Sony Portable Reader System Prs-505 User Manual

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Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code on the Sony Reader PRS-500.

This page contains general information on the Sony Portable Reader family of devices.

2General Details
3Content Formatting Best Known Methods (BKMs)
4Reset Instructions
- 4.2Hard Reset
5Related Links

After the Sony Reader restarts, and the Reader displays an update complete message, the installation of the Sony Reader (PRS-505) Update is complete. Installation Verification (optional) On the Sony Reader, press and hold the Menu button until the Home menu opens. At the Home menu, use the arrow buttons to select Settings, then press ENT. Oct 14, 2008 It must have been CES 2007 that I first played with the Sony eBook reader. I remember spending far too much time fondling and playing with the device on the Sony. Select “All Programs” – “Reader” – “PRS-505 User’s Guide” to start Adobe Reader and open the User’s Guide. For details on how to use Adobe Reader, refer to Adobe Reader Help. Hint. To view the User’s Guide, you should have installed Adobe Reader 5.0 or later. Adobe Reader can be downloaded for free from the.

[edit]Model

Sony Portable Reader System (also often referred to as the Sony Reader) began with the PRS-500 and continued with the PRS-505 replacement model. The PRS-700 followed with a font light bezel and touch screen. It has been dropped by Sony. There is also a stripped down 5' model call the PRS-300 and a touch screen version without front light called the PRS-600. These have now been replaced with the PRS-350 and PRS-650 with the new Pearl screen. A larger screen line of devices are the PRS-900 and its replacement the PRS-950 Daily Edition. The most recent product is the Sony Reader Wi-Fi (PRS-T2) which is Android based.

[edit]General Details

Sony CONNECT for purchasing ePUB e-books.

[edit]Ups

Long battery life: specs: 7'500 pages, in real-life: >20hrs [1]
Thanks to e-paper screen is as readable outdoors as it is indoors.
Resolution: 167dpi
Open-source operating system (Linux)
>50,000 books available in Sony's eBook Store.

[edit]Downs

The refresh between screens is slow (current limitation of the E-Ink technology).
Resolution not high enough to display smallest fonts. Business books with charts and graphs do not display clearly due to resolution.

[edit]Availability

Online ordering began 9/26/06 [2]
Various Borders and Sony Style stores nationwide in the USA have Readers in store [3]
Fry's Electronics
Link to Sony's Dealer locator: [4]
For availability in other countries see: Where to Buy eBook Devices.

[edit]Company Info

Sony has been selling e-book devices since 2004. The predecessor of the Sony Portable Reader, the Sony Librie, has been sold only in Japan [5] and was among the first E Ink-enabled eBook devices at that time. The Librie failed in the marketplace mainly due to its limited availability and to lack of content.

In January 2006, Sony surprised the tech community when they announced during the CES in Las Vegas the upcoming launch of the Sony Portable Reader later that year [6].

Customer Support Number (for Reader and Connect Store): 1-866-919-SONY (7669)
eBook Customer Support Team: 877-CNECTME (877-263-2863)

RTF Files: Consensus seems to be that fonts in the 16~18pt range are the best for RTFs. Left/right/full justification and Sans/Serif fonts according to individual preferences. Page size doesn't matter as the Reader software reflows, margins can be adjusted on the paragraph level as the Reader seems to ignore document wide margin settings. Page breaks can be inserted where desired. In-line pictures are ignored by the Reader Software. Using MS Word (or TextEdit on OS X), you can edit document properties to set the Author and Title. MS Word autoformat is said to correct extra paragraph marks at the end of every line, e.g. when preparing a Gutenberg file for the Reader.
PDF Files: Page size 88.184mm x 113.854mm in portrait mode. . Fonts and size to individual preference, 12~20pts for suggested size range. Margins very small ~2mm for suggested starting place. Sony's PDF Creation Guide can be found here. Model released later than the 500 use Adobe Digital Editions software that supports reflow on PDF. Both DRM and non-DRM files are supported.
ePUB are on all models, even the oldest PRS-500 model using the Adobe Digital Editions software. Both DRM and non-DRM files are supported.
LRF Files have been dropped by Sony in Decemeber 2009 but are still available from other sources.
LRX Files: These are DRM protected versions of the LRF file format. They are no longer used. Devices authorized before December 2009 can still read these files but newer devices cannot as there is no longer a way to authorize them.
Image Files: The resolution of an image that will take up the entire screen, pixel-by-pixel, in the portrait mode is 600px by 767px, landscape mode is 800px by 567px. The colors that represent the exact shades of gray (in the PRS-500 4 level grayscale device) are Black = RGB(0, 0, 0), Dark Gray = RGB(85, 85, 85), Light Gray = RGB(170, 170, 170), and White = RGB(255, 255, 255); notice that 85 is 1/3rd 255, and 170 is 2/3rds 255. Current devices use 8 level grayscale.

