Barnes & Noble BNRV300 manual

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Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 7 Intr oduction This User Guide is designed to help you get the most enjo yment out of your NOOK eReader . Contact Us If you have questions about your NOOK that this guide doesn’t answer , be sure to visit the NOOK online support center at: http://www .nook.com/support The online support center oers additiona[...]

8 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide The picture belo w shows the features on the fr ont of your NOOK. The front of your NOOK. E-Ink ® T ouchscreen Displa y Y our NOOK f eatures a high-r esolution 6-inch E-Ink touchscr een for easy navigation and page tur ns. P age-T urn Buttons Built into the black frame on either side of the E-Ink touchscr een d[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 9 If your NOOK is sleeping, press the Quic k Nav button to wake your NOOK up and turn it on. If your NOOK is already on, press this button to open the Quic k Nav Bar , a na vigation menu that appears at the bot- tom of the NOOK touchscreen and lets y ou jump to features such as the Library or Shop . micr oUSB P or[...]

10 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide Getting Star ted with Y our NOOK The first time you use y our NOOK, you ’ll need to go through a short set -up proc ess that will take about 5 to 10 min- utes. Mak e sure that y ou’ re in an area that has a Wi-Fi® connection (a wir eless connection to the Internet), because part of the process is register[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 11 Registering Y our NOOK NO TE: Y ou will need to connect to a Wi-Fi network to complete y our registration. 1. Read the W elcome screen. T ap the Next in the lower right c orner of the screen. Y our NOOK displays its T erms of Ser vice. 2. Read the NOOK T er ms of Service. If you ag ree to them, tap the Agree bu[...]

12 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide T utorial Videos The Barnes & Noble W eb site oers tutorial videos and other usef ul infor mation about your NOOK. T o watch the videos on your personal c omputer , visit http://www .nook.c om/support[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 13 P ower and Charging T ur ning Y our NOOK On and O T ur ning On Y our NOOK T o turn on your NOOK, press the po wer button on the back of y our NOOK. Hold the button down for 2 seconds and release it. Y our NOOK star ts up . T ur ning O Y our NOOK Y ou do not need to turn your NOOK o when you stop using [...]

14 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide W all Charging T o charge your NOOK, plug it into a wall soc ket. Plug the small end of the micr oUSB cable into the microUSB slo t on the bottom of your NOOK. Plug the large end of the microUSB cable into the power adap ter . Plug the adapter into a wall outlet. CAUTION: Onl y use the Barnes & Noble power [...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 15 Resetting Y our NOOK P erf or ming a Soft Res et If for some reason your NOOK becomes unr esponsive, you can perform a soft reset to restart the device. 1. Pr ess and hold the power button for 20 seconds , then release the po wer button. 2. Pr ess the power button again for 2 seconds to turn on your NOOK. Low P[...]

16 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide Airplanes When using your NOOK on an airplane, be sur e to follow the instructions of the flight crew . T o turn your NOOK’ s wireless networking on or o, do this: 1. T ap on the right end of the Status Bar to open the Quick Settings dialog bo x. 2. Slide the Wir eless switch on or o. 3. T ap anywhere [...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 17 W ar ranty Coverage and the B&N Pr otection Plan Y our NOOK is backed by a one-y ear manufacturer’ s warranty against def ects in materials and workmanship . For a cop y of this warranty , see “One Y ear Limited W arranty”. The war ranty is also a vailable at: www .nook.com/warranty In the event of an[...]

18 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide Using Gestur es to Control Y our NOOK Y our NOOK puts g reat reading material right at y our fingertips. T o read that material, to shar e it, to rate it, and so on, you ’ll use your fingers in dierent wa ys. Y our NOOK recognizes these dierent gestur es: • Ta p • Double tap • Press and[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 19 Press and Hold Pressing and holding means touching y our finger to the scr een and holding it there for 2 seconds . In many situations, pr essing and holding causes your NOOK to open menu at the bottom of the screen. The menu oers you choices about the image y our finger is resting on. For example, if you [...]

