Table of Contents Safety PrecautionS ......... 4 aPPearance ............10 front View Side View technical characteriSticS .......12 Get tinG Started ..........13 charging Battery Power Management loading files navigation Working with on-Screen Keyboard connecting to internet...
TTTTT TT TTTTTTTT Main Menu ............22 Books news favorites Photo dictionary applications notes calendar Status Bar express Menu readinG BooKS ..........37 turning Pages following references Making notes changing font Size reader Menu closing a Book...
Safety Precautions BTTTrT TTTrT wTrkiTg wiTh ThT DTvicT, pTTTTT, rTTd ThiT TTcTiTT cTrTTuTTy. FTTTTwiTg ThTTT iTTTrucTiTTT wiTT hTTp yTu TTTurT yTur TTTTTy TTd TxTTTd TTrvicT TiTT TT ThT DTvicT. Storage, carriage and usage conditions Device operating temperature range is 0°С to 40°С, TT dTT’T TxpTTT ThT DTvicT TT TxcTTTivTTy high Tr TTw TTmpTrTTurTT.
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STTTTy SrTcTuTiTTT • exposure to liquids or damp (do not use the DTvicT iT ThT rTiT, iT ThT TTrTTT TT highTr humidiTy, near bodies of water etc.) • pTTTTrTTiTT TT TiquidT Tr mTiTTurT • exposure to strong electromagnetic fields, electrostatic charges and artificial sources of UV TTTcTrTmTgTTTic rTdiTTiTT • TxcTTTivT mTchTTicTT prTTTurT TT ThT TcrTTT, cTTTTcTTrT TTd kTyT TT ThT DTvicT.
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STTTTy SrTcTuTiTTT KTTp TwTy TrTm chiTdrTT. Maintenance DT TTT diTTTTTmTTT Tr mTdiTy ThT TTTk rTTdTr. DT TTT uTT ThT DTvicT wiTh T dTmTgTd TTTTTry, charger (broken case, poor contact, broken feed cable) or SD card. If the battery is damaged (cracked case, leakage of electrolyte, off-shape etc.) it should be replaced by the authorized personnel.
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ThT TTTrTTT TuThTrizTd TTrvicT TTciTiTy TTr TxTmiTTTiTT TT ThT TuTjTcT TT TTcuriTy iT mTiTTTiTTd. FTr dTTTiTTd iTTTrmTTiTT TTTuT TTrvicT cTTTTrT in your region please visit the official website of PocketBook International: hTTp://www.pTckTTTTTk- iTT.cTm. rf Safety ThT DTvicT rTcTivTT TTd TrTTTmiTT rTdiT TrTquTTciTT TTd mTy iTTTrTTrT wiTh rTdiT cTmmuTicTTiTTT TTd other electronic equipment.
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STTTTy SrTcTuTiTTT TT TTTrT whTThTr Tr TTT Tuch mTdicTT dTvicTT TrT prTTTcTTd TgTiTTT TxTTrTTT RF TigTTTT. DT TTT uTT wirTTTTT cTmmuTicTTiTT iT pTTcTT whTrT iT iT prThiTiTTd, T.g. TTTTTrd T pTTTT TTd iT hTTpiTTTT – ThiT mTy TTTTcT TirTTrTT TviTTicT Tr mTdicTT TquipmTTT.
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STTTTy SrTcTuTiTTT DiTpTTTT TTTcTric TTTcTrTTic components (the Directive is applicable to the EU and other European countries whTrT TTpTrTTT wTTTT diTpTTTT TyTTTmT exist). other countries dispose batteries TccTrdiTgTy TT TTcTT TTwT. DT TTT dTTTrTy ThT TTTTTry Ty TurTiTg iT TT TvTid ThT dTTgTr TT TxpTTTiTT!
AppTTrTTcT 8. ОК – short press opens an element (e.g. book or menu item), continuous one – opens item’s context menu (if available) Side VieW 9. Micro-USB port – for connecting to computer or charger (charger may be optional) 10. MicrTSD cTrd TTTT – TTr TxTTrTTT mTmTry card (Micro SD card may be optional) 11.
Getting Started In this chapter you will learn how to prepare the DTvicT TT wTrk TTd TTTuT iTT mTiT cTTTrTT TTTTurTT. charGinG Bat tery TT TxTTTd TTTTTry TiTTTimT, iT’T rTcTmmTTdTd TT charge the Device for the first time from 8 to 12 hTurT iT ThT TTT TTTTT.
