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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Kindle Oasis User's Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started ..................5 Setting up your Kindle Oasis ................ 5 Kindle controls .................... 5 Status indicators ..................7 Wireless status indicators ............... 7 Battery status indicator ..............7 VoiceView indicators ..............8 Activity indicator ................8 Parental Controls indicator ..............
  • Page 3 Managing your Amazon household ............. 30 Goodreads on Kindle ................. 31 Time to Read .................... 32 Chapter 6 Getting More from Your Kindle Oasis ............34 Carrying and reading personal documents ..........34 Reading Kindle content on other devices ............. 34 Sharing ....................
  • Page 4 Kindle Oasis User's Guide General Care .................... 41 Device Service ..................42 Battery Safety ................... 42 Other Safety Considerations ............... 42 Wireless Safety and Compliance ..............43 Turn Off Wireless When Flying ..............43 Using Your Kindle Around Other Electronic Devices ........43 Steps to Minimise Interference ..............

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Getting Started

    If you bought your Kindle online using your Amazon account, it is already registered to you. To verify, tap the Home icon and look for your Amazon user name in the upper left corner of the Home screen. If it says My Kindle or shows the name of a previous owner instead of your own Amazon account name, you'll need to register it.
  • Page 6 Kindle Oasis User's Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started Page-Turn buttons: To page forward in a book, press the top button. To go back in a book, press the bottom button. To configure the buttons to match how you hold your Kindle, tap the Quick Actions icon on the toolbar, and then select All Settings.

  • Page 7: Status Indicators

    Wireless status indicators The Amazon Whispernet service wirelessly delivers content to your Kindle whenever and wherever you want it. Your Kindle can connect to Whispernet via its built-in Wi-Fi capability; some models also include free mobile network connectivity to Whispernet. The more bars on the Wi-Fi or mobile network status indicator that are filled, the stronger the signal.

  • Page 8: Voiceview Indicators

    Controls. Keyboard Your Kindle Oasis has an onscreen keyboard. When you tap within the Search field or begin other actions that require you to type in information, the keyboard automatically displays at the bottom of the screen. Tap the keys to enter your selection and use the appropriate buttons to continue on to the next action.

  • Page 9: Managing Your Saved Wi-Fi Passwords

    Amazon handles any information it receives, including your Wi-Fi passwords, in accordance with the Amazon.com Privacy Notice. To opt out of this feature, verify that the Save password to Amazon option is not selected when you enter your network password.

  • Page 10: Aeroplane Mode

    Kindle Oasis User's Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started 1. Tap the Quick Actions icon on the toolbar, and then tap All Settings. 2. On the Settings page, tap Device Options, Advanced Options and then Delete Wi-Fi Passwords. 3. Tap Delete to confirm.

  • Page 11: Special Offer Banners

    Kindle Oasis User's Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started without viewing offer details, swipe your finger to unlock. Special Offers and Sponsored Screensavers are updated regularly when your Kindle is connected to a network. Special Offer banners Special Offer banners are displayed at the bottom of the Home screen. To view additional details, tap the banner.

  • Page 12: Chapter 2 Navigating Your Kindle

    Navigating Your Kindle Your Kindle Oasis features a touchscreen interface that lets you perform many tasks with just a tap or swipe of a finger. To select an item, simply tap it. For example, tap a book cover or title to open the book, or tap the Menu icon on the item's cover to view available options.
  • Page 13 Kindle Oasis User's Guide Chapter 2 Navigating Your Kindle Home: Tap to return to the Home screen, where you'll find a list of books and other content stored on your Kindle. Back: Tap to retrace your steps. For example, you can follow a link from a book, and then tap the Back icon to return to your place in the book.
  • Page 14 Kindle Oasis User's Guide Chapter 2 Navigating Your Kindle Go To: The Contents tab displays the book’s contents, including Beginning and chapter titles. Use the Page or Location option to further navigate your book. The options displayed will vary depending on the content you're reading.

  • Page 15: Tap Zones

    Kindle Oasis User's Guide Chapter 2 Navigating Your Kindle When you're reading a periodical, the toolbars are configured specifically for that purpose. To display the toolbar, tap the top of the screen. Periodical Home: Tap to display highlights of this issue.
  • Page 16 Kindle Oasis User's Guide Chapter 2 Navigating Your Kindle Landscape Mode...
  • Page 17 Kindle Oasis User's Guide Chapter 2 Navigating Your Kindle If you prefer, you can change pages by swiping the screen with your finger. To go to the next page, swipe your finger from the right to the left across the screen. To go to the previous page, swipe your finger from the left to the right across the screen.

