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Pocketbook Basic Touch User Manual
Summary of Basic Touch
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User manual tap here to open.
Page 2: Table of Contents
Table of contents safety precautions .....................................................................5 appearance.......................................................................................10 front view 10 side view 11 technical specifications ...........................................
Page 3: Recent Events
Main menu ..........................................................................................23 recent events 25 library 27 book store 30 notes 31 dictionary 31 music 32 applications 33 search 46 status bar 46 task management 47 installing extensions 48 reading books ............................
Page 4: Bookmarks 60
Bookmarks 60 following links 60 search 61 scaling 61 dictionary 64 notes 65 screen orientation 66 text-to-speech 66 closing a book 67 settings ..............................................................................................68 firmware update ...............................................
Page 5: Safety Precautions
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°С to +40°С, so don’t expos...
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Safety srecautions 6 • penetration of liquids or moisture • exposure to strong electromagnetic fields, electrostatic charges and artificial sources of uv electromagnetic radiation • excessive mechanical pressure on the screen, connec- tors and keys of the device. Do not leave the device for a long t...
Page 7: Maintenance
Safety srecautions 7 maintenance do not disassemble or modify the book reader. Do not use the device with a damaged battery, charger (broken case, poor contact, broken feed cable) or sd card. If the battery is damaged (cracked case, leakage of electrolyte, off-shape etc.) it should be replaced by th...
Page 8: Rf Safety
Safety srecautions 8 by the end of product guarantee term, please contact the near- est authorized service facility for examination on the subject of security is maintained. For detailed information about service centers in your region please visit the official website of pocketbook international: h...
Page 9: Utilization
Safety srecautions 9 utilization incorrect disposal of this device may have adverse impacts on the environment and public health. To prevent such consequenc- es follow the device-specific disposal requirements. Recycling of these materials helps preserve natural resources. For more infor- mation reg...
Page 10: Appearance
Appearance front view 1. Home – return to main menu 2. Backward – turn page backward 3. Led indicator – displays device powering it glows, when battery is charged, it turns off. During the device usage permanent light indicates power con- suming (screen refresh, music play-back, wi-fi connection etc...
Page 11: Side View
Appearance 11 side view 6. 3.5 mm audio jack 7. Micro-usb port – connect the device to a pc or a charger using usb-cable 8. Reset – restart the device 9. Microsd-card slot – to install external microsd/sdhc card (up to 32 gb) 10. On/off (power button) — continuous press turns the device on/off..
Page 12: Technical Specifications
Technical specifications display 6” e ink pearl™ capacitive multi-sensor display, 600×800, 166 dpi, black/white processor 800 Мhz ram 128 Мb internal storage 2gb * operating system linux® communications wi-fi™ (802.11 b/g/n) usb 2.0 (up to 480 mb/s, micro-usb port) memory slot microsd/sdhc up to 32g...
Page 13: Getting Started
Getting started in this chapter you will learn how to prepare the device for work and will read 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 in the off state. You can charge the battery from ...
Page 14: Power Management
Getting started 14 if the device is on when you connect the cable to pc, a dialog window asking to select action – pc link or charge – will appear. Power management to turn on the device, press and hold on/off button until startup logo appears. When the device is ready to operate, an image is change...
Page 15: Reset Button On
Getting started 15 minutes), you can restart it by pressing reset button on side panel with some thin item (e.G. Unbent paper clip). Caution! To avoid device case damage, don’t use sharp items, such as needles, to press reset button! Don’t use this feature fre- quently, because it affects the electr...
Page 16: Gestures
Getting started 16 attention after copying files safely remove the device before disconnecting the cable! 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. Tap opens an...
Page 17: Flick
Getting started 17 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 en...
Page 18: 1. Change Case
Getting started 18 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. Touch it to see typed symbols..
Page 19: 1. Go to
Getting started 19 connecting to the internet the device can be connected to the internet using wi- fi networks. If you open an application, which requires internet access (e.G. Browser , pocketnews ), the device dis- plays a list of available wi-fi connections. If the network you select is protecte...
