Sony Reader 4-260-631-12(1) User manual

PRS-950

User Guide V2.0

Digital Book Reader

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CONGRATULATIONS

Your Reader Daily Edition™ comes with these

useful features:

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Unplug and unwind – with mobile network

or Wi-Fi® connection, you can download

ebooks straight to your Reader™ without a

computer and take your library on the go.

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7” e-paper with clear touch screen – all you

need is a soft touch to turn pages, tap to

bookmark, take notes and highlight on a

high quality screen.

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Font Zoom – increase or decrease the text

size to your preference, or zoom into images

to take a closer look.

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Dictionary and Wikipedia® – simply double-

tap a word to read its definition or translate,

learn more from Wikipedia’s website.

Read on. There’s so much more.

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Personalize the standby screen with your

favorite picture.

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Use the“Collections”feature to keep your library

organized and quickly find the next great book

to read.

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Support

Support for the Reader™ device

First, check“Troubleshooting”(142) to resolve the

issue.

Website and contact:

www.sony.com/readersupport

Phone number: 1-866-962-7669

Firmware Updates (System Software)

You may be notified (via an on-screen message) about

firmware updates that are available for your Reader. We

highly recommend that you install the latest firmware in

order to take advantage of improvements and/or

exciting new features for your Reader.

The firmware can be downloaded in one of two ways:

1) Directly to the Reader via a Wi-Fi connection.

2) Through a computer via a USB connection.

When you receive the message select “Download Now”

if the Reader is currently connected to a Wi-Fi network.

Otherwise, you can update the Reader firmware using a

computer.

Please go to the Reader support website at

http://www.sony.com/readersupport for instructions on

how to update the Reader firmware.

Support for the Reader™ Store

Go to the Reader Store Help and Support page:

Tap [Store] at [Home] menu press OPTIONS tap

[Help and Support].

For details about the Reader Store, see 35.

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About the User Guide

When using your Reader to view this User Guide,

please note the following instructions.

To use the page links

Tap the page link to jump to the page directly

(e.g., 5). To return to the previous page, press

OPTIONS tap [Go to] [Previous View].

To enlarge a page

See“Zooming in”(72).

Screen shots in this manual may be different from the

actual display in the Reader.

To use the link icons

Tap one of the icons located at the bottom of the

page to view either“Table of Contents”or“Index”.

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Useful Features

Mobile network and Wi-Fi®

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Connecting to a mobile network (35)

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Connecting to a Wi-Fi network (132)

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Reader Store (35)

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Google Books (94)

Annotation

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Bookmarking (61)

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Highlighting Word(s) (62)

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Handwriting a note (63)

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Adding a note (64)

Synchronizing Reading-related Information

(66)

Resizing

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Adjusting the text size (70)

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Changing a page mode (71)

Zooming in (72)

Adjusting Content View (75)

Searching

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Finding notes within a book (67), among

books (69)

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Searching keywords (78)

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Searching a book (60)

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Jumping to a page (80)

Dictionary

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When reading a book (83)

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Using Wikipedia (87)

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As an application (112)

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List of previously looked up words (86)

Reading Periodicals (88)

Browsing website (95)

Collection Management

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Creating (103)

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Adding contents (104)

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Deleting (105)

Other Applications

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Handwriting (113)

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Text Memo (116)

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Picture Viewer (118)

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Audio Player (120)

Supported File Formats (169)

Specifications (19)

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Table of Contents

About the User Guide..............................................4

Useful Features ........................................................5

Chapter 1

Overview

Parts and Controls.................................................................14

Specifications..........................................................................19

Chapter 2

Getting Started

Charging the Reader............................................................22

Power Saving Tips .................................................................24

Basic Operation

Touch Screen...........................................................................27

On-screen keyboard........................................................30

Home Menu.............................................................................32

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Getting Content

Accessing the Reader™ Store Wirelessly .......................35

Creating a Reader™ Store Account..................................38

Making Purchases .................................................................39

OPTIONS menu of the Reader Store...............................40

Downloading Content.........................................................41

Accessing the Reader™ Store with your computer...46

Step 1: Installing Reader™ Library..............................48

Step 2: Sign in your account and

purchasing eBooks........................................................51

Step 3: Transferring your eBooks to your

Reader device..................................................................52

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Chapter 3

Reading Content

Reading Books........................................................................55

OPTIONS Menu ......................................................................57

Annotation...............................................................................61

Bookmarking .....................................................................61

Highlighting word(s).......................................................62

Handwriting a note .........................................................63

Adding a note....................................................................64

Synchronizing Reading-related Information...............66

Finding a Note........................................................................67

Searching for notes within a book.............................67

Finding the notes in all contents................................69

Resizing.....................................................................................70

Changing a page mode .................................................71

Zooming in.........................................................................72

Adjusting Content View......................................................75

Screen Orientation................................................................77

Searching .................................................................................78

Jumping to a Page ................................................................80

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Using Embedded Dictionaries..........................................83

Listing previously looked up words ..........................86

Using Wikipedia .....................................................................87

Reading Newspapers / Magazines..................................88

Reading from a Memory Stick™ or SD Card.................91

Network Menu

Network Menu........................................................................93

Google Books..........................................................................94

Browsing Website..................................................................95

Adding a bookmark.........................................................99

OPTIONS menu of the [Browser] application...........101

Collections

Collections ............................................................................103

Creating ............................................................................103

Adding content..............................................................104

Deleting a collection....................................................105

Removing content........................................................106

Managing Content

Deleting Content................................................................107

Protecting Content............................................................108

Managing Periodicals .......................................................109

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