Barnes & Noble NOOK Color User manual

User Guide
Version 1.5

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to the NOOK Terms of Service in “NOOK™ Terms of Service” on page 185. The Terms of service
can also be found here:
www.nook.com/legal
For warranty information, see “One Year Limited Warranty” on page 205.
Customer Service
You can reach Customer Service for your NOOK by sending an email to [email protected], or
at these telephone numbers:
• Within the United States: 1-800-THE-BOOK (1-800-843-2665)
• Outside the United States: 1-201-438-1834
How to Use this Guide
This NOOK User Guide documents all features of your NOOK. It is available as an eBook in the
My Documents section of your NOOK Library. It is also available for download from the support
section of the NOOK website in PDF format:
www.nook.com/support
If you want a printed copy of the User Guide, you can print the PDF on your own printer from
Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Quick Start Guide
The Quick Start Guide covers the basics needed to get you started. It is printed and in the package
with your NOOK, as well as at the above website.
Tour
Get the most out of your NOOK. The NOOK Tour takes you on a tour of your NOOK’s key
features. We highly recommend that you take the tour during the welcome process when you first
turn on your NOOK. The NOOK Tour is also in the My Documents section of your Library and at
the above website.

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Using this Guide
To find specific information in this guide, you can use the table of contents or search the guide. In
the EPUB version, tap Go to > Chapter on the touchscreen to go to a chapter. To search the User
Guide for a specific word or phrase, tap Find, type the word or phrase, and then tap Submit.
The User Guide on your NOOK is an eBook, so you can try out NOOK features like bookmarks and
notes using the User Guide.
Conventions
Following are conventions used in the User Guide:
This is a caution. Cautions contain important information, for example about safety and
the loss of data.
This is a note. Notes contain helpful information that we highlight to draw your attention
to it.
Menu choices on the touchscreen are shown in gray type, with greater than signs indicating
successive choices. For example: Tap Bookmarks > Go to bookmark.
Guide Updates
If needed, new versions of the User Guide and Tour will be automatically downloaded to the My
Documents section of your library through software updates.
Guide updates are also posted on the support section of the NOOK website:
www.nook.com/support
More Information Online
More information is available online:
• FAQs
• Video tutorials
This information is available on the Support website:
www.nook.com/support
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Contents
Customer Service ..............................................................2
How to Use this Guide ..........................................................2
More Information Online ........................................................3
Getting Started ...............................................10
In the Package ................................................................10
Charge your NOOK ...................................................................11
Learn the Controls ............................................................11
Register your NOOK ..................................................................13
Explore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Power and Charging ............................................15
Device States .................................................................15
Power Button .................................................................16
Power Management ............................................................17
Low Charge Alerts ............................................................17
Battery Charge and Charging Indicators ............................................18
Charging your NOOK .................................................................19
Wall Charging ................................................................20
USB Charging .................................................................20
Charging Recommendations .....................................................22
Hard Reset ...................................................................22
Your NOOK .........................................................24
Hardware Highlights ...........................................................24
NOOK Models ...............................................................25
Feature Highlights .............................................................25
Home Menu ..................................................................27
Home Screen .................................................................28
Back Cover ..................................................................28
SIM Card ....................................................................31
Built-in Storage ...............................................................32
Battery ......................................................................32
Optional Accessories ...........................................................33

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International Use and Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using your NOOK abroad .......................................................35
Languages ....................................................................36
Safety and Care ...............................................37
Safety .......................................................................37
Use on Airplanes .............................................................38
Caring for Your NOOK ................................................................39
Warranty Coverage and the B&N Protection Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Operating the Controls .........................................42
Home Button .................................................................42
Turning Pages .................................................................42
Page Indicators for Lists and Feeds ................................................43
Color Touchscreen ............................................................44
Gestures ....................................................................44
Menus ......................................................................46
Navigation on the Reading Screen ................................................48
Form Navigation and Data Entry .................................................49
Keyboards and Typing ..........................................................50
D-pad .......................................................................52
Browsing ....................................................................52
Searching ....................................................................52
Sorting Lists ..................................................................53
Filtering Lists .................................................................54
Viewing a Gallery of Covers .....................................................54
Status Bar ....................................................................54
Wireless Connectivity ..........................................57
Wi-Fi .......................................................................58
B&N Fast & Free Wireless ......................................................62
Dropped Connections and Lost Wi-Fi Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
In Areas with No Wireless Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Registering your NOOK ..............................................64
Account Creation .............................................................64
Registration ..................................................................64
Initial Library Synchronization and Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

