Amazon 1013 User Manual
TABLE OF CONTENTS
WELCOME ................................................. 8
CHAPTER 1
Getting Started with Your Kindle ....................... 18
1.1 Views of Kindle DX.........................................18
Front View................................................18
Top View..................................................20
Bottom View...............................................22
1.2 Getting Around.............................................23
Using the Buttons.........................................23
Using the Menus...........................................23
1.3 Entering Text..............................................26
Lowercase and Uppercase Letters...........................26
Numbers, Punctuation, and Symbols.........................26
1.4 Screen Rotation............................................28
1.5 Status Indicators..........................................29
Whispernet Status Indicators..............................29
Battery Status Indicators.................................30
Activity Indicator........................................31
CHAPTER 2
Getting to Know Kindle Content ......................... 31
2.1 The Home Screen............................................31
Home Screen Features......................................32
Show Options..............................................34
Sort Options..............................................36
The Home Screen Menu......................................38
2.2 Managing Your Content......................................40
Removing Kindle Content...................................40
More about Managing Items.................................40
CHAPTER 3
Reading on Kindle ...................................... 41
3.1 Types of Content...........................................41
Books.....................................................41
Newspapers................................................42
Magazines.................................................42
Blogs.....................................................42
Personal Documents........................................42
Audiobooks................................................43
Background Music..........................................43
3.2 Content Formatting on Kindle...............................43
Progress Indicator........................................44
Changing the Text Size....................................45
Adjusting the Number of Words per Line....................46
3.3 Moving from Place to Place.................................47
Using the Menu to Get Around..............................47
Navigating within a Periodical............................51
Selecting Internal Links..................................53
Viewing a Table...........................................54
Reading Across Multiple Kindles...........................54
3.4 Looking Up Definitions.....................................55
The Lookup Feature........................................55
3.5 Annotations and Clippings..................................55
Using Bookmarks...........................................56
Using Highlights..........................................57
Using Notes...............................................58
Using Clippings...........................................60
3.6 Reading PDF files..........................................62
Using the PDF Menu........................................63
3.7 Listening to Audio Materials...............................65
Audiobooks................................................65
Background Audio..........................................67
Text-to-Speech............................................68
CHAPTER 4
Searching on Kindle .................................... 69
4.1 Introduction to Search.....................................69
Types of Searches.........................................69
Performing a Search.......................................70
4.2 Search Results Page........................................71
Search Results for a Specific Item........................72
Search Results for a Definition...........................73
4.3 Performing Remote Searches.................................74
Searching Wikipedia.......................................75
Searching the Web.........................................75
Searching the Kindle Store................................75
CHAPTER 5
The Kindle Store ....................................... 77
5.1 Getting Started at the Store...............................77
Connecting to the Kindle Store............................77
5.2 Kindle Store Pages.........................................77
The Kindle Storefront.....................................77
The Store Menu............................................79
Browsing the Store........................................81
Getting the Details.......................................82
Saving Items for Later....................................84
5.3 Recommendations, Reviews, and Ratings......................85
Recommended for You.......................................85
Looking Up Reviews........................................85
Writing Your Own Ratings and Reviews......................86
5.4 Making Purchases...........................................88
Trying a Sample Book......................................88
Buying Your Selections....................................88
Returning an Item.........................................88
CHAPTER 6
Accessing the Web ...................................... 89
6.1 Using Basic Web............................................89
Entering a URL............................................89
Using Bookmarks and Adding Your Own.......................90
Using Next Page and Previous Page.........................90
Selecting Links, Buttons, and Boxes.......................91
Using History.............................................92
The Basic Web Menu........................................92
6.2 Other Features.............................................93
Text Size.................................................93
Downloading Files.........................................93
Basic Web Settings........................................94
CHAPTER 7
Settings and Experimental .............................. 95
7.1 Adjusting Your Kindle Settings.............................95
Registering or Deregistering Kindle.......................97
Personalizing Your Kindle.................................98
Choosing Your Primary Dictionary..........................98
Changing Automatic Backup.................................99
