Amazon 23-000502-01 manual

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Las leyes obligan al vendedor a entregarle al comprador, junto con el producto, el manual de instrucciones Amazon 23-000502-01. La falta del manual o facilitar información incorrecta al consumidor constituyen una base de reclamación por no estar de acuerdo el producto con el contrato. Según la ley, está permitido adjuntar un manual de otra forma que no sea en papel, lo cual últimamente es bastante común y los fabricantes nos facilitan un manual gráfico, su versión electrónica Amazon 23-000502-01 o vídeos de instrucciones para usuarios. La condición es que tenga una forma legible y entendible.

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Sobre todo, un manual de instrucciones Amazon 23-000502-01 debe contener:
- información acerca de las especificaciones técnicas del dispositivo Amazon 23-000502-01
- nombre de fabricante y año de fabricación del dispositivo Amazon 23-000502-01
- condiciones de uso, configuración y mantenimiento del dispositivo Amazon 23-000502-01
- marcas de seguridad y certificados que confirmen su concordancia con determinadas normativas

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Normalmente es por la falta de tiempo y seguridad acerca de las funcionalidades determinadas de los dispositivos comprados. Desafortunadamente la conexión y el encendido de Amazon 23-000502-01 no es suficiente. El manual de instrucciones siempre contiene una serie de indicaciones acerca de determinadas funcionalidades, normas de seguridad, consejos de mantenimiento (incluso qué productos usar), fallos eventuales de Amazon 23-000502-01 y maneras de solucionar los problemas que puedan ocurrir durante su uso. Al final, en un manual se pueden encontrar los detalles de servicio técnico Amazon en caso de que las soluciones propuestas no hayan funcionado. Actualmente gozan de éxito manuales de instrucciones en forma de animaciones interesantes o vídeo manuales que llegan al usuario mucho mejor que en forma de un folleto. Este tipo de manual ayuda a que el usuario vea el vídeo entero sin saltarse las especificaciones y las descripciones técnicas complicadas de Amazon 23-000502-01, como se suele hacer teniendo una versión en papel.

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Sobre todo es en ellos donde encontraremos las respuestas acerca de la construcción, las posibilidades del dispositivo Amazon 23-000502-01, el uso de determinados accesorios y una serie de informaciones que permiten aprovechar completamente sus funciones y comodidades.

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 2 · T ABLE OF CONTENTS WELCOME 8 CHAPTER 1: Getting Started with Y our Kindle 17 1 . 1 V i e w s o f K i n d l e ....................................................... 1 7 F r o n t V i e w ........................................................... 1 7 B a c k V i e w ........................................[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 3 · CHAPTER 3: Reading on Kindle 41 3 . 1 T y p e s o f C o n t e n t ...................................................... 4 1 B o o k s ............................................................... 4 1 N e w s p a p e r s .......................................................... 4 1 M a g a z i n e s ...[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 4 · CHAPTER 4: Searching on Kindle 67 4 . 1 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o S e a r c h .................................................. 6 7 T y p e s o f S e a r c h e s ..................................................... 6 7 P e r f o r m i n g a S e a r c h ..................................................[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 5 · CHAPTER 6: Accessing the W eb 87 6 . 1 U s i n g B a s i c W e b ...................................................... 8 7 E n t e r i n g a U R L ........................................................ 8 7 Using Bookmarks and Adding Y our Own . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 6 · 8.3 Converting and T ransferring Y our Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Supported Formats for Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Sending Y our Documents for Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 7 · CHAPTER 10: Migrating Content to Y our New Kindle 112 1 0 . 1 T r a n s f e r r i n g B o o k s .................................................. 1 1 2 10.2 T ransferring Periodical Subscriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 10.3 T ransferring Personal Document[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 8 · Thank you for purchasing Amazon Kindle. Y ou are reading the W elcome section of the Kindle User’ s Guide. This section provides an overview of Kindle and highlights a few basic features so you can start reading as quickly as possible. Y ou can leave this guide at any time by pressing the Home button on [...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 9 · Congratulations! Y ou are reading on your new Kindle. If you haven’ t done so already , please follow the Getting Started instructions that came with your Kindle and plug in your Kindle to charge the battery . The charge indicator light on the bottom edge of your Kindle turns yellow and a lightning bolt [...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 10 · T o select a particular item such as a menu option or a specific word in your reading material, move the 5-way controller up, down, left, or right to highlight your choice and then press to select. Y ou can press the Next or Previous Page buttons to move forward or backward in your reading material and p[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 11 · T o try it now , press the T ext key , move the 5-way controller to choose the size you prefer and press the 5-way to select. The text changes to the new size. Repeat the same steps to change the text size back or to change it to a size comfortable for you to read.