Amazon KINDLE TOUCH, Manual

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Page 2: ...gistering your Kindle 15 Special Offers and Sponsored Screensavers 15 Screensaver 15 Home screen 15 Chapter 2 Acquiring Kindle Content 16 Shop the Kindle Store anytime anywhere 16 Audible audiobooks 16 Managing your Kindle library 16 Using collections 17 Archiving and deleting content 17 Chapter 3 Reading Kindle Documents 19 Understanding Kindle Touch display technology 19 Customising your text di...

Page 3: ...enu 27 Bookmarks 27 Downloading Files 27 Chapter 5 Finding Additional Assistance 28 Appendix A Product Information 29 Safety and Compliance Information 29 Maintaining Your Kindle 29 Servicing Your Device 29 Battery Safety 29 Headphone Safety 29 Other Safety Considerations 30 Wireless Safety and Compliance 30 Turn Off Wireless When Flying 30 Using Your Kindle Around Other Electronic Devices 30 Step...

Page 4: ...e 4 Contents Recycling Kindle Properly 32 Product Specifications 32 KINDLE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND TERMS OF USE 33 ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY 33 Additional Information 34 Patent Notices 34 Copyright and Trademark Notices 34 ...

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Page 9: ...e name of a previous owner instead of your own Amazon account name you ll need to register it See Setting up your Kindle in this chapter for instructions on setting up and registering your device Kindle Touch controls You need to learn only a few simple controls to use your Kindle Touch Home button This raised button takes you to the Home screen where you ll find a list of books and other content ...

Page 10: ...remove your Kindle Mac OS X Click the Eject button next to the Kindle in any Finder window or drag it from the Desktop to the Trash Your Kindle will then exit USB drive mode Your Kindle will continue to charge in this mode If the charge indicator light on the bottom edge of the device does not come on make sure that the USB cable is fully inserted into your Kindle and into the USB port of the comp...

Page 11: ...rea is large enough to be tapped whether you hold the device with your left or right hand Tap the left side of the screen to go to the previous page The EasyReach tap zones differ depending on whether your Kindle is in portrait or landscape mode When reading you can change the screen orientation by tapping on the Menu button and selecting Portrait or Landscape Mode Note that the option displayed d...

Page 12: ... available when searching from the Home screen My Items searches your Archived Items as well as the ones on this Kindle by title and author Kindle Store Wikipedia and Dictionary After you make your selection tap the Go button or the Return key on the keyboard to perform the search Menu button This button displays a menu of options The menus are contextual which means they change to offer appropria...

Page 13: ...to the list of sections Sections and Articles button Tap to go to the hierarchical section and articles list of a newspaper or magazine Preserve This Article button Tap to clip an entire periodical article to the My Clippings file Audiobook toolbar A second toolbar appears at the bottom of the screen when you open an audiobook Progress Bar Displays your progress within chapters time elapsed and th...

Page 14: ...azon account Network connectivity Books magazines and other materials are delivered directly to your Kindle via its built in network connectivity If your Kindle offers both Wi Fi and 3G connectivity use Wi Fi whenever possible for faster downloads You can connect to a Wi Fi network at home or at hotspots around the world To view available Wi Fi networks from the Home screen tap the Menu button and...

Page 15: ...played on your screensaver To see more details on the offer wake up your Kindle and then tap the offer s banner at the bottom of the Home screen Special offers and Sponsored Screensavers are updated regularly when your Kindle is connected to a network Home screen Special offer banners are displayed at the bottom of the Home screen To view additional details tap the banner All available special off...

Page 16: ...f your Kindle had wireless on prior to going to sleep it will continue to receive your regularly scheduled subscriptions while in sleep mode Audible audiobooks The Kindle Store offers thousands of Audible audio editions including New York Times best sellers In addition to audiobooks the Kindle Store offers audio editions of radio shows stand up comedy performances and speeches Listen to Audible co...

Page 17: ...your first collection To create a new collection 1 On the Home screen tap the Menu button 2 Select Create New Collection 3 Use the keyboard to type a name for the collection and then tap OK A dialog displays with a list of the items on your Kindle that can be added to a collection Note that periodicals and blogs cannot be put into collections 4 Tap the checkbox next to an item s title to add it to...

Page 18: ...are stored on the Home screen in a collection titled Periodicals Back Issues Issues that are more than seven issues old will be automatically deleted to free up space for new content Expiring next to an issue indicates that it will be deleted soon There are two ways to keep a copy of an issue On the Home screen press and hold on the name for the issue you wish to keep Select Keep This Issue from t...

