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Miesli · 12-10-2010, 08:52 PM

I am writing as I cannot seem to figure out a very basic, but essential issue with the 650 re: its custom zoom.

I am using the reader mainly to read PDFs. For most pdfs, when setting the zoom to 'S', the page is shown correctly, but is too small to read. When setting the size to M (landscape or normal), the font size is good for reading. However, there are line breaks in every second line. So every second line, breaks after just one or two words. This is highly annoying and slows down reading a lot.

As such I need to use the custom zoom to count on both a font size easy on the eyes and no line breaks. However, when doing so, I cannot seem to lock the zoom in a way that allows me to read the document. When I zoom in from 'S' (to avoid the awkward line breaks), and click on 'Lock' (but not the X next to it), I can turn pages and will see the pages in the nice font size. However, I will always only see the part of the page that is zoomed in. So, in other words, when I zoom in and see the top half of the page, I cannot scroll down to see the rest. Instead, the page turn always takes me to the next page. As such, the zoom is useless as it does not allow oneself to read all of the page. When, after locking, I click on the 'X', it simply reverts back to the 'S' mode (with the font too small).

I would be most grateful if someone could help. This seems like a trivial thing, but without it, I will not be able to read pdfs properly (and as such, I cannot use the reader for what I bought it for).

Many thanks for your help!

12-10-2010, 08:52 PM	#1
Miesli Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Sony PRS 650	Need help with zoom to read pdfs. I am writing as I cannot seem to figure out a very basic, but essential issue with the 650 re: its custom zoom. I am using the reader mainly to read PDFs. For most pdfs, when setting the zoom to 'S', the page is shown correctly, but is too small to read. When setting the size to M (landscape or normal), the font size is good for reading. However, there are line breaks in every second line. So every second line, breaks after just one or two words. This is highly annoying and slows down reading a lot. As such I need to use the custom zoom to count on both a font size easy on the eyes and no line breaks. However, when doing so, I cannot seem to lock the zoom in a way that allows me to read the document. When I zoom in from 'S' (to avoid the awkward line breaks), and click on 'Lock' (but not the X next to it), I can turn pages and will see the pages in the nice font size. However, I will always only see the part of the page that is zoomed in. So, in other words, when I zoom in and see the top half of the page, I cannot scroll down to see the rest. Instead, the page turn always takes me to the next page. As such, the zoom is useless as it does not allow oneself to read all of the page. When, after locking, I click on the 'X', it simply reverts back to the 'S' mode (with the font too small). I would be most grateful if someone could help. This seems like a trivial thing, but without it, I will not be able to read pdfs properly (and as such, I cannot use the reader for what I bought it for). Many thanks for your help!