20 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide Scr oll Slide your finger up or do wn the screen to sc roll thr ough any list displaying up and do wn arrows at the bottom of the screen. A sc roll gestur e is like a vertical swipe. Y ou can scroll up and down throu gh shelves of books and periodicals.[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 21 The Quick Nav Bar The Quick Nav Bar is a row of fi ve icons that appears at the bottom of the NOOK touchscr een and enables you to navigate from one feature to another . If your NOOK is turned on and acti ve, you can mak e the Quick Nav Bar appear by pr essing the Quick Nav button below the touchsc reen. After[...]

22 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide The Status Bar A Status Bar runs along the top of the NOOK touchscreen. The Status Bar looks lik e this: The Sta tus Bar The Left Side of the Status Bar The left side of the Status Bar presents: • A NOOK symbol that appears when new software updates have been installed • An open book icon that r eturn[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 23 The Home Scr een The Home screen gives you easy ac cess to the books and periodicals y ou have recently read or purc hased. In the top portion of the screen, you ’ll see the co ver of the most recent book or periodical you ’ve been r eading. Here ’ s an example of a Home screen: The Reading No w P anel Th[...]

24 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide The New Reads List T o the right of that item, you ’ll see the New Reads list–a list of three books or periodicals that you have r ecently purchased or r eceived. The Recent R eads list includes: • books and periodicals you have rec ently purchased • new issues of periodicals you have subscribed t[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 25 The picture belo w shows an example of a details page about a rec ommended book. The Details pag e for a book. Returning to the Home Screen Y ou can return to the Home screen at any time by pr essing the Quick Nav button (the raised button in the shape of the NOOK logo) on the low er front of your NOOK to open [...]

26 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide Reading Books on Y our NOOK Y ou can read books, magazines , and newspapers on your NOOK. Y ou can make notes about what you ’ r e reading, highlight and annotate fa vorite passages, and shar e your thoughts and r ecommendations with friends on social sites such as Facebook. Y our NOOK makes reading books fun[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 27 The Reading T ools Menu The Reading T ools menu makes it eas y to move thr ough a book, to searc h for content, share c ontent, adjust the display of text, and adjust the brightness of the scr een. T o call up the Reading T ools menu, tap anywher e in the center of the page or tap on the small dark arrow at the[...]

28 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide Reading T ools: content T ap on the content icon in the Reading T ools to open a window with thr ee tabs: • Chapters - a T able of Contents listing chapters or sections • Notes & Highlights - list of all the passages you have highlighted or written notes about • Bookmarks - a list of all the [...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 29 T apping on the Notes & Highlights tab displa ys the Notes & Highlights scr een. The Notes & Highli ghts screen. The Notes & Highlights scr een lists all the passages you have highlighted or written notes about. Each passage is iden- tified by its page number and opening line. If the list of no[...]

30 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide T apping on the Bookmarks tab displays the Bookmarks scr een. Here ’ s an example of a Bookmarks screen. The Bookmarks screen. For each bookmark ed page, the scr een lists the page number and either the chapter number (if you bookmark ed the first page of a chapter) or the first line of text that appears on[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 31 Reading T ools: goto T ap on the got o icon in the Reading T ools to jump to another page in the book. When you tap on go to , a navigation dialog bo x appears at the bottom of the screen, as sho wn below . The goto dialo g bo x. The dialog bo x includes a slider bar that shows y our current position in the boo[...]

32 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide If instead of moving to the new page, you want to jump back to the pr evious page you had navigated from, tap the Go Back button in the goto dialog bo x. Y ou can tap the Go Bac k button repeatedly to through several previous loca- tions. T yping a P age Number to Move to Ano ther P age T o mo v e to another pa[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 33 Reading T ools: find T ap on the find icon in the Reading T ools to searc h for a word or phrase in the book y ou’ r e reading . When you tap on find , a k eyboard appears on the sc reen. T ype a word or phrase you want to sear ch for in the book, then tap the search button in the low er right corner of th[...]

34 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide The image below sho ws an example of search r esults. Search results within a book.[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 35 If the word or phrase y ou searc hed for appears more than once in the book, y our NOOK displays a sear ch navi- gation tool at the bottom of the screen when y ou jump to the location of a searc h result. This toolbar includes a forward arrow and a backwar d arrow for moving fr om one appearance of the word or [...]

