Sony PRS-650BC manual

©20 10 So ny Cor po rati on 4-257-661- 11 (3) PRS-650 User Guide Digital Book Reader Click for instan t acc ess! T able of Contents Index[...]

2 T able of Contents Index C ONGR A TULA TIONS Y our Reader T ouch Edition™ c omes with these useful fea tures:  Clear touch – a high quality touch screen that allows y ou to na vigate eff ortlessly by swiping to turn pages, tap t o bookmar k, take notes and highlight.  F ont Zoom – incr ease or decrease the t ext size to y our pr[...]

3 T able of Contents Index  Use the “ C ollections” fea ture to or ganize y our librar y on your Reader™ to find the book y ou want to r ead .  Never lose track of time with the clock* view (whenever the OPTIONS button is pr essed). * Set the time using the [Date and Time] setting (  90 ). F or mor e details , please ref er to [...]

4 T able of Contents Index Useful F eatures Annotation  Book mark ing (  39 )  Highlighting word(s) (  40 )  Handwriting a note (  41 )  Adding a not e (  42 ) Resizing  Adjusting the t ext size (  47 )  Changing a page mode (  48 ) Zooming in (  49 ) Adjusting Cont ent Vie w (  52 )[...]

5 T able of Contents Index Searching  F inding notes within a book (  44 ), among books (  46 )  Searching keywords (  55 )  Searching a book (  34 ) Jumping to a page (  57 ) Dic tionar y  When reading a book (  60 )  As an application (  82 )  List of previously looked up w ords (  63 ) [...]

6 T able of Contents Index O ther Applic ations  Handwriting (  77 )  T ext M emo (  80 )  Picture V iewer (  83 )  Audio P lay er (  85 ) S upported File F ormats (  121 ) Specific ations (  19 )[...]

7 T able of Contents Index Chapter 1 Getting Star ted ........................................... 8-20 P arts and Controls ...................................................... 8 Charging the Reader ............................................... 12 P ow er Saving T ips .................................................... 14 How to Get eBooks ....[...]

Getting Star ted 8 T able of Contents Index P ar ts and C on tr ols  P ower S wit ch T o Ac tion P ow er on or wake up from sle ep mode* 1 Slide to the right and release quickly . Enter sleep mode Slide and release quickly . The standby screen* 2 appears . P ow er off completely When not in sleep mode slide and hold for mor e than 3 seconds . F [...]

Parts a nd Controls 9 T able of Contents Index Memor y Stick Duo™ media SD card  Mark  Mark  Memory Stick PRO Duo™ slot  Memory card acc ess indicator Lights up in orange during memor y card acc ess.  SD car d slot Note  Please see  114 regar ding memor y card usage .  S tylus F or mor e pr ecise operations , use the [...]

Parts a nd Controls 10 T able of Contents Index  T ouch screen (  23 ) Lightly tap the screen either with a finger , or the supplied stylus to navigate .  < > (P age T urn) buttons Pr ess < (pr evious) or > (next) to turn the page. Pr ess and hold < or > to turn pages c ontinuously .  (Home) button (  29 ) Shows the[...]

Parts a nd Controls 11 T able of Contents Index  – VOL +* 1 V olume button (  87 ) Adjusts the v olume when playing an audio file . * 1 A tactile dot on the + button helps with ease of operation.   Headphones jack   Micro USB c onnector (  12 ) Used f or transf erring data and charging the Reader .  RESET hole (  96 ) ?[...]

Charging the Reader 12 T able of Contents Index Charg ing the Reader Charge y our Reader by connecting it to your c omputer with the USB cable (supplied). The time to c ompletely charge a deplet ed battery is about 3 hours with a USB connection, or about 2 hours by the optional AC adapt er (PRSA-A C1). Li g h t s u p i n r ed Charging ba ttery* T u[...]

Charging the Reader 13 T able of Contents Index Note  The Reader only charges when the connected comput er is power ed on.  The Reader cannot be operat ed when connected to a computer via USB . Status indicators during charging Icon and message Status [Char ging battery] Charging in pr ogr ess. The battery icon does not indicate r emain[...]

Pow er Saving Tips 14 T able of Contents Index P ow er Sa ving T ips Charging Battery  T o fully charge your Reader , continue charging un til indicator sho ws completion of charge (  12 ).  Charging a c ompletely depleted ba tter y will take 3 hours when connected to the USB por t of a power ed on comput er , 2 hours when connected to the[...]

Pow er Saving Tips 15 T able of Contents Index More po w er requiring opera tions The f ollowing cases ma y consume mor e pow er .  Graphics intensiv e con tent  Pla ying audio files  Phot o slidesho w with a shor t duration  Using e xternal memor y cards  F r equent inser tion and ejection of memor y cards  An ex cessiv e number [...]

Pow er Saving Tips 16 T able of Contents Index Tips to sa v e P o w er  If you do not use the Reader for mor e than one day , power off the Reader c ompletely (  8 , 89 ).  Do not leave the Reader unchar ged for a prolonged per iod of time . This may r educe the charging capability .  W e recommend the optional AC adapt er (PRSA- A C1).[...]

How to Get eBooks 17 How t o G et eBooks T o purchase and transf er eBooks to y our Reader , please carr y out the following initial st eps. 1 Install Reader™ Librar y sof tware. 2 Cr ea te an acc ount at y our Reader Stor e or your eBook st ore . 3 P ur chase and download eBooks . 4 Author ize y our comput er and Reader . 5 Selec t and transf er[...]

Suppor t 18 T able of Contents Index Suppor t F irst, check “ T roubleshooting ” (  96 ) and ref er to the Reader Librar y Help to resolv e the issue . S upport Web site and contact list: USA: ww w .sony .com/readersuppor t Phone number: 1-866-962-7669 Canada: ww w .sony .ca/readersuppor t Phone number: 1-877-899-7669 Eur ope: suppor t.sony-[...]

