Kobo Aura Edition 2 User Guide Table of Contents About your Kobo eReader.........................................6 Anatomy of your Kobo eReader.................................................6 Charging your Kobo eReader.....................................................8 Charging your Kobo eReader with a wall adapter......................9 Turning your Kobo eReader on and off......................................9 Using the touch screen..............................................................
Using your Library..................................................20 Exploring your Library...............................................................20 Searching for books...................................................................21 Using the Kobo Cloud..............................................22 About the Kobo Cloud..............................................................22 Downloading books from the Kobo Cloud to your Kobo eReader...................................................
Using the dictionary on your Kobo eReader.............................36 Adding or removing dictionaries..............................................36 Translating a word.....................................................................37 Adding books...........................................................39 Browsing the Kobo Bookstore..................................................39 Buying a book on your Kobo eReader......................................40 Saving a preview to your Books section.
Performing a manual factory reset............................................57 Getting help..............................................................59 Getting help...............................................................................59 Safety, regulatory, and warranty information ..........................
About your Kobo eReader What's in This Section • Anatomy of your Kobo eReader • Charging your Kobo eReader • Charging your Kobo eReader with a wall adapter • Turning your Kobo eReader on and off • Using the touch screen • Using your Home screen • Adjusting screen brightness • Connecting to your computer Anatomy of your Kobo eReader
Power button – Press to turn your eReader on or off, or put it to sleep. Micro USB port – Connect your eReader to your computer using the supplied Micro USB cable to charge your eReader or add books.
Charging your Kobo eReader Before using your Kobo eReader for the first time, you should charge it for four hours. A fully charged Kobo eReader battery can last up to two months depending on how frequently you use your eReader. We recommend you charge your Kobo eReader with the supplied Micro USB cable. If you need to replace your Micro USB cable, you can get a new one at any location where Micro USB cables are sold. Follow these steps to charge your eReader. 1. Turn on your computer. 2.
Charging your Kobo eReader with a wall adapter You can charge your Kobo eReader with any 5V, 500mA Micro USB adapter. Note: If you're travelling to a country with different electrical systems, be sure you have the proper converter before you charge your Kobo eReader using a power outlet. Turning your Kobo eReader on and off Turning your Kobo eReader off or putting it to sleep both help your battery last longer.
• To wake up your eReader: Press the power button quickly. • To turn your eReader off: Press and hold the power button until the Powered off screen appears. Using the touch screen When your eReader is on, you can touch the screen to open books, turn pages, select items, and more. Here are a few gestures you might find useful. • Tap: Touch the screen lightly to open a book, turn a page, select a menu, and more. This is the gesture you'll use the most.
Using your Home screen Your Home screen is the first thing you see when you turn on your eReader after setting it up. From your Home screen, you can see your recently opened books, access the Kobo Bookstore, and more. Home icon at Go to your Home screen by tapping the the top of the screen. While reading, tap the centre of your screen to see the Home icon. Your Home screen is organized with tiles to make things easier to find. Tap a tile to interact with it.
At the bottom of your Home screen, you can access your Library, the Kobo Bookstore, and Extras, which include your personal reading statistics and awards. Adjusting screen brightness You can adjust the brightness from your Home screen or while you're reading. • While you're reading, swipe up or down along the left edge of the screen.
• From your Home screen, tap the brightness icon at the top of the screen, then drag the under Brightness to the left or right. circle icon Connecting to your computer Kobo Desktop is a free app for your PC or Mac that lets you shop for eBooks in the Kobo Store and manage books on your eReader. Kobo Desktop lets you: • Quickly add and delete a large number of books on your eReader. • Read books you've purchased from Kobo. • Shop for books on your computer. • Sync your eReader.
Using Wi Fi What's in This Section • Connecting your Kobo eReader to a Wi Fi network • Checking the Wi Fi status on your Kobo eReader • Turning Wi Fi off on your Kobo eReader Connecting your Kobo eReader to a Wi Fi network Use Wi Fi to connect to the internet on your eReader, to search the Kobo Bookstore, and sync your Kobo eReader. All you need is access to a wireless network. 1. Go to your Home screen. 2. Tap the Sync tile. Your eReader will try to connect to Wi Fi. This may take a moment. 3.
