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  • Page 2 NOOK Store™, NOOK Study™, NOOK Tablet™, AliveTouch™, LendMe®, ArticleView™, Daily Shelf™, VividView™, Read and Play™, Read and Record™, Read In Store™, Read to Me™, More In Store™, Free Friday™, PubIt!™, Lifetime Library™, Read What You Love. Anywhere You Like™, Read Forever™, and Touch the Future of Reading™...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Memory Card ....................................68 Viewing and Sorting the Contents of Your Library ........................68 Organizing Your Library on Shelves ............................... 70 Opening Files on the SD Memory Card ............................72 Transferring Files from Your Personal Computer to Your NOOK ....................72...
  • Page 4 Browsing Lists and Categories ................................ 91 Searching for Titles, Authors, or Topics ............................92 Buying a Book ....................................93 Buying a Single Issue of a Magazine or Newspaper ........................93 Buying a Subscription to a Magazine or Newspaper ........................94 Buying an App ....................................94 Managing Your BN.com Account ..............................
  • Page 5 Searching Email ....................................117 Configuring Email Settings ................................118 Using Apps on Your NOOK........................120 Viewing the Applications Installed on Your NOOK ........................120 Launching an Application ................................121 Quitting an Application ................................. 121 Working with Microsoft Office Files ............................121 Playing Music ....................................
  • Page 6 Other Information Related to the Radio ............................. 164 Appendix F: Industry Canada Notice ..................... 166 Appendix G: NOOK Terms of Service ....................167 ® Appendix H: AT&T Terms of Service & Acceptable Use Policy ............168 Terms of Service ................................... 168...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    This User Guide is designed to help you get the most enjoyment out of your NOOK Tablet™. Contact Us If you have questions about your NOOK that this guide doesn’t answer, be sure to visit the NOOK online support center at: http://www.nook.com/tablet/support...

  • Page 8: Product View

    Power Button On the left side of your NOOK is the power button. Press and hold the button for 2 seconds to turn on your NOOK. To learn more about power management for your NOOK, see “Power and Charging”. Headphone Jack Along the top edge of your NOOK, you’ll find a 3.5 mm audio jack—a standard size jack for headphone and ear...
  • Page 9 Volume Controls Raise or lower the volume of audio by pressing the + or – buttons on the right side of your NOOK. VividView™ Color Touchscreen Your NOOK features a high-resolution 7-inch color touchscreen for easy navigation and page turns.
  • Page 10 You can add more storage to your NOOK by installing a standard microSD Memory card. The card fits into a cov- ered slot in the back of your NOOK, next to the curved bar in the corner. A microSD Memory Card can hold up to 32 GB of books, magazines, newspapers, and other files.

  • Page 11: Getting Started With Your Nook

    (for example, an iPhone® or an Android phone). If you don’t have a Barnes & Noble account, you can set one up in a few minutes on the NOOK Web site. Just open a browser on your computer, and visit the page: www.nook.com/tablet/setup. You’ll also have the opportunity to set up an account during the registration process for your NOOK.

  • Page 12: Registering Your Nook

    1. Watch the Introductory Video. The first time you turn on your NOOK, it will show a 90-second video that gives you a quick tour of the main features of your NOOK. Tap the button labeled “Play Video” to start playing the video.
  • Page 13 Your NOOK launches its Web browser. NOTE: If the Web button in the Quick Nav Bar is grayed out and labeled “Disabled,” then the owner or admin- istrator of your NOOK has disabled the Web browser. However, you can still watch the videos listed below on your personal computer.

  • Page 14: Power And Charging

    Wi-Fi turned off, your NOOK has enough power to last in a suspended state for several weeks. On the other hand, if you are carrying your NOOK without a cover in a bag or purse, you might want to turn off your NOOK to avoid it being accidentally turned on from its “sleeping”...
  • Page 15 Plug the NOOK end of the USB cable into your NOOK. Plug the power adapter into a compatible electrical outlet. If your NOOK was turned off, it will now turn itself NOTE: Depending on how much power remains in the battery, it might take around 3-4 hours to fully recharge your NOOK.

  • Page 16: Safety And Care

    Charge the battery half way before storing your NOOK for a week or more. • If you are not going to use your NOOK for more than 30 days, charge the battery to 40%-50% and then turn off your NOOK.

  • Page 17: Caring For Your Nook

    If you are around sensitive electronic equipment–for example, if you are in a hospital–ask if you may use your NOOK. You probably can if you turn off Wi-Fi networking. Settings such as intensive care units might forbid the use of any electronic device, with or without networking.
  • Page 18 Even on a day that is not very hot, the passenger compartment or trunk of a car can be extremely hot. Do not leave your NOOK in a car. High storage temperatures reduce battery life. For more information, see “Charging Recommendations”.

  • Page 19: Locking And Unlocking Your Nook

    If you have not set up a four-digit passcode, the screen displays a white NOOK symbol in a green circle near the lower left corner of the screen. Press on the green circle and drag it to the right. Your NOOK unlocks and displays the last screen you were viewing.

  • Page 20: Using Gestures To Control Your Nook

    Lift • Pinch A tap on the screen is a quick touch of your fingertip. It’s the same gesture you use when you tap a key on a com- puter keyboard. Tapping on an icon in the Quick Nav Bar.
  • Page 21 To swipe is to slide your finger across the screen as though you were brushing away a cake crumb. You can swipe left, as though you were swiping the crumb away to the left. Or you can swipe right, as though you were swiping the crumb away to the right.
  • Page 22 Scroll Slide your finger up or down the screen to scroll through any list displaying a scrollbar. A scroll gesture is like a verti- cal swipe. You can scroll up and down through shelves of books and periodicals. Drag To drag is to touch an object and pull it to another location, while keeping your fingertip touching the screen. Once you have moved the object to where you want it to be, lift your finger, leaving the object in its new location.
  • Page 23 You can use two fingers to shrink or enlarge a book cover or a photo. Pinch your fingers together to shrink an image and zoom out. Pull your fingers apart to enlarge an image and zoom in. Pulling your fingers apart this way is sometimes called “pinching out.”...

