3 About the eBook Reader Pyrus 2 LED ......... 11 4 Package contents ................12 5 Specifications ..................13 6 Get to know your TrekStor eBook Reader Pyrus 2 LED ..15 Controls and connections ............. 15 7 Starting up for the first time ............18 Charging the eBook Reader ..........
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9.6.7 Default settings ..............32 9.6.8 Device information............33 9.6.9 DRM authorization info..........33 10 Use of memory cards ................ 34 10.1 Inserting a memory card ............34 10.2 Removing the memory card ..........34 10.3 Restrictions on NTFS file systems ........35 11 Reading an eBook ................
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Adobe® ID ................44 13.2.3 Installing Adobe® Digital Editions (ADE) ....44 13.2.4 Device authorization ............45 13.2.5 Downloading an eBook using Adobe® Digital Editions and copying it on your eBook Reader..46 13.3 Transferring eBooks via the TrekStor eReader Suite ..49...
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13.3.1 eReader Suite installation ..........49 13.3.2 Using the TrekStor eReader Suite ....... 51 14 Logging off and disconnecting the computer from the eBook Reader ..................52 15 Switching eBook Reader to standby mode ....... 53 16 Turning off the eBook Reader ............53 17 Resetting / Load default settings ..........
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We wish you a lot of fun with TrekStor eBook Reader Pyrus 2 LED. Please read the following instructions carefully so that you can become acquainted with the functions of this product and its use. E Ink® technology When using the E Ink® technology, the illustration of text or pictures is adopted by a "E Ink®".
General Information It is essential to observe the following safety instructions in section 2 of this manual! Use the device only for its intended purposes (see Chapter 3). The manufacturer accepts no liability for any damage resulting from nonintended use of the device. Furthermore, the manufacturer accepts no liability for damaged or lost data and all consequential damages.
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Only qualified persons may perform technical work on the product. The product may not be opened or changed. The components cannot be serviced by the user. Never expose the device to moisture, condensation and liquids. Protect the device from extremely high and low temperatures and temperature fluctuations.
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The capacity indicated by your operating system can be different than the actual capacity of your device. Like most manufacturers of computer hardware, TrekStor uses the prefixes for units (e.g. 1 GB = 1.000.000.000 bytes) as prescribed by the International System of Units (SI).
About the eBook Reader Pyrus 2 LED TrekStor eBook Reader Pyrus 2 LED is a reading device for displaying electronic books and texts. It is used to view files of the following formats: EPUB, PDF, TXT, FB2, RTF, PDB and HTML.
Specifications Dimensions (L x W x H) 113.5 mm x 178.0 mm x 10.0 mm Weight 205 g Color black Internal memory 2 GB internal memory (for approx. 2,000 eBooks) Integrated card reader microSD/microSDHC memory card (up to 32 GB) Display type E Ink®...
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dimmable warm-light LEDs Power supply integrated lithium polymer battery Charging via Micro-USB connector OSD languages German, English, Italian, Spanish, French, Swedish, Polish, Turkish, Dutch, Russian...
Get to know your TrekStor eBook Reader Pyrus 2 LED 6.1 Controls and connections...
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A) h Call up the home screen: Use the h button to go from any page back to the home screen. B) l Call up menu: This button is used to call up the menus of the eBook Reader. E.g., if you have opened an eBook, its menu is called up via this button.
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To charge the battery, you can alternatively also charge the Reader with a suitable power supply (for example, the TrekStor USB Charger e.fs) via the socket. K) Resetting: If your eBook Reader no longer responds, you can restart it by pressing the reset button on the back of the device.
Thanks to the intelligent power saving management of the eBook Reader Pyrus 2 LED you will be able to read for weeks with only one battery charge. Under "Settings" you can additionally adjust the power saving setting to your personal reading behavior.
7.2 Switching the eBook Reader on and off Press the /-button for about 2 seconds to switch the eBook Reader on. Wait a few seconds for the home screen. i Note: In case the eBook Reader does not turn on, it has to be charged.
