Pocketbook CoverReader User manual

Brand: Pocketbook

Model: CoverReader

Category: E-book readers

Type: User manual

Pocketbook CoverReader

Pocketbook CoverReader is a 4.3" EPD e-reader that attaches to the back of your Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone. It allows you to read e-books, view images, and receive notifications from your phone without having to remove it from the case.

The CoverReader has a built-in USB port that connects to your phone's USB port. Once connected, the CoverReader will automatically turn on and off when you open and close the case. You can also use the CoverReader to charge your phone.

To use the CoverReader, simply install the PocketBook Reader app on your phone and connect the CoverReader to the phone's USB port. Once connected, you can open the PocketBook Reader app and start reading e-books.

Pocketbook CoverReader

User Manual

PocketBook CoverReader

for Samsung Galaxy S4smartphones

Table of Contents

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 3

Storage, Carriage and Usage Conditions 3

Maintenance 4

Utilization 4

APPEARANCE 5

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 5

GETTING STARTED 6

Smartphone software installation 6

Connecting to smartphone, turning it on for the ﬁrst time, and start

using CoverReader 6

DEVICE CONTROL 8

Reading books 8

Button Control 8

Tap Zones 9

Sharing Content to the Device 9

Images 9

Text 9

Wallpaper Settings 10

Call and Message Notiﬁcations 10

SETTINGS 11

Page Turn 11

Picture output 11

Wallpaper 11

Standby Mode 11

Notiﬁcations in standby 11

Automatic Power off 11

Uninstall CoverReader 12

TROUBLESHOOTING 13

COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS 14

LEGAL INFORMATION 15

Safety Precautions

Before start working with the Device, please, read this section carefully. Following these

instructions will ensure your safety and extend service life of the Device.

Storage, Carriage and Usage Conditions

Device operating temperature range is 0°C to +40°C, so do not expose the Device to ex-

cessively high or low temperatures.

Try to avoid next impacts:

•direct sunlight

•direct ﬂame or smoke

•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.

Glass was used in the manufacture of this Device, so do not throw or try to bend it. Protect

the screen from objects which may scratch or damage it.

Failure to comply with the terms of use of the Device and this User Guide may lead to dam-

age to the Device and/or your smartphone. If the Device is used for purposes other than

that intended or if it is damaged as a result of the user’s actions aimed at making changes

to the Device’s construction, the manufacturer shall not be liable for its integrity and cor-

rect performance.

PocketBook software is provided on the “as is” principle. The manufacturer does not guar-

antee continuous and faultless performance of PocketBook software and is not responsi-

ble for its compatibility with smartphone software and/or third-party applications. Use of

the Device or PocketBook software may affect the performance of other software in your

smartphone. It is recommended to back up the data stored in your smartphone before

installing PocketBook software and regularly after its installation. The manufacturer shall

not be held liable for the loss of information resulting from the operation of PocketBook

software and/or resulting from the operation of the Device.

The manufacturer shall not be held liable for damages related to the loss of information,

other indirect damages, lost proﬁt or other accidental or indirect damage related to the

purchase, use or impossibility to use the Device, even if the manufacturer was notiﬁed of

the possibility of such damages. In the jurisdictions of certain countries, indemnity against

Safety Precautions

or limitation of liability as indicated above is prohibited. The above-listed limitations of li-

ability apply to the maximum extent, inasmuch as allowed by legislation.

The Device will closely touch the screen of your smartphone, which may lead to scratches

and scuff marks on the screen of your smartphone. To prevent scratches on the screen of

your smartphone, you can use protective ﬁlm (protective ﬁlm is not included in the pack-

age contents of the Device).

Keep away from children.

Maintenance

Do not disassemble or modify the book reader.

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. Apply a few drops of distilled water

to remove dirt.

Up to ﬁve faulty pixels are acceptable in the screen and do not constitute a warrantable

defect of the screen.

By the end of product guarantee term, please contact the nearest authorized service facil-

ity for examination on the subject of security is maintained.

For detailed information about service centers in your region please visit the ofﬁcial web-

site of PocketBook International: http://www.pocketbook-int.com/support/.

Utilization

Incorrect disposal of this Device may have adverse impacts on the environ-

ment and public health. To prevent such consequences follow the device-spe-

ciﬁc disposal requirements. Recycling of these materials helps preserve natural

resources. For more information regarding recycling issues please contact lo-

cal municipal authorities, your domestic waste collection service, store where

you purchased the Device, or the authorized service center.

Disposal of electric and electronic components (the Directive is applicable to the EU and

other European countries where separate waste disposal systems exist). In other countries

dispose batteries accordingly to local laws.

