Sony PRS-600 Reader User's Guide

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User's Guide

PRS-600

Digital Book Reader

©2009 Sony Corporation

4-153-621-14(1)

Table of Contents

Introduction
What You Can Do with the Reader ..... 5
Getting Started
Parts and Controls ..... 6
Turning on the Reader ..... 10
About the Power Management of the Reader ..... 11
Charging the Reader ..... 13
About charging ..... 13
Charging the Reader via USB connection ..... 13
Installing Reader Library ..... 17
How to Use the Touch Screen ..... 18
How to Use the Home Menu ..... 22
About the Home menu ..... 24
Inserting a Memory Card ..... 33
Importing and Transferring Content
Importing Content ..... 37
Authorizing the Reader and your computer ..... 37
Downloading eBooks from eBook store ..... 40
Importing content to Reader Library ..... 41
Transferring Content ..... 44
Transferring content to the Reader ..... 44
Transferring content via a memory card ..... 48
Synchronizing content in Library with the Reader ..... 52
Reading Books
Reading Books ..... 54
Using the Option menu of the book list ..... 56
Sorting a list ..... 58

Switching the list display format.....61
Searching for a book with a keyword .....62
Operations on the book page .....69
Using the Useful Features.....76
Embedded dictionaries.....76
Adjusting the text size.....79
Zooming in/out.....82
Using the Option menu of the book page .....84
Jumping to pages (“Go to Page”).....86
Going back to previously displayed pages (“History”).....89
Searching a book for keywords (“Search”) .....90
Creating a bookmark on a book page (“Create/Edit Notes”) .....94
Highlighting a word(s) (“Create/Edit Notes”) .....98
Marking up a book page by handwriting (“Create/Edit Notes”) .....102
Adding a comment to a bookmark or highlight .....104
Selecting a note (“Create/Edit Notes”) .....109
Using the Option menu of the “Notes” List .....111
Hiding notes (“Hide Notes”) .....112
Deleting a book (“Delete Book”) .....112
Displaying book information (“Info”) .....113
Switching screen orientation (vertical/horizontal) (“Orientation”) .....114
Creating Drawings and Text Memos
Creating Drawings and Text Memos .....116
Drawing by handwriting .....116
Creating a text memo .....121
Using the Option menu of the Handwriting and Text Memo lists .....125
Playing Audio Files
Playing Audio Files .....127

Playing audio files transferred from your computer ..... 127
Using the Option menu of Audio ..... 131

Viewing Pictures
Viewing Pictures ..... 133
Viewing pictures transferred from your computer ..... 133
Using the Option menu of Pictures ..... 137

Settings
Changing Settings ..... 139
Settings menu items ..... 141
Advanced Settings menu items ..... 146

Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting ..... 150
Restoring default settings ..... 163
Uninstalling Reader Library ..... 166

Other Information
Updating the Reader Device Software ..... 167
About Books Pre-installed on the Reader ..... 168
Notes on Reader Disposal ..... 169
Precautions ..... 170
On safety ..... 175
On heat build-up ..... 176
On the headphones ..... 176
Note on use ..... 177
Notes on memory cards ..... 179
On software ..... 181
On Cleaning ..... 182
On Copyrights ..... 183
About GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE ..... 184
Specifications ..... 186
Index ..... 188

What You Can Do with the Reader

First, read the Quick Start Guide to prepare the Reader for use. Initially after purchase, you need to charge the Reader battery, and install the dedicated software “Reader Library” on your computer.

Once initial preparation is complete, you can transfer content from your computer to the Reader to take anywhere you wish.

Downloaded eBooks

*2 Transferring eBooks/Audio/Picture file to the Reader

$ ^{1} $ Online eBook store. An Internet connection is required.

$ ^{2} $ Books/Personal Documents/Audio/Picture files that you already have

Getting Started) Charge the Reader, then install Reader Library.