Table of Contents SafeTy PreCauTionS ..........6 aPPearanCe ............12 TeChniCal SPeCifiCaTionS ......... 13 GeTTinG STarTed ..........14 Charging Battery device management Main menu overview Gestures Working with on-Screen Keyboard frontlight Connecting to the internet aPPliCaTionS ............25...
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Book Store Browser Scribble audio-player Calculator Games Klondike Sudoku Chess interactive apps rSS news PocketBook Sync dropbox PocketBook Send-to-PocketBook readinG BooKS ........... 47 Gestures in reading Mode reading Menu Social networks & readrate...
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Contents Bookmarks dictionary notes Voice (Text-to-Speech) installation of additional voice packs reading settings following links loading files library PocketBook Cloud SeTTinGS .............. 81 Wi-fi accounts and Synchronization Personalize languages date/Time Saving Battery...
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Maintenance Software about device firmware update ..........94 Troubleshooting ............ 97 Customer Support ..........99 Compliance with international Standards ... 100...
Safety Precautions Before start working with the Device, please, read this section carefully. 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°C to 40°C, so don’t ex- pose the Device to excessively high or low temperatures.
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Safety Srecautions Maintenance Do not leave the Device for a long time in poorly venti- lated environment, e.g. in a car or in closed tight boxes/ packaging. Neither drop nor try to bend the Device. Srotect the screen from objects that may scratch or damage it.
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Safety Srecautions or modified batteries may cause an explosion and/or damage the Device. Do not use organic or inorganic solvents (e.g. benzoyl etc.) to clean the screen/case. Do not connect a Micro-USB to 3.5 mm jack adapter if you plan to use the device in water.
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For detailed information about service centres in your region please visit the official website of SocketBook International: http:// www.pocketbook-int.com. rf Safety The Device receives and transmits radio frequencies and may in- terfere with radio communications and other electronic equip-...
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Safety Srecautions hearing aid) please contact your doctor or the manufacturer to learn whether or not such medical devices are protected against external RF signals. Do not use wireless communication in places where it is prohib- ited, e.g. onboard a plane and in hospitals — this may affect air- borne avionics or medical equipment.
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Safety Srecautions 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. Do not destroy the battery by burning it to avoid the danger of explosion.
appearance 1. home – return to Main menu; 2. Backward – in reading mode turns page backward; in navigation mode – goes to the previous menu or page of the list; 3. forward – turns page forward; 4. Menu | on/off button – to turn the device on or off, press and hold this but- ton for 2 seconds.
Getting Started In this chapter you will learn how to prepare the Device to work and about its main control features. CharGinG BaTTery To extend battery lifetime, it’s recommended to charge the Device for the first time from 8 to 12 hours.
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Getting Started To charge the battery for the first time, do the following: • Connect the Device to a computer or charger with USB-cable. The device will turn on as soon as charging starts. • When the battery is fully charged, you can discon- nect the cable from the Device which is ready for usage.
Getting Started deViCe ManaGeMenT Sress on/off button. When the Device is ready to operate, Main Turn on menu or last opened book will appear, depending on settings. Sress and hold on/off button for about two seconds until the Turn off Device goes off.
Getting Started Main Menu oVerVieW Slide down to open a Touch to open Calendar notification panel ‘Recent Books’ is a list of recently opened books Last downloaded books Slide up to open an application panel...
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Getting Started notification panel Touch or slide down the icon to open a Notifica- tion panel. Notification panel gives an easy access to configuration of Wi-Fi and Frontlight, Sync of network services, Task man- ager, device Settings and Search. Also the news on ReadRate are displayed on it. noTe: To see the ReadRate news, please, authorize to the service first.
Getting Started GeSTureS CauTion! Touch screen of the Device is sensitive enough and is a fragile detail. To avoid its damage, please, touch it carefully while controlling the Device with gestures. Opens an element (book, file, folder application or menu item). Touch &...