[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 12 · Let Kindle Read to Y ou Y ou can also choose to turn on the experimental application, T ext-to-Speech, which will read aloud your books (where allowed by the rights holder), newspapers, blogs, and personal documents. Y ou can either listen through your Kindle’ s external speakers or plug in earphones in[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 13 · Shop Anytime, Anywhere If you have Whispernet on and you select “Shop in Kindle Store” from any menu, Kindle connects you to a broad offering of reading material including books, newspapers, blogs, and magazines. Y ou can browse by category or check out the latest bestsellers, new and noteworthy items[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 14 · Clip Y our Favorite Passages Have you ever been reading a book or a newspaper and wanted to clip and save a few words to refer to later? With Kindle, simply select “Add a Note or Highlight” from the menu and use the 5-way to highlight the content you want to clip and then press the 5-way to save your [...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 15 · Convert Y our Own Documents In addition to all of the great reading material you can get from the Kindle Store, Amazon can also convert your own documents so you can read them on Kindle. Y ou can e-mail Microsoft W ord, TXT , HTML, R TF , PDF , or image files like JPEGs and GIFs to your dedicated Kindle [...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 16 · and password. If your Amazon user name or password contains characters not present on the Kindle keyboard, press the Symbol key on the bottom of the keyboard to see a menu of the extended characters and use the 5-way to select the character you require. Alternatively , you can register your Kindle by visi[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 17 · CHAPTER 1: Getting Started with Y our Kindle In the W elcome chapter of the Kindle User’ s Guide, you read about many of the things you can do with your Kindle. This chapter reviews all of the physical features of Kindle and covers the basics of using the Kindle buttons, menus, and keyboard. 1.1 V iews [...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 18 · V olume controls — controls the headphone or speaker volume for audiobooks, background music, and text-to-speech. Previous Page button — takes you to the previous page in your reading material. Home button — shows content stored on your Kindle as well as content archived at Amazon. Next Page button [...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 19 · T ext key — changes the size of the text while you are reading and presents available controls for T ext-to-Speech. Move the 5-way controller to select the optimal text size or a T ext-to-Speech action.[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 20 · BACK VIEW The back of your Kindle contains stereo speakers for audio content.[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 21 · TOP VIEW Power switch — puts your Kindle to sleep, wakes it up, and turns your Kindle on or off. T o put your Kindle to sleep, slide and release the power switch; a full screen image appears on the display . While your Kindle is asleep, other keys and buttons are locked so that you don’ t accidentally[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 22 · BOTTOM VIEW The bottom of your Kindle contains the charge indicator light and a micro-USB port. Micro-USB/power port — attach the USB cord that came with your Kindle into the micro-USB/power port and into the Kindle power adapter . Plug the adapter into a power outlet to charge the Kindle battery . The [...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 23 · 1.2 Getting Around T o get around on your Kindle, you use the buttons, menus, and the keyboard—all of which are explained here. USING THE BUTTONS In the W elcome section you learned about the navigation buttons (Previous Page, Next Page, and Back). For an explanation of what each button does, see Front [...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 24 · The illustration below shows the Home menu; the bold line under “Shop in Kindle Store” indicates that it is ready to be selected.[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 25 · THE APPLICA TION MENU Y ou can display a menu from any screen on your Kindle. When you press the Menu button, it displays choices related to the screen you are viewing. The sample screen below shows you the screen you would typically see when you press the Menu button from within a book.[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 26 · 1.3 Entering T ext T o use the Kindle keyboard, most people find it easiest to hold the device in both hands, and use the tips of their thumbs to press the keys. LOWERCASE AND UPPERCASE LETTERS T o enter lowercase letters, press the appropriate letter key . T o enter uppercase letters, hold down the Shif[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 27 · Use the 5-way controller to choose the character you want and it will appear in your text entry box.