4. If you're prompted for a network password, use the keyboard to type in the password and then tap Join. You can tap Show Password to see what you're typing. Checking the Wi Fi status on your Kobo eReader To see if you’re connected to the internet, check the Wi Fi status icon at the top of your screen. Wi Fi icons • Wi Fi is disabled. • You have a moderately good Wi Fi connection. • You have an excellent Wi Fi connection. You may have to sync your eReader to see the Wi Fi status icon. 1.
Turning Wi Fi off on your Kobo eReader You can turn Wi Fi off to stop your Kobo eReader from connecting to the internet. This will extend your eReader's battery life, and let you use your eReader on an airplane. Your Wi Fi connection will turn off automatically if it's inactive for more than five minutes. 1. Go to your Home screen. 2. Tap the More icon at the top of the screen. The Quick Settings panel will appear. 3. Tap Wi Fi. 4. Tap the circle icon beside Wi Fi: Enabled.
Syncing your Kobo eReader What's in This Section • Understanding sync • Syncing your Kobo eReader over Wi Fi • Syncing your Kobo eReader with Kobo Desktop Understanding sync It’s important to sync regularly to get recent software or app updates, download newly purchased books to your Kobo eReader, and to update your books with bookmarks or annotations you made while reading on another device.
Syncing your Kobo eReader over Wi Fi Follow these instructions to read your newly purchased book from kobo.com on your Kobo eReader. You'll need access to an active Wi Fi connection before you start. 1. Go to your Home screen. 2. Tap the Sync tile. • If you are within range of a known network, your eReader automatically joins that network and will begin syncing. • If you are not within range of a known network, your eReader will begin the Adding a Network process.
1. Connect your eReader to your computer using a Micro USB cable and tap Connect. 2. Open Kobo Desktop on your computer. 3. If you're not already signed in to your Kobo account, click the Profile icon at the top of your screen and sign in. 4. Click the Sync icon. Your eReader will sync and update your Library. 5. Click the Eject button at the top of the screen to disconnect your eReader from your computer.
Using your Library What's in This Section • Exploring your Library • Searching for books Exploring your Library Your Library is where you'll find and manage all the books on your eReader. To access your purchased books, free book previews, and collections in your Library: 1. Go to your Home screen. 2. Tap Read. 3. Select one of your Library areas: • Books: All the Kobo books, PDFs, and other documents in your Library. • Collections: Books you've grouped together.
• Articles from Pocket: Online articles or webpages you've added using the free Pocket app on your computer, tablet, or other device. Searching for books Use the search bar at the top of your Home screen to find a book already in your Library, or a new book in the Kobo Bookstore. Search using the book title, author name, or a keyword. 1. Go to your Home screen. 2. Tap the search bar at the top of the screen. 3.
Using the Kobo Cloud What's in This Section • About the Kobo Cloud • Downloading books from the Kobo Cloud to your Kobo eReader • Downloading all your books to your Kobo eReader at once • Removing books from your Kobo eReader • Removing all your books from your Kobo eReader at once About the Kobo Cloud All the books you purchase from Kobo are stored in the Kobo Cloud, an online storage area with unlimited space. You can choose which books you want to download from the Kobo Cloud to your device.
Downloading books from the Kobo Cloud to your Kobo eReader If your books are stored in the Kobo Cloud, you'll need to download them to your eReader before you can read them. Make sure your eReader is connected to Wi Fi to download books from the Kobo Cloud. 1. Go to your Home screen. 2. Tap Read. 3. Tap Books. Any books that aren't already on your eReader will have the word Download beside the book title or a Download icon on the book cover. 4. Tap the book's cover to download it.
Downloading all your books to your Kobo eReader at once Follow these steps to download your entire Kobo Library to your eReader. 1. Go to your Home screen. 2. Tap Read. 3. Tap Books. 4. Tap the More icon in the grey bar. 5. Tap Download all. Your books will be placed in a queue and downloaded to your eReader one at a time. In List view, the word Pending will appear beside books that are in the download queue. In Cover view, you'll see progress bars on the covers of books you're waiting to download.
