TrekStor eBook Reader Pyrus 2 LED - EN - User manual 1
Index 1 General Information ............................................................................ 8 2 Instructions for Safety and Use........................................................ 8 3 About the eBook Reader Pyrus 2 LED ......................................... 11 4 Package contents ............................................................................... 12 5 Specifications ......................................................................................
9.2.2 9.3 Exit ........................................................................................ 25 eBook Shop ................................................................................ 25 More eBooks? ..................................................................................... 25 9.4 Extras ............................................................................................ 26 9.4.1 Favorites..............................................................................
9.6.7 Default settings ................................................................ 32 9.6.8 Device information.......................................................... 33 9.6.9 DRM authorization info.................................................. 33 10 Use of memory cards ........................................................................ 34 10.1 Inserting a memory card........................................................ 34 10.2 Removing the memory card ...........................
11.2.11 Text only (Reflow) ............................................................ 39 11.2.12 Rotate screen..................................................................... 39 11.2.13 Auto flip .............................................................................. 39 11.2.14 Page refresh rate .............................................................. 40 11.2.15 Add or remove favorites ................................................ 40 11.2.16 Mark as read...............................
13.3.1 eReader Suite installation ............................................. 49 13.3.2 Using the TrekStor eReader Suite............................... 51 14 Logging off and disconnecting the computer from the eBook Reader ...................................................................................... 52 15 Switching eBook Reader to standby mode ............................... 53 16 Turning off the eBook Reader ........................................................
We wish you a lot of fun with TrekStor eBook Reader Pyrus 2 LED. Please read the following instructions carefully so that you can become acquainted with the functions of this product and its use. E Ink® technology When using the E Ink® technology, the illustration of text or pictures is adopted by a "E Ink®". The display is passive: It does not light as conventional LCDs and consumes energy only when loading or flipping a page. This achieves a very long battery life time.
1 General Information It is essential to observe the following safety instructions in section 2 of this manual! Use the device only for its intended purposes (see Chapter 3). The manufacturer accepts no liability for any damage resulting from nonintended use of the device. Furthermore, the manufacturer accepts no liability for damaged or lost data and all consequential damages. The manufacturer retains the right to continually improve the product.
d e j m h g Only qualified persons may perform technical work on the product. The product may not be opened or changed. The components cannot be serviced by the user. Never expose the device to moisture, condensation and liquids. Protect the device from extremely high and low temperatures and temperature fluctuations. Use the device within an ambient temperature of 10º C until 40º C. Never place the device close to a source of heat, and protect it from direct sunlight.
Notes: p o q In certain circumstances, exposing the device to an electrostatic discharge may interrupt the data transfer between the device and the computer and impair the functions of the device. If this occurs, the device should be unplugged from the USB port and then plugged in again. Do not use USB cables longer than 3 meters. The capacity indicated by your operating system can be different than the actual capacity of your device.
3 About the eBook Reader Pyrus 2 LED TrekStor eBook Reader Pyrus 2 LED is a reading device for displaying electronic books and texts. It is used to view files of the following formats: EPUB, PDF, TXT, FB2, RTF, PDB and HTML. Thanks to the innovative E Ink® technology your reading will be as if the text were on paper, razor-sharp and flickerless. Simple operation impresses with bookmark management and adjustable text display size for relaxed reading.
4 • • • Package contents TrekStor eBook Reader Pyrus 2 LED USB 2.
5 Specifications Dimensions (L x W x H) Weight Color 113.5 mm x 178.0 mm x 10.0 mm 205 g black Internal memory 2 GB internal memory (for approx. 2,000 eBooks) microSD/microSDHC memory card (up to 32 GB) Integrated card reader Display type Display size Display dimensions (L x W) Display resolution Interface eBook formats DRM formats Picture formats Operating systems File system supported E Ink® Pearl Display, 16 greyscale 6" (15,2 cm) 90.5 mm x 122.0 mm 800 x 600 pixel Hi-Speed USB 2.
LED Power supply Charging via OSD languages dimmable warm-light LEDs integrated lithium polymer battery Micro-USB connector German, English, Italian, Spanish, French, Swedish, Polish, Turkish, Dutch, Russian 14
6 Get to know your TrekStor eBook Reader Pyrus 2 LED 6.
A) h Call up the home screen: Use the h button to go from any page back to the home screen. B) l Call up menu: This button is used to call up the menus of the eBook Reader. E.g., if you have opened an eBook, its menu is called up via this button. Other menus can be called up for Library, Bookmarks, Extras or Images. C) Navigation button: Use this button to select books, scroll through menus and turn pages. D) OK button: Use this button to confirm the current selection.
