Sony PRS-900 Bedienungsanleitung

©2009 Sony Corporation 4-174-983- 13 (1) PRS-900 U s e r ’ s G u i d e Digital Book Reader[...]

2 Continued T able of Contents Intr oduction ....................................................................... 7 What Y ou Can Do with the Reader ............................................... 7 Getting Star ted ............................................................... 10 P ar ts and Controls ...........................................[...]

3 Continued Getting Content .............................................................. 34 Accessing the Reader Store ...................................................... 34 Accessing the Reader Store via wireless network ..................... 34 Using the Reader Store ............................................................. 37 Accessing [...]

4 Continued Adding a comment ..................................................................... 93 Selecting a note – “Create/Edit Notes” ....................................... 97 Hiding notes – “Hide Notes” ..................................................... 100 Deleting a book – “Delete Book” ..............................[...]

5 Using Application ......................................................... 126 Creating Dra wings ................................................................... 126 Using the option menu of the “Handwr iting” list ....................... 129 Viewing created dr awings ........................................................ 130 Using the[...]

6 T r oubleshooting ............................................................ 160 T roubleshooting ........................................................................ 160 Restoring default settings ........................................................ 171 Uninstalling Reader Library ...................................................... [...]

Introduction 7 What Y ou Can Do with the Reader First, read the Quic k Star t Guide to prepare the Reader Daily Edition (“Reader” is used in this User’ s Guide) f or use. Introduction Accessing the Reader Stor e ( page 34 ) With a 3G network connection, you can purchase and download content wirelessly from the Reader Store whene ver , wherev [...]

Introduction 8 Accessing the Reader Stor e via Reader Librar y ( page 41 ) “Reader Librar y” software enab les y ou to purchase eBooks and periodicals in the Reader Store from outside the wireless network, and transf er them to the Reader . Y ou can also transf er v ar ious content such as, audio files , pictures and documents, from y our compu[...]

Introduction 9 Reading content Y ou can read eBooks and periodicals using the intuitiv e, easy-to-use touch screen. Also , the Reader provides the f ollowing useful f eatures to enhance readability .  Looking up a word in the dictionar y ( page 64 )  Changing te xt size and page la y out to see easily – Adjusting the text siz e ( page[...]

10 Getting Started Par ts and Contr ols Fr ont T op Side  T ouch screen Allows y ou to navigate intuitiv ely through the various functions of the Reader ( page 24 , 59 ).  OPTIONS b utton Displa ys the option menu ( page 51 , 73 , 121 ), which allows y ou to manage content, create notes, jump to a page, etc.  (Size) button Displa ys the si[...]

11 Getting Started  (Home) b utton T ak es you to the “Home” menu at any time ( page 32 ).  < > (P age T urn) buttons T ur ns the page ( page 60 ). Y ou can tur n m ultiple pages b y pressing and holding the buttons . Y ou can also tur n the page using the touch screen ( page 24 ).  RESET b utton Resets the Reader if no operation[...]

12 Getting Started  SD car d slot Used to inser t an SD card (optional) ( page 14 ).  Media slot co ver ( page 14 )  Memory Stick PR O Duo  slot Used to inser t a Memor y Stick Duo  media (optional) ( page 14 ).  PO WER s witch T ur ns on/off the Reader ( page 19 ). T o shut do wn the Reader , slide and hold f or more than 3 secon[...]

13 Getting Started Rear  Battery cover ( page 16 ) Remov e the batter y co v er when installing the batter y pack.  SIM car d A SIM card is installed to provide wireless communication. Please do not remov e it.  Battery bo x ( page 16 ) Used to store the supplied rechargeab le batter y pac k (PRSA-BP9).  Holes f or cover attac hment Use[...]

14 Getting Started Inser ting a memor y car d  Pull out the media slot cov er .  Inser t an optional memor y card into the correct slot with its label side up until it clic ks into the place.  Mark Memory Stick Duo™ media SD card  Mark  Close the media slot cov er . Notes  When you use Memory Stick Duo™ media on the Reader [...]

15 Getting Started Removing the supplied stylus The supplied stylus is stored on the top left side of the Reader . Pull it out from the top to use it. Note  Make sure to insert the stylus fully to the bottom of the holder when you replace it. Continued[...]

16 Getting Started Installing the supplied battery pack  Pull out the media slot cov er and tur n ov er the Reader .  Push por tion  and slide the batter y cov er to the left. After the tabs are unlock ed from their slots, remov e the batter y co v er .  F ace the label side of the supplied batter y pack upwards , then inser t it into t[...]

17 Getting Started  Place the batter y cov er so that all the tabs are inser ted into their slots .  Slide the batter y cov er until it clic ks.  Attach the media slot cov er . Slot T ab Notes  Do not attach the media slot cov er (  ) before installing the batter y cov er .  See por tion  and make sure that there is no ga[...]

18 Getting Started Attaching the supplied cover PRSA-ZC9 Note  While using the Reader , the supplied cov er PRSA-ZC9 must be used to meet RF Exposure guidelines. Removing the soft cover  Pull the edge (side printed with ) of the cov er to detach the upper most hook.  At the low est attachment, slide the cov er to the bottom. Attaching t[...]

19 Getting Started T ur ning on the Reader Slide the PO WER switch to turn on the Reader . Notes  If the Reader does not tur n on, charging is required. F or details, ref er to “Charging the Reader” ( page 22 ).  It ma y take a f ew moments f or the Reader star t-up screen to appear after a reset ( page 160 ) or shutdown ( page 21 ,[...]

20 Getting Started About power management The Reader has a pow er management f eature to a void unnecessar y batter y consumption. At purchase, po wer management is activ ated. P ower management operates as f ollows:  After 60 minutes of inactivity , the Reader enters sleep mode automatically while the batter y power is consumed slightly . ?[...]

21 Getting Started T o shut down the Reader manually Batter y consumption can be minimized b y shutting down the Reader . Y ou can shut down the Reader manually in one of the f ollowing w a ys.  Slide the PO WER switch and hold it f or more than 3 seconds.  Use “Device Shutdo wn” in the “Adv anced Settings” menu ( page 159 ). No[...]

22 Getting Started Char ging the Reader About charging Y ou need to charge the Reader when using it f or the first time, or when the remaining battery power is lo w . Charge in one of the f ollowing wa ys:  Connect to an A C outlet using the supplied A C adapter (A C- S5220E). – It will tak e appro ximately 2.5 hours to fully charge the bat[...]

23 Getting Started  Connect to an A C outlet using the power cor d. Charging star ts and the charge/b usy indicator lights up in red. Charge/Busy indicator Pow er cor d T o an AC outlet Hint  When the batter y has been fully charged, the charge/busy indicator goes off . Note  Connect the A C adapter to an easily accessible A C outlet[...]

24 Getting Started How to Use the T ouch Scr een Using the touch screen, y ou can perf or m various operations with a finger or with the supplied stylus . Note  When you use the supplied stylus , make sure to use the pointed end of it f or tapping dragging, or dra wing on the touch screen. Do not use a ballpoint pen, pencil, or other shar p o[...]

25 Getting Started Double-tapping By tapping twice (doub le-tap) on the touch screen, you can create bookmarks ( page 84 ), highlight ( page 87 ), search ( page 80 ), or look up words ( page 64 ), etc. Dragging By dragging on the touch screen, y ou can tur n a page ( page 60 ), drag a magnified page in z oom mode ( page 71 ) or select a word to hig[...]

26 Getting Started Double-tapping and dragging By doub le-tapping and dragging on the touch screen, y ou can select consecutive w ords ( page 62 , 80 , 87 ). Dragging and Holding By holding on the touch screen after dragging, y ou can tur n pages repeatedly ( page 60 ). Continued[...]

27 Getting Started Handwriting Using the supplied stylus or a finger , y ou can create dra wing on the touch screen ( page 90 , 93 , 126 ).[...]