The Settings Menu.........................................99
7.2 Experimental..............................................101
CHAPTER 8
Kindle and Your Computer .............................. 102
8.1 Getting Started...........................................102
System Requirements......................................102
Making the Connection....................................102
8.2 Handling Files through USB................................103
Managing Your Documents..................................103
Transferring Your Clippings..............................104
8.3 Converting and Transferring Your Documents................104
Supported Formats for Conversion.........................104
Sending Your Documents for Conversion....................104
8.4 Audiobooks and MP3s.......................................106
Audiobooks from Audible.com..............................106
Transferring MP3s........................................107
CHAPTER 9
Your Kindle and Amazon.com ............................ 107
9.1 Shopping for Kindle Content on Amazon.com.................107
Browsing the Kindle Store................................108
Searching the Kindle Store...............................108
Getting the Details......................................108
Ordering Content.........................................108
9.2 Managing Your Kindle on Amazon.com........................109
Managing Your Device.....................................109
Managing Your Orders.....................................110
Downloading Content from Your Computer...................111
9.3 Contacting Kindle Support.................................111
Kindle Support Web Address:..............................111
Kindle Support Phone Numbers:............................111
CHAPTER 10
Migrating Content to Your New Kindle .................. 112
10.1 Transferring Books.......................................112
10.2 Transferring Periodical Subscriptions....................113
10.3 Transferring Personal Documents..........................113
10.4 Transferring Audiobooks..................................114
10.5 Transferring MP3s........................................114
APPENDIX .............................................. 116
Safety and Compliance Information........................120
Maintaining Your Kindle..................................120
Product Specifications...................................123
ONE-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY................................123
Patent Notices...........................................125
Copyright and Trademark Notices..........................125
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Thank you for purchasing Amazon Kindle DX. You are reading the
Welcome section of the Kindle DX User's Guide. This section
provides an overview of Kindle DX and Kindle DX Worldwide Edition
and highlights a few basic features so you can start reading as
quickly as possible.
You can leave this guide at any time by pressing the Home button
on your Kindle. To turn to the next page, press on the Next Page
button.
If your Kindle was a gift, you will need to register your device.
Please look at the Getting Started instructions that came with
your Kindle for information on registering your device.
Congratulations!
You are reading on your new Kindle DX.
If you haven't done so already, please follow the Getting Started
instructions that came with your Kindle and plug in your Kindle
to charge the battery. The charge indicator light on the bottom
edge of your Kindle turns yellow and a lightning bolt appears on
the battery icon at the top of the display. Charging the battery
fully should take less than three hours and you can continue
reading while it charges.
Tip: The charge indicator light will turn green when the
battery is fully charged.
If you prefer to read the Kindle DX User's Guide side-by-side
with the device, you can download and print a PDF copy from
Amazon.com at:
http://www.amazon.com/kindlesupport
Getting Around
You navigate Kindle using the 5-way controller; the Home, Menu,
Back, and Next/Previous Page buttons; and the keyboard:
To select a particular item such as a menu option or a specific
word in your reading material, move the 5-way controller up,
down, left, or right to highlight your choice and then press to
select.
You can press the Next or Previous Page button to move forward or
backward in your reading material and press the Back button to
retrace your steps on your Kindle. Use the keyboard to type words
or phrases when searching your reading material or items in the
Kindle Store. You can also use the keyboard to create notes while
reading. All of these are covered in more detail later in this
guide.
Easy-to-Read Display
Kindle uses a high-resolution display technology called
electronic paper. It works using ink just like books and
newspapers, but it displays the ink particles electronically. The
page flash you see when you turn the page is part of the ink
placement process.
The electronic paper display is reflective, which means unlike
most displays, you can read it clearly even in bright sunlight.
Also, electronic paper does not need power to hold the ink in
place, which extends your Kindle's battery life.
Wireless Access with Whispernet
Using the wireless Amazon Whispernet service, Amazon delivers
content to your Kindle whenever and wherever you want it, within
the wireless coverage area, using the same technology as a cell
phone. By default, your Kindle ships with Whispernet already
turned on. To turn Whispernet on or off, press the Menu button,
move the 5-way controller up to underline "Turn Wireless On/Off,"
and then press the 5-way.
Your Choice of Text Size
To optimize your reading experience, Kindle provides a quick way
to adjust the size of the reading text among six sizes.
In a book or periodical you are currently reading, you can change
the text size by pressing the Text key , and moving the 5-
way controller to choose the size you prefer; then press the 5way to select. The text changes to the new size. Repeat the same
steps to change the text size back or to change it to a size
comfortable for you to read.
Your Choice of Number of Words per Line
You can also change the number of words per line in the book or
periodical you are currently reading. Press the Text key ,
move the 5-way controller to choose the number of words per line
you prefer and press the 5-way to select. This changes the width
of the margins. You may find you read faster with fewer words per
line. Experiment to see what works best for you.
