Barnes & Noble BNRV200 User Manual

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Model BNRV200

Version: 1.4.0.A

Table of Contents
Introduction....................................................................................................................................................	7
Contact Us.........................................................................................................................................................................................	7
Getting to Know Your NOOK ........................................................................................................................................................	7
Getting Started with Your NOOK..............................................................................................................	11
Power and Charging........................................................................................................................................................................	14
Safety and Care................................................................................................................................................................................	16
Caring for Your NOOK..................................................................................................................................................................	17
Locking and Unlocking Your NOOK..............................................................................................................................................	19
Using Gestures to Control Your NOOK.....................................................................................................	20
The Quick Nav Bar.......................................................................................................................................	24
The Status Bar..................................................................................................................................................................................	25
The Home Screen and the Daily Shelf.......................................................................................................	28
Home Screen Panels and the Panel Indicator.................................................................................................................................	28
The Keep Reading Menu and the More Menu...............................................................................................................................	29
Wallpaper.........................................................................................................................................................................................	29
The Daily Shelf ................................................................................................................................................................................	30
Organizing Items on Your Home Screen........................................................................................................................................	31
Using Media Shortcuts.....................................................................................................................................................................	32
Returning to the Home Screen.......................................................................................................................................................	32
Reading Books, Magazines, and Newspapers on Your NOOK.................................................................	33
Reading Books.................................................................................................................................................................................	33
Reading a PDF..................................................................................................................................................................................	49
Reading a NOOK Kids Book..........................................................................................................................................................	50
Reading a NOOK Comics Book.....................................................................................................................................................	57
Reading a Magazine..........................................................................................................................................................................	58
Reading a Newspaper.....................................................................................................................................................................	60
Your Library on Your NOOK.......................................................................................................................	61
The Media Bar.................................................................................................................................................................................	62
The Sync Button..............................................................................................................................................................................	63
The Search Tool for Your Library...................................................................................................................................................	63
Memory Card..................................................................................................................................................................................	64
Viewing and Sorting the Contents of Your Library.......................................................................................................................	64
Organizing Your Library on Shelves................................................................................................................................................	66
Opening Files on the SD Memory Card.........................................................................................................................................	68

Transferring Files from Your Personal Computer to Your NOOK	............................................................................................... 68
My Files.............................................................................................................................................................................................	69
Using NOOK Friends™................................................................................................................................	71
Launching the NOOK Friends App................................................................................................................................................	71
The NOOK Friends Navbar...........................................................................................................................................................	71
Friends’ Activities.............................................................................................................................................................................	72
NOOK Friends................................................................................................................................................................................	74
Using the LendMe® Program in NOOK Friends™......................................................................................................................	76
About Me.........................................................................................................................................................................................	86
Shopping on Your NOOK.............................................................................................................................	87
Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................................................	87
Browsing Lists and Categories........................................................................................................................................................	87
Searching for Titles, Authors, or Topics.........................................................................................................................................	88
Buying a Book..................................................................................................................................................................................	89
Buying a Single Issue of a Magazine or Newspaper.......................................................................................................................	89
Buying a Subscription to a Magazine or Newspaper.....................................................................................................................	90
Buying an App..................................................................................................................................................................................	90
Managing Your BN.com Account...................................................................................................................................................	90
Using Your Wishlist.........................................................................................................................................................................	91
Using Your NOOK in a Barnes & Noble Store..........................................................................................	92
Reading Books in a Barnes & Noble Store.....................................................................................................................................	92
Searching Your NOOK.................................................................................................................................	93
Searching in Your Library................................................................................................................................................................	93
Searching from the Quick Nav Bar.................................................................................................................................................	93
Searching for Words with Accents and Other Diacritical Marks..................................................................................................	95
Using the Web Browser...............................................................................................................................	96
Navigating to a Web Site................................................................................................................................................................	99
Opening a New Window in Your Web Browser..........................................................................................................................	99
Refreshing the Window...................................................................................................................................................................	99
Working with Bookmarks...............................................................................................................................................................	99
Adjusting the Text Size of Your Web Browser............................................................................................................................	100
Zooming In and Out on a Web Page...........................................................................................................................................	101
Setting Your Web Browser’s Home Page....................................................................................................................................	101
Disabling and Re-enabling Your Web Browser............................................................................................................................	102
Configuring Privacy Settings for Your Web Browser...................................................................................................................	106
Configuring Security Settings for Your Web Browser.................................................................................................................	107