28 Getting Started How to use the on-screen keyboar d The on-screen k eyboard appears when y ou enter your inf or mation at the Reader Store , or search f or items, enter comments or create te xt memos on the Reader .  Input area : Displa ys tapped character .  Ke yboard history area : Shows predictiv e words from pre viously typed ones. If y[...]

29 Getting Started  Symbols/Abc : Switches the k eyboard type .  T ap “Symbols” to s witch to the symbol ke yboard.  T ap to displa y additional ke yboard characters.   T o retur n to the alphabetic keyboard, tap “Abc. ”  “ Return” : Gives a line f eed. This ke y is av ailable only in the comment editor ( page[...]

30 Getting Started T o delete a character Mov e the cursor to the right of the character by tapping, and then tap . T o delete consecutiv e characters in the input area, tap the first or last character and dr ag to include all the characters y ou want to delete, then tap . Hint  The ke yboard that you use in the Reader Store has / icons ne xt[...]

31 Getting Started Character key Selectable character s d d ð E E È É Ê Ë e e è é ê ë I I Ì Í Î Ï i i ì í î ï N N Ñ n n ñ O O Ò Ó Ô Õ Ö Ø Œ o o ò ó ô õ ö ø œ S S Š s s š ß U U Ù Ú Û Ü u u ù ú û ü Y Y Ý Ÿ y y ý ÿ Z Z Ž z z ž ! ! ¡ ? ? ¿[...]

32 Getting Started Using the Reader Home Menu The “Home” menu is the star ting point to read content, visit the Reader Store, to use v ar ious applications and to configure the settings. Menu items Menu tabs Status bar Menu items By tapping an item on the menu items area, y ou can open the selected content or content list(s). Menu tabs By tappi[...]

33 Getting Started About the status bar The status bar shows y ou the current status of the Reader . Icon Status Shows the wireless status ( page 34 ). Appears when connected to a 3G wireless network, which is f aster than a 2G network. The Reader is automatically connected to a 3G network when av ailable . / appears when downloading content. appea[...]

34 Getting Content Accessing the Reader Stor e With wireless network connection, you can purchase and download eBooks and periodicals directly from the Reader Store if within the network cov erage area. Accessing the Reader Store via wireless netw ork Bef ore accessing the Reader Store, confir m:  The WIRELESS s witch is set to ON ( page 11 )[...]

35 Getting Content About “Wir eless Standby” Y ou can use “Wireless Standby” to av oid unnecessar y batter y consumption caused by the wireless f eature. If y ou do not perf or m any wireless operations f or more than 10 minutes , the wireless f eature automatically enters standb y mode. Dur ing the wireless standby mode, y ou can receive p[...]

36 Getting Content Accessing the Reader Stor e  In the “Home” menu, tap “Store” tab. appears in the status bar when connecting to the wireless network ( page 33 ). “Home” menu “Store”  Bro wse the Reader Store . F or details about the Reader Store, ref er to “Browsing the Reader Store” ( page 38 ). When y ou access the Rea[...]

37 Getting Content Using the Reader Store The Reader Store registration In order to purchase and download eBooks or periodicals, y ou need to register an account at the Reader Store, or if y ou already hav e a Reader Store account or Sony Style account, sign in via y our e-mail address and pass word. Registration screen Enter y our e-mail address u[...]

38 Getting Content Br owsing the Reader Stor e Browse the Reader Store to find y our desired books and purchase them b y f ollowing the store instructions. Y ou can find y our purchased books in the “Home” menu ( page 48 , 117 ). The Reader Store home screen * The abov e image is a sample of the home screen. Hint  F or more detailed inf o[...]

39 Getting Content Using the option menu of the Reader Stor e In the Reader Store, press the OPTIONS b utton to displa y the option menu. Option item Description Store Home T akes y ou to the top page of the Reader Store My Account T akes y ou to the “My Account” page. Help and Suppor t T akes y ou to the Reader Store Help page. Legal Inf or ma[...]

40 Getting Content Subscribing to periodicals Y ou can subscribe to per iodicals in the Reader Store. Go to the periodical menu and f ollow the store instructions. About auto deliver y On ce y ou ha v e s ubs crib ed to peri odi cal s i n the Re ade r St ore , n e wly pu b lis he d i ssu es wil l b e d el iv ered t o t he Re ade r a uto mat ica ll [...]

41 Getting Content Accessing the Reader Stor e via Reader Librar y Reader Librar y is the content management software y ou can use with the Reader . Once y ou ha ve it installed on y our computer , you can access the Reader Store from y our computer and transf er eBooks, periodicals, audio files and pictures from y our computer to the Reader . Hint[...]

42 Getting Content Continued T o install using the AutoPlay featur e The installation launcher appears when y ou connect the Reader to y our computer (A utoPla y f eature is a vailab le on Windows XP , Windows Vista only).  Make sure your computer is connected to an A C outlet and turned on (not in sleep mode).  Connect the Reader to your com[...]

43 Getting Content  Click “Install Reader Librar y” in the “Installer for Reader” window , then follo w the on-screen instructions. Notes  While connecting via USB, y ou cannot operate the Reader .  The wireless f eature is unav ailable while the Reader is connected via USB.  While the Reader is connected to your comput[...]

44 Getting Content Accessin g the Reader Store via Reader Library Once y ou hav e Reader Librar y installed on your computer , y ou can access the Reader Store. Note  T o access the Reader Store and download eBooks , an Inter net connection is required on your computer .  Connect the Reader to your computer using the supplied USB cable ( p[...]

45 Getting Content  Click “eBooks Store” in the source vie w . “Purchased” “eBook Store”  Follow the store instructions to pur chase (download) eBooks or periodicals. Managing content on your computer Impor ting content from your computer to Reader Library Y ou can impor t content such as eBooks , personal documents, audio files a[...]

46 Getting Content Continued  Select the content file to be impor ted. T ransferring content to the Reader Y ou can transf er content on Reader Librar y to the Reader or memor y card inser ted in the Reader . For details, ref er to the Reader Librar y Help .  Star t Reader Librar y ( page 44 ).  Click “Librar y” in the sour ce view , t[...]

47 Getting Content Hints  Y ou can also transf er content by synchronizing the Reader with Reader Library . F or details, ref er to the Reader Librar y Help .  F or details about suppor ted file f or mats, ref er to “Suppor ted File F or mat” ( page 195 ).  If there is not enough free space on the inter nal memor y of the Read[...]

48 Reading Books Reading Books Y ou can find and read books from the “Home” menu.  In the “Home” menu, tap “Books. ” “Continue Reading”: Last read book is displayed. “Books” Most recent purchased/ transferred books are displayed. “Home” menu Hints  If you w ant to continue reading from the last read page, tap “Con[...]

49 Reading Books  T ap a desired book on the list. Back icon “Books” list Book title Scroll bar ( page 53 ) Pur chased/T ransferred date Icons ( page 50 ) Hint  If you ha ve read the book bef ore, the last displa yed page of the book appears when you open the book. T o return to the “Home” menu T ap , or press the button.  Read [...]

50 Reading Books Icons in the list Icon Description Newly-purchased, ne wly-transf erred or unread books/issues. */ * Books/Issues you ha ve already opened. Protected content ( page 123 ). Content on Memor y Stick Duo  media. Content on SD card. Books which hav e an expir ation date. “Expired” is display ed when a book has e xpired. * This i[...]

51 Reading Books Using the option menu of the “Books” list In the “Books” list, press the OPTIONS button to open the option menu. Close icon Option item Description/Reference page Sor t* 1 Sor ts the order of the list (def ault setting is “by Date”) ( page 52 ). View Switches the list displa y f or mat (default setting is “Thumbnail?[...]

52 Reading Books Sor ting a list – “Sor t” Y ou can sor t the items in the list. The av ailable sor ting criter ia will vary depending on the list.  In the “Books” list, press the OPTIONS button, then tap the sor t type . The list is sor ted as specified. Sorted “by Date” T ransferred date Scroll bar Book title Index bar Sorted “[...]

