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  • Page 1 Kibano AS R1 digireader Page 1...
  • Page 2 Revision History Version Author Date Notes 2011-09-30 Initial version Page 2...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction ............................6 Technical Specification ......................... 6 Control Placement ......................... 7 About R1 DIGIREADER ........................9 Design concept ..........................9 Controls ............................9 2.2.1 Physical Buttons ........................9 2.2.2 Touch Gesture ........................9 Input Method / On-screen Keyboard ..................10 2.3.1...
  • Page 4 5.1.1 Plug in Menca Card ......................21 5.1.2 Content Browse ........................22 5.1.3 eBooks ..........................24 5.1.4 Audio Books ........................25 5.1.5 Music ............................ 26 5.1.6 Backup ..........................27 Library ............................30 5.2.1 Browse Structure: ......................... 30 5.2.2 Browse Modes ........................31 5.2.3 Location Filter ........................
  • Page 5 5.4.5 Play controls ......................... 57 AudioBook Player ........................58 5.5.1 Supported audio formats ...................... 58 5.5.2 How to play a AudioBook ....................58 5.5.3 Playing screen ........................58 5.5.4 Play controls ......................... 59 5.5.5 Bookmark ..........................59 Search ............................60 FM sender ...........................

  • Page 6: Introduction

    1 Introduction This manual is to introduce the user interface of R1 digireader, giving you an idea on how to use R1 DIGIREADER. 1.1 Technical Specification Marvell PXA 166e, 800 MHz Memory 256MB SLC NAND FLASH for boot code 256MB LP-DDR1-200 for working memory Buttons &Navigation...

  • Page 7: Control Placement

    1.2 Control Placement Front view: Page 7...
  • Page 8 Back view： Page 8...

  • Page 9: About R1 Digireader

    2.2 Controls 2.2.1 Physical Buttons The R1 digireader provides seven control buttons, which are “POWER”, “HOME”, “BACK”, “MENU”, “VOLUME UP”, “VOLUME DOWN”, “RESET”, “ARROW<” and “ARROW>” POWER: Pressing and holding this button for two (2) seconds will open a dialog box prompting you if you want to shut down the system.

  • Page 10: Input Method / On-Screen Keyboard

    2.3 Input Method / On-screen Keyboard The R1 digireader provides in default two kinds of input methods – English and Google Pinyin -- with their corresponding on-screen keyboard. You can specify your favorite input method as default through setting menus.

  • Page 11: On-Screen Keyboard For English Input Method

    2.3.1 On-screen Keyboard for English Input Method The function for each key shown above is as described below： The key with an alphabet character printed on it is an alphabet key, and you can press on it to input the corresponding character.

  • Page 12: Google Pinyin Input Method

    This is the numerical switching key. A press on it will change the interface of the keyboard as shown below: 2.3.2 Google Pinyin Input Method The key functions for this method are similar to that of the English input method, so the description is saved here and please refer to the previous section for details.

  • Page 13: Cards

    “Menca card”). 2.4.1 SD Card The R1 digireader support SD card work as two modes, one is standard SD card mode, another is encrypted mode(hereafter referred as “euSD”), The user can choose type when format the SD card.

  • Page 14: Menca Card

    You can access from a PC to open partition of your cards(include SD card and Menca card) installed in your R1 digireader to exchange files. All you need is to connect your R1 digireader to your PC with a USB cable. As soon as you complete the connection, the screen will change to the one as shown below:...
  • Page 15 R1 DIGIREADER to read the files. Note: To the files stored in the SD cards and Menca cards, your R1 digireader will automatically perform necessary processes such as sorting and categorizing. The time required for such processes depends on the number and size of the files.

  • Page 16: Power On/Off

    3.1 Steps to power on 1. A press on the POWER button. 2. The ePapaer screen display to white. 3. Kibano image appears. 4. The system is completely booted and the Home screen is open . 3.2 Steps to power off...
  • Page 17 1. Long press the POWER button 2. A shutdown confirmation dialog box pops out 3. After user’s confirmation, the system shows the shutdown is progressing 4. The ePapaer screen turn to white Page 17...

