EB-800C eBook Reader User Manual. May 11, 2011 Revision 1.8.6 ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
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Table of Contents 1 2 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 10 1.1 Technical Specification ............................................................................................................... 10 1.2 Control Placement ....................................................................................................................... 11 About EB-800C ............................
5.4 My favorite.................................................................................................................................. 30 5.5 Search.......................................................................................................................................... 30 5.6 Browser ....................................................................................................................................... 31 5.7 Setup ........................................
.1 Supported audio formats ............................................................................................................. 63 7.2 Audio library structure ................................................................................................................ 63 7.3 Audio Library Screen .................................................................................................................. 65 7.4 Audio Library Navigation ................................................
9.4 Add to My Favorites ................................................................................................................... 81 9.5 Manage My Favorites ................................................................................................................. 85 9.5.1 Rename .................................................................................................................................. 86 9.5.2 Cut ................................................................
12.4.2 12.5 Next Page Gesture .......................................................................................................... 106 Power Saving ............................................................................................................................ 107 12.5.1 Wireless Network Power Saving Options....................................................................... 107 12.5.2 Auto Standby Options ...........................................................................
1 Introduction This manual is to introduce the user interface of EB-800C eBook reader, giving you an idea on how to use EB-800C. 1.1 Technical Specification Model Name EB-800C CPU Marvell PXA166e, 800MHz with embedded ePaper controller Memory 256MB SLC NAND FLASH for boot code 256MB LP-DDR1-200 for working memory 2GB microSD for content storage embedded.
Preloaded S/W eBook, Audio, Photo, Favorite, Search, Android Browser, Settings, Calendar, File management 1.2 Control Placement Front view: ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
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2 About EB-800C 2.1 Design concept The EB-800C is an eBook reader running on Android 2.1. 2.2 Controls The EB-800C provides seven control buttons, which are “POWER”, “HOME”, “BACK”, “MENU”, “VOLUME UP”, “VOLUME DOWN”, and “RESET”. POWER: Pressing and holding this button for two (2) seconds will open a dialog box prompting you if you want to shut down the system. HOME: Press this button whenever you want to switch back to the main screen.
Press：This is the most useful gesture, requires only a single tap on the touch panel, and is frequently used to select an option. The detectible minimum area for an effective press is 1.0 cm x1.0 cm. Long Press: Press and hold your finger on the panel for 2 to 3 seconds – this is one long-press gesture. A long press on the screen of EB-800C will bring up a context menu. The detectible minimum area for this gesture is 1.0 cm x1.0 cm.
Slide-right：Put your fingers on the panel softly, slide it to right at least 2cm, and lift it from the panel – this is one slide-right gesture. For EB-800C, this gesture is often applied for turning page when you are reading an ebook or viewing photos. Slide-apart：First put your two fingers on the panel with at least 1cm in between, and then slide them apart. For EB-800C, this gesture is often applied to zoom-in or to enlarge font/photo size.
This is the Enter key. This is the Space key. This is the Delete key (which is for deleting input character). A press on this will hide the on-screen keyboard. A press on this will active the capital mode, and will change the interface of the on-screen keyboard as shown below: This is the numerical switching key. A press on it will change the interface of the keyboard as shown below: ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
2.4.2 Google Pinyin Input Method The key functions for this method are similar to that of the English input method, so the description is saved here and please refer to the previous section for details. With the Pinyin input method, you can input text in English and Simplified Chinese. The interface of the on-screen keyboard is as below. 2.5 SD Card The EB-800C provides the capability of reading and writing SD cards, and all media files can be accessed through SD cards.
internal system drives for storing user’s data, and the external SD cards are used as external drive expansions that require to be inserted in to the SD card slot before being accessed. 2.5.1 Access a SD card You can access from a PC to your SD card installed in your EB-800C to exchange files, whether such SD card is an internal or external one. All you need is to connect your EB-800C to your PC with a USB cable.
You can store files in your external SD card using other SD card devices, and then insert it into the SD card slot on your EB-800C to read the files. Note: To the files stored in the internal and external SD cards, your EB-800C will automatically perform necessary processes such as sorting and categorizing. The time required for such processes depends on the number and size of the files. 2.6 SIM Card The EB-800C comes with 3G telecommunicating capability.
