PRS-600 PRS-600 tips and tricks - Page 4

maxbookworm · 07-30-2010, 10:17 AM

You can be smug... I've long considered switching to a Mac, but I'm cheap and can't say no to a $400 laptop...

Mike_73 · 07-30-2010, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lexi

Is there any way to take a screenshot? I have just been learning my way around the Sony this morning.

You can make a screenshot of the currently shown display content if you use the russification hack (I think it was the boroda 1.05 version).
It's also adding the clock.

Redfox · 07-31-2010, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by maxbookworm

You can be smug... I've long considered switching to a Mac, but I'm cheap and can't say no to a $400 laptop...

Fair enough. For me it's nothing to do with being an Apple fanboy (or rather, girl) - I started switching away from Windows back in 1999, initially just to improve my Unix skills for work, but Linux wasn't progressing fast enough for everyday use (syncing PDAs was a nightmare!). OS X has the perfect combination of Unix-y underpinnings and user-friendly desktop for me - and as a writer, Scrivener is almost a reason in itself to use a Mac!

Sorry, gone off topic there - if I come up with any PRS-600 tips for Mac users, I'll be sure to post them!

mikij · 07-31-2010, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave W

I don't understand why the reader could not have been designed to charge from any 5 volt USB socket and still open the Reader Library software automatically when plugged into a a fully functional USB port.
Dave W

Because Sony wants your $30+ for their charger.

However, I think most of us bought the inexpensive PSP compatible chargers (and not from Sony), so finally, they lost money.

polyormorphie · 08-14-2010, 02:51 PM

This is a great idea: there is still lots I need to learn about my PRS600. Is it possible to keep books on my Reader that I have deleted from my computer in order to save space on my hard drive?

Mike_73 · 08-14-2010, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by polyormorphie

This is a great idea: there is still lots I need to learn about my PRS600. Is it possible to keep books on my Reader that I have deleted from my computer in order to save space on my hard drive?

This depends on how you organise your book-files. I don't know whether or not the library software or calibre deletes files. I do folder oriented organising. I drag and drop the files I want on the reader and then archive them. As I don't sync with any software, I can latdelete my files directly on the reader without affecting the files on my PC. So I guess it's also possible to delete the files from the PC once they are on the reader as long as the software you use isn't set up to delete files that are no longer on the reader. So my advice would be to check the sync settings of the software you use.

polyormorphie · 08-14-2010, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike_73

This depends on how you organise your book-files. I don't know whether or not the library software or calibre deletes files. I do folder oriented organising. I drag and drop the files I want on the reader and then archive them. As I don't sync with any software, I can latdelete my files directly on the reader without affecting the files on my PC. So I guess it's also possible to delete the files from the PC once they are on the reader as long as the software you use isn't set up to delete files that are no longer on the reader. So my advice would be to check the sync settings of the software you use.

Many thanks for responding.

7tronics · 08-14-2010, 08:31 PM

Is there a screen protector that isn't as shiny as the screen for the PRS-600, but still allows the touchscreen to work OK?

Best, Mark

Mike_73 · 08-15-2010, 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by polyormorphie

Many thanks for responding.

You're welcome

emindead · 08-15-2010, 05:35 PM

So what's the trick to get more Dictionaries or an update on them on this apparatus?

Mike_73 · 08-16-2010, 01:34 AM

The only update you get is whenever the reader rebuilds the database.
PRS+ allows skipping of updating the SD-Card content. This way, the unit would only (maybe) scan the readers internal memory. I never tried though, but I guess that is what was intended. So you would put a big number of books on SD-Card, scan it once and then disable SD-Card scanning and you put only a small amount of lets say periodicals, on the readers memory.

But check out the PRS+ thread for further information.

7tronics · 08-16-2010, 10:46 AM

The Sony PRS-600 software supposedly supports exchange of annotations on PDFs. Has anyone gotten that to work? I see the annotations on the PRS-600, but can't figure a way to synch it with a PC and export those annotations elsewhere using the Sony reader software. Preferred software for me is Calibre since we have other non-Sony readers, and Calibre doesn't seem to have a feature to do this either.

Appreciate pointers here. Thanks, Mark

7tronics · 08-16-2010, 03:58 PM

The manual doesn't state, but some reviews note that the max capacity of the PRS-600 external storage is 32GB, 16GB in each of the SD and Memory Stick slots. Now I can see from the load time on my 4GB SD card that I don't want to do that, but is there any problem with putting both an SD card and a Memory Stick in the PRS-600 slots at the same time?

