Power and Charging
Turning Your NOOK On and Off
NOTE: If you have set up a passcode to protect your NOOK, you will have to enter the passcode after you turn on your NOOK. See “Using a Device Lock Passcode to Protect Your NOOK”.
Turning On Your NOOK
To turn on your NOOK, press the power button located on the left edge of your NOOK. Hold the button down for 5 seconds and release it.
Your NOOK starts. When it has completed its
Turning Off Your NOOK
You do not need to turn your NOOK off when you stop using it. With a fully charged battery and with
On the other hand, if you are carrying your NOOK without a cover in a bag or purse, you might want to turn off your NOOK to avoid it being accidentally turned on from its “sleeping” state. You also might want to turn off your NOOK simply to conserve power.
To turn off your NOOK, do this:
1.Press the power button and hold it down for 5 seconds.
A window appears, asking if you really want to turn your NOOK completely off.
2.Tap the Power off button in the dialog box. Your NOOK turns off.
NOTE: If you ignore the window asking you to confirm that you want to power off your NOOK, after several seconds the window disappears and your NOOK resumes whatever it was doing before you pressed the power button.
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