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  • Page 1: User Guide

                                        Kobo Arc User Guide Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   2  ...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Pinning   f rom   a   b rowser   ................   3 4   Pinning   a n   i tem   f rom   a n   a pp   ..............   3 5     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   2  ...
  • Page 3 Starting   t he   K obo   a pp   ................   6 0   Syncing   y our   L ibrary   o ver   W i   F i   ............   6 1     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   3  ...
  • Page 4 Sharing   y our   r eading   e xperience   o n   K obo   P ulse   ......   8 0     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   4  ...
  • Page 5 Getting   H elp  ................  90   Safety,   R egulatory   a nd   W arranty   I nformation   ......   9 0         Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   5  ...
  • Page 6   t o   c ustomize   a nd   u se   y our   n ew   e Reader.   W e   h ope   y ou   e njoy   y our   Kobo   A rc.   Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   6  ...
  • Page 7       Kobo   A rc   B asics       Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   7  ...

  • Page 8: Kobo   A Rc   B Asics

    • Adding   i tems   f rom   y our   c omputer   t o   y our   K obo   A rc       Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   8  ...

  • Page 9: Anatomy   O F   Y Our   K Obo   A Rc

    Press   t he   v olume   b utton   t o   i ncrease   o r   d   Volume   b utton   decrease   t he   a udio   v olume.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   9  ...

  • Page 10: Charging   Y Our   K Obo   A

    USB   p ort   a t   t he   b ottom   o f   y our   K obo   A rc   a nd   p lug   i t   i nto   a   w all   o utlet.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   1 0  ...

  • Page 11: Putting   Y Our   K Obo   A Rc   T O   S Leep   A Nd   W Aking   I T   U

      i n   a   b ook,   y our   H ome   T apestry,   o r   o ne   o f   y our   a pps.   I f   y ou   t urn     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   1 1  ...
  • Page 12 You’ll   s ee   a   b linking   b lue   l ight   b eside   t he   p ower   b utton   w hile   y our   Kobo   A rc   i s   t urning   o n.  ...

  • Page 13: Using   T He   T Ouch   S Creen

      l ock   i con   a nd   s wipe   l eft,   a nd   o nly   t he   l ock   i con   f ollows   y our     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   1 3  ...

  • Page 14: Unlocking   T He   S Creen

    Once   y ou   u nlock   y our   K obo   A rc,   y ou   c an   u se   y our   T apestries,   o pen   pinned   i tems,   u se   a pps,   a nd   m ore.       Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   1 4  ...
  • Page 15 • Password   L ock:   C reate   a   p assword   t hat   h as   t o   b e   e ntered   t o   unlock   y our   K obo   A rc.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   1 5  ...
  • Page 16 To   u nlock   y our   s creen   w hen   y ou’re   u sing   a   s ecure   l ock:     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   1 6  ...

  • Page 17: Using   A Pps   O R   W Idgets

    • Display   i nformation   t hat   y ou   w ant   t o   s ee   r egularly   ( like   t he   current   w eather).     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   1 7  ...
  • Page 18 Note:   W e   r ecommend   t hat   y ou   g et   a ny   a pps   o r   w idgets   f or   y our   K obo   Arc   f rom   G oogle   P lay.   A pps   o r   w idgets   f rom   o ther   s ources   c an   i nclude  ...
  • Page 19   H ome   i con   a t   t he   b ottom   o f   t he   s creen.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   1 9  ...

  • Page 20: Using   C Ustom   W Allpaper

    • Wallpapers:   P ick   f rom   t he   w allpapers   t hat   c ome   w ith   y our   Kobo   A rc,   o r   w allpapers   y ou’ve   a dded   f rom   G oogle   P lay.    ...

  • Page 21: Signing   I N   A Nd   O

        10. Tap   t he   r eturn   k ey   o n   t he   o nscreen   k eyboard.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   2 1  ...
  • Page 22 Connecting   K obo   a nd   F acebook   Kobo   A rc   l ets   y ou   s hare   w hat   y ou’re   r eading   w ith   y our   F acebook  ...

  • Page 23: Using   W I   F

      c onnection   r equires   a   p assword.   Y ou’ll   n eed   t o   e nter   t he   password   t o   c onnect.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   2 3  ...
  • Page 24   o r   o pen   t he   G et   A pps   a pp),   A irplane   m ode   w ill   n ot   p revent   y ou   from   c onnecting.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   2 4  ...

