Pocketbook SENSE User manual

User Manual

Table of Contents
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS............................................ 6
APPEARANCE........................................................ 11
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS................................. 12
GETTING STARTED ................................................ 13
Charging Battery 13
device management 15
Main menu overview 16
Notification panel 17
Gestures 18
Working with On-Screen Keyboard 19
Frontlight 21
Connecting to the Internet 21
Inserting Micro SD Card 25

READING BOOKS................................................... 26
Gestures in Reading Mode 27
Reading Menu 28
Social networks & ReadRate 29
Contents 34
Bookmarks 35
Dictionary 36
Notes 37
Reading settings 38
Text Format Books 38
PDF & DjVu 39
EPUB 40
Following Links 41
Loading Files 41
Library 47
APPLICATIONS ...................................................... 50
Book Store 51
Browser 54
Standard Apps 56

Notes 56
Scribble 56
Calculator 56
Gallery 57
Games 58
Klondike 58
Sudoku 58
Chess 58
Interactive Apps 59
RSS News 59
PocketBook Sync 60
Dropbox PocketBook 63
Send-to-PocketBook 66
SETTINGS .............................................................. 70
Wi-fi 70
Accounts and Synchronization 71
Personalize 76
Languages 77

Date/Time 78
Saving Battery 78
Maintenance 79
Software 82
About Device 83
FIRMWARE UPDATE.............................................. 84
TROUBLESHOOTING.............................................. 87
CUSTOMER SUPPORT............................................ 89
COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS90

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

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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.
Keep away from children.
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

Safety Precautions 8
or modified batteries may cause an explosion and/or damage the
Device.
Do not use organic or inorganic solvents (e.g. benzoyl etc.) to
clean the screen/case.
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.

Safety Precautions 9
By the end of product guarantee term, please contact the near-
est authorized service facility for examination on the subject of
security is maintained.
For detailed information about service centres in your region
please visit the official website of PocketBook International: http://
www.pocketbook-int.com.
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.

Safety Precautions 10
Utilization
Incorrect disposal of this Device may have adverse im-
pacts on the environment and public health. To prevent
such consequences follow the device-specific disposal
requirements. Recycling of these materials helps pre-
serve natural resources. For more information regarding recycling
issues please contact local municipal authorities, your domestic
waste collection service, store where you purchased the Device, or
the authorized 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. Light sensor - help your screen to adapt to ambient lighting
2. Side right button – turns page forward;
3. Side left button – turns page forward;
4. Hand-strap hole;
5. Micro-USB socket - connect the Device to a PC or a charger using USB-cable;
6. microSD slot - to install external microSD/SDHC card (up to 32 GB);
7. On/Off (power button) – continuous press turns the Device on/off.
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
6” E Ink Pearl™ HD capacitive multi-sensor
1024×758 display, 212 dpi, B&W, 16
(grayscale)
Frontlight Yes
Light sensor Yes
CPU 1 GHz
RAM 256 MB
Storage 4 GB *
Operating system Linux 3.0
Communications Micro-USB
Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n)
Battery Li-Pol, 1500 mAh **
Memory slot microSD/SDHC up to 32 GB
Book formats
PDF, EPUB (including DRM-protected);
DJVU, FB2, FB2.ZIP, DOC, DOCX, RTF,
PRC, TCR, TXT, CHM, HTM, HTML, MOBI,
ACSM
Image formats JPEG, BMP, PNG, TIFF
Dimensions 151,4 x 109,9 x 7,5 mm
Weight 155 g
* The actual available internal storage size may vary depending on the software
configuration of your device.
** Battery life and values mentioned above might 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
To extend battery lifetime, it’s recommended to charge the
Device for the first time from 8 to 12 hours.
You can charge the battery from (1) PC using USB-cable or
(2) from the power line using a charger (optional).
1 2

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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 oper-
ate, Main menu or last opened book will appear, depend-
ing 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: go to Settings>
Saving Power> Power off after or Lock device after, and
set the idle time before 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 by touching at the notifica-
tion bar icon;
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
‘Recent Books’ is a
list of recently
opened books
Slide down to open a
Notification panel
Last downloaded books
Slide up to open an
Applications panel
Touch to open Calendar

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Notification panel
Touch or slide down the icon to open a Notifica-
tion panel.
Notification panel gives an easy access to configuration of
Wi-Fi and Frontlight, Sync of network services, Task man-
ager, device Settings and Search.
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.

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Flick
Scrolls lists: move your finger across the screen
rapidly.
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 symbol, press a key.
To switch to another input language, press the current
language button. To add the language to the on-screen

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keyboard layout go to Settings > Languages > Keyboard
Layouts.
1. Change case;
2. Enter the typed text;
3. Close the on-screen keyboard;
4. Erase last typed symbol;
5. Change input language.
As you type a password (e.g. Wi-Fi credentials) icon
will appear on a text field. Touch it to see typed symbols.