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Table of Contents Introduction..................................................................................................................................................... 7 Contact Us......................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Getting to Know Your NOOK ..........................................................................................................
Lending a Book................................................................................................................................................................................. 58 Borrowing a Book............................................................................................................................................................................ 58 Keeping Your List of Lendable Books Private..................................................................................
Solving Problems.............................................................................................................................................................................. 85 Appendix A: Page Numbering and File Formats....................................................................................... 86 Appendix B: International Use and Languages.......................................................................................... 87 Appendix C: One Year Limited Warranty.........
Introduction This User Guide is designed to help you get the most enjoyment 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.
The picture below shows the features on the front of your NOOK. Touchscreen E Ink® Pearl Display Page Turn Buttons Turn back one page. Turn forward one page. Quick Nav Button The front of your NOOK. E-Ink Touchscreen Display Your NOOK features a high-resolution 6-inch E-Ink touchscreen for easy navigation and page turns. Page-Turn Buttons Built into the black frame on either side of the E-Ink touchscreen display are two narrow buttons for paging forward and backward in books and periodicals.
microUSB Port Your NOOK features a microUSB port for charging and for connecting to a personal computer. The image below shows the back of your NOOK. Power Button microSD™ Memory Card Slot The back of your NOOK. Power Button The power button for your NOOK is located near the top of the back panel. Press and hold the button for 2 seconds to turn on your NOOK. To learn more about power management for your NOOK, see “Power and Charging”.
Getting Started with Your NOOK The first time you use your NOOK, you’ll need to go through a short set-up process that will take about 5 to 10 minutes. Make sure that you’re in an area that has a Wi-Fi connection (a wireless connection to the Internet), because part of the process is registering your NOOK with your Barnes & Noble account on BN.com. NOTE: You will not be able to set up your NOOK without a Wi-Fi connection.
Registering Your NOOK NOTE: You will need to connect to a Wi-Fi network to complete your registration. 1. Read the Welcome screen. Tap the Next in the lower right corner of the screen. Your NOOK displays its Terms of Service. 2. Read the Terms of Service. If you agree to them, tap the Agree button. If you do not accept the Terms of Service, you will not be able to use your NOOK. If you tapped the Agree button, your NOOK displays a list of time zones. 3. Select your Time Zone by tapping its button.
Tutorial Videos The Barnes & Noble Web site offers tutorial videos and other useful information about your NOOK. To watch the videos on your personal computer, visit http://www.nook.
Power and Charging Turning Your NOOK On and Off NOTE: If you have set up a passcode to protect your NOOK, you will have to enter the passcode after you turn on your NOOK. Turning On Your NOOK To turn on your NOOK, press the power button located at the top of the back panel of your NOOK. Hold the button down for 2 seconds and release it. Your NOOK starts. When it has completed its start-up process, it makes a chiming sound. Turning Off Your NOOK You do not need to turn your NOOK off when you stop using it.
Wall Charging To charge your NOOK, plug it into a wall socket. Plug the small end of the microUSB cable into the microUSB slot on the bottom of your NOOK. Plug the large end of the microUSB cable into the power adapter. Plug the adapter into a wall outlet. Wall Outlet microUSB Port USB Cable Power Adapter CAUTION: Only use the Barnes & Noble power adapter and custom microUSB cable supplied with your NOOK. Other power adapters might damage your NOOK and its battery.
Resetting Your NOOK Performing a Soft Reset If for some reason your NOOK becomes unresponsive, you can perform a soft reset to restart the device. 1. Press and hold the power button for 20 seconds, then release the power button. 2. Press the power button again for 2 seconds to turn on your NOOK. Low Power If you turn on your NOOK when its battery charge is almost depleted, a warning appears on the screen, suggesting that you begin charging your NOOK before trying to use it.
Airplanes When using your NOOK on an airplane, be sure to follow the instructions of the flight crew. To turn your NOOK’s wireless networking on or off, do this: 1. Tap on the right end of the Status Bar to open the Quick Settings dialog box. 2. Slide the Wireless switch on or off. 3. Tap anywhere outside the Quick Settings dialog box to close it. Electronic Equipment If you are around sensitive electronic equipment–for example, if you are in a hospital–ask if you may use your NOOK.
