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ronaka · 12-26-2011, 01:09 PM

Bought my wife a Kobo Touch for Christmas. Went through the setup yesterday, and really don't know much about it. There seems to be a few issues and I wonder if I should be returning it, or is it just the user?

1. It connected to our home wireless and displayed "Success" but later lost it. I redid the setup. Today it seems to be still there. Somewhere along the line it seemed to lose the hard wire connection to the computer. The console software device tab grayed out and could not be opened even though the device showed it was connected and charging.

2. I set a few options to extend battery life. Worked OK yesterday and we managed to download a book to the device using the device and the wireless. Still don't understand how to do it with the computer console. My wife turned it right off last night rather than put it in sleep mode. Today it said it needed to be set up again. Plugged it into the computer today and it connected, device tab in console became live. It showed the device was setup already and had the latest software. Ejected device and it basically now works without having to go through setup again. However, the custom font my wife set was gone. Also the changes I made to save battery were gone.

3. When connected to the computer the sync icon rotates and never seems to stop until you Eject it?

Is this a sick puppy that needs to be returned, or are we doing something wrong?

12-26-2011, 01:09 PM	#1
ronaka Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 54 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Kobo Touch	Does this Kobo Touch have Problems or is it just the User? Bought my wife a Kobo Touch for Christmas. Went through the setup yesterday, and really don't know much about it. There seems to be a few issues and I wonder if I should be returning it, or is it just the user? 1. It connected to our home wireless and displayed "Success" but later lost it. I redid the setup. Today it seems to be still there. Somewhere along the line it seemed to lose the hard wire connection to the computer. The console software device tab grayed out and could not be opened even though the device showed it was connected and charging. 2. I set a few options to extend battery life. Worked OK yesterday and we managed to download a book to the device using the device and the wireless. Still don't understand how to do it with the computer console. My wife turned it right off last night rather than put it in sleep mode. Today it said it needed to be set up again. Plugged it into the computer today and it connected, device tab in console became live. It showed the device was setup already and had the latest software. Ejected device and it basically now works without having to go through setup again. However, the custom font my wife set was gone. Also the changes I made to save battery were gone. 3. When connected to the computer the sync icon rotates and never seems to stop until you Eject it? Is this a sick puppy that needs to be returned, or are we doing something wrong? Last edited by ronaka; 12-26-2011 at 01:12 PM.