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  • Page 1: User Manual

    Icarus Sense e-Reader User Manual ST-06-00-en-v2.1...
  • Page 2 Copyright Copyright 2010. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company.
  • Page 3 Safety instructions Before operating this device, please read carefully and follow the instructions below. Read the safety and operating instructions carefully ● before using the product. All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be observed. Do not place this product under direct sunlight or ●...
  • Page 4 product to an unknown power adapter is very dangerous and may lead to fire or explosion. Do not cut, bend, modify, place heavy objects, or ● step on the cable of the power adapter. Otherwise the external insulation may be damaged and result in short-circuit or fire.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction............1 Identifying the Parts ............. 2 Front View ................. 2 Rear View................5 Getting Started.............6 Charging................6 Powering on Your Device ........... 9 To Turn Off Your Device ........... 9 Screen Saver Mode and Sleep Mode......10 Inserting a microSD Card ..........
  • Page 6 Book list Mode ..............20 Sorting Books..............22 Reading a Book.............. 22 Selecting a Reading Mode .......... 23 Zooming the Contents........... 24 Adding a Bookmark or a Note to a Page....25 Viewing Bookmarks and Notes........26 Deleting Boomkarks or Notes........27 Looking Up Words ............
  • Page 7 Wi-Fi Setting..............52 Language ............... 52 Current Date and Time ..........53 Screen Saver..............55 Power Saving ..............55 Advanced Setting............55 Device Info ..............55 Importing Files from Your Computer ........ 56 Troubleshooting ..........58 Product Data ............60 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement ................

  • Page 8: Introduction

    Introduction Thank you for choosing Smart Reader. Before using this product, please read this User Manual carefully. Your Smart Reader features a 6” touch-sensitive Electrophoretic Display (EPD) panel. You can read books anytime and anywhere, simply by importing your desired books in compatible electronic file formats into your device.

  • Page 9: Identifying The Parts

    Identifying the Parts Front View No. Description Power switch Slide and hold the power switch for 5 seconds, and then ● release it to turn on the device. To turn it off, slide this switch and then tap To enter Sleep mode, slide this switch at any time and tap ●...

  • Page 10: Headphone Jack

    No. Description Micro USB port Allows you to connect the device to a computer so the ● files can be transferred from your computer to the device, and vice versa. Uses to charge the battery of your device. (See page 6) ●...

  • Page 11: Search Button

    No. Description Volume control button 1. Press this button to display the volume control bar. Volume control bar 2. Press to adjust the volume. Search button Searches for a particular word used in a book. (See page Refresh button Reloads the current page to remove after-images after reading many pages continuously.

  • Page 12: Rear View

    Rear View Description Reset button Use a pointed object, such as a pin, to push against this button to reset your device when it does not respond to any operations. Speakers Built-in speakers for playing sounds. Press and then to adjust the volume of the speakers.

  • Page 13: Getting Started

    Getting Started Charging Your device is only partially charged when first unpacked. Charge the battery before using the device. 1. Insert the micro USB cable’s Type A USB connector into the power adapter's Type A USB port. 2. Insert the cable’s micro USB connector into the device's micro USB port.
  • Page 14 4. After the battery is fully charged (around 4 hours), the Battery full icon appears on the screen. Remove the power adapter and the cable from both the power outlet and the device. Note: For the first time use, charge the device for 8 hours for its ●...
  • Page 15 Battery Maintenance This device contains a built-in Li-Polymer rechargeable battery. The capacity of the battery will reduce each time it is charged/depleted. However, you can still try to prolong the battery’s lifetime by following the suggestions below: Use the device at least once a week. ●...

  • Page 16: Powering On Your Device

    Powering on Your Device Slide and hold the power switch for 5 seconds, and then release it to turn on the device. A start-up screen appears before entering the main menu on the Home screen. To Turn Off Your Device Slide the power switch and then tap to turn...

  • Page 17: Screen Saver Mode And Sleep Mode

    Screen Saver Mode and Sleep Mode Screen Saver Mode Your device enters Screen Saver mode when idled for a period of time. Tap anywhere on the screen to return to the currently-viewed page. To set up the time duration before entering Screen Saver mode, go to Settings >...
  • Page 18 Sleep Mode Slide the Power switch to resume. Your device enters Sleep mode after idled in Screen Saver mode for 3 minutes, or you can slide the power switch at any time and tap to enter Sleep mode. To disable Sleep mode, slide the power switch again.

