PocketBook Basic Lux User guide

Pocketbook Basic Lux is an e-reader with a 6" E-Ink CartaTM touchscreen display, allowing you to read comfortably for hours without eye strain. It has 8GB of internal storage, expandable up to 32GB with a microSD card, providing ample space for your ebooks, documents, and other files. The device supports various file formats, including PDF, EPUB, FB2, MOBI, TXT, and more. It also has a built-in Wi-Fi module, enabling you to access online libraries, download books wirelessly, and sync your reading progress across devices.

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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ............................................ 6

APPEARANCE ........................................................ 11

TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS ............................. 12

GETTING STARTED ................................................ 13

Charging Battery 13

Device management

Main menu overview

Navigation

Working with On-Screen Keyboard

Recent Events

Loading Files

Frontlight

Inserting Micro SD Card

Table of Contents

Applications

Calculator

Chess

Dictionary

Klondike

Gallery

Snake

Interactive Apps

Dropbox PocketBook

Send-to-PocketBook

READING BOOKS ................................................... 37

Turning Pages 41

Following References

Changing Font Size

42 Reading Menu

Contents

Go to Page

Search

Table of Contents

Bookmarks

Settings

Dictionary

Rotate

Notes

Closing a Book

SETTINGS .............................................................. 50

Accounts and Synchronization 51

Personalize

Languages

Date/Time

Saving power

Maintenance

Software

About Device

FIRMWARE UPDATE .........................................................61

Table of Contents 5

TROUBLESHOOTING .........................................................64

CUSTOMER SUPPORT .......................................................66

COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS .........67

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 expose 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:

Electrostatic charges

Excessive mechanical pressure

Strong electromagnetic fields

Direct sunlight

UV electromagnetic radiation

Liquids or damp

Direct flame or smoke

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Maintenance

Do not leave the Device for a long time in poorly ventilated 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 (broken case, poor contact, broken feed cable). If the battery is damaged (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 nearest 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 interfere with radio communications and other electronic equipment. 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 prohibited, e.g. onboard a plane and in hospitals — this may affect airborne avionics or medical equipment.

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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 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 applicable 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. Backward – in reading mode turns page backward; in navigation mode – goes to the previous menu or page of the list;

2. Left;

3. Down;

4. OK – short press opens an element (e.g. book or menu item), continuous one – opens item’s context menu (if available);

5. Up;

6. Right;

7. Forward – turns page forward;

8. Micro-USB port – for connecting to computer or charger

(charger may be optional);

9. MicroSD card slot – for external memory card (Micro SD card may be optional);

10. On/Off (power) button – turns the Device on/off.

NOTE You can configure key mapping to your own in Settings > Personalize > Key mapping. Navigation and page turning buttons mapping depends on screen orientation.

Technical Characteristics

Display 6” E-Ink Carta TM 1024 × 758, 212 dpi, B&W

CPU 1 GHz

Frontlight Yes

RAM 256 MB

Storage 8 GB *

Operating system Linux®

CPU 1 GHz

Communications

Micro-USB

Wi-Fi(b/g/n)

Memory slot MicroSD (up to 32 GB)

Battery Li-Ion Polymer, 1300 mAh **

Book formats

PDF, PDF (DRM), EPUB, EPUB (DRM),

DJVU, FB2, FB2.ZIP, DOC, DOCX, RTF, PRC,

TXT, CHM, HTM, HTML, MOBI, ACSM

Image formats JPEG, BMP, PNG, TIFF

Dimensions 174,4 × 114,6 × 8,3 mm

Weight 170 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 hour s.

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: ō Connect the Device to a computer or charger with

USB-cable. The device will turn on as soon as charging starts.

ō When the battery is fully charged, you can disconnect 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.

Getting Started

DEVICE MANAGEMENT

Turn on

Turn off

Lock

Press On/Off button. When the Device is ready to operate, Main menu or last opened book will appear, depending on settings.

Press and hold On/Off button for about two seconds until the Device goes off.

You can lock your Device in three ways:

1. Press On/Off button.

2. You can set automatic key lock or power off: go to Settings > Saving Power >

Power off after or Auto screen lock , 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, you must give the device time (up to 30 seconds) to process commands. If it does not help, you can restart it by pressing On/Off button for 10 seconds.