Specifications 19 T able of Contents Index Specifications Model name PRS-650 P ow er source Built-in rechar geable battery : 3.7 V DC, 940 mA USB communication: Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0 compliant) Battery lif e ( continuous playback) Maximum Batter y : Appro x. 10,000 continuous page turns when reading only * 1 * 1 Measur ed using a text based content[...]

Specifications 20 T able of Contents Index Dimensions (w/h/d) Appro x. 118.8 × 168 × 9.6 mm (4 3/4 × 6 5/8 × 13/32 inches) Mass Appro x. 215 g (7.58 oz.) Display : 152.4 mm (6") diagonal electrophoretic display 600 × 800 pixel , 0.151 × 0.153 pix el/mm 16-level gr ay scale Expansion slots Memor y Stick PRO Duo™ slot, SD card slot Pleas[...]

21 T able of Contents Index Chapter 2 Basic Operation .............................................. 22 Reading C onten t .............................................36 C ollections ....................................................... 68 Applications .................................................... 76 Settings ..............................[...]

Basic Operation 22 T able of Contents Index About the User Guide When using your Reader t o view this User Guide , please note the f ollowing instructions. T o use the page links T ap the page link to jump to the page directly (e.g .,  4 ). T o return to the pr evious page, pr ess OPTIONS  tap [Go to]  [P r evious View]. T o enlarge a page[...]

T ouch Screen 23 T able of Contents Index T ouch Scr een Y ou can per form various touch operations with a finger or the supplied stylus. (  9 ) Single -tapping: for selecting an item Double-tapping: for bookmarks (  39 ), instant dictionar y sear ch (  60 ), wor d sear ch (  55 ), highlighting (  40 ), etc . Example: crea ting a boo[...]

T ouch Screen 24 T able of Contents Index Tip  T o delete a book mark , double -tap it. Swiping In the page view , swiping the scr een turns a page. T o change page turn pref erenc e, see  90 . Swiping and holding Swipe and hold the page to turn pages r epeatedly .[...]

T ouch Screen 25 T able of Contents Index Dragging In zoom-in mode (  49 ), tap and drag to r eposition the display ed page. In the [Handwriting] (  77 ) application or [C reat e/Edit] function (  41 ), handwriting on the screen can be per formed with the supplied stylus (  9 ) or a finger . Double-tapping and dragging Double -tap the f[...]

T ouch Screen 26 T able of Contents Index On-screen k e yboard The on-scr een keyboard is used f or wor d sear ch (  55 ), creating a t ext memo (  42 , 80 ), and dic tionar y search (  62 ). Input area T o P er form at input area Edit T ap to plac e the cursor . Delete a character T ap to place the cursor and tap to delete a character bef[...]

T ouch Screen 27 T able of Contents Index T o P er form at input area Inser t line feed T ap [Return]. Note  [Return] is invalid with [Search]. Switch the keyboar d type T ap [123 ] to swit ch to the symbol keyboard . T o return, tap [ Abc]. Switch the char acter type T ap to switch to the upper-case keyboard . T ap to switch t o additional c[...]

T ouch Screen 28 T able of Contents Index T o input optional characters T ap and hold an applicable charac ter key will pop up optional characters.[...]

Home Menu 29 T able of Contents Index Home M enu Pr ess the (Home) button to displa y the [Home] menu. P eriodicals (  65 ) Last read c ont ent T ap to list book(s) (  36 ) Newly loaded book(s) C ollection list (  68 ) Bookmarks and annotations (  46 ) Reader settings (  88 ) More applica tions (  76 ) Status bar (  30 ) [Home][...]

Home Menu 30 T able of Contents Index About the status bar (  29 ) Icon Description Curr ent text Size (  47 ). Curr ent page position in landscape mode (  54 ). Curr ent page position indicator when in either 2 or 3 column split mode (  48 ). P age Indicator . T ap this to jump to another page (  57 ). Curr ent time indicator . R ea[...]

OPTIONS Men u 31 T able of Contents Index OPTIONS M enu Pr essing the OPTIONS button (  10 ) will displa y the menu for r elated supplemen tar y functions. Items in the OPTIONS menu The f ollowing items ar e listed in alphabetical or der . When displaying the OPTIONS menu , not all items listed below will be sho wn in any g iven cir cumstance . [...]

OPTIONS Men u 32 T able of Contents Index Item Description/Reference page [Delete Audio], [Delete Books], [Delete Collections], [Delete Drawings], [Delete Issues], [Delete Memos], [Delete Notes], [Delete P ictures] Selec ts and deletes audio , books , collections, drawings , issues , text memos, notes or pictures fr om the Reader (  74 ). [Delet[...]

OPTIONS Men u 33 T able of Contents Index Item Description/Reference page [New Collection], [New Drawing], [New Memo] Creat es a new collection (  68 ), a drawing (  77 ) or a t ext memo (  80 ). [Notes] [List] : Display s the [Notes] list in the conten t (  44 ). [ Crea te/Edit ] : Sho ws tools t o bookmar k, highlight, handwrite and r[...]

OPTIONS Men u 34 T able of Contents Index Item Description/Reference page [Remove Bookmark] Deletes the bookmar k on the page (  39 ). [Remove C onten t] Removes c ontent fr om a collection (  73 ). [Rename Collection] Changes the collection name (  69 ). [Repeat] Sets repeat play of audio files (  87 ). [Resume Playing] Resumes audio p[...]

OPTIONS Men u 35 T able of Contents Index Item Description/Reference page [ W ord L ogs: Book] [ W or d L og s : P e r i o d i c a l ] Within either a book or a periodical , shows a list of the last 100 w ords previously sear ched in the dictionar y (  63 ). [ W or d L og s : D i c t i o n a ry ] Within a dictionar y , shows a list of the last 1[...]