  • Page 18: Interface

    4 Interface 4.1 Home Screen Overview for Home Screen: Status Bar Card Area Library Area Shop Area Applications Area Footer 4.2 Status Bar On the top area of the screen, there is the Status Bar. It is for showing many kind of system operating information, including battery status, network status, and current time, as well as messages notifying you an SD card being inserted/removed.

  • Page 19: Wireless Network Status

    4.2.2 Wireless network status The network status will be shown in one of the icons shown below: more the white stripes, better the network signal. 4.2.3 Bluetooth status This icon indicates the Bluetooth function has been activated. If see no this icon, it means the function is still not activated.

  • Page 20: Library Area

    When user Press “View all” button or Card ICON will guide user go to the Menca view directly; When user Press each shortcut, it should try to open it, for example: if the item is an eBook, Open and read it, if the item is a AudioBook or Music, Open and play it. 4.4 Library Area In the Home screen, Library overview is shown on the Library Area.

  • Page 21: Features

    Menca card is an special kind of SD card made by KIBANO company. KIBANO eBook reader support this kind of card. 5.1.1 Plug in Menca Card When Plug in a Menca Card into KIBANO eBooks reader device. A card reading page will be displayed on screen, it will take about several seconds to device to recognize the card.

  • Page 22: Content Browse

    5.1.2 Content Browse 5.1.2.1 Browse Structure: There are three types of items in Menca Card content browse page. EBooks Books Audio Books Books Tracks Music Tracks 5.1.2.2 Browse Modes There are two Browse Modes when browsing Menca Card content-List mode and Thumbnail mode. Thumbnail Mode: Items will be displayed with their cover images.
  • Page 23 There is a cut of the image when at thumbnail mode to indicate that the contents are on the Menca Card. List Mode: Items will be displayed in lines. Page 23...

  • Page 24: Ebooks

    5.1.3 eBooks When choose eBooks, the eBooks on Menca Card will be listed on the page. Page 24...

  • Page 25: Audio Books

    5.1.3.1 Operations 1. Click on a book it will open the book directly.  5.1.4 Audio Books When choose Audio Books, the Audio Books on Menca Card will be listed on the page. 5.1.4.1 Operations 1. Click on an audio book it will enter the track list page of this   Page 25...

  • Page 26: Music

      2. Then click on the track of the audio book it will start playing from it directly.  5.1.5 Music When choose Music, the audio tracks on Menca Card will be listed on the page. Page 26...

  • Page 27: Backup

    5.1.5.1 Operations 1. One item is one track. Click on a track it will start playing it directly.  5.1.6 Backup Menca Card backup is to backup the contents on Menca Card to the euSD card attached on the system. After backup, the content on Menca Card can be browsed and read/played in the library without Menca Card plug in.
  • Page 28 There will be a percentage of the backup progress to show on screen. When backup runs over, it will indicate user that “Card backup has been completed. Items are now available in the Library.” Page 28...
  • Page 29 If user Click “Cancel” during the backup running in progress. It will prompt a dialog box or user to confirm the cancel action to this process. Page 29...

  • Page 30: Library

    5.2 Library 5.2.1 Browse Structure: eBooks Books Audiobooks Books Tracks Music + Add New Playlist All Tracks Tracks Playlist1 Tracks Playlist2 Tracks Playlist3 Tracks ······ Page 30...

  • Page 31: Browse Modes

    PlaylistN Tracks Other Files 5.2.2 Browse Modes There are two Browse Modes when browsing library-List mode and Thumbnail mode. Thumbnail Mode: Items will be displayed with their cover images. List Mode: Items will be displayed in lines. Page 31...

