposal requirements. Recycling of these materials helps pre- serve natural resources. For more information regarding recycling issues please contact local municipal authorities, your domestic waste collection service, store where you purchased the Device, or the authorized service centre.
Appearance 1. Home – return to Main menu 2. Backward – in reading mode turns page backward; in navigation mode – goes to the previous menu or page of the list 3. Forward – turns page forward 4. Menu – open context menu (if available).
Getting Started In this chapter you will learn how to prepare the Device to work and about its main control features. CHARGING BATTERY To extend battery lifetime, it’s recommended to charge the Device for the first time from 8 to 12 hours.
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Getting Started To charge the battery for the first time, do the following: • Connect the Device to a computer or charger with USB-cable. The device will turn on as soon as charging starts. • When the battery is fully charged, you can discon- nect the cable from the Device which is ready for usage.
Getting Started DEVICE MANAGEMENT Sress On/Off button. When the Device is ready to operate, Main Turn on menu or last opened book will appear, depending on settings. Sress and hold On/Off button for about two seconds until the Turn off Device goes off.
Getting Started MAIN MENU OVERVIEW Slide down to open a Touch to open Calendar Notification panel ‘Recent Books’ is a list of recently opened books Last downloaded books Slide up to open an Application panel...
Getting Started Notification panel Touch or slide down the icon to open a Notifica- tion panel. NOTE: You can open Notification panel also pressing a Menu button. Notification panel gives an easy access to configuration of Wi-fi and Frontlight, Sync of network services, Task man- ager, device...
Getting Started GESTURES CAUTION! Touch screen of the Device is sensitive enough and is a fragile detail. To avoid its damage, please, touch it carefully while controlling the Device with gestures. Opens an element (book, file, folder application or menu item). Touch &...
Getting Started Flick Scrolls lists: move your finger across the screen rapidly. Scaling Changes the image scale: place two fingers on a screen and pinch them together to zoom out or spread them apart to zoom in. WORKING WITH ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD On-screen keyboard is used when it’s necessary to enter text information, for example, for search or network con- nection credentials.
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Getting Started keyboard layout go to Settings > Languages > Keyboard Layouts. 1. Change case; 2. Enter the typed text; 3. Close the on-screen keyboard; 4. Erase last typed symbol; 5. Change input language. As you type a password (e.g. Wi-Fi credentials) icon will appear on a text field.
Getting Started FRONTLIGHT To turn on/off the frontlight, press and hold the Menu button for 1 second. Also you can adjust the frontlight level using the slider in the notification bar. CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET The Device can be connected to the Internet using Wi-Fi networks.
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Getting Started Also, Wi-Fi connection can be enabled/disabled by clicking the icon on the notification panel. If a known network is available, the connection is established automatically, otherwise - opens a list of available networks. Advanced Settings If it is needed to configure network settings manually se- lect Settings >...
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Getting Started Connection to a hidden network 1. Select Settings > Wi-Fi 2. Open Connection to a hidden network and enter its SSID from the on-screen keyboard in the Network name (SSID) field. 3. Select security type in the corresponding list: •...
Getting Started INSTALLING ADDITIONAL DICTIONARIES You can install additional dictionaries (you can purchase dictionaries in Book Store). 1. Copy extension file with .pbi extension to the De- vice internal storage. 2. Disconnect the Device from SC. 3. Loaded file will appear in Last Events.
Getting Started INSERTING MICRO SD CARD The Device already has 4 GB of internal storage, but you can extend it by using micro SD card (up to 32 GB). Insert it to the slot, like it is shown on a figure, and slightly push until card will be fixed.
Reading Books In this chapter you will learn how to read e-books and con- figure reader software for the most comfortable reading. The Device supports next book formats: (includ- SDF, ESUB ing Adobe -protected); FB2, FB2.ZIS, DOC, DOCX, TXT, DjVU, RTF, HTML, HTM, CHM, TCR, SRC, MOBI, ACSM To open a book, touch its icon on Recent Books Library...
Reading Books GESTURES IN READING MODE Close book; Make a bookmark; Turn pages forward; Turn pages backward; Pressing in the center of the screen evokes the Reading Menu Page turning Scaling...
