Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Touch Lux 3 PocketBook
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User Manual.
T able of Contents SAFETY PRECA UTIONS ............................................ 6 APPEARANCE ........................................................ 11 TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS ................................. 12 GET TING ST ARTED .............
READING BOOKS ................................................... 25 Gestures in Read ing Mode 26 Read ing Menu 27 Social networks & ReadRate 28 Contents 33 Bookmarks 34 Dictionary 35 Notes 36 Read ing settings 37 Following Links 40 Load ing Files 40 Library 46 APPLICA TIONS .
Scribble 59 Gallery 60 Games 60 Klond ike 60 Sudoku 60 Chess 61 Interactive Apps 61 RSS News 61 P ocketBook Sync 62 Dropbox P ocketBook 66 Send-to-P ocketBook 68 SET TINGS .
Maintenance 81 Software 84 About Device 85 FIRMW ARE UPDA TE .............................................. 86 TROUBLESHOOTING .............................................. 89 CUST OMER SUPPORT ............................................ 91 COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNA TIONAL ST ANDARDS .
Safety Pr ecautions Before start working with the Device, please, read this section carefully . Following these instructions will help you ensur e your safety and extend service life of the Device.
Safety Precautions 7 Maintenance Do not leave the Device for a long time in poorly venti - lated environment, e.g. in a car or in closed tight boxes/ packaging. Neither drop nor try to bend the Device. Protect the screen fr om objects that may scratch or damage it.
Safety Precautions 8 or mod ified batteries may cause an explosion and/or damage the Device. Do not use organic or inorganic solvents (e.g. benzoyl etc.) to clean the screen/case. Use a soft cloth to remove dust from the Device’ s surface. Apply a few drops of distilled water to remove d irt.
Safety Precautions 9 By the end of product guar antee term, please contact the near - est authorized service facility for examination on the subject of security is maintained. For detailed information about service centres in your r egion please visit the official website of PocketBook International: http:// www .
Safety Precautions 10 Utilization Incorrect disposal of this Device may have adverse im - pacts on the environment and public health. T o prevent such consequences follow the device-specific d isposal requirements. Recycling of these materials helps pr e - serve natural resour ces.
Appear ance 1. Home – return to Main menu 2. Backward – in r ead ing mode turns page backward; in navigation mode – goes to the previous menu or page of the list 3. Forwar d – turns page forward 4. Menu – open context menu (if available). Continuous press switches the frontlight on/off (See Frontlight section of the manual).
T echnical Specifications Display 6” E Ink Carta™ HD capacitive multi-sen- sor 1024×758 d isplay , 212 dpi, B&W Fr ontlight Ye s CPU 1000 MHz RAM 256MB Stor age 4 GB * Operating system Linux.
Getting Started In this chapter you will learn how to prepare the Device to work and about its main control features. CHARGING BA TTERY T o extend battery lifetime, it’s r ecommended to charge the Device for the first time from 8 to 12 hour s.
Getting Started 14 T o charge the battery for the first time, do the following: • Connect the Device to a computer or charger with USB-cable. The device will turn on as soon as charging starts. • When the battery is fully charged, you can discon - nect the cable from the Device which is ready for usage.
Getting Started 15 DEVICE MANAGEMENT T urn on Press On/Off button. When the Device is ready to operate, Main menu or last opened book will appear , depend ing on settings. T urn off Press and hold On/Off button for about two seconds until the Device goes off .
Getting Started 16 MAIN MENU OVERVIEW ‘Recent Books’ is a list of recently opened books Slide down to open a Notification panel Last downloaded books Slide up to open an Application panel T ouch .
Getting Started 17 Notification panel T ouch or slide down the icon to open a Notifica- tion panel . NOTE: Y ou can open Notification panel also pressing a Menu button. Notification panel gives an easy access to configuration of Wi-fi and Frontlight , Sync of network services, T ask man - ager , device Settings and Search .
Getting Started 18 GESTURES CAUTION! T ouch screen of the Device is sensitive enough and is a fragile detail. T o avoid its damage, please, touch it carefully while controlling the Device with gestures. Ta p Opens an element (book, file, folder application or menu item).
Getting Started 19 Flick Scrolls lists: move your finger across the scr een rapidly . Scaling Changes the image scale: place two fingers on a screen and pinch them together to zoom out or spread them apart to zoom in.