Warranty Coverage and the B&N Protection Plan Your NOOK is backed by a one-year manufacturer’s warranty against defects in materials and workmanship. For a copy of this warranty, see “One Year Limited Warranty”. The warranty is also available at: www.NOOK.com/warranty You can extend your NOOK’s coverage by purchasing a two-year B&N Protection Plan to help safeguard NOOK against spills, drops, and other accidents. The B&N Protection Plan can only be purchased together with a NOOK, not later.
Using Gestures to Control Your NOOK Your NOOK puts great reading material right at your fingertips. To read that material, to share it, to rate it, and so on, you’ll use your fingers in different ways. Your NOOK recognizes these different gestures: • Tap • Double tap • Press and hold • Swipe • Scroll Tap A tap on the screen is a quick touch of your fingertip. It’s the same gesture you use when you tap a key on a computer keyboard. Tapping on an icon in the Quick Nav Bar.
Press and Hold Pressing and holding means touching your finger to the screen and holding it there for 2 seconds. In many situations, pressing and holding causes your NOOK to open a pop-up menu. The menu offers you choices about the image your finger is resting on. For example, if you press and hold on a book cover, your NOOK opens a menu offering you choices of things you can do with that book: open the book, recommend it, lend it, and so on.
Scroll Slide your finger up or down the screen to scroll through any list displaying up and down arrows at the bottom of the screen. A scroll gesture is like a vertical swipe. You can scroll up and down through shelves of books and periodicals.
The Quick Nav Bar The Quick Nav Bar is a row of five icons that appears at the bottom of the NOOK touchscreen and enables you to navigate from one feature to another. If your NOOK is turned on and active, you can make the Quick Nav Bar appear by pressing the Quick Nav button below the touchscreen. The Quick Nav Bar remains visible for several seconds. After you tap on one of its buttons, the Quick Nav Bar disappears. The Quick Nav Bar looks like this: Quick Nav Bar The Quick Nav Bar.
The Status Bar A Status Bar runs along the top of the NOOK touchscreen. The Status Bar looks like this: The Status 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 returns you to the book, magazine, or newspaper you were most recently reading.
The Home Screen The Home screen gives you easy access to the books and periodicals you have recently read or purchased. In the top portion of the screen, you’ll see the cover of the most recent book or periodical you’ve been reading. Here’s an example of a Home screen: Reading Now Status Bar What to Read Next Quick Nav Button The Reading Now Panel The Reading Now panel shows the cover of the book or periodical you were most recently reading.
The New Reads List To the right of that item, you’ll see the New Reads list–a list of three books or periodicals that you have recently purchased or opened. The Recent Reads list includes: • recent books you have opened or purchased • recent periodicals you have opened or purchased • recent files, such as PDFs you transferred from your personal computer, you have opened You can scroll up and down through the New Reads list by pressing the page-turn buttons built into the black frame of your NOOK.
The picture below shows an example of a details page about a recommended book. The Details page for a book. Returning to the Home Screen You can return to the Home screen at any time by pressing the Quick Nav button (the raised button in the shape of the NOOK logo) on the lower front of your NOOK to open the Quick Nav Bar and then tapping the Home icon.
Reading Books on Your NOOK You can read books, magazines, and newspapers on your NOOK. You can make notes about what you’re reading, highlight and annotate favorite passages, and share your thoughts and recommendations with friends on social sites such as Facebook. Your NOOK makes reading books fun. To start reading, simply tap on a book’s cover. The book opens and fills the page. Then you can use the features described in this section to get the most out of your reading experience.
The Reading Tools menu appears at the bottom of the screen. When the Reading Tools appear, your NOOK also displays a battery status indicator and a digital clock in the upper right corner of the screen, as shown in the figure below. The Reading Tools menu. There are five tools in the Reading Tools menu. Here’s a quick look at what they do. • Content - Opens a table of contents for the book.
Reading Tools: content Tap on the content icon in the Reading Tools to open a window with three tabs: • Contents - a Table of Contents listing section or chapter titles • Notes & Highlights - list of all the passages you have highlighted or written notes about • Bookmarks - a list of all the bookmarks you have set Tap on any title, highlighted passage summary, or bookmark on these tabs to jump to that location in the book. The Content dialog box.
Tapping on the Notes & Highlights tab displays the Notes & Highlights screen. The Notes & Highlights screen. The Notes & Highlights screen lists all the passages you have highlighted or written notes about. Each passage is identified by its page number and opening line. If the list of notes and highlights runs longer than one screen, you can tap the arrows in the upper right corner of the dialog box o scroll down and up through the list. To jump to a particular passage, tap on it.
