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User Guide V1.0
PRS-950
Digital Book Reader
©2010 Sony Corporation 4-260-631-11(2)
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CONGRATULATIONS Your Reader Daily Edition™ comes with these useful features: Unplug and unwind – with mobile network
=> or Wi-Fi® connection, you can download ebooks straight to your Reader™ without a computer and take your library on the go. 7” e-paper with clear touch screen – all you
=> need is a soft touch to turn pages, tap to bookmark, take notes and highlight on a high quality screen. Font Zoom – increase or decrease the text
=> size to your preference, or zoom into images to tak
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Support Support for the Reader™ device First, check “Troubleshooting” ( 17) to resolve the issue. Website and contact: www.sony.com/readersupport Phone number: 1-866-962-7669 Firmware Updates (System Software) You may be notified (via an on-screen message) about firmware updates that are available for your Reader. We highly recommend that you install the latest firmware in order to take advantage of improvements and/or exciting new features for your Reader. The firmware can be download
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About the User Guide When using your Reader to view this User Guide, please note the following instructions. To use the page links Tap the page link to jump to the page directly (e.g., 5). To return to the previous page, press OPTIONS tap [Go to] [Previous View]. To enlarge a page See “Zooming in” ( 69). Screen shots in this manual may be different from the actual display in the Reader. To use the link icons Tap one of the icons located at the bottom of the page to view either “
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Useful Features Mobile network and Wi-Fi® Connecting to a mobile network ( 35)
=> Connecting to a Wi-Fi network ( 127)
=> Reader Store ( 35)
=> Annotation Bookmarking ( 59)
=> Highlighting Word(s) ( 60)
=> Handwriting a note ( 61)
=> Adding a note ( 62)
=> Resizing Adjusting the text size ( 67)
=> Changing a page mode ( 68)
=> Zooming in ( 69) Adjusting Content View ( 72) Searching Finding notes within a book ( 64), among
=> books ( 66) Searching keywords ( 75)
=> Se
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Jumping to a page ( 77) Dictionary When reading a book ( 80)
=> Using Wikipedia ( 84)
=> As an application ( 107)
=> List of previously looked up words ( 83)
=> Reading Periodicals ( 85) Browsing website ( 90) Collection Management Creating ( 98)
=> Adding contents ( 99)
=> Deleting ( 100)
=> Other Applications Handwriting ( 108)
=> Text Memo ( 111)
=> Picture Viewer ( 113)
=> Audio Player ( 115)
=> Supported File Formats ( 164) Specifications ( 19) Table of Conte
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Table of Contents About the User Guide ..............................................4 Useful Features ........................................................5 Chapter 1 Overview Parts and Controls .................................................................14 Specifications ..........................................................................19 Chapter 2 Getting Started Charging the Reader ............................................................22 Power Saving Tips ..............
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Getting Content Accessing the Reader™ Store Wirelessly .......................35 Creating a Reader™ Store Account ..................................38 Making Purchases .................................................................39 OPTIONS menu of the Reader Store ...............................40 Downloading Content .........................................................41 Accessing the Reader Store with your computer ......44 Step 1: Installing Reader™ Library ...........................
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Chapter 3 Reading Content Reading Books ........................................................................53 OPTIONS Menu ......................................................................55 Annotation ...............................................................................59 Bookmarking .....................................................................59 Highlighting word(s) .......................................................60 Handwriting a note ........................
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Using Wikipedia .....................................................................84 Reading Newspapers / Magazines ..................................85 Reading from a Memory Stick™ or SD Card .................88 Browsing Internet Content Browsing Website ..................................................................90 Adding a bookmark .........................................................94 OPTIONS menu of the [Browser] application ..............96 Collections Collections ...........
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Applications Menu Applications Menu ............................................................. 106 Using an embedded dictionary ............................... 107 Creating drawings ......................................................... 108 Creating text memos ................................................... 111 Viewing pictures ............................................................ 113 Playing audio files ......................................................... 115 Settings Chan
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Appendix Precautions ........................................................................... 150 Copyright Notice ................................................................ 161 GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE ............................... 163 Supported File Formats .................................................... 164 System Requirements ....................................................... 166 Index ....................................................................................
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Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Overview ..................................................14 - 20 Parts and Controls ....................................................14 Specifications ............................................................19 Table of Contents Index 13
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Overview Overview Parts and Controls Charge/Busy indicator Power switch Slide to the right and release quickly Stylus Micro USB connector WIRELESS switch Table of Contents Index 14
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Parts and Controls Power Switch To Action Power on or wake Slide to the right and release quickly. up from sleep 1 mode Enter sleep mode Slide and release quickly. The standby 2 screen appears. Power off When not in sleep mode, slide and completely hold for more than 3 seconds. Follow the instructions on the screen. 1 Battery consumption is minimized in sleep mode. 2 For details about [Standby Screen], see 124. SIM Card Slot ( 149) A SIM card is installed to provide wireless co
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Parts and Controls Memory Stick Duo™ SD card media Mark Mark Memory Stick PRO Duo™ slot Memory card access indicator Lights up in orange during memory card access. SD card slot Please see 159 regarding memory card usage. Stylus For more precise operations, use the supplied stylus. Insert fully into the holder when not in use. Table of Contents Index 16
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Parts and Controls Touch screen ( 27) Lightly tap the screen either with a finger or the supplied stylus to navigate. Page turn buttons Press < (previous) or > (next) to turn the page. Press and hold < or > to turn pages continuously. Home button ( 32) Shows the [Home] menu. Size button ( 67) Shows a utility to change text size, zoom a page and select a page mode. OPTIONS button ( 55) Shows the menu for relevant optional functions. Tips Press OPTIONS to display the cloc
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Parts and Controls Volume button* ( 117) Adjusts the volume when playing an audio file. * A tactile dot on the + button helps with ease of operation. Headphones jack Micro USB connector ( 22, 46) Used for transferring data and charging the Reader by the supplied USB cable. RESET hole ( 137) WIRELESS Switch ( 36, 37, 90) Set to “ON” when using a mobile network or Wi-Fi network. Holes for optional cover attachment With the same hole in the left top corner of the Reader,
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Specifications Specifications Model name PRS-950 Power source Built-in rechargeable battery: 3.7 V DC AC adapter: 5.0 V DC, 1,500 mA USB communication: Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0 compliant) Battery life (continuous playback) Maximum Battery: Approx. 20,000 continuous page turns when reading only * * Measured using a text based content in ePub format and a fully charged battery, consecutive page-turns at approximately one second per page under the recommended operating temperature. Actual battery
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Specifications Display: 7.1” (180.98 mm) diagonal electrophoretic display 600 × 1,024 pixel, 0.151 × 0.153 pixel/mm 16-level gray scale Mobile network: HSPA/WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100 MHz GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz Wi-Fi: 802.11b / g compliant Expansion slots Memory Stick PRO Duo™ slot, SD card slot Please see 159 regarding memory card usage. AC Adapter for Reader (PRSA-AC1) Output: 5.0 V DC, 1,500 mA
=> Input: 100 - 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz, 0.2 A
=> Operating/Charging temperature: 41˚F to 95