Getting Started 20 keyboard layout go to Settings > Languages > K eyboard Layouts . 1. Change case; 2. Enter the typed text; 3. Close the on-screen keyboard; 4. Erase last typed symbol; 5. Change input language. As you type a password (e.g. Wi-F i credentials) icon will appear on a text field.
Getting Started 21 CONNECTING T O THE INTERNET The Device can be connected to the Internet using Wi-Fi networks. If you open an application, which requires Internet access (e.g. Browser , RSS News ) the Device will open a list of available Wi-Fi connections.
Getting Started 22 1. At the notification bar go to Settings > Network > Network Acc ess; 2. Select On for the Network access checkbox and then further settings appear: Auto connection , Connection to a hidden network , and a list of available Wi-Fi networks.
Getting Started 23 • WP A/WP A2 Enterprise – you will need to spec - ify username, password and domain (if necessary); • WP A/WP A2 PSK – you will need to enter net - work key (up to 64 symbols). 5. Open Advanced settings . Select the idle time be - fore disconnection in the correspond ing section.
Getting Started 24 INSERTING MICRO SD CARD The Device already has 4 GB of internal storage, but you can extend it by using micro SD card (up to 32 GB). Insert it to the slot, like it is shown on a figure, and slightly push until card will be fixed. T o eject the card, slightly press on its edge until it will be unfixed, and pull it to get.
Read ing Books In this chapter you will learn how to read e-books and con - figure reader softwar e for the most comfortable reading. The Device supports next book formats: PDF , EPUB (includ - ing Adobe DRM -protected); FB2, FB2.ZIP , DOC, DOCX, TXT , DjVU, R TF , HTML, HTM, CHM, TCR, PRC, MOBI, ACSM .
Read ing Books 26 GESTURES IN READING MODE Close book; Make a bookmark; T urn pages forward; T urn pages backward; Pressing in the center of the screen evokes the Read ing Menu P age turning Scaling.
Read ing Books 27 Back Book name: touch to see the book info or open ReadRate menu Search Bookmark Pull the slider to turn pages or touch the page number to input the digits of needed page Open ReadRa.
Read ing Books 28 SOCIAL NETWORKS & READRA TE Now you will be able to take advantages of social net - works on your Pocketbook: shar e quotations from books, add comments, tell what you are reading or have read, like or don’t like. ReadRate also allows you watching the friends’ events and obtaining information about the most popular books.
Read ing Books 29 Read ing status and Book Rate 1. T ouch one of the options ( Now reading , Have r ead, Plan to read, Recommend or Rate with stars fr om 1 to 5). 2. Enter data (E-mail and password) of one of your accounts: in social networks or in the market Book Store.
Read ing Books 30 4. Select social networks, where you want to send news: Facebook, Vkontakte, Odnoklassniki, T witter , Linke- dIn, Google+ – icons of chosen networks will become hefted. 5. If the chosen social network wasn’t linked to the ReadRate profile, you will be proposed to link them.
Read ing Books 31 3. Choose a friend from a list or enter user email to send a recommendation to him/her . 4. Enter a comment and confirm send ing by pressing Recommend . Share quotation T o share quotation from a book: 1. After continuous touch on the screen in the opened book, creeper of text selection appear .
Read ing Books 32 4. All actions of your friends on ReadRate are d is - played in Notification panel of your Device: 5. Y ou can Delete or Open event.
Read ing Books 33 CONTENTS If a book has table of contents, you can open it by select - ing the corresponding read ing menu item. Content section contains three insets: • Sections (book’s chapters names); • Bookmarks (made during read ing); • Notes (graphic or text).
Read ing Books 34 BOOKMARKS T o create a bookmark, touch right top corner of the screen. A dog ear mark will appear . T o delete a bookmark, touch this mark again and confirm deletion. Also you can add/remove bookmarks by selecting the cor - responding read ing menu item.
Read ing Books 35 On-screen keyboard for typing text for translation Change dictionary View resembling words/ Back to word translation Fix this window to the top/bottom of the screen DICTIONARY T ouch and hold a word to open a panel allowing you to search for translation using one of installed dictionaries or find a word in Google.