Configuring the Browser Mode for Viewing Pages......................................................................................................................	107
Using NOOK Email™.................................................................................................................................	108
Launching the Email Application...................................................................................................................................................	108
Managing Email Accounts..............................................................................................................................................................	108
Composing and Sending a Message..............................................................................................................................................	111
Reading a Message.........................................................................................................................................................................	112
Deleting Messages.........................................................................................................................................................................	113
Searching Email..............................................................................................................................................................................	113
Configuring Email Settings.............................................................................................................................................................	114
Using Apps on Your NOOK.......................................................................................................................	116
Viewing the Applications Installed on Your NOOK....................................................................................................................	116
Launching an Application...............................................................................................................................................................	117
Quitting an Application.................................................................................................................................................................	117
Working with Microsoft Office Files.............................................................................................................................................	117
Playing Music..................................................................................................................................................................................	117
Playing Videos................................................................................................................................................................................	120
Configuring Your NOOK............................................................................................................................	121
Viewing Device Information..........................................................................................................................................................	122
Configuring Wireless Settings.......................................................................................................................................................	124
Configuring Screen Settings...........................................................................................................................................................	125
Configuring Sound Settings...........................................................................................................................................................	128
Configuring Time Settings.............................................................................................................................................................	130
Configuring Security Settings.........................................................................................................................................................	131
Configuring Keyboard Settings......................................................................................................................................................	134
Customizing the Home Screen.....................................................................................................................................................	136
Configuring the Shop.....................................................................................................................................................................	138
Configuring Social Features...........................................................................................................................................................	139
Configuring the Reader.................................................................................................................................................................	143
Configuring Search.........................................................................................................................................................................	143
Using Your NOOK at Wi-Fi Hotspots......................................................................................................	145
Wi-Fi Networks in Barnes & Noble Stores..................................................................................................................................	145
Unsecured Wi-Fi Networks..........................................................................................................................................................	145
Secured Wi-Fi Networks..............................................................................................................................................................	145
Updating the Software on Your NOOK...................................................................................................	146
Using an SD Memory Card........................................................................................................................	147

Types of Memory Cards Supported.............................................................................................................................................

147

Installing a Memory Card..............................................................................................................................................................	147
Removing a Memory Card............................................................................................................................................................	149
Tips and Troubleshooting..........................................................................................................................	151
Solving Problems............................................................................................................................................................................	151
Appendix A: Page Numbering and File Formats....................................................................................	152
Appendix B: International Use and Languages.......................................................................................	153
Appendix C: One Year Limited Warranty..............................................................................................	154
ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ...........................................................................................................................................	154
Appendix D: Trademarks and Copyrights...............................................................................................	157
Adobe ...........................................................................................................................................................................................	157
AT&T..............................................................................................................................................................................................	157
Dictionary......................................................................................................................................................................................	157
Facebook........................................................................................................................................................................................	157
Fonts...............................................................................................................................................................................................	157
microSD and microSDHC.............................................................................................................................................................	157
Wi-Fi...............................................................................................................................................................................................	157
Additional Information..................................................................................................................................................................	158
Appendix E: FCC Notices..........................................................................................................................	159
FCC IDs ........................................................................................................................................................................................	159
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) STATEMENT
INFORMATION TO THE USER..................................................................................................................................................	159
FCC/IC Radiation Exposure Statement.......................................................................................................................................	159
Other Information Related to the Radio......................................................................................................................................	159
Appendix F: Industry Canada Notice......................................................................................................	161
Appendix G: NOOK Color™ Terms of Service.......................................................................................	162
Appendix H: AT&T Terms of Service & Acceptable Use Policy...........................................................	163
Terms of Service............................................................................................................................................................................	163

Introduction

This User Guide is designed to help you get the most enjoyment out of your NOOK Color™ eReader.

NOTE: This User Guide assumes that your NOOK Color is running software release 1.4 or later. To learn which software release your NOOK is running, see “Viewing Device Information”. To download the latest software for your NOOK Color, please visit http://www.nookcolor.com/support.

If you have questions about your NOOK Color that this guide doesn’t answer, be sure to visit the NOOK Color online support center at:

http://www.nookcolor.com/support

The online support center offers additional information about your NOOK Color, including:

•A PDF version of this NOOK Color User Guide that you can download to your computer

•Tutorial videos

•Frequently Asked Questions

You can also contact Barnes & Noble Customer Support by sending email to nook@barnesandnoble.com or by calling 1-800-843-2665 (1-800-THE-BOOK) and selecting the option for Digital Technical Support. Outside the United States, please call 1-201-438-1834.

Stay in Touch

http://www.facebook.com/nookBN

http://www.twitter.com/nookbn

Now, let’s get started with a quick tour of your NOOK and its main features.

Getting to Know Your NOOK

Your NOOK Color is an eReader with a full-color touchscreen. On your NOOK Color, you can:

•Read books, magazines, newspapers, comics, and graphic novels

•Shop over two million titles. Buy books, single issues of magazines and newspapers, as well as subscriptions to magazines and newspapers

•Store thousands of books, along with magazines, newspapers, comics, graphic novels, music, photos, and more

•Sample books for free

•Lend, borrow, share, and recommend books to friends via Facebook®, Twitter®, or Google® using Barnes & Noble’s exclusive LendMe® technology

•Store and play songs and videos

•Play games such as chess and sudoku; run apps available from the NOOK Store™

•Send and receive email

•Store and read files, including PDFs and Microsoft Office documents

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Your NOOK Color is small enough to hold easily with one hand and to slip into a bag or a purse.