  • Page 18: Chapter 3 Acquiring & Managing Kindle Content

    Home Screen View to Off. Device and Cloud storage Content that is purchased from the Kindle Store is securely stored and available in the Amazon Cloud. This includes copies of all your books, along with recent issues of newspapers and magazines. To download content to your Kindle, go to My Library, tap All and then select the content that you want to download.

  • Page 19: Storage Space

    On your library page, tap Downloaded in the top left of the screen. The Manage Your Content and Devices page, accessible from www.amazon.com/devicesupport, offers a handy way to view and manage your Kindle content, settings, and account using a web browser.

  • Page 20: Periodicals

    Kindle Oasis User's Guide Chapter 3 Acquiring & Managing Kindle Content remove options are contextual, which means they change depending on the type of content you are trying to remove. Your content will remain securely stored in the Cloud for downloading at a later time.

  • Page 21: Filtering Content

    • Books • Periodicals • Docs • Collections If you have set up an Amazon household and enabled sharing, two new filtering options will appear under Books: • My Books • Shared Books To view just your books, tap the My Books filter option. To view just the books that the other adult in your household has shared, select the Shared Books filter option.
  • Page 22 Collections, such as your Kindle, will delete it from the Cloud and other devices or reading apps that support Cloud Collections and are registered with the same Amazon account. • Deleting a collection from your Kindle does not remove the content stored on your device or in the Cloud.

  • Page 23: Chapter 4 Reading Kindle Documents

    Kindle Oasis User's Guide Chapter 4 Reading Kindle Documents Chapter 4 Reading Kindle Documents Understanding Kindle display technology Your Kindle uses a high-resolution display technology called electronic paper. The display is reflective, which means you can read it clearly even in bright sunlight. Electronic paper uses ink just like books and newspapers, but it displays the ink particles electronically.

  • Page 24: Tables

    Kindle Oasis User's Guide Chapter 4 Reading Kindle Documents display, including Highlight, Note, Share and Search. Tap the Menu icon on the options bar to view more options, such as Report Content Error. To return the image to normal size, tap on the image.

  • Page 25: Item Menus

    Kindle Oasis User's Guide Chapter 4 Reading Kindle Documents Item menus To view more information about a specific item and access a menu of applicable options, tap the Menu icon on an item’s cover when in grid view or on the right side of the screen when in list view.

  • Page 26: Notes And Highlights

    Kindle Oasis User's Guide Chapter 4 Reading Kindle Documents it shows the results in the Kindle Store. Tap the Search Everywhere option to broaden your search. • From the Experimental Web Browser, tap to the left of the address field to display all of the search filter options: Web Address, Google and Kindle Search.

  • Page 27: Bookmarks

    Chapter 4 Reading Kindle Documents Bookmarks Amazon's Whispersync technology automatically saves your place in whatever content you are reading. To bookmark a page, tap the Bookmark icon on the reading toolbar and tap the plus sign next to the location or page information. You can also add a bookmark by tapping the top-right corner of the screen.

  • Page 28: Go To

    Kindle Oasis User's Guide Chapter 4 Reading Kindle Documents The first icon allows you to preview one page at a time. The second icon lets you preview nine pages at a time (only available in selected books). You can also swipe from the bottom of the screen while reading to jump right into Page Flip.

  • Page 29: Chapter 5 Features

    Kindle Oasis User's Guide Chapter 5 Features Chapter 5 Features X-Ray The X-Ray feature lets you explore the "Bones of the Book" with a single tap, enabling you to see all of the passages in a book that mention specific ideas, fictional characters, historical figures, places, topics and terms.

  • Page 30: Kindle For Kids

    Kindle Oasis User's Guide Chapter 5 Features Kindle for Kids Kindle for Kids lets you create a personalised experience for up to four children, giving you complete control over what content each child can access. Kids earn achievements that help them keep track of their personal reading accomplishments.

  • Page 31: Goodreads On Kindle

    2. Tap Add a New Person, then Add Adult. You will be prompted to pass your Kindle to the adult you would like to add to your household. 3. The second adult must enter a unique Amazon account ID and password. If they do not have one, they can follow the link to create one.

  • Page 32: Time To Read

    Keep track of what you're reading by adding books to your Goodreads shelves. When setting up your account, you will be directed to a list of your Amazon book purchases, both digital and physical. You can rate books you've read from one to five stars. Rating a book adds it to your Read shelf. You can also tap the Shelf icon to shelve the book as Currently Reading or Want to Read.
  • Page 33 Your specific reading speed is stored only on your Kindle; it is not stored on Amazon servers. When reading, select Reading Progress from the menu, and then choose the tracking option that you want to display.

