User Manual PocketBook Basiс
Table of Contents SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.................................................... 5 Storage, Carriage and Usage Conditions 5 Maintenance 6 RF Safety 8 Utilization 8 APPEARANCE....................................................................10 Front View 10 Side View 11 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS......................................12 GETTING STARTED.........................................................
TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT 2 Connecting to Internet 19 Installing additional dictionaries 22 MAIN MENU.......................................................................
TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT 3 READING BOOKS.............................................................36 Turning Pages 37 Following References 37 Changing Font Size 37 Reading Menu 38 Contents 38 Go to Page 39 Search 41 Bookmarks 41 Settings 41 Mode 42 Dictionary 43 Rotate 44 Making Notes 44 Closing a Book 45 SETTINGS..........................................................................
TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT User Profiles 4 47 Appearance 48 Key mapping 49 Clock 50 Open at Startup 50 Connectivity 50 Accounts and Synchronization 51 Maintenance 51 Library 53 FIRMWARE UPDATE........................................................55 Manual Update 56 Troubleshooting 58 TROUBLESHOOTING......................................................59 CUSTOMER SUPPORT....................................................61 COMPLIANCE WITH ..........................................................
Safety Precautions Before start working with the Device, please, read this section carefully. Following these instructions will help you ensure your safety and extend service life of the Device. Storage, Carriage and Usage Conditions Device operating temperature range is 0°С to 40°С, so don’t expose the Device to excessively high or low temperatures. Never leave cables near heat sources. Heated cables or their insulation may become deformed or damaged, which could lead to fire or electric shock.
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 6 • penetration of liquids or moisture • exposure to strong electromagnetic fields, electrostatic charges and artificial sources of UV electromagnetic radiation • excessive mechanical pressure on the screen, connectors and keys of the Device. Do not leave the Device for a long time in poorly ventilated environment, e.g. in a car or in closed tight boxes/ packaging. Neither drop nor try to bend the Device. Protect the screen from objects that may scratch or damage it.
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 7 Do not use the Device with a damaged battery, charger (broken case, poor contact, broken feed cable) or SD card. If the battery is damaged (cracked case, leakage of electrolyte, off-shape etc.) it should be replaced by the authorized personnel. Usage of home-made or modified batteries may cause an explosion and/or damage the Device. Do not use organic or inorganic solvents (e.g. benzoyl etc.) to clean the screen/case. Use a soft cloth to remove dust from the Device’s surface.
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 8 For detailed information about service centres in your region please visit the official website of PocketBook International: http://www.pocketbook-int.com. RF Safety The Device receives and transmits radio frequencies and may interfere with radio communications and other electronic equipment. If you use personal medical Devices (e.g.
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS 9 the device-specific disposal requirements. Recycling of these materials helps preserve natural resources. For more information regarding recycling issues please contact local municipal authorities, your domestic waste collection service, store where you purchased the Device, or the authorized service centre. Disposal of electric and electronic components (the Directive is applicable to the EU and other European countries where separate waste disposal systems exist).
Appearance FRONT VIEW 1. Backward – in reading mode turns page backward; in navigation mode – goes to the previous menu or page of the list 2. Left 3. Down Navigation keys 4. Up 5. Right 6. Forward – turns page forward 7. LED Indicator – green light – the Device is in action (pages are loading, Wi-Fi connected). During battery charging the indicator is flashing, when the battery is fully charged, the light turns solid 8. ОК – short press opens an element (e.g.
AAAAAAAAAA 11 SIDE VIEW 9. Micro-USB port – for connecting to computer or charger (charger may be optional) 10. MicroSD card slot – for external memory card (Micro SD card may be optional) 11. Reset – reboots the Device 12. On/Off (power) button – continuous pressing turns the Device on/off, short one – locks keyboard. NOTE You can configure key mapping to your own in Settings > Key mapping. Navigation and page turning buttons mapping depends on screen orientation.
Technical Specifications Display 6” E Ink® Vizplex 600×800, 166 dpi, B&W CPU 800 MHz RAM 128MB Storage 2GB * Operating system Linux® Communications USB 2.0 Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n) Memory slot MicroSD/SDHC (up to 32 GB) Battery Li-Polymer, 3.7 V, 1000 mAh ** PDF, EPUB (including DRM-protected); Book formats TXT, FB2, FB2.zip, RTF, HTML, HTM, CHM, DJVU, DOC, DOCX, TCR, PRC, TCR Image formats JPEG, BMP, PNG, TIFF Dimensions 122.6×176.38×9.