[edit]Conversion Tools

Conversion tools are cataloged in E-book_conversion. (there is some overlap between the above listed formatting tools, and the conversion tools shown under BBeB.)

[edit]Soft Reset

(preserves contents)

Paper clip the recessed reset button on the back (not the side, that's the charging indicator LED)
Exercise the power switch
Wait for boot to complete

[edit]Hard Reset

Sony Portable Reader System Prs 700

(erases all contents)

If the device is on, slide the 'Power' so that it turns off. Look for a small pinhole on the back panel (not the side, that's the charging indicator LED) and press the reset button on the back using a bent paper clip (do not use anything sharp like a pin).
Slide the 'Power' button to turn it on. While the screen displays 'Starting up ..', you will see the light above the 'Power' button flash in yellow. Wait for 35 to 40 seconds, then proceed to hold down the 'MARK' and 'VOL +' buttons.

(NOTE on the PRS505, do not wait those 35~40 seconds, push and hold the 'Mark' and 'VOL +' buttons immediately -- the boot window is shorter on 505s)

CONTINUE TO keep these 2 buttons pressed for about 5 to 10 seconds, until the round 'PAGE' button makes a quick blue flash.
CONTINUE to keep these 2 buttons pressed for another 25 seconds, the screen will show a 'Reset All' message, and ask to delete all content.
Press button '5' to clean up content, this could take several minutes if you have many files on the Reader. When the deletion completes, the Reader will turn off.
Press the 'Power' button to turn it on; this could take several minutes if you have many files on the Reader.
Connect your device to your PC and log-in to the store.
Go to Account>Manage Devices – you will be asked if you'd like to authorize this device to your account. Please say yes.
Your device should be ready to read eBooks purchased from your account.

[edit] Sony PRS-350

(Tested on PRS-350 - this probably also works on the PRS-650 - courtesy of [7])

Sony Portable Reader System 505

Power off the Reader Digital Book.
On the bottom edge of the Reader Digital Book, using a thin object such as a paper clip, press the RESET button.
Turn on the Reader Digital Book.
While the screen displays Opening book.. , simultaneously press and hold down the Previous Page Turn button and the Size button until the Reset All screen is displayed.
In the Reset All screen, press the OPTIONS button to delete all content, restore all factory settings, and clear the DRM authorization state.

[edit]Unbricking Instructions

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Download the original PRS500 updater from Sony
Execute this PRS500 updater and click 'ok' to proceed. The installer will unpack the installation files.
Go to the following location on your disk: C:Documents and Settings[YOURUSERNAME]Local SettingsTemp (C:Users[YOURUSERNAME]AppDataLocalTemp in Vista) and copy the folder WZSE0.TMP and paste it on your desktop
Now you can close the PRS500 updater.
Go to WZSE0.TMPeBookUpdaterassetsupdaterAssets on your desktop and open the file PRSVersion.dat with notepad.
Change 100307170 into 100307171 and save it.
Connect your Reader to the USB and press the reset button on the back. Don't forget to switch it back on. Wait until the Reader goes in to USB mode (wait for the USB connector icon on the Reader's screen).
Now execute PRS-500 Updater.exe in WZSE0.TMP on your desktop
Follow the steps of the updater and it should upgrade your Reader and unbrick it.

[edit]Wiki links

FAQ: FAQ with official answers from the Sony Team (made before the Sony Reader was released)

Owners list: Table of MobileRead users who bought the Sony Reader (first must-place when you get your Reader)

Wishlist: What do you want the Sony Reader to be able to do? Here is the place to put it down

Warranty options: There are various ways to protect your Sony Reader from accidential drops

Memory cards list: Compatible and incompatible external memory cards

Reader reviews: Externals reviews of the Sony Reader chronologically sorted

Reader previews (old): Sony Reader in the press before the official release