Astak EZReader PocketPro, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Manual Date 7 17 2009 Version 1 ...

Page 2: ... Card 10 Turning On Off 11 Keyboard Lock 13 Basic Functions 13 Turning pages 13 Multi level folders 15 Sorting your files 16 Recently Read Files 17 Switching Memory 18 Transferring eBooks 19 Transferring non DRM eBooks 19 Transferring DRM eBooks in PDF format 20 Reading eBooks 23 Page turning 23 Go to First Last Page 24 Page Jump 24 Font Increase Decrease 26 ...

Page 3: ...k Information 32 Adjust contrast brightness of pictures 33 PDF Documents 35 Text to Speech 36 Listening to MP3 music 37 System Settings 38 Key Sound Setting 39 Language Setting 40 Replacing Font 41 System Information 42 USB Connection 43 Exception 44 Specifications 45 ...

Page 4: ...lease use a protective case to protect the unit and its sensitive screen Do not put or use the product in humid environments Do not let liquid enter the product water and dampness will cause a malfunction of the internal circuits Do not violently shake or drop the product This will cause the damages to its electronic components Do not heavily press the display or put heavy objects on the display s...

Page 5: ...over Do not try to disassemble the product on your own Only a qualified technician of the company or manufacturer or an authorized maintenance person can disassemble the product Please put the product and its accessories out of the reach of children Do not put the product near a magnetic field Please use the authorized accessories made for this product Do not use unmatched components or batteries ...

Page 6: ...battery leaks liquid please clean the product and put in a new battery If the liquid gets on your clothes please carefully clean it Properly dispose of old batteries according to your local laws This product is CE approved ...

Page 7: ...uide to Parts and Controls Guide to Parts and Controls Front View Indicator Screen Number keys 1 5 Bookmark Go to Catalog 7 Zoom 8 Exit Menu Bookmark 6 Previous Page 9 Next Page 0 Next Page Previous Page ...

Page 8: ...Guide to Parts and Controls Thumbwheel Side View Back View Reset Rechargeable Battery SD Slot Power On Off Top View USB Port Earphone Jack Bottom View ...

Page 9: ...device Charging the Battery While installing the battery the battery should be inserted flat The side with wires should be facing the left While inserting the battery pin into the battery socket the metal point of the battery pin should be upward The power supply of this product is a rechargeable battery The battery should be fully charged for at ...

Page 10: ...ange light will flash while the battery is charging A green light will shine steady when the battery is fully charged 2 The battery can also be charged by power adapter Connect the device to the power adapter and plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet It takes about 3 4 hours to charge the battery An orange light will flash while the battery is charging and a green light will shine stead...

Page 11: ...in Do not use unauthorized batteries or chargers as they might damage your product Do not constantly remove the battery Inserting SD Memory Card After inserting SD card its contents will be automatically displayed To remove the SD card push in the SD card until you hear a click and then release it Insert the SD card with the label facing up in the direction of the arrow Note Do not remove a SD car...

Page 12: ...Operations Turning On Off To turn on your device press the On Off button Power On Off Power off screen Introduction screen Bookshelf ...

Page 13: ...Operations To switch off press and hold the on off button for a few seconds Any interface Goodbye screen Press hold on off button Power off ...

Page 14: ... keyboard Power On Off Any interface Locked keyboard Basic Functions Turning pages On the bookshelf interface each screen will display up to eight eBook titles or files Press the page turn buttons to go to the previous or next page Press and hold the page turn buttons to go forward or back 10 ...

Page 15: ... the number keys 1 8 to select a title for reading Press once to go to previous or next page Press hold to turn 10 pages at once Bookshelf 1 8 Exit eBook After opening a book you can also turn the thumbwheel up or down to turn pages ...

Page 16: ...ganize eBooks and files into different folders This device supports multi level folders If you have multi level folders press number keys 1 8 to enter into a sub folder Press the previous page button to go back 1 8 Main folder Sub folder Exit ...

Page 17: ...nder the main bookshelf interface press the Menu button to display the popup menu then press number keys 2 4 to choose the sorting method you want You can reorganize your bookshelf by Name Date or the Type of files you have Menu Exit ...

Page 18: ...ly Read Files The books that you recently read will be saved in the Recent files folder for easy access In the main bookshelf press number key 1 to access the Recent files folder Main bookshelf Press 1 Exit Recent files ...

