Icarus Illumina, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Manual Illumina E653 series...

Page 2: ...e The result is that you can read thousands of pages on one charge E Ink technology does not cause eye fatigue like LCD screens The integrated Front Light enables you to read comfortably day and night...

Page 3: ...an using a cotton free soft cloth 5 Do not hold the device if you are using sunscreen or other creams that contain alcohol This will damage the e reader s housing 6 Do not drop beat or shake the devic...

Page 4: ...ing data please do not remove the memory card This will lead to loss of data 3 Choose the FAT file format when formatting the memory card 4 If the device does not respond please press the RESET button...

Page 5: ...5 hardware are in constant development it is possible that parts of this user manual do not correspond to the actual product Always visit www icarusreader com for the latest product information...

Page 6: ...in sunlight In principle no light is needed if you desire you could use the light to make the screen more white Light can be used in medium to high settings Daylight situations indoors Light can be us...

Page 7: ...f ebooks into one file folder This will negatively affect your e reader s performance Indexing of the files will go slower and the general speed of the e reader decreases boot up updating library scro...

Page 8: ...give your e reader a stylish look of your choice The best choice for the Illumina is the PerfectFit series by ICARUS These covers contain a plastic shell that not only seamlessly holds the e reader it...

Page 9: ...9 Device outline ports and buttons Bottom side Front side...

Page 10: ...tton Go back to previous state 2 Previous page Return to the previous page 3 Next page Go to the next page 4 Refresh Refresh the screen 5 Logo ICARUS logo 6 Serial number 7 Other info 8 Memory card sl...

Page 11: ...to charge device 10 Power Press and hold 3 seconds to turn on press once to go to sleep mode press once to wake up the device when turned on press and hold for 3 seconds to turn off device completely...

Page 12: ...12 Desktop main menu The Main Menu contains the following items Recently Read items Recently Added items Menu items Books Images Applications Settings Browser...

Page 13: ...is book Recently added In the middle of the desktop is the recently added pane it shows the 4 books last added to the device Swipe from right to left to access more books that were added In total this...

Page 14: ...display modes list details and shelf Press to switch the display mode 1 Book shelf model each page display 9 ebooks 3 3 You can use the page turning buttons or touch the screen to select the ebooks It...

Page 15: ...ows in every page you can flip to check all the available e books it will display the book cover if it is stored inside the ebook Otherwise it will display our default setting and the reading status w...

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Page 17: ...17 Menu function Press the icon when reading to open the pop up menu You can use the Edit function Search function Jump to a page and Sort the books...

Page 18: ...ss to enter Edit mode as below You can perform basic file management actions select all copy cut delete To select a specific book check the box next to the book To select all books use the Select All...

Page 19: ...You can search for book titles in the current and all underlying folders Press to open the search frame as below Enter the keyword in the dialog box and press OK to initiate the search Search results...

Page 20: ...20 Jump to Page You can jump to a specific page with e books Click to open the jump page dialog box Enter the desired page numbers into the Dialog box press OK to jump to the page...

Page 21: ...21 Sort function Press to open the sort menu You can sort e books by time format author and size...

Page 22: ...22 Note The library displays book covers contained in FB2 PDF EPUB and MOBI file formats Books in other file formats will be displayed in the default format...

Page 23: ...Reading books The Illumina supports the following file formats TXT EPUB PDF FB2 HTML HTM PDB RTF MOBI DJVU DJV CHM RAR DOC DOCX PPT PPTX XLS XLSX PRC TCR When opening an ebook the screen looks as foll...

Page 24: ...screen right to left to go back left to right to go forward Note When opening a book it can take some time before the total number of pages is correctly displayed the e reader indexes the number of pa...

Page 25: ...you will need to scroll left to right and top to bottom If you select Reflow mode the page will be automatically reformatted like an ePub file The text will fit the page no matter what font size you...

Page 26: ...26 Text functions In the reading interface you can select words by touching them with your finger to perform certain operations...

Page 27: ...ning when the annotation is saved Some files do not support this function Note Long press words or a sentence in the reading interface the words or sentence will be selected Press to open the Memo int...

Page 28: ...8 Note you need to have dictionaries installed to use this function Only dictionaries in StarDict format are supported See the part of this manual on Dictionaries to learn more about using dictionarie...

Page 29: ...ing a book many options for changing the lay out of the book and other options are available To open the options menu Jump to Page press to jump to a specific page within the book Input the desired pa...

