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Date: 7/17/2009

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  • Page 1 User Manual Version 1 Date: 7/17/2009...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Safety Notice Table of Contents Safety Notice ................ 3 Guide to Parts and Controls..........6 Operations................8 Installing the Battery............8 Charging the Battery ............8 Inserting SD Memory Card.......... 10 Turning On/Off ............11 Keyboard Lock ............13 Basic Functions............13 Turning pages ............
  • Page 3 Safety Notice Bookmarking............27 See Catalog............29 Rotating Pages............31 eBook Information ..........32 Adjust contrast/brightness of pictures....33 PDF Documents ............35 Text to Speech.............. 36 Listening to MP3 music..........37 System Settings............38 Key Sound Setting..........39 Language Setting........... 40 Replacing Font ............

  • Page 4: Safety Notice

    Safety Notice Safety Notice For safety purposes, please carefully read the following warnings. Do not use or put the product in extreme temperature environments. Extreme temperatures will damage the electronic components and battery. When carrying the product, please use a protective case to protect the unit and its sensitive screen.
  • Page 5 Safety Notice Do not use chemicals to clean the surface of the product. Please use a soft cloth, such as a cleaning cloth for eyeglasses, to wipe off the dust from the screen or the cover. Use a little water to moisten the cloth and wipe any dirt from the screen or the cover.
  • Page 6 Safety Notice * If the battery leaks liquid, please clean the product and put in a new battery. If the liquid gets on your clothes, please carefully clean it. * Properly dispose of old batteries, according to your local laws. This product is CE approved.

  • Page 7: Guide To Parts And Controls

    Guide to Parts and Controls Guide to Parts and Controls Indicator Screen Next Page Previous Page Number keys 1~5/Bookmark Menu Bookmark/6 Exit Go to Catalog / 7 Next Page/0 Zoom/ 8 Previous Page/9 Front View...
  • Page 8 Guide to Parts and Controls Thumbwheel Back View Reset Side Vie w Rechargeable Battery SD Slot USB Port Power On/Off Top View Earphone Jack Bottom View...

  • Page 9: Operations

    Operations Operations Installing the Battery If you see a battery, please install it first, then charge it. Open the battery cover on the back of the device. While installing battery, battery should be inserted flat. The side with wires should be facing the left.
  • Page 10 Operations least 12 hours before you first use it. After that, it is best to recharge it after its power is completely exhausted. Please do the above-mentioned process for the first three charges. The battery can be charged in 2 ways: * 1) The battery can be charged by USB cable.

  • Page 11: Inserting Sd Memory Card

    Operations * The device can be used while it is charging, but the charging time will be increased. * If the power of the battery is low, the indicator may be red. When the indicator is red, the device cannot be turned on.

  • Page 12: Turning On/Off

    Operations Turning On/Off To turn on your device, press the On/Off button. Power On/Off Power off screen Introduction screen Bookshelf...
  • Page 13 Operations To switch off, press and hold the on/off button for a few seconds. Press & hold on/off button Any interface Goodbye screen Power off...

  • Page 14: Keyboard Lock

    Operations Keyboard Lock When the device is on, press the On/Off button to lock or unlock the keyboard. Power On/Off Any interface Locked keyboard Basic Functions Turning pages On the bookshelf interface, each screen will display up to eight eBook titles or files. Press the page turn buttons to go to the previous or next page.
  • Page 15 Operations pages at a time. Use the number keys (1~8) to select a title for reading. After opening a book, you can also turn the thumbwheel up or down to turn pages. Press once to go to previous or next page Bookshelf Press &...

  • Page 16: Multi-Level Folders

    Operations Multi-level folders You can organize eBooks and files into different folders. This device supports multi-level folders. If you have multi-level folders, press number keys (1~8) to enter into a sub-folder. Press the previous page button to go back. Exit Main folder Sub-folder...

  • Page 17: Sorting Your Files

    Operations Sorting your files Under the main bookshelf interface, press the Menu button to display the popup menu, then press number keys 2~4 to choose the sorting method you want. You can reorganize your bookshelf by Name, Date, or the Type of files you have. Menu Exit...

  • Page 18: Recently Read Files

    Operations Recently Read Files The books that you recently read will be saved in the “Recent files” folder for easy access. In the main bookshelf, press number key 1 to access the “Recent files” folder. Press 1 Exit Recent files Main bookshelf...

