Table of Contents SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ............4 VISUAL APPEARANCE AND CONTROLS ........8 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ..........9 GETTING STARTED .............10 Charging Battery On/Off USB data transfer/charging port Audio support Gestures Working with On-Screen Keyboard Connecting to the Internet Bluetooth pairing MAIN MENU ..............18 Top Menu Navigation buttons Main control switch panel...
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READING BOOKS ..............29 Navigation and page turning XReader Reading menu Handwritten notes Long tap menu PBReader Reading menu overview PB Reader Reading menu Long tap menu PocketBook Cloud SETTINGS ................46 Wi-Fi Bluetooth Pen calibration Display Volume Battery Language Date and time...
Safety Precautions Before start working with the Device, please, read this section care- fully. 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 expose the Device to excessively high or low temperatures.
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Safety Srecautions Do not use the Device with a damaged battery or charger (broken case, poor contact, broken feed cable). If the battery is damaged (cracked case, leakage of electrolyte, off-shape etc.) it should be re- placed by the authorized personnel. Usage of home-made or modi- fied batteries may cause an explosion and/or damage the Device.
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For detailed information about service centres in your region please visit the official website: http://www.pocketbook.ch. To prevent possible hearing damage, do not listen at high volume levels for long periods.
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Safety Srecautions Do not use wireless communication in places where it is prohibited, e.g. onboard a plane and in hospitals — this may affect airborne avionics or medical equipment. 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.
Visual appearance and controls 1. Home – return to Main menu. 2. Backward – paging backward in reading mode. 3. Forward – paging forward in reading mode. 4. On/Off | Menu – turning device On/Off. Open context menu (if available). 5.
Getting Started Thank you for purchasing the SocketBook InkSad X Sro! A few op- erations are required to get started. The schematic diagrams are only for reference, subject to the physical product! CHARGING BATTERY You can charge the battery from (1) SC using USB-cable or from (2) the power line using a charger (optional).
Getting Started ON/OFF Turning ON: Sress and hold the On/Off button for 3 seconds to start the device. Turning OFF: Sress and hold the On/Off button for 1 second, wait for the screen to display the Off/Restart dialog box, then select to press the [Off] button to turn off the device.
Getting Started use a power adapter for charging must purchase a power adapter that has received CCC certification and meets the requirements of the standard. Slease connect the 5V-2A power adapter to an AC outlet for charg- ing through the data cable [recommended]. CHARGING TIPS: During charging, the indicator lights up to indicate that it is charging, and goes out when charged.
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 WORKING WITH ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD On-screen keyboard is used when it’s necessary to enter text infor- mation, for example, for search or network connection credentials. To type a character, tap a dedicated button. To type a special char- acter, long press a dedicated button. Select the required special character in the drop-down list.
Getting Started 1. Change case; 2. Enter the typed text; 3. Switching keyboard modes; 4. Erase last typed symbol. CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET Device connected Internet using Wi-Fi networks. Wi-Fi connection can be enabled/disabled by click- ing the icon on the notification panel. If a known network is available, the connection is established automatically.
Getting Started Adding network To add network: 1. Select Settings > Wi-Fi. 2. Tap the Add Network button and enter its SSID from the on- screen keyboard in the Network name field. 3. Select security type in the corresponding list: •...
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Getting Started 2. The system will automatically display a list of devices available for pairing. 3. Find the name of the Bluetooth device to connect to and click on it. The next time you turn on the device, the connection will be estab- lished automatically.
Main Menu TOP MENU Navigation buttons Home button – instantly returns you to Main Menu from any part of device Firmware. Back button – cancelling latest action and return back for one step. Task manager button – allows you to observe and control launched applications.
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Main Menu • Frontlight button – allows to turn frontlight ON and OFF. • Volume button – opens volume control panel. • Wi-Fi network button – allows to turn Wi-Fi connection ON and OFF. • Bluetooth button – allows to turn Bluetooth connection ON and OFF.
Main Menu • Global Handwriting mode – allows you to enter handwrit- ten notes and markings with a stylus without delay in any 3-rd party application. • Settings – opens device Settings Menu. • Frontlight brightness slider – controls screen brightness level: •...
Main Menu Status panel appearance 1. Day/Time; 2. Wi-Fi signal strength indicator; 3. Battery level. SIDE MENU Side bar includes major Applications Menus in device firm- ware. You can add or remove any application from Side Bar by taping on icon and selecting/deselecting particular applications from menu.