53 Reading Books Note  The inde x bar or scroll bar appears only if content or items cannot be displa yed in a single page . About the bar The bar appears on the right side of the list if all the items cannot be displa yed in a single page . Use them to na vigate through the list pages. Y ou can also tur n the list page b y pressing the < [...]

54 Reading Books Index bar Drag the bar until the desired item appears , or tap the first letter of its title/author/ar tist/comment, b y which the list is sor ted, in the inde x bar . Index bar “#” contains books or authors that begin with a number . Bold letter indicates that the letter contains any applicable book or author . “ ” contain[...]

55 Reading Books Switching the list display view – “View” Y ou can choose to displa y the list format in either “Thumbnail” or “List” view .  In the “Books” list, press the OPTIONS button, then tap “Thumbnail” or “View . ” The list will be displa yed in the selected f or mat. “Thumbnail” view (default) “List” vi[...]

56 Reading Books Sear ching for a book with a keyword – “Sear ch” Using the on-screen k eyboard, y ou can search for an item in the list. Hint  F or details on how to use the on-screen k eyboard, ref er to “How to use the on-screen k eyboard” ( page 28 ).  In the “Books” list, press the OPTIONS button, then tap “Search” t[...]

57 Reading Books  T ap “Searc h. ” The “Search Results” list appears. Books including the input word in their titles/authors are displa yed. Back icon “Searc h Results” list Hint  In the option menu of the “Search Result” list, you can delete ( page 121 ) and protect content ( page 123 ). T o close the “Search Results” [...]

58 Reading Books Search tar get and criteria The items that y ou can search f or will v ar y depending on the list. List T arget and criteria “Books” list Searches f or a book by title or author . “Collections” list ( page 118 ) Searches f or a collection by collection name. “Unread Books” ( page 119 ) Searches f or a book by title or a[...]

59 Reading Books Operations on the book page On the book page screen, y ou can perf or m the f ollowing operations . Current page number/ T otal page number T ext size ( page 67 ) Note  When the te xt on an EPUB file is magnified, the page number of some divided sections ma y be displa yed as “3-4, ” for e xample, which implies that y ou [...]

60 Reading Books T ur ning a page Drag on the touch screen or press the < > b utton. < > (Page T urn) buttons T o go bac k to the pre vious page, dr ag on the page in the opposite direction, or press the < > button. T ur ning pages r epeatedly Hold on the touch screen after dragging, or press and hold the < > buttons . Hint [...]

61 Reading Books T apping operations Double-tapping on the top right corner of a book page Y ou can add/remov e a bookmar k ( page 84 ). Bookmark T apping the page number at the bottom of the screen Y ou can jump to the desired page from the page jump panel ( page 75 ). Page jump panel Continued[...]

62 Reading Books Double-tapping a word Y ou can highlight ( page 87 ), search ( page 80 ), or look up the word ( page 64 ) from the pop-up menu. Pop-up menu Double-tapping and dragging consecutive wor ds Y ou can highlight ( page 87 ) or search f or consecutive words from the pop-up men u ( page 80 ). Continued[...]

63 Reading Books T apping a bookmark or a highlighted word(s) If y ou tap bookmar k/highlighted word(s), y ou can add a te xt/handwr iting comment to it, or edit the comment from the displa yed menu ( page 93 ). Highlighted word Example: T apping a highlighted word[...]

64 Reading Books Looking up a W or d in a Book Y ou can use the embedded dictionaries to look up words in a book.  Double-tap the wor d on the book page . The pop-up menu appears , in which the headline of the word definition is displa yed. (Dictionary) Pop-up menu Close icon Definition area Hint  If multiple candidate words are f ound, th[...]

65 Reading Books  T ap or the definition area. The definition is fully displa yed in the dictionar y vie wer . Close icon (Keyboard) ( page 66 ) Dictionary viewer Definition area Hints  Y ou can tur n the dictionar y pages by dr agging the definition area or pressing the < > buttons .  If you press and hold the < or > but[...]

66 Reading Books Looking up other wor ds Y ou can vie w a list of words f ound b y the same ke yword and se lect an en tr y word t o read it s detailed definitio n.  In the dictionar y viewer , tap . The lookup result screen with the on-screen k eyboard appears . Lookup result screen Close icon Scrolls the page Number of entries and page number/[...]

67 Reading Books Resizing and Zooming Y ou can use the size men u to read a page as pref erred. Press the button to displa y the size menu. Adjusting the te xt size Y ou can adjust the te xt size using the size men u. Select from 6 diff erent text siz es: XS , S, M, L, XL or XXL. “S” (or iginal size) is set b y default.  In the book page , p[...]

68 Reading Books  T ap “XS, ” “M, ” “L, ” “XL ” or “XXL. ” The te xt size is changed, and the te xt and la yout of the book page are adjusted automatically to fit the screen size . Size indicator Close icon Margin control Size icons T o close the size menu T ap  , or press the b utton. Hints  When the te xts on a PDF[...]

69 Reading Books  The te xt size of EPUB , PDF or BBeB files will be changed as f ollows: EPUB file: XS( 80% ), S(10 0%) , M (130 %), L( 180% ), XL( 230% ), XXL (310 %) PDF file*: XS( 80% ), S(10 0%) , M (200 %), L( 300% ), XL( 450% ), XXL (600 %) * Since PDF documents are created in their original size, the abov e ratio ma y not apply to cer[...]

70 Reading Books Zooming in/out The book page enters zoom mode b y tapping “ Zoom In” on the size men u.  In the book page , press the button, then tap “ Zoom In. ” The zoom bar appears . Slider Zoom bar Close icon T o exit the zoom mode T ap  , or press the button.  Drag the slider , or tap + or – of the zoom bar repeatedly unti[...]

71 Reading Books T o scr oll a magnified page When the book page is zoomed in, / / / appear at the edges of the screen. Y ou can display the edge of the page b y tapping / / / . Y ou can also scroll the page b y dragging it.[...]

72 Reading Books Remo ving margins Y ou can enlarge a book page b y removing the margins .  In the book page , press the b utton, then tap (right icon). The margins will be remov ed. Margin icons Close icon T o close the size menu T ap  , or press the b utton. Note  Depending on the content, you ma y not be able to enlarge the page. T o[...]

73 Reading Books Using the Book Option In the option menu of a book page , fur ther additional f eatures are av ailab le. In a book page, press the OPTIONS b utton to displa y the option menu. Close icon Hint  In the horizontal view or “2 P age View , ” all the items will not be displa yed in a single page . T ap to displa y the rest of t[...]

74 Reading Books Option item Description/Reference page Delete Book Deletes the currently view ed book ( page 101 ). Inf o Displa ys the book inf or mation ( page 102 ). Now Pla ying* 3 T akes y ou to the audio playbac k screen ( page 148 ). 2 P age View/ 1 P age View Displa ys the horizontal view in f acing pages or single page ( page 103 ). Orien[...]

75 Reading Books J umping to pages – “Go to P age” Y ou can jump to pages in one of the f ollowing wa ys: Using the page jump bar . Specifying the page number ( page 77 ). T o jump to pages using the page jump bar  In the book page , tap the page number in the status bar . The page jump panel appears. Page number Close icon Page jump panel[...]

76 Reading Books  Drag the slider , or tap a point on the page jump bar . The page is displa yed based on the slider position in the page jump bar . Slider Continued[...]

77 Reading Books Jumping dir ectly to a specific page Y ou can jump directly to a page b y inputting the page number with the on-screen n umer ic ke yboard.  T ap “Enter P age #” on the page jump panel. The numeric ke yboard appears. Input area (Backspace) key Close icon T o cancel the numeric keyboar d T ap  , or press the OPTIONS button[...]

78 Reading Books T o use the links of eBooks files on the Reader Y ou can use the page links on a EPUB , PDF or BBeB file. The link appears highlighted on the screen. T ap to jump to the link ed page. Link Hint  If you w ant to retur n to the pre vious page after you ha ve jumped to the linked page , press the OPTIONS button to displa y the o[...]