Press the /-button briefly to activate the standby mode. The standby screen will appear. To read further at the same place, press the /-button again. I) microSD/microSDHC card slot: You can expand the storage capacity of this eBook Reader with memory cards of a size up to 32 GB. Insert the memory card with the contacts facing up the memory card slot until you feel a slight snap. J) Micro USB port: Connect your eBook Reader via the Micro USB port and the included USB cable to your computer.
7 Starting up for the first time You must charge the eBook Reader before initial use and when the battery is running low. 7.1 Charging the eBook Reader Once you have connected your eBook Reader via the included micro USB cable to a computer or to a socket using a suitable power supply (e. g. TrekStor USB-Charger e.fs), it is automatically charged. After 1,5 hours with USB power adapter (3 hours over PC), the battery will be fully charged and the charging will stop automatically to prevent overcharging.
7.2 Switching the eBook Reader on and off Press the /-button for about 2 seconds to switch the eBook Reader on. Wait a few seconds for the home screen. i Note: In case the eBook Reader does not turn on, it has to be charged. i Note: When starting the unit for the first time, please choose your language, set the date and time. To switch off the eBook Reader Press the /-button for about 2 seconds.
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Besides the date and battery status, last called up books are displayed to the left and the books recently transferred to the Reader are displayed to the right on the home screen. Below you will find the menu bar, and the options to call up other titles. Via the navigation point "LIBRARY" you can also access your eBook collection. On the home screen you can see the books you have recently read and transferred to the reader.
Using the navigation buttons, select a book from the overview or in the library and confirm your selection with the OK-button. i Note: The current selection is always marked with a thick border.
9 Other eBook Reader functions You will find other eBook Reader's functions in the lower area of the home screen. To reach the home screen of eBook Reader, press the h button. 9.1 Library Using the "LIBRARY" button, you can access all eBooks on your reader. If you press the OK button and then the l menu button, the following submenus will show: 9.1.1 Favorites The titles that you have previously marked as your favorite are displayed under "FAVORITES".
9.1.3 Search Using the integrated search, you can find a book by title, name of the author or the file name. Use the keyboard and navigate through the faded letter box using the navigation buttons. If you want to choose an umlaut or a special character, you can access different keyboards via the side buttons J or d. Complete your input by clicking "DONE" on the keyboard or by pressing the - button. Begin the search by confirming it with the OK-button. 9.1.
choosing there the option "REMOVE BOOKMARKS". To remove all bookmarks created for a title, simply choose the title and open the submenu directly by pressing the l button. Now you have the opportunity to delete the bookmarks created for this book altogether. You can remove all the bookmarks in all the books via "DELETE ALL BOOKMARKS". 9.2.2 Exit With this option you close the menu. 9.
9.4 Extras Here you will find your favorites, already read books, the Explorer showing your files and folders, and the detailed manual for your eBook Reader. 9.4.1 Favorites The titles that you have previously marked as your favorite are displayed under "FAVORITES". You can then delete the favorites created in such a way one by one or all at once. 9.4.2 Already Read eBooks This menu is used to display the books you have already read. 9.4.
View: You can switch here between the internal and the external memory. 9.4.4 User manual Here you will find a detailed user manual for your eBook Reader. 9.4.5 Exit With this option you close the menu.
9.5 Pictures In this mode, pictures that are stored on the device or on the memory card can be displayed either in list or thumbnail view. The view can be adjusted by pressing the l button inside the picture menu. Open pictures: Select with the navigation keys the desired picture and open it by pressing the OK-button. If you have opened an image, more display options are available via the l button. 9.5.1 Rotate You can rotate the selected image 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise.
9.5.4 Picture info When this menu item is selected, the name, file type, size and resolution of the displayed image are shown. Press the OKbutton to return to the viewing mode. 9.5.5 Exit With this option you can close the menu and return you to the image view.
9.6 Settings To adjust your Reader ideally to your reading habits, various customization options are available under "SETTINGS". 9.6.1 Adjusting the brightness You can switch the light on and off here. When the light is on, the brightness can be adjusted by using the navigation keys dJ on the scale that can be seen in the menu. Once you are satisfied with your setting, confirm by means of the OK button. Your eBook Reader will remember the last brightness setting.
A Ghosting can be prevented by frequently updating the display. However, this requires more power than a rare update. You can choose on your eBook Reader whether it carries out a complete page refresh after each, 2, 3, 4 or after 5 pages. 9.6.3 Power save settings Auto shutdown: Set here when your device automatically turns off completely in order to reduce the power consumption of your reader. The time span before the automatic shut down starts first when the reader switches to the standby mode.
Press the /- button briefly to activate the standby mode. The standby screen appears To read further on the same page, press the /-button again. If you "wake up" the eBook Reader again from the standby mode, you will see the last page or the last menu you called up before activating the standby mode. 9.6.4 Time and date Here you can set the time and date on your device. Use the navigation buttons to adjust the settings and confirm with "OK". 9.6.
