Pandigital novel User manual

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E-book readers
Type
User manual
User Guide
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Table of Contents
Package Contents .................................................................................................... 7
Device Overview ....................................................................................................... 8
Power Button Usage ................................................................................................ 8
Touch-Screen Navigation ........................................................................................ 9
Using the Stylus ....................................................................................................................... 9
Reset Device ............................................................................................................. 9
Getting Started ......................................................................................................... 9
Home Screen .......................................................................................................... 13
Application Quick Launch Bar .............................................................................. 14
BOOKSTORE (Barnes & Noble) ............................................................................ 15
Bookstore Row ....................................................................................................................... 15
Downloading Purchased Media ............................................................................................. 15
MY LIBRARY ........................................................................................................... 15
Quick Jump to another Bookshelf .......................................................................................... 16
Get Books .............................................................................................................................. 16
Manage Books ....................................................................................................................... 17
Lend/Return Books ................................................................................................................ 17
Loan a Book ....................................................................................................................... 18
Return a Borrowed Book .................................................................................................... 18
Check for Offers ................................................................................................................. 18
Opening Lent/Borrowed Books .......................................................................................... 19
Bookshelves ........................................................................................................................... 19
Add New Bookshelf ............................................................................................................ 19
Manage Bookshelf ............................................................................................................. 19
Display Shelf ...................................................................................................................... 19
Quick Open another Bookshelf .......................................................................................... 20
Delete Shelf ........................................................................................................................ 20
Update .................................................................................................................................... 20
READER .................................................................................................................. 20
Play Music in Background while Reading .............................................................................. 21
Reader Function Menu ........................................................................................................... 22
My Library .............................................................................................................................. 22
Dictionary ............................................................................................................................... 22
Automatic Lookup .............................................................................................................. 22
Bookmarks ............................................................................................................................. 23
Bookmarks ......................................................................................................................... 23
Notes .................................................................................................................................. 23
Add Note ........................................................................................................................ 23
View Notes ..................................................................................................................... 23
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Delete Notes .................................................................................................................. 24
Highlights ........................................................................................................................... 24
Create Highlights ........................................................................................................... 24
View Highlights............................................................................................................... 24
Hide all Highlights .......................................................................................................... 24
Delete Multiple Highlights .............................................................................................. 24
Go To ..................................................................................................................................... 25
Display Table of Contents .................................................................................................. 25
Jump to Page or Chapter ................................................................................................... 25
Search for Specific Text ..................................................................................................... 25
Last Read ........................................................................................................................... 25
Font Size ................................................................................................................................ 26
Night Read ............................................................................................................................. 26
Screen Orientation - Lock ...................................................................................................... 26
ACCESS MEDIA ON SD CARD .............................................................................. 26
WEB ......................................................................................................................... 27
Go to a Web Site .................................................................................................................... 27
Browser Menu ........................................................................................................................ 28
Go to ...................................................................................................................................... 29
Bookmarks ............................................................................................................................. 29
Bookmark a Web Page ...................................................................................................... 29
Go to Bookmarked Web Page ........................................................................................... 29
Delete Bookmarks .............................................................................................................. 29
New Window .......................................................................................................................... 29
Open New Window ............................................................................................................ 29
Switch Windows ................................................................................................................. 30
Close Windows .................................................................................................................. 30
Settings .................................................................................................................................. 30
Page Content ..................................................................................................................... 30
Privacy ............................................................................................................................... 30
Security .............................................................................................................................. 31
Advanced Settings ............................................................................................................. 31
Find on Page .......................................................................................................................... 31
Select Text ............................................................................................................................. 31
Share ...................................................................................................................................... 32
Downloads ............................................................................................................................. 32
MUSIC ...................................................................................................................... 32
Play Music .............................................................................................................................. 32
Delete Audio Files .............................................................................................................. 33
Playlist .................................................................................................................................... 33
