Amazon Kindle Fire User manual

KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 5th EDITION

Contents · 2KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 5th EDITION
Table of Contents
WELCOME 9
CHAPTER 1:
Getting Started with Your Kindle 20
1.1 Views of Kindle .......................................................20
Front View ...........................................................20
Top View .............................................................24
Bottom View ..........................................................25
1.2 Getting Around .......................................................26
Using the Buttons .....................................................26
Using the Menus ......................................................26
The Application Menu ..................................................28
1.3 Entering Text .........................................................29
Lowercase and Uppercase Letters ........................................29
Numbers, Punctuation, and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
1.4 Screen Rotation .......................................................31
1.5 Status Indicators ......................................................32
Whispernet Status Indicators ............................................32
Battery Status Indicators ................................................33
Activity Indicator ......................................................33
CHAPTER 2:
Getting to Know Kindle Content 34
2.1 The Home Screen .....................................................34
Home Screen Features .................................................36
Sort Options ..........................................................38
The Home Screen Menu ................................................40

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2.2 Organizing With Collections ............................................42
Creating a Collection ...................................................42
Adding an Item to a Collection ...........................................43
Adding Multiple Items to a Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Viewing Collection Details ..............................................44
Renaming a Collection .................................................45
Deleting a Collection ...................................................45
Adding Collections from Another Kindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
2.3 Managing Your Content ................................................47
Removing Kindle Content ...............................................47
More about Managing Items ............................................48
International Wireless Delivery ..........................................48
CHAPTER 3:
Reading on Kindle 49
3.1 Types of Content ......................................................49
Books ...............................................................49
Newspapers ..........................................................49
Magazines ...........................................................49
Blogs ................................................................50
Personal Documents ...................................................50
Audiobooks ..........................................................51
Background Music .....................................................51
3.2 Content Formatting on Kindle ...........................................52
Progress Indicator .....................................................53
Changing the Text Size .................................................53
Adjusting the Number of Words per Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Increasing the Size of a Picture ..........................................55
3.3 Moving from Place to Place .............................................56
Using the Menu to Get Around ..........................................56
Navigating within a Periodical ...........................................61
Selecting Internal Links .................................................64
Viewing a Table .......................................................64
Reading Across Multiple Kindles .........................................64

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3.4 Looking Up Definitions .................................................65
The Lookup Feature ....................................................65
3.5 Annotations and Clippings ..............................................66
Using Bookmarks ......................................................67
Using Highlights ......................................................68
Displaying Popular Highlights in Your Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Using Notes ..........................................................72
Using Clippings .......................................................75
3.6 Sharing Notes and Highlights with Your Social Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Linking Your Kindle to Your Twitter Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Unlinking Your Kindle From a Social Network Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Sharing Your Notes and Highlights .......................................78
3.7 Reading PDF Files .....................................................80
3.8 Listening to Audio Materials .............................................85
Audiobooks ..........................................................86
Background Audio .....................................................87
Text-to-Speech ........................................................88
CHAPTER 4:
Searching on Kindle 90
4.1 Introduction to Search ..................................................90
Types of Searches .....................................................90
Searching for Definitions ...............................................91
Performing a Search ...................................................91
4.2 Search Results Page ...................................................92
Search Results for a Specific Item ........................................93
Search Results for a Definition ...........................................95
4.3 Performing Remote Searches ............................................96
Searching Wikipedia ...................................................96
Searching the Web ....................................................96
Searching the Kindle Store ..............................................96

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CHAPTER 5:
The Kindle Store 98
5.1 Getting Started at the Store .............................................98
Connecting to the Kindle Store ..........................................98
5.2 Kindle Store Pages ....................................................98
The Kindle Storefront ..................................................99
The Store Menu ......................................................100
Browsing the Store ...................................................101
Getting the Details ....................................................103
Adding Items to Your Wish List .........................................105
5.3 Recommendations, Reviews, and Ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Recommended for You ................................................105
Looking Up Reviews ..................................................105
Writing Your Own Ratings and Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Entering a Rating and Review ..........................................107
5.4 Making Purchases ....................................................108
Trying a Sample Book .................................................108
Buying Your Selections ................................................108
Returning an Item ....................................................108
CHAPTER 6:
Accessing the Web 109
6.1 Using Basic Web .....................................................109
Entering a URL .......................................................110
Using Bookmarks and Adding Your Own . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Using Next Page and Previous Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Selecting Links, Buttons, and Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Using History ........................................................113
The Basic Web Menu ..................................................113
6.2 Other Features .......................................................114
Text Size ............................................................114
Downloading Files ....................................................114
Basic Web Settings ...................................................115