  • Page 24: The Quick Nav Bar

    The Quick Nav Bar Tapping the NOOK button on the lower front panel of your NOOK displays the Quick Nav Bar, if it is not already visible. The Quick Nav Bar displays icons that lead you to major features of your NOOK.

  • Page 25: The Status Bar

    Wi-Fi network. The higher the stack of curves, the stronger the connection. In general, it’s best to have at least 2 or 3 curves showing to have a reliable connection. If no curves are shown, the NOOK is not con- nected to a network.
  • Page 26 The Quick Settings Dialog Box If you tap on the right corner of the Status Bar (where the battery status indicator is), your NOOK opens the Quick Settings dialog box, which looks like this: The Quick Settings Dialog Box The Quick Settings dialog box displays today’s date followed by five convenient controls for your NOOK.
  • Page 27 By default, when you are using the Web browser or reading certain magazines, your NOOK switches orientation automatically when rotated. That is, if you turn your NOOK so that its left edge becomes the bottom edge of the screen, your NOOK switches to “landscape mode.” Tap the Orientation checkbox to turn this rotation feature on or off.

  • Page 28: The Home Screen And The Daily Shelf

    The Home Screen and the Daily Shelf The Home Screen is the default display on your NOOK. You can return to the Home Screen at any time by pressing the NOOK button on the front of your NOOK twice quickly.

  • Page 29: The Keep Reading Menu And The More Menu

    You can tell which panel you’re viewing by looking at the panel indicator at the top of the screen. The panel indica- tor is a row of three little circles, each representing a Home Screen panel. One dot will be solid white, and that dot’s position indicates which of the three panels you’re currently viewing: left, center, or right.

  • Page 30: The Daily Shelf

    NOOK If you want to switch from one tab to the other, tap on the name of the tab you want to display. In each tabbed display, you can slide your finger up or down to scroll vertically through the images available for selection.
  • Page 31 Moving Items from the Daily Shelf to the Home Screen If you have many items in your Daily Shelf, you may find it convenient to pull out a few and slide them onto the Home Screen. Items placed on a panel of the Home Screen remain visible even while you’re panning left or right through the Daily Shelf.

  • Page 32: Using Media Shortcuts

    If an item has not fully downloaded, a Download badge will appear on its cover. You can also open a book or periodical by pressing and holding on its cover to open a pop-up menu, and then select- ing the menu choice Read.

  • Page 33: Reading Books, Magazines, And Newspapers On Your Nook

    Tap anywhere along the right edge of the page. • Swipe to the left. (To swipe left, you place your finger on the right side of the page and slide it quickly to the left, as though you were flipping the page of a printed book.)
  • Page 34 NOTE: Tapping along the right or left edge of the screen turns to the next page or the previous page, respec- tively. To call up the Reading Tools, aim for the center of the page. The Reading Tools. The Reading Tools menu gives you access to these six tools: •...
  • Page 35 In addition to these tools, there’s a slider (the gray line with a blue dot on it) that shows your current place in the book. To move quickly through a book forward or backward, you can drag the slider right or left.
  • Page 36 NOOK application, and your NOOK has access to the Internet through its Wi-Fi connection, then when you open a book or periodical, your NOOK will compare the last page you read on the NOOK to the last page you read on any other device.

  • Page 37: Using Bookmarks

    A blue ribbon appears in the corner of the page, indicating that a bookmark has been placed. A bookmark symbol appears when you tap in the upper right corner of the page. By placing a bookmark, you make it easier to return to a location in your book.
  • Page 38 To close the bookmark list without visiting a bookmark, tap anywhere on the page of the book outside the list of bookmarks. Removing a Bookmark To remove a bookmark on the current page, tap on the blue ribbon in the upper right corner of the page. The ribbon disappears, and the bookmark is cleared. Clearing All Bookmarks To clear all the bookmarks in a book, do this: Display the list of bookmarks by tapping the Contents icon in the Reading Tools, then tapping the Bookmarks tab.
  • Page 39 Selecting Text You can select a word or a passage of text. Once you have selected a word, you can look it up in a dictionary or on the Web, or search for other instances of the word in the book you are reading. You can also select words or pas- sages for highlighting, making notes, or sharing through email or social media networks such as Facebook.
  • Page 40 Changing the Selection from a Word to a Passage To select an entire passage, rather than just a word, drag one of the vertical bars at either end of the word until the two vertical bars encompass the passage you want to select.
  • Page 41 Find - Automatically searches the book for other appearances of the word you selected. If you decide not to take any of these actions, simply tap anywhere else on the screen. Your NOOK closes the Text Selection Toolbar. It will also automatically close the toolbar if you haven’t made a selection after 10 seconds.
  • Page 42 Using Notes Writing a Note Just as you might write a note in the margins of a printed book, you can make notes about specific passages in a book on your NOOK. To write a note, do this: Press and hold on a word at the beginning or end of the passage you want to write a note about.
  • Page 43 Viewing a Note To open a note and read it, tap the Note icon in the margin. When you’re done viewing the note, you can close the Note window by tapping the X in the upper right corner of the window.
  • Page 44 NOTE: If you tap on the word, and a bubble opens above it, showing the word in larger type, then you’re hold- ing your finger on the screen too long. To open the pop-up menu for a note, tap quickly on the word.
  • Page 45 • Off (lets you change the appearance of the page to your liking) If you turn on Publisher Defaults, the page displays using the settings recommended by the publisher. All other page controls in the dialog box appear grayed out.
  • Page 46 Use the slider to adjust the brightness of the screen. Move the slider to the left to dim the screen. Move the slider to the right to brighten the screen. When you have adjusted the brightness to your liking, tap the center of the page again to make the brightness controls and the Reading Tools disappear.
  • Page 47 Reading in Landscape Mode or Portrait Mode If you rotate your NOOK so its longest side is down, the book you are reading switches to landscape mode. To re- turn to reading in portrait mode, turn your NOOK back to its normal orientation, with the short side of your NOOK down.
  • Page 48 Book™, the NOOK Book recognizes you as its legitimate owner and presents its contents for you to read on your NOOK. In some rare cases, you might need to unlock a book or periodical that you have bought from Barnes & Noble. In this case, you’ll need to enter the following information to unlock the book or periodical: •...