The front of your NOOK Color.

Power Button

On the left side of your NOOK Color is the power button. Press and hold the button for 2 seconds to turn on your

NOOK Color. To learn more about power management for your NOOK Color, see “Power and Charging”.

Headphone Jack

Along the top edge of your NOOK Color, you’ll find a 3.5 mm audio jack—a standard size jack for headphone and ear buds.

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Volume Controls

Raise or lower the volume of audio by pressing the + or – buttons on the right side of your NOOK Color.

VividView™ Color Touchscreen

Your NOOK Color features a high-resolution 7-inch color touchscreen for easy navigation and page turns.

NOOK Button

This NOOK symbol on the lower front of your NOOK Color is called the NOOK button. If you press the NOOK button when your NOOK Color is sleeping, your NOOK Color wakes up and turns on. If your NOOK Color is already on, pressing this button displays the Quick Nav Bar–the main navigation tool for your NOOK Color.

microUSB Port

Your NOOK Color features a microUSB port for charging and for connecting to a personal computer.

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microSD Memory Card Slot

Your NOOK Color features enough built-in memory to hold thousands of books, along with many magazines, newspapers, photos, and personal files such as PDFs.

You can add more storage to your NOOK Color by installing a standard microSD Memory card. The card fits into a covered slot in the back of your NOOK Color, next to the curved bar in the corner. A microSD Memory Card can hold up to 32 GB of books, magazines, newspapers, and other files. Once you have installed a microSD Card in your NOOK Color, you can access the files stored on the card through the My Files section of your Library.

To learn about installing a microSD Memory Card in your NOOK Color, see “Using an SD Memory Card”.

Back

microSD Memory Card Slot

Speaker

The back of your NOOK Color.

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Getting Started with Your NOOK

The first time you use your NOOK Color, you’ll need to go through a short set-up process that will take about 5 to 10 minutes. Make sure that you’re in an area that has a Wi-Fi connection (a wireless connection to the Internet), because part of the process is registering your NOOK with your Barnes & Noble account on BN.com.

NOTE: You will not be able to set up your NOOK without a Wi-Fi connection.

In the set-up process, you will do the following:

•Turn on your NOOK.

•Watch a quick video that introduces you to the main features of your NOOK Color.

•Accept the Terms of Service for the NOOK.

•Set the time zone for your NOOK.

•Connect to a Wi-Fi network.

•Register your NOOK Color to a Barnes & Noble account.

NOTE: If you don’t already have a Barnes & Noble account, you’ll have an opportunity to create one during the registration step.

Your Barnes & Noble Account

A Barnes & Noble account allows you to purchase and download books, magazines, and newspapers on your NOOK Color, and from the Barnes & Noble Web site.

The account also allows you to synchronize your NOOK Color with any other NOOK eReaders you have, such as NOOK eReader software applications installed on your tablet (for example, an iPad® or an iPod touch®), PC, or smartphone (for example, an iPhone® or an Android phone).

If you don’t have a Barnes & Noble account, you can set one up in a few minutes on the NOOK Color Web site. Just open a browser on your computer, and visit the page: www.nookcolor.com/setup. You’ll also have the opportunity to set up an account during the registration process for your NOOK Color.

Your Barnes & Noble account is ready for use once you have set up the following:

•An email address

•The number of a credit card issued by a U.S.-based bank

•A valid expiration date for the credit card

•A current U.S. billing address

If you have any questions about setting up an account, please call Customer Service at 1-800-THE-BOOK (1-800- 843-2665).

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Registering Your NOOK Color

NOTE: You will need to connect to a Wi-Fi network to complete your registration.

1.Watch the Introductory Video.

The first time you turn on your NOOK Color, it will show a 90-second video that gives you a quick tour of the main features of your NOOK Color. Tap the button labeled “Play Video” to start playing the video.

NOTE: You can re-watch this video and watch other NOOK tutorial videos, as well, once you have completed the registration process. See the “Tutorial Videos” section below for details.

2.Read and Accept the Terms of Service.

When the video has finished, your NOOK Color displays its Terms of Service. Read the terms. To accept them, tap the Agree button. (If you do not accept the Terms of Service, you will not be able to use your NOOK.)

3.Select your Time Zone.

After you accept the Terms of Service, your NOOK Color displays a list of time zones. Scroll through the list and tap on the time zone you’re in (for example, Eastern Standard Time). Then tap Next.

4.Connect to a Wi-Fi network.