Tapping on the Bookmarks tab displays the Bookmarks screen. Here’s an example of a Bookmarks screen. The Bookmarks screen. For each bookmarked page, the screen lists the page number and either the chapter number (if you bookmarked the first page of a chapter) or the first line of text that appears on the page (if you bookmarked any page other than the first page of a chapter).
Reading Tools: goto Tap on the goto icon in the Reading Tools to jump to another page in the book. When you tap on goto, a navigation dialog box appears at the bottom of the screen, as shown below. The goto dialog box. The dialog box includes a slider bar that shows your current position in the book. Using the Slider to Move to Another Page To move to another page, do this: 1. Tap in the center of the page to open the Reading Tools, if they are not already open. 2. Tap the goto button.
[ QUESTION: How many previous locations will NOOK store? This is still marked TBD in the UI specs. 2/28/11. ] Typing a Page Number to Move to Another Page To move to another page by entering its page number, do this: 1. Tap in the center of the page to open the Reading Tools. 2. Tap the goto button. A dialog box opens with a slider showing your current position in the book. 3. Tap the Go to Page button in the lower right corner of the dialog box.
Reading Tools: find Tap on the find icon in the Reading Tools to search for a word or phrase in the book you’re reading. When you tap on find, a keyboard appears on the screen. Type a word or phrase you want to search for in the book, then tap the find button in the lower right corner of the screen. The Find screen. If the word or phrase you search for appears in the book, your NOOK displays a list of page numbers and passages. To jump to a passage, tap on it.
The image below shows an example of search results. Search results within a book.
If the word or phrase you searched for appears more than once in the book, your NOOK displays a search navigation tool at the bottom of the screen when you jump to the location of a search result. This toolbar includes a forward arrow and a backward arrow for moving from one appearance of the word or phrase to another. Viewing a search result and using the mini toolbar.
Reading Tools: text Tap on the text icon in the Reading Tools to open a window for adjusting the font size, line spacing, margin size, and background color of the screen. The Text dialog box. The Text dialog box lets you pick: • a font size • a font • line spacing - single, double, or triple • margin size - narrow, medium, or wide NOTE: Some publishers have defined default settings for the display of NOOK Books.
Reading Tools: more Tap on the more icon in the Reading Tools to open a page with details about the book, along with buttons for opening Social features. The More screen. The More screen presents details about the book you are reading, as well as options for sharing quotes and recommendations with NOOK friends or for searching for other books like it.
Jumping to the Furthest Page Read If you’ve been reading this book or periodical on some other device (such as a desktop computer or a smartphone) using a NOOK application, and your NOOK has access to the Internet through its Wi-Fi connection, then when you open a book or periodical, your NOOK will compare the last page you read on the NOOK to the last page you read on any other device.
Selecting Text You can select a word or a passage of text. Once you have selected a word, you can look it up in a dictionary or on the Web. You can also select words or passages for highlighting, making notes, or sharing through email or social media networks such as Facebook. To select a word or a passage of text, press and hold on a word and then lift your finger. The word appears highlighted, and two vertical bars will appear on either side of it, defining the start and end of the selected text.
Changing the Selection from a Word to a Passage To select an entire passage, rather than just a word, select the word that you want to have at the beginning or the end of the selected page and drag the vertical bar that’s closest to the direction in which you want to extend the passage. Drag the vertical bar until you have selected the passage you want. Select a word at the beginning or the end of the passage you want to select, and extend the selection by dragging a vertical bar.
Using the Text Selection Toolbar Once you’ve highlighted a word or a passage, the Text Selection Toolbar appears. The Toolbar offers you these choices: • Highlight - Lets you highlight a word or passage. • Add Note - Opens a window for writing a note about the selected word or passage. • Share - Opens the Share dialog window. • Look Up - Displays a dictionary definition of the selected word.
Sharing Quotes through Social Sites and Email You can share a highlighted passage with friends through email, Facebook, or Twitter. NOTE: Before you can share quotes through Facebook or Twitter, you need to link your NOOK to your Facebook or Twitter account. Use the Social settings page to link your NOOK to social sites. On the Quick Nav Bar, tap Settings, and then tap the Social menu choice to open the Social settings page. To share the highlighted passage, tap the share icon in the Text Selection Toolbar.