  • Page 49: Reading A Pdf

    Reading a PDF You can read PDF files, including trade PDF editions of books, on your NOOK. The features for reading a PDF are similar to those for NOOK Books, but with these differences: • You can zoom in on an entire page by double-tapping it. Double-tap again to zoom out.

  • Page 50: Reading A Nook Kids Book

    A scrollable panel with thumbnail images of pages appears at the bottom of the screen. Slide your finger right or left across the thumbnail images to find the page you want to read. Tap the thumbnail image of the page.
  • Page 51 NOOK Kids books include a Read and Record feature that lets you record your own narration of the book. When you open a NOOK Kids book, you will see square buttons on the left side of the first screen, color-coded for non-readers.
  • Page 52 Reading a Book by Yourself To read a book by yourself, simply tap on the blue Read by Myself button to open. Then turn the pages as you would with any other NOOK Book. In Read by Myself mode, the picture book will not play an audio track or play any ani- mations.
  • Page 53 Enlarging Text & Images If text on the page of a NOOK Kids book is too small to read, double-tap on the text area to enlarge it. In books with audio tracks, enlarged text will also display a Play button (an orange triangle) at the top left corner. To play the audio associated with the enlarged text, tap once on the Play button.
  • Page 54 Hearing a Book Read Aloud Read to Me and Read and Play books feature an audio track. Tap the orange Read to Me or the purple Read and Play buttons to hear the story read aloud as you turn the pages. The NOOK Kids book will play the audio track by default if you open the front cover of one of these books.
  • Page 55 Read and Play Books If a NOOK Kids book displays the purple Read and Play button with a star symbol on its first screen, that book in- cludes special activities that enable readers to interact with the book’s content. Pages with activities display an Activity button with a white star at the top of the page.
  • Page 56 NOTE: When you’re engaged in a Read and Play activity, use the right arrow and left arrow onscreen to turn pages. When an activity is live, gestures like tapping and swiping interact with the activity; they don’t turn pages. Left- and right-page-turn arrows display when an activity is live.
  • Page 57 The Record button. If the button is blocking the text you want to read, press the move button and drag the buttons to another part of the screen. When a recording is in progress, the Record button changes to a Stop button.
  • Page 58 Continue recording and turning pages until you have finished the book. At the end of the book, next to the back cover, press the blue Done button at the top of the screen. Your NOOK opens a dialog box for giving your recording a title and labeling it with a picture.
  • Page 59 NOTE: Your NOOK stores your recordings as audio files in the My Files area. The recordings are not part of the NOOK Kids books themselves. If you are planning to erase and deregister your NOOK, you can back up these audio files to your personal computer to preserve them.
  • Page 60 Tap the picture you want to use. Then tap Save. • If you tapped Change Name, a dialog box with a text field opens so you can type a new name for the recording. Tap in the text field, type the name you want to use, and tap Save.

  • Page 61: Reading A Nook Comics Book

    To view a list of bookmarks, open the Reader Tools, tap the Content icon, and tap the Bookmarks tab. To jump to a page that has been bookmarked, tap on the page where it is listed in Bookmarks list. To clear the list of bookmarks, tap the Clear all bookmarks button at the bottom of the bookmarks list.

  • Page 62: Reading A Magazine

    Page View: In Page view, you see digital representations of the printed pages of the magazine. The pages on your NOOK will look just like the pages in the printed edition. If the page is filled with photos in the printed edi- tion, the page appears filled with photos on your NOOK.
  • Page 63 Once you’re viewing a page without the thumbnail images, you can turn the page and view the next page by tapping on the right side of the screen. You can flip back to a previous page by tapping on the left side of the screen.

  • Page 64: Reading A Newspaper

    Reading a Newspaper Reading a newspaper is just as easy as reading a book. You even have access to the same Reading Tools that you use when reading books. Recent issues of newspapers appear on your Daily Shelf, as well as in the Newspapers section of your Library.

  • Page 65: Your Library On Your Nook

    EPUB files, PDF files, and Microsoft Office files, such as Word files and Excel spreadsheets. • Books, periodicals, and any other files stored on a microSD Memory Card, if you have installed such a card in your NOOK.

  • Page 66: The Media Bar

    EPUB files you purchase from BN.com automatically appear on the Books page rather than in My Files.) My Files lists any files on your NOOK, as well as any files on a microSD Memory Card if you have installed the card in your NOOK.

  • Page 67: The Sync Button

    The Sync Button In the lower left corner of the Library is a button with two curved arrows forming a circle. This is the Sync button. Sync’ing your NOOK downloads any books and periodicals that you have purchased from other devices, such as a smartphone or a personal computer.