To register your NOOK Color and to purchase and download books and periodicals, you need to be connected to a Wi-Fi network. If you’re in a Barnes & Noble store, your NOOK Color will automatically open a dialog box, offering you the option of connecting to the store’s Wi-Fi network. If you’re in some other location with Wi-Fi access, your NOOK Color will list all the networks it finds. Tap on the name of the network you want to connect to. If you see a lock symbol beside the network’s name, it’s a secure network. You’ll need to enter a password to connect to the network. If you do not know the network password, ask for the network administrator for help. If you have problems connecting, visit http://www.nookcolor.com/wifi for more troubleshooting tips. Once you have connected to a network, tap Continue with Setup.

5.Register your NOOK Color.

When you register your NOOK Color, you link it to your Barnes & Noble account and give it access to all the books and periodicals in your Barnes & Noble library. You also make it possible to shop for new books and periodicals on your NOOK Color.

If you already have a Barnes & Noble account, do this:

a.Enter the email address and password for your Barnes & Noble account.

b.Tap Submit.

If you do not already have a Barnes & Noble account, do this:

a.Tap the gold arrow in the lower right corner of the screen.

Your NOOK Color displays a form for creating a Barnes & Noble account.

b.Enter the information requested, such as your name and a password.

c.Tap Submit.

Your NOOK Color creates your Barnes & Noble account and registers your NOOK Color to your account.

That’s it. You’ve registered your NOOK Color.

Now you’re ready to read books, magazines, and newspapers, enjoy apps, watch your favorite movies and TV shows, and shop in the NOOK Store™.

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Tutorial Videos

If you would like to re-watch the introductory video, do this:

1.Tap the NOOK button on the front of your NOOK Color to open the Quick Nav Bar.

2.In the Quick Nav Bar, tap the Apps button.

3.In the Apps window, tap the My Media icon to launch the My Media application.

4.In the My Media application, tap the image of the introductory video to start playing the video.

To watch other tutorial videos, do this:

1.Make sure you have an active Wi-Fi connection to the Internet.

2.Tap the NOOK button to open the Quick Nav Bar.

3.In the Quick Nav Bar, tap the Web button. Your NOOK Color launches its Web browser.

NOTE: If the Web button in the Quick Nav Bar is grayed out and labeled “Disabled,” then the owner or administrator of your NOOK Color has disabled the Web browser. However, you can still watch the videos listed below on your personal computer. Open the Web browser on your personal computer and navigate to the www.nook.com addresses listed below.

4.Visit a page with tutorial videos, and tap on a video to start playing it. You’ll find tutorial videos on these pages:

•your browser’s default home page (www.nookcolor.com/start)

•the NOOK Color Tutorials page (www.nookcolor.com/tutorials)

NOTE: For a list of Web pages with tutorials and other NOOK content, tap the star icon on the Web browser to display the browser Favorites page.

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Power and Charging

Turning Your NOOK On and Off

NOTE: If you have set up a passcode to protect your NOOK, you will have to enter the passcode after you turn on your NOOK. See “Using a Device Lock Passcode to Protect Your NOOK”.

Turning On Your NOOK

To turn on your NOOK, press the power button located on the left edge of your NOOK. Hold the button down for 5 seconds and release it.

Your NOOK starts. When it has completed its start-up process, it makes a chiming sound.

Turning Off Your NOOK

You do not need to turn your NOOK off when you stop using it. With a fully charged battery and with Wi-Fi turned on, your NOOK has enough power to last in a suspended “sleeping” state for many days. With a fully charged battery and with Wi-Fi turned off, your NOOK has enough power to last in a suspended state for several weeks.

On the other hand, if you are carrying your NOOK without a cover in a bag or purse, you might want to turn off your NOOK to avoid it being accidentally turned on from its “sleeping” state. You also might want to turn off your NOOK simply to conserve power.

To turn off your NOOK, do this:

1.Press the power button and hold it down for 5 seconds.

A window appears, asking if you really want to turn your NOOK completely off.

2.Tap the Power off button in the dialog box. Your NOOK turns off.

NOTE: If you ignore the window asking you to confirm that you want to power off your NOOK, after several seconds the window disappears and your NOOK resumes whatever it was doing before you pressed the power button.

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Wall Charging

To charge your NOOK, use the charging components included with your NOOK. The diagram below shows these components and how they connect.

Wall Outlet

Charging

Indicator

Light

USB
Cable	Power
	Power
	Adapter

CAUTION: Only use the Barnes & Noble power adapter and custom microUSB cable supplied with your NOOK. Other power adapters might damage your NOOK and its battery. Do not use a power adapter and cable intended for other models of NOOK eReader.

NOTE: Using your NOOK’s microUSB cable, you can connect your NOOK to your personal computer to transfer files. However, connecting your NOOK to your personal computer may not fully charge your NOOK. To charge your NOOK, you must plug it into a wall outlet.

To charge your NOOK from a wall outlet, do this:

1.Assemble the power adapter and microUSB cable. Insert the large end of the USB cable into the matching receptacle on the power adapter.

2.Plug the NOOK end of the USB cable into your NOOK.