Getting Started

MAIN MENU OVERVIEW

Last opened

Recent Events — list of last opened and downloaded books

Notification panel

Last downloaded books

Application panel

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NAVIGATION

Use navigation buttons Up , Down , Left , Right to select required item (e.g. book or menu item).

ATTENTION! If you change screen orientation, navigation and page turning keys mapping will be also changed accordingly to the side you’ve changed orientation to.

Press OK button shortly to open selected item. Continuous

OK press opens context menu of item, folder or application

(if available). If a menu item contains several level, you can go over them by Left/Right buttons.

Page turning buttons Backward/Forward are used to turn list pages. Continuous Backward/Forward keys press turns 10 pages at once in lists and books. Short and continuous Backward button press returns to the previous menu

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(or list’s page), closes an application, a context menu and the Library (If you are on the first page).

Also you can configure key mapping to your own in Settings > Personalize > Key mapping section.

WORKING WITH ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD

The on-screen keyboard appears when it is necessary to enter some text info, for example, search query.

To navigate through the keyboard use the navigation keys and OK button. To speed up keyboard operations all symbols are divided into 5 zones. The first navigation key press transfers cursor to the middle of the selected zone, and then you can select the required symbol in this zone. Press

OK button to type the selected symbol.

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1. Change text case

2. Erase last entered symbol

3. Change input language. To add the language (up to 3 layouts) to the onscreen keyboard layout go to Settings > Languages > Keyboard Layouts .

As you type a password (e.g. Wi-Fi credentials) icon will appear on a text field. Select icon and press OK to see typed symbols.

Getting Started

RECENT EVENTS

This section displays last actions on the Device, namely last opened and recently loaded books.

After you press OK on recently opened book title, it will be opened on a page you’ve finished reading before.

After pressing OK on a message about recently added books, Library will be opened displaying added books.

Books will be grouped by creation date.

LOADING FILES

Connect the Device to the PC using microUSB cable.

NOTE The Device should be kept on while transferring files.

You will be prompted to select USB mode: PC Link or Charge either. Select PC Link . Operating system of computer will

Getting Started 21 detect Device’s storage as removable disk (if SD card installed – as two ones). Now you can copy files to the Device or SD card using Explorer or other file manager.

ATTENTION! After copying files safely remove the Device before disconnect the cable!

Downloading protected e-books (Adobe DRM)

Registration at www.adobe.com is required to use e-books in protected format ( Sign in > Create an Adobe Account) .

Download via *.acsm

1. Visit www.adobe.com via your browser;

NOTE: the current version of your browser on the Device does not support Flash Player

2. Open Menu > Products > All products ;

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3. Follow the link Digital Editions in the alphabetical index of products.

4. Open Visit the sample eBook library at the bottom of the page to enter the library;

5. Choose a book and click Download item .

6. A download window will appear on the screen.

The file name should contain the name of the book and the file extension .acsm

. Click Save .

7. After the file is saved on your PC, a link as URLLink.

acsm will appear.

NOTE: The same sequence of actions allows downloading a link to a protected book from any online bookstore.

Do the following to open a protected (DRM) book on the

Device:

1. Copy the file of the link to a book ( *.acsm

) to your

Device.

2. Find and open the file on your Device.

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3. Follow the on-screen instructions to activate your

Device. To do this, use the on-screen keyboard to enter the login and password of your account on www.adobe.com into the Device Activation form. Then you will be able to download the book.

4. Download the book. After the download is complete, a full version of the book will be available for reading in the Digital Edition folder.

The downloaded book is protected (DRM) and cannot be opened by a non-registered user.

Download books via PC

1. Open the Adobe Digital Editions application.

NOTE: When connecting your Device to PC for the first time, Adobe Digital Editions prompts you to activate the new device. Use your registration data at www.adobe.com for this. If the Device is not activated, it will be impossible to copy a book from PC to device using Adobe Digital Editions .

Getting Started

2. Select the Go to library view icon.

3. Click All items .

4. Choose a book and copy it to your Device.

FRONTLIGHT

Tj adjust the frontlight level, please use the Left/Right button and move a Slider in the notification bar.