Getting Started flick Scrolls lists: move your finger across the screen rapidly. Scaling Changes the image scale: place two fingers on a screen and pinch them together to zoom out or spread them apart to zoom in. WorKinG WiTh on-SCreen KeyBoard On-screen keyboard is used when it’s necessary to enter text information, for example, for search or network con- nection credentials.
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Getting Started keyboard layout go to Settings > Languages > Keyboard Layouts. 1. Change case; 2. Enter the typed text; 3. Close the on-screen keyboard; 4. Erase last typed symbol; 5. Change input language. As you type a password (e.g. Wi-Fi credentials) icon will appear on a text field.
Getting Started fronTliGhT You can adjust the frontlight level using the slider in the notification bar. ConneCTinG To The inTerneT The Device can be connected to the Internet using Wi-Fi networks. When you open an application that re- quires an Internet connection (eg, Browser or BookStore) Wi-Fi connection is established automatically.
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Getting Started Also, Wi-Fi connection can be enabled/disabled by clicking the icon on the notification panel. If a known network is available, the connection is established automatically, otherwise - opens a list of available networks. advanced Settings If it is needed to configure network settings manually se- lect Settings >...
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Getting Started Connection to a hidden network 1. Select Settings > Wi-Fi 2. Open Connection to a hidden network and enter its SSID from the on-screen keyboard in the Network name (SSID) field. 3. Select security type in the corresponding list: •...
applications In this chapter you will learn about applications wich are preinstalled on your Device. There is three apps which is brought out to the main menu: • Library; • BookStore; • Settings. The rest of the apps are available at the application bar. To invoke it touch the icon at the main menu.
Applications liBrary Library is e-books file manager, which allows to group, sort, change appearance of the section and perform search. Read more about this app at Library. BooK STore Book Store application provides quick and conve- nient licensed content download from Store portal (http://www.bookland.com/) to your Device.
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Applications Enter your account data at Store in the section Settings > Accounts and Synchronization in your Device. If the connection with an account is set properly, you get access to all the features of a portal. Sress the Personal Room to expand options for work with a personal account: •...
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Applications • Purchase history – the list of goods, purchased at the store; • My cards – used bank cards; • Exit. Select the book and press to purchase goods. Choose the format of a downloading book and press Buy and download on the page Your...
Applications BroWSer This is an application for viewing web-pages. As you start Browser, you are suggested to connect to one of available wireless networks. To enter website address, touch address bar, type an ad- dress from on-screen keyboard appeared and press Enter. To follow a link, just touch it.
Applications From browser menu you can view history of visited web- sites, downloads, favorites, adjust scale of displaying web- pages, rotate a screen and configure the browser from Settings section. Under Settings you can clear history and cookies, disable/enable JavaScript and loading images. To exit Browser, touch the corresponding item in browser menu.
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Applications Font: change font and its size; Sencil: a tool for drawing thin lines; Marker: a tool for drawing thick lines; Eraser: a tool for removing lines and text; Back: cancel the last operation; Current drawing/total number of drawings: change the current drawing;...
Applications full-screen mode. To set a photo as Power-off Logo, to Rotate or view Information about it, touch the full-screen image to switch to the editing mode and press menu sign in the right top corner of the screen. In the editing mode you can zoom a photo by zooming gestures and set the selected area as a logo.
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Applications Progress bar Playlist Collapse Application menu Close Repeat once Volume “+“ Next Previous Volume “-“ Normal Shuffle Play/Pause...
Applications In the Application menu you can add audio files and folders with audio to the playlist, rearrange tracks, and save or clear playlist. By means of the context menu, opened with a long press on the track, you can perform the following operations: view info about track, add to queue, or remove the file from the list.
Applications GaMeS Klondike Classic solitaire. Sudoku Sopular Japanese puzzle. Sress on an empty cell to select it. After that you can input in the selected cell the digit you think should be in the cell or set labels — digits that you suggest may be in the cell.
Applications inTeraCTiVe aPPS rSS news Application for adding and reading RSS feeds. To add RSS news feeds, open RSS setup. Select the Add RSS feed tion. Enter the feed address using the on-screen keyboard. To delete the feed, select it, open the context menu and select Delete command or press the...
