PocketBook Basic New 613 User Manual
User Manual
PocketBook Basiс New
Table of Contents
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ................................................... 5
Storage, Carriage and Usage Conditions 5
Maintenance 7
Utilization 8
APPEARANCE ...................................................................10
Front View 10
Side View 11
TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS .................................12
GETTING STARTED ........................................................13
Charging Battery 13
Power Management 14
Loading Files 15
Navigation 16
Working with On-Screen Keyboard 17
Table of Contents 2
Installing Additional Dictionaries 19
MAIN MENU ......................................................................20
Recent Events 22
Library 22
Notes 25
Applications 26
Calculator 26
Calendar & Clock 26
Chess 26
Dictionary 27
Klondike 27
Photo 28
Snake 28
Sudoku 28
Status Bar 29
READING BOOKS ............................................................30
Turning Pages 31
Following References 31
Table of Contents 3
Changing Font Size 31
Reading Menu 32
Contents 32
Go to Page 34
Search 35
Bookmarks 35
Settings 36
Mode 37
Dictionary 38
Rotate 39
Making Notes 39
Closing a Book 40
SETTINGS..........................................................................41
About device 41
Language 42
Keyboard 42
Appearance 42
Key mapping 43
Clock 43
Table of Contents 4
Open at Startup 43
USB Mode 44
Maintenance 44
FIRMWARE UPDATE .......................................................46
TROUBLESHOOTING .....................................................49
CUSTOMER SUPPORT....................................................51
COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ..52
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 dam-
aged, 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 De-
vice in the rain, in the street at higher humidity, near bodies of water etc.)
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• penetration of liquids or moisture
• exposure to strong electromagnetic elds, elec-
trostatic charges and articial sources of UV electromagnetic radiation
• excessive mechanical pressure on the screen,
connectors 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.
Safety Precautions 7
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 elec-
trolyte, off-shape etc.) it should be replaced by the authorized personnel. Usage of home-made or modied 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 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
nearest authorized service facility for examination on the
subject of security is maintained.
Safety Precautions 8
For detailed information about service centres in your region please visit the ofcial website of PocketBook International: http://www.pocketbook-int.com.
Do not use the Device in places where it is prohibited, e.g.
onboard a plane and in hospitals.
Utilization
Incorrect disposal of this Device may have adverse impacts on the environment and public health. To prevent
such consequences follow the device-specic 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 centre.
Disposal of electric and electronic components (the Directive is applicable to the EU and other European countries
Safety Precautions 9
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
FRONT VIEW
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. Up
5. Right
6. Forward – turns page
forward
7. ОК – short press opens
an element (e.g. book or menu item), continuous one – opens
item’s context menu (if available)
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SIDE VIEW
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. Reset – reboots the Device
11. On/Off (power) button – continuous pressing turns the
Device on/off, short one – locks keyboard.
12. LED Indicator – green light – the Device is in action
(pages are loading). During battery charging the indicator is on,
when the battery is fully charged, the light turns off.
NOTE You can congure key mapping to your own in Settings > Key mapping.
Navigation and page turning buttons mapping depends on screen orientation.
Technical Characteristics
Display
6” E Ink® Vizplex 600×800,
166 dpi, B&W
CPU 800 MHz
RAM 128MB
Storage 2GB *
Operating system Linux®
Communications USB 2.0
Memory slot MicroSD/SDHC (up to 32 GB)
Battery Li-Polymer, 3.7 V, 1000 mAh **
PDF, EPUB (including DRM-protected);
Book formats
TXT, FB2, FB2.zip, RTF, HTML, CHM,
DJVU, DOC, DOCX, RTF, TCR
Image formats JPEG, BMP, PNG, TIFF
Dimensions 122.6×176.38×9.7 mm
Weight 180 g
* The actual available internal storage size may vary depending on the software
conguration 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 rst time from 8 to 12 hours in the off
state. You can charge the battery from PC using USB-cable
or from the power line using a charger (optional).
To charge the battery for the rst time, do the following:
• Connect the Device to a computer or charger with
USB-cable. Indicator will start ashing as soon, as the
charging starts
• When the battery is fully charged, indicator turns
off. Now you can disconnect the Device and turn it on for
the rst use.
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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 will start if corresponding mode
is selected only.
POWER MANAGEMENT
To turn on the Device, press and hold On/Off button for
a few seconds until startup logo will appear. When the
Device is ready to operate, an image will be changed to
Main menu or last opened book, depending on settings
(Settings > At startup, open).
To turn off the Device, press On/Off button continuously
until the Device goes off. If you will press power button
shortly, the keypad of the Device will be locked and the
lock sign will appear in a center of the screen. To unlock
the keypad, press On/Off button again.
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In addition, you can set automatic key lock or power off:
go to Settings > Clock > Lock keyboard after or Power off
after, respectively, and set the idle time before locking
keyboard or power off.
In case if your Device ‘freezes’ (don’t respond to keys
presses and perform no actions for 2-3 minutes), you can
restart it by pressing Reset button on side panel with
some thin item (e.g. unbent staple).
CAUTION! Don’t use sharp items, such as needles, to press
Reset button to avoid Device case damage! Don’t use this feature
frequently, because it affects the electronic components of the
Device.
LOADING FILES
Connect the Device to the PC using micro-USB cable.
NOTE The Device should be kept on while transferring les.
Getting Started 16
You will be prompted to select USB mode: PC Link
or Charge either. Select PC Link. Operating system of
computer will detect Device’s storage as removable disk
(if SD card installed – as two ones). Now you can copy
les to the Device or SD card using Explorer or other le
manager.
ATTENTION After copying les safely remove the Device before
disconnect the cable!
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.
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