kindle DX
Table of Contents WELCOME CHAPTER 1: Getting Started with Your Kindle 9 20 1.1 Views of Kindle DX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Top View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Bottom View. . . . . . . . . . . .
2.2 Organizing With Collections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Creating a Collection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Adding an Item to Collections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Adding Multiple Items to a Collection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.4 Looking Up Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 The Lookup Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 3.5 Annotations and Clippings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Using Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER 5: The Kindle Store 97 5.1 Getting Started at the Store. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Connecting to the Kindle Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 5.2 Kindle Store Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 The Kindle Storefront . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER 7: Settings and Experimental 119 7.1 Adjusting Your Kindle Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Personalizing Your Kindle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Password - Protecting Your Kindle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Choosing Your Primary Dictionary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER 9: Your Kindle and Amazon.com 137 9.1 Shopping for Kindle Content on Amazon.com. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Browsing the Kindle Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Searching the Kindle Store. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Getting the Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
APPENDIX 152 Safety and Compliance Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Maintaining Your Kindle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Product Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 KINDLE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND TERMS OF USE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Welcome to Thank you for purchasing Amazon Kindle DX. You are reading the Welcome section of the Kindle DX User’s Guide. This section provides an overview of Kindle DX and highlights a few basic features so you can start reading as quickly as possible. You can leave this guide at any time by pressing the Home button on your Kindle. To turn to the next page, press the Next Page button. If your Kindle was a gift, you will need to register your device.
Congratulations! You are reading on your new Kindle DX. If you haven’t done so already, please follow the Getting Started instructions that came with your Kindle and plug your Kindle into a power source to charge the battery. The charge indicator light on the bottom edge of your Kindle turns yellow and a lightning bolt appears on the battery icon at the top of the display. Charging the battery fully should take less than three hours and you can continue reading while it charges.
To select a particular item such as a menu option or a specific word in your reading material, move the 5-way controller up, down, left, or right to highlight your choice and then press to select. You can press the Next or Previous Page button to move forward or backward in your reading material and press the Back button to retrace your steps on your Kindle. Use the keyboard to type words or phrases when searching your reading material or items in the Kindle Store.
In a book or periodical you are currently reading, you can change the text size by pressing the Text key , and moving the 5-way controller to choose the size you prefer; then press the 5-way to select. The text changes to the new size. Repeat the same steps to change the text size back or to change it to a size comfortable for you to read.
Your Choice of Number of Words per Line You can also change the number of words per line in the book or periodical you are currently reading. Press the Text key , move the 5-way controller to choose the number of words per line you prefer and press the 5-way to select. This changes the width of the margins. You may find you read faster with fewer words per line. Experiment to see what works best for you.
Let Kindle Read to You You can also choose to turn on the experimental application, Text-to-Speech, which will read aloud your books (where allowed by the rights holder), newspapers, blogs, and personal documents. Press the Text key , then move the 5-way down so that the “Text-to-Speech” option is underlined. Press the 5-way to select “turn on.” You can either listen through your Kindle’s external speakers or plug in earphones into the headphone jack.
Shop Anytime, Anywhere If you have Whispernet on and you select “Shop in Kindle Store” from any menu, Kindle connects you to a broad offering of reading material including books, newspapers, blogs, and magazines. You can browse by category or check out the latest bestsellers, new and noteworthy items, or your personalized recommendations. You can see details about an item, read customer reviews, and even download free samples of books you are interested in.
Collections To personalize and organize items, you can add your books, personal documents, and Audible books to collections on your Home screen. Create a new collection from the Home screen by pressing the Menu button and selecting “Create New Collection”, and then type a name for the collection. You can add as many items as you wish to each collection, and you can even add an item to more than one collection for more flexible organization.
Add Your Own Notes Do you like to take notes and make comments while reading? You can add notes to any of the content on Kindle. Amazon automatically stores all of your book annotations in the “My Clippings” file and backs them up on Amazon servers so they will not be lost. As an example, this sentence is highlighted and has a note attached as indicated by the superscripted number one to the right of this text.1 Using the 5-way controller, move the cursor over the notation number to see the note.
Learning More This ends your brief introduction to just some of the capabilities on Kindle. The chapters that follow give a more complete overview of these and other features. Remember, you can always search on a particular feature or learn more about how to do a particular task by opening this guide and typing on the keyboard to activate Search. The Table of Contents for the Kindle DX User’s Guide shows you all of the topics covered in this guide.
You can leave the Kindle DX User’s Guide, or any item you are reading, at any time by pressing the Home button. If you are done reading, you can put your Kindle to sleep by sliding and releasing the power button located at the top of your Kindle (you wake up Kindle the same way). Sleeping your Kindle will extend battery life and also lock all of the keys and buttons so you don’t inadvertently press one while not using your Kindle. When your Kindle is asleep, you will see an image on the screen.
CHAPTER 1: Getting Started with Your Kindle In the Welcome chapter of the Kindle DX User’s Guide, you read about many of the things you can do with your Kindle. This chapter reviews all of the physical features of Kindle and covers the basics of using the Kindle buttons, menus, and keyboard. 1.1 Views of Kindle DX FRONT VIEW The front of your Kindle contains the screen, the keyboard, and the navigation controls. These features are illustrated below and explained in the list that follows.
Volume controls — controls the headphone or speaker volume for audiobooks, background music, and text-to-speech. Home button — sshows content stored on your Kindle as well as content archived at Amazon.com. Previous Page button — takes you to the previous page in your reading material. Press and hold this button to continuously page backward. Next Page button — takes you to the next page in your reading material. Press and hold this button to continuously page forward.
Text key — adjusts font size and number of words per line to suit your reading preference. Also allows you to turn on/off Text-to-Speech, zoom into PDF documents, and to change the screen rotation settings.
TOP VIEW Power Switch Headphone Jack Power switch — puts your Kindle to sleep, wakes it up, and turns your Kindle on or off. To put your Kindle to sleep, slide and release the power switch; a full screen image appears on the display. While your Kindle is asleep, other keys and buttons are locked so that you don’t accidentally change the place in your reading. To turn your Kindle off, slide and hold the power switch for four seconds until the screen goes blank and then release.
BOTTOM VIEW Speaker Charge Indicator Light Micro-USB/ Power Port Speaker The bottom of your Kindle contains the charge indicator light, a micro-USB port and two speakers. Micro-USB/power port — attach the USB cord that came with your Kindle into the micro-USB/power port and into the Kindle power adapter*. Plug the adapter into a U.S.-compatible electrical outlet to charge the Kindle battery.
1.2 Getting Around To get around on your Kindle, you use the buttons, menus, and the keyboard—all of which are explained here. USING THE BUTTONS In the Welcome section you learned about the navigation buttons (Previous Page, Next Page, and Back). For an explanation of what each button does, see “Front View” in Chapter 1. USING THE MENUS In addition to the physical buttons, you also navigate Kindle using the menus. Kindle’s menus are context sensitive, but they all work the same way.