3 Power ON/OFF 3.1 Steps to power on: 1. A press on the POWER button. 2. The ePapaer screen display to white (after 1 second) 3. ECS image appears (after 5 seconds) 4. ECS LOGO appears (after 35 seconds) 5. The system is completely booted and the Home screen is open ( after 40 seconds) ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
3.2 Steps to power off 1. Long press the POWER button 2. A shutdown confirmation dialog box pops out (after 2 seconds) 3. After user’s confirmation, the system shows the shutdown is progressing (after 2 seconds) 4. The ePapaer screen turn to white (after 10 seconds) ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
4 Interface 4.1 Home Screen In the Home Screen, there are several icons arranged in matrix, and each of them represents an application program. A press on one of the icon will start the corresponding application. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
4.2 Status Bar On the top area of the screen, there is the Status Bar. It is for showing many kind of system operating information, including battery status, network status, current time, and system version, as well as messages notifying you an external SD card being inserted/removed. 4.2.1 Battery status In normal operation mode, the battery status icon indicates how many power is still left – more the black stripes, more the power left.
When GPRS: When HSDPA/HSUPA: 4.2.4 Bluetooth status This icon indicates the Bluetooth function has been activated. If see no this icon, it means the function is still not activated. This icon indicates that your EB-800C has established a connection with other Bluetooth device. 4.2.5 SD card status This icon indicates a SD card is newly inserted and the system is running a check on it (In most of case, you will not see this icon appears, since the check is seldom required).
below. If not being connected to a PC, your EB-800C will open a setup screen to let you setup your default way for the option. For details of this setup, please refer to section 12.6. 4.4 Head Bar Under the Status Bar, there is an area called . In this header bar, the screen name currently open will be shown, and if available, along with the icons for and . For instance, if you open an ebook, its book title will be added to the header bar.
4.5 Function Menu After activating an application program, you can press the MENU button to open the function menu. The function menu is a standard pop menu seen in the Android system. The actual function menu depends on the application you open and will be detailed in later chapters. The example below demonstrates the function menu when you open an ebook: ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
In the vertical screen mode, as shown above, the available function icons are arranged in a four-column pattern: arranged from left to right, and four icons in each row. In the horizontal screen mode, as shown below, the available function icons are arranged in a six-column pattern: arranged from left to right, and six icons in each row. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
4.6 Context Menu Besides pressing, your EB-800C also supports a menu operation other than pressing – we called it long pressing. When you are viewing a database or list and you want to apply action to a certain item, you can long press the item and a menu that listed available actions should pop-up. Such menu is the context menu. The actual menu depends and will be detailed in later chapters. The example below demonstrates the context menu when viewing the ebook list. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
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5 Features In this chapter, we are going to introduce the main functions preloaded in your EB-800C. All these functions are available in the Home Screen. 5.1 eBook This is the function your EB-800C is mainly designed for. The ebook function supports all kind of ebook formats such as Epub, Fb2, PDF, Txt, chm, and RTF will many operations available -- namely font zoomin/out, label, search, copy, note, and bookmark. 5.
5.6 Browser Your EB-800C can access to the Internet through 3G and WiFi. The default browser used here is an Android one. 5.7 Setup The system of your EB-800C is upgrade-ready, and will automatically detect if there is any upgrade available. The upgrade can be performed through the network connection or using an external SD card. Besides, you can perform setup and customization of its many features including network, audio, display, language, time, date, and programs. 5.
6 E-Book 6.1 Supported Format Your EB-800C supports following ebook formats: ePub Pdf Fb2 Txt Chm RTF ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
6.2 E-Book library structure ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
6.3 eBook Library Screen Select the eBook in the Home screen, your will find several folders – as shown above, namely, Authors, Types, Genres, All Books, My Favorite, My Bookmarks, My Highlights, and My Annotations. In each folder, there is an ebook list arranged and categorized by the definition as the folder name suggests. Now Reading -- A press on this icon, you can directly go to the page you stop reading last time. Your EB-800C will record the ebook you last time opened, making this possible.
My Favorites -- In this folder, all the ebooks or folders you have added as your favorite will be listed under here. A press on the listed folder will make it expand and list out the ebooks in it. My Bookmarks -- In this folder, all the ebooks you have bookmarked will be listed under here. When you press on a listed ebook, all the bookmarks made in the ebook will be listed. My Highlights -- In this folder, all the ebooks you have made highlights will be listed under here.