News Archive: by selecting this option you can choose to read the previously stored updating RSS feeds. PocketBook Sync PocketBook Sync service allows you to download all books, chosen on the book store, directly to your Device (or even to several devices).
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For correct work of SocketBook Sync time and date on the De- vice should be adjusted properly (Settings > Date/time). To use PocketBook Sync you need to perform several sim- ple steps: registration 1. Register at the portal Book Store. (For example, at the portal www.bookland.com you need to add your...
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Device. (For example, in the Book Store www.bookland.com you need to choose content in the Items section and press Send to PocketBook). downloading Content on the device Turn on Wi-Fi connection on your Device or choose date in SocketBook Sync application (if Wi-Fi connection has not been activated, the Device will generate the con- nection request).
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Applications The list of downloads will be automatically loaded to the queue after successful setting connection. Automatic download is chosen in SocketBook Sync set- tings, the download will start automatically. If By request is chosen in SocketBook Sync settings, then a list of titles prepared for download to the Device will be displayed in In queue section.
Dropbox Pock- etBook sync folder will be created in the Library of the De- vice. The Application > Dropbox PocketBook directory will show up in your Dropbox account, and after synchroniza- tion it will be available from other devices with Dropbox.
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Applications noTe The application on your device will have access only to files in the Application > Dropbox PocketBook folder on the server how to synchronize Automatically: 1. Files, added to the directory Application > Drop- box PocketBook on the server and to the sync folder on your Device, will be automatically synchronized when the internet connection is on.
Device, if the Wi-Fi is turned on. how to start using 1. Register for the Send-to-SocketBook service, for this purpose do the following: • Launch application: • from the Applications > Send-to-PocketBook section; • or from Settings > Accounts and Synchroniza- tion > Send-to-PocketBook.
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Device. After that all applications features will be avail- able for you, and the download folder for received books will be created in the library — Send to PocketBook. how to get files Automatically: 1. Files, sent to the service email address of your Device,...
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Device Library, when the internet connection is on. Down- load folder is available after authorization from the locations: • Applications > Send-to-PocketBook; • Settings > Accounts and synchronizations > Send- to-PocketBook > Go to folder of the context menu of the Download folder; • Library > Send-to-PocketBook.
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Applications The list of trusted senders Documents can be downloaded on the Device, if they are sent from the address, contained in the ‘white list’ (a list of the trusted senders). The address, specified at registration, is contained in the list by default.
reading Books In this chapter you will learn how to read e-books and configure reader software for the most comfortable read- ing. The Device supports next book formats: SDF, SDF (DRM), ESUB, ESUB(DRM), DJVU, FB2, FB2.ZIS, DOC, DOCX, RTF, SRC, TXT, CHM, HTM, HTML, MOBI, ACSM To open a book, touch its icon on Recent Books...
Reading Books GeSTureS in readinG Mode Close book; Make a bookmark; Turn pages forward; Turn pages backward; Pressing in the center of the screen evokes the reading Menu Scaling Page turning...
Reading Books readinG Menu Book name: touch to see the book info or open ReadRate menu Contents Search Back Bookmark Open ReadRate menu Pull the slider to turn pages or touch the page number to input the digits of needed page...
Reading Books SoCial neTWorKS & readraTe Now you will be able to take advantages of social net- works on your Socketbook: share quotations from books, add comments, tell what you are reading or have read, like or don’t like. ReadRate also allows you watching the friends’...
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Reading Books reading status and Book rate 1. Touch one of the options (Now reading, Have read, Plan to read, Recommend Rate with stars from 1 to 5). 2. Enter data (E-mail and password) of one of your accounts: in social networks or in the market Book Store. 3.
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Reading Books 4. Select social networks, where you want to send news: Facebook, Vkontakte, Odnoklassniki, Twitter – icons of chosen networks will become hefted. 5. If the chosen social network wasn’t linked to the ReadRate profile, you will be proposed to link them. 6.
