PocketBook A 10 User Manual

USER
MANUAL

Contents

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ........................................................... 4

APPEARANCE ............................................................................. 8

Front View 8
Side View 9

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ............................................ 10

GETTING STARTED ............................................................... 11

Charging the Battery 11
Inserting Micro SD Card 12
Turning On 12
Finger Gestures 14
Menus 15
Home Screen 15
Using the On-Screen Keyboard 17
Establishing Network Connection 18
Mobile Networks Connection 19
Transferring Data 22
OTG-cable Usage 23
About… 24

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CONTENTS

MULTIMEDIA ........................................................................... 25

Manage Data 25
Manage Books 27
Loading of the Protected Electronic Books

(Adobe DRM) 29
Read Books 32

Dictionary 39
Take Photos and Videos 40
Watch Movies 42
Listen to the Music 42
Gallery 44
FM Radio 44

ORGANIZER ............................................................................. 46

Clock 46
Calendar 46
Contacts 47
Make Notes 48

INTERNET ................................................................................ 49

Browser 49
Email 53
Location 56
Search 59
Android Market 60
Third Party Applications 61

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CONTENTS

CONFIGURATION ................................................................... 63

Wireless & Networks 63
Sound Settings 67
Display Settings 67
Location & Security 68
Application Management 68
Accounts & Sync 69
Privacy Settings 70
Storage 70
Language & keyboard 71
Date & time 72
About device 72

FIRMWARE UPDATE .............................................................. 73

Automatic Update 73
Manual Update 74

TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................ 76

CUSTOMER SUPPORT............................................................77

COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ... 78

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Safety Precautions

Before start working with the Device, please, read this section
carefully. Following these instructions will help you ensure
your safety and extend service life of the Device.

Storage, Carriage and Usage Conditions

Device operating temperature range is 0°С to 40°С, so don’t

expose the Device to excessively high or low temperatures.
Never leave cables near heat sources. Heated cables or their
insulation may become deformed or damaged, which could

lead to re or electric shock.

Try to avoid next impacts:

• direct sunlight

• direct ame or smoke (cigarette, lighter, open re etc.)

• exposure to liquids or damp (do not use the Device in

the rain, in the street at higher humidity, near bodies of water

etc.)

• penetration of liquids or moisture

• exposure to strong electromagnetic elds, electro-

static charges and articial sources of UV electromagnetic

radiation

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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

• excessive mechanical pressure on the screen, connec-

tors and keys of the Device.

Do not leave the Device for a long time in poorly ventilated
environment, e.g. in a car or in closed tight boxes/packaging.

Neither drop nor try to bend the Device. Protect the screen
from objects that may scratch or damage it. To ensure adequate
protection of the screen, we recommend storing the Device in
a protective and/or hard cover.

Keep away from children.

Maintenance

Do not disassemble or modify the book reader.

Do not use the Device with a damaged battery, charger (broken
case, poor contact, broken feed cable) or SD card. If the battery
is damaged (cracked case, leakage of electrolyte, off-shape
etc.) it should be replaced by the authorized personnel. Usage
of home-made or modied batteries may cause an explosion

and/or damage the Device.

Do not use organic or inorganic solvents (e.g. benzoyl etc.) to
clean the screen/case. Use a soft cloth to remove dust from the

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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Device’s surface. Apply a few drops of distilled water to remove

dirt.

Up to ve faulty pixels are acceptable in the screen and do not

constitute a warrantable defect of the screen.

By the end of product guarantee term, please contact the near-

est authorized service facility for examination on the subject

of security is maintained.

For detailed information about service centers in your region

please visit the ofcial website of PocketBook International:

http://www.pocketbook-int.com.

RF Safety

The Device receives and transmits radio frequencies and may
interfere with radio communications and other electronic

equipment. If you use personal medical Devices (e.g. a pace­maker or hearing aid) please contact your doctor or the man-

ufacturer to learn whether or not such medical devices are
protected against external RF signals.

Do not use wireless communication in places where it is pro­hibited, e.g. onboard a plane and in hospitals – this may affect
airborne avionics or medical equipment.