  • Page 32: Location Filter

    Notes: When browsing “Other”, it only supports list mode. 5.2.3 Location Filter There is an area at the head bar for user to filter the library items from their locations. The options are: 1． All  2． Device  3． Cloud  When choose All, it means that the items from all locations will be listed. When choose Device, it means that only the items on the SD card will be listed.

  • Page 33: Ebooks

    3. No icon: Indicates that this item is located both on Cloud and Device (SD card). There are four buttons below the head bar that presents four types of items for browse: 5.2.4 eBooks When choose eBooks, the eBooks on the SD card and Cloud server (Location Filter “All”) will be listed on the page.
  • Page 34 For items only on Device: Page 34...

  • Page 35: Audiobooks

    For items only on cloud: 5.2.5 Audiobooks When choose Audiobooks, the Audiobooks on the SD card and Cloud server (Location Filter “All”) will be listed on the page. Page 35...
  • Page 36 5.2.5.1 Operations: Click on the item of Audiobook, it will directly enter the Audiobook item’s tracks page . Page 36...

  • Page 37: Music

    Long Press on the item of Audiobook, it will prompt a popup menu. For Audiobook, user can do the following operations: 1. Play  2. Delete  3. Upload to cloud  4. Download  （The same as eBooks operations above） When enter the audiobook item’s tracks page, click on the track item it will start playing of it. 5.2.6 Music When choose Music, it will show the Music page contains: New Playlist, All Tracks and Playlist Items.
  • Page 38 Then press OK to go to the track select page for user to select the tracks he/she wants to add to this new playlist. All Tracks: When click on All Tracks, it will go to the all tracks page and list out all the tracks both on the SD card and Cloud server (Location Filter “All”).

  • Page 39: Other

    Click on the track it will start playing directly. Playlist Item: When click on the Playlist item, it will go into the playlist’s track page. 5.2.7 Other When choose Other, it will show the files list (Only in list mode) of all the items in “Other folder” on SD card.

  • Page 40: Search

    There are different formats of files can be browsed in “Other”. The icon indicates that this item is not supported to be opened or played by this KIBANO device. “Other” doesn’t support filter because it will only display the items on SD card, no items on cloud server.
  • Page 41 Press OK, it will run search and display the search operation result. The icon indicates that this is search result status and click on it will return to the normal library browse page. Page 41...

  • Page 42: Zreader

    5.3 zReader 5.3.1 Supported Format Your R1 DIGIREADER supports following ebook formats: ePub 5.3.2 How to open a book When navigating to an eBook that you want to play, a press on it will start open it. Or, you can long-press the eBook to bring up its context menu, and select the Read option to start reading it.

  • Page 43: Search Words In Book

    Press left part of the screen will turn to previous page, Press right part of the screen will turn to next page. 5.3.5 Search words in book When user press on the function menu, will guide the user to search word(s) as following picture shows: Following picture shows result of search: Page 43...

  • Page 44: Bookmark

    5.3.6 Bookmark User can add bookmarks for eBook, When user press top-right corner of the screen, will add a bookmark for current page, following screen shot shows there is a bookmark with this page: Page 44...
  • Page 45 Bookmark ICON should overlay on the content with a certain degree of transparency if margin is very narrow, and user press the top-right of the screen(bookmark area) will cancel bookmark(s) in the page. Other operations for bookmark. Browse Bookmark Rename Bookmark Delete Bookmark Read from bookmark When user press...

