Icarus Essence User manual

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ICARUS essence
User Manual

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Contents
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .................................................. IV
PARTS AND CONTROLS.................................................. 5
POWERING ON AND OFF THE DEVICE ............................6
CHARGING THE DEVICE ...............................................7
IMPORTING CONTENTS ...............................................8
IMPORTING DRM CONTENTS ....................................10
HOME SCREEN............................................................. 14
MAIN MENU................................................................ 16
READING BOOKS ......................................................... 20
VIEWING PICTURES ..................................................... 26
FILE EXPLORER ............................................................ 28
SETTINGS..................................................................... 29
REFRESH MODE.......................................................29
POWER SETTINGS....................................................29
DEVICE INFORMATION .............................................29
DATE &TIME.........................................................29
SYSTEM LANGUAGE .................................................30
FORMAT DEVICE .....................................................30
RESTORE DEFAULT SETTINGS......................................30
DRM AUTHORIZATION INFO......................................30

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TROUBLESHOOTING .................................................... 31
MAINTENANCE............................................................ 33
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS .......................................... 34

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Safety Precautions
On the battery
Charge the battery only in environments with a
temperature that ranges from 0 to 35 degree Celsius.
Do not charge the device if the battery is found to be
Damaged or leaking.
On the operation
Never subject the device to extremes of light, temperature,
moisture or vibration.
Do not use or store the device in a location subject to:
A. Extreme high temperature, such as in a sun-heated car
B. Direct sunlight
C. High humidity or places with corrosive substances
D. Sub-zero condition, especially during winter.
On use of a micro SD card
After inserting a micro SD card, if the device does not
respond, please take out and insert again.
Do not remove a micro SD card or turn off the device
during data transfer to prevent damage to the data and to
the device.
Make sure the micro SD card is unlocked before writing or
deleting data from the micro SD card.
Backup your files and data before formatting the micro SD
card. Please format the micro SD card in the FAT file
system.

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Parts and Controls
1. Previous page button
2. Next page button
3. Home button- press to Back to the home screen
4. Menu button- press to display the options menu

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5. Directional buttons/ Enter button
-Directional buttons –Press the button up/ down/ left/ right
to move the cursor
-Enter button –Press to confirm
6. Back button –press once to Back to the previous menu, press
and hold to Back to the Main menu.
7. Keyboard button- press to display/hide the keyboard.
8. Memory card slot –insert a micro SD card for more storage
9. Mini USB jack –for data transfer and charging
10. Power button –press and hold for 3 seconds to turn on/off.
Press and hold for 3 seconds to wake up from sleep mode.
11. Charging indicator
Powering On and Off the device
Press and hold the Power button for 3 seconds to turn
on the device.
It may take a few moments for the device to turn on and
load the content.
If the device does not turn on, charging is required.
To turn off the device, press and hold the Power button for 3
seconds again.

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Charging the device
You need to charge the device prior to using it for the first
time or when battery power is low.
Charge the device using the optional ICARUS AC USB adapter
(sold separately via ICARUSReader.com) or via the computer
with the included Micro USB cable.
Please turn the device to standby mode to shorten the
charging process.
It will take about 4 hours to fully charge the device in standby
mode .
When the device enters into standby mode, press the Power
button to wake up the device.
The battery status is displayed at the bottom left corner. The
status is shown as below:
Low battery Charging Battery full

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Importing contents
Via a computer
The device supports the USB Mass Storage Device function.
To import contents (ebooks, photo etc) on to the device,
connect the device to PC via the supplied USB cable.
Upon successful connection to PC, the device will enter USB
mode and all operation will be halted.
Go to [My Computer], double click on the device’s disk to
open.
Perform the file management operation like with any other
USB device.
From a memory card
This device supports micro SD cards up to 16GB.
To insert a memory card
Insert the card correctly with the contact pin facing downwards
as illustrated below. Pushing the card in, then you should hear a
click when the card is fixated correctly. You may damage the card
and the device if the micro SD card is not inserted correctly.

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To remove the micro SD card, push the card once again until it
pops out of the slot and you can remove it by hand.
When the card is inserted or removed, it will take several
seconds to load and update the e-reader’s library.
Please avoid inserting or ejecting the card when other operations
are running as this may cause the system to hang.
Do not remove the card if the content inside the card is being
read. This will halt the operation of the device and cause the
device to restart.

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Importing DRM Contents
The device supports Adobe DRM contents. Adobe Digital Editions
(ADE) is required to copy copy-right protected ebooks to your
e-reader. This application is free. We offer installation
instructions on ADE, however for detailed questions with regard
to this application, we refer you to the Adobe website.
Installing Adobe Digital Editions (ADE)
You can download the installer from
http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/#fp.
For first time user, you will need to get a free adobe ID from
the Adobe website. click on the [get an Adobe ID online] link
as illustrated:
Enter your email address and complete the online form as per
instructed.