Eee Reader DR-900 User Manual E5973 / First Edition V1 / October 2010
Table of contents Safety information......................................................................................... 3 1 A quick look Package contents........................................................................................... 4 Your Eee Reader............................................................................................. 5 2 Getting started Charging your device.....................................................................................
Table of contents Updating the firmware................................................................................ 20 Activating your digital reader for DRM-protected files............................ 21 4 Downloading online Downloading from the Webstore............................................................... 21 Downloading from the Bookstore.............................................................. 22 5 Accessories Eee Reader case.........................................................
1 A quick look Package contents Eee Reader DR-900 Quick Start Guide DR-900 Eee Reader Quick Start Guide micro-USB cable USB charger Eee Reader case Warranty card NOTES: • If any of the items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer. • The USB charger varies with regions.
Your Eee Reader 1 8 7 2 6 3 4 5 9 1 2 3 10 11 12 9 Power key: Turns your device on/off. Touch panel: Lightly touch the screen to navigate through the features and functions of your device. Function key: Press to display the function bar. You may also move your finger in an upward motion to show the function bar. 4 Back key: Press to go back to the previous screen. 5 Home key: Press to go to the Home screen. 6 Page up key: Press to go back to the previous page.
2 Getting started Charging your device 3 2 1 To charge your device: 1. Connect the USB cable’s micro-USB connector to the micro-USB port of your device. 2. Connect the micro-USB cable to the USB charger. 3. Connect the USB charger to a power outlet. NOTES: • You may also connect the micro-USB cable to your computer’s USB port to charge your device. • Use only the USB charger that comes with your device. Using a different USB charger may damage your device.
Turning your device ON To turn your device ON: • Long press the Power key for about three seconds. Turning your device OFF Waking up your device from Sleep mode NOTE: By default, your device automatically enters the Sleep or Suspend mode when you are not operating your device for some time. To wake up your device from Sleep mode: • Short press the Power key to wake up the system.
Installing a microSD card into your device Your device is equipped with a microSD card slot. A microSD card provides you with extended memory where you can store your files and other data. To insert a microSD card: 1. Locate the microSD card slot at the bottom of the device. 2. Insert the microSD card into the card slot. microSD card slot Copying files to or from your device You can download pdf, ePub, txt, or mp3 files from your computer to your device and vice versa. To copy files to your device: 1.
3 Using your device The Home screen With the tap of your finger on the touch panel, My Reader screen enables you to quickly access Books, News Reader, Dictionary, Audio Player, Sketch Book, Favorites, Web Store, Bookstore, Web Browser, and Setup. Using the touch gestures Touch gestures are movements that you make with your finger to select items or navigate around your digital reader's touch panel. NOTE: Use light pressure when making a touch gesture.
Hide the function bar When reading an e-book, move your finger in a downward motion on the touch panel. Single tap Tap once to select an item. Next page When reading an e-book, move your finger from right to left on the touch panel. Previous page When reading an e-book, move your finger from left to right on the touch panel. Accessing e-books Reading an e-book To read an e-book: 1. From the home screen, tap Books. 2.
NOTES: • Added Time contains e-books that are sorted based on the time that a certain e-book is copied or downloaded to your device. • Read Time contains e-books that are sorted based on the time that a certain e-book was last read on your device. • Tag contains e-books that are sorted based on types or categories. Refer to the next section Tagging a book for more details. 3. Do any of the following: • Press the Page up / Page down keys ( / ) to go to the next page or go back to the previous page.
5. Use the virtual keyboard to write notes. 6. When done, tap Save. NOTE: You may import or export annotations, highlights, and bookmarks. For more details, refer to the section Using the Go to, Export, and Import functions. Viewing your annotations To view your list of annotations: 1. From the open e-book, tap the e-book title at the upper left of your touch panel. 2. From the Book Administrator menu, tap Annotations to display your list of annotations. 3.
Highlighting an e-book Your device allows you to highlight words or lines on pages in an e-book. Highlighting an e-book To highlight an e-book: 1. From the open e-book, press the Function key on your device to display the function bar. 2. From the Function bar, tap Highlight. 3. To highlight a word or phrase: Tap the word or phrase you want to highlight. To highlight lines: Drag your finger from the start of the line, then tap your finger at the end of the line to signify the end of the highlight.
