Amazon Kindle Kindle manual

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Ki nd le Use r’ s Gu id e 2 Co nt e nt s C o n t e nt s Chapter 1 Getting Start ed ........................................................................... 5 Using the controls .................................................................................... 5 Charging the bat tery ...........................................................[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s Gu ide 3 Co nt ent s Chapter 5 Finding Additional Assistance ........................................................ 15 Appendix A Product Infor mation .................................................................. 16 Saf ety and Compliance Infor mation .............................................................. 16 Main[...]

This short, informativ e guide will familiariz e you with many Kindle feat ures, and can generally be read in less than 1 0 minutes. Additional help is a vailable on the Kindle Support website ( www .kindle.com/support ), including a print able PDF version of this guide. Press the Next Page but ton on the sides of the device to keep reading. T o le[...]

Using the contr ols Y ou need to learn only a fe w simple controls to navigate around your Kindle to download and read books, magazines, and newspapers. T o the sides of the screen are the Next Page and Pre vious Page but tons. Both but tons are a vailable on eac h side so you can hold your Kindle with either hand while reading . Y our Kindle has t[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s Gu ide 6 Ch ap t er 1 Ge t ting St ar ted Home but ton: This but ton takes you to the Home screen, where you’ll find a list of the books and other content stored on your Kindle. P ower butt on: T o turn your Kindle on, press the power but ton. T o put your Kindle in sleep mode, press and release the pow er but ton; the screen[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s Gu ide 7 Ch ap t er 1 Ge t ting St ar ted Activity indicator This indicator appears in the top lef t corner of your Kindle screen when the device is busy downloading new content, c hecking for new items, searc hing for an item, opening a large PDF file, or loading a web page. Set ting up your Kindle If y ou’re reading this gu[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s Gu ide 8 Ch apt er 2 A cqui r ing & Ma na gi ng Ki nd le Boo ks Shop the Kindle Stor e an ytime, an ywher e The Kindle Store of f ers a wide selection of reading material including books, newspapers and magazines. T o access the store, select Shop in Kindle Store from any menu (make sure y ou hav e turned wireless on). Use [...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s Gu ide 9 Ch apt er 2 A cqui r ing & Ma na gi ng Ki nd le Boo ks Copies of all your books, recent issues of newspapers and magazines, and personal documents are arc hived on Amazon ’ s ser vers. If you wish to retrieve content that you’ ve remov ed, select Arc hived Items from the Home screen, then c hoose the item(s) yo[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s Gu ide 1 0 Ch ap t er 3 Read ing K in dl e Do cume nt s Understanding Kindle display tec hnology Kindle uses a high-resolution display tec hnology called electronic paper . It works using ink just lik e books and newspapers, but it display s the ink particles electronically . Y ou may see a “flash” when turning pages. This [...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s Gu ide 1 1 Ch ap t er 3 Read ing K in dl e Do cume nt s book y ou’re reading, you’ll see that passage underlined with a note giving the number of highlighters. Y ou can view these popular highlights by pressing the Menu but ton and selecting Vie w P opular Highlights. Y ou can also hide the display of P opular Highlights. N[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s Gu ide 1 2 Ch ap t er 4 Get ting Mo r e Fr om Y ou r Kin dl e Customizing your Kindle settings T o go to the Set tings page, select Set tings from the Home screen menu. Use the Next page and Previous Page but tons to view all the options. The av ailable set tings are: Registration: Indicates the Amazon account name to which you[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s Gu ide 1 3 Ch ap t er 4 Get ting Mo r e Fr om Y ou r Kin dl e The Set tings context ual menu When y ou’re on the Set tings page, the menu of fers some important functions that aren ’t av ailable from the Home screen or book menus. Update Y our Kindle: Installs the latest software for your Kindle. If there are currently no s[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s Gu ide 1 4 Ch ap t er 4 Get ting Mo r e Fr om Y ou r Kin dl e Using Kindle with your computer By connecting your Kindle to your computer via the supplied USB cable, you can add content to the Kindle without a W i-Fi connection. When y ou first connect the Kindle to a computer ’ s USB port, it will appear as an external storag[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s Gu ide 1 5 Ch ap t er 5 Find ing Ad di ti on al Ass is ta nc e The Kindle Customer Ser vice website at www .kindle.com/support has helpful information, including frequently asked questions and how -to videos. C ha pt er 5 F in di n g A d di t io na l A s s is ta n ce[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s Gu ide 1 6 Ap pe nd ix A Pro duct In f or ma ti on A pp en d ix A P r o d uc t I nf o r m a t io n Saf ety and Compliance Infor mation Use R esponsibly . Read all instructions and saf ety information before use. F AILURE T O FOLL OW THE SE SAFET Y INSTRU CTIONS COULD RESUL T IN FIRE, ELECTR IC SHOCK, OR OTH ER INJUR Y OR D AMA [...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s Gu ide 1 7 Ap pe nd ix A Pro duct In f or ma ti on T ur n Of f Wir eless When Flying T o pre ve nt possible interf erence with aircraf t sy stems, the U.S . Fe deral A viation Admi nistration regulation s and many other avi ation agencies require you to ha ve permission from a cre wmember to use your de vice ’ s wireless ser [...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s Gu ide 18 Ap pe nd ix A Pro duct In f or ma ti on Infor mation reg arding Exposur e to Radio F r equency Energ y for Model Number D0 1 1 0 0, FCC ID: ZEG-0725 Exposur e to Radio Fr equency Energ y Y our Kindle is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to RF energy set by the F ederal Communicat[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s Gu ide 19 Ap pe nd ix A Pro duct In f or ma ti on The tec hnical document ation relevant to the abov e equipment will be held at: Amazon EU Sàrl, of 5 Rue Plaetis, L- 2338 Luxembourg, Grand-Duc hy of Luxembourg Authoriz ed P erson: Name: Da vid Limp Title: Vice President Additional Information for Kindle User s Y ou can find a[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s Gu ide 20 Ap pe nd ix A Pro duct In f or ma ti on W e warrant the Device against def ects in materials and workmanship under ordinar y consumer use for one year from the date of original ret ail purc hase. During this warranty period, if a def ect arises in the Device, and you follow the instr uctions for returning the Device, [...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s Gu ide 21 Ap pe nd ix A Pro duct In f or ma ti on P atent Notices The Kindle device and/or methods used in association with the Kindle device may be covered by one or more patents or pending patent applications. Copyr ight and T rademar k Notices Amazon Kindle device sof t ware, the Amazon Kindle Quic k St art Guide, and the Am[...]