Reading Cont ent 36 T able of Contents Index Reading B ooks T ap [Books] at [Home] menu to view a book list. T ap a desired book to open. T ap to open a book T ap to pr evious page T ap to change sorting order Scroll bar Title Date of transfer to Reader C onditional icon display (  37 ) Tips  About the OPTIONS menu, see  31 .  T o[...]

Reading Books 37 T able of Contents Index Conditional icon Icon Condition Newly transf erred or unread c ontent . Pr otected cont ent (  75 ). / Cont ent on a memor y card . Days t o the expiration dat e. [Expired] is displa yed when a book has expired .[...]

Reading Books 38 T able of Contents Index Operation a t page vie w : An added note . T ap to view the added note . : Handwritten memo . T ap to show its thumbnail. T ap the thumbnail to display in full siz e. Swipe the scr een to turn page Double -tap to bookmark Double -tap to open dictionar y/search/ add highlight T ap to jump to another page[...]

Annotation 39 T able of Contents Index Annotation Bo ok mar k in g Crea ting: – Double -tap the upper right corner of page (  23 ). – F rom the OPTIONS menu: [ A dd Book mark] (  31 ) – F rom the OPTIONS menu: [Not es]  [C reat e/Edit] (  41 ) Deleting: Double -tap a book mark. Adding a not e in a book mark: S ee  42 .[...]

Annotation 40 T able of Contents Index Highlighting w or d(s) Highlighting at page view : – A w ord: Double -tap a wor d. – C onsecutive w or ds: Double -tap and drag (  25 ). – A t pop-up t ool window , tap marker to highlight. Marker Quit – Highlighting can be done in the OPTIONS menu: [Notes]  [ Crea te/Edit] (  41 ). Deleting: [...]

Annotation 41 T able of Contents Index Handwriting a note Pr ess OPTIONS  tap [Notes]  [ Cr eate/E dit]   use a stylus or finger to mark your note . P en Lists notes in the con tent (  44 ) Marker E raser Bookmark Auto sa v e and quit Deleting a drawn line/highlight: T ap and stroke across the dra wn line or highlight. Notes  W[...]

Annotation 42 T able of Contents Index A dding a note 1 T ap a book mark or highlighted w ord  [b y Dra wing] or [by K e yboard]. T o enter a handwritten note , tap [by Dr awing]. P en Eraser Quit Drawing ar ea T o enter a memo with typed in text (  26 ), tap [by Keyboard]. Note  When adding a note to the highligh ted text in [C reat e/[...]

Annotation 43 T able of Contents Index Notes  While writing, make sur e that y ou are not t ouching another area on the scr een – this could aff ect the notes that you write with the stylus or your finger .  T o ensure your notes ar e correctly sav ed, do not handwrite notes too close t o the edge of the screen.  If you experien[...]

Finding a Note 44 T able of Contents Index F inding a Note Searching f or not es within a book 1 Pr ess OPTIONS  tap [Notes]  [List]. A list of all the book marks, highlights , and handwritten memos in the current book appears . Headline Annotat ed page number T ypes of note (  45 ) T ap to change sort t ype Tip  About the OPTIONS me[...]

Finding a Note 45 T able of Contents Index Icons and types of note in the [Not es] list Icon T ypes of note Book mark Book mark with a handwritten note Book mark with a text note Highlight Highlight with a handwritten note Highlight with a text note Handwritten memo Tip  Y ou can set to merge the notes of the Reader and Reader Librar y when s[...]

Finding a Note 46 T able of Contents Index F inding the not es in all c on tents 1 T ap [ All Notes] a t [Home] menu. A list of all the book marks, highlights , and handwritten memos in all cont ents appears. Headline Annotat ed dat e/Book or P eriodical title/Issue dat e/ Annotat ed page number T ypes of note (  45 ) T ap to change sort t ype T[...]

Resizing 47 T able of Contents Index Resizing Pr ess (  10 ) for r e -sizing. Size indicat or Quit T ext sizes Adjusting the t ext size: Selec t one of text size icons and close. Notes When you view PDF files in a siz e other than [S], the follo wing may occur .  [S] size is the default f ont size . If another size is selected, text size m[...]

Resizing 48 T able of Contents Index Changing a page mode A page can be magnified by selecting the page mode. 1 Pr ess  tap [P age Mode]. 2 T ap a desired item from the f ollo wing . [Page Mode] menu [Page Mode] it em Description [Original] Displays the original page la yout . [Margin C ut]* 1 Removes the mar gins . [2-Column Split] Displays the[...]

Resizing 49 T able of Contents Index Zooming in The curren t page in view can be magnified. A lso , the magnification can be locked so that the desir ed setting can be maintained. This f eatur e is useful when reading a book containing scanned images . 1 Pr ess  tap [ Z oom In]. Tip  Pr essing and > simultaneously at the page view scree[...]

Resizing 50 T able of Contents Index Zooming a specified image or column to the screen size While in zoom-in mode , double -tap an image or column which you wish t o magnify . The image or column siz e is magnified automa tically to fit the screen siz e, and the mag nification is locked. Tip  When in zoom-in mode , you ma y mov e to the next/[...]

Resizing 51 T able of Contents Index Using the z oom-in mode T ap T o Switch the scr een orientation. F it the page width to the scr een width. F it the page height to the scr een height. [ Lock] Lock the zoom ratio and the mag nified area. The book can be read as it is . [ Unlock] Return to the zoom-in mode. T o keep the zoom locked screen, press [...]