MIN MAX

Getting Started

INSERTING MICRO SD CARD

The Device already has 8 GB of internal storage, but you can extend it by using micro SD card (up to 32 GB). Insert it to the slot, like it is shown on a figure, and slightly push until card will be fixed.

Back view

To eject the card, slightly press on its edge until it will be unfixed, and pull it to get.

ATTENTION! If your SD card get stuck, do not try to eject it by yourself and immediately call Customer Support.

APPLICATIONS

This section contains games and additional software.

Calculator

Engineering calculator supports a wide range of mathematical operations, such as different numeric systems, trigonometric, logarithm, power and logical operations.

Chess

You can play versus your friend or the Device. If you are playing against the Device, you can select 10 difficulty levels. Use the navigation keys to move cursor over the gaming board and OK to pick and put a piece.

Dictionary

After your start this application, the on-screen keyboard will appear. Type the word you’d like to find, and application will find its entry in the dictionary. To change

27 dictionaries, press Forward button twice, select the dictionary you need from the list and press OK .

After you close the on-screen keyboard (by pressing its keys

OK or Cancel ), you will be able to view dictionary pageby-page. To turn pages, use Left/Right keys. To bring up the on-screen keyboard again, press OK . To exit dictionary, press Backward button.

Klondike

Classic solitaire.

Gallery

This section opens in the mode of photo view (all photos must be downloaded to the Photo folder). You can look through images in JPG, BMP, PNG and TIFF formats.

Snake

The game. Use navigation keys to move the snake and collect bugs. Beware of the walls and other snake!

Sudoku

Popular Japanese puzzle .

Navigation : Use the navigation keys to move around the grid and bottom panel. Click OK button to enter. Backward/Forward buttons toggle between the grid and the panel and vice versa.

Controls : To enter a number into a cell of the grid, you can choose firstly a number or a cell, in which you want to enter a number or a label.

Cell first:

1. Set a frame on the chosen cell and press OK button.

2. Press Backward or Forward to move to the bottom panel to choose correspondingly a number

(left) or labels (right) for the specified cell. Press ОК to enter;

3. The chosen number will be entered into the selected cell.

Number first:

1. Press OK on the cell with “givens“ (digits known in the beginning of the game) and on numbers of the bottom panel.

2. The chosen number will be highlighted on the bottom panel, showing that it is active.

3. Press OK on the cell of the grid to enter the highlighted number in a cell.

NOTE: A digit on the bottom panel is highlighted until another one is chosen.

Bottom panel:

— Step Back (Cancel previous action);

— Step forward (active after “step back”);

— Clear cell.

Hints:

— a hint by highlighting instances of the chosen numeral.

— hiding labels, which are not correct for a cell no more

— a hint about possible labels for a cell.

Library

Library is e-books file manager, which allows to group, sort, change appearance of the section and perform search.

Reading Books

In this chapter you will learn how to read e-books and configure reader software for the most comfortable reading.

The Device supports next book formats: PDF, PDF (DRM),

EPUB, EPUB (DRM), DJVU, FB2, FB2.ZIP, DOC, DOCX, RTF, PRC,

TXT, CHM, HTM, HTML, MOBI, ACSM .

To open a book, press OK on its title in Last events or

Library section. If you opened a book before, it will be opened at the page you’ve finished reading.

LIBRARY

Library is e-books file manager. To open a book, press

OK while its title is selected. Library menu allows to filter, group, sort, change appearance of the section and perform search.

Reading Books

1. Grouping criteria

Depending on selected criterion books are grouping by: ō All Books; ō Authors; ō Genres; ō Collections; ō Favorites; ō Folders ; ō Formats; ō Series.

The results of grouping can be dispalyed as ascending ( A-Z ) or descending ( Z-A ).

2. Sorting criteria ō By opening date; ō By addition date; ō By title; ō By author.

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3. Books list views

Simple – in this mode the cover icon of the book is displayed.

Detailed – in this mode there’s added author, titele, thumbnails, information about file format and size, read percentage.

Context menu

Context menu, evoked by continuous pressing OK , allows performing the following operations: ō Book Info - brief information about book; ō Mark as read; ō Add to collection;

Reading Books ō Add to Favorites; ō All books of author; ō Copy; ō Move; ō Delete.