Page 20: Note
Getting started 20 connection name (for example, home or office) enter it as you’d like it to be displayed on the device note connection name field specifies only the display name of the connection. For correct communication network name (ssid) must be the same as network transmits 4. Select securit...
Page 21: 6. By Default
Getting started 21 6. By default network settings are set to dhcp (de- fined by network). If it’s needed to configure network set- tings manually, go network settings , change ip address con- figuration to manual and enter network configuration from on-screen keyboard 7. If the network you need to c...
Page 22: Inserting Micro Sd Card
Getting started 22 inserting micro sd card the device already has 2 gb of internal storage, but you can extend it by using micro sd card. Insert it to the slot, like it is shown on a figure, and slightly push until card will be fixed. To eject the card, slightly press on its edge until it will be un...
Page 23: Main Menu
Main menu in this chapter you will learn about basic elements of user interface of the device. After turning on the device main menu will be displayed on the screen (if settings > open at startup corresponding option was set). To return to the main menu from any ap- plication, press key. Note return...
Page 24: Main Menu Overview
Main menu 24 main menu overview recent events is a list of recently opened and downloaded books collapse applications panel last read book last downloaded applications panel events of friends on readrate filtration of events.
Page 25: Recent Events
Main menu 25 recent events this section displays last actions on the device, namely last opened, recently loaded books and your friends events on readrate and recommendations (see details in social net- works & readrate ). You can configure filtration by pressing on a sign in the tor right corner of...
Page 26: Library Overview
Main menu 26 library overview exit menu search turn library pages 1 2 3 4 5.
Page 27: Library
Main menu 27 library library is e-books file manager. Library menu allows to filter, group, sort, change appearance of the section and perform search. 1 filtration criteria • all books – all books on selected storage are displayed • now reading – books, which were opened and read (more than one page...
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Main menu 28 • genre • format • date added . 3 sorting criteria • file names • book titles • last opened • creation date • series • author. Sorting can be ascending or descending . 4 books list views simple – in this mode next information is displayed: • folder icon • book title and author name (if ...
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Main menu 29 detailed – in this mode there’s added thumbnails, in- formation about file format and size, read percentage and status icons: read, favorite. Thumbnails – in this mode book cover, book and au- thor name (if known) and favorite icon are displayed. 5 storage-dependent appearance has three...
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Main menu 30 ...And allows proceeding with next file and folder operations: • open (if item can be opened with alternative reader program – open with …) • file – file operations: • rename • move to folder • delete • add to/remove from favorites • mark as read/unread • information — brief information...
Page 31: Notes
Main menu 31 notes in this section you can view all the notes made during read- ing. After you select a note, the table of contents of the book, where it was made, will open. Slease, read more about notes creation and editing in notes section of this manual. Dictionary enter a word by on-screen keyb...
Page 32: Music
Main menu 32 music music player for playing .Mp3 media files. Repeat once shuffle normal previous next volume press to switch play/pause + - press / to switch close collapse application menu progress bar playlist.
Page 33: Applications
Main menu 33 in the application menu you can add audio files and fold- ers 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 fol- lowing operations: view info about track, add to queue, o...
Page 34: Chess
Main menu 34 chess you can play versus your friend or the device. If you are play- ing against the device, you can select 10 difficulty levels. Calendar & clock opens current month calendar and clock. Navigation / allows turning over a calendar. The button returns you to the current month. Read abou...
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Main menu 35 to edit the feed, select it, open the context menu and se- lect edit command. Edit the feed address using the on- screen keyboard. To update feed, select update in the application menu. Updated content is added to the file with .Hrss extension, and the file will be accessible for readin...
Page 36: Scribble
Main menu 36 scribble application for drawing. To use this application your touch screen must be precisely calibrated. You must draw on the screen with the stylus held perpendicular to the screen surface. To select the drawing tool, use the application control panel: text: select the position and si...
Page 37: Sudoku
Main menu 37 to save a picture, touch icon. The current picture will be saved to the my pictures folder in the root folder of the device. In addition, scribble application is used for editing graphic notes. Sudoku sopular japanese puzzle. Sress on an empty cell to select it. After that you can input...