Viewing a Note To open a note and read it, tap the Note icon in the margin. When you’re done viewing the note, you can close the Note window by tapping the X in the upper right corner of the window. NOTE: By default, your NOOK is configured to display a Note icon next to any passage of text about which you’ve written a note. However, you can configure your NOOK not to display Notes icons. If you have configured the Reader not to display Note icons, you can still read, edit, and remove notes.
3. Tap the tab labeled “Notes & Highlights.” 4. Tap the On/Off switch labeled “Notes & Highlights.” Tap the switch On to display notes and highlights, or tap it off to hide notes and highlights. Searching in a Book 1. In the Reading Tools menu, tap the search button. 2. A window appears with a list of past search strings (if any), along with a keyword for entering new queries. 3.
NOTE: Some publishers define recommended settings for their eBooks; other publishers do not. If the Publisher Settings toggle switch is grayed out, the publisher of the eBook you are reading has not defined recommended settings. All other page controls in the dialog box appear grayed out. To change the appearance of the book, do this: 1. Tap the center of the page to make the Reading Tools appear. 2. Tap the text icon. Your NOOK opens a window displaying font and spacing controls. 3.
Opening DRM-protected Files DRM stands for Digital Rights Management. DRM software protects books from being illegally copied, sold, or distributed. Your NOOK and the Barnes & Noble website automatically make sure that when you buy and download a NOOKbook, the NOOKbook recognizes you as its legitimate owner and presents its contents for you to read on your NOOK. In some rare cases, you might need to unlock a book or periodical that you have bought from Barnes & Noble.
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The Library on Your NOOK Your library is where you keep everything you want to read on NOOK. In your library, you will find: • Books you have purchased from the NOOK Store. • Newstand magazines and newspaper you have purchased from the NOOK Store. • Free books you have downloaded from the NOOK Store. • EPUB files and PDFs you have transferred onto NOOK using a USB connection from your personal computer. To access your library, tap the Library icon on the Quick Nav Bar.
The Category Menu The category menu is a pull-down menu in the upper left corner of the Library lets you select the Library contents you want to display.
The Sort Menu The sort menu is a pull-down menu that lets you sort the content shown on the screen according to rules such as Most Recent, Title (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 Library is a button with two curved arrows forming a circle. This is the Sync button.
Memory Card If you have an SD Memory Card installed in your NOOK, you’ll also see two links appears appear at the top of the Library screen when you select My Files from the Category menu. • My NOOK • Memory Card You can tap on these links to switch between viewing files stored on NOOK and files content stored on your SD Memory Card.
Sorting and Viewing Newspapers You can sort newspapers by: • Most Recent • Title You can view newspapers in these arrangements: • a grid • shelves (long, scrollable rows) • a detailed list, which includes front pages and short descriptions • a list, which includes just covers, titles, and publication dates Opening Books, Magazines, and Newspapers You can tap on any cover you see to open it. If you tap on a book or periodical that you have already downloaded, the book opens.
• Recommended: A friend has recommended this book or periodical to you. • LendMe: You can lend this book to a friend. • Lent: This book has been lent to you. The number on the cover indicates the number of days left on the loan. • Google: This is a Google eBook. When a book, magazine, or newspaper is being downloaded, a striped bar appears across its cover, indicating that the download is in progress.
Renaming a Shelf To rename a shelf, do this: 1. Tap the edit button to the right of the shelf ’s name. A window opens, displaying a list of your books and periodicals. The window also includes buttons for renaming or removing the shelf. 2. Tap the Rename button. A dialog box with a text field appears. 3. Tap in the text field in the dialog box. When a keyboard appears, edit the shelf ’s name as you like. Tap Save.
4. Tap the Unarchive menu choice. Your NOOK unarchives the item, restores its contents, and removes it from the Archived shelf.
Opening Files on the SD Memory Card To copy files from the microSD Memory Card to your NOOK, do this: 1. Make sure that the microSD Memory Card is installed in your NOOK. If it’s installed, you’ll see a large button that says Memory Card at the top of the Library when you tap the My Files icon. 2. In the Library, tap the My Files icon in the Media Bar to displays a list of files. Your NOOK displays a hierarchical list of files on your microSD Memory Card. 3.
Using the LendMe™ Program Lending and Borrowing Books With Barnes & Noble’s exclusive LendMe™ technology, you can share NOOKbooks with any friend who has a NOOK, a NOOK, or a NOOK application such as NOOK for iPhone®, NOOK for iPod touch®, and NOOK for PC. All you need to know is your friend’s email address. Share your favorite books with friends, family members, or with members of your book club by lending many of your books one time for 14 days.