Adjusting Cont ent Vie w 52 T able of Contents Index A djusting C ont ent V iew A page that is hard t o read , such as a scanned or color con verted document, can be made more r eadable by adjusting the brightness and contrast . 1 Pr ess OPTIONS  tap [ A djust V iew]. 2 T ap the desired item from the f ollo wing . Item Description [Original] Dis[...]

Adjusting Cont ent Vie w 53 T able of Contents Index Custom setting mode 1 T ap  drag the slider , or tap or repeat edly until the page is adjusted t o the desired brightness and c ontr ast . Slider Restor es the value of previous cust om settings. 2 T ap  to apply the setting and exit . The change will only be stor ed in the cont ent being a[...]

Screen Orientation 54 T able of Contents Index Screen Orientation The scr een orientation can be switched to either por trait (vertical) or landscape (hor izontal) mode b y selecting [Orientation] in any OPTIONS menu . T o change the direction of screen rotation, see [Scr een Orientation] (  91 ). P ortrait L andscape P osition indicat or[...]

Searching 55 T able of Contents Index Searching By selecting a w ord(s)  T o selec t a wor d, double-tap a desired wor d at page view . T o selec t consecutive w ords , see “Double - tapping and dragging ” (  25 ). The f ollowing scr een will appear . Search Quit  T o cancel, tap  and tap anywhere on the page view .  T o[...]

Searching 56 T able of Contents Index From the on-screen ke yboard 1 Pr ess OPTIONS  tap [Search]  input a w ord using the on-screen k eyboar d (  26 )  tap [Search]. The sear ch result scr een will appear . The results ar e highlighted on the page . 2 T ap or to mo v e to the pr evious/ne xt result . T o cancel, tap  and quit. Tip ?[...]

Jumping to a Page 57 T able of Contents Index Jumping to a P age By using the slider T ap the page number shown in the status bar  drag the slider , or tap a point on the page jump bar . Slider P age jump bar P age number Quit Tip  Jumping to a page can be done from the OPTIONS menu . Pr ess OPTIONS  tap [ Go to]  [Select Page].[...]

Jumping to a Page 58 T able of Contents Index By page number T ap the page number shown in the status bar  [Enter P age #]  tap the number keys t o input a page number  [Go]. Y ou will jump to the specified page. Input area (Delete) key If the input page number exceeds the number of pages in the book, the R eader will show the last page . [...]

Jumping to a Page 59 T able of Contents Index By tapping a link The link appears highlight ed on the screen. T ap the link to jump to the linked page . Note  If a hyperlink is cov ered with highlighting , pr ess OPTIONS  tap [Notes]  [Hide] to hide highlighting . Returning t o the pre viously displa y ed page Pr ess OPTIONS  tap [ Go[...]

Using Embedded Dic tionaries 60 T able of Contents Index U s i n g E m b e d d e d D i c t i o n a r i e s An instant sear ch for a meaning or tr anslation is possible with the embedded dictionar ies. 1 Double -tap a word . The headline of the w ord definition is displa yed . Candida tes wor ds (  62 ) Definition area Dic tionar y Title of curr [...]

Using Embedded Dic tionaries 61 T able of Contents Index 2 T ap or the definition area. The definition is display ed in-full in the dictionar y viewer . T o go to the nex t page, either swipe the screen or pr ess < > (Page T urn) buttons (  10 ). Definition area (Keyboar d) (  62 ) Tips  Double -tapping a word in the definition ar[...]

Using Embedded Dic tionaries 62 T able of Contents Index T o list w ords with same head letters as pre viously entered w ord T ap or (keyboard) (  26 ). The list of candidat e wor ds changes dynamically whenever the w ord in the input ar ea is modified. Listed candidat e wor ds Number of entries and page number/total pages Scrolls the page Input[...]

Using Embedded Dic tionaries 63 T able of Contents Index Listing pr eviously lo ok ed up wor ds 1 A t page view , pr ess OPTIONS  tap [ W ord Logs: Book]. The looked up w ords ar e listed in the or der of most recen tly looked up . W ord and definition 2 T ap a desired wor d .[...]

Using Embedded Dic tionaries 64 T able of Contents Index T o delete w ord logs Pr ess OPTIONS  tap [Delete W or d L ogs]  tap the check box of each w or d to be deleted  [Done]  [ Y es]. Tip  A list of looked up wor ds within a dictionar y can be also viewed by pr essing OPTIONS  tap [ W or d Logs: Dictionar y] when viewing the[...]

Reading P eriodicals 65 T able of Contents Index Reading P eriodicals Y ou can read newspapers/magazines fr om [P eriodicals] in the [Home] menu. 1 T ap [P eriodicals] at [Home] menu . Tip  The most rec ently transf erred periodical is display ed as [New Deliver y] in the [Home] menu. 2 T ap a desired periodical to go to issue list. Tip ?[...]

Reading P eriodicals 66 T able of Contents Index 3 T ap a desired issue in the list. Issue dat e Fr ont page headline Scroll bar C onditional icon display (  37 ) T ap to change sorting order T ap to pr evious page T ap to open an issue Tip  About the OPTIONS menu, see  31 .[...]

Reading P eriodicals 67 T able of Contents Index 4 Use the na viga tion bar to read . Operations on a section Pr evious section Return to the first page Next sec tion Operations on an article Pr evious ar ticle Return t o the first page of the section Next ar ticle Tips  Annotations can be added (  39 ).  About the OPTIONS menu, see [...]

Collections 68 T able of Contents Index C ollec tions Creati ng Y ou can group desir ed con tent in Reader as a collection. 1 T ap [C ollec tions] at [Home] menu  [New C ollection]. [New C ollection] Tip  Pr ess OPTIONS  tap [New C ollection] to create a collection. Collections[...]

