Elonex 700EB User manual

Introduction
Preface
Please read this user manual carefully to help you get the most out of
your eBook. Also please observe the safety warnings so you do not
damage your device or more importantly yourself. A full support site
is available at www.elonex.com/support
Package Contents
Before using your 700EB eBook, please check your package contents
to ensure there aren’t any items missing. If any of the listed items are
missing, please contact your point of purchase for assistance.
The package includes:
1. 700EB eBook *1
2. USB cable (for data and power)*1
3. 3.5mm Earphones * 1
4. Quick start guide*1
If you have any problems or questions please DO NOT take your
eBook back to the store – contact us for some helpful advice.
Tel –0871 222 3456
eMail –[e-mail]
Web –www.elonex.com/support

Parts and Controls
Power button – press and hold for 3 seconds to turn on/off,
press and hold 6 seconds to reset
Next page button – press to turn to next page
Previous page button – press to turn to previous page
OK / Enter Button
Zoom button – press to adjust font size or to zoom in/out
Menu button – press to display Option Menu
Directional buttons – to move cursor
Music button – to enter into music playing menu
Return button – press once to return to previous menu,
press and hold to return to Home menu
Earphone jack
Mini USB jack – for data transfer & charging
SD cart slot – supports SD/SDHC/MMC card
DC jack – for charging from mains (adaptor not included)
LED indicator
Speaker – do not block this area during music playing
Getting Started
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Powering your eBook ON/OFF
•Press and hold the [Power] button for 2 seconds to turn on.
•It may take a few moments for eBook to turn on and load.
•If eBook does not turn on, ensure the eBook is fully charged.
•To turn off eBook, press and hold [Power] button for 2 seconds.
Charging the eBook
•You need to charge the EBook prior to using it for the first time or
when battery power is low. Elonex recommend charging it for 8
hours the first time you use it to ensure the best battery life.
•You can charge the EBook via:
•Connect to PC or other USB adapter via supplied USB cable.
•Connect to AC source via AC adapter(not included)
•When charging through PC, you cannot operate the EBook. To
operate the eBook during charging, click the ‘Safely Remove
Hardware’ from the bottom right corner of your desktop with the
EBook remaining connected to your PC.
•Turn the EBook to standby mode to shorten the charging process.
•It will take about 4 hours to fully charge the eBook in standby
mode (LCD off)
•The battery status is displayed at the bottom left corner. The
remaining battery playback time is displayed next to the battery
icon.
PLEASE NOTE: Battery life is dependent on the usage of the eBook – ie
the battery life will be longer when reading a book rather than playing
video.
Getting Started

Inserting Memory Card
The EBook supports SD/SDHC/MMC cards.
To insert a Memory card:
•Open the SD cover.
•Check that the SD card is in the correct position with the contact
pins facing upwards as illustrated below.
NOTE: You can damage the card and the eBook if SD card is not
inserted in the correct position.
•Push the SD card into the card slot until it clicks.
To remove the Memory Card:
•To remove SD card, push the SD card once again until it clicks.
•When a SD card is inserted in or ejected from the eBook, it may
take few seconds for the eBook to update the content.
•Please avoid inserting or ejecting SD card when another operation
is running as this may cause the eBook to crash.
•If the system is not responding, press and hold the <Power>
button for 6 seconds to reset and turn it off.
Getting Started

Starting from Home Menu
When the eBook is turned on, you will enter into the Home Menu.
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•Page Number
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•Time & Date
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1. Continue Reading
-display the page of the last
book you were reading. Press
<OK> button to open the book
at that point.
2. Library
-display your eBook Library.
Move the cursor to desired book
and press <OK> to open it.
3. Battery Indicator
-displays remaining battery life
when the eBook is turned on.
- displays remaining charging
time during charging
4. Page Number
-displays current page number
and total available pages.
5. Time & Date
-display current time and date,
you can set this from the
[Settings]
6. File Directory
- indicates the location where the
file is stored. SD – SD card, INT –
internal memory
Getting Started

Entering Option Menu
To access extra functions available, press [Menu] button to display the
Option Menu as illustrated.
Press the directional key to move
cursor to desired item. Selected item
will be highlighted in dark.
Press <OK> to enter.
To exit from Option menu, move cursor
to and press <OK> to confirm.
Alternatively, press the <Return>
button to exit.
To sort books by different categories: Title, Author,
Category, Date, Format
Jump to a specific page
Read from previously added bookmarks
Adjust brightness of the display screen
Enter into Video Player
Enter into Music Player
Enter into Photo Viewer
Enter into File Explorer
Enter into System settings and to read user guide
Open your favorite book list.
Getting Started

Importing non DRM Content (700EB & 700FB)
•The eBook opens on your computer like a USB stick as a “USB Mass
Storage Device” when you connect it via USB cable.
•To import contents (eBooks, video, audio, photo etc) into the
eBook, connect the eBook to PC via the supplied USB cable.
•Go to [My Computer], double click on the eBook’s disk to open.
•From here you can drag and drop files (eBook files, MP3, Video)
from your computer to the eBook to use them when the eBook is
disconnected.
Importing DRM Content (700EB Only)
The best way to import DRM protected eBook files is using Adobe
Digital Editions (ADE) software which is not only straightforward to
use, but also free to download. Instructions on preparing your PC &
eBook and transferring content are discussed in the following pages.
Importing Content

Preparing your PC and eBook
The process of downloading, managing and transferring eBooks is a
simple 3 step process. The first time you set-up your eBook you must
complete a few procedures to prepare your computer.
Setup 1: Install Adobe Digital Editions
Adobe Digital Editions is the industry standard software for
downloading and managing your eBook collection. The best bit about
it is that it is free and easy to use.
•To download Adobe Digital Editions go online to
www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions
•Find the installer which will
look like the box shown to
the right. Click Install.
•You will be asked to confirm
the install. Click Install
Importing and Transferring DRM Content

•Click YES to continue the
installation
•A pop-up installer will
appear. Follow the
installer procedures
choosing the install
options and path you
require.
•When the install has completed, please agree to the User
Agreement and Digital Editions will automatically open.
You can alternatively open it by pressing Start > All
Programs > Adobe > Adobe Digital Editions > Adobe
Digital Editions
For Help on using Digital Editions press F1 on your keyboard.