  • Page 68: Memory Card

    Memory Card If you have an SD Memory Card installed in your NOOK, you’ll also see two links appears appear at the top of the Library screen when you click the My Files icon: • My NOOK • Memory Card You can tap on these links to switch between viewing files stored on NOOK and files content stored on your SD Memory Card.
  • Page 69 You can tap on any cover you see to open it. If you tap on a book or periodical that you have already downloaded, the book opens. (If you don’t see a Download banner on the book, it has already fully downloaded to your NOOK.) If you tap on a book with a Download banner, your NOOK begins downloading the book.

  • Page 70: Organizing Your Library On Shelves

    NOOK includes one shelf by default: Favorites. A book, periodical, or file can appear in as many shelves as you like. For example, if your favorite book is a mystery novel, you could include it on your Favorites shelf as well as on a new shelf you create called Mysteries.
  • Page 71 Tap the Rename button. A dialog box with a text field appears. Tap in the text field in the dialog box. When a keyboard appears, edit the shelf ’s name as you like. Tap Save. Removing a Shelf Removing a shelf does not delete any of the books or periodicals on the shelf. It simply eliminates the shelf itself.

  • Page 72: Opening Files On The Sd Memory Card

    To open a files stored on a microSD Memory Card, do this: Make sure that the microSD Memory Card is installed in your NOOK. If the card is installed, you’ll see a large button that says Memory Card at the top of the Library when you tap the My Files icon.

  • Page 73: My Files

    “MyNOOK” on your personal computer. Drag the files you want to transfer onto the “MyNOOK” drive. NOTE: If you connect your NOOK to a Windows PC, the PC might display a dialog box asking if you want to install a driver for a “Nook.” Click Cancel to close this dialog box. You do not need to install a special driver to transfer files to your NOOK.
  • Page 74 NOTE: Your NOOK can play media files up to 2 GB. Recommendations for My Files After you transfer documents, Office files, photos, videos, or audio clips to your NOOK, keep back-up copies on your personal computer. Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet User Guide...

  • Page 75: Using Nook Friends

    The NOOK Friends app makes it easy for you to interact with your NOOK Friends. A NOOK Friend is a friend who has a Barnes & Noble account and an email address in your contacts list, and who has accepted your invitation to connect as a NOOK Friend.

  • Page 76: Friends' Activities

    NOOK Friend posting his or her reading status to the public (via Twitter or Facebook) • a NOOK Friend who is also a Facebook friend Liking a book, magazine, newspaper, comic, graphic novel, or app Visit the Friends’ Activities screen to catch up on what your friends are reading, playing, and recommending.
  • Page 77 To learn more about a book, periodical, or app mentioned in these activities, tap its cover or icon. To purchase an item, tap the green button listing the item’s price and then tap Confirm to complete your purchase. Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet User Guide...

  • Page 78: Nook Friends

    The Add NOOK friends™ window opens, listing various ways of finding friends. Tap Find friends from my contacts. This window lists all the people in your Contacts app. Tap the Invite button next to a user’s name to send that user an invitation to become your NOOK Friend.
  • Page 79 All Friends Tap the All Friends button in the upper right corner of the NOOK Friends app to see an alphabetical list of all your NOOK Friends. A list of NOOK Friends. Slide your finger up or down the screen to scroll through the list if it extends off the screen.

  • Page 80: Using The Lendme® Program In Nook Friends

    NOOK for iPod touch®, and NOOK for PC. You may lend each of your lendable books once. You cannot read a book while it is on loan or while a lending offer is pending, but you always get the book back once it has been returned or when 14 days have passed.

  • Page 81: Determining Whether A Book Can Be Lent

    Click the badge to lend the book. If you have lent a book, it appears in the list of books you have lent. On the cover of each book, you’ll see the num- ber of days left on the loan.
  • Page 82 You can also view a list of lendable books in your Library. Tap the My Stuff icon in the Media Bar of your Library to open the My Stuff menu. Tap the LendMe menu choice. Your NOOK displays three shelves of books: •...
  • Page 83 You can control whether or not your list of lendable books is visible to your NOOK Friends. • If you choose to leave your list of lendable books visible to NOOK Friends, you can choose to show or hide individual titles in the list.
  • Page 84 The image below shows the privacy controls for a list of lendable books. A privacy settings window for the LendMe program and NOOK Friends. Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet User Guide...
  • Page 85 Tap the share button. In the dialog box that appears, tap a social media icon to select the way you want to notify your contact of the LendMe offer.

  • Page 86: Borrowing A Book

    NOTE: If you’re enjoying a book sample or a book you’ve borrowed, you can purchase the book at any time. Simply tap in the center of a page to open the Reading Tools, tap on the blue flag at the right end of the...
  • Page 87 If the shelf is empty, none of your friends has offered to lend you books. • If a book appears on the shelf, a friend has offered to lend you the book. Tap on the book cover to read the details of the offer and to accept it.
  • Page 88 If the shelf is empty, none of your friends has requested to borrow a book from you. • If a book appears on the shelf, a friend has requested to borrow that book from you. Tap on the book cover to read the details of the request and to accept or deny the request.
  • Page 89 To decline, tap Decline. If you decline this request, you can still lend this book to another friend who requests it. If you lend a book, it appears on the Lent to others shelf in the LendMe section of the Library until the loan is over.

  • Page 90: About Me

    About Me The About Me page in the NOOK Friends app is a summary of information about you as a NOOK Friend. The pro- file includes this information: • Your name • Your photo (if you have linked to your Facebook account and have posted a profile picture there) •...

  • Page 91: Shopping On Your Nook

    It also displays a scollable collection of lists with recommendations for you. To learn more about any book, periodical, or app you see in the Shop, tap on its cover. To purchase an item, tap on the green button displaying the item’s price.