  • Page 19: Inserting A Microsd Card

    Inserting a microSD Card Insert the entire microSD card into the microSD card slot until it locks into place. Ensure that the card’s metal contacts face downwards. To Remove the microSD Card Press on the microSD card to release the card. Note: Supported memory card types: microSD/ microSDHC.

  • Page 20: Browsing Files From A Microsd Card

    Browsing Files From a microSD Card You can use the device to browse or play back your personal book/image/audio files stored on a microSD card. 1. Insert a microSD card into your device’s microSD card slot with the metal contacts facing downwards. 2.
  • Page 21 4. On the computer, copy desired book/image/audio files from another drive/folder to the removable drive. Warning: Do not remove the microSD card from the device or break the USB connection while copying files. 5. When done, remove the cable safely from both the device and the computer.

  • Page 22: Operating The Device

    Operating the Device Navigating the On-Screen Display (OSD) Menus To operate the device, follow the On-Screen Display (OSD) menus and the tool bars on the sides to complete the tasks. Most of the operations can be done using the touch screen, while some basic functions or hidden menus can be operated through the buttons.

  • Page 23: Flip

    Flip When in Book list or Image mode, place your finger on the left or upper side of the touch screen and gently drag your finger to the right or lower side to turn a page forward or view the next image. To turn to the previous page or view the previous image, flip in the opposite direction.

  • Page 24: Screen Orientation

    Screen Orientation For optimal viewing experience, you can set the screen orientation to change automatically to portrait or landscape view depending on how you hold the device. Select Settings > Orientation > Auto. For more settings, refer to page 52. Using the On-Screen Keypad Tap the letter buttons on the on-screen keypad to enter your desired texts.

  • Page 25: Using The Main Menu

    Using the Main Menu Upon powering on the device, you will enter the main menu on the Home screen. To select a desired mode, tap its icon. ● To return to the main menu at any time, press the Return ●...

  • Page 26: Knowing The Mode Functions

    Knowing the Mode Functions The main functions of your device are scheduled under 6 modes, including: Book list, Bookmark, Image, Audio, Internet and Settings. Refer to the below table for a summary of what the device can do in each mode. Icon Mode and description Book list mode...

  • Page 27: Book List Mode

    Book list Mode to enter Book list mode and the Book list appears on the screen. The contents stored in the internal memory as well as on the inserted microSD card will both be shown on the Book list. Last read Sorting book options...
  • Page 28 Using the Sub-Menu When reading a book, press the Menu button to display the sub-menu. Icons Description page Add notes. Add bookmarks. Go to the bookmark/note list in a book. Look up words in the pre-installed dictionary. Display the book information. Jump to a specific page.

  • Page 29: Sorting Books

    Sorting Books to select sorting options of the Book list. You can sort books by download date, title, author and publication date. The Book list will be re-arranged by your selected sorting method. Reading a Book 1. Tap the title of a desired book in the Book list. The first or last-read page of the book will appear on the screen.

  • Page 30: Selecting A Reading Mode

    b. Press the Menu button to open the sub-menu. and enter the desired page you want to read by tapping the on-screen number buttons. Tap to confirm inputs and jump to the selected page. 4. When finished reading, press to close and leave the book.

  • Page 31: Zooming The Contents

    Zooming the Contents 1. When reading a book, tap to zoom in on the current page. 2. Tap repeatedly to adjust the zooming ratio. 3. Tap to move to the particular part you want to see. 4. To view the close-up in full screen, tap .

  • Page 32: Adding A Bookmark Or A Note To A Page

    Adding a Bookmark or a Note to a Page You can add a bookmark or write a note on the page you may constantly refer to. When reading a book, press the Menu button to open the sub-menu. Adding a Bookmark to add a bookmark to the current page.

  • Page 33: Viewing Bookmarks And Notes

    Adding a Note 1. Tap to add a note to the current page. 2. Enter the contents by tapping the letter buttons on the on-screen keypad. 3. When done, tap to confirm inputs. The page will be marked by Viewing Bookmarks and Notes To view the bookmarks and notes added to the book, press the Menu button to open the sub-menu and...

  • Page 34: Deleting Boomkarks Or Notes

    Display options of the pages with bookmarks or notes Contents Preview of notes contents of added to the pages the pages with bookmarks to select display options of the bookmark/note list, including show bookmarks by page, show notes only or show all items.

  • Page 35: Looking Up Words

    Deleting or Modifying Notes 1. Turn to the page with the note you want to delete or modify. 2. Tap to open the note-editing box. 3. To modify the note, tap to open and use the on- screen keypad for text editing. When done, tap confirm inputs.