36 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide Reading T ools: text T ap on the text icon in the Reading T ools to open a window for adjusting the f ont size, line spacing, margin size, and background color of the screen. The T ext dialog bo x . The T ext dialog bo x lets you pick: • a font size • a font • line spacing - single, double, or tr[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 37 Reading T ools: more T ap on the more icon in the Reading T ools to open a page with details about the book, along with buttons for opening Social features. The More screen. The More scr een presents details about the book y ou are r eading, as well as options for sharing quotes and r ecom- mendations with NOOK[...]

38 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide T apping the Share button opens a dialog box lik e that shown belo w . (The contents of this dialog box ma y vary , de- pending on whether you ar e reading a book y ou own or a sample and whether the book is eligible for lending.) The Share dialog bo x. • Recommend - r ecommend the book to y our friends by[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 39 Archi ving Books and P eriodicals T o save storage space on your NOOK, y ou can arc hi ve books and periodicals you ’ r e not currently reading. Ar chiving keeps a c opy of a book in y our account on the Barnes & Noble W eb site, while removing all but the most basic infor- mation about the book (such as [...]

40 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide Using Bookmarks Addin g a Bookmark A bookmark marks a location in a book. In a printed book, a bookmark helps you find the page wher e you left o reading . Y ou can set bookmarks in books to make it easy to jump to specific locations Y ou can set as many bookmarks as you like. T o set a bookmark on the pag[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 41 T o visit any bookmarked passage, tap on its bookmark in the list. T o close the bookmark list without visiting a bookmark, tap the Close button in the upper right c orner of the Con- tents window . Remo ving a Bookmark T o remo ve a bookmark on the current page, tap on the ribbon in the upper right c orner of [...]

42 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide Selecting T ext to Look up W or ds, Add Highlighting or Notes , and Shar e Quotes with Friends Y ou can select a word or a passage of text. Once y ou have selected a wor d, you can look it up in a dictionary . Y ou can also select wor ds or passages for highlighting, mak ing notes, or sharing thr ough email or [...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 43 Changing the Sel ection from a W ord to a P assage T o select an entire passage, rather than just a w ord, select the wor d that you want to have at the beginning or end of the selected passage and drag the vertical bar that ’s c losest to the direction in which y ou want to extend the selec- tion. Drag the v[...]

44 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide Looking Up W ords in the Dictionary It ’ s easy to look up information about a word or topic when you ’ re r eading . Looking Up a W or d in the Dictionary Y our NOOK includes the Merriam-Webster’ s Collegiate ® Dictionar y , Eleventh Edition. T o look up a w ord in the dictionary , do this: 1. Pr ess an[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 45 Sharing Quotes thr ough Social Media and Email Y ou can share a highlighted passage with friends through email, Facebook, or T witter . NO TE: Bef ore you can shar e quotes through Fac ebook or T witter , you need to link your NOOK to y our Facebook or T witter account. Use the Social settings page to link y ou[...]

46 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide Vie wing a Note T o open a note and read it, tap the no te icon in the margin. When you ’ re done viewing the note, y ou can close the note window b y tapping the X in the upper right corner of the window . NO TE: By def ault, your NOOK displa ys a note icon next to an y passage of text about which you ’ve [...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 47 4. T ap the On/O switch labeled “Notes & Highlights .” T ap the switch On to display notes and highlights , or tap it o to hide notes and highlights. Sharing a Quote If you have entered c ontacts in your NOOK or link ed your NOOK to Fac ebook or T witter , you can share quotations from the book y [...]

48 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 6. Fill in the form to finish sharing the quote. • If you opted to shar e the quote with contacts , you will see an email form with a Select Contacts but - ton. T ap the button to see a list of your contacts. Select the c ontacts with whom you want to shar e the quote. When you have finished selecting c [...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 49 NO TE: Some publishers define rec ommended settings for their eBooks; other publishers do not. If the Pub- lisher Settings toggle switch is g rayed out, the publisher of the eBook you are reading has no t defined rec ommended settings. All other page contr ols in the dialog bo x appear grayed out. T o change [...]

