Contents SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Storage, Carriage and Usage Conditions Maintenance RF Safety Utilization APPEARANCE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS GETTING STARTED Charging The Battery Unlock Your Device Home Screen Display Views Finger Gestures Extended Home Screen Using the On-screen Keyboard Menus Establishing Wi-Fi SOFTWARE Manage Data Application Launching Creating Folders on the Home Screen...
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Photo and Video Modes Browser Email Setting Up the Account Inbox SET TINGS Language & Input Sound Settings Display Settings HDMI Screen Adaptation Storage Connecting Devices to Your Tablet Unmounting External Memory and Devices Location Services and Security Date & Time Restore Your Tablet to Factory Settings Battery Charge State Wi-Fi Connection...
Safety Precautions Before start working with the Device, please, read this section care- fully. Following these instructions will help you ensure your safety and extend service life of the Device. Storage, Carriage and Usage Conditions Device operating temperature range is 0°С to +40°С, so don’t expose the Device to excessively high or low temperatures.
Device can be used safely. For detailed information about service centers in your region please visit the official website of PocketBook International: http://www. pocketbook-int.com/support/. RF Safety The Device receives and transmits radio frequencies and may inter- fere with radio communications and other electronic equipment.
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS domestic waste collection service, store where you purchased the Device, or the authorized service center. Disposal of electric and electronic components (the Directive is ap- plicable to the EU and other European countries where separate waste disposal systems exist). In other countries dispose batteries accordingly to local laws.
Getting Started CHARGING THE BATTERY The battery of your Device is not fully charged as you unpack it, so you need to charge it for 8-10 hours. It’s strongly recommended to keep the Device off during the first charge, otherwise power consumption may be more, than charging, especially when you charge it from PC.
GETTING STARTED UNLOCK YOUR DEVICE Tap and drag the lock out of the circle to one of icons to unlock your Device. HOME SCREEN Search in Google Open a list of Notification area or Yandex applications and widgets Back - return to the Application/section previous screen menu...
GETTING STARTED DISPLAY VIEWS The screen orientation is changed automatically when you hold the Device horizontally to vertically, and vice versa. To enable/disable screen auto-rotation, go to Settings > Device > Display. Landscape view Portrait view...
GETTING STARTED FINGER GESTURES Short soft touch on an item (e.g. file, application, folder or menu item) opens it. Press and Hold This gesture calls context menu with available options for an item. While you at Home Screen, it allows to move an item. Slide Slide means move finger across the screen vertically or horizontally.
GETTING STARTED USING THE ON - SCREEN KEYBOARD To access the on-screen keyboard, touch any textbox. Enter your text by touching the keys of the on-screen keyboard. Switches between upper and lower case; Switches to symbol mode; Settings and additional features; Field for text typing;...
GETTING STARTED ESTABLISHING WI - FI If you skipped Wi-Fi configuration during the initial setup, you can configure it later. Go to Settings > Wireless & networks. Check Wi-Fi checkbox The list of available networks will be displayed. The Device automatically detects security type, and if there’s no need to specify additional data (e.g.
Software MANAGE DATA File Manager to operate with files, stored in internal Device mem- ory and external microSD card. To open File Manager, press on its icon in the list of applications. Root folder – returns to the highest level of file hierarchy; Path to folder location;...
SOFTWARE APPLICATION LAUNCHING The application can be launched by short press on the icon on the Homescreen or from the list of available applications. You can create a shortcut to an application at any desktop. Scroll Home Screen to the desktop you need, then open the application list.
SOFTWARE CREATING FOLDERS ON THE HOME SCREEN Desktop icons can be grouped into folders. To create a folder, tap and hold the icon and drag it to the icon which you want to merge with, and then release your finger. You can add the icons of other programs to this folder in a similar way.
SOFTWARE APPLICATION REMOVING After continuous touch on icon or widget Sign of application removing is activated. To delete element from the home screen or a folder, drag-and-drop it to this sign and release after it highlights in red. Sign of application removing LIST OF OPENED APPLICATIONS Opened applications are displayed in the list of opened applications (button for invoking a list is located on the left bottom corner of the...
SOFTWARE 1) Button for invoking opened applications 2) Press and hold on the application in the list 3) Press ‘Remove from list’ PREINSTALLED APPLICATIONS Supports functions for comfortable web-pages Browser viewing Calculator Simple Android calculator Calendar Events calendar with Google synchronizing Standard Android (photo/video) camera Camera application...
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Music Music player, supporting MP3, WMA, AAC Diary Organize your study schedule and homework Book Store Book store application AndroidPit Application Store Reader from Pocketbook EPUB (DRM), PocketBook PDF(DRM), FB2, TXT, HTML,RTF, CHM, DJVU KidRead Launcher for kids CoolReader Best Android open-source e-reader...
After unpacking and installing selected applications press Finish. All installed applications will appear on the Home screen. Some ap- plications (KidRead, PocketBook) should be downloaded free from the online store by mean of the icon on the Home screen, which redirects...
SOFTWARE LISTEN TO THE MUSIC Music Library In Music Library you can see all the music, stored in the Device’s memory. Music library Shuffle Replay (one track, all, off) Tracks Playlists Albums Now Playing To create new playlist, bring up song’s context menu, select Add to playlist, and select New.
SOFTWARE GALLERY Gallery is an application for images and video management. To open an image in full screen, just touch it. To scroll the collection use slid- ing gesture. To zoom an image, use scaling gestures (pinch/spread). From Gallery menu you can delete, crop, set as wallpaper or contact avatar, or rotate image.
SOFTWARE CAMERA Photo and Video Modes Last made photo or video. Touch to open Gallery Zooming. Move slider up to zoom in. White balance Take a photo (photo mode) or start/stop video recording (video mode) Slowdown video Camera settings G e o t a g s , Photo mode photo size Video mode...