6.5.1 Function menu Press the MENU button, the option menu will appear. Rescan: A press on this option will start the system to rescan the media files in the external SD card. This can ensure the listed content is the latest one. eBook Library: A press on this option will go back to the main screen of the ebook library. 6.5.2 Context menu A long-press on an ebook item will open its context menu, as shown below: ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Read: A press on this option will open the ebook. Delete: A press on this option will delete the selected item from the ebook library. Note: Each time you select to delete an item, your EB-800C will display a dialog box for you to confirm your action. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Add to My favorites: A press on this option will open the [My Favorite] folder. Right here, you select a folder where you want to store the selected item. Once you finish the selection, you will automatically switch back to the browsing screen. 6.6 How to open an ebook When you find the ebook you want to read, just a clink on it will open the ebook. Or you can long-press the item to open the Context menu, and select the Read command form that menu. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Note: When reading an ebook, you may encounter several symbols – which are Highlight, Annotation, and Bookmark. ___: Highlight : Annotation : Bookmark 6.7 Reading operations 6.7.1 Turn page Slide your fingertip on the touch screen to your right (a slide-right operation), you can turn page to the next one (the actual turn page gesture will depend on the setup in the Display Settings screen).
6.7.3 Copy You can copy text form the ebook you are reading to the clipboard, and paste the text as an annotation or even to the input area of other programs such as a browser. First, press on the Copy option in the function menu. The reading screen should turn into the Select mode. Second, slide your finger on the touch screen across the text you want to copy. The text should be underlined with a head cursor indicates the start end of the underline and an end cursor indicates the end, as shown below.
Finally, lift your finger from the touch panel to complete the selection. A dialog box should appear, as show below: ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Select Again: When you select this option, you can adjust the previous selection area by moving either the head or end cursor. After you release your finger to finish the selection, the same dialog box will appear. Copy: When you select this option, the selected text will be copied into the clipboard, allowing you paste to any input area. After the copy operation is complete, you can continue your reading. Cancel: This will cancel the select mode, and you can continue your reading.
Finally, lift your finger from the touch panel to complete the selection. A dialog box should appear, as show below: ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Select Again: When you select this option, you can adjust the previous selection area by moving either the head or end cursor. After you release your finger to finish the selection, the same dialog box will appear. Add Bookmark: When you select this option, the selected text will be saved with an effective bookmark, as shown below. After the operation is complete, you can continue your reading. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Cancel: This will cancel the select mode, and you can continue your reading. Note: During the above operation, if you want to go back and continue your reading directly, you can just press the Enter button to immediately cancel the operation. 6.7.4.2 Delete Bookmarks If you want to delete a bookmark, you can long-press on the bookmark. This should open a dialog box prompting you about the deletion. Confirm it by pressing [Delete], and the bookmark will be deleted. 6.7.
6.7.5.1 Add a new highlight First, press on the Highlight option in the function menu. The reading screen should turn into the Select mode. Second, slide your finger on the touch screen across the text you want to highlight. The text should be underlined with a head cursor indicates the start end of the underline and an end cursor indicates the end, as shown below. By sliding your finger up/down/left/right, you can adjust the selected area.
Select Again: When you select this option, you can adjust the previous selection area by moving either the head or end cursor. After you release your finger to finish the selection, the same dialog box will appear. Highlight: When you select this option, the selected text will be saved with highlighted, as shown below. After the operation is complete, you can continue your reading. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Cancel: This will cancel the select mode, and you can continue your reading. Note: During the above operation, if you want to go back and continue your reading directly, you can just press the Enter button to immediately cancel the operation. 6.7.5.2 Delete highlights If you want to delete a highlight, you can long-press on the highlight. This should open a dialog box prompting you about the deletion. Confirm it by pressing [Delete], and the highlight will be deleted. 6.7.
