Amazon KINDLE DX User Manual

KINDLE DX USER’S GUIDE 4

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 — provides a way to enter numbers. Hold down the Alt key and press 

the appropriate letter in the top row of the keyboard to enter the number you want. 

Alternatively, you can press and release the Alt key and then press the desired letter.

Shift key 

 — makes the next key pressed a capital letter.

 

 

Power switch— puts your Kindle to sleep, wakes it up, and turns your Kindle on or 

off. To put your Kindle to sleep, slide and release the power switch; a full screen image 

appears on the display. While your Kindle is asleep, other keys and buttons are locked 

so that you don't accidentally change the place in your reading. To turn your Kindle off, 

slide and hold the power switch for four seconds until the screen goes blank and then 

release. To wake up or turn on your Kindle, slide and release the power switch again. If 

you have set up a device password, you will be prompted to enter the password after 

turning on your Kindle or waking it from sleep.

If your Kindle does not power on or is unresponsive during use, try resetting the device 

by disconnecting your Kindle from any power source or USB port, and then sliding and 

holding the power switch for 15 seconds before releasing.