Kindle Fire User’s Guide Contents 2 Contents Chapter 1 About Your Kindle Fire.. ................................................................. 4 Status Bar.. . . . . . . . ..................................................................................... 4 Search.. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................................................................................... 5 Content.. . . . . . . . . . . .....................................................................................
Kindle Fire User’s Guide Contents 3 Appendix A Product Information.................................................................. 19 Safety and Compliance Information.............................................................. 19 Maintaining Your Kindle Fire....................................................................... 19 Servicing Your Device.. .............................................................................. 19 Glass Parts.. . . . . . . ........................................
Kindle Fire User’s Guide Chapter 1 About Your Kindle Fire 4 Chapter 1 About Your Kindle Fire Status Bar At the top of the screen, you’ll see indicators that inform you about the status of your Kindle Fire. Notifications: Notifications can come from the system, a game, an application such as e-mail, or the music player.
Kindle Fire User’s Guide Chapter 1 About Your Kindle Fire 5 Search Tap to activate the Search field. You can search your Content libraries or the web. Content Access the web or one of your Content libraries by tapping the corresponding name at the top of the Home screen: Newsstand, Books, Music, Video, Docs, Apps, or Web. Carousel Recently accessed books, music, videos, newspapers, magazines, web pages, and apps are automatically added to the Carousel.
Kindle Fire User’s Guide Chapter 1 About Your Kindle Fire 6 Your Kindle Fire will be partially charged when you receive it. To charge your device, connect it to a power outlet using the included power adapter. The charging indicator light (which encircles the power button) is orange during charging and green when fully charged. When connected to a power source using the included power adapter, your Kindle Fire battery should charge fully in less than four hours.
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Shopping Amazon offers a wide selection of books, newspapers, magazines, applications, music, movies, and TV shows for your Kindle Fire. To purchase titles, simply tap the “Store >” link in the top right corner of any Content library. To exit the store and return to your Content library, tap “Library >.” Note that the Docs and Web Content libraries do not have Store links.
Kindle Fire User’s Guide Chapter 3 Kindle Fire Content 8 Chapter 3
Kindle Fire Content Device and cloud storage Content purchased from Amazon is securely stored by Amazon and available in the cloud. If you are preparing to go offline, toggle to Cloud and download to your device content that you want to have available when offline. Options bar The Options bar is located at the bottom of every Content library screen. Options vary depending on the content type.
Kindle Fire User’s Guide Chapter 3 Kindle Fire Content 9 The Options bar may be hidden when some applications are running. It can be expanded by tapping the arrow at the bottom of the screen or by swiping upwards from the bottom of the device. When reading, simply tap the middle of the screen to display the Options bar. Content libraries Newsstand You can view your magazines and newspapers by tapping Newsstand on the Home screen.
Kindle Fire User’s Guide Chapter 3 Kindle Fire Content 10 To go to the next page of an article, tap the right side of the screen. To go to the previous page, tap the left side. To determine your progress within an article, tap the middle of the screen. The Progress bar appears and indicates which page of the article you’re on. To go to the next article, tap the Next button on the Progress bar. To go to the previous article, tap the Previous button.
Kindle Fire User’s Guide Chapter 3 Kindle Fire Content 11 Your Kindle Fire saves your place in whatever content you’re reading, or you can manually add a bookmark. To add a bookmark, tap the screen, and then tap the bookmark icon at the top right of the screen. To delete a bookmark, tap it. To view your notes, highlights, and bookmarks, tap the screen to bring up the Options bar, and then tap the Menu icon. Your Kindle Fire includes the New Oxford American Dictionary.
Kindle Fire User’s Guide Chapter 3 Kindle Fire Content 12 Graphic Novels Graphic novels come alive on Kindle Fire with Kindle Panel View. Double-tap on any region to see it magnified. You can also swipe forward or backward to be guided through the panels in the author’s own sequence for an immersive reading experience. To exit Panel View and return to the full-page view, simply double-tap anywhere on the screen. Music You can view your music library by tapping Music on the Home screen.
