PocketBook Touch Lux 2 User Manual

User Manual

Table of Contents

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ............................................ 6

APPEARANCE ........................................................ 11

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ................................. 12

GETTING STARTED ................................................ 13

Charging Battery 13

Power Management 14

Loading Files 15

Gestures 16

Working with On-Screen Keyboard 17

Frontlight 19

Connecting to the Internet 19

Installing Additional Dictionaries 22

Inserting Micro SD Card 23

MAIN MENU.......................................................... 24

Recent Events 26

Library 28

Book Store 32

Notes 32

Dictionary 32

Favorites 33

Applications 33

Calculator 33

Chess 33

Calendar & Clock 34

Klondike 34

PocketNews 34

Scribble 35

Sudoku 36

Browser 37

Book Store 38

PocketBook Sync 41

Photo 44

Dropbox PocketBook 45

Send-to-PocketBook 47

Search 50

Status Bar 51

Task Management 51

READING BOOKS ................................................... 53

Social networks & ReadRate 56

Turning Pages 60

Contents 60

Open Page 61

Bookmarks 63

Following Links 63

Search 64

Scaling 64

Text Format Books 64

PDF & DjVu 65

Dictionary 67

Notes 68

Screen Orientation 69

Closing a Book 69

SETTINGS .............................................................. 70

Frontlight 70

Personalize 70

Network 72

Date/Time 73

Languages 73

Accounts and Synchronization 74

Advanced Settings 78

Saving Battery 84

Device Info 84

FIRMWARE UPDATE .............................................. 86

TROUBLESHOOTING .............................................. 89

CUSTOMER SUPPORT ............................................ 91

COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ... 92

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°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 ﬁre or

electric shock.

Try to avoid next impacts:

• direct sunlight

• direct ﬂame or smoke (cigarette, lighter, open ﬁre 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

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• exposure to strong electromagnetic ﬁelds, electrostatic

charges and artiﬁcial 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 envi-

ronment, 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 protec-

tion of the screen, we recommend storing the Device in a protec-

tive 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 or charger (broken

case, poor contact, broken feed cable). If the battery is damaged

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(cracked case, leakage of electrolyte, off-shape etc.) it should be

replaced by the authorized personnel. Usage of home-made or

modiﬁed 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 ﬁve 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 centres in your region

please visit the ofﬁcial website of PocketBook International: http://

www.pocketbook-int.com.

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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.

Utilization

Incorrect disposal of this Device may have adverse

impacts on the environment and public health. To

prevent such consequences follow the device-speciﬁc

disposal requirements. Recycling of these materials helps preserve

natural resources. For more information regarding recycling issues

please contact local municipal authorities, your domestic waste

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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. Home – return to Main

2. Backward – in reading mode turns page backward; in navigation mode – goes to the previous menu or page of the list

3. Forward – turns page forward

4. Menu – open context menu (if available). Continuous press switches the frontlight on/off (See

Frontlight section of the manual)

5. Micro-USB port – connect the Device to a PC or a charger using USB-cable

6. MicroSD-card slot — to install external microSD/SDHC card (up to 32 GB)

7. On/Off (power) button – turns the Device on/off.

NOTE You can conﬁgure key mapping to your own in Settings > Personalize > Key map-

ping. Navigation and page turning buttons mapping depends on screen orientation.

Technical Speciﬁcations

Display

6” E Ink Pearl™ HD capacitive multi-sensor 1024×758 display, 212 dpi, B&W

Frontlight Yes

CPU 1000 MHz

RAM 256MB

Storage 4 GB *

Operating system Linux®

Communications

Micro-USB Wi-Fi (b/g/n)

Battery Li-Ion, 1500 mAh **

Memory slot microSD/SDHC up to 32 GB

PDF, EPUB (including DRM-protected);

Book formats

TXT, FB2, FB2.zip, RTF, HTML, HTM, CHM, DJVU, DOC, DOCX, TCR, PRC, TCR, MOBI, ACSM

Image formats JPEG, BMP, PNG, TIFF

Dimensions 174,4×114,6×8,3 mm

Weight 208 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 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 ﬁrst time, do the following:

• Connect the Device to a computer or charger with

USB-cable. Indicator will glow as soon, as the charging

starts

• When the battery is fully charged, indicator goes

off. Now you can disconnect the Device and turn it on for

the ﬁrst 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.

POWER MANAGEMENT

To turn on the Device, press On/Off button. When the

Device is ready to operate, Main menu or last opened book will appear, depending on settings (Settings >

Personalize > At startup open).

To turn off the Device, press and hold On/Off button for

about two seconds until the Device goes off. In addition, you can set automatic key lock or power off: go to Set-

tings> Saving Power> Power off after or Lock device after,

and set the idle time before power off or locking Device.

In case if your Device ‘freezes’ (don’t respond to keys

presses or screen touches, you must give the device time

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(up to 30 seconds) to process commands. If it does not

help, you can restart it by pressing On/Off button for 10

seconds.

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!

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GESTURES

CAUTION! Touch screen of the Device is sensitive enough and is a

fragile detail. To avoid its damage, please, touch it carefully while

controlling the Device with gestures.

Tap

Opens an element (book, ﬁle, folder application or

menu item).

Touch & hold

Opens context menu of an element (if available).

Slide

Turns pages of a book or a list; moves an image:

slide your ﬁnger across the screen.

Flick

Scrolls lists: move your ﬁnger across the screen

rapidly.

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Scaling

Changes the image scale: place two ﬁngers

on a screen and pinch them together to

zoom out or spread them apart to zoom in.