3.Plug the power adapter into a compatible electrical outlet. If your NOOK was turned off, it will now turn itself on.

NOTE: Depending on how much power remains in the battery, it might take around 3-4 hours to fully recharge your NOOK. Do not turn off your NOOK while it is charging.

NOTE: Once your NOOK has enough power to turn on, you can see how much power remains in the battery by checking the battery charge indicator in the right corner of the Status Bar. You may need to drag the green NOOK symbol to the right across your screen to unlock your NOOK and display the Status Bar, which runs along the bottom of the screen.

4.Once your NOOK has fully charged, unplug the power adapter from the electrical outlet. Unplug the USB cable from your NOOK.

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Resetting Your NOOK

Performing a Soft Reset

If for some reason your NOOK becomes unresponsive, you can perform a soft reset to restart the device.

1.Press and hold the power button for 20 seconds, then release the power button.

2.Press the power button again for 2 seconds to turn on your NOOK.

Low Power

If you turn on your NOOK when its battery charge is almost depleted, a warning appears on the screen, suggesting that you begin charging your NOOK before trying to use it.

If the battery is depleted, your NOOK will shut down until it has been sufficiently recharged.

Charging Recommendations

Your NOOK contains a lithium ion battery. To maximize battery life:

•Avoid fully discharging the battery. Charge your NOOK after several hours of use or when you see the low charge alert, rather than continuing to use it until it turns itself off.

•Avoid high temperatures for charging, use, and storage. For more information, see “Temperature Ranges.”

•Charge the battery half way before storing your NOOK for a week or more.

•If you are not going to use your NOOK for more than 30 days, charge the battery to 40%-50% and then turn off your NOOK.

Safety and Care

This section explains important information about safety and about caring for your NOOK.

Water

CAUTION: Your NOOK, cables, and adapters are not waterproof. To avoid risk of overheating, melting, and burns, keep the device and all accessories away from water and other liquids.

Do not use the cable if either end of the cable gets wet or is exposed to liquid spray. Allow the end(s) of the cable to dry thoroughly before trying to use the cable. Do not expose your NOOK to wet or damp conditions. Avoid exposing the device to liquid or food. If liquid is spilled on the device, make sure to unplug the charging cable and allow the device to dry thoroughly before reusing. Do NOT attempt to dry out your NOOK with an external heat source such as a dryer or microwave oven. Clean the screen of your NOOK with a soft cloth and avoid using liquid cleaners on the screen.

Electricity

Your NOOK is an electrical device. Follow the same basic safety procedures you would follow with any electrical device.

When charging your NOOK, use only the custom USB cable and power adapter included with your NOOK.

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Airplanes

When using your NOOK on an airplane, be sure to follow the instructions of the flight crew.

To turn your NOOK’s wireless networking on or off, do this:

1.Tap on the right end of the Status Bar to open the Quick Settings dialog box.

2.Slide the Wireless switch on or off.

3.Tap anywhere outside the Quick Settings dialog box to close it.

Electronic Equipment

If you are around sensitive electronic equipment–for example, if you are in a hospital–ask if you may use your NOOK. You probably can if you turn off Wi-Fi networking. Settings such as intensive care units might forbid the use of any electronic device, with or without networking.

Battery

Your NOOK includes a non-replaceable lithium ion battery. Do not attempt to replace the battery. If you suspect your battery is having problems, please contact Customer Service at 1-800-THE-BOOK (1-800-843-2665).

Caution About High Audio Volume

WARNING:	Exposure to loud noise from any source for extended periods of time may affect your hearing. The
	louder the volume, the faster your hearing may be affected. To protect your hearing:
	• Limit the amount of time you use headsets or headphones at high volume.
	• Avoid turning up the volume to block out noisy surroundings.
	• Turn the volume down if you can’t hear people speaking near you. If you experience hearing
	discomfort, including the sensation of pressure or fullness in your ears, ringing in your ears, or
	muffled speech, you should stop listening to the device through your headset or headphones
	and have your hearing checked.

Caring for Your NOOK

To take the best possible care of your NOOK, please follow the recommendations below.

Temperature Ranges

Your NOOK should function as designed in these temperature ranges:

Outside of these ranges, your NOOK might develop power, display, and/or software issues. If temperatures are extremely cold or hot, permanent physical damage can result. Such damage is not covered by the warranty. Storage applies to temporary locations like the trunk of your car (or other motor vehicle) as well as long-term storage.

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Even on a day that is not very hot, the passenger compartment or trunk of a car can be extremely hot. Do not leave your NOOK in a car.

High storage temperatures reduce battery life. For more information, see “Charging Recommendations”.

Caring for the Touchscreen

You should clean the touchscreen on your NOOK from time to time. Clean the screen with a damp soft cloth, such as a micro-fiber cloth. Micro-fibre cloths are available from Barnes & Noble stores and from partner retailers. Do not use any chemicals to clean the screen.