The illustration below shows the Home menu; the bold line under “Shop in Kindle Store” indicates that it is ready to be selected.
THE APPLICATION MENU You can display a menu from any screen on your Kindle. When you press the Menu button, it displays choices related to the screen you are viewing. The sample screen below shows you the screen you would typically see when you press the Menu button from within a book.
1.3 Entering Text To use the Kindle keyboard, most people find it easiest to place the device flat on a table and use the tips of their fingers to press the keys. Shift Key ALT Key Text Key Symbol Key Delete/ Backspace Return/Enter LOWERCASE AND UPPERCASE LETTERS To enter lowercase letters, press the appropriate letter key. To enter uppercase letters, hold down the Shift key , and then press the desired letter key like you do on your computer keyboard.
Use the 5-way controller to choose the character you want and it will appear in your text entry box.
1.4 Screen Rotation The Kindle DX screen image can rotate to match the way you are holding your Kindle. The display changes accordingly from portrait to landscape. So you can now magnify the page of a PDF or see the entire width of a web page using only your movements. The buttons work the same in either rotation, but the 5-way controller movements are switched to match the rotation. By default, the Kindle DX auto-rotates the screen image based on your orientation.
Tip: Want the Next and Prev Page buttons on the left? Simply rotate the device 180 degrees so that the buttons are on the left side. 1.5 Status Indicators At the top of every screen, you also see Whispernet and battery life status indicators to keep you in the know. WHISPERNET STATUS INDICATORS The Whispernet status indicator shows you whether the wireless radio is turned on or off, the signal strength of your Whispernet service, and the connection speed.
When you activate a menu, icons indicating the speed of your Whispernet service appear to the left side of the signal bars. Kindle DX with international wireless EDGE and GPRS wireless networks are slower than the 3G Whispernet service. Your Kindle will automatically switch to the faster 3G network when available. Kindle DX The 1X icon indicates that your Kindle is connected to the 1XRTT wireless network, which is slower than the 3G Whispernet service.
CHAPTER 2: Getting to Know Kindle Content The Kindle Home screen gives you an overall picture of what you currently have on your Kindle. It shows you what has arrived recently, what you are reading, and where you are in your reading. It also allows you to remove content from your Kindle and to move content from Amazon.com to your Kindle. Read below for more details. 2.
COLLECTIONS Collection names appear in an italicized font to differentiate them from books and other items. The number of items in each collection is displayed in parentheses to the right of the collection’s name. BLOGS Blogs are subscription-based and appear on the Home screen as a single entry like books. As additional blog content arrives, it is added to the item and older entries are rolled off, much like a blog works on a computer.
HOME SCREEN FEATURES What you see on your Home screen varies depending on what reading materials you have purchased, and how you choose to sort this list. The screen sample and list below explain the features that you may find on your Home screen.
Device name — the name of your Kindle. You can edit this name on the Settings screen. Sort options — choose the order you want content displayed in Home. Title — the title of the item. PDF title — the “pdf” label indicates the file is a PDF. Author or Date — for books, the author of the item is listed. For periodicals and blogs, the date is listed. Collection — the title of the collection. The number of items in the collection is displayed in parentheses.
SORT OPTIONS The following screen shows the location of the Sort options and the list below explains each of the options. Moving the 5-way to the right lets you change how to sort these items.
Most Recent First — sorts your content by the most recently added or recently opened items first. Title — sorts your content alphabetically by title of the item. Author — sorts your content alphabetically by the author’s last name or publisher’s name. If you choose this option, periodicals will be sorted by their dates. Collections — sorts your content by first displaying collections that have been most recently used, then by items that have been most recently used but are not assigned to a collection.
THE HOME SCREEN MENU The Home screen menu allows you to navigate to other places in Kindle or to perform specialized tasks. To display the Home screen menu, press the Menu button when your Home screen is displayed. The list below explains the menu.
Turn Wireless Off/On — turns the Whispernet service off or on. Shop in Kindle Store — takes you to the Kindle Storefront. View Archived Items — takes you to Archived Items where you can view and wirelessly re-download content you are storing at Amazon.com. Search — brings up the Search text entry page for submitting a word or phrase to search for. Create New Collection — ballows you to enter a name for a new collection of items. Sync & Check for Items — connects to Amazon.
ADDING AN ITEM TO COLLECTIONS Collections give you the flexibility to add an item to as many collections as needed. For example, you can add the same book to collections called “History” and “My Favorite Authors”. To add an item to one or more collections, follow these steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button. Use the 5-way to navigate to the item you want to add to a collection. Move the 5-way to the right to view the item’s detail page.
ADDING MULTIPLE ITEMS TO A COLLECTION Collections also let you efficiently add multiple items to a single collection. This is useful for organizing similar types of items into one collection in a single pass. To add multiple items to a collection, follow these steps: 1. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button. 2. Use the 5-way to navigate to the collection you want to add items to. 3. There are two ways to start the process: a.
VIEWING COLLECTION DETAILS The collection details page lets you see information about a collection, the actions available for the collection, and the cover of the most recently read book in the collection. To view a collection’s details, follow these steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button. Use the 5-way to navigate to the collection. Move the 5-way to the right to view the collection’s detail page.
DELETING COLLECTIONS You can delete collections if you’re no longer using them or you want to reorganize them. Deleting a collection will never delete the items in the collection. Any item that is in a deleted collection will stay on your Kindle. If the item is not associated with another collection, it will reappear in the Home screen. To delete a collection, follow these steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button. Use the 5-way to navigate to the collection.
If Tom’s Kindle included “Marley & Me” in the “Summer Reading” collection, and “Marley & Me” was already on Judy’s Kindle when collections from Tom’s Kindle were added, “Marley & Me” will automatically appear in “Summer Reading”. If Tom’s Kindle included “The Lost Symbol” in the “Summer Reading” collection, and if you download “The Lost Symbol” from Archived Items onto Judy’s Kindle, it will automatically appear in Home.
2.3 Managing Your Content All books you purchase are automatically backed up on Amazon.com. When you remove a book that you have purchased, it appears in your Archived Items. You access your Archived Items from your Home screen. To move content between Archived Items and Home, Whispernet needs to be on. REMOVING KINDLE CONTENT To remove content, follow these steps: 1. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button. 2.
MORE ABOUT MANAGING ITEMS Amazon also stores the seven most recent issues of your newspapers and magazines. If you’d like to keep a copy of an issue indefinitely, open the issue, press the Menu button, and select “Keep this Issue”; you will then see the word “keep” to the left of the issue title in Home. You can download items stored at Amazon.com any time you are within Whispernet coverage.
CHAPTER 3: Reading on Kindle Kindle retains the best qualities of printed books, but adds many features that are available only through digital technologies such as word look up, changeable text size, and clippings. This chapter explains more about Kindle’s reading features. 3.1 Types of Content There are many types of content available for your Kindle such as books, newspapers, magazines, and blogs. If you want to begin purchasing and downloading content, you can learn more in Chapter 5.
