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zmix · 10-05-2010, 12:48 PM

I bought the SONY PRS350 reader yesterday and here is a list of issues I have encountered so far...

Any idea how I can get these to someone at Sony?

SONY PRS350 Reader Firmware Issues
Firmware Version 1.0.00.08100

by Chuck Zwicky

Page Mode settings not retained:

Set the "PAGE MODE" to "Margin Cut" while viewing a PDF document or an Adobe ePub book.
Press the "home" button to return to the home screen.
Select the document again by pressing the image in the upper right corner of the home screen. Note that the page mode is NOT retained.

"View" options not held.

When viewing a PDF and selecting the "Saturated" view option and then closing the "View Options" selection menu, the PDF will revert to "Original"

"Zoom" options not held.

If I select the "Fit the page height to the screen Height" icon at the top of the zoom screen, and further select the "Lock" option, the "Locked" graphic will be displayed at the top of the screen, covering the text on the display (thus defeating the zoom function's utility). This graphic is unnecessary and intrusive. The Zoom options should be saved per document.

Organizational issues:

The generic heading of "Books" is used for all readable content. If you have a collection of PDF papers, manuals, eBooks, etc.. the list becomes too long to navigate. The "Collections" menu has far too many overlapping categories, for example I may have transferred a document to my reader and then added the paper to a collection, it will appear in several collections (Unread Books, for example) as well as in the generic and lengthy "Books" list.

"New Collection" should be a MENU item, rather than taking up an entire line of valuable screen space.

When creating a new collection and then selecting it, the screen text should read "Press the OPTIONS key", as all the required information is there, asking the user to "RTFM" is going to frustrate them needlessly.

The home page should have view options, such as "view by collections"..
If there are to be "automatic" categories, then there should be one that appears on the top of the list titled "Currently Reading". It should contain a user selectable number of items (3, 5, 10, or 20)

PDFs are viewed by the embedded file name, and in the case of many free eBooks, this is the website name. (i.e. "Talebooks.com") There should be an option to view PDFs by their file name.

It is possible to have multiple copies of a document in the PRS 350 reader. This is very confusing. I am not certain if this is the fault of the PRS350 or of the "Reader Library" software (version 3.3.00.07130) installed on my computer. I found 4 copies of this very text on my reader after I made additions and resent it to the PRS350 via the "Reader Library" software.

10-05-2010, 12:48 PM	#1
zmix Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	SONY PRS350 Reader Firmware Issues I bought the SONY PRS350 reader yesterday and here is a list of issues I have encountered so far... Any idea how I can get these to someone at Sony? SONY PRS350 Reader Firmware Issues Firmware Version 1.0.00.08100 by Chuck Zwicky Page Mode settings not retained: Set the "PAGE MODE" to "Margin Cut" while viewing a PDF document or an Adobe ePub book. Press the "home" button to return to the home screen. Select the document again by pressing the image in the upper right corner of the home screen. Note that the page mode is NOT retained. "View" options not held. When viewing a PDF and selecting the "Saturated" view option and then closing the "View Options" selection menu, the PDF will revert to "Original" "Zoom" options not held. If I select the "Fit the page height to the screen Height" icon at the top of the zoom screen, and further select the "Lock" option, the "Locked" graphic will be displayed at the top of the screen, covering the text on the display (thus defeating the zoom function's utility). This graphic is unnecessary and intrusive. The Zoom options should be saved per document. Organizational issues: The generic heading of "Books" is used for all readable content. If you have a collection of PDF papers, manuals, eBooks, etc.. the list becomes too long to navigate. The "Collections" menu has far too many overlapping categories, for example I may have transferred a document to my reader and then added the paper to a collection, it will appear in several collections (Unread Books, for example) as well as in the generic and lengthy "Books" list. "New Collection" should be a MENU item, rather than taking up an entire line of valuable screen space. When creating a new collection and then selecting it, the screen text should read "Press the OPTIONS key", as all the required information is there, asking the user to "RTFM" is going to frustrate them needlessly. The home page should have view options, such as "view by collections".. If there are to be "automatic" categories, then there should be one that appears on the top of the list titled "Currently Reading". It should contain a user selectable number of items (3, 5, 10, or 20) PDFs are viewed by the embedded file name, and in the case of many free eBooks, this is the website name. (i.e. "Talebooks.com") There should be an option to view PDFs by their file name. It is possible to have multiple copies of a document in the PRS 350 reader. This is very confusing. I am not certain if this is the fault of the PRS350 or of the "Reader Library" software (version 3.3.00.07130) installed on my computer. I found 4 copies of this very text on my reader after I made additions and resent it to the PRS350 via the "Reader Library" software.