• If your Library includes any books eligible to be lent out, they will appear in a section of the Library that identifies them as lendable. • LendMe badges are present when you are browsing and searching for books in the NOOK store on the BN.com website. When you navigate to the details page for a book by clicking on the title, the badge is located below the cover image if that book title can be lent. • LendMe badges are present in your books library on the BN.com website.
• Tapping the LendMe icon in the Media Bar. NOTE: If you’re enjoying a book sample or a book you’ve borrowed, you can purchase the book at any time. Simply tap in the center of a page to open the Reading Tools, tap on the blue flag at the right end of the page slider to open a page of extras, and then tap on the Buy button to purchase the book using your Barnes & Noble account. Once the LendMe application is running, you can search for books you can borrow either by title or by friend.
Shopping on Your NOOK Introduction NOTE: To access the Shop on your NOOK, you must be connected to a Wi-Fi network. If you are not connected to a network but you are in an area with Wi-Fi access, your NOOK will guide you through the process of connecting to a network. To begin shopping, tap on the Shop icon in the Quick Nav Bar. The Shop page displays recommendations from our booksellers. You can scroll left and right through these recommendations.
NOTE: You can configure your NOOK to prompt you for a password before you make a purchase. To set up your NOOK to require a password, visit Settings and open the Shop settings page. To go ahead and purchase the item, click Buy. To cancel the transaction without buying, tap the X in the upper right hand corner of the window. This closes the window without completing the purchase. What Happens When You Buy an Item in the Shop? When you buy a book, magazine, or newspaper, it begins downloading to your NOOK.
Using Your WishList Your WishList is like a shopping cart on your NOOK. You can add books, magazines, and newspapers to your WishList so you can buy them later. NOTE: The WishList on your NOOK is separate from the WishList on the BN.com Web site. Your WishList on BN.com can include paper books and other items, as well as NOOK books, magazines, and newspapers for your NOOK. Adding to Your WishList To add a book, magazine, or newspaper to your WishList, do this: 1.
Using Your NOOK in a Barnes & Noble Store When you turn on your NOOK in a Barnes & Noble store, your NOOK automatically detects the Wi-Fi network running in the store. Your NOOK displays a special window, asking if you would like to connect to the InStore network. • To connect to the store’s network, tap the Connect button. • To use your NOOK without connecting to the store’s network, tap the Dismiss button.
Searching Your NOOK Your NOOK includes a search tool to help you quickly find what you’re looking for. To access the search tool, tap the white Quick Nav Arrow in the status bar, then tap the Search icon in the Quick Nav Bar. To provide you with the most relevant results possible, the Search customizes its searching according to what you were doing when you started the search. Searching in Your Library If you search while you’re in your Library, the Search tool initially limits its search to your Library.
Configuring Your NOOK Your NOOK gives you full control over many areas of its operations, from Wi-Fi connections to font sizes. To adjust the configuration of your NOOK, you’ll often work with the Settings tool. To call up Settings, do this: 1. Tap the Quick Nav button to open the Quick Nav Bar. 2. In the Quick Nav Bar, tap the Settings icon. Your NOOK opens the Settings Screen. It looks like this: The Settings Screen The Settings Screen leads to pages for configuring different aspects of your NOOK.
Viewing and Configuring Device Info To display device information, do this: 1. On the Settings screen, tap Device Info.
Displaying System Information Tap the About Your NOOK menu choice to display the following information: • Owner, the name of the owner of this NOOK • Account, the email address of the Barnes & Noble account linked to this NOOK • Software version, the version number of your NOOK software • Model number, the model number of your NOOK • Serial number, the unique serial number of your NOOK • Wi-Fi MAC address, a unique networking address your NOOK uses when its connects to a Wi-Fi network.
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Configuring the Shop Requiring Your Account Password for Purchases By default, your NOOK asks you to confirm all purchases by tapping a Confirm button. If you like, you can require that your Barnes & Noble account password be entered before your NOOK authorizes a purchase. If you are sharing your NOOK with several people, you might want to require a password for purchases to ensure that you know about and approve all purchases being made.
