Amazon kindle touch Guía Del Usuario
Kindle User’s Guide
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Chapter 4 Getting More From Your Kindle
The Settings contextual menu
When you’re on the Settings page, tapping the Menu button displays additional options
Turn Wireless Off: Tap to turn off wireless.
Shop in Kindle Store: Takes you to the Kindle Store.
Update Your Kindle: Installs the latest software for your Kindle. If there are currently no
software updates available on your Kindle, this option is dimmed.
software updates available on your Kindle, this option is dimmed.
Restart: Restarts your Kindle. You will not lose the books, clippings, or other files stored
on the device. In the event your Kindle freezes up, you can do a hard reset by pressing the
power button for 20 seconds.
on the device. In the event your Kindle freezes up, you can do a hard reset by pressing the
power button for 20 seconds.
Reset to Factory Defaults: Resets your Kindle to its original factory settings and restarts it.
You should select this action only if instructed to do so by Kindle Customer Service. Before
you reset your Kindle to factory defaults, you must back up any personal documents as well
as older issues of periodicals that you’d like to keep. Once your Kindle restarts, you will need
to download those items from Archived Items on Amazon’s servers. If you want to continue
to passcode-protect your Kindle, you must also set up a passcode again.
You should select this action only if instructed to do so by Kindle Customer Service. Before
you reset your Kindle to factory defaults, you must back up any personal documents as well
as older issues of periodicals that you’d like to keep. Once your Kindle restarts, you will need
to download those items from Archived Items on Amazon’s servers. If you want to continue
to passcode-protect your Kindle, you must also set up a passcode again.
Device Info: Displays the Wi-Fi MAC address, serial number, network capability, and firmware
version of your device, and the space available on it.
version of your device, and the space available on it.
Legal: Provides trademark, copyright, and other notices about the software installed on
your Kindle.
your Kindle.
Sync & check for Items: Tap to sync your device with your online content.
Listening to background music
If you’d like to listen to music while reading your Kindle, use your computer to transfer MP3
files to the “music” folder on the device. (See “Using Kindle with your computer” for more
information.) To play music files, select Experimental from the menu on the Home screen,
then choose MP3 Player. A toolbar with playback controls will appear at the bottom of the
Kindle screen. The songs will play in the order they were added to your Kindle.
files to the “music” folder on the device. (See “Using Kindle with your computer” for more
information.) To play music files, select Experimental from the menu on the Home screen,
then choose MP3 Player. A toolbar with playback controls will appear at the bottom of the
Kindle screen. The songs will play in the order they were added to your Kindle.
Carrying and reading your personal documents
Kindle makes it easy to take your personal documents with you, eliminating the need to print
them. You and your approved contacts can e-mail documents to your Kindle. Your personal
documents will be backed up in your Kindle library on Amazon.com and ready to download
at any time.
them. You and your approved contacts can e-mail documents to your Kindle. Your personal
documents will be backed up in your Kindle library on Amazon.com and ready to download
at any time.
You can send Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX), PDF, HTML, TXT, RTF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP,
PRC, and MOBI files to your Kindle and read them in Kindle format. You can add notes,
highlights, and bookmarks, which are synchronized across devices along with the last page
you read via our Whispersync technology. Synchronization of notes, highlights, bookmarks,
and last page read is available only for personal documents archived in Kindle format. You can
also read documents in PDF format natively. For more information, see the Kindle Personal
Documents website at
PRC, and MOBI files to your Kindle and read them in Kindle format. You can add notes,
highlights, and bookmarks, which are synchronized across devices along with the last page
you read via our Whispersync technology. Synchronization of notes, highlights, bookmarks,
and last page read is available only for personal documents archived in Kindle format. You can
also read documents in PDF format natively. For more information, see the Kindle Personal
Documents website at