BLOGS The Kindle Store offers thousands of Kindle blogs, including up-to-the-minute news feeds and topical blogs. Blog categories include business, technology, sports, politics, culture, entertainment, humor, and science. Kindle blogs are sent to you wirelessly throughout the day, allowing you to keep current. Unlike traditional feeds, which often only provide headlines, Kindle downloads the complete feed onto the device so you can read them even when you are not wirelessly connected.
BACKGROUND MUSIC If you like to listen to music while you use your Kindle, use your computer to transfer MP3 files to the “music” folder on your Kindle. When you select “play music” from the Experimental page, each of the songs will play in the order they were added to your Kindle. 3.2 Content Formatting on Kindle When you read a book on Kindle, you will find that the formatting generally follows the printed version of the book. If the book has a table of contents, it will appear in Kindle.
PROGRESS INDICATOR At the bottom of every page of your reading material, you can see where you are by glancing at the progress indicator. As you progress further into the content, you will see a solid bar growing longer. The progress indicator also shows structural marks within content such as chapters, articles, bookmarks, notes or highlights.
In books, the progress indicator also shows you the overall percentage of the book you have read and a numeric location of where you are reading, so you can easily find a particular passage or reference it to your friends. Locations are the digital answer to page numbers. Changing the text size on Kindle also changes the page numbering, but with locations, you return to the same place every time regardless of the text size. CHANGING THE TEXT SIZE You can adjust the size of the text to suit your preference.
To pick the text size that you want to use while reading, follow these steps: 1. P ress the Text key located on the bottom row the of keyboard. The text size choices are displayed as well as controls for Text-to-Speech. 2. Move the 5-way left or right to the new text size that you want to use (you see the new text size immediately). 3. Press the 5-way or the Text key to confirm your choice.
3.3 Moving from Place to Place There are several ways for you to get from place to place once you have opened your reading material. Most often you will turn pages using the Next Page and Previous Page buttons (described in Chapter 1). You can also get around inside your book or periodical by selecting locations from the item’s Menu, clicking on links in the content, or by moving the 5-way controller left or right to advance to another article or chapter.
If you are reading a Kindle book, the menu shows the following options: Turn Wireless Off — turns off Whispernet. When Whispernet is off, this option will change to “Turn Wireless On.” Shop in Kindle Store — takes you to the Kindle Storefront. Buy This Book Now — connects to the Kindle Store, purchases, and downloads the full book to your Kindle. Only appears if you are reading a sample from the Kindle Store.
Go to… — allows you to move to another location in the item you are reading. Choose one of these options: c over — takes you to the cover page of the item you are reading. This is usually the cover of the book. t able of contents — takes you to the Table of Contents for the item you are reading. eginning — takes you to the place in the book the publisher considers to be the b beginning.
Sync to Furthest Page Read — connects to Amazon.com and compares your current reading location with the one saved at Amazon. If you are further along in your book using another device, Kindle gives you the choice to go to the furthest page read. Book Description — connects to the Kindle Store and displays the book’s detail page. Search This Book — displays the Search line at the bottom of the screen. Additional details on how to conduct a search are provided in Chapter 4.
If you are reading a newspaper or magazine, you will see the following different options: Clip This Article — makes a copy of the entire article and adds it to your “My Clippings” file. Keep This Issue — designates the newspaper or magazine issue as one to be stored in your Kindle until you remove it.
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NAVIGATING WITHIN A PERIODICAL At the bottom of a newspaper or magazine you will see options for quickly navigating within an issue. When viewing a blog, you will see similar options for navigation. Previous Article — takes you to the previous article when you move the 5-way controller to the left. View Sections List — takes you to the sections list of a newspaper or magazine when you press the 5-way. View Articles List — takes you to the articles list of a blog when you press the 5-way.
To navigate to a particular section, use the 5-way controller to underline the section title and then press the 5-way to select. Selecting the number to the right of the section title will take you to a list of articles found within that section. To dismiss this view and return to where you were last reading in the magazine or newspaper, select “Close Sections List” located at the bottom of the screen.
To navigate to a particular article within a section or blog, simply move the 5-way controller to underline the article title and press to select. To dismiss this view and return to where you were last reading in a blog or to the Sections List in a magazine or newspaper, select “Close Articles List” located at the bottom of the screen.
SELECTING INTERNAL LINKS Your reading material may also contain links to other places in the document. For example, in many books, the table of contents is set up to link to the content pages. Links are easy to spot because they are underlined. To select a link: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Move the 5-way over the link. The cursor changes to look like this: Press the 5-way to select the link. Kindle takes you to the linked location. Press the Back button to go back to where you were.
Once you turn synchronization off, your books will still open to the last page read on that device, but Whispersync will no longer sync bookmarks, notes, highlights or the furthest page read with other devices. If you would like to sync the book manually, press the Menu button and select “Sync to Furthest Page Read.” 3.4 Looking Up Definitions While reading a book, periodical, or personal document (except PDF), you can see a brief definition of a word using the Lookup feature.
3.5 Annotations and Clippings You can add annotations to all of your books, periodicals, and personal documents (except PDF). Annotations can include notes you have written, highlights you’ve marked, and bookmarks you’ve created. Bookmarks can only be created in books and PDF documents. Annotations are specific to the content you are reading, so each book or periodical has its own annotations. When you view the annotations, you see only those for the content you are currently reading.
USING BOOKMARKS Although Kindle automatically saves your place whenever you stop reading, you may also want to add additional bookmarks to a book or PDF document. You can place a bookmark at any location, and you can have multiple bookmarks in whatever book you are reading. When you add a bookmark, it is associated with the first location on the page. If you change text size, the bookmark will still be associated with that location. You can return to a bookmarked location at any time.
REMOVING A BOOKMARK To remove a bookmark: 1. Go to the bookmarked page. 2. Press the Menu button. 3. Move the 5-way controller down until “Delete Bookmark” is underlined. Press the 5-way to select. The bookmark is removed. You can also delete a bookmark on the page by holding down the Alt key pressing the ‘B’ key. and To remove several bookmarks at one time: 1. Press the Menu button. 2. Move the 5-way controller down until “View My Notes & Marks” is underlined. Press the 5-way to select it. 3.
HIGHLIGHTING A PASSAGE To highlight one or more lines, follow these steps: 1. Use the 5-way to position the cursor where you want to start highlighting. 2. Press the 5-way. 3. Move the 5-way right (or left) to where you want your highlight to end. You can turn pages if you want to highlight text across multiple pages. 4. Press the 5-way at the place where you want the highlight to end. 5. Notice that the text you highlighted appears with a gray underline.
Popular Highlights are available only for books, and not for periodicals or personal documents. By default, Popular Highlights are displayed in your books, but you can turn them off if you don’t want to see them. To turn Popular Highlights on or off: 1. 2. 3. 4. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button. Press the Menu button. Move the 5-way down until “Settings” is underlined and press to select.
