Pandigital V2.6 manual

User Guide V 2. 6[...]

2 Register your pandigital novel Qualify to win a FREE digital photo f rame!* ( valid in USA onl y ) Register your FRE E 1- year warranty!** *For details, go to our websit e: www.pa ndigital.net **The online si gnup is for t he pur pose of user and product regist ration. Failure to regis ter does not i n any way dimin i sh any of your standard warr[...]

3 Table o f Conte nts Package Cont en ts .................................................................................................... 8 Covers for your pandi gital novel ................................................................ 8 De vi ce O ver v i ew ...................................................................................[...]

4 Notes .................................................................................................................................. 29 Add Note ........................................................................................................................ 29 View Notes ................................................................[...]

5 Turn Wi - Fi Off ..................................................................................................................... 39 Settings>Subscriptions .......................................................................................................... 39 Settings>Alarm ........................................................[...]

6 Set Alarm Volume .............................................................................................................. 50 Shut Off Alarm Alert ........................................................................................................... 51 Edit Alarm ..........................................................................[...]

7 pandigital nov el A contemporary multimedia device designe d for straightforwar d functionality, feat ur ing a full color TFT LCD display and convenient touch - screen navigation. Your pandigital n ovel is a light and stylish electronic multimedia eReader which allows you to quickly and easily download and read digital printed material (eBooks, e[...]

8 Package Contents  pandigital novel  Power Adapter  Tabletop Stand  USB Cable  Quick Start G uide  User Guide (l oade d in d evice) Covers for your pandigi tal novel Dress up your pand igital novel and ke ep it safe at t he same time. Designed for p rotection, t hese st ylis h co vers safeguar d your eRe ader while still let ting[...]

9 Device Overvi ew Power Button Usage Turn On : Slide the power butt on on a nd release. Turn Off : Slide and hold the po wer button for 3 se co nds. Sleep Mode On/Of f ( energy saver ) : S lid e & r ele ase the po wer button quickl y to turn sleep mode on and of f. If lef t idle f or 10 minut es, the unit aut om atically go es into Slee p mode[...]

10 Touch - Scr een Nav igati on The touch - scr een allows for q uick, easy an d convenient navigation f or all applic ations. Throughout t he User Guide, yo u ar e instruct ed t o use the follo wing tap or touch navigation met hods: Selecting Items - Tap : quick tap & release o n an item on the scr een Your pandigita l novel uses a “resi sti[...]

11 Highlight tex t - T ouch , hold & slide = touch & hold on a word a pprox 2 seconds unti l you hear an aud ible cue, and t hen continue t o press as you sl ide across the te xt , and t hen release to display t h e option window; tap Highlight . Display Rea der Function Me nu = ta p in the top row of the screen t o display the Reader Funct[...]

12 4. Calibration The pandigital novel needs an initial cali br at ion to ensur e t he touch scr een responds acc u rately.  After some use, if the touch screen seems t o not respond acc urately, use the Calibrate function un der Settings to re- calibrate.  Tap Calibrat e to begin the cali br ation.  When the pop - up windows appe ar , use[...]

13 Home Screen  Status of: Wi - Fi connection Battery charge level Alarms Date & Time  Bookstore r ow show s latest books fr o m Bar nes & Noble (scroll able) . Tap on any media t o display descr iption, synopsis an d Buy opt ions.  Tap Boo kstore to launch web browser and go t o Barnes & Nobl e’s website.  Indicates la st[...]

14 Application Quick Launch Ba r Home Displays the Home scr een Reader Display your d igital media f or reading (P DF, EPUB) My Library S tores your di gital med ia (eBooks, eMaga zines and eNewspapers) Web Access the Int ernet and ‘surf the web’ whenever desired Settings Multiple sett ings for persona lizing and e nhancing yo ur device Music P[...]

15 Set U p Wi - Fi Network Since many feat ures require a W i - Fi connec t ion, we recomm end you set up your Wi - Fi network no w. 1. Select Settings from t he Application Q uick Launch B ar ,  tap Network . 2. Turn Wi - F i on by tapping the Wi - Fi is off/ Turn on W i - Fi . 3. The device aut omaticall y scans and list all l ocal Wi - Fi Net[...]

