PocketBook Touch Lux 5 Manual

User Manual

Table of Contents

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS............................................	6
APPEARANCE........................................................	11
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS.................................	12
GETTING STARTED.................................................	13
Charging Battery	13
Device management	15
Main menu overview	16
Gestures	18
Working with On-Screen Keyboard	19
Frontlight	20
Connecting to the Internet	21
Inserting Micro SD Card	24
APPLICATIONS.......................................................	25

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Book Store	26
Browser	28
Standard Apps	30
Calendar	30
Scribble	30
Calculator	30
Gallery	31
Games	32
Klondike	32
Sudoku	32
Chess	32
Interactive Apps	33
RSS News	33
Dropbox PocketBook	34
Send-to-PocketBook	36
READING BOOKS................................................... 40
Gestures in Reading Mode	41
Reading Menu	42

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Adjust SMARTlight and Frontlight brightness in
reading mode	43
Social networks & ReadRate	44
Contents	49
Bookmarks	50
Dictionary	51
Notes	52
Reading settings	53
Following Links	57
Loading Files	57
Library	62
PocketBook Cloud	66
SETTINGS...............................................................	71
WI-FI	71
Accounts and Synchronization	72
Personalize	76
Languages	79
Date/Time	79
Saving Battery	79

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Maintenance	80
Software	82
About Device	82
FIRMWARE UPDATE....................................................	84
TROUBLESHOOTING...................................................	87
CUSTOMER SUPPORT.................................................	89
COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS.... 90

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 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 fire or electric shock.

Try to avoid next impacts:

Electrostatic	Excessive mechani-	Strong electro-	Direct	UV electromag-	Liquids or	Direct flame
charges	cal pressure	magnetic fields	sunlight	netic radiation	damp	or smoke

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Maintenance

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.

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 (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.

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Do not use organic or inorganic solvents (e.g. benzoyl etc.) to clean the screen/case.

Keep away from children.

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.

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.

By the end of product guarantee term, please contact the nearest authorized service facility for examination on the subject of security is maintained.

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For detailed information about service centres in your region please visit the official website: www.pocketbook.ch.

Warning

The screen of the device has a fragile glass base! To avoid damage, make sure not to drop, bend, or apply pressure to the device, do not allow point pressure on the screen surface and any other actions that might break or damage the glass base. Also, the screen does not have any special protective layer so please avoid any contact between its surface and objects that might leave marks or scratches on it. To decrease the risk of damaging the device and its screen it is recommended to keep and transport it in a Pocketbook protection cover.

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

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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-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 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 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 menu;

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 - connect the Device to a PC or charge using USB-cable;

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

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

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

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

Technical Specifications

Display	6” (15.24 cm) E Ink Carta™ Capacitive 758
	× 1024 display, 212 dpi, B&W
Frontlight	Yes (SMARTlight)
Processor	Dual Core (2×1 GHz)
RAM	512MB
Storage	8 GB *
Operating system Linux® 3.0.35
Communications	Micro-USB
	Wi-Fi (b/g/n)
Battery	Li-Ion Pol, 1500 mAh
Cover sensor	Yes
Memory slot microSD/SDHC up to 32 GB
	ACSM, CBR, CBZ, CHM, DJVU, DOC, DOCX,
Book formats EPUB, EPUB(DRM), FB2, FB2.ZIP, HTM, HTML,
	MOBI, PDF, PDF (DRM), PRC, RTF, TXT.
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.

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).

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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.

•When the battery is fully charged, you can disconnect 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.

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DEVICE MANAGEMENT

	Turn on	Press On/Off button. When the Device is ready to operate, Main
		menu or last opened book will appear, depending on settings.
	Turn off	Press and hold On/Off button for about two seconds until the
		Device goes off.

You can lock your Device in three ways:

1.Press On/Off button.

2.Invoke Task Manager. Touch icon to block your

Lock Device.

3. You can set automatic key lock or power off: go to

Settings > Saving Power > Power off after or Lock device after, and set the idle time before power off or locking Device.

Unlock Press On/Off button.

In case if your Device ‘freezes’ (don’t respond to keys presses or Restart screen touches) you can restart it by pressing On/Off button for

10 seconds.

You can invoke Task Manager in two ways:
• by touching at the notification bar	icon;

•by continuous press on the Home button.

Task Manager gives quick access to some Device control features:

Task • close running applications: press against an

Manager

application in the list.

•Lock Device. To unlock, press On/Off button.

•Open wireless connections list.

•Take a screenshot.

•Turn off the Device.

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MAIN MENU OVERVIEW

Touch to open Calendar	Slide down to open a
	Notification panel

Home screen - list of recently opened and newly added books

Bestsellers

Menu aplikacji

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Notification panel

Touch or slide down the icon to open a Notification panel.

NOTE: You can open Notification panel also pressing a Menu button.