Main Menu NOTE: You can use “Long press menu” on the note to get access to follow- ing hidden control elements: • Set as screensaver – set the note as a screensaver. • Rename – rename your note. • Move – move notes to chosen folders. •...
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Main Menu • Open with – select applications to open your files. • Delete – removing unnecessary files from device memory. Library Menu appearance Import - you can add books to the bookshelf, including importing local books. E-books can be added in 2 ways: USB transfer: connect the reader to the computer with the Type-C USB cable, and find the [Books] folder on the computer disk or the...
Main Menu /internal storage/root directory to add or delete e-book files in the folder, with formats such as pdf, epub, txt and mobi supported. Files This environment allows you to browse and manage all files loaded on to your device internal memory. You can search files, create new folders, select multiple files, import and change view.
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Main Menu Files storage Menu appearance NOTE: You can use “Long press menu” in this environment to get access to following hidden control elements: • Uninstall: Sre-installed apps can be uninstalled, and built-in apps cannot be uninstalled. • View app info: operations such as App Uninstall, Force Stop, App Notification, Sermissions, Storage, Traffic Data, Battery, Default On, Ad- vanced Settings, etc.
Main Menu Long tap menu and Management menu appearance Browser This is an application for viewing web-pages. As you start Browser, you are suggested to connect to one of available wireless networks. To enter website address, touch address bar, type an address from on-screen keyboard appeared and press Enter.
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Main Menu Browser appearance From browser menu you can view history of visited websites, down- loads, favorites, adjust scale of displaying web-pages 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.
Reading Books In this chapter you will learn how to read e-books and configure reader software for the most comfortable reading. The Device supports next book formats: TXT, ESUB, SDF, MOBI, FB2, ZIS, SRC, RTF, HTML, HTM, DOC, DOCX, AZW, AZW3. To open a book, touch its icon on Home screen Books...
Reading Books To bring up reading menu, touch the center of the screen. De- vice screen also supports Pinch to Zoom In / Out and Long Tap gestures. XReader Reading menu Top panel Bottom panel Top Sanel consist of following icons and elements: Search/Find.
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Reading Books Disabling/Enabling page turning by tap gesture. Line thickness. Adjust thickness of the lines drawn with your Stylus. Eraser. Allows to erase drawn lines. Slease note that you can also use erase your written notes with your Stylus opposite side. Refresh.
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Reading Books Chapter switches. Allows you to instantly navigate between chapters. Return. Returning you to previous page even if you used pag- ing slider or chapter switches. Content. Reveals content of the eBook as well as Bookmarks, Highlights&Notes and Handwritten notes. You can also Copy and Delete created Notes in part of the Menu.
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Reading Books • For SDF format in Show tab you can find Zoom In/Out, Page layout, Rotation, Cropping, Contrast and Watermark bleach- ing. In Reflow tab of this Setting Menu you can find Font Size, Line Spacing and Page Reflow. Crop.
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Reading Books Manual cropping tool appearance Split screen. In this menu you can split your screen in several modes: Split screen menu appearance...
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Reading Books • Double current document. In this mode you can choose to see different pages of same book. • Double documents. In this mode you can open two dif- ferent books and read them simultaneously. • Double Notes. In this mode you can read book on the left side of the screen and make handwritten notes on the right side.
Reading Books residuals and ghosting while using for eBook reading. This is normal phenomena. In order to have clean screen we are suggesting to make Full Screen refresh at least each 10-20 pages. Handwritten notes You can make your handwritten notes by drawing them directly in eBook with Wacom Stylus supplied with your device.
Reading Books Line thickness and writing instruments can be adjusted in the top panel of Reading Menu by tapping on the line thickness icon: Long tap menu Tap and hold your finger on any word or phrase while reading the book to call for long tap menu.
Reading Books PBReader Reading menu overview Top menu panel Last opend book - list of recently opened books Last added books - list of newly added books Application menu...
Reading Books PB Reader Reading menu Top panel Bottom panel Top Sanel consist of following icons and elements: Add/Remove bookmarks. Allows to create or remove book- marks on certain pages. Search/Find. Tap on the upper right corner to find the corre- sponding keywords in the book.
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Reading Books Content. Reveals content of the eBook as well as Bookmarks, Highlights&Notes and Handwritten notes. Return allows you to exit the book. Bottom Panel consist of following icons and elements: Paging slider. Allows you to quickly move to certain page of the book.
