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Kobo Arc User Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS Kobo Arc Basics .......................................................................... 8 Anatomy of your Kobo Arc ........................................................................ 9 Charging your Kobo Arc ........................................................................... 10 Putting your Kobo Arc to sleep and waking it up ..............
Pinning books from your Kobo Library ............................................ 38 Pinning quotations from your books ................................................. 39 Resizing pinned items ............................................................................... 40 Moving things from one Tapestry to another ................................ 41 Removing things from a Tapestry .................
Finding books in your Library .............................................................. 64 Opening a book ............................................................................................ 66 Using the Table of Contents ................................................................... 66 Closing a book ..............................................................................................
Dog-‐earing pages ........................................................................................ 85 Looking up words ....................................................................................... 86 Troubleshooting ....................................................................... 88 Troubleshooting apps and widgets .................................................... 88 Troubleshooting Wi Fi issues .............
Welcome! Thank you for purchasing a Kobo Arc. Your Kobo Arc is a revolutionary new breed of eReader – as well as giving you the easy, comfortable and open reading experience you’ve come to expect from Kobo, it also provides a new way to enjoy and explore your interests – Tapestries.
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Kobo Arc Basics What’s in this section • Anatomy of your Kobo Arc • Charging your Kobo Arc • Putting your Kobo Arc to sleep and waking it up • Using the touch screen • Unlocking the screen • Using apps or widgets • Using custom wallpaper • Signing in and out • Using Wi Fi • Adding items from your computer to your Kobo Arc
Anatomy of your Kobo Arc Part Use this to… a Camera Take pictures or video with apps like Skype. b On / Off Turn your Kobo Arc on or off, or put it to sleep. c Headphone jack Connect a pair of headphones to listen to music, video, and audio books.
e f g Speakers Listen to music, videos or chat with your friends. USB port Connect the included power adapter to charge your Kobo Arc, or use a Micro USB/USB connector to transfer files to your eReader. Touch Screen This is where you’ll see your books, movies, and content.
Notes: • If you see a red light beside the power button, it means your battery is low and you should charge your Kobo Arc immediately. • Always use the included wall charger to charge your Kobo Arc; it may not charge at all or charge very slowly if you use a computer and USB cable.
your Kobo Arc off, you’ll go back to your Home Tapestry when you turn it on again, and it can take up to 25 seconds for your Kobo Arc to restart. To turn your Kobo Arc on: • If your Kobo Arc is charging, or connected to your computer, press and hold the power button for five seconds.
• Press and release the On/Off button quickly. The screen will turn off. To wake up your Kobo Arc: 1. Press and release the On/Off button quickly. 2. If required, unlock the screen. Using the touch screen You can touch your Kobo Arc screen to select items, open books, turn pages, and more.
finger. If you swipe on a blank part of a Tapestry, however, the entire screen and all screen contents will follow your finger. • Press and hold This gesture is also called long press. This gesture lets you select text while reading and move items around on your Tapestries.
You can change the slider lock to a password or other kind of secure lock, or remove the screen lock completely. Options include: • No Lock: When you wake up your Kobo Arc the last screen you were using appears, or when you turn it on, the Home Tapestry appears.
To change the way your Kobo Arc screen locks: 1. Tap the Home icon at the bottom of the screen. 2. Put your finger at the top of the screen and swipe about half way down the screen. The notification shade will appear. 3. Tap the Settings icon. 4. Tap Settings. 5. Tap Security. 6. Tap Screen lock. 7.
• Password: Tap the password field and use the on-‐screen keyboard to type your password. • Pattern: Use your finger to trace your unlock pattern on the screen. • Face Unlock: Hold your Kobo Arc screen in front of you as you turn it on.
Getting new apps and widgets Google Play is an online store where you can download free and paid apps for your Kobo Arc. If you’ve already paid for apps or widgets in Google Play and put them on another Android device, you don’t need to pay again to put them on your Kobo Arc.
1. Tap the Home icon at the bottom of the screen. 2. Tap the All Apps icon at the top of the screen. 3. Tap Widgets to view your widgets. 4. Swipe left to see more widgets. 5. Press and hold the app or widget you want to add to a Tapestry. The Home Tapestry will appear. 6.
Using custom wallpaper Wallpaper is an image that appears in the background on your Tapestries. Wallpaper on the Arc can be any image from your personal collection or any wallpaper you’ve added from Google Play. To use custom wallpaper: 1. Press and hold an empty spot on a Tapestry until a menu appears. 2. Tap Edit Wallpaper. 3.
your personal information like books in your Library and Tapestries you’ve created, so you can share your Kobo Arc with someone else. If you use Facebook to sign into Kobo, you can also switch your Facebook account.
you’ve just read on your Facebook Wall or select text you’d like to use as a quote in your Facebook Status. To log into Facebook through Kobo: 1. Tap the Home icon at the bottom of the screen. 2. Tap the Reading Tapestry. 3. Tap the Kobo Library icon. 4. Tap the Actions icon at the top of the screen. 5.