Collections 69 T able of Contents Index 2 Enter the c ollection name using the on-screen ke yboard (  26 )  tap [ OK]. 3 T ap [Internal Memor y], [Memor y Stick™] or [SD Car d] to select where you w ant to cr eat e the collection  tap [ OK]. A new collection is created in the [ C ollections] list. Tip  Y ou can create/sync a collec[...]

Collections 70 T able of Contents Index A dding c ont ents From the collections Note  Only conten t in the same phy sical location as the selected collection can be added. 1 T ap [C ollec tions] at [Home] menu  tap a crea ted collection. 2 Pr ess OPTIONS  tap [ A dd C onten t]  [Books] or [P eriodicals]. In the periodical list, selec[...]

Collections 71 T able of Contents Index From either the books or issues list 1 In the books or issues list, press OPTIONS  tap [ A dd to C ollection]. 2 In the collection list, tap a collection you w ant to add the c onten t. 3 T ap the thumbnail of the desired con tent  [Done]. Y ou can check added conten t in the collection list. Tip [...]

Collections 72 T able of Contents Index Deleting a collec tion Ev en if you delete a c ollection, all contents in the collection will remain undeleted on the Reader . 1 T ap [C ollec tions] at [Home] menu. 2 Pr ess OPTIONS  tap [Delete C ollections]. 3 T ap the check box of each c ollection to be deleted  [Done]  [ Y es]. Tip  Also ,[...]

Collections 73 T able of Contents Index Removing cont ents Ev en if you delete c onten t in a collection, the corresponding c ontent will r emain undeleted on the Reader . 1 T ap [C ollec tions] at [Home] menu  tap a collection. 2 Pr ess OPTIONS  tap [Remov e C on tent]. 3 T ap the thumbnail of each conten t to be deleted  [Done]  [ Y e[...]

Deleting Content 74 T able of Contents Index Deleting Cont ent Example: [Books] list 1 T ap [Books]  press OPTIONS  tap [Delete Books]. T o delete: tap a book thumbnail with the blank check box. T o delete all: press OPTIONS  tap [Select All]. T o undelete: tap a book thumbnail with a checked check box. T o unselec t all: press OPTIONS [...]

Protecting Content 75 T able of Contents Index P r otec ting C ontent Example: [Books] list 1 T ap [Books]  press OPTIONS  tap [Pr otect Books]. T o protect: tap a book thumbnail with . T o protect all: press OPTIONS  tap [P r otect All]. T o unprotect: tap a book thumbnail with . T o unprotect all: press OPTIONS  tap [Unpr otect All]. [...]

Applications 76 T able of Contents Index Applications menu The [ Applications] menu pr ovides useful functions, such as listening to music while r eading a book, creating a t ext or a handwritten memo , and more . T ap [Applications] at [Home] menu. T o list all pictures (  83 ) Lat est pictures T o list/cr eat e handwritten note(s) (  77 ) L[...]

Applications menu 77 T able of Contents Index Crea ting drawings 1 T ap [Handwriting] under [Applications] a t [Home] menu. 2 T ap [New Dra wing]. [New Drawing] Tip  Pr ess OPTIONS  tap [New Dra wing] to crea te a drawing .[...]

Applications menu 78 T able of Contents Index 3 Dra w in the dra wing ar ea with the supplied stylus or your finger  tap [Done]. T o e r a s e a l i n e , t a p  t a p or s t r o k e a pa rt of t h e l in e . P en Drawing ar ea Eraser Quit Tips  If you tap [New], the current dra wing is sav ed, and a new drawing edit or opens.  Ne[...]

Applications menu 79 T able of Contents Index Viewing/editing creat ed dra wings After step 1 (  77 ), tap a dra wing thumbnail to view . T ap [Edit] and follow st ep 3 abov e. T o delete/prot ec t a dra wing(s) T ap [Handwr iting] under [Applications] a t [Home] menu, pr ess OPTIONS  tap [Delete Drawings] or [Pr otect Drawings]. T o delete, [...]

Applications menu 80 T able of Contents Index Crea ting text memos 1 T ap [ T ex t Memo] under [ Applica tions] at [Home] menu. 2 T ap [New Memo]. [New Memo] Tip  Pr ess OPTIONS  tap [New Memo] to cr eate a te xt memo . 3 Enter t ext in the input area using the on-screen ke yboard (  26 )  T ap [Done]. Tips  If you tap [New], t[...]

Applications menu 81 T able of Contents Index Viewing/editing te xt memos After step 1 (  80 ), tap a memo to view . T ap [Edit] and follo w the step 3 (  80 ). T o delete/prot ec t a t e xt memo in the list T ap [ T ext Memo] under [Applications] at [Home] menu, pr ess OPTIONS  tap [Delete Memos] or [Pr otect Memos]. T o delete, r ef er t[...]

Applications menu 82 T able of Contents Index U sing embedded dictionaries 1 T ap [Dic tionar y] under [ Applications] a t [Home] menu. The name of the curren tly selected dic tionar y is shown at the t op of the screen. T o switch to another dictionar y , press OPTIONS  tap [Change Dictionar y]. 2 Input a wor d using the on-screen k eyboar d ( [...]

Applications menu 83 T able of Contents Index V iewing pic tures Y ou can view pictures stored in either in ternal memor y or a memor y card. A lso , y ou can set your fa vorite pictures to the standby scr een. 1 T ap [Pictures] under [ Applications] a t [Home] menu. 2 T ap a thumbnail of desired picture on the list. Tips  About the OPTIONS m[...]

Applications menu 84 T able of Contents Index T o set as a standby screen In the [Pictures] list, press OPTIONS  tap [Select Standby Screen]  tap the thumbnail of candida te picture  tap [Done]. The [Standb y Screen] setting is configur ed from the [Settings] menu (  94 ). Tip  When two pictures or more ha ve been selected, the di[...]

