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1. Introduction 1.1 Welcome Congratulations on purchasing a Cybook Opus, the electronic book (eBook)reader based on ePaper technology. Thanks to its screen technology, the Cybook Opus provides you the best e-reading experience possible and allows you to keep all your digital books close at hand and to read them anywhere in a wide range of lighting conditions, including direct sunlight. The Cybook Opus screen possesses a paper-like high contrast appearance.
2. Getting Started 2.1 In the Box Once you receive your Cybook Opus, check the content of your package. You will find in the box: > Default components: Cybook Opus Quick Start Guide Protection jacket USB Cable 2.2 About your Cybook Opus The illustrations hereafter introduce you to the various buttons, connectors, ports and physical features of your Cybook Opus. FRONT VIEW [1] Epaper Display: The black and white screen display.
[7] Removable sliding plate: this plate can be easily slid to give access to battery and reset hole. BACK VIEW 2 [8] Battery Compartment: Contains the Li-Polymer battery of the Cybook Opus. [9] Reset Hole: Pressing the reset button quickly reinitializes the Cybook Opus. You can use an unfolded staple (for example) to reach the reset button. [10] Label: Gives the product number and hardware version of your Cybook Opus. TOP VIEW [11] Power Button: Switches the Cybook Opus on and off.
[13] USB Connector: Provides USB connectivity to connect your Cybook Opus to a computer through the provided USB cable. 2.3 Taking care of your Cybook Opus To keep your Cybook Opus in good condition and working properly, follow these guidelines. General guidelines Keep your Cybook Opus away from excessive moisture and extreme temperatures. Do not expose your Cybook Opus to liquids or precipitation. Avoid exposing your Cybook Opus to direct sunlight or strong ultraviolet light for extended periods of time.
You can easily access the battery and the reset hole of your Cybook Opus. The battery and the reset hole are located in the back of the unit behind a removable sliding part of the external housing. No screws are needed to access this compartment. Remove the battery Once you have slid the battery cover, you just pull gently the cable to unplug the battery. Hold the cable close to the connector to avoid too much stress on the connector.
> Connecting to power and charging the battery If you have a USB power adapter, plug it into a wall AC power outlet and connect the appropriate end of the USB cable to the AC adapter. If you have no USB power adapter, connect the appropriate end of the USB cable to your computer USB connector. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the bottom of your Cybook Opus. Charging the battery takes approximately 3 hours to reach an 85% level and 5 hours for a full charge.
3. Basic Skills This chapter familiarizes you with the basic operations of your Cybook Opus such as discovering the ePaper screen, using the buttons, understanding contextual menu and connection principles. 3.1 The ePaper Screen The Cybook shows an outstanding black and white screen, utilizing a breakthrough technology: the ePaper Display (by E Ink®). The screen acts like a paper page made of tiny ink particles which can migrate and modify the layout of your screen in a second.
While using your device, you can always pop-up a window containing a multi-choice contextual menu. This menu will offer different choices depending on your current situation and your current activity. It allows you to access different features without leaving your current context: increasing font size while reading a book, change font, sorting your documents by title while browsing your library, zooming in a picture while viewing an image, etc.
Menu button and page forward to increase the number of items display on the screen Menu button and page backward to decrease the number of items display on the screen
4. Choosing your Digital Content The Cybook Opus can contain a lot of digital contents. You mut first select your digital content from the list present in your device. 4.1 Choose your language When your Cybook switches on for the first time, it displays a language menu. By choosing one of the available entries, your interface will be displayed in the chosen language. Note: this menu has no effect on the language of the books present in your Cybook.
5 items per pages: display 5 items per page 10 items per pages: display 10 items per page 20 items per pages: display 20 items per page Folder View: display items present in memory (both microSD and internal memory) in folder view.The back button enable you to go back quickly to the upper directory. Sort: open a new menu which enables sorting your content by Title File Size File Date File Name File Path Filter: open a new menu which hides or displays certain types of content.
5. Transfering your Digital Content Your Cybook Opus is an UMS (USB Mass Storage) device. When you connect it to a host computer, it appears as an external drive showing off the internal memory content. You can then add, delete, copy or move files directly from your computer. Your Cybook Opus is also working seamlessly with an host computer software called Adobe® Digital Editions. This software will allow you to buy and manage your ePub and PDF books library.
On the host computer a window pops-up which indicates that a new USB mass storage device named Cybook Opus has been connected. You can now browse the entire storage memory of your Cybook. If a microSD card is plugged in your Cybook card slot, a second UMS device appears too. 5.2 Folder Structure in Cybook Opus The internal storage memory of the Cybook will show several different default folders. You can add files to these folders in order to add content to your Cybook internal memory.
