Amazon Kindle Touch User Guide

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Contents

Tips & Tricks ........................................................................................... 5

Chapter 1 Getting Started .......................................................................... 9

Registering your Kindle Touch ..................................................................... 9

Kindle Touch controls ................................................................................ 9

Onscreen actions .................................................................................... 10

Onscreen keyboard ................................................................................... 10

Tap zones .............................................................................................. 11

Toolbars ................................................................................................ 12

Status indicators .................................................................................... 14

Wireless status indicators ........................................................................... 14

Battery status indicator .............................................................................. 14

Activity indicator ...................................................................................... 15

Parental Controls indicator ........................................................................... 15

Setting up your Kindle Touch .....................................................................15

Network connectivity ................................................................................ 15

Special Offers and Sponsored Screensavers ................................................... 16

Screensaver ........................................................................................... 16

Special Offer banners ................................................................................ 16

Recommended content ............................................................................ 16

Chapter 2 Acquiring & Managing Kindle Content ............................................. 17

Shop the Kindle Store anytime, anywhere ..................................................... 17

Audible audiobooks ................................................................................ 17

Device and Cloud storage .........................................................................18

Removing items from your Kindle ............................................................... 18

Managing your Kindle Library .................................................................... 18

Using collections ..................................................................................... 19

Chapter 3 Reading Kindle Documents .......................................................... 20

Understanding Kindle Touch display technology .............................................. 20

Customizing your text display .................................................................... 20

Comic and Manga books .......................................................................... 20

Children’s books ..................................................................................... 20

Zooming images .................................................................................... 20

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Panning tables ....................................................................................... 20

Enhanced viewing mode .......................................................................... 21

Interacting with your documents ................................................................21

Text-to-Speech ....................................................................................... 22

Viewing reading progress ......................................................................... 22

Chapter 4 Getting More From Your Kindle Paperwhite....................................... 24

Customizing Your Kindle Settings ................................................................ 24

The Settings contextual menu ...................................................................... 25

Listening to background music ................................................................... 25

Carrying and reading personal documents ....................................................26

Reading Kindle content on other devices ...................................................... 26

Sharing comments via social networks ......................................................... 26

Using your Kindle with your computer ......................................................... 26

Using the Experimental Web Browser .......................................................... 27

Web Browser Menu ..................................................................................27

Bookmarks ............................................................................................ 27

Downloading ﬁles .................................................................................... 28

Chapter 5 Finding Additional Assistance ....................................................... 29

Appendix A Product Information ................................................................. 30

Safety and Compliance Information ............................................................. 30

Maintaining Your Kindle Device .................................................................. 30

Servicing Your Device ............................................................................... 30

Battery Safety ........................................................................................ 30

Other Safety Considerations ...................................................................... 31

Wireless Safety and Compliance ................................................................. 31

Turn Off Wireless When Flying .................................................................... 31

Using Your Kindle Around Other Electronic Devices .......................................... 31

Steps to Minimize Interference ................................................................... 31

Watch for Signs ..................................................................................... 31

FCC Compliance Statement ....................................................................... 32

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Information Regarding Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy .............................. 32

Canadian Compliance Statement ................................................................ 32

IEEE 1725 Battery Safety Statement ............................................................33

EU Declaration of Conformity .................................................................... 33

Recycling Kindle Properly .......................................................................... 33

Product Speciﬁcations ............................................................................. 34

KINDLE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND TERMS OF USE ........................................ 34

ONE-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ................................................................. 34

Additional Information ............................................................................. 35

Patent Notices .......................................................................................35

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Tips & Tricks

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Tips & Tricks

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Tips & Tricks

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Tips & Tricks

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Chapter 1 Getting Started

This short guide will familiarize you with all of the features and functionality of your Kindle Touch. Some Kindle features may not be available based on your country of residence or location. Please visit www.kindle.com/support for a list of features by country.

Registering your Kindle Touch

If you bought your Kindle Touch online using your Amazon account, it is already registered to you. To verify, press the Home button and look for your Amazon user name in the upper left corner of the Home screen. See Setting up your Kindle in this chapter for instructions on setting up and registering your device.

Kindle Touch controls

You need to learn only a few simple controls to use your Kindle Touch.