A book’s Popular Highlights will change over time, and highlights that were once popular may be displaced by others as readers continue to add or remove highlights in the book. If there are certain passages in the book that you want to be able to refer back to, then highlight those passages yourself. If you do not want your own highlighted passages to be counted in Popular Highlights, you must turn off Annotations Backup in Settings.
USING NOTES You can add notes on what you are reading. Kindle stores all your notes for the current content in your annotations. You can view them at any time by pressing the Menu button and selecting “View My Notes & Marks.” See “Viewing Your Annotations” for more information. To add a note, follow these steps: 1. U sing the 5-way, move the cursor to the left of the word where you want to add your thoughts. 2. Type your note. 3. Using the 5-way, navigate the cursor over “save note” and press the 5-way.
To delete a note while reading, follow these steps: 1. Use the 5-way to move the cursor over the note’s number. 2. The note appears at the bottom of the screen. 3. Press the Delete key to delete the note. To delete a note while viewing your notes and marks, follow these steps: 1. Press the Menu button and select “View My Notes & Marks”. 2. Move the 5-way down to select the note you want to delete. 3. Press the Delete key to delete the note.
VIEWING YOUR ANNOTATIONS To view your bookmarks, highlights, and notes, press the Menu button and select “View My Notes & Marks.
Each entry has a location number followed by the bookmark, highlighted passage, or note. Your annotations are listed in the order that they occur in the content. There is no limit to the number of annotations you can have. Use the Next Page and Previous Page buttons to turn the pages just as you would in a book. To go to a location, move the 5-way up or down to select the bookmark, highlighted passage, or note and press the 5-way to go there.
MORE ABOUT MY CLIPPINGS You cannot edit the “My Clippings” file from within Kindle, but you can edit the file on your computer. To edit the “My Clippings” file: 1. Connect your Kindle to your computer using the USB cable. 2. Your Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would normally find an external USB drive. 3. Open your Kindle. You should see a folder entitled Documents. Transfer the “My Clippings” file out of this folder. 4.
3.6 Sharing Notes and Highlights with Your Social Network You can link your Kindle to your social network accounts so that you can share your notes and highlights with others in your social network. Sharing your notes and highlights is a great way to tell others about the books and periodicals you’re reading. While the examples in this section refer to Twitter, this feature works similarly for other social networks.
UNLINKING YOUR KINDLE FROM A SOCIAL NETWORK ACCOUNT Your Kindle remains linked to a social network account until you unlink it. To unlink your Kindle from a social network account, follow these steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button. Press the Menu button. Move the 5-way down until “Settings” is underlined and press to select it. Move the 5-way down to underline “manage” next to the “Social Networks” setting and press to select it.
To share a new highlight, follow these steps: 1. W hile reading a book or periodical, use the 5-way to position the cursor where you want to start highlighting. 2. Press the 5-way. 3. Move the 5-way right (or left) to where you want your highlight to end. 4. Press the ALT+ENTER keys + . 5. Type the message you want to tweet or share. Keep in mind that your message must be no longer than 100 characters. 6. Move the 5-way down to highlight “share” and press to select it.
3.7 Reading PDF Files Your Kindle DX is able to display most PDF documents. (Note that password-protected PDF files are not supported.) When your Kindle is held in portrait orientation, PDF documents are displayed in their original layout and fit the entire screen of the device. White margins of PDF documents are automatically cropped to maximize the amount of content shown on the screen.
In landscape orientation, Kindle automatically magnifies your document to fit the width of the screen to improve readability. A black outline defines the limit of the page of the PDF document. In both portrait and landscape orientations, the bottom of the screen shows how far you have read in a particular item as a percentage, and displays the current page number, as well as the total number of pages of the current document.
ZOOMING INTO PDF FILES Pressing the Text key will let you choose zoom options for a PDF page. fit-to-screen — displays the PDF by matching the width of the page to the width of your Kindle’s screen; this is the default (normal) size. Pressing the Back button while zoomed in returns the view to normal size. 150% — displays the PDF contents at one and one half times the normal size. 200% — displays the PDF contents at twice the normal size. 300% — displays the PDF contents at three times the normal size.
Once you are zoomed in, you can use the 5-way to pan left, right, up and down within each page. The black bars at the right and bottom of the display indicate which portion of the overall page you are viewing. If you press the Next Page or Prev Page buttons, the page will change and the view will remain zoomed in. Press the Back button to dismiss the zoomed-in view and return to normal size.
USING THE PDF MENU The options available while reading a PDF file are slightly different than when reading a book or a periodical on Kindle. Options that are not available in PDF files are grayed out in the menu.
Go to… — allows you to move to another location in the PDF document. Choose one of these options: cover — takes you to the cover page of the item you are reading. table of contents— this option is not available for PDF documents. beginning — takes you to the beginning of the PDF file. page — type the number of the page you want to jump to and select this option. 3.8 Listening to Audio Materials There are three types of audio materials that you can listen to on your Kindle.
AUDIOBOOKS On your Home screen, your audiobooks list the title and author, but they also have the word “audio” next to the title to indicate that they are audiobooks. To listen to one of your audiobooks, select it from your Home screen. You will see a page similar to the one shown below. Kindle provides a standard set of controls that are explained below.
Progress Indicator — indicates how far you have come in the audiobook, the elapsed time, and the section you are in. Pause/Play — pauses or plays the audiobook (there is no Stop control). Forward 30 Seconds — moves ahead thirty seconds from the current location. Beginning — takes you back to the beginning of the audiobook. Previous Section — moves backwards in the audiobook to the previous section. Back 30 Seconds — moves backwards thirty seconds from the current location.
TEXT-TO-SPEECH Your Kindle can read aloud your books (where allowed by the rights holder), newspapers, magazines, blogs, and personal documents with the Kindle Experimental application, Text-to-Speech. To turn on Text-to-Speech, follow these steps: 1. Press the Text key 2. M ove the 5-way down so that the “Text-to-Speech” option is underlined. Press the 5-way to select “turn on.” In a few moments, you will hear your content spoken aloud.
For PDF files and books which the rights holder does not allow Text-to-Speech to read aloud their content, then “Text-to-Speech” will be grayed and you will not be able to select it. By default, content is spoken with a male voice, but using the 5-way you can select a female speaking voice. You can also slow down or increase the rate of speech. Text-toSpeech can be turned off by pressing the Text key and selecting “pause” or “turn off.
CHAPTER 4: Searching on Kindle Kindle allows you to take advantage of powerful search capabilities. You can search locally on Kindle or remotely at the Kindle Store, Wikipedia, or the Web. 4.1 Introduction to Search This section describes the types of searches that you can perform using Kindle and how to use search. TYPES OF SEARCHES Kindle supports several types of search as summarized below. SEARCHING WHAT YOU ARE CURRENTLY READING You can limit a search to only what you are currently reading.