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Besides the date and battery status, last called up books are displayed to the left and the books recently transferred to the Reader are displayed to the right on the home screen. Below you will find the menu bar, and the options to call up other titles.
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Using the navigation buttons, select a book from the overview or in the library and confirm your selection with the OK-button. i Note: The current selection is always marked with a thick border.
Other eBook Reader functions You will find other eBook Reader's functions in the lower area of the home screen. To reach the home screen of eBook Reader, press the h button. 9.1 Library Using the "L " button, you can access all eBooks on your IBRARY reader.
9.1.3 Search Using the integrated search, you can find a book by title, name of the author or the file name. Use the keyboard and navigate through the faded letter box using the navigation buttons. If you want to choose an umlaut or a special character, you can access different keyboards via the side buttons J or d.
choosing there the option "R ". To remove all EMOVE BOOKMARKS bookmarks created for a title, simply choose the title and open the submenu directly by pressing the l button. Now you have the opportunity to delete the bookmarks created for this book altogether.
9.4 Extras Here you will find your favorites, already read books, the Explorer showing your files and folders, and the detailed manual for your eBook Reader. 9.4.1 Favorites The titles that you have previously marked as your favorite are displayed under "F ".
View: You can switch here between the internal and the external memory. 9.4.4 User manual Here you will find a detailed user manual for your eBook Reader. 9.4.5 Exit With this option you close the menu.
9.5 Pictures In this mode, pictures that are stored on the device or on the memory card can be displayed either in list or thumbnail view. The view can be adjusted by pressing the l button inside the picture menu. Open pictures: Select with the navigation keys the desired picture and open it by pressing the OK-button.
9.5.4 Picture info When this menu item is selected, the name, file type, size and resolution of the displayed image are shown. Press the OK- button to return to the viewing mode. 9.5.5 Exit With this option you can close the menu and return you to the image view.
9.6 Settings To adjust your Reader ideally to your reading habits, various customization options are available under "SETTINGS". 9.6.1 Adjusting the brightness You can switch the light on and off here. When the light is on, the brightness can be adjusted by using the navigation keys dJ on the scale that can be seen in the menu.
A Ghosting can be prevented by frequently updating the display. However, this requires more power than a rare update. You can choose on your eBook Reader whether it carries out a complete page refresh after each, 2, 3, 4 or after 5 pages. 9.6.3 Power save settings Auto shutdown: Set here when your device automatically turns off completely in order to reduce the power consumption...
Press the /- button briefly to activate the standby mode. The standby screen appears To read further on the same page, press the /-button again. If you "wake up" the eBook Reader again from the standby mode, you will see the last page or the last menu you called up before activating the standby mode.
9.6.8 Device information The device information contains all the important information concerning the system of your eBook Reader. The firmware version, the storage capacity, the available storage capacity of the internal memory as well as the external memory card, if there is any, are displayed.
10 Use of memory cards 10.1 Inserting a memory card The eBook Reader supports microSD/microSDHC memory cards up to 32 GB. Insert the memory card as follows: Make sure that the memory card is properly aligned with the contacts facing up. Insert the memory card into the card reader until it clicks.
10.3 Restrictions on NTFS file systems If your memory card is formatted in NTFS format, stored eBooks are not recognized by Adobe® Digital Editions, if your eBook Reader is connected to the PC. (Recommended file system: FAT32)
11 Reading an eBook 11.1 Open eBooks 11.1.1 Via the library You can choose and read an eBook either directly from the home screen or you open the library and choose the book from there. The eBooks are sorted by title and are displayed in list view. Using the menu you can change the view into a book cover view and sort the eBooks by "TITLE", "AUTHOR", "RECENTLY READ"...
11.2 Read eBooks If you have opened an eBook, you can flip the pages by using the d or J button. The bar over an eBook shows you the title, the current page as well as the total number of pages. i Note: The total number of pages of an eBook might change depending on the selected font size, margins and line spacing.
11.2.3 Table of contents Here you can view the content. Navigate to the desired chapter or section and confirm your selection by pressing the OK- button. Please note that not every book has a table of contents. 11.2.4 Go to page Open a specific page of your eBook by entering the page number.