be underlined with a head cursor indicates the start end of the underline and an end cursor indicates the end, as shown below. By sliding your finger up/down/left/right, you can adjust the selected area. Finally, lift your finger from the touch panel to complete the selection. A dialog box should appear, as show below: ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Select Again: When you select this option, you can adjust the previous selection area by moving either the head or end cursor. After you release your finger to finish the selection, the same dialog box will appear. Annotate: When you select this option, the selected text will be added an annotating area. In this area, you can input your annotation, as shown below. After the operation is complete, you can continue your reading. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Cancel: This will cancel the select mode, and you can continue your reading. Note: During the above operation, if you want to go back and continue your reading directly, you can just press the Enter button to immediately cancel the operation. 6.7.6.2 Edit annotation A long-press on the annotated text will open a context menu as shown below: Press on the Edit option, and a dialog box as shown below will be opened for text editing. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
6.7.6.3 Delete annotation A long-press on the annotated text will open a context menu as shown below: Press the Delete option, and this should bring up a dialog box prompting you about the deletion. Press on the Delete, and the annotation will be deleted. 6.7.7 Contents A press on the Contents option in the function menu can bring up the contents of the ebook you are reading. In the contents screen, press on the chapter or section you want to go to, and the specific page will be open.
Note: This function is only available for ebooks in Epub, fb2, or CHM format. The RTF, txt, and PDF are not supported here. 6.7.8 Search A press on the Search option in the function menu can bring up a dialog box for you to input the text you want to search. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
After entering the text for searching, press the search icon. The screen will move to the paragraph that contains the text. As shown below, in the bottom area of the screen there is a toolbar for searching and navigating. Using the toolbar or the left/right arrows you can go to previous/next paragraph matching the search criteria. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
6.7.9 Settings A press on the Setting option in the function menu will bring up a context menu for page setting. In this setting menu you can find many customizable options such as Font Size, Page Margins, Page Status Bar, and so on. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Font size -- This is for setting the font size. The font size set here will be applied to the ebook when you read it. The current font size is shown below the option name (as shown above, the current font size is 15). In this setting, there are 5 available font-sizes. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Page Margins -- This for setting the page margins of ebooks. The current size of page margins is shown below the option name. In this setting, there are three available options, as shown below. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Page Status bar -- In here you can turn on/off the display of the page number. When you set it off, the ebook you open will not show the page number. 6.7.10 Audio player For easing the way switching between screens, your EB-800C provides some shortcuts to doing so. A press on this option will bring up the Audio Player screen. 6.7.11 Photo viewer A press on this option will bring up the Photo Viewer screen. 選擇圖片播放將會跳轉到圖片播放的頁面。 6.7.12 Browser A press on this option will bring up a Web browser. 6.7.
Besides, through the setting in the Page Status bar, you can turn on the display of the page number. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
A press on the display area of the page number will also bring up the same input box for you to entering the page number that you want to switch to. 6.7.14 Rotate Each time you press on this Rotate option in the function menu, the screen display will switch between Landscape and Portrait modes. 6.7.15 When reading a PDF-format ebook In this case, the function menu will be different from that of other reading modes. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
The options available here are listed as follows: Fit to Width/Fit to Page -- These are to adjust the PDF page to fit the width of the screen panel or to the size that whole page can be displayed. Rotate -- Please refer to Section 6.7.14 Search -- Please refer to Section 6.7.8 Audio Player -- Please refer to Section 6.7.10 Photo Viewer -- Please refer to Section 6.7.11 Browser -- Please refer to Section 6.7.12 Go to Page… -- Please refer to Section 6.7.13 ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
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7 Audio Player Your EB-800C supports many kind of Audio format with earphone output. You can play and enjoy your music while you are reading an ebook or viewing photos. 7.1 Supported audio formats AAC OGG WAV 7.2 Audio library structure ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
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When you press open the Audio folder in the Home Screen, you will find several categorizations – namely, Artists, Genres, Albums, All Tracks, and My Favorites as shown below. In each categorization, there will be a list of the tracks matched the criteria. 7.3 Audio Library Screen Now Playing -- This is a shortcut to the Audio Player screen. A press on this icon will change the screen to the Audio Player screen, with the current audio information displayed if audio is playing.
7.4 Audio Library Navigation 7.4.1 List Mode/ Thumbnail Mode The EB-800C provides two way of navigating your audio library – List Mode and Thumbnail Mode. List Mod：the text titles of all items will be arranged and listed in one column. Thumbnail Mode: the cover images or icons of all items will be arranged and listed in matrix pattern. 7.4.