50 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide Reading Magazines and Newspapers on Y our NOOK Reading magazines and newspapers on your NOOK is similar to reading books . Y ou use the same gestures--tapping and swiping–to turn pages. Y ou ha ve acc ess to the same Reading T ools, suc h as Contents and GoT o . Some periodicals may include their o wn table o[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 51 The Librar y on Y our NOOK Y our librar y is where you k eep ever ything you want to read on NOOK. In y our library , you will find: • Books you have purc hased from the NOOK Stor e • Newsstand magazines and ne wspaper you have purc hased from the NOOK Stor e • Free books y ou have downloaded fr[...]

52 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide The Category Menu The category menu (sometimes called the filter menu) is a pull-down menu in the upper left corner of the Librar y lets you select the Library contents you want to displa y . Choices include: • All - shows everything in your Librar y • Books - shows only books • Newsstand - sho [...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 53 The Sort Menu The sort menu is a pull-down menu that lets you sort the content sho wn on the screen ac cor ding to rules such as Most Recent, T itle (an alphabetical listing of titles), or Author (an alphabetical listing of authors’ last names). The Sort Menu. The Sync Button In the upper right corner of the [...]

54 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide Memor y Card If you have an SD Memory Card installed in your NOOK, you ’ll see tw o links appear at the top of the Librar y screen when you select My Fil es from the Category menu. • My NOOK • Memory Card Y ou can tap on these links to switch between viewing files stored on NOOK and files content [...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 55 If you tap on a book with a Download banner , your NOOK begins do wnloading the book. A progress bar on the book’ s c ov er indicates how much of the book has been downloaded. Once the book has f ull y downloaded, y ou can open it. NO TE: When you buy a book or periodical, it bec omes available to your NOOK, [...]

56 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 5. T ap the checkbo x next to any item to y ou want to add to the shelf you just cr eated. Use the page up and down buttons on y our NOOK to scroll thr ough the list. As you add items to the library , your NOOK updates the number which appears in par entheses by the shelf ’ s name, indicating the number of it[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 57 basic infor mation about the book (such as its co ver , title, author , and description) from y our NOOK. Y ou can unar- chive a book at any time, so your reading material is no t lost. T o archiv e a book or periodical, do this: 1. In the Library , double-tap on the cov er or title of the book or periodical. T[...]

58 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide NO TE: T ransf erring files from your personal c omputer to your NOOK is sometimes called “sideloading .” T o transfer files fr om y our personal computer to y our NOOK, do this: 1. Using the custom mic roUSB cable pr ovided with y our NOOK, connect y our NOOK to your personal c omputer . NO TE: Use onl y[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 59 Using the LendMe Pr og ram Lending and Borrowing Books With Barnes & Noble’ s exclusive LendMe technolog y , you can shar e lendable NOOK Books with any NOOK Friend or any friend who has a Barnes & Noble account with a valid cr edit card number . Y our NOOK Friend or friend can read the book on any NO[...]

60 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide Determining whether a Book Can Be Lent Not all books can be lent. Here ’ s how you can determine whether or not a book is lendable. • Any book eligible for lending has a LendMe badge on its cov er . • If your Library includes any books eligible to be lent out, they will appear on the shelf of lendab[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 61 T o find out which of your friends have lendable books , use the Manage m y NOOK friends™ feature on the Social set - tings screen. NO TE: If you ’ re enjo ying a book sample or a book you ’ve borro wed, y ou can purchase the book at any time. Simpl y tap the Buy button at the top of any page in the book[...]

62 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide Shopping on Y our NOOK Introduction NO TE: T o access the Shop on your NOOK, you must be c onnected to a Wi-Fi network. If you are not c on- nected to a network but y ou are in an ar ea with Wi-Fi access , your NOOK will guide y ou through the process of connecting to a network. T o begin shopping, tap on the S[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 63 Bro wsing Lists and Categories T o bro wse lists and categories of books and periodicals, tap the Br owse button at the top of the Shop scr een. The Shop displays a menu sho wing lists, such as BN T op 100, and categories such as books, magazines , and newspa- pers. T apping on the Books link under the Browse S[...]