SEARCHING FOR DEFINITIONS You can limit a search to the dictionary. Kindle searches your default dictionary for definitions of the word you have entered. PERFORMING A SEARCH To perform a search, follow these steps: 1. T ype in your search term; the Search line will automatically appear. You can use whole words, and no distinction is made between lower and upper case. 2. T o find the word or phrase in the content you are currently reading, move the 5-way to the right to highlight “find.
4.2 Search Results Page When searching all your content, Kindle looks in the reading materials you have on your Kindle and the metadata (like title and author) of the materials you have in Archived Items. This includes purchased items, personal documents, and annotations that you have created. The example below shows a typical Search Results page.
The screen shows the titles of the items that contain your search term and indicates how many times the term occurs. The list is ordered by the number of occurrences of the search term in each item. If the term appears in a title of an archived item, then that item is listed first and does not include the number of occurrences. Use the Next Page and Previous Page buttons if there are more results than fit on the current page.
Use the Next Page and Previous Page buttons if there are more results than fit on the Search Results page. To go to a specific location in the content where the search term occurs, use the 5-way to underline the location and press the 5-way to select. If the search results encompass multiple pages, then use the Next Page and Previous Page buttons to navigate between pages. To close the Search Results, move the 5-way to highlight “Close Search Results” and press the 5-way.
SEARCH RESULTS FOR A DEFINITION When you want to look up the meaning of a word, you can limit a search to the dictionary. Kindle searches your default dictionary for definitions of the word you enter. To find a definition, follow these steps: 1. Type in the word you want defined. 2. Move the 5-way right to highlight “dictionary.” 3. Press the 5-way to submit your search. You will see a complete definition of the word.
4.3 Performing Remote Searches To search remotely, you must have Whispernet switched on. You can select any of the remote searches described in this section. If Whispernet is not already on, press the Menu button. Move the 5-way controller to underline “Turn Wireless On” and press the 5-way to select and turn on Whispernet. SEARCHING WIKIPEDIA To search Wikipedia, enter your term and move the 5-way to select “wikipedia.” This opens Basic Web and displays the Wikipedia page.
You can narrow results by categories by clicking on the drop-down list located in the upper right corner of the Search Results page. Tip: You can also narrow a search in the Kindle Store to an author’s name by typing “@author” followed by the author’s name. For example, to search the Kindle Store for books by Agatha Christie, enter “@author Agatha Christie” in the Search line. This will narrow your Kindle Store search to find only books written by Agatha Christie.
CHAPTER 5: The Kindle Store The Kindle Store is the place to purchase your Kindle books, newspapers, magazines, and blogs. Find an item in the store, select “Buy,” and you will typically receive your item wirelessly in under a minute. All of your Kindle purchases use Amazon 1-Click for easy purchasing and Amazon automatically backs up all of your purchases in case you lose your Kindle or want to download a title again.
THE KINDLE STOREFRONT When you select “Shop in Kindle Store” from any menu, you will be taken to the Kindle Storefront. An example is shown below but the storefront you see may be different since we update it often. Search Store — enter your search criteria here and Amazon will search the entire Kindle Store for matches and return the search results.
THE STORE MENU The menu you see while you are connected to the Kindle Store allows you to go to other places in the store easily and includes the selections listed below.
Turn Wireless Off — turns the Whispernet connection off. If you turn wireless off, you will not be able to access the Kindle Store. Kindle Storefront — takes you to the Kindle Storefront. Books — displays the books currently available in the Kindle Store. Newspapers — displays the newspapers currently available in the Kindle Store. Magazines — displays the magazines currently available in the Kindle Store. Blogs — displays the blogs currently available in the Kindle Store.
BROWSING THE STORE Another way to find reading material in the Kindle Store is to browse through the different content categories such as books or newspapers. Once inside a category, you can further refine your browse by topic. For example, within “Books,” you can refine listings to “Fiction,” “Nonfiction,” “Advice & How-to,” etc. Each browse page shows the path that you have taken at the top so you can easily retrace your steps.
Browse path — shows the steps on the path you used to get to the current page. Number of titles in the category — shows the number of items available in the particular category. Categories — groups the content by topics of interest to make browsing easier. Select the category you are interested in to show only items in that particular subject. You can also select subcategories within the main category by selecting “View subcategories within…” in the upper right corner of the screen.
PRODUCT DETAIL PAGE EXAMPLE The example below shows you a product detail page for a book available at the Kindle Store. The features on this page are explained in the list below.
Author — searches the Kindle Store for other books by the author when selected. Buy — purchases the item using your default Amazon 1-Click payment method and sends it wirelessly to your Kindle. Try a Sample — downloads the beginning of the book for free so you can sample it before buying. Add to Wish List — adds the item to your wish list so you can peruse or purchase it later. Text-to-Speech — indicates whether Text-to-Speech is allowable by the book’s rights holder. Description — describes the item.
ADDING ITEMS TO YOUR WISH LIST The Kindle Store lets you add items to your wish list that you want to look at or purchase later. To add an item to your wish list, select “Add to Wish List” from the product detail page for the item. If you have more than one wish list, you will be able to choose the wish list you want to add the item to. To see your wish list, select “Your Wish List” from the Store menu. To remove the item from your wish list, select “Delete” for that item. 5.
LOOKING UP REVIEWS The Reviews page lists Customer Reviews for items. To get to the Reviews page for a specific item, select “Customer Reviews” from the product detail page for that item. To see Editorial Reviews from publications, select “Editorial Reviews” from the Reviews page. For the complete text of a particular review, select the review excerpt using the 5-way controller.
WRITING YOUR OWN RATINGS AND REVIEWS You can share your opinions with other readers by rating and reviewing the materials that you have read. To get to this page, select “Customer Reviews” from the product detail page for the item you want to critique, and then select “Write a Review.” The sample screen below shows you the type of information you can enter.
ENTERING A RATING AND REVIEW 1. I ndicate the rating you think this item deserves by selecting the line with the appropriate number of stars. 2. Select “Title” and enter a title for your review. Select “ok” to submit your title. 3. Select “Review” and type your review on the lines provided. Select “ok.” 4. To submit your rating and review, select “Submit.” If you want to close this page without submitting your rating or review, select “Cancel.” 5.
RETURNING AN ITEM All of your Kindle Store purchases present an order cancellation feature at the time of purchase in case you change your mind or made a mistake. Just select “Purchase by Accident? Cancel this Order” on the order confirmation page. You’ll see the order cancellation page, along with a “Continue Shopping” link. If you prefer, you can also contact Kindle Support using Amazon’s Click-to-Call service on the Web at: http://www.amazon.com/kindlesupport For customers outside the U.S.
CHAPTER 6: Accessing the Web Your Kindle comes with an Experimental application called Basic Web, which is a Web browser optimized to read Web sites that are primarily text-based. It supports JavaScript, SSL and cookies but does not support media plug-ins (Flash, Shockwave, etc.) or Java applets. You can also rotate your Kindle DX from portrait to landscape to see the entire width of a web page. 6.1 Using Basic Web There are four ways to open the Basic Web browser.
