Icarus 8 User Manual

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ICARUS 8
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  • Page 1 ICARUS 8 8" e-reader User Manual...
  • Page 2: Safety Precautions

    ICARUS 8 User Manual Safety Precautions On Battery  Charge the battery only in temperature that ranges from 0 to 35 degree Celsius.  Do not charge the e-reader if the battery is found damaged or leaking. On Operation  Never subject the e-reader to extremes of light, temperature, moisture or vibration.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ICARUS 8 User Manual Contents SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ..........I CONTENTS ..............II ........... 1 ARTS AND ONTROL ....2 URNING THE E READER ON AND OFF ........3 HARGING THE E READER DRM ....4 MPORTING CONTENTS WITHOUT DRM C ........
  • Page 4 ICARUS 8 User Manual ......29 ESTORING DEFAULT SETTINGS ........29 EVICE NFORMATION DRM A ....29 UTHORIZATION INFORMATION ..........30 I SETTINGS ........... 33 AINTENANCE ........34 RODUCT PECIFICATIONS ......36 ERTIFICATION INFORMATION ..... 37 OPYRIGHTS AND RADEMARK OTICE ..
  • Page 5: Parts And Control

    Chapter 1 Basics Parts and Control 1. Home button- press to return to the home screen 2. Menu button- press to display the options menu 3. Directional buttons/ Enter button -Directional buttons – press the button up/ down/ left/ right to move the cursor Enter button - Press to confirm or cancel 4.
  • Page 6: Turning The E-Reader On And Off

    Chapter 1 Basics 7. Next page button - press to go to the next page 8. Power button/ Charging indicator – Slide and hold the power button following the arrow for 3 seconds to turn on/off. When the e-reader is being charged, red light is on, when fully charged, red light will go out.
  • Page 7: Charging The E-Reader

     Charge the e-reader using an optional AC adapter with output 5V, 1.5A (ICARUS ACD0052-EU, sold separately)  Charging through a computer may not be able to fully charge the e-reader due to the low output charging current from a computer's USB port.
  • Page 8: Importing Contents Without Drm

    USB mode and all operations will be halted.  Go to [My Computer], double click on the e-reader’s drive volume ('ICARUS') to open it.  Perform the desired file management operation like you would with any USB device.
  • Page 9: Importing Drm Contents

    Chapter 1 Basics When the card is inserted or removed, it will take several seconds to load. Please avoid inserting or ejecting the card when other operations are running as this may cause the system to hang. Do not remove the card if the content inside the card is being played.
  • Page 10 Chapter 1 Basics  Enter your email address and complete the online form as per instructed. Authorizing the computer and the e-reader  Upon registration, return to the ADE window. Enter the user name and password to activate your Adobe account. ...
  • Page 11 Chapter 1 Basics Transferring DRM ebooks to The e-reader  In the ADE menu, click on [All Items] on the left hand column.  Items in [My Digital Editions] will be listed in the right window.  Select the desired item(s) to be transferred, <Shift> + <Left click>...
  • Page 12 Chapter 1 Basics When the number of authorized device has exceeded the allowable amount, you will come across the following error message: To request for extension and reset of your ADE ID, go to http://www.adobe.com/support/digitaleditions/ [Submit a web case]. You are required to enter your ADE ID info.
  • Page 13: Home Screen

    Chapter 1 Basics Home screen When the e-reader is turned on, the Home screen will be displayed.  Use the directional buttons to select the desired book to open. The selected item will be underlined.  Press the Home button anytime to return to the Home screen.
  • Page 14 5. Battery Indicator -Indicates the battery status. 6. Time & Date -displays current time and date, you can set this in the Settings Menu. 7. Recently added -displays the recently added books. 8. Just added -displays the books added last.
  • Page 15: Main Menu

    Chapter 1 Basics Main menu Press the Directional buttons to select the desired item, then press the Enter button to open the item. To exit, press the Return button. To open the book library: all ebooks stored on your device To open the Bookmarks list.
  • Page 16: Onscreen Keyboard

    Chapter 1 Basics Onscreen keyboard Use the onscreen keyboard as shown below to enter text. To enter text, press the directional button to select an input method, and press the Enter button at the panel, then use the directional buttons to select the text onscreen keyboard, then press the Enter button at the panel.
  • Page 17: Connecting To The Internet

    Chapter 1 Basics Connecting to the internet Turning on Wi-Fi: In the Main menu choose Settings Wi-Fi SettingWi-Fi, Then “√” will appear next to Wi-Fi when you have turned it on. Joining a Wi-Fi network: press Wi-Fi setting to show the detected network list, select a network, if necessary, enter a password and press "Connect"...
  • Page 18: Reading Books

    Chapter 2 Getting Started Reading books Book library In the Main menu, select Library to open the book library.  In the book library, select a book to start reading.  Use the Directional-up/down buttons to scroll through the e-book list. ...
  • Page 19: Reading Ebooks