B&N and Designer Covers

You can purchase an optional B&N or designer cover for your NOOK at your local Barnes & Noble Bookstore, at partner retailers, and online at BN.com. The cover helps protect your NOOK from daily wear and tear. It keeps dust from accumulating on the screen, reducing the need to clean it. The cover also provides some protection against spills.

Warranty Coverage and the B&N Protection Plan

Your NOOK is backed by a one-year manufacturer’s warranty against defects in materials and workmanship. For a copy of this warranty, see “One Year Limited Warranty”. The warranty is also available at:

http://www.nookcolor.com/warranty

You can extend your NOOK’s coverage by purchasing a two-year B&N Protection Plan to help safeguard NOOK against spills, drops, and other accidents. The B&N Protection Plan can only be purchased together with a NOOK, not later.

Information about the B&N Protection Plan can be found on the Web page listed above.

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Locking and Unlocking Your NOOK

When your NOOK has been idle, your NOOK goes to “sleep.” Your NOOK darkens its screen to conserve power. It also locks the screen so that accidental touches do not perform actions.

To wake up your NOOK, do this:

1.Press the NOOK button (the raised NOOK symbol on the lower front panel of your NOOK).

2.Unlock your NOOK.

•If you have set up a four-digit passcode to lock your NOOK, enter the passcode. Your NOOK displays the last screen you were viewing.

•If you have not set up a four-digit passcode, the screen displays a white NOOK symbol in a green circle near the lower left corner of the screen. Press on the green circle and drag it to the right. Your NOOK unlocks and displays the last screen you were viewing.

Drag the green circle with the NOOK logo to the right to unlock your NOOK.

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Using Gestures to Control Your NOOK

Your NOOK puts great reading material right at your fingertips. To read that material, to share it, to rate it, and so on, you’ll use your fingers in different ways.

Your NOOK recognizes these different gestures:

•Tap

•Double tap

•Press and hold

•Swipe

•Scroll

•Drag

•Lift

•Pinch

Tap

A tap on the screen is a quick touch of your fingertip. It’s the same gesture you use when you tap a key on a computer keyboard.

Tapping on an icon in the Quick Nav Bar.

Double Tap

Tapping twice quickly on the screen is a useful short-cut with many features.

Double-tapping on the Home Screen cleans up the screen and arranges all the book and periodical covers in a grid.

In the Library or the Shop, double-tapping on the cover of a book or periodical opens a window with details about the item.

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Press and Hold

Pressing and holding means touching your finger to the screen and holding it there for 2 seconds.

In many situations, pressing and holding causes your NOOK to open a pop-up menu. The pop-up menu—sometimes called a contextual menu—offers you choices about the image your finger is resting on.

For example, if you press and hold on a book cover, your NOOK opens a menu offering you choices of things you can do with that book: open the book, recommend it, lend it, and so on.

Pressing and holding on a word in a book and then lifting your finger opens the Text Selection Toolbar.

NOTE: On smartphones, the “press and hold” gesture is sometimes called a “long press.”

Swipe

To swipe is to slide your finger across the screen as though you were brushing away a cake crumb. You can swipe left, as though you were swiping the crumb away to the left. Or you can swipe right, as though you were swiping the crumb away to the right.

You’ll typically swipe to scroll through a long list or collection things, such a row of book covers on the Daily Shelf.

Swiping to scroll left and right.

If you swipe left on the Status Bar, your NOOK goes back to your previous activity. The Status Bar is a narrow black bar that displays icons at the bottom of your NOOK screen.

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Scroll

Slide your finger up or down the screen to scroll through any list displaying a scrollbar. A scroll gesture is like a vertical swipe.

You can scroll up and down through shelves of books and periodicals.

Drag

To drag is to touch an object and pull it to another location, while keeping your fingertip touching the screen. Once you have moved the object to where you want it to be, lift your finger, leaving the object in its new location.

Dragging a book from the Daily Shelf.

Lift

Lifting is raising your finger from the screen at the completion of a gesture such as dragging.

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Pinch to Zoom

You can use two fingers to shrink or enlarge a book cover or a photo.

Pinch your fingers together to shrink an image and zoom out. Pull your fingers apart to enlarge an image and zoom in. Pulling your fingers apart this way is sometimes called “pinching out.”

Pinching to zoom in or out.

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The Quick Nav Bar

Tapping the NOOK button on the lower front panel of your NOOK displays the Quick Nav Bar, if it is not already visible. The Quick Nav Bar displays icons that lead you to major features of your NOOK.

The Quick Nav Bar looks like this:

The Quick Nav Bar.

If you don’t see the Quick Nav Bar, tap the NOOK button, and the Quick Nav Bar will appear.

The Quick Nav Bar shows seven navigation buttons:

•Home - Displays the Home screen, which holds the Daily Shelf along with any books or periodicals you have copied to Home for easy access.

•Library - Holds all the books, magazines, and newspapers available for reading on your NOOK.