Adjust Screen Rotation
The Kindle DX screen image can also auto-rotate to match the way
you are holding your Kindle so you can see the entire width of a
web page or magnify the page of a PDF file. The screen changes
automatically when you rotate your Kindle from portrait to
landscape or vice versa. Or, you can lock your screen to a
particular orientation to fit your reading position. Press the
Text key , then move the 5-way controller to select the
screen rotation you want. Press the 5-way to select.
Read PDF files
Kindle DX can display a PDF document without losing the
formatting of the original file. Just drag PDF files over USB or
e-mail them to your dedicated Kindle e-mail address (found on the
Settings page on Kindle or the Manage Your Kindle page on
Amazon.com). We will wirelessly deliver the original file
directly to your Kindle for a fee. For details, click on the
Learn more link in the Your Individual Charges section of your
Manage Your Kindle page for your Kindle DX on Amazon.com.
Let Kindle Read to You
You can also choose to turn on the experimental application,
Text-to-Speech, which will read aloud your books (where allowed
by the rights holder), newspapers, blogs, and personal documents.
You can either listen through your Kindle's external speakers or
plug in earphones into the headphone jack. While Text-to-Speech
is playing, the screen will turn the pages automatically so you
can follow along while the audio is playing. You have the choice
of hearing your content spoken with a male or female voice and
can also further optimize the listening experience by slowing
down or increasing the rate of speech.
Look It Up
Your Kindle includes The New Oxford American Dictionary. You can
easily look up a particular word without leaving the content.
Simply use the 5-way controller to navigate the cursor in front
of the word you want defined. A definition of the word appears at
the bottom of the screen. To view the full definition, press the
Return key on the keyboard. To return to the text you were
reading, press the Back button.
Take It All with You
Kindle DX can store over 3500 digital books, personal documents,
newspapers, blogs, and magazines, which are referred to
collectively as "content" throughout this guide. A copy of all
your books and recent issues of newspapers and magazines
purchased from the Kindle Store are kept on Amazon.com.
To open content on your Kindle, press the Home button. This
displays a list of the content on your Kindle. Move the 5-way
controller up or down to underline the item you want to open and
then press the 5-way to open the item. To delete content on your
Kindle, move the 5-way controller up or down to underline the
item you want to delete. Move the 5-way to the left and then
press the 5-way to complete the removal of the item.
To move previously deleted content from Amazon.com back to your
Kindle, Whispernet must be on. From Home, select "Archived
Items." This shows all of the content stored at Amazon.com.
Underline the item you want to move back to your Kindle and move
the 5-way to the right and then press the 5-way to start the
transfer. In under a minute, the item re-downloads into your
Kindle and appears in the list of content in Home.
Shop Anytime, Anywhere
If you have Whispernet on and you select "Shop in Kindle Store"
from any menu, Kindle connects you to a broad offering of reading
material including books, newspapers, blogs, and magazines. You
can browse by category or check out the latest bestsellers, new
and noteworthy items, or your personalized recommendations. You
can see details about an item, read customer reviews, and even
download free samples of books you are interested in. If you want
to buy an item, Kindle uses secure Amazon 1-Click and then
Whispernet delivers the item to your Kindle generally in under a
minute with no wireless delivery charges to you. Terms and
conditions applicable to use of the wireless connectivity of the
Kindle DX can be found in the Kindle DX Quick Start Guide.
Automatic Delivery
Since Kindle connects to the Whispernet network, we deliver your
favorite periodicals over the air to your device as soon as they
are published, often before they are even available in print. For
example, if you subscribe to the Kindle edition of The New York
Times, the latest edition is wirelessly delivered overnight so
you can read it each morning. Your favorite periodicals follow
you wherever you go in Whispernet's broad coverage area, whether
you are at home or on the road. Also, you pay only for your
subscriptions; Amazon.com covers the wireless delivery cost.
Peruse Your Periodicals
Just as you would thumb through a physical newspaper or magazine
to locate an article of interest, your Kindle supplies you with
navigation shortcuts so that you can quickly zero in on an
article of interest. By moving the 5-way controller right or left
you can advance to the next or previous article and pushing the
5-way brings up the periodical's section list.
Search Your World
While you are in Home, the Kindle Store, or reading content, you
can use your Kindle's search feature. From the keyboard, begin
typing what you'd like to search for and then using the 5-way
controller, select the range of your search. If you begin your
search while in Home or with open content, you have the option to
search for that item in all of your books, newspapers, blogs,
personal documents, and annotations. You also have the option to
focus your search to the built-in dictionary, the Kindle Store,
Wikipedia, and the Web.