2. Tap Read. 3. Tap Books. 4. Tap and hold the cover or title of the book. A menu will appear. 5. Tap Remove. A dialog box will appear. 6. Choose where you want to remove the book from: • eReader: Re-download the item from the Kobo Cloud later. This option is automatically selected. • Kobo account: Delete the book from your Kobo account and all of your devices. 7. Tap Remove.
3. Tap Books. 4. Tap the More icon in the grey bar. 5. Tap Manage downloads. 6. Beside Downloaded Kobo Books, tap Remove all. 7. Tap Remove. All of your Kobo books will be removed from your eReader.
Reading on your Kobo eReader What's in This Section • Getting around a book • Changing text and font options on your Kobo eReader • Closing books • Bookmarking pages • Finding a bookmarked page • Highlighting text on your Kobo eReader • Seeing highlights on your Kobo eReader • Removing highlights on your Kobo eReader • Adding notes to your book on your Kobo eReader • Seeing your note while reading on your Kobo eReader • Removing notes from your books on your Kobo eReader • Using the d
Getting around a book You can quickly go to any chapter or page in your book with just a few taps. Tap the cover or title of your book on your Home screen or Library to open it. Tap or swipe the side of the page in your book to turn pages. If you want to jump forward by more than a page or two: 1. Tap the centre of the page to bring up the Reading Menu. 2. Tap the • Navigation icon.
• To jump to the next chapter, tap the Forward icon. Jump • To jump to the previous chapter, tap the Jump Back icon. • To go to a specific chapter, tap Table of contents and tap the chapter. • Tap the Snap Back icon to return to your previous position in the book. 3. Tap anywhere on the page to close the navigation bar. Changing text and font options on your Kobo eReader Your eReader offers several different sizes of text for most books.
• Tap the dropdown menu beside Font Face to select from a list of available fonts. • Drag the circle icon beside Font Sizes to change the size of the text. • Drag the circle icon beside Line Spacing to increase or decrease the space between the lines of type. • Drag the circle icon beside Margins to make the margins bigger or smaller. • Tap your choice of justification.
2. Press and hold the book's cover. A menu will appear. 3. Select Mark as finished. Bookmarking pages You can mark interesting passages or pages that you'd like to return to using bookmarks. • While reading, tap the top-right corner of the page. A bookmark will appear as a dog-ear. Finding a bookmarked page If you added a bookmark to a page, you can easily find it again using the Reading Menu. 1. While reading, tap the centre of the page to bring up the Reading Menu. 2.
Highlighting text on your Kobo eReader Most books let you highlight text, just like using a highlighter in a printed book. Note: You cannot highlight text in a PDF. 1. While reading, press and hold a word for a few seconds until an underline appears. 2. Lift your finger from the page. You'll see a circle at each end of the word. 3. Drag the first circle to the start of the text you want to select, and the second circle to the end. 4. Tap Highlight.
A list of bookmarks, highlights, and notes that you made in your book will appear. 4. Tap on a highlight to see the entire highlighted passage. Removing highlights on your Kobo eReader You can remove highlights you made in your book while you're reading. 1. Tap the centre of the page. The Reading Menu will appear. 2. Tap the More icon at the bottom of the page. 3. Tap Annotations. 4. Tap and hold the highlight you'd like to remove. A menu will appear. 5. Tap Remove highlight.
Adding notes to your book on your Kobo eReader You can add notes to your books while you're reading. 1. While reading, press and hold a word for a few seconds, until an underline appears. 2. Lift your finger from the page. You'll see a circle at each end of the word. 3. Drag the first circle to the start of the text you want to select, and the second circle to the end. 4. Tap Add Note. 5. Use the keyboard to enter your notes, and tap Save.
3. Tap Annotations. A list of bookmarks, highlights, and notes that you made in your book will appear. 4. Tap the text beside Note on the right to view your entire note. Removing notes from your books on your Kobo eReader If you no longer need a note, you can delete it from your book while you're reading. 1. Tap the centre of the page. The Reading Menu will appear. 2. Tap the More icon at the bottom of the page. 3. Tap Annotations.