  • Page 36: Searching Words

    Searching Words The device allows you to search for a particular word used in a book. 1. When reading a book, press the Search button to open the Keyword Search box. 2. Enter a word using the on-screen keypad. 3. When done, tap and its search results appear in a list of sentences containing the searched word and their page numbers.

  • Page 37: Displaying Table Of Contents

    Note: When Power Saving mode is enabled, certain functions ● will become limited or unavailable: - the screen orientation is fixed to Portrait view only. - the Refresh / Volume control buttons are disabled. When below functions are operated, Power Saving ●...

  • Page 38: Displaying Book Information

    Note: This function is available only when the book contains a TOC created with hyperlinks. Displaying Book Information 1. When reading a book, press the Menu button to open the sub-menu. 2. Tap to display the book’s basic information, such as the file name, author and file date.

  • Page 39: Bookmark Mode

    Bookmark Mode The Bookmark list contains all the bookmarks and notes you’ve added to all the books on your Book list. Tap to enter Bookmark mode and the Bookmark list appears on the screen. Note: Only books that contain bookmarks or notes will appear on the Bookmark list.
  • Page 40 2. Tap to select display options of the bookmark/ note list. You can show bookmarks by page, show notes only or show all items. To read the contents in full screen, tap the desired item. Display options of the pages with bookmarks or notes...

  • Page 41: Image Mode

    Image Mode to enter Image mode and the Image list appears on the screen. The images stored in the internal memory as well as on the inserted microSD card will both be shown on the Image list, arranging in folder order. Tap to sort the Image list by file name or by the file’s last- modified/download time.

  • Page 42: Setting The Slideshow Options

    Setting the Slideshow Options 1. On the Image list page, tap to display the slideshow setting options. 2. Tap to set the slideshow interval. 3. Tap to enable slideshow playback repetition and background music. 4. Tap and select an audio file as the background music during slideshow playback.

  • Page 43: Playing Back A Slideshow

    Playing Back a Slideshow You can view images on the Image list as a slideshow in 2 ways. In Image mode, tap to start a slideshow of all the ● images in the Image list. When viewing a image in full screen, press the Menu ●...

  • Page 44: Zooming The Image

    Zooming the Image 1. When viewing an image in full screen, press the Menu button to open the sub-menu. 2. Tap to zoom in on the current image. 3. Tap repeatedly to adjust the zooming ratio. 4. Tap to move to the particular part you want to view.

  • Page 45: Audio Mode

    Audio Mode to enter Audio mode and the Track list appears on the screen. The audio files stored in the internal memory as well as on the inserted microSD card will both be shown on the Track list, arranging in folder order. Tap to sort the Audio list by file name or by the file’s last-modified/ download time.

  • Page 46: Using The Control Panel To Play Back Audio Files

    Using the Control Panel to Play Back Audio Files Play mode Playback control control panel Playback Volume control control Playback Control to select a desired track and tap ● to start playback. During playback, tap to pause/stop ● playback. Operating the Device...
  • Page 47 Play Mode Control repeatedly to select a desired play ● mode: one track only once, one track repeatedly or all tracks repeatedly. repeatedly to disable/enable playback in ● random order. repeatedly to select to play back one ● track/all tracks once only. Volume Control to turn the volume down/up.

  • Page 48: Internet Mode

    Internet Mode to access the Internet and download playable files. Before logging on to the Internet, you need to connect the device to a Wi-Fi network first. Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network 1. Tap and then to enter Settings mode. 2.
  • Page 49 3. Tap to turn the Wi-Fi on. The device scans for available wireless networks. The network names (SSID) and security settings of discovered Wi-Fi networks display in a list. Tap to set up its network setting. Wi-Fi Wi-Fi signal strength network list This Wi-Fi network is...
  • Page 50 b. If your desired network is not in the list, tap Text input box to select the security type of your desired Wi-Fi network. Tap the text input box and enter the name and password, if needed, for the network using the on- screen keypad.
  • Page 51 4. If your desired Wi-Fi network is not secured, you can: a. Tap the desired Wi-Fi network to start connection. b. Tap the Setup icon next to your desired Wi-Fi network. Its network name and network setting information then appears on the screen. Configure the initial IP address in the following ways: •...
  • Page 52 • Static IP: Assigns a set of IP address, Subnet Mask, IP address of the gateway router and IP address of the DNS server. Tap the number input box and use the on-screen keypad to enter its figures. When done, to confirm inputs.
  • Page 53 5. If your selected network is secured, you will be requested to enter its password. Use the keypad to enter the password, and tap to confirm inputs and start connection. |Operating the Device...
  • Page 54 6. After the device connects successfully to the Internet, icon appears next to the connected network. icon also appears on the top right corner of the screen indicating the current Wi-Fi signal strength. 7. Tap to enter Internet mode. The default web site list then appears on the screen.