79 Reading Books Returning to pa ges – “History” Y ou can go bac k to pre viously displa yed pages .  In the book page , press the OPTIONS button, then tap “Histor y . ” The histor y jump icons appear . (Next View) (Previous View) History Jump icons Close icon T o close the history jump icons T ap  , or press the OPTIONS button. [...]

80 Reading Books Continued Sear ching keyw or ds within a book – “Sear ch” Y ou can search f or ke ywords in one of the f ollowing wa ys: Double-tapping a w ord. Using the option menu ( page 82 ). T o sear ch by double-tapping a wor d  In the book page , double-tap the desired wor d. The pop-up menu appears . (Search) Close icon Pop-up men[...]

81 Reading Books  T ap . The search result page containing the input word(s) appears. The results are highlighted on the page . Searc h result page (Previous Search) Close icon (Next Search) T o exit the search result page T ap  . The highlight will be remov ed from the input word(s).  T ap to skip to the next pa ge that contains the input[...]

82 Reading Books T o sear ch fr om the option menu  In the book page , press the OPTIONS button, then tap “Search. ” The on-screen k eyboard appears . Close icon Input area Hint  Y ou can search b y modifying the word that is selected by double-tapping. Double-tap the w ord, press the OPTIONS button, tap “Search, ” then modify the [...]

83 Reading Books  Input a wor d using the on-screen keyboar d ( page 28 ), then tap “Sear ch. ” The search result page containing the input word appears. The results are highlighted on the page . Searc h result page (Previous Search) Close icon (Next Search) Note  Y ou cannot input characters in the input area be yond what the input ar[...]

84 Reading Books Creating a bookmark – “Create/Edit Notes” Y ou can create a bookmark in one of the follo wing wa ys: Double-tapping a page . Using the option menu ( page 85 ). T o cr eate a bookmark by double-tapping a page  In the book page , double-tap near the upper right corner of the screen. The upper right cor ner of the page is sho[...]

85 Reading Books T o cr eat e a boo kma rk fr om the opt ion me nu  In the book page , press the OPTIONS button, then tap “Create/Edit Notes. ” The tool bar appears. T ool bar  T ap . The upper right cor ner of the page is sho wn as f olded, and the color of in the tool bar becomes shaded. (Bookmark) Bookmark Close icon T o close the tool[...]

86 Reading Books Hint  Y ou can add a comment to a bookmark by tapping the bookmark. For details , refer to “Adding a comment” ( page 93 ). Note  By adjusting the te xt size , the displa yed bookmark on the adjusted page ma y contain a v ar iety of bookmark information. Note that all this bookmark information on the page will be del[...]

87 Reading Books Highligh ting a w ord (s) – “Create/Ed it Notes” Y ou can highlight a word(s) in one of the f ollowing wa ys: Double-tapping a w ord in the book page of the book. Using the option menu ( page 88 ). T o highlight a wor d(s) by double-tapping  In the book page , double-tap the desired wor d, then tap . The word is highlighte[...]

88 Reading Books T o highlight a wor d(s) fr om the option menu  In the book page , press the OPTIONS button, then tap “Create/Edit Notes”  . The color of in the tool bar becomes shaded, and the highlighting function becomes a vailab le.  Drag across the w ord(s) on the book page. The word(s) is highlighted. (Highlight marker) Highligh[...]

89 Reading Books Hint  Y ou can add a comment to a highlight b y tapping the highlighted word(s). For details , ref er to “Adding a comment” ( page 93 ). Notes  While an item on the tool bar is activ e, y ou cannot select a word b y double-tapping. While no item is activ e, y ou can select the word, b ut cannot displa y the pop-up m[...]

90 Reading Books Marking up a book page b y handwriting – “Create/Edit Notes” Y ou can freely mark up a book page using the supplied stylus or a finger .  In the book page , press the OPTIONS button, then tap “Create/Edit Notes”  . The color of in the tool bar becomes shaded, and the markup function becomes av ailable .  Mark up [...]

91 Reading Books Notes  During the mar kup operation, the current page is sa ved b y pressing a button or closing a book.  Y ou cannot tur n pages by dr agging on the page if either , or are selected. Use the < > buttons . T o erase a line T ap , then tap or stroke a par t of the line. T o display a marked page Y ou can displa y a[...]

92 Reading Books T o display an iconized markup in original for m If y ou do not view the marked page in the same te xt size and page la y out (“1 P age View” or “2 P age View”), the markup is display ed as at the first character of the marked page . T o displa y the mar kup on the or iginal page, tap to pop up its thumbnail, and tap the th[...]

93 Reading Books Adding a comment Y ou can add a comment to a bookmark or highlighted word in one of the f ollowing w a ys: “by Dr awing” “by K e yboard” ( page 95 ) Note  If the tool bar is displa yed and if an y of , or has already been selected, unselect by tapping it and tap either the highlighted word(s) or the bookmark to enter [...]

94 Reading Books  T ap “by Dra wing. ” The comment editor with the freehand tool bar appears. Drawing area Comment editor (Pen) Close icon (Eraser) T o close the comment editor T ap  .  Draw freely in the dra wing area. Lines are dra wn as you drag on the touch screen. Note  A handwritten comment cannot hav e multiple pages . T o[...]

95 Reading Books Adding a comment using the on-scr een keyboar d  In the book page , tap the desired bookmark or highlighted w ord  “by K eyboar d. ” The comment editor with the on-screen k eyboard appears. Comment editor Input area Close icon T o close the comment editor T ap  .  Enter your comment using the on-screen keyboar d ( p[...]

96 Reading Books T o view a comment T ap a bookmark or highlight with on a book page. The comment vie wer appears. Page number of the comment (not displayed for handwritten comments) Comment viewer  /  : The arrows become available when the comment has multiple pages (not displayed for handwritten comments). T o display the previous/next page[...]

97 Reading Books Selecting a note – “Create/Edit Notes” In the “Notes” list, you can quic kly display the page that contains a note of the currently vie wed book.  In the book page , press the OPTIONS button, then tap “Create/Edit Notes. ” The tool bar appears.  T ap “ Notes. ” The list of all the bookmarks, highlights, and [...]

98 Reading Books Icons and type of notes in the “Notes” list Icon T ype of note/ Displa yed headline Bookmark/ First sentence of the page Bookmark containing a handwr itten comment/ First sentence of the page Bookmark containing a text comment/ First sentence of the comment Highlight/ Highlighted word(s) Highlight containing a handwritten comme[...]

99 Reading Books Using the option menu of the “Notes” List In the “Notes” list, press the OPTIONS button to open the option menu. Close icon Option item Description Sor t* 1 Sor ts the order of the list (def ault setting is “by P age”) ( page 52 ). Search Searches f or desired notes by k eyword ( page 56 ). Delete Notes Deletes the book[...]

100 Reading Books Hiding notes – “Hide Notes” Y ou can temporarily hide notes. If a link is entirely ov er lapped with a highlight and you are unab le to tap it, use this f eature.  In the book page , press the OPTIONS button, then tap “Hide Notes. ” All bookmarks, highlights, and markups within a book are temporarily hidden. Notes [...]

101 Reading Books Deleting a book – “Delete Book” Y ou can delete the currently vie wed book on the Reader or memor y cards that are inser ted into the Reader .  In the book page , press the OPTIONS button, then tap “Delete Book. ”  T ap “Y es. ” The book is deleted and the screen s witches to the book list. Hint  Y ou can[...]

102 Reading Books Displa ying book information – “Info” Y ou can chec k book inf or mation, such as title, author , book cov er thumbnail, etc.  In the book page , press the OPTIONS button, then tap “Info. ” The book inf or mation appears . Item Description Book cov er thumbnail The book cov er thumbnail. (BBeB file only) Title The boo[...]