[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 28 · 1.4 Status Indicators At the top of every screen, you also see Whispernet and battery life status indicators to keep you in the know . WHISPERNET ST A TUS INDICA TORS The Whispernet status indicator shows you whether the wireless radio is turned on or off, the signal strength of your Whispernet service, a[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 29 · BA TTERY ST A TUS INDICA TORS Y ou have your Kindle plugged into power and the battery is charging. The charge indicator light on the bottom of your Kindle also lights up. Note that if your Kindle is plugged into a low powered USB port such as those found on some keyboards or older computers, you will onl[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 30 · CHAPTER 2: Getting to Know Kindle Content The Kindle Home screen gives you an overall picture of what you currently have on your Kindle. It shows you what has arrived recently , what you are reading, and where you are in your reading. It also allows you to remove content from your Kindle and to move conte[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 31 · BLOGS Blogs are subscription-based and appear on the Home screen as a single entry like books. As additional blog content arrives, it is added to the item and older entries are rolled off, much like a blog works on a computer . AUDIOBOOKS Audiobooks look similar to books, but they will be labeled in the H[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 32 · Device name — the name of your Kindle. Y ou can edit this name on the Settings screen. Show options — choose which types of content you want displayed in Home. HOME SCREEN FEA TURES What you see on your Home screen varies depending on what reading materials you have purchased, and how you choose to sh[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 33 · Sort options — choose the order you want content displayed in Home. T itle — the title of the item. Author or Date — for books, the author of the item is listed. For periodicals and blogs, the date is listed. Unread title — the “new” label indicates the item has never been opened and is less t[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 34 · Personal Docs — shows only the Personal Documents you have stored on your Kindle. Subscriptions — shows only the periodicals and blogs you have stored on your Kindle. SHOW OPTIONS The following screen sample shows the location of the Show options and the list below explains each of the options. Moving[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 35 · Books — shows only the books and audiobooks you have stored on your Kindle. All My Items — shows all of the content you have stored on your Kindle. CHANGING WHA T YOUR HOME SCREEN SHOWS By default, the Home screen shows all of your content. T o change the type of content displayed, follow these steps:[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 36 · SORT OPTIONS The following screen shows the location of the Sort options and the list below explains each of the options. Moving the 5-way to the right lets you change how to sort these items. Most Recent First — sorts your content by the most recently added or recently opened items first. T itle — s[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 37 · CHANGING HOW THE HOME SCREEN IS SORTED By default, your content is sorted by most recent first, meaning all of the new items and the content you are currently reading are at the top. T o change this option, follow these steps: 1. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button. 2. Move t[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 38 · THE HOME SCREEN MENU The Home screen menu allows you to navigate to other places in Kindle or to perform specialized tasks. T o display the Home screen menu, press the Menu button when your Home screen is displayed. The list below explains the menu.[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 39 · T urn Wireless Off/On — turns the Whispernet service off or on. Shop in Kindle Store — takes you to the Kindle Storefront. View Archived Items — takes you to Archived Items where you can view and wirelessly re-download content you are storing at Amazon.com. Search — brings up the Search text entry[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 40 · MORE ABOUT MANAGING ITEMS Amazon also stores the seven most recent issues of your newspapers and magazines. If you’d like to keep a copy of an issue indefinitely , open the issue, press the Menu button, and select “Keep this Issue”; you will then see the word “keep” to the left of the issue tit[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 41 · CHAPTER 3: Reading on Kindle Kindle retains the best qualities of printed books, but adds many features that are available only through digital technologies such as word look up, changeable text size, and clippings. This chapter explains more about Kindle’ s reading features. 3.1 T ypes of Content There[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 42 · BLOGS The Kindle Store offers over one thousand Kindle blogs, including up-to-the-minute news feeds and topical blogs. Blog categories include business, technology , sports, politics, culture, entertainment, humor , and science. Kindle blogs are sent to you wirelessly throughout the day , allowing you to [...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 43 · 3.2 Content Formatting on Kindle When you read a book on Kindle, you will find that the formatting generally follows the printed version of the book. If the book has a table of contents, it will appear in Kindle. If the book has chapters, a preface, an illustrated cover , and so forth, these will be disp[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 44 · PROGRESS INDICA TOR At the bottom of every page of your reading material, you can see where you are by glancing at the progress indicator . As you progress further into the content, you will see a solid bar growing longer . The progress indicator also shows structural marks within content such as chapters[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 45 · CHANGING THE TEXT SIZE Y ou can adjust the size of the text to suit your preference. Y ou have a choice of six sizes for reading content on Kindle. (Y ou cannot change the text size on menus or on Kindle screens, such as the Home screen or the Kindle Store.)