Page 30: ...for customization Auto Flip with this function turned on pages turn automatically after specific intervals You can choose 10s 20s 30s 40s or 50s intervals Search press to open the search function inpu...

Page 31: ...available for bookmark management To add a bookmark to the current page press the bookmark item in the top of the page Press to open the following screen which shows the Table of Contents TOC if the...

Page 32: ...de changing the font size actually zooms in or out on the page As a result parts of the page will be outside the screen of the e reader and to view those arease you need to scroll left to right or top...

Page 33: ...enu by pressing in the bottom of the screen You can edit search sort or jump to a page with files 3 This device supports following pictures formats JPG BMP TIF PNG GIF The images can be displayed in t...

Page 34: ...34 2 list mode every page can display 6 rows you can flip to browse pictures...

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Page 36: ...36 Menu function Click to open the pop up menu You have the following options edit search jump to page and sort...

Page 37: ...37 Edit function Click to enter the edit mode You can copy cut or delete an image...

Page 38: ...38 Search function Click to search based on file name Enter the keyword in the Dialog box press OK to intiate the search...

Page 39: ...39 Jump to page function Press and enter a page number to go to that specific page with image files...

Page 40: ...40 Sort function Press to open the sort function You can sort images based on time type author and size...

Page 41: ...s while viewing an image Detail press this icon to check the picture s properties Go to page enter a number to advance a certain number of pictures Rotate Left 90 to rotate the picture 90 degrees coun...

Page 42: ...42 Rotate Right 90 to rotate the picture 90 degrees clockwise Slideshow to show the pictures in slideshow mode automatic transition...

Page 43: ...stem of this device is Android 4 2 Jelly Bean This allows you to install apps yourself out of the thousands of apps available for Android on the internet Click to open the applications interface All t...

Page 44: ...tings menu Pre installed applications E mail you can set up your own email account to receive and send out emails Browser browse the web Dictionary dictionaries should be installed in the folder mnt s...

Page 45: ...ease copy the APK file of that app in a folder of choice Then open the File Manager app in the Apps section and press the APK file This will install the app In order to find the APK file of your app s...

Page 46: ...46 Settings Click to open the settings menu In the next section all different settings are explained...

Page 47: ...ed on the e reader will search for available networks and list them Select the appropriate network and enter the password The connection will be established The next time the network is in reach conne...

Page 48: ...an adjust the screen brightness sleep time standby time and fonts 1 Brightness Adjust the brightness by pressing and or pressing and holding them 2 Sleep You can adjust the standby time to 3 minutes 5...

Page 49: ...default fonts are pre installed in the device and you can install your own favorite fonts too To install your own font copy the fonts to the folder on the e reader s internal memory the removable driv...

Page 50: ...eader You can do this in one of two ways 1 You can connect the e reader to a computer that has Adobe Digital Editions installed When you connect the device you can authorize it with Adobe Digital Edit...

Page 51: ...an add delete and manage your Adobe account here For more information on Adobe DRM Adobe ID and more we refer to Adobe s website on this subject http www adobe com products digital editions html promo...

Page 52: ...52 Storage In this section you can check occupied space in the internal memory and memory card You can also load mount a memory card in this area...

Page 53: ...can be adjusted automatically by your WiFi network or set manually You can also select time and date format and the time zone To adjust a setting time or date press Set date or Set time respectively I...

Page 54: ...he following screen will appear Please make sure you connect to a WiFi network before opening the browser If there is no network connection the browser will open the network selection screen instead T...

Page 55: ...55 browser window to another Press to open the webpage status bar you can refresh forward bookmark save to bookmark share website search on the webpage enter a URL and manage offline settings...

Page 56: ...nt light While reading a book press in the status bar to open the light settings Press and to adjust brightness Press and hold the to reduce the brightness and press and hold the to increase the brigh...

Page 57: ...any cases another user might have experienced the same issue and has found a solution already The FAQ database contains hundreds of topics You find it under http faq icarusreader com 3 Ask our support...

Page 58: ...e website 2 Select the product of your choice 3 Unzip the contents of the file to a folder of choice on your computer 4 The folder will include a file with the extension IMG 5 Connect the e reader wit...

Page 59: ...er as both hardware and software evolve over time there can be differences between the descriptions in this manual and the actual device We refer you to www icarusreader com this always contains the l...