Sony PRS-950 - Reader Daily Edition&trade User manual

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PRS-950
User Guide V1.0
Digital Book Reader
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CONGRATULATIONS
Your Reader Daily Edition™ comes with these
useful features:
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Unplug and unwind – with mobile network
and Wi-Fi connection, you can download
ebooks straight to your Reader™ without a
computer and take your library on the go.
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7” e-paper with Clear Touch Screen – with on
a high quality screen, all you need is a soft
touch by swiping to turn pages, tap to
bookmark, take notes and highlight.
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Font Zoom – increase or decrease the text
size to your preference, or zoom into images
to take a closer look.
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Dictionary and Wikipedia – simply double-
tap a word to see its definition or learn more
from Wikipedia’s website.
Read on. There’s so much more.
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Personalize the standby screen with your
favorite picture.
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Use the “Collections” feature to organize your
library on your Reader to find the book you want
to read.
For more details, please refer to this User Guide.

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Support
Support for the Reader
First, check “Troubleshooting” (r96) and refer to
the Reader Library™ Help to resolve the issue.
Support Web site and contact:
www.sony.com/readersupport
Phone number: 1-866-962-7669
Support for the Reader™ Store
Go to the Reader Store Help and Support page
according to the followings.
Tap [Store] at [Home] menu ppress OPTIONS p
tap [Help and Support].
For details about the Reader Store, see rxx.

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About the User Guide
When using your Reader to view this User Guide,
please note the following instructions.
To use the page links
Tap the page link to jump to the page directly
(e.g., r5). To return to the previous page, press
OPTIONS ptap [Go to] p[Previous View].
To enlarge a page
See “Zooming in” (r49).
Screen shots in this manual may be different from the
actual display in the Reader.
To use the link icons
Tap one of icons located at the bottom of the page
to view either “Table of Contents” or “Index”.

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Useful Features
Annotation
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Bookmarking (r39)
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Highlighting Word(s) (r40)
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Handwriting a note (r41)
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Adding a note (r42)
Resizing
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Adjusting the text size (r47)
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Changing a page mode (r48)
Zooming in (r49)
Adjusting Content View (r52)
Searching
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Finding notes within a book (r44), among
books (r46)
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Searching keywords (r55)
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Searching a book (r34)

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Jumping to a page (r57)
Dictionary
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When reading a book (r60)
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As an application (r82)
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List of previously looked up words (r63)
Reading Periodicals (r65)
Collection Management
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Creating (r68)
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Adding contents (r70)
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Deleting (r72)
Other Applications
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Handwriting (r77)
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Text Memo (r80)
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Picture Viewer (r83)
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Audio Player (r85)
Supported File Formats (r121)
Specifications (r19)

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Mobile network and Wi-Fi
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Connecting mobile network (rxx)
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Connecting Wi-Fi (rxx)
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Reader Store (rxx)
Browsing Internet Content (rxx)

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Table of Contents
About the User Guide..............................................4
Useful Features ........................................................5
Chapter 1
Overview
Parts and Controls.................................................................15
Specifications..........................................................................20
Chapter 2
Getting Started
Charging the Reader............................................................23
Power Saving Tips .................................................................25
Basic Operation
Touch Screen...........................................................................28
On-screen keyboard........................................................31
Home Menu.............................................................................33

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Getting Content
Accessing the Reader Store Wirelessly ..........................36
Creating Reader Store Account........................................39
Making Purchases .................................................................40
Downloading Content.........................................................42
Accessing the Reader Store with your computer ......45
Step 1: Installing Reader Library .................................47
Step 2: Creating an Account and Purchasing
eBooks ...............................................................................49
Step 3: Transferring your eBooks to your Reader..51

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Chapter 3
Reading Content
Reading Books........................................................................54
OPTIONS Menu ......................................................................56
Annotation...............................................................................60
Bookmarking .....................................................................60
Highlighting word(s).......................................................61
Handwriting a note .........................................................62
Adding a note....................................................................63
Finding a Note........................................................................65
Searching for notes within a book.............................65
Finding the notes in all contents................................67
Resizing.....................................................................................68
Changing a page mode .................................................69
Zooming in .........................................................................70
Adjusting Content View ......................................................73
Screen Orientation................................................................75
Searching .................................................................................76
Jumping to a Page ................................................................78
Using Embedded Dictionaries..........................................81
Listing previously looked up words ..........................84