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Features
Reading Files
Music Files
Picture Files
Connections
System Requirements
Features
Overview: The Sony PRS-505 Reader Digital
Book holds about 160 eBooks or hundreds more with optional removable memory
cards. Its portable size makes it great for traveling, allowing you to read a
variety of books wherever you are. With thousands of eBook titles
available from the CONNECT eBooks Store, you can choose to download new
releases, classics and popular book titles as well as view other document
formats such as Adobe PDF10, RTF, TXT, BBeB and Microsoft Word. Its built-in
rechargeable battery lasts up to 7,500 continuous page turns, and the
amazing paper-like screen technology is easy on your eyes during the day or at
night.
Paper-Like Display:
The Sony Reader
features an impressive 6 inch black-and-white display, utilizing breakthrough
E-Ink technology that's almost paper-like. The Reader also boasts features such
as high contrast, high resolution and a near 180º viewing angle to make the
display easy to read even in the sunlight. In addition, the text can be
magnified for sight-impaired readers. The screen's orientation can also be
displayed either vertically or horizontally.
Memory:
The Sony
PRS-505 features a 192MB of internal memory and two memory card slots for
optional removable memory cards so you can take various titles, user-selected
Web content, or other supported documents for reading on the go. The unit will
hold up to 160
electronic books in its internal memory and hundreds more with Memory Stick Duo
or Pro Duo media up to 8GB and SD memory or mini-SD cards up to 2GB (sold separately). You can transfer content back and
forth between the internal memory and the optional external memory card. The
unit is compatible with the following memory cards.
Note: The Reader does not come supplied with any external
media card.
Battery: The Reader features an internal rechargeable Lithium Ion battery that allows you
to turn up to 7,500 continuous pages on a single charge. The internal
battery can be recharged from the USB cable when
plugged into your PC. The internal battery will fully charge in 4 hours using
the USB cable. An optional AC wall charger (AC-S5220E) is also available that
will charge the Reader's internal battery in 2 hours. You can verify the
remaining battery power by checking the indicator in the bottom left of the
Reader's screen.
Media
Formats: The PRS-505 will support the following media formats using the
supplied software.
- Unsecured Text: BBeB Book, Adobe PDF, TXT, RTF, Microsoft Word
(conversion to the Reader
requires Word to be installed on your PC)
- DRM Text: BBeB Book
(Marlin)
- Unsecured Audio: MP3 and
AAC7
- Image: JPEG, GIF, PNG and
BMP
Customized Settings: The following
settings can be adjusted from the Reader's Setting screen.
- Orientation: The
Orientation feature allows you to select between a vertical or horizontal
display.
- Date and Time: This function allows you to set the date and time
displayed on the Reader.
- Device Lock: The Device Lock features gives you the ability to set a 4 digit password to operate the
Sony Reader. Once the password is inserted, the next time you turn on your
Reader it will ask for the 4-digit password to access the Reader's Menu
Screens.
- Slideshow: The Slideshow
setting allows you to turn the Slideshow feature On or Off as well as change
the picture duration time between 1 second to 60 seconds in 1 second
increments.
- Format Internal Memory: You can format the built-in flash memory
of the Reader. If the memory is formatted, all content will be erase.
- Sleep Mode: You can set the Reader to automatically enter a sleep
mode. In sleep mode, the Reader automatically turns off if no operation is
performed for 60 minutes. When playing audio files or viewing a slideshow, the unit will not shut off
automatically.
- About: The About screen
displays the Version and Copyright information.
- Restore Defaults: This
feature restores all settings back to the original factory settings.
- Device Shutdown: If you will not be using the Reader for several
days, the power consumption of the battery can be minimized by shutting down
the Reader.
Portable
Design: The red Sony Reader uses a very compact and lightweight design and comes
with a soft, red vinyl case to protect it from dings and scratches making it safe
and easy to take with you almost anywhere. The unit comes attached to the case
but can also be removed from the carrying case.
Resume Function: The previously displayed
screen appears when turning this unit back on unless the reset button is pressed
or the battery is completely depleted and needs to be recharged.
Reading Files
eBooks:
The Sony Reader will allow you to search,
browse and discover thousands of popular electronic book titles from the CONNECT eBook online store. You can then purchase and download these titles to your PC
and easily transfer to your Sony Reader via the supplied USB cable.
Text Media: The Reader Digital Book isn't just capable of reading
eBooks. Using the included eBook Library 2.0 PC Software, you can easily
transfer Adobe PDF documents, Microsoft Word documents, BBeB Book, and other
text file formats to the Reader, allowing you the flexibility to access and view
multiple files at any time.
Continue
Reading Screen: The Continue Reading function allows you to jump directly to
the last page viewed without displaying the Book list so you can go directly to
the book and page where you stopped reading last.
Books By Title Screen: The Books By Title Screen is a list of all the Book titles that have been stored
on the units internal or external memory that you can choose from. The PRS-505
comes with 17 book title excerpts already stored. The Book By Title Screen is displayed in
alphabetical order.