Getting Started In this chapter you will learn how to prepare the Device to work and about its main control features. CHARGING BAT TERY To extend battery lifetime, it is recommended to charge the Device for the first time from 8 to 12 hours in the off state. You can charge the battery from PC using USB-cable or from the power line using a charger (optional). To charge the battery for the first time, do the following: • Connect the Device to a computer or charger with USB-cable.
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGG 11 If the Device is on when you connect the cable to PC, a dialogue window asking to select action – PC link or Charge – will appear. Charging will start if corresponding mode is selected only. POWER MANAGEMENT To turn on the Device, press and hold On/Off button for a few seconds until startup logo will appear. When the Device is ready to operate, an image will be changed to Main menu or last opened book, depending on settings (Settings > At startup open).
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGG 11 In addition, you can set automatic key lock or power off: go to Settings > Clock > Lock keyboard after or Power off after, respectively, and set the idle time before locking keyboard or power off. In case if your Device ‘freezes’ (don’t respond to keys presses and perform no actions for 2-3 minutes), you can restart it by pressing Reset button on side panel with some thin item (e.g. unbent staple).
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGG 11 You will be prompted to select USB mode: PC Link or Charge either. Select PC Link. Operating system of computer will detect Device’s storage as removable disk (if SD card installed – as two ones). Now you can copy files to the Device or SD card using Explorer or other file manager. AT TENTION After copying files safely remove the Device before disconnect the cable! NAVIGATION Use navigation buttons Up, Down, Left, Right to select required item (e.g. book or menu item).
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGG 11 application (if available). If a menu item contains several level, you can go over them by Left/Right buttons. Page turning buttons Backward/Forward are used to turn list pages. Continuous Backward/Forward keys press turns 10 pages at once in lists and books. Short and continuous Backward button press returns to the previous menu (or list’s page), closes an application, a context menu and the Library (If you are on the first page).
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGG 11 To navigate through the keyboard use the navigation keys and OK button. To speed up keyboard operations all symbols are divided into 5 zones. The first navigation key press transfers cursor to the middle of the selected zone, and then you can select the required symbol in this zone. OK button press types selected symbol. 1 2 3 1. Change text case 2. Erase last entered symbol 3. Change input language.
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGG 11 CONNECTING TO INTERNET The Device can connect to Internet using Wi-Fi networks. If you will open an application, which requires Internet access (e.g. Browser, PocketNews) the Device will open a list of available Wi-Fi connections. If the network you select is protected, you will be suggested to enter network key using the on-screen keyboard. You can pre-configure a connection and set it as preferred one. To proceed, follow next steps: 1.
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGG 22 connection name as you’d like it to be displayed on the Device NOTE Connection name field specifies only the display name of the connection. For correct communication Network name (SSID) must be the same as network transmits 4. Select security type in the corresponding list: • None – for open network • Simple (WEP) – after you select this option, you will need to specify WEP Authentication type – Open System or Shared Key either.
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGG 22 6. By default Network settings set to DHCP (defined by network). If it’s needed to configure network settings manually, go Network settings, change IP address configuration to Manual and enter network configuration from on-screen keyboard 7. If the network you need to connect to has a proxy server, you can specify its parameters in Proxy configuration section 8. To check network configuration select Test connection and press OK.
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGG 22 INSTALLING ADDITIONAL DICTIONARIES You can install additional dictionaries (you can purchase dictionaries in Book Store (https://store.obreey.com). 1. Copy file with .pbi extension to the Device internal memory 2. Disconnect the Device from PC 3. Loaded file will appear in Last Events 4. Press OK on the copied extension file and it will be launched as an application. 5. Confirm proposed installation.
Main Menu IN THIS CHAPTER... You will learn about basic elements of user interface of the Device. After turning on the Device Main menu will be displayed on the screen (if Settings > Open at startup corresponding option was set). To return to the Main menu from any application, press key Backward. Main menu consists of Recent Events section and application panel.
MMMMMMMMM 22 Main Menu Last Events — list of last opened and downloaded books Last opened Last downloaded Application panel
MMMMMMMMM 22 RECENT EVENTS This section displays last actions on the Device, namely last opened and recently loaded books. After you press OK on recently opened book title, it will be opened on a page you’ve finished reading before. After pressing OK on a message about recently added books, Library will be opened displaying added books. Books will be grouped by creation date. LIBRARY Library is e-books file manager. To open a book, press OK on its title.
