Kobo AuraHD User manual

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User Guide

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Table!of!Contents!
About!your!eReader!....................................................................!4!
Anatomy!of!your!eReader!....................................................................................!5!
Charging!your!eReader!.........................................................................................!7!
Using!the!touch!screen!..........................................................................................!8!
Putting!your!eReader!to!sleep!and!waking!it!up!.....................................!10!
Using!the!light!.........................................................................................................!12!
Connecting!to!your!computer!..........................................................................!13!
Using!your!Library!....................................................................!15!
Using!the!Kobo!Cloud!..........................................................................................!18!
Downloading!books!from!the!Kobo!Cloud!to!!your!eReader!..............!20!
Archiving!books!to!the!Kobo!Cloud!...............................................................!22!
Deleting!books!........................................................................................................!23!
Reading!on!your!eReader!.......................................................!25!
Reading!a!book!.......................................................................................................!25!
Navigating!a!book!.................................................................................................!25!
Changing!the!way!text!looks!............................................................................!27!
Adding!notes!and!looking!up!or!translating!words!.....!32!

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Using!notes!..............................................................................................................!34!
Bookmarking!pages!.............................................................................................!35!
Using!the!dictionary!.............................................................................................!36!
Translating!a!word!...............................................................................................!37!
Getting!a!Book!.............................................................................!39!
Shopping!for!a!new!book!...................................................................................!39!
Buying!a!book!!........................................................................................................!41!
Using!your!Wishlist!..............................................................................................!42!
Adding!library!books!and!books!from!other!bookstores!.....................!43!
Understanding!EPUB,!PDF,!and!DRM!................................!45!
Using!Wi!Fi!....................................................................................!47!
About!Wi!Fi!..............................................................................................................!47!
Turning!Wi!Fi!on!or!off!.......................................................................................!48!
Connecting!your!eReader!to!a!wireless!(Wi!Fi)!network!....................!48!
Getting!Help!..................................................................................!50!
Safety,!regulatory!and!warranty!information!...........................................!50!
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About!your!eReader!
What’s!in!this!section!
•Anatomy(of(your(eReader!
•Charging(your(eReader!
•Using&the&touch&screen!
•Putting'your'eReader'to'sleep'and'waking'up!
•Using&the&light!
•Connecting)to)your)computer!

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Anatomy!of!your!eReader!
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Power!slider!
Slide!to!turn!your!eReader!on!or!off,!
or!put!it!to!sleep.!
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Light!button!
Press!to!turn!on!the!screen!light!to!
read!in!the!dark.!
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Micro!SD!slot!
Increase!the!number!of!books!your!
eReader!can!hold!by!inserting!a!
micro!SD!card.!
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USB!port!
Connect!your!eReader!to!your!
computer!using!the!supplied!USB!
cable!to!charge!your!eReader!or!add!
books.!
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Reset!hole!
Insert!a!paper!clip!and!press!gently!
to!reset!your!eReader.!
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Charging!your!eReader!
To!charge!your!eReader,!connect!it!to!your!computer!using!the!
USB!cable!provided!in!your!box.!
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As!it!charges,!your!eReader!will!display!the!battery’s!charge!at!
the!top!right[hand!corner!of!the!screen.!
Battery!icon…!
Meaning…!
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Your!eReader!is!out!of!power.!
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Your!eReader!is!charging.!
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Your!eReader!has!a!partial!charge.!
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Your!eReader!is!fully!charged.!

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You!can!see!the!battery!icon!at!the!top!of!the!Reading!Menu.!To!
see!the!Reading!Menu!while!you!read,!tap!the!centre!of!the!page.!
You’ll!find!the!battery!icon!at!the!top!right[hand!corner!of!the!
screen!showing!how!much!charge!the!battery!has.!
Using!the!touch!screen!
When!your!eReader!is!on,!you!can!touch!the!screen!to!open!
books,!turn!pages,!select!items,!and!more.!In!many!cases!you!can!
just!touch!the!screen!lightly!with!a!fingertip!to!interact!with!it.!
There!are!a!few!other!gestures!that!you!may!find!useful.!
Tapping!
This!is!the!gesture!youʼll!use!the!most.!Just!tap!the!screen!lightly!
to!open!a!book,!turn!a!page,!select!a!menu,!and!more.!
Swiping!
You!can!use!this!gesture!to!go!through!your!Library!to!see!more!
books,!and!to!page!through!books!you!are!reading.!
To!page!forward,!place!your!finger!on!the!right!edge!of!screen!
and!quickly!drag!it!horizontally!to!the!left.!The!page!will!turn!
just!like!a!real!book.!You!can!swipe!from!the!left!edge!of!the!
screen!to!page!backwards.!!