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Main menu 38 screen, you can scroll it: place your finger on the screen and move a page. Also, you can change scale of a web- page using zooming gestures (pinch or spread two fin- gers). Hardware buttons / are used to scroll page vertically: scrolls down and scrolls up, respectively. Browser support...
Page 39: Photo
Main menu 39 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. Photo opens l...
Page 40: Book Store
Main menu 40 book store book store application provides quick and convenient li- censed content download from book store portal (http:// www.Bookland.Com/) to your device. The internet connec- tion must be active. If you are already registered at the portal http://www. Bookland.Com/, press i already...
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Main menu 41 sress the personal room to expand options for work with a personal account: top up the balance – top up the balance on a site book- land or directly on the device using the bank card (visa, mastercard, maestro). Purchase history – the list of goods, purchased at the store exit personal ...
Page 42: Pocketbook Sync
Main menu 42 my cards – used bank cards exit . Select the book and press buy to purchase goods. Choose the format of a downloading book and press buy and download on the page your purchase . The bought file is moved to the folder library > downloads and is displayed on the wall of last events of the...
Page 43: Usage
Main menu 43 pocketbook sync is convenient because you can choose files from the store in advance and then download them on your device in any time convenient for you. Usage note: for correct work of socketbook sync time and date on the device should be adjusted properly ( settings > clock ) to use ...
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Main menu 44 sync settings ( settings > accounts and synchronization > pocketbook sync ). If wi-fi connection has not been acti- vated, the device will generate a connection request). • choose the store, where you are registered, from the list of content providers, and enter your account data. Choos...
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Main menu 45 automatically every half an hour for checking new links (if the device is not powered off/not in sleeping mode). The list of downloads will be automatically loaded to the queue after successful setting connection. If automatic download is chosen in socketbook sync set- tings, the downlo...
Page 46: Search
Main menu 46 search after selecting this item the on-screen keyboard will be opened, so you will be able to type in a search query – a part from file name, book title or author’s mane. After entering the query library , displaying search results, will open. Status bar status bar is located at the bo...
Page 47: Task Management
Main menu 47 task management device software supports multitasking, and you can quick- ly switch between running applications in several ways: • by touching status bar icon • by evoking task manager by continuous press on the home button. Besides task switching, you can force close running ap- plica...
Page 48: Installing Extensions
Main menu 48 example, that read percentage displayed in library doesn’t change after you exit the book by pressing . To close application com- pletely, touch top left corner of the screen, press button con- tinuously or the corresponding application menu item. Installing extensions you can install a...
Page 49: Reading Books
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: pdf, epub (in- cluding adobe drm -protected); fb2, fb2.Zip, doc, docx, txt, djvu, rtf, html, htm, chm, tcr, prc (moby) . To open a...
Page 50: Gestures In
Reading books 50 sressing in the center of the screen evokes the reading menu. There are two views of a reading menu — graphical and textual (set it in settings > appearance > reading menu type on the device) gestures in reading mode close book book- mark open reading menu.
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Reading books 51 exit book book name search bookmark expand reading menu content turning pages open readrate menu graphical type of reading menu return to the previous page.
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Reading books 52 textual type of reading menu.
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Reading books 53 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’ events and obtaining info...
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Reading books 54 now reading, have read, like, unlike 1. Touch one of the options ( now reading , have read, like or unlike ). 2. Enter data (e-mail and password) of one of your accounts: in social networks or in the market book store. 3. In consequence there will be created the read- rate profile, ...
Page 55: Share Quotation
Reading books 55 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. Confirm your choice by pres...
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Reading books 56 3. After that the scenario now reading, have read, like, unlike is performed, beginning from 2 item. 4. All actions of your friends on readrate are dis- played in recent events on your device: 5. You can delete or open event. When you open it all new friends’ actions on readrate wil...