9.6.8 Device information The device information contains all the important information concerning the system of your eBook Reader. The firmware version, the storage capacity, the available storage capacity of the internal memory as well as the external memory card, if there is any, are displayed. 9.6.9 DRM authorization info If your device was already authorized with Adobe® Digital Editions (ADE) on the PC, your Adobe® ID will be displayed here.
10 Use of memory cards 10.1 Inserting a memory card The eBook Reader supports microSD/microSDHC memory cards up to 32 GB. Insert the memory card as follows: Make sure that the memory card is properly aligned with the contacts facing up. Insert the memory card into the card reader until it clicks. i Note: You may damage the memory card and the eBook Reader, if you insert the memory card upside down. 10.2 Removing the memory card At first press the memory card slightly and then remove it carefully.
10.3 Restrictions on NTFS file systems If your memory card is formatted in NTFS format, stored eBooks are not recognized by Adobe® Digital Editions, if your eBook Reader is connected to the PC.
11 Reading an eBook 11.1 Open eBooks 11.1.1 Via the library You can choose and read an eBook either directly from the home screen or you open the library and choose the book from there. The eBooks are sorted by title and are displayed in list view. Using the menu you can change the view into a book cover view and sort the eBooks by "TITLE", "AUTHOR", "RECENTLY READ" or "NEWLY ADDED". Under "FAVORITES" all eBooks are displayed which were selected before as favorite.
11.2 Read eBooks If you have opened an eBook, you can flip the pages by using the d or J button. The bar over an eBook shows you the title, the current page as well as the total number of pages. i Note: The total number of pages of an eBook might change depending on the selected font size, margins and line spacing. Use the l button to enter the eBook menu and to obtain more information about the book, to make adjustments or to set bookmarks. 11.2.
11.2.3 Table of contents Here you can view the content. Navigate to the desired chapter or section and confirm your selection by pressing the OKbutton. Please note that not every book has a table of contents. 11.2.4 Go to page Open a specific page of your eBook by entering the page number. Enter the desired page number by using the navigation buttons; confirm your choice with the OK-button. 11.2.5 Search • NOT FOR DOCUMENTS IN PDF FORMAT Here you can search for specific words within a book.
There are different line spacing options. Adjust the one with which you can read most comfortable 11.2.9 Margin Set the width of the page margins. 11.2.10 Adjusting the brightness You can switch the light on and off here. When the light is on, the brightness can be adjusted by using the navigation keys dJ on the scale that can be seen in the menu. Once you are satisfied with your setting, confirm by means of the OK button. Your eBook Reader will remember the last brightness setting. 11.2.
11.2.14 Page refresh rate Here you can select the interval, in which the display is refreshed. For more information on the page setup and the so called ghosting, see 9.6.1. 11.2.15 Add or remove favorites Use this menu item to add the current eBook to the list of your favorite eBooks. The list of favorites sorted by title can be found in the options menu of the library. If the current book was already saved as a favorite, you can remove it here from the favorites. 11.2.
11.2.19 Close Using this option, you can close the menu and continue reading your book.
12 Connecting your Computer with the eBook Reader To load photos or eBooks, you can connect eBook Reader to a computer using the included Micro-USB cable After you have successfully connected it to the computer, the eBook Reader will turn into the USB mode and the read mode is interrupted. The eBook Reader should now be detected and displayed as the "REMOVABLE DISK" (or "DRIVE" on a Mac) "TREKSTOR". Double-click the removable disk or drive of the eBook Reader in order to open it.
13 Loading new eBooks to your eBook Reader In order to load new eBooks to your Reader, you should first connect it via the included Micro-USB cable to a computer. 13.1 Transferring eBooks without copy protection and images onto the eBook Reader Select the desired eBooks on your computer and copy them to any folder on the removable disk "TREKSTOR", your eBook Reader. Do the same if you want to transfer images to your eBook Reader. 13.
13.2.2 Adobe® ID You need an Adobe® ID to register your device to your name and to authorize copy-protected eBooks for your device. The registration of an Adobe® ID is free and can be performed easily under www.adobe.com or during the installation of Adobe® Digital Editions. You can download the software Adobe® Digital Editions for free under http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions. This is used to download DRM copy-protected eBooks and to transfer these eBooks to your reader. 13.2.
13.2.4 Device authorization Enter your username and password to activate your Adobe® account. Connect now your eBook Reader to the PC. ADE recognizes the eBook Reader and prompts you to authorize the device.
From Adobe® Digital Editions version 2.0: Connect your eBook Reader with the computer. In the top left, click on the device "TREKSTOR", then click the little cog icon right above them. Select "AUTHORIZE DEVICE" and follow the instructions of the software to link the eBook Reader with your Adobe® ID. Complete the authorization in order to transfer copy-protected eBooks to your device. Without a successful authorization this will not be possible. i Note: Each Adobe® ID supports up to 6 mobile devices.
