Table of contents Disclaimer Introduction Inside the box Parts and controls Turning on/and off Charging Inserting a memory card The Home menu Importing and transferring content Importing content Importing DRM content Authorization Transferring DRM ebooks Reading books Opening books Book page interface Turning a page Adjusting font size...
Zooming in/out Using the Option menu while reading Adding bookmarks Deleting bookmarks Opening bookmarks in the Home menu Opening bookmarks in the current book Go to page Auto flip Book information Screen rotation Display settings Add to favorites Playing music Music player Playing video Using the Option menu during video playback...
File explorer Copy-paste files Deleting files Settings Time and date Standby Format memory About product Power management Restore factory defaults Language Screen rotation Manual Troubleshooting Precaution and maintenance Technical specifications...
Introduction The ICARUS Omnia is an ebook reader with full color display screen. It supports many ebook formats, including content encrypted with Adobe DRM. The Omnia is more than an e-reader though! You can also use it to listen to music, view your pictures or watch movies.
Parts and Controls Headphone jack – to insert head/earphones Power button - press and hold for 3 second to turn on/off, press and hold 6 seconds to reset LED indicator – shows charging status Menu button – to open the pop-up menu Zoom button –...
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Micro SD card slot – insert micro SD memory cards here for additional storage space Speaker – do not block this area during music playing...
You need to charge the the Omnia prior to using it for the first time or when battery power is low. Charge the Omnia using the USB cable by connecting it to a computer or the optional ICARUS AC USB charger. Please turn the Omnia to standby mode to shorten the charging process.
Inserting a Memory Card The Omnia supports Micro SD cards in both FAT and NTFS file system. NTFS is needed to copy file with size larger than 4GB. To insert a Memory card: Check that the micro SD card is in the correct position with the contact pin facing upwards as illustrated below.
The Home menu When the Omnia is turned on, you will enter into the Home Menu. 1. Continue Reading -displays the page of the last read book. Press <OK> button to open the last read page. 2.
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To exit from Option menu, move cursor and press <OK> to confirm. Alternatively, press the <Return> button to exit. The other options available in the Option menu are: To sort books by different categories: Title, Author, Category, Date, Format To jump to a specific page To read from previously added bookmarks To adjust the brightness of the display screen To open the Video Player...
Importing and transferring content Importing Content The Omnia supports the USB Mass Storage Device function. To import contents (ebooks, video, audio, photo etc) into the Omnia, connect the Omnia to PC via the supplied USB cable. Upon successful connection to PC, the Omnia will enter USB mode and all operation will be halted.
Enter your email address and complete the online form as per instructed. Authorization Upon registration, return to the ADE window. Enter the username and password to activate your Adobe account. After activation, connect the Omnia to PC. ADE will detect the Omnia and you are prompted to authorize device.
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Notes on using Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) Each ADE ID supports only 6 devices, this includes the master device (the Omnia) and the slave device (SD card). When the Omnia is restored to default settings, ALL DRM activation record and data (including DRM books purchased) will be erased from the Omnia.
To request for extension and reset of your ADE ID, go to [Submit a web http://www.adobe.com/support/digitaleditions/ case]. You are required to key in your ADE ID info. Reading books Opening Books Books transferred to Omnia will be listed in Home Menu. ...
Turning a page While reading a book, press the <Next Page> or <Directional-Right> button to turn to next page. To turn to previous page, press <Previous Page> or <Directional-Left> button. Adjusting Font Size While reading, press the <Zoom> button to enter the font size menu.
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Move the cursor to the desired zoom level and press <OK>. In zoom mode, use <Directional> buttons to pan across the zoomed page. Page turning is disabled in zoom mode. Press <Return> to exit the zoom mode and return to the original size and resume normal book reading functions.
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Deleting a Bookmark Turn to the bookmarked page that needs to be deleted. Press <Menu> and move the cursor to <Delete Bookmark>. Press <OK> to confirm. Alternatively, you can delete a bookmark from the Bookmark List. In the Bookmark list, press <Menu> and select [Delete] to delete selected bookmark.