[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 46 · T o pick the text size that you want to use while reading, follow these steps: 1. Press the T ext key located on the bottom row the keyboard. The text size choices are displayed as well as controls for T ext-to-Speech. 2. Move the 5-way left or right to the new text size that you want to use (you see the [...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 47 · If you are reading a Kindle book, the menu shows the following options: T urn Wireless Off — turns off Whispernet. When Whispernet is off, this option will change to “T urn Wireless On.” Shop in Kindle Store — takes you to the Kindle Storefront. Buy This Book Now — connects to the Kindle Store, [...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 48 · Cover — takes you to the cover page of the item you are reading. This is usually the cover of the book. T able of Contents — takes you to the T able of Contents for the item you are reading. Go to Beginning — takes you to the place in the book the publisher considers to be the beginning. This is usu[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 49 · Clip This Article — makes a copy of the entire article and adds it to your “My Clippings” file. Keep This Issue — designates the newspaper or magazine issue as one to be stored in your Kindle until you remove it. If you are reading a periodical or blog, you will see the following different option[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 50 · NA VIGA TING WITHIN A PERIODICAL At the bottom of a newspaper or magazine you will see options for quickly navigating within an issue. When viewing a blog, you will see similar options for navigation. Previous Article — takes you to the previous article when you move the 5-way controller to the left. Vi[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 51 · T o navigate to a particular section, use the 5-way controller to underline the section title and then press the 5-way to select. Selecting the number to the right of the section title will take you to a list of articles found within that section. T o dismiss this view and return to where you were last re[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 52 · T o navigate to a particular article within a section or blog, simply move the 5-way controller to underline the article title and press to select. T o dismiss this view and return to where you were last reading in the magazine or newspaper , select “Close Articles List” located at the bottom of the s[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 53 · T o select a link: 1. Move the 5-way over the link. 2. The cursor changes to look like this: 3. Press the 5-way to select the link. 4. Kindle takes you to the linked location. 5. Press the Back button to go back to where you were. Y our reading material may also contain external links that take you to loc[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 54 · 3.4 Looking Up Definitions While reading a book or periodical, you can see a brief definition of a word using the Lookup feature. The Lookup feature uses The New Oxford American Dictionary by default, but you can also purchase other dictionaries and make them your default dictionary using the Settings p[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 55 · The list below explains the types of annotations: Bookmarks — mark an entire page for later reference. Highlights — mark a passage on a page for later reference. Notes — add your thoughts about a passage. The sections below explain how to add annotations. T ip: All of your annotations on a Kindle bo[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 56 · T ip: Y ou can quickly create a bookmark by either holding down the Alt key and pressing the ‘B’ key , or by moving the 5-way up or down to go into cursor mode and then pressing the 5-way controller twice. VIEWING YOUR BOOKMARKS T o view your bookmarks, press the Menu button and select “My Notes &am[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 57 · USING HIGHLIGHTS Y ou can highlight text in Kindle like you would use a highlighter pen on paper . Kindle stores all your highlights for the current content in your annotations. Y ou can view them at any time by pressing the Menu button and selecting “My Notes & Marks.” See Viewing Y our Annotatio[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 58 · USING NOTES T o add a note, follow these steps: 1. Using the 5-way , move the cursor to the left of the word where you want to add your thoughts. 2. T ype your note. 3. Using the 5-way , navigate the cursor over “save note” and press the 5-way . Notice the superscripted number where you inserted your [...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 59 · VIEWING YOUR ANNOT A TIONS T o view your bookmarks, highlights, and notes, press the Menu button and select “My Notes & Marks.”[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 60 · Each entry has a location number followed by the bookmark, highlighted passage, or note. Y our annotations are listed in the order that they occur in the content. There is no limit to the number of annotations you can have. Use the Next Page and Previous Page buttons to turn the pages just as you would in[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 61 · MORE ABOUT MY CLIPPINGS Y ou cannot edit the “My Clippings” file from within Kindle, but you can edit the file on your computer . T o edit the “My Clippings” file: 1. Connect your Kindle to your computer using the USB cable. 