Pocketbook Era User manual

User Manual

Table of Contents
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS............................................ 6
APPEARANCE........................................................ 12
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS................................. 13
GETTING STARTED ................................................ 14
Charging Battery 14
Device management 16
Main menu overview 17
Gestures 19
Working with On-Screen Keyboard 20
Frontlight 22
Connecting to the Internet 24
Configuring Bluetooth pairing 26

APPLICATIONS ...................................................... 28
Store 29
Browser 31
General 33
Calendar & Clock 33
Calculator 33
Gallery 33
Photo Frame 34
RSS News 36
Music Player 37
Audiobooks 39
Games 41
Klondike 41
Sudoku 41
Chess 41
Scribble 41
Services 42
Dropbox PocketBook 42
Send-to-PocketBook 45

READING BOOKS................................................... 49
Gestures in Reading Mode 50
Reading Menu 51
Adjust brightness in reading mode 52
Social networks & ReadRate 53
Contents 57
Bookmarks 58
Dictionary 59
Note 62
Voice 63
Settings 65
Following Links 70
Loading Files 71
Library 76
PocketBook Cloud 79
SETTINGS .............................................................. 84
WI-FI 84
Bluetooth 85

Accounts and Synchronization 86
Personalize 90
Languages 95
Date/Time 95
Saving Power 96
Maintenance 96
Software 98
About Device 98
FIRMWARE UPDATE............................................ 100
TROUBLESHOOTING............................................ 103
CUSTOMER SUPPORT.......................................... 105
COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL STAN-
DARDS ................................................................ 106

Safety Precautions
Before start working with the Device, please, read this section
carefully. Following these instructions will help you ensure your
safety and extend service life of the Device.
Storage, Carriage and Usage Conditions
Device operating temperature range is 0°C to 40°C, so don’t ex-
pose the Device to excessively high or low temperatures. Never
leave cables near heat sources. Heated cables or their insulation
may become deformed or damaged, which could lead to fire or
electric shock.
Try to avoid next impacts:
Direct
sunlight
Direct flame
or smoke
Liquids or
damp
Strong electro-
magnetic fields UV electromag-
netic radiation
Electrostatic
charges
Excessive mechani-
cal pressure

Safety Precautions 7
Maintenance
Do not leave the Device for a long time in poorly venti-
lated environment, e.g. in a car or in closed tight boxes/
packaging.
Neither drop nor try to bend the Device.
Protect the screen from objects that may scratch or
damage it. To ensure adequate protection of the screen,
we recommend storing the Device in a protective and/or
hard cover.
Do not disassemble or modify the book reader.
Do not use the Device with a damaged battery or charger (bro-
ken case, poor contact, broken feed cable). If the battery is dam-
aged (cracked case, leakage of electrolyte, off-shape etc.) it should
be replaced by the authorized personnel. Usage of home-made or
modified batteries may cause an explosion and/or damage the
Device.

Safety Precautions 8
Do not use organic or inorganic solvents (e.g. benzoyl etc.) to
clean the screen/case.
Keep away from children.
Use a soft cloth to remove dust from the Device’s surface. Apply
a few drops of distilled water to remove dirt.
Up to five faulty pixels are acceptable in the screen and do not
constitute a warrantable defect of the screen.
If the device has not been used for a long time, the battery charge
indicator may not work when the charger is connected. In this
case, connect the charger, let the device charge for 1 hour, then
disconnect and reconnect the charging device or USB cable. The
device can then be used as normal.
By the end of product guarantee term, please contact the near-
est authorized service facility for examination on the subject of
security is maintained.

Safety Precautions 9
For detailed information about service centres in your region
please visit the official website: http;//www.pocketbook.ch.
To prevent possible hearing damage, do not listen at
high volume levels for long periods.
Warning
The screen of the device has a fragile glass base! To avoid damage,
make sure not to drop, bend, or apply pressure to the device, do
not allow point pressure on the screen surface and any other ac-
tions that might break or damage the glass base. Also, the screen
does not have any special protective layer so please avoid any
contact between its surface and objects that might leave marks or
scratches on it. To decrease the risk of damaging the device and its
screen it is recommended to keep and transport it in a Pocketbook
protection cover.
Attention! The device cannot be used under water or when wet.
If your device was immersed underwater, first allow the water to
flow out through the holes in the case, then shake the device

Safety Precautions 10
while holding it firmly and then leave it to dry for 24 hours. Do not
immerse the device in sea water.
RF Safety
The Device receives and transmits radio frequencies and may in-
terfere with radio communications and other electronic equip-
ment. If you use personal medical Devices (e.g. a pacemaker or
hearing aid) please contact your doctor or the manufacturer to
learn whether or not such medical devices are protected against
external RF signals.
Do not use wireless communication in places where it is prohib-
ited, e.g. onboard a plane and in hospitals — this may affect air-
borne avionics or medical equipment.
Utilization
Incorrect disposal of this Device may have adverse
impacts on the environment and public health. To
prevent such consequences follow the device-specific disposal
requirements. Recycling of these materials helps preserve natural

Safety Precautions 11
resources. For more information regarding recycling issues please
contact local municipal authorities, your domestic waste collec-
tion service, store where you purchased the Device, or the author-
ized service centre.
Disposal of electric and electronic components (the Directive is ap-
plicable to the EU and other European countries where separate
waste disposal systems exist). In other countries dispose batteries
accordingly to local laws.
Do not destroy the battery by burning it to avoid the danger of
explosion.