64 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide Buying a Book Once you ’ r e in the Shop , you can buy any book you see that has a button displa ying the book’ s price. (If you don’t see a button with a price next to a particular book, it ’ s because you ’ve alr eady purchased the book. A label reading Purchased appears where the pric e button used[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 65 Buying a Single Issue of a Magazine or Newspaper T o buy a sin gle issue of a newspa per or magazine, do this: 1. Open the details page for the magazine or newspaper you want to buy . 2. T ap the Buy Current Issue button. The button changes to a gray Confir m button. 3. T ap the Confir m button to confirm yo[...]

66 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide Adding to Y our WishList T o add a book, ma gazine, or newspaper to y our WishList, do this: 1. T ap on the book or periodical’ s c ov er to display the details page for the item. 2. On the details page, tap on the chec kbo x next to the wor d WishList. Y our NOOK adds the item to your WishList. Viewing Y our[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 67 Using Y our NOOK in a Bar nes & Noble Store When you turn on your NOOK in a Barnes & Noble store, y our NOOK automaticall y detects the Wi-Fi network running in the store. Y our NOOK displays a spec ial window , asking if you would like to c onnect to the InStore net - work. • T o connect to the st[...]

68 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide Sear ching Y our NOOK Y our NOOK includes a search tool to help y ou quickl y find what you’ re looking f or . T o access the sear ch tool, tap the white Quick Nav Arrow in the status bar , then tap the Searc h icon in the Quick Nav Bar . T o pro vide you with the most r elevant results possible, the Search [...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 69 Configuring Y our NOOK Y our NOOK gi ves you full control ov er many areas of its operations, from Wi-Fi connections to font sizes . T o adjust the configuration of your NOOK, y ou ’ll often work with the Settings tool. T o call up Settings, do this: 1. T ap the Quick Nav button to open the Quick Nav Bar . [...]

70 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide Viewing and Configuring De vice Info T o display device information, do this: 1. On the Settings scr een, tap Devi ce Info . Y our NOOK displays the Device Info page, which shows: • a Battery charge status bar , showing how much po wer is left on your battery • an Av ailable stor ag e status bar , sh[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 71 • Owner , the name of the owner of this NOOK • Account , the email address of the Barnes & Noble account link ed to this NOOK • Softw are version , the version number of your NOOK softwar e • Model number , the model number of your NOOK • Serial number , the unique serial number of [...]

72 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide Configuring Wireless Settings The Wireless settings scr een pro vides: • a switch for turning on and o Wi-Fi network ing • a list of all the Wi-Fi networks your NOOK has detected T ur ning Wi-Fi Networking On or O On the Wireless settings page, tap the Wi-Fi button to change its status fr om On[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 73 Configuring Scr een Settings On the Screen settings page, y ou can: • Change the amount of time your NOOK should wait when no activit y is taking place before turning o the screen. • Select the screensaver y our NOOK displays when it turns o the screen and g oes into sleep mode. T o display the[...]

74 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide Adjusting the Scr een Timeout When your NOOK has been setting for some amount of time and no acti vity has taken place (e.g ., y ou haven’t tapped the screen or pr essed any buttons), your NOOK turns o its scr een to conserve pow er . When that happens, you can turn on your NOOK again simply by pressing th[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 75 Configuring Time Settings On the Time settings page, y ou can contr ol whether your NOOK uses a 12-hour cloc k or a 24-hour clock. Y ou can also select a Time Z one for your NOOK. The Time Settings screen. T o return to the main Settings page, tap the back arrow under the title Settings . Switching to a 24-hou[...]

76 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide Selecting a Time Z one T o select a time z one for y our NOOK, do this: 1. T ap the Select Time Zone field on the T ime Settings scr een. Y our NOOK display a screen for selecting time zones . NO TE: By def ault, the list of time zones includes only time zones in the United States. T o see a list of all time z[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 77 Configuring Navigation Buttons in the Reader When reading a book or periodical, y ou can use the buttons built into the frame of your NOOK to page forward or backward. By def ault, the top buttons turn the page f orward, and the bottom buttons turn the page backwar d. If you would lik e to switch the functions[...]