GTTTiTg STTrTTd • When the battery is fully charged, indicator TurTT TTTid. NTw yTu cTT diTcTTTTcT ThT DTvicT TTd turn it on for the first use. If the Device is on when you connect the cable to ST, T diTTTg wiTdTw TTkiTg TT TTTTcT TcTiTT – link Charge –...
GTTTiTg STTrTTd wiTT TT TTckTd TTd ThT kTy TigT wiTT TppTTr iT T righT TTp cTrTTr TT ThT TcrTTT. TT uTTTck ThT kTypTd, prTTT on/off TuTTTT TgTiT. In addition, you can set automatic key lock or power TTT: gT TT Settings >...
GTTTiTg STTrTTd disk (if SD card installed – as two ones). Now you can copy files to the Device or SD card using Explorer or other file manager. attention After copying files safely remove the Device TTTTrT diTcTTTTcT ThT cTTTT! naViGation Use navigation buttons up, down, left, right TT select required item (e.g.
GTTTiTg STTrTTd STgT TurTiTg TuTTTTT Backward/forward TrT uTTd TT TurT TiTT pTgTT. ShTrT Backward TuTTTT prTTT rTTurTT TT ThT prTviTuT mTTu; cTTTiTuTuT Backward kTy press closes an application (Browser, PocketNews, etc.). Also you can configure key mapping to your own in Configuration >...
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GTTTiTg STTrTTd ThT rTquirTd TymTTT iT ThiT zTTT. oK TuTTTT prTTT TypTT TTTTcTTd TymTTT. 1. ThTTgT TTxT cTTT 2. ErTTT TTTT TTTTrTd TymTTT 3. ThTTgT iTpuT TTTguTgT. TT Tdd ThT TTTguTgT (up to 3 layouts) to the onscreen keyboard layout go Configuration >...
GTTTiTg STTrTTd connectinG to internet The Device can connect to Interntet using Wi-Fi networks. If you will open an application, which requires Internet access (e.g. Browser, PocketNews) the Device will open a list of available Wi-Fi connections. If the network you select is protected, yTu wiTT TT TuggTTTTd TT TTTTr TTTwTrk kTy uTiTg ThT TT-TcrTTT kTyTTTrd.
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GTTTiTg STTrTTd wiTT TurT TT ThT TTmT as Network name (SSID). If you’d like to change connection (for example, Home or Office) press oK TTd TTTTr cTTTTcTiTT TTmT TT yTu’d TikT iT TT TT diTpTTyTd TT ThT DTvicT note Connection name field specifies only the display TTmT TT ThT cTTTTcTiTT.
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GTTTiTg STTrTTd • WPA/WPA2 PSK – yTu wiTT TTTd TT TTTTr network key (up to 64 symbols) 5. STTTcT ThT idTT TimT TTTTrT diTcTTTTcTiTT iT ThT cTrrTTpTTdiTg TTcTiTT 6. By dTTTuTT Network settings TTT TT DHCP (defined by network). If it’s needed to configure TTTwTrk TTTTiTgT mTTuTTTy, gT Network settings,...
Main Menu In this chapter you will learn about main interface TTTmTTTT TTd ThTir TuTcTiTTTTiTy. MTiT mTTu cTTTiTTT TT TiTT TT TwT TTTT TpTTTd TTTkT TTd TiTT TT TppTicTTiTTT TTd mTTuT dTTcriTTd TTTTw. BooKS Books is the file manager for books, stored in the DTvicT’T mTmTry TTd TxTTrTTT micrTSD-cTrd.
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MTiT MTTu Context menu of a file or folder is opened by cTTTiTuTuT oK button press. Using the context mTTu yTu cTT pTrTTrm ThT TTTTTwiTg TcTiTTT: • Open/Open with – Open with TppTTrT, whTT T TTTk cTT TT TpTTTd wiTh TT TTTTrTTTivT rTTdTr application (e.g.
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MTiT MTTu or move to SD card or Device storage (depending on original file location) • View – configuration of Books TTcTiTT TppTTrTTcT. FiTTT TTd TTTdTrT cTT TT diTpTTyTd TT list, thumbnails or detailed (thumbnail and brief file/folder info). Names can be displayed as file names or book titles.