  • Page 92: Searching For Titles, Authors, Or Topics

    Searching for Titles, Authors, or Topics To search for a book or periodical, tap the search field at the bottom of the screen. When a keyboard appears, type the title, author’s name, or topic you’re looking for, then tap the Search button.

  • Page 93: Buying A Book

    Buying a Book Once you’re in the Shop, you can buy any book you see that has a green button displaying the book’s price. (If you don’t see a green button with a price next to a particular book, it’s because you’ve already purchased the book. A gray label reading Purchased appears where the price button used to be.)

  • Page 94: Buying A Subscription To A Magazine Or Newspaper

    Open. Tap the Open button to open the app. Once you have downloaded the app, it appears on the Apps screen, which you can display by tapping the Apps but- ton in the Quick Nav Bar. It will also appear on the Daily Shelf.

  • Page 95: Using Your Wishlist

    Wishlist. Buying from Your Wishlist To buy an item on your Wishlist, display the list and tap the price button next to the item’s name. Tap the Confirm button to complete your purchase.

  • Page 96: Using Your Nook In A Barnes & Noble Store

    Reading Books in a Barnes & Noble Store When you use your NOOK in a Barnes & Noble store, you have access to all the usual features of your NOOK. In addition, you have special privileges and abilities, including the ability to read most NOOK Books for one hour per day free.

  • Page 97: Searching Your Nook

    Library (books, magazines, and newspapers) You can limit a search to just one of these areas by pulling down the Show menu at the top of the Search tool and selecting the area you want to search. To return to searching all results, pull down the menu and select All Results.
  • Page 98 As shown below, a pull-down menu in the Search tool lets you select specific types of information to search. The Show pull-down menu in the Search tool. Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet User Guide...

  • Page 99: Searching For Words With Accents And Other Diacritical Marks

    Exploring Search Results Once the Search tool displays a list of results, tap on any result to see more information about it. Search results may include options to search the Web or Wikipedia for information on a topic. The image below shows an example of search results.

  • Page 100: Using The Web Browser

    Your NOOK launches a Web browser. NOTE: If the Web button in the Quick Nav Bar is grayed out and tagged with a banner reading “Disabled,” the Web browser on your NOOK has been disabled. To learn about enabling and disabling the Web browser, see the section “Enabling and Disabling the Web Browser”...
  • Page 101 When the Web browser opens, it displays the browser home page. By default, this is set to a page with information about NOOK. You can change your home page, if you like. (See below.) A Web browser displaying the NOOK home page.
  • Page 102 • Displaying a list of additional options for adding a bookmark, searching on a page, displaying Page Info (the title and URL of the current page), displaying a list of Downloads, and jumping to the Settings screen for configuring your browser.

  • Page 103: Navigating To A Web Site

    The browser displays a window of bookmarks. By default, the bookmarks appear as thumbnails. To switch the page to a list of URLs, tap the List View button in the lower right corner of the page. The word Add appears on the thumbnail and the URL listing for the current page.

  • Page 104: Adjusting The Text Size Of Your Web Browser

    The browser opens a window with three tabs: Bookmarks, Most visited, and History. The Bookmarks tab will be open, displaying rows of thumbnails of bookmarked Web pages. To add a bookmark for the current page, tap the thumbnail labeled Add+ in the upper left of the window. To visit a bookmarked page, do this: Tap the star icon at the top of the browser.

  • Page 105: Zooming In And Out On A Web Page

    When you move around the page, a pair of magnifying glass icons appears in the lower left corner of the screen. Tap the magnifying glass with a plus sign (+) to zoom in further. Tap the magnifying glass with a minus sign (-) to zoom out.

  • Page 106: Disabling And Re-Enabling Your Web Browser

    If you want to prevent anyone from using the Web browser, you can disable the Web browser. Disabling the Web browser renders the Web button in the Quick Nav Bar inactive. The button will be grayed out and labeled with a banner reading “Disabled.”...
  • Page 107 The Restrictions Settings screen. Tap the Restrictions menu choice. Your NOOK displays a keypad for setting up a 4-digit passcode you will enter whenever you want to disable or re-enable the Web browser. NOTE: This passcode is independent of the Device lock passcode you can set up to protect your NOOK from being used by people who do not know the Device lock passcode.
  • Page 108 The keypad screen for entering a restrictions keypad. Type a 4-digit number into the keypad. Your NOOK records the number and clears the keypad. It asks you to re-type the number to confirm that you have entered it correctly. Type the 4-digit number a second time.
  • Page 109 Once the Browser checkbox is checked, the browser is disabled. NOTE: If you leave this screen and try to return to it, you will be prompted for the restrictions passcode. Once you have entered the passcode, you will be able to check or uncheck the checkbox as you like.

  • Page 110: Configuring Privacy Settings For Your Web Browser

    Tap the Restrictions menu choice. Your NOOK displays a keypad so you can enter the restrictions passcode. NOTE: If you do not know the restrictions passcode for the NOOK you are using, ask the owner or adminis- trator of your NOOK for help.

  • Page 111: Configuring Security Settings For Your Web Browser

    You can configure your Web browser to work like a browser on a desktop system, accessing the default content offered by Web sites, or you can configure it to work like a browser on a mobile device, accessing content specially formatted for mobile devices when mobile content is available.

  • Page 112: Using Nook Email

    Setting Up an Account You can set up multiple email accounts on your NOOK. For example, if you have a Gmail account and a Yahoo! ac- count, you can send and receive email for both accounts on your NOOK. One of your accounts will be your default email account, so that when you send messages from your NOOK, you’ll use that account automatically.
  • Page 113 If you would like to give this account a name (such as Gmail) so you can distinguish it from other email accounts on your NOOK, enter the name in the field labeled Give this account a name. If you do not want to give this ac- count a name, leave this field blank.