  • Page 25: Adding   I Tems   F Rom   Y Our   C Omputer   T O   Y Our   K Obo   A

    To   a dd   a n   i tem   f rom   y our   c omputer   t o   y our   K obo   A rc:     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   2 5  ...
  • Page 26 Drag   t he   c ontent   y ou   w ant   t o   a dd   i nto   t he   o pen   K obo   A rc   window.       Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   2 6  ...

  • Page 27: Using   T Apestries

      k eep   l ists   o f   f avorite   p laces   t o   e at   o r   p lay.       Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   2 7  ...
  • Page 28   s ee   i tems   r elated   t o   t hat   s pecific   T apestry.       Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   2 8  ...

  • Page 29: Managing   T Apestries

    2. Use   t he   o n-­‐screen   k eyboard   t o   e nter   a   n ame.   3. Tap   O K   w hen   y ou’re   d one.   Or     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   2 9  ...

  • Page 30: Moving   A Round   I N   A   T Apestry

    • Press   a nd   h old   t he   T apestry   a nd   d rag   i t   t o   t he   n ew   l ocation.         Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   3 0  ...
  • Page 31 1. Press   a nd   h old   t he   T apestry   a nd   d rag   i t   t o   t he   t op   o f   t he   s creen   until   t he   T apestry   o ne   l evel   u p   a ppears.         Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   3 1  ...
  • Page 32 Note:   Y ou   c an’t   d elete   t he   R eading   T apestry   o r   t he   H ome   T apestry.     To   d elete   a   T apestry:     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   3 2  ...

  • Page 33: About   T Apestry   C Ontents

      d ifferent.   F or   e xample,   i f   y ou've   p inned   t he   h ome   p age   o f   a     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   3 3  ...

  • Page 34: Pinning   F Rom   D Iscover

    Pin   t o   T apestry   i n   t he   S hare   m enu.   Y ou   c an   a lso   p in   t he   i mages   y ou   s ee   on   w eb   s ites.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   3 4  ...

  • Page 35: Pinning   A N   I Tem   F Rom   A N   A Pp

      a   s hare   o ption   i n   a n   a pp,   y ou   c an’t   p in   c ontent   f rom   i t   t o   a   Tapestry.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   3 5  ...

  • Page 36: Pinning   B Ooks   F Rom   Y Our   K Obo   L Ibrary

    2. Tap   t he   R eading   T apestry.   3. Tap   t he     K obo   a pp.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   3 6  ...

  • Page 37: Pinning   Q Uotations   F Rom   Y Our   B Ooks

      i cons   t o   s elect   t he   t ext.   3. Tap   t he     S hare   i con.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   3 7  ...

  • Page 38: Resizing   P Inned   I Tems

    To   m ove   t he   l ocation   o f   a n   i tem   o n   a   T apestry:     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   3 8  ...
  • Page 39 5. Repeat   s teps   3   a nd   4   u ntil   t he   H ome   T apestry   a ppears.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   3 9  ...

  • Page 40: Removing   T Hings   F Rom   A   T Apestry

      y ou’ll   f ind   o n   t he   I nternet   a nd   m ost   a pps   o n   G oogle   P lay.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   4 0  ...
  • Page 41 Note:   W hen   y ou   t urn   t he   v olume   u p   o r   u se   t he   b uilt-­‐in   s peakers,   y our   Kobo   A rc   u ses   m ore   p ower.    ...
  • Page 42   ( by   r otating   y our   K obo   A rc)   t o   m ake   i t   e asier   t o   v iew   things.       Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   4 2  ...
  • Page 43   A ll   A pps   i con   a t   t he   t op   o f   t he   s creen.   3. Tap   t he     B rowser   a pp.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   4 3  ...
  • Page 44   i t’s   d elivered   t o   t he   a ccount,   o r   s elect   t he   f requency   y ou’d   like   n ew   e mail   d elivered.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   4 4  ...
  • Page 45 13. Tap   N ext.     To   v iew   y our   s ynced   e mail   a ccount:     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   4 5  ...
  • Page 46 Tap   t he   n ame   o f   t he   a ccount   y ou   w ant   t o   v iew.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   4 6  ...

  • Page 47: Using   D Iscover

      t he   a rea   a nd   m agazine   a rticles   a bout   n ew   r estaurants.         Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   4 7  ...