103 Reading Books Reading in adjacent pages – “2 P age View” Y ou can set the Reader to vie w in adjacent pages.  In the book page , press the OPTIONS button, then tap “2 Pa ge View . ” Th e p age s a re dis pl a ye d h oriz ont all y , si de b y sid e. Hints  When you read a book in “2 P age View , ” you can create bookmark [...]

104 Reading Books Switc hing screen orientation – “Orientation” In the option menu, y ou can switch the screen orientation from ver tical to hor izontal or vice v ersa. Once the screen orientation is switched, all men us and contents are displa yed in the selected orientation. Hint  Y ou can s witch the screen orientation from any of th[...]

105 Reading Books Se ar c hi ng for No te s fr o m “A ll Not es” F rom “All Notes” in the “Home” menu, y ou can jump to a page with a bookmark, highlight, mar kup or comment within all contents of the Reader and memor y cards.  In the “Home” menu, tap “All Notes. ” “Home” menu “All Notes” Continued[...]

106 Reading Books  T ap a note on the list. Back icon “All Notes” list Scroll bar ( page 53 ) Indicates type of note ( page 98 ) Headline ( page 98 ) Annotated date/Book title or Issue date/ Annotated page number T o close the “All Notes” list T ap . Y ou will retur n to the “Home” menu. Hint  Y ou can search f or a book page c[...]

107 Reading Books Using the option menu of the “All Notes” list In the “All Notes” list, press the OPTIONS button to open the option menu. Close icon Option item Description Sor t* 1 Sor ts the order of the list (def ault setting is “by Date”) ( page 52 ). Search Searches f or desired notes by k eyword ( page 56 ). Delete Notes Deletes [...]

108 Reading P eriodicals Reading Periodicals Y ou can read automatically deliv ered periodicals from the “Home” menu ( page 40 ). Hint  Y ou can create a bookmark ( page 84 ) and add a comment to it ( page 93 ) in a newspaper in the same w ay y ou can in a book page.  In the “Home” menu, T ap “P eriodicals”. “New Delivery”:[...]

109 Reading P eriodicals  T ap the desired periodical on the list. Back icon “P eriodicals” list Periodical title Number of issue Hint  Cer tain content appears with icons that indicate the content status. For details about the icons , ref er to “Icons in the list” ( page 50 ). T o return to the “Home” menu T ap . Continued[...]

110 Reading P eriodicals  T ap the desired issue on the list. Back icon Scroll bar ( page 53 ) Issue list Issue date Front page headline Hint  Cer tain content appears with icons that indicate the content status. For details about the icons , ref er to “Icons in the list” ( page 50 ). T o return to the “Periodicals” list T ap . [...]

111 Reading P eriodicals Using the option menu of periodical lists In the “P er iodicals” list, press the OPTIONS button to displa y the option menu. Close icon Option item Description/ Reference page Sor t Sor ts the order of the list (default setting is “by Issue Date”) ( page 52 ). View Switches the list displa y f or mat ( page 55 ). Se[...]

112 Reading P eriodicals In the issue list, press the OPTIONS b utton to open the option menu. Close icon Option item Description/ Reference page Sor t Sor ts the order of the list (default setting is “by Issue Date”) ( page 52 ). View Switches the list displa y f or mat ( page 55 ). Search Searches f or a desired issue by k eyword ( page 56 ).[...]

113 Reading P eriodicals Br owsing Newspaper s When y ou open a newspaper , the newspaper vie wer appears. A ne wspaper consists of the f ollowing le vels:  Section: The topics and headlines of the ar ticles belonging to the section are displa yed.  Ar ticle: Y ou can read the whole content. Y ou can na vigate through a newspaper using [...]

114 Reading P eriodicals Operations on an article Navigation bar in an article “  Ar tic le ”: Skips to the pre vious ar ticle. “ Section T op ”: Retur n to the first page of the section. “ T able of Contents ”: Opens the list of sections. If you tap a section on the list, a list of ar ticles appears . “ Ar tic le  ”: Skips to[...]

115 Reading P eriodicals Using the option menu of the newspaper viewer In the ne wspaper view er , press the OPTIONS button to open the option menu. Close icon Hint  In the ho rizo nta l v ie w o r “2 P age Vie w , ” all th e i tems wi ll not be dis pla y ed in a s ingl e p age . T ap to di spl a y t he rest of th e it ems . Option item D[...]

116 Reading P eriodicals Option item Description/ Reference page Inf o Displa ys the newspaper inf or mation. Now Pla ying* 2 T akes y ou to the audio playbac k screen ( page 148 ). Orientation Switches the screen or ientation (ver tical/ horizontal) ( page 104 ). * 1 “Hide Notes”/“Show Notes” is display ed only when notes are present in th[...]

117 Reading Content in a Collection Reading Content in a Collection Reading Content in a Collection Y ou can select a book from a collection, which is a list of books or periodicals. Purchased books, and unread books or periodicals will be automatically stored in the f ollowing def ault collections:  “Unread Books”: books y ou hav e ne v [...]

118 Reading Content in a Collection  T ap the desired collection on the list. Back icon “Collections” list Hint  Y ou can use the option menu of the “Collections” list. Y ou can search f or a collection using the on-screen ke yboard ( page 56 ), or change the screen orientation ( page 104 ). Also , you can go to the pla yback scree[...]

119 Reading Content in a Collection  T ap the desired book/issue on the list. The list of selected collection Back icon T o return to the “Collections” list T ap .  Read the book/issue . F or details about operations on the book page, ref er to “Operations on the book page” ( page 59 ). In the case of a ne wspaper , the newspaper vie [...]

120 Reading Content in a Collection Using the options menu of a collection In the list in a collection, press the OPTIONS b utton to open the option menu. Close icon “Unread P eriodicals” “Unread Books” ”Purc hased Books” Option item Description/ Reference page Sor t* 1 Sor ts the order of the list (def ault setting is: “by Date” f [...]

121 Managing Content Continued Managing Content In the option menu of each content list, y ou can manage content on the Reader . Deleting content Y ou can delete unnecessar y content from the list. The f ollowing procedure e xplains how to delete periodical issues. Hint  This option is also av ailable in the “Books” list, “Handwr iting?[...]

122 Managing Content  T ap the chec k bo xes of issues y ou want to delete  “Done . ” The confir mation screen appears.  T ap “Y es” to delete selected issues. Hints  In the option menu of the issue list, y ou can set to delete old issues automatically when a specified number of issues are stored ( page 125 ).  T o dele[...]

123 Managing Content Pr otecting content Y ou can set desired content so as not to be deleted unintentionally . The f ollowing procedure e xplains how to protect periodical issues. Hint  This option is also av ailable in the “Books” list, “Handwr iting” list, “T ext Memo” list, “A udio” list and “Pictures” list. Note ?[...]

124 Managing Content  T ap  “Done. ” is changed into and the selected issues will be protected. Hint  T o protect all the issues, press the OPTIONS button in the “Protect Issues” list, then tap “Protect All”  “Done. ” T o r emove pr otection T ap  “Done. ” Hint  T o unprotect all the issues, press the OPT[...]

125 Managing Content Managing periodicals In the issue list, y ou can keep only recent issues and delete pre vious issues automatically .  In the issue list, press the OPTIONS button, then tap “Manage Subscription. ” The management dialog appears.  T ap the desired setting  “Save. ” Hints  If you w ant to delete extra issues [...]

126 Using Application Cr eating Drawings Y ou can enjo y handwr itten drawing using the touch screen.  In th e “Home ” men u, ta p “Ap plic atio ns” ta b  “Handwriting. ” “Home” menu “Applications” menu  “Handwriting” Most recent created drawings. T ap to view it. Continued Using Application[...]

127 Using Application  T ap “New Dra wing. ” “Handwriting” list “New Drawing” Back icon Created date and time Created drawings Hints  If all the items cannot be displa yed in a single page , the scroll bar appears on the right side of the list. For details , ref er to “About the bar” ( page 53 ).  Cer tain content app[...]