16 SHOP B&N IMPORTANT: In order to connect with your Barnes & Nobl e onl ine accou nt , the Date and Time must be se t correctl y according t o yo ur location. Se lect Shop B& N from the Applic ation Quic k Launch Bar to log o nto the Bar nes & Noble website. Shopping dir ec tly on the Bar n es & Noble website allo ws you to vie[...]

17 Tap on any book cover in the Bookstore row to d isplay that book’ s descr ipt ive information an d synopsis ( ex ample bel ow ) . Tap to displa y ne wly release d books Displa y eM agazines or eN ewspapers Tap Bookstore to launch the bro wser and display the Barnes & Nobl e website. Tap to update top row from Barnes & Nobl e website. T[...]

18 Tap on any Magazine or Newspaper cover in the Bookstore row to display that media’s descr iptive infor m ation and s ynopsis ( example belo w) . If you want full det ails about m edia , includi ng Editori al and Cust om er Reviews, us e the Shop B&N feature to shop on the Barn es & Noble websit e ( pg. 16 ) . After purchasing, use the [...]

19 Purchase an eMagazi ne or eN ewspape r 1. In the Home screen, t o be sure you are vi ewing the most current medi a on the Barnes & Nobl e website ta p Update above the B ookstore ro w. 2. If desired, t ap eMagazines or eNewspapers to display only that media. 3. Tap on any pu blication cov er to displa y the publicati o n’s details, includi[...]

20 3. Tap next to the samp le book you want to buy,  ta p Buy Now . The sample b ook is removed from My Library . Use the Get Books feature to do wnloa d your purchas ed book (pg. 21 ) . Subscriptions The second ro w o f My Library on the Home screen dis pla ys your do wnloaded media. If you h ave purchas ed subscripti on eMagazine or e Newspape[...]

21  Dates on eMagazines an d eNewspapers indicat e publicat io n issue date. Get Books Use the Get Books feature to do wnload the do wnloadable eB ooks, eMagazi nes and eNewspap ers from your B arnes & Noble onl ine account into your pandigital novel . Y ou must have a n online acco unt wit h Barne s & Noble , and already purchased media[...]

22 2. In the My Library screen, t ap Get Books . 3. The first t ime, you are prompt ed for your Bar nes & Noble l o gin informat ion. CAUTION : Later if you want to switch t o a different B arnes & Noble acco unt, you can enter the ne w account login informat i on when prompt ed. However, be advised that if you switch a ccounts, a fact ory [...]

23 means that tho se books can be loa n ed to others who also have a Barnes & Noble account .  You must be connect ed t o a Wi - Fi net w ork before you can use the Lend/Retur n B ooks functi o n.  A number appear i ng with the Len d/Return ic on indicates new activity w it hin this feature.  After launching the Lend/Retu rn feature, a[...]

24 Once you send a loan offer t he book is no lo nger availab le until t he recipie nt returns the boo k or rejects t he offer. You can use Get Books to download the book when the book b ecomes do wnloadable aga in in the futur e . Check for Offers Use this functi on to check for book loan offe rs made to you . 1. In the My Library screen, t ap Len[...]

25 3. E nter the desired bo okshelf n ame ( i.e., Shor t Stories , Drama, etc. ) . 4. Tap to create t he ne w b ookshelf . ( Use Manage Bo oks helf to add media t o the new booksh elf. ) Displa y Shelf 1. In the My Library screen, t ap Bookshelves . 2. Tap next to the booksh elf you want to display,  tap Display Shelf . 3. The screen’s layout [...]

26 IMPORTANT: In order to connect with your Barnes & Nobl e onl ine accou nt , t he Date and Tim e m ust be set correct ly accordi n g to your locati on.  You must be conn ected to a W i - Fi network befor e yo u can perfor m t h e Check Subscripti ons function.  If you want to set a time for au t omatic daily ch ecks, see Settings > S[...]