  • Page 48: Using   D Iscover

    3. Tap   t he   n ame   o f   t he   T apestry   w here   y ou   w ant   t o   p in   t he   i tem.   4. Tap   D one.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   4 8  ...

  • Page 49: Showing   D Iscover   Y Our   I Nterests

    • Tap   t he   R elated   t ab   t o   v iew   t he   i tems   o n   y our   c urrent   T apestry   that   a re   r elated   t o   t he   i tem.             Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   4 9  ...
  • Page 50     Reading   o n   y our   K obo   A rc         Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   5 0  ...

  • Page 51: Adding   E Books   T O   Y Our   K Obo   A Rc

    • Search   t he   K obo   S tore   —   s earch   f or   a n   e Book   u sing   t he   t itle,   author,   s eries   o r   p ublisher   n ame.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   5 1  ...
  • Page 52 4. Tap   B rowse.   5. Tap   t he   c ategory   y ou   w ant   t o   o pen.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   5 2  ...

  • Page 53: Buying   A   B Ook

    To   p urchase   a n   e Book   f or   t he   f irst   t ime:   1. Tap   t he   e Book   c over.   2. Tap   B uy   N ow.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   5 3  ...
  • Page 54 1. Tap   t he   b ook   c over.   2. Tap   B uy   N ow.   3. Enter   y our   K obo   a ccount   p assword.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   5 4  ...

  • Page 55: Downloading   F Ree   E Books

      r eached   t he   e nd   o f   y our   p review,   y ou   h ave   t he   o ption   t o   purchase   t he   r est   o f   t he   e Book.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   5 5  ...

  • Page 56: Managing   Y Our   B Ook   D Ownloads

    4. Tap   t he   b ook   c over   a gain   t o   r esume   y our   b ook   d ownload.   Or     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   5 6  ...

  • Page 57: Adding   B Ooks   F Rom   O Ther   S Tores   O R   F Rom   T He   I Nternet

        2. Copy   t he   E PUBs   t o   y our   K obo   A rc:         Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   5 7  ...
  • Page 58   d ata   i s   d eleted,   i ncluding   a ny   b ooks   y ou’ve   i mported   w ith   t his   method.       Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   5 8  ...

  • Page 59: Adding   L Ibrary   E Books

      y our   l ibrary’s   I nformation   D esk   f or   p ersonal   h elp.       Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   5 9  ...

  • Page 60: Reading   B Ooks

      H ome   i con   a t   t he   b ottom   o f   t he   s creen.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   6 0  ...

  • Page 61: Syncing   Y Our   L Ibrary   O Ver   W I   F

      p reviews   y ou’ve   d ownloaded   o r   t he   b ooks   y ou   o wn.       Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   6 1  ...
  • Page 62 3. Swipe   l eft   o r   r ight   t o   v iew   t he   d ifferent   s helves.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   6 2  ...

  • Page 63: Opening   A   B Ook

      T able   o f   C ontents   i con   a t   t he   t op   o f   t he   s creen.   3. Tap   t he   c hapter   y ou   w ish   t o   r ead.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   6 3  ...

  • Page 64: Closing   A   B Ook

    Library.   T his   m eans   y ou   w on’t   s ee   i t   o n   a ny   o ther   K obo   e Readers   o r   apps   t hat   y ou   u se.       Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   6 4  ...
  • Page 65 6. Press   a nd   h old   t he   c over   o f   t he   b ook   y ou   w ant   t o   c lose.   7. Tap   R emove   B ook.   8. Tap   O K.       Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   6 5  ...

  • Page 66: Changing   Y Our   R Eading   E Xperience

      l etters,   o r   c hange   t he   f ont   s ize   i f   y ou   p refer   r eading   w ith   l arger   letters.           Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   6 6  ...

  • Page 67: Changing   T He   P Age   T Heme

    2. Tap   t he     A ppearance   i con.   3. Tap   t he   r eading   t heme   y ou’d   l ike   t o   a pply:     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   6 7  ...

  • Page 68: Using   N Ight   R Eading   M Ode

      I f   y ou’d   p refer,   y ou   c an   c hange   t his   b rightness   l evel   t o   m ake   reading   m ore   c omfortable.       Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   6 8  ...

  • Page 69: Rotating   T He   P Age   O Rientation   ( Portrait   V S   L Andscape)

    Rotating   t he   p age   o rientation   ( portrait   v s   l andscape)   Kobo   A rc   c an   d isplay   p ages   i n   p ortrait   o r   l andscape   o rientation,   s o   y ou  ...