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An Unregistered NOOK ...............................................................66
Unregistering your NOOK .............................................................67
Re-registering your NOOK .............................................................68
Personalizing your NOOK ............................................70
Wallpaper Images .............................................................70
Screensaver Images ............................................................71
Reader Settings ...............................................................72
Settings .....................................................................72
The Daily ....................................................73
Message Types ................................................................73
Feeds .......................................................................73
Notifications .................................................................74
Procedures for The Daily .......................................................74
Shop ........................................................76
Shopfront ....................................................................76
Magazines and Newspapers .....................................................77
Indicators ....................................................................77
Browsing the Shop .............................................................77
Searching the Shop ............................................................78
Result Lists ...................................................................79
Browsing a Gallery of Covers ....................................................79
Viewing Item Details ...........................................................80
Password Protection for Purchases ................................................80
Making Purchases ..............................................................80
Payment .....................................................................81
Orders ......................................................................82
Ordering from your NOOK ............................................................82
Content Delivery ..............................................................84
eWish List ...................................................................85
In-Store Experience ............................................87
Welcome ....................................................................87
Shopfront ....................................................................87
Read in Stores ................................................................88

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Library ......................................................90
My B&N Library ..............................................................90
Reading Something ............................................................92
Library Synchronization .........................................................92
Downloading Content ..........................................................93
Organizing Your Library ........................................................95
Finding What You Want to Read in My B&N Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Searching My B&N Library .....................................................101
Browsing a Gallery of Covers ...................................................102
Viewing Item Details for B&N Content ...........................................103
Archiving B&N Digital Content ..................................................104
Managing Subscriptions ........................................................106
Managing Periodical Issues ......................................................106
Deleting B&N Content ........................................................109
My Documents ..............................................................110
Adobe Digital Editions .........................................................114
Reading .....................................................115
Supported File Formats ........................................................115
Orientation .................................................................115
Ergonomics .................................................................116
Beginning Reading ............................................................117
Resuming Reading ............................................................119
Turning Pages ................................................................119
Navigating ..................................................................120
Reader Text Fonts ............................................................121
Reader Text Sizes ............................................................122
Images .....................................................................124
Opening DRM-secured Digital Content ...........................................124
Opening Password-Secured PDF Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Reading Status Bar ............................................................125
Reading Progress and Page Numbers .............................................126
Page Numbering .............................................................126
Synchronizing Reading Across Devices ............................................127
Finding Words and Phrases .....................................................128
Looking up Words ............................................................129

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Lending eBooks ..............................................131
Rules ......................................................................131
Determining Whether an eBook Can Be Lent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Lending an eBook ............................................................132
Borrowing an eBook on a NOOK ......................................................134
Bookmarks, Highlights, and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Bookmarks ..................................................................137
Highlights and Notes ..........................................................138
Rating ......................................................141
Rating eBooks and Periodicals ...................................................141
Web Browsing ...............................................142
Using a Browser on Two Screens ................................................142
Tool Bar ....................................................................143
Choosing a Web Page .........................................................144
Zooming In and Out ..........................................................145
Managing Favorites ...........................................................145
Browser Settings .............................................................146
Browser Status Bar ...........................................................147
Games ......................................................148
Chess ......................................................................148
Sudoku .....................................................................151
USB Connectivity ............................................155
Connecting your NOOK to your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Disconnecting your NOOK from your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
One Drive or Two ...........................................................157
Protection from Viruses and Other Malware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Audio ......................................................159
Speaker and Headphones ......................................................159
Supported File Types ..........................................................159
Managing Audio Files ..........................................................159
Playlist .....................................................................160
Playing an Audio File ..........................................................160