TURNING PAGES

Use Backward/Forward or Left/Right keys to turn pages. Continuous Backward/Forward keys press turns 10 pages at once.

FOLLOWING REFERENCES

If a page contains cross-references or footnotes, you can enter links mode on continuous OK button press (otherwise you’ll get a message informing that a page contains no links to follow). A cursor will appear, and you will be able to select a link using keys and press OK to follow.

Reading Books

CHANGING FONT SIZE

In text format books (ePub, FB2 etc., excluding PDF and

DjVu) you can change font size with Up/Down keys.

READING MENU

To access reader application menu press OK button.

Contents

Opens structured content of the book if present, otherwise you’ll get message about missing table of contents. Active contents display table of contents, bookmarks and notes you’ve made during reading. If table of contents has more than one level, higher level entry will be marked with ‘+’

Reading Books 42 sign. Expanded item is displayed with a sign ‘-‘. Buttons

Left/Right collapse/expand selected subsection branch.

Use navigation keys to move across the table, OK button opens selected book chapter, continuous press of OK button opens the context menu.

Using this menu you can open contents entry, edit or delete notes (text or graphic either) and bookmarks, expands/ collapses selected subsection branch. Under Settings section of the context menu you can configure which elements to display: ō Contents; ō Bookmarks; ō Notes .

Go to Page

If you want to open the exact page press Go to page , after typing a page number exactly from on-screen keyboard press OK . If you will exit the menu by pressing Backward , you will stay on a page you was before.

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Search

Search mode works only in books containing text layer. To search text through the book enter it using the on-screen keyboard. Found text would be highlighted, and you can switch between found instances using Left/Right navigation keys. To exit search mode press Backward/Forward .

NOTE: Search mode is not available for DJVU books.

Bookmarks

Adds current page to bookmarks. After adding a page to bookmarks in a right top corner a bookmark will appear.

All the bookmarks will be displayed in contents. To delete bookmark, select the correspondent menu item again.

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Settings

In this section you can find out how to configure your reading settings for different book formats. You can also learn about all the available options and features in this menu.

EPUB, FB2, etc.

To configure EPUB, TXT, FB2, DOC and other text format books, open the Reading menu and select Settings .

Page tab - you can choose line spacing, font size, margins width and also enable or disable hyphenation.

Font tab - use this tab to select font style.

Reading Books

Screen tab - you can enable or disable page numbering and on\off Status bar.

Built-in page numbering displays the number of pages in the book’s original layout. One page can cover one or several screens, depending on reading settings.

If the function is disabled, the numbering will display the number of screens. It may take a while to calculate the number of screens when you first open the book, or after the reading settings have been changed. The number of screens won’t be calculated again whenever the book is opened after this.

PDF and DjVu

PDF and DjVu books has Settings . Select viewing mode using Left/Right keys. Following modes are available:

Reading Books 46 ō Margins cropping – allows to decrease margins width or heigth. Define a border, you want to crop by a joystick and press OK. Move arrow buttons by a joystick to set margins width and heigth. After selecting cropping area choose Accept . Then define cropping settings: whole document, odd pages, even pages or current page only.

Confirm your choice by clicking Accept . ō Fit width – scaling page to the screen width ō The whole page – one page scaling ō Columns – for reading books with columns. To navigate the page use navigation buttons. A page will be turned after bottom edge of the sheet reached ō Reflow – in this mode text is formatted to display completely on a page. You can change font size with Up and

Down keys. Some images and tables may not display in this mode. Reflow mode is supported for PDF books only. Some tables and pictures cannot be displayed in the Reflow mode.

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Dictionary

Single-word translation. By default cursor highlights the word to translate and dictionary looks for translation automatically. OK button press switches to a toolbar.

Word translation

View resembling words On-screen keyboard to type word to translate

Change dictionary

Back to text

Rotate

Fixes the screen orientation: select the suitable one with navigation keys.

Notes

You can enter notes mode by pressing Down button continuously or by pressing the corresponding menu option.

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On the top of the display separate area will appear. Use the buttons Up , Down to choose the place where your note will begin and press OK to set up the top margin of the note. Use navigation buttons to highlight a text fragment and press OK to set the bottom margin of the note.