Rescan -- A press on this option will start the system to rescan the media files in the external SD card. This can ensure the listed content is the latest one every time you insert an external SD card. Audio Library -- This option can bring you back to the main screen of the audio library. 7.5.2 Context menu A long-press on particular item will bring up a context menu available for the item. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Play --This option will start playing the track directly. Add to My Favorites -- This option will add the track to the My Favorites folder. Delete -- This option is for deleting the track. 7.6 How to play a track When navigating to a track that you want to play, a press on it will start playing it. Or, you can long-press the track to bring up its context menu, and select the Play option to start playing it, as shown above. 7.7 Audio Play Operations 7.7.1 Playing screen ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO.
Note: The volume control box will show itself only you press and hold the volume button, and will disappear once you release the button. 7.7.2 Play modes Here are several play modes you can apply while playing tracks. They are: Normal sequential mode Single repeat mode Repeat-all mode Random mode Random repeat mode By press setting the repeat and random icons to different statuses, you can select and set your mode according to the combinations as shown above.
7.7.3 Function menu In the Audio Playing screen, a press on the MENU button will bring up the function menu. Select the eBook option will bring you to the eBook screen. Select the Photo Viewer option will bring you to the Photo Viewer screen. Select the Browser option will bring you to the Browser screen. 7.7.4 Play controls While an audio track being played, you can perform pause/stop/play/previous/next actions by pressing the corresponding button.
8 Photo Viewer Your EB-800C supports many kind of photo format. You can view and enjoy your photos with no need to quit reading ebook or playing music. 8.1 Supported photo formats JPEG PNG BMP GIF ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
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When you press open the Photo folder in the Home Screen, you will find several categorizations – namely, Dates, All Photos, and My Favorites as shown below. In each categorization, there will be a list of the photos matched the criteria. 8.3 Photo Library Screen Now Viewing -- This is a shortcut to the Photo Viewer screen. A press on this icon will bring you to the Photo Viewer screen with the previous viewed photo displayed (if for first time, a default photo will be displayed).
8.4.2 Turn page up/down/left/right When browsing the photo library that cannot be squeezed and displayed in one screen, you will need to turn page left/right or up/down to navigate through the library. When you are in the List Mode: Slide your fingertip on the touch screen upward (a slide-up operation), you can turn page to the next one. Slide your fingertip on the touch screen downward (a slide-down operation), you can turn page to the previous one.
Rescan -- A press on this option will start the system to rescan the media files in the external SD card. This can ensure the listed content is the latest one every time you insert an external SD card. Photo Library: A press on this option will go back to the root of the photo library. 8.5.2 Context menu A long-press on an item will open its context menu, as shown below: Slideshow -- This will repeat a slideshow started from the photo item being pressed and so on. Delete -- This is for delete the photo.
8.6 How to view photos When navigating to a photo that you want to play, a press on it will open it. Or, you can long-press the photo item to bring up its context menu, and select the Slideshow option to start viewing it, as shown above. 8.7 Viewing operations 8.7.1 Function menu When viewing photos, you can press the MEMU button to bring up the function menu. Select the Slideshow option will activate the slideshow mode with few seconds between slides.
Slide Transition Time -- This is for setting the interval between slides. 8.7.2 Photo view toolbar When viewing photos, a tap on the screen can bring up the toolbar as shown below, and the toolbar will be hidden after 4 seconds if not being used. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
The is for switching back to the previous photo. Or, slide your fingertip on the touch screen to your left - a slide-left operation - can also achieve the same result (the actual turn page gesture will depend on the setup in the Display Settings screen). The is for switching forward to the next photo. Or, slide your fingertip on the touch screen to your right - a slide-right operation - can also achieve the same result (the actual turn page gesture will depend on the setup in the Display Settings screen).
9 My Favorites 9.1 Features You can add your favorite item – no matter it is an ebook, an audio track, or a photo – to a specific path/folder in the My Favorites folder. This can make you easily find your favorite items any time you want it. Besides, you can manage these items with many feathers provided herein. 9.2 My Favorites Screen Folder icons --These are the folders added and named by you. With these folders, you can add your favorite item to the folder you think suitable.