Page 57: Turning Pages
Reading books 57 to delete your social networks accounts information for readrate, go to settings > accounts and synchroniza- tion > readrate > remove readrate authorization on your socketbook. If you want turn off temporarily the readrate functional- ity, set off in settings accounts and synchroniz...
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Reading books 58 content section contains three insets: • sections (book’s chapters names); • bookmarks (made during reading); • notes (graphic or text). If there’s no content, bookmarks or notes, the inset is blank. If table of contents has more then one level, higher level entry will be marked wit...
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Reading books 59 • by using scroll bar in the reading menu ( graphical ); • by selecting the open page item of reading menu ( textual ). That opens a dialog window, where you will be able to enter the page number or move scroll you want to go to and view recent opened pages thumbnails; • by pressing...
Page 60: Bookmarks
Reading books 60 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. All the bookmarks are displayed i...
Page 61: Search
Reading books 61 if a link follows to a web-site, it will be opened with de- vice built-in browser. To return to reading, press exit in browser menu. Search to search in book text open search reading menu section. After entering a query from on-screen keyboard, results found will be highlighted. To ...
Page 62: Pdf & Djvu
Reading books 62 settings reader menu section provides more options to configure reader software: font, font size, spacing, page margins width, hyphenations ( on/off ) encoding, refresh mode ( best quality or high speed ). Pdf & djvu you can change only the whole page scale only (except reflow mode ...
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Reading books 63 • reflow – in this mode text is formatted to display completely on the screen. Reflow mode is supported for sdf books only. Some tables and pictures cannot be dis- played in the reflow mode; • fit width – scaling page to the screen width; • margins cropping – allows to decrease marg...
Page 64: Dictionary
Reading books 64 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. After selecting dictionary item, a window with dictionary entry of a selected word. Next tools are available: on-screen keyboard for ...
Page 65: Notes
Reading books 65 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 en- ter notes mode, select note reading menu section. After you will enter notes, a tooltip window will appear. T...
Page 66: Screen Orientation
Reading books 66 eraser – clears markers and pencils. Slide the finger across the area with note to erase it. Screenshot – saves selected text fragment as a picture. Table of contents – opens the book’s table of contents. Help – opens a window with instructions on using the tools. Close notes mode. ...
Page 67: Closing A Book
Reading books 67 closing a book to close a book, touch left top corner or choose the cor- responding reading menu item. To start tts , open reading menu and select voice. Tts con- trol panel will appear: srogress bar indicates a fragment read currently, pages are turned automatically as you listen. ...
Page 68: Settings
Settings in this chapter you will learn how configure the interface and software features of the device for the most comfort- able usage. Select settings main menu section to config- ure the device. All changes will be applied after exiting the section. If you will encounter any problems with new se...
Page 69: About Device
Settings 69 about device the following information about device will be displayed: model, serial number, hardware type, software version, ram size, e-ink parameters, wi-fi mac address, total and free memory on the internal storage and on sd-card. After pressing more… button the information about sof...
Page 70: Appearance
Settings 70 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 or sd card) and to enter the name from on-screen keyboard. After this current above-mentioned parameters will...
Page 71: Attention!
Settings 71 attention! System folder is hidden by default. Slease, change its parameters on computer to make it visible. • interface font . If you’d like to use your own font, copy its files to the system/fonts internal storage folder; • boot logo – image displayed during the device starts. Logos ar...
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Settings 72 always provides the best quality, but consumes the most power. Less frequency may cause some artifacts from pre- vious pages on a screen; • large file warning – if this setting is on, the de- vice will show a notification when you try to open file larger than 25 mb; • reading menu type —...
Page 73: Key Mapping
Settings 73 key mapping in this section you can remap hardware keys. To change key action, select it from the list and select action from the list. Clock in this section you will be able to set date, time, time zone and clock format. Update clock item defines how often the clock at status bar will b...
Page 74: Connectivity
Settings 74 connectivity in this section you can set parameters needed for network and usb connections. • device name – set the device name for other net- work equipment • network access – define, if the network connection is on, off or ask user, when it’s necessary (e.G. For browser) • default conn...