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CHAPTER 7:
Settings and Experimental 117
7.1 Adjusting Your Kindle Settings ..........................................117
Registering or Deregistering Kindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Personalizing Your Kindle ..............................................121
Password - Protecting Your Kindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Choosing Your Primary Dictionary .......................................123
Changing Annotations Backup ..........................................124
The Settings Menu ...................................................125
7.2 Experimental ........................................................127
CHAPTER 8:
Kindle and Your Computer 128
8.1 Getting Started .......................................................128
System Requirements .................................................128
Making the Connection ................................................128
8.2 Transferring Files from Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Managing Your Documents ............................................130
Transferring Your Clippings ............................................130
8.3 Converting and Transferring Your Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Supported Formats for Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Sending Your Documents for Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
8.4 Audiobooks and MP3s ................................................133
Audiobooks from Audible.com .........................................133
Audiobook Formats for Kindle ..........................................133
Transferring MP3s ....................................................134

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CHAPTER 9:
Your Kindle and Amazon.com 135
9.1 Shopping for Kindle Content on Amazon.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Browsing the Kindle Store .............................................135
Searching the Kindle Store .............................................135
Getting the Details ....................................................136
Ordering Content .....................................................136
9.2 Managing Your Kindle on Amazon.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Managing Your Device ................................................137
Managing Your Orders ................................................138
Downloading Content from Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
9.3 Contacting Kindle Support .............................................139
CHAPTER 10:
Transferring Content to Your New Kindle 140
10.1 Transferring Books ..................................................140
10.2 Transferring Periodical Subscriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
10.3 Transferring Personal Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
10.4 Transferring Audiobooks .............................................143
10.5 Transferring MP3s ...................................................144
CHAPTER 11:
Troubleshooting 145

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APPENDIX 150
Safety and compliance Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Servicing Your Device .................................................150
Headphone Safety ....................................................151
Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy (Model number D00511) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy (Model number D00701) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Compliance Information for Kindle Users Outside the US . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
UL Certification Number ...............................................154
Product Specifications .................................................154
KINDLE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND TERMS OF USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Wireless Connectivity .................................................156
Digital Content .......................................................156
Software ............................................................157
General .............................................................159
Patent Notices .......................................................164
Copyright and Trademark Notices .......................................164
Other Language Versions ..............................................164

Welcome · 9KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 5th EDITION
Welcome to
Thank you for purchasing Amazon Kindle. You are reading the Welcome section of the
Kindle User’s Guide. This section provides an overview of Kindle and highlights a few
basic features so you can start reading as quickly as possible.
You can leave this guide at any time by pressing the Home button on your Kindle.
To turn to the next page, press one of the Next Page buttons.
If your Kindle was a gift, you will need to register your device. Please look at the
Getting Started instructions that came with your Kindle for information on registering
your device.

Welcome · 10KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 5th EDITION
Congratulations!
You are reading on your new Kindle.
If you haven’t done so already, please follow the Getting Started instructions that
came with your Kindle and plug your Kindle into a power source to charge the
battery. The charge indicator light on the bottom edge of your Kindle turns yellow
and a lightning bolt appears on the battery icon at the top of the display. Charging the
battery fully should take less than three hours and you can continue reading while
it charges.
Tip: The charge indicator light will turn green when the battery is fully charged.
If you prefer to read the Kindle User’s Guide side-by-side with the device, you can
download and print a PDF copy of the Kindle User’s Guide at:
http://www.amazon.com/kindledocuments
Getting Around
You navigate Kindle using the 5-way controller; the Home, Menu, Back, and
Next/Previous Page buttons; and the keyboard:
Volume Controls
Next Page Button
Home Button
5-Way Controller
Back Button
Menu Button
Symbol Key
Text Key
Next Page Button
Previous Page Button
Keyboard