Pocketbook Pro 603 User Manual

PocketBook Pro 603

User Manual

Table of Contents

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

APPEARANCE .........................................................10

Front View 10 Back View 12

CARACTERISTIQUES TECHNIQUES .................14

GETTING STARTED ..............................................15

Charging Battery 15 Turning On 16 Modes of Device Operation 17 Loading Files 18 Navigation 19 Using the Stylus 20 Working with On-Screen keyboard 22 Installing USIM Card for 3G-connection Usage 24

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MAIN MENU ............................................................25

Main panel 26 Widgets 27 Status Bar 31 Task List 33

READING BOOKS ..................................................35

Library 35 Library Renewal 40 Loading of the Protected Electronic Books (Adobe DRM) 40 Reading Mode 45 Using the Stylus 56

SOFTWARE .............................................................58

Favorites 58 Notes 58 Applications 59 Dictionary 65 Music 66

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Photo 68 Search 69

NETWORK CONNECTIONS .................................70

Bluetooth 71

Conguring Wi-Fi Connection 77 Conguring 3G Connection 80

Closing Network Connections 82

CONFIGURATION ..................................................83

FIRMWARE UPDATE .............................................93

TROUBLESHOOTING ...........................................97

CUSTOMER SUPPORT....................................... 100

COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL

STANDARDS ........................................................ 101

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.)

Safety Precautions 5

• 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,

electrostatic charges and articial 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.

Safety Precautions 6

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 ex-

plosion 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.

Safety Precautions 7

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.

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 manufacturer to

Safety Precautions 8

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.

Utilization

Incorrect disposal of this Device may have adverse

impacts on the environment and public health. To prevent such consequences 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.

Safety Precautions 9

Disposal of electric and electronic com-

ponents (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!

Appearance

FRONT VIEW

1. Touch screen

2. Forward – turns page forward

3. Backward – turns page backward

4. Home – returns to Main Menu

5. Menu – opens context menu

6. Speakers – 2×0.5 W speakers

Appearance 11

7. ОК – conrms selection

8. Up

9. Right

navigation keys

10. Down

11. Left

12. Return – goes back to the previous menu

13. Reset button – restarts the Device

14. 3.5 mm audio jack

15. LED indicator – indicates the Device’s power

mode. Flashing orange – charging, solid orange – charged, solid green – power consumption

16. Micro-USB port – designed for connecting

your Device to either PC or charger (optional) via the micro-USB cable

1 7. Micro SD card slot – used to insert an

external microSD memory card

Appearance 12

BACK VIEW

Appearance 13

18. Stylus

19. On/Off – long press switches the Device on/

off, short one – opens express menu

20. 3G on/off - enabling/disabling wireless 3G

connection

21. Battery compartment cover button

NOTE You can congure key mapping to your own in

Conguration > Key mapping.

Caracteristiques techniques

Ecran 6’’ E Ink Vizplex™ 800×600, 166 dpi

Panneau tactile

Processeur 533 MHz

Stockage Interne 2 Go

Système opérationnel Linux®

Connexions

Mémoire Slot MicroSD jusqu’à 32 Go

Sortie Audio

Capteur de position Oui

Formats de livre

Formats d’image JPEG, BMP, PNG, TIFF

Formats audio MP3

Dimentions 132x182x10.6 mm

EMR (E-écriture, le module de toucher un stylo)

RAM 256 Мo

Wi-Fi™ (b/g) Bluetooth™ 2.1 USB 2.0 (480 Mb/s)

Prise casques 3.5 mm 2 enceintes de 0.5 W

PDF, EPUB (compris DRM), FB2, TXT, DJVU, RTF, HTML, CHM, DOC, TCR, FB2.ZIP, PRC, DOCX

Batterie Polymère Litium, 3.7 V, 1530 mАh

Poids 280 g

Getting Started

IN THIS CHAPTER…

You will learn how to prepare the Device to work and about 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 charger (optional).

To charge the battery for the rst time, do the

following:

1. Connect the Device to a computer or charger

with USB-cable. Indicator will start blinking orange

as soon, as charging starts

Getting Started 16

2. When the battery is fully charged, indicator

turns solid orange. Now you can disconnect the De-

vice and turn it on for the rst use.