Configuring Social Features You can use the Social settings screen to link your NOOK to your Facebook account and your Twitter™ account. You can also import all your contacts from your Google™ Gmail account. Once you have linked to Facebook and Twitter and set up email contacts, you can share favorite quotes, book recommendations, and reading status updates with your friends. NOTE: Your NOOK must be connected to a Wi-Fi network in order to link to Facebook, Twitter, or Google.
Linking Your NOOK to Your Facebook Account You can import your friends on Facebook as contacts for lending books, sharing quotations, and other social activities. You can post a LendMe offer, a quotation, and a recommendation on the wall of a friend. You can also post a quote, a recommendation, and reading status on your own wall. To link your NOOK to your Facebook account, do this: 1. On the Social screen in Settings, tap the Link Your Account button under the Facebook logo.
2. Tap in the Email address field. Your NOOK displays a keyboard. 3. Enter your Google Gmail address in the Email field. 4. Enter your Google Gmail password in the Password field. 5. Check or uncheck the Remember me checkbox, depending on whether you want your NOOK to automatically fill in the Email and Password fields the next time you return to this screen. 6. Tap the Sign in button. Google logs you in to an account management page. 7. Tap the Grant Access button.
Configuring Search You can clear the history of recent searches you have run on your NOOK. To clear the list of search-result shortcuts, do this: 1. On the Settings screen, tap Search. 2. Tap the menu choice Clear recent NOOK searches. A dialog box appears, explaining that this will clear shortcuts to recently searched items. 3. Tap OK.
Erase & Deregister Device The Erase & Deregister feature erases your Barnes & Noble account information from your NOOK and resets the NOOK to its default factory settings. Deregistration unlinks your NOOK from your Barnes & Noble account. NOTE: Erasing and deregistering your NOOK does not delete any of the books, magazines, and newspapers from your Barnes & Noble account.
Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network When Wi-Fi networking is turned on, the Wireless settings page displays a list of the Wi-Fi networks it detects. The list includes the name of the network and a wireless connection icon (a stack of curved lines). The darker the lines in the wireless connection icon, the stronger the network signal is for that network. A lock symbol indicates that a network is secured with a password. To connect to a secured network, you will need to enter the network’s password.
Configuring Screen Settings On the Screen settings page, you can: • Adjust the brightness of the screen. • Change the amount of time your NOOK should wait when no activity is taking place before turning off the screen. To display the Screen settings page, tap the word Screen on the main Settings screen. Your NOOK displays the screen shown here: The main Settings screen.
Adjusting the Screen Timeout When your NOOK has been setting for some amount of time and no activity has taken place (e.g., you haven’t tapped the screen or pressed any buttons), your NOOK turns off its screen to conserve power. When that happens, you can turn on your NOOK again simply by pressing the Quick Nav button. By default, your NOOK waits 2 minutes before turning off the screen. To adjust the screen timeout for your NOOK, do this: 1. On the Setting screen, tap Screen. 2.
Configuring Time Settings On the Time settings page, you can control whether your NOOK uses a 12-hour clock or a 24-hour clock. You can also select a Time Zone for your NOOK. The Time Settings screen. To return to the main Settings page, tap the back arrow under the title Settings. Switching to a 24-hour Format To switch to a 24-hour format in which hours after 12 noon are added to the number 12, so that 1:15 pm becomes 13:15, tap the Use 24-hour format field so that the box is checked.
Selecting a Time Zone To select a time zone for your NOOK, do this: 1. Tap the Select Time Zone field on the Time Settings screen. Your NOOK display a screen for selecting time zones. By default, the list of time zones includes only time zones in the United States. To see a list of all time zones around the world, tap the checkbox labeled Show all world time zones. A list of Time Zones. 2. When you see the time zone you want to select, tap it.
Using Your NOOK at Wi-Fi Hotspots In addition to connecting to your Wi-Fi network in your home or office, you can use your NOOK to connect to WiFi hot spots in stores, restaurants, hotels, and restaurants. This section summarizes how your NOOK works with various types of Wi-Fi hotspots. Wi-Fi Networks in Barnes & Noble Stores Your NOOK will automatically detect a Wi-Fi network in a Barnes & Noble store and ask if you want to connect to it.
Updating the Software on Your NOOK From time to time Barnes & Noble will release software updates for your NOOK. Your NOOK will automatically install these updates. NOTE: Updating software does not delete any of your books, magazines, or newspapers, nor does it delete any of the files you have transferred onto your NOOK from your personal computer. The software update simply installs new NOOK software to give you the latest features available from Barnes & Noble.