You can look through the notes by choosing Notes section in the main menu. By pressing OK button on the note, you can switch to the initial page, where it was created.

CLOSING A BOOK

To close a book, select the corresponding reading menu item.

Settings

In this chapter you will learn how configure the interface and software features of the Device for the most comfortable usage. Select Settings at Main menu panel to configure the

Device. All changes will be applied after exiting the section.

WI-FI

In this section you can set parameters needed for network connection.

Network access — on or off . After network access activation, the following settings appear: ō Connection to hidden networks — read more in the Connecting to the Internet section of this manual.

ō Available Networks — a list of available networks.

Choose one of them and you’ll see parameters of this connection: Network name (SSID), signal strength, security,

IP-address, network mask, main gateway, DNS.

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NOTE If Scanning is displayed instead of Available Networks , it means that Device is searching for available networks.

ACCOUNTS AND SYNCHRONIZATION

Adobe DRM

To authorize, input your Login (e-mail address) and Password . When you are authorized, your login and Exit from

Adobe DRM item are displayed .

After exit all protected

DRM documents will be unavailable.

Send-to-PocketBook — the following options are available: ō PocketBook account: your account email.

ō Login/Log out : if you are not authorized in the application, input your contact email address and password, to authorize. If you are authorized, the email, to

Settings 51 which you can send books, is displayed. You can logout

Send-to-PocketBook.

ō Receive files now : The content of the Download folder will be updated. Before update, please, check if your

Device is connected to the Internet.

ō Receive files automatically : On or Off . Files, sent to the Device address [email protected], will be automatically updated in the download folder, if Wi-Fi connection is on. You can turn off automatic receiving files to optimize the Device productivity.

ō Download folder : location of received files. The

Send-to-PocketBook folder is set by default. You can choose any other folder or create a new one in the internal

Device storage or on the external SD-card.

ō About service — more detailed about service.

Dropbox — In this section the following options are available:

Settings 52 ō Login/Log out : if you are not authorized in the application, input your Dropbox account data to authorize. If you are authorized, then you can logout Dropbox.

ō Synchronize Now : Files in the Sync folder and

Pocketbook device directory will be synced. Before syncing files, please check if your Device is connected to the Internet and is linked to the proper Dropbox account ō Autosync : Turn On or Off auto synchronization.

The service is turned on automatically at the authorization, so Dropbox will automatically sync files, if Wi-Fi connection is on. You can turn off autosync to optimize the Device productivity.

ō Sync Folder : location of synced files. You can also move files to Sync folder , if you want to sync them with

Dropbox Pocketbook directory on the server. The Dropbox

PocketBook folder on the Device is set by default. You can choose another folder or create a new one in the internal

Device storage or on the external SD-card. ō About Service — more detailed about service.

Settings

PERSONALIZE

Power-off Logo — the image will be displayed when the

Device is off. You can set a cover of the last opened book by setting book cover .

NOTE You can also set your own picture as a logo from the Gallery application. Read about it in the Gallery section.

Complete Page Refresh.

Select the amount of page turned before the screen will be updated completely. Always item provides the best quality, but consumes the most power.

Less frequency may cause some artifacts from previous pages on a screen.

Open at Startup last opened book or main menu.

LED Indication – you can turn on or turn off LED indicator.

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Key Mapping . In this section you can remap hardware keys. To change key action, select it from the list and select action from the list.

User Profiles - can be configured on bith internal storage and microSD card; number of profiles is not limited. Each profile stores individual books’ status, last opened books, bookmarks, notes, favorites and pre-configured network connections.

To add new profile, open the corresponding item. You will be suggested to set destination (local memory or SD card) and to enter the name from on-screen keyboard. After this current above-mentioned parameters will be stored at this profile.

To activate profile open the one you need. In profile context menu you can change avatar, rename or delete profile.

LANGUAGES

Language.

Select the Device’s interface language.

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Keyboard Layouts.

Under this section you can add up to

3 keyboard layouts.

Available Dictionaries.

Under this section you can uncheck dictionaries you don’t want to be displayed in the list during the translation or in Dictionary application.

DATE/TIME

In this section you will be able to set date, time, time zone and clock format. You can also Synchronize Time or set

Auto Time Sync to use the network time/date.