128 Using Application  Draw in the drawing area with the supplied stylus or y our finger . Drawing editor (Eraser) Close icon (Pen) T o erase a drawing T ap , stroke across the dra wing thoroughly . T o erase only a line , tap any point on the line .  T ap “Done” to save the dra wing. The dra wing editor closes. Hint  If you tap “[...]

129 Using Application Using the option menu of the “Handwriting” list In the “Handwr iting” list, press the OPTIONS button to displa y the option menu. Option item Description/Reference page Delete Dra wings Deletes dra wings ( page 121 ). Protect Dra wings Protects dra wings from being deleted ( page 123 ). Now Pla ying* T akes y ou to the[...]

130 Using Application Viewing created drawings T ap the dra wing display ed in the “Home” menu or “Handwriting” list. T o displa y the pre vious/ne xt dra wing, drag on the touch screen or press the < > b uttons. Current drawing number/ T otal drawing number Drawing vie wer T o edit a drawing In the dra wing viewer , tap “Edit” to[...]

131 Using Application Using the option menu of the drawing viewer In the dra wing viewer , press the OPTIONS button to displa y the option menu. Option item Description/Reference page Delete Dra wing Deletes currently view ed dra wing ( page 130 ). Now Pla ying* T akes y ou to the audio pla yback screen ( page 148 ). Orientation Switches the screen[...]

132 Using Application Continued Cr eating T ext Memos Y ou can create a te xt memo using the on-screen k eyboard.  In th e “Home ” men u, ta p “Ap plic atio ns” ta b  “T ext Memo. ” “Home” menu  “Applications” menu “T ext Memo”[...]

133 Using Application  T ap “New Memo. ” “T ext Memo” list Scroll bar( page 53 ) Back icon “New Memo” Created date/time Created memos Hint  Cer tain content appears with icons that indicate the content status. For details about the icons , ref er to “Icons in the list” ( page 50 ). Note  In the “T ext Memo” list, [...]

134 Using Application  Enter text in the input area using the on-screen keyboar d ( page 28 ) Close icon T ext memo editor Input area Hint  The on-screen ke yboard in the text memo editor has a “Retur n” ke y . Y ou can provide a line f eed using this ke y . T o close the on-screen keyboard T ap  .  T ap “Done” to save the te[...]

135 Using Application Using the option menu of the “T e xt Memo” list In the “T ext Memo” list, press the OPTIONS button to displa y the option menu. Option item Description/Reference page Delete Memos Deletes memos ( page 121 ). Protect Memos Protects memos from being deleted ( page 123 ). Now Pla ying* T akes y ou to the audio playbac k s[...]

136 Using Application Viewing te xt memos In the “T ext memo” list, tap the desired text memo . Drag on the touch screen or press the < > b uttons to displa y the previous/ne xt te xt memo . T ext memo vie wer  /  : The arrows become available when the memo has multiple pages. T o display the previous/next page of the memo, tap  [...]

137 Using Application Using the option menu of the text memo vie wer In the te xt memo viewer , press the OPTIONS button to displa y the option menu. Option item Description/Reference page Delete Memo Deletes currently vie wed memo ( page 136 ). Now Pla ying* T akes y ou to the audio pla yback screen ( page 148 ). Orientation Switches the screen or[...]

138 Using Application Using the Embedded Dictionar y Y ou can look up words using the English dictionaries incor porated in the Reader . Hint  “New Oxford American Dictionar y” (default setting) and “Oxford Dictionar y of English” are av ailable . Y ou can change the dictionar y from “Dictionar y” in the “Advanced Settings” me[...]

139 Using Application  Input the wor d using the on-screen keyboar d, then tap candidate w ord. The definition is fully displa yed in the dictionar y vie wer . Close icon Definition area (Keyboard) Dictionary viewer T o look up other wor ds T ap . F or details about the dictionar y viewer , ref er to “Looking up other words” ( page 66 ). T o[...]

140 Using Application V iewing Pictur es Y ou can vie w pictures transf erred from your computer . F or details about how to transf er or manage pictures, ref er to “Managing content on y our computer” ( page 45 ) or Reader Librar y Help . Hints  F or details about suppor ted file f or mats refer to “Suppor ted File F or mat” ( page 1[...]

141 Using Application  T ap the desired picture on the list. “Pictures” list Thumbnails Back icon Picture name T ransferred date Hints  If all the items cannot be displa yed in a single page , the scroll bar appears on the right side of the list. For details , ref er to “About the bar” ( page 53 ).  Cer tain content appears w[...]

142 Using Application Using the option menu of picture list In the “Pictures” list, press the OPTIONS button to displa y the option menu. Close icon Option item Description/Reference page Sor t* 1 Sor ts the order of the list (def ault setting is “by Date”) ( page 52 ). View Switches the list displa y f or mat ( page 55 ). Delete Pictures D[...]

143 Using Application Operations on the picture viewer On the picture vie wer , y ou can perf or m the f ollowing operations . Current picture number/ total picture number Picture viewer T o display the pr evious/next pictur e Drag on the picture vie wer , or press the < > button. T o zoom in/out a picture Y ou can zoom in/out a picture . On [...]

144 Using Application Using the option menu of the picture vie wer In the picture vie wer , press the OPTIONS b utton to displa y the option menu. Close icon Option item Description/Reference page Retur n to List Closes the picture vie wer . Slideshow On/ Slideshow Off Star ts/Stops a slideshow of pictures. The “Slideshow” setting can be config[...]

145 Using Application Playing Audio Files Y ou can pla y back audio files transf erred from your computer . F or details about how to transf er or manage audio files, ref er to “Managing content on y our computer” ( page 45 ) or Reader Librar y Help . If y ou want to read books while listening to music , connect the optional headphones to the h[...]

146 Using Application  T ap the desired track on the list. Back icon “A udio” list Thumbnail T rack title Artist name Hints  If all the items cannot be displa yed in a single page , the scroll bar appears on the right side of the list. For details , ref er to “About the bar” ( page 53 ).  Cer tain content appears with icons t[...]

147 Using Application Using the option menu of audio In the “Audio” list, press the OPTIONS b utton to displa y the options menu. Close icon Option item Description/Reference page Sor t Sor ts the order of the list (default setting is “by Title”) ( page 52 ). View Switches the list displa y f or mat ( page 55 ). Delete A udio* 1 Deletes tra[...]

148 Using Application Operations on the playbac k screen On the pla yback screen, y ou can perf or m the f ollowing operations .  Picture area : Sho ws the cov er ar t.  T rack title  Ar tist name  Alb um name   /  : P auses/Restar ts the pla yback.  Status bar : Sho ws the current trac k/total trac k number , volume indicat[...]

149 Using Application T o stop or r estar t playback T ap  or  . T o skip to the previous/next track Drag on the pla yback screen, or press the < > button. T o r ewind/fast-forward a track Drag the slider , or tap on the playbac k progress bar . T o contr ol the volume  T o adjust the v olume, press the V OL-/+ button, and the v o[...]

150 Using Application Using the option menu of the playbac k screen In the pla yback screen, press the OPTIONS b utton to displa y the option menu. Close icon Option item Description/Reference page Retur n to List T akes y ou to the “A udio” list. Repeat Off (def ault setting): Stops pla yback after pla ying all trac ks. 1 Song : Pla ys the cur[...]

151 Settings Changing Settings Y ou can configure v arious settings from the “Settings” menu. The f ollowing procedure e xplains how to set the “Date and Time” setting.  In the “Home” menu, tap “Settings” tab. “Home” menu “Settings”  T ap the item you want to c hange . “Settings” menu Settings Continued[...]

152 Settings  T ap the desired par t or field to change the setting. T o input a number , tap the numeric ke y . “Date and Time” setting screen Back icon  T ap “OK” or “Y es” to confirm the setting. T o cancel the operation T ap .[...]

