Dear Cybook User,
This utility updates the Cybook Gen3 (CYBGEN310B) system software to version 1.2.
Happy e-reading…
Sincerely,
Bookeen Support Team
What's New in Version 1.2 (Build 796)
- New: user interface now available in 6 languages (English, French, German, Spanish, Italian & Dutch).
- Improvement: reduced power consumption.
- Improvement: reduced memory usage.
- New: zoom menu for PDF files.
- Improvement: fast panning within PDF files.
- Improvement: general stability and performance.
- Fix: SD card detection.
- Fix: last page saved for files with UTF8 (non ANSI) names.
- New: possibility to restore factory settings (also deletes personal data in internal memory). To do so, press volume- while switching off.
What was New in Version 1.1
- New: hyphenation support in Mobipocket files.
- Improvement: new button management (faster and buffered key detection).
- Improvement: new event management (previous versions could miss events).
- Improvement: reduced power consumption.
- Improvement: table support in Mobipocket files.
- Bug fix: large covers in PRC files.
- Bug fix: Asian characters are now displayed properly in PRC files.
- Bug fix: PDF viewer memory management (to be continued).
- Bug fix: TrueType font detection (“Fonts” directory).
- Bug fix: various user interface items (to be continued).
- Bug fix: detection of MP3 playback frequencies.
- New: in the “Library”, a lock symbol is visible when a read-only SD card is inserted.
How to Download
- From your computer, visit http://www.bookeen.com/support.
- Login and download the upgrade file.
- Extract the content of the downloaded zip file.
- You should get a single file “update_kernel”; this is the firmware upgrade utility.
- Copy the file “update_kernel” to the root of an SD card.
How to Install
- Make sure your Cybook has enough power to operate.
- Switch off your device.
- Insert the SD card into your Cybook.
- Switch on your device.
- When the boot image is visible (Cybook & Bookeen logotypes), press the center key of the navigation button and keep it pressed for a few seconds until the screen flashes.
- When the screen flashes, you can release the key; the upgrade process is launched.
- Only the needed sections are updated. The upgrade should be completed after a couple of minutes.
- When the upgrade is completed, the Cybook starts normally.
- Delete the file “update_kernel” from the SD card and from your computer. This file will not be useful anymore.
- Congratulations! Your Cybook has been upgraded with version 1.2.
How to Check my Cybook Version
- Open the contextual menu.
- Open "Advanced…", then "About…".
- "Boo Reader" section shows "Version: x.y (build z)".
How to Send Suggestions
- Your feedback is very much welcome.
- Please avoid using blogs, forums or mailing lists.
- Simply send an email to support_at_bookeen.com.
- All suggestions are taken into account as much as possible in our development schedule.
What's Next
- New directory view.
- Improved Mobipocket, HTML & TXT support.
- More languages.