2. Y our Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location yo[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 62 · 3.6 Listening to Audio Materials There are three types of audio materials that you can listen to on your Kindle. Y ou can purchase, transfer , and listen to audiobooks from Audible.com, transfer MP3 files from your computer to play as background music while you read, or turn on T ext-to-Speech in any of [...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 63 · Progress Indicator — indicates how far you have come in the audiobook, the elapsed time, and the section you are in. Pause/Play — pauses or plays the audiobook (there is no Stop control). Forward 30 Seconds — moves ahead thirty seconds from the current location. Beginning — takes you back to the b[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 64 · Previous Section — moves backwards in the audiobook to the previous section. Back 30 Seconds — moves backwards thirty seconds from the current location. Next Section — moves ahead to the next section in the audiobook, which is usually the next chapter . BACKGROUND AUDIO T o play background audio (MP[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 65 · TEXT -TO-SPEECH Y our Kindle can read aloud your books (where allowed by the rights holder), newspapers, blogs, and personal documents with the Kindle Experimental application, T ext-to-Speech. T o turn on T ext-to-Speech, follow these steps: 1. Press the Menu button. 2. Move the 5-way down so that the ?[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 66 · By default, content is spoken with a male voice, but using the 5-way you can select a female speaking voice. Y ou can also slow down or increase the rate of speech as well as pause or turn off T ext-to-Speech. T ext-to-Speech can also be turned off by pressing the Menu button and selecting “Stop T ext-t[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 67 · CHAPTER 4: Searching on Kindle Kindle allows you to take advantage of powerful search capabilities. Y ou can search locally on Kindle or remotely at the Kindle Store, Wikipedia, or the W eb. 4.1 Introduction to Search This section describes the types of searches that you can perform using Kindle and how t[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 68 · SEARCHING FOR DEFINITIONS Y ou can limit a search to the dictionary . Kindle searches your default dictionary for definitions of the word you have entered. PERFORMING A SEARCH T o perform a search, follow these steps: 1. T ype in your search term, the Search line will automatically appear . Y ou can use [...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 69 · 4.2 Search Results Page When searching all your content, Kindle looks in the reading materials you have on your Kindle and the metadata (like title and author) of the materials you have in Archived Items. This includes purchased items, personal documents, local reference materials, and annotations that yo[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 70 · The screen shows the titles of the items that contain your search term and indicates how many times the term occurs. The list is ordered by the number of occurrences of the search term in each item. Use the Next Page and Previous Page buttons if there are more results than fit on the current page. SEARCH[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 71 · T o go to a specific location in the content where the search term occurs, use the 5-way to underline the location and press the 5-way to select.[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 72 · SEARCH RESUL TS FOR A DEFINITION When you want to look up the meaning of a word, you can limit a search to the dictionary . Kindle searches your default dictionary for definitions of the word you enter . T o find a definition, follow these steps: 1. T ype in the word you want defined. 2. Move the 5-wa[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 73 · 4.3 Performing Remote Searches T o search remotely , you must have Whispernet switched on. Y ou can select any of the remote searches described in this section. If Whispernet is not already on, press the Menu button. “T urn Wireless On” should automatically be underlined, so press the 5-way controller[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 74 · T ip: Y ou can also narrow a search in the Kindle Store to an author’ s name by typing “@author” followed by the author’ s name. For example, to search the Kindle Store for books by Agatha Christie, enter “@author Agatha Christie” in the Search line. This will narrow your Kindle Store search t[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 75 · CHAPTER 5: The Kindle Store The Kindle Store is the place to purchase your Kindle books, newspapers, magazines, and blogs. Find an item in the store, select “Buy ,” and you will typically receive your item wirelessly in under a minute. All of your Kindle purchases use Amazon 1-Click for easy purchasin[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 76 · THE KINDLE STOREFRONT When you select “Shop in Kindle Store” from any menu, you will be taken to the Kindle Storefront. An example is shown below , the storefront you see may be different as we update it often. The features are explained in the list that follows. Browse the Kindle Store — displays t[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 77 · Kindle T op Sellers — displays a list of Kindle bestselling titles. New & Noteworthy Books — displays a list of new or noteworthy books on the Kindle Store. Kindle Daily Post — displays a daily blog from Amazon on content-related