MMMMMMMMM 22 Open (if item can be opened with alternative reader program – Open with…) File – file operations: • Rename • Move to folder • Delete Add to/Remove from Favourites Mark as read/unread Information – brief information about book/folder.
MMMMMMMMM 22 • Now reading – books were opened and read more than one page • Favourites. Group by – depending on selected grouping next parameters are displayed as folders’ titles: • Folder – real folder name • Author – an alphabet is added at the top of the screen • Series • Genre • Format • Date Added. Sort – performed by following parameters: • File names • Book titles • Last opened • Creation date • Series • Author.
MMMMMMMMM 22 • Simple – in this mode next information is displayed: folder or file format icon; book title and author name (if known); location icon (if file is located on memory card); read percentage. • Detailed – in this mode there are displayed also book thubnails, information about format and file size and status icons: — Read, — Favorite. Search – allows quick books search by following criteria: • By an author or a name; • All books of the author; • All books of the series.
MMMMMMMMM 22 Notes are saved in \system\config\Active Contents\ folder of the Device’s internal storage. APPLICATIONS This section contains games and additional software. Press Backward key to exit an application. Calculator Engineering calculator supports a wide range of mathematical operations, such as different numeric systems, trigonometric, logarithm, power and logical operations. Calendar & Clock Opens current month calendar and clock. Navigation allows turning over a calendar.
MMMMMMMMM 33 Chess You can play versus your friend or the Device. If you are playing against the Device, you can select 10 difficulty levels. Use the navigation keys to move cursor over the gaming board and OK to pick and put a piece. Dictionary After your start this application, the on-screen keyboard will appear. Type the word you’d like to find, and application will find its entry in the dictionary.
MMMMMMMMM 33 Klondike Classic solitaire. Photo This section opens Library in the mode of photo viewing (all photos must be downloaded to the Photo folder). You can look through images in JPG, BMP, PNG and TIFF formats. Snake The game. Use navigation keys to move the snake and collect bugs. Beware of the walls and other snake! Sudoku Popular Japanese puzzle. After pressing OK on an empty field, selection window will appear.
MMMMMMMMM 33 News PocketNews is an application for adding and reading RSS feeds. To add RSS news feeds, open RSS setup. Select Add RSS feed option. Enter the feed address using the on-screen keyboard. To delete the feed, select it, open the context menu (by continuous OK button press) and select Delete command. To edit the feed, select it, open the context menu (by continuous OK button press) and select Edit command. Edit the feed address using the on-screen keyboard.
MMMMMMMMM 33 updating the file is available for reading off-line in the browser. To read latest feeds, select Read the latest news option in the application’s menu. The latest downloaded RSS feed updates can be opened in browser. You can open the previously stored RSS feeds for reading by choosing the News Archive option.
MMMMMMMMM 33 • Backward/Forward buttons — to go to the previous page or next page • OK button: • short press – to follow links and activate text boxes; to display/hide a context menu; to open the on-screen keyboard for entering a website address • long press – to activate an address bar. The browser supports file downloading from the Internet. Downloaded files are saved to the root folder of the Device’s internal storage. To exit the browser, press the corresponding menu item.
MMMMMMMMM 33 STATUS BAR Status bar is located at the bottom of the screen and displays next service information: • Date and time • Battery charge. In reading mode current page number and total page count is also displayed.
Reading Books In this chapter you will learn how to read e-books and configure reader software for the most comfortable reading. The Device supports next book formats: PDF, EPUB (including DRM-protected); FB2, FB2.zip, TXT, RTF, HTML, HTM, CHM, DJVU, DOC, DOCX, TCR, PRC. To open a book, press OK on its title in Last events or Library section. If you opened a book before, it will be opened at the page you’ve finished reading. In some book formats (e.g.
RRRRRRRRRRRRR 33 TURNING PAGES Use Backward/Forward or Left/Right keys to turn pages. Continuous Backward/Forward keys press turns 10 pages at once. FOLLOWING REFERENCES If a page contains footnotes, internal or external references, you can enter links mode on continuous OK button press (otherwise you’ll get a message informing that a page contains no links to follow). A cursor will appear, and you will be able to select a link using Down/Up keys and press OK to follow.
RRRRRRRRRRRRR 33 you will reach the largest/smallest one, text will change to smallest/largest. READING MENU To access reader application menu press OK button. Reading menu for books in FB2, Epub, TXT, RTF, HTML, PRC, CHM formats Reading menu for books in PDF, Djvu formats Contents Opens a content of the book if it is present, otherwise you get a message about missing table of contents. Active contents display table of contents, bookmarks and notes you’ve made during reading.