Add songs to Playlist .......................................................................................................... 33
Play songs in Playlist ......................................................................................................... 33
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Remove songs from Playlist............................................................................................... 33
Return to Music List ........................................................................................................... 34
VIDEOS .................................................................................................................... 34
Play Video .............................................................................................................................. 34
Video Navigation Bar ............................................................................................................. 34
Delete from Video Library ...................................................................................................... 35
PHOTOS .................................................................................................................. 35
Photo Gallery ......................................................................................................................... 35
Function Menu Options ...................................................................................................... 35
Play Slideshow ....................................................................................................................... 36
Play Music in Background ...................................................................................................... 36
Wallpaper ............................................................................................................................... 37
Import Photos ......................................................................................................................... 37
EMAIL ...................................................................................................................... 37
Email Inbox ............................................................................................................................ 37
Open Email Message ............................................................................................................. 38
Compose New Email Message .............................................................................................. 38
Add Senders to Contacts ....................................................................................................... 38
Folders ................................................................................................................................... 39
Move Single Email to Folder .............................................................................................. 39
Move Multiple Emails to Folder .......................................................................................... 39
Add Accounts ......................................................................................................................... 39
Edit Email Information ........................................................................................................ 39
Delete Email Accounts ........................................................................................................... 40
Set Default Account ............................................................................................................... 40
SHOP B&N .............................................................................................................. 40
Downloading Purchased Media ............................................................................................. 40
ALARM .................................................................................................................... 40
CALENDAR ............................................................................................................. 41
Add Event ............................................................................................................................... 41
Edit Event ............................................................................................................................... 41
Event Reminders .................................................................................................................... 42
Delete Events ......................................................................................................................... 42
SEARCH .................................................................................................................. 42
IMPORT SD CARD .................................................................................................. 42
STOCKS .................................................................................................................. 43
FACEBOOK ............................................................................................................. 43
CONTACTS ............................................................................................................. 43
Add New Contacts ................................................................................................................. 43
Edit Contacts .......................................................................................................................... 43
Delete Contacts ...................................................................................................................... 44
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WEATHER ............................................................................................................... 44
SETTINGS ............................................................................................................... 44
Settings>General ................................................................................................................... 44
Settings>Photos ..................................................................................................................... 44
Settings>Network ................................................................................................................... 45
Turn Wi-Fi Off ..................................................................................................................... 45
Delete ‘Remembered’ Wi-Fi Network ................................................................................. 46
Settings>Alarm ....................................................................................................................... 46
Add Alarm .......................................................................................................................... 46
Set Alarm Volume .............................................................................................................. 46
Shut Off Alarm Alert ........................................................................................................... 46
De-Activate Alarms ............................................................................................................ 47
Edit Alarm ........................................................................................................................... 47
Delete Alarm ...................................................................................................................... 47
Settings>Factory Reset .......................................................................................................... 47
Settings>Support ................................................................................................................... 47
USER GUIDE ........................................................................................................... 47
Connect to Computer ............................................................................................. 48
Connect to Windows PC ........................................................................................................ 48
Disconnect ......................................................................................................................... 48
Connect to Macintosh Computer ............................................................................................ 49
Disconnect ......................................................................................................................... 49
Frequently Asked Questions ................................................................................. 50
Battery Management .............................................................................................. 53
Charge Battery ....................................................................................................................... 54
Important Safety Precautions ................................................................................ 54
Cleaning the device ................................................................................................................ 54
Technical Specifications ........................................................................................ 55
Limited Warranty .................................................................................................... 56
FCC Notices ........................................................................................................................... 57
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement: ................................................................................. 58
Disclaimers ............................................................................................................. 58
License Agreement and Terms of Use ................................................................. 58
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pandigital novel
A contemporary multimedia device designed for straightforward functionality, featuring a
full color TFT LCD display and convenient touch-screen navigation.
Your pandigital novel is a light and stylish electronic multimedia eReader
which allows you to quickly and easily download and read digital printed material (eBooks,
eMagazines, and eNewspapers) anytime and anywhere.
Also, you can view photo slideshows, watch videos, and listen to music through the built-in
speakers or with headphones (not included).
When connected to a Wi-Fi network, you can browse the web, send/receive email,
download media files from the Barnes & Nobel’s website, and much more!
READ. SURF. PLAY.