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Reading Books 3. Choose a friend from a list or enter user email to send a recommendation to him/her. 4. Enter a comment and confirm sending by pressing Recommend. Share quotation To share quotation from a book: 1. After continuous touch on the screen in the opened book, creeper of text selection appear.
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Reading Books 4. All actions of your friends on ReadRate are dis- played in Notification panel of your Device: 5. You can Delete Open event. When you open it all new friends’ actions on ReadRate will be displayed. To delete your social networks accounts information for ReadRate, go to Settings >...
Reading Books ConTenTS If a book has table of contents, you can open it by select- ing the corresponding reading menu item. Content section contains three insets: • Sections (book’s chapters names); • Bookmarks (made during reading); • Notes (graphic or text). If table of contents has more then one level, higher level entry will be marked with ‘+’...
Reading Books BooKMarKS To create a bookmark, touch right top corner of the screen. A dog ear mark will appear. To delete a bookmark, touch this mark again and confirm deletion. Also you can add/remove bookmarks by selecting the cor- responding reading menu item.
Reading Books diCTionary Touch and hold a word to open a panel allowing you to search for translation using one of installed dictionaries or find a word in Google. Also after selecting Dictionary item, a window with dictionary entry of a selected word appears. Next tools are available: On-screen keyboard for typing text for...
Reading Books noTeS Notes allows you to save favorite book fragments and make handwritten records directly in the text. All the notes will be displayed in book’s table of contents. To enter notes mode, select Note reading menu section. noTe Handwritten notes are not available for DjVu books. After you will enter Notes, a tooltip window will appear.
Reading Books VoiCe (TexT-To-SPeeCh) Voice function is designed to transform text into speech. To use the Voice, you need a Micro-USB 3.5 mm jack adapter. iMPorTanT! When using an adapter, the device may no longer be waterproof, so avoid contact with water! Open Reading menu and select Voice to start using this feature.
WARNING! Before installing new voice packs we recommend checking for a new version of the device software (Refer to «Software update» section). Installation of the new voice pack 1. Please download the voice pack of your interest (.pbi file extension) from the «Support» section at www. pocketbook-int.com;...
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Reading Books 2. Connect the device to the PC via USB cable and copy the voice pack to the internal memory of the device. WARNING: • The copied file should be placed in the root directory of the device’s internal memory, but not in the external micro SD card. •...
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Reading Books deleting a voice pack: 1. Go to Settings> Languages> Speech Synthesis >Remov- Packages. 2. Select the voice package you want to delete. 3. Click the Back icon. 4. Confirm the deletion.
Reading Books readinG SeTTinGS In this section you can find out how to configure your read- ing settings for different book formats. You can also learn about all the available options and features in this menu. ePuB, fB2, etc. To configure EPUB, TXT, FB2, DOC and other text format books, open the Reading menu and select Settings.
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Reading Books Screen tab - you can enable or disable page numbering, the status bar and set how the pages are numbered. Built-in page numbering displays the number of pages in the book’s original layout. One page can cover one or sev- eral screens, depending on reading settings.
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Reading Books Pdf & djVu You can change only the whole page scale only (except Reflow mode for Sinch two fingers together to zoom out or spread them apart to zoom in or slide a finger upwards the right side of screen to zoom in or downwards – to zoom out, respectively.
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Reading Books SDF books only. Some tables and pictures cannot be dis- played in the Reflow mode; Margins cropping – allows to decrease margins width or heigth: • — turn off margins cropping; • automatic — margins will be cropped automatically •...
Reading Books folloWinG linKS To follow a footnote, internal or external link, touch to en- ter links mode. To exit this mode, touch top left corner of the screen. If a link follows to a web-site, it will be opened with Device built-in browser.
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Reading Books you can copy files to the Device using Explorer or other file manager. aTTenTion! After copying files safely remove the Device before disconnect the cable! downloading protected e-books (adobe drM) Registration at www.adobe.com is required to use e-books in protected format (Sign in >...
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Reading Books 4. Open Visit the sample eBook library at the bottom of the page to enter the library; 5. Choose a book and click Download item. 6. A download window will appear on the screen. The file name should contain the name of the book and the file extension .acsm.