•Shop - Connects you to the Barnes & Noble NOOK Store for convenient shopping right on your NOOK.

•Search - Searches across your books, magazines, newspapers, and files. Also searches the Barnes & Noble NOOK Store and the Web.

•Apps - Offers access to Contacts, Email, NOOK Friends™, Pandora, games, as well as to any apps you have purchased from the NOOK Store.

•Web - Opens a Web browser on your NOOK.

•Settings - Offers you configuration settings for every aspect of your NOOK–from screen brightness to Wi-Fi network settings.

NOTE: If the Web button in the Quick Nav Bar appears grayed out is tagged with a banner reading “Disabled,” the Web browser on your NOOK has been disabled. For more information, see “Disabling and Reenabling Your Web Browser”.

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The Status Bar

A Status Bar runs along the very bottom of the NOOK display. The Status Bar looks like this:

The Status Bar

The Left Side of the Status Bar

The left side of the Status Bar presents:

•A green NOOK symbol that appears when new software updates have been installed

•An icon of two people that appears when the NOOK Friends™ application has received an update, such as contacts that have just been imported

•An open book icon that returns you to the book, magazine, or newspaper you were most recently reading

•An icon with the letter P for returning to the Pandora music player if you’re playing Pandora in the background

•An icon of red musical notes for returning to the Music Player if you’re playing music files in the background

•An icon with an envelope and an @ sign, indicating that you have received new email

•An icon of downward pointing arrows indicating that books, periodicals, or apps are downloading

•A red circle with a number in it that identifies the number of notifications you have received for LendMe, recommendations, software updates, and more

The Right Side of the Status Bar

The right side of the status bar presents:

•A wireless connection indicator

•A battery charge indicator

•A digital clock showing the current time

The wireless connection indicator displays a stack of concentric curves, indicating the strength of your NOOK’s connection to a local Wi-Fi network. The higher the stack of curves, the stronger the connection. In general, it’s best to have at least 2 or 3 curves showing to have a reliable connection. If no curves are shown, the NOOK is not connected to a network.

By default, the NOOK status bar displays time on a 12-hour clock. To change the time or to switch to a 24-hour clock, set the 24-hour clock option on the Time Settings screen.

The Status Bar may also display other icons, as well.

A mute symbol will appear on the right half of the status bar if you have muted the sound on your NOOK. Use the Quick Settings window or the Settings controls to mute or unmute the sound, as well as to adjust the volume of the audio on your NOOK.

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The Quick Settings Dialog Box

If you tap on the right corner of the Status Bar (where the battery status indicator is), your NOOK opens the Quick Settings dialog box, which looks like this:

The Quick Settings Dialog Box

The Quick Settings dialog box displays today’s date followed by five convenient controls for your NOOK.

You can jump from the Quick Settings dialog box to the main Settings screen on your NOOK by tapping the gear icon in the upper right corner of the dialog box.

You can close the Quick Setting dialog box by tapping anywhere outside it.

Date

The dialog box displays today’s date.

Battery

The dialog box shows a horizontal line indicating how much battery power remains in your NOOK. If your NOOK is plugged into a wall outlet, the word “Charging” appears beneath the colored line. If you’re using your NOOK while it’s not plugged in, the word “Discharging” appears instead.

Wi-Fi

Slide the Wi-Fi toggle switch to turn Wi-Fi on or off. When your NOOK is connected to a network, the Wi-Fi setting shows the name of the network.

Mute

Tap the Mute checkbox to mute or unmute all sounds on your NOOK, including sounds from system notifications, music, and videos. By default, your NOOK is unmuted.

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Auto-rotate screen

By default, when you are using the Web browser or reading certain magazines, your NOOK switches orientation automatically when rotated. That is, if you turn your NOOK so that its left edge becomes the bottom edge of the screen, your NOOK switches to “landscape mode.” Tap the Orientation checkbox to turn this rotation feature on or off.

NOTE: Kids Picture Books always open in “landscape mode.”

Brightness

Tap the Brightness control to open a dialog box with a slider for making the screen brighter or dimmer.

The Brightness control in the Quick Settings dialog box.

Drag the slider right or left to adjust the brightness of the screen and tap OK.

Swiping Left on the Status Bar

If you swipe left across the Status Bar, your NOOK goes back to the feature or function you were previously using.

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The Home Screen and the Daily Shelf

The Home Screen is the default display on your NOOK. You can return to the Home Screen at any time by pressing the NOOK button on the front of your NOOK twice quickly.

NOTE: If you’re playing a game, reading a Kids Picture Book, or doing some other activity that fills the entire screen, you’ll need to press the NOOK button twice to return to the Home Screen. In a game, pressing the NOOK button the first time opens a dialog box asking if you want to exit the game. In other fullscreen activities, pressing the NOOK button acts like a “Back” button, taking you back to the previous activity. Pressing the button twice quickly returns you to the Home screen.