MTiT MTTu The browser supports file downloads from the Internet. Downloaded files are saved to the root TTTdTr TT ThT DTvicT’T iTTTrTTT TTTrTgT. TT TxiT ThT TrTwTTr, prTTT TTd hTTd Backward TuTTTT. neWS Opens PocketNews – application for adding and rTTdiTg RSS TTTdT.
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MTiT MTTu TT TdiT ThT TTTd, TTTTcT iT, TpTT ThT cTTTTxT mTTu (by continuous oK button press) and select Edit cTmmTTd. EdiT ThT TTTd TddrTTT uTiTg ThT TT-TcrTTT kTyTTTrd. TT updTTT TTTd, TTTTcT Update iT ThT TppTicTTiTT menu. Updated content is added to the file with .hrss extension, and the file will be accessible for reading TTTTr updTTiTg.
MTiT MTTu aPPlicationS ThiT TTcTiTT cTTTTiTT gTmTT TTd TddiTiTTTT TTTTwTrT. TT TxiT TT TppTicTTiTT, prTTT Backward kTy cTTTiTuTuTTy. Browser YTu cTT TTvigTTT Ty uTiTg ThT TTTTTwiTg TuTTTTT: • up TTd down TuTTTTT TT TwiTch TTTwTTT active elements on the page (references, text fields, etc.);...
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MTiT MTTu • oK TuTTTT • ThTrT prTTT – TT TTTTTw TiTkT TTd TcTivTTT TTxT TTxTT • TTTg prTTT – TT diTpTTy T cTTTTxT mTTu. The browser supports file downloads from the Internet. Downloaded files are saved to the root TTTdTr TT ThT DTvicT’T iTTTrTTT TTTrTgT.
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MTiT MTTu difficulty levels. Use the navigation keys to move curTTr TvTr ThT gTmiTg TTTrd TTd oK TT pick TTd puT T piTcT. clock TurTT TT ThT TuTT-TcrTTT mTdT cTTck. Klondike TTTTTic TTTiTTirT. Pocketnews STT ThT News section of the User Manual. Snake The game.
MTiT MTTu Sudoku Popular Japanese puzzle. After pressing oK TT TT empty field, selection window will appear. You can TTTTcT T digiT yTu ThiTk ThTuTd TTTTd iT ThT cTTT Tr TTT TTTTTT – digiTT, yTu TuggTTT mTy TTTTd iT ThT cTTT. noteS In this section you can view notes made during rTTdiTg.
MTiT MTTu calendar Opens current year calendar. You can change year uTiTg left/right Tr Backward/forward kTyT. TT TxiT Calendar, prTTT oK. StatuS Bar STTTuT TTr iT TTcTTTd TT ThT TTTTTm TT ThT TcrTTT TTd diTpTTyT TTxT TTrvicT iTTTrmTTiTT: • DTTT TTd TimT • BTTTTry chTrgT •...
MTiT MTTu note In sleep mode the clock is removed from the status TTr TT TTvT pTwTr TTr TcrTTT updTTT. exPreSS Menu By dTTTuTT ExprTTT mTTu TpTTiTg iT TTT TTT, TuT yTu cTT TTT iT iT Settings > Key mapping TTcTiTT.
Reading Books In this chapter you will learn how to read e-books and configure reader software for the most cTmTTrTTTTT rTTdiTg. ThT DTvicT TuppTrTT TTxT TTTk TTrmTTT: FB2, FB2. zip, TXT, PDF, RTF, HTML, MOBI.PRC, CHM, DJVU, DOC, DOCX, EPUB, TCR. TT TpTT T TTTk, TTTTcT iT iT Last opened Books...
RTTdiTg BTTkT turninG PaGeS Use Backward/forward Tr left/right kTyT TT TurT pages (while reading books in PDF or DjVU format up/down keys also turn pages). Continuous left/ right kTyT prTTT TurTT 10 pTgTT TT TTcT. folloWinG referenceS If a page contains cross-references or footnotes, you cTT TTTTr TiTkT mTdT TT cTTTiTuTuT up kTy prTTT (otherwise you’ll get a message informing that a page contains no links to follow).
RTTdiTg BTTkT MaKinG noteS YTu cTT TTTTr TTTTT mTdT Ty prTTTiTg down TuTTTT cTTTiTuTuTTy Tr Ty prTTTiTg ThT cTrrTTpTTdiTg mTTu TpTiTT. On the top of the display separate area will appear. Use the buttons up, down TT chTTTT ThT pTTcT whTrT yTur TTTT wiTT TTgiT TTd prTTT oK TT TTT up the top margin of the note.
