Kobo Glo User's Guide

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Table!of!Contents!

About!your!eReader!....................................................................!5!

Anatomy!of!your!eReader!....................................................................................!6!

Charging!your!eReader!.........................................................................................!7!

Using!the!touch!screen!..........................................................................................!8!

Putting!your!eReader!to!sleep!and!waking!it!up!.....................................!10!

Using!the!light!.........................................................................................................!11!

Connecting!to!your!computer!..........................................................................!12!

Using!Your!Library!....................................................................!13!

Navigating!your!Home!Page!and!Library!....................................................!13!

Navigating!Your!Library!.....................................................................................!14!

Searching!for!books!.............................................................................................!15!

Using!the!Kobo!Cloud!..........................................................................................!16!

Downloading!books!from!the!Kobo!Cloud!to!your!eReader!...............!16!

Archiving!Books!to!the!Kobo!Cloud!..............................................................!18!

Reading!on!your!eReader!.......................................................!21!

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Reading!a!book!.......................................................................................................!21!

Navigating!a!book!.................................................................................................!21!

Changing!the!way!text!looks!............................................................................!22!

Closing!books!and!bookmarking!your!page!..............................................!24!

Adding!notes!and!looking!up!or!translating!words!.....!26!

Using!notes!..............................................................................................................!28!

Bookmarking!pages!.............................................................................................!29!

Using!the!dictionary!.............................................................................................!30!

Translating!a!word!...............................................................................................!30!

Getting!a!Book!.............................................................................!32!

Shopping!for!a!new!book!...................................................................................!32!

Understanding!EPUB,!PDF,!and!DRM!................................!37!

Using!Wi!Fi!....................................................................................!39!

About!Wi!Fi!..............................................................................................................!39!

Turning!Wi!Fi!on/off!............................................................................................!40!

Connecting!your!eReader!to!a!wireless!(Wi!Fi)!network!....................!40!

Getting!Help!..................................................................................!42!

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Safety,!Regulatory!and!Warranty!Information!.........................................!42!

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About!your!eReader!

What’s!in!this!section!

• Anatomy(of(your(eReader!

• Charging(your(eReader!

• Using&the&touch&screen!

• Going&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!

Turn!your!eReader!on!or!off,!or!put!it!

to!sleep.!

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Light!button!

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.!

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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.!

To!find!out!how!much!power!your!eReader!has!left,!tap!the!

Home!icon!at!the!top!of!the!screen!to!go!to!the!Home!page.!!

You’ll!find!the!battery!icon!at!the!top!right]hand!corner!of!the!

screen!with!the!battery’s!current!capacity.!

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!th e!s cre en !ligh tly !

to!open!a!book,!turn!a!page,!select!a!menu,!an d!m or e.!

Double5tapping!

To!double]tap,!you!tap!the!same!spot!on!the!screen!twice!quickly.!

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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,!doub le]tapping!

the!page!will!zoom!out.!

Swipe!

You!can!use!this!gesture!to!page!through!books!you!are!reading.!

To!page!forward,!place!your!finger!on!the!right!edge!of!screen!

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.!

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!

use!the!drag!gesture!on!the!circles!to!select!more!text.!!

Note:!Not!all!books!allow!for!text!selection;!for!example,!you!

cannot!select!text!in!PDFs!or!comic!books.!

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!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!come!back!

on!again.!When!you!wake!your!eReader!up!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 !s e c o n d s !before!it’s!ready!to!use.!

Note!that!putting!your!eReader!to!sleep!can!interrupt!things!

such!as!library!syncing!and!wire less !(W i!Fi)!connections.!

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To!turn!on!your!eReader:!

• Slide&the&power$button$and$hold$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$but to n $an d $re le as e.!

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.!

To!turn!the!light!on:!

1. Press%the%light%button%at%the%left%of#the#power#button.!

2. Tap$the$ !light&icon&at&the&bottom&o f&the &scr ee n.!

3. Drag%the%brightness%slider%to%adjust%the%screen’s%

brightness.!

4. Tap! !!when!you’re'done.!

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To!turn!the!light!off:!

• Press%the%light%button.!

Connecting!to!your!computer!

You!can!connect!your!eReader!to!your!computer!using!the!USB!

cable.!You!can!then!download!and!install!Kobo!Desktop!software,!

which!lets!you!buy!and!rate!books,!organize!your!eReader!

library,!and!more.!!

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"books !

You$can$also$do#all#of#these#actions#on#your#eReader!directly;"for"

more%information,%see%Getting'a'Book.!

For!more!details!on!Kobo!Desktop,!you!can!download!the!Kobo!

Desktop!guide!from!www.kobo.com/userguides.!You!can!also!

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(and(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!and!Library!

Your!Home!page!is!the!first!thing!you!see!when!you!turn!on!your!

eReader.!You’ll!find!the!covers!of!up!to!5!books,!newspapers,!

documents!or!magazines!in!a!mosaic!on!your!Home!page.!These!

are!your!most!recent!reads!or!purchases.!Just!tap!a!book!cover!

to!open!the!book!and!start!reading.!

You!can!always!get!to!your!Home!page!by!tapping!the! !Home!

icon!at!the!top!of!the!scre e n .!The!Home!page!contains!only!your!

most!recent!reads!or!purchases.!To!view!all!of!your!books,!go!to!

your!Library.!!