9.3 Create a New Category There are two ways to create a new category. First way is by the function menu. After you open the My Favorites screen, press the MENU button to bring up the menu, and then select the New Category option. Second way is by just pressing the New Category icon in the screen. This will also guide you through the process to create a new category. Here is the dialog box for creating a new category. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
9.4 Add to My Favorites No matter you are navigating ebooks, audio tracks, or photos, when you encounter an item you want to add to the My Favorites folder, all you need is to long-press the item to bring up its context menu, and from it you select the Add to My Favorites option to add the item. For eBook： ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
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After select the option, the My Favorites screen will be brought up. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
In here, select the destination you want the item to be added to. If you select an existed folder, the item will be added to the folder. If you press the Add icon, the item will be added to the root directory in the My Favorites folder. As the addition is completed, the system will notify you with a ring sound effect. 9.5 Manage My Favorites In the My Favorites, you can manage or update the existed items using several features provided by the system.
9.5.1 Rename This option enables you to change he name of the selected folder. After you select this option, an input box will be brought up and prompt you to enter the new name. 9.5.2 Cut Select this option will make the system cut the selected item and save it temporally in the clipboard. 9.5.3 Paste into Folder After the cut operation, select and long-press the folder you want to paste the item into to bring up the context menu. In the menu, select the Paste into Folder option.
9.5.5 Delete This option enables you to delete folders or items from the My Favorites folder. After you select this option, a dialog box will appear and prompt for your confirmation. Note：This option only removes the information representing the selected item from the My Favorites folder, not deleting the selected item itself from the system. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
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10 File Explorer 10.1 Features The file explorer are for managing the files and directories in the internal and external SD cards, allowing you to create, copy, paste, delete, and rename any directories and files. We are going to detail these features in this chapter. 10.2 File Explorer Screen In the screen, all the SD cards in the system will be shown. Practically, you will find at least an internal SD card, and an external SD card if inserted in your EB-800C – which makes it two SD cards shown. 10.
10.3.1 Function Menu In the File Explore screen, a press on the MENU button will bring up the function menu. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
New Folder -- This option will add a new folder in the current screen. Paste -- After a copy or cut operation, select a folder that you want the file to be copied or pasted into, press the MENU button to bring up the function menu, from the menu select the Paste option, and then the files will be pasted into the folder. However, this Paste option will be not available if the clipboard is empty. 10.3.2 Context Menu A long-press on a file or folder will open a context menu, as shown below.
Paste into Folder -- This option will paste any file or folder saved in the clipboard into the selected folder. However, this option will be unavailable if the clipboard is empty. Cut -- This option will cut the selected file or folder into the clipboard. Copy -- This option will copy the selected file or folder into the clipboard. Rename -- This option enables you to rename the selected file or folder. Delete -- This option enables you to delete the selected file or folder.
11 Search 11.1 Features Your EB-800C comes with a global search feature enable you to search entire system for whatever you want – no matter it is an ebook, audio track, or photo. Besides, it also provides a categorized search feature that allows you to search by media type (ebook. audio track or photo). Both search features will search for the keyword you entered, and return you, if any, all successful matches. 11.
There is another way to select search option. Before entering your search keywords, press the [Global Search] on the screen to open a context menu, and then select another search option from the menu. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
11.3 Global Search After selecting the Global Search, press the input box to bring up the software keyboard. Enter the keywords using the keyword, and then press the search icon in the right corner to start your search. The successful matches, if any, will be listed and categorized by file types. A long-press on a matched item can bring up the context menu for you to handle the item. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Delete --This will delete the item. Add to My Favorites -- This will add the item into the My Favorites folder. 11.4 Search by File Types Besides the keywords, you can also specify a file type for your search. This can narrow your search area to the items of the same file type. For example, you can select the Search eBook option. This will make your search focus on the ebooks matched with the keywords. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
12 Settings In the Setting screen, you can see a list of items available for setting is listed, as shown below： 12.1 Upgrade This feature is for system upgrading and its version. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
12.1.1 Upgrade Screen 12.1.2 Upgrade procedure After opening the Upgrade screen, press the Check for Upgrade field. This will start the system to check the current system version and if there is a latest upgrade package available from Internet or the external SD card. If a latest version available from Internet, the Upgrade via Internet field will be highlighted to notify you such. If a latest version available from the external SD card, the Upgrade via SD Card field will be highlighted.