There are different line spacing options. Adjust the one with which you can read most comfortable 11.2.9 Margin Set the width of the page margins. 11.2.10 Adjusting the brightness You can switch the light on and off here. When the light is on, the brightness can be adjusted by using the navigation keys dJ on the scale that can be seen in the menu.
11.2.14 Page refresh rate Here you can select the interval, in which the display is refreshed. For more information on the page setup and the so called ghosting, see 9.6.1. 11.2.15 Add or remove favorites Use this menu item to add the current eBook to the list of your favorite eBooks.
The microSD/microSDHC card reader of the eBook Readers is recognized and displayed as well as a "REMOVABLE DISK" or as an additional "DRIVE" with the name "TREKSTOR". You can only access this, if a memory card is inserted into the card slot.
13.1 Transferring eBooks without copy protection and images onto the eBook Reader Select the desired eBooks on your computer and copy them to any folder on the removable disk "TREKSTOR", your eBook Reader. Do the same if you want to transfer images to your eBook Reader.
13.2.2 Adobe® ID You need an Adobe® ID to register your device to your name and to authorize copy-protected eBooks for your device. The registration of an Adobe® ID is free and can be performed easily under www.adobe.com or during the installation of Adobe® Digital Editions.
13.2.4 Device authorization Enter your username and password to activate your Adobe® account. Connect now your eBook Reader to the PC. ADE recognizes the eBook Reader and prompts you to authorize the device.
From Adobe® Digital Editions version 2.0: Connect your eBook Reader with the computer. In the top left, click on the device "T ", then click the little cog icon right above them. Select "A " and follow the UTHORIZE EVICE instructions of the software to link the eBook Reader with your Adobe®...
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"MY DIGITAL EDITIONS" (Windows® 7: "LIBRARIES DOCUMENTS" or Windows® XP: "MY FILES"). You can now copy the eBook by drag and drop onto your device. Just click on the eBook and drag with the mouse to your reader ("TREKSTOR").
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After successful transfer, the eBook can be displayed on your eBook Reader. i Note: If Adobe® Digital Editions cannot download and open the eBook automatically, load the *.acsm file of the eBook and follow these steps: Open the folder to where you downloaded the *.acs file. Double-click the *.acsm file and thus exit the download of the...
Adobe® ID and the Adobe® ADEPT copy protection are available under http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/help/. 13.3 Transferring eBooks via the TrekStor eReader Suite Regular updates, eBook management and synchronization, and direct access to your eBook Shop - the free eReader Suite handles all this tasks and provides you the opportunity of comfortable reading.
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Windows: In "M ", open the drive with the name OMPUTER "T " launch the " " installation file and follow EADER UITE the instructions of the installer. Mac OS: In the Finder window, select the "T " drive and drag the file "...
13.3.2 Using the TrekStor eReader Suite The eReader Suite is divided into three areas: Home You will find here information about your device like news, help and tips. In addition, you can download data sheets, manuals and updates. The home page also provides you with an overview of the available free space, the associated Adobe®...
RIVE and disconnect afterwards your eBook Reader from the computer. Mac® OS X ab 10.6 Please remove the drive "TREKSTOR" from the "D " by ESKTOP clicking on the drive icon and drag it to the trash icon. Now you...
15 Switching eBook Reader to standby mode Press the /- button briefly to activate the standby mode. The standby screen appears. To read further on the same page, press the /-button again. 16 Turning off the eBook Reader To turn off your eBook Reader, press the /-button for about 2 seconds.
18 Copyrights and trademark notice Windows and Windows Vista are either registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Mac OS is a registered trademark of Apple Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torwalds in the United States and/or other countries.
18.2 Battery disposal Reporting requirement according to the Battery Directive (BattV) Batteries are not part of the domestic waste. The consumer is obliged to return no longer used batteries properly. Please dispose of them by a specialized trade or a battery collection point.
19 Support information • If you have any questions regarding your TrekStor® product, please proceed as follows: • Check the features as well as the functions of your device (apparent on the packaging), in order to use the correct settings.
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