Clip Your Favorite Passages
Have you ever been reading a book or a newspaper and wanted to
clip and save a few words to refer to later? With Kindle, simply
select "Add a Note or Highlight" from the menu and use the 5-way
to highlight the content you want to clip and then press the 5way to save your selection. The clipping is added to a file in
Home called "My Clippings." You can review your clippings later,
search for words or terms you clipped, and transfer the "My
Clippings" file to your computer. This is a great way to capture
your favorite quotations to share with others.
Bookmark Your Reading
Kindle automatically saves your place in whatever book you are
reading, but you can also add a bookmark to any page by pressing
the Menu button and selecting "Add a Bookmark." You can see that
the upper right corner of the page is dog-eared. Kindle stores
all your bookmarks for the current content in your annotations.
You can view them at any time by pressing the Menu button and
selecting "My Notes & Marks."
Add Your Own Notes
Do you like to take notes and make comments while reading? You
can add notes to any of the content on Kindle. Amazon
automatically stores all of your book annotations in the "My
Clippings" file and backs them up on Amazon servers so they will
not be lost.
As an example, this sentence is highlighted and has a note
attached as indicated by the superscripted number one to the
right of this text. Using the 5-way controller, move the cursor
over the notation number to see the note. To add your own note,
move the cursor to the word where you want to add your thoughts,
and begin typing your note. Then use the 5-way again to highlight
the "save note" button onscreen and press the 5-way to select.
You can later view, edit, or remove a note, or see all of your
annotations by pressing the Menu button and selecting "My Notes &
Marks."
Stay in Sync
Whispersync technology saves and synchronizes your reading
location across your Kindle(s) and your iPhone. Now you can read
a few pages on your iPhone and pick up right where you left off
when you return to your Kindle.
Convert Your Own Documents
In addition to all of the great reading material you can get from
the Kindle Store, Amazon can also convert your own documents so
you can read them on Kindle. You can e-mail Microsoft Word, TXT,
RTF, HTML or image files like JPEGs and GIFs to your dedicated
Kindle e-mail address (found on the Settings page on Kindle or
the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon.com). We will convert the
document into Kindle format and wirelessly deliver it directly to
your Kindle for a fee or back to your computer for free. If you
e-mail a PDF to your Kindle DX, it will be sent to your device
with no conversion.
Learning More
This ends your brief introduction to just some of the
capabilities on Kindle. The chapters that follow give a more
complete overview of these and other features. Remember, you can
always search on a particular feature or learn more about how to
do a particular task by opening this guide and typing on the
keyboard to activate Search.
The Table of Contents for the Kindle DX User's Guide shows you
all of the topics covered in this guide. You can get to the table
of contents by pressing the Menu button from any page. Move the
5-way down until you underline "Table of Contents" and press the
5-way to go to it.
You can also navigate by clicking an underlined word or words
like the "Table of Contents" above. Underlined words indicate a
link to somewhere else in the material you are reading, like a
footnote, a chapter, or a web site. In the example above, when
you navigate the 5-way controller over one of the underlined
words, a hand icon will appear. Pressing the 5-way will take
you to the beginning of the table of contents. Press the Back
button to go back to where you were reading.
If you bought your Kindle with your Amazon account, it is already
registered with your account information and you are ready to go.
When you go to the Home screen, check the top left corner of the
screen to see if your Amazon name (the same one you see when you
are shopping on Amazon.com) is shown. If it says "My Kindle"
instead of your Amazon account name, you need to register your
Kindle. To register, first press Home to display the Home screen
and then press the Menu button. Select "Settings" and then select
"register" on the page that appears to enter your Amazon user
name and password. If your Amazon user name or password contains
characters not present on the Kindle keyboard, press the Symbol
key on the bottom of the keyboard to see a menu of the
extended characters and use the 5-way to select the character you
require. Alternatively, you can register your Kindle by visiting
the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon.com at:
http://www.amazon.com/manageyourkindle
You can leave the Kindle DX User’s Guide, or any item you are
reading, at any time by pressing the Home button. If you are done
reading, you can put your Kindle to sleep by sliding and
releasing the power button located at the top of your Kindle (you
wake up Kindle the same way). Sleeping your Kindle will extend
battery life and also lock all of the keys and buttons so you
don't inadvertently press one while not using your Kindle. When
your Kindle is asleep, you will see an image on the screen. To
turn off your Kindle completely, slide and hold the power switch
for four seconds, then release. The Kindle screen will blank and
the device will turn off. If you ever need assistance, you can
use the Web or your telephone to contact us. See Chapter 9 for
all of the Kindle Support contact options.
