Ectaco jetBook-Lite User manual

ECTACO®jetBook®– Lite User Manual
ECTACO®jetBook®– Lite
Portable Reading Device
USER MANUAL1
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Ectaco, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss
resulting from the use of this manual.
Ectaco, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any loss or claims by third
parties, which may arise through the use of this product.
Ectaco, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss
caused by deletion of data as a result of malfunction, repairs, or
battery replacement. Be sure to back up all important data on other
media to avoid data loss.
The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.
No part of this manual shall be reproduced, stored in a retrieval
system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical,
photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without permission from
Ectaco, Inc.
jetBook®is a registered trademark of ECTACO, Inc., NY, USA.
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All rights reserved.
The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may
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FCC Statement
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not
cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly
approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the
user's authority to operate the equipment.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined
by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to
correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
•Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
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•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is connected.
•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...................................................................7
GENERAL VIEW...................................................................9
POWER SUPPLY................................................................10
How to Replace the Batteries ............................................10
Power On / Power Off ........................................................10
Initialization ........................................................................11
INSTALLING SD CARD......................................................11
MAIN MENU........................................................................12
READING BOOKS..............................................................12
Reading Books...................................................................12
Selecting Language for Books ...........................................14
Selecting Dictionary and Translating Unfamiliar Words .....14
TRANSFERRING BOOKS AND PICTURES......................16
VIEWING PICTURES..........................................................17
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ENTERING LETTERS AND NUMBERS.............................18
T9 Text Input......................................................................18
SETTINGS...........................................................................19
User Settings .....................................................................19
System Settings.................................................................20
Internal File Manager.........................................................21
SD Card File Manager .......................................................21
INTERNATIONAL WARRANTY .........................................22

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INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase of the ECTACO®jetBook®–
Lite Reader! The product you have purchased is the result of the
combined efforts of the ECTACO team of linguists, engineers,
and programmers. ECTACO®jetBook®– Lite is your ultimate
library of books and pictures.
ECTACO®jetBook®– Lite features:
Electronic books viewer and manager
Support for electronic book contents in English, Spanish,
Russian, Polish, German and other languages
FictionBook (.fb2), Plain Text (.txt), Mobipocket (.mobi), PRC,
PDB, EPUB, RTF, HTML, PDF, GIF, JPG, PNG, and BMP
support
Bookmarks and auto turn page function
Adjustable font type and size
Support for screen rotation (portrait & landscape modes)
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Built-in EnglishÙSpanish, EnglishÙRussian,
EnglishÙPolish, EnglishÙGerman and English explanatory
dictionaries
Picture viewer
100MB internal memory
SD slot for SD and SDHC cards for thousands of books
Compact and lightweight casing
9As continuous efforts are being made by the manufacturer to
ensure the best quality and performance of the ECTACO®
products, some characteristics of the device you have
purchased may slightly differ from their description in this
manual.
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GENERAL VIEW
The general view and external features of ECTACO®jetBook®–
Lite are shown below.
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POWER SUPPLY
The device is powered by four AA batteries. When the batteries
become weak, the battery life picture is shown as .
How to Replace the Batteries
•Ensure the power is off. Press On/Off to turn the device off.
•Remove the battery compartment cover by sliding it away
from the device.
9Remove the used batteries and replace them with new ones.
Make sure to place the batteries according to the polarity
marks (+ -). Do not mix old and new batteries.
•Replace the battery compartment cover.
Power On / Power Off
•When the device is powered off, press the On/Off button to
turn it on.
9After the system has been reset, press and hold the On/Off
button for 3 seconds to turn the device on. It may take about
1 minute for the device to start up.
•When the device is powered on, press the On/Off button to
turn it off.
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Initialization
In the rare event that the data on the screen is corrupted or a
program is not responding properly, you will need to perform a
reset. The Reset button is located on the back of the device. It
can be accessed with any thin object like a paper clip. Never
use a needle or a sharp pin for this purpose since it can damage
the device.
•After pressing the Reset button, press and hold the On/Off
button for 3 seconds to turn the device on.
INSTALLING SD CARD
ECTACO®jetBook®– Lite supports SD and SDHC cards for
storing thousands of books.
•Unfasten the SD slot cover.
•If the card is not installed, slide it into the slot – the contacts
of the card positioned towards the battery compartment, label
positioned towards the device screen. Push the card gently
until it clicks into place.
•To eject the card, just push it in slightly.
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MAIN MENU
To display the Main Menu, turn the device on and/or press and
hold the key for 3 seconds. The Main Menu consists of the
following sections: Books, Pictures, and Settings.
READING BOOKS
ECTACO®jetBook®– Lite comes with a set of preinstalled
books. It also allows downloading additional books from various
sources. The following book formats are supported: Plain Text
(.txt), FictionBook (.fb2), Mobipocket (.mobi), PRC, PDB, EPUB,
RTF, HTML, and PDF. The device supports DRM-protected files.
For best performance, it is recommended that you use TXT
(text) files.
Reading Books
•In the Main Menu, select Books by pressing or and
then press OK. You will see a list of the available folders
and/or book titles.
9When a list of items is displayed, press to change font
size.
•Use , or to scroll through the list.
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•To open the Option menu, press . You will see the
following options: Jump To, Recent Readings, Clear all
Recent Readings, sorting by Title or by Author, and Delete
selected book.
•Press the corresponding numeric key on the right-hand side
of the device to open the respective item. Alternatively, select
it by pressing or and then press OK. If you have
opened a wrong item, press to go back.