The Home Screen consists of two main areas: three panels of open space (left, right, and center) that fill the upper portion of the screen, and the Daily Shelf running along the bottom of the screen.

The Home Screen with books arranged on the Daily Shelf.

Home Screen Panels and the Panel Indicator

The top portion of the Home Screen consists of three panels of open space you can use for keeping books, magazines, newspapers, and apps close at hand.

Only one Home Screen panel is visible at a time.

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You can tell which panel you’re viewing by looking at the panel indicator at the top of the screen. The panel indicator is a row of three little circles, each representing a Home Screen panel. One dot will be solid white, and that dot’s position indicates which of the three panels you’re currently viewing: left, center, or right.

Swipe your finger left or right across the screen to move from one panel to another.

On the left panel of the Home Screen, you’ll notice that the leftmost circle in the panel indicator is filled in solid white, indicating that you’re viewing the left panel.

On the right panel, the rightmost circle in the panel indicator is solid white.

Notice that the Home Screen and the Daily Shelf scroll independently of each other. Notice also that the Keep Reading pull-down menu, located in the upper right corner, is visible on all three panels of the Home Screen.

The Keep Reading Menu and the More Menu

In the upper left corner of the Home Screen, you’ll see the words Keep Reading followed by the name of the book or periodical you were most recently reading. If you haven’t read any books or periodicals yet, Keep Reading will be followed by None.

To see a longer list of your recent reads, open the Keep Reading menu by tapping the word More in the upper right corner of the screen. This menu offers you easy access to the books, periodicals, and files you have read most recently. The menu lists:

•Titles and authors of the three most recent books you have read.

•Titles and publication dates of the three most recent periodicals you have read.

•Titles and file types of the three most recent files you have opened in the My Files folder.

If you haven’t read any content in one of these categories, that category will not appear in the menu. For example, if you haven’t read any newspapers, yet, the More menu will omit its newspapers section.

Once the menu is open, tapping on a title in the menu opens that book, periodical, or file you selected.

Optionally, you can close the menu without making a selection by tapping on the up arrow at the bottom of the list of items.

Wallpaper

The background of the Home Screen is a wallpaper image. The same wallpaper appears on all three panels.

Your NOOK includes several wallpaper patterns you can choose from to customize the appearance of the Home Screen. You can also upload images and photos to your NOOK and select one of your own images or photos to use as the Home Screen’s wallpaper.

You can change the wallpaper from the Home Screen, as described below, or from the Settings screen. If you select an image from your NOOK Photo Gallery, you have the option of cropping the image for use as wallpaper.

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Changing the Wallpaper from the Home Screen

To change the Home Screen wallpaper from the Home Screen, do this:

1.On the Home Screen, press and hold on the wallpaper. A pop-up menu appears.

2.Tap on the menu choice Change wallpaper.

Your NOOK displays a dialog box with two tabs. Each tab offers you a collection of images to choose from. The tabs are:

•Wallpapers - a collection of wallpapers included on your NOOK

•Photo Gallery - a collection of photos stored on your NOOK, including any photos you have transferred to your NOOK from your personal computer

•Live Wallpapers - a collection of animated wallpapers that appears if you have purchased one or more animated wallpapers for your NOOK

3.If you want to switch from one tab to the other, tap on the name of the tab you want to display. In each tabbed display, you can slide your finger up or down to scroll vertically through the images available for selection.

4.Tap on the choice you want. (To leave the wallpaper unchanged, tap anywhere outside the dialog box. The dialog box will close, and the wallpaper image will not change.)

5.If you selected an image from the Photo Gallery, your NOOK displays a cropped version of the image. Drag the crop marks to frame the portion of the photo you want to display. Tap the Save button in the lower left corner of the screen to save the cropped photo as the wallpaper for the Home Screen.

When you have finished selecting wallpaper, your NOOK returns you to the Home Screen. If you have selected a new image for the wallpaper, that image now appears in the background of the Home Screen.

The Daily Shelf

The Daily Shelf is a row of books, magazines, newspapers, and apps that runs along the bottom of the Home Screen. The Daily Shelf holds items that you have recently opened or received.

By default, the following actions cause an item to appear at the left of the Daily Shelf:

•Buying a book, magazine, newspaper, or app.

•Downloading a free book.

•Lending or borrowing a book.

•Receiving a LendMe offer from a friend.

•Receiving a recommendation for a book or periodical from a friend.

•Automatically receiving a new issue of any magazine or newspaper for which you have a subscription.

•Using a menu choice in the Library to move an item to the Home Screen and then dragging it from the Home Screen onto the Daily Shelf.

•Opening an app, such as Email or an app you have purchased from the NOOK Store.

New books, magazines, newspapers, and apps are marked with a flag that says “New.”

You can control which types of items appear on your Daily Shelf items by configuring the Home settings screen, which you can access through the Settings icon in the Quick Nav Bar.

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