PLEASE READ THIS SECTION BEFORE OPERATING YOUR
“OpenBook” E-READER:
Although there is an almost endless supply of open format
eBooks compatible with the “OpenBook” E-Reader, it is not
designed to read DRM (Digital Rights Management),
protected e-Books
About DRM Protected material:
DRM is short for "Digital Rights Management", which is an anti-piracy
technology used by digital copyright owners to control who gets access to and
can copy their work. In particular, DRM gives publishers, musicians and
authors some ability to control how people can install, listen to, view, and
duplicate digital files. This technology limits ownership by not allowing you to
share a file you own, copy a file you own, or loan a file you own.
Some concerns about DRM include:
-The inability to use a file rightfully paid for on all devices you own
personally. Secured formats are very difficult or impossible to pass
from one device to another.
-The inability to back up and safeguard e-Books that are paid for.
-The inability to cut, copy, highlight or paste material needed.
-The inability to convert an e-Book into an audio book.
-The inability to print a purchased e-Book.
The “OpenBook” E-Reader is designed exclusively to read open
format e-Books:
Up to 1.8 million free e-Books have been documented as
available on the internet. Dozens of sites offer these free eBooks for your reading pleasure.
Open Format e-Books available for purchase:
In addition to free e-Books, many more can be purchased.
Many publishers and authors offer their works in non-DRM
formats. These books are compatible with the “OpenBook” EReader.
CAUTION WHEN PURCHASING AND DOWNLOADING eBooks
FROM THE INTERNET:
Before purchasing any e-Book from a website, please make
sure it is NOT a DRM protected file. Many sites will use
words like “secured”, “protected” or “encrypted” to identify
DRM protected e-Books. These e-Books can NOT be read by
the “OpenBook” E-Reader. (NOTE: DRM protected files can
be purchased and downloaded to most computers, they just
can’t be transferred and read by the “OpenBook” E-Reader.
Delstar “ E-Reader User Manual
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Delstar “OpenBook” E-Reader. The
following sections provide an overview of the device and highlight a
few basic features so you can start reading as quickly as possible.
Product Features
Electronic books viewer and manager
Support for electronic books contents in multiple languages
Bookmarks and auto turn page functions
Adjustable font size
Supports screen rotation (portrait & landscape modes)
Built-in MP3 player that supports background playback
Picture viewer
1 GB internal memory
SD slot for up to 16GB SD cards for storing books, music, and pictures
Compact and lightweight case
Internal Li-ion polymer rechargeable battery
Packaging and Accessories Information:
eReader, USB Cable, AC adaptor, Protective Case, Headphones
General View
1) Previous Page: flips you to the previous page in an e-Book,
also decreases volume during music playback. For left
handed people.
2) Next Page: flips you to the next page in an e-Book, also
increases the volume during music playback. For right
handed people.
3) Previous Page: flips you to the previous page in an e-Book,
also decreases volume during music playback. For left
handed people.
4) Next Page: flips you to the next page in an e-Book, also
increases the volume during music playback. For right
handed people.
5) Power on/off: To power the device on and off.
6) Zoom Button: Allows you to zoom in and out of contents
on screen.
7) Directional Pad: Allows you to navigate through all options
and settings of the E-Reader.
8) Mode button: To access Option menus for each operation
such as save a bookmark, read from a bookmark, and
delete a bookmark.
9) Return/Cancel button: to cancel a selection or to return to
a previous menu.
10) USB jack: Connect to computer / charging via USB adapter.
11) DC Port: Connect ac adaptor to charge the device
12) SD slot: Memory Capacity: supports up to a 16GB Standard
SD card.
13) Headphone jack: Connect to headphones.
14) Hang hole: has loop for carrying strap (Not Included).
15) Speaker: Play music with the built in speaker.
16) Reset button: To reset the device back to factory settings.
17) MIC: Allows for voice recording.
Battery and Power Information
The Delstar “ E-Reader is powered by a special Li-ion
polymer rechargeable battery.
****The battery is not user-replaceable****
Power On / Power Off
• When the device is powered off, press and hold the
On/Off button for 3 seconds to turn it on.
• When the device is powered on, press and hold the
On/Off button for 3 seconds to turn it off.
