Kindle User’s Guide 2 Contents Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started ......................................................................................................................... 5 Registering your Kindle ............................................................................................................................ 5 Kindle controls .............................................................................................................................................
Kindle User’s Guide 3 Contents Dictionary ........................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Search ................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Notes and highlights .................................................................................
Kindle User’s Guide 4 Contents Other Safety Considerations.................................................................................................................. 37 Wireless Safety and Compliance .......................................................................................................... 37 Turn Off Wireless When Flying ............................................................................................................
Kindle User’s Guide 5 Chapter 1 Getting Started Chapter 1 Getting Started Welcome to your new Kindle Paperwhite. This short guide will familiarize you with all of the features and functionality of your Kindle. Some Kindle features may not be available based on your country of residence or location. Please visit http://www.amazon.com/devicesupport for more information about specific features.
Kindle User’s Guide 6 Chapter 1 Getting Started Power button: To turn your Kindle on, press the Power button. If you need to turn off your Kindle screen, press and hold the Power button for 7 seconds until the Power dialog displays and then select Screen Off. Your Kindle will automatically go into sleep mode after a few minutes of inactivity and a screensaver displays. This static screensaver uses no battery power. To put your Kindle in sleep mode, press and release the Power button.
Kindle User’s Guide 7 Chapter 1 Getting Started Keyboard tips: Tap the key to enter numbers or symbols. Tap the to return to the regular keyboard. Tap the Shift key to enter uppercase characters. Tap the Shift key twice to enter all-cap mode, and tap it once to exit the mode. To select a keyboard for a different language, tap the Menu button and select Settings. On the Settings page, select Device Options, Language and Dictionaries, then Keyboards.
Kindle User’s Guide 8 Chapter 1 Getting Started Landscape Mode If you prefer, you can change pages by swiping the screen with your finger. To go to the next page, swipe your finger from the right to the left across the screen. To go to the previous page, swipe your finger from the left to the right across the screen. Toolbars EasyReach also lets you tap the top of the screen to display a toolbar. Toolbar options vary depending on what you are viewing.
Kindle User’s Guide 9 Chapter 1 Getting Started Screen Light: Tap to access screen light controls. There are several ways to adjust screen brightness: Drag your finger along the slider until you reach the desired setting. Tap anywhere on the slider to select a specific setting. Tap the "+" sign to use a higher light setting, and tap the "-" sign to use a lower light setting. Press and hold the "+" sign to select the standard maximum brightness setting.
Kindle User’s Guide 10 Chapter 1 Getting Started Text (Aa): Tap to display font and text options for your Kindle books, including font size, typeface, publisher font, line spacing, and margins. Go To: The Contents tab displays the book’s contents, including Beginning and chapter titles. Use the Page or Location option to further navigate your book. The options displayed will vary depending on the content you're reading. Tap the Notes tab to access your notes and highlights.
Kindle User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started Use this toolbar to navigate a book and preview a new page or location in the book. For more information, see Navigating a book. Periodical toolbar When you're reading a periodical, the toolbars are configured specifically for periodicals. To display the toolbar, tap the top of the screen. Periodical Home: Tap to display highlights of this issue. Sections and Articles: Tap to go to the hierarchical list of sections and articles in a newspaper or magazine.
Kindle User’s Guide 12 Chapter 1 Getting Started Your Kindle is connected to Whispernet using a 3G cellular network. Alternatively, you may see an icon for an EDGE or GPRS network next to the signal-strength bars. (Applies only to Kindle 3G.) Your Kindle is in Airplane Mode and you have no wireless connectivity. Battery status indicator The Kindle battery indicator shows the various states of the battery as it discharges. When your Kindle is charging, a lightning bolt appears on the battery icon.
