Amazon Kindle Fire User manual

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and other countries. MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.

The Kindle device is subject to pending patent protection in the United States and other countries.

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table of contents

IN RODUC ION 01

About this Manual 01

About the Kindle User’s Guide 01

Physical Components and Documentation 02

OUR OF YOUR KINDLE 03

Front View of Kindle 03

Back View of Kindle 05

Bottom View of Kindle 06

Removing the Back Cover 07

Replacing the Back Cover 09

KINDLE ACCESSORIES 10

Charging Your Kindle 10

Using Your Book Cover 12

Connecting to Your Computer 14

Using an SD Memory Card 16

A WORD ABOU WIRELESS 17

Simple Explanation of Wireless Technology 17

Wireless Safety 17

MAIN AINING YOUR KINDLE 19

Caring for Your Kindle 19

Changing the Battery 20

Tips for Conserving Your Battery 22

Battery Safety 22

Recycling Kindle and the Battery Properly 22

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IPS AND ROUBLESHOO ING 23

About the Screen 23

Battery Charging 23

Text Size 23

The Wireless Connection 24

Resetting Your Kindle 24

Security Concerns 24

SD Memory Cards 25

The Kindle Store 25

The USB Connection 26

No Sound 26

Customer Support 27

NO ICES AND CER IFICA IONS 28

Government Standards for Radio Frequency Signals 28

FCC Notice 28

RF Exposure Information (SAR) 29

UL Certification Number 29

PRODUC SPECIFICA IONS 30

Kindle™model number D00111

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Introd ction

About his Manual

About Your Kindle provides a description and illustration for each of your

Kindle components. It also furnishes some background information about

the Kindle wireless connection, and some safety precautions associated

with this technology.

If you have questions that need answers, you may find the “Tips and

Troubleshooting” section useful. Your License Agreement and Terms of Use

are included in a separate manual.

About he Kindle User’s Guide

The Kindle User’s Guide is an electronic document already on your

Kindle electronic reader that includes explanations and examples for

all of the Kindle features and functions. It is designed to be used as a

reference, and is searchable, like all other content on Kindle.

When you turn on Kindle for the first time, the Kindle User’s Guide

will open automatically.It helps you get started reading immediately,

and also highlights some important features you will want to explore.

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Physical Components and Documentation

This is what you will find in your Kindle box:

Kindle electronic reader

Book cover

Power adapter

USB cable

About Your Kindle (you are reading it now)

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License Agreement and Terms of Use

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To r of Yo r Kindle Electronic Reader

Front View of Kindle

C rsor bar

Keyboard

Select wheel

Next page b tton

Back b tton

Previo s page b tton

Next page b tton

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Cursor bar Contains the cursor, which is a silver

rectangle that allows you to select

a particular line on the display. You move

the cursor up and down the right side of

this bar using the select wheel.

When the cursor is lined up with the

appropriate selection point, you press the

select wheel to make your selection.

Select wheel Roll this wheel to move the cursor up and

down the cursor bar. Press it to select a

particular item.

Next page button Takes you to the next page in your

reading material. (There is a next page

button on either side of Kindle.)

Back button Like the back button on your web browser,

this button allows you to retrace your

steps on Kindle.

Keyboard Use the keyboard to enter search terms,

annotations in content, URLs for web sites,

etc. There are also some special function keys

that are described in the Kindle User’s Guide.

Previous page button Takes you to the previous page in your

reading material.

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To r of Yo r Kindle

Back View of Kindle

Back cover Slides off to allow you to change the

battery, to insert or remove an SD memory

card, or to reset your Kindle.

Power switch Turns your Kindle on or off.

Wireless switch Turns Amazon Whispernet on or off with

out turning off your Kindle. Whispernet is

Amazon's wireless service that enables you

to discover, purchase, and download content

to your Kindle without a computer.

Speaker Allows you to listen to audiobooks or to

background music.

Speaker

Wireless switch

Power switch

Back cover

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