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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Utilization

Incorrect disposal of this Device may have adverse impacts

on the environment and public health. To prevent such con-

sequences follow the device-specic disposal requirements.

Recycling of these materials helps preserve natural resources.
For more information regarding recycling issues please con­tact local municipal authorities, your domestic waste collec­tion service, store where you purchased the Device, or the

authorized service center.

Disposal of electric and electronic components (the Di­rective is applicable to the EU and other European coun­tries where separate waste disposal systems exist). In

other countries dispose batteries accordingly to local laws.

Do not destroy the battery by burning it to avoid the danger of
explosion!

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Appearance

 





 





FRONT VIEW

1. Speaker

2. Home – Home screen

3. Menu – open quick menu

4. Backward – previous page

5. Forward – next page

6. Return – go to previous menu

7. Search – bring up search menu

8. Microphone

9. Camera

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SIDE VIEW













SIM



10. 3.5 mm audio jack

11. Volume controls

APPEARANCE

12. Power button

13. SIM card slot

14. MicroSD card slot

15. Power LED indicator

16. Micro-USB port

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Technical Specications

Display

Internal Storage 4 GB

Platfrom Android™ 2.3

Input/Output

Ports

Card reader micro SD up to 32 GB

Communications

Camera 2 Megapixels, 4× digital zoom

Audio 2×0.5 W speakers, microphone

Accelerometer Yes

Battery Li-Polymer, 6600 mAh, 3.7 V, up to 6 hrs video playback

Dimensions 207×244×15 mm

Weight 670 g

10” TFT (TN+Film) 1024×768, 262000 colors, capacitive

multisensor

CPU TI OMAP 3621 (1 GHz)

RAM 512 MB

1×micro USB, 3.5 mm earphone jack

Wi-Fi (b/g/n), Bluetooth 2.1, GSM/GPRS/EDGE, UMTS/HS­DPA (CDMA2000 1×EV-DO)

Text Formats

Image Formats JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP

Audio Formats

Video Formats 3GP, MP4, AVI, MKV, FLV, WEBM, MOV, MPG, WMV

PDF, EPUB, DJVU, FB2, FB2.zip, TXT, HTM, HTML, RTF,
DOC, DOCX, PDF/EPUB (DRM)

MP3, WMA, AAC, AC3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, AMR-NB (.3gp),
APE, M4A, WAV

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Getting Started

IN THIS SECTION…

You will get to know how to make the Device operable for

the rst time and learn about its basic interface and control

features.

CHARGING THE BATTERY

The battery of your Device is not fully charged as you un-

pack it, so you need to charge it for 8-12 hours. It’s strongly
recommended to keep the Device off during the rst charge,

otherwise power consumption may be more, than charging,
especially when you charge it from PC. Follow next steps to
charge the battery:

1. Make sure the Device is off. In opposite case, press

On/Off button for a few seconds and select Power Off in menu

appeared. The Device will shut down.

2. Connect your Device to a computer or power supply

using the micro-USB cable included in package.

3. LED indicator will start blinking green as soon as

charging process starts.

4. When the battery is fully charged, the indicator turns

solid green. Now you can disconnect the micro-USB cable.

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NOTE It’s recommended to charge the battery using the charging device. In

case if you charge the battery from PC, it’s better to keep the Device off, be­cause power consumption may be more, than charging.

INSERTING MICRO SD CARD

The Device already has 4 GB of internal

storage, but you can extend it by using

micro SD card. Insert it to the slot, like it
shown on a gure, and slightly push until
card will be xed.

To eject the card, slightly press on its

edge until it will be unxed, and pull it to get.

ATTENTION! Before ejecting microSD card either turn the Device off or un-

mount it: go to Settings > Storage settings > Unmount SD card. Otherwise the
data stored on microSD card might be damaged.

TURNING ON

To turn the Device on, press On/Off button until startup logo
appears. When the Device is ready to operate, the lock screen
appears. The lock screen can be unlocked in two ways: either
by pressing Menu hardware button on the front panel or by
touching the lock icon on the screen and sliding your nger

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over the screen in the direction indicated by the arrow, till the
screen becomes unlocked.