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Viewing what is Currently Playing ................................................161
Audio Player ................................................................161
Files and Folders .............................................163
Where You Can Put Files ......................................................163
USB Access and microSD Card Access ...........................................164
Managing Files ...............................................................164
Adding Storage ..............................................................166
Platforms ...................................................172
Software Updates ............................................173
Wireless Updates ............................................................173
USB Updates ................................................................173
Update Stages ...............................................................174
Settings .....................................................176
Settings Summary ............................................................176
All Settings ..................................................................177
Procedures for Contacts .......................................................179
Security Settings ..............................................................180
Resetting to Factory Settings ....................................................183
Policies .....................................................184
Legal Notices ................................................................184
NOOK™ Terms of Service ....................................................185
One Year Limited Warranty ....................................................205
AT&T Terms of Service & Acceptable Use Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
FCC Notices ................................................................222

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Getting Started
This section gives an overview of what you need to do to start using your NOOK.
In the Package
The package your NOOK comes in contains four things:
• Your NOOK
• A power adapter that can be plugged into an electrical outlet. It has a nonpolarized type-A
plug for use in North America. The standard-A plug on the USB cable (the big end) fits into the
power adapter to connect the power adapter to your NOOK.
• A USB cable for transferring files to and from a personal computer, and for charging from a
wall outlet or computer. The USB cable has a micro-B plug on the NOOK end and a standard-A
plug on the computer end. It is a shielded USB 2.0 cable.
• A printed Quick Start Guide
The battery is preinstalled in your NOOK.
You can save the package as a convenient place to store your NOOK when not in use, and as an
inner shipping box in the event you need to send your NOOK in for repairs or replacement.

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Charge your NOOK
Charge your NOOK with the supplied power adapter and USB cable until the yellow charging
indicator light goes out. Your NOOK will turn on when you plug it in. Do not turn it o. A typical
charging time using a wall outlet is 3.5 hours.
USB
Cable
Power
Adapter
Wall
Outlet
Learn the Controls
These are the main controls for your NOOK:
Power Button
Page Turn Buttons
Home Button
Color Touchscreen
Reading Screen

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• Power button: Press and release the power button to turn on your NOOK. When your NOOK
is on, tap the power button to awaken it and to cause it to sleep. Press and hold the power
button for 5 seconds to turn o your NOOK fully.
• Reading screen: This is where you read your eBooks, magazines, and newspapers. The
reading screen is a 600 x 800, 3.57 x 4.82 inch (6-inch diagonal), reflective high-resolution E Ink
electronic paper display. The reading screen is not a touchscreen; you navigate on the reading
screen using the color touchscreen.
• Page turn buttons: Press the Next Page and Previous Page buttons to turn pages in digital
content and in a paginated list.
• Home button: Tap the Home button to display the Home menu and Home screen, which
displays your wallpaper. If you have new periodical issues or lending oers, a bubble on the
Home screen tells you. If the touchscreen is dark, tap the Home button or touchscreen to light
up the touchscreen.
• Color touchscreen: Tap an icon on the Home menu to display The Daily, your library, the
Shop, what you are reading now, games, Wi-Fi® settings, the audio player, the web browser,
or settings. Swipe the Home menu to the left and right to see all of the icons. Tap menu items
to do things like buying an eBook and selecting something to read. Swipe the touchscreen to
browse a gallery of covers, and to turn pages in an eBook or periodical when the touchscreen is
not lit.
Here are a few pointers about using the touchscreen:
• To light it up: The touchscreen dims to save power, and because you do not need to look
at it while reading. When you are reading and the touchscreen is not lit, you can turn pages by
swiping your finger on the touchscreen. To light up the touchscreen, tap it. If your NOOK is
sleeping (you will see a screensaver image); press and release the power button to wake it.
• Tap: Most of the time, when you choose things in menus and touch buttons on the
touchscreen, you “tap”: touch a menu or button and then immediately raise your finger.
• Swipe and scroll: To browse the gallery of covers, swipe your finger from left to right and
from right to left. Touch the touchscreen, move your finger to the left or right, and then raise
your finger. If there are more than four menu choices, a scrollbar is displayed. To scroll, touch a
menu choice (not the scrollbar), move your finger up or down, and then raise your finger. When
you swipe to turn pages while reading, your finger should already be moving to the left or right
when it first touches the touchscreen.