  • Page 46: Highlights & Notes

    5.3.7 Highlights & Notes User can add highlight to some word’s or sentences to prompt the user to pay attention to. And user can delete an exist high light too. And user can add a note to a highlight too. 5.3.7.1 Add Highlights&Notes Long-Press on the page to place “Start”...
  • Page 47 When user select “Cancel” option will cancel the operation for placing current pushpin; When user select “Mark Start” option, will place a pushpin on the page as following picture: that means we have choose START. Page 47...
  • Page 48 Until now, if user want to cancel “START” pushpin, Long-Press on "START" pushpin will pop up menu to cancel it, else will continue to place “END pushpin on the page. For placing “END” pushpin, the way is same with placing “START” pushpin somehow: Long-Press on the page, will pop up Context menu as following: When user select “Mark Start”...
  • Page 49 When user select “Add Note” option will guide user to add a “Note” for current reading book as following picture showing: After user saving the Note, you can see a valid Note on the page as following picture: Page 49...
  • Page 50 5.3.7.2 Highlights&Notes management When user press on the function menu, will guide the user to “Highlights&Notes” management page as following screen shot: Page 50...
  • Page 51 If user Long-press on a Highlight will popup a context menu to guide user delete the highlight. If user Long-press on a Note will popup a context menu to guide user delete or edit the note. Page 51...

  • Page 52: Toc

    5.3.8 TOC Show title of chapters, and then user can select a chapter and begin to read from it. When user press on the function menu, will guide the user to show table of content for current reading book as following screen shot: 5.3.9 Reading history Remembers the last reading of the book, and can remember the last reading position for each book too.

  • Page 53: Settings

    User can also press on the progress bar to go to page. 5.3.11 Settings When user press on the function menu, will guide the user to setting of the reader as following screen shot: Page 53...
  • Page 54 5.3.11.1 Font size There are 5 levels for font. If user press will enlarge font a level, and if it is already the largest level, this button should be invalid. If user press will reduce font a level, and if it is already the smalest level, this button should be invalid.
  • Page 55 5.3.11.3 Page NO Users can decide whether to show Page No. When user checked the “Display page Number” checkbox will show page No when reading: 5.3.11.4 Lock Screen When user checked the “Lock Screen” checkbox screen will not be reversed according to G-Sensor 5.3.11.5 Zoom in/out When reading PDF, Setting page should be changed as following picture,...

  • Page 56: Reading Pdf In Zoom-In Mode

    Standby mode. Press POWER button will wake up the system. 5.4 Audio Player Your R1 DIGIREADER supports many kind of Audio format with earphone output. You can play and enjoy your music while you are reading an eBook. 5.4.1 Supported audio formats Audio Book: MP3, WMA 5.4.2 How to play a track...

  • Page 57: Play Modes

    5.4.4 Play modes Here are several play modes you can apply while playing tracks. They are: Normal sequential mode Single repeat mode Repeat-all mode Random mode Random repeat mode By press setting the repeat and random icons to different statuses, you can select and set your mode according to the combinations as shown above.

  • Page 58: Audiobook Player

    Press the Previous icon will start playing the previous track. Press the Next icon will start playing the next track. 5.5 AudioBook Player Your R1 digireader supports some kind of AudioBook format with earphone output. 5.5.1 Supported audio formats 5.5.2 How to play a AudioBook When navigating to an AudioBook that you want to listen, a press on it will start listening it.

  • Page 59: Play Controls

    5.5.4 Play controls While an AudioBook being played, you can perform pause/previous/next actions by pressing the corresponding button. When you press the Pause button and the play is stopped, the button will change its icon and become a Play button. A second press on the button will resume the playback. Press the Previous icon will start playing the previous chapter.

  • Page 60: Search

    5.6 Search 5.7 FM sender Press on the “FM sender” icon on the Home Screen will start FM sender application. Once the check box has been checked, the FM sender will be activated and will broadcast as the now frequency (like 106.2 in pic) There will be an FM Sender Active icon at status bar to indicate user that FM sender is working.
  • Page 61 When Press the “Change Frequency” button, a box will be popup to let user input the value he wants. Once input over, press “OK” button the frequency value will be set. If the FM Sender is active, the value set will immediately become effective If the FM Sender is not active, the value set will become effective when turn on FM sender.

  • Page 62: Wikipedia

    User can save the usually used frequency as Channels in order to get it easily next time. When click on “Save As” button a dialog box will be popup to let user confirm the action of adding the current frequency value as a channel. Press “Confirm”...

  • Page 63: Settings

    5.9 Settings =========End of the document. Page 63...
  • Page 64 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

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