Appearance

1. Page-turning buttons

2. Touch screen page-turning zones

3. Internal USB-port — microUSB port to connect your smartphone

4. External USB-port — microUSB port to connect to storing device or a computer

Technical Speciﬁcations

Display

4,3’’ EPD, 480 × 800 pixels, 217 dpi, black/white,

two-position touch screen

Communications MicroUSB-port (type A male/female)

Book formats

PDF (Adobe DRM), EPUB (Adobe DRM), DjVu, TXT,

FB2, FB2.zip

Image formats JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, WebP

Dimensions 146.3 × 69.0 × 12.6 mm

Weight 65 g

Getting Started

SMARTPHONE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

1. Fully charge your smartphone battery and connect to internet via Wi-Fi network.

2. Install the CoverReader application from Google Play Market:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pocketbook.coverreader

3. Install the PocketBook Reader application from Google Play Market:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.obreey.reader.

CONNECTING TO SMARTPHONE, TURNING IT ON FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND

START USING COVERREADER

1. Turn your smartphone off and remove the back cover.

2. Connect your PocketBook CoverReader to the smartphone’s USB connector as shown:

3. Gently press the back cover smartphone until it clicks:

4. Turn the smartphone on and wait for it to load.

NOTE: If during switching-on the phone, you see a battery icon (charging indicator), you

have to press and hold down simultaneously the on/off button of the phone and one of

the paging buttons of CoverReader, and hold them until the logo «Samsung GALAXY S4 GT-

I950x» will appear on the smartphone screen, and then simultaneously release.

5. Turn on PocketBook CoverReader by pressing any of page turning buttons.

Getting Started

6. When a USB access request is shown, allow the CoverReader application as the default

for the device by ticking the Use by default for this USB device box and pressing the OK button.

7. When the device administration request is shown, conﬁrm the access privileges:

8. To familiarize yourself with the main functions, run the CoverReader application and

press the button.

Device Control

READING BOOKS

1. Launch the PocketBook application .

2. Select and open a book from the library

3. Open the PocketBook menu by touching the center of the smartphone touchscreen.

4. Switch the reading to the cover by touching the CoverReader icon in the upper menu

bar:

5. Turn pages using the buttons or by touching the screen’s page-turning zones.

NOTE: The Device is intended for reading and image viewing only. You can not follow links

and footnotes. Reading and viewing images on your Device is impossible when an external

USB-port is used.

EXIT FROM READING MODE

To exit reading mode and go to the smartphone’s main screen:

1. Press the button On/Off or Home on your smartphone and slide your ﬁnger on the

screen to unlock.

2. Your smartphone’s backlight will turn on and the Device will enter standby mode and

wallpaper will appear on the screen.

To exit standby mode, enter reading mode from CoverReader (Reading books) or send text

or image to the Device (Sharing Content to the Device).

BUTTON CONTROL

If CoverReader is on If CoverReader is off

Forward Next page

Turn CoverReader on

Back Previous page

Device Control

TAP ZONES

IMPORTANT! The touch screen of the Device is fairly

sensitive and is a fragile component. Please note that the

Device has only two tap zones as shown on the picture.

Be careful, the Device does not support swiping, scaling

gestures, etc. To avoid damaging the screen, tap it care-

fully and do not apply too much pressure.

Touch the tap zones of the touch screen shown on the

picture to go to the next or previous page.

NOTE: Choose the way to turn pages in Settings CoverRead-

er > Page turn (Buttons, Touch screen or Buttons and touch

screen). The function of buttons and page-turning zones de-

pends on the orientation of sent text.

SHARING CONTENT TO THE DEVICE

Images

To view an image on the Device:

1. Open Gallery or other photo management application which supports the function

Share via .

2. Touch the content you want to send and hold it. Then in the Share via context

menu choose CoverReader.

3. The image will appear on the Device if it is turned on, otherwise press one of the but-

tons / to turn the Device on.

NOTE: You can choose how to view images on the Device in the Picture output menu of

the CoverReader application settings: ﬁt to screen size, crop to ﬁt screen size or stretch to ﬁt

screen size.

To see information on the Device from an application which does not support the function

Share via, take a photo of the screen with the information you need and follow the above-

described instructions.

Text

1. Highlight the text (in the reading application, browser, mail client, etc.).

2. In the Share via context menu select CoverReader.

page

Device Control

3. Turn pages with buttons or by touching the screen’s page-turning zones.

NOTE: The Device is intended for reading and image viewing only. You can not follow links

and footnotes. Reading and viewing images on your Device is impossible when an external

USB-port is used.

WALLPAPER SETTINGS

Wallpaper is displayed on screen of the Device when it is turned off or is in standby mode.

1. Select the image you want to set as wallpaper in a graphics application which sup-

ports the function Share via.

2. Set it as wallpaper by touching the element > Set as wallpaper of CoverReader.

The wallpaper can also be set in the Cover Reader settings (See Wallpaper).

