User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Getting Started with Your NOOK
- Using Gestures to Control Your NOOK
- The Quick Nav Bar
- The Status Bar
- GlowLight™
- The Home Screen
- Reading Books on Your NOOK
- Reading Magazines and Newspapers on Your NOOK
- The Library on Your NOOK
- Pull-down Menus
- The Sync Button
- Searching Your Library
- Memory Card
- Viewing and Sorting the Contents of Your Library
- Organizing Your Library on Shelves
- Archiving Books and Periodicals
- Unarchiving Books and Periodicals
- Opening Files on a microSD Memory Card
- Transferring Files from Your Personal Computer to Your NOOK
- Using the LendMe Program
- Shopping on Your NOOK
- Using Your NOOK in a Barnes & Noble Store
- Searching Your NOOK
- Configuring Your NOOK
- Using Your NOOK at Wi-Fi Hotspots
- Updating the Software on Your NOOK
- Using an SD Memory Card
- Tips and Troubleshooting
- Appendix A: Page Numbering and File Formats
- Appendix B: International Use and Languages
- Appendix C: One Year Limited Warranty
- ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
- WHAT WARRANTIES APPLY TO MY NOOK?
- HOW DO I MAKE A WARRANTY CLAIM OR OTHERWISE ARRANGE FOR THE RETURN OF MY NOOK?
- HOW DO I RETURN MY NOOK TO B&N?
- IF I MAKE A WARRANTY CLAIM, WHAT WILL B&N DO WHEN IT RECEIVES MY NOOK?
- WHAT WILL BE THE WARRANTY PERIOD IF MY NOOK IS REPLACED?
- WHAT IF MY NOOK IS NOT COVERED BY THIS LIMITED WARRANTY?
- WHAT IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY?
- WHAT OTHER LEGAL TERMS APPLY TO THIS LIMITED WARRANTY?
- Appendix D: Trademarks and Copyrights
- Appendix E: FCC Notices
- Appendix F: Industry Canada Notice
- Appendix G: NOOK® Terms of Service
- Appendix H: AT&T Terms of Service & Acceptable Use Policy
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GlowLight™
Your NOOK includes GlowLight, a built-in light that enables you to read even in dim lighting conditions.
Turning GlowLight On or O
There are several ways you can turn GlowLight on or o.
Turning GlowLight On or O with the NOOK Button
To turn GlowLight on or o, press and hold the NOOK button for 2 seconds.
• If GlowLight was o, pressing the NOOK button turns it on.
• If GlowLight was on, pressing the NOOK button turns it o.
When GlowLight is turned on, the screen illuminates and a light bulb icon appears in the Status Bar.
Turning GlowLight On or O with the GlowLight Control Window
You can also turn GlowLight on or o through the GlowLight Control window, which you can access through the
Quick Nav Bar.
To switch GlowLight on or o, do this:
1. Tap the NOOK button to open the Quick Nav Bar.
2. Tap the GlowLight™ button in the Quick Nav Bar.
Your NOOK opens the GlowLight Control window.
3. Tap the checkbox next to the description of GlowLight.
• If the GlowLight Control window says, “GlowLight™ is ON,” tapping the checkbox turns GlowLight o.
• If the GlowLight Control window says, “GlowLight™ is OFF,” tapping the checkbox turns GlowLight on.
NOTE: The GlowLight Control window also lets you adjust the brightness of GlowLight, as described below.
4. To close the GlowLight Control window, tap in the X in the upper right corner of the window or tap anywhere
outside the window.
Turning GlowLight On or O in the Quick Settings Window
You can also turn GlowLight on or o in the Quick Settings window.
1. On the Home screen, in the Library, in the Shop, on the Search screen, or in Settings, tap the lightbulb icon or
Wi-Fi symbol in the Status Bar.
Your NOOK opens the Quick Settings window.
2. Tap the checkbox next to the description of GlowLight.
• If the QuickSettings window says, “GlowLight™ is ON,” tapping the checkbox turns GlowLight o.
• If the Quick Settings window says, “GlowLight™ is OFF,” tapping the checkbox turns GlowLight on.
NOTE: The Quick Settings window also lets you adjust the brightness of GlowLight, as described below.
3. To close the Quick Settings window, tap in the X in the upper right corner of the window or tap anywhere out-
side the window.