Applications menu 85 T able of Contents Index Playing audio files Y ou can enjoy audio files with optional headphones . 1 T ap [ A udio] under [ Applica tions] at [Home] menu. 2 T ap a desired album to go to the audio list . 3 T ap a desired audio file , and play an audio file . The playback scr een appears (  86 ). Tips  About the OPTIONS[...]

Applications menu 86 T able of Contents Index Pla yback screen operations C ov er ar t Repeat icon Shuffle icon Play/pause Playback pr ogr ess bar V olume indic at or Playback icon appears during playback Pl a yb a ck position Skip to the beginning of the previous ( or curren t if play ed mor e than 3 seconds fr om the beginning) audio file Skip to[...]

Applications menu 87 T able of Contents Index T o Do this P ause a song T ap  . Resume playback T ap  . Skip to the previous/ next audio file Swipe the playback scr een. Skip to the beginning of the previous (or curren t) audio file/beginning of the next audio file T ap  /  . Note  Skips to the beginning of the current audio file [...]

Settings 88 T able of Contents Index Changing Settings T ap [Settings] tab at [Home] menu. [ General Settings] (  90 ) [Date and Time] [Date and Time F ormat] [P age T urn Pr efer ence] [Menu Language] [Keyboard] [Screen Orientation] [Applic ation Preferences] (  91 ) [Dictionar y] [Slideshow] [Syst em Management] (  92 ) [P ow er Manageme[...]

Changing Settings 89 T able of Contents Index [Initialization] (  95 ) [Restore Defaults] [Clear Keyboar d Histor y] [F ormat Memor y] [About] Displays sy stem and legal inf ormation of the Reader . [Device Shutdown] Shuts down (pow er off ) the Reader completely .[...]

Changing Settings 90 T able of Contents Index [ Gener al Settings] menu items [Date and Time] T ap a field to change. Input a number by tapping the numeric key pad. T ap [OK ] to apply the change. Tip  The date and time of y our Reader will be automatically synchronized t o your c omputer by the Reader Library af ter connection. [Date and Tim[...]

Changing Settings 91 T able of Contents Index [Keyboard] Selec ts a pref erred on-scr een keyboard . [Screen Orientation] Sets the direction to rotat e when changing from por trait to landscape mode . [ Applica tion P r efer enc es] menu items [Dic tionar y] Selec ts a default dictionar y to use . [Slideshow] Sets the slideshow on/off and its durat[...]

Changing Settings 92 T able of Contents Index [S y stem Management] menu it ems [P o w er Management] P ow er management helps a void unnec essar y batter y consumption. P ow er management oper ates as f ollow s:  After 10 minutes of inactivity , the Reader enters the sleep mode automatically and batt er y consumption is minimized .  Af[...]

Changing Settings 93 T able of Contents Index [Device Lock] Locks the Reader b y setting a pass code . T ap [On] to set a pass code . Input a 4- digit number by tapping the numeric key pad. T ap [OK ] to lock the Reader . T o unlock , input the pass code and tap [ OK ]. Then tap [Off ] to unlock the Reader , and tap [OK ]. Notes  [0000] is th[...]

Changing Settings 94 T able of Contents Index [Standby Screen] Sets the standby screen during the sleep mode . [Off ] displays nothing in the sleep mode .  [Show picture]: Set [On] to sho w the selected pictures on the standby screen. F or details on setting the pictures, see “ T o set as a standby screen ” (  84 ).  [Show messag[...]

Changing Settings 95 T able of Contents Index [Initialization] menu items [Restore Defaults] Restores the Reader to its default settings . Y ou will need to per form the initial settings after restoring . [ Clear Keyboard History] Deletes predictive w ords f or the on-scr een keyboard . [F orma t Memor y] F ormats the in ternal memor y of the Reade[...]

T roubleshooting 96 T able of Contents Index T roubleshooting If the Reader does not func tion as expec ted , tr y the follo wing steps to r esolv e the issue. 1 Reset the Reader by pr essing the RESET hole with a small pin or clip  after 5 seconds, slide the pow er switch to r estart the Reader . The con tent and settings stor ed on the Reader [...]

T roubleshooting 97 T able of Contents Index S ymptoms P o w er Battery c annot charge.  If [Charging st opped] is display ed on the screen, check the conditions to char ge the Reader again (  12 ). If charging the Reader by c onnecting to your comput er , make sure y our computer is po wer ed on.  Char ge the batt ery within the temperatu[...]

T roubleshooting 98 T able of Contents Index  By sliding the power switch, the Reader ent ers sleep mode in which the battery power is consumed slightly . T o minimize battery consumption, befor e entering the sleep mode, slide and hold the po w er switch f or mor e than 3 seconds to shut do wn the Reader .  in the status bar indicates the Re[...]

T roubleshooting 99 T able of Contents Index The screen is fro zen.  Reset the Reader by pressing the RESET hole. Then, slide the power swit ch to turn on the Reader again (  8 ). T ouch operation is not effective .  If condensation occurs in the touch scr een, or dust attaches to the touch scr een, it may cause a malfunction. F or details[...]

T roubleshooting 100 T able of Contents Index  The book may be pr otected by unsupported digital rights management. Check the book sourc e for c ompatibility .  The book may c ontain an unsuppor ted file f ormat. Check the file format c ompatibility (  121 ). [ Continue Reading] does not w ork, or bookmarks are missing .  If the file st[...]

T roubleshooting 101 T able of Contents Index Pla ying audio files An audio file cannot play back.  Audio files that ar e not suppor ted by the Reader cannot be play ed. F or details on suppor ted audio files, see “Suppor ted F ile F ormats” (  121 ). Sound output is not audible.  Increase the volume if it is set to lo w (  11 ). ?[...]