topics. Recommended for Y ou — displays items recommended for yo[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 78 · T urn Wireless Off — turns the Whispernet connection off. If you turn wireless off, you will not be able to access the Kindle Store. Kindle Storefront — takes you to the Kindle Storefront. Books — displays the books currently available in the Kindle Store. Newspapers — displays the newspapers curr[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 79 · T op Sellers — displays a list of Amazon best sellers. New & Noteworthy — displays a list of new or noteworthy content on the Kindle Store. Recommended for Y ou — displays items recommended for you by Amazon based on your previous digital and physical purchases. “Save For Later” Items — di[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 80 · Browse path — shows the steps on the path you used to get to the current page. Number of titles in the category — shows the number of items available in the particular category . Categories — groups the content by topics of interest to make browsing easier . Select the category you are interested in[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 81 · GETTING THE DET AILS The product detail page for books and periodicals provides the most pertinent information about an item. T o get to the product detail page for a particular item, use the 5-way controller to select it. PRODUCT DET AIL P AGE EXAMPLE The example below shows you a product detail page for[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 82 · Author — searches the Kindle Store for other books by the author when selected. If more than one author wrote the book, selecting this item will show a menu of the authors from which to choose. Description — describes the item. Select “more” to see the full text. Buy — purchases the item using y[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 83 · SA VING ITEMS FOR LA TER The Kindle Store provides a “Save for Later Items” page for you to save items that you want to look at or purchase later . This page lists the item’ s title, author , and average customer rating. T o add an item to your list, select “Save for Later” from the product deta[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 84 · WRITING YOUR OWN RA TINGS AND REVIEWS Y ou can share your opinions with other readers by rating and reviewing the materials that you have read. T o get to this page, select “Customer Reviews” from the product detail page for the item you want to critique, and then select “W rite a Review .” The sa[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 85 · ENTERING A RA TING AND REVIEW 1. Indicate the rating you think this item deserves by selecting the line with the appropriate number of stars. 2. Select “T itle” and enter a title for your review . Select “ok” to submit your title. 3. Select “Review” and type your review on the lines provided. [...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 86 · 5.4 Making Purchases This section explains various aspects of purchasing items from the Kindle Store. TRYING A SAMPLE BOOK Most Kindle books allow you to download a sample before you decide to buy the item. The end of the sample book has a link to revisit the product detail page for the item or a link to [...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 87 · CHAPTER 6: Accessing the W eb Y our Kindle comes with an Experimental application called Basic W eb, which is a W eb browser optimized to read W eb sites that are primarily text-based. It supports JavaScript, SSL and cookies but does not support media plug-ins (Flash, Shockwave, etc.) or Java applets. 6.1[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 88 · The URL text field is embedded in a navigation bar with a few other key shortcuts. T o the right of the URL text field there is a button to stop loading or reload the current page. From there, move your 5-way to the right, and you can quickly search the Google search engine for the text entered in the U[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 89 · USING NEXT P AGE AND PREVIOUS P AGE Most W eb pages you find on the Internet will have more content than can be displayed on one page. Use the Next Page and Previous Page buttons to move through these pages. This is equivalent to using your mouse on a computer to move up and down through a W eb page. Y o[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 90 · Using the 5-way controller , highlight the link you want to go to and press the 5-way . The browser will open that page. If you want to enter information in an input field in a W eb page to search that site, for example, you should move the cursor to that input field and begin typing. When you finish t[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 91 · USING HISTORY Y ou can easily return to W eb sites you recently viewed by pressing the Menu button and selecting “History .” Y ou will then see a list of recently visited W eb sites to select from. As noted above, you can also use this list to add a site to your Bookmarks by moving the 5-way to the ri[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 92 · T urn Wireless Off — turns the Whispernet connection off. If you turn the wireless off, you will not be able to use the browser . Shop in Kindle Store — takes you to the Kindle Storefront. Enter URL — takes you directly to the URL field where you can enter a web a ddress to visit. Go to T op — re[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 93 · The types of files you can download include Kindle content (.AZW , .AZW1), unprotected Mobipocket books (.MOBI, .PRC) and text files (.TXT). BASIC WEB SETTINGS Y ou can modify the default browser behaviors and perform