Bookmarking an e-book You can add a specific e-book to your Favorites list. To bookmark an e-book: 1. From the home screen, tap Books to display your list of e-books. 2. You can bookmark an e-book in any of these two ways: • Bookmarking from the e-book list a. Browse through your e-book list for the e-book that you want to bookmark. b. Tap one to three bookmark icons to denote the e-book’s favorite level. • Bookmarking from an open e-book a. S elect and open an e-book from your e-book list. b.
Using the Go to, Export, and Import functions Using the Go to function Use the Go to function to jump or go to any page in the e-book that you are reading. To use the Go to function: 1. From an open e-book, tap the current page number at the upper right of the touch panel for about three seconds. 2. From the Page screen, tap the numbers to key in the page number that you want to go to. 3. Tap Go to to go to your preferred page.
Using the Import function Use the Import function to replace an e-book’s reading records specifically annotations, highlights, or bookmarks. To use the Import function: 1. Copy the backup files from the Export to the Import folder in your device’s directory. NOTE: For more details, refer to the section Copying files to or from your device. 2. Select and open an e-book from your e-book list. 3. From the open e-book, tap the e-book title at the upper left of your touch panel. 4.
NOTE: For more details, refer to the previous section Reading an e-book. 2. From the menu at the bottom of the screen, tap TTS. 3. Tap From beginning for the virtual reader to read from the beginning of the book. Tap From clicking word for the virtual reader to read from the word that you tap. Tap Pause Reading to temporarily stop the virtual reader from reading the e-book. NOTE: By default, the virtual reader’s reading speed and tone are set to normal.
Accessing News Reader Tap News Reader to subscribe to your favorite websites and get news feeds. Subscribing to news feeds Subscribe to your favorite news feeds to receive news updates on your device. To subscribe to news feeds: 1. From the home screen, tap News Reader. 2. Tap Connect to connect to a network. Your device searches for available wireless networks. 3. From the Network Manager screen, select the network that you want to connect to. Key in the password, if required.
3. From the Connection Manager screen, select Wi-Fi. The device searches for available networks. 4. From the list of networks, tap the network that you want to connect to. Tap Refresh to refresh the network list. 5. If required, key in the password or passkey, then click OK. IMPORTANT! Tap the password field to display the virtual keyboard. Use the virtual keyboard to key in the network’s password. Using the 3G function IMPORTANT! Ensure that you subscribe to a mobile 3G service.
Connecting to the Internet IMPORTANT! Ensure that you have connected to a wireless network before connecting to the Internet. For more details, refer to the previous section Getting connected wirelessly. To connect to the Internet: 1. From the home screen, tap Web Browser. 2. Tap the URL field to display the virtual keyboard. 3. Use the virtual keyboard to key in the URL address of the website that you want to visit. Updating the firmware IMPORTANT! firmware.
NOTES: • To check the firmware version on your device, tap Setup > About from the home screen. • Download the latest firmware from the ASUS Support website at http://support.asus.com/download/. Activating your digital reader for DRM-protected files Some e-books or digital publications that you have purchased or downloaded online may contain Digital Rights Management (DRM) protection. You need to activate your digital reader using an Adobe ID to access DRM-protected files.
Downloading from the Bookstore You can download free e-books from the list of bookstores. To download from a bookstore: 1. From the home screen, tap Setup > Bookstore. 2. From the list of available bookstores, select the bookstore that you want to access. 3. You may now start to browse or download e-books from your accessed bookstore. NOTE: Some online bookstores that will be added to the list may require some mode of payment to download e-books.
2. Place and secure your device into the Eee Reader case. 6 FAQs Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) The screen response is slow. ASUS Eee Reader uses the e-paper (electronic paper) technology, which mimics texts and images like on ordinary paper and does not use a backlight unlike the LCD panel display. This allows you to comfortably read e-books or e-files on your ASUS Eee Reader. But these features may provide a slower screen response time than the LCD panel display.
Appendices Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference. • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Safety Information To maintain compliance with FCC’s RF exposure guidelines, this equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator and your body. Use on the supplied antenna. Declaration of Conformity for R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC Essential requirements – Article 3 Protection requirements for health and safety – Article 3.1a Testing for electric safety according to EN 60950-1 has been conducted. These are considered relevant and sufficient.
REACH Complying with the REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals) regulatory framework, we published the chemical substances in our products at ASUS REACH website at http://csr.asus.com/english/index.aspx GOST-R Certificate of Conformity (Russia) This product complies with Russia’s GOST-R Certificate of Conformity.
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