Page 19: ... embedded by the publisher Note that selecting this option will disable Typeface controls Zooming in on images and tables You can increase the size of an image in a Kindle book for easier viewing Press and hold your finger on the image and then release to display a magnifying glass icon and then tap on the icon To return the image to normal size tap on the image again For Kindle books with enhance...

Page 20: ...ord add a note or tap More to display additional actions including viewing the definition in another available dictionary looking up the word in Wikipedia sharing it translating it or reporting an error with the content Search To perform a search tap the top of the screen and then tap in the Search field to display the onscreen keyboard Enter the text you want to search for and tap the Go button t...

Page 21: ...l figures and terms It can also provide detailed information from Wikipedia and Shelfari Amazon s community powered encyclopedia for book lovers To find out if a book has X Ray look for X Ray Enabled in the Kindle Store description of the book X Ray is not available in all countries Text to Speech Your Kindle can read aloud your books newspapers magazines blogs and personal documents using Text to...

Page 22: ...wing how far you have read Tick marks in the progress bar indicate the start of each chapter When you re finished reading Your Kindle will automatically go into sleep mode after a few minutes of inactivity When your Kindle is asleep you ll see an image on the screen this static screensaver uses no battery power To wake up your Kindle press the power button If you need to turn off the Kindle comple...

Page 23: ... set automatically To view the time from within a book tap the top of the screen Personalise your Kindle Lets you manage your device name add personal and contact information and view your Send to Kindle Email address Device Name Lets you change the name displayed at the top of the Home screen Personal Info Use this field to add personal or contact information such as an address or phone number to...

Page 24: ...ing the power button for 20 seconds Reset Device Resets your Kindle to its original factory settings and restarts it You should select this action only if instructed to do so by Kindle Customer Service Before you reset your Kindle to factory defaults you must back up any personal documents as well as older issues of periodicals that you d like to keep Once your Kindle restarts you will need to dow...

Page 25: ...devices go to www kindle com support Sharing comments via social networks You can share your Kindle highlights with friends using social networks such as Twitter and Facebook To link your Kindle to your social network accounts from the Home screen tap the Menu button and select Settings On the Settings page tap Reading Options and then tap Social Networks Once you have set up the sharing feature f...

Page 26: ...your audiobooks and music is for your MP3 files You can add Kindle compatible files to these directories and you can copy move or delete the files that are already there See the Kindle Support website www kindle com support for more information on supported file types Your Kindle is not usable as a reading device while in USB drive mode To read a book while charging the battery you must eject the ...

Page 27: ...eb pages will load faster if you disable JavaScript When reading an article there is also an option to switch to Article Mode which changes the page layout and displays the article in a simple text column eliminating surrounding images and ads Bookmarks To bookmark a web page tap the Menu button and select Bookmark this Page To delete a bookmark tap the Menu button and select Bookmarks Tap the Rem...

Page 28: ...8 Chapter 5 Finding Additional Assistance Chapter 5 Finding Additional Assistance The Kindle Customer Service website at www kindle com support has helpful information including frequently asked questions and how to videos ...

Page 29: ...e to extreme heat or cold For example don t leave it in the boot of your car in sub zero or high heat conditions Servicing Your Device If your device needs service please contact Amazon Customer Support Contact details can be found at www kindle com support Faulty service may void the warranty Battery Safety The rechargeable battery in your Kindle should be replaced only by an authorised service p...

Page 30: ...terference with aircraft systems the U S Federal Aviation Administration regulations and many other aviation agencies require you to have permission from a crewmember to use your device s wireless service Using Your Kindle Around Other Electronic Devices Kindle generates uses and can radiate radio frequency RF energy and if not used in accordance with its instructions may cause interference to rad...

Page 31: ... particular installation The Devices meet the FCC Radio Frequency Emission Guidelines and are certified with the FCC as the FCC ID number found on the back of the Device Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Information Regarding Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy Your Device is designed and ...

Page 32: ... user suspects damage take it to a service center for inspection EU Declaration of Conformity Hereby Amazon Fulfillment Services Inc declares that this device is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of RTTE Directive 1999 5 EC A copy of the EU Declaration of Conformity is available at www kindle com kindletouch_doc Recycling Kindle Properly In some areas the ...

Page 33: ...to hardware components of the Device that are not subject to accident misuse neglect fire or other external causes alterations repair or commercial use Instructions For specific instructions about how to obtain warranty service for your Device please contact Customer Service using the contact information provided in this guide In general you will need to deliver your Device in either its original ...

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