  • Page 114: Adding An Account

    10. If you would like to give this account a name (such as Gmail) so you can distinguish it from other email accounts on your NOOK, enter the name in the field labeled Give this account a name. If you do not want to give this ac- count a name, simply leave these field blank.

  • Page 115: Composing And Sending A Message

    On the main Email screen, tap the checkbox next to the name of the account you want to delete. Once the checkbox is checked, tap the Delete icon (a trash can) in the upper right corner of the screen. A dialog box appears, asking you to confirm that you want to delete the account.

  • Page 116: Reading A Message

    To read a message, tap on its title in an Inbox. A new window opens displaying the contents of the message. Reading an email message. If the message is long, you might see a Get More button in the lower right corner of the message. Tap this button to download the remainder of the message.

  • Page 117: Deleting Messages

    To select a folder, tap the Move To button at the bottom of the screen. A menu pops open, listing the folders available in your account. Tap on the name of the folder into which you want to move the message.

  • Page 118: Configuring Email Settings

    To edit the configuration settings for an email account, do this: In the NOOK Email app, display the list of your email accounts. To view the account list, pull down the menu at the top of the screen and select the menu choice Accounts.

  • Page 119: General Settings

    Your name - your name as you would like it to appear automatically in the From field of the email messages you send from this account • Signature - a line of text that appears at the bottom of the email messages you send from this account on your NOOK; by default, the signature reads, “Sent from my NOOK.” •...

  • Page 120: Using Apps On Your Nook

    • Music Player – an app for playing MP3 and AAC music files that you load on your NOOK My Media – an app for viewing and organizing photos that you load on your NOOK; My Media also includes •...

  • Page 121: Launching An Application

    Press the NOOK button twice to return to the Home Screen. • Tap the NOOK button to call up the Quick Nav Bar, then select an icon such as Shop from the menu. • Tap the Resume Reading icon (the outline of an open book) in the Status Bar.
  • Page 122 Search (a magnifying glass) – search the list of songs or tracks for a particular title or artist If you see a Browse icon in the upper right corner of the screen, you can tap it to browse your songs and tracks by different criteria.
  • Page 123 NOOK. Use the NOOK button or the Quick Nav Bar to move to the other activity you want to do. While music is playing, you’ll see a small P icon on the left side of the Status Bar. Tap this icon to return to the Pan- dora application.

  • Page 124: Watching Netflix

    To launch the app, open the Apps screen and tap the Hulu Plus icon. When the Hulu Plus app launches, it presents a login screen. If you already have a Hulu Plus account, tap the Log In button and log in with your email address and password. If you do not have a Hulu Plus account, tap the Learn More button to visit the hulu.com Web site and set up an account.

  • Page 125: Configuring Your Nook

    The Settings Screen leads to pages for configuring different aspects of your NOOK. When you’re on a page for a spe- cific feature, you can always return to the main Settings Screen by tapping the Back arrow on the upper left of a page.

  • Page 126: Viewing Device Information

    The Device Info settings screen displays useful information about your device, including your battery status (how much of a charge remains) and the amount of storage available on your NOOK. It also reports your NOOK’s serial number and the version number of your NOOK software.
  • Page 127 To re-register with your existing account, or to register with a new account, follow the instructions for getting started. Viewing Legal Notices To view legal notices, such as the Terms of Service for using your NOOK, tap the Legal menu choice on the Device Info page.

  • Page 128: Configuring Wireless Settings

    Turning Wi-Fi Networking On or Off On the Wireless settings page, tap the Wi-Fi button to change its status from On to Off or from Off to On. NOTE: If Wi-Fi networking is turned off, you will not be able to access the Shop, share information with friends, download new books, magazines, newspapers, or apps, or perform any other action that requires a live network connection.

  • Page 129: Configuring Screen Settings

    Adjust the brightness of the screen. • Change the amount of time your NOOK should wait when no activity is taking place before turning off the screen. To display the Screen settings page, tap the Screen button on the main Settings screen. Your NOOK displays the Screen settings page, shown below.
  • Page 130 Adjusting the Screen Timeout When your NOOK has been sitting idle for some amount of time and no activity has taken place (e.g., you haven’t tapped the screen or pressed any buttons), your NOOK turns off its screen to conserve power. To turn on the screen again, simply press the NOOK button on the lower front panel.
  • Page 131 Tap on the menu choice listing the amount of time you want your NOOK to wait. The dialog box closes. Your change takes effect right away. Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet User Guide...

  • Page 132: Configuring Sound Settings

    Configuring Sound Settings On the Sounds settings page, you can mute or unmute your NOOK. You can also set the speaker volume for media such as music and video and for notifications, such as low-battery warnings. NOTE: You can control the speaker volume for your NOOK overall by pressing the + and - volume buttons on the right edge of your NOOK.

  • Page 133: Adjusting Sound Volume For Music/Videos

    To adjust the sound volume for music and videos, do this: Tap on the Media volume menu choice. A dialog box appears with a slider for controlling the volume of your NOOK when it plays media such as music and videos.

  • Page 134: Configuring Time Settings

    The Time settings page. By default, the list of time zones includes only time zones in the United States. To see a list of all time zones around the world, tap the checkbox at the bottom of the screen. The checkbox is labeled Show all world time zones.