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Press!and!hold!
This!gesture!is!also!called!long%press.!To!use!this!gesture,!touch!
the!screen!and!hold!your!finger!in!place.!This!allows!you!to!
select!text!while!reading.!Just!press!and!hold!on!a!word,!and!
when!you!let!go,!your!eReader!will!underline!your!selection!and!
show!two!circles!—!one!at!each!end!of!the!word.!You!can!then!
drag!on!the!circles!to!select!more!text.!!
Note:!Not!all!books!allow!text!selection;!for!example,!you!cannot!
select!text!in!PDFs!or!comic!books.!
Double7tapping!
To!double[tap,!you!tap!the!same!spot!on!the!screen!twice!quickly.!
If!youʼre!reading!a!PDF,!you!can!double[tap!to!zoom!in!to!a!page!
and!make!it!bigger.!If!youʼre!already!zoomed!in,!double[tapping!
the!page!will!zoom!out.!
Dragging!
If!youʼre!reading!a!PDF!and!zoom!in!to!see!a!bigger!version!of!
your!page,!you!can!drag!the!page!to!see!different!parts!of!it.!To!
do!this,!touch!anywhere!on!the!screen!and!lightly!move!your!
finger!around.!The!page!will!move!in!the!direction!of!your!finger.!
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Putting!your!eReader!to!sleep!and!waking!it!up!
You!can!turn!your!eReader!off!or!put!it!to!sleep!when!you’re!not!
reading.!Both!help!your!battery!last!longer.!The!main!difference!
is!that!when!you!put!your!eReader!to!sleep!and!then!wake!it!up,!
you!go!back!to!the!last!screen!you!saw.!!This!could!be!a!page!in!a!
book,!the!Kobo!Store,!or!an!area!in!your!Library.!If!you!turn!your!
eReader!off,!you’ll!always!go!back!to!your!Home!page!when!you!
turn!it!on!again.!
Another!significant!difference!between!putting!your!eReader!to!
sleep!and!turning!it!off!is!the!length!of!time!it!takes!to!wake!up!
again.!When!you!wake!up!your!eReader!after!putting!it!to!sleep,!
it’s!ready!to!use!in!one!or!two!seconds;!when!you!turn!it!off,!it!
can!take!up!to!25!seconds!before!it’s!ready!to!use.!
Note!that!putting!your!eReader!to!sleep!can!interrupt!things!
such!as!syncing!your!Library!and!wireless!(Wi!Fi)!connections.!
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To!turn!on!your!eReader:!
•Slide&the&power&button&and&hold&it#until&your&eReader&!
turns&on.!
To!turn!off!your!eReader:!
•Slide&the&power&button&and&hold&until&the&Off&!
screen&appears.!
To!put!your!eReader!to!sleep:!
•Quickly!slide!the!power!button!and!release.!
To!wake!your!eReader!from!sleep:!
•Quickly!slide!the!power!button!and!release.!

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Using!the!light!
Your!eReader!has!a!built[in!light!that!lets!you!read!in!the!dark!
and!in!areas!with!low!light.!You!can!adjust!the!screen’s!
brightness!to!your!liking.!
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To!turn!the!light!on!or!off:!
•Press%the%light%button%beside!the$power$button.!
To#adjust'the'brightness'of'the!light:!
1. Tap$the$ !Menu%icon%at%the%top%of%the%screen.!
The$Quick$Settings$panel$will$appear.!