When in the reading mode, use:
yto page up / page down;
yto switch screen orientation (portrait/landscape);
yto activate the Function menu which has the following
options: Dictionary, Bookmark List, Bookmark This Page,
Find, Jump To, Settings – these items can also be
accessed by pressing numeric keys on the right-hand side
of the device;
yto change Font Size.
9The Settings submenu has the following options: Font Size,
Auto Turn Page, Rotate, Alignment, Encoding, and
Dictionaries.
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Selecting Language for Books
•Open your book.
•When in the reading mode, press to activate the Function
menu.
•In the Function menu, choose Settings /Encoding.
•Select Cyrillic (1251) for Russian, East European Latin (1250)
for Polish and other Central European languages, West
European Latin (1252) for English, Spanish, German and
other Western European languages. Turkish (1254), Hebrew
(1255), Arabic (1256), Baltic (1257), UTF-8, and Auto-detect
are also available.
Selecting Dictionary and Translating Unfamiliar
Words2
The EnglishÙRussian, EnglishÙPolish, EnglishÙSpanish,
EnglishÙGerman, and English explanatory dictionaries built
into ECTACO®jetBook®– Lite allow you to instantly translate an
unfamiliar word.
•Open your book.
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•When in the reading mode, press 6.
yAlternatively, press and then select Settings in the menu
that appears.
•Select Dictionaries. You will see the Dictionaries list.
•Select the desired dictionary for use in the book: English
Dictionary, Eng-Rus Dictionary, Eng-Pol Dictionary, Eng-Spa
Dictionary, Eng-Ger Dictionary, Rus-Eng Dictionary, Pol-Eng
Dictionary, Spa-Eng Dictionary, or Ger-Eng Dictionary.
•When in the reading mode, press 1.
yAlternatively, press . You will see the Function menu.
ySelect the Dictionary option. The menu will disappear.
•Press , , , to highlight the word you want to
translate.
•Press OK. You will see the translation window.
•Use , to scroll through the dictionary entries.
•Use , to switch between dictionaries.
•Press OK to enter a new search term in the Find word(s)
window.
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TRANSFERRING BOOKS AND PICTURES
The USB mass storage capability allows you to copy electronic
books and pictures to your device.
•Turn the device on. Turn your PC on.
•Unfasten the mini-USB port cover and then connect
ECTACO®jetBook®– Lite to your computer using the
supplied USB cable.
You will see the Removable Disk popup, and one removable
disk icon (if no SD card is installed) or two removable disk icons
(if an SD card is installed) will appear in the My Computer
window.
•In the My Computer window, double-click the removable disk
icon. When browsing through the contents stored in the
internal memory of the device, you will see the following
folders: Books and Pictures. Do not delete or rename these
folders!
•Copy your files to the respective folders. For example, copy
your books to the Books folder.
9There is no such a restriction for the files stored on the SD
card.
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•To disconnect ECTACO®jetBook®– Lite from your computer,
click the Safely Remove Hardware icon at the bottom right of
the screen and then select Safely remove USB Mass Storage
Device in the menu that appears.
•In the Main Menu, open the desired section – Books or
Pictures. You will see the items you have copied and the
preinstalled items, if any.
VIEWING PICTURES
ECTACO®jetBook®– Lite is capable of storing and displaying
pictures in JPG, GIF, PNG, and BMP formats.
•In the Main Menu, select Pictures. You will see the Pictures
list.
•Select the desired file by pressing , and then press OK.
With a picture displayed, use:
yto page up / page down;
yto switch screen orientation (portrait/landscape);
yto activate the Functions menu which has the following
options: Rotate, Zoom In, Zoom Out, Full Screen, Original
Size, and Auto Turn Page;
yto change zoom level.
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9You can also change zoom level by pressing alphanumeric
keys on the right-hand side of the device.
ENTERING LETTERS AND NUMBERS
When entering a text, please use the following information.
•Press the Page Up / Page Down keys to switch between
English (Eng), Russian (Rus), Polish (Pol), Spanish (Spa),
German (Ger), T9 English (T9 Eng), T9 Russian (T9 Rus),
T9 Polish (T9 Pol), T9 Spanish (T9 Spa), T9 German (T9
Ger), and numeric (123) input modes.
T9 Text Input
The T9 text input method uses built-in dictionaries that
recognize the most commonly used words for each sequence of
keystrokes.
•Enter the word by pressing one key per letter. Use for
Backspace.
9The succession of letters displayed on the screen is not valid
until the whole word is typed.
•Select the desired word and press OK.
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SETTINGS
Fine-tune your ECTACO®jetBook®– Lite by selecting options in
the Settings section.
•In the Main Menu, select Settings. You will see the Settings
menu which has the following submenus: User Settings,
System Settings, Internal File Manager, and SD Card File
Manager. Their respective options are described below.
9In ECTACO®jetBook®– Lite, you can select a menu item by
pressing the corresponding numeric key on the right-hand
side of the device.
User Settings
Languages Select the interface language: Russian, Polish,
Spanish, German, or English.
Auto Power
Off
This feature saves battery life by putting the device
into suspend mode after a specified period of
inactivity: 3, 5, 10, 15, 30 minutes, or Never.
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Auto Turn
Page
When in the reading mode, performs auto page
turning with a specified period: 5, 10, 20, 30, 40,
50, 60 seconds, or Never. In the reading mode, the
icon will be shown at the top of the screen.
The Loop Page Turning option determines whether
to restart page turning from the beginning of the
book.
Fonts Select the desired font for displaying books: Arial
or Verdana.
System Settings
Serial
Number
Show the device serial number.
Battery Check battery status.
Memory
Capacity
Check free memory available in your device.
Card
Capacity
Check free memory available on the SD card.
Firmware
Version
Show the ECTACO®jetBook®– Lite firmware
version.
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