User manual SONY PRS-300SC QUICK START GUIDE

[. . . ] Never lose track of time with the clock* view (whenever the OPTIONS button is pressed). * Set the time using the [Date and Time] setting ( 90). For more details, please refer to this User Guide. Table of Contents Index Useful Features Annotation Bookmarking ( 9) Highlighting word(s) ( 40) Handwriting a note ( 41) Adding a note ( 42) Resizing Adjusting the text size ( 47) Changing a page mode ( 48) Zooming in ( 49) Adjusting Content View ( 52) Table of Contents Index 4 Searching Finding notes within a book ( 44), among books ( 46) Searching keywords ( 55) Searching a book ( 4) Jumping to a page ( 57) Dictionary When reading a book ( 60) As an application ( 82) List of previously looked up words ( 6) Reading Periodicals ( 65) Collection Management Creating ( 68) Adding contents ( 70) Deleting ( 72) Table of Contents Index 5 Other Applications Handwriting ( 77) Text Memo ( 80) Picture Viewer ( 8) Audio Player ( 85) Supported File Formats ( 121) Specifications ( 19) Table of Contents Index 6 Chapter 1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20 Parts and Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Charging the Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Power Saving Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 How to Get eBooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Table of Contents Index 7 Getting Started Parts and Controls Power Switch To Action Power on or wake up Slide to the right and release quickly. from sleep mode*1 Enter sleep mode Slide and release quickly. [. . . ] Tip The date and time of your Reader will be automatically synchronized to your computer by the Reader Library after connection. [Date and Time Format] Tap [Month-Day-Year] or [Day-Month-Year] to select the date format. Tap [12 hour] or [24 hour] to select the time format. Tap [OK] to apply the changes. [Page Turn Preference] Sets the swiping direction to turn pages forward. Swiping to left is default setting. [Menu Language] Selects the language of the Reader's menu and messages. Table of Contents Index 90 Changing Settings [Keyboard] Selects a preferred on-screen keyboard. [Screen Orientation] Sets the direction to rotate when changing from portrait to landscape mode. [Application Preferences] menu items [Dictionary] Selects a default dictionary to use. [Slideshow] Sets the slideshow on/off and its duration up to 60 seconds. Slideshow may take a longer time to display depending on the size of picture. Note Table of Contents Index 91 Changing Settings [System Management] menu items [Power Management] Power management helps avoid unnecessary battery consumption. Power management operates as follows: After 10 minutes of inactivity, the Reader enters the sleep mode automatically and battery consumption is minimized. After two* days of inactivity, the Reader automatically shuts down and stops consuming battery power. * If battery power is at a low level, the Reader will shut down within two days of inactivity. The Reader does not enter the sleep mode after 10 minutes of inactivity even if [Power Management] is set to [On], when: ­ connected to a computer using the supplied USB cable ­ charging with an AC adapter (PRSA-AC1) (optional) ­ playing an audio file or when a slideshow is set Note Table of Contents Index 92 Changing Settings [Device Lock] Locks the Reader by setting a pass code. Input a 4-digit number by tapping the numeric key pad. To unlock, input the pass code and tap [OK]. Then tap [Off ] to unlock the Reader, and tap [OK]. [0000] is the factory setting. You are recommended to make a note of your pass code and keep it in a safe place separate from the Reader. It is recommended that you charge the Reader again before turning on the Reader. The battery was not been given enough time to charge fully. Charge the Reader until the charge/busy indicator turns off. (The battery icon does not indicate remaining battery power during charging. ) Table of Contents Index 97 Troubleshooting By sliding the power switch, the Reader enters sleep mode in which the battery power is consumed slightly. To minimize battery consumption, before entering the sleep mode, slide and hold the power switch for more than seconds to shut down the Reader. in the status bar indicates the Reader is playing an audio file which consumes the battery power. Go to the playback screen and pause playback if necessary. The Reader cannot turn on. Moisture condensation may have occurred. Wait for a few hours and then turn on the Reader. Charge the Reader by connecting to the computer via the supplied USB cable ( 12). Screen Display takes a long time to appear. In a cold place such as outdoors, it may take time for the display to appear. This is due to the display characteristics and not a malfunction. It may take a few moments for the Reader start-up screen to appear after a reset or shutdown. Table of Contents Index 98 Troubleshooting The screen is frozen. [. . . ] 12 Table of Contents Index 10 Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Table of Contents Index 11 Index Index Symbols (Home) button . . . . . . . . . 10, 29 OPTIONS button . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 1 (Page Turn) buttons. . . . . . . 10 (Size) button . . . . . . . 10, 47, 84 [All Notes] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 46 [Applications] . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 76 [Audio] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 85 [Books] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 6 [Collections] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 68 [Dictionary]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 82 [Handwriting] . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 77 [Home] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 [Periodicals] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 65 [Pictures] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 8 [Settings] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 88 [Text Memo]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 80 [2-Column Split] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 [-Column Split] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 A About the User Guide . . . . . . . . 22 Adding a note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Adding contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Adjusting Content View . . . . 52 All Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 46 Annotation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Applications menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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