Welcome to your NOOK Color™ Quick Start Guide
1 Charge your NOOK® You must fully charge your NOOK before using it the first time. Plug your NOOK into a wall outlet using the Power Adapter and USB Cable included with your device. You can use your NOOK while it charges. The charging indicator light on the USB cable will show orange when charging and will turn green when the battery is full. The indicator will only light up when connected to the NOOK power adapter and cable. It takes approximately 3 hours to fully charge your NOOK.
Get to know your NOOK 2 Power Button Press and hold the power button for about 2 seconds to turn your NOOK on or off. Headphone Jack (3.5mm) Volume Buttons VividView™ Color Touchscreen Your NOOK features a high-resolution, color touchscreen for easy navigation and page turns. NOOK Button microSD™ Memory Card Slot On the back of your NOOK, lift the rubber flap with the NOOK logo to insert a microSD memory card* for storing your personal files such as PDF documents, music, videos, pictures, and more.
Set up: turning on your NOOK for the first time 3 1. Watch a Quick Video The first time you turn on your NOOK, there is a brief video to help you with the set-up and registration process. 2. Read and Accept the Terms of Service When the video has finished, your NOOK displays its Terms of Service. Read the terms. To accept them, tap Accept. 3. Select your Time Zone Tap on your time zone (for example, Eastern Standard Time). Then tap Next. 4.
4 Home screen Home Screen You can get to the Home Screen at any time by pressing the NOOK Button and then tapping Home or pressing the NOOK button twice. Reading Now At the top of the Home Screen, you’ll find a link to whatever book or periodical you’ve most recently been reading. You’ll also find a pull-down menu listing other books, periodicals, and files you have recently opened.
5 Touch gestures Use the following gestures to navigate on your NOOK®. Tap Touch your fingertip quickly to the screen, as though you were tapping a key on a keyboard to select a feature or item. Press & Hold Touch your finger to the screen and hold it there for about 2 seconds. In many situations, pressing and holding will pop open a menu, such as to highlight or look-up a word while reading. Drag Press and hold on an object and slide it to another location on the screen.
Touch gestures cont. 5 cont. Scroll Slide your finger up or down the screen to scroll through a list displaying a scrollbar; it is a vertical swipe. Swipe Glide your finger across the screen, usually to the left or the right. Pinch and Zoom Place two fingers—typically your thumb and forefinger—about an inch apart on the screen. Slide them together to “pinch in.” In most situations, pinching in shrinks the image. Slide your fingers apart to “pinch out.
6 Start reading Find a book You’ll find books, magazines, newspapers, and apps on the Daily Shelf of the Home Screen. You’ll also find them in your Library. To get to your Library, press the NOOK Button to display the Quick Nav Bar. Then tap library. Your Library contains all your content that you can sort and view the way you want. Open a book To open a book, tap on its cover. Turn pages To turn the page of a book: • Tap the right or left edge of the screen to page forward or back.
Discover new favorites 7 Shop at the NOOK Store Shopping is fun and easy on your NOOK. To visit the NOOK Store: 1. Connect to Wi-Fi. 2. Press the NOOK Button to display the Quick Nav Bar. 3. Tap shop. Browse bestseller lists and categories • Tap an icon to see books, magazines, newspapers, kids' books, apps, or music & video apps sorted by category. • Scroll up and down to select from personalized recommendations, bestseller lists, and more.
8 Learn more User guide Please read the User Guide for complete information about all the features of your NOOK. You’ll find a copy of the User Guide in your Library on your NOOK. Additional support Please visit NOOKCOLOR.