Reading Books READING MENU Book name: touch to see the book info or open ReadRate menu Contents Search Back Bookmark Open ReadRate menu Pull the slider to turn pages or touch the page number to input the digits of needed page...
Reading Books SOCIAL NETWORKS & READRATE Now you will be able to take advantages of social net- works on your Socketbook: share quotations from books, add comments, tell what you are reading or have read, like or don’t like. ReadRate also allows you watching the friends’...
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Reading Books Reading status and Book Rate 1. Touch one of the options (Now reading, Have read, Plan to read, Recommend Rate with stars from 1 to 5). 2. Enter data (E-mail and password) of one of your accounts: in social networks or in the market Book Store. 3.
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Reading Books 4. Select social networks, where you want to send news: Facebook, Vkontakte, Odnoklassniki, Twitter – icons of chosen networks will become hefted. 5. If the chosen social network wasn’t linked to the ReadRate profile, you will be proposed to link them. 6.
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Reading Books 3. Choose a friend from a list or enter user email to send a recommendation to him/her. 4. Enter a comment and confirm sending by pressing Recommend. Share quotation To share quotation from a book: 1. After continuous touch on the screen in the opened book, creeper of text selection appear.
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Reading Books 4. All actions of your friends on ReadRate are dis- played in Notification panel of your Device: 5. You can Delete Open event. When you open it all new friends’ actions on ReadRate will be displayed. To delete your social networks accounts information for ReadRate, go to Settings >...
Reading Books CONTENTS If a book has table of contents, you can open it by select- ing the corresponding reading menu item. Content section contains three insets: • Sections (book’s chapters names); • Bookmarks (made during reading); • Notes (graphic or text). If table of contents has more then one level, higher level entry will be marked with ‘+’...
Reading Books BOOKMARKS To create a bookmark, touch right top corner of the screen. A dog ear mark will appear. To delete a bookmark, touch this mark again and confirm deletion. Also you can add/remove bookmarks by selecting the cor- responding reading menu item.
Reading Books DICTIONARY Touch and hold a word to open a panel allowing you to search for translation using one of installed dictionaries or find a word in Google. Also after selecting Dictionary item, a window with dictionary entry of a selected word appears. Next tools are available: Change View resembling...
Reading Books NOTES Notes allows you to save favorite book fragments and make handwritten records directly in the text. All the notes will be displayed in book’s table of contents. To enter notes mode, select Note reading menu section. NOTE Handwritten notes are not available for DjVu books. After you will enter Notes, a tooltip window will appear.
Reading Books READING SETTINGS You can customize the display of books depending on your preferences. Text Format Books In text format books (TXT, etc.) there are options to configure reader software: font, font size, line spacing, page margins width, hyphenations (on/off), encoding. Line spacing Page margins width NOTE: You can change font size using the scaling gesture: pinch...
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Reading Books PDF & DjVu You can change only the whole page scale only (except Reflow mode for Sinch two fingers together to zoom out or spread them apart to zoom in or slide a finger upwards the right side of screen to zoom in or downwards – to zoom out, respectively.
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Reading Books Columns – for reading books with columns. To navigate the page use navigation buttons. A page will be turned after bottom edge of the sheet reached; Reflow – in this mode text is formatted to display completely on the screen. Reflow mode is supported for SDF books only.
Reading Books FOLLOWING LINKS To follow a footnote, internal or external link, touch to en- ter links mode. To exit this mode, touch top left corner of the screen. If a link follows to a web-site, it will be opened with Device built-in browser.
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Reading Books card installed – as two ones). Now you can copy files to the Device or SD card using Explorer or other file manager. ATTENTION! After copying files safely remove the Device before disconnect the cable! Downloading protected e-books (Adobe DRM) Registration at www.adobe.com is required to use e-books in protected format (Sign in >...
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Reading Books 4. Open Visit the sample eBook library at the bottom of the page to enter the library; 5. Choose a book and click Download item. 6. A download window will appear on the screen. The file name should contain the name of the book and the file extension .acsm.
Reading Books into the Device Activation form. Then you will be able to download the book. 4. Download the book. After the download is com- plete, a full version of the book will be available for reading in the Digital Edition folder.