T roubleshooting 102 T able of Contents Index Connec tion to the comput er The Reader cannot be operated .  The Reader cannot be operated when c onnected to a computer via USB . The Reader cannot be recognized by y our computer .  A USB hub or USB extension cable is used for the connection. Connection via an ex tension cable or USB hub is not[...]

T roubleshooting 103 T able of Contents Index  If none of the above solves the pr oblem, press the RESET hole of the Reader (  96 ), turn on the Reader again, and then reconnect the supplied USB cable. Content cannot be transferred to the R eader from y our computer .  There is not enough fr ee space on the Reader memor y . Check [About] ([...]

T roubleshooting 104 T able of Contents Index Memor y Card Content on a memory c ard c annot be read/pla y ed/view ed on the Reader .  Check that the memor y card is inserted in the media slot in the correct direction (  9 ).  Check to see that y ou ar e using a memory card that is suppor ted by the Reader (  114 ).  Clean the termin[...]

T roubleshooting 105 T able of Contents Index  The Reader cannot transf er conten t to memor y cards directly . U se Reader Librar y to transf er cont ent. A memor y c ard cannot be recognized on the Reader or Reader Librar y .  If a memor y card is formatted b y your comput er , it may become unusable on the Reader and Reader Librar y . When[...]

Appendix 106 T able of Contents Index P r ecautions Reader Disposal Ref erence The built-in rechar geable battery of the Reader is recyclable. Do not remove the battery yourself , consult Sony Support Center (  18 ). Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the Eur opean Union and other European countries with separat[...]

Precautions 107 T able of Contents Index Disposal of wast e batt eries (applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separa te collection systems) This symbol on the battery or on the pack aging indicates that the battery provided with this product shall not be treated as household waste. On c ertain batteries this symbol migh[...]

Precautions 108 T able of Contents Index Notice f or customers: the f ollowing information is only applicable to equipment sold in countries applying EU directives The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku, T okyo , 108-0075 Japan. The A uthorized Representativ e for EMC and pr oduct safety is Sony Deutschland Gmb[...]

Precautions 109 T able of Contents Index If y ou ha ve any questions about this pr oduct: V isit: www.son y .com/r eadersupport Con tact: Sony “Digital Book Reader” Customer Support at 1-(866)-962-7669 W rite: Sony Cust omer Information Ser vice Cent er 12451 Gateway Blvd ., F ort Myers, FL 33913 Declaration of C onformity T rade Name: SONY Mod[...]

Precautions 110 T able of Contents Index F or customers in the USA and Canada REC YCLING LITHIUM-ION BA TTERIES Lithium-ion batteries are r ecyclable. Y ou can help preserve our environment b y returning your used rechargeable batt eries to the collection and recycling location nearest you. F or mor e information r egarding recycling of rechar geab[...]

Precautions 111 T able of Contents Index Safety Inf ormation  Recorded cont ent is limited to private use only . Use of the content beyond this limit requires permission of the cop yright holders.  Sony is not responsible f or incomplete rec ording/downloading or damaged data due to problems of the Reader or computer .  Be sure no[...]

Precautions 112 T able of Contents Index  Do not put any cards such as cash car ds or credit cards with mag netic coding near the magnet stored in the Reader . Other wise, your cards may bec ome impaired due to the magnetic effect. On heat build-up Heat may build up in the Reader while charging , or if it is used for an e xtended period of ti[...]

Precautions 113 T able of Contents Index On software  Copyright law s prohibit repr oducing the software or the manual accompan ying it in whole or in part, or renting the soft ware without the permission of the cop yright holder .  In no event will SONY be liable for an y financial damage, or loss of pr ofits, including claims made by [...]

Precautions 114 T able of Contents Index About Pre-loaded Contents Sample content is pr e -installed in the Reader so that you can try them out right away . The pre-installed sample content is for the purpose of trial reading , viewing and listening. Note  If you delete pre-installed sample content, you cannot rest ore it, and Sony will not s[...]

Precautions 115 T able of Contents Index About Memory Stick Duo™ media Memor y Stick Duo™ is a compact-size IC recor ding media with a large capacity . It has been designed not only for ex changing/sharing digital data among Memor y Stick Duo™ compliant products, but also f or serving as a removable external storage media that can sav e data.[...]

Precautions 116 T able of Contents Index  Av oid the following t o preven t data damage. Sony does not pr ovide any guar antee for damaged data. − Do not remove a memory card or turn off the Reader while reading or writing data. − Do not operate the Reader in the location where sta tic charge or electrical noise is present.  Do not [...]

Copyright Notic e 117 T able of Contents Index C op yright Notice The conten ts of each book pre-loaded on this product are copyrighted works , edited with the cooperation of the publisher . Copyright la ws prohibit cop ying the data of this product or the contents of this manual (illustrations, r elated documents , etc.) in whole or in part withou[...]

Copyright Notic e 118 T able of Contents Index  MPEG Layer-3 audio c oding technology and patents lic ensed from F raunhof er IIS and Thomson.  This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL P roject for use in the OpenSSL T oolkit. (http://www.openssl.or g/) Copyright© 1998-2008 The OpenSSL Pr oject. All rights reserved. This[...]

GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE 119 T able of Contents Index GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE This product contains the f ollowing software cover ed by the GNU General P ublic License (hereinafter ref erred to as “GPL ”) and/or GNU Lesser General Public License (hereinafter ref erred to as “LGPL ”). Y ou may obtain, alter , and redistribute the source[...]

GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE 120 T able of Contents Index F or the terms and conditions concerning GPL and L GPL, please refer to below . The source c ode for these software products is available on Son y ’ s website. T o download, please visit the f ollowing URL: http://www .sony .net/Products/Linux/ Please note that Sony ac cepts no inquiries con[...]