simple maintenance procedures using Basic W eb Settings. T o display the Settings scre[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 94 · Switch to Advanced Mode — switches between Basic and Advanced modes, when you view Basic W eb. Clear Cache — removes temporary Internet files from your Kindle. Move the on- screen highlight to “Clear Cache” and press the 5-way controller to clear the cache. Clear History — removes cached Intern[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 95 · CHAPTER 7: Settings and Experimental Use the Kindle Settings page to personalize items on Kindle such as the name of your Kindle, automatic backup, personal information, etc. The Settings page also gives you information about your Kindle, such as the software version number . The Experimental page contain[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 96 · Registration — this is the Amazon.com account name to which your Kindle is registered. All Kindle Store and other charges will be applied to the credit card associated with your 1-Click account. Device Name — you can change the name of your device to anything you want. This name shows at the top of th[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 97 · Personal Info — enter any personal or contact information here such as an address or phone number in case you lose your Kindle. V ersion — indicates which version of software your Kindle is using. REGISTERING OR DEREGISTERING KINDLE Y our Kindle needs to be registered with your Amazon.com account info[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 98 · DEREGISTERING YOUR KINDLE If you want to transfer ownership of your Kindle or return it for service or recycling, you should deregister it to prevent unauthorized purchases. The process is similar to the registration process described above. Just select “deregister” from the Registration section and s[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 99 · CHOOSING YOUR PRIMARY DICTIONAR Y Y ou can choose the dictionary you want to use when you look up words while you are reading. The default is The New Oxford American Dictionary included on your Kindle, but you can change your dictionary choice by purchasing a different dictionary on the Kindle Store and t[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 100 · T urn Wireless Off — turns off Whispernet. When Whispernet is off, this option will change to T urn Wireless On. Shop in Kindle Store — takes you to the storefront of the Kindle Store. Disable Annotations Backup — by default the last location read on your content and any annotations you’ve made t[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 101 · Change Primary Dictionary — change the dictionary you are using for the built-in Lookup function. This menu option is only present if you have at least one additional dictionary loaded on your Kindle. Update Y our Kindle — installs the latest software for your Kindle. When an update is loaded on your[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 102 · CHAPTER 8: Kindle and Y our Computer Y ou can download and read text-based content on your Kindle without using your computer . However , if you want to access audiobooks or MP3 files, you need to transfer them by connecting Kindle to your computer over USB. In addition, there are other tasks you can ac[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 103 · When you are connected to your PC, your Kindle will go into USB drive mode and its battery will be recharged by the computer . Y our Whispernet service is temporarily shut off and you will not receive any of your subscriptions while in this mode. Also, your Kindle is not usable as a reading device while [...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 104 · T ip: Mobipocket files must have no Digital Rights Management (DRM) protection applied to be readable on your Kindle. If you purchased a Mobipocket file from a Mobipocket retailer , you will not be able to open the file on your Kindle. TRANSFERRING YOUR CLIPPINGS Y our clippings are stored in a file [...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 105 · SENDING YOUR DOCUMENTS FOR CONVERSION Each Kindle has its own unique e-mail address. When you e-mail personal documents to your Kindle, they are automatically converted to a Kindle-friendly format. T o set up your Kindle e-mail address, follow the steps below: 1. On your computer , open your W eb browser[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 106 · T ip: If you would like to avoid the fee, address the e-mail so that the second part of your Kindle e-mail address is @free.kindle.com. After sending to the @free.kindle. com address, a link to the converted file will be e-mailed to your Amazon.com e-mail address. Y ou can then download the file to you[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 107 · T o transfer audiobooks to your Kindle, follow these steps: 1. Connect your Kindle to your computer , using the USB cable that came with the device. 2. Y our Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would normally find an external USB drive. 3. Open your Kindle. Y ou should see a f[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 108 · CHAPTER 9: Y our Kindle and Amazon.com In addition to shopping directly from your device, you can acquire the same books, magazines, newspaper subscriptions, and other content you find on the Kindle Store using a W eb browser on your computer . Y ou can also go to the Manage Y our Kindle page on Amazon.