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Table of Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 7 Contact Us ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Getting to Know Your NOOK .............................................................................................
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Archiving Books and Periodicals ..................................................................................................................................................... 56 Unarchiving Books and Periodicals ................................................................................................................................................. 57 Opening Files on an SD Memory Card .................................................................................................
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Unsecured Wi-Fi Networks ........................................................................................................................................................... 87 Secured Wi-Fi Networks ................................................................................................................................................................ 87 Updating the Software on Your NOOK ..............................................................................................
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Introduction This User Guide is designed to help you get the most enjoyment out of your NOOK eReader. Contact Us If you have questions about your NOOK that this guide doesn’t answer, be sure to visit the NOOK online support center at: http://www.nook.com/support The online support center offers additional information about your NOOK, including: • A PDF version of this NOOK User Guide that you can download to your computer • Tutorial videos • Frequently Asked Questions You can also contact B
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The picture below shows the features on the front of your NOOK. The front of your NOOK. ® E-Ink Touchscreen Display Your NOOK features a high-resolution 6-inch E-Ink touchscreen for easy navigation and page turns. Page-Turn Buttons Built into the black frame on either side of the E-Ink touchscreen display are two narrow buttons for paging forward and backward in books and periodicals. You can also use the buttons for scrolling up and down lists and shelves in the Library and Shop. By default,
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If your NOOK is sleeping, press the Quick Nav button to wake your NOOK up and turn it on. If your NOOK is already on, press this button to open the Quick Nav Bar, a navigation menu that appears at the bot- tom of the NOOK touchscreen and lets you jump to features such as the Library or Shop. microUSB Port Your NOOK features a microUSB port for charging and for connecting to a personal computer. The image below shows the back of your NOOK. Power Button ™ microSD Memory Card Slot The back of y
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Getting Started with Your NOOK The first time you use your NOOK, you’ll need to go through a short set-up process that will take about 5 to 10 min - utes. Make sure that you’re in an area that has a Wi-Fi® connection (a wireless connection to the Internet), because part of the process is registering your NOOK with your Barnes & Noble account on BN.com. NOTE: You will not be able to set up your NOOK without a Wi-Fi connection. In the set-up process, you will do the following: • Turn on your NOO
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Registering Your NOOK NOTE: You will need to connect to a Wi-Fi network to complete your registration. 1. Read the Welcome screen. Tap the Next in the lower right corner of the screen. Your NOOK displays its Terms of Service. 2. Read the NOOK Terms of Service. If you agree to them, tap the Agree button. If you do not accept the Terms of Service, you will not be able to use your NOOK. If you tapped the Agree button, your NOOK displays a list of time zones. 3. Select your Time Zone by tapping
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Tutorial Videos The Barnes & Noble Web site offers tutorial videos and other useful information about your NOOK. To watch the videos on your personal computer, visit http://www.nook.com/support 12 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide
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Power and Charging Turning Your NOOK On and Off Turning On Your NOOK To turn on your NOOK, press the power button on the back of your NOOK. Hold the button down for 2 seconds and release it. Your NOOK starts up. Turning Off Your NOOK You do not need to turn your NOOK off when you stop using it. With a fully charged battery and Wi-Fi turned off, your NOOK has enough power to support up to two months of casual reading. With a fully charged battery and Wi-Fi turned on, your NOOK has enough power
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Wall Charging To charge your NOOK, plug it into a wall socket. Plug the small end of the microUSB cable into the microUSB slot on the bottom of your NOOK. Plug the large end of the microUSB cable into the power adapter. Plug the adapter into a wall outlet. Wall Outlet microUSB Port USB Power Cable Adapter CAUTION: Only use the Barnes & Noble power adapter and custom microUSB cable supplied with your NOOK. Other power adapters might damage your NOOK and its battery. Do not use a power adapter
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Resetting Your NOOK Performing a Soft Reset If for some reason your NOOK becomes unresponsive, you can perform a soft reset to restart the device. 1. Press and hold the power button for 20 seconds, then release the power button. 2. Press the power button again for 2 seconds to turn on your NOOK. Low Power You can see how much power remains in your battery by checking the battery icon in the Status Bar, or by checking the Battery indicator on the Device Info settings screen. (To see the Device
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Airplanes When using your NOOK on an airplane, be sure to follow the instructions of the flight crew. To turn your NOOK’s wireless networking on or off, do this: 1. Tap on the right end of the Status Bar to open the Quick Settings dialog box. 2. Slide the Wireless switch on or off. 3. Tap anywhere outside the Quick Settings dialog box to close it. Electronic Equipment If you are around sensitive electronic equipment–for example, if you are in a hospital–ask if you may use your NOOK. Settings
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Warranty Coverage and the B&N Protection Plan Your NOOK is backed by a one-year manufacturer’s warranty against defects in materials and workmanship. For a copy of this warranty, see “One Year Limited Warranty”. The warranty is also available at: www.nook.com/warranty In the event of any changes to the warranty, the version in effect on the Web site as of the date of purchase shall apply.” You can extend your NOOK’s coverage by purchasing a two-year B&N Protection Plan to help safeguard NOOK
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Using Gestures to Control Your NOOK Your NOOK puts great reading material right at your fingertips. To read that material, to share it, to rate it, and so on, you’ll use your fingers in different ways. Your NOOK recognizes these different gestures: • Tap • Double tap • Press and hold • Swipe • Scroll Tap A tap on the screen is a quick touch of your fingertip. It’s the same gesture you use when you tap a key on a com- puter keyboard. Tapping on an icon in the Quick Nav Bar. Double Tap Tapp
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Press and Hold Pressing and holding means touching your finger to the screen and holding it there for 2 seconds. In many situations, pressing and holding causes your NOOK to open menu at the bottom of the screen. The menu offers you choices about the image your finger is resting on. For example, if you press and hold on a word in a book, your NOOK opens a menu offering you choices of things you can do with that book: highlight the word, write a note, look the word up in a dictionary, and so
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Scroll Slide your finger up or down the screen to scroll through any list displaying up and down arrows at the bottom of the screen. A scroll gesture is like a vertical swipe. You can scroll up and down through shelves of books and periodicals. 20 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide
