PocketBook Basic Lux 2 Operating Guide

User Guide
Table of Contents
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ............................................ 6
APPEARANCE ........................................................ 11
TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS ............................. 12
GETTING STARTED ................................................ 13
Charging Battery 13
Device management 14
Main menu overview 15
Navigation 16
Working with On-Screen Keyboard 17
Recent Events 18
Loading Files 19
Frontlight 22
Inserting Micro SD Card 23
Table of Contents 3
APPLICATIONS ...................................................... 24
Calculator 24
Chess 24
Dictionary 24
Klondike 25
Gallery 25
Snake 25
Interactive Apps 28
Dropbox PocketBook 28
Send-to-PocketBook 30
READING BOOKS ................................................... 34
Turning Pages 37
Following References 37
Changing Font Size 38
Reading Menu 38
Closing a Book 44
SETTINGS .............................................................. 45
Table of Contents 4
Accounts and Synchronization 46
Personalize 48
Languages 50
Date/Time 50
Saving power 51
Maintenance 51
Software 53
About Device 54
FIRMWARE UPDATE ................................................... 55
TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................... 58
CUSTOMER SUPPORT ................................................. 60
COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ... 61
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°C to 40°C, so don’t ex-
pose 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 fi re or
electric shock.
Try to avoid next impacts:
Electrostatic
charges
Excessive mechani-
cal pressure
Strong electro­magnetic fi elds
Direct
sunlight
UV electromag-
netic radiation
Liquids or
damp
Direct fl ame
or smoke
Safety Precautions 6
Maintenance
Do not leave the Device for a long time in poorly venti-
lated 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.
Do not disassemble or modify the book reader.
Do not use the Device with a damaged battery or charger (bro-
ken case, poor contact, broken feed cable). If the battery is dam-
aged (cracked case, leakage of electrolyte, off-shape etc.) it should
be replaced by the authorized personnel. Usage of home-made
Safety Precautions 7
or modifi 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 Device’s surface. Apply
a few drops of distilled water to remove dirt.
Up to fi ve faulty pixels are acceptable in the screen and do not
constitute a warrantable defect of the screen.
If the device has not been used for a long time, the battery charge
indicator may not work when the charger is connected. In this
case, connect the charger, let the device charge for 1 hour, then
disconnect and reconnect the charging device or USB cable. The
device can then be used as normal.
Safety Precautions 8
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 centres in your region
please visit the official website of PocketBook International: http://
www.pocketbook-int.com.
RF Safety
The Device receives and transmits radio frequencies and may in-
terfere with radio communications and other electronic equip-
ment. If you use personal medical Devices (e.g. a pacemaker or
hearing aid) please contact your doctor or the manufacturer to
learn whether or not such medical devices are protected against
external RF signals.
Do not use wireless communication in places where it is prohib-
ited, e.g. onboard a plane and in hospitals — this may affect air-
borne avionics or medical equipment.
Safety Precautions 9
Utilization
Incorrect disposal of this Device may have adverse im-
pacts on the environment and public health. To prevent
such consequences follow the device-specific disposal
requirements. Recycling of these materials helps pre-
serve 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 centre.
Disposal of electric and electronic components (the Directive is ap-
plicable 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

Appearance

1. Backward – in reading
mode turns page backward; in navi­gation mode – goes to the previous menu or page of the list;
2. Left;
3. Down;
4. OK – short press opens an
element (e.g. book or menu item), continuous one – opens item’s con­text menu (if available);
5. Up;
6. Right;
7. Forward – turns page
forward;
8. Micro-USB port – for con­necting to computer or charger (charger may be optional);
9. MicroSD card slot – for ex­ternal memory card (Micro SD card may be optional);
10. On/Off (power) button – turns the Device on/off.
NOTE: You can configure key mapping to your own in Settings > Personal-
ize> Key mapping. Navigation and page turning buttons mapping depends
on screen orientation.

Technical Characteristics

Display
6” E-Ink CartaTM 1024×758, 212 dpi, B&W
CPU 1 GHz
Frontlight Yes
RAM 256 MB
Storage 8 GB *
Operating system
CPU
Linux® 1 GHz
Cover sensor Ye s
Communications Micro-USB, Wi-Fi(b/g/n)
Memory slot MicroSD (up to 32 GB)
Battery Li-Ion Polymer, 1300 mAh **
PDF, PDF (DRM), EPUB, EPUB (DRM),
Book formats
DJVU, FB2, FB2.ZIP, DOC, DOCX, RTF, PRC, TXT, CHM, HTM, HTML, MOBI, ACSM
Image formats JPEG, BMP, PNG, TIFF
Dimensions 161,3 × 108 × 8 mm.
Weight 155 g
* The actual available internal storage size may vary depending on the software configuration of your device.
** Battery life and values mentioned above might vary depending on usage mode, connectivity and settings.