27  To highlight te xt, t ouch & hold until you hea r the audible cu e, and then sli de your finger across the t ext you want t o highl ight , rele ase and select Highlight from the Reader Optio n s window .  To add a Note or access the Dictionary , t ouch & hol d f or the audibl e cue, rele ase , and then select Add N ote or Dictiona[...]

28 Reader Function Men u In the Reader app lication, t he Reader Function M enu is displayed at t he t op of the screen for 3 seconds, and then auto hide s. To re - display t he Reader Function Menu , tap on the top of t he screen (except in top right corner ) . My Library To access My Library bookshelf while vi e wing a media pa ge, displa y t he [...]

29 Note s As you read yo ur media, you can qu ickly and easi ly make not es on pages for reference l ater . Add Note 1. On a page, touch & hold on a ny word or touch, hold & sli de across multiple words to open the R e ader options pop - up win do w . 2. Tap Add Note . The Notes dialog window open s and the selected word(s) are in the note [...]

30 2. Tap Highlights . 3. Tap next to the highl ights you want to view,  t ap View . 4. To scroll t hrough the select ed highlig hts, tap . 5. To jump to t he page associate d with a highli g ht, t ap V iew Page . 6. To delete t he cu r rently vie wed highlig ht , tap De lete . Hide all Highlights 1. To turn all hi ghlights of f in the current l[...]

31 3. All instance s of the found t e xt are highlig hted through out the docum ent. 4. You can scrol l through the pa ges for all hig hlighted t ext ,  tap Cancel Find to ret urn to the original p age you were vi e wing. OR You can touch an y of the highlight ed text to a ut omaticall y cancel the find mode, and t hen that page beco m es the cu[...]

32 Screen Orien tation - Lock For optimal vi e wing while readin g , t he orientation of t he screen aut omaticall y rotates from ve rtical to horiz ontal depen ding on how you h old your dev ice . When desired, you can lock t he screen in t he desired orie ntation to prev ent the auto - rotation ( i n Reader only ) . To lock, while viewing a medi [...]

33 2. Tap in the t op URL entry field ; the keypad appe ar s so you can enter the desired web site address . 3. T ap Go to go to the web site address . 4. Finger slide ve rticall y to scr oll the web p age. ZOOM Web P age To zoom in on a web pag e, double - tap on a section you want to vie w larger. Single - tap an a rea on a page to vi ew the cent[...]

34 Refresh Refreshes the screen by re-loadin g the current web page. Bookmarks Bookmark current ly displayed web page, access list of all bookmarks, or delete bookmarks Windows List of open browser windows Y ou c an have up to 8 browser w ind ow s open at a time Find on page Search for string of text on the current web page More Displays Menu pa ge[...]

35 2. If you want to rename the bo okmark, t ap in the Name f ield and enter t he desired name. 3. Tap Save . Go to Bookma rked Web Pag e 1. On the bro wser windo w, tap Menu ,  t ap Bookmarks . 2. In the Bookmarks window, tap on t he desired w eb page . 3. The browser o pens the select ed web p age. Delete Web Page Bookmarks 1. On the bro wser [...]

36 3. Tap Don e on key pad to initi ate the search. 4. All matchi ng t ext is highl ighted. If you want to scroll thr o ugh multip l e m at ches , tap or . 5. Tap to close the ent r y box and resum e normal vie wing. Select You can select the text of a web page a ddress on t he web page yo u’ re vie wing , and then you can past e the t ext into t[...]

37 Privacy Setti ngs Set the follo wing options pert aining to your privacy lev el when vie wing web pages:  Enable locati o n (allow si t es to request acce ss to your locat ion)  Remember for m data (remem bers data you entered into for ms for later use)  Accept cooki es (allow w ebsi tes to save and read “cooki e ” data from yo ur d[...]

38 4. Select your d esired time f or mat: 12HR = 12:00am - 12:00pm (default) 24HR = 12:00 - 24:00 5. Tap in the L an guage field to select des ired langu age. **O nly English avai lable at this tim e. Multiple lan gu ages will be ava i lable wit h future firmw ar e upgrades. ** 6. Tap to adjust the scr een bright ness. When Auto Brightness is selec[...]