  • Page 34: Chapter 6 Getting More From Your Kindle Oasis

    Share. Select the sharing option you want to use from the list. Using your Kindle with your computer Your Kindle uses Amazon Whispernet to deliver books, periodicals, personal documents, Kindle Singles and blogs to your Kindle without the need for a computer.

  • Page 35: Using The Experimental Web Browser

    Kindle from your computer's desktop. Using the Experimental Web Browser Your Kindle includes an experimental web browser that lets you surf the web and view most Amazon web pages. The Experimental Web Browser supports JavaScript, SSL and cookies, but does not support media plug-ins.

  • Page 36: Chapter 7 Settings

    Items you purchased from an Amazon store will remain available in the Cloud and can be downloaded again. After deregistering, you can register your Kindle to another Amazon account.

  • Page 37: Reading Options

    Kindle Store and to enable/disable reading lists. Whispersync for Books: Enable and disable the automatic backup of your annotations, most recent page read, furthest page read, and collections to Amazon’s servers. Delete Wi-Fi Passwords: Delete Wi-Fi passwords saved to Amazon from this device.

  • Page 38: Language & Dictionaries

    Restrictions: Use Restrictions to manually block the Experimental Web Browser, Kindle Store, Amazon Cloud and/or Goodreads on Kindle. When restrictions are enabled, you will see a lock icon at the top of the screen next to the Wi-Fi/mobile network status indicator, and the Deregistration and Reset Device options will be disabled.

  • Page 39: The Settings Contextual Menu

    Kindle Oasis User's Guide Chapter 7 Settings The Settings contextual menu When you're on the Settings page, tapping the Menu icon displays additional options: Kindle Store: Takes you to the Kindle Store. Update Your Kindle: Installs the latest software for your Kindle. This option is disabled if there are currently no software updates available on your Kindle.

  • Page 40: Chapter 8 Finding Additional Assistance

    Kindle Oasis User's Guide Chapter 8 Finding Additional Assistance Chapter 8 Finding Additional Assistance The Kindle Customer Service website at www.amazon.com/devicesupport has helpful information, including frequently asked questions and how-to videos.

  • Page 41: Appendix A Product Information

    Kindle Oasis User's Guide Appendix A Product Information Appendix A Product Information Safety and Compliance Information Use Responsibly. Read all instructions and safety information before use. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS COULD RESULT IN FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR OTHER INJURY OR DAMAGE.

  • Page 42: Device Service

    Do not short-circuit a battery or allow metallic conductive objects to come into contact with battery terminals. Avoid dropping the device or battery. If the device or battery is dropped, especially on a hard surface, and the user suspects damage, do not attempt repair. Contact Amazon Customer Service for assistance.

  • Page 43: Wireless Safety And Compliance

    Kindle Oasis User's Guide Appendix A Product Information Wireless Safety and Compliance Turn off your wireless connection in areas where wireless use is forbidden or when it may cause interference or danger. Some specific situations are described below. In general, you should not use your Kindle with your wireless connection turned on anywhere where you are not allowed to use a mobile device.

  • Page 44: Information Regarding Exposure To Radio Frequency Energy

    This device is compliant with general population/uncontrolled RF exposure limits pursuant to IC RSS-102. EU Conformity Hereby, Amazon Fulfillment Services, Inc., declares that the radio equipment type CW24Wi and CW96BW are in compliance with Directive 2014/53/EU. The full text of the EU Declaration of Conformity is available at the following Internet address: www.amazon.com/device_eu_compliance.

  • Page 45: Recycling Kindle Properly

    Size: Kindle Oasis Wi-Fi: 6.3 inches by 5.6 inches by 0.33 inches (159 mm by 141 mm by 8.3 mm). Kindle Oasis Wi-Fi + 3G (4G LTE in US): 6.3 inches by 5.6 inches by 0.33 inches (159 mm by 141 mm by 8.3 mm).

  • Page 46: Warranty Provider

    This Warranty is provided by: From Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.it, Amazon.es, or Amazon EU S.à r.l., 5 rue Plaetis, L-2338, Luxembourg from authorised resellers located in Europe Amazon.com.ca, Inc., 410 Terry Ave. North, Seattle, WA From Amazon.ca 98109-5210, United States...

  • Page 47: Additional Information

    The Kindle device and/or methods used in association with the Kindle device may be covered by one or more patents or patents pending. Copyright, Trademark and Other Notices Amazon, Kindle, Kindle Oasis, Kindle FreeTime, Goodreads, Sponsored Screensavers, X-Ray, Mobipocket, VoiceView, Whispernet, Whispersync, Person Under Tree logo and 1-Click are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.

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