Notification panel gives an easy access to configuration of

Wi-Fi, Task Manager, Flight Mode, Sync of network services and Frontlight.

Also the news on ReadRate are displayed on it.

NOTE: To see the ReadRate news, please, authorize to the service first. Go Settings > Accounts and Synchronization > ReadRate and

Log in the service.

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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 connection 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.

1.Change case;

2.Enter the typed text;

3.Close the on-screen keyboard;

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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.

FRONTLIGHT

Open the Notification bar to display the Frontlight control menu. The Frontlight control menu has two parts:

1. General frontlight control. This includes an ON/OFF switch to turn the light on and off and a brightness slider.

NOTE: To turn the frontlight on or off without opening the Notifi-

cation bar, hold the Menu button for one second.

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2. SMARTlight frontlight temperature control. By default, this function is in automatic mode (the switch is in the ON position). This means that the device determines the optimal temperature depending on the time of day (from neutral white in the morning to warmer hues in the evening).

When the automatic mode is off (the switch is in the OFF position), the slider on the screen is activated and you can manually select the frontlight temperature.

NOTE: The device should have the correct time to ensure that it works correctly in automatic mode. To adjust the time setting, enable “Automatic time synchronization” (Settings – Date/time) or set the time manually.

CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET

The Device can be connected to the Internet using Wi-Fi networks. When you open an application that requires an Internet connection (eg, Browser or BookStore)

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Wi-Fi connection is established automatically. If a known network is not available, the list of available wireless connections opens. If the network to which you want to connect is secured, enter the network password using the onscreen keyboard.

Also, Wi-Fi connection can be enabled/disabled by clicking the icon on the notification panel. If a known network is available, the connection is established automatically, otherwise - opens a list of available networks.

Advanced Settings

If it is needed to configure network settings manually select Settings > Wi-Fi, go to the selected network and click More… at the bottom of the screen:

•You can change IP address configuration:

•DHCP — get IP address automatically (if DHCP server is configured);

•Manual (for skilled users) — enter networks parameters manually from the on-screen keyboard.

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• If the network you need to connect to has a proxy server, you can specify its parameters in Proxy configuration section.

Connection to a hidden network

1.Select Settings > Wi-Fi.

2.Open Connection to a hidden network and enter its SSID from the on-screen keyboard in the Network name (SSID) field.

3.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.

•WPA/WPA2 PSK – you will need to enter network key (up to 64 symbols).

4.To check network configuration and connect to a network, return to the Connection to hidden network section and press Connect.

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INSERTING MICRO SD CARD

The Device already has 8 GB of internal storage, but you can extend it by using micro SD card (up to 32 GB). 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.

Applications

In this section, you can review the applications installed on your device.

The default home screen contains four applications:

•Library;

•Notes;

•Book Store

•Browser.

Other apps are available in the application menu. To open the application menu, click on the icon .

To move, replace, or delete apps in the Main menu, use the context menu.

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LIBRARY

Library is e-books file manager, which allows to group, sort, change appearance of the section and perform search. Read more about this app at Library.

BOOK STORE

The Store application provides access to high-quality licensed content at the PocketBook bookstore portal from your device. You just need an active Internet connection to use the app.

To access all of the PocketBook portal features, you will need to log in to an existing account or create one. In order to authorize a current account or to register a new one, enter the authorization center and click on “Login / Create Account.”

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Then follow the onscreen instructions. If the connection to the account has been set up correctly, you will have access to all of the PocketBook portal features.

In order to manage the account, the following sections are available in the Personal Account:

Personal Account

•My purchases — a list of purchased goods.

•Wish List — a list of desired books.

•Book language — select the language for the displayed books.

•Choose Store — select from the available PocketBook stores.

•Settings — general settings menu.

•Log out — log out of the account.

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To purchase the selected product, click Buy. Afterward, a window with a list of available payment options will appear. Choose the one that suits you and provide payment.

The purchased file will appear in the “My purchases” section, where you can download it at any time. When the download is complete, the file will be moved to the Library> Downloads folder and appear on the Recent Events wall of the Main menu.

BROWSER

This is an application for viewing web-pages. As you start Browser, you are suggested to connect to one of available wireless networks.

To enter website address, touch address bar, type an address from on-screen keyboard appeared and press Enter. To follow a link, just touch it. If a web-page doesn’t fit a screen, you can scroll it: place your finger on the screen

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and move a page. Also, you can change scale of a webpage using zooming gestures (pinch or spread two fingers). Hardware buttons / are used to scroll page vertically: scrolls down and scrolls up, respectively.

From browser menu you can view history of visited websites, downloads, favorites, adjust scale of displaying webpages, rotate a screen and configure the browser from Settings section. Under Settings you can clear history and cookies, disable/enable JavaScript and loading images.

To exit Browser, touch the corresponding item in browser menu.