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ICARUS Pocket e-reader E601GY
ICARUS Pocket (E601GY)

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Copyright © 2012 ICARUS Reader

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    ICARUS Pocket e-reader E601GY ICARUS Pocket (E601GY) User manual Copyright © 2012 ICARUS Reader...
  • Page 2 Thank you for purchasing this ICARUS Pocket e-reader. This section provides an overview of the ICARUS Pocket and highlights a few basic features so you can start reading as quickly as possible. The Pocket uses a high-resolution display technology called electronic paper, from the newest generation (E-Ink Pearl).
  • Page 3 6 Do not tear open the device yourself. The ICARUS Pocket should only be opened by qualified ICARUS or ICARUS trained personnel. If you try to repair yourself, the device can be damaged and warranty will no longer apply.
  • Page 4 5 If the device does not respond after reset and restart, the battery could be empty. Please charge the device for at least 4 hours 6 Only use original ICARUS accessories with your device. ICARUS holds no responsibility to damage caused to the device by third party devices 7 ICARUS recommends using Kingston memory cards only 8 Great care has been exercised when creating this user manual.
  • Page 5 ICARUS Pocket e-reader E601GY Device outline, ports and buttons Top side： Front side： Copyright © 2012 ICARUS Reader...
  • Page 6 ICARUS Pocket e-reader E601GY Back side： Copyright © 2012 ICARUS Reader...
  • Page 7 14 USB Port Connects to the computer to transfer files or to charge 15 Earphone port For connecting 3.5mm earphones 16 Memory-card For inserting a memory-card into the appointed slot Slot Copyright © 2012 ICARUS Reader...
  • Page 8 ICARUS Pocket e-reader E601GY 17 Reset Resets the device Copyright © 2012 ICARUS Reader...

  • Page 9: Getting Started

    ICARUS Pocket e-reader E601GY Getting started These are the steps you should follow before reading a book on your ICARUS Pocket: 1. Charge the device for at least 4 hours via the included Mini USB cable. You can charge the device via a computer or via the ICARUS AC USB Adapter (ACD0052-EU, sold separately).
  • Page 10 ICARUS Pocket. 4. Connect the ICARUS Pocket to your computer with the USB cable while ADE is running. ADE will prompt you and ask if you want to authorize the ICARUS device. You should confirm.
  • Page 11 Connect the e-reader while ADE is running. The e-reader will show up as a bookshelf with the name ICARUS. b. Drag a book from the ADE library to the ICARUS icon until a green + appears over it. Then let go of the mouse button. The book will now be transferred to the ICARUS e-reader.
  • Page 12 1) Time and date, name of today, battery indicator 2) Current Reading pane: book cover of the book last read, book title and progress indicator 3) Menu items: Recent, Books, Images, Music, File Manager, Settings Copyright © 2012 ICARUS Reader...
  • Page 13 4 seconds to turn off. You will be prompted with a question if you really want to shut down. Confirm to shut down. In the following sections all menu items are described in detail. Copyright © 2012 ICARUS Reader...

  • Page 14: Recent Reading

    % of the total book. Clicking ‘OK’ while the cursor is on this book will open that book on the page where you left off. Copyright © 2012 ICARUS Reader...
  • Page 15 These options are available when pressing the menu (‘M’) button on your e-reader. Delete: to delete selected items Delete All: to delete all the records listed Music player: to open the music player Turn off: to turn off the device Copyright © 2012 ICARUS Reader...
  • Page 16 If the book does not contain a cover, a default cover will be added, including book title, format and type. In the detailed view, book type, size and creation date are displayed. Copyright © 2012 ICARUS Reader...
  • Page 17 Properties: to check the properties of selected items. The information contains file name, file type, file size, route and building time Media player: you can turn on the media player to play or stop music playback Copyright © 2012 ICARUS Reader...