RRRRRRRRRRRRR 33 than one level, higher level entry is marked with ‘+’ sign. Expanded item is displayed with a sign ‘-‘. Buttons Left/ Right collapse/expand selected subsection branch. Use navigation keys to move across the table, OK button opens a selected book chapter, continuous press of OK button opens the context menu. Using this menu you can open contents entry, edit or delete notes and bookmarks, expands/collapses selected subsection branch.
RRRRRRRRRRRRR 44 a page number exactly from on-screen keyboard press OK. As you set a slider or enter a page number, a page preview will be opened on a background. If you will exit the menu by pressing Backward, you will stay on a page you was before. Chapter name is displayed under the scroll bar. NOTE Only the highest level chapters are marked on a scroll bar In Last Opened sections thumbnails of last four opened pages are displayed.
RRRRRRRRRRRRR 44 Search Search mode works only in books containing text layer. To search text through the book enter it using the on-screen keyboard. Found text would be highlighted, and you can switch between found instances using Left/Right navigation keys. To exit search mode press OK. NOTE Search mode is not available for DJVU books, where there is no text layers. Bookmarks Adds current page to bookmarks. After adding a page to bookmarks in a right top corner a bookmark will appear.
RRRRRRRRRRRRR 44 size (you can adjust font size with Up/Down navigation keys), line spacing, page margins width or encoding (for TXT and HTML books). FB2 books has two refresh modes: Best Quality (default) or High Speed. You can select left to right (by default) or right to left (e.g. for Arabic or Hebrew texts) text direction. Mode PDF and DjVu books has Mode menu item instead of Settings. Select viewing mode using Left/Right keys.
RRRRRRRRRRRRR 44 • Zoom — zoom in or zoom out a page from 75% to 400% • Fit width – scaling page to the screen width • The whole page – one page scaling • Columns – for reading books with columns. To navigate the page use navigation buttons. A page will be turned after bottom edge of the sheet reached • Reflow – in this mode text is formatted to display completely on a page. You can change font size with Up and Down keys. Some images and tables may not display in this mode.
RRRRRRRRRRRRR Toggle to text for choosing a word 44 On-screen keyboard to type word to translate Change dictionary Rotate Fixes the screen orientation: select the suitable one with navigation keys. Making Notes You can enter notes mode by pressing Down button continuously or by pressing the corresponding menu option.
RRRRRRRRRRRRR 44 On the top of the display separate area will appear. Use the buttons Up, Down to choose the place where your note will begin and press OK to set up the top margin of the note. Use navigation buttons to highlight a text fragment and press OK to set the bottom margin of the note. The menu, that will appear, suggests you to save selected fragment as image or text (if available) or cancel creating note. You can look through the notes by choosing Notes section in the main menu.
Settings In this chapter you will learn how to configure the interface and software features of the Device for the most comfortable usage. Select Settings in the Main menu program panel to configure the Device. All changes will be applied after exiting Settings section. If you will encounter any problems with new settings, you will be able to start the Device in safe mode with factory defaults. To start in a safe mode, press and hold Backward button during the Device boot.
SSSSSSSS 44 After pressing More… button the information about software will be displayed. Language Select the Device’s interface language. Keyboard Under this section you can add up to 3 keyboard layouts. User Profiles Here you can configure up to 6 user profiles (5 can be stored on the internal storage and 1 – on microSD card). Each profile stores individual books’ status, last opened books, bookmarks, notes, favorites and preconfigured network connections.
SSSSSSSS 44 this current above-mentioned parameters will be stored at this profile. To activate profile open the one you need. In profile context menu you can change avatar, duplicate profile to a new one (to the SD card or internal storage either), rename or delete profile. Appearance Here you can select the appearance parameters: • Theme – is set by default. If you want to use another theme, download a file in .
SSSSSSSS 44 NOTE You can also set your own picture as a logo from the Photo application. Read about it in the Photo section. • Power-off logo – the image will be displayed when the Device is off. You can set a cover of the last opened book by setting book cover; • Text Rendering – good quality or high speed; • Full page update – select the amount of page turned before the screen will be updated completely. Always provides the best quality, but consumes the most power.