Kindle Fire User’s Guide Chapter 3 Kindle Fire Content 13 You can make music stored in the cloud available offline so you can play it when you don’t have connectivity (for example, on an airplane). Simply tap Cloud in your Music library, then press and hold any playlist, artist, album, or song and select the “Download” option. Your downloaded music will be available in the Device tab of your Music library for playback offline. Video You can watch videos by tapping Video on the Home screen.
Kindle Fire User’s Guide Chapter 3 Kindle Fire Content 14 Within the Amazon Appstore for Android, you can tap the Menu icon in the Options bar to view app categories, recommendations, your app subscriptions, app updates, and access settings.
Kindle Fire User’s Guide Chapter 3 Kindle Fire Content 15 Amazon Silk now includes Reading View, a feature that enables you to load the main content of your current web page in a reading optimized, single screen view. To convert your current page to Reading View, look for the Reading View icon in the Options bar. When you tap the icon, Silk displays the main content of the page, including relevant images, in a new, reading-optimized view.
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Settings Tap the Quick Settings icon located on the Status bar to display settings for the most commonly performed tasks and the volume control. If you have music playing from your Music library, a player will appear in Quick Settings. Use it to see what’s currently playing, control playback (play/pause, next, and previous), and tap the currently playing song to view your playback queue. Locked/Unlocked: Select to lock/unlock screen rotation.
Kindle Fire User’s Guide Chapter 4 Settings 17 Applications: Displays a list of the applications installed on your Kindle Fire. You can display all applications, or filter the list by selecting Running Applications or Third Party Applications from the dropdown menu. Tap the application name to view applicationrelated settings. Date & Time: Manually set the time and date or select “Automatic” to allow the Kindle Fire to do it for you.
Kindle Fire User’s Guide Chapter 5 Finding Additional Assistance 18 Chapter 5
Finding Additional Assistance For help using your Kindle Fire, tap the Help & Feedback App located in the Apps library. This app contains Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), troubleshooting tips, and a Customer Service portal. Please use the Feedback tab to help us improve and evolve our products.
Kindle Fire User’s Guide Appendix A Product Information 19 Appendix A Product Information Safety and Compliance Information Use Responsibly. Read all instructions and safety information before use. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS COULD RESULT IN FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR OTHER INJURY OR DAMAGE. Maintaining Your Kindle Fire Do not use your Kindle Fire or its accessories in rain, or near sinks or other wet locations. Take care not to spill any food or liquid in your Kindle Fire.
Kindle Fire User’s Guide Appendix A Product Information 20 Headphone Safety Listening to audio at high volume for extended periods of time can cause hearing damage. To avoid this problem, consider the tips below: • Keep the volume down. • Avoid prolonged, continuous listening. • Wear headphones that isolate the wanted audio from background noise.
Kindle Fire User’s Guide Appendix A Product Information 21 While most modern electronic equipment is shielded from external RF signals, if in doubt, check with the manufacturer. For personal medical devices (such as pacemakers and hearing aids), consult with your physician or the manufacturer to determine if they are adequately shielded from external RF signals.
Kindle Fire User’s Guide Appendix A Product Information 22 IEEE 1725 Battery Safety Statement • Do not disassemble or open, crush, bend or deform, puncture or shred. • Do not modify or remanufacture, attempt to insert foreign objects into the battery, immerse or expose to water or other liquids, expose to fire, explosion or other hazard. • Only use the battery for the system for which it is specified. • Only use the battery with a charging system that has been qualified with the system per this standard.
Kindle Fire User’s Guide Appendix A Product Information 23 ONE-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY This Warranty for the Kindle Device (the “Device“) is provided by Amazon Fulfillment Services, Inc., 410 Terry Ave. North, Seattle, WA 98109-5210, United States. However, if this Device was sold by Amazon EU S.à r.l. or an authorized reseller of Amazon EU S.à r.l. then this Warranty is provided by Amazon EU S.à r.l.
Kindle Fire User’s Guide Appendix A Product Information 24 Additional Information You can find the Kindle License Agreement and Terms of Use, One-Year Limited Warranty, User’s Guide, and other limited warranty and Kindle information at www.www.amazon.com/ kindlesupport Patent Notices The Kindle Fire device and/or methods used in association with the Kindle Fire device may be covered by one or more patents or pending patent applications.
