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ECTACO
Portable Reading Device
jetBook® – Lite
USER MANUAL
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ECTACO® jetBook® – Lite User Manual
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use of this product.
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malfunction, repairs, or battery replacement. Be sure to back up all important data on other media to avoid
data loss.
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FCC Statement
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)
This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment
does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................. 4
GENERAL VIEW............................................................................................................................. 5
POWER SUPPLY ........................................................................................................................... 5
How to Replace the Batteries ....................................................................................................... 5
Power On / Power Off................................................................................................................... 6
Initialization ................................................................................................................................... 6
INSTALLING SD CARD ................................................................................................................. 6
MAIN MENU.................................................................................................................................... 6
READING BOOKS.......................................................................................................................... 6
Reading Books ............................................................................................................................. 6
Selecting Language for Books...................................................................................................... 7
Selecting Dictionary and Translating Unfamiliar Words................................................................ 7
TRANSFERRING BOOKS AND PICTURES.................................................................................. 8
VIEWING PICTURES...................................................................................................................... 8
ENTERING LETTERS AND NUMBERS ........................................................................................ 8
T9 Text Input................................................................................................................................. 9
SETTINGS ...................................................................................................................................... 9
User Settings ................................................................................................................................ 9
System Settings............................................................................................................................ 9
Internal File Manager.................................................................................................................. 10
SD Card File Manager ................................................................................................................ 10
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INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase of the ECTACO® jetBook® – Lite Reader! The product you have
purchased is the result of the combined efforts of the ECTACO team of linguists, engineers, and
programmers. ECTACO® jetBook® – Lite is your ultimate library of books and pictures.
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ECTACO
Electronic books viewer and manager
Support for electronic book contents in English, Spanish, Russian, Polish, German and other
languages
FictionBook (.fb2), Plain Text (.txt), Mobipocket (.mobi), PRC, PDB, EPUB, RTF, HTML, PDF, GIF,
JPG, PNG, and BMP support
Bookmarks and auto turn page function
Adjustable font type and size
Support for screen rotation (portrait & landscape modes)
Built-in EnglishÙSpanish, EnglishÙRussian, EnglishÙPolish, EnglishÙGerman and English
explanatory dictionaries
jetBook® – Lite features:
Picture viewer
100MB internal memory
SD slot for SD and SDHC cards for thousands of books
Compact and lightweight casing
9 As continuous efforts are being made by the manufacturer to ensure the best quality and performance
of the ECTACO
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products, some characteristics of the device you have purchased may slightly differ
from their description in this manual.
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GENERAL VIEW
The general view and external features of ECTACO® jetBook® – Lite are shown below.
POWER SUPPLY
The device is powered by four AA batteries. When the batteries become weak, the battery life picture is
shown as
How to Replace the Batteries
• Ensure the power is off. Press On/Off to turn the device off.
• Remove the battery compartment cover by sliding it away from the device.
9 Remove the used batteries and replace them with new ones. Make sure to place the batteries
according to the polarity marks (+ -). Do not mix old and new batteries.
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• Replace the battery compartment cover.
Power On / Power Off
• When the device is powered off, press the On/Off button to turn it on.
9 After the system has been reset, press and hold the On/Off button for 3 seconds to turn the device on.
It may take about 1 minute for the device to start up.
• When the device is powered on, press the On/Off button to turn it off.
Initialization
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.
INSTALLING SD CARD
ECTACO® jetBook® – Lite supports SD and SDHC cards for storing thousands of books.
• Unfasten the SD slot cover.
• If the card is not installed, slide it into the slot – the contacts of the card positioned towards the battery
compartment, label positioned towards the device screen. 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 and/or press and hold the key for 3 seconds. The Main
Menu consists of the following sections: Books, Pictures, and Settings.
READING BOOKS
ECTACO® jetBook® – Lite comes with a set of preinstalled books. It also allows downloading additional
books from various sources. The following book formats are supported: Plain Text (.txt), FictionBook (.fb2),
Mobipocket (.mobi), PRC, PDB, EPUB, RTF, HTML, and PDF. The device supports DRM-protected files.
For best performance, it is recommended that you use TXT (text) files.
Reading Books
• In the Main Menu, select Books by pressing or and then press OK. You will see a list of the
available folders and/or book titles.
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• Use
• To open the Option menu, press . You will see the following options: Jump To, Recent Readings,
, or to scroll through the list.
Clear all Recent Readings, sorting by Title or by Author, and Delete selected book.
to change font size.
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• Press the corresponding numeric key on the right-hand side of the device to open the respective item.
Alternatively, select it by pressing
press
When in the reading mode, use:
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y
9 The Settings submenu has the following options: Font Size, Auto Turn Page, Rotate, Alignment,
Encoding, and Dictionaries.
to go back.
to page up / page down;
to switch screen orientation (portrait/landscape);
to activate the Function menu which has the following options: Dictionary, Bookmark List,
Bookmark This Page, Find, Jump To, Settings – these items can also be accessed by pressing
numeric keys on the right-hand side of the device;
to change Font Size.
or and then press OK. If you have opened a wrong item,
Selecting Language for Books
• Open your book.
• When in the reading mode, press to activate the Function menu.
• In the Function menu, choose Settings / Encoding.