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2. Tap$Brightness.!
3. Drag%the%brightness%slider%to%adjust%the%screen’s%
brightness.!
4. Tap$ !when!you’re'done.!
Connecting!to!your!computer!
You!can!use!Kobo!Desktop!to!do!many!of!the!things!you!can!do!
from!your!eReader!using!a!Wi!Fi!network,!like!browsing!the!
Kobo!Bookstore.!You!can!also!use!Kobo!Desktop!to!manage!your!
eReader!when!it’s!connected!to!your!computer.!Depending!on!
your!Wi!Fi!network!speed,!it!can!be!faster!to!use!Kobo!Desktop!
to!do!some!things!–!for!example,!to!download!your!Library!if!it!
includes!many!large!books!or!comics.!!
Here!are!a!few!things!you!can!do!with!Kobo!Desktop:!
•Read%your%books%on%your%computer!
•Manage&your!collection(of(books!
•Browse'the$Kobo$Store,"read"previews"and"buy"books!
You$can$also$do#all#of#these#actions#on#your#eReader!directly.!
For!more!details!on!Kobo!Desktop,!you!can!download!the!Kobo!
Desktop!guide!from!www.kobo.com/userguides.!You!can!also!

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search!our!online!help!portal!at!www.kobo.com/help!to!ask!
questions!about!Kobo!Desktop!or!your!eReader.!

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Using!your!Library!
What’s!in!this!section!
•Navigating(your(Home(Page(!
•Navigating(your(Library!
•Searching*for*books!
•Using&the&Kobo&Cloud!
•Downloading*books*from*the*Kobo*Cloud*to*your*
eReader!
•Archiving)books)to)the)Kobo)Cloud!
•Deleting(books!
Navigating!your!Home!Page!
Your!Home!page!is!the!first!thing!you!see!when!you!turn!on!your!
eReader!after!setup.!From!your!Home!page,!you!can!see!your!
recently!opened!books,!access!the!Kobo!Bookstore,!and!more.!
If!you’re!reading!or!browsing!on!your!Kobo!Aura!HD,!you!can!
always!get!to!your!Home!page!by!tapping!the! !Home!icon!at!
the!top!of!the!screen.!
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Your!Home!Page!shows!your!most!recently!opened!book!in!the!
first!column.!!
To!make!finding!things!easier!on!your!Home!page,!your!recent!
activities!are!organized!with!Tiles.!!
!Some!of!your!Home!page!Tiles!include:!
•Books%you’ve%recently%opened%or%purchased.!
•Recommendations,for,books,we,think,you’ll,enjoy,(based&
on#what#you’ve#read).!
•Reading(Life(awards.!
•The$Sync$option!to#refresh#your#Library.!
Tiles&come&in&different&shades&so&that&you&can&easily&find&what&
you$need:!
•Grey!Tiles:"Content&related&to&your&Library&like&your&
current'read,'awards,'shelves,'and'Reading'Life.!
•Black!Tiles:"Content&that’s&related&to&the&Kobo&
Bookstore(like(Related(Reads(and(Recommended(books.!
You!can!tap!a!Tile!to!interact!with!it.!!!Above!the!Tiles,!you’ll!see!
the!Search!bar.!You!can!use!the!Search!bar!to!find!books!in!your!
Library,!or!to!find!a!specific!book!in!the!Kobo!Bookstore.!
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Navigating!Your!Library!
Your!Library!shows!you!books,!magazines!and!newspapers!
you’ve!purchased,!previews!you’ve!downloaded,!or!shelves!
you’ve!created.!Your!Library!lets!you!read!and!manage!books!on!
your!eReader.!
To!open!your!Library:!
1. Go#to#your#Home#page.!
2. Tap!Library."!
3. Select&one&of&your&Library&areas:!
•Books!—!see#all#the#books#and#documents#in#your#
Library.'!
•My#collections!—!organize)your)books,)articles,)and)
other&items&into&categories&that&you&choose.&For&example,&
you$can$create$a$collection$about$cookbooks$and$only$
include(culinary(related(books(into(your!collection.!
•Articles)from)Pocket—!with%Articles%from%Pocket,%you%
can$save$web$articles$and$stories$from$websites$that$
you’d&like&to&read&later&on&your&eReader.&&For&example,&if&
you$find$an$interesting$story$while$browsing$a$web$page$
on#your#laptop,#you#can"add"it"to"your"article"list."Then,"
you$can$read$the$same$story$on$your$eReader.$!
•Kobo$Collections!—!Kobo$Collections$shows$you$hand$
curated(content(about(your(book.((You(can(see(related(