Using Wi Fi Your Kobo Arc was designed for the Internet. With a wireless Internet connection, you can browse the web, play games, watch videos, chat with your friends, and more. Connecting to a Wi Fi network When your Kobo Arc is connected to a wireless network, you’ll see a Wireless icon at the top of the screen.
7. Tap Connect. If you see a lock icon beside the wireless connection, it means that the connection requires a password. You’ll need to enter the password to connect. Turning on Airplane Mode You can use Airplane Mode to quickly and easily turn off any wireless network connections you have open.
Notes: • Some apps, such as Zinio and Press Reader, don’t let you pin items. • To transfer files from your desktop you’ll need the following OS and applications on your computer: Windows XP with SP2+ and Windows Media Player 10+, or Vista, or Windows 7, or Mac OS X 10.5+.
Mac Users a. Open the Android File Transfer app. b. Drag the content you want to add into the open app window. Windows Users a. Double-‐click My Computer. b. Click the device named Kobo Arc. c. Drag the content you want to add into the open Kobo Arc window.
Using Tapestries What’s in this section • About Tapestries • Managing Tapestries • Moving around in a Tapestry • About Tapestry contents • Pinning from a browser • Pinning an item from an app • Pinning books from your Kobo Library • Pinning quotations from your books • Resizing pinned items • Moving things from one Tapestry to another • Removing
• Simplify shopping – add the apps for magazines that you follow, keep track of discount deals, mix and match online images and personal photos to give you new ideas, and save links for where you go to buy.
For example, if you have a Tapestry for your favorite holiday spot, when you open that Tapestry you’ll see things in Discover like books about the area and magazine articles about new restaurants opening there.
1. Press and hold an empty spot on a Tapestry until a menu appears. 2. Tap Create Tapestry. 3. Use the on-‐screen keyboard to enter a name. 4. Tap OK when you’re done. Or 1. Tap an item you wish to pin. 2. Tap Pin to Tapestry. 3. Tap Create New Tapestry. 4. Enter the name of the new Tapestry with the on-‐screen keyboard. 5.
To move the location of a Tapestry: • Press and hold the Tapestry and drag it to the new location. To move a Tapestry out of another Tapestry (to move it up a level): • Press and hold the Tapestry and drag it into the bar at the top of the screen. The Tapestry one level above will open.
To move a Tapestry to your Home Tapestry: 1. Press and hold the Tapestry and drag it to the top of the screen until the Tapestry one level up appears. 2. Drag the Tapestry briefly down out of the bar. 3. Drag the Tapestry up again into the bar at the top of the screen. 4.
5. Tap OK when you’re done. Deleting a Tapestry If you’ve reorganized your content or your interests have changed, you can delete the Tapestries you don’t want any more. When you delete a Tapestry all the items it contains and any Tapestries inside it are also deleted.
About Tapestry contents Tapestries help you organize and explore your personal interests – you can fill them with all kinds of content – books, games, personal images, and a lot more.
To pin an item from Discover: 1. Tap the item you want to pin. The Spotlight dialog box will appear. 2. Tap Pin it. 3. Tap the name of the Tapestry where you want to pin the item. Or 4. Create a new tapestry for the item: a. Tap Create New Tapestry. b. Enter the name of the new Tapestry with the on-‐screen keyboard. c.
the screen, and select Share page. If you don’t find the share option, you can’t pin the web page to a Tapestry. 3. Tap Pin to Tapestry. 4. Tap the name of the Tapestry where you want to pin the item. Or 5. Create a new tapestry for the item: a. Tap Create New Tapestry. b.
c. Tap the Choose Location field. A list of your Tapestries will appear. d. Tap the Tapestry you wish to put your new Tapestry inside. 5. Tap Done. Pinning an item from an app Many apps let you pin items you see to a Tapestry, making it easy for you to find and use what interests you.
a. Tap Create New Tapestry. b. Enter the name of the new Tapestry with the on-‐screen keyboard. c. Tap the Choose Location field. A list of your Tapestries will appear. d. Tap the Tapestry you wish to put your new Tapestry inside. 7. Tap Done.
