Sony reader prs-500 用户手册

PRS-500.US.2-674-363-01(1)

Read to learn about advanced features

Included with Sony Reader are this Quick Start Guide and the PDF-
format Operation Guide. Additionally, after installing the supplied 
CONNECT Reader, you can refer to the Help within CONNECT Reader.

Operation Guide (PDF)

Contains instructions for advanced features of Sony Reader and 
troubleshooting information.

 Browsing the Operation Guide on your computer

The PDF file of the Operation Guide 
is stored on the supplied CD-ROM.
Click the Start menu in the bottom 
left of the Desktop, then select “All 
programs” – “CONNECT Reader” – 
“PRS-500 Operation Guide” to start 
Adobe Acrobat Reader and open 
the Operation Guide.
For details on how to use the Adobe 
Acrobat Reader, refer to the Adobe 
Acrobat Reader Help.

• To view the Operation Guide, 

you should have installed 

either Adobe Reader 5.0 or 

later. Adobe Reader can be 

downloaded for free from the 

Internet.

 Browsing the Operation Guide using Sony Reader

PDF 
Link

SIZE 
button

The PDF file of the Operation Guide 
is transferred to Sony Reader.
From the Home menu, select 
“Books” – “Operation Guide” from 
the Book list.

• A  mark on this Guide indicates a 

link. Press / to select the desired 

link, then press ENT to jump to the 

linked page.

• To zoom in a page, press SIZE.

CONNECT Reader Help

Contains instructions for CONNECT Reader operations.

Click “Help” − “CONNECT Reader 
Help”

Support

If you encounter an issue, try the following.

• If you cannot install CONNECT Reader
  Refer to “When installation is not successful – Q&A” in this 

manual.

• For other issues
  Refer to “Troubleshooting” in the Operation Guide.

If the issue persists

Visit the support site (http://www.sony.com/readersupport).

If the issue still persists

Contact Sony Portable Reader System Support Center.
Phone number : 1-866-962-7669
For details, refer to “Other Information” in the Operation Guide.

 

Importing BBeB books from the 

CONNECT Store to CONNECT 

Reader

You can download BBeB Books from the online e-Book store 
“CONNECT Store” to your computer.

• The following explains how to import/transfer/read BBeB Books. For 

details on contents other than BBeB Books also supported by Sony 

Reader, refer to the Operation Guide (PDF).

• To download BBeB Books, you need to prepare an Internet-

accessible environment on your computer.



Slide POWER switch.

USB cable

To USB Connector

• When you first connect Sony Reader to your computer, the date 

and time setting of Sony Reader is automatically synchronized 

to your computer clock.





Reader.
The CONNECT Store page appears.



Reader and CONNECT Reader.
Registration is required only on the first visit to the CONNECT 
store.

• The above registration is necessary to purchase (download) 

and read BBeB Books on CONNECT Reader or Sony Reader, 

as copyright protection is employed on BBeB Books.



(download).
Downloaded BBeB Books are automatically imported to 
“Library” in the Source view of CONNECT Reader.

Library

Downloaded 
content

Source view

• BBeB Books can be read on CONNECT Reader using your 

computer. For details on CONNECT Reader operations, refer to the 

CONNECT Reader Help.

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Transferring BBeB Books from 

your computer to Sony Reader



Reader is connected to your computer using the USB 
cable.
“Sony Reader” appears in the Source view of CONNECT 
Reader.



The View area is switched to the List view and all the 
contents in Library are listed.

List view

Library

• When you click “Books,” “Audio” or “Pictures” in the Source 

view, their respective contents can be displayed.

• When you click   (Thumbnail view), contents can be 

displayed as thumbnails.



To select multiple contents, click the contents while holding 
down the Ctrl key.



Source view.
The content is transferred to Sony Reader.

Sony Reader

• Do not disconnect the USB cable from Sony Reader while data is 

being transferred.

• Do not leave Sony Reader connected for extended periods to a 

notebook computer that is not connected to AC power, because 

Sony Reader may discharge the computer’s battery.

• If the computer enters a power saving mode, such as the system 

suspend, sleep or hibernation while Sony Reader is connected to 

the computer directly, the Sony Reader battery is not charged. 

Instead, Sony Reader continues to draw power from the battery, 

discharging it.

• To transfer BBeB Books to a memory card on Sony Reader, insert 

the memory card in Sony Reader, then follow the above steps 

(except drag and drop the content on “Memory Stick on Sony 

Reader/SD Card on Sony Reader” in step 4). For details, refer to 

“Transferring contents via a memory card” in the Operation Guide.

• With a memory card slot on your computer or a memory card 

reader, you can also transfer contents directly to the memory card 

and then insert it in Sony Reader.

  If a memory card is inserted in your computer or a memory card 

reader, the memory card icon appears in the Source view. Follow 

the above steps (except drag and drop the content on “Memory 

Stick on PC/SD Card on PC/Memory Card on PC” in step 4) to 

transfer to a memory card.

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Reading BBeB Books on Sony 

Reader

>

<

SIZE

>

<

MENU

ENT

Number

Number tabs



) or down () to select “Books,” 

then press down on ENT.
The Book list appears.

• You can easily select a desired item 

by pressing the same number button 

as indicated on the number tab.



) or down () to 

select the desired book from the 
list, then press down on ENT.
The Option menu appears.



) or down () to 



page.
To return to the previous page, 
press <.

or



The page can be magnified in 3 steps.
To restore the original scale, press SIZE repeatedly.

Press MENU.

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