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Originally Posted by casty
Azayzel,
My boss is actually in Japan and I asked him to buy that piece of heaven. But I want to use it mostly (if not only) as PDF-viewer. So I'm worried about the PDF issue.
Could you please tell me what is exactly that "PDF Connector". Where and how did you bought it? If it is sold in the same store than the WG, What should I ask for?
thanks!
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Sorry for the late response, I've been off the main island for a little over a week and just got back. Pretty fun, but the Internet connect was a bit spotty. Anyway, here we go...
Casty: You cannot buy the PDF connector in the stores, it must be purchased online via the
Saidoku Online Store You can either pay via CC, webmoney (pick these cards up at local quick stop), or a few other options I'm unfamiliar with. Then you'll download the connector, but if I remember right it had to be directly to the device through their web interface. It will be copied onto an SD-card, and while they say you cannot make a backup of it, I had no problem copying it from the original SD-card to another and used that copy instead
. You will have to create a Saidoku account, as that user information will be registered into the connector and needed if you want to transfer it to a different PC. To further complicate matters, you can only have the connector installed on one PC (though if you follow my method you can have it on multiple PC's w/o any problems).
Oops, sorry... Basically all the PDF converter does is plug into the "My Bookshelf" software (downloaded from Saidoku for free, though only available in Japanese) and modifies the PDF by creating a few extra files, changing names, etc. It happens too quickly to be any kind of full-on conversion and the PDF looks the same on the WG as it does on your PC, embedded fonts and all. I was a bit ticked I needed to buy the connector, but it makes the WG fulfill the purpose I bought it for. You should d/l and install the "My Bookshelf" software as soon as you get a chance, though you'll need to configure your Windows OS to support the Japanese language (only Windows is supported, from what I gathered). If you need help with this, let me know. However, you must do this or the install scripts will crash and it won't install. Believe me, I fought this issue for a few days before I figured what was going wrong; imagine having to troubleshoot a problem with a simple "installation failed" response, not very useful.
After installation, you can set Windows back to normal without any issues (though you will probably see a few boxes indicating an unsupported font).
illiterate e-worm: Send me a PM with your area and I'll check the Post Office for shipping rates, it will be coming from the U.S. I already checked the USPS website and have a general idea, it should be around $17-26 for First Class and $24-32 for Priority (once I have the actual weight I can firm up definite postage). Not sure how VAT works, but I can ask as the Post Office tomorrow too. I'll be off the main island again at the end of next week, but I can take care of this before I go.