    Chapter 2 Getting Started Reading ebooks Books transferred to the e-reader will be saved in the device. The e-reader supports ebooks in the following formats: txt,pdf,epub,pdb,fb2,html, rtf,mobi,doc,docx,djvu,zip.  In the home screen or book library, use the Directional buttons to move the cursor to the desired book and press the Enter button to open it.
  • Page 20 2. Bookmarks 3. Table of contents 4. Go to page 5. Search 6. Font size 7. Font 8. Line Spacing 9. Margin 10. Text only (Reflow) 11. Rotate Screen 12. Auto flip 13. Page refresh rate 14. Add to favourite 15.
  • Page 21 Chapter 2 Getting Started Add Bookmark In the options menu, select Add Bookmark to add a bookmark for the current page. The icon will appear on the top right corner, indicating this page was bookmarked. Bookmarks In the options menu, select Bookmarks to enter the Bookmark List of the current book.
  • Page 22 Chapter 2 Getting Started Font  In the options menu, select Font to set the font type of the currently opened ebook. Options available: Arial, Times, Verdana.  Select the desired option, then press the Done button to confirm. Line Spacing ...
  • Page 23 Chapter 2 Getting Started Auto Flip  In the options menu, select Auto Flip to set Auto Flip mode. The auto flip duration available are: Off, 1 Minute, 2 Minutes, 3 Minutes, 4 Minutes, 5 Minutes.  Select the desired option, then press the Enter button to confirm.
  • Page 24 Chapter 2 Getting Started About bookmarks Adding Bookmarks When reading, turn to the desired page and open the options menu.Select Add bookmark to add bookmark for the current bookpage. And the icon will appear on the top right corner. Continuing reading from a Bookmark ...
  • Page 25: Playing Music

    Chapter 2 Getting Started Playing Music About the music library  In the Main menu, press the Music icon to open the music library.  Press the Directional-up/down buttons to scroll through the song list.  Press the Menu button to display the options menu to sort the song list or search the desired song.
  • Page 26: Viewing Photos

    Chapter 2 Getting Started Music player controls Pause or play Press Play previous or Press next song. Fast rewind or Press and hold fast forward Adjusting the Press the Directional-up/down button to adjust the volume. volume level. Changing play mode Press on play mode icon To return to the Press the Return button.
  • Page 27: Using The Options Menu

    Chapter 2 Getting Started Opening pictures  In the photo library, move the cursor to the desired photo, then press the Enter button on the selected photo to view it in full screen display.  In full screen mode, press the Directional buttons / Previous/next page buttons to view previous and next picture.
  • Page 28: Web Browser

    Chapter 2 Getting Started  Press the Return button to return to the photo list. Web browser Viewing a webpage  In the home screen, press Settings Browser to open the web browser.  Press the address bar at the top of the screen, press and hold to set the input method.
  • Page 29 Chapter 2 Getting Started New Window: Opens a new window. Bookmarks  Bookmarks This overview list all bookmarks; press a bookmark to open the webpage. Press and hold to display the option menu for a selected bookmark. Press Add Bookmark to create a new bookmark for the current webpage.
  • Page 30 Chapter 2 Getting Started Windows Show the multiple webpage windows opened at a time. press on the desired window to enlarge to full screen mode. Refresh/Stop Press Refresh to refresh the current page, press Stop to stop loading the current page. Forward: Press Forward to go to the next visited webpage.
  • Page 31: File Explorer

    Chapter 2 Getting Started File Explorer  In the Main menu, select Explorer to open the file explorer.  Press the Directional-up/down button to scroll through the file list.  Press the Previous/next page buttons to turn pages. Using the options menu On file list screen, press the Menu button to open the options menu.
  • Page 32 Chapter 2 Getting Started Renaming files or folder From the file list, select the desired file/folder to be renamed. Press the Menu button to show the edit menu, select Rename Press the Enter or Keyboard button and use the Onscreen keyboard to enter a new file name. Press OK to confirm.
  • Page 33: Power Settings

    Chapter 3 Settings Power Settings To enable/disable auto power off/ sleep mode; you can also set the time for the auto power off/sleep mode to go into effect. Date & Time To set the clock and date, time. Press the Directional-left/right button to move the cursor. Press the Directional-up/down button to adjust the desired value.
  • Page 34: Wi-Fi Settings

    If more than one previously used network is in range, the ICARUS 8 will automatically joins the one last used. When the e-reader is connected to a Wi-Fi network, the Wi-Fi icon at the top of the screen shows connection...
  • Page 35 The battery is not fully charged. Please charge the e-reader for at least 4 hours.  The battery needs to be replaced. Please consult ICARUS Support for service. An ebook cannot be opened  Copyright protected books cannot be read on any device other than the authorized one.
  • Page 36 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting disconnect the data connection with the computer. After the e-reader is safely removed, the computer will only charge the e-reader and you can now resume normal operation.
  • Page 37: Maintenance

    The e-reader is made of sensitive materials (especially the e-paper screen) and electronics; handle your device with care  If the e-reader needs service, please consult ICARUS through the contact information provided in the warranty card. Faulty service may void the warranty.
  • Page 38: Product Specifications

    Product Specifications Display 8.0 inch e-paper screen, 1024x 768 pixels Brightness: 200cd/m Storage memory Built in memory: 4 GB (FAT format) Supports micro SD card up to 16GB (FAT32 format) Media File Formats supported Ebook: txt,pdf,epub,pdb,fb2,html,rtf,mobi,doc,docx,djvu,zip Photo: jpg, bmp,gif, png...
  • Page 39 Physical properties Dimension: 211.6 X 150.0 X 9.0 (mm)(approx.) ※ Design and specifications are subject to change without prior notice...
  • Page 40: Certification Information

    Certification information On FCC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with 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 residential installations.
  • Page 41: Copyrights And Trademark Notice

    Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology and patents licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson. ICARUS and ICARUS 8 are registered trademarks of ICARUS Reader. The e-reader contains Adobe® Reader® Mobile software under license from Adobe Systems Incorporated, Copyright ©...
  • Page 42: Disposal And Recycling Information

    Disposal and Recycling Information Your e-reader must be disposed of properly according to local laws and regulations. Because this product contains a battery, the product must be disposed of separately from household waste. When your e-reader reaches its end of life, contact your local authorities to learn about recycling options.
  • Page 43: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer All the information, design and specifications contained in this manual were correct at the time of publication. However, as the product is under continuously upgrading, the final device may have a slightly difference in appearance or modified functionality than presented in this manual. Contains The e-reader®...

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