Kobo Aura HD, AURA User Manual
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User Guide
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Kobo!Aura!HD!eReader!User!Guide!!
Table!of!Contents!
About!your!eReader!....................................................................!4!
Anatomy!of!your!eReader!....................................................................................!5!
Charging!your!eReader!.........................................................................................!7!
Using!the!touch!screen!..........................................................................................!8!
Putting!your!eReader!to!sleep!and!waking!it!up!.....................................!10!
Using!the!light!.........................................................................................................!12!
Connecting!to!your!computer!..........................................................................!13!
Using!your!Library!....................................................................!15!
Using!the!Kobo!Cloud!..........................................................................................!18!
Downloading!books!from!the!Kobo!Cloud!to!!your!eReader!..............!20!
Archiving!books!to!the!Kobo!Cloud!...............................................................!22!
Deleting!books!........................................................................................................!23!
Reading!on!your!eReader!.......................................................!25!
Reading!a!book!.......................................................................................................!25!
Navigating!a!book!.................................................................................................!25!
Changing!the!way!text!looks!............................................................................!27!
Adding!notes!and!looking!up!or!translating!words!.....!32!
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Using!notes!..............................................................................................................!34!
Bookmarking!pages!.............................................................................................!35!
Using!the!dictionary!.............................................................................................!36!
Translating!a!word!...............................................................................................!37!
Getting!a!Book!.............................................................................!39!
Shopping!for!a!new!book!...................................................................................!39!
Buying!a!book!!........................................................................................................!41!
Using!your!Wishlist!..............................................................................................!42!
Adding!library!books!and!books!from!other!bookstores!.....................!43!
Understanding!EPUB,!PDF,!and!DRM!................................!45!
Using!Wi!Fi!....................................................................................!47!
About!Wi!Fi!..............................................................................................................!47!
Turning!Wi!Fi!on!or!off!.......................................................................................!48!
Connecting!your!eReader!to!a!wireless!(Wi!Fi)!network!....................!48!
Getting!Help!..................................................................................!50!
Safety,!regulatory!and!warranty!information!...........................................!50!
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About!your!eReader!
What’s!in!this!section!
• Anatomy(of(your(eReader!
• Charging(your(eReader!
• Using&the&touch&screen!
• Putting'your'eReader'to'sleep'and'waking'up!
• Using&the&light!
• Connecting)to)your)computer!
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Anatomy!of!your!eReader!
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Power!slider!
Slide!to!turn!your!eReader!on!or!off,!
or!put!it!to!sleep.!
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Light!button!
Press!to!turn!on!the!screen!light!to!
read!in!the!dark.!
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Micro!SD!slot!
Increase!the!number!of!books!your!
eReader!can!hold!by!inserting!a!
micro!SD!card.!
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USB!port!
Connect!your!eReader!to!your!
computer!using!the!supplied!USB!
cable!to!charge!your!eReader!or!add!
books.!
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Reset!hole!
Insert!a!paper!clip!and!press!gently!
to!reset!your!eReader.!
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Charging!your!eReader!
To!charge!your!eReader,!connect!it!to!your!computer!using!the!
USB!cable!provided!in!your!box.!
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As!it!charges,!your!eReader!will!display!the!battery’s!charge!at!
the!top!right[hand!corner!of!the!screen.!
Battery!icon…!
Meaning…!
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Your!eReader!is!out!of!power.!
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Your!eReader!is!charging.!
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Your!eReader!has!a!partial!charge.!
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Your!eReader!is!fully!charged.!
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You!can!see!the!battery!icon!at!the!top!of!the!Reading!Menu.!To!
see!the!Reading!Menu!while!you!read,!tap!the!centre!of!the!page.!
You’ll!find!the!battery!icon!at!the!top!right[hand!corner!of!the!
screen!showing!how!much!charge!the!battery!has.!
Using!the!touch!screen!
When!your!eReader!is!on,!you!can!touch!the!screen!to!open!
books,!turn!pages,!select!items,!and!more.!In!many!cases!you!can!
just!touch!the!screen!lig h tly !with!a!fingertip!to!interact!with!it.!
There!are!a!few!other!gestures!that!you!may!find!useful.!
Tapping!
This!is!the!gesture!youʼll!use!the!most.!Just!tap!the!screen!lightly!
to!open!a!book,!turn!a!page,!select!a!menu,!an d!m or e.!
Swiping!
You!can!use!this!gesture!to!go!through!your!Library!to!see!more!
books,!and!to!page!through!books!you!are!reading.!
To!page!forward,!place!your!finger!on!th e!rig h t!ed g e !of!sc re en !
and!quickly!drag!it!horizontally!to!the!left.!The!page!will!turn!
just!like!a!real!book.!Yo u !ca n!s w ip e !fro m!the!left!edge!of!the!
screen!to!page!backwards.! !
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Press!and!hold!
This!gesture!is!also!called!long%press.!To!use!this!gesture,!touch!
the!screen!and!hold!your!finger!in!place.!This!allow s!you !to!
select!text!while!reading.!Just!press!and!hold!on!a!word,!and!
when!you!let!go,!your!eReader!will!underline!your!selection!and!
show!two!circles!—!one!at!each!end!of!the!word.!You!can!then!
drag!on!the!circles!to!select!more!text.!!