Thanks, Mark

Mike_73 · 08-16-2010, 05:31 PM

I tried before and didn't have a problem on my 505. So I assume this should also be possible on the 600 (I never tried there because of said reasons about scanning so that I finally decided to only keep a small portion of my files directly on the reader so it only has to scan one location). If you observed the scan process you will have seen that there's some kind of "re-initiation" of the scan process whenever the unit switches to a different memory location.

lacymarie7575 · 08-16-2010, 05:33 PM

did ya know that you can extend your library book check out time on your reader by going in and manually changing the clocks date to a previous month/day? it works as long as you dont plug your reader into your computer....the comp will update the date/time on your reader automatically

08-14-2010, 08:31 PM	#53
7tronics Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Central NC USA Device: Pandigital Novel (1GB); Sony PRS-600; Augen "The Book" (returned)	Anyone tested a screen protector that isn't as shiny for 600? Is there a screen protector that isn't as shiny as the screen for the PRS-600, but still allows the touchscreen to work OK? Best, Mark

08-16-2010, 10:46 AM	#57
7tronics Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Central NC USA Device: Pandigital Novel (1GB); Sony PRS-600; Augen "The Book" (returned)	Reader software which preserves markups on PDFs The Sony PRS-600 software supposedly supports exchange of annotations on PDFs. Has anyone gotten that to work? I see the annotations on the PRS-600, but can't figure a way to synch it with a PC and export those annotations elsewhere using the Sony reader software. Preferred software for me is Calibre since we have other non-Sony readers, and Calibre doesn't seem to have a feature to do this either. Appreciate pointers here. Thanks, Mark Last edited by 7tronics; 08-16-2010 at 01:51 PM.

08-16-2010, 03:58 PM	#58
7tronics Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Central NC USA Device: Pandigital Novel (1GB); Sony PRS-600; Augen "The Book" (returned)	PRS-600: able to use both SD and Memory Stick slot at once? The manual doesn't state, but some reviews note that the max capacity of the PRS-600 external storage is 32GB, 16GB in each of the SD and Memory Stick slots. Now I can see from the load time on my 4GB SD card that I don't want to do that, but is there any problem with putting both an SD card and a Memory Stick in the PRS-600 slots at the same time? Thanks, Mark

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07-30-2010, 10:17 AM	#46
maxbookworm Addict Posts: 372 Karma: 1122865 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Kindle Voyage, Galaxy Note 2	You can be smug... I've long considered switching to a Mac, but I'm cheap and can't say no to a $400 laptop...

08-14-2010, 02:51 PM	#50
polyormorphie Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 1910 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Hertfordshire, UK Device: Sony PRS600	This is a great idea: there is still lots I need to learn about my PRS600. Is it possible to keep books on my Reader that I have deleted from my computer in order to save space on my hard drive?

08-15-2010, 05:35 PM	#55
emindead Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Sony PRS-600	So what's the trick to get more Dictionaries or an update on them on this apparatus?

08-16-2010, 01:34 AM	#56
Mike_73 Guru Posts: 750 Karma: 1323 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: PRS-505, PRS-600, iPad 16GB Wifi, Kindle Voyage, Nexus 6, Razr HD	The only update you get is whenever the reader rebuilds the database. PRS+ allows skipping of updating the SD-Card content. This way, the unit would only (maybe) scan the readers internal memory. I never tried though, but I guess that is what was intended. So you would put a big number of books on SD-Card, scan it once and then disable SD-Card scanning and you put only a small amount of lets say periodicals, on the readers memory. But check out the PRS+ thread for further information.

08-16-2010, 05:31 PM	#59
Mike_73 Guru Posts: 750 Karma: 1323 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: PRS-505, PRS-600, iPad 16GB Wifi, Kindle Voyage, Nexus 6, Razr HD	I tried before and didn't have a problem on my 505. So I assume this should also be possible on the 600 (I never tried there because of said reasons about scanning so that I finally decided to only keep a small portion of my files directly on the reader so it only has to scan one location). If you observed the scan process you will have seen that there's some kind of "re-initiation" of the scan process whenever the unit switches to a different memory location.

08-16-2010, 05:33 PM	#60
lacymarie7575 reading about reading ;-> Posts: 44 Karma: 30 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Houston Device: Sony PRS-600, BB	did ya know that you can extend your library book check out time on your reader by going in and manually changing the clocks date to a previous month/day? it works as long as you dont plug your reader into your computer....the comp will update the date/time on your reader automatically

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