SSSSSSSS 55 Clock In this section you will be able to set date, time, time zone and clock format. Update clock item defines how often the clock at status bar will be updated during reading: on page turn, every time or disabled at all. Also you can set idle time before locking Device and automatic power off. You can also Synchronize Time or set Auto Time Sync to use the network time/date. Open at Startup Here you can set either open last opened book or main menu.
SSSSSSSS 55 • Default connection – the connection will be used by default • Wi-Fi connection – pre-installed Wi-Fi connections. Read more about it in Connecting to Internet section. • USB mode – set how the Device handles USB connection by default: PC link, charge or ask user. Read more about network connections in Connecting to Internet section. Accounts and Synchronization • Adobe DRM — Remove ADE Authorization.
SSSSSSSS 55 • Configure dictionaries – under this section you can uncheck dictionaries you don’t want to be displayed in the list during the translation or in Dictionary application. • Format internal memory – this action will erase all data, except system files. CAUTION! If you need to erase all data on the Device, use this feature only, don’t try to format the Device internal memory via PC.
SSSSSSSS 55 • Update interval – set the interval to check for updates automatically • Diagnostic and Usage — Software provides data to PocketBook about some actions, performed by a user on the Device for the further improvement of the Device and services, rendered by PocketBook to users. The serial number and other information, allowing to identify a user, isn’t saved. You can turn off this option of statistics gathering in the Diagnostic and Usage section on the Device.
SSSSSSSS 55 • Automatically – database would be update after each Library opening and copying/removal of books (including microSD card change). • Optimize Database – remove old database entries. To run optimization set the parameter to Once and exit Settings. The parameter will be set to Off after optimization.
Firmware Update WARNING! Firmware Update is a responsible operation, during which management software of the Device will be changed. In case of improper execution control program may be damaged and will require treatment in the service centre. Please perform the upgrade procedure in accordance with the instructions below. There are two ways to update the firmware. Automatic Update To start automatic software update select Settings > Maintenance > Update software.
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 55 If default Internet connection is not set, the Device will ask to connect to one of available wireless networks. Also you can set period of automatic updates check (Settings > Maintenance > Update interval). In this case, the Device will use Wi-Fi connection only. Manual Update 1. Open site www.pocketbook-int.com. Select your country. 2. Click the Support button on top menu. Select hardware model of your Device. 3. Download the Firmware to your PC. 4.
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 55 7. During boot press and hold both OK and Forward buttons simultaneously until the message Firmware update… is displayed on the screen 8.
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 55 Troubleshooting Error Message Reason Correction Method File SWUPDATE.BIN cannot be found on the microSD card. Make sure the file is in the root folder of the card. Try to format your Micro SD card (make a backup copies of all its content prior to formatting) and copy the file to the root of the empty card. If this error persists, use another card. Upgrade image is corrupted or Image is empty SWUPDATE.BIN file is damaged or there is no space available on the microSD card.
Troubleshooting Malfunciton Device does not turn on or turns on but only the logo is loaded Possible Reason Solution Battery is low Charge the battery The book is damaged If the book was downloaded from the online store try to reload it again. If the file opens on your PC, but does not open on the Device, save the book in another format (TXT, DOC, PDF).
TTTTTTTTTTTTTTT Malfunciton After connection to PC disks are not displayed in Explorer Bookmarks, settings and current position in file cannot be saved Battery discharges too fast 66 Possible Reason Solution Your Device is in the battery charging mode. Check USB mode in Settings Main Menu item. Set Connection to PC or Ask at Connection No signal in connection cable Check USB cable condition and its proper connection to connector.
Customer Support For detailed information about service centers in your country please use contacts below: Telephone 0-800-187-30-03 Deutschland USA 1-877-326-01-96 Российская Федерация 8-800-700-00-34 Україна Қазақстан Беларусь 0-800-304-800 8-800-333-35-13 8-820-0011-02-62 www.pocketbook-int.com/support/ service@pocketbook-int.
Compliance with International Standards Brand name: PocketBook Basic Model name: PocketBook 611 The EUT should be supplied by USB port from complied Limited Power Source of personal computer or notebook. The EUT should be supplied by Adapter from complied Limited Power Source.
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 66 EN60950- Information technology equipment 1:2006+A11:2009+ – Safety – Part 1: General A1:2010+A12:2011 requirements Information technology equipment EN 55022: 2010 - Radio disturbance characteristics Class B Limits and methods of measurement Information technology equipment EN 55024: 2010 Immunity characteristics - Limits and methods of measurement This equipment complies with the European Council Recommendation of 12 July 1999 on the Limitation of Exposure of t