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Reading Books • For AZW, AZW3, DOC, DOCX, ESUB, FB2, FB2.ZIS, HTM, HTML, MOBI, SRC, RTF, TXT formats you can choose Font Family, Font Size, Leading, Alignment, on/off Hyphenations, on/off Ignor- ing document style. • For SDF format in Show tab you can find Text Reflow, Mar- gins cropping.
Reading Books for reading. Text-to-Speech. Enabling Text-to-Speech function (not sup- ported in SDF format). Add note. Allows you to add a note. You can also use the long tap gesture on a word. Settings. Here you can set global reading settings for chosen book.
Tap Settings – to open global settings and set the highlight settings. Tap More – to expand the context menu. PocketBook Cloud After logging into your SocketBook Cloud account, you will get ac- cess to your previously downloaded books, favorites, collections,...
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Reading Books To sign in: 1. Tap to icon. 2. You will be redirected to the login form, where you can sign in using your bookstore account or you can tap on Create account link. 3. A list of partners bookstores will open in the Browser app. To continue, choose one of the suggested bookstores by tapping on its name.
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5. Then go back and enter the account credentials you used to create your partner’s bookstore account and tap Sync process Your book list and reading position automatically sync when you: • log into your PocketBook Cloud account, • open a book, • close a book, •...
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 or go to Apps > Settings configure the Device. All changes will be applied after exiting the section.
Settings Wi-Fi In this section you can see the list of available networks and set pa- rameters needed for network connection. Choose the network and you’ll see parameters of this connection: Network name (SSID), signal strength, security, IS-address, network mask, main gateway, DNS. Bluetooth Tap the [Bluetooth] to enter the Bluetooth settings page, turn on the [Bluetooth connection switch] to search the Bluetooth signal...
Settings Volume Allows you to adjust the sound volume. Three options are available for customization: • Media volume; • Notification volume; • Alarm volume. Battery Shows battery percentage and charging information. Also you can enable and disable Power save mod. Language To change the interface language choose any language from pre- installed list.
Settings Applications manager Allows to manage native and third-party applications. Consist of following elements: • All apps – shows all native and 3-rd party applications installed on to your device. By clicking on the application, information about the application will open. •...
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.
Customer Support For detailed information about service centers in your country please use contacts below: Deutschland 0-800-187-30-03 0-800-183-39-70 Česko 800-701-307 France 0805-080-277 Österreich 0-800-802-077 0-800-281-770 Polska 0-800-141-0112 Switzerland 0-800-898-720 1-809-494-246 ישראל Україна 0-800-304-800 www.pocketbook.ch help@pocketbook.ch...
Cortogna 6, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland) hereby declares that the radio equip- ment in this product box corresponds to Directive 2014/53/EU. The full text of the EU declaration of conformity for the product in box is available at the follow- ing internet address: https://pocketbook.ch/en-ch/declara- tion-of-conformity-pocketbook-readers...
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Compliance with International Standards RF OUTPUT POWER WLAN & Bluetooth Output Power (dBm): This device has been tested and meets applicable limits for Radio Frequency (RF) exposure. The frequency and maximum transmitted power in EU are listed as bellows: 2412 - 2472MHz: 14.54 (WLAN 2.4G) 2402 - 2480MHz: - 3.14 (BR-EDR), 6,32 (BLE) WLAN 2.4G Transfer Rate (Mbps): 802.11b: 11 / 5.5 / 2 / 1...
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Compliance with International Standards 15.21 Information to the user. Any changes or modifications not ex- pressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. 15.105 Information for the user. NOTE: 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.
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Compliance with International Standards IC Caution: English Français L’émetteur/récepteur exempt de li- cence contenu dans le présent appa- This device (IC: 31467-PB1040D) reil (IC: 31467-PB1040D) est con- contains license-exempt transmit- forme aux CNR d’Innovation, Sciences ter(s)/receiver(s) that comply with In- et Développement économique Can- novation, Science and Economic De- ada applicables aux appareils radio...
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Compliance with International Standards FCC / IC Max SAR Value (W/kg) 0.158 1-g Body (Separation distance of 0mm) EU / ACMA Max SAR Value (W/kg) 0.331 10-g Body (Separation distance of 0mm) This device was tested for typical operations of use on the body, with the back of the SB1040D at 0mm from the body.
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