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4. Choose a book and copy it to your Device. Sync your device with network services You can also upload files to the Device synchronizing de- vice memory with personal accounts of network services - PocketBook Sync, Send-to-PocketBook, PocketBook Cloud and Dropbox. Variant 1 • Open Settings >...
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For detailed information about work with network services see sections PocketBook Sync, Send-to-PocketBook, Pock- etBook Cloud Dropbox PocketBook. Read more about configuring network services at the section Accounts and Synchronization. Synchronization status can be viewed on the Notification panel. During uploading or downloading files an animated icon displays at the status bar.
Reading Books The icon in the status bar changes to if the error oc- curred during synchronization of one of the services. If all synchronization processes are completed without errors, the icon in the status bar disappears. LIBRARY Library is e-books file manager. Library menu allows to filter, group, sort, change appearance of the section and perform search.
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• Favorites; • Folders; • Formats; • Series; • PocketBook Cloud. The results of grouping can be be dispalyd as ascending (A-Z) or descending (Z-A). 2. Sorting criteria • By opening date; • By addition date; • By title;...
Reading Books Detailed – in this mode there’s added author, titele, thumbnails, information about file format and size, read percentage. Context menu..opened by continuous touch..and allows proceeding with next file and folder operations: • Book Info - brief information about book/folder; •...
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Reading Books • Select - multiple choice of files • Open with - you can choose a program for reading (Adobe reader, FB reader).
Reading Books PocketBook Cloud You can read your books on different devices and be sure that all your books, favorite attribute, collections and read- ing progress will be saved. You can have access to your books from any device on which you are logged in to the PocketBook Cloud account.
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If you have skipped this step, the suggestion to sign in to PocketBook Cloud account will appear at the notification panel. To sign in: 1. Tap on this notification or go to the Settings > Ac- counts and Synchronization > PocketBook Cloud.
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Login button. Sync process The auto synchronization of books list and reading position takes place at the time of: • login to the PocketBook Cloud account, • book opening, • book closure...
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Reading Books • book fold. To enforce synchronization click on the sync icon on the notification panel. If there is no Internet connection on your Device you will have access only to the books, which are already on your Device. After the Internet connection is restored, all books will be synchronized.
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(from device memory) and Remove from Cloud. If the file was stored on PocketBook Cloud and was deleted only from the device memory, it will appear again after next synchronization. If the file was deleted from the Cloud there is no possibility to restore it.
Applications In this chapter you will learn about applications wich are preinstalled on your Device. There is three apps which is brought out to the main menu: • Library; • BookStore; • Browser. The rest of the apps are available at the application bar. To invoke it touch the icon at the main menu.
Applications LIBRARY Library is e-books file manager, which allows to group, sort, change appearance of the section and perform search. Read more about this app at Library. BOOK STORE Book Store application provides quick and convenient licensed content download from Book Store portal to your Device.
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Applications To follow a link, just touch it. If a web-page doesn’t fit a screen, you can scroll it: place your finger on the screen and move a page. Also, you can change scale of a web- page using zooming gestures (pinch or spread two fingers). Hardware buttons are used to scroll page vertically: scrolls down and...
Applications web-pages, rotate a screen and configure the browser from Settings section. Under Settings you can clear history and cookies, disable/enable JavaScript and loading images. To exit Browser, touch the corresponding item in browser menu. STANDARD APPS Notes In this section you can view all the notes made during reading.
Applications 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. Scribble Application for drawing. To select the drawing tool, use the application control panel: Text: select the position and size of the text box.
Applications Current drawing/total number of drawings: change the current drawing; New: start new drawing; Delete drawing; Exit application. To save a picture, touch icon. The current picture will be saved to the My Pictures folder in the root folder of the Device. In addition, Scribble application is used for editing graphic notes.
Applications GAMES Klondike Classic solitaire. Sudoku Sopular Japanese puzzle. Sress on an empty cell to select it. After that you can input in the selected cell the digit you think should be in the cell or set labels — digits that you suggest may be in the cell.