153 Settings “Settings” menu items In the “Settings” menu, y ou can configure the f ollowing settings. “Date and Time” Sets the date and time of the Reader . Y ou need to configure this setting in initial settings, or after restoring the def ault settings using “Restore Def aults” ( page 171 ). Hint  When you access the Reader[...]

154 Settings “Date and Time Format” Sets the displa y format of date and time. A v ailable displa y f or mats:  “Date”: “Month-Day-Y ear” (def ault setting), “Da y- Month-Y ear . ”  “Time”:“12 hour” (def ault setting) “24 hour . ” “Power Management” P o wer management helps y ou to av oid unnecessar y bat[...]

155 Settings “Wir eless Standby” Wireless standb y helps you to a void unnecessar y batter y consumption caused by wireless communication. “On” is set by def ault. If y ou do not perf or m any wireless operations f or more than 10 minutes , the wireless f eature automatically enters standb y mode. Dur ing standby mode , you can receiv e per[...]

156 Settings “Menu Language” Sets the language of the displa yed menu or messages . The f ollowing languages are a vailab le:  “English” (def ault settings)  “F rançais”  “Deutsch”  “Nederlands” “Advanced Settings” Opens the “Advanced Settings” menu. F or details, ref er to “Advanced Settings m[...]

157 Settings “Adv anced Settings” menu items In the “Advanced Settings” menu, y ou can configure the f ollowing settings. “Device Lock” Loc ks the Reader by setting a pass word. “Off ” is set by def ault. In “Code, ” tap in the 4-digit number using the numeric k eys to set the pass word. Once the pass word is set, the ne xt time[...]

158 Settings “Keyboar d” Designates the countr y standard ke yboard. The f ollowing k eyboards are a vailab le.  “United States” (def ault settings)  “United Kingdom”  “F rench”  “Ger man”  “Dutch” “Dictionar y” Sets the dictionar y used. A v ailable dictionaries:  “Ne w Oxf ord Amer[...]

159 Settings “Device Shutdown” Shuts down the Reader to minimiz e batter y consumption. Hint  Y ou can also shut down the Reader b y sliding the POWER s witch and holding it f or more than 3 seconds. Notes  Aft er s hutd own , th e Re ader ma y tak e a f e w mo ment s to turn on .  Y ou cannot receiv e periodicals by auto deli[...]

160 T roubleshooting T r oubleshooting If the Reader does not function as e xpected, tr y the f ollowing steps to resolv e the issue.  Reset the Reader by pressing the RESET b utton with the tip of the supplied stylus, or a small pin or c lip, then slide the PO WER switch to turn on the Reader . Remo ving the tip from the supplied stylus T wist [...]

161 T roubleshooting Notes  The bookmarks, highlights, markups, or the setting inf or mation ma y be deleted by resetting.  The screen will not change after pressing the RESET button. Slide the PO WER switch to turn on the Reader again.  Check the symptoms in “T roub leshooting” ( page 162 ).  Check f or information about the [...]

162 T roubleshooting Power Symptom Cause/Remedy Batter y cannot be charged.  Charge the batter y within the temperature range of 41 °F to 95 °F (5 °C to 35 °C). Otherwise, the charging ma y be insufficient or ma y not star t. Batter y lif e seems shor t.  The operating temperature is belo w 41 °F (5 °C). This is due to the batter y char[...]

163 T roubleshooting Power (continued) Symptom Cause/Remedy The Reader cannot be tur ned on.  Moisture condensation ma y hav e occurred. W ait for a f ew hours and then tur n on the Reader .  Batter y pow er has been fully depleted. Charge the Reader via an A C outlet ( page 22 ).  Mak e sure that the batter y pack is installed properly , [...]

164 T roubleshooting Wireless feature Symptom Cause/Remedy Y ou cannot access the Reader Store.  Y ou are out of the network cov erage area. T o check the wireless status , see the wireless status icon in the status bar ( page 34 ). Y ou cannot find a purchased book on the Reader .  The wireless connection ma y hav e been interr upted while y[...]

165 T roubleshooting Reading/playing/viewing contents Symptom Cause/Remedy A book cannot be read.  A book with cop yr ight protection cannot be read on any de vice other than the authorized one. If you ne v er register with the Reader , go to the Reader Store and complete registration.  If the book has an e xpiration date, confir m whether th[...]

166 T roubleshooting Reading/playing/viewing contents (continued) Symptom Cause/Remedy Sound output is not audib le  Increase the v olume if it is set to low .  If sound is not output through headphones, mak e sure the headphone plug is fir mly inser ted in the headphone jac k. A picture cannot be displa yed.  Picture files that are not su[...]

167 T roubleshooting Connection to the computer Symptom Cause/Remedy The Reader cannot be recognized b y y our computer .  The USB cab le is not connected properly . Reconnect it.  A USB hub or USB e xtension cable is used f or the connection. Connection via an e xtension cable or USB hub is not guaranteed. Connect the USB cab le directly to [...]

168 T roubleshooting Symptom Cause/Remedy The Reader cannot be recognized b y y our computer .  Use the supplied USB cab le.  There ma y be a malfunction with the USB por t on your computer . Connect the supplied USB cable to another por t on the computer .  It ma y take a while f or the software to be recognized b y the computer . W ait f[...]

169 T roubleshooting Symptom Cause/Remedy The Reader becomes unstable while it is connected to the computer .  A USB hub or USB e xtension cable is used f or the connection. Connection via an e xtension cable or USB hub is not guaranteed. Connect the USB cab le directly to the computer . The Reader’ s batter y cannot be charged.  The USB ca[...]

170 T roubleshooting Memory card Symptom Cause/Remedy Content on a memor y card cannot be read/pla yed/ view ed.  Chec k that the memor y card is inser ted in the media slot in the correct direction ( page 14 ).  Chec k to see that you are using a memor y card that is suppor ted b y the Reader ( page 186 ).  Clean the terminal area of the [...]

171 T roubleshooting Restoring default settings Y ou can restore all the def ault settings of the Reader . The def ault settings will be restored as shown in the tab le below:  In the “Home” menu, tap “Settings” tab  “Restore Defaults. ” The “Restore Defaults” screen appears . If “Device Loc k” is set to “On, ” the scr[...]

172 T roubleshooting Uninstalling Reader Librar y T o uninstall the supplied softw are from your computer , f ollow the procedures below . Note  Bef ore uninstalling, de-authorize your computer if it is authorized. F or details on de-authorization, refer to the Reader Libr ar y Help . Uninstalling fr om Windows  Click “Star t” – “C[...]

173 Other Information Updating the Reader Device Softwar e By updating the Reader de vice software, y ou can ensure y our Reader has the latest f eatures. The latest software updates can be perf or med from the update menu on Reader Libr ar y from “Help” – “Chec k for Updates. ” F or details on updates, ref er to the Reader Librar y Help [...]

174 Other Information About Pr e-loaded Content on the Reader Sample content is pre-installed in the Reader so that y ou can tr y them out right aw a y . The pre-installed sample content is f or the pur pose of trial reading, vie wing and listening. Note  If you delete pre-installed sample content, y ou cannot restore it, and Sony will not su[...]

175 Other Information Pr ecautions The f ollowing FCC statement applies only to the v ersion of this model manuf actured f or sale in the USA. Other v ersions ma y not comply with FCC technical regulations. INFORMA TION: NO TE: This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with the limits f or a Class B digital device , pursuant to P ar t 15 [...]

176 Other Information Radio frequency radiation e xposure Inf or mation: This equipment complies with FCC radiation e xposure limits set f or th f or an uncontrolled environment. This transmitter m ust not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or tr ansmitter . If y ou ha ve any questions about this pr oduct: Visit: www .[...]

177 Other Information RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION BA TTERIES Lithium-ion batteries are recyclable . Y ou can help preser ve our en vironment by retur ning your used rechargeab le batter ies to the collection and recycling location nearest y ou. F or more information regarding recycling of rechargeab le batter ies, call toll free 1-800-822-8837, or visit [...]