[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 109 · pricing information, the product detail page gives you insight into the content from other readers. For example, you can read customer reviews and check out “Customers who bought this also bought” to find out what other customers have enjoyed. From the product detail page you can purchase Kindle boo[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 110 · Below are some of the tasks you can manage: MANAGING YOUR DEVICE Y our Kindle(s) Edit Info: manages the same options available on Kindle’ s Settings menu such as the name that appears on the top of your Kindle Home screen; allows you to change your Kindle e-mail address to which you or others can send [...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 111 · Y our orders and individual charges — view your purchase history and re-download past orders. Y ou can view details of individual orders which include information such as order date and total charges. Click the “+” located next to the name of a title to download individual orders to your computer o[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 112 · CHAPTER 10: Migrating Content to Y our New Kindle If you already own another Kindle, this section will help you understand how to transfer your content to your new device. Copies of all your books and recent issues of newspapers and magazines purchased from the Kindle Store are kept on Amazon.com. T ip: [...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 113 · T o transfer your purchased Kindle content over USB: 1. Select “Download to computer” and the file will appear on your desktop. 2. Connect the USB cable (provided with your Kindle) to the Kindle and your computer . 3. Y our Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would normall[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 114 · 10.3 T ransferring Personal Documents T o transfer personal documents you have stored on a Kindle to another Kindle, follow these steps: 1. Connect the Kindle you want to transfer information from to your computer using the USB cable provided for that particular Kindle. 2. Y our Kindle should appear on y[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 115 · 10.4 T ransferring Audiobooks T o transfer audiobooks you have stored on a Kindle to another Kindle, follow these steps: 1. Connect the Kindle you want to transfer an audiobook from, to your computer using the USB cable provided for that particular Kindle. 2. Y our Kindle should appear on your computer i[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 116 · 10.5 T ransferring MP3s T o transfer MP3s you have stored on a Kindle to another Kindle, follow these steps: 1. Connect the Kindle you want to transfer an MP3 from, to your computer using the USB cable provided for that particular Kindle. 2. Y our Kindle should appear on your computer in the same locatio[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 117 · APPENDIX SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE INFORMA TION Use Responsibly . Read all instructions and safety information before use to avoid injury . CAUTION! F AILURE TO FOLLOW THESE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS COULD RESUL T IN FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR OTHER INJURY OR DAMAGE. BA TTERY SAFETY Charge the battery only in temper[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 118 · BE CAREFUL AROUND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES Kindle generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency (RF) energy and, if not used in accordance with its instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications and electronic equipment. Most modern electronic equipment is shielded from RF signal[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 119 · MAINT AINING YOUR KINDLE A void exposing your Kindle and its accessories to rain or liquid spills. If your device does get wet, immediately turn the power off. W ait for the device to dry completely . If your device needs service, consult only Amazon.com authorized personnel by contacting us through Cust[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 120 · Instructions. Please contact Customer Service for specific instructions about how to obtain warranty service for your Device: In the United States: 1-866-321-8851 Outside the United States: 1-206-266-0927 In general, you will need to deliver your Device, postage paid, in either its original packaging or[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 121 · Notices and Certifications GOVERNMENT ST ANDARDS FOR RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNALS In 1991-92, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) joined in updating ANSI’ s 1982 standard for safety levels with respect to human exposure to RF sig[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 122 · kilogram (W/kg). T ests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions accepted by the FCC with the device transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands. Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR level of Kindle while[...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 123 · P A TENT NOTICES The Kindle device and/or methods used in association with the Kindle device may be covered by one or more patents or pending patent applications. MPEG Layer -3 audio decoding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson. TRADEMARK NOTICES 1-CLICK, AMAZON, the AMAZON.COM LOGO, the [...]

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    KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 3 rd EDITION · 124 · PRODUCT SPECIFICA TIONS Display — 6” diagonal electrophoretic display , 600 x 800 pixel resolution, 167 pixels per inch, 16-level gray scale. Size — 8 inches by 5.3 inches by 0.36 inches (203.2mm x 134.6mm x 9.1mm). Weight — 10.2 ounces (289.2g). Storage — 2GB internal storage, approximately 1.[...]