Loading Progress Viewing Mode Show Options Location Search Google URL Text Field Reload or Stop Loading The URL text field is embedded in a navigation bar with a few other key shortcuts. To the right of the URL text field there is a button to stop loading or reload the current page. From there, move your 5-way to the right once, and you can quickly search the Google search engine for the text entered in the URL text field. Or, move the 5-way to the right twice to search Wikipedia.
USING NEXT PAGE AND PREVIOUS PAGE Most Web pages you find on the Internet will have more content than can be displayed on one page. Use the Next Page and Previous Page buttons to move through these pages. This is equivalent to using your mouse on a computer to move up and down through a Web page. You can also move the cursor down with the 5-way controller until it reaches the bottom of the page.
Using the 5-way controller, highlight the link you want to go to and press the 5-way. The browser will open that page. If you want to enter information in an input field in a Web page to search that site, for example, you should move the cursor to that input field and begin typing. When you finish typing, press down on the nearby Go or Enter or Search button to retrieve the results.
THE BASIC WEB MENU The Basic Web menu contains other items you can select, many of which also appear in the Browser’s navigation bar. To view the menu, press the Menu button when the Basic Web browser is on the screen.
Turn Wireless Off — turns the Whispernet connection off. If you turn the wireless off, you will not be able to use the browser. Shop in Kindle Store — takes you to the Kindle Storefront. Enter URL — takes you directly to the URL field where you can enter a web address to visit. Go to Top — returns you to the top of the current Web page. Bookmarks — displays your list of Web bookmarks. Bookmark This Page — adds the current page to the bottom of your list of bookmarks.
6.2 Other Features As you become more familiar with the Basic Web browser, the following topics may be of interest to you. TEXT SIZE Just like when you are reading a book or periodical, you can adjust the size of the text when viewing Web pages. See Chapter 3 for details on how to change text size. DOWNLOADING FILES Some Web sites may have books or documents you can download and read on your Kindle.
BASIC WEB SETTINGS You can modify the default browser behaviors and perform simple maintenance procedures using Basic Web Settings. To display the Settings screen, press the Menu button while in the browser and then use the 5-way to select “Settings.
Switch to Desktop Mode — switches between Basic and Desktop modes, when you view Basic Web. Clear Cache — removes temporary Internet files from your Kindle. Move the onscreen highlight to “Clear Cache” and press the 5-way controller to clear the cache. Clear History — removes cached Internet address entries from your Kindle. Move the on-screen highlight to “Clear History” and press the 5-way to clear this list. Clear Cookies — removes cookies from your Kindle.
CHAPTER 7: Settings and Experimental Use the Kindle Settings page to personalize items on Kindle such as the name of your Kindle, annotation backup, device password, personal information, and other settings. The Settings page also provides information about your Kindle, such as the software version number. The Experimental page contains a number of prototype features that you may find useful. 7.
Registration — this is the Amazon.com account name to which your Kindle is registered. All Kindle Store and other charges will be applied to the credit card associated with your 1-Click account. Popular Highlights — allows you to turn on or off the display of popular passages highlighted by others in the books you are reading. Social Networks — allows you to link your Kindle to your social network accounts so that you can share your notes and highlights with others in your social network.
Annotations Backup — allows you to turn on or off the automatic backup of your annotations at Amazon.com. Disable this feature if you do not want your annotations backed up or shared in Popular Highlights. Device Password — Secure your Kindle and restrict access to your content by setting a password. If you set a password, you will be prompted to enter it when you turn your Kindle on or wake it from sleep.
REGISTERING OR DEREGISTERING KINDLE Your Kindle needs to be registered with your Amazon.com account information to use many of the Kindle features such as purchasing content. If your Kindle is lost or transferred to another user, you should deregister your Kindle from your account. The process to register or deregister is described below. You can also register or deregister your Kindle on the Manage Your Kindle page on: http://www.amazon.
DEREGISTERING YOUR KINDLE If you want to transfer ownership of your Kindle or return it for service or recycling, you should deregister it to prevent unauthorized purchases. The process is similar to the registration process described above. Just select “deregister” from the Registration section and select “ok” to confirm. Note that you will not be able to buy or download samples from the store, or use Basic Web if your Kindle is not registered.
If you forget your password, you must call Kindle Customer Service for help with resetting your device. Keep in mind that when you reset your device, you will lose any personal documents, periodicals older than the past seven issues, MP3 files, and Audible files that you have not backed up. To create a password for your Kindle, follow these steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button. Press the Menu button.
To change your password, follow these steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button. Press the Menu button. Move the 5-way to underline “Settings” and press to select. Move the 5-way to underline “edit” next to the “Device Password” setting and press to select. Enter your old password, and select “submit”. Type the new password. The maximum password length is twelve characters. Move the 5-way down and type in your new password again to confirm.
CHANGING ANNOTATIONS BACKUP Annotations Backup will back up your last location read, all of your notes, and bookmarks you make to Amazon.com on any of your purchased content. If you delete an item from your Kindle or if you buy a new Kindle, you can automatically restore an item’s annotations, bookmarks, and the last location you read by downloading the item again from the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon.com. You can enable or disable annotations backup by following the steps below: 1. 2. 3. 4.
Turn Wireless Off — turns off Whispernet. When Whispernet is off, this option will change to Turn Wireless On. Shop in Kindle Store — takes you to the storefront of the Kindle Store. Change Primary Dictionary — change the dictionary you are using for the built-in Lookup function. This menu option is only present if you have at least one additional dictionary loaded on your Kindle. Update Your Kindle — installs the latest software for your Kindle.
Restart — restarts your Kindle. Reset to Factory Defaults — resets your Kindle to its original factory settings and restarts your device. You should only select this action if instructed to do so by Kindle Customer Service. Before you reset your Kindle to factory defaults, you must back up any personal documents, periodical issues older than the past seven issues that you’d like to keep, MP3, and Audible files.
CHAPTER 8: Kindle and Your Computer You can download and read text-based content on your Kindle without using your computer. However, if you want to access audiobooks or MP3 files, you need to transfer them by connecting Kindle to your computer over USB. In addition, there are other tasks you can accomplish using your computer as described in this chapter. 8.1 Getting Started This section lists the requirements for connecting Kindle to your computer.
When you are connected to your PC, your Kindle will go into USB drive mode and its battery will be recharged by the computer. Your Whispernet service is temporarily shut off and you will not receive any of your subscriptions while in this mode. Also, your Kindle is not usable as a reading device while you are in USB drive mode, but will return right to where you were when you un-mount the device from your computer.