In the process, you can keep tracking the progress from the screen. As shown above, the percentage progress of the upgrading is shown right below the Upgrade via SD card filed. Before completion, you can cancel the upgrade by just pressing the Cancel. Such cancel will not effect the current system operation. 12.1.3 After Upgrade After the completion of upgrade, you can go to the About eBook to check for the system version. 12.2 Wireless & Networks This is for setting the wireless and 3G network features.
12.2.1 Wireless & Networks Settings Screen 12.2.2 Settings for 3G and Mobile Networks Turn ON 3G Network – Select this option will turn on the 3G network feature. If your system has a 3G SIM card installed, it will then automatically start connecting to the 3G network. The 3G network feature will not be turned on until this option is selected. Mobile Network Settings -- This is for setting options about roaming, network, APN, and so on. 12.2.3 Wi-Fi Settings Wi-Fi -- Select here will turn on the Wi-Fi.
In the Wi-Fi Setting screen, a list of available hot-spots will be provided. Under each hot-spot, its encryption style will also be provided. Press your preferred hot-spot, enter your password in the dialog box appeared, and you are connected to it. 12.2.4 Bluetooth Settings Bluetooth -- Select here will turn on the Bluetooth. Otherwise, the feature will not turn on until this option is selected.
In this Bluetooth Setting screen, all available Bluetooth devices searched will be listed. Choose and press your desired one, enter your PIN into the dialog box if appears, and you will be paired and connected to it. 12.3 Sound Settings This is for adjusting the system sound volume and for setting the operation beep features. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
12.3.1 Media Volume A press on the Media Volume will pop-out a dialog box. In the box, you can adjust the volume to suit your comfort level. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
12.3.2 Notification Ringtone A press on the Notification Ringtone item can bring up a dialog box that allows you to select ringtone. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
12.3.3 SD Card Notification This is a ringtone to notify you if any change is detected in the external SD card slot. When an external SD card is inserted into or pull out of the slot, this ringtone will be played. 12.4 Display Settings You can determine here the system will rotate its display according to the orientation of your EB-800C. Also, you can set the Next page Gesture here. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
12.4.1 Orientation This determines whether the system will switch its display automatically between portrait and landscape according to the orientation of your EB-800C. 12.4.2 Next Page Gesture This is to determine the direction of the next page gesture when you are browsing a library in the thumbnail mode, reading an ebook, or viewing photos. The direction opposite to the one set here will be for the previous page gesture. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
12.5 Power Saving 12.5.1 Wireless Network Power Saving Options This manages the power saving of the WiFi function. When the power saving mode is enabled, your system will automatically turn on/off the function according the network usage. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
12.5.2 Auto Standby Options You can set here the system to go into its standby mode automatically after a preset time with no operation. A press on this option will bring up a dialog box for setting the preset time. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
12.6 Connect to PC You can determine here how your system will respond when you connect your EB-800C to a PC with a USB cable. 12.6.1 Ask Me If you check to enable this option, the system will prompt you to select the connection type every time your EB-800C is connected to a PC. If not, the system will automatically handle the connection according to the preset type. 12.6.2 Connection Type Here are two options available for the connection type: “Charge Only” and “Mount As Disk Driver(s)”.
12.7 Security You can set here the options for the screen lock feature, as well as the visibility of the password field. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
12.7.1 Screen Lock After this feature being enabled, the system will lock the screen every time it boots up or goes into the standby mode. It requires a password to unlock the screen. 12.7.2 Enter Password to Unlock Screen You can set here the password that requires for unlocking the screen. 12.7.3 Visible Password You can determine here whether the password field will be shown on the screen when you enter your password. 12.
12.9 Date and Time You can adjust the system time and date, as well as their formats. A press on this option will bring up the dialog box as shown below. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
12.10 Language and Keyboard You can determine here the system language, input method, and keyboard configuration. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
12.11 About eBook In this screen, you can find some important system information regarding your EB-800C such as the system version and messages. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
12.11.1 Model Number This shows the model number of this product. 12.11.2 MCU Version/ Software Version These fields show the MCU firmware version and the system version respectively. 12.11.3 Internal eBook Storage This field shows the storage space of the internal media. The space is saved for the APK installation, and is excluded from that of the internal/external SD card. The system will prevent any direct access to this space by its user. ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