Home button: This raised button takes you to the Home screen, where you’ll find a list of books and other content stored on your Kindle.

Headphone jack: Plug in headphones to listen to an audiobook, background music, or content read aloud using Text-to-Speech.

Charge indicator light: This light is amber when your Kindle is charging and green when the battery is fully charged.

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Power button: To turn your Kindle on, press the Power button. If you need to turn off your

Kindle completely, such as when traveling on an airplane, press and hold the Power button for seven seconds until the screen goes blank, then release the button.

Your Kindle will automatically go into sleep mode after a few minutes of inactivity and a screensaver appears on the display. This static screensaver uses no battery power. To put your Kindle in sleep mode, press and release the Power button. To wake up your Kindle, press the Power button.

If your Kindle does not power on or is unresponsive during use, you can restart it by pressing and holding the Power button for 20 seconds.

Micro-USB/power port: You can use the supplied USB cable to connect your Kindle to a computer for charging the battery and transferring files. To charge your Kindle from a power outlet, you will need an AC adapter (sold separately) for the USB cable.

When the device is charging, a lightning bolt appears on the battery icon at the top of the Home screen. The indicator light on the bottom edge will turn amber while the battery is charging and green when it is fully charged. Charging should take less than four hours using a Kindle AC adapter. Charging using 3rd party adapters or via USB should take less than four hours, but may take longer depending on the capability of the hardware.

You can still use your Kindle while it is connected to your computer and charging via USB. To do so, unmount or eject it so that your Kindle exits USB drive mode.

• Windows: Right-click on the “Safely remove hardware” icon in the lower right-hand corner of

the task bar and follow the onscreen instructions to remove your Kindle.

• Mac OS X: Click the Eject button next to the Kindle in any Finder window, or drag it from the

Desktop to the Trash.

Your Kindle will then exit USB drive mode, but will continue to charge. If the charge indicator light on the bottom edge of the device does not come on, make sure that the USB cable is fully inserted into your Kindle and into the USB port of the computer. If your Kindle is still not charging, try another USB port or electrical outlet.

Note that if your Kindle is plugged into a low-powered USB port—such as those found on some keyboards and older computers—it will not receive enough power to charge.

Speakers: The lower back of your Kindle contains stereo speakers for audio content. Plugging in headphones turns off the built-in speakers.

Onscreen actions

Your Kindle Touch features a touchscreen interface that allows you to perform many tasks with just a tap or swipe of a finger. To select an item, simply tap it. For example, tap a book cover or title on your Home screen to open the book, or tap a button to perform that button’s action.

Onscreen keyboard

Your Kindle Touch has an onscreen keyboard. When you tap within the Search field or begin other actions that require you to type in information, the keyboard automatically displays at the bottom of the screen. Tap the keys to enter your selection and use the appropriate buttons to continue on to the next action. As you type, word suggestions based upon your entries will appear above the keyboard. Tap the word you want to select. Tap the key to enter numbers or symbols. Tap the to return to the regular keyboard. Tap the Shift key to enter uppercase characters. To select a keyboard for a different language, on the

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Settings page select Device Options, then Language and Dictionaries. Select the Keyboards option. If you have selected multiple keyboards, a Globe key is added to your keyboard. To select a different keyboard, tap the Globe key.

Your Kindle supports the entry of diacritics and special characters using the keyboard. To display these characters, press and hold the base letter’s key. For example, press and hold the “n” to display ǹ, ñ, or ň.

Tap zones

The EasyReach feature of Kindle Touch lets you effortlessly turn pages in a book or periodical while holding the device with just one hand. Tapping almost anywhere in the display area will take you to the next page; the area is large enough to be tapped whether you hold the device with your left or right hand. Tap the left side of the screen to go to the previous page. The EasyReach tap zones differ depending on whether your Kindle is in portrait or landscape mode. When reading, you can change the screen orientation by tapping on the Menu button and selecting Portrait or Landscape Mode. Note that the option displayed depends upon the current orientation of your Kindle.

Portrait mode

Landscape mode

If you prefer, you can change pages by swiping the screen with your finger. To go to the next page, swipe your finger from the right to the left across the screen. To go to the previous page, swipe your finger from the left to the right across the screen.

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