Your
pandigital novel is a step up in multimedia devices.
Congratulations on your choice!
Package Contents
pandigital novel
Power Adapter
Tabletop Stand
Stylus
Quick Start Guide
User Guide (loaded in device)
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Device Overview
Power Button Usage
Turn On: Press the power button and release.
Turn Off: Press and hold the power button for 3 seconds.
Sleep Mode On/Off (energy saver): While unit is on, press & release the power
button quickly.
SD card slot Wi-Fi & low power key
Earphone jack
Volume button
Power
button
Mini USB
DC jack
Stylus
Speaker holes
Light sensor
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Touch-Screen Navigation
The touch-screen allows for quick, easy and convenient navigation for all
applications.
Throughout the User Guide, you will be instructed to use the following touch
navigation methods:
Tap = quick touch and release your finger on an item on the screen (i.e.,
selecting items)
Touch & hold = touch your finger and hold in place until a response by
application. (i.e., display dictionary, add note to book page, paste selected text
onto web page)
Finger slide = quick touch & slide your finger across the screen, and then
release (i.e., turning pages of your book)
Touch, hold & slide = touch your finger, hold & slide your finger across the
screen, and then release (i.e., highlighting text, selecting text to paste)
Using the Stylus
A stylus is conveniently stored in the bottom end of your device. When desired,
you can use it instead of your finger for easier and sometimes more accurate
screen navigation when tapping small options.
Reset Device
In the event that your device does not respond to your touch, you can reboot/restart it
by pressing and holding the power button for 10 seconds.
Getting Started
1. Charge your device
Plug the power adapter into an electrical wall outlet, and then connect to your
device to fully charge the battery before use (approx. 4 hours).
While charging, the battery icon will display as:
. When fully charged, the
battery icon will display as:
.
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2. Turn device on
Press and hold the power button for 1 second to turn on.
You can use the device while the battery is charging.
3. Select Language
1. Tap next to the desired language.
2. Tap Save.
4. Wi-Fi Network Setup
The pandigital novel will automatically scan and list local Wi-Fi
Networks found. A
indicates secure networks that require login name/key to
connect.
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1. Tap the desired network to which you want to connect.
2. If applicable, enter the network Password.
3. Tap Connect.
4. Tap
to continue.
If your Wi-Fi network broadcast is set as hidden, it will not be found by the
auto scan. Tap
Add Network and then enter the network name and
password,
tap Connect.
(Advanced) After saving the Wi-Fi network, you can change your network
settings by selecting
Manual Setup, and then follow the prompts.
5. Email Setup
POP3, SMTP and IMAP accounts are supported.
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1. Enter your Name, Email Address and Password, tap Save.
This will be your default account unless you add other email addresses later,
and then you can select a different address as the default account (pg.
45).
2. (optional) To select the account type, tap Manual Setup and then select the
account type.
6. Setup Complete
After the initial setup is complete, the HOME screen is displayed.
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Home Screen
Wi-Fi connection status
Battery charge level
Alarm(s) are activated
Current Time
Bookstore row shows latest books
from Barnes & Noble (scrollable).
Tap
Bookstore to launch web
browser and go to Barnes & Noble’s
website.
Tap to hide/show row contents.
My Library
Row 1 = your recently viewed media.
Row 2 = the contents in your Barnes
& Noble
My Ebooks Library
(scrollable).
Tap
My Library for quick access to
your
My Library screen.
Application Quick Launch Bar
(scrollable)
Hide & open the Application Quick
Launch Bar
Sort media by
Date, Title or Author
Update the displayed
contents of your
Barnes & Noble
My eBooks Library
Update the latest
books on the Barnes
& Noble website
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Application Quick Launch Bar
HOME
Displays the Home screen
READER
Display your digital media for reading (PDF, EPUB)
MY LIBRARY
Stores your digital media (eBooks, eMagazines and
eNewspapers).
WEB
Access the Internet and ‘surf the web’ whenever
desired.
MUSIC
Play and manage audio files (MP3, WAV, AAC, OGG)
VIDEOS
Play and manage video files (MPEG4)
PHOTOS
View and manage photo files (JPG, JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF)
EMAIL
Send/Receive email using your existing email
addresses.