Using an SD Memory Card You can install an SD Memory Card in your NOOK to add up to 32 GB of memory to your NOOK—enough for many thousand more books, along with periodicals, music, and personal files. SD Memory Cards will hold about 1,000 book per gigabyte. The number of periodicals you can store on card depends on the size of the periodicals and the amount of storage on the card. Digital magazines and newspapers vary dramatically in size. Some highly interactive, photo-rich magazines can reach 1 GB each.
Opening the microSD slot on the upper right side of your NOOK. Positioning the microSD card in the slot.
Formatting a New Card If you have installed a new, never-before-used microSD Memory Card into your NOOK, a dialog box appears, reporting that the SD Memory Card is unformatted and that it needs to be formatted. To format the memory card, do this: 1. Tap the Format Now button to format the memory card. Your NOOK displays a warning that formatting the memory card will erase its contents. 2. Tap the Format Now button again to confirm that you want to format the memory card.
Tips and Troubleshooting Solving Problems The screen is acting as though I’m tapping on it, even though I am not. If your screen is dirty, it might detect touches when none are occurring. This problem can occur on any touchscreen device. Wait until your NOOK has timed out and the screen is dark. Then wipe the screen clean with a soft, dry cloth. I’m trying to lend a book through Facebook, but the Post button doesn’t seem to be working.
Appendix A: Page Numbering and File Formats When you read a book or periodical on your NOOK, you’re reading the same words that appear in the paper edition of the book or periodical. In most books, the page number that shows in the upper right corner of your NOOK screen shows the page number that would appear if you were reading the printed version of the same book.
Appendix B: International Use and Languages This chapter summarizes information about using your NOOK outside of the United States and explains your NOOK’s support of languages. Using Your NOOK Abroad Your NOOK is designed for use in the United States and United States territories. You can use it to read anything already on your NOOK when travelling anywhere in the world.
Languages Your NOOK has fonts that support 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.
Appendix C: One Year Limited Warranty THE FOLLOWING WARRANTY TERMS WERE IN EFFECT AS OF THE DATE YOUR DEVICE WAS MANUFACTURED, AND ARE PROVIDED FOR YOUR REFERENCE ONLY. THE ACTUAL TERMS OF YOUR WARRANTY ARE THE TERMS THAT WERE IN EFFECT AS OF THE DATE OF YOUR PURCHASE, WHICH MAY BE DIFFERENT THAN THE TERMS SET FORTH HEREIN. TO FIND THE EXACT TERMS OF YOUR WARRANTY, PLEASE GO TO NOOK.COM/WARRANTY AND REVIEW THE TERMS APPLICABLE AS OF THE DATE OF YOUR PURCHASE.
HOW DO I RETURN MY NOOK TO B&N? When you contact B&N at one of the numbers above, B&N will provide instructions to you as to how and where to return your NOOK. Your NOOK must be shipped, prepaid and insured, in appropriate protective packaging, together with proof of purchase and the Return Authorization Number provided by B&N, to the address specified by B&N. You must return your NOOK within the timeframe provided by B&N.
This Limited Warranty also does not cover cosmetic damage or normal wear and tear. This Limited Warranty does not apply to NOOKs sold as used, refurbished or reconditioned, except to the extent that such NOOK is a certified pre-owned NOOK that was purchased directly from B&N or from a B&N authorized reseller of certified pre-owned NOOKs.
Appendix D: Trademarks and Copyrights Adobe Reader Mobile Software Your NOOK contains Adobe® Reader® Mobile software under license from Adobe Systems Incorporated, Copyright © 1995-2010 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Adobe and Reader are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. AT&T AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other AT&T marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/ or AT&T affiliated companies.
Appendix E: FCC Notices FCC IDs NOOK WI-FI: XHHBNRV300-A MODEL: BNRV300 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
• For information about wireless configuration settings, see “Configuring Wireless Settings”. • Use only the custom, shielded micrtoUSB cable provided with your NOOK when connecting your NOOK to a personal computer.
Appendix F: Industry Canada Notice The term “IC” before the equipment certification number only signifies that the Industry Canada technicalspecifications were met. IC: 8961A-BNRV300A Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Appendix G: NOOK™ Terms of Service The NOOK™ Terms of Service are located here: http://www.nook.