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CHAPTER 1
Getting Started with Your Kindle
In the Welcome chapter of the Kindle DX User's Guide, you read
about many of the things you can do with your Kindle. This
chapter reviews all of the physical features of Kindle and covers
the basics of using the Kindle buttons, menus, and keyboard.
1.1 Views of Kindle DX
Front View
The front of your Kindle contains the screen, the keyboard, and
the navigation controls. These features are illustrated below and
explained in the list that follows.
Volume controls — controls the headphone or speaker volume for
audiobooks, background music, and text-to-speech.
Home button — shows content stored on your Kindle as well as
content archived at Amazon.
Previous Page button — takes you to the previous page in your
reading material.
Next Page button — takes you to the next page in your reading
material.
Menu button — displays application and navigation choices that
are related to the screen you are viewing.
5-way controller — selects an item or action when pressed down.
Moves the on-screen highlight or cursor up and down when moved up
and down. Moves the on-screen highlight or cursor side-to-side
when moved left or right. Holding the 5-way controller up or down
without releasing it accelerates the cursor movement, making it
faster to navigate through lists or text.
Back button — retraces your steps on Kindle just like the back
button on a web browser. For example, you can follow a link in a
book and then press the Back button to return to your place.
Keyboard — use to enter search terms, notes in your content,
URLs for Web sites, etc.
Symbol key — presents a menu of punctuation marks and
symbols. Move the 5-way controller to select the desired symbol
and press the 5-way to select.
Text key — adjusts font size and number of words per line
to suit your reading preference. Also allows you to turn on/off
Text-to-Speech and to change the screen rotation settings.
ALT key — provides a way to enter numbers. Hold down the
ALT key and press the appropriate letter in the top row of the
keyboard to enter the number you want. Alternatively, you can
press and release the ALT key and then press the desired letter.
Top View
Power switch — puts your Kindle to sleep, wakes it up, and turns
your Kindle on or off. To put your Kindle to sleep, slide and
release the power switch; a full screen image appears on the
display. While your Kindle is asleep, other keys and buttons are
locked so that you don't accidentally change the place in your
reading. To turn your Kindle off, slide and hold the power switch
for four seconds until the screen goes blank and then release. To
wake up or turn on your Kindle, slide and release the power
switch again.
If your Kindle does not power on or is unresponsive during use,
try resetting the device by disconnecting your Kindle from any
power source or USB port, and then sliding and holding the power
switch for 15 seconds before releasing.
Tip: Your Kindle will also go to sleep by itself after ten
minutes if you are not using it. If your Kindle had wireless on
prior to going to sleep, it will continue to receive your
regularly scheduled subscriptions while in sleep.
Headphone jack — plug in headphones to listen to an audiobook,
background music, or content read aloud through text-to-speech.
Attaching headphones turns off the built-in speakers.
Bottom View
The bottom of your Kindle contains the charge indicator light, a
micro-USB port and two speakers.
Micro-USB/power port — attach the USB cord that came with your
Kindle into the micro-USB/power port and into the Kindle power
adapter. Plug the adapter into a power outlet to charge the
Kindle battery. The charging status light will turn yellow,
indicating that the battery is charging; you can continue to use
your Kindle while it charges. A green light indicates that the
battery is fully charged.
Check to make sure the power adapter is not covered by anything
that could cause it to overheat. If the charge indicator light
does not light up, make sure that the USB cable is fully inserted
into your Kindle and the power adapter. If Kindle still is not
charging, try another electrical outlet.
Tip: The Kindle power adapter is a universal power adapter and
will work worldwide. If you are traveling outside the United
States, and want to recharge your Kindle, connect the power
adapter to a country-approved physical plug adapter (not
included) for the country that you are in.
To transfer content between your computer and your Kindle,
connect the provided USB cable to the Kindle and to the
computer's USB port. If your computer's USB port or powered USB
hub provides power, your Kindle will charge over USB.
1.2 Getting Around
To get around on your Kindle, you use the buttons, menus, and the
keyboard— a ll of which are explained here.
Using the Buttons
In the Welcome section you learned about the navigation buttons
(Previous Page, Next Page, and Back). For an explanation of what
each button does, see Front View of Kindle.
Using the Menus
In addition to the physical buttons, you also navigate Kindle
using the menus. Kindle's menus are context sensitive, but they
all work the same way.
You use the 5-way controller to navigate within the menu and
press the 5-way to select an item.