WORKING WITH ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD

On-screen keyboard is used when it’s necessary to enter

text information, for example, for search or network con-

nection credentials.

To type a symbol, press a key.

To switch to another input language, press the current

language button. To add the language to the on-screen keyboard layout go to Settings > Languages > Keyboard

Layouts.

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1. Change case

2. Enter the typed text

3. Close the on-screen keyboard

4. Erase last typed symbol

5. Change input language.

As you type a password (e.g. Wi-Fi credentials) icon

will appear on a text ﬁeld. Touch it to see typed symbols.

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FRONTLIGHT

To switch the frontlight on/off, press and hold the Menu

button for one second. To open a frontlight conﬁguration

window, touch the sign on the status bar. Set the front-

light level that is convenient for you in the opened window

via the slider.

CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET

The Device can be connected to the Internet using

Wi-Fi networks. If you open an application, which requires Internet access (e.g. Browser, PocketNews) the Device will

open a list of available Wi-Fi connections. If the network

you select is protected, you will be suggested to enter net-

work key using the on-screen keyboard.

You can pre-conﬁgure a connection and set an automatic

connection. To proceed, follow these steps:

1. Go to Settings > Network > Network Access

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2. Select On for the Network access checkbox and

then further settings appear: Automatic connection, Con-

nection to a hidden network, and a list of available Wi-Fi

networks.

NOTE If there are no available networks or the signal strength is

week, Available networks are not displayed and instead replaced

by Scanning — searching for available networks.

3. To set up connection with a hidden network, open

Connection to a hidden network and enter its SSID from

the on-screen keyboard in the Network name (SSID) ﬁeld.

4. Select security type in the corresponding list:

• None – for an open network

• Simple (WEP) – after you select this option, you

will need to specify WEP Authentication type – Open

System or Shared Key either. The Device cannot rec-

ognize authentication type automatically

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• WPA/WPA2 Enterprise – you will need to spec-

ify username, password and domain (if necessary)

• WPA/WPA2 PSK – you will need to enter net-

work key (up to 64 symbols)

5. Open Advanced settings. Select the idle time be-

fore disconnection in the corresponding section

6. If it is needed to conﬁgure network settings manu-

ally, go to Advanced settings, and change IP address

conﬁguration:

• DHCP — get IP address automatically (if DHCP

server is conﬁgured)

• Manual (for skilled users) — enter networks pa-

rameters manually from the on-screen keyboard

7. If the network you need to connect to has a proxy

server, you can specify its parameters in Proxy conﬁgura-

tion section

8. To check network conﬁguration and connect to a

network, return to the Connection to hidden network sec-

tion and press Connect.

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NOTE Wi-Fi connection can be used for connecting to an Internet

network. Transferring data via Wi-Fi connection is unavailable. The

Device can be connected to a Wi-Fi access point with MAC address

ﬁltration applied.

INSTALLING ADDITIONAL DICTIONARIES

You can install additional dictionaries (you can purchase

dictionaries in Book Store).

1. Copy extension ﬁle with .pbi extension to the De-

vice internal storage.

2. Disconnect the Device from PC.

3. Loaded ﬁle will appear in Last Events.

4. Launch copied extension ﬁle as an application and

conﬁrm installation.

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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 is shown on a ﬁgure, and slightly push until card will

be ﬁxed.

To eject the card, slightly press on its edge until it will be

unﬁxed, and pull it to get.

ATTENTION! If your SD card get stuck, do not try to eject it by

yourself, and immediately call Customer Support.

Main Menu

In this chapter you will learn about basic elements of user

interface of the Device.

After turning on the Device Main menu will be displayed on the screen (if Settings > Personalize > Open at start-

up corresponding option was set). To return to the Main

menu from any application, press key.

NOTE Return to Main menu by pressing button doesn’t close

application or book, it is still running in background. You can switch

back to an application by opening task list on status bar icon

touch.

Main menu consists of Recent Events section and appli-

cation panel. When application panel is collapsed, there are two quick access buttons displayed: Library and Book

Store.

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Main menu overview

‘Recent Events’ is a list of recently opened and downloaded books

Filtration of events

Events of friends on ReadRate

Last read book

Last downloaded

Collapse Applications panel

Applications panel

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RECENT EVENTS

This section displays last actions on the Device, namely last

opened, recently loaded books and your friends events on ReadRate and recommendations (see details in Social net-

works & ReadRate). You can conﬁgure ﬁltration by pressing

on a sign in the tor right corner of the screen:

Filtration

Set marks opposite news, you would like to receive

After you touch recently opened book title, it will be

opened on a page you’ve ﬁnished reading before. After touching a message about recently added books, Library

will be opened displaying added books. Books will be

grouped by creation date.

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Library Overview

Exit

Turn Library pages

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LIBRARY

Library is e-books ﬁle manager. Library menu allows to

ﬁlter, group, sort, change appearance of the section and

perform search.

1 Filtration criteria

• All Books – all books on selected storage are

displayed

• Now reading – books, which were opened and

read (more than one page)

• Favorites – books chosen be a user by means of

the context menu.

2 Grouping criteria

Depending on selected grouping next parameters are dis-

played as folders’ titles:

• Folder – real folder name

• Author – an alphabet is added at the top of the screen

• Series

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• Genre

• Format

• Date Added.

3 Sorting criteria

• File names

• Book titles

• Last opened

• Creation date

• Series

• Author.

Sorting can be ascending or descending .

4 Books list views

Simple – in this mode next information is displayed:

• Folder icon

• Book title and author name (if known)

• Location icon (if ﬁle is located on memory card)

• Read percentage and Read status.

+ 66 hidden pages