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Chapter 7 Settings and Experimental
Turn Wireless Off — turns off Whispernet wireless service. When Whispernet is off, this option will
change to Turn Wireless On. For Kindle models that include both 3G and Wi-Fi, turning wireless off
disables 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity. For Kindle Wi-Fi only models, turning wireless off disables Wi-Fi
network connections.
Shop in Kindle Store — takes you to the storefront of the Kindle Store.
Change Primary Dictionary — change the dictionary you are using for the built-in Lookup function.
Update Your Kindle — installs the latest software for your Kindle. When an update is loaded on your
device, this menu option becomes available; otherwise it is dimmed.
Restart — restarts your Kindle.
Reset to Factory Defaults — resets your Kindle to its original factory settings and restarts your
device. You should only select this action if instructed to do so by Kindle Customer Service. Before
you reset your Kindle to factory defaults, you must back up any personal
documents, periodical issues older than the past seven issues that you’d like to keep, MP3, and
Audible files. Once your Kindle restarts, you must create a new device password if you want to con-
tinue to password-protect your Kindle.
Legal — provides trademark, copyright, and other notices about the software installed on your
Kindle.
Sync & Check for Items — connects to Amazon to download any newly available items and sync the
furthest page read and annotations for all the books on your device.
7.2 Experimental
The Experimental page is a place for you to try out and experiment with some of the
concepts we have under development. We encourage you to send us your feedback to help us
decide how to improve the concepts and whether or not you think we should make them part of
the Kindle device. To open Experimental, follow the steps below.
1. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button.
2. Press the Menu button.
3. Use the 5-way to navigate down until “Experimental” is underlined and press the 5-way
to select.
4. Select the concept you would like to try.
For more information on the experimental concepts, see “Accessing the Web,” “Background Audio,”
and “Text-to-Speech.”
To give us feedback on items on the Experimental page, send an e-mail to kindle-feedback@ama-
zon.com (U.S. and other countries) or [e-mail] (UK customers). We are really
interested in hearing what you have to say, so type as much as you want. Based on your feedback,
we may add or remove content from the Experimental page, so
let your thoughts be known.
7.3 Kindle Shortcuts
Global Shortcuts
While typing, you can use the top row of the keyboard to enter numbers. From left to right, starting
with Q, the letters in the top row of the keyboard represent the numbers 1 through 9. The letter P
represents the number 0. To enter a number: Press and hold Alt
and press a letter in the top row
of the keyboard. For example, Alt
+ Q types the number 1, and Alt + U types the number 7.
When typing, delete all the characters you typed: Alt
+ Del .