Appearance
1. Menu | On/Off –
open menu (if available).
Continuous press turns the
Device on/off.
2. Forward – turns
page forward.
3. Backward – in
reading mode turns page
backward.
4. Home – return to
Main menu.
5. LED indicator.
6. USB Type-C – connect the Device to a PC or charge
using USB-cable.
7. Decorative lid.
8. Speaker.
NOTE: You can configure key mapping to your own in Settings > Personalize > Key map-
ping. Navigation and page turning buttons mapping depends on screen orientation.

Technical Specifications
Display 7’’ (17.8 cm) E Ink Carta™ 1200, Capacitive (multi-
sensor), 1264 × 1680 display, 300 dpi, B&W
Frontlight Yes
SMARTlight Yes
Processor Dual Core (2×1 GHz)
RAM 1 GB
Storage 16 / 64 GB *
Operating system Linux® 3.10.65
Communications USB Type-C, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n 2,4 GHz), Blue-
tooth 4.0
Audio output Built-in mono speaker (0.8W), 3.5mm audio jack
to USB Type-C adaptor or Bluetooth
Battery Li-Ion Pol, 1700 mAh **
G-sensor Yes
Cover sensor Yes
Book formats
ACSM, CBR, CBZ, CHM, DJVU, DOC, DOCX, EPUB,
EPUB(DRM), FB2, FB2.ZIP, HTM, HTML, MOBI, PDF,
PDF (DRM), PRC, RTF, TXT.
Image formats JPEG, BMP, PNG, TIFF
Audio format MP3, OGG (via USB Type-C adapter and
Bluetooth)
Audio book
format M4A, M4B, OGG, OGG.ZIP, MP3, MP3.ZIP
Dimensions 134,3 x 155 x 7,8 mm
Weight 228 g
Water protection IPX8
* The actual available internal storage size may vary depending on the software
configuration of your device.
** Up to one month of battery life (may vary depending on usage mode, connectivity
and settings).

Getting Started
In this chapter you will learn how to prepare the Device to
work and about its main control features.
CHARGING BATTERY
You can charge the battery from (1) PC using USB-cable or
from (2) the power line using a charger (optional).

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To charge the battery for the first time, do the following:
• Connect the Device to a computer or charger with
USB-cable. The device will turn on as soon as charging
starts.
• When the battery is fully charged, you can discon-
nect the cable from the Device which is ready for usage.
If the Device is on when you connect the cable to PC, a
dialog window asking to select action – PC link or Charge–
will appear. Charging starts only if the appropriate mode
was selected.

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DEVICE MANAGEMENT
Turn on Press On/Off button. When the Device is ready to operate, Main
menu or last opened book will appear, depending on settings.
Turn off Press and hold On/Off button for about two seconds until the
Device goes off.
Lock
You can lock your Device in three ways:
1. Press On/Off button.
2. Invoke Task Manager. Touch icon to block your
Device.
3. You can set automatic key lock or power off: go to
Settings> Saving Power> Power off after or Lock device after, and
set the idle time before power off or locking Device.
Unlock Press On/Off button.
Restart
In case if your Device ‘freezes’ (don’t respond to keys presses or
screen touches) you can restart it by pressing On/Off button for
10 seconds.
Task
Manager
You can invoke Task Manager in two ways:
• by touching at the notification bar icon;
• by continuous press on the Home button.
Task Manager gives quick access to some Device control features:
• close running applications: press against an
application in the list.
• Lock Device. To unlock, press On/Off button.
• Open wireless connections list.
• Take a screenshot.
• Turn off the Device.

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MAIN MENU OVERVIEW
Slide down to open a
Notification panel
Touch to open Calendar
Home screen - list of
recently opened and
newly added books
Bestsellers
Application menu

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Notification panel
Touch or slide down the icon to open a Notification
panel.
NOTE: You can open Notification panel also pressing a Menu button.
Notification panel gives an easy access to configuration of
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Task Manager, Flight Mode, Sync of net-
work services and Frontlight.
Also the news on ReadRate are displayed on it.
NOTE: To see the ReadRate news, please, authorize to the service
first. Go Settings > Accounts and Synchronization > ReadRate and
Log in the service.

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GESTURES
CAUTION! Touch screen of the Device is sensitive enough and is a
fragile detail. To avoid its damage, please, touch it carefully while
controlling the Device with gestures.
Tap
Opens an element (book, file, folder application or
menu item).
Touch & hold
Opens context menu of an element (if available).
Slide
Turns pages of a book or a list; moves an image:
slide your finger across the screen.
Flick
Scrolls lists: move your finger across the screen
rapidly.

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Scaling
Changes the image scale: place two fingers
on a screen and pinch them together to
zoom out or spread them apart to zoom in.
WORKING WITH ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD
On-screen keyboard is used when it’s necessary to enter
text information, for example, for search or network con-
nection credentials.
To type a character, tap a dedicated button. To type a spe-
cial character, long press a dedicated button. Select the
required special character in the drop-down list.
To switch from alphabet to numeric keyboard, tap . To
switch from numeric to alphabet keyboard, tap .
To add a new keyboard language, go to Settings > Lan-
guages > Keyboard layouts.