SOFTWARE EMAIL Setting Up the Account At the first run you will be suggested to enter from on-screen key- board your account information: email address and password. If application isn’t able to detect incoming and outgoing server set- tings automatically, you would need to specify these settings manually (they should be given by your email service provider).
Settings In this chapter you will learn how to configure the Device for the most comfortable usage and make it truly yours. You can open set- tings in several ways: • press the menu button in the bottom of the screen; •...
SETTINGS Slide the list of settings upward to view all settings. LANGUAGE & INPUT To change interface language, go to Language and input > Language section and select the one you need. Personal dictionary section stores words, added by user for auto-completion.
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SETTINGS Android keyboard section you can turn on/off the following settings: • Auto-capitalization; • Sound on key-press; • Show settings key – define, whether show settings key on a keyboard or not; • Auto-correction – spacebar and punctuation correct mistyped words automatically;...
SETTINGS SOUND SET TINGS Multimedia volume is adjusted with volume control buttons. Under section Settings > Device > Sound you can adjust multimedia and alarm volume separately, and also set keypress, screen touch and screen lock sounds.
SETTINGS DISPLAY SET TINGS Under section Settings > Device > Display you can set next parameters: • Brightness; • Wallpaper; • Sleep – set the delay before the screen goes down to save battery charge; • Font size; HDMI Screen Adaptation Under section Settings >...
SETTINGS STORAGE Storage section displays information about the Device storage (inter- nal and external SD-card memory): total, occupied, available space. In this section you can also clean internal or external memory. Set automatic scanning Internal storage Press before on SD-card ejecting SD-card CONNECTING DEVICES TO YOUR TABLET USB devices are supported through the USB port, such as a keyboard,...
SETTINGS LOCATION SERVICES AND SECURITY In these Settings items you can set: • determining your location by network coordinates; • different ways of screen locking and unlocking; • owner info; • encryption; • administrators and passwords; • storing accounts data. DATE &...
SETTINGS RESTORE YOUR TABLET TO FACTORY SETTINGS Select Settings > Backup & reset > Factory data reset menu item, in opened window press Reset tablet Erase everything. It will restore your tablet to the factory settings and erase all your personal informa- tion: downloaded applications, system settings, google account.
SETTINGS BATTERY CHARGE STATE It displays battery charge level (in percents), information whether the Device is charging via network or working from battery. In Battery section you can view info about applications, consuming the power. Charging by USB, charging level - 72% Charging level >...
SETTINGS WI - FI CONNECTION Connecting to Wi-Fi Network with Automatically Obtained IP-address Go to Settings > Wireless & networks and slide the Wi-Fi switch to the position. The device scans for available Wi-Fi networks and displays the names of those it finds. Touch a network name to connect to it and type a password if necessary.
SETTINGS Connection to Wi-Fi Network with Manual Configuring Network Settings Tick it to view advanced options Settings by default To set parameters for Wi-Fi network access manually, press network in Settings, specify a network name, security protocol, pass- word in the opened window and press Save. Networks search Add network Touch &...
SETTINGS ADVANCED OPTIONS Advanced options allow turning on/off notifications when an open network is available. To envoke them, open Settings > Wi-Fi and press the application menu button on the right top corner of the screen and touch Advanced. Button for evoking advanced options TURN OFF WI - FI To turn off Wi-Fi module slide the Wi-Fi...
SETTINGS TRANSFERRING DATA To transfer data between PC and the Device, connect micro-USB cable. After you connect the cable, a notification window suggesting to turn on USB storage will popup. Press Turn on USB storage and the Device memory and microSD card (if present) will be displayed as USB stor- ages in your PC Explorer or other file manager.
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SETTINGS After pressing the application’s title, you’ll be able to view its detailed information, stop it if it’s running and erase application data. Memory, occupied by applications Installed applications Choose the applications list...
Firmware Update Official firmware updates for the Device are published on the offi- cial PocketBook website (www.pocketbook-int.com/us). Installation of official firmware updates is recommended, as they contain fixes and additions improving the efficiency of the Device. Official firmware updates do not influence the warranty conditions.
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FIRMWARE UPDATE Connect your Device to PC and copy firmware file (.upkg exten- sion) to the internal storage or external microSD-card Go to Settings > About device > System updates section Select card. In the list appeared select the firmware version to install and press OK.
FIRMWARE UPDATE TROUBLESHOOTING Issue Solution The Device doesn’t re- Restart the Device: press and hold power spond on screen touches button for 10 seconds until the Device or keys pressing goes off. If you will continue holding power button for 5 more seconds, the Device’s power management system will completely reboot.
Compliance with International Standards The EUT should be supplied by USB port from complied Limited Power Source of personal computer or notebook. The EUT should be supplied by Adapter from complied Limited Power Source. AC Power: Manufacturer: PENGSHENGYE ELECTRONIC Model: SAPA05010EU U Rated output voltage: DC 5.0V 2.0A IMPORTANT: Changes or modifications to this product not authorized could...
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COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ETSI EN 301 489-7 – Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spec- trum Matters (ERM); ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment and services; Part 7: Specific conditions for mo- bile and portable radio and ancillary equipment of digital cellular radio telecom munications systems (GSM and DCS) EN 301 489-17 –...
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COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS Marking by the symbol indicates that usage restrictions apply. France - 2.4GHz for Metropolitan France: In all Metropolitan departments, wireless LAN frequencies can be used under the following conditions, either for public or private use: • Indoor use: maximum power (EIRP*) of 100 mW for the entire 2400-2483.5 MHz frequency band •...
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