Using the dictionary on your Kobo eReader If you see an unfamiliar word while you're reading, you can use your eReader's built-in dictionary to view its definition. 1. While reading, press and hold the word you'd like to look up. An underline will appear beneath the word. 2. Lift your finger from the screen. The word's definition will appear. The dictionary may not work in some books such as PDFs, books you borrowed from a public library, or free books you found on the internet.
3. Tap Settings. 4. Tap Language and dictionaries. 5. Under Dictionary, tap Edit. 6. Add or remove a dictionary: • plus icon beside To add a dictionary, tap the the dictionary you want to add. • To remove a dictionary, tap the check mark icon beside the dictionary you'd like to remove. 7. Tap Save. Translating a word Your Kobo eReader has a translation dictionary that you can use while reading Kobo eBooks.
3. Tap the dropdown icon at the bottom-right corner of the dialog box. A list of languages will appear in the dropdown menu. 4. Select the language that you'd like to translate to.
Adding books What's in This Section • Browsing the Kobo Bookstore • Buying a book on your Kobo eReader • Saving a preview to your Books section • Viewing your book previews Browsing the Kobo Bookstore You can find and buy books in several ways on your eReader. 1. Go to your Home screen. 2. Tap Browse. 3. Tap any of the listed options: • Overview: See Kobo's latest releases. You can use the search bar to find a book by title, author, series, or ISBN.
• Categories: A list of topics that can help you find books. Select a subject that interests you. • Related Reads: Books similar to those you're reading or looking up in the Kobo Store. Buying a book on your Kobo eReader You can buy eBooks right on your eReader. All you'll need is a Wi Fi connection and a valid credit card. Once you've completed the checkout process, your book will appear on the Home screen. 1. Go to your Home screen. 2. Tap Browse. 3. Tap Categories. 4.
Note: We need your billing address to calculate taxes for your order based on your location. 10. Tap Continue. 11. Review your order. 12. If you want to use a gift card or promo code, tap Add Gift Card or Add Promo Code, and provide the required information. Note: Promo codes can only be applied to eligible books or magazines, since not all publishers choose to take part in promotions. 13. Tap Confirm. 14. Tap Keep Shopping to buy more books, or return to the Home screen.
Note: Some books do not have previews. Viewing your book previews After you've added book previews to your Books section, you can see the items on your eReader. 1. Go to your Home screen. 2. Tap Read. 3. Tap Books. 4. Tap Show in the grey bar near the top of the screen. A dropdown menu will appear. 5. Tap Previews. You’ll see a list of previews that you added to your Books section. Tap on the book and follow the onscreen instructions to read it.
Borrowing books from your library What's in This Section • Understanding the OverDrive book borrowing process • Getting started with Adobe Digital Editions • Installing Adobe Digital Editions • Creating an Adobe ID • Authorizing your computer with Adobe Digital Editions • Adding books to your eReader using Adobe Digital Editions Understanding the OverDrive book borrowing process You can borrow eBooks from most public libraries and read them on your Kobo eReader.
When you borrow an eBook, you actually download a license file to your computer. The license file is also called an .acsm file. You’ll need to copy this license file to your eReader using a free software called Adobe Digital Editions. Here’s what the process of borrowing an eBook from your library looks like: 1. Borrow an eBook from your public library using OverDrive. When you borrow a library eBook, you’ll download the eBook’s license file onto your PC or Mac. 2.
store, or eBooks from the Kobo Store that are protected by Digital Rights Management (DRM) to your Kobo eReader. DRM prevents the unauthorized copying or redistribution of eBooks to protect the rights of authors and publishers. If you downloaded a book protected by DRM, you’ll get a license in the form of an .acsm file with your book. You'll then use ADE to add the DRM-protected content to your eReader. To get started with ADE: • Install Adobe Digital Editions. • Get an Adobe ID.