  • Page 18: Reading Books

    MOBI, DJVU, DJV, CHM, RAR, ZIP and DOC. Beware that books can be protected by Adobe DRM (see Getting Started on how to install books with DRM on the device) or without. The ICARUS Pocket supports books with and without DRM. Opening books To open a book do one of three things: 1.
  • Page 19 Use the page turning keys on both sides of the e-reader to turn pages. In order to access options while reading, press the menu (‘M’) button. If you close a book and open it again, the last page you were reading will automatically Copyright © 2012 ICARUS Reader...
  • Page 20 Add Bookmark: to add a bookmark to the current page. The page will show a little bookmark in the top right corner, to show you there is a bookmark Check Book Marks and Annotations: book marks and annotations interface shows Copyright © 2012 ICARUS Reader...
  • Page 21 Publisher, publication date, ISBN, file type, file size. Music player: you can listen to background music while reading. In order for this to work, you must insert earphones/headphones. If no earphones are connected the Music Player functionality is not available. Copyright © 2012 ICARUS Reader...
  • Page 22 ICARUS Pocket e-reader E601GY Images The ICARUS Pocket supports the following picture and comic formats : JPG, BMP, TIF, PNG ,GIF. Images shows all images stored on your e-reader in either a list mode (small thumbnail and basic information about the image) or in icon mode (large thumbnails) as shown below.
  • Page 23 ICARUS Pocket e-reader E601GY In the menu (press the ‘M’ button) you can search, delete files, change the display mode, sort the images, display image information or go to the music player. Copyright © 2012 ICARUS Reader...
  • Page 24 You can open a music file by moving the cursor to it and pressing the ‘OK’ button. A small pop-up display will appear showing the artwork of the file playing, elapsed and total playing time and basic controls. Copyright © 2012 ICARUS Reader...
  • Page 25 To listen to background music while reading, do the following: 1. Open a book 2. Press the Menu button (‘M’) 3. Go to the Music icon and press ‘OK’ 4. Press the back button to go back to the book Copyright © 2012 ICARUS Reader...
  • Page 26  To exit the music player press the back key. Note: This will not stop music playback. In order to stop music playback you must press the OK button to pause the music and then exit the music player with the ‘back’ button. Copyright © 2012 ICARUS Reader...

  • Page 27: File Manager

    Pictures. Within these folders you can add sub folders if you like. If you copy documents to other folders on the device, they will not be found by the software automatically. Copyright © 2012 ICARUS Reader...
  • Page 28 Next Page and Previous Page buttons. 1. Fonts Settings The ICARUS Pocket has five fonts as default: Arial, Droid Sans Fallback, FreeMono, FreeSans, FreeSerif. If you move the cursor to another font, you will see a preview of the font on the bottom of the screen.
  • Page 29 You can enter the Adobe ID user name and password here. This is not needed per se, as you can authorize the device when connecting it to the computer while Adobe Digital Editions is running. Copyright © 2012 ICARUS Reader...
  • Page 30 8. About device Here you can view all info about the e-reader:  Model number  Software/firmware version  Serial number  E-Ink batch  Space available in the internal memory and on the memory card Copyright © 2012 ICARUS Reader...
  • Page 31 ICARUS Pocket e-reader E601GY 9. Restore factory With this option you can restore the device to the factory settings. 10. Manual Here you can read the default English user manual of the ICARUS Pocket. Copyright © 2012 ICARUS Reader...

  • Page 32: Upgrading The Firmware

    How to upgrade the firmware? 1. Download the firmware upgrade file from http://www.icarusreader.com/viewcategory/4-firmware Choose the ICARUS Pocket to find the firmware files there. If there are no files, it means there is not yet a new firmware available. 2. Unzip this file with a decompression tool, like 7-Zip, Winzip etc.
  • Page 33 Every effort has been put into making this user manual as complete as possible. However as both hardware and software evolve over time, there can be differences between the descriptions in this manual and the actual device. We refer you to www.icarusreader.com, this always contains the latest information. Copyright © 2012 ICARUS Reader...