  • Page 70: Changing   L Ibrary   V Iews

      y ou   c an   v iew   y our   b ooks   a s   a   l ist,   o r   s ort   b y   w hen   t he   b ook   was   l ast   r ead,   t he   b ook   t itle,   o r   a uthor.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   7 0  ...
  • Page 71 • List:   S hows   y ou   y our   b ooks   i n   a   c ontinuous   l ist,   w ithout   t he   bookshelf.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   7 1  ...

  • Page 72: Reading   S Pecial   T Ypes   O F   B Ooks

    Interactive   E PUBs   a re   s imilar   t o   F ixed   L ayout   E PUBs   b ut   a lso   o ffer   audio   a nd   a nimated   p ictures.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   7 2  ...

  • Page 73: Reading   A   F Ixed   L Ayout   E Pub

      p rotect   t he   b ooks   y ou   g et   f rom   l ibraries   a nd   b ooksellers.   Y our   K obo   Arc   c an   r ead   E PUBs   p rotected   b y   K obo   D RM   a nd   n on-­‐protected   E PUBs  ...
  • Page 74 Note:   I f   y ou’ve   t urned   o ff   v oice-­‐overs,   a utomatic   p age   t urns   a re   a lso   o ff.       Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   7 4  ...
  • Page 75 4. Tap   t he   c enter   o f   t he   p age   t o   r esume   r eading.         Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   7 5  ...

  • Page 76: Adding   R Eferences,   S Haring,   A Nd

      t hroughout   t he   b ook.     To   h ighlight   t ext   w hile   r eading:     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   7 6  ...
  • Page 77 4. To   s ee   a   h ighlight,   t ap   i t   i n   t he   l ist.   Y ou’ll   g o   t o   t he   p age   w ith   t he   highlighted   p assage.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   7 7  ...
  • Page 78 2. Tap   t he   n ote   t ext.   U se   t he   k eyboard   t o   e nter   y our   u pdate.   3. Tap   S ave.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   7 8  ...
  • Page 79   t o   y our   F acebook   w all   o r   u se   i t   a s   y our   F acebook   s tatus.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   7 9  ...

  • Page 80: Sharing   Y Our   R Eading   E Xperience   O N   K Obo   P Ulse

    The   o n-­‐screen   k eyboard   w ill   a ppear.     3. Type   y our   c omment.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   8 0  ...

  • Page 81: Dog-­-Earing   P Ages

    A   d og-­‐ear   w ill   a ppear   i n   t he   t op   r ight-­‐hand   c orner.       Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   8 1  ...

  • Page 82: Looking   U P   W Ords

      I nfo   i con   t o   c hange   t he   l anguage   o f   t he   d ictionary   definition.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   8 2  ...

  • Page 83: Troubleshooting

      Troubleshooting       Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   8 3  ...

  • Page 84: Troubleshooting   A Pps   A Nd   W Idgets

    Kobo   A rc   i s   v ery   s low   a nd   y ou   s uspect   a n   a pp   o r   w idget   i s   c ausing  ...
  • Page 85 7. Scroll   d own   u ntil   y ou   f ind   t he   n ame   o f   t he   a pp   t hat's   c ausing   problems.   T ap   t he   a pp's   n ame.   8. Tap   C lear   d ata.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   8 5  ...
  • Page 86 1. Tap   t he     H ome   i con   o n   y our   K obo   A rc.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   8 6  ...

  • Page 87: Troubleshooting   W I   F I   I Ssues

    If   t here   i s   n o   W i   F i   i con   a t   t he   b ottom   r ight   o f   t he   s creen,   y our   Kobo   A rc   i s   n ot   c onnected   t o   a   w ireless   n etwork.  ...
  • Page 88 Note:   F ollow   t he   s teps   i n   t he   s ection   a bove,   M ake   s ure   t hat   W i   F i   i s   o n,   to   c onnect   t o   a   n etwork.       Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   8 8  ...
  • Page 89 4. If   y ou   a ren’t   c onnected   t o   W i   F i,   c omplete   t he   s teps   a bove   a gain.     Kobo   A rc   U ser   G uide   8 9  ...

  • Page 90: Getting   H Elp

    Important   s afety,   r egulatory   a nd   w arranty   d etails   a bout   y our   K obo   A rc   can   b e   f ound   o n   t he   K obo   w ebsite   a t   w ww.kobo.com/userguides.      ...

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