RTTdiTg BTTkT chanGinG font Size In text format books (ePub, FB2 etc., excluding PDF and DjVu) you can change font size with up/down keys. 5 font size presets are available. When you will rTTch ThT TTrgTTT/TmTTTTTT TTT, TTxT wiTT chTTgT TT TmTTTTTT/TTrgTTT.
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RTTdiTg BTTkT cTTTiTuTuT prTTT TT oK TuTTTT TxpTTdT/cTTTTpTTT TuTTTcTiTT TrTTch. YTu cTT TuTT TppTTrTTcT TT cTTTTTTT iT cTTTTxT mTTu. ThTrT yTu cTT rTTTmT Tr TdiT TTTT, TxpTTd Tr cTTTTpTT TTT TuTTTcTiTTT TrTTchTT TTd TTT up iTTmT to display in contents (under the Settings section): cTTTTTTT, TTTkmTrkT, TTd TTTTT.
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RTTdiTg BTTkT Bookmarks AddT currTTT pTgT TT TTTkmTrkT. ATTTr TddiTg T pTgT TT TTTkmTrkT iT T righT TTp cTrTTr T dTg TTr mTrk wiTT TppTTr. ATT ThT TTTkmTrkT wiTT TT diTpTTyTd iT cTTTTTTT. TT dTTTTT TTTkmTrk, TTTTcT ThT cTrrTTpTTdTTT mTTu iTTm TgTiT.
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RTTdiTg BTTkT width, or encoding (for TXT and HTML books). FB2 TTTkT hTT TwT rTTrTTh mTdTT: Best Quality High Speed (default). zoom PDF and DjVu books has Zoom mTTu iTTm iTTTTTd TT Settings. STTTcT zTTmiTg mTdT uTiTg left/right kTyT TTd TTTTcT vTTuT uTiTg up/down kTyT. NTxT zTTmiTg mTdTT TrT TvTiTTTTT: •...
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RTTdiTg BTTkT tables may not display in this mode. Reflow mode is TuppTrTTd TTr SDF TTTkT TTTy • Text – select left to right (by default) or right to left (e.g. for Arabic or Hebrew texts). dictionary SiTgTT-wTrd TrTTTTTTiTT. By dTTTuTT curTTr highTighTT ThT wTrd TT TrTTTTTTT TTd dicTiTTTry TTTkT TTr TrTTTTTTiTT TuTTmTTicTTTy.
Configuration In this chapter you will learn how configure the iTTTrTTcT TTd TTTTwTrT TTTTurTT TT ThT DTvicT TTr ThT mTTT cTmTTrTTTTT uTTgT. STTTcT STTTiTgT MTiT mTTu section to configure the Device. All changes will be TppTiTd TTTTr TxiTiTg ThT TTcTiTT. If you will encounter any problems with new TTTTiTgT, yTu wiTT TT TTTT TT TTTrT ThT DTvicT iT TTTT mTdT wiTh TTcTTry dTTTuTTT.
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TTTfi gurTTiTT User Profiles Here you can configure up to 6 user profiles (5 can TT TTTrTd TT ThT iTTTrTTT TTTrTgT TTd 1 – TT micrTSD card). Each profile stores individual books’ status, TTTT TpTTTd TTTkT, TTTkmTrkT, TTTTT, TTvTriTTT TTd preconfigured network connections. To add new profile, open the corresponding item.
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TTTfi gurTTiTT appearance HTrT yTu cTT TTTTcT ThT TppTTrTTcT pTrTmTTTrT: • Theme • Interface font. If you’d like to use your own font, copy its files to the system/fonts iTTTrTTT TTTrTgT TTTdTr • Screen orientation – TTTTcT ThT mTTT TuiTTTTT TTr yTu note ThT TTvigTTiTT kTy mTp mTy chTTgT TT yTu chTTgT TriTTTTTiTT TrTm pTrTrTiT TT TTTdTcTpT.
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TTTfi gurTTiTT RTTd mTrT TTTuT TTTwTrk cTTTTcTiTTT iT Connecting to Internet TTcTiTT. Maintenance This section allows you to configure system pTrTmTTTrT. • Update software – ThT DTvicT wiTT TTTrch TTr updTTTT iT ThT TTTTTwiTg TrdTr: iTTTrTTT TTTrTgT, microSD card (if installed) and Internet. •...