If you use a Kobo eReader or Kobo’s reading apps, you may never need to use ADE. Kobo’s reading apps and eReaders can automatically download and open most books from the Kobo Store. Installing Adobe Digital Editions Install Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) on your PC or Mac to transfer Digital Rights Management (DRM)-protected content onto your Kobo eReader. 1. Download ADE from www.adobe.com/support/ digitaleditions/downloads.html. 2. Find the ADE installation file on your computer. 3.
2. Click Authorize Computer. 3. Click Create an Adobe ID in the Authorization window. Notes: • Make sure the checkbox beside I want to Authorize my computer without an ID is cleared, and not selected. • Beside the eBook Vendor dropdown menu, make sure Adobe ID is selected.
4. Fill in the appropriate text boxes and click Sign Up.
Notes: • Your Adobe ID is the email address that you used to sign up. • Your Adobe password is the password you used to create the account. • You can use your Adobe ID and Adobe password immediately after you've created it. Authorizing your computer with Adobe Digital Editions After you’ve installed Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) and created an Adobe ID, you’ll need to authorize your computer with ADE. You only need to do this once. 1.
2. Click Authorize. 3. Click OK when Adobe finishes authorizing your computer. Adding books to your eReader using Adobe Digital Editions If you downloaded a book protected by Digital Rights Management (DRM), you’ll get a license with your book. The license is also known as a .acsm file.
DRM-protected eBook, you'll need to download a file that has .acsm at the end of the file name. Your library should be able to provide you instructions on how you can download the .acsm file. To get the book itself, just open that file in Adobe Digital Editions (ADE). ADE will verify your license, and then download your eBook in either EPUB or PDF format. 1. Turn on your eReader. 2. Connect your eReader to your computer using a Micro USB cable. 3. Tap Connect on your eReader. 4. On your computer: a.
The book will appear in your Library.
Troubleshooting your eReader What's in This Section • Troubleshooting your eReader • Turning your eReader off • Signing out and signing back in to your eReader • Performing a factory reset • Performing a manual factory reset Troubleshooting your eReader If you're experiencing problems with your eReader, a quick solution is to turn your eReader off and then back on. You can also try charging your eReader if it's unresponsive.
Turning your eReader off If your eReader is unresponsive or not working like you expect, try turning it off and then back on again. 1. Press and hold the power button until you see the Powered off screen. Note: If you see the Sleeping screen, turn your eReader back on and try turning your eReader off again. 2. Press and hold the power button until your eReader turns on. If your eReader is frozen and you cannot turn it off, try charging your eReader.
2. Tap the More icon at the top of the screen. 3. Tap Settings. 4. Tap Accounts. 5. Under Kobo, tap Sign out. 6. Tap Sign Out. Once you’ve signed out, you’ll need to set up your eReader. After you’ve set up your eReader and signed in, tap Sync to add your books back into your Library. Performing a factory reset You can perform a factory reset to restore your eReader to its original settings. After a factory reset, you’ll have to set up and sync your eReader again.
• Return your eReader to its original settings. 1. If possible, back up any books or documents that you added to your eReader using Adobe Digital Editions, or that you manually added using your computer. You do not need to back up any books you bought from Kobo. Any books you purchased from Kobo can be re-downloaded from the Kobo Cloud after a factory reset. 2. Go to your Home screen. More icon at the top of the screen. 3. Tap the The Quick Settings panel will appear. 4. Tap Settings. 5.
and sync your eReader again. Before you start, charge your eReader for 3 hours. 1. Turn on your computer. 2. Connect the USB power cord to your eReader and computer. 3. Press and hold the power button to turn off your eReader. 4. Wait for the power light on the top-right corner of your eReader to turn off. 5. Press and hold the power button on your eReader for 30 seconds. 6. Wait for the Restore screen to appear. Your eReader screen will turn black and begin the restoring process.
Getting help What's in This Section • Getting help • Safety, regulatory, and warranty information Getting help Have questions or need help? Visit kobo.com/help. Safety, regulatory, and warranty information Important safety, regulatory, and warranty details about your eReader can be found at kobo.com/userguides. Note: The Declaration of Conformity may vary for different models of the Kobo eReader. Kobo.com/userguides includes information about how to find your Kobo eReader's model number.