Read ing Books 36 NOTE Handwritten notes ar e not available for DjVu books. After you will enter Notes, a tooltip window will appear . All notes are visible from section Notes at Applic ation panel . NOTES Notes allows you to save favorite book fragments and make handwritten records directly in the text.
Read ing Books 37 READING SET TINGS Y ou can customize the d isplay of books depend ing on your preferences. T ext Format Books In text format books (TXT , FB 2, DOC etc.) there are options to configure reader softwar e: font, font size, line spacing, page margins width, hyphenations ( on/off ), encoding.
Read ing Books 38 PDF & DjV u Y ou can change only the whole page scale only (except Reflow mode for PDF ). Pinch two fingers together to zoom out or spread them apart to zoom in or slide a finger upwards the right side of screen to zoom in or downwards – to zoom out, respectively .
Read ing Books 39 3. Columns – for reading books with columns. T o navigate the page use navigation buttons. A page will be turned after bottom edge of the sheet reached; 4. Reflow – in this mode text is formatted to d isplay completely on the screen.
Read ing Books 40 L OADING FILES Connect the Device to the PC using microUSB cable. NOTE The Device should be kept on while transferring files. Y ou will be prompted to select USB mode: PC Link or Charge either .
Read ing Books 41 card installed – as two ones). Now you can copy files to the Device or SD card using Explorer or other file manager . A T TENTION! After copying files safely remove the Device before d isconnect the cable! Download ing protected e-books (Adobe DRM) Registration at www .
Read ing Books 42 4. Open Visit the sample eBook library at the bottom of the page to enter the library; 5. Choose a book and click Download item. 6. A download window will appear on the screen. The file name should contain the name of the book and the file extension .
Read ing Books 43 into the Device Activation form. Then you will be able to download the book. 4. Download the book. After the download is com - plete, a full version of the book will be available for reading in the Digital Edition folder . The downloaded book is protected (DRM) and cannot be opened by a non-registered user .
Read ing Books 44 com once more to open such books again. Authorization of Adobe Digital Edition can be deleted in section Settings > Service > Delete ADE authorization . 2. Select the Go to library view icon. 3. Click All items . 4. Choose a book and copy it to your Device.
Read ing Books 45 V ariant 2 • Open Library ; • Call up the context menu of a folder of the service which you want to synchronize with your device; • Select the synchronization option. For detailed information about work with network servic - es see sections Poc ketBook Sync , Send-to-PocketBook and Dropbox P ocketBook .
Read ing Books 46 The icon in the status bar changes to if the error oc - curred during synchronization of one of the services. If all synchronization processes ar e completed without errors, the icon in the status bar d isappears. LIBRARY Library is e-books file manager .
Read ing Books 47 • Authors; • Bookshelf - create your own shelves with books depend ing on your interests and prefer ences ; • Series; • Formats . The results of grouping can be be d ispalyd as ascend ing ( A-Z ) or descend ing ( Z-A ).
Read ing Books 48 Context menu... ...opened by continuous touch... ...and allows proceeding with next file and folder operations: • Book Info - brief information about book/folder; • ReadRate; • Add to bookshelf; • File – file operations: • Copy; • Move; • Delete; • Select - multiple choice of files .
Read ing Books 49 Network libraries Network libraries - a service that allows you to search and to download new books d irectly from the app Libr ary . NOTE: Working with network libraries r equires an Internet connection. T o download new books d irectly from the Internet on your Device, go to the Library , and then select Grouping menu.
Read ing Books 50 NOTE: Please, note that the link to Network libr ary should contain the address of opds-directory , for example http://www .feedbooks.
Read ing Books 51 4. Click Download . By default, the books are downloaded to the folder Down- loads . T o change the d irectory of downloads, click on the icon in the upper right corner of the scr een and select Change download folder .
Applications In this chapter you will learn about applications wich are preinstalled on your Device. There is three apps which is brought out to the main menu: • Library; • BookStore; • Browser . The rest of the apps are available at the application bar .
Applications 53 LIBRARY Library is e-books file manager , which allows to group, sort, change appearance of the section and perform search. Read more about this app at Libr ary . BOOK ST ORE Book Store application pr ovides quick and convenient licensed content download from Book S tore portal (http://www .
Applications 54 If the connection with an account is set properly , you get access to all the features of a portal. Press the P ersonal Room to expand options for work with a personal account: Exit Pe.
