Summary of Mini
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User manual.
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of contents safety precautions ...................................................6 storage, carriage and usage conditions 6 maintenance 7 rf safety 9 utilization 9 appearance ...................................................................11 technical specifications ..........................
Page 3: Recent Events
Installing additional dictionaries 22 main menu ......................................................................23 recent events 25 library 25 notes 28 applications 29 calculator 29 calendar & clock 29 chess 30 dictionary 30 klondike 31 photo 31 snake 31 sudoku 31 news 32 browser 33 book store...
Page 4: Status Bar
Status bar 37 reading books ............................................................38 turning pages 39 following references 39 changing font size 39 reading menu 40 contents 40 go to page 41 search 43 bookmarks 43 settings 43 mode 44 dictionary 45 rotate 46 making notes 46 closing a book 47.
Page 5: Manual Update
Settings..........................................................................48 firmware update .......................................................60 manual update 61 troubleshooting 62 troubleshooting .....................................................63 customer support....................
Page 6: 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 ex- po...
Page 7: Maintenance
Safety srecautions 7 • 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 time in poorly ventilated envi- ronmen...
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Safety srecautions 8 (cracked case, leakage of electrolyte, off-shape etc.) it should be replaced by the authorized personnel. Usage of home-made 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/ca...
Page 9: Rf Safety
Safety srecautions 9 rf safety the device receives and transmits radio frequencies and may interfere with radio communications and other electronic equipment. If you use personal medical devices (e.G. A pacemaker or hearing aid) please contact your doctor or the manufacturer to learn whether or not ...
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Safety srecautions 11 domestic waste collection service, store where you purchased the device, or the authorized service centre. Disposal of electric and electronic components (the directive is applicable to the eu and other european countries where sepa- rate waste disposal systems exist). In other...
Page 11: Appearance
Appearance 1. Backward – in reading mode turns page backward; in navi- gation mode – goes to the previous menu or page of the list 2. Left 3. Down 4. Up 5. Ok — short press opens an element (e.G. Book or menu item), continuous one – opens item’s context menu (if available) 6. Right 7. Forward – turn...
Page 12: Technical Specifications
Technical specifications display 5” e ink® 800×600, 211 dpi, b&w cpu 1111 mhz ram 256mb storage 4 gb * operating system linux® communications micro-usb wi-fi (802.11 b/g/n) battery li-polymer, 3.7 v, 1000 mah ** book formats pdf, epub (including drm-protected); txt, fb2, fb2.Zip, rtf, html, htm, chm...
Page 13: Charging Battery
Charging battery to extend battery lifetime, it is recommended to charge the device for the first time from 8 to 12 hours in the off state. You can charge the battery from pc using usb-cable or from the power line using a charger (optional). To charge the battery for the first time, do the following...
Page 14: Power Management
Getting started 14 if the device is on when you connect the cable to pc, a di- alogue window asking to select action – pc link or charge – will appear. Charging will start if corresponding mode is selected only. Power management to turn on the device, press and hold on/off button for a few seconds u...
Page 15: Loading Files
Getting started 11 in addition, you can set automatic key lock or power off: go to settings > advanced settings > system > lock device after or settings > saving power > power off after respectively, and set the idle time before locking keyboard or power off. Loading files connect the device to the ...
Page 16: Navigation
Getting started 16 navigation use navigation buttons up, down, left, right to select re- quired item (e.G. Book or menu item). Attention! If you change screen orientation, navigation and page turning keys mapping will be also changed accordingly to the side you’ve changed orientation to. Sress ok bu...
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Getting started 17 list’s page), closes an application, a context menu and the library (if you are on the first page). Also you can configure key mapping to your own in set- tings > key mapping section. Working with on-screen keyboard the on-screen keyboard appears when it is necessary to enter some...
Page 18: 1. Change Text Case
Getting started 18 1. Change text case 2. Erase last entered symbol 3. Change input language. To add the language (up to 3 layouts) to the onscreen keyboard layout go to set- tings > languages > keyboard layouts . 1 2 3.
Page 19: Connecting To Internet
Getting started 19 connecting to 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 displays a list of available wi-fi connections. If the network you select is protected, you...
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Getting started 21 3. To set up connection with a hidden network, open connection to a hidden network and enter its ssid from the on-screen keyboard in the network name (ssid) field. 4. Select the security type in the corresponding list: • none – for an open network • simple (wep) – after you select...
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Getting started 21 • dhcp — get ip address automatically (if dhcp server is configured) • manual (for skilled users) — enter networks parameters manually from the on-screen keyboard 7. If the network you need to connect to has a proxy server, you can specify its parameters in the proxy configuration...
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Getting started 22 installing additional dictionaries you can install additional dictionaries (you can purchase dictionaries in book store (http://www.Bookland.Com). 1. Copy file with .Pbi extension to the device inter- nal memory 2. Disconnect the device from sc 3. Loaded file will appear in last e...
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 > personalize > open at startup corresponding option was set). To return to the main menu from any application, press k...
Page 24: Main Menu
Main menu 24 main menu last events — list of last opened and down- loaded books last opened last downloaded application panel.