Page 19: ...ically display the contents of your SD card To switch back to the internal memory press the Menu button to see the menu then press number key 5 to switch between the internal memory and your SD card Bookshelf in SD card Menu Exit Menu Number key 5 Number key 5 Internal Bookshelf Exit ...

Page 20: ...le Transferring non DRM eBooks 1 Use a USB cable to connect your device to your computer 2 A screen will appear on your device To connect press OK Press the OK Menu button The screen will change to say USB Connection 3 Your computer will recognize the device as a Removable Drive which is located under the My Computer folder Note If your SD card is also inserted into your device then the computer w...

Page 21: ... cable Transferring DRM eBooks in PDF format 1 First download the free Adobe Digital Editions eBook reader software http www adobe com products digitaleditions To learn more please go here http www adobe com products digitaleditions faq 2 After installing the software you can use it to view eBooks in the PDF and EPUB formats Simply download an eBook to your computer and then open it with Adobe Dig...

Page 22: ...e s internal memory 6 Open Adobe Digital Editions software Your device will appear as EZ Reader PRO under the Bookshelves column 7 Click on All Items and choose the files or eBooks you want to transfer Then drag them over to EZ Reader PRO to copy them to your device 8 After you ve finished transferring your files please click on the Safely Remove Hardware icon from your computer s taskbar Choose t...

Page 23: ...Operations ...

Page 24: ...rn buttons number keys 9 and 0 or Thumbwheel to turn pages in sequence Move the thumbwheel up down to turn pages Move it down to display menu or confirm the current operation Press once to go to the previous or next page Press hold to turn 10 pages at one time 9 Previous 0 Next ...

Page 25: ...press 1 to go to the first page Or press 2 to go to the last page of the eBook Note Image files do not support this function Menu Exit Page Jump After opening a file press Menu button to display the menu then press 3 Go to page to enter the page jump function Note Image files do not support this function ...

Page 26: ...your screen Press numbers 0 9 to enter the page number you want then press Menu button to jump to that page While entering the page numbers you can press the Exit button to delete the entered number If no page number is entered in the box you can press the Exit button to quit this function ...

Page 27: ...d Double Note In certain file formats there are more than 3 levels When the screen is in Double mode the text will be rotated and displayed horizontally on your screen In certain PDF and EPUB files you can also press Menu button then select Zoom in order to directly choose a different font size Press 8 Press 8 Press 8 Normal Full Double ...

Page 28: ... as bookmarks the icon of the number key won t show in the status bar To Add a Bookmark Press number keys 1 5 to directly add bookmarks 1 5 To Replace a Bookmark If the current number key you want to use as a bookmark is already being used you can press hold that number key for 2 seconds and then the previously bookmarked page will be replaced by the current page ...

Page 29: ...the number key to clear the bookmark To Check All Bookmarks in an eBook Press and hold number key 6 for two seconds to see a list of all the bookmarks and their status details From there press number keys 1 5 to jump to the page with bookmark Press hold Number key 6 Exit 1 5 ...

Page 30: ...ace This device supports multi level catalogs If the current catalog is the last level catalog press the number key to jump to a chapter in the book Press Exit to return to the previous level catalog Note TXT HTML and images do not support this function eBook Catalog Interface Press 7 Exit ...

Page 31: ... can also press the Menu button to display the menu then select Go to catalog to access the catalog or index interface this function is not available in all eBooks or files Then choose a chapter to jump to Press 4 Menu Exit Catalog ...

Page 32: ...e the page so that it displays horizontally across your screen Just push the Menu button then choose Rotate option by pressing number 6 and the text will be displayed horizontally Choose Rotate again and it will go back to a vertical display Menu Exit Number key 6 ...

Page 33: ...Menu button to display the menu then select About by pressing the corresponding number key Then all the file s information will be displayed which might include author title publisher copyright etc Different eBooks will display different items Menu Exit About ...

Page 34: ...viewing pictures the contrast and brightness can be adjusted Press Menu and use the Next page Previous page keys to switch between contrast and brightness The icon will change locations to indicate whether you are in the contrast or brightness section Menu ...

Page 35: ...Operations Then press numbers 1 8 to adjust the level of contrast or brightness or press numbers 9 or 0 to increase decrease one level at a time Press the Menu button when you finish Press 1 8 ...

