Kindle Fire User’s Guide Chapter 1 About Your Kindle Fire Chapter 1 About Your Kindle Fire Status Bar At the top of the screen, you’ll see indicators that inform you about the status of your Kindle Fire. Notifications: Notifications can come from the system, a game, an application such as e-mail, or the music player.
Kindle Fire User’s Guide Chapter 1 About Your Kindle Fire Search Tap to activate the Search field. You can search your Content libraries or the web. Content Access the web or one of your Content libraries by tapping the corresponding name at the top of the Home screen: Newsstand, Books, Music, Video, Docs, Apps, or Web.
Chapter 1 About Your Kindle Fire Registering your Kindle Fire To fully use all of the features of your Kindle Fire, you must register it to your Amazon account. If you have not yet registered, please do so now. Prior to registering, connect to a...
All newspaper and magazine subscriptions start with a risk-free trial. After your order, Amazon delivers the title directly to your Kindle Fire via your Wi-Fi connection. Newspapers and magazines are sent to your device as soon as they are published—often before they’re available in print.
Kindle Fire Content Device and cloud storage Content purchased from Amazon is securely stored by Amazon and available in the cloud. If you are preparing to go offline, toggle to Cloud and download to your device content that you want to have available when offline.
The Options bar may be hidden when some applications are running. It can be expanded by tapping the arrow at the bottom of the screen or by swiping upwards from the bottom of the device. Content libraries Newsstand You can view your magazines and newspapers by tapping Newsstand on the Home screen. To switch between grid and list views of your content, tap the Menu icon Options bar.
To see a longer definition, tap Full Definition from the displayed options. You can synchronize your Kindle Fire books with other supported devices you own. Amazon’s Whispersync technology keeps track of the last reading location in each book, bookmarks, and notes.
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Kindle Fire User’s Guide Chapter 3 Kindle Fire Content Children’s Books Children’s books on Kindle Fire now feature Kindle Text Pop-Up for reading text over vivid, full-color images. Just double-tap any text region and it will expand for easy reading. You can navigate between Text Pop-Up sections by swiping or tapping the right side (forward) and left side (back) of the screen.
If you choose to store it in the cloud, you can later download it from there to your device. • Upload it from the music collection on your computer (such as iTunes) to your Amazon Cloud Drive via Amazon’s Cloud Player website (www.amazon.com/cloudplayer). The Cloud Player website supports uploading from both Mac OS and Windows computers.
Kindle Fire by tapping “Store >” in the top right corner of the Apps library screen to go to the Amazon Appstore. Here, you can get a great paid app for free every day, browse the top paid and free apps, search for apps, or explore content categories such as New, Games, Entertainment, and Lifestyle.
Your Kindle Fire features Amazon Silk, an all-new web browser powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS). Silk overcomes the performance limitations of typical mobile browsers by residing on both your Kindle Fire and on the AWS cloud-computing platform. In short, Silk couples the capabilities and interactivity of your Kindle Fire with the massive computing power, memory, and network connectivity of Amazon’s cloud.
Help & Feedback: Includes Kindle Fire help topics, Customer Service contact information, and a form for sending feedback. My Account: Displays the Amazon account name to which your Kindle Fire is registered. There is also a button for registering/deregistering your device. You can change your device name and your device e-mail at Manage Your Kindle: www.amazon.com/myk...
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Please note that resetting your Kindle Fire to its original factory settings removes all personal data, Amazon account information, downloaded content, and applications from your device. Your Amazon content will be backed up in the cloud.
You can also reach the help pages by tapping the Quick Settings icon then More , and select Help & Feedback. Additional help is available on the Kindle Fire Support website at: www.amazon.com/kindlesupport Kindle Fire User’s Guide Chapter 5 Finding Additional Assistance on the Status bar,...
Don’t expose your Kindle Fire to extreme heat or cold. For example, don’t leave it in the trunk of your car in sub-zero or high-heat conditions. Servicing Your Device If your device needs service, please contact Amazon Customer Support. Contact details can be found at www.amazon.com/kindlesupport Faulty service may void the warranty.
Headphone Safety Listening to audio at high volume for extended periods of time can cause hearing damage. To avoid this problem, consider the tips below: • Keep the volume down. • Avoid prolonged, continuous listening. • Wear headphones that isolate the wanted audio from background noise. Other Safety Considerations A small percentage of people may be susceptible to blackouts or seizures (even if they have never had one before) when exposed to flashing lights or light patterns such as when playing...
Kindle Fire User’s Guide Appendix A Product Information While most modern electronic equipment is shielded from external RF signals, if in doubt, check with the manufacturer. For personal medical devices (such as pacemakers and hearing aids), consult with your physician or the manufacturer to determine if they are adequately shielded from external RF signals.
EU Declaration of Conformity Hereby, Amazon Fulfillment Services, Inc., declares that this device is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of RTTE Directive 1999/5/EC. A copy of...
Services, Inc., 410 Terry Ave. North, Seattle, WA 98109-5210, United States. However, if this Device was sold by Amazon EU S.à r.l. or an authorized reseller of Amazon EU S.à r.l. then this Warranty is provided by Amazon EU S.à r.l. a société à responsabilité limitée duly incorporated and validly existing under the law of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, having its registered office at 5, rue Plaetis, L- 2338 Luxembourg (RCS Luxembourg no.
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