8.2 Transferring Files from Your Computer MANAGING YOUR DOCUMENTS If your Kindle is out of Whispernet coverage, you can still add content to it by connecting it to a computer to mount it as a USB drive. After your Kindle mounts as a USB drive, you will see three default directories or folders. The one called “documents” contains all of your digital reading materials like books, newspapers, your My Clippings file, etc. The “Audible” directory is for your audiobooks, and “music” is for your MP3 files.
8.3 Converting and Transferring Your Documents In addition to reading commercially available materials, you can have Amazon convert your personal documents into a Kindle-compatible format for reading on your Kindle. You can have the converted files sent wirelessly to your Kindle via Whispernet for a fee or to the e-mail address associated with your Amazon account for free.
SENDING YOUR DOCUMENTS FOR CONVERSION Each Kindle has its own unique e-mail address. When you e-mail personal documents to your Kindle, they are automatically converted to a Kindle-friendly format. To set up your Kindle e-mail address, follow the steps below: 1. On your computer, open your Web browser and go to: http://www.amazon.com/manageyourkindle 2. Sign-in to your Amazon.com account. 3. In the Your Kindle(s) section, select “Edit Info.” 4.
Once you have set up the e-mail addresses, you can send and convert your personal documents by following the steps below: 1. A ttach your document to a new e-mail or forward an existing e-mail that has a document attached. A subject is not necessary. 2. Address the e-mail to your Kindle e-mail address for wireless delivery directly to your Kindle; a small fee will be charged for wireless delivery. 3.
AUDIOBOOK FORMATS FOR KINDLE Audible.com offers four versions of its audiobook format. Kindle is compatible with format 4 and Audible Enhanced Audio (AAX). Formats 2, 3 and audiobooks provided from other sources are not supported. ACTIVATION, PURCHASE, DOWNLOAD, AND TRANSFER The first time you play an Audible.com audiobook, you will be prompted to register your Kindle with Audible.com. Make sure you register with your Audible.com account name and password, not your Amazon.com account credentials.
TRANSFERRING MP3s You can transfer your MP3 files to Kindle by copying them to the “music” folder on your Kindle over USB. For more information on connecting your computer over USB, see “Making the Connection” earlier in this chapter. Kindle only supports MP3 audio files; AAC, WAV, MP3 with DRM and other music file formats are not supported. To transfer MP3s to your Kindle, follow these steps: 1. C onnect your Kindle to your computer, using the USB cable that came with the device. 2.
CHAPTER 9: Your Kindle and Amazon.com In addition to shopping directly from your device, you can acquire the same books, magazines, newspaper subscriptions, and other content you find on the Kindle Store using a Web browser on your computer. You can also go to the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon.com to manage your Kindle account, change or cancel a subscription, or look up a past Kindle order. If you need help, Kindle Support on Amazon.
GETTING THE DETAILS The product detail page for Kindle content provides the most pertinent information to help you make a purchase decision. In addition to cover image, title, author and pricing information, the product detail page gives you insight into the content from other readers. For example, you can read customer reviews and check out “Customers Who Bought This Book Also Bought” to find out what other customers have enjoyed.
9.2 Managing Your Kindle on Amazon.com This section gives you instructions on how to find and use the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon.com. The Manage Your Kindle page is a versatile online tool you can use to view and manage your Kindle content, personal settings, and account information. It can be found at: http://www.amazon.
MANAGING YOUR ORDERS Delivery status for — view the status of recently ordered books and your subscriptions to determine what content has been recently delivered wirelessly to your Kindle(s). Your Default 1-Click Payment Method — allows you to update the payment method Kindle uses to make purchases on Amazon.com. All Kindle transactions are completed with 1-Click. Changes made to your default 1-Click method will apply to your future Amazon.
DOWNLOADING CONTENT FROM YOUR COMPUTER To transfer content downloaded to your computer, over to your Kindle, follow these steps: 1. C onnect the USB cable (provided with your Kindle) to the Kindle and your computer. 2. Your Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would normally find an external USB drive. 3. Open your Kindle. You should see a folder entitled “documents.” 4. Transfer the downloaded files into the “documents” folder of your Kindle. 5.
CHAPTER 10: Transferring Content to Your New Kindle If you already own another Kindle, this section will help you understand how to transfer your content to your new device. Copies of all your books and recent issues of newspapers and magazines purchased from the Kindle Store are kept in your Amazon.com account. Tip: You can download and share Kindle books with multiple Kindles registered to your Amazon account. 10.1 Transferring Books To transfer Kindle books to your new device, follow these steps: 1.
To download and transfer your purchased Kindle content over USB: 1. F rom the “Your Orders” section of the Manage Your Kindle page, choose the Kindle to which you want to download the content from the devices listed under “Deliver to”. The content is immediately transferred to the device you chose. 2. The content you transferred should now appear in Home on the device. To transfer your purchased Kindle content over USB: 1.
10.3 Transferring Personal Documents To transfer personal documents you have stored on a Kindle to another Kindle, follow these steps: 1. C onnect the Kindle you want to transfer information from to your computer using the USB cable provided for that particular Kindle. 2. Your Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would normally find an external USB drive. 3. Open your Kindle. You should see a folder entitled “documents.
10.4 Transferring Audiobooks To transfer audiobooks you have stored on a Kindle to another Kindle, follow these steps: 1. C onnect the Kindle you want to transfer an audiobook from, to your computer using the USB cable provided for that particular Kindle. 2. Your Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would normally find an external USB drive. 3. Open your Kindle. You should see a folder entitled “Audible.” Transfer this folder to the computer’s desktop. 4.
10.5 Transferring MP3s To transfer MP3s you have stored on a Kindle to another Kindle, follow these steps: 1. C onnect the Kindle you want to transfer an MP3 from, to your computer using the USB cable provided for that particular Kindle. 2. Your Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would normally find an external USB drive. 3. Open your Kindle. You should see a folder entitled “music.” Transfer this folder to the computer’s desktop. 4.
CHAPTER 11: Troubleshooting You can resolve many problems with your Kindle, quickly and easily. If you encounter any of the following problems with your Kindle, click on the issue for help. • My Kindle won’t turn on/My Kindle is unresponsive or appears frozen. • My wireless isn’t working. • I’m unable to download a book even though I see strong wireless signal strength • I only received a partial download of my Kindle Content or my Kindle Content seems to be corrupted.
MY KINDLE WON’T TURN ON/MY KINDLE IS UNRESPONSIVE OR APPEARS FROZEN. Recharge your Kindle using the power adapter that came with the device and plug it into an AC outlet. Make sure that the charging light next to the micro-USB port lights up while you are charging. Allow the device to be charged in this manner for at least 30 minutes. Slide and release the power switch. If your Kindle does not turn on then try resetting it by doing the following: 1. Disconnect your Kindle from any power source. 2.
I ONLY RECEIVED A PARTIAL DOWNLOAD OF MY KINDLE CONTENT OR MY KINDLE CONTENT SEEMS TO BE CORRUPTED. Delete the content and re-download from Archived Items by following these steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. Use the 5-way controller to select the content from Home. Move the 5-way to the left to delete and press the 5-way to confirm. Open Archived Items in Home and select the content. Press the 5-way to re-download the content. I’M HAVING PROBLEMS TRANSFERRING CONTENT FROM MY COMPUTER TO MY KINDLE.