39 Connecting to Public Wi - Fi Hotspot I f you are connect ing via a public W i - Fi hotspot, it may be necessary to immediatel y l aunch the bro wser and provi de the hotsp ot login informat i on prior to having an active inter n et connecti on. 1. Follow ste ps 1 - 5 above to sele ct the hotspot W i - Fi network. 2. Select Web f rom the Applicat[...]

40 2. Tap the desir e d Slideshow Interval to set t he spee d at which the sl i d eshow photos transit ion from one to a nother (def au lt = 5 seconds) . 3. Tap the desir e d Slideshow Transition to set the special effect s as slidesho w photos transit ion from one to a nother (d ef ault = Rando m) . 4. Tap Enable Music w ith Slide show if you want[...]

41 MUS IC These audio f ile formats are supported: MP3, WAV, AAC and OGG Methods that c an be used to add a udio files t o your Music Li st:  Import audio f il es from an SD card  Save audio file s from email at tachments  Download audi o files from onl ine music websites Play Music 1. Select Music from t he A ppl ication Q ui ck Launch Ba[...]

42 Use the control panel to pau se /play, pla y previous/ ne xt audio fil e , and use the vol um e control panel to adjust t he vo l ume.  You can also use the volu me buttons on t he side of your de vice to adjust the v olume.  To return to the Music List screen, tap Menu . Tap to minim ize the Music P lay screen . T he music cont i nue s to[...]

43 VIDE OS The video file f or m at supporte d: MPEG4 Methods that c an be used to add vi deos to t he internal me mory:  Import video f il es from an SD card  Save video fil es from em ail a t tachments  Download videos from onli ne video websit es  While viewing vide os, you can t urn your dev ice to rotate the or ie ntation of t he s[...]

44 1. To delete all vi deos, tap Select All , and t hen Delete Selected . 2. To delete selec ted videos, t ap on the d esired video f iles you want to delet e,  tap Delete Selected . PHOTOS The se photo fil e formats are supp orted: JPEG, BMP, PNG, and G I F (non-animated) The follo wing methods can b e use d t o add ph o tos to the interna l me[...]

45 Next Display next photo lis ted in Photo Gallery Delete (Internal Memory Only) Delete displayed photo Import (SD Card onl y) Import photo into the internal me mory (pg. 46) Play Slideshow  You can set photo slid eshow display functions t hrough Settings > Ph otos ( pg.39 ) . To play a slide sh ow of all pho tos, in the Photo Gallery scr ee[...]

46 5. Tap to return t o t he Photo Gallery screen. Import Photo s Y ou can import i ndivi dual phot os from your S D card into the internal memor y when desired . 1. Insert your SD card. 2. Select Photos from the Appl i c ation Quick L aunch Bar. 3. Tap SD Card in the Select Me dia Source pop - up window. 4. In the Photo Gallery screen, t o import [...]

47 EMA IL  POP3, SMTP, IMAP and Exchange acc ounts are supp orted . Setup Ne w or Add Acco unts You can enter m ul t iple person al email addres ses that you would like to acc ess through your pandigit al novel . 1. Select Email from the Appl ica tion Quick La unch Bar. 2. Tap into t he Em ail address f ield to la unch the ke yboard,  enter y[...]

48 Email Inbox 1. Select Email from the Appl ica tion Quick La unch Bar . 2. If you set up an em ail accoun t during the init ial setup, it is listed in t he Ema il Accounts screen.  If you did not set up an e m ail account dur i ng the initia l setup, or w ould like to set up a new acco unt , tap Settings ,  tap Add Account . 3. T ap directl[...]

49 Add Senders to Contacts 1. If you want t o add senders’ e mail address es to your Contacts list, tap ne xt to the desire d email messag es ,  tap Add to Contacts . 2. T he email address is saved . If you want to add add itional co nt act informat i on ( i.e., name, ph one, address, etc. ) t o t his contact, use the Contacts feature ( pg. 54[...]

