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User Guide
Version 1.5
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Barnes & Noble, Inc. 122 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011 USA. © 2009-2010 Barnes & Noble, Inc. All rights reserved. NOOK and the NOOK logo are trademarks of Barnes & Noble, Inc. or its affiliates. Patent pending. Screenshots and product images are simulated and for instructional purposes only. They may differ from the actual product and are subject to change without notice. Your use of the NOOK is subject to the NOOK Terms of Service in “NOOK™ Terms of Service” on page 185. The Terms of ser
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Using this Guide To find specific information in this guide, you can use the table of contents or search the guide. In the EPUB version, tap Go to > Chapter on the touchscreen to go to a chapter. To search the User Guide for a specific word or phrase, tap Find, type the word or phrase, and then tap Submit. The User Guide on your NOOK is an eBook, so you can try out NOOK features like bookmarks and notes using the User Guide. Conventions Following are conventions used in the User Guide: This i
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Contents Customer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 How to Use this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 More Information Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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International Use and Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Using your NOOK abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Safety and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 S
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An Unregistered NOOK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Unregistering your NOOK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Re-registering your NOOK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Personalizing your NOOK . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 My B&N Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Reading Something . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Library Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Lending eBooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Determining Whether an eBook Can Be Lent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Lending an eBook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Viewing what is Currently Playing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Audio Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Where You Can Put Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Getting Started This section gives an overview of what you need to do to start using your NOOK. In the Package The package your NOOK comes in contains four things: • Your NOOK • A power adapter that can be plugged into an electrical outlet. It has a nonpolarized type-A plug for use in North America. The standard-A plug on the USB cable (the big end) fits into the power adapter to connect the power adapter to your NOOK. • A USB cable for transferring files to and from a personal computer, and f
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Charge your NOOK Charge your NOOK with the supplied power adapter and USB cable until the yellow charging indicator light goes out. Your NOOK will turn on when you plug it in. Do not turn it off. A typical charging time using a wall outlet is 3.5 hours. Wall Outlet USB Power Cable Adapter Learn the Controls These are the main controls for your NOOK: Power Button Reading Screen Page Turn Buttons Home Button Color Touchscreen NOOK User Guide Getting Started 11
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• Power button: Press and release the power button to turn on your NOOK. When your NOOK is on, tap the power button to awaken it and to cause it to sleep. Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds to turn off your NOOK fully. • Reading screen: This is where you read your eBooks, magazines, and newspapers. The reading screen is a 600 x 800, 3.57 x 4.82 inch (6-inch diagonal), reflective high-resolution E Ink electronic paper display. The reading screen is not a touchscreen; you navigate o
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• Navigating on the reading screen: Use the Up and Down buttons to move a highlight, often indicated by a symbol, up and down on the reading screen. This is an example: • Selecting an item on the reading screen: Tap the Select button to select the highlighted item on the reading screen. The result is an action that depends on the context, for example, opening an eBook or displaying item details. • Backing up: In some places in the menus, there is a Back button: . Tap the Back button to b
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• Visit your library: Tap the Home button and then tap my library. Your library provides access to your B&N eBooks, magazines, and newspapers. It also provides access to your other eBooks. For B&N content, you have a unified view of the content on your NOOK and in your online digital library. You can browse and search for content in your library. • Read: On your new NOOK, you will find some eBooks are already in your library. You can read those, eBooks and periodicals you purchase from the B
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Power and Charging This section explains your NOOK’s power management and charging. Device States Your NOOK is in one of five states: Off: Your NOOK is off. Nothing is running. When you first take your NOOK out of the package, it is off. We recommend that you also turn your NOOK off when in checked baggage on an airplane. After 72 hours of sleep, your NOOK turns off automatically to conserve battery charge. To turn your NOOK off, press and hold the power button for about 5 seconds, until the r
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When the touchscreen is dimmed, you can still use it. Tap a menu choice or button, that action will be carried out, and the touchscreen will brighten. To light up the touchscreen, tap the touchscreen, tap the Home button, or press and release the power button. Sleep: To save power, your NOOK sleeps after a period of inactivity. It turns off its touchscreen and wireless circuitry. While your NOOK is sleeping it displays a screensaver image on the reading screen. Configure the sleep timer in S
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To turn your NOOK on, display the touchscreen, awaken your NOOK from sleep, or cause your NOOK to sleep, press the power button for about 1 second and then release it. To turn your NOOK off, press and hold the power button for about 5 seconds, until the reading screen is white and the touchscreen is dark. Then release the power button. Power Management Your NOOK uses quite modest amounts of power compared to a laptop computer. It uses a small amount of power to turn a page on the reading scre
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When the battery charge is critically low (too low for continued operation), your NOOK displays a message to charge it and shuts down. The critically low battery level is about 5%. You must charge your NOOK before using it. It will charge faster using the power adapter. When your NOOK has enough charge to run, it will start, but remember that it still has very little charge. You can use it, but should continue charging it. Battery Charge and Charging Indicators Your NOOK ships with a partiall
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Charging Indicator Light If the charge in your NOOK’s battery is very low, it can take up to about 15 minutes before the charging indicator light turns on. If it does not turn on after half an hour, make sure the USB cable is firmly seated. • With a plus sign in the battery charge icon in the status bar (shown above) It can take up to about 15 seconds before the battery charge icon in the status bar is updated to reflect plugging in or unplugging your NOOK. Charging your NOOK Charge your NOOK
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Wall Charging Wall charging is the recommended way to charge your NOOK, because it is faster than USB charging. You can charge your NOOK when it is on or sleeping. If your NOOK is off, it turns on when you plug it in. You can use your NOOK while it is charging. Only use the supplied NOOK power adapter. Other power adapters might damage your battery and NOOK. Wall Outlet USB Power Cable Adapter To charge your NOOK using the power adapter: 1 Assemble the power adapter and USB cable. Insert