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Settings 75 13 channels are «invisible», so some wi-fi net- works may be unavailable; • other countries – according to a etsi ( euro- pean telecommunications standards institute) doc- ument, there are supported 12 and 13 frequence channels, which are banned in some countries, for example usa and can...
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Settings 76 (the connection is established at updating list of downloads or at choosing network connection). • downloading via wi-fi : on demand (you need to process the list before download) or automatically (all new files are dowloaded automatically). • download folder : location of files. The dow...
Page 77: • Adobe Drm —
Settings 77 • adobe drm — remove ade authorization. After re- moving all protected drm documents will be unavailable. Speech synthesis in this section you can set parameters for tts: • language and voice – select the tts package; • speed of speech; • tone. Maintenance this section allows you to conf...
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Settings 78 • 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 pc. • format sd-card – this action will erase all data on external microsd-card...
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Settings 79 • diagnostic and usage — software provides data to socketbook about some actions, performed by a user on the device for the further improvement of the device and services to users. The serial number and any other infor- mation for identifying a user isn’t saved. You can disable this opti...
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Settings 80 • optimize database – remove old database entries. To run optimization set the parameter to once and exit set- tings . The parameter will be set to off after optimization. Protect configurations by password in this section you can protect your setting by password. Select set password sec...
Page 81: Firmware Update
Firmware update official firmware updates for device are published on of- ficial pocketbook website (www.Pocketbook-int.Com). In- stallation of official firmware updates is recommended, because they contain fixes and additions improving the efficiency of the device. Official firmware update does not...
Page 82: Automatic Update
Firmware update 82 automatic update to start automatic software update select settings > main- tenance > update software. The device will begin to check available update sources in the following order: microsd card, internal memory, internet. If default internet connection is not set, the device wil...
Page 83: 2. Click The
Firmware update 83 2. Click the support button on top menu. Select hardware model of your device 3. Download the firmware to your pc 4. Unpack the content of the archive, file swup- date.Bin and copy it to the root folder of microsd-card or internal device storage 5. Switch off the device by pressin...
Page 84: Troubleshooting
Firmware update 84 troubleshooting error message reason correction method no upgrade image found file swupdate.Bin cannot be found on the microsd card. Make sure the file is in the root folder of the card. Try to format your microsd card (make a backup copies of all its content prior to format- ting...
Page 85: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting malfunction possible reason solution device does not turn on or turns on but only the logo is loaded battery is low charge the battery a book does not open - the message book is probably damaged or protected appears, or nothing happens at all the book is damaged if the book was downl...
Page 86: Malfunction
Ttttttttttttttt 86 malfunction possible reason solution no response when you press any key sometimes (e.G., when downloading damaged or too large books) the device may freeze close the frozen applica- tion by pressing key for 1–2 sec. If this doesn’t help, press reset on the rear panel to reload you...
Page 87: Customer Support
Customer support for detailed information about service centers in your country please use contacts below: Česko 800-701-307 deutschland 0-800-187-30-03 france 0805-080277 polska 0-0-800-141-0112 slovensko 0-800-606-676 usa/canada 1-877-910-1520 Россия 8-800-100-6990 Україна 0-800-304-800 Казахстан ...
Page 88: Standards
Compliance with international standards model name socketbook 622 product name socketbook touch the eut should be supplied by usb port from complied limited sower source of personal computer or notebook. The eut should be supplfied by adapter from complied limited sower source. Rated output voltage:...
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Ctmpttatct wttt ctttttattttat ctatdatdt 90 • indoor use: maximum power (eirp*) of 100 mw for the entire 2400-2483.5 mhz frequency band • outdoor use: maximum power (eirp*) of 100 mw for the 2400-2454 mhz band and with maximum power (eirp*) of 10 mw for the 2454-2483 mhz band. Important: changes or m...
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Ctmpttatct wttt ctttttattttat ctatdatdt 92 this equipment compflies with the european council recom- mendation of 12 july 1999 on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields [1999/519/ec]. Designed by obreey products. Assembled in prc contains reader® mobile technology...