TrekStor Pyrus manual

TrekStor eB ook Reader Pyru s – Use r manual 1[...]

2 1 Get to know your Tr ekStor eBook Re ader Pyrus ............... 5 1.1 Control elem ents ............................................................... 5 1.2 The hom e scre en of t he eBoo k Rea der Pyru s ........... 8 1.3 The main men u of the eBook Reader ........................ 10 1.3.1 Bookmarks ............................................[...]

3 5.1 Open eB ooks ..................................................................... 20 5.1.1 Via th e library ......................................................... 20 5.1.2 Via th e home sc reen ............................................ 20 5.2 Read eBooks ...................................................................... 21 5.2.1 Se[...]

4 6.1 Transferrin g eBooks without c opy protection and images ont o the eBook Reader ................................................ 25 6.2 Transfe rring ePUB a nd PDF f iles with D RM cop y protecti on onto the eBook Reader .......................................... 26 6.2.1 Why DRM? ..............................................................[...]

5 1 Get to k now your TrekStor eBook Reader Pyrus 1.1 Control elements[...]

6 A) d Flip back : Use this button on the right a nd the left side of the read er to flip one page back within a b ook or to call up t he previou s menu side withi n a cert ain m enu. B) J Flip forw ard : To flip forward a page withi n a book o r to display the menu pag e with in a certain me nu , press th e button on th e righ t or lef t sid e of [...]

7 H) 0 S ea rc h / Text input : If you read an eBook or have called up the sear ch functio n in one of t he subm enus , thi s key is used to acces s the on - scree n ke yboard to enter text or to close it again . I) microSD /mic roSD HC car d s l ot : You can expa nd the storage capacity of this eBook Reader wit h memory card s of a size up to 32 G[...]

8 1.2 The home s creen of the eBook Reader Pyrus[...]

9 On the ho me screen, yo u will f ind tho se books you have recent ly read and latel y loaded onto the Reader . • Thereby, the book that was recently op ened appears on the very top with t itle , author , the time it was last read , the number of pa ges a nd a s ection f rom the las t view ed pag e . • Be low the thre e previous ly open ed eBo[...]

10 1.3 The ma in me nu of the eBook Reader[...]

11 You can r each the main menu of the eBook Reader wi th th e l button, located on the left of the navigation button s , after yo u hav e called up t he home s creen. 1.3.1 Bookma rks Here you will find t he set bookmarks sorted by book title. Delete bo okmark s If you want to re move on e or more boo kma rks in a book , you can delete each one in[...]

12 navigation buttons through the letter box . If you want to select an umlaut or a spe cial charact er , you can reach the differ ent k eyboard s through th e keys J o r d loc ated on the sid e . Finish your entr y by clickin g " D ONE " on the keyboard or by clos ing the key boa rd using t he 0 butto n . Start the sea rch p rocess by co[...]

13 Open pictures : Sel ect wit h the navig ation k eys the des ired pictur e and op en it by pr ess ing th e z button . If you have opened an imag e , mor e display option s are available vi a the l button. Turn : You can rotate the se lec ted image 90 degrees clockwise or counte rclockw ise . Thereto choos e " R OTATE " in the pictu re m[...]

14 Info: Ghos ti ng is a normal effect that can occur when working with digi tal ink displ ays . If multiple page s are called up in succe ssion without a com plete refresh o f the display , it can happen that "l eftover s " f rom the previo us pages appear on the following pages . Ghosting can be preve nted by frequent ly updati ng the d[...]

15 The time span bef ore the automat i c shut d own start s first when t he Reade r switches to the stand by mod e . If you h ave turned of f the s tandby funct ion, the time spa n s tart s w hen you have pressed a butt on o n you r Reader f or the last time. Your read ing p rogress is a lways saved even when y ou tu rn off the d evic e , so that y[...]

16 Device in forma tion : The dev ice infor mation conta ins all the impo rtant inf orma tion co nc erning the system of your eBook Reader. T he fir mware v ersion, the storage capacity , the availa ble stora ge ca pacit y of the inte rnal memory as well as the extern a l memory card , if t here i s any, a re dis played . DRM authorizat ion info : [...]

