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Safety Precautions On Battery • Charge the battery only in temperature that ranges from 0 to 35 degree Celsius. • Do not charge reader if the battery is found damaged or leaking. On Operation • Never subject reader to extremes of light, temperature, moisture or vibration. • Do not use or store reader in a location subject: A.Extreme high temperature, such as in a sun‐heated car B. Direct sunlight C.High humidity or places with corrosive substances D.Sub‐zero condition, especially during winter On SD card • After inserted a SD card, if the reader has no response, please ...
Disclaimer All the information, design and specifications contained in this manual were correct at the time of publication. However, as the product is under development and upgrading, the final device may have a slightly difference in appearance or modified functionality than presented in this manual. Introduction EBO‐500 is an ebook reader with full color display screen. EBO‐500 supports ebooks encrypted with Adobe DRM. Getting Started Parts and Controls ...
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1 Power button – press and hold for 3 second to turn on/off 2 Next pg button – press to turn to next page 3 Previous pg button – press to turn to previous page 4 OK / Enter Button 5 Zoom button – press to adjust font size or to zoom in/out 6 Menu button – press to call out Option Menu 7 8 9 Directional buttons – to move cursor in Up/Down/Left/Right direction respectively 11 Music button – to enter into music playing menu 12 Return button – press once to return to previous menu, press and hold to return to Home menu Vol + button – to increase volume 13 Vol – button – to decrease volume 14 Micro SD cart slot – supports SD/SDHC/MMC card (Optional) 15 Mini USB jack – for data transfer and emergency charging ...
Getting Started Power On and Off the Reader • Press and hold the [Power] button for 2 seconds to turn on Reader. • It may take a few moments for reader to turn on and loading the content. • If Reader does not turn on, charging is required. • To turn off Reader, press and hold [Power] button for 2 seconds. Charging the Reader • You need to charge the Reader prior to using it for the first time or when battery power is low. • Charge the reader using AC adapter with output 5V, 1.2A. • Charging through PC may not be able to fully charge the reader due to the low output charging current from PC USB port. • When charging through PC, you cannot operate the Reader. To operate ...
Getting Started Inserting Memory Card The Reader supports SD/SDHC/MMC card in both FAT and NTFS file system. NTFS is needed to copy file with size larger than 4GB. To insert a Memory card: • Open the SD cover. • Check that the SD card is in the correct position with the contact pin facing upwards as illustrated below. You may damage the card and the reader if SD card is not inserted in correct position. • Push the SD card into the card slot until it clicks. • To remove SD card, push the SD card once again until it clicks. • When a SD card is inserted in or ejected from the reader, it may take few seconds for the reader to update the content. ...
Getting Started Starting from Home Menu When the Reader is turn on, you will enter into the Home Menu. 1. Continue Reading • ‐display the page of the last read • book. Press <OK> button to • open the last read page. • 2. Library • Library ‐display the list of books •...
Getting Started Entering Option Menu To access extra functions available, press [Menu] button to display the Option Menu as illustrated. Press the directional key to move cursor to desired item. Selected item will be highlighted in dark. Press <OK> to enter. To exit from Option menu, move cursor to and press <OK> to confirm. Alternatively, press the <Return> button to exit. To sort books by different categories: Title, Author, Category, Date, Format Jump to a specific page ...
Importing Content Importing Content • The Reader supports USB Mass Storage Device function. • To import contents (ebooks, video, audio, photo etc) into the reader, connect the reader to PC via the supplied USB cable. • Upon successful connection to PC, the reader will enter USB mode and all operation will be halted. • Go to [My Computer], double click on the reader’s disk to open. • Perform normal file management operation like other USB device. Importing DRM Contents The Reader supports Adobe DRM contents. Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) is required. Installing Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) •...
Importing and Transferring Content • Authorizing PC and Reader • Upon registration, return to the ADE window. Enter the username and password to activate your Adobe account. • After activation, connect the Reader to PC. ADE will detect the Reader and you are prompted to authorize device. • After authorization, you will be able to find the Reader recognized in ADE as below. Contents inside the Reader will be displayed on the right hand windows. • • You can now start downloading or buying ebooks from online Ebook stores supporting Adobe DRM. ...
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Notes in using ADE Each ADE ID supports only 6 devices; this includes the master device (the reader) and the slave device (SD card). When the reader is restored to default settings, ALL DRM activation record and data (including DRM books purchased) will be erased from the reader. You are required to authorize the device with your ADE ID again. When the number of authorized device has exceeded the allowable amount, you will come across the following error message: E_ACT_TOO_MANY_ACTIVATIONS ...
Reading Books Opening Book • Books transferred to Reader will be listed in Home Menu. • Reader supports ebooks in epub, pdf, txt format. • Use the <Directional> buttons to move the cursor to select book and press <OK> to open. Book Page Interface Current Page / Total Page Remaining Battery Life Font Size ...
Reading Books Adjusting Font Size • In reading page, press <Zoom> button to enter the font size menu. • There a 5 font sizes available: Small, Medium, Large, XLarge, XXLarge. • Move the cursor to the desired font size then press <OK> to confirm. • It may take some time for the fonts to be resized. Zooming In/Out • You will need to use zooming function to enlarge images available in the ebook (epud & pdf file) • From the size menu, select [Elarge] • Zoom menu will appear. • Move the cursor to the desired zoom level and press <OK>. • In zoom mode, use <Directional> buttons to pan across the zoomed page. ...
Reading Books Using Option Menu in Reading In Reading page, press <Menu> button to enter Option Menu. Options available: Add / Delete Bookmark Bookmarks Go to Page Music Auto flip Book Information Rotate Display Settings Add to Favorite Adding Bookmark When reading, turn to the desired page that you would like to bookmark. Press <Menu> button, move the cursor to [Add Bookmark] and then <OK>. Deleting Bookmark • Turn to the bookmarked page that needs to be deleted. Press <Menu> and move the cursor to <Delete Bookmark>. Press <OK> to ...