178 Other Information  The SAR v alue is deter mined at the highest cer tified pow er le v el in laborator y conditions, b ut the actual SAR le vel of the Reader while it is oper ating can be well belo w this v alue.  This is because the Reader is designed to use the minimum po wer required to reach the network.  V ar iation in SA[...]

179 Other Information  In order to meet RF Exposure guidelines, f ollow the steps of “Attaching the supplied cov er PRSA-ZC9” ( page 18 ) bef ore using the Reader .  Use of other accessories may not ensure compliance with FCC RF Exposure guidelines. On the battery pack If the batter y pack is mishandled, the batter y pack can b urst[...]

180 Other Information  Do not handle damaged or leaking lithium ion batteries. Since batter y liquid ma y remain in the Reader , consult y our nearest Sony dealer or Son y Ser vice Center if the batter y pac k has leaked. If the liquid comes in contact with y our ey es, do not rub y our ey es as this may lead to b lindness. W ash out y our ey[...]

181 Other Information Safety inf ormation  A SIM card is f actor y installed. If you tak e it out, the wireless f eature becomes unav ailab le.  Do not inser t an y f oreign objects in the DC IN jack of the Reader .  Use the supplied A C adapter (AC-S5220E) only . Do not use other A C adapter .  Be sure not to shor t-circuit[...]

182 Other Information  Remember to f ollow the precautions below . − Be careful not to drop the Reader into a sink or other container filled with water . − Do not use the Reader in humid locations or bad weather , such as in the rain or sno w . − Do not get the Reader wet. If you touch the Reader with w et hands, or put the Reader in a [...]

183 Other Information On heat b uild-up Heat ma y build up in the Reader while charging, or if it is used f or an extended period of time. On the headphones Road safety Do not use headphones while driving, cycling, or operating an y motor ized v ehicle. It ma y create a traffic hazard and is illegal in many areas . It can also be potentially danger[...]

184 Other Information On the wireless feature  SONY provides wireless connectivity at no additional cost to y ou f or cer tain activities in connection with the content ser vice provided b y SONY . Y ou may be charged a f ee for wireless connectivity f or your use of other wireless ser vices on your product, such as w eb browsing, should thos[...]

185 Other Information  T ur n off the wireless f eature outside the USA. Do not use wireless f eature in other countr ies.  T ur n off the wireless f eature when y ou are in a location in which radio comm unications are prohibited. When you are in such a location, y ou must obtain permission from the appropr iate authorities before enab[...]

186 Other Information Notes on memory cards Y ou can use the f ollowing memor y cards with the Reader . Memory Stick Duo  media Memor y Stick Duo  Memor y Stick PR O Duo  Memor y Stick Micro  SD Card SD Card SDHC Card Notes  Sony’ s Memory Stick Duo  media of up to 32 GB has been tested to work with the Reader . But the prope[...]

187 Other Information About Memory Stick Duo  media Memor y Stick Duo  is a compact-siz e IC recording media with a large capacity . It has been designed not only f or exchanging/sharing digital data among Memor y Stick Duo  compliant products , but also f or ser ving as an remov ab le e xter nal storage media that can sa ve data. About SD[...]

188 Other Information  A v oid the f ollowing to pre vent data damage . Sony does not provide an y guarantee f or damaged data. − Remov e a memor y card or tur n off the Reader while reading or writing data. − Operate the Reader in the location where static charge or electrical noise is present.  Do not use a label other than the de[...]

189 Other Information On software  Cop yr ight laws prohibit reproducing the softw are or the manual accompan ying it in whole or in par t, or renting the software without the permission of the cop yr ight holder .  In no e vent will SONY be liab le f or any financial damage, or loss of profits , including claims made by third par ties [...]

190 Other Information On cleaning  Clean the case of the Reader with a soft cloth, such as a cleaning cloth f or ey eglasses.  If the case of the Reader becomes v er y dir ty , clean it with a soft cloth slightly moistened with water or a mild detergent solution.  Do not use any type of abr asiv e pad, scour ing powder , or solven[...]

191 Other Information Copyright Notice The contents of each book pre-loaded on this product are cop yr ighted wor ks, edited with the cooper ation of the pub lisher . Cop yr ight laws prohibit cop ying the data of this product or the contents of this manual (illustr ations, related documents, etc.) in whole or in par t without the per mission of th[...]

192 Other Information All other system names and product names appearing in this document are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respectiv e owners. Fur ther , the trademark TM and registered trademar k ® symbols are not indicated throughout this document. Program ©2009 Son y Cor poration Documentation ©2009 Sony Corporation[...]

193 Other Information GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE This product contains the f ollowing software co v ered by the GNU General Pub lic License (hereinafter referred to as “GPL ”) and/or GNU Lesser General Public License (hereinafter ref erred to as “LGPL ”). Y ou ma y obtain, alter , and redistr ibute the source code of these software products[...]

194 Other Information F or the ter ms and conditions concer ning GPL and LGPL, please ref er to below . The source code f or these software products is a vailab le on Sony’ s website . T o do wnload, please visit the f ollowing URL: http://www .sony .net/Products/Linux/ Please note that Sony accepts no inquiries concer ning the content of the sou[...]

195 Other Information Suppor ted File For mat The f ollowing files can be managed on Reader Librar y and transf erred to the Reader . Book  EPUB file (.epub file e xtension) EPUB (OPS v ersion 2.0) suppor ted  PDF file (.pdf file e xtension) PDF v ersion 1.4 or bef ore is suppor ted  BBeB* 1 (.lrf or .lrx file e xtension, Non-DRM)[...]

196 Other Information Picture  JPEG file (.jpg or .jpeg file e xtension)  GIF file (.gif file e xtension)*  PNG file (.png file e xtension)  BMP file (.bmp file e xtension) * F or an animation GIF file, only the first frame will be sho wn.[...]

197 Other Information Specifications Model name PRS-9 00 P ower source Recha rgeab le ba ttery: 3.7 V DC A C ada pter (A C-S52 20E)  Input: AC 100-240 V , 50/60 Hz, 0.26 A  Output: 5.2 V DC, 2,000 mA USB Battery lif e (contin uous playbac k) Maxim um B attery: Appro x. 12, 000 con tinuo us pag e turns whe n readi ng only * * Measured using a [...]

198 Other Information WW AN Suppo r ts HSP A, UMTS , EDGE a nd GPRS data s er vices w ith tw o bands (850 an d 1,900 MHz) Expansion slots Memory Stic k PR O Duo ™ slot, S D card slot A C Adapter for Reader (A C-S5220E)  Output: 5.2 V DC, 2,000 mA  Input: 100 - 240 V AC , 50/60 Hz, 0.26 A  Operating/Charging temperature: 41˚F to 95˚F (5[...]

199 Other Information System requirements The f ollowing are requirements to use Reader Librar y . OS Micr osoft Windo ws 7 (32/6 4 bit) Windo ws 7 Hom e Basic Windo ws 7 Hom e Pr emium Windo ws 7 Pr ofessional Windo ws 7 Ult imate Micr osoft Windo ws Vi sta (32/6 4 bit) Windo ws V ista Hom e Basic with Se rvice Pa ck 1 or later Windo ws V ista Hom[...]

200 Other Information Index Symbols “Home” .......................... 32 “Store” ............................. 36 “Settings” ..................... 151 “Continue Reading” ....... 48 “Books” .......................... 48 “P er iodicals” ................ 108 “Collections” ................ 117 “All Notes” ...............[...]

201 Other Information H Headphone jack ................. 11 “Hide Notes” .................... 100 Highlight ............................. 87 Holes f or cov er attachment ......................... 13, 18, 159 “Home” menu ..................... 32 I Impor t ................................ 45 “Inf o” ................................ 102 L [...]

202 Other Information S SD card ...................... 14, 186 “Search” ....................... 56, 80 “Settings” ......................... 151 “About” ........................ 156 “Date and Time” .......... 153 “Date and Time F or mat” ................................. 154 “Menu Language” ....... 156 “P age T ur n Gesture[...]