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books,&related&articles,&and&more.&&This&menu&only&
appears&after&you’ve$added$a$Kobo$Collection$to$your$
eReader.''You'can'add'Kobo'Collections'from'the'Kobo'
website,(or(right(from(your(eReader.!
Searching!for!books!!
If!you!know!exactly!what!you!want!to!read,!you!can!search!to!
find!a!book!already!in!your!library,!or!a!new!book!in!the!Kobo!
Store.!!
You!can!search!using!the!book!title,!author!name,!or!a!keyword.!
To#find#a#book,!on!your%Home%page:!
1. Tap!the$search$bar$at"the"top"of"the"screen.!
2. Choose$where%you'd&like&to&search:!
•Tap$Bookstore!to#search#the#Kobo#Bookstore#(you#
must%be%connected%to%the%Internet).!
•Tap$Library!to#search#your#eReader’s(library.!
3. Using&the&keyboard,&type&a&book&title,&author&name,&or&
keyword.)Your)search)results)will)appear)as)you)type.!
Tap$a$suggestion$to$go$to$that$result.!
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Using!the!Kobo!Cloud!
The!Kobo!Cloud!is!an!online!collection!of!all!the!books!you’ve!

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bought!from!Kobo.!Any!books!you’ve!purchased!from!the!Kobo!
Bookstore!are!automatically!stored!in!the!Kobo!Cloud.!With!the!
Kobo!Cloud,!you!can!store!unlimited!content,!so!your!Library!
can!never!grow!too!large.!For!example,!if!you!have!fifty!books!in!
your!Kobo!Library,!you!can!choose!to!only!have!ten!books!
downloaded!on!your!eReader.!This!frees!up!storage!space!on!
your!eReader!so!you!can!add!and!read!new!books.!!
When!you’re!ready!to!read,!simply!go!to!your!Library!on!your!
eReader,!and!download!what!you!want.!!
And!when!you!need!space!for!something!new!on!your!eReader,!
you!can!archive!items!you’ve!downloaded.!After!they’re!archived,!
they’re!available!in!the!Kobo!Cloud!for!when!you!want!to!read!
them!again.!
Note:!You!can’t!use!the!Kobo!Cloud!to!manage!documents!
loaded!with!a!micro!SD!card.!
If!you!have!bought!eBooks!from!Kobo!before,!you!can!easily!add!
these!to!your!eReader!using!a!Wi!Fi!connection.!Just!set!up!your!
eReader,!and!it!will!automatically!download!your!top!five!most!
recently!read!or!purchased!books.!This!is!called!updating!or!
syncing.!The!rest!of!your!books!are!stored!in!the!Kobo!Cloud!
where!you!can!download!your!books!from!at!any!time.!

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To!sync!your!eReader!over!Wi!Fi,!from!your!Home!page:!
•Tap$ !Sync!."!
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Downloading!books!from!the!Kobo!Cloud!to!!
your!eReader!
When!you’re!ready!to!download!items!in!your!Library,!simply!
connect!to!a!wireless!network!or!to!your!computer!using!Kobo!
Desktop,!and!select!the!items!you!want.!Each!book,!magazine!or!
comic!you!select!is!added!to!a!download!queue,!and!downloaded!
in!the!order!you’ve!selected!it.!!
If!you!change!your!mind!about!an!item!before!it!downloads,!you!
can!remove!it!from!the!download!queue.!
Note:!You!can!select!as!many!books!as!you’d!like!to!download!in!
a!queue.!
To#remove#a#book#from#the#download#queue:!
1. Tap$the$book$with$the$ !Download(icon(that(you(want(
to#remove#from#the#download#queue.#!
A"prompt"will"ask"you"to"confirm"if"you’d"like"to"remove"
the$item$from$the$download$queue.!