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Reading Books into the Device Activation form. Then you will be able to download the book. 4. Download the book. After the download is com- plete, a full version of the book will be available for reading in the Digital Edition folder.
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4. Choose a book and copy it to your Device. Sync your device with network services You can also upload files to the Device synchronizing de- vice memory with personal accounts of network services - PocketBook Sync, Send-to-PocketBook, PocketBook Cloud and Dropbox. Variant 1 • Open Settings >...
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For detailed information about work with network services see sections PocketBook Sync, Send-to-PocketBook, Pock- etBook Cloud Dropbox PocketBook. Read more about configuring network services at the section Accounts and Synchronization. Synchronization status can be viewed on the Notification panel. During uploading or downloading files an animated displays at the status bar.
Reading Books The icon in the status bar changes to if the error oc- curred during synchronization of one of the services. If all synchronization processes are completed without errors, the icon in the status bar disappears. liBrary Library is e-books file manager. Library menu allows to filter, group, sort, change appearance of the section and perform search.
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• Favorites; • Folders; • Formats; • Series; • PocketBook Cloud. The results of grouping can be displayed as as- cending (A-Z) or descending (Z-A). 2. Sorting criteria • By opening date; • By addition date; • By title;...
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Reading Books Detailed – in this mode there’s added author, titele, thumbnails, information about file format and size, read percentage. Context menu..opened by continuous touch..and allows proceeding with next file and folder operations: • Book Info - brief information about book/folder; •...
Reading Books PocketBook Cloud You can read your books on different devices and be sure that all your books, favorites attribute, collections and reading progress will be saved. You can have access to your books from any device on which you are logged in to PocketBook Cloud account.
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If you have skipped this step, the suggestion to sign in to PocketBook Cloud account will appear at the notification panel. To sign in: 1. Tap on this notification or go to the Settings > Ac- counts and Synchronization > PocketBook Cloud.
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Login button. Sync process The auto synchronization of books list and reading position takes place at the time of: • login to the PocketBook Cloud account, • book opening, • book closure,...
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Reading Books • adding to Collection/ removing from Collection, • adding to Favorites/ removing from Favorites, • book fold. To enforce synchronization click on the sync icon on the notification panel. If there is no Internet connection on your Device you will have access only to the books which are already on your Device.
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Reading Books File stored both in Device memory and in PB Cloud File stored only in PB Cloud File stored only in Device memory not loaded yet to the device memory and is stored only in your SocketBook Cloud account. •...
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Reading Books from Cloud. If the file was stored on PocketBook Cloud and was deleted only from the device memory, it will ap- pear again after next synchronization. If the file was de- leted from the Cloud there is no possibility to restore it.
Settings In this chapter you will learn how configure the interface and software features of the Device for the most comfortable usage. Select Settings Notification panel to configure the Device. All changes will be applied after exiting the section. If you will encounter any problems with new settings, you will be able to start the Device in safe mode with factory defaults.
Book Store — in this section you can enter Login Password for authorization in the Book Store. PocketBook Sync — There are the following settings for the SocketBook Sync service: • PocketBook Sync Status: or off. The service is turned on automatically at the autorization. If you are not...
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If you are authorized, then you can logout SocketBook Sync. • Information about service — more detailed about service. Send-to-PocketBook — the following options are available: • PocketBook account: your account email.
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You can turn off automatic receiving files to optimize the Device productivity. • Download folder: location of received files. The Send-to-PocketBook folder is set by default. You can choose any other folder or create a new one in the internal Device storage. •...
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Sync Folder: location of synced files. You can also move files to Sync folder, if you want to sync them with Dropbox Pocketbook directory on the server. The Dropbox PocketBook folder on the Device is set by default. You can...
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Settings choose another folder or create a new one in the internal Device storage. • About Service — more detailed about service. readrate — In this section the following options are available: • Remove ReadRate Authorization. After removing all files of events from ReadRate are deleted. Read more about ReadRate in Social networks &...