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. Charge will start if corresponding mode selected only.

TURNING ON

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, de-

pending on settings (Conguration > At startup, open).

Getting Started 17

MODES OF DEVICE OPERATION

Normal operating mode is the main mode of Device operation. Green light of indicator signalizes about

power consumption (e.g. screen refresh, network connection or music playback).

Sleep mode is the power-saving mode of operation. The Device actually switches off during user idle time to save battery charge. No power is required for E Ink screen to maintain a displayed image. Running applications are saved in RAM of the Device.

Safe mode – service mode for Device load with manufacturer’s settings. To load the Device in this mode, hold the Home button while turning it on.

Getting Started 18

LOADING FILES

Connect the Device to the PC using micro-USB cable.

NOTE The Device should be kept on while transferring

les.

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 remov-

able 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!

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NAVIGATION

Use navigation buttons Up, Down, Left, Right to select required item (e.g. book, media le, application, widget or menu item). Press OK button shortly

to open selected. Continuous OK press opens item context menu (if available) Press Return button to return to the previous menu, Home button to return to Main menu. Continuous Return press opens short task list, short On/Off button press — full one. To open section’s menu, press Menu button.

Also you can congure key mapping to your own in

Conguration > Key mapping section.

Getting Started 20

USING THE STYLUS

To calibrate the stylus initially, go to Conguration

> Maintenance > Calibrate Touch panel. Touch the

crosses appearing on the screen. It’s recommended

to calibrate touch panel periodically to keep accurate Device control with stylus.

The stylus can be used as follows:

• for navigation – touch selected item to open

it, continuous touch opens item’s context menu (if available)

• for making graphic notes while reading (see

WORKING WITH ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD

On-screen keyboard is used when it’s necessary to enter text information, for example, for search or network connection credentials.

To type a symbol, select it with navigation keys and press OK, or press symbol or control key with stylus.

To switch to another input language, press the current language button. To add the language to the onscreen keyboard layout go to Conguration >

Keyboard.

Getting Started 23

1. An eye icon appears when keyboard is used

to type in some kind of password (e.g. Wi-Fi). Touch

this icon to display the entered text.

2. Close the on-screen keyboard

3. Erase last typed symbol

4. Enter the typed text

5. Change input language

6. Change case.

Getting Started 24

INSTALLING USIM CARD FOR 3G-CONNECTION USAGE

The Device has 3G-module allows you to connect

to the Internet at any place covered by your 3Gconnection provider’s network. To install USIM card,

take off back cover of the Device, screw off battery

mount, take off the battery and put USIM card to the slot opened. About 3 G-connection congurations,

please, read in 3G Wireless Connection Conguration section.

Main Menu

IN THIS CHAPTER…

You will learn about basic elements of user interface of the Device.

Main menu contains main functional and control

software elements (main panel and widgets) displayed after turning on and launching the Device (if

the corresponding option in Conguration > At start-

up, open is selected). To access Main menu from oth-

er application, press Home button or press several times Back button. Appearance of Main menu can be changed in correspondent Conguration section.

Main Menu 26

MAIN PANEL

This Main menu section contains Device’s main software elements:

• Library

• Favorites

• Notes

• Applications

• Dictionary

• Photo

• Music

• Search

• Conguration

Detailed information about each Main Panel section see in Software section of the Manual.

Main Menu 27

WIDGETS

Widget is a brief view of a particular application. To bring up an application in full screen, open the widget as usual application. Context menu allows

changing or conguring widget.

Last opened books

Displays recently opened books list. Number of displayed books depends on Main menu appearance settings. Widget settings allow toggle view between list and thumbnails. You cannot change this widget.

Clock

Digital or analog clock (toggles in widget context menu).

Calendar

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Displays recent month calendar. In full-screen mode

displays recent year calendar.

Sudoku

Quick launch of Sudoku – popular Japanese puzzle.

Dictionary

Opens Dictionary application

Music player

Displays current track and provides basic music playback control: play/pause, previous/next track.

Calculator

Simple calculator allows you to perform 4 arithmetic operations, calculate per cent, and take the square root. By pressing the button in the right bottom corner of the widget you can switch to full-

screen application Engineering Calculator (to see