Page 25: Recent Events
Main menu 21 recent events this section displays last actions on the device, namely last opened and recently loaded books. After you press ok on recently opened book title, it will be opened on a page you’ve finished reading before. After pressing ok on a message about recently added books, library ...
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Main menu 26 open (if item can be opened with alternative reader pro- gram – open with… ) file – file operations: • rename • move to folder • delete add to/remove from favorites mark as read/unread information – brief information about book/folder. Filter: • all books – all books are displayed.
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Main menu 27 • now reading – books were opened and read more than one page • favourites . Group by – depending on selected grouping next param- eters are displayed as folders’ titles: • folder – real folder name • author – an alphabet is added at the top of the screen • series • genre • format • dat...
Page 28: Notes
Main menu 28 notes in this section you can view notes made during reading. After selecting a book, where you made a note, the book contents with all the notes will be displayed. Select a note, and a reader will open a book at the place the note was made. • simple – in this mode next information is d...
Page 29: Applications
Main menu 29 applications this section contains games and additional software. Sress backward key to exit an application. Calculator engineering calculator supports a wide range of math- ematical operations, such as different numeric systems, trigonometric, logarithm, power and logical operations. C...
Page 30: Chess
Main menu 31 chess you can play versus your friend or the device. If you are playing against the device, you can select 10 difficulty levels. Use the navigation keys to move cursor over the gaming board and ok to pick and put a piece. Dictionary after your start this application, the on-screen keybo...
Page 31: Klondike
Main menu 31 klondike classic solitaire. Photo this section opens library in the mode of photo viewing (all photos must be downloaded to the photo folder). You can look through images in jpg, bmp, png and tiff formats. Snake the game. Use navigation keys to move the snake and col- lect bugs. Beware ...
Page 32: News
Main menu 32 news pocketnews is an application for adding and reading rss feeds. To add rss news feeds, open rss setup. Select add rss feed option. Enter the feed address using the on-screen keyboard. To delete the feed, select it, open the context menu (by continuous ok button press) and select del...
Page 33: Browser
Main menu 33 updating the file is available for reading off-line in the browser. To read latest feeds, select read the latest news option in the application’s menu. The latest downloaded rss feed updates can be opened in browser. You can open the previously stored rss feeds for reading by choosing t...
Page 34: Book Store
Main menu 34 book store book store application provides quick and convenient li- censed content download from book store portal to your device. The internet connection must be active. • backward/forward buttons — to go to the previ- ous page or next page • ok button: • short press – to follow links ...
Page 35: Pocketbook Sync
Main menu 31 pocketbook sync to download content using socketbook sync: 1. Go to the book store website (http://www.Book- land.Com) using a browser on a pc or your device. • enter the system by inputting your account data at book store. • select content to be downloaded in the list of al- ready boug...
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Main menu 36 sync settings). Authorize by inputting your account data at book store • sress the update button in the socketbook sync widget. A list of links to files prepared for download to the device will be displayed. They need user processing: choose one, several or all items of a list. Then the...
Page 37: Status Bar
Main menu 37 status bar status bar is located at the bottom of the screen and dis- plays next service information: • date and time • battery charge • socketbook sync status. In reading mode current page number and total page count is also displayed..
Page 38: Reading Books
Reading books in this chapter you will learn how to read e-books and configure reader software for the most comfortable reading. The device supports next book formats: pdf, epub (in- cluding drm-protected); fb2, fb2.Zip, txt, rtf, html, htm, chm, djvu, doc, docx, tcr, prc. To open a book, press ok o...
Page 39: Turning Pages
Reading books 39 turning pages use backward/forward or left/right keys to turn pages. Continuous backward/forward keys press turns 11 pages at once. Following references if a page contains footnotes, internal or external refer- ences, you can enter links mode on continuous ok button press (otherwise...
Page 40: Reading Menu
Reading books 41 you will reach the largest/smallest one, text will change to smallest/largest. Reading menu to access reader application menu press ok button. Contents opens a content of the book if it is present, otherwise you get a message about missing table of contents. Active contents display ...
Page 41: Left/
Reading books 41 than one level, higher level entry is marked with ‘+’ sign. Expanded item is displayed with a sign ‘-‘. Buttons left/ right collapse/expand selected subsection branch. Use navigation keys to move across the table, ok button opens a selected book chapter, continuous press of ok butto...
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Reading books 42 a page number exactly from on-screen keyboard press ok . As you set a slider or enter a page number, a page preview will be opened on a background. If you will exit the menu by pressing backward, you will stay on a page you was before. Chapter name is displayed under the scroll bar....
Page 43: Search
Reading books 43 search search mode works only in books containing text layer. To search text through the book enter it using the on-screen keyboard. Found text would be highlighted, and you can switch between found instances using left/right naviga- tion keys. To exit search mode press ok. Note sea...
Page 44: Up/down Navigation
Reading books 44 size (you can adjust font size with up/down navigation keys), line spacing, page margins width or encoding (for txt and html books). Fb2 books has two refresh modes: best quality (default) or high speed . You can select left to right (by default) or right to left (e.G. For arabic or...