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Read from Bookmarks in Home Menu • From Home Menu, press <Menu> and select [Bookmarks] to enter Bookmark List. Upper window displays a quick preview of the selected book. Lower window displays the list of books with bookmarks. Press <OK> on the desired book to view the available bookmark list. • In the Bookmark List, move the cursor to the desired bookmark, press <OK> to open. • To delete bookmark from the Bookmark List, press <Menu> to display [Option Menu] and select [Delete] to confirm. ...
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Reading Books Auto Flip You can set the Reader to [Auto Flip] mode. The auto flip duration available are: 10s, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 1 min. Book Information You can check the information of the current book from the [Book Information] option. This will show: Title, Author, Publisher, File Type, Date added, File size, Publisher and Expiration. Depends on the source of ebook that you download/purchase, some of the information may not be available. ...
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In landscape view, the button layout is as below: Display Settings • To adjust font color, background color, brightness during reading. • Change of font color and background color are only applicable to txt and epub documents. Add to Favorite • You can add books to your Favorite List. In Option menu, move the cursor to [Add to Favorite] to add current book into Favorite List. • To view books in Favorite List, from Home Menu, press <Menu> button and select [Favorite]. ...
Reading Books Background Music Playback in Book page • The reader supports background music playing when reading books or viewing photos. • To control music playback in book page, press <Music> button and a mini music player control bar will appear at the bottom of the page. • Press the music control buttons to control music playback. • To return to book page, press <Return> button and resume normal book reading controls. Playing Audio File Music Player •...
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• Press <Directional Right> to play next song, press and hold to Fast Forward • Press <Directional Left> to play previous song, Press and hold to Fast Rewind • Press <Directional Up> to increase volume • Press <Directional Down> to decrease volume Using Option Menu in Music Player EQ settings – move the cursor to [EQ Settings] , press [Left] or [Right] button to select desired EQ mode. Play Mode ‐ move the cursor to [Play Mode] , press [Left] or [Right] button to select desired Play mode ...
Viewing Picture Gentle Reminder: Please organize the pictures into a specific folder for the ease of navigation. • From Home Menu, press <Menu> to display Option Menu. • Move the cursor to [Photo] and press <OK> to confirm. Upper window displays a quick preview of the selected photo Lower window displays the file list in the reader. • Use the <Directional> buttons to navigate through the files/folders. • Press <OK> on the selected photo to view a full screen display. • In full screen mode, press <Directional Left/Right> to view previous and next picture. ...
File Explorer • From Home menu, press <Menu> [Explorer] • Press <Left> / <Right> to select Internal / SD card memory and press [OK] to enter. • Press <Return> to exit from current directory and the cursor will move to the top for memory selection. Copy / Paste file • You can copy files/folders from SD card to internal memory and wise versa. ...
Settings Time & Date To set the clock and date Press <Directional Left/Right> buttons to move the cursor. Press <Directional Up/Down> buttons to input value. Time zone setting is needed to calculate the expiry duration for book borrowing / returning. Device Standby • To enable / disable auto standby mode. • Press <Power> button to manually set the reader to standby mode • Press <Power> button once to wake up the reader from standby mode. Format Memory To format internal memory and memory card. All data will be lost. Please backup your data before performing this. About Product Displays product information of the Reader. Power Management Displays real time battery status of the Reader. ...
Troubleshooting If the reader does not function as it is expected, please try the following steps. The Reader is not responding or can’t be turned on. • Reset the reader by press and hold the power button for 6 seconds. The reader will be forced shutdown if it is on and you are required to restart the reader again. • Battery has been fully depleted. Please charge the reader via USB or USB AC Adapter. ...
Precautions and Maintenance n Battery • Charge the battery only in temperature that ranges from 0 to 35 degree Celsius. • Do not charge reader if the battery is found damaged or leaking. On Operation • Never subject reader to extremes of light, temperature, moisture or vibration. • Never wrap reader in anything when it is being used or charged. Heat may built up in reader while charging or if it used for an extended period of time. • Do not use or store reader in a location subject: A. Extreme high temperature, such as in a sun‐heated car B.
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Maintenance . On SD card • After inserted a SD card, if the reader has no response, please take out and insert again. • Do not remove SD card or turn off reader during data writing or reading to prevent damage to data and to the reader. • Make sure the SD card is unlocked before writing or deleting data in the SD card. • Backup your files and data before formatting the SD card. Please format the SD card in FAT. ...
Product Specifications Display 5 inch TFT‐LCD Display, 800x480 pixels Brightness: 200cd/m Storage memory Built in memory: 4 GB Supports SD/SDHC/MMC up to 16GB (FAT format) Media File Format supported Ebook: epub, pdf, txt, fb2 Audio: mp3, wma, wav, ogg, aac Photo: jpg, bmp, gif, png Video: wmv, flv, rm/rmvb, mov, avi, mpeg 1, mpeg 2, mpeg 4, xvid, divx, h.263, h.264, up to HD 1080p resolution Connectivity Data transfer: USB 2.0 High Speed Audio: 3.5mm audio jack Power: DC jack, USB jack Miscellaneous Clock / Date Real time battery indication Battery life Reading – up to 4 hours Music – up to 20 hours (with backlight off) Charging Power: DC 5.0V, 1.2A Duration: 6 hours (approx) Minimum system requirement (USB Mass Storage) Windows 2K, ME, XP, Vista, Win 7, Mac OS 10x Physical properties Dimension: 155 x 97 x 11.5 mm (approx) ...