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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.
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 ).
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 ) Resi.
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 ( .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
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).
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.
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 ).
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
21 T able of Contents Index Chapter 2 Basic Operation .............................................. 22 Reading C onten t .............................................36 C ollections ....................................................... 68 Applications .
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 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 .
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 .
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 .
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 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) .
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 ).
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 ).
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 ).
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 ).
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 ).
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 .
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.
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.
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 ).
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.
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].
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.
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 .
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 w.
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
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].
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.
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 ).
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 ).
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.
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].
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.
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 ).
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 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].
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].
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].
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].
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].
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].
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 .
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 .
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.
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].
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].
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].
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].
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.
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 ).
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 .
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 play.
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 / .
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 Langu.
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.
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 .
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 .
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 ].
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 ).
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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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 ).
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 ).
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.
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 .
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 ).
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 .
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 ).
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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 ”).
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 .
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 (.
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.
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 Sta.
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.
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-Sp.
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 ..........
127 T able of Contents Index Chapter 2 Basic Operation About the User Guide .......................................................... 22 T ouch Screen ...........................................................................23 On-screen keyboar d .
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 ...........................
129 T able of Contents Index C ollections Collections ...............................................................................68 Crea ting ...............................................................................68 Adding c ontents ......
130 T able of Contents Index Settings Changing Settings ................................................................ 88 [General Settings] menu items ....................................90 [Applica tion P ref er ences] menu items .................
131 T able of Contents Index T able of Contents ............................................................... 126 Index .............................
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] .
Index 133 T able of Contents Index B Basic Operation .................... 22 Battery status ................. 13, 30 Book mark ing ........................ 39 Books ....................................... 36 [Brighter].................................
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] .
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] .
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™ .
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 .
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 ..............
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] .
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