  • Page 19: Switching Memory

    Operations Switching Memory When you first insert a SD card, the screen will automatically display the contents of your SD card. To switch back to the internal memory, press the Menu button to see the menu, then press number key 5 to switch between the internal memory and your SD card.

  • Page 20: Transferring Ebooks

    Operations Transferring eBooks Important: A Digital Rights Management (DRM) eBook is a copy-protected eBook. There's no simple way to check if your eBook has DRM or not. But most of the time, if you had to pay for the book, it's most likely a DRM file.

  • Page 21: Transferring Drm Ebooks In Pdf Format

    Operations 4) You can select files you wish to transfer from your computer, copy them, and paste them directly into the "Removable Drive" you want. 5) After you've finished transferring your files, please click on the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon from your computer's taskbar.
  • Page 22 Operations will change to "USB Connection". 5) Your computer will recognize the device as a "Removable Drive", which is located under the My Computer folder. (Note: If your SD card is also inserted into your device, then the computer will recognize two Removable Drives: one for the SD card, and one for the device's internal memory.) 6) Open Adobe Digital Editions software.
  • Page 23 Operations...

  • Page 24: Reading Ebooks

    Operations Reading eBooks Page turning After opening a file, press the page turn buttons, number keys 9 and 0, or Thumbwheel to turn pages in sequence. Move the thumbwheel up/down to turn pages. Move it down to display menu or confirm the current operation.

  • Page 25: Go To First/Last Page

    Operations Go to First/Last Page After opening an eBook, press the Menu button to display the menu, then press 1 to go to the first page. Or press 2 to go to the last page of the eBook. (Note: Image files do not support this function.) Menu Exit Page Jump...
  • Page 26 Operations Number key 3 Menu Exit An “Input page number” bar will appear on the bottom of your screen. Press numbers 0~9 to enter the page number you want, then press Menu button to jump to that page. While entering the page numbers, you can press the Exit button to delete the entered number.

  • Page 27: Font Increase/Decrease

    Operations Font Increase/Decrease Press number “8” to increase the font size by one level. There are three font sizes: Normal, Full screen, and Double. (Note: In certain file formats, there are more than 3 levels.) When the screen is in Double mode, the text will be rotated and displayed horizontally on your screen.

  • Page 28: Bookmarking

    Operations Bookmarking Bookmark symbols in status bar： The current page does not have a bookmark The current page is bookmarked If the number keys are not being used as bookmarks, the icon of the number key won’t show in the status bar. To Add a Bookmark: Press number keys 1~5 to directly add bookmarks.
  • Page 29 Operations To Clear a Bookmark: Go back to the bookmarked page, then press the number key to clear the bookmark. To Check All Bookmarks in an eBook: Press and hold number key 6 for two seconds to see a list of all the bookmarks and their status details. From there, press number keys 1~5 to jump to the page with bookmark.

  • Page 30: See Catalog

    Operations See Catalog A) After opening a file, press “7” button to enter the catalog interface. This device supports multi-level catalogs. If the current catalog is the last level catalog, press the number key to jump to a chapter in the book. Press Exit to return to the previous level catalog.
  • Page 31 Operations B) Alternatively, you can also press the Menu button to display the menu, then select “Go to catalog” to access the catalog or index interface (this function is not available in all eBooks or files). Then choose a chapter to jump to. Menu Exit Press 4...

  • Page 32: Rotating Pages

    Operations Rotating Pages In PDF and EPUB formats, you can rotate the page so that it displays horizontally across your screen. Just push the Menu button, then choose “Rotate” option by pressing number 6, and the text will be displayed horizontally.

  • Page 33: Ebook Information

    Operations eBook Information After opening an eBook, press Menu button to display the menu, then select “About…”by pressing the corresponding number key. Then all the file’s information will be displayed, which might include author, title, publisher, copyright etc. (Different eBooks will display different items.) Menu Exit About…...

