Rakuten Kobo, User Manual

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Page 2: ...ness 12 Use Wi Fi on your eReader 13 Connect your eReader to a Wi Fi network 13 Check your eReader s Wi Fi status 14 Sync your eReader over Wi Fi 14 Turn Wi Fi off Airplane mode 15 Buy a book 17 Buy a...

Page 3: ...he Kobo Desktop app 27 Borrow books from the public library 28 Troubleshoot your eReader 32 Repair your eReader account 32 Force your eReader to turn off 33 Sign out of your eReader 33 Factory reset y...

Page 4: ...leep when you re not reading Both help your battery last longer The main difference is that when you put your eReader to sleep and then wake it up you go directly back to the last screen you saw This...

Page 5: ...turn on your eReader Press the power button and hold until your eReader turns on To turn off your eReader Press the power button and hold until you see a Powered off screen To put your eReader to slee...

Page 6: ...months depending on how frequently you use your eReader Charge your Kobo eReader with the supplied Micro USB cable if possible If you need to replace your Micro USB cable you can get a new one at any...

Page 7: ...Kobo eReader with any 5V 1A Micro USB adapter Note If you re travelling to a country with different electrical systems be sure you have the proper converter before you charge your Kobo eReader using...

Page 8: ...reen lightly to open a book turn a page select a menu and more Swipe Use this gesture to turn pages and scroll through menus Press and hold Touch the screen and hold your finger in place You can use t...

Page 9: ...e circles to select more text Drag If you re reading a PDF and you zoom in to see a bigger version of your page you can drag the page around to see different parts of it To do this touch anywhere on t...

Page 10: ...test software updates and books you ve purchased from Kobo To sync your eReader tap the sync icon Buy books Looking for something to read Tap the Search icon to find a book on your eReader or browse t...

Page 11: ...brightness Battery icon See the battery status and change energy savings settings Sync icon Download recently purchased books onto your eReader and update your eReader software if there s one availabl...

Page 12: ...ead in the dark You can adjust your screen s brightness in a few ways While you re reading swipe up or down along the left edge of the screen From your Home screen tap the brightness icon at the top o...

Page 13: ...f the screen 3 Tap Sync now Your eReader will try to connect to Wi Fi This may take a moment You ll be prompted to choose a wireless network 4 Tap the name of the network you want to use If there s a...

Page 14: ...Fi connection You have an excellent Wi Fi connection Sync your eReader over Wi Fi To download books onto your eReader and update your software you ll need to sync your eReader Syncing your Kobo eRead...

Page 15: ...and let you use your eReader on an airplane Your Wi Fi connection will turn off automatically if it s inactive for more than five minutes 1 Go to your Home screen 2 Tap the Wi Fi icon at the top of t...

Page 16: ...16 When you see a dialog box that says Wi Fi Disabled your eReader will no longer have access to the internet...

Page 17: ...If you have a promo code you can enter this during checkout to get a discount on your book To buy a book 1 Go to your Home screen 2 Tap Find your next great read at the bottom left of the screen 3 En...

Page 18: ...f you use store credit or a gift card to pay for your order this address is used to ensure the correct tax is calculated for your purchases 6 Tap Continue 7 Review your order Note If you want to use a...

Page 19: ...u icon at the top of the screen 3 Tap My Books You ll see a list of all the books on your eReader 4 Tap on a book cover to open a book If you see a download icon on the book cover it means that you ne...

Page 20: ...Select where you d like to search a Kobo Store Search for eBooks from the Kobo store b My Books Search for books that are in your Kobo account and in your eReader 5 Enter a book title or author name...

Page 21: ...e of these options a Remove download Remove the book from your eReader but have the ability to re download the item from the Kobo Cloud later You ll still see the cover of the book on your eReader Thi...

Page 22: ...t the bottom of the screen Skim through the book To quickly browse through your book 1 While reading tap the center of the page to bring up the Reading Menu 2 Drag the circle icon in the navigation ba...

Page 23: ...en 3 Tap on a chapter that you d like to read Change font size line spacing and margins When you are reading a book you can adjust the size of text to make reading easier on your eyes Your eReader off...

Page 24: ...ext tap the or signs beside Line Spacing d To add more space around the edges of your screen tap the or signs beside Margins 4 To change how text lines up on the edges select one of the Justification...

Page 25: ...xt but you can zoom in to make the entire page bigger and easier to read Bookmark pages Use bookmarks to mark favourite parts of your book To bookmark a page While reading tap the top right hand corne...

Page 26: ...26 3 Beside the bookmark you want to go to tap Bookmark You ll be taken to the bookmarked page...

Page 27: ...Store and manage books on your eReader Kobo Desktop lets you Add and delete books on your eReader Read books you ve purchased from Kobo Shop for books on your computer Sync your eReader To download Ko...

Page 28: ...onnection to borrow eBooks from your public library Browse borrow and place holds on library books directly from your eReader Finding local libraries that support OverDrive To find the closest library...

Page 29: ...cal library An active Wi Fi connection 1 Go to your Home screen 2 Tap the Menu icon at the top of the screen 3 Tap Settings 4 Tap OverDrive 5 Tap Get started Tap Create account to create an OverDrive...

Page 30: ...book Simply sync your eReader to see the book on your Home screen If the book isn t available you ll have the option to place the book on hold You ll be notified by email when the book is available It...

Page 31: ...to your Home screen 2 Tap the Menu icon at the top of the screen 3 Tap My Books 4 Tap Filter in the grey bar near the top of the screen 5 Tap OverDrive You ll see all the books you ve borrowed using O...

Page 32: ...unt Before you start you ll need access to a Wi Fi connection 1 Go to your Home screen 2 Tap the Menu icon at the top of the screen 3 Tap Settings 4 Tap Device information 5 Beside Repair your Kobo ac...

Page 33: ...f again 2 Press and hold the power button until your eReader turns on If your eReader is frozen and you cannot turn it off try charging your eReader Sign out of your eReader Signing out of your eReade...

Page 34: ...ou added to your books 1 Go to your Home screen 2 Tap the Menu icon at the top of the screen 3 Tap Settings 4 Tap Accounts 5 Under Kobo tap Sign out 6 Tap Sign out Once you ve signed out you ll need t...

Page 35: ...you purchased from Kobo can be re downloaded after a factory reset Lose any bookmarks and annotations you ve made in your books since you last synced your eReader Sign out of your account on your eRe...

Page 36: ...restore your eReader to its original settings After a manual factory reset you ll need to set up and sync your eReader again Before you start Charge your eReader for at least 1 hour Make sure you hav...

Page 37: ...hold the power button on your eReader for 30 seconds 5 Wait for the Restore screen to appear 6 Release the power button Your eReader screen will turn black and begin the restoring process After the r...

Page 38: ...d Warranty Information Important safety regulatory and warranty details about your Kobo eReader can be found on the Kobo website at https help kobo com www kobo com userguides Note The Declaration of...