50 Set Default A ccount One email add ress must be d esi gnated as t he default accou nt, so if you ha ve multiple ema il accounts you can desig nat e any one as th e def ault . 1. Select Email from the Appl ica tion Quick La unch Bar. 2. On the Email Accounts screen, t ap Settin gs . 3. Tap next to the des ir ed account t o set as default ,  ta[...]

51 In the Alarm s creen, tap to adjust the volum e of the tone. Shut Off Alarm Alert When a schedule d alarm is act ivated, a pop - up windo w with the alarm information ap pears. Tap on the Ala r m pop - up windo w to stop the alert,  tap to close the alert window. Edit Alarm 1. In the Alarm s creen, tap o n the alarm you want to edit. 2. In th[...]

52 Edit Event 1. On the Calendar screen, t ap on the date with the event you want to edi t . 2. In the Edit E vent scr een, tap in entr y fields that you want to ch an ge,  tap Save . 3. Tap to return t o t he Calendar screen. Snooze or Ca ncel Event Aler t When a schedule d event is act ivated, a po p - up windo w with the event information ap [...]

53 IMPORT SD C ARD Y ou can quick l y and easil y im port all media f iles of select e d medi a t yp e s from your SD card. 1. Insert your SD card. 2. Open the Appli cation Quick L aunch Bar an d t hen select I mport SD . 3. In the Import Media wi nd o w , t ap All to import all files of all media t yp es , or t ap next to only the desi red media t[...]

54 CONTACTS You can c reate a n address book of your persona l contacts , includin g personal n otes as desired. S elect Contacts from the Appl ication Q uick Launch Bar . Add New C ontacts 1. In the Contacts screen, t ap A dd Contact . 2. In the Add Contact screen, t ap i n e ach entry fiel d to enter t he contact information . 3. Tap Save .  Y[...]

55 GAMES The follo wing pre - loaded gam es are provi de d for your enter tainment :  Solitaire *  Link Up * To view the Solitair e rules and inst ructions, launch the des ired game ,  t ap Help . USER GUI DE The full pandigit al novel User Gui de is includ ed as a book in yo ur My Library bookshelf. You can vie w it by tapping on t he U s[...]

56 2. If a message appears adv ising you to insta ll a Driver for your dev ice, simply clic k Cancel . Exampl e of Window s Vista message: In Windo ws Exp l or er , PD_ NOVEL is listed as one of t he dr ives connect ed to your computer. There are 4 pre - assi gned fold er s listed under PD_NOVEL :  e Books (PDF, EPUB)  Photos (JPG, JPEG, BMP,[...]

57 3. When the mes sa ge “Safe to Rem ov e Hardware” a ppears, you can disconnect the USB cable f r om your pandigital no vel and computer . Windows VISTA 1. On the Windo ws S ystem Tray, cl ick the har dware remova l icon. 2. Click the Safely remove USB mass Storage device message correspondin g with the pa ndigital novel devi ce drive. 3. Whe[...]

58 Adobe Digital Editions Adobe Digital Editions (A DE) is sof t ware for vie wing and managin g eBooks and ot her digital cont ent. To use A D E , you need a free Adob e account . You can regist er an account and downlo ad the Install er software at : http:// www.adobe.com/ products/ digitalediti ons Authorize your pandig ital novel for A DE After[...]

59 computer to re - act ivate the author ization. If an Adobe eBook has a n expiratio n, it will ex pire on your p andigital novel . If an eBook is r eturned in A DE before it exp ires, the ne xt time you connect your pandigit al novel to yo ur co mputer, AD E updat es the status of the r et urned eBook on your pandigit al novel , and you won’ t [...]

60 2. Click the Update Version download (i.e., [version#]. zip) for your model, and sa ve t h e file on your co m puter. 3. Copy the [versio n#].zip file onto a SD card.  Do NOT unzip the file bef ore copyi ng to the SD car d. 4. Turn your pa ndigital novel off. 5. Insert the S D ca r d (with [ver si on#].zip fil e) into t he pan digital novel .[...]