6. Tap the name of the Tapestry where you want to pin the book. Or 7. Create a new tapestry for the item: a. Tap Create New Tapestry. b. Enter the name of the new Tapestry with the on-‐screen keyboard. c. Tap the Choose Location field. A list of your Tapestries will appear. d.
b. Drag the 3. Tap the and icons to select the text. Share icon. 4. Tap Pin to Tapestry. 5. Tap the name of the Tapestry where you want to pin the item. 6. Tap Done.
Moving things from one Tapestry to another If you have an item in one Tapestry that you think belongs in another, you can move it. You can move items around as follows: • On a Tapestry: From one place to another on the Tapestry. • Outside: From inside a Tapestry to the Tapestry one level above.
• Press and hold the item and drag it over the Tapestry you want to put it in. The Tapestry will open. To move an item to your Home Tapestry: 1. Press and hold the item and drag it into the bar at the top of the Tapestry. 2. Hold the item in the bar until the level above appears. 3.
2. Drag the item to the bottom of the screen. The bar at the bottom of the screen turns blue when the item is in the trash. Using something in a Tapestry You’ll find details below about some of the more common activities you can use your Kobo Arc for, such as listening to music and browsing the web.
Note: When you turn the volume up or use the built-‐in speakers, your Kobo Arc uses more power. To play an audio file (such as an MP3) on your Kobo Arc: 1. Open the Tapestry that includes the audio file. 2. Tap the file. 3. If required, tap the app you’d like to use.
4. If required, tap the play option. Viewing pictures and video You can use your Kobo Arc to view pictures, videos, and other visual media. You can adjust the screen brightness or change screen orientation (by rotating your Kobo Arc) to make it easier to view things. To view pictures, video or other visual media: 1.
To open the browser: 1. Tap the Home icon at the bottom of the screen. 2. Tap the All Apps icon at the top of the screen. 3. Tap the Browser app. Linking to your personal email accounts You can link any of your personal email accounts to the Email app on your Home Tapestry.
10. Enable or disable any options shown, as follows: • Inbox checking frequency: Use Automatic (Push) to see email as it’s delivered to the account, or select the frequency you’d like new email delivered. • Days to sync: Use Automatic to see all changes in the email account immediately, or select the time you want to wait.
12. Enter an account name (optional). The account name displays in the Email app and lets you to choose the account from a list. 13. Tap Next. To view your synced email account: 1. Tap the Home icon at the bottom of the screen. 2. Tap the Email app icon. 3. To switch between accounts: a.
Using Discover What’s in this section • About Discover • Using Discover • Showing Discover your interests • Using the Spotlight view About Discover At the bottom of your Tapestries, you’ll find Discover.
Using Discover Discover includes up to thirty items. You can scroll through Discover to find items that interest you. Just swipe your finger along the ribbon from right to left. What you see in Discover may relate directly to something you’ve already collected; for example, a new book by an author you’re following on Twitter.
4. Create a new tapestry for the item: a. Tap Create New Tapestry. b. Enter the name of the new Tapestry with the on-‐screen keyboard. c. Tap the Choose Location field. A list of your Tapestries will appear. d. Tap the Tapestry you wish to put your new Tapestry inside. 5. Tap Done.
• Tap the Rate tab to rate a book. A higher rating means you’ll see similar books in Discover and your recommended book lists more often. • Tap the Related tab to view the items on your current Tapestry that are related to the item.
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Adding eBooks to Your Kobo Arc What’s in this section • Finding new eBooks • Buying a book • Downloading free eBooks • Downloading previews • Managing your book downloads • Adding books from other stores or from the Internet • Adding library eBooks Finding new eBooks If you’re new to Kobo or you’d like to shop for new books, you can f
Using lists to find a new eBook If you’re looking for something fresh, the lists on your Home page have a wide mix of new and popular eBooks. You’ll find two lists on your Home page you can browse to find new eBooks: • Recommended for You – eBooks that reflect your reading preferences.
Searching for an eBook If you know part of the eBook title, author, series, or publisher name then searching is the easiest way to find it. To search for an eBook: 1. Tap the Search icon at the top right of the screen. 2. Start typing the title, author, series, or publisher name using the on-‐screen keyboard.
3. Enter your Bill Address information (your Street Address, City, Country, State/Province, Zip/Postal Code, and phone number). 4. Tap Save. 5. Enter your Credit Card information (your Name on Card, credit card type i.e. Visa, Master Card, Credit Card Number, CV2 Code, expiration month and year). 6. Tap Save. 7. If you have a gift card: a.
Downloading free eBooks The Kobo Store includes more than 1 million free eBooks. You’ll find free eBooks in Discover and Browse, or you can search for free eBooks by title, author, series or publisher name. Once you’ve located a free eBook you’d like to add to your Library, just tap the Download Book button.
