Troubleshooting KDX taking over 30sec to turn pages

nimblem · 04-29-2011, 11:46 PM

So I loaded an instruction manual on the DX yesterday, and everything seemed to be working fine. However when I got to page 31 the kindle started taking a very long time to turn to the next page. I have restarted the device, and held the switch on the off position for two minutes and it is still being very slow. Has anyone else had this problem and know a solution for it?

Mark Rehorst · 04-30-2011, 11:06 AM

This behavior occurs on some pdf files and is one of the main complaints about the Kindle's pdf capabilities. The same thing used to happen in Duokan but they seem to have fixed it in the latest release which means there is hope for a fix in the Kindle's own firmware.

Duokan is better for pdfs but isn't perfect. Titles of files are limited to one line of widely spaced text on the home screen so the names get cut off on the display making it a little difficult to see what files you have, especially science or engineering papers with long titles.

phili · 04-30-2011, 11:22 AM

Try to convert the PDF into black-and-white. This should work fine with a program like adobe acrobat or any other PDF-tool.

nimblem · 04-30-2011, 06:57 PM

It is already b&w. I will try Duokan though, thanks

Blog Kindle · 05-01-2011, 11:44 AM

You can print this PDF file through something like PDFCreator (see here for more details) - that should elimited all complex PDF markup KDX chokes on and speed up page turn times.

04-29-2011, 11:46 PM	#1
nimblem Addict Posts: 304 Karma: 7102 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Pocket Pro, Kindle Dx	KDX taking over 30sec to turn pages So I loaded an instruction manual on the DX yesterday, and everything seemed to be working fine. However when I got to page 31 the kindle started taking a very long time to turn to the next page. I have restarted the device, and held the switch on the off position for two minutes and it is still being very slow. Has anyone else had this problem and know a solution for it?

04-30-2011, 11:22 AM	#3
phili Zealot Posts: 119 Karma: 772 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Germany Device: Kindle DXG	Try to convert the PDF into black-and-white. This should work fine with a program like adobe acrobat or any other PDF-tool. Last edited by phili; 04-30-2011 at 11:35 AM.

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04-30-2011, 11:06 AM	#2
Mark Rehorst was engr, now dentist Posts: 143 Karma: 18558 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Riverside, Ca Device: Kindle DXG	This behavior occurs on some pdf files and is one of the main complaints about the Kindle's pdf capabilities. The same thing used to happen in Duokan but they seem to have fixed it in the latest release which means there is hope for a fix in the Kindle's own firmware. Duokan is better for pdfs but isn't perfect. Titles of files are limited to one line of widely spaced text on the home screen so the names get cut off on the display making it a little difficult to see what files you have, especially science or engineering papers with long titles.

04-30-2011, 06:57 PM	#4
nimblem Addict Posts: 304 Karma: 7102 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Pocket Pro, Kindle Dx	It is already b&w. I will try Duokan though, thanks

05-01-2011, 11:44 AM	#5
Blog Kindle Addict Posts: 224 Karma: 25122 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle 1/2/3/4/Touch/DX/Fire\|PRS-600/350\|Nook(color)\|iPad\|iPad2\|EVO 4G	You can print this PDF file through something like PDFCreator (see here for more details) - that should elimited all complex PDF markup KDX chokes on and speed up page turn times.

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