78 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide Configuring the Shop Requiring Y our Account P assw ord for Purc hases By def ault, your NOOK asks y ou to confirm all purchases b y tapping a Confirm button. If you like, y ou can requir e that your Barnes & Noble acc ount passwor d be entered before y our NOOK authorizes a purchase. If other people mig[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 79 Configuring Social F eatures Y ou can use the Social settings screen to manage: • your links to y our Facebook, T witter , and Google accounts • your email c ontacts • your NOOK friends™ • the visibility of your lendable books to your NOOK friends A NOOK friend™ is a friend who has a Ba[...]

80 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide Linking Y our NOOK to Y our Facebook Acc ount Y ou can impor t your friends on Facebook as c ontacts for lending books, sharing quotations , and other social activities. Y ou can post a LendMe o er , a quotation, and a recommendation on the wall of a friend. Y ou can also post a quote, a rec ommendation, and[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 81 T o link y our NOOK to y our Goo gle account, do this: 1. On the Social sc reen in Settings , tap the button labeled Link your Facebook, T witter, and Goo gle Accounts . 2. T ap the Link Y our Account button under the Google logo . Y our NOOK displays a Google login screen. 3. T ap in the Email address field. [...]

82 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide Inviting Indi vidual Fri ends to Become NOOK Friends T o send an NOOK Friends™ in vitation to a user in your Contacts list, do this: 1. On the Manage my Contacts page, tap on the user’ s name. Y our NOOK displays the Contact Information page f or that user . 2. T ap in the checkbo x labeled Invite as NOOK f[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 83 Managing Y our NOOK friends™ T ap the Manage my NOOK fri ends™ menu choice on the Soc ial settings screen to sent and ac cept NOOK friends invitations and to see a list of all your current NOOK friends™ . The Manage m y NOOK friends™ feature includes thr ee tabs under the Manag e my NOOK fri ends title.[...]

84 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide If the Sug gested button is not grayed out, y ou can tap it to see a list of your c ontacts who already have Barnes & Noble accounts and who can easily become your NOOK friends™. T ap the In vite button next to a contact ’ s name to send that contact a NOOK friends™ invitation. If you have not importe[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 85 4. T o control the visibility of indi vidual books, use the Show/Hide toggle switches next to book titles . • Set the toggle to Show to show the book to y our NOOK friends. • Set the toggle to Hide to hide the book from y our NOOK friends. NO TE: Onl y NOOK friends can see the books you mak e visible,[...]

86 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide Configuring Searc h Y ou can clear the histor y of recent sear ches you have run on y our NOOK. T o clear the list of search-r esult shortcuts, do this: 1. On the Settings scr een, tap Search . 2. T ap the menu choice Cl ear recent NOOK sear ches . A dialog bo x appears, explaining that this will clear shortcu[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 87 Using Y our NOOK at Wi-Fi Hotspots In addition to connecting to y our Wi-Fi network in y our home or oce, you can use y our NOOK to connect to Wi- Fi hot spots in stor es, r estaurants, hotels , and restaurants . This section summarizes how y our NOOK works with various types of Wi-Fi hotspots . Wi-Fi Networ[...]

88 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide Updating the Softwar e on Y our NOOK From time to time Barnes & Noble will release softwar e updates for your NOOK. Y our NOOK will automaticall y install these updates. NO TE: Updating software does not delete any of your books, magazines , or newspapers, nor does it delete any of the files you have trans[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 89 Using an SD Memor y Card Y ou can install an SD Memor y Card in your NOOK to add up to 32 GB of memor y to your NOOK—enough for many thousand more books , along with periodicals, music, and personal files. NO TE: This extra storage space appears in the My Files section of your Library , not in the Books or N[...]

90 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 5. Push gently against the card, guiding it into the slot until it clicks into plac e. 6. Close the small gray lid and snap it into place. 7. T ur n on your NOOK. Opening the microSD slo t on the upper right side o f your NOOK.[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 91 P ositioning the mi croSD card in the slot. Formatting a New Card If you have installed a new , ne ver-before-used microSD Memory Card into your NOOK, a dialog bo x appears, re- porting that the SD Memor y Card is unformatted and that it needs to be f ormatted. T o format the memory card, do this: 1. T ap the F[...]