Initial Charge and Subsequent Charges
We recommend that your first three charges take up to 12
hours each; this will extend the battery life as well as provide
a longer usage time. Subsequent charges will only need about
5 hours.
Recharging the Battery
The Delstar can operate continuously for over 8 hours
when reading an e-Book. When the battery becomes weak, the
battery picture is shown as .
To restore full functionality of the device, recharge the battery
as soon as possible.
NOTE: Only a special charger may be used with your Delstar
“Open Book” E-Reader. Use of an inappropriate external
power supply may cause failure of the device and will void
the warranty.
To Charge the “ E-Reader:
• Connect the AC/DC adapter to your device via the DC port
(See General View) It normally takes 5 hours to recharge a
depleted battery.
The Battery indicator icon is located on the top right
hand corner of the screen on the E-Reader. You can tell
how you are doing on battery by referring to this icon.
The illustration below shows how the battery indicator
icon changes through use of the reader. A lightning bolt
will be displayed in the battery indicator icon while the
unit is charging.
Restoration (Reset button)
In the rare event that the data on the screen is corrupted or a
program is not responding properly, or if the unit does not
power on you will need to perform a reset; The Reset button
is located on the back of the device (See General View). It can
be accessed with any thin object like a paper clip. Never use a
needle or a sharp pin for this purpose since it can damage the
device.
When using an SD Card (Not Included)
The Delstar E-Reader supports Standard size SD
cards of up to 16GB capacity for storing thousands of books,
music and pictures.
• To begin, slide the SD card into the slot (See General View) –
the contacts of the card face up, label face down. Push the
card gently until it clicks into place.
• To eject the card, just push it in slightly.
MAIN MENU
To display the Main Menu, turn the device on by pressing and
holding the power button for 3 seconds. The Main Menu
consists of the following sections:
eBook, Music, Photo, Explorer, Record, Settings, and Recent
Files List
Recent Files List
This will display your recently viewed files; use the directional
pad to select, and press the M button to open.
Note: If files are saved on the SD card, they will still be
displayed in “Recent File List” even if the SD card is removed.
They cannot be opened if the SD card is not present.
Books
The Delstar E-Reader allows downloading books
from various sources. The following open book formats are
supported: TXT, .HTML, .FB2, .EPUB, and .PDF
Purchasing and Downloading e-Books
Downloading e-Books to your computer:
Before you download an e-Book we recommend that you
create a folder:
While on your desktop right click on a blank space, go to New,
and select Folder. When the folder is created it will prompt
you to rename the folder; we recommend you rename it eBooks. After this folder is created you can always choose this
folder to save an e-Book in before it is downloaded.
Before purchasing any e-Book from a website, please make
sure it is NOT a DRM protected file. Many sites will use the
words like “secured”, “protected” or “encrypted” to identify
DRM protected e-Books. These e-Books can NOT be read by
the “OpenBook” E-Reader. (NOTE: DRM protected files can
be purchased and downloaded to most computers, they just
can’t be transferred and read by the “OpenBook” E-Reader).
Once you have identified an e-Book you want to purchase or
download, make sure it is available in one of the numerous
open formats that can be viewed by the “Open Book” EReader (TXT, .HTML, .FB2, .EPUB, and .PDF). Pick a desired
format, and follow the websites instructions for downloading
your selection in your desired format.
How to Download a File:
1. Locate the file you would like to download
2. If it is an option, choose which Format you would like
your e-Book in.
3. Click the download button that corresponds with the
file you desire
4. When prompted to open or save the file, choose save
5. When prompted to choose a Folder to save the file
choose the E-Books folder that was created.
Transferring Books, Music, Video and
Pictures Files to Your E-Reader:
The USB flash storage capability allows you to copy electronic
books, MP3 files and pictures to your E-Reader.
• Turn the E-Reader on. Turn your Computer on.
• Locate the mini-USB port and then connect the Delstar
“Open Book” E-Reader to your computer using the supplied
USB cable.
On your computer, you will see the “Removable Disk” popup,
and one removable disk icon (if no SD card is installed), or you
will see two removable disk icons (if an SD Card is installed).
These will appear in the “My Computer” window.