Kindle User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started for available Wi-Fi networks. Please note that your Kindle does not support connecting to ad hoc (or peer-to-peer) Wi-Fi networks. Your Kindle will recognize Wi-Fi networks with a WPS compatible router. To connect via WPS, from your Kindle select the wireless network you want to use. Next, press the WPS button on your router, then select the WPS button on your Kindle during the Wi-Fi setup process.
Kindle User’s Guide 14 Chapter 2 Acquiring & Managing Kindle Content Chapter 2 Acquiring & Managing Kindle Content Shop the Kindle Store anytime, anywhere The Kindle Store offers a wide selection of Kindle books, Kindle Singles, newspapers, magazines, and blogs. To access the store, tap the top of the screen to display the toolbars, then tap the Shopping Cart button. You can also select Shop Kindle Store from some menus.
Kindle User’s Guide 15 Chapter 2 Acquiring & Managing Kindle Content Device and Cloud storage Content that is purchased from the Kindle Store is securely stored and available in the Cloud. This includes copies of all your books, along with recent issues of newspapers and magazines. To view your Cloud content, tap Cloud in the top left of the Home screen.
Kindle User’s Guide Chapter 2 Acquiring & Managing Kindle Content You can view more options when you press and hold on a single issue. Options include Go To First Page, Go To Sections & Articles, Search This Issue, Keep This Issue, View Notes & Marks, View Back Issues, and Delete This Issue. There are two ways to keep a copy of an issue on your device: On the Home screen, tap On Device and then press and hold on the name or cover of the issue you wish to keep. Select Keep This Issue from the options.
Kindle User’s Guide 17 Chapter 2 Acquiring & Managing Kindle Content To view more information about an item and access a menu of applicable options, go to the Home screen and press and hold on the item’s cover (or name if using list view). Menu options vary, but may include Add to FreeTime Library, Add to Collection, Go To..., Search This Book, View Bookmarks, Remove from Device, View on Goodreads, and Add to Goodreads Shelf.
Kindle User’s Guide 18 Chapter 3 Reading Kindle Documents Chapter 3 Reading Kindle Documents Understanding Kindle display technology Your Kindle uses a high-resolution display technology called electronic paper. The display is reflective, which means you can read it clearly even in bright sunlight. Electronic paper uses ink just like books and newspapers, but it displays the ink particles electronically. On occasion, your screen may seem to flash.
Kindle User’s Guide 19 Chapter 3 Reading Kindle Documents To return the image to normal size, tap on the image again. For select Kindle books, you can zoom in further by placing two fingers close together on the center of the screen and moving them apart. To zoom out, place two fingers slightly apart on the screen and pinch them together. While zoomed, drag your finger across the image to move to the area of interest. To return to reading, tap the X in the top right corner of the image.
Kindle User’s Guide Chapter 3 Reading Kindle Documents Dictionaries collection either on the Home screen or in the Cloud. Available dictionaries will differ depending on the language you select. To change your default dictionary: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. On the Home screen or when reading, tap the Menu button and select Settings. On the Settings page, select Device Options and then Language and Dictionaries. Select the Dictionaries option. The currently selected dictionary displays below the dictionary language.
Kindle User’s Guide Chapter 3 Reading Kindle Documents To exit search, tap the X on the right side of the search bar. Notes and highlights You can add notes and highlights by pressing and holding on text, then dragging your finger across the screen to select it. Highlighting tips: To highlight to the next page, drag your finger to the bottom right corner of the screen and the page will turn.
Kindle User’s Guide 22 Chapter 3 Reading Kindle Documents Bookmark tips: You can view a list of all of your bookmarks within a book by tapping the Bookmark button on the reading toolbar or by tapping the top right corner of the page. To preview a bookmarked page or location, tap any bookmark in the list. To go to the selected location, tap inside the preview pane. To remain on the current page and exit the bookmark feature, tap outside of the preview pane.