  • Page 135: Configuring Security Settings

    Configuring Security Settings On the Security settings page you can: • control whether or not someone must enter a 4-digit passcode to gain access to your NOOK once the device has gone to sleep or been turned off • define a 4-digit passcode for enabling or disabling the Web browser or for enabling or disabling social features such as sharing quotes and recommendations through Facebook and Twitter For information about disabling or re-enabling the Web browser, see “Disabling and Re-enabling Your Web...
  • Page 136 Using a Device Lock Passcode to Protect Your NOOK You can configure your NOOK to lock the screen after a certain number of minutes and then require a four-digit passcode to be entered before any features can be accessed. This passcode is called the device lock passcode.
  • Page 137 Your NOOK displays a numerical keypad. Enter the passcode you created for the restrictions feature. Your NOOK displays the Restrictions setting screen. Tap the checkbox labeled Social. Leave the checkbox unchecked to re-enable social features. Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet User Guide...

  • Page 138: Configuring Power Settings

    Configuring Power Settings Your NOOK features a PowerSave Mode that fine-tunes your NOOK’s performance to save power and extend its battery charge. By default, PowerSave Mode is turned off. To turn on PowerSave Mode, do this: On the Settings screen, tap Power Save.

  • Page 139: Configuring Keyboard Settings

    On the Keyboard settings page, you can configure the behavior of your NOOK’s online keyboard. To configure the keyboard, do this: On the Settings screen, tap Keyboard. Your NOOK displays the Keyboard settings page, which lists five options that you can turn on or off. The key- board options are: •...
  • Page 140 Tap on the checkbox of any keyboard configuration option you want to change. • When a checkbox is checked, the option is turned on. • When a checkbox is unchecked, the option is turned off. Your configuration changes take effect right away.

  • Page 141: Customizing The Home Screen

    NOOK If you want to switch from one tab to the other, tap on the name of the tab you want to display. In each tabbed display, you can slide your finger up or down to scroll vertically through the images available for selection.
  • Page 142 Media Shortcuts are small icons that appear below that Daily Shelf. There are five shortcuts: books, newsstand, video, music, and apps. Tapping on a shortcut displays a list of recently accessed items for that type of media, along with recommendations for similar items in the NOOK Store.

  • Page 143: Configuring The Shop

    To control how many issues of each magazine you subscribe to should appear on the Daily Shelf, tap the Recent issues of each Magazine. A dialog box opens. Tap the number of issues you would like to have appear. Your choices are: •...

  • Page 144: Configuring Social Features

    Configuring Social Features You can use the Social settings screen modify the behavior of the NOOK Friends app and to link your NOOK to your Facebook and Twitter accounts. You can also import all your contacts from your Google™ Gmail account. Once you have linked to Facebook and Twitter and set up email contacts, you can share favorite quotes, book recommen- dations, and reading status updates with your friends.
  • Page 145 Automatically Adding Facebook Friends as NOOK Friends. If any of your Facebook friends have BN.com accounts, your NOOK can automatically add them as NOOK Friends. To enable this feature, tap the checkbox labeled Add Facebook friends as NOOK Friends™. Make sure you leave the checkbox checked.
  • Page 146 You can import your friends on Facebook as contacts for lending books, sharing quotations, and other social activities. You can post a LendMe offer, a quotation, and a recommendation on the wall of a friend. You can also post a quote, a recommendation, and reading status on your own wall.
  • Page 147 NOOK will automatically embed a shortened link to the book you’re writing about. NOTE: If you don’t have a Twitter account and would like to set one up, tap the NOOK button to call up the Quick Nav Bar, tap the Web icon to launch a Web browser, and navigate to www.twitter.com.

  • Page 148: Configuring The Reader

    • You can clear your history of recent searches. Configuring the List of Searchable Items The Search tool on the Quick Nav Bar always searches your Library and the Shop. By default, it also searches through; • Apps: the names of other applications, such as Contacts and Chess, that are installed on your NOOK.
  • Page 149 Clearing Search Shortcuts When you search for items and select search results, your NOOK stores the search results you select as shortcuts for future searches. To clear the list of search-result shortcuts, do this: On the Settings screen, tap Search.

  • Page 150: Using Your Nook At Wi-Fi Hotspots

    Using Your NOOK at Wi-Fi Hotspots In addition to connecting to your Wi-Fi network in your home or office, you can use your NOOK to connect to Wi- Fi hot spots in stores, restaurants, and hotels. This section summarizes how your NOOK works with various types of Wi-Fi hotspots.

  • Page 151: Updating The Software On Your Nook

    When a new software release is available, your NOOK will download it and install it when you next connect to a wireless network. A small green NOOK symbol will appear in the far left corner of the Status Bar when a new soft- ware release is available.

  • Page 152: Using An Sd Memory Card

    If no speed is indicated, the card is a class 2 card. The speed of the card does not affect page display speeds. It can affect read and write speeds when transferring books, periodicals, and personal files to and from the SD card.
  • Page 153 Close the small gray lid and snap it into place. Opening the microSD slot on the back of your NOOK. Positioning the microSD card in the slot. Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet User Guide...

  • Page 154: Removing A Memory Card

    Lay your NOOK face down on a clean, level surface. Find the small gray lid on the corner of your NOOK closest to the open corner with the curved bar. Using your finger tip, gently pull the lip open, folding it flat against the back of the device.
  • Page 155 With the tip of your finger, push in the memory card, then release it. The card will pop partly out. Slide the card the rest of the way out of the slot, and remove the cover. Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet User Guide...

  • Page 156: Tips And Troubleshooting

    If your screen is dirty, it might detect touches when none are occurring. This problem can occur on any touchscreen device. Wait until your NOOK has timed out and the screen is dark. Then wipe the screen clean with a soft, dry cloth.

