I am missing something, or is there no manual supplied with the Gen3? I was expecting something, even if only a brief introduction. All I got in the box was a single sheet of paper; no manual on the Gen3 itself.

It's not obvious to me what all the buttons do. What is the purpose of the bottom button on the left side, for example?

The manual wasn't on the device itself?

No. The single sheet of paper refers to a "User Guide" on the device, but it's not there. Anyone else have the "User Guide" in their Gen3 library?

I cannot find it either :S

No. The single sheet of paper refers to a "User Guide" on the device, but it's not there. Anyone else have the "User Guide" in their Gen3 library?

In order from the top button on the left side (And I'm using my words not Bookeen's.):

1. Music - Brings up the music/mp3 player.
2. Menu - Whether looking at images, reading ebooks or playing music this brings up the contextual menu.
3. Back - If you've used a Bookmark or Go To function, this will go 'back' to the previous position.
4. Delete - Yep. A delete function. I'm not sure at this point if it is tied to a particular command sequence.


On the right side:

1. Volume Up - Pretty much self-explanatory.
2. Volume Down - Same thing.

Thanks Derek - I see now that the symbols on the buttons are intended to be read sideways, and they do make sense. The "Delete" button doesn't seem to do anything at all for me - the light at the top right corner flashes briefly, but nothing seems to happen.

My initial impressions of the Gen3 are very favourable. The screen is very clear - much better than my Sony Reader PRS500, and on a par with that of the iLiad. The PC connectivity works beautifully; when you plug it in you get two drives on the PC; one for the CyBook itself and another for the SD card.

I think I'm going to enjoy using it!

I've e-mailed Bookeen to enquire about the user guide. I suspect that they just haven't got around to writing it yet :).

They can send it in PRC or PDF format by email. So we can read it on the Cybook :)

Sofar I managed to get it up and running with only the Startup Guide

I could post the 505 user guide. It's in a PDF the right size for the Gen3. That way you'd have a user guide to read.

I could post the 505 user guide. It's in a PDF the right size for the Gen3. That way you'd have a user guide to read.
That was cruel Jon. I liked it; but, it was cruel. :D

On the back of the Quick Start Guide there is a 'point 5' that refers to the manual on the Cybook. But I'm afraid they were a bit in a hurry :D

indeed indeed,

manual is missing :)
but hey..... do we really care ? put a document online and it's ok.

I've received a reply from Bookeen saying that there's been a delay on the manual, and they'll e-mail it to me on Wed. With Bookeen's permission I'll post it on the forum when I get it.

i'm happy they didn't wait to ship the readers, because of the manuals :D

I've received a reply from Bookeen saying that there's been a delay on the manual, and they'll e-mail it to me on Wed. With Bookeen's permission I'll post it on the forum when I get it.

Well, with all the information posted here you guys should just write one :)
Send me a unit and I'll take a stab at it :D

Dale

Need Help, I have just received my cybook, but is not user manual, someone I can say paa serving the four buttons on the left and the two buttons on the right? If it is not too much to ask, I can say in Spanish ? , to pass the translator google, I get it wrong, thanks

See message #5 above.

Forgiveness, forgiveness, had not read, thank you

No problem :).

Please, I need help, someone knows how accessible from the Cybook contents of the SD card, I saved every thousand books in the SD, which also uses for IPAQ

Please, I need help, someone knows how accessible from the Cybook contents of the SD card, I saved every thousand books in the SD, which also uses for IPAQ
If those books are DRM laden books, then you'll need to take the PID from the Gen3 and go to the site(s) they came from and add in the PID for the Gen3 and then redownload all of them in order ot be able to read them on the Gen3.

thank you

I had to redownload the books I purchase for my 500 when I registered my 505. Isn't DRM wonderful? :oops2:

In PDF I see a 134% only in landscape, it is impossible for me to read without glasses, very small point

In PDF I see a 134% only in landscape, it is impossible for me to read without glasses, very small point

It is pretty standard on this size device to use landscape for PDF. It is the only reasonable alternative and even then you need to get rid of the margins so the full 800 dpi is available for text.

Dale

It is pretty standard on this size device to use landscape for PDF. It is the only reasonable alternative and even then you need to get rid of the margins so the full 800 dpi is available for text.

Dale

That is one feature that I hope Bookeen adds to a future firmware - the ability to zoom in landscape so that the margins aren't visible. It would make the most use of the screen real estate.

I absolutely love it so far!
I don't have a manual either, but hey, good thing they didn't wait for it...
The delete button doesn't work for me either.

