1 Welcome............................7 2 Guidelines ............................8 3 Precautions...........................10 4 Got everything?..........................11 5 Your BeBook Neo eReader at a glance ..................12 5.1 Power Key.........................14 5.2 MENU Key ........................14 5.3 BACK Key........................14 5.4 NEXT Key ........................14 ...
Its products are developed with emphasis on innovation, design, quality, ease of use and value. The beauty of the Neo is embodied in both its simplicity and its power. BeBook Neo is powered by an 8-level grayscale ePaper screen from E Ink that looks like paper.
This can cause damage to the product and may damage electronic components and/or the battery. Do not put or use BeBook in areas of high humidity. Avoid any liquid getting into the product as this can damage the internal electronic circuit.
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Product disposal instructions Product that include the WEEE [The Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment] symbol, should not be placed in the normal household rubbish, but should be disposed by using the appropriate WEEE disposal facility. These facilities may be advised to you by your local council or the retailer from which the product(s) was purchased.
Endless Ideas B.V. Please do not send any products to Endless Ideas B.V. without contacting us first. If you think you need to return you BeBook for service or malfunction, please visit the following website for detailed instructions: www.mybebook.com/support www.mybebook.com...
5 Your BeBook Neo eReader at a glance Indicator Light MENU button 4-Direction Navigation button OK button PREV button NEXT button BACK button www.mybebook.com...
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USB Connector Headphone Jack Volume Control button Power On/Off button SD Card Slot WIFI On/Off button www.mybebook.com...
5.1 Power Key Press the power key to turn device on Press the power key and hold for 2 seconds to turn device off, similar as selecting shutdown item in menu Press the power key and release it immediately, device will go into sleep mode. 5.2 MENU Key Press the menu key to pop up the menu Similar as tapping...
You can charge the BeBook Neo by two ways: 6.1 Connect BeBook Neo to PC by USB cable BeBook Neo can be easily connected to PC with the supplied USB cable. A dialog pops up immediately after the connection establishes. If you press ‘No’, BeBook Neo will charge and you will be able to use it at the same time.
7 User Interface .1 Main View Like the desktop of the most popular PC and OS, the main view of BeBook Neo provides entries to access the storages, device settings and common websites. Fig. 7.1 Snapshot of Main View www.mybebook.com...
7.1.1 Library Select the Library button (by stylus or keyboard), all of the items stored in internal memory are retrieved. Fig. 7.1.1 Snapshot of Library View www.mybebook.com...
7.1.3 Recent Documents Select the Recent Documents button, all of the recent read documents are displayed. Fig. 7.1.3 Snapshot of Recent Document View www.mybebook.com...
Once the shortcut for an application or a document is created (please refer to 7.4.6.3), you can start or open it by shortcut directly. Fig. 7.1.4 Snapshot of Shortcut View Note: The third-party application developed for BeBook Neo can be executed directly in SD card or internal flash. www.mybebook.com...
7.1.5.1 Create Note Create a new notepad. Before you sketch any ideas on your BeBook Neo, a dialog pops up letting you select the background of notes, as shown in Fig. 7.1.5.1. Fig. 7.1.5.1 Snapshot of Selecting Note Background www.mybebook.com...
600 x 800. 7.1.5.2 Open Existing Notes All notes are saved in internal memory of BeBook Neo. You can see and open them in Notes view, just like opening a normal document. The thumbnail of the first sketched page will be displayed in Notes view.
7.1.6 Settings Select Settings button, you can enter the device settings view. Now the configuration of date, locale, power management are supported. Stylus calibration, format flash and about view are also listed here. Fig. 7.1.6 Settings www.mybebook.com...
7.1.6.1 Date Select the Date button in settings, you can set current date (year, month, day) and time (hour, minute, second) of device. Fig. 7.1.6.1 Data Configuration Dialog www.mybebook.com...
7.1.6.2 Time Zone Select button Time Zone in settings, you can set the time zone on BeBook Neo. The time zone setting is very important for DRM functionalities. Make sure your device is set to the correct time zone. Fig. 7.1.6.2 Time Zone Settings...
7.1.6.3 Locale Select the Locale Button in settings, you can set the current operation language of the device. Fig. 7.1.6.3 Locale Dialog www.mybebook.com...
7.1.6.4 Power Management Select the Power Management button in settings, you can set the (waiting) time of standby and automatically shut down for the device. Note, if the time of shutdown is set, the device won’t enter standby status anymore; if you set the time of standby, the device won’t shutdown automatically.