17 2 Charging the eBook R eader You need to charge t he eBook Rea der bot h befo re us ing it the firs t time as well a s when t he battery life is low . Once you h ave c onnecte d your TrekStor e Book Reader P yrus via the includ ed Mic ro USB cabl e with a compu ter o r by using a powe r supply (e. g . Tr ekStor USB - Cha rger e.fx) with a power [...]

18 3 Switch ing the eBook Reader on and off Press and hold t he ä button fo r 2 to 3 seconds to sw itch o n the eBook Reade r . It takes a fe w mome nts for the eBook Read er to boot a nd to load the conten ts . Note : I n case t he eBook Re ader does not t urn on , it has to be c harged . To switch off the eBook Reader press and hold down the ä [...]

19 4.2 Removi ng th e me mor y car d At first press the m emory card slightly and th en remo ve it care fully. Note : When inserting or rem ovin g the memory car d , it may take a fe w seconds for th e eBook Reader updates the conte nts. Note : If the eBook Reader does not sh ow any reaction after ins erting a mi croSD/ microSDHC memo ry card , ple[...]

20 5 Reading an eBook 5.1 Open eBooks 5.1.1 Via the l ibrary You can choose and read an eBook either dire ctly fro m the home scr een or you ope n th e library and choose t he book from th ere. The e Books are so rted by t itle a nd are displaye d in list view . Using th e menu you ca n change the view i nto a book cover view a nd sort the eBooks b[...]

21 5.2 Read eBooks If you have ope ned an eBook , you can flip th e pages by using t he J o r d button. The bar over an eB ook shows you the title, the current page a s well as t he tot al numbe r of pages . Note : Th e t otal number of p ages of an eBook might change d epending on the sele cted font si ze , margins and line spacing . Use the l but[...]

22 5.2.3 Table of c ont ent s H ere you can view the content . Navigate to the desired chapter or section and confirm your selectio n by pres sing the z button . Plea se note tha t no t every b ook has a table of conte nts . 5.2.4 Go to page O pe n a specific page of your eB ook by ent erin g t he p age number. E nter the des ired page number by us[...]

23 5.2.8 Line spa cing ONLY F OR DO CUMENTS IN TXT F ORMAT There a re dif feren t line spacing op tions . Adjus t the one wi t h which you can read mo st comfo rtable . 5.2.9 Mar g ins Set the width of t he page marg ins . 5.2.10 Only t e xt (Reflo w) ONLY F OR DOCU MENTS IN PDF FORMAT With thi s option yo u can set t hat inside a PDF fil e, on l y[...]

24 5.2.14 Add favorit es Add the latest eBook via this menu p oin t to the list of your favorite eBooks . The favorites list can be fo und sorted by title in side the opt ions m enu of the l ibrary . 5.2.15 eBook i nfor mati on If you choose t his menu ite m , titl e, author , file na me an d publishe r of the eBook are displa yed.[...]

25 6 Loading new eBook s to your eBook Reader In order to load new eBooks to your Reader , yo u should fi rst connect it v ia the incl uded Micro USB cable to a computer . After you have succe ssfully co nnected it to the comp uter , the eBook Re ade r wil l turn int o the USB mod e and the read mode is interrupted . The eBoo k Read er shou ld now [...]

26 6.2 Transferring ePUB and PDF files wit h DRM copy pr ote ction onto the eBook Reader This eBook Reader also suppo rts co ntent c reat ed with Adobe® ADEPT c opy protection . 6.2.1 Why DRM? Many eBooks are encrypted with DRM prot ection . Thi s encrypt ion is d esigned to protect the copyrights of authors and publis hers. As an eBook is bound t[...]

27 6.2.3 Instal ling Ado be® Digit al Edit ion s (ADE) In order to download A dobe® Digital Editions ( ADE), your compute r must be conn ected to the Interne t. You can downl oad Adobe® Digital Ed itions u nd er http:/ /www.adobe. com /product s/digitaled itio ns. Pl ease follow the instru ctions of the pro gram to insta ll ADE . When sett ing u[...]