Appendix H: AT&T Terms of Service & Acceptable Use Policy These Terms of Service & Acceptable Use Policy (the “Terms”) govern your use of AT&T Internet Services’ AT&T Wi-Fi service (“Service”) and the AT&T Internet Services network (“Network”).
your license to use any Software. AT&T may also terminate or suspend your Service if you provide false or inaccurate information that is required for the provision of Service or is necessary to allow AT&T to bill you for Service. Membership customers: customer cancellation of Services is governed by the terms and conditions of your Membership Agreement. Subscription customers: you may cancel your subscription to the Service at any time by contacting AT&T.
Privacy Policy Registration data and certain other information about you is subject to the AT&T Wi-Fi Privacy Policy. For more information see: http://secure.sbc.com/privacy_statement.adp. General Use Restrictions Subject to your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms, payment to AT&T for the Service and compliance with all AT&T Online Policies identified below, you are hereby granted the right to use the Service through a non-exclusive, non-transferable and non-assignable limited license.
Disclaimer of Warranties UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPLICITY STATED, THE MATERIALS AND THE SERVICE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”, AND ARE FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE DISCLAIMED, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH DISCLAIMERS ARE HELD TO BE LEGALLY INVALID.
Kingdom and Australia. You acknowledge and agree that Materials are subject to the U.S. Export Administration Laws and Regulations. Diversion of such Materials contrary to U.S. law is prohibited.
Customers are responsible for avoiding the prohibited activities and strictly following the AUP terms set forth herein. AUP Coverage The AT&T Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”) applies to the services that provide (or include) access to the Internet, services provided over the Internet, and Hosting services (collectively “IP Services”). Customer is responsible for the actions of others who may be using the IP Service(s) under Customer’s account.
it may terminate your Service without further notice. In such case, you are responsible for any applicable early termination charges. AT&T will not issue any refunds, credits or other forms of compensation for the period when IP Service(s) have been suspended as a result of violation(s) or alleged violation(s) of this AUP. AT&T shall not be liable for any damages of any nature suffered by any Customer, User, or third party resulting in whole or in part from AT&T’s exercise of its rights under this AUP.
damage or security breaches to AT&T’s network or to the network of any other IP Service provider. Customer shall not create or attempt to utilize a domain name that is fraudulent, indecent, offensive, deceptive, threatening, abusive or harassing. Interaction with Minors AT&T has a zero tolerance policy regarding use of its Service to engage in inappropriate conduct with a minor (anyone under 18 years of age).
posting messages to or canceling or superseding messages on an online forum or newsgroup in a manner that violates the rules of the forum or newsgroup or that contain forged header information.
unauthorized monitoring of data or traffic on any network or system without express authorization of the owner of the system or network; this would include use of sniffers or SNMP tools; falsifying packet header, sender, or User information whether in whole or in part to mask the identity of the sender, originator or point of origin; knowingly uploading or distributing files that contain viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancel bots, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that m
Customer agrees to indemnify and hold AT&T harmless from any claim, action, demand, loss, or damage (including attorneys’ fees) made by any third party against AT&T as a provider of the IP Service(s) arising out of or relating to any violation(s) of this AUP by Customer (or its Users). Incident Reporting Any complaints (other than claims of copyright or trademark infringement) regarding violation of this AUP by an AT&T Customer (or its User) should be directed to abuse@att.net.
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Index A archiving books or periodicals 54 AT&T Terms of Service & Acceptable Use Policy 97 B back swiping left to move to a previous activity 19 tapping the book icon in the Status Bar to return to your most recent book, magazine, or newspaper 22 Barnes & Noble account 10 view the account email address 67, 73 battery battery charge indicator in the Status Bar 22 lithium ion battery 15 battery charge indicator 22 book borrowing a book 58 buying a book 60 changing fonts, margins, and other settings 44 lendin
N newspaper buying a single issue 61 buying a subscription 61 free 14-day trial 61 NOOK symbol in Status Bar 22 NOOK Terms of Service 96 O open book icon in Status Bar 22 opening a book 26 P page numbering in eBooks 86 password requiring a password for purchases 69 PDF files page numbering 86 power adapter 14 power button 8, 13 press and hold 19 privacy clearing the history of recent Shop searches 69 keeping your list of lendable books private 59 Q Quick Nav Bar 21 R Reading Tools menu 26 recommendation
water caution about water and other liquids 15 Wi-Fi hotspots 80 Wi-Fi networking connecting to a network 75 turning on or off 74 WishList 62 Barnes & Noble NOOK User Guide 111
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