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• Navigating on the reading screen: Use the Up and Down buttons to move a
highlight, often indicated by a symbol, up and down on the reading screen. This is an example:
• Selecting an item on the reading screen: Tap the Select button to select the
highlighted item on the reading screen. The result is an action that depends on the context, for
example, opening an eBook or displaying item details.
• Backing up: In some places in the menus, there is a Back button: . Tap the Back button to
back up a step. You can also use the Back button to return to the jumping-o page when you
navigate using a link.
Register your NOOK
Registration is associating your NOOK with a Barnes & Noble online account, an account on the
BN.com website (www.barnesandnoble.com or www.BN.com). If you do not have a Barnes &
Noble online account, create one online at BN.com. You should register your NOOK, because
doing so allows you to buy digital content from the Barnes & Noble eBookstore and provides other
benefits.
To register your NOOK, you need a wireless connection.
You register from your NOOK, not on the Barnes & Noble website. When you first turn on your
NOOK, your NOOK leads you through registration. If you defer registration, you can register later
by tapping settings > Device > Register your nook.
Explore
Now that your NOOK is charged and registered, you can explore its features. For example:
• Visit The Daily: Tap the Home button and then tap the daily. The Daily is a message center
for daily B&N feeds and notifications. Check back daily to read feeds and to learn about special
oers, deliveries to your Library, subscriptions, lending oers, and software updates.
• Shop: Tap the Home button and then tap shop. With your NOOK, it is easy to buy eBooks,
magazines, and newspapers from the Barnes & Noble eBookstore. Some content is even free!
You can also download eBooks to your NOOK from your personal computer.

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• Visit your library: Tap the Home button and then tap my library. Your library provides access
to your B&N eBooks, magazines, and newspapers. It also provides access to your other eBooks.
For B&N content, you have a unified view of the content on your NOOK and in your online
digital library. You can browse and search for content in your library.
• Read: On your new NOOK, you will find some eBooks are already in your library. You can read
those, eBooks and periodicals you purchase from the Barnes & Noble eBookstore, and digital
content you copy to your NOOK from a personal computer. Navigate to an item in your library
and tap Select to read it.
• Read in stores: While in Barnes & Noble Bookstores, you can read many eBooks free of
charge. These are not samples, but are entire eBooks. Read an eBook for up to one hour per
day.
• Browse the World Wide Web: When connected to a Wi-Fi hotspot, you can browse the
World Wide Web on your NOOK.
• Play games: Play games on your NOOK. Play chess and Sudoku.
• Add personal content and music: You are not limited to B&N content on your NOOK.
You can download digital content to your NOOK from your personal computer. To download
personal content to your NOOK, connect it to a personal computer using the USB cable. Put
your own eBooks and digital reading content in the folder my documents. Put music in the
folder my music.
• Listen to music: You can listen to music while reading. Tap audio on the Home menu or
Open Audio Player in the Reader to listen to music.
• Personalize your NOOK: You can download screensaver and wallpaper images to your NOOK
and choose among several text fonts and six text sizes for reading. Put screensaver images in
first-level subfolders of the folder my screensavers. Put wallpaper images in the top-level
folder my wallpapers. You can also set settings to your liking. Tap settings.