Setup 2: Getting an Adobe ID
In order to use Digital Editions you must create an Adobe ID which
allows you to protect your eBook investments. This is also free and
only takes a second.
•When Digital Editions opens for the first time Setup
Assistance will ask you to enter your Adobe ID credentials.
•If you don’t have an Adobe ID click on 'Get an Adobe ID
online” and follow the online procedure to get your Adobe
ID credentials

Setup 3: Authorising your Hardware
Once you are logged into Adobe Digital Editions you must authorise
your computer as well as your eBook hardware. This is so the
hardware recognises you as the owner of the eBook Reader and the
eBook content.
Authorising your Computer
•When Digital Editions
opens for the first time you
will be asked to enter your
Adobe ID credentials. Enter
these and press Authorise.
•Once activated press Finish
Authorising your eBook
•Plug your USB cable into your eBook and the USB port in
your PC.
•Once the eBook has
automatically installed
itself with your
operating system,
Digital Editions will
automatically detect
the eBook as a Mobile Device. Press Authorise Device.

•When the eBook is
authorised it will appear as
a Bookshelf in your list of
Bookshelves as the Elonex
700EB
You have now completed the necessary steps to start downloading
and reading eBooks. If you have any problems with this process
please call the technical support helpdesk on 0871 222 3456 (national
rate).

Downloading and transferring eBooks
The process of downloading, managing and transferring eBooks is a
simple 3 step process.
If you have completed the previous instructions you should have
•Adobe Digital Editions software installed on your PC,
•An Adobe ID and be logged into Digital Editions
•An authorised PC and eBook
If you can answer yes to all of these you are ready to start adding to
your eBook collection.

Step 1: Downloading an eBook
•Once you have chosen
and purchased your
eBook you will be asked
to Download Item. Press
this button.
•In the pop-up that
appears press open and
your eBook will
download.
•It will automatically load into “Purchased eBooks” in
Digital Editions ready for you to transfer to your eBook
reader.

Step 2: Transferring eBooks into Digital Editions
NOTE: When downloading an eBook if you press open the eBook will
automatically save into Digital Editions and My Documents and you
will not have to complete this step.
Elonex recommends that you use Digital Editions to manage your
eBooks. Digital Editions is the only way to use DRM* protected
eBooks on your eBook.
Transfer the eBooks into Digital Editions
•In the top left corner of Digital Editions click Library and a
pop-up menu will appear.
•A file browser will appear.
Select the eBook you wish
to add to the Library and
select Open
•The eBook will automatically
be added to your Digital Editions Library
Digital Editions gives you various ways to organise and use your
eBooks. Please see the Adobe website (www.adobe.com) for more
information or press F1.
*DRM is a rights protection method used by publishing houses to
protect content privacy / piracy.

Step 3: Transferring eBooks onto your eBook
Once you have your eBooks imported into Digital Editions,
transferring them into your eBook is a
simple drag and drop process.
•Plug your USB cable into
your eBook and the USB
port in your PC. If the
eBook is ready for transfer
the eBook screen will show
“connected via USB” and it
will show up in the list of
Bookshelves in Digital Editions as the Elonex 700EB.
•Find the eBook you want to copy.
•Drag and drop the eBook icon into your Elonex 700EB
Bookshelf
(Over the eBook icon click and hold your left hand mouse
button and drag the file to over the top of the Elonex
700EB Bookshelf and drop it)
•The file will copy across to
the eBook Reader. You can
then unplug the USB cable,
open the eBook and start reading.
NOTE: You will only be able to transfer DRM protected eBooks to a
total of 6 authorised computers or eBooks.
•NOTE: If you transfer an eBook outside of Digital Editions it
will not decrypt the DRM encoding and you will not be able
to read the eBook.

Opening Book
•Books transferred to EBook will be listed in the Home Menu.
•The eBook supports eBooks in ePub, PDF, txt format.
•Use the <Directional> buttons to move the cursor to select book
and press <OK> to open.
Book Page Interface
Turning book page
•On the reading page, press <Next Page> or <Directional-Right>
button to turn to the next page.
•To turn to the previous page, press <Previous Page> or
<Directional-Left> button.
Reading Books
Remaining Battery Life
Current Page / Total Page
Font Size
Note
Battery Life is dependent
on usage type: Reading
books will use less power
than playing video

Adjusting Font Size
•When reading, press <Zoom> button to enter the font size menu.
•There are 5 font sizes available:
Small, Medium, Large, XLarge, XXLarge.
•Move the cursor to the desired font size
then press <OK> to confirm.
Zooming In/Out
•You will need to use zooming function
to enlarge images available in the
eBook (ePub & PDF file)
•From the size menu, select [Enlarge]
•The Zoom menu will appear.
•Move the cursor to the desired zoom level and press <OK>.
•In zoom mode, use <Directional> buttons to pan across the
zoomed page.
•Page turning is disabled in zoom mode.
•Press <Return> to exit zoom mode and return to original size and
resume normal book reading functions.
Reading Books