Fonts folder contains your fonts files. You can add new fonts file in this folder. The supported format is TTF (True Type Fonts). You will find a set of pre-installed fonts (Georgia.ttf, …). You can add or delete font files. If you add a new font file, it will appear in the settings Font Family of the contextual menu. The Cybook Opus uses one default font which is not removable and not present in this folder Verdana. Note: the folders name are case sensitive. eBooks Ebooks folder contains eBook files.
allows drag and drop between your PC and your Cybook to transfer content, allows registration with your AdobeID. Adobe® Digital Editions software offers an engaging way to view and manage eBooks and other digital publications. You can use it to download and purchase digital content, which can be read directly on your computer. Of course you can transfer copy-protected eBooks from your personal computer to other computers or ADE compliant devices like the Cybook Opus.
Go to online book store Go to an Adobe® Digital Editions compatible eBook store and pick-up the books you want. Before final check-out you need to register and create an account. Once you have checked-out, click on download button. Adobe Digital Editions software launches automatically and opens the book at the first page.
6. Reading On the library page, once you have selected an eBook file, press the OK button to open it. An eBook entry can be identified by activating the Show File Formats option of the Library contextual menu. 6.1 Supported File Formats An eBook file is considered to be a digital document. It can be a book, a newspaper, an RSS feed, etc. These documents are differentiated by their file type or file format. Several file formats can be read on your device.
The reading environment depends on the format of opened document. Reading Environment for HTML/Txt files (Reflowable content) Page areas The header of the page displays the title of your document. For HTML document, it's the TITLE element. For Txt document, it's the filename. The Footer of the page displays the pageometer. The pageometer is a progress bar which indicates the progression of your reading.
Page areas The Footer of the page is a status bar which displays the title of your document and your position in the document (current page/total number of pages). The footer areas can be hidden or shown via one option of contextual menu. Contextual menu Back: go back to the last hyperlink you activated. Comparable to Back function in Internet browsing. Step back in history navigation. If you did not activate any hyperlink this choice is dimmed. The back button is a shortcut for the back function.
First Page: go to first page of the document Last Page: go to last page of the document Page…: Open a small numeric keypad on the screen to enter directly the number of the page (use navigation button to choose your numbers). xxxxxx: Go to a predefined entry in the document like Table Of Content or Chapter 1. On certain documents, you can have several predefined entries which helps you to navigate through the document. Zoom...: allow you to zoom in and out in the page. It opens a second menu.
7. Viewing Images On the library page, once you have selected an image file, press the OK button to open it. An image entry can be identified by activating the Show File Formats option of the Library contextual menu. In this case JPG, GIF or PNG files are considered as image files. 7.1 The Image Viewer Once your image file is opened, the image is displayed. If you use the navigation button, you will jump from image to image.
8. The G-Sensor or Accelerometer Your Cybook Opus embeds a G-sensor or accelerometer which enables you to switch automatically the screen orientation (Portrait, Landscape) only by turning around the device. According to the orientation of your device (0°, 90°, 180°, 270°), the screen will follow the orientation of your device. You can disable the G-sensor via the contextual menu.
9. Managing your Cybook 9.1 Managing Power > Charging the battery To charge your Cybook connect it via USB to a host computer or to the USB charger provided by Bookeen. Whenever possible, keep your Cybook Opus connected to AC power. Doing so keeps the battery charged. When the battery is fully charged, charging stops automatically (the battery will not overcharge).
10. Technical Specifications Size: 4.2" x 6" x 0.4" (108 x 151 x 10 mm) Weight: 5.3 oz , i.e. 150 g (battery included) ... Screen: 5" E Ink® Vizplex screen Daylight readable Resolution: 600 x 800 pixels (200 dpi) Storage Memory: 1 GB (accessible capacity may vary, some space is reserved for the system) Processor: ARM (400 MHz) Communication Ports: USB Client (v2.
11. Safety Precautions > About the USB charger (adapter) Do not use the adapter in a high moisture environment. Never touch the adapter when your hands or feet are wet. Allow adequate ventilation around the adapter when using it to operate the device or charge the battery. Do not cover the AC adapter with paper or other objects that will reduce cooling. Do not use the AC adapter while it is inside a carrying case. Connect the adapter to a proper power source.
12. Accessories By purchasing accessories designed for your Cybook Opus, you can expand the capabilities of your Cybook Opus, replace lost parts or facilitate your operation. Please contact your dealer or visit the www.bookeen.com web site for the availability of accessories for your Cybook Opus. The use of unauthorized accessories will void your warranty. For detailed information on using the accessories, see the instructions supplied with the accessories. Contacting Bookeen www.bookeen.