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Power and Charging
This section explains your NOOK’s power management and charging.
Device States
Your NOOK is in one of five states:
O:
Your NOOK is o. Nothing is running.
When you first take your NOOK out of the package, it is o. We recommend that you also turn
your NOOK o when in checked baggage on an airplane. After 72 hours of sleep, your NOOK turns
o automatically to conserve battery charge.
To turn your NOOK o, press and hold the power button for about 5 seconds, until the reading
screen is white and the touchscreen is dark. Then release the power button.
Do not turn o your NOOK while it is plugged into a power adapter or USB. If you do, it
will not charge.
On:
Your NOOK is on. When your NOOK is on, everything works. The main and touch screens are both
lit, and you can read content and listen to music or audiobooks. If Airplane mode is on, you cannot
do things that require the radio, such as shopping at the B&N eBookstore.
To turn your NOOK on, press the power button briefly (for a second or so) and release it, connect
your NOOK to a personal computer using the USB cable, or begin charging your NOOK using a wall
outlet.
When your NOOK powers on, it takes you to the Home screen. It also connects to the network
and scans the microSDTM card to check for changes in content.
If you are just charging your NOOK and don’t need it to be on, don’t worry. It will go to sleep.
Touchscreen backlight dimmed and then turned o:
To save power, your NOOK automatically dims the touchscreen and then turns it o when the
touchscreen is not being used. Everything else is still on. You can continue turning pages with the
Next Page and Previous Page buttons, or by swiping your finger on the unlit touchscreen. You
can continue listening to music or an audiobook. Configure the touchscreen timer in Settings. Tap
settings > Display > Touchscreen timer.

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When the touchscreen is dimmed, you can still use it. Tap a menu choice or button, that action will
be carried out, and the touchscreen will brighten.
To light up the touchscreen, tap the touchscreen, tap the Home button, or press and release the
power button.
Sleep:
To save power, your NOOK sleeps after a period of inactivity. It turns o its touchscreen and
wireless circuitry. While your NOOK is sleeping it displays a screensaver image on the reading
screen. Configure the sleep timer in Settings. Tap settings > Display > Sleep timer.
Do not rely on sleep mode when you should turn on Airplane mode (for example, on an
airplane).
To wake your NOOK from sleep, press the power button briefly (for a second or so) and release it.
When your NOOK awakens from sleep, you are right where you were when it went to sleep.
After 72 hours of sleep, your NOOK turns o automatically to conserve battery charge.
For normal use, because the reading screen does not consume power, just let your NOOK
sleep. It takes longer for your NOOK to turn on from o than it does to wake from sleep.
Also, by letting it sleep instead of turning it o, your NOOK wakes up periodically to
perform tasks like downloading new content.
USB drive mode:
When you plug your NOOK into a personal computer, it connects to USB. This puts your NOOK in
USB drive mode. In this mode, you can access files on your NOOK from your personal computer,
but your NOOK is locked until you disconnect it from USB.
Power Button
The shiny metal strip at the top of your NOOK is the power button:

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To turn your NOOK on, display the touchscreen, awaken your NOOK from sleep, or cause your
NOOK to sleep, press the power button for about 1 second and then release it.
To turn your NOOK o, press and hold the power button for about 5 seconds, until the reading
screen is white and the touchscreen is dark. Then release the power button.
Power Management
Your NOOK uses quite modest amounts of power compared to a laptop computer. It uses a small
amount of power to turn a page on the reading screen, but no power to keep the page displayed.
The touchscreen does use power when it is lit. After 72 hours of sleep, your NOOK turns o
automatically to conserve battery charge.
To allow you to manage power use, and to give you the experience that suits your reading habits,
you can configure two inactivity periods:
• Touchscreen timer: Time from last touchscreen activity until the touchscreen backlight
is turned o. You can choose among 10, 30 (the default), and 60 seconds. The touchscreen
backlight is dimmed by 50% after half of this time period (5, 15, or 30 seconds). To set the
touchscreen timer, tap settings > Display > Touchscreen timer.
• Sleep timer: Time from last activity (touchscreen or button presses) until your NOOK sleeps.
During sleep, a screensaver image is displayed on the reading screen and the touchscreen is unlit.
You can choose among 2, 5 (the default), 10, 15, and 20 minutes. To set the sleep timer, tap
settings > Display > Sleep timer.
Low Charge Alerts
Your NOOK has two low-charge alerts:
Low charge alert:
When the battery charge is rather low (about 15% charge), your NOOK displays a message to
charge it. You can dismiss the message and continue using your NOOK, but you should charge it as
soon as possible. To extend the time that the charge lasts, you can turn Airplane mode on, which
disables all wireless connectivity. If you turn Airplane mode on, you cannot access your online digital
library, The Daily, the Shop, or browse the web.
After your NOOK displays the low charge alert, it might turn o wireless connectivity.
When it does, you will not be able to access the your online digital library, The Daily, the
Shop, or browse the web until you charge your NOOK.
Critically low charge alert:

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When the battery charge is critically low (too low for continued operation), your NOOK displays a
message to charge it and shuts down. The critically low battery level is about 5%.
You must charge your NOOK before using it. It will charge faster using the power adapter. When
your NOOK has enough charge to run, it will start, but remember that it still has very little charge.
You can use it, but should continue charging it.
Battery Charge and Charging Indicators
Your NOOK ships with a partially charged battery. We recommend that you charge your NOOK
before using it.
Your NOOK has the following indicators of the battery charge and charging.
Battery Charge Indicators
Your NOOK indicates in two places the amount of charge remaining in the battery:
• With an icon in the status bar:
Battery charge levels when your NOOK is not charging (from low to full charge):
Battery charge levels when your NOOK is charging (from low to high):
• With a percentage of full charge on the Settings page. The percentage is updated when
the battery charge changes.
In some cases, the Battery Charge on the Settings summary reads Not available. This is normal.
It means that the software that reads the charge got some readings that it could not interpret.
After a few minutes, your NOOK will get more readings and display the battery charge.
Charging Indicators
Your NOOK indicates in two places when it is charging the battery:
• With a charging indicator light next to the data/charging port. When your NOOK
is charging, the charging indicator light to the left of the USB port lights up yellow. When the
device is not charging or is fully charged, the charging indicator light is not lit.

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Charging
Indicator Light
If the charge in your NOOK’s battery is very low, it can take up to about 15 minutes before
the charging indicator light turns on. If it does not turn on after half an hour, make sure the
USB cable is firmly seated.
• With a plus sign in the battery charge icon in the status bar (shown above)
It can take up to about 15 seconds before the battery charge icon in the status bar is
updated to reflect plugging in or unplugging your NOOK.
Charging your NOOK
Charge your NOOK using:
• A power adapter. Use the supplied power adapter connected to your NOOK through the
supplied USB cable.
• A USB cable (the supplied one or a dierent one)
Wall charging is faster than USB charging. Approximate charging times from fully discharged to fully
charged are:
• Wall charging: 3.5 hours
• USB charging: 6 hours
A fully discharged NOOK will turn on after charging for about 15 minutes or less in most cases, but
the charge is still low. When your NOOK does turn on, it will charge most quickly if you do not use
it while it charges. However, you can use it if you keep it plugged in and charging while you do. If
the battery charge is very low, it can take an hour before your NOOK turns on.
Your NOOK must be on or sleeping to charge. When your NOOK is o and you plug it in
to charge it, your NOOK turns on. Do not turn it o again; it needs to be on to charge. If
you are not using your NOOK, it will sleep and continue to charge.

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Wall Charging
Wall charging is the recommended way to charge your NOOK, because it is faster than USB
charging. You can charge your NOOK when it is on or sleeping. If your NOOK is o, it turns on
when you plug it in. You can use your NOOK while it is charging.
Only use the supplied NOOK power adapter. Other power adapters might damage your
battery and NOOK.
USB
Cable
Power
Adapter
Wall
Outlet
To charge your NOOK using the power adapter:
1 Assemble the power adapter and USB cable. Insert the large end of the USB cable into the
matching receptacle on the power adapter.
2 Plug the NOOK end of the USB cable into your NOOK.
3 Plug the power adapter into a compatible electrical outlet. If your NOOK was o, it turns on.
Do not turn it o again. Your NOOK charges.
4 When charging, the charging indicator light to the left of the USB port lights up yellow.
5 When your NOOK is fully charged, the charging indicator light goes out.
6 Unplug the power adapter from the electrical outlet and unplug the USB cable from your NOOK.
USB Charging
While your NOOK is charging through USB, you can use it as a USB drive, or you can eject/
unmount the NOOK drive and a supplemental microSD card drive if present and use your
NOOK for reading. We recommend that you do not shop or download content while USB
charging.
You can charge your NOOK from a USB port on a personal computer. This is convenient if you are
using USB drive mode on your NOOK to transfer files, or if you are using a personal computer for