Amazon Kindle 1 Basic Guide

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table of contents

INTRODUCTION 01

 About this Manual 01  About the Kindle User’s Guide 01  Physical Components and Documentation 02

TOUR OF YOUR KINDLE 03

 Front View of Kindle 03  Back View of Kindle 05  Bottom View of Kindle 06  Removing the Back Cover 07  Replacing the Back Cover 09

KINDLE ACCESSORIES 10

 Charging Your Kindle 10  Using Your Book Cover 12  Connecting to Your Computer 14  Using an SD Memory Card 16

A WORD ABOUT WIRELESS 17

 Simple Explanation of Wireless Technology 17  Wireless Safety 17

MAINTAINING YOUR KINDLE 19

 Caring for Your Kindle 19  Changing the Battery 20  Tips for Conserving Your Battery 22

Battery Safety 22 Recycling Kindle and the Battery Properly 22

TIPS AND TROUBLESHOOTING 23

 About the Screen 23  Battery Charging 23  Text Size 23  The Wireless Connection 24  Resetting Your Kindle 24  Security Concerns 24  SD Memory Cards 25  The Kindle Store 25  The USB Connection 26  No Sound 26  Customer Support 27

NOTICES AND CERTIFICATIONS 28

 Government Standards for Radio Frequency Signals 28  FCC Notice 28  RF Exposure Information (SAR) 29  UL Certification Number 29

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 30

Kindle™model number D00111

Introduction

 About This Manual

About Your Kindle provides a description and illustration for each of your Kindle components. It also furnishes some background information about the Kindle wireless connection, and some safety precautions associated with this technology.

If you have questions that need answers, you may find the “Tips and Troubleshooting” section useful. Your License Agreement and Terms of Use are included in a separate manual.

 About The Kindle User’s Guide

The Kindle User’s Guide is an electronic document already on your Kindle electronic reader that includes explanations and examples for all of the Kindle features and functions. It is designed to be used as a reference, and is searchable, like all other content on Kindle.

When you turn on Kindle for the first time, the Kindle User’s Guide will open automatically. It helps you get started reading immediately, and also highlights some important features you will want to explore.

 Physical Components and Documentation

This is what you will find in your Kindle box:

 Kindle electronic reader

 Book cover

 Power adapter

 USB cable

 About Your Kindle (you are reading it now)

  License Agreement and Terms of Use

Tour of Your Kindle Electronic Reader

 Front View of Kindle

Previous page button

Next page button

Keyboard

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Cursor bar

Select wheel

Next page button

Back button

Cursor bar Contains the cursor, which is a silver

rectangle that allows you to select a particular line on the display. You move the cursor up and down the right side of this bar using the select wheel. When the cursor is lined up with the appropriate selection point, you press the select wheel to make your selection.

Select wheel Roll this wheel to move the cursor up and

down the cursor bar. Press it to select a particular item.

Next page button Takes you to the next page in your

reading material. (There is a next page button on either side of Kindle.)

Back button Like the back button on your web browser,

this button allows you to retrace your steps on Kindle.

Keyboard Use the keyboard to enter search terms,

annotations in content, URLs for web sites, etc. There are also some special function keys that are described in the Kindle User’s Guide.

Previous page button Takes you to the previous page in your

reading material.

Tour of Your Kindle

 Back View of Kindle

Speaker

Wireless switch

Power switch

Back cover

Back cover Slides off to allow you to change the

battery, to insert or remove an SD memory card, or to reset your Kindle.

Power switch Turns your Kindle on or off.

Wireless switch Turns Amazon Whispernet on or off with

out turning off your Kindle. Whispernet is Amazon's wireless service that enables you to discover, purchase, and download content to your Kindle without a computer.

Speaker Allows you to listen to audiobooks or to

background music.

 Bottom View of Kindle

VOLUME

Charge indicator light

USB port

Headphone jack

Power adapter jack

Volume controls

Headphone jack Plug in headphones to listen to background

music or an audiobook. Attaching head phones disables the speaker.

USB port Plug in the included USB cable to transfer

content between your computer and your Kindle.

Charge indicator light When your Kindle is attached to the power

adapter, a lit LED indicates that the Kindle battery is charging.

Power adapter jack Plug in your power adapter here to

recharge the Kindle battery.

Volume controls Controls the headphone or speaker volume

for audiobooks and background music.

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