MY KINDLE DOESN’T CHARGE WHEN USING THE POWER ADAPTER. Check to see if the charging light next to your Kindle’s micro-USB port is lit. If not, then try another AC outlet. If the charging light still does not come on, then try restarting your Kindle by doing the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Press the Home button. Press the Menu button. Select “Settings.” Press the Menu button. Select “Restart.” I CAN’T OPEN ANY OF MY BOOKS AND RECEIVE AN ERROR MESSAGE INSTEAD.
NONE OF MY PROBLEMS ARE LISTED ABOVE. WHAT SHOULD I DO? Many issues can be resolved by restarting your Kindle. Try the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Press the Home button. Press the Menu button. Select “Settings.” Press the Menu button. Select “Restart.” If your Kindle is unresponsive, then try resetting it by doing the followingv: 1. Disconnect your Kindle from any power source. 2. Slide and hold the power switch for 15 seconds before releasing.
APPENDIX SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE INFORMATION Use Responsibly. Read all instructions and safety information before use to avoid injury. CAUTION! FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS COULD RESULT IN FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR OTHER INJURY OR DAMAGE. MAINTAINING YOUR KINDLE Do not use your Kindle or its accessories in rain, or near sinks or other wet locations. Take care not to spill any food or liquid in your Kindle.
BATTERY SAFETY The rechargeable battery in your Kindle should be replaced only by an authorized service provider. For more information about batteries, go to: http://www.amazon.com/kindleterms. 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: 1. Keep the volume down; 2. Avoid prolonged, continuous listening; and 3. Wear headphones that isolate the wanted audio from background noise.
BE CAREFUL AROUND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES Kindle generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency (RF) energy and, if not used in accordance with its instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications and electronic equipment. External RF signals may affect improperly installed or inadequately shielded electronic operating systems, entertainment systems and personal medical devices.
FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT FOR MODEL NUMBER D00611, FCC ID: W2R-0610 AND MODEL NUMBER D00801, FCC ID: XDZ-1013 This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference; and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
INFORMATION REGARDING EXPOSURE TO RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY FOR MODEL NUMBER D00611, FCC ID: W2R-0610 Recycling Kindle Properly Your Kindle is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to RF energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the United States (FCC). The exposure standard for wireless devices employs a unit of measurement known as the specific absorption rate, or SAR. The SAR limit set by the FCC is 1.6 watts per kilogram (W/kg).
INFORMATION REGARDING EXPOSURE TO RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY FOR MODEL NUMBER D00801, FCC ID: XDZ-1013 EXPOSURE TO RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY Your Kindle is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to RF energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the United States (FCC). Information on your Kindle is on file with the FCC and can be found under the Display Grant section of http://www.fcc.
UL CERTIFICATION NUMBER The UL Certification Number for this Kindle can be found on the back of the device. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Model Number Kindle DX – D00611 Kindle DX with international wireless - D00801 Display — 9.7” diagonal electrophoretic display, 1200 x 824 pixel resolution, 150 pixels per inch, 16-level gray scale. Size — 10.4 inches by 7.2 inches by 0.38 inches (264.5mm x 182mm x 9.7mm). Weight — 18.9 ounces (535g). Storage — 4GB internal storage, approximately 3.3GB available to the user.
IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, YOU MAY RETURN THE KINDLE DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED SOFTWARE (WITH ALL ORIGINAL PACKAGING, MANUALS, AND ACCESSORIES) WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF PURCHASE FOR A REFUND OF ITS PURCHASE PRICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE KINDLE RETURN POLICY. The Device and Related Services.
DIGITAL CONTENT The Kindle Store. The Kindle Store enables you to download, display and use on your Device a variety of digitized electronic content, such as books, subscriptions to magazines, newspapers, journals and other periodicals, blogs, RSS feeds, and other digital content, as determined by Amazon from time to time (individually and collectively, “Digital Content”). Use of Digital Content.
SOFTWARE Definitions. The following terms apply to the Device and to (a) all software (and the media on which such software is distributed) of Amazon or third parties that is pre-installed on the Device at time of purchase or that Amazon provides as updates/ upgrades to the pre-installed software (collectively, the “Device Software”), unless you agree to other terms as part of an update/upgrade process; and (b) any printed, on-line or other electronic documentation for such software (the “Documentation”).
Government End Users. The Software is a “Commercial item” as that term is defined at 48 C.F.R. § 2.101, consisting of “Commercial Computer Software” and “Commercial Computer Software Documentation,” as such terms are used in 48 C.F.R. §12.212 or 48 C.F.R. § 227.7202, as applicable. Consistent with these provisions, the Software is being licensed to U.S.
Termination. Your rights under this Agreement will automatically terminate without notice from Amazon if you fail to comply with any term of this Agreement. In case of such termination, you must cease all use of the Software and Amazon may immediately revoke your access to the Service or to Digital Content without notice to you and without refund of any fees. Amazon’s failure to insist upon or enforce your strict compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of any of its rights.
Limitation of Liability.
Contact Information. For communications concerning this Agreement, you may contact Amazon by writing to Amazon.com, Attn: Legal Department, 1200 12th Avenue South, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA, 98144-2734. For help with your Device, the Service or resolving other issues, please contact Customer Service by e-mail: kindlecs-support@amazon.com or by phone at 1-866-321-8851 (toll free) when dialing in the US or at 1-206-266-0927 (charges will apply) when dialing outside the US.
Instructions. Please contact Customer Service for specific instructions about how to obtain warranty service for your Device: In the United States: 1-866-321-8851 Outside the United States: 1-206-266-0927 (charges will apply) In general, you will need to deliver your Device, postage paid, in either its original packaging or in equally protective packaging to the address specified by Customer Service.
WARRANTY INFORMATION FOR MODEL NUMBER D00801 ONE-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY FOR MODEL NUMBER D00801 This Warranty is provided by Amazon Fulfillment Services, Inc., 1200 12th Ave South, Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98144-2734, United States, for the Kindle Device Model Number D00801 (the “Device”). We warrant the Device against defects in materials and workmanship under ordinary consumer use for one year from the date of original retail purchase.
LIMITATIONS. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE WARRANTY AND REMEDIES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES, AND WE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ALL STATUTORY OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND AGAINST HIDDEN OR LATENT DEFECTS.
PATENT NOTICES The Kindle device and/or methods used in association with the Kindle device may be covered by one or more patents or pending patent applications. MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson. COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICES Amazon Kindle DX device software, the Amazon Kindle DX Quick Start Guide, and the Amazon Kindle DX User’s Guide © 2004 - 2010 Amazon Technologies, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 1-CLICK, AMAZON, the AMAZON.