Page 36: ...ply open the same file again Now you can access the Text to Speech function by pressing English Speaking from the Menu see next section for more info Note In this mode the PDF document will not auto reformat or reflow so your font size choices are limited Read by Adobe PDF Open a PDF document Press the Menu button then select Read by Adobe PDF from the menu You will be taken back to the previous m...

Page 37: ... the menu 5 Then press the number key 4 English Speaking The electronic voice will begin reading your document 6 Press the page turn button and the voice will read from the top of the newly displayed page 7 To stop press the Menu button then select Stop from the menu Note If you choose Stop and then choose English Speaking again the voice will start reading from the beginning of the page If you ch...

Page 38: ...e to play it If you start reading an eBook you can go back to the Music interface by pressing the Menu button and then pressing number key 1 for Music Playing The Music interface displays information of the current MP3 including title playing time etc Back to Bookshelf Pause Play Press 1 Exit Menu Cycle FF FR Previous Song Stop Volume Next Song ...

Page 39: ...Operations System Settings Under the main bookshelf interface press Menu button to display the menu Then press number key 6 to access the Settings menu Exit Number key 6 Menu ...

Page 40: ...etting Under the system setting interface press number key 1 to disable the key sound If you disable it the keys will not beep when you press them To enable the key sound again simply press 1 again Press 1 to Enable Disable ...

Page 41: ...rations Language Setting Under the system setting interface press number key 2 to enter the language selection interface Select the language you prefer by pressing the corresponding number key Exit Press 2 ...

Page 42: ...interface Select the font you want by pressing the corresponding number key The TTF font files are saved in the Font Folder of the root index of your SD card Please visit http www theezreader com and see the Frequently Asked Questions section for details on how to add fonts to your font folder Press 3 Exit ...

Page 43: ...Operations System Information Under the system setting interface press number key 4 to see the system version information Exit Press 4 ...

Page 44: ...ress the Menu OK button to connect Then a Removable disk will automatically appear under the My Computer folder of your computer Click on the Removable disk to access the contents of your device Then you can transfer files from your PC to your device Note You cannot read eBooks while the device is connected to your computer Exit Insert USB Cable Menu ...

Page 45: ...y then is it safe to disconnect the USB cable Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device Drive J 12 16 After disconnecting the USB cable the device will go back to its regular bookshelf interface Exception If the product is not working well or the screen seems to be frozen please press the Reset button on the back of the device for a few seconds You can use a straightened paper clip and press GENTLY to...

Page 46: ...10mm H OS Linux OS Natively Supported Formats ADE PDF DOC RTF HTML TXT MP3 WOL CHM RAR ZIP FB2 DJVU EPUB BMP JPG TIF PNG GIF PDB PPT LIT Storage Internal NAND FLASH Memory SD RAM 32MB Internal 2MB NOR FLASH Input Output USB 2 0 Port SD slot Weight 160g including battery Battery Li Polymer 1000mAh Operating Temperature 0ºC to 40ºC Storage Temperature 20ºC to 55ºC ...

Page 47: ... that has been returned to its original specifications In the event of a defect these are your exclusive options solutions Labor Warranty for a period of ninety days 90 from the original date of purchase of the product Astak will at its option repair or replace with a new or refurbished product if the product is determined to be defective If Astak chooses to replace the product after this Labor Wa...

Page 48: ...r find that the product is damaged or defective please email or call us within seven 7 days of receiving the product After seven 7 days of receiving the product if you find that the product is damaged or defective the user will be responsible for any repair service fees for any physical damages In the event that a product is determined to have a broken screen a 95 00 USD repair service fee will be...

Page 49: ...a Return Merchandise Authorization RMA number before you send your unit parts Packages without RMA numbers will not be accepted Visit our website www astak com contact asp OR call our customer support line 1 866 368 8788 Repair Replacement Warranty This Limited Warranty shall apply to any repair replacement part or replacement product for the remainder of the original Limited Warranty period or fo...

Page 50: ... FAULTS This Limited Warranty is invalid if the factory applied serial number has been altered or removed from the product This Limited Warranty is valid only in the United States Canada and Mexico The customer or user is responsible for payment of shipping handling fees associated with sending items to Astak Inc Limitations on damages Astak shall not be liable for any incidental or consequential ...

Page 51: ...llow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages or allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you This Limited Warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may have other rights which vary from state to state ...