Applications INTERACTIVE APPS RSS News Application for adding and reading RSS feeds. To add RSS news feeds, open RSS setup. Select the Add RSS feed tion. Enter the feed address using the on-screen keyboard. To delete the feed, select it, open the context menu and select Delete command or press the...
News Archive: by selecting this option you can choose to read the previously stored updating RSS feeds. PocketBook Sync PocketBook Sync service allows you to download all books, chosen on the book store, directly to your Device (or even to several devices).
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Applications To use PocketBook Sync you need to perform several sim- ple steps: Registration 1. Register at the portal Book Store. (For example, at the portal www.bookland.com you need to add your Device to your account by entering a serial nuvber of the Device on the site).
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Applications www.bookland.com you need to choose content in the Items section and press Send to PocketBook). Downloading Content on the Device Turn on Wi-Fi connection on your Device or choose date in SocketBook Sync application (if Wi-Fi connection has not been activated, the Device will generate the con- nection request).
The downloaded file is displayed on the wall of Last events of the Main Menu. Dropbox PocketBook DropBox application allows to download files, added to Dropbox from any computer or any Device with installed Dropbox app or from the Dropbox website, to your Device.
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Dropbox Pock- etBook sync folder will be created in the Library of the De- vice. The Application > Dropbox PocketBook directory will show up in your Dropbox account, and after synchroniza- tion it will be available from other devices with Dropbox.
Applications 2. All synchronized files will be downloaded to the sync folder in the Library (by default, Dropbox PocketBook is the sync folder, but you can change it in Settings > Ac- counts and Synchronization > Dropbox > Sync folder). Manually: 1.
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Applications How to start using 1. Register for the Send-to-SocketBook service, for this purpose do the following: • Launch application: • from the Applications > Send-to-PocketBook section; • or from Settings > Accounts and Synchroniza- tion > Send-to-PocketBook. NOTE: The Wi-Fi connection should be on, otherwise you will be asked to turn it on.
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Device Library, when the internet connection is on. Down- load folder is available after authorization from the locations: • Applications > Send-to-PocketBook; • Settings > Accounts and synchronizations > Send- to-PocketBook > Go to folder of the context menu of the Download folder; • Library > Send-to-PocketBook.
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Applications 2. By default, ‘Send-to-PocketBook’ is the download folder, but you can change it at registration or in the Set- tings > Accounts and synchronization > Send-to-Pocket- Book > Download folder section. Manually: To update the content of the download folder, in...
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Applications The address, specified at registration, is contained in the list by default. If the mail is sent to your Device from the unknown ad- dress, you will receive the letter with a proposal to add a sender to the ‘white list’. After your confirmation you will receive files from the added address to your Device.
Settings In this chapter you will learn how configure the interface and software features of the Device for the most comfortable usage. Select Settings Notification panel to configure the Device. All changes will be applied 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.
Book Store — in this section you can enter Login Password for authorization in the Book Store. PocketBook Sync — There are the following settings for the SocketBook Sync service: • PocketBook Sync Status: or off. The service is turned on automatically at the autorization. If you are not...
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If you are authorized, then you can logout SocketBook Sync. • Information about service — more detailed about service. Send-to-PocketBook — the following options are available: • PocketBook account: your account email.
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Device productivity. • Download folder: location of received files. The Send-to-PocketBook folder is set by default. You can choose any other folder or create a new one in the internal Device storage or on the external SD-card. •...
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Sync Folder: location of synced files. You can also move files to Sync folder, if you want to sync them with Dropbox Pocketbook directory on the server. The Dropbox PocketBook folder on the Device is set by default. You can...
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Settings choose another folder or create a new one in the internal Device storage or on the external SD-card. • About Service — more detailed about service. ReadRate — In this section the following options are available: • Remove ReadRate Authorization.
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Settings PocketBook Cloud — In this section the following op- tions are available: • Login/Log out: if you are not authorized in the ap- plication, input your SocketBook Cloud account data to authorize. If you are authorized, then you can logout.
Settings PERSONALIZE Power-off Logo — the image will be displayed when the Device is off. You can set a cover of the last opened book by setting book cover. NOTE You can also set your own picture as a logo from the Gallery application.