2) A dialog window now opens. Select in this window the option "OPEN WITH ADOBE DIGITAL EDITIONS" and confirm your choice with "OK". Now Adobe® Digital Editions opens and your eBook will be downloaded and is stored inside the folder "MY DIGITAL EDITIONS" (Windows® 7: "LIBRARIES DOCUMENTS" or Windows® XP: "MY FILES"). You can now copy the eBook by drag and drop onto your device. Just click on the eBook and drag with the mouse to your reader ("TREKSTOR").
or After successful transfer, the eBook can be displayed on your eBook Reader. i Note: If Adobe® Digital Editions cannot download and open the eBook automatically, load the *.acsm file of the eBook and follow these steps: Open the folder to where you downloaded the *.acs file. Double-click the *.
eBook using Adobe® Digital Editions. Now the download should start and the eBook should be linked with your Adobe® ID. a Attention: If the DRM authorization of the eBook Reader is deleted, ALL DRM activations of the purchased DRM eBooks will be deleted from your eBook Reader. In this case, you need to authorize your device with your ADE ID. i Note: For more information about Adobe® Digital Editions, your Adobe® ID and the Adobe® ADEPT copy protection are available under http://www.adobe.
Windows: In "MY COMPUTER", open the drive with the name "TREKSTOR" launch the "EREADER SUITE" installation file and follow the instructions of the installer. Mac OS: In the Finder window, select the "TREKSTOR" drive and drag the file "EREADER SUITE" into the program folder. In the "PROGRAMS" folder, start the "EREADER SUITE" and follow the instructions of the installer.
13.3.2 Using the TrekStor eReader Suite The eReader Suite is divided into three areas: Home You will find here information about your device like news, help and tips. In addition, you can download data sheets, manuals and updates. The home page also provides you with an overview of the available free space, the associated Adobe® ID, the device registration and the current firmware version. Shop Get access to the integrated eBook shop, browse through the latest offers or purchase new eBooks.
14 Logging off and disconnecting the computer from the eBook Reader a Attention: Please follow the recommended log-off procedure to avoid damages to the device or data loss! Windows® 8/7/Vista™/XP Click with the left mouse button onto the symbol "SAFELY REMOVE HARDWARE" at the bottom right corner of the task bar. Click in the popup menu on "USB MASS STORAGE DEVICE - DRIVE" and disconnect afterwards your eBook Reader from the computer. Mac® OS X ab 10.
15 Switching eBook Reader to standby mode Press the /- button briefly to activate the standby mode. The standby screen appears. To read further on the same page, press the /-button again. 16 Turning off the eBook Reader To turn off your eBook Reader, press the /-button for about 2 seconds. 17 Resetting / Load default settings If your eBook Reader no longer responds, you can restart it by pressing the reset button (K) on the back of the device. To do this, you will need a small pin or a paper clip.
18 Copyrights and trademark notice Windows and Windows Vista are either registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Mac OS is a registered trademark of Apple Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torwalds in the United States and/or other countries. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Reader and PDF are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.
TrekStor and Pyrus are registered trademarks of TrekStor Ltd. in the European Community and other countries. Copyright © 2013 TrekStor® GmbH. All rights reserved. Other cited product or company names may be trademarks or brand names of the respective owner.
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18.2 Battery disposal Reporting requirement according to the Battery Directive (BattV) Batteries are not part of the domestic waste. The consumer is obliged to return no longer used batteries properly. Please dispose of them by a specialized trade or a battery collection point. Hereby you make an important contribution to environmental protection.
19 Support information • • • • • If you have any questions regarding your TrekStor® product, please proceed as follows: Check the features as well as the functions of your device (apparent on the packaging), in order to use the correct settings. Read the manual carefully. Inform yourself on our website http://www.trekstor.de/en about the up-to-date information concerning your product (e. g. available most recent firmware releases).
19.3 Phone support Please find the number of the support hotline for your country on our website under "SERVICE" as well.
20 Legal notice Manufacturer: TrekStor GmbH Kastanienallee 8-10 D-64653 Lorsch Germany Fon: +49 (0)6251 - 55040-0 Fax: +49 (0)6251 - 55040-20 E-Mail: mail@trekstor.de Web: www.trekstor.de Handelsregister: Amtsgericht Darmstadt HRB 88358 USt.-ID-Nr.: DE815119185 Geschäftsführer: Shimon Szmigiel A member of Telefield International Ltd.
21 Last Page User manual version BA-EBRPY2L-V1-11-EN-20131023 Copyright © 2013 TrekStor GmbH. All rights reserved. Other cited product or company names may be trademarks or brand names of the respective owner.
