Kobo Touch menus

syber · 09-10-2012, 10:18 PM

Hello all. Today I took the plunge and bought a 2012 Kobo Touch, and already I think I ran into trouble.
I cannot seem to locate the settings menu. I thought something might be wrong so I did a reset with the pinhole in the back, then ended up doing a factory reset by holding the home button and turning on the kobo.
It's updated with latest firmware, and everything seems to work great..except I cannot find the settings menu.
I tried the Kobo site and the video for accessing the menu, but its not even the same screen layout or look as the one I got today. To further confuse me, above the video on the kobo site it says the are in the process of updating the videos so mine may not look like the one they are showing.
Please help.

RareBird · 09-10-2012, 10:50 PM

On the latest firmware the settings menu can be accessed by touching the gear icon in the upper left corner of the screen. Once you touch it you see the date, a button to sync, and the settings button. Hope this helps.

davidfor · 09-10-2012, 10:50 PM

The latest released firmware moved the settings. In the top left corner of the Home screen, there should be a little gear icon. Press that and a window opens. This has a button to open the settings.

syber · 09-10-2012, 10:52 PM

All thats in the top left is a magnifying glass for search.

davidfor · 09-10-2012, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by syber

All thats in the top left is a magnifying glass for search.

Do you know what firmware you installed? And how?

Also, what icons are shown across the top?

syber · 09-10-2012, 11:00 PM

To be honest I assumed it updated to latest as I had to plug into the pc and it ran an update before I could use it
top left is magnifying glass
top right is a symbol that looks like this llll but on its side
next to it is the battery symbol.
that's it

davidfor · 09-10-2012, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by syber

To be honest I assumed it updated to latest as I had to plug into the pc and it ran an update before I could use it
top left is magnifying glass
top right is a symbol that looks like this llll but on its side
next to it is the battery symbol.
that's it

The three horizontal lines are the replacement for the gear icon. When you get into the settings, can you check the firmware version and date listed against it.

Also, that is the way to do it. It is just that the latest release that is around had the gear icon in the top left. There was a later release for the Japanese market, that might have had the menu icon instead of the gear icon.

syber · 09-10-2012, 11:12 PM

its not "touchable"
Is there a way to reset and not connect to pc to get it running?

hold on, my hands are really dry..it just worked

syber · 09-10-2012, 11:14 PM

ok software version 2.1.1

davidfor · 09-10-2012, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by syber

ok software version 2.1.1

Are you in Japan or using a Touch sourced in Japan?

syber · 09-10-2012, 11:19 PM

no, In Canada bought at Canadian retailer

syber · 09-10-2012, 11:38 PM

just an update
the touchable portion is slightly off to the right of the icon, almost in the corner...possibly because of my dry fingers. I can get it to work everytime now.
thanks for the help davidfor

Peakcrew · 09-11-2012, 03:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by syber

just an update
the touchable portion is slightly off to the right of the icon, almost in the corner...possibly because of my dry fingers. I can get it to work everytime now.
thanks for the help davidfor

Hi, syber. Glad you got it sorted. I have the same problem with a slight inaccuracy on the icons - nothing to do with dry fingers (infra-red detection, not resistive).

Katel · 09-11-2012, 05:46 AM

I find I have to have a few jabs at the Settings icon to get it to work. All the others are fine. (Sorry, not really adding to this conversation, just felt I had to say that. )

syber · 09-11-2012, 07:27 AM

Peakcrew, "not resistive". It's dumb I know, but I knew that from all the research I did before buying... In my despair I was clutching at straws to try and make sense as to why It wasn't initially "touchable"

no worries Katel, I appreciate everyone's input. I'm glad it's not broken, first day out of the package.

09-10-2012, 10:18 PM	#1
syber Member Posts: 21 Karma: 41736 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Touch	Kobo Touch menus Hello all. Today I took the plunge and bought a 2012 Kobo Touch, and already I think I ran into trouble. I cannot seem to locate the settings menu. I thought something might be wrong so I did a reset with the pinhole in the back, then ended up doing a factory reset by holding the home button and turning on the kobo. It's updated with latest firmware, and everything seems to work great..except I cannot find the settings menu. I tried the Kobo site and the video for accessing the menu, but its not even the same screen layout or look as the one I got today. To further confuse me, above the video on the kobo site it says the are in the process of updating the videos so mine may not look like the one they are showing. Please help.

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09-10-2012, 10:50 PM	#2
RareBird Addict Posts: 377 Karma: 770002 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Windsor, Nova Scotia Device: Kobo Aura	On the latest firmware the settings menu can be accessed by touching the gear icon in the upper left corner of the screen. Once you touch it you see the date, a button to sync, and the settings button. Hope this helps.

09-10-2012, 10:50 PM	#3
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,907 Karma: 47303748 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	The latest released firmware moved the settings. In the top left corner of the Home screen, there should be a little gear icon. Press that and a window opens. This has a button to open the settings.

09-10-2012, 10:52 PM	#4
syber Member Posts: 21 Karma: 41736 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Touch	All thats in the top left is a magnifying glass for search.

09-10-2012, 11:00 PM	#6
syber Member Posts: 21 Karma: 41736 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Touch	To be honest I assumed it updated to latest as I had to plug into the pc and it ran an update before I could use it top left is magnifying glass top right is a symbol that looks like this llll but on its side next to it is the battery symbol. that's it

09-10-2012, 11:12 PM	#8
syber Member Posts: 21 Karma: 41736 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Touch	its not "touchable" Is there a way to reset and not connect to pc to get it running? hold on, my hands are really dry..it just worked

09-10-2012, 11:14 PM	#9
syber Member Posts: 21 Karma: 41736 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Touch	ok software version 2.1.1

09-10-2012, 11:19 PM	#11
syber Member Posts: 21 Karma: 41736 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Touch	no, In Canada bought at Canadian retailer

09-10-2012, 11:38 PM	#12
syber Member Posts: 21 Karma: 41736 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Touch	just an update the touchable portion is slightly off to the right of the icon, almost in the corner...possibly because of my dry fingers. I can get it to work everytime now. thanks for the help davidfor

09-11-2012, 05:46 AM	#14
Katel Evangelist Posts: 402 Karma: 10038776 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NSW Regional Device: Kobo Aura	I find I have to have a few jabs at the Settings icon to get it to work. All the others are fine. (Sorry, not really adding to this conversation, just felt I had to say that. )

09-11-2012, 07:27 AM	#15
syber Member Posts: 21 Karma: 41736 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Touch	Peakcrew, "not resistive". It's dumb I know, but I knew that from all the research I did before buying... In my despair I was clutching at straws to try and make sense as to why It wasn't initially "touchable" no worries Katel, I appreciate everyone's input. I'm glad it's not broken, first day out of the package.