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TTTfi gurTTiTT caution! If you need to erase all data on the Device, use ThiT TTTTurT TTTy, dTT’T Try TT TTrmTT ThT DTvicT iTTTrTTT mTmTry viT ST. • ThiT TcTiTT wiTT TrTTT all Format SD-card – dTTT TT TxTTrTTT micrTSD-cTrd •...
Firmware Update WarninG! Firmware Update is a responsible operation, duriTg which mTTTgTmTTT TTTTwTrT TT ThT DTvicT wiTT TT changed. In case of improper execution control program mTy TT dTmTgTd TTd wiTT rTquirT TrTTTmTTT iT ThT TTrvicT cTTTTr. STTTTT pTrTTrm ThT upgrTdT prTcTdurT iT TccTrdTTcT wiTh ThT iTTTrucTiTTT TTTTw.
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FirmwTrT UpdTTT If default Internet connection is not set, the Device wiTT TTk TT cTTTTcT TT TTT TT TvTiTTTTT wirTTTTT TTTwTrkT. ATTT yTu cTT TTT pTriTd TT TuTTmTTic updTTTT chTck (Settings > Maintenance > Update interval). In this case, the Device will use Wi-Fi connection only. Manual update 1.
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FirmwTrT UpdTTT 7. DuriTg TTTT prTTT TTd hTTd TTTh oK TTd forward TuTTTTT TimuTTTTTTuTTy uTTiT ThT mTTTTgT Firmware update… iT diTpTTyTd TT ThT TcrTTT 8. FTTTTw ThT TT-TcrTTT iTTTrucTiTTT 9. Wait for the message on the screen: Please connect power cable, and then connect USB cable to ThT DTvicT Wait until you...
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FirmwTrT UpdTTT troubleshooting Error Message Reason Correction Method Try TT TTrmTT yTur Micro SD card (make File SWUPDATE.BIN T TTckup cTpiTT TT TTT cTTTTT TT TTuTd TT iTT cTTTTTT priTr TT No upgrade image ThT micrTSD cTrd. formatting) and copy found Make sure the file is the file to the root...
Troubleshooting Malfunciton Possible Reason Solution DTvicT dTTT TTT TurT TT Tr TurTT TT BTTTTry iT TTw ThTrgT ThT TTTTTry TuT TTTy ThT TTgT iT TTTdTd If the book was dTwTTTTdTd TrTm ThT A TTTk dTTT TTT TpTT TTTiTT TTTrT Try TT rT- - ThT mTTTTgT Book load it again.
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TrTuTTTThTTTiTg Malfunciton Possible Reason Solution BTTk TpTTT TuT vTriTuT TymTTTT, SwiTch TT rTTdiTg quTTTiTT mTrkT TTc. Incorrect encoding mTdT, TTTTcT Settings TrT diTpTTyTd iTTTTTd TTd chTTgT TTcTdiTg TT TTTTTrT TTTTT ThT TrTzTT TppTicTTiTT Ty Sometimes (e.g., prTTTiTg ThT return whTT dTwTTTTdiTg NT rTTpTTTT whTT key for 1–2 sec.
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TrTuTTTThTTTiTg Malfunciton Possible Reason Solution TTTTTcT ThT dTvicT TT T ST TTd chTck diTkT. TT prTcTTd, TpTT FiTT TyTTTm dTmTgTd Computer, righT-cTick BTTkmTrkT, TTTTiTgT TT ThT TTTTcTTd diTk TTd currTTT pTTiTiTT TTd TTTTcT Properties in file cannot be >Service > Check Disk TTvTd DTTTTT TTTkT, imTgTT Internal memory...
Customer Support FTr dTTTiTTd iTTTrmTTiTT TTTuT TTrvicT cTTTTrT iT yTur cTuTTry pTTTTT uTT cTTTTcTT TTTTw: telephone 0-800-183-39-70 Deutschland 1-877-326-01-96 8-800-700-00-34 Российская Федерация 0-800-304-800 Україна 8-800-333-35-13 Қазақстан 8-820-0011-02-62 Беларусь www.pTckTTTTTk-iTT.cTm/TuppTrT/ TTrvicT@pTckTTTTTk-iTT.cTm...
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