61 A: You can downl oad media from Barnes & Noble, im port media fr om your SD card, or copy m edia files fro m your comput er. Q: Can I crea te personal books helves for organizing my media? A: Yes. On the My Library scr een, t ap Bookshe lves ( pg. 24 ). Q: Do I need an a ccount with Barnes & Noble to download from their site? A: Yes. You[...]

62 Q: Can I recei ve books f r o m my friends & f ami ly? A: Yes. Refer to the Lend/ R eturn Books f unction to r et urn books t hat have been lent to you (pg. 22 ). Q: How long can I lend or k eep a borro wed book? A: Two (2) w eeks. READER Q: Can I view media files i n either v ertical or horizo ntal orie ntation? A: Yes, digital med ia ( eB [...]

63 Q: Can I read books stored o n my SD car d? A: Yes , however, it’s r ecommended t hat you import the bo ok into your pandigital n ove l so it is avail able after you remove the SD c ard. WEB Q: Do I need a Wi - Fi adapte r to connec t to the Inte rnet? A: No. The Wi - Fi adapter is built - in t o your pandigit a l novel . Q: Can I h ave multip[...]

64 Q: How do I add photo files to my pandigital novel ? A: You can downl oad photo files from your fav or ite online phot o sharing websites, import photo files from your SD card ( pg. 53 ) , or copy photo file s from y our computer ( pg. 55 ). Q: Can I v iew individual phot os as well as slidesho ws? A: Yes. On the Phot o G allery scr een you can [...]

65 Battery Man agement Th e pandigital novel batter y i s not f ully charge d o ut of the box , so it is recommended t hat you charg e the batter y fo r at least 4 hours before you start to use your device. The recharge a ble batter y is designed and m anufactured t o be used an d r e charged for 500+ complet e charge/disch arge c ycles. The capaci[...]

66 Techni cal Specif icat ions Product S pecs 7 ” Digital TFT LCD Display 600x800 pixels outer unit 7.5” x 5.6” White or Black case (depending on m odel) Compatible Media Sources Secure Digital™ ( SD ) , MMC Features Disp lay digital printed media (eBooks, eMaga zines, eNewspapers) Play digital Audio fil es Play digital Video files Display [...]

67 Limited Warranty The limited warranty set f orth belo w is given by Pandigi t al with resp ect to Pandigit al brand electr oni cs products pu rchased an d u sed in the Unit ed States of America. Pandigital warrants this pr oduct against defect s in mate rial or workmanship as follows: LABOR: For a per i od of one ( 1 ) year from t he date of pur[...]

68 Some states d o not allow the exc lusion or li mitation of inc identa l or co nsequenti al damages, or al l o w limitatio n on how long an i mplied warranty lasts, so t he above limitations or exclusions m ay not appl y. This warrant y gives you sp ec ific legal r i ghts, and you may have ot her right s, which vary fr om state to st ate. All con[...]

69 FCC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipmen t complies with FCC radiat ion expos ur e limits set forth for an uncontrolled e nvironment. This devic e is designed for ha nd - held operat i o n only. The antenna (s) use d for this tr ansm itter must not be collocate d or operatin g in conjunct i o n with any other ant enna or transm itter with[...]

70 Use of Digital Content: Upon your payment of the applica ble fees set b y Barnes & Noble, Barnes & Noble grant s you the non - excl usive right t o keep a permane nt copy of the applica bl e Digital Co ntent and to vi e w, use, and disp lay such Di g ital Conte nt an unlimited num b er of times, so lely on the Devi ce or as author ized b[...]

71 General No Illegal Use and R eservati o n of Rights: Y ou may not use the Device, t he Service or the Digital Co n tent for an y illegal purpos e. You ackno wledge that t he sale of the Device to you does n ot transfer t o you title to or o wnership of any intellect ual proper t y rights of Pandi gital or its su p pliers. A ll of the Soft ware i[...]

72 THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID FOR THE DEVICE. THE LAW S OF CERTAIN JURISDICT IONS DO NOT ALLOW T HE EXCLUSION OR LIMI TATION OF INCID ENTAL OR CON SEQUENTIAL DAM AGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS. Disputes: AN[...]