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User Guide PRS-350

Digital Book Reader

CONGRATULATIONS

Your Reader Pocket Edition™ comes with these useful features:

Clear touch – a high quality touch screen that

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allows you to navigate effortlessly by swiping to turn pages, tap to bookmark, take notes and highlight.

Font Zoom – increase or decrease the text

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size to your preference, or zoom into images to take a closer look.

Dictionary – simply double-tap a word to see

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its meaning and to translate it.

Read on. There’s so much more.

Personalize the standby screen with your

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favorite picture.

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Use the “Collections” feature to organize your

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library on your Reader™ to find the book you want to read.

Never lose track of time with the clock* view

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(whenever the OPTIONS button is pressed).

* Set the time using the [Date and Time] setting ( 87).

For more details, please refer to this User Guide.

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Useful Features

Annotation

Bookmarking ( 39)

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Highlighting word(s) ( 40)

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Handwriting a note ( 41)

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Adding a note ( 42)

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Resizing

Adjusting the text size ( 47)

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Changing a page mode ( 48)

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Zooming in ( 49)

Adjusting Content View ( 52)

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Searching

Finding notes within a book ( 44), among

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books ( 46) Searching keywords ( 55)

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Searching a book ( 34)

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Jumping to a page ( 57)

Dictionary

When reading a book ( 60)

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As an application ( 82)

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List of previously looked up words ( 63)

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Reading Periodicals ( 65)

Collection Management

Creating ( 68)

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Adding contents ( 70)

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Deleting ( 72)

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Other Applications

Handwriting ( 77)

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Text Memo ( 80)

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Picture Viewer ( 83)

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Supported File Formats ( 113)

Specifications ( 19)

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Chapter 1

Getting Started ........................................... 8-20

Parts and Controls ...................................................... 8

Charging the Reader ............................................... 12

Power Saving Tips ....................................................14

How to Get eBooks .................................................. 17

Support ........................................................................ 18

Specifications ............................................................19

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Getting Started

Parts and Controls



Power Switch

To Action

Power on or wake up from sleep mode*

Enter sleep mode Slide and release quickly. The standby

Power off completely

Battery consumption is minimized in sleep mode.

For details about [Standby Screen], see  91.



Charge/Busy indicator

Slide to the right and release quickly.

screen* When not in sleep mode slide and

hold for mor the instructions on the screen.

appears.

e than 3 seconds. Follow

Red: Charging in progress Orange: When booting/shutting down/internal memory access Off: Off/Sleep mode/Reader in operation

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Parts and Controls

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Stylus

For more precise operations, use the supplied stylus. Insert fully into the holder when not in use.

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Parts and Controls

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Touch screen ( 23)

Lightly tap the screen either with a finger, or the supplied stylus to navigate.



< > (Page Turn) buttons

Press < (previous) or > (next) to turn the page. Press and hold < or > to turn pages continuously.

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(Home) button ( 29)

Shows the [Home] menu.



(Size) button ( 47)

Shows a utility to change text size, zoom a page and select a page mode.

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OPTIONS button ( 31)

Shows the menu for relevant optional functions.

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Parts and Controls

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 Micro USB connector (

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12)

Used for transferring data and charging the Reader.

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RESET hole ( 93)

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Holes for optional cover attachment

With the same hole in the left top corner of the Reader, an optional accessory cover can be attached.

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Charging the Reader

Charge your Reader by connecting it to your computer with the USB cable (supplied).

The time to completely charge a depleted battery is about 3 hours with a USB connection, or about 2 hours by the optional AC adapter (PRSA-AC1).

Begin Charging Charge Completed!

Turns off

Charging time up to 3 hours

Lights up in red

Charging battery*

* The screen will appear after about 5 minutes if charging starts

with a completely depleted battery.

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Charging complete

Charging the Reader

Note

The Reader only charges when the connected computer is

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powered on. The Reader cannot be operated when connected to a

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computer via USB.

Status indicators during charging

Icon and message Status

[Charging battery]

[Charging complete]

[Charging stopped]

Charging in progress. The battery icon does not indicate remaining battery power during charging.

Fully charged

The Reader is not charging its battery. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Tip

While charging with the optional AC adapter (PRSA-AC1),

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appears in the status bar ( 30). appears when

fully charged.

To check battery status in the status bar ( 30) during use

Charging battery recommended

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Power Saving Tips

Charging Battery

 To fully charge your Reader, continue

charging until indicator shows completion of charge ( 12).

 Charging a completely depleted battery will

take port of a powered on computer, 2 hours when connected to the optional AC adapter (PRSA-AC1).

 Operating your Reader while charging with

the optional A fully charge depending on how the Reader is being operated.

3 hours when connected to the USB

C adapter may extend time to

Recommended Temperature

Please use your Reader within the recommended operating temperature range ( 19).

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Power Saving Tips

More power requiring operations

The following cases may consume more power.

 Graphics intensive content

Photo slideshow with a short duration

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ePub and PDF files partially conforming to

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documen

t standard

 Annotation, keyword search and dictionary

ch functions

sear

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Power Saving Tips

Tips to save Power

 If you do not use the Reader for more than

one day, power off the Reader completely ( 8, 86).

 Do not leave the Reader uncharged for a

olonged period of time. This may reduce

the charging capability.

 We recommend the optional AC adapter

(PRSA

-AC1). The performance of any third

party charger is not guaranteed.

 Please keep the Reader at normal

emperature operation ( 19).

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How to Get eBooks

To purchase and transfer eBooks to your Reader, please carry out the following initial steps.

1 Install Reader™ Library software. 2

Create an account at your Reader Store or your

eBook store.