Applications 55 • T op up the balance – top up the balance on a site BookLand or d irectly on the Device using the bank card (Visa, MasterCard, Maestro); • Purchase history – the list of goods, pur chased at the store; • My cards – used bank car ds; • Exit .
Applications 56 BROWSER This is an application for viewing web-pages. As you start Browser , you are suggested to connect to one of available wireless networks. T o enter website address, touch address bar , type an ad - dress from on-scr een keyboard appeared and pr ess Enter .
Applications 57 favorites, adjust scale of d isplaying web-pages, rotate a screen and configure the br owser from Settings section. Under Settings you can clear history and cookies, d isable/ enable JavaScript and load ing images. T o exit Browser , touch the correspond ing item in browser menu.
Applications 58 Calculator Engineering calculator supports a wide range of mathematical operations, such as different numeric systems, trigonometric, logarithm, power and logical operations. Calendar & Clock Opens current month calendar and clock.
Applications 59 Scribble Application for drawing. T o select the drawing tool, use the application control panel: T ext: select the position and size of the text box.
Applications 60 Gallery Opens Library in the mode of viewing images (downloaded to the folder Gallery ). The opened photo is d isplayed in a full- screen mode.
Applications 61 Chess Y ou can play versus your friend or the Device. If you are playing against the Device, you can select 10 d ifficulty levels. INTERAC TIVE APPS RSS News Application for add ing and reading RSS feeds. T o add RSS news feeds, open RSS setup.
Applications 62 T o update feed, select Update in the application menu. Updated content is added to the file with .hrss extension, and the file will be accessible for reading after updating. The news download ing status is d isplayed while updating.
Applications 63 Poc ketBook Sync is convenient because you can choose files from the store in advance and then download them on your Device in any time convenient for you. Usage NOTE: For corr ect work of PocketBook S ync time and date on the De - vice should be adjusted properly ( Settings > Date/time ).
Applications 64 Sync Settings ( Settings > A ccounts and S ynchronization > Poc ketBook Sync ). If Wi-Fi connection has not been acti - vated, the Device will generate a connection request). • choose the store, where you ar e registered, fr om the list of content providers, and enter your account data.
Applications 65 automatically every half an hour for checking new links (if the Device is not powered off/not in sleeping mode). The list of downloads will be automatically loaded to the queue after successful setting connection. If Automatic download is chosen in P ocketBook Sync set - tings, the download will start automatically .
Applications 66 Dropbox P ocketBook DropBox application allows to download files, added to Dropbox from any computer or any Device with installed Dropbox app or from the Dropbox website, to your Device. And you do not need to install anything to your Pocket - Book, it is enough to authorize in the service.
Applications 67 NOTE The application on your device will have access only to files in the Application > Dropbox P ocketBook folder on the server How to synchronize Automatically: 1.
Applications 68 2. After synchronization all obtained files will be also available in the sync folder in the Library on the Device. Send-to-P ocketBook The application allows to send files to the email address of your Device. Sent books will be automatically downloaded to your Device, if the Wi-Fi is turned on.
Applications 69 • In the opened wizard enter your contact email ad - dress and password. • T he email with the activation link will be sent to the specified address. Follow this link to r eceive the email address of your Device (for example, username@pbsync.
Applications 70 the Device Library , when the internet connection is on. Down - load folder is available after authorization from the locations: • Applications > Send-to-P ocketBook; • Se.
Applications 71 The list of trusted senders Documents can be downloaded on the Device, if they are sent from the address, contained in the ‘white list’ (a list of the trusted senders). The address, specified at registration, is contained in the list by default.
Settings In this chapter you will learn how configure the interface and software features of the Device for the most comfortable usage. Select Settings at Notification panel to configure the Device. All changes will be applied after exiting the section.
Settings 73 • Connection to hidden networks — read mor e in the Connecting to the Internet section of this manual. • Available Networks — a list of available networks. Choose one of them and you’ll see parameters of this connection: Network name (SSID), signal strength, security , IP-address, network mask, main gateway , DNS.
Settings 74 going to use the service for a long period, you can turn off to optimize the Device productivity . • Establishing Connection : Automatically (connec - tion will be established automat.
Settings 75 • Information about service — more detailed about service. Send-to-P ocketBook — the following options are available: • Pock etBook account: your account email. • Login/Log out : if you are not authorized in the application, input your contact email address and pass - word, to authorize.