NOTE: In the Picture output menu of the CoverReader application settings you can choose

how to view wallpaper on the Device: ﬁt to screen, crop to screen or stretch to screen.

CALL AND MESSAGE NOTIFICATIONS

Missed calls and messages will be displayed on the Device as notiﬁcations ap-

pearing over the wallpaper or instead of it.

NOTE: You can turn notiﬁcations off or customize the way they are displayed in the applica-

tion’s settings CoverReader > Picture output.

If you receive a message or call while reading from the Device, it will enter standby mode.

Notiﬁcations will not be displayed in standby mode after you have viewed missed calls and

messages on the smartphone.

Settings

PAGE TURN

Select the page-turning mode on the Device: Buttons, Touch screen or Buttons and touch screen.

PICTURE OUTPUT

Here you can customize the view image mode and wallpaper display on the screen of the

Device: Fit to screen, Crop to screen or Stretch to screen.

WALLPAPER

Here you can set the wallpaper which will be displayed on the screen of the Device when

it is turned off or is in standby mode. To do this:

1. Touch the Wallpaper menu. The image selection application will open (for Galaxy S4

the default application is Gallery).

2. Select an image to set wallpaper.

STANDBY MODE

You can set the idle time after which CoverReader will enter standby mode: 1, 2, 3, 5, 10,

15 or 20 minutes.

In standby mode the set wallpaper and/or notiﬁcations of missed calls are displayed on

screen of the Device.

NOTIFICATIONS IN STANDBY

You can turn notiﬁcations off or customize how they are displayed:

• Summary – The type and number of new events will be displayed over the wallpaper

in standby mode.

• Details – If there are new events, their details will be displayed instead of the wallpa-

per in standby mode.

• No – Notiﬁcation display is turned off.

AUTOMATIC POWER OFF

Select idle time in standby mode after which the Device will shut down: 5, 10, 15, 20 or

30 minutes.

Settings

NOTE: The Device does not have a battery, it gets power from the smartphone.

UNINSTALL COVERREADER

1. Open Settings > More > Security > Device administrators in the smartphone’s menu.

2. In Device administrators untick PocketBook CoverReader.

3. Tap Deactivate.

IMPORTANT! After deactivation, the application will not be able to lock the smartphone’s screen.

4. In the smartphone’s menu open Settings > More > Application manager. In the list of

applications, select CoverReader, tap it open and select Uninstall.

After CoverReader has been uninstalled, the Device will not work.

NOTE: PocketBookReader application can be uninstalled using your smartphone’s basic soft-

ware tools.

Troubleshooting

Malfunction Solution

CoverReader does not

turn on

The smartphone might be off or the battery is low.

Check if there are any connections to the external USB-port

and turn off the cable, if necessary.

CoverReader does not

react to touch

Please note, the screen has only two touch zones and does not

support swiping, scaling gestures, etc. (See Tap Zones). The De-

vice also does not react to tapping in standby mode and during

image viewing.

Make sure that in the settings of CoverReader > Page Turn

is set to Touch screen or Buttons and touch screen

Try turning off and turning on the Device by pressing any of

the page-turning buttons of CoverReader.

CoverReader application

can not be uninstalled

As long as the application is activated in the Android's

administrators list, it can not be removed. See Uninstall

CoverReader.

Compliance with International Standards

Type: Technically sophisticated accessory PocketBook CoverReader for Samsung Galaxy S4

smartphones.

Warranty period: 6 months from the moment of purchase.

Service life: 9 months from the manufacturing date if stored and used properly.

This equipment is allowed for operation in EU countries and conforms to the sections of

the following technical standards:

EN 55024:2010 — Information Technology Equipment — Immunity Characteristics —

Limits and Methods of Measurement.

EN 55022:2010 — Information Technology Equipment — Radio Disturbance Character-

istics — Limits and Methods of Measurement.

PocketBook guarantees that all accessories, where required by applicable legislation, are

certiﬁed.

Legal Information

The Device is intended for use with Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphones running Android OS.

The manufacturer does not guarantee compatibility of the Device with other smartphone

models, damaged smartphones, and smartphones with a different operating system (here-

inafter referred to as “Devices with Unconﬁrmed Compatibility”). The manufacturer shall

not be held liable for possible damages and/or loss of information resulting from combined

use of the Device with Devices with Unconﬁrmed Compatibility.

Notes on Trademarks

The Device and/or its operating methods may be protected with patents or applications

for patents. All brands, names of products, marks for products and services, mentioned in

this User Guide, are the property of respective rights owners and may be protected by law.

License terms of use of PocketBook software are provided directly in the software instal-

lation package.

The Manufacturer reserves the right to make changes to the terms listed in this User Guide

by publishing an updated version on the website www.pocketbook-int.com

Pocketbook CoverReader User manual

Brand: Pocketbook

Model: CoverReader

Category: E-book readers

Type: User manual

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