Note:!Not!all!books!allow!text!sele ction;!f or !e x a m ple,!you!cannot!
select!text!in!PDFs!or!comic!books.!
Double7tapping!
To!double[tap,!you!tap!the!same!spot!on!the!screen!twice!quickly.!
If!youʼre!reading!a!PDF,!you!can!doub le[tap!to!zoom!in!to!a!page!
and!make!it!bigger.!If!youʼre!already!zoomed!in,!double[tapping!
the!page!will!zoom!out.!
Dragging!
If!youʼre!reading!a!PDF!and!zoom!in!to!see!a!bigger!version!of!
your!page,!you!can!drag!the!page!to!see!different!parts!of!it.!To!
do!this,!touch!anywhere!on!the!screen!and!lightly!move!your!
finger!around.!The!pag e!will!move!in!the!direction!o f!yo u r!fin ge r.!
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Putting!your!eReader!to!sleep!and!waking!it!up!
You!can!turn!your!eReader!off!or!put!it!to!sleep!when!you’re!not!
reading.!Both!help!your!battery!last!longer.!The!main!difference!
is!that!when!you!pu t!y ou r !eR e a d er !to !sle ep !a n d !th en !wake!it!up,!
you!go!back!to!the!last!screen!you!saw.!!This!could!be!a!page!in!a!
book,!the!Kobo!Store,!or!an!area!in!your!Library.!If!you!turn!your!
eReader!off,!you’ll!always!go!back!to!your!Home!page!when!you!
turn!it!on!again.!
Another!significant!difference!between!putting!your!eReader!to!
sleep!and!turning!it!off!is!the!length!of!time!it!takes!to!wake!up!
again.!When!you!wake!up!your!eReader!after!putting!it!to!sleep,!
it’s!ready!to!use!in!one!or!two!seconds;!when!you!turn!it!off,!it!
can!take!up!to!25!seconds!before!it’s!ready!to!use.!
Note!that!putting!your!eReader!to!sleep!can!interrupt!things!
such!as!syncing!your!Library!and!wireless!(Wi!Fi)!connections.!
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To!turn!on!your!eReader:!
• Slide&the&power&button&and&hold&it#until&your&eReader&!
turns&on.!
To!turn!off!your!eReader:!
• Slide&the&power&button&and&hold&until&the&Off&!
screen&appears.!
To!put!your!eReader!to!sleep:!
• Quickly!slide!the!power!button!and!release.!
To!wake!your!eReader!from!sleep:!
• Quickly!slide!the!power!button!and!release.!
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Using!the!light!
Your!eReader!has!a!built[in!light!that!lets!you!read!in!the!dark!
and!in!areas!with!low!light.!You!can!adjust!the!screen’s!
brightness!to!your!liking.!
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To!turn!the!light!on!or!off:!
• Press%the%light%button%beside!the$power$button.!
To#adjust'the'brightness'of'the!light:!
1. Tap$the$ !Menu%icon%at%the%top%of%the%screen.!
The$Quick$Settings$panel$will$appear.!
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2. Tap$Brightness.!
3. Drag%the%brightness%slider%to%adjust%the%screen’s%
brightness.!
4. Tap$ !when!you’re'done.!
Connecting!to!your!computer!
You!can!use!Kobo!Desktop!to!do!many!of!the!things!you!can!do!
from!your!eReader!u sin g!a !Wi!Fi!network,!like!brows ing !th e!
Kobo!Bookstore.!You!can!also!use!Kobo!Desktop!to!manage!your!
eReader!when!it’s!connected!to!your!computer.!Depending!on!
your!Wi!Fi!network!speed,!it!can!be!faster!to!use!Kobo!Desktop!
to!do!some!things!–!for!exa m p le ,!to!d ownload!your!Library!if!it!
includes!many!large !b oo k s !or !co m ic s.!!
Here!are!a!few!things!you!can!do!with!Kobo!Desktop:!
• Read%your%books%on%your%computer!
• Manage&your!collection(of(books!
• Browse'the$Kobo$Store,"read"previews"and"buy "b o oks!
You$can$also$do#all#of#these#actions#on#your#eReader!directly.!
For!more!details!on!Kobo!Desktop,!you!can!download!the!Kobo!
Desktop!guide!from!www.kobo.com/userguides.!You!can!also!
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search!our!online!help!portal!at!www.kobo.com/help!to!ask!
questions!about!Kobo!Desktop!or!your!eReader.!
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Using!your!Library!
What’s!in!this!section!
• Navigating(your(Home(Page(!
• Navigating(your(Library!
• Searching*for*books!
• Using&the&Kobo&Cloud!
• Downloading*books*from*the*Kobo*Cloud*to*your*
eReader!
• Archiving)books)to)the)Kobo)Cloud!
• Deleting(books!
Navigating!your!Home!Page!
Your!Home!page!is!the!first!thing!you!see!when!you!turn!on!your!
eReader!after!setup.!From!your!Home!page,!you!can!see!your!
recently!opened!books,!access!the!Kobo!Bookstore,!and!more .!
If!you’re!reading!or!browsing!on!your !Ko bo!A ur a!H D,!yo u!ca n!
always!get!to!your!Home!page!by!tapping!the! !Home!icon!at!
the!top!of!the!screen.!
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