The illustration below shows the Home menu; the bold line under
"Shop in Kindle Store" indicates that it is ready to be selected.
The Application Menu
You can display a menu from any screen on your Kindle. When you
press the Menu button, it displays choices related to the screen
you are viewing. The sample screen below shows you the screen you
would typically see when you press the Menu button from within a
book.
1.3 Entering Text
To use the Kindle keyboard, most people find it easiest to place
the device flat on a table and use the tips of their fingers to
press the keys.
Lowercase and Uppercase Letters
To enter lowercase letters, press the appropriate letter key. To
enter uppercase letters, hold down the Shift key, and then
press the desired letter key like you do on your computer
keyboard. Alternatively, you can press and release the Shift key
and then press the desired letter. Only the next letter will be
capitalized.
Numbers, Punctuation, and Symbols
To enter a number, hold down the ALT key and press the
appropriate letter in the top row of the keyboard to select the
desired number. If you need a punctuation mark or a symbol that
is not shown, press the Symbol key on the bottom row of the
keyboard. You will see a menu of punctuation marks and symbols.
Use the 5-way controller to choose the character you want and it
will appear in your text entry box.
1.4 Screen Rotation
The Kindle DX screen image can rotate to match the way you are
holding your Kindle. The display changes accordingly from
portrait to landscape. So you can now magnify the page of a PDF
or see the entire width of a web page using only your movements.
The buttons work the same in either rotation, but the 5-way
controller movements are switched to match the rotation.
By default, the Kindle DX auto-rotates the screen image based on
your orientation. To lock your screen into portrait or landscape
mode, follow these steps:
1. Press the Text key located on the bottom row of the
keyboard. Screen Rotation options are displayed at the
bottom of the menu.
2. Move the 5-way down to underline the Screen Rotation
options, if not already underlined.
3. Move the 5-way left or right to ― au to, ‖ which
automatically adjusts the display based on your motion. Or,
select one of the four options to lock the display in a set
orientation: portrait, landscape with the turn page buttons
at the bottom, portrait with the keyboard at the top and the
turn page buttons to the left, and Landscape with the turn
page buttons at the top.
4. Press the 5-way to confirm your choice.
Note – You can view Kindle Store pages only in portrait mode.
Tip: Want the Next and Prev Page buttons on the left? Simply
rotate the device 180 degrees so that the buttons are on the left
side.
1.5 Status Indicators
At the top of every screen, you also see Whispernet and battery
life status indicators to keep you in the know.
Whispernet Status Indicators
The Whispernet status indicator shows you whether the wireless
radio is turned on or off, the signal strength of your Whispernet
service, and the connection speed. Here are the possible
indicators and their meanings.
The Whispernet service is active and your Kindle has a strong
signal. The more bars that are filled in with black, the stronger
the wireless signal. Note that a weak signal can increase power
consumption.
None of the bars are filled in. This means the wireless signal
strength is too low to connect. You will not be able to connect
to the Kindle Store, Basic Web, register your device, retrieve
content from Archived Items, sync your devices, or receive your
subscriptions.
The bars are filled in grey. This means Whispernet is checking
for signal strength. This usually lasts less than 30 seconds.
The Whispernet service is turned off. You can turn on the
wireless by pressing the Menu button, and using the 5-way
controller to navigate to "Turn Wireless On."
- Kindle DX
When you activate a menu, a 1X or 3G icon appears to the left
side of the signal bars that indicates the speed of your
Whispernet service. The 1X icon indicates that your Kindle is
connected to the 1XRTT wireless network, which is slower than the
3G Whispernet service. Kindle will automatically switch back to
the faster 3G EVDO network when available.
- Kindle DX World Edition
Kindle World Edition: EDGE and GPRS wireless networks are slower
than the 3G Whispernet service. Your Kindle World Edition will
automatically switch to the faster 3G network when available.
Battery Status Indicators
You have your Kindle plugged into power and the battery is
charging. The charge indicator light on the bottom of your Kindle
also lights up. Note that if your Kindle is plugged into a low
powered USB port such as those found on some keyboards or older
computers, you will only derive enough charge to avoid depleting
the battery but not enough to recharge it.
The images above show the various states of the battery as it
discharges. As you deplete the battery, less of the battery
indicator will be filled in.
The battery is too low to power the Whispernet service. You must
charge your Kindle battery to restore wireless service.
Keep in mind that subscribing to multiple blogs that update
frequently may increase power consumption and decrease the
battery life. Weak signal coverage can also increase power
consumption.
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