SAVING POWER

Here you can see battery level and set parameters, which help to save battery charge:

Settings 56 ō Battery Percentage; ō Lock device after — set time of idleness, after which the Device is locked: off, 5 min, 10 min.

ō Power off after — set time of idleness, after which the Device power off: off, 10, 20, 30 or 60 minutes.

MAINTENANCE

USB Mode — set how the Device handles USB connection by default: PC link , Charge or Ask when connected.

Backup & Recovery ō Restore Configuration – select the configuration file to restore from a list; ō Backup Configuration to SD – this action will create a backup folder on an external microSD-card and will save there system settings. You will be suggested to enter the file name from on-screen keyboard;

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Privacy ō Protect Configurations by Password — in this section you can protect your setting by password. Select Set

Password section and type the password from on-screen keyboard. Now each time you try to enter Settings section, you will be asked to enter the password. You can remove or change password by selecting the corresponding item. To proceed, you will be asked to enter the password once more.

ō Diagnostic and Usage — software provides data to PocketBook about some actions, performed by a user on the Device for the further improvement of the Device and services to users. The serial number and any other information for identifying a user isn’t saved. You can disable this option of statistics gathering in the Diagnostic and Usage section.

Format Internal Memory – this action will erase all data, except system files.

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CAUTION! If you need to erase all data on the Device, use this feature only, don’t try to format the Device internal memory via PC.

Format SD card – this action will erase all data from the external microSD card.

Factory Reset – the Device state will be reset to factory default settings, erasing user settings. Other data (e.g. books, photos) won’t be lost;

Demo mode - switching demo mode for the Device. To activate demonstration mode check On in the Demo mode item.

SOFTWARE

Software Version - the current version of firmware is displayed;

Software Update – the Device will search for updates in the following order: microSD card (if installed), internal storage and Internet.

Auto Update – turn on/off automatic check for updates.

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Third-Party Apps — license and information about thirdparty applications, used on the Device.

ABOUT DEVICE

The following information about Device will be displayed:

Device Model (model, serial number, hardware platform);

Memory (operative memory, total and available internal memory and microSD-card);

License - license and information about applications, used on the Device.

Firmware Update

WARNING! Firmware Update is a responsible operation, during which management software of the Device will be changed. In case of improper execution control program may be damaged and will require treatment in the service centre. Please perform the upgrade procedure in accordance with the instructions below.

There are two ways to update the firmware.

Automatic Update

To start automatic software update select Settings > Software > Software Update. The Device will begin to check available update sources in the following order: ō MicroSD card (if installed); ō internal memory; ō Internet.

If default Internet connection is not set, the Device will ask to connect to one of available wireless networks.

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Also you can activate the automatic updates check ( Settings > Software > Auto Update ). In this case, the Device will use Wi-Fi connection only.

NOTE: You can check your Firmware version in Settings > Software > Firmware Version

Manual Update

1. Open site www.pocketbook-int.com on your PC.

Select your country.

2. Click the Support button on top menu. Select hardware model of your Device

3. Download the Firmware to your PC

4. Unpack the content of the archive, file SWUPDATE.

BIN, and copy it to the root folder of MicroSD-Card or internal Device storage

5. Switch off the Device by pressing button On/Off.

6. Switch on the Device by pressing On/Off. Hold both Backward and Forward buttons until the message

Firmware update… is displayed on the screen.

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NOTE If the firmware file is located on the SD card, it will have a higher priority in comparison with the file stored in the Device’s root folder during the update process.

Troubleshooting

Error Message Reason

No upgrade image found

File SWUPDATE.BIN cannot be found on the microSD card.

Make sure the file is in the root folder of the card.

Correction Method

Try to format your Micro SD card (make a backup copies of all its content prior to formatting) and copy the file to the root of the empty card. If this error persists, use another card.

Upgrade image is corrupted or

Image is empty

SWUPDATE.BIN file is damaged or there is no space available on the microSD card.

Delete some files from your card and copy SWUPDATE.

BIN file on it one more time.

Repeat the download from www.pocketbook-int.com.

If this error repeats, use other card.

File read error

Error. A different firmware version is installed on the device

MicroSD card error

Try to use another MicroSD card

A firmware file of an older version is stored in the device internal memory.