Settings 76 • Download folder : location of received files. The Send-to-Poc ketBook folder is set by default. Y ou can choose any other folder or create a new one in the internal Device storage or on the external SD-card. • About service — more detailed about service.
Settings 77 • Sync Folder : location of synced files. Y ou can also move files to Sync folder , if you want to sync them with Dropbox P ocketbook d irectory on the server .
Settings 78 Adobe DRM Authorization item are displayed . After re - moving all protected DRM documents will be unavailable. PERSONALIZE Boot Logo – image displayed during the Device starts. Logos are stor ed in system/logo internal storage folder , so you can copy an image you’d like to be displayed during startup.
Settings 79 NOTE Y ou can also set your own picture as a logo from the Gallery application. Read about it in the Gallery section. Complete P age Refresh. Select the amount of page turned before the screen will be updated completely . Always item provides the best quality , but consumes the most power .
Settings 80 LANGUA GES Language. Select the Device’s interface language. Keyboar d Layouts. Under this section you can add up to 3 keyboard layouts. A vailable Dictionaries.
Settings 81 SA VING BA T TERY Here you can see battery level and set par ameters, which help to save battery charge: • Battery Perc entage; • Auto screen lock — set time of idleness, after which the Device is locked: off , 5 min, 10 min.
Settings 82 save there system settings. Y ou will be suggested to enter the file name from on-screen keyboar d; Library This section is intended for optimization of Library database.
Settings 83 Privacy • Protect Configurations by P assword — in this sec - tion you can protect your setting by passwor d. Select Set Passwor d section and type the password from on-scr een keyboard. Now each time you try to enter Settings section, you will be asked to enter the password.
Settings 84 CAUTION! If you need to erase all data on the Device, use this feature only , don’t try to format the Device internal memory via PC. Format SD car d – this action will erase all data from the external microSD card. Factory Reset – the Device state will be r eset to factory default settings, erasing user settings.
Settings 85 Auto Update – turn on/off automatic check for updates. Thirdd-Party Apps — license and information about third- party applications, used on the Device.
Firmwar e Update W ARNING! F irmware Update is a responsible oper ation, during which management software of the Device will be changed. In case of improper execution control pr ogram may be damaged and will require tr eatment in the service centre. Please perform the upgrade procedure in accor dance with the instructions below .
Firmware Update 87 If default Internet connection is not set, the Device will ask to connect to one of available wireless networks. Also you can activate the automatic updates check ( Set- tings > Software > Auto Update ). In this case, the Device will use Wi-Fi connection only .
Firmware Update 88 8. Follow the on-screen instructions with pictures: connect USB cable to the Devic e and Press Menu K ey NOTE: Y ou can check your Firmware version in Main menu > Set - tings > Software > Firmware V ersion T roubleshooting Error Message Reason Correction Method No upgrade image found File SWUPDA TE.
T roubleshooting Malfunciton P ossible Reason Solution Device does not turn on or turns on but only the logo is loaded Battery is low Charge the battery A book does not open - the message Book is prob.
T roubleshooting 90 Malfunciton P ossible Reason Solution After connection to PC disks are not d isplayed in Explorer Y our Device is in the bat- tery charging mode.
Customer Support For detailed information about service centers in your country please use contacts below: Česko 800-701 -307 Deutschland 0-800- 187-30-03 France 0805-080277 Polsk a 0-0-800- 141-0112.
Compliance with International Standar ds Product name: PocketBook T ouch Lux 3 Model number: P ocketBook 626 The EUT should be supplied by USB port from complied Limited Power Sour ce of personal computer or notebook. The EUT should be supplied by Adapter from complied Limited Power Sour ce.
Compliance with International Standards 93 In all Metropolitan departments, wireless L AN frequencies can be used under the following cond itions, either for public or private use: • Indoor use: maximum power (EIRP*) of 100 mW for the entire 2400-2483.
Compliance with International Standards 94 Y our device is a rad io transmitter and receiver . It is designed not to exceed the limits for exposure to radio waves recommended by international guidelines.
Compliance with International Standards 95 This equipment complies with the European Council Recommen - dation of 12 July 1999 on the Limitation of Exposure of the Gen - eral Public to Electromagnetic Fields [1999/519/EC]. Poc ketBook International S.
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