Kindle User’s Guide Chapter 3 Reading Kindle Documents context, tap the word to display a card with definitions, synonyms, and more. Tap Word Wise in the bottom right corner of the screen and use the slider to adjust the number of hints you see. To turn on Word Wise, tap the Menu button and select Word Wise. You may also see multiple-choice hints for words with more than one possible meaning when we’re not quite sure which is the right one. For those words, we show you our best guess above the word.
Kindle User’s Guide Chapter 3 Reading Kindle Documents Tap the Kindle FreeTime item on the Home screen to get started. You will be prompted to set a Parental Controls password if you do not already have one. To create a profile for your child, enter your child’s first name, date of birth, and gender. A Kindle FreeTime Unlimited page displays. Next, a list of the titles in your Kindle Library displays. Tap the checkbox next to an item’s title to add it to your child’s Kindle FreeTime library, then tap OK.
Kindle User’s Guide 25 Chapter 3 Reading Kindle Documents To add a second adult to your household: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Tap the Menu button and select Settings. On the Settings page, select Registration and Household, then Household and Family Library. Tap Add a New Person, then Add Adult. You will be prompted to pass your Kindle to the adult you would like to add to your household. The second adult must enter a unique Amazon account ID and password.
Kindle User’s Guide Chapter 3 Reading Kindle Documents When you log in with an existing Goodreads account, your account data will sync with your Kindle, including your friend list and your Want to Read, Currently Reading, and Read shelves. When you create a new account, you will have the opportunity to add Facebook friends and choose Readers to Follow. If you connect using your Facebook account, any Facebook friends who are also on Goodreads will be automatically added to your Goodreads friend list.
Kindle User’s Guide Chapter 3 Reading Kindle Documents Time to Read Your Kindle Paperwhite includes Time to Read, a feature that helps you know how long it will take to finish a chapter or book. You can customize this feature to display location numbers, time left in chapter, time left in book, percentage of content read, or actual page numbers. (Not all Kindle books include page numbers.
Kindle User’s Guide 28 Chapter 3 Reading Kindle Documents Press, hold, and drag the circle forward or back, or tap on the progress bar to preview a new page or location in the book. Use the arrows or swipe within the preview pane to flip through your book page-by-page. Navigation tips: To skim through chapters, tap the arrows. To return to your original location, tap the X on the preview pane. To go to the selected location, tap the page you are previewing.
Kindle User’s Guide 29 Chapter 4 Getting More From Your Kindle Paperwhite Chapter 4 Getting More From Your Kindle Paperwhite Carrying and reading personal documents Your Kindle makes it easy to take your personal documents with you, eliminating the need to print them. You and your approved contacts can email documents to your Kindle. To locate your Send-to-Kindle Email address, tap the Menu button and select Settings.
Kindle User’s Guide Chapter 4 Getting More From Your Kindle Paperwhite Using your Kindle with your computer Your Kindle uses Amazon Whispernet to deliver books, periodicals, personal documents, Kindle Singles, and blogs to your Kindle without the need for a computer. When you first connect the Kindle to a computer's USB port, it will appear as an external storage drive or volume on the computer's desktop. You'll see a directory or folder called "documents.
Kindle User’s Guide 31 Chapter 4 Getting More From Your Kindle Paperwhite Bookmarks To bookmark a web page, tap the Menu button and select Bookmark this Page. To delete a bookmark, tap the Menu button and select Bookmarks. Tap the Remove button at the bottom of the page, tap to select the checkbox next to the URL(s) you want to remove, then tap the Remove button. Downloading files Some websites may have books or documents that you want to download and read on your Kindle.
Kindle User’s Guide Chapter 5 Settings Chapter 5 Settings Customizing your Kindle settings To go to the Settings page, tap the Menu button and select Settings. Your Kindle must be registered to view all settings. The available settings are: Airplane Mode: Allows you to enable or disable wireless connectivity. Wi-Fi Networks: Use this option to connect to a Wi-Fi network, display a list of available networks, and view the name of the Wi-Fi network you are currently connected to, if any.