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Settings PocketBook Cloud — In this section the following op- tions are available: • Login/Log out: if you are not authorized in the ap- plication, input your PocketBook Cloud account data to au- thorize. If you are authorized, then you can logout.
Settings PerSonalize Power-off Logo — the image will be displayed when the Device is off. You can set a cover of the last opened book by setting book cover. noTe You can also set your own picture as a logo from the Gallery application.
Settings User Profiles can be configured. Each profile stores individual books’ status, last opened books, bookmarks, notes, favorites and pre-configured network connections. To add new profile, open the corresponding item. You will be suggested to set destination (local memory) and to enter the name from on-screen keyboard.
Settings available dictionaries. Under this section you can un- check dictionaries you don’t want to be displayed in the list during the translation or in Dictionary application; daTe/TiMe In this section you will be able to set date, time, time zone and clock format.
Settings MainTenanCe uSB Mode — set how the Device handles USB connection by default: link, Charge Ask when connected. Backup & recovery • Restore Configuration – select the configuration file to restore from a list; Privacy • Protect Configurations by Password —...
Settings this option of statistics gathering in the Diagnostic and Us- section. format internal Memory – this action will erase all data, except system files. CauTion! If you need to erase all data on the Device, use this feature only, don’t try to format the Device internal memory via SC. factory reset –...
Settings Third-Party Apps — license and information about third-party applications, used on the Device. aBouT deViCe The following information about Device will be displayed: Device Model (model, serial number, hardware platform, Wi-Fi MAC address); Memory (operative memory, total and available internal memory);...
firmware update WarninG! Firmware Update is a responsible operation, during which management software of the Device will be changed. In case of improper execution control program may be damaged and will require treatment in the service centre. Slease perform the upgrade procedure in accordance with the instructions below.
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(Set- tings > Software > Auto Update). In this case, the Device will use Wi-Fi connection only. Manual update 1. Open site www.pocketbook-int.com. Select your country. 2. Click the Support button on top menu. Select hard- ware model of your Device.
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Make sure the file found one more time. Repeat is in the root folder of the download from www. the card. pocketbook-int.com. Delete some files from SWUSDATE.BIN file is the Device and copy Upgrade image is damaged or there is SWUSDATE.BIN file on it...
Troubleshooting Malfunciton Possible reason Solution Device does not turn on or turns on but only the logo Battery is low Charge the battery is loaded If the book was down- loaded from the online A book does not open store try to re-load it again. - the message Book is If the file opens on your...
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Troubleshooting Malfunciton Possible reason Solution Check USB mode in Set- Your Device is in the bat- tings Main Menu item. Set tery charging mode. Connection to PC Ask at Connection After connection to SC disks are not displayed in Check USB cable condition Explorer and its proper connec- No signal in connection...
Customer Support For detailed information about service centers in your country please use contacts below: Czech Republic 800-701-307 France 0-805-080-277 Germany 0-800-187-30-03 Italy 800-788-913 Poland 0-0-800-141-0112 Switzerland 0-800-898-720 Россия 8-800-100-6990 Україна 0-800-304-800 Казахстан 8-800-200-69-90 www.pocketbook-int.com/support/ help@pocketbook-int.com...
Compliance with international Standards Product name: SocketBook Aqua 2 Model number: SB641 firmware: 5.17 The EUT should be supplied by USB port from complied Limited Sower Source of personal computer or notebook. The EUT should be supplied by Adapter from complied Limited Sower Source.
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Compliance with International Standards • Outdoor use: maximum power (EIRS*) of 100 mW for the 2400-2454 MHz band and with maximum power (EIRS*) of 10 mW for the 2454-2483 MHz band. iMPorTanT: Changes or modifications to this product not authorized could void the EMC and wireless compliance and negate your authority to operate the product.
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Compliance with International Standards The exposure guidelines for devices employ a unit of measure- ment known as the Specific Absorption Rate or SAR. The SAR limit stated in the ICNIRS guidelines is 2.0 watts/kilogram (W/kg) aver- aged over 10 grams of tissue. Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions with the device transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands.
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