  • Page 55: Accessing A Web Page

    Accessing a Web Page Upon entering Internet mode, the default web site list appears on the screen. You can tap to visit a web site directly, or enter a URL for a web site to view by yourself. 1. Tap the URL input box. 2.
  • Page 56 Browsing a Web Page (Web page contents) Scroll a. To view the complete content of the web page, tap the scroll bar on the sides to move through the page. b. To go to the previous or next web page, tap .
  • Page 57 d. To navigate the hyperlinks on the web page, directly tap the hyperlinks, shown mostly as underlined words. Downloading a File To save or download a playable file from a web page, tap the “Save”, “Download” or similar buttons or links. The downloaded file will be stored and re-arranged accordingly under Book list/Image/Audio modes.

  • Page 58: Settings Mode

    Settings Mode Settings mode allows you to set up Wi-Fi connection, screen saver time interval and other device-related information, such as OSD language and date/time. and then to enter Settings mode. Tap to select an option. Show/hide the complete menu. Operating the Device...

  • Page 59: Orientation

    Orientation Sets the screen orientation to portrait view, landscape view or to switch between two views automatically depending on how you hold the device. Auto: ● Portrait: ● Landscape: ● Wi-Fi Setting Enables Wi-Fi. Refer to “Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network” for detailed operations (See page 41) Language...

  • Page 60: Current Date And Time

    Current Date and Time Sets up your local date and time. Downloaded files will be saved according to the date and time set on your device. To adjust the date, tap ● Tap the year/month/date columns to be adjusted and to adjust the figures.
  • Page 61 To adjust the time, tap ● Tap the hour/minute columns to be adjusted and tap to adjust the figures. The hour/minute columns When done, tap to save selection and leave the setting. To leave without saving any changes, tap |Operating the Device...

  • Page 62: Screen Saver

    Screen Saver Sets up the time duration before entering Screen Saver mode. to turn on this function and tap a desired time duration. Power Saving Enables Power Saving mode which functions only when reading a book. Refer to “Activating Power Saving Mode” for detailed operations (See page 29) Advanced Setting...

  • Page 63: Importing Files From Your Computer

    Importing Files from Your Computer You can import your personal book/image/audio files from your computer to the device for playback needs. 1. Insert the micro USB cable’s micro USB connector into the device’s micro USB port. 2. Insert the cable’s Type A USB connector into your computer’s Type A USB port.
  • Page 64 4. On the computer, copy desired book/image/audio files from another drive/folder to the removable drive. Warning: Do not break the USB connection while copying files. 5. When done, remove the cable safely from both the device and the computer. The copied files will be recognized and arranged accordingly under Book list/ Image/Audio modes.

  • Page 65: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Problem: The screen contains after-images left from the last-viewed page or photo. Solution: Reading many pages continuously at one time may cause such permanent image retention. To remove after-images, press the Refresh button to reload the current page. To avoid such effect from happening, do not leave a still picture or page displayed for an extended period of time.
  • Page 66 Problem: Your image or audio files are not sorted by file name or by time. Solution: Your image or audio files will automatically be sorted by folder first, and then you can select to sort the files by file name or by the file’s last- modified/download time.

  • Page 67: Product Data

    Product Data Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 68: Fcc Caution

    For product available in the USA/Canada market, only channel 1~11 can be operated. Selection of other channels is not possible. FCC Caution Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
  • Page 69 Edition:2004-03) and Australian Standard AS/NZS CISPR 22:2006 Class B. This device is a 2.4 GHz wideband transmission system (transceiver), intended for use in all EU member states and EFTA countries, except in France where restrictive use applies. This device may not be used for setting up outdoor radio links in France and in some areas the RF output power may be limited to 10 mW EIRP in the frequency range of 2454-2483.5 MHz.

  • Page 70: Specifications

    Specifications Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Item Description Product Name e-Reader Screen Size 6” Aspect Ratio Touch Film Capacitive touch Grey Level 16 gray levels Mobile DDR 128 MB Memory NAND Flash 2 GB Micro USB USB 2.0 Device SD slot microSD/microSDHC card slot Connector...
  • Page 71 Item Description Text .pdf, .html, .txt, .epub Supported Image .jpg, .png, .bmp File Formats Audio .mp3 ® Operating System: Microsoft ● ® Windows 2000, XP and System Requirements (for Windows Vista™ Computer) USB port: an available USB 1.1 or ● 2.0 port |Specifications...

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