Suppor ted File F ormats 121 T able of Contents Index Suppor ted F ile F ormats The f ollowing file f ormats can be managed within Reader Librar y and transferr ed to y our Reader . Book  EPUB file (.epub file extension) EPUB (OPS v ersion 2.0) suppor ted  PDF file (.pdf file extension) Suppor t is based on the PDF 1.6 specification. ?[...]

Suppor ted File F ormats 122 T able of Contents Index Audio  MP3 file (.mp3 file extension) The f ollowing specifications should be met in or der to impor t an MP3 file. – Bit rat e: 32 to 320 kbps – Sampling frequency : 22.05, 44.1 kH z – F ile must be unsecur ed.  AAC file (.mp4, .m4a, .mo v , or .qt file ex tension) The f ollow[...]

S ystem Requirements 123 T able of Contents Index Sy st em Requirements Reader Librar y will work with the follo wing operating systems . OS Description Microsoft W indows 7 (32/64 bit) Windo ws 7 Starter Windo ws 7 Home Basic Windo ws 7 Home P remium Windo ws 7 P rof essional Windo ws 7 Ultimat e Microsoft W indows V ista (3 2/64 bit) Windo ws Vis[...]

S ystem Requirements 124 T able of Contents Index OS Description Microsoft W indows XP (32 bit only) Microsoft W indows XP Home E dition with Ser vic e P ack 3 or later Windo ws XP P rof essional with Ser vice P ack 3 or later Windo ws XP Media Cen ter Edition 2004 & 2005 with Ser vic e P ack 3 or later Apple Macintosh (32 bit only) M ac OS X v[...]

S ystem Requirements 125 T able of Contents Index Monitor High Color or more , 1024 × 768 pix els or more ( T rue C olor , 1280 × 1024 pixels , or more r ecommended) Other devices USB por t (High-Speed USB Compatible), poin ting device such as mouse or track pad  Internet connection (broadband recommended , some f ees may apply) is also r e[...]

126 T able of Contents Index T able of Con ten ts C ONGRA TULA TIONS ................................................2 Useful F eatures ........................................................4 Chapter 1 Getting Star ted P arts and Controls ................................................................... 8 Charging the Reader ...................[...]

127 T able of Contents Index Chapter 2 Basic Operation About the User Guide .......................................................... 22 T ouch Screen ...........................................................................23 On-screen keyboar d ........................................................26 Home Menu ...............................[...]

128 T able of Contents Index F inding a Note ........................................................................44 Searching f or notes within a book .............................44 F inding the notes in all c onten ts ................................46 Resizing ..................................................................................[...]

129 T able of Contents Index C ollections Collections ...............................................................................68 Crea ting ...............................................................................68 Adding c ontents ............................................................... 70 Deleting a collection ................[...]

130 T able of Contents Index Settings Changing Settings ................................................................ 88 [General Settings] menu items ....................................90 [Applica tion P ref er ences] menu items ..................... 91 [Syst em Management] menu items ..........................92 [Initialization] menu items ..[...]

131 T able of Contents Index T able of Contents ............................................................... 126 Index ....................................................................................... 132[...]

Index 132 T able of Contents Index I ndex Symbols (Home) button ......... 10, 29 OPTIONS button ........... 10, 31 (P age T ur n) buttons ....... 10 (Size) button ....... 10, 47, 84 [All Not es] .................. 29, 46 [Applica tions] ........... 29, 76 [A udio] ......................... 76, 85 [Books] ........................ 29, 36 [C ollection[...]

Index 133 T able of Contents Index B Basic Operation .................... 22 Battery status ................. 13, 30 Book mark ing ........................ 39 Books ....................................... 36 [Brighter]................................. 52 [Books] list .............................. 36 Conditional icon ............. 37 Sor t ........[...]

Index 134 T able of Contents Index Dictionar y ................. 60, 82, 91 Changing dictionar y ............................. 31, 60, 91 [ W ord L ogs: Dictionar y] .................................... 35, 64 Drawing .................... 41, 42, 77 [Darker] ................................... 52 [Date and Time] .................... 90 [Date and Ti[...]

Index 135 T able of Contents Index [General Settings] ......... 88, 90 [Go to] ........................ 32, 57, 59 [Histor y] ...................... 32, 59 [Pr evious View] ......... 32, 59 [Selec t P age] ............. 32, 57 [ T able of Cont ents] ........ 32 H Handwriting ..... 41, 42, 76, 77 F inding a Note ................. 44 [Notes] ........[...]

Index 136 T able of Contents Index M Magazines ....................... 29, 65 Memor y card access indicator ................................ 9 Media slot ................................. 9 Memor y card .................. 9, 114 Memor y Stick PRO Duo™ ......................................... 9, 114 Memor y Stick PRO Duo™ slot .................[...]

Index 137 T able of Contents Index Pictures ............................. 76, 83 Slideshow ............ 34, 83, 91 Standby scr een ............................. 34, 84, 94 Suppor ted F ile F ormats ........................................ 121 Zooming in ................ 49, 84 [Selec t Standby Screen] .................................... 34, 84 [Sl[...]

Index 138 T able of Contents Index R Reader Librar y ...................... 17 Reading Books ...................... 36 Reading Conten t .................. 36 Reading P eriodicals ............ 65 Removing cont ents ............ 73 Repeat .............................. 34, 87 Reset ......................................... 96 RESET hole .............[...]

Index 139 T able of Contents Index [Screen Orientation] .... 88, 91 [Search] ............................ 34, 56 [Selec t All]/[Unselect All] ................................................ 74 [Selec t P age] ................... 32, 57 [Selec t Standby Screen] ......................................... 34, 84 [Settings] menu............. 29, 88 [Sh[...]