3 P

urchase and download eBooks.

Authorize your computer and Reader.

4 5

Select and transfer purchased eBooks to your Reader.

After the initial steps, you only need steps 3 and 5 to enjoy more eBooks. Reader comes with step-by-step instructions describing the above initial steps. Here is how to access the instructions.

PC: From the “Start” menu, click “My Computer” (“Computer” in the case of Windows Vista, Windows 7) and then double-click the “READER” drive. Drag the “How to get eBooks on Reader” file and drop it on the desktop.

Mac: Double-click “READER” on the desktop, and drag the “How to get eBooks on Reader” file and drop it on the desktop.

Double-click the file to open it and follow the step-by-step instructions.

Support

First, check “Troubleshooting” ( 93) and refer to the Reader Library Help to resolve the issue.

Support Web site and contact list:

USA:

www.sony.com/readersupport Phone number: 1-866-962-7669

Canada:

www.sony.ca/readersupport Phone number: 1-877-899-7669

Europe:

support.sony-europe.com/eBook/PRS

Australia:

www.sony.com.au/support Phone number

Warranty Information for Australia customers:

www.sony.com.au/warranty

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: 1300-137-669

Specifications

Model name

PRS-350

Power source

Built-in rechargeable battery: 3.7 V DC, 940 mA USB communication: Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0 compliant)

Battery life (continuous playback)

Maximum Battery: Approx. 10,000 continuous page turns when reading only * *1 Measured using a text based content in ePub format and a

fully charged battery, consecutive page-turns at approximately one second per page under the recommended operating temperature. Actual battery life may vary based on usage patterns and individual device.

User available capacity

Approx. 1.4 GB after initial setting Depending on size of pre-loaded excerpts, available memory capacity may vary.

Operating/charging temperature

41°F to 95°F (5°C to 35°C)

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Specifications

Dimensions (w/h/d)

Approx. 104.3 × 145 × 8.5 mm (4 1/8 × 5 3/4 × 11/32 inches)

Mass

Approx. 155 g (5.47 oz.)

Display:

127.0 mm (5") diagonal electrophoretic display 600 × 800 pixel, 0.127 × 0.127 pixel/mm 16-level gray scale

Optional Accessories:

AC Adapter for Reader (PRSA-AC1)

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

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Chapter 2

Basic Operation ..............................................22

Reading Content .............................................36

Collections .......................................................68

Applications ....................................................76

Settings ...........................................................85

Troubleshooting .............................................93

Appendix ...................................................... 101

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Basic Operation

About the User Guide

When using your Reader to view this User Guide, please note the following instructions.

To use the page links

Tap the page link to jump to the page directly (e.g.,  4). To return to the previous page, press OPTIONS  tap [Go to]  [Previous View].

To enlarge a page

See “Zooming in” ( 49).

Screen shots in this manual may be different from the actual display in the Reader.

To use the link icons

Tap one of icons located at the bottom of the page to view either “Table of Contents” or “Index”.

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Touch Screen

You can perform various touch operations with a finger or the supplied stylus. ( 9)

Single-tapping: for selecting an item

Double-tapping: for bookmarks (

dictionary search ( 60), word search ( 55), highlighting ( 40), etc.

Example: creating a bookmark ( 39)

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39), instant

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Touch Screen

Tip

To delete a bookmark, double-tap it.

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Swiping

In the page view, swiping the screen turns a page. To change page turn preference, see  87.

Swiping and holding

Swipe and hold the page to turn pages repeatedly.

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Touch Screen

Dragging

In zoom-in mode ( 49), tap and drag to reposition the displayed page. In the [Handwriting] ( 77) application or [Create/Edit] function ( 41), handwriting on the screen can be performed with the supplied stylus ( 9) or a finger.

Double-tapping and dragging

Double-tap the first word, drag to the last word slowly and release to select consecutive words ( 40).

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Touch Screen

On-screen keyboard

The on-screen keyboard is used for word search ( 55), creating a text memo ( 42, 80), and dictionary search ( 62).

Input area

To Perform at input area

Edit Tap to place the cursor.

Delete a character Tap to place the cursor and tap

delete a character before the cursor.

Finish inputting Tap [OK], [Search] or [Done].

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To Perform at input area

Touch Screen

Insert line feed

Switch the keyboard type

Switch the character type

Input previously entered words

Tap [Return].

Note

[Return] is invalid with [Search].

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Tap [12 keyboard. To return, tap [Abc].

Tap keyboard. Tap additional characters.

Tap one of previously entered words shown below the input area.

3] to switch to the symbol

to switch to the upper-case

to switch to

Note

Keyboard history only records

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(hyphened) words of 4 to 15 letters. Numbers or other symbols are excluded.

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Touch Screen

To input optional characters

Tap and hold an applicable character key will pop up optional characters.

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Home Menu

Press the (Home) button to display the [Home] menu.

Last read content

Tap to list book(s) ( 36)

Newly loaded book(s)

Collection list ( 68) Bookmarks and annotations

( 46)

Reader settings ( 85)

[Home] menu

Status bar ( 30)

Periodicals ( 65)

More applications ( 76)

Tip

[New Delivery] appears when a periodical is transferred.

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About the status bar ( 29)

Icon Description

Current text Size ( 47).

Current page position in landscape mode ( 54).

Current page position indicator when in either 2 or 3 column split mode (

Page Indicator. Tap this to jump to another page

57).

(

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Current time indicator. Reader shows current time in the middle of the status bar for 5 seconds after the OPTIONS button is pressed and returns to the previous display (either blank or page indicator).



Home Menu

48).

An invalid operation.

Battery status indicator ( 13).

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