• In the “My Computer” window of your computer, double-
click on the removable disk icon.
• Copy your desired downloaded files to the removable disk
drive that corresponds with the E-Reader.
Note: The E-Reader will be able to differentiate file types,
and will arrange your files accordingly, so music will be
found in the music option of the E-Reader Main Menu and
eBooks will be found in the eBooks option of the Main Menu
etc.
How to copy and paste files to the E-Reader:
1. Locate the desired file you wish to copy to the E-
Reader.
2. Once located, Right Click on the file and select “copy”
3. Locate the “Removable Disk” in my computer, that
corresponds to the E-Reader
4. Right Click on a blank spot in the Removable Disk and
select “paste”
• To disconnect the Delstar E-Reader from your
computer, click the Safely Remove Hardware icon at the
bottom right of the screen and then select safely remove USB
Mass Storage Device in the menu that appears.
• In the Main Menu, open the desired section – Books, Music,
or Pictures. You will see the items you have transferred.
Reading Books
• In the Main Menu, select Books by pressing the M button.
You will then see a choice between Flash and SD card. Choose
the option where you want to load your books from, highlight
the desired location and press the M button. You will then see
a list of the available book titles stored in that location.
• Use the Directional pad to scroll through the list.
• Press the M button to open the respective item. If you have
opened a wrong item, press the button to go back.
When in the reading mode, use Next and previous page
buttons to page up and page down.
Use the power button to switch screen orientation between
portrait and landscape.
Press the button to zoom closer into any text.
Function Menu
To activate the Function menu press the M button. The
function menu has the following options: Save a Bookmark,
Load a Bookmark, Delete a Bookmark, Flip Time, Page Jump,
and Reverse Contrast Viewing
To Save Bookmark:
1. On a selected book page screen, press the M button and
the Bookmark menu will appear.
2. Select “Save mark” on the menu to save the current page in
Bookmark. There are five slots for you to save five different
bookmarks.
To Load a Bookmark:
1. On the book page screen, press the M button and the
Bookmark menu will appear.
2. Select “Load mark” from the menu. Press the [Up/Down]
arrow key to select the desired page and press M button to
open.
To Delete a Bookmark:
1. On the book page screen, press the M button and the
Bookmark Menu will appear.
2. Select “Delete mark” from the menu and press the M
button to confirm.
Flip Time:
When in the reading mode, this feature will automatically turn
a page for you at a specified time: 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60
seconds, or Never.
1. Press the M button and select “Flip Time” from the menu.
2. Press the M button and press the Directional pad to select
a time.
3. Press the M button to confirm.
Page Jump
When in the reading mode, this feature will automatically jump
to a desired page for you.
1. On the book page screen, press M button and select “Page
Jump” from the submenu.
2. Press M button and an Input Window will popup.
3. Press the Up/Down buttons on the directional pad to
choose the desired page number. Press the [Left/Right] key
on the directional pad to move the cursor.
4. Press M button to confirm.
Reverse Contrast Viewing:
The Delstar “OpenBook” is equipped with a reverse contrast
viewing function, this function will allow you to change to a
black background with white text and vice versa which
provides a great utility that allows you to read outside. To use
this function, enter the eBook submenu by pressing the M
button while reading an eBook. Use the directional pad to
highlight the option reverse contrast viewing and press the M
button to enter. You will see the following options Positive,
Negative and Recover Desktop (will bring back original
settings); to choose one of these options simply highlight it
with the directional pad and press the M button to select. The
eBook will now appear in that mode.
USING MP3 PLAYER
• Copy your MP3 files to the “Removable Disk” folder as
described above. The following music file formats will also
work: AAC, .WAV, .OGG, .APG, and .FLAC
• Connect headphones to your Delstar “
• In the Main Menu, select Music by pressing the M button.
You will see the MP3 Player window open.
• Select a desired file by highlighting it with the directional
pad and then press the M button to play it.
You will see the following options on the bottom of the screen
while listing to music:
• To adjust the VOLUME. Use the Next Page / Previous Page
buttons.
•To PLAY/PAUSE a song, simply press UP on the directional
pad as illustrated above.
•To go to the NEXT SONG on your list, simply press the RIGHT
Button on the Directional Pad.