7.1.6.5 Stylus Calibration If the tip of your stylus does not match with the position on the screen, you can improve the precision by stylus calibration. Fig. 7.1.6.5 (1) Initial Screen of Stylus Calibration www.mybebook.com...
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Follow the guideline displayed on the screen: ‘Please press once at each of the marks shown on the screen’. After you click on the center of the mark, the screen will refresh and you will be asked to do the same action for the next points. Fig.
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Fig. 7.1.6.5 (3) Snapshot of Step 2 www.mybebook.com...
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Fig. 7.1.6.5 (4) Snapshot of Step 3 www.mybebook.com...
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Fig. 7.1.6.5 (5) Snapshot of Step 4 www.mybebook.com...
7.1.6.6 Format Flash Select Format Flash button in settings, you can format the internal flash. Note, after doing this operation all of the data in internal flash will be removed. Use at your own risk. We are not responsible for any data lost after performing this procedure.
7.1.6.7 About Select About button to see the information of BeBook Neo and firmware information. Fig. 7.1.6.7 Snapshot of About Dialog www.mybebook.com...
7.1.6.8 Licenses Select Licenses button to see the detailed license information of all open-source projects used by BeBook Neo. Fig. 7.1.6.8 Snapshot of Licenses www.mybebook.com...
7.2 Navigation Bar Navigation bar displays the path of folders. Each folder in this path is displayed as a button. You can jump into any parent folder by clicking the button. Fig. 7.2 Snapshot of Navigation Bar www.mybebook.com...
Menu Button, Progress Bar to show progress in a book or progress in loading a website and battery status. 7.3.1 Menu Button Select the Menu button then the menu pops up. Most of the operations to BeBook Neo can be done by accessing the menu. Fig. 7.3 Snapshot of Tool Bar...
7.3.2 Progress Bar Progress bar displays the reading progress of viewing documents. The number of the current page and the total pages of the document are displayed on the right of the progress bar. Clicking or dragging on the progress bar leads to flipping screens. Fig.
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Progress bar displays the progress of viewing contents in main view. The number of the current screen and the total screens are displayed on the right of the progress bar. Fig. 7.3.2 (2) Snapshot of Progress Bar in Main View www.mybebook.com...
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Progress bar displays the progress (in ratio) of loading a website. Fig. 7.3.2 (3) Snapshot of Progress Bar while Loading Website www.mybebook.com...
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Progress bar displays the relative position of current viewport while viewing a website. Clicking or dragging on the progress bar leads to moving the viewport. Fig. 7.3.2 (4) Snapshot of Progress Bar while Viewing Website www.mybebook.com...
7.3.3 Stylus Indicator The stylus indicator is shown while viewing PDF(DRM)/EPub(DRM)/Image document. 7.3.3.1 Sketch This icon appears when device enters sketch status. You can sketch on the drawing area of the screen. 7.3.3.2 Erase Sketches This icon appears when device enters erasing sketch status. You can erase the sketches displayed on screen.
7.3.3.8 Clock The current time as well as the reading time is displayed if you click on the clock located on the toolbar. Fig. 7.3.3.8 Snapshot of Clock www.mybebook.com...
Safely remove SD card from BeBook Neo by clicking this button. 7.4.3 Standby Turn BeBook Neo into standby status by clicking this button. Once standby, BeBook Neo stops working and the screen saver (pictures) appears. BeBook Neo consumes very little power while standing by. Pressing any key can wake up the device from standby status.
7.4.5.1 List View Display the contents by listing. The name, type, size and last access time of the document are displayed. Fig. 7.4.5.1 Snapshot of List View www.mybebook.com...
7.4.5.2 Details View Display the contents in details. The details includes name, last access time, read count and reading progress. 7.4.5.2 Snapshot of Details View www.mybebook.com...
7.4.5.3 Thumbnail View Display the contents in thumbnails. For image format (including JPEG/BMP/PNG/…), the thumbnail of image is displayed. For other document format, the large icon of the format is displayed. Fig. 7.4.5.3 Snapshot of Thumbnail View www.mybebook.com...
7.4.5.4 By Name Sort the contents in current directory by name. Fig. 7.4.5.4 Snapshot of Sorting the Contents in Current Directory by Name www.mybebook.com...
7.4.5.5 By Type Sort the contents in current directory by document type. Fig. 7.4.5.5 Snapshot of Sorting the Contents in Current Directory by Type www.mybebook.com...