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Opening a bookmark in the Current Book While reading the book, press <Menu> and select [Bookmarks] to enter into Bookmark List. In the Bookmark List, move the cursor to the desired page and press <OK> to open. To delete a bookmark from the Bookmark List, Press <Menu> to display the Option Menu and select [Delete] to confirm.
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Book Information You can check the information of the current book from the [Book Information] option. This will show (when saved in the original content of the book by the publisher): Title, Author, Publisher, File Type, Date added, File size, Publisher and Expiration.
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In landscape view, the Option Menu is divided into 2 pages. To access options in the second page, move the cursor to [More>] icon at the top right corner of the Option Menu and then enter To return to previous page, move the cursor to [< Back] and then enter Display Settings ...
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To remove books from the Favorites: Enter the Favorite List from the Home menu. Move the cursor to the desired book title. Press <Menu> button and select [Delete] from the dropdown list. While reading a book, press the <Menu> button and select [Remove from Favorite] from the Option Menu.
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Using the Option Menu in the Music Player EQ settings – move the cursor to [EQ Settings] , press [Left] or [Right] button to select desired EQ mode. Play Mode - move the cursor to [Play Mode] , press [Left] or [Right] button to select desired Play mode To view all stored audio files To sort audio files by genre...
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Playing video From the Home Menu, open the Option menu and select ‘Video’ to enter into the video library. In the video library move the cursor to your desired video file and press <OK> to start playing. During video playback, the button definition is as below: Enter / Exit Full Screen mode Increase Volume...
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To Display Subtitles during Video Playback The Omnia supports subtitle of sub, ssa, srt, lrc format. The file name of the subtitle must be identical to that of the video file. The subtitle will be loaded automatically during video playback.
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Zoom In/Out Picture There are 3 zoom levels available. To zoom in while in full screen mode, press the <Zoom> button to change different zoom level. To return to original size, press the <Return> button to resume normal operation. Slideshow ...
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Copy / Paste files You can copy files/folders from SD card to the internal memory and wise versa. From the file list, move the cursor to the desired file to copy. Click <Menu> and select [Copy]. From the explorer, go to the desired directory to store the copied file.
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Settings Time & Date To set the clock and date, press the <Directional Left/Right> buttons to move the cursor. Press the <Directional Up/Down> buttons to input value. Time zone setting is needed to calculate the expiry duration for book borrowing / returning. Device Standby ...
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About Product Displays product information of the Omnia. Power Management Displays real time battery status of the Omnia. Restore Factory Defaults To restore the Omnia’s settings to defaults. All settings will be restored. All DRM contents and activation will be deleted.
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User’s Manual Opens the user manual on the Omnia. Troubleshooting If the Omnia does not function as it is expected, please try the following steps. The Omnia is not responding or can’t be turned on. Reset the Omnia by pressing and holding the power button for 6 seconds.
Eject the Omnia from computer to resume operation. To use the Omnia while charging, click on the [Safely Remove Hardware] icon located on the left lower corner to disconnect data connection with computer. After the Omnia is safely removed, computer will only charge the Omnia and you can now resume normal operation.
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On Cleaning and Maintenance If the Omnia does get wet, turn it off immediately. Wait for it to dry completely before turning on again. Clean the screen with a soft cloth; be careful not to wipe it with anything abrasive.
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Technical specifications Display 7 inch TFT-LCD Display, 800x480 pixels Brightness: 250cd/m Storage memory Built in memory: 32GB Supports TF card up to 16GB (FAT & NTFS format) Media File Format supported eBook: EPUB, PDF, TXT, FB2, PDB, HTML Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, OGG Photo: jpg, bmp, gif Video: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4(Xvid), Divx, H.263, H.264, RM/ RMVB, MKV, MOV, VOB, FLV, WMV 7 (v1), WMV 9(v3), WMV 9AP(vc-...
Additionally, use of the data of this product or the contents of this manual is not allowed without ICARUS’ permission except for personal use. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and Windows Media are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and / or other countries.
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