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Settings Less frequency may cause some artifacts from previous pages on a screen. Open at Startup last opened book or main menu. Status Bar in Reading Mode — you can turn on or turn off the display of status bar during reading. Complete Page Refresh.
Settings 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, rename or delete profile. LANGUAGES Language. Select the Device’s interface language. Keyboard Layouts.
Settings DATE/TIME In this section you will be able to set date, time, time zone and clock format. You can also Synchronize Time or set Auto Time Sync to use the network time/date. SAVING BATTERY Here you can see battery level and set parameters, which help to save battery charge: •...
Settings Backup & Recovery • Restore Configuration – select the configuration file to restore from a list; • Backup Configuration to SD – this action will cre- ate a backup folder on an external microSD-card and will save there system settings. You will be suggested to enter the file name from on-screen keyboard;...
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Settings information for identifying a user isn’t saved. You can dis- able this option of statistics gathering in the Diagnostic and Usage section. Format Internal Memory – this action will erase all data, except system files. CAUTION! If you need to erase all data on the Device, use this feature only, don’t try to format the Device internal memory via SC.
Settings SOFTWARE Firmware Version - the current version of firmware is dis- played; Software Update – the Device will search for updates in the following order: microSD card (if installed), internal storage and Internet. Auto Update – turn on/off automatic check for updates. Thirdd-Party Apps —...
Firmware Update WARNING! Firmware Update is a responsible operation, during which management software of the Device will be changed. In case of improper execution control program may be damaged and will require treatment in the service centre. Slease perform the upgrade procedure in accordance with the instructions below.
(Set- tings > Software > Auto Update). In this case, the Device will use Wi-Fi connection only. Manual Update 1. Open site www.pocketbook-int.com. Select your country. 2. Click the Support button on top menu. Select hard- ware model of your Device.
Repeat sure the file is in the root the download from www. folder of the card. pocketbook-int.com. Delete some files from SWUSDATE.BIN file is the Device and copy Upgrade image is damaged or there is no SWUSDATE.BIN file on it...
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Troubleshooting Malfunciton Possible Reason Solution Device does not turn on or turns on but only the logo Battery is low Charge the battery is loaded If the book was down- loaded from the online A book does not open store try to re-load it again. - the message Book is If the file opens on your...
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Troubleshooting Malfunciton Possible Reason Solution Check USB mode in Set- Your Device is in the bat- tings Main Menu item. Set tery charging mode. Connection to PC Ask at Connection After connection to SC disks are not displayed in Check USB cable condition Explorer and its proper connec- No signal in connection...
Customer Support For detailed information about service centers in your country please use contacts below: Austria 0-800-802-077 Czech Republic 800-701-307 France 0805-080277 Germany 0-800-187-30-03 Israel 1-809-494-246 Italy 800-788-913 Poland 0-0-800-141-0112 Switzerland 0-800-898-720 www.pocketbook-int.com/support/ help@pocketbook-int.com...
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Compliance with International Standards Product name: SocketBook Touch Lux 2 Model number: SocketBook 626 The EUT should be supplied by USB port from complied Limited Sower Source of personal computer or notebook. The EUT should be supplied by Adapter from complied Limited Sower Source.
Compliance with International Standards In all Metropolitan departments, wireless LAN frequencies can be used under the following conditions, either for public or private use: • Indoor use: maximum power (EIRS*) of 100 mW for the entire 2400-2483.5 MHz frequency band; • Outdoor use: maximum power (EIRS*) of 100 mW for the 2400-2454 MHz band and with maximum power (EIRS*) of 10 mW for the 2454-2483 MHz band.
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Compliance with International Standards Your device is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed not to exceed the limits for exposure to radio waves recommended by international guidelines. These guidelines were developed by the independent scientific organization ICNIRS and include safety margins designed to assure the protection of all persons, regard- less of age and health.
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This equipment complies with the European Council Recommen- dation of 12 July 1999 on the Limitation of Exposure of the Gen- eral Sublic to Electromagnetic Fields [1999/519/EC]. PocketBook International S.A. Crocicchio Cortogna, 6, 6900, Lugano, Switzerland Tel. 0800-187-3003 Designed by SocketBook International. Assembled in SRC...
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