7.4.5.6 By Size Sort the contents in current directory by document size. Fig. 7.4.5.6 Snapshot of Sorting the Contents in Current Directory by Size www.mybebook.com...
7.4.5.7 By Access Time Sort the contents in current directory by access time. Fig. 7.4.5.7 Snapshot of Sorting the Contents in Current Directory by Access Time www.mybebook.com...
7.4.5.8 By Rating Sort the contents in current directory by rating. Fig. 7.4.5.8 Snapshot of Sorting the Contents in Current Directory by Rating www.mybebook.com...
7.4.5.9 Ascending Sort the contents in current directory by ascending order. Fig. 7.4.5.9 Snapshot of Sorting Contents in Current Directory by Ascending Order www.mybebook.com...
7.4.5.10 Descending Sort the contents in current directory by descending order. Fig. 7.4.5.10 Snapshot of Sorting Contents in Current Directory by Descending Order www.mybebook.com...
7.4.6.2 Search Search for target file by given pattern. The search results are displayed in the main view. Fig. 7.4.6.2 (1) Search Files by Given Pattern www.mybebook.com...
Fig. 7.4.6.2 (2) Search Results 7.4.6.3 Create shortcut Create shortcut on a selected file. Once the shortcut is created, you can find and open the file in shortcuts view. You can create a shortcut for given 3 -party applications or documents by follow steps: 1.
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Fig 7.4.6.3 (1) Select 3 -party application 2. Popup menu and click function Create shortcut in File category www.mybebook.com...
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Fig 7.4.6.3 (2) Select function Create shortcut 3. Turn to Shortcuts view, you will find the shortcut of that application. www.mybebook.com...
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Fig 7.4.6.3 (3) Created shortcut in Shortcuts view www.mybebook.com...
7.4.6.4 Return Book Return borrowed book. Note: The WiFi configuration dialog pops up after you decide to return a borrowed book (the WiFi is only opened when it is necessary). The returning starts after the configuration succeeds. 7.4.7 Settings Settings in menu is identical with the Settings button in main view. Please refer to 7.1.4 for details.
7.4.8 Font Configure the font size and/or shape while viewing document. 7.4.8.1 By Levels Configure the font size by several font levels: small, medium, large, larger and largest. This function is activated while viewing PDF/EPub document. Fig. 7.4.8.1 Configure the Font Size by Levels www.mybebook.com...
7.4.8.2 By Numbers Configure the font size by actually number. This function is activated while viewing TXT/Mobi(non-drm)/RTF/PDB document. Fig. 7.4.8.2 Configure the Font Size by Numbers www.mybebook.com...
7.4.8.3 By Ratio Configure the font size by ratio. This function is activated while viewing HTML/CHM document. Fig. 7.4.8.3 Configure the Font Size by Ratio www.mybebook.com...
7.4.9 Zooming Adjust the zoom of current screen. The screen can be scaled by fixed value (such as zooming to page, 75%, 200%). The screen can also be scaled up by given stylus box(selection zoom). 7.4.9.1 To Page Zoom the current page/image to fit the screen. Fig.
7.4.9.4 Selection Zoom Scale up the current screen by selecting a box. The content in the selected box is enlarged to fill the whole drawing area. Fig. 7.4.9.4 (1) Snapshot of Selection Zoom www.mybebook.com...
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Fig. 7.4.9.4 (2) Snapshot of the Render Result after Selection Zoom www.mybebook.com...
7.4.10 Annotations Annotations means a group of annotation operations, including annotating and sketching. 7.4.10.1 Add Annotation Take annotation on the text of current screen. The annotated texts are highlighted. Fig. 7.4.10.1 Snapshot of Adding Annotation www.mybebook.com...
7.4.10.2 Erase Annotation Erase annotation on current screen. The annotations are erased when you click on them or drag the stylus through them. Fig. 7.4.10.2 Snapshot of Erasing Annotation www.mybebook.com...
7.4.10.3 All Annotations Display all of the annotations by list. The highlighted texts as well as the corresponding page numbers are displayed on the list view. Fig. 7.4.10.3 Display All Annotations www.mybebook.com...
7.4.10.5 Erase Sketch Erase existing sketches by stylus. The sketches are erased when you click on them or drag the stylus through them. 7.4.10.6 Sketch Colors Select the color of sketches. Now black and white are supported. Fig. 7.4.10.6 Sketch Colors www.mybebook.com...
7.4.10.7 Sketch Shapes Select the shape (line width) of sketches. Now five levels of line widths are supported. Fig. 7.4.10.7 Sketch Shapes www.mybebook.com...