  • Page 157: Appendix A: Page Numbering And File Formats

    Because printed pages can be larger than the screen of your NOOK, and because many printed books use type that is smaller than would be pleasant to read on an eReader, your NOOK may enlarge the type on a page and spread a physical page of text across two or more digital pages.

  • Page 158: Appendix B: International Use And Languages

    NOOK already on your NOOK when travelling anywhere in the world. If you live or travel outside of the United States, be aware of the following points regarding using your NOOK: • Purchasing an NOOK: You can only purchase a NOOK if you have a billing address in the United States.

  • Page 159: Appendix C: One Year Limited Warranty

    If your NOOK was originally purchased by someone else as a gift for you, as shown by a gift receipt, you will be considered the “original retail purchaser” of that NOOK.
  • Page 160 If you do not comply with the terms above or with B&N’s instructions, there may be delays in service or you may in- cur additional expenses. In particular, if you do not return your NOOK within the timeframe specified by B&N, B&N reserves the right to charge you the purchase price for a replacement NOOK.
  • Page 161 Applicable Law This Limited Warranty is valid only in the United States of America. The laws of the State of New York, U.S.A. will apply to this Limited Warranty, though the laws of your state of residence may apply to any tort claims and any claims under any consumer protection statutes, as provided under applicable law.

  • Page 162: Appendix D: Trademarks And Copyrights

    Georgia is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation which is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and certain other jurisdictions. Gill Sans is a trademark of The Monotype Corporation which is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and certain other jurisdictions.

  • Page 163: Netflix

    Netflix Netflix is a registered trademark of Netflix. The Netflix logo, Netflix.com, Profiles, and CineMatch are trademarks or service marks of Netflix. Wi-Fi Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Alliance are registered trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance. Additional Information Additional copyright, trademark, and other notices may be found in the NOOK™ Terms of Service: http://www.nook.com/tablet/legal...

  • Page 164: Appendix E: Fcc Notices

    MODEL: BNTV250 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this de- vice may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interfer- ence that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 165 When around sensitive electronic equipment, ask whether you can use your NOOK. You might need to turn Wi-Fi networking off. In some places, for example in a hospital, you might be asked to not use your device. For more information, see “Electronic Equipment”.

  • Page 166: Appendix F: Industry Canada Notice

    This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. L ‘utilisation de ce dispositif est autorisée seulement aux conditions suivantes : (1) il ne doit pas produire de brouillage et (2) l’utilisateur du dispositif doit étre prêt à accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique reçu, même si ce brouillage est susceptible de compromettre le fonctionnement du dispositif.

  • Page 167: Appendix G: Nook ® Terms Of Service

    Appendix G: NOOK Terms of Service ® The NOOK Terms of Service are located here: ® http://www.nook.com/tablet/legal Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet User Guide...

  • Page 168: Appendix H: At&T Terms Of Service & Acceptable Use Policy

    The Service is provided on a month-to-month basis and the monthly charges are subject to change. Payment for the Service is due on the date specified on the AT&T local telephone bill. If any portion of payment is re- ceived after the payment due date, a monthly late charge may apply.
  • Page 169 Service (or any function or feature of the Service or any part thereof, including but not limited to rates and charges) with or without notice. You agree that AT&T will not be liable to you or to any third party for any such modifica- tion, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.
  • Page 170 AT&T. AT&T is not responsible for the content of those sites. AT&T is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link to such sites does not imply endorsement by AT&T of those sites.
  • Page 171 (a) content you submit, post, transmit or otherwise make available through the Service; (b) your use of the Service; (c) your violation of these TOS; (d) your violation of the AUP; (d) your violation of any rights of another;...
  • Page 172 Korea, Syria, and the Sudan. This list is subject to change without further notice from AT&T, and you must comply with the list as it exists in fact. You certify that you are not on the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Denied Persons List or affiliated lists or on the U.S.
  • Page 173 AT&T assumes no obligation to inform you that your information has been disclosed, and, in some cases, may be prohibited by law from providing such notice.
  • Page 174 AUP. AT&T shall not be liable for any damages of any nature suffered by any Customer, User, or third party resulting in whole or in part from AT&T’s exercise of its rights under this AUP.
  • Page 175 18 years of age). You shall not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from a minor without the express consent of the parent or guardian of the minor, nor shall you use this Service to harm or intimidate a minor.
  • Page 176 AUP or the AUP of any other Internet Service Provider, including, but not limited to, the facilitation of the means to spam;...
  • Page 177 AT&T IP Service(s) or using your account for the purpose of operating a server of any type;...
  • Page 178 Customer agrees to indemnify and hold AT&T harmless from any claim, action, demand, loss, or damage (including attorneys’ fees) made by any third party against AT&T as a provider of the IP Service(s) arising out of or relating to any violation(s) of this AUP by Customer (or its Users).
  • Page 179 136 swiping left to move to a previous activity 21 dictionary tapping the book icon in the Status Bar to return to looking up a word in a book 41 your most recent book, magazine, or newspaper...
  • Page 180 Article View 63 buying a single issue 93 buying a subscription 94 headphone jack 8 controlling the number of issues on the Daily Shelf 143 Home Screen 28 formats 62 customizing 141 free 14-day trial 94 organizing items in a grid 31...
  • Page 181 NOOK 15 LendMe program for borrowing and lending books 80 restrictions passcode 106 navbar 75 Privacy Settings 83 removing a friend from your list of NOOK Friends 79 Requests list safety and care 16 Sent list 80 screen...
  • Page 182 AT&T 168 connecting to a network 128 NOOK 167 turning on or off 128 viewing legal notices 127 turning on or off through the Quick Settings dialog box time settings 134 time zones 134 Wikipedia 41, 99 trademarks 162 WishList 94...

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