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Originally Posted by Writernan
Rec'd my PEz yesterday. Charged it up and tried to download books this AM and have had nothing but problems.
First, my computer wouldn't recognize the device. Finally got that to work (or at least I thought I did). The contents of the drive appeared on the screen, but when I tried to transfer books, I kept getting error messages ... device not connected, can't transfer book, etc.
After messing with it for quite some time without success, I unplugged the USB and let everything set for awhile.
When I plugged it back it, clicked OK on the Reader, the drive showed up on "My Computer" but when I open it, the page is blank.
Also ... I downloaded the firmware before I did any of this and am unable to set the clock. When I click on "5" in Settings, nothing happens.
ALSO ... on the main menu, when I click on "Digital Editions" nothing happens, even though it says there are 2 Directories.
<frustrated sigh>
Any assistance would be GREATLY appreciated.
P.S. I'm usually fairly 'tech-ish,' but this has got me bamboozled. |
Hi Nan and welcome to Mobleread's Aztak forum.
Someone else may crosspost another answer while I'm writing this so feel free to disregard my comments. Also, my computer keyboard is acting up so I may not always get my capital letters
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First, getting books on the reader. There are two places to put them: 1) on an SD card in the SD slot on the top and 2) into the reader's own memory. The thing is, you can only see one of the two places at a time. If you put books on the PPro's own memory and have an SD card in it, only the ones on the SD card show up--the ones you put on the PPro's memory are still there but you can't access them. Personally, i've always used the SD card because they are cheap and easier to put books on.
My computer has a little slot marked for "SD/MMC -MS/PRO' for these memory cards. When I put a card in the slot my PC pops up a window showing the contents of the card, usually showing it as SD CARD NAME F: or whatever name I gave the SD card when I formatted it. Now I can treat it like any other Drive letter.
I made folders for Fiction and Non-fiction, etc., and sub folders under those for non-fiction\History or Fiction\JaneAusten, etc. Then all i have to do is drag-and-drop my ePub files into the right folder. When I plug the SD card back in and turn the PPro back on, the books and folders are where I want them.
There is one thing to know if you chose to copy your books on this way: always turn the PPro off--not just a power save-screen lock, but actually turn it off by pressing the on/off button for about 5 seconds until you see the "Astak" screen. Otherwise it can screw up your folders. And i never put spaces in the folder names because the bookmarking feature won't work if you do. Also, be sure to click on Windows' little green check-mark and tell it you want Windows to give your SD card back.
Setting the time is less helpful with this method because every time you turn the PPro off and back on it forgets the time you set before. Of course, you can reset it. I don't know what's with the system refusing to let you set the time though.
good luck and let us know if you still have trouble. You can always contact Astak support too. RobertB can help there.