  • Page 34: Adjust Contrast/Brightness Of Pictures

    Operations Adjust contrast/brightness of pictures When viewing pictures, the contrast and brightness can be adjusted. Press ‘Menu’ and use the Next page/Previous page keys to switch between contrast and brightness. The icon will change locations to indicate whether you are in the contrast or brightness section.
  • Page 35 Operations Then press numbers 1~8 to adjust the level of contrast or brightness, or press numbers 9 or 0 to increase/decrease one level at a time. Press the ‘Menu’ button when you finish. Press 1~8...

  • Page 36: Pdf Documents

    Operations PDF Documents You have two ways to view PDF documents: a) Read by XPDF. This enables text-to-speech. b) Read by Adobe PDF. This enables “reflow” of the document Read by XPDF Open a PDF document. Press the Menu button, then select "Read by XPDF"...

  • Page 37: Text To Speech

    Operations Text to Speech The text to speech function can be used in certain files formats. To check if this function is available: 1) First plug in ear buds or headphones 2) Open the document you want to read 3) Press the Menu button 4) If the text-to-speech function is available, an “English speaking”...

  • Page 38: Listening To Mp3 Music

    Operations Listening to MP3 music First insert earbuds or headphones into the headphone jack. Under the main bookshelf interface, choose a MP3 file to play it. If you start reading an eBook, you can go back to the Music interface by pressing the Menu button, and then pressing number key 1 for “Music Playing”.

  • Page 39: System Settings

    Operations System Settings Under the main bookshelf interface, press Menu button to display the menu. Then press number key 6 to access the Settings menu. Menu Exit Number key 6...

  • Page 40: Key Sound Setting

    Operations Key Sound Setting Under the system setting interface, press number key 1 to disable the key sound. If you disable it, the keys will not beep when you press them. To enable the key sound again, simply press 1 again. Press 1 to Enable/Disable...

  • Page 41: Language Setting

    Operations Language Setting Under the system setting interface, press number key 2 to enter the language selection interface. Select the language you prefer by pressing the corresponding number key. Press 2 Exit...

  • Page 42: Replacing Font

    Operations Replacing Font Under the system setting interface, press number key 3 to enter the replace font interface. Select the font you want by pressing the corresponding number key. (The TTF font files are saved in the Font Folder of the root index your...

  • Page 43: System Information

    Operations System Information Under the system setting interface, press number key 4 to see the system version information. Press 4 Exit...

  • Page 44: Usb Connection

    Operations USB Connection This device can connect to your computer via a USB cable. After connecting, a prompt will appear on your eBook reader screen. Press the Menu/OK button to connect. Then a “Removable disk” will automatically appear under the “My Computer” folder of your computer.

  • Page 45: Exception

    Operations How to confirm transfer of data to the SD card After transferring files to the device or “Removable disk”: When the indicator light is not flashing, right-click the “Removable disk” icon on your computer, then select “Eject” from the menu (in Windows 2000 or Windows XP, select “Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device-Drive (J :)”), only then is it safe to disconnect the USB cable.

  • Page 46: Specifications

    Specifications Specifications Hardware CPU: Samsung Arm9 400MHz Screen ePaper, E-Ink technology 5 Inches, 600*800 pixel, 8 grayscale Dimensions 151.2mm(L) x105.4mm (W) x10mm Linux OS Natively ADE, PDF, DOC, RTF, HTML, TXT, Supported MP3, WOL, CHM, RAR, ZIP, FB2, Formats DJVU, EPUB, BMP, JPG, TIF, PNG, GIF, PDB, PPT, LIT Storage Internal NAND FLASH...
  • Page 47 Labor Warranty: for a period of ninety days (90) from the original date of purchase of the product, Astak will, at its option, repair or replace with a new or refurbished product, if the product is determined to be defective. If Astak chooses to replace the product...
  • Page 48 $95.00 USD repair service fee will be charged. Instructions: To obtain warranty service, you must deliver the product, with freight prepaid by you (the user), in its original packaging or packaging offering an equal degree of protection, to Astak Inc’s service...
  • Page 49 It is likely that such data or other materials will be lost during repair service and Astak Inc will not be responsible for any such loss or damage. A dated purchase receipt is required. You must first call or...
  • Page 50 Astak Product. This Limited Warranty does not cover Astak products sold AS IS or WITH ALL FAULTS. This Limited Warranty is invalid if the factory-applied serial number has been altered or removed from the product.
  • Page 51 Specifications this Product is limited in duration to the duration of this Warranty. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, or allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you.

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