28 6.2.5 Downloading an eBook using Ad obe® D igital Editio ns and copy ing it on your eBook Read er Please follo w these steps to load an eB ook to yo ur TrekS tor eBook Reade r usin g Adobe ® Dig ital Ed ition s : 1) You have p urch ased a book i n an I nt erne t sh op of your choice and want to download it now. To do this, choose t he download[...]

29 You can n ow copy the e Book by drag and drop onto your device . Just clic k on the eBook and dr ag with the mouse to your Reader (" T REK S TO R "). or[...]

30 After successfu l trans fer, t he eBook can be disp layed on your eBook Reader . Note : If Adobe® Digital Editi ons cannot down load and open the eBook automati cally, load the *. acsm file of the eBook and follow th ese steps : Open the folde r to where you down loade d the *.a cs file . Double - cl ick the *.a csm file and thu s exit th e dow[...]

31 Atten tion : If the DRM authorization of the eBook Reader is delet ed, A LL DR M activ ations of the purcha sed D RM eBooks w ill be d eleted fro m yo ur eBook Re ader . In thi s case, you ne ed to aut horize your devic e with your ADE ID . Note : For more info rmation about Adobe® Digital Editions , your Adob e® ID and the Adobe® ADEPT copy [...]

32 7 Logging of f and d isconnecting the computer from th e eBoo k Reader Please follow t he reco mme nded log - off proce dure to avoid damag es to th e devi ce or data loss ! Windows® 7/Vi sta™/XP Click with the le ft m ouse button onto th e symb ol " S AFELY REMOVE hardware " at the bo tto m right corner o f the tas k bar. Clic k in[...]

33 8 Instr ucti ons fo r sa fety 8.1 Battery • Charg e the battery only in a temperatu re r an ge from 0° to 35° C. • Do not charge the eBook Re ader , if the batt ery is damaged or l eaking . 8.2 Operation • Do not ex pose the eBook Reader to s trong light , extrem e temp eratur es , moisture or vibration . • Do not cove r the eBook Re a[...]

34 because they base t heir calcu lati ons on the a ssumptio n that 
 1 GB = 230 byte s = 1. 073.741. 824 b ytes . 8.3 Cleaning a nd mai nten ance • Cle an t he scr een with a wet cloth; do not use abras ive cleaner s. Ke ep t he eBook Reader in a su itable protect ive case to prevent scratc hes ( not i ncluded). • Technical work on the pro d[...]

35 9 Copyri gh ts and trade mar k no tice Copyri ght laws prohibit c opying any data of this product or the co ntents o f thi s manua l (i llust ration s, relat ed documen ts etc.) in whol e or in parts without the permi ssio n of th e copyrig ht holde r. Additi onall y, the us e of the data of thi s product or th e contents of this manual are n ot[...]

36 reason , the i nfor mation provide d in these o peratin g instru ctions may not ref lect t he current s tate of the a rt. The manu factu rer only gua rant ees suit abil ity for the produc t ' s inten ded pur pose . In addition , the manufa ctur er is not respon sible for damages or loss of data and subs equent conseque nces. Copyrig ht © 2[...]

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38 10 Suppo rt in for mati on If yo u have a ny qu estions regard ing your T rekSto r product, please proc eed as follows: Check th e features as well a s the fu nctions of yo ur devi ce (appa rent on t he pa ckagin g), in order to use the cor r ect setting s. Read the man ual careful ly. Inform y ours elf on our webs ite www .treksto r.de/en abou [...]

39 add resses fo r other countries w hen y ou cli ck " SERVICE " at the menu ba r on ou r websi te. Phone suppor t Please find t he numb er of the su pport hotli ne for y our countr y on our website under " SERVICE " as well. TrekSt or GmbH Kastanien allee 8 - 10 D- 64653 Lor sch Germany www.t reksto r.de BA - EBRPY - V1 - 10 - [...]