•To go to the PREVIOUS SONG on your list, simply press the
LEFT button on the Directional Pad.
•To begin SHUFFLING the songs on your list or to play them
back IN ORDER, simply press the DOWN button on the
Directional pad to switch between these features.
Note: The Delstar E-Reader supports a Background Music
feature, so you can read books or view photos while
listening to music.
To use this feature simply begin playing a song and then
use the go back button until you are back at the
main menu. Music playing continues and you can now
select other functions like the Book reader and the Photo
viewer with the music playing.
• To open the Functions menu for the music player, press
the M button while a song is being played. You will see
the following options: Repeat Mode, Play Mode, MSEQ,
Equalizer selection, User EQ Setup and Display.
VIEWING PICTURES with Photo Viewer
The Delstar is capable of storing and displaying
pictures in JPEG, GIF, and BMP formats.
• In the Main Menu, select Photo. You will see Photo in the
list.
Use the M button to activate the Functions menu which has
the following options: Rotate, Zoom In, Zoom Out, and Full
Screen.
Use the zoom button to change zoom level.
File Explorer
Using this function, you can manage books, pictures, music
and other files stored in the internal memory of the device
(1GB built in flash memory), as well as all files and folders
stored on a SD Card(up to 16GB). There are two storage
submenus available in the File Explorer: Flash and SD card.
Choose the storage folder that you want to use by highlighting
it and pressing the M button to confirm.
Video Playback
The Delstar “OpenBook” has a fully functional built in video
player that recognizes the following file formats: .AVI, .VOB,
.FLV, .MP4, .MPG, .MKV, .DAT, .RM, and .RMVB. To utilize the
Video function simply transfer a video file to the E-Reader or
SD Card as you would do to a music, eBook, or picture file.
Then to load that file from the File Explorer option on the
Main Menu, locate your desired video from the list and press
the M button to begin playing the video.
Calendar
To access the "Calendar', in the
main menu,
Choose "settings" then "Calendar".
Record
Select RECORD from the main menu, and press the M button
to enter. You will see the following screen:
1. Press the LEFT button on the
directional pad to start the
recording
2. Press the RIGHT button on the
directional pad to stop
recording.
3. Press the Return button to
save the recording.
4. Press the M button to enter
the settings menu; there you
will see the following two
options; Volume and Quality.
SETTINGS
• In the Main Menu, select Settings. You will see the Settings
menu which has the following submenus:
Display Setting, System Setting, Language, System Information
Auto shut Time, Time, Date, and Calendar
Display Setting: includes
Light Time: Allows user to set the length of time the back light
is lit.
Brightness: Allows user to set the brightness on the unit.
Automatic Shut Off: This feature saves battery life by putting
the device into suspend mode after a specified period of
inactivity: choices are 3 minutes, 5, 10, 15, 20, no automatic
shut down
Time Setting: includes
Time: Allows the user to set the current time.
Date: Allows the user to set the current date.
System Settings: includes
Key Lock Time- options are 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 5 minutes,
10 minutes, and not locking
System Information: Will display system information on the
screen.
Time: Brings up Clock settings.
Date: Brings up Date settings.
Calendar: Calendar option.
User Manual
We have included an electronic copy of our manual for your review
on our E-Reader. Simply choose the “User Manual” option from the
main menu, and press the M button to enter……Are we sure this will
be in there?
Troubleshooting:
Restoration (Reset button)
In the rare event that the data on the screen is corrupted or a
program is not responding properly, you will need to perform a reset.
The Reset button is located on the back of the device. It can be
accessed with any thin object like a paper clip. Never use a needle or
a sharp pin for this purpose since it can damage the device.
• After pressing the Reset button, press and hold the On/Off button
for 3 seconds to turn the device on.
Delstar will continue to work to progress this product through
Firmware Upgrades, to get the latest upgrades please visit
www.Delstar.net.
Please note, do not attempt firmware update without
contacting Delstar Service & support.
Any firmware update without contacting Delstar will void the
warranty.
You could contact Delstar at 1 800 998 7771
Our address is:
Delstar
1060 N.W. First court
Hallandale, Florida 33009
U.S.A.
Our e-mail is: Delstarswc@aol.com
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