Getting Started

In this chapter you will learn how to prepare the Device to
work and about its main control features.

CHARGING BATTERY

To extend battery lifetime, it’s recommended to charge the Device for the first time from 8 to 12 hours.
You can charge the battery from (1) PC using USB-cable or
from (2) the power line using a charger (optional).
1 2
To charge the battery for the first time, do the following:
• Connect the Device to a computer or charger with
USB-cable. The device will turn on as soon as charging
starts.
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• When the battery is fully charged, you can discon-
nect the cable from the Device which is ready for usage.
If the Device is on when you connect the cable to PC, a dialog window asking to select action – PC link or Charge–
will appear. Charging starts only if the appropriate mode
was selected.

DEVICE MANAGEMENT

Press On/Off button. When the Device is ready
Turn
to operate, Main menu or last opened book
on
will appear, depending on settings.
Press and hold On/Off button for about two
Turn
off
seconds until the Device goes off.
You can lock your Device in three ways:
1. Press On/Off button.
Lock
2. You can set automatic key lock or
power off: go to Settings > Saving Power >
Power off after or Auto screen lock, and set the
idle time before power off or locking Device.
Unlock Press On/Off button.
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In case if your Device ‘freezes’ (don’t respond to keys presses, you must give the device time
Restart
(up to 30 seconds) to process commands. If it does not help, you can restart it by pressing
On/Off button for 10 seconds.

MAIN MENU OVERVIEW

Last opened
Recent Events — list of last opened and downloaded books
Notification panel
Last down­loaded books
Application panel
Getting Started 15

NAVIGATION

Use navigation buttons Up, Down, Left, Right to select
required item (e.g. book or menu item).
ATTENTION! If you change screen orientation, navigation and
page turning keys mapping will be also changed accordingly to the
side you’ve changed orientation to.
Press OK button shortly to open selected item. Continuous
OK press opens context menu of item, folder or application
(if available). If a menu item contains several level, you can
go over them by Left/Right buttons.
Page turning buttons Backward/Forward are used to
turn list pages. Continuous Backward/Forward keys press
turns 10 pages at once in lists and books. Short and contin-
uous Backward button press returns to the previous menu
(or list’s page), closes an application, a context menu and
the Library (If you are on the first page).
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Also you can confi gure key mapping to your own in Set-
tings > Personalize > Key mapping section.

WORKING WITH ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD

The on-screen keyboard appears when it is necessary to
enter some text info, for example, search query.
To navigate through the keyboard use the navigation keys
and OK button. To speed up keyboard operations all sym-
bols are divided into 5 zones. The fi rst navigation key press
transfers cursor to the middle of the selected zone, and
then you can select the required symbol in this zone. Press
OK button to type the selected symbol.
1 2 3
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1. Change text case
2. Erase last entered symbol
3. Change input language. To add the lan-
guage (up to 3 layouts) to the onscreen keyboard lay­out go to Settings > Languages > Keyboard Layouts.
As you type a password (e.g. Wi-Fi credentials) icon
will appear on a text field. Select icon and press OK to see
typed symbols.

RECENT EVENTS

This section displays last actions on the Device, namely last
opened and recently loaded books.
After you press OK on recently opened book title, it will be
opened on a page you’ve finished reading before.
After pressing OK on a message about recently added books, Library will be opened displaying added books.
Books will be grouped by creation date.
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LOADING FILES

Connect the Device to the PC using microUSB cable.
NOTE: The Device should be kept on while transferring files.
You will be prompted to select USB mode: PC Link or
Charge either. Select PC Link. Operating system of com-
puter will detect Device’s storage as removable disk (if SD
card installed – as two ones). Now you can copy files to
the Device or SD card using Explorer or other file manager.
ATTENTION! After copying files safely remove the Device before
disconnect the cable!
Downloading protected e-books (Adobe DRM)
Registration at www.adobe.com is required to use e-books in protected format (Sign in > Create an Adobe Account).
Download via *.acsm
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1. Visit www.adobe.com via your browser;
NOTE: the current version of your browser on the Device does not
support Flash Player
2. Open Menu > Products > All products;
3. Follow the link Digital Editions in the alphabetical
index of products.
4. Open Visit the sample eBook library at the bottom
of the page to enter the library;
5. Choose a book and click Download item.
6. A download window will appear on the screen.
The file name should contain the name of the book and the file extension .acsm. Click Save.
7. After the file is saved on your PC, a link as URLLink.
acsm will appear.
NOTE: The same sequence of actions allows downloading a link to
a protected book from any online bookstore.
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