7.4.11 Layout Select the layout of pages while viewing document. 7.4.11.1 Single Page Only one page is displayed on screen. Fig. 7.4.11.1 Snapshot of Single Page www.mybebook.com...
7.4.11.2 Scroll Pages Multiple pages can be displayed on screen. If there are enough blanks besides one page on the screen, the parts of adjacent pages fill these blanks. There is a small spacing between two pages. Fig. 7.4.11.2 Snapshot of Scroll Pages www.mybebook.com...
7.4.12 Tools Tools represents a group of assistant functions for better reading. 7.4.12.1 Search Search for the pattern in current document. The search results in a screen are highlighted. Fig. 7.4.12.1 (1) Input Search Pattern www.mybebook.com...
7.4.12.4 Delete Bookmark Delete the bookmark of current page. 7.4.12.5 Show Bookmarks Show all bookmarks in a list view. The front text portion as well as the number of the bookmarked page is displayed in an item. You can jump to the target page by selecting the bookmark item.
7.4.12.6 Hand Tool Select the hand tool item in the menu to enable browsing through document by stylus. 7.4.12.7 Previous View Select previous/next view to retrace the path within a document. Select item Previous View to return to previous screen while browsing document. 7.4.12.8 Next View Select item Next View to go to next screen while browsing document.
7.4.12.11 Thumbnail View Display the images by thumbnail view. Now the thumbnails are displayed by two columns and 2 rows. Fig. 7.4.12.11 Snapshot of Thumbnail View www.mybebook.com...
7.4.12.12 Table of Content Display the table of content of the current document by list view. You can jump to a target page by selecting an item. 7.4.12.12 Snapshot of Table of Content www.mybebook.com...
7.4.12.13 Select Background (of Notepad) Select background of notepad. The new background replaces the previous one in current page. 7.4.12.14 Export Export all of the pages in a notepad to SD card. The exported images are saved in the folder called ‘notes’ on SD card. 7.4.12.15 Insert Page Insert a new page before current one.
7.4.13 Font Family Configure the font family while viewing a document. The existing font families of BeBook Neo are shown on the menu. Fig. 7.4.13 Snapshot of Font Family Configuration www.mybebook.com...
7.4.14 Encoding Configure the encoding type while viewing text-based document. The configurable encoding types are shown on the menu. Fig.7.4.14 Snapshot of Encoding Configuration www.mybebook.com...
7.4.15 Full Refresh Switch Set screen update type. You can turn on/off full refresh. 7.4.16 Navigation Navigation operations are used for accessing websites and viewing html-based documents, e.g. CHM document. 7.4.16.1 Backward Go back to previous website. 7.4.16.2 Forward Go forward to next website. This button is activated only if you have chosen Backward first.
7.5.1 Tool Bar Tool bar provides four functions: going back to the previous website, going forward to the next website, refreshing current website, stopping the loading of current page. 6.5.1 Tool Bar of Web Browser 7.5.2 Input by Keyboard You can input text on website by stylus if the page provides standard form widget. A keyboard appears after you put focus on the form.
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7.5.2 Snapshot of Inputting Text on Website www.mybebook.com...
7.6 Keyboard Fig. 7.6 Snapshot of Keyboard 7.6.1 Number Keys You can input numbers by these keys. 7.6.2 Character Keys You can input characters by these keys. www.mybebook.com...
7.6.3 Caps Key Switch all of the characters between lowercase and uppercase. Fig. 7.6.3 Caps is Activated 7.6.4 Backspace Move the cursor to previous character and remove current one. 7.6.5 Space Key Insert a space character. www.mybebook.com...
7.7 Search View Search view is used for inputting the pattern string and other requirements when you search for files or texts. 7.7.1 Free Text Search Fig. 7.7.1 Snapshot of Free Text Search 7.7.1.1 Input Box Display the input pattern string. www.mybebook.com...
7.7.1.2 Search Button Search starts after clicking this button. The search results of a screen are highlighted. Fig. 7.7.1.2 (1) Search Results of Texts www.mybebook.com...
If no matched result is found, the dialog displays ‘No More Matches’. Fig, 7.7.1.2 (2) No More Matches 7.7.1.3 Clear Button Clear the input pattern string. www.mybebook.com...
7.7.2.2 Search Button Search starts after clicking this button. The search results of all matched files are displayed. Fig. 7.7.2.2 (1) Search Results of Files www.mybebook.com...