SHOP B&N
Shop the Barnes & Noble website.
ALARM
Use as alarm clock with scheduled alarms.
CALENDAR
Display monthly calendar and schedule events.
SEARCH
Search for specific strings of text in media file names.
IMPORT SD
Import media files into the internal memory.
SETTINGS
Multiple settings for personalizing and enhancing your
device.
WEATHER
Check the weather forecasts of locations of your choice.
STOCKS
Check the status of specific company’s stock offerings.
FACEBOOK
Quick access to the Facebook website.
CONTACTS
Create a list of personal contacts.
USER GUIDE
View full pandigital novel User Guide.
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BOOKSTORE (Barnes & Noble)
You must be connected to a Wi-Fi network in order to use the Barnes & Noble
Bookstore feature.
Tap Bookstore to launch the browser and display the Barnes & Noble store locator
page.
Bookstore Row
The top row on the Home screen displays the current Barnes & Noble bestselling
books which can be purchased directly from the Barnes & Nobel online
bookstore.
When you are connected to your Wi-Fi network, the Bookstore contents will
automatically get updated once a day from the Barnes & Noble website.
Tap on a book icon in the Bookstore row to display the book’s descriptive
information and synopsis.
Tap
BUY NOW to go to the Barnes & Noble store to purchase the book now.
Downloading Purchased Media
After purchasing media from the Barnes & Noble online store, you can download
it to your
pandigital novel using the Get Books feature (pg. 16).
MY LIBRARY
Select My Library from the Application Quick Launch Bar to display the main Library
bookshelf screen and manage your downloaded media.
Top Function Menu
Top row - last 2 eBooks eMagazines,
and 1 eNewspaper read (non scrollable)
Rows 2-4 additional media stored in
device (scrollable)
Hide & open the Application Quick
Launch Bar
Tap for list of other Bookshelves
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While viewing media, turn your device to rotate the orientation of the screen
from vertical to horizontal. When desired, you can lock the screen orientation
to prevent the auto-rotation (Reader only. pg. 26).
Quick Jump to another Bookshelf
In the My Library bookshelf screen, tap My Library in the upper right of screen
to display the list of all available bookshelves,
tap the desired bookshelf to
open. Tap Bookshelves from top function menu to create new bookshelves
(pg. 19).
Get Books
To use the Get Books feature, you must have an account with Barnes &
Noble, and already purchased media online from their site.
Sort media by
Date, Title or
Author
As you add media
to the Library, the
blank media
placeholder icons
will be replaced
with the actual
cover images
Simply tap on
any media
icon to open
and display
that media in
the Reader
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If you have not yet registered an account with them, do so now by going to the
Barnes & Noble website:
www.bn.com.
You must be connected to a Wi-Fi network in order to connect to and
download media from the Barnes & Noble website.
1. In the My Library screen, tap Get Books.
2. Enter your Barnes & Noble account
User ID and Password, tap Login.
Your login information will be saved for future downloads.
3. To download all purchased media, tap Download All.
To download specific
items, tap next to the items you want to download
now,
tap Download Selected.
The media will be downloaded and added to your Library.
4. The first time you tap on the downloaded media to open it, you will be
presented with an ‘unlock’ message; enter the required information to unlock
the media file.
Manage Books
Use this feature to delete media from your My Library bookshelf.
1. In the
My Library screen, tap Manage Books to display a complete list of all
media you have added to your
My Library bookshelf.
2. Media is sorted by date; if desired, tap
Title or Author to re-sort your media
accordingly.
3. Tap
next to the media you want to delete, tap Delete Selected.
Lend/Return Books
There are some books that Barnes & Noble classifies as lendable”, which
means that those books can be loaned to others who also have a Barnes &
Noble account.
Please be aware of the following considerations before loaning or borrowing any
books:
In order to unlock and open a loaned book, the recipient must use their
name and credit card number that is registered with their Barnes & Noble
account.
The book can only be loaned for 14 days.