Books By Author: The Books By Author Screen displays the books you have stored by the Author's
name in alphabetical order.
Books By
Date: The Books By Date Screen displays the books you have stored by the date they
were downloaded.
Index Menu: If you store more than 30 book titles, an Index Menu will
appear giving you the option to sort your list by the following categories -
0-9, A/B/C, D/E/F, G/H/I, J/K/L, M/N/O, P/Q/R/S, T/U/V, W/X/Y/Z or Other.
Collections Screen: The
Collections screen displays books that you wish to store together that are in a
collected series.
All Bookmarks: The All Bookmark screen displays every bookmark you have created from
all the books you have stored.
Book
Screen: The Book screen is displayed once you have chosen a book from the Title, Author or Date screen. The screen provides the following functions.
- Continue Reading: The Continue Reading selection directs you to the last
page viewed from the book you have chosen.
- Begin: The Begin selection directs you to the first page of the book to
start your reading.
- End:
The End selection directs you to the last page of the book to end your
reading.
- Bookmarks: The Bookmarks selection directs you to bookmarks that you
selected to come back to at a later date.
- Table of Contents: The Table of Contents selection displays the selected
book's table of contents, as well as its copyright notice and Authors'
summary of the book.
- History: The History screen displays the pages that have been
viewed before from the selected book.
- Info: The Information screen displays the Title, Author's name,
Publishing company, Category, CONNECT ID, Type of e-book, Date downloaded,
Space the book takes up, Location (internal or external memory, and File
name of the current book selected.
- Utilities: The utilities screen allows you to clear the History and
Bookmarks of the selected book.
Screen
Orientation: The PRS-505 allows you to view the text or image in a
horizontal or vertical manner.
Zoom
In/Out: The Reader
allows you to change the size of the image or text from Small, Medium or Large.
Bookmark:
The Sony Reader features Bookmarking which allows you to select certain pages
that you wish to come back to at a later date.
Music Files
Music Playback: The PRS-505
will playback un-encrypted MP3 and AAC music files stored on its internal or external memory.
Audio Screen: The Audio screen
displays the list of songs you have stored on the Reader's internal and external
memory.
Now Playing Screen: The Now Playing screen
displays the following information of the current song that is playing - Track
name, Artist name, Album name, Elapsed playback time, Total time of current
track, current track and total number of tracks. The screen will also display a
full screen picture of the thumbnail image saved for song that is playing.
Playback Features: The Sony
Reader allows you to skip to the next or previous track as well as fast forward
or rewind within a track
Headphones: The PRS-505
features a 3.5mm headphone jack to listen to the unit's music with a pair of
headphones. The unit does not feature a built-in speaker.
Audio Background: The PRS-505
allows you to playback an Audio file and view a Document file at the same time.
Picture Files
Still Image Files: The
following still image files can be viewed on the Sony Reader's internal or
external memory - BMP, JPEG, GIF
and PNG still image files.
Picture Playback: The Reader
allows you to move from the previous and next picture, as well as zoom in and
out on the subject in 3 steps (small, medium or large). Once you have zoomed in
our out on a subject you can use the 5-way control to scroll through the image
left to right or up and down.
Slideshow: You can also view
your pictures back in a slideshow fashion. You can select which picture to start
from and the slideshow will begin from there and then go in order starting with
the picture that is after the one you chose to begin the slideshow with.
Connections
Top Panel Connections: The following
connections are located on top panel of the reader.
- Memory Stick Slot: The unit's Memory Stick slot will accommodate Sony Memory Stick
Duo and Pro Duo
- SD Card Slot: The unit's SD card slot will accommodate SD cards.
Bottom Panel Connections: The
following connections are found on the base of the PRS-505 reader.
- USB Connection: The reader
uses a mini-USB Type-B port for connection to your PC via the supplied USB
type-A to mini-USB type-B connector cable.
- DC In Jack: The unit's
power connection is located on the base of the unit and is used with the
optional AC adapter (AC-S5220E) to power the unit and charge its internal battery
- Headphone Jack: The
PRS-505 features a single 3.5mm headphone output for private listening of
your audio content.
Note: This unit does
not feature a built-in loud-speaker
System Requirements
System Requirements to use Sony's
Reader Book And Supplied Software:
- OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic/Home
Premium/Business/Ultimate, Windows XP Home Edition/Professional/Media Center
Edition/Media Enter Edition 2004 & 2005 with Service Pack 2 or later
- CPU: 800MHz Celeron class
processor or better
- RAM: 128 MB or more (minimum 512MB for Windows Vista)
- Free Space on Hard Disc: 20 MB or more
- Monitor: High Color or
more (1024 x 768 dots or more), True Color (1280 x 1024 dots or more)
- Other Devices: CD-ROM
drive, USB port, pointing device such as a mouse or track pad
- Internet Connection:
Broadband or better recommended
Note: The
Reader and supplied software is not available for Macintosh operating systems.