Managing your book downloads If you begin downloading a book or start downloading all the books in your Library and need to stop, you can pause and resume downloading at any time. Note: Once your books are downloaded onto your Kobo Arc you can read them anywhere without a wireless network connection.
b. Tap Download All. Adding books from other stores or from the Internet If you’ve bought EPUBs from other stores, or found free EPUBs on the Internet, you can import them into your Kobo Arc from your computer.
a. Double click My Computer. b. Click the device named Kobo Arc. c. Drag the EPUB books into the open Kobo Arc window. Step 2 of 2: Import your EPUBs into your Library on your Kobo Arc 1. Open the Kobo app. 2. Tap the menu button at the top of the screen. 3. Tap Import Content. 4. Tap Start. 5.
You’ll find a full list of supported apps, along with instructions on how to download library eBooks on your library' web site. You can also contact your library’s Information Desk for personal help.
Reading Books What’s in this section • Starting the Kobo app • Syncing your Library over Wi Fi • Finding books in your Library • Opening a book • Using the Table of Contents • Closing a book • Removing or deleting a book Starting the Kobo app The Kobo app lets you read books, buy books, and manage your Library on the Kobo
2. Tap the 3. Tap the All Apps icon at the top of the screen. Kobo app. Syncing your Library over Wi Fi Syncing is short for synchronizing and means updating your Kobo Arc with your latest Kobo books, bookmarks, and account information.
Because your Kobo Arc has limited storage, your Library books are kept safely in the Kobo Cloud until you want to read them. Books that aren’t on your Kobo Arc show a Download icon on the cover. Note: Your Library doesn’t show any books you’ve finished and deleted.
3. Tap Shelves at the bottom of the page. Opening a book You can pin a book from your Library to any of your Tapestries, making it easy to find or open a book. If you’ve just bought a new book, you’ll find it in your Library after you sync your Kobo Arc. • To open a book on a Tapestry, tap the book cover.
Closing a book When you close the book you’re reading, the current page you’re on will be bookmarked. When you open the book again, you’ll return to the same page. To close a book while reading: • Tap the Back icon until you leave your book. Or 1. Tap the center of the screen. 2. Tap the 3.
If you’re deleting a book you’ve purchased, you’ll still be able to find it in your purchased books on the Kobo web site. If you’re deleting a free book, it will be permanently deleted from your account. To remove or delete a book in your Library: 1. Tap the Home icon at the bottom of the screen. 2.
3. Tap the Kobo Library app. 4. Tap the Actions icon at the top of the screen. 5. Tap Settings. 6. Tap Storage Management. 7. Tap the check mark at the right of each book you want to archive. 8. Tap Remove Items. 9. Tap Remove again.
Changing your Reading Experience What’s in this section • • • • • • Changing text size and style Changing the page theme Using night reading mode Adjusting screen brightness in the Kobo app Rotating the page orientation (portrait vs landscape) Changing Library views Changing text size and style You can experiment with the font size and style on
To change the text size and font style while reading: 1. Tap the Reading Menu icon at the bottom of the page. 2. Tap the Fonts icon. 3. Tap your desired font. 4. Drag the slider to the left to decrease font size, or to the right to increase font size. 5. Tap the center of the screen to resume reading.
• Day Mode: The page is white with black text. • Night Mode: The page is black with white text. • Sepia Mode: The page is sepia with black text. 4. Tap the center of the screen to resume reading.
To manually adjust the screen brightness while reading: 1. Tap the Reading Menu icon at the bottom of the page. 2. Tap the Appearance icon. 3. If required, tap the check mark at the left of Use System Brightness to display the Brightness slider.
Portrait view mimics the look of a real book, showing one page at a time. Landscape view allows you to: • View up to two pages at a time or • See a wider portion of the page in single page mode. To rotate the page orientation: • Turn your tablet 90 degrees to the left or right. The page will automatically rotate.
Changing Library views You can change the way you view your books in the Library. For example, you can view your books as a list, or sort by when the book was last read, the book title, or author. To change Library views while in your Library: 1. Tap the View icon at the bottom of the screen.
Reading Special Types of Books What’s in this section • Understanding EPUBs • Reading a Fixed Layout EPUB • Reading a Read Along EPUB Understanding EPUBs eBooks come in a range of formats. An EPUB is a special book format designed for eReaders such as your Kobo Arc.
Transferring EPUBs or Enhanced EPUBs to your Kobo Arc Sometimes books are protected using Digital Rights Management (DRM). DRM prevents unauthorized copying of books and is often used to protect the books you get from libraries and booksellers.