If the Device is turning on for the rst time, you will be guided
through the initial settings wizard, where you will be suggest­ed to specify or create Google account (you may skip this step),

set date, time and interface language and connect to Wi-Fi.

Reset

In case if the Device ‘freezes’ doesn’t respond on screen touch­es or hardware key press, you can use the force off feature. To
proceed, press and hold power button for 10 seconds until the

Device goes off. If you will continue holding power button for
5 more seconds, the Device’s power management system will

completely reboot. To switch the Device on, press again the
power button as usual.

ATTENTION! Please, try to use this feature as rarely, as it possible, because it

adversely affects the hardware components of the Device. For example, if the

Device ‘freezes’ wait for 1-2 minutes before use the reset.

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FINGER GESTURES

Tap

Short soft touch on an item (e.g. le, application, folder
or menu item) opens it. If item can be opened with vari-

ous applications, you will be asked to select one to open
with. You can set your choice as default one.

Press and Hold

This gesture calls context menu with available options
for an item. While you at Home Screen, it allows to
move an item.

Slide

Slide means move nger across the screen vertically or
horizontally.

Drag

To drag an item, press and hold it until you reach nal position.

Flick

Flicking is similar to sliding, but you need to move your nger
more rapidly. It’s used for scrolling through lists.

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Scaling

In particular applications (e.g. Maps) to scale an
image, you can ‘pinch’ the screen: move to zoom
out or spread to zoom in two ngers.

MENUS

Most applications have two types of menu: quick and context
one. Quick menu is brought up by pressing hardware button
on a front panel. Context menu is called by continuous touch
on a screen or item, depending on application.

HOME SCREEN

Home screen consists of 5 desktops. To scroll the Home screen,

move your nger across the screen or tip the counter icon in

the left or right corner of the screen. Continuous touch on one

of them brings up the thumbnails of all ve desktops for quick

switching between them.

Desktop may contain shortcuts, widgets and control panels.

1. Status bar – displays date, time and system notica-

tions icons. To view detailed information, press the status bar

and slide your nger downwards to expand the notication

area or go to Quick menu > Notications.

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2. Desktop counter – displays next or previous to current

desktops count. Press a counter to scroll desktops, continuous
press opens desktop thumbnails

3. File Manager

4. Applications – opens applications panel

5. Browser – opens the web browser. If browser already

running, it will be opened in current state.

After continuous touch on icon or widget Recycle Bin starter is
activated. To delete element, drag-and-drop it to Recycle Bin
and release after it highlights in red.

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Context menu of the Home Screen allows you to customize

interface to your own, adding shortcuts, widgets, folders and
wallpapers to a desktop.

Widgets

Widgets are interface elements, displaying brief information
and/or providing some control features.

Desktop menu

• Add – adding elements to the desktop, similar to the

context menu

• Manage apps – application manager

• Wallpaper

• Search

• Notications – expands status bar to view detailed

system notications

• Settings – general settings.

USING THE ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD

To access the on-screen keyboard, touch any textbox. Enter
your text by touching the keys of the on-screen keyboard.

1. Switches between upper and lower case. If indicator

in right top corner is on, all the text will be typed in upper

case, otherwise – only the rst letter of the word. In symbol

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mode this button is replaced with ALT button, which changes
available symbols

2. Switches to symbol mode – letters on keyboard will

be replaced with symbols. Press ALT button to open others

3. Press and hold to open additional features

4. Slide over the Space key to change input languages.

You can add keyboard layout in keyboard settings (Settings >
Language & Keyboard settings > Android keyboard)

5. Press and hold to see additional symbols. Don’t re-

lease your nger and slide to the desired symbol to type it

6. Backspace – erases previous symbol

7. To type a digit, press and hold one of the top row keys

and slide your nger to a digit.

NOTE Keyboard view may be different from described, depending on applica-

tion it used in.

ESTABLISHING NETWORK CONNECTION

If you skipped Wi-Fi conguration during the initial setup, you
can congure it later.

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Bring up Home screen quick menu and go to Settings > Wireless
& networks. Check Wi-Fi checkbox, and the Device will start

scanning for available networks. The Device automatically de-

tects security type, and if there’s no need to specify additional
data (e.g. password), connection would be established. Other-

wise, you need to go to Wi-Fi settings section, tap on network
name you want to connect and specify password and other

security settings (if required) manually.