Kindle User’s Guide 33 Chapter 5 Settings Personal Info: Use this field to add personal or contact information, such as an address or phone number, to help identify your Kindle in the event it is lost. Device Time: Lets you set the current local time to be displayed on your Kindle. The time displays at the top of the screen. To view the time from within a book, tap the top of the screen.
Kindle User’s Guide Chapter 5 Settings Notes & About This Book: Select to manage public notes, popular highlights, and About This Book. Popular Highlights: Toggle on and off the display of passages that are most frequently highlighted by others. Public Notes: Toggle on and off the display of notes and highlights made by people you follow on https://kindle.amazon.com. About This Book: Toggle on or off the display of information about the book when you open it.
Kindle User’s Guide 35 Chapter 6 Finding Additional Assistance Chapter 6 Finding Additional Assistance The Kindle Customer Service website at http://www.amazon.com/devicesupport has helpful information, including frequently asked questions and how-to videos.
Kindle User’s Guide Appendix A Product Information Appendix A Product Information Safety and Compliance Information Use Responsibly. Read all instructions and safety information before use. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS COULD RESULT IN FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR OTHER INJURY OR DAMAGE. Maintaining Your Kindle Device Do not use your Kindle device or its accessories in rain, or near sinks or other wet locations. Take care not to spill any food or liquid on your Kindle.
Kindle User’s Guide Appendix A Product Information Other Safety Considerations Engaging in repetitive motions such as pressing keys or playing some games may cause you to experience occasional discomfort in your hands, arms, shoulders, neck, or other parts of your body. Discontinue use of your device and consult a physician if you experience headaches, blackouts, seizures, convulsion, eye or muscle twitching, loss of awareness, involuntary movement, disorientation, or other discomfort.
Kindle User’s Guide 38 Appendix A Product Information Steps to Minimize Interference If your Kindle does cause interference to radio or television reception (which you can determine by turning your Kindle off and on), you can try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: reorient or relocate the receiving antenna for the radio or television; increase the separation between the radio or television and your Kindle; connect equipment and receivers to different outlets; or consult
Kindle User’s Guide Appendix A Product Information Information Regarding Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy Your Device is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to RF energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the United States (FCC). Information on your Device is on file with the FCC and can be found by inputting your Device’s FCC ID (which can be found on the back of your Device) into the FCC ID Search form available at transition.fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid.
Kindle User’s Guide 40 Appendix A Product Information Avoid dropping the device or battery. If the device or battery is dropped, especially on a hard surface, and the user suspects damage, do not attempt repair. Contact Amazon Customer Service for assistance. The host device shall only be connected to CTIA certified adapters, products that bear the USB-IF logo or products that have completed the USB-IF compliance program. EU Conformity Hereby, Amazon Fulfillment Services, Inc.
Kindle User’s Guide 41 Appendix A Product Information Storage temperature — 14°F to 113°F (-10°C to 45°C). Wi-Fi — 802.11b/g/n. LEGAL TERMS Please read the applicable License Agreement and Terms of Use found at: http://www.amazon.com/devicesupport ONE-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY This Warranty for the Kindle Device (the "Device") is provided by the entity set forth in the table below. The provider of this warranty is sometimes referred to herein as "we".
Kindle User’s Guide Appendix A Product Information PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS, OR ANY STATUTORY LIABILITY FOR INTENTIONAL AND GROSS NEGLIGENT ACTS AND/OR OMISSIONS, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF DIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS "LIMITATIONS" SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO CUSTOMERS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION.
Kindle User’s Guide Appendix A Product Information from authorized resellers located in other countries Terry Ave. North, Seattle, WA 981095210, United States Updates to this table may be posted on http://www.amazon.com/devicesupport. Additional Information You can find the Kindle Terms of Use, Kindle Store Terms of Use, One-Year Limited Warranty, customer service contact information, and other applicable terms, limited warranty and Kindle information at http://www.amazon.com/devicesupport.