92 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide T ips and T r oubleshooting Solving Problems I want to change my BN.c om acc ount passwor d. What should I do? Before you change y our passwor d on BN.com, first der egister your NOOK, so y our NOOK isn’t configured to use a passwor d that you have made obsolete. NO TE: Y ou must be connected to a Wi-Fi net[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 93 I transfer red a ZIP ar chive from my personal c omputer . Wh y can’t I access the files? Unzip files on your personal c omputer before transfer ring them to your NOOK. Y our NOOK can read EPUB files and PDFs, but not .zip files .[...]

94 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide A ppendix A: P age Numbering and File Formats When you r ead a book or periodical on your NOOK, y ou’ r e reading the same w ords that appear in the paper edi- tion of the book or periodical. In most books, the page number that appears at the bottom of the screen is the page number you w ould see if you wer e[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 95 A ppendix B: International Use and Languages This chapter summarizes information about using your NOOK outside of the United States and explains your NOOK’ s suppor t of languages. Using Y our NOOK Abroad Y our NOOK is designed f or use in the United States and United States territories. Y ou can use it to re[...]

96 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide Languages Y our NOOK has fonts that suppor t languages based on a Latin character set for reading eBooks and other digital content, when fonts are not embedded as part of the eBook or digital content file. Examples of supported languages include: Afrikaans, Basque, Catalan, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Fr [...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 97 A ppendix C: One Y ear Limited W arrant y THE FOLL O WING W ARRANTY TERMS WERE IN EFFECT AS OF THE D A TE Y OUR DEVICE W AS MANUF AC- TURED , AND ARE PR OVIDED FOR Y OUR REFERENCE ONL Y . THE ACTUAL TERMS OF Y OUR WARRANTY ARE THE TERMS THA T WERE IN EFFECT AS OF THE D A TE OF Y OUR PURCHASE, WHICH MA Y BE DIFF[...]

98 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide HO W DO I RETURN MY NOOK T O B&N? When you c ontact B&N at one of the numbers above, B&N will pr ovide instructions to y ou as to how and wher e to return your NOOK. Y our NOOK must be shipped, prepaid and insur ed, in appropriate pr otective packaging, together with proof of purc hase and the Retur[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 99 This Limited W arranty also does not co ver cosmetic damage or normal wear and tear . This Limited W ar ranty does not apply to NOOKs sold as used, ref urbished or reconditioned, ex cept to the extent that such NOOK is a certified pre-o wned NOOK that was purchased dir ectly from B&N or from a B&N auth[...]

100 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide A ppendix D: T rademarks and Cop yrights Adobe Reader Mobile Softwar e Y our NOOK contains Adobe® Reader® Mobile software under lic ense from Adobe S ystems Incorporated, Cop y- right © 1995-2011 Adobe Systems Inc orporated. All rights reserved. Adobe and Reader ar e trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc orporate[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 101 A ppendix E: FC C Notic es FCC IDs NOOK WI-FI: XHHBNR V300-A MODEL: BNR V300 This device complies with P art 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following tw o conditions: (1) this de- vice may no t cause harmf ul interference, and (2) this device must accept an y interference r eceived, including[...]

102 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide • For information about wireless configuration settings , see “Configuring Wireless Settings ”. • Use onl y the custom, shielded micrtoUSB cable pro vided with your NOOK when c onnecting your NOOK to a personal computer .[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 103 A ppendix F: Industr y Canada Notice The term “IC” bef ore the equipment certification number only signifies that the Industr y Canada technicalspecifica- tions were met. IC: 8961A-BNR V300A Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device ma y not cause harmf ul interference, and ([...]

104 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide A ppendix G: NOOK™ T er ms of Service The NOOK™ T erms of Ser vice are located her e: http://www .nook.com/legal[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 105 A ppendix H: A T&T T er ms of Service & Acc eptable Use P olic y These T erms of Ser vice & Acc eptable Use P olicy (the “T er ms”) go vern your use of A T&T Inter net Services’ A T&T Wi-Fi service (“Service”) and the A T&T Inter net Services network (“Network”). If you co[...]