Delete the old version of the firmware file from the

Device’s internal memory root folder

Troubleshooting

Malfunciton

Device does not turn on or turns on but only the logo is loaded

Possible Reason

Battery is low

Solution

Charge the battery

A book does not open — the message Book is probably damaged or protected appears, or nothing happens at all

The book is damaged

If the book was downloaded from the online store try to reload it again. If the file opens on your PC, but does not open on the Device, save the book in another format (TXT,

DOC, PDF).

Html book opens but is displayed incorrectly. For example, there are empty pages, some part of the text is missing etc.

Book opens but various symbols, question marks etc. are displayed instead of letters

HTML-files contain non-text elements

(frames, JAVA-scripts, flash-elements)

Incorrect encoding

No response when you press any key

Sometimes (e.g., when downloading damaged or too large books) the

Device may freeze

Save the page in TXT format

Switch to reading mode, select Settings encoding

and change

Your Device is in the battery charging mode.

Check USB mode in Settings Main Menu item. Set

Connection to PC or Ask at

Connection After connection to PC disks are not displayed in

Explorer

Close the frozen application by pressing / keys simultaneously for 1–2 sec.

No signal in connection cable

Check USB cable condition and its proper connection to connector. Try to connect the

USB-cable to another port

Troubleshooting

Malfunciton

Battery discharges too fast

Possible Reason

Bookmarks, settings and current position in file cannot be saved

File system damaged

Internal memory is full

Disabled automatic turning off

Solution

Connect the device to a PC and check disks. To proceed, open My Computer , right-click on the selected disk and select Properties > Service >

Check Disk

Delete books, images and/ or music files that you do not need

Settings > Date/Time in Main

Menu. Select automatic turn off time in Auto Turn Off in … item

Customer Support

For detailed information about service centers in your country please use contacts below:

Deutschland

Č esko

France

Italia

Österreich

Polska

Switzerland

0-800-187-30-03

800-701-307

0805-080277

800-788-913

0-800-802-077

0-800-141-0112

0-800-898-720 www.pocketbook-int.com/support/ [email protected]

Compliance with International Standards

Product name:

Model name:

Firmware:

PocketBook Basic Lux

PB615W

5.17

The EUT should be supplied by USB port from complied Limited

Power Source of personal computer or notebook.

The EUT should be supplied by Adapter from complied Limited

Power Source.

Rated output voltage: DC 5V 1A.

This equipment is marked with the symbol and can be used throughout the European community. This indicates compliance with the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC. France – 2.4GHz for Metropolitan France. In all Metropolitan departments, wireless LAN frequencies can be used under the following conditions, either for public or private use: ō Indoor use: maximum power (EIRP*) of 100 mW for the entire 2400-2483.5 MHz frequency band

Compliance with International Standards 67 ō Outdoor use: maximum power (EIRP*) of 100 mW for the

2400-2454 MHz band and with maximum power (EIRP*) of 10 mW for the 2454-2483 MHz band.

IMPORTANT : Changes or modifications to this product not authorized could void the EMC and wireless compliance and negate your authority to operate the product. This product has demonstrated EMC compliance under conditions that included the use of compliant peripheral devices and shielded cables between system components. It is important that you use compliant peripheral devices and shielded cables between system components to reduce the possibility of causing interference to radios, televisions, and other electronic devices.

Certification information (SAR)

The device meets guidelines for exposure to radio waves.

Your device is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed not to exceed the limits for exposure to radio waves recommended by international guidelines. These guidelines were developed by the independent scientific organization ICNIRP and include safety margins designed to assure the protection of all persons,

Compliance with International Standards 68 regardless of age and health. The exposure guidelines for devices employ a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate or SAR. The SAR limit stated in the ICNIRP guidelines is 2.0 watts/kilogram (W/kg) averaged over 10 grams of tissue.

Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions with the device transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands. The actual SAR level of an operating device can be below the maximum value because the device is designed to use only the power required to reach the network.

This equipment complies with the European Council Recommendation of 12 July 1999 on the Limitation of Exposure of the General Public to Electromagnetic Fields [1999/519/EC].

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Tel. 0 800 187 3003

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