• Select Cyrillic (1251) for Russian, East European Latin (1250) for Polish and other Central European
languages, West European Latin (1252) for English, Spanish, German and other Western European
languages. Turkish (1254), Hebrew (1255), Arabic (1256), Baltic (1257), UTF-8, and Auto-detect are
also available.
Selecting Dictionary and Translating Unfamiliar Words2
The EnglishÙRussian, EnglishÙPolish, EnglishÙSpanish, EnglishÙGerman, and English explanatory
dictionaries built into ECTACO
• Open your book.
• When in the reading mode, press 6.
y Alternatively, press
• Select Dictionaries. You will see the Dictionaries list.
• Select the desired dictionary for use in the book: English Dictionary, Eng-Rus Dictionary, Eng-Pol
Dictionary, Eng-Spa Dictionary, Eng-Ger Dictionary, Rus-Eng Dictionary, Pol-Eng Dictionary, Spa-Eng
Dictionary, or Ger-Eng Dictionary.
• When in the reading mode, press 1.
y Alternatively, press
y Select the Dictionary option. The menu will disappear.
• Press , , , to highlight the word you want to translate.
• Press OK. You will see the translation window.
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jetBook® – Lite allow you to instantly translate an unfamiliar word.
and then select Settings in the menu that appears.
. You will see the Function menu.
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• Use
• Use
• Press OK to enter a new search term in the Find word(s) window.
, to scroll through the dictionary entries.
, to switch between dictionaries.
TRANSFERRING BOOKS AND PICTURES
The USB mass storage capability allows you to copy electronic books and pictures to your device.
• Turn the device on. Turn your PC on.
• Unfasten the mini-USB port cover and then connect ECTACO
the supplied USB cable.
You will see the Removable Disk popup, and one removable disk icon (if no SD card is installed) or two
removable disk icons (if an SD card is installed) will appear in the My Computer window.
• In the My Computer window, double-click the removable disk icon. When browsing through the
contents stored in the internal memory of the device, you will see the following folders: Books and
Pictures. Do not delete or rename these folders!
• Copy your files to the respective folders. For example, copy your books to the Books folder.
9 There is no such a restriction for the files stored on the SD card.
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• To disconnect ECTACO
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 or Pictures. You will see the items you have
copied and the preinstalled items, if any.
jetBook® – Lite from your computer, click the Safely Remove Hardware icon
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jetBook® – Lite to your computer using
VIEWING PICTURES
ECTACO® jetBook® – Lite is capable of storing and displaying pictures in JPG, GIF, PNG, and BMP formats.
• In the Main Menu, select Pictures. You will see the Pictures list.
• Select the desired file by pressing , and then press OK.
With a picture displayed, use:
y
to page up / page down;
y
to switch screen orientation (portrait/landscape);
y to activate the Functions menu which has the following options: Rotate, Zoom In, Zoom Out,
Full Screen, Original Size, and Auto Turn Page;
y to change zoom level.
9 You can also change zoom level by pressing alphanumeric keys on the right-hand side of the device.
ENTERING LETTERS AND NUMBERS
When entering a text, please use the following information.
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• Press the Page Up / Page Down keys to switch between English (Eng), Russian (Rus), Polish (Pol),
Spanish (Spa), German (Ger), T9 English (T9 Eng), T9 Russian (T9 Rus), T9 Polish (T9 Pol),
T9 Spanish (T9 Spa), T9 German (T9 Ger), and numeric (123) input modes.
T9 Text Input
The T9 text input method uses built-in dictionaries that recognize the most commonly used words for each
sequence of keystrokes.
• Enter the word by pressing one key per letter. Use
9 The succession of letters displayed on the screen is not valid until the whole word is typed.
• Select the desired word and press OK.
for Backspace.
SETTINGS
Fine-tune your ECTACO® jetBook® – Lite by selecting options in the Settings section.
• In the Main Menu, select Settings. You will see the Settings menu which has the following submenus:
User Settings, System Settings, Internal File Manager, and SD Card File Manager. Their respective
options are described below.
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on the right-hand side of the device.
User Settings
Languages Select the interface language: Russian, Polish, Spanish, German, or English.
Auto Power Off This feature saves battery life by putting the device into suspend mode after a
Auto Turn Page When in the reading mode, performs auto page turning with a specified period: 5, 10,
Fonts Select the desired font for displaying books: Arial or Verdana.
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jetBook® – Lite, you can select a menu item by pressing the corresponding numeric key
specified period of inactivity: 3, 5, 10, 15, 30 minutes, or Never.
20, 30, 40, 50, 60 seconds, or Never. In the reading mode, the
shown at the top of the screen.
The Loop Page Turning option determines whether to restart page turning from the
beginning of the book.
icon will be
System Settings
Serial Number Show the device serial number.
Battery Check battery status.
Memory Capacity Check free memory available in your device.
Card Capacity Check free memory available on the SD card.
Firmware Version Show the ECTACO
Restore Defaults Discard custom settings. Press OK to confirm.
Upgrade Patch Update the ECTACO® jetBook® – Lite firmware, if available.
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jetBook® – Lite firmware version.
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Internal File Manager
Using this function, you can manage books, pictures, and other files stored in the internal memory of the
device (100MB capacity).
• Select the desired item and then press
You will see the Files menu which has the following options: Create New Folder, Copy, Delete, and
Rename.
• Select the desired option and then press OK.
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SD Card File Manager
Using this function, you can manage books, pictures, and other files stored on the SD card.
9 The available operations are the same as those used in the Internal File Manager.
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