106 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide your lic ense to use any Software. A T&T may also terminate or suspend your Service if you pro vide false or inaccurate infor mation that is requir ed for the provision of Service or is necessary to allow A T&T to bill you for Ser vice. Mem- bership customers: customer cancellation of Ser vices is go v[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 107 Pri vacy P oli cy Registration data and certain other information about you is subject to the A T&T Wi-Fi Pri vacy P olicy . For mor e infor mation see: http://secure.sbc.com/privacy_statement.adp . General Us e Restrictions Subject to your acc eptance of and compliance with these T erms, payment to A T&am[...]

108 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide Disclaimer of Warranties UNLESS O THERWISE EXPLICITY ST A TED , THE MA TERIALS AND THE SER VICE ARE PR O VIDED “ AS IS”, AND ARE FOR PERSONAL USE ONL Y . ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS, REPRESENT A TIONS AND WAR- RANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED W ARRANTY OF MER CHANT ABILITY , FITNESS FOR A P AR TICULAR [...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 109 Kingdom and Australia. Y ou acknowledge and agree that Materials are subject to the U .S. Export Administration La ws and Regulations. Diversion of such Materials contrary to U.S. law is prohibited. Y ou ag ree that none of the Materi- als, nor any dir ect product ther e from, is being or will be ac quired for[...]

110 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide Customers are r esponsible for a voiding the pr ohibited acti vities and strictl y following the AUP terms set for th herein. AUP Co vera ge The A T&T Accep table Use P olic y (“ AUP”) applies to the services that provide (or inc lude) access to the Internet, services pro vided over the Internet, and H[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 111 it may terminate your Service without fur ther notice. In such case, y ou are r esponsible for any applicable earl y termi- nation charges. A T&T will not issue any r ef unds, cr edits or other forms of compensation for the period when IP Ser vice(s) have been suspended as a result of violation(s) or alleg[...]

112 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide damage or security breaches to A T&T’ s network or to the netw ork of any other IP Service pro vider . Customer shall not cr eate or attempt to utilize a domain name that is fraudulent, indecent, oensive, deceptive, threatening, abusi ve or harassing. Interaction with Minors A T&T has a zero toler[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 113 posting messages to or canceling or superseding messages on an online forum or newsg roup in a manner that violates the rules of the forum or ne wsg roup or that contain forged header information. sending bulk electronic messages in quantities that ex c eed standard industry nor ms or that create the po ten- t[...]

114 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide unauthorized monitoring of data or trac on any network or sy stem without express authorization of the owner of the system or netw ork; this would include use of sni ers or SNMP tools; f alsifying packet header , sender , or User infor mation whether in whole or in part to mask the identit y of the sende[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 115 Customer ag rees to indemnify and hold A T&T har mless from any claim, action, demand, loss , or damage (including attorneys’ fees) made by an y third party against A T&T as a provider of the IP Ser vice(s) arising out of or relating to any violation(s) of this AUP b y Customer (or its Users). Incide[...]

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Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 117 Index A archiving books or periodicals 39, 56 A T&T T erms of Ser vice & Acc eptable Use P olicy 105 B back swiping left to move to a pr evious acti vity 19 tapping the book icon in the Status Bar to r eturn to your most r ecent book, magazine, or newspaper 22 Barnes & Noble account 10 view the acc[...]

118 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide odical you ’ re r eading 38 M MAC addr ess 71 magazine buying a single issue 65 buying a subscription 65 free 14-da y trial 65 memory adding an SD memory card 89 Memory Card display in the Library 54 microSD car d. See SD memor y card microSDHC car d. See SD memor y card microSD memory card slot 9 micr[...]

Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 119 configuring 79 software updates 88 software version 71 sorting Librar y items 54 Status Bar 22 subscribing to a magazine or newspaper 65 swipe 19 Sync button in the Library 53 T tap 18 T erms of Ser vice A T&T 105 NOOK 104 viewing legal notices 71 time settings 75 time zones 76 trademarks 100 transfer rin[...]

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