If the network you want to connect to is hidden (isn’t detected
while scanning), you need to specify its SSID (network name),
and security settings (security method and related credential
information) in Add Wi-Fi network section.

About advanced network conguration you can read in Set-
tings User Manual section.

MOBILE NETWORKS CONNECTION

The Device supports GSM and/or WCDMA mobile networks
connection for Internet access.

ATTENTION! The Device utilizes some services, which don’t ask user’s per-

mission for Internet access (for example, synchronization). Consult with your
mobile operator about trafc rates.

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At rst, you need to install your network op­erator SIM card as it shown on a gure.

ATTENTION! To avoid damage to the SIM card,

it is recommended to turn off the device before

inserting or removing the SIM card.

In case if the card is protected with PIN code, the Device will
ask you to enter it from on-screen keyboard. PIN-code request

settings can be changed in Settings > Location & security > Lock
SIM card > Set up SIM card lock. In this section you can set

whether request or not PIN-code when you are unlocking the
screen, also you can change the SIM card PIN code.

NOTE In case when Lock SIM card parameter is on, you will be asked for PIN

every time when you’re unlocking the screen.

Usually mobile network operators pre-congure connection
settings (such as APN) on a SIM card, so the Device will con-

nect to the network automatically.

ATTENTION! If the Device is connected to Wi-Fi network, it will have higher

priority for data transfer.

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If you need to change connection conguration, go to Settings

> Wireless & networks > Mobile networks.

• Data enabled – turn mobile network connection on or off

• Data roaming – select whether use mobile network

connection or not when you are out of your mobile operator
coverage, for example, abroad

• Network mode – select the most suitable one for your

mobile network or set to auto-detect

• Access Point Name – Internet access points congura-

tion. If you need to set up one more point, open the section’s

menu by Menu hardware key press and set the parameters pro­vided by your mobile operator

• Network operators – select network operator to con-
nect to. Press Select automatically to connect to the default
network. After pressing Search networks, the Device will search
for available mobile networks and you will be able to select
one. For example, this feature could be useful when you are

in roaming zone – you will be able to select operator with the

lowest rates.

NOTE Consult your mobile network operator about roaming rates.

• USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) is
a service for GSM networks, which allows organizing interac­tive communication with GSM’s service in the mode of short

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massages transferring. The massage should start with an
asterisk * and end with #.

ATTENTION! If you your Device is connected to Internet via 3G modem,

clear a checkbox in

TRANSFERRING DATA

To transfer data between PC and the Device, connect micro-

USB cable.

NOTE The Device should be kept on during data transferring!

After you connect the cable, a notication window suggesting
to turn on USB storage will popup. Press Turn on USB storage
and the Device memory and microSD card (if present) will be
displayed as USB storages in your PC Explorer or other le

manager.

Now you can copy data to the Device’s internal memory or mi­croSD card. After transferring data, expand notifaction panel,
press Turn off USB Storage message and press corresponding

button. Now you can unplug micro-USB cable.

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OTG-CABLE USAGE

You can connect external devices, such as keyboard or USB
ash disk, using OTG cable. To connect the device, plug an
OTG-cable into micro-USB port of the Device, and connect an

external device to other side.

After connecting a keyboard, it will be detected automatically
and you will be able to use for typing. Settings for external
keyboard will be available in Settings > Language & keyboard.
From there you can enable/disable misspelling autocorrection,

autocapitalization, set the layout switch keys combinations

and select layouts will be used.

After connecting a ash disk, you’ll be able to view its content

in usbdisk folder, using the File Manager.

In section Settings > Storage > USB Storage you can view infor-
mation about total and free memory on the storage, unmount
it for safe ejection or format it.

ATTENTION! Formatting a storage will totally erase all data on it!

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ABOUT…

You can view detailed information about your Device in section

Settings > About device. There you can nd information about
model and serial number, rmware and operating system ver-

sion, battery usage, Wi-Fi MAC address, Bluetooth address and

legal information. Also in this section you can congure OS
and rmware updates.

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