1. Tap the Enhanced EPUB book cover. A dialog box will appear, asking if you’d like to have the book read aloud to you. 2. Tap Audio On. The book will start with voice-‐over and automatic page turning. To stop voice-‐overs while reading: 1. Tap the center of the screen. 2. Tap the Pause icon at the top of the page.
To manually turn pages while reading: 1. Tap the center of the screen. The Reading menu icons will appear at the bottom right of the screen. 2. Tap the Advanced Settings icon. 3. Tap the check box at the right of Auto Page Turn.
Adding References, Sharing, and Looking Up Words What’s in this section • Highlighting text • Adding notes • Sharing highlighted text • Sharing your reading experience on Kobo Pulse • Dog-‐earing pages • Looking up words Highlighting text You can highlight text as you read and refer to it later in the annotation list, which displays all of y
To highlight text while reading: 1. Press and hold a word in the text for a few seconds. When you remove your finger you’ll see a highlight and two circles at each end of the word, and a text options bar on the page. 2. Drag the and icons to select the text. 3.
When you remove your finger you’ll see a highlight and two circles at each end of the word, and a text options bar on the page. 2. Drag the and icons to select the text. 3. Tap a highlight color if desired. 4. Tap the Add Note icon on the text options bar. 5. Enter your note using the keyboard. 6. Tap Save.
To share a highlighted passage on Facebook: 1. Press and hold a word in the text you want to highlight for a few seconds. When you remove your finger you’ll see a highlight and two circles at each end of the word, and a text options bar on the page. 2. Drag the and icons to select the text. 3.
To open the Pulse page while reading: • Tap the Pulse icon at the bottom of the screen. The Pulse page will appear. Note: The bigger and brighter the Pulse, the more discussion is happening on your page. To close the Pulse page: • Tap the X at the top right corner of the screen.
4. Tap the Return key on the keyboard to enter your comment. To delete your comment in Pulse: 1. Tap the X icon beside your comment. A warning message will appear. 2. Tap Remove to delete your comment. To rate a comment in Pulse: 1. Tap the thumbs up icon below the comment. 2.
Looking up words If you see a word that you’d like to look up while you’re reading, you can just tap it to see a definition or related details from Wikipedia or Google Search. Note: You have to connect to a wireless network to see Wikipedia or Google Search details. To look up a word: 1.
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Troubleshooting What’s in this section • Troubleshooting apps and widgets • Troubleshooting Wi Fi issues Troubleshooting apps and widgets If you are having trouble running a particular app or widget, or if your Kobo Arc is very slow and you suspect an app or widget is causing problems, here are some things you can try: • Force stop apps
The notification shade will appear. 3. Tap the Settings icon. 4. Tap Apps. 5. Tap All. 6. Scroll down until you find the name of the problem app. 7. Tap the name of the app. 8. Tap Force stop. 9. Tap OK. 10. Try your app again to see if this resolved your issue.
The notification shade will appear. 3. Tap the Settings icon. 4. Tap Apps. 5. Tap All. 6. Scroll down until you find the name of the app that's causing problems. Tap the app's name. 7. Tap Clear data. 8. Tap OK. 9. Start the app again and see if this fixed the problem.
The notification shade will appear. 3. Tap the Settings icon. 4. Tap Apps. 5. Tap All. 6. Scroll down until you find the name of the app that's causing problems. Tap the app's name. 7. Tap Uninstall. 8. Tap Ok. To reinstall the app: 1. Tap the Home icon on your Kobo Arc. 2. Tap the All Apps icon. 3.
Troubleshooting Wi Fi issues If you are having trouble connecting or staying connected over Wi Fi, here are some things you can try: • Make sure that Wi Fi is on. • Make sure that there are available wireless networks in your area. • Turn Wi Fi off and then on again. • Restart your Kobo Arc.
4. Tap the word Off beside Wi-‐Fi. The word On and a list of available wireless networks will appear. 5. Tap the name of the network you want to join. 6. If required, enter the network password. 7. Tap Connect. If your Kobo Arc connects properly, you’ll see "Connected" beneath the network name.
The notification shade will appear. 3. Tap the Settings icon. 4. Tap the word On beside Wi-‐Fi. The word Off will appear and Wi Fi will be disabled. 5. Tap the word Off beside Wi-‐Fi. The word On. 6. Tap Wi-‐Fi. A list of available networks will appear. 7. Tap the name of the network you want to join. 8.
5. Press and hold the power button for a few seconds to restart your Kobo Arc. 6. If you aren’t connected to Wi Fi, complete the steps above again.
Getting Help If you have questions on how to use your Kobo Arc, use the Help feature to find your answer. The Help feature lets you ask a question using natural language, as if you were talking to a real person.