Fig. 7.7.2.2. (2) Search Results of Files 7.7.2.3 Clear Button Clear the input pattern string. 7.7.2.4 Check Button of Including Subdirectories Check this button to include the subdirectories for searching. www.mybebook.com...
7.8 Dictionary View (optional) Dictionary view (optional) is used for translating or explaining a pattern string. You select a string from the texts of current screen, then the translation or explanation of this string displays on the content view. Fig. 7.8 Dictionary View 7.8.1 Content View Display the translation or explanation of the pattern string.
7.8.3 Similar Words Button Click this button to display the similar words of the pattern string. 7.8.4 Dictionaries Button Click this button to display the translation of the pattern string. www.mybebook.com...
Configure the Wi-fi through this dialog. The operations used to activate a Wifi access point are: Make sure the Wi-fi switch on the left side of the BeBook Neo is turned on (slide upward). BeBook Neo scans the Wi-fi access points around.
7.11.1 Scanning List List all of the scanned results (wi-fi access points). 7.11.2 Connecting Message Area Display the current status of connection. 7.11.3 Refresh Button Click Refresh button to rescan the access points. www.mybebook.com...
7.11.5 Configuring WEP Security Access Point Input the password for WEP security access point. Fig. 7.12.5 Snapshot of Configuring WEP Security Access Point www.mybebook.com...
8 Sketch 7.4.9.4 ), After activating sketch functions (by menu you can make new sketches or erase existing ones. 8.1 Make new sketches You can sketch on the drawing area by stylus. Fig. 8.1 Snapshot of Sketching www.mybebook.com...
8.2 Erase You can erase the drawn sketches by stylus. You can click on the stroke or drag across it, then the stroke disappears immediately. 9 Annotation 6.4.9.1 After activating annotation functions (by menu ), you can make new annotations or erase existing ones. 9.1 Add Annotation After selecting function ‘Add Annotation’, you can highlight the texts you are interested on by dragging the stylus pen.
9.2 Erase Annotations You can erase an annotation by stylus. You can click on the highlighted area or drag across it, then the annotation is removed. www.mybebook.com...
DRMed contents. 10.1 Activate BeBook Neo BeBook Neo must be activated before you use any DRM functionalities, such as purchasing, loaning and returning. The steps of activation are: 1. Get an Adobe ID. You can create an account from the server hosted by the content provider.
Fig. 10.1 Activate BeBook Neo Note: If your device has been activated by ADE, you only need to sign in. A sign-in dialog pops up asking you to fill in the password for a given Adobe ID (when you already have used Adobe Digital Editions).
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You will see the success message after fulfillment finishes. A dialog pops up asking you whether opening the book immediately. Fig. 10.2 (2) Snapshot of ‘Fulfillment Succeed’ message The errors will be displayed if the fulfillment fails by any causes. www.mybebook.com...
10.3 Return a Loaned Book You can return a borrowed book by selecting “return book” functionality in menu of main view. You need to configure the network before returning it. Fig. 10.3 Snapshot of Returning a Book www.mybebook.com...
The name should be ‘bebook_update.upd’. Insert the SD card into BeBook Neo. Restart BeBook Neo, press and hold the OK button. NOTE, the OK button should be pressed before the device restarts. Hold it until you see the message ‘Software update request detected, checking updates…’.
12 Connect to computer BeBook Neo can be easily connected to PC by USB cable. A dialog pops up immediately after the connection establishes. Select ‘Yes’ to confirm the connection. Fig. 12 USB Connection Dialog www.mybebook.com...
You can find at least one removable disk (internal memory of BeBook Neo) on your computer. If you insert SD card in BeBook Neo, the SD card is also displayed as a removable disk. 13 Transfer non-DRM files to BeBook Neo •...
NOTE: The first time you connect your BeBook Neo to Digital Editions the program will synchronize all data from the BeBook to your computer. It may seem that your computer is stuck, but this process may take up to 20~30 minutes. Remember, this is only the first time.
BeBook Neo when it stops responding. For example, doing a hard reset is helpful if your BeBook quits responding, you cannot get your BeBook to come out of sleep mode, or if a content causes the BeBook Neo to freeze. P erforming a hard reset To perform a hard reset, follow the steps below: 1.Push the reset button on the back of the unit with a paperclip for two seconds.
17 Warranty Your BeBook Neo is guaranteed for a period of 12 months from date of purchase. For full terms and conditions of our Limited Warranty Service please visit: www.mybebook.com/support BeBook warranty does not apply to any defect/failure or damage to the screen caused by improper use or inadequate maintenance and care.
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