Only one copy of a book can be read at a time. Therefore, you won’t have
access to the book until after it has been returned from the recipient.
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You must be connected to a Wi-Fi network before you can use the
Lend/Return Books function.
When present, the number that appears with the Lend/Return icon indicates
new activity within this feature.
After launching the Lend/Return feature, a pop-up window appears. A number
behind
Return books indicates books expiring in 3 days or less. A number
behind
Check for offers indicates new offers pending.
Loan a Book
1. In the My Library screen, tap Lend/Return.
2. Tap
Lend books in the pop-up window.
3. Tap
next to a book that you want to lend, tap Lend.
4. Tap in the email address entry field to enter the email address of your
recipient.
5. Tap in the
message window to enter a personal message to accompany
the media. The recipient will receive the message when they log into their
B&N account.
6. Tap
Lend Book.
7. The media will now be listed as ‘PENDING_LEND, awaiting the
recipient’s acceptance or decline.
Return a Borrowed Book
1. In the My Library screen, tap Lend/Return.
2. Tap
Return books in the pop-up window.
3. Tap next to the borrowed book that you want to return, tap Return.
Check for Offers
Use this function to check for book loan offers that you have not yet
accepted or declined.
1. In the
My Library screen, tap Lend/Return.
2. Tap
Check for offers in the pop-up window.
3. Tap
next to the offers you want to accept or decline, tap Accept or
Decline accordingly.
Use the Get Books feature to add the loaned book to your
My Library
bookshelf.
Declined books will be permanently removed from the
Book Offers
screen.
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Opening Lent/Borrowed Books
After the recipient downloads the book, it will appear in the recipient’s My
Library
in a locked status.
To unlock and open the book for the first time, the recipient must provide
their name and credit card number that is registered with their Barnes &
Noble account.
Bookshelves
Use Bookshelves to create and manage personalized bookshelves into which
you want to save your downloaded media (i.e., Short Stories, Drama, etc.).
The number of books within a bookshelf will be displayed in the right column.
Add New Bookshelf
1. In the My Library screen, tap Bookshelves.
2. Tap Add Shelf.
3. Enter the desired bookshelf name (i.e., Short Stories, Drama, etc.).
4. Tap
to create the new bookshelf. (Use Manage Bookshelf to add
media to the new bookshelf.)
Manage Bookshelf
Use Manage Bookshelf to add to and remove media from bookshelves.
1. In the
My Library screen, tap Bookshelves.
2. Tap
next to the bookshelf you want to add or remove media, tap
Manage Bookshelf.
3. Media is sorted by date; if desired, tap Title or Author to re-sort your
media accordingly.
4. Tap
next to the media you want to add to the bookshelf, or tap to
delete from the bookshelf.
5. Tap
Save to update your bookshelf.
Display Shelf
1. In the My Library screen, tap Bookshelves.
2. Tap
next to the bookshelf you want to display, tap Display Shelf.
3. The screen’s layout will resemble the
My Library screen, with your last
read media in the top row and other downloaded media in rows 2-4.
4. Media is sorted by date; if desired, tap Title or Author to re-sort your
media accordingly.
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Quick Open another Bookshelf
Tap the bookshelf name in the upper right of any bookshelf screen to display
the list of all bookshelves,
tap the desired bookshelf to open.
Delete Shelf
1. In the My Library screen, tap Bookshelves.
2. Tap
next to the bookshelf you want to delete.
3. Tap
Delete.
Update
You can check for new releases or updates to your Barnes & Noble eMagaine or
eNewspaper subscriptions whenever desired.
You must be connected to a Wi-Fi network before you can perform the
Update function.
In the My Library screen, tap Update.
If new releases or updates are found, they will be reflected in your
My Library
bookshelf accordingly (row 1, spot 3, 4 and 5).
READER
The Reader application is for displaying your digital media (eBooks, eMagazines,
and eNewspapers).
eBook supported formats: PDF, EPUB
Methods that can be used to launch the
Reader:
Select
Reader from the Application Quick Launch Bar; the last read media file
will open.
Tap on a media icon in the
Home or any Bookshelf screen.
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Pandigital novel User manual

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