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Reading books 41 • zoom — zoom in or zoom out a page from 71% to 400% • fit width – scaling page to the screen width • the whole page – one page scaling • columns – for reading books with columns. To navigate the page use navigation buttons. A page will be turned after bottom edge of the sheet reach...
Page 46: Rotate
Reading books 46 rotate fixes the screen orientation: select the suitable one with navigation keys. Making notes you can enter notes mode by pressing down button con- tinuously or by pressing the corresponding menu option. Toggle to text for choosing a word on-screen keyboard to type word to transla...
Page 47: Ok Button On The Note, You
Reading books 47 on the top of the display separate area will appear. Use the buttons up, down to choose the place where your note will begin and press ok to set up the top margin of the note. Use navigation buttons to highlight a text fragment and press ok to set the bottom margin of the note. The ...
Page 48: Settings
Settings in this chapter you will learn how configure the interface and software features of the device for the most comfortable usage. Select settings main menu section to configure the device. All changes will be applied after exiting the section. If you will encounter any problems with new settin...
Page 49: Attention!
Settings 49 note you can also set your own picture as a logo from the photo application. Read about it in the photo section. Font . If you’d like to use your own font, copy its files to the system/fonts internal storage folder attention! System folder is hidden by default. Slease, change its paramet...
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Settings 11 network access — on or off. After network access activation, the following settings appear: • auto connection on or off. • connection to hidden networks — read more in the connecting to internet section of this manual • available networks — a list of available networks. Choose one of the...
Page 51: Languages
Settings 11 languages language select the device’s interface language. Keyboard layouts under this section you can add up to 3 keyboard layouts. Configure dictionaries. Under this section you can un- check dictionaries you don’t want to be displayed in the list during the translation or in dictionar...
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Settings 12 • establishing connection : automatically (connection will be established automatically every half an hour to check for new links (if the device is not powered off/ not in sleeping mode)) or manually (the connection is estab- lished at updating list of downloads or at choosing net- work ...
Page 53: Advanced Settings
Settings 13 displayed . After removing all protected drm documents will be unavailable. Advanced settings user profiles here you can configure up to 5 user profiles. Each profile stores individual books’ status, last opened books, bookmarks, notes, favorites and pre-configured network connections. T...
Page 54: System
Settings 14 system 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. Backup & recovery • factory reset – the device state will be reset to ...
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Settings 11 • once – database will be updated after exit from configuration section, the parameter will be set to off after update; • automatically – database would be update after each library opening and copying/removal of books. • optimise database – remove old database entries. To run optimizati...
Page 56: Privacy
Settings 16 privacy protect configurations by password — in this section you can protect your setting by password. Select set password section and type the password from on-screen keyboard. Now each time you try to enter settings section, you will be asked to enter the password. You can remove or ch...
Page 57: Complete Page Refresh
Settings 17 complete page refresh select the amount of page turned before the screen will be updated completely. Always item provides the best quality, but consumes the most power. Less frequency may cause some artifacts from previous pages on a screen. Large file warning if this setting is on, the ...
Page 58: Demo Mode
Settings 18 demo mode switching demo mode for the device. To activate demon- stration mode check on in the demo mode item. Saving battery here you can set parameters, which help to save battery charge: • led indication – you may disable led indication by selecting off in this section. • power off af...
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Settings 19 memory (operative memory, total and available internal memory), software • firmware version , • software update – the device will search for updates in the following order: internal storage and internet; • auto update – turn on/off automatic check for updates. Legal information — license...
Page 60: Firmware Update
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 ...
Page 61: Manual Update
Firmware update 61 if default internet connection is not set, the device will ask to connect to one of available wireless networks. Also you can activate the automatic updates check ( set- tings > about device > software > auto update ). In this case, the device will use wi-fi connection only. Manua...
Page 62: Troubleshooting
Firmware update 62 8. Follow the on-screen instructions with pictures: connect usb cable to the device and press central key note: you can check your firmware version in main menu > set- tings > about device > software troubleshooting error message reason correction method no upgrade image found fil...
Page 63: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting malfunciton 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 64: Malfunciton
Troubleshooting 64 malfunciton possible reason solution after connection to sc disks are not displayed in explorer your device is in the battery charging mode. Check usb mode in settings main menu item. Set connection to pc or ask at connection no signal in connection cable check usb cable condition...
Page 65: 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 66: Standarts
Compliance with international standarts product name: socketbook mini model number: socketbook 111w 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 volt...
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Compliance with international standarts 67 in all metropolitan departments, wireless lan frequencies can be used under the following conditions, either for public or private use: • indoor use: maximum power (eirp*) of 100 mw for the entire 2400-2483.5 mhz frequency band • outdoor use: maximum power ...
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Compliance with international standarts 68 certification information (sar) the device meets guidelines for exposure to radio waves. Your device is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed not to exceed the limits for exposure to radio waves recommended by international guidelines. These guid...
Page 69: Tel. 1811-187-3113
Compliance with international standarts 69 this equipment complies with the european council recommendation of 12 july 1999 on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields [1999/519/ec]. Pocketbook international s.A. Crocicchio cortogna, 6, 6900, lugano, switzerland tel...