I've received a reply from Bookeen saying that there's been a delay on the manual, and they'll e-mail it to me on Wed. With Bookeen's permission I'll post it on the forum when I get it.

Bookeen's blog now has a link to the user manual:
http://bookeen.blogspot.com/

Bob

I have the manual now. It is talking about pre-installed Fonts in de Fonts directory. Does anybody has those? I didn't even had the directory.
It was not really a problem. I made it myself

Bookeen's blog now has a link to the user manual:
http://bookeen.blogspot.com/

Bob

I just downloaded that user manual, because I am seriously considering a Cybook. However, I can't read it in FBreader, as it seems to be encrypted. Seems pretty silly and unnecessary to me for the user manual to be encrypted.

I just downloaded that user manual, because I am seriously considering a Cybook. However, I can't read it in FBreader, as it seems to be encrypted. Seems pretty silly and unnecessary to me for the user manual to be encrypted.

I think it is a MobiPocket book - you probably need to install the Windows reader to view the manual:
https://www.mobipocket.com/en/DownloadSoft/default.asp?Language=EN

Bob

I think it is a MobiPocket book - you probably need to install the Windows reader to view the manual:
https://www.mobipocket.com/en/DownloadSoft/default.asp?Language=EN

Bob

Thanks, but I know it is in Mobipocket format. I can read lots of other MP ebooks in FBReader, but not this one.

Thanks, but I know it is in Mobipocket format. I can read lots of other MP ebooks in FBReader, but not this one.

MobiPocket has two different compression schemes. This may be the problem. FBReader may not be able to read the better one.

Actually, as I recall I already submitted a bug in the FBReader forum for this problem.

dale

MobiPocket has two different compression schemes. This may be the problem. FBReader may not be able to read the better one.

Actually, as I recall I already submitted a bug in the FBReader forum for this problem.

dale

Dale, thanks for the info. I still would like to read the user manual. Maybe Bookeen could repost it, using the other compression method? This wouldn't affect Mobi reader users and would allow others to read it.

I agree that this is probably caused by MobiPocket's proprietary compression scheme, which isn't supported by FBReader because MobiPocket has never released details of how to decompress such files.

This may just be an oversight on Bookeen's part, since the manual is actually a good sales tool and Linux and Mac owners are prime potential customers for the Cybook. They just need to regenerate the file with non-proprietary compression. I have posted a comment on Bookeen's blog.

I've posted a sticky thread with the download URL of the user guide.

Thanks, but I know it is in Mobipocket format. I can read lots of other MP ebooks in FBReader, but not this one.

Oh sorry. I'm not familiar with FBReader but when I looked at the docs for it online it didn't mention support for MP.

Regards,
Bob

Oh sorry. I'm not familiar with FBReader but when I looked at the docs for it online it didn't mention support for MP.

Regards,
Bob

Docs are pretty minimal but MobiPocket is listed here:http://www.fbreader.org/ebooklinks.php

Here is a list of all the formats it currently supports.
# Supported formats are

* fb2 e-book format (style attributes are not supported yet).
* HTML format (tables are not supported).
* CHM format (tables are not supported).
* plucker format (tables are not supported).
* Palmdoc (aportis doc).
* zTxt (Weasel format).
* TCR (psion text) format.
* RTF format (stylesheets and tables are not supported).
* OEB format (css and tables are not supported).
* OpenReader format (css and tables are not supported).
* Non-DRM'ed mobipocket format (tables are not supported).
* Plain text format.

Dale

Docs are pretty minimal but MobiPocket is listed here:http://www.fbreader.org/ebooklinks.php

Here is a list of all the formats it currently supports.
# Supported formats are

* fb2 e-book format (style attributes are not supported yet).
* HTML format (tables are not supported).
* CHM format (tables are not supported).
* plucker format (tables are not supported).
* Palmdoc (aportis doc).
* zTxt (Weasel format).
* TCR (psion text) format.
* RTF format (stylesheets and tables are not supported).
* OEB format (css and tables are not supported).
* OpenReader format (css and tables are not supported).
* Non-DRM'ed mobipocket format (tables are not supported).
* Plain text format.

Dale

You forgot epub. Also with no CSS or tables yet.

You forgot epub. Also with no CSS or tables yet.

I took the list from their web site. I think epub is covered under OEB but perhaps it should be explicit.

Dale

I took the list from their web site. I think epub is covered under OEB but perhaps it should be explicit.

Dale

I did some poking around on their web site and in the list